The fourth prince left, leaving only Li Nian and the princess at the scene.

The spring sunlight shone through the dense forest, scattering patches of light onto the body of the man in black lying on the ground.

Li Nian took a deep breath, thought about the message from the system, and swept his eyes over the corpses, finally landing on one of them.

He took a deep breath, suppressed the fear in his heart, clenched the corner of his clothes with his fingers, and mustered up the courage to walk closer.

He squatted down, his eyes unexpectedly met the dilated pupils of the man in black, and his pounding heart almost jumped out of his mouth.

The black-clad man's pale skin made his expression at this moment look particularly terrifying.

Li Nian quickly looked away and his eyes fell on the arrow in his chest.

She had noticed Wei Jiangsheng's arrow feathers before, and they were indeed the same dark-colored tail feathers.

Slender white fingers gently pushed aside the cloth on the shoulder of the black-clad man's body, and saw that the skin hit by the arrow was an abnormal dark brown.

"Niannian." A sudden soft call.

"ah!"

Li Nian, who was concentrating on her studies, was frightened and screamed, looking like a stressed-out cat.

The princess even felt that if she had hair on her body, it would have stood up at this moment.

He looked at her dark eyes staring at him in astonishment, and the next moment her clear eyes like glass returned to calmness, with a silent question of doubt.

The princess asked, "What did you find?"

Li Nian pointed at the place where the arrow hit the chest of the man in black on the ground and said, "Look at this, it seems to be Lord Wei's arrow. And judging by the man's reaction after being shot, the arrow must have been poisoned."

The princess then squatted down and hooked the clothes of the corpse on the ground with her fingertips with a hint of disgust.

He frowned and said, "Master Wei's arrow? Didn't he go east with the Crown Prince?"

Based on the information provided by the system, Li Nian guessed that the assassination was masterminded by Wei Jiangsheng.

However, the current situation cannot be clearly explained.

She shook her head. "I don't know. According to the location, Sisi and my second brother should be here, but I don't see them. I only see so many corpses of men in black."

At this point, her tone suddenly tightened: "Could it be that these assassins are targeting Sisi and my second brother? Are Sisi and my second brother in danger now?"

At this time, the sound of horse hooves came from a distance.

The princess immediately stood up and protected Li Nian behind her. She did not relax her vigilance until she saw that the people coming were the Fourth Prince and Li Sisi leading the hunting ground guard team.

Li Sisi, dressed in a red riding suit that looked like a dancing flame, stopped her horse in front of the two men and jumped off lightly.

"Are you all right?"

The Fourth Prince followed closely behind, dismounting leisurely. "On my way there, I happened to meet the Second Madam, who was accompanying Commander Jiang."

He glanced at the corpses on the ground, and a cold light flashed in his eyes.

He turned to the commander of the guards standing beside him and said in a deep voice, "Who dared to assassinate a court official in the royal hunting grounds? Commander Wang, you bear undeniable responsibility for this matter. We must thoroughly investigate who is so lawless and defies the imperial majesty."

The commander bowed his head, clasped his fists, and replied respectfully: "Yes!"

He took his men to check the situation on the scene.

Li Nian pulled Li Sisi and pointed at the arrows on the corpse on the ground: "Sisi, did you notice anything else when you encountered the assassin? I just found an arrow from Lord Wei."

"Master Wei?" Li Sisi screamed exaggeratedly, and said in a deliberately loud voice, "Yes, yes! I saw him across the river! That insidious guy clearly saw my husband and I encounter an assassin, but he actually shot an arrow at me!"

She looked annoyed, yet her tone was filled with a hint of relief, as if she had escaped death. "Luckily, I reacted quickly! Whoosh! I dodged it! Otherwise, my husband and I would have been killed right there and then by those men in black!"

The Fourth Prince looked at Li Sisi inquiringly and asked, "Second Madam, are you sure you saw it clearly? Are you sure it was Lord Wei who shot you? This is a serious matter, you can't just say anything nonsense."

Li Sisi angrily said, "I'm sure! I saw it clearly. The man was wearing a dark green hunting suit. He was very arrogant. He stood on the other side of the river without hiding, and shot an arrow at me!"

Li Nian immediately followed up, saying, "Sisi must be right. There is indeed an arrow from Lord Wei here, and it's poisoned."

The fourth prince walked to the body of the man in black, squatted down, and pulled out the arrow with force.

He stared at the arrow in his hand with a frown on his face, which was obviously the wrong color.

The guard commander had already checked all the bodies.

He walked over to the Fourth Prince and bowed respectfully, "Your Highness, the wounds on these people were all caused by long swords. The wounds are neat and in the same place. It's obvious that the person who killed them was a master swordsman."

At this point, he glanced at Li Sisi and continued, "Apart from that, no other clues have been found. The only clue is this arrow that looks like Lord Wei."

The Fourth Prince said seriously, "In that case, you should keep this arrow safe and find out the truth as soon as possible."

"Yes!" Commander Wang responded, extending his hands to take the arrow. "I will investigate this matter thoroughly. Your Highness and Princess, please rest assured."

"Wait!" the princess said, stopping him. "This arrow is an important piece of evidence. I'll keep it for now and hand it over to my father personally when I get back."

Everyone looked at the princess in confusion, even Li Nian was bewildered.

Commander Wang hurried to take the arrow from the Fourth Prince's hand, but was hit on the back of his hand by the princess with an arrow.

Commander Wang frowned slightly, suppressing his anger as he whispered, "Your Highness, this matter... is probably against the rules."

"Rules?" the princess said coldly. "I'm curious, who gave you the courage to interfere with my decision?"

The princess sneered and took the bow from the Fourth Prince. She spoke in a condescending tone, "I understand Commander Wang's intentions, but these assassins are targeting my good friend and acting so arrogantly in the royal hunting grounds, disturbing my enjoyment. I wish to personally intervene and investigate."

Li Nian vaguely felt that the princess seemed to be very distrustful of Commander Wang?

Suddenly she thought of another person, Wang Jiang, Wang Jiajun, who was far away in the northwest!

This person’s surname is also Wang. Could it be that he is from the same family as Wang Jiang?

Commander Wang bowed his head unwillingly, speaking respectfully, "Your Highness, your words are too kind. I am simply concerned for your safety. After all, the arrows could potentially reach high officials, and the identity of the culprit remains unknown. I worry that those thieves will be so bold as to injure Her Highness the Princess."

Li Sisi suddenly cried out, "Oh!" and said loudly, "It's only a short distance away. The Emperor is right outside the hunting grounds! Let's go together. It doesn't matter who gets it."

Li Nian also agreed: "Yes, instead of arguing here, why not go back to the camp and make a long-term plan?"

The Fourth Prince nodded in agreement. "You two ladies are right." He turned to the guards and said, "Leave a few of you to guard the scene, and the rest of you to escort us back."