However, the group did not notice that from the moment they left the palace, there were sinister eyes staring at them, or rather, staring at Han Yiyi.

Han Yiyi's gaze was drawn to a street vendor selling trinkets. The vendor's stall was filled with all sorts of handicrafts, including hairpins, hair ornaments, earrings, and even some exquisite little ornaments and pendants. Looking at these exquisite works of art, Han Yiyi couldn't help but admire the craftsmanship of these ancient people, which was truly ingenious and their ingenuity was remarkable.

Picking up an earring, just as she was about to ask about the price, she heard Yun Xiao's anxious voice in her ear. Before Han Yiyi could react, she had already been pulled aside by Yun Xiao.

Because the incident happened so suddenly, and Yun Xiao was so strong, Han Yiyi was pulled down to sit on the ground.

Before Han Yiyi could even ask what was going on, several more men in black suddenly appeared. The leader of the men in black glanced at Han Yiyi, and seeing that she was unharmed, he seemed to breathe a sigh of relief. He quickly stepped forward to help her up and said...

“Protect the princess,” he said, then pointed to two of the men and said, “Send this man to the imperial prison and await His Majesty’s judgment…”

It was only then that Han Yiyi noticed that the two men in black were holding a scholar-like man under their control, but that man was staring at her with a pair of vicious eyes.

Seeing that look, Han Yiyi frowned deeply. She was certain that she didn't know this person. Besides, she didn't remember doing anything wrong, like murder or arson. Why was he looking at her with such viciousness?

It turns out that these people were sent by Emperor Beichen to protect Han Yiyi and the people from the General's Mansion in secret. Of course, their main purpose was to protect Han Yiyi, fearing that if something happened to her, his sweet potato plan would be ruined. Therefore, he gave this man in black a death order: if Han Yiyi lost even a single hair, they should bring him their heads. Who knew that this man would run into trouble as soon as he left the palace.

The men in black were relieved that the person they stabbed wasn't Han Yiyi; she had only been thrown around. If anything had happened to Han Yiyi, they wouldn't have needed to go back; they could have just ended their own lives on the spot.

Because the scholar's mouth was gagged by the man in black with something, Han Yiyi didn't hear what he said clearly. Just as she was about to ask what area she had offended him, he was taken away.

Han Yiyi knew that these men in black must have been sent by Emperor Beichen to protect her, and she figured he would investigate thoroughly, so she stopped worrying about it.

However, when she turned around, she saw Yun Xiao sitting on the ground, his face pale and his clothes soaked with blood. Seeing Yun Xiao like this, Han Yiyi's face turned deathly pale, and her voice trembled.

"Yun, Yun Xiao, you, you're injured?" She wanted to go forward to help him, but was worried about touching his wound, and for a moment she was at a loss.

It turned out that when Han Yiyi was choosing jewelry, Yun Xiao was standing next to her. She saw a scholar getting closer to Han Yiyi, but before she could even feel jealous, she saw him pull out a dagger from his pocket and stab Han Yiyi in the heart. Seeing this, Yun Xiao didn't have time to think and pulled Han Yiyi away.

Because the incident happened so suddenly, after Yun Xiao pulled Han Yiyi away, he didn't have time to dodge the dagger, and thus the dagger pierced her body.

Seeing that Han Yiyi's eyes were red, Yun Xiao forced a smile so as not to worry her and said, "I'm fine, it's just a minor injury."

The leader of the men in black frowned deeply upon seeing Yun Xiao's wound. He wanted to step forward to help him and take him to the nearby clinic. After all, if this knife had stabbed Han Yiyi, their lives would have been over. In this way, it was a way of indirectly saving their own lives.

But just as she lifted her foot, Han Yiyi pushed her aside.

Han Yiyi's eyes reddened even more as she looked at Yun Xiao's forced smile. She knew that Yun Xiao was only saying that to keep her from worrying. Seeing the blood still gushing from his chest, she hurriedly asked the system if there was any medicine to stop the bleeding quickly. After receiving an affirmative answer, she didn't even hear the number of points required before confirming the redemption.

Fortunately, I had just redeemed points in the palace.

It must be said that the system's medicine really worked; in just a moment, the blood in his chest stopped flowing out.

Because Nangong Ling and his wife and their two children were some distance away from Han Yiyi earlier, after the incident, they were protected by several other men in black. The leader of the men in black was pushed behind by Han Yiyi, so no one noticed that Han Yiyi put a pill into Yun Xiao's mouth.

Seeing that the child's wound, which had been bleeding profusely, had stopped bleeding in just a moment, the leader of the men in black widened his eyes in surprise, not understanding what had happened.

Before he could figure it out, he heard Han Yiyi's voice in his ear.

"Brother, could you please help me get him to the clinic across the street?"

The leader of the men in black was so frightened by Han Yiyi calling him "big brother" that he almost lost his soul. He didn't even have time to wonder why the blood in Yun Xiao's chest had suddenly stopped flowing, and hurriedly asked.

"Your Highness, you can just call me Chu Yun!" With that, she stepped forward and picked Yun Xiao up in her arms, heading towards the clinic.

Yun Xiao, a grown man, was being held in the arms of another man right in front of Han Yiyi. He was so embarrassed that he could dig a room out of his toes.

Out of the corner of her eye, she saw a fleeting look of surprise on Han Yiyi's face, but she still forced herself to speak despite her weakness.

"Lord Chu, I can walk, could you please put me down first...?"

But Chu Yun completely ignored him and quickened her pace.

Actually, Chu Yun couldn't be blamed for this. He was genuinely afraid that as soon as he put the person down, Han Yiyi would call him "Big Brother" again. Being called "Big Brother" by the princess was equivalent to being on friendly terms with Emperor Beichen, and he didn't want to die.

When the doctor at the clinic saw Yun Xiao's wound, he frowned deeply and spoke.

"This wound is extremely deep, but fortunately it didn't hit the heart. If it had been even slightly off-center, I'm afraid even a god couldn't have saved it!" He glanced up at the group of people before continuing.

"Fortunately, the bleeding has stopped now. I will bandage it up a bit and prescribe some medicine. He can go back and rest slowly. Just remember not to get it wet, otherwise it will be difficult to heal!"