auspicious time has come

Chapter 198 Death
King Hedong's face froze, fear appeared in his eyes, and he said in a trembling voice: "Assassins... there are assassins!"

As soon as the voice fell, suddenly another sharp arrow came head-on!

King Hedong's pupils shrank, he backed up again and again, pushed open the door at the back of the carriage, and jumped down almost rolling and crawling.

"Protect the prince!"

Several guards riding horses behind the carriage were shocked when they saw this.

Besides the driver, a guard who was clearing the way in front of him also fell off his horse after being hit by an arrow at some point, and lay motionless on the ground at this time.

The person who strikes is extraordinary!

At this time, those people who had been hiding in the darkness finally appeared, all of them wearing black robes and covering their faces, and flew towards the King of Hedong.

They are not many in number, no more than a dozen of them, but all of them are amazing, and their moves are deadly, and their tricks are fierce.

"Who are you! Who sent you to assassinate this king!"

Today was going to the palace for a banquet, so the King of Hedong didn't have many guards, so he didn't have the upper hand in numbers. At this time, he was surrounded by several guards, and his face was pale: "...I am the mighty King of Hedong, Li Jin. , this is the capital, do you know the consequences of assassinating me!"

The headed man in black's eyes were as cold and sharp as a long sword in his hand: "The one who killed you is Li Jin."

Before the voice fell, the cold sword wiped across the neck of a guard, and the scarlet blood sprayed in front of King Hedong.

"You..." King Hedong's face was stained with blood, his pupils trembled, and he said in a panic, "I...whatever you want, I can give you. As long as you are willing to let me go, I will agree to anything!"

"Of course it's your life—" the leader raised his sword and stabbed.

King Hedong abruptly retreated, pulled the injured guard over to block the unavoidable sword, then turned around and ran away.

"My lord..."

In the carriage, Princess Hedong, who was too scared to move, trembled all over: "Que'er, what should I do..."

The maid beside her blurted out: "Princess, let's... let's run away!"

Princess Hedong's eyes struggled: "No...how can I leave the prince and escape alone!"

"No...not abandoning the prince!" The maid grabbed her arm and was about to pull him off the carriage: "These people are menacing, we are no match, the best way is to find someone to rescue the prince! "

"Princess, let's go back quickly to rescue the soldiers!"

"No matter how late it is, it will be too late!"

Princess Hedong got out of the carriage in a daze, and nodded indiscriminately: "That's right... I'm going to find someone to save the prince!"

So, the master and servant lifted their clothes and quickly ran towards the direction opposite to that where the man in black was chasing and killing King Hedong.

"call out--"

The sharp arrow first pierced the night, and then the flesh.

King Hedong, who was running desperately, froze, and looked down in front of him in a daze.

The next moment, his stiff figure trembled again.

Another arrow pierced his chest.

Soon, a trace of blood overflowed from the corner of his mouth.

He opened his mouth, and immediately more blood gushed out, drowning out his weak voice: "Save...save..."

"thump!"

King Hedong's body fell heavily to the ground, his eyes widened desperately, not daring to close them.

He can't just die like this...

He is Li Jin, the King of Hedong!
Someone will come to rescue him and heal him!

He tried his best to keep his eyes open, but his eyes gradually fell into darkness, boundless fear enveloped him, and he didn't have the slightest strength to break free and move.

On the other side, Princess Hedong and the envoy ran into a dead end in a panic.

"Princess... those people seem to be here!"

Hearing the sound of extremely fast footsteps approaching, the female envoy was so frightened that she was about to cry: "What should I do..."

Running out now will definitely run into their swords, but this is a dead end!
Princess Hedong also had a blank mind, she looked around in the dark in a panic, and then ducked behind a few water tanks at the end of the alley.

Seeing this, the female envoy quickly followed and hid.

These water tanks are filled with water, which are brought by various workshops in case of accidental water leakage.

Therefore, several tanks are huge, and it is far enough to cover the figure.

But the premise is that those people will not come forward to check, otherwise they will only have a dead end!
Princess Hedong couldn't control her nervous breathing, so she covered her mouth tightly with her hands, and watched the movement with her eyes wide open.

Hearing footsteps, those people walked into the alley!

The master and servant just felt that a heart would jump out at any moment.

"Separate to chase."

"This is a dead end, they should run away."

"There's no need to chase—" said the man whose tone sounded like the leader's: "We are only going to kill Li Jin tonight, and Princess He Dong ran away as soon as she ran."

"But if we don't cut the weeds and get rid of the roots..."

"She doesn't know who killed Li Jin." The leader turned and left, and said with a sneer, "Li Jin has done a lot of evil and made countless enemies. Marquis is not the only one who wants to kill him."

"Yes."

As the footsteps of the men in black disappeared, Princess Hedong's figure suddenly softened, and she sat on the ground trembling and paralyzed.

"Princess, they...they're gone..." The maid was crying, with a weeping and laughing expression.

"Did you hear that..." Princess Hedong murmured, "They just said, Lord Hou..."

"Yes, the servant girl heard..."

"Which Lord..." Princess Hedong's mind was still blank.

The female envoy said in a daze: "I was in the car just now... The prince said that he wanted to tear Dingbeihou into ten thousand pieces... It seems that the one who clashed with the prince in the palace today is also Dingbeihou...!"

Princess Hedong supported her body feebly with the palms at her sides, and slowly stood up.

With the maid, she staggered back to the carriage.

Not far away, she found the King of Hedong.

"Wang... lord?" She knelt down, threw herself beside King Hedong, and shouted in a trembling voice.

King Hedong's eyes were still wide open, but it was obvious...they were no longer the eyes of a living person.

Touching his already cold fingers, Princess Hedong screamed, her eyes turned black.

"Killed!"

"The Marquis of Dingbei killed someone!"

Ever since Princess Hedong fell into a coma and woke up in the palace the next day, she kept repeating these two sentences in her mouth.

"what?"

Heng Yu, who had just got up and had breakfast before entering the palace, was shocked when she heard the news: "Hedong King is dead?"

"Yes, it's all spread outside now!" Cuihuai repeated the news that Mrs. Meng had received: "It is said that Princess Hedong insisted that the person was killed by someone sent by Lord Xiao, and now the palace has issued an order. Surround the Dingbeihou Mansion and hand over the case to Dali Temple for trial!"

Hengyu got up immediately after hearing the words.

"Where is the girl going!" Cui Huai followed up nervously, and reminded in a low voice: "At this time, there must be countless pairs of eyes staring at the Dingbei Hou Mansion..."

"I know, I won't go to Dingbeihou's Mansion." Heng Yu said, "Teach in the palace."

Cui Huai was slightly taken aback.

"Don't let people see the abnormality." Heng Yu confessed to her.

Cuihuai understood, and said "yes" seriously.

Heng Yu went out at the same time as usual, and after getting into the carriage, she allowed herself to think about this matter carefully.

"Girl, aren't you worried about Marquis Dingbei?" Cuihuai asked hesitantly. This incident was too sudden, and the case was too serious. If the charges are true, the one waiting for Marquis Dingbei is undoubtedly... …

"Just because I was worried—" Heng Yu frowned subconsciously, and sorted out: "When I talked about what happened in the palace last night with my grandmother and elder brother after I got home, you were also there, so you should know that the incident happened last night. It was Lord Hou who came to the rescue and made a move against the King of Hedong... The situation is unclear at the moment, and I am worried that someone with a heart will use last night's conflict as an antecedent to make a fuss... and what happened last night, I am the key, The more I wait like this, the less I can show my strangeness on the bright side."

Of course, the key to this case now lies in the "testimony" of Princess Hedong, not the so-called antecedents, but it is necessary to remain calm at this time.

Only by calming down can we not lose our sense of proportion.

"Besides, there is no way to distinguish whether the news outside is true or not—" Heng Yu said, "The news from the East Palace can always be more accurate."

With my elder brother by His Royal Highness's side, we can understand the situation of this matter and all parties to think about it more comprehensively.

The carriage quickly left Yankangfang, Hengyu heard the noise of the street in the morning, and the word "Hedong King" was faintly spread among the people.

The death of King Hedong is undoubtedly a major event.

It is a major event that will cause a sensation in the entire capital.

And the shock and discussion caused by such a major event is destined to be unstoppable.

In a tea house facing the street, the young man in Jinyi watched a group of people from Dali Temple pass through the market, and said with great interest in his eyes: "Next, we can wait and see the good show."

Holding a cup of tea, he leaned back in the chair leisurely: "I don't know this time, whether Xiaohou can still be loyal to this imperial court in the capital where everyone wants to drink his blood and eat his flesh...will he be loyal to the end?"

He sighed again: "I just feel sorry for my little Seventeen, I'm afraid I will worry about him."

He was in the elegant room on the second floor, accompanied by his confidant servant, but at this moment the servant did not dare to answer casually.

Until the young man in brocade clothes asked him: "Is what I want ready?"

"Back to Mr. Lang, it's ready, when is it more appropriate to send it?"

"Of course it will be delivered on the same day—"

"Yes, the villain has written it down."

Young Master Jin Yi finally looked out of the window, put down the teacup and got up, yawned, and said casually: "Let's go, it's not advisable to stay for a long time, lest you be watched by others."

……

Seeing Hengyu coming at the same time as usual, when Yue saw the blessing body, she said: "Things were in a hurry last night, and the maid was also confused, and I didn't take care of it for a while... Mrs. Ji was frightened by this, so she should not come here today. Rest at home for a few days."

Hengyu said: "It's okay, it's not a shock at all."

"That's good." Yue Jian accompanied Heng Yu to the direction of the school, and lowered his voice on the way: "Miss Ji must have heard about it, too?"

Heng Yu nodded lightly.

It's not appropriate for Yue Jian to say anything more, but just exchanged this news with Heng Yu.

She is an envoy of the Eastern Palace, and her words and deeds are engraved in her bones. Hengyu also pressed the matter and said instead: "Hengyu has something to do. I want to ask Yue to see my sister for help—"

"Miss Ji, please tell me."

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