tinctively reached out to wrap her arms around his waist, pressing her face against his solid chest, listening to his heartbeat, feeling both fluttery and secure."Ajing, last night I seemed to hear th..."!" Five Eight felt a chill run down his spine. He immediately lowered his head and chuckled to himself in self-deprecation.

What is he expecting at this point

Although he hadn't interacted much with the Princess of Beijang, he had heard about her ruthlessness, especially towards traitors. She dealt with them in the same way as the King of Beijang, showing no mercy whatsoever.

When Five Eight appears like this in everyone's eyes, what else is unclear

It seems that Wu Ba is definitely involved in today's events.

However, knowing that the Northern Border Princess wouldn't let the traitor go, Wu Ba naturally couldn't admit it, nor would he think of exposing another person to make amends for his crimes.

Anyway, he knew that there was no chance of atonement for his deeds in the Northern Border Princess's court.

After a fleeting moment of disappointment, Yun Si quickly suppressed the emotions in his eyes. He walked up to Wu Ba and spoke in a chillingly calm voice, "Who is the other person"

Wǔbā shook his head, still stubbornly insisting, "Your Highness, Fourth Brother, I truly don't know what you're talking about."

"Now that things have come to this, do you think we're helpless just because you deny it Five Eight, as a member of the Cloud Army, I thought you were well aware of our interrogation methods. Do you really think I need to use those methods on you"

Five Eight heard this, his heart skipped a beat. Having spent so many years in the palace and by Yun Si's side, he knew all too well how cruel their torture methods were. But... there was no way out, he was trapped on either side. What did he have to fear

So, Wǔbā continued to play tough, "Fourth Brother, really not me, I did nothing. Why don't you believe me"

"You..." Yun Si frowned, his face darkened. He was about to make a move, but An Xue Tang on the side raised her hand and stopped him.

An Xuetang glanced at the cook Ning'er had tied up, then looked at Wu Ba. She spoke slowly, "Yun Si, there's no rush to extract a confession. Right now, let's go and bring the other person here first."

Yun Si was about to ask how to find out where the person was, when An Xue Tang continued, "It's almost time, the green snake should have surrounded him already, let's go catch him."

Yun Si immediately understood what was going on. He bowed in response and then hurried away.

Wu Ba still wanted to say something, but An Xue Tang wasn't interested in hearing it at the moment. She picked up the cup on the table and took a sip of warm water Kang Er had poured for her. Then she said to Hua Duoer, "Duoer, now that you're out, are you going back That kind of person isn't worth your sacrifice."

Even though An Xuetang didn't name names, Huāduǒ understood exactly who she was referring to.

To be honest, she truly didn't expect Mo Yunchen to be like this now. But if she had to ask her if she regretted entering the palace, she wouldn't regret it.

At this moment, the flower bud shook her head slightly, "It's still early. Let's talk later after we resolve this matter."

Upon hearing this, An Xue Tang nodded slightly, "Good."

She looked at Wu Ba and the cook kneeling on the ground, then turned to Shuangshuang beside her. "Shuangshuang, you got up so early today. Did someone tell you something"

Shuangshuang was completely clueless about what had happened. She blinked a few times, tried to recall the events, and then slowly explained:

“Your Highness, Shuangshuang woke up today and heard some noise outside the courtyard. She went out to take a look and saw the cook organizing firewood. I asked him if he needed help, but he said no. Later, I chatted with him for a few words and learned that Sister Ning had gone to the main kitchen early in the morning to prepare breakfast for Your Highness. Thinking that I didn’t have anything to do either, I wanted to go to the main kitchen to help Sister Ning.”

An Xuetang, hearing this, her desired answer became crystal clear. She nodded and smiled at Shuangshuang:

"Shuangshuang, there's been a bit of a situation here. You're still young, so I don't want to frighten you. Why don't you go check the kitchen first When we're done dealing with things, ask someone to bring breakfast over, and we can eat together, alright Sister Duo'er loves the buns made by the cook, so tell her to make extra buns, okay"

Although Shuangshuang didn't know what exactly happened, seeing the knife on Wuba's shoulder and the cook trembling all over, she knew that something very serious had occurred today.

But since the Princesses didn't want her to know what it was about, she decided not to ask.

So upon hearing the queen's words, she immediately bowed. "Good. Is there anything the queen would like to eat"

An Xuetang glanced at Ning'er and smiled, "I want to eat it. I think you, Ning'er sister, have already asked the cook to make it. Just bring it over with you then."

"Yes."

……

After Shuangshuang left, Yunsi also brought one person back. This person had already been bitten by the green snake.

Looking at this pathetic sight, An Xue Tang smirked. If he hadn't attacked first, her green snake wouldn't have retaliated.

Yun Si's face was dark and grim, he kicked viciously at the man's kneecap. The man immediately fell to his knees.

"Your Highness, when I arrived, he was battling a green snake."

An Xue Tang frowned, "How is the green snake Are they injured"

Yun Si nodded slightly, "He injured several green snakes. Fortunately, the guards in the vicinity appeared in time. They knew that the green snakes were the princess's pets, so they stopped him from killing them."

Upon learning that the green snakes were unharmed, An Xuetang gave a slight nod. Her icy eyes swept over the three kneeling figures. "Tell me, how long have you been plotting this"

Wǔbā glanced at the person beside him. This man was Wǔqī, who ate and lived with him.

Wu Qi also glanced at Wu Ba, and the two nodded tacitly, without saying a word. The cook on the side was already terrified.

He wasn't actually sure what had happened, but seeing Wu Qi and Wu Ba injured like that, even he could tell that today's events weren't just some minor incident.

Then he was completely broken, repeatedly kowtowing to An Xue Tang, "Your Highness, please spare my life, Your Highness. I was only greedy for money and lost my mind for a moment. I truly don't know what they were up to, I...I just received some money and told Miss Shuangshuang those things. I really don't know anything else!"

He was originally the lowest-ranking person in the mansion. Over the years, he had lived under the protection of the prince and managed to get by.

But recently, he didn't know how he got into gambling, but the money on him wasn't enough to cover his losses. What he lacked most recently was money.

So, upon receiving a note, he knew that if he followed the instructions on it, he would receive a substantial sum of money. This was too tempting for him to resist, as he was in dire need of funds.

Moreover, the letter did not ask him to do anything excessive. It simply asked him to linger outside Miss Shu Shuang's courtyard this morning and try to get her to go to the main kitchen at that time.

It's not a big deal. crushed.An Xuetang picked up the dagger on the table and rushed out immediately.Indeed, there was a man in nightclothes and a mask outside the door.This man is quite tall, and his shoes are so big. A...