Everyone in the palace did not feel the slightest sleep, Xie Lang and Qi Song father and son returned to the courtyard, although they did not discuss the matter, they were also waiting for the news. And Xie Wan and Yu's Hong Lianzhu stayed in Zhengyu Hall and ate tea around the incense stove. Brother Ping and Yin Xu were already asleep, and although the children were young, they were vaguely aware of the abnormal atmosphere, so they were very well-behaved today, and they had been following Xia Ning's second grandmother without making noise.

"Don't drink so much tea, let's rest early, we wait for the good news of the prince." Yu got up and walked back after going to see the children, and Wen Sheng said to Xie Wan.

Xie Wan looked at the missing engraving on the table, and nodded: "It's useless to just wait like this, let's go back to the room and sleep." ”

The children slept with two grandmothers. Yu and Qi Song, Xie Lang and Hong Lianzhu all had their own residences, and the three of them went out together and parted ways under the corridor.

Xie Wan arrived at the main room, Xia Zhi came over to give her a robe, and Sun Shiqian suddenly walked over: "Princess, someone came over with the sign of the Luguo Mansion, saying that Princess Chiyang asked the princess to come over and talk." ”

Hearing the words of Princess Chiyang, Xie Wan turned around and came out from behind the screen, "Yin Zhao? How could she invite me at this time? ”

Yin Zhao, this kid has always been measured, at this time, the war is in chaos, if there is no major event, it is unlikely that she will let her go out to take risks. And at this time, what will be the big deal?

"What about people?" She asked.

"Out there." Sun Shiqian pointed his finger smoothly.

Xie Wan thought for a moment and said, "Bring it in." ”

Sun Shiqian quickly brought people over. He is a family member in his thirties. Xie Wan sat on the main seat, looked at him twice, and said, "It's so late, why does the princess still invite me?" ”

"Something happened to Her Royal Highness the Princess's medical hall, someone died, and the blame fell on the princess." So he carried the corpse to the infirmary, and the princess was inconvenient to show up, so she asked the little princess to come over to discuss. See how this can be resolved? ”

Yin Zhao's medical clinic did not disclose her identity, and she has always been the shopkeeper of the shopkeeper. Now it is still Hu Qin who is sitting there, and there is a curfew in the city tonight, Xie Wan has already asked people to send a message to Hu Qin, so that he doesn't have to rush back, just spend the night in the hospital, but now it's good, and he can't verify the truth for a while.

Raising his eyes and looking outside the door, Sun Shiqian happened to raise his eyebrows inside. He rarely had such an expression, Xie Wan's heart suddenly moved, and said, "You go down first, I'm ready to come out again." ”

The man got up and withdrew.

Sun Shiqian walked in, "This time is different from the past, the princess has to think twice." ”

Xie Wan snorted lightly: "I also think this person is suspicious, but I can't say where there is any suspicion, as soon as you say this, I have made up my mind." ”

She summoned Xing Zhu and whispered for a moment. Then he went into the back room.

A moment later, a woman dressed in a silver fox fur and a hat came out, and the man who was waiting through the hall saw this. Bow down immediately.

Xia Zhi said: "Lead the way ahead." ”

The man nodded in response, raised his eyes to look at the face that loomed in the curtain, and turned around and went out the door with the corners of his lips slightly raised.

got on the sedan chair and went out of the corner gate, and escorted all the way to the street.

The streets were still full of patrols, and seeing the guard of honor of the Anmu Palace, everyone still consciously avoided giving way. After crossing Xuanwu Street, the servant of the Lu Guogong Mansion who led the way stretched out his left hand and pointed to his left: "Take this alley closer." The guard of honor marched forward as they were told, and soon entered the alley. There were also patrols in the alleys, and there were as many sentry posts as there were on the streets. But because of the shadows of the trees, the light is far less bright than on the street.

In the middle of the treetops lurked a few people. After watching the sedan car approach, they glanced at each other. Immediately holding the sword in his hand, he stabbed the sedan chair in the middle of the team like a shadow, and at the same time, seven or eight people jumped down from the opposite street, and the people and horses on both sides surrounded the sedan chair from all sides, and the long swords in their hands were all stabbed at the sedan body!

Because of the light car, the lineup of Princess Anmu's trip this time is far less than usual, but the guards have never become fewer, and even the sedan chair she rides in is just a homely sedan chair, and more than a dozen swords have been inserted from the top of her head like this, and all retreats have been sealed! Not only could the people inside not get out, but the guards on all sides had no time to protect them at all, so after an instant, the entire sedan chair immediately became a sword target!

"Give it to me!"

Just when the sentinels on both sides thought that the assassination that happened under their noses was so seamless, the leader of the escort team, Zhong Xuan, gave an order, and then the remaining twenty or so guards who were "stunned" had already unfolded Chen Shi in an orderly manner with lightning speed to outflank them!

More than a dozen assassins in turn fell to the ground in shock, looking at the guards who surrounded them in the water, they seemed to understand something in an instant, and quickly turned around and began to respond to the enemy!

"All that can be captured alive! Kill everything that can't be captured alive! ”

Zhong Luo resolutely ordered, and the sound of fighting sounded sky-high for a while.

Xing Zhu, who walked out of the sedan chair with a white fox fur that had been pierced by more than ten or twenty holes, stuffed the things into the hands of the sentry on the side, and said, "The princess has ordered that even an assassin cannot escape, why don't you call for reinforcements quickly?" Wait for someone to run away, only you ask! With that, he snatched the big knife from his hand and joined the field.

How dare a soldier slacken? Holding the big man, he walked all the way and shouted all the way: "The princess has an order, please ask General Huo to reinforce Feiyan Hutong!" The princess has an order......"

Dou Xun, who was only one alley away from Feiyan Hutong, heard this shout, and his heart sank, "She should be dead at this time, why did she give the order?" Is something wrong? ”

Lao Jiu, who was beside him, endured it for a long time, and finally said: "This is not the first time this kind of trick, Xie Wan must have been on guard for a long time." ”

At first, he didn't understand why Mr. Seven would choose to repeat the old trick, but now when he saw this densely scattered sentry post, he suddenly understood that they had no better way to think of it, Mr. Seven may not know that this is throwing himself into the net, but since they are all dead, he naturally chooses to die more vigorously!

"Go and see, how's it going?"

Dou Xun held on to the trunk of the tree, endured coughing and wheezing, and ordered in a cold voice.

The old eight beside him ran out in quick steps.

Xie Wan had already prepared, and the guards who traveled specially selected a group of capable generals in the army on weekdays, plus a few secret guards, with a lineup of thirty-six people to deal with fifteen people, it was obviously not too difficult.

Soon, someone fell, followed by two or three. Zhong Qiao said: "Divide four people, and tie these people to the city tower with good wound medicine!" The princess has an order, not to kill, if you catch one, tie one until you catch the last one! ”

Before the injured could stand up, they were immediately gagged and pushed out of the street.

The East Gate is not far from here, and soon these people will be lined up on top of the crowd.

Yin Yu was also here at this time, and when he heard that the sedan chair of the palace had been assassinated, he was naturally in a hurry, and after Huo Shicong, who came over quickly, explained the situation, he paused slightly, and immediately said: "Mr. Seven must be around there!" Let's go! ”

In the silent empty alley, there was only a cough that Dou Xun couldn't suppress, his illness couldn't be drunk, and he couldn't get cold, and as soon as the cold wind blew, half of his whole body collapsed. The sound of the blades in the distance was like the background rhythm of this cold night, rapid and sharp.

"Sir, all the people we sent out—"

"You can't escape it, can you?" Dou Xun raised his head, and when he looked closely, his lips were a little red, as if they were stained with blood. He gritted his teeth and spat at them, and his face instantly turned hideous: "I won't admit defeat, I won't admit defeat!" ”

At this time, he has nothing to fear! Whether they are ready or not, his end is decided, and his tomb will inevitably be this blocked Jingshi City! Outside next door, there was the voice of Yin Yu's soldiers, and everywhere he went, he could hear everyone's excited voices about the news of the imperial court's heavy reward for him, as long as he was caught, whether he was dead or alive, he would be rewarded with three thousand taels of red gold!

How many years does it take an average merchant to earn three thousand taels of gold? How many lifetimes does it take for a small ordinary person to save so much money? If a rich official family takes him in, how many 3,000 gold will he lose because of this? There is no place in the world where he can be his refuge, no place where he can stay for another night like this!

At this point, why didn't he let himself show his strength one last time?

Walking out of the alley, the old eight and nine were not in the dark shadow, he looked at the torches moving in the distance, and said: "We still have a bag of gunpowder buried under the big camphor tree in the backyard of Donghua Temple, old eight, you go and get it!" ”

The old eight and nine came out, and they all had a look of surprise on their faces. He glared at them, endured the churning in his chest, took out the stack of silver tickets from his arms, stuffed them into their arms, and said in an accentuated tone: "Go get it for me!" I won't last long, and I'll be found by them in half an hour at most. Hurry up and get it and give it to me! I'm going to drag a few more people to bury me with me, so that I don't lose too much money! ”

"Go!" He shoved him and sat down on the ground.

Donghua Temple is not far away, only three streets away, Lao Jiu gave him the last two pills, closed his eyes and waited for it to overwhelm the coughing and wheezing, and Lao Jiu came back with a big brown paper bag. Dou Xun took it and said, "Why did you touch the water?" "He felt wet somewhere. The eighth man shrank his arm and disguised: "No, no." ”

As soon as he finished speaking, he shook his body and fell.

"Eighth! Old eight! …… Mr! Lao Jiu, who was squatting to inspect, exclaimed and raised his head: "Lao Jiu has been hit by a donkey in his chest!" ”

Dou Xun was suffocated for a moment, he trembled and bent down, under the faint light, a large piece of water shone on the body of the old eight lying on the ground, and when he touched it, it was wet until his knees, with a fishy and hot breath, it was blood.

"Let's go, let's go to the castle tower!"

He stood up against the wall. "Go get someone, and then send me to the castle!" (To be continued) R580