Chapter 251: Holding the Taishi hostage
At the end of the palace banquet, Liu Xi'er was okay this time, and An Ruyi asked Liu Xi'er and them to return to the Xicha House.
Sitting in the carriage, Liu Xi'er finally breathed a sigh of relief, glanced at Shen Yanshu, and couldn't help laughing, this is not easy.
Liu Xi'er said: "Fortunately, the third prince arrived this time, otherwise I don't know what the fifth prince would do." β
Shen Yanshu said: "This matter of framing may not have been done by the five princes, just like the last time he planned to kill you, he probably helped others to do it." β
Liu Xi'er heard her say this, but she felt that it made a lot of sense, if so, then it should be the third princess's doing.
"If you don't like this kind of life, why do you have to be reluctant?" Shen Yanshu said, Liu Xi'er is so difficult, it is really hard to think about it, now she can be by her side, but can she always be on guard in the future?
Thinking of this, even Shen Yanshu was a little tired.
Liu Xi'er said: "Life is not as good as imagined, there are gains and losses, since I have chosen to advance and retreat with Ruyi, I have nothing to fear." β
Her fearless appearance made Shen Yanshu stunned, and then chuckled.
Liu Xi'er said: "It's you, it seems that you are being targeted by the five princes. β
Shen Yanshu nodded and said, "He also asked people to go to Ni Mansion to propose marriage before, and wanted me to be his side concubine. β
"Concubine Side?" Liu Xi'er frowned, "How could he?"
Shen Yanshu said indifferently: "Naturally, he wanted to take revenge on me, but I refused." β
Liu Xi'er lowered her eyebrows, but she was a little unhappy, Ni Sheng was involved in these things because of her, and it was because of her that she provoked the third princess and the fifth prince.
The two men said this, and the carriage went all the way forward.
Liu Xi'er reached out and lifted the curtain on the carriage and looked outside.
"This is not the way back to the tea house. Liu Xi'er said.
When Shen Yanshu heard her say this, his eyes flashed, and he said outside, "Stop." β
When the coachman heard her words, he did not react at all and continued to move forward.
Shen Yanshu took out the dagger from his calf, then lifted the big curtain on the carriage, directly put the dagger on the coachman's neck, and said in a deep voice: "If you don't stop, you don't want to live." β
The two coachmen didn't expect Shen Yanshu to have weapons, and they were all stunned.
The strength in Shen Yanshu's hand increased, and the sharp dagger soon left a red mark on his neck, and there was a slight tingling, and the coachman hurriedly said: "Stop, stop, let's stop immediately!"
As he spoke, he stopped.
The carriage was parked in a small alley, and there were not many people around, and even if I noticed that they had stopped the carriage, I didn't think much about it.
Shen Yanshu asked, "Where are you taking us?"
The coachman said, "Go to the Taishi's Mansion." β
Shen Yanshu and Liu Xi'er glanced at each other.
"Didn't Ruyi ask you to send me back to the Tea House?" asked Liu Xi'er.
The coachman said: "It's not wrong for the prince to say this, but the master said that he wants to see you, and we are just acting on orders, girl, you can do it, spare us!"
Shen Yanshu saw that he couldn't pose any threat, so he withdrew the dagger and said, "Return to the tea house." β
"No, go see the Grand Master. Liu Xi'er said.
An Taishi is An Ruyi's father, and this side will be seen sooner or later, she has not seen An Taishi before, so she did not recognize him at the palace banquet.
Shen Yanshu nodded, they left the palace, and Ah Qi followed, if Taishi An wanted to play any tricks, he wouldn't be unable to deal with it.
The coachman wiped his neck with his hand, and when he saw the red bloodstains, his heart trembled, and he didn't dare to say anything more, so he drove the carriage in the direction of the Taishi's Mansion.
The carriage soon stopped in front of the Taishi's Mansion, Shen Yanshu jumped out of the carriage first, and then helped Liu Xi'er to walk down, and a man about forty or fifty years old walked out of the mansion, wearing a gray robe, and stepped forward and said: "Miss Liu, I am the housekeeper in this Taishi's Mansion, and the Taishi has been waiting for a long time, I will take you over." β
"There's a housekeeper. Liu Xi'er bowed her head.
They followed the housekeeper into the gate of the Taishi's Mansion, which looked like an ordinary residence on the outside, but inside it was very large, and the furnishings and the trees and flowers in the yard were only orderly, neat and rigorous.
Seeing the butler bring people in, many of the subordinates began to whisper.
It seems that they know that the young master's fiancΓ©e will come today, and everyone's eyes are a little different when they look at Liu Xi'er.
Liu Xi'er didn't squint and followed the housekeeper to the front of the lobby.
The butler made a gesture of invitation and stepped back.
"I've seen Master An. Liu Xi'er stepped forward and saluted respectfully.
An Huaijin didn't raise his eyes, gently put down the teacup in his hand, and said, "No need to be polite." Those who come are guests, sit down. β
"Yes. Liu Xi'er walked to the side, sat down, and raised her eyes to look at An Huaijin.
An Huaijin's face was indifferent, making it impossible to figure out what he was thinking in his heart, his hair was gray, but his face was not old, but he was not as good as a young man, and he could vaguely see his former appearance from his face, and when he was the same age as An Ruyi, he should also be a young man who made girls blush.
Shen Yanshu silently followed behind Liu Xi'er and did not make a sound.
An Huaijin opened his mouth and said: "I won't beat around the bush, you say, how can I leave Lin'an with your mother?"
Although Taishi An invited her to the palace for a banquet, Liu Xi'er was not naΓ―ve enough to think that Taishi accepted her as a daughter-in-law in this way, she raised her eyes and said, "Then may I ask Taishi, how can I fulfill me and Ruyi?"
"Nothing. An Huaijin said, "Our An family doesn't need a daughter-in-law like you." β
Liu Xi'er said: "What about Ruyi's mother? If the Taishi was also so disgusted with lowly people, how could there be Ruyi?"
At the mention of An Ruyi's mother, a complicated look flashed in An Huaijin's eyes.
He said, "Since you are not interesting, then don't blame me for being ruthless. β
He pulled a small bottle out of his sleeve and placed it on the table.
"There is a rare poison in it, it doesn't hurt or itch to take it, but if there is no antidote after three days, it will die violently, and I will give you three days to think about it. He clapped his hands, and two cold-faced guards stepped forward, only to hear An Huaijin say, "Give her a suit." β
One of the guards took the small bottle, then turned to look at Liu Xi'er.
Liu Xi'er stood up from her position at once, her hands clenched, and a trace of sweat oozed from her palms.
The guards stepped forward and were about to catch Liu Xi'er, when suddenly a knife flashed in front of them, and they subconsciously retreated, but they didn't expect the dagger to go straight at them, they wanted to draw the knife, but suddenly there was a pain in the arm, and it turned out that the dagger had been inserted into the arm of the guard holding the medicine bottle.
The medicine bottle fell, Shen Yanshu caught it, and then hit the guard's jaw with his elbow and kicked him in the abdomen with his foot, and then he only heard him scream, fell heavily to the ground, and spit out a mouthful of blood.
Another guard drew his sword and stepped forward, intending to subdue Shen Yanshu, but after a few rounds, he was knocked unconscious by Shen Yanshu to the ground.
Even An Huaijin, who had always been calm, couldn't help but be slightly stunned when he looked at Shen Yanshu's fierce martial arts, but Shen Yanshu's next move made him a little surprised.
Shen Yanshu took the small medicine bottle he gave, poured the medicine inside directly, and fell to the ground, she looked at An Huaijin, crushed the pill that fell on the ground, and then stepped forward lightly and put the small medicine bottle directly back on the table next to An Huaijin.
This is just a fifteen or sixteen-year-old girl, but she has full momentum, and his guards are carefully cultivated, but she is vulnerable in front of a little girl.
"It's just a pity that the Taishi's medicine. Shen Yanshu said, "But such a good medicine, the master should keep it for himself in the future, our young lady is very well, and she doesn't need these things." β
As he spoke, he held Liu Xi'er's wrist and planned to pull her out of here, this An Huaijin is not a good person.
But before they had left the courtyard, a number of guards rushed in from the door, all pointing swords at the two of them.
An Huaijin walked out of the room, looked at the two of them, and said in a deep voice: "If you want to leave, it's not that easy." β
No matter how high Shen Yanshu's martial arts are, there are so many people in them, and it is impossible to escape.
"Ah Qi. Shen Yanshu called.
Ah Qi fell from the roof and landed beside Shen Yanshu.
Shen Yanshu said: "Protect Sister Xi'er, otherwise others will get close to her." β
Ah Qi nodded.
Liu Xi'er just wanted to ask what she wanted to do, but she saw Shen Yanshu quickly move in front of a guard, slapped him on the chest, and then twisted his wrist, and heard a "click" sound of broken bones, and the person fell to the ground, and the sword in his hand fell into Shen Yanshu's hand.
Those guards saw that Shen Yanshu had moved his hand, and they all stepped forward to catch them, but they saw Shen Yanshu jump up, and suddenly came to An Huaijin's side, intending to capture him, but An Huaijin is not a weak person who can't fight, seeing that Shen Yanshu wants to hold him, snatch the sword of the guard next to him, and fight with Shen Yanshu.
An Huaijin's martial arts skills are not high, and a sharp sword was put on his neck.
He narrowed his eyes slightly and stared at Shen Yanshu.
"Why is the Taishi so irritable, it's just a trivial matter, and he doesn't need to use a knife or a gun. Shen Yanshu chuckled, "Why don't we talk about it again." β
An Huaijin's face did not fluctuate much, and he said in a deep voice: "Do you know what the crime of holding a first-class official of the imperial court is hijacked?"
Shen Yanshu chuckled lightly and said, "Please ask the master." β
"On the punishment of capital crimes. An Huaijin said.
Shen Yanshu nodded as if he didn't understand, and whispered: "Since both horizontal and vertical are dead, Taishi thinks, should I pull a few cushions?"