"Master!"
Hearing the movement behind him, Chen Fugui opened the curtain and was shocked when he saw Xia Jingyun hit by an arrow.
"Let's go!"
Xia Jingyun fell on his back in the carriage, his face turned pale with pain, and he spoke in a difficult voice.
Fortunately, it was the right breast. If it had been the left breast, I might have lost my life!
Chen Fugui immediately whipped the horse's butt, causing the horse to run wildly in pain and disappear into the night with the crazy bumping carriage amid the sound of hoofbeats!
Several sharp arrows fell into the air and were nailed into the gaps in the stone slabs. The tails of the arrows trembled endlessly.
"Your Majesty! The Chief Xuanhu wants to see you!"
Emperor Chongning was happily thinking about what to spend on now that his wallet was bulging, with more than ten or two hundred thousand taels left, when he suddenly heard Gao Yi's report, he frowned, but he also knew that Xuanhu would definitely come in so late. There was something important, so he said, "Let him in."
Xuan Hu, dressed in black, hurriedly walked in, saluted, and said directly: "Your Majesty, Xia Jingyun was assassinated on his way back home!"
"What?"
Emperor Chongning stood up and asked, "How are you doing?"
Xuanhu said: "The incident happened suddenly. His bodyguards protected him and escaped. The people from Heibingtai have already launched an arrest based on the situation at the scene. I went to check the situation personally. Mr. Xia was hit by an arrow in his right chest. Fortunately, the arrow was not poisonous. , there is no danger of life at the moment, but the injury is not serious, the person has passed out, and Black Ice Platform has sent additional guards."
The concern in Emperor Chongning's eyes quietly turned into a strong murderous aura, "The person who assassinated me in Zhongjing City is so brave!"
He glanced at the banknotes still on the table and said coldly: "Xuanhu! Solve the case immediately. No matter who is involved, investigate thoroughly! Remember, I want the truth, not the consequences!"
Xuanhu's heart trembled, and he quickly said: "Your Majesty, don't worry, I will do my best!"
After Xuanhu left, the anger on Emperor Chongning's face still did not dissipate, with a cold look on his face, "Some people may have lived a stable life for too long and have forgotten how they got their good days!"
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Xia Jingyun was assassinated!
Just when the rumor that "Master Qian was stupidly defeated, Master Xia subdued the dandy with a clever trick" was intensifying, this shocking news was like a huge stone being smashed into the big dye vat in Zhongjing City, and the colorful water immediately splashed out. Come.
The students who gathered in Beijing from various states were immediately surprised. Xu Dapeng, Zeng Jimin and other Sishui Prefecture disciples even went directly to the gate of Jiang'an Marquis Mansion, wanting to visit in person;
Jingzhao Mansion's yamen detectives came out in full force, and together with Hei Bingtai, they searched carefully, not letting go of any clues;
Wei Yuanzhi, Wang Ruoshui and others came to the door together, worried and concerned;
The British man Lu Rusong was in a good mood and drank a few more drinks. When he learned that he was not dead, he was full of regrets;
Although Concubine Shu went to Changle Palace to express her condolences with the same grief, after returning, Xu felt that she felt the same way and was so sad that she had no choice but to drown her sorrows in wine, drinking half a bottle of wine;
Concubine De came to Emperor Chongning and knelt down to ask him to seek justice for her brother;
The Ministry of Rites stated that the assassination of Juzi was a serious provocation to the order of Spring;
The Central Committee stated that Zhongjing City is the most virtuous place in the world, and if something like this happened, it must be clearly investigated and severely punished;
So Emperor Chongning ordered the Ministry of Punishment and Heibingtai to jointly investigate the matter and solve the case within a time limit.
In such an atmosphere, everyone turned their attention to the mansion in West City and the Qin family, which was in the eye of the storm.
Among all the speculations, Qin Yuwen, the eldest son of the Qin family, is the most likely person to be in charge.
"You traitor! I usually neglect to discipline you, but I didn't expect you to make such a big mistake!"
In the main hall of the Qin family, the current head of the Qin family pointed at Qin Yuwen who was kneeling in the hall, his hands shaking with anger.
Qin Yuwen's expression no longer looked as careless as before, with a bit of fear and solemnity, "It's really not me!"
"You still have to quibble! Now, the Qin family's old friendship is still of some use, and the Criminal Department and Hei Bingtai haven't come to arrest him yet! If you don't explain quickly, your father will take you to surrender, and you can still win a leniency! "
Mrs. Qin was also wiping her tears at the side, "Son! Please tell the truth quickly. Let's find a way together. We won't be able to pass this level!"
Qin Yuwen spoke in a high tone, "I said it wasn't me!"
"Sir, you want to drag the Qin family to bury you with you! I'll beat you to death!"
Qin's father was so angry that he picked up the tea cup at hand and smashed it towards Qin Yuwen's head. The tea cup exploded on Qin Yuwen's forehead, the tea soup and fragments flew together, and blood slowly flowed from the wound.
"stop!"
At this moment, the old head of the Qin family walked over with a cane and said with a sullen face, "The child said it's not him. Is there a father like you?"
"Father!" The head of the Qin family stamped his feet anxiously, "It's already here, and you're still spoiling him. That's how you've spoiled him, and he's become so lawless that he did such a thing!"
The old master immediately stopped his cane, blew his beard and glared, "You traitor! Are you still complaining about being a father? Although my good grandson is indeed suspected, why do you think it is him? Where is the evidence?"
"If there was evidence, it would not be me who came to him, but the Ministry of Punishment and Heibingtai! If he had confessed earlier, I could still have gone to plead with His Majesty and Concubine De for leniency, otherwise it would have been too late! "
"But he has already said it's not him! You regard your adopted son as a son, don't you even have this sense of propriety? The Qin family has never seen any turmoil, and you have to force your son to admit what he didn't do for just such a little thing. Isn’t it okay to bow your head and flatter a poor person who is lucky enough to get into the family?"
The head of the Qin family was so angry that he couldn't speak. He only held back one sentence for a long time, "Dad! You are distorting the facts! You will harm the entire Qin family by then!"
"I was also the head of the family! I don't need you to teach me!"
The old head of the family glared at him and lowered his voice, "How do you know this is not a play he performed by himself, or a play he performed together with His Majesty, just to plot against our Qin family? You will do it yourself when something happens. If you mess around, won’t you be eaten up and wiped clean by those people in Zhongjing City?”
The head of the Qin family was stunned for a moment, unable to answer the question. The old head snorted coldly, "I will tell the clan elders that you must show your attitude these days, but you must not admit guilt hastily!"
After the old master finished speaking, he helped Qin Yuwen up with his own hands, "My dear grandson, grandpa will ask you again. It is related to the annihilation of my Qin family. You must answer it seriously. Was it you who instigated this matter?"
Qin Yuwen said firmly: "It's really not me!"
"Then stay at home with peace of mind." The old patriarch patted his shoulder and turned to look at his son again. "No matter what happens, we must first work together as a team before we can deal with foreign enemies!"
After saying that, he walked out slowly on crutches.
After he left, the head of the Qin family looked at his son who was stunned and waved his hand wordlessly, "What are you doing standing there stupidly? Just do whatever you have to do!"
Although Qin Yuwen was full of grievances, he did not dare to make any mistakes at this moment and strode away as if he had been granted amnesty.
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"What did the doctor say?"
At the Marquis of Jiang'an Mansion, Gongsun Jing and Bai Yunbian stepped forward with concern on their faces and asked about Feng Xiuyun, who was taking care of Xia Jingyun.
Feng Xiuyun said: "Fortunately, the imperial doctor said that no internal organs were injured, just some flesh wounds. The arrowheads have been taken out. The weather is not hot now and the wounds have not suppurated. He has helped to apply medicine and bandage them. Next It just takes a while to recover.”
Gongsun Jing breathed a long sigh of relief, "That's good, that's good!"
Although Xia Jingyun had only been in Beijing for less than two months, after all his deeds, he could no longer imagine what a big blow it would be to his current camp if something happened to Xia Jingyun.
Bai Yunbian's heart was relieved, but his face was still stiff and he pursed his lips, "I'm just telling you, it's a scourge that will last for thousands of years, and this bitch won't die so easily."
Su Yuanshang walked to the side steps and sat down next to Chen Fugui, "There's no need to blame yourself too much. It's easy to hide from open guns and hard to guard against hidden arrows. You're just one person and you've done a good job. What's more, isn't Gao Yang okay?" !”
Chen Fugui's haggard face was still full of guilt and self-blame, "It was so late at that time, I should have been more alert. I should have brought a few more people with me before going out, maybe the other party would not dare to attack. I started It’s time to remind the young master to lie down if there is danger in the carriage, maybe he won’t be hit by an arrow.”
Su Yuanshang held his shoulders and said, "The only meaning of summarizing the past is that it can play a role in the future, so there is no need to blame yourself, just protect him in the future."
He smiled and said: "What's more, the way he looks now, his life is not in danger, and he can't go out and run around. It just allows him to study hard at home. When the time comes, he will be the top scorer in the exam, and he will have to toast to you!" "
Chen Fugui's honest face finally showed a helpless smile, "Thank you, Mr. Su."
Su Yuanshang patted him on the shoulder and was about to turn around and leave when the concierge came quickly and said, "Mr. Su, Mr. Gongsun, the eldest lady of the Qin family wants to see you."
Su Yuanshang frowned immediately.
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(End of chapter)
