"Don't be afraid, sister will take care of it for you." Ali looked at the two children with such heartache that she turned around and took out two rag dolls from her arms.

"This is what my sister brought for you when she went on a mission this time. Do you like it?"

"I like it!" They both took it happily.

Shen Lishu did not miss the disdain that flashed across their eyes, looking at the little girl with a gleam of envy.

Ali stood up and walked to Shen Lishu, frowning and asked, "Who are you?

How did you get into the villa? I haven't seen you before?"

"I..." Shen Lishu was at a loss for words. She didn't know what her current identity was. She couldn't just say "I am your master."

Looking at her current state, no one would believe it!

Her true identity was known only to a few close elders, and the other servants only knew that a very special little girl had come to the villa.

But people like Ali who just came back from a mission really don’t know this news.

Seeing that Shen Lishu couldn't explain it, Ali's eyes suddenly became sharp, and he reached out to grab her wrist, "Since you can't explain it, then you can go to the prison with me."

"Yes! She is the spy! We heard her plotting with others to kill us!" Ruyi suddenly said loudly.

Shen Lishu stared at the little girl and laughed angrily, "Children who lie will have their tongues pulled out."

"You're still scaring them!" Ali was completely angry now. He didn't care whether she was a child or not and dragged Shen Lishu away.

"You must go to jail for interrogation!"

Shen Lishu was really helpless. The girl had a strong smell of blood on her body. She was probably injured while doing the mission, and she didn't want to hurt her own people.

But if she backed down today, those two little girls would probably become even more rampant.

After thinking about it, Shen Lishu had to shake it gently to free his wrist from the clamp.

"Miss, I have made it very clear. The Right Prime Minister knows my identity and origins. If you don't believe me, you can go ask her, or I can take you to confront her."

"You're still making excuses! How can the Right Prime Minister, who is so busy with all sorts of things, have time to care about the affairs of a little girl like you?"

Ali was furious when she broke free from him, and he attacked again with some ferocity.

Shen Lishu quickly dodged and said, "You are going too far!"

"You actually dodged it. It seems you are the spy!" Ali drew out a dagger and attacked without saying a word. She had already determined in her heart that Shen Lishu was the spy, and she attacked without mercy.

Shen Lishu...I'm hiding!

She didn't want to hurt Ali, but she couldn't let her attack her, so she had to keep dodging.

Just then, she saw Ruyi and Jixiang standing beside her, and she immediately had an idea in her mind.

She quickly flashed to Ruyi's side and grabbed Ruyi's neck.

"Let her go!" Seeing this, Ali immediately stopped attacking, and the dagger in his hand buzzed.

"Don't come over, or I will kill her." Shen Lishu threatened.

Ali gnashed his teeth in anger, but could do nothing about it. "What do you want in exchange for letting the princess go?"

"I've told you, the Right Prime Minister knows my identity. Either you let me go, or we go together to confront the Right Prime Minister." Shen Lishu said.

Ali hesitated for a moment, but finally had to agree, "Okay, I'll go with you.

But if you dare to play any tricks, I will never let you go."

"It's still unknown who will let go of whom." Shen Lishu carried Ruyi and went to Zhou Lihua's bedroom first.

Seeing how familiar she was with the place, Ali couldn't help but grit his teeth. How long had this person been lurking in Qingli Villa?

Thinking of this, she secretly sent out the Dark Pavilion's exclusive signal, while following behind Shen Lishu, looking for an opportunity to rescue Ruyi.

Shen Lishu rolled his eyes speechlessly. Is it that necessary?

Zhou Lihua usually handled official business in the front hall of the Government Affairs Palace. She had just gotten up at this time when she heard from the servants that a spy had sneaked in and held Princess Ruyi hostage. She was immediately shocked.

"I gonna go see!"

How could a spy get into Qingli Villa? The security here is tighter than that of Emperor Jinning's palace. Who is so bold!

When she went out, she saw that it was her daughter Li'er carrying Ruyi over. "What's going on?"

Before Shen Lishu could say anything, Ali stood in front of Zhou Lihua with his weapon, "Right Prime Minister, be careful!" At the same time, he was surrounded by a group of masked girls in black clothes who suddenly appeared from nowhere.

Shen Lishu said helplessly, "Mom, they misunderstood."

What did Zhou Lihua not understand about this situation? She quickly waved her hand and asked everyone to leave. "You leave, she is not a spy!"

Ali was extremely anxious, with a look of disbelief on his face, "You weren't bewitched by her, were you? She even dared to hit the princesses!"

Zhou Lihua's eyes changed, "I said back off!"

The girls looked at Ali and then at Zhou Lihua, and slowly retreated.

"Li'er, A-li, come in."

Shen Lishu threw Ruyi and Jixiang to the ground and raised his fist, "I'll deal with you when I come back!"

Ruyi was so frightened that she trembled, got up and ran to Zhou Lihua, holding on to her skirt and refusing to let go, "Grandma, save me!"

Zhou Lihua felt sorry for her seeing her miserable appearance, but she still made up her mind to pull out her skirt and threw her to the maid, "Put your clothes in place and reflect on yourself." She knew very well which one was closer to her, her biological daughter or her granddaughter.

Shen Lishu raised his fist again, and Ruyi and Jixiang were frightened and finally left obediently.

Ali suddenly jumped up and stabbed Shen Lishu with the dagger in his hand without mercy.

"You're still excited, aren't you?"

Shen Lishu was not a person with a good temper either. He attacked her again and again. He raised his hand and grabbed Ali's wrist and squeezed it.

The dagger fell to the ground with a clang. Shen Lishu took out a whip and tied her up tightly with a few strokes. Blood immediately oozed from Ali's back.

"Ali, I told you she's not a spy, why did you do that?" Zhou Lihua asked her seriously.

Ali lowered her head and said nothing. She just felt uncomfortable watching Zhou Lihua protecting Shen Lishu. This spy! She even bewitched the right prime minister and allowed her to bully the princess.

That was the child left by the king. Although he was not their biological child, they always treated him as their own.

Zhou Lihua sighed, looking at the wound on her back, she finally couldn't bear to continue blaming her, "Come in."

Shen Lishu carried A Li into the inner room. She threw A Li onto the chair and raised her hand to use her spiritual power to heal her wounds.

"You...!" Ali was stunned. She felt the pain on her back and understood what the other person was doing. "Who are you?"

"I've already said I'm not a spy." Shen Lishu rolled his eyes.

Zhou Lihua was sitting opposite him, and she said to Ali earnestly, "You have been with us for so many years, why are you so impulsive this time?"

"Look at the whip that's tied to you, and feel the force on your back. Don't you think it looks familiar?"

"I..." Ali looked down at the familiar whip made of special material and was stunned for a moment.

"This...what's going on!" Ali was one of the girls rescued from Huizhou by Shen Lishu. How could she not be familiar with the whip that saved their lives?

Zhou Lihua continued, "This whip recognizes its owner. It cannot be used by anyone else. Do you know this?"

Ali nodded with difficulty, "I know." Then he looked at Shen Lishu with an incredulous look.

"Some things I don't think need to be explained so clearly. Anyway, Li'er is not a spy, and it is only good for them if I hand the princess over to her for education.

You have known that those two little girls are full of lies and mischief for a long time, so you can’t indulge them anymore!"

Ali lowered his head, "But, they are still young..."

Shen Lishu said calmly, "Even the youngest children should know how to distinguish right from wrong, but what the two of them did, which one of them didn't approach the issue of taking human life lightly?"

Zhou Lihua rubbed her forehead and said, "Alright, let's just leave it at that. Li'er is not someone who would care about things."

Shen Lishu took back his hands and untied Ali, "Don't touch water with your wound when you go back. Just take good care of yourself for a few days."

Ali didn't move, but stared at Shen Lishu. Suddenly, his eyes turned red, and he knelt down with a bang. "I don't know if my guess is right, but I hope it is. Can you give me a definite answer?"

Shen Lishu looked at the woman in front of him, a girl in her twenties, with scars all over her exposed skin. She looked at him with hesitation and helplessness, full of expectation.

After a while, she sighed quietly, stared into Ali's eyes and nodded gently, "It was me. If I remember correctly, you were only fourteen years old when I rescued you."

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