Chapter 8 Assassination
After parking the carriage aside, Feng Feng and Xiao Jinyu stopped in front of a wine shop called "Feng Xian Ju". People were coming and going in front of the wine shop, and the inside was also very noisy and lively. It all shows that the business of this wine shop is booming, and looking at the carriage parked in front of the door, we can also know that the people who come here are either rich or noble, and they are all people of high status.
There is no shortage of young and handsome men from aristocratic families in the North. At this time, a group of handsome young men with long sleeves walked toward the wine shop while walking on wooden clogs, chatting and laughing. After Phoenix took a look at these men from aristocratic families, he Holding Xiao Jinyu's hand, he found a seat by the window and sat down.
"Waiter, give us two plates of hibiscus chicken slices and braised xylophone fish!"
After shouting this sentence, the boy happily observed the people and things around him.
"Those who came in before us just now seem to be the husbands of the Li family and the Bolingcui family of Zhaojun." As soon as she was free, the boy talked to her about the current situation, "This Zhaojun Li and Bolingcui are both Shandong county magistrates. Together with the Wang family of Taiyuan, the Lu family of Fanyang, and the Zheng family of Xingyang, they are known as the five high surnames of the Central Plains. Now, the Li family and the Bolingcui family of Zhaojun are serving as high-ranking officials in Qi State, but I'm afraid This life is not very easy.”
"Why is this?" Xiao Jinyu asked smoothly.
The boy then said in a playful voice: "I heard that in the early years when Emperor Wenxuan Gao Yang was still alive, he misjudged Cui Jilun, the head of the Boling Cui family, and exiled him. Later, Emperor Xuan's sister Princess Le'an married into the Cui family. Emperor Xuan asked about his married life. Regarding the situation, the princess replied that she was only disliked by the A family, so Emperor Xuan went to the Cui family and killed the old lady Li of the Cui family.
There is also Emperor Xuan's queen Li Zu'e. After Emperor Xuan's death, she was kidnapped by the current emperor Gao Zhan and taken to the harem. Later, Empress Li gave birth to a daughter who died. Gao Zhan thought that Empress Li had killed her, so he killed Empress Li in a rage. Her son, Empress Li, was distraught and scolded Gao Zhan. Gao Zhan beat Empress Li so hard that she was bloody and miserable, and finally forced her to become a nun. "
After a pause, he explained to Xiao Jinyu, "This Empress Li is from the Li family of Zhao County. Although these two families are related by marriage to the Gao family royal family, accompanying the emperor is like accompanying a tiger, so I am afraid that she will live a happy life." It’s like walking on thin ice.”
After saying that, he saw Xiao Jinyu had put down the tea cup in his hand, looked at him in surprise, and said with a smile: "Brother Qing, why are you looking at me like this?"
"You seem to know a lot about the secrets of the Gao family's royal family." Xiao Jinyu said with a smile.
The boy said without humility: "Of course, I usually like to hear this, and these things about the Gao family are no longer secret information."
Xiao Jinyu nodded with a smile and said nothing. At this time, a waiter with a sweat towel around his neck came over with two plates of dishes. He shouted and placed two plates of hibiscus chicken slices in front of Xiao Jinyu and Fenghuang.
"Two guests, please use it slowly!" The waiter smiled obsequiously. After looking at Xiao Jinyu and Fenghuang each, he nodded and bowed and retreated.
Seeing the tender, white, smooth and plump chicken slices on the plate, Fenghuang couldn't bear the hunger anymore. He picked up a piece of chopsticks and put it in his mouth, saying hello repeatedly while eating.
Xiao Jinyu couldn't help but smile when he saw it, and picked up the chopsticks to eat. From the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of the waiter who had just left standing in the hall not far from them, squinting at them with a hint of admiration in his eyes.
"Phoenix, stop eating, and spit out what you have eaten." Xiao Jinyu suddenly shouted.
Only then did the boy realize something. He suddenly lifted the table in front of him and vomited wildly. But at this moment, a bright big knife slashed towards them.
The sword was pointed directly in the direction of Xiao Jinyu. Seeing that the long knife was about to approach Xiao Jinyu, the boy raised his hand and chopped off a porcelain plate on the table, picked up a piece of it and slashed towards the visitor's throat. past.
With a "pop", blood splattered everywhere, and the attacker's attack came to an abrupt halt, and the tip of the long knife just missed Xiao Jinyu's neck.
There was a burst of frightened screams in the wine shop. The female guests either hugged each other or fled in all directions. The male guests also left one after another. In the end, only a few noble men in elegant clothes were left to watch.
"This young man is so fast and powerful." One of the men sighed.
"Yes, it's really impressive to have such strong martial arts at such a young age." Another man said.
"I never thought that such a murder could be committed in such a huge wine shop in Xuzhou."
There was not just one assassin. After the waiter who had attacked Xiao Jinyu fell down, a group of men in black clothes in disguise came out of the wine shop and surrounded Xiao Jinyu and Phoenix.
"This kid has been poisoned. We don't need to be afraid of them. If we kill them, the master will definitely reward him heavily."
Perhaps knowing that the matter had been exposed and that there was no point in trying to hide it, one of the assassins simply plucked up the courage and shouted.
At his order, seven or eight men in black raised their long knives and slashed at Fenghuang and Xiao Jinyu. Fenghuang's expression changed drastically and he immediately blocked in front of Xiao Jinyu.
The flash of swords and sword shadows instantly caused a bloody storm in the wine shop.
A boy faced off against seven or eight well-built adults, but he was still a little weak mentally and had just eaten poisonous chicken slices. He soon found himself at a disadvantage.
Seeing the long knife coming, the boy was unable to resist, so he simply closed his eyes and stood in front of Xiao Jinyu. At this moment, a clear voice suddenly came from the wine shop: "Stop! Who is committing murder here?" "
The voice was clear and sweet, moist and powerful. Along with the voice came the sound of footsteps with a chilling air, and everyone saw a group of tall and mighty soldiers walking in.
"It's His Royal Highness Prince Lanling." someone shouted.
Amidst the sounds of surprise, King Lanling, dressed in white robes and armor, strode towards this side and waved to his sergeants to take down these assassins in black.
The man in black in the midst of the chaos was once again surrounded by a group of soldiers. The assassins turned pale with fear when they saw that the person coming was none other than the rumored King of Lanling, who had a gentle appearance and a strong heart. Unable to escape, the leading assassin actually took out a jade plaque and looked at Prince Lanling and said, "Your Highness, Prince Lanling, I advise you not to meddle in other people's business. These two people are wanted by the court, and we have been ordered to arrest them." They went back." Seeing this jade plaque, King Lanling hesitated for a moment and asked, "What did they do?"
"I'm sorry I can't tell you."
The assassin replied, then ignored King Lanling again, and made a horizontal slashing gesture towards his men. Several men in black were about to step forward, but they were blocked by a group of black-armored sergeants. Kneel down with backhand pressure.
"Your Highness Prince Lanling, what are you doing?" The assassin led by him was shocked and shouted angrily.
Prince Lanling then smiled and said: "I, Gao Changgong, hate to see bullies the most. A young man, a child under ten years old. I really can't see what threat they pose to the court? You, on the other hand, are holding an unknown true or false A jade card can ride on my head, Gao Changgong? Do you look down on me, Gao?"
The assassin's face suddenly turned livid, as if he had misjudged the character of King Lanling, thinking that he was not someone who liked to meddle in other people's affairs and stir up trouble. At this time, he was feeling annoyed and frightened, and he hurriedly lowered his head to apologize. He said: "Yes, this villain deserves death. He bumped into His Highness. I hope Your Highness will forgive me. But these two people..."
"How come you don't need to take care of these two people, but you, Gao, have to take care of them. Holding a jade card, you dare to disturb the people wantonly in Pengcheng. Who gave you such courage? Come on, arrest them." , hand them over to the nearby government office to check their identities!”
"yes!"
Several sergeants responded in unison, one of them grabbed a man in black and walked out of the wine shop.
Prince Lanling was also about to leave, but his steps suddenly stopped. He turned around and saw the boy's red lips turned purple, as if he was about to kneel down. The "boy in white" beside him hurriedly hugged him into his arms.
"Brother Qing, can I no longer protect you?" the boy said, his face gradually turning pale and his breath gradually becoming weaker.
"It's a pity. I'm afraid this young gentleman will die soon."
Some people began to sigh in the wine shop, and all of them expressed regret in their tone, but it was just regret. In this era, even they could not guarantee whether they would be alive tomorrow, and people's life and death were very indifferent to them.
However, some people came over to persuade me: "A beautiful appearance is easy to change, but a good relationship is hard to be together. In the past, Ruan Bingren once said: Life is like dust and dew, and the path of heaven is long and long. Please forgive me for this husband."
The man who consoled him, Eguan, had a rich belt and elegant clothes. He was the husband of the Boling Cui family.
However, he only tried to persuade him once, and then he heard Xiao Jinyu say softly: "Don't talk!" Then he suddenly took off his hood and kissed the poisoned boy's purple lips.
This move shocked several noble men from aristocratic families who were watching. If the poison could spread, Xiao Jinyu would probably want to leave with the boy.
"Why is this so?"
Even King Lanling on the side seemed a little bit unbearable when he saw it, and the others even ordered and shook their heads and sighed.
"Let's go! Sanlang, if a person wants to die, even the Buddha can't bring him back, and you and I can't control it. Stop looking at it and leave!" Another gentleman pulled the Bolingcui's hand. Lang Jun said.
Just as he was about to move out, he heard another voice say in surprise: "Hey, look!"
What to see?
Several gentlemen looked over curiously and saw that Xiao Jinyu had found a black box somewhere, fiddled with some silver needles from it, and pierced the boy's spiritual platform and Baihui like a dragonfly. Then, she rummaged around in the black box several times and took out some strange-shaped dried fruit bark and leaves, put them into her mouth, and after a while, they entered the boy's mouth.
Within a quarter of an hour, a layer of fine sweat had oozed out on Xiao Jinyu's smooth forehead, and her gleaming lips were even more red, as if she was extremely tired. After she carefully put down the boy, she sat aside and closed her eyes. After resting, her chest rose and fell with a slight breath, and a slight flush appeared on Ruyu's cheeks.
"Hey, this husband is very slender and white, with a beautiful appearance. He doesn't look like a husband, but looks like a girl." One of the husbands said, and frowned in thought as if he had noticed something. "Where have you seen such an appearance?"
"Don't be ridiculous, Twelve Lang. Every time you meet a beautiful sister-in-law, you will say where you have seen them before." Another joked.
Different from the joking of several gentlemen, Prince Lanling kept silent and only watched the "sister and brother" silently. However, after seeing the "boy in white" administer acupuncture and medicine like this, the boy The black and purple color on the lips gradually faded, and the person slowly woke up.
"Look, look, he's awake! This little man seems to be alive." Someone shouted in surprise.
The eyes of several young gentlemen were instantly attracted, and they saw that the boy who was dying just now was kneeling down next to the "boy in white" in full swing, calling eagerly: "Brother Qing..."
"Don't move. I just suppressed the poison for you. To cure it, we still need snake gallbladder. However, we can grind it with rhino horn and mix it with Angelica dahurica and honeysuckle instead." Xiao Jinyu said.
"Okay, let's find an inn to stay in, and I'll grind the rhino horn right away." The boy nodded repeatedly.
Everyone onlookers opened their mouths wide, no longer laughing or joking or feeling sad, they all showed incredible surprise!
Turns out he is actually a miracle doctor!
(End of this chapter)