The sounds of laughter in the yard were getting closer and closer, and Yan Ruyu and Huo Changhe also left through the back window.

Yan Ruyu noticed Huo Changhe's mood. Something was not right since Lu Si mentioned the masked general.

She didn't rush to get on the carriage, but walked slowly with Huo Changhe.

"What do you think, Your Majesty? Tell me."

As he spoke, he held Huo Changhe's big hand.

Huo Changhe felt warm in his heart, and he held her hand in return, smiling and said, "Yu'er knows my heart best."

"Lü Si said that he was a member of the Shencheng City Defense Army. I was a little surprised, but it's not a big deal. Many of the city defense soldiers are locals. Because they have feelings for this homeland and have families and children behind them, they will be more brave in battle."

"Like other cities, the city guards are from everywhere, but for border guards, they will specifically recruit locals when recruiting soldiers. It's for this reason."

Yan Ruyu listened carefully and nodded.

Huo Changhe continued, "When he mentioned the masked general, it made me feel uneasy."

"Yu'er, do you remember? At the beginning, we analyzed that I was framed and we suspected that there was a traitor."

"Of course I remember," Yan Ruyu said, "How could I forget? It's just that we just arrived not long ago and haven't settled down yet. I was thinking that after everything is settled and we move to the new house, I will talk to you about this matter and concentrate on investigating it."

She paused at this point and said, "Your Highness, do you mean to suspect that this person is a traitor?"

"Well," Huo Changhe nodded, "I don't have any evidence either, but I had this feeling when I heard him say that."

"However, this person is in Shencheng. We are now in Youcheng. We are exiled prisoners and cannot leave easily."

Yan Ruyu disagreed: "If the prince can't go in person, then others can't go?"

"He is in Shencheng, and he is still thinking about interfering in Youcheng's affairs. He asked Lu Si to come and lurk. I don't believe that he has never thought about dealing with the prince."

Yan Ruyu said firmly: "Don't worry about whether he is the traitor who framed the prince. This incident alone is enough to let him know how powerful we are. He will fight back."

Huo Changhe couldn't help laughing, feeling genuinely happy, and tightly held Yan Ruyu's hand: "What Yu'er said coincides with what I said, so I have to think of a way to fight back."

Although she said that, Yan Ruyu knew that Huo Changhe was not feeling well.

How to fight back?

I don’t know who the other party is, and I can’t poison the Shencheng defense army like this person did.

Those people were his former subordinates and brothers who had been through thick and thin with him.

Disrupt the order in the city? No, that would target the people.

Shencheng was the place he had guarded, and the people there were like his own family members. How could he bring himself to do that now?

This is the most essential difference between good and evil.

Yan Ruyu thought to herself and tried to help Huo Changhe come up with a solution that would satisfy both parties.

Before I knew it, I was near the posthouse.

Yan Ruyu said, "The person who ordered Lu Si was indeed Tang Yibai. When the city guards were in turmoil, they rushed over. It seems that he really wanted more than just a marriage."

"Dacheng has always been a thief with a ruthless heart," Huo Changhe said, "Perhaps, this time we can agree to let the Eighth Princess take a letter away."

Yan Ruyu raised her eyebrows slightly: "Your Highness wants to see if Tang Yibai will still drag his feet after this silent urging?"

"Yes, if he keeps delaying, then he still has some other intentions. I want to see what else he wants to do."

After the two men finished talking, they were about to leave when a carriage came galloping over from a distance. The road was not narrow, but there were many pedestrians on the street at this time, and the speed of the carriage could easily hurt people.

The driver was still shouting arrogantly: "Get out of the way, get out of the way!"

The carriage was moving fast and the curtains fluttered. Yan Ruyu saw a fat and big-eared guy inside, who was shaking his head and humming something. He seemed to enjoy the danger outside.

Huo Changhe flicked his finger and a beam of cold light shot out.

With a "whoosh", it brushed past the guy's ear, flew out of the other window and rolled to the side of the road.

The fat man howled, and stopped humming or singing. He touched his hand and found it was covered in blood. There was a bloody cut on his ear.

"Stop the car, stop the car!" he shouted angrily.

The driver stopped immediately and said, "Third Master, what are you doing..."

Before he could finish his words, Wu San got out of the car with blood on his hands and one side of his fat face.

The driver was also terrified: "Third Master, how did you get hurt?"

Wu San covered his ears and glanced fiercely at the crowd: "Who? Who plotted against me? Come out!"

No one said anything.

People on the roadside stepped back and looked at it cautiously.

Yan Ruyu heard someone in the crowd talking: "Isn't this Wu San, the second-class steward of the Wu Mansion?"

"Yes, that's him."

"He has always been domineering..."

Wu San shouted, "Who? Who's talking? Come out!"

The driver flicked his whip and pointed at everyone: "If you have the guts, come and tell me in front of the Third Master. I want to see who doesn't want to live anymore."

Wu San grimaced in pain: "Whoever hurt me, come out and let me find him out. I'm telling you, San Ye, I'm going to cut off both of your ears and eat them with wine."

Yan Ruyu and Huo Changhe looked at each other and whispered, "Wu Mansion? Could it be that Wu Mansion?"

"It should be." Huo Changhe nodded.

"The Wu family is so arrogant. A second-class housekeeper is so arrogant." Yan Ruyu smiled. "I wonder how they listen to the books in the bookstore."

As soon as he finished speaking, several people came over noisily from not far away.

They arrived in front of the car, saw Wu San, and stepped forward to greet him.

"Third Master, you...what's wrong with you?"

"I don't know who dares to plot against me," Wu San said, "Go, find a doctor for me first."

Someone with quick legs ran to the nearby pharmacy to find a doctor.

Wu San snorted and laughed: "Okay, I originally wanted to go to the bookstore, but I didn't expect there were so many people who didn't know how to live or die. Well, let's go one by one."

Yan Ruyu's lips curled slightly: "As expected, he is going to the bookstore."

"That will be even more exciting." Huo Changhe said, "The bailiffs in the governor's mansion are waiting for them to go, and they are afraid that they will not go."

The yamen runners all received benefits. Not only did they get money, but they also received coupons to dine at the Qian's restaurant. How could they have the nerve to go there unless they succeeded and arrested a few people?

Now, after finishing their work every day, they go to the bookstore and stroll on the streets, and their legs have become thin.

"Then we need to let them go quickly and not waste time here."

Yan Ruyu smiled lightly: "That's easy."

She took a few steps back to the entrance of the alley next to her. Soon, the starling flew over.

Yan Ruyu muttered a few words quietly, and the starling blinked its little eyes, flapped its wings, and landed on the roof of a two-story shop nearby.

If you stop there, people can't see it at all.

At this time, the doctor also came and applied medicine and bandaged Wu San's wound.

Wu San was just about to show off his power and find someone when he heard a voice: "Oh my, the theater is bustling! The whore gave birth to twins, and the shameless old woman from the side branch and distant lineage came to take her place."

Yan Ruyu: “…” I didn’t teach it to speak so vulgarly.

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