Chapter Twenty-Two

"Mumu, someone's coming!" The cat in the space instantly changed from lying down and wagging its tail to being ready to attack.

"It must be Wu Ming!"

Xiao Liunian's breathing remained unchanged; he was still in a deep sleep, and no matter which expert investigated, he was always sound asleep.

"What to do? What to do?" The system was very anxious. This was the person with the highest martial arts cultivation it had ever seen!

"It's alright. Could he possibly kill me, Princess Chang Le, in the palace?"

Even if Wu Ming has doubts, so what? If the doubts aren't confirmed, they'll remain just doubts forever!

Sure enough, in the blink of an eye, the palace servant on night watch was attacked by Wu Ming and fell into a deep coma.

Wu Ming, meanwhile, slowly approached Xiao Liunian, step by step, like a ghost.

Wu Ming gently reached out a hand to lift the bed curtain, then moved closer to Xiao Liunian. He stretched out his right hand and grabbed Xiao Liunian's neck.

After a few breaths, Xiao Liunian's breathing became somewhat difficult due to the hand stuck around his neck.

A while later.

"Mumu, he's gone!"

"That was close!"

"That really scared the commander to death!"

Xiao Liunian activated the system's mimicry function, picked up the cat, and gently smoothed out its bristling fur.

"Mumu, how did he recognize you?"

"It's unlikely that someone would be a fool to have risen to this position and become Emperor Chengjing's confidant!"

Wu Ming was sold into the palace when he was young due to his family's poverty. He rose from a lowly eunuch to his current position and is quite a talented individual.

"Mumu, does that mean he's given up his doubts?" The cat flicked its tail.

"So what if his suspicions aren't dispelled? I'm a princess! Do you think he'd go and report this to the emperor?"

"Mumu, you have another idea?"

You'll find out tomorrow!

Xiao Liunian yawned, then hugged the cat and fell asleep.

That bastard Mumu, you've piqued the cat system's curiosity and you're just going to ignore it like this!!!

I absolutely have to scratch her tomorrow!!!

The next morning.

In Chang Le Palace, when Bai Zhi led the other palace servants to help the princess get up, she found that all the palace servants on night duty were fast asleep and none of them were awake. Bai Zhi quickly stepped forward, pulled back the bed curtain, and saw that Princess Chang Le had a large and obvious strangulation mark on her neck.

"Quickly report to Her Majesty the Empress! And also fetch the imperial physician!" Bai Zhi said anxiously.

"Your Highness, Your Highness!"

"Princess, please forgive me!"

Bai Zhi pushed Xiao Liunian hard, and after a while, Xiao Liunian slowly woke up.

"Cough cough cough!"

What's wrong with me?

"Angelica dahurica?"

Xiao Liunian looked completely bewildered, as if he knew nothing at all.

Why does my neck hurt a little?

Xiao Liunian reached out and touched his neck.

The system within the space has discovered yet another new skill of its host. Xiao Liunian is truly gifted in performing, able to act on any occasion without feeling embarrassed at all.

"Princess, please forgive me!"

"Princess, please forgive me!"

Inside the bedchamber, the palace servants knelt on the ground, and several were trembling.

"Get up, you're perfectly fine. Why are you kneeling?" Princess Chang Le, Xiao Liunian, asked in confusion.

"Your Highness, it seems someone broke into Chang Le Palace last night! I have already sent someone to inform the Empress and also sent someone to fetch the imperial physician," Bai Zhi replied.

"Someone broke in?" Xiao Liunian got up from the bed, and Bai Zhi helped her to the dressing mirror. She saw a very obvious bruise on her neck in the mirror.

"Was this caused by someone choking you?" Xiao Liunian asked calmly.

Fortunately, my usual stunt double is rather dull and always keeps a calm expression no matter what happens, which gave me the confidence to act in this scene.

Wu Ming, why did you choose to choke someone to test them?

"In a little while, have someone check on the palace guards as well. If they're injured, prescribe some medicine and give them all a month's salary."

“Yes!” Bai Zhi replied.

"Let the guards get up and go to rest," Xiao Liunian said.

"Her Majesty the Empress has arrived!"

"Changle! Changle! My Changle!" Accompanied by the familiar trio, Empress Liu Furan entered.

"Mother, Chang Le is alright!" Xiao Liunian gently touched her neck, then frowned.

"Rest well first, and wait for the imperial physician to come and see you!" Liu Furan reached out to touch the bruises on Xiao Liunian's neck, but then withdrew her hand.

"Ziyan, send someone to check why the imperial physician hasn't arrived yet!" Liu Furan said.

"Yes!" Ziyan turned around and gave instructions to the palace servants.

"Where are the people who kept watch last night?" Liu Furan walked to the main seat and sat down, asking in a dignified tone.

Several palace servants on night watch quickly knelt before Liu Furan, trembling with fear.

"Report the details of last night!"

"Your Majesty, I don't know why I fell asleep while I was on night watch last night, and I wasn't woken up until this morning!"

"This servant does too!"

"This servant does too!"

"Your Majesty, please forgive me!"

"Your Majesty, please forgive me!"

"Mother, the people who came are highly skilled, so it has nothing to do with them. They were also frightened, so let them go and rest!" It was just an act, and Xiao Liunian did not want to see bloodshed today.

"Mother, ouch!" Xiao Liunian touched his neck again and frowned.

"Fine, as you say, but they'll still need to cooperate with the investigation!" Liu Furan looked at Xiao Liunian again, realizing she had been neglecting her daughter a bit.

"Mother! Is it safe to cooperate with the investigation?" Xiao Liunian pressed.

"Don't worry, I won't let anyone hurt them!" Liu Furan promised.

"Greetings, Your Majesty the Empress and Your Highness the Princess!"

The imperial physician, who had run all the way here, finally arrived.

"Quickly, show this to the princess!" Liu Furan ordered.

The imperial physician first took Xiao Liunian's pulse, then examined the bruises on Xiao Liunian's neck, and then asked Xiao Liunian a few questions.

"Your Majesty, Princess, the injury on His Highness's neck is an external wound, likely caused by being strangled. His Highness has no internal injuries or signs of poisoning. However, he is somewhat frightened by last night's events. I will prescribe some calming medicine for His Highness. After taking it, His Highness should rest well!" the imperial physician reported.

After the morning court session, Emperor Xiao Jin came over in person. After learning the details, he was furious and ordered a thorough investigation into the matter.

The imperial palace was infiltrated silently, and the princess was nearly killed.

If it happened again, I wonder whose life I would take!

After a morning of news that Princess Chang Le had been nearly strangled to death, the palace was in an uproar once again.

"Mumu, after this incident, even if Wu Ming suspects you, he can no longer report it directly to the Emperor!"

If a eunuch suspects the emperor's eight-and-a-half-year-old daughter and even sneaks in at night to investigate, the emperor would probably not only doubt his daughter, but would also begin to worry about his own safety!

He infiltrated silently and nearly took a life. What is Wu Ming up to?

"Mumu, aren't you going to leave any clues for the investigators?" Cat asked, a big question mark above its head.

"Being too deliberate is not good. Let the emperor worry about it himself!" Xiao Liunian touched the appropriate question mark. Upgrading the system was indeed the right thing to do. These newly developed features are wonderful!

"Mumu, what are you planning to do next?" The cat had two big question marks above its head.

“These past few years have been spent cultivating, and it’s been a bit tiring, so I plan to take a break for now and enjoy the life of a princess!” Xiao Liunian flicked two big question marks.

"Huh?" Question mark number three appeared again.

“The protagonist you originally planned to pursue, Cen Mo, is coming to the capital! Let’s go meet him!” Xiao Liunian satisfied the furry boy’s curiosity.

"Mumu, you're only eight and a half years old, you can't be in a relationship!!! That's against the rules!!!" The cat sat up instantly.

"What are you thinking about!" Xiao Liunian tugged at the system's ear. Having such a system was truly her great fortune.