“You smell of medicine,” Rong Qingqing replied.
Perhaps because he dealt with medicinal herbs all year round, Dr. Xu had a mixed medicinal smell on him. And in the past few days, she had been eating and traveling with Dr. Xu, so she was naturally familiar with the medicinal smell on him. Therefore, when she suddenly smelled it, she guessed that it was Dr. Xu.
But just now, she was actually gambling, betting that Doctor Xu wanted to ambush the assassin, which is why she talked to the assassin to distract him.
As expected, Dr. Xu did not disappoint her; his sneak attack was successful.
Dr. Xu suddenly realized, "So that's how it is." He had been sleeping in the tent, but he had naturally heard the commotion outside.
When the Imperial Guards set up their tents, they deliberately placed two tents close together to mislead the enemy. So when he quietly opened the tent flap and saw the Empress being kidnapped by assassins, and the Imperial Guards were helpless, he came up with a plan.
In order to avoid attracting the assassin's attention, he had no choice but to use his dagger to cut open the tents between the two of them, enter the empress's tent, and then quietly walk out from the empress's side of the tent.
He had homemade sleeping potion, but he couldn't guarantee it would be enough to take down the assassin instantly.
If he couldn't, he was afraid it would harm the Empress. So he hesitated for a moment. But then he suddenly heard the Empress talking to the assassin. The assassin was distracted, so he boldly approached and, when the assassin turned around, sprinkled the sleeping potion on him.
Jiang Zhou was relieved to see Rong Qingqing rescued and was very grateful to Doctor Xu.
If Her Majesty were to suffer any injury today, none of them could bear the responsibility.
He sheathed his sword and stepped forward to remove the assassin's mask.
When he saw the man's face clearly, he was startled. "How could it be him?" He subconsciously turned to look at Rong Qingqing. When she was kidnapped by the assassin, the Empress had already guessed the assassin's identity. He didn't expect that she would actually guess right.
Rong Qingqing turned her head and was stunned for a moment when she saw the assassin's face, but she wasn't too surprised.
While she spoke to the assassin just now to distract him, what she said was not without basis.
This place is not far from Xuzhou, and after thinking it over, she thought of Feng Mo.
Originally, it was just to distract the assassin, but unexpectedly, she pronounced it exactly as she said it.
Doctor Xu had never met Feng Mo and did not know his identity. Seeing the two men's strange expressions after seeing the assassin's face, he guessed that the assassin must be someone they knew, and said, "I used my homemade sleeping incense on him. Without my antidote, he won't wake up for three days. Should we wake him up?"
Jiang Zhou didn't speak, but looked at Rong Qingqing.
Rong Qingqing's gaze fell on another assassin who had already fainted. After thinking for a moment, she said, "No need. Commander Jiang, this man tried to kidnap me and kill me. Send a few men to escort him back to the capital and ask the Emperor for his judgment." The situation in Suzhou is still unknown. Feng Mo cannot be allowed to return to Xuzhou. If Suzhou descends into chaos, who knows if he might take advantage of the confusion?
Unfortunately, she was traveling in secret this time, so she couldn't punish him on the grounds that Xu Wang wanted to kidnap her and had ulterior motives.
She felt a little regretful because Xie Jingrun had always been wary of Feng Mo, but due to the Emperor Emeritus's influence, he couldn't openly confront him.
"Yes," Jiang Zhou replied respectfully, then asked, "Should the other assassin be escorted back to the capital as well?"
Rong Qingqing glanced at the assassin lying on the ground, wounded by several knives and barely clinging to life, and shook her head. "Commander Jiang can handle it as he sees fit."
Upon hearing this, Jiang Zhou's expression relaxed. "Yes."
They can't touch Xu Wang, but they can execute this nameless assassin on the spot, saving him the trouble of hiring more men to escort him.
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