Mu Yunge was naturally obedient and cooperative, her blushing cheeks making Yan Fei unable to look away for even a moment.
At that moment, the voice of a man in black suddenly came from outside the cave.
Yan Fei’s expression changed slightly. Then he picked up Mu Yunge and hid behind a big rock inside the cave.
Fortunately, the man in black didn’t discover the cave and soon disappeared.
At this moment, Mu Yunge’s eyes suddenly darted around. She said, “Xiao Xi, how about we fake our deaths and run away? We won’t go back to the palace.”
Hearing this, Yan Fei’s expression changed slightly, but he was also somewhat tempted.
But in the end, he shook his head and said, “Princess, no. If the Emperor and Empress find out about your death, how heartbroken they will be!”
Although he also wanted to take her away, now was not the time.
The Qin family had not yet been brought down!
He couldn’t let the Yan family’s grudge go unavenged!
Mu Yunge nodded, saying, “You’re right. Anyway, I’ll have my own princess’s residence from now on, and we can do whatever we want!”
Hearing this, Yan Fei looked at her with adoration and nodded. The heavy weight that had been pressing on his heart for two years finally vanished without a trace.
Not long after, the two of them heard shouts from the guards outside.
Although he was extremely reluctant, the Princess’s safety was the most important thing at the moment, so Yan Fei carried Mu Yunge away from the cave.
Zhou Hao quickly spotted the two of them and immediately went up to them to ask Mu Yunge if she was alright.
“Don’t worry, Brother Hao. It’s all thanks to Xiao Xi for getting me out of there quickly; otherwise, those villains would have really succeeded this time!” Mu Yunge said coldly.
Hearing this, Zhou Hao suppressed his murderous intent and nodded. Then he said, “Come on, I’ll take you away from here.”
Mu Yunge nodded and followed Zhou Hao out of the peach grove.
…
Upon hearing that Mu Yunge had been assassinated outside the peach grove, the Emperor was furious and immediately ordered a thorough investigation. Only after the captured men in black confessed did everyone realize that their aim wasn’t to assassinate the Ninth Princess, but rather to ruin her reputation!
Since Zhou Hao was present at the time and later volunteered to investigate, the Emperor entrusted the task to him.
To everyone’s surprise, Zhou Hao not only quickly uncovered the mastermind behind the scene, which was Prime Minister Qin, but also found a great deal of evidence that Prime Minister Qin intended to commit treason!
Among these was the case of Prime Minister Qin falsely accusing General Yan Nan of colluding with the enemy and betraying the country!
In an instant, the entire court was thrown into an uproar, while Prime Minister Qin’s faction was filled with fear and trepidation.
Prime Minister Qin vehemently protested his innocence, but the irrefutable evidence left him no room for denial. Later, the Qin family sent assassins to kill Zhou Hao, but Zhou Hao, prepared and blessed with the protagonist’s luck, escaped death several times.
Regardless, the Second Prince’s faction was utterly defeated from that point onward.
Consort Shu was also demoted to the cold palace by the Emperor.
As for the Imperial Guards responsible for protecting Mu Yunge, the others were all punished with beatings and kicked out of the Imperial Guards. Only Zhang Feng was executed because Zhou Hao noticed that he hadn’t put in enough effort when fighting the men in black.
…
The case of the Ninth Princess brought Zhou Hao into the view of many court officials, allowing them to see the decisive and ruthless methods of this previously mediocre Fourth Prince.
However, just when many thought the Fourth Prince would also participate in the struggle for the throne, Zhou Hao volunteered to go to the frontier for training.
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