Zhao Yuan's eyes sharpened and she snorted coldly: "No matter who is behind the plan, this princess will definitely not let this matter go!"

Her expression was sinister and her tone was full of hostility, "Besides, they dare to take advantage of you. I, the princess, will make them pay the price they deserve! We will go back to the palace tomorrow and report this to the emperor together." I will never let you suffer in vain!"

Seeing that she was still protecting him as before and not wanting him to get hurt at all, Xiao Yu couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth slightly.

He stretched out his hand to gently straighten her messy hair, brushed off some leaves that had been stuck on her head for some time, and said in a friendly tone:
"A Yuan, I know you feel sorry for me, but my father is busy with government affairs and is tired enough to worry about state affairs every day. We don't want to talk about our trivial matters and increase his burden. Why don't we just leave it to the government to solve it? !”

As he spoke, the sound of horse hooves was heard in the distance. Everyone looked and saw a middle-aged man in official uniform riding a horse, with several soldiers behind him.

After he approached, he dismounted and handed the rope to a soldier. He walked up to the two of them and carried his luggage towards them.

"The lower officials commanded the envoys to pay homage to His Majesty the Fifth Highness and the Princess."

Zhao Yuan nodded slightly and said, "It's so hard that I have to make a trip to get this done."

Luo Bing quickly stretched out his hand and bowed: "It's not hard work. It's the official's responsibility to do this. It's best if His Highness the Fifth Prince and the Princess are safe and sound."

If he were an ordinary person, he would definitely ask for details about the assassination seriously and would not wait for the other party's reaction like now.

After all, these two people, one is a prince and the other is a favored princess. It must be unusual for them to be assassinated. Moreover, the identity of the person who dares to assassinate them must be something he cannot afford to offend.

Whether he does this job well or not, it will easily lead to big trouble.

At this moment, more things are worse than less things. He doesn't want to get into trouble by talking too much. As long as the two people in front of him don't take the initiative to mention it, he won't take the initiative to ask.

In short, everything is going to follow the two of them now.

"A Yuan, we can't go to Qingxin Temple, let's go back home!"

Zhao Yuan looked up, then nodded and said, "It's true that we can't go."

Luo Bing was eager to send the two of them away quickly, so he said directly: "I have horses below to escort the Fifth Highness and the princess down the mountain."

Hearing this, Zhao Yuan looked at him and said: "Before going down the mountain, there is one more thing I need to trouble Mr. Luo. There is a maid beside this princess. Her name is Mo Qi. In order to protect the safety of this princess, she was the one who took care of her. The assassin was lured away and has not come back yet. This princess is very worried, so I would like to ask you to send people to search the mountain. I cannot tell whether she is dead or alive. I want to see her."

This matter was not difficult to handle, so Luo Bing immediately saluted and said, "Luo Bing accepts the order."

Zhao Yuan nodded, and when he turned around, he suddenly ordered Mo Qin beside him: "You stay with Mr. Luo, and you must find Mo Qi!"

Hearing Mo Qi lead the assassin away, a trace of worry flashed in Mo Qin's eyes, and he said: "Yes!"

At this moment, the waiter drove the carriage over and stopped on the side of the road. Zhao Yuan held Xiao Yu's hand and got into the carriage.

When the two of them sat down, she suddenly remembered that she had greeted the abbot of Qingxin Temple.

At this moment, not only Xiao Yu looked tired, but she was also in a mess, and she didn't know where she had dropped her hairpin.

The hem of the skirt was already dirty on the ground, so it was impossible for them to go.

But we have to inform the host of Qingxin Temple to prevent him from waiting.

After opening the curtains, she planned to ask Mo Shu or Mo Hua to run over, but when she saw that both of them were in a mess and injured, she gave up.

Now asking them to go up the mountain with injuries would seem like she was harshly criticizing her servants, which was too unkind.Out of the corner of his eye, he suddenly caught a glimpse of the soldiers sent by Luo Bing to escort them back home. Dangzhi stretched out his slender fingers and selected one at random: "You, come here."

The selected soldier hurriedly ran to the carriage window: "Please give me your orders, Princess!"

Zhao Yuan said: "It's okay. You go to Qingxin Temple for me, find the abbot of Qingxin Temple, and send a message to me. I have something to do today and can't come to pray as promised. I'll find someone else someday." A good time will definitely come. Please forgive me, the host. If you don’t find a host, you can also tell these words to the young monk inside and ask him to help pass it on."

"Yes, county lord."

After an unknown amount of time, the carriage finally returned to Zhao Mansion.

The two were served out of the car. Zhao Yuan and Xiao Yu exchanged a few words and then returned to their respective yards.

As soon as she entered the room, Mo Shu hurriedly stepped forward to help her change her clothes: "Princess, you are covered in mud. Let us help you wash up."

Mo Hua had already gone to tell the maid in the courtyard to prepare hot water, and she also stepped forward to help.

"Today, you two don't have to wait in front of me. Go down and take care of the wounds on your body first, and have a good rest for the day!"

"Yes, county lord."

Mo Shu and Mo Hua didn't hold on. They both suffered a lot of injuries and needed to be dealt with now. After bowing and saluting, they withdrew.

Zhao Yuan walked to the ancient mirror and sat down. At this time, the maid delivering hot water also came in. She turned around and saw the rough maids working in front of the tub.

After watching for a few seconds, she waved to several people and said, "Come here, all of you."

The maid moved for a moment, with a hint of panic on her face, but she quickly put down her work and walked to Zhao Yuan.

"Don't be nervous." Zhao Yuan seemed to notice their restraint and relaxed: "Do you have any experience in serving people?"

Several maids shook their heads and said: "Back to the princess, no."

Since Zhao's father and mother died, Zhao Yuan was the only mistress left in the Zhao Mansion, but she stayed in the palace all year round. Even if she occasionally left the palace, she rarely returned to the Zhao Mansion.

Even after returning to the Zhao Mansion, Mo Qi and the four of them were always waiting around. With a few of them around, the other maids had no chance to serve the princess up close.

Gradually, now, the only maids left in the Zhao Mansion are these rough servants, who don't even have experience in serving people.

"Put your hands out."

Although the maids did not understand the meaning, they obediently spread their hands and stretched them out in front of Zhao Yuan.

They have been doing rough work in the house all year round, and sometimes they are called to help with some heavy work, so their palms look very rough.

Zhao Yuan stared at their hands for a moment, then reached out to touch them one by one, touching the last one, and finally lowered his eyes and sighed: "That's it, go and call Ling'er over."

Fortunately, she also had something to look for Ling'er.

Ling'er usually stayed in the Zhao Mansion's shop to help, but fortunately the shop she went to today was relatively close to the Zhao Mansion.

The maid went to look for her, and it didn't take much time to go back and forth. When Ling'er rushed back to the mansion, Zhao Yuan was about to take a bath. (End of chapter)

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