As the curtain was opened, the man walked straight down. Xia Tong pouted and had to follow him. Perhaps because her skirt was too long, she almost fell. Fortunately, Qing'er beside her helped her.
At this time, a square-faced man suddenly came out from the mansion, looked at Xia Tong warily, and suddenly whispered something to Gu Qin, which made it difficult for people to hear clearly.
After taking a quick glance over there, Xia Tong didn't want to bother with someone else's cold butt, so she went straight into the mansion. When she returned to the room, she asked Fang Yu to change the medicine for her. Fortunately, the villain was very generous and gave her excellent medicine.
At night, Xia Tong had just taken a shower while protecting her wound when she noticed that the door god outside had disappeared. It was really strange.
"Where is Hongxue?" She leaned against the door, drinking a glass of hot milk.
At this point, Qing'er tied her cloak on and said softly, "I don't know either. I just felt that the guards in the palace were much stricter today. Miss Hongxue was called away by the prince's people for a while, but she should be back soon."
Hearing that the person would come back, Xia Tong immediately became unhappy. She always felt that Hong Xue would say bad things about her to her master. Otherwise, why would the villain be angry with her at every turn? It must be that woman who was fanning the flames behind the scenes!
"You don't have to keep watch today. Since she likes to stay there, just let her keep watch." She raised her eyebrows and walked into the house with the milk in her hands.
"This... I'm afraid it's not a good idea. After all, he is the prince's man." Qing'er hesitated.
Half leaning on the couch, Xia Tong lazily rubbed her eyes and said calmly, "What happened to the prince's people? Didn't the prince ask her to come here to protect me? Since she's here, why are you still guarding? It's getting cold, remember to be careful not to catch a cold."
Having said that, Qing'er was still a little hesitant, but didn't say much. Instead, she went to get some pastries for her master to pass the time.
It was late at night, the dew was heavy, the evening breeze was whistling, and inside the house, candlelight was flickering. A woman on the soft couch was wrapped in a blanket, flipping through a storybook, laughing softly, her pair of delicate jade feet swaying slightly. At this moment, there was a sudden noise from the windowsill in the darkness.
The woman on the couch was startled. She looked and saw a familiar-looking man in black lying on the ground. He seemed injured, with a long arrow stuck in his left chest and his hands were covered in blood.
"You...why are you here?"
Xia Tong was so frightened that she quickly huddled into the couch, hugging her blanket. She was just a cannon fodder, so why did someone always try to assassinate her?
The man frowned and pulled out the long arrow. He heard something, his ears moved, and he crawled under the bed.
As the door was pushed open from the outside, Qing'er came in with a plate of cakes, looking back as if puzzled. "I don't know what's going on. The mansion is in chaos tonight. It seems like someone is being arrested. I don't know if there are assassins. Master, please don't go out."
Xia Tong was about to speak when her arm was suddenly hit by something, leaving a large red spot. She bit her lip and glanced under the bed, feeling that if she spoke out, she might be killed in seconds.
After taking a deep breath, she nodded calmly and said with some dissatisfaction: "Go and see what happened. It's so noisy in the middle of the night."
Qing'er nodded, then closed the door and walked out. Xia Tong immediately covered the place where she was hit and began to rub it, staring at the bottom of the bed with burning eyes.
"The Fifth Prince visited me late at night. What's the matter?"
As he finished speaking, a black figure suddenly emerged from under the bed. The man had a handsome face. Even though he was seriously injured, his eyes were still sharp. He glanced around the room, then took out a pill from his arms and swallowed it.
"I wonder if the princess wants to help the tyrant?"
The man's voice was cold and calm, and inexplicably chilly in the middle of the night. Xia Tong pulled out a hairpin and held it in her hand, pretending to be calm and said, "What do you mean, Fifth Prince?"
As her complexion gradually improved, Xiao Ming approached her step by step, looked at her with burning eyes and said, "The Regent has arrested Xin'er."
Xia Tong: “…”
Oh my God, she almost forgot. This paragraph was indeed in the text, but it was the prince who came to save people. Now it has been replaced by the second male lead. Why does the villain have to pick on the heroine?
She coughed lightly, pursed her lips, and said seriously: "To be honest, your Highness's behavior is like hitting a rock with an egg. I don't even know where the prisoners are in this palace. Besides, there are so many guards in this palace. Do you think you can save people by yourself?"
"So I need the princess' help." Xiao Ming narrowed his eyes slightly.
Seeing the other party being so shameless, Xia Tong was also amused. She leaned over and lazily played with the hairpin in her hand. She raised her eyes and asked, "Why do you want me to help you?"
Seeing the other party's fingertips move slightly, Xia Tong chuckled again, "Of course, you can threaten me, but you will never be able to leave. With the prince's temper, all the princes and highnesses have to stay. Do you think it's worth it?"
Xiao Ming did not say anything. The woman opposite him smiled sweetly. Her pretty face had no intimidation at all, but the words she said made people have to be on guard. This woman and the traitor were a perfect match.
"It's not impossible for you to ask me to save someone, but you have to agree to one condition of mine. It can be considered as a courtesy in return." Xia Tong smiled faintly, but cold sweat broke out on her palms unconsciously. In fact, she felt very nervous.
Their eyes met. The man paused for a long time, then suddenly grabbed her neck. His five fingers suddenly tightened, his brows full of murderous intent, "I never like being threatened."
"Hey! You can't go in there!"
Suddenly Qing'er's voice came from outside the house. Xia Tong's face lit up with joy, but the hand around her neck became tighter and tighter. She kept coughing with a pale face. In an instant, the other party suddenly let go of her hand, said "OK", and jumped out of the back window in an instant.
As the door was suddenly kicked open, a large group of guards holding torches appeared outside the house. Leading them was the man who came to see Gu Qin today, and the uneasy housekeeper.
"What's going on?" She swallowed and immediately looked at the group of people outside with a gloomy face.
"This... there's an assassin in this mansion. Is the princess okay?" The butler looked around with an apologetic smile.
The square-faced man who led the group started searching the room without saying a word. The other guards just looked at each other and dared not move. This was the princess' room...
Xia Tong widened her eyes and watched the other party turn her house to pieces while still acting so arrogant. She was so angry that her face almost turned blue!
"Go, go, go." The housekeeper was so scared that he quickly pulled the square-faced man and told him to stop because this was the princess's room.
However, the other party ignored him and went straight to the back window. He raised his hand and wiped the windowsill. A trace of fresh red appeared on his fingertips, which was obviously left there just now.
"I heard that the princess is afraid of cold, why does she open the window at night?" The man glanced at Xia Tong sharply.
The latter's expression changed, and she snorted with confidence, and said sarcastically: "Does this princess need to report her actions to you?"
"Then what's the matter with the blood on the windowsill?" The man stepped closer, tightening his sword in his hand.
Xia Tong leaned back unconsciously, and suddenly missed Xifeng a little. Why were all the other villains so cruel?
“I…I…”
"Your Majesty."
As greetings came from outside the house, the butler immediately dodged to the side like a turtle. Seeing the newcomers, the square-faced man immediately walked over and reported: "I suspect that the princess is harboring an assassin and deliberately let the assassin go. Otherwise, why would there be blood on the windowsill?!"
The man who came was tall and slender in a black robe, with a stern face without any emotion. Hearing the words, he just glanced at the woman inside without saying a word.
"master--"
Waving his hand, Gu Qin glanced at the people behind him and said, "Everyone, leave."
"But Princess..." The square-faced man glanced sharply at Xia Tong inside.
The latter swallowed her throat, pinched her thigh secretly, and said with red eyes, "The bloodstain was left when I changed the dressing today. But you came in and rummaged through the boxes, ignoring that I was still changing clothes. What are you thinking?"
As soon as he finished speaking, the square-faced man's expression suddenly changed, but the next moment he felt a cold gaze falling on him. He turned around and saw his master staring at him coldly.
"Anyone who entered the princess's courtyard today will be punished with twenty lashes of the cane."
The cold voice frightened everyone so much that they immediately bowed and retreated to accept the punishment. The housekeeper glared at the square-faced man with great pain. "I've always said, don't mess with the princess, don't mess with the princess. Now you know you're wrong, right?"
After glaring at Xia Tong, the square-faced man lowered his head and slowly retreated.
Qing'er outside was so frightened that her whole body was shaking. Seeing that the prince was supporting her master, she breathed a sigh of relief, closed the door and walked out.
Xia Tong felt like she was dreaming. The villain was actually helping her? !
The woman on the couch huddled tightly inside, with her small feet exposed to the air. Gu Qin frowned, then suddenly walked over step by step with a sullen face.
The room suddenly became silent. Seeing the other party approaching with a dark face, Xia Tong was so scared that she almost cried. She immediately raised her hands and said obediently, "Just now... there was indeed an assassin, and I was almost strangled to death..."
Leniency to those who confess; severity to those who resist, so just spare her life!
There was indeed a faint pinch mark on her fair neck, and there were tears in her clear eyes. Obviously no one bullied her, but she always looked so pitiful, which was really a headache.
Raising his hand to cover the fair neck, he asked with a burning gaze, "Were you seen by the assassin when you were changing clothes just now?"
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