My Lord, the princess doesn't want you anymore.

Cui Hongjing, who was so anxious and worried that he was almost crazy, had a dull expression and fell into deep self-doubt.

Just like before, Wen Jia seriously doubted whether he was a qualified secret guard.

He looked at the eight most elite killers in his life as if they were strangers.

"There are ten of you, and you can't beat one? And the third one was killed?" He still can't accept this fact.

“Your Highness, it’s not that I couldn’t beat him, it’s that I didn’t react in time, and that man is gone…” The person who spoke wanted to continue, saying that Your Highness might not be that man’s opponent, and that man had his own special effects, and there was smoke when he appeared to create momentum.

But his companion pinched his thigh suddenly, and he quickly shut up.

Cui Hongjing was just worried about not having a place to vent his anger, so he pulled at his tightly covered collar and felt his throat dry and bitter. "Drag him away, and I'll punish him with ten military sticks!"

"Your Highness... I accept the punishment. I will never tell the truth again..." The man had a sad face, got up and obediently accepted the punishment.

For the loss of such a big person, Your Majesty only punished him with ten military sticks. Isn’t that very merciful?

Therefore, the remaining seven people exchanged glances with each other, as if they had something to say.

Cui Hongjing glanced over with a cold look.

The seven of them quickly knelt on the ground again and said in unison: "Your Majesty, we, the subordinates, also want to receive the punishment..."

Yes, I would rather receive ten, no, even twenty military canes than face the prince’s wrath here.

If you don't take the initiative, the prince might get even angrier and punish you more severely.

Cui Hongjing's mouth twitched: "Okay, I'll grant your wish, twenty each!"

Everyone: Ah! ... Your Majesty, we were just talking in our hearts... Oh, forget it, just go and get beaten.

After the group of people left, Zhuang Xiang standing by was quite helpless: "Your Majesty, Group 1 and Group 2 are absolutely loyal and reliable. Perhaps, there really is a reason for this, or perhaps, this is just an accident..."

Cui Hongjing glared at them, "I know their loyalty and ability, but I don't know who saved Helian Lanfeng, and how his martial arts skills are so amazing..."

"Your Highness, this is bad—" At this time, someone else came to report, "Your Highness, the princess, she is missing..."

"What?" Cui Hongjing, who was already in deep self-doubt, swayed a little before he could stabilize himself, his voice trembling: "You, tell me again, what do you mean the princess is missing?"

This person is Jiao Jia. "Your Majesty, I have a group of four people who have been secretly protecting the princess along the way. Your Majesty said that we should not show up unless it is absolutely necessary, so our subordinates have not appeared in front of the princess..."

"Get to the point!" Zhuang Xiang held his forehead and interrupted him.

"Oh, okay! It's like this. The four of us were all knocked down by the princess. Just one push, and the princess raised her hand, and just one push... and we fell asleep?"

At this point, even he himself began to suspect that there was something wrong with his brain and that he was hallucinating - how could he suddenly fall asleep while protecting the princess?

Hearing this, Cui Hongjing felt like he was about to spit out blood.

If we say that the ten people who went to assassinate Helian Lanfeng encountered a top master, it would be understandable.

However, these four strong secret guards who had practiced martial arts since childhood and went to protect the princess were knocked down by the weak princess who had no martial arts skills at all with just a "raise of her hand"?

What is going on here?

If I tell you, who will believe it?

For the first time in his life, he discovered that none of the guards and secret guards he had employed for more than ten years were reliable.

The reason why he sent Jiao Jia to protect Mei Xueer was because he thought that Mei Xueer had saved his life, and he would definitely protect her at the risk of his life.

Unexpectedly, Mei Xueer just “raised her hand” and then, nothing happened?

Jiao Jia was also worried about Mei Xueer, so he couldn't speak clearly. After shivering for a long time, he gave a general account of the situation.

Finally he said: "...I was the first one to wake up, no, I didn't know what happened. After I woke up, I found that my whole body was fine and I was not injured, but my butt hurt a lot... Then I realized that the princess had poisoned me. But I didn't understand. I went to save the princess, but when the princess saw me, why did she poison me? Anyway, after I woke up, I found that the princess was gone."

Cui Hongjing was about to have a cerebral hemorrhage, and he couldn't recreate the scene even if he broke his head.

Who can tell me what happened?

Cui Hongjing, who had been confident, felt extremely frustrated.

Very frustrating!

So embarrassing!

But more of it is worry.

"Go find her immediately. You must bring the princess back to me! If the princess loses a hair, I will kill you!" He really wanted him to go and receive the sixty military sticks first, but for Mei Xueer, he endured it. He would just remember the military sticks for the time being.

The guard hurriedly crawled to find Mei Xueer. When he reached the door, he suddenly remembered something and retreated back. "Oh, my Lord, I almost forgot. After I woke up, I had already killed the assassins. They were all asleep, so it was not difficult at all..."

Cui Hongjing gnashed his teeth and said, "You mean, you still want me to reward you?"

"Not that I don't... Oh, no, no, no, it's not necessary..." The guard shook his head like a rattle, "I left two people alive and brought them back for the prince to interrogate. In addition, Liu Piaopiao and her servant also disappeared with the princess, but Wen Bing, Wen Wu and Miss Nanxing are still here, so I brought the three of them back as well."

Cui Hongjing's brain was bleeding again. He stepped forward and kicked him in the chest, "Why didn't you say so earlier? Bring the person in quickly. Get out!"

Jiao Jia covered his chest and rolled away, then turned back and asked, "Who does the prince want to see?"

Zhuang Xiang took a deep breath and felt that Jiao Jia's brain was not working properly. Seeing that the prince was about to get angry again, he quickly said, "Of course, we should meet Nanxing and the other three first. Go now!"

In Zhuang Xiang's mind, the prince has always been very rational and rarely loses his composure like this.

The prince would only get confused from time to time when it came to matters involving the princess, and besides, the princess's life or death was uncertain this time. Under impulse, the prince might do something irrational.

Cui Hongjing quickly calmed down because he understood that acting impulsively would not save Mei Xueer.

Cui Hongjing is trying hard to keep his mind calm and clear.

Even though Nanxing, Wen Bing and Wen Wu were in a bad mood and gave him a cold look, he didn't get angry.

After finding out the general situation, he asked Wen Bing to go down to treat the injuries and had people settle them down, and then he locked himself in the tent.

Two hours passed and it was dawn. When Zhuang Xiang went in again, he found Cui Hongjing still in the same position as before, sitting motionless in front of the low table.

The cup of tea in front of me had already gone cold.

"Your Highness?" The calmer the prince was, the more worried Zhuang Xiang became for some reason.

Cui Hongjing raised his eyes slightly and glanced at him, "Have those two killers confessed?"

Zhuang Xiang nodded: "Your Highness guessed correctly, it was Helian Lanfeng who sent it."