The Legend of the Loved One

Chapter 36

No one could have imagined that the assassins were so rampant that they attacked the posthouse at night. Although they failed to succeed, more than two hundred people were killed or injured!In just two days, nearly 300 people died in Luzhou, and all of them were related to the safety of King Heng. It was urgently sent to Beijing and Zhongzhong overnight.

The dead bodies inside and outside the post house were cleaned up one by one, and the remaining blood stains on the ground were all washed away, but even so, the bloody smell in the air still lingered, especially on this sultry summer night.

People eagerly hope that there will be a heavy rain from the sky to wash away the hostility lurking in the dark night.

Chu Xue never liked to use incense, but tonight she also burned the Suhe incense that Song Chen often used in the room. This is the smell that often lingers on his clothes, and the smell always makes her feel at ease.

It was half past Haishi when Song Chen came back. Because the weather was really stuffy, Chu Xue helped him take a bath again, and the two of them lay down and fell asleep.The bed was covered with silk mats to escape the heat, and the room was still filled with ice to reduce dryness. It was actually very comfortable. After two days of staying up, Chu Xue was really sleepy, so she fell asleep unconsciously on his shoulder.

Her breathing gradually became slow and quiet, but he still didn't feel sleepy. I don't know what the situation in the capital is like at this moment?

Beijing.

The weather in the past few days has been extremely dull. Although it is midnight, it is still not half cool.Qin Yuan walked out from the yamen of the Weisuo on Quting Street, and talked with Zhu Xun, a thousand households in the Weisuo beside him.

Qin Yuan is a full-time official who handles this matter during the inspections of the guards these few days. He is serious about over a hundred guards in the whole capital, and he has to personally inspect them. Unknowingly, he has been busy until this hour.The inner city has already had a curfew, the roads are empty, and there are occasional lights that have not been extinguished in the houses facing the street, making the figures of the two people long.

After explaining some matters, the two were walking to the intersection of the eastern section of Quting Street, and were about to bid farewell to each other and go home when they heard a commotion coming from a mansion in front of them.

The people living in this area are all dignitaries and dignitaries in the capital, and the two of them vaguely felt that something was wrong, so they hurried to check it out.

The mansion where the commotion occurred was the home of Lord Chu Lin, the imperial censor.In the dull and dark night just a moment ago, a black shadow suddenly flashed by and jumped into the high wall of the Chu Mansion.But coincidentally, Zishi's patrolling guards were passing by, and the guards in the front row happened to see this scene, so they all became alert and hurried towards the gate of Chu's mansion.

The guards had just knocked on the gate of Chu Mansion, before they had time to explain the situation to the servants at the gate, when they suddenly heard an exclamation from the mansion, "There is an assassin!"

The guards were alerted immediately and rushed into the courtyard quickly, intending to arrest the assassin.Unexpectedly, the black-clothed assassin was extremely arrogant. When encountering more than twenty guards, not only did he not have the slightest intention of fleeing, but he continued to run towards Master Chu's room, with obvious murderous intentions.

In full view, the guards certainly wouldn't let him succeed, and immediately started fighting with him.But that assassin was not an ordinary person, his martial arts were very strong, even the strong guards of more than [-] people were unable to take him down.

When Qin Yuan and Zhu Xun arrived, the black-clothed assassin had already knocked down seven or eight guards, and under the watchful eyes of the guards, he stabbed the important officials of the imperial court. He was extremely insolent. Seeing that the situation was critical, Qin Yuan pulled out the sabers of the guards around him and stepped forward. , Zhu Xun also went up to meet them, and the two cooperated to pinch the man in black.

Seeing that there was a master, the man in black knew that he had no chance of winning. After more than a dozen moves, he fled and disappeared into the dark night.Zhu Xun was about to chase, but Qin Yuan hurriedly stopped him, "Be careful to divert the tiger away from the mountain! This man is not weak in martial arts, if he just wants to distract you and me, then this place will be dangerous."

Zhu Xun suddenly understood, nodded, turned around and went with Qin Yuan to check on Master Chu Lin's safety.

Fortunately, Chu Lin was in the room all the time, and there was no danger. Seeing Qin Yuan and Zhu Xun helping each other, he thanked them repeatedly. It is the responsibility of the people of the capital. Besides, you are an important minister, and protecting you is just to be loyal to the imperial court."

The young man in front of him had a handsome and handsome face, and Chu Lin admired him very much, so he asked Yan his name, Qin Yuan smiled modestly, "I don't dare to be, so your surname is Qin, and the single name is Yuan."

After hearing his name, Chu Lin paused slightly. It turned out that he was Qin Mu's son.

Chu Lin smiled and praised, "Qin Qianshi is very dignified, and the tiger father has no dogs, which is enviable."

Qin Yuan admired the dignified second-rank governor Yushi who knew his official position just by his name, and complimented Chu Lin sincerely while being humble.

After the simple exchange of greetings, Qin Yuan ordered Zhu Xun to increase the number of patrolling guards, and sent more people to the Chu Mansion.After a lot of tossing, another hour passed, and tomorrow morning he was going to report to the court what happened tonight, Qin Yuan left without further delay.

The capital under the night was quiet again, Chu Lin and his wife returned to the room, Chu Lin patted his wife on the shoulder, and sighed, "Tonight is safe."

Madam Chu nodded.Her husband is an official of the imperial court, and there are many people who have offended many people in the past few decades, but the Chu family has always been safe. It is the first time for such a blatant assassination tonight, and the women are inevitably frightened, but seeing her husband say this , she didn't say anything.

The couple lay down on the bed again, and in the darkness, Madam Chu suddenly heard something softly said, "That son of the Qin family really looks like a good boy, if Xue'er hadn't..." She sighed before she finished speaking. ,"Pity."

"There's nothing else to do, Xue'er is Xue'er, there is no other possibility, go to sleep!"

Chu Lin closed his eyes, recalling the scene of tonight.

To catch up with this hour to assassinate, the opponent is either too stupid or too well planned.

Let's see how it goes tomorrow morning.

In the early morning of the second day, the court was shaken, but it was not the assassination of Du Yushi that shocked the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty. In addition to the news of the second assassination of King Heng from Luzhou, there was another assassination last night. But this person is no longer a dignitary in an important position, but a criminal in the heavenly jail—Cao Qian, Yin of Shuntian Mansion, who was played by Chu Lin because of the enclosure case.

The court officials in Beijing and China all speculated that in just two days, King Heng, who was about to go to Beijing to receive the reward, was assassinated twice, and the second time happened at the same time as the assassinations of Chu Lin and Cao Qian. This made people put everything together think.

Emperor Jianhe on the Golden Luan Hall looked ashen, and retreated back to the imperial study without saying a word.

"Rebel!"

A stack of brand new memorials was thrown heavily on the ground, and the eunuchs in the study fell to their knees again.

The rage in Emperor Jianhe's heart at this moment is comparable to that of thunder in the sky. He has worked so hard to train his son-in-law for more than 30 years, but he is so stupid and confused!

Emperor Jianhe didn't want to believe that the crown prince was really related to the case of Cao Qian's land enclosure. Who didn't know that after a hundred years, the whole world would be his, so why would he instruct Shuntian Mansion to expel the villagers?What is the use of such a large piece of land?

Therefore, even if the prince's handwriting in the secret letter was identified, Emperor Jianhe still had some hope, so he asked the three divisions to interrogate in secret, and no news was allowed to leak before the truth came out. If he was really wronged, it would not be too late He dropped his tongue.Emperor Jianhe's move can be said to have left enough for the prince to escape.

But now that the truth has not been found out, he is so impatient to do it?
He thought that besides Chu Lin, if Cao Qian was silenced, he would be able to get rid of it completely?
It's like there is no money here, and you are deceiving yourself!
Also, he even assassinated his own siblings twice!
He thought that besides the third child, his country would be secure in the future?

Once the third brother is gone to guard Yanzhou for him, Beihu in the north will definitely be ready to move. When he is a new king, how can he resist the barbarians who are as powerful as jackals?

All he could think about was the dog in front of him, and he didn't take the long-term of the world into his heart at all.

I was finally wrong!

At this moment, Emperor Jianhe had mixed feelings in his heart. He thought that giving his son the best environment, the best teacher, and the most legitimate title could eventually raise a wise king, but he insisted on it for more than 30 years, which was still wrong after all. !

Looking at it now, not only is the stupid second child far inferior to the third and fourth child, even the indifferent eldest is much better than him.

At this moment, anger, disappointment, and regret welled up in his heart, making the iron-blooded king a little at a loss.

But he didn't think about it any more, after hearing another news from the trembling eunuch, he hurried to his harem.

deer state.

The heavy rain fell in the middle of the night the previous day, and it poured for two hours before giving up. Accompanied by the rumbling thunder, Chu Xue slept very soundly, and did not wake up until the sun shone brightly the next day.

When she opened her eyes, Song Chen was no longer there. She touched the empty bed beside her, and she couldn't help feeling that she was so tired that she didn't even know when he got up. You know, she was always better than him before. Wake up first.

As soon as she stretched, Yan Ling opened the door and came in when she heard the movement. Seeing her laziness, a smile appeared on Yan Ling's face that had been heavy for two days, and asked her softly, "Master is awake?"

She nodded and asked, "Where is the prince?"

Yan Ling helped her get off the bed, and replied: "My lord is discussing matters with someone in the next room."

She hummed, and sighed: "It seems that I was really tired yesterday, and I don't even know when the prince got up."

Yanling smiled, "My lord got up before dawn, and when he went out, he told his servants not to disturb you."

Chu Xue looked at Yanling in surprise, "Why did your lord get up so early?"

Yan Ling shook her head, "I don't know, but the prince seems to have something on his mind, he seems to be waiting for someone... By the way, when Mr. Xing Feng came to ask for an audience this morning, the prince went to the next door, until now. "

"En." Chu Xue nodded, and suddenly remembered that she didn't see Xing Feng all day yesterday.

Just as he was thinking about it, Song Chen opened the door and came in. Seeing that she was up, he also asked her with a smile, "Wake up so early? Why don't you sleep more?"

"My lord, just laugh at my concubine. Why don't you call me when you get up?"

Seeing that Song Chen was smiling easily, and was in the mood to tease her, Chu Xue was relieved, feeling vaguely that the matter should have passed.

Song Chen habitually wanted to pinch her face, but when he stretched out his hand, he realized that he was still injured. He was so focused these days that he even forgot the pain on his hand.

But Chu Xue still remembered, she quickly asked him, "Has the prince changed his medicine today?"

"Not yet." He said truthfully.

"Quickly tell the doctor." She turned her head and told Yanling.

After they arrived, the most famous doctor in Luzhou was invited to stay in the post house to take care of his injuries.

Not long after, the doctor rushed over, and Chu Xue retreated to the inner room, and came out after Song Chen finished changing the medicine.

After the heavy rain, the weather became much cooler. Song Chen was really in a good mood. He spent most of the day with her and played a few games of chess after listening to the piano. Although his left hand was injured, it didn't affect the chess at all. Lu, even won several games against Chu Xue, and seeing him happy, Chu Xue felt much more relaxed.

But in the evening, when she learned the news that her father had been assassinated in Beijing, she couldn't help but turn pale with shock.

She overheard it when the magistrate of Luzhou came to pay homage to Song Chen. As soon as the visitor left, she hurried out and asked him, "My lord, my father was assassinated? Is he alright?"

She passed by the door just now, and only heard a sentence indistinctly, but didn't hear the extra words clearly.

Seeing her pale face, he hurriedly comforted her, "Lord Chu is fine, the assassin was stopped by a passing guard."

Only then was she relieved, and asked eagerly: "Then, who is trying to kill my father?"

Song Chen paused, "The imperial court has ordered someone to investigate, don't worry."

She nodded, but slightly frowned.

Why is even the father in danger?Could it be because of Song Chen's relationship?

It turns out that this road, which involves such a wide area, is already so dangerous before stepping on it.

She looked at Song Chen worriedly.

You must be safe.

Song Chen originally planned to stay in Luzhou for another two days before leaving for the capital, but he had to change his mind in the early hours of the night and went to Beijing overnight.

Because the guards from Prince Heng's Mansion in the capital city brought him news—not long after the news of his second assassination was sent to Beijing, Concubine Jing was poisoned and fell into a coma.

(End of this chapter)