novelraw Chapter 353
Chapter 353
353~ The Princess's Out-of-Control Pet?~
"Eh? Is it really okay? Lady Liuli."
"Didn't I say? Just call me whatever feels comfortable. Or are you saying you actively changed how you address me first, I agreed, and now you're going to question me about it?"
"I wouldn't dare!"
He Yan hurriedly lowered her head and changed how she addressed the Little Princess.
"Then Princess, are we planning to wait for the Military Police to arrive, finish the handover, and then directly return to the bedroom?"
"Mm, otherwise what?"
If not directly returning to the bedroom, where else could they go? What else could they do?
She simply found a place nearby to sit down, silently waiting for the Military Police.
The commotion here was so big, directly using a Magic Scroll to blast away a small area. She didn't believe the Military Police wouldn't notice this side.
"Princess!"
"Lady Liuli!"
...
As expected, not long after, a large number of Military Police immediately rushed to the scene, surrounding the area until not even water could leak through, encircling the Little Princess and He Yan within.
"Princess! You're not injured, are you!"
The first thing upon arriving at the scene was to check whether the royal family member was injured, then afterward inquire about what happened at the scene.
As the subject of inquiry, Maid He Yan was naturally the most suitable.
"What happened here? Did you and the Princess encounter an attack?"
The Military Police captain inquired of He Yan.
"Yes, the Princess and I encountered an attack, suspected to be an assassin sent by another royal family member."
Maid He Yan answered the questions, but the answer that came from her mouth shocked everyone present.
"An assassin sent by another royal family member!?"
The Military Police captain sucked in a cold breath.
The last princess to be attacked by assassins sent by other royal family members was still four years ago. The princess who was backstabbed was their most, most, most revered Princess Mo, that legendary First Princess of Glaze Nation.
And now, the same thing had happened to Princess Liuli. The nature of this matter was already extremely serious and egregious.
If this matter spread today, it would inevitably cause unrest and turmoil throughout all of Glaze Nation.
Relying on many years of experience, he immediately ordered everyone present:
"Disperse all those people nearby who want to come watch the excitement! And no matter what, today's matter absolutely cannot spread! If I find out someone can't control their own mouth and leaked the news, all will be dealt with by death penalty! Don't beg me for mercy when I personally drag you to the execution ground!!!"
"Yes!!!"
Today's extremely egregious assassination incident absolutely couldn't have news leak out no matter what, and it had also already completely exceeded his jurisdiction. Only rapidly reporting up to His Majesty the King was the best course of action.
"Then what else? What about that assassin who attempted to assassinate the Princess?"
"...Dead. Taken care of by the Princess."
Maid He Yan pointed at the crater blasted out by "Flame Emperor" to the side.
"Taken care of by the Princess?"
The Military Police captain examined the giant crater to the side, deployed magic power to investigate slightly.
"...Um, is the Princess an Archmage?"
At such a young age, already having Archmage-level combat power?
"About this..."
Maid He Yan glanced at the Little Princess. After receiving a look, she turned back:
"I'm sorry, it's really not convenient for me to disclose."
"It's fine... You don't need to apologize to me."
If he had to say, his status wasn't even as high as this maid's. A personal maid who could stay by a certain princess's side was definitely that princess's confidant. The princess would also definitely carry out a certain amount of power delegation to make it convenient for her personal maid to do things for her.
Although this Princess Liuli had only recently walked out from deep within Glaze Royal Palace, her power was absolutely not much less than other princesses. Otherwise, His Majesty the King wouldn't have painstakingly hidden Princess Liuli away and protected her so well.
"Then Princess, next let me escort you back to Glaze Royal Palace to prevent you from encountering assassination again."
Incidentally, he would also go meet His Majesty the King and report Princess Liuli's assassination attempt.
"Mm."
The Little Princess didn't refuse and directly followed the Military Police captain's suggestion.
The Military Police captain's strength was a Great Mage, already a quite high level. Adding that there were still other mages within the Military Police, as long as they didn't encounter an Archmage again on the way, basically there would be no problems.
Archmages, this kind of strategic-level combat power, definitely weren't numerous. Being able to push out Archmage-level combat power to assassinate her and throw dirty water was already a quite outrageous operation. The treatment was even stronger than the combined strength of those assassins sent to assassinate her four years ago. It could be said to be incomparably luxurious.
So afterward, there definitely wouldn't be Archmage-level combat power coming to assassinate again.
"Alright, First Squad! Fifth Squad! Quickly assemble! Escort the Princess back to Glaze Royal Palace!"
"Yes!!!"
...
"Master, the assassination failed, and Princess Liuli doesn't seem to suspect Cui."
"I know. Come back. Don't go out again in the near term."
"Yes."
...
...
"Princess."
The guard placed his fist on his chest and simply performed a salute.
"What are you here to do?"
The guard looked toward the Military Police captain behind the Little Princess and asked.
The Princess coming home was completely no problem, but what was the deal with these soldiers?
"There's an important matter to report to His Majesty. It's very urgent. His Majesty must be notified immediately!"
"This..."
The guard moved his gaze back to the Little Princess. In this kind of situation, only the Little Princess could make the decision.
"Let him in. As for the other people, directly return to your own positions. Having your captain go report to my Father the King is sufficient."
After receiving the Little Princess's permission, the guard no longer obstructed and made way for the three people.
As the person involved, she also needed to go meet her cheap Father the King, explain everything clearly, then add some things on top, having her cheap Father the King not alert the enemy first.
"Let's go to my Father the King."
At this time, her cheap Father the King must be reading books. It was almost a fixed daily routine.
The Little Princess walked at the very front, leading the two people toward the book pavilion where her cheap Father the King most often stayed at this time.
"Mo... ahem, Liuli?"
Gong looked toward the three people.
There was also someone he didn't recognize...
Gong used his eyes to drive away the maid beside him, then indicated the three people could directly speak if they had matters.
"Reporting to Your Majesty! The Princess encountered assassination on her way back to the palace, suspected to be an assassin sent by another royal family member!"
"Assas... sination!?"
Gong immediately clenched his fist.
"Such audacity!"
How dare someone break ground under the Son of Heaven? Who dared assassinate his precious daughter!? They truly didn't want to live!
He vowed that this time, no matter who sent people to try to assassinate the Little Princess, he must make that person taste the world's cruelest punishment!
He had almost lost his heart's treasure, his most precious daughter, four years ago. Now someone still wanted to assassinate her? They were truly seeking death!
"I know. Is there anything else?"
He temporarily suppressed the rage in his heart. His face already couldn't see any expression.
People who understood him probably all knew this was a precursor to him preparing to lose his temper. This was the calm before the storm.
"Also, the assassin who assassinated the Princess has already been blasted to ash. We have no way to determine from the scene's residue and traces exactly which royal family member sent the assassin."
"What else?"
"No, no more. For other things, Your Majesty will have to hear the description from the Princess and the Princess's personal maid."
He mainly came to remind Gong of the seriousness of this matter.
"I know. Then was news of this matter sealed?"
He had once issued an order, namely that time four years ago when the Little Princess was attacked: if in the future any royal family member encountered an assassination incident, the news must be suppressed at the first moment and couldn't be allowed to spread out and cause panic.
"Reporting to Your Majesty, I already required all people present at the scene at the first moment not to disclose this matter in any way. Violators will be directly dealt with by death penalty."
"Mm... This matter was done very well."
Gong nodded to express satisfaction.
"You are?"
"Reporting to Your Majesty, my name is Hannibal."
"Hannibal? Good. I've remembered. If there's nothing else afterward, you may go down."
"Yes!"
After the Military Police captain left, only then did Gong look toward the Little Princess, then look toward He Yan beside her.
"Your Majesty, the assassin who came to assassinate the Princess claimed to be sent by Prince Cui."
"Cui..."
Gong slightly narrowed his eyes. He began considering whether there would be much impact after taking down this unfilial son who wanted to assassinate his heart's treasure.
"But the Princess judges that assassin wanted to use this to frame Prince Cui. According to common sense, assassins generally couldn't possibly expose their master's information, but that assassin intentionally or unintentionally kept emphasizing he was sent by Prince Cui to assassinate the Princess, constantly threatening the Princess saying 'either submit or die.' Very clearly, it's impossible for any royal family member to be foolish enough to use this kind of assassin who would casually expose himself."
After speaking, He Yan paused slightly, then continued adding a sentence:
"But it's also not completely ruling out that it was Prince Cui's doing."
After contemplating for a moment, Gong felt everything He Yan said made sense and nodded:
"Very good analysis."
"This was all analyzed by the Princess herself. I'm just slightly relaying the Princess's conclusion."
She was still clear about how many pounds and ounces her own abilities had. She fundamentally couldn't achieve the Little Princess's kind of analysis.
"That's enough, He Yan. You go out first. I'll personally tell my Father the King the rest."
The Little Princess patted He Yan's shoulder.
"Yes."
After responding to the Little Princess and performing a salute to the two people, she left the book pavilion.
"Mo, next properly tell me what exactly this situation is."
Gong pulled over a stool to in front of himself, indicating for the Little Princess to sit down.
"..."
...
"Phew~"
"Lady He Yan!"
"Ah?"
He Yan raised her head and saw a maid walk to her side.
"Lady He Yan, this is terrible! Princess Mo's pet, Xiao Bai has lost control!"
"Lost control?"
He Yan used her little brain to think about what Xiao Bai losing control would look like...
She would be eaten, right!?
She didn't dare use magic on Xiao Bai, but since it was her Princess's pet that had lost control, she must steel her courage and go take a look, find a way to control Xiao Bai.
"Where is Xiao Bai now? Take me there!"
He Yan commanded.
"Yes!"
The maid immediately responded.
But in an instant He Yan didn't notice, the corner of the maid's mouth slightly curled up.