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"What happened to Xia Sizhu?" Dongfang Ye's eyes suddenly became sharp as he grabbed the housekeeper and asked.

The steward's face creased into a frown. "Prince, didn't you say you wanted to stay calm?"

What about your trembling hand and the uncontrollable force?

Of course, the butler wasn't stupid enough to say it out loud.

"Your highness, today this old servant wants to go to the prison to see Miss Xia. The jailer told this old servant that Miss Xia was taken away by the imperial guards that were sent by the emperor, and that the emperor had secretly taken Miss Xia away before the three days are up. This old servant felt that the emperor was going to make a move against Miss Xia, so he hurried back to report to the prince." The steward, after catching his breath, told Zhang Xuan everything that he knew in one breath.

When Dongfang Ye finished listening, he let go of the housekeeper's shoulder. The housekeeper's complexion immediately became much better.

Imperial Father was in such a hurry to bring Xia Sizhu away because he didn't want others to know what he wanted to do. He didn't want to be stopped. What kind of things would require His Majesty to be so careful?

Ling Feng, prepare your horse! This King is going to the execution grounds. "

Thinking up to here, Dongfang Ye's eyes darkened. Royal father must have wanted to deal with Xia Sizhu, otherwise he wouldn't be hiding like this.

The royal father must have known that the empress dowager had left people to protect Xia Sizhu, so he wanted to avoid them and deal with her.

Seeing that Dongfang Ye's face was gloomy, Ling Feng didn't dare to ask too much and went to prepare his horse.

As Xia Sizhu walked, she observed her surroundings. When she reached the busy street area that was filled with people all day.

Xia Sizhu's eyes flashed. While the imperial guards weren't paying attention, she sneakily reached into her sleeve and pulled out a porcelain bottle. Just as she was about to open it, she heard the sound of a horse galloping towards her.

Two horses galloped over from the distance. They were too far away for Xia Sizhu to see the riders' appearances. The sound of the horses' hooves alarmed the imperial guards.

The imperial guards immediately became vigilant. Xia Sizhu stopped her movements and prepared to take a look at the situation.

"Whooosh."

The horse came to a stop in front of the imperial guards. They immediately put down their guard and greeted the man respectfully.

"Greetings to Your Highness Night King. Why did Your Highness stop this subordinate?" The guards immediately stepped forward and bowed.

Xia Sizhu blankly stared at Dongfang Ye who had rushed over. Her impeccable appearance made Nighteyes even more beautiful under the sunlight. Her eyes were deep and bright, like a pair of bright stars that would cause anyone who looked at them to fall.

The current Dongfang Ye was like a prince in a fairy tale. He suddenly appeared in front of Xia Sizhu on a horse. For a moment, Xia Sizhu didn't know how to react.

Dongfang Ye's eyes were fixated on Xia Sizhu. After checking again and again and finding that Xia Sizhu was unharmed, he felt relieved.

"Your Highness, Night King?" The imperial guard was at a loss for a moment when he saw Dongfang Ye's expressionless face. Did they do something bad and anger the Night King? Why did the Night King ignore them?

Dongfang Ye glanced at the imperial guards and swung his whip in the direction of Xia Sizhu.

As she looked at the horsewhip swinging towards her, a thought suddenly popped into Xia Sizhu's mind. She wondered if this horsewhip would hit her face or disfigure her.

Only when the horsewhip arrived in front of him did Xia Si Zhu think of escaping. It was too late though. The horsewhip instantly wrapped around Xia Si Zhu's waist.

Dongfang Ye exerted force, and Xia Sizhu only felt her body losing control, flying towards Dongfang Ye.

Dongfang Ye carried Xia Sizhu in his arms as he flew towards him. He held her in front of him and wrapped his arms around her waist as he coldly looked at the imperial guards kneeling on the ground.

Only after being carried by Dongfang Ye did Xia Sizhu recall her struggle. Dongfang Ye leaned his head close to Xia Sizhu's ear and whispered, "Don't move! I'm trying to save you!"

When his breath landed on the side of Xia Sizhu's neck, she uncomfortably moved her neck.

He raised his head in confusion and looked at Dongfang Ye's enlarged appearance. He was immediately attracted by that pair of dazzling eyes, and he looked at Dongfang Ye somewhat foolishly.

Dongfang Ye had always hated people like that. When others looked at him with that kind of infatuated gaze, he would always want to dig out that person's eyeballs whenever he encountered such a situation.

However, when he saw the look in Xia Sizhu's eyes, not only did he not feel disgust, he felt a slight jubilation in his heart instead.

Xia Sizhu's actions pleased Dongfang Ye, who took advantage of her confusion to lightly place a kiss on her head. Afterwards, a trace of a smile flashed across Dongfang Ye's eyes.

The absent-minded Xia Sizhu did not notice what had happened to Dongfang Ye. She only felt her vision turn black, and when her head started to itch, she could see the light again.

Ling Feng looked at his master's smile, and the corner of his mouth twitched. This grandpa had only kissed her on the forehead, there was no need to be so happy, it was as if he had jumped at her …

The imperial guards looked at this scene in shock. This …

What was their relationship?

Night King actually kissed Miss Xia, but she didn't resist. Could it be …

Isn't that right? Didn't Miss Xia love the crown prince?

Could it be that those rumours were true? Miss Xia really fell in love with Night King, and the Night King fell in love with Miss Xia as well.

No wonder Miss Xia would rather die than marry the Crown Prince!

A flash of understanding appeared in the eyes of the imperial guards.

"Night King, wait!" Looking at Dongfang Ye, who pulled the reins and was about to leave, he immediately went up to block Dongfang Ye.

"All of you want to stop This King." Dongfang Ye's eyes were cold, and his entire body was emitting a cold aura.

After regaining her senses, Xia Sizhu knew that Dongfang Ye was trying to save her, so she sat obediently on the horse and didn't want to cause any trouble.

"I'm sorry, Night King sending Miss Xia to the execution grounds is this subordinate's job, so I ask that Your Majesty grant my wish." The imperial guards' faces were cold. If Night King were to bring Xia Sizhu away, how would they explain it to the Emperor?

"What if This King insists on taking her away!?" Dongfang Ye narrowed his eyes dangerously. His entire body was emitting a vicious aura.

"Then, I'll be offending you." The imperial guards bit the bullet and pulled out their sabers, ready to attack.

Dongfang Ye looked coldly at the approaching imperial guards. He gathered his left hand into a flow of internal energy, and quickly attacked the imperial guards.

Seeing this, Xia Sizhu pushed Dongfang Ye's hand. Dongfang Ye's hand lost some of its strength and was only able to severely injure the imperial guards.

Dongfang Ye lowered his head to look at Xia Sizhu. Xia Sizhu stuck out her tongue, "They just followed orders and didn't do anything to me. There's no need to be so ruthless!"

She would not show mercy to those who had harmed her, but she would not act against those who were innocent. She could not bear to see these imperial guards die because of her.

"Lingfeng, let's go!" Seeing Xia Sizhu in such a state, Dongfang Ye couldn't bear to say anything more. He called to Ling Feng at the side and rode away.

Xia Sizhu leaned against Dongfang Ye. Feeling his warm chest, she suddenly felt at ease. Unknowingly, she began to feel sleepy. Slowly, Xia Sizhu's eyes began to move up and down.

Dongfang Ye unconsciously slowed down as he looked at the person in his arms who looked like he couldn't sleep at all.

The housekeeper had been waiting at the prince's mansion for a long time. When he saw Dongfang Ye ride back, he immediately went up to him with a woman in his arms.

"Where are we?"

When they arrived at the manor, the moment Dongfang Ye stopped his horse, Xia Sizhu opened her eyes and looked at the familiar building before her. She blinked and asked.

Xia Sizhu had always been the image of a valiant woman in the housekeeper's eyes. Suddenly, he became confused; the housekeeper had actually lost himself to such an adorable action.