No one noticed Su Muxi's unusual behavior; after all, it was normal for her to shed a few tears after vomiting so badly.
However, the guard's actions were somewhat puzzling.
Upon seeing this, Liu Guanghan quickly reprimanded, "How dare you! Whose guard are you! How could a mere guard like you approach a princess of noble birth?!"
Upon seeing this, Geng Nian, the prefect of Jinzhou City, hurriedly said, "Lord Liu, this is my guard. He is honest and simple-minded, and has no other intentions!"
Liu Guanghan wanted to say something more, but then he heard Su Muxi say to the guard, "Thank you."
He then took the water pouch from the guard, opened the stopper, and drank two mouthfuls.
The sour plum drink was sweet and sour, which made Su Muxi feel much better.
This also made her previously somewhat tired eyes much brighter.
Bai Zhi was astonished.
The princess was very careful throughout the journey.
He wouldn't touch any food given to him even by people he knew, let alone by strangers.
But now the princess actually drank the plum juice given to her by the guard...
Moreover, the water pouch didn't look new, and it's unknown whether the guard cleaned the mouthpiece of the water pouch before giving it to the princess.
Otherwise, wouldn't the princess be essentially drinking directly from the same water sac with a strange man?
Thinking of this, Bai Zhi couldn't help but glance at the guard a few more times.
She was quite certain she had never seen this guard before, yet he gave her a strange sense of familiarity.
It felt like I'd seen it somewhere before.
Seeing that Bai Zhi's gaze was too obvious, Su Muxi called out softly, "Bai Zhi, help me up and let's move to another spot."
The area under Su Muxi's feet had been vomited on, so it was understandable that she suggested moving to another spot.
Bai Zhi snapped out of her daze and rushed forward to help, while Su Muxi took the opportunity to give Bai Zhi a look that told her not to meddle.
Although Bai Zhi found it strange, she obediently did as she was told, and instead of looking at the guard again, she devoted herself to taking care of Su Muxi.
This little incident ended quickly, and everyone's attention returned to Jia Ren and Wei Huan, assuming that the guard was taking the opportunity to curry favor with Su Muxi.
Jia Ren didn't pay attention to Su Muxi's vomiting; instead, he kept thinking about what Su Muxi had just said.
If the Marquis of Anyang's heir was indeed stabbed by Chang Zhong, then it must have been arranged by the Marquis!
Because Chang Zhong is the Marquis's confidant, it is impossible for him to betray the Marquis!
So the Marquis didn't want the heir to get in the way, which is why he had Chang Zhong get rid of him as soon as possible?
The young master bears an eighty percent resemblance to the marquis, so he must be the marquis's biological son.
So how could the Marquis be so ruthless as to kill his own son for his own plans?!
In that case, his son would certainly not escape death...
"Princess Yong'an, may I speak with you alone?"
Upon hearing Jia Ren's words, Liu Guanghan immediately became nervous.
Liu Guanghan had known about Qiao Xiuyuan's ruthlessness since the night he saw the Wei family's house burned down. He was now on a sinking ship and had no other choice but to help Qiao Xiuyuan hold onto everything.
Only in this way can he live!
"Jia Ren, the evidence against you for poisoning the people of Fukang County is irrefutable and your crime is unforgivable. Don't even think about trying to bewitch Princess Yong'an and get her to spare your life! If you have anything to say, say it here! I want to see what you have to say now that the evidence is irrefutable!"
Jia Ren looked coldly at Liu Guanghan, then suddenly sneered. As if he had made a decision, he kowtowed heavily to Su Muxi.
"Princess Yong'an, I am willing to tell you everything I know, I only beg that Your Highness will spare my son's life!"
Upon hearing this, Su Muxi finally understood why Jia Ren would risk his life for Qiao Xiuyuan; it turned out that Jia Ren's son was in Qiao Xiuyuan's hands.
Before she could speak, a constable who had been standing by the hall rushed out, his long sword drawn, ready to kill Jia Ren with a single blow.
Just then, the tall guard who had just given Su Muxi the plum juice also drew his steel knife from his waist and threw it directly at the constable.
Although the long knife in the constable's hand was knocked away, it turned out that the constable had a hidden dart in his left wrist.
The short arrow on the sleeve dart struck Jia Ren precisely in the chest.
At the moment Jia Ren was shot by the arrow, the constable committed suicide by taking poison.
The scene in the hall happened in a flash.
The crowd's expressions varied, and the hall fell into a silence so profound you could hear a pin drop.
Su Muxi quickly came to her senses and rushed to check Jia Ren's injuries, but the other party clearly intended to kill Jia Ren, so how could they possibly give Jia Ren a chance to live!
"This arrow is poisoned!"
After Su Muxi finished speaking, she hurriedly tried to administer acupuncture to Jia Ren, but her hand was grabbed by Jia Ren.
With his last ounce of strength, Jia Ren tried to open his mouth, wanting to say something to Su Muxi, but he couldn't utter a single word until he breathed his last.
Liu Guanghan suppressed the urge to smile, quickly feigned surprise, stood up from his chair, and hurriedly ran to Jia Ren's side.
Seeing Jia Ren's wide-eyed stare, looking as if he had died with his eyes open in disbelief, she stomped her foot heavily.
"Oh no! How...how did this person die!?"
Then, pointing angrily at the constable who had already committed suicide by poison, he shouted, "Whose man is this?! Investigate! Investigate him thoroughly! How dare he kill someone right under my nose! This is outrageous!"
After Liu Guanghan finished speaking, he suddenly felt a chill down his back. He turned around and saw Geng Nian's guard.
The other party was just a lowly guard, but for some reason, he had the illusion that the other party's status was many times higher than his own.
The guard walked straight past him to Jia Ren's body, and the first thing he did was to remove Jia Ren's hand from Su Muxi's grasp.
"Your Highness, are you alright? Were you frightened?"
The guard's voice was low and concerned.
Liu Guanghan sneered inwardly, thinking, "What a toad trying to eat swan meat!"
Seeing this, Bai Zhi quickly helped Su Muxi up.
"Your Highness, are you alright?"
Su Muxi glanced at the guard and shook her head slightly, "I'm fine."
Then, when he looked at Liu Guanghan, his gaze instantly turned cold. "Lord Liu, you really have some impressive methods."
Liu Guanghan bowed deeply, "This humble official does not understand what Your Highness means."
Su Muxi sneered, ignoring Liu Guanghan, and turned to look at Wei Huan, who was already terrified.
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