Chapter 48: The Chess Piece
Under the dark night, the cold moon hung high, and the already thin figure was elongated in the dim yellow candle flame on the palace wall, making it seem more and more lonely and cold. Yu Wenchun is walking alone on the road out of the palace, there are few people coming and going on this road, but he loves to walk this road alone.
Yu Wenchun thought that if there was no Yu Wenhan's matter today, he was afraid that the person who was grounded at the moment would be himself. However, it has no effect on whether you are grounded or not forbidden, at most you can't walk this path for a long time, and every time you go for so many years, your thoughts are heavier, maybe it's not a short-term relief.
Yu Wenchun, who was deep in thought, didn't have a sense of the surrounding noise, fortunately he was a well-known idler, otherwise he would have become a soul under the knife.
"Third Brother~"
Hearing a soft call, Yu Wenchun raised his eyes and saw a person who looked like a guard already standing in front of him. Seeing Yu Wenxiang's appearance, he seemed to have guessed what this sister was going to do. "You're fooling around."
"Third brother, now only you can help me, you can take me to see the second brother." Yu Wenxiang had already guessed that Yu Wenchun would object, and immediately made a pitiful appearance. "Today's incident is all to blame for Xiang'er's talk, the second brother must be angry with Xiang'er, I want to apologize to him. Xiang'er is not a ...... with a heart."
Yu Wenhan has loved Yu Wenxiang the most since she was a child, so she has the best relationship with Yu Wenhan. Yu Wenchun is also good to her, but Yu Wenchun's temperament is always light, so Yu Wenxiang and Yu Wenhan should be closer. As for Yuwen Tuo, Yuwen Xiang instinctively hated him, although the other party once wanted to please herself, she still didn't like that big brother.
"He won't blame you, you better go back."
Seeing Yu Wenchun's resolute attitude, Yu Wenxiang thought that she could only make a trick. "Anyway, I must go to see the second brother, if you don't take me there, I'll find a way to go by myself. Even if you tell your mother to lock up Xiang'er, Xiang'er will find a way to go. When the time comes, if you meet a bad person......"
He knows how stubborn his royal sister is, if he doesn't help her now, I'm afraid that she will really run out by herself. Yu Wenchun shook his head helplessly, "Alas~ Let's go." ”
"The third brother is so good." Hearing that Yu Wenchun promised to take himself out, Yu Wenxiang still had the grievances just now.
A carriage stopped outside the Second Prince's Mansion, and the housekeeper was slightly surprised when he saw the person coming, and then quickly adjusted his mood and walked into the mansion to report.
The housekeeper quickly went and returned, and invited Yu Wenchun and Yu Wenxiang in.
In the living room, Yu Wenhan was sitting in civilian clothes, and when he saw someone coming, he said with a serious face: "How can the third brother be messing around with Xiang'er." ”
Yu Wenchun was silent.
Yu Wenxiang hurriedly explained, "I forced the third brother, second brother, don't blame the third brother." ”
Yu Wenhan looked at Yu Wenxiang and reproached: "And you, you went out of the palace without permission, and your father knew about it, see how you end." ”
Yuwen Xiang looked at Yu Wenhan with a face full of grievances, "Xiang'er is here to apologize to the second brother, and it was because Xiang'er was so talkative that the second brother was grounded by his father." ”
"Second brother doesn't blame you."
"Really?" Yu Wenxiang waited for the answer with anticipation.
Yuwen Han smiled at Yuwen Xiang and said, "Really." ”
"That's good, that's good. Xiang'er was scared all the way, worried that the second brother would never want to take care of me anymore. After receiving an affirmative reply, Yu Wenxiang's mood immediately cleared the clouds. Second brother, don't worry, Xiang'er will find a chance to intercede for you. ”
Yu Wenhan warned: "Don't come nonsense. ”
"Don't worry, Xiang'er has her own measure."
Yu Wenhan didn't want to waste time with Yu Wenxiang on this issue, so he let her go. turned to Yu Wenchun and said: "The third brother is coming to the second brother's mansion for the first time today, if it weren't for Xiang'er's nonsense, not only when would the third brother come." ”
Since they moved out of the palace as adults, Yu Wenchun has indeed stepped here for the first time, and the same Yu Wenhan has never been to each other's mansions.
"The second brother is busy with affairs on weekdays, and he doesn't want to bother in spring."
"The third brother is out of sight, and my own brother still has to move around more."
"Haru, I see."
Yuwen Han saw that Yu Wenchun still didn't want to be close to people, kept a three-point distance from everything, and didn't refute the attitude on his face, so he had to give up temporarily, after all, Yuwen Xiang was also here today.
"Today's palace gate has been closed, I have been grounded by my father, if Xiang'er is found in my house, I am afraid that my father will be angry with you, the second brother thinks about Xiang'er or go to the third brother's house to rest for a night, and ask the third brother to send Xiang'er back to the palace early tomorrow morning."
Yu Wenchun agreed with the other party's opinion and agreed.
In the dark night, a carriage drove away from the Second Prince's Mansion and drove in the direction of the Third Prince's Mansion.
The quiet streets were filled with the sound of the clattering of horses' hooves and the sound of the coachman whipping away.
When the carriage passed a corner, the coachman suddenly pulled the reins and braked suddenly, and the people in the car leaned forward by inertia.
"Master, there are assassins."
The coachman's voice came, and Yu Wenchun closed his eyes slightly, thinking that he would come so soon.
Yu Wenxiang lifted the curtain of the car when she heard this, and saw that more than a dozen people in black had surrounded them.
"Third brother, don't worry, I will protect you."
Yu Wenchun wanted to laugh a little, maybe he did a lot of dancing and writing on weekdays, which made the world forget that he, the prince, also had martial arts. "You stay in the car and protect yourself."
Seeing that Yuwenchun wanted to get off the carriage, Yuwenxiang was in a hurry, grabbed the other party's arm, and said, "Third brother, let Xiang'er go, Xiang'er will protect you." ”
"You really forgot that your third brother is not a literati who can only hold a pen." Yu Wenchun turned around and said helplessly.
Eh~ Yu Wenxiang was awakened by a word, how could she forget that the third brother is also good at martial arts.
"Protect yourself and if there's any danger, get rid of them." Yu Wenchun instructed that the princess of their northern desert must learn martial arts just like the prince.
As soon as Yu Wenchun got out of the car, the black clothes attacked them.
The coachman had already taken the lead in drawing his sword to meet him, and Yu Wenchun snatched the sword from the hand of a man in black, and then used his sword to smear the opponent's neck, and the man in black was killed with one move. Immediately more men in black attacked.
Seeing this, Yuwenxiang couldn't stay still, hiding behind people was not her style.
"Third brother, I'll help you."
Yu Wenxiang swung his leather whip and wrapped it around the hand of a man in black who wanted to attack from behind Yu Wenchun's sword, and then quickly attacked, snatched the sword of the man in black, and stabbed the other party in the heart.
"Didn't you stay in the car?"
"There are too many of them, I'll help you."
Now that Yu Wenxiang has joined, Yu Wenchun doesn't want to bother to stop it. "Be careful yourself."
"So are you."
The three of them played against more than ten people, and they had the upper hand in terms of numbers, but they were equal in strength.
Moreover, after some fighting, Yu Wenchun found that these people did not want to kill them, as if they just wanted to drag them down and besiege them here. What is the purpose of these people's presence?
After another long period of confrontation, there was a faint light of torches in the distance, accompanied by the sound of neat footsteps.
"Who's doing this here?" The sound of the imperial city patrol has not arrived.
As soon as the Imperial City Patrol appeared, the men in black gradually withdrew, and they did not love war. Yu Wenchun and the three did not chase after him.
"Who's here?" Wang Quan, the commander of the Imperial City Patrol, asked.
Yu Wenchun threw away the sword in his hand and walked towards the other party. "It's me."
Wang Quan waited to see the person who came, and was sincerely afraid, and immediately knelt down, "My subordinates see the third prince." ”
The soldiers behind him knelt down and saluted when they heard this, and said in unison: "See the three princes." ”
It's over, the third prince is assassinated in his own jurisdiction, and he will definitely be punished.
"Get up."
"Third Prince Xie."
"This prince met an assassin on his way back to the palace, and you will report to the court early tomorrow morning." Even if this prince wants to calm things down, this matter will be spread, otherwise the other party will not waste his efforts. "If you hide this matter for fear of being punished, I am afraid that Lord Wang will backfire."
Wang Quan was stunned when he heard this, and the meaning of the third prince was...... "Thank you for the third prince." Tomorrow morning, the matter will be reported to the imperial court. ”
Yu Wenchun didn't want to say much, glanced at Yu Wenxiang behind him, and motioned for the other party to get into the car. Yuwenxiang has been keeping her head down since Wang Quan appeared, in case she was discovered, which affected Yuwenchun.
"Escort the third prince back to his house." Wang Quan asked.
Yu Wenchun bowed his head and did not refuse.
Early the next morning, the news of the assassination of the third prince on his way back to his palace was spread, and the Northern Desert Emperor was furious when he learned about it, and ordered the commander of the Praetorian Guard to arrest the assassin.
Soon, rumors spread that the Third Prince had encountered the Assassin shortly after leaving the Second Prince's Mansion.
As soon as this rumor came out, it stirred up a thousand waves.
The three princes have always been loners, have no desire to fight for power, and maintain a certain distance from other princes. Since several adult princes moved out of the palace and built a mansion outside the palace, the three princes have never been to any of the princes' mansions. Why did he appear in the Second Prince's Mansion last night, but it was a sensitive time when the Second Prince was grounded by the emperor. Could it be that the third prince wants to tell the world that he supports the second prince?
Or is it that the third prince has always had a very good personal relationship with the second prince, and he has been secretly in contact, and he deliberately keeps his distance on weekdays in order to avoid suspicion. The third prince visited the second prince privately at night, and was discovered by someone with a heart and spread it?
The point is who exactly wants to assassinate the Three Princes? Will anyone discover the relationship between the third prince and the second prince, and know that the third prince is the second prince's person, so he wants to cut off the power of the second prince and give him a blow.
As soon as this point of view came out, Yuwen Tuo became the biggest suspect. Because everyone knows that Yuwen Tuo and Yu Wenhan have been fighting for the position of prince for many years. If he was killed because he found out that the third prince was the second prince, then Yuwen Tuo was the biggest suspect.
The development of public opinion has become one-sided, although there is no real evidence to prove that this matter was done by Yuwen Tuo, and under the deliberate guidance of someone with a heart, he is currently at a loss for words. As the saying goes, disasters fall from the sky, and you can't prevent them.
The Three Princes' Mansion.
Yu Wenchun looked at the sky with his hands in his hands, and his face was calm so that people couldn't see a trace of emotion.
However, only he knows how annoyed and unwilling he is in his heart at this moment. He didn't expect that he had avoided it for more than 20 years, and after all, he would become a pawn for others to fight for power and profit.