Jiaochu

At the banquet, Ye Lingxi found that Su Shi and Bai Hu were already there. Huo Xuan arranged her seat next to Ye Lingxi, and also arranged the most famous sword dance in the Eastern Zhou Dynasty for Ye Lingxi.

The dancer dancing the sword wears a veil, and her exposed eyes look like autumn water. You can tell she is a beauty at a glance. In the dance of the sword light, her eyes reveal both gentle elegance and majesty. Heroic, strong and soft, elegant and graceful.

Huo Xuan introduced the name and origin of this sword dance to Ye Lingxi, and she talked eloquently, with a smile on her lips and a smile on her eyes. There was a hint of unruliness in her arrogant eyebrows, which might look a bit unruly in the eyes of other girls. Unique charm, but obviously of no use to Ye Lingxi.

In Yanfei's eyes, there are only two words: he deserves a beating.

Seeing that she was unmoved, Huo Xuan seemed to be more interested.

In Yanfei's eyes, he deserves a beating even more.

But the next moment, an accident happened.

Everyone looked surprised. The dancer actually threw out the dagger in her hand and stabbed Ye Lingxi. After a while, Yan Fei drew his sword and struck it. The dagger broke with a sound, split into two halves and fell to the ground. Wu Ji quickly ran away, and Huo Xuan immediately chased her.

There were sounds of fighting outside, and Huo Xuan was heard shouting to catch him alive.

However, when everyone came out to see it, the dancer was already lying in a pool of blood, holding another dagger in her hand, and blood flowed from her neck, looking like she had committed suicide.

Huo Xuan looked gloomy and used the sword in his hand to lift the veil on the dancer's face. He glanced at the official with a gloomy gaze. The latter's face trembled with fright and he quickly explained that he did not find the dancer, but a fake. goods.

After that, the guard found another woman in the wing, who fainted. After the guard brought the person over, the chief official looked happy and said that this was the dancing girl he had found. Huo Xuan asked the guard to wake the person up. , Ye Lingxi asked Bai Hu to take a look. Bai Hu pricked the woman's neck with a silver needle, and she woke up. She was still a little confused. The next moment, a sword was pointed at her face, with a sharp sword light. She was so frightened that her face turned pale and she almost fainted.

"Who ordered you?" Huo Xuan asked gloomily.

The woman was so frightened that she trembled and cried, saying that she didn't know anything and that it was none of her business that she was knocked unconscious. Huo Xuan put away her sword and asked the guards to take the person down for interrogation. Ye Lingxi said wait a minute and asked the woman a few questions: how did she get here, when was she knocked unconscious, and did she see the person who knocked her unconscious? , after the woman answered one by one, Ye Lingxi asked someone to send the woman back.

"Princess is not afraid of letting the tiger return to the mountain?" Huo Xuan said.

Yan Fei asked back: "Didn't the young marquis prepare this place specially? Why didn't he even know there was an assassin hidden in it?"

Huo Xuan said: "You mean, I arranged this assassin?"

The official glared at Yan Fei angrily and said angrily: "That's nonsense! This assassin is very cunning and unpredictable. Maybe he followed you all the way here and just wants to put the blame on others."

Su Shi said: "To be on the safe side, we should set off as soon as possible." Huo Xuan said: "The suspicion on me has not been cleared yet. Doesn't the princess have to be wary of me at all times? It is better to find out the matter first. It would also make the princess feel at ease."

Ye Lingxi said: "If it's the young Marquis, wouldn't it be a thief's cry to catch a thief? If it's a fox, its tail will always be exposed. The night is long and there are many dreams, so we'd better set off as soon as possible."

Huo Xuan smiled and said: "Princess, have a good rest tonight, and we will set off tomorrow."

The banquet was over. Huo Xuan said she had something else to do and left first. Ye Lingxi discussed some matters with Yanfei, Su Shi and Baihu, and then Yanfei sent her and Aunt Qiu back, while two dragon shadow guards escorted Su Shi and Baihu back to their residence.

After coming back, Aunt Qiu was still frightened and looked a little bad. Hehe and Lingdang asked what happened. Ye Lingxi nodded and Aunt Qiu told them about the assassin, which frightened them both. Jumping, the two people quickly asked Ye Lingxi if she was injured. She shook her head, smiled and said that not a hair was missing, and looked at Yan Fei again, who turned his gaze slightly to the side, a little embarrassed.

Before going to bed, Ye Lingxi asked Ling Dang to open the door to see if Yan Fei was still outside the door, and said a few more words. Ling Dang opened the door and saw that Yan Fei was still there, "Master Yan, go and have a rest, the princess said outside the door." Someone can't sleep." After Bell closed the door, Yan Fei stood for a while, then went to the side room to rest.

The night was peaceful and there were no more surprises.

After having breakfast the next morning, the carriage and horses were back on the road.

When it was almost noon, Huo Xuan raised her hand to ask people to stop and prepare to camp and rest. Yan Fei disagreed and did not want to waste time on the road. Huo Xuan ignored it and asked Ye Lingxi to come down and rest for a while. She asked how far away the town was. How far is it? Huo Xuan told her not to worry, the place to live has been arranged, and she can reach the town before dark.

After the guards set up the tent, Aunt Qiu helped Ye Lingxi get out of the carriage. She asked Ling Dang to invite Su Shi and Bai Hu over. They had something to discuss. She took Aunt Qiu and He He into the tent. Huo Xuan was stopped by Yan Fei. Outside the door, "Princess, have a good rest. Lunch will be delivered later." After Huo Xuan left, Lingdang came over with Su Shi, Bai Hu and Xiao Anzi. Yan Fei also went in. There were two people at the door. The dragon shadow guards are guarding.

Huo Xuan looked back at the tent, beckoned for a guard to come over and gave some instructions, and the guard took the order and left.

While Yanfei was talking about the next journey, a guard came over and said, "The general has something to discuss with the guard at Yanfei." Yanfei asked what the matter was, and the guard replied that it was related to the dancing girl. Yanfei thought for a moment, Ye Lingxi told Ye Lingxi that he would come back soon. She nodded, and when she came out, she told the two dragon shadow guards to watch carefully and not let anyone wait in, and then left with the guards.

Then another guard came over and said that the chief official was unwell and asked Bai Hu to come over and take a look. He also asked Su Shi to come with him and said he had something to discuss. Ye Lingxi motioned to Xiao Anzi and the latter followed.

After everyone was sent away, Huo Xuan appeared, walked over with her hands behind her back, and politely asked if she could go in for a cup of tea. Ye Lingxi signaled, and the two Long Shadow Guards let people in.

After walking over, Huo Xuan stretched out her hand and handed a handful of flowers to Ye Lingxi, like freshly picked wild flowers. She was wearing a veil and gauze ribbons around her eyes. She couldn't tell clearly whether the flowers or grass were in front of her. After politely thanking her, she asked people to sit down first. Huo Xuan placed the flowers in front of her and sat opposite her. Next, He He brought a cup of tea and put it in front of him. He picked up the tea cup and took a sip. He praised the tea and asked casually, "Has the princess seen the Queen?"

Her expression moved slightly, which could not be seen through the gauze scarf, and she replied, "When the eldest emperor's sister got married, I was still young and can't remember anything, but I often heard people in the palace praising the eldest emperor's natural beauty and radiance. The brightness of the bright moon cannot be compared to the light of a firefly candle."

Huo Xuan smiled and said, "The Queen is indeed a rare beauty." Listening to the other party's somewhat frivolous tone, she frowned slightly and said, "Young Master must have seen many beauties." Huo Xuan said, "Like This is the first time I have seen such a mysterious beauty like the princess." She didn't say anything, but Huo Xuan changed the subject again and said, "It seems that the princess has no impression of the queen. It's best not to disappoint the princess when we meet her. "When he said the last few words, he evoked a meaningful smile.