Chapter 89: The Assassins
With the arrival of guests one after another, the hall became more and more lively. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć infoLiu Yi, the king of Luling, entertained male guests in the front hall, and Dong Xiaoyou naturally arrived in the test hall and entertained female guests as "Mrs. Luling Wang".
Judging from the attitude of the female guests towards Dong Xiaoyou, you can know how much Liu Yi is admired by these people, and all kinds of eyes are directed at Dong Xiaoyou, which makes her feel very uncomfortable. Fortunately, there were several maids around him, such as Biluo, Bailing, Ah Chu, Ren Hong, and Hanzhu, to help arrange for the guests to be seated.
It didn't take long for even the princess Liu Ying to arrive, and after greeting the many ladies present with a happy face, she sat next to Dong Xiaoyou.
"Mrs. Rong, hum." Liu Ying snorted coldly, due to the noisy number of people in the test hall, this sound could only be heard by Dong Xiaoyou and Liu Ying. Dong Xiaoyou's face was full of helplessness: They have all left the palace, why is the princess still ghostly?
"Now you are the wife of the imperial brother of this palace, although this palace does not know what the imperial brother is thinking. But about you, there is a lot of dissatisfaction in this palace, no matter what, if you dare to do something that disgraces our royal dignity in the future...... You don't want to blame this palace for not caring about our acquaintance! After Liu Ying finished speaking, she picked up the teacup and ate tea by herself, and didn't look at Dong Xiaoyou at all.
When Dong Xiaoyou heard this, his face changed slightly, but he quickly recovered. She thought: Hmph, as soon as today's dinner is over, you will go back to your royal family to be a good wife and daughter-in-law, Miss Ben will be the king and hegemon in the general palace of the king of Luling from now on, and there is no need to be afraid of the princess anymore.
Thinking of this, Dong Xiaoyou felt a little more comfortable, and also picked up the tea cup to eat tea, the atmosphere inside and outside the hall became more and more lively, and it seemed that the guests were almost there: it was worthy of the feast of the King of Luling, and there was no one who was not present in the entire Youzhou. There was a loud noise in the main hall, which seemed to be a mixture of various voices urging and drinking, and the men drank with all their heart's content.
Dong Xiaoyou watched as almost all the female guests in the test hall sat down, and Ah Chu quietly reminded on the side: "Madam, it's time to raise a glass and say some congratulations." ā
Dong Xiaoyou was a little dazed: "Why, these are also popular in this era?" ā
Ah Chu was stunned for a moment, and asked confusedly, "Madam, what are you talking about?" ā
Dong Xiaoyou immediately came back to her senses: "Oh, it's nothing, it's nothing~" She responded stupidly, but she was lucky in her heart: Fortunately, Ah Chu didn't care too much about her remarks, she was so stupid that she didn't even understand these. Even in ancient times, this was a place at the level of a royal palace, and there were naturally rules such as greetings during the feast.
Liu Ying on the side also cast a dissatisfied look: It's almost time, this Rong girl must have some decent performance, otherwise the female guests in the room will underestimate her. Of course, whether the Rong girl is embarrassed or not is not Liu Ying's concern, Liu Ying is only worried that she will not show enough to understand the face of their royal family.
Dong Xiaoyou gently supported his chest, so that he should not be too nervous: it was just an ordinary greeting. Then she picked up the wine cup, raised her head and said aloud to the female guests: "Ladies and misses, today is a concubine...... On the first day when Fujun and King Luling arrived in Xuansu County, Fujun won many battles in the Central Plains, and finally defeated the moth thief. This is the great fortune of the people of the world, and it is also the blessing of our Han! Sisters, please drink this cup to your heart's content! She is still a little uncomfortable with calling others her husband, but now that the general trend is the times, she must shout if she doesn't want to.
After listening to Dong Xiaoyou's words, the female guests naturally smiled and said, "What Mrs. Rong said is very true. So they all drank the cup of wine in their hands.
As soon as the congratulatory words passed, she could naturally eat at will, Dong Xiaoyou looked at the table full of sumptuous dishes, her saliva was about to flow out, she immediately picked up the chopsticks, ready to take a bite of the grilled fish in front of her to eat. But before she started to move, Ah Chu on the side quietly pulled her sleeve: "Madam, today you are the master, you can't eat at will, you must leave your seat to entertain the guests one by one." ā
When Dong Xiaoyou heard this, he looked at Ah Chu with a depressed face: "Sister Ah Chu, can't you eat a bite?" Dong Xiaoyou looked at so many sumptuous delicacies: roast mutton, grilled fish, roasted elbows, stewed chicken soup, fresh fish soup, and even venison and turtle soup, which are rare to see on weekdays, she pursed her lips, she could only see that she could not eat it, for her as a foodie, this was no less than the torture of the ten tortures of the Manchu Qing Dynasty.
Ah Chu looked at her crying and mournful face, and couldn't help but smile: "Madam, you have to pay attention to your identity...... It's just these foods, and when tonight is over, the slave will make you something to eat. ā
"Do you know how to cook?" Dong Xiaoyou listened to it and looked at her in disbelief: Knowing that Ah Chu is practicing martial arts, does she still have time to learn cooking after practicing martial arts?
Ah Chu listened, and smiled a little proudly: "The craftsmanship of the slave and maid will never be worse than any chef in the General's Mansion, if you don't believe it, the lady can eat and see it in the future." ā
Dong Xiaoyou listened to it and said stupidly: "Okay, don't break your promise, it's over tonight." How delicious you are going to cook for Mrs. Ben, it will be more abundant than tonight! ā
"Yes, the slave obeys the order~~" Ah Chu responded with a smile, she thought to herself in her heart: No wonder the prince is moved, the innocence of this girl is indeed something that all the women of the noble family cannot imitate. Perhaps for the prince who has been fighting in the world for so many years and is covered in blood, this woman can become a comfort to his soul.
Dong Xiaoyou took the maids to entertain the guests one by one, and under Ah Chu's reminder, her every move was more in line with the rules of the palace, and even Liu Ying nodded at her.
Dong Xiaoyou can only keep emphasizing how to go, how to move, and how to say in his heart...... As for the delicacies that filled the room, she could only treat them as decorations, black and white...... By no means food. Still, her saliva almost came out several times.
After three rounds of wine, five flavors of food, and the banquet is slowly coming to an end, Dong Xiaoyou stood for a long time, feeling that her waist and legs were sore, and she even scolded secretly in her heart: What the prince's wife, what decent...... When people eat, she can only watch, and when people sit, she can only stand, just like a waitress in a restaurant.
"Miss...... No, ma'am, be careful! Biluo suddenly shouted, and Ah Chu on the side also looked vigilant. Dong Xiaoyou saw that the faces of the two of them suddenly became extremely cold, and he was feeling strange.
"Whoa!" Several black-clothed people rushed in from the ceiling and window of the measuring hall, all holding short blades and other sharp weapons.
"There are assassins!" With this sound, the ladies of the test hall screamed in panic, many people stood up directly and ran out of the hall, and some of the timid faces turned pale with fright and collapsed on their seats.
Dong Xiaoyou never expected an assassin invasion, and stood in place with a sluggish face, but then she immediately came back to her senses: counting the noblewomen, young ladies and their personal maids present in this testing hall, there are more than 100 people, if it is crowded, not only will they not be able to escape, but there will also be a stampede!
"Sisters, don't panic!" She immediately shouted loudly, and Biluo and Ah Chu beside her had already fought with the people in black.
There were five Assassins who broke into the testing hall, and all of them seemed to be quite skilled. In Dong Xiaoyou's opinion, Ah Chu's kung fu is already unbelievable, but he can only barely fight with one of the black-clothed people.
There was also a man in black in front of Biluo, but it seemed that Biluo was much easier than Ah Chu, and it only took a few moves to resolve all the attacks of the man in black.
Dong Xiaoyou didn't have many guests, but this was a place to entertain female dependents, except for Biluo and Ah Chu, the rest were weak women who were powerless, so naturally she was also scared into a cold sweat. But she still played to her strengths: organizing the ladies to stay away from the fight area, so as not to let them panic too much and push around.
At this time, the other three assassins turned over and jumped in front of the princess, Dong Xiaoyou saw this scene and suddenly woke up: Could it be that the purpose of these assassins is the princess of ten thousand years!
"Protect the princess!" Dong Xiaoyou shouted in a lost voice, even if she hated the princess in her heart, she couldn't watch Liu Ying splash blood in the hall like this at this time, and she must not let this group of assassins succeed!
When Biluo heard this, she just turned sideways, and then raised her hand and struck the back of the assassin's neck with a palm, knocking the assassin in front of her to the ground.
Ah Chu also gradually suppressed the assassin at this time, however, it seemed that it would take a little time to defeat him.
There is only one personal maid next to Liu Ying, and Biluo's position is too far away from Liu Ying's seat. The three assassins had already raised their blades to slash at Liu Ying, and Dong Xiaoyou's eyes were so anxious that they almost fell out: Biluo is too late to pass, the princess is in danger! Not only Dong Xiao's heart reached his throat, but some of the female guests present were already fainting with fright.
However, Liu Ying's expression was not flustered, but unusually calm.
Hearing only the sound of "swish", the blades of the three people were instantly knocked to the ground, and the maid beside the princess was already in front of her, and she stood in the middle of the three people at once. This maid was Xinyi, and none of the people present could see clearly how she had stood in this position in an instant, and they didn't know why the assassin's weapon was out of her hands.
When the three assassins saw that the weapons in their hands were shot down, they all knew that they had encountered a hard stubble, and then they put on a posture, Dong Xiaoyou looked at it and knew that these assassins were going to use all their strength, and she couldn't help but secretly sweat for Xinyi.
But it turns out that Dong Xiaoyou doesn't need to worry about Xinyi at all, just the moment the three of them make a move, Xinyi suddenly jumped in front of one of them, and somehow her hand didn't know what happened, Dong Xiaoyou only saw that it seemed that her arm did move, and then the assassin in front of her fell straight back. Immediately after, Xinyi's steps moved slightly, and his hand moved slightly, and the two assassins actually hit each other face to face, and there was a dog-eat-dog.
In an instant, three assassins with strong martial arts skills were easily knocked to the ground by Xinyi like children, Dong Xiaoyou couldn't believe it: she never believed how high people's martial arts were, and those martial arts novels were all made up. However, this Xinyi's movements are extremely ordinary, and they are not as gorgeous as the moves of those masters in martial arts TV series. But it was incredibly effective: three burly assassins were thrown to the ground by her in an instant.
At the moment of Dong Xiaoyou's admiration, Xinyi threw a wine glass in his hand, which hit the back of the assassin who was fighting with Ah Chu, the assassin snorted, Ah Chu seized the opportunity to slap him on the head, and the assassin collapsed.
As the five Assassins were subdued, the ladies of the Measuring Hall quieted down a little, less restless and less frightened than they had been at the beginning. Liu Ying stood up with a cold face and shouted, "You dare to come and assassinate!" What a big dog guts! Tie them all up for the main palace, and investigate who sent them well! ā
Several martial arts maids tied up the assassins, and two of them had not fainted, but they saw that the mission had failed, and in an instant, their necks were crooked and they died.
"They killed themselves by poisoning?" Dong Xiaoyou looked at it in horror: these assassins are just like in the TV series she watched before, they must have prepared poison in their mouths in advance in case of failure! Once the mission fails, they immediately take medicine to commit suicide, which is simply the spirit of seeing death as home.
With the suicide of these two people, the screams of the female dependents broke out again in the measuring hall, which had been slowly calming down, and most of the people sat down on the ground in fright when they saw the two corpses.
Dong Xiaoyou looked at the corpses of these two people, and felt that her breathing had become difficult, and she was so frightened that she was weak, or Liu Ying was more calm, although her face was also pale with fright, but she immediately ordered: "Go...... Find a few people who can distinguish poison, and take the poison out of the mouths of the remaining unconscious people, and don't let them die!"
"Oh no, I wonder what's going on in the main hall?" Dong Xiaoyou suddenly came to her senses: because there was still a fight in the test hall just now, she couldn't take care of the main hall, but listening to the shouting and killing, there seemed to be more assassins in the main hall!