She knew that, according to the story, His Highness the Crown Prince would come to Lingci Temple today, and also to the Marriage Tree. So she arrived early, prepared a red ribbon, and hoped to "accidentally" meet the Crown Prince and stage a "hero saves the beauty" scene.
"I see. Miss Ren is truly filial." Upon hearing this, the Crown Prince's appreciation for Ren Nuanyun grew even stronger.
"Where is Miss Ren going next?"
"Well, Your Highness, Nuanyun isn't very familiar with this place either. I only found the Marriage Tree here after asking around. I've never been to other places and don't know anything about them." Ren Nuanyun shook her head, feigning distress.
"In that case, if Miss Ren doesn't mind, why don't you come with me to the Buddhist hall in front?" the Crown Prince invited.
"Then, thank you, Your Highness."
The two women, accompanied by their maids and guards, quickly left, while Qu Qingxi and Qingdai slowly emerged.
"Your Highness, is this Ren Nuanyun trying to seduce His Highness the Crown Prince?" Qingdai asked, her words startling as she watched the two figures disappear.
Qu Qingxi turned to look at Qingdai, and patted Qingdai's head with a smile, "Qingdai, how can this be called flirting? Can't you see that it's clearly a case of mutual affection?"
"Ah? Your Highness, do you mean that His Highness the Crown Prince also..." Qingdai looked at Qu Qingxi in disbelief. How could His Highness the Crown Prince be interested in Ren Nuanyun?
"Who knows?" Qu Qingxi spread her hands, indicating that she didn't know either, but she knew in her heart that Ren Nuanyun must have started to provoke the Crown Prince under the guidance of the system.
“But there are so many noble ladies in the capital, which one of them isn’t better than Ren Nuanyun? I haven’t seen the Crown Prince show any interest in anyone, so why would he take a fancy to Ren Nuanyun? She has such a plain and unattractive face, what man would like someone like that?” Qingdai frowned, completely bewildered.
"Haha, Qingdai, you're so cute! How do you know men won't like someone with a plain and unremarkable appearance?" Qu Qingxi was amused by Qingdai's idea and couldn't help but laugh.
"Hmph, they really have no taste. If I were a man, I would definitely prefer someone like the princess, who has a bright and elegant appearance." Qingdai looked at Qu Qingxi with pride. To be honest, she really wanted to grow up to look like the princess, but unfortunately, her parents did not pass on that kind of inheritance to her.
As soon as Qingdai finished speaking, she suddenly felt a chill behind her. She turned around instinctively and saw the prince staring at her coldly.
Ling Mu gave Qingdai a "good luck" look. He hadn't expected that after spending some time by the Princess's side, Qingdai would become so bold as to say that men would prefer a woman like the Princess. Come to think of it, the Princess was indeed very beautiful; if he were to choose a wife, he certainly would…
Ling Mu realized what he was thinking and quickly stopped himself from thinking about it. What was he thinking about?
Qingdai immediately shut her mouth and hid behind Qu Qingxi, afraid that the prince would punish her if he was unhappy. Little did she know that the prince was eavesdropping on other people's conversations.
Qu Qingxi also noticed that He Liufeng had brought Ling Mu here.
"Much better?" He Liufeng asked with concern, noticing that Qu Qingxi's face was no longer as pale as before.
"I feel much better. Has Your Highness finished with your business?" Qu Qingxi nodded. After resting for a while and getting some fresh air outside, she felt almost no more discomfort.
"That's good, let's go back." He Liufeng had just finished speaking when he suddenly heard shouts and sounds of fighting coming from ahead.
The others had also clearly noticed the unusual situation. He Liufeng didn't want to get involved, but Qingdai spoke up to remind him, "Your Highness, His Highness the Crown Prince just led his men that way. Has something happened to His Highness the Crown Prince?"
Although Qingdai was reluctant to speak, she dared not be careless because it concerned the Crown Prince.
"Crown Prince?" He Liufeng narrowed his eyes slightly. "Qingdai, escort the Princess back. Lingmu, come with me to check on the situation over there."
"Let's go take a look together," Qu Qingxi said, but she shook her head, having other ideas in mind.
He Liufeng originally wanted to say that if the Crown Prince really had been assassinated, it would be very unsafe for Qu Qingxi to go there. But then he thought of Qu Qingxi's skills and nodded. Qu Qingxi's skills? That night he wanted to ask Qu Qingxi about her skills, but before he could even open his mouth, Qu Qingxi had fooled him. Now he still didn't know what her skills were all about.
The four of them quickly arrived at the front, where they saw more than a dozen men in black wielding sharp swords fighting with the Crown Prince's men, while the Crown Prince protected Ren Nuanyun and retreated step by step.
The prince didn't bring many people with him. Three of the five were quickly killed, leaving only two struggling and injured. The prince's martial arts skills were mediocre. He could fight against ordinary people, but against experts, he could only hide.
The crown prince's face was slightly pale. He hadn't expected that his impromptu trip would lead to an encounter with assassins.
Upon seeing He Liufeng and his group of four, he quickly greeted them, "Royal Uncle!"
He Liufeng gestured for Ling Mu and Qing Dai to go up and rescue the person, but the two who had just fought so hard were now also exhausted.
Ling Mu and Qing Dai quickly joined in, immediately entangled most of the men in black, but their target was clearly the Crown Prince. Seeing the Crown Prince hiding there with a woman, one of the men in black turned around and, taking advantage of everyone's inattention, raised his sword and charged towards the Crown Prince.
Ling Mu and Qing Dai didn't have time to save the Crown Prince. The Crown Prince panicked when he saw the men in black stabbing at him. Ren Nuanyun's face was full of disbelief. The plot clearly said that today was very safe. Where did these men in black come from?
Seeing the man in black approaching with a sword, Ren Nuanyun glanced at the Crown Prince again and then made up her mind.
The instant the black-clad man's sword pierced through, Ren Nuanyun rushed in front of the Crown Prince, taking the blow for him. Ling Mu struck from behind, and the black-clad man immediately fell silent.
Qingdai and Lingmu were still fighting with the men in black, but most of them had already been killed or wounded and were no longer a threat.
Seeing the woman who had shielded him from the sword, the Crown Prince was deeply shocked. He never expected that such a frail woman would be willing to stand in front of him at the critical moment of life and death and take the sword for him. Her originally white clothes were stained red with blood, and the Crown Prince quickly picked up Ren Nuanyun.
To make the performance more realistic, Ren Nuanyun didn't have the system block her sense of pain, so she fainted from the pain.
Qingdai and Lingmu quickly dealt with the remaining men in black.
The Crown Prince glanced gratefully at He Liufeng, "Thank you very much, Imperial Uncle." He then carried Ren Nuanyun toward his carriage.
"Lingmu, Qingdai, you two go up and make sure the Crown Prince is safe on his journey." He Liufeng looked at Lingmu and Qingdai. He wondered who these men in black were, that they dared to assassinate the Crown Prince in broad daylight.
Even though these people are dead, there's no guarantee they won't encounter their accomplices on their way back.
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