Rong Xiu waved his hand lazily, and his soldiers immediately sheathed their swords, his face solemn without a word of nonsense.

"Why are you in such a hurry, Your Highness the Third Prince?" Rong Xiu said slowly, pulling out a bright yellow handwritten edict from his sleeve.

Seeing the handwritten edict was like seeing the emperor. Gu Changsu and others had to kneel down and salute the edict. Hua Yuanzhao was kneeling beside the corpse. He looked up at the bright yellow in Rongxiu's hand and sighed in his heart in a trance.

This is the ancient times, the imperial power is supreme!

The Third Prince could arrest her as a murderer without any explanation, but he could also force her to kneel on the ground because of a piece of bright yellow paper.

"The emperor has ordered this matter to be handed over to me for review." Rong Xiu said with a smile, and half handed over the imperial edict: "Would your Highness the Third Prince like to take a closer look?"

Gu Changsu looked embarrassed, gnashing his teeth and said viciously, "Okay, okay! I'll make a note of this!"

Rong Xiu was so angry that he asked, "Then Third Prince, can I take him away this time?"

"Go ahead." Gu Changsu almost squeezed out these two words from between his teeth.

Rong Xiu sneered and waved his hand again. Immediately, soldiers came forward and carried the body away. They didn't even look at Changsu, Prime Minister Hua and others from beginning to end.

He walked to Hua Yuanzhao's side, stretched out his hand towards her, and considerately put a thin handkerchief in his hand.

"Miss Hua, it's hard work doing the autopsy."

The body was as fat as a mountain of flesh, and it was not easy to squat down, so Hua Yuanzhao had to kneel down to examine the body. By then, his legs were already numb.

Seeing him extending his hand, Hua Yuanzhao did not hesitate and put his hand on his palm to use it to stand up.

Fuling hurried forward to support him, then looked at Rongxiu with fear, lowered her head and dared not say a word.

"The thieves may not have gone far. For safety reasons, why don't I take Miss Hua back?" Rong Xiu asked with a smile. Even through the thin handkerchief, he could still feel her cool body temperature. The touch in his hands was as smooth as solidified fat and warm jade.

Pursing her lips and glancing at Rong Xiu, Hua Yuanzhao nodded in agreement. After all, this guy had helped her twice, so she still had to show some basic courtesy.

The smile in Rong Xiu's eyes became even more intense, and he glanced at Gu Changsu complacently, with a subtle hint of complacency in his eyes.

"Please," he said.

Hua Yuanzhao's legs were numb, and even with Fuling's support, he still had difficulty walking the first half of the way.

When the blood in her legs started to circulate, she finally had time to ask, "Sir, how did you know that the needle would penetrate my ribs?"

Even she didn't think of this at first. After all, having strong bones and internal strength was too far away for her.

"Since that person faked the fatal wound with a dagger, he must have believed that the needle had pierced through the body and fallen somewhere else." Rong Xiu explained.

"But the needle remained in the body..." Hua Yuanzhao murmured.

"So I guess the silver needle must have penetrated the ribs and reduced its force, so it stayed in the body." Rong Xiu shrugged: "Fortunately, I guessed right."

Hua Yuanzhao didn't think much about it, but just sighed in his heart that this person was very meticulous.

The courtyard was just ahead, and patrolling guards and young monks could be vaguely seen around. Hua Yuanzhao stopped and tilted his head: "That's all. Thank you, sir."

Rong Xiu looked at her disappointedly, twirling his fingers lightly at his side, but his expression showed no strange expression.

"You...you saved my sister, I should repay you. Miss Hua, you don't have to thank me. If you need anything, just...send someone...to find me." He glanced at Fuling and continued, "The servant beside me recognized Miss Fuling."

Hua Yuanzhao was surprised. She nodded politely and thanked him before leaving with Fuling, who was full of fear on her face. Rongxiu was left standing alone, staring at her back.

When she reached the door, she looked back as if she sensed something, but her eyes saw nothing.

"Miss?" Fuling hesitated and felt conflicted.

"What's wrong?" Hua Yuanzhao looked at her strangely.

"You really don't remember what Major General Rong did to you?" Fuling said cautiously.

Hua Yuanzhao was completely confused and had no idea what she was talking about.

Fuling gritted her teeth, pulled Hua Yuanzhao into the house quickly, looked around carefully before closing the door.

"Before Young General Rong went to the border, he suddenly kidnapped you. Do you still remember?" Fuling asked in a low voice, looking at Hua Yuanzhao nervously.

Seeing that Hua Yuanzhao remained silent, she continued, "He almost ruined your innocence that time!"

To this day she still dares not recall the scene of that day. When the young lady came back, her clothes under her cloak were disheveled, and her jade-like neck was covered with purple fingerprints and kiss marks.

"Miss, you once said that since you are engaged to the Third Prince, you should keep your distance from General Rong..." Fuling looked at her cautiously: "Miss, you haven't forgotten it, have you?"

Hua Yuanzhao frowned, felt a pain in his head, and suddenly a clear fragment of images flashed through his mind.

It seemed to be a full-moon night like yesterday. The branches were grim under the bright moonlight. She was pressed down on the gravel in the cave. The boy called her name with red eyes, and his hot and wet kisses lingered on her body...

Her hands were tightly bound, and all she could feel was the heat of the boy's body.