anced at Feng Yanniang and the others. Although his father had deducted some silver these days, he could still afford it if he gritted his teeth. He couldn't lose face in front of the geishas, so with...Xiao Yuge glanced at him, pursed her lips, and finally nodded reluctantly: "Alright."

Qián Sī Chén jian she dá yìng le, dà xǐ guò wàng, liáo kāi lín zi duì wài miàn de Líng Tiān fù ding dào: "Líng Tiān, zài qián miàn de chá sì xiē yī jiǎo."

"Yes!" Ling Tian accepted the order and immediately arranged for people to check out the teahouse ahead, making sure there were no suspicious individuals. Only then did he rush over in a carriage.

As they arrived at the teahouse, Xiao Yuge jumped down from the carriage and unconsciously glanced inside. The teahouse was filled with ordinary people in plain clothes, all seemingly busy with their own affairs.

"Young Master, please come in!" Seeing Xiao Yu Ge and them, the waiter enthusiastically came forward to greet them, leading them to an empty table, while Ling Tian and the others stood guard alertly.

"Sir, what would you like to drink"

"Bring me a pot of your best tea, and also a steamer of dumplings and buns." Qian Sichin seemed quite familiar with the offerings here.

"Alright, just a moment, I'll be right back." The waiter scurried off to prepare the order and quickly brought up a steaming tray of dumplings and buns.

"Ge'er, their dumplings and buns are pretty good, the tea is alright too. You should try them." Qian Sichin said as he handed her a pair of chopsticks. It was hard to imagine that the esteemed Crown Prince, who usually dined on delicacies, could stomach these common foods like dumplings and buns.

Xiao Yu's song hesitated for a moment before stiffly taking the chopsticks from his hands.

"Come, have a cup of tea first," Qian Sichen said as he personally poured her a cup: "The tea here isn't bad either."

Xiao Yu wanted to say thank you, but when the words reached her lips, she swallowed them back. She hadn't asked him to do this, it was his own choice. Why should she thank him

She lifted the teacup, sniffed it, her brows furrowed in disapproval, then looked straight at him: “The tea is good, but...”

Qian Si Chen still thought she disliked the tea in his cup, until he received a look from her. Then he finally understood.

"You have to try it to know though," Xiao Yuge said, finishing the tea in her hand in one gulp. Then she poured herself another cup.

"Have another dumpling, try the taste. It's pretty good too." Qian Sichin silently placed a dumpling into Xiao Yuge's bowl.

Everything appeared perfectly normal, yet the atmosphere around them suddenly felt different. The commoners standing nearby were discreetly observing Xiao Yuge and their every move.

Xiao Yu Ge patted her forehead and muttered, "My head is spinning... This tea must be poisoned..." She finished speaking before collapsing onto the table.

"Ge'er!" Qian Si Chen rose to pull her, but unexpectedly, his vision blurred and he fell onto the table as well.

"Your Highness! Miss!"

At this moment, Ling Tian finally realized something was amiss. He tried to rush in, but the ordinary people who were originally sitting there drinking tea, including the shopkeeper, all drew their long swords and blocked Ling Tian and his companions. The rest of them charged towards Qian Si Chen and his group!

At the same time, Xiao Yuge and Qian Sichen, who were originally lying on the table, suddenly sat up. Xiao Yuge grabbed the chopsticks on the table with one hand, and with a wave of her hands, the chopsticks flew like blades, injuring the assassins who rushed towards them.

"You're all alright" Those assassins hadn't expected Xiao Yuge and the others to be pretending. They were shocked speechless.

"Just some mere sweat-reducing medicine, it wouldn't be a problem for me!" Xiao Yuge coldly lifted the corner of her lips and let out a hum.

"So you guys were putting on a show for us" the assassin exclaimed.

“Otherwise, how would you have come out” Qian Si Chen coldly snorted: “Following us all the way without giving you a chance, how could you possibly have fallen into our trap!” It turned out that as early as when they left Lanshan Temple, he had discovered the assassins following them secretly. Even this teahouse stop was within his calculations.

Xiao Yu's song coldly looked at him, she didn't expect that he had already known everything and had arranged everything in advance. Sure enough, there wasn't a single stingy person among the royal family.

Soon, Ling Tian and the guards in the shadows caught all the assassins!

"Bring them back for severe torture. This time, we must find out who is behind this!" Qian Si Chen ordered.

“Yes!” Just as Ling Tian was leading the captured assassins toward the Imperial City, suddenly something black flew in from somewhere!

"It's a thunderclap!"

"Ge'er, be careful!"

After a tremendous explosion, all of the guards escorting those assassins, including the assassins themselves, were blown to pieces!

Qiān Sīchén had just protected Xiāo Yǔgē when the explosion happened, so Xiāo Yǔgē was unharmed. However, Qiān Sīchén was stunned and dizzy, with scratches on his arm.

"Your Highness!" Ling Tian, regaining his senses, immediately ran over to check on his master.

Qian Si Chen shook her head, which felt a little dizzy, and instinctively pulled Xiao Yuge up. She asked anxiously, "Ge'er, are you alright"

"I'm fine." Xiao Yuge patted the dust off her body and shook her head, her gaze falling on his injured arm. Her lips moved slightly, "Are you hurt"

Qian Si Chen merely glanced at her injured arm, unconcerned: “It’s fine, just a scratch. As long as you’re alright.” He finished speaking, pulling her closer to him, then ordering Ling Tian to check on the situation.

Those thunderbolts were only meant to kill those assassins and silence them. If they had been used against their actual enemy, they wouldn't have been so lucky.

"Your Highness, they're all dead..."

"Damn it! Forget it, let's go back and talk about it later!" Qian Sicheng frowned, his sword eyebrows tightly locked. He looked around, knowing that this place was not a good place to stay, so he told Ling Tian to hurry up. Compared to this, he was more worried about his father's condition.

After getting into the carriage, Xiao Yu Ge glanced at his bleeding arm, hesitated for a moment, and then opened her mouth: “Come here, I’ll bandage you up.”

"Oh, okay." Qian Si Chen was pleasantly surprised when she heard this. She hurriedly sat beside her.

“I didn’t bring a medicine chest with me, I only have some wound medicine on me. Use this for now, and when we get back, I'll have the imperial physician re-dress your wounds.” Xiao Yuge said as she tore off a piece of her own skirt to bandage his wound.

"Good..." Qian Sichin looked at her, suddenly having a urge to cry. She finally wasn't so cold towards him anymore, which made him feel that even if he lost this arm, it was worth it.

After simply bandaging him, Xiao Yu Ge sat back across from him, her face still as cold and indifferent as ever. She stared silently at the scenery rushing past outside, hating her own softness. She could have killed him with a single sword, but she always hesitated.

Sometimes, she would also selfishly think, what do other people care about her Should she swallow those hatreds and compromise herself just because of the common people in the worlding there felt dazzling and moving.To avoid unnecessary trouble, Xiao Yuge now wears a veil over her face when she goes out."Miss, let's go to the place ahead and try guessing riddles. The lanterns th...