After the others left, Qin Zhuo took Shen Ning's hand and led her back to the room. After closing the door and making sure no one was watching, he finally pulled her into his arms.
Even without saying a word, Shen Ning could feel his joy and appreciation for what he had lost and then regained.
She gently embraced him, and her heart, which had been somewhat bewildered by the assassination attempt, seemed to gradually calm down.
"I'm fine, I'm not hurt at all."
After saying that, he suddenly remembered the bloodstains dripping from the arrow. He had caught the arrow, and the blood must have been his.
"Let me see your hands."
Qin Zhuo's hand was pried open by Shen Ning. The medicine had been applied to stop the bleeding, but two deep wounds were still gaping open, running horizontally through the center of his palm, as if trying to cut his hand open, which was shocking to see.
Shen Ning quickly opened the door and had someone bring over the medicine and bandages.
The wound looked painful, but Qin Zhuo showed no reaction on his face, as if the wound was on someone else's body.
Shen Ning carefully applied the medicine to him, and he stared intently at her.
"The assassin is dead, leaving no clues, but such methods are not hard to guess."
Did you meet a young man today?
Shen Ning nodded: "A young master, he said his name is Qin Yan."
Qin Zhu dropped a bombshell in a very disdainful tone: "His name is fake. His name is Li Yan, the current crown prince."
Shen Ning was indeed shocked. She thought it was a child of the Qin family, perhaps born to the current Madam Qin, but she never expected it to be the Crown Prince.
No wonder he was raised so pampered. He has an extraordinary demeanor at such a young age. He even said that he only went out to play three times in fifteen years. This might seem strange to ordinary people, but it makes sense if he is the crown prince.
She glanced up at Qin Zhuo, then continued with her work, "Your Highness... did you come here on purpose to find me?"
It wasn't that she overestimated herself, but rather that the Crown Prince's intentions were too obvious.
Qin Zhuo nodded: "Yes, his face is very deceptive. He is good at deceiving people and tricks those around him into doing reckless things with him. You were probably assassinated because of him."
“He is young, but he was born into the Empress’s family and is the only legitimate son. He was made Crown Prince at the age of three. There are too many people who want his life in the shadows. Today, he ran away on his own. He must have been discovered and brought danger to your side.”
Speaking of this, Qin Zhuo felt that he had been too lenient with him and should have given him a good beating.
Shen Ning: This is truly an undeserved disaster.
"But that doesn't make sense. Their target was the Crown Prince, so why did they attack me after the Crown Prince left?"
Qin Zhuo: "If the Crown Prince dies, the court will be in chaos. I suppose the person behind the scenes is not sure that they will benefit the most from the Crown Prince's death, and does not want to benefit others, so they did not choose to kill the Crown Prince. As for why they attacked you, it was partly because of the Crown Prince, and partly because of me."
He cupped her cheek with his uninjured hand, his eyes filled with worry, but even more so with determination: "I am destined to fight for the Empress and the Crown Prince, surrounded by dangers and lurking in the shadows. I shouldn't have dragged you into this... But it's too late to say this now. Now that you're involved with me, there will definitely be more dangers in the future. I will send more people to protect you."
Shen Ning looked at his injured hand. Even though she was in danger because of him, she wouldn't blame him. Although she was frightened, she was unharmed, while he was the one who got injured.
Considering the situation at the time, his rush over to catch the arrow with his bare hands, without hesitation, showed his true feelings.
Although that's what she thought in her heart, she wouldn't admit it: "Then why don't you ignore me now, and we can get together when there's no danger?"
Qin Zhuo's expression immediately changed: "Impossible, don't even think about getting rid of me."
He only believes that what he holds in his own hands is truly his own—power, wealth, and people alike.
Shen Ning pursed her lips; this guy was quite domineering.
Qin Zhuo disregarded his injuries and kissed her for a long time.
He gently stroked her slightly flushed cheeks. Although he wanted to stay, he couldn't tonight.
"Go to bed early after you wash up. I've arranged for someone to keep watch outside, so don't worry."
Shen Ning wasn't so fragile that she needed someone to accompany her every time something happened. She took the initiative to kiss him on the cheek and watched him leave.
She asked someone to fetch water for her to wash up, and as she was about to get up, she saw a blood-stained gauze on the plate on the table. The blood was glaringly bright; the fact that she had been assassinated was not a dream.
It's ridiculous. She's a nobody with no power or influence. Why would anyone bother to make such a big fuss to kill her?
The Crown Prince, that young boy?
In her previous life, she had never met the Crown Prince; she only knew that the Emperor had died and the Crown Prince had also died.
If you calculate the time, he must have been seventeen when he died.
That cute and innocent face probably wasn't very mature at seventeen. He only went out to play three times in fifteen years, and was always locked up inside those high walls, where he eventually died.
The power struggle had nothing to do with her before, and it can be now.
For a businesswoman like her, getting involved in these things makes no sense.
Those people had previously kidnapped Shen Yu to threaten her, and now they're directly trying to kill her.
She couldn't keep swallowing her anger; they were going too far.
Previously, Han Yin and Shen Shu intervened, almost causing Shen Ming to kill her once. Now these people want to kill her again.
She didn't do anything, but she can't even live?
Qin Zhuo is determined to help the Crown Prince seize the throne; they lost in their previous life...
Some things she knew about her past life have come to pass in this life, so will the seizure of the throne also come to pass?
She has to do something; otherwise, she might end up not even knowing how she died.
Shen Ning spent the whole night lost in thought, her dreams filled with the glaring color of bright red. She even saw the young boy, pierced by a sword and nailed to the dragon throne.
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