"ah?"
Ye Yu looked completely bewildered, immediately pulled on the reins, and glanced back at the carriage: "Are you going back to the Holy King's Mansion?"
He had just sent a message to the prince, who was definitely on his way here, and now she was leaving again?
"Back to the Holy King's Palace, hurry!"
The suppressed, restrained voice came through, leaving no room for doubt.
Ye Yu dared not delay and could only drive the carriage towards the capital city.
Deep down, she was worried that if the prince came, he wouldn't be able to find them. However, if they were returning to the Holy Prince's residence, the prince would be able to see the princess sooner or later.
Inside the carriage, Su Xuening leaned against the side, feeling so uncomfortable that she was tearing her hair out. The raging fire, like a volcano, was burning her brain, making it impossible for her to think.
Her mind gradually filled with only a blazing sea of fire, and she found herself in the center of that fire. Surrounding her didn't seem to be the intense flames, but rather the figure of Xuan Yuan Zhan. She even hallucinated, feeling Xuan Yuan Zhan kissing her; his kiss was so alluring, and she was enveloped in his burning aura.
She never knew she could think of a man like this, even though he was her husband, it still made her feel ashamed.
They'd only been married for half a month, and had only shared a bed for half a month, yet she felt like she was under his spell!
Feeling too hot to sit still, Su Xuening gradually slid into the carriage and curled up into a ball.
"Xuanyuan Zhan~" Su Xuening subconsciously murmured Xuanyuan Zhan's name, silently chanting the Heart-Cleansing Mantra while praying to return to the Holy King's Mansion as soon as possible.
She didn't even know what she could do if she went back and saw Xuan Yuanzhan. She knew perfectly well that she couldn't let him find out that she was under the influence of the Love Flower Gu, and she couldn't let him discover her secret!
They clearly couldn't do anything, but she still wanted to go back, as if just one glance at him would calm her emotions.
When Xuanyuan Zhan led Ye Yun and the others to the eastern suburbs, they didn't see anyone, not even a carriage.
Ye Yun was stunned: "What's going on? Ye Yu's secret letter clearly said it was in the eastern suburbs!"
Xuanyuan Zhan was frantic, looking at the moon in the sky, which was already at its fullest.
If Su Xuening really is that woman from Hantan, then this is the most difficult time for her. In the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, after this full moon, she won't feel so bad anymore.
If he could see Su Xuening now, he would be able to tell whether she was the woman from Hantan or not.
Of course, he wasn't only looking for Su Xuening for that reason; he was also concerned for her safety.
"Separate and search in all directions," Xuan Yuanzhan ordered with a stern face.
"Yes," Ye Yun replied, and immediately split up with several guards to search.
Ye Yu had just driven the carriage through a dense forest when he suddenly sensed something and slowed down.
The carriage slowed down, and just as Ye Yu was about to turn it around, countless assassins in black descended from the sky and attacked the carriage.
"Assassins!" Ye Yu didn't even bother to drive the carriage anymore. While drawing her sword to block the assassins in black, she shouted to Su Xuening in the carriage, "Your Highness, be careful!"
Su Xuening, who was feeling dizzy, was startled when she heard Ye Yu's shout and immediately sat up and lifted the carriage curtain.
Seeing so many assassins in black outside, Su Xuening was immediately terrified.
This is Su Renyi's man!
We've been waiting for them all day, and finally they've arrived!
However, given her current situation...
Su Xuening didn't know whether she should be happy or sad.
The assassins in black saw Su Xuening in the carriage and immediately lunged at her.
The gleaming silver sword pierced straight for Su Xuening's heart, and Su Xuening was instantly startled and quickly retreated.
At the critical moment, Ye Xue appeared and slit the black-clad assassin's neck with a single sword stroke!
Seeing that there were too many assassins in black, Ye Xue didn't want to get entangled in a fight with them.
"Your Highness, please sit down." Ye Xue said to Su Xuening, then sat in the seat Ye Yu had previously occupied, and drove the carriage away at breakneck speed.
Ye Yu held off the black-clad assassins alone, but his strength was limited, and several assassins broke free and chased after Ye Xue and Su Xuening.
Ye Yu wanted to go and help, but the black-clad assassins kept him occupied and prevented him from doing so.
Worried about the safety of Su Xuening and Ye Xue, Ye Yu hurriedly pulled out a signal flare from his pocket.
The prince and his men should be nearby. As long as the prince arrives, they will be saved.
Su Xuening sat in the carriage, feeling like she was being jostled around. She clutched her stomach with one hand and clung tightly to the seat with the other, her mind filled with the image of the assassin who had just attacked her.
These people aren't just here to arrest her; judging from their posture just now, they want her dead!
That shouldn't be the case. Why would Su Renyi suddenly want to kill her?
If it's just to threaten the mother, wouldn't she be more threatening if she were alive than if she were dead?
The surging heat within her body and the urgency outside made Su Xuening feel a pang of regret.
Luring the snake out of its hole was truly a foolish idea. Now look what happened—they weren't here to arrest people, they were here to kill us!
At this moment, Su Xuening missed Xuan Yuanzhan even more.
If only he were here!
While Xuanyuan Zhan was searching for someone, he saw the signal flare sent by Ye Yu.
"Over there!"
Xuanyuan Zhan immediately led Ye Yun and the others to run towards the direction of the signal flare.
The assassins in black had caught up with Ye Xue's carriage, forcing Ye Xue to stop and fight them.
The moment the carriage stopped, a black-clad assassin slipped inside. Before he could raise his sword at Su Xuening, she threw the poison powder in her hand at him.
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