Exile? A mad, wicked woman empties the national treasury to escape famine.

"No, Chu Jingrui, what do you want to hear? What exactly do you want to hear? Tell me, can't I just repeat it? I told you, I really did find that thing!"

No matter what Xie Mohuan said, Chu Jingrui acted as if he hadn't heard her, maintaining his previous posture while slowly counting aloud.

"three……"

Xie Mohuan shook her head frantically; she really didn't know what to do.

If I had known, I wouldn't have let my third sister-in-law bring those things over to them.

They had intended to throw all of these things away, but the Second Prince's men surrounded them from all sides, leaving them nowhere to hide. Even the things they were about to throw away were picked up by them.

Chu Jingrui also believed that these things belonged to them.

Chu Jingrui hadn't investigated these things thoroughly before, which had put her at ease. She hadn't expected that things would be exposed so quickly.

"Have you thought it through? You really won't tell? Two..."

Waaaaah...

Xie Mohuan was almost in tears. What should she do?

She had never encountered anything like this before. If only her third sister-in-law were here, she would definitely have a solution.

Xie Mohuan closed her eyes resignedly. Her leg injury hadn't healed yet, and her hands were tied up, so she couldn't run away now.

"Miss Xie, you don't need to make things difficult for yourself. Since the Second Prince has made up his mind to kill me, no matter what you say, he won't change his mind, so there's no need to say anything more."

Don't worry, I'm not afraid of death. I've been very happy during the time we've spent together. It's just that I can't go with you to the front lines to find your family.

From now on, you will have to walk your own path. No matter what happens, please be sure to pay attention to your safety and protect yourself.

As Xie Mu spoke, he closed his eyes, adopting a posture of waiting for death.

He was a bodyguard, always had been, and had long been prepared.

He couldn't help but feel a little regretful that he couldn't deliver Xie Mohuan safely to the prince and princess.

But he absolutely could not allow the Second Prince to threaten Xie Mohuan with his own safety, thus dragging down everyone in the Prince's Mansion.

If exposing the princess was the only way to save himself, he would rather die.

Chu Jingrui sneered, and upon seeing his expression, a murderous glint flashed in his eyes.

"Fine, very well, since you don't want to live, then go ahead and die!"

He gripped the sword tightly, took a deep breath, narrowed his eyes, and pressed the tip of the sword against Xie Mu's throat.

"No! Stop! Xie Mu!"

No matter how Xie Mohuan shouted, Chu Jingrui seemed not to hear at all. His hands continued to move, and he even increased the force. His speed was so fast that he was heading straight for Xie Mu's vital points!

Xie Mu resignedly closed his eyes.

From the day he became the prince's bodyguard, he knew this day would come; it was just a matter of whether it came sooner or later.

He had been prepared for this for a long time.

"Ah, no! Stop! Chu Jingrui, stop!"

When Ji Yunshu arrived, she saw this scene.

She heard the commotion from afar and quickened her pace to get there. The first thing she saw was a tall, imposing man raising a long sword and thrusting it at Xie Mu.

Ji Yunshu didn't have time to think about why Xie Mohuan and Xie Mu were with these people.

She entered the space with her mind, quickly took out a large tranquilizer gun from the space's armory, squinted her eyes, aimed, and pulled the trigger.

A tiny silver needle flew out with a whoosh.

She fired a tranquilizer dart, then took out a stimulant from her spatial storage, placed it on the muzzle of the tranquilizer dart, loaded it, pulled the trigger, and fired at a horse next to the man.

With so many people in the group, she wanted to take Xie Mohuan and Xie Mu away. She couldn't let the two disappear into thin air in front of these people. She could only make the scene a bit chaotic first and take them away under the guise of doing so.

She didn't put down the gun and injected several horses with stimulants.

Chu Jingrui's sword tip was only inches away from Xie Mu's throat. Just as it was about to pierce Xie Mu's throat, he suddenly felt a sharp pain on the back of his hand holding the sword, as if he had been pricked by a needle. His hand immediately lost sensation and strength, and the sword in his hand clattered to the ground.

Chu Jingrui clutched his hand in pain, looking at the sword on the ground in disbelief, then at his own hand.

There was nothing unusual on the back of his hand, but he had just felt a sharp pain, like he had been bitten by something. How could there be no wound?

He examined his hand carefully for a while and saw a red dot on his wrist. Upon closer inspection, it turned out to be a very small wound.

Liu Zi also noticed what was happening and quickly came over to check on Chu Jingrui's hand injury.

"Second Prince, what just happened?"

"Are you blind? Didn't you see someone attacking this prince? Get your protection ready! And summon the army doctor here!"

Liu Zi dared not delay and beckoned his men to protect him.

"Quickly, protect the emperor!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the other guards surrounded Chu Jingrui, forming a protective circle.

The military doctor also rushed over, carrying a medicine kit.

When Chu Jingrui saw him coming, he quickly handed over his wrist, his expression serious.

"Medic, quickly take a look at me! I suddenly felt a sharp pain in my wrist, and when I looked down, there was a wound. Please examine it carefully and tell me what bit me and if it was poisonous!"

The military doctor dared not be careless, and without even stroking his beard, he quickly reached out to feel Chu Jingrui's pulse.

Liu Zi was extremely worried, not understanding why the Second Prince had suddenly been attacked. He shouted to the guards behind him,

"Hurry! Surround them! Surround them all! Also, send a few men out to check what happened around here. No matter what, bring the assassin who attacked the Second Prince here! Capture him alive if possible; if he resists, kill him without mercy!"

The assassination attempt on a prince is no small matter. If the second prince is alright, all of them will lose their heads!

"Yes!" the guards replied in unison.

Some protected the second prince, while others scattered around, searching for the assassins.

For a moment, the scene became somewhat chaotic.

All eyes were on the Second Prince and the assassins around him. No one noticed that the horses in the group were becoming restless, stamping their hooves and shaking their heads as if they had been stimulated by something.

Just as the military doctor was carefully taking Chu Jingrui's pulse, the Akhal-Teke horse behind Chu Jingrui suddenly reared up, opened its mouth wide, neighed, and slammed its hooves down heavily. It paced and struggled in place, as if it had been frightened and was desperately trying to break free of its reins.

The group was quiet until the horse's sudden change startled everyone, who then noticed the movements of the other horses around them.

Besides the Akhal-Teke horse, the other horses also seemed restless, pacing and jumping around in place, as if they had been agitated.

Liu Zi finally noticed something was wrong and quickly ordered his guards to control the horse.

"Someone! Quickly! Control the horse! Don't let it hurt the Second Prince!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the scene descended into complete chaos.