The man in black looked at her silently, and the next second his ears moved, and he keenly sensed that someone was approaching.

He did not stop, but jumped onto the wall and disappeared into the night again.

Jiang Yueyang was unable to stop him and could only watch the man in black leave.

She was sure that the man in black knew her and had come to save her tonight.

But she was also very sure that she did not know the man in black. After all, she had never been out before, and she did not know any man with such powerful martial arts skills except her brother.

I couldn't help but feel curious about the man in black.

Jiang Yueyang was still in deep thought, while Qingzhi and the others could no longer hold on and fell down.

With a bang, seven people fell to the ground one after another.

At this time, the secret guards who came to support arrived.

Jiang Yueyang saw them pause and then slowly stepped back.

The leading secret guard saw her immediately. Seeing that she was frightened by them, he hurriedly said, "Don't be afraid, girl. We are Fifteen's friends."

Hearing this, Jiang Yueyang looked at their clothes carefully, and after confirming that they were wearing the same clothes as the six people who were protecting her with Qingzhi, she breathed a sigh of relief.

The leading secret guard saw that she looked much better, so he asked again: "Miss, you are not hurt?"

Jiang Yueyang shook her head and pointed at Qingzhi and the others, "You... look at them, they seem to be seriously injured."

The leading secret guard quickly scanned the scene and then made a gesture.

After receiving the order, the secret guards behind him immediately dispersed. Some confirmed the life or death of the assassin, while others moved Qingzhi and the others.

After a while of busy work, a secret guard found a medicine bottle from the assassin.

He opened it, smelled it, then poured out a pill and fed it to the poisoned assassin.

After a while, the poisoned assassin woke up.

The assassin subconsciously attacked the secret guard, but the secret guard was prepared and struck him with a knife before him, knocking the assassin unconscious again.

"Boss, we found the antidote."

"Feed them."

Qingzhi and the others woke up quickly after taking the antidote, and then cleaned up the battlefield with the secret guards who came to support them.

"Girl, go and have some rest. You have to attend the morning court tomorrow."

Jiang Yueyang, who originally wanted to take the opportunity to take a leave from work: "..."

[Your Majesty is too inhumane, isn't he? I have been assassinated, and you still want me to go to court! ]

Qingzhi, who had just said it casually without any instructions from Emperor Yuan, felt extremely guilty towards Emperor Yuan when he heard this.

Jiang Yueyang cursed Emperor Yuan in her heart, then lowered her shoulders and said, "I'm going to go see my parents."

"Girl, the master and his wife don't know about the assassin."

Hearing this, Jiang Yueyang suddenly stopped and decided not to go and make her parents worry.

So she turned around and went back to her room. But she lay on the bed, but she couldn't fall asleep at all.

In the end, she didn't know how she fell asleep.

All she knew was that when Xiangling woke her up, the bloodstains outside had been cleaned up, and the assassin and his body had disappeared, as if the assassination last night had never happened.

Xiangling looked at Jiang Yueyang who was standing at the door of the room in confusion, "Girl, what are you looking at?"

As soon as my girl woke up, she ran to the door without even putting on her shoes, staring blankly at something.

Jiang Yueyang withdrew his gaze and shook his head to indicate that he didn't see anything.

In this situation, she began to suspect that what happened last night was just a dream.

[Xiaogua, was there an assassin trying to kill me last night? I'm not dreaming, am I?]

Before the system could answer, there was a sound of someone falling behind him.

Jiang Yueyang looked back and saw Xiangling sitting on the ground with a pale face.

"Xiangling, what's wrong with you?"

Xiangling was stunned for a moment before she reacted and said, "Miss, I...I am fine, it's just...my legs suddenly felt weak."

After saying that, she got up by herself.

The system said at this time: [Host, you are not dreaming, there was indeed an assassin yesterday. ]

Xiangling's legs weakened again, but she steadied herself and said with a pale smile, "Miss, I will help you wash and change your clothes."

Because the time for court sessions was postponed, Jiang Yueyang could have breakfast at home before entering the palace.

When she finished washing up and came out, breakfast had already been delivered to her from the kitchen.

A bowl of beef noodles, a few side dishes, and a small bag of beef jerky.

Jiang Yueyang specifically asked the kitchen to prepare this when she came back yesterday, so that she can secretly eat a little while slacking off at work.

From today on, she not only has to go to court, but also has to work in the library.

Thinking of this, Jiang Yueyang sighed, and even the beef noodles that she usually loved to eat didn't taste as good anymore.

At one o'clock in the morning, Jiang Yueyang walked out of the gate of the Jiang Mansion. His father was already waiting beside the carriage.

There are two carriages today, one for the father and one for the daughter.

When Jiang Yueyang saw her father, she immediately trotted over and wanted to ask him if he had offended anyone.

But after thinking about it, she was afraid that her father would blame himself for this, so she didn't ask anything and just simply said hello.

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When Jiang Yueyang and her father arrived outside the Hall of Supreme Harmony, they suddenly discovered that there were far fewer officials attending the morning court today, and many officials were gathered in twos and threes, whispering to each other.

Seeing this, Jiang Yueyang, who loved to eat melons, quietly approached Lord Wang, her father's subordinate, and asked abruptly, "What are you whispering about?"

Lord Wang was startled and subconsciously patted his chest.

"I'm sorry, Master Wang, I didn't mean it. Are you okay?"

Lord Wang paused for a moment before saying, "Lord Xiao Jiang, I'm old and can't stand being scared. Don't do this again next time."

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