I died tragically in my previous life, and I want to be an empress in my next life

Seeing this, Yin Liu hurriedly stood in front of Pei Zhiyan and tried to protect her. But Pei Zhiyan gently held Yin Liu's hand and gave her a comforting look.

Pei Zhiyan smiled slightly, with a hint of disdain and contempt in her smile, and looked at Princess Yongtai firmly, "Princess, if you really hate me so much, you might as well say it. But please remember, I, Pei Zhiyan, am not a weak woman who can be manipulated by others. You want to destroy me, but I'm afraid it won't be that easy."

Just as Princess Yongtai was stunned, Pei Zhiyan turned her head and whispered to Yinliu, "Cover your mouth and nose."

Then, Pei Zhiyan suddenly pulled out a handful of white powder from her sleeve and threw it into the air. The powder scattered in the air, and the room was instantly filled with an indescribable fragrance.

The two wretched men and guards who were close to Pei Zhiyan inhaled the strange fragrance and immediately felt dizzy and weak in their limbs, and they collapsed to the ground one after another.

Princess Yongtai also felt dizzy. She looked at Pei Zhiyan in disbelief, "You...what is this thing?"

Pei Zhiyan smiled slightly, with a sly look in her eyes, "Treat others as they would have you treat them ...

She didn't want to treat her like this, but she had already let her off once and she still wouldn't give up, so don't blame her for being cruel.

At this moment, Pei Zhiyan fired a flare out of the window. The flare cut through the night sky, emitting a dazzling light.

Seeing this, Xiao Lin, who was hiding in the dark, fixed his eyes and passed by like the wind. He quickly gathered everyone and approached Pei Zhiyan silently.

The guards outside noticed something was wrong, but faced with the well-trained Xiao Lin and others, they were powerless and were quickly subdued.

Pei Zhiyan and Yin Liu followed Xiao Lin and the others and left.

They rode at full speed, eagerly rushing to the White Horse Temple. The whistling night wind and the sound of horse hooves broke the tranquility of the night.

"Sixth Prince, we have discovered something here!" A secret guard ran over holding a piece of cloth.

Xuanyuan Che took it and looked at it carefully. It was a piece of top-quality brocade with a fine texture and exquisite patterns. Pei Zhiyan seemed to love wearing brocade.

He raised it to his nose and sniffed it. There was a faint scent of jasmine, a scent he had smelled many times in Pei Zhiyan's room. It was familiar and intimate.

An inexplicable excitement surged in Xuanyuan Che's heart. He was sure that this piece of cloud brocade was left by Pei Zhiyan.

"Keep searching!" he ordered gloomily and decisively, his voice revealing unquestionable majesty and determination.

The secret guards immediately scattered and continued to search carefully for Pei Zhiyan in the woods.

Xuanyuan Che and the secret guards followed the footprints all the way and finally came to a dilapidated house.

The house looked like it hadn't been lived in for a long time, with moss growing on the walls and the tiles on the roof in bad shape. Xuanyuan Che and the secret guards approached the house quietly, pushed open the door, and a rotten smell hit them in the face.

They quickly glanced around the room and saw a disheveled woman lying in a corner, motionless. Her face was pale and she seemed to have lost consciousness.

One of the secret guards stepped forward to check, then suddenly took a step back and said to Xuanyuan Che hesitantly, "Sixth...Sixth Prince, you...you come and take a look..."

Xuanyuan Che's heart suddenly tightened, and he hurried forward to check. When he saw the woman's face clearly, his expression changed instantly.

A complex emotion surged in his heart, anger and worry. He was angry that someone dared to treat her like this; he was worried that she was in a very bad condition.

Xuanyuan Che took a deep breath, trying to stay calm, turned around and yelled at the group of secret guards, "Get out! Quickly!"

Although the secret guards were a little surprised, they quickly obeyed the order and left the house.

Xuanyuan Che quickly took off his cloak, carefully wrapped the woman tightly, then squatted down to observe her condition carefully. Her breathing was weak and rapid, and she was obviously frightened.

At this moment, the woman seemed to have woken up. She opened her eyes dazedly and saw Xuanyuan Che in front of her. She pushed him away and screamed in fear, "You! Go away! Don't come over here!"

Xuanyuan Che frowned, his tone full of confusion, "Yongtai, it's me. What happened? Why are you here?"

Princess Yongtai's eyes were filled with tears. She seemed not to hear what he said. She just kept pushing him away, shouting, "Go away! Go away! Go away!"

Xuanyuan Che felt a pain in his heart. He knew that she must be in extreme fear and anxiety at the moment. He stretched out his hand and tried to comfort her, "Yongtai, don't be afraid. It's me, the Sixth Brother."

However, Princess Yongtai seemed to be even more stimulated. She struggled desperately to escape from Xuanyuan Che's touch, her eyes full of fear.

Xuanyuan Che sighed helplessly. He knew that Princess Yongtai was in extreme panic at the moment, and any words or actions might increase her anxiety.

He decided to give Princess Yongtai some time to adapt and recover, so he stood up and stepped aside. The air was filled with an indescribable tension and depression, as if even time had frozen. Xuanyuan Che waited quietly, his heart filled with worry and expectation.

After a long time, Princess Yongtai seemed to be tired, her struggle became weak, and her breathing became steady. Xuanyuan Che saw her eyelids tremble slightly, and then slowly closed, as if she fell into a deep sleep.

Xuanyuan Che then stepped forward, gently picked her up, and walked out of this room that filled her with fear and anxiety with steady and powerful steps.

Then the secret guard came to report that the bodies of some bandits and guards were found nearby. Those guards were Princess Yongtai's men, and those bandits were not ordinary bandits, but were disguised as the death squads of the Loyalty Marquis' Mansion.

Xuanyuan Che frowned when he heard this. What on earth was going on? Why did Yongtai leave the palace and bring his assassins here again?

Looking at Yongtai who was in a coma, Xuanyuan Che sighed and decided to take her back to the capital and settle her down first.