"Don't worry, mother. I've put on a good front in front of others. Besides, my father is in good health and will live a long life. I'm in no rush to ascend the throne."
Queen Xiaomin looked at Zhao Cong deeply, sighed, and had a complicated look in her eyes.
Although her son is simple-minded, he is pure and kind. Throughout history, although they are father and son, no prince has ever hoped that his father would live long.
Neither she nor Zhao Rui are good people. Even Ying'er has a sharp edge, but it just doesn't touch her bottom line. Once it does, she will be decisive and ruthless.
Cong'er... doesn't really look like her and Zhao Rui's child...
It is even more unsuitable to be born in a royal family full of intrigue and swordplay...
After applying the medicine, Zhao Cong turned off the lights, lay on the small couch on his side, and continued to tell Empress Xiaomin what had happened in the past ten years. Empress Xiaomin listened silently. Suddenly, the sound of thundering horse hooves, the sound of drawn swords, and noise came from outside the house.
"What's that sound?" Zhao Cong sat up and frowned.
"Fire, fire!"
"There's an assassin, protect the emperor!!"
Outside the post station, everyone looked at the hundreds of bandits running down the mountain, and shouted hurriedly, picking up their weapons to prepare to fight.
The bandits, all with their faces masked, rushed forward with a torch in one hand and a knife in the other.
Governor Bai, who had been waiting outside, was stunned. Perhaps he hadn't expected assassins to be hiding in the mountains. He had clearly sent people to search the area before the Crown Prince arrived. Now the bandits were in a dominant position, and the post station was located below, making it easy to attack but difficult to defend. How could these bandits be so bold? Governor Bai suppressed his fear and shouted, "You bold bandit, do you know that I..."
The next second, the sound stopped abruptly.
A sharp arrow shot out from the mountain and pierced his throat.
Seeing Lord Bai fall, the guards panicked. The leading general immediately ordered, "Select a hundred men to escort His Highness to the back mountain. We will stop the assassin at all costs!"
"yes!"
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