The people who attacked Prince Shan's Mansion were really vicious and wanted Xuanyuan Mingzhao's life.
Xuanyuan Mingzhao's eyes were cold. He didn't expect that the mastermind behind the scenes would be so bold and would risk everything to do this to him.
If he is destined to die, he will definitely not be able to spare the other person, even if the other person is his biological brother.
Xuanyuan Mingzhao frantically mobilized the internal force in his body, swept away with his sword, and stabbed several people one after another.
Under his cover, Sikong Qingying held the dart in his hand, tried hard to steady his trembling hands, and threw the dart accurately.
Hit the opponent directly in the throat.
Anyone hit by her was killed in one blow, but the darts in her hand were limited. She only killed six people and ran out of darts.
However, the number of opponents was greatly reduced, and Xuanyuan Mingzhao could breathe a sigh of relief.
While everyone was fighting in full swing, the sound of neat horse hooves suddenly came from outside Prince Shan's Mansion. It was very quiet in the middle of the night. The neat sound of horse hooves was like thousands of horses galloping. Only well-trained soldiers can do this. Xuanyuan Ming
Zhao's eyes lit up, reinforcements had arrived! Thinking of this, his hand softened and the soft sword in his hand fell.
His body swayed and almost fell down. Sikong Qingying immediately supported him: "Sixth Master! I'm sorry..." She was the one who caused Xuanyuan Mingzhao to suffer tonight. Otherwise, with Xuanyuan Mingzhao's martial arts, he would have been able to wait unscathed.
Rescue troops come to the rescue.
After the reinforcements arrived, within half a quarter of an hour, all the patrol guards from the Imperial Capital arrived.
When they arrived, Prince Shan's Mansion suffered heavy losses, and all the assassins, after realizing that there was no hope of escape, committed suicide by taking poison.
There was nothing but corpses on the ground.
Everyone in Prince Shan's Mansion, including True Shadow Guard Zero Zero and Fake Uncle Fu, Xiao Ling, and even Xuanyuan Mingfeng, were all injured. Only Sikong Qingying was relatively intact.
The owner of Prince Shan's Mansion, Xuanyuan Mingzhao, was seriously injured and fell unconscious.
Eunuch De invited an imperial physician to treat Xuanyuan Mingzhao overnight.
At the same time, Xuanyuan Mingfeng also privately asked the surviving secret guards to find the miracle doctor Lu Zicong.
Xuanyuan Mingzhao's pale face, covered in blood, was really scary.
He is like a dead man.
Everyone who saw him felt heavy.
As for Prince Shan's father-in-law, he didn't pay any attention to Sikong Qingying. He usually showed no other superfluous concern except false respect. At this time, when he saw that Xuanyuan Mingzhao was seriously injured by Sikong Qingying, he
He no longer concealed his resentment towards Sikong Qingying.
Sikong Qingying didn't notice it at all.
She was very worried about Xuanyuan Mingzhao.
She also didn't expect that as a noble prince, Xuanyuan Mingzhao would protect her at that time.
Since she met Xuanyuan Mingzhao, she has basically done nothing to help Xuanyuan Mingzhao. Instead, she has been causing trouble... Thinking about the current situation of Yuchi Weiran, the dead Yin Ziheng, and the currently unconscious Xuanyuan Mingzhao,
Sikong Qingying couldn't help but have a doubt in her heart. Is she really the Sangmen Star? She has the ability to make people around her unlucky wherever she goes?
In the past, Mrs. Yuchi always said this about her, but she never took it to heart and thought it was superstitious. But now, Yin Ziheng's death and Xuanyuan Mingzhao's coma forced her to face this problem squarely.
When the imperial doctor said that Xuanyuan Mingzhao was seriously injured and it was unknown when he would wake up, Sikong Qingying felt as if he had been struck by lightning.
Sitting on the edge of the bed blankly, my mind was blank, and it seemed that I had even lost the ability to think.
"Master Liu may have a fever tonight. He needs to be carefully taken care of by someone attentive. I will go back to find some medicine and come back later to observe Master Liu's condition at any time."
Eunuch De nodded and said, "Please don't reveal the extent of Mr. Liu's injury."
"Don't worry, Eunuch De. Aren't you still worried about what I'm doing?" This is also a confidant of Xuanyuan Mingzhao, and he will indeed not reveal Xuanyuan Mingzhao's situation.
Xuanyuan Mingfeng also stood blankly by the door, constantly thinking in his heart, who is it, who will attack Prince Shan's Mansion next time?
It's too bad that he is pretending to be a fool now, otherwise he would have gone crazy on the spot and asked people to investigate thoroughly.
But privately, he will still investigate this matter carefully.
"Let me take care of Mr. Liu."
After the imperial physician left, Sikong Qingying treated Mr. De fairly.
Eunuch De looked at her coldly, not hiding the resentment and contempt in his eyes: "Mrs. Sikong is pregnant and I dare not bother you."
Sikong Qingying fell into bed with Xuanyuan Mingfeng because of aphrodisiacs, and Eunuch De was the only outsider who knew about it.
Moreover, Sikong Qingying had married Yuchi Weiran before, and had married General Yin's younger brother, and she was not related to Yin Ziheng. In the eyes of Eunuch De, Sikong Qingying was simply not worthy of Xuanyuan Mingzhao.
It was only worthy of being a plaything. He couldn't understand why his master, who had always been calm and wise, didn't use Sikong Qingying as a human shield at that time, but instead protected Sikong Qingying?
In his opinion, Sikong Qingying's death for Xuanyuan Mingzhao was a matter of duty and a blessing, but for Xuanyuan Mingzhao to get into trouble for Sikong Qingying, it was not allowed by nature, and both humans and gods were indignant.
Sikong Qingying was startled for a moment: "I...I just want to do my best."
"Okay."
Eunuch De was a little impatient and said, "Thank you, madam, for not causing any trouble. You'd better not get in the way here. Please go back and rest early."
When Mr. De said this, he seemed to have completely forgotten that this was Yuyang Courtyard, where Sikong Qingying rested.
Sikong Qingying also felt very uncomfortable. Seeing Eunuch De like this, she thought about how she was pregnant now. Even if she had the intention to take good care of Xuanyuan Mingzhao, she might run out of energy and cause trouble to others, so she had to resign sadly.
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Xiaoling, Shuqi and the real shadow guard Ling01 and fake Fu Bo followed behind her.
Shuqi's arm was scratched, while Shadow Guard Ling01's injury was more serious. The two of them had just been bandaged by the apprentice brought by the imperial physician.
Shuqi snorted coldly: "What, if you don't let me take care of you, you won't be able to talk well?"
Shadow Guard Ling01 said thoughtfully: "Little Madam, Master Six is now in Yuyang Courtyard, where are you going to rest?"
Xiao Ling patted his head: "Yes, the young lady doesn't have a place to sleep yet. No, I'll go find that guy to arrange a place for the young lady."
Sikong Qingying sighed: "With such a big thing happening in the house, Mr. De must be very busy. I'd better go to Xiaoling's place to sleep for the night first, and let's talk about this matter tomorrow when Mr. De is free."
"But, we live in the servants' room, young lady..."
Sikong Qingying shook his head: "The servants' rooms and the upper-class rooms are all the same. You can sleep there, why can't I?"
That night, Xuanyuan Mingzhao was taken care of by two nimble maids and the imperial physician of Prince Shan's Mansion.
Xuanyuan Mingzhao was seriously injured and lost too much blood. He didn't wake up all night.
The news about the Sixth Prince's Mansion spread throughout the capital on the second day.
Everyone knows that last night, Prince Shan's Mansion was attacked by vicious assassins and suffered heavy losses.
Regarding this news, some people were happy and some were sad.
In Prince Ping'an's Mansion, the Fourth Prince was shocked when he heard the news: "What? The assassins are causing trouble in the Sixth Prince's Mansion? How is the Sixth Brother now? No, I want to see the Sixth Brother in person."
The other princes, I don't know if they were really friendly, rushed to Prince Shan's Mansion to express their concern, but none of them saw Xuanyuan Mingzhao, including the fourth prince.
"Damn it! Our people were completely wiped out..."
"However, Master, our goal seems to have been achieved."
"Yes, Lao Liu refused to come out to see people, and everyone was speculating that he was seriously injured... or even assassinated. Humph, the reinforcements from Prince Shan's Mansion last night were the army... Even if Lao Liu was not dead, the old immortal knew about his training
Even private soldiers can't spare him."
"Master is right, how about master report this matter to the emperor now?"
"My brother, don't I understand? There is no need for me to talk about this matter. My other brothers must have reported it to my father long ago. However... in order not to appear so special to me, so big
I must report this matter to my father."
So soon, the Emperor of Dajing, who had just recovered a little, received reports from many officials, including his own sons, about the assassination of Prince Shan's Mansion and the unauthorized training of private soldiers by the Sixth Prince.
The emperor was furious.
Although he doesn't want to live anymore, his throne and the position of Prince of Dajing can never be coveted by others. They can only belong to him and his Qi'er.
And Xuanyuan Mingzhao dared to train private soldiers without authorization. Doesn't it mean that Xuanyuan Mingzhao had the intention of treason? If he had the intention of treason, it would be a capital crime.
The emperor ordered the imperial guards to inspect the palace.
At this time, Duke De of Prince Shan's Mansion asked to see the emperor.
After the emperor received them, he found out that the reinforcements last night were not Xuanyuan Mingzhao's private soldiers, but the Yin family army trained by General Yin Zihengyin, the patron saint of the capital.
When the imperial capital of Beijing was closed due to the plague, Xuanyuan Mingzhao borrowed it from General Yin to suppress the chaos in the city.
The Yin family army is a family soldier trained by the Yin family. It is not under the control of the emperor. It is reasonable to mobilize the troops without tiger talismans.
However, even for a family as famous as the Yin family, the number of soldiers could not exceed five thousand, but the loan of two thousand soldiers to Xuanyuan Mingzhao was within the acceptance range of Emperor Dajing. Emperor Dajing calmed down and began to thoroughly investigate the evildoers.
The origin of the royal assassin.
As a result, the Dajing Emperor returned to the court and regained power.
Then word spread that the good king Xuanyuan Mingzhao was only slightly injured, making some people restless.
"Xuanyuan Mingzhao is not dead yet?"
"Then wouldn't he be able to go to the emperor and report the master's murder of the prince?"
"No... no, if he could sue me, he would have gone there long ago. It has been two or three days and there has been no movement. I am afraid that Xuanyuan Mingzhao is not slightly injured as rumored... but...
"
"Seriously injured?"
"The king is going to send someone to investigate."
"No, Your Majesty, since the assassination, the guards at Prince Shan's Mansion have become tighter than before. There are still two thousand Yin family troops stationed there. Not even a fly can fly in, let alone send someone to inquire about the news."
"Can't we get in? Oh, then let the people from Prince Shan's Mansion come out and tell us."
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"Can't I not go?"
Sikong Qingying's hands were protecting her swollen abdomen, and she frowned at Eunuch De in front of her.
Because she understood that the other party didn't like her, she even suspected that this was the other party's deliberate unruly behavior.
Although the child in her belly was only more than four months old, she was already very big and could not withstand the risk, but Eunuch De actually asked her to participate in some poetry meeting.
"It is a law of the capital that whenever a lady of first rank or above summons a concubine, the concubine cannot disobey the order."
"What happened to that poetry meeting?"
"It is a small society organized by the second princess, the third princess, and the fourth princess together for the exchange of respectable celebrities and noble ladies in the capital."
Sikong Qingying pondered for a moment: "Didn't they say that banquets are not allowed during the national mourning period? The emperor ordered the national mourning for the crown prince. Now that the national mourning has not passed in June, they hold a banquet without permission, which is against the emperor's name, right? The emperor will blame it later,
I'm afraid everyone will be implicated." So, in order not to be implicated, he stopped going.
Prince Shan's Mansion has been established in the imperial capital of Beijing for many years, but Sikong Qingying doesn't believe that after Xuanyuan Mingzhao falls, Prince Shan's Mansion will be stepped on by anyone from any house.
Mr. De must have some way to avoid her going out.
"The princesses and others are just gathering, not having a banquet. Madam Sikong, if you don't go, you will be violating the laws of the capital. If you don't take the law of Jing into consideration, you won't take the emperor in his eyes."
, Besides, the Sixth Prince is still the Minister of Dali Temple, in charge of the law, and as the Sixth Prince's inner chamber, if you know the law and break the law, wouldn't it make people laugh out loud? Not only that, I'm afraid even the Sixth Prince's statement will be damaged."
Sikong Qingying felt a little uncomfortable.
She missed her days in the General's Mansion very much.
If it were Uncle Fu, I am afraid that if the King of Heaven comes, I will put her body first.
However, now that she is living under a stranger, what can she expect?
Eunuch De was determined not to help her, so there was no need for her to continue arguing with Eunuch De. Anyway, the outcome would be the same.
Sikong Qingying stood up and straightened his robe: "Sixth Master, is he awake?"
Eunuch De seemed to lower his head respectfully, and the expression on his face did not change at all. He said coldly: "No."
Sikong Qingying's mood became a little heavier.
"Okay, you ask the people sent by the princess to wait outside while I go change my clothes."
Eunuch De didn't even move his eyebrows: "Yes."
Sikong Qingying only met one or two women through Uncle Fu's selection when she was in the General's Mansion. Other than that, she was not familiar with the celebrities and noble ladies in the imperial capital. A poetry club unknown to her, several
Why did the princess, whom she had never met, insist on looking for her?
I'm afraid it's not just a simple get-together, she should take precautions and be careful.
This was not about entering the palace, and the number of people who could go there would be restricted, so Sikong Qingying took Xiao Ling and Shadow Guard Ling Ling Yi to the Poetry Club.
This poetry meeting was held in the most beautiful Four Seasons Garden in the Imperial Capital of Beijing.
When the other party went to the Sixth Prince's Mansion to post a message for Sikong Qingying, there was even a carriage driver. Sikong Qingying only had to get on the carriage and be taken to the venue of the poetry meeting.
Because the other party has the token of the second princess, I am not afraid that these people are young people.
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Xuanyuan Mingzhao was indeed seriously injured, but it was not so severe that he was still unconscious after being injured for three or four days.
As soon as Sikong Qingying got on the carriage and left, Xuanyuan Mingzhao woke up behind him.
There are two gentle and attentive maids who have been taking care of him.
He also looked a little haggard.
When you open your eyes, you will see two cheerful faces. To take care of patients, you don’t need to dress up so brightly, right?
This is Sima Zhao's intention, and everyone on the road knows it.
Xuanyuan Mingzhao felt a little bored, closed his eyes, and then opened them again. His eyes like deep pools looked at the two maids coldly: "Go and call Eunuch De."
"yes."
Eunuch De came soon.
There was obvious worry on his face: "Sixth Master, what are your orders?"
Xuanyuan Mingzhao looked around: "When I woke up last time, didn't I ask you to add an extra bed in this Yuyang courtyard and ask Mrs. Sikong to move it over? Where is she?"
Eunuch De's expression changed and he knelt down: "Please forgive me, Your Majesty."
Xuanyuan Mingzhao frowned: "What's wrong with you?"
This virtuous father-in-law has been with him since he was in the palace, and until now, he has always used him in high terms, rarely making mistakes.
However, recently, the frequency of his mistakes seems to be much higher than before.
Not long ago, he just admitted his mistake when Sikong Qingying was abducted and ran away with aphrodisiac. What happened this time?
Xuanyuan Mingzhao's intuition was related to Sikong Qingying, so he didn't let Eunuch De get up, and his voice became much colder: "Where is she?"
"The second princess, the third princess, and the fourth princess held a poetry party and invited Mrs. Sikong there."
"What?"
Xuanyuan Mingzhao's expression suddenly changed, and he sat up suddenly regardless of the wounds on his body. The wounds on his body immediately burst open due to his movements, staining the bandages on his body red.
The last time Sikong Qingying was kidnapped with aphrodisiac, it had made him make a painful decision. After that time, Xuanyuan Mingzhao told himself that he would not let Sikong Qingying get involved in danger easily again, but...
Xuanyuan Mingzhao's face was gloomy and scary: "De Haiming, is it that this king is too kind to you, that's why you are so presumptuous?"
"Slave doesn't dare."
"Don't you dare? I see how cruel you dare to be!"
Xuanyuan Mingzhao's breathing became heavier, and he held his hands and stretched them out, stretched them out and held them again.
Finally, he glared at Eunuch De coldly: "From the day he let her enter Prince Shan's Mansion, I said that he would treat her as his master, but when did you ever really treat her as your master? Don't think you did it.
I don’t even know about this matter. If it weren’t for you, how would those maids dare to talk about it? With so many secret guards in the palace, none of them would have seen Fu Jian and kidnapped Xiaoying? Do you really not know or just ignore it? Huh!”
Eunuch De was so pale by Xuanyuan Mingzhao's words that he collapsed to the ground: "Six...Sixth Master..."
"You have rescued me and Xiao Qi several times in the palace, and you have always been loyal, so I will not care about you in the past. But you have always ignored my words in your heart, which really makes me sad.
Wang Xinhan, De Haiming, you can go to another hospital and let Xu Liang come to the palace as the general manager."
"Master Six...please give me another chance."
Xuanyuan Mingzhao's eyes were cold and he stopped looking at him: "When you have figured it out and can treat her like the king, you can come back."
"Your Majesty, for such a woman, you..."
"Get out."
There was even a glint in Eunuch De's eyes: "Sixth Master, slave, I really care about you, Master Sixth."
Xuanyuan Mingzhao closed his eyes, calmed down the anger in his heart, and his voice became softer: "I know, but I have my own ideas, and I don't need you to be smart. I need an obedient slave, not an
A slave who likes to make his own decisions? Do you understand? Dehaiming, you should go to the other village to rest for a while! We will talk about the future matters later."
Eunuch De knew that Xuanyuan Mingzhao was determined and left in despair.
After he left, Xuanyuan Mingzhao stretched out his hand to press his cracked wound and frowned: "Hei Yan, go find Xiao Qi."
Black Flame is the secret guard Xuanyuan Mingfeng recently sent to his side after the assassination.
As soon as he finished speaking, a black shadow floated out, and not long after, Xuanyuan Mingfeng came.
"Brother Six, why is your wound bleeding again? I'm going to call someone to give you medicine."
Xuanyuan Mingzhao raised his hand: "No, I can apply the medicine myself. Now, I have another thing for you to do."
"What's the matter?"
"Did you know that Xiaoying was invited by the second princess, the third princess, and the fourth princess to attend the poetry meeting?"
"What? Xiaoying is pregnant, and you let her go to the Hongmen Banquet alone? How come I don't know about this? Sixth Brother... How come the one from the fourth family is also there? The fourth brother has always been on good terms with you, Sixth Brother.
What?"
Xuanyuan Mingzhao sneered: "The tree fell and the hozen scattered. I haven't shown up in the past few days. They all thought that I was dead. They called Xiaoying because they just wanted to find out from Xiaoying the truth about my condition."
"Then what should we do now, Sixth Brother?"
"Since they want to know about my condition, then... let them see me in person."
"Brother Six? You want to see them? But the doctor said you can't get out of bed yet."
Moreover, with his sixth brother's current physical condition, if he met someone with evil intentions on the road, he might die... Xuanyuan Mingfeng was afraid that Xuanyuan Mingzhao would really go out regardless of the imperial doctor's orders, so he broke out in a cold sweat.
Seeing his worried look, Xuanyuan Mingzhao narrowed his eyes slightly: "Don't worry, I won't make fun of my body."
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After Sikong Qingying arrived at the Four Seasons Garden, someone specially led her in. Even Xiao Ling and Zhenyingwei Ling01, dressed like old men pretending to be Uncle Fu, were not stopped.
At the same time, someone also whispered in the ears of the three organizers of this poetry meeting: "She is here."
The three beautifully dressed and radiant women looked at each other.
All they saw was how well-dressed and radiant they looked in the eyes of the other party, and they all nodded with satisfaction.
There are also many celebrities and noble ladies from the capital, including, of course, some women.
The person who guided Sikong Qingying here led Sikong Qingying to salute several princesses.
Sikong Qingying couldn't tell which one of them was who, and which one was the princess of which house. He just made a fuss and said: "The common girl has seen the second princess, the third princess, and the fourth princess."
"Hey, the people invited by our Wenxuan Poetry Club are obviously well-known figures in the imperial capital. How come there are civilian girls sneaking in?"
"Yeah? Lily, how do you do things, and how can anyone sneak in?"
"Wait a minute...Fourth Princess, this woman looks familiar?"
"No, this is the daughter-in-law of the Yuchi family, the richest man in Beijing. As you know, our father has not married a woman from the Yuchi family before, so I have met her before."