The prince stepped on me to get to the top, I angrily flirted with the enemy's hostage

Su Rou turned her head to check if Chang Xi was still alive...

But Gong Yu seemed to have noticed something and squatted beside the corpse.

He reached out his hand and covered the corpse's neck. "Just now, the girl seemed to move a little, but she is definitely dead. She has no pulse."

Su Rou said, "...Is that so?"

She quietly touched Chang Xi's wrist, which was covered by her sleeve, so this action would not arouse Su Chi's suspicion.

She confirmed that Chang Xi had no pulse, and her heart finally settled down.

Su Chi's voice came from above her head, "Why do I always feel that you two have done something shameful?"

Su Rou raised her eyes and said, "It's nothing, Third Brother is just overthinking it."

She stood up and turned back to the tent.

There was no usable evidence left on Chang Xi's body, so she was not worried that the case would be traced back to her.

only……

Third brother is very sensitive. What if he asks people to continue investigating the cause of Chang Xi's death?

Su Rou sighed and fell asleep while thinking. She slept very soundly that night.

They traveled for almost a month, but because it was winter and there was heavy snow in some places, they had to take a detour to avoid delaying their journey.

When they were almost reaching the capital, they stopped and found a place to rest and recuperate so that they could complete the rest of the journey in one go.

Su Chi called her aside.

"Do you remember when we set out? We encountered two attacks on the way."

Su Rou nodded, "I remember."

Su Chi said, "The first time, not long after we set out, it was the Emperor's instruction. After we return, don't make it too obvious in front of the Emperor. My father and I will naturally let the Emperor give us an explanation on this matter."

Su Rou had already anticipated that the old emperor would take action against them before they set out.

So she wasn't surprised. "What about the attack when we arrived at the border?"

Su Chi said, "Just think of it as something the emperor did."

There was something behind Su Chi's words, how could Su Rou not hear it?

She knew that the incident at the border had nothing to do with the Northern Emperor. After all, when they arrived, the people there had already ambushed them.

Even if the emperor sent someone to take a detour and get ahead of them, it would be impossible. He would definitely meet them halfway.

If you take a detour, it will take at least twice as long.

This was confirmed on their way back.

She confirmed with the emperor who would be responsible for escorting Gong Yu back to the Southern Kingdom, and the departure date was not long, so it was not someone from the Northern Kingdom who was unfavorable to the General's Mansion.

Could it be that he is still the Emperor of the Southern Kingdom?

But if that was the case, Su Rou's gaze moved across Su Chi's face. There were also spies from the Southern Emperor in their army this time.

The Southern Kingdom's Emperor wanted to take action against Gong Yu, and this spy was colluding with the Southern Kingdom...

She felt like she had discovered a huge secret...

Su Chi saw that she was staring at him, "Why are you looking at me like that?"

Su Rou looked away, "Nothing..."

Su Chi said, "March in winter is the most difficult. You have suffered a lot following us lately."

Su Chi reached out and smoothed the hair hanging by Su Rou's ears.

Apart from the menial tasks of taking care of Major General Su Chi, the army only had Su Rou, a woman. It was a bit inappropriate to ask a man to take care of her personally.

She hadn't had a maid to serve her recently, so she combed her hair herself, so it was a little loose.

Su Rou was surprised to find that the atmosphere between her and Su Chi had become a little ambiguous, and she awkwardly pushed all her hair behind her ears.

"Third... Third Brother, I'm a little thirsty. I'm going to drink some water. I'll be leaving soon. Call me."

She found an excuse to run away.

Su Rou saw Gong Yu sitting in the carriage drinking water, and walked forward with her hands behind her back, "Give me a sip too."

Gong Yu handed her the water bag and asked, "What did General Su say to you just now?"

She smiled, tilted her neck back, took a sip away from the water bag, and two drops slid down her chin. It was winter, and the water in the bag was so cold that her teeth chattered.

"I have to remind you, the more you know, the faster you die."

Gong Yu stretched out his hand and rubbed her chin hard with his rough fingertips.

Gong Yu said, "It's not like I haven't touched your mouth before, why do you despise me like this?"

Su Rou frowned and threw the water bag to him, "Are you ashamed of teasing me in broad daylight?"

She turned around and left angrily. It seemed that Gong Yu also made her feel uneasy.

She heard Gong Yu's laughter behind her, and she felt extremely ashamed and quickened her pace to leave.

It was already night when they arrived in the capital.

Before Su Rou and Su Chi entered the city gate, they saw Su Wan standing on the city wall wearing a cloak and waving at them from a distance.

"Arou!"

Su Chi said, "Dad hasn't seen you for a while and I miss you very much."

Su Rou said, "I miss my father too. By this time, the people in the city should have gone back home, right?"

They stopped at the city gate.

As soon as Su Rou got off the horse, she was held in Su Wan's arms.

"You've been running around outside with your third brother for a while now. You must be tired, right? Father just asked the people at the mansion to prepare a meal for you. Do you want to take a shower first or eat first when you get home?"

Su Rou said, "I want to eat the osmanthus cake from the capital."

Su Wan smiled casually, patted his chest, and said confidently, "Dad has prepared something for you, too. Come on, Dad will lead the horse for you."

Su Rou looked back at Su Chi and Gong Yu, only to see Su Chi waving his hand to signal her to follow him back first.

Su Rou suddenly noticed out of the corner of her eye that there was a bright yellow notice posted on the wanted poster with a bounty at the city gate.

She had always had good eyesight and could see the notice seeking medical treatment from a distance. This kind of paper could only be obtained in the palace.

She didn't look at it in detail, but the general meaning was that she needed to find a doctor who could remove the poison.

It is not clear who is being rescued.

Su Rou asked knowingly, "Father, is anyone in the palace poisoned? The notice says that anyone who can cure the poison will be rewarded with ten thousand taels of gold..."

This tone undoubtedly belongs to the emperor.

Only the emperor could speak with such righteousness.

Su Wan led the horse in front, "Oh, the prince went to some filthy place and someone took advantage of the situation and put a poison on him. On the fifteenth day of the full moon, he was in great pain. The emperor is now anxiously looking for someone who can remove the poison."

Su Rou frowned slightly. Although Xie Yuan was no different from the deposed crown prince now, the fact that the emperor was willing to announce to the world to find a doctor to treat him showed that he still cared about him.

The poison in Xie Yuan's body was put there by that old woman, and she suddenly felt a little worried that the emperor would find someone who could remove it...

Su Rou returned home, had a full meal, took a bath and changed into new clothes.

She took two maids with her to greet Su before going back to rest.

Before dawn, her door was forced open by the imperial guards.

An old man in Taoist clothes was holding a green compass in his hand and pointing at Su Rou, who was just awakened by the sound and was still lying on the bed in confusion.

"Your Majesty, my compass shows that this woman is the culprit who secretly harmed His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!"