Chapter 15: Was it Concubine Cui who did the murder?
Seeing Pei Chuyan injured, the eldest prince hurriedly stepped forward and stabbed the swordsman to death, thus ending the vicious battle.
After finding out that there were no enemies around, Concubine Chen turned back to the sedan chair. Seeing Lu Xingwan still blinking in the cradle, she felt relieved. She then looked at Pei Chuyan, lifted his arm and asked, "How is it?"
"Don't worry, Concubine. It's okay." Pei Chuyan is only eight years old now, but he has a strong character, which made Concubine Chen look at him a few more times.
"Jin Yao, Jin Yu, leave a few people to clean up. Don't disturb the people around. We will return to the palace first." When faced with such a situation, Concubine Chen suddenly had the demeanor of a warrior on the battlefield. "Young Master Pei, please follow me to the sedan chair. You are injured now and it is not suitable for you to ride a horse anymore."
Hearing Concubine Chen say this, Pei Chuyan no longer refused and just obediently followed her into the carriage.
[Prince Pei is so handsome! If he hadn’t saved me, I would have died today…]
[As expected of the male protagonist's right-hand man, she has such courage at such a young age, it's really amazing! 】
Concubine Chen got on the sedan chair, then she carried Lu Xingwan over, patted her gently and said, "Were you scared, Wanwan?"
After saying that, he looked up at Pei Chuyan and said, "Thank you for your help today, Master Pei. It was you who saved Yongan's life."
"Your Highness, you are too polite. The Queen Mother asked me to follow you to protect the little princess." Although Pei Chuyan had injuries on his body, he still looked calm. He looked at Lu Xingwan in the cradle and said nothing more.
Not long after the driver drove out, he encountered the Yulin Army sent by the emperor rushing towards him.
"Your Majesty, your minister is late to rescue you." Seeing that Concubine Chen's carriage had already started, Zhu Gushan, the deputy commander of the Yulin Army, felt relieved and quickly dismounted and knelt to greet her. "May I ask if anyone is injured?"
When Zhu Gushan saw that there were fewer guards in the Empress's team, he hurriedly asked.
"Young Master Pei was wounded by an arrow, and the guards behind him are either dead or injured. I left some guards to take care of things, so why don't you go and help them, Commander Zhu?"
"Your humble servant will escort the Empress back to the palace first." Zhu Gushan had come to rescue the emperor on his orders, so he had to send the Empress, the prince and the princess back to the palace first, not to mention that Young Master Pei was injured.
These military officers respected the former Duke Anguo the most, so they naturally had more respect for the Duke Anguo's only son, Pei Chuyan.
Concubine Chen said no more. Although they were safe now, it would be safer to leave this place as soon as possible and return to the imperial palace.
After entering the palace, Concubine Chen insisted on taking Pei Chuyan back to Qingyun Palace to ask the imperial physician to treat him. The others had no choice but to follow her to Qingyun Palace.
Lu Xingwan tried hard to hold on, but in the end he was no match for this small body, which had already fallen into a deep sleep.
After the imperial physician examined him, it was confirmed that Pei Chuyan only had some flesh wounds and no broken bones, and Concubine Chen Guifei finally felt relieved.
She had seen all kinds of dirty tricks on the battlefield before. When she saw Pei Chuyan injured just now, she was worried, fearing that the short arrow was coated with poison.
The imperial physician was asked to examine the crown prince again. After the second prince had examined him and found that everyone was fine, Concubine Chen let the imperial physician leave.
At this time, the Emperor of Great Chu, having received the letter from Yu Linjun, also hurried over from Yu's study.
After seeing that everyone in the group was safe, I felt relieved.
He also issued an imperial decree on the spot to commend Pei Chuyan. Just as he finished speaking, the nanny beside the empress dowager also came.
"Your Majesty, the Queen Mother was worried, so she sent this old servant to see how Concubine Chen was doing. Now that everyone is fine, this old servant can go back and report to the Queen Mother so that she can rest assured."
"Please rest assured, Your Majesty. Young Master Pei suffered some minor injuries, but everyone else is fine." Seeing the Queen Mother's concern, Concubine Chen hurriedly replied.
Nanny Sun bowed to Concubine Chen and the Emperor again, and then said, "I also brought a message from the Queen Mother, which is for Prince Pei."
Everyone looked at Pei Chuyan.
He got down from the couch and knelt down.
"The Queen Mother said that Young Master Pei has done a great job in protecting the emperor and should be rewarded. But there is another matter. Princess Yong'an encountered this incident during this trip. It happened suddenly, but we saw Young Master Pei's courage. From now on, Young Master Pei will be Princess Yong'an's personal bodyguard and only need to protect the little princess' safety."
This was the first sentence Lu Xingwan heard when he just woke up.
[My dear grandmother, you are a bit overqualified. ]
[Prince Pei will be a favorite of the Emperor in the future, so be my bodyguard...]
After hearing what Wanwan said, Concubine Chen also felt that something was wrong, and quickly looked at the Great Chu Emperor and said, "Is this a great talent..."
Before she finished speaking, Pei Chuyan said, "I obey the Queen Mother's order."
Then he said nothing more.
Only the stars are left fluttering in the evening breeze.
[Forget it, forget it. He is still young now, so it is not bad for me to hug him.]
At this time in Changqiu Palace, Concubine Cui threw a cup in front of her to the ground and shouted angrily: "How do you do things!"
Bai Zhi, kneeling on the ground, was trembling.
Today's assassination attempt was arranged by Concubine Cui.
I lost face so much at the enthronement ceremony that day, and the Third Prince was punished by the Emperor. If I don't fight for it again, the throne will fall into the hands of Qingyun Palace.
I happened to meet Song Qingyan and her group out, so it would be best if we could solve the problem together.
But unexpectedly, he failed.
Bai Zhi hurriedly dismissed the other palace maids and eunuchs, and stepped forward to comfort Concubine Cui in a low voice: "Don't worry, your majesty. Concubine Chen is surrounded by many people today, so it is understandable that she failed. As long as the prince does not ascend the throne, we have a chance."
Bai Zhi persuaded again and again, and finally Concubine Cui calmed down a little. She looked at Bai Wei again and asked, "Is it handled properly?"
"Don't worry, Your Majesty. They won't find us." Seeing that the Empress's anger had subsided, Bai Wei kowtowed in reply.
On the other hand, the Great Chu Emperor appeased Concubine Chen and her group, and after returning to the Yu study, he summoned Wei Cheng, the commander of the Yulin Army, and said, "Wei Cheng, go check for me. How can I sleep peacefully when Concubine Chen, the prince, and the princess traveled to the capital and something like this happened?"
Wei Cheng accepted the order from the Emperor of Great Chu and hurriedly left Yu's study.
I secretly breathed a sigh of relief. His Majesty's temper has improved a lot recently. If it were in the past, I would definitely have been beaten today.
Deputy Commander Zhu Gushan handled the scene yesterday. There must be some evidence left at the scene. I have to discuss it with him.
However, the killers were dealt with cleanly and no information was found at all.
The two were helpless and could only seek help from Dragon Shadow Guard.
With the permission of the Emperor of Great Chu, Yingyi assisted Yu Linjun in investigating the matter. In less than half a day, the evidence was placed on the desk in Yu's study.
The one who arranged these killers was Bai Zhi, who was beside Concubine Cui.