Abandoned Princesses
Worm Gu

The Rong Pavilion...

"AHHHH!!! Who is! Who would dare to do that before me??!!!" Princess Lan shouted so loudly that the entire pavilion could hear her.

How not, her paddle head had become a lump of dried corpse with many scratches on her body. This happened because he asked her to test the tea that the palace kitchen had provided for her.

Suddenly in the midst of the hysterical cry, a worm of considerable size, about the size of a thumb, wriggled out of the butler's mouth.

Princess Lan almost fainted looking at the worm. He obviously had someone send him to Qiao Rong yesterday. Fortunately, his premonition for testing the tea was correct.

"QIAO RONGGG!!!"

*****

Qiao Rong was laughing out loud in the garden of Yun Pavilion. He had just heard Princess Lan's reaction from Li Junyan's story. Simply imagining Princess Lan's screams and expressions alone had made her want to shed tears. Moreover, Li Junyan was quite skilled at imitating expressions.

It had been almost a week he had been in Qiao Rong's body. Within a week, there was enough activity.

Suddenly, Chu Yue rushed over in a hurry. He was dry and out of breath. "Your Majesty! The emperor calls you! Oh gods-goddess nothing good ever happened when the Emperor called you. I-" Chu Yue looked very worried.

"Chu Yue's. Quiet." Calm." Qiao Rong had already thought about this maturely. His revenge today for the worm Gu would certainly not have done if he had not had the chance to win the case before the Emperor.

Princess Lan is indeed strong. But he's stupid. Acting through emotions. Qiao Rong had analyzed that weakness yesterday as he thought about the incident that made the life of the original Qiao Rong drift. He doesn't think far. The name of the royal family will be tarnished once the people find out that he killed his sister. Moreover, it was done because the Emperor was advancing the wedding date of Qiao Rong and Su Xiao.

Qiao Rong immediately rushed to the palace hall, where the Emperor throne was located. He was accompanied by about ten maids who followed him in a neat line. Qiao Rong did not forget to also bring the gift he had prepared.

"Honor, Emperor." After arriving, the entire ladyboy, eunuch, until the officials in the palace hall prostrated. Qiao Rong was no exception, and Princess Lan was next to him.

Emperor Qiao immediately dispersed the palace officials and the eunuchs.

"Today there was a big incident in Pavilion Rong. A lady-in-waiting died from drinking tea. Out of his body came a Gu worm." The beginning of the Emperor's tone was calm, but over time he could not hide his anger.

The emperor kicked the table until many books and scrolls fell. "Who is responsible for this?!"

Princess Lan immediately kowtowed, "Ayahanda! Qiao Rong is the culprit! Definitely her! Definitely her!".

The emperor rubbed his forehead. "Where is the evidence, Qiao Lan?"

"One of Qiao Rong's ladies has already confessed to him Father! He said he was the one who was told to put the worm in." Princess Lan looked trembling and wanted to cry from fear. Heh, his acting is very great, Inner Qiao Rong.

One of the ladies in Qiao Rong's row entered the palace hall.

"Your Majesty! I was threatened by Princess Qiao Rong to enter that Gu worm because of my family!" The dayang prostrated and pretended to cry.

"your defense? Qiao Rong?" The Emperor looked at Qiao Rong deeply. Actually he did not believe that Qiao Rong intended to harm Qiao Lan.

"May I ask Sister Lan, Ayahanda? What is my motive? Where did I get that Gu worm?" Qiao Rong had a strange calmness. Princess Lan started to worry.

"Worm Gu, it only grows by eating the seeds of the plum fruit. You can ask the whole palace, which pavilion has plum trees?" Qiao Rong smiled sinisterly at Princess Lan.

"W-w-w-w-w-w-w-w-w-w-w-w-w-w-w-w-w-w-w-w-w-w-w-w-w-w-w-w-w-w-w-w-w-would you have stolen it from Pavilion Rong!" Princess Lan began to worry, she could not argue anymore.

The Emperor finally realized what had really happened. But he did not have the heart to punish his favorite daughter. Not to mention, if he were to punish Princess Lan, this news would definitely spread throughout the capital.

"You sisters, it's not good to blame each other. This, make it a lesson. The law of the lady-in-waiting was thirty blows." Hearing the Emperor say so, Princess Lan smiled back of course the Emperor could not bear to punish her. Moreover, it was only for the sake of Qiao Rong who did not possess that protective spirit. Two palace soldiers came in and dragged the lady who was shouting for mercy to the Emperor.

"Well, A—" Suddenly Princess Lan's remark was cut off.

"Yahanda, let me present you the gift I brought today." Qiao Rong took out Li Junyan's embroidery. Head Eunuch Qi delivered the embroidery to the Emperor. The Emperor's eyes could not turn away from the embroidery. Very lovely. The eunuch chief also thought so.

"Good! Goody! Your embroidering skills have improved yet again, Qiao Rong. Qi Hu, award Princess Rong something that is in the royal treasure warehouse. Let him pick it tomorrow." The emperor looked very pleased. Not to mention the one drawn is the lotus flower. He felt Qiao Rong deserved something from the royal treasure warehouse.

Princess Lan was focusing on restraining her anger. He bit his lower lip and clenched both hands. Rong Qiao! Just wait!, inner Princess Lan while looking at Qiao Rong cynically.

Qiao Rong returned the gaze with a smile. Tomorrow he would get at least one treasure, but Princess Lan instead had to swallow the embarrassment he got today.

Li Junyan quietly came out and observed Princess Lan. He mocked her by sticking his tongue out towards Princess Lan, it was a pity that Princess Lan could not see it.

The Emperor still laughed happily with the eunuch head so as to forget the true incident. Finally he immediately told them to return to their respective pavilions.

After paying her respects to the Emperor, Princess Lan left the palace hall with a sour face, while Qiao Rong left with an excited face.

Upon seeing Qiao Rong come out with an excited face, Chu Yue heaved a sigh of relief. He knew for sure that the princess he served had solved everything with victory. Chu Yue also smiled during the trip back to the Yun Pavilion without asking Qiao Rong anything.

Arriving at Yun Pavilion, Qiao Rong instead met Consort Shu who was walking pacing back and forth waiting for him. Consort Shu looks very worried. Looking at Qiao Rong who was returning with an excited face, Consort Shu's heart and mind became calm.

As soon as Qiao Rong approached, Consort Shu unhesitatingly hugged her daughter straight away.

"Oh! Praise gods! You're fine!" Concubine Shu then looked at Qiao Rong with teary eyes.

Qiao Rong was also moved, being an orphan in his previous life, how could he not be moved to see his mother who now loved him so much like this?

They chatted and talked about what Qiao Rong had experienced just now. Qiao Rong told me everything in full and detail. Consort Shu was very pleased. It seems like her daughter has become an adult, but that is a good thing. That way he can be calm for a while.

After Consort Shu left, Qiao Rong returned to his room. Chu Yue again offered a cup of Pu'er tea, but Qiao Rong refused. He had been fed up with the tea these few days, let alone with the incident of that Gu worm.

Chu Yue and Qiao Rong went back to discussing the incident. Chu Yue continued to praise Qiao Rong. Like, how clever Qiao Rong's plan was to utilize one of Princess Lan's ailing maids so that Chu Yue could sneak in and disguise herself. The one carrying the tea from the palace kitchen was actually Princess Lan's own lady-in-waiting, while Chu Yue merely slipped her Gu worm alone.

When it was evening, Qiao Rong was lying on his bed. What a fun day.

Looks like he's gonna have a good dream tonight.