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But Fu Huaiyu still continued to smile, in his eyes, he was just a group of ants.

Ignoring the black clothed man's threat, he walked over to Shen Qingwan, who had several wounds on her body. He reached out to pick up her lower jaw, "You've aroused my interest. How about you follow me?"

"You are not qualified to know my identity!" Fu Huaiyu turned around and glanced at the three people. His clothes fluttered slightly in the wind and the aura around his body had indeed turned from gentle to extremely cold.

"You are but a few ants, yet you dare to act arrogantly in front of This King!?" He flung his sleeves and stood with his hands behind his back.

At this moment, Shen Qingwan raised her head and saw that the three men in black had fallen to the ground, obviously no longer breathing.

"Thank you, Ninth Prince!" Shen Qingwan bowed and walked forward with a complicated look in her eyes. She lowered her head and sized him up from the corner of her eyes. This person had really hidden himself too deeply that she didn't dare to look him in the eye.

"What is it? Could it be that you're afraid This King will eat you? " Fu Huaiyu felt it was funny, he had just used him, but now, she did not dare meet his gaze? This King is your savior. Is this how you thank This King? "

His heart tightened, but he still raised his head and smiled at him, "Ninth Prince is joking." Speaking of which, he could still be considered his imperial sister-in-law, but he never used it as a form of respect. This made Shen Qingwan a little fearful.

"Don't you see the status of these people?" Seeing the calmness in her eyes, he stopped teasing her and pointed at the three people lying on the ground.

Shen Qingwan bit her lower lip. Those three people were obviously already dead. Although she had grown up in the General's Estate, she still had some reservations towards dead people.

"This …" He struggled a few times, but endured the disgust and went up to check.

Fortunately, Fu Huaiyu only used a sword to slit his throat when he killed people, so it was not too bloody.

He reached out his hand to pick their clothes and saw a jade token falling out. This jade tablet was clearly only available in the palace, and it also made her more certain of her previous thoughts: as expected, it was someone from the harem.

But at this moment, she wasn't sure who it was. She could only wait until she returned to the palace before making her decision.

Seeing her lowered her head in thought, Fu Huaiyu's heart moved. The way she quieted down was really cute.

However, this was not the place to speak, so he escorted her back to the palace, "Let's go! "It's not a long term plan to stay here. If you go back by yourself, I'm afraid that you will encounter other dangers on the way. This King will be the escort of a flower. I'll send you back."

Fu Huaiyu kept the sword in his hand, and then took out the fan in his chest, reverting back to the appearance of a gentle young master.

She sighed at his fickleness, but he was indeed speaking the truth. If she were to go back by herself, who knew if she would encounter any assassins on the way? It would be better to have him protect her. Although she was wary of him, her life wasn't in danger.

Shen Qingwan did not argue. She pulled Lian Yun up and supported him, nodding to him, "Then I'll have to thank Ninth Prince."

Listening to their conversation, Lian Yun naturally knew about this person's identity. However, she was still relatively innocent, and did not notice that the two of them were being cautious of each other. She only felt that Ninth Prince was a good person.

"Empress, why do you think the Ninth Prince is so beautiful?" Lian Yun had been sneaking peeks on the way here, but after she finished speaking, she realized that she had misspoken and immediately covered her mouth.

Shen Qingwan smiled bitterly, this little girl did not know how cold and warm the world was, she probably thought that she was a good person since she saved them. However, she couldn't bear to destroy such simplicity. There weren't many people as pure as her in this huge harem. If she had changed, then this harem would truly be deserted.

"That's right …" He murmured in a low voice, but his mind was elsewhere.

Moreover, he did not know that Fu Huaiyu, who was walking in front, had extremely hearing abilities, and unintentionally caused him to overhear his words, and a smile appeared on his face.

I'll just keep her for the time being.

"Sigh!" Suddenly, he felt a sharp pain on his waist and a child dashed past him.

"Empress, he stole my purse!" Lian Yun immediately shouted as she angrily stomped her feet.

Shen Qing Wan followed her gaze and looked at her waist. Sure enough, the money pouch that was tied around her waist had disappeared without a trace.

He thought about the pain on his waist and saw that the white jade pendant was gone.

"What a bad luck." Fu Huaiyu chuckled from the side. Today was truly unlucky, first he was ambushed on the way back to the palace, then he met with a little thief.

"Humph!" "Don't let me catch him, or I'll chop off his hand!" Lian Yun said as she gnashed her teeth.

Shen Qingwan felt that it was alright, after all money was just worldly possessions. It was a pity that the white jade pendant was a birthday present from her brother.

However, there was actually such a small number of thieves in the Imperial City, which meant that there were still many people starving.

"What are you thinking? "You were so engrossed in his thoughts?" Fu Huaiyu used his fan to pat her forehead.

But it also allowed Shen Qingwan to recover from her thoughts.

Anyway, it was better to return to the palace first.