After refusing marriage, she was pampered by the prince who acted as a shield.

Chapter 373: Making an Example of Someone Else

Upon hearing this, the group was taken aback.

Lin Rusi believed that Ye Ruoruo was giving her pointers.

The moment he received Ye Ruoruo's look, he immediately pushed her away and grabbed the sword with his other hand.

Taking advantage of the moment when the assassin holding her hostage couldn't see clearly, she thrust her sword back.

"what!"

Although it didn't hit a vital spot, it still caused him so much pain that he was unable to fight back.

The assassin's eyes widened, he growled angrily, and he took several steps back.

Taking advantage of this lull, Lin Rusi had already pulled Ye Ruoruo aside.

Lin Rusi relaxed her expression as she let her pull her along.

Ye Ruoruo had winked at her repeatedly just now, such an obvious hint, she would be a fool if she still didn't understand.

Before Lin Rusi could say anything, Ye Ruoruo had already put a pill in her mouth: "Don't worry, it's an antidote. I just sprinkled some powder on it, so it won't harm the child."

It's really tough on her; she can still think so much at such a critical moment.

Lin Rusi smiled and said coquettishly, "Thank you, Senior Sister, for thinking of me so much."

Ye Ruoruo snorted coldly: "I told you not to come back, but you wouldn't listen. Once this is over, I'll make sure to extort a lot of money from you."

"Okay, you can try to extort me again when we get back."

Lin Rusi pulled her along, her bright eyes sparkling.

And it was all thanks to Ye Ruoruo that the assassins were killed one after another.

After dealing with the assassins, she didn't hesitate and immediately distributed the antidote to everyone, who then drank it.

"The incident happened suddenly, so we had to use poison. The antidote should work. If you still feel unwell, call me again."

As Ye Ruoruo spoke, she gave a special reminder.

Upon hearing this, Li Jingyang thanked her, saying, "Senior sister, you're too kind. If it weren't for you, we wouldn't have been able to escape safely."

"I'll take As back to the carriage and we'll get going as soon as possible."

Ye Ruoruo smiled and helped Lin Rusi back to the carriage.

"Ye Qing, send a few people to scout ahead. We're already in the outskirts of the capital, and they'll definitely try to block our way."

"Yes!" Ye Qing didn't dare to delay.

They led several people ahead to investigate, including Ye Qing and a few others, who scouted ahead but didn't find anything amiss.

……

Soon, the group arrived at the city gate.

"Your Highness, is there anyone in the capital who can meet us?"

Seeing this, Lin Rusi tentatively asked.

Hearing this, Li Jingyang nodded: "However, we should be cautious about who the person who will be meeting us is... we should be careful."

He spoke very subtly, but Lin Rusi understood what he meant.

Slowly lowering the other curtain, Lin Rusi frowned and remained silent.

As Li Jingyang had predicted, they arrived at their destination very quickly.

Sure enough, there were people guarding the city gate.

Upon seeing them, the other party immediately came to greet them.

Unfortunately, there weren't many people who came to meet them; there was only one team.

"Greetings, Your Highness!"

The person who came forward greeted them, looking somewhat puzzled.

"Didn't the princess come with you?"

The man asked tentatively, but his eyes darted around unconsciously.

Upon hearing this, Li Jingyang sneered: "Do I need to explain myself to you?"

"Of course not."

When he countered with his question, the man immediately fell silent.

The group went directly into the city. Li Jingyang needed to go to the palace to report, so he naturally couldn't bring Lin Rusi along.

He arranged a place for Lin Rusi to go back and rest.

Fortunately, the previous house was cleaned every day.

When Lin Rusi returned to the familiar house, she felt a sense of time passing by.

"Your Highness."

Lin Rusi quickly grabbed Li Jingyang: "Your Highness, please be careful. I'll wait for you to come back!"

"it is good!"

Nodding silently, Li Jingyang knew he couldn't escape this fate after all.

However, when he left, almost all of his men stayed with Lin Rusi.

He rode alone in a carriage towards the palace.

Upon arriving at the palace gate, Li Jingyang habitually headed inside, but he had only just reached the entrance.

He was immediately stopped by two guards: "Your Highness, you cannot go in!"

Upon hearing the sound, Li Jingyang instinctively went inside, his eyes showing a hint of seriousness.

"what happened?"

He stopped and looked over coldly.

The guard paused for a moment, then continued, "Your Highness, it's not that I'm stopping you from entering, but His Majesty has ordered that he will not see anyone except His Highness the Crown Prince."

The guard's face was sharp, with a hint of disdain in his smile, as he coldly stared at Li Jingyang.

Upon hearing this, Ye Qing immediately became angry: "Who gave you the right to speak to Prince Jinglie like that? You don't even bow to the prince. Do you think our prince can't discipline you?"

As he spoke, he stepped forward.

At this moment, Li Jingyang stopped Ye Qing: "Ye Qing, step back."

"Your Highness!"

Ye Qing's face was full of dissatisfaction, and his eyes were filled with displeasure.

"Get out of the way! You don't obey orders?"

"Yes." Despite his displeasure, Ye Qing still retreated.

Li Jingyang suddenly smiled and turned to look at the guard over there: "Xiao Wu?"

"Yes, Your Highness!"

The guard named Xiao Wu had an arrogant expression on his face.

"I am not allowed to enter the palace?"

Li Jingyang raised an eyebrow and asked in a low voice.

It's really strange. Even if the emperor suspects me, he wouldn't refuse to see me.

"Yes, it is the Emperor's order. The Emperor has given the order, so please don't make things difficult for us."

Xiao Wu waved his hand, somewhat hesitant.

Seeing this, Li Jingyang nodded: "Understood, of course I won't make things difficult for the servants."

However, this emperor is acting too strangely, there must be something wrong with him.

"but……"

He was silent for a moment, then his face turned cold instantly: "Who gave you permission to speak to me like that?"

His voice was sharp, and he curled his lips as he spoke, but the amusement didn't reach his eyes.

Before Xiao Wu could react, Li Jingyang drew a sword and shot out.

The next moment, a sharp sword sliced ​​across Xiao Wu's throat, and warm liquid spurted out.

Staring wide-eyed in disbelief, Xiao Wu instinctively covered his throat.

But it was too late...

The next instant, he collapsed.

"I've never had a good temper. If you can't control your mouth, you'd better shut it up forever!"

Li Jingyang's sharp gaze swept over everyone.

Everyone snapped out of their daze; what had just happened had almost left them speechless.

That's how people in the palace are; they're all perceptive, and no one dares to speak up.

Looking at their expressions, Li Jingyang was very satisfied. He had done this to make an example of them.

"Ye Qing, let's go!"

After saying that, Li Jingyang turned and left with Ye Qing.

"Your Highness, brilliant!"

Ye Qing couldn't help but exclaim, "But, is it really alright if we can't see the Emperor?"

"Of course there's a connection. There's something wrong here. However, if we force a connection, it's more likely to cause problems. We should be careful not to alert the enemy."

Li Jingyang's words do make some sense.

Ye Qing understood and nodded, "Yes, I understand. As for the killing, I will handle it from now on."

Li Jingyang didn't say anything, but sneered as he wiped the blood off his hands with a handkerchief: "By the way, after we get there, don't tell Asi about this. Prepare some hot water for me later."