Unexpectedly, Zhu Yu pointed her delicate white hand at Zhu Dan and said, "The Fifth Prince is bullying people. Everyone knows that the Fifth Prince is highly skilled in martial arts. He is unwilling to lift a finger to deal with a flowerpot falling from a height. It is clear that in the Fifth Prince's heart, my life is of no importance."

"Brother, why are you blaming me now? Waaah... His Highness Prince An was seriously injured in both hands and feet, yet she risked her own safety to save him. How can there be such a difference between people? Waaah..."

Zhu Dan's face turned green. Fourth Brother, you're so shameless!

"Mr. Lu knows to protect Princess Ruoling..." Zhu Yu cried even harder.

Zhu Dan's face turned completely black.

Knowing full well that after the imperial examinations, his father would choose a concubine for him, his fourth brother had already blocked his path in front of the Zhenguo Duke's family.

Zhu Dan was truly enraged: "Miss Lu, what you're saying..."

Lu Yucheng bowed and apologized to Zhu Dan, directly interrupting Zhu Dan's next words. Regardless of the circumstances, he had witnessed the Fifth Prince not intervening to save him.

"Your Highness, Fifth Prince, it was my sister who was impolite. I apologize on her behalf. Of course, my sister is not wrong. She is just a mere daughter of a subject and cannot possibly expect Your Highness, as a prince, to come to her rescue."

Zhu Dan: "..."

Lu Yucheng sternly reprimanded his sister: "Why didn't you take Qiyu with you? Remember to take her with you next time. She's skilled in martial arts, so this kind of thing wouldn't have happened, and she wouldn't need anyone else to save her."

Zhu Dan had a headache; wasn't this all because of him?

Zhu Yu obediently replied, "Oh, little sister knows she was wrong." Then she glanced at Zhu Dan, "Indeed, she doesn't need anyone else to save her."

Zhu Dan's forehead veins throbbed: "Young Master Lu, it's not what you think. I just..."

"Brother, look, it seems His Highness Prince An has injured his hand again." Before Zhu Dan could even try to explain... ptooey, Zhu Yu had already pulled Lu Yucheng to Lu Xiaoyun's side.

Zhu Dan's attendant, Zuo Xiu, felt that his master was being wronged. When did this Miss Lu become so unforgiving and learn to lie through her teeth?

Lu Yuyan is examining Lu Xiaoyun's arm injury.

Lu Yucheng hurried over. Although his sister had suffered a lot of grievances back at the Prince An's residence, the Prince An had just risked his own safety and saved his sister despite his injuries. He cupped his hands and thanked Lu Xiaoyun, saying, "Thank you, Your Highness Prince An, for saving my sister."

Lu Xiaoyun glanced at Zhu Yu, who was winking at her, and forced a smile, saying, "Ah, oh, Young Master Lu, there's no need for such formality. It was just a small favor."

"Is Your Highness's hand injured?"

Just as Lu Xiaoyun was about to say no, Zhu Yu, who was standing behind her, suddenly pinched the soft flesh of her waist, making her cry out in pain: "Ouch, ah, it hurts."

The next moment, his lips curled into a smile: "It's nothing!"

Zhu Yu: "Brother, look, His Highness Prince An is in so much pain he's about to cry. He's pretending to be fine so you won't worry. He's a seasoned general who's been through many battles, and even he's crying from the pain. That shows how worried he is about your little sister."

Everyone: "..."

Lu Yuyan had no choice but to bite the bullet and say, "It aggravated the wound and needs to be re-bandaged. It seems that Your Highness's leg is also aggravated. We need to find a place quickly so I can take another look at Your Highness's injury."

This... Lu Yuyan clearly has something urgent to attend to, but how can he leave in this situation? And it doesn't seem like things will get better anytime soon. What should we do?

Zhu Yu seemed to only then notice that there was a large group of people following behind his older brother: "Brother, is something urgent?"

Lu Yucheng looked up at the sky, unable to hide it: "It is indeed urgent. We have discovered traces of assassins from the Chen Kingdom. My father has already led men there, and I have to go to meet them."

Lu Xiaoyun hurriedly said, "Then Young Master Lu, you should go quickly."

"But here..."

Lu Xiaoyun was worried about her father's safety. She was perfectly fine herself, and she hurriedly pushed Lu Yucheng, saying, "I'm fine, you go quickly."

Lu Yuyan: "Young Master Lu, go quickly. With me here, the Prince will be fine."

Lu Yucheng bowed to Lu Xiaoyun and then hurriedly left with his men.

Completely ignored, Zhu Dan turned to look at his younger sister Ruoling and was surprised to find her looking at him with a mournful expression.

"Ruoling, I won't give up on saving her."

"Hmph!" Ruoling turned around and went to her fourth brother's side.

Zuo Xiu couldn't stand it any longer: "Your Highness, they are shameless! I clearly saw it..."

Zhu Dan raised his hand to stop Zuo Xiu from continuing, took two steps closer to Zhu Yu and the others, smiled at his good fourth brother and said, "Now that everyone's gone, there's no need to pretend anymore."

Zhu Yu scoffed at him and even raised his eyebrows at him.

Lu Xiaoyun lowered her sleeves, not looking at Zhu Dan. She hadn't intended to cooperate; Zhu Yu had forcibly pulled her in, and she had no choice.

Zhu Dan smiled gently and asked Zhu Yu, "Is it fun?"

Zhu Yu pursed his lips and thought for a moment before saying, "Hmm, not bad."

"Fourth Brother's methods are indeed impressive."

Zhu Yu spread his hands: "You missed the opportunity yourself, so don't blame me."

Zhu Dan's smile gradually disappeared as he looked at Lu Xiaoyun. Had he missed his chance?

If Yun'er says no, then no.

Ruoling looked completely bewildered.

At this moment, Jiang Chuan brought the man down from upstairs and threw the waiter to the ground: "Your Highness, this is the man."

The waiter knelt down with a thud and begged for mercy: "Your Highness, spare my life! I didn't mean to. I just wanted to put a flowerpot down, but I didn't know it would fall down because I didn't put it down properly. It was my fault. Please spare my life, Your Highness!"

The waiter, his voice trembling with tears, kept kowtowing and begging for mercy.

The shopkeeper hurriedly came downstairs and kicked the kneeling waiter, saying, "You blind fool, if you had hit an important person just now, what would your worthless life be worth?"

He also knelt down, pleading, "Please, sir, spare him. He didn't mean it."

When Lu Xiaoyun saw the two people kneeling on the ground in front of her, the waiter seemed to look somewhat familiar.

Zhu Yu grinned and said, "Since no one was hurt, let's just let it go. Remember to be careful next time and don't hurt anyone again."

Lu Xiaoyun could only wave her hand in return: "Never mind."

"Yes, yes, yes!" The waiter seemed relieved. "Thank you, young lady! Thank you, Your Highness!"

"Thank you so much, sir! Thank you so much!" The shopkeeper hurriedly echoed his thanks.

The shopkeeper grabbed the waiter by the collar, and the two entered the shop.

Zhu Dan watched the whole thing, but something felt off. When did his fourth brother become so good-tempered?

Even if the person acted unintentionally, the situation was so dangerous just now that the waiter would definitely have given them a beating. Yet, he easily let them go with just a few words.

Zhu Yu helped Lu Xiaoyun up and asked softly, "Are you tired? Shall we go back to the manor?"

Zhu Dan was inexplicably angered, and he wasn't about to let it go.