Chapter 233 Assassination
Chu Ruohan stood in front of the window, looking at the night in the distance, with a thousand thoughts in her mind.
She knew that this undercurrent game had just begun, and Gu Junze had already taken everything into account.
"Yingqing, go tell Junze that Marquis Anyang and Minister Su have already discussed a countermeasure and are planning to use Minister Liu as a scapegoat."
Ying Qing bowed and retreated?
Chu Ruohan sighed lightly and turned back to the table.
She picked up a letter that Gu Junze had sent this morning.
"I hope everything goes well." She whispered to herself.
But they didn't think that at this time, Marquis Anyang would not try to find a way to solve the mine problem, but would instead take action against Gu Junze.
Gu Junze's tent in Dongying
A soldier came in with tea and said, "Centurion, you've been tired all day. Have some water."
Gu Junze looked up. He was not familiar with this soldier, but since there were so many people in the military camp, it was not surprising.
He reached out to take the teacup and was about to drink it when he saw an unusual luster on the surface of the tea.
His eyes flashed, and he lightly touched the rim of the cup with his finger and sniffed it.
Doctor Qian had once given him this smell...
"Good tea." Gu Junze said with a smile, but did not drink it. Instead, he put the teacup on the table.
The soldier stood aside, his eyes flickering, as if waiting for something.
"Which team are you from?" Gu Junze asked casually, but his eyes were fixed on the cup of tea.
"Your Highness, I am from the Third Team of the East Camp." The soldier answered respectfully.
Gu Junze looked at the cup of poisoned tea and sneered in his heart.
He almost drank it.
Marquis Anyang would not sit still and wait for death, and actually dared to attack him at this time.
"Yingyi." Gu Junze called softly.
As soon as he finished speaking, Ying Yi appeared behind the soldier like a ghost and grabbed his throat.
"Whose order was it? You poisoned him." Ying Yi asked coldly.
The soldier struggled, but was held tightly by Ying Yi, unable to move. Suddenly, a trace of blood flowed from the corner of the soldier's mouth.
Ying Yi sensed something was wrong and tried to remove his jaw, but the soldier suddenly attacked him and stabbed him in the abdomen with a knife.
Although Yingyi dodged in time, his arm was still scratched.
At the same time, there was a commotion outside the tent, and several soldiers rushed in together, attacking Gu Junze with weapons in hand.
"Protect the prince!" Ying Yi shouted. Although he was injured, his powerful martial arts prevented him from falling into a disadvantage.
Ying San also appeared from the shadows, and the two of them charged into the crowd, each blow deadly.
The tent was suddenly in chaos, with swords flashing and blood splattered everywhere.
Gu Junze still sat in his original position, looking calm, as if the fight before him had nothing to do with him.
Suddenly, the roof of the tent was torn apart, and a figure fell straight down from above, running towards Gu Junze.
Gu Junze's eyes turned cold, and a dagger appeared in his hand.
He dodged the man's attack with a flash of his body, while his dagger accurately pierced the man's throat.
The man widened his eyes, looked at Gu Junze in disbelief, and then fell heavily to the ground.
The battle ended quickly, with more than a dozen corpses lying in and out of the tent, and the ground stained red with blood.
Ying Yi covered his injured arm and walked to Gu Junze, "Prince, are you okay?"
Gu Junze shook his head. "How is your injury?"
"It's no problem."
In the early years, they had suffered many injuries on the battlefield, so this minor injury was nothing compared to the shadow guards.
Gu Junze frowned and was about to speak when Deputy General Shi hurried over with a group of soldiers.
Lieutenant General Shi was shocked when he saw the tragic scene in the tent. "Prince, what's going on?"
Gu Junze sat in a tattered tent, surrounded by a pool of blood. Those who wanted to kill him had died.
"Is Deputy Shi's arrival really just in time?"
"I came here immediately after hearing the noise..."
Deputy General Shi frowned. What did the prince mean by this? Was he doubting him?
"Someone wants to take my life." Gu Junze said lightly.
Deputy General Shi went forward to check the bodies and found that these soldiers were not from Dongying at all.
He shook his head. Although he didn't know who wanted to kill Gu Junze, these people were too stupid. How could they easily shake the strength of the Shadow Guard?
However, when he saw Yingyi was injured, his expression became serious.
"Yingyi is injured, call the military doctor over quickly." Gu Junze ordered, with a rare hint of urgency in his voice.
Deputy General Shi immediately sent someone to call a military doctor and strengthened the security of the camp.
"Prince, the identities of these people..." Deputy General Shi hesitated to speak.
Gu Junze sneered, "No need to check, I know who sent it."
He stood up, walked to a corpse, and used his toes to turn up the person's collar, revealing a small mark.
"People from Anyang Marquis's Mansion." A cold light flashed in Gu Junze's eyes, "Anyang Marquis is really impatient."
Upon hearing this, Deputy General Shi's face changed drastically. "How is that possible? Even a tiger won't eat its own cubs."
Gu Junze laughed at himself. Yes! Even a tiger won’t eat its own cubs…
"Deputy General Shi, you don't understand."
Gu Junze's voice was low and calm, yet it contained a chilling coldness.
Deputy General Shi opened his mouth and wanted to say something, but found that his throat seemed to be choked by something and he couldn't utter a word.
He had never seen such a cruel and resolute father-son relationship. In his opinion, family affection should be the most indestructible. Could it be that the prince was wrong?
But everything before him made him waver.
If the princess were still alive...
Gu Junze waved his hand and said, "Don't make it public yet. I have my own plans."
The military doctor arrived quickly and treated Yingyi's wound. Fortunately, the injury was not serious, just a lot of blood loss, and he would recover after a few days of rest.
Gu Junze stood outside the tent with a deep look in his eyes.
Marquis Anyang's move was too hasty and too obvious.
He originally thought that Marquis Anyang would deal with the mine issue first, but he didn't expect the other party to attack him directly.
Gu Junze turned around and went back to the tent, picked up a brush and quickly wrote a letter, asking Ying San to send it back to Hongmeng Courtyard.
He was a little worried about Han'er now. He was afraid that Anyang Hou would be cautious...
When Ying San appeared with Gu Junze's letter, Chu Ruohan immediately stood up.
"How is Junze?" she asked anxiously.
Ying San handed her the letter and said, "The prince is safe and sound, only Ying Yi was slightly injured."
Chu Ruohan quickly opened the letter and her expression became solemn after reading it.
"Young Madam, the prince asked me to tell you not to worry, everything is under control." Ying San said respectfully.
Chu Ruohan took a deep breath and tried to calm down, "I understand."
"Go back and tell Junze to be careful. If Marquis Anyang dares to strike once, he will do it again."
Ying San nodded in agreement and left immediately...
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