In the middle of the night, the moon and stars are scarce.

Except for the soldiers who were on the vigil, everyone was asleep.

From time to time, there was the sound of wolves howling in the distance, and the cold wind was howling, but it could not cover the sound of sleeping in the valley.

The bonfire was still burning, the flames beating gently, but they were getting smaller and smaller.

Until the flames were about to be extinguished, a sudden "boom" sounded, and a rain of arrows flew out of nowhere.

"There are assassins, protect the prince!"

Immediately there was an outcry in the valley, and the soldiers drew their weapons and moved closer to the prince's tent, protecting him and King Wu Yun and several captured bandit leaders in the middle.

I saw that under the vast night, a group of black-clothed men rushed towards with swords, all masked, agile and obviously well-trained.

Because the night was so dark that they couldn't see how many people there were, the soldiers couldn't help but panic.

In the midst of the chaos, I heard someone shouting: "Kill the prince!" Leave no one else! ”

Mu Liancheng clenched the hilt of the sword in his hand, his face blended into the night, and only a pair of phoenix eyes shone brightly.

The sound of the fight became more and more intense, and it was getting closer and closer, and it seemed that the other party was quite numerous, and I was afraid that the soldiers would be difficult to resist.

"Your Highness, you go first, and the end will be broken!" It was Wang Xiong, the guard general of Ziyang in Yunzhou, who spoke.

Mu Liancheng twisted his eyebrows and thought for a moment, then said, "Okay, be careful!" ”

So Mu Liancheng took King Wu Yun and others, escorted by more than 20 soldiers, and rushed out of the valley on horseback.

However, not far from the valley, a large number of black-clad assassins rushed out on both sides of the road, surrounding the group.

The leader of the assassin said: "We will only take the life of the prince, and the others will lay down their weapons and scatter, so as not to lose their lives in vain!" ”

"I'm not with them all the way, I'll go!" King Wu Yun was the first to turn over and dismount, and ran away in a hurry.

Mu Liancheng turned his head to glance at it, but did not make a sound.

Only Eryou scolded: "A barbarian who is greedy for life and afraid of death!" ”

Immediately after that, several bandit leaders also broke away from the soldiers, and ran out of the encirclement with rolling belts, and then even half of the soldiers unarmed and fled.

In the end, there were less than ten people who protected Mu Liancheng.

"Your Highness, what can I do about this?" Eryou was anxious, looking at the number of enemies in Wuyang, sweating on his forehead.

Mu Liancheng drew his sword and said in a deep voice: "There is only one desperate fight." ”

Soon, the two groups of people became entangled, and Mu Liancheng had no choice but to go into battle in person.

Although Mu Liancheng brought a few strong guards with him, there were too many enemies, and his two fists were difficult to defeat with four hands, and he finally couldn't resist it.

"Your Highness, you and Eryou go first, and your subordinates stay to resist for a while!" Dayou said urgently.

The people of Mu Liancheng have all been wounded, and he himself has hung up his lottery, and if he stays here, he will only fall into a desperate situation, and no one will survive.

After consideration, Eryou grabbed Mu Liancheng's arm and immediately decided: "Your Highness, go!" ”

Mu Liancheng didn't hesitate any longer, got on the horse with Eryou, and broke through the siege while fighting, preparing to escape for his life.

But as soon as they rushed out, several Assassins broke away and pursued them in rear.

The two of them ran to a open field, under the moonlight, there was a vast area ahead, there was no road, it was a cliff!

"Huh~" Mu Liancheng grabbed the reins and looked ahead, his expression was dark and uncertain.

Eryou screamed miserably: "How can this be? Does God really want to destroy us? ”

During this time, Feng Qingyan has been secretly monitoring the Lin family, focusing on defeating her and Feng Qingwu's mother and daughter, and avenging Qingtao, so he basically stays in the Guogong Mansion every day, doesn't go out much, and doesn't know much about the outside world.

Jiang Mingche still comes often, trying his best to please her.

Feng Qingfang's heart did not fluctuate, every time he wanted to catch Jiang Mingche away, he felt that after all, he still needed others, and he couldn't be too ruthless, so he left it to him.

This morning, after Feng Qingfang used it too early, he went outside to breathe.

As we walked, we reached the garden, and when we were about to rest in the gazebo, a few whispers that had lowered my voice drifted into my ears.

"I heard that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is missing, and now his life and death are uncertain, and the emperor is sending people to look for it!"

Another maid was surprised and asked, "Is there such a thing?" Who do you listen to? ”

"I heard Brother Aqiu say last night, he is the close attendant of the master's study, I heard the old man's sigh with my own ears, I must not be wrong, it is reported that the news has spread all over the court in the past few days, the emperor is very worried, and the queen mother fainted directly after hearing it."

"But His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is so brave that he can't even trap thousands of troops and horses, how can he be stumped by those bandits in Yunzhou?"

"I only heard that I met an assassin on the way back to Beijing, and then I got separated from the team, I don't know the specific situation, by the way, don't say it, Brother Aqiu said that he can't tell others."

"I see."

When the two maids walked away, Feng Qingfang sat directly on the stone bench.

Mu Liancheng is missing, his life and death are unknown, how could it be? How could a person like him who was so thoughtful and strong in martial arts be so easily ambushed?

Feng Qingyan couldn't tell what kind of mood he was in at the moment, or if he was shocked and worried, and his worry couldn't be too deep, after all, he was just missing.

But at the end of the day, she was absent-minded, and Mu Liancheng's figure always appeared in her mind, and she couldn't concentrate on anything.

Could it be that she cares so much about Mu Liancheng?

After nightfall, Feng sat in front of the window, looking up at the starry sky with his cheeks back, and couldn't help sighing again and again.

I don't know where Mu Liancheng is at this moment......

A cool breeze blew, and the moon-white figure fell in the courtyard, breaking into Feng's frantic sight.

"What are you doing in a daze?" Jiang Mingche walked to the window with a smile and leaned over to look at Feng Qing's clear eyes

Feng Qingfang hurriedly got up, staggered his gaze from him, and asked lukewarmly, "Is there something wrong with you?" ”

Jiang Mingche nimbly crossed the window and walked to Feng Qing's side.

"Can't I come to see you if there's nothing to do?"

"It's inconvenient." Feng Qing turned his head and sat down at the table, pretending to pour tea and drink.

Jiang Mingche sat down opposite her unceremoniously, and said with a smile: "You and I are just talking, and there are no distractions, what's inconvenient?" ”

Feng Qing glanced at him wildly and kept silent.

After a while, Jiang Mingche took out a long golden silk nanmu box from his sleeve and placed it lightly in front of Feng Qingyan.

"What is this?" Feng asked with a frantic raised eyebrows.

"Open it and take a look."

Feng Qingfang didn't think much about it, opened the lid of the box and took a look, and a rather delicate bead-inlaid hairpin came into view.

She is a connoisseur, and at a glance she knows that this hairpin is a high-quality product, it must not be cheap, and it must be extremely dazzling when worn on the head.

Although she liked it, she couldn't take it.

After only two glances, he closed the wooden box again and handed it back.

"I don't want it."

"Don't like it?" Jiang Mingche frowned and asked, "What style do you like, I'll buy another one tomorrow." ”

Feng shook his head lightly and said, "There's no need to waste money, no matter what kind of money you buy, I won't accept it." ”

Jiang Mingche clenched the golden silk nanmu box, and the green tendons on the back of his hand were slightly raised, suppressing the anger in his chest.

"You really hate me that much? During this time, I tried my best to make you happy, but you always dismissed, how can you dissipate that breath in your heart? ”

"I've told you since the day you and I met again, I can't be with someone who cheats on me, and it's impossible to start over between you and me."

Feng Qing's eyebrows were frowning, his eyes were full of water, but his face was full of helplessness.

Why did this person always take her words as wind in his ears?

Jiang Mingche smiled coldly and said, "Is it because you can't be with the person who deceived you, or is it because you already have someone else in your heart?" ”

"What?" Feng Qingyan didn't quite understand what he meant.

"It's because of the prince, isn't it? After all, you still value him more, he is the most important person in your heart! ”

Only then did Feng Qingyan understand that it turned out that Jiang Mingche blamed Mu Liancheng for the reason why she refused to get back together with him.

Well, that's it, anyway, she promised to marry Mu Liancheng in front of Jiang Mingche, which makes sense.

"Yes and what? His Royal Highness the Crown Prince treats me sincerely, although he is a little cold, but he will never lie to me, let alone take advantage of me, and I am very relieved to be with him. ”

"But he's dead!" Jiang Mingche almost squeezed the words out of his teeth.

Hearing this, Feng's heart shook violently, and an unknown fire grew from the bottom of his heart and spread rapidly.

"He's just missing, and he'll be back soon."

Jiang Mingche sneered: "Someone saw him being knocked off the cliff, the cliff is bottomless, even if the gods fall, they can't survive!" ”

"Nonsense! I don't believe you! Feng Qing slapped the case wildly, turned his back and didn't look at him, his chest rose and fell violently, and suddenly he couldn't tell whether he was really angry or acting.

"My people have investigated, there was indeed a fierce fight on the official road in Yunzhou, the scene was bloodstained, the wreckage was everywhere, there were traces of swords on the cliff, it was obvious that someone had fallen off the cliff, even if the prince had great powers, it was impossible to climb up again."

Jiang Mingche's words were like a hammer, hitting Feng Qing's heart hard.

Won't Mu Liancheng survive?

No, he also promised to eat her wind and dust washing banquet when he came back!

Jiang Mingche was originally angry, and deliberately said some angry words to hit Feng Qingfang, but when he saw her sad eyes and teary eyes, he couldn't help but soften his heart.

"My subordinates only speculated about the situation at the time based on the traces of the scene, and it may not be the prince who fell off the cliff."

Feng Qing said angrily: "But you just said that someone saw him being knocked off the cliff?" ”

"The surviving soldier said it, but could he have read it wrong?"

Dare to guess?

Feng Qing snorted wildly and sat back in his place.

"Do you really care so much about him?" Jiang Mingche still couldn't help but ask.

He was afraid to hear the answer, but he wanted to hear it, and his heart was extremely conflicted.

Feng paused wildly and said, "He is my future husband, can I not care?" ”

"The future husband?" Jiang Mingche's hands involuntarily clenched tighter.

Feng blinked wildly and said softly and dexterously: "Yes, I promised to marry him, but you forgot?" You were there at the time. ”