"Quickly...save me..." Xia Yubing raised her hand and waved to the old palace maid standing in front of her.
Just like when she was about to die in the hands of those gangsters, she was so helpless that she couldn't even protect her own child.
"Quick, quick, Zhi Qi -" Zhao Rong quickly recovered from the surprise and called to Zhi Qi in the room.
Zhiqi ran out of the house in response. When she saw Zhao Rong greeting her nervously, she couldn't help but step forward to help her, and together with Zhao Rong, she helped Xia Yubing into the house.
"You...go and sweep away the snow marks..." Xia Yubing did not forget to tell her.
The snow in the yard was cleared cleanly, but the snow marks she brought would give away her traces.
"Zhiqi, hurry up and do it." Zhao Rong also ordered quickly.
Zhiqi didn't say anything, picked up the broom and hurried out.
It seemed that Zhao Rong recognized this injured woman. Zhao Rong cared most about the second prince in her life, which meant that this woman might be related to the second prince. Thinking of Ximen Hen, Zhi Qi did not dare to neglect and hurried to the hospital.
The traces of snow were swept away, and the snow stained with Xia Yubing's blood was also covered under the snowdrifts.
As soon as the sweep was completed, the pursuers arrived.
Zhiqi was shocked, wondering if Zhao Rong could hide that person in the house?
Zhiqi stood by the snowdrift with a broom, pretending to be calm and looking at the guards who broke into the yard.
"Miss Zhiqi, excuse me." The guard commander recognized Zhiqi.
Zhiqi nodded slightly, pretending to be confused and asked, "What are you doing?"
"Miss Zhiqi, haven't you seen any assassins breaking in?" the guard commander asked while observing the courtyard.
Zhiqi shook his head.
"I'm sorry, this matter is very important and I have offended the second prince." The guard commander said. As he said that, he didn't give Zhi Qi a chance to stop him. He waved his hand and said, "Search!"
At this time, Zhao Rong also walked out of the house and asked in confusion, "Sir, what's going on? I have been living here and doing my duty..."
"It's none of your business. The emperor was assassinated. Now the situation in the palace is tense. We must investigate strictly to prevent assassins from causing trouble in the palace. This is also for everyone's safety. Fortunately, the palace wall is not easy to break through. That
The woman has been hit by a poisonous arrow and cannot escape. We just need to search her out as soon as possible."
The guard commander said while paying attention to the small courtyard.
I originally thought that there was no need to change the emperor, but as a result, Ximen Jinglie was assassinated right after he left the palace. The owner of this palace must be changed. As the commander of the guards, if he wants to secure his position in front of the new emperor, he must show his achievements. First of all, this
The assassin who broke into the palace was a big fish given to him.
The small courtyard is not big, so it was searched in no time.
"Reporting to the commander, no search was found."
"No?" The guard commander was very confused. The blood trail he was following ended near this courtyard. There was an open space around it, and this courtyard was the only one suitable for hiding.
He didn't believe how far a wounded and poisoned person could escape.
"Sir, this courtyard is so big. If the second prince is not here, there are only two of us women..." Zhao Rong said without leaving a trace behind Zhi Qi, who was holding a broom with a sweaty palm.
When the guard commander saw that no one was found, he could not just focus on this one place, so he immediately ordered to continue searching everywhere.
After everyone left, Zhao Rong closed the courtyard door, then patted her chest and let out a breath.
She was also very scared, but after living in the palace for such a long time, she knew how to hide herself better.
"Aunt Rong." Zhiqi called, her voice still trembling a little.
"Go back to the house." Zhao Rong whispered, walking into the house first.
Zhiqi then stepped in, but before he could stand firmly, a cold hand grabbed his neck.
"Don't worry, Miss Xia, Zhiqi is very reliable and she won't leak secrets." Zhao Rong quickly advised from the side.
"I believe you." Xia Yubing let go of her hand and fell down on the bed.
Zhao Rong rubbed her chest, "After the palace chaos, the second prince secretly built this secret compartment to hide in case something happened again. He didn't want to save the girl today."
"It seems that Hen'er is destined to be with me." Xia Yubing said, frowning involuntarily.
The leg was just a stab wound, and she had already torn off her shirt and tied it up, but the shoulder was hit by a poisonous arrow.
"What should we do?" Zhao Rong had no idea. It was easy to hide someone, but she was powerless to heal him.
"You can't kill me for the time being." Xia Yubing said, "It would be great if there was a way to find Chu Yitian."
Having said that, is it that easy to find Chu Yitian?
Xia Yubing was worried when there was another noise outside the house.
"It's the second prince." Zhiqi saw the figure through the crack in the door.
She was walking very fast. As soon as Xia Yubing stood up and wanted to hide, someone came in. Fortunately, they weren't the guards who were chasing her, otherwise she would have been in trouble.
"You are indeed hiding here with me." Ximen Hen was not surprised to see Xia Yubing.
Outside, he heard that the guard commander led people to search his yard, and he had a clue.
"Aunt Rong, hiding a fugitive is a capital crime, especially the one who assassinated my father." Ximen Hen said.
Zhao Rong was stunned, and then she remembered what the commander of the guards had said before, the emperor was assassinated?
She had been paying attention to Xia Yubing, but she had ignored the sudden change.
At this time, Zhiqi was also very frightened and even stood a little unsteadily.
"Haha, well, I fell into your hands. You can take the credit. Maybe the new emperor will be you." Xia Yubing said, coughing out another mouthful of dirty blood.
"Aunt Rong, go outside and take care of her. I'll help her extract the poison." Ximen Hen said.
"Second Prince..." Zhiqi hesitated.
She didn't know what the relationship between this woman and Ximen Hen was, but the second prince got herself into a lot of trouble when he tried to save her. She was the one who assassinated the emperor, so how could the second prince save his father's enemy?
"Go and clear the snowdrifts in the yard." Ximen Hen said.
Although those bloodstains were hidden by Zhiqi in the snowdrifts, the bloodstains would still be exposed after the snow melted away.
"Yes." Seeing Ximen Hen's attitude, Zhi Qi could only obey the order.
No matter what, her life belongs to the second prince.
Ximen Hen helped Xia Yubing force out part of the poison. Although there was still some residue in the body, it had little effect for the time being.
"Your skills are indeed not low." Xia Yubing praised. She originally thought that the matter about Ye Tingxuan was just a rumor spread by false rumors. After not wanting to experience it for herself, she gained a new understanding of Ximen Hen. "Before, I only stared at Ximen Hen.
Yin, I ignored you, it seems that you are not an honest person either."
"I am doing this to save my life." Ximen Hen said, "I was lucky enough to escape a disaster before, but that doesn't mean that luck will always be with me."
"Is it just to save your life? Now that Ximen Jinglie has been killed by me, if you work harder, the throne will be yours."
Xia Yubing didn't believe that a child born into the royal family could really resist the temptation of the throne.