I, the ninth grade county magistrate, scare the empress to tears at the beginning!

The prince's uncle was a little curious and looked at Zhang Lai.

"Come here and tell me your ideas."

Zhang Lai stood up, walked towards the king's uncle, stood beside him, and told him his careful plan.

After hearing this, the prince was stunned for a moment and looked at him in surprise.

"I didn't expect you to come up with such a plan. It's very dangerous to put yourself at risk. You have to know that if you are not careful, your life will be in danger. Are you sure you want to do this?"

Zhang Lai nodded without any hesitation.

"I have made up my mind. As long as I can do the right thing for the Emperor, I am willing to go through fire and water!"

The words were spoken with great vigor and sincerity, without any falsehood at all.

After seeing this, the prince nodded.

"Well, it's a good thing that you have such a heart, then do as you say!"

"You can rest assured that my men will not be careless and will do everything just right, but you also have to be prepared and rush out at the critical moment."

"The day after tomorrow is a good day to burn incense and worship Buddha, so we should start on that day!"

After Zhang Lai left, the king's uncle's confidant came in with a worried look on his face.

"Sir, I'm afraid you can't completely believe what Zhang said. He is just a servant, but he can come up with such a plan. It's really too strange. Who knows, he may have other little ideas."

The prince's uncle did not pay attention to these words of advice, nor did he take them to heart.

"How could I not know that he had evil intentions? The reason I didn't expose him was simply because I thought the plan was feasible and within control."

"If it succeeds, Zhang Lai will gain more trust from the crown prince, which is also beneficial to me. If it fails, I will push the blame on Zhu Feng. It won't affect me anyway."

The king's uncle had already planned everything in his mind before he could act like Zhang.

Otherwise, with his personality, he would never do such a risky thing.

As it was getting close to evening, Ying'er secretly came to meet the king's uncle.

She was dressed in black and almost disappeared in the darkness.

Fortunately, she had the token and was able to reach the king's uncle without any obstacles.

After the meeting, she knelt on the ground and explained.

"Please forgive me, sir. The prince has been keeping a close watch on me these days, and he has been asking me to serve him. For the sake of caution, I dare not sneak out. If I do, it will be detrimental to your plan, and I will also expose my identity. That's why I haven't shown up yet."

The king's uncle was not surprised by this, as he had already known something about it from Zhang Lai.

"Then have you noticed that the prince has someone following you?"

Ying'er shook her head and explained.

"I don't know whether it was arranged by the Crown Prince, but I did feel someone was secretly watching me for a few days. I just don't know the identity of the person, let alone what the person wants to do!"

As for what was going to happen the day after tomorrow, the prince-in-law thought about it and talked to Ying'er about it.

After hearing this, Ying'er immediately understood what he meant.

"My Lord, do you want Ying'er to show up and block this arrow?"

The prince nodded and explained.

"No matter what, the prince sent someone to monitor you, which means he must be suspicious of you. It's possible that he discovered something."

"As long as you are willing to risk your own life to save him, you can keep yourself safe for the time being. Even if he finds out, what can that do? The fact that you risked your life to save him speaks volumes!"

Even though she said that, Ying'er was still a little worried. "But after all, it was Zhang Lai who came up with this idea. If I do this, I'm afraid it will be..."

The prince's uncle didn't care and explained.

"Don't worry, I'm here. I won't let him do anything to you. Besides, the prince will protect you. How could Zhang Lai have any chance?"

After these words were spoken, Ying'er no longer had any worries.

Now that her identity has been exposed, she really needs an opportunity to prove herself in front of the prince.

In this case, there is a reason.

Two days later.

According to ancestral teachings, the prince needs to go to the Thousand Buddha Temple in Honolulu to burn incense and beg.

He was accompanied by a lot of people, and the team was huge.

After all, it represents the majesty of the royal family, so the specifications cannot be bad.

Zhang Lai and Ying'er followed him and served him. They were observing the situation around them, but they didn't see any people in ambush.

"Your Highness must be a little thirsty, Zhang Lai, go get some water."

Zhang Lai never expected Ying'er to give such an order.

Although he was unwilling in his heart, seeing that the prince did not say anything, he could only leave reluctantly, and at the same time hoped that the person who was going to do it would not choose this moment.

Suddenly, several arrows were shot out, breaking the silence.

The moment he saw it, the prince panicked. He was worried that he would encounter something this time, but he didn't expect that it would happen.

Ying'er showed no fear at all, she stood in front of the prince and comforted him.

"Your Highness, put it down. There are many guards accompanying you this time. They will definitely be able to protect your safety. Why don't we return to the temple first? In this way, we can hide temporarily and at least guarantee our safety."

At this moment, the arrow flew again.

Many of the guards and followers had been hit, and an arrow was flying towards the prince.

At the critical moment, Ying'er protected the prince behind her, blocking the attack of the sharp arrow that pierced his right shoulder.

All this happened so suddenly that the prince had no time to think or even react.

Seeing Ying'er falling to the ground, the prince panicked instantly.

He didn't care about her safety and ran directly into the main hall of the Thousand Buddha Temple.

At this time, Zhang Lai, who had just returned, discovered the commotion. After seeing the prince, he hurried over.

"Your Highness, what happened? Is there an assassination attempt?"

Before he could finish his words, the prince nodded quickly.

"That's right, someone is trying to assassinate her. Ying'er has already fallen down. I'm afraid she's in great danger. Let's hide here first and see who the other party is."

The moment he heard it, Zhang Lai spoke immediately.

"It must have been done by the Crown Princess. She seemed to be not fighting or competing, but she was actually doing it secretly to do such a thing!"

"Now that we have come out, we have brought a lot of experts with us. We will definitely be able to capture the person. When the time comes, we can interrogate him and find out what is going on!"

Zhang Lai was very dissatisfied, but there was nothing he could do and he could only endure it temporarily.

Because he understood that things had already happened, and there was nothing he could do. He could only take advantage of this time to protect the prince as much as possible, and still play a role! (End of this chapter)