Chapter 47: Self-indulgent
Yong'an looked at Chen Yue blankly, then looked at the white slurry dripping on the wall, and a strong feeling of nausea and fear surged up.
She let out a "wow" and finally broke down crying.
"Oh okay, okay, let's not eat tofu pudding~"
It would have been fine if Shen Yue hadn't comforted him, but after she did, Yong An cried even harder.
At this moment, several rows of masked men jumped down from the roof as fast as a dark cloud and surrounded them in an instant. The atmosphere was so tense that it was almost suffocating.
At this critical moment, Shen Yue raised the corners of her lips and shouted: "Brothers, come and live!"
"receive!"
Before he finished speaking, the shadow guards of the Second Division flew into the battle circle like divine soldiers descended from heaven and started a fierce fight with the masked man.
Swords flashed, knife shadows crisscrossed, weaving a web of death in the alley, and a strong smell of blood quickly spread around.
"Bang--"
A head rolled over.
“Click—”
A masked man's waist was chopped off.
“Puff—”
A stream of blood suddenly spurted out, splashing a large area on Yong'an's skirt.
Yong'an was already scared out of his wits at this time. He curled up against the wall, his head buried deeply in his arms, his body shaking constantly.
Shen Yue came and sat beside her, and said softly:
"See? Killing is such a terrible thing. Will you dare to shout about fighting and killing at every turn in the future?"
"No, I don't dare..."
Yongan slowly raised his head and choked up, “Shen Er…I want to see the emperor’s uncle.”
"Not yet."
Shen Yue turned around and looked at her seriously, "The Shadow Guards are fighting for you, you should at least watch them finish killing them."
"Wow..." The little princess cried even harder.
After an unknown amount of time, the shadow guards finally stopped fighting.
Zhang Dayong and Bai Yunfei came in front of the two men, knelt down and clasped their fists:
"Princess, Chief, most of the assassins have been killed by our brothers. The few who remained... committed suicide by biting their tongues."
Shen Yue was not surprised at all, "What about Qiu Shuang?"
Zhang Dayong: "Director, the man in black took advantage of the chaos to silence her the moment he jumped down."
"Silence?" The little princess opened her red eyes.
"Well, silence them."
A sarcastic smile appeared on Shen Yue's lips. "You don't know that they are in the same group now, do you?"
"ah?"
"Ah what? Let's go!"
——
It was almost noon when everyone returned to the palace.
As soon as Yong'an entered the study, he ran to Xiao Yuheng and burst into tears.
"Uncle, Yong'an is almost scared to death, wow wow..."
Shen Yue rolled her eyes, "I'm almost scared to death, but I'm not scared to death yet!"
"Chen Er." Xiao Yuheng scolded softly, then turned to look at the little princess covered in blood, his face suddenly darkening.
"Injured?"
Yongan grunted and shook his head: "It's someone else's blood."
"That's good, Baozhu, take the princess downstairs to wash and change clothes."
Baozhu, who was waiting at the door, walked in with light steps, "Princess, please come in!"
Yongan stood there, seemingly unwilling to leave.
Xiao Yuheng rubbed his brow helplessly, "Go quickly, change your clothes, and come to accompany me for dinner."
When Yong'an heard this, he nodded several times, took Baozhu and ran out.
Seeing them walking further and further away, Shen Yue knelt on the ground and began to report:
"Your Highness, there were nearly two hundred assassins today, all of whom have been killed. Their martial arts techniques had no particular pattern, and were likely purchased from various local forces. Furthermore... the princess came to Sifang City at the instigation of her maid, Qiu Shuang, who was reportedly placed by Consort Wan."
Xiao Yuheng nodded, "I see. Are you injured?"
Shen Yue was a little surprised when she heard this. Xiao Yuheng was acting strangely today. In the past, he always waited for reports, but today he took the initiative to ask about Si Li's injuries.
"Your Highness, two of our brothers from the Second Division were killed in the line of duty, and eighteen were injured."
"I'm asking you." Xiao Yuheng looked at her blood-stained sleeves, "Are you injured?"
"I... I'm not, not hurt." Shen Yue didn't know why she was stuttering.
"That's good."
For some reason, Shen Yue felt as if he was relieved when he said this.
Yesterday he said she was the only one he could trust, and today he's concerned about whether she's been hurt. Could it be that he...
Shen Yue was startled and raised her head to meet Xiao Yuheng's gaze.
"Your Majesty, why are you so concerned about me?"
Xiao Yuheng's expression paused slightly after hearing this, and then he raised his eyebrows:
"What I mean is, since you're not injured, go change your clothes and come serve me food later. What are you thinking?"
Chen Yue: ...I am indeed being overly sentimental.
"Can I not come?"
"Yes, spit out the antidote I gave you."
Chen Yue: ...Are you human? It's been so long since the antidote incident. The antidote residue has long been... whatever it is, excreted from the body, okay? Are you so self-righteous as to hold a favor against yourself?
"Come or vomit, give me a definite answer."
"Hey, come on, come on!"
In order to have dinner with Xiao Yuheng, Princess Yong'an took less than half an hour to take a bath and change her clothes.
She came to the dining room excitedly and found that Shen Yue was also there. She was immediately displeased.
“Uncle, Shen Er is just a servant after all, how can he eat with us?”
Upon hearing this, Shen Yue couldn't help but roll her eyes to the sky.
If it weren't for your dog uncle asking for repayment, I wouldn't have come at all!
Xiao Yuheng also frowned and said, "Yong'an, if you don't want to dine with me, then go back to your room and eat."
"I'm not..."
When Yong'an heard this, his eyes began to turn red again, and a tear rolled around his eye, threatening to fall.
Seeing that she was about to howl again, Shen Yue quickly stopped her: "Princess, I am only here to serve the dishes. I have no intention of sitting at the table with you."
After hearing what she said, the little girl finally burst into laughter and said, "That's more like it."
At this time, Baozhu also started serving the dishes with the maids.
Yongan was already extremely hungry, and his mouth was almost watering as he looked at the dishes.
"Jade lotus duck, peony fish, scorching lamb chops, braised prawns, pearl tofu, stir-fried seasonal vegetables... that's all?"
Yong'an seemed a little unable to believe his eyes. Seeing that Baozhu really stopped serving food, he looked at Xiao Yuheng cautiously.
"Uncle, Yong'an usually has a meal with at least a dozen dishes, even if there aren't more than 20..."
Xiao Yuheng raised his eyes and patiently explained:
“These dishes are enough for three people. It would be a waste to make more. Don’t you think so, Shen Er?”
Shen Yue was silently picking out fish bones. Upon hearing this, she paused with her chopsticks and smiled awkwardly: "That's right."
She didn't expect that Xiao Yuheng would actually remember her words. It was a good thing that he had a sense of thriftiness, but what he said now was like bringing the war to her, God!
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