Chapter 224: Who told him to be so unlucky?

Empress Dowager: "..."

I didn't expect them to be so quick.

The Empress Dowager picked up a celadon teacup, took a sip, and began to seriously consider Yuan Fuqing's proposal.

We can't let her give away her precious little monkey for nothing.

As expected, the commander from inside came again last night with his men. Unlike before when they were weak, perhaps because they had someone backing them up, they stood up straighter and looked at people with a sidelong glance.

Jade nodded politely to him: "Please wait a moment, sir. Our young lady will be here shortly."

"We're looking for Prince Mu. Just bring Prince Mu here." The commander snorted dismissively.

Hiding among women, this Prince Mu is truly a spineless coward.

All that work last night was for nothing; I didn't even get a good night's sleep.

Emerald smiled and said, "Commander, please calm down."

The commander had no choice but to patiently pace back and forth outside, plotting how to report back to Yu Shiyan later.

The matter of an assassin can be big or small, but can it be small if the person wasn't caught all night?

That's definitely not possible.

The emperor was so angry that he had several blisters on his lips, and he saw everything clearly when the emperor was scolding him.

"Could this assassin be Prince Mu? He doesn't seem like it," a guard behind him muttered.

The commander's eyes widened like copper bells. He immediately grabbed the man's neck and pulled him a few steps away. He turned back to make sure Emerald was still standing there before lowering his voice and saying, "Nonsense, he doesn't look like an assassin, but he still hid. Doesn't that mean he has something to hide?"

Besides, whether there's a grievance or not is none of our business; we're only responsible for arresting people and keeping our jobs and our lives.

Even if Yu Shiyan is useless, he is still a prince; the Emperor won't do anything to him.

The commander patted him on the shoulder and said something earnest: "You are still too inexperienced. What kind of status do we have? How can we withstand the Emperor's thunderous wrath?"

Anyway, that good-for-nothing has taken the blame plenty of times, so even if he was wrongly killed, it won't make a difference. It's just bad luck for him.

The guard nodded, seemingly understanding but not quite.

"The young lady has arrived?"

This call immediately attracted everyone's attention. Yuan Siyin nodded slightly, took Yuan Fuqing's hand, and sat down slowly. Yu Shiyan sat down opposite her.

Emerald went up to her and touched her hand. It felt a little cold, so she immediately put a small hand warmer in her arms: "It's still chilly in early spring. I hope you don't catch a cold, or the Empress Dowager will blame us palace servants for disturbing the masters so early in the morning."

Yuan Siyin couldn't help but smile. Since the jade was in front of her and no one could see it, she gave her a playful wink.

This means that if she falls ill, it's all the fault of the guard captain standing outside.

No wonder my aunt always said that Jade was very picky; now that I see it, it's true.

Jade winked cleverly, as a return gift.

"What is it? Come in and tell me."

As soon as Jade stepped aside, Yuan Siyin immediately adopted a different, impatient expression, and frowned slightly as she looked at the person waiting outside the door.

Upon hearing this, the commander immediately lifted the curtain and entered the room. He bowed to Yuan Siyin through the screen and said, "Your subordinate has been ordered to capture the assassin."

"What assassin? Where did this assassin come from?"

Upon hearing this, the commander couldn't help but sneer: "Naturally, it was the assassin who hid in the princess's bedchamber last night!"

Yuan Siyin let out a soft chuckle, then leaned back leisurely on the cushion, casually admiring her auburn nail polish as she lowered her head. Her red lips parted slightly: "Jadeite, go and call Xiao Quanzi."

Emerald responded, lifted the curtain, and called out. Little Quanzi immediately came running over.