"I wonder what favor Your Highness wishes to ask of me?"

Mi Shan looked up at him.

Li Xuanche smiled without saying a word, took off his hat, and casually tossed it aside.

The hat flew through the air and landed on a treetop.

"My hat was accidentally blown into a tree by the wind. Why don't you, Consort Mi Hui, retrieve it for me?"

"So high? How are you going to pick it up?"

Xun'er, who was standing behind Mi Shan, was the first to stop them.

"Your Highness, he wants you to climb a tree. That's very unseemly. If you fall, you could easily get hurt."

“Let me fetch it for Your Highness,” A-Chan stepped forward. “Your Highness, I can climb the tree.”

"Yes, yes, and servants too."

"All of you shut up. I want Consort Mi Hui to go in person. It has nothing to do with you people. If anyone dares to utter another word, I will immediately gouge out that servant's eyes."

As soon as he finished speaking, Xiaomingzi was so frightened that she almost fainted, collapsed to the ground, and looked at Mishan with pleading eyes.

Mi Shan reached out and stopped the servants who continued to speak on her behalf.

"It's nothing, it's just climbing a tree to pick up a hat."

"As long as the Crown Prince keeps his word, I'm willing to go."

Upon hearing this, Li Xuanche raised an eyebrow, a hint of surprise flashing in his eyes.

Obviously, no one expected that someone like Mi Shan would do such a thing for a servant.

In the imperial harem, no one cared about the lives of their servants.

Is she putting on an act to impress others, or is she genuinely kind-hearted?

"Alright, then I'll have to trouble Consort Mi Hui."

After Li Xuanche finished speaking, he crossed his arms and watched Mi Shan walk step by step toward the sycamore tree.

She rolled up her sleeves and began to climb.

Many people covered their eyes, unable to watch.

They were afraid that if Lady Mi accidentally fell and broke a bone, or if she accidentally exposed herself, people would see something and spread rumors about her.

For Mi Shan, this level is something she can achieve.

There was a pomegranate tree in the Mi family mansion. Her favorite thing to do since childhood was to climb to the top of the branches and watch the everyday life outside the courtyard.

However, just as she exerted all her strength, clinging to the branches and settling into a seat in the tree,

Just as he reached out and was about to reach the hat,

Li Xuanche raised an eyebrow.

He took the bow and arrows off his back.

"It seems Consort Mi Hui is having some trouble. I almost forgot, I brought a bow and arrows, which can help you."

After he finished speaking, he drew his bow and arrow.

His words implied that he wanted to help Mi Shan shoot the hat off.

In reality, the arrow was aimed at Mi Shan's shoulder.

This arrow, once fired, will either kill or wound the target.

"Your Majesty!"

Achan exclaimed in alarm.

Mi Shan clearly noticed it too, grabbing the hat and looking wide-eyed in Li Xuanche's direction.

Startled, he lost his balance.

With a scream, she plummeted like a butterfly with broken wings.

"ah!"

A woman's voice called from ahead.

The group of people who were walking towards them with bows and arrows looked on with surprise.

Prince Rui was taken aback, a worried look appearing on his face: "Isn't that my elder brother and Consort Mi Hui!"

In an instant, Li Changyu's heart seemed to leap into Mi Shan's throat, and he became extremely nervous.

He was not given a chance to think.

The body has already begun to move.

Li Changyu flew to Mi Shan's side immediately and caught her just as she was about to fall to the ground.

It spun around twice before regaining its footing.

The wind that rose up blew down leaves one by one.

At the same time, Li Xuanche narrowed his cold eyes, his killing intent rising, and loosened the bowstring in his hand.

The arrow flew straight out, heading towards Li Changyu and Mi Shan.

Li Changyu held Mi Shan tightly in his arms.

He let the arrow pierce his shoulder.

"It hurts so much." Mi Shan felt a piercing pain in her shoulder at the same time. She gritted her teeth and endured the pain, then looked up at Li Changyu.

But he remained expressionless.

It seems they didn't take the injury seriously at all.

Prince Rui turned pale with fright and rushed over, crying out, "Second Brother, you're injured! Eldest Brother, what are you doing?!"

"He came of his own accord." Li Xuanche was slightly taken aback, a fleeting look of surprise crossing his eyes, and he called out with displeasure,

"This is boring!"

"Big brother, you injured the Crown Prince, yet you dare to speak so arrogantly?" Fifth Princess Li Xueting frowned.

"I didn't mean it that way. I just wanted to help Consort Mi Hui out of kindness, but who knew he would come and interrupt."

After Li Xuanche finished speaking, he looked at Li Changyu with disdain.

They clearly don't take him, the crown prince, seriously.

Mi Shan couldn't stand it anymore and gave him a cold look: "Whether the Crown Prince is well-intentioned or malicious, all of us here can tell! This matter cannot be left like this. Someone, go and invite the Emperor—"

"You are not allowed to go."

Unexpectedly, Li Changyu responded coldly, his face expressionless.

"We had planned to go archery and bird hunting together, but now that this has happened, I will not be going. You may leave."

Prince Rui: "No, if you don't go, Second Brother, I won't go either. I'll stay here and watch over you."

The fifth princess wanted to say something more, but the fourth prince stopped her.

"Since the three of us brothers aren't going, then eldest brother, let's go."

"Let's go," Li Xuanche said coldly.

Although Li Xueting was unwilling, she still listened to her brother and left with him.

Mi Shan hurriedly sent someone to fetch the imperial physician and welcomed the Crown Prince and Prince Rui into the palace, where they sat temporarily in the courtyard.

The fragrance of lotus blossoms wafts through the air.

The pool water rippled with light.

Mi Shan sat down next to Li Changyu. Seeing his cold expression and the pain he was enduring, she couldn't help but ask:

"You must be in a lot of pain. Thank you for saving me, Your Highness."

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