Just as Cailian predicted, Dugu Yue was so angry that she jumped up and down on the spot!
She was still very aggressive, preparing to rush to the General's Mansion to demand an explanation from Shen You'an and Ji Yunyuan, but was finally stopped by Cailian holding her tightly.
"Princess, please don't be impulsive. We only saw Young Master Shen taking Miss Ji Yun back to the manor. We didn't see anything else. Rushing in now would not only be unreasonable, but it would also make General Shen and Madam Shen have a bad impression of you. Don't you think so?"
As you know, it's already difficult to make progress with Young Master Shen. If you offend General Shen and Madam Shen as well, wouldn't that be killing your own life?
Upon hearing this, Dugu Yue frowned and pondered for a moment, and found that Cailian's words made some sense.
Therefore, his irritability subsided a little.
Her tone was sarcastic: "Didn't you see? They were holding hands. How can you say they didn't do anything?"
She's been chasing after Shen Youan for days, but she hasn't even touched a single hair on Shen Youan's head. Why should Ji Yun get to hold hands with him?
Even if you pull it through your sleeve, that won't do!
Cailian knew all too well what kind of spoiled princess she had been raised to be, so she stroked her fur and said, "Princess, I think there must have been an emergency just now, it's definitely not what we think."
Otherwise, how about we go back to the palace and let the Empress Dowager make the decision?
Didn't she swear to the Empress Dowager that she didn't like Young Master Shen? The Empress Dowager summoned the two of them and asked, "Isn't that the best outcome? You're happy."
"If that were the case, and the Empress Dowager discovered she had been deceived, what do you think the consequences would be?"
These words made Dugu Yue's eyes light up.
He flicked Caiyue's head and said, "Hey, I didn't realize Caiyue was so smart."
Okay, we'll do it your way.
"I will return to the palace immediately and have my grandmother summon them to explain today's events to me!"
In this way, they could confront each other without offending Shen You'an's parents. Dugu Yue thought this was the best solution.
Seeing this, Cailian hid where Dugu Yue couldn't see her and pounded her chest.
Thank goodness, we managed to stop it.
After helping Dugu Yue get back into the carriage, the master and servant left the Shen residence and headed to the palace.
Coincidentally, the two encountered Dugu Ling at the palace gate.
He was holding a bloody human head in his hand, his face was pale, and he looked down at his hand with a blank and helpless expression.
"Crown Prince, what is this...?" Dugu Yue glanced at the severed head and was also quite frightened, her face turning pale.
The guards at the palace gate rushed forward and took the head from Dugu Ling's hands.
After a moment, Dugu Ling also came to her senses and stiffly explained, "I...I was assassinated last night, and that was the leader who tried to assassinate me."
Upon hearing this, Dugu Yue understood, and her fear lessened somewhat.
Having grown up in the royal family, he had seen many such assassination attempts and counterattacks, so he didn't find it unusual.
My reaction was a bit too strong just now, because seeing a head that had just been chopped off was too shocking.
"It's good that the mastermind has been caught. Crown Prince, Yue'er wants to go see the Empress Dowager. Do you want to go?" As she said this, a good idea suddenly flashed into Dugu Yue's mind.
Grandmother wanted to matchmake Ji Yun and her brother, the Crown Prince, so why doesn't she help them out and make it a fait accompli?
She didn't care whether Ji Yun liked the Crown Prince or not. As long as Ji Yun lost the right to compete with her for Shen You'an, that would be perfect.
Previously, she hoped that her father would take her as a concubine, but now that her grandmother clearly favors Ji Yun and is reluctant to let Ji Yun become her father's concubine, she will change her approach and help her and her brother, the crown prince, get together.
Ji Yun might actually be secretly thrilled to become the Crown Princess!
The more Dugu Yue thought about it, the more feasible the method seemed. Without saying a word, she stepped forward and took Dugu Ling's arm. "Crown Prince, look at how absent-minded you are. You must have been terrified."
"Come on, let's go to the palace together with Yue'er. It's safe there; I guarantee no assassin will be able to harm you in the slightest."
Dugu Ling had already remembered what had happened last night!
It was all because Dugu Juesha was blinded by rage and went to capture the assassin alone, killing him without leaving a trace, but it also took him a whole night and greatly depleted his physical strength.
As a result, he lost control of his body due to a lack of mental strength as soon as he reached the palace gate with the severed heads.
Dugu Ling happened to wake up at that moment...
Looking at her disheveled appearance and the dried, unsightly bloodstains on her hands, Dugu Ling shrank back and refused Dugu Yue, "No, I'll go back to the Crown Prince's residence to change my clothes..."
Then, the most important thing was not to go to the palace to pay respects, but to find his Yuan'er.
Dugu Ling is absolutely furious!
It wasn't because Dugu Jue had taken the woman she liked first, but because even after they had such an intimate relationship, his first priority wasn't to protect Yuan'er's safety, but to chase after the enemy!
What if the other party is using a diversionary tactic?
They called him stupid, but this time Dugu Jue is the one who's really stupid!
Upon hearing this, Dugu Yue gripped Dugu Ling's clothes even tighter. "No, there are places in the palace for the Crown Prince to change clothes. Grandmother has made many new clothes for the Crown Prince, and none of them have been worn yet. It would be good for the Crown Prince to go and try them all on, which would also fulfill Grandmother's wish."
Dugu Ling had a feeling that something was wrong with Dugu Yue today. Why did he have to be sent to the palace?
But the next moment, he heard Dugu Yue say that the Empress Dowager would summon Shen You'an and Ji Yun to the palace for a meal later.
Dugu Ling thought to himself, wouldn't this allow him to see Yuan'er sooner?
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