The crown princess’ eyes were still a bit blurry when she first saw Zu An so close to her, thinking that she was still dreaming. She subconsciously rubbed her eyes, and the movement made her suddenly feel a chill throughout her body.

She lowered her head and saw that she was lying in his embrace without a speck of clothing on her. Her expression instantly changed.

“Aaaaaaah!” She immediately clutched her own mouth the moment she screamed, bringing it to a screeching halt. Even at this moment, she still didn’t lose her rationality. She knew that if she screamed, then it might draw people over. Zu An would die for sure, and she would be done for as well.

Her feet didn’t hesitate either. She kicked Zu An straight in the stomach.

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Zu An obviously wouldn’t be so stupid as to let her really kick him. He reached out and grabbed her foot. He sighed and said, “Crown princess, we were clearly schemed against here!”

The crown princess’ face went entirely red. Do I need you to tell me that? I obviously know that!

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“Let go!” the crown princess shouted. Her expression was full of shame. Her kick had been a subconscious reaction. How could she have predicted that Zu An would grab her foot?

The two of them weren’t wearing anything right now. This type of situation was as vulgar as vulgar could be.

Zu An’s eyes couldn’t help but roam about the crown princess’ body. Then, his expression went rigid. He let go, embarrassed. “I’m sorry, I’m sorry! It wasn’t on purpose!”

The crown princess’ expression was incredibly gloomy. She was screaming internally as well. She quickly pulled the covers around herself. However, she had no idea how seductive she looked right now with just her exposed collarbone.

“Did you do anything to me earlier?” After her initial rage and alarm passed, the crown princess gradually calmed down. She knew that what was most important right now was dealing with this matter. She could settle everything else with him later.

Zu An hesitated. “I don’t know what happened either.”

“You don’t know?” The crown princess immediately felt her blood pressure rise.

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Zu An said, “I didn’t wake up that much earlier than you; I’m just as confused as you are. I seem to have groped and embraced you, but I don’t think I did anything… Can’t you tell if we really did it or not yourself?!”

“You groped and embraced me? Is that still nothing?” The crown princess’ eyes widened. She had already checked herself under the covers while asking Zu An. Indeed, she didn’t seem to have been penetrated. But why did she want to hit him so much when she heard his words?

She took a deep breath and forced herself to calm down. She looked around and said, “Where are my clothes? Hurry and bring me my clothes.” She obviously wasn’t in a state to look for anything right now, or else he really would see everything.

Zu An turned around and began to look. But when he got up, the crown princess’ eyes narrowed. Is this guy a freaking donkey or something?!

After looking around, Zu An shook his head. “There are no clothes.”

Since someone wanted to frame the two of them, how could that person allow them to wear any clothes?

He figured that it might be because he had woken up earlier than they planned, which was why the plan wasn’t fully in action yet. Wait, why did the crown princess also wake up ahead of time? he thought.

But now wasn’t the time to be worried about that. He quickly looked around and said, “Crown princess, do you know where we are right now?”

They didn’t seem to be in the main hall they had been  in earlier; instead, they were in a courtyard. Had they already left the palace?

But that can’t be. If they want to frame us, then we’re definitely still inside the palace.

The crown princess’ face became incredibly pale when she heard that there were no clothes. When she heard what Zu An said, she subconsciously replied, “This isn’t the Hundred Flower Palace. That disgraceful Concubine Bai wouldn’t dare to frame me in her own palace.”

She lived in the palace, so she understood the buildings’ standards and styles well. The designs on the furniture, windows, and other parts of the room didn’t match the standard of a concubine.

A clamor suddenly sounded from outside. “It’s right over here. I think I heard someone suspicious come this way.”

Zu An was stunned. The voice seemed familiar. This was the voice of Shi Kun, who had harassed him this afternoon by the palace entrance! This fella actually went that far? He dares to mess with even the crown princess?

He suddenly connected the dots. No wonder Shi Jun had dared to openly oppose him without any fear of the Eastern Palace behind him! So he had planned to bring down the crown princess from the start! But why is he so brave, to the point where he dares to touch the crown princess?

The crown princess’ face turned deathly pale. She was so worried she was about to cry. “I’m finished, I’m finished…”

She was completely beside herself. Once those people barged in and saw the two of them here without any clothes on, explanations would do nothing. Even if she spoke, no one would believe her. Furthermore, for the sake of hiding the scandal, the royal family would also silently eliminate her. Even the Bi clan would be destroyed.

Zu An felt his fine hairs stand on end as well. He knew that this was now a moment of life and death. The emperor had told him to cut off his arm after finding out that he had touched the crown princess. If he found out that his daughter-in-law had ended up being this close to another man, he would definitely blast that man to ashes.

Suddenly, a quiet voice sounded in his ears. It seemed extremely anxious. “Hurry and run! I’ll help you stall them for a while!” It was a female voice. However, he didn’t have any impression of this person, so this woman likely hadn’t spoken to him before.

His first reaction was that this was part of the trap, that it was pulling him even deeper down. But he quickly refuted that thought. He and the crown princess already looked like this. All those people had to do was barge inside. They didn’t need to go further at all.

But who inside this palace would help him? He knew that even though he had some friends in the palace, most of them were only acquaintances. They might help out with some small matters, but they definitely wouldn’t want anything to do with something this major.

Is this one of Yun Jianyue’s spies? he thought. In the end, that was the only possibility. After all, he didn’t know any other women in the palace.

He didn’t hesitate at all. While his head was moving, he immediately fished out a set of clothes from the Brilliant Glass Bead and covered himself. He really was grateful that Mi Li had previously taught him the way to refine the Brilliant Glass Bead into his body. Without his approval, the other party wouldn’t find the Brilliant Glass Bead even if they cut his stomach open.

As for the crown princess, he didn’t have time to cover her up. Zu An wrapped her up in the blankets and jumped out of the window.

“What are you doing?!” The crown princess was shocked and furious. She struggled frantically.

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Zu An said in a trembling voice, “When you catch a thief, you need the goods and you need to catch them in the act! As long as they don’t find us there, then we still have a chance.”

Bi Linglong was stunned. She now knew that she had misunderstood Zu An. She saw that his expression was steady, and his usually frivolous attitude was nowhere to be seen. It was as if he had become a completely different person.

“Don’t show your face!” Zu An pressed her head into his chest. Then, he smashed through the window and frantically ran in a certain direction.

“Over there!” Shi Jun shouted by the entrance. The group of people immediately charged toward them.

Zu An didn’t use his normal instantaneous movement, nor did he use his Sunflower Phantasm. Otherwise, he would be dead for sure once a report reached the emperor. That damn emperor didn’t care about evidence; he made decisions based on what he believed was true. Fortunately, his cultivation had made tremendous progress, so his basic speed alone was already quite fast.

The sound of drumbeats boomed out. Even more people rushed over, and even the palace’s Imperial Guard was alerted.

Their enemy had come prepared. They had already set up an inescapable net.

The crown princess saw silhouettes in all directions. Her heart sank. I’m done for... How can we possibly escape from so many people?

Rather than letting everyone see her current, sorry appearance, she should’ve just died inside of that room. Even though there was a blanket covering her body, she still didn’t feel any sense of security.

“Halt!” Four Imperial Palace guards charged at them from ahead and brandished their blades. These four individuals had undergone strict training, making their coordination seamless. Two attacked Zu An’s vitals, one hacked at the crown princess in the blankets to get his attention, and the last one cut off his escape route.