Quick Wear: The Villain's Beloved

"My lord, please wait."

Taoist Zhang suddenly stopped him.

"Master, what is this?"

King Xuan looked at him in confusion.

"Your Highness, please allow me to explain," Taoist Master Zhang stroked his white beard slowly, looking mysterious and profound. "Since we are praying for His Majesty this time, ordinary methods are not suitable. Men and women must be separated."

"What do you mean by this?"

"Don't worry, Your Majesty. This is a simple matter. You only need to pray twice, one to get rid of the pain, and the other to ensure good health in the future."

King Xuan nodded after hearing this.

"Everything can be arranged by the Taoist priest."

"Yes," Taoist Zhang placed one hand on his chest and performed a Taoist salute, "Then please let the ladies go first."

Hearing this, everyone looked at each other.

After no one objected, the women stood up one by one.

"I have to go first." Lan Qian also stood up. She was the Princess Ding and could not miss such occasions.

"it is good."

Mo Chen frowned slightly, as if he wanted to say something.

After thinking about it, I finally gave up.

He picked up the heater beside him and put it in her hands.

"Keep your hands warm."

"Ah."

Lan Qian nodded slightly.

The altar for praying was set up at the back. She walked out of the hall with the other female relatives. Qingzhu, her maid, also followed.

As soon as she left, Mo Chen's eyes returned to their coldness.

He secretly gave Mu Qiu a look.

Mu Qiu nodded and left silently.

The altar was temporarily built in the courtyard at the back, and everyone arrived at the place in a short while.

There were not many female members at this banquet.

Apart from the royal family, there are the wives of the ministers.

Unmarried ladies were not invited.

Of course, except for the royal princess.

"I will now begin to pray for blessings. All donors need to do is stand in front of the altar and pray sincerely. But please note that you cannot interrupt the prayer."

After saying this, Taoist Zhang began to perform the ritual.

He took out some talismans and placed them on the altar, then took out something from his arms and scattered them all in front of him. Then he walked around the altar several times, muttering some obscure words.

[Host, this Taoist's method is too simple, isn't it? ]

In its limited knowledge, the prayer ritual should at least include sprinkling water, waving flags or something like that.

Even if you are trying to fool people, you should do it more carefully.

"The Xuelan Kingdom doesn't promote the Dao, and the people here don't understand it, so naturally no one can see it."

Even if someone really noticed something unusual, if that person is smart, they will think carefully and know what is going on. They will be too cautious to point it out.

【What will happen if the host points it out? 】

The little dumpling is eager to cause trouble.

Lan Qian raised her eyebrows slightly.

"Do I look stupid?"

Little Dumpling: ...No, it's the stupid one.

This question should not be asked.

"But it's really boring to stand here in the cold wind."

It was still snowing, and although they had set up a temporary shelter so the snow wouldn't fall on them, the cold wind couldn't be stopped. Besides, there was Princess Ningxi not far away, who would cast jealous glances at them from time to time.

Lan Qian touched the gradually cooling heater in her hand and sighed helplessly in her heart.

When your hands get cold later, the man will feel distressed.

Fortunately, the whole ritual didn't take long. After about a quarter of an hour, Taoist Master Zhang stopped chanting the mantra. He turned around and said, "Dear donors, this prayer is over. You can go back to the temple first."

Princess Duan, who was at the front, nodded slightly: "Thank you for your hard work, Taoist priest."

The ritual was completed and everyone returned along the same route.

Back in the hall, Mo Chen indeed noticed her hands first.

Before she sat down, the man's hand reached out to her and felt that her hand was a little cold. His cold brows couldn't help but frown slightly.

"It's okay, it will warm up soon."

Before he could speak, Lan Qian spoke first, blocking the man's words of distress and worry.

"You……"

Mo Chen touched her head helplessly.

Even though time was a bit tight, he still used his inner strength to warm the girl's hands, and then reminded her worriedly: "It may not be peaceful today, be careful, don't go anywhere else, let Mu Qiu do anything."

"Do not worry."

Lan Qian smiled and said, "I will protect myself."

While this party was full of affection, Princess Ningxi over there almost gritted her teeth. She forced herself to look away and not look at those two people.

Wait a little longer.

Just wait a little longer...

"Princess,"

The trusted maid quietly lowered her body and whispered in her ear: "It's ready."

"very good."

A hint of coldness flashed across Princess Ningxi's eyes.

She couldn't help but look in that direction again. Prince Ding had already left the hall to go to the place of prayer, leaving the woman alone sitting there. Now was the best opportunity.

On the other side, Lan Ying, who had been quiet all the time, was also paying attention to the situation in the hall. Seeing that only female relatives were left in the hall, she looked at Princess Ningxi next to her, and the two exchanged glances.

Just as they were about to take action, a eunuch suddenly ran in in a panic.

"Not good! Not good!"

The eunuch knelt down hurriedly and said:

"There's an assassin... The assassin is coming in!"

"what?"

The women in the family became panicked.

"what happened?"

"What's going on? How did an assassin come into Prince Xuan's mansion?"

"Where is the assassin?"

……

Everyone was in a panic and chaos was about to break out.

Lan Qian just sat there indifferently.

He was so calm that he didn't even raise his eyes.

"Ladies, don't panic." Princess Duan, as the most experienced person at the scene, had to come out to stabilize the situation. "The prince and the others are still praying. Let's listen to what's going on first."

She looked at the eunuch kneeling on the ground.

"You said."

"Yes... yes," the eunuch was frightened, his voice trembling, "The princes and the adults had just begun to pray for His Majesty, when suddenly a group of men in black came out from nowhere, each holding a sword and rushing towards the princes..."

"Wha...what?"

Princess Duan's expression changed.

The other ladies became more and more flustered as they listened.

"So how are the prince and the others doing?"

"This... It's dark, I can't see clearly, but when I came over just now, it seemed that someone was injured."

"Injuried!"

Someone below exclaimed.

"Mother, what should I do?"

The incident happened too suddenly, and everyone was in a panic. They could only count on Princess Duan, who was the backbone of the group.

This was also the first time that Princess Duan experienced such a thing.

She couldn't help but glance at Lan Qian, who was also a princess, but saw that she looked as if nothing had happened. There was no panic on her face, and she looked extremely calm.

I can't lose to her and let others look down on me.

Princess Duan gritted her teeth and forced herself to calm down.

"Ladies, calm down. The situation is still unclear. We women are weak and can only wait here for the time being. We must not cause trouble for the prince and his men."

"Yes... your Majesty is right."

Everyone responded.

The palace calmed down temporarily.

Princess Ningxi frowned. How could there be an assassin?

"What should we do now?"

Lan Ying beside her lowered her voice.

They had already made arrangements for the plan, but now assassins suddenly broke into Prince Xuan's Mansion. They didn't know how many assassins there were, whether they would be affected, and how things would develop next.

"Now……"

Princess Ningxi didn't expect things to turn out differently.

She stared at Lan Qian unwillingly.

There was a hint of cruelty in his sinister eyes.

"The plan continues!"