Li Hongyuan didn't sleep for too long. He woke up in less than two hours, but his body was wet and smelled of alcohol. He didn't feel very good. He quickly took off his clothes. Eunuch Mu, who was very considerate, asked someone to bring in the bathtub at the right time. The temperature of the bathtub was neither too hot nor too cold. It was just right.
After cleaning up, it was already an hour later. Naturally, it was already past lunchtime. However, even if the monks in the monastery were strict with themselves and did not eat past lunchtime, who was Li Hongyuan? If anyone was hungry, he would also be hungry. Not to mention missing lunchtime, even if it was in the middle of the night, they would still think of ways to feed him until he was full.
Considering that he was sober and couldn't eat greasy food, they didn't need to waste time to prepare food for him outside. They could directly use the kitchen in the temple. Seeing that they were almost done, Eunuch Mu asked the kitchen to start a fire to cook.
When he sat down, the hot vegetarian dishes that looked and smelled good were just on the table.
Li Hongyuan had a small bowl of clear soup next to his hand, but it emitted a faint fragrance. "What is it?"
"It's the hangover soup specially made for Prince according to the abbot's recipe," said the grey-robed monk who delivered the food.
"Should I say that he's worthy of being called Master Liaochen? He even knows about this kind of thing," said Li Hongyuan sarcastically.
The monk didn't refute. After setting the food, he bowed and left.
Li Hongyuan naturally ate a lot of vegetarian dishes in White Dragon Temple. In fact, compared to meat dishes, he preferred light dishes. Now, these dishes were just to his taste. After eating and drinking to his heart's content, Li Hongyuan went to the back mountain peach forest to digest the food.
Eunuch Mu stood far away from the peach forest. At this time, he was naturally an idiot who didn't know what to do.
However, these exceptionally beautiful peach blossoms would probably be destroyed after Miss Luo left. Previously, he had been wondering if his master was not preparing to make peach blossom wine this year. Only after these two days did he realize that his master had probably planned to let Miss Luo have a good time before picking flowers to make the wine when he found out that Miss Luo had entered the capital.
Li Hongyuan plucked a peach blossom and pulled at the petals in boredom. However, for a man with impeccable looks like him, doing this kind of thing was also pleasing to the eye. After all, under another peach tree not far away, there was someone who was mesmerized by him.
After Li Hongyuan finished plucking the peach blossom in his hand, he turned his head to look at her. Even though the other party was a first-class beauty, his expression was still cold, and he was even more displeased at being disturbed.
Eunuch Mu had also noticed the woman. He cursed inwardly. How could he have let someone else in due to a moment of carelessness? No, the other party should have been inside for a long time. When Jin Qinwang arrived at Bai Long Temple, although he didn't completely clear the area, he was still of noble status. Fearing that someone would bump into him, he would still clear a small area wherever he went. Although this peach forest was very large, because the common people knew that noble people often appeared, once the area was cleared, they would consciously leave. Otherwise, if something happened, it might implicate the entire family. But now that this person had been bumped into by Li Hongyuan, it could only mean one thing. She deliberately avoided him. Especially after seeing the other party's appearance, Eunuch Mu was certain of his conjecture.
Thinking about it, Eunuch Mu did not step forward. It was only because this woman's status was noble and his master's attitude towards her was quite "ambiguous". The reason why he said this was because every time his master met this woman, although he still had the attitude of facing a woman who was not interested, he was still milder than other noble ladies. If he didn't know that his master had deep feelings for Miss Luo, Eunuch Mu would have thought that his master had taken a fancy to her.
This woman's surname was Ruan, her maiden name was Fangfei. She was the youngest di daughter of the Prime Minister of the Cabinet, Ruan Rui Zhong. It must be known that Ruan Rui Zhong was even older than Luo Peishan. It could be imagined that this was a proper birth of a daughter at an old age. Of course, because she was born from a second wife, it didn't cause any commotion. If a woman in her fifties gave birth to a pearl, it would be truly strange. After all, in the inner courtyards of high families, women over forty basically no longer share a room with their husbands. If people found out, they would probably be said to be old, shameless, and jealous.
Ruan Fangfei saw that Li Hongyuan was looking at her, the infatuation in her eyes disappeared. She didn't avoid him but leisurely stepped forward, "This subject's daughter greets Wangye. Long live Wangye." Her eyes were like autumn water, full of tenderness that was about to overflow.
In the morning, when Concubine Li approached Li Hongyuan, how did he describe it? Of course, Ruan Fangfei was still a woman of the boudoir and naturally couldn't be said to be having an affair. However, in the eyes of Li Hongyuan, a man who couldn't tolerate a second woman, it was a different approach to achieve the same result.
Ruan Fangfei admired Li Hongyuan. Not many people knew about this matter, but it definitely wasn't a small number. Especially in private, when she saw Li Hongyuan, she never concealed it. The woman who was usually like water was bold and passionate in front of him. She even said that she hoped that Li Hongyuan would marry her after she reached marriageable age.
In the capital, Ruan Fangfei was a young lady who was as famous as Sun Yijia. It could be imagined that her talent and appearance were definitely of the highest quality. However, Sun Yijia was a cold and reserved woman, while Ruan Fangfei was more towards the gentle and charming side. At the same time, the two were the same age, but Ruan Fangfei was younger by two months.
"Why are you here?" Li Hongyuan asked in a light voice.
"This subject's daughter knew that Wangye came to White Dragon Temple, so I followed." Ruan Fangfei stared at him without hiding anything.
"Benwang is asking why you are alone in the peach blossom forest."
Ruan Fangfei smiled softly, "Naturally, it's because it's easier to hide from the monks of the temple if I'm alone." Her eyes flashed with craftiness and a little pride. "Is Wangye concerned about this subject's daughter? This subject's daughter knows that Wangye treats this subject's daughter differently from others. "
Li Hongyuan really wanted to ask, where did you come up with such a conclusion?
When Ruan Fangfei was seven or eight years old, when she first met Li Hongyuan in the palace, she said that she wanted to marry him when she grew up. At that time, because she was still young, the elders made fun of her. Everyone else took it as a joke, but only Ruan Fangfei remembered it.
As Li Hongyuan grew older, his reputation became worse and worse. The other noble ladies all avoided him, but she kept coming forward, trying to get close to him again and again. No matter how many things she heard about him, she never retreated.
Last year, after Ruan Fangfei's hairpin ceremony, she asked Li Hongyuan again when he would marry her.
Li Hongyuan was expressionless, saying that benwang was not interested in her.
Ruan Fangfei acted as if she didn't hear anything. She said that she didn't mind his bad temper, that she didn't mind him being a playboy. If he took a fancy to any beauty, no matter if it was a man or a woman, she was willing to help him get it. With her as a cover, he didn't even need to wrong himself to hug those women of low status. If he wanted the throne, she would also persuade her father, as long as he was willing to marry her.
When she said this, she didn't beg in a humble manner, and didn't even have much emotional fluctuation. She just calmly stated a fact — — the benefits he could get by marrying her.
Some insiders felt that she was bold and even shameless, but at the same time, they felt that she was too lowly. Burying herself in the mud like this, even if she got what she wanted, what good would it be? However, Ruan Fangfei didn't feel that she was lowly, and neither did Li Hongyuan. In his eyes, she was a very strange person. Her thoughts seemed to be centered around Li Hongyuan, but because he wasn't affected by her at all, he didn't have the mentality of being blinded by the situation. He could see very clearly that Ruan Fangfei was really the most selfish person. In order to achieve her goal, she would do anything, and even abandon everything. This kind of person would only make people be on guard against her, or even afraid of her.
Don't you know that benwang is a jinx to his wife?
Ruan Fangfei looked at him with a gentler and sweeter gaze. She said, "That's because our marriage is predestined by the heavens. Because this subject's daughter is young, the heavens naturally want to remove the obstacles between us. You see, even when His Majesty personally bestowed the marriage, the result was the same. Isn't that enough to explain the problem?"
Li Hongyuan laughed this time. The obstacles between him and Wan Wan should be removed. As for who removed it? The heavens … heh.
Perhaps to show her sincerity, within two days, Ruan Fangfei sent a beautiful woman to Li Hongyuan's bed. That was her niece, and she was about to be married. Just like that, she was knocked out, stripped naked, and sent to Li Hongyuan.
If she didn't have full trust in her, how could she be so easily sent to Li Hongyuan's residence?
The trust that others placed in her, this was how she repaid them. Had she ever thought about what would happen to her niece if she lost her chastity before marriage?
Ruan Fangfei was an old fox among old foxes. Even Li Hongyuan praised her methods. Did she know that the daughter she cherished in the palm of her hand had such a terrifying side?
Because she saw that Li Hongyuan was indifferent, Ruan Fangfei began to undress herself and let her and her niece serve him together. How about it?
Li Hongyuan was not surprised by her outrageous behavior because he had seen it in his previous life. At that time, she had just passed the age of twenty. Because she was in the imperial family, she had a temperament that ordinary people could not compare to. However, she had not experienced real hardships, so she still retained a trace of innocence. Not only was he surprised, he was also somewhat frightened. Although it was a bit shameful, it was the truth. It was also because of this that he did not take Ruan Fangfei, this beauty, into his arms.
It must be said that the difference between his reputation in his previous life and this life was not small. Ruan Fangfei had her eyes on him. This could be considered an ill-fated relationship.
With a sentence of "This prince likes reserved, dignified, and well-behaved women", Ruan Fangfei might be as magnanimous as before in front of him, but her actions did not overstep the boundary. It showed that she was the most arrogant, most decent, most dignified, and most perfect noble lady. However, there was not the slightest bit of inconsistency on her body.
Li Hongyuan swept his eyes over this woman who felt good about herself from head to toe. This could be considered a great honor for her.
The clothes on her body were not delicate, the hair accessories were not ostentatious, and the makeup on her face was just right. Everything about her was close to the word 'dignified'. However, the clothes that clearly did not belong to her age, she firmly controlled them. Even the most picky noblewoman in the capital would not be able to find the slightest flaw on her.
Seeing his sizing up gaze, Ruan Fangfei generously spread out her arms and twirled in front of him, "Does it look good?"
Under the fluttering peach blossom petals, it was indeed exceptionally beautiful. However, Li Hongyuan who was used to seeing beauties was like a blind man at this moment, not seeing anything.
If it wasn't for the fact that she still had some value, Li Hongyuan's patience with her would have already run out.
It was actually very easy to ruin her. As long as he made public her words and deeds in front of him, Ruan Fangfei would be completely finished without even polishing it.
Perhaps it was because of this patience that Ruan Fangfei always felt that Li Hongyuan had her in his heart. They would get married sooner or later, although her father did not agree with her marrying him, saying that he was not her ideal man.
It didn't matter. She could slowly persuade her father. If one year was not enough, two years. If two years were not enough, three years. If three years were not enough, ten years. She never thought that she would be old. Anyway, she would marry him in the end. He would always "wait" for her, wouldn't he? As for the ideal man, as long as she got what she wanted, what did it have to do with whether he was her ideal man or not? Sometimes, Ruan Fangfei couldn't help but wonder.
"You can leave now. Leave White Dragon Temple."
"I'll take my leave." Although reluctant, Ruan Fangfei did not disobey him. After leaving the peach blossom forest, she found her maid and walked further and further away. She returned to the place where she stayed before. Because she came in a hurry, her daily necessities were still on the way. She decisively got on the carriage and left White Dragon Temple.
Eunuch Mu couldn't guess his master's mood now, so he didn't dare to go forward rashly.
Li Hongyuan stood in the same place. He didn't know how long he had been standing there. Suddenly, he felt a little palpitating and reached out to cover his chest. What was going on?
Since he came back, Li Hongyuan had been paying attention to his physical condition. He was very sure that his body was healthy and healthy without any disease or pain.
Those who are affected by it are also connected to the heart. Li Hongyuan's face changed slightly, and he immediately turned around and left the peach blossom forest. "Mu 'an, send a pigeon to ask if something happened to Wan Wan."
Eunuch Mu was stunned, but he didn't dare to neglect it. At this time, Miss Luo was the most important. His master had to be put aside. He turned around and rushed to the small courtyard where he lived temporarily regardless of his image.
Not sure if something really happened to Jingwan, Li Hongyuan's face was gloomy. Because of his anxiety, he even arrived at the small courtyard one step ahead of Eunuch Mu. Although he was good at martial arts, his hair was still a little messy when he walked so fast, which had never happened to him before.
Seeing that his master had passed him and walked ahead, Eunuch Mu could only speed up. It should be known that none of the maids around Li Hongyuan were weak. Even so, when Eunuch Mu rushed back, his face was pale and he was gasping for breath.
Li Hongyuan had already prepared the writing brush and ink for himself. Seeing Eunuch Mu, he said, "Useless thing."
Eunuch Mu couldn't help turning paler. His master never used useless things, but he didn't even dare to plead for mercy. He just tried his best to calm down and then went forward to serve the writing brush and ink, hoping to escape this time.
Li Hongyuan wrote so fast that he didn't even care that the letter might fall into the hands of others. But fortunately, his handwriting was not like this. Compared with the fierce style of his writing now, what he wrote to outsiders could only be regarded as mediocre.
Just as he finished writing and rolled it up, An Yi, who was dressed as a guard, hurried in from outside, "Master, Miss Luo fell off the cliff halfway up the mountain …"
Bang, with a loud noise, Li Hongyuan smashed the table. In a flash, he had already arrived in front of An Yi and grabbed his neck, "Speak clearly."
An Yi felt suffocated, not only because his neck was grabbed, but also because of Li Hongyuan's eyes that could devour people. "Mas, master …"
Li Hongyuan threw him away, "Let's go!"
Forcibly suppressing his choking cough, he hurriedly followed Li Hongyuan's pace and spoke in detail while walking. "I don't know why, but Miss Luo, who originally planned to come to White Dragon Temple tomorrow, came to White Dragon Temple today. Elder Ruan's youngest legitimate daughter was riding a carriage down the mountain. Halfway up the mountain, a wild beast suddenly rushed out of the forest beside the road, startling the horse and causing it to lose control for a moment. Miss Luo and the others just happened to go up the mountain. The two sides collided, and the horses on that side were also startled. It happened to be the section near the cliff, and several carriages fell off the cliff together … "An Yi paused," Wu Anhou's heir and his wife were also traveling with Miss Luo. "
Li Hongyuan's footsteps paused, "Who are you talking about? Fu Yunting? "
An Yi couldn't help but take a step back. His master's expression was as if he wanted to eat Wu Anhou's heir alive. His master's attitude towards Wu Anhou's heir had always been bad, but no one knew the reason. Now it seemed that it was related to the future princess? Otherwise, why would his reaction be so big?
Perhaps he was stung by Fu Yunting's appearance, but Li Hongyuan actually calmed down a bit. He rubbed between his eyebrows, making his chaotic thoughts a bit clearer, "Secretly assist the monks in the temple in saving people. Investigate why Wan Wan came early and didn't send a message to ben wang, as well as whether the startling of the horse was an accident or man-made. Also, carry out the arrangements right now."
In order to formally meet with Jingwan, Li Hongyuan painstakingly prepared a scheme of injuring himself to gain the enemy's confidence. He also put on a big play for those people in the capital to muddy the waters even more.
"Master, forgive this subordinate for speaking bluntly, but isn't it not too good to do this now? What if Miss Luo … is seriously injured …" Everything would be in vain.
"You'd better all beg for her to be unscathed." Li Hongyuan's starry eyes grew darker, brewing a madness that could swallow everything.
An Yi originally wanted to say, "What if Miss Luo dies?" He was only glad that he changed his mind when the words reached his mouth. Otherwise, he was afraid that his blood would splatter on the spot.
"Still not scramming!"
A true scheme of injuring oneself to gain the enemy's confidence wasn't a self-directed act. It was carefully arranged so that others would act according to your wishes.
Although White Dragon Temple was a temple and even had Great Master Liaochen overseeing it, as long as the word "imperial" was involved, there was no way it was clean. As long as it wasn't too excessive, such as "killing" or "obscenity", Great Master Liaochen would turn a blind eye to it.
In less than a quarter of an hour, an assassination was carried out in broad daylight. The layout was fast and the actions were swift. It was clear that White Dragon Temple also had people working for Li Hongyuan.
In order to achieve the best results, Li Hongyuan didn't have too many people around him. However, because it was necessary to make the other party's people stay, every one of them was a ruthless character. Once the fight started, Li Hongyuan used all his strength. In addition, Jingwan's life or death was unknown, suppressing his anxiety turned into a bloodthirsty desire. He pursued speed, accuracy, and ruthlessness. Not only was he ruthless to the enemy, he was also ruthless to himself. As long as it wasn't a fatal injury, he could even exchange injury for injury.
The masked assassins of the fake monk then realized that there was a mistake. This Jin Qinwang wasn't just an empty shell, he was clearly that wolf, owl, and lion. "Retreat …" Unfortunately, it was already too late. They had already been led to a place arranged in advance. Because of the terrain, it wasn't easy to retreat … Even if they retreated, they would certainly be caught. Rather than being caught, it was better to commit suicide than to be caught.
Since there was no way to retreat, they could only fight to the end. Killing Jin Qinwang was the only way to survive.
As they fought and retreated, Li Hongyuan's clothes were almost soaked in blood. Some of it was his own, some of it was the enemy's. From the looks of it, he was becoming more and more exhausted, but his posture was nimble from beginning to end, without the slightest bit of weakness or surrender.
The assassins trembled with fear. Their Master still had such a terrifying opponent in the dark. They didn't know how many hidden losses he would suffer.
Not to mention them, even Li Hongyuan's people were frightened by him. Although it wasn't that they hadn't seen their Master's ruthless appearance, but those people were just trapped beasts without any leeway to resist. That was how he wanted to torment them. But now, it was a real life and death struggle. However, it didn't seem like their Master was facing this kind of thing for the first time. Having good martial arts was one thing, fighting to the death was another. His hands were not soft, he didn't fear the blade, his reactions were agile, all of which showed that he had experienced hundreds of battles.
The assassins originally had a lot of advantages in terms of numbers. Before they started, they felt that they had a ninety percent chance of success. At this moment, their manpower was sharply reduced again and again. However, Jin Qinwang's side was also an arrow at the end of its flight. There were only two people left at his side. It was still unknown who would emerge victorious. Gritting their teeth, they prepared for the final battle.
Although the trick of injuring oneself to gain the enemy's confidence may have been an impromptu idea, this assassination had been prepared long ago. It only needed an opportunity. Li Hongyuan naturally couldn't really throw his own life away. At the critical moment, Li Hongyuan saw his bodyguards and several martial monks coming over. Li Hongyuan backhanded his blade. Because it was too tricky, the assassin couldn't block it. On the verge of death, Li Hongyuan burst out with his last remaining strength. He was originally at the edge of the slope. Seeing that his goal had been achieved, he took the opportunity to roll down.
"Wangye …" The bodyguards rushed forward and saw this kind of scene. For a moment, their hearts jumped to their throats. The bodyguard who rushed to the front, without saying a word, cleanly disposed of the masked assassin who had one last breath left.
Another bodyguard next to him grabbed him, "Leave him alive …" But it was a pity that it was already too late.
"I, I saw Wangye roll down. In a moment of panic, my eyes turned red, so I …"
"Enough," An Yi coldly shouted. He was the head of the shadow guards and also the head of the bodyguards, "It is more important to find Wangye first. If something happens to Wangye …"
Needless to say, the others also knew that they were unable to protect their master. Even if Wangye didn't die, they absolutely wouldn't have a good end. However, if Wangye was still alive, they might still have a chance to live. Not daring to be negligent, they hurriedly followed the place where Li Hongyuan rolled down.
An Yi checked the two brothers who followed Li Hongyuan. Although they were seriously injured, fortunately, their lives weren't in danger. They were just exhausted. He handed them over to the monks and also followed them down. After checking, the situation wasn't very good. Although it was a slope, it was also very steep. Perhaps it was because Li Hongyuan was unlucky. There were clearly trees next to him, but he just had to slide down along the lush weeds. The bloodstains were very obvious. Below, there was a river, but the height was at least more than three hundred feet. This situation made the bodyguards' faces pale. "Boss, what should we do?"
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