Chapter 609: Incident
Princess Anyang did not take them back to the princess's mansion or the inn, but took them to a courtyard.
She looked at the handsome young man nestled in the arms of the tall and stern man. The young man's face was flushed, he was defenseless and full of dependence, while the tall man protected him with a doting look and was slightly dazed.
I think these two people have a good relationship.
She no longer felt surprised or disgusted, but instead felt a little envious.
Two people who love each other can transcend power, status, and even gender. She admires their courage.
She thought of something and felt lost.
"Take good care of him." Princess Anyang thought for a moment and then said, "I wish you happiness."
After saying that, he turned and left.
Wei Qing: “?”
Wei Qing helped Gu Huaijin into a room and put him on the bed, but he himself did not sleep. Instead, he landed on the roof and sat down.
Wei Qing looked thoughtful.
Princess Anyang's action was actually to save them.
This seemingly absurd and unruly princess is actually not that simple.
I just don't know what her real purpose is...
Who is behind her?
Little emperor?
Did Princess Anyang rescue them at the instruction of the young emperor?
The sky is dark and there is no moon.
The situation in Da Qi is complicated, and he and Gu Huaijin are struggling, not knowing when the clouds will clear and the moon will shine.
I don’t know when I can return home.
He missed his wife so much that he counted the days and realized that it had been a whole month since he left.
Wei Qing took out a piece of paper from his bosom. The paper had been mounted and there was not a single wrinkle on it, which showed how much the owner cherished and carefully treated it.
On the paper was a small portrait of his wife.
He stared at the portrait of his daughter-in-law, and gently touched the person in the portrait with his fingers to ease his longing.
He really misses his wife so much.
Wei Qing placed the portrait against his chest, as if he was hugging his wife.
He also didn't know what the situation was like in the capital of the Great Zhou Dynasty, or whether his wife was doing well.
After a month, the two babies must have grown a lot. When he goes back, will they not recognize him?
Whatever you think about, you will dream about.
When Wei Qing was dreaming, he dreamed that the two babies really didn't recognize him. They hid behind his wife and looked at him with fear. Not only that, his wife also looked at him with strange eyes.
Wei Qing's heart was pounding, and fear was overwhelming him like a tide.
He woke up from a nightmare and saw a pair of eyes staring at him. Those eyes were very similar to the eyes in his dream.
"Wife..." Wei Qing muttered, his eyes extremely gentle.
"Who is your wife?" A disgusted voice sounded.
Wei Qing's eyes suddenly turned into disgust, because these eyes did not belong to his wife, but to his wife's brother.
"Was it Princess Anyang who saved us yesterday?" Gu Huaijin asked.
Wei Qing nodded and recounted what happened last night.
Gu Huaijin seemed to be thinking: "Brother-in-law, what do you think?"
"Emperor Qi didn't show it on his face after hearing what you said that day, but he was actually persuaded and didn't want to fight anymore," Wei Qing said.
Gu Huaijin nodded: "Princess Anyang is not a fool who is greedy for beauty."
"Princess Anyang saved us, it might be Emperor Qi's intention." Wei Qing continued.
"Xie Xiu... is such a tough nut to crack," Gu Huaijin said. "He's actually carrying on his father's legacy. They haven't accepted the reality of the three-way division of the empire yet, and they consider Zhou and Chu as lost territory, hoping to reclaim it. Xie Xiu's father led his troops to attack Zhou several times, but ultimately died on the battlefield."
Wei Qing nodded, he knew all this.
"There is one more thing you definitely don't know. When Emperor Qi granted the marriage, Princess Anyang refused. Do you know who she refused?" Gu Huaijin blinked and said mysteriously.
"It's Xie Xiu, the Prime Minister of Qi. So there might be a relationship going on between Xie Xiu and Princess Anyang."
After analyzing the situation, the two felt that it was not reliable to start with Xie Xiu. They still had to meet with Emperor Qi and convince him completely.
The two planned to start with Princess Anyang. After a few days, they finally waited for Princess Anyang.
No matter how Gu Huaijin tried to persuade her, Princess Anyang refused to agree to take them to see the emperor.
Princess Anyang's path was not feasible, so she could only rely on the Eighth Prince. The two of them got in touch with the Eighth Prince and decided to go find him...
In the past few days, the two of them walked around the yard several times. This is the princess's villa. Unlike the inn, it is not well guarded like an iron barrel.
After it got dark, the two of them jumped over the wall and left the courtyard.
The two of them quietly went to the Eighth Prince's residence.
When passing through an alley, Wei Qing suddenly stopped and protected Gu Huaijin behind him.
Wei Qing looked around vigilantly, and saw a dozen people appear in front of them, blocking their way.
Wei Qing looked back and saw more than a dozen people behind him.
Not only that, there were more than a dozen people on each side of the wall.
These fifty or sixty people surrounded the two men tightly.
"Damn it, there are too many people here. Xie Xiu really spent a lot of money!" Gu Huaijin cursed.
"Brother-in-law, if you can run, run. If anything happens to you, I won't be able to explain to my sister."
Wei Qing ignored him and threw a crossbow to him. Then he drew his sword and attacked those people with murderous intent.
In the narrow and secluded alley, the sound of weapons clashing rang out, weapons piercing bodies, accompanied by painful wails, and the smell of blood gradually spread...
Wei Qing's movements were swift, the sword in his hand brimming with bloodthirsty fury. But the enemy was too numerous. All those who had been secretly protecting him emerged.
This is still a tough battle.
More than a dozen people attacked Wei Qing, and Wei Qing gradually became exhausted. Suddenly, a big knife chopped towards Wei Qing's back!
Seeing this, Gu Huaijin rushed over and blocked the knife for Wei Qing.
Blood splattered on Wei Qing's face...
Wei Qing's eyes suddenly widened and turned red, and he swung his sword at the man.
…
"Prime Minister, sixty-five people were sent to assassinate the Zhou envoy. They will surely die." The servant reported.
Xie Xiu nodded.
Once the Zhou envoy died, the emperor could no longer be shaken and had to fight. Attacking Zhou was inevitable.
"Prime Minister, His Majesty has ordered you to come to the palace immediately, saying that there is an urgent matter to discuss." Suddenly, a verbal order came from the palace.
After receiving the order, Xie Xiu hurried into the palace.
The palace is brightly lit.
The young emperor's face looked unhappy and serious as he handed a letter to Xie Xiu.
When Xie Xiu saw the contents of the letter, his expression suddenly changed.
This was the news sent back by Qi's spies hidden in Chu, saying that the King of Chu had passed away.
He knew what this meant.
The Qi-Chu alliance was single-handedly insisted upon by the Chu emperor, who disagreed with the rest of the Chu people. Upon the death of the Chu emperor, the Qi-Chu alliance collapsed.
Xie Xiu's face was extremely ugly. He had been mediating everywhere and promoting the Qi-Chu alliance, hoping to take advantage of this opportunity to attack Zhou. However, he didn't expect that the Emperor of Chu died at this critical moment. It seemed that God was not helping him.
"Prime Minister, Chu will soon break the agreement, so this war cannot be fought. The Zhou envoy is in Qi, and he will definitely not receive the news of the Chu emperor's death so quickly. I think we can negotiate and sign an agreement with the Zhou envoy before they receive the information, and gain as much benefit as possible." said the little emperor.
"Your Majesty, I'm afraid it's too late." Xie Xiu said bitterly.
"What do you mean by too late?" The young emperor looked at him in confusion.
"Envoy Zhou is dead." Xie Xiu said dejectedly.
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