The war god prince climbs the wall every night, and the princess is angry

As the fifth prince finished speaking, the air suddenly became quiet.

Luo Xiyao's eyes were bloodshot and full of fear.

I'm not!

I don't!

Stop talking nonsense!

Luo Xiyao clearly felt a gaze with extremely strong pressure falling on her, so sharp that it seemed to pierce through her.

She looked at the Fifth Prince angrily, "Xie Xiaowu, stop talking nonsense!"

Turning around, he said to Xie Nanyuan in a slightly flattering tone, "Cousin, what I mean is that you don't like to be close to women..."

The Fifth Prince also realized at this time that he had said the wrong thing, and was so shocked that he blurted out his thoughts.

Seeing that Xie Nanyuan's face was getting darker and darker as Luo Xiyao explained, the fifth prince rolled his eyes and smiled obediently, revealing his eight pearly teeth.

He stood up, bowed, and said, "Since Third Brother is fine, I haven't finished the homework that the teacher left me. My father will conduct a random inspection tomorrow, so I will go back first."

After saying that, the teenager slipped on his feet and disappeared without a trace in an instant.

Only Princess Pingning was left standing there in a daze. After she came to her senses, she twisted the handkerchief in her hand so tightly that she almost broke her teeth.

This Xie Xiaowu is really becoming more and more cunning!

Princess Pingning glanced around and her eyes fell on Lin Ze who was standing at the door, and she looked at him for help.

Lin Ze's body stiffened, he silently looked away, and secretly took a small step towards the door.

Another small step.

One more small step.

He successfully walked out of the door and stood guard at the door with Ji Bei.

Princess Pingning: "..."

Luo Xiyao said flatteringly: "Cousin——"

"Are you free?" Xie Nanyuan said coldly, glancing at her with his narrow, deep phoenix eyes.

Luo Xiyao shuddered and quickly waved her hands, saying, "I'm not idle, I'm not idle. I'm very busy, very busy."

"Cousin, have a good rest. I'm going back first."

After saying this, she ran out of the hall, completely lacking the demeanor of a noble lady from a wealthy family.

The hall suddenly became much emptier. Xie Nanyuan sat on the armchair and rubbed his brow with his bony fingers, feeling quite troubled.

He felt that his body, which had been fine originally, seemed to be even more painful because of the quarrel between Xiaowu and Pingning.

He exhaled and closed his eyes to rest.

After a while, the tightly closed door opened a crack, and a black, round eye scanned the situation in the hall.

"What's the matter?" Xie Nanyuan said softly with his eyes closed.

Linze pushed open the door and quietly looked up at Xie Nanyuan as he approached. Seeing that Xie Nanyuan was not angry, he breathed a sigh of relief.

He placed his hands on his chest and said respectfully, "I want to report to the prince about the assassin last night."

He should have reported it long ago, but the prince's injury disrupted his plans. Then he was frightened by the bold remarks of the fifth prince and Princess Pingning, causing Lin Ze to completely forget about the matter.

It was not until he stood outside the palace and calmed down that Linze remembered that he had not yet reported the matter to the prince.

Xie Nanyuan's expression froze when he heard this. He was so angry that he almost forgot about this matter.

He coughed lightly and said, "Have you found out who it is?"

Lin Ze nodded and said, "I suspect those assassins may be from the State of Chen! Your Highness needs to personally identify them."

After all, he had only heard that the Royal Secret Guards of the State of Chen had a wild goose totem behind their necks, but he had never seen it with his own eyes.

However, the prince had once gone deep into the enemy camp, fought with its commander, and seen the totem.

"People from the State of Chen?!" Xie Nanyuan sat up straight with a serious expression.

He originally thought that it was someone arranged by Xie Qian'an, and he thought that the other party was desperate and dared to assassinate him under the nose of his father.

In order to conceal the truth of last night and avoid involving Shen Qionghua, he had to suppress the matter.

But I didn't expect the person behind it to be so unexpected.

If they are really from the State of Chen...

Xie Nanyuan said with a serious expression, "Bring the person in."

Lin Ze nodded, and soon a body was carried up.

The body was well preserved, with lips that were purple and black, and it was obvious that the man had committed suicide by taking poison.

Linze pulled open the back of the corpse's neck, revealing the totem.

Xie Nanyuan walked closer and took a glance, his pupils suddenly shrinking.

It turned out to be the emblem of the Chen Kingdom’s royal secret guards!

He wouldn't admit it.

Three years ago, he sneaked into the Chen State military camp alone. When he was leaving, he was discovered by the leader of the Royal Secret Guard. After a fierce fight, he was able to escape.

He had seen this wild goose totem during the fight.

After confirming the identity of the assassin, Linze ordered his men to drag the body away.

"Your Majesty——"

"Yes." Xie Nanyuan gave a direct affirmative answer.

Lin Ze exclaimed, then said indignantly: "These bastards are really unscrupulous, using only despicable means. If they have the guts, they should show their true colors on the battlefield!"

Linze was very angry.

I just felt that these people were really haunting and they actually followed me all the way from the border to the capital!

If the poison in the prince's body had not been almost completely eliminated by Doctor Pei, the situation last night would have been very serious.

Lin Ze said angrily, "Your Highness, the Chen State must be ready to make another move. They're afraid you'll return to the battlefield and beat the crap out of them, so they're using this underhanded tactic in advance."

Xie Nanyuan clenched his fists, his expression gloomy.

This matter is really too big.

Let’s not talk about whether the State of Chen will start another war.

The capital city was thousands of miles away from the State of Chen, yet the royal guards of the State of Chen were able to pass through layers of screening and appear in the capital city, even in the heavily guarded royal enclosure, and still find an opportunity to assassinate him.

This is by no means an easy matter.

At least it is impossible to do it relying solely on the people from Chen State lurking in the capital.

The only explanation is that there is a traitor in the court!

Thinking of this, Xie Nanyuan suddenly turned around and strode out of Zhaoyang Palace, heading towards Zichen Palace where the emperor was.

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Zichen Palace.

Xie Rong had just finished his meal.

Li Shunquan walked over to Xie Rong with a tray, placed the teacup next to Xie Rong, and said with a smile, "Your Majesty, please have some tea to relieve your greasy feeling."

Xie Rong picked up the teacup beside him and took a sip. The clear tea fragrance diluted the taste in his mouth, and he sighed comfortably.

"It's okay to eat it once in a while, but it's too greasy if you eat it often."

He said this with a smile on his face.

Li Shunquan had been by Xie Rong's side for so many years that he knew he was duplicity. He said, "His Royal Highness Prince Rui is filial to the Emperor. After hunting a bear, he immediately presented the bear paw to the Emperor."

Upon hearing this, Xie Rong's gaze fell into the void. After a long pause, he said, "He is filial. It is thanks to him that the border has been so stable these years."

"But fortunately, after the last battle, the State of Chen took the initiative to propose a contract. This way, we can rest and recuperate for a while."

Then he looked at Li Shunquan and said, "Go check on Yuan'er later. I don't know how he is doing. You should try to persuade him later."

"He's just recovered. This happened once, and it's enough. He must never be so willful again."

When is hunting not allowed?

Why did they choose to go to the enclosure at night? How dangerous must it be?

Xie Rong thought with a frown.

"Yes, I obey your command and will help the emperor persuade His Royal Highness Prince Rui." Li Shunquan said with a smile.

As the master and servant were about to get up and go to Zhaoyang Palace, a young eunuch came in hurriedly and said:

"Your Majesty, His Royal Highness Prince Rui requests an audience!"