"Could you give me some medicine? I'll send it to the guards."
I really owe you something.
Little Mirror grumbled as she pulled out a bottle of medicine, her movements so practiced it was almost heartbreaking; she didn't even bother mentioning points anymore.
Fang Ruotang held it in her hand with delight, and without even speaking to Ye Wuxia, she ran towards the Crown Prince.
"Brother Crown Prince, this is a Soul-Returning Pill. It can save anyone who has a breath left. There aren't many left, so remember to give some to the guards who protected me yesterday. If you need more, come find me again."
The Crown Prince was busy with other matters. If it weren't for Ye Wuxia's entanglement with Fang Ruotang, he would have been busy investigating the case long ago. He stood to the side, seemingly talking to other ministers, but in reality, he was listening to the conversation between the two.
"……good."
The Crown Prince was speechless. How could such a good medicine possibly be edible by the secret guards?
He lowered his eyes slightly, meeting the starlight in the little girl's eyes, and felt a little reluctant to tell her the truth.
"By the way, I gave Grandpa a lot of sweet beans. Eating them can restore one's energy and spirit immediately. You've been too busy and tired lately. Ask Grandpa to give you a few later."
"good."
The crown prince tightened his grip on the Soul-Returning Pill, then looked towards the main hall, his brows furrowing slightly. He couldn't let such a naive young girl be deceived.
Did you receive the spirit-testing stone I had someone deliver to you yesterday?
"Yes, I have already found a candidate, and I will send him to your side as soon as I find him."
Okay.
The Crown Prince breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Fang Ruotang smiling broadly, seemingly unaffected by yesterday's events. However, he couldn't help feeling a bit irritated when he noticed out of the corner of his eye that Ye Wuxia hadn't left.
After yesterday's events, we don't know how General Huo, who is far away on the frontier, is doing, but the five people in the capital certainly know the truth.
Fang Ruotang truly has the power to control their lives and deaths. She was merely attacked and suffered no harm whatsoever, yet their minds were so shaken. If something were to happen to her, the consequences would be unimaginable.
Under such circumstances, even the usually aloof and detached Prince Rong would likely join the fray to snatch the young girl; otherwise, how could he have been the first to arrive yesterday?
That's something that can only be done without the slightest hesitation.
However, considering how he felt yesterday, how could the Crown Prince hesitate? Like a puppet being controlled, he frantically wanted to rush to Fang Ruotang's side, completely out of control.
He later confirmed this, having asked the young prince and also stopped Prince An and Minister Ye, who were delayed by political affairs and thus arrived late.
I found out there's some big news in Beijing again, want to check it out?
The little mirror suddenly spoke, interrupting the conversation between the Crown Prince and Fang Ruotang.
Fang Ruotang hesitated. She had just told Ye Wuxia that she was going back to the manor and wouldn't be playing around outside.
General Hua is dead.
【who?】
[General Hua Feng, who commands an army of 100,000!]
Fang Ruotang didn't know who it was, but everyone around her knew who it was as soon as they heard "General Hua," and their expressions changed. It was just too sudden.
After all, General Hua was only in his early thirties, and he was returning to the capital to receive his reward after winning the battle.
If it weren't for Fang Ruotang's incident, he and Lü Shengnan, along with the other generals who returned to the capital at the same time, would have been the most prominent figures.
[But did your General Hua fake his death?]
Why did he fake his death?
[Because of you, your fortune-telling skills are too amazing. He has also fallen in love with a princess from an enemy country. These past few days, too many officials have come to the capital to confiscate property and exterminate families. He is afraid of running into you, so he plans to fake his death and escape.]
Fang Ruotang: ? ? ?
What the heck!
[According to the original timeline, he would have defected a year later with the border defense map.]
[For the sake of a princess from an enemy country?]
"Hmm, I'll offer you the world to please you, understand?" The little mirror, a spirit, had also learned to be sarcastic.
Fang Ruotang couldn't help but want to curse. Last night before bed, she and Xiao Jingzi were watching entertainment news from another life and had just heard this song. At the time, she thought it was so romantic, but now she just wanted to vomit.
[My God, is the country really his? He just handed it over to someone else? No way! I must go to the general's mansion to pay my respects. I need to see what that beast who sold his country for a beauty looks like.]
When Fang Ruotang is angry, her face turns very red, her eyes become very moist, and she looks like a fluffy little kitten, which is especially cute.
Even knowing that General Hua had betrayed the country, the Crown Prince couldn't help but glance at Fang Ruotang again, until she suddenly grabbed his hand and listened to her earnestly rambling nonsense.
"I can read faces, you know that, right?"
The Crown Prince raised an eyebrow. There was no need to say that every time; he had never failed to believe him.
"you say."
“General Hua faked his death in the mansion. He has fallen in love with the princess of Beiliang and is preparing to betray the country. We absolutely cannot let him go.” Fang Ruotang nodded vigorously.
Although her family did not restrict her from a young age, loyalty to the emperor and patriotism were ingrained in the Fang family. After all, the Fang family had produced three prime ministers, and each of them was a perfect match between the emperor and his ministers.
"How dare you! I will go and capture him right now." The Crown Prince played along once again.
They spoke softly, but Fang Ruotang's inner thoughts were too loud, and they all crowded around, wanting to join in the fun.
The crown prince's brows furrowed, exuding the oppressive aura of someone in a superior position.
"Are you all very free?"
The ministers shook their heads and silently dispersed.
Even if it's exciting and entertaining, you need to be alive to see it.
Besides, they're all so busy they don't even have time to eat a hot meal. Forget it, I won't watch anymore, lest I become the next spectacle.
The Crown Prince glanced at Ye Wuxia, and seeing that he wisely didn't approach, he said nothing. He then mustered his men and led Fang Ruotang straight to General Hua's mansion.
The area in front of General Hua's mansion was quiet, with no funeral banners hanging.
[Why isn't anything happening? Has it started yet?] Fang Ruotang secretly asked the little mirror in her mind.
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