As soon as it was too late, he saw a flash of silver spear stabbing into the assassin's chest, and the assassin was immediately carried away by this powerful force, and fell to the ground, vomiting blood and dying.

Liu Xu breathed a sigh of relief, kicked the assassin in front of him away, turned his head to look, and saw a man in a dark blue power suit walking over quickly, this person was none other than the majestic Mo Zijue.

"Is the prince okay?" Mo Zijue asked with his fists inside.

"It's fine, it's just a minor injury. Liu Xu said lightly, "Why are you here?"

"Today, I was wandering outside, and I met Situ Juexing, he said that he met a noble man here, and the noble man was in trouble, and I was not at ease, so I came to take a look. Mo Zijue said, "I didn't expect this noble man to be the prince." ”

At this time, Concubine Su and Mo Ziyu also ran over and asked about Liu Xu's injury.

There was a long cut in the arm, and the wound was deep, and the blood was pouring down.

Mo Ziyu and Concubine Su were very nervous, but Liu Xu himself didn't care very much: "Skin trauma, don't be nervous, just bandage it." ”

Mo Ziyu tore off a piece of the hem of a gauze skirt inside herself, and said, "The prince has already shed a lot of blood, and he can't continue to bleed anymore, so the concubine will bandage you first." ”

Liu Xu did not object, walked to the side and sat down, handed his hand to Mo Ziyu to deal with, he glanced at the four assassins on the ground, raised his eyes to look at Mo Zijue, and said gratefully: "You came at the right time." ”

"When the prince travels, how do you escort him?" Mo Zijue thought about it and said with some reproach, "Basically all the people in the capital have come out tonight, it must be mixed, there is no guard around the prince, how dangerous it is to travel alone!"

"This king is also a temporary idea today. Liu Xu said lightly, "In the final analysis, this king is not thoughtful and too confident in himself, you see, if it hadn't come in time, it would have almost broken the big thing." ”

"Who sent these assassins?" Concubine Su's face turned slightly pale, and her voice trembled a little, "This matter is all to blame on the concubine, if the concubine doesn't walk around at will, presumably the prince will not be in danger." Concubinage...... The concubine shouldn't have gone out tonight. ”

"Don't blame yourself, isn't this king okay?" Liu Xu smiled comfortingly, "It has nothing to do with you, this king has long been targeted, since they are ambushed in the shadows, they can attack at any time." ”

As he was talking, Liu Changqing ran over with the two guards beside him, and when he saw Liu Xu's hand, he was startled, hurriedly stepped forward, half-knelt in front of Liu Xu, glanced at his wounds, and asked with concern, "Is my father okay?"

"The prince can rest assured, the prince only suffered skin injuries, and it doesn't matter. Mo Ziyu said softly, "Concubine Su has also found it, and it's all right." ”

Liu Changqing got up again and saluted Concubine Su, and said with a sigh of relief: "It's really good that my mother is okay!"

"Who are these assassins!" Liu Changqing glanced around at several corpses on the ground, and said angrily, "Who actually dared to assassinate their father, who instructed them? If they dare to hurt their father, they must find out and make them pay the price!"

At this time, the patrolling guards also rushed over, and when they saw that it was King Qi who was assassinated, Gu was very frightened and hurriedly stepped forward to ask for guilt.

Liu Xu waved his hand and said, "There are a lot of people today, and your patrols are also very hard, so get up." What happened here today, you all have to deal with it, don't spread it, and try to minimize the impact. ”

"Yes. ”

"Can it be bandaged?" Liu Xu lowered his eyes and glanced at Mo Ziyu and asked.

"Alright. Mo Ziyu said, "The concubine's body is just a simple bandage to stop the bleeding, and she needs to be treated again after she goes back." ”

"Good. Liu Xu said, "We should watch what we should see, play what we should play, and go back." ”

"Wait a minute, Lord Wang. Mo Zijue said, "The last general has something to tell the prince, please take a step to speak." ”

Liu Xu glanced at Mo Ziyu and them, and the three of them took a few steps away in understanding.

"What's the matter? Liu Xu said.

"About the last Lingyin Temple. Mo Zijue said, "After investigation, the last general found out that the reason why those mountain bandits robbed Lingyin Temple that day was because they were instructed by someone. According to their account, their leader had a close relationship with a young son, but no one had seen the true face of the young man except their leader, but that night, their leader was killed, so the clue to the young prince in their mouth was broken. ”

After a pause, he continued: "After the last general, he continued to investigate and found that these mountain bandits were not ordinary mountain bandits, their predecessors were a group of defeated soldiers, more than a dozen people, who robbed homes and houses, and later attracted many people to join. They are not fools, it's not that they don't know the consequences of the attack on Lingyin Temple, but their leader's attitude at that time was very resolute, they thought that the leader had a perfect plan, so they followed it, they didn't expect that this attack was no way back, and these people were wandering, and they were active between Southern Chu and Northern Xia all year round, and they only returned to Northern Xia in recent months, but this was only a part of them, and some of them were still in Southern Chu. ”

Liu Xu's brows furrowed: "And then?"

"The last general felt that Mi Shizi was very suspicious. Mo Zijue thought for a while and said.

"Hmm. Liu Xu nodded and motioned for Mo Zijue to continue.

"First of all, it was already very suspicious that he would appear on the mountain that night, and his statement was not very convincing, but after all, he saved Shizi and Mrs. Ning, so it didn't make people feel that he was involved in this matter. Mo Zijue said, "Secondly, these people have been active in Southern Chu and Northern Xia all the year round, and Mi Shizi is originally from Southern Chu, so it is possible to get acquainted with them." Finally, there is the motive, apparently these people will attack the Lingyin Temple not because they are crazy, but because they have been deceived. So why would the young man they said want to attack the Lingyin Temple?"

"On that day, Lingyin Temple was all women's dependents, and they were all noble women, if they had an accident, or were **, it would have a very bad impact on the entire Northern Xia. If it weren't for the fierce resistance of those warrior monks, and without the wisdom and decisiveness of these young ladies and ladies, who fled on their own, the consequences would really be unimaginable. The relationship between Northern Xia and Western Wei was tense, and a big war was inevitable, which was something that everyone knew in their hearts, and Southern Chu was sandwiched between Western Wei and Northern Xia, and did not necessarily want to go to war. If something happens to Northern Xia at this time, Northern Xia should not choose to go to war, then Southern Chu can also be avoided from being involved. ”

Mo Zijue paused again and continued: "Of course, all this is just the speculation of the last general, and the last general has no substantive evidence to prove that this matter is related to Qi Shizi. The reason why I talked to the prince about this matter alone is just because after all, Mi Shizi saved Shizi and Mrs. Ning, how to deal with it, just continue to check along Mi Shizi, what does the prince think in his heart?"

"Check. Liu Xu said decisively, "If it has nothing to do with him in the end, you can return his innocence." If it was really all done by him, then he was a dangerous factor for Northern Xia and must be removed. ”

"Yes. ”

"If you guess that the reason for the Lingyin Temple is to prevent the Northern Xia from going to war with the Western Wei, then could this matter be a trick of the Western Wei?" Liu Xu thought for a while and said, "In recent days, the Western Wei has sent a lot of meticulous work into it, haven't you also encountered the assassins of the Western Wei Dynasty who have already mixed into the palace? ”

"Yes. ”

The other side.

Liu Changqing looked at his mother worriedly and asked, "Where did my mother go?"

Concubine Su wiped the fine beads of sweat on the prince's forehead, and said softly: "I'm just scattered by the flow of people because of the large number of people, it's okay." It's the mother who is not good, and look at you scared. Mother promised you that she would not let you worry in the future. ”

"It's best if my mother is safe. Liu Changqing sighed, "The son is really frightened, but the son also understands that the mother is too important to the son, and the son can't do without the mother!"

Concubine Su looked at her son, who was already a little adult, and her heart was moved and sad, if my sister was alive, she would definitely be very relieved to see her son so sensible, so cute, and so distressing.

She hugged her son in her arms: "Mother promised you that she will never leave you, and our mother and son will always be together! Mother will always be with you, grow up with you, and watch you marry and have children!"

Mo Ziyu looked at the mother and son who were hugging each other, and she was a little stunned in her heart, she thought of her child, if she could grow up and feel the world, how good it would be!

The fireworks in the distance began to bloom, and the excitement of this world reached its peak, but Mo Ziyu felt a strong loneliness.

After Mo Zijue and Liu Xu finished talking in detail, King Qi and his party were ready to leave, and the matter here was also responsible for Qing Yue, who came from behind, and the aftermath had already traced the origin of the assassin.

Mo Zijue was just about to get on the horse, but Mo Ziyu chased after him and shouted, "Brother Mo!"

He turned his head, looked at Mo Ziyu, and laughed, now he looked at the little girl in front of him, just like he looked at his sister.

"What's wrong?" Mo Zijue asked, "Are you scared today?"

Mo Ziyu shook his head gently: "I have seen many bloody things, and today is just a small scene." It's just that this New Year's month is almost over, and I can see Brother Mo today, I want Brother Mo to worship in his old age, and I hope that Brother Mo will go well. Safe and sound!"

"Thank you. Mo Zijue smiled softly and kindly, "You too." ”

"It's still waiting over there, so I can't say more. Say goodbye first, if Northern Xia and Western Wei go to war, Brother Mo is only afraid that he will go to the battlefield, if that day really comes, Brother Mo must return safely!"

"Don't worry!"

Mo Ziyu looked at the eldest brother reluctantly, and there were countless words in her heart that she wanted to instruct, but the carriage of King Qi's mansion was still waiting, so she didn't have the convenience to say anything, so she looked back at him twice and trotted up.

Returning to the carriage, Liu Xu half-raised his eyes, glanced at Mo Ziyu, and asked, "What's wrong?"

"I said a few words to General Mo, he saved the prince today, and went to thank him. Mo Ziyu said, "The wound on the prince's arm is still quite serious, don't touch the water in recent days, don't say it, and don't be reckless." ”

"The king knows. Liu Xu closed his eyes to replenish his energy.

After a while, the group returned to King Qi's mansion, Concubine Su and Liu Changqing went back first, and Liu Xu went to Qiushui Garden to treat his wounds.

Liu Xu fought with those assassins today, and his body was covered with a lot of dust, so he went to change his clothes first, and Mo Ziyu instructed Lu Qiao to prepare things to deal with his wounds.

At this time, Concubine Yang and the third lady hurried to Qiushui Garden, thinking that the news of King Qi's assassination had reached their ears.

Concubine Yang's face was not good, and when she entered, she glanced at Mo Ziyu coldly and asked, "Where is the prince?"

"The prince is changing clothes in the back. Mo Ziyu replied lightly.

Concubine Yang continued to stare at Mo Ziyu coldly, and said sharply: "Today, you instigated the prince to go out? You are so bold, if the third master has three longs and two shorts, can you afford to take responsibility? Even if the prince wants to go out, as a lady, you should also persuade the prince to bring more guards around him, how can you do such nonsense! Now that the prince is injured, Jiang Liu, what crime should you be guilty of!"

"When the prince wanted to go to the lantern festival with the concubine, the concubine didn't stop him, which was the first mistake. The prince was alone, and he did not persuade the prince to let the guards follow, which was the second mistake. Mo Ziyu lowered his eyes and said, "The concubine knows that she is wrong!"

"Hehe!" Concubine Yang sneered, "Since there is a mistake, you will be punished! Since you have made a mistake, you must bear the consequences! Otherwise, in the future, everyone will be like you, and you will do things without considering the consequences, won't the palace be in chaos?"

Mo Ziyu raised her eyes to look at Concubine Yang, and asked lightly, "How does Concubine Yang want to punish me?"

Concubine Yang was silent for a moment: "Zhang blames twenty, is grounded for three months, and is issued a year's monthly silver to see the after-effects." If you dare to let the prince put his life in danger again, I'm afraid that there will be no place for you in this Qi Palace!"

"Concubine Yang, does this want to establish her authority or do you want to announce her personal vendetta?" Mo Ziyu smiled mockingly.

"What do you mean!" Concubine Yang glared at Mo Ziyu, and raised her hand to slap him.

Qing Ling, who was on the side, immediately stepped forward, grabbed Concubine Yang's wrist, and persuaded: "Concubine Yang, look at yourself." ”

"Let go!" "Let go!" Concubine Yang said coldly, "You can't rebel if you want to!" I am worried about the safety of the prince, even if this matter is in front of His Majesty and the Queen Mother, I have my own explanation!"

"It's all because the king is bent on doing his own thing, and he has nothing to do with anyone else. Liu Xu changed his clothes and came out, "Se'er, you are worried about the safety of this king, this king understands you, it's just about the assassination, it really has nothing to do with them, and you don't have to blame others." ”