Chapter 423: Acacia Flowers
"Stop! Stop it! He Si was chanting.
In fact, there was no need for him to shout, and no one in the 'guards' dared to 'shoot' arrows at the prince, but An Jin supported his body with his sword, and he had not yet fallen, so they did not dare to relax their vigilance.
And because Li Chengqian pounced too fast, someone had already 'shot' the arrow. He Sizheng and Xie Jing watched as the same feather arrow pierced into his arm, and a cold sweat suddenly broke out.
"Anjin!" Li Chengqian supported An Jin with his uninjured hand.
An Jin's eyes were red, and he looked very sad when he looked at him, "Don't touch me!" β
Li Chengqian let go of him as he said, and said hurriedly, "Someone!" Call the Imperial Doctor! β
But no one in the room moved.
"Go!" Li Chengqian shouted at Xiao Song.
Xiao Song waved his hand and ordered a 'squire' guard to go and ask for a doctor.
Ran sighed slightly, but she didn't plan to 'intervene', firstly because An Jin kidnapped and used her, and secondly, because dying here was already the best ending for An Jin.
More than 100 bows and arrows are on the string, pointing at An Jin, but whenever he has the slightest intention, he will immediately release the arrows, anyway, the prince can't be fine.
Li Chengqian didn't expect to make these archers lay down their weapons, he didn't know that the person who was going to put An Jian to death was Xiao Song, but in this situation at the moment, anyone could guess what was going on, Xiao Song's style of handling things was obvious to all, even if he was the prince, he would not be extraordinarily accommodating, not to mention, he was already a half-abandoned prince.
However, An Jin made a self-defeating move at this time. He raised his sword and swung it at Li Chengqian's neck, and at the same time, he only heard three "whoosh, whoosh, whoosh" sounds, and when his sword was only halfway swung, three feather arrows sank into his body at the same time.
Li Chengqian watched blankly as An Jin fell, tears and blood slipped from the corners of his eyes.
An Jin looked at the vague shadow of the acacia tree and thought: After killing so many people, he should go to the eighteenth layer of purgatory after death, he should be ...... I won't see the Duan clansmen... ο½β¦β¦β¦β¦
With a thud, An Jin fell into the lawn, and three feathered arrows pierced him from behind, and blood became a river under him in an instant.
When the scorching wind first rose, the morning glow-like acacia 'flowers' fell down to cover his plain clothes, blood and face that had captivated the country and the city. The two bright eyes that were weakly holding the spiritual spring water were wide open, but they were like everlasting lamps gradually extinguishing, forever, losing their brilliance.
Unwilling, yes, unwilling! Even if he kills all his enemies, it will still be difficult to recover the broken body and the hope that he has already turned into smoke.
When he first arrived in Chang'an, what did he think? You must study hard, take the imperial examination, be an official in the court, and glorify the Duan family's 'door', and never waste the whole clan to fight for his life...... How naΓ―ve and ignorant he was back then!
Ran lowered his eyes and no longer looked at An Jin. She felt that An Jin's experience was sad and lamentable, but she couldn't deeply understand that the clan concept of the Tang Dynasty people had been carved into the bone marrow, and she couldn't deeply understand what kind of torture this broken body was for An Jin.
"Anjin!" Li Chengqian staggered and pounced on him, his eyes were sore, and he couldn't shed a single tear, only feeling that the only pillar in his heart had collapsed.
Xie Jing went over to confirm that An Jin was dead, so he ordered the archer to put the bow down and comforted Li Chengqian softly, "The prince, please mourn." β
As soon as An Jin died, everyone's hearts were relieved.
At this time, a group of imperial doctors hurriedly came, they didn't know who they were supposed to save, but when they saw Li Chengqian's arm injured, they immediately stepped forward to help him get arrows and bandage them.
Li Chengqian has been at their mercy like a piece of wood, and he has not even moved at all when he pulls out his arrows.
My heart hurts so much, and my whole body is numb from the pain.
"The crown princess has arrived!" A shrill voice suddenly broke the silence.
Ran was slightly stunned, Li Chengqian's feelings for An Jin were so deep that she forgot that there was a crown princess.
Ran turned around and saw a beautiful 'woman' in a dark blue 'color' brocade dress walking from the porch, her steps were very urgent but still dignified.
The crown princess walked straight up to Li Chengqian and called softly, "Your Highness." β
Li Chengqian was stunned.
"Your Highness." The crown princess called softly again.
Ran has some sympathy for this 'female' person, her marriage with Li Chengqian is the product of cooperation or conflict between various forces, and the family forces bind the two together, and they are destined to be inseparable in this life.
The crown princess also stopped talking, only stood behind Li Chengqian, quietly watching him and An Jin, who had died. There is no so-called love between her and Li Chengqian, but the husband and wife have understood him well for so many years, and once Li Chengqian is stubborn, no one can persuade him.
Xiao Song didn't have time to look at the tangled relationship between them, and ordered someone to clean up this place and make everyone retreat.
Ran took one last look at the three people under the acacia tree, turned around and left with Xiao Song.
"Madam, I'll send someone to take you back first." Out of the East Palace, Xiao Song covered Ran's hand with his big sleeves.
"Well, you can get busy." Ran nodded. The main culprit has been ambushed, Xiao Song must sort out the entire case, write a good file, and then report it to the saint.
"Ma'am." Xiao Song said that he wanted to protect her, but this was the second time that Ran was in danger, even if Ran escaped unharmed, he did not forgive himself in his heart.
Ran Zi could see his thoughts, shook his hand lightly and said, "Some things can't be prevented, and it's common to be careless." Even though you have the power to protect me, I am glad to listen to that promise, but I have never been a person who likes to cling to others. β
A 'woman' can aspire to a strong arm and a haven of tranquility, but dependence cannot be the same as attachment.
Xiao Song looked at her, his eyes overflowing with smiles.
The two walked slowly in the alley, and Xiao Song sent Ran to the palace 'gate', put her in the carriage, and sent forty guards to take her back to the house.
Ran sat in the carriage and leaned back gently. There are too many things in one day, and the things she knows are too 'messy' and sad, she has to sort it out.
But there are few homicides that are not tragedies, Ran knows many sad things, and An Jin's matter is just one of them, but maybe it is because he is too good, so the inadequacy is even more embarrassing.
Ran now thinks more about whether Li Dejian is involved in this matter. Listening to An Jin's meaning, when Li Dejian introduced him to the prince, the prince did not show signs of a good manhood, maybe he really wanted to help him, but it is also possible that Li Dejian took An Jin to please the prince, but he didn't want to be controlled by An Jin later, so that he was forced to assist An Jin to kill people and throw his body.
There is no involvement in this matter.
Listening to An Jin's meaning, when Li Dejian introduced him to the prince, the prince did not show signs of a good manhood, maybe he really wanted to help him, but it is also possible that Li Dejian took An Jin to please the prince, but he didn't want to be controlled by An Jin later, so that he was forced to assist An Jin to kill people and throw his body.
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