The tenth prince moved. He looked at Song Shuwan with a hint of ridicule in his eyes: "What do you think I will think?"
Song Shuwan smiled, but the smile did not reach her eyes: "I don't know what the tenth prince will think, but one thing I can be sure of is that the tenth prince doesn't want to die, or he doesn't want to die in Anyuan City, right?"
The tenth prince clenched his hands, and after a while he stood up, his eyes falling on Pei Huan behind him: "Prince Pei, if you have anything to say, just tell me directly. Why let her speak first?"
Pei Huan said calmly: "She is the one who saved you. Let her speak, which should make you feel more comfortable."
The Tenth Prince sneered: "If it weren't for her, how would I be in this dilemma?"
As soon as these words came out, Song Shuwan disagreed.
"What the Tenth Prince said, the reason why you are in the current situation has nothing to do with me. After all, I didn't ask you to capture me. If you really want to say it, you are shooting yourself in the foot. You’re just cheating yourself.”
The tenth prince glanced at her, feeling very angry, but he quickly suppressed his anger: "Pei Huan, I want to talk to you alone."
Song Shuwan did not move and turned to look at Pei Huan. When the latter nodded, she exited the room.
Half an hour later, Pei Huan appeared in front of her.
"The tenth prince agreed to join forces."
Song Shuwan: "..."
The tenth prince specifically sent her away because he didn't want her to know the content of the conversation, right?
Because of this thought, Song Shuwan's expression became more complicated: "Does the Tenth Prince know that you turned around and told me the matter?"
Pei Huan said calmly: "Is there a problem? There is no need to hide this matter, but..."
"But what?"
"Should all the poisonous insects in the tenth prince's body be removed? Will there be any problems in the future?"
Song Shuwan thought for a moment and said, "I don't know what will happen in the future, but for now, I have removed all the poisonous insects in his body, and there won't be any impact in the short term."
Pei Huan nodded: "That puts me at ease. I will make some arrangements later. The tenth prince needs to be away for a while, and we must ensure that no accidents occur."
Song Shuwan felt a little more solemn in her heart: "I'll show it to the tenth prince again."
Time passed, and five days passed in a blink of an eye.
On the sixth day, the tenth prince left Anyuan City.
In the inn, Song Shuwan looked at Rou'er next to her and raised her eyebrows: "The tenth prince didn't leave with you, so you don't have any ideas?"
Rou'er lowered her head and said in a slightly low tone: "So what if I have an idea? Will you let me go together?"
The answer is of course no.
Song Shuwan turned around and said, "You are the aide to the Tenth Prince. To ensure safety, naturally we cannot let you leave in the short term."
Rou'er grasped the key: "In the short term?"
Song Shuwan nodded and told her truthfully: "As long as there is progress on the Tenth Prince's side and the situation is beneficial to Da Zhou, we will consider letting you go."
Rou'er smiled bitterly: "I'm just thinking about it, and I'm not letting me go directly, so there's no need to mention it specifically."
After saying that, Rouer left directly.
Song Shuwan stared at her back and raised her voice slightly: "I didn't mention it specifically, I just want you to be more relaxed, Rou'er. We just want to keep this place. If Beidi can retreat, we may not necessarily become enemies."
Rou'er said nothing.
Song Shuwan sighed secretly. These days, she has been with Rou'er, and the more she gets along with her, the more she admires her.
Not every woman can become an important adviser to the prince by virtue of her own abilities. One can imagine the tricks Rou'er used.
It's a pity that such a person was temporarily abandoned by the Tenth Prince.
Half a month later, news finally came back from Beidi, saying that the Beidi Emperor suddenly fell seriously ill and was now half dead. The army at the border of Dazhou returned the next day.
Song Shuwan was relieved when she got the news. Just as Pei Huan appeared, she greeted him with a smile.
"With the Beidi army retreating, we will be able to relax for a long time."
Pei Huan nodded: "Indeed, but we cannot relax. We must make arrangements in advance to prevent the Beidi army from attacking again."
Song Shuwan hummed, turned her eyes, and suddenly saw Rou'er not far away, her expression was startled: "Rou'er, you..."
Rou'er twitched her lips: "I have met Prince Pei and Miss Song. Is there any news from the Tenth Prince?"
"Not yet, but according to my people's investigation, the tenth prince is currently safe, but..."
Pei Huan paused here, with a hint of meaning flashing in his eyes: "After the Beidi army returns, the situation will be uncertain."
After all, Shan Yu was certain that the tenth prince was in his hands.
Rou'er lowered her eyes and said softly after a while: "Prince Pei, can you let me go?"
Pei Huan smiled slightly: "Do you want to solve the threat for the tenth prince?"
Rou'er raised her head, as if she had made a decision, and there was a look of resignation on her face.
"Someone has to do something."
Pei Huan smiled and walked slowly to Rou'er: "I can let you go, but I don't believe you."
Rou'er said calmly: "I know Prince Pei doesn't believe me, so you can use any means to control me, and I won't resist."
"This is what you said." Pei Huan turned slightly and said, "Wan'er, I leave it to you."
Song Shuwan pursed her lips and took out a porcelain bottle from her arms: "There is a poison pill in it. After taking it, it will cause attacks regularly."
Rou'er took the porcelain bottle and swallowed the pills in it neatly: "I hope Miss Song can deliver the antidote to relieve the attack in time."
An hour later, Rou'er left Anyuan City.
On the city wall, Song Shuwan watched from a distance, turned around and saw Pei Huan standing behind her, and couldn't help but lower her eyes.
"That pill is fake."
There was no surprise on Pei Huan's face: "I know."
Song Shuwan approached him: "Aren't you afraid that Rou'er will find out and use swords against us?"
"She had no choice."
The two chatted and left the city wall.
For the next two months, Anyuan City was very peaceful.
Contrary to this, the turmoil in the capital has never stopped.
When the emperor returned to the dragon throne, the first thing he did was to kill King Ning. However, King Ning escaped halfway and disappeared.
But secretly, Zhen Yuan brought a force to contact Prince Ning. After the two parties met, the emperor suffered a series of assassinations.
Seeing that the New Year was coming, the assassination was temporarily over.
At that time, Song Shuwan and Pei Huan were in Anyuan City and also learned about the situation in the capital.
Song Shuwan frowned: "How long will the chaos in the capital last?"
Pei Huan did not answer but asked: "How long do you want the chaos in the capital to remain?"
Song Shuwan looked at him, surprise flashing in her eyes: "Is the chaos in the capital related to the prince?"
"I just used some tricks. In fact, the capital city will probably let us go back."
That night, news from the capital was delivered to the inn.
