The people in the room all shook their heads.

Xie Heng took the sachet and examined it, "This seems to be a sachet used by girls."

"And this scent—"

"Oh right, when I came into the room earlier, I smelled this fragrance. I didn’t think much of it then and assumed it was some incense the Second Prince was burning."

The Second Prince, stiffly supporting his injured arm with one hand, nodded as well, "Yes, I remember now, when the assassin came in, there was indeed such a scent in the room."

The Duke retrieved the sachet, "Then it’s almost certain that this sachet fell from the assassin."

He tucked the sachet into his robes and strode out.

Outside, the Duke quickly arrived at the place where the soldiers gathered.

At this time, the soldiers, roused from their sleep in a panic, were still arriving one after another.

The Duke saw that almost everyone was there and was about to instruct several captains when he suddenly noticed that Commander Zhu had not yet arrived.

After waiting a while longer, Commander Zhu finally rushed over, fastening his belt as he came.

The Duke frowned slightly before giving his orders, "Search the entire traveling palace thoroughly in units of hundreds, and be sure to find the assassin."

The captains received their orders and led their teams off in various directions.

At this moment, a little eunuch ran over, "Duke, His Majesty asks what has happened?"

Jiang Zhongxing thought for a moment, "I will personally go and inform His Majesty."

Jiang Zhongxing entered the Emperor’s sleeping quarters and saw him sit on the edge of the bed with a cloak draped over him.

Jiang Zhongxing knelt and said, "Your Majesty, an assassin has entered the traveling palace, and the Second Prince has been stabbed. Currently, the Forbidden Army is searching for the assassin."

Upon hearing that the Second Prince was injured, the Emperor frowned, "Is the injury serious?"

Jiang Zhongxing replied, "The injury is on his arm. I took a look; the wound is shallow. However, the Imperial Physician hasn’t examined him yet, so we need to wait for the physician for a detailed assessment."

The Emperor paced with a furrowed brow, uneasy, and said, "Accompany me to see the Second Prince."

Jiang Zhongxing complied, and they emerged with a wave of his hand, as a team of guards escorted the Emperor down the mountain. On the way, Jiang Zhongxing reported to the Emperor some of the details he had just learned, also taking out the sachet to show it to the Emperor.

Talking along the way, they soon arrived at the Second Prince’s quarters.

The little eunuch, whose neck had been snapped by the man in black, had already been dragged away.

The Imperial Physician was taking the Second Prince’s pulse.

Xie Heng sat on a chair. When he saw the Emperor enter, he tried to stand up with the help of a servant. Seeing how unsteady he was, and having just heard from the Duke that Xie Heng had rushed over to save the Second Prince and was injured in the fight with the assassin, the Emperor gestured for Xie Heng, "Stay seated; no need to get up."

The Emperor then sat down beside him, not interrupting the Imperial Physician while he took the pulse.

The Imperial Physician finished taking the pulse and unwrapped the bandage on the Second Prince’s arm to examine the wound.

Only then did the Emperor ask, "How is it? Is it serious?"

The Imperial Physician was about to answer when the Empress hurriedly entered from outside.

The Empress’s hair was hastily tied, and she only had on an outer garment.

As the mother of the nation, in such appearance, she could be said to be improperly dressed.

But at this time, the Empress couldn’t care about such things. Upon hearing the news of the assassination attempt on the Second Prince, she disregarded everything, only wanting to quickly ensure her son’s safety.

Seeing her in such a state, the Emperor spoke softly, "Don’t rush, have a seat first. I am about to hear from the Imperial Physician."

The Imperial Physician cupped his hands, "Your Majesty, Empress, I have just carefully examined the Second Prince. The wound is not deep, the blood color is normal, and the pulse shows no abnormalities—it should be just a minor flesh wound."

"Applying some White Medicine should heal it in a few days."