Ou Nan sent back the news in advance that people from the Yuehua Kingdom would come to the capital before the first day of the first lunar month, not to participate in the martial arts conference, but to celebrate the new emperor's enthronement. As for whether there were people from the Yuehua Kingdom coming to participate in the martial arts conference, except for some scattered
No suspicious persons were found outside the small gang.
As for the poisonous girl Leng Qingxiu, Ou Nan has found some traces and will use the martial arts competition to lead her to the capital of the Qingyuan Dynasty.
Ou Nan used "Yin" to follow Ximen Jingxuan's order to let Leng Qingxiu "self" appear, instead of letting people know that someone was deliberately looking for her.
To deal with a woman with strange poisons, it is necessary to avoid direct approach, and Ximen Jingxuan will not let the people of Yuehua Kingdom discover his people's intentions in Yuehua Kingdom.
Whether it's the palace or the martial arts world, the atmosphere is tense at the same time.
Prince Xuan's Mansion.
Wu Mei's body has almost recovered. Being canonized as Princess Xuan as soon as possible is what she wants to do most at the moment. If it weren't for the palace coup in Ximen Yin, the title of Princess Xuan would have already belonged to her.
She didn't want to put it off again and again.
However, Ximen Jingxuan postponed the matters in the palace because of the transition between the new emperor and the Supreme Emperor, as well as the convening of the martial arts conference, and the fact that he was too busy to take care of both internal and external matters.
During the time when she was recuperating, Ximen Jingxuan hardly saw her, leaving her alone in the Plum Blossom Garden.
"Steward Yang, does the prince not like me anymore?"
Wu Mei did not dare to meet Ximen Jingxuan in person without any preparation, so she caught Yang Chen making inquiries.
Yang Chen glanced at the pitiful and lonely Mrs. Mei, and wanted to ask, "Has the prince really liked you?"
He really wanted the prince to have a harmonious marriage and have a gentle and decent woman by his side. But since Mrs. Mei threatened him with the secret of the crescent dagger and asked him to use the crescent dagger to mislead Lin Xiner, he
I am also disappointed with Mrs. Mei.
A woman who had been ordered to plot against Prince Xuan's house would not be reliable at all. In Yang Chen's opinion, it was normal for Prince Xuan to be estranged from Mrs. Mei now.
As for the past, only the prince himself knew the prince's thoughts.
"How is the prince? I don't know how humble my position is." Yang Chen said.
"Steward Yang?" Mrs. Mei could sense Yang Chen's coldness and raised her eyebrows displeased.
"If Madam has nothing to do, I have resigned. The situation in the capital has been tense recently, I have been very busy, and the prince is also very busy. If there is nothing important, it is better not to disturb the prince." Yang Chen ignored Wu Mei's change in expression and said.
"Steward Yang!" Mrs. Mei's eyebrows were raised.
Yang Chen ignored Wu Mei's cry and strode away.
He robbed the dagger for the prince, but that didn't mean he was willing to be blackmailed just because of his irregularities.
If he can interfere in the affairs between Prince Xuan and Lin Xiner, he will also interfere in the affairs between Prince Xuan and Mrs. Mei.
He didn't believe that Mrs. Mei was more difficult to deal with than Lin Xiner.
After Yang Chen left, Mrs. Mei began to think about her future. She couldn't control the people around Ximen Jingxuan, so she had to work hard in front of Prince Xuan on her own.
Prince Xuan was poisoned by infatuation. It might not matter if they didn't meet. As long as they met, they would "can't help it." Therefore, she must find an opportunity to meet the prince who is too busy to return to the palace to enhance the "love" between them.
Wu Mei looked at her body. She recovered so well that she would not worry Prince Xuan. If...
Wu Mei's eyes darkened, and she bit her lip, which turned purple, as if she was going to be cruel to herself.
At night, with a scream from the Plum Blossom Garden, the entire Prince Xuan Mansion suddenly woke up from its deep sleep.
Yang Chen led people to the Plum Blossom Court to find out what was going on. The lantern in the guard's hand illuminated the room, and they saw Wu Mei lying on the bed, with her upper body half drooped and her head on the ground. Bi'er, who had rushed over first in the dark, was struggling to help her.
rise.
"Madam... madam... was assassinated..." After Bi'er helped Wu Mei upright, her eyes widened and stared at a dart on Wu Mei's chest, she was shocked.
Wu Mei was already semi-conscious at this time, her pale face reflecting the blush of the lantern.
"Quickly, find the doctor and search the palace!" Yang Chen immediately ordered, then strode to Wu Mei's bed.
Although he still cares about Wu Mei, Wu Mei was assassinated in Prince Xuan's Mansion under the eyes of the palace guards, so he cannot ignore her.
"I'm afraid...he ran away long ago..." Wu Mei said intermittently.
Yang Chen had already sealed several acupuncture points for her to prevent excessive blood loss. The dart pierced Wu Mei's heart just a few inches away, almost killing her.
Probably because of the darkness of the night, the assassin missed the target.
However, it was not considered a mistake. He was able to avoid the guards of Prince Xuan's Mansion and sneak into the Plum Blossom Garden quietly. It was not until he stabbed Wu Mei that Wu Mei's scream alerted the guards. When the guards came to find him, the assassin had already
Escaped, which shows that the assassin is not an average skill.
"Who is it?" Yang Chen wanted to get clues from Wu Mei.
The maid Bi'er hugged Mrs. Mei and was so frightened that she became paralyzed.
"My slave was sleeping in the side room...suddenly I heard...screams...ran over...in the dark..." Bi'er was already trembling and unable to speak complete words.
On the contrary, Wu Mei, who was stabbed, seemed relatively calm and said weakly, "Who else could it be? The only person I have offended is her..."
"Lin Xiner?" Following Mrs. Mei's words, Yang Chen immediately thought of this name.
In fact, when he realized that the assassin's level was extraordinary, he had already vaguely thought of her.
Mrs. Mei closed her eyes and said nothing.
She was really in pain.
At this time, candles had been lit in the room. Yang Chen carefully inspected the room, leaving no trace, and the murder was invisible. Apart from the killer's special skills, Lin Xiner's kung fu was indeed able to do it.
Yang Chen clearly remembered the first time Lin Xiner visited Prince Xuan's Mansion at night. If Prince Xuan hadn't specially led her to the rockery, stepped on a trap, and fell into a secret room filled with medicine, it would have been really difficult to deal with it.
Looking at the darts on Wu Mei's chest, she still needs to wait for the doctor to try to pull them out. Judging from the handle of the darts, they are very ordinary items, the kind that can be easily made in a large iron shop.
If Lin Xiner and Wu Mei were to fight, Yang Chen would not want to take sides, but Lin Xiner sneaking into Prince Xuan's Mansion at night to assassinate Wu Mei was a provocation to the entire Prince Xuan's Mansion. From the perspective of protecting Prince Xuan's Mansion, it would be fine if he did not favor Wu Mei.
"Please invite the prince back to the house immediately." Yang Chen ordered.
The assassination of the princess-to-be cannot be hidden from her master.
"What a useless girl, you go down first." Seeing that Bi'er next to her wanted the assassin more than she did, Mrs. Mei said half-blamingly, half-considerately.
"Madam..." Bi'er was trembling and didn't know what to say.