Chapter 17 Encountering an Assassin
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After Su Ci heard what Zhao Shizhu said, he immediately looked at the barrage, only to see a string of ellipsis marks. No one was surprised by this plot development.

As it happens, she herself wasn't that surprised.

Obviously, everything she did was just to stop herself from being a miserable tool, so why was she still tied to Zhao Shizhu in the end?
But she was not someone who would easily accept her fate. After a little thought, she replied, "I thought that Your Highness had this misfortune, and Third Sister was even more at fault. To be honest with Your Highness, I prepared that cup of tea specifically for Third Sister. It was only because she was suffering from Qi deficiency and blood deficiency that I prepared a cup of blood-activating tea for her. How could I have known that Your Highness would accidentally drink it..."

Everyone present just watched Su Ci lie with her eyes open, and no one refuted her words.

In Su Lian's opinion, his beloved daughter is quite quick-witted and is worthy of being the child he values ​​most since childhood.

Su Hua was also willing to take responsibility for this mistake, hoping that she could replace Su Ci and live in Prince Duan's mansion to take care of him. Such a close proximity might be a turning point in her life.

Qi Xi saw that everyone in the room was looking at Su Ci talking nonsense, and no one stood up to accuse Su Ci. He was eager to protect his master and couldn't help but say: "Your Highness's health was damaged because of the eldest lady, and the eldest lady just wants to shirk responsibility? Doesn't the Marquis think that the eldest lady's excuses are too ridiculous?!"

Su Lian felt that Qi Xi's words made some sense, so he called Su Ci over and said, "Ah Ci, your intentions were good, but it is also true that you did the wrong thing with good intentions. You apologize to His Royal Highness Prince Duan, and this matter will be over."

Qi Xi laughed angrily upon seeing this, and shouted angrily: "According to the laws of the Great Zhou, murdering the prince is a capital crime! Your Majesty is planning to see the official..."

Zhao Shizhu coughed twice, and Qi Xi's threat came to an abrupt end. Qi Xi angrily returned to stand beside Zhao Shizhu, but did not forget to glare at Su Lian and Su Ci, the shameless father and daughter, to express her dissatisfaction.

Zhao Shizhu's blood was boiling, and he stood up and said, "Since Miss Su San is also at fault, she should be sent to the government. The government will decide how to convict her."

He spoke lightly, yet with an innate kingly aura.

But the expressions of everyone in the Su family changed.

Su Ci didn't expect that Zhao Shizhu actually wanted to send Su Hua to the yamen. How could this be the way Zhao Shizhu liked Su Hua?
She looked at Su Hua and met Su Hua's frightened eyes: "It's not that serious, is it?"

"Every family has its own rules, every country has its own laws, and someone has to bear the blame for this matter. Ah Ci, I want to make a big deal out of a small matter for your sake. If you think Miss Su San is wrong, then Miss Su San should be punished!"

Su Ci thought that she didn't care whether Su Hua lived or died, because there was no sisterly relationship between her and Su Hua anyway.

If Su Hua were to go to the government office to be questioned, it would hurt the reputation of the Xuanping Marquis's mansion and also affect her marriage proposal...

She looked at Su Lian, hoping her old father could help her come up with some advice.

Su Lian received his daughter's pleading gaze and said, "Your Highness's marriage needs the approval of His Majesty. I cannot go against His Majesty's will and arrange a marriage with Your Highness in private."

Su Ci secretly breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that age is always more valuable.

If the current emperor is moved out, Zhao Shizhu will no longer be able to force her to enter Prince Duan's mansion to take care of him, right?
"Your Majesty, you can rest assured about this matter. The Empress Dowager has personally agreed that I can decide my own marriage."

Zhao Shizhu suddenly poured a basin of cold water on Su's father and daughter, chilling them to a chill.

"Miss Su, what do you think about this?" Zhao Shizhu looked at Su Ci with tenderness in his eyes.

Su Ci thought to herself that Zhao Shizhu had already put her on the fire, so what else could she do?
"Third sister is wrong, but we should give her a chance to correct it. How about this, she and I go to Prince Duan's mansion to serve him?" After a moment's silence, Su Ci said, "It's just serving the sick, so there's no need to rush into a marriage. I don't want the world to think that I used any means to get His Highness Prince Duan! My daughter and third sister can disguise themselves as maids and go to the palace to serve His Highness Prince Duan. Does Your Highness think this is feasible?"

Just go into the palace. Maybe you’ll have a chance to find out the origins of the masked woman.

Zhao Shizhu discovered that Su Ci once again declined the engagement with him.

Seeing that Zhao Shizhu just looked at him without saying anything, Su Ci's heart was beating fast until Zhao Shizhu said, "Forget it, I'll listen to you." Su Ci breathed a sigh of relief.

She originally wanted to send Zhao Shizhu, this big Buddha, away and then find a way to delay time, but Zhao Shizhu insisted on taking her to Prince Duan's Mansion immediately.

Su Lian couldn't find an excuse to refuse, so he watched his two daughters, who had changed into maids' clothes, get on the carriage of Prince Duan's mansion.

He was worried that once Su Ci entered the devil's den of Prince Duan's Mansion, he would never have the chance to escape.

Su Ci and Su Hua got on another carriage from Prince Duan's mansion. Qi Xi helped Zhao Shizhu get on another carriage. After making sure that there was no one around, he asked anxiously, "Is your highness okay?"

Zhao Shizhu looked annoyed, frowning slightly: "Not very good."

Qi Xi hurriedly said to Zheng Wei: "Master Zheng, please give His Highness a few injections!"

Zheng Wei looked embarrassed: "What do you know?"

Su Ci gave His Highness a poisonous drug. Logically speaking, giving His Highness a woman would be the best antidote, but His Highness would definitely not agree.

He came to the Marquis' Mansion in a hurry, and the medicine he brought was not strong enough. Acupuncture could not completely remove the effects of the medicine on the prince's body, so he could only return to the palace to boil medicine and take it.

"If you understand, then you can give His Highness the antidote. Don't you see that His Highness is in pain?"

Zhao Shizhu's face flushed, his breathing quickened, he opened the curtain, suppressed the anger rising in his body, and said in a hoarse voice: "Stop making noise!"

Su Ci, who was in another carriage, was thinking about how to send Su Hua to Zhao Shizhu's bed after entering Prince Duan's Mansion. At this moment, the barrage came again.

[Ahhhh, family members, the case has been solved! The previous black screen was affected by the geomagnetic storm, and all live broadcasts were black! ]

[Ahhhh, Zhao Gou is really a god-like face. I love the sexy look when he breathes heavily~]

[Ahhh, it's a pity Hua'er is not here, otherwise we could see the sexy scene of Zhao Gou pouncing on Hua'er, AWSL]

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Su Ci saw a lot of "ah" sounds on the barrage, and suddenly a plan came to his mind: "I'm a little worried about His Highness, how about this, my sister will take care of His Highness in my place?"

Su Hua was moved when she heard this: "Is it okay?"

"Why not? We all went to Prince Duan's mansion to take care of His Highness. If you take care of His Highness, isn't that the same as me taking care of His Highness? Without further ado, I'll take you there now."

Su Ci was a man of action and stopped the carriage.

Just at this moment, something unexpected happened. A group of men in black suddenly appeared out of nowhere and attacked her together.

Damn, these assassins were targeting her?

[Fuck, Su Ci actually has an enemy? ]

[With so many assassins coming to kill Su Ci, she won't be poked into a hornet's nest, right? ]

　Ahhhh, the PK has begun, everyone please be more active, this is really heartbreaking

　　(End of this chapter)