Because the Qilong Emperor had been in a bad mood recently, the court assembly that was held once every five days was just a formality. Then there was a quarrel over the bestowal of the Crown Prince as Emperor. When the court was adjourned, there was no result.
After Yan Jinqiu left the palace, he prepared to hurry back to the wang fu. As a result, he and the other members of the Imperial House were surrounded by those who opposed the bestowal of the Crown Prince. He listened to all kinds of rules and regulations of the ancestors with a smile on his face. Even though people did not know his true thoughts, this appearance of him listening attentively did not cause people to dislike him.
The members of the Imperial House were slightly depressed. Originally, they were idle members of the Imperial House and did not like to meddle. Now that they were being pulled by these people, they could not leave. If they did not leave, they were afraid of offending the Emperor. This was an unexpected calamity.
After being blocked at the palace gates for almost an hour, just as everyone was about to leave, a guard wearing black robes with silver patterns ran over with a panicked expression. Everyone inwardly frowned. This was the uniform that only the guards of the Qinwang could wear. What family had happened?
"Reporting to Wang Ye, wang fei was attacked in the wang fu. The assassin has been executed."
The polite smile on Yan Jinqiu's face instantly disappeared. He said harshly, "How is wang fei?"
"Because there were two servant girls protecting her with their lives, and the guards arriving in time, wang fei's life is not in danger. The taijian who led the assassin and the assassin have all been executed."
"Return to the fu immediately." Yan Jinqiu did not have time to be courteous with the people around him. He did not even have time to say goodbye. He hurriedly sat on the carriage and had the driver hurry back.
However, no one minded his lack of manners. Who in Jing did not know that Xian Wang loved Xian Wang Fei to the bone. If something really happened to Xian Wang Fei, Xian Wang's heart would hurt greatly.
However, in broad daylight, there was someone who dared to break into the wang fu to assassinate. They even had a taijian leading the way. This was too arrogant. If Xian Wang had not been delayed at the palace gates for an hour, then the person who had been attacked would have been Xian Wang.
It seemed that the assassin's main target was Xian Wang, not Xian Wang Fei. However, Xian Wang had always been a cultured person. He didn't like to stand out. Who was so cruel and merciless that they wanted to kill Xian Wang?
They were all people in the officialdom. In just a short while, they had already guessed several suspicious people in their minds. On the list of suspects, Prince Sheng was the top scorer, the Empress's maternal family, the Fang Clan, was the second place, and now …
He came in third.
Since something like this had happened, the officials did not bother the members of the imperial family anymore. If something were to happen to these members of the imperial family, they might be implicated as well.
In less than an hour, the news of Xian Wang Fei's assassination had spread through half of Jing City. When the Qilong Emperor heard the news, he was so angry that he smashed his favorite tea set. He was now very suspicious that the person who attacked Xian Wang Fu and the person who poisoned the Crown Prince might be accomplices. However, he had no evidence. Even if he had a suspect, he couldn't do anything.
Every time this happened, he would be especially resentful of the previous emperor. It was fine that he was suspicious of him, but he actually gave the other two sons iron scrolls. Wasn't this the same as telling the world that he suspected that he, the emperor, might attack his brothers?
Eunuch Ma looked at the shattered porcelain on the ground and did not move. It was as if there was no one beside the dragon table who was angry.
Outside the palace, Yan Jinqiu hurried back to the wang fu. When he stepped through the gates of the wang fu, he didn't even look at the guards kneeling behind the door as he strode towards the main yard. Walking into the main yard, he saw the servants coming and going, but they were busy but not disorderly. He lifted the beaded curtain and walked into the inner room. He saw Hua Xi Wan lying on the bed. Dazhao's doctor was taking her pulse. The decorations in the room had signs that they had been moved, and there was a faint scent of blood.
Waving his hand to dismiss the servants in the room, he walked in three steps to the side of the bed. Looking at Hua Xi Wan's bloodless face, he asked, "Grand Doctor, how is Wang Fei?"
"Wang Ye, do not worry. Wang Fei's wound is deep, but fortunately, it did not damage her main meridians. But the weather is cold now, and the speed of healing will be slower." The grand doctor took back his hand that was taking the pulse and then started to write a prescription. As he wrote, he said, "There is no problem this time, but it is still very dangerous. If the wound had moved even a little bit, Wang Fei would have died of blood loss before this subject could arrive. This subject has written three prescriptions. One is to treat the wound, two is to replenish the blood, and three is to be applied externally. Wang Ye, please instruct the servants of your fu to not be careless. "
Zi Shan bit her lower lip and asked in a light voice, "This servant has overstepped. Grand Doctor, will there be a scar on Wang Fei's arm?"
"It's impossible to leave even the slightest trace." The Imperial Physician knew that for these noble ladies, leaving scars was very unsightly. However, this wound was very deep and it was winter. "During the healing period, eat less spicy food. After the wound is healed, wash it with milk and massage it with pearl powder and beauty cream. It will be of some use."
"Thank you, imperial physician," Zi Shan bowed gratefully. She remembered that Hong Ying and Bai Xia had already been sent to their rooms by the maidservants. She let out a sigh of relief in her heart. No matter what, it was good that the three of them did not have any major problems.
After the grand doctor left, Yan Jinqiu sat by the bed for almost an hour. Seeing that Hua Xi Wan had not woken up, he asked, "Why hasn't Wang Fei woken up yet?"
"Replying to Your Highness, Princess Consort's wound is too deep, the Imperial Physician used anesthetics to sew up the wound. The Imperial Physician said that Princess Consort will need at least 4 hours to wake up," Zi Shan carefully replied.
Hearing this, Yan Jinqiu did not ask more. He didn't dare to touch the arm wrapped in bandages. He could only carefully pick up Hua Xi Wan's other uninjured hand. After sitting silently for a while, he stood and said, "Serve Wang Fei well."
"Respectfully sending off Wang Ye." Even though Wang Ye did not say anything, Zi Shan felt that Wang Ye's entire body was filled with anger. This silent anger caused her to be even more careful.
Yan Jinqiu sat down in the study and then looked at the captain of the guards kneeling in front of him. He said expressionlessly, "Speak, what happened?"
The captain of the guards narrated everything that had happened, the cause of the incident, Wang Fei's appearance, Wang Fei's reaction, and the final result.
"Wang Fei said that this was the only way to perfectly cover up the matter, and … and to reduce the Emperor's suspicions." The captain of the guards had not thought that Wang Fei and her two servant girls would be able to do this. When he had led the guards into the inner compound, if he did not know that there were no assassins in the wang fu, he would have believed that there really were assassins just by looking at the scene.
Not just the guards of the wang fu, even the servants in the main yard saw Wang Fei sitting on the ground covered in blood. The two servant girls were also covered in wounds. Even though they were in a state of extreme terror, they did not forget to protect Wang Fei behind them. The originally exquisite and beautiful main room had been smashed into a mess. It could be seen how dangerous the situation had been.
Then they quickly "caught" the assassin dressed as a manservant and the taijian behind the fake mountain next to the main yard. This caused the entire wang fu to believe that Wang Fei had been attacked by an assassin.
Originally, the escape of the spy had been very disadvantageous to them, but after "Wang Fei was attacked by an assassin," they walked out of their passive state. Because Xian Wang Fu was a victim like the Crown Prince, and not the perpetrator.
Yan Jinqiu sat on the chair and was silent for a long time. He said in a deep voice, "You can leave. After each of you receive ten strokes with the rod, clean up the matters in the fu. Ben wang will guard Wang Fei."
"Yes." The captain of the guards sighed in relief. Fortunately, Wang Fei was resolute and daring, and did not cause any trouble for the wang fu. Otherwise, he would have been in trouble.
"Chief?
Is there nothing else? " The guards kneeling outside the study saw that Wang Ye had left, and the chief had followed him out. They carefully asked, "Did Wang Ye say anything?"
"Wang Ye is worried about Wang Fei's wounds right now. He only said that each of us will receive ten strokes with the rod. What else can he say?" The captain frowned. "Don't waste words. Go receive your punishment."
The guards relaxed. Just receiving ten strokes with the rod was not a harsh punishment. This time, the spy had escaped. Not just ten strokes, even if it was twenty strokes, they would not be wronged.
"Wang Fei and her two servant girls are really heroes among women. It's this one." A guard gave a thumbs-up. "As expected of the granddaughter of a military family. Not many people can match her boldness."
The captain of the guards glanced at him coldly. He hurriedly closed his mouth. He finally remembered that no matter how valiant Wang Fei was, she was still Wang Fei, and not someone a little guard like him could mention.
But … Wangfei's appearance was really indescribably beautiful. No wonder Wangye treated her so well. If he could marry such a beauty, not to mention not taking a concubine, he was willing to give up ten years of his life.
Yan Jinqiu flipped a page of the book, and then glanced twice at the bed. Then he continued to flip a page of the book, and so on. In reality, he did not know what he was reading. When he heard from behind the palace gates that Hua Xi Wan had encountered an assassination attempt, he knew that his terror had not been an act, but his true emotions.
He had thought that Hua Xi Wan was slightly fierce, slightly lazy, and slightly delicate. He hadn't thought that she would have such a daring side. He knew that she had done all this for him, for Xian Wang Fu.
This woman might not be gentle enough, not knowledgeable enough, and was even lazy and did not like to manage matters. But she had done all this for him. What was there for him to be discontent about?
Maybe she did not have him in her heart, but that did not mean that he could not erase the things she had done for him.
Being with her made him feel more pleasure than torturing the spies. He was a person who valued his own feelings. So treating her a little better, a little better, what was wrong with that?
He knew that some people in Jing said that he liked beauty, and some said that he was afraid of his wife. But so what? A truly powerful person would not care about what other people did. He needed to understand what he wanted.
The woman on the bed was his. From body to heart, she could only be his.
He bent down and lightly kissed Hua Xi Wan's lips. The smile on his face was infinitely warm.
Her lips were more fragrant than the blood of his enemies.
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