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

A fight broke out on Chunfeng Bridge, and the people scattered. Seeing this, the Crown Prince hurriedly pulled Lu Zhiyuan back, but she let go of his hand and went against the flow of the crowd.

The Crown Prince called out to Zuo Yi, and just as Zuo Yi was about to move, Lu Yun stood protectively beside Lu Zhiyuan. Liu Ying, used to this, said to the Crown Prince, "It's alright, Your Highness can protect yourself. Besides, Lu Yun is like Your Highness's shadow; he would never let anything happen to Your Highness."

The Crown Prince felt a pang of jealousy and regret. As her husband, he was the one who should always be there to protect Xie Chaoyun.

He rushed forward and saw several beggars rushing towards Lu Zhiyuan. In a moment of panic, he shouted, "Madam, danger!"

Before he finished speaking, Lu Yun kicked the beggar on the left away, and forced the one on the right back with his sword.

The remaining beggars huddled together, exchanging glances and coming up with an idea. Leaning on their canes, they knelt in the moving crowd and said that the Black Goddess had arrived, and that they hadn't done it on purpose.

Upon hearing the words "Black Lady," Lu Zhiyuan gestured for Lu Yun to stop and walked over to the beggar, bending down to ask, "What does it mean that Black Lady has arrived?"

"Young lady, you must be from out of town? This Black Lady is the one who's coming to take your life." As he spoke, the beggar suddenly stood up, dagger in hand, and lunged at Lu Zhiyuan. Lu Zhiyuan remained calm and scattered a handful of fragrant powder, causing the beggars, still holding their weapons, to collapse to the ground.

The beggars looked up and saw Lu Yun and Zuo Yi's swords held against their necks.

The fleeing crowd ran even faster upon seeing this. Lu Zhiyuan gestured to Lu Yun and Zuo Yi to drag the beggar to a corner where he wouldn't block the way. Turning the beggar's sleeves over, she said, "It's fake. These clothes were taken from a real beggar. They were even washed with soap to keep them clean. The undergarment he's wearing is enough to feed an average family for at least half a month. Tell me, who sent you to kill me?"

"Nobody's here. We didn't intend to kill you. We just noticed you were well-dressed and wanted to get some money from you."

"Not telling the truth?" Lu Zhiyuan took out a silver needle and stabbed it into the beggar's eyes.

With a sharp scream, the beggars nearby trembled. They weren't afraid of death; they were afraid of wanting to die but being unable to. The Crown Prince stared at one of them and said, "I recognize you. You're from the Fang family. On the day the Fang family and the Jiang family were betrothed, you were the one who led the dowry carried by people."

The man being watched shrank back, surprised that the Crown Prince could remember his face. He was a guard from the Fang family, who had fallen on hard times and been taken in by someone else. The man had a working relationship with Miss Fang and had ordered him to disguise himself as a beggar and keep an eye on the Eastern Palace.

The fact that the Crown Prince and Crown Princess left the capital was both a secret and not a secret.

According to the rules, the Crown Prince must announce his departure from the capital to the world; otherwise, it is considered a secret trip.

Two carriages drove out of the East Palace. With Lu Yun and Zuo Yi present, it was easy to guess who was sitting inside.

They were ordered that killing Lu Zhiyuan would bring them immense wealth and power. People are driven to death by greed, just as birds are driven to death by food; they were willing to take the gamble.

Lu Zhiyuan held the needle tightly, making everyone watching tremble with fear.

"Was it that person who ordered you to take action in Spring Breeze Town?"

"It was a last-minute decision," said the beggar whose face had been recognized. "We followed His Highness and His Highness to Spring Breeze Town and saw them check into the inn."

I remember now. When I entered the inn, there were no beggars lingering outside. But when I left the inn, I saw several beggars squatting in a corner.

"There was chaos ahead, and the people were scattered. Instead of returning to the inn, Your Highness and Your Majesty squeezed towards the area where the people had dispersed. We thought this was a rare opportunity and took action. We were overestimating ourselves. Please, Your Highness and Your Majesty, grant us a swift end."

Assassinating someone in the street is certain death; I only wish their families wouldn't be implicated.

The crown prince stopped in front of the Fang family guard and asked in a deep voice, "Who is behind this?"

"I don't know, we... I've never seen his face before. Every time he appears, he hugs himself tightly."

The guard's shifty gaze suggested he was hiding something.

The prince stepped back and said softly, "Please trouble you, Madam, to give him one acupuncture needle! No, two needles, for both eyes."

"Although I have not seen the man's face, I have heard his voice and seen the clothes he was wearing. They were not casual clothes but official robes, purplish-red official robes."

A crimson official robe? A high-ranking official in the court! Is he related to the Fang family?

The crown prince frowned, still staring at the guard. The guard took a deep breath and continued, "When he summoned me, he used a falsetto, the kind of voice that's made in a pinched throat. That time I went to the Jiang family to see Miss, he was there too. Miss didn't let me in, and just spoke to me at the door. I glanced into the room a few times and saw his official robes, which were purplish-red and particularly eye-catching, wrapped in a black robe."

How can you be sure it's an official uniform?

"Your Highness has forgotten, my master is also an official. Officials often interact with each other, and I can tell the difference between government officials and civilians. I am, after all, a bodyguard for an official."

The guard said he immediately became suspicious and secretly returned after leaving. Although he didn't hear what the young lady and the man said to each other, he did hear the man saying goodbye to the young lady. He was certain that the man had been to the Fang family and had connections with the master, that is, Lord Fang.

The prince glanced at Zuo Yi, who understood and kept the information in mind. After returning to the inn, he sent a message by carrier pigeon to You Er to investigate.

"What wealth and glory did that man promise you... what did he promise you? Official position, beautiful women, or gold and silver jewels?"

The guard pursed his lips: "I dare not deceive Your Highness, what I want is gold and silver. I work as a guard for the Fang family for money. I have many brothers and sisters, and my parents have worked hard to raise us. Only with money can my parents and brothers and sisters live a good life."

Lu Zhiyuan glanced sideways: "How much money did he promise you?"

The guard held up one finger: "Ten thousand taels!"

Lu Zhiyuan: "Gold?"

The guard shook his head: "Silver! Ten thousand taels of gold, how could I dare to even think about such a thing? I am not worthy of it."

Lu Zhiyuan: "I'll give you ten thousand taels of gold and help you settle your family. How about you sell your life to me?"

The guard looked at Lu Zhiyuan and said, "Your Highness wants to buy my life? My life is already in Your Highness's hands. With just one word from Your Highness, my head will fall off my neck."

"I'm not kidding, ten thousand taels of gold, to buy you to work for me."

"Your Majesty wants me to find the person behind this." The guard was a clever man. He pressed his forehead to the ground and said, "I don't need ten thousand taels of gold. My attempt to assassinate Your Majesty in the street is a capital offense. If Your Majesty trusts me, I am willing to help you find the person behind this. I only ask that after this matter is over, if I am still alive, Your Highness and Your Majesty will spare my life and that of my family."

Before the guard finished speaking, the other beggars kowtowed one after another, asking for the same things as the beggars.

They didn't want to die, much less die like beggars. They believed that it was better to live a miserable life than to die a good death, and that it didn't matter who they worked for.

Lu Zhiyuan pondered for a moment and poured out a few pills: "I'm an easy person to talk to. I can let tonight's events go. You can choose to leave now, or you can choose to come and assassinate me again, or you can choose to take my pills and work for me. I'm more generous and trustworthy than your mastermind. I will keep my promises to those who work for me, regardless of life or death."

They didn't ask, and took the pills right in front of them.