Chapter 32: Thirty-two Attacks
If not, who is my biological father?
Fleur didn't say this last word, and she didn't want to admit it in her heart. Musical novels. She didn't dare to ask her mother before, except that she knew that the eldest princess of Jinyang would not tell her the truth lightly, but in fact, it was not because of timidity in her heart.
If she didn't dig deeper, maybe she could self-hypnotize and tell herself, those words were all gossip, and they couldn't be true, Xia Guogong was her biological father.
She has always tried hard to be a good daughter in front of Xia Guogong, deliberately turning a blind eye to Xia Guogong's indifference to her and his love for other sisters, and she is eager to use this way to prove that there is no problem with her life experience.
But to this day, she knows that she can't deceive herself like this.
The eldest princess of Jinyang listened to Fleur's inquiry, looking at Fleur's face with an almost desperate look, her eyes darkened, she took a deep breath, and the hand holding Fleur tightened a little, but her face was quite angry and said: "You kid, what are you thinking about all day long, will your mother still lie to you?" โ
"But ......"
"Furui, what is the difference between you and your father when you ask your mother this sentence today, do you distrust your mother?"
The eldest princess of Jinyang showed an angry and sad look on her face, and when Fu Rui saw it, she panicked, and quickly shook her head and denied it: "Mother, it's not...... I just ......"
Fleur was a little dumbfounded, and her mouth became clumsy, not knowing how to explain it.
At this time, the eldest princess of Jinyang restrained the anger on her face, and said earnestly: "Fuyuan, my mother doesn't want your father to be that wreck, but your father is him." โ
"But why would Daddy say that?"
"He is drunk and talking nonsense, you still have to go to compare with him, not to mention, your father is a fool all day long, when did he take our family to heart, then Xia Qingling died He thought I did it, and he deliberately said this to anger us, if you believe it, I am sad, but it is as he wants." The eldest princess of Jinyang stopped the action of applying medicine to Fleur in her hand, and talked to Fleur patiently.
It's just that the knot in the heart of Jinyang for many years, where can the eldest princess of Jinyang be untied in a few words, not to mention, the eldest princess of Jinyang has never liked to explain in the past, and today's abnormality, the words seem to be avoiding something, but it just makes Fu Rui's face more and more silent.
In the end, the conversation ended with the eldest princess of Jinyang questioning Fu Yuan.
"Mother has been growing up, what has deceived you, you don't believe what your mother said to you today, but believe your father's bastard words, don't you hurt your mother's heart?"
The eldest princess of Jinyang has always been strong, and when she said this, her eyes couldn't help but flush a little red.
In such a situation, Rao is Fu Hui still had all kinds of doubts and disbelief in her heart, so she could only compromise and did not ask any more, just for the sake of the eldest princess of Jinyang, she was also willing to convince herself to believe.
It stands to reason that after a short break at noon today, the first trial of the autumn hunt will begin, and the royal relatives and the children of the major families will all end the trial.
In previous years, Fleur would stay in the paddock to watch, or ride around on horseback, but that happened just today, she was not in the mood to go out to socialize again, she just wanted to stay in the yard and have a good rest, and she also wanted to be quiet.
Who knows, this hibiscus had just expressed her thoughts to the eldest princess of Jinyang, but the eldest princess of Jinyang immediately shook her head and vetoed her idea, but instead asked the maids beside her to find the riding clothes that had been purchased for her in her bag, and personally stared at the maids to dress her up, before she spoke: "This is a great scenery, wouldn't it be a waste for you to stay in this small courtyard, and it also makes people look at the joke." โ
Fleur saw through the mirror that the eldest princess of Jinyang took scissors and cut off the cluster of rose-red orchids in full bloom in her room, carefully trimmed and picked a few budding flower bones, and inserted them on the hanging horse bun she had just combed, and said with a smile: "You are my daughter, you were born to be admired and envied by everyone, and you must not be underestimated." โ
The eldest princess of Jinyang smiled with a deep meaning.
And when Fleur arrived in the paddock, she knew what the eldest princess of Jinyang meant by what she said in the room.
The hunting in the field is full of flags, thousands of horses are galloping, and the good men have changed into armor and hunting clothes, which is majestic.
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, Zhao Jinyuan, who has always been elegant, is also dressed in red armor at this time, and his martial arts are extraordinary. He saw Fleur, turned over from the horse, his movements were chic and neat, His Royal Highness the Prince, who was dressed in such a heroic manner, still had a gentle and doting smile on his face, he walked to Fleur, and said hello to the eldest princess of Jinyang who was standing behind Fleur, and then looked at Fleur gently, and said softly: "Fleur, you are here." โ
"His Royal Highness the Prince."
Fu Yuan bent down lightly and bowed, Zhao Jinyuan saw this, his face was very helpless, and he only said to the eldest princess of Jinyang: "Auntie, my cousin is always so polite. โ
The eldest princess of Jinyang just smiled and touched Fu Hui's head, but didn't say anything.
And Zhao Jinyuan didn't feel left out, but smiled softly at Fu Hui: "Fu Yuan, I heard Yue Lang say, do you want him to give you a snow-white fox fur as a scarf?" โ
"That's a joke between me and my brother."
Hearing this, Fleur smiled a little embarrassed.
Before coming to the paddock first, when she sorted out Xia Yuelang's bags, the two brothers and sisters joked about it, in fact, the fox fur accumulated in her warehouse over the years, not to mention making a scarf, even to make a coat is enough, there is no shortage of fox fur at all.
Now that these words have been spread outside, she is inevitably a little embarrassed in her heart.
But Zhao Jinyuan shook his head with a smile, and said softly: "I am also Furao's brother, why should I be so polite, as long as Furao wants, I will find it for you." โ
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince......"
The smile on Fu's face froze slightly, and when she was about to refuse, the eldest princess of Jinyang suddenly smiled and said, "Jin Yuan has a heart." โ
Fu Hui raised her head, just in time to see that the corners of the lips of the eldest princess of Jinyang who had wiped the red lipstick curved a beautiful amplitude, and her smile was meaningful.
When Zhao Jinyuan heard this, he turned over and got back on the horse with a smile, and while waving the horsewhip, he turned his head and said loudly to Fu Hui: "Fu Yuan, you wait for me to return from hunting the white fox for you!" โ
Zhao Jinyuan has always been restrained and introverted, and his expression is gentle and elegant, but today he seems to be affected by the majestic atmosphere of this hunting ground, and his smile has become much more wanton, the only thing that remains unchanged is that he looks at Fuyuan, and he is always so gentle and spoiled.
Fleur looked at his heroic figure, her expression moved, and her heart suddenly became a little empty, and there was an indescribable panic.
The eldest princess of Jinyang didn't notice that Fu Yuan was abnormal, she only watched Zhao Jinyuan leave, and then smiled and held Fu Yuan's hand, and said softly: "Mother wants you to be with Jin Yuan, not because he is His Royal Highness the Prince, but more importantly, I am afraid that no other man is more attentive and pure than him." โ
Fleur was silent and did not speak.
She was not unmoved in her heart, the reason why Zhao Jinyuan showed everyone so openly today that he cared about her was not to deter those who would despise her because of her talents.
Although this is just a trial hunt, after all, it is the first game to be played, and the prey obtained is of great significance.
And Zhao Jinyuan, as His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, made it clear to everyone that he wanted to hunt the white fox for her, which was to show everyone present her status in his mind.
She raised her head, and looked at the figure that was already far away from her, almost invisible, and felt a sudden palpitation in her heart.
The enclosure is open, the sky is clear, the autumn breeze is blowing slightly, making people only feel that they are in a good mood, the mood of the eldest princess of Jinyang is obviously affected by the warm atmosphere of this paddock, and she is very happy.
The emperor was also in a very good mood, and said with a smile that he would also have a competition with the eldest princess of Jinyang.
The interest of the people at the top was so high, and some of the people below didn't dare to disappoint their fun, and those who could ride horses also rode their own horses and joined the atmosphere of the paddock.
Fu Rui's palm was injured and she couldn't rein in the reins, but she didn't ride a horse with Wen Jingshu and a few friends of the family, but some of the weak ladies who were left behind in the rest place, she only nodded her head in the past, and Xia Guogong made such a fuss, I don't know if she was too careful, she always felt that the other party's gaze at her was always a little strange.
Fleur never liked to wronged herself, so she didn't stay in the rest area, thinking that it would be good to go around.
Although the surrounding scene is not as exquisite as the garden pavilion, it has a unique taste of open atmosphere.
Flirao had been to the paddock many times, and knew that there was a small stream with a gurgling stream near the woods, and the scenery was good, and if she was lucky, she could see small animals drinking there.
She didn't have a better place to go for a while, so she took Caixia and Jiangxue and the two maids to go directly there. She only brought these two maids, but she didn't worry at all, after all, it was the autumn hunting season here, and the royal guards were patrolling around her, and her appearance was also very recognizable, so she was not afraid of others colliding.
It wasn't a far place, and Fleur walked, slowly, but slowly. When she arrived, the scenery was still familiar to her, and although the sound of horses' hooves could be heard in the distance, there was no one around, so she settled down and sat down on a large rock by the stream, moving her booted feet up and down, and her posture was also comfortable.
Caixia and Jiang Xue looked at Fleur's comfortable appearance, and both took two steps back, leaving space for Fleur to be at ease alone, and after following Fleur for a long time, the two of them were familiar with her habits.
The flowing water is murmuring, the sun is slight, the breeze is blowing, and every qiฤ is so beautiful.
It's just that after sitting for a while, Fleur stood up suddenly, Caixia and Jiangxue heard the movement, and hurriedly walked to Fleur's side, Caixia looked at Fleur's slightly groaning face, and couldn't help but whisper and asked: "County Lord, what's wrong?" โ
"How long has it been?"
When Caixia and Jiang Xue heard this, their faces also changed, and Jiang Xue replied softly: "There is already a stick of incense." โ
As she replied, her gaze carefully surveyed her surroundings.
The entire enclosure was full of forbidden troops, of course, it did not mean that there were forbidden troops guarding every corner all the time, but it was impossible for a place to be patrolled for such a long time, especially since this small stream was close to the woods and the location was conspicuous.
Fleur remembered that she had been here for less than half an hour last year, and that during that half an hour, almost every other hour of tea, a group of Praetorian Guards passed by. And because this place is close to the forest, there are often small animals that will run to drink water, even if they see people, these small animals will also run to the upper reaches of the place, but today, it is really โกโก quiet.
The breeze blew, carrying the leaves with a rustle, and Fleur's whole body tensed.
Fleur hopes that today is her heart, after all, she has participated in so many autumn hunts, and there has never been an accident, but she is not afraid of ten thousand, just in case, her eyes are closely looking around.
On the other side of the creek, to the west and to the north of it, to the north was a low hill, to the east was behind them, where everyone had gone to hunt at the moment, and to the south was where Fleur had come.
Going back, returning to the resting place, is obviously not appropriate, first of all, regardless of whether you will throw yourself into the net, there is an ambush halfway, that is, in terms of distance, I am afraid that I will not be able to escape if I go back.
West and North ......
"County Lord, you and Jiangxue go into the forest."
Caixia stood in front of Fleur and spoke softly.
Fleur took a deep breath, but without hesitation, she was pulled into the forest by the snow.
Indeed, compared to the west and north, the forest in the east may be the safest, after all, all the people go into the forest to hunt, come and go, and it is also the least difficult to set up an ambush.
She had just taken two steps back with Jiang Xue, when suddenly there was a sound of messy footsteps behind her, and Fleur didn't have time to look back, so she was led into the forest by Jiang Xue.
Got into the woods, but it was not safe, and although the woods in the woods did not grow into a tree, they were also old, and the branches were dense enough to completely submerge the two little girls in it, and also blocked their view.
Fleur's body is weak, and she doesn't exercise much on weekdays, so after just running a few steps, her body is a little unbearable and begins to gasp. But today, she could only grit her teeth without making a sound, and she could only run into the woods with her bearings.
Jiang Xue slowed down and ran with Fleur in her arms, listening carefully to the movement behind her.
After the two of them ran for a while, Fleur's footsteps became heavier and slower, but the two of them did not see anyone who could call for their help, and the footsteps chasing around them seemed to get closer and closer.
Even Hibiscus could hear it closely.
"County Lord, you can't go on like this, the slave will take you to hide first. Then find a way to lure people away. โ
Jiang Xue whispered, her eyes looking around at the place where Fu Hui could hide, and it was just such a look, Jiang Xue suddenly saw a person.
"His Royal Highness the Third Prince!"
Xue Xue shouted out excitedly, it was like seeing a savior.
And Fu Hui also raised her head hopefully, and sure enough, not far away, Zhao Jinyan was walking in this direction with a horse in one hand, and behind Zhao Jinyan, followed by Wei Lin and a person dressed as an entourage.
Only three people?
Fu Hui was stunned, she was hesitating to go up for help, and she was afraid of dragging the other party down, but Zhao Jinyan heard Jiang Xue's greeting, saw them, and walked towards them.
"What's wrong with you?"
Zhao Jinyan walked up with a frown, and his eyes fell behind them.
Fu Hui didn't have time to catch her breath at all, so she only grabbed Zhao Jinyan's sleeve and said eagerly: "Run, someone is chasing me behind!" โ
"Chasing you?"
Zhao Jinyan was stunned, his gaze glanced behind Fu Hui again, and then looked at Wei Lin.
Wei Lin looked at Fu Hui and Jiang Xue with a smile, and teased: "Sister Fu Hui, are you fantasizing, where is there anyone behind you?" โ
Fleur originally wanted to pick up people and leave, but who expected that she heard Wei Lin say this, she also turned around with the eyes of the two, only to see that there was no human population behind her except for the wind blowing through the weeds and leaves.
Fleur was stunned, how could it be, she just didn't see anyone, and she heard the sound of chaotic footsteps.
"There really are people, let's get out of here first!"
Fleur was flustered at this moment, and she didn't want to explain, she just wanted to get out of this place that seemed a little scary to her, and try her best to find a safe place.
And Jiang Xue also nodded in response: "His Royal Highness the Third Prince, Wei Shizi, there are really people." Caixia is still blocking behind. โ
"Since Cousin Fluff is worried, let's leave first."
Although Zhao Jinyan had some doubts in his heart, he didn't want to argue about this, since Fu Yuan and her maid insisted that there were people, he thought that it would be good to send people away first.
Zhao Jinyan looked at the two masters and servants who were panting and wolf-bรจi, and was hesitating whether to go up to help him, when suddenly Fu's face changed, and he suddenly stepped forward and pushed Zhao Jinyan. And at that moment, the sword light passed by.
There was a masked man who slashed at Zhao Jinyan's back with a knife.
Wei Lin and Zhao Jinyan's faces changed, and Zhao Jinyan's entourage also subconsciously blocked in front of Zhao Jinyan.
At this time, dozens of black-clothed people with black masks came out from all directions.
"So many people!"
Fleur's face changed abruptly, these people are the ones who just followed her? She looked at Zhao Jinyan, who was pushed away by him and regained his footing and blocked her and Jiang Xue behind her, and a trace of guilt appeared on her face, it was she who had caused him.
If there were only a few people coming, she might still want Zhao Jinyan to help her.
However, with so many people, Fu Rui knew that Zhao Jinyan knew some kung fu, but she didn't dare to let the other party save her.
She looked at the man in black who was getting closer and closer, bit her lip fiercely, and said, "You guys go quickly, the target of these people is me, I and Jiangxue will block it later, you run quickly." โ
Fu Hui said, without waiting for Zhao Jinyan and Wei Lin to reply, she ran out of the protective circle that the two of them had surrounded her, she almost wanted to block in front of the two of them with the determination of death, and she even saw the big knife that flashed silver light slashing in front of her. Although Fleur was fearless, she was also timid and closed her eyes in fear.
Who knows, although the group of people in black attacked her and Jiang Xue, they were also firmly blocked by Jiang Xue. But more people missed them and slashed straight towards Zhao Jinyan, who was standing on the other side.
After a few dings and clanging weapons collided, Wei Lin solved the black-clothed man beside him, and looked at the black-clothed man who almost surrounded Zhao Jinyan, and faintly realized it.
"Jin Yan, you provoked these people!"
Of course, Zhao Jinyan had already noticed this fact, and he was tired of dealing with these black-clothed people. He does have some kung fu skills, but he can only block it for a while, just like Fleur thought, so many people, he can't cope with it at all.
Partial life around these four places, it is like death, the sword light and sword shadows here, the sound of crying for help is repeated, but the forbidden army that should be patrolling outside has no half of a figure.
A trance, a pain in the shoulder.
Zhao Jinyan endured the pain, snatched one of the big knives, and stabbed the black-clothed man who stabbed him in the shoulder to a lower level, but the right arm that was stabbed could no longer be lifted.
Seeing more and more people in black, Zhao Jinyan covered the wound on his right shoulder, thinking that he was going to explain it like this.
And at this critical moment, suddenly out of nowhere came a group of black-clothed people, carrying daggers, but in the blink of an eye, they strangled the group of black-clothed people who had just assassinated them on the spot.
This group of black-clothed people was agile and resolute and vicious, and after strangling all the black-clothed people who assassinated, only four people were left to protect Fleur's side tightly, and the rest disappeared into the forest in an instant.
Wei Lin's eyes widened in surprise, he glanced at Furui, and then at Zhao Jinyan, who was pale because of blood loss and pain, and only said for a long time: "The hero saves the beauty, but the beauty is saved?" โ
Wei Lin said as he supported Zhao Jinyan, and said again and again: "Hey, don't fall, you're okay!" โ
After that, he said to the four men in black who were left behind, "Do you have any wound medicine?" โ
The four men in black stood beside Fleur with only their backs to guard, ignoring Wei Lin's shouts. Wei Lin looked at Fleur flatteringly: "Sister Fleur, you go and ask for some medicine, otherwise your third cousin will have to explain here!" โ
Fleur was holding on to Jiangxue, frightened, but she barely calmed down when she heard the words, and whispered to the black-clothed man standing in front of her: "This ...... Strong man, can you give some medicine for the wound? โ
The man in black heard Fleur speak, and although he didn't say a word, he took out a small porcelain bottle and threw it into Wei Lin's arms.
The other party's actions further proved that these people were actually here to protect Fleur and obey Fleur's orders. Although Wei Lin lowered his head and applied medicine for Zhao Jinyan, a trace of darkness flashed in his eyes, and Zhao Jinyan's eyes also had a faint hint of complexity.
After Wei Lin finished applying the medicine for Zhao Jinyan, he returned the porcelain bottle to the black-clothed man with a smile, and then said with a flattering face: "Strong man, martial arts are good, can you teach me!" โ
The man in black was silent, Wei Lin didn't feel left out, and walked to the side of Jiangxue who was holding Fuhui with a smile, and said: "This sister, you are also skilled, Sister Fuhui is really Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon......"
Wei Lin obviously didn't mean to say this, but he hadn't said it yet. Fleur faintly heard Caixia's voice behind her from far and near.
Fleur looked in the direction where the voice came from, and sure enough, she saw Caixia running towards this side with a team of forbidden troops, she showed a relieved smile on her face, and when she turned her head and was about to say the good news to Zhao Jinyan, she suddenly found that the four men in black who were originally guarding her side disappeared without knowing when.
Without waiting for her to explore, Caixia ran to her with an anxious face, with a sad look on her face, and said in a deep voice: "County Lord, let's go back quickly, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has an accident!" โ