Chapter 593: Picking Flowers as a Gift to a Beautiful Woman (4)
The dozen or so men in black remained silent, simply moving closer and closer. Princess Ming'an finally realized something was amiss and asked Xie Changwu, "Aren't they Xie Changchao's men?"
Xie Changwu was panicking, not knowing how to answer Princess Ming'an's question. He could only answer, "I've never seen my third brother!"
Princess Ming'an said, "How dare you not kneel before me!"
Those people seemed deaf and kept approaching. The attendants beside Princess Ming'an drew their swords and rushed into the black-clad men to protect Princess Ming'an and fight against them. Princess Ming'an finally understood that the black-clad men had come with ill intentions. Suddenly, she thought of something and looked out over the lake. "Where are the secret guards? Where did they go?"
When Princess Ming'an was carried in, she didn't want anyone to hear her conversation with the Xie brothers, so she only took one person with her. The others did not leave either, but they were still some distance away from the pleasure boat. However, with such a loud commotion now, they should have heard it and rushed to rescue her. Why was there no sound at all?
Just as panicked as Princess Ming'an was Xie Changwu. He hadn't come alone today either; he had planted some of his men on the other two boats to prevent any mishaps. But why was there no movement at all? Where were the people?
Princess Ming'an's only guard was quickly thrown aside by the man in black, but under the weak light of the fire, blood gushed out of his throat and he was killed by a knife.
The lake breeze from Wanli Lake brought with it wind and snow, cutting people's faces like a knife. But even so, Princess Ming'an and Xie Changwu still had big drops of cold sweat on their foreheads.
"Who are you?" Princess Ming'an suppressed her fear and said, "I am the princess of Daqin. Leave now and I will forgive you and spare your lives. If you don't leave, don't blame the Crown Prince for blaming you later!"
Xie Changwu didn't know whether to be frightened or to call Princess Ming'an a fool for actually revealing her name like that. But then he thought again, this was clearly a trap. The other party must have known Princess Ming'an's identity long ago, otherwise she wouldn't have been able to explain the letter she received.
But what could they do now? Xie Changwu thought to himself, he couldn't just shout for help here. Whether anyone could hear him or not was a big deal. Even if they were discovered, he, a minister of Mingqi, would come to Wanli Lake in the middle of the night with the Princess of Qin. He wouldn't be able to explain himself even if he was covered in blood.
Caught between a rock and a hard place, Xie Changwu calmed down. He looked at the other man and sneered, "The crime of murdering a princess is a serious one. If you're not afraid of death, you might as well give it a try. Experience what it's like to be hunted to the ends of the earth, living in constant fear like a stray dog."
Princess Ming'an felt a little comforted by Xie Changwu's words. Although she was afraid, she relied on her status as a princess to ensure that no one dared to do anything to her. She said, "Yes, my status is not something you can touch. If you dare to touch me today, the Qin royal family will crush you to ashes tomorrow!"
"Really?" A male voice suddenly rang out from the crowd of people in black.
The voice was deep and a bit hoarse, yet as sweet as a fine wine warmed in winter, it was extremely pleasant and melodious. Princess Ming'an and Xie Changwu looked over and saw one of the men in black step forward.
Because they were all dressed in black, they hadn't been able to see him clearly just now. But now, they felt that this man in black was a little different from the others. In the dim light of the fire, this man was obviously taller and more upright. Even though he was dressed like the others, it couldn't hide his inherent nobleness, as if he could be distinguished from the others at a glance.
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