Clues in the Bathhouse

With that, he turned and walked away. A few drops of water still clung to his body, making him look somewhat disheveled, yet this appearance on the Crown Prince remained peerlessly elegant and captivating.

Looking at his appearance, Dantai Huang rolled her eyes and snorted coldly, "Safe travels, I won't see you off! Keep acting, Crown Prince. This Princess doesn't believe I can't solve the problem without you!"

At these words, he seemed to have expected it. His footsteps paused, and he turned his head casually, a trace of laughter in his voice. "Princess, relying on a soft word from you is indeed difficult!"

"Then are you going to speak or not?" She had roughly grasped this demon's temperament: the more you begged for mercy, the more he disdained you. Intentionally opposing him might yield unexpected results!

"I will! But this Crown Prince must bathe first..."

—— I am the dividing line requesting monthly tickets ——

The palace doors were tightly shut. Through the thin window frames, the occasional sound of splashing water rang out, stirring the heart.

Dantai Huang guarded the entrance of the palace, pacing back and forth. She felt anxious... Bah! She wasn't anxious at all. Not only was she not anxious, she didn't want to peek in the slightest!

She turned her head, her gaze seemingly penetrating the wall to see that peerlessly beautiful demon with his broad chest, powerful arms, and abdomen... Cough, cough... Must be pure, must be pure!

Remaining pure for a long time, she suddenly looked around stealthily. Tsk, since no one was around, peeking a little shouldn't hurt, right?

No! If she was caught, that demon would surely mock her!

But what if he didn't notice?

Just as she was struggling intensely in her heart, suffering from torment, a voice carrying a faint smile drifted from the palace: "If the Princess wishes to enter and watch, feel free to do so. This master does not mind!"

"I mind! I'm afraid of dirtying my eyes!" She stubbornly spoke against her heart!

As her voice fell, Jun Jinglan burst into laughter. Leaning lazily against the edge of the bathtub, he spoke leisurely, "Princess, the matter of the Empress Dowager's poisoning is not unsolvable. In truth, there is a way! And your Royal Brother also knows this way, but he fears you will act on emotion and refuse, so he didn't tell you!"

"That is my Royal Brother, it has nothing to do with you, thank you!" Dantai Huang first drew a clear line with the shameless man, then asked, "What way?"

As her voice fell, another splash of water echoed from the room, this time even louder, causing Dantai Huang's heart to flutter again. Motherfucker, couldn't he speak properly? Why did he have to bathe while speaking? In the dead of night, with a dim moon and high wind, did he not know she was a normal woman?

Regarding Dantai Huang drawing a clear line, the Crown Prince chose to ignore it. He merely replied to her question faintly, "Then it depends on whether the Princess can bear to do it!" These words carried immense implication, and a clear trace of killing intent.

Bear to do it? Dantai Huang was stunned, her face darkening. "You mean, silencing the witness?"

She had to admit Jun Jinglan was correct. If they killed Cheng Ya, there would be no witness. She could deny it to her death, and without evidence, she and Mobei could escape this matter. But...

She couldn't do it!

"The Princess is indeed not foolish!" Jun Jinglan sighed. Hearing the silence outside the door, even her breathing growing lighter, he knew her thoughts. She didn't want to!

Dantai Huang shook her head resolutely. "I am only cruel to the wicked. Cheng Ya is loyal and devoted to me. If it were a battle between two armies, for the sake of the nation, I could abandon her. But merely for my personal safety, to push her to her death—I cannot do it, and I will not do it!"

Moreover, in the grand hall, before everyone, she had personally promised Cheng Ya she would save her! That girl must currently be in the prison, waiting for her with hope. She was her only saving straw! Under such circumstances, how could she stand by and watch, or even personally push her to her death?

These words surprised Jun Jinglan slightly, and the smile on his lips grew deeper. Truly unique. Members of the royal family regarded the lives of servants as exceptionally cheap. If it were anyone else, knowing such a simple method, they would have agreed immediately. Yet she... No wonder he always felt she was different!

He looked up at the door, her elegant silhouette reflected upon it, and his mind couldn't help but recall the spring scene from before. He smiled kindly, "Since that is the case, we can only solve the mystery! This matter involves palace secrets; a single misstep will cost you your life. Has the Princess thought it through?"

"It is still better than waiting for death, or killing those beside me to save my own skin!" Dantai Huang gritted her teeth.

"Very well!" Another splash of water rang out, his voice blending with the alluring sound of water. "The Empress Dowager of Dongling, and Prince Ye of Dongling! If you have the opportunity, meet them. From them, perhaps you will obtain what you want!"

"Hmm... Ah!" Dantai Huang was first stirred by his voice, and only after her heart fluttered did she realize they were discussing serious matters, hastily adding, "Oh! I understand!" The Empress Dowager indeed had a problem!

Her momentary distraction and daze were seen through by Jun Jinglan. He chuckled softly, advising in a low voice, "Princess, no need to bottle it up. If you wish to enter, this Crown Prince does not mind! Bottling it up too much is bad for the body."

"You are overthinking! I don't want to enter at all, nor am I bottling anything up!" Dantai Huang spoke stubbornly, but her face grew slightly warm. This damn demon, bathing in her room in the middle of the night—wasn't he just tempting her to do something to him?

At this exact moment, a silver shadow flashed outside the courtyard wall! A fluffy object, carrying a purple cloak—the clothes its master had to wear after bathing.

"Awoo, woo..." My chest hair! My chest hair! Woo...

The corner of Dantai Huang's mouth twitched. Plucking just a few hairs, and it had been crying for half an hour without stopping!

It walked sorrowfully to the door, its tearful eyes giving Dantai Huang a glare, then bared its teeth, "Awoo..." Don't think Master Xing doesn't know you want to peek at Master bathing. If you dare look, I'll bite you to death!

A voice came from the room, "Did your tears and snot get on the clothes?"

"Awoo!" No! It pushed the door open with its body...

Dantai Huang couldn't control herself, quickly turning her head, her eyes flashing with a fierce light as she peered wildly through the crack in the door...

But as she looked, she only saw a flash of a light purple robe, perfectly blocking the crack! Inside, Xiao Xing held the clothes, looking at her with disdain...

With a "Thud!", Xiao Xing shut the door, and Dantai Huang bumped her nose.

Inside the room, someone was lecturing the wolf, "Xiao Xing, as a wolf, you cannot be too stingy. If she wants to look, let her look! This master's figure is flawless, there is nothing unbeautiful about it!"

"Awoo!" No!

"Moreover, the one being looked at isn't you. This master doesn't mind!" another sentence came.

"Awoo, woo..." I hate love, I hate you...

The more Dantai Huang listened, the more her lips twitched, wishing she could cover her ears. Truly, listening to a few words from this demon was enough to shorten one's life by several years! Xiao Xing, having its heart broken by Jun Jinglan, also ran out crying!

Before the palace doors, a gentle breeze swept past.

Dantai Huang, having lost all interest in peeking due to its crying, sat on the ground, frowning as she pondered the connection between the poisoning, the Empress Dowager, and Huangfu Ye. Xiao Xing sat beside her, wagging its tail, its front paws crossed over its chest, its mouth open as it cried continuously, "Awoo, woo..." My chest hair, my chest hair...

The crying was far too mournful, interrupting Dantai Huang's train of thought. Finally, she frowned impatiently, looking down at it, "Do you even have a chest?"

"Hic..." Xiao Xing hiccuped, raising its wolf head to look at her, dazed for a moment, then opened its mouth to cry again, "Awoo, awoo..." My hair! My hair!

"..." She had said nothing! Humans and animals simply could not communicate!

As the bright moon hung high, cold and clear, a human and a wolf sat lonely before the door, with the wolf still crying—the scene was truly mournful!