5 Her Wish (Medium Revision)
◎Promise yourself to me. ◎
"Oh no! We've fallen into a trap!"
The man in black had just spoken when he felt a pain in the back of his waist.
He turned around suddenly and saw a cold-faced girl in the darkness staring at him, her clear eyes reflecting his surprised face.
Before he could react, the sharp weapon on his waist was pulled out with a "puff", and then another "puff" was stabbed into him.
Xu Qinghe held the blade in his right hand, his cold features expressionless, his eyes deep as water, he didn't care at all that the other person's warm blood fell on his snow-white pajamas, leaving little scarlet spots.
She moved so quickly and without hesitation that when the third knife was about to penetrate, the other person came back to his senses in shock and quickly swung the knife at her.
The sound of a sharp blade breaking through the air was heard, and Xu Qinghe dodged immediately.
She was able to strike the opponent several times when they were not prepared, relying on surprise, but now when they reacted, she really couldn't gain the upper hand.
What's more, she was stabbed by the assassins during the day. Now the wound was bleeding and she felt excruciating pain.
While dodging, the injured assassin kicked the screen beside him, and the vermilion lacquered screen with flowers and birds painted on it fell down and landed right at Xu Qinghe's feet.
She was caught off guard and tripped, and when she looked up again, she was faced with a cold blade with a cold glow.
"At this moment, Your Excellency, why don't you show up?!"
Before she finished her words, she heard a crisp "ding" sound. It was a piece of broken silver that came through the wind with such force that it knocked the long knife in the assassin's hand off course and nailed it to the bed frame.
After a few breaths, the long sword that had already slipped out of his hand was still making a buzzing sound.
The assassin stared blankly at his palm. His palm was numb and trembling, and even his entire right arm was shaking, which showed how powerful the silver piece was.
Looking up, I saw a man in a red maple-colored round-necked robe walking out of the shadows in the darkness.
He was tall and slender, and walked very steadily and slowly, step by step. In this dark environment with flashing swords, he seemed leisurely, as leisurely as brewing wine or making tea.
Although he was wearing a mask, he could not hide the sarcasm in his tone when he spoke: "Just two people want to take the princess' life. It seems that the princess' life is not worth much."
The two assassins were stunned for a moment, then raised their swords and charged into the air.
The man was very casual, and it was clear that he had no strength in his every move, but somehow he managed to take the long swords from the hands of the two men.
The three men were fighting with great movement. One of them suddenly delivered a palm strike. The man dodged sideways and was unexpectedly hit on the mask by another man.
With a "pop" sound, the mask fell to the ground. The man's heart tightened, but he had to turn around to look after the two assassins who wanted to take the opportunity to escape. He immediately took out a few silver coins from his pocket and hit the two men's knees steadily.
The two men fell to the ground immediately, even knocking over two turquoise blue-glazed porcelains on the shelf, making a loud noise.
He immediately used his hand as a blade to knock the two men unconscious, so that no one could see his face.
But Xu Qinghe still saw it.
Under the dim candlelight, the tall and handsome man slowly turned his body sideways.
That was a completely different state from the one he was in the cave before. In the cave, his face was hidden under the mask, always with a hint of sarcasm.
But now, the corners of his lips were raised, and there was a faint smile on his handsome face. His deep black eyes seemed to be full of affection when he looked at him.
This seems to be a familiar face, but it seems to be covered with a layer of mist, making it difficult to see clearly.
"Princess, aren't you going to get up yet?"
The man approached her, lowered his body, and looked at her teasingly while she was still sitting on the ground. Then he stretched out his long finger and pointed outside the window: "Someone is coming outside soon."
The noise made by the assassin breaking the porcelain was so loud that it had already alarmed the guards in charge of night patrol in the Qi Mansion.
The two assassins were able to enter the Qi Mansion quietly because they were well prepared. They brought a knockout incense and successfully sneaked in during the guards' rotation, but this does not mean that the guards of the Qi Mansion were just for show.
"Princess, are you all right?"
Xu Qinghe was brought back to her senses by the noise, but she had injured her knee when she tripped just now, and the wound on her chest was also very painful, so she couldn't get up for a while.
The man reached out and helped her up.
Xu Qinghe leaned against the other person, pulled him into the inner room, closed the door, and hid behind the flower stand with him.
The hibiscus red gauze curtain was spread out, covering the two people in the inner room tightly in the night.
"An assassin has just entered the house. You are to come in and take him away and lock him up. It is late today, so you can report to the princess tomorrow."
"yes."
A group of guards were ordered in, only to see broken pieces of blue pomelo porcelain on the ground. Two masked assassins in black were lying on the ground, one of them was bleeding from the lower back.
In the princess's boudoir, the person doing the work didn't dare to ask too many questions or look too much, and just lowered his head to clean up the mess.
Inside the curtain, Xu Qinghe raised her head and, with the help of the candlelight in the corridor, looked at the man beside her again.
When she saw the scarlet brocade robe he was wearing, Xu Qinghe remembered who he was. She had indeed seen him before.
It was the prince of the Fuguo Mansion, Wei Che.
It is said that Wei Che encountered a fire when he was young and later became somewhat mentally insane. In order to protect their son's health, the Duke and his wife sent him to the Zhangzhou Buddhist Temple for recuperation.
A month ago, at the birthday party of the wife of the Duke of Fuguo, Xu Qinghe went to congratulate on behalf of the Queen Mother and happened to see a figure from afar in the pavilion in the middle of the lake.
I saw that the other person had a tall and straight figure like a pine tree. Looking at his back, I thought he was a gentleman. But he suddenly reached out and hooked the maid who was tending the flowers and plants beside him into his arms and teased her.
After being told by others, she learned that although this man was sent to a Buddhist temple to practice, he was actually a playboy.
The wife of the Duke of Fuguo could not bear the longing for her son and wanted to bring him back to Kyoto several times. However, who would have thought that Wei Che would cause so much trouble every time he returned to Kyoto, which made the Duke of Fuguo so angry that he sent him away.
Maybe he owed gambling debts in a gambling house, or he owed a debt of love to the people. In short, the Duke of Fuguo was very angry.
Now that the Duke of Fuguo has led his troops to war, his wife has found another excuse to bring her son back.
Soon, the guards outside had cleaned up the mess and took the two assassins away in the night, leaving a quiet place for the princess.
"Princess, why are you looking at me like this instead of lying down on the bed to rest?" Wei Che suddenly lowered his head and asked with a smile, his eyes unconcealedly sweeping over the bloody wound on her front.
Xu Qinghe covered her wound and walked lightly to the soft couch in the back room to rest.
"I just didn't expect that the incompetent fool that everyone in the capital despised was actually a person with great hidden talents."
Wei Che just raised his eyebrows and sat down on the chair opposite her without commenting.
He didn't continue what Xu Qinghe was saying. He just stared at her for a long time with a burning gaze, and then asked with a smile, "How did the princess know I was always here?"
Xu Qinghe gathered his clothes tightly together. "During the day, I smelled the scent of spring in the snow on the prince. This scent was so strong that it suppressed the bloody smell on his body. And just as I was about to fall asleep, I smelled this scent again."
Wei Che raised his hand and sniffed. The fragrance on his body was indeed strong. "It seems that I have to change my fragrance in the future. Otherwise, no matter where I go, the princess will be able to find me."
Xu Qinghe glanced at him indifferently. His expression now was different from the coldness in the daytime. It made her think that the masked ranger in the daytime was the real Wei Che, and the one now was just a playboy in disguise.
"I saved the princess twice today. Do you have any way to repay me?" Wei Che was leisurely nestling in the chair, looking extremely lazy, but he still raised his eyebrows and looked at her.
If it were during the day, Xu Qinghe would indeed be inferior to the other person because he owed him a favor, but now that he had caught the other person's handle of fighting, he had unknowingly gained the upper hand.
She looked over without looking away. "I wanted to give the prince gold, silver, and jewelry during the day, but he refused. Now it seems that these are indeed not to his liking. As I said before, I wonder what the prince wants?"
Wei Che placed his long fingers on his chin, as if pondering for a moment. He then straightened up and leaned towards her, smiling, "I'm sure you know, Princess, that this prince has no interest in so-called gold, silver, or high officials. I only have beauties..."
He deliberately dragged out the last syllable of his words, and once again looked up and down at Xu Qinghe, who was only wearing his inner clothes, with an undisguised gaze. The meaning behind his words was already obvious.
Faced with such blatant teasing, Xu Qinghe responded neatly: "Okay."
Wei Che was stunned and speechless.
After a long moment, he finally spoke and asked, "My Lady, do you truly understand what I want? I want you. Do you really want to repay my life-saving grace with your own body?"
"Your Highness is wrong. I am not trying to repay you for saving my life, but I want you to do something for me." Xu Qinghe lowered his eyes, and his crow eyelashes cast a shadow that obscured the expression in his eyes, but there was a smile on the corner of his mouth.
She wants Wei Che to help her investigate the Xie family's collaboration with the enemy and the truth behind the annihilation of the 50,000 Southern Border troops.
As a princess with no one to rely on, Xu Qinghe was trapped in the deep palace and could not go out easily. Everything she did was restricted.
Although Jing'an can help her outside the palace now, she has no connection with the Southern Border Army. Now that she has a family, she can no longer be involved because of her.
She needs to find other helpers to help her succeed. Wei Che, who already has the upper hand in her hands, is obviously the best choice.
Wei Che knew nothing about this, so he asked her what was going on.
Xu Qinghe avoided answering: "The prince will know it in the future."
Wei Che raised his eyebrows and chuckled, "Is the princess using such an illusory promise to keep me hanging? Just like the princess is keeping that young master Wei hanging?"
When Xu Qinghe mentioned Wei Ming, his expression turned cold and he looked straight at him: "What nonsense are you talking about?"
Wei Che: "Everyone in the capital knows that the princess will eventually marry into the Wei family and become the wife of the eldest son of the Wei family. But now she says she wants to marry him. Isn't this just keeping me hanging?"
Xu Qinghe: "How you negotiate with the Wei family is your business. Now that I've already agreed to your request, I won't go back on my word. If the prince is unable to fight the Wei family, why would he bother provoking me?"
Just a few words made him the one who was at fault again.
Wei Che couldn't help but lower his head and smile slightly, then listened to Xu Qinghe continue, "The Crown Prince has concealed his martial prowess simply because His Majesty is wary of the Duke of Fuguo, who now controls the Southern Border Army. If you continue to stand out, it will only threaten His Majesty. However, I know of this matter today, and it's a handle in my hand. It seems that Crown Prince Wei has no choice but to cooperate with me."
It's more of a threat than cooperation.
Wei Che was amused by her sharp tongue and asked, "My princess, aren't you afraid that I will kill you to silence you?"
Xu Qinghe also asked in return: "Will the prince do that?"
The two people's eyes collided in the air, forming a silent confrontation.
In the end, Wei Che was the first to be defeated.
Of course he wouldn't.
Whatever she wanted, he would do it for her.
"...Princess, do you want me to help you find out who was behind these two assassinations today?"
Xu Qinghe shook his head: "That's not the case."
"Oh?" Wei Che was a little surprised. She didn't seem to care about the two groups of assassins today and had no desire to find out the truth.
"Don't worry, Your Highness. What I want you to do won't be too difficult. It won't tarnish Your Highness's reputation, nor will it harm the interests of the Duke of Fuguo's Mansion." Seeing his hesitation, Xu Qinghe added another assurance.
She just wanted to find out the truth of what happened, but it would not have any impact on the ownership of the military power of the Southern Border Army.
Even though she made such a promise, Wei Che's dark eyes were still looking at her.
At first, Xu Qinghe could still look back without changing her expression, but as time went on and the other party still did not make any promise, she couldn't help but feel uneasy.
The candlelight in the corridor flickered in the quiet atmosphere. When the cold wind blew, the candlelight flickered, making Wei Che's eyes even darker.
After a while, he said, "A beautiful lady has invited me, and I have no choice but to accept your invitation. From today on, if you wish to do anything, just let me know, and I will do my best to fulfill it for you. As long as you remember your promise today."
He shook his sleeves and raised his broad palms in the air. Xu Qinghe looked at him and felt relieved.
She gave a faint smile that was somewhat sincere, and then met the palm strike.
After three high-fives, the two went from being strangers to allies with shared interests.
But the look in Wei Che's eyes still made Xu Qinghe dazed for a moment.
That night, Xu Qinghe's wound first tore open, and then he recalled the past and was overwhelmed with worry. In the second half of the night, he developed a high fever.
When Princess Jing'an brought the court doctor in to take care of her, all she could hear was her calling "Father" and "Mother" repeatedly.
【Author’s words】
Standalone
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