After hearing her gossip, all the civil and military officials went crazy.

Chapter 45 Shura Field

Fang Lingchu was still wondering whether or not to send it to the Emperor and the Crown Prince.

There was another knock on the door.

The Crown Prince was standing outside when the door was opened.

The system exclaimed excitedly, "[This truly is a battlefield of carnage! So exciting!]"

The system would be even happier if it had a handful of sunflower seeds.

Fang Lingchu was speechless when she heard the system's gloating voice. It truly lived up to its reputation as a gossip-loving system.

The Crown Prince smiled as he looked at Gu Wangyan inside. Gu Wangyan also looked up and stared straight at the Crown Prince. Their eyes met in the air, sparks flying everywhere!

Fang Lingchu, watching the two of them gaze at each other, asked, "What are they doing? Are they putting on a show of deep affection?"

After Fang Lingchu spoke, the two of them stopped looking.

The Crown Prince looked at Fang Lingchu and asked, "I heard that Chuchu is watching a play here. I just happened to be passing by, so I came to take a look."

This statement also explains why the crown prince appeared, and at the same time, it subtly asserts sovereignty.

Gu Wangyan didn't understand where the Crown Prince's hostile attitude came from, but he disliked his behavior.

Upon hearing the Crown Prince's words, Fang Lingchu raised the young man and said, "Your Highness, my carriage broke down, so I came up to sit for a while. Also..."

Fang Lingchu wanted to ask the Crown Prince not to address her so intimately, but since they were in public, she felt embarrassed to offend him.

She and he weren't really close; they were just colleagues, really just colleagues.

The crown prince knew what she wanted to say, but seeing her troubled expression, he just wanted to tease her.

"Anything else, Xiao Chu?"

Fang Lingchu did not respond to the Crown Prince's words, but sat down beside him and said, "If Your Highness continues like this, in the future..."

Fang Lingchu didn't finish her sentence, but she was really angry.

[I'm so angry! What's gotten into the Crown Prince again? Calling me like that outside, acting like we're old friends. It's so annoying!]

Hearing Fang Lingchu's heartfelt words, the Crown Prince felt a sharp pain in his heart, as if he had been pricked by a needle. Was being liked by him really that annoying?

The system chuckled and asked, "Host, I smell gunpowder. Do you want to leave?"

Fang Lingchu looked at the things on the ground, had Shumei bring out a bucket, placed it in the hands of the Crown Prince's guard, and said, "This is for His Highness the Crown Prince. If there's nothing else, I'll take my leave."

Then he bowed to the Crown Prince and Gu Wangyan, and left with his men.

The Crown Prince, inexplicably jealous, and Gu Wangyan, somewhat angry, were left behind.

Seeing that Fang Lingchu had left, the Crown Prince asked bluntly, "Did she give you the medicine?"

Gu Wangyan took out the thing the girl had given him at the beginning and said, "Yes, it was specially brought for me. What's wrong, Your Highness? Are you jealous?"

The crown prince glanced at what was in his hand, suppressing his discomfort, and said, "This medicine is effective. Take it, and you can come to court tomorrow."

Gu Wangyan put the medicine away and said, "I know."

Then, looking at the Crown Prince, she said, "The Crown Prince's presence here can't be just a coincidence, can it?"

The Crown Prince looked at Gu Wangyan with a complicated expression. The two of them had been fighting since they were young. He didn't dislike him, but he was afraid that he would steal the love of his father and mother.

"Your father and mother hope that you can visit the palace when you have time and see them more often."

Upon hearing the Crown Prince's words, Gu Wangyan was at a loss for words.

He knew that the emperor and empress treated him very well, but it seemed that his parents' affairs were related to them.

He couldn't get over the hurdle in his heart, but the Empress was his mother's younger sister, and he didn't want her to be sad, so he stayed at the border all these years so that he wouldn't have to face them.

Later, because of the poisoning and the resulting inconvenience, he had even more reason not to see them.

But now, he should go to court; he wanted to know if his parents' affairs were related to the emperor. "Understood."

The crown prince glanced at him, then hesitated, as if he wanted to say something but didn't.

Gu Wangyan looked at the hesitant Crown Prince and said, "Your Highness, just say what's on your mind. When did you become like this?"

The Crown Prince said irritably, "I like Lord Fang. If you like her too, I will not back down. But if he chooses you in the end, I will sincerely wish you both well."

Gu Wangyan lowered his eyes slightly upon hearing the Crown Prince's words.

How could he know that he liked her?

When did you discover this?

The Crown Prince smiled and said, "I like her, so I'm always keeping an eye on her. When I came in, I saw the white jade flute around her neck. You and I both know how important that is. There were only two, but you gave one to her."

"You're not the only one who can climb the walls of the Fang residence."

After leaving behind these words, the crown prince departed.

Gu Wangyan stared blankly at the pills in his hand.

Yue and Feng, standing nearby, were so surprised their jaws nearly dropped. How come they hadn't noticed that their general liked Miss Fang?

Gu Wangyan came to the window and watched Fang Lingchu's carriage drive away. He said, "Feng, go protect her and get her home safely. Then go to the Shadow Guards and send a team of men to protect her secretly."

Feng obeyed the order and went to chase after Fang Lingchu's carriage.

Gu Wangyan also returned to the General's Mansion.

In the carriage.

Fang Lingchu was still chatting with the system.

[Host, there are so many assassins around here today!]

The system's words startled Fang Lingchu, and also made the four maids following her look around warily.

Why didn't you say so from the beginning?

The system replied apologetically: "I forgot because I was engrossed in watching the drama. I only remembered when I saw them again just now."

Fang Lingchu cautiously looked around and asked, "Who are they here to kill, the Crown Prince or Gu Wangyan?"

Then, in a trembling voice, he uttered the last possibility.

"I hope I'm not still around!"

The system replied firmly: "[Both are true, but the assassin sent to kill you is from the Hundred Fiends Pavilion.]"

The pastries in Fang Lingchu's hand fell to the ground with a thud.

[Guagua, do you want me to die so you can be free?]

The system quickly denied it, saying, "Host, if you die, I will also disappear. After all, we haven't completed the mission yet."

Hearing the system's words, Fang Lingchu relaxed a lot.

You'll protect me, right?

The system said: "Of course, host. You are my host, and you also have the skill of 'jinxing' (a jinx). You forgot, after the two deception missions are completed, you can gain two more skills. When I level up, I will have the skill of controlling lightning. Then we can kill gods and Buddhas alike."

Fang Lingchu sensed the flaw in his words and asked, "So you can't protect me now?"

The system said somewhat awkwardly, "It's possible, but besides the protective shield on your body, there's nothing else. And this shield's activation time is relatively short, so we should still be careful."

Fang Lingchu is very good. Other people's systems have powerful protective mechanisms like the Golden Hoop or Iron Shirt, or even the Copper Wall and Iron Barrier.

The protective shield still had time to activate when it reached him, which infuriated her.

Can you please not raise articles?
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