==Chapter 106==

In the five-legged incense burner of the gilded beast's head more than a foot high, the incense powder has been ignited, and the strange fragrance of Su Hexiang quietly wafts out from the hollow lotus petals under the lid button of the beast's head, and it will be dyed all over the room after a while.

Outside the window, the rain is heavy, but it has nothing to do with the comfortable and quiet room, as if it has been separated into two worlds.

On the hibiscus couch carved from rosewood, paved with jade white rolling gold edge tooth mat, there is a person lying on the couch, her appearance is gorgeous, the charm still exists, she is wearing a goose yellow palace dress, combing the spirit snake bun, on both sides symmetrically inserted a pair of gold beads with eight-petal treasure flower gold hairpin, the front is a red gold inlaid jade tassel step shake, the hair bun is also lined with a trembling purple peony in the heart, a rich and unparalleled beauty.

If no one points it out, I'm afraid no one will believe that this is Princess Changping, who is obviously nearly fifty years old, but she can't see it at all, and she looks like she is in her thirties. It's just that the ladies of Chang'an City have always been extremely well maintained, especially the princess of Changping, who is also a princess, and there are many secret recipes for palace maintenance.

At this time, she half-closed her eyes, a maid was kneeling on the edge of the couch and gently beating her legs, about three or four meters away from the hibiscus couch, there was a person standing bowed, holding her breath and restraining her hands, as if she was reporting something.

"How's it going?"

"If you go back to Her Royal Highness the Princess, people have already sent it out, if there is no accident, then Xiao Jiuniang will definitely die on the spot today."

Princess Changping snorted almost inaudibly, and suddenly chuckled: "It's also time for God to give us a chance, such a good day, such a bright person, it's really reluctant." But who of her did not provoke the daughter and granddaughter of this princess. ”

The first half of the words are still smiling and whispering, but the last two sentences are a little more vicious and angry. Only those who are familiar with Princess Changping's temperament know that this is her true character.

"Did you pass the word from Chaoxia?"

The maidservant who was beating her leg paused slightly, and said, "If you go back to the princess, the county lord has already passed the word." ”

Princess Changping didn't say anything more, and after a long time, a whisper came out: "Xiao Jiuniang, there is an ambush in front and an ambush in the back, I see how you escape!" ”

Suddenly, there was a thunderclap outside the house, which rang out, and slowly disappeared between heaven and earth with her faint tail note.

******

The rain is falling loudly, as if it lasts forever between heaven and earth.

Jiuniang closed her mouth tightly and held her breath, she didn't dare to breathe at will, because she had been taught a lesson before, the rain was too strong, and she would choke on the rain if she was not careful.

When she chokes on the rain, she chokes on the road, can't see the road ahead, and slows down. And at this time, she has no time to delay, she has to hurry and hurry......

It was gray in front of her, and the rain hit Jiu Niang's eyes almost couldn't open, she fell forward unsteadily, fell into a puddle, she didn't dare to delay, she got up in a wolf, and continued to run forward.

Those voices seemed to be far away, she didn't know if anyone was chasing her behind, and she didn't even dare to turn her head back.

She faintly seemed to hear the sound of treading water behind her, as if an evil ghost was chasing her life......

Suddenly, her shoulders were hot, Jiu Niang was unstable, and with that force, the whole person fell out. The moment she fell out, she saw a silver-white light and the man in black with a knife.

The man in black slashed at Jiu Niang again, and Jiu Niang sat on the ground, staring blankly at the knife that swung at her.

It's closer, it's getting closer, and Jiu Niang's heart is tightened.

Two meters, one meter......

It wasn't until the knife came in front of her that the black-clothed man on the other side suddenly weakened and fell at her feet. The breath that Jiuniang had been holding in her chest finally spit out, she gasped and touched the ring on her hand.

Thankfully, she's prepared!

A few things brought back from Qiangongfang that day, the most satisfying thing for Jiu Niang is this ring, maybe this ring is of little use to others, after all, the silver needle shot by the ring is as thin as a cow's hair, and it does not cause much harm to people, but if you apply medicine to the silver needle, it can be of great use.

After Jiu Niang got this ring and went back, she prepared some strong anesthetic, which was more effective than the powdered drug she usually carried, which could cause people to be in a coma for nearly two hours, and if there was no special antidote, people could not wake up. But there is only one drawback, and it is only effective if it is shot into the opponent's body. And this ring, with this medicine in Jiu Niang's hand, is undoubtedly like a tiger with wings.

But the range of the ring is limited, and the person is wearing clothes and resistance, and it is raining, so Jiu Niang will wait until the man in black comes close before making a move. There is only one chance, if you don't grasp it well, you will be injured and killed, no wonder Jiu Niang is so cautious.

She reached out and touched her shoulder, touched the blood in her hand, and only then did she feel a burning pain in her shoulder. She didn't look at the injuries on her body, looked at the way she came, and didn't see the other people in black, but she didn't dare to delay any longer, who knows if someone will chase after her, after all, there are only two people in Da Kui and Xiao Cui......

Thinking of Xiao Cui and Da Kui, who were blocking the ambush killers for her, Jiu Niang's heart hurt, she wiped the rain from her face fiercely, stood up, and continued to stagger forward.

The rain still shows no signs of stopping, and no one knows that there is an infinite killing machine hidden in this vast rain.

The person who wanted to kill her would really pick the opportunity, such weather, such a torrential rain, there was no one on the road, not only could they hide the traces left by their murder, even if they were lucky enough to escape from the carriage, they would have no way to ask for help.

Jiuniang tried hard to identify the direction ahead, and she still remembered what Xiaocui said before.

In fact, there is no need for Xiaocui to say, Jiuniang also knows that it is not appropriate for her to return home at this time, and she still doesn't know who wants to kill her. The Wang family? Lord of Asaka? Become a king? King Zhao? Meng Changxi? Or is it the Xiao family? It's all possible!

If she were to arrange this ambush, she would not only send someone to ambush her, but also set up an ambush on the way home. After all, according to common sense, if someone is prevented from killing, once they get out of danger, they will subconsciously return home to seek refuge. So she can't afford to take this risk, the Xiao family can't go back, she can only go to the King of Chu.

Jiuniang didn't know what she expected, near the Anguo Mansion, the county lord of Chaoxia also arranged manpower, just in case.

King of Chu?

Will she still be able to see her cousin?

Jiu Niang's shoulders hurt very much, and her consciousness was a little blurry, for some reason she actually had a strong sense of longing to see the King of Chu. She felt that this was a desire to survive, but at the same time she also had a sense of grievance, which made the tip of her nose sour and choked in her throat......

She tried to keep her eyes open and make out the direction, not to take the nearest shortcut, but to walk through the streets and alleys without noblewomen at all. She was completely supported by a kind of willpower, and in a trance, Jiu Niang seemed to see the gate of the Chu Palace, and the three gold-painted characters of the dragon flying and the phoenix dancing were so dazzling, even in the dim rain, they were scorching and shining......

Almost there......

Jiu Niang staggered into the gatehouse, but the door was closed, and she struggled to hit the door with her hands. Twice at once, she patted hard, and there was a faint sound of complaints and footsteps inside.

“…… Who is coming to our house in this weather......"

The porter who guarded the door muttered and opened the door, and saw a petite figure turning upside down on his side, he was startled, but subconsciously supported the other party.

The person who came was drenched, dripping with water, with a large amount of blood spreading on his body, and his hair was messy on his face, but it could be seen that it was a woman. The porter thought that he had seen the water ghost, and subconsciously wanted to shake his hand, but he saw that the visitor struggled to lift the black hair covering his face, revealing a pale but delicate little face.

"I am the county lord of Yirong, and the king of Chu is my cousin, take me to the king of Chu or Chang Shun, go and ...... quickly."

The porter was shocked, he recognized Jiu Niang.

Now those of them who are guarding the gate of the Chu Palace, who doesn't know His Royal Highness's cousin, Yirong County Lord Xiao Jia Jiuniang. The master is cold by nature, and often turns away some big people, and the only one who can enter the house without notification is the little cousin of His Royal Highness.

It can be clearly seen that the county lord of Yirong was injured, and the porter did not dare to move her, put her on a chair in the house, and asked the errand boy to find a dress to wrap her, and then he picked up the girl and ran to the house.

After a while, Chang arrived in a hurry, covered with rain, which showed that he came in a hurry, and it is estimated that he did not even have an umbrella.

Jiuniang was close to a coma at this time, and when she heard the movement, she raised her eyelids with difficulty.

“…… Chang Shun ...... Hung Wan Street...... Xiaodao, save Xiaocui Dakui......"

Then darkness fell.

*****

In the quiet room, there was a low air pressure.

In a corner of the room, the gilded lamp slowly bloomed, brightening the room with a piece of light.

The purple curtain was rolled up high, and a man lay on a sandalwood bed behind a tulle curtain. The petite figure is covered with a thin quilt and lined with a huge bed, which makes it even more weak. The palm-sized face was pale at this time, and the usually pink lips were bloodless, and the black hair was scattered on the side of the shoulder, but the shoulder on the other side was wrapped in a thick white bandage.

The king of Chu sat in a wheelchair, his big palms clenched into fists on his knees, and looked at the people on the bed.

I just saw it yesterday, and today's lively people have become dying, which is undoubtedly a resounding slap in the face to the king of Chu, making him burn inside, but it is not obvious from the face, only the gloomy face and the dark churning eyes can see that the king of Chu is really angry this time.

Behind him, Chang Shun stood there with his hands tied.

"Your Highness, only three corpses were found at the scene, and there were two injured people, but when our people arrived, they bit their tongues and committed suicide. The slave maid ordered people to look all the way along the road and find the gangster who slashed the Nine Lady, which was the only way to live, but he was still in a coma at this time......"

"In addition, Xiao Cui and Da Kui have been rescued, but the injuries are very serious, and whether they can survive depends on luck......

"Drag him to interrogate, and Xiao Cui and the two will try their best to save them."

"Yes."

……

At the same time, all traces of the trail where the ambush had taken place had been lost in the heavy rain.

The rain is still falling, but it is much lighter than before.

Suddenly, several men on horses and dressed in robes appeared in the path, and when they came to this place, they stopped, and looked around the scene with burning eyes, but found no trace, as if nothing had happened before.

The face of the person in the leader who was hidden under the cloak became ugly, "Go back and report to the princess alone, and the rest of the people scattered to find it." ”

Obviously, it was a one-hit kill, but now not only did he not even see the corpse of the other party, but even his own people were gone, if it wasn't for someone under his command to report that the carriage the other party was sitting in was indeed led here, he really had to wonder if nothing had happened.

This night, the lights of the princess's mansion have not been extinguished all night, and at the same time, the same is true of Chongyue Pavilion, and it is not only the people of the Chu Wangfu who can't sleep.

……

After being drenched in the rain and injured again, Jiu Niang started to heat up at night.

Since Imperial Physician Liu was invited, he has not left, the lights in the Yanyu Pavilion are bright, and the maids who serve are in and out, looking very busy.

I have tried all kinds of methods, but I still can't get rid of the heat, Jiuniang is too seriously injured, and even to the point that I can't even swallow the medicine. can't, she can only order people to boil medicine and drink with her over and over again, and the tossing people turn on their backs.

The dark brown medicine snaked down the corners of her mouth, and the maid in charge of feeding the medicine could no longer bear the devouring gaze on the side, and knelt down with a plop.

King Chu's face was gloomy, "Bring it to me." ”

The maid shook her hand and held the medicine bowl to the king of Chu, and a waiter pushed the wheelchair that the king of Chu was sitting in and pushed him to the couch.

Jiu Niang's eyes were closed at this time, and her delicate little face was not as white as usual, but burned red. His eyebrows were slightly frowned, as if he was suffering a great deal of pain.

The king of Chu took the cocoon-shaped Jiuniang from the handmaiden, raised his head and drank a mouthful of the medicine in the bowl, and then carefully attached it, intersected his lips, and slowly fed the medicine into her mouth.

After a long time, a bowl of medicine was drunk, and the king of Chu wiped the medicine stain on his lips with his thumb before putting the person back on the couch. The maidservant carefully covered the quilt for Jiu Niang, and put a cold handkerchief on her forehead.

The room finally returned to quiet, and the king of Chu had been sitting beside the couch, with a calm face, and he didn't know what he was thinking. From time to time, a servant girl stepped forward to change the handkerchief on Jiu Niang's forehead, and time slipped quietly.

I don't know how long it has been, Chang Shun appeared behind the King of Chu again.

"Your Royal Highness, I have already asked, and it is Princess Changping's person who committed the poison."

The king of Chu did not speak.

Behind him, Chang Shun also had a complicated look.

In fact, Jiuniang was ambushed, and it is not difficult to guess the culprit, who can offend a noble girl who doesn't often go out, but those are the left.

It is not surprising that the culprit is Princess Changping, after all, the mother and daughter of the lord of Chaoxia County have suffered such a big loss, and the mother and daughter have never been able to repay each other, especially Princess Changping's ruthlessness is well known.

It's just that after knowing this result, it makes people feel a sense of confusion from the bottom of their hearts.

After all, Princess Changping is the aunt of the King of Chu, even if he is not close to this aunt, but if he wants to avenge Jiuniang, it is not as convenient as others. In particular, Princess Changping still has the elder brother of Emperor Chengyuan, even if he looks at Emperor Chengyuan's face, King Chu is not suitable to act rashly.

Moreover, although this princess of Changping always looks arrogant and bullying on weekdays, everyone with a little vision knows that this is just a mask. In fact, this person is exquisite, and he has worked the body of King Cheng and King Zhao, and there are many forces involved behind him, which is really a tricky object.

"Your Highness, how is this good?"

"A princess of Changping scares you?" King Chu snorted.

Chang Shun hurriedly shook his head, "No, it's ......"

How could the King of Chu not understand the concerns in Chang Shun's heart, he understood it very well, and he even knew that once he moved Princess Changping, he would break the balance that had lasted for a long time. If it is something else, he can put it aside for the time being, and it will be indispensable to punish the other party in the future. Being in the royal family, it seems to be monstrous, but in fact, very few people use thunder methods, they have too many scruples, and there are very few people who tear their faces in front of them, most of them are gentle and drizzle, and secretly put them to death by various means.

But this time the king of Chu didn't want to be gentle and drizzly, there was an evil fire hidden in his heart at this time, especially when he saw that Jiuniang fever couldn't go down and was injured so badly, he wanted to tear all the culprits apart......

King Chu took a deep breath.

After a long time, he said: "When the prince of the paddock was ambushed, although this Princess Changping was not the main envoy, she was also involved. The king remembered that nothing had been found out at that time, and there was no suspicion on the bodies of those dead soldiers, and the only thing in common was that they all had a brand on their bodies. For so many years, that case has always been a headless case, although everyone knows who did it, but the father doesn't mention it, and the others are naturally happy to pretend to be confused. ”

Chang Shun listened quietly, not understanding why the King of Chu suddenly mentioned this.

King Chu tapped his fingers on the armrest of the wheelchair, "At this time, presumably what happened is not enough to make my father look sideways, since this is the case, let's simply add something to her in." ”

It is true that Princess Changping is indeed the sister of Emperor Chengyuan, but if she collides with Emperor Chengyuan's favorite prince, the sister who is close to her is estimated to have to retreat.

"What does Your Highness mean?"

"The rest of the people don't have to stay, find someone to brand them, send the body to Dali Temple to report the case, the county lord of Qinfeng was ambushed on Chang'an Avenue, what a terrifying thing it should be."

Chang Shun was directly dumb, and his eyes were terrifying.

******

A heavy rain lasted for half a day and a night, and when the sky cleared the next day, everyone couldn't help but show some joy.

Only the Dali Temple did not see half of the joy, in the middle of the night the Chu Wangfu came to report the case, and the Dali Temple Qing and Shaoqing several adults were invited from the house overnight.

They were barely given a chance to complain, and soon they were stunned by the news.

Yirong County Lord Xiao Jia Jiuniang was killed on the street yesterday in Wubenfang, was seriously injured, and is still unconscious.

This news is really shocking, if it is just Jiu Niang, it is not enough to make people treat it carefully. But the case was reported by the Chu Palace, and several corpses were brought at the same time, so they had to be treated carefully.

Dali Temple investigated the case overnight, early the next morning, after the morning court, Peng Xu, the secretary of Dali Temple, hurriedly asked to see Emperor Chengyuan.

After the dragon case, Emperor Chengyuan was shocked.

"What Aiqing said, but is it true?"

Peng Xu arched his hand and said: "The minister doesn't dare to say anything, yesterday the minister ordered someone to inspect the corpses of those gangsters, from the clothes to the weapons they held, and even the injuries on their bodies, they didn't find any clues. There is only one place where these people have a very small imprint on the soles of their feet. At that time, the case of the prince's assassination was investigated by the minister, so the minister was very impressed by this brand, and after learning about it, he hurriedly came to report to His Majesty. ”

Emperor Chengyuan's face darkened, and his pupils constricted into a pin-like shape, "Has this matter leaked out?" ”

Peng Xu shook his head, "After the minister found out about this, he ordered it to go on, and now no one else knows about this matter except for the minister and one of his subordinates, and the servant who examined the body." ”

"Very good, don't make a public announcement of this matter, investigate it in a low-key manner, I want to see who borrowed the courage from the sky!"

"Yes."

*

In the chaos, Jiuniang felt that she had been ups and downs in the heat wave.

It's hot, it's hot......

I felt that my nose was full of bitter taste......

She wanted to break free of this bitterness, but she couldn't avoid it, and occasionally she felt a cold comfort, which made her feel extremely comfortable. finally felt so hot, Jiu Niang fell asleep......

When Jiuniang woke up again, she was woken up by a strong bitterness, she was a little dazed, and could only accept the oncoming wind and rain in a daze.

There was a soft thing stirring in her mouth, and Jiu Niang subconsciously pushed it with the tip of her tongue.

It's so bitter, go away!

Unexpectedly, the soft thing stirred even more violently, and even sucked her pink tongue. Jiu Niang opened her eyelids with difficulty, and saw the bridge of King Chu's tall nose and the hint of surprise in his dark eyes......

The big palm caressed the back of her neck and kneaded it gently, making Jiu Niang feel extremely comfortable. The tip of the nose, the tip of the tongue, and the lip flap, all the perceptions gathered above the head, which made Jiu Niang suddenly chaotic again......

"Awake?" The voice was frighteningly low.

Jiu Niang came over in a trance, but she didn't expect that as soon as she opened her eyes, she was faced with such a situation, and she couldn't help but roll her eyes at King Chu.

After a low laugh, King Chu picked up the small golden bell next to the couch and shook it twice, and someone came in.

"Go and ask Imperial Doctor Liu to come over and serve this king to get up."

Only then did Jiu Niang find that the King of Chu was half-lying beside her, he was only wearing a thin shirt, the placket was half exposed, revealing a chest as strong as white marble, and his long hair was draped behind his shoulders, full of laziness.

Her face was red at first, and then she felt a pain and softness all over her body, especially in the right shoulder, which was even more dull and painful.

She couldn't help but let out a low sigh.

was quickly restrained by the King of Chu, "Don't move, you have injuries on your body." ”

Only then did Jiu Niang recall the qiē that happened before she fell unconscious, the vast heavy rain, the man in black who was ambushed, and the blood on her hands......

Her face turned pale.

Soon the king of Chu was served and got up, and Imperial Physician Liu was also invited over, took the pulse for Jiuniang, said a few words that the condition was no longer hindered, the medicine continued to drink, and the wound on the shoulder should be carefully cared for, so he was invited down.

The maidservant brought a bowl of medicine to Jiu Niang to drink, and Jiu Niang did not refuse, and drank it all when she took it.

After that, she hurriedly but with a little apprehension asked, "Da Kui and Xiao Cui ...... two?"

She didn't dare to ask the rest of the words, because she already had some answers in her mind. In that kind of weather, it is extremely unlikely that Da Kui and Xiao Cui will survive in such a crisis......

"I was seriously injured, and now I am raising it in the house."

Jiu Niang suddenly breathed a sigh of relief, and her body softened.

After her spirit was relaxed, she felt tired all over her body, and after eating a bowl of gruel under the service of the maidservant, she fell into the dark and sweet country again.