If not for Ju Zi, his head would have been blown apart by the assassin by now.
It was precisely this life-saving debt that made Xu Tianran treat Ju Zi as one of his closest confidants.
After entering the study, Ju Zi respectfully bowed to Xu Tianran. "Your Highness."
Xu Tianran asked, "Ju Zi, you saved my life. There is no need to be so formal."
Ju Zi maintained her respectful posture. She understood Xu Tianran quite well. Though he said that aloud, he cared deeply about whether others showed him proper respect—especially now, when his Crown Prince Position was hanging by a thread.
Ju Zi put on a grateful expression and said to Xu Tianran, "Your Highness, Ju Zi does not deserve such treatment from you."
A smile tugged at Xu Tianran's lips as he turned to the matter at hand. "Ju Zi, what happened to that doctor?"
Ju Zi answered seriously, "The doctor has been silenced."
Xu Tianran nodded. During the treatment, the doctor might have discovered that he was impotent and physically incomplete. Therefore, he had to be silenced.
Otherwise, if word got out, his father would certainly strip him of his Crown Prince Position.
Xu Tianran then continued, "Did you meet with the leader of the Xishui Alliance?"
Ju Zi nodded. "After I met with the leader of the Xishui Alliance and spoke with him for a while, I gave him the letter you entrusted to me. After reading it, he said he would give you an answer in three days."
Hearing that he would receive an answer in three days, Xu Tianran could not help but feel nervous.
Xu Tianran knew perfectly well that if he wanted to keep his Crown Prince Position, relying solely on himself would never be enough.
He had suffered tremendous