Princess Chaohua's words reminded everyone that except Princess Chaohua, no one else in their group had the qualifications to order Chen Huaixu to do this or that.

Chen Huaixu didn't waste any more words with these people. He ordered Xiaoman to tie up the assassin. On the way to find his master, he met Cang Heng who was rushing over.

Seeing the person tied up behind Shen Huaixu, Cang Heng's expression was serious, "Who is this?"

"Your Highness," Shen Huaixu said after bowing, "this man was sneaking around and wanted to attack the Lord, so I tied him up. He must be in cahoots with the injured servant."

Cang Heng's eyes were filled with mixed emotions. "How do you know he and the servant are in cahoots?"

Before Shen Huaixu could answer, Chao Hua spoke first: "Second brother, what a coincidence, Shen Huaixu and I were in the pavilion behind the plum garden, enjoying the view, and we saw everything that happened below clearly. For some reason, this man suddenly jumped out and grabbed my neck. I was almost scared to death."

As she spoke, she angrily kicked the sleeping assassin, and after venting her anger, she winked at Shen Huaixu.

Chen Huaixu knew that Chaohua was worried that Cang Heng would find out that she was drunk, so she told him not to let it slip.

"He saw me attack, and the servant jumped out after being shot. We'll know if there's any connection once we wake up and ask him. By the way, this guy doesn't seem to be very clear-headed, so there might be some complications during the interrogation."

"Did you shoot that arrow?" Cang Heng asked.

Chen Huaixu nodded, "You know my aim is pretty good. The sun is so bright today, and you guys were so close that you didn't notice. I noticed his little movements and felt something was wrong, so I took action first."

Cang Heng's expression remained cold and expressionless. He looked at Chen Huaixu for a moment, then opened his thin lips and said, "I understand."

He gestured to the guards behind him, and the guards immediately stepped forward and took the assassin away.

"Be more careful next time," he looked at Chao Hua, "Take the people with you wherever you go."

Chaohua nodded guiltily, "It was Chaohua who was careless this time. It won't happen again."

Before leaving, Cang Heng's gaze lingered on Shen Huaixu for a moment, like a dragonfly touching the water, leaving immediately.

Shen Huaixu didn't notice it. She just felt that after seeing Cang Heng again after many days, he had become stiff. He used to occasionally show his youthful appearance, but now he became more reserved.

Maybe it's because he's getting married soon? she guessed.

Afterwards, the Princess invited a doctor to treat the injured female relatives. Chen Huaixu was invited to the presence of the Prince of Shouning together with Princess Chaohua because he had caught an assassin.

Because Fuyin covered the lotus with a curtain, the possibility of guests getting hurt was greatly reduced. Even if someone was injured, it would only be in the area that was not completely covered, and the flying debris would splash on the exposed skin and burn small blisters.

The two men recounted what had happened, and after they finished, the assassin was awakened.

After the assassin woke up, his sharp eyes swept across everyone present, and finally fell on Shen Huaixu, gradually becoming sinister and terrifying, "What kind of monster are you? How could you..."

He knew that Shen Huaixu was a bit strange, but he didn't know what was strange about him. When he was stalking them today, he saw the two of them going to the pavilion on the hill, so he wanted to test them, but he didn't expect to get himself into trouble.

You know, he has always been famous for being good at escaping, but this time he couldn't even escape.

Chao Hua was unhappy at first, and stepped forward to kick him again, "You're tied up and still not behaving! If you dare to say another word, I'll pull out your tongue!"

"Chaohua," Prince Shouning said in a low voice, his tone hinting at displeasure. "How can this be done in public?"

Unlike Cang Heng, although they are brothers, Prince Shouning's temperament is not as cold as Cang Heng's, and he is more easy-going.

"Brother, look at my neck, it's all red from being pinched by him. He just wanted to kill me!"

The assassin clearly didn't care about Chao Hua. He shouted, "Chen Huaixu is an absolute witch! She just shot an arrow, but she doesn't have a bow or crossbow in her hand. How could she have shot the arrow? To be honest with you, my Lord, I just saw Shen Huaixu conjure a crossbow and arrow out of thin air, and then the crossbow disappeared from her hand. With someone like this tempting the emperor, how can the Great Jin Dynasty ever be at peace?"

Everyone present looked at each other in bewilderment, thinking that this was absurd, but the assassin spoke with certainty. Unable to tell the truth from the falsehood, everyone remained silent.

Shen Huaixu seemed like a bystander, not caring at all about the assassin's accusations. In her opinion, such unproven things were a waste of effort.

But if the wasted effort is mentioned again and again, it can definitely not be a wasted effort.

Cang Heng said, "Everyone here is an official appointed by the imperial court, serving the Great Jin. This man colluded with the servants and intended to kill everyone. How can we trust his words?"

The assassin straightened his body, an attitude of willing to break rather than bend. "Do you have any evidence to accuse me of colluding with the servant? I'm just a guest on the beam. I heard that the Prince of Shouning County invited everyone to see some treasures today, so I wanted to broaden my horizons. Who knew I would run into something like this by chance?

When I was about to leave, the princess discovered my tracks and I was so panicked that I offended her. If it was done by a commoner, I would admit it. If it was not done by a commoner, I would never admit it.

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone couldn't help but whisper.

"This person is small and thin. When he walked over, he walked on the soles of his feet, and his footsteps were almost inaudible. He really looks like a thief."

"Then why are there rumors of collusion between the two parties?"

"Such a coincidence, everyone would think this way, right?"

"Prince Jinghe just said that it was Lady Mingyi who first suspected that this man might have had some connection with the servant..."

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At this time, Fu Yin, who had just returned, said loudly, "Your Highness, I just heard from that servant that he only knew that someone was secretly watching to prevent any unexpected changes during the process, but he didn't know who the person was."

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