Quick Wear: The Heirless Boss Wants to Get Close to Her Every Day

Chapter 603 The Mad Regent vs. the Fake Princess (22)

At the Nanyuan Royal Hunting Grounds, Shen Shuyi sat in front of Li Zhan, riding a horse with him across the vast grassland.

The wind was howling and stinging her cheeks, so Shen Shuyi quickly grabbed his arm.

"Your Highness, please slow down."

Li Zhan slowed down, lowered his head and chuckled softly in her ear, "Shuyi, don't you want to experience the feeling of being dressed in fine clothes and riding a spirited horse?"

"But it's too fast, it makes me dizzy."

"Okay, let's go back and rest for a bit."

"No, Your Highness, please teach me archery. Once I've learned, I can even have a competition with you."

Li Zhan expressed his anticipation, and he dismounted with the beauty in his arms and returned to the camp.

A number of people were standing in front of the camp, including Emperor Chen Junliu and his most beloved Consort Zhen, as well as a group of ministers and young noblemen and ladies.

Many people's attention was drawn to Li Zhan and Princess Xuanhua; they truly were a perfect couple.

The beauties were like the most beautiful flowers on the grassland, making people unable to resist taking a second look, but they dared not overstep their bounds because of the regent's menacing aura.

Shen Shuyi glanced around and happened to meet Lu Zhen'er's resentful gaze beside Chen Junliu.

[Host, be careful! Lu Zhen'er has arranged assassins to kill you, and Chen Junliu also intends to kill Li Zhan. A large number of assassins are already in place.]
"Well, I'll take this opportunity to detonate the hidden bomb between me and Li Zhan."

Given Li Zhan's intelligence, she couldn't possibly keep her secret as an assassin forever. Moreover, once Chen Junliu discovered her betrayal, he would definitely use it as leverage to sow discord.

Perhaps it would be better to let her uncover the truth herself.

[Host, please don't get injured in the explosion. What if Li Zhan can't handle it and kills you?]
Shen Shuyi chuckled softly and said nothing more. With an 80% favorability rating, even if love turned to hate, Li Zhan would never kill her.

They hunted during the day and had a bonfire party at night. Shen Shuyi drank quite a bit of alcohol, as did Li Zhan. However, the light from the bonfire shone on his face, and he didn't look drunk at all; his complexion didn't change much.

Shen Shuyi asked System 66 to keep an eye on Chen Junliu and see when he was about to make a move.

During this hunt, she noticed that Li Zhan had brought a lot of personal guards, and Chen Junliu must be looking for an opportunity.

The roaring bonfire gradually dimmed, signifying the end of the bonfire dinner.

Li Zhan stood up and extended his hand to Shen Shuyi. Shen Shuyi raised her hand and grasped it. She thought Li Zhan would lead her back to the tent, but unexpectedly, the man bent down and steadily picked her up horizontally.

"It's late, let's go back and rest."

Chen Junliu almost crushed the wine glass in his hand when he saw Shen Shuyi shyly burying her face in Li Zhan's chest.

Is Shen Shuyi really going to betray him?

The leader in charge of the assassination attempt on Li Zhan came before the emperor and asked, "Your Majesty, if Shen Shuyi betrays us, should we take this opportunity to kill her as well?"

Chen Junliu pinched the bridge of his nose. "Spare her life for now."

"Yes!"

That evening, Consort Zhen summoned the imperial physician.

Ever since Lu Zhen'er fell into the lotus pond, her heart has been aching every now and then. When the pain is severe, her face turns pale and her forehead is covered in a fine layer of cold sweat.

The imperial physician stepped forward to take her pulse. "Your Majesty is in good health. Please forgive my incompetence; I have been unable to determine the cause of your pain."

"Useless!" Chen Junliu kicked the imperial physician to the ground. "What use are you to me!"

"another."

The imperial physicians lined up behind them, trembling with fear, while those who hadn't yet been called were busy wiping the sweat from their foreheads.

They found the emperor's behavior terrifyingly unreasonable. Everyone said the regent was incredibly powerful and ruthless, but none of the imperial physicians who had treated him thought so. At least the regent wouldn't kill people so easily. After several imperial physicians' diagnoses, only one younger physician guessed, "Her Majesty may have been poisoned by some unknown torment."

"What kind of poison is it? Is there an antidote?" Chen Junliu frowned. How could someone in the inner palace be poisoned?

Could it be that a villain has infiltrated the inner palace?
The thought of this possibility made Chen Junliu's heart clench. Today the imperial concubine was poisoned, what about tomorrow? Would he also be poisoned?
"Your Majesty, I am incompetent."

"Develop it for me, or I'll take your heads!"

The imperial physicians filed out, and Chen Junliu, with his arm around Lu Zhen'er, asked, "Zhen'er, how are you feeling?"

Lu Zhen'er seemed to have recovered, and she quickly grabbed Chen Junliu's hand.

"Your Majesty, I suspect that Shen Shuyi did something. My chest pain started after I fell into the water that day. You must believe me."

Chen Junliu hesitated, then asked, "What could she do if she fell into the water too?"

Lu Zhen'er felt a pang of bitterness in her heart and said with a bitter taste, "Your Majesty, she is just a secret guard. Is she more important than me?"

"Don't think nonsense," Chen Junliu immediately said, "I still have a use for her."

Lu Zhen'er was exhausted and could no longer argue with Chen Junliu. Most importantly, tomorrow was Shen Shuyi's death day, so why should she bother arguing with a dying person?
……

The following morning, the banners of the royal hunting grounds fluttered in the autumn wind, their gilded decorations gleaming in the rising sun.

Shen Shuyi was half-supported and half-carried onto his Akhal-Teke horse by Li Zhan. Her back was against the man's warm chest. She curled her fingertips and was about to say that she could try riding one by herself when the man's arms around her waist tightened.

"Hurry up." Li Zhan's voice was slightly hoarse from the morning, close to her ear, "The woods are not peaceful today."

Shen Shuyi raised an eyebrow, feigning innocence as she tilted her head to look at him: "Is Your Highness afraid that someone will steal your thunder?"

The cavalry slowly entered the dense forest, and the whistling sound of arrows piercing the air gradually rose.

[Dear host, assassins are surrounding us.]
Li Zhan held the reins with one hand, while the other hand always protected her waist. His gaze swept over the swaying shadows of the trees in the forest, his eyes deep and thoughtful.

"Trying to be the first?" He chuckled, his tone laced with undisguised sarcasm. "Some people, I suppose, haven't even seen the target properly before they're eager to fire their arrows."

No sooner had the words left his mouth than several dark figures suddenly plummeted from the treetops!
"Protect the Prince!" The guards' roar had barely begun when Shen Shuyi heard the sharp sound of bowstrings vibrating behind her.

In the chaos, Shen Shuyi suddenly realized something was wrong.

The assassins who were besieging Li Zhan were ruthless, each strike aimed at a vital point. But whenever their weapons were about to hurt her, there would always be some inexplicable obstacle. Either the assassins would slip, or they would be accidentally hit by their companions' scabbards.

Even more bizarrely, another group of masked men suddenly rushed out from behind her, their target aimed directly at her throat!
Hearing the sound of wind breaking behind her, Shen Shuyi turned around almost instinctively and saw a crossbow bolt coated with black blood aimed at Li Zhan's back.

"Beware!"

Shen Shuyi used all her strength to flip over and pounce on Li Zhan from behind. The force of her pounce caused the two of them to stumble and fall to the ground on horseback. A crossbow bolt grazed Li Zhan's shoulder blade, but a sharp sword slashed down at Li Zhan from mid-air.

Shen Shuyi groaned as a sword slashed into her back, instantly soaking her white riding clothes with blood.

At this moment, another assassin rushed over, intending to kill Shen Shuyi as well. The assassin's eyes were fixed, and he shouted angrily at the people next to him.

"court death!"

"Kill Li Zhan!"

Seeing that Shen Shuyi was injured, Li Zhan pulled her into his arms and used his sword to sever the assassin's wrist with one hand.

The assassin was also in a frenzy of killing, but at the same time, he was completely bewildered.

Wasn't the person impersonating Princess Xuanhua one of their own?
How could she possibly shield the Regent from a sword?!

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(End of this chapter)