Gu Yunru walked in slowly carrying the tray, and she now looked like an ordinary palace maid.

"Your Highness, it's a cold night, so drink some loquat paste to moisten your throat."

"Where to put it?" Rong Zhen said indifferently. Gu Yunru stood beside him, not knowing how to move. She looked at the painting he made, a little dazed.

"Why don't you leave?" Rong Zhen asked in a very calm tone when he saw her standing there in a daze. Gu Yunru came to her senses, withdrew her gaze, left reluctantly, and closed the door.

Unexpectedly, he couldn't recognize her even in front of the person he loved the most. It seems that the face-changing technique has really improved a lot this time. Gu Yunru secretly made up his mind and sneaked into the laundry department. Prepare to check where Miao Xiang is hiding.

"Do you know? I heard that Princess Pingyu is going to be sent to a foreign country to marry."

"I heard it, I heard it, it seems like he will be sent away the day after tomorrow."

“What a pity.”

"What's so regrettable? I heard that the emperor who ascended the throne in a foreign country is the second prince. It is rumored that the second prince is also good-looking and proficient in both civil and military strategies. How can Princess Pingyu not be worthy of him?"

"If there really was such a good thing, the princess wouldn't have gone on a hunger strike for three days without eating or drinking."

Gu Yunru walked aside with the basin of water and listened to the palace maids whispering to each other, all talking about Princess Pingyu's marriage.

"Why exactly?"

"The princess is going to have a secret marriage."

As soon as these words came out, everyone's faces became very solemn. Gu Yunru looked at the expressions of these palace maids. Some were angry, some stood up for the princess, and some gloated over her misfortune. Only one woman, with ordinary looks, small eyes, and a flat nose, was busy doing her own thing, seemingly oblivious to what was happening outside.

Gu Yunru felt something was wrong the first time he saw her, but he didn't say it in front of everyone.

There were very few palace maids as calm and quiet as this one, unless they were born to be quiet, but she had never seen anyone like this before.

After observing for most of the day, I saw her going in and out only washing clothes and not doing anything else. When everyone was resting, I found that she was still working, which became very suspicious.

The palace maids lived on a kang, which could sleep more than ten people. She was seen sitting quietly beside a chair, sorting out something. After watching everyone fall asleep, she closed the door and left.

Seeing her strange behavior, Gu Yunru's eyes turned brightly and she followed her more stealthily. It was now afternoon, some people were asleep, and some were still patrolling the palace.

Seeing her walk to a rockery, she seemed to notice something strange behind her, so she rushed to Rong Zhen's palace. Why did she go to Rong Zhen's residence for no reason? Gu Yunru was very curious, so she followed her and made sure to find out the truth.

"Your Highness. It's the apricot blossom tea that Miss Axin asked for." The maid boldly pretended that it was Miss Axin who was going to send the apricot blossom tea. She must have put something in the bowl. Gu Yunru had been watching secretly nearby without revealing any clues. She wanted to see what the woman was going to do.

The door was opened, and the woman walked in. Gu Yunru was hiding in the corner, eavesdropping on what was going on inside.

"Your Highness, drink this apricot blossom tea quickly, it will be good for your body." The maid said, smiling faintly as she waited on the side. Just as Rong Zhen was about to pick up the teacup, he suddenly threw the tea in the cup aside.

"How dare you serve this unpalatable tea to me?"

As soon as he finished speaking, the palace maid was so frightened by his majestic appearance that her hands began to tremble.

He didn't get angry earlier or later, but at this moment. It seemed that Rong Zhen also discovered a clue.

"Your Highness, please forgive me. Please don't get angry. It will hurt your body." The maid bent over and picked up the broken pieces of the teacup on the ground. While Rong Zhen didn't react, she pulled out the dagger hidden in her boots and stabbed him.

Although Rong Zhen's internal strength was greatly reduced, he was still very agile. He quickly dodged to the side and the dagger missed.

"Rong Zhen! Give me your life!" The palace maid bared her teeth and growled at him. The guards at the door heard the noise and rushed in.

Gu Yunru hid under the locust tree and watched the movements inside the house. It seemed that the guards had chased the assassin to the south gate.

Not knowing how Rong Zhen was doing now, she was extremely worried. She bit her lips tightly and her heart was pounding.

Thinking of this, I quickly stepped over the threshold.

"Your Highness?" Gu Yunru found that there was no one in the room. She looked around and saw a pool of blood beside the bed. Seeing this, she was so scared that she didn't even dare to breathe.

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"Your Majesty?" Gu Yunru called out, but there was still no response. Did something unexpected really happen to her? Just when she was at a loss, she was suddenly embraced by a warm and generous embrace, and she was so scared that her whole body felt like a clay sculpture.

"Your Highness, it's you." Gu Yunru smelled a faint scent of ink on him. Moreover, he was just painting with ink, so the scent must be his.

Without looking back, you can feel the warmth from the other person's body temperature.

"Yunru, Shuer, you've already told me everything." Rong Zhen missed her so much. He knew that he couldn't meet her formally. No matter how much his heart ached, he just wanted to hold her in his arms again.

"But..." Before Gu Yunru could finish his next words, he suddenly groaned, and it seemed that the power of pain surged into his heart again. It was a pain like being in purgatory in a sea of ​​fire and a mountain of swords.

"Ah Zhao." Gu Yunru turned around and helped him sit on the bed. Looking at the pool of blood on the ground, she asked in confusion, "What's going on?"

"Don't worry, I am blessed with a good life and I won't die. Before that assassin killed me, there were already a group of assassins who tried to assassinate me, but they were finally captured."

"I'm not with you these days, so you must be careful and don't be careless, understand?" Gu Yunru was worried and wanted to hold his hand, but seeing his painful frown, she had to let go.

"By the way, the palace maid just now, if I'm not mistaken, was Miao Xiang in disguise. I don't know if the guards have caught her."

All the suffering Rong Zhen endured today was caused by Miao Xiang, but thinking about the cause and effect, she was also inseparable.

The scene changed, and Gu Yunru tore off the leather on his face and found Shu'er. He watched Shu'er secretly making a bunch of sharp weapons, and looked at the crossbow curiously.

"Why did you suddenly think of doing this?"