After the death of the previous emperor, the Empress Dowager became arrogant

Yuan Qing looked down and saw that although his clothes were neat, they were stained in many places. He really needed to tidy them up before entering the palace.

"Then I..."

"It stinks! Take me to change clothes!" Lu Zhao lifted his sleeves and smelled it, then moved away with a look of disgust.

Zhong Xiao took a few quick steps and said, "You two, please."

Before leaving, Yuan Qing looked back at Wuming. Although they had not spent a long time together, she had indeed benefited a lot from these days, which showed Wuming's talent.

He huddled in the darkness, tilted his head, and waved at her.

Yuan Qing suddenly smiled, then turned towards Wuming and solemnly performed the salute as a junior.

The place Zhong Xiao had already prepared for them was an inn.

Because the guests were important people, the boss cleared out the inn in advance, vacated the room, and gave each person a room.

Lu Zhao was next to Yuan Qing, and when she and Zhong Xiao expressed their gratitude, he couldn't wait to go in and take a hot bath.

Before entering the door, she glanced to the side and a string of tiny chattering sounds floated out through the crack in the door.

"Tsk tsk, how could there be someone as good-looking as me in the world?

Look at this delicate and smooth skin, even that woman can't compare to it..."

Yuan Qing: "..."

Why didn’t I realize before that he had this nasty problem of narcissism?

But since he had the capital to be narcissistic, she didn't think much about it.

Yuan Qing opened the door. Hot water had already been prepared in the room. The curtain was half-closed, a white bath towel was neatly draped over the bucket, and a set of clean clothes was placed on the bed.

Zhong Xiao is a meticulous person who thinks of everything carefully, even taking into account the preferences of a small person like her.

Living in a cold cell, I was soaked in the cold and needed a hot bath like this to drive away the cold and relieve fatigue.

It was the hot summer and people didn't need to wear much. Yuan Qing took off his coat and just as he put his hand on the button of his shirt at the waist, he heard a slight noise.

She remained calm and continued to undress, but her movements became slower.

[Roudun'er, go and knock that guy off the beam, and be quick.]

【okay! 】

Roudun'er was delighted. He flew towards the beam in stealth mode and when the assassin wasn't paying attention, he showed up and pushed hard.

The assassin's attention was originally focused on Yuan Qing, and he didn't notice that there was a mysterious little creature beside him.

He only noticed a flash of white light before his eyes, and then he was already falling.

There was nothing around and no foothold. Even if one reacted quickly, it was too late to hide.

But in the blink of an eye, a dull sound of something falling was heard in the room.

Yuan Qing turned around upon hearing the voice and met the eyes of the assassin who was half-kneeling on the ground in panic.

The assassin scratched his palm secretly, not knowing how to end this awkward eye contact.

Should I just go up and threaten him with a knife?

But the master said that we are not allowed to harm his life, but it shouldn’t be too much to just use a knife to resist him, right?

Yuan Qing got there before him, raising his voice and shouting outside: "There's an assassin!"

The assassin then thought of running away, but it was too late, the footsteps outside were approaching.

He pulled out the dagger from his sleeve and was about to hold Yuan Qing hostage, but was knocked off balance by an unknown force.

Since he couldn't see anyone, he thought he saw a ghost in broad daylight. He was so scared that he screamed and swung his knife around.

Roudun'er sat back on Yuanqing's shoulder, stroking his chest with his little paws, and cried out: [I'm so scared...]

The knife just now almost touched it!

Lu Zhao was the closest, and when he heard the shout, he stepped out of the bathtub, grabbed his coat and ran to the next room.

But when he entered the room, all he saw was the calm and composed Yuan Qing and the black-clad assassin who was slashing wildly.

Lu Zhao: “???”

What good show did he miss?

Yuan Qing glanced at him sideways, then turned away.

She silently chanted in her heart, "This famous grass has an owner, this famous grass has an owner..." Amitabha, her eyes were empty, she saw nothing.

Lu Zhao followed her gaze and looked down. He realized that in his haste, he had only picked up a piece of clothing to cover his body, and his chest was wide open.

Because it was wet, the thin clothes stuck to the skin, giving off an ambiguous sense of temptation.

Fortunately, I don’t have the habit of taking off everything when taking a shower outside, so I still had my pants on, otherwise it would have been really embarrassing.

He wrapped his clothes tightly with a fake smile and changed the subject: "Is this the person?"

The assassin had just woken up from his crazy hacking. His full appearance could not be seen because of the black scarf covering his face, but his pair of eyes revealed that he was not very old.

Yuan Qing raised his hand and pulled down the thick curtain above the bathtub, threw it to Lu Zhao, and nodded: "I don't know why, he just did this after I shouted."

Lu Zhao hurriedly shook open the curtain and put it on. The warmth from the steam spread throughout his body. His narrow eyes were half open, with red at the corners of his eyes.

Like a comfortable fox.

Yuan Qing moved away from him calmly.

Lu Zhao was so angry that he laughed.

Although she knew that they each had their own partners and it was impossible for them to have a relationship beyond friendship, she was so blatantly trying to avoid suspicion. Did she not take his unparalleled beauty seriously?

The assassin looked at this one and that one, and when he saw that neither of them noticed him, he wanted to slip away.

Lu Zhao stepped in front of the door and said condescendingly: "It's too late to leave now!"

He stomped on him, and the assassin couldn't withstand it and rolled to the corner and stopped.

"You look young, but I didn't expect you to have this habit?" Lu Zhao went over and picked him up like a chick, "You like watching men take a bath?

Or should I follow you back to the house and let you see enough?"

The assassin was misled by his words and thought about other things for a moment. He gritted his teeth and said angrily: "I will never obey you even if I die!"

"Shh, don't let anyone hear it. I don't want others to know about this. After all, it won't look good if it gets out." Lu Zhao said with a smile.

He has a face like an immortal, but once he opens his mouth he starts talking nonsense and can't be serious for more than three seconds.

"Are you interested?" Yuan Qing asked.

Lu Zhao nodded. "This kid has good aptitude and looks young. He should still have room for training. Take him back and use him as a tea server."

No one would believe this, but Lu Zhao must have his reasons for wanting this assassin.

Besides, with her current identity, she couldn't hide the person even if she brought him back. It would be better to hand him over to Lu Zhao and let him help deal with it.

"Okay, take him back now, and I'll go and tell Lord Zhong about it."

As soon as he finished speaking, Zhong Xiao led a team of remaining soldiers and surrounded the guest rooms.

Lu Zhao pushed the person in his hand behind the door and threatened: "Don't make a sound, otherwise..."

It was the first time that the assassin had encountered someone like Lu Zhao. He was at a loss as to what to do. He widened his eyes and nodded hurriedly.

He also didn't understand. This was his first time to carry out a mission under the order of his master, so why would his innocence be ruined if he failed?

"Where is the assassin?" Zhong Xiao walked to the door and looked around.

Lu Zhao revealed half of his body and blocked Zhong Xiao's probing gaze. "There is no assassin. It was this kid who made a fuss and alarmed Master Zhong. I'm really sorry."