Quick Wear: Host, are you playing here?

A fight had already broken out in the center of the lake. Several arrows tied with fire shot out from nowhere and set the cabin on fire. The firelight illuminated the lake surface very clearly, and several figures were entangled in the fight.

Some imperial guards emerged from the flower boat near the center of the lake and instantly grappled with the assassin, who was defeated and fell back into the water.

Gao Huang emerged from another flower boat, unharmed. He swept his cold eyes around and made a gesture. The imperial guards immediately rowed closer and searched the surrounding boats.

I don’t know whether they are searching for the remnants of the assassin, or searching... Hua Xia glanced at Xiao Lie, it was most likely the latter.

After checking, the cruise ship carrying the imperial guards gradually moved towards their ship, surrounding it.

Gao Huang stepped on the pedal to board the ship. The imperial guards led the way in front of him, lifted all the curtains in the cabin, and stepped into the innermost room. He glanced at the person at the table and was stunned for a moment. Then he suddenly woke up and knelt on the deck with a thump.

Hua Xia frowned when she heard this: "You...don't your knees hurt?"

"Your Majesty...it doesn't hurt!"

A man of steel.

"Your Majesty, why are you here?" After asking, the man realized that he had said something wrong. How could they speculate about the whereabouts of His Majesty, so he immediately kept silent.

Hua Xia didn't think anything of it. She raised her eyes slightly and looked towards the bow. "Let's watch the show."

There is a performance in the center of the lake tonight, so it’s not wrong to say it’s a show.

All irrelevant people were asked to leave. Gao Huang walked in and quickly noticed what was going on inside. His eyes swept across Hua Xia's face, and his eyebrows jumped. He was originally preparing to ask Xiao Lie a question, but now he had to step forward and salute: "Your Majesty."

Gao Huang knew that Hua Xia had left the palace, but he didn't expect that she would come to the flower boat by chance. However, he figured it out in a flash. His Majesty had been to the flower house many times, so it was normal for her to come to the lake for a cruise...

"Your Majesty, I recently found a group of suspected rebels and eliminated some of them. I received news that the rebels would assassinate and retaliate in the center of the lake tonight, so I mobilized the imperial guards to capture them."

"I also suspect that the leader of the rebels is most likely watching on a flower boat." Gao Huang's eyes fell on Xiao Lie meaningfully.

Xiao Lie sneered: "Are you doubting me?"

"Your Highness, what are you talking about?" Gao Huang said with a sharp look. "It's just a routine inspection. Why did Your Highness appear on the flower boat? Could it be that he is here to watch the performance as well?"

Hua Xia was indifferent to the back and forth testing and just sat aside, waiting for a plate of melon seeds.

Unexpectedly, Xiao Lie turned his gaze and said, "Of course, I am here to accompany His Majesty."

Hua Xia: "......" Put p......

Those who came together would never be separated into two seats. Moreover, his people were staring at Xiao Lie. Gao Huang narrowed his eyes slightly, his eyes dangerous: "Your Majesty, you should be responsible for what you said."

Zhao Zhuo standing by was sweating profusely. His Majesty was still here, so how could he lie in front of so many people and use His Majesty as a shield?

Xiao Lie raised his head slowly, pinched the stick of the candy man with his fingertips and twisted it, making the candy man spin in a circle: "Master Gao, can you see it clearly?"

What to see clearly?

Gao Huang frowned and looked in the direction of Hua Xia. He saw the same sugar figure in the hands of the eunuch who accompanied her. There was also a sugar figure placed on oil paper on the table on the side. They were sugar paintings of people, but the people painted were different. There was a first-class guard of the palace, a eunuch, and Xiao Lie.

It is not difficult to see that it was created by one person.

only.....

Xiao Lie had only brought one attendant on board before.

Gao Huang looked at him solemnly: "Your Majesty, is that so?"

To be or not to be, that is the question.

Hua Xia was caught up in the chaos while eating melon. She looked at Xiao Lie, but the man did not meet her gaze. He turned his head away and looked at the candy man in his hand. He was betting on whether she would save him or not.

This guy is very fickle and always speaks sarcastically to her, and he still wants her to protect him?

What kind of international joke are you kidding?

Gao Huang asked in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, does this issue need to be considered for so long?"

Hua Xia pulled the corner of her mouth, and said with a fake smile: "I was careless. How about I take you to draw another one when we return to the palace later?"

This was considered as agreeing to Xiao Lie's words.

Gao Huang looked at her deeply, then took a step back and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty, but I don't like sweet things."

Hua Xia: "......" No, what's wrong with the male lead? You make her sound like a scumbag. Your female lead hasn't even appeared yet!

You two elder brothers, not to mention the younger brother, are all traitors, okay? Aren't you all going to rebel? You act like you are so loyal to her...

Headache.

And Xiao Lie, with a cold face like the King of Hell, would not appreciate your help.

Gao Huang took his men out to clean up the mess. The imperial guards left the boat and all the curtains fell. Xiao Lie really didn't appreciate it. He stood up and left without saying goodbye. Hua Xia gave him a fist bump behind his back. This guy was so annoying!

Zhao Zhuo followed his master out, still feeling suspicious about the fact that His Majesty had just covered up something. After avoiding people, he asked about his doubts.

"Your Majesty, does Her Majesty like..."

Xiao Lie suddenly interrupted him: "Have you lined up the people who will pass the message to Gao Huang?"

The assassination of Gao Huang was a plan within a plan. Several previous operations in Quejing had been leaked. Xiao Lie soon suspected that there was a traitor among his men. This was the last investigation and the person would soon surface.

The prince's change of focus was too abrupt. Isn't it a good thing that His Majesty likes the prince and that can be used to his advantage? Zhao Zhuo didn't understand why the prince avoided talking about it when it was obviously something that would be of great benefit.

But the prince always has his own ideas, and he did not miss them.

Zhao Zhuo replied: "I already have a name in mind."

After returning to the palace, the traitor was caught. Zhao Zhuo put a knife across the traitor's neck and asked, "Why did you betray the prince?"

The inner demon lowered his head as if accepting his fate: "Kill me?"

Zhao Zhuo moved the knife a little further: "What benefit did Gao Huang give you?"

The latter closed his eyes and said, "The old marquis said that revenge is not allowed. The Li family has done a great favor to the Xiao family. The new emperor is young and has been deceived by the villain. Revenge is not allowed."

Zhao Zhuo sneered: "Nonsense, so the culprit is Gao Huang, but you are joining him?"

The man's breathing quickened and he opened his eyes: "Your Majesty is too stubborn. After the matter is accomplished, I will kill Gao Huang."

"The Li family's Dayan must not be in chaos."

At the end of the blue brick road was a study room with its door open. Xiao Lie sat behind a long desk, looking at the man kneeling on the ground at the other end. He said in a cold voice, "How ridiculous."

"Take him away for trial."

Zhao Zhuo escorted the man back. At the end of the blue brick road, only an old steward who used to stay in Quejing was left. He was a little hunched over due to his age, and he was looking in the direction of Xiao Lie against the light.

That devastating disaster left Xiao Lie in the past. How could someone who was stuck in the past forget it?

Xiao Lie looked away. For fear of dust on the table, he placed the sugar figures he had brought back on the white paper. In winter, there would be heaters in the rooms, but Xiao Lie was afraid that the sugar figures would melt if the temperature got too high, so he asked his servants to take them out and put up the carved windows.

The cold wind blew in, but he didn't feel anything.

But winter will eventually pass, and the sugar man will eventually melt.

It is irreversible, and this is also the final destination of Sugar Man.