Chapter 12: The Disabled Lady (Part Twelve)

Chapter 12: The Disabled Young Lady (Part Twelve)

Feng Qingqing bit down on her silver teeth in frustration. What kind of ability did Feng Yanran really have that could so easily coax the Regent Prince into defending her with just one meeting?

Su Kui hadn’t expected it to be so easy to latch onto such a powerful ally—far easier than winning over Feng Zheng by a thousandfold or more.

It seemed... she hadn’t even done anything at all.

But whatever. Su Kui’s lips curled into a pleased smile. She tugged on the hem of Jun Mo Xuan’s black robe, and when he lowered his gaze to meet hers, she silently mouthed, “Leave it to me.”

Jun Mo understood her meaning. A low, husky, and seductive laugh slipped from his throat as he nodded once and replied with a single word: “Alright.”

Unaware of this, Feng Qingqing, who had quietly gone to wait by the palace gates, had her fate sealed in just two words exchanged between them.

Su Kui scratched her itchy earlobe. That man’s voice was infuriatingly pleasant—it felt like her ears might just blossom.

“Then I’ll go too, okay?” Her black cat-like pupils blinked brightly as she smiled radiantly.

She couldn’t let Feng Qingqing die just yet. If she perished, the main storyline of this world would collapse, and she wouldn’t even be able to keep herself alive, let alone earn any exchange points.

Hearing this, Jun Mo’s eyes darkened, and the good mood he had just been in vanished in an instant, replaced by a heavy gloom that permeated his entire being.

Pressing his thin lips tightly together, Jun Mo wanted to ask if she really wished to enter the palace but feared hearing an affirmative answer.

He also wanted to ask if she could avoid going but found no grounds to stop her.

They had never met before today.

Jun Mo clenched his fists, then relaxed them repeatedly until he finally steadied himself and nodded in a deep voice, “Mm.”

In the distance, the senior eunuch Li Jin, who had been waiting for him for a long time, kept his eyes fixed on the ground, as if willing to stare so intently he might make a flower bloom there.

It seemed the prince’s residence would soon have a lady of the house.

Su Kui glanced at him with some puzzlement, unable to understand how his mood could shift like the changing weather in April. Just moments ago, he had been fine, and she had no desire to be enveloped in such low pressure.

So she turned to Nurse Gu, saying, “Nurse, push me that way—we’ll wait at the front too.”

She waved to Jun Mo, “See you later, Jun Mo~”

Nurse Gu pushed Su Kui’s body, nearly stumbling, and quickly bowed to Jun Mo, “Prince, your humble servant takes her leave.”

Only after they had gone quite far did Jun Mo realize she had just called him “Jun Mo.”

He touched his chin thoughtfully. The feeling was rather pleasant.

Having been urgently summoned to the palace early that morning, already delayed outside the gates, Jun Mo glanced once more at Su Kui’s retreating figure before turning toward the carriage bearing the lone wolf banner.

The palace guards at the main gate quickly swung open the tall, heavy vermilion doors as the carriage entered, kneeling to greet the Regent Prince.

Since the time of the Retired Emperor’s reign, the Regent Prince Jun Mo had been granted the privilege to enter the palace by carriage and was exempt from the kneeling rites before the Emperor.

For a subject, this was an unparalleled honor.

No one noticed that after the carriage entered the palace, Senior Eunuch Li Jin did not follow but quietly turned toward the dark chamber.

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After much delay, it was finally time to enter the palace.

The procession of candidates for selection formed a long line, leaving Su Kui marveling and quietly admiring the Emperor’s good fortune.

Any one of the palace maidens here could rival those famed beauties said to appear only once in thousands or even tens of thousands of years in her previous life.

As the legitimate daughter of the current Grand Preceptor, even with her disability, her lofty status remained unchanged. Thus, those who entered the palace alongside her were young ladies from families of similar rank.

(End of chapter)