The coroner and the concubine doctor pursue the murderer in the Dali Temple

"Miss, the prince invites you in for a moment." Butler Ling said respectfully.

"Oh." Chu Yunxi stood up slowly, patted the dust off her clothes, and walked in calmly.

Xiao Mubei was still half leaning on the bed, wearing a moon-white undershirt, and Bai Yu was standing beside the bed.

When he saw Chu Yunxi, Xiao Mubei remembered what Butler Ling had just said: she asked the butler to take off all his clothes for inspection. Although she had no choice, it still made him feel embarrassed.

Suppressing the urge to silence her, Xiao Mubei said calmly: "Thank you for saving my life, young lady. What do you want? Just ask. As long as I can do it, I will do it for you."

Chu Yunxi sat down, picked up the teacup and took a sip of tea, smiling slightly, "Your Highness, you don't have to be polite. I had to save your life to save your life. In fact, your Highness also saved my life. Let's exchange one life for another, it's even."

Xiao Mubei probably didn't expect Chu Yunxi to say that. Now that the entire family of the Loyal and Brave Marquis was wiped out, he thought Chu Yunxi would take the opportunity to ask him to fulfill the engagement and save her life. He indeed planned to do so. After all, there was a hidden story in the case of the Loyal and Brave Marquis. It could be said that the three heroes of the Chu family died for him. It was reasonable for him to protect the last bloodline of the Chu family.

But after all, he had never met Chu Yunxi. Her father and brother were good people, but that didn't mean he had to marry her as his princess. His princess had to be in love with him. When the emperor issued the decree, he originally wanted to refuse the marriage, but the situation on the front line was tense at that time, so he had to rush to the front line immediately. He had thought of telling the emperor about this matter when he came back, but he didn't expect this to happen again.

After waking up and seeing Chu Yunxi, he decided to fulfill the engagement. It had nothing to do with love, but it was the only way to save Chu Yunxi at the moment.

He believed that Chu Yunxi also understood the current situation. If she wanted to survive, the best way was to cling to him.

Unexpectedly, she said it was even.

Xiao Mubei frowned slightly and asked, "Then I wonder what are your plans next, young lady?"

Chu Yunxi held the teacup and turned it unconsciously in her hands. She thought seriously before saying, "Your injuries are basically fine now. You will be almost healed as long as you rest for another half a month. The only thing you need to find an antidote for is the poison in your body. I wonder if Your Majesty has any clues about the person who poisoned you? It's best to find the antidote as soon as possible, otherwise it will hurt your body in the long run. As for my father and brother's unjust case, I hope Your Majesty can find out the truth as soon as possible and clear their names. As for me, I wonder if I can ask Your Majesty for a favor and have someone send me out of the capital, the farther the better."

"You want to leave?" Xiao Mubei frowned.

Chu Yunxi nodded as a matter of course, "Yes, why are you staying here if you don't want to leave? Are you waiting for the emperor to send someone to kill me again?"

As if responding to her guess, Butler Ling said at the door: "Your Highness, someone is coming from the palace."

Chu Yunxi's hands trembled, and the glass of water spilled all over the table. Her face turned pale, and she murmured, "It's terrible, it must be that androgynous eunuch who brought people to kill me again. Your Majesty, can I trouble you to say that you have never seen me? I will hide for a while."

As she said that, she looked around and saw that the space under Xiao Mubei's bed was empty. She lifted her skirt and wanted to crawl under.

He is really flexible. Xiao Mubei almost laughed out of anger and signaled Bai Yu to hold the man back.

Chu Yunxi was pulled out and struggled twice but couldn't get free. She watched helplessly as Xiao Mubei ordered Butler Ling, "Just say that I can't get out of bed and send someone in."

"Hey, how can you repay kindness with enmity?" Chu Yunxi was a little angry. Is he going to hand himself over just now? This is a typical case of crossing the river and then destroying the bridge.

Xiao Mubei sat up straighter, a faint smile flashed across his lips, "Repaying kindness with enmity? Who just said one life for one life, is it even?"

"........."

Chu Yunxi was choked by him and couldn't speak. She rolled her eyes at him angrily and simply stood up without struggling. "Okay, you are so cruel. I will just consider it as saving a pig."

"Bold!" Bai Yu put a little more strength in his hands.

Chu Yunxi glared at Bai Yu and said, “You are also an ungrateful person!”

Bai Yu felt guilty when she looked at him, so he turned to look at Xiao Mubei. The corners of Xiao Mubei's mouth twitched. It was the first time he was called a pig. Strangely, he didn't feel angry at all. Instead, he thought the woman was quite interesting.

It seemed impossible to get this scheming prince to help her, so Chu Yunxi started to think about how to escape from the guards? Poison?

Just as he was thinking, Housekeeper Ling came with someone. Strangely, it was not the androgynous eunuch Baochan, but another young eunuch. After he came in, he bowed his head and said, "Greetings, Your Majesty."

"Don't be so polite, sir. What is the emperor's will?"

The young eunuch said respectfully, "When the emperor heard that the prince had woken up, he ordered me to bring precious medicinal herbs and supplements. The emperor said that when the prince is well, he will personally hold a banquet in the palace to welcome him."

"Thank my father for his kindness." Xiao Mubei said calmly, "It's just that I was careless this time and was injured a bit seriously. It may take some time before I can enter the palace to pay my respects to my father."

"I will report the truth to His Majesty. Your Majesty, rest assured and recover from your injuries. I will take my leave."

After the young eunuch left, Butler Ling arranged for his subordinates to put away the medicinal herbs and supplements. Only Xiao Mubei, Chu Yunxi and Bai Yu were left in the room.

Bai Yu had already let go of her hand. Chu Yunxi turned her arm that was pinched and felt a little embarrassed. "Did you...just now know that this person was not looking for me?"

Xiao Mubei signaled Bai Yu to leave. Bai Yu saluted, bowed to Chu Yunxi to apologize, and then left.

Xiao Mubei said calmly: "I do know that these people are not here to arrest you. Judging from the footsteps, they are not the Imperial Guards, so I didn't let you hide."

Chu Yunxi felt her face burning. She had forgotten that the ancient people all knew martial arts and had internal strength. Xiao Mubei might have known about this eunuch when he was still outside Xiaoyueju. This time she was really embarrassed.

"Um... I'm sorry." Chu Yunxi apologized in a low voice embarrassedly.

Xiao Mubei lay down and closed his eyes, "How have you ever been sorry for me?"

"I...what I said just now was not very nice." Chu Yunxi's voice was even lower.

Xiao Mubei curled his lips, "You are the first one who dares to say that I am a pig. Tell me, how should I punish you?"

"........."

This is really too much. Chu Yunxi said angrily: "You are the prince, holding great power. Do I have the room to resist what you said?"

Xiao Mubei opened his eyes and looked at the woman in front of him, who was dressed in plain clothes and had red eyes. He heard from housekeeper Ling that she had been wearing plain clothes without makeup these past few days, observing mourning for her family. In order to save him, she had not taken off her clothes for the past three days and had hardly slept. At this moment, her eyes were as sleepy as a little white rabbit.