Following the direction of the voice, the guards finally found Lin ngya and Baishao at the deepest part of the carriage.
What happened was that at the critical mont, Lin ngya had a brainwave and rembered that there was a hidden compartnt below the carriage where they used to store baggage.
Fortunately, the compartnt was empty and even fortunately, both Lin ngya and Baishao were petite and were able able to fit into that space, thereby barely escaped the disaster.
It was a false alarm after all. The guards imdiately quickly helped the two ladies up from the hidden compartnt.
Lin ngya did not expect Baishao to remain so calm. Although her face had drained of its color, at least she was not shaking like a leaf like Baizhi.
"Are you alright, Miss? Are you hurt anywhere?"
When danger befell them just now, Lin ngya had pushed Baishao into the hidden compartnt first. Baishao was touched and filled with gratitude by Lin ngya’s love and protection for her.
"I’m alright, but what exactly happened? Did those n leave any clue behind?"
Lin ngya shook her head as she allowed Baishao to do a quick check on her body.
"Princess Yu, when the group of attackers saw the approaching Yulin Guards, they retreated imdiately without leaving a trace as a lead. We will bring these corpses back to Prince Yu’s Mansion for further investigation."
Who exactly were these n who appeared as quickly as they retreated?
"I’ll have a look."
Lin ngya alighted the horse carriage with supported by one of the guards.
After a period of fierce fighting, there were quite a lot of casualties.
Outside the carriage surrounding it were many Yulin Guards as well as security guards from Prince Yu’s Mansion, who were protecting the horse carriage, making sure it was safe.
As they casually went about turning the bodies around, strangely these dead n did not carry any indication of their identity, either were the guards able to tell with certainty where they were from.
"Clang!" Lin ngya saw sothing small falling from the waist pocket of one of the attackers.
She quietly picked it up and hid it in her palm.
Lin ngya stood up and cried out, saying,
"It looks like these n had a plan when they ca. Where is the commander fo the Yulin Guards?"
A middle-aged general dressed in an armor imdiately stepped forward and stood before Lin ngya.
He had alighted his horse and greeted Lin ngya with a bow.
"Greetings of peace to Princess Yu. Please forgive for arriving late. I am Xuanyuan Lie, the commander of Yulin Guards.
The security of the capital was also under the jurisdiction of Yulin Guards.
"Whatever happened can’t be blad on you, General. These n were simply too cunning."
Lin ngya did not seem to be alard by having a close escape from harm but was still smiling.
Xuanyuan Lie quietly tried to size up this princess who was infamous in the capital city. This was his first eting with her, yet it did not seem like the rumors about her were all that accurate.
"We are so grateful that Highness, the Princess is not blaming us for what happened. We would be most happy to escort you back to your mansion."
Lin ngya nodded then boarded the horse carriage. Finally, she was escorted safely back to Prince Yu’s Mansion, by both the Yulin Guards and the security guards from Prince Yu’s Mansion.
While Prince Yu was still in the palace, Concubine De, on the other hand, had returned to Prince Yu’s mansion earlier on.
Lin ngya had purposely kept quiet about the attack this night so Concubine De was not aware of it.
"Rest Assure, Princess Yu. The Yulin Guards will do out utmost to find out the whereabouts of the assassins."
Lin ngya nodded as a chilling look flashed across her eyes.
"Alright, I will trouble General Xuanyuan to look into this matter."
She had sent Qinghu to protect the people in Liuxin Courtyard earlier. Who would have thought that she herself would et with danger?
Why was there such chaos just under the Emperor’s nose?
"Are you alright, Your Highness?"
Steward Deng and Lin Kui were waiting at the gate of Prince Yu’s Mansion for Lin ngya’s return with anxiety.
"I’m alright, but co to Liuxin Courtyard, all of you. If Prince Yu is back, please ask him to co over as well."
"Yes, Miss."
The group of people following her headed towards Liuxin Courtyard to further discuss the matter.
"Is everything alright, Miss?"
Baizhi and Baiji stood by the gates waiting for Lin ngya’s return.
A severe-looking Lin ngya closed the door, leaving only herself and her confidantes in her room.
"Look at what this is!"
Since there were no outsiders present, Lin ngya finally took the object out from her sleeves.
She placed it on the table so the rest could try to make out what it was.
"What’s this?"
Lin Kui contemplated for a long ti before pick it up and putting it in his palm.
The object was about an inch across, and it was a trigonous dart. Both of its surfaces had been polished to shiny and the tapering ends were extrely sharp.
"I found this from the body of one of the n in black. Strangely, after searching through so many of the corpses, only one was carrying this."
Lin ngya’s words concentrated everyone’s attention on this tiny trigonous dart.
"This object looks very delicate, and it was hard to co by. Could it indicate so kind of identity?"
Although Steward Deng had not been in the society, he had sharp eyes. In fact, he had spoken what was exactly on Lin ngya’s mind.
"I thought so too. Will all of you have a look at this to see if you know which secret society uses this dart?"
However, the two of them took a careful look at it and ended up shaking their heads it did not ring a bell for them.
At this mont, a ssenger was sent to pass them the ssage that Prince Yu would be staying at the palace and not returning ho tonight.
Lin ngya pondered over this but finally adjured the discussion. She would wait for Long Tianhao to return before making a conclusion.
After the group dispersed, only the three maidservants and Lin Zhongyu remained in the room.
From the ti Lin ngya stepped into the room, Lin Zhongyu had been wearing this frown on the face. He also had a worried look when he looked at Lin ngya.
"I heard you’ve been attacked on the journey, Lass? Who has the audacity to lay a finger on our little lady?"
An anxious Qinghu dashed into the room and carried Lin ngya into his arms, looked her up and down to ensure that she was unhard before he rested his anxiety.
"Okay, okay, I’m alright, really!"
She thought that if Qinghu was around when the attack happened, she would not have to embarrass herself by hiding in the secret compartnt with Baishao.
Qinghu gave her a second glance just to make sure she was alright, then he sat down on the chair, keeping his eyes trained on Lin ngya.
"Baizhi, would you accompany Baishao to go and rest first? She had enough of a scare today, please make sure you’re by her side."
Baizhi, who had similar experiences, naturally knew how frightening this was for Baishao.
Without hesitation, she held on to Baishao’s hand and the two of them walked hand in hand to their room to rest.
After Lin ngya made sure they were gone and would not be able to hear anything she said, she asked in a whisper,
"Did you find out anything?"
Qinghu hesitated, then nodded his head.
"Indeed there were so n who ca for that silly girl, but I’ve sent them away. One more thing, I’m not sure if Long Tianhao had sent for so n highly skilled in martial arts, to surround the entire courtyard. There were also guards whose face didn’t look familiar to ."
Lin ngya lifted her brows as she wondered what had happened.
Could it be that Long Tianhao was aware that the Queen and the Crown Prince was venting their anger on Baizhi?
Or...
"Big Sister, can you co out for a mont? I have sothing I’d like to tell you in private."
Lin Zhongyu, who had remained silent for a while, suddenly stood up and started speaking with a hurried tone.
Lin ngya looked at him quizzically, but nodded her head, then followed Lin Zhongyu out of the door.
The night wind felt a little chilly.
Lin ngya looked at the young man dressed lightly and her heart skipped a beat.
She realized that she was not aware when she started not being able to read this young man’s mind.
"Big Sister, I... I have deceived you."
Lin Zhongyu found it so difficult to say out these words.
The once stubborn and willful young man had turned into soone cold and aloof.
Standing behind him, Lin ngya was speechless.
"Actually, I’m not an orphan. On the contrary, I’ve co from a prominent family. You can say that my status is not inferior to that of Prince Yu."
He had suddenly dropped this bomb on Lin ngya that she started to feel dizzy.
Before she could solve Baizhi’s problem, Lin Zhongyu’s problem arose.
Why was it that the people around her kept giving her surprises?
She rubbed her temple with her slender fingers, pondered for a while and said,
"I am not bothered about your background. I didn’t mind whether you were of so noble birth back when I brought you back. If you find it awkward, you didn’t have to tell it to . Just rember that I’m forever your good Big Sister."
In fact, Lin ngya had long sensed sothing.
Xiaoyu was exceptionally good-looking, which implied that he did not co from an ordinary family.
Although he had been through a lot of hardships, he had matured trendously since he entered Prince Yu’s Mansion.
How was it possible for him to have such a great transformation if there wasn’t soone who was secretly helping him?
"Are you sure you’re not upset that I haven’t told you the entire truth, Big Sister?"
As he turned around, he looked at Lin ngya with his bright eyes which were full of expectation.
She nodded in response. To her, Xiaoyu was a much-needed family mber. She would not be bothered about this trivial matter.
"That puts my heart at ease. Oh yes, Big Sister, I can see that Qinghu is overburdened. Moreover, he is a man and it’s not very convenient for him to be so close to you always. How about I gift you with soone else? What do you think?"
Lin ngya’s first reaction was to reject his offer. However, she reflected upon what happened recently and thought that there were indeed many troubles that ca her way.
She did not need to feel awkward with Xiaoyu.
When Lin Zhongyu observed that Lin ngya was not against the idea, a brilliant smile appeared on his face.
He waved his small hand in the air and imdiately, a slim black figure appeared on the open space in the courtyard.
"What can I do for you, Young Master?"
Although the voice sounded a little llow, it was crisp and clear.
When Lin ngya took a good look at the figure, she was actually a pretty girl.
"Arise, you will belong to Big Sister from today onwards. Regardless of any circumstances, you are responsible for protecting Big Sister."
Xiaoyu’s severe expression on his face at this mont was a total contrast to the innocent young man Lin ngya knew.
She was surprised to find that this little lad was in fact as fierce as a small tiger.
For so unknown reason, a sense of pride welled up in Lin ngya’s heart.
"Yes, Miss. Qingluan will do my utmost to protect my master."
Lin Zhongyu’s expression fell and suddenly with a cold voice, he said,
"Big sister is as important as my life. If she were to be hurt in anyway, don’t think about bringing back."
The girl called Qingluan turned to Ling ngya suddenly and looked at her with embarrassnt as if she was rejecting his idea.
"Forget it. It’s not good to force this on her, isn’t that right?"
Moreover, she did not feel comfortable having soone whom she was not familiar was to be by her side. She had to beware her too.
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