Upon seeing Li Youran enter, Luo Feng hurriedly put down the cards in his hand, bowed respectfully to Li Youran, and showed a hint of panic and unease on his face.

After all, as a squad leader of the Imperial Guard, it would be unreasonable for him to stay here and play cards with Princess Qingshui instead of going out on patrol.

Furthermore, Li Youran is Feng Yu's fiancée. If Feng Yu finds out about this, he'll be in deep trouble.

"Look how scared you are. Don't worry about her. Sit down and let's continue playing cards."

Seeing this, Princess Qingshui spoke to Luo Feng, then turned back to look at Li Youran and continued.

"I'm very happy here. I have people to keep me company and people to protect my safety. Is there anything else you need?"

"Princess Qingshui, don't you want two more people to keep you company, to help you pass the time and protect you?"

Upon hearing Li Youran's words, Princess Qingshui reached out and tore off the note from her forehead, giving Li Youran a knowing look.

Li Youran coughed lightly and called out to the door.

"Come in, all of you."

"Your subordinate pays respects to Princess Qingshui."

Two handsome guards knelt on one knee and bowed to Princess Qingshui as they spoke.

Princess Qingshui glanced at the two young guards and her eyes widened in surprise. These two guards not only had fair skin and strong physiques, but their handsome features were even more striking than Luo Feng's.

“Since Princess Jiahe, you still have things to do, then I won’t keep you any longer.”

Li Youran herself didn't know what else he had to do, but when she saw Princess Qingshui looking at her with the eyes of someone looking at a third wheel, she knew she should leave.

"It's true what they say, you can know a person's face but not their heart. I never imagined that the seemingly kind and incompetent Master Wu Neng would be such a ruthless and vicious person, actually poisoning the Emperor."

"Keep your voice down. The matter hasn't been fully investigated yet; it's just a suspicion. If anyone else hears you, you'll lose your head."

On her way back, Li Youran encountered two guards who were whispering among themselves.

Li Youran was surprised, wondering if things had progressed so quickly.

She changed her mind and decided to go find Feng Yu first to ask how things were progressing.