An Eight-year-old Princess

Chapter 171 Who Is The Assassin (Part One)

"Oh?" Yun Shang looked at Qian Yin. "Did the third Prince of the State of Yelang breed enmity with

others?"

Yun Shang glanced around and saw that everyone was buried in thought. They seemed to wonder who

stabbed Cangjue Qingsu and why he was stabbed.

Everyone remained silent in the yard before someone said from outside, "Shang'er, since the third

Prince was stabbed and injured, everyone present is a suspect. Go meet His Majesty."

All the girls became worried. They never thought that they would encounter such a terrible experience

here. Yun Shang pacified them with a smile. "Don't worry. We were all in the yard. No one had time to

attempt an assassination on the third Prince. They will just ask you questions as a matter of routine."

What Yun Shang said relieved them. They stood up, put on their veils, and followed Yun Shang out of

the yard.

Prince Jing stood under a cherry tree outside the yard. When the wind blew, the cherry blossoms on

the tree fell on Prince Jing. Hearing footsteps, Prince Jing raised his head and saw Yun Shang and the

others walking out of the garden. He looked much more handsome under the cherry tree. At the sight Nôvel/Dr(a)ma.Org - Content owner.

of Yun Shang who walked out first, Prince Jing smiled. His typical indifferent expression changed to a

gentle one and entranced the other girls.

"Shang'er." Prince Jing said gently.

Yun Shang sighed and thought, 'He must do it deliberately. Even if I don't look back, I know the girls

following me must be fascinated.'

"I just heard that the third Prince was stabbed and hurt. Is it serious? Who stabbed him?" Yun Shang

went up to Prince Jing and whispered.

Prince Jing raised his eyebrows and looked at Yun Shang. "You know the answer, right?"

Yun Shang looked back at the girls behind her. "Yes, I do. But the girls following me have no idea."

"The third Prince has been seriously hurt. He was stabbed in the abdomen, but the imperial physician

said that it wouldn't take his life. The assassin has been arrested, but His Majesty suspects that there

were accomplices, so he ordered all of you to go over." Prince Jing said in a low voice.

Yun Shang knew that Cangjue Qingsu had been hurt, but she didn't know whether he was hurt

seriously. Now she knew that his wound was serious. That was just what Yun Shang wanted.

Yun Shang nodded. "Let's go, or His Majesty will have to wait."

Prince Jing led them to a yard in the backyard. This yard... Yun Shang squinted at the yard. What a

good place it was. It was clearly Hua Jing's yard. Although this was just a temporary imperial palace,

each of the masters had their own yard. This yard was named Jinglan Garden, and it belonged to Hua

Jing.

Emperor Ning and his ministers were in the yard. Emperor Ning sat in the middle, and the ministers sat

on his sides. Two people were kneeling on the floor in the middle.

"Shang'er, here you are. The third Prince is hurt. Were you scared?" Emperor Ning raised his head to

look at Yun Shang and the girls behind her before asking coldly.

Yun Shang shook her head. "We only heard a scream when we were resting in the garden. I guessed

that something must have gone wrong, so I asked Prince Jing to protect the garden, so as not to scare

the other girls. Prince Jing came to collect us, and we came here together."

Emperor Ning nodded. "You are all delicate girls. Zheng Qi, go get some chairs for them."

Lord Zheng received the order and left.

Yun Shang looked at the two people kneeling on the floor. Judging from their backs, she didn't know

who they were. She asked with curiosity, "Are they the assassins who stabbed the third Prince of the

State of Yelang? How bold they are. They actually stabbed the third Prince though they were

outnumbered. Luckily, it's heavily guarded here, or the third Prince may have been killed."

Someone said in a hoarse voice, "Heavily guarded? Yeah, it's heavily guarded here. But I wonder

whether our third Prince has offended Mister Wen. Why did he stab our third Prince? He is your

minister's son. Maybe he did that at the order of the Emperor."

"How dare you!" Yun Shang growled at the man and sneered. "Since your Prince was stabbed here,

we will investigate and punish the assassin severely. You keep saying that my father ordered the

stabbing of your Prince. Do you have any evidence? If one smears His Majesty in our state, then

generations of his family will be implicated. Tell me. If it is proved that this matter has nothing to do with

my father, do you dare to take the responsibility?"

The man was tall and strong with a fierce look. Originally, he was careless and contemptuous, but he

wore a scared expression now.

"You…" The man stammered.

Yun Shang sneered, "Me? I'm Princess Hui Guo of the State of Ning. I respect you as our guest, but I

hope that you know your place. Don't forget that you are now in the State of Ning."

The man blushed with embarrassment. He wanted to respond but was stopped by his fellow

companions. So he just stamped his foot in anger and turned his head away.