Beijun, Yancheng.
Inside the carriage.
Chen Wanrong recalled the woman in black she had just seen. Turning to the beautiful woman in purple cloud robes beside her, she asked, "Aunt Lin, did you see that woman just now?"
Lin Wanyun immediately replied, "Yes."
Chen Wanrong said with an expressionless face, "If I'm not mistaken, that person should be someone close to Emperor Xia."
A few years ago, Chen Wanrong had spent a long time lurking within the palace, so she had a certain understanding of Emperor Xia's shadow guards. She could tell at a glance that the woman in black had fought with her before.
Lin Wanyun thought for a moment, then said, "I've seen this woman in Chu Yue's palace. She is very likely one of Emperor Xia's shadow guards."
Chen Wanrong continued, "Judging by her aura, she's at least a master. For Emperor Xia to send a master to protect a useless prince… Aunt Lin, don't you think it's strange?"
Lin Wanyun didn't answer immediately. She too found it strange, but she truly couldn't figure out why Emperor Xia would assign a master to guard such a seemingly worthless prince.
After a long pause, Lin Wanyun said, "So, the so-called mysterious master in the palace… is that woman?"
Chen Wanrong fell into silence.
Originally, she had thought that taking down the King of the North in Beijun would be easy, and she planned to use him to refine the Fulong Curse as a future means to deal with Emperor Xia.
Unexpectedly, she encountered someone affiliated with Emperor Xia here. If that was the case, their plan might not be so easy to execute after all.
Although she didn't know why Emperor Xia would send someone to protect the seemingly useless Prince of the North, since he had done so, he must have his reasons.
An hour later.
Beiwang Mansion.
Chu Yuqin was patrolling the inner courtyard when a female guard entered, approached her, and said, "Madam Chu, someone from Xuanyue Palace is here."
Chu Yuqin was stunned for a moment and didn't react right away.
After a short pause, she came to her senses, looked at the guard, and asked, "Xuanyue Palace? Why would someone from Xuanyue Palace be at Beiwang Mansion?"
The guard replied, "I don't know. But one of the women said she knows you and wishes to see you."
At those words, a woman's figure flashed through Chu Yuqin's mind.
Then she said, "I understand. I'll go at once."
Chu Yuqin followed the guard to the mansion's main gate.
A carriage was parked outside the gate, but the occupants had not yet disembarked.
When Chu Yuqin arrived, the curtain of the carriage lifted, and a beautiful woman in purple cloud robes stepped out.
Seeing Lin Wanyun, Chu Yuqin was momentarily stunned, then exclaimed in surprise, "Sister Lin? Why are you in Beijun?"
As she spoke, Chu Yuqin quickly stepped forward. Lin Wanyun didn't answer right away but smiled gently and said, "Qin'er, we haven't seen each other in many years."
Chu Yuqin nodded in recollection. "Yes, ever since you left for Xuanyue Palace, we haven't met again."
She glanced at the carriage before asking again, "Sister Lin, what brings you to Beijun?"
Lin Wanyun replied, "The Palace Master and I happened to pass by Beijun and heard that you were here as well, so I came to see you."
Chu Yuqin was quite surprised by this.
She then looked at the carriage and asked, "The Palace Master of Xuanyue Palace… is she inside?"
Lin Wanyun nodded. "Yes."
The Palace Master of Xuanyue Palace rarely left her domain. If she did, it usually signaled something important.
Chu Yuqin hadn't expected to meet the Palace Master here in Beijun.
She quickly said, "Sister Lin, wait a moment. I'll inform Chen'er that you're here."
With that, she turned to go find Lu Chen.
Even though Chu Yuqin held a high, if unofficial, status within the palace and was deeply respected by Lu Chen, she wouldn't make the decision to admit guests into the mansion without his consent.
To allow someone entry into the mansion, she needed either the princess's or Lu Chen's permission.
Just as she turned around, Lu Chen happened to walk out through the palace gates.
"Aunt Chu, I heard guests have arrived?"
The gate guards had not only notified Chu Yuqin but also informed Lu Chen that someone had come to visit.
Curious about who would come to Beiwang Mansion, Lu Chen decided to come take a look.
When he saw Chu Yuqin speaking with a beautiful woman, his eyes lit up.
The woman wore a purple cloud robe, her hair elegantly tied and resting over her shoulders. She exuded grace, nobility, and stunning beauty—on par with Chu Yuqin herself.
Lu Chen quickly used the system to inspect her.
[Name: Lin Wanyun]
[Identity: Adopted daughter of Lin Gaoyuan, Left Prime Minister of Great xia. Later left the Lin family and joined Xuanyue Palace. A half-step master. Age: 31. Currently accompanying Chen Wanrong, the Palace Master of Xuanyue Palace, to Beijun with the intention of using the blood of the Northern King to refine the Fulong Curse and oppose Emperor Xia.]
[Rating: 95]
[Favorability: 60 (Because you are the son of her friend.)]
Seeing the prompt, Lu Chen was a little surprised. He hadn't expected such a stunning woman with a rating of 95 to come knocking—and she was also his mother's sworn sister?
No wonder she seemed so familiar with Chu Yuqin.
However...
Though her favorability was decent, her intentions didn't seem pure.
While Lu Chen didn't know exactly what the Fulong Curse was, the system clearly said it required his blood and was aimed at his father.
That meant Xuanyue Palace and the Daxia imperial family were at odds.
At that moment, Lu Chen's gaze shifted toward the carriage.
Since Lin Wanyun had come alongside the Palace Master of Xuanyue Palace, the fearsome woman in question must be inside. Judging from the earlier system description, the Palace Master was a woman?
Just then, Chu Yuqin's voice brought Lu Chen back to the moment.
"Chen'er, you came at the right time. Let me introduce you. This is your mother's sworn sister, Lin Wanyun. She's an elder of Xuanyue Palace. She left for the palace not long after you were born, so you probably don't remember her."
Upon hearing this, Lu Chen quickly approached.
Lin Wanyun immediately bowed. "Greetings, Prince."
Lu Chen smiled. "There's no need to be so formal. You're my mother's sworn sister. By that, I should call you Aunt Lin."
Hearing this, Lin Wanyun's favorability toward him increased by five points.
Seeing this, Lu Chen thought to himself—Is it really this easy to gain her favor?
Could she be swayed so easily?
A woman with a rating of 95 had come to him of her own accord. Lu Chen certainly wasn't going to miss this opportunity.
At that moment, the curtain of the carriage slowly lifted—revealing a graceful figure in white as she stepped down.
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