"Maybe the master is just testing you!"

"Mr. Wang wasn't like this before. He was a very strict and serious person. Ever since he dealt with his wife's funeral, he hasn't corrected our homework since he came back. Of course, I don't do my homework either."

Ye Youlan thought he didn't correct the homework because he was afraid that the handwriting would reveal problems. She smiled and looked at Jin Bao: "You still need to study hard. When you grow up, you will be able to support this family. If you can't read, you are blind. If you are sold, you will have to help you count the silver."

"Zhao Yicheng doesn't like studying either. His father is a general, and he plans to join the army. I want to join the army too."

Ye Youlan solemnly told Jin Bao: "You must read more. If you become a general in the military camp and cannot read, cannot understand military manuals, and cannot read defense maps, don't you think it would be terrible for the soldiers to entrust their lives to such a general?"

"I understand. I will study hard in the future."

"Then my sister asks you to do a favor, are you willing? But you can't tell anyone about this."

Jin Bao's eyes sparkled, anticipating Ye Youlan's assignment: "When you go to the academy tomorrow, keep an eye on Mr. Qiu Yang for me. His wife passed away, and he might be feeling down. I'm worried he might be having a hard time. I've met his daughter before, so I don't want her to worry. And keep an eye on Li Zong as well. He's your sister Yu Rou's husband. I heard there are some pretty girls at the academy. Do you understand what I mean?"

Jin Bao nodded seriously. "Next time you have a holiday, come to my palace. I'll ask the palace guards to teach you a few moves. You can also bring your classmates along."

Jinbao left happily, Ruoyun came over and asked her what happened?

"I heard there are many beautiful girls in the women's class of the academy. I asked Jinbao to help keep an eye on Li Zong to prevent him from doing anything wrong."

Ruoyun didn't believe it, and Ye Youlan patted her hands: "It's not convenient to talk about the rest now, but don't worry, this matter is not dangerous to Jinbao. I have bribed him to be my spy now, you pretend not to know."

"Jin Bao is not a bad person by nature. Now my husband teaches him martial arts every day and teaches him how to behave. He has changed obviously. It's just that Aunt Chen sometimes can't understand the situation and often makes things worse."

"Just give her a little sweetness."

Ye Youlan left the Jin Mansion and just happened to go back to the Prime Minister's Mansion. She didn't know why she always had a bad premonition. It was not normal that other people's wives and concubines were fighting each other, but her brother's was calm. There were too many palace fighting dramas and house fighting dramas in the past where sisters turned against each other.

The carriage crossed the street and headed for the Prime Minister's residence, but after a few steps it stopped. The driver said the road ahead was blocked and they had to go through a small alley.

Ye Youlan immediately thought of the scene in the TV series, that when something is abnormal, there must be something wrong.

"No hurry, wait a moment."

Ye Youlan lifted the curtain and looked out. It seemed like there was a fight in front of her, and there were many people gathered around.

Xiaomei wanted to go down and take a look, but Ye Youlan told her not to move. She looked up outside and saw that the window of the second-floor wing in the distance moved and a crack appeared.

Ye Youlan gestured for Xiaomei to sit down, then she lay prone on the carriage floor. She took out the dagger, crawled to the carriage door, and whispered to the driver, "Old Yang, don't look back. Take the reins off the carriage now, pretend to be nonchalant, jump off, and go to the front to watch. Then, take the opportunity to sneak over to the Qingfeng Teahouse and have the owner bring some people over. We might be ambushed."

Lao Yang did as he was told. Xiao Mei was a little scared. She whispered, "Li Yi should be nearby. He will protect us."

"There may be archers in the alley and on both sides of the street. Li Yi alone is useless. We must seek external help."

When Xiaomei heard this, she quickly lay on top of the princess: "Princess, don't move, I will protect you."

Ye Youlan was very touched: "No need, just lie down quickly, neither of us will be in any harm."

Suddenly, there was a neighing sound, and the horse, as if startled, raised its front hooves and charged at the crowd, sending people fleeing in all directions. Then, arrows rained down on the carriage. Xiaomei screamed in fear and lay flat on the ground, not daring to move. Then, someone was heard standing on the carriage, using a sword to block the incoming arrows.

"Princess, don't move."

It was Li Yi's voice. Xiaomei couldn't help but shout, "Li Yi, we're fine. You have to be careful."

At this time, a group of masked men rushed out from various intersections and surrounded the carriage. Then there was the sound of weapons clashing, and gradually the sound disappeared.

Ye Youlan struggled to sit up, lifted the curtain and looked outside. There were many injured masked men lying in a crooked manner outside.

Li Yi stood beside the carriage, covering his arm: "Princess, it's okay."

Xiaomei sat up and cried, "Li Yi, I've been shot in the leg."

Ye Youlan looked back and saw an arrow stuck in Xiaomei's leg. Blood was seeping out and her pants were covered in blood. "Xiaomei is fine. Let's go back home quickly."

Ye Youlan lifted the curtain, helped Xiaomei out, and asked Li Yi to carry Xiaomei back home quickly.

"Is your arm okay?"

Li Yi endured the pain: "I'm fine."

Ye Youlan jumped off the carriage and glanced at the people standing there. They were all waiters and the owner of Qingfeng Teahouse. She tried to smile: "Thank you, I'm fine."

The shopkeeper pointed, Ye Youlan touched her hair and pulled out an arrow.

At this time, the city patrol officer in charge of Li Chuang came to clean up the battlefield.

Ye Youlan returned to the palace and, regardless of her own embarrassment, called the palace doctor to treat Xiaomei immediately.

The Seventh Prince only returned in the afternoon. As soon as he entered the city, he heard about the assassination of the princess. He rode home at top speed. When he saw Ye Youlan, he looked her up and down, and only hugged her tightly after confirming that she was fine: "I'm glad you're okay."

The Seventh Prince asked Li Zhi to investigate, which force was behind this?

Ye Youlan told him not to be too nervous, saying that good things would come to him. "When I left the Jin Mansion, whether I was going back to the Prince's Mansion or the Prime Minister's Mansion, I had to pass through East Street. They were fighting at the intersection, causing traffic congestion, and they wanted to lure me into the alley. But I didn't fall for it. I found their archers hiding in the second-floor rooms on both sides of the street, and there were also some on the first floor. Their goal was to kill me. What they didn't expect was that I didn't fall for it. Instead, I asked the coachman, Lao Yang, to untie the reins. The horses were startled and ran away, disturbing passers-by, which would attract the city patrol officers to rush over immediately."

As Ye Youlan was speaking, she noticed the Seventh Prince's worried expression, his eyes filled with a complex mixture of endless fear and ruthlessness. "Thanks to the waiters and the owner of Qingfeng Teahouse, they saved me, Li Yi, and Xiaomei. I must thank them very much."

Ye Youlan wanted to continue talking about today's events, but the Seventh Prince told her to lie down on the bed and rest: "We'll talk about it another day. You should have a good rest."

The Seventh Prince covered her with a thin blanket, then stood up and walked outside. Ye Youlan grabbed his hand and said, "Prince, what are you going to do?"

"I'm going to see Li Yi."

Ye Youlan let go of her hand, and the Seventh Prince went out and called Li Zhi, and walked straight to the gate of the palace.

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