Chapter 97 Assassination on the Road
Fu Danjun's struggle is like an ant trying to shake a big tree.
Xie Changsheng was not joking, he really wanted Fu Danjun to enter the palace, but in the end, seeing her pitiful appearance, he softened his heart.
Maybe she would think about it carefully, think it through and ask someone to give him an answer.
Xie Changsheng is very busy and it is impossible for him to accompany her every day.
The envoys who came to Beijing refused to leave the palace, making it difficult for him to deal with them.
Fu Danjun knew very well that Xie Changsheng meant to let her enter the palace in exchange for her parents coming out.
Since ancient times, it has never been heard that the parents of concubines would live in the palace.
This is something that a rebellious emperor like Xie Changsheng could do.
Fu Danjun did not delay for too long, as she was afraid that her parents would be scared to death living in the palace.
The next day, she asked Lan Fang to tell Madam Liu to pass the message to Xie Changsheng, saying that she was willing to enter the palace.
Nanny Liu was overjoyed: "Yes, the emperor will definitely be very happy when he knows about this."
Xie Changsheng got the news and sent a black lacquered carriage with a flat roof and green curtains to pick her up.
The servant put down the horse stool, Fu Danjun stepped on it, lifted the curtain and got into the carriage.
When the carriage was halfway there, it suddenly heard a sound of fighting. The sound of weapons colliding was getting closer and closer, as if it was going to rip the roof of the carriage off.
She noticed something was wrong and held on to the car wall tightly.
The next moment, the carriage shook violently.
The curtain of the car was not opened, but the blade pierced into it.
A cold light flashed in Fu Danjun's pupils, his whole body stiffened, and he didn't know how to move at all.
The tip of the knife stopped an inch in front of him, and stopped moving forward.
A gust of wind blew up the car curtains.
The assassin was dragged out with the knife by another guard who also had a knife. The knife was removed from his hand. Fu Danjun heard a sentence "Who ordered you to do this?" followed by a cry of surprise.
"Sir, he committed suicide by taking poison!"
The car curtain fell, but Fu Danjun's heart was still trembling.
This man was coming for her life.
Who wants to kill her?
Fu Danjun was just filled with doubts when the voice of a sword-wielding guard suddenly came from outside the door curtain, "Madam, please return to the palace with peace of mind. We will protect your safety."
Fu Danjun lifted the car curtain and asked, "You are..."
The leader wore a crimson flying fish suit, cloth arrow sleeves, and a plain ebony badge around his waist.
It's the attire of the Embroidered Uniform Guard.
He bowed and said, "I am Lu Jin, commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard. I have been sent by His Majesty to escort you back to the palace."
"What are you going to do with the person just now?"
"Madam, we will report this matter to His Majesty. We will quickly find out the truth and give you and His Majesty an explanation."
"Thank you, sir." Fu Danjun smiled slightly.
Her heart calmed down a little.
In the palace, Xie Changsheng sat high on the Mingtang, listening to the news from Lu Jin.
"I found a jade ring from the assassin. I asked around at the Shangjing Antique Bureau and pawnshops, and they all said that Lord Lu was the buyer."
Lord Lu refers to Lu Yu.
"What a Lu Yu." Xie Changsheng laughed in anger. Originally, Pei Xi's life and death was a thorn in the hearts of the people in the northern border. Now, he was delivered to their door.
"Please invite Lord Lu here. Since he wants to kill my people, let's see if he has the life to pay for it."
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After entering the palace, Fu Danjun went to see his parents first.
Jiang Zhi and Fu Yi were both very worried. Fu Danjun looked at them and saw that they seemed to have a few more white hairs on their heads.
"Dan Jun, why are you in the palace?" Fu Yi sighed.
Jiang Zhi: "Is the emperor using us to threaten you?"
Fu Danjun wanted to cry but couldn't, and laughing wasn't the right moment either, so she said, "How can my parents be in the palace? As long as I don't come, the tyrant can still treat you well. If it goes on for too long, he'll get impatient. How can I let my parents suffer for my daughter's mistakes?"
Jiang Zhi touched Fu Danjun's hair and said, "I've made things so difficult for you. Why can't I let you go?"
Fu Danjun consoled him, "I've come to terms with it. That tyrant treated me well after all. Besides going against my will, living in a wealthy family's compound couldn't compare to the comfortable life I have now. There's both fame and wealth."
Fu Danjun didn't get to talk to his parents for long.
Not long after, Xie Changsheng arrived.
He entered the inner hall first, his peach blossom eyes raised, but he asked her without any warmth: "Have you made an agreement with your father-in-law and mother-in-law?"
"It's a deal."
He touched Fu Danjun's cheek. She originally wanted to hide, but then she remembered that her parents were still in the palace, so she endured it and let him touch her affectionately. He approached her and almost wanted to hug her in his arms.
"Then I'll have someone send them back."
"Okay." Fu Danjun nodded.
Next, he talked to Fu Danjun about Lu Yu. The commander of the Jinyiwei did not tell her this, but she also thought about Lu Yu.
"What does the Emperor intend to do with him?"
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