“Because someone wanted him dead!” Hearing these words, Li Jiancheng’s already anxious heart leaped to his throat, secretly praying that Xin’an would never expose him.

Li Yuan said coldly: “That person… must be your accomplice. Who is he?”

Princess Xin’an’s gaze, filled with some hatred, fell on Li Jiancheng’s face. Just at this moment, a guard rushed in hurriedly from the night, panting: “My Lord, something terrible has happened!”

Suddenly interrupted, Li Yuan was displeased and said sternly: “What is it?”

“An army is currently attacking our city through Chunming Gate. The city gate… has been opened!” The guard’s words shocked everyone. Li Yuan exclaimed: “Chunming Gate is ten zhang thick. How could it be breached so easily?”

“The city gate wasn’t breached, but someone inside the city killed the gate officials, forcibly seized the keys to open the gate, and let the enemy army into the city. General Wu, Lord Pei, Master Liu, and Advisor Du have all rushed to Chunming Gate to resist the enemy!”

With the situation urgent, Li Yuan couldn’t continue questioning Princess Xin’an. He immediately decided to leave the palace to mobilize troops to resist the enemy army!

“Father, then Princess Xin’an…” Before Li Jiancheng could finish, Li Yuan had already said urgently: “Have her escorted back to Shuangyue Palace and kept under guard. Question her another day.”

After hastily saying this, Li Yuan strode away. After he left, Li Jiancheng walked to Princess Xin’an and made a gesture: “Princess, please!”

Princess Xin’an stared at him for a moment, then walked outside. Just as one foot stepped out of the palace door, Yunyi suddenly said: “Isn’t it strange why there would still be bloodstains on the bracelet even though it was clearly washed?”

Princess Xin’an abruptly withdrew her foot and stared at Yunyi suspiciously: “What do you know?”

Yunyi smiled slightly: “Do you still remember when you wanted to slap Ruyi in Mingse Palace and I grabbed your wrist?”

Princess Xin’an naturally remembered this incident: “What exactly are you trying to say?”

“The hand I grabbed happened to be the one wearing the twisted gold bracelet. Haven’t you thought carefully about the connection?” With these words, Yunyi slowly raised her right hand. On her index fingertip, there was clearly a wound made by a sharp instrument. Judging by its healing, it should have been inflicted not long ago.

Princess Xin’an looked at the wound, which wasn’t even half an inch long, puzzled why Yunyi was showing her this wound. Suddenly, she shivered and blurted out: “The blood on the bracelet… is yours?”

Yunyi smiled and withdrew her hand: “Fourth Sister finally figured it out. That’s right, I stained it with my blood when I grabbed your wrist. The drop of blood on my sleeve was also mine.”

Before she finished speaking, Princess Xin’an’s face had already twisted like a demon’s: “All of this was a scheme you set up?”

“If not, how could I trick you into telling the truth and restore Shimin’s innocence!” Before she finished speaking, Princess Xin’an had already pounced forward with claws bared: “You shameless woman, you dared to deceive me! Despicable and shameless, I’ll kill you!”

Before she could get close, guards had already seized her from left and right. No matter how she struggled, she couldn’t advance an inch and could only keep cursing.

Yunyi walked in front of her and said coldly: “Speaking of despicable and shameless, how could I compare to Fourth Sister? You can only blame yourself for being too ruthless. Everything today is your own doing!”

Princess Xin’an said through gritted teeth: “Yang Yunyi, I won’t let you go. I will definitely kill you!”

Yunyi touched the wound on her fingertip and said coolly: “Fourth Sister has the energy to curse. You’d better think about how the Tang King will execute you.”

Princess Xin’an showed a look of despair, then said hatefully: “Don’t be too pleased with yourself here. When I become a ghost, I will definitely come to claim your life and drag you to the Court of Hell with me!”

Yunyi tilted her head to look at the bright moon rising above the willow tips outside the window and said indifferently: “Today I could make you lose everything. In the future…” She turned her face and said grimly: “I can scatter your soul and make it so you can’t even become a ghost!”

She had never been any kind of virtuous person. What she had experienced was incomparable to Princess Xin’an, who only knew pleasure all day.

Princess Xin’an had never seen Yunyi look so terrifying. For a moment, she didn’t know what to do. Just then, Yunyi leaned close to her ear and whispered: “However, I know you’re not the mastermind. As long as you tell the Tang King who the mastermind is when he returns, I promise I’ll plead for you before the Tang King and try to spare your life.” After saying this, she walked in soft-soled embroidered shoes with dual-colored satin and peacock blue pearls to Li Jiancheng and said with a half-smile: “Before the Tang King returns, I’ll trouble the heir to watch over Fourth Sister. I’m sure the heir will take good care of Fourth Sister and not let anything happen to her, right?”

Li Jiancheng looked at her deeply and said: “Of course. I guarantee that the Fourth Princess will be completely unharmed.”

Yunyi smiled and nodded: “Then I’m relieved. Please.”

Li Jiancheng bowed to her, then ordered the guards to escort Princess Xin’an away.

They returned to Shuangyue Palace in silence. When crossing the threshold, Princess Xin’an suddenly stumbled and fell to the ground unexpectedly. Li Jiancheng, who was walking beside her, immediately stepped forward to help her up, then said to Lülǐ who was following behind: “The Princess seems to have injured her foot. Quickly go request an imperial physician.”

Although Lülǐ thought calling an imperial physician for a simple fall was making a mountain out of a molehill, since Li Jiancheng had spoken, she couldn’t say much and went to the Imperial Medical Academy as instructed.

“Let me help you up!” Faced with Li Jiancheng’s assistance, Princess Xin’an forcefully pushed him away and said coldly: “No need for your false kindness here. Lülǐ didn’t see clearly, but I know you were the one who tripped me just now.”

Li Jiancheng sighed lightly: “Yes, but I did this to get rid of Lülǐ.” As he spoke, he extended his hand again: “Whatever you want to say, get up first.”

Princess Xin’an didn’t take his hand and stood up on her own, enduring the pain in her foot. After she sat down, Li Jiancheng closed the palace door and walked in front of Princess Xin’an. Despite her objections, he massaged the place where she had been hurt and said in a low voice: “I’m sorry.”

“No need!” Princess Xin’an stared at him coldly: “I can’t bear it!”

Li Jiancheng looked pained: “I know you blame me for not speaking up for you in front of Father just now, letting you be interrogated by Father and Princess Jinyang, even threatened with torture. Actually, my heart was more pained than anyone’s. It’s not that I didn’t want to help, but I couldn’t help.”

“Is it inconvenient to speak, or do you simply not want to!” Princess Xin’an’s lips curved in a cold smile: “Li Jiancheng, since you’re heartless, don’t blame me for being ungrateful.”

“I’m heartless?” Li Jiancheng’s brows showed a trace of anger: “If I were truly heartless, I wouldn’t be standing here talking to you right now!”

Princess Xin’an sneered: “Such pretty words. It seems the heir has used that mouth to charm quite a few people.” As she spoke, she stood up: “You’re standing here because you’re afraid I’ll expose your involvement; afraid the Tang King will know you’re the mastermind behind everything; afraid you’ll lose everything you have now!”