The man in black looked at Xiao Xiang, pondered for a moment, and then said: "I am Feng Ren. The king sent me to protect His Royal Highness the Princess!"
It was someone sent by Tang Yin! Xiao Xiang was secretly surprised, an idea flashed in his mind, and he asked: "The last time I was in danger in Rongdi's house, was it you who reported the letter to General Buying?"
At that time, Xiao Xiang fell into Xiao Rong's plan and was trapped in the Young Master's Mansion. As a result, Buying led the army to arrive at the first time, killed Xiao Rong and rescued Xiao Xiang. Afterwards, Xiao Xiang also asked Buying carefully why he
The meeting came so quickly, and how did he know that Brother Rong wanted to harm her? Buying told the truth. He had no idea that Xiao Rong wanted to harm Xiao Xiang. Someone secretly tipped him off, and he led people to Jiujiu with suspicion.
The Young Master's Mansion investigated and found out that the information from the person who reported the news was indeed correct. Xiao Xiang was indeed in danger at the Ninth Young Master's Mansion. Afterwards, he also wanted to find the person who reported the information to express his gratitude, but that person had long since disappeared.
Since the person who secretly informed Buying could not be found, the matter became an unsolved case. Furthermore, the other party had good intentions. Since he did not want to show up, Xiao Xiang did not delve into it further. Now,
She saw the man in black and naturally connected him with this matter.
The man in black smiled indifferently, shrugged and said, "Her Royal Highness is indeed very smart! It's just a matter of effort, Princess, you don't have to worry about it."
While speaking, he suddenly tilted his head, listened for a moment, put away his smile, and said seriously to Xiao Xiang: "The people from the Fifth Legion will be here soon. I really have to leave. Please take care of yourself, Princess!"
After saying that, without waiting for Xiao Xiang to react, he forcibly pulled down Xiao Xiang's hand that was holding his shirt, and jumped into the wheat field. In just a moment, the person disappeared without a trace.
Xiao Xiang still had too many questions that needed him to answer. She wanted to know why Tang Yin sent people to Zhaoyang, what was his purpose, and why he wanted people to secretly protect her. If she died, those young masters who had temporarily united together would
The princesses will inevitably turn around and kill each other. The battle for the throne of Sichuan Kingdom will only become more intense and confusing, and the court will definitely become more chaotic. Isn't this more beneficial to Feng Kingdom?
However, the man in black didn't give her a chance to ask more questions. Xiao Xiang stood up quickly and subconsciously chased in the direction where the man in black disappeared. However, before she could take more than two steps, her feet gave way and she fell to the ground again.
The legs didn't seem to be his own, they were heavy, numb, and lacked strength.
Just as she was struggling to get up from the ground again, there was the sound of horse hooves, and a large group of Sichuan cavalry rushed toward her like a whirlwind. In an instant, the Sichuan cavalry rushed to Xiao Xiang and immediately surrounded her.
Immediately afterwards, the knights on the horse dismounted one after another. The leader, General Chuan, walked quickly to Xiao Xiang, knelt down on one knee, stepped in to salute, and said urgently: "The general arrived late to save me, which frightened the princess.
Please punish the princess!"
The Sichuan general who spoke looked like he was in his thirties, with a face as white as jade, eyebrows of eight colors, bright eyes, handsome appearance, and heroic appearance. He was no one else, but the general of the Sichuan Kingdom. Let him go.
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Xiao Xiang stared blankly at the direction in which the man in black disappeared. After a while, she came back to her senses and turned to look at Ren Fang, who was kneeling in front of her.
Seeing clearly who was coming, her tense nerves suddenly relaxed. She could no longer hold on, her vision suddenly went dark, and then she didn't know anything anymore. Ren Fang's concerned voice could be faintly heard in her ears: "Your Highness, Princess"
,your Highness--"
When Xiao Xiang woke up leisurely, it was more than an hour later. She was already lying in the tent at the Fifth Army Corps station. Surrounding the bed were either medical officers or maids. Ren Fang was pacing back and forth anxiously.
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"The princess is awake, the princess is awake!" The medical officer was the first to notice that Xiao Xiang had woken up. He was surprised and shouted repeatedly.
Hearing the call of the medical officer, Ren Fang hurriedly stopped, separated from the crowd, took three steps into two steps, came to the bed, bent down, and asked nervously: "How does the princess feel? Where is she injured?"
The princess was assassinated by an assassin within his jurisdiction. If there were any shortcomings, he would not be able to escape the blame. If not, he would have to kill the whole family and bury the princess with him.
Xiao Xiang looked at him first, then at the other people beside the bed, and then slowly closed his eyes.
After a while, her muddy head finally became clearer. She opened her eyes again, looked at Ren Fang, and asked feebly: "Where is the assassin?"
"Your Highness, please rest assured that the assassin is dead now and has escaped. He will no longer threaten the princess." Seeing that Xiao Xiang's pale cheeks finally regained some color, Ren Fang's heart hanging in his throat finally stopped.
fell down.
"Have you...have you found out the identity of the assassin?" Xiao Xiang put her elbows on the bed and tried to sit up. The maids around her hurriedly stretched out their hands to help her sit up.
Ren Fang frowned and shook his head, saying: "The assassins did not leave any evidence or clues on their bodies, and even the armor they wore was not programmed."
As long as the Sichuan armor is distributed, it will be numbered. The central army will be branded with the mark of the affiliated legion, the local army will be branded with the local mark, and the family army will also be branded with the family emblem.
The armor worn by these assassins does not have these markings, and their specific identities cannot be determined from them.
After hearing what Ren Fang said, Xiao Xiang showed a wry smile and said, "So, the armor they wear is all privately made."
"Oh..." Ren Fang nodded in embarrassment and replied: "It's very possible." However, there is another possibility, that is, there is someone in the manufacturing department who has just been manufactured by the assassin through the internal response of the manufacturing department.
The armor was secretly stolen before it could be branded. Of course, the last thing Ren Fang wanted to see was for this to happen, and the Manufacturing Department was not within his jurisdiction.
Xiao Xiang still wanted to speak, but suddenly frowned again and said to the maids on the left and right: "Bring me a glass of water!"
A maid quickly agreed, poured a glass of water and handed it to Xiao Xiang. The latter drank it all in one gulp, and after drinking the water, she seemed to be more energetic. She cleared her throat and asked again: "I
What are the casualties of the guards you brought?"
"This..." Ren Fang lowered his head and said nothing.
"General Ren, if you have something to say, just say it. I can still stand it!"
"Reporting to Your Highness, the princess's bodyguards are all loyal and loyal. Now... all of them have died for the country, and none of them survived." Ren Fang finished the sentence bravely.
After Xiao Xiang heard this, the cup in his hand fell to the ground, his eyes turned red, and tears rolled down silently.
Many of her personal guards have been following her for several years. Normally, she might not look at them twice, but that doesn't mean she has no feelings for them. Now I heard that the guards are fighting to the death, all of them.
After being killed in battle, Xiao Xiang was deeply saddened and tried not to cry.
The way she cried silently made people feel even more distressed when they saw her. Even Ren Fang felt unbearable when he saw it. He advised in a low voice: "People cannot be resurrected after death, so please forgive me, Princess!"
Xiao Xiang looked at Ren Fang with tears in her eyes, and said in a trembling voice: "I am crying that their death is not worth it, but I am also crying that they bullied me too much!"
Ren Xin's head trembled and he asked suspiciously: "Them?"
Xiao Xiang's eyes red from crying stared at Ren Fang without blinking, and asked: "General Ren thought who could raise so many and powerful assassins, and be so eager to kill me, even at the fifth
Do you want to risk taking action within the military's garrison?"
"This..." Ren Fang is not a fool. He can naturally guess that this matter must be related to the battle for the throne. The assassin is most likely sent by a prince or princess who is at odds with Xiao Xiang, but he cannot say this.
It is treason to doubt the young master or the princess without any evidence.
He finally shook his head and said, "I don't know what will happen."
Xiao Xiang glanced at him with a resentful look, and said with a cry: "Now that things have happened, does General Ren still want to stay out of the matter and remain uncontested? In order to fight for the throne, they used all kinds of conspiracies and deceitful means.
He caused me to die, and even made my own opinions. I invited thirteen princes to lead my family army to besiege Zhaoyang. I am afraid that if I don’t die, the family army outside the city will forcefully invade the capital and kill me.
, will General Ren continue to sit idly by and let me be slaughtered?"
Ren Fang shuddered, stirred up a shiver, and said subconsciously: "No, Your Highness, no matter how daring the princes are, they will never dare to commit the crime openly and murder the princess..."
"What if they really want to do this?"
"Then the general must do his best, even if his body is broken into pieces, to kill the rebel and ensure that the princess is safe."
"In this case, General Ren should stand on my side now, expel those princes who returned to the capital without the court's order, and strictly investigate the murderers behind the assassination of this palace!" The tears in Xiao Xiang's eyes disappeared and were replaced.
It's a strong hatred.
Ren Fang smiled bitterly and lowered his head without saying a word.
The culprit behind the pursuit of the assassin and the expulsion of the princes back to the capital will be what the final result will be. It will definitely turn into a war. If it comes to that, the entire Sichuan country will be in chaos, and this is exactly what the tigers are watching.
What Feng Guo wants to see.
The Sichuan Kingdom cannot withstand such turmoil and civil strife. This battle for the throne can only be a civil struggle and not a military struggle. This is Ren Xin's true thought.
He insists that he does not lean towards any side, so that the forces of Xiao Xiang, Xiao Ting, and Xiao Yuan can be balanced. Both sides have concerns about each other, and no one dares to use force easily. The battle for the throne between the two sides can only remain in a fight without being resolved.
To a certain extent, once one's attitude tilts, whether towards Xiao Xiang, Xiao Ting, or Xiao Yuan, his confidence will expand, causing the other party to fall into despair, and the situation will progress to the point where it is difficult to control.
"Your Highness, please forgive me for not being able to obey my orders." Ren Fang frowned. He was a little undecided about what to do.