After passing through the book, Mr. Chief Assistant came to rely on me

Looking at Su Xiaoxi's firm eyes, Concubine Hui finally compromised, "Okay, but Xiao Xi, you must be careful in everything. Concubine Mother will come to you at any time."

"Yes." Su Xiaoxi nodded heavily, then let go of Concubine Hui, "You go back and rest first."

"Yes." Concubine Hui responded, turned and left.

His eyes stayed on Concubine Hui's back. After confirming that Concubine Hui had completely disappeared from his sight, Su Xiaoxi looked back.

"Master!" A secret guard appeared quietly in front of Su Xiaoxi.

"Go and mobilize people to rescue me." Su Xiaoxi calmly ordered. These secret guards were specially trained by the emperor for Su Xiaoxi's use.

"Yes!"

After saying that, Su Xiaoxi looked at the scattered corpses in the Royal Garden, with a hint of complexity in her eyes.

She had no way of determining whether the attack was because of her, the emperor or the queen mother, or perhaps the imperial concubine.

No matter what the situation is, Su Xiaoxi must be cautious.

What Su Xiaoxi didn't know at this moment was that there was a huge uproar in the palace.

……

When night falls, the entire palace is brightly lit and full of people.

The emperor ordered that the entire city be on alert at the third watch. Once the assailant is caught, he will be killed without mercy!

Outside the palace where Su Xiaoxi lived, many guards were already surrounding him, each of them holding a spear or sword in their hand.

In Su Xiaoxi's room, Su Xiaoxi was sitting cross-legged on the bed, doing exercises to heal her injuries. She had to quickly recover her strength before tracking the murderer.

However, even so, it was still to no avail. Her physical strength was really exhausted.

Just when Su Xiaoxi thought she was falling asleep like this, the sound of footsteps reached her ears. It was the secret guards, and they were back.

"I see you, princess." Several secret guards knelt down respectfully to apologize.

"What happened?" This was what she was most concerned about.

"My subordinates are incompetent." Several secret guards bowed their heads and admitted their mistake.

Su Xiaoxi was silent after hearing this for a long time before asking again: "Have you found the whereabouts of those men in black?"

"I haven't found it yet!"

Listening to this answer, Su Xiaoxi's eyes flashed with a chill.

"Back off!" Su Xiaoxi said calmly.

"Princess, I have something to say." One of the secret guards hesitated for a moment, then finally raised his head and looked at Su Xiaoxi and said.

Hearing this, Su Xiaoxi raised her eyebrows, "What's the matter?"

"My subordinates venture to guess that there is a spy around the princess." This sentence successfully made Su Xiaoxi's expression change slightly.

"Continue." Su Xiaoxi motioned to the secret guard to continue.

"My subordinates found that there were no signs of fighting in the princess's room. Instead, the bodies of the men in black fell to the ground."

"In the princess's room, except for the six subordinates, there is no seventh person!"

After the secret guard finished speaking, surprise appeared in Su Xiaoxi's eyes.

what does this mean?

It means that someone helped her, and even this person was extremely skilled in martial arts, otherwise she would not have noticed that someone was approaching.

"Is there more?" Su Xiaoxi frowned.

"Nothing."

Su Xiaoxi was silent for a long time, and then she sighed softly and waved for a few people to leave.

When she was the only one left in the room, Su Xiaoxi slowly closed her eyes.

Various thoughts ran through my mind.

She was suspicious of the princes of Beirong, but why did they want to assassinate her?If they really wanted to deal with themselves, wouldn't they have to go to such great lengths?

The more she thought about it, the more confused she became. Su Xiaoxi felt as if her head was exploding and the pain was unbearable.

Simply, let go of your thoughts and let them wander freely.

When she woke up the next day, Su Xiaoxi washed up and changed her clothes, then prepared to visit Concubine Hui. Today was the day of the imperial examination. Cheng Shubai had already gone, and Su Xiaoxi came to Concubine Hui's palace without anything else to do.

However, it was all in vain. Concubine Hui had already gone to pay her respects to the Queen.

Su Xiaoxi had no choice but to return to the palace.

When he first returned to the palace, he met Liu Defu, the chief eunuch, and Liu Defu greeted him with a smile.

"My servant pays homage to Princess Ning!" Liu Defu bowed respectfully and saluted.

Su Xiaoxi glanced at Liu Defu and said displeasedly, "Eunuch Liu, what do you mean?"

The sound of 'Eunuch Liu' made Liu Defu startled, and then he quickly waved his hand, "Princess, don't blame me, I'm just used to it."

Su Xiaoxi was a little curious and full of questions.

Sure enough, Liu Defu soon went on to explain, "The princess misunderstood. This is what the emperor specifically ordered the slave to do. The slave does not have the courage."

"Oh? What does Eunuch Liu mean..."

Su Xiaoxi raised her eyebrows, crossed her arms and looked at Liu Defu, waiting for Liu Defu's explanation.

"The Emperor said that Princess, you have just returned to the palace, and you must be unfamiliar with the rules of the palace, so you ordered the slave to take the princess to the royal dining room."

"Oh? Really?" Su Xiaoxi's mouth curved into a smile that was not a smile.

All of this is probably more than that simple!

Su Xiaoxi's words made Liu Defu's heart skip a beat.

However, Liu Defu can be regarded as a person who has seen the world, and naturally he will not be deceived by Su Xiaoxi's appearance.

"Don't worry, princess. The nun sent by the emperor is here to guide the princess."

When Liu Defu said this, Su Xiaoxi smiled slightly and said, "Then I'll trouble Eunuch Liu to lead the way!"

Su Xiaoxi followed Liu Defu through the Imperial Garden.

In the imperial garden, the flowers are in full bloom, colorful and beautiful.

Unfortunately, Su Xiaoxi was in no mood to appreciate it at this time, and her attention was drawn away by the palace maid beside her.

"Princess, the plum tree over there was planted by the Queen Mother herself. It is said that there are secrets in it. The Queen Mother is very precious!" After Liu Defu stood still, he turned around and introduced to Su Xiaoxi.

Hearing this, Su Xiaoxi couldn't help but look over there, and sure enough she saw a plum tree.

The branches of the plum tree are covered with small white snowballs, which look like a fairyland from a distance.

Not only that, Su Xiaoxi also vaguely heard the cheerful chirping of birds, which was very sweet.

"Let's go! Take me to meet the Queen Mother." Su Xiaoxi said lightly.

Although she had not spoken to the Queen Mother since she entered the palace, she vaguely remembered that there seemed to be a disagreement between the Queen and the Queen Mother.

"Princess, the Queen Mother is weak. I'm afraid it would be inappropriate for you to go." Liu Defu said nervously after hearing what Su Xiaoxi said.

Su Xiaoxi raised her eyebrows, a little confused about Liu Defu's attitude.

"What? This princess can't see the Queen Mother anymore?" Su Xiaoxi's expression turned cold instantly.

Liu Defu's attitude is too dishonest. Could it be that the Queen Mother treats Liu Defu poorly?

"Princess, please calm down. I definitely don't mean that. Princess, please don't think too much about it." Liu Defu hurriedly argued.

Su Xiaoxi ignored Liu Defu, turned around and walked towards Cining Palace.