Salted Fish Lady Loves to Eat Melons

Chapter 236 The Fifth Prince Was Assassinated

"What's going on? Why didn't our third brother tell us that he found Nannan?" Marquis Zhenxi had a feeling that his third brother was hiding something from him.

General Fan's heart skipped a beat. Looking at his elder brother with a puzzled look on his face, he was a little confused.

Could it be that mother didn’t come here to talk about Nannan marrying into the Xiao family? Then why would she come?
Since the mother doesn't know, then the eldest brother definitely doesn't know either. The eldest brother tells their mother everything.

If I tell my eldest brother, that would be the same as telling my mother. Will my daughter be able to live in peace in the future?
I will be leaving Shangjing City for the northwest in three days, so it is better not to let them know.

Seeing that his third brother was confused and didn't answer, Zhenxi Hou asked again, "Third brother, did you do something behind our backs?"

"Brother...what are you talking about?" General Fan had a terrible headache.

If he had known that his mother didn't know that Nannan had married into the Xiao family, he shouldn't have come here.

Now, I don’t even know what to say!

The Marquis of Zhenxi is particularly fond of scheming, but he is naturally not stupid. He can see that his third brother is in a difficult situation and must be hiding something big from him.

There was a hint of deep thought in his eyes. Seeing that his third brother was hesitating for a long time and couldn't explain clearly, he looked at his third brother.

He could only point the finger at his own son again, "Wen Guang, you speak."

Seeing his father's expectant look, Fan Wenguang had no idea what his uncle was hiding from them.

He has been very busy since he took over the Ministry of Justice. One of his third uncle's daughters was kicked to death, and the other disappeared in front of the Dali Temple.

He always blamed himself, but his uncle comforted him by saying that it was not his fault. It turned out that his uncle had already found Eighteen.

He suspected that Eighteen had also come to the Xiao Mansion to attend the wedding banquet today, but these were just his guesses, what could he say?

Seeing his eldest son looking constipated, the Marquis of Zhenxi shouted angrily, "Are you dumb? Speak now!"

Fan Wenguang was so frightened that he trembled. "Father, you knew that your son felt guilty for not finding Eighteen, so you were extremely surprised to hear the news about Eighteen."

After hearing this, Zhenxi Hou glared at Fan Wenguang angrily, "You are so useless. You haven't found anyone in such a long time."

"Dad, you've forced me to the point where I didn't have time to grow up or even think.

You pursue perfection in everything, so your son is very cautious in everything he does, and he spends a lot of time thinking about even the smallest things.

But you are not satisfied, you push too hard, and you blame yourself when your son makes a mistake, and you doubt your own ability. "

"Brother, you really shouldn't ask this of your nephew. He is already very good. Don't push him too hard and don't make him too tired."

"Third brother, you..." Zhenxi Hou was so angry that he forgot to ask about Nannan, "Why did you suddenly come to Xiao Mansion?"

"My mother brought a dozen of my personal guards to break into the Marquis Weiwu's mansion. How could I not come?" General Fan said righteously.

"Are you the famous General Fan? Excuse me, but I'm a guest. Would you please come in and have a drink?" Wen Qingwan pretended to meet him for the first time.

"Thank you. I have something else to do, so I won't bother you any more." After saying this, General Fan mounted his horse and left without looking back.

"..."

Everyone looked at General Fan who came in and left in a hurry, and they didn't know what to say.

The two dukes also came out at this time. Seeing General Fan's hurried back, they said goodbye to their host after having enough food and drink.

The fifth prince also took the fourth prince away. He had to go back to the palace to check on his father because he didn't know what was going on. Fan Wenguang also left with his wife, children and sister. When the Marquis of Zhenxi learned that his mother was in the Xiao Mansion, he didn't dare to leave first. He signaled his wife with his eyes to ask.

The wife of the Marquis of Zhenxi got a hint from her husband and quickly approached Wen Qingwan, "Madam, is my mother-in-law really here?"

"Well, the old man from the Fan family has indeed come to the Xiao Mansion and is now having dinner at Yingchun Hall. You can go and pick her up and take her back to the mansion!" Wen Qingwan said as she led the Zhenxi Marquis and his wife to Yingchun Hall.

Outside the Xiao Mansion, the Fifth Prince and the Fourth Prince rode side by side on horseback, "Fifth brother, it's getting dark, do you still want to go into the palace?"

"Well, the things that father asked me to do have not been completed yet." The fifth prince did not tell his fourth brother that their father also came to the Xiao Mansion today.

Suddenly, a sharp sound of arrows pierced the air, the fifth prince's horse was shot, and the terrified horse neighing echoed in the night sky.

"Fifth brother, your horse is out of control, jump off quickly." The Fourth Prince shouted in horror.

The Fifth Prince was obviously frightened by the scene before him. He pulled the reins tightly, but he couldn't stop the fierce horse.

The Fourth Prince hurriedly reined in his horse and kept his eyes fixed on the Fifth Prince's horse, but the injured horse ran forward without any control.

The horse raised its front hooves, raised its head high and neighed at the sky.

The pedestrians on the street were so frightened that they quickly moved to the sides. The Fifth Prince was worried that the fierce horse would hurt people, so he did not jump off the horse immediately at first.

Although the frightened horse could not be controlled, the Fifth Prince had been on the battlefield after all, and he knew that the tighter he pulled, the more out of control the horse would become.

So he stopped pulling the reins hard and slowly loosened the rope that bound the horse, letting the wild horse run freely.

After being freed from the restraint, the horse ran faster and more steadily, with the fifth prince's guards following closely behind.

At this time, a group of assassins in black suddenly descended from the sky. The Fourth Prince's riding skills were average, so he naturally could not keep up with the Fifth Prince.

When he saw someone surrounding and killing his fifth brother, he knew it was a deliberate murder, so he hurried to find the Yulin Army.

The fifth prince drew the soft sword from his waist and fought with the black-clothed man who was holding a weapon.

His guards rushed to block the attack of the men in black, and the Fifth Prince brandished his sword and fought bravely with the attackers.

No matter how agile the Fifth Prince was, he could only protect himself when facing many assassins, with swords flashing and knives flying.

The blood looked particularly bright red under the moonlight. The Fifth Prince and his guards moved among the attackers like lightning.

They killed a group of men in black, and immediately another group dropped from the sky. It seemed like they could not kill them all.

It was obvious that the other party wanted to kill him.

The Fifth Prince's eyes were cold and he wasn't at all panicked, because his father had secretly sent a group of Dragon Hidden Guards to protect him.

The Dragon Hidden Guards will not show up when his life is not threatened, but once his life is in danger, the Dragon Hidden Guards will definitely take action.

Several of the fifth prince's guards also fell, finally dying with a sharp scream.

The third wave of assassins were defeated and fled. The fifth prince's only remaining guard wanted to chase them but was stopped by the fifth prince.

The Longyin Guards would naturally chase after them. When the Fourth Prince came with the Yulin Army, he saw two guards supporting the Fifth Prince who was covered in blood.

"Fifth brother, did you capture anyone alive?" The Fourth Prince jumped off his horse and asked worriedly.

"No, most of them were killed by us." The fifth prince said proudly, his eyes full of trust and gratitude towards his fourth brother.