Regent, please maintain your aloof image.

About fifteen minutes later, people from the Ministry of Justice rushed over, and the person in charge was none other than Mu Xinchen.

Princess Ping Le.

"Why did the Crown Prince come in person?"

"Having heard that the princess was assassinated, I came to see if she was injured."

"no".

"That's good. Princess, please rest assured that the Ministry of Justice will investigate this matter thoroughly and give you an explanation."

"Thank you for your trouble, Your Highness."

"You're too kind, Princess." Then, Mu Xinchen looked at the two corpses on the ground and said, "Someone, take the corpses back to the Ministry of Justice."

"Yes".

“Princess, if there’s nothing else, I’ll take my leave now. Please be careful.”

"Alright, thank you for your hard work, Your Highness."

Mu Xinchen said nothing more and left with the people from the Ministry of Justice.

"Let's go back too," Su Qianrou said, and walked towards the carriage first.

Su Haoyu and Li Hongye followed closely behind her.

Regent's House

In the study, Mu Jinchen was working on official business with his head down.

Mu Xinchen stood in front of him and said, "I've brought you the report you asked for. If there's nothing else, I'll be leaving now. I still have to investigate the case."

Mu Jinchen looked up and glanced at him, "It's rare to see you so enthusiastic."

"There's no other way. I promised Princess Ping Le, and I can't go back on my word."

"What does this have to do with her?" Mu Jinchen asked casually, clearly unaware of Su Qianrou's assassination attempt.

"you do not know".

"Know what?"

"The assassination attempt on Princess Pingluo this morning."

Mu Jinchen looked at him, his brows furrowed. "What happened? Why was she attacked?"

"This morning, Princess Ping Le escorted Young Master Su to the examination hall, and then encountered assassins on the way back."

"Is she injured?"

No, not at all.

"It is possible to find out who did it."

"Not yet, but I've checked, and those two assassins are from the Hundred Stars Pavilion."

"Bai Xing Ge" (Hundred Stars Pavilion).

"Yes, you must have a deep grudge to hire two assassins to kill a weak woman. Luckily, Young Master Su was there at the time, otherwise, Princess Ping Le would have died today."

"We must find the person behind this; I want to know who did it."

"Yes," Mu Xinchen replied, then realized something was wrong and looked at Mu Jinchen with a probing gaze.

"What are you looking at me for? Go and investigate!"

"Fifth Brother, are you worried?"

"What am I worried about?"

"Of course I'm worried about Princess Ping Le. You seemed very nervous when I mentioned that Princess Ping Le had been assassinated."

"When we get back, we'll go to the Imperial Hospital first."

"What are you going to the Imperial Hospital for?"

"Take a look at your eye condition," Mu Jinchen said casually.

Yingfeng couldn't help but laugh.

Mu Xinchen looked at him angrily, "What are you laughing at?"

"I didn't laugh," but the smile on my lips was impossible to hide.

Mu Xinchen snorted coldly and then walked out.

Then, Mu Jinchen said, "Call Yingyue here."

"Yes," Yingfeng replied and walked out.

Youlan Courtyard

Just as Su Qianrou had seen Lin Rong and the others off and thought she could finally have some peace and quiet, Yang Shanshan's voice rang out in the courtyard, "Cousin."

Su Qianrou sighed helplessly, thinking to herself, "It's not going to be quiet again."

A moment later, Yang Shanshan rushed in, went straight to Su Qianrou, pulled her up from the bed, and looked her up and down. "Thank goodness, thank goodness, no one is missing an arm or a leg."

Chunzhu thought to herself, "It's good that Miss wasn't injured. Otherwise, given Miss's behavior, she would probably have been hurt even more badly."

Su Qianrou smiled and said, "I'm fine, don't worry."

"You have no idea how scared I was when I heard you were attacked. I'm so glad you're alright. By the way, do you know who did it?"

"We don't know yet."

"That……".

"Alright, let's sit down and talk about it."

The two then sat down.

After sitting down, Yang Shanshan couldn't wait to ask, "Do you have anyone you suspect?"

"No," actually, there is, but it's not certain yet, which is why Su Qianrou didn't say it.

"Whose path have you blocked that they would send an assassin to kill you?"

Su Qianrou did not speak.

"No, I'll go back right now and have my father send people to protect you. Don't worry, our family's guards have all been on the battlefield; they'll definitely be able to protect you."

"There's no need for such a fuss. My father has already arranged people for me, and besides, there's Xiaoyu and Hongye. That's enough."

"This matter cannot be taken lightly; it could cost us our lives. So, we must be careful. Here's what we'll do: stay home for the next few days and don't go out. Wait until we find out who's behind this before you go out."

Su Qianrou knew that she was worried about her, so she replied, "Okay."

"Uncle has sent someone to investigate this matter."

"No, I reported the case to the Ministry of Justice, and they will investigate."

Ministry of Justice.

"Ok".

Yang Shanshan didn't speak, seemingly lost in thought.

At this moment, Juxia walked in and said, "Miss, Miss Liu has arrived."

Su Qianrou was somewhat surprised, not expecting her to come, and then said, "Please come in quickly."

A moment later, Liu Xinyue walked in, "Sister Rou."

"Why are you here?"

"I heard you were attacked and I was worried, so I came to see if you were injured."

It wasn't that she was worried; it was Liu Chengjun who was unable to come, so he sent Liu Xinyue to visit him.

"I'm fine."

"That's good."

At this moment, Yang Shanshan stood up and said, "Cousin, you and Miss Liu can chat for a while. I have something to do, so I'll leave first. I'll come see you again tomorrow."

"it is good".

Goodbye, Miss Liu.

Goodbye, Miss Yang.

Then, Yang Shanshan went outside.

"Sit," Su Qianrou gestured for Liu Xinyue to sit down before speaking.

So, Liu Xinyue walked to the seat where Yang Shanshan had been sitting and sat down.

"Does Sister Rou know who did this? How dare they be so audacious as to attempt an assassination in the street?"

"We don't know yet."

"Now that we have failed, the person behind the scenes will probably not let this go. Do you have any plans, Sister Rou?"

"The enemy is in the dark while we are in the light, so we can only be more vigilant."

"How about I stay and protect you?"

"No need, I've already made arrangements."

"If you ever go out to attend a banquet in the future, you can call me along. I am a woman, and a young lady from the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion. It will be much more convenient for me to accompany you than for others."

"Don't you dislike attending banquets?"

"With you".

"You don't have to force yourself because of me."

"I won't force you; I'm happy as long as you're here."

"really".

"Ok".

"From now on, I'll be calling you every time."

"Okay," she said, then added, "It's getting late, so I'll head back now. You should get some rest."

"Hmm... Chunzhu, see Xinyue out for me."

"Yes, miss."

Then, Liu Xinyue got up and left.