After transmigrating into the book, I helped my mother reconcile with her divorced husband.

In Ronghua Palace, Lu Zhiyuan sat quietly. Liu Ying, seeing that she hadn't returned to her room for a long time, couldn't help but come out to look for her, only to find her sitting motionless on the swing.

"Miss, it's late, please go back and rest."

“Fireflies.” Lu Zhiyuan looked at the moon overhead. “Have you ever been to the border town? Have you seen the moon there? Is it as hazy and indistinct as the one we see in the palace?”

Liu Ying looked up at the moon and said, "Sister Qingzhi has been there and said it's bigger and prettier than the moon in our capital. Miss, are you thinking of Madam? Judging by the time, Madam should have arrived at the border town by now, and she might be talking with the old general right now."

Lu Zhiyuan gave a soft "hmm," a smile appearing on her slightly pale face. Transmigrating to this world was an accident, but the emotions she experienced were real. Here, she was no longer the ruthless killing machine who made a living by killing, but a precious child being protected and pampered.

She cherished family ties and friendships, and wanted to protect everyone with her own strength. She wanted to go to the border town to see the different scenery of Beiliang, but she also knew that only if she stayed in the palace could she ensure the peace of the Xie family.

But she really missed her mother. Xie Chaoyun's appearance made her truly understand what it means to have a mother and be loved.

A piercing scream tore through the night sky, shattering the tranquility of the night.

Lu Zhiyuan led Liu Ying to the palace gate, opened it, and saw a group of imperial guards rushing towards them from the opposite direction. They looked tense, as if something serious had happened. As they passed Ronghua Palace, Liu Ying stopped them, asking, "What happened?"

Lu Zhiyuan stood on the steps, looking in the direction of the Empress Dowager's palace. "Could something have happened in the Empress Dowager's palace?"

Upon seeing that the questioners were two young girls, the head of the guards initially didn't want to pay them any attention. However, after being reminded, he realized that these were the famous Lu Zhiyuan. His expression changed, and he cupped his hands, saying, "An assassin has come to the palace. His Highness Prince Yue was injured while protecting the princess. The assassin has escaped, and we are currently on orders to search for and capture him."

"Which direction did the assassin escape in?"

"I don't know!"

"You don't know? You don't even know which direction the assassin fled in, so how are you going to search for him?" His gaze swept coldly over the imperial guards. "Tonight, all the empresses and members of the royal family are keeping vigil for the Empress Dowager in her palace. An assassin came and injured Prince Yue in full view of everyone. You don't even know where the assassin came from or where he went, yet you're searching here like headless flies."

Despite being a young girl, she exuded an imposing aura, and the guards immediately tensed up when Lu Zhiyuan glared at them.

"What are you waiting for? Take me to the Empress Dowager's palace." Lu Zhiyuan said coldly, "I will tell the Empress that I was worried about the princess's safety and forced you to take me there. Hurry, or the assassin will be gone forever."

The palace was heavily guarded, especially during the Empress Dowager's mourning period; it was like an impregnable fortress. To attempt an assassination at this time would be either incredibly foolish or extremely stupid. The assassin didn't come from outside the palace, but from within. His master was either a concubine or a spy planted by the Prince of Yong'an, taking advantage of the chaos to stir up trouble.

She would continue to live in the palace and would not allow anyone to cause trouble or plot against the princess.

The sudden noise woke up those who had just fallen asleep. Xiao Yebai was the first to come out, followed by Lu Yun. Before they were even dressed, A Luo rubbed his eyes and followed closely behind Xiao Yebai.

"Go back to sleep, I'll go with them to visit the Empress Dowager's palace."

"Miss—" Lu Yun began to speak, but was silenced by a look from Lu Zhiyuan.

“An assassin has come to the palace. Princess Ping Le is frightened. I’m going to comfort her and capture that audacious assassin.” Lu Zhiyuan said with her hands behind her back, “Liu Ying, come with me. You two stay in the palace. Sister A Luo doesn’t know martial arts, and Xiao Ye Bai is injured, so Lu Yun, you’ll be in charge of guarding the palace.”

Lu Yun nodded: "Miss, you must be careful."

“Okay, I understand.” Lu Zhiyuan nodded and led Liu Ying to catch up with the guards.

When they arrived at the Empress Dowager's palace, they found it in complete chaos. Prince Yue was absent, and Princess Ping Le was comforting a young member of the royal family. The princes and concubines present each harbored their own secrets. The Empress was not there, but her chief eunuch, Xu Rui, was present.

"Eunuch Xu, judging from the situation, are there assassins again?"

Eunuch Xu sighed and, seeing that Lu Zhiyuan had come with the guards, asked, "Did these thieves disturb you?"

"I heard that His Highness the King of Yue was injured and His Highness the Princess was also frightened. I was worried and came to check on him."

Before she could finish speaking, Princess Ping Le, dressed in mourning clothes, rushed over and hugged Lu Zhiyuan tightly, saying pitifully, "Yuan'er, you're here? Please help me comfort that boy. He keeps crying, and it's driving me crazy. I'm already annoyed enough by my brother Yue Wang being injured while saving me, and now he keeps crying."

The princess was deathly pale, her mourning clothes stained with blood, and she hadn't had time to change them. The child she was talking about was about three years old, chubby, and crying with snot and tears streaming down his face. Lu Zhiyuan patted the princess, walked over to the child, and took out a piece of candy.

The chubby boy wiped away his tears, sobbing loudly, and didn't even look at anyone.

Lu Zhiyuan unwrapped the candy and stuffed it into the little chubby boy's mouth. As soon as the sweetness spread, the little chubby boy immediately stopped crying. He looked at Lu Zhiyuan with his red, tear-filled eyes and said in a childish voice, "Sweet, I want more, give me one more and I won't cry."

Lu Zhiyuan pinched his nose: "Greedy! I only brought two, one for you and one for the princess."

The chubby boy pouted, as if he wanted to cry, but Lu Zhiyuan covered his mouth.

"Don't cry, or you won't get any more candy. Be good, and I'll bring you a few more tomorrow."

After calming the chubby boy down, they began questioning the princess about the assassin. The princess looked completely bewildered. Since the Emperor, Empress, and Crown Prince were absent, she and Prince Yue were arranged to kneel closest to the coffin. She became somewhat drowsy after midnight, and only realized an assassin had arrived when Prince Yue collapsed on top of her.

She didn't know what the assassin looked like, or whether he was male or female. All she knew was that His Highness the King of Yue was injured, and the blood on his mourning clothes was from that time.

Xu Rui started by asking the various empresses and their maids, but they were all equally confused. Despite the large number of people in the Empress Dowager's palace, not a single person had seen the assassin.

The chubby boy, who was eating candy, suddenly raised his hand and stammered, "I saw it. He came out from behind the coffin of my great-grandmother."

The chubby boy's mother died when he was born, his father was sent away to a distant post, and his grandfather was old and ill. He came to the palace with an old nanny from the prince's residence. Being young, he didn't have to follow too many rules. He would kneel until he was tired during the day and then sleep. If he slept a lot, he would be energetic at night. When the assassin appeared, he was lying on the threshold eating snacks, and his clothes were covered with crumbs.

Lu Zhiyuan entered the bedroom and found the windows open, but the assassin did not enter through the windows.