Before she could react, the maid took out a dagger from her bosom and stabbed at the person on the bed. Mo Qinghuan tried to stop her.
The maid waved her hand backhandedly, scratching Mo Qinghuan's arm.
Bai Ke rushed in upon hearing the commotion. Seeing this, the maid jumped out of the window and tried to escape, but was surrounded by the guards in the courtyard.
Bai Ke stepped forward, pressing his sword against her neck. "Tell me, who sent you?"
The maid let out a cold laugh. Ignoring the wound on her arm, Mo Qinghuan rushed forward, firmly pinching the maid's mouth and digging out the poison in it.
"It's not that easy for you to die!"
Mo Qinghuan glared at her, but the maid just laughed. "It may not be easy for me to live, but isn't it easy for me to die? As for you, betraying your own side, you'll surely die a more miserable death than me!"
Mo Qinghuan was stunned. She looked coldly at the maid. "What did you say?"
The maid burst into wild laughter. Her hairpin came loose and her hair covered half of her face. In the deep night, it was extremely terrifying.
"You know exactly what I'm talking about!"
Bai Ke stepped forward and kicked her. "Humph, on the verge of death, you still try to implicate others!"
The maid grimaced in pain and let out a shrill laugh.
"Hahaha! If you have the guts, just kill me. Anyway, I won't say a word!"
Mu Yanming came over. Seeing that Mo Qinghuan's arm was still bleeding, he looked at the maid with a gloomy face.
"Come on, go and get it bandaged first."
Bai Ke raised his eyebrows and looked at the maid menacingly. "Of course you can choose not to say anything. But I'm afraid you won't be able to hold on and will eventually talk." Then Bai Ke put on a cold and fierce expression. "Take her to the dungeon!"
Mo Qinghuan looked back and saw the usually carefree Bai Ke looking like a terrifying Asura from hell at this moment. She suddenly understood why people were so afraid of the name of the Regent.
If the subordinate is like this, how much more terrifying would the master be?
"What's wrong with you?"
Mu Yanming felt that Mo Qinghuan's body was trembling slightly, so he reached out to support her.
"I'm fine."
It was this body that was trembling, not her.
"Do you need someone to help you?"
Mo Qinghuan knew that he was asking if she needed someone to help her bandage the wound. She shook her head. "I can do it myself."
"Okay." Mu Yanming turned around, but didn't seem to be leaving.
She wasn't overly particular. She undid her clothes, stretched out her arm, and was about to bandage the wound when she accidentally knocked over the teacup on the table.
"What's going on?!" Mu Yanming said as he turned around. A glimpse of spring scenery flashed across his eyes. The fair skin stimulated his nerves.
Mo Qinghuan looked up and met Mu Yanming's rarely flustered eyes.
Immediately afterwards, he turned around rather hastily.
"It's this king who was too abrupt!" With that, he walked out.
Mo Qinghuan bandaged her arm and put on her clothes.
Just as she was about to go out, Bai Ke came.
"My lord, that person has confessed."
Mu Yanming didn't avoid Mo Qinghuan at all. "Speak."
Bai Ke glanced at Mo Qinghuan subtly. "That person said that the princess is in the same group as them."
Mu Yanming sneered. "Humph, do you think that's possible? If she were in the same group as them, there would be no need for her to save the person back."
Bai Ke nodded. "This subordinate also thinks so. But that person also said that this plan was just to gain the lord's trust so as to plant a pawn in front of the lord. So this subordinate is really confused."
At this, Mo Qinghuan laughed. She walked over, looking at Bai Ke. "If that's really the case, haven't I already successfully gained the lord's trust? Then why would she implicate me?"
She shook her head helplessly. "As the old saying goes, like master, like servant. So I really can't imagine how stupid her master must be to send such a person to assassinate!"
"Not necessarily stupid! Maybe it's a higher level of cleverness. The more she says so, the more we will believe you, right?"
After Bai Ke said that, he quietly grasped the hilt of his sword. Judging from his posture, he might draw his sword and kill her at any time.
"Cough—" A coughing sound came from inside the room.
Everyone looked over. Mo Qinghuan was the first to speak. "Zi Xiu is awake."
Mu Yanming stepped into the room first and saw Zi Xiu's hand tightly covering his chest.
"It hurts a lot, doesn't it?"
Zi Xiu's eyes moved. "It's not just the pain. I feel like my whole body is about to fall apart!"
Bai Ke laughed. "Young Master Zi Xiu, not to mention your serious injuries, after you came to the Regent's Mansion, you were stabbed and slapped again! Do you think it won't hurt..."
Zi Xiu frowned. Obviously, he didn't understand what Bai Ke meant.
"It was out of necessity."
Mu Yanming said calmly.
But Mo Qinghuan suddenly thought of something...
Who exactly was this "Zi Xiu"? Mu Yanming seemed to show him some courtesy. And what important evidence did he hold that made the journey to the capital so dangerous? So many forces were willing to go to any lengths to send people to assassinate him.
Even though they clearly knew that the chance of success was extremely slim once he entered the Regent's Mansion, they still took the risk.
"Miss, thank you for saving my life."
She looked over. The man gave her a gentle smile. Despite his serious injuries, his gentle and refined aura as a young master was still undeniable.
"Sir has good eyesight. That day I was dressed as a man, but you still recognized me at a glance."
He was still very weak and his voice was faint. "Bone structure doesn't lie."
"Since the young master is awake." She looked at Mu Yanming. "Then I'll take my leave."
Hearing their conversation, Mu Yanming gave Mo Qinghuan a probing look.
He remembered the day when Mo Qinghuan dressed as a man and left the city...
Could there really be such a coincidence in this world...
Or was it as he had just said, that the other side was extremely clever, showing up in the guise of saving someone to deceive him...
"It's already late at night. Why not leave at dawn?" Zi Xiu was the first to speak.
But she looked at Mu Yanming.
Mu Yanming nodded slightly.
"Princess, this way please."
Bai Ke led her to the wing room for rest.
Looking at the closed door, she couldn't help but let out a cold laugh.
She really was meddling in other people's business. She didn't expect that after helping others, she would be suspected.
However...
She took out the cloth bag with the gold needles and spread it out.
"Sure enough, it's good. Mu Yanming, these gold needles will be the reward for me helping you save someone."
...
In Jingting Courtyard.
"My lord, we've already sent people to keep an eye on her."
Mu Yanming put down the book in his hand and looked up at Bai Ke.
"What did you say?"
Bai Ke was stunned. "This subordinate is stupid. I thought that my lord kept Princess Sayue here for easy surveillance."
"You're being muddle - headed. Withdraw the people!"
Bai Ke nodded. "Yes." Then he retreated.
Mu Yanming took out a box from the drawer. After opening it, the lover's knot was neatly placed inside.
He crossed his hands and propped them on his forehead. After about the time it takes to burn an incense stick, he put the box back in place and walked towards Mo Qinghuan's room.
When walking on the corridor, he noticed a dark figure lying on the opposite roof ridge.