Chapter 463 Assassination
Uh...
So, the second prince deliberately kept Chu Yuexi here, and the father and son deliberately made Chu Yuexi drunk, and then interrogated him about whether there was a woman around him?
When a person is sober, it is difficult for him to ask, but when he is drunk, it is accurate to ask, and there is no need to be embarrassed.
This second prince, this behavior is really...
Mrs. Zeng was happy and comforted Xia Zihan, saying, "Don't be angry. The second prince acted like this for the sake of Qinghui. He was worried that Yuexi had been wandering around the world in recent years and had a close friend outside, and would be recruited back home later. , afraid that Qinghui would be wronged.”
"Then what did you ask?" Xia Zihan remembered the love between Princess Qinghui and Chu Yuexi.
Chu Cang pursed his lips and said happily, "The eldest young master was drunk, so he asked Princess Qinghui whatever he asked and answered. The second prince was quite happy."
Then he whispered, "After getting on the carriage, the young master was half sober from his wine."
What's the meaning?
"My brother is pretending to be drunk?"
"No, the eldest young master drank too much, but his mind is clear." Chu Cong said.
Xia Zihan rolled his eyes and understood.
The second prince and his son got Chu Yuexi drunk and asked him about his personal affairs. They were afraid that if he had a woman outside, Princess Qinghui would be wronged after marrying him.
Chu Yuexi, a good person, had expected this a long time ago and deliberately took advantage of being drunk to reveal his love for Princess Qinghui.
His son-in-law, the woman he likes is his daughter, how could the Second Prince be unhappy about this.
The next day, the second princess took the horoscopes of Princess Qinghui and the horoscopes from Chu Yuexi's mouth, and went to Xiangguo Temple to combine the horoscopes for them.
The two words combined are ‘big luck’
The next day, the Chu family invited an official mediator to go to the Second Prince's Mansion to propose marriage. The Second Prince and the Second Princess agreed without saying a word. The two families exchanged wedding papers, wrote a marriage letter, and settled on Chu Yuexi and Qinghui County. The marriage of the Lord.
Half an hour later, the news spread throughout the capital.
The people from Yinlin Guard made a fuss and asked Chu Yuexi to invite everyone to a restaurant for a drink.
In the evening, Chu Yuexi was drunk and was dragged on horseback and escorted back by Chu Jingqi.
After putting Chu Yuexi down, Chu Jingqi quietly went to find Xia Zihan.
When Xia Zihan saw Chu Jingqi, he was shocked and said, "What's going on? Have you been attacked?"
Chu Jingqi's hair was messy, and his fair and beautiful face was stained with a lot of blood. Although nothing could be seen on the black clothes, Xia Zihan smelled a strong smell of blood from him.
"Well, didn't my cousin get engaged to Princess Qinghui today? The brothers of Yinlinwei asked my cousin to go to Juxiang Pavilion for a drink. Xu was very happy. My cousin drank too much tonight, and there was only one beside him. Boy, I’m not worried, so I’ll send him back.”
"Not far from the restaurant, a dozen killers in black suddenly rushed out."
When Chu Jingqi thought of the thrill at that time, she was still sweating for Chu Yuexi.
The killers today were obviously targeting Chu Yuexi. If he and his secret guards hadn't been protecting him, Chu Yuexi's life would have been taken away long ago.
Xia Zihan's heart was in her throat, "Are you injured? Where is my brother? Is my brother injured?"
"No, my cousin was protected by me and the secret guards. He was not injured, and I was not injured either. There was just a lot of blood splattered on his clothes, but they all belonged to others." Chu Jingqi said, pulling off the sticky and uncomfortable clothes on her body. .
Xia Zihan quickly found some clothes for him and said, "You go to the side hall to wash up first." Then he went out and told the maid to bring hot water to the side hall.
By the time Chu Jingqi finished washing, it was already two cups of tea later.
The two of them dismissed the maids, sat on the fire kang, and talked around the little girl.
"Not a single person was left alive. Their teeth were stuffed with poisonous naan. When we controlled them, they bit out the poisonous naan and committed suicide." Chu Jingqi said, "The secret guards didn't find any clues on them. At present, It’s not clear who sent them.”
Then he asked Xia Zihan, "Do you know who my cousin has offended?"
Xia Zihan thought about it in his mind and shook his head, "My brother has rarely been in the capital these years. Even if he is in the capital, he usually stays in the pharmacy with the master and doesn't go out. Before he takes over, let alone offend others. , he doesn’t know many people.”
As for who she offended after the adoption, she didn't know.
Chu Yuexi went to the palace all day long to work on errands. She rarely saw him even if he left early and came back late. She didn't know who he had offended during this period. Chu Jingqi, who was with him all day long, should know better. yes.
She stared at Chu Jingqi, her eyes seemed to be asking.
Chu Jingqi frowned, "The people in Yinlinwei get along very well with my cousin. No one thinks he is dissatisfied or has any grudges."
"Did you offend someone in the arena?" Chu Jingqi guessed.
Xia Zihan shook his head, "Probably not." "Jianghu and us do things differently." She used to listen to Qi Mei and Qi Lan talk about things in the Jianghu, so she knew a lot. "When they made enemies, they always found them in person." Come to the door, and according to what you said, the person who assassinated you was a black-clad killer, and people in the world don’t raise black-clad killers.”
Only people in the officialdom, or wealthy families with power and status, would keep some dead soldiers around them in order to save their lives or do bad things.
Just like Chu Xuanyu and Chu Jingqi.
Chu Jingqi's eyebrows tightened and she guessed, "That means my cousin has unintentionally offended someone in the capital. They took advantage of his happiness and defenselessness to kill him."
"Send Hua She and the others to check, they can always find out something."
"Well, I have already told Guyan to go. Hua She will stay with you first. As for cousin, I think we have to prepare a few secret guards to follow..." Chu Jingqi mentally calculated how many people he had on hand. , how many people can be mobilized to come to Chu Yuexi's side.
"Let me bring a few more guards with me tomorrow." Xia Zihan said, "How about I transfer a few of the people around me. I have Chu Cang, Chu Fei, Chu Lin, the others, and Hua She, that will be enough. , let my brother handle the rest first. I still have a group of people in the village who have been training for almost two years. When they come out, they will all be left to my brother."
"You don't have many people around you. I can transfer ten people here, so I will temporarily send them to my cousin. When your group comes out, I will transfer them back." Chu Jingqi said.
The two people discussed for almost half an hour before they came to a result.
The next day, when Chu Yuexi went out, there were eight more guards around her, ten more secret guards in the dark, and two young boys with her.
These two boys were transferred to his yard by Xia Zihan a few days ago. Because they were not familiar with them, Chu Yuexi rarely used them. On weekdays, he always used Qingzhu and the others.
After Chu Yuexi and Chu Jingqi went to the palace, Xia Zihan sat alone in the room, thinking about the people around Chu Yuexi or the people who had been in contact with him.
After thinking about it, I couldn't figure out who was the person who secretly wanted to kill Chu Yuexi.
"Master." Si Cao knocked on the door and came in, "Princess Qinghui sent her maid over, right outside the door."
"Let her in."
Someone came, and Xia Zihan's meditation was temporarily interrupted.
The maid was led in by the silk grass, blessed Xia Zihan, and said with a smile, "My princess ordered the slave to come and pick up Princess Chuyu to come over to the house for a reunion."
Princess Qinghui wanted to talk to Xia Zihan, but she just got engaged to Chu Yuexi yesterday, and today she went to the gate of the Chu family. She was embarrassed no matter what she thought, so she sent her brother's maid to pick Xia Zihan over.
Xia Zihan got up, changed into a five-color brocade and gold-embroidered silk skirt, and went to the Second Prince's Mansion.
When Princess Qinghui saw her, she jumped up and said, "You're here, I've already finished a pot of tea." He quickly pulled her into the inner room.
"You all can go down, there is no need to wait here." Princess Qinghui sent all the maids out of the house.
The maids were blessed and retreated. When they were the only two people left in the room, Xia Zihan asked her, "Tell me something important and drive the maid out."
Princess Qinghui raised her lips and smiled, "Hey, I'm so happy. Do you want to find someone to share it with?"
"I didn't have the nerve to go to the Chu family, so I asked you to come here." Princess Qinghui grabbed her hand and touched her left chest, "You touch my heart, and it's still beating like it's beating against a wall. .”
"It's fun for you." Xia Zihan took back his hand and said jokingly, "But the second princess won't agree to you leaving so early, right?"
Yesterday, although the marriage between Princess Qinghui and Chu Yuexi was decided, the date was not set. She guessed that the couple must be reluctant to let their daughter leave early.
Chu Yuexi may have to wait for two years if she wants to embrace the beauty.
"Well, my mother-in-law told me last night that it will take two or three years before she lets me get married." Princess Qinghui said depressedly.
Her mother-in-law said that she would wait until she was seventeen to go out. She said that when a woman is old enough to get married, her bones will be fully grown, it will be easier for her to have children, and her body will not be hurt when she gives birth to a child.
The mother-in-law was thinking about her. She couldn't bear to refuse the mother-in-law, so she impulsively agreed.
However, when she turned seventeen, Chu Yuexi was already twenty-three. Mrs. Chu was getting older and she was looking forward to having her grandson. How could she agree to her mother's request?
From last night to this morning, she was half happy and half worried. She stayed awake all night, her mind was full of confusion, but she couldn't think of any good solution.
"Chu Yu, please help me think of a solution." Princess Qinghui looked at Xia Zihan pitifully with her starry eyes.
Xia Zihan was also watching.
Chu Yuexi is six or seven years older than Princess Qinghui. By the time Qinghui is seventeen, Chu Yuexi will almost become an old man.
But after the second princess had spoken out her words, she would not change her mind.
She thought for a moment and then said, "My grandmother is old and her health is not good. I think it would be better for you to get married as soon as possible."
"My brother is the only male heir in the Chu family. My grandmother is too old to worry about it. When you pass, you will be the head of the family. While my grandmother can still move around in the past few years, she has the strength to teach you to take care of Chu." Home, please come through early.”
"You will be a hairdresser next year. How about setting your wedding in the winter next year?"
Xia Zihan looked at her with bright eyes,
(End of chapter)