Fortunate Young Gentleman

Chapter 370: The Assassination of the Prince. King Xin touched the short beard on his chin and murmured: "She said she wouldn't go to the wedding banquet yesterday. Why did she suddenly change her mind?"

"When she went out today, she specially changed her clothes." Princess Xin thought for a while and said, "She also inexplicably asked me to donate a thousand taels of incense money for her to Pujiu Temple. She clearly didn't believe this before."

King Xin suddenly thought of something, his expression changed, and he asked: "The palace didn't let anyone in today, right?"

Princess Xin thought for a while, shook her head and said, "There are no guests today."

King Xin looked regretful on his face and said, "It's all my fault. She shouldn't have been allowed to go to Chen Country in the first place!"

Princess Xin looked confused and asked, "What does this have to do with her going to Chen Kingdom?"

King Xin did not answer, and frowned slightly. After thinking for a while, he said: "Starting from tomorrow, the defense around the palace will be doubled!"

Speaking of defense, Princess Xin looked at him, frowned and asked, "What happened to the assassin that Lan Lan just mentioned?"

King Xin was speechless for a moment. Seeing her serious expression, he sighed and had to tell her what happened today.

"You don't know how dangerous this capital is." Princess Xin looked at him and said solemnly: "You are not allowed to go out alone in the future!"

King Xin nodded and said, "I understand."

Princess Xin added: "If you have the opportunity, you must thank that young man. Otherwise, Lanlan and I will not be able to see you today."

King Xin said: "I have already sent someone to check."

Princess Xin was silent for a moment, then grabbed his hand and said, "Isn't it better to be a idle prince? Why do you want to be a regent? The prince hates you so much. If we wait for him to take the throne, how can we have a good life?" ?”

"Don't worry." King Xin patted her hand and said, "No matter what, I will not let you and Lanlan be wronged."

After a long time, he walked out of the room. A figure who had been waiting outside the door for a long time followed him and whispered: "Your Majesty, the envoy of the Wanyan Department, and the prince seem to have reached some kind of deal. The prince has already taken action. ”

King Xin put his hands behind his back, looked into the distance, and said, "Let's see how he plans to act."

The figure stood behind King Xin. He looked up and saw the figure in front of him. The figure was not very tall, but in his eyes, he seemed to be a giant as tall as a mountain.

In fact, the person in front of him is indeed a giant. With just one word from him, he can immediately become the king of Chu country.

Whether in the court or among the people, there are countless people waiting for his words, but so far they have not waited.

Splendid Palace.

Tang Ning and Li Tianlan parted ways, and the curfew was approaching. When they returned to Jinxiu Palace, the last street cleaning drum had been beaten.

"Master Tang."

The guard at the door bowed and saluted. After nodding, he walked into his room and saw a figure wandering in the room. He asked in surprise: "Princess, why haven't you rested yet?"

"You're back." Seeing him coming in, Zhao Man came over happily, handed him a few pastries on the table, and said, "Try this, it's a pastry from Chu State, it's delicious. , you are not here in the afternoon, I left half for you."

She directly stretched out her hand to feed him a piece. Tangning opened his mouth in confusion. Zhao Man put the pastry into his mouth and asked, "How is it? Is it delicious?"

Tangning nodded and said, "It's delicious."

"I knew you would also like it." She smiled, her eyes curled up, and she said happily: "I'll ask them to make more tomorrow and send you a copy."

It's really hard to guess a girl's thoughts. After not seeing each other for a year, Her Highness the Princess just took him to eat a bowl of noodles. The Princess waited so late in his room just to let him taste the pastries of Chu State.

After sending Zhao Man back to bed, Tang Ning closed the door, poured a cup of tea, and sat at the table when she returned to her room.

Although he seemed to have a lot of leisure these past two days, he was actually not that idle.

Before the situation was clear, there was no definite plan for how to solve Zhao Man's matter or Li Tianlan's matter, and the situation in Chu State was far more complicated than he had imagined before.

The errand assigned to him by Emperor Chen was not as simple as sending a wedding proposal.

He took an envelope from his arms and opened it.

There was nothing written on the envelope. There was a piece of paper inside the envelope with only two words on it.

Believe in the king.

This was given to him by Fang Zhe before leaving.

Two very simple words, but very important. The chaos in Chu State actually originated from the crown prince and King Xin.

Although the prince is the crown prince, King Xin is not another idle prince. He is the regent. He is famous in the court and convinced by all officials. There are endless opinions among the people and the court that King Xin should replace the prince.

If anyone were the prince, under such pressure, he would probably not be able to sleep well, and he wished he could be the king without trust.

Even if King Xin has no intention of seizing the throne, there are some things he can't control. If the prince ascends the throne, how can he tolerate a prince sitting on his head? King Xin's family will not end well.

Before these things were clear, the envoys from the State of Chen and the envoys from the grassland came to the State of Chu again, adding chaos to the chaos. Under such circumstances, smart people will not act rashly, but will stop with silence and not Be adaptable and wait for the other party to reveal their flaws first.

If Tang Ning's guess is correct, Xiao Manniu and her group should be envoys from the grassland. They are a large tribe, and they want to marry a princess with a thousand horses as a betrothal gift. Even if no one pays attention to them, they have successfully stirred up the waters of Chu.

In a posthouse somewhere.

A man shouted loudly: "Why do the people of Chen live in big gardens, but we can only live in small posthouses? My great grassland will be flattened sooner or later..."

"Shut up." The middle-aged woman glanced at him, and he immediately shut up.

Wanyan Yan walked up to the woman and asked, "Master, why should we help the prince of Chu? People outside say he is a big idiot..."

The middle-aged woman looked at her and said, "It is much better for an idiot to be the emperor than for Prince Xin to be the emperor. Although he is a waste, he is also a useful waste. Once Prince Xin becomes the emperor, the grassland will be in danger."

Wanyan Yan thought about it and stuck out her tongue. She thought that the Han people were really cunning. That guy was like this, and so was Master. She could never think of what they thought of.

She thought about it and asked, "Then what should we do now?"

The middle-aged woman stood up and said, "Just wait and see."

...

Last night, she made an appointment with Li Tianlan for today. After lunch, Tang Ning set out from Jinxiu Palace.

There is still a long distance from Jinxiu Palace to Prince Xin's Mansion.

"Have you heard that the prince was assassinated this morning!"

"What, is it true?"

"I saw it with my own eyes, how could it be false? It was on the street, even archers were used, and several of the prince's guards were killed or injured. If they hadn't risked their lives to save him, I'm afraid the prince would have suffered more than just a few minor injuries..."

"Who is so bold that he dared to assassinate the prince on the streets of Kyoto!"

...

Hearing the voices of two people discussing at a roadside stall, Tang Ning paused and looked over.

At the tea stall, one person said mysteriously: "Who else could it be? Think about it, who would benefit the most if the prince died?"

The other person thought about it and murmured: "Could it be..., what a pity, if the prince was assassinated, wouldn't the prince be able to become the emperor..."

"Keep your voice down, keep your voice down, if someone hears you, you won't have enough heads to chop off."

Tang Ning was also stunned. The prince was assassinated this morning and was injured. Is the security in the capital of Chu really that bad?

It's a pity that he was only slightly injured, otherwise he could go back to Jinxiu Palace, pack up his things, and take Zhao Yingying back home.

But there is no need to be discouraged. This time he was slightly injured, but it might not be the case next time. Zhao Yingying's plan to seize the city may not be impossible to win without bloodshed.

He walked to the vicinity of Prince Xin's mansion, circled to the place where he jumped over the wall yesterday, and was about to climb over when he was startled.

Under the wall, a row of guards were standing there, scanning the surroundings with a covetous look. In this case, it was absolutely impossible for him to climb over without being noticed.

Tang Ning just walked closer, and several eyes were cast on him.

A guard stepped forward and said in a deep voice: "What are you doing?"

"Just passing by." Tang Ning replied, and walked forward.

Halfway through the walk, he stopped again, looked in the direction of the wall, and whispered: "Cuckoo, cuckoo..."

If she was familiar with the two books "Romance of the West Chamber" and "Peony Pavilion", she would know the meaning of this code.

The facts did not disappoint him. As soon as he finished speaking, a figure flew out from the wall.

Watching the princess and the young man gradually go away, a guard finally came to his senses and hurriedly said: "Quick, go back and tell the prince that the princess ran away with a man!"