Chapter 1: A coincidence when taking a boat? He never believed in coincidences...
It’s a hot July day and the night is dark.
A bright silver light swept across, cutting through the thick darkness. The headless corpse fell to the ground with a thud, and the blood spread quickly on the ground like ink, blending into the night.
There were corpses lying all over the ground. A woman in black tight clothes stood among them, shaking off the blood foam on the sword with an expressionless face.
She wore a metal mask, revealing only a pair of amber eyes. She glanced at the ground and then turned to look at the last mission target.
The man collapsed to the ground, trembling uncontrollably. He was frightened by the woman's cold gaze and quickly knelt down, crawled a few steps towards the woman, and begged:
"Mr. Liming, Lord Liming! What did they promise you? I can tell you everything. I know as much as they do! As long as you let me go, I will immediately..."
Just as he was about to grab the corner of the woman's clothes, she dodged sideways.
"Sorry, I'm in a hurry."
The woman's voice was clear and without any mercy: "If you have anything to say, go down and talk to General Wen. Say hello for me, too."
The man's eyes widened and he stretched out his hand tremblingly: "General Wen...you are!"
Before he could finish his words, he was stabbed in the throat with a sword.
The woman drew out her sword, looked up at the sky, and frowned slightly.
It's too late. If I don't go back...
Suddenly, a black shadow jumped out from the pile of corpses and pounced on the defenseless woman with a sharp knife in hand.
"Dawn! Give me your life!"
The woman turned around suddenly and her pupils shrank suddenly.
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"Master Yan, Miss Liu has gone to bed." The maid Chuntao bowed slightly and stopped Yan Jing's steps.
Yan Jing lowered his eyelids and smiled gently: "I'm here to deliver medicine. Miss Liu took one less dose today. To ensure the efficacy, I'd rather watch Miss Liu drink it and feel more at ease."
In the elegant foggy night, the man was handsome and elegant, wearing a thin dark blue robe, and there seemed to be light flowing around him.
"Master Yan is right, but..."
Chun Tao pursed her lips slightly, gritted her teeth and tried to stop him, but was suddenly interrupted by a soft female voice:
"Chun Tao, let the Prime Minister come in."
Chuntao breathed a sigh of relief, turned around and said yes, then opened the door and made an inviting gesture to Yan Jing.
A dark light flashed in Yan Jing's eyes, and then he walked into the house obediently: "Sorry to bother you."
There are several ink paintings hanging on the walls of the elegant room, and the four treasures of the study are placed on the desk.
A woman sat in front of the desk, wearing a light blue gauze dress and a thin blanket, with her hair simply fixed with a jade hairpin. When she saw Yan Jing, her slightly pale face showed a faint smile and she called softly, "Master Yan."
There were only a few candles lit in the room, barely dispelling the darkness. It seemed that they were lit temporarily because the owner had just been woken up.
"Miss Liu." Yan Jing nodded slightly and handed the medicine bag in his hand to Liu Qing. "I am deeply sorry for disturbing Miss Liu's rest. But for the sake of Miss Liu's health, I dare not disobey the doctor's advice."
"Master Yan, you are too polite. I am staying here, and it is I who am bothering you." Liu Qing's voice was like a trickle of water, gentle but polite, "Chun Tao, please help me boil some medicine."
Chuntao responded in a low voice, took the medicine bag from Yan Jing's hand, looked up at Liu Qing calmly, then immediately retracted her gaze and walked away.
Only Yan Jing and Liu Qing were left in the room.
Yan Jing asked about Liu Qing's physical condition in a gentle voice, his eyes full of concern and worry, and he paid attention to every detail like a doctor.
Liu Qing seemed to be comforted by the young master's warmth, and answered all the questions with a smile.
But in his heart he was urging Yan Jing to leave as soon as possible.
She had just been stabbed in the back by a dormant target, but in order to quickly come back to deal with Yan Jing, she did not do much.
At this moment, the wound under the clothes was aching slightly, and the seeping blood had soaked the inner clothes and was slowly flowing along the waist.
How long will Yan Jing stay here? Is there really so much to talk about?
"Master Yan," she said softly, trying to change the subject, "It's getting late, you need to rest early."
"It's okay." Yan Jing's eyes moved, full of affection, "Your health is more important than anything else. I won't feel at ease unless I see you take the medicine."
I'll be fine if you leave!
The veins on Liu Qing's forehead were throbbing wildly, but his face looked deeply moved. He lowered his head and whispered, "Thank you for your concern, Lord Yan."
Who spread the rumor that the Prime Minister is aloof and extremely difficult to approach?
So what was the person in front of her doing? If I remembered correctly, they had only known each other for four days, right?
Sometimes Liu Qing really suspected that Yan Jing fell in love with her at first sight, and wished to stick with her all the time. But as soon as she wanted to take a step forward, the Prime Minister would immediately retreat ten thousand steps.
Just like now——
"Sir, you saved my life and cared for me so much. I have no way to repay you, so why not..." Liu Qing had a tender look in her eyes and stretched out her hand to touch the back of the man's hand. She was about to say something when she was interrupted by Yan Jing.
Yan Jing retracted his hand, distanced himself from her, and said sternly, "Miss Liu, you are too kind. It is not gentlemanly to not help someone. I am just doing my job."
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Do you want to listen to what you are saying?
Is it what a gentleman does to show up in an unmarried girl's bedroom late at night while staying up?
Liu Qing felt that his face was about to freeze from smiling. Finally, Chuntao came back with the medicine soup. He felt that the title of assassin should be given to Chuntao, because she was his dawn.
"Miss Liu, the medicine is here." Chuntao lowered her head and held the plate to present the medicine.
"Thank you, Chuntao."
Liu Qing was extremely anxious and just wanted to finish the drink quickly to get rid of the plague god, but considering her image as a sick beauty, she slowly took the medicine and sipped it in small sips.
Yan Jing watched Liu Qing's movements, his eyelashes trembling slightly, casting a faint shadow in the flickering candlelight.
It was not until Liu Qing finished drinking the medicine and raised her eyes to look at him that Yan Jing retracted his gaze, then stood up and said softly: "Miss Liu has finished drinking, I am relieved. It's getting late, so I will go ahead."
finally!
"Good night, Lord Yan." Liu Qing said with a decent smile.
"Ms. Liu too." Yan Jing replied elegantly.
Liu Qing watched him leave until the door closed gently for a long time before he leaned on the table, barely steadying his shaking body, and said through gritted teeth: "Tianzun, Chuntao, quickly bring me my medicine box!"
Chuntao was already prepared. She quickly ran up with the medicine box to help Liu Qing treat the wound.
As soon as she took off her clothes, the bloody smell covered by the cloth came over her, and the cracks that almost exposed the bones were shocking. Chun Tao was so distressed that she wanted to cry, and her voice choked with sobs, "Miss, let's not accept such dangerous commissions next time."
"There is no reward without hard work." Liu Qing gritted his teeth at the sting of the cold ointment, but his tone could not hide his complacency. "Do you know what the token my employer gave me this time is?"
Without waiting for Chuntao to answer, Liu Qing couldn't wait to take out a jade pendant from his arms. On the white jadeite was a word engraved in the hollow. "Wen".
Liu Qing is her pseudonym. Her real name is Wen Ying, the only daughter of Wen Jian, the general of the Dahua Cavalry.
Three years ago, when the news of her father's death in the battlefield reached the capital, she received the imperial edict before she had time to mourn.
[Report from the front line: General Wen Jian of the Cavalry has committed treason and collaborated with the enemy. The evidence is irrefutable. The court has ordered that all his official titles and rank be revoked, all his property be confiscated, and his family be exiled to Lingnan.]
My father was loyal, brave and good at fighting throughout his life, and his deep patriotism was even incorporated into his daughter's name.
Jing, sacrificed her life as a daughter to show her loyalty to the emperor.
While other girls were studying "Rules for Women", her father made her study the Four Books and Five Classics and various military books, hoping that she would be able to serve the country one day.
How could such a person be a traitor?
Her mother was so angry when she heard the news that she passed away a few days later. During her exile, she happened to encounter bandits. With the martial arts taught by her father, she took advantage of the chaos to escape with Chuntao and vowed to overturn her father's case.
In three years, she became the number one assassin in the world, codenamed "Dawn".
She had only two principles when accepting commissions: first, not to kill innocent people; second, not to accept gold or silver, only intelligence, and to use intelligence-related tokens as the measurement standard.
In the end, all the intelligence was connected, like a towering tree, which only blocked out the sun and the sky, but did not see its intricate roots. She had to go to the capital, to the center of power, to get to the truth of her father's unjust death.
So she took a risk, disguised herself and changed her name to return to the capital.
The identity of an assassin could not really allow her to enter the palace. She must have a new identity, a prominent enough one.
To this end, she set her sights on the current Prime Minister, Yan Jing, Yan Yunlang, who is known as the "peerless gentleman".
Everyone says: "A peerless gentleman is like the bright moon, a flawless jade reflecting the clear light."
In order to maintain such a good reputation, he needs to give up many things, such as the convenience of killing people for no reason and the right to reject the request of a helpless girl.
She used her intelligence network to find out Yan Jing's itinerary, waited on the road he had to take, and fell into the water in front of him. Even if it was for his own good reputation, he would definitely rescue her and bring her back to the mansion for treatment.
But as it is written in the poem, "the peerless gentleman" is as bright as the moon, and as cold as the moon, and he tends to push people away from him.
Therefore, in order to get on board Yan Jing's big ship, she even read more than a dozen romance books with Chuntao and learned several techniques of "melting the iceberg", thinking that she might be able to win the heart of this beautiful woman by using the beauty trick.
As a result, before the beauty trap was implemented, it was discovered that the flower on the mountain is unforgivable. They cared about each other every day and were almost inseparable.
Who gave the false information?
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"Your Excellency, Prime Minister."
Yan Jing walked a few dozen steps out of Wen Ying's room when he heard someone calling him in a deep voice. He tilted his head slightly to look at the secret guard who was kneeling on one knee and uttered a word softly: "Speak."
The cold tone is completely different from the gentle and elegant one just now.
"Yes." The secret guard seemed to be used to it and responded, "Miss Liu has not left her room today. The meals were brought in by the maid Chuntao."
Never left the house...
Where did the strong smell of blood on her body come from?
Yan Jing lowered his eyes and turned the jade ring on his thumb, frowning slightly. After pondering for a moment, he ordered: "Send more people, and make sure they don't leave."
"Yes." The secret guard replied in a low voice.
There are many ways to return home from court, but only one is near the lake.
He had never walked that road before, but that day he needed to do some things along the way, so he took a slight detour and ran into Liu Qing falling into the water.
If you ask her where her parents live, she looks embarrassed and just says that she sneaked out and didn't dare tell her parents that she fell into the water. She begs and asks if she can go back after she recovers.
coincide?
He never believed in coincidences.
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