The reborn abandoned woman reigns

Chapter 200 The Expected Assassination
Seeing Sima Xurun coming back, Lu He hurriedly went up to greet him, and asked with concern: "My lord, what do you gain?"

"That woman is very cunning, and she didn't leave anything behind." Sitting on the chair angrily, Sima Xurun said with a pale face, "Although this eldest grandson Jingrong is a woman, her ability should not be underestimated. Now that we are in a passive situation, we might as well go back to Beijing first, make complete preparations, and then deal with these two people..."

Upon hearing this, Lu He hurriedly said in agreement: "What the lord said is true, then when shall we leave?"

"Since we have to leave, there is no reason to delay any longer. Naturally, the sooner the better."

Hearing Sima Xurun's arrangement, Lu He began to prepare for returning to Beijing.

Knowing that Sima Xurun was leaving, the happiest thing was the county magistrate of Meishan.He also knew that this master was difficult to serve, and he was worried all day long, for fear that he would be dissatisfied.It's all right now, the prince is about to go back home, and he also heaves a sigh of relief.

"The Second Prince is leaving?" Putting down the pen in his hand, Sima Xukong said with a smile, "When did it happen?"

"It was uploaded this morning. I heard that the second prince went to see the princess first. After returning, he said that he was going back to Beijing. They left in a hurry this time. Prince, do we need to prepare manpower to escort the second prince?" The prince is returning to Beijing?"

"Of course, no matter how you say it, you have to save face for the Empress Dowager. You go and transfer two thousand elite soldiers and join the Second Prince's team."

"Two thousand..." Gu Shiyong hesitated and asked, "Will it be less? "

"Don't worry, these 2000 people are not too many." Sima Xukong smiled casually and said, "If there are too many people, it would be bad to scare them."

Looking at this smile, Gu Shiyong knew that the prince must have other plans in his heart.Although I don't know what kind of plan it is, but to make the Ninth Prince so confident, he must be fully prepared.

"Then this subordinate will go and mobilize troops."

"Go..."

Knowing that there were only 2000 guards assigned to him, Lu He couldn't help complaining angrily: "It's really hateful, he only gave us [-] soldiers and horses... His foolishness is too obvious... What kind of battle is this? , this Ninth Prince is really ashamed to take it..."

Sima Xurun's complexion was also not very good-looking, and he said in a low tone: "If something happens to this king, he will not be able to escape the blame, so he must not dare to put this king in any danger, and this move is just to give this king It's just embarrassing."

"That's too deceitful, I really can't swallow this bad breath..." While beating his palms, Lu He observed Sima Xurun's reaction while talking.But the prince's complexion was only gloomy, other than that, he couldn't see any other clues, so Lu He didn't dare to speak rashly, for fear of saying something wrong and angering the prince.

Taking a breath, Sima Xurun said, "I'm not in a hurry, what are you in a hurry for? This account will be settled on their heads sooner or later. What is arrogance now? It depends on who can have the last laugh." When I return to the capital, I will definitely return him a big gift, I hope the ninth brother will not be disgusted..."

Hearing what Sima Xurun said, Lu He hurriedly helped and said, "You're right, this Ninth Prince is also a grasshopper after autumn, and he won't be jumping around for a few days, so it's up to you how you want to deal with him... ..."

"Okay, stop saying these false words, how are you preparing?"

"Don't worry, it has been prepared long ago, and we are waiting for you to give orders, and we can set off."

Standing up suddenly, Sima Xurun said righteously: "Okay, let's go now... This king can't wait anymore, and I have to return to Beijing earlier to prepare."

From Meishan to the capital, it is necessary to cross many towns.But Sima Xurun was impatient to return to Beijing, so he took a shortcut.It's just that although the road is short, the road is a little rough. Sima Xurun was sitting in the carriage, dizzy from being jolted.

Unable to bear it any longer, Sima Xurun lifted the curtain and ordered: "Come here, let the army slow down..."

"Whoosh-"

Before Sima Xurun could finish his words, he saw an arrow plume slam into the shaft of the carriage, startled Sima Xurun for a moment, then hid in the carriage and shouted loudly: "Come on, there are assassins!" ..."

Quickly drawing his sword in front of him, Lu He mounted his horse and rushed to the side of the carriage, and shouted guardedly: "What's going on, why are there assassins?"

"This... I don't know about it. It's just that the shape of the mountain here is complicated, and it's easy for the enemy to hide behind the mountain and stab people in the back. My lord, you are here to protect the prince. Let's go around and investigate."

"Okay, let's go..."

Looking up at the two sides of the mountain, Lu He was very anxious, thinking to himself how could he be so unlucky that he would run into an assassin not far away?Don't make any accidents, my official career has just started, and I still want to go back to the capital to make a big splash, so don't make any mistakes at this time...

But soon, Lu He's thoughts were ruthlessly broken, and countless arrows poured down like rain. The officers and soldiers tried their best to stop them, but people were still injured and fell down.

Fortunately, at the critical moment, Sima Xukong's men arrived suddenly, blocked the arrows with iron shields, and tightly protected Sima Xurun in the middle.The officers and soldiers who had just rushed to the top also fought with the assassins, slowing down the attack.

Lifting the curtain, the officers and soldiers who came to the rescue said anxiously: "Second Prince, don't be in a daze, come with us, the enemy's follow-up troops will arrive in a while, and we have to return to Meishan before then..."

Seeing Sima Xukong's men arrive, Sima Xurun dispelled his doubts, and no longer doubted that the person who assassinated him was sent by Sima Xukong.If it wasn't Sima Xukong, who else would it be, Xu Zizheng?
Nodding hurriedly, Sima Xurun hurriedly ordered people to go back, but this time he was very obedient, didn't say much, and remained silent all the way.

At the same time, Sima Xukong also got news that the Second Prince was attacked and was rushing back to Meishan.

Gu Shiyong said excitedly: "My lord, it's true as you said, someone was ambushing there on the road, and wanted to take the life of the second lord..."

With a slight smile, Sima Xukong said: "Knowing that the Second Prince is going back to Beijing, some people will definitely not be able to sit still, and they don't want to see the Second Prince return to Beijing safely. It's just that they didn't expect that they would be so restless." Qi, this is really a good thing for us."

After another half day, the team escorting Sima Xurun returned to Meishan. Sima Xu who got the news rushed out to welcome him. Seeing Sima Xurun in a panic, he immediately frowned and went forward to inquire about his injuries with concern. Other than that, I didn't ask much else.

Staring at Sima Xukong with both eyes, Sima Xurun's voice was a little hoarse, and asked, "Do you know who is trying to harm me?"

In his eyes, he looked at Sima Xurun with a bit of sadness, and Sima Xurun said: "Second brother, someone wants to kill you now, and then put the blame on me. If you do this, it will benefit him. There are not many, let's do the math, and then we will know who wants to harm us."

"Then why did you save me? Wouldn't it be better to take this opportunity to get rid of me? I believe that with your eloquence, even if I die halfway, you can still get you out of this matter."

Hearing this, Sima Xukong smiled first, and then said: "Although you are not very popular, you always bullied me when you were young, but the enemy is in front, and it is not the time to calculate these things, it is still the interests of the country. First of all, now only you and I will work together to find out the person behind the scenes, and stop him from harming Long Rui."

"You believe me?"

"You are my second brother, why don't I believe it?"

"Second brother... Huh, who cares about this title." Sima Xurun smiled coldly and said, "In the royal family, the weakest thing is family affection, and the most exploitable thing is only My love. As for the person you mentioned who wanted to frame you and me, I have suspected him for a long time. You are stupid. You have regarded him as a hero since you were a child, but you still haven’t improved a little when you grow up. It’s all right now. Let's use it... In the future, I will be more accurate in judging people, otherwise I am really embarrassed to say that you are my opponent..."

Smiling faintly, Sima Xukong said: "Take a good rest, I will come to you later to discuss this matter."

Looking sideways at Sima Xukong slowly leaving the room, the second prince slowly narrowed his eyes.

After nightfall, Sima Xukong sent someone to settle the second prince, and hurried back to his yard.

As soon as he entered the door, Sima Xukong smelled the pleasant scent of tea. He couldn't help sniffing it vigorously, and exclaimed: "It's the Longjing before the Ming Dynasty. In this Meishan, where did Jingrong find this good thing?"

Taking a sip of the tea, Changsun Jingrong said slowly: "You have so many questions, wouldn't it be better if you have fragrant tea? You still have to ask where it came from, why don't you ask who planted it? "

Reluctantly pointing at the tip of Changsun Jingrong's nose, Sima Xukong said: "You woman, you always have sharp teeth, I really want to teach you a lesson..."

"If you still have energy, I advise you to deal with the matter of the second prince first. If the assassination mission fails, the third prince will surely find out our suspicion of him. Will he do something crazy?"

"Not necessarily," Sima Xukong shook his head and said, "We can also tell the outside world that this is a scandal committed by the Xu family, so the third prince can protect himself wisely?"

Looking sideways at Sima Xukong, Changsun Jingrong asked: "I said, why are you still planning the future for the third prince? Now what you want to think about is how to defeat him."

"Because now is not the time to tear yourself apart with him." Sima Xukong also picked up a cup of tea, took a sip, and said lightly, "He is in the capital now, if he threatens the emperor to make the princes, we will be in trouble." So before returning to the capital, the Third Prince should not be able to discover any clues, lest he be angered and do something drastic."

The eldest grandson Jingrong shook his head, sighed and said: "The empress dowager thought she had found a right-hand man, but she didn't expect to lure wolves into the house instead. I don't know if she will regret it in the future?"

"The Empress Dowager certainly doesn't know the truth yet, but when she discovers the true face of the Third Prince, it's too late to do anything."

Putting his hands on his chin, Changsun Jingrong murmured: "It's really unbelievable that neither the insidious second prince nor the fifth prince who was a minion of tigers rebelled, but the gentle third prince came together with the enemy. The world is really unpredictable. "

"Yeah, I didn't expect that it would end up like this." Sima Xukong said with a bit of melancholy, "Even now, I hope that I misunderstood the Third Prince and everything can turn around. "

Seeing the contradiction and entanglement in Sima Xukong's eyes, Changsun Jingrong put his hand on his big palm and comforted him: "You know in your heart how many such possibilities are, so why put shackles on yourself? Don't put too much pressure on yourself, it's not worth it for those people."

Sensing the delicate warmth from Changsun Jingrong's palm, Sima Xukong held it back and said with a smile, "I know, don't worry about me, I know how to deal with these things."

The corner of his mouth hooked, and Changsun Jingrong said softly: "I believe in you, and I will definitely be able to handle it well."

"Oh, it feels so good to be trusted." In an instant, Sima Xukong changed his appearance again, and said with a smile, "Even if it's for my dear wife, I The current situation must be dealt with as soon as possible.”

The corner of his mouth curled up, and Changsun Jingrong asked with a smile: "What does this have to do with me? Don't rely on me casually."

"Of course this matter has something to do with you," Sima Xukong said seriously, "because only after these matters have been dealt with can we live a normal life, and then you will agree to have sex with me, so that we can have sex with me earlier. The heir..."

Glancing at Sima Xukong reproachfully, Changsun Jingrong pretended to be angry and said, "Why are you talking so rudely?"

"With you, I really can't be serious. Do you think this is a disease?"

Not wanting to pay attention to Sima Xukong, Changsun Jingrong glared at him before getting up and leaving.After Changsun Jingrong left, the smile on Sima Xukong's face gradually disappeared.

After the assassination failed, the Third Prince ordered someone to carefully observe Sima Xukong's reaction.Regarding this assassination, Sima Xukong said to the outside world that Xu Jiajun did it, even in the secret letter presented to the Empress Dowager.In this regard, the third prince felt a little relieved, because no matter what Sima Xukong said was true or false, it showed that he did not want to make a final break, so he still had time to arrange the situation in the capital.And seeing that the Empress Dowager relies so much on him now, she also knows that the Empress Dowager has not doubted herself, and there is still time.

It's just that Sima Xukong is a very smart guy, the Third Prince has known this since he was a child. Does Sima Xukong really know nothing about what happened?

Feeling more and more confused, the third prince planned to do something to test Sima Xukong, so he sent a close friend to Meishan in the name of the Empress Dowager, intending to inquire about the situation there.

Although Sima Xukong also knew that the third prince sent a famous eyeliner, he still didn't dare to be sloppy, received him warmly and thoughtfully, and asked the empress dowager and others how they were doing in the capital with concern.

This eyeliner's surname is Zhou and his name is Huakang. He can tell from his appearance that he is a scholar. He is gentle and polite when talking to people.He bowed his hands to Sima Xukong and said: "Go back to the prince, the empress dowager and the little prince are all well, please don't worry about it."

"That's good," Sima Xukong seemed to be relieved, and then said, "Everything is fine here. It's just that according to the plan, after sending the second prince back to Beijing, I will concentrate on dealing with the Xu family and do my best. Destroy it. But I never thought that those cunning Xu family would actually want to attack the second brother, it is really daring... Fortunately, the second brother is fine, otherwise, I will definitely wash the Xu family..."

The slanted eyes stared at Sima Xukong for a moment, Zhou Huakang said with a smile: "It's lucky that the Second Prince is fine, so when is the Ninth Prince planning to attack the Xu family?"

Putting his hands on the table, Sima Xukong said with a calm face: "After going through this, the second brother wanted to kill the enemy with his own hands. He planned to stay and confuse his soldiers with this king's and severely damage the Xu family. It's just that Come on, I have to give the soldiers under my second brother some time, after all, I have suffered a serious injury before, and it will take a long time to recuperate from the injury. When everything is ready, I can attack the Xu family."

After carefully listening to Sima Xukong's words, Zhou Huakang asked again: "If that's the case, what can the Third Prince do in the capital?"

"Haha, this king can defeat the Xu family with these soldiers in his hands, and there is no need for assistance at all." Sima Xukong smiled confidently, "Go back and tell the third brother to ask him to prepare good wine and food for me and me." Second brother take the wind..."

Nodding with a smile, Zhou Huakang didn't say anything more.

Although he was in the room, the Second Prince also knew that someone was coming from the capital, so he asked someone to call Sima Xukong while Sima Xukong was free.

Seeing Sima Xukong walk into the room alone, Sima Xurun hurriedly asked: "I heard that someone is coming from the palace?"

"Well, I can tell at a glance that it must be someone from the Third Prince," Sima Xukong said with a slightly gloomy face, "It seems that the Third Prince is still worried about us by sending someone here at this time."

"Hmph, he's worried about us, and I'm still worried about him..." The Second Prince said angrily, "You dare to plot against me, and now you still send people to pretend to be fake, do you really think everyone else is a fool... "

"Whether the third prince is stupid or not, we all know that what he is doing now is either forcing us to do it, or he is trying to find out what our plans are. But no matter what the situation is, we have to have a reaction to make him feel at ease. But if we stand still, then he won't be able to figure it out, and he will become more suspicious, and he may attack the capital, and capture the capital before everyone can react..."

"This bastard, how dare he..." The second prince's eyes turned red when he heard this.He has been coveting the capital for a long time, and he has not found a clue for a long time.Now it has become the fat in others' mouths, how can this make him not angry?
Seeing the expression of the Second Prince, Sima Xukong wanted to shake his head and sigh.Sima Xukong really doesn't want this guy to show up now, because Sima Xurun has everything written on his face. If this eyeliner finds any flaws, it may arouse the suspicion of the third prince.

(End of this chapter)