Chapter 8: The Assassins
After Emperor Yongding sat down in an octagonal pavilion, he looked at Li Yuwei's face similar to his sister, and said with a smile: "Xiao Yuwei, come, sit next to me."
Li Yuwei smiled lightly, "No." ”
Emperor Yongding looked at her for a long time, and said with full emotion: "Xiao Yuwei, I have suffered you for all these years ...... being alone."
This sentence is seven points true, two points false, and one point is intriguing.
Li Yuwei suddenly felt for a moment that the emperor's uncle was different from before...... Then this thought was naturally ignored by her, and she never doubted the emperor's uncle who loved her.
She was very moved in her heart, and her voice was a little choked, "Uncle Emperor...... In Northern Xia, I was very homesick all these years. ”
Although his mother left him, Nanqi still has an uncle who loves him, and in the end he is his homeland, and it is impossible not to miss him a little.
Emperor Yongding showed a distressed look, "I have heard a little about the Gu family, but it's a pity to ......" He stopped as he said and looked at Li Yuwei inquiringly.
Li Yuwei said with a wry smile: "Actually, I know that my mother-in-law will not live alone in the world...... It's just that my cousin was worried about me and didn't tell me. ”
"Since you know everything, I won't hide it from you." Emperor Yongding was relieved, "The boss is indeed worried about your body and has been hiding it from you. Sooner or later, you'll find out. ”
Seeing that Li Yuwei was silent, Emperor Yongding continued: "The spies came to report that the entire Gu Mansion was destroyed in one burn. The Northern Xia Emperor buried Mrs. Rongguo......"
The concerned eyes swept to Li Yuwei.
The corners of Li Yuwei's mouth pulled out a sad smile, "Uncle, don't worry, even if I am for the child in my womb, I will live well...... He is the future of the Gu family. ”
Emperor Yongding nodded, "This child in your womb is not only the Gu family, but also my Nanqi!" The Gu family is full of heroes and martyrs, heroes of several generations, and the vertical son slandered him for the crime of rebellion! I have admired Old Prime Minister Gu for a long time, this child is the only bloodline of the Gu family, and it is impossible for me not to pay attention to it. ”
"No, uncle." Li Yuwei doesn't want her child to become the target of public criticism, she just wants to live with her child in peace, "Zhaoyang's biggest wish now is to bring him to this world well, let him grow up well, and leave a root for the Gu family." For the rest, my niece didn't think about ......"
"Xiao Yuwei, I will give you an explanation and the Gu family. We must not let the thousand-year-old family be so wronged! ”
Seeing what Li Yuwei wanted to say, Emperor Yongding said: "I have made up my mind, you don't need to say more." You can have a good baby, and I will take care of the rest. ”
A hint of rebelliousness flashed on his face, and he snorted coldly, "I've protected you!" See what he can do with me! ”
The "he" in the mouth of Emperor Yongding refers to the Emperor of Northern Xia, Emperor Tianzhu.
Her return to Nanqi is a secret matter, if the Emperor of Heaven knows about it, he will definitely be angry, and in order to save face, he will definitely kill the killer.
One kills and one protects, so that there is a conflict between Northern Xia and Southern Qi. But even without her, it would be a matter of time before Southern Qi would start a war against Northern Xia, and Li Yuwei knew it.
It's just that there is a reason for it to be justified.
She's back, and now there's no shortage of reasons.
"I'm relieved that you're back." Emperor Yongding said softly: "Even if it is my sister, I will be pleased......"
mentioned the eldest princess An Ning, it was really not his wish, but he had to probe Li Yuwei's tone.
He was afraid of the East Window incident, even though it had been all these years, and even though everyone who knew about it had been purged over and over again. And over the years, he hasn't slept a day, and he has nightmares almost every day......
"Mother, she has a spirit in heaven, and she must know that I have returned to my homeland, and I will be glad to know that my uncle has taken care of me in every way."
"When I was still young, it was naturally very difficult for me to ascend to the throne for the first time. However, my sister was reluctant to give up and followed her all the way. Emperor Yongding fell into his own memories, and said with some guilt: "Sister, she has never even found a husband for me...... It's easy to meet someone you like, but because of me...... Hey~ Don't mention it back then! ”
"Uncle, I ...... who is my biological father?" Li Yuwei wanted to speak and stopped. She didn't know if this was a slander against her mother, if what Emperor Yongding said was true, then she was either not her mother's biological daughter, or her mother was a matchmaker...... Neither of these answers is what Li Yuwei wants.
Emperor Yongding sighed, "I don't know much about your father, or even unheard of...... After all, I can't stand the imperial sister. ”
He looked up at the sky, his face solemn, "Back then, I was seriously ill and my life was almost lost, and the imperial sister looked for Zhang He, a good doctor who is said to be a descendant of Zhang Zhongjing, and went to Yunhe Mountain alone, and after her best efforts to persuade me, Zhang He agreed to treat me. However, only Zhang He returned to the palace alone, and the imperial sister has disappeared since then, not only that, but none of the Yulin guards who accompanied the imperial sister have returned. After I first recovered from my serious illness, I learned that my sister had disappeared for many days, so I ordered the whole country to secretly search for my sister, but two months later, the emperor returned by herself, and soon after, she became pregnant...... I asked the royal sister, but she never mentioned it......"
Isn't the father unknown? Li Yuwei vaguely felt that this matter was not so simple.
Just as he was about to continue asking, an attendant hurried over, saluted and said, "Back to Your Majesty, the stage is ready, waiting for you to go to the play......
Emperor Yongding bowed, "Let's go over." ”
Li Yuwei got up and said, "No." ”
I can only ask next time, but patience and time are the last thing she lacks right now.
When Emperor Yongding and Li Yuwei arrived, the queen, princess, and prince had been waiting for a long time......
On the stage, the drama was performing, and off the stage, everyone was concentrated. Even the maidservants and guards on the side were attracted by the wonderful drama.
However, an unexpected scene also happened......
Suddenly, the sword in one person's hand suddenly pulled away from the fight and flew straight towards Emperor Yongding!
"Help! Hurry up! Li You, who shouted loudly, woke up the shocked crowd, and he quickly picked up the cup in his hand and threw it at the sword. The cup and the sword made a crisp collision sound in the air, the cup shattered, and the sword, as a result, was blocked and fell from mid-air.
At this time, the guards had already reacted and surrounded Emperor Yongding, and the hidden guards who were hiding on the side also quickly came out to rescue.
Princess Jing'an's mind was blank, she knew that she would not be able to escape the assassination in her own mansion no matter what, not to mention that this troupe was invited by herself......
She was already dumbfounded, where else is there any tactful singing drama? There is only Yama who seems to come from hell!
The guards automatically divided into two waves, one drew their swords to resist the killers, and the other escorted the emperor and other royal relatives to leave quickly.
Southern Qi Chongwen is not martial arts, so there are not many people who can fight with killers, except for Li You, who practiced martial arts to strengthen his body when he was young because of his frailty.
And the rest of the princes, such as the fifth son of the emperor Li Shi and the seventh son of the emperor Li Ren, could only stare dryly, but such a good opportunity to show loyalty allowed Li You to go in vain! Especially Li Ren, the seventh son of the emperor, his eyes were full of jealousy!
Seeing the sharp sword in Li You's hand being picked up by the killer Qi Li, his heart was actually happy!
And Li You couldn't dodge, so he was injured by the killer...... It happened that he was wearing a dark blue prince's robe, and the place where the wound was bleeding could not be easily seen by others, and he had already killed his red eyes, and he only felt a throbbing pain on his body......
Li Yuwei covered her lower abdomen with both hands, walked cautiously, and soon dispersed with Emperor Yongding.
Suddenly! She stopped...... Because there is a bright sword on her jade neck!
"Turn around!"
Behind Li Yuwei came a cold, low, and temperatureless command voice.
She held her breath, turned around slowly, and the moment she looked up, she saw the surprise and joy in his eyes, and also noticed the two words depicted by the slight movement of his thin lips......
*Princess Mansion Main Hall*
Emperor Yongding slapped the table with a shocking sound, and knelt down on the ground, led by the queen and the eldest prince Li You.
"One of my family dinners has caused a group of unidentified killers to stir up!!" Emperor Yongding gasped and said angrily: "What about Dali Temple! Check it out to me! I want to see what is sacred! ”
As soon as the words fell, one of them made a promise.
Princess Jing'an trembled and knelt behind the queen, and cautiously opened her mouth to apologize, "I beg my father to be merciful... This matter has nothing to do with the courtiers......"
Emperor Yongding just picked up the teacup that put out the fire, and when he heard this, he was angry again, and with a "snap" sound, the teacup was in close contact with the floor, and the crisp sound shook the body of the person kneeling on the ground!
"Unrelated? This happened in your princess's mansion, and you dare to say that it has nothing to do with you?! "Emperor Yongding is not angry, he was so embarrassed for the first time, and he lost face, "In broad daylight!" I! The Emperor of Great Qi! Hunted down by the Assassins! And these assassins enter your princess's mansion like no man's land! I handed over the banquet to you to organize, it was for Zhaoyang to catch the wind and wash the dust! I didn't let me die! And Zhaoyang's whereabouts are still unknown, you wait for me! If she has something, you can accompany her. ”
"Your Majesty is angry."
"Father's anger is at ease."
The voices of asking Emperor Yongding to calm his anger came and went, but Emperor Yongding's anger was stimulated by the next sentence.
"Back to Your Majesty, the minister has turned the princess's mansion upside down, but he still hasn't found the county lord of Zhaoyang."
It was Chen Gou, the commander of Jin Wuwei who hurriedly came in from outside the door. Not long after the assassination happened, Chen Gou, who was nearby, led Jin Wuwei to kill and rescue the driver, and after the killer fled, he was ordered by the emperor to find Li Yuwei, and he didn't dare to slack off in the slightest.
After scanning the circle with sharp eyes, he looked at Jing'an fixedly, and said coldly: "You'd better pray every day, that kid in Zhaoyang is fine." ”
Emperor Yongding pressed his temple, and ordered a little tiredly: "Boss, you take the dragon pattern jade pendant to the Kyoto Guard Mansion, and let them block Jianye City, and they are not allowed to enter but not leave." Mobilize the Nine Cities Soldiers and Horses, as well as the Jin Wuwei and Yu Lin Wei in the palace to search for me door to door! Strictly investigate people who are not in the capital. Dig three feet into the ground to get Zhaoyang back! ”
Li You frowned, isn't the guard in the palace weak? If those killers take the opportunity to enter the palace......
Emperor Yongding saw that he should not be for a long time, and snorted coldly, "What? Do you have objections? ”
"Erchen didn't dare. It's just that...... The guards in the palace are out of the nest, if the killer has bad intentions again, the palace is very worried! Li You spoke out under pressure.
"It's okay, you can go." Emperor Yongding didn't seem to care, it was completely because he believed in the strength of the other group of people in the palace.
"No." Li You stood up and turned away.