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The strange man in the carriage was no ordinary man.

He is the second prince Cui Yan. The current emperor does not have many children. After the eldest prince died young, there is only the second prince among the princes.

Now the second prince was looking at the girl in front of him with his lips slightly opened in a daze.

She had a delicate figure, and her face without makeup was particularly beautiful, but now she was slightly frowning her delicate brows as she pretended to be a rough and tumble person who was not to be messed with.

The cute little maid had a face that showed her most ferocious look, but it didn't have much killing power.

So, so cute...

Cui Yan suddenly had such a thought in his mind. When Yun Wu saw that he was staring at him without saying anything, her aura quickly subsided a lot.

"I'm Yun Wu, the number one assassin sent by the Nine Halls to take on this mission. According to the rules, you, you, you, you have to report your name first, otherwise there will be no room for negotiation!"

Yun Wu mustered up the courage to say that she had learned most of her third senior brother's behavior, and this should be able to shock others.

"My name is Cui Yan."

Cui Yan answered without hesitation that since he had asked people from Jiutang to come, he naturally didn't have to worry about his identity being exposed, so he didn't have to worry about it.

"Oh, your name is Cui Yan..."

Yun Wu nodded and said, her watery almond-shaped eyes suddenly widened slightly, and she looked at Cui Yan in surprise as if she had just reacted.

"Wait, the second prince Cui, Cui Yan?"

Before Yun Wu came to the capital, she had heard from her senior brother about some of the important figures in the capital today, and she had also heard of Cui Yan's name.

Cui Yan nodded, and the next second he saw the arrogant little maid's "arrogance" disappear into thin air, and she sat further away from him, trembling.

"I was blind and didn't recognize the real man. I just offended His Royal Highness the Second Prince..."

Yun Wu's soft voice was a little trembling, and she felt like crying but had no tears. What did she say just now?

"It doesn't matter."

Cui Yan smiled, as if he was not angry at all because of her behavior just now.

"You don't have to be restrained. You can call yourself as you did just now... Old Man, if you like that self-proclaimed name."

"It's still not possible..."

Yun Wu smiled awkwardly, and at this moment Cui Yan poured a cup of tea and pushed it on the table in front of Yun Wu.

The interior of the carriage is very spacious, with a small table in the middle for drinking tea.

Yun Wu cautiously stretched out her hand holding the small teacup and secretly observed Cui Yan. It was hard to imagine that someone who looked so gentle could be the one who secretly gave her the mission to assassinate him.

Although she hasn't succeeded in the assassination yet... ahem.

"The assassination attempt is temporarily cancelled. You should stay put and hide in the palace."

Cui Yan spoke concisely and sighed to himself.

Although Cui Yan is the only prince of the emperor, he has not yet been named the crown prince. He was born to the late queen and is now being raised by the successor queen. As the legitimate son of the empress, he should have been the crown prince.

But His Majesty had no intention of appointing a crown prince, and he was close to and trusted his own younger brother, Cui Rongyu, Cui Yan's uncle.

Gradually, some rumors began to spread in the court. Some people privately said that His Majesty valued Prince Heng more, which was why he had been reluctant to make the Second Prince the Crown Prince.

His mother became a little anxious, and secretly asked someone to contact the most famous assassination organization in the underworld, Jiutang, in an attempt to assassinate Cui Rongyu to eliminate future troubles.

After Cui Yan learned about it, he knew that the matter was not that simple and the consequences would be disastrous if exposed.

So he contacted the killer who had sneaked into Jiutang and stopped the so-called assassination mission.

"Your Highness, do you want me to stay in the palace and investigate?"

Yun Wu asked, her clenched hands gradually loosened and she seemed to be relieved.

To be honest, I don't know why she didn't want to assassinate Choi Yong-woo, and she failed twice... ahem.

It must be that the little prince was too handsome, which affected her speed in drawing the sword...

Yun Wu quietly returned to the main courtyard of the palace, and then waited nervously for Cui Rongyu to come back.

I don’t know if it was because His Majesty kept him in the palace to discuss important matters, but he didn’t come back until it was dark.

As soon as Cui Rongyu stepped into the main courtyard, he saw Yun Wu sitting alone in the corridor of the main house.

The night was like a waterfall. The figure of the pretty little maid sitting on the stone steps, waiting for him to come back, looked somewhat desolate and pitiful.

Cui Rongyu's expression did not change, but he walked a little faster.

Yun Wu soon heard footsteps. She almost fell asleep while sitting and waiting. She rubbed her sleepy eyes and looked up.

Her eyes suddenly lit up, and she quickly stood up from the stone steps and ran over.

"The prince is back!"

"Um……"

Cui Rongyu's expression was as cold as ever, but there was a hint of daze in his eyes when he looked at Yun Wu's brilliant smile.

"Are you happy that the king is back?"

"Of course I am happy! I have been waiting for the young prince to come back for a long time..."

Yun Wu said, her eyes rolling around, looking at Cui Rongyu with some guilt.

"The young prince has not yet told me that I... molested you. I really can't remember what happened..."

She spoke pitifully with her little head hung down, and her bright eyes would steal a glance at Choi Yong-woo from time to time.

"Nothing, just almost kissed the king."

Cui Rongyu said it lightly, not blushing at all when he fooled the little maid.

Yun Wu was stunned, then her face gradually turned red. She stammered and couldn't say anything, so she had to admit her mistake obediently.

She dreamed last night that she was fighting. Maybe she was just making random movements in her sleep, and Cui Rongyu came to cover her with a blanket, and then...

"I was dreaming last night and that's why the accident happened. I won't do it again next time! I promise!"

Yun Wu raised her rosy cheeks and spoke to Cui Rongyu, with a very determined and serious expression on her soft face.

"Ah."

Choi Yong-woo nodded, his stern and handsome face looked even colder under the hazy moonlight.

He thought it didn't matter if she didn't do anything rash, since he was the one who kissed her first.

But the stupid killer took it seriously.

She was pursing her lips and thinking to herself that after all, she had overstepped her bounds and almost molested him, and was somewhat conflicted about whether she should give him a gift to make amends...

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