Moreover, everyone was extremely wary of Ning Hongxi!
To everyone's surprise, Ning Hongxi lifted his robe and knelt before Ye Qingxue, saying, "Your humble servant greets the Crown Princess!"
Everyone: ? ? !!
Ye Qingxue's brows furrowed almost imperceptibly.
She did not speak immediately.
However, Ning Hongxi quickly spoke again: "Upon learning that the Crown Princess had arrived in Wanliu Town, I rushed here to protect her. May I ask what brings the Crown Princess to Wanliu Town in such a grand manner? Is there anything I can do to help? I am willing to assist you!"
Not to mention Zhan Shuang and Qiu Shen, even Ye Qingxue was surprised that Ning Hongxi would say such a thing.
The way he had chased after her with his men earlier clearly indicated that he intended to kill her here, but now he was kneeling in front of her, saying that he wanted to protect her and help her with her affairs.
Who could believe that?
Ye Qingxue shifted her gaze from Ning Hongxi to the distance—the people of Wanliu Town had been awakened and were coming out to check. They were alarmed by the sudden appearance of so many guards, but dared not approach to find out what was going on.
Did Ning Hongxi discover it too?
Wanliu Town is very large, with many people living there. The Prime Minister wants to kill her here, and in order to cover up the truth of the whole matter, he may have to kill many local people.
However, Ning Hongxi had recently suffered a setback with Ning Xun and dared not massacre the entire town's inhabitants. Therefore, he pretended to gain her trust and then waited for an opportunity to kill her, thus reducing the scope of the incident's impact.
Thinking this, Ye Qingxue tentatively said, "I'm tired of staying outside. I want to go back to the capital city tonight."
Ning Hongxi stood up and said with a smile, "This is nothing serious. Your humble servant is willing to personally escort the Crown Princess home with the guards."
Ye Qingxue's gaze met Ning Hongxi's, who looked at her openly and honestly.
Neither of them mentioned the alchemy, nor did they discuss the matter of virgin boys and girls, but they both knew that the other was aware of these two things.
Ning Hongxi turned to his men and said, "Send out twenty guards to accompany me in escorting the Crown Princess back to the capital. The rest of you, retreat."
He was accompanied by at least two hundred guards.
Upon receiving the order, they quickly retreated, even taking the torches with them. The entire town of Wanliu seemed to have lost many people in an instant, making the place much more spacious and the air even fresher.
Ye Qingxue looked at him for a while, pondering whether to leave or not.
Could it be that Ning Hongxi agreed to "escort" her back so that he could keep an eye on her at all times and prevent her from entering the palace to tell the emperor what they had done?
Or perhaps she was forbidden from informing Prince Yu, Lord Pan, General Lan, and the others about this, in order to prevent her from joining forces with the officials to pressure the emperor?
Or perhaps, on her return journey, his men left behind quickly evacuated the children, eliminating any evidence that they had used young boys and girls to obtain the medicine.
Even if she survives and gains her freedom in the end, what good will it do to tell others about this? It will only be seen as a frame-up.
If that's the case, then she needs Ning Hongxi to "escort" her back to the capital even more.
With her under Ning Hongxi's watchful eye, those who retreated from the side and rear could return to the capital more quickly and tell Yu, Lan, Pan, and others what had happened.
Even if Ning Hongxi's people choose to evacuate the children and destroy the evidence, her people can still follow them to ensure that no evidence or clues are lost.
Having figured it out, Ye Qingxue had someone bring out the carriage from the backyard. She, along with Granny Xing and the others, boarded the carriage, which was guarded by over a hundred guards, and set off back to the capital.
When we left Wanliu Town, it was already getting light.
Ning Hongxi indeed brought twenty guards who stayed close to her carriage, watching her at all times, but they were very respectful to her, and there was not a single fault in their actions.
At this time, Ning Hongxi's confidant had already entered the palace, saying that he had brought news from the Prime Minister. Therefore, the Emperor immediately dismissed everyone and summoned him.
The confidant said, "Your Majesty, the Crown Princess somehow found out about the Longevity Pill. Yesterday, she led a large group of people to Wanliu Town. Her trusted maid even broke into the pill-making site. Now the Crown Princess knows everything about the Longevity Pill!"
"Wasn't this matter supposed to be kept very secret? How did the Crown Princess find out?" The Emperor's hand holding the teacup trembled slightly, and his eyes were filled with malice.
He knew Ye Qingxue and Yun Zhuo, that couple; they were both fiercely independent. Now that Ye Qingxue knew about them, what would become of them?
The confidant said, "The Prime Minister's meaning is that if the Crown Princess is not eliminated, things will be difficult to resolve. Therefore, the Prime Minister sent me to ask the Emperor whether this is the right thing to do?"
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