Yunlang - Chapter 2

Chapter 2

The next day, the System told me it was time to follow the plot.

Under Yan Zhi and Yan Zhu’s burning stares, I braced myself, stuffed the two of them into a carriage, and brought them into the palace.

Today was the emperor’s birthday banquet, and Liuyun Hall was laid out with a grand feast.

Yan Zhi wore a moon-white robe, while Yan Zhu was dressed in blue-green. Tall and elegant, they stood meekly and obediently at my side, serving tea and refilling my cup.

“Well, well. Where did Eldest Imperial Sister get such a pair of top-grade twins? If you ever get tired of playing with them, could you lend them to your younger sister for a bit?”

Princess Changning, dressed in red, raised a brow and looked at me with great interest.

In an instant, everyone’s gaze in the hall landed on me.

Yan Zhu’s eyes filled with grievance as he gently tugged at my sleeve. “Your Highness…”

I coughed lightly and pretended to glare at Princess Changning in displeasure. “The two of them are this princess’s beloved treasures. Since when does one lend out such things? Younger Imperial Sister, mind your words.”

Princess Changning pouted. “Oh.”

Before long, a sharp voice rang out from outside the hall. “His Majesty has arrived.”

“Long live His Majesty, long live, long live ten thousand years.”

Everyone bowed one after another, and the twins did the same.

Only, their bodies trembled faintly. Beneath their lowered lashes, they hid a bone-deep resentment and hatred.

The current emperor was the Third Prince who had ordered their entire family beaten to death back then.

Their hated enemy had ascended the throne, while they could only conceal their identities and become the male slaves of their enemy’s elder sister.

The emperor laughed heartily. “Rise!”

He was in an excellent mood. Sitting on the dragon throne, he went through the usual meaningless opening remarks for a banquet.

Suddenly, the emperor caught sight of the twins standing behind me from the corner of his eye.

It was his first time seeing such beautiful twin men. His eyes lit up, and he clapped his hands with a laugh. “Eldest Princess Yunlang has excellent taste, to have obtained such beautiful male pets. Men, bestow wine upon the Eldest Princess’s male pets!”

Could wine bestowed by a muddleheaded emperor be safe to drink?

Yan Zhi and Yan Zhu accepted the cups as if overwhelmed by favor. After thanking the emperor, they drained the clear wine in one go.

But not long after, something went wrong with Yan Zhi.

His face flushed, his breathing grew slightly heavy, and he could barely stay on his feet.

Yan Zhu looked at me helplessly. “Your Highness, my elder brother…”

The wine was absolutely, one hundred percent, tampered with.

I pretended not to know anything and casually pulled over a eunuch, telling him to take Yan Zhi away to rest.

Before Yan Zhi left, he bit his lip and looked back at me with reluctant longing. “Your Highness…”

My scalp went numb. I shrank into my seat and stayed as quiet as a chicken.

Yan Zhi was one of the male leads. With an intellect bordering on demonic, he definitely knew there was something wrong with the wine. He had done it on purpose.

I just didn’t know what he was planning… All I needed to do was be a useful tool.