Crossing the Palace Fighting Fox Harem

Chapter 257: Long and Wood

"Princess..." Ji Anni wanted to cry but had no tears. Seeing that her right hand was firmly stuck to Princess Tianning's left hand, she suddenly remembered several TV dramas she had watched before, where the wrists of the male and female protagonists were handcuffed together. She never thought that she would be glued together one day, and the other party... didn't look like the male protagonist at all, right?

"Princess Zhao Congfei, don't blame me. I've thought about it for a long time and feel that this is the only feasible method." Princess Tianning rubbed her cheek against Ji Anni's arm like a pet acting coquettishly. Ji Anni couldn't blame her even if she wanted to.

"Princess, what on earth is this?" At this time, the mucus on Ji Anni's hands had gradually dried and solidified on their hands.

Ji Anni's right hand seemed to be grown together with Tian Ning's left hand, and even her fingertips could not move.

Princess Tianning replied, "There is a rare tree in the south called the Changhe tree. This mucus is the resin of the Changhe tree. It is a tribute from the south. It is not available outside."

"Princess, you don't want to be connected with me like this for the rest of your life, do you?" Ji Anni was worried about the rest of her life.

Without waiting for Tian Ning to answer, Shui Furong, who was slightly more knowledgeable than Ji Anni, spoke first: "I have heard of this linden resin. It is said that its stickiness can only be solved by the juice of a kind of grass. However, that grass only grows at the roots of the linden tree, so it is also very rare. It seems to be called... called linden grass..."

Another name she had never heard of. Ji Anni concluded that the Changhemu and Lipolyticum salsa were special products of this time and space.

When Tian Ning heard Shui Furong mention the fat-removing grass, she immediately shouted, "I have poured all the fat-removing grass juice in the palace into the river. If you want to separate us, you have to go to the south to get new fat-removing grass juice. But the journey is long. Even if you ride fast, it will take three days and three nights. I don't believe that my mother will delay the apology ceremony for three days because of such a small matter."

"This is no small matter..." Ji Anni sighed softly, once again realizing that Princess Tianning's thinking mode was different from that of ordinary people. Would ordinary people connect their hands with others' hands just to participate in a ceremony? How should I dress? Ji Anni could already foresee the hardships she would face in the next three days.

"Princess, how can I eat like this?" Ji Anni sighed again as she looked at her right hand which was tightly connected to Princess Tianning's. After being connected, it was not only inconvenient to take off clothes, but even eating was difficult because she had not yet mastered the skill of holding chopsticks with her left hand.

At this time Princess Tianning smiled sweetly and replied, "I will feed you."

As she spoke, she deliberately shook her free right hand.

Ji Anni was speechless. Never mind, it was only three days, it would pass in the blink of an eye.

"Xiao Zhao..." Shui Furong's voice suddenly came over. He called Xiao Zhao in a very low voice, and he knew he was very worried. "I think this is inappropriate, and... and... it may be dangerous."

In front of Princess Tianning, Shui Furong didn't dare to speak out. From his eyes, Ji Anni suddenly understood what he wanted to say.

Ji Anni went to the Demon Temple twice, and both times she turned into a fox demon. And two days ago, Yan Niang told Ji Anni that she was not possessed by a fox demon, but she turned into a fox demon herself. At that time, Yan Niang also advised Ji Anni not to go near the Demon Temple. Does this prove that her transformation is related to the Demon Temple? If Ji Anni and Princess Tianning go to the Demon Temple hand in hand to attend the apology ceremony, what if she suddenly turns into a fox again like before?

Princess Tianning must not be allowed to know the secret of my transformation!

Moreover, after turning into a fox, he lost all consciousness. What if he accidentally bit Princess Tianning?

The more she thought about it, the more terrible the consequences seemed, and Ji Anni shook her head subconsciously.

"What's wrong?" Princess Tianning saw Ji Anni's brows furrowed, and finally showed a hint of apology.

"Apart from lipid-melting herb, is there really no other way to separate us?" Ji Anni hoped that there would be a glimmer of hope.

But Princess Tianning shook her head, shattering Ji Anni's smallest hope.

"No, the resin of the long wood can only be removed by the juice of the lipolytic grass. Until new juice is delivered to the palace, we can only maintain this situation. Of course, if you, Concubine Zhao Congfei, really can't stand it, just cut off your arm." Princess Tianning didn't feel sorry for Ji Anni's hand.

"Pah, pah, pah, I can't bear to do that." Ji Anni is not going to commit self-harm just because her right hand is inconvenient to move.

"That's all. Concubine Zhao Congfei, please let me go with you to the apology ceremony. I also want to see the fox bead that is sealed in the Demon-Suppressing Temple." When Princess Tianning mentioned the fox bead, the guilty expression on her face disappeared, leaving only a determination to pay any price just to see the fox bead.

"No, I can't take you with me, Princess. You'd better go and apologize to the Queen Mother as soon as possible." Ji Anni was really afraid that her true colors would be revealed in front of Princess Tianning.

Unexpectedly, Princess Tianning didn't take her worries seriously. She waved her hand and said, "Apologize now? It's too early. I want to catch my mother off guard. When she sends someone to take you to the Demon Temple, she will find that I am with you. By then, time is running out and my mother will have no choice but to agree to my request."

It turned out that Princess Tianning had this in mind. Seeing that Wenhuayuan had already started drafting the apology, she speculated that the apology ceremony would most likely be held tonight. So she used Changhe wood resin to stick herself and Ji Anni together, so as not to be afraid of not being able to attend the apology ceremony.

At this moment, the guard's voice came from outside the door again: "Princess, Madam, the young general is here and wants to see you outside the door."

The major general is Kang Xiaorong, why is he here? Unable to guess his purpose, Ji Anni forgot to answer.

However, Princess Tianning's eyes lit up when she heard the words "Young General" and she urged impatiently, "Really? Please invite him in." She almost rushed out to greet him in person.

"Princess, don't be so happy. The young general might be coming for you." Shui Furong made a prediction. Although she had never met Kang Xiaorong, she had heard that the young general's duty was to protect the palace. Princess Tianning had dumped all the fat-dissolving grass in the palace. Considering the time, someone should have discovered it, right? And Kang Xiaorong's arrival might be to find Princess Tianning to ask for punishment.

At this moment, Kang Xiaorong had already arrived at the door.

"Brother Xiaorong, why are you here? Are you here to see Concubine Zhao?" Princess Tianning asked. If she hadn't been sticking with Ji Anni, she would have greeted him enthusiastically.

"I'm here to see you, Princess." Kang Xiaorong bowed to her, then greeted Ji Anni and Shui Furong.

Princess Tianning saw that Shui Furong had predicted the situation correctly, and she couldn't help but feel guilty. She turned away and asked, "See me? What do you want to see me for?"

Kang Xiaorong said, "Just now, the guards guarding the warehouse came to report that all the boxes of fat-removing grass stored in the warehouse had been dumped out. Before this, they only let you, the princess, in..."

The implication is, who else could the criminal be if not Princess Tianning?

The guards knew that Princess Tianning had a bad temper and did not dare to provoke her, so they had to ask for help from their superior Kang Xiaorong. Fortunately, Kang Xiaorong was still a face-saving person in front of Princess Tianning, so he came to Taoyuan to ask for details. As soon as he entered the door and saw Princess Tianning's left hand and Ji Anni's right hand tightly clasped together, he guessed Princess Tianning's plan without asking any more questions.

"Princess, a country has its own laws, and a family has its own rules. Even if the emperor breaks the law, he will be punished the same as a commoner, let alone a princess?"

It seemed that Kang Xiaorong wanted to hold Princess Tianning accountable for destroying the fat-removing herb.

Princess Tianning didn't believe Kang Xiaorong would dare to arrest him, so she asked coquettishly, "So what do you want?"

Kang Xiaorong's face darkened as if to scare her, and he said seriously, "If the law is followed, Princess, your crime this time is worthy of 'hand amputation'."

"Behead?" The three people present were all stunned. Because just by listening, they all thought Kang Xiaorong said "behead".

At this time, Kang Xiaorong pointed to his wrist and repeated, "It means to cut off the hand."

After seeing his actions, the three people present finally understood.

"Phew, you scared me..." Ji Anni rubbed her chest, completely unaware that the consequences of 'cutting off hands' would be equally serious.

"Brother Xiaorong, is this true?" Princess Tianning asked worriedly. Although she felt that Kang Xiaorong would not torture her, she knew he would not let her go easily when she saw his serious expression when performing his official duties.

Kang Xiaorong was so scared that he even started to joke. He pointed at the hand of Princess Tianning and Ji Anni and said, "Princess, if you cut off your hand, wouldn't it be a good way to set Concubine Zhao free?"

"No..." Princess Tianning immediately hid her hands, "Brother Xiaorong, please don't scare me."

"It is my duty to act impartially. There is nothing I can do. Unless you go and admit your mistake to the Queen Mother, as long as the Queen Mother forgives you, you don't have to cut off your hand." In the end, Kang Xiaorong actually wanted to force Princess Tianning to surrender to the Queen Mother herself. Only if Princess Tianning surrendered herself, he could explain to the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

"Then...then how is my mother feeling now?" Princess Tianning asked cautiously. Frightened by Kang Xiaorong, she wanted to admit her mistake, but she was afraid that the Queen Mother would be in a bad mood and admitting her mistake would only add fuel to the fire.

Kang Xiaorong said: "If the princess is afraid of the Queen Mother's anger, she should not do anything wrong in the future."

If all the troubles Princess Tianning had caused were recorded, there would probably be enough to fill up an entire study room in Wenhua Courtyard.

"I... I just want to go to the Demon-Suppressing Temple to take a look..." Princess Tianning lowered her head in grievance.

"There is too much evil spirit there, Princess, so it's better for you to stay away from it," Kang Xiaorong advised.