The commotion by Yinghe Lake on Chinese Valentine's Day did not attract too many people's attention. The incident happened suddenly that night, and few people who knew about it afterwards said anything. Almost no one knew that Tang Ning and Qian Qiyue fell into the water.
Only at Prince Lu's Mansion, after Qian Baokun went to see Princess Lu in person, the already angry Princess Lu directly hated Princess Leyang and the fourth princess.
Princess Leyang failed once and was still thinking about how to take action again. The people sent to keep an eye on Jiuyun Lane brought back news that the servants of Tang Mansion had begun to prepare sacrifices. Song Tangning Zhongyuan's On the same day, I went to Lingyun Temple to participate in the Bon Festival and pray for my parents who died young.
Princess Leyang was so happy when she heard the news that she even put aside her worries that her youngest son had accidentally broken his arm.
In the palace, Emperor An was still addicted to alchemy and Taoism. In the harem, because the queen lost the power of the Sixth Palace, the other concubines were ready to take action. On the contrary, in the court, Lu Chongyuan was demoted, Lu Qin was exiled, Lu Zhao's execution was approaching, and Xiao Yan "Severely injured" is recuperating in the mansion. The aristocratic family is colluding with the second prince for unknown plans, and it is rare for the court to be quiet.
Tang Ning went back and forth between Fuzhong and the academy every day. When the Academy officially started teaching on the ninth day of the lunar month, she took Xue Ru to study with other students.
This matter has aroused many people to discuss, but after further discussion, under the premise that Tang Ning is the master of Rongsheng Academy, even if those students think that it is immoral to study with a woman, no one dares to bring it to Tang Ning's face. , and finally could only accept the matter silently.
Everything in the capital was relatively peaceful. On the Anxi side, Xiao Yan was running for his life with the mother and son of the Di family whom she had "encountered by chance".
He was dressed in black clothes and had a cold face. The long sword in his hand wiped the neck of the teahouse boy who brought the water, and he kicked away the old man who rushed to make tea.
The table with the tea cup in front of him was overturned to the ground. Several people who were originally guarding the outside quickly came in and grabbed the old man who fell on the ground. Before he could do anything, the man froze.
"Mr. Lang, he has taken poison."
Xiao Yan looked at the dead people on the ground, as well as the foaming tea that had been knocked over on the ground and was obviously poisoned. He frowned and looked at the pale young man beside him.
"the third time."
The several guards following the young man were hesitant to speak, and the mother and daughter beside him were also extremely frightened.
"Thank you, Brother He..."
"Thank you, I didn't want to get involved."
Xiao Yan interrupted Di Tao's words with a wave of his hand: "If those people hadn't attacked you the day before yesterday, it would have affected Chi Yu, and even I would have been silenced. I wouldn't have let myself get into your trouble. I don't know what you are." People, but it has only been two days, and we have encountered three waves of assassinations in succession. I feel that we are not suitable for the same journey."
He looked cold and indifferent when he spoke.
"We have left Anxi here. I want to continue to the northwest and say goodbye."
When Ditao saw that he ordered the guards to pack their bags, while he himself was wiping the sword in his hand with a handkerchief and a distant look on his face, his original suspicion of the man in front of him became less intense.
The girl from the Di family next to her was a little anxious.
"Brother!"
She pulled on Ditao's sleeves, her lips turned white.
She was just returning to her hometown to visit relatives with her mother and brother, but they were intercepted and killed on the way. Most of the guards were killed and injured, and her brother was also seriously injured. Those people pursued them and they almost died several times, especially the night before yesterday. Being blocked.
If this Mr. He Lang hadn't suddenly appeared, they might have died long ago.
Di Fangyun had never suffered so much before. She broke her legs and feet, and had bruises all over her body. She was in panic all day long after running for her life for several days. It took He Langjun's appearance to stabilize them for two days. She didn't want to at all. Let people leave. If they leave, who will protect them?
"Brother, please speak!"
Seeing that "He Yan" turned around and left, and really had no intention of caring about them anymore, Di Fangyun quickly stood up and jumped forward.
"He Langjun, don't leave!"
She quickly stepped forward and wanted to grab Xiao Yan's sleeve, but was dodged as soon as she touched him.
Xiao Yan frowned and took two steps back to look down at the touched corner of his clothes, but the young and beautiful Di Fangyun grabbed it and fell forward to the ground.
"Fangyun!"
Mrs. Di hurriedly went over and helped the man up. She looked up at the handsome young man with an angry look on his face: "He Langjun, what are you doing?"
Xiao Yan frowned: "I'm the one asking you what you want to do. I have no obligation to protect you, and I have no intention of finding out your identity. I was implicated by you and was hunted down because I didn't blame you. Now that I have left Anxi, the roads are facing the sky. You should be content if you go your own way.”
After saying that, he lowered his eyes with disgust and said venomously: "As for this girl, I already have a wife and family at home, and we are not close to each other. If she knows that I am having trouble with others, she will be angry."
"I hope the girl respects herself!"
He held up the sword flower in his hand, and the touched corner of his clothes instantly fell to the ground with a "stab" sound.
Not to mention the Di family girl's pale face, even Mrs. Di also looked stiff.
Di Tao held the knife next to him and looked at the face of "He Yan" that wanted to write "Don't covet my beauty" on it. A breath accumulated in his throat.
With such a vicious mouth and no mercy, if he really came to approach them to seek other spies, he wouldn't be afraid of being hacked to death!
"Brother He." When Di Tao spoke, he lowered his guard: "I know that Brother He has been implicated in the past two days. It was us who suffered the disaster, but Brother He was also involved in it."
"It's good to know."
"..."
Di Tao clenched his teeth and gave a weak smile: "But things have already happened. Brother He will fall into the eyes of those people even if he doesn't want to. You can also see that they are ruthless and will never leave anyone alive. Even if Brother He leaves at this time, it won't help. Instead of being defeated by them one by one, it's better for us to be on the same road and have someone to take care of us."
"I don't want to take care of you."
Di Tao: "..."
"You can't even take care of me when your life is almost gone."
Xiao Yan's expression was indifferent and his mouth was particularly venomous: "You don't need to threaten me. I'm letting you go because I don't want to kill for no reason. But if you want to take advantage of me, I don't mind giving you a ride."
Di Tao: "..."
Seeing that Xiao Yan was unable to get in and the people behind him had packed their bags, Xiao Yan got on his horse and wanted to leave.
Just when Di Tao was thinking about how to keep the person behind, he suddenly heard a sound breaking through the air, and a cold light shot toward his face.
"careful!!"
Di Tao shouted sharply, and quickly grabbed Mrs. Di and her daughter and stepped aside to avoid the hidden arrows. When he looked up again, he saw more than ten black figures in the forest heading towards this side, and He who wanted to leave on the other side. The head of the house and several servants were also trapped.
At this time, Di Tao could almost tell that "He Yan" was not from Beiling, and Beiling could not produce such a vicious and outstanding spy. While he was protecting his mother, sister, and the guards around him to defend against the enemy, he was retreating towards the enemy. Xiao Yan came back and approached.
Xiao Yan "unconsciously" retreated with the others, and soon retreated with the Di family.
"Brother He, I'm sorry for concealing it earlier. In fact, I am the eldest son of General Di Shuangcheng of the Northern Zhen'an Army. My name is Di Tao..."
"Shut up!"
Xiao Yan turned his head and said angrily while repelling the intruder.
Di Tao ignored him and just raised his voice and said: "My mother and I returned to our hometown to visit relatives. We were intercepted and killed by Beiling spies on our way back to the northwest. Many thanks to Brother He Yan for killing the Beiling thieves and saving us in the crisis."
"If I am lucky enough to survive today and return to the northwest, I will definitely thank you very much. Even if I unfortunately die in battle, as long as you send the matter about Beiling back to the army, my father will definitely thank you..."
Seeing that Xiao Yan's face was livid, and those who surrounded them were getting more and more vicious, Di Tao forced the people in front of him to retreat with a knife, and retreated to Xiao Yan's side.
"Brother He, now we are grasshoppers tied to a rope. Beiling will not let anyone who knows this leave alive."
Xiao Yan said angrily: "Shameless!"
Di Tao smiled slightly: "I have no choice but to forgive you."
Xiao Yan glared at him with a stern face, as if he was angry because of his calculations, and the moves in his hands became more and more fierce. However, after blocking Di Tao's sight with his body, the hilt of the sword hit the wrist of the attacker, forcing him to retreat. "At this time, a faint smile flashed across his eyes.
