Chapter 47 Chapter 47 "She just ran away by herself!"...
The Grand Princess smiled and said, "Originally, I wouldn't have been able to invite him, but it's all thanks to the eldest young lady of Duke Yan's mansion. She said she wanted to give me a gift. I was wondering what it would be, but I never imagined that it would be an invitation to Chang'an."
The eldest young lady sitting at the end was quite proud. She stood up and saluted, saying, "It's best if the princess likes it."
Then everyone praised the scene in the Grand Princess's Mansion as being absolutely amazing.
He then went on to praise the young lady's abilities.
The eldest young lady was even more proud. Glancing at the old lady's face, she raised her eyebrows at her. The old lady turned away and laughed heartily with everyone else.
Jasmine withdrew her gaze from the two people's faces and sat there in a daze. After a while, she raised her eyes to look at the water pavilion again.
The leader Chang'an has already entered, wearing an exaggerated costume and makeup, but Jasmine can't see anything special about him.
After the performance, everyone exclaimed in admiration for its brilliance. Jasmine, still unable to grasp the essence of the performance, fell into deep thought.
"Princess, Chang'an said he would come back to pay his respects to you after removing his makeup."
The eldest princess nodded: "No problem. Let him rest for a while, we are not in a hurry."
"Yes." The maid who reported turned around and left.
She was dressed in green, with a face as white as porcelain. When she looked at people with her narrow and long phoenix eyes, she seemed to want to say something but hesitated, and seemed to be deeply in love.
Chang'an Bubushenglian came over. Originally, the ladies were chatting and laughing, but suddenly no one spoke.
The eldest princess then saw that it was Chang'an coming over. Her eyes were also dazed for a moment.
Jasmine also thought Chang'an was good-looking, but that was all. Everyone's reaction was a bit too much.
Jasmine glanced at the surprised face of Mrs. Duan and suddenly understood what the old lady was going to do.
Jasmine couldn't help but look at the Duan family lady twice.
"Chang'an pays respects to the Grand Princess. I wish her great fortune and prosperity."
Ahhhh! Changan's voice is so beautiful!
The ladies cried out in their hearts.
The eldest princess took a moment to come back to her senses. "Go ahead. The ladies all loved your play. Come, come and watch it."
Chang'an then bowed and saluted to the other female members of the family.
Then Chang'an received countless gifts from the Grand Princess and the ladies.
The ladies didn't bring any packages with them, so they took whatever they had on them. Gold hairpins and jade hairpins, they were all money anyway.
After Chang'an received the gifts, he bowed to the female members of the family before leaving.
The ladies looked at the back of the banished immortal with a sense of loss.
After another while, the topic turned back to other trivial matters, and everyone was relieved.
The Grand Princess also arranged a flower viewing session. The ladies followed the Grand Princess to see the exquisite flowers in the Princess Mansion.
Jasmine followed at the end. Suddenly, the footsteps in front of her slowed down. She didn't even look up to see what happened, and then she stopped.
The voice of the nanny beside the eldest princess was heard: "Oh, who put a pot of flowers here? It's blocking the princess's way. Someone move it away!"
Jasmine saw two servants walking towards her from a side path.
"Be careful! They have knives!"
"You...what are you doing?"
"ah!"
The cobblestone path was already narrow, and there were already many women in the group, and they were walking in one place. The one in front fell back, and the one behind, not knowing what was happening in front, fell down.
If one of them fell, it was all over. The women fell into a heap.
Fortunately, Jasmine was at the end, quick-witted and quick-handed, and just as the person in front was about to fall on her, she and Shancha jumped into the flowers and escaped. It was a pity for the vast garden of spring flowers in full bloom.
Jasmine looked for the old lady and the others.
"Ah, help!"
Someone shouted. Jasmine instinctively looked forward. Two assassins dressed as servants were holding knives and about to stab the Duan family's wife.
Jasmine was not mistaken, it was the lady from the Duan family!
The cry of "Help" was from the Duan family's wife.
Many women fell around, but the Duan family's wife was the only one standing unharmed. Perhaps it was because of this that the assassin targeted her.
At this moment, a green shadow rushed out from Jasmine's side.
Chang'an actually knows martial arts!
Chang'an rushed to the lady of the Duan family and began to take the assassin's blade with his bare hands.
But in a blink of an eye, Chang'an fell behind. He seemed to be surprised and asked the assassin: "Who are you?"
The assassin responded with a deadly killing blow.
Jasmine watched intently, and was stunned when Chang'an was stabbed in the waist. The assassin was a real assassin!
"Aunt, what should we do?" Shancha was already panicking.
Jasmine originally thought that the assassin was arranged by Chang'an, but now she realized that it was not the case.
Jasmine was also terrified, knowing that saving her life was the most important thing. She looked around.
This was at the easternmost end of the Princess's residence, so even if the guards heard the noise, they would probably have to go around for a while. The eldest princess fell, and it seemed that the assassin had been attacking her from the beginning, but the maidservant beside her, Mammy, had saved her life.
At this time, the eldest princess was surrounded. The assassin had no choice but to kill Chang'an and then kill everyone who blocked his way.
What business did the others have with her? Jasmine held Shancha's hand tightly, and with her other hand she pointed south, signaling Shancha to retreat.
The two of them crouched in the flowers and retreated. As long as they got out of the flowers, walked around to the rockery, and followed the sloping corridor out to the front yard, they would be safe.
Jasmine backed away all the way to the back of the rockery before turning around and running.
With a "bang", he bumped into someone.
Jasmine looked up in panic and saw her grandfather.
Before Jasmine could say anything, she heard her grandfather pat her arm and ask, "Where is the assassin?"
Jasmine didn't know what to say and pointed in the direction behind the rockery.
The Duke said again: "Don't leave here, wait for me to come back."
As he spoke, the Duke went towards where Jasmine had come out.
Jasmine paused, then followed.
The Duke's steps were fast. He crushed the flowers and plants under his feet, and with a few jumps, he was already in front of the assassin.
When the assassin was about to stab Chang'an again and Chang'an thought his life was over, the Duke's scabbard pressed against the assassin's knife tip.
The Duke was very skilled. The two assassins stared at him in surprise, then lowered their heads to look at the blade that was stuck in the scabbard and could not move.
If Chang'an had not been almost killed just now, all the female relatives would have thought that the two assassins were just two pieces of trash.
The Duke didn't seem to use any strength, and he stepped on the two men lightly.
After the guards arrived and tied up the assassin, the Duke walked over to the Grand Princess and asked, "Princess, is there anything wrong?"
The eldest princess was still terrified, her face pale. She clutched her chest, but was still able to utter a few words: "I am fine."
The Duke turned to the old lady and asked, "Is there anything wrong, mother?"
The old lady was wronged today.
Not only was she disrespected by the Lu mother and daughter, but she also encountered an assassin and fell flat on her face.
The Duke's words made the old lady unable to contain herself: "Erlang..."
The old lady held the Duke's hand and burst into tears.
The Duke patted the old lady on the shoulder and said, "Zi Fu is late."
Mrs. Lu rushed to the Duan family's wife and checked her body: "Is Zhi'er injured?"
The Duan family's wife shook her head, her eyes fixed on one person. She asked, "Mother, is that the Duke of Yan?"
Lu nodded: "That's right."
The Duan family's wife smiled sincerely. "Mother, did you see that just now? The Duke is so powerful. Can I come forward and say hello?"
When Mrs. Lu heard what was said and looked at her daughter's face, there was nothing she didn't understand.
Thinking that she would have to marry sooner or later, she was arranged to marry by her father-in-law, and although she agreed with a smile, Mrs. Lu knew that her daughter was afraid.
What young lady wouldn't panic when she finds out she's going to marry a strange man? If my daughter is interested in Duke Yan, her future life will surely be much happier.
Lu smiled and nodded: "Go."
Jasmine watched as the Duan family lady walked briskly behind her grandfather.
The Duan family's wife was not shy, her smile was bright, and her voice was like a bird waking up in the morning: "My daughter Duan Zhi greets the Duke, may the Duke live long and well."
The Duke turned around and said, "No need to be so polite."
The Duan family's wife's eyes seemed to be filled with thousands of stars. She said in front of so many people, "Your Majesty is so powerful. You defeated the assassin in two moves. If it weren't for Your Majesty, I might not be able to stand here and talk to you. I thank Your Majesty for saving my life."
As she spoke, the Duan family lady bowed again.
The Duke held the man's arm and said, "From now on, we are all family. There is no need to be so formal."
Jasmine's eyes fell on the snow-white wrist that the Duke was holding. She found the words "family" particularly harsh.
The Duan family's wife was naturally even more delighted: "Grandpa said that the Duke is a man of integrity, not only brave and resourceful, but also polite and kind. Seeing him today, it's true!"
Jasmine saw an unnatural look on the Duke's face.
He would often show this expression in front of her whenever she teased him or praised him.
Jasmine thought he was only good to her, but it turned out that was not the case.
"Where did my aunt go just now?"
The eldest young lady's wife walked up to Jasmine and asked.
A young maidservant beside a certain lady, seeing how plainly dressed Jasmine was and hearing people calling her "aunt," shouted incoherently, "She just ran away. I saw it with my own eyes! As a concubine, how dare she abandon her master and run for her life? How can she be worthy of staying in the master's backyard?"
"You're talking nonsense! Who escaped?" Shancha immediately retorted.
"You two were the ones who escaped. I saw it with my own eyes!"
Everyone looked at Jasmine.
Jasmine subconsciously raised her eyes to look at her grandfather.
Sure enough, the Duke was also looking at her.
Jasmine wanted to explain. She had plenty of reasons. As long as she said she was going to call for help, the matter would be over.
But when she looked into her grandfather's eyes, she couldn't say anything.
"I heard this is a concubine? How can a concubine be qualified to come to the Grand Princess's residence?"
The old lady introduced Jasmine to the eldest princess and many others. However, there were so many people that most of them didn't know who Jasmine was.
The quick-tongued lady asked directly, her words filled with contempt and disdain.
Upon hearing this, the Duke frowned and said, "It's my concubine. I'm allowing her to come out. What's wrong with that?"
The lady immediately fell silent and hid in the crowd with the three or two other women around her, not daring to show their faces again.
The Duke then spoke loudly, "My aunt pointed this way to me at the rockery just now, and I was able to get here just in time. My aunt was about to go out and call for help."
As the Duke spoke, he looked at the concubine, his eyes still gentle.
Other than that, Jasmine couldn't see anything else.
Jasmine really wanted to know if he really believed that, or if he was just trying to excuse her. What was he really thinking?
Jasmine really wanted to ask him.
Jasmine stepped forward, looking at him with twinkling eyes, wanting to grab her grandfather's hand.
"Don't move."
Jasmine's heart trembled.
Before she could say anything, the Duke quickly reached out and grabbed her waist.
With another flick, a palm-sized millipede fell before everyone's eyes.
The worm had been broken into two pieces, but it was still twisting.
Jasmine stared at the giant beast with fear in her eyes. She only heard her grandfather say in her ear, "Don't be afraid, stubborn boy."
...
Two people died at the scene, one was a servant in the Princess's residence, and the other was the wife of Minister Liu, who was on good terms with the Grand Princess. Both died while trying to protect the Grand Princess. Chang'an was also seriously injured.
The Grand Princess was so angry that she tortured the assassin herself. The assassin refused to speak at first, but the Grand Princess used a secret method from the palace, and the assassin could no longer bear it.
It turned out to be someone sent by the Wenyuan Marquis Mansion in Xuzhou. The Grand Princess knew the specific reason, but she did not say it, and only handed the matter over to the Jingzhao Prefecture Governor to handle.
Chang'an was injured while trying to save a female relative. The Grand Princess sent a palace doctor to treat him, and personally sent him back to Ruyi Tower and gave him a generous gift.
After returning home, Lu also sent a generous gift to Chang'an. After all, it was Chang'an who first stood in front of the assassin. If it weren't for Chang'an, Duan Zhi would have died.
Just two days later, rumors spread in the capital that Chang'an was in love with the Duan family's daughter. The Shangshu Mansion couldn't tolerate such rumors, so they immediately sent their eldest son and his wife to the Duke's Mansion to clarify the matter.
This is a later story.
At that moment, the Duke brought the ladies of the Duke's Mansion out of the Grand Princess's Mansion and set off for home.
Since the family has not been divided, and the eldest master is the only illegitimate son in the Duke's Mansion, the Grand Princess invited them all this time.
At the moment, the Duke and the eldest and fourth masters were riding in front, while in the canopied carriage behind them were the women of the Duke's Mansion.
I don't know if they were frightened, but the old lady and the eldest young lady haven't spoken a word since they met the assassin. They always had stiff smiles on their faces in front of others, but now that they got into the carriage, their smiles were gone at all.
The fourth young master's wife also lowered her brows and sat in silence.
Jasmine only raised her eyes to glance twice before also entering into meditation.
The carriage went all the way into the corridor, and Jasmine got off last and said goodbye to everyone one by one.
The Duke saw that the old lady looked unhappy and said, "Is Mother frightened? Why not ask the court doctor to take a look?"
The old lady forced a smile and said, "It's okay. The Duke should go back and rest."
Having said that, the Duke still asked the court physician to check on the patient. The servant reported back that the patient was not seriously injured, and the Duke was relieved.
The servant said something else: "Don't worry, my lord. The old lady has the eldest young lady to wait on her."
The Duke nodded. After the servants left, he turned to Jasmine and said, "Sister-in-law still has some good points."
I'm afraid only the Duke would believe it.
Jasmine didn't have time to care about the old lady. When she saw the Duke turned around, she trotted forward and grabbed his hand.
The Duke turned around and looked at her: "What's wrong?"
"Will Grandpa blame me..." Jasmine started to speak, but then she felt something was wrong with her hand. She looked down and found that her Grandpa had a swelling on his hand.
She lifted her grandfather's hand and looked at it carefully, and saw a red worm hole on it.
"Grandpa was bitten by an insect?" Jasmine was extremely nervous.
"It's okay." The Duke didn't care at all. You know, he was guarding the border, which was separated by the sea and mountains, and he had seen many poisonous insects.
The Yuguo thieves were cunning and would deliberately lure poisonous insects to bite them. In short, a small insect was nothing to the Duke.
But the aunt was very anxious. She held his hand tightly and refused to let go, shouting towards the door: "Shancha, Shancha, quickly call the court doctor!"
Turning around, the aunt asked him dissatisfiedly: "Why don't you say it, Master?"
"It's just a minor injury. I'm used to it."
The aunt's eyes were red as she stared at his fingers, as if he had been seriously injured and was about to be separated from her life.
The Duke then hurriedly told about his experiences guarding the border, including how the traitor from Yu State released poisonous insects, but he was still safe and sound.
I thought my aunt would feel relieved after hearing this, but unexpectedly, her tears fell down and she asked inconsolably: "My master is not a Duke, not a general, why do you have to suffer so much?"
The Duke did not feel the pain. Seeing his concubine's collapse, he was at a loss and said, "For the people and the country of Qi, this is my duty."
As soon as the Duke finished speaking, he was hugged by his aunt around the waist. His aunt buried her head in his chest, her shoulders trembling, she was heartbroken.
The Duke didn't know what to do with his hands and feet. "Stubborn..."
Until the age of fourteen, he had grown up under the old Duke's watch. The old Duke had taught him skills and taught him that a man should not fear blood and sweat. Later, he took on the responsibility of the Duke's Mansion and rushed to the battlefield alone, knowing no more hardship or fatigue.
As long as he's not dead, the wound will scab over and heal. If he unfortunately dies, then he's dead.
And now, he actually has a concubine who is timid and weak. She would be frightened to death if she saw any injury on his body.
The Duke was shocked and didn't know what to do with his concubine.
The concubine's muffled voice came: "I don't want the master to die. I have no one to rely on. You are not allowed to get hurt in the future."
The Duke could only agree, "Okay. Don't worry, Qiang'er."
The Duke also made a mental note that since he already had a concubine, he should be more careful in the future and not let himself get hurt.
The aunt held his hand and handed it to the court doctor, who cleaned the wound and bandaged it. After the court doctor left, Jasmine asked her father to hold his hand up while she helped him change his clothes and wash.
The Duke thought that being injured was actually quite good.
But since his aunt was crying so miserably, he decided to let it go.
Jasmine tied the belt of her grandfather's pajamas before she remembered something important.
The Duke was a little distracted and wanted to tell his aunt that his hand was only injured, but it wouldn't affect his other work. He didn't need to wear a belt.
The Duke was about to put his arm around the concubine's waist when his hand was suddenly grabbed by the concubine with both hands.
Jasmine said solemnly, "I have something I want to explain to you, Master. Do you really believe me?"
The Duke was confused: "What's the matter?"
Jasmine: "When we were at the Grand Princess's residence, they said I had escaped alone, and Master said I had gone to call for help. Do you really believe that, Master?"
The Duke's eyes were clear, a smile on his lips, as if he saw right through her. Jasmine lowered her head lower and lower, feeling the urge to run away.
He really didn't believe it.
She was afraid that explaining now would be futile. Could she just admit it?
But he would definitely think that she was a cowardly, cold-hearted and bad person. How could she be a bad woman in his eyes?
Just as Jasmine was about to collapse, she heard her grandfather say:
"Jian'er is smart and knows that running away is a good thing."
Jasmine couldn't believe it. She looked up at her grandfather in shock.
The Duke continued, "Before, I thought Jian'er was too timid. Now, I've discovered that being timid has its advantages. Cowards run away faster. Look how powerful Jian'er is."
Jasmine didn't know whether to be happy or relieved. She curled her lips and decided to change the subject.
"By the way, I met the Duan family's wife today. What do you think?"
Jasmine had a smile on her face and spoke in a soft voice.
The concubine seemed to like the Duan family lady. The Duke also curled his lips towards the concubine and said, "The Duan lady is quite good. She is lively and cheerful, kind and polite. I think she will get along well with Jian'er."
Jasmine propped up the corners of her mouth and asked, "I feel the same way. Madam Duan is not only lively, kind, and polite, but also beautiful and graceful. She even has the courage to praise you in public. If I were you, I would definitely like a young lady like you. You must like Madam Duan too, right?"
As expected, my aunt likes Madam Duan. The Duke nodded with satisfaction: "Of course."
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