"Your Highness, I'm here to deliver lunch."
At noon, Yuan Fang's voice could be heard from outside the courtyard.
For generations, only the relatives of the royal family could enter the ancestral hall. Even as the commander of the imperial mausoleum, Yuan Fang was not qualified to enter. Hence, Xia Wanan was the only one in the ancestral hall.
Xia Wanan walked out of the ancestral hall and opened the door for him. She saw that Yuan Fang was holding a basket full of sumptuous dishes and was smiling respectfully.
"In the morning, I heard someone discussing assassins. What happened?" Xia Wanan took the vegetable basket and asked casually as if she didn't care.
"Your Highness, according to the news from the imperial capital, an assassin of unknown origin attacked the Crown Prince last night. That assassin's cultivation level is extremely high and mysterious. Even the royal family's worshippers were no match for her. In the end, she still managed to escape under the attacks of many royal family's worshippers," Yuan Fang replied.
Affected by Xia Wan 'an's extraordinary temperament, every time he stood in front of Xia Wan' an, he felt as if he was bathed in the spring breeze and felt extremely honored.
"Oh, I see."
Xia Wanan was deep in thought. She knew who the guest in the Most Joyous Restaurant was and returned to the ancestral hall with the basket.
If she had known that Xia Jiangyin was in the Most Joyous Restaurant last night, Xia Wanan would have changed from a fake assassin to a real one and really killed him. She would have taken it as collecting interest from Jia Nanfeng in advance.
Back then, Jia Nanfeng first lured the emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty to abolish Su Feng's position as the empress, causing her and her mother to live alone in the Changmen Palace for more than ten years. Now, she had repeatedly sent assassins to assassinate her. Xia Wanan had to take revenge on her. Hence, even Jia Nanfeng's two children were on her must-kill list.
When you used vicious means to beat someone into the ground, don't expect her to be merciful to you after she stood up.
She was very lucky to have the help of the owner of the internet cafe and stood up at an unimaginable speed.
Besides, Xia Jiangyin's identity as the Crown Prince was a huge obstacle to her. In order to pass the test of the owner of the internet cafe and become the empress, she had to abolish Xia Jiangyin.
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Xia Wanan was not worried that Jia Nanfeng's lackeys would poison her in the imperial mausoleum because she was immune to poison. After quietly enjoying her lunch, she continued to cultivate the Great Dao Heaven Evolution Scripture in the ancestral hall.
When dusk arrived, Yuan Fang came to take her back to her residence. Her task of guarding the tomb for the day was considered complete.
Xia Wanan waited in the tile-roofed house until midnight, but tonight's assassin didn't come. She guessed that Jia Nanfeng felt that something was wrong after being defeated twice in a row. Before she figured out her background, she shouldn't dare to send assassins to die.
So late that night, Xia Wan 'an left the Imperial Mausoleum again and went to Yingdu Prefecture to sign in.
Because of the ruckus she caused last night, the defense of Yingdu County was stricter than usual. There were three or four times more guards, but they still couldn't stop Xia Wan 'an. Her cultivation had reached perfection. She easily jumped over the city gate as if she was in a place where no one could stop her.
[Signed in successfully at the Supreme Court. Player is rewarded with 60 years of cultivation.]
[Signed in at Prince Gong's Mansion successfully. Player is rewarded with 11 years of cultivation.]
[Sign-In at the Ministry of Rites successful. Player is rewarded with one Yongle Ceremony.]
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After last night's experience of signing in, Xia Wanan was no longer unfamiliar with the terrain of Yingdu County. She flew between the various mansions and pavilions, quickly signing in and increasing her strength. During this period, she didn't attract anyone's attention.
Two hours later, other than the imperial palace and some brothels, Xia Wanan had almost visited all the places worth signing in in Yingdu County. In total, she had increased her cultivation by more than 500 years and obtained countless cultivation methods and pills.
With these gains, Xia Wanan returned to the imperial mausoleum overnight and replaced sleep with cultivation. After dawn, she came to the ancestral hall to refine her cultivation. She kept a low profile to the greatest extent and quietly grew.
For the next two days, Xia Wanan repeated this routine. She went out at night and went back and forth between the imperial mausoleum and Yingdu County. She was getting closer and closer to the five-day goal she had set for herself.
Five days later, on the day Xia Wanan decided to sneak into the imperial palace to take revenge on Jia Nanfeng, a major event that shook the court happened.
Early in the morning, Yuan Fang anxiously knocked on Xia Wanan's door and said anxiously:
"Fourth Princess! Something bad has happened! "
Xia Wanan thought and left her cultivation state. She stood up and opened the door. She saw Yuan Fang leading a group of officials outside the door and looking at her with a very complicated expression.
"Don't rush. Tell me what happened slowly."
Xia Wanan said calmly. Her temperament was aloof and light, forming a sharp contrast with the anxious crowd.
After signing in continuously for five days, she already had several thousand years of cultivation. Although Xia Wanan had not fought with anyone else since that night when she fought with the imperial family and did not know what level her strength had reached, she knew that she must be very strong!
As long as she had cultivation, she was not afraid even if the sky fell down.
"It's like this, Fourth Princess." Yuan Fang explained.
"This morning, the Great Zhou Dynasty suddenly made a statement and listed the various crimes that the Xia Dynasty has committed over the past few decades for invading their land. In the end, they announced that they would declare war on the Xia Dynasty and your engagement with Crown Prince Zhou Gan … was also annulled."
Xia Wanan raised her eyebrows slightly. This matter was indeed out of her expectations.
Xia Wanan sank into silence. Yuan Fang and the others looked at her anxiously. They did not know what this princess whose engagement was suddenly annulled was feeling right now.
"Then do I have to return to the palace now?" After a moment, Xia Wanan suddenly asked.
Yuan Fang was startled. He felt that something was not right. After learning that the engagement was annulled, the princess did not have the slightest strange reaction and instead asked if she could return to the palace?
"This … His Majesty does not have a decree for now." Yuan Fang answered.
"Maybe after a while, someone from the palace will come to pass on His Majesty's decree."
"Okay, I understand." Xia Wanan nodded.
"Since the engagement is annulled, there is no need for me to guard this tomb. I will rest in the room. If anything else happens later, come and report to me."
"Yes … yes."
Xia Wanan closed the door, leaving Yuan Fang and the others outside looking at each other.
"Why do I feel that the Fourth Princess already knew that her engagement with Zhou Chao was annulled?"
A general scratched the back of his head and said in surprise.
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"What does this Zhou Chao want to do?"
In the room, Xia Wanan paced and pondered, trying to analyze the Great Zhou Dynasty's motives.
The Zhou Dynasty first proposed a marriage in the name of her grandfather. In the end, just a few days later, they not only annulled the engagement, they also declared war on the Xia Dynasty. All these actions highlighted the abnormality of the Zhou Dynasty.
"The overall national power of the Zhou Dynasty is not as strong as the Xia Dynasty. If they fight, the Zhou Dynasty will most likely be at a disadvantage. Behind their sudden declaration of war, there must be an unknown reason …"
As the analysis went deeper, Xia Wanan felt more and more confused. She felt that she had been drawn into a conspiracy and this made her feel slightly uneasy.
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