Chapter 194: Di Jiaoyang Wasn’t Hurt

“Who threw the hidden weapon? Search for them!” Everyone in the Prince Han’s residence knew that the Little Princess was the Princess Han’s treasure.

Throughout her childhood, Di Hongluan had never even had a scratch; she only occasionally had fits.

No one dared to say it, but everyone guessed that the Little Princess might have some serious illness.

“Princess, we captured a figure in black at the corner of the outer wall.”

“Bring them up! I’ll interrogate them myself.”

The guards: …

Shouldn’t they be treating the Little Princess’s injuries right now?

Well, they dared not speak up and could only silently stand by.

The figure in black was brought up, and Di Hongluan’s pupils contracted sharply.

This figure in black was none other than her subordinate, Da Hei.

In recent years, to prepare for her future control, she had secretly bought and trained a group of people into assassins.

But usually, she never shows herself.

Only the figure in black, who had worked for her for years, knew her true identity. Over the years, this person had done a lot of work for her, making him a valuable assistant.

“Tear off his face veil. How dare he attempt to assassinate my daughter! He’s simply courting death,” the Princess Han fumed.

“It wasn’t me. You’ve got the wrong person. I didn’t do anything,” Da Hei’s face veil was ruthlessly ripped off, revealing an unfamiliar face. The Princess Han and others had never seen this person before, but his calloused hands indicated he was used to handling weapons.

“Princess, we found his footprints at the corner of the wall. We caught him just outside the wall, in the backyard, near where the Little Princess was on the swing. The dirt on his shoes is still fresh.”

“Why did you attempt to assassinate my daughter? Who sent you?” The Princess Han was not a fool. Despite her anger, she wanted to find out who was behind the attack to prevent future threats.

“No one sent me. I didn’t try to assassinate the princess.”

“Not admitting it? I’ve never seen someone so stubborn. Dressed like this, who would believe you’re not an assassin?”

The figure in black: …

He wasn’t an assassin; he was an informant.

He kept looking at Di Hongluan, silently begging for help. “Princess, save me. If you don’t, I’ll have to confess everything.”

The Princess Han was quite skilled.

“Mother, let it go. This person looks foolish and clearly isn’t smart. He doesn’t seem like an assassin to me,” Di Hongluan said with a frown, trying to calm the situation.

“Luan’er, you’re too kind. It’s because you’re still young and easy to deceive. He must be an assassin! Bring him down and interrogate him thoroughly!”

Di Hongluan: …

She opened her mouth to protest, but the figure in black was already scared out of his wits. “I’ll tell you everything! I’m working for the Little Princess. She sent me to carry out this mission.”

Di Hongluan’s face darkened. What an idiot!

The Princess Han squinted and kicked the figure in black. “You’re trying to play tricks at a time like this? You attempt to assassinate my daughter and then claim to be her person? Do you think I’m an idiot?”

“I’m telling the truth.”

“Get him out of here, beat him to death! Trying to assassinate my daughter and frame her. How dare you!” The Princess Han was furious. Di Hongluan was her only hope in life, so she needed to be protected. “Even if you die, I will still find out who’s behind this.”

“Princess, save me! Princess!!!” The figure in black panicked, shouting for help, but no one paid him any mind. The Princess Han, annoyed by the noise, ordered a cloth to be stuffed in his mouth to silence him.

Di Hongluan was so angry she felt her blood boiling, her head throbbing, and her vision blurring.

What a mess!

Di Jiaoyang wasn’t hurt; instead, she was the one injured!

Her trusted assistant, whom she had trained for years, ended up being dealt with by her own mother.

Wasn’t this just internal strife, wasting her efforts?

Di Hongluan fainted from the anger.

The Princess Han, watching with concern, fretted, “Has the doctor arrived? Quickly, check on my Luan’er.”

The Prince Han’s residence was thrown into chaos over the incident involving the Little Princess being stabbed.

Di Hongluan, lying in bed, woke up after a short period of unconsciousness. Listening to her mother and the doctor’s conversation, she wished she hadn’t awakened.

Her mother had said the assassin hadn’t been found.

The doctor had also mentioned that her injury was superficial, fortunately, it was in her back, not her chest. Otherwise, she would have been dead.

Di Hongluan felt a rush of relief. She had dodged just in time.

The doctor could do nothing more than remove the knife and apply some medicine before leaving.

Di Hongluan’s back hurt intensely, but she gritted her teeth and stayed silent, keeping her eyes closed.

She could handle this superficial injury herself without needing a doctor!

“System, come out!” Di Hongluan couldn’t calm down in her mind.

【Host, I’m here】 The system responded cheerfully, which only made Di Hongluan more irritated.

“System, I’m injured, and you’re gloating?”

【Of course not】

Di Hongluan snorted, “You’d better behave. If you don’t, I won’t cooperate with you. When the plot fails, you’ll be refreshed and erased, and we’ll see who suffers more then.”

This was a plot system.

It was supposed to provide her with valuable assistance at critical moments. She had always seen the system as a cheat, but recently, she didn’t know if the system was malfunctioning or if its capabilities were lacking. Her tasks had consistently failed.

Since the last exchange for a purification charm, her points had remained at zero.

Di Hongluan seriously suspected that the system was on the verge of breaking down.

【Host, we are one entity. If I am erased, all traces of you will be erased as well】

“What do you mean?” Di Hongluan narrowed her eyes, her tone heavy.

【You’re not originally from this world. If I disappear, you might also vanish from this world】

“I’m not going back!” Di Hongluan’s immediate response was defiant.

In this world, even though she was considered an outsider, she was special.

She had knowledge unknown to the people of this era and an intelligence far beyond theirs. Staying here allowed her to easily obtain what she wanted and excel.

Though she was a military doctor in her past life, there were countless military doctors, and only a few stood out.

But in this era, she knew most people’s fates and was familiar with the plot. With the system’s aid, her life here could be a thousand times better than in the modern world.

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