He walked forward and said, "Your Majesty..."
Xue Zi Ning turned around and saw Hua Yun Jin. "You're here."
"Your Majesty, the autumn morning is a bit cold. You should return to your room!"
Xue Zi Ning shook her head, "Suddenly I don't want to go back."
Hua Yun Jin paused slightly, "Your Majesty, the child in your belly needs you to go back."
Xue Zi Ning slowly lowered her head and stroked her belly, "They are very well-behaved."
Hua Yun Jin was startled, and quickly reacted, "Your Majesty, you..."
"Yun Jin, I'm carrying twins," Xue Zi Ning said to him calmly.
"Does he know?" Hua Yun Jin asked.
Xue Zi Ning shook her head, "I haven't told him. If he knew, how could he go to the northern border with peace of mind?"
"Your Majesty, you..."
"Besides, I think I can take good care of them."
"Your Majesty, I need to make some preparations..."
Xue Zi Ning nodded, "Go ahead!"
She chose to tell Hua Yun Jin because she wanted him to make some preparations. Although the capital seemed peaceful, it was hard to guarantee that there would be no anomalies on the day of her delivery.
"Your Majesty, you must have someone with you. You mustn't go out alone."
"I know," Xue Zi Ning nodded.
Hua Yun Jin bowed and saluted, then left.
"Your Majesty, is it safe to tell King Hua?" Xue Yan appeared beside her and asked.
"Now, there are not many people I trust. Hua Yun Jin is one of them."
Xue Yan said no more, "Your Majesty, you and the royal heir will be fine."
"I will do my best to protect their safety," Xue Zi Ning said word by word, stroking her belly with a firm expression.
Hua Yun Jin left the palace. Hua Li walked over and said, "Your Highness, we've found out who was tracking you."
"Who?" Hua Yun Jin asked.
Hua Li whispered, "It's a servant from the residence of Minister of Personnel, Lord Li."
Hua Yun Jin's gaze turned cold, "Why is his man tracking me?"
Hua Li couldn't help but say, "Isn't it because Your Highness insisted on stepping forward yesterday and offending Lord Li?"
Hua Yun Jin smiled, "Is that what you call offending?"
"Otherwise? Prince Han didn't say anything, only Your Highness stepped forward."
Hua Yun Jin savored Hua Li's words. It seemed not unreasonable.
"Send people to continue following," Hua Yun Jin said calmly.
Hua Li was about to leave after receiving the order, but Hua Yun Jin called him back.
"Does Your Highness have any other instructions?" Hua Li turned to ask.
"Send Hua Yun back to Hua Country and bring all the Hua guards," Hua Yun Jin said.
Hua Li was taken aback, "Your Highness, what are you going to do?"
"Do as I say, and don't ask any more questions," Hua Yun Jin said coldly.
Hua Li nodded and left.
Hua Yun Jin turned around and saw an acquaintance. He walked forward and said, "Lord Shi, is there something?"
Shi Lang saw him and quickly bowed, "This subordinate needs to investigate something."
Seeing this, Hua Yun Jin said, "Did the assassins confess?"
Shi Lang shook his head, "No, they only said they were killers from Qian Jin Tower."
Hua Yun Jin frowned at this, "It seems someone deliberately did this, wanting to bring down Wen Yu Xi."
Shi Lang nodded, "My lord thinks the same."
"I won't delay your business. I'm going to the Ministry of Justice."
Shi Lang cupped his hands, "Your Highness, please proceed!"
In the prison of the Ministry of Justice, a man was tied to a wooden pole, his body already covered in wounds. New injuries were compounded by old ones. In front of him sat a man in official attire, with a handsome and wicked face, exuding a charming and unrestrained aura.
"My lord, the prisoner still refuses to speak."
Shen Yun Xuan stood up and walked to the prisoner, smiling wickedly, "Do you think I won't know if you don't speak? I heard that you still have a mother and a sister who is not yet of age in the capital. Do you know that once your crimes are confirmed, you will be sentenced to death for assassinating the Empress, and your mother will not escape death? Your sister will be sent to the Jiaofang Division, living a life worse than death. Don't you consider yourself, your mother, or your sister?"
The man was slightly stunned. He looked up and said hoarsely, "Don't scare me, I have no family."
Shen Yun Xuan smiled coldly and reached out. Someone handed him a message. He glanced at it and said, "Isn't the house in the northeast corner of the city your home?"
The man's body trembled, and he looked up at him.
"What? Do you think someone arranged a family for you? Don't think about it, it's impossible. I rescued your mother and sister before they were harmed."
The man lowered his eyes. Shen Yun Xuan continued, "I've already sent people to fetch your mother and sister."
"No... I don't want to see them." This was the first time the assassin had spoken anything other than silence in days.
"Why? You don't want to see them, but they might want to see you."
"No, no..." The man shook his head, his face pleading.
Shen Yun Xuan said slowly, "Since they are your weakness, you shouldn't have done this in the first place."
The man shook his head, "It wasn't my choice, I was forced."
"How were you forced?" Shen Yun Xuan asked.
"They threatened me with the safety of my mother and sister, so I had no choice."
"What did they force you to do?" Shen Yun Xuan asked.
As the man was about to speak, a dark shadow suddenly appeared and a knife was plunged into his mouth.
Shen Yun Xuan moved towards the shadow, "Seize him."
Guards behind him moved to surround the figure.
Shen Yun Xuan checked the man's injuries. The man shook his head. Perhaps knowing he was dying, he looked directly at Shen Yun Xuan, "Don't worry, I will make proper arrangements for your mother and sister."
The man suddenly grabbed his sleeve, gripping his arm tightly, "Li... Li..."
"Who?"
"Li..." The man's head tilted to the side.
Shen Yun Xuan sighed. Just then, the guards who had gone out returned, "My lord, your subordinates are incompetent. We failed to apprehend the assassin."
"He wouldn't let you catch him," Shen Yun Xuan said.
"Lord Shen, your men are a bit weak." Da Feng Xiao Shuo Wang.
As the voice faded, a figure walked in. Shen Yun Xuan looked up at the person who entered.
The man was dressed in black, and the gold thread patterns on his chest displayed his noble status.
Shen Yun Xuan stepped forward and said calmly, "This subordinate greets Your Highness."
"Lord Shen, your men are indeed a bit weak." Hua Yun Jin stepped aside, and someone behind him brought in a man in black.
Shen Yun Xuan's eyes lit up slightly. Hua Yun Jin said, "I've brought the person to you."
"Thank you, Your Highness," Shen Yun Xuan said.
Shen Yun Xuan waved his hand, signaling for the man in black to be taken to the prison.
"Lord Shen, would you like a drink?" Hua Yun Jin asked.
Shen Yun Xuan looked at him and said, "Please wait, Your Highness. This subordinate will change his clothes."
In a private room in a restaurant, Shen Yun Xuan watched Hua Yun Jin pour him a cup of wine and said calmly, "Your Highness is too kind."
"Lord Shen, there's no need for pleasantries. I've asked you here today to inquire about your arrangements for His Majesty's delivery," Hua Yun Jin said calmly.