As soon as Jiangmen Jiaojiao opened her eyes, she was paranoid that the prince had come to steal her

Chapter 173 Assassin
It is not difficult to stay a little beggar. As for how to stay in Luzhou legitimately...

Xie Changan had an idea in a moment.

The next day, the news spread quickly that the sixth son of Duke Liang was suffering from severe bone pain in the post house and could not get up.

In desperation, Duke Liang and his family, who were on a tour of Pennsylvania, could only stay temporarily in the post house. The fifth son and seventh daughter of Xie Gong's family went hundreds of miles away to find famous doctors in order to help their brother cure his bone pain.

Although Xie Wei has been demoted from Beijing now, he has made outstanding achievements. His eldest son and second son are still holding heavy troops at the border.

There are also some discerning people in Luzhou Prefecture who know that leaving the capital now is just to avoid trouble, and it is not that they have lost the trust of Emperor Xuanwu.

For a while, everyone was concerned about the sixth master's bone pain, and some people sent messages wanting to go to the post house to visit.

However, they were all declined by Xie Wei.

Everyone knew that he was in an embarrassing situation now, and they didn't blame him. People sent him good healing medicine and gifts as condolences.

After the news spread for most of a day, it reached the Sima Mansion in Luzhou.

The bright girl wearing a silver-red costume and holding a long whip widened her eyes when she heard this, "He wasn't beaten by me, was he?"

The maid next to her also turned pale in shock: "Yesterday, the lady's attack was indeed a bit harsh. When he was protecting the beggar, your whip seemed to hit him, and he fell to the side with a loud sound."

Zhao Mingyue bit her lower lip tightly, recalling the man's slightly pale and tense face yesterday, and her pretty palm-sized face also turned pale.

She was just too angry and had no intention of hurting anyone.

What, what can I do?
……

Shengjing Zhouwangfu

It was dark at night, and within a quarter of an hour, a group of patrolling soldiers passed by the courtyard of King Zhou's study.

The light in the study was dim and the room was silent.

A low cough sounded, and King Zhou covered his lips with his hands. After taking a sip of warm water to moisten his throat and make his throat feel more comfortable, he said, "Are you ready for everything?"

"Yes."

In the darkness on one side of the screen, a young man replied in a deep voice: "Prepare for many days, nothing will go wrong."

"That's good." King Zhou sighed: "Originally, I wanted him to die silently, but something went wrong. Now I can only do this."

"The power and wealth he has enjoyed for so many years must come to an end."

The young man who was leaning in the shadow of the screen was silent. He slowly put one hand behind his back and clenched his fist with a bit of tension. "I will accomplish this for Your Highness. Please remember what I want."

"Of course I remember." King Zhou coughed twice and looked at the young man with a sincere and friendly look: "Why do you need to mention this specifically about our friendship?"

"Now, although my father has issued an order to terminate your engagement with Xie Zhaozhao, and has demoted you to Danzhou in southern Xinjiang, it seems that your future is almost ruined, but there are many twists and turns in this world."

"Just like, everyone knows that the prince is a wise and wise king, and he will definitely ascend the throne one day, but who can think that he will die unexpectedly tomorrow?"

Chu Nanxuan's expression softened slightly: "Not bad."

Just like, King Zhou seemed to be weak, but he was actually the most strategist.

Even the violent and cruel King of Liang was actually controlled by King Zhou.

You really shouldn’t care too much about temporary gains and losses.

That's why he agreed to do this for the King of Zhou before leaving the capital.

When the time comes, let’s see how the domineering and arrogant King Dingxi can still become arrogant without his father, and how he can deal with his uncles who are like jackals, tigers and leopards!

"Go ahead." King Zhou said calmly, "Go to rest early and don't delay tomorrow's business."

"Ah."

After Chu Nanxuan nodded, he quickly left.

After a while, a figure floated into the study, bowed and saluted King Zhou: "Everything is settled in Luzhou, Xie Changyuan and Xie Zhaozhao secretly entered the capital."

"You know they are very loyal."

King Zhou smiled, "Even if I knew it might be a fire pit, I still had to go there. It's just right."

The Xie family can neither be used by themselves nor fall to the side of Yun Qi and the prince. Naturally, they must be eradicated directly to avoid future troubles.If something happens to Guanmei Mountain tomorrow, Xie Changyuan and Xie Zhaozhao will be the real culprits who plot to assassinate the prince.

By then, the Xie family will not be able to escape.

……

Xie Zhaozhao and Xie Changyuan worked hard along the way.

In order to avoid attracting attention, I did not dare to take the main road and followed the small roads day and night.

Along the way, Xie Zhaozhao seemed calm, but he was full of thoughts in his heart.

Does Yun Qi know that someone is plotting to assassinate the prince?
The prince died of a sudden illness in his previous life, and now someone is plotting to assassinate him. Is this person the same person who poisoned the prince in his previous life?
Is it the King of Zhou, the King of Liang, or two people conspiring?

Or is it a certain border vassal king who has put his foot down in the capital?

Or perhaps, the news was deliberately let out to them, and a trap was set up in the capital waiting for them.

If it was a trap, what kind of trap would it be?

……

In the afternoon of the second day, Xie Zhaozhao and Xie Changyuan came to Guanmei Mountain on the outskirts of Beijing.

The temple in Guanmei Mountain enshrines the jade statue of Queen Yuanshi Tianzun and the longevity tablet of Daxing Queen. Because something went wrong at the water and land assembly that day, the ceremony was disrupted. Therefore, the prince came to worship today. The mountain and the mountain were strictly guarded by the Imperial Army early in the morning.

"This battle..." Xie Changyuan hid in the green, frowned and said, "If I were an assassin, I would have to think twice."

It would not be an exaggeration to say that it is as thick as an iron barrel.

At the foot of the mountain, there are hundreds of elite soldiers who followed the prince out of the city. Not far away is the official road, and ten miles to the north is the Shengjing city gate. There are at least three thousand soldiers guarding this city gate.

Not to mention that there is Huben Camp in the distance...

As soon as there is any movement here in Guanmei Mountain, support will immediately come from all directions.

Not to mention how the assassins got in, even if they could really kill the prince, none of those assassins would survive.

Xie Zhaozhao lowered his eyes: "They will not leak the news to us at will, for fear of not only targeting the prince but also the Xie family."

"Well……"

Xie Changyuan grabbed a blade of grass and held it in his mouth, "Then what should we do now? We won't be able to get in with such arrogance, how about sneaking in?"

Now that it is so quiet, no one will believe them if they say someone is plotting to assassinate the prince, and they will be stared at and doubt their intentions.

It was obviously too late to find Yun Qi.

As usual, the prince will leave Guanmei Mountain in an hour.

If there is really an assassin, he will definitely take action within this hour.

In other words, if they want to save the prince, they must find a way to get in immediately.

However, if there were no assassins inside, then it would not make sense for them to sneak in.

"Eh-" Xie Changyuan raised his eyebrows, "There seems to be a gap there."

"No."

Xie Zhaozhao thought for a moment and said, "Come with me."

Xie Changyuan was stunned for a moment when he saw that Xie Zhaozhao had already walked a long way with the Frost Moon Sword, and he immediately realized and chased after him: "Wait for me!"

In the main hall of the Guanmeishan Buddhist Temple, the prince of the current dynasty, dressed in dark yellow uniforms and wearing a gold crown, knelt in front of the jade statue of Queen Yuanshi Tianzun of Daxing. There were monks on the left and right shaking their magical instruments and chanting scriptures.

Amidst the Sanskrit sounds, only a tiny click was heard in the hall.

"Prince be careful!"

The prince's guard standing on one side knocked away a short arrow with his sword and shouted: "There is an assassin!"

(End of this chapter)