A rebellious minister forced me to be a foolish king

Chapter 627 Assassination of Feng Ling
It happened so fast! In a flash, a flowing green gauze figure rushed out from her side, grabbed her wrist, and stood in front of her.

“How dare you! Ah…”

The lady in noble robes was slightly startled, and she saw the young man standing in front of her being stabbed in the arm while trying to stop him. Blood gushed out instantly, staining the bamboo green gauze dress he was wearing red.

From his headband with gold-thread grape vine pattern and the purple gemstone on his forehead, it can be seen that he is the weak prince Xiao Qingzhi.

The boy was obviously about the same height as her, and was wearing the most fragile veil, but he didn't know where he got the courage to stand in front of her.

Yuan Wuyou was not stunned and hurriedly pulled the boy into her arms. At the same time, Wan Yuwuyu, who was already beside her, rushed over and kicked the assassin down, grabbed her other wrist and ordered her to retreat.

She was a little confused. Where did these two people get the courage to rush to block the assassin for her and even try to reason with the assassin?
The assassin was also stubborn. After being subdued by Wan Yuwuyu, as soon as the black cloth covering his face was torn off, he immediately bit the poison hidden in his teeth and blood gushed out of all his orifices in an instant. His body fell to the ground dead, and there was no evidence against him.

Fortunately, there were many people, talking at once. Seeing that someone had failed in the assassination attempt on Prince Fengling and injured Prince Xizhou, they quickly cordoned off the scene, and the Xiangyang soldiers under Prince Fengling took control of the hall.

I thought this meeting was thrilling enough, and it would be over when Prince Fengling transformed himself into Prince Xiangyang. But unexpectedly, an assassin showed up and shocked everyone.

King Ande of Qi immediately stated that he came alone and was definitely not the mastermind of the assassination, and he dared to let the queen search him.

Yuwen Zhi said that although Prince Fengling had greatly humiliated him, it was all above board for him to kill her. If anyone dared to slander him, it was purely a frame-up and the matter must be investigated to the end. Zhou Guo would never admit to anything he had not done, nor would he accept being slandered.

Prince Fengling was magnanimous and said that he was not injured anyway, so he ordered the Xiangyang soldiers to keep the people from Zhou and Qi in the main hall to solve the case, while he took Prince Xizhou to the inner room to treat his injuries.

Before leaving, he did not forget to instruct Xiao Tongyan: "Princess Jiangxia, please send Prince Ande away safely, don't let anyone bully him."

Gao Yanzong had just watched helplessly as the princess dragged the young prince's injured arm towards the inner room. He had been a little jealous, but when he heard that she had taken special care of him in public, allowing him to be trusted and released among so many suspects, he was simply moved.

Only Yu Jiulu, the military advisor beside him, sighed and said, "She is too concerned about love and not friendship. She only cares about the safety of Your Highness and doesn't treat me as a human being."

Only then did he realize what was happening and exclaimed "Ah?"

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Going straight to the main hall from the back hall, King Fengling dragged the prince into the inner room, followed by a group of people.

On one side, Prince Yu of Zhou was chattering away, looking up and down to see if his own Prince Fengling was injured anywhere; on the other side, the Xiao family was concerned about the injury of the Crown Prince.

Fortunately, Yuan Wuyou had pinched his thin wrist long ago and stopped the bleeding along the meridians. As soon as he entered the room, he asked Princess Jiangxia to get the medicine bag, and Princess Jiangxia took it out from the cabinet with ease.

Everyone gathered in a circle, watching the two people sitting by the bed. Prince Fengling quickly rolled up Prince Xiao's sleeves, revealing a thin white arm that looked like a lotus root node, and the silk handkerchief wrapped around the wound had already been stained with blood.

She first untied the silk handkerchief, revealing the knife wound with skin and flesh turned inside out and blood dripping. She then washed it with water and applied medicine. She was busy for a long time. Xiao Shizi's shoulders were shaking with pain, and he just bit his lower lip, ashamed to show his weakness in front of others.

But after changing the medicine, the boy's forehead was covered with cold sweat and his whole body was soaked. He looked at the queen who was applying medicine to him personally and carefully wrapping him with white bandages with a pair of eyes shining with blue and purple light.

After wrapping his thin arm and putting it back in his arms, King Fengling raised his head and asked, "Any clues on the assassin's body?"

Yu Fu Ma said in embarrassment, "Except for the fact that he was wearing the uniform of a government soldier, there is no other clue."

King Fengling suddenly raised his eyes and said coldly, "The assassin's knife was made with the craftsmanship of the Tanguts who made bows and arrows. It will leave unique bumps and grooves in human flesh when it is cut."

Hearing this, everyone present was silent. Even the prince Xizhou, who was sitting next to him, silently shrank his arms and felt sad. Could it be that she applied medicine to him personally? Was she investigating a case? Zhou Guoren looked at Wan Yuwuyu who was standing next to her.

Yuan Wuyou asked, "Where is the Duke of Wei?"

"I'm outside. I didn't leave because I was afraid of being accused of assassination."

"Doesn't he want to investigate thoroughly? Let him investigate with a knife."

After saying this, Prince Fengling raised his sleeves and tried to stand up, but was thrown back onto the bed due to some force. Looking back, he saw Prince Xiao, dressed in a fine blue shirt, sitting on the hem of her robe embroidered with a Yinglong pattern.

Their eyes met, and he stood up awkwardly.

"Where are you going, Your Highness? I am still terrified, and only with Your Highness by my side do I feel at ease."

Yuan Wuyou looked around. People from Zhou Kingdom, Xiangyang, and Xiao Family were all waiting for her to express her opinion on whether to stay or go and to give her orders.

She said casually, "Thank you for your lifelong protection, but I am anxious to find out who is behind the assassination, so let Princess Jiangxia accompany you and rest assured."

The next moment, her sleeves tightened, and when she looked, she saw that she was caught in the gaps between the boy's fingers, which were as big as onion roots.

The young man frowned slightly, his eyelids drooped slightly, and he said with an inexplicable look of worry and sadness, "Your Highness, just tell others. I'm afraid that the assassin is still nearby. When he sees that I'm protecting Your Highness with my life, he will suddenly jump out from nowhere to finish him off..."

Seeing this, Xiao Tongyan was the first to understand, and he patted the shoulder of the princess who had a frown on her face and a confused look on her face.

"Don't worry, my lord. This inn is still controlled by the Xiao family. Even if you go to Xiangyang to claim the throne, you still have to form an alliance with the Xiao family, right? I can go out with the governor of Xiangyang to discuss the deployment of defenses. You can stay and comfort your cousin."

"Ah?" Yuan Wuyou was stunned for a moment before he said, "The Duke of Wei in Zhou is not a good person. I have to make sure he doesn't cause any trouble."

Xiao Tongyan smiled and said, "It's okay. I have ordered people to control them and will not let them leave for the time being."

The governor of Xiangyang was worried. "This place is quite close to Nanyang. I am afraid that the Zhou army will come to the border. Why don't you set off immediately and return to Xiangyang to take charge?"

Upon hearing this, Yu became anxious, "Your Highness! You can't do this, Your Highness. If you don't leave Xiangyang, you still have a chance to restore the Wei Dynasty legitimately. If you leave, I'm afraid you will become a traitor..."

Governor Yu turned his head and glanced at Prince Consort Yu, puffing his beard and glaring angrily, "Then what do you say we should do? Right now the Northern Zhou Dynasty won't tolerate the young master. Even if they agree to take the young master back, I'm afraid they will still detain him and bring him to the capital as a hostage!"

"—Stop, stop, stop!"

Yuan Wuyou calmly pulled back the sleeve that was held by Xiao Shizi, stopped them with both hands, and then said calmly:
"I can't leave. I haven't got the money from the Zheng family yet. I have to transport the money back to Qi safely so that I can cut ties with Qi and avoid them asking for money again."

Having said that, he turned his head and looked at Xiao Tongyan.

"Where did you hide the Zheng family's money? If you don't transport it into the city, the Zhou government soldiers outside will probably not let you in."

I'm very sorry. I forgot to set the time and stopped updating. I didn't have time to make up for the monthly ticket that Little Fox boss gave me the day before yesterday. I'll make up for it tonight.