The prince kneels every day. Has the princess forgiven him today?

Song Xiwan was stunned.

Why did Xie Chengqian come to see her so late at night?

As soon as he went out, he saw Xie Chengqian wearing a light armor and standing in the yard with a sullen expression.

Song Xiwan's eyes tightened, "Where is your Highness going?"

This outfit probably means something happened.

As expected, Xie Chengqian replied in a deep voice: "The King of Qi led his troops out of his fiefdom and wantonly massacred a group of civilians. I need to rush over there immediately to guard the place."

King Qi?

The emperor's younger brother was once a very powerful prince. His fiefdom was in Lin'an City. He had been law-abiding all these years. How could he suddenly cause chaos?

Song Xiwan was confused for a moment, and her eyes fell on Xie Chengqian's still pale face, full of disapproval.

"But you are still injured!"

Xie Chengqian's expression relaxed. "No problem. The accompanying doctor will go with me."

After saying that, he took out a black token and handed it to her.

"I don't know when I'll be back. Take this and you can mobilize the palace guards, including the Purple Gold Guards."

Song Xiwan's heart trembled slightly.

Does this mean that the entire Purple Gold Guard is handed over to her?

This is much heavier than King Xuan’s token, and Song Xiwan didn’t dare to take it at all.

"Your Highness, this journey is dangerous. It would be better to let the Purple Gold Guards secretly protect you. Besides, my identity is not suitable after all."

It was not known whether the arranged marriage would still be valid at that time, and at this time she was still just the daughter of a court official.

Xie Chengqian seemed to have expected that she would not accept it, so he said, "Except you, no one else is suitable."

Song Xiwan looked at him in surprise, and a hint of pink quietly crept onto the tips of her ears.

"Your Majesty, this..."

For a moment, she couldn't find any words.

Xie Chengqian didn't love her in his previous life, so he couldn't possibly want to live with her in this life, right?

Song Xiwan was confused by this thought.

Soon, Xie Chengqian's cold voice sounded again, "If I were trapped, you would know how to use this token better than anyone else."

"Ok?"

Before Song Xiwan could sort out her thoughts, Xie Chengqian took her hand and stuffed the token into her delicate palm, but did not let go for a long time.

Song Xiwan could clearly feel the warmth in his palm, which made her heart beat faster unconsciously.

Why doesn't it loosen up?

"Xiwan, I hope you can do me a favor."

Xie Chengqian just held her hand and explained in a deep voice.

Song Xiwan's attention was focused on the hands held by the two, and she was unable to react when she heard him say that.

It turned out that she had misunderstood.

"it is good."

It is reasonable for Song Xiwan to agree.

Xie Chengqian pursed his thin lips and stared at her with deep eyes.

This is equivalent to giving everything to her.

If there was real danger, and Song Xiwan hadn't sent the Purple Gold Guards, he would probably have died.

That night, Xie Chengqian led his troops to set off.

The villa became even more deserted.

Song Xiwan couldn't sleep well in the second half of the night, thinking about this matter in his mind. He really couldn't understand why King Qi did such a stupid thing at this critical moment.

Recently, the emperor's health has been deteriorating, and he has become increasingly suspicious and uneasy, punishing severely for the slightest trouble.

The court was already in turmoil.

The King of Qi must have heard the saying that the first bird to stick its head out gets shot.

It was not until the next day that Song Xiwan went to Yunhe Academy with a tired face.

"Girl, did you not sleep well last night?"

Song Xiwan hummed lightly.

How can I sleep well like this?

With Xie Chengqian's speed, if he rode a horse, he would probably reach Annan City tonight, and then cross two mountains to reach Lin'an City.

Wait!

Song Xiwan suddenly remembered a key point and her eyes widened.

Annan City and Lin'an City are right next to each other!

The first city that Concubine Shen visited when she came to Daxia from Cang was Lin'an City. Later, she met Old Qin in Annan City, and Jiang Yao came from Annan City.

Everything is interconnected, it was a setup from the very beginning!

The King of Qi did not really want to cause unrest, he just wanted to lure Xie Chengqian into the situation.

After Song Xiwan figured out everything, his expression tensed.

Qiu Zhu was startled by this and asked anxiously, "Miss, what's wrong with you?"

"How long until we get to the academy?"

Song Xiwan must quickly pass this message to Xie Chengqian so that he must take precautions in advance to avoid falling into their trap.

Qiu Zhu glanced outside and said, "It will take another half an hour."

too long!

Song Xiwan dug out the paper and pen that he always kept in the carriage, quickly wrote a few lines, and handed them to the secret guard left behind by Xie Chengqian.

"It must be handed over to the prince as soon as possible."

"Yes."

The secret guard took it and left.

Song Xiwan was always worried. What if it was too late?

All the way to Yunhe Academy.

Many people gathered around her when they saw her and talked about yesterday's calligraphy and painting competition. The praise came like a flood, but Song Xiwan didn't feel interested at all.

"Miss Song, why didn't you tell us in advance that you have such talent? We actually thought you were some unknown person."

There are also some sour words among them.

Song Xiwan was already annoyed, and found these words irritating.

"You are narrow-minded and blind, and you blame me?"

"What did you say!"

The man suddenly became angry and questioned with wide eyes.

Song Xiwan looked at him coldly.

This aura managed to calm the other person's anger somewhat, but he still complained unwillingly, "You only got first place by currying favor with a few teachers. Why are you showing off here? In private, I'm afraid you're the kind of person who would do anything to get noticed."

Someone couldn't stand it any longer and reminded him, "Brother An! Please stop talking."

"Am I wrong? I've seen that painting too, and it can't even compare to Miss Su. You're the only ones praising her to the skies."

An Qiyan is one of Su Xunyao's suitors and has admired her for a long time over the years.

It was a pity that he failed to be admitted to Yunhe Academy. He finally had the opportunity to meet Su Xunyao through the calligraphy and painting competition and witness Su Xunyao's glorious moments.

Unexpectedly, everything was ruined by Song Xiwan.

"Snapped--"

A sharp voice suddenly rang out.

Everyone only saw a black shadow flash before their eyes, and they couldn't see clearly what it was.

"what!"

Then he heard An Qiyan cry out in pain, and then he realized that it was Song Xiwan who slapped him in the face with a whip.

An Qiyan's lips quickly became red and swollen, and he gasped.

Everyone's scalp tightened as they watched.

"You but uh?"

An Qiyan couldn't speak clearly, and asked angrily while feeling pain.

Song Xiwan turned her wrist and said in a warning tone, "You don't know how to use this mouth anyway, so it's okay for me to help you disable it."

In the past, she might not bother to deal with such a brainless person.

But today Song Xiwan was very angry.

An Qiyan instantly broke down and started cursing.

"Snapped--"

Song Xiwan simply whipped him again.

An Qiyan's face was so painful that he fainted.

"Sister Xiwan, how dare you hit someone in broad daylight? This person is a student from Lushan Academy!"

At this time, Su Xunyao came out.

Song Xiwan glanced over and it was exactly what she wanted.

"He just brought it upon himself, but there's one thing I want to ask Miss Su: on the night Shen Qiongyi died, did you come to my room?"