Fu Long did not think much about it and smiled, "When I have time, I will definitely come to see the Princess and A Li. Princess, you must also take care of yourself!"
Long Ziyue nodded and watched him leave.
Dan Qing was still outside. Chu Qianli glanced outside, then lowered her voice and smiled, "Why do you look so reluctant to part?"
"What nonsense are you talking about?" Long Ziyue blushed and glared at her.
She wanted to deny it, but for some reason, her mood suddenly became heavy.
She looked back.
Dan Qing and Fu Ning were outside the pavilion, chatting about something.
Seeing this, Chu Qianli quickly said, "Fu Ning, you and Miss Dan Qing go to the kitchen and see if there is anything good to eat."
The two immediately understood that their masters had something to say, so they could only agree and leave together.
Chu Qianli looked at Long Ziyue, her smile gone. She was serious, "Do you like Fu Long?"
"I don't know." Long Ziyue was never someone who was coy. Although she was a little shy, she felt that A Li was a friend.
Friends should be honest with each other.
"I heard that when I was unconscious, he gave me a lot of blood. Now, his blood flows in my body."
"You're not going to fall for him just because of this, are you?" Chu Qianli was a little surprised.
Blood transfusion was a very common thing in their era.
If one had to fall in love with the person who donated blood, then emotions in this world would be chaotic.
Long Ziyue pursed her lips.
She didn't know if it was because of this, but her relationship with Fu Long was not that simple.
"That night, he and I woke up in the same bed."
"Which night?" Chu Qianli thought for a moment and was almost confused! "That night? The night we first moved into Yuhua Palace?"
She almost wanted to kill herself!
"It was me... I'm sorry. At that time, Concubine Yu's people came, and I was afraid that what you were doing here would be discovered, so I casually threw you onto the bed!"
Thinking about it now, she was so stupid back then!
If they had been discovered in bed, Fu Long would have been dead!
Absolutely guilty of death!
Fortunately! Fortunately, no one else knew about this!
Chu Qianli breathed a sigh of relief, but when she looked at Long Ziyue, she saw that her face was full of worry.
She lowered her voice and asked softly, "You like him, does he know?"
Long Ziyue shook her head, "I dare not say, and, I cannot say."
"Prince Dingqin sent you here to win over Prince Xuan and help her." Chu Qianli said this with certainty.
It was not a question.
Long Ziyue nodded again, suddenly stood up, and walked to the edge of the pavilion, looking at the distant sky.
That was the direction of Long Teng Kingdom.
She sighed softly, "My mother's health is deteriorating. Seeing this, the Empress began to waver the loyalty of my mother's former trusted generals. Now, several generals have already defected to the Empress."
"So, your Long Teng Kingdom, which appears peaceful, has been turbulent beneath the surface for so many years?"
"Because of..." Long Ziyue looked back at her, seeming hesitant.
But after a moment, she let out a sigh, deciding not to hide anything.
"Because of Princess Xi Yue back then."
"You say it, I'm listening." Chu Qianli's hand, hidden in her sleeve, unconsciously tightened.
Long Xiyue!
Long Ziyue said, "My mother has never believed that Princess Xi Yue poisoned the late emperor. My mother is certain that it must have been the Empress who framed Princess Xi Yue."
"My mother also does not believe that Princess Xi Yue is truly dead. For so many years, my mother has held onto the forces left by the Princess, waiting for Princess Xi Yue to return."
Chu Qianli's heart suddenly tensed.
It felt so sour!
Were people in ancient times really capable of such loyalty!
It was a pity that Prince Dingqin was destined not to wait for Long Xiyue.
Long Xiyue was truly gone.
"Because of this, the Empress has always regarded my mother as a thorn in her side, a thorn in her flesh, and she cannot rest until she is eliminated!"
"For so many years, the Empress has been scheming to weaken my mother's power, but because a large faction in the court, like my mother, is loyal to Princess Xi Yue, the Empress has not succeeded."
"But in the past two years, my mother's health has been deteriorating, and coupled with the fact that Princess Xi Yue has had no news for more than a decade, many people say that she is truly gone."
"Some generals, disheartened, have retired from public life, and some have been persuaded by the Eldest Princess to defect to the Empress."
"If this continues, soon, no one in the court will think of Princess Xi Yue, my mother will be abandoned by everyone, and finally... she will be pushed to a dead end by the Empress."
Long Ziyue looked at the distant sky, her eyes tinged with mist.
Her mother had been on the battlefield for so many years, loyal to the late emperor.
If she had not firmly believed that Princess Xi Yue would return, her mother might have followed the late emperor to the afterlife many years ago.
Long Ziyue said softly, "A Li, do you think Princess Xi Yue will come back?"
"She will!" Even if Long Xiyue herself did not return, Long Xiyue's daughter would definitely return.
She would definitely return to Long Teng Kingdom, and she would definitely vindicate Long Xiyue and reclaim everything for her!
"I also believe that Princess Xi Yue will surely return."
Long Ziyue wiped the corners of her eyes. When she looked back at Chu Qianli, her face was already filled with determination.
Chu Qianli pursed her lips, "So, this relationship between you and Fu Long..."
"It will have no outcome. Even if it's not Prince Xuan, it must be someone who can help my mother."
If she couldn't be chosen as Princess Xuan, or gain Prince Xuan's help, she would continue to form alliances with princes and kings from other countries.
She had to find a new force to help her mother.
Otherwise, her mother might not be able to hold on for much longer.
"Are you willing?" Chu Qianli stared at her face, "You are really willing to not be with the person you like?"
"I don't know. I only know that I must help my mother."
Therefore, all sadness and sorrow could only be buried in her heart.
Chu Qianli said nothing. Dan Qing and Fu Ning returned with pastries.
This time, after Dan Qing returned, she walked directly into the pavilion.
After placing the tray down, she suddenly walked up to Chu Qianli and knelt down with a thud:
"Miss Chu, I was blind before and wronged you. Please punish me!"
"No matter how you punish me, Dan Qing only asks to keep her humble life. You can do whatever you want with me! Dan Qing will have no complaints."
"Keeping you alive is to protect your Princess and help her return safely to Long Teng Kingdom?"
Chu Qianli sighed softly without a sound.
Were people in this era so loyal?
Dan Qing nodded, "Yes."
"Enough, I don't need to punish you, and you didn't do anything wrong."
Chu Qianli waved her hand, "Get up, get up and eat something together, chat. Talking about punishment spoils the mood."
Dan Qing still knelt upright, "If you don't punish me, then I have one more request."
She thumped her head down, "Miss, please go back to Long Teng Kingdom with the Princess and save our Prince!"