We've Been Found Out! (Continued)

At this moment, the group stopped, and the Swarm crowd gathered around a box, discussing something among themselves.

When Zuo Zheng saw this, he also spoke up to reprimand them.

"Don't cluster together, don't stick together... Get out of the way!"

She could speak politely in ordinary times, but in the army, only one order was needed.

Although these people were just some recruited idle soldiers, they understood that some things couldn't be messed up, so they all went away.

At that moment, two white figures appeared in front of Maria and Zuo Zheng...

"The Eldest Princess?!"

Zuo Zheng's eyes widened when he saw this.

Night falls.

The troops set up camp.

Everyone was busy pulling and setting up the tent, while the donkeys and horses traveling nearby got a short rest.

The bright campfire dispelled the darkness, and the Swarm of people rested in designated areas, divided into teams.

In the very center of the camp, Maria and Zuo Zheng together, gazing at the two people before them.

Besides the eldest princess, the white-haired maid Zuo Zheng had also seen them before. Seeing the two of them clinging to each other so tightly, she also felt a bit of a headache.

"Um... Your Highness..."

Zuo Zheng opened his mouth, wanting to exchange a few more words with the other party.

But the girl only let out a small whimper before burying herself in the maid's arms.

The maid's expression grew increasingly awkward and stiff.

"This..."

Seeing the other party's uncooperative attitude, Zuo Zheng was somewhat helpless.

If anyone else were to infiltrate the group, she could use swift and decisive methods to drive them away.

But...

This is the eldest princess!

The princess of the Great Yan, the emperor's precious youngest sister!

If you don't handle the situation well and frighten the other party, even if you're not actually punished, the next few days will definitely not be easy for you.

And at this moment...

The other party actually infiltrated our group?

What's going on?

Zuo Zheng sighed and looked at Maria beside him.

"Can you take her back?"

Maria spoke, her gaze fixed on the two people in front of her.

Perhaps because of her previous actions, the maid felt a little uneasy when she saw Maria's fixed gaze.

A sense of foreboding made her extremely uncomfortable...

Has this woman... figured something out?

If she had known it would turn out this way, she shouldn't have accepted that commission in the first place.

I should have realized back then that the Princess of Yan rarely appears in public these days, and with the Emperor's major actions over the years, everyone has gradually forgotten that there was such a princess.

Now, suddenly someone has asked me to assassinate him...

Isn't there obviously a problem with this?

I should have thought this through back then! I shouldn't have gotten involved in this mess!

Now things have turned out quite differently.

Instead of making money, he found himself sinking deeper and deeper into trouble.

I must have been out of my mind to lead the other side to infiltrate this group!

Damn it!

"This is a bit difficult."

Zuo Zheng pondered for a moment, his expression also becoming somewhat subtle.

"We've been gone for a week... Turning back now will not only damage morale, but also have negative consequences."

"Even if we were to divide our forces to bring him back, we could only use the Imperial Guard or General Wei's personal guards... but these are both among our current main forces, and we can't easily transfer them away."

"Besides..."

Zuo Zheng sat there, looking at the two girls in front of him, and couldn't help but shake his head.

"We still don't know how they got into the group."

Zuo Zheng's meaning was simple: they still didn't know how these two people had suddenly appeared in the group.

In other words, the person who did all this is very likely still nearby.

If we rashly move the two people at this point, it will definitely weaken the team's capabilities.

They don't need to worry about Maria's presence, but... what about the Princess?

"..."

Maria listened to the girl's analysis, then turned to look at the two people in front of her.

Actually, they had another option...

They're almost there in the Tang River now. Once they get the princess to a large city and have the city lord properly settle her in, they can go and wipe out the Shanhai Assembly people. Everything will be resolved smoothly.

But neither of them mentioned it.

The main reason is that they all understand that since the Shanhai Assembly chose to cause trouble in the Tang River area, it means that these guys must have made some preparations.

If not handled properly, this could not only fail to keep the girl safe, but could actually put her in danger.

Therefore, Zuo Zheng never mentioned this plan, and Maria did not take it out for the time being, but instead looked coldly at the maid who could still speak.

Of course, she could tell that this so-called eldest princess was putting on an act.

She simply didn't understand why these people were doing this.

How did you end up in the box?

"Maria asked."

Meanwhile, Yin Hongying gritted her teeth and slowly began to speak, following the words they had agreed upon beforehand.

"We... don't know either."

"Have no idea?"

Zuo Zheng frowned.

Yin Hongying nodded and continued.

"Yes... That day, when I was returning to the palace with Her Highness the Princess to rest, my eyes and nose were suddenly covered. After we came to our senses, we were locked in a box... We were too scared to make a sound."

"And then... and then you found out about us."

To be honest, Yin Hongying's acting skills are really lacking.

Especially with top performers around, even Zuo Zheng couldn't help but doubt her words, which sounded like they were being read aloud.

"That's all?"

Zuo Zheng's voice sounded somewhat incredulous.

But Yin Hongying simply nodded.

That's it.

"This..."

Zuo Zheng was now completely at a loss.

She instinctively didn't want to believe what Yin Hongying said... After all, wasn't what the other party said clearly indicating that there were unstable factors on the Princess's side?

It should be noted that the eldest princess's level of security is likely second only to the emperor.

Even so, problems still arose...

That doesn't actually mean...

Thinking about the possible consequences, Zuo Zheng's face also turned grim.

Maria, however, simply gazed calmly at the two people before her.

Even the girl was somewhat puzzled by his calm and composed demeanor.

That shouldn't be the case...

Even her own brother couldn't see the problems she'd had over the years, so how could she...?

Simple facial paralysis?

The girl thought for a moment, then carefully tilted her head back, looking at the other person with a pitiful expression.

"Sister... where am I? I want to go home..."

Her voice was pitiful, tinged with a hint of crying.

Hearing this, Zuo Zheng, who was standing nearby, also felt a pang of pity.

But just as she was about to speak, to reassure the other person that everything was alright and that they would protect her, she realized that everything was fine.

The girl, frightened, hid in the maid's arms again.

This put Zuo Zheng in an extremely awkward position.

What's going on? Maria, you just call me sister, and I'm some kind of scary thing, right?

Thinking about this, Zuo Zheng felt somewhat disappointed.

But after a moment, Maria shook her head slightly, got up, and walked out of the tent.

Zuo Zheng also rushed out from the side.

Seeing that the two had left, Yin Hongying frowned, casually pushed away the woman who was hugging her, and silently went to the edge of the tent.

After listening to a few breaths, he carefully turned back.

What exactly do you want to do?

She lowered her voice, her tone tinged with anger.

She had indeed had enough of him.

Maria gave her a very strange feeling.

She's increasingly convinced she might have really been scammed.

If something goes wrong, the other party will definitely be fine because of their status, but I might die here.

She doesn't want to work here anymore!

"That won't do."

The girl sat there, tears still streaming down her face, but a smile had appeared on her lips.

"If you leave, wouldn't that confirm that you have a problem? Then the entire Yan will come after you... Where can you run to?"

"You're the one who caused all of this!"

Yin Hongying was also having a headache.

Yin Hongying was really quite angry.

It wasn't that he was tricked by the girl, but rather that he genuinely had no way to end it all.

"Yes, it was me who orchestrated this... But do you think they'll trust you, the 'criminal who kidnapped the princess,' or they'll trust the current emperor's own sister, a pitiful little princess who's been through so much since childhood?"