Besides lying down, I also know a little about power struggles

Chapter 3 No matter how good your voice sounds, it’s useless
The kitten meowed softly, grabbed the jade token, and jumped back to the ground from Qin Shiyue's arms.

After landing, it did not run away. Instead, it turned around to look at Qin Shiyue, circled around her feet, and rubbed her skirt with its soft body.

Qin Shiyue hugged Feng Yunxi's arm and pinched his flesh: "Did you see it? It's rubbing against me."

Feng Yunxi felt pain in her flesh, but she smiled gently: "I see, you have a yard full of cats and dogs, but this is the first one that is willing to get close to you without giving you snacks."

Qin Shiyue rolled her eyes at him and was about to speak when she suddenly saw the kitten at her feet turn around and run forward, but after a few steps stopped and looked back at her.

Qin Shiyue was very curious and said, "Little dear, return the jade token to me quickly."

As she said this, she let go of her husband's hand and followed him like a possessed person.

Feng Yunxi chuckled helplessly and followed his wife.

The kitten walked and stopped, leading the two to the camp gate.

After walking this way, Qin Shiyue and Feng Yunxi both noticed some clues.

"Does it want to lead us?" Qin Shiyue gently poked her husband with her elbow.

Feng Yunxi stared at the kitten's movements: "This cat looks quite spiritual."

He held his wife, turned around and told the guards who had followed him: "Take the men on horseback and follow the cat."

"I'll go too." Qin Shiyue said.

Feng Yunxi frowned, and before he could say anything his wife held both of his hands.

"My riding and archery skills are better than theirs," Qin Shiyue said, "This raccoon came looking for me right away. If he really has a spirit, it's better for me to go with him."

Feng Yunxi knew that what his wife said made sense. As the daughter of a military general, Qin Shiyue was much stronger than a weak man like him. But he still felt uneasy about letting his wife go up the mountain at night.

Qin Shiyue saw his hesitation and stroked the wrinkles on his shoulders with a smile: "Don't worry, I'll be back soon, just think of it as me going out to relax. I haven't even ridden a horse this time."

Fang Tong was standing outside the gate, and was surprised to see the couple discussing something.

The prince and his wife seemed to have a good relationship, and it didn't seem like a simple political marriage, which made her feel a little more favorable towards this world.

She came to a strange world alone, first she disguised herself as an assassin to escape, and then she inexplicably turned into a cat. If she hadn't met a kind-hearted person who rescued her, she would have been in the stomach of a giant snake and her skin and flesh would have melted. Now seeing this couple living in harmony, she felt a little warmer in her heart and a little more at ease.

The Crown Princess persuaded the Crown Prince to mount the horse brought by the guards and said softly to Fang Tong, "Little darling, if you know where the owner of the jade token is, take us there."

Fang Tong made two "woooo" sounds from his throat in response, then turned around and ran in the direction he came from.

When she arrived at the mountain path where the man had rescued her, the snake's corpse was still on the ground, but the man was gone.

The guard picked up the dagger from the pool of blood and handed it to Qin Shiyue: "Crown Princess, take a look."

Qin Shiyue took a look and said, "It's Twelve's sword."

She immediately said, "Disperse immediately and search everywhere."

Fang Tong spat out the jade token, squatted on the ground, watched the crowd searching around with torches, and looked up and sniffed the air.

A cat's sense of smell is as sensitive as a dog's. She quickly detected a strange smell, the smell of blood on that person.

She followed the scent and ran quickly towards a valley in the south.

After running for a while, a cliff cave appeared in front of us.

The cliff cave was very shallow, with a protruding rock on the top and a concave bottom, only big enough for one person to hide.

Fang Tong poked his head out and saw a figure leaning against the cliff cave, with his legs bent, curled up like a silkworm pupa.

Fang Tong couldn't tell whether he was dead or alive, so he jumped forward and landed on the man.

As soon as she stepped firmly, she felt pain all over her body and a cold hand pinched her.

"Meow!" Fang Tong struggled.

She didn't expect that this person was dying, but he was so strong that he wouldn't die for a while. When the man heard the cat's cry, he loosened his fingers slightly and lifted her up to his eyes.

Fang Tong raised his paw towards him, and the soft paw pad slapped his face without any hesitation.

The man gently ran his fingers through the fur on top of her head and whispered, "Cat?"

His voice was like a clear spring hitting marble, cold but pleasant to hear.

Fang Tong kicked him.

No matter how nice the voice is, it is useless. If she is not let go, the reinforcements she finds will get further and further away.

The man seemed to sense her dissatisfaction and let her go.

Fang Tong jumped to the ground and ran away without looking back.

After an incense stick of time, the injured man lay on a stretcher and was carried down the mountain by the guards from the Prince's Mansion.

Fang Tong squatted on the saddle, leaning comfortably in Qin Shiyue's arms, facing the cool night breeze, listening to the Crown Princess's generous praise, and couldn't help feeling a little elated.

"My little darling, how come you are so smart? Why don't you follow me from now on?" Qin Shiyue scratched the kitten's chin and said softly.

Fang Tong pricked up her ears. From what she heard, the Crown Princess wanted to adopt her? This was a good place. At least she could eat well, sleep warmly, and most likely she wouldn't have to catch mice.

She didn't want to catch mice, let alone cockroaches.

She snuggled up to Qin Shiyue's hand obediently, which made Qin Shiyue even happier. He stroked the cat with one hand and controlled the horse with the other, and returned to the camp at the foot of the mountain.

Before entering the door, I saw a maid looking anxiously at the door.

Qin Shiyue put away the smile on her face: "Lanxi, what happened?"

"Crown Princess, not long after you left, His Majesty summoned the Crown Prince over, saying that he was investigating the assassin who appeared in the mountains today." Lan Xi was eloquent and explained the whole story in just a few words.

It turned out that Prince Ping Feng Wuqiong was assassinated while hunting. The captured assassin claimed that the person who hired the killer was related to the crown prince. Feng Wuqiong reported the matter to the emperor, and the emperor summoned crown prince Feng Yunxi to the big tent for questioning.

After listening to this, Qin Shiyue paused for a moment and said to Lanxi, "His Highness the Twelfth Prince is injured. Their stretcher is slow to move and will arrive soon. Ask the doctor to treat his injury quickly. I will go to the big tent first to take a look."

She left right after she finished speaking, even forgetting to put down the kitten in her arms.

Fang Tong nestled in her arms and felt that she was walking very fast. Soon they arrived outside a large red and yellow tent.

Hundreds of torches were burning around the big tent, making the surroundings as bright as day. The imperial guards, wearing iron armor, with swords on their waists and halberds in their hands, were standing guard outside in groups.

Seeing Qin Shiyue coming, the leading captain stepped forward and saluted to her: "Crown Princess, His Majesty is in a meeting. You are not allowed to enter without being summoned."

Qin Shiyue absentmindedly touched the kitten in her arms: "I understand, I'll be waiting here, you don't have to worry about me."

Seeing that she did not move, the captain of the imperial guards responded softly and returned to the line.

Qin Shiyue looked at the swaying light and shadows in the tent and sighed softly.

Fang Tong was closest to her and heard the sigh clearly.

She could understand the Crown Princess's feelings. Anyone would be worried if her husband was suddenly involved in an assassination case. What's worse is that this was not an ordinary assassination. The person assassinated was a prince who was crowned as a king, but the murderer was pointed at the Crown Prince. This was simply a showdown of court power.

Fang Tong was not clear about the grudge between Prince Ping and the Crown Prince, but since ancient times, the Crown Prince had always been the one who was schemed against by the most people.

In terms of status, the crown prince is much more valuable than any other princes or kings. As the saying goes, a son of a wealthy family should not sit in the hall. Even if the crown prince really wants to hire someone, he would not expose himself so easily.

What made Fang Tong even more puzzled was that the person she transformed into, Bing Qi, was an assassin and didn't know who his employer was, but how come the person caught by King Ping knew who his employer was?
If it's a coincidence, it's too much of a coincidence.

She pricked up her ears to listen to the movement inside the tent, and heard a voice from inside -

"How can such a coincidence happen in the world!"

The person who spoke was King Ping Feng Wuqiong.

(End of this chapter)