Daqing, at the market in the capital.

Jindou was holding snacks in his hand, eating while looking around and walking forward with great interest. Suddenly, Jindou turned back sharply, but did not find anything suspicious.

Why do I always feel like someone is following me these two days?

Jindou stopped and thought for a while, then shook his head and thought to himself: I have no money and no looks, who would have nothing to do but follow me? I must be having an illusion.

Thinking of this, Jindou took another step and continued to stroll happily.

When I reached the corner of a market, a scream of "Ouch" suddenly came from the corner.

Jindou was startled and looked towards the corner in the direction of the sound. He saw a man sitting on the ground with his hands on his legs, as if he was injured.

"Hey, are you okay?" Jindou walked a few steps into the alley and asked.

"I...my leg seems to be injured." The man sitting on the ground did not look up, but continued to cover his leg and said, "Please...please come and help me, little master."

"Oh, okay." Jindou nodded, stuffed all the snacks in his hand into his mouth, and quickly walked towards the man sitting on the ground.

Just as Jindou reached the man and bent down to help him up, the man suddenly took out a sharp knife that was flashing with cold light from his arms. Turning around abruptly, the man stabbed the knife in his hand right into Jindou's chest!

******

"Da da da" the sound of horse hooves was heard, and Wei Qing, with a team of Jinyiwei, was galloping towards the hundred households in front.

Suddenly, Wei Qing felt a sharp pain in his chest. The heart-wrenching pain made him sway on his horse and almost fall off.

Wei Qing tightened the reins, stopped his horse, and slowly placed his hand on his chest.

Although the pain has disappeared at this moment, the pain just now made him feel heartbroken.

Sitting on his horse in a state of anxiety, Wei Qing thought for a while with a serious face. Suddenly, as if he remembered something, he stretched out a hand and took off the small lotus jade pendant from his neck.

At this moment, the small lotus in the palm of his hand actually shone with a bloodthirsty red light, and the lifelike petals were now a little blood-red, as if blood had dripped on them!

Wei Qing's heart seemed to turn cold in an instant. His face turned ashen. He tightened the reins and turned the horse's head. The steed raised its four hooves and galloped towards the capital.

"My Lord, what happened?" The Jinyiwei who stayed behind looked at each other, not knowing what had happened.

"Hurry up and catch up with our lord!" Xie Xiaohu was the first to react. He waved his hand and shouted. Then the Jinyiweis understood what was going on. They turned their horses around and followed their lord, galloping towards the capital.

******

At the same time, in the garrison camp of Wuzhou of Yue State, Jing Yu, who was watching the soldiers training, suddenly felt as if his chest was stabbed by a sharp blade.

A sharp pain came, and the pain that penetrated into his bones made his body tremble violently, and his face turned pale in an instant.

"Your Highness, are you okay?" The soldiers standing beside Jing Yu were shocked by the prince's sudden change and asked one after another.

"It's okay, I'm fine." Jing Yu waved his hand and slowly stood up straight.

"Your Highness, you'd better go into the tent and have some rest," the leading soldier advised, seeing Jing Yu's face suddenly turned pale.

Nodding, Jing Yu put his hand on his chest and slowly walked into the big tent.

Why did my heart suddenly ache so much? Something must have happened!

Jing Yu walked into the big tent in a panic, sat on the chair, and forced himself to calm down. He wanted to reach out and take a look at the document on the table, but his hand uncontrollably took the book with the flower petals.

Jing Yu opened the book carefully, and the moment he saw the petals, his eyes widened in shock, and his chest began to hurt uncontrollably again.

In the books, those sunflower petals that were dry but still golden in the past have now turned into a dull black, and no longer have the vitality of the past.

Something must have happened to Jindou! Jing Yu stood up suddenly and strode out of the tent.

******

In the military camp in southern Xinjiang, Daqing, Pei Shaofeng looked up at the mounted soldiers and ordered, "Rush to the capital immediately and deliver the letter to Lord Wei, the commander of the Jinyiwei. I want to know if my third sister is doing well."

"Yes, Major General," the soldier agreed and rode his horse towards the capital.

"It's okay, my third sister will be fine." Pei Shaofeng murmured as he looked towards the capital.

******

In the capital, in the mansion of Marquis Zhaoyuan.

"What? The princess was locked up by the marquis?" Zhao Meng jumped up from his chair in shock after hearing what his sister Shuangyu said.

"Yes, big brother, the princess poisoned the Marquis. I heard that the Marquis is afraid that he will never have children again."

Looking outside, Shuangyu whispered to Zhao Meng, "Brother, did you do what the princess asked you to do? If not, never do it again. This princess is cruel and ruthless. It's better for us not to provoke her."

"This..." Zhao Meng hesitated for a moment and did not dare to tell his sister that he had already done it. He came here today just to get the remaining silver. At this moment, he just nodded and dared not say anything else.

"Also, big brother, please don't come here these days. The Marquis is very furious now. I'm afraid that if you are not careful, you will offend him. So, please don't come here for a while," Shuangyu warned Zhao Meng.

"I know, I know." Zhao Meng agreed distractedly. He had no intention of staying any longer, so he said goodbye to his sister and hurriedly left the mansion.

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