coobybook Chapter 211 The Shadowless Flower 14
Chapter 211 The Shadowless Flower 14
A few days later, news came that the Second Prince had contracted smallpox. His residence was sealed off, and everyone except the imperial physicians had to move out.
Ziyue hadn't forgotten that there was still a lot of gold and silver jewelry in the secret room of the Second Prince's residence.
She took a moment, used invisibility to teleport, and went to the secret room in the Second Prince's residence, where she took all the gold, silver, jewelry, antiques, and paintings from the dark room.
Of course, she only took a few items from the secret rooms; she didn't touch anything else. After all, she was a prince, and it wouldn't be normal for her to have no property at all.
She would collect gold and silver jewelry, antiques, calligraphy and paintings, and all sorts of meaningful and valuable items if she was interested, but she would exchange them for grain of roughly equal value and distribute them to ordinary poor people.
With so much land in her space, she had harvested countless tons of grain, which she had been consuming ever since she came into this world. Anyway, she couldn't possibly eat it all herself, and it was just sitting there in the basement of her space, so she might as well use it to help the poor people.
If she takes the money, the people can live a better life. Why not?
This is her good deed.
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The night before the sacrificial ceremony to Heaven—
Ziyue was dressed in a neat black outfit, her black hair tied up on top of her head with a wooden hairpin. When she saw Mu Yang and Lin Yanzhi coming over, she immediately stood up and said, "Let's go."
Looking at Ziyue dressed in all black, looking crisp, neat, and heroic, Mu Yang and Lin Yanzhi couldn't help but sigh inwardly. Miss Ziyue was truly versatile; different colors of clothing could give people completely different feelings.
However, they had important business to attend to today, so they all became serious, nodded to Ziyue, and quietly left Jinzui Garden.
Mu Yang and Lin Yanzhi watched as Zi Yue moved with the agility of a swallow, silently following them step by step, and were filled with admiration and praise. Zi Yue's lightness skill could only be described as "divine," far surpassing their own.
Indeed, the world is vast, and there are always people more capable than us, and heavens beyond heavens. Who knows how many extraordinary masters there are in this world?
They must not be arrogant or complacent; they still need to work hard. Otherwise, how will they be able to protect the people they want to protect?
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Ziyue, accompanied by two people and several hidden guards whom Yaoming had instructed them to bring, arrived at the hideout of the black-clad men from Muyuan Kingdom.
There were only a dozen or so people here, and Ziyue didn't make a move. Her job was simply to lead them to the location. The rest was up to Mu Yang, Lin Yanzhi, and the group of guards.
After the twenty people were subdued, Ziyue, guided by the tracking spell, led them to the whereabouts of the remaining dozen or so people.
After taking control of all the people from Muyuan Kingdom, they also captured the crown prince, Mu Youge.
Ziyue also obtained the ingredients of the poison from Muyouge. It was a poison passed down from the royal family of their Muyuan Kingdom, called "Wuzong" (meaning "Traceless").
After taking Chinese medicine, there will be a one-month incubation period during which the body will not experience any abnormalities. However, once the poison takes effect, death is inevitable, and there is no antidote.
After Ziyue obtained the ingredients of "Wuzong", she realized that it was no wonder that it was only circulated in the royal family. After all, one of the main ingredients was called "Wuyinghua" (Shadowless Flower).
This "Shadowless Flower" is a plant that can only be found in the royal palace of Muyuan Kingdom, and it is extremely rare.
Only a few were planted in the emperor's private garden.
Knowing this, she decided to go to Muyuan Kingdom to transplant some into her own space.
When it comes to important matters, Ziyue always acts on her thoughts immediately, understanding the principle that delay can lead to unforeseen changes.
Since she had the time and already knew the composition of Wuzong, Ziyue used two teleportations that very night to arrive at the royal palace of Muyuan Kingdom in the blink of an eye.
Then, guided by Xiao Jiu'er, they found the Shadowless Flower and transplanted all the Shadowless Flowers in their palace into their own space, not even leaving the soil behind.
She'd rather get rid of this stuff for them since they'd only use it to harm others anyway. No need to thank her.
Ignoring the uproar caused by the complete disappearance of the Shadowless Flower and its surrounding soil from the Muyuan Kingdom's palace overnight, Ziyue simply waved her sleeves and gracefully departed. After two teleportations, she returned to Jinzui Garden, washed up, and enjoyed a good night's sleep.
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On the day of the sacrificial ceremony to Heaven, Ziyue followed the crowd to the square where the ceremony was held, and it was truly a sea of people.
Ziyue watched the ceremony from the shadows.
The civil and military officials stood in two rows on both sides. The old emperor went up to the altar, first expressing his gratitude for the blessings of Heaven, and then expressing the sincerity and expectations of the people of Dayao Kingdom, hoping that Heaven would continue to bless Dayao Kingdom with good weather and abundant harvests.
After bowing and kowtowing three times and offering thanks to Heaven and Earth, the entire ceremony is considered complete.
The sacrificial ceremony to Heaven was successfully held, but the day after the ceremony, news of the Second Prince's death spread throughout the streets and alleys.
After all, the old emperor still cared about the face of the royal family. He couldn't very well say that his second son wanted to kill his father and his brother in order to seize the throne, could he?
Coincidentally, the second prince had contracted smallpox, so dying from illness was the best solution and would also preserve the royal family's reputation.
As for the Crown Prince of Muyuan, the old emperor directly rebuked Muyuan's wolfish ambitions at his birthday banquet in front of the envoys and princes and princesses of various countries, and immediately dispatched envoys to Muyuan to ask their emperor for an explanation.
The world was in an uproar. This time, Muyuan Kingdom had really failed. Before it could even take action, it was discovered, which attracted a lot of ridicule and schadenfreude from other countries.
That day, the three of them and Ziyue gathered again at Baiwei Zhenxiu Pavilion.