Chapter 252: Assassination! Bleeding debuff
Gu Guan immediately stood up, his sword unsheathed. "Young Master, Young Lady, I will protect you both to the death. Zhao Kuangguo must have guessed the Third Prince's intentions. He knows that if he doesn't silence you now, and wait for you to safely leave, he will only face death."
"That's right." Wen Ziduan nodded. Gu Guan had been following him for a long time, and his lost brain had finally grown back. "But no matter if we escape by luck or die in Ba County, he can't escape death."
Gu Guan was a little confused. If that was the case, did he have to wait until a few people entered the territory of Jianwei County before carrying out the assassination and putting the blame on Jin Jianxiong?
Li Fu couldn't help but worry about He Zhaojun. "It's easy for us to find an excuse to leave the city, but how are you two going to escape? If you really set fire to the prison and release all the Qiang captives as you say, Zhao Kuangguo will not let you go. And if the whole city is under martial law, how will these elderly and weak Qiang people escape?"
He Zhaojun smiled and said, "It all depends on whether Gu Guan and Fourth Brother have the courage to go to the barracks again."
It was already late at night. She originally wanted to sleep in the side room outside Long Feibai's house with her clothes on, and rehearse the things they had discussed before. However, Wen Ziduan carried her on his shoulders without saying a word, and climbed over the eaves and walls all the way back to the bedroom in the east courtyard.
Wen Ziduan took back his hand and pushed Li Fu into the ear room, quickly closed the door, and pulled He Zhaojun to fall on the couch. He played something in his hand, the lamp flickered back and forth, and the room fell into darkness.
"What?" He Zhaojun wanted to take another look at the account book, but now she could see nothing.
Wen Ziduan dropped the bamboo slips in her hand to the ground and pointed out the window, signaling that someone was eavesdropping. It seemed that things were not peaceful in the Ba County Governor's mansion, and Zhao Kuangguo was not as foolish and incompetent as he appeared.
"I've been busy with official duties lately and didn't notice that you were not feeling well." Wen Ziduan rubbed his palms together to warm them up and gently pressed them on He Zhaojun's lower abdomen.
He Zhaojun lay in his arms, no longer struggling, biting her lip: "Actually, I've taken the medicine and I'm much better now."
"Although I had to dress up as a girl out of helplessness, now I hate myself for not being able to empathize with women. How painful must it be for women to go through menstruation once a month." Wen Ziduan's voice was low, and he seemed to feel very guilty for not being able to take good care of He Zhaojun.
He thought of a lot of things in an instant. Seeing He Zhaojun's weak appearance, he found it hard to imagine how painful it would be for Zhaojun to give birth one day.
Previously, He's wife had gone into labor, struggling for an entire night, bleeding profusely, her life in danger. If it had been Zhaojun lying in that bed, risking her life to give birth... he would rather not let He Zhaojun suffer.
So he carefully kissed the back of He Zhaojun's neck, causing her to flinch. In the moonlight, He Zhaojun turned around to face him. The man in front of her bit his lip and whispered his name.
"Zi Duan... actually..."
Before she could finish her words, Wen Ziduan quickly covered her mouth and nose, reached out to grab the dagger under the pillow, wrapped her in the quilt, and rolled into the innermost part of the bed.
He Zhaojun only heard the sound of metal colliding, and hurriedly pushed aside the quilt and looked out. There were three feather arrows stuck next to the bed. The black iron arrowheads were shining slightly blue in the moonlight.
Outside, there were sounds of fighting. Fists struck flesh, swords drew blood. Li Fu, Gu Guan, and He Yue silently dispatched the approaching assassins. A moment later, there was a knock on the window.
He Yue's voice reached He Zhaojun's ears: "Zhao Kuangguo has taken action."
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