He Xue followed the little palace maid forward, and the little palace maid revealed a smug smile in a direction that He Xue could not see.

He Xue looked to the side and gently shook her head, causing the tree beside her to sway a few times.

He Xue looked at the young palace maid leading the way, a faint smile playing on her lips. Things seemed to be getting more and more interesting.

The people sent by the Crown Prince had not yet sent back any news. The Crown Prince kept praying in his heart, "May all the Buddhas and gods in the heavens protect He Xue and keep her safe. I, Aisin Gioro Yinreng, will make a golden statue for them and keep incense burning continuously!"

"He Zhu, go and call the Fourth Prince over!" the Crown Prince instructed He Zhu.

"Yes!" He Zhu turned around and immediately went to find the Fourth Prince.

The crown prince was so anxious that he paced around on the ground. If this matter couldn't be made public, he would have already mobilized the Imperial Guards to search for the person.

The Ninth Princess had better pray that Xue was alright, otherwise he would make her regret ever being born.

"Second Brother, you were looking for me?" The Fourth Prince arrived quickly.

"Fourth brother, the Ninth Princess has sent someone to harm He Xue. I haven't found He Xue yet. Regardless of whether He Xue is alright or not, I will not let her go this time!"

"I'm not discussing this with you, but rather preparing you mentally. If you resent me because of this, that's fine, but I hope you won't take it out on He Xue. He Xue values ​​the bond between you two very much!" the Crown Prince said sternly.

Although the Fourth Prince was his most beloved younger brother, he didn't care if the Fourth Prince had a falling out with him because of the Ninth Princess. No one could hurt He Xue.

He called the Fourth Prince out to tell him not to become estranged from He Xue, otherwise He Xue would be very sad.

The Fourth Prince's expression gradually turned serious. "It's all up to Second Brother to decide. If she hasn't done anything irreversible, could you spare her life?"

"If she harms even a hair on He Xue's head, I will make her pay tenfold!" He Xue is the Crown Prince's bottom line, and no one can touch her.

"Second Brother, I'm going to find Princess Jiu!" the Fourth Prince said, hoping to find her before she made a mistake.

"Go ahead, but this matter should not be publicized!" the Crown Prince said to the Fourth Prince.

"I understand, Second Brother!" Fourth Prince said and immediately went to find Ninth Princess.

He Xue followed the little palace maid to a secluded palace.

"Princess, the Imperial Noble Consort is waiting for you inside!" the maid said to He Xue.

"Are you sure the Imperial Noble Consort is inside?" He Xue asked.

The young palace maid's eyes darted around, but she still insisted, "Her Majesty is inside!"

"If the Imperial Noble Consort weren't inside, do you know what the consequences would be?" He Xue asked with a smile.

"This servant would not dare to deceive Your Highness!"

"Then come in with me!"

"Princess, Her Majesty instructed that she had something to say to you privately! This servant cannot enter!"

"I can't refute your reasons at all!" He Xue sneered.

The palace maid lowered her head even further.

He Xue made a move to go inside. Behind her, there was a "thump" sound, like a heavy object hitting the ground.

He Xue turned to look at the fallen palace maid and said to Qing Dai, "Qing Dai, you're being a bit rude!"

“Princess, I love this simple and direct method!” Qingdai clapped her hands and said.

From the moment the little palace maid approached her, He Xue knew it was a trap, entirely because she had read many novels about palace intrigue.

She followed the palace maid to find out who wanted to harm her, so she had Qingdai hide in the shadows.

"What should we do next, Princess?" Qingdai asked.

"Get her out of here, I'm going in to check!" He Xue said, wanting to see what would happen once she went in.

"No, it's too dangerous for the princess!" Qingdai firmly disagreed with He Xue's risky behavior.

"It's alright, you stay outside and see who's plotting against me! If anything seems amiss, I'll come out immediately!"

"Besides, you're just standing outside, what could possibly happen?" He Xue felt that things were under her control now, and there shouldn't be any problems.

However, Xue overlooked the fact that she also felt there shouldn't be any problem, but wasn't entirely certain.

Seeing that He Xue insisted, Qing Dai had no choice but to do as He Xue wished.

He Xue pushed open the door and went inside. As soon as she entered, she felt dizzy. There was a lot of sleeping potion in the room, otherwise she wouldn't have felt dizzy so quickly. Was it meant to drug an elephant?

He Xue felt a pang of regret. It was too late for her to call Qing Dai. She bit her arm hard, instantly sobering up a bit, and then immediately prepared to leave.

Xue was still half asleep when she saw the door open and someone walk in. "How could it be him?"