"Uncle Chang! Is something the matter?"
Su Muxi looked wary and reached for the bracelet on her left wrist. Inside were silver needles coated with deadly poison. If Chang Zhong wanted to do anything to her, she would not hesitate to retaliate.
However, after Chang Zhong entered, he did not make any move. He just frowned, looked coldly at the next room, and said in a deep voice, "Do you want me to finish off that woman?"
"...No need, after all, he is the Crown Prince's man."
Su Muxi hesitated, unsure of what Chang Zhong meant by his words.
But then Chang Zhong said, "Then let's kill them all together."
Su Muxi was surprised because she could tell that Chang Zhong was not joking, but was really preparing to kill Qiao Ziming.
But isn't Chang Zhong Qiao Xiuyuan's confidant? How could he possibly kill Qiao Ziming?!
Could it be...?
"What exactly does the Marquis want you to do on this trip?"
Chang Zhong didn't speak, but looked at Su Muxi with a meaningful smile.
He then took out an oil paper package from his pocket and placed it on the table next to him.
"These are dried hawthorns that the villagers dried themselves; they weren't tampered with."
Having said that, he turned and left without making a sound, just as he had when he came in.
Su Muxi looked at the oil paper package on the table.
Chang Zhong came in just to bring her hawthorns?
Did Chang Zhong realize that she was pregnant?
Su Muxi hadn't had much contact with Chang Zhong, but someone who had been by Qiao Xiuyuan's side for so many years and had become Qiao Xiuyuan's confidant must be no ordinary person.
Chang Zhong's actions, however, left her somewhat puzzled.
Could it be that Qiao Xiuyuan sent Chang Zhong here not to protect Qiao Ziming, but to seize the opportunity to kill him?
Can…
How is that possible!
The heavy rain lasted all night, disturbing everyone's peace of mind.
None of them slept much.
Qiao Ziming and Liang Juan were so engrossed in that kind of thing that they didn't sleep.
Xie Xuan was kept awake by the noise.
Su Muxi, on the other hand, was not sleeping soundly due to health reasons.
That night, Su Muxi dreamed of Ye Zeyu, in which Ye Zeyu was surrounded by an army and eventually killed by a hail of arrows.
In her dream, she cried for a long time.
In reality, she also shed many tears, soaking her pillow.
"Your Highness, what were you dreaming about? Why are you crying?"
Bai Zhi looked worried.
Su Muxi told Bai Zhi about her dream, and Bai Zhi comforted her, "It's probably because the princess is too tired from traveling recently, which is why she's having these wild thoughts. His Highness is wise and mighty, and he can easily handle the 500,000-strong army of Northern Yan. How could that little Heavenly Immortal Sect possibly harm His Highness!"
"Sometimes the enemy is not scary, what's scary is your own people."
After Su Muxi finished speaking, she hesitated for a moment, wrote a letter, and handed it to Mai Kun.
"McQueen, deliver this letter to the Prince as soon as possible, using the carrier pigeon he gave you."
Before leaving, Ye Zeyu left behind three carrier pigeons, saying they could be used to deliver messages in case of emergency.
When McQueen heard that carrier pigeons would be used, he knew the seriousness of the matter.
He accepted the letter with a serious expression. "Your Highness, please rest assured."
Seeing this, Bai Zhi couldn't help but feel nervous. "Your Highness, what has happened?"
Su Muxi shook her head and remained silent.
It was only early August, and the hawthorns were not yet ripe. Moreover, she hadn't seen any hawthorn trees nearby along the way.
So Chang Zhong was lying. The bag of dried hawthorns that Chang Zhong gave her yesterday wasn't dried by the villagers here at all.
Coincidentally, Ganzhou was rich in hawthorns. The hawthorns harvested that year could not be eaten all, so they were dried and sold to various parts of Qi.
If she guessed correctly, the Celestial Immortal Sect might be related to Qiao Xiuyuan, and Chang Zhong's visit to her yesterday was a reminder that Ye Zeyu's trip to Ganzhou might be dangerous.
As dawn broke, the rain completely stopped.
Su Muxi generously gave the villagers a lot of silver, and the villagers also warmly brought out all the good things in their homes to make a sumptuous breakfast for Su Muxi and her party.
Su Muxi had little appetite and only drank a bowl of porridge.
Just as I put down my chopsticks, I saw Qiao Ziming and Liang Juan walk over.
Although Qiao Ziming had favored Liang Juan for a long time, apart from feeling a slight leg pain, he looked energetic and exuded confidence.
Liang Juan's eyes were alluring, and although her face was not rouged, it was flushed. Although she was not considered exceptionally beautiful, the charm she exuded at this moment made her look extremely charming and captivating.
"Your Highness, why are your eyes so red and swollen? Have you been crying?"
After seeing Su Muxi, Liang Juan inquired about her with concern.
Although he looked worried, he was secretly very pleased.
Judging from Su Muxi's appearance, she must have been crying for a long time.
So what if she's beautiful? So what if she has a high social status?
Making a man happy is a real skill!
What men value most is not looks, but a woman who can understand him, obey him, and give him recognition.
What difference does it make if the Crown Prince liked Su Muxi before?
Now they dote on her!
Qiao Ziming felt even more smug when he saw that Su Muxi's eyes were red and swollen.
Sure enough, people are just perverse!
Su Muxi had been so resolute in saying she didn't like him, but now that she sees him favoring other women, she's heartbroken and crying!
So, is Su Muxi already starting to regret it?
Thinking of this, Qiao Ziming reached out and put his arm around Liang Juan's slender waist, pulling her into his embrace in front of Su Muxi, and teased, "You still have time to care about others? We're about to set off. Juan'er served me all night, aren't you hungry?"
Liang Juan blushed and shook her head slightly, "It is my honor to serve the young master. I am not hungry~~"
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