"This man is truly tyrannical. She sent me straight to the palace." Hu Xiao looked down at her bright red sleeves, and her face instantly turned white.

The man had disappeared a long time ago. She was the only one with such a large Bedchamber, and the collapsed place beside the bed was still warm. Obviously, the man had just left not long ago.

Suddenly, the door was pushed open by someone outside, causing Hu Xiao to turn pale with fright, she looked outside and saw Zhi Lan.

"Princess, are you hurt?" Zhi Lan ran over in a hurry. Just then, when she was about to go downstairs, someone whispered in her ear, "The princess is injured."

Hu Xiao was startled. She wiggled her pale lips and said: "Mm. Go and bring the medicine box over and help me bandage it."

Her face was frighteningly white, upon seeing this, Zhi Lan turned pale with fright, how did the princess get injured for no reason!

No wonder when the princesses went out today, her heart was beating fast. If she had known earlier, she would have stopped the princesses and wouldn’t have let her out even if she died.

But, Zhi Lan did not hesitate at all, she immediately ran, quickly finding a medicine box, and helped Hu Xiao stop bleeding.

She looked pained, regretful that she hadn’t gone with him.

"Princess, please bear with it. If this medicine is sprinkled on your wounds, it might hurt a little." Zhi Lan said carefully, as she quietly sprinkled the white medicine on her wound.

Hu Xiao inhaled a breath of cold air, but she did not shout out loud, she only managed to endure the pain that engulfed her entire body.

"Well, Princess, when you go to bed at night, do not touch the wound." Zhi Lan said in pain, "Tonight, I won’t go anywhere, I’ll just stay here and watch over you!"

Hearing Zhi Lan’s words, Hu Xiao’s heart was moved. She reached out her right hand and lightly patted Zhi Lan’s delicate face, forcing out a laugh: "It’s nothing, just a little injury, what’s wrong with that!"

Hu Xiao was a swordsman, how could she be a weak young miss?

If Zhi Lan was here watching over her, then Zhi Lan would not be able to sleep tonight.

Hu Xiao was not a selfish person, so she would naturally not delay Zhi Lan’s sleep.

Zhi Lan still had something else she wanted to say, but Hu Xiao beat him to it, "Enough, I’m not that delicate. You can’t sleep here, hurry up and leave, I’m tired."

Speaking till here, Hu Xiao yawned at the right time, as if she was really sleepy.

Seeing that, Zhi Lan did not stay with them brazenly, she hesitated for a moment, then nodded her head and said worriedly: "Princess, if you have anything, just shout out, this servant will definitely rush over immediately."

Hu Xiao sat for a while, and just as she was about to sleep, a tall figure suddenly appeared in the room.

It was him!

The masked man who had saved her!

He’s here again!

Hu Xiao squinted her eyes, this man recognized him, otherwise he would not have sent him to the palace.

But who was he? Since he was someone he knew, why didn’t he take off the black cloth that covered his face? There was something wrong with this man’s heart.

Thinking of this, Hu Xiao became vigilant, her deep eyes staring at the man for a long time.

"Who are you?" Suddenly, she coldly asked.

The man did not speak, and only looked at Hu Xiao indifferently, with a gaze filled with pain.

"You secretly dare not to face me in person, are you Qin Shuo?" Hu Xiao’s eyes opened wide, as if he wanted to see through the person in front of him.

"Heh ..." The man laughed mockingly, "Princess, are you still thinking about the king of East Court?" free𝑤ebnovel.com

The man’s eyes flashed, he was slightly excited, Hu Xiao actually recognized him.

Qin Shuo stood in front of the wooden table with his hands behind his back. He was three meters away from Hu Xiao.

His voice and figure were extremely similar to Qin Shuo’s. Thinking about it, Hu Xiao was puzzled, was this person really Qin Shuo?

In that moment, Hu Xiao was not able to make a decision.

Qin Shuo was the king of East Court, so logically speaking, he wouldn’t not dare to show his true face.

"Just who are you? Have you been guessed correctly by me?" Hu Xiao did not give up and asked again. If not for the injuries on her hand, she really wanted to tear off the bandages on her face and find out what happened.

Qin Shuo did not respond to her words. Instead, he warned her, "Princess, it’s been a chaotic period of time for the South Yue and the capital city. You choose to go out at night instead, if something like this happens again, you won’t be so lucky!"

Qin Shuo suddenly warned her. After hearing her words, Hu Xiao shuddered as she stared at Qin Shuo and coldly laughed: "It’s none of your business.

Qin Shuo snorted, he leaped up and directly jumped out of the window.

The next morning, Hu Xiao woke up early. The matter regarding the sacrifice had been revolving in her mind. Even though she had arranged everything beforehand, she felt uneasy in her heart, as if there was something wrong.

Therefore, she wanted to discuss this with Mo Zhu and hear how the East Court organized the sacrificial activity.

Seeing her come, Mo Zhu was not surprised at all. He signaled for Hu Xiao to sit down, and then he got someone to bring breakfast to them.

Hu Xiao’s right hand was injured, so she could only use her left hand to scoop some porridge to drink. Hu Xiao then brought up the matter of the sacrifice and explained the process.

After Mo Zhu heard this, he thought for a moment, then said, "Actually, the offering activity for East Court is pretty much the same as the one for South Yue. All you need to do now is find a person who is in charge of the offering activity."

"Then who do you think is more suitable?" Hu Xiao looked into Mo Zhu’s eyes and asked.

Mo Zhu smiled and asked instead of answering, "What do you think?"

"I want the Crown Prince to preside over it." Hu Xiao said solemnly, this was the result of her consideration for a long time.

Mo Zhu remained silent and nodded his head. The crown prince’s identity was indeed worthy of him.

After Hu Xiao left, Qin Shuo appeared out of nowhere. He looked at Hu Xiao’s leaving figure, and a sweet smile appeared on her face. He felt very satisfied looking at Hu Xiao just like that.

"He can’t even talk to the Empress face to face, and the emperor can still smile!" Mo Zhu drank his tea and glanced at Qin Shuo.

Qin Shuo pretended not to hear his words and said, "Mo Zhu, she has come to you for help, so try your best to help her."

"Fine, how could this humble subject dare not listen to the Empress’s orders?" With that, Mo Zhu grinned.

After returning to the palace, Hu Xiao began to organize the sacrificial ceremony. Mo Zhu was right, he wanted to find the person in charge of the sacrifice.

Thinking about it here, Hu Xiao immediately walked towards the Eastern Palace.

"Aunt, what do you have to do for your nephew?" When he saw Hu Xiao, Hu Qi grinned and invited her into the palace.

Hearing that, the corner of Hu Xiao’s mouth twitched, this nephew, was really not small.

"It’s still related to the sacrificial ceremony." Hu Xiao shrugged her shoulders, following that, she took a sip of her tea, her eyes filled with a smile.

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