The general went out again at night

Chapter 36

"Damn it!" Squeezing out two words between teeth, Xia Qingshu unsheathed his long sword, tapped the table with his toes, jumped behind the black-clothed assassin, and killed him with one blow.Then he turned back and turned to another assassin, piercing his shoulder and neck with a sword.

"Ah!" The assassin's shrill cry echoed in the room.

Seeing that the situation was not good, the man in black at the head released two guns and hurriedly ordered: "Quick retreat!"

Immediately, the room was filled with smoke, and the assassin fled in all directions, quickly stepped across the snow and disappeared into the jungle.

Xia Qingshu raised his sword and wanted to chase after him, but he heard Sujin yelling from the side: "The smoke is choking, take Her Royal Highness out of the room first." Xia Qingshu hurriedly stopped in her tracks.

Wei Linsong was the closest to Ji Qianyao. Hearing this, he wanted to be the first. He stretched out his hand to grab Ji Qianyao's wrist, and said in a low voice, "Your Highness, this subordinate will take you out."

Ji Qianyao was injured, shed a lot of blood, and his face was extremely pale.She is a noble royal family, surrounded by guards, and has never been wounded by a knife.

Now, the bleeding continued to make her body weak, and she lost all strength in her whole body. She struggled for her arm, but she couldn't get rid of Wei Linsong.

Wei Linsong only cared about the beauty in front of him about to fall into his arms, secretly excited, how could he notice Ji Qianyao's little move.He loosened his hands, and moved his body forward, trying to hug Ji Qianyao horizontally.Unexpectedly, before his hands touched the beauty clothes, someone grabbed the back collar of his clothes, and a strong force pulled him backwards, and then he was kicked twice on the buttocks.

"Ahem, who is so presumptuous!" Wei Linsong fell to the ground and shouted.

Xia Qingshu didn't bother to pay attention to him, picked up Ji Qianyao, held her in his arms, and took her outside the room.

The room was in a mess, and people were panicking outside.Ji Qianyao's arm was still bleeding out, and he needed to find a place to stop the bleeding quickly.

In a hurry, the first place Xia Qingshu thought of was his room. Not only was it close, but there were also many medicines to stop bleeding in his room.

"Xia Qingshu." Xia Qingshu walked anxiously, her expression tense, but she didn't hear Ji Qianyao calling her.

Ji Qianyao moved his body and said weakly: "Xia Qingshu, take me to Princess Ning's room."

"What?" Sensing the movement, Xia Qingshu hastily bent down.

"Take me to Princess Ning's room." Ji Qianyao increased his voice.

"Okay, okay." Xia Qingshu's head was covered with sweat, and according to Ji Qianyao's words, he immediately turned around and walked to the opposite room.

"Your Highness is injured?" Princess Ning walked towards Xia Qingshu, and when she got closer, she saw Ji Qianyao's weak and pale face.Concubine Ning turned pale in shock, turned her head to the servants beside her and said quickly: "Quickly, go and call the Imperial Physician Zheng who is accompanying the team."

"Yes!" The servant hurried away.

Without saying a word, Xia Qingshu passed the people watching outside the door and walked straight towards the bed.Concubine Ning closed the door to block out the noisy voices, and followed anxiously.

"Xia Qingshu, after you put me down, you leave." Ji Qianyao stood up and leaned against Xia Qingshu's ear.

"You are injured, I will stop the bleeding for you." Xia Qingshu refused.

"Doctor Zheng will come soon. She will stop the bleeding for me. You can't stay here. There's also the matter of assassins. Don't interfere. I'll find out myself."

Xia Qingshu walked with her head buried, without saying a word.

She wanted to stay, but the man in her arms told her, "You can't stay here."

"Xia Qingshu, this is an order."

"Okay, let me put you down and I'll go." Seeing Ji Qianyao's pale face, Xia Qingshu compromised.After she gently placed Ji Qianyao on the bed, she turned her head and left without leaving a single extra look.

Xia Qingshu knew that if it wasn't a private environment, they couldn't get involved too much, no matter how much worry and distress they had, they could only bury it deep in their hearts.

Her Royal Highness the Eldest Princess, who is respected by all people, violated the ancestral rules and had a private tryst with a woman. If people found out and spread it, they would be drowned out by scolding.

Xia Qingshu cared about Ji Qianyao, so her reputation would not be damaged.If she wants to hide it, she must keep it secret.And His Royal Highness the eldest princess told her to go, probably because she didn't want to cause trouble.

The night was long, Xia Qingshu was worried, and sat there for a long time, until the mess was cleaned up, until Qin Lu returned with heavy troops, and put up layers of protection in the inner courtyard, until Liuyan heard from the maid that Ji Qianyao took medicine and stopped After bleeding, he has already lay down and rested, and he is fine.

Xia Qingshu stretched his strings and relaxed.

***

The heavy snow stopped, and the next day, the sun rose high, the mountain road was cleared, and traffic was unimpeded.

Supplies in the mountains are getting less and less, coupled with the unrest last night, everyone is eager to return to the imperial city.The Empress Dowager was worried about Ji Qianyao's injury, so she asked Imperial Physician Zheng for his opinion in advance.Imperial Physician Zheng reported that the car was driving smoothly and would not be jolted to make the injury aggravated, and there were many famous doctors in Beijing and sufficient medicines, so he should go back as soon as possible.

The Empress Dowager was relieved, and immediately issued a verbal order, and the group began to pack their bags, and they were scheduled to leave at Sishi.

The team still returned on the same route. The people sent them off when they left, and greeted them when they returned. Both sides of the street were still tightly surrounded.

After being escorted to the imperial city, Xia Qingshu was fine. Last night, the matter of the assassin was suppressed by Ji Qianyao, and Emperor Hongsu didn't know about it for the time being.It's just that paper can't hold fire, so many people know about it, how can we hide it?

Sure enough, on the morning of the 29th of the twelfth lunar month, the three guard commanders were called into the palace by Emperor Hongsu, and they were talking about assassins.

"You! A general with great military exploits, a commander in command of the five armies, a young and promising member of the military department, and a few thieves can't deal with them. Not only did they hurt the eldest princess, but they also let them escape! Spread the word, If you don’t let the people laugh their ass off, it’s in vain for me to trust you so much!”

"Your Majesty, please punish me for my lack of protection." The three of them knelt on the golden hall with their heads bowed, all of them blaming themselves.

The atmosphere in the Golden Palace was dignified, and after a long silence, Emperor Hongsu sighed and his face softened a little: "Fortunately, the eldest princess interceded for you, otherwise I really don't know how to deal with you."

Emperor Hong Su took a sip of hot tea, and the three of them knelt still without saying a word, their brows were furrowed, presumably they were filled with remorse and self-blame.

Emperor Hongsu put down the teacup and continued: "The eldest princess told me about the situation that night in detail. Those assassins came prepared. It's not a good thing. No wonder you. She also said that the thieves were vicious that night and the situation was critical. Thank you Master Wei rushed to her in time and tried his best to protect her by her side, so she could escape this disaster, otherwise it would not be as simple as a scratch on the hand."

Wei Linsong clasped his fists and said: "Your Majesty, Your Royal Highness was injured, and I cannot absolve myself of the responsibility. I hope Your Majesty will punish me."

"Hey, you make it difficult for me to do this. Not only did the eldest princess say that I can't punish, she also asked me to reward you. All three of you will reward me, especially Mr. Wei. Xue Ye warmly sends charcoal, and I want a big reward!" Hong Su The emperor smiled, and there were other things in the smile.

"I thank Your Highness the Eldest Princess, and thank you, Your Majesty!" Wei Linsong was so excited that he couldn't speak clearly.

The emperor looked at it, and his smile deepened a little.

After leaving the Golden Palace, Xia Qingshu frowned, Qin Lu and Wei Linsong were both left to talk, she was pushed back, and left alone.

As she walked, Xia Qingshu suddenly clenched her fist and beat her forehead. She couldn't figure it out, why did His Highness the Eldest Princess say that?

In her opinion, Wei Linsong's incompetence caused Her Royal Highness the Princess to be injured when he was guarding her.Not to mention how well-prepared the assassin came and how powerful he was, if the duties of that night were changed and Xia Qingshu was there, she would never let the assassin touch a single hair of His Royal Highness the Eldest Princess!

But the current situation is completely different from what I thought.Not only did Her Royal Highness the Princess not blame Wei Linsong, she even asked His Majesty the Emperor to reward her. Could it be that... She is interested in Wei Linsong?

As soon as this thought came out, Xia Qingshu's heart fell to the bottom.