Chu Qingluan galloped on his horse in the forest. The light and shadows in the forest were mottled, and the horse's hooves crushed the dead branches and fallen leaves on the ground.

When they were halfway through the journey, a guard covered in blood suddenly staggered out from the bushes and fell in front of Chu Qingluan's horse.

"Princess...Princess..."

The guard was wearing the uniform of the imperial guards and was barely breathing. A hideous wound on his chest was still oozing blood.

"Thank you... Thank you, sir, for being assassinated... on the other side of the cliff..."

Chu Qingluan's heart tightened, and she immediately pulled the reins: "What's going on?"

"There... there is an ambush..." Before the guard could finish his words, his head tilted and he died completely.

A guard quickly dismounted and checked the man's breath. He retracted his hand and said in a trembling voice:

“Dead…dead…”

Chu Qingluan's eyes suddenly turned cold, and she immediately changed direction and rushed towards the cliff.

In order to support the new policy of the imperial court, Xie Yunqi did not hesitate to use his own family as a prestige family. The Xie family has been a prominent family for centuries, and has a deep foundation in the imperial court. But Xie Yunqi stood on her side, suppressing the privileges of the family with thundering means, and even recently personally impeached several uncles for corruption and dereliction of duty.

In the court, too many eyes were staring at him, and many noble families wanted to get rid of him as soon as possible. If someone really took advantage of the autumn hunt to attack him, then Xie Yunqi would be in danger——

"drive--"

Chu Qingluan flicked the whip, and a cold light flashed in her eyes.

She should have thought of it earlier.

However, just as she reached a narrow mountain path, the horse under her suddenly neighed and raised its front hooves high -

I saw a tripwire hidden under the dead leaves on the ground.