Chapter 3437: Suspicion Formation
She has served Princess Changle for many years and knows that Her Royal Highness has a quiet and virtuous temperament. Even if it is a big matter, she will deal with it calmly and it is difficult for her to lose her mood. It is extremely rare to see her looking so anxious and uneasy. The last time I saw her like this was probably when the Duke of Yue came to the Taoist temple and spent a lot of time with His Highness in the alchemy room before he went on an expedition...< br>
After the carriage was ready, the maid went inside to serve Princess Changle. She changed into a palace dress and wore a snow-white fox fur cloak, which made her slim and graceful figure even more beautiful. Then they came out of the alchemy room together, and then came out again. After arriving at the mountain gate, we boarded a four-wheeled carriage. Surrounded by dozens of guards, we descended the mountain road in the dark night and returned to Chang'an City.
At this time, the sky was completely dark, the north wind was howling, and from time to time there was a roar or two of wild beasts, and heavy snow fell from the sky. The mountain road, which was already full of snow, became increasingly slippery and difficult to navigate. The four-wheeled carriage was better, but the horses under the guards had to be careful and move forward cautiously. Later, the horseshoes would slip and fall, which was better. If you fall into a roadside ravine, you will lose half your life.
The group of people drove the carriage carefully and at a very slow speed.
As we walked to a path next to a mountain col, the birds that lived in the dense forest beside the road suddenly fluttered their wings and began to chirp, which was very clear even in the cold wind.
The guards immediately became nervous, and the leader shouted: "Be careful!"
When the birds start in the forest, it must be someone or a wild animal walking through it. If it is a wild animal, that's fine, but if it is a human... It's freezing cold in the middle of the night. Who can walk through the mountain forest where wild beasts are infested? Even if you think about it, you know it is not good!
However, before he finished speaking, he heard a series of "Beng Beng Beng" bow strings vibrating, and several arrows shot out from the dense forest, trailing an afterimage, instantly penetrated the wind and snow, and arrived close.
"Alert!"
The leader of the guards shouted loudly and drew his sword in his hand. He knocked away an arrow that flew in front of him. Then he rode to the four-wheeled carriage and blocked the carriage with his body to prevent any arrows from hitting the carriage and injuring him. Princess Changle was in the car.
These guards were well-trained. Faced with the sudden sneak attack, they quickly calmed down after getting rid of their initial surprise. They either stepped forward to form a circle to block the carriage, or they dismounted and rushed in while wading knee-deep in blood. In the dense forest, look for enemies to kill.
But before they entered the dense forest, they heard someone shouting: "Mother! Who told you to shoot arrows? You deserve to be damned if you spoil the master's important event! Get out, get out, get out quickly, don't let the guards catch up." ! ”
Immediately, people were seen in the dense forest, and countless assassins lurking among them jumped up from their hiding places, evacuated quickly, and disappeared in the blink of an eye.
"Don't chase after poor bandits, it's important to protect His Highness!"
The leader of the guards recalled all the guards, and personally came forward and posted them by the window of the carriage. He said with shame: "Your Highness, please forgive me. The thief set up an ambush for a sneak attack. The general panicked and failed to capture him. He deserves death."< br>
In the carriage, Princess Changle patted the little maid who was shaking with fear, and asked with a cold face: "What happened?"
She was in the car, blocked by the curtains, and could only hear some noises, but she couldn't see what was going on.
The leader of the guards briefly explained the situation and recounted the words of the thief that the guards heard in the dense forest. Princess Changle bit her silver teeth secretly, her eyes breathed fire, her pink fists were clenched tightly, and she said angrily: "This beast is really hateful! Back then, You almost hurt me, do you want to do it again today? Fortunately, I remember my past kindness and don’t want to report it to him, but he is so heartless!”
She scolded a few times, suppressed her anger, and ordered: "Since the thief has withdrawn, he will not come back again. If safety is ensured, hurry back to Chang'an."
She was really angry this time. She no longer cared about the relationship between husband and wife in the past, and vowed to inform the prince about the matter and ask the prince to arrest and bring this beast to justice!
"Here!"
The leader of the imperial guard rushed back to the Taoist temple and entered the city again at dawn tomorrow. However, from Princess Changle's tone, he had probably guessed the identity of the thief, so he hurried back to the city to settle the score. Therefore, he did not dare to say anything more. While he strictly ordered to strengthen the vigilance and slowly moved forward, he sent people back to the Taoist temple and mobilized all the people left behind, just in case.
Fortunately, as Princess Changle had expected, the thief escaped in a hurry and failed to succeed. Until he came to Mingde Gate and called for the city gate to be opened, no trace of the thief was found again.
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On the Shaoling Plateau in the wind and snow, a manor was brightly lit.
Jiang Wang Li Yun was sitting behind the desk, leaning against a delicate and delicate maid. He opened his mouth and let the maid feed a cup of fine wine into his mouth.
Opposite him, Changsun Xi looked worried, looking out the door from time to time.
Outside, it was snowing and windy, and it was freezing cold.
Li Yun saw Changsun Xun's distracted and uneasy look. He clicked his tongue and said disdainfully: "Are you your father's son? Your father is so bold that he dares to quarrel with his father and confront the imperial power. You boy worry about gain and loss when doing the smallest thing, you are really worthless!”
Only then did Chang Sunxun calm down and said angrily: "Who knows what the consequences will be if you plot against my elder brother like this? My elder brother has been living in exile in the past few years, and his temper has become more extreme and mean, and his anger is very strong. If he is angered, , why don’t you beat me to death?”
Once upon a time, Changsun Chong was almost the representative of "children of aristocratic families". All good praises could be bestowed upon him, and everyone said that this boy had a bright future.
However, now, after many hardships, Changsun Chong's character is no longer as gentle as before. He is only mean, vicious, extreme and violent. Changsun Xu is even worried that if his eldest brother knows that he and Li Yun are plotting against him behind his back, he will kill him with one knife. Slaughtered?
Jiang Wang Li Yun pushed the maid away, turned over and sat up, tied up his hair, and said with a smile: "It's really unreasonable to worry! Even if you don't dare to offend your eldest brother, I don't dare to report his whereabouts to the official, but don't we know how? Killing someone with a borrowed knife? Did you exaggerate the affair between Sister Chang Le and Fang Junzhi in front of Chang Sun Chong? , just to arouse Changsun Chong's jealousy. Once the jealousy rises and overwhelms his reason, he will definitely find an opportunity to meet with Sister Changle to question this. This is not just Changsun Chong's paranoia, but no man can keep it. Is this the case? Now that he and Sister Changle have reconciled.”
The husband is the guide for his wife, this is a family relationship and cannot be changed.
A man can have three wives and four concubines, and even sleep in flowers and willows. People all over the world say that he is "romantic by nature" and "suave and unruly". If there are one or two more anecdotes, it will become a good story.
However, if a woman is unfaithful, she has "lost her virginity". Not only will she be scorned by the world, but her husband will also be looked down upon and ridiculed, and he will be unable to hold his head up for the rest of his life.
What about peace and separation? It is said that "one parting and two lenient", but after all, she was once a member of her husband's family, and if she was touched by another man, there would still be endless gossip. Although the laws of the Tang Dynasty stipulate that men and women can reconcile if they are not compatible, but how many people in the world have reconciled?
Unless the man dies violently and the woman remarries, will this be tolerated by the world...
Changsun Chong is so proud and arrogant, how can he still bear it when he hears that Sister Changle is having an affair with someone else, and that the man who lost his virginity is his enemy? I must go find Sister Changle to make some noise.
As long as he shows up, Sister Changle will definitely report him.
His mother's clan was from the Guanlong clan, and they did not dare to go and expose the eldest grandson's secret return to Chang'an. If the important matter of the Guanlong clan was ruined, he would not be able to live with it. Even if people are sent to do it, the hidden dangers are already huge. Once the matter is exposed, the consequences will be disastrous.
But it would be absolutely fine to provoke Changsun Chong in this way and make him lose his temper and go to see Princess Changle, and then Princess Changle would expose him.
Who dares to question Princess Changle about the details?
Chang Sunxu looked disgusted and said: "You are planning all kinds of things, just like Zhuge Kongming, who swore that Princess Changle would expose and report her eldest brother, but Princess Changle did not."
Li Yun was a little embarrassed.
He thought that as long as Changsun Chong appeared in front of Princess Changle, Princess Changle would definitely expose him. After all, when the two reconciled, the whole city was in turmoil. Later, Changsun Chong kidnapped Princess Changle in Zhongnan Mountain and almost killed Princess Changle. Why? It can be said to be an end of grievances and hatred, right?
Unexpectedly, the person he sent to monitor came back and informed that after Changsun Chong left, Princess Changle actually drove back to the city herself.
This is definitely not to expose Sun Chong, the chief prosecutor, otherwise why would he come forward in person?
Fortunately, he made arrangements in time and arranged for people to shoot cold arrows midway to create the illusion of attacking Princess Changle. He also ordered people to speak loudly on purpose to make Princess Changle believe that the incident was done by Changsun Chong...
Fortunately, the ending is not bad. (End of chapter)