Transmigrating to the Qing Dynasty: The Beloved Princess Uses a System to Change the Plot

Seeing Kangxi's forehead veins bulging and his expression of extreme anger, Mu Yue quickly stepped forward and tugged at the eldest prince to stop him from speaking further.

Seeing that the eldest prince stopped speaking, Mu Yue finally breathed a sigh of relief.

She frowned slightly, looked at Kangxi, and said softly, "Father is right!"

Seeing that Kangxi's expression had softened a bit, Mu Yue continued, "We don't have enough ability to protect ourselves. If someone plots against us, it's like a child carrying a gold brick into a bustling market. It's very dangerous. We should definitely bring more guards."

After Mu Yue finished speaking, Kangxi's anger subsided considerably, but he was still not in a good mood.

Mu Yue could roughly guess Kangxi's thoughts.

She continued, "Your Majesty and I acted on a whim, and in principle, our whereabouts should not have been exposed. But those people came looking for us. It's really strange!"

After hearing Mu Yue's words, Kangxi put aside his dissatisfaction with the eldest prince and began to think carefully.

He had already written the imperial decree for the marriage a few days ago, but decided to issue it today.

The Crown Prince and his entourage decided to leave the palace to find Nalan Kuixu after learning of the bestowed marriage.

If these people didn't know the Crown Prince's whereabouts in advance, then there's only one possibility.

They understood the Crown Prince's character and knew they would soon issue an imperial decree to bestow a marriage upon him, so they made arrangements.

But why in a teahouse, of all places?

Emperor Kangxi frowned and asked the Crown Prince, "Why did you lead your brothers to that teahouse?"

When the Crown Prince heard Kangxi suddenly ask this question, he was taken aback for a moment, but he was a smart man after all, and he quickly realized something. He frowned and began to think.

After a long while, he slowly spoke, "Your subject wanted to test Guard Nalan, and I had also heard from the servants around me that this teahouse was frequented by scholars, so I thought it was a good place..."

Upon hearing the Crown Prince's explanation, Mu Yue frowned and asked, "So, Crown Prince, going to the teahouse wasn't a spur-of-the-moment decision, but rather something you heard the servants mention before, which is why you suddenly thought of going to the teahouse today and leading everyone there?"

At first, the Crown Prince hesitated, but after thinking it over carefully, he nodded vigorously, affirming Mu Yue's words.

"Go and summon all those who mentioned the teahouse to you!"

Upon hearing Kangxi's request, the Crown Prince nodded and immediately issued the order.

He also realized that there might be something wrong with the people who had mentioned the teahouse to him.

Sensing the tense atmosphere in the imperial study, the servants dared not delay and hurriedly went to Yuqing Palace to find the person the Crown Prince had mentioned.

Mu Yue suddenly thought of Qiu Ju, who had been urging her to leave the palace.

He originally believed his elder brother, the Crown Prince, and thought that since his elder brother had promised not to make things difficult for Nalan Kuixu, nothing would happen even if he went out of the palace to find Nalan Kuixu.

But Qiuju kept trying to persuade her.

It was as if if he didn't leave the palace, his elder brother, the Crown Prince, would kill Nalan Kuixu!

With these words constantly echoing in her ears, Mu Yue, who was not very resolute to begin with, was naturally swayed.

She couldn't be sure if Qiuju would get involved in this matter, but she couldn't miss any details in order to find out the whole story.

Without hesitation, Mu Yue immediately revealed Qiu Ju's existence.

Kangxi gave a wink to the eunuch beside him, who nodded and immediately left the imperial study, clearly to look for Qiuju.

After a while, the people the Crown Prince had arranged returned empty-handed, without bringing Zhao Qiu to the Imperial Study.

The crown prince frowned, looking at the servants he had assigned, and questioned, "Didn't I tell you to bring Zhao Qiu here? Where is she?"

The servant being questioned shrank back in fear and explained in a low voice, "This servant returned to Yuqing Palace as instructed by the Crown Prince, intending to bring Eunuch Zhao with me, but after returning to Yuqing Palace, I asked many people and no one saw Eunuch Zhao!"

"This servant was afraid of delaying Your Highness's important business, so I returned first to inform Your Highness that I have already arranged for people to continue searching for Eunuch Zhao!"

Upon hearing the servant's explanation, the Crown Prince frowned, a premonition rising within him that he might never see Zhao Qiu again!

He didn't know if his premonition was right or wrong, but if Zhao Qiu didn't show up, he could confirm that the assassin in the teahouse was related to Zhao Qiu without even having to investigate further.

If we can't get to the bottom of this, my older brother and the others might think I orchestrated it, which would be a real problem.

The servants explained this in the Imperial Study, where the other princes and Emperor Kangxi were also present.

They naturally overheard what the servants said.

Kangxi looked at the Crown Prince with a furious expression, frowning as he stopped him, "There's no need to continue searching. Zhao Qiu is definitely involved in this matter. He has already received advance notice and fled to avoid punishment!"

"Baocheng, as the Crown Prince, you can't even manage the servants around you. If this happens again, I will replace all the people serving you!"

The Crown Prince sensed the dissatisfaction in Kangxi's words and immediately knelt down with a thud, saying, "Father, I know I was wrong and will certainly not make the same mistake again!"

"Your subject will find a way to locate Zhao Qiu and find out if he is involved in this matter, so as to give Father Emperor an explanation!"

Mu Yue was worried that the Crown Prince and Kangxi would have a rift because of today's events, so she also advised from the side, "The people who serve in the palace are all from the Imperial Household Department. Perhaps these people are of different status. They just behave very well on weekdays, but when they find an opportunity, they start to act recklessly."

"If Yue'er's guess is correct, then there are probably many people in the palace with such people around them."

Kangxi understood Muyue's meaning.

Several purges were carried out in the palace, but these people were not completely eliminated.

Even he, the ruler of a country, could not completely clean up the palace, and the crown prince, being inexperienced, naturally could not guard his surroundings like a cage.

He understood Mu Yue's meaning, but Kangxi did not show it on his face. He still looked at the Crown Prince with a dissatisfied expression.

"In three months, it will be your wedding day, Yue'er. You don't need to ask about these things. Your father will handle it!"

The Crown Prince originally wanted to stop Mu Yue from getting married so soon.

But when assassins suddenly appeared in the capital, he could still distinguish between what was important and what was urgent.

In addition, Nalan Kuixu performed quite well.

He was no longer as resistant as he had been at the beginning, but gently reminded her, "Father Emperor doesn't know how many assassins are in the capital. If you rush to get my sister married, it might not be a good thing."

"I am worried that those people will harm my sister on her wedding day, which would ruin the joyous occasion. I think we should investigate this matter thoroughly before considering Yue'er's marriage!"