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After the maid finished speaking, she lowered her head in fear.

People from the palace?

Qu Jingxi frowned, could it be that arrogant woman again?

"Step down. If This King hears such nonsense again, it won't be as simple as it is now."

After receiving the order, the two hastily crawled and rolled away. Feng Xiwu looked at their miserable figures escaping, and for no reason, her mind once again filled with fear for the person who was stabbed that night.

Prince Jing's face didn't look too good. Mmm, it really wasn't good.

"Your highness, the third lady of the Prime Minister's Estate is still waiting in the front hall. Your highness, do you want to go take a look?" Feng Xiwu said, she was not stupid, the drawing must have some kind of secret.

Qu Jingxi turned around and looked at her fixedly. "You've been acting a little weird since you came into contact with Gu Xiao at noon. I finally understand now."

Feng Xiwu, "..."

Prince, did you get the main point wrong today?

"Your Highness, you misunderstood," Feng Xiwu opened her mouth, wanting to explain. Although she thought about it that way at the time, she did not reveal it so clearly, right?

Qu Jingxi slowly moved closer to her. "It seems that this king's wife has misunderstood this king. How about this?"

Feng Xiwu's heartbeat unconsciously throbbed in accordance to his footsteps.

The person in front of her was like a big tailed wolf nearing its prey, while she herself was like a lamb trapped and waiting to be slaughtered. This kind of feeling made her very uncomfortable.

"Your Royal Highness, this is the backyard," Feng Xiwu's heart was in her throat. This man, why doesn't she have any moral integrity, can't she pay attention to her image?

Ye Xiao still didn't have any intention of backing down.

"Your highness, Sunflower Water is here. It's not convenient for you to come today."

Helpless, Feng Xiwu could only use her last trump card. As expected, after Prince Jing heard this, he finally stopped the urge to make a move.

"You want to see someone outside?" Qu Jingxi held onto her small soft hand and spoke softly. It seemed that Qu Jingxi's mood was slightly better than before.

He had just wanted to scare her, so how could he casually misunderstand?!

The meaning of the painting was actually very simple. Lu Wanru's intention was simply to make an exchange and marry her in exchange for the power and benefits behind her.

Unfortunately, in Qu Jingxi's eyes, he did not care about those things.

If it was said that Qu Jingxi had always been seizing power from the very beginning and constantly strengthening himself, then Lu Wanru had truly misjudged him.

Possessing those things, he merely wanted to wait for Feng Xiwu to mature and be able to protect her well by himself and give her everything she needed. This was the meaning behind his actions.

"Does Your Highness not want to know how much the third miss is worth in the eyes of the Prime Minister?"

Qu Jingxi was stunned upon hearing her words, and quickly understood what she meant. Recently, this girl seemed to have had more and more thoughts.

He had truly underestimated her. How could such a smart kid not be able to see through their little tricks? He didn't know if he should be gratified or wary.

"Who do you think should be sent?" Qu Jingxi thought for a moment, but still asked the question.

Feng Xiwu blinked her eyes, and then revealed a sinister smile.

"Of course it's to send whoever knows the best."

Ahhh!

Gu Xiao who was bent over reading in front of the candle flame suddenly sneezed loudly, "Who's talking about me so late at night?"

He felt the soreness between his neck and stood up, wanting to stretch his muscles and bones.

He did not know what that Grand Princess was doing recently, but for the first time, he did not come to bother him. However, this was not bad, he did not need to do anything while staying at the Prince Jing's Mansion.

The bright moon outside the window shone under the floating black clouds, sometimes dimming and sometimes brightening. Gu Xiao, who had gotten into bed, dozed off with a cold feeling and went to sleep.

In the front hall, Lu Wanru finally got a reply from a servant when the moon was high in the trees.

At that time, she was already drowsy in the antechamber. If she was in the prime minister's residence normally, she would have already showered and gone to bed. Although she didn't know what was in the letter, her father said it would be effective.

Her father's confident tone convinced her that the letter must be useful, or else she wouldn't have waited so long. The person on the opposite side of the long corridor had not appeared for a long time. Lu Wanru also understood that there was no point in getting angry.

Finally, just as she was about to give up and return home, a figure appeared in the darkness hurriedly. Lu Wanru was overjoyed.

When the face was close enough, the candle flame landed on the face of the man, instantly extinguishing Lu Wanru's enthusiasm from head to toe.

"Miss Lu, the prince and wangfei have rested for a while. The wangfei said that she will carefully consider Miss Lu's suggestion. It's getting late, so Miss Lu should come back on a later date."

The way the attendant spoke was extremely courteous, unlike the previous servant girl, who was unruly and arrogant, just like a country bumpkin.

Lu Wanru looked at the sky outside and could only give up.

"Then I'll have to trouble you to tell the prince that I'll come back tomorrow."

Lu Wanru calmed her emotions and said gently. She was very different from the person who smashed the cup in the afternoon.

"You mean, the Queen went to the Prince Jing's Mansion in the afternoon?"

In the study room, Feng Chaoying uncertainly repeated what he had just said. Didn't the empress want to keep her grounded recently? Freedom so soon?

"Yes, and he even carried an imperial edict stating that there was an assassination attempt in the palace, and that he was ordered by the emperor to bring people to search the Prince Jing's Mansion." The person kneeling on the ground was dressed in black, and only his eyes could be seen.

"Search Prince Jing's Mansion? "Your Majesty, you're really generous." Feng Chaoying's tone was cold, as if he was extremely dissatisfied with this matter. Have you found out who those people are? "

Feng Chaoying paused for a moment, then thought about what happened. There was such a huge power hidden in the palace, but he did not receive any news, if not for the fact that they revealed it earlier, no one would have noticed.

The black-clothed guy paused, "Not yet. Miss's Dark Guard was sent to protect Godly Doctor Gu, this subordinate has been staying in the Prince Jing's Mansion for the past few days. The other people that were sent did not report back."

"Is Miss hurt this afternoon?" Feng Chaoying's tone was heavy, although he was someone who knew that Qu Yiyu would not harm anyone, only after hearing the people beside her say it in person would he feel at ease.

The news of his Prince Jing's Mansion being attacked had already spread amongst some of the royalty and families. Since Qu Jingxi did not try to hide this matter, it would be even easier to obtain this news.

"No, the dagger's appearance was too sudden. Prince Jing originally wanted to use his own body to block the dagger, but at that time, before Subordinate could make a move, a little fox appeared and took the dagger away."

"little fox?" Feng Chaoying immediately caught on to the main point. He had never heard of Prince Jing having the habit of keeping pets before, where did the little fox come from?

"Yes, it seems like the young miss has previously saved the life of this little fox, and now the servants of Prince Jing's Mansion are saying that the fox is here to repay the gratitude."

A fox repaying a favor?

Feng Chaoying frowned, this was a story that only existed in legends. He had fought on the battlefield for many years and had never believed in it.

"Go back, little miss is watching everything. No matter what little miss wants to do, you don't need to interfere. You only need to ensure her safety." Feng Chaoying waved his hand, signalling that he could leave.

As if he thought of something, Feng Chaoying called out to the black-clothed guy who was about to leave.