Chapter 192 This Governor Doesn’t Mind Killing
Rong Yue turned around and glanced at Xie Yin, who was standing in the corridor over there. His expression was not clearly visible due to the light from the lanterns. He had stood by his father from beginning to end. Even when Xie Tianyu wanted to kill her, he did not stop him and just watched silently.
Looking at Gu Helian holding her and walking forward in a panic, one of the Gu family's servants was already seriously injured.
Rong Yue struggled to break free: "Gu Helian, go away and leave me alone."
"What bullshit are you talking about!" Gu Helian grabbed her arm tightly and said, "I came back to Beijing just for you. If you die, how am I going to explain this to Xiao Haitang and Sister Rong?!"
Seeing her pale face and dazed expression, Gu Helian said angrily:
"I'm telling you, don't try this on me. That bastard Xie Tianyu is trying to slander me. If you die here, I won't be able to explain myself even if I have eight hundred mouths."
He hadn't even held Rong Yue in his arms, hadn't even told her his feelings, and had already been framed as her father before he'd even touched her. He didn't want this cheap kid.
"Think about the Grand Tutor and the Rong family. They've built up a good reputation for years, and you're not going to ruin it all. If you die here, the coffins of the Rong family's ancestors will be drowned in the spit of the outsiders. Do you want them to die with regrets?"
Gu Helian said the most vicious words, but he grabbed Rong Yue tightly with his hands and brought her in front of him.
He used his body to block her from behind and walked forward with her in embarrassment, but he couldn't help cursing.
"You better stay alive and open your eyes to see clearly. If that bastard Xie Tianyu can't kill me today, I'll skin him alive when I get out!"
Rong Yue's eyes were red: "Gu Helian..."
"Master, be careful!"
Mu Feng shouted urgently, and Gu Helian subconsciously threw Rong Yue in front of him. After feeling a sharp pain in his back, he groaned and staggered before standing firm.
"Gu Helian..."
"Shut up and go!"
Gu Helian pushed Rong Yue and hurriedly followed.
"Aunt, uncle!"
Tang Ning was well protected by Xiao Yan and could only vaguely hear the movements around her. She turned her head and saw Gu Helian covered in blood. Her fingertips turned white: "Brother..."
"Don't be afraid."
Xiao Yan used the umbrella in his hand as a weapon. After waving his hand to block the crossbow arrow, the originally gorgeous umbrella surface was reduced to only the ribs. He was not stained with a single speck of blood, and his wet hair was still in perfect order.
The rain fell down his face, and he looked up in the direction of Prince Cheng's palace.
"It's time..."
Bang--
A huge noise cut through the night sky. King Cheng, who was watching the people fleeing outside with great interest, suddenly looked up and saw countless flames cutting through the rainy night and shooting into the yard from outside.
Screams were heard from the Wangxing Tower, and the crossbowmen who were originally besieging Xiao Yan and others fell down from the corridor.
A rain of arrows came flying towards them. Prince Cheng and Xie Yin were suddenly pulled away, narrowly avoiding the sharp arrows that were nailed to the beams behind them.
The gate of Prince Cheng's Mansion was knocked open by the cavalry. The sound of armor and feet colliding came from far away. The light and shadow of the swaying torches soon illuminated the night sky of Prince Cheng's Mansion completely. Even the courtyard in front of the old concubine and the originally dark Star Watching Tower were burning with light from the flames brought by the previous wave of arrows, and the surroundings were bright.
"Father?!" Xie Yin suddenly panicked.
Prince Cheng's expression also changed drastically. With such a commotion... where did the cavalry in the capital come from?!
"Walk!"
Seeing that the situation was not right, Prince Cheng turned around and pulled Xie Yin to leave, but who knew that a cold light would brush past his ear and pierce the direction they were leaving.
"Where is your Majesty going?"
Xiao Yan used the umbrella rib in his hand as a hidden weapon. When the tip of the umbrella pierced the horizontal bar, the scattered umbrella leaves hit the faces of King Cheng and his son.
Prince Cheng cried out in pain, and Xie Yin even saw blood in his nose.
This time, before they could think of leaving, the guards who had fled outside turned back and blocked them in the middle. The sound of armor and footsteps outside was getting closer, and they arrived in front of the courtyard in just a moment.
The situation reversed in an instant. Xiao Yan stopped holding Song Tangning's hand, and Gu Helian also pulled Rong Yue closer. From a distance, they saw someone leading troops coming towards them quickly.
"When did you prepare a backup plan?" Gu Helian asked in a low voice.
Xiao Yan glanced at him calmly: "When I came."
If he wasn't completely sure, he wouldn't take Xiao Haitang with him.
The person outside was already approaching quickly. When he saw them from a distance, he asked urgently, "Master Xiao, are you okay?"
Xiao Yan looked at the person who came and said, "The Second Prince arrived just in time."
The second prince glanced at the unharmed Xiao Yan, then his eyes fell on the little girl he was holding hands with. He recognized her as the girl from the Song family who had frequently visited the Queen's Palace.
He paused for a moment, then looked towards the courtyard, where he saw Prince Cheng and his son standing not far away.
Prince Cheng had never expected that the person who came was actually the Second Prince. His heart tightened, and when he saw the officers and soldiers following behind him, who almost filled the entire Prince Cheng's mansion, he hissed, "Xie Pingjia, you actually colluded with Xiao Yan?!"
"Uncle Prince Cheng, please don't wrongly accuse me." The Second Prince said gently, "I simply happened to leave the palace late tonight. When I passed through Jingzhao Prefecture, I ran into Lord Wu, who looked very anxious. He said there had been a murder at Prince Cheng's mansion. I was worried that something might happen to my uncle, so I went to borrow soldiers from the Jing Patrol Battalion from Marquis Wenxin."
“But who would have thought…”
He looked up at the corpses in the yard. The blood was washed all over the ground by the heavy rain, and the bows and crossbows that fell on the ground were also very conspicuous.
Marquis Wenxin and the prefect of Jingzhao, Wu Huai, were both wearing straw raincoats and standing beside the second prince.
After the Second Prince finished speaking, Marquis Wenxin looked at the things in the courtyard and said coldly, "I was invited by the Second Prince and Lord Wu to capture the thieves who dared to commit crimes in the palace, but I didn't expect to see such a wonderful scene."
"According to the imperial decree, Your Highness has no right to recruit soldiers, let alone privately store military equipment. Where did you get these people in your mansion, and these forbidden items?"
King Cheng's face turned pale: "You colluded with Xiao Yan to set up a trap for me..."
Xiao Yan turned around and said, "Your Highness, you're joking. I originally thought you were just plotting to murder my biological mother and frame the princess, so I sent someone to Jingzhao Prefecture. But I didn't expect to get such an unexpected reward."
"you!"
All his original complacency was gone, his palms were cold, and he wanted to give the order to fight to the death.
Xiao Yan seemed to see through his thoughts: "This Governor advises you not to move."
He was relaxed and at ease, and he should have looked embarrassed standing in the rain, but when his dark eyes, weighed down by the rain, were lowered, it made people feel a chill in their hearts for no reason.
"You are a prince, and I cannot kill you without cause. However, if you secretly hid weapons with the intention of rebellion and were killed while resisting arrest, no one can say anything."
"This Governor does not mind committing murder."
Prince Cheng felt as if a basin of cold water was poured over his head. He looked at the Second Prince and his companions who were standing not far away without saying a word, and then saw the officers and soldiers who surrounded the palace. His face fell visibly, and he was so shaky that he almost couldn't stand.
Xiao Yan said calmly, "Capture Prince Cheng and his son."
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