Dress up as a sickly person to capture the villain princess!

The servant kneeling on the ground was trembling.

His head hit the ground.

She didn't dare to look up at her master and swallowed her saliva.

"To answer the master's question... yes... and... and... Young Master... Young Master, there is something unusual about his tomb!"

As soon as these words came out, the whole hall was silent.

Even Mrs. Gu, who was sitting next to Mr. Gu, couldn't help but tighten her handkerchief.

A beautiful orchid was crumpled into a mess by her.

"Boss, what should we do... Who is this blind thief who actually stole from our house?"

The two men were fidgeting. If it was really tomb robbers coming to steal things, it would be fine. But if it was not, then their Gu family might be in real trouble.

Mr. Gu, who was wearing an official uniform, looked unhappy.

He stroked his beard with his hand, and before he could say anything, he heard a series of hurried footsteps outside the door.

"Master, it's bad, Master!"

The servant was covered in yellow-brown mud, even his face was stained with a lot of it.

"When we checked the young master's tomb, we found... the soil had traces of being crushed. We were worried that tomb robbers had opened the young master's tomb..."

"I just opened it and found that the young master's coffin had been opened by someone else a long time ago... and the nails on the coffin were loose!"

"There is nothing left in the young master's coffin...!"

His terrified voice echoed throughout the hall.

Suppressing the surprise and doubt in his heart, Mr. Gu could only pretend to be calm.

If he panicked first, the entire Gu family would be in chaos.

"Got it...you guys can leave first."

The hand holding the teacup trembled slightly.

Mr. Gu already had a guess in his mind, but he couldn't determine who did it.

If His Majesty really found out, I would probably ruin the lifeblood of the entire Gu family because of my momentary confusion and soft-heartedness.

"Madam, I will go out and ask my colleagues what His Majesty has been doing in Longcheng recently."

"Madam, please stay in the mansion and take care of Zhao'er's affairs."

A pair of weathered hands covered them, and the couple looked at each other worriedly. The graceful and elegant old lady Gu nodded rapidly.

"My dear, you go first."

"I will take care of Zhao'er's burial."

There are wrinkles all over his weathered face.

Shaking his head, his black hat flickered, Mr. Gu sighed, and waved his scarlet sleeves.

Step out of the door.

.........

The moon is shining brightly.

It fell in through a small window in the prison.

The iron railings were clearly visible, and Xia Zhiyuan tightened his clothes.

Sneezed.

Maybe there was too much dust in the prison, and her immune-compromised body couldn't resist it, which is why this happened.

He rubbed his nose with his fingertips.

Zhao Changlin handed over a handkerchief with a faint scent of incense on it. You could tell it was the smell of gold as soon as you smelled it.

It’s more expensive than gold.

"But did you catch a cold in the strong wind at night?"

"Why don't you go back and rest first? I'll take care of things here, Zhiyuan can rest assured."

Zhao Changlin had been busy all night, doing everything by himself, and there was a circle of light blue dark circles under his eyes, which made people feel pity for him.

"Your Highness, please come back with me. There are so many soldiers watching here, so nothing should go wrong."

"Besides, Gu Zhao has lost too much blood. Your Highness may have to send two imperial doctors to keep an eye on him and prevent him from dying."

Although Gu Zhao deserves to die, it is not now.

The more he knew, the higher his value would naturally be. If he died so easily in prison, wouldn't that be too easy for him?

As she was talking, Xia Zhiyuan's cold fingers clenched around his. Zhao Changlin looked down and saw that Xia Zhiyuan had a pitiful look in her eyes. She looked like she was undoubtedly seeking warmth from him.

"Wearing so much, do you feel it's a burden?"

Zhao Changlin couldn't help feeling sad. Zhiyuan was wrapped in three layers of clothes, but he was still cold to the touch.

How could she not feel heartbroken?

Let her drink more medicine, but medicine is poisonous to some extent, so how... can she swallow so much?

It was indeed a bit cumbersome. Xia Zhiyuan had already reached the point where he had to take a breath after walking for a while.

If she wasn't wearing such thick clothes, her body would not be so bloated and it would be easier to walk, but... she would probably be frozen to death.

"Fortunately, since Your Highness feels sorry for Zhiyuan... then why not accompany him together..."

He glanced left and right.

There was no one in the prison except the soldiers on night duty, holding spears, carrying swords and wearing armor.

But Xia Zhiyuan was more or less embarrassed to say such cheesy love words in front of the soldiers.

Although she would not act like this in front of His Highness and say all kinds of dirty words, she still had to have some dignity in front of outsiders.

"Ji Won fell asleep..."

This was said almost against Zhao Changlin's cheek. Accustomed to Zhiyuan's elusiveness, Zhao Changlin lowered his eyebrows and smiled.

He put his arm around Xia Zhiyuan's waist and pulled him closer to his arms.

Even though I'm wrapped in such a warm coat, I'm still a little cold.

"Don't you sleep together every day?"

"Zhiyuan, why do you still ask this question?"

Their foreheads touched each other, Zhao Changlin placed his fingers on Xia Zhiyuan's earlobe, and his eyes curved slightly with a smile.

Ever since he was seriously injured, His Highness seldom smiled in front of him. Even if he smiled, it was a smile of relief.

But now the smile was a little different, His Highness seemed to be laughing from the bottom of his heart.

"Of course... of course it's different..."

Xia Zhiyuan, who was led astray by His Highness, paused. His Highness was really bad. She didn't believe that His Highness didn't understand the difference between the two.

I just want to tell the difference between the two!

"Okay, let's go back to the bed and discuss this."

Zhao Changlin took Xia Zhiyuan's hand and led him up the stairs.

Along the way, any soldier who saw the two of them would salute and greet them.

Xia Zhiyuan adhered to the good habit of being polite and returned the greeting to the soldier.

Naturally, her behavior attracted Zhao Changlin's attention. Born into an imperial family, for Zhao Changlin, ordering people around was as natural as breathing.

She had never realized before...that she was equal to these people.

But only Zhi Yuan's actions could make Zhao Changlin stop and stare.

"Your Highness...are you very curious?"

"Then, Zhiyuan was merciful enough to tell Your Highness why this is the case."

Extending her index finger, Xia Zhiyuan looked even more charming under the moonlight. Zhao Changlin couldn't help but follow her steps and looked at her with raised eyebrows.

"Zhiyuan, are you hiding your incompetence from me?"

Hearing His Highness asking this question, Xia Zhiyuan smiled softly.

"If your highness thinks so, then it probably is."

"Your Highness, do you know that respecting the wise and humble is the most important thing for a monarch? Your vassal...will listen to you, but will the vassal's vassal listen to you?"

“Sometimes a thousand-mile dam can be breached by a tiny hole.”

"This is the truth that Zhiyuan hopes Your Highness will learn."