The soft-waisted princess was pinched and pampered by the ascetic prince after her rebirth

Shen Ruzhou guarded Lu Huaining every step of the way. It wasn't until later in the night that Lu Huaining's breath became much calmer and her body no longer felt hot, so she felt relieved.

She glanced at Ke Lu and figured that it was time for Hong Xi to come back, so she got up and went out to greet him.

The palace gates are heavy and the courtyard is silent. Shen Ruzhou stands in the corridor, his figure thin. She had lived in this majestic palace for many years in her previous life, but she had never been happy for a single day.

The world only knows that the Yuyu Qionglou here is gorgeous and graceful, but they don't know that the people inside are living on the edge of a knife every day.

Not long after, the small door on the west side opened, and Hong Xi's slightly tired figure walked in. Seeing his expression, Shen Ruzhou had a bad feeling in his heart.

"No one was caught?"

Hong Xi said nothing, but nodded dejectedly.

"There are so many people in the Royal Forest Army, how could they let the assassin escape?!" Shen Ruzhou felt a little unbelievable. He was heavily defended and in full view of the public. Could it be that the assassin had the ability to go to heaven and earth?

At this point, Hong Xi couldn't help but curse.

"That Zheng Jinming is a loser. After I escorted Prince Ning back to the palace, I went to find him to catch the assassin together. In the end, he only sent two people to me, saying that the others were going to catch the troublemaking scholar."

"It was dark and rainy, and there were already many people on the street. With only two of us, trying to catch the assassin was like looking for a needle in a haystack."

He was so angry that he pulled out his sword and thrust it into the ground, but he felt that no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't do it.

The name Zheng Jinming seemed familiar to Shen Ruzhou. She tried hard to search her past life memories and finally remembered this person.

"Zheng Jinming is nominally the commander of the Royal Forest Army and only listens to the emperor's orders. In fact, he has already taken refuge with Xiao Chenyan."

Hong Xi was shocked, "So the assassin is from Xiao Chenyan's sect, and Zheng Jinming let him go on purpose?"

Hearing his question, Shen Ruzhou hesitated. She did see Jun Wu mixing in the crowd in front of Dali Temple, but the scene was too chaotic. She was not sure whether Jun Wu succeeded.

With Xiao Chenyan's scheming attitude, even if he had to deal with Huaining, he shouldn't just kill him directly?

"There is something fishy about this matter, and we can't draw a conclusion yet." Shen Ruzhou tried her best to stay calm. There were too many doubts about the matter, and she needed time to sort it out.

Hong Xi was very sensible and didn't ask any more questions. He glanced towards the palace and asked with concern: "How is Prince Ning?"

"Huaining is fine. It's just such a serious injury that it will take several days before he can get up even with medicine." Shen Ruzhou tried to keep her voice calm. As a doctor, she knew very well what Huaining was suffering at the moment. What a heart-piercing pain.

In the imperial mausoleum on the outskirts of Beijing, General Jun reported everything that happened in front of the Dali Temple to Xiao Chenyan.

When I heard Lu Huaining asked Hong Xi to reveal all the names of the people who bought the questions. A smile appeared on Xiao Chenyan's lips, and his goal was achieved.

"I thought Lu Huaining would have some good ideas, but it turned out that he would just follow our tricks and get in. Now, he has offended half of the people in the court. Let alone seizing the legitimate heir, he just wants to be a prince in peace and contentment. It's not easy anymore." Xiao Chenyan's words revealed indescribable pride.

Jun Wu raised his hand and praised, "Your Highness is highly resourceful and considerate. How can he be compared to Prince Ning?"

"What happened next? What else did Lu Huaining do?" Xiao Chenyan waved his hand, indicating for him to continue.

Jun Wu was stunned for a moment, and then he realized that he had forgotten something important. "Your Highness, Prince Ning was assassinated. He was shot with an arrow and fell to the ground unconscious. Therefore, there will be no action for the time being."

"Assassinated? How is he?" Xiao Chenyan was shocked and grabbed Jun Wu's collar, eager to know the result.

"Missed."

"It's okay." Xiao Chenyan let go of his hand and pressed his chest with emotion.

Jun Wu didn't understand. Wouldn't it be better if Prince Ning died? Why does it sound like His Highness's tone is that he is afraid of something wrong with him?

Xiao Chenyan saw through Jun Wu's doubts and said directly: "If something really happens to Lu Huaining, I will be the first to be suspected."

As soon as he finished speaking, there was the sound of galloping horse hooves outside. The eunuch who delivered the order ran in panting heavily, "The Emperor urgently summons His Highness the Crown Prince to enter the palace."

After hearing the order, Xiao Chenyan sneered, the emperor indeed put this debt on himself.

While he was obeying the eunuch who passed the order, he told Jun Wu, "Go to the British Duke's Mansion to inquire. I suspect that Princess Changning did it."

After saying this, he got on his horse and went straight to the palace.

When they arrived at the study room, Xiao Chenyan had just knelt down to salute when Emperor Yong'an smashed all the memorial documents on the desk.

"You really have strong wings. Killing Prince Yu is not enough. Now Prince Ning is not letting go. Why don't you just kill me too? Will you sit on the throne?"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Chenyan immediately knelt on the ground and said in a humble voice, "My father has betrayed my son, and I will never dare to do such a treasonous act even if I die."

He originally incited the students to cause trouble just to force King Ning to offend others. The purpose was achieved, so why kill people.

He knew that Emperor Yong'an would only act like this when he was angry. As long as he calmed down a little and analyzed, he would not ask this question.

Sure enough, Emperor Yong'an calmed down after venting his anger. He sat down on the dragon chair and said with a sullen face: "Huaining was assassinated, who do you think did it?"

"Princess Changning." Xiao Chenyan knelt straight and said without thinking.

"My son heard that his only son was involved in a scientific examination fraud case and was severely punished by Prince Ning."

Thinking of this sister who always protected her shortcomings, Emperor Yong'an understood that she could do such a thing, so he ordered, "This matter is left to you. If it is found that it was indeed Chang Ning who did it, he will be severely punished according to the law."

"My son, take your orders." Xiao Chenyan kowtowed respectfully.

After exiting the study room, Xiao Chenyan was not in a hurry to investigate the case. Instead, he specially asked someone to prepare some precious medicinal materials and went to Changle Palace to visit Lu Huaining.

This move was nothing more than a show he put on for Emperor Yong'an to satisfy Emperor Yong'an's expectations of a loving father and a filial son, and respectful brothers and sisters.

Xiao Chenyan's acting skills are superb. When he entered Changle Palace, the concern and worry on his face was clear, and his eyes were even a little red. He looked like a good brother who was concerned about his younger brother's safety.

Lu Huaining was still in a coma, so only Shen Ruzhou and a few palace ladies and eunuchs watched the scene.

Xiao Chenyan asked about Lu Huaining's injuries in detail, and told them to take good care of him.

Shen Ruzhou nodded in agreement, thinking that this was just a routine visit that would end with a few perfunctory words. Unexpectedly, when parting, Xiao Chenyan insisted on giving her a gift.

Although Shen Ruzhou felt helpless, he could only lead him out obediently.

When they arrived at the entrance of Changle Palace, everyone wisely stayed away, leaving only Xiao Chenyan and Shen Ruzhou standing talking.

"You have been guarding Prince Ning for two days without taking off your clothes?" Xiao Chenyan looked at Shen Ruzhou's tired face. Xiao Chenyan was a little confused as to why she was so interested in Lu Huaining.

Shen Ruzhou was mentally and physically exhausted at the moment and had no time to ask Xiao Chenyan's questions. He only said: "If His Highness the Crown Prince is fine, I will leave. Prince Ning can't live without people around him now."

Xiao Chenyan was unwilling to let her go. He reached out and grabbed Shen Ruzhou who was about to turn around and leave, and said, "Do you want to know who hurt Prince Ning?"

Shen Ruzhou stopped and looked back at Xiao Chenyan, with a bit of ridicule in his eyes: "Isn't it you?" she asked, recalling the figure of Jun Wu she saw in front of Dali Temple that day.

Although she felt that it was probably not Xiao Chenyan's fault, she still couldn't help but want to test him and find some clues from his reaction.

Xiao Chenyan frowned, and there was a hint of dissatisfaction in his tone: "Don't put all the shit on my head, Jun Wu just went to get information." Xiao Chenyan explained, although he did secretly let Jun Wu do some things to fan the flames. Things, but hurting Lu Huaining was definitely not his fault.

But he would not tell Shen Ruzhou this.

After hearing this, Shen Ruzhou's eyes turned cold, "Then please His Highness the Crown Prince to catch the real culprit as soon as possible and clear his suspicions."

After saying that, she turned and left, leaving Xiao Chenyan standing there alone, looking at her back with complicated eyes.