Feng Guang glanced at her father, who seemed to be deep in thought, and asked, "What do you mean by that, Princess Wuyou?"
"This envoy Liu and his subordinates were disguised individuals."
Everyone was slightly taken aback by these words.
Meng Xi, however, said sarcastically, "Is this an excuse?"
“They are indeed not from our country. If Your Highness does not believe me, you can splash water on their faces and see if they are wearing human skin masks.”
Meng Xi looked at Xia Chao, who raised his hand, and immediately a eunuch brought water to splash on the two assassins being escorted by guards. Sure enough, their masks loosened, and when the guards pulled them off, they revealed different faces.
Feng Miyin said, "Your Majesty, I'm afraid they killed our envoys at some point and then impersonated them. We only realized this now because something was wrong. Moreover... Your Majesty, their target was clearly the Empress. Their aim might be to incite war between our two countries, or perhaps they just wanted to use our people to get rid of the Empress. We, Liubi Kingdom, have no reason to do either of these things."
Upon hearing that someone wanted to assassinate him, Wang Ci remained calm and composed.
The Xia Dynasty finally relented, saying, "Everyone from Liubi Kingdom, please rise and speak."
"Thank you, Your Majesty." The princess and the general stood up.
At this moment, Xia Chao looked at the two assassins and asked, "Whose men are you?"
The two assassins exchanged a glance, and one said arrogantly, "Xia Chao, you who have done so many evil deeds will surely perish. We'll be waiting for you in the underworld, hahaha!"
Meng Xi said, "Oh no, they're going to commit suicide! Stop them!"
The guards were a step too slow; the two assassins bit through the poison pouches in their mouths and quickly died.
Feng Guang covered her eyes and gasped in surprise; she had always been afraid of things like corpses.
Feng Miyin, who is a few years older than her, appeared much calmer.
Xia Chao chuckled, then ordered, "Drag him away and feed him to the dogs."
"Yes." The guards accepted the order.
Xia Chao said in a gentle tone, "Princess Wuyou, I hope this will not affect your mood. Your wedding with Prince Luo will proceed as scheduled tomorrow."
"Yes... Your Majesty."
When the topic of the wedding came up, Meng Xi, who had just been looking at Feng Miyin with newfound respect, was now extremely dissatisfied with her. He looked at Feng Guang, the girl who had stood up for him and shielded him from a knife, and he became even more determined to divorce Feng Miyin as soon as possible.
With the assassin dead and the trail broken, the assassination attempt had to come to an end.
The moon was bright and the stars were few. Feng Guang couldn't sleep for a long time because she was thinking about this matter. She sat on the bed, struggling to use her brain cells to figure out who wanted to assassinate her mother. Before she could figure it out, the palace maid outside the door reported that the eldest prince had arrived.
Feng Guang glanced at the pitch-black sky outside, then dressed and went to the outer hall to see Xia Fengxue. "Brother, what brings you here so late?"
“Isn’t it because you injured your hand?” Xia Fengxue’s phoenix eyes held a smile. “I remember that Fengguang is most afraid of pain. This is Yuhua Ointment that I obtained by chance while I was away. It can help Fengguang’s hand not be scarred.”
"Such a wonderful thing! Thank you, Your Majesty." She excitedly accepted it, her face beaming with joy.
Seeing her smiling happily, Xia Fengxue suddenly changed the subject, "Fengguang likes Meng Xi?"
"Of course I don't like him!" Feng Guang immediately said, "He doesn't like me, and I don't like him either. Our relationship is simply that of childhood sweethearts."
"But he seems to like you..."
"Oh dear, Your Majesty, just wait and see. He'll soon fall for that carefree princess."
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