Empress, please have some self-respect. I am not your husband.

Back inside, Lu Feng didn't rest. He picked up his pen and wrote a letter to send out the next day.

Once this letter is sent out, it won't be long before no one in the entire capital dares to speak ill of Chu Hongyan.

Blowing away the ink stains, Lu Feng took out his unique seal, stamped it at the end of the letter, and then put it back into the envelope. He ignored Yu Ningyan in the next room, washed up, and went to bed.

Little did they know that the entire capital was in turmoil.

royal palace.

Ye Bingyun, who was reviewing memorials, was terrified when she heard that the Princess of Western Chu had been assassinated. She immediately stood up and demanded, "Tell me what exactly happened!"

Xu Hao knelt on one knee, his forehead covered in sweat. He was Xu Zilong's father and the commander of the Imperial Guards.

"Your Majesty, we received news that an assassin had attempted to kill someone in the street. After extensive investigation, I have confirmed that the victim was Princess Yu Ningyan of Western Chu."

"Bastard!"

Ye Bingyun slammed her hand on the table: "Why is it taking so long to report such a big matter! What's the situation now?!"

Xu Hao quickly spoke up: "Your Majesty, please calm down. According to eyewitnesses, Yu Ningyan was rescued by a mysterious person, and her life should be safe."

"Mystery man?"

Upon hearing that Yu Ningyan had been rescued, Ye Bingyun finally breathed a sigh of relief. If the Western Chu princess had died in the capital of Qian Kingdom, the trouble would have been far too great, far too great for Qian Kingdom to bear.

"Yes, Your Majesty. According to eyewitnesses, it was a masked man, and he must have been a martial arts expert. He defeated the assassin with lightning speed, and then took the princess and leaped onto the roof to leave."

Seeing the Emperor's displeased expression, Xu Hao quickly added, "I have already dispatched half of the Imperial Guards to search for the Princess's whereabouts in the capital. In addition, there were eight assassins in total, two of whom were killed on the spot by the masked man."

"The remaining six men committed suicide by biting open the poison sacs in their mouths after being captured by the Imperial Guards. I will definitely find out where these men came from!"

"Trouble!"

Ye Bingyun sighed. She had just resolved the trouble caused by Xi Chu, but unexpectedly, such a big thing happened in the blink of an eye.

"Find her! Issue my decree to seal all eight gates of both the inner and outer cities. We must find Yu Ningyan's whereabouts. This princess of Western Chu must not be allowed to meet with any misfortune in our Qian Kingdom!"

Xu Hao: "Your subject obeys!"

With the Emperor's order, Xu Hao immediately set about, mobilizing half of the Imperial Guards to turn the capital and its surrounding cities upside down.

However, they only looked for shops and restaurants, never suspecting that Yu Ningyan had been rescued by officials from the imperial court.

In just one night, news of the assassination attempt on the Western Chu princess in the capital spread far and wide.

All the civil and military officials of the Qian Kingdom hadn't slept well, and were all waiting for news of Xu Hao, the commander of the Imperial Guards.

However, after searching all night, I still didn't find anything.

The next day, early in the morning.

Lu Feng yawned as he got up, put on his court robes, and walked out of the house. He saw Yu Ningyan standing in the courtyard, wearing the blue and white long dress he had bought yesterday, standing gracefully like a lotus emerging from the water.

This woke up Lu Feng, who was still a little sleepy.

Beautiful women are indeed pleasing to the eye.

"You're up."

Hearing the door open, Yu Ningyan turned around and relaxed when she saw Lu Feng.

Arriving in an unfamiliar environment, how could she possibly sleep well last night, especially since she had several nightmares about being assassinated?

At that moment, she really wanted to go to Lu Feng's room and pull him up to keep her company.

However, considering that Lu Feng might throw her out if she did that, Yu Ningyan decided to give up.

"Didn't you sleep well?"

Lu Feng greeted her casually, and he also noticed the weariness in the woman's eyes.

Yu Ningyan gave a bitter smile: "I had a few nightmares."

"You'll get used to it after a few more times," Lu Feng said, his words seemingly meant to comfort her, which only fueled Yu Ningyan's anger.

Lu Feng: "Alright, let's go. It's almost time for court."

The woman nodded and followed Lu Feng out the door, staying close to him the whole way, her eyes constantly glancing left and right.

She now sees everyone on the street as an assassin, a classic case of seeing ghosts in a cup.

Lu Feng saw this but didn't say anything. He took out a few coins, bought two meat buns, gave one to Yu Ningyan, and then ate one by himself.

Yu Ningyan was slightly surprised; she realized that she was increasingly unable to understand Lu Feng.

Every expert she had ever met before, not to mention those at the second rank, even those at the third or fourth rank, were all arrogant and looked down on everyone, as if they were the most important person in the world.

However, she couldn't see any of the aura of a strong person in Lu Feng; he seemed as ordinary as a commoner.

Is this what the book calls returning to simplicity?

Yu Ningyan thought for a moment, looked at the meat bun in her hand, took a small bite, and found it quite delicious.

Along the way, the Imperial Guards could still be seen searching for someone, but no one could have imagined that the person they had been looking for all night would be led by Lu Feng swaggering towards the palace.

In front of the palace gate.

The civil and military officials gathered together and discussed what happened last night.

Just as everyone was talking at once, Lu Feng arrived with Yu Ningyan.

What followed was a bizarre scene: everyone stared in disbelief at Yu Ningyan beside Lu Feng, completely dumbfounded.

After swallowing the last bite of the meat bun, Lu Feng asked knowingly, "What's wrong with you guys?"

"My grass!"

Minister of Personnel Zhang Tianyuan was the first to lose his composure, the man in his forties almost jumping up: "Lu Feng! What... what the hell is going on?!"

"How could Her Highness the Princess be with you!"

"Go and report to His Majesty immediately!"

"Lu Feng, are you trying to get yourself killed? Do you even know that the Imperial Guards practically turned the capital upside down last night?!"

Immediately, the ministers surrounded him, all looking extremely grateful. Qin Ming was the most shocked: "Lu Feng, what exactly happened? How could Her Highness the Princess be with you? Could you have been that mysterious person last night?"

"Uncle Qin, you can't just say things like that," Lu Feng quickly denied.

Qin Ming was even more puzzled: "What's going on?"

Lu Feng sighed: "You will understand this matter when I report to His Majesty later. I am only doing this on someone else's behalf."

Upon hearing this, the other adults all looked at Yu Ningyan, but she remained silent, leaving them feeling restless and eager. They could only greet Yu Ningyan and were relieved to see that she was unharmed.

Finally, the palace gates opened, and the civil and military officials immediately escorted Lu Feng and Yu Ningyan inside, fearing that something else might go wrong.

When Ye Bingyun arrived at the main hall, she was stunned to see Yu Ningyan. She was both surprised and delighted. When she heard that Yu Ningyan had come with Lu Feng, Her Majesty the Empress was even more shocked.

"Lu Feng, what exactly happened?" she asked, but in her heart she wondered if Lu Feng had saved Yu Ningyan.