According to the coachman, the snow outside the gate was so thick that the carriage could not enter, and had to rely on foot. And the snow is still falling, and I don't know when it will stop.

Liu Qingyan sighed and said: "I heard that the prince is also coming back, and in such weather, I don't know if the army will be able to return to his hometown before the year." ”

"The front line is indeed full of good news, but is the prince coming back so soon?" The prince was a little surprised.

"Yes, that's what the prince said in his family letter." Liu Qingyan smiled, "Maybe the prince didn't want the prince to be too worried, so he didn't say that he was coming back in the recital." The war between the Khitans and us, because of the prince and so many brave soldiers, has been defeated one after another, and now the Great Wei has become more and more deterrent under the rule of His Royal Highness the Prince. I think it will be even better in the future. ”

The crown prince smiled: "The princess is really too awarded, if it weren't for the princess inside, the prince outside, the internal and external troubles have been solved, even if I am extremely exhausted, there is no way to do it." ”

Liu Qingyan smiled without saying a word, and the crown prince continued: "Now it seems that the princess's belly is becoming more and more obvious. ”

"Yes, it's been a while, but I still don't feel like the child will kick me," Liu Qingyan said, "I'm really looking forward to that moment." I don't know if it's because his father is not around, so this child has a temper tantrum. ”

"Maybe it's true, I heard the queen mother say that at that time, my father was on an expedition, and I refused to kick my queen mother, until my father returned triumphantly, I was willing to move in the queen mother's belly, but my father and mother were very happy." The prince also smiled and spoke, looking at Liu Qingyan's stomach with a little expectation in his eyes.

Liu Qingyan smiled: "At the moment, I am also going to see the queen mother, can the prince go with me?" ”

"The queen mother has indeed been thinking a lot about the princess lately," the prince nodded slightly, "If you want to go, let's go together, anyway, in the current weather, I don't want to go to see those concertos." It's good to go and see the queen mother. ”

"But I don't know that the queen's body is better now." Liu Qingyan asked with concern.

"It's already much better, and I also instructed my subordinates that in such weather, you must set up a stove in the mother's apse, and you must not let the queen mother suffer from the cold. The weather is cold, and the queen mother's body is already weak, if it is really frozen and infected with wind cold, how can it be good? The prince sighed.

"That's right." Liu Qingyan nodded and said, "However, the queen mother should be very relieved to have such a caring son as the prince." I also hope that this child will be as well-behaved and sensible as His Royal Highness the Crown Prince in the future. ”

The prince smiled and said: "If it is the child of the princess and the prince, it must be sensible and filial." ”

The two of them were walking through the palace gate, one left and one right, saying some miscellaneous words, and the ghost was also sad, and there was a kind of guard behind the two people. The light inside the palace gate is relatively dim, and there is not a lot of snow piled up, but there is always a danger lurking.

In an instant that no one expected, a sharp long arrow broke through the wind and snow, and shot straight towards Liu Qingyan and the prince in front of him.

Ghost Jianchou was the first to react, took a big step forward, and protected Liu Qingyan in his arms, and at the same time dodged to the side: "Be careful, there are assassins!" ”

The long arrow misses and plunges into the ground. Because the archer's strength was large enough, this long arrow actually penetrated several inches deep into the floor tiles.

If a long arrow pierces a person's body, won't it be able to pierce everyone?

The ghost saw such a flying pounce, and knocked the prince to the side. The other guards realized it later, and only then did they remember to surround the prince in the center. The ghost saw sorrow and hugged Liu Qingyan firmly, because of his protection, although he was thrown against the wall just now, it did not hurt the child in Liu Qingyan's womb.

She was safe and sound. Liu Qingyan looked at the ghost in front of her: "You ......"

"I'm sorry, the situation forced me to offend the princess, but please don't move for the time being, we are still investigating where the killer is." Ghost Sorrow looked around and observed the situation, and said quickly in a low voice.

"It's okay, you all have to pay attention to safety." Liu Qingyan breathed a sigh of relief and protected her lower abdomen with both hands.

The prince stared at the long arrow in front of him, and his heart palpitated: "Who did such a thing?" ”

The guards couldn't answer, and they didn't dare to speak. And the ghost calmly opened his mouth: "Earlier, I received a report from an agent outside, saying that someone in the palace colluded to buy off the notorious killer in the capital, intending to murder the princess. Today may be the time for them to do it. ”

As he spoke, three more long arrows shot in this direction, and although they did not hurt the prince or Liu Qingyan, they still hit the three guards who were resisting in front of him.

The prince's face changed slightly, and his lips trembled: "Then what should I do now?" This...... Can you go out of the palace gate here? ”

"I shouldn't be able to get out for the time being," Liu Qingyan poked out half of her head from her ghostly arms, looked at the prince, and frowned slightly, "But as I said just now, the target of these killers is only me, Your Royal Highness the Prince, if you enter the palace under the escort now, there will probably be no danger." ”

"But leave the princess alone? Wouldn't that be too timid? The prince's eyes were full of anger.

Liu Qingyan smiled: "His Royal Highness the Prince, now life and death are at stake, where is there any cowardly statement?" Besides, if His Royal Highness the Crown Prince succeeds in getting out of trouble, goes to the palace, and finds elite troops, then I will be saved. ”

The crown prince looked at Liu Qingyan, not only ignored what she said, but even asked an inconsequential question: "Princess, do you know who in the palace bought the killer to kill you?" ”

Liu Qingyan was stunned for a moment, and even the ghost frowned impatiently.

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, the most important thing now is that you have to get out of trouble first, after all, you are the heir to the throne, and it will be your enthronement ceremony in a few days, there are some things that you can ask later, and the most important thing now is that you leave here quickly." Liu Qingyan patiently reasoned with the prince.

"I see what you mean." The prince finally nodded.

But the prince was still a little worried, so he first called a guard over and told him to rush to the palace alone.

The guard looked at the prince with some hesitation, and the prince lowered his face: "Go quickly, this is an order!" ”

The guard was really helpless, so he could only close his eyes and run towards the palace over there, but before he could run a few more steps, he was pierced by a long arrow from behind, and the whole person was nailed to the ground. The snow quickly covered the surface of his body.

"This ...... How dare I run over? The prince looked at Liu Qingyan.

Liu Qingyan took a deep breath: "Because that's not Your Royal Highness the Prince!" If it's not His Royal Highness the Prince, maybe it's me, then I have to kill them all. If it is His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, he will be safe and sound, I promise you. ”

After all, it was Nangong Hui who bought the murderer, Liu Qingyan didn't believe that she would attack the prince, so she believed very much that these long arrows might penetrate her body, and maybe they would also penetrate the ghost and the big double, but they would definitely not penetrate the prince. And if the crown prince can have some courage, he can rush into the palace from here, call those elite soldiers, hurry up, maybe he can successfully catch those killers.

But looking at the prince's blank face now, Liu Qingyan couldn't help but sigh, it seemed impossible.

When something big really happens, this prince won't be of any use at all, who knows how this royal family taught this prince in the past? Can such a person really sit on that throne?

Even if you sit on it, I'm afraid you will be pushed down quickly, right?

"Princess, you say, what can I do about this?" The prince looked at Liu Qingyan, his face full of anxiety.

Liu Qingyan took a deep breath and said to the prince: "Your Royal Highness the prince, please rest assured, I will guarantee your safety." She looked at the ghost again, lowered her voice and asked, "How long do you think it will take for the little partridge to find the one who will shoot at us?" Will he be able to get rid of those people? ”

The ghost shook his head sadly: "It's not clear for the time being, I thought they would do it on the road, so I asked the little partridge to check on the road, I don't know if he can find this place." ”

The prince looked back and forth at the two of them: "What are you talking about?" Can you stop chatting and think about what we should do in this situation now? ”

Liu Qingyan said patiently: "What we discussed is also about the content of this matter. ”

However, before she could finish speaking, she saw three more long arrows shoot straight at her in the distance, each piercing one of the guards and knocking them to the ground.

The prince suddenly became impatient: "What's going on?" Are you going to die here today? ”

The ghost rubbed his eyebrows, lowered his voice and asked, "Is this prince pretending to be on weekdays?" I remember that he wasn't usually like that. ”

Liu Qingyan muffled "um" for a moment: "Your Royal Highness the Prince, you are a little calmer, but this may not be good...... If you are impatient and lose your temper, it will not help. ”

"I'm just worried." The prince took a breath and turned his face away.

Liu Qingyan sighed: "It's one thing to worry, but our forces are weak now, the enemy is in the dark, and we are in the light, if we take any measures rashly, we will definitely not work." We'll have to wait for a moment. ”

After a pause, Liu Qingyan moved and said, "I have a way." ”