There were priorities to consider, and Jiang Yingcheng chose to aim her spear at the ruler of the Yishui Kingdom first.
She feigned dizziness and, throwing caution to the wind, knocked her head against the table so suddenly that even Jiang Yanchuan had no time to stop her.
After an extremely faint, muffled thud-
"M-my head's so dizzy..." Jiang Yingcheng pressed a hand to her temple, looking weak. "Is Chengcheng going to die-"
Jiang Yanchuan: "..."
Even without hearing her thoughts, Jiang Yanchuan instantly understood her intentions and helplessly played along. "How could you?"
At this point, there was really no need for the little one to fan the flames any further. He would not let either of those two off, of course, but if the little one wanted to act...
Then let her act.
"But when that auntie came to kill Chengcheng with her sword, Chengcheng's heart went thump-thump-thump, so, so fast." Jiang Yingcheng looked up pitifully. "Will Chengcheng really be all right?"
She turned and swept her gaze over the little friends who had just weathered danger alongside her. "And Shixu and Yunbai came from so far away, only to get such a fright because of Chengcheng. Chengcheng feels so~~ awful-"
"..."
Receiving the little one's signal, Sheng Shixu lowered his head in aggrievement. Qiao Yunbai showed a rare flash of quick thinking, too: he pinched his own thigh hard and immediately burst into tears with a "Waaah-"
The ruler of the Yishui Kingdom felt his scalp tighten, and darkness washed over his vision!
The attempted assassination of Great Rui's most beloved Little Princess was already a thorny affair. Before he could even think of an excuse, the little one had dragged the princes of two other kingdoms into it!
After all, those whom rulers brought to such