Dethroned the Crown Princess? Then she became your mother

Along with two loud bangs, there were other sounds in the air.

"Who are you? Why did you break in without permission? And why—" "Why did you dare to attack the master, wu—"

Those were the voices of Li Ma and Chun Mei. At first, they were fierce, but then they turned shrill and the pitch became higher and higher.

She opened her eyes suddenly and glanced around quickly.

Li Ma and Chunmei were kicked to the ground by the man in black holding a long sword. They rolled on the ground for a few times and were struggling to get up, intending to rush towards her again and protect her behind them.

However, getting up is not easy.

At the same time, the man in black had approached again, with his sword at her neck. If she wasn't careful, he would pierce it with force.

Once the sword pierces her neck, she will bleed profusely and die on the spot.

Fortunately, at this critical moment, a figure appeared silently behind the man in black.

It was the person next to her, standing quietly, as if blending into the night, unnoticed. Zhang Tianai had just noticed the person's presence when she saw Li Ma and Chunmei standing up, apparently having noticed them too, and were about to call out.

"Who are you? And who sent you?"

Zhang Tianai took the initiative and harshly questioned the black-clad man holding the sword at her neck, trying to extract some information from him. Whether she could get something out of him or not, it would be considered a gain. If not, then forget it.

Although she was not afraid of the long sword at her neck, her heart beat faster involuntarily, for fear that the other party would suddenly attack and stab her with a sword.

She tilted her head slightly, and her body tilted accordingly. Her hand naturally fell to her neck, gently pressing against the sword, trying to push it out.

However, in the face of her questioning, the man in black remained silent and just stared at her with his cold and ruthless eyes.

The long sword in his hand is about to be used.

She knew in her heart that it was futile to ask further questions.

She did not ask any more questions. The other party was obviously here to take her life and would not answer any of her questions. She just wanted to test it out. At this moment.

The person behind the black-clad man seemed to have noticed something was going on, and suddenly stretched out his hands, silently grabbing the black-clad man's neck. Before the man could react, he suddenly tightened his hands, making sure he didn't make any sound. After the man suffocated, he suddenly pulled him back, raised his hand, and slashed with his knife. A flash of cold light passed, and the black-clad man immediately fell to the ground with his eyes rolled back.

A few drops of light blood splashed down, and then there was nothing else. The technique was clean and neat, without any trace of blood.

The man pulled again and dragged the body of the man in black away. The whole process was silent. She watched this scene and thought there would be a fierce fight.

The emperor's men are indeed extraordinary!

Nanny Li and Chunmei finally managed to stand firm, and now they were also standing there in a daze.

They stared blankly at the man in black being dragged away, their hearts filled with shock and confusion.

they……

"master."

After a long while, they came back to their senses and looked at Zhang Tianai again, wanting to say something but stopping themselves. Then their faces changed and they rushed over suddenly. They stood in front of her and looked at her carefully, seeming a little at a loss.

"what happened?"

Zhang Tianai saw their unusual expressions and asked. After asking, she found that she didn't need their answer because she could feel a slight pain in her neck.

Pain? She actually felt pain, even though she hadn't thought her neck was stabbed.

After all, the other party didn't use much force, and I was also very careful.

did not expect……

She touched her neck gently, fearing to hurt the wound, and then she felt something wet.

Not much, very little, with a slight fishy smell, and the pain is more obvious.

She lowered her hand and looked. Her fingertips were stained with a faint trace of blood. She was truly injured, truly wounded. Although she had blocked the sword with her hand in time, the sharp blade had still cut her neck. She touched the wound again, and the pain was still there.

She was about to put her hand down.

"Master, your neck is injured. It's all red and there's blood!"

Nanny Li and Chunmei pointed at the wound on her neck and spoke indignantly.

As they spoke, they took another step forward and stretched out their hands, as if wanting to check the wound again. Zhang Tianai looked at their outstretched hands, not wanting them to touch her wound. She quickly stopped them.

My neck is hurting a lot at the moment, and it hurts even more when touched.

It would be bad if I accidentally made it worse.

She didn't want to blame them either.

"It's okay, it's just a minor wound, probably just a broken skin. The wound doesn't look big, and there's not much bleeding, so it doesn't hurt much. You should have seen it, and the man in black has been taken away. He's in a critical condition, so there's no need to mention him anymore."

Zhang Tianai endured the pain and spoke in a strong tone.

"Master." Seeing their master injured, how could they not worry? Li Ma and Chunmei were still worried after hearing her words. Regardless of what the man in black said, the master said it didn't hurt, but did it really not hurt?

They thought, it must be painful, it was so hurt. Their hands moved unconsciously again.

Zhang Tianai stopped them again.

"It really doesn't hurt that much. Okay, I'll just apply some medicine. And the man in black has been dragged out." She added, noticing their still worried faces. But after she finished speaking, she hesitated at the thought of applying the medicine.

She was very concerned about the child in her belly.

Trauma medicine shouldn't have much of an impact, but...

Why not just apply the medicine? The wound isn't big anyway. A skin injury like this will heal on its own in a short while! She'd been injured before in modern times, but she'd never taken it seriously.

"master."

Nanny Li and Chunmei didn't know what their master was thinking.

"What's wrong?" Zhang Tianai came back to her senses and asked them.

"I will go get the medicine right away."

Chunmei thought of the medicine and decided to get it first to treat her master's wound.

Nanny Li also nodded.

"Okay." Zhang Tianai did not stop her and let Chunmei go.

Get it first, and whether to wipe it or not is her business. However, she still stopped them first and asked about the situation outside before they came in.

"Outside……"

When the topic of outside was mentioned, Nanny Li's expression changed instantly. She became serious and nervous, and looked around cautiously.

She would look outside from time to time, as if someone might break in at any time, and she was vigilantly guarding against something.

Chunmei did the same, looking outside over and over again.

"What's going on outside? You look like this and I'm worried." Zhang Tianai looked at them suspiciously and asked. Seeing their expressions, Zhang Tianai became more curious about the situation outside and couldn't help asking again.

This time, Nanny Li and Chunmei exchanged a glance, then turned to their master with a barely concealed seriousness in their tone, "Master, just as we were entering, several men in black suddenly emerged from the shadows, attempting to break through the defenses and enter. Fortunately, they were stopped in time, but one still followed us and nearly posed a threat to you."

As they spoke of this, beads of sweat had already formed on their foreheads, the result of tension, running, and fear. The lingering fear in their hearts hung over them like a dark cloud.

Recalling the thrilling scene just now, they still felt a lingering fear. The man in black had actually followed them here, posing a serious threat to their master's safety. At that moment, they were only thinking about notifying their master as soon as possible and asking her to be on high alert, but they had not noticed the man in black following them.

If someone hadn't quietly followed and dragged the man in black away at the critical moment, the consequences would have been disastrous. They, their master, and the future prince would have been in danger. That sword, if not blocked in time, would have pierced their master's body.

Thinking of this, Zhang Tianai felt a strong sense of fear. She looked at Li Ma and Chunmei and felt their inner remorse and fear.

"We were so frightened and only cared about your safety that we didn't notice we were being followed. If you get hurt, it's both our fault. We should have observed first." Nanny Li said, her voice trembling, as if she was about to kneel down and apologize at any moment.

Seeing this, Chunmei quickly agreed, her eyes full of fear.

Zhang Tianai looked at them, knowing that if she didn't stop them, they would blame themselves to death. So, she gently comforted them, "Now is not the time to assign blame, and you should stop blaming yourselves. The situation outside is still unclear, and we need to understand it first."

She remembered faintly hearing the sound of swords clashing when she first woke up. She had limited resources to counter the men in black. What was happening to them now? Were they captured or had they escaped? She desperately wanted to know.

Upon hearing this, Nanny Li and Chunmei looked at each other and nodded. They understood that the most important thing now was to understand the situation outside.

"Master, you must be careful. Shall we go out and check it out?" Madam Li said, her eyes gleaming with determination. She felt it was time for her to play her due role, and also time to atone for her previous negligence.

Chunmei also nodded, indicating her willingness to go together. But then, she looked at Zhang Tianai with concern: "But, if we leave, you will be left here alone..."

Their worries were beyond words. They looked at Zhang Tianai together, their eyes full of concern and reluctance.