Your Majesty said that my life is worthless, so why are you crying when I increase my troops?

"Auntie really has great acting skills. I admire her!"

"Look at the Sun family father and son. They were so scared that their legs went weak and they almost peed their pants!"

In the princess's mansion, Xia Mingyuan was grinning from ear to ear with joy.

Xia Xue frowned slightly and said in a deep voice, "I didn't expect that it was really them, father and son, who wanted to assassinate me!"

"But I really can't understand why these two treated me like this out of the blue? Is it just because I didn't plead for Sun Wenju last time?"

Xia Mingyuan suppressed the smile on his face and shook his head slightly.

"Aunt, I'm afraid this matter is not that simple!"

"Sun Yaozu is not a fool. He would never dare to do such a cruel thing to a princess just because of a trivial matter..."

"Besides, if something happens to my aunt in Hanyang, Sun Yaozu will have his head saved! The reason he dares to do this is definitely because he has nothing to fear!"

Hearing this, Xia Xue's expression changed slightly, "You mean... that person in the palace is not going to let me go?"

Xia Mingyuan's eyes rolled and he nodded repeatedly, "Aunt, you are that man's sister. Don't you know what Xia Tianxiong's character is like?"

"How could he give up so easily? The guards' rebellion was the first, and now Sun Yaozu and his son are the second. I'm afraid there will be a third and a fourth in the future... until he kills you, Auntie!"

Xia Xue shuddered all over, raised her head with a pale face, and subconsciously looked at Xia Mingyuan.

"so what should I do?"

Xia Mingyuan patted his chest and said, "Don't worry, auntie, I'm here with you. No matter how many people Xia Tianxiong sends, no one can hurt you!"

"You, what are your conditions?" Xia Xue asked weakly.

"I don't have any conditions!" Xia Mingyuan shook his head and said in a deep voice, "A drop of water is a spring of gratitude. Aunt has helped my nephew before, and she is my only relative in this world. No matter what, I don't want you to be hurt!"

After hearing these words, Xia Xue was stunned for a moment, and couldn't help but recall the scene when Xia Mingyuan risked his life to rush to her and pushed her away today.

Could it be that I really misunderstood him?

Xia Xue's heart, which was full of vigilance and precaution, couldn't help but waver for a moment.

Before she could come to her senses, Xia Mingyuan continued, "I know that my aunt doesn't trust me, but whether or not I stay in this princess's mansion as the captain of the guard, I will protect you."

"However, if my nephew stays in this princess's mansion, my identity will be more convenient."

"Besides, Xia Tianxiong has failed twice. He might become a complete rift in the future. We must be prepared, otherwise we will just be like fish on a sticky chopping board, at the mercy of others!"

Xia Xue frowned, looked at Xia Mingyuan with a sincere face, and sighed softly.

"After all, he is the emperor of Daxia. If he really wants to kill me, I'm afraid I can only wait for his death."

"Well, tell me, what do you need me to do?"

Xia Mingyuan shook his head slightly and said calmly: "Aunt has done everything she should do. Now she just needs to hand it over to her nephew."

"The only thing we have to do is to accumulate strength and wait for the opportunity to act!"

……

Sun Yaozu and his son returned to the county government office with pale faces and weak legs.

"Dad, this is really over. The princess must have discovered something. She's warning us again." Sun Wenju looked at Sun Yaozu tremblingly, "What should we do now? Think of a solution quickly!"

"Shut up!" Sun Yaozu glared at his son. "I've already thought of another solution, but she's already suspected both me and my son. What else can we do?"

"That damn Fengyu Tower, how dare they play tricks on me!"

"It's all because of you, a useless piece of shit, that you brought in a bunch of liars like this!"

Sun Wenju lowered his head and did not dare to speak.

At this moment, the housekeeper Liu Quan rushed in and said, "Master, Master, there is a scholar outside who wants to see you. He said he is from the princess's mansion."

Sun Yaozu frowned and waved his hand, "Let him in!"

Lu Xiucai swaggered into the county government office, came to the main hall, and saluted Sun Yaozu.

"I've met the magistrate."

"I've seen you before!" Sun Yaozu glanced at him and said calmly, "You're Xia Mingyuan's retainer. What do you want from me now?"

Lu Xiucai smiled faintly and said calmly, "My commander is worried that Lord Sun may not understand the princess's intentions, so he has sent students here to remind him."

"Oh?" Sun Yaozu raised his eyebrows. "Then tell me what the princess meant."

"Ahem!" Lu Xiucai coughed and cleared his throat. "Oh, my throat is a little dry after running all the way here..."

Sun Yaozu's mouth twitched. "Someone, serve Mr. Lu some tea. Serve him good tea!"

Lu Xiucai sat down and drank two cups of tea. Under the murderous gazes of Sun Yaozu and his son, he finally spoke slowly: "Master Sun, there are some things that you and I know very well. I think we should be frank and speak frankly."

"My prince said that if you hand over the assassin from Fengyu Tower within three days, I will forgive you for what happened!"

Sun Yaozu's expression froze, and he gritted his teeth and said, "Mr. Lu, the assassins from Fengyu Tower are always hiding their heads and showing their tails. I want to catch them now, but how can I catch them easily?"

"Master Sun, you're no longer interesting." Lu Xiucai put down his tea bowl and said calmly, "You can't catch him, or you don't want to catch him?"

"You must report this matter to the court before you will voluntarily hand over the murderer?"

"In that case, I'll take my leave!"

Lu Xiucai stood up, turned around and was about to leave.

Sun Yaozu panicked and quickly stepped forward to hold Lü Xiucai. "Mr. Lu, I really don't know where the assassin from Fengyu Tower is. Please help me and my son to plead with His Highness and Commander Xia..."

"As long as you can help me, I, Sun Yaozu, will definitely reward you handsomely."

After saying this, he winked at Sun Wenju, who immediately understood and stuffed a dozen silver bills into Lu Xiucai's arms.

"Mr. Lu, this is a small gift. Please accept it."

Lu Xiucai calmly put away the banknotes, and the smile on his face became more sinister!

"Well, since Lord Sun is so sincere, I will show you a way forward."

Sun Yaozu nodded repeatedly, his face full of sincerity.

Lu Xiucai cleared his throat and said calmly, "When His Highness was assassinated, the situation was urgent, and the murderer's appearance was not clearly seen. Only Commander Xia saw the true appearance of more than a dozen of them."

"Before leaving, Commander Xia said that his eyesight has been bothering him lately. He wants to recognize someone for 10,000 taels of silver. Sir Sun, do you understand?"

Lu Xiucai's words were understated, and Sun Yaozu almost fainted on the spot when he heard it!

More than a dozen people, ten thousand taels of silver each!

blackmail!

This is clearly blatant blackmail from Xia Mingyuan.

"I have finished speaking. Regardless of whether Lord Sun understands or not, Her Royal Highness the Princess will only give you three days. I hope Lord Sun will take care of himself."

Without waiting for Sun Yaozu to answer, Lu Xiucai looked at the two of them deeply, turned around and left!