Chapter 526: Chapter 526: Return My Innocence

Jiang Ning felt cold and didn’t want to sit with the infatuated old man any longer.

She put down the empty wine jug, stood up, and felt dizzy.

“Your Majesty, if you don’t want to go back, just stay here. Uh, I’m going back to sleep,” Jiang Ning said, supporting herself on the table.

The Emperor glanced at her, “What are you here for, anyway?”

Jiang Ning pointed at herself, “What am I here for? Of course, to clear my name. Don’t keep me locked up, let me see my parents and siblings!”

Maybe it was the courage the wine gave her that made her chatter endlessly, “Otherwise, why would I go through the trouble of making these mooncakes for the ghosts? I really don’t understand, why don’t you take care of your good son while you’re alive! If this continues, he’ll rebel!”

The Emperor listened quietly, unmoved.

Jiang Ning pointed at him, “Old Emperor, tell me, why do you suspect me of harming Zhuzhu? She treats me better than her own son, I’m counting on her to lead a comfortable life, why would I harm her, am I not making life difficult for myself?”

The Emperor said calmly, “Jiang Ning, you’re drunk. Whoever that is, take her back, or if she keeps nagging and says something rebellious, I’ll have a reason to cause trouble for the Jiang Family.”

Gucheng silently appeared and supported Jiang Ning.

Jiang Ning muttered, “I’m not drunk, let go, I’ll walk myself.”

Gucheng obediently withdrew his hand.

Jiang Ning grabbed a mooncake as she was leaving.

After leaving the Splendid Palace, her steps became steady and her eyes clear.

“Gucheng.” she said.

Gucheng replied.

Jiang Ning took a bite of a mooncake and frowned, “I want to go home and see my parents and brother.”

“I’ll take you back,” Gucheng said.

“It won’t work to just leave like that. So many eyes are watching me. I know you’re an exceptional martial artist, but there are quite a few in the palace. As I said, just now that old eunuch knows martial arts.”

“Yes,” Gucheng nodded.

“Really? You saw it too? Is he powerful?”

“Powerful.”

“Compared to you?”

“Inferior,” Gucheng honestly admitted.

Jiang Ning was shocked.

The unremarkable-looking old eunuch, who seemed to have difficulty walking, turned out to be an unmatched expert, and even Gucheng admitted he was no match for him.

Jiang Ning didn’t know martial arts, but she knew that the gatekeeper Mu Jian was also a master.

There were countless experts in the palace.

Even though Gucheng could come and go freely by himself, it would be impossible if he brought her along.

And she absolutely didn’t want Gucheng to get hurt because of this.

Gucheng silently followed her for a while, then suddenly said, “Pretend to be sick?”

“What’s the use… faking sickness to get a doctor won’t let me go home,” Jiang Ning gnawed at the mooncake with a troubled expression.

As a group of palace maids approached, Jiang Ning stopped talking and silently walked past them.

When she walked by, the palace maids stepped aside, waiting for her to pass before continuing their walk.

However, one of the palace maids stayed behind and grabbed Jiang Ning’s sleeve.

Jiang Ning looked back in surprise, “You…?”

The palace maid raised her head, revealing a pretty face, and winked at her.

Jiang Ning opened her mouth wide, “What…what kind of ghost are you?”

It turned out that the palace maid was Jiang Yi in disguise!

Jiang Yi’s handsome appearance made him look natural dressed as a palace maid, except for his exceedingly tall stature.

Jiang Ning laughed in surprise, quickly pulled Jiang Yi back to her quarters in the East Palace, closed the door, and asked Gucheng to guard outside, not allowing anyone to approach.