Reborn Princess

"Jinning."

Hearing the voice, Shen Lilan turned around and saw Zhao Ruyun in red clothes smiling at her.

"What brings you here, Princess Xuan?" Shen Yanlan smiled back.

"I passed by a bakery in the East Market and saw that they had just made some flower-shaped cakes, so I picked out a basket and brought it to you."

Zhao Ruyun put the basket she was carrying on the table on the terrace, then walked to Shen Lilan's side and looked at the scenery inside the mansion with her.

"Looking from a high place, the Prince Ding'an's Mansion is truly magnificent." Zhao Ruyun said.

“I’m afraid it can’t compare to Prince Xuan’s Mansion where Princess Xuan lives.” Shen Lilan said.

Zhao Ruyun chuckled, "We haven't seen each other for a long time. Jinning is being a little awkward."

"Prince Ding'an, no matter how good Prince Xuan's Mansion is, it can't be as good as the Imperial Palace." Shen Lilan suddenly said this.

After hearing this, Zhao Ruyun's expression changed slightly but she still kept smiling.

"What does Jinning mean?"

"What do you think, Princess Xuan?" Shen Lilan looked at Zhao Ruyun.

"On your wedding day, Lixia, I received a very large gift."

Zhao Ruyun turned her gaze away from the courtyard and looked at Shen Lilan, "Oh? What gift is so important to you?"

Shen Lilan sneered, "The incense in your room seems very different. How did you get this Xiqi incense?"

The smile on Zhao Ruyun's face disappeared in an instant, "That's Prince Xuan's Mansion. How would I know it on my first day of marriage?"

"You want to tell me that all this was set up by Zhou Jingmo?"

Zhao Ruyun didn't say anything.

Shen Yanlan continued to ask: "Isn't Zhou Jingmo also in your bureau?"

"Zhao Ruyun, let's not beat around the bush. Why did you plot against me?"

Zhao Ruyun took a deep breath and said, "You guessed it."

"You planned everything from meeting in the teahouse on the first day to blocking an arrow for me at Jiming Temple, right?" Shen Xilan stared into Zhao Ruyun's eyes.

"Yes."

Zhao Ruyun said: "But I really want to make friends with you. I want to see what kind of person the daughter of General Shen of the Shen family is."

Shen Yanlan looked at her inquiringly, "Really?"

"Have you ever been true to every moment you've been with me?"

"Yes." Zhao Ruyun said.

"In my heart, you are my best friend." Zhao Ruyun smiled bitterly.

"It's a pity that I can't accommodate you in my heart."

Shen Xilan frowned. She really didn't know what was true and what was false in Zhao Ruyun's contradictory words.

"I used to hate you."

"But after I met you, I can no longer hate you."

"Why?" Shen Lilan asked.

"Why?" Zhao Ruyun said calmly, "My father and your father were both generals. They helped Great Qi suppress the rebellion. Why did my father die while your father is still alive?"

"You married the powerful Prince Ding'an of Yanjing City and were loved by him, but I had to be cautious and could only marry Zhou Jingmo."

"I won't give up. I want to be the queen. I want to be better than you!"

"But after getting to know you, I feel really happy to be with you."

Shen Lilan frowned.

"I was the one who put the drug in the incense that day. I can't bear to see you happy and contented. I want you to be ruined."

"If people see you with your husband's best brother, what will others say about you?" Zhao Ruyun said as she suddenly laughed.

"I didn't expect you to have such a lucky escape."

At this point, Zhao Ruyun looked at Shen Lilan and said, "Jinning, this is the last time I will call you like this."

"I really like you, but I also really hate you."

Shen Lilan looked at her with his dark eyes and took a few steps back unconsciously.

Zhao Ruyun leaned towards her.

Suddenly, Zhao Ruyun took out a dagger and stabbed Shen Lilan in the chest, but Shen Lilan dodged by turning sideways.

"Spring flowers, autumn fruits!"

At Shen Xinglan's command, Chunhua Qiushi from the attic on the second floor ran out and headed towards Zhao Ruyun.

Zhao Ruyun curled her lips, "You actually set up a plan."

"You know, your entire palace is now surrounded by my people. I have a lot of soldiers at my disposal, Princess Ding'an."

Shen Lilan looked at her confident look and suddenly laughed.

The laughter was so loud that even the maids downstairs looked upstairs.

"Then you might as well give it a try and see if your soldiers can defeat my soldiers."

Zhao Ruyun's expression suddenly changed.

"You! Do you have a military token?"

"Yes, but it should be in Zhou Cechen's hands now, and its function is to mobilize the entire Yanjing army."

Zhao Ruyun sneered, "You already knew that Zhou Jingmo wanted the Shen family's military token?"

"Yes."

Hearing the affirmative answer, Zhao Ruyun suddenly ran to the table on the terrace. She lifted the cloth on the basket. There were cakes and two jars of wine in the basket. Zhao Ruyun threw all the wine on the wooden board and then blew away the fire starter.

Shen Lilan stepped back.

"I won't let you leave alive."

After saying that, the fire starter fell to the ground and the fire spread instantly.

The maids and servants downstairs and upstairs all rushed upstairs, but the maids brought by Zhao Ruyun all knew martial arts, and people on both sides fought each other.

After Ji Xinan had dealt with the people outside, he brought his soldiers in, only to see the yard engulfed in fire.

He thought to himself that this was not good and immediately asked someone to put out the fire.

……

At the gate of Yanjing City, Zhou Jingmo stood on a high platform and ordered the entire army to go to the palace in the name of rescuing the emperor, but he saw a large army coming towards the city gate.

Zhou Cechen was the first to bear the brunt of the army and sat on horseback at the front.

Then, he stretched out the military talisman that had merged into one piece in his hand.

"The imperial edict is here, why don't you obey it immediately!"

At this order, the soldiers were all stunned. King Xuan had a whole military talisman in his hand, and King Ding'an also had a whole military talisman in his hand. Could it be that they had two identical military talismans?

"The military order in Prince Ding'an's hand is fake, and the one in my hand is the real one!" Zhou Jingmo turned around and raised the military order for all the soldiers to see.

Suddenly an arrow flew and pierced the military talisman, and the talisman broke into pieces in an instant.

"This... the military token in King Xuan's hand is fake. How could a military token cast by the royal family be shattered into pieces by a single arrow?"

Zhou Cechen held the bow in one hand and the arrow in the other and continued to shoot at Zhou Jingmo.

The arrow was on the string. Zhou Cechen, dressed in black, sat on his horse with one eye open and one closed. He aimed the arrow at Zhou Jingmo, and then with a "swoosh", the arrow flew off the string and shot towards Zhou Jingmo.

While Zhou Jingmo was still shocked by the forgery of the military token, an arrow shot into his shoulder and he widened his eyes.

The second arrow hit his leg.

Zhou Jingmo couldn't stand and fell down from the city wall. Suddenly, a man on a horse ran towards the city gate. The man in black caught Zhou Jingmo who fell from the city wall and went out of the city.

"Stop that man quickly!" Realizing that something was wrong, Xue Songyuan shouted immediately.

Zhou Cechen just watched quietly as the horse carrying the person ran farther and farther away until it disappeared.

One army went to chase the man on horseback, and the rest of the people realized that something was wrong and immediately knelt down to Zhou Cechen.

"We all obey the orders of King Ding'an."

For a moment, peace returned to the city gate.

Suddenly, the sound of hurried horse hooves was heard. Zhou Cechen pulled the reins and turned around to see a soldier riding a horse towards him.

"Your Majesty, there is a fire in the palace, and the princess is still inside."

"What?" Zhou Cechen's expression froze.

"You all obey the orders of Commander Xue." After saying that, Zhou Cechen rode away on his horse towards Prince Ding'an's Palace.