"Yeah." Chen Lianhe nodded.

Xun Niannian narrowed her eyes, recalling Chen Lianhe's ugly expression last night.

She guessed at that moment that he was in a bad mood.

She thought that he was in a bad mood because Huai Mingyuan was his person, and Huai Mingyuan did such a shocking thing behind his back.

Now it seems that Chen Lianhe’s bad mood is not due to this.

But, he knew that Huai Mingyuan was dead yesterday?

If Huai Mingyuan was poisoned, then this matter would probably not be that simple.

"Well, Huai Mingyuan is dead, so there won't be any changes in my father's case, right?"

Xun Niannian asked with some concern.

Chen Lianhe looked at her with deep eyes and said, "Don't worry, it won't happen."

"That's good."

…

The carriage moved slowly on the official road.

In the carriage, Chen Lianhe did not read official documents at his desk like he did before, but lay on the couch to rest.

Chen Lianhe was tall and slender, lying sideways, taking up most of the soft couch.

Fortunately, this carriage was very spacious and had been modified to remove the extra seats, so he did not feel cramped when lying in it.

Xun Nian Nian had nothing to do, so she just read a book to pass the time.

But this time I don’t have to read those boring historical records anymore.

She asked Dong Xing to buy her some storybooks.

But when she was looking at the storybook, she was a little absent-minded.

It’s not that the content of the storybook is boring, but that there is a handsome man lying next to her, and his presence is too strong.

She couldn't concentrate on reading the storybook...

So, this is the situation in the carriage.

A handsome man in purple clothes was lying on his side with his eyes closed on a soft couch covered with white fox fur, while a bright woman in a white dress was sitting cross-legged at a low table next to them.

There was an open notebook on the low table, and a slender white jade hand was placed on it, but the pages were being turned extremely slowly.

The woman sometimes lowered her head to read the storybook, and sometimes raised her eyes to look at the man on the couch.

Of course, more often than not, her eyes were on the man rather than the book.

How can books be as good-looking as handsome men?

Just as Xun Niannian was staring in a trance, suddenly, the carriage, which was running smoothly, shook violently.

Xun Niannian was caught off guard and fell straight to the side.

At the same time, the man with his eyes closed on the couch suddenly opened his eyes, and a sharp light like a falcon flashed in his dark eyes.

He stood up from the couch as fast as lightning, hugged the unsteady Xun Nian Nian, and rolled to the side.

At the same time, he put his elbow above Xun Niannian's head to prevent her from hitting the wall of the carriage.

However, he inevitably hit his own head.

Hearing a muffled groan coming from above her head, Xun Niannian frowned.

"My Lord, you..."

She just opened her mouth, but was interrupted by Chen Lianhe: "Don't talk yet!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he hugged her and rolled in the other direction.

The sound of a sharp arrow piercing the carriage rang in her ears. In horror, she glanced at the couch and the place where they had just been and saw that there were indeed sharp short arrows stuck on them.

They are...

He was assassinated!

Xun Niannian had seen such scenes in novels, TV shows and movies before, but when she actually encountered it, she felt how terrifying it was.

She could clearly feel how close she was to death!

If Chen Lianhe hadn't reacted quickly, she would probably be dead now...

Xun Niannian didn’t dare to think about it anymore!

Of course, at this time, she didn't have much time to think.

Because the crisis has not been resolved yet!

Outside, when the sharp arrow flew over, Su Wu reacted immediately and flew to block it.

However, because the arrows were too dense, although Su Wu flew to block them at the first moment, some arrows still slipped through the net.

Finally, after blocking a wave of arrows, Su Wu retreated to the carriage and asked anxiously: "Prince, Princess, are you all right?"

"We are fine, what's going on outside?" Chen Lianhe said in a deep voice.

Su Wu said: "We are passing through Wudong Mountain now. It is said that bandits are rampant in this area. I am afraid we have encountered bandits!"

Chen Lianhe frowned.

Something flashed through my mind.

There are indeed bandits rampant in the Wudongshan area.

This place is also a place that causes the imperial court a lot of headaches.

The imperial court had sent troops here for many years to suppress the bandits, but due to the dangerous mountains and complex terrain, they were never able to completely wipe them out.

After years of continuous anti-bandit operations, both the bandits and the imperial court were exhausted.

The bandits had to guard against attacks from imperial soldiers every day and lived in fear all day long.

The imperial court spent a huge amount of manpower, material resources and financial resources every year, but was never able to wipe them out.

The two sides are in a stalemate and everyone is tired!

Later, the two parties sent representatives to meet secretly and reached an agreement quietly.

First, the number and strength of bandits can only be maintained within the range permitted by the court, and they are not allowed to expand and grow disorderly.

Second, actions should not be too frequent each month. Major actions should not exceed three times, and minor actions should not exceed five times.

Next, special teams are not allowed to rob, for example, the royal team, the tribute team, etc.

To sum it up.

I can turn a blind eye and let you continue to exist.

But you can't be too arrogant.

The scale of development cannot be too large.

You can rob, but you can't rob too often. You are not allowed to touch the royal team, the court team, the tribute team, etc.

Since the imperial court was willing to make concessions, the bandits naturally compromised.

After all, if they angered the imperial court, their lives would be even more difficult!

This road passing through Wudongshan is an important road. Taking this road, you can reach the capital city faster.

Probably in order to attract more people to walk here, the bandits have repaired this road from time to time over the years. Therefore, although it is a mountain road, it is relatively flat and easy to walk on.

With these reasons in mind, Chen Lianhe naturally chose this path without hesitation.

But I didn't expect to encounter an assassination attempt here!

"Su Wu, don't take it lightly. These bandits may not be real bandits!" After hesitating for a moment, Chen Lianhe spoke again in a deep voice.

"Your Majesty, you mean..."

Su Wu frowned. The prince's words made him understand something immediately.

In order to keep a low profile, they rode in a more ordinary carriage.

It is impossible to tell what his identity is from the outside.

But at the same time, they didn't bring much.

If it were Wu Dongshan's bandits, since they had an agreement with the imperial court and their number of actions were limited each month, common sense would not have allowed them to waste the opportunity.

These people may have bad intentions!

Su Wu immediately perked up: "Your Majesty, I will stay here to hold them back, you go first!"

They did not bring too many guards with them, and many of them stayed in Ling County to do the aftermath work.

Chen Lianhe lowered his eyes and glanced at the girl who was still tightly in his arms, his eyes deepened.

"Be careful!"