Feeling a chill on her back, Xia Tong hesitated and glanced at the male protagonist over there. She didn't know what to say for a moment, but the villain had gone back home, so why was he here? Didn't he care about the female protagonist anymore? !

Seeing the newcomer, Xiao Jing still stepped forward to greet him politely, with a smile on his face, "It's rare that the Regent is in such a good mood to come out to enjoy the lanterns. If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I would have thought that the Prince only knew how to handle government affairs."

The crowds of people crowded around him. Gu Qin glanced at the man in front of him indifferently and said in a low voice, "I am different from Your Highness. It's just that Your Highness is getting married soon. With such a beautiful scene, why is there no Crown Princess beside you?"

Xia Tong stood there timidly, feeling very uncomfortable even blinking. It turned out that the villain and the hero were naturally incompatible. But why did she feel so guilty?

Xiao Jing's expression remained unchanged. Just as he was about to say something, a long sword suddenly stretched out from the crowd and stabbed towards him as if breaking through the air!

"Ah! There's an assassin!"

“Help—”

The originally bustling and lively street suddenly became noisy and chaotic. People fled in all directions and screams were heard one after another. Suddenly, a group of men holding swords emerged from the crowd and rushed towards Xiao Jing fiercely.

There were so many people around that Xia Tong almost tripped, but a big hand behind her firmly grasped her waist and instantly brought her to an empty flat ground.

Xia Tong held her breath and looked around, only to see the hero surrounded by a group of assassins. Suddenly, he stepped onto a stall and instantly jumped to another deserted place. The assassins chased him and surrounded him, and the people screamed and fled in all directions.

"master!"

At this time, Xifeng and others suddenly came over. When they saw the chaos not far away, they looked around vigilantly for a while.

Xia Tong stared at the male protagonist. As expected of him, he was prone to accidents just like the female protagonist. Fortunately, she was not affected this time.

Seeing that person staring at that place, Gu Qin's eyes turned cold, and he held her arm tightly with one hand, saying in a gloomy tone, "Want to save him?"

After saying this, Xia Tong immediately turned around, only to see that the man behind her had an extremely ugly expression on his face. She was so scared that she quickly shook her head, "I... I just wanted to see if he would die."

"Really?" Gu Qin lowered his head to meet her panicked eyes, a bit of a man-eating storm flashed in his eyes, "If you want him to die, this king can help you."

As he spoke, an almost invisible stone shot out from the man's hand, flew through the darkness and hit Xiao Jing's arm. The latter paused slightly, and at this moment a long sword suddenly cut a bloody wound on her shoulder.

Xiao Jing glanced in the direction not far away, frowned, and slashed the neck of an assassin with his sword in an instant, then stepped on the stall cart and jumped to other places. The assassins behind him were also chasing him relentlessly.

The man had a smile on his face, but Xia Tong felt a sense of hostility from him. She was so scared that she didn't even dare to say a word. She could only stand there obediently with her head lowered.

At this time, patrolling soldiers also rushed over to rescue through the crowd. The streets were in chaos, and people were either squatting on the sidelines or running around. The lantern parade became something that people avoided.

In an empty teahouse somewhere, a man holding a bow and arrow looked coldly through the window at the aloof figure. His eyes narrowed, and he thrust the taut bowstring suddenly, and the long arrow pierced through the darkness with a whoosh.

"I...actually I just met him by chance just now, and we didn't even say much." Xia Tong secretly glanced at the man in front of her. Could it be that the other man was so angry because he knew that she had deliberately led him away?

Just as she was about to say something else, she was suddenly pulled aside, a strand of hair beside her ear fluttered down, and the cold wind stopped abruptly.

She held her breath, her face turned pale, and she saw that Gu Qin was holding a long arrow in his hand, with the tip of the arrow only a palm away from her head.

"Master!" Xifeng quickly protected the two of them, looking for the direction of the assassin with sharp eyes.

Glancing at the teahouse not far away, the man broke the arrow feathers casually and walked to one end of the street without saying a word. Xia Tong hurriedly followed him.

At this time, all the assassins had been captured by the patrolling soldiers, but they all committed suicide by taking poison without any hesitation, which showed that they were well-trained. Xiao Jing suffered some injuries on his shoulder, but the rest of the situation was fine. The commander of the imperial guards was still apologizing in panic.

"Your Highness, please forgive me for being late!"

Xiao Jing casually threw away the bloody sword in his hand, and looked at the person walking towards him not far away with a burning gaze, and said in an inexplicable tone, "The Regent walked very fast. Your Highness wanted to see if the prince was okay, but I didn't expect that I was worrying too much."

After he finished speaking, everyone held their breath and dared not speak when they saw the Regent not far away. They did not expect that the Regent would also come to the Lantern Festival, and with His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.

Glancing at the wounds on the other person's body, Gu Qin's eyebrows moved slightly, and his voice was light, "I also want to save Your Highness, but unfortunately I am unable to do so."

Having said this, he could not help but glance at the commander kneeling on the ground with burning eyes, "A bunch of trash."

"Your Majesty, please forgive me. Our subordinates rushed here as soon as we received the news." The commander was so scared that he was shaking all over.

Gu Qin glanced at the deserted streets, walked ahead, and said in a slightly cold tone, "Go to Shuntian Prefecture to receive your punishment."

As soon as he finished speaking, the commander turned pale and knelt there with a lifeless look on his face.

Xiao Jing didn't say anything, but just frowned and looked at Xia Tong, who followed the man obediently without saying a word.

This time, Xia Tong did not feel sorry for the imperial guards who were in trouble. The curfew patrol in the capital was conducted about once every half a quarter of an hour. There must be more manpower for today's lantern festival, but no one had come for more than half a quarter of an hour. Either these people were lazy, or there was something else fishy.

She followed him all the way back to the palace, but the man in front of her didn't even glance at her. Xia Tong didn't know how she had offended him again, so she could only quickly chase after him.

"Your Majesty, actually..."

"Throw her into the snake den."

The cold tone scared Xia Tong so much that she turned pale. Watching the man walking further and further away, Xifeng actually called a few people to pull her over. Even Fang Yu beside her became anxious.

"Princess, you should just go with me. It's better to just pretend. Everything will be fine once the master's anger subsides." Xifeng came over and advised in a low voice.

In the darkness of night, the palace was always gloomy and no one could be found walking. Xia Tong was about to cry. The villain must have known that she had deliberately led him away. This time, she was really finished.

Feeling that she should trust Xifeng for once, she was led tremblingly to the bamboo forest in the backyard. When she was close to the snake cave, she refused to move forward no matter what.

The whistling evening breeze whistled past, and looking at the princess who didn't know what she had done wrong, Xifeng also sighed. The princess thought she had done everything perfectly, but how could her little cleverness fool the master's eyes? If the master really wanted Chen Xin to die, how could she still be alive now? Moreover, she dared to get so close to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. How could the master not be angry?

Xia Tong wanted to use her connections, but Xifeng left without saying a word. She was delighted and secretly sighed that Xifeng was the best. However, looking at the darkness around her, she suddenly realized that she didn't have a lantern. How could she go back? !

"Zefeng! Wait a minute!"

Her shouts echoed in the bamboo forest, making it feel cold and chilly. Behind her, she could also hear the faint sound of snakes spitting out their tongues, as if it were right next to her ears. Xia Tong was so frightened that her heart suddenly tightened. She didn't dare to walk around, for fear of stepping into a snake den.

The cold wind was howling, and she fearfully picked up a stick from the ground and groped her way back step by step. She accidentally fell twice and looked very embarrassed. When she passed the garden, she met Fang Yu who came out to look for her. Xia Tong hurriedly followed her back as if she had met a relative.

Her nose was red and her head was dizzy from the cold at night. Qing'er quickly made a bowl of ginger soup for her to warm her body. She didn't know what had happened today. Didn't the master go out with the prince to enjoy the lanterns?

Hong Xue still had a poker face, but the look in her eyes became more unfriendly, which showed that the heroine was really rescued.

After sleeping for a night, Xia Tong still felt dizzy. Fang Yu said she had a fever, so she made another dose of medicine for her to drink, but she was still dizzy.

Not knowing whether the other party had calmed down, she ignored Fangyu's persuasion and went to the study room in the cold wind, but was stopped by someone.

"The master said that he doesn't want to see the princess again in the future." Xifeng lowered his head, and a long sword was tightly blocked in front of Xia Tong.

Fang Yu, who was behind her, hurriedly supported her, looking as if she wanted to say something but hesitated. Xia Tong gritted her teeth and stopped talking. She turned around and walked back. If she didn't want to see him anymore, then she wouldn't see him anymore. At worst, they would never have any contact with each other again.

Walking in the corridor with a dizzy head, the cold wind made her face hurt. Xia Tong pursed her lips and walked faster and faster. Fang Yu behind her couldn't help but comfort her: "In fact, the prince is just still angry. He will be fine in a few days. Otherwise, I'm afraid he would have really thrown you down last night."

Xia Tong didn't say anything. Indeed, she shouldn't have joined forces with the second male lead to rescue the female lead. To the villain, she was betraying him. It was normal for him to be angry, and he hadn't done anything to her. She should be grateful.

Not far away, the housekeeper suddenly came towards them, followed by several women with graceful and enchanting figures, who looked particularly hot and curvy.

"Your servant greets the princess." Seeing that there was no way to avoid it, the butler could only come straight over and bow.

Xia Tong was wrapped tightly in a cloak, and her face was abnormally red due to the fever. But looking at the charming women in front of her, she couldn't help but frown and asked, "Who are they?"

The butler paused, seeming a little embarrassed, but finally replied respectfully: "These are the women from the Western Regions that Lord Zhang brought back from the border, and they are specially presented to His Majesty."

Although the woman in front of them had a good appearance, she looked like a girl who had not yet grown out of her childishness, extremely immature. Several women all raised their heads slightly with a faint smile on their faces.

"Master..." Fang Yu behind her pulled her sleeve, as if she wanted to say something.

Xia Tong glanced at those charming women, pursed her lips, and felt a little unhappy. What were those expressions on their faces? Is it a big deal to have big breasts?

After taking a deep breath, she turned her gaze back to the butler and said calmly, "Did the prince accept it?"

After saying this, the latter lowered his head even lower, and his voice was hesitant, "The prince... The prince accepted it."