Chapter 57: The Assassination Target Changes
After Xiao Yan and Yu'er left, Feng Yu began to look for the account book, although she was very worried about whether she could catch Sun Jianye back, but what she could do at present was to find the account book, as for the rest, she could only hand it over to Xiao Yan.
After looking for a long time, I didn't find the account book, and when Fengyu was anxious, I suddenly smelled a smell of burning.
Feng Yu followed the smell and walked to a wall, she sniffed deeply, and the smell came from the wall.
After a closer inspection, Feng Yu found that there was actually a dark room behind the wall, she hurriedly looked around for the mechanism, and when she saw the vase on the table next to the window, her eyes lit up instantly.
This is not a good place to put a vase, so this should be the ......
There was a soft 'click', and the dark room behind the wall slowly opened, Feng Yu looked inside, hesitated for a moment, and went in.
After entering, Fengyu saw a fire on the ground, she immediately ran over, and when she saw the burning book in the brazier, she was shocked, and quickly found something to put out the fire.
After the fire was extinguished, Feng Yu picked up the notebook, and after looking through it, she found that it was the ledger they had been looking for.
Fortunately, the paper material of this ledger is not flammable, otherwise it would be a pile of ashes now.
Although she found the ledger, Feng Yu was not in a hurry to leave here, she continued to search in the dark to see if she could find anything more.
As a result, when Feng Yu was looking for clues, she accidentally touched the mechanism, and the door in the dark was immediately closed.
Seeing that the door was closed, Feng Yu felt a 'chuckle' in her heart and hurriedly found a way to open the door.
After looking in the dark for a long time, Feng Yu couldn't find a way to open the door, so she could only sit on the ground at the door and wait for Xiao Yan to come back to save her.
After Xiao Yan left the study, Yu'er wanted to take him to Sun Jianye's bedroom, but Xiao Yan was worried that he would miss it on the road, so he took Yu'er to the small door to guard.
Sure enough, after waiting for less than a while, Sun Jianye sneaked up at the small door with a burden on his back and a wooden box.
"Lord Sun, where are you going in such a hurry?"
The sudden voice behind him startled Sun Jianye, he turned around and saw Xiao Yan, he was so scared, but he still said with a smile: "Xiaguan has seen the general." β
Xiao Yan looked at him and sneered, and said mockingly: "Master Sun didn't go out of the gate, but walked through this small door, did he do something bad and run for his life?" β
The general laughed, how could the subordinate do something bad? Xiaguan, Xiaguan ......" Sun Jianye stopped as he spoke, because Xiao Yan's face became more and more gloomy, and he walked towards him.
"Why didn't you say it?" Xiao Yan snorted coldly, took a step closer and looked at him and said, "Do you really think that the princess came to Jiangnan because she was bored?" β
"The general is aware that the lower officials have never done anything to be sorry for the northern capital, nor have they been sorry for the people in the south of the Yangtze River." Sun Jianye knelt on the ground and said, his face full of anxiety.
"Leave these words to the court." Xiao Yan said with a gloomy face, and then looked at the soldier who came out next to him, "Come on, put him in prison for me and guard him strictly." β
"Also, Wei Qing is also locked in."
The soldiers escorted Sun Jianye up, and the leader of the soldiers hugged his fist at Xiao Yan and said, "General, after Lord Sun is imprisoned, who should be in charge of the affairs of the Governor's Mansion." β
"For the time being, I will take over, and after Sun Jianye asks for guilt, the emperor will send someone to take over."
"Yes, General."
After dealing with Sun Jianye, Xiao Yan immediately went back to the study to find Feng Yu, but when he arrived at the study, he found that Feng Yu was not inside.
"Princess, princess, where are you?"
Xiao Yan searched around the study and didn't find any clues about Feng Yu, so he hurried to find a spy pretending to be Feng Yi.
After coming to the courtyard, Xiao Yan obviously felt that something was wrong, it was different from usual, there was no one in the courtyard.
Xiao Yan walked quickly to the house, and when he got closer, he saw the door wide open, and secretly said that something was wrong in his heart, and immediately ran in.
The spy disguised as Feng Yi was lying on the ground at the moment, with blood still bubbling from his chest, and his mask was thrown aside.
The mask was torn off, indicating that the perpetrator already knew that Feng Yi was pretending, and in this way, Feng Yi was in danger.
Xiao Yan didn't have time to think about who broke into the governor's mansion and killed the spies, so he could only quickly fly pigeons and send a message to the team that sent Feng Yi back to Beijing, so that they could be vigilant and do their best to protect Feng Yi's safety.
Beijingββ
Everything is normal in the palace, and Concubine Hui and Concubine Qing are still fighting more and more bravely on the road to favor, but because of Fengyu's warning before, Concubine Hui is more careful than before.
Lan Zhi led a person in gray clothes to the courtyard quickly, the others in the courtyard had been removed, and at this moment there was only Hui Guifei alone in the courtyard.
"Mother, someone is here."
Concubine Hui was feeding the fish, and after hearing Lan Zhi's words, she raised her hand and motioned for Lan Zhi to step back.
Lan Zhi retreated to guard outside the pavilion, and the gray-clothed man stood in the pavilion with his head down, "Niangniang, my subordinates have something to report." β
"Good news or bad news?" Hui Guifei asked without looking back, her tone sounding so careless.
"This ......" The gray-clothed man's face became a little difficult, he glanced up at Hui Guifei, and suddenly knelt down on one knee.
Concubine Hui glanced at it, her eyes deepening, "It looks like bad news." β
"Subordinates should be damned, let the eldest prince escape."
"Huh." Hui Guifei chuckled, turned around and walked to the table, put the fish food on the table, and wiped her fingers with the handkerchief on the table.
"It's not like I haven't escaped before. If you escape, continue to chase and kill, this kind of thing doesn't need to be taught by this palace. β
The gray-clothed man straightened up and looked at Concubine Hui, clasped his fists and said, "Niangniang, my subordinates have sent people to continue the pursuit, but there is one thing that needs to be reported to Niangniang." β
"What's the matter?"
"Our people found the princess in Jiangnan."
"What?!" Concubine Hui looked at the man in gray in surprise, and then frowned: "Didn't the princess go out of the palace to see the Lu Mansion?" How did you go to Jiangnan? β
"This subordinate doesn't know either, but the subordinate did see the princess in Jiangnan." With a serious look on the face of the gray-clothed man, he paused and continued: "According to the legend, the princess and the general went all the way down to Jiangnan, and the two of them broke away on the way, and then arrived in Jiangnan in advance. β
"Moreover, they also got in touch with the eldest prince, and the three of them are in Jiangnan at the moment."
Concubine Hui's brows furrowed slightly, and she sat on the stool with a complicated expression: "Did they see Feng Yi?" β
"Previously, the eldest prince was injured and fled, and he has been hiding in Jiangnan, I don't know how the princess and the general found him."
"Later, the princess and the general moved into the governor's mansion, and our people saw that the eldest prince also moved in with them."
"We found an opportunity to sneak in, and then we met the big prince who was alone, and we attacked him, but we ......"
Concubine Hui narrowed her eyes and asked, "Just what?" β
"It's just that the man is not really the eldest prince, he is just pretending."
"What about the Feng Yi people?" Concubine Hui said a little eagerly.
The gray-clothed man looked at Concubine Hui with some apprehension, and then said: "The men and horses brought by the general have rushed to Jiangnan, and according to the reports of the people under him, the general has sent someone to escort the eldest prince back to Beijing, so the eldest prince is immediately on his way back to Beijing." β
Hui Guifei slapped on the table, gritted her teeth and said, "Heh, Fengyu, what a trick to play the golden cicada out of its shell, I really underestimate you." β
At that time, when Feng Yu left the palace, Concubine Hui Guifei also sent someone to investigate for the sake of prudence, and confirmed that Feng Yu did go to Lu Mansion, so she was relieved.
It turned out that Feng Yu had planned early on to go to Jiangnan with Xiao Yan, and yes, with Feng Yi and Feng Yu's brother and sister relationship, she heard that Feng Lin was pushed to the position of prince, and she would definitely find a way to let Feng Yi come back.
But now that Xiao Yan has received Feng Yi, the assassination of Feng Yi will be even more difficult, and she will expose herself.
"Mother, what should I do next?"
After thinking about it for a while, Concubine Hui said, "Let's postpone the assassination of Feng Yi first, and now your targets are Feng Yu and Xiao Yan." β
"Princess?" The gray-clothed man looked at Hui Guifei with some surprise, "Niangniang means ......"
"You have failed to assassinate Feng Yi several times in a row, and they must be very vigilant now, and it is difficult to assassinate Feng Yi."
"Feng Yu and Xiao Yan, they went to Jiangnan this time for Feng Yi, so they are also stumbling blocks on the way forward in the palace, and they must be removed together."
The gray-clothed man looked at Concubine Hui and said respectfully: "What Niangniang said is reasonable. β
"Now there are only two people in Feng Yu and Xiao Yan, and Feng Yu doesn't know martial arts, so the chance of success in assassinating them will be higher."
Speaking of this, the expression on Concubine Hui's face became a little cold, and she looked at the gray-clothed man and said, "If you don't succeed this time, you don't have to come back to see the palace." β
"Yes, my subordinates will do everything in their power to kill the princess and ...... Checkmate. β
Concubine Hui raised her eyebrows slightly, and sneered: "Listening to your words, it seems that you have no confidence in killing Xiao Yan?" β
"The general has been fighting on the battlefield for many years, and his martial arts and strategies are among the best, and his subordinates are ......" The gray-clothed man hesitated a little, seeing that Concubine Hui's eyes became cold, and immediately said firmly: "Your subordinates must go all out." β
Concubine Hui took a sip of tea, and said in a light tone: "If you can't kill ten people if you send ten people, then a hundred, and if you don't kill a thousand." β
"In short, no matter what method you use, this palace doesn't want to see the two of them return to the capital."
"Yes, my subordinates obey."
"Stand down."
After the gray-clothed man left, Lan Zhi walked to the pavilion, and Concubine Hui was looking at the fish in the pond with a sad face.
"Mother, but there are troubles."
Concubine Hui sighed and said, "If you don't get rid of Fengyu for a day, this palace will feel uncomfortable for a day." β
Lan Zhi handed the fish food to Concubine Hui and said comfortingly: "Don't worry, Niangniang, now that the princess is outside, there is only one general by her side, and our people will definitely succeed." β
"I hope so."
With a wave of her hand, Hui Guifei sprinkled all the fish food into the pool, and the next moment, all the fish in the pool immediately swarmed up.