Every time the prince opens his eyes, he sees

After Xie Qingchen came out, Qingfeng hurried back and brought the situation of the Lu family.

"Your Highness, many of the Lu family's servants have been drugged, especially those who serve Miss Lu. It seems the assassin came prepared."

"There were no casualties, right?"

Qingfeng shook his head.

"No clues left?"

"Never."

"That's hard to check."

The capital is so big, it is so difficult to find an assassin.

"Now we can only wait for Lu Yaoyao to wake up and see if she has any clues about the assassin."

"Yes." Qingfeng said respectfully.

"It's getting late. You should go down and rest first. I'll go see Su Meiren too."

The breeze bows its head to see you off.

“What were the Sumerians doing?”

Su Yuan had just burned the letter from the assassin she sent to kill Lu Yaoyao when Xie Qingchen rushed in.

This startled her and she quickly opened the window to dispel the smell in the room.

"Nothing. I was just writing a letter to my mother, but it wasn't very good, so I burned it."

Xie Qingchen looked down at the brazier, and only black and gray ashes were left in it.

He frowned slightly, his eyes filled with scrutiny and suspicion. "Writing home so late? Do you think I've treated you harshly?"

Su Yuan's heart tightened, but she forced herself to remain calm. "Your Highness, you are worrying too much. Even if it's just some trivial matter, a girl would want to talk to others. It's not worth your Highness's worry. It's late at night. Your Highness, why don't you go to bed early? Do you want me to make your bed tonight?"

"Well, but you don't have to go back to your room tonight. You can stay in my bedroom."

Su Yuan's face lit up with joy, thinking that Xie Qingchen had finally changed his mind and was ready to accept her.

Who knew that Xie Qingchen's next sentence would send her to hell, "Kneel beside my bed."

"Yes, Your Highness."

A deep chill and hatred arose.

Lu Yaoyao woke up and found Gu Huai sleeping beside her.

I felt moved in my heart.

She raised her hand to stroke Gu Huai's hair, but inadvertently met the eyes of Xie Qingchen in the corridor.

Her heart trembled inexplicably.

She suddenly remembered that she was being chased by an assassin last night and ran into the prince's carriage in a panic.

It was Xie Qingchen who saved her, and she is in the East Palace now?

Lu Yaoyao looked around twice and found that she was indeed in the East Palace.

"You're awake." Gu Huai noticed that she was awake and opened his eyes.

His face was full of joy.

"Well, you kept watch over me all night?"

"Yeah, I'm worried about you."

Gu Huai rubbed his numb arm and asked with concern: "How do you feel now? Are you dizzy or weak?"

Lu Yaoyao shook her head.

Su Yuan followed Xie Qingchen in.

Before Xie Qingchen could say anything, Su Yuan spoke first, "Miss Lu, are you okay now? I was shocked to hear that you were attacked by an assassin. Fortunately, you are lucky enough to be saved by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

There was a barely perceptible hint of grit in her tone.

"Thank you, Your Highness the Crown Prince." Lu Yaoyao bowed.

Xie Qingchen looked cold and arrogant. "You don't have to be so polite. I saved you mainly for Gu Huai's sake. After all, you are going to marry him soon. I don't want my loyal minister to become a widower before he even becomes the groom."

His mouth is as vicious as ever.

"Then I have to thank His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. Otherwise, I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to talk to you all properly now."

Xie Qingchen ignored her.

Lu Yaoyao was not angry at his coldness. She knew that he had such a bad temper and was very vicious and indifferent to people who were not close to him.

"Ahuai, can you take me home? I feel much better now. My grandmother and father will be worried if I don't come home all night."

Upon hearing this, Gu Huai immediately stood up and said, "Okay, since you want to go back, I'll take you back right away. It's really inconvenient for me to keep bothering the prince."

Xie Qingchen watched this scene coldly, feeling inexplicably irritated.

He obviously didn't like Lu Yaoyao, but seeing Gu Huai so nervous about her, he felt a little uncomfortable.

He couldn't help but think of Lu Yaoyao being carried into the carriage by him last night. She looked so uneasy and dependent, like a well-behaved, cramped, homeless kitten.

His heart softened for her for a moment.

He coughed lightly to conceal his inner thoughts, "Since Miss Lu is no longer seriously injured, General Gu should send her back. However, before she leaves, please tell me the truth about the assassin so that I can send someone to search for him."

"That assassin is very skilled. I'll never get any good results against him, so I can't provide any useful clues."

After hearing what Lu Yaoyao said, Su Yuan secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

As long as there are no flaws.

"In that case, you have to be more careful." Xie Qingchen said lightly.

"Your Highness, I will protect Yaoyao and will not let her be in danger again."

Given Gu Huai's personality, protection probably means staying by Lu Yaoyao's side all night until she marries him.

Thinking of the two of them being together all night, Xie Qingchen felt even more irritated.

There was clearly nothing about Lu Yaoyao that he liked, but she had a magical aura that drew his attention to her.

But he would not let anyone see his shameful thoughts. He had promised to love only He Yaoyao. Even if his heart was moved by Lu Yaoyao, it would not change anything. What's more, Lu Yaoyao was about to marry Gu Huai, and she was his wife. How could he possibly put his thoughts on his wife?

"Qingfeng, have someone prepare a carriage to take General Gu and Miss Lu back to the Lu Mansion."

"Yes, Your Highness."

"Thank you, Your Highness." Gu Huai and Lu Yaoyao said in unison.

Gu Huai carefully helped Lu Yaoyao leave.

Walking out of the gate of the East Palace, Lu Yaoyao looked back at the majestic and imposing East Palace with mixed feelings.

Xie Qingchen saved her life, but she wanted to be the most familiar stranger to him, and the two of them would never have any intersection again.

In the East Palace, Xie Qingchen sat alone in his bedroom, looking at the begonias outside the window, but his heart was unsettled.

He recalled Lu Yaoyao's eyes as clear as water, and his heart was beating fast.

"What's wrong with me?" Xie Qingchen murmured to himself. He knew very well that he shouldn't let Lu Yaoyao affect his emotions like this, but after being alone with her last night, he seemed to have developed different feelings for her.

He shouldn't be like this.

He closed his eyes and tried to calm himself down, but Lu Yaoyao's figure kept appearing in his mind.

Lu Yaoyao returned home. Lu Jinglin and the old lady were happy to see her return safely.

Lu Jinglin said, "Daughter, you've suffered a great loss. Don't worry, your father has already spent a large sum of money to hire more than a dozen guards from the largest escort agency in the capital to protect you until you get married."

"Why, after I get married, you won't care whether I live or die?"

Lu Jinglin chuckled, "Won't you have General Gu to protect you after you get married?"

"Alas, a daughter who is married off is like spilled water." Lu Yaoyao sighed.

"It's okay, Yaoyao. If you don't want to leave home, I can marry into your family. After all, my eldest brother is still in the Gu family!"