Imperial Capital Chapter 60: Assassination in the Bamboo Forest

"The emperor means that Princess Qixia will enter the palace, and Princess Lingyun will be introduced to Prince Li."

Ye Li quickly glanced at Ye Ying who was sitting next to Mo Jingli, and sure enough, she was staring at Princess Lingyun with a gloomy face. In Nanzhao, Princess Qixia also looked very unhappy. And Mo Jingli's face was obviously not good either, staring at Princess Lingyun with a gloomy look. Ye Li looked thoughtfully at Mo Jingqi in the hall who was obviously very satisfied with his arrangement. For a moment, she was a little confused about what the emperor was planning. Could it be that he simply pointed Princess Lingyun to King Li because she angered him? But Princess Qixia had been in Chujing for several months, and Mo Jingqi couldn't have been unaware of the rumors about Princess Qixia and Mo Jingli in Chujing.

"The emperor will not allow Jing Li to have any contact with Nanzhao. Even if there is no Princess Lingyun, the emperor will not give Princess Qixia to him." As if he understood Ye Li's doubts, Mo Xiuyao said lightly beside her, "Nanzhao is mostly barbaric. It is said that the country is small and the people are weak, but in fact the people are extremely fierce. It is just that the number of people is too small that it is difficult to become a force." Ye Li said softly, "The emperor does not want Prince Li to have anything to do with Nanzhao? But Xiling seems to be stronger than Nanzhao." Mo Xiuyao laughed softly and said, "Xiling and Da Chu are sworn enemies. Unless Mo Jingli betrays the country, Xiling can't give him any benefits. Besides... the emperor absolutely does not want a prince with Xiling blood among the royal heirs."

Ye Li suddenly realized and looked at Mo Jingli with some sympathy. It seemed that the emperor's younger brother was not so reassuring to his elder brother.

Mo Xiuyao laughed softly and said, "Ah Li, you are too soft-hearted. There has never been a person without ambition in the royal family."

Ye Li was startled, and after thinking about Mo Xiuyao's words carefully, she looked at Mo Jingli with a more thoughtful look. But... is Mo Jingli's brain really capable of thinking about such complicated things? Or has he been playing the pig to eat the tiger?

After returning to Prince Dingguo's Mansion, Ye Li couldn't help but let out a long sigh of relief. This half day in the palace was more tiring than the whole month she had spent. After saying goodbye to Mo Xiuyao, Ye Li returned to her own courtyard. Nanny Lin and Nanny Wei immediately brought people to greet her. Apparently, what happened in the palace in the afternoon had been reported back to the palace. The two maids carefully scanned Ye Li's body and made sure that she was indeed safe and sound before they felt relieved. Ye Li had no choice but to ask for a midnight snack to fill her stomach. Nanny Lin waved her hand and asked someone to bring up a bowl of chicken porridge that had obviously been prepared a long time ago. Ye Li looked at the chicken porridge in front of her, which was enough for three people, and said, "Mammy, although I am very hungry, I won't suddenly become so hungry."

Nanny Wei glanced at her disapprovingly and said, "Princess, do you think you are the only one who is hungry?"

Ye Li blinked blankly. Qingluan and the others had already gone downstairs to eat.

Nanny Wei stuffed the chicken porridge and the tray into her hands with a look of disappointment and said, "The prince has gone to the study, so the princess should send it over and eat with the prince."

"This... don't worry. I'll have someone give it to A-ma."

"Princess!" Nanny Lin stared at Ye Li with a serious face and said, "You are the wife of the prince. How can you let others do such a thing as delivering midnight snacks? Did the second lady forget to teach you the way of being a wife when you were in the Xu family?" Seeing Nanny Lin's expression ready to preach, Ye Li quickly picked up the porridge and said, "Nanny, I know. I will send it to the prince now." Without waiting for Nanny Lin's reaction, she ran out with the chicken porridge. Ye Li felt very wronged. The two maids were very nagging, but compared with the wet nurse, Ye Li was more afraid of Nanny Lin who followed her mother. As long as she opened her mouth, she would quote classics, draw on a wide range of evidence to explain the truth, and bow her head to admit her mistakes. Idle people can never bear such a double attack of language and spirit.

He walked helplessly in the corridor of the palace with midnight snack in his hand, and the maids behind him followed him at a distance. Mo Xiuyao still lived in the courtyard where he lived before the wedding, next to Ye Li's courtyard. So before Ye Li finished complaining in her heart, he was already standing outside Mo Xiuyao's study. Just as she was about to knock on the door, Mo Xiuyao's voice came from inside, "Is it Ah Li? Come in."

Pushing the door open, Mo Xiuyao was writing something under the candlelight. Seeing Ye Li coming in, he looked up at her and asked, "Why didn't you rest?"

Ye Li walked over, put the things in her hands aside and asked, "Did I bother you?"

Mo Xiuyao shook his head, looked at the things on the table, raised his eyebrows and smiled: "Are you here to deliver midnight snacks?"

Ye Li felt a little hot on her face for some reason, and asked calmly, "Why? I can't bring you a midnight snack?"

Mo Xiuyao shook his head, put down the pen in his hand and smiled: "I'm just curious why Ah Li would take the initiative to send me midnight snacks? Well... No wonder no one thought of sending me some food after I came back for so long. Sure enough, after marrying the princess, others are too lazy to worry about it." Ye Li rolled her eyes at him helplessly and said: "Are you going to eat it or not?" Mo Xiuyao nodded, "How can I not eat the gift sent by the princess herself?"

The two sat down at the table. Ye Li took two bowls and filled each of them with a bowl of porridge. She passed one bowl to Mo Xiuyao first. Although they had eaten together almost every day in recent days, it was the first time for them to have supper together. While eating porridge, Mo Xiuyao thought for a while and said, "If you have nothing to do tomorrow, how about you accompany me to see my sister-in-law?" Ye Li nodded and said, "It's been so long. I should go to see my sister-in-law. I hope my sister-in-law won't blame me." Mo Xiuyao shook his head, "My sister-in-law won't care about these."

"Do I need to prepare anything?" Ye Li asked.

Mo Xiuyao shook his head, "We just need to go see the sister-in-law."

Thinking of the sister-in-law she had never met, Ye Li could only sigh in her heart. It was really sigh-worthy that a woman let her life become withered at the most beautiful age.

"How did you deal with the maid tonight?" After thinking for a while, Ye Li asked about the maid who blocked the way in the palace at night. Mo Xiuyao frowned and said, "That was not a maid in the palace."

"No?" Ye Li was surprised. When did the palace become a place where outsiders could come and go at will? How could the emperor sleep well at night? Mo Xiuyao smiled and said, "She is not a registered maid in the palace, but that doesn't mean she is not a member of the palace. Some capable people in the palace always have some hidden cards in their hands."

"But there didn't seem to be anything special about that maid."

Mo Xiuyao said calmly: "Sometimes, it is these people who have absolutely no outstanding qualities who are the ultimate killer."

"You can't tell who it is?"

"It's a death soldier." Mo Xiuyao said. Ye Li understood that if the death soldier failed in his mission, he would die. Naturally, he couldn't ask anything.

"However, I don't know how there are such assassins in the palace. So, Ahri... if you must enter the palace in the future, remember to be careful."

"I understand." Ye Li nodded. She didn't have a penchant for seeking death.

The previous Princess Wen of Ding did not live in the Dingguo Palace. As early as the second year after Mo Xiuwen's death, she moved to Wuyue Temple outside the city to practice cultivation, and she also lived with Mo Xiuwen's two side rooms. Since moving to Wuyue Temple, in fact, except for Mo Xiuwen's death anniversary every year, Wen has never returned to Dingguo Palace. In the past few years, Mo Xiuyao has been staying indoors for many reasons, so although he respects this sister-in-law, he is not familiar with her.

Because she had received the support of Mo Xiuyao, Ye Li got up early to do some exercises. Then she had breakfast with Mo Xiuyao before they went out and took a carriage to Wu Yue Temple outside the city.

Wu Yue Temple is located on a beautiful hill outside the capital, and is also the family temple of Prince Dingguo. Therefore, there are no pilgrims or tourists coming to burn incense. The road is very quiet and pleasant. As soon as you enter the temple, you can smell the lingering sandalwood scent in the air. Ye Li wrinkled her nose a little unaccustomed, and Mo Xiuyao looked at her sideways, "What's wrong?"

Ye Li said in a low voice, somewhat embarrassed, "I don't believe in Buddhism." If she was undecided about whether to worship or not after entering, it would be meaningless for a non-believer to worship in front of the Buddha, and it would probably be seen as impolite by others.

Mo Xiuyao smiled faintly and said, "No wonder I never see Ah Li go out of the capital to burn incense." Whether it is the ladies from wealthy families or the beautiful girls from ordinary families, most people in Chujing love to go to the major temples and nunneries in the capital to burn incense or draw lots. Some pray for everything to go well, and some ask for a good husband. But it seems that it has never been heard that the third lady of the Ye family has ever gone to the temple to draw lots and burn incense. Ye Li lowered her eyebrows and said, "Since I don't believe in gods and Buddhas, how can I have the nerve to ask for their protection? If gods and Buddhas are really spiritual, how can they handle so many believers every day?" Mo Xiuyao raised his eyebrows, looked at Ye Li and smiled, "So, Ah Li still believes in herself more?"

Ye Li raised her head and smiled brightly, "If you can't even trust yourself, what else can you trust in this world?"

Mo Xiuyao nodded in agreement, "That's great, I don't believe it either. Ah Li, just do as you please."

Soon, a young nun came out and led the two people in. Wen was a very gentle woman. Although her appearance was not outstanding, the calmness and peace between her eyebrows added a unique flavor to her face. Even the gray monk's robe could not hide the gentleness and grace of a scholarly family. When she saw the two people coming in, there was no ripple in her calm eyes. It was obvious that her heart was as calm as water or as dry as a dry heart.

"Xiu Yao has met sister-in-law." Mo Xiu Yao pulled Ye Li forward and said to Wen Shi: "Sister-in-law, this is A Li."

Ye Li stepped forward respectfully and said, "Meet the sister-in-law."

Wen's eyes fell on Mo Xiuyao's wheelchair and face, and soon turned to Ye Li. A trace of sadness flashed across her calm eyes, and she said softly, "No need. Come and sit down, sister-in-law." Ye Li thanked her and walked to sit next to Wen. Wen pulled her to look at it, picked up a somewhat old brocade box from the side and handed it to her, saying, "Sister-in-law is already a person from the world, and I don't have any meeting gifts for you. This was given to me by the prince... your eldest brother when I first married into the Dingguo Palace. He said it was left by mother. You keep it."

"This..." Although this brocade box looked old, it was worn very smooth, and it was obvious that someone had often taken it out to wipe it. This should be a souvenir that Wen kept by her side. Wen smiled faintly and shook her head, saying, "Take it. I don't need it now." Ye Li no longer refused, put away the brocade box and said, "Thank you, sister-in-law."

Wen looked at Ye Li and said, "Your eldest brother only has one brother, and I, as your sister-in-law... am really useless. In the future, you and your sister-in-law should support each other and live a good life." Ye Li understood that Wen was talking about the change in Dingguo Palace that year, but she did not stay in Dingguo Palace to help Mo Xiuyao manage the palace's affairs, but left Mo Xiuyao, who was seriously injured and disabled, to practice cultivation. Ye Li did not think Wen was wrong. She was just a woman under 20 years old at the time, and she was not even a woman that could be cultivated by a noble family. When her husband suddenly passed away and the only bloodline in the palace was seriously injured and disabled, it was indeed difficult for a woman who was not strong enough to support the entire Dingguo Palace.

"Thank you for your advice, sister-in-law." Ye Li nodded, glanced at Mo Xiuyao and said softly: "Since I am married to the prince, we will naturally share the glory and disgrace in the future."

"Okay, now I feel relieved." Wen nodded with relief.

Ye Li frowned and hesitated for a moment before saying, "It would be lonely for my sister-in-law to live here alone. I wonder if she should go back to the mansion... It would be fine if she practices in the mansion."

Wen shook her head and said, "I'm used to the quietness here, but I won't be used to it when I go back." Ye Li tried to persuade her again and again, but Wen just refused and had no choice but to give up. After talking for a while, Wen asked the two to have lunch together and said that she wanted to copy the scriptures and asked Mo Xiuyao to take Ye Li for a walk.

Although Wu Yue Temple is just a family temple, it is quite large. Ye Li pushed Mo Xiu Yao and walked in the quiet bamboo forest behind the temple. She felt a little heavy because of the Wen family.

"Ari, if it were you, you would definitely not be like the elder sister-in-law, right?" After a long time, Mo Xiuyao asked in a deep voice.

Ye Li nodded, and then she suddenly remembered that Mo Xiuyao couldn't see her movements, so she said, "No. I will try my best to live a better life."

Mo Xiuyao smiled faintly and said, "That's good. Sister-in-law...is not suitable to be the princess of Dingguo Palace. We, the Mo family, are sorry for her." If it weren't for the fact that my brother wanted to avoid Mo Jingqi's suspicion, he might not have chosen Wen, who was born in an ordinary scholarly family. Ye Li thought for a while and said, "Maybe sister-in-law doesn't regret it." Every time Ye Li heard Wen talk about her husband, she could see a hint of tenderness and nostalgia in her calm eyes. Maybe Mo Xiuwen chose her for Dingguo Palace, but Wen might not have no feelings for Mo Xiuwen, or Mo Xiuwen might have feelings for Wen.

Mo Xiuyao smiled faintly and said, "The Dingguo Palace has never given her a chance to regret." Da Chu did not forbid women who lost their fathers to remarry, but it was not so easy for widows in the Dingguo Palace to remarry. Without enough courage to face the eyes of the world, Wen Shi could not even think of regretting. "But... Ah Li. I allow you to regret."

"My Lord, tell me honestly, if you die can I marry again?" Ye Li asked with a raised eyebrow.

Mo Xiuyao did not object and nodded, "Yes, that's what I mean."

Ye Li looked up at the sky and rolled her eyes where Mo Xiuyao couldn't see. She sneered with anger coming from nowhere, "So... Your Majesty, do you want to die early or not?" Mo Xiuyao raised his eyebrows at her strange words and smiled, "I still want to die peacefully as much as possible."

"Really? This is really not good news..."

"Get out of the way!" Before Ye Li finished her words, Mo Xiu Yao suddenly turned around and pushed Ye Li away.

"Swoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!" A series of sound of breaking through the air passed by, and three diamond-shaped darts emitting cold blue light were nailed on the bamboo beside Ye Li.

"Since you're here, why don't you come out and see me?" Mo Xiuyao lowered his eyes, stared at the hand on the armrest of the wheelchair and said calmly.

"Haha... Mo Xiuyao, are you finally willing to come out of Dingguo Palace? I thought you would have to stay inside for the rest of your life and not dare to come out to see people." With a loud laugh, a tall figure appeared in the bamboo forest. Soon, a group of men in black surrounded the three of them.

Mo Xiuyao raised his head and looked at the person who came. The smile on his lips was as cold as snow. "Do you dare to take off the veil on your face and say it again?"

The visitor's laughter suddenly stopped, and his gray eyes narrowed suddenly. He snorted and turned his gaze to Ye Li standing beside him, "This... is Princess Ding?"

"That's right, Your Excellency...I haven't asked you yet." Ye Li nodded calmly.

"Very brave." The man praised, looking at Ye Li with some regret and said: "What a pity..."

"Mo Xiuyao, with a woman like this buried with you, you should have no regrets, right?" The man obviously didn't intend to waste his words. With a wave of his hand, the men in black with frowns immediately surrounded him.

"Take the princess away first." Mo Xiuyao ordered calmly. Several figures quickly rushed into the crowd. A-Jian came in front of Mo Xiuyao with a long sword in hand, and stared at the black-clothed men around him vigilantly with the sword. Two of the secret guards fell beside Ye Li, one on the left and one on the right, pulling Ye Li up and wanted to send her away. The rest of the people had already started fighting with the black-clothed men. Ye Li took a glance and saw that there were only seven or eight people brought by A-Jian. If she took two more, there would only be five left. There were at least twenty or thirty black-clothed assassins around. Without time to think, Ye Li waved away the secret guards who were pulling her and said, "Stay and help."

"Princess..." The secret guard was stunned and wanted to say something in disapproval. Ye Li had already passed by impatiently, knocked down a black-clad assassin who wanted to sneak attack, and said coldly: "What nonsense? Deal with these people first." As he spoke, he turned around and kicked away another attacker. When he landed, he stepped on the body of the assassin who was just put on the ground and wanted to jump up. The assassin on the ground wailed and fainted immediately.

The two secret guards looked at each other and decided to obey the princess's order to deal with the assassins first. Although they were well-trained secret guards and did not understand what moves the princess used, they saw that the princess blocked an assassin and stepped on another assassin. The unconscious guy on the ground would need to stay in bed for three to five months if he was lucky, but he would be paralyzed for life if he was unlucky. Ye Li succeeded in one strike and felt relieved. Although she had some confidence in her skills, she was actually unsure about the depth of ancient martial arts. After all, she had not really encountered a situation where she needed to fight seriously in this era. Judging from the light skills of the romantic gentleman, it would be difficult to deal with him. After all, modern people can't fly around no matter how powerful you are. Fortunately, not everyone can fly around like Mr. Fengyue. If it's just close combat, Ye Li thinks he can handle most masters.

These assassins obviously didn't expect that this seemingly harmless Princess Ding would actually knock someone down with just one move. When they came to their senses, the second person also fell to the ground under Ye Li's elbow.

Ye Li learned a lot in her previous life. She learned martial arts, taekwondo, judo, etc. since she was a child. Of course, she also had a lot of experience in fighting with her brothers and sisters. After joining the army, especially the special forces, the direction of learning changed from defeating the opponent to killing the opponent. Women are not as strong as men, so Ye Li has always focused on skills and speed, how to kill with one move. Idle people, not to mention women, even men in the team, don’t dare to fight with her. At first, she was not very skilled, but after knocking down two people, Ye Li gradually felt that the feeling before seemed to be slowly returning. The results of her unremitting physical training over the years have also been demonstrated. Otherwise, even if Ye Li has more practical experience and more skills, it will be useless if her body can’t keep up.

"Princess...Princess..." A-Jian, who was loyally guarding near Mo Xiuyao, was so surprised that he could not speak. Was the person who kicked an assassin taller than him and made him spit blood really the gentle and graceful princess? A-Jian vaguely remembered that one night he seemed to have seen the princess make Prince Li unconscious in some way. He had always thought that the princess used some hidden weapon, but now it seems that it is entirely possible that it was resolved by violence?

"Ah Li!" Mo Xiuyao's voice rang out from behind, and at the same time, a sword swung from behind. Ye Li quickly bent back and narrowly avoided the sword's blade. At the same time, the dagger that appeared in her hand swiftly slashed across the wrist holding the sword, then grabbed the hand and stood up while he was standing and twisted it backwards. With a snap, the man's arm fell to the ground with his eyes open. Ye Li looked down in confusion and saw that the man had a small knife stuck in his back without knowing when. The blade went straight into the flesh, leaving only the handle. It was obvious that he was killed by a knife.

Ye Li raised her eyebrows, and quickly dodged the assassins and came to Mo Xiuyao's side. Mo Xiuyao frowned and said, "Didn't I tell you to go first?"

While Ye Li and A-Jian were on guard against the assassins around them, they said, "What if we run into another group of people when we go out? Will my sister-in-law be in trouble?"

"Someone went to protect my sister-in-law." Mo Xiuyao said calmly, "There are many agencies in Wu Yue Nunnery. If those people had broken into Wu Yue Nunnery first, we would have discovered them long ago."

At this moment, more than half of the twenty assassins had fallen. The man who had been standing by and watching sneered and said, "The secret guards of Prince Dingguo's Palace are indeed worthy of their reputation. It's a pity that there are not enough of them!" The man suddenly jumped up and stabbed Mo Xiuyao with the long sword in his hand. Ah Zhen immediately stepped forward with the sword to stop him. The two exchanged more than ten moves in an instant, but Ah Zhen was only a teenager after all. He was accidentally stabbed by the man's arrow, leaving a fierce blood mark on his right arm. The man ignored Ah Zhen, dodged his sword and immediately turned to attack Mo Xiuyao again. Ah Zhen screamed in surprise and wanted to get up to save him, but was entangled by the two assassins behind him and couldn't get away.

"Ali, get out of the way." Mo Xiuyao pushed Ye Li away and slid his wheelchair backwards at the same time. After dodging the first sword, the second sword, which was even more fierce, followed. A person who cannot move in a wheelchair is naturally much less agile than a person who is standing. Mo Xiuyao turned his head and stabbed the back of the wheelchair with a sword. At the same time, Mo Xiuyao suddenly stretched out a hand to pinch the sword blade, and with a slight movement of his sleeves, a bunch of hidden weapons flew straight at the man. The man was startled and quickly withdrew his sword and quickly pushed it several feet away before avoiding the oncoming hidden weapons. The man sneered and flew up again. He obviously saw that Mo Xiuyao's biggest weakness was that he could not move. No matter how powerful he was and how many hidden weapons he had, there would always be a time when he would run out. Mo Xiu Yao no longer dodged. With a swish sound, a long whip flew out into the air, and the distance between the two men suddenly widened. For a moment, neither of them could do anything to the other.

Ye Li stood aside without any hurry, occasionally helping to deal with a person who wanted to sneak attack and surround Mo Xiuyao. At the same time, she stared at the person and studied his flaws.

Finally, when Mo Xiuyao's long whip entangled the man's sword, Ye Li sneered, pulled out the golden hairpin on her head and threw it at the man's wrist. At the moment when the man was forced to let go of the sword, she rushed forward and attacked the man's vitals with the dagger in her hand without mercy. Even if all the martial arts secrets were reviewed, Ye Li's moves were absolutely fierce, but after three or five moves, the man's right arm and left shoulder had been stabbed. Ye Li snorted in dissatisfaction, and took the risk of stabbing the dagger into the man's chest without paying attention to the palm wind swung by the man's right hand. The man's face turned sideways, and his right hand slapped Ye Li quickly and fiercely. It was too late for Ye Li to retreat at this time. Suddenly, the thin and long whip tail entangled Ye Li's waist, and then was quickly pulled back by a force. Ye Li dodged the man's right palm and landed steadily in front of Mo Xiuyao.

The man not far away had a pale face, gnashing his teeth and bleeding profusely from the wound on his chest. When he was just being taken away by Mo Xiuyao's long whip, Ye Li took advantage of the situation and twisted the dagger stuck in his chest. The sharp dagger almost turned half a circle in his chest before being pulled out. At this time, the bloody hole in his chest could not be covered even with his hands.

Ye Li looked down at the dagger in her hand and frowned in dissatisfaction. Compared with her favorite three-edged bayonet, this dagger was just like garbage.

"Ahem... What a Princess Dingguo. I didn't expect she was so talented." The man held the wound on his chest, coughed, and then spoke in a hoarse voice.

"I won't offend anyone unless they offend me." Ye Li stared at him coldly.

"It's my turn today. Mo Xiuyao, you are lucky to marry such a powerful princess today." The man looked at his subordinates who had been eliminated and knew that the assassination was bound to fail. Even if there were still seven or eight of them, his subordinates would never be able to match the secret guards of the Dingguo Palace with the same number of people. "However, you can hide once or twice, but not eight or ten times. Mo Xiuyao, you know how many people want to kill you, right? Haha... I'm waiting for you underground!" After saying that, the man actually gave up Mo Xiuyao and Ye Li, and shouted loudly: "Give up the mission, retreat!" Then when the rest of the black-clothed assassins retreated, he blocked the way of the secret guards who wanted to pursue him, and was finally killed by one of them with a sword.

"Chase!"

Mo Xiuyao shook his head and said, "Don't chase after the poor bandits. Go back first."

The secret guard who wanted to chase immediately stopped and checked the assassin on the ground under A-Jian's command.

Ah Jin ignored the injury on her right arm and held her sword tightly, "Princess... you are so powerful."

Ye Li shook her head, "It's just luck." The previous battle seemed to be an easy victory, but if it weren't for Mo Xiuyao's help, even if I could defeat the assassin, I would inevitably be seriously injured. After all, both strength and agility are still insufficient. There were several times when I clearly hit the man, but because of insufficient strength, it was not enough to cause serious damage. And even if I found the opponent's weakness, I would not be able to succeed because of my lack of speed.

"Very powerful, A-Jian can't beat him." A-Jian insisted.

Ye Li smiled and said, "If I can't kill him within a quarter of an hour, I will be the one to die."

"The princess is very powerful, can A-Jian learn martial arts from her?" A-Jian was a stubborn child, staring at Ye Li eagerly. If he was as powerful as the princess, the prince wouldn't have had to do anything just now.

Mo Xiuyao looked at Ye Li with a complicated expression and said, "I thought Ah Li only knew how to protect herself, but now it seems I was wrong. Ah Li always surprises me." He saw Ye Li fighting the enemy just now. Such eyes and clean and neat moves are definitely not something that an ordinary woman can achieve. Even many of the secret guards are not as decisive and fierce as her. He dared to say with certainty that even if three secret guards attacked her at the same time, Ye Li might not lose. But Mo Xiuyao couldn't understand how Ye Li, a rich lady who was raised in a secluded family since childhood, could have such skills. People who didn't know would think that this was a person who had experienced many battles and was used to life and death, rather than a lady from a famous family.

Ye Li smiled faintly, not in a hurry to explain herself, "As long as the prince doesn't think it's scary, that's enough."

Mo Xiuyao stared at her for a long time, and finally asked with a sigh: "Ah Li, are you really the third daughter of the Ye family and the granddaughter of the Xu family?"

Ye Li said: "Of course."

"Well... wait until you want to say it."

Ye Li was stunned, and looked at Mo Xiuyao for a long time without saying anything. She was very surprised that Mo Xiuyao could say such a thing considering the situation of the Dingguo Palace. After a while, Ye Li whispered: "Although I can't tell you something now, I can guarantee that I am indeed Ye Li. Moreover, I have no purpose in marrying into the Dingguo Palace."

"I believe you. We are husband and wife, aren't we?" Mo Xiu Yao said softly.

"Thank you." Ye Li's heart warmed up and she whispered. She had thought about what to do if she was discovered to be different. She had originally planned to learn martial arts from the master that Mo Xiuyao had found, and then slowly get used to it. In fact, this seemed extremely unreliable. At least she was not sure if she could hide it from Mo Xiuyao. If she aroused Mo Xiuyao's suspicion, it would be even more troublesome. Now it was much easier. No matter what, at least Mo Xiuyao was willing to believe in her. No matter how much this trust was, it was much better than she had originally expected.