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

"After all, the dead can't speak."

"If Your Highness had been obedient and stayed quietly in the palace as the eldest princess, you wouldn't have suffered this disaster today. The Emperor has long been seriously ill and doesn't have much time left."

Time is running out and the disease is terminal...?

It was true, there was something fishy about this palace maid!

But...how did she suddenly think of these things? While Xia Zhiyuan was thinking, he heard the eldest palace maid say something in her mind.

"Hmph, Your Highness probably didn't expect that the Emperor would soon pass away... Your Highness' assassination was just a diversionary move, a feint to the east and an attack in the west. The real order of the master is the dog emperor's life!"

"By then, the world will have been settled, and it's time for me to fulfill what my master promised me."

At this point, the matter is clear.

"It has been detected that an important NPC has died - system failure... system failure... trying to automatically repair... trying to repair the system... repair progress 1%..."

Intermittent sounds mixed with unclear electric currents continued to come out of my ears. Even the voice of the head palace maid just now gradually became unclear and disappeared.

Xia Zhiyuan only felt that there were sharp objects constantly pouring into his ears. Trying to support his body, Xia Zhiyuan covered his ears.

Keep breathing heavily.

She was already weak and had shortness of breath, and she felt cold all over.

With his fingers against the palm of his hand, Xia Zhiyuan knew that this was the original owner's old illness coming back. At this moment, his limbs felt like they were soaked in winter snow.

"Hello……"

"..."

Xia Zhiyuan called out twice in her mind but still got no response from the system. She knew that no matter how much she called out now, the system would not respond to her.

Unless this broken system fixes itself.

No...she has to go save His Highness.

Even without the system, she could still rescue His Highness.

The words "important NPC death" pierced Xia Zhiyuan's heart like a thorn, coupled with the system crash.

Xia Zhiyuan knew that either something had happened to the emperor, or His Highness was in danger of his life... As the senior palace maid had just said, the assassin's target was the emperor.

The purpose of bringing His Highness there is to make Him bear the guilt of "killing the emperor and killing his father". If it were before, His Highness would have no motive to kill his father and the current emperor.

But now, Your Highness is the crown prince designated by the Emperor. As long as he sits on the position of crown prince, the Emperor will be somewhat apprehensive, let alone the ministers.

But choosing now as the time to act is a bit too hasty. If we make a mistake by even one move, we won't be able to win this game.

He is so impatient, yet his plan is so meticulous and ruthless. This can only prove one thing, that this person has no roots in this continent.

That's why he was so anxious, because if he missed the hunting opportunity, his men would not be able to infiltrate the palace, or in other words, the chess pieces he had arranged would only be enough for this time.

So even though he knew that this action would be risky, he still had to take the risk, because if he missed this opportunity, he would never be able to ascend the throne.

A figure gradually flashed before his eyes. No wonder... that "foolish" prince just now wanted to come and pay his respects to His Highness. Perhaps this was also part of his plan.

"Miss Xia... do you have better clothes?"

"I will take Miss Xia to see the Minister right away."

The voice of the senior palace maid came again through the screen, but unfortunately I couldn't hear it this time. I wonder what she was thinking.

But it came just in time.

I was just worrying about how to get out of this big tent without this maid getting suspicious? This person kept repeating rules and regulations in my ear every day.

Now I will teach her a lesson according to the rules.

"It's changed."

Chunni behind her was holding a corner of Xia Zhiyuan's dress. Xia Zhiyuan's face was pale, so the senior palace maid didn't notice anything wrong with him.

So he nodded with satisfaction.

"That's great. Your Highness's companion should not go out without Your Highness's permission, but now the situation is urgent and we can't care so much. Miss Xia, please go quickly and don't let the Minister wait anxiously."

After saying this, the senior palace maid led the way.

Xia Zhiyuan said slowly: "Since the maid sister said so, let Chunni take Zhiyuan there. After all, there are rules for the head maid. Besides, the maid sister will really attract attention if she goes out in this outfit."

"Zhiyuan and Daddy also have many heartfelt words to say, I hope the palace maid sister will be accommodating."

There were many small gold leaves hidden in Xia Zhiyuan's palm. This was a bag that the prince had given him before, and Xia Zhiyuan had been wearing it all the time.

It's really not her fault that she is greedy for money. She has never seen such pure gold with such exquisite workmanship in her previous life. Besides, money makes the world go round. Carrying it with her, maybe it can be used in an emergency in the future.

Sure enough, this day has arrived.

Fortunately, he had made preparations in advance, otherwise Xia Zhiyuan would only be able to explode his own gold coins, such as the hairpin on his head and the bracelet on his hand.

She stuffed the small gold leaves into the palm of the senior palace maid. As expected, the senior palace maid looked hesitant, but finally nodded.

"Go quickly and come back soon, the place we agreed to meet is at..."

When talking about the address, the senior palace maid looked around, moved closer to Xia Zhiyuan's ear, and whispered softly.

"Got it. Thank you, maid sister. I hope you can take good care of me when I am with His Highness."

As expected, as he had expected, this woman was a spy planted by the person behind the scenes, so her character was not firm.

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As I walked out of the tent, a breeze blew towards me. It was not as hot as the scorching sun of the past few days, nor as gentle as the spring breeze that soothed my heart. Instead, it was a bleak autumn wind that almost made it hard to breathe.

Xia Zhiyuan was suffering from the original owner's stubborn cold, and his hands were tightly grasping the edge of the blue cloak hood, his palms soaked with sweat.

But she still moved forward against the strong wind.

In just a moment, Xia Zhiyuan made a decision. Since the system has entered hibernation mode, he cannot send a message directly to His Highness like last time.

Then I must find His Highness's confidant to save His Highness' life.

They definitely cannot be the palace maids in the princess's tent. These palace maids and eunuchs were brought out from the imperial palace. Although His Highness grew up in the imperial palace, he has lived outside the palace for a long time.

The situation in the palace changes rapidly.

These palace maids and eunuchs cannot be trusted.

Xia Zhiyuan already had a suitable candidate in mind. She turned around and looked at Chunni, smiled slightly, and a shallow dimple appeared on her face.

But there was some sadness and worry in her eyes. Even if Chunni was stupid, she had been with the young lady for a long time and could see what she was thinking.

The young lady hasn't shown such an expression for a long time. The last time she did so, she was sighing at the lotus leaves in the courtyard that were broken by heavy rain.

"Chun Ni, I have something for you to do."

"Is it possible?"