"Whoosh—"
The sharp whistling sound drew near, and by the time the Prefect of the Capital reacted, it had already caused a spray of blood droplets, blurring his vision.
"Crown Prince..."
"Crown Prince, Prince Yi."
The Prefect of the Capital and Li Qingyu shouted in panic and tried to rush over, but the Crown Prince held them back and raised his hand to stop them.
At this moment, Xie Lingqin was standing not far from the Crown Prince and Yu Qingyi. No matter how worried she was, she could not go forward.
Just now, when she sensed the danger and instinctively tried to step forward, Yu Qingyi pushed her away with a burst of energy.
Then, arrows came flying, and Yu Qingyi stood in front of Yuwen Yao to block them.
However, the arrow was so fierce that even the fastest reaction was a moment too slow. So, when the sword pierced Yu Qingyi's shoulder, it also just grazed the prince's raised arm.
The line of blood droplets was from the blood of both of them.
The arrow passed over the two men and struck the wall not far behind them.
The danger of this scene is chilling to the bone.
Just as Li Jian brushed past the two, Ting Feng had already leaped away with a light touch of his toes, and the group behind him also dismounted and ran over.
The Prefect of the Capital was shocked and immediately knelt down with his hands clasped. "It was my dereliction of duty. I will investigate immediately and ask the Crown Prince and the Heir Apparent to return to their residence."
The Crown Prince waved his hand, ignoring his own wounds, and instead helped the pale-faced Yu Qingyi up, touching him to stop the bleeding before saying in a deep voice, "Investigate the direction from which the arrow came. The person who came must not have gone far."
"Just in case, Young Master Qi, I'll trouble you to go to the jail first."
The Crown Prince then glanced at Qi Rufeng, and as soon as he finished speaking, he and Yu Qingyi leaped towards the Crown Prince's residence.
And so, in just a few moments, the magistrate of the capital, Li Qingyu, and the stunned and gloomy Qi Rufeng were left on the open ground.
Who dares to disobey the Crown Prince's orders?
The Prefect of the Capital was stunned for a moment, then immediately stepped forward and said, “Young Master Qi, your appearance was followed by an assassination attempt. I suppose the Crown Prince was trying to comfort you.”
Qi Rufeng nodded, "Of course."
The situation unfolded so quickly that no one had anticipated it.
As Qi Rufeng responded, he looked at Li Qingyu again.
But he saw that his senior sister didn't even look at him. She was staring longingly in the direction the prince had left, her face showing undisguised worry.
Since the Crown Prince had spoken, Li Qingyu naturally couldn't say much. After a moment, she came to her senses, took her maid, and with a swift movement of her toes, used her light footwork to head towards the direction from which the hidden arrow had come.
The men behind the Prefect of the Capital searched the area, but there was no sign of them making a sound for a while.
For a moment, the street was deathly silent.
The common people, who had long since avoided the area, only knew one fact: someone had attempted to assassinate them, and both the crown prince and the heir apparent had been injured.
However, the Crown Prince calmly and collectedly handled the matter.
“Lord Huo, the people who came here clearly had a plan in mind. Miss Li and I only found a broken arrow there.”
At this moment, Tingfeng, who had just been swept away, landed suddenly, followed closely by Li Qingyu and her maid.
Their complexion didn't look good.
The guards around the Crown Prince were no ordinary people, and the Prefect of the Capital naturally knew this. Since he only found a broken arrow and Miss Li was with him, then there must be no mistake.
"Guardian Tingfeng, rest assured. The thief is so audacious as to attempt an assassination in the capital and even injure the Crown Prince and the Heir Apparent. I will investigate this matter thoroughly."
"Yes." He bowed to the Lord of the Capital and then headed toward the Crown Prince's residence with a solemn expression.
Seeing this, Li Qingyu didn't have time to say anything more to her junior brother and hurriedly followed with her maid.
Judging from the direction, they are heading towards the Crown Prince's residence.
"The Crown Prince and Prince Yi were both injured. My junior sister is so anxious, and Lord Huo also looks very serious. Why is it that Miss Xie just stares blankly and doesn't say anything?"
Beside her, Qi Rufeng looked at Xie Lingqin with a meaningful gaze.
Yes, Xie Lingqin remained calm.
Just now, she was about to step forward when Yu Qingyi stopped her. So, it seemed that everyone was worried and nervous from beginning to end, but she seemed to be completely unaffected.
Moreover, Qi Rufeng's words...
Xie Lingqin turned her head and met Qi Rufeng's sinister gaze. "Young Master Qi, you just interrupted my train of thought."
"What?"
Qi Rufeng was taken aback.
"I was thinking about the whole story and trying to find a breakthrough, when you suddenly said something that really made me suspicious."
Xie Lingqin's voice was cold and clear, and she really didn't seem to be joking.
Qi Rufeng's face was cold. It seemed that if Xie Lingqin said another word, he would step forward and strangle her.
However, Xie Ling met that gaze with unwavering composure.
Upon seeing this, the Prefect of the Capital hurriedly stepped forward, saying, "Lord Qi, please come in."
Young Master Qi didn't give Xie Lingqin any face, but he did have to give face to the Prefect of the Capital. So he flicked his sleeves and followed the man forward.
Even when he's going to jail, he still has such confidence.
Xie Lingqin remained noncommittal, but bowed to the Prefect of the Capital, saying, "This matter is probably serious, and you will have to work hard again, Your Excellency. I will immediately order someone to transfer the guards that the Crown Prince previously assigned to me to help you investigate."
"Then, thank you very much."
The Prefect of the Capital already knew when the Emperor issued the decree that the Crown Prince's wife had also sent guards to help. However, after Xie Lingyu and Xiao Gouzi were arrested that day, Xie Lingqin never gave them any further instructions.
That's why he admired Xie Lingqin even more.
She didn't want to steal his thunder or overshadow him.
At this critical moment, she had just pulled them out not to help her investigate the maid's death, but to help him hunt down the assassin. The Prefect of the Capital was naturally extremely grateful.
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