The emperor frowned slightly before saying, "Jingling, you can't say things like that carelessly."

"If Your Majesty does not believe me, then search him."

Before the emperor could speak, the guards obeyed the regent's orders and immediately searched the assassin's body. When the search was completed, they found that the assassin had the character "death" carved on his shoulder.

Without a doubt, these are Di Yanhen's assassins.

Even if the emperor didn't want to admit it, he fell silent when he saw these assassins.

He had always known that Di Yanhen was a treacherous and ambitious man, yet unworthy of the throne...

His body, which had just warmed up from soaking in the hot spring, suddenly lost its warmth, leaving him feeling chilled to the bone.

They retreated repeatedly.

If it weren't for the two other guards supporting him from behind, he probably would have fallen straight into the pool.

"Father?" The little prince hugged him back.

The emperor shook his hand, "Jingling, you handle this matter. I'm tired."

"Yes, escort my brother back to rest."

Seeing this, Xiao Tang winked mischievously, "Your Majesty, it's getting late, I'll take my leave now..."

"stop."

Just as she took a step, Di Jingling's cold voice stopped her.

This made Xiao Tang stop herself from taking that step, and she looked at the man with a puzzled expression.

[Hey buddy, why isn't everything going according to plan today?]

With such a well-structured story and well-defined character development, why is it that he never seems to follow the right path?

Xiao Tang really had a headache.

Di Jingling gave a soft, cold snort: "This incident happened at your Lingyin Temple. Is the fortune teller trying to evade responsibility?"

"..."

You're really something when it comes to distorting the facts.

Xiao Tang rolled her eyes.

He already knows that it was Di Yanhen who ordered this, so he should find the person in charge. What kind of nonsense is it to scold her and make her take responsibility?

What's wrong with him?

Despite her complaints, Xiao Tang's feigned ingratiating smile remained unchanged.

"Your Highness, you can't say that. I... I didn't send the assassin, nor am I in charge of the Emperor's security. How can you blame me?"

The man seemed not to hear her, stepped forward, and grabbed her by the collar.

Xiao Tang expressed feeling extremely tired.

【Damn it!】

[You son of a bitch, let go of me!]

The man's brow twitched more and more violently as he listened, and it took him a while to suppress his temper, which was about to erupt.

Xiao Tang, that woman, always manages to drive him half to death!

"Yan Jiu, send men to arrest the Seventh Prince and bring him here for interrogation."

Yan Jiu, who had been hiding in the shadows, accepted the order, clasped his hands in a fist salute, and left.

Xiao Tang thought this guy would leave her and get lost, but to her surprise, he not only didn't leave her, but instead picked her up and carried her out of the hot spring cave and back to the bedroom he had prepared at the temple.

She was stunned.

The situation before her eyes left her with a huge question mark on her little head.

No matter how you look at it, the main villain shouldn't be someone with such peculiar tastes...

Perhaps it was because the man's gaze was too intense and terrifying that Xiao Tang couldn't help but get up and look at her face in the bronze mirror.

[Damn, this face is really ugly, what am I even worrying about?]

Even if this guy had eyes like lightning, he wouldn't recognize me.

The man over there sneered as he sat down.

A cold laugh echoed in the room, startling Xiao Tang.

She turned to look at the man, completely bewildered.

Goodness.

It was unclear when, but Di Jingling had taken his seat, and he was in a backlit spot, his smile cold and terrifying.

Xiao Tang felt that the soles of her feet were so cold that they made her shiver.

Good heavens... Why is he being so sarcastic, like I owe him five million...?

The door opened, and Di Yanhen was thrown in, bound hand and foot by Yan Jiu.

With a "thump," it fell directly at Xiao Tang's feet.