Chapter 297: Assassin
In the past few days, contacting the old ministry and arranging various things has made Shen Baiqing a little dizzy, these things must be carried out in secret, which is very difficult, and now the emperor of the Jin Kingdom is watching very strictly, but their identities are a good cover.
Shen Baiqing is going to sleep in the shop tonight, preparing tomorrow's pastries and the news of the handover of the old department.
Su Bowen has been very busy recently because of the dark stake, and only Shen Baiqing lives here alone tonight.
In the second half of the night, the whole city fell into silence, and Shen Baiqing didn't sleep very peacefully without Su Bowen by his side, frowning even in his sleep.
In the confusion, there seemed to be footsteps outside the window, even if it was very light, and there would be a little noise in the dead of night.
Her instinct told her that something was not right, and she gently got up and walked around behind the screen, pretending that someone was sleeping on the bed.
A tall figure was imprinted on the paper window by the moonlight, and the window was gently pushed open with a cautious creak.
Through a gap, a dagger was illuminated by the reflection of the moonlight, and at a glance it was a sharp blade that sealed the throat with blood.
Just when he was about to act outside the window, a soft voice came, "Do it!" ”
Shen Baiqing heard this familiar voice, and his heart was slightly lowered, this was Su Bowen's voice from the secret guard, when he asked the secret guard to recognize people before, Shen Baiqing had some impressions of him, like, call it Su Duan.
Outside, there was a burst of swords and swords, weapons collided, and the time for a cup of tea passed, and there was still the sound of fighting outside. I want to come this time the killer is strong in martial arts.
After a while, there was a muffled sound of a body falling to the ground, and Su Duan should have guessed that Shen Baiqing had woken up, and knocked lightly on the door. "Ma'am, there are injuries."
"I'm fine, you're here just in time."
Shen Baiqing walked out and saw the tightly bound assassin, and he sank slightly.
"Madam, the incident happened suddenly, and it was someone sent by the emperor to assist us in catching him."
Su Duan's eyes lit up as he spoke, and he moved out of his hand and punched the assassin in the face as fast as lightning.
A mouthful of blood mixed with teeth spit it out.
"Plug his mouth first, search the hidden weapon on his body, don't let him have a chance to kill himself."
Shen Baiqing was extremely angry.
"Can you tell who sent this?"
Su Duan ripped off his face towel.
"This person looks a little familiar, and his subordinates remember it, they have seen this person next to the fourth prince!"
"This bastard, he really doesn't stop for a moment!" Shen Baiqing gritted her teeth, "I've worked hard for you, lock him up first, and I'll talk about it tomorrow." ”
"Yes." Su Duan took the people and left.
"Thank you for your help."
said to the people sent by the emperor, and by the way, he saluted from afar on the side of the palace.
"The emperor's grace is vast, long live my emperor."
It was a sleepless night.
Shen Baiqing repaired the book overnight, and reported the assassination in the middle of the night to the emperor, and described the matter beautifully, what is the heart of the four princes, how to boldly careless of human life, and ask the emperor to call the shots.
The emperor was furious when he received the letter, and slapped the table, and the eunuchs and palace maids in the room instantly knelt on the ground.
"The Dark Guard is here!"
A figure flashed out, kneeling on the ground and waiting for instructions.
"Spread my word, escort the four princes into the palace!"
In less than a pillar of incense, the fourth prince was carried to the emperor by the secret guards and thrown on the ground like a piece of meat.
"You are really bold enough, and you dare to send someone to assassinate Shen Baiqing!" The emperor stood in front of the four princes and looked at him condescendingly.
Invisible pressures spread.
"Your Majesty, the minister doesn't, the minister is not that vicious person."
This time, no matter how the fourth prince argued, the emperor was as immobile as a mountain, and the old god confided in him, "Then wait and see." ”
Jin Guo.
Shen Baiqing had just finished writing the letter and sending it out, when Su Bowen's hurried footsteps came.
"An Assassin has been here? Qing'er, how are you, are you hurt? ”
"I'm fine." looked at Su Bowen and looked at himself, a little funny, it turned out that he was so stupid when he was injured last time?
Finding that there were no wounds, he hugged her into his arms.
"You're scared the hell out of me......"
Shen Baiqing patted him on the back.
"Okay, don't you see I'm fine, I've already written a letter to the emperor, tomorrow we will escort the assassin back and confront the fourth prince face to face, this time see how he pays his debts!"
"Good. It's all up to you. ”
Shen Baiqing thought that she couldn't fall asleep again this night, but she didn't expect that in Su Bowen's arms, he coaxed herself like a child, and gradually became sleepy.
Shen Baiqing wanted to pack this ID card and send it back to the capital early the next morning.
However, it is still under martial law, and it is easy to enter the city and difficult to get out of the city, especially for such a group of people.
Su Bowen and Shen Baiqing discussed this matter, and felt that it was feasible to go out as a dart, and it happened that there was another person lurking in the Jin Kingdom and was not discovered.
He could only pretend to be a dart cart between the two countries, stunned the assassin, and after taking the potion, he made sure that he would not wake up, and a group of people pressed the dart cart towards the city gate.
Shen Baiqing and Su Bowen have some old departments that have been mixed in the Jin Kingdom for a long time, and the Jin Kingdom has not been dug up this time. They were going to send these familiar faces out of the city with the Assassins.
Mei Shan is one of them, and her acting skills are naturally excellent if she can hide it for so long.
Mei Dan led a group of people to be examined at the city gate, and the person who counted them obviously knew him.
"Boss Mei, go out to dart again."
Mei Dan obviously went out of the city a lot, and walked to the side of the officers and soldiers with familiar directions.
"I've worked hard for you today, I've been so tired lately."
Quietly stuffed a bag of silver into the officers and soldiers, and said softly.
"Take the brothers to eat some good tonic and drink two glasses in the evening."
The officer and soldier tossed his weight slightly, and his smile was very satisfied.
"Then thank you Boss Mei, brother will invite you to drink another day."
Turning around and waving his hand, "Release." ”
After the group walked out of the city gate for a few miles, they finally breathed a sigh of relief, there were still people who were easy to do.
Shen Baiqing and Su Bowen were mixed in the team, and the group embarked on a journey back to Beijing.
The four princes over there were locked up by the emperor, and the emperor said wait, this wait is more than half a month.
The fourth prince grew up pampered, when did he suffer this kind of grievance, the emperor did not allow him to go out of the door, and handed three meals a day inside, although he was not imprisoned in the prison of the Criminal Department, the conditions here are not very good.
Patience is gradually worn out, and the more I wait, the more I am afraid that what I am secretly planning will be exposed.
After eating, the fourth prince stood in front of the window, waiting for an opportunity, why not now?
Together, the thought of rebellion is like wildfire spreading across a dry grassland, swift and ferocious.
That's right, it's better to be the emperor yourself!
The fourth prince turned around the house a few times excitedly, and even ate several more bites of the food delivered.
Here, the fourth prince was thinking about how to deliver the news and go out to contact his subordinates, and over there, Shen Baiqing had already returned to Beijing with the assassin.