Hearing that it was a letter from the capital, Fang Xu moved closer and whispered, "What's written on it?"
Shen Ji handed the letter to her with a solemn expression, "The emperor has chosen Prime Minister Yun's legitimate daughter to be his queen, and she will get married soon."
"In addition, Ji Cheng secretly borrowed troops from Dayan, presumably to make some moves. When we return to Beijing, Lady Song will lead troops to support the Turks."
"Ji Cheng... I almost forgot about this person." Fang Xu paused and murmured, "What do you think about borrowing troops?"
Shen Ji shook his head, with a stern look on his face, "In the Turkish civil war, although Ji Cheng had some means, he had been a hostage for so many years and had no soldiers and horses on hand, so he was outnumbered. Fortunately, there was the ninth princess. For the sake of his own sister, the emperor did not I will stand by and watch.”
"Other countries are naturally happy to hear about the internal strife of a country and are eager to step on it and grab some things back." Shen Ji lowered his eyebrows and said in a deep voice, "Ji Cheng wants to rely on Dayan's soldiers to get into that position. The cost is I’m afraid it’s inevitable.”
"Even though the new emperor has just ascended the throne, he is not so easy to control. Dayan will not lose a cent that he deserves."
Fang Xu sighed lightly, with regretful eyes, "If you rely on others to gain a foothold, you must be able to withstand the consequences. Ji Cheng is quite smart and chose the opportunity well. The new emperor is virtuous, not blinded by profit and power, and still has tenderness for the Ninth Princess. Now, I won’t let it go.”
Shen Ji nodded, his eyes fell on her, and he said warmly, "Madam, let's go back."
Fang Xu nodded, looked sideways at Su Zi who had just walked out of the other room, and said softly, "Get the car ready and go back to Beijing."
Su Zi hurriedly responded, "Yes, I will go right away."
On the way back to Beijing, Su Zi drove the carriage alone. Bai Ji had been watching Fang Xu in the tree all night yesterday, and now he was leaning on the carriage, sleeping soundly.
The carriage was driving unsteadily on the forest path. Last night, Fang Xu thought too much and only became sleepy in the second half of the night. Now that he was shaken by the carriage, his eyelids began to sink.
Out of the corner of his eye, he saw Fang Xu nodding like a chicken, and Shen Ji hurriedly sat down, his shoulders drooping a little lower, and couldn't help but feel happy in his heart.
When the wife can no longer hold on, she will probably take a nap on her shoulder.
When he thought of this, the corners of Shen Ji's mouth rose crazily, almost writing his thoughts directly on his face.
As expected, Fang Xu couldn't resist the sleepiness, and leaned against the chariot wall.
The smile on Shen Ji's lips froze, and he looked at the scene in front of him in disbelief.
I thought that I would succeed in all likelihood, but I didn't expect that my wife would be the one or two that I didn't expect.
Makes oneself look like a joke.
Shen Ji took a deep breath and kept thinking silently in his heart: What he likes, what he likes, what he likes.
I have no choice but to endure it.
Shen Ji sighed softly, shook his head helplessly, picked up the blanket from the side, and wanted to cover Fang Xu.
But before the blanket touched her, an iron arrow suddenly pierced through the window, penetrated the blanket, and hit the wall of the car behind.
Shen Ji's hands shook and he looked at the iron arrow embedded in the car. He couldn't react for a moment and subconsciously pulled Fang Xu into his arms, protecting him tightly.
Fang Xu's face was hidden behind his sleeves, with only a pair of eyes exposed. He stared blankly at the arrow and asked softly, "Where did this come from?"
"We were attacked." Shen Ji hugged her and protected her in a blind corner. His body couldn't stop trembling, for fear that Fang Xu would die in front of him in the next second. "The arrow was coming towards the main seat. If Madam is sitting there upright, she may have died."
The next moment, another arrow stabbed in, still aimed at the chief seat.
Su Zi outside noticed something strange, frowned, and called out urgently, "Baiji, wake up!"
Bai Ji woke up with a start, his eyes still filled with confusion and sleep, and murmured, "What's wrong?"
Su Zi pulled the reins. Although her face was calm, her trembling hands still betrayed her emotions, "We are under attack. Protect Madam and Lord Shen!"
Bai Ji suddenly woke up, sat up straight, looked around vigilantly, and keenly captured the dark shadows moving on the mountain, "You concentrate on driving, and leave the rest to me."
Su Zi agreed in a low voice. Years of getting along have given them a perfect understanding and they can deal with difficult problems calmly.
Looking at the second arrow, Fang Xu clenched his back teeth, a chill flashing in his eyes.
"No, I'm obviously here for you this time." Fang Xu stared, narrowed his eyes slightly, and said softly, "We are very careful during this trip. No one in the capital knows. It can only be that something went wrong here in Hurong. .”
Shen Ji frowned slightly, looked at Fang Xu, and spoke at the same time.
"Yue Kui!"
"It can only be his handiwork." Fang Xu grimaced and gritted his teeth, "In their eyes, we are husband and wife. When traveling in a car, you must be sitting in the main seat."
Shen Ji was extremely angry, with a strange calmness on his face, "He is so brave."
The carriage suddenly sped up and the two people inside were dodged.
Fang Xu held on to the car wall and asked in a loud voice, "Su Zi, what's going on outside?"
"Madam, they lit fire on the arrows, you and Master Shen sit tight!"
Su Zi's exclamation came from outside, Fang Xu looked a little pale, and Shen Ji was not much better.
"If I don't do something, I'm afraid I'm going to end up here today." Shen Ji lifted up his sleeves, revealing the small crossbow wrapped around his wrist, and said in a deep voice, "Madam, please open some curtains for me."
Seeing this, Fang Xu quickly adjusted his sitting position, opened the curtain a crack for him, and asked in a low voice, "Why do you carry this thing with you?"
"Xie Li gave it to me. I heard that Mr. Lian gave it to him for protection. I came out with my wife, and he was worried, so he gave it to me."
Shen Ji twisted the crossbow, aimed it at the black shadow on the mountain, and pressed the groove without haste.
One arrow fell down, and one fell down.
Fang Xu thought of something, lowered his head and rummaged around for a while, and took out two dark objects from his sleeves. There was a thin layer of frosting on the outside. When he saw the things, Fang Xu's face softened a little, "I almost took it away." forget."
Shen Ji glanced hastily, "What is this?"
"Poison powder, I made it myself." Fang Xu handed him the thing in his hand and warned softly, "String the thing on an arrow and shoot it at the tree near them. The outside of the ball is frosted and it will be hit hard. It will break and the poisonous powder inside will come out.”
Shen Ji was surprised, raised his hand to take it, and murmured, "I didn't expect Madam to have such skills..."
Fang Xu curled his lips and whispered, "There are many things you can't think of."
Shen Ji obeyed and did as he was told. The poisonous powder projectiles were ejected and the smoke filled a small area, knocking down more than a dozen people.
Seeing that most of the men he had brought with him were broken off, the leader couldn't sit still. He pulled out the sword from his waist and shouted, "Let's charge down, leaving no one behind!"
"yes!"
Bai Ji stared at the top of the mountain for a long time, not daring to relax. When he saw the remaining five people rushing towards the bottom of the mountain, he sneered, "Su Zi, stop the car."
The carriage was stopped, Bai Ji held the carriage board with one hand, jumped off, took off the long sword hanging from the saddle, and faced the enemy with a look of disdain.
"Don't go out and ask about who Grandma Baiji is. If you dare to attack my master, you are seeking death!" (End of Chapter)
