Chapter 3454 Who told you to do it?
The man took several deep breaths before saying, "Because, the one who did it is not—"
His words stopped here.
Xinping stood in front of him and suddenly felt that the man's whole body stiffened. His breathing, which was originally as heavy as that of a wild beast, stopped at this moment. He did not say anything else. It seemed that something was stuck in his throat, and he kept making a gurgling sound.
What's wrong?
Everyone watched this scene with eyes wide open and holding their breath.
Then, Xinping felt the person behind her sway and then fall on her.
"ah!"
Xinping screamed in surprise, but before she could react, she was pushed to the ground, with the man pressing heavily on her back.
Originally, everyone around was very vigilant because the Emperor had ordered not to act rashly. But when they suddenly saw this man taking action, they were still shocked, and the few warriors standing closest to him immediately rushed forward.
"Xin Ping!"
Zhu Feng and Nan Yan also rushed forward and saw that person throwing Xinping to the ground. Xinping screamed in pain from being pressed down and subconsciously struggled to push away the person behind her, but that person seemed to be completely unconscious and was really pushed down by her.
When everyone gathered around and took a look, they were stunned.
There was a knife stuck in the back of that man's neck!
The knife pierced into the back of the neck, with the tip of the knife slightly exposed from the throat. Blood continued to flow out along the sharp tip of the knife, and Xinping's neck and back were immediately stained red.
"Xin Ping!"
Nan Yan rushed over without a word, dragged her up and held her in her arms, pulling the cloth out of her mouth with one hand. Xin Ping was shocked and terrified, and didn't even dare to look at that person. She was so scared that she immediately dived into Nan Yan's arms: "Mother, I'm so scared!"
"It's okay, it's okay!"
Nan Yan hugged her tightly, stroking her back with one hand to calm her down. Zhu Feng walked over to her and looked at her. He was about to say something, but Xin Ping, as soon as she saw him from Nan Yan's arms, immediately turned her face away and refused to look at him again.
Zhu Feng was silent for a moment, then said, "Come here, send the princess and the imperial concubine away."
Ruoshui and the others had been frightened to the point of being stunned. Only at this moment did they come to their senses and hurried forward to protect the princess. While comforting her, they protected the two of them as they walked out.
Zhu Feng then walked up to the villain.
Already dead.
The knife was fast and fierce, severing the throat in one stroke.
It also cut off what he wanted to say.
At this moment, he was lying on the ground with blood gushing out from the back of his neck, and soon dyed a large area of the ground beneath him red. His eyes were wide open, and there was a little fear, a little despair, and the unwillingness of never being able to say what he wanted to say in his bulging eyeballs.
Zhu Feng said in a deep voice: "Who told you to do this?!"
Ying Shao also stepped forward and glanced around. All the soldiers around him shook their heads. He frowned and was about to reply when a deep voice came from the gate of the courtyard: "Your Majesty, please forgive me."
Zhu Feng turned around and saw that it was Li Bushang.
He slowly walked over and knelt down in front of Zhu Feng: "I made a mistake, I hope Your Majesty will forgive me."
Zhu Feng frowned and looked at him, then looked at the open door. Opposite the door were several tightly closed windows. At this moment, there was a hole in one of the windows, facing the door.
It was Li Bushan who attacked from behind the house, stabbed the criminal's neck with the knife and killed him.
Zhu Feng said in a deep voice, "You know, I have ordered that you must not act rashly."
Li Bushang lowered his head and said, "Your humble servant, I just heard that Her Royal Highness the Princess was kidnapped by villains. I hurried here and didn't have time to report it to the Emperor. I just thought that if I showed my face, the villains would definitely take precautions and would not succeed."
Zhu Feng asked, "So you just took action on your own?"
Li Bushang said, "I acknowledge my guilt and leave it to the emperor to deal with."
“…”
Zhu Feng stared at him expressionlessly, and everyone around him grew nervous, fearing that the Emperor, in his rage, would truly punish Commander Li. But after a long silence, Zhu Feng sighed softly and spoke gently, "You saved the princess. If I still punish you, wouldn't that mean you shouldn't have saved her? Then, in the future, if I'm in danger, who will come to my rescue?"
Xiao Shunzi, who was standing behind Zhu Feng, frowned immediately when he heard this.
Although this is true, His Majesty the Emperor should not say this, as it is an ominous sign after all.
So he whispered, "Your Majesty..."
Zhu Feng didn't say anything, just waved his hand, then looked at Li Bushang and said, "Get up."
Li Bushang said, "Thank you, Your Majesty."
He then stood up and looked at the villain at Zhu Feng's feet, who was bleeding profusely. He was already dead. He said softly, "Your Majesty, what should we do with this man?"
Zhu Feng also looked down.
Then he said, "Take him away first and find out his identity in Yue State."
Li Bushang said, "Yes."
He was about to move, but Zhu Feng said, "I'm not talking about you."
After saying that, he turned to Ying Shao on the other side. He was stunned for a moment. Although he had been with Zhu Feng for many years and was one of his most trusted confidants, the imperial guards were different from the Jinyiwei. Shouldn't this kind of task of verifying a person's identity, especially the task of infiltrating into the Kingdom of Yue, be normally handed over to the Jinyiwei?
But he didn't ask any more questions, and immediately said, "I understand."
Zhu Feng added, "Keep a low profile and don't let anyone know about it."
"yes."
After saying this, Ying Shao frowned and thought for a moment before saying, "But Your Majesty, such a big incident happened in your headquarters tonight. I'm afraid you can't keep a low profile anymore."
Zhu Feng said, "I have my own plans."
No one dared to say anything more and dragged away all the people guarding the princess's residence. Those who should be killed were killed, and those who should be beaten were beaten. The quiet night was completely broken by this sudden accident. The crying and low mood continued until very late.
Nan Yan led Xin Ping back to her room and asked someone to get her some water so she could wash up. Just as she was about to get up to make her daughter a cup of tea, Xin Ping, who was shivering on the bed, immediately grabbed her clothes and said, "Mom, where are you going?"
Shouting "Mom" at this time means I'm really scared.
Nan Yan said softly, "Mother is not going anywhere. I'll just pour you a cup of tea."
"I don't want it!"
Xinping looked panicked, grabbing her clothes like a drowning person grabbing a lifeline: "Don't go anywhere!"
Nan Yan sighed, sat back down beside her and hugged her. Ruoshui, who was standing next to her, was smart and immediately brought her a cup of ginseng tea. Nan Yan waved her hand, and they all left.
Nan Yan held her daughter, who was no longer petite, in her arms. Feeling that she was still trembling, she said softly, "Are you scared?"
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