Chapter 66: Fate is on the line
Li Ying raised her head slightly, met Zhu Rongzhan's smile, and then lowered her head to show a gesture of obedience: "The government investigates the case, and it should cooperate with the subordinates, I don't know what the important case is?" ”
"Tang Chun's case." Zhu Rongzhan stared at his expression tightly: "Have you heard of the eldest son?" ”
Li Ying showed a look of surprise and confusion, he tilted his head, looking dazed and innocent: "Tang Chun, isn't his whereabouts unknown more than ten years ago?" What does it have to do with my stargate? ”
"Twelve years ago, Tang Chun escaped from Jingshi, and it was in the direction of Xingmen Guan—" Zhu Rongzhan deliberately lengthened his voice. ”
He smiled softly: "Eldest son, be careful, that Tang Chun may be hidden in your Star Gate View and has been hidden for more than ten years." The eldest son is alone, living in this remote suburb, living with such a bloody warrior day and night, and now he can still be safe, God blesses. ”
Li Ying seemed to be frightened by him, and her face turned a little paler: "How can this be?" It's just that his whereabouts are unknown, and he actually escaped here? Will he hide in the Star Gate Temple? ”
Zhu Rongzhan glanced at him and sneered at his timid appearance in his heart.
He said: "Yes or no, you will know at a glance." The troublesome eldest son summoned the whole audience to gather in the courtyard and count them one by one. ”
Li Ying immediately said: "Do your best." ”
He turned to the nurse on the side and ordered, "Take out the list and contract of the servants in the view and let His Highness review it." ”
The nurse bowed her head and said, "Yes." ”
She turned to enter the view, and immediately two catchers followed, watching and watching.
Zhu Rongzhan instructed left and right to prepare for a seat: "I heard that the eldest son is sick and has been standing outside for a long time, so let's go in together, find a seat and sit down, and have a good rest." ”
The nurse was not there, Yan Yan and another guard of the East Palace stepped forward, one of them hugged Zhu Rongzhan, and the other supported Li Ying and took them into the view.
Li Ying had no room to refuse, so she could only say, "Thank you, Your Highness, for your understanding." ”
Zhu Rongzhan walked forward and looked back at his eyes: "What is the disease of the eldest son's eyes?" Why do you keep covering it with silk cloth? ”
"Back to His Royal Highness," Li Ying said slowly: "I was born inadequate, and my eyes are different from ordinary people, and I can't see things and light for a long time. ”
"But can you still see?"
Li Ying quietly exaggerated a little: "I can only vaguely see a little." ”
Zhu Rongzhan sighed: "It's really jealous of talents." ”
This is a good word, but when it is put on Li Ying, it is more like a mockery.
"Your Highness has an overreputation," he said in fear, "what kind of talent is it here?" ”
"Don't be modest, eldest son, you know that I want to marry the daughter of the Lin family, and I dare to propose marriage to her. The person who competes with me is not a talented ......" Zhu Rongzhan smiled lightly, seemingly light and light, but word by word, sharp: "How to match?" ”
He snorted coldly in his heart, thinking: This palace is lame, and you are blind, what grade is it worthy of being as deficient as me in front of Ah Yu?
At this moment, there was a sudden commotion in the backyard, Yan Yan reacted very quickly, immediately pulled out his saber, blocked in front of Zhu Rongzhan, and the left and right guards all raised their crossbow arrows, vigilantly aiming at the direction of the noise.
In the next second, a black shadow rushed out of the backyard, the figure was like a ghost, and suddenly it was short, and two crossbow arrows shot from behind swept over his head, hitting the two guards with arrows beside Zhu Rongzhan.
The other hunters were immediately shocked, and saw that the black shadow had chased many more colleagues behind him, both with crossbow arrows on both sides, but they were afraid of shooting each other—especially if they hurt the prince, no one could bear the responsibility—so they didn't dare to shoot again.
The defenses around the prince suddenly emptied, and only Yan Yan was left alone to block the front.
Yan Yan said angrily: "Put away the crossbow arrows and draw the sword!" ”
Just as those catchers hurriedly put away their crossbow arrows and went to draw their swords, the black shadow grabbed this gap and rushed towards Zhu Rongzhan.
Even though Yan Yan is not afraid of death, he only has one arm, and as soon as he fights, his heart sinks, knowing that even if he has both arms, he is probably not an opponent, let alone only one arm left.
At this time, Zhu Rongzhan saw clearly that the black shadow was a white-haired old servant. His face was old, but his eyes were not cloudy, and his eyes were like lightning, bright and sharp.
Could it be that this is Tang Chun?
The old man kicked Yan Yan away, touched it from behind his waist, and actually took out a crossbow arrow and aimed at him at such a close distance from Zhu Rongzhan.
Zhu Rongzhan's pupils immediately contracted, and the tip of the crossbow arrow seemed to be in front of his eyes.
The old man said sharply: "Prince Dog, suffer death!" ”
Yan Yan struggled to get up, and was about to pounce on it and block it with his body-
But someone is faster than him.
"Your Highness!"
The eldest son of the Li family, who had bad eyes, pushed Zhu Rongzhan away with all his might.
He didn't get an arrow in his heart, and he didn't let out a single scream, and he fell to the ground.
When the old man saw that he missed a blow and did not love fighting, he wanted to break through. But at this time, the catchers had already drawn their weapons, and when they saw that the prince was almost assassinated, they were all shocked in their hearts, and they all stepped forward bravely to strive for meritorious service.
The old man's martial arts are indeed outstanding, and he is not afraid of death, but in the end, his two fists are invincible to his four hands, and he was finally hacked to death by a chaotic sword at the door.
He was covered in blood, and was almost chopped into meat sauce by the fearful officers and soldiers.
Yan Yan was shocked into a cold sweat and threw himself down in front of Zhu Rongzhan, his hands trembling in fright: "Your Highness!" Are you alright!? ”
Zhu Rongzhan was pushed to the ground by Li Ying, and the fall was not light, and now he was helped up by Yan Yan.
He saw that the people arranged at the back door and the side door heard the sound, and rushed over one after another, and immediately became furious: "Idiot, continue to guard the exit for me!" ”
After speaking, he looked at Li Ying, who was lying on the ground, dying, and his chest rose and fell violently.
If the old man was really Tang Chun, he would have lost his life directly, and all clues would be broken.
But if he hadn't been Tang Chun, he would have jumped out at this time and used his life to divert his attention, and the real Tang Chun might have escaped.
A dead Tang Chun will only make people regret, but a Tang Chun who is still alive and has escaped is enough to cause fear among many people.
The more powerful the person, the more afraid of death, and that group of bastards will definitely impeach him for acting impulsively and ill-planned!
Was Li Ying deliberately harbored, or was she inadvertently used by Tang Chun?
The old man's martial arts are so high, so close to Zhu Rongzhan, but he doesn't use his fists and kicks directly, and he is not ready to take him hostage and escape, so he has to take out his crossbow arrows?
Did he really want to kill him?
If Zhu Rongzhan really died in the Star Gate Temple, the Son of Heaven would be furious, whether Li Ying knew it or not, the Li family would not be able to please him.
That old man is doing this more, could it be that he knows this and is protecting the Li family?
So did he deliberately give Li Ying a chance to save the driver and make a bitter plan to get rid of suspicion?
In the eyes of outsiders, Li Ying disregarded life and death, and was meritorious in saving the driver. Zhu Rongzhan not only couldn't touch him anymore, but also had to ask for a reward for him.
If Li Ying really died, he would just be a marginal eldest son of the Li family, and it would not be impossible to sacrifice him in exchange for the interests of the entire Li family.
He is going to be scolded for a stink, and the benefits will be taken away by the Li family?
Are you going to him off!?
Zhu Rongzhan was furious and said, "Why don't you go find a doctor soon!?" ”
In short, Li Ying must not die here! He never, never, never owes Li a favor!