The Rise of a General's Daughter-in-Law Doctor

Chapter 146 Attack on Peach Blossom Garden

They picked the biggest peach from each tree, and before long, their baskets were full of peaches.

Looking at the two baskets of peaches she had picked, which were rather heavy, Li Muxia felt embarrassed to let Hong'er and Chunxing carry them the whole time. She said to Li Anran, "Anran, wait here for me. Hong'er and I will take these two baskets of peaches to the edge of the field first."

Looking at the two full baskets of peaches, which were indeed quite heavy, Li Anran said, "Then I'll go with you."

Seeing that Li Anran was still in high spirits, Li Muxia said with a smile, "No need, there are only two baskets, we don't need that many people. You and Chunxing continue picking, we'll come back as soon as we put them down."

Upon hearing this, Li Anran stopped arguing and said, "Okay," before continuing to pick peaches.

Meanwhile, Dongfang Jincheng, who had been silently following the two, finally found an opportunity for Li Muxia to be alone.

Throughout the journey, he kept thinking about how to lead people to the prepared location, but Li Anran and Li Muxia stayed together, and he couldn't find an opportunity.

Seeing that Li Muxia and Li Anran had separated, he quickly went to greet them.

Slightly flustered, he said, "Miss Li, what a coincidence."

When Li Muxia saw Prince Rui arrive, she quickly bowed and greeted him.

Prince Rui stepped forward, gently helped Li Muxia up, and reached out to take the basket from Li Muxia's hands.

"I shall take it."

Li Muxia naturally couldn't let Prince Rui help her carry the basket. After all, the other party was Prince Rui, whom everyone respected. Besides, the basket wasn't very heavy, and she could carry it herself.

She politely declined, saying, "It's alright, it's not very heavy."

Seeing Li Muxia's refusal, Dongfang Jincheng was somewhat saddened. This was still a sign of distance between them. In the end, he still forcefully took the basket from Li Muxia's hands, saying, "I am a man. How can I stand by and watch a weak woman carrying a heavy load without doing anything? That would be ungentlemanly. Miss Li, do you want everyone to think that I am not a gentleman?"

Upon hearing this, Li Muxia thought to herself, "This Prince Rui knows how to use moral blackmail. He's so arrogant even when he's helping people. There's no one else like him."

However, since he couldn't win the argument, he decided to relax and enjoy the peace. He glanced at the basket in Hong'er's hand and thought that since Prince Rui wanted to be a gentleman, he might as well give him the basket too. However, he then thought that Prince Rui was a prince, and if he went too far, he might offend this powerful figure and his life would be in danger. So he decided to give up the idea.

Li Muxia followed Dongfang Jincheng to the bottom, put the basket down, and seeing Li Muxia turn to leave, he quickly said, "Miss Li, since you're out, why not go and see other places? There are many other fun places in this manor. Also, I have some questions about the spokesperson that I'd like to ask."

Upon hearing this, Li Muxia looked at the peach grove with some difficulty.

Seeing the worry in Li Muxia's eyes, Dongfang Jincheng said, "You don't need to worry about your sister. There are guards from the manor watching over the peach grove, so it's very safe. Besides, Jun Mochen and your brother are also in the peach grove, so they'll be fine."

Hearing this, Li Muxia felt a little relieved and instructed Hong'er, "Hong'er, go to the peach grove and tell Anran that I'm waiting for her at the waterside pavilion. You stay here to take care of Anran and don't need to come looking for me."

Seeing the worry in Hong'er's eyes, he said, "Don't worry, I'm very safe with His Highness Prince Rui. Besides, look, there are guards stationed at regular intervals throughout the manor. Don't worry, go ahead."

Hong'er looked at the spot Li Muxia was pointing to and indeed saw the guards, so she left with peace of mind.

Watching Hong'er leave, Li Muxia turned around and said, "If Your Highness has any questions about the spokesperson, you can ask me."

Dongfang Jincheng: "Well, this isn't the place to talk. Let's find somewhere to sit down and discuss this in detail."

He then walked away first, and Li Muxia quickly followed.

But as he walked, he realized something was wrong. If he continued in this direction, wouldn't he reach the place where Feng Yuhan was supposed to confess his feelings to his beloved? Although he wasn't sure if it was Feng Yuhan who had prepared it, what if it was? What if it was?

No, I can't ruin the surprise they've prepared so carefully.

Thinking of this, Li Muxia called out to Dongfang Jincheng: "Your Highness Prince Rui, let's go over there. There's a waterside pavilion there where we can sit and have a good chat."

Upon hearing this, Dongfang Jincheng paused briefly to glance in the direction Li Muxia was pointing before continuing to walk forward, saying as he went, "I come here often and know that the pavilion ahead is quiet and elegant, perfect for discussing matters."

Seeing Prince Rui still walking forward, Li Muxia was extremely anxious and quickly stepped forward to explain, "Prince Rui..." Before she could finish saying "Your Highness," she smelled a bloody odor. Before she could react, Dongfang Jincheng swept her up in his arms and lifted her into the air.

Immediately, an arrow was planted where the two had just been standing.

When Li Muxia came to her senses, she saw that she and Dongfang Jincheng were surrounded by more than a dozen men in black, and she was being held tightly in Dongfang Jincheng's arms.

The faint scent of agarwood reminded her of someone, and she suddenly found it a little funny: Is agarwood so popular? Long Ziheng smells like this, Feng Yuhan smells like this, and now even Prince Rui smells like this.

Li Muxia was somewhat impressed with himself. What kind of situation was this? He still had the mind to think about such trivial things.

These dozen or so men in black were clearly highly skilled; she and Prince Rui didn't know if they could escape today.

Hopefully, the nearby guards will discover this place soon. I don't know what's going on with Anran and her brother. I hope this group is after Prince Rui. Maybe then Anran and the others can escape this predicament.

The fact that these men in black were able to get to Dongfang Jincheng meant that the manor's guards had already been dealt with. No wonder they smelled so strongly of blood.

Jun Mochen, who was discussing academic matters with Li Anjin, also sensed the danger. He handed Li Anjin and Li Anran over to the guards in the peach grove and rushed to Dongfang Jincheng's side. Seeing Dongfang Jincheng fighting in the crowd, Jun Mochen joined the battle without thinking.

Jun Mochen's arrival gave Dongfang Jincheng, who had been protecting Li Muxia, a moment to catch his breath.

While fighting off the men in black, he said, "These people are from the Blood Fiend Sect."

Upon hearing this, Jun Mochen continued working, a slight smile playing on his lips, and said dismissively, "I didn't expect them to actually hire assassins from the Blood Fiend Sect this time."

He paused briefly before continuing, "I've heard that the Blood Fiend Sect has a rule that it doesn't accept orders from the royal family, but this time we've broken that rule for you."

Upon hearing this, Dongfang Jincheng sneered, "Then I'm truly lucky. It seems the person behind this is quite powerful. Their status... must be quite high as well."