Chapter 24 Assassination
Jiang Qingning lowered his eyes to hide the loss in his eyes.
Aunt Zhang comforted her: "If Madam had not cried so hard that she nearly had a miscarriage, the Master and the Young Master would never have agreed.
You have been pampered since childhood, and are cherished by the master and the eldest son as their beloved daughter. Naturally, they hope that you will get better and better."
Jiang Qingning forced a smile: "Don't worry, Mammy, I understand everything in my heart. It's not that my parents don't love me, they just don't want their child to suffer."
The moon sets behind the branches of the sycamore tree, and the palace night banquet ends.
After the banquet, countless officials left the palace one after another. The palace gates were about to be locked. The sound of bells came from all four corners of the palace. The desolate sound was like a layer of frost.
The carriage slowly moved towards where it came from, and soft voices were heard in the spacious carriage.
"Cousin, this is my first time in the palace. I didn't expect that the ladies in the palace all look like fairies from the Ninth Heaven. It makes me feel ashamed."
Bai Qingyi was wearing a pink silk dress, a pair of silver-white embroidered shoes, and her hair was decorated with pearls and jade hairpins. She had a gentle appearance, and her eyes were full of admiration as she looked at the man beside her.
"Thank you, cousin, for coming with me to the palace banquet today."
Xun Chen, wearing a crimson official robe, sat in the main seat. His affectionate and cold eyes looked at Bai Qingyi, who was wearing a woman's bun, and his expression softened a little.
Bai Qingyi's eyes were filled with affection as she said shyly, "When my aunt told me about it, I originally thought it was inappropriate and refused, but since my cousin agreed, I happily agreed."
Xun Chen nodded: "You and I are family, so we can attend the palace banquet together.
It's just that your husband, Zhang Li, looks very bad today. I will take you back to the Zhang Mansion to explain first, and then go back to the mansion to tell your mother later."
Bai Qingyi's face gradually turned pale, and tears appeared in her eyes.
She forced a smile and said, "Thank you, cousin, for taking me home."
Xun Chen was surprised to see her like this, and asked in confusion: "Why are you crying? Is Zhang Li not nice to you?"
"It's okay. I just want to wait for a few days before I can serve my aunt, educate Mo Li, and grind for my cousin. I feel reluctant to leave."
Bai Qingyi wiped away her tears, raised her eyes and leaned on Xun Chen's shoulder.
"Cousin, you don't know that I have been married for many years but have never had any children.
Now my mother-in-law has a lot of complaints about me. Although my husband dotes on me, he is still bothered by my mother-in-law's authority and persuades me to be patient every day.
I felt wronged and wanted to see my aunt to complain. My cousin wouldn't blame me for living in the Anping Marquis's mansion all day and affecting the reputation of the mansion, right? "
Xun Chen was moved and raised his hand to wipe her tears: "I have wronged you over the years, cousin."
Outside the carriage, on the roof of a shop nearby.
The woman in black was dressed as a man, holding a long sword, looking heroic, and her figure landed on the tiles like an immortal.
She covered her face with a black veil, and her beautiful eyes were as clear as water, but there was a hint of indifference and disgust in them.
She looked at the carriage slowly passing by, as if waiting for an opportunity.
Suddenly, she raised her hand and two hidden weapons flew out, hitting the drivers, and they both fainted instantly.
The carriage shook a few times and Bai Qingyi exclaimed.
Xun Chen immediately raised his hand to support her, stood up, lifted the door curtain, and asked in a deep voice, "What's the matter?!"
In the night sky, the woman in black walked lightly but at an extremely fast speed, and she arrived at the carriage almost instantly.
The long sword flashed with a sharp cold light and pierced directly into the carriage, scratching Xun Chen's chest who was unable to dodge, splashing large drops of blood.
Bai Qingyi exclaimed: "Cousin! There's an assassin!"
Xun Chen groaned, and blood quickly appeared on his right chest.
He could clearly dodge, but he protected Bai Qingyi because he was worried about hurting her.
Xun Chen pointed his palm downwards, and using his internal energy, he rushed out of the carriage with Bai Qingyi.
The sword flashed and pursued relentlessly, and Xun Chen had no time to catch his breath and dodged with Bai Qingyi.
"Cousin, go call for help!"
Xun Chen pushed her out and shouted loudly.
"Cousin, I don't want to leave you!" Bai Qingyi shook her head with tears in her eyes.
Xun Chen covered his shoulder and retreated: "Hurry up, this man is very skilled and has come here deliberately to seek revenge. It must be those who were defeated in the border war. They want to kidnap and kill the court officials!"
The woman in black had an indifferent expression, her steps were as fast as snow, with great momentum, she spun three times in one step, without any flaws.
Xun Chen couldn't bear it any longer and took the initiative to attack. He just managed to throw a punch but the assassin dodged sideways.
The woman in black was in mid-air, blocking with her fist, and sweeping with one leg, forcing Xun Chen back several steps.
The sound of their fight echoed throughout the street.
Bai Qingyi kept backing away, then turned and ran: "Hurry up! There's an assassin! Earl Anping has been assassinated!"
The woman in black said in a low voice: "Want to run?"
She raised her hand and threw a dart, which hit Bai Qingyi's back directly. Blood splattered and she fainted on the ground with her eyes rolled back.
"Who are you? I can give you enough money! As long as you let me go!"
Xun Chen suddenly spat out a large mouthful of black blood, and the strength in his body was rapidly dissipating.
"You put poison on the sword?!"
The woman in black landed in front of him, lowered her head and sneered, her voice low and hoarse, making it hard to tell whether it was a man or a woman: "I can't stand you, so I have to enforce justice on your behalf!"
She raised her sword and looked at Xun Chen fiercely.
"call out--!!"
Several cold arrows flew through the air. The woman in black dodged sideways, turned around and grabbed her left shoulder, blood flowing from her hand.
Not far away, the sound of horses galloping could be heard.
"You bastard, this is your death!"
The woman in black raised her hand and plunged the sword into his chest, then turned it without hesitation.
The young man landed on the wall, his face as bright as the moon, his expression cold, his eyes as clear as autumn water under his crow eyelashes fixed on the woman in black.
Seeing this, he raised his hand without hesitation, drew his bow and shot the arrow. The long arrow flew through the air and shot directly into her left shoulder at an unimaginable speed.
"hiss……"
The woman in black cried out in pain and turned around to glare at him fiercely.
"Assassin, don't leave!!!"
Behind her was the sound of countless arrows shooting. The woman in black raised her hand, grabbed an arrow and threw it back, then climbed over the wall while retreating.
The evening breeze blew up a corner of the gauze by the window, and the warm and soft moonlight squeezed into the room, and the wooden floor was as clear as stagnant water.
Zi Su walked to the window and gently lowered half of the window. The moonlight was scattered on the peach tree outside the window. A few fireflies flew past the window in groups.
"Miss, today is the third day, and why hasn't the magistrate come to see us? Could it be that he is hiding something from us?"
Zi Su turned around sadly and walked behind Jiang Qingning, raised her hand to comb her scattered long hair, with a look of faint loss on her face.
"Now it seems that this Tongzhi is just a kind-hearted person. It's okay. You can't force him."
Jiang Qingning looked at herself in the bronze mirror, her long jet-black hair draped over her shoulders, cascading down like a waterfall.
She was dressed in gauze, with a slim figure, skin as white as snow, and beautiful eyebrows and eyes.
Jiang Qingning smiled, "There's another possibility. Something else must have happened during today's palace banquet that delayed the Tongzhi."
"I don't know why, but I feel a little depressed right now, as if something I care about is slipping away." Jiang Qingning said in a low voice.
"Miss, are you feeling any pain in your chest? I'll call a doctor to take a look at you tomorrow."
Zi Su spoke worriedly and raised her hand to massage the acupoint on her forehead.
There was a muffled sound outside the window.
Jiang Qingning and Zi Su looked at each other, and the strong feeling in their hearts became stronger and stronger.
She stood up and said, "Go and take a look."
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