"Your Majesty, shall we still go back now?" Ning Yunqing asked gingerly, stealing a glance at Hua Yueye's face.
"Not necessary!" The man was so angry that his face was as black as if water could drip from it. His fists tightened bit by bit.
"Maybe we should wait a while longer," Su Qingwen blinked her eyes and advised. "There might be a turn of events. Otherwise, we'll really never find those hateful assassins."
Right after she said that, she saw a sizeable group of soldiers running away on a small path on one side. They seemed to be in a hurry.
"Where are they going?" Su Qingwen wondered, blinking her eyes. She thought these people didn't seem to be going for training.
"Let's follow them and find out." Apparently, Hua Yueye was also curious. He gave a cold snort and pulled Ning Yunqing forward.
Following the soldiers, they actually arrived at the gate of the Prince Rui's Mansion. Su Qingwen gently tugged at Hua Yueye's clothes and blinked. "What are they doing at your adoptive father's mansion? Don't tell me they're going to arrest someone?"
"How could that be?" Hua Yueye frowned into a small "chuan" character and scolded in a low voice. "Don't talk nonsense if you don't know."
"Okay." Su Qingwen stuck out her tongue. She climbed onto the wall with the other two and watched the soldiers' actions carefully.
Then, an amazing thing happened. Those people were actually building a house for the Prince Rui.
"Oh my god, these soldiers are such hypocrites!" Su Qingwen couldn't help swearing. "This is so strange. Why aren't they looking for assassins for you but instead come here to build a house for the Prince Rui? Are they crazy?"
Hua Yueye stared at those people without saying a word, but his face gradually turned cold.
"Assassins!" Suddenly, a servant saw them and shouted at the top of his lungs.
They were discovered. Su Qingwen let out a cry of surprise. She felt her body involuntarily tilt backward and almost fell off the wall.
Thankfully, Hua Yueye was right beside her and reached out to grab her arm. Only then did Su Qingwen avoid falling flat on her face.
"So close, so close." Su Qingwen patted her chest hard and let out a long sigh of relief. Her heart was pounding wildly.
"Let's get out of here quickly." Hua Yueye put his arm around her shoulder and pulled her away in big strides.
There were still servants chasing after them. Su Qingwen gasped for breath, feeling that she always made strange discoveries every time she came to the Prince Rui's Mansion.
Finally, the three of them managed to escape and returned to their original place.
"Your Majesty, are you guys okay?" Ning Yunqing squinted his eyes and looked at Hua Yueye and Su Qingwen.
"I'm fine." Su Qingwen waved her hand and just said straightforwardly, "That Prince Rui is really amazing. He can manage those soldiers so well. Let me ask you, is he related to that bearded man?"
Apart from this reason, Su Qingwen really couldn't think of anything else. It was really too strange. A regent was even more powerful than the emperor.
"No." Ning Yunqing's expression also became very solemn. He shook his head gently. "I've checked before. This army belongs to the royal family. It's supposed to follow the orders of the royal family. I didn't expect to see such a scene today."
"Could this have something to do with the Prince Rui?" Su Qingwen looked back and gave Hua Yueye a meaningful look.
She had suspected that the Prince Rui was up to no good before. And now that such a thing had happened at his mansion, the Prince Rui was naturally the prime suspect.
"Absolutely not." Hua Yueye shook his head immediately without the slightest hesitation. "This matter surely has nothing to do with my adoptive father. You'd better stop spouting such baseless nonsense."
"I'm not talking nonsense." Su Qingwen felt really wronged. She was just trying to help come up with ideas. This guy was really ungrateful.
"Forget it." Hua Yueye waved his hand impatiently. "Let's stop talking about this. I need to think this through."
After saying that, he turned around dejectedly and left.
"What's wrong with him?" Su Qingwen clenched her fists. She thought Hua Yueye was acting really strange today.
"Your Ladyship, you don't understand. The relationship between His Majesty and the Prince Rui is even closer than that of biological father and son. If you speak ill of the Prince Rui in front of him, how could he look happy?" Ning Yunqing stroked his chin, his eyes deep.
"But he doesn't have to be so stubborn." Su Qingwen couldn't understand Hua Yueye's actions. She shook her head and looked at Ning Yunqing behind her. "You're quite smart. When you're free, study those soldiers carefully."
"Of course." Ning Yunqing nodded and quickly left.
Watching Ning Yunqing's back disappear in the distance, Su Qingwen didn't just stand there. Instead, she sneaked to the training ground again. She quietly entered the place where the soldiers were training through a side door.
Just like when she first came, when these people were training, each of them had a very determined look in their eyes. Even when they were practicing martial arts, they seemed tireless. It was really strange.
"Something seems off." Su Qingwen lowered her head, feeling a sense of unease creeping over her.
[System: Honey, not only you, but I've also noticed. These people aren't afraid of fatigue or hardship. They're like an iron - blooded army.]
"Right." Su Qingwen echoed. "But how could there be such people in this world?"
[System: They're like machines, emotionless machines.]
These words made Su Qingwen tremble all over. She took a closer look and found that it was really the case. But how could such a far - fetched thing happen? Thinking of this, Su Qingwen shook her head and drove all the messy thoughts out of her mind. Then she left alone.
At this time, Ning Yunqing had disguised himself as an ordinary soldier and sneaked into the army.
He lowered his head and acted like a nobody, carefully observing everything around him.
As the sky gradually darkened, he finally waited for the soldiers who had gone to the Prince Rui's Mansion to return. Taking advantage of the fact that no one was paying attention, Ning Yunqing struck up a conversation with one of the soldiers. "Brother, you must be really exhausted today, right?"
"You bet. I'm just so confused. I don't know what's wrong with my body. I just feel really uncomfortable, as if I've had a fight with someone." The soldier waved his arm and said with annoyance on his face.
"What?" Hearing this, Ning Yunqing stood there stunned. He looked at the soldier in front of him in surprise. This guy didn't even know what had happened to him. It was really too strange.
"Where did you guys go just now?" Ning Yunqing put away his surprise and asked again.
"I... I can't seem to remember. I have no memory of it at all. Actually, this happens a few days every month." The soldier shook his head and sighed.