He raised his arm to pull away the pain from the arrow wound, keeping his mind clear.
Yesterday's events came to mind one by one.
Tigers and wolves appeared in Meiyan Mountain the day before yesterday, so he guessed that there must be assassins lurking in the spring hunting range, because tigers and wolves alone could not hurt him and his father.
In the early morning, he led a patrol and deliberately missed Lingzi Lake. If there was an assassin, the assassin would definitely hide there.
After returning from patrol, Feng Youxi said that he had picked up a note, which reminded him that there were assassins at the Spring Hunting Party. I don't know who reported the news, but the prince became more and more certain that the assassin must be hiding in Lingzi Lake.
In the morning, he ordered his ministers to stay in Meiyan Mountain for hunting, then left them and led his men to surround Lingzi Lake.
Just as they were about to search for the assassin, Wei Yi suddenly broke in.
Wei Yi was Prince Shun's favorite youngest son, and he did not dare to act rashly.
This is not over yet, not long after, Zhen Qingyin and Zhen Yuanyuan appeared!
Zhen Yuanyuan and Wei Yi acted like no one was around, chatting with each other, while Zhen Qingyin stayed alone by the lake to watch the wind and bask in the sun.
He was angry and angry, wondering what the three of them were doing.
On the one hand, he was afraid that if Zhen Qingyin died, he would lose the system reward and could not let her die. On the other hand, he really wanted to see how Zhen Qingyin would look when she learned that her sweetheart was about to marry her cousin, and whether she would cry. Will he lose his mind and confess his feelings to Wei Yi?
He ignored Wang Linyuan's obstruction and quietly came behind Zhen Qingyin.
He was careful enough in his actions, but he didn't expect the assassin, who was probably worried about exposing his whereabouts, to kill and silence him, so he shot Zhen Qingyin with an arrow!
Before he had time to think, he hugged Zhen Qingyin to avoid the arrow. This time his whereabouts were exposed. The assassins knew that they were ambushed and had no way to escape. They swarmed towards him to kill him, the prince of Dajing.
After that, he and Zhen Qingyin fled together, firstly to escape the siege, and secondly to divide the assassin's forces.
Along the way, he had countless opportunities to leave Zhen Qingyin behind, but for some unknown reason, the more he wanted to leave her behind, the tighter his arms tightened around her waist.
Maybe the jade ring broke and he was really obsessed with wealth.
And Zhen Qingyin also had countless opportunities to leave him and get rid of the pursuers, but she never pushed him off the horse.
He knew very well that Zhen Qingyin was by no means as weak as she showed, she just hid her ruthless side very deeply. If she wanted to leave him behind, she would do it without hesitation.
The system refreshed the assassination mission, which he never expected.
He wanted to see where Zhen Qingyin's bottom line was and whether she would kill him in order to survive.
As a result, he waited for the system time for a full half hour. Zhen Qingyin did not raise the butcher knife to him. Her butcher knife was pointed at his enemy.
From the moment her slender and weak figure firmly protected him behind her, he decided that she could not die.
This was a huge gamble, and his life was at stake.
He waited for a long time, and every second the countdown decreased increased his anxiety.
But no miracle happened.
The system that whirred and shouted all day long about being a good host and a fairy hero did not cancel the countdown, and she had no intention of killing him. She seemed to be planning to rush to her death calmly, without ever hesitating for a second.
The prince was deeply ashamed.
Because even after seeing Wang Linyuan finally arriving and seeing that there were only ten minutes left on the countdown, he still hesitated whether to save her life or not.
When Wang Linyuan raised his bow and arrow, he understood that there was no time for him to hesitate.
Once Wang Linyuan shot the remaining two assassins, he had no logical reason to bump into the knife in her hand.
At that moment, his mind was blank, and even he was surprised.
He was raised as a future prince since he was a child. His father, emperor, empress, concubines, teachers, gentlemen, and maternal uncles all taught him that a gentleman should not stand behind a dangerous wall.
He is the prince, the crown prince, and his life and death are related to the great scenery and the country. Anyone can die, but he cannot.
When the dagger penetrated the abdomen, the thud sound was transmitted through the bones to the eardrums, almost deafening.
At that moment, he really felt like he was deaf and couldn't hear any sound.
It was just that he had to perform a full set of acting, so he subconsciously gave Zhen Qingyin a sad look of disbelief.
This look is 30% staged and 70% real emotion.
What's unbelievable is that he would really risk his own life to save Zhen Qingyin's life. What's sad is, when did he end up being stabbed for a little lady who didn't even look at him?
Is it worth it for the reward of breaking the system?
The prince slowly put down his hand and thought stubbornly, it's worth it, it must be worth it!
He suffered these two blows for the sake of the country and the people of the country.
Big Bee can't even think of hacking his reward!
Thinking of this, the prince couldn't lie still and coughed lightly.
The drowsy chambermaid was immediately awakened.
The two young eunuchs looked at the bed and cried with joy: "Your Highness! Your Highness the Crown Prince is awake!"
The queen and the imperial concubine suddenly woke up. The imperial concubine cried so hard last night that her head was spinning. Seeing that the prince was awake, her tears immediately came out again. She held the prince's hand and asked nervously: "Prince, is there anything wrong with you?"
The queen quickly turned around and ordered: "Go and call the imperial doctor."
The camp in the East Palace was in a hurry.
Even the emperor came to visit the prince in the middle of the night.
The emperor said: "Fortunately you have the antidote on you, otherwise you would not be able to return to the camp safely."
The prince glanced at Feng Youxi, who had dark circles under his eyes, and smiled slightly: "Feng Youxi is careful. Considering the thief's viciousness, he prepared antidote pills for me before setting off yesterday."
Feng Youxi's scalp tightened, and he bent down with a guilty conscience, lowering his eyes: "It's the duty of a slave."
The emperor nodded appreciatively: "Feng Youxi, you have made great contributions in rescuing the prince. I will not forget your contribution and will give you a promotion later."
Feng Youxi's legs went weak, he knelt down and knocked his head on the ground: "I thank you, Your Majesty, Your Highness the Crown Prince!"
"Father," the prince drew the emperor's attention back in time to prevent the emperor from noticing that Feng Youxi was trembling with fear. His eyes were half-closed weakly, "After a night of trouble, please advise the empress and concubine to ask them to come early." Let's take a rest. They stayed with me all night, and they were exhausted both physically and mentally. My son was frightened."
When the emperor saw this, he persuaded the queen and the imperial concubine to leave.
"Feng Youxi."
"Your Highness!" Feng Youxi stepped forward hurriedly.
"You're not talking nonsense, are you?" The prince was really tired, and the pain was wreaking havoc on his energy.
"No, no." Feng Youxi knelt down beside the couch, asked the young eunuchs to retreat, lowered his voice, and told the prince everything he knew.
The prince nodded gently and rubbed his forehead: "I'll lock Wang Linyuan for a few days first to let him sober up, so that he won't continue to think about things he shouldn't think about or overthink. Give him some medicine, don't think about it." People were killed by Gu."
"Yes, Your Highness." Feng Youxi was extremely frightened.
Sometimes, he thinks too much.
Fortunately, I didn't think too much this time and saved His Highness the Crown Prince and Zhen Qingyin.
