"Even if it's not the emperor, it's still the queen and the prince, and their target is indeed me. It's me who has caused trouble for you." Wu Zechen's tone was full of self-blame. It was he who had caused trouble for the beloved in his arms.
The scene of the rain of arrows flashed through his mind again, and he couldn't help but tighten his arms and hold her a little tighter, as if this could alleviate some of the fear accumulated in his chest.
Sensing the uneasiness in Wu Zechen's heart, Xia Luotong softened her expression, stretched out her arms to hug him back, and then continued: "We are husband and wife, how about being involved? Husband and wife should be both prosperous and devastated."
Didn't she think of the scene where Wu Zechen stood in front of her without hesitation? I'm afraid she will never forget that scene.
Wu Zechen's heart skipped a beat, and he couldn't help but lower his head and cover her lips, venting the strong and intoxicating emotions in his heart through the lingering love between his lips.
It wasn't until Xia Luotong noticed Wu Zechen's reaction that he quickly pushed him away and glared at him with a red face: "Be honest, you are still injured, don't make trouble."
Looking at Wu Zechen's smiling eyes, Xia Luotong's face turned redder, but he continued: "The assassins tonight are not the same group of people, but belong to two different forces?"
"I'm afraid more than two groups of people participated in tonight's operation. In addition to the emperor and you, Duke Fengguo and General Xi also encountered assassins. The entire dragon boat was in chaos." Wu Zechen said, lips His horns could not help but be raised slightly, revealing a slightly evil smile.
Seeing Wu Zechen's appearance, Xia Luotong was slightly moved and suddenly asked, "Are you also involved?"
Wu Zechen was not surprised by Xia Luotong's acumen, nor did he mean to hide it from her. He said frankly: "I just added fuel to the flames and helped a little, so that the assassins who were rushing to the emperor and Feng Guo's mansion could have an easier time." Get aboard."
"Whose forces are those assassins who assassinated the emperor?" Xia Luotong asked curiously. Could it be that some prince couldn't sit still?
"It's not the power of the Great Zhou Dynasty." Speaking of this, Wu Zechen frowned slightly, obviously being cautious about this.
Although he made it easier for these assassins to board the dragon boat, he was still very concerned about the safety of Zhou Dynasty. How could the country that he and Prince Xianan protected with their lives for two generations be allowed to be trampled by foreigners?
What's more, he also knew that it was impossible for these assassins to really do anything to the emperor. He was still watching from the side, so there was no way he could really let those people take the emperor's life.
Internal fighting is internal fighting, and it won't work if outsiders interfere. What's more, if these outsiders get their hands on it today, there may be some back-ups waiting for them.
It turned out to be an assassin from a foreign race. No wonder Wu Zechen didn't run out to look for him as soon as there was chaos in the banquet hall. He must have been dealing with the assassin at that time.
However, thinking about the recent changes in the surrounding countries, which were not very stable, Xia Luotong couldn't help but frowned: "Do you know which country sent the assassin?"
If a war really breaks out, another life will be destroyed, and ordinary people will suffer. Thinking of such a situation, Xia Luotong couldn't help but sigh.
"I don't know yet. I'll have to do some research when I get back. I originally took this opportunity to find out the mastermind behind it, but I didn't expect that the person behind it was so cunning. The information found out Not much."
Wu Zechen secretly acted to make it easier for the assassins to board the dragon boat, not just for revenge, he naturally had other intentions.
But when he looked at the person in his arms, he couldn't help but said fearfully again: "I didn't expect that someone would take action against you. It was me who got you involved."
He originally thought that the other party would only come for him, but he did not expect that he would use Xia Luotong as bait to form a sure-kill situation for him.
"We are husband and wife, what about being involved?" Xia Luotong said with a blush, then frowned: "You said that the person behind the assassination of us would search for us along the way? After all, you want to see someone alive, and you want to die. Seeing the corpse, in the situation just now, they didn’t know what happened after we fell into the water.”
"Yes." Wu Zechen said with great certainty, "Judging from the past assassinations on me, they will definitely track me down and confirm my situation. And in the situation just now, they couldn't be sure what happened to us."
"So, they will definitely search along the lower reaches." Xia Luotong frowned, knowing that the crisis has not been resolved yet, "Although this place is quite far away from the shore, I'm afraid it's still not safe."
"We have to leave before dawn tomorrow morning." Wu Zechen said firmly. "I'm afraid they will not only search along both sides of the river bank, but also search in the surrounding towns. A two-pronged approach, searching for bodies while holding us Look for traces of possible escapees.”
It seems that the emperor really wants Wu Zechen to die...
Wu Zechen is obviously the emperor's nephew and the legitimate son of his biological brother...
But Xia Luotong suddenly thought that the emperor had even attacked his biological brother, let alone his nephew?
"Where are we going? Are we going back to Beijing later?" Xia Luotong had a trace of confusion in his eyes.
At first, she didn't know whether it was appropriate to return to Beijing due to the current situation. Secondly, this is the second time she has left the capital since time travel. The first time was to go to Anyuan Town.
"Hide your traces, meet with your subordinates at the nearest stronghold, and then quietly return to the capital." Wu Zechen said calmly.
Needless to say, the reason why they had to return quietly was that the person behind the scenes wanted them dead so much. If they knew their whereabouts, they would have set up ambushes along the way to intercept and kill them.
Xia Luotong asked in confusion: "Is it safe to return to Beijing at this time?"
After all, the one who sent assassins to kill them was the current emperor...
"In the capital, it will be safer." Wu Zechen explained, "In the capital, even the emperor himself does not dare to make too much noise, not to mention that this matter can only be done in secret and cannot be exposed to the light at all. , so there is no problem in returning to Beijing."
After Xia Luotong thought about it for a moment, he realized that with Wu Zechen's reputation as the iron-blooded god of war and the reputation he had accumulated in guarding the border areas, no one dared to act rashly, otherwise it would inevitably cause riots among the people, and his reputation would also be affected. All destroyed.
As for ordinary charges, Wu Zechen, who had great military exploits, could not be punished at all, and Wu Zechen would not show any tail for others to catch.
Therefore, whether it was the princes or even the emperor who wanted to assassinate Wu Zechen, they could only do it secretly.
After learning the next plan, Xia Luotong felt relieved and asked about the situation of the Xi family, Fengguo Duke and others. After all, the leading families of several major forces were being taken care of today.
