At this time, at the foot of Fushan Mountain.

Blood kept spilling in the bushes, and the air was filled with a strong smell of blood, which made people feel a little nauseous.

Dozens of men in black were lying on the ground, all seriously injured, barely gasping for breath but not completely dead yet.

"Thirteen, all the killers are here, no one can escape."

"it is good."

Xie Shisan, who led the team this time, responded, lowered his head to wipe the blood-stained sword clean, then reinserted it into the scabbard and hung it around his waist. He said, "Thank you brothers for your hard work this time."

"It's not hard to do things for the master."

These words were said by Xie Shiqi. Although his master had sent him to hide in the dark to protect Lu Liangyuan, in Xie Shiqi's opinion, the only master he recognized was His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. It was his honor to protect His Royal Highness.

"Since everything has been handled, let's leave a few people here to guard it. I will go back and report to the master."

Thank you thirteenth.

"Alright."

The other secret guards had no objection.

"Keep an eye on it, don't let anyone else get close to Fushan."

After leaving a word, Xie Shisan quickly used his Qinggong skills and headed towards the hunting ground on the mountain.

Xie Shiqi and Xie Shiba looked at each other, each chose a direction, and looked over to see what was happening around them.

If the assassins were allowed to sneak into Fushan again, they would no longer have to stay by the Crown Prince's side as secret guards.

It was also thanks to Lu Liangyuan's well-informedness that she rushed to inform His Highness in time. Otherwise, these assassins lying in ambush at the foot of the mountain would definitely catch His Highness the Crown Prince and his men off guard!

……

As soon as Xie Shisan arrived at the hunting ground, he saw his master sitting by the fire roasting a rabbit. He handed the roasted rabbit to Lu Liangyuan and even offered to feed Lu Liangyuan first! ? ?

Xie Shisan: “…”

Seeing such a warm scene, Xie Shisan suddenly didn't know whether he should go over, so as not to destroy the love between his master and Lu Liangyuan.

However, Xie Xi had already noticed the appearance of Xie Shisan.

There was a slight pause in the action of feeding Lu Xiaoxiao, and Xie Xi raised his eyes and looked at Xie Shisan with a gentle gaze.

He pursed his lips and said nothing, but Xie Shisan already understood what his master meant.

Xie Shisan walked over quickly, lowered his head and called out, "Master, the matter has been completed. Do you have any other instructions?"

Hearing this, Lu Xiaoxiao instantly knew that what he meant was that the assassins had been dealt with by the secret guards.

In other words, His Highness is out of danger?

Lu Xiaoxiao secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

She tilted her eyes, glanced at Xie Xi, then ate the rabbit leg while listening to his answer.

Xie Xi didn't seem to notice Lu Xiaoxiao's scrutiny. He calmly turned the rabbit over and sprinkled some salt on it before asking, "Are those people dead?"

Xie Shisan: "He's still got one breath left." That means he's not far from death.

"Ah."

Xie Xi nodded slightly and said calmly: "Have someone send all those people to the Grand Prince's residence, and don't alert anyone else."

When saying this, Xie Xi deliberately lowered his voice so that only Lu Xiaoxiao and Xie Shisan could hear it.

Xie Shisan replied, "Master, rest assured, I understand."

"Go ahead and ask Xie Shiqi and Xie Shiba to come back."

Even though Lu Xiaoxiao was staying by his side at this time, Xie Xi was still worried about her, so he thought of asking Xie Shiqi and Xie Shiba to come back and continue to hide in the dark to protect her.

"Yes."

Xie Shisan had no objection to his master's order. Before leaving, he glanced calmly at Lu Xiaoxiao who was sitting next to his master.

I was caught off guard and met her clear and questioning gaze.

Xie Shisan paused, then turned around and left decisively.

Because Xie Xi and Lu Xiaoxiao were sitting far away, they had a fire to themselves. Xie Shisan's appearance and departure only surprised the people present for a moment, but they did not think much about it.

Even Xie Jin, who was suspicious by nature, did not shift his gaze over. He sat by the fire, chatting and laughing with the third princess, the fifth prince, and the sixth prince of Rong State.

Originally, the fifth prince Xie Yue wanted to stay with his brother the crown prince, but the crown prince of Fan State suddenly became too enthusiastic towards him and insisted on dragging him along, even asking him to taste the seventh princess's cooking.

In desperation, Xie Yue had to drag Xie Min along to team up with the Prince of Fan and the Seventh Princess.

"Come on, Prince Yue, try this. The Seventh Princess baked it well. You will definitely like it!"

The Crown Prince of Fan had already made up his mind to make Prince Yue the husband of his Seventh Sister-in-law, so he wanted to let Prince Yue see the Seventh Sister's ingenuity, gentleness and loving side first, to prevent Prince Yue from being unwilling when Emperor Li arranged a marriage.

In the eyes of Prince Fan, his seventh sister is definitely the best!

Xie Yue was confused by the warm hospitality of the Prince of Fan. He could not help but look at the Prince of Fan, and then at the Seventh Princess of Fan who was sitting opposite him and smiling at him.

Xie Yue opened his mouth and wanted to say something, but when the words came to his lips, he couldn't say anything.

Xie Min, who was sitting next to him, looked at the Prince of Fan thoughtfully.

Then, he lowered his head and ate the roasted pork leg in his hand in silence.

In the hunting ground, not only the princes and princesses were barbecuing, the imperial guards also prepared a fire. They got half of the prey, so everyone could get a lot.

Time passed quickly as we chatted and laughed. The barbecue lasted for nearly an hour and it was already noon.

Looking at the gradually dying fire, Xie Xi took Lu Xiaoxiao's hand and stood up. He looked up at the sky.

The dark clouds in the sky were still there and had not dispersed, but it never rained.

Xie Xi: "I look at the sky and I'm afraid it's going to rain."

As soon as these words came out, Xie Yue immediately agreed: "Brother Crown Prince, why don't we go to the manor to take shelter from the rain?"

[Hmm? The Fifth Prince is not planning to go down the mountain? ]

Lu Xiaoxiao was surprised.

Xie Yue looked at her silently, feeling inexplicably sour and a little aggrieved.

It was a rare opportunity for him to be with his brother the Crown Prince, and he was reluctant to leave the hunting ground.

He also didn't dare to think, once he went down the mountain, would his brother the Crown Prince still be willing to pay attention to him, the fifth royal brother?

Lu Xiaoxiao: “…”

The Fifth Prince's resentment was about to solidify and fall on her face.

Lu Xiaoxiao felt mixed emotions and sighed softly.

[I never thought that the Fifth Prince would be so attached to Your Highness. Okay, since the Fifth Prince looks so pitiful, I will advise Your Highness to go to the manor to take shelter from the rain, right? ]

Before Xie Xi could speak, Lu Xiaoxiao gently shook his hand, staring at Xie Xi with sparkling eyes, and whispered, "Your Highness, I heard there is a fruit forest behind the manor, I want to go there and take a look."

"Okay, I'll take you there."

Xie Xi agreed without hesitation.

Suddenly, Xie Xi raised his eyes and looked at his fifth brother who was standing next to the Crown Prince of Fan State. A hint of warmth quickly passed through his heart. If he had not heard his little voice, he really would not have known the true thoughts in his fifth brother's heart.

It turns out that the fifth prince has long wanted to become his helper?

but……

Xie Xi lowered his eyes, hiding the deep thought in them. After returning to the Prince's Mansion, he would definitely try to find out why his fifth brother died so early. Then, he would help his fifth brother to survive the death.

Hearing the answer from his brother the Crown Prince, Xie Yue's eyes lit up slightly, and a silly smile appeared on his face, seeming a little excited: "Brother Crown Prince, I'll take you there!"

Lu Xiaoxiao: “…”

Xie Xi: “…”

Seeing this, Xie Xi suddenly felt helpless. Did he neglect his fifth younger brother too much on weekdays?

If Xie Yue could guess what his brother the Crown Prince was thinking, he would definitely nod his head while crying, because his brother the Crown Prince had never paid any attention to him at all!

Crown Prince Xi and Prince Yue had already spoken, so the others agreed and went to the farm together to take shelter from the rain.

Upon learning of the decisions of the princes and princesses, one of the leading imperial guards immediately sent someone back to inform the servants in the manor, asking them to clean up the manor as soon as possible and not let the masters feel dissatisfied in any way.

He even sent someone to call the head of the village to serve the masters.

A moment later, Zhuangtou appeared in front of everyone, almost crawling.

His clothes were still a little messy, and his hair was not tied up properly, as if he had just climbed out of the couch, very untidy.

"I, Xu An, pay my respects to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, the Fourth Prince, the Fifth Prince, the Sixth Prince, and several other nobles."

Suddenly seeing so many distinguished persons standing in front of him, the village head Xu An tried to remain calm and knelt down to pay his respects.

He was in charge of guarding the farm and the orchard behind it. Normally, no one would come here to supervise him, so he became lazy and did not do his job. He regarded himself as the real master and focused on bullying the people below him.

He never expected that when he was lazing around on the couch with his wives and concubines, the nobles would come!

Quite a few came, and one of them was the Crown Prince whom he had once secretly glanced at!

Xie Xi narrowed his eyes, his face was calm and it was hard to tell what he was thinking at the moment, "Are you the village head here?"

Lu Xiaoxiao was standing next to Xie Xi, so she could naturally feel that His Highness was very unhappy.

She pursed her lips, glanced at Zhuangtou casually, and then quickly looked away. It was really too eye-catching.

[This village headman named Xu An is really amazing. He usually stays in the village, which is close to the hunting grounds. He has received a lot of bribes and even secretly withheld half of the food for the imperial guards. He is really bold! ]

[He is so bold, I wonder who is backing him up——]

[Hey hey hey, I found it, it turns out to be——]

Xie Xi listened attentively.

Xie Yue's gaze couldn't help but drift towards Lu Xiaoxiao.

however--

Just when they wanted to continue listening, the sound suddenly stopped.

The two of them were stunned at the same time.

"In reply to your Highness, I am the head of the village."

Xu An showed a flattering smile on his face and said cautiously: "I wonder what instructions His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has?"

Hearing this, Xie Xi came back to his senses, looking at the head of the village with a hint of coldness in his eyes, and said in a light tone: "Get up, lead the way to the village first."

After hearing the inner voice, Xie Yue looked at Zhuangtou with an unfriendly look. He snorted coldly and stared at Zhuangtou with cold eyes.

Zhuangtou: ???

Zhuangtou was trembling in his heart, but he tried hard not to panic.

Why was the fifth prince staring at him like that?

Could it be that the Fifth Prince had sent someone to investigate him before? Did he know what he had done?

Thinking of this, Zhuangtou shuddered suddenly and dared not think too much about it.

The village head quickly stood up, bowed, and gestured to the nobles: "My lords, please follow me over here."

Xie Xi took Lu Xiaoxiao's hand and walked forward first.

Xie Yue hurriedly followed.

Next came the Crown Prince of Fan and the Seventh Princess of Fan, Xie Jin, the Third Princess of Rong, the Fifth Prince of Rong, the Sixth Prince of Rong, and Xie Min who was walking at the end.

Xie Min was so quiet that he seemed to have no sense of existence at all.

……

A group of eleven people came to the village.

The village head Xu An walked forward and opened the door, bowed his head and invited the ten nobles to come in, "Please wait for a moment, I will prepare some high-quality tea."

After hearing this, Xie Yue sneered, "What good tea can there be in the manor?"

[What the Fifth Prince said is true. There really isn't much good tea in the manor, but the head of the manor does. The head of the manor has a lot of top-quality Biluochun in his private collection!]

Biluochun!

Xie Yue really couldn't understand how a small village head could become so wealthy!

How dare you withhold the food for the imperial guards! Damn it!

After leaving here, he will definitely report this matter to his brother the Crown Prince!

but……

Xie Yue suddenly hesitated, not knowing whether what his sister-in-law was thinking was true or false. After all, it was really strange that he could suddenly hear what his sister-in-law was thinking.

Or, after he returns, he should send someone to thoroughly investigate this village?

Once it is confirmed that this is true, this village head will no longer be able to stay.

Hearing the sarcasm in the Fifth Prince's words, Zhuangtou felt uncomfortable. He had originally wanted to use his private collection of premium Biluochun to make tea to entertain the distinguished guests.

But at this moment, he was somewhat reluctant.

The village head took a deep breath and said with a smile: "It may not be a good tea in the eyes of the masters, but for me, it can be regarded as a first-class good tea!"

"Masters, please wait a moment. I will be back soon."

After saying that, Zhuangtou turned around and walked out.

The third princess of Rong State found a seat and sat down. She glanced around and looked around. She smiled and said, "I didn't expect that the manor near the hunting ground could be decorated so well."

Xie Jin smiled and continued, "Not only the manor, but also the outside is well decorated. If I remember correctly, there is a flower garden behind the orchard."

"There are many flowers in the palace, all of which were brought into the palace from the flower garden here."

The third princess of Rong State was surprised and asked, "There is actually a flower garden?"

"Exactly."

Xie Jin nodded, "Does the Third Princess want to go out for a walk?"

The Third Princess of Rong State smiled brilliantly. She raised her eyebrows and asked, "Prince Jin, can you lead the way?"

Xie Jin: "Okay."

"Let's go then."

The third princess of Rong stood up and urged Xie Jin to lead the way. "I wonder where the flower garden is? How about going over and taking a look?"

Xie Jin: “This way.”

Seeing this, the fifth and sixth princes of Rong followed.

When the four of them were no longer visible, Prince Fan suddenly chuckled and stared at Xie Xi with an ambiguous look, "Prince Xi, Prince Jin is in a really good mood..."

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