You have asked for permission to marry, why should I restrain myself?

"Because... because..."

My head feels dizzy and my vision is blurry.

Her vision was filled with red. Heads rolled to her feet one by one. Scarlet blood splattered her luxurious phoenix robe. Thick blood flowed into the cracks of the rocks. Even the heavy rain could not wash it away...

"Hmm? Why? Tell me."

The gentle voice was bewitching.

Xiao Yan looked at the painful expression of the girl in his arms, and patted her thin back gently with his slender fingers, comforting and guiding her.

"You killed them, Xiao Yan, you killed them..."

The girl had a splitting headache, and her beautiful eyes were stained with a light blood mist, as if tears of blood would drip out in the next second.

She covered her head, curled up in his arms, and trembled all over.

Xiao Yan's heart suddenly shrank, and the suffocating pain made his originally pink thin lips turn slightly white.

He didn't know why, but seeing her in pain made him feel pain too.

This kind of pain was more unbearable than having his skin cut by a sharp knife.

There was a flash of pity in his dark eyes. He hugged the person in his arms tightly, and his broad arms completely covered her petite body. He coaxed her subconsciously:

"Zhao Zhao, be good. I won't ask any more questions. I won't ask any more questions."

The rich ambergris did not make her feel at ease. Instead, it made her more anxious and painful. The nightmare in the deepest part of her heart seemed to take shape, stretching out its claws, trying to drag her into an endless abyss.

Like a nightmare, the girl in his arms resisted all the outside sounds and continued to mutter to herself:

"Xiao Yan, you killed them. You killed them! You also killed... me!"

Kill me too?

The man was stiff, his jawline was tight, his jade-white hands grasped her shoulders, and he took her away from his arms, his dark eyes staring at her closely:

"Zhao Zhao, what did you just say? You said I would kill you? But you are clearly fine now..."

Before Xiao Yan could finish his words, there was a "pop" sound and scarlet blood spurted out of the girl's mouth. The warm blood covered half of his delicate face.

The space seemed to be frozen, so quiet that one could hear his heartbeat. Looking at the pale-faced girl falling into his arms, the man's eyes were bloodshot, and his dark pupils turned scarlet:

"The imperial doctor..."

Mr. Li, who was still asleep and with untidy steps, was pulled out of his bed and "invited" to the west yard with his messy hair.

Seeing Xiao Yan with half of his face covered in blood, Mr. Li's heart skipped a beat.

These living fathers! How can each of them be so troublesome?

The one that bled last night, this one is bleeding today.

"Your Highness, please extend your hand and let me feel your pulse!"

"No problem, it's Miss Lin II, please take a look, Mr. Li."

"Ah~ah! Good, I am relieved that Your Highness is fine. I will take a look..."

Old Li looked at the girl lying on the bed, his face pale.

He pondered, sat aside, and after taking the pulse for a while, he said:

"It's not a big deal, it's just that Miss Lin has soul separation syndrome, so she shouldn't have such extreme mood swings in the future..."

In a fit of rage, what did the prince do to his young lady?

Looking at Qingzhu staring at Xiao Yan fiercely, as if he wanted to bite a piece of flesh from him.

A hint of doubt flashed across Shen Yanzhou's amorous peach blossom eyes.

When I saw this maid again, I felt that she had changed a lot. When she was with Miss Lin Er, she was a silly girl.

She would do whatever her mistress asked her to do. Her mistress asked her to keep an eye on the prince, so she would stare at the gate of the East Palace even if she refused to eat or drink.

And her presence is so low that it is easy for people to ignore her existence.

But now...

Shen Yanzhou looked at Qingzhu seriously from the side. At this moment, she was like a sharp sword that had been covered in dust for many years, and someone had cleared the dust and revealed its sharpness.

Moreover, her figure was very similar to the person who had fought with him at the Lanting Waterside Pavilion that day.

That person is a street sweeper who is specially used by the remnants of the previous dynasty to clean up the captured remnants! (In ancient times, street sweepers specifically referred to people who were mainly responsible for cleaning the streets and handling garbage.)

Although it doesn't look like it if you look closely...but some killers are very good at disguise.

Noticing Shen Yanzhou's scrutiny, Qingzhu clenched his hands slightly in his sleeves, then turned around and glared at him fiercely:

"What are you looking at? If you look again, I'll kill you!"

I've never met her before, I didn't expect she's such a hot pepper!

Shen Yanzhou looked at the sword in her hand and chuckled:

"I heard from Feng Xin that Miss Qingzhu is quite skilled in martial arts. Can I have a fight with her?"

"Let's spar, who's afraid of who?"

Seeing Qingzhu agreed so readily, a hint of contemplation flashed across Shen Yanzhou's eyes.

Could it be that he thought wrong?

Regardless of whether he was right or wrong, he had to investigate this person thoroughly...

……

Compared to the bustle of the West Courtyard early in the morning, the East Courtyard was unusually quiet.

"Miss Liu, it's time to take your medicine!"

A palace maid came in carrying a tray containing medicinal poison.

The palace maid serving by the bed lifted the bed curtain and bent over to help Liu Yiyi get up.

Because of the bloodletting last night, her face was paler than ever.

She had just gotten out of bed, her eyes and nose were red, and she looked so delicate that one couldn't help but want to hold her in one's arms and take good care of her.

Touching her soft and boneless waist, the maid sighed:

No wonder she could charm His Royal Highness the Crown Prince so much. If she were a man, she would probably be even crazier than them!

Liu Yiyi stood up and looked around, and all the maids who had served her before were gone.

After drinking the medicine, Liu Yiyi asked:

"Where's my brother?"

In Anguo, only Miss Liu calls His Royal Highness the Crown Prince "Brother Yin". Even Second Miss Lin calls him His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, which shows that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince loves Miss Liu very much.

I heard that the prince asked Miss Lin to kneel down and serve Miss Liu yesterday.

The maid did not dare to slack off and said honestly:

"Your Highness went to the West Courtyard early this morning."

Fearing that Liu Yiyi would overthink, the palace maid explained:

"I heard that Miss Lin was not feeling well last night. After all, Miss Lin is the future Crown Princess. Even for the sake of Duke Lin, His Royal Highness has to go and see her."

Liu Yiyi nodded slightly and said:

"Brother Ying had to go and see it because of how Yi Yi treated Sister Yue last night."

Then he looked at the palace maid and said:

"What's your name?"

"My name is Lanzhi. The prince said that from now on, Lanzhi will serve the young lady."

"Lanzhi, what a nice name."

"Thank you for the compliment, Miss."

Her voice is gentle and she is a kind person. She sounds like she has no airs and is easy to serve.

For slaves like them, a good master is extremely important to them.

Some masters, if they are in a bad mood, will either beat or scold them, or even beat them to death or sell them off.

If the prince succeeds to the throne smoothly, based on how much he loves Miss Liu, she will at least be a royal concubine. They will have a bright future, so they must serve her well.

Liu Yiyi smiled, took off a jade bracelet from her hand and handed it to her:

"Thank you for your hard work in serving me in the future. This is a reward for you!"

The jade in her hand was crystal clear, and it was obviously top-grade jade. Lanzhi took it and knelt down to thank her:

"Thank you for your reward, young lady. I will serve you well in the future."

"Okay, from now on you will be my maid, no need to be so polite."

After helping the man up, Liu Yiyi said:

"How are those people who were caned yesterday?"

Lanzhi's face looked a little heavy, and she said:

"Only Miss Liuyan survived, but she is not in a good mood. When I went to the toilet today, I saw her hiding in the toilet as if she was hiding from someone. She kept muttering "dead, all dead!" I called her to get up but she refused. It's very strange."