As she was lost in thought, suddenly there was a loud bang, and she felt the sky brighten. It turned out that the artificial hills around her had been cleaved open with a single palm strike.
Looking up, she saw Zhu Xie Chixin with an unfriendly expression, leading a group of embroidered-clad messengers who were staring at her.
Her heart was pounding in her throat, and only one thought echoed in her mind: "It's all over, it's all over..."
Zhu Xie Chixin was the emperor's confidant and possessed unfathomable cultivation. If he were to witness this, it would mean that everything had been exposed.
At this moment, Zu'an gently patted her waist with his arm, signaling her not to be nervous.
The Crown Princess finally caught her breath. "Yes, we're still wearing masks. Hopefully, we can fool them."
But if he's caught in this state now, isn't that also a capital offense?
At this moment, Zu'an pretended to be very shocked and frightened, and pushed back: "Lord Zhu... Lord Zhu Xie!"
Everyone in the palace knew Zhu Xie's loyal heart, so he wasn't afraid that saying this would reveal any flaws.
The Crown Princess was astonished. This guy's acting skills were truly superb. He acted as if he had been caught cheating, perfectly capturing the fear, anxiety, and shame in that instant.
Zhu Xie Chixin's eyes swept over the two of them for a moment, then he frowned immediately: "How dare you do such a shameful thing in the palace!"
In his view, this must be a guard and a palace maid having an affair. You know, although she was a palace maid, the women in the palace were basically the emperor's private property. Who knows, one day the emperor might meet a palace maid on the road and take a fancy to her and sleep with her on the spot.
Therefore, the chastity of palace maids was also very important. Even eunuchs and palace maids having affairs was a serious crime, let alone men like guards who were actually fighting on the ground.
Does this guard want his entire family to be executed?
"Lord Zhu Xie, spare me, spare me..." Zu An's face turned deathly pale, as if all his strength had left him, and he collapsed to the ground, leaving only meaningless pleas.
The Crown Princess immediately feigned fear and, mimicking the other woman, collapsed to the ground.
She secretly admired him; this guy was really clever to avoid kneeling.
Zhu Xie Chixin had no time to deal with these trivial matters right now, and asked in a deep voice, "Have you seen... have you seen any trace of the Crown Princess?"
"The Crown Princess?" Zu An hurriedly shook his head. "We didn't see her. We just heard a commotion outside and were afraid of being discovered, so we hid here... Lord Zhu Xie, please spare us! This woman seduced me, it has nothing to do with me!"
The Crown Princess, who was standing to the side, immediately widened her eyes. How could this guy be so shameless?
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