A Cutie Spoiled by Her Seven Uncles

Yao Ruo spread her hands and said, "So you see, isn’t this just a transaction?

To tell you the truth, at first, the princess wanted to kill Ji Youze, and she even prepared poisoned wine.

I personally helped prepare it."

Guard Xiao, upon hearing this, said, "In that case, Pearl must not have succeeded, and then Ji Youze threatened her. No, I cannot let Pearl just marry Ji Youze like this!"

Yao Ruo turned her head aside, blinked, then turned back, her eyes full of helplessness as she spoke.

"What good is it if you disagree?

They’ve already set the wedding date. At this critical moment, you can’t really go and kill Ji Youze, can you?"

Guard Xiao’s eyes lit up at this, and he said, "Don’t worry about how I’ll do it. Just stay out of this; I’ll handle it myself!"

He then hurriedly sent Yao Ruo away.

At night, Yao Ruo took Pearl to the rooftop to look at the moon.

"It’s not even the Dragon Boat Festival yet, the moon is not full, and it’s still a bit cold at night. Instead of sleeping indoors, why are you encouraging me to enjoy the moon?"

Princess Pearl looked up, glancing left and right. The moon in the sky barely showed a little bud, not beautiful at all!

"Oh my! Watching the moon isn’t the focus tonight; it’s about watching a show. Let me tell you, no matter what happens later, don’t intervene, okay?

We’ll just stay on this rooftop and enjoy the show!"

Pearl looked at her, wondering and asking suspiciously.

"What are you up to, being all mysterious?"

Yao Ruo gave a mysterious smile and was about to speak when suddenly a childish voice sounded right next to them.

"What show are you watching? I want to see too!"

Pearl and Yao Ruo were startled, quickly turning their heads to see a small head right in front of them.

"Chang Rongshun and Princess! What are you doing here?

When did you arrive?"

Yao Ruo asked in surprise.

Xiaosuisui tilted her little head and snuggled into Pearl’s arms.

"Eighth Aunt, hold me!"

Everyone loved the little chubby child, and when she snuggled into someone’s arms, it was irresistibly adorable.

Pearl’s heart almost melted.

"Why aren’t you asleep yet? It’s so late!"

"I was asleep, but then I heard you talking on the rooftop, and when I heard Sister Yao Ruo say there’s a show, I came up."

Yao Ruo and Pearl were taken aback upon hearing this. They exchanged glances, extremely startled.

Keep in mind they spoke in very low voices just now, and even with their highly skilled martial arts, they needed to concentrate to hear each other clearly!

Yet, this little baby was sleeping in her own room, and that room was quite a distance away from them.

"You... you heard it all? How could you hear it?"

"I heard what I heard; there’s nothing else to it."

"No, I meant..."

"Shh! Someone’s coming."

Xiaosuisui gestured for them to stay silent and then snuggled deeper into Pearl’s arms, completely hiding herself.

Pearl: "..."

She looked around—it was silent, with not a person in sight.

"There’s no one! Are you sure you got it right, Suisui?"

"There is!" Yao Ruo, who knew the truth, quickly signaled for Pearl to be quiet, and then they saw a shadowy figure jump down from the courtyard wall.

"That figure, why does it look so much like..."

"Shh..."

Yao Ruo quickly stopped Pearl, indicating for her to keep watching.

Pearl watched as the shadowy figure slowly approached Ji Youze’s door, feeling her heart tighten.

She anxiously wanted to see more clearly, but Yao Ruo held her back firmly.

Over there, Ji Youze hadn’t fallen asleep yet but had sensed a killing intent.

He wore a serious expression and pulled out a folded fan from his sleeve.

He rarely brought out this fan.

The reason was simple: it was custom-made for him by Ji Youlin.

It had mechanisms, and the material was very special; the hidden weapons on it were also specially processed by Ji Youran.

He hid in the dark behind the door, listening carefully as the soft footsteps got closer, then saw a small pipe blow sleeping smoke into the room through the window.

He quickly held his breath, waited a moment, then heard the person’s footsteps quicken, using a long sword to pry at his door latch.

Finding an opportunity, he attacked first.

The attacker had excellent martial arts skills, but Ji Youze was also no novice. Though he couldn’t compare with his brothers Ji Youzhi and Ji Youyuan, he had the special weapon made for him by Ji Youlin, so the hidden weapons in his fan made the opponent very cautious.

"I didn’t expect you to know how to use hidden weapons!"

Luckily, Yao Ruo was adept at using concealed weapons and mechanisms as well, and he was already experienced in countermeasures, or else he would have died in the attacker’s hands today.

"So it was you!"

When the shadowy figure spoke, Ji Youze frowned, instantly recognizing their identity.

"You know me?"