Playing bad and eating melons: The whole court is laughing? No, no

The man in black looked at her silently, and the next second his ears moved, and he keenly noticed that someone was approaching.

He did not stop, jumped onto the wall and disappeared into the night again.

Jiang Yueyang was unable to stop him and could only watch the man in black leave.

She was sure that the man in black knew her and had come to save her tonight.

But she was also very sure that she did not know the man in black. After all, she had never been out before and did not know any man with such powerful martial arts skills except her brother.

I couldn't help but feel curious about the man in black.

Jiang Yueyang was still lost in thought when Qingzhi and the others collapsed, unable to hold on any longer.

With a bang, seven people fell to the ground one after another.

At this time, the secret guards who came to support arrived.

Jiang Yueyang saw them pause and then slowly retreat.

The leading secret guard spotted her immediately. Seeing that she was frightened by them, he quickly said, "Don't be afraid, girl. We are Fifteen's friends."

Hearing this, Jiang Yueyang looked carefully at their clothes and breathed a sigh of relief after confirming that they were wearing the same clothes as the six people who protected her with Qingzhi.

Seeing that she looked much better, the leading guard asked again, "Miss, are you okay?"

Jiang Yueyang shook her head and pointed at Qingzhi and the others, "You...look at them, they seem to be seriously injured."

The leading secret guard quickly scanned the scene and then made a gesture.

After receiving the order, the secret guards behind him immediately dispersed. Some confirmed the life or death of the assassin, while others moved Qingzhi and the others.

After a while of busy work, a secret guard found a medicine bottle from the assassin.

He opened it, smelled it, and then poured out a pill and fed it to the poisoned assassin.

After a while, the poisoned assassin woke up.

The assassin subconsciously attacked the secret guard, but the secret guard was prepared and struck him with a knife before him, knocking the assassin unconscious again.

"Boss, we found the antidote."

"Feed them."

Qingzhi and the others woke up quickly after taking the antidote, and then cleaned up the battlefield with the secret guards who came to support them.

"Miss, go and get some rest. You have to attend the morning court tomorrow."

Jiang Yueyang, who originally wanted to take the opportunity to take a leave from work: "..."

[Your Majesty is so inhumane! I've been assassinated, and you still want me to attend court!]

Qingzhi, who had just said it casually without any instructions from Emperor Yuan, felt extremely guilty towards Emperor Yuan when he heard this.

Jiang Yueyang cursed Emperor Yuan in her heart, then lowered her shoulders and said, "I'm going to go see my parents."

"Miss, the master and his wife don't know about the assassin."

Hearing this, Jiang Yueyang suddenly stopped and decided not to go and make her parents worry.

So she turned around and went back to her room, but lying on the bed, she felt no sleep at all.

In the end, she didn't know how she fell asleep.

All she knew was that when Xiangling woke her up, the bloodstains outside had been cleaned up, and the assassin and his body had disappeared, as if the assassination last night had never happened.

Xiangling looked at Jiang Yueyang, who was standing at the door of the room, in confusion. "Miss, what are you looking at?"

As soon as my daughter woke up, she ran to the door without even putting on her shoes, staring blankly at something.

Jiang Yueyang withdrew her gaze and shook her head to indicate that she didn't see anything.

In this situation, she began to suspect that what happened last night was a dream.

"Little Gua, was there an assassin trying to kill me last night? I'm not dreaming, am I?"

Before the system could answer, there was a sound of someone falling behind him.

Jiang Yueyang looked back and saw Xiangling sitting on the ground with a pale face.

"Xiangling, what's wrong with you?"

Xiangling was stunned for a moment before she reacted and said, "Miss, I...I'm fine, it's just...my legs suddenly felt weak."

After saying that, she got up by herself.

The system then said: [Host, you are not dreaming. There was indeed an assassin yesterday.]

Xiangling's legs weakened again, but she managed to steady herself. She forced a pale smile and said, "Miss, I will help you wash and change your clothes."

Because the time for court sessions was postponed, Jiang Yueyang could have breakfast at home before entering the palace.

When she finished washing up and came out, breakfast had already been delivered from the kitchen.

A bowl of beef noodles, a few side dishes, and a small bag of beef jerky.

Jiang Yueyang specifically asked the kitchen to prepare this when she came back yesterday, so she could secretly eat some while slacking off at work.

From today on, she not only has to attend court, but also has to work in the library.

Thinking of this, Jiang Yueyang sighed, and even the beef noodles that she usually loved to eat didn't taste good anymore.

At one o'clock in the morning, Jiang Yueyang walked out of the Jiang Mansion's gate. His father was already waiting beside the carriage.

There are two carriages today, one for the father and one for the daughter.

When Jiang Yueyang saw her father, she immediately ran over and wanted to ask him if he had offended anyone.

But after thinking about it, she was afraid that her father would blame himself for this, so she didn't ask anything and just said hello simply.

***

When Jiang Yueyang and her father arrived outside the Hall of Supreme Harmony, they suddenly discovered that there were far fewer officials attending the morning court today, and many officials were gathered in groups of three or four, whispering to each other.

Seeing this, Jiang Yueyang, who loved to eat melons, quietly approached her father's subordinate, Lord Wang, and asked abruptly, "What are you whispering about?"

Lord Wang was startled and subconsciously patted his chest.

"I'm sorry, Master Wang, I didn't mean it. Are you okay?"

After a pause, Lord Wang said angrily, "Lord Xiao Jiang, I'm old and can't stand being scared. Don't do this again next time."

Jiang Yueyang promised readily, "Okay, okay, there will definitely not be a next time. What are you guys whispering about?"

"I heard that His Majesty received more than a dozen confessions this morning and was furious! Those people have been thrown into prison. I wonder if they will even be able to attend the morning court later."

As soon as Lord Wang finished speaking, a young eunuch came out of the Hall of Supreme Harmony and shouted, "The court is adjourned today. My lords, please return home."

There was no way to go back. After leaving the Hall of Supreme Harmony, all the civil and military officials went back to their respective posts.

Jiang Yueyang wanted to go to the library, but she didn't know the way.

She looked left and right, her eyes locked on her dad.

Unexpectedly, her father refused before she could speak: "My daughter, the eunuch next to His Majesty just said that His Majesty is looking for me..."

"Then how do I get to the library? I don't know the way..."

"Figure it out yourself."

After saying this, Minister Jiang left quickly. No one dared to commit a crime openly in the palace anyway.

"Miss Jiang..."

"I'll take you there."

The voices of Qin Shi and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince sounded at the same time, but Qin Shi stopped talking in time after hearing the Crown Prince's voice.

Jiang Yueyang looked in the direction of the voice, and soon His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and the Third Prince came to her.

"How dare I trouble His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to lead the way? I can just find a young eunuch to lead the way myself."

"It's okay, it's on our way." The prince said and walked ahead.

Jiang Yueyang: [What? Can't you tell I'm politely declining?]

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince paused, and the Third Prince beside him whispered, "Royal brother, I don't want you to lead the way."

"Hmm? What did you say just now? I didn't hear clearly."

Upon hearing this, the third prince immediately shut his mouth and shook his head to indicate that he had not said anything just now.