A few days later, Su Liluo and Xiao Ye went with the Su family to their ancestral home to participate in the ancestral worship ceremony.
When Su Wanshi saw Xiao Ye come along, a look of determination flashed in her eyes.
She completely ignored Su Liluo standing to the side, and walked up to Xiao Ye with a smile on her face, giving him a gentle bow.
"Your subject, Wan Shi, pays her respects to Your Highness the Crown Prince."
Her voice was so soft and sweet it seemed like you could squeeze water out of it, which made Xiao Ye frown and feel very uncomfortable.
He didn't even look at her, but turned to look at Su Liluo beside him.
"The Crown Princess is here too. How could you forget to pay your respects to her?"
"I......"
Reminded, Su Wanshi looked embarrassed and indignant; she had truly forgotten about Su Liluo completely.
But I never expected the Crown Prince to take it so seriously!
Seeing how well Xiao Ye treated Su Liluo, Su Wanshi felt both jealous and angry.
She could only give an awkward smile, and then respectfully bowed to Su Liluo.
Su Liluo had no interest in paying attention to her and pushed Xiao Ye towards their sedan chair.
Su Wanshi was left standing there awkwardly.
"Hmph! What a vixen! If it weren't for you, how could His Highness the Crown Prince not have noticed me?"
Su Wanshi glared at Su Liluo's retreating figure, gritting her teeth and letting out a cold snort.
Once she gets rid of Su Liluo, she believes she will eventually be able to get closer to the Crown Prince.
Soon, the carriage set off.
The Su family's ancestral home is neither too far nor too close; it's located in Shuozhou City, just outside the imperial city. It would take a carriage three days to travel there.
Along the way, Su Wanshi tried to win Xiao Ye's favor, but each time she failed because of Su Liluo.
Su Liluo vaguely sensed that Su Wanshi wanted to seduce Xiao Ye.
She really didn't expect Su Wanshi to be so restless. She already had the Prince of Chu, yet she still wanted to seduce Xiao Ye!
But Xiao Ye felt that things were not so simple. He instructed Su Liluo, "You must not stray too far from me on this journey, and you must not separate from me."
Su Liluo felt satisfied seeing that Xiao Ye was worried about her.
He smiled and said, "I know, don't worry, I will definitely protect you."
The crisis occurred the following day, as expected.
Just as their carriage reached a secluded, sparsely populated section of forest road, suddenly the shouts of maids and servants rang out from outside.
"Ah! It's terrible! Bandits! Bandits!"
"Brothers, get them all! Seize all the valuables!"
"Help! Run!"
"How dare you! You dare to rob us in broad daylight!"
A cacophony of voices filled the air, but Su Xuanlang, unaware of the true situation, stood there, righteously shouting at the bandits.
Su Wanshi quickly pulled Su Xuanlang aside: "Second brother, we should protect Father and Mother. Their lives are more important. We can't get hurt!"
Seeing that something was wrong, Su Liluo became suspicious. Why would she encounter bandits?
How long have they been out of the city?
She quietly lifted the carriage curtain and looked out.
There were a dozen or so bandits outside, and many servants were so frightened that they ran away with their heads in their hands.
The bandits did indeed ransack their carriages and valuables, clearly intending to rob them.
However, she wasn't afraid, because she knew that Xiao Ye definitely had bodyguards.
So, she and Xiao Ye got off the carriage.
Suddenly, she saw Su Wanshi give her a triumphant smile, but the smile vanished in an instant.
Su Liluo narrowed her eyes. This matter must be related to Su Wanshi!
"Your Highness, let me take you away from here first!"
Su Liluo then pushed him, preparing to head in the direction of the Su family.
She thought that since it was their arrangement, standing behind them was naturally the safest option.
The bandits looted and plundered in the forest, and cries of grief filled the air. A small number of local villagers were also caught in the crossfire.
"Crown Princess, what brings you here?"
When Su Wanshi saw Su Liluo and the others walking in her direction, a bad feeling rose in her heart.
Her voice immediately attracted the attention of the bandits, who turned to look in their direction.
At the same time, he took out a portrait from his pocket and looked at it.
As luck would have it, Su Liluo happened to see this action of the bandits while she was looking at them.
Suddenly, she had a bright idea. She had her maid push Xiao Ye while she ran towards Su Wanshi and Su Xuanlang.
"Your Highness, don't be afraid, I will definitely protect you!"
Su Lilu shouted at Su Wanshi, then made a gesture as if she wanted to protect her.
Su Wanshi was completely stunned. What was Su Liluo doing?
Why does she call herself the Crown Princess and refer to herself as a servant?
But before she could figure it out, everything went black.
It was that group of bandits who rushed over, knocked him unconscious, and took him away.
Su Liluo was still shouting from the spot: "Someone come quickly to protect the Crown Princess!"
Su Xuanlang was also quite frightened. He saw Su Wanshi being kidnapped and was worried that Su Liluo would be arrested.
They could only join in shouting, "Someone, quickly report to the authorities and rescue them! Protect the Crown Princess!"
The bandits who captured Su Wanshi were overjoyed and quickly carried her away into the forest.
Before long, the forest path was a mess.
Su Liluo looked quite frightened and ran back to Xiao Ye's side.
Xiao Ye saw through all of Su Liluo's intentions clearly. This Su Wanshi is truly a case of "those who do many evil deeds will surely perish"!
He suppressed a smile and patted Su Liluo's hand: "I'm fine, you must be exhausted!"
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