When the prince is reborn, he will only hit me if he doesn't hit the wall!

Xu Xinyue stopped unconsciously, held her breath and listened attentively.

"You can choose one of the two. Don't say that I am merciless."

There was a clang, the sound of a sword falling to the ground.

Xu Xinyue suddenly shuddered, and most of the tea in her hand spilled out.

"who!"

A loud shout, accompanied by a cold gaze, came straight towards him.

Xu Xinyue looked at him, holding the teacup, and stood frozen in place.

Now she couldn't leave or stay.

"I, I didn't hear anything..."

He stepped back consciously, wanting to return to the cave.

Qin Yuechuan's expression instantly eased and he lowered his voice: "It's okay, there is no secret that Yueyue can't know."

He led her over, and Xu Xinyue could see clearly that there was a man in black half-kneeling in front of her.

"This is……"

"During yesterday's plan, his weapon slipped out of his hand and nearly injured Yueyue. Regardless of the cause, he is unforgivable."

"Since Yueyue has seen it, it is up to Yueyue to decide how to deal with him."

Xu Xinyue lowered her eyes and saw that the person in front of her had his head lowered. His clothes were very similar to Xuanyi's.

The sword did not hurt her at all, but it stabbed Qin Yuechuan. She had no right to comment on the matter, and it was up to Qin Yuechuan to decide how to deal with it.

However...if it weren't for last night, she didn't know when she would have known about Qin Yuechuan's "self-harm".

"Is he a traitor?" Xu Xinyue asked knowingly.

"No."

"Is he yours?"

"To be exact, they are our people."

Xu Xianyue said: "In this case, how about giving him a chance to make amends?"

"So Yueyue let him go?"

"I'm not letting him go. Next time, if there's a more difficult task, let him do it. If he returns without success, I have no right to comment on whether he should be killed or cut into pieces."

Qin Yuechuan was silent for a moment.

Xu Xinyue immediately added: "It's just my humble opinion. If you think it's inappropriate, then I'll do as you say."

Qin Yuechuan's voice was cold and his tone was as cold as a knife, as if it was poisoned: "You are lucky today, so I will spare your life for now. If you do it again next time, I will take more than just an arm. I will make you live a life worse than death."

The man in black lowered his head even lower.

After knowing each other for so long, this was the first time Xu Xinyue heard Qin Yuechuan speak like this.

I couldn't help but shudder.

Her movements were subtle, but Qin Yuechuan noticed it. He kept silent and only said one sentence:

"roll!"

In just a moment, the person in front of him disappeared.

Qin Yuechuan's fingers hanging by his side curled up slightly, and he tried to slow down his voice and change the subject without leaving a trace: "Is Yueyue hungry?"

"No, I woke up and saw that you were not there, so I came out to look for you. It's out in the wilderness here, and I was worried that something might happen to you."

Qin Yuechuan listened to her answer, and his heart went limp: "Yueyue, don't worry about me. I already know everything about this place."

"I found some game this morning, Yueyue, would you like to try some?"

"Ah."

Here, smoke is curling up and the fragrance is tangy, but Xu Baiyu in Kyoto is not living such a comfortable life.

A guesthouse in Kyoto

"Miss, we don't have much money left, so this is all we can eat today."

Qiu Lian handed Xu Baiyu a bowl of porridge and a coarse cake wrapped in oil paper.

Xu Baiyu frowned and took a look: "How can I eat this? It's dry and tastes nothing!"

"Miss, since our travel allowance was stolen, we don't have much money left. If we want to leave Kyoto, we need to save more money. Since you don't want to stay in the Mo-wai guest room, we can only save money on food."

"In all these years in Xu's mansion, I have never eaten such rough food. What's the difference between this and begging on the street?"

Qiu Lian pouted and complained: Beggars don’t have porridge and cakes to eat every day.

But Qiu Lian knew that Xu Baiyu would never listen to such words, so she pinched the hem of her skirt and said, "I will find a job tomorrow, and when I have enough money, I will buy some delicious food for the young lady--"

"We are running away now, and you are going out to travel. If you go in and out to work, won't the Xu family know where you are, and thus where I am?!"

Qiu Lian felt wronged: "This is not possible, and that is not possible. Miss, do you have any other ideas?"

Xu Baiyu glanced at the dim sky outside, then at his clothes, and touched the jade bracelet on his wrist, feeling a little sad. He then picked out a short gold hairpin from his bag and handed it to Qiu Lian: "Take this to the restaurant and see if you can exchange it for some food."

Qiu Lian took the hairpin with hesitation, wanting to advise Xu Baiyu a few words, but the words turned around in her mouth for a few times and she swallowed them back. I'm afraid that young lady nowadays would not listen to anything she said.

Qiu Lian left the inn without noticing a dark figure following her like a ghost.

*

Kyoto Palace

It has been three days since the emperor received the news that Qin Yuechuan was assassinated.

Fuxi, who replaced Fulu, also accompanied the emperor for three whole days in fear.

Although he did not understand the emperor as well as Fulu, he could clearly feel that after receiving letters in recent days, his face had become so gloomy that ink could drip out of it.

For several days, except for meeting necessary court officials, he did not say a word.

At this time, someone came to report: Prince Xin wants to see you.

The emperor agreed to see him, and Fu Xiru was pardoned.

Prince Xin is a very understanding person and will surely be able to comfort the emperor on this matter.

Qin Xingyue entered the study, and Fuxi consciously closed the door and quietly retreated.

The emperor snorted when he saw him, "You still remembered to come see me. I thought you would shrink and show up with that brat."

Qin Xingyue's expression remained calm: "I don't understand what your father is saying."

"Come on, stop pretending. You and the Third Brother have always been good friends. I don't believe you don't know what he plans to do and where he went."

Having said that, it would only make things more obvious if I continued to pretend.

Qin Xingyue said: "Father is wise, and my third brother has a plan, but I really don't know where he went."

At the end, he added, "How did the emperor know that my third brother was..."

The emperor rolled his eyes at him, took a sip of tea, and said nothing more.

How did he know?

Is there any need to think about this? The emperor knew very well how much he valued his new princess after a private statement in front of the bed that day.

The report this time was that Prince Rong and Princess Rong were missing together.

Since they are together, how could Qin Yuechuan bear to let Xu Xinyue be in danger? He must protect her well. As long as Xu Xinyue is there, Qin Yuechuan can do nothing.

You still have the nerve to ask him how he knew.

"Do you two really think I'm stupid?!"