Quick Transmigration: The Foolish Beauty Saves the World

Chapter 169 The Useless Prince's Power Seizure (47)

As 6058 predicted, apart from some people saying some ambiguous things, there were not many problems at the banquet.

After the banquet, the second prince left the palace first, while the eldest prince, along with his two children, went to pay their respects to the emperor before also leaving.

6058 did notice some changes in the system monitoring.

With the update of Zero Boundary's main system, the pollution situation that his subsystems could see was much clearer than when he first arrived in this world.

After one part of the palace's formation collapsed, the distribution of pollution in this world also changed. The black pollution that could not be absorbed in the east rushed outwards like a waterfall from a high place.

6058 cannot see what is happening outside the palace, but it is expected to have some impact on the world.

Now, these shadows that flowed outwards on average have formed several inconspicuous little swirls. Based on the experience of the previous world, it should be that a new center of faith has been formed.

This will likely have a new impact on the world.

Meanwhile, Jingli had just finished the banquet when Yu An asked him to speak privately.

Jingli understood, and still arranged to meet Yu An at Lengquan.

If it weren't for the time constraints, Jingli would have preferred to take Yu'an to Langyue's Gui Palace.

Since it involves a power struggle, Lang Yue's existence becomes important. If we can wait until the two of them have finished exchanging information and then call Lang Yue to discuss it together, we can resolve the matter quickly.

It's just that the timing was wrong.

Jingli shook her head, went to the cold spring, released the piglets, and skillfully soaked them in the clean spring water beside her.

Yu An squatted down next to him and took out the paper.

"This was given to me by the person who gave me the gift today. After receiving this paper, I did not touch it without permission. I just noted down the information of the people who came later. Only after all the gifts were put away did I check the register."

Yu An spoke slowly, naming the five families.

Among them were relatives of the Second Prince, who were also from the Emperor's maternal family.

Jingli frowned.

"What secret is this?"

If it's someone from the First Prince's faction, then it's fine.

The eldest prince's birth mother was a senior palace maid during the reign of the emperor and crown prince. Although she came from a noble family, she was ultimately an illegitimate daughter and her influence was not significant.

However, the second prince's birth mother was the emperor's cousin, which brought him into contact with the emperor.

And since the emperor is also a so-called "divine messenger," Jingli has to be cautious once he has any connection with the outside world.

Yu An, however, did not appear too nervous.

"Your Highness knows all my secrets. Now, the only people who know about my background are Your Highness and the Empress."

The blind old woman died the year after Yu An left the palace. Lang Yue asked someone to take her body out of the pile of slaves and send it outside the palace, so Yu An was able to see the blind old woman one last time.

In other words, apart from Lang Yue, who is a variable, everyone who knew that Yu An was the son of Yu Yin and Wan Niang was dead.

Yu An did not appear overly sad.

He had been at peace ever since he learned about the past entanglements between himself, the blind old woman, and Lang Yue.

After leaving the slave community, Langyue also provided some protection for the blind old woman, so she should not have suffered when she passed away.

"If you want to know any other secrets, there is probably another one," Yu An said again. "I am the servant that Her Majesty sent away before."

Jingli's brows relaxed slightly.

Although Yu An is wearing a mask now, he did not grow up when he left the palace. If it is only this matter, it will not be a big problem.

Yu An continued, "They probably came with the intention of testing us this time, but no matter how well Your Majesty has arranged things, there are bound to be oversights."

He paused, looked into Jingli's eyes, and unusually reached out, quietly touching Jingli's fingers that were resting by the spring.

"I think maybe we should go along with them and see what they're really up to."

This idea coincided with Jingli's.

Unlike Yu An, he wanted to use this bait to find out if another "divine oracle" had been sent down.

Jingli moved his hand slightly and bumped into Yu An.

He didn't dodge; instead, he directly grasped Yu An's hand.

Jingli's hands were wet and slightly cool.

Yu An's hands were dry and warm.

As the two sensations and temperatures collided, Yu An felt a little short of breath again.

Jingli said calmly, "I need to talk to my mother about this tomorrow and see if she has any other clues. Also, you should come with me out of the palace again soon."

Yu An didn't ask any further questions.

If the messenger today is related to the First Prince or the Second Prince, staying in the palace is far less desirable than going out, as it would give the other party more room to test the waters.

Jingli also had other things to do on this trip.

He still needs to personally visit the places where he sees those "vortices" through the system to confirm their true cause.

After the two finished their conversation, Jingli left Lengquan.

It's cold now, and although the cold spring maintains a comfortable temperature for the pigs, the small spring next to it is quite freezing.

Although she had some items obtained from the counterfeit system, Jingli didn't really want to stay outdoors in this freezing weather for too long.

The two separated, and Yu An immediately draped a cotton cloth over Jing Li, covered him with a cloak, and stuffed a hand warmer into his hands.

"It's getting chilly, Your Highness, please don't catch a cold."

His expression was gentle and tender as he spoke.

Jingli was pleased with his emotional expression, which shows that his previous expression of feelings was not entirely useless.

The two quickly returned to their bedroom, where Jingjing had already prepared ginger tea and poured it for Jingli.

Sensing the chill emanating from Jingli, she frowned slightly: "Your Highness, it's so cold today, is it really necessary to go to the Cold Spring every day?"

Jingli knew she was concerned about her, and smiled, "This is Father's intention, how could I fail him?"

These words were not meant for Jingjing's ears; other palace maids in the hall would relay the message.

Jingjing didn't try to persuade her anymore. She quickly tidied everything up and waited for Jingli to change her clothes. She saw that Jingli had also changed into a plain dress and bowed to Jingli.

"Her Majesty instructed today that since the winter is long this year, Jingjing will warm Your Highness's bed before you retire for the night."

This is not a big deal in this world. For the younger princes and princesses in the palace, as soon as the weather turns slightly cool, palace maids will warm their beds.

The older ones, like the Second Prince, would simply sleep with a palace maid in their arms.

Jingli had hot water bottles from the system space, so she didn't find the winter nights particularly unbearable and never mentioned it to Langyue.

But Lang Yue brought this up herself, which seems to be laying the groundwork for what will happen later.

Yu An's face had turned completely black, but he couldn't say anything more.

Jingli said helplessly, "Sister Jingjing, I'm not cold, why do I need you to warm my bed?"

Jingjing smiled and shook her head, a blush creeping onto her face.

"This is Her Majesty's wish. Your Highness is thirteen today and will soon be getting married. You should also get used to... the different temperature soon."

Langyue's original words were that His Highness should get used to sleeping two people in one bed, but the time was not yet right, so Jingjing would only start by warming the bed.

Seeing her like this, Jingli knew that refusing would be useless, so she said, "Then so be it."

The next moment, something was placed in Jingjing's hand, and Jingjing walked towards her usual bed.

Yu An saw a faint golden hue disappear along Jingjing's palm and knew that Jingli had done something again.

He didn't want to ask too many questions at this moment, so he cupped his hands and said, "Your Highness, please rest early. You still need to pay your respects to the Empress tomorrow."

Jingli knew he was reminding her, and responded in response.

"You may rest here today. The Eastern Palace is safe; there is no need for such exertion."

Yu An nodded, and after Jing Li climbed onto the bed, he sat cross-legged on the footstool, listening until the rustling sounds on the bed stopped and he heard long, even breathing sounds.

Yu An gazed at Jingjing's bed, his expression growing somber. He exhaled a breath of stale air and closed his eyes to rest.