Chapter 176: The Assassin of the Prince's Palace
"His Royal Highness the Prince, beware of poisoned arrows!" Phantom Lotus shouted out for the first time, and protected Jun Buyu behind her, blocking the poisoned arrow with her body.
"Poof!" With a sound, and a muffled snort, Phantom Lotus's chest was shot in the heart by a poisonous arrow, she instinctively ** snorted, her eyes were dilated, black blood flowed from the corner of her mouth, and she collapsed in Jun Buyu's arms.
It is enough to see that the poison of this poisoned arrow is very strong, and it can be regarded as a bloody throat.
"Phantom Lotus! Phantom Lotus! Someone's coming! Hurry up and ask the Imperial Doctor! Jun Buyu looked at the unconscious Phantom Lotus in his arms, and he was also anxious, and shouted loudly.
"Da Da ......" There was a sound of panicked footsteps, and several royal guards rushed in with solemn faces, quickly protecting Jun Buyu in the middle to prevent anyone from sneaking up again.
"Ahh There are assassins! Catch the assassins! Several other palace maids also rushed over with worried faces, and when they saw a poisoned arrow stuck in Phantom Lotus's chest, as well as the black blood that continued to flow out of Phantom Lotus's chest, they were also shocked, and they all screamed in panic.
As the screams continued to emanate from the study, many torches lit up outside, and more royal guards arrived, and soon surrounded the study and searched it carefully.
"The last general was derelict in his duty and failed to protect the East Palace, and asked His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to punish him!" A royal guard commander rushed to Jun Buyu with a look of shame, knelt down on one knee, and said guiltily.
"Get up, poisonous arrows are coming from this direction! Track down the assassins! Atonement for sins! Jun Buyu didn't want to investigate his fault, and said decisively.
"Yes! The last will obey! The royal guard commander replied dryly, and after saying that, he rushed out in the direction that Jun Buyu was pointing.
"Where's the Imperial Doctor! Why hasn't it arrived yet! Jun Buyu felt the breath of the phantom lotus in his arms again, and seemed to have died of anger, and immediately shouted anxiously.
"Back to His Royal Highness the Prince, the Imperial Doctor...... It's coming, it's coming, but it's ...... Most of them were poisoned and died just now! As soon as Jun Buyu finished shouting, he saw a palace maid running over in a panic and said tremblingly.
Behind her, two palace maids supported an imperial doctor, and they also rushed over, but as soon as the imperial doctor came to Jun Buyu, he spit out a mouthful of black blood, fell to the ground, and said with trembling hands: "Prince...... Your Highness, the Assassins have been here...... Imperial Medical Hall...... He's ......"
Before he could finish speaking, the imperial doctor spat out a large mouthful of black blood, and his eyes were staring straight to death.
"Who is he? Imperial Doctor Sun! Imperial Doctor Sun! Tell Hongu who he is? Damn it! If you go down, you will dig three feet into the ground, and you will find an assassin for me! Jun Buyu heard Imperial Doctor Sun's tone as if he recognized the assassin, and hurriedly asked, but it was too late, and Imperial Doctor Sun also died of poison.
Suddenly, Jun Buyu was a little frantic and ordered loudly.
"Yes!" A royal guard quickly agreed, and then rushed out to deliver the order.
Looking at the two tragically dead corpses in front of him, Jun Buyu understood that this assassin should have been planned in advance and came prepared.
And every step was calculated accurately, and the timing was also very appropriate, it was the time when the Midnight Man was most tired and relaxed, if it wasn't for the Phantom Lotus who discovered the poisoned arrow in time just now, and stepped forward to block the poisoned arrow, he would have fallen at this moment.
Even the Assassin considered that the Imperial Doctor would arrive soon, and even visited the Imperial Doctor's Hall in advance, and secretly poisoned the Imperial Doctor on duty at night, just to ensure that the assassination was foolproof.
It's just that what the other party didn't expect was that Phantom Lian inadvertently saw the poisonous arrow, and reacted so quickly that without hesitation, she blocked the poisonous arrow with her chest to resolve the crisis.
After going through this scene, Jun Buyu knew that there should be enemies lurking in the current palace in order for the assassin to assassinate him so blatantly, because if there was no one in the palace to answer him, it would be difficult for the assassin to come to the East Palace without alarming the royal guards at all, and after the incident, he could still leave quietly.
In other words, in the future, he needs to be more cautious.
Although he only met Phantom Lotus after the ice was lifted, it was only a few days, but this personal palace maid personally sent by his father to take care of him left a deep impression on him.
Phantom Lotus is not only well-behaved and clever, but also knowledgeable, intelligent, and takes care of all the matters in the East Palace in an orderly manner, and is also very good at observing words and feelings, and is good at figuring out the master's heart, and can always think of the master's needs in advance, so that the master can worry and feel comfortable.
For Jun Buyu, I also like this ingenious and caring girl very much, and even defaults to her as his sister.
Who knew that it had only been a few days since we got along, and something like this happened, feeling that the phantom lotus's body had gradually become cold, you didn't know that it was a miracle doctor from heaven, and I am afraid it would be difficult to rejuvenate it.
At this time, the Holy Lord Wuregret and the Queen Mother Nalan Qiqing also arrived, after all, there was such a big thing in the East Palace, how could they, as parents, not worry.
When they saw that Jun Buyu was safe and sound, Jun Wuregret and Nalan Qiqing were relieved.
When Jun Wuregret saw the Phantom Lotus with a black face in Jun Buyu's arms, he was also deeply touched and grateful.
He knew that if it wasn't for Phantom Lotus guarding Jun Buyu's side just now, the crown prince he was most satisfied with would be more than lucky.
I am also glad that I accepted the suggestion of the lady in charge at the beginning, and the phantom lotus selected by her eyes from thousands of palace maids to take care of Jun Buyu, so that the danger was turned into a disaster, and it was obvious that the vision of the mother in charge was indeed unique.
Moreover, the Jun royal family can have today, and it is inseparable from the many times of the mother-in-charge, so Jun Wuregret feels more and more that this mother-in-charge is by no means an ordinary person, and he must be more trusted and reused in the future.
It's a pity that he also heard that after completing the assessment of the new palace maid this time, the lady in charge has been in retreat and cultivating because she is unwell.
In a short period of time, I am afraid it will be difficult to help him take care of the palace.
However, before the retreat, the lady in charge said for the first time that she had accepted an apprentice named Meng Yan, and she was also the first place in the two assessments of the palace maid, and was also canonized as a female official of Fengyi, saying that during her retreat in the future, it would be the same to find her if there were things that were difficult to solve.
Thinking of this, he felt that Jun Buyu could not be without a powerful personal palace maid by his side, after all, he was old, and the country would have to rely on Jun Buyu to inherit it in the future, so protecting his safety was the top priority.
Therefore, he immediately ordered the royal guards to send additional personnel to protect the East Palace, and immediately went to invite Meng Yan, the female official of Fengyi, to come to the East Palace, and she would help choose a personal palace maid to take care of Jun Buyu, or if there was no suitable person for the time being, she would personally serve the crown prince.
Nalan Qiqing, the queen mother, had no objection to this, and felt that Jun Wuregret had done the right thing.
It's just that Jun doesn't meet himself but it's hard to accept, he is used to Phantom Lotus taking care of him, and whoever comes will feel very uncomfortable, so he means that he can let the royal guards increase the patrol personnel, as for the new personal palace maid, it is better to postpone it later.
It's a big deal to wait for the lady in charge to get out of the customs, and then she will choose one, because Jun Buyu also admires the ability and vision of the lady in charge in his heart, and although his father and the emperor want to invite Meng Yan, the female official of Fengyi, although he did not explicitly oppose it, the implication is still not very optimistic.
In his heart, although he heard that Meng Yan was the number one palace maid, the palace maid who ranked first in the two assessments, and was accepted as an apprentice by the mother in charge.
But after all, it's just a newly acquired apprentice, how can it be compared with the vision of the mother in charge?
Jun Wuregret also heard the meaning of Jun Buyu's words, but he had already sent someone to invite Meng Yan, the female official of Fengyi, and he couldn't take back his life immediately, this Jun Wu joked about it, it was an ancestral precept since ancient times, and how could he disobey it at will.
So he still insisted on waiting for the female official Meng Yan of Fengyi to come, listen to her advice, if you still feel that it is inappropriate, just let her go back, it can be regarded as respecting Jun Buyu's idea.
If you don't meet your father, you will also make concessions, so it is not good to continue to insist, which can be regarded as acquiescing to your father's statement.
Just when Jun Buyu and Jun Wuregret had just reached an agreement, Fengyi's female official Yanyu also rushed to the East Palace with the royal guards.
In fact, on the way here, Yanyu also heard the royal guards talk about what happened before, and she was also surprised, but she didn't expect that the palace with such a tight defense would have assassins come and go freely and be so arrogant.
Not only did he almost shoot the crown prince, but he also brutally poisoned all the imperial doctors on duty, which was enough to see how fearless the other party was.
However, she was sure that it was not the personnel of the Five Poisons Sect who did it.
Because they were the people sent by the Five Poisons Sect to poison the crown prince, it was impossible for them to send other people to assassinate them. Otherwise, there would be no need to go so hard to kidnap so many women across the country and send them to the palace.
Moreover, the purpose of the Five Poisons Sect is not to kill the crown prince, but to use chronic poison to control the crown prince's mind and become their puppet emperor, so that they can not attack the palace and seize the throne in a big way, but control this country again in their hands without blood.
When the time is ripe, he will design to get rid of the crown prince, subdue the ministers, and let the royal heirs of the Li family take over the throne, so that the Liansheng Kingdom will become the world of the Li royal family again.
Therefore, this assassination, Yanyu felt that it was very likely that someone within the Jun royal family did it, after all, the crown prince died, and the most beneficial thing was not an outsider, but the most likely candidate to become the new crown prince.
That is, the other brothers of the crown prince, for the fratricidal affairs within the royal family, it has also been common since ancient times, and there is nothing to be surprised about.
Along the way, as soon as Yanyu thought of these things, as well as Meng Ling's previous experience of being beaten to death and thrown into a dry well, he felt that the palace was really terrifying, it seemed to be splendid, with plenty of food and clothing, but people's hearts were sinister, and every step was terrifying, making people walk on thin ice.
The slightest carelessness is a tragic end from which there will be no return.
Therefore, Yanyu decided that she must find a way to choose a suitable personal palace maid for the crown prince, and she herself must not become the crown prince's personal palace maid, otherwise once the people of the Five Poisons Sect know about it, she will become very passive......