Female martial arts fanatics only love to fight, while men fight for their lives.

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This was also what Lu Huan had suspected a long time ago.

There is no shortage of people in the army who are familiar with weapons, but none of them understand the people in the martial arts world as well as Lou Xiao does.

She was hiding something from him, Lu Huan could see it, but he was not prepared to get to the bottom of it.

He is only responsible for protecting the border, and he only needs to give instructions on matters in the court, and Her Majesty the Queen will make the decision.

Lou Xiao seemed to have lost interest in the sword in an instant. He turned his back and said no more, leaving the servant holding the sword at a loss.

Lu Huan raised his hand and held the sword in his hand, and asked the servant to withdraw.

At this moment, Lou Xiao was no longer as energetic as when Chen Shi first met him. Even though she pretended to be serious and dignified, she could not hide her liveliness.

"After the hour of Si, your majesty's procession will go to the main road of the capital to celebrate with the people." Lu Huan asked someone to bring the hair crown that she had thrown away when she was chasing the assassin because it was inconvenient.

There were also broken bracelets, hairpins, and necklaces. "Duke Zhenguo, time is running out."

It was also a honor for the royal family for her and him to lead the way as a guard of honor. It would not be good if she had her hair loose now.

Lou Xiao then sat down and let the servants help her to tie her hair and put on a hair crown.

Lu Huan just stood there, watching her, pretending to be a piece of wood or furniture, as if the person who just reminded her was not him.

"Duke Zhenguo, His Highness has woken up and said he wants to see you." The servants were still inserting the golden hairpin into her hair when someone came out from the inner hall to report.

Lou Xiao blocked the waiter's action with one hand, stood up, and walked quickly inside.

Lu Huan only felt a gust of wind in front of his eyes, and she had already lifted the curtain and her figure disappeared.

Her Majesty the Queen and Prince of Hanhai Xiao Zhengze were talking in the room. When she saw her come in, the Queen waved for her to sit on the stool in front of the bed.

The imperial physician and servants were all there. Lou Xiao first thanked them, then sat down and asked Xiao Zhengze softly,

"Have you found the acupuncture needles? Are you feeling any discomfort?"

"There is only a trace of red marks, and no trace of acupuncture needles was found. I don't feel any discomfort either." Xiao Zhengze touched his left chest with one hand.

After listening to the imperial physician and his sister, he barely understood what had happened.

But he felt that it was a bit of an exaggeration. His health had not been good to begin with, and his fainting was not necessarily caused by the assassin.

A little scratch is nothing. Why does it need to mobilize so many people to guard here? He doesn't want to look too delicate in front of Lou Xiao.

"What did the imperial physician say?" Lou Xiao turned around and asked the imperial physician standing beside him.

"I am not very knowledgeable and have not noticed anything abnormal about His Royal Highness Prince Hanhai." It was just the same old problems as before, but they could not explain why Xiao Zhengze suddenly lost consciousness.

Lou Xiao didn't believe it, but she seemed to be the only one who was worried.

The Queen made the final decision, "Let the Minister of Justice and Prince Youshan do their best to investigate the assassin, regardless of the means.

Tell her how she entered the palace and brought in the weapons! "

The Queen stood up and looked at Xiao Zhengze, "Doctor Xu! Today, you take Doctor Wen and Doctor Feng to guard King Hanhai. If there is anything unusual, report it immediately! If his life is in danger, you will bring your head to me!"

"Yes!"

Xiao Zhengze lowered his head and pulled at the inner garment he had just put on. Under Lou Xiao's gaze, he quietly pointed to his chest, indicating that the mark was there.

When someone from the Ministry of Rites came to announce that it was time for the Empress to leave the palace, Lou Xiao would have to follow her immediately.

After the Queen turned around first, he leaned over the bed and pulled Lou Xiao back, who was following him, and asked her with his head tilted up,

"Will there really be a problem?"

He can trust no one, but he cannot distrust Lou Xiao.

When Lou Xiao didn't answer, he immediately ripped open his underwear, exposing most of his chest.

Pointing to a red mark as long as a pen under the pink, she said seriously, "It's right here. It doesn't hurt. It was a little itchy just now, but now I don't feel anything."

Lou Xiao was so embarrassed when he grabbed her hand. The gossipy eyes of the imperial doctors behind her seemed to penetrate her body, but the empress had already walked out of the palace without noticing anything.

The servants lowered their heads again. Lou Xiao had a wooden face and pulled up his clothes with his empty hands, then picked up the quilt.

He was pressed on the bed with his head and face covered.

"The dust has not yet settled, and everything is still unknown. We will know after King Youshan has finished interrogating us."

As soon as she loosened her grip, Xiao Zhengze came out from under the quilt with messy hair, red face and wet eyes, smiling obediently.

He also stretched out his hands and pressed them on the quilt. His exposed arms were white and had the freshness and stubbornness of a young man.

"Wait for him to finish the interrogation? I can't wait like that. Xiao Zhengdu would rather see me suffer."

Lou Xiao frowned, "He is your royal brother."

Although Xiao Zhengdu does seem unreliable sometimes, he is never vague about what he should do. He doesn't seem like the kind of person who would argue with Xiao Zhengze.

Xiao Zhengze, who was lying on the bed, didn't know what he was thinking about. He turned his head and muttered, "He is good, he is strong, and he is much more useful than me! I just know it."

Lou Xiao sighed in her heart, but she didn't get angry with him. She just continued to talk about business.

"Rest first and don't walk around. After I come back from the palace with His Majesty, I will go to the prison to see if they have made any progress.

If the needle is not poisonous, then it will be fine. You just need to take care of it for a while. But if there is something wrong... I am afraid I will have to go to the martial arts world."

She was about to leave, and Xiao Zhengze got up again and asked, "Going to Jianghu... Can you take me with you?"

Lou Xiao had a look on her face that said "Don't mess around", and Xiao Zhengze said "Oh" in disappointment, "Then go away."

He watched her leave. When she was about to step out of the door, Xiao Zhengze hugged the quilt and shouted at her,

"You look much better in this dress!"

Hearing this, Lou Xiao looked back at him and waved her hand to show that she understood.

Xiao Zhengze was still swaying left and right on the bed, holding the quilt. Then he fell down with a thud, burying his face in the quilt and laughing. The imperial doctors were so scared that they leaned forward and shouted "Ancestor".

Xiao Zhengze disagreed, "I know! You're so nagging! You can't get out of bed and you won't let me roll around! I'm fine!"

He was turned around and complained, "If I'm really in trouble, I will beg the emperor to let you go. I don't want a bunch of old men and women to be buried with me!"

He had no taboos, which frightened the imperial doctors and servants. "Ancestor! Today is your majesty's birthday, please be careful!"

What are you talking about being buried with me on such a beautiful day?

Xiao Zhengdu thought about it and realized that it was true, so he stopped arguing with the imperial doctors and attendants.

He tossed and turned in bed several times and couldn't help smiling. He was sure that Lou Xiao was definitely shy!

It was just a look at my body! I pretended not to care...

In his opinion, he fainted very well this time, otherwise Lou Xiao would still be somewhat estranged from him.

If only I were poisoned or something──

Will she take him to heart then?