Although it's called the back mountain, an artificial boardwalk has already been built there.
After winding along the plank road for half an hour, you will arrive at a viewing pavilion halfway up the mountain.
Servants had already set out tea and snacks in the pavilion, and soft mattresses had been laid out on the balustrade.
Su Jian ran faster than anyone else with Xiao Bai the whole way, but he was exhausted when he arrived at the pavilion.
Everyone took turns carrying Yuan'er up the mountain, and she didn't feel tired at all. She crawled around on the mattress and jumped around excitedly.
Su Xuerong gazed at the distant lake and mountain scenery, feeling pleasant but also somewhat heavy-hearted.
Lin Jinyu held Xiaobai in her arms, but her gaze seemed to drift towards Cui Yun'er a few times.
Cui Yun'er was completely unaware, and kept chatting with Su Xuerong about this and that.
Su Xuerong looked at her in surprise.
Cui Yun'er had no choice but to whisper in her ear, "My cousin is up there..."
After saying that, he pointed in the direction of the mountain: "There is another pavilion there."
Su Xuerong calmly replied, "It is inconvenient for me to disturb Your Highness."
Cui Yun'er winked at her and said, "He's waiting for you..."
Su Xuerong said irritably, "Don't meddle in other people's business."
The two of them have finally cleared things up today, so why are they deliberately getting close to each other now?
Cui Yun'er said regretfully, "Alright then, let him wait."
Su Xuerong sighed softly, "Yun'er, please don't do these things again..."
In the future, there will still be a princess in the palace. If rumors are heard, it will not be good for anyone.
After playing for a while, the children suddenly let out a series of exclamations.
To the left of the pavilion, the setting sun slowly sinks into the water, reflecting beautiful and dazzling rays of light.
Su Xuerong watched quietly as the golden rays of the setting sun gradually disappeared into the water, a sense of peace settling in her heart.
She looked at the sunset and felt as if she were seeing herself.
Just moments ago it was dazzlingly bright, but now it has to sink into the deep water, waiting to rise again in the cycle of reincarnation.
She couldn't help but feel grateful that God had given her another chance to be reborn; wasn't it just another cycle of reincarnation?
She watched the sunset in silence, while the man on the opposite hillside watched her in silence.
Her profile was beautiful, bathed in the soft golden light of the setting sun, shimmering like scattered gold.
At that moment, his vision could no longer accommodate anyone else.
Everything else faded into a blurry background, but she alone shone brightly like a dazzling pearl.
Xiao Yuan slowly withdrew his gaze.
Such a dazzling pearl, yet he cannot possess it.
"master?"
Akira, standing behind him, reminded him.
Everything is ready.
Xiao Yuan then came to his senses and walked towards the plank road at the foot of the mountain.
Upon seeing them, Cui Yun'er immediately beamed and went to greet them: "Cousin, you've arrived?"
Su Xuerong and the others hurriedly stood up and bowed.
Xiao Yuan walked straight up to Su Xuerong and said, "I have a few words to say to you privately. Could you let the children go back first?"
Su Xuerong: "..."
Is there anything else you want to say?
Haven't we said everything?
Before she could speak, Xiao Yuan said, "Mingshu, you take the children back."
"yes!"
Ming Shu and his guards immediately went over.
When Lin Jinyu saw Ming Shu, her expression became somewhat unnatural, but she immediately had the wet nurse hold Yuan Jie'er and took Su Jian's hand, saying to him, "Thank you, Lord Ming."
Cui Yun'er suddenly raised an eyebrow and looked at her, then her gaze turned to Ming Shu.
Akira walked forward expressionlessly.
Little White followed the others down the mountain, all excited.
Su Xuerong was somewhat puzzled: "Does Your Highness have anything else to say to me?"
Xiao Yuan watched the woman and children until they were all safely back down the mountain. After they entered through the back gate, he turned around and said to her, "Didn't I say before that I would help you marry into the Ling family smoothly? I've thought of a way..."
After saying that, he drew a dagger from his waist, slowly pulled it open, revealing a blade that gleamed coldly.
One hour later.
Madam Cui was so shocked she nearly snapped the prayer beads in her hand: "What did you say?"
It was Xu who answered.
"The servant just came to tell you that the prince suffered a minor injury and is resting at the Lakeside Hall. He is fine."
Cui was immediately terrified: "The assassin has actually infiltrated Hushan Hall!"
“That’s right. After all, Lake Mountain Hall is a villa, and its defenses are far inferior to those of the Prince’s Mansion. Those guards were careless…” Madam Xu also felt very uneasy.
After Chen Siyi's affair was exposed, the servants in the manor who had been bribed by her were either sold off, given away as estates, or punished with beatings.
She was Cui's personal maid who accompanied her in her marriage, and she was quite old, which is why Xiao Yuan let her go, but his words were full of ruthlessness.
Xu knew that if she ever had any more thoughts of betraying her master, Xiao Yuan would never let her off the hook.
After being reprimanded, Xu and the others dared not have any other thoughts and devoted themselves to serving Cui.
Hearing that Xiao Yuan had been assassinated, he couldn't help but feel uneasy.
Please, please don't let it be that wicked bitch Chen Siyi causing trouble, otherwise she probably won't be able to stay in the Prince's mansion either.
"You're all injured, why don't you go back to the Prince's Mansion?" Cui asked worriedly.
Madam Xu quickly comforted him, "Your Highness is injured and naturally needs to rest for a few more days. What if the wound reopens due to the bumpy journey?"
Cui was deeply worried.
It wasn't until the fourth day that Xiao Yuan returned to the Prince's Palace.
Looking at the bandaged wound on his arm, Cui's red eyes froze for a moment: "This..."
It doesn't seem too serious...
Xiao Yuan said, "The wound doesn't look serious, but the assassin's dagger is poisoned."
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