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

"Old sir, what about the princess's condition..." Zhuang Xiang asked.

Wang Li shook his head, his expression a little solemn. "That kind of medicine is like this. The more serious the injury or illness, the more serious the backlash will be. Mei Xueer's internal injuries are already very serious, and this operation is extremely laborious. If I hadn't asked her to take medicine to protect her heart during the operation, she would have died long ago. Right now, I really don't know when she will wake up."

Zhuang Xiang turned his head and wiped his tears quietly.

If the princess really could never wake up, he could conclude that the prince would go crazy!

Cui Hongjing stayed with Mei Xueer and lay in bed for ten days.

A lot happened in these ten days.

On the day of the operation, Wen Jia and Gu Jia came. They were originally looking for Wen Ding and Wang Li, and finally tracked them here.

The female killer who assassinated Cui Hongjing was also caught, but nothing was revealed during the interrogation.

Changguo Emperor Yan Ruobing sent a letter inviting Cui Hongjing to the capital of Changguo to discuss a ceasefire and escort Princess Wan home.

Xiang Zhong sent a letter back to the Zhenguo Palace by flying eagle, asking the emperor for instructions.

Cui Qimo issued an edict, ordering Pingchang General Cui Hongjing to represent Zhenguo to go to Changguo to sign the letter of credence after he recovered from his injury; Xiang Zhong led the army to set off immediately back to Beijing.

……

Every day, Zhuang Xiang would report any news across the tent, but Cui Hongjing did not respond at all.

No matter what Zhuang Xiang said, it seemed to have nothing to do with him.

Nanxing cried and said she wanted to go in and help the young lady wash and dress, but Cui Hongjing just said indifferently, "I'll do these things."

If Wangli had not gone in every day to take pulses and prescribe medicine, and if he had not taken so much time to clean up the dishes after the meals were delivered every day, Zhuang Xiang would even have thought that the prince and princess were no longer there.

It was not until the tenth night that Xiang Zhong, who could no longer bear it, stood outside the tent and scolded Cui Hongjing.

After he finished scolding, Cui Hongjing said three words: "I understand."

The next morning, Wen Bing and Nan Xing came to the tent with meals as usual.

Nan Xing was just about to ask the personal soldiers of Prince Jing's mansion who were guarding outside the tent to let her go in to see the princess, but the curtain was lifted from the inside.

Prince Cui Hongjing walked out slowly.

Xiang Zhong scolded him angrily and finally woke him up.

He was wearing armor and even had a sword on his waist. His cold eyes showed no emotion. "Send an order. Xiang Zhong should lead the army back to the capital immediately. Zhuang Xiang, go and select three thousand elite soldiers to follow me to the capital of Changguo."

"But?" Zhuang Xiang hesitated and whispered in his ear, "Once the army leaves, I'm afraid the emperor will do something bad to the prince."

Cui Hongjing sneered and turned to look at Xiang Zhong: "What do you think, old general?"

Xiang Zhong glared and said firmly, "Your Majesty, go ahead without worry. I know what to do."

Cui Hongjing's eyes were dark and unclear. He took out the tiger talisman for mobilizing troops from his bosom and bowed, saying, "Whether I live or die, I will completely rely on the old general."

Xiang Zhong took the tiger talisman with both hands and nodded heavily, looking as if he was ready to die.

Cui Hongjing looked at Nanxing again: "Go prepare some soft bedding and spread it on the carriage. Don't let her get bumped on the road."

Zhuang Xiang felt that there was something different about his prince.

But I can't tell what has changed.

Cui Hongjing, with the still unconscious Mei Xueer, a group of followers, and three thousand elite soldiers, continued to march towards the capital of Changguo.

Also accompanying them were Concubine Wan, Wangli, as well as Wen Jia, Wen Bing, Wen Ding, Wen Wu, Nanxing, and Gu Jia.

Cui Hongjing had not recovered after the operation, and he was accompanied by female relatives and patients, so his progress was quite slow. It was estimated that it would take more than half a month to reach the capital of Changguo.

On the evening of the first day, after setting up camp, Cui Hongjing went to see Mei Xueer, holding her hand and chatting with her. Seeing that Concubine Wan and Nanxing were taking care of her, and Ah Suo and a group of secret guards were also protecting her outside the tent, he felt relieved.

"Bring the female assassin here. I want to interrogate her myself." He gave the order as he strode into his tent.

Xin Ruo came in tied up, with her head slightly lowered, looking up at Cui Hongjing with hatred, a sneer on her lips.

Her once beautiful face was now covered with whip marks and dried blood. Even her hair was clotted into clumps by the blood, looking extremely miserable.

It seems that these days, Zhuang Xiang showed no mercy at all just because she is a woman.

Zhuang Xiang hated this woman. If it weren't for this woman, the prince wouldn't have been injured, and the princess wouldn't be in such a precarious situation.

How could he be soft-hearted?

But this woman's bones were tougher than men's. No matter how she was tortured, she said nothing.

At this moment, she was still sneering, and her smile was full of bloodthirsty cruelty.

"Kneel down!" Zhuang Xiang kicked her hard in the knee.

Xinruo's knees hit the ground hard and she knelt down.

"Destroy her Dantian!" Cui Hongjing said coldly.

Zhuang Xiang had wanted to do this for a long time, but because the prince had not spoken, he had not dared to act on his own. Now he no longer has any scruples.

After being dealt a fierce blow, Xin Ruo's face turned even paler. She collapsed into a ball due to the pain and fell to the ground, shaking all over.

But she kept gritting her teeth and said nothing.

Cui Hongjing walked over, looked at her disdainfully, and said slowly: "I heard that you were trapped in the mountains by my men for nearly ten days. I guess you must have suffered a lot, right?"

Xinruo raised her eyes and glanced at him, then turned her head away without answering.

Cui Hongjing didn't expect her to say anything, and continued: "I originally thought that something interesting would happen in these ten days - at least, I thought your master would send someone to pick you up..."

Her heart froze and a flash of disappointment and pain flashed across her eyes, but it was only a flash. She raised her beautiful but filthy face and said viciously, "Your Highness, there is no need to punish me here. I won't say anything. Hahaha..."

Cui Hongjing lifted her chin with the hilt of his sword. "It's a pity that with your beauty and skills, your master can just give up on you. Maybe he was ready to sacrifice you when he sent you here. If it were me, no matter how great the sacrifice, I would never let you die on your own."

The pupils of Xinruo's eyes contracted as her heart drooped.

No, the prince will not give up on me! If the prince does not send anyone to pick me up, he must have a more thorough plan.

This emotion did not escape Cui Hongjing's eyes. He sneered, "Her clothes are torn, why not just take them off... It's been three months since the brothers came out, and they haven't touched a woman yet..."

Zhuang Xiang was stunned: No matter how cruel and brutal the prince was to his enemies in the past, he would never use such methods to deal with a woman.

Xin Ruo's whole body trembled instantly. No one could touch her body except Cui Hongqi.

Even Cui Hongqi, who was "mutually attracted" to her, did not cross the line with her.

If she was abused by those dirty soldiers, how could she have the face to face the man she loved, the godlike man for whom she was willing to give her life.

She looked so resentful that she wanted to bite a hole in Cui Hongjing's body: "Cui Hongjing, you son of a bitch, you actually treat a woman like this. I will cut you into pieces!"

Cui Hongjing was not angry, his tone was full of sarcasm: "I am standing in front of you right now, what can you do to me?"

The anger and pain made Xin Ruo's chest rise and fall violently. She gritted her teeth and said, "I won't let you go even if I become a ghost!"

"Why don't you drag him away and wash him first?" Cui Hongjing ordered in a cold voice, "Tell the brothers that this is the assassin who killed me. Tell them not to be merciful to women."

"Yes!" Zhuang Xiang glanced secretly at Cui Hongjing. For the first time, when facing his own prince, he felt fear from the bottom of his bones.