Chapter 244: Assassination
In the past few days, Lin'an City has been discussing the visit of the envoys of the Great Zhou Dynasty and the matter of An Ruyi's marriage, but suddenly the wind changed overnight.
I don't know who posted a chapter of Yuwen Lingxiao's self-description, which wrote about his various strange habits, such as good male style, alcoholism and gambling, etc., which made the people marvel.
However, most of this self-report said that the world did not understand him, and he felt lonely and lonely, so he said the pain in his heart, and everyone looked at it, which was really hateful and pitiful.
There are many people who doubt the origin of this letter, but many people who have seen Yuwen Lingxiao's handwriting believe it.
This spread ten, ten spread hundreds, Yuwen Lingxiao's reputation was so famous that even many people in the palace were discussing it.
He was so angry that he let people tear that thing up, but he was blocked, and he was Yuwenrui's person!
When the emperor found out, he was furious and reprimanded Yu Wenrui, but Yu Wenrui made people identify that the thing on the paper was indeed written by Yuwen Lingxiao, and all the ministers were shocked.
As soon as he thought of the emperor's disappointed eyes, and then reprimanded him and punished him, Yuwen Lingxiao hated it so much!
His good third brother and Ni Shang teamed up to ruin his reputation like this, I am afraid that he will be criticized for this in the future, how can he convince the public to become the prince!
"Fifth brother, are you willing to be bullied by Yu Wenrui like this?" Yuwen Yingzhu looked at Yuwen Lingxiao with an angry face and said, "If it goes on like this, the position of the crown prince will be his!"
Yuwen Lingxiao looked at his sister and said, "If there is only one Yuwen Rui, it is not a matter of worry, but it is a pity that there is An Ruyi behind him." ”
As soon as she heard An Ruyi's name, Yuwen Yingzhu's eyes couldn't help but burst with hatred.
She is a princess of a country, a daughter, I didn't expect An Ruyi to reject her for the sake of a market girl!
Yuwen Yingzhu said: "The An family is like a plate of scattered sand, An An Ruyi and the Taishi do not have much affection, and An Minglan hates him even more, it is better to ......"
When the words came to her mouth, Yuwen Yingzhu raised her eyes and looked at Yuwen Lingxiao.
Yuwen Lingxiao didn't know about the An family's infighting, but An Minglan was no less scheming than An Ruyi, and such a woman may not be believed to cooperate.
But at the moment, he doesn't seem to have a better way.
He can't move Liu Xi'er and Xi Chaxuan, but Ni Sheng and the people of the Ni family, and a prince, can still handle it.
The thought of this flashed with a calculating glint in his eyes.
Ni Fuzhong at this time.
Recognized by An Ruyi and Yu Wenrui, Shen Yanshu just wanted to stay in the Ni family until Yan Qinghan and they arrived in Lin'an.
It's just that before Yan Qinghan came, the Ni family was an uninvited guest.
Looking at the boxes of dowry gifts tied with red ribbons in the living room, Shen Yanshu raised his eyebrows slightly, and looked at Mrs. Ni in puzzlement.
Mrs. Ni stepped forward and said, "These are all sent by the five princes, saying that they want you to be the prince's concubine." ”
Shen Yanshu looked at these dowries in surprise, and then shook his head with some disgust.
Her princess deserves it well, but she doesn't want to be a princess's side concubine.
Ni Wan said on the side: "Even if he is the fifth prince, what he did in the restaurant last time made people feel that he was not a good person." ”
Mrs. Ni said: "What do you know, the fifth prince sent someone to explain, saying that it was only because he fell in love with Xiang'er at first sight that he did such a thing." ”
It was love at first sight...... Shen Yanshu and Ni Wan glanced at each other, and felt that this word was quite ridiculous to use on Yuwen Lingxiao and Shen Yanshu.
Shen Yanshu no longer dwelled on this question and said, "No." ”
Her fluttering "refusal" made Mrs. Ni frown, as if she was discussing with her whether the clothes would fit or not.
Mrs. Ni said: "It's the five princes who are asking for marriage!"
Shen Yanshu said: "Even if he is the prince, is it not allowed for others to refuse?"
Mrs. Ni said with a straight face: "We are just a small businessman, if we offend the prince because of this, we will not be able to eat and carry around!"
Shen Yanshu said: "Then it means that I am married." ”
Ni Wan smiled: "You can really think of any reason for refusing to kiss!"
"If he gets married, he will let me be a side concubine, then it will be a robbery of the people's daughters and the wives of others, and he will not dare to accept this kind of reputation. Shen Yanshu said.
Mrs. Ni looked at her like this, and couldn't help but secretly say in her heart that she really didn't know what to do.
If she is a prince's concubine, she will enjoy endless glory and wealth, and if she is lucky, she can be an imperial concubine, which is much better than being a merchant girl.
She said: "You are a girl's family, and you don't know much about these things, so naturally you have to listen to the elders, and wait for your uncle to come back......"
"I won't agree when I come back!" Ni Zhen walked in from outside the door and said in a loud voice, taking in everyone's eyes.
Shen Yanshu stepped forward and saluted: "Uncle." ”
Ni Zhenxu helped her up and said, "You don't have to think about anything about this matter, there are some things I will solve." ”
Shen Yanshu just glanced at him slightly, and there was a lot of gratitude in his eyes.
Mrs. Ni said: "These are all given by the fifth prince, and he must really like Xiang'er with such a heart." ”
Ni Zhen glanced at Mrs. Ni, and the dissatisfaction in her cold eyes was not concealed at all, so that Mrs. Ni was finally silenced.
Shen Yanshu said: "The meaning of the fifth prince's move is unknown, if he still sends someone, he will say that I am sick." ”
Ni Zhen nodded and said, "It's okay." ”
Ni Wan, who was on the side, said: "These five princes are really annoying, they must have been looking for trouble last time." ”
Ni Zhen said: "How can you say that people are also princes, don't talk about it!"
Ni Wan pursed her lips.
Ni Zhen continued: "Let people return things. ”
Mrs. Ni looked at so many boxes, which contained a lot of valuable things, and she was really distressed to send them back like this.
But Ni Zhen has made up her mind, she doesn't dare to say anything, it seems that on the issue of Ni Shang, there has always been only Ni Shang's opinion, and it is not allowed to be ignored.
Shen Yanshu saluted them, then turned around and went back to his room.
Mrs. Ni's eyes flashed, and she bowed slightly.
Originally, they thought that the Ni family would not dare to go against their will, and it was already a matter for them to feel gratified that a prince and concubine could be produced in a merchant family, how could Yuwen Lingxiao expect that he would be rejected.
And the reason for this refusal is that Ni Shang is already married......
Although Yuwen Lingxiao didn't believe it, since the Ni family said so, he naturally couldn't coerce him anymore without evidence to prove that Ni Shang was unmarried.
His calculations may not be unaware of Ni Shang, so it is expected that he was rejected, but recently the Great Zhou delegation arrived in Lin'an, and he could only slow things down.
When Yan Qinghan and Shen Kangzhi arrived in Lin'an, it was already dusk, and the sunset on the horizon was glowing with a dusk light, enveloping the entire Lin'an City in a dream.
The Great Prince of Daqi who greeted the Great Zhou Mission and the officials of the Ministry of Rites and Taichang Temple.
The carriage came slowly, and when it reached the city gate, it finally stopped.
The first to come out of the carriage were Yan Qinghan and Chu Linche, followed by Shen Kangzhi and other ministers.
Yu Wenlang, the great prince of Daqi, stepped forward and arched his hand: "It's been hard all the way, this prince is Yu Wenlang who is responsible for the reception this time." ”
Yan Qinghan made a flat salute, and then said, "Yan Qinghan." ”
"King Ling, I have admired my name for a long time. Yu Wenlang said with a smile, and then looked at Chu Linche.
Yan Qinghan introduced: "This is the prince of Dingxi Hou. ”
Yu Wenlang didn't expect Chu Linche to come, so he was slightly stunned, and then said, "Chu Shizi is really idle. ”
Chu Linche chuckled and said, "Yes, I have already had a heart to find out about the scenery of Daqi, and I am tired of the eldest prince to receive it." ”
Yu Wenlang said: "It is the duty of this prince to receive envoys, and if there is any shortcoming, you can put it forward." ”
As he spoke, he welcomed them into the city.
Yan Qinghan and Chu Linche changed horses and rode side by side with Yu Wenlang, with the soldiers guarding in front of them, and the three of them walked behind the two young generals on horseback.
Many people came to watch on the side of the street, but they were all stopped by the officers and soldiers, and they could only watch from a distance.
The people looked at the heroic three, but whispered to the side, and the young women and girls looked straight.
Some of them even threw their sachets at them, but unfortunately they were too far away and had to be thrown to the ground.
"Well, do you hear me, the girls are talking about us. Chu Linche turned sideways slightly and said to Yan Qinghan.
Yan Qinghan's face did not change, and said, "What about talking?"
Chu Linche pouted and said, "I forgot that you guys only have Princess Ling in mind." ”
Yu Wenlang listened to their conversation and chuckled: "Our Daqi girls have always been enthusiastic, if the prince and the prince like it, you can also bring a few straightforward girls back." ”
Chu Linche said: "That's it, women are in the way. ”
They made their way to the ambassador's residence, and there were quite a few pedestrians on the road.
Mo Bai and the three of them were wearing armor to protect Yan Qinghan behind him, with a look of indifference.
Hearing the sound of footsteps rustling on the roof, the eyes of the three of them invariably sharpened.
Whoosh –
A sharp arrow roared straight at Yan Qinghan, Yan Qinghan's face was cold, but he didn't move.
Just when the sharp scissors were about to stab him, he saw that the sword light flashed in front of him, and Mo Bai had already drawn his sword to block the sharp arrow.
"There are assassins!" one of the guards shouted, "protect the Grand Prince and the envoys!"
The surrounding guards surrounded Yan Qinghan and the other envoys, and the killers on the roof drew their swords one after another and headed towards Yan Qinghan and Chu Linche.
The crowd was in chaos, but the guards protected the envoys of the Great Zhou, but they had no chance to take advantage of it.
Yan Qinghan's eyes flashed slightly, and he raised his hand to signal.
Mo Bai collared, rushed into the melee with his sword, and was ruthless, without showing any mercy to his subordinates, and suddenly fought towards the killer.
The killers didn't expect Mo Bai to shoot so quickly, Mo Bai and the guards together solved most of the killers, and the leader of the killers saw it and hurriedly shouted: "Retreat!"
When the other killers received the order, they all withdrew their hands and scattered towards the alley next to them, and the guards didn't know where to chase them, and in hesitation, the killers had disappeared into the crowd.
Chu Linche turned his head to glance at Yan Qinghan, and he also found that this assassination was unusual.