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"But," Lin Xuecha said worriedly, "This is where I'm temporarily staying after all. Although it's not my room, but it's so late at night, and if all of you men were to come in, it would ruin my reputation …"

You still have a clear reputation?!

It was a girl's house, so it was late at night. She was in her room, sparring and having tea with another man …

That man and woman alone, did he have to consider his good name again?!

The leader of the guards stared at the man in the official robe, not missing a single detail.

This person had injured his right hand, and now, the man sitting in Lin Xuecha's room had injured his right hand as well.

If he wasn't Imperial Censor, but an unfamiliar man whose wound was not cut by porcelain, then it must be that thief!

Obviously, he was looking at that person. If he ran over here, there was a huge possibility that it was that person!

Since the woman in front of him wasn't going to give in, then he had no choice but to use force.

At most, he would just get scolded by the Crown Prince.

A mere princess, compared to a thief who wanted to steal the very foundation of a country, a thief who had hidden a treasure book, how could they be compared …

After a moment of thought, the lead guard said heavily, "Princess, your subordinate has orders. I'm sorry."

With that, he used the sword hilt to push Lin Xuecha away.

He then made a gesture, and all the guards behind him surged in.

Lin Xuecha swept a glance at the guard in the lead, a hint of bloodlust stained her clear and bright eyes. Her tone of voice sounded heavy.

Impudent! Who are you and who gave you the guts to barge into the princess' room without permission from the princess. Why aren't you stopping?

The guard leader acted as if he did not hear anything, and quickly walked into Lin Xuecha's room.

Finally, the man with the injured wrist on his right hand, who had been sitting inside the room, turned around and punched the guard leader heavily.

"Didn't you hear what Princess has said, Leader Zhang?"

The man's voice was extremely faint, without any trace of the hoarse voice from before.

This punch was extremely heavy.

Leader Zhang, on the other hand, had clearly seen the tiny pieces on the wound on the man's right hand.

It really was a cut from a piece of debris …

It really is the Imperial Censor!

In panic, Leader Zhang suddenly gave a hard slap to the guard standing beside him.

I've already said it, the thief is not here, but you still have to say that it's at the princess's place. Look, look, not only have you made me offend the princess, you've also offended the Imperial Censor.

The guard who was beaten covered his face, not daring to speak.

As he spoke, a hint of anger could be seen on his face. With a wave of his hand, he gave the order.

"Men, drag this useless thing down and beat it into thirty pieces to serve as an example."

The guard finally opened his mouth to plead, "Leader, it's not my fault, leader …"

This slightly panicked shout gradually faded away.

"Just now, that brat did not know how to appreciate favors, was blind, and misled this subordinate. This caused a misunderstanding, so I hope that the princess and Imperial Censor will not be angry at this subordinate."

"Blind and blind." Lin Xuecha walked forward and pulled Li Churan down to a seat.

"Leader Zhang's words are quite hurtful. No matter what, we've followed him for many years, yet he …"

She actually became your scapegoat just like that …

A faint voice, neither light nor heavy, struck at the hearts of the crowd.

Although Lin Xuecha did not finish, everyone knew what the rest of his words were.

The greatest taboo of a leader was that his subject was unwilling to accept the agreement.

This was the relationship between Lin Xuecha and his subordinates!

Leader Zhang's face stiffened. "Your subordinate …"

She pulled up Li Churan's sleeves and cut off Leader Zhang's words, "I've been tormenting myself long enough, since Leader Zhang has something to say, why not leave it for later. I, Princess, do not have the time to entertain Leader Zhang."

Her voice just happened to fall on Zi Hui's ears as he came back to retrieve the medicine.

As a result, what Lin Xuecha completely ignored, was what happened to Leader Zhang.

With a belly full of anger, Leader Zhang walked out of Lin Xuecha's room.

Zi Hui was also sent back.

She reached out her hand and carefully removed the pieces of the wound on Li Churan's body.

Just now, she had used a silver needle to prick his wrist, which was numb.

Afterwards, he used the broken porcelain to lightly scratch the wound. He didn't feel too much pain.

However, he had just thrown out a heavy punch, causing the wound to split open even more. Blood flowed unceasingly.

Lin Xuecha reached out and took the medicine bottle at the side, opened the bottle and sprinkled some medicinal powder on his wounds, then used a clean bandage to bandage his wounds.

From start to finish, the man in front of her had never spoken a single word. He had always been silent.

In the end.

In the end, after Lin Xuecha softly said that he could leave, he asked.

"Princess, why are you helping me?"

Lin Xuecha looked at him, "Then how can Imperial Censor beat Leader Zhang?"

The man suddenly quieted down.

His gaze was fixated on Lin Xuecha's body and did not move for a long time.

Lin Xuecha also let him look, there was even a smile on her lips.

The color in Li Churan's eyes changed. He stood up straight with his back straightened.

"Tonight, Churan has caused trouble for the princess. In the future, if the princess requests something, Churan will definitely do his best."

Lin Xuecha nodded his head, and simply agreed.

Maybe she deserved it too quickly, maybe it was because the expression on her face was too casual, Li Churan couldn't help but take a few more glances.

After that, he cupped his hands together towards Lin Xuecha and walked out the door.

Before he left, he said softly, "What Churan said just now was not a joke."

He did not laugh.

She did not hesitate to destroy her reputation and help him.

In terms of emotions and logic, he should return the favor.

Without waiting for Lin Xuecha's response, his eyes flickered, pushed open the door, and left.

Lin Xuecha raised his brows, raised his teacup and took a sip, the expression in his eyes unclear.

She only saved him ten years ago because she wanted to repay him for saving her life.

There was no purpose.

He didn't choose to help him in the way that he did a year ago, because …

His condition was completely different from a year ago when he was an ingrate.

A year ago, although the ingrate had captured her, the wound on his hand had been wrapped with cloth. Blood was seeping through the cloth but not the ground.

Therefore, the smell of blood that was left behind was not that strong.

But, Li Churan's was different.

His blood dripped onto the ground and onto his wrist.

This was a very obvious place.

If she didn't help him cover it up and didn't create a bigger disturbance, then when someone questioned her in the future, her gentle words would prove to be useless.

The only thing that could be done was for everyone to testify for him and clear his suspicion.

It was just a pity …

Lin Xuecha let out a faint sigh. In this way, her daughter's reputation would be completely destroyed this time …

Members of the imperial family usually came here three days in advance due to Grand Guanyin Temple, which indicated the strengths of the imperial family.

After the second day, he could worship the Buddha statue along with the Minister.

For the entire morning, Lin Xuecha kneeled in front of the Buddha statue.

Naturally.

She wasn't the only one.

Baili Lianer, Lin Xueyu was the same.

Only, she hadn't knelt for a long time.

After all, she was someone who had lived in a nunnery for ten years. She was not like these people who had followed the rules of etiquette since they were young.

In the past ten years, apart from her dead mother, she had never knelt down before anyone …

No one dared to make her kneel.

In any case, she was still a princess, so it was fine to chop firewood when she was doing odd jobs. When people asked her questions, it could be said that this bald old man from the nunnery was trying to sharpen her mind.

As for kneeling down, she really couldn't find any excuses.

After an entire morning had passed, Lin Xuecha's knees were numbed and in pain. He was simply incapable of moving.

Although Baili Lianer and Lin Xueyu were not much better off, their knees were still numb and they were in slight pain, but it was not as bad as Lin Xuecha's.

The two of them did not know about Lin Xuecha's situation and thought that he was the same. After resting for a bit, they left the hall.

Lin Xuecha sat on the mat and rubbed his knees.

She reached out with her hand, wanting to use some silver needles to open up her blood. However, she suddenly recalled that she had infected the surface of the silver needles with anesthetic.

It was all that ingrate's fault.

If it wasn't for that night, when he was lighter and thinner than her, and she couldn't defeat him, would she have been able to touch every single needle of hers with anesthetic?!

Lin Xuecha clenched his teeth, and stood up from the cushion.

At the knee area, the pain was excruciating.

The expression in her eyes changed slightly as she stretched out her hand to support herself on the stone pillar.

Zi Hui's figure, walked in from the main hall. Seeing that, she hurried forward and supported Lin Xuecha.

"Princess …"

Lin Xuecha waved his hand, "It's fine, it'll be fine after a while."

Zi Hui frowned, "His Highness the crown prince, His Highness Jing Ran and the rest, including the Fifth Prince, are waiting for you outside the great hall to eat together."

Lin Xuecha responded faintly.

She gently pushed Zi Hui's hand away and forcefully endured the pain, trying her best to act a little more natural as she slowly walked out of the hall.

Zi Hui's beautiful brows furrowed even more tightly.

As soon as he stepped out of the hall, everyone's silhouettes instantly entered his line of sight.

Lin Xuecha's gaze stayed on Li Churan's body for a few more seconds.

The expression in Su Nanxing's eyes darkened, but he did not speak.

On the other hand, the Crown Prince smiled and asked Lin Xuecha, "Looking at Snow Tea's expression, you seem to really care about Churan …"

Li Churan cautiously refuted, "Crown Prince, don't talk about jokes. As a daughter, a princess' name is most important."

Lin Xuecha remained silent and did not speak further.

Seeing Su Nanxing wave towards her, she endured the pain from the needle once again, and slowly walked to Su Nanxing's side.

As if sensing that something was not right, Su Nanxing squinted: "Pain in my leg?"

Lin Xuecha subconsciously wanted to refute.

When she saw the light in Su Nanxing's eyes that he was familiar with, her heart fiercely jumped as her tongue spun in a circle before replying.

"It's a bit, but it's not a big deal."

Su Nanxing indifferently swept her with his gaze, then said to Qian Wu: "Bring me a bucket of hot water."

"Yes, Mistress."

Lin Xuecha's black eyes flashed slightly.