After leaving the palace wall and returning to Prince Kang's Mansion in the carriage, Mu Kaiwei put aside the two boxes of ointment given by Concubine Qi, intending to go back and ask his master Feng Qingcheng to see if there was anything wrong with the making of the ointment.
The carriage of Prince Kang's mansion was spacious and comfortable, but her two maids did not want to stay in the carriage. Instead, they each rode a horse and followed the carriage on both sides with four young guards from the mansion. Old Xue and a strong coachman were responsible for driving in the front, so only Prince Kang and her sat opposite each other in the huge carriage.
It was a little quiet... too quiet, in fact.
Mu Kai originally lifted the curtain to look out the window, but suddenly she threw the curtain away and turned to look at Prince Kang who was staring at her.
Seeing that she finally looked at him, Fu Jinxi smiled and handed her a bowl of iced sour plum soup.
"Aunt Lan made a big pot this morning and put some in the carriage. The weather is getting hot. Drinking some will help you cool down."
Does that mean...she looks angry right now? Mu Kai pursed his lips and glared at him, snatching the white porcelain bowl from his hand and gulping down the sour, sweet soup in a few big gulps.
She had not expected that Prince Kang would have such a serious impact on her mood. She thought she was still very carefree and could take it or leave it. After all, the two of them were brought together because of an arranged marriage and their feelings were not deep. There was no need for her to feel too bad about his deception.
But... I just don't feel happy. Even though I try hard to understand this series of events, I still don't feel happy about him.
Putting down the empty bowl, she exhaled and asked directly, "Liu Yan has mentioned this person. What does the prince think?"
His princess no longer ignored him and was even asking him questions. Fu Jinxi was delighted, even flattered. He clasped his hands together, hidden in his sleeves, and tried to keep his tone even. "First, he climbed the high branch of Prince Li, and now he's reaching into the inner court. Even the emperor wants to meet him. He's very ambitious and very eccentric. His origins are a mystery. I tried to strike up a conversation with him on that pleasure boat when we were sailing together, but I couldn't get anything out of him."
Mu Kaiwei's brows furrowed slightly as he nodded. "The Baohua Temple case was resolved with the arrest of Guan Qin. Judging from his appearance after his capture, he seemed to be possessed, as if hypnotized. No matter how he was interrogated, even under torture, he only answered a few words. There must be someone behind this."
"Senior Feng took the wet clothes you changed out of that day and carefully examined them. He said that although the lingering scent on your clothes has faded, you can still detect a hint of fishy aftertaste, similar to the fragrance of the Gu flower." Fu Jinxi frowned slightly. "This also explains why the boatmen, thinking they were swimming at the bottom of the river, would act simultaneously and only target you. It seems as if your soul is controlled by someone, like a puppet in someone's hands."
"Hmm..." Mu Kaiwei also recalled what Feng Qingcheng had told them two days ago. "Master said there are a few places in the southwest that have this ability. They cultivate Gu flowers, and then use the flowers to breed Gu insects. If they use the Gu flowers as a mark, anyone poisoned by the insects, whether human or animal, will rush towards the Gu flower mark like a moth to a flame..."
"Since people's wills have been eroded by the poison, it will be easy to scare their souls. Just implant instructions into their consciousness and use the smell to induce them. Then, you can bring about a fatal kill without making any sound." Fu Jinzhao pondered in a deep voice, and the long fingers extending from the bottom of his sleeves tapped lightly on his crossed knees. At this moment, the contours of his face were tense and stern, like a knife.
He suddenly raised his head, staring directly into her eyes, and said, brooking no room for argument, "The Six Gates have disrupted Baohua Temple's plans. The mastermind behind this is holding a grudge and might even target you. Until we understand Liu Yanguo's true identity, you are not allowed to leave the house alone."
"No?" Mu Kaiwei raised his long, beautiful eyebrows and instinctively straightened his back. "The prince told me...no?"
She didn't say it directly, but she clearly had an attitude of "Who are you? Why do you say no?" This made Fu Jinxi anxious again, as if she was pushed away by him in the blink of an eye.
"You are my princess, and I am your...your master, if he says you can't do it, then you can't do it." He actually stuttered, and it was obvious that he was feeling guilty. Well, although they had not eaten at the same table or slept on the same bed since they got married, the "love affair" between husband and wife had not been completed yet, which made him lose the confidence to speak.
Mu Kaiwei seemed to be amused by anger, his chest rising and falling slightly, but the corners of his mouth were raised high, with a forced smile.
She took a long breath and spoke, "Over the past few days, Master and Old Xue have been telling me about what happened that night at Sanchuankou. They've told me in detail about the righteous act my mother performed. I'm very grateful and happy. I feel like the things I've wanted to know for a long time have been solved. When I think of my mother, I no longer feel pure pain and melancholy. But Master told me that my mother said a lot to you before she died. Master didn't tell me, and asked me to ask you myself. Master also said that after I hear my mother's last words, I might not want to be the Princess Kang anymore... So, Fu Jinxi, what did my mother say to you?"
She doesn't want to be the Princess Kang, so what does she want?!
Could it be that one day I will really follow Senior Feng and leave the Imperial Capital?!
Fu Jinxi couldn't help but imagine wildly. The color of his brain could never be the palest, only paler and more bluish.
Mu Kaiwei continued, "Your Highness said that no matter what I ask, you will tell me the truth without hiding anything. Your Highness, are you unwilling to tell me?"
The carriage suddenly became quiet, and only the sound of wheels turning and horses' hooves could be heard outside.
Then a long sigh escaped from the man's lips, which seemed to be smiling even when he wasn't smiling. It was rare that his smile looked a little ugly.
"The enemy had poisoned their weapons. Although the several knife wounds on Lin Nulai's body didn't hit her vital points, the poison spread rapidly due to the massive activation and consumption of her true energy. When the poison took effect, her eyes were still clear and intimidating. She tightly grasped my already stiff hand and asked me to listen carefully to what she had to say..."
After a slight pause, his tone grew deeper, as if he were unconsciously imitating the female knight's tone. "...She said that when the prince recovers and returns to the capital, please treat my Mu family as strangers. She also said that she saw injustice and died at Sanchuankou, but that she did it of her own free will. She doesn't want me to owe her any favor, and she doesn't want me to owe her any."
He opened and closed his lips, hesitated for a few breaths, and finally spoke again, "She finally said that the Kangwang Mansion should not have any relationship with the Mu family under any circumstances. She wanted me to stay away from her husband and her daughter. Because the sword that the emperor is hanging over the Kangwang Mansion and my head should not involve the Mu family, and the Mu family should not be asked to bear the responsibility..."
"Fu Jinxi, do you understand?!"
He will never forget the stern stare and harsh question given by Miss Lin before her death.
Slowly, he mustered up the courage to turn his gaze back to Mu Kaiwei, and saw two lines of tears flowing from her eyes again. Whenever she mentioned her mother, she would shed tears, which seemed to soak his heart.
He closed his eyes and sighed again. "That's what happened. The poison I was infected with left me nearly paralyzed. Only my eyeballs could move, and my tongue was so stiff I couldn't speak. Otherwise, your mother would have forced me to swear a poisonous oath loudly." He twitched his lips in self-mockery.
As a result, his words made Mu Kaiwei cry even harder.
The way she cried was very devastating to him. She didn't sob or wail loudly, but her almond-shaped eyes were wide open and bright, and her tears fell silently like strings of pearls.
Fu Jinxi wiped his face vigorously, then sat up straight, looked at her with a sullen expression, and said, "I am a selfish, shameless person, a jerk who repays kindness with enmity, but I really like you-"
"Let's have a fight."
"W-what?" His self-deprecating and confessional words were cut off by her shaky but extremely firm voice. He was stunned.
Mu Kaiwei wiped her eyes and cheeks with the heels of her palms to wipe away the tears. Her face was clean and pretty, with only the redness of her eyes and nose showing signs of crying.
"Fight me." She repeated in a hoarse voice.
Fu Jinxi came back to his senses and nodded, his handsome face showing a hint of fanaticism. "Okay, okay! Hit me if you want, I'll let you hit me. You can hit me however you want. Just vent your anger. I'm happy to take your beatings three times a day!"
He thought that his wife was willing to vent her anger and make him suffer, which meant that this anger would eventually be vented. There would be an end just as there was a beginning. When his wife beat him until her hands and heart were soft, she would naturally stop being angry with him and would naturally reconcile with him.
However, Mu Kaiwei said, "If I win you, we will divorce."
Wait! What did he hear?!
Fu Jin's ears were ringing and his stomach felt like it was hit by an invisible punch, almost turning his internal organs upside down.
Just when he was about to convince himself that he had heard wrongly, Mu Kaiwei spoke again—
"Although you and I were married by imperial decree, there are cases of divorce by imperial decree in our dynasty. If you were to count them, there are at least two or three. Besides, Your Highness and I are not yet truly married, so it would be easier to ask the Emperor for a decree to separate us."
What on earth...what on earth...did he hear? !
Fu Jinxi stared at her intently, and after a long while, he finally managed to grit his teeth and say, "This prince will not allow it."
But the tough Princess Kang didn't care whether he agreed or not. As soon as he finished speaking, she formed her five fingers into claws and pounced towards his chest with a move called "Black Tiger Stealing Heart"!
In a flash, Fu Jinxi's thoughts raced like a horse, and he was faced with two choices -
One is to promise to let her beat him to his heart's content and completely defeat him in her hands.
Secondly, I broke my promise and let her lose in my own hands. I absolutely will not allow her to win.
He blocked her attack at first, but she changed her tactics and attacked again. He had no choice but to block again, thinking hard while blocking, unable to make a final decision.
Before the two men started fighting, the carriage seemed very spacious. At this moment, they attacked and I blocked each other's moves. The Mu family's chain grappling techniques were well-trained, always hitting the place where people most needed to save themselves. Fu Jinxi's arms and upper body moved as fast as the wind. He only defended and blocked, and did not fight back for a long time. Because of this, he was gradually forced into a corner. Suddenly, the carriage became cramped, making it difficult for him to move.
Mu Kaiwei actually had no intention of divorcing Prince Kang, at least not at the moment.
But she really needed to have a fight. If she was unhappy, she would let her fists do the talking.
She also understood that if she used violence against Prince Kang, he would definitely give in to her due to the guilt in his heart, and would most likely let her beat him without fighting back, which would only make her even more unhappy. That was why she blurted out the words that she would ask for permission to divorce him if she won.
"Wait! Listen to me first... Oh! Even your feet are--um..." Fu Jin took great pains to finally move her to an arm's length away without hurting her so that he could speak.
But his princess didn't want to listen to him.
Mu Kaiwei suddenly used his legs to lock one of his arms and neck like scissors, twisted his body and dragged him, and knocked him down with a "bang".
She won, she won, she was going to win!
He can't lose, he can't lose, he absolutely can't lose!
With his thoughts in disarray, he only had one thought in mind - he couldn't afford to lose.
So, you absolutely cannot lose!
His legs instinctively fought back, hooking around her waist, and now his neck and arms were locked tightly. He relied entirely on his taller stature, stronger strength, and great endurance to free his head from her scissors. Then he turned over and sat astride her back. He was reluctant to put too much pressure on her, so he just straddled her, but his palms pressed her hands down on the car board with great force.
"Weiwei, listen to me—Wow!"
Bang! Bang! Bang—
Finally, finally, Prince Kang fully realized that his princess was a person who became more courageous and ruthless as the battle went on.
When she says she wants to fight, she really wants to fight. She won't give in and must not be distracted. If she is distracted for a moment, she will be the one who suffers the consequences in the end.
He was hit hard on the head by her scorpion kick again. Last time it hit his forehead, and this time it hit the back of his head.
As soon as she hit the target, her body arched upwards at lightning speed, and the person straddling her back was naturally pushed away. Not only was she pushed away, but the force was so strong that the person was pushed flying.
The two thin and delicate carriage doors were instantly broken, and a person flew out.
When Fu Jinxi came to his senses, he saw the vast and boundless blue sky of the afternoon. The sky was clear without a trace of clouds. A flock of birds flew leisurely by, and then one, two, three, four heads appeared... The faces of the accompanying guards were all crowded above him.
"...Prince? Prince, are you okay? You...you were kicked out by the princess!", "Shh! Keep your voice down!", "There's so much banging in the carriage, it's embarrassing to listen to it. Prince, are you saying that you're not in good health and can't force yourself on the princess? Isn't that like throwing an egg at a stone?", "Whistle! Whisper! Shut up, don't say anything, princess...the princess jumped out of the carriage!"
Prince Kang was helped to stand up by the guards. Looking back, he saw Princess Kang standing beside the broken carriage, with two maids guarding her on both sides. One of them was bending over to help her brush her dress. Old Xue was standing there stupidly, with a look of confusion on his face, as if he didn't know which master to serve.
Prince Kang stared at his princess, his eyes filled with water, and without blinking, he said forcefully, "I haven't lost yet!"
Huh?! Is the prince just being rude? Acting ruthlessly towards such a fierce princess, the former head of the Six Gates of the Imperial Capital Jade Rakshasa and possessing a sword bestowed upon her by the emperor... can he really get away with it?
Although rumors stop at the wise, there are not many wise people in the world, but rumors have a thousand voices.
The news that "Prince Kang overestimated his own abilities in the carriage and was kicked out by the princess" spread quickly in Prince Kang's mansion. As the "victim", Prince Kang did not refute a word, which further confirmed that this was a fact.
Right now, the atmosphere between the two masters in Prince Kang's mansion is a little weird.
Thinking about it, the two masters were quite close to each other a while ago. Although not as passionate as honey and oil, they were still talking and laughing, and they were in harmony. Then I don’t know when it started... Oh, no, I remember it, it must be the day when Prince Kang hid it from the princess and boarded the "Nuan Yue Pavilion" pleasure boat chartered by Prince Li, and cruised on the Luoyu River while listening to the girls singing little songs.
Yes, from that day on, something was not right with the two masters in the mansion.
Tsk tsk, I heard that the prince was caught red-handed, surrounded by beauties on both sides, no wonder the princess got so angry, she even dared to stick her hands in the carriage, she simply didn't know how to live or die.
Of the two masters in this mansion, which one is the real king? The servants in Prince Kang's mansion are very clear-eyed. When serving their own princess, they are extremely alert and cautious, not daring to act rashly.
The only person who dared to act rashly was Aunt Lan.
Mu Kaiwei was asked and reprimanded by Aunt Lan, who said that no matter what, she could not be cruel to the "weak and sickly" Prince Kang, and make him look bad in public. She also said that "being affectionate" and "secretly" in the carriage would be helpful in enhancing the relationship between husband and wife, and asked her not to be too picky.
Mu Kaiwei didn't know that her Aunt Lan had such an opinion on "what happened in the carriage", which made her want to ask where she got the evidence for her opinion.
Then she really couldn't help it and asked it out loud. As a result, Aunt Lan blushed in front of her, and then she couldn't avoid being hit hard on the forehead by Aunt Lan.
All in all, there was a storm brewing in Prince Kang's mansion, but no matter how big the storm was, it was not as serious as the affairs of the emperor and the court.
It is said that Liu Yanguo was introduced to the inner court by the fifth prince, Prince Li, and after winning the favor of a large number of women in the palace, he was finally summoned by Emperor Xingyu to Chongyuan Pavilion.
This time when he entered the palace for an audience, Liu Yanguo used all his best skills, which not only made the emperor very happy, but also made him immediately issue an imperial decree, appointing him Liu Yanguo as the first imperial teacher of the Celestial Empire. His status completely surpassed all the senior and junior supervisors of the Imperial Observatory.
The whole court was shocked, and the censors of all ranks in the Censorate became extremely agitated. They submitted memorials every day asking Emperor Xingyu to reconsider the matter. The words they used were harsh, and many of them even said that the emperor was a demon or a monster.
Supervision and impeachment were originally the duties of the Censorate, and "reporting rumors" was the power of the Censors. It was not the first time that the Censors, both big and small, were so indignant. Unexpectedly, this time Emperor Xingxian was so angry that "blood flowed like a river". In just one month, he had punished and demoted several officials of the Censorate. Among them, the Left Censor-in-Chief, who had scolded Liu Yanguo the most harshly and mercilessly, had his property confiscated and his nine clans were imprisoned.
At night, countless lanterns were lit in Prince Kang's mansion, and Mu Kaiwei returned to his bedroom in the main courtyard from the medicine garden in the backyard.
Ever since she became Feng Qing's disciple, she learned that Feng Qing was actually the "Master of Medicine and Poison" who was known as the "Saint Hand of the Underworld, Poison Step of the World". He was a rare genius and a legendary figure who had been passed down in the martial arts world for a long time. However, the legend was just a legend, and she never expected that one day she would become a disciple of the "Master of Medicine and Poison" and learn his skills.
Mu Kaiwei studied extremely hard, so hard that she almost forgot to eat and sleep. After bathing tonight, she returned to her bedroom in the main courtyard and was taken to have a good dinner by Sister Lan. As for Prince Kang...
Suppressing her slightly confused mood, she frowned and thought for a while, and found that she seemed to have not seen anyone since breakfast, even Lao Xue was nowhere to be seen.
Ever since the day they had a fight in the carriage, he had given her the inner bedroom to sleep in, as if he didn't want her to have another chance to fight him. However, in the eyes of everyone in the mansion, it seemed that he, Prince Kang, had offended her and was kicked out of their bedroom by her.
It's time to talk to him again.
To be honest, seeing him being kicked out of the carriage by her and lying flat on the ground with his limbs spread out as if nothing had happened, she was both surprised and... wanted to laugh out loud. She had not expected that she would beat him out of the carriage. Really, after this "little conflict", her unhappiness was really reduced a lot.
Since she was planning to talk to Prince Kang, she did it immediately. After dinner, she went to the study because Prince Kang was sleeping in the study at that time.
The two lanterns in front of the library were not lit. Mu Kaiwei couldn't tell why, but he felt inexplicably tense.
She pushed the door open and stepped inside. The library was silent and there was no candlelight, but she could smell the stench of blood.
Remembering the entrance to the secret passage, she walked quickly inside. Sure enough, the wall filled with books was half opened, and a faint light shone through the secret passage. The smell of blood became stronger.
How could she hesitate? Mu Kaiwei stepped forward and quickly pushed the wall of books back to its original state.
She hurried through the secret passage and indeed found Prince Kang and Old Xue, the master and servant, in the secret room at the other end of the passage. However, the scene that came into her eyes made her stop suddenly -
Old Xue held a swaddling baby in each arm. They were real and alive, two little babies smacking their lips and humming.
Old Xue's expression was extremely conflicted, and he was sweating profusely. He looked like he wanted to put the baby on the bed, but was afraid that the baby would cry out. Suddenly, seeing her appear, he called out hoarsely, like a drowning man finding driftwood. "Princess...Princess, help! The prince is injured, and I can't help him!"
Smell of blood!
Mu Kaiwei's consciousness suddenly became sharp, and he quickly ran to the side of Fu Jinxi who was sitting on the bed with two or three big steps.
Seeing her coming to her side, Fu Jinxi, who was still conscious, blinked his eyes, his expression was extremely tangled, and his lips twitched.
"You... why are you here? Did you come to the library specifically to look for me?" He said with a bitter smile, "Princess, you can't do this. You can't pick a fight with me at this time. This is unfair. If you force me to fight, I won't admit defeat even if I lose. You can't take advantage of others, take advantage of their vulnerability, take advantage of... take advantage of their misfortune."
What's going on now? Are you still obsessed with the fight between the two?!
"Shut up!" Mu Kai glared at him and pulled his hand that was on his left waist. "Let me see."
Fu Jinxi, his mouth obediently shut, uncomfortably moved aside to avoid her hand. Dressed in his nightgown, he grasped the thin leather mask he had just peeled off his face with his other hand and handed it directly to her. "...That's it. Senior Feng made it with the juice of water-clearing grass. Wouldn't you like to see it? Take it."
Mu Kaiwei grabbed the thing he handed over and threw it to the corner of the couch, saying fiercely, "Let go and let me see."
Old Xue, standing by, slowly rocked his body to soothe the child, pleading with a mournful face. "Grandpa, please let the princess see... Ah, no, it's okay. Grandpa Xue will sing a song for you. Don't cry or scream, just be good." Then Old Xue began to hum a soft tune and rocked his back stiffly.
If it were any other time, seeing Lao Xue twisting his hips and humming a little tune, Mu Kaiwei was sure that he would laugh so hard that he would fall forward and backward, clap his hands and legs, and laugh until tears came to his eyes.
But at this moment, she only glanced at Lao Xue, then turned her gaze back to stare at Prince Kang, and her whole body was tense from inside to out.
After all, her momentum could not be ignored. Fu Jinxi curled her lips and whispered, "It's just a knife wound, just a small hole that's not too deep. What's the big deal...ah! Hiss——"
He was definitely not a person who could not bear pain. In fact, he could endure severe physical pain very well. After all, in order to remove the poison, he had been in agony countless times and had been on the verge of death again and again. But for some reason, his wife just took advantage of his carelessness to pull his hands away, and then replaced his hands to accurately press the six places on his left waist to accurately stop the bleeding of his wounds, and he could not help but cry pitifully.
Well, he just likes her to touch him. It turns out that even if it hurts him, he will be happy.
This disease of "liking to be abused by her" seems to be completely incurable. It turns out that he can like someone so pervertedly. It would be bad enough that he is willing to be abused by her, but what is more serious is... he is actually shocked and his heart is filled with joy.
Mu Kaiwei naturally had no idea what was going on in Prince Kang's mind at the moment. As soon as she pinched the bleeding spot, she began to pull at the waist and belt of his nightgown with her other hand.
"I'll do it myself, don't, don't..." Without the waist tie, the front of his pants was open, and even his waistband was loose!
Mu Kaiwei pushed his hand away. "Don't move!" She lifted his shirt and bent over to check the wound, her face changing drastically.
"No wonder the bloody smell is mixed with a strange fragrance. The opponent's weapon is also poisoned. Who did you run into?! Could it be the same group of people as the black-clad men on the pleasure boat that day?!
As she questioned him, Mu Kaiwei pulled out a purple bottle from her bosom. Inside was a pill made by Feng Qingcheng. Ever since she was robbed and poisoned on the Luoyu River and subsequently became Feng Qingcheng's disciple, Feng Qingcheng had prepared several elixirs for her, both as a precaution and for her to study whenever she wanted.
Fu Jinxi held her hand, which was holding the detoxification pill and pressing it to her lips.
"Eat quickly!" Mu Kaiwei raised his eyebrows fiercely, and it looked like he was going to pinch his mouth open and force him to feed him.
"I've already taken it..." Fu Jinxi stared at her anxious expression. Thinking of the time when he begged her to take medicine in the weeds by the river, his heart was filled with both sweetness and bitterness. But in the end, the sweetness outweighed the bitterness. He pursed his lips slightly, then said in a hoarse voice, "I swallowed one before I left, and just swallowed another one. It's enough to detoxify..."
"Also, ever since I asked Senior Feng to remove the poison from my body that year, my physique has changed from that of an ordinary person. Even the most potent poison will only make me feel uncomfortable for two or three days before it's expelled on its own. It won't kill me at all. I mostly use Senior Feng's detoxification pills to mitigate the toxicity, allowing the poison to dissolve faster within my flesh and blood, allowing my body to recover more quickly... So, you... don't worry too much, I'm fine."
Of course she was worried about him, and there was nothing to refute or hide. But after hearing him speak so clearly, Mu Kaiwei's cheeks still turned slightly red, so she pursed her lips and said nothing more.
She put away the purple bottle and saw several medicine bottles, jars and stacks of towels in a small cabinet on the bed. With her keen sense of smell, she quickly found the gold wound powder suitable for external injuries, and skillfully applied the medicine and bandaged Fu Jin's wounds.
Old Xue finally calmed the two little kids down. He carefully placed them on the couch and quickly brought some clean water and clothes.
Mu Kaiwei took the stack of clothes from the old servant's hand easily and heard Prince Kang's soft voice.
"Princess, you still have to help me change my clothes... I didn't expect that this injury was worth it. It's a good thing to be injured..."
"Fu Jinxi, what nonsense are you talking about?!" Mu Kaiwei was so angry that she wanted to fight him again, but she couldn't beat him because of his appearance.
He shook his head, frowning slightly, and was silent for a moment before speaking. "That's not nonsense, no... Yes, I have to say this first. I went to the home of Lord Zhou, the Left Capital of the Imperial Guard, tonight. Because of criticizing Liu Yanguo, all male members of the Zhou family over the age of seven were imprisoned, and all female members and children under the age of seven were confined to the Zhou Mansion, awaiting the Emperor's final decree. But you know, our Emperor..."
He snorted a laugh, then straightened his demeanor, his expression becoming serious. "I sneaked into the Zhou Mansion, met Madam Zhou, the head of the household, and took away the pair of grandchildren from the eldest branch of the Zhou family, who were less than three months old. Shortly after leaving the Zhou Mansion, I was targeted. They were different from the ones who besieged you on the pleasure boat that day. I know they are different, because the ones I met tonight... were the Emperor's hidden chess pieces. I've seen their style of play, and over the years, I've been operating in secret, and we've indeed encountered them several times..."
Mu Kaiwei's facial features tensed up, and he clenched his hands into fists. "Did they hurt you like this?"
Fu Jinxi smiled and blinked, "Princess, please don't underestimate me. I fought with five or six people in a dark alley. It was not easy to escape with a pair of children, but it was not too difficult either... However, it alerted the three judicial offices and the Beijing patrol camp. The constables of the 'Six Gates' and the garrison troops surrounded us. This made the situation a bit tricky, but I was able to avoid it. It's just... it's just..."
Mu Kaiwei's heart was in turmoil. She was about to ask him what he meant when Fu Qiangxi suddenly turned his head away and vomited a mouthful of blood.
"Your Highness!" Old Xue shouted in surprise and rushed forward, but Mu Kaiwei had already rushed ahead of him and supported Prince Kang.
Mu Wei was so shocked that her pupils trembled, and without thinking, she tore off Fu Jinxi's bloodstained shirt.
She was too focused on the knife wound on his waist, and his clothes were only half open, so she didn't notice the palm print faintly appearing on his chest. When she saw it at this moment, her heart didn't just beat faster, but rose to her throat.
"...Xuanyin Palm!" She held up his pale face, her voice trembling slightly, "Have you met my senior brother?"
She had only seen her senior brother Meng Yunzheng use this palm technique.
It was when her eldest senior brother was traveling outside that he had the chance to meet a certain master. Later, with the approval of her father Mu Zhengyang, he formally became the master's disciple and learned the essence of the Xuanyin Palm Technique.
Hearing that she had guessed Meng Yunzheng, Fu Jinxi leaned in his princess's arms, half-hiding his phobia, panting and laughing nonsense, "Look, there are so many of them surrounding me. The hidden chess piece is hidden in the dark and hurts me with a knife. The big and small constables and the patrol battalion are exposed in the open, plus a 'world's best constable' who appeared from nowhere, but that only hurt me with one more palm... Fight to the end, and I will still sneak back in one piece, and bring back the children as well. Princess, please don't underestimate me..."
"Who underestimated you? Is this the most important thing? Fu Jin? You really are...really..." With a blood-spattered face and a teasing look, Mu Kaiwei didn't know how to scold King Kang, and couldn't find a place to punch him.
To make matters worse, the two kids were woken up by the adults and started crying suddenly!
Old Xue had no choice but to rush over and pick up the two children to comfort them.
"We can't stay here." Qi Kaiwei's mind raced, glancing from the old servant to Prince Kang in his arms. A plan was already forming within him. "Fu Jinxi, my senior brother's reputation as 'The World's Greatest Constable' isn't fake. You must leave. Both you and I must. We must make the necessary arrangements to protect Prince Kang's mansion and these two children who have been entrusted to our care."
Prince Kang leaned against her and smiled again, one hand clutching hers affectionately, his voice clearly weak. "I've long since placed my life in your hands. Everything is up to you, Princess..."
What this means is that she knows all his secrets, and whether he lives or dies depends entirely on her choice.
But he was the man her elder sister risked her life to save, and she had long been closely connected with him and the entire Kang Wang Mansion. What other choice did she, Mu Kaiwei, have except to go down this road in the dark to the end?
She put one of the man's arms across her shoulders. Although she was petite, she was very strong. She easily helped Prince Kang's tall and strong body to stand up.
"Princess, what are you going to do..." Old Xue was busy coaxing the two children and was so exhausted that he was about to cry.
"Don't worry, someone will come and take over soon." After comforting Old Xue, she looked at Prince Kang. "You will follow me back to the main courtyard to sleep."
Prince Kang followed her obediently and smiled weakly, "This injury... was worth it. The princess has ignored me for so long, and now she is willing to take me back to my room. I really... really..."
"Fu Jinxi, if you say again that getting hurt is worth it, I will abandon you immediately!" Angry!
The word "abandon" deeply pierced Prince Kang's heart. He couldn't help muttering as he walked, "How does the princess want to abandon me? Are you thinking of asking for a divorce again? I'm going to make this clear tonight. Listen carefully, there will be no such thing. I will never allow such a thing. Cough cough cough cough... absolutely not cough, cough cough—"
His heart was agitated and his injured heart veins were strained, causing him to cough violently while leaning against the wall.
"Fu Jinxi, shut up!" Mu Kaiwei was anxious, worried, and distressed, but she couldn't say anything harsh, so she could only free her hands to pat his chest and back.
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