Chapter 434 Who is the assassin?
He dragged her out, asking, "Who sent you to assassinate the Queen?"
"Your Majesty, spare me! I didn't know they were going to assassinate you! If I had known, even if they had arrested my family, I wouldn't have dared to join them in assassinating Your Majesty!"
"Who are they referring to?" Jiang Jinyan asked.
The matchmaker continued, "I don't know. A woman kidnapped my family members and threatened me to become a matchmaker... I don't know them; they were just a group of men in black."
Jiang Fenghua asked, "What kind of woman? What does she look like?"
"I don't know. She was completely wrapped in a cloak, not even her eyes were showing. But I could tell from her voice that she must be a beautiful woman. Her voice was quite nice, and she looked to be in her thirties."
Jiang Fenghua said to Xie Shang, "Could it be Su Qingqing? Hasn't His Majesty been unable to find her? There are still remnants of the Su family."
"It's possible." Who else besides the Su family would assassinate the Empress?
Jiang Jinyan said, "Even if they are remnants of the Su family, they could not possibly know the Empress's whereabouts so clearly, unless she has accomplices."
Jiang Fenghua guessed that her whereabouts might have been leaked by Imperial Censor Zhu, but how could she tell Xie Shang something without evidence?
Xie Shang said, "Investigate who leaked Ruan Ruan's whereabouts. I want to see who dares to help the remnants of the Su family plot against the Empress."
Just then, Xie Shang turned his attention to Lin Yu. Lin Yu's men had fled when Xie Shang and Jiang Jinyan appeared.
Lin Yu felt a little guilty under Xie Shang's gaze. In the end, Xie Shang didn't ask her why she was there, but said coldly, "Go back to the post station first."
Jiang Fenghua glanced at Lin Yu and noticed that her hands were chafed raw.
Back at the inn, Jiang Fenghua obtained medicine from the imperial physician and applied it to Lin Yu, while Xie Shang and Jiang Jinyan went to interrogate the assassin.
Lin Yu asked worriedly, "What should I do? What should I say if the Emperor asks me?"
As Jiang Fenghua applied the medicine to her, she said, "He won't ask. He probably already knows you're mine, but he hasn't asked for so long. I think he won't want to investigate why you ended up in my life."
"Is it really the Su family who want to kill you?" Lin Yu didn't expect the Su family to be so difficult to deal with.
"The enemy is in the shadows, while we are in the light. No matter who it is, I am not afraid of her," Jiang Fenghua said coldly.
Lin Yu's eyes also revealed a cold look, "Now that the Emperor knows I am your person, I can openly stay by your side to protect you. You are pregnant now, and someone wants to kill you. You are in danger at any time."
“Once I return to the palace, it won’t be so easy for those people to assassinate me,” Jiang Fenghua added.
Meanwhile, the imperial physician removed the hidden arrow from Lin Feng's shoulder. Lin Feng was still unconscious. The imperial physician said, "Fortunately, it didn't hit any vital organs, but the injury to his shoulder needs to be properly treated, otherwise it will affect his arm."
Lianye stood guard to the side. She watched as the imperial physician cut open Lin Feng's skin with a knife to remove the arrowhead. Just watching it was painful; she couldn't imagine how much pain he must have been in. Fortunately, the imperial physician had prepared anesthetic powder.
She said, "Now that Guard Lin has woken up, what should we pay attention to? For example, what foods can he eat and what foods can't he eat? Please tell me, Imperial Physician."
The imperial physician gave further instructions, adding, "It's normal for him to have a fever at night, but you must have someone watch over him. If he gets too hot, you should try to lower his temperature. There are also a few acupuncture points you can use, young lady. You can use any needle you like."
Lianye remembered everything she heard. "Thank you, Imperial Physician."
After the imperial physician left, Lianye touched his forehead again and found that he was indeed feverish. She then fetched water to wipe his body. She had applied medicine to Lin Feng when he was injured before. Now that Lin Feng was unconscious, he was not wearing any clothes on his upper body, but she seemed not to care and carefully wiped his body.
The arrow was probably meant for the Empress, but she emerged first. Luckily, Lin Feng was agile and quick, otherwise she would have been the one injured.
She stared at Lin Feng on the bed, a part of her heart seemed to be drawn to him, wanting to get closer. He had saved her life, he always liked to joke, and he would joke with the palace maids. Everyone liked him.
Lianye's cheeks suddenly turned crimson as she thought to herself: Even if you save me, I will not repay you with my body. At most, I will cook a few more meals for you. You can eat whatever you want, and I will cook it for you.
Actually, Lin Feng is quite handsome, no wonder all the palace maids like him. Her fingers suddenly touched his cheek...
At this moment, Jiang Fenghua and Lin Yu also arrived. They stared at the unconscious Lin Feng on the bed and asked with concern, "What did the imperial physician say? When will Lin Feng wake up?"
Lianye hurriedly withdrew her hand and stood up abruptly from her seat. "Quick... wake up soon! The imperial physician said her life is not in danger."
Lin Yu said, "Lianye, why is your face so red?"
"I...I'm not red, I'm just a little hot."
"Why are you getting hot in this cold weather?" Lin Yu said.
Jiang Fenghua could tell from her expression that she had developed feelings for Lin Feng. It was indeed dangerous just now. She thought all the assassins had been captured, but she didn't expect so many men in black to appear later, and there was even one hidden in the coffin. Su Qingqing really went to great lengths to kill her!
"Lianye, you stay here to take care of Lin Feng. Lin Yu and I will go to ask our elder brother about the situation."
After saying that, they left.
At this moment, Xie Shang and Jiang Jinyan returned, and Jiang Fenghua went to greet them, asking, "How did the interrogation of the assassin go?"
Jiang Jinyan said, "They insisted that they were just taking money to solve someone's problems and didn't know who was behind it. They also said they didn't know the person they were supposed to assassinate was the Empress, otherwise they wouldn't have dared to do anything to the Empress even if they had the guts."
"There must be so many people, they can't possibly not get a single useful piece of information out of them! I don't believe they're all that tough," Jiang Fenghua said in a deep voice. "Brother, I want to see the assassin."
Before Jiang Jinyan could agree, Xie Shang said in a deep voice, "The Empress is pregnant, so let the government handle the interrogation of the assassins! Taking care of your health is the most important thing."
Then he turned to Lin Yu and said, "For the time being, Lin Yu will be your personal bodyguard. I think she is quite skilled. I wonder if Miss Lin Yu would be willing to be the Empress's bodyguard."
Lin Yu cupped his hands in greeting, "This humble servant is willing. It just so happens that Aoxue, who is by Your Majesty's side, is this humble servant's long-lost sister."
Xie Shang had already heard about it, and a barely perceptible smile appeared on his lips. "What a coincidence. I never expected that Ao Xue and Lin Yu would have such a connection with the Empress."
Jiang Fenghua knew there was something more to his words, and at this moment she really couldn't find an excuse to deny it. Lin Yu had been hiding in the shadows to protect her safety.
Xie Shang then asked, "How is Lin Feng?"
“His wounds have been bandaged up, and Lianye is taking care of him. The imperial physician said there is no danger, and he just needs to rest and recover,” Jiang Fenghua explained.
"Since there's nothing wrong, let him rest. Jin Yan should also go back and rest! I'm tired, so I'm going to rest too," Xie Shang added.
Jiang Fenghua hadn't been staying in the same room with him for some time, so at this moment, she didn't know whether she should go back to her own room.
Just as she was about to say "Respectfully seeing off Your Majesty," Xie Shang suddenly took her hand and said to Granny Wang, "The Empress is also tired. Granny Wang, please fetch water to help the Empress wash up!"
Granny Wang quickly replied, "Yes."
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