Follow me!
Jing Rong spoke very seriously. Jing Xuan once again broke free from his grip and took a few steps back, asking, "What about the people of Great Lin? Do you not care about their lives? If I leave, Great Lin will definitely be implicated. If there's a conflict between the two countries, it won't just affect you and me, but the innocent commoners.
Then, I would become a sinner for all eternity. Imperial Brother, my Imperial Mother and Eldest Brother have already committed irreparable mistakes in the past. I don't want to commit a heinous crime and spend the rest of my life blaming myself. "
Her words were very rational!
Jing Rong was really confused.
He had been so focused on Jing Xuan's safety that he couldn't care about anything else.
Jing Rong said, "But if you stay here …"
"I'll be fine! Actually, most of the time, the Third Prince won't even come over, really. "
"Then promise me that you won't commit suicide."
"Alright, I will live well. One day, I will be able to leave this place openly and return to the Great Lin."
She was full of hope!
He hoped that he would have a chance to return to the Great Lin.
Jing Rong could only give up on the idea of taking her away.
After a while, she asked, "Oh right, Imperial Brother, you still haven't told me why you're here."
He said, "I came to Huyi with Yunshu to handle some matters."
Hmm?
"That's why Yunshu is here."
"Yes."
"What is it that made you take the risk to come to Huyi?"
"This … I'll tell you later."
At this moment —
A maidservant suddenly knocked on the door, "Princess, are you asleep? This servant seems to have heard something inside. "
Jing Xuan immediately grabbed Jing Rong's hand. "Imperial Brother, we can't stay here any longer. You should leave quickly. If you are discovered, you won't be able to leave."
Jing Rong seemed to have a lot of things to say.
He quickly took out a bottle of medicine.
Give it to her.
"This is the medicine Mo Ruo gave me in the past. It's specially used to treat knife wounds."
"Yes."
"I'll probably be staying in Gaoding during this period of time. I might come to find you at any time. If you need anything, call someone to the back of an alley in the north of the city. There will be someone there."
Jing Xuan noted them all down.
The maidservant was very anxious. She knocked on the door again and asked, "Princess? Are you okay? "
Jing Xuan urged, "I'll remember everything! Imperial Brother, hurry up and leave. "
Thus, Jing Rong left through the window he came in from.
The maid heard a sound inside and pushed the door open.
At that moment, Jing Xuan immediately hid the medicine Jing Rong gave her in her sleeve.
The maid saw her standing in the room.
There was no one inside, and there was nothing unusual in the house.
"Princess? Are you okay? "
"I'm fine."
"This servant heard a noise just now. Could it be that a thief has broken in?"
Jing Xuan's face darkened. "This is the Prince's Mansion. How could a thief come in?"
"It's better for this servant to see clearly so that I can be at ease."
As the maidservant spoke, she began to inspect the room.
She walked to the screen and looked around. There was no one there, but she noticed the open window and asked, "When nubi went out, the window didn't seem to be open."
Jing Xuan said calmly, "The house is stuffy. I opened it."
The maid didn't ask any more questions.
He quietly closed the window and walked over to Jing Xuan.
Jing Xuan said, "You go out first, I'm tired."
Yes, this servant will wait outside. If Wangfei needs anything, just call me.
"En."
The maidservant went out.
Jing Xuan picked up the hairpin on the floor. After looking at it for a long time, she put it back into the box.
…
After Jing Rong left, he didn't leave the Third Prince's Mansion.
Instead, he went to Na Tuo's room.
When Na Tuo returned, he drank another pot of wine.
He felt dizzy, but he wasn't drunk.
The maidservant helped him to undress and sleep.
She blew out the light in the room and went out.
Na Tuo was lying on the bed. Just as he closed his eyes, a gust of cold wind blew into the room, blowing up the gauze curtain hanging on his bed.
He opened his eyes in a daze and saw a shadow fall on his bedside.
Ah!
He was startled and got up.
The figure forced him to the side of the bed, pressed his neck with his elbow, and pressed him to the bed.
He couldn't move!
At the same time, a dagger fell on Na Tuo's face.
"You … Who are you? You dare to assassinate this Prince? "His face was full of fear.
In front of him was a person with a black cloth covering half of his face.
The person said, "I don't just want to assassinate you, I want to kill you."
"You … Dare, I …"
"Shut up!" Jing Rong scolded. He grabbed his collar and threw him to the ground.
Na Tuo's back hit the ground hard. He gritted his teeth in pain.
"Come …" Before he could say the word 'come', the dagger in Jing Rong's hand was on his neck again.
"If you dare to shout, I'll kill you right now."
Although the Third Prince was a ruthless person, in front of a sword, he was still afraid of death.
He quickly stopped shouting and didn't dare to shout again.
Jing Rong grabbed him and punched him a few more times.
Finally, he used the dagger in his hand to ruthlessly cut his arm. He also cut his left and right palms a few times.
The bleeding didn't stop.
Then, Jing Rong pushed him against the wall.
He warned, "This is just a lesson for you. Next time, I will directly take your life."
After saying that, he flung Na Tuo away.
His whole body hit the table.
"Peng!"
It was very loud.
When he regained his senses, the masked person was already gone.
He began to yell at the top of his lungs, "Guards, guards …"
After a while, several guards of the Third Prince's Mansion rushed in.
When the light shone in, they saw Na Tuo lying on the ground.
His arms and palms were covered with blood.
"Your Highness?"
"Chase the assassin and bring him back for me."
He pointed at the window.
The guards immediately ran along the route outside the window to chase.
Soon, the whole Third Prince's Mansion was filled with gongs and drums.
All the guards were mobilized!
They searched inside and outside the mansion.
But there was no trace of him.
When Jing Xuan heard the noise outside, she called her maidservant and asked, "What happened outside?"
The maidservant replied, "It's not very clear. It was said that an assassin entered the mansion and they are now looking for him."
"Assassin? Where did the assassin come from? "
"Your Highness found it. The assassin sneaked into your room."
"Really?"
"Your Highness, are you alright?"
She shook her head. "I'm fine." Then, she asked, "Did you catch the assassin?"
"I don't think so."
"Oh."
Jing Xuan closed the door and walked to the window behind the screen. She pushed it open.
She looked at the lights in the distance.
Her heart was twisted into a ball.
She knew who it was!
However, she believed in her Imperial Brother's martial arts. He would definitely be fine.
On the other side, the doctor quickly came to the mansion.
He bandaged Na Tuo's wound.
A guard came in and reported, "Your Highness, we didn't find him."
"Useless!"
Na Tuo waved his hand and swept everything on the table to the ground.
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