Chapter 186: Marquis Anping was assassinated, and the scumbag took the blame?
"Will there really be an assassin who comes to assassinate Marquis Anping..."
Lu Shenyan muttered to himself, exhaled a breath of white air, and rubbed his cold hands.
He raised his head and looked at the dark sky, shivering with cold.
Ever since Xie Yao's wedding day, when he was put in a sack and beaten by King Jingbei's men, he couldn't get out of bed for another month.
At night, Lu Shenyan always dreams.
In his dreams, Xie Yao would warm up the hot tea and pass it to him. She would listen to him talk about poetry and politics with a smile, and complain to him about her mother's troubles...
After waking up, Xie Yao was the one who pushed him into a desperate situation.
He knew it was a dream, but he still refused to accept it.
Lu Shenyan thought of the letter that suddenly appeared in his home three days ago and had been burned by him.
It's not that he didn't doubt the source of the letter and was afraid that someone was setting a trap for him, but his current situation didn't allow him to hesitate.
He had hit rock bottom and couldn't get any worse.
If he could really save the Marquis of Anping, even if he couldn't pass the imperial examination, he could still become the Marquis's staff and establish a relationship with the Queen Mother.
Lu Shenyan clenched his fists, calmed himself down, and stared at Yunhe Tower.
He wanted to impress Xie Yao, and even make her regret her original choice!
At this time, a carriage stopped.
The Marquis of Anping, dressed in brocade and jade robes, personally helped his wife out of the carriage and walked into the Yunhe Tower under the protection of several guards holding umbrellas!
Lu Shenyan's pupils suddenly shrank and his heart started beating wildly.
The Marquis really came, and that letter... is real!
Jiang Congyan was dressed particularly beautifully today, in a pink and blue skirt embroidered with peonies and a white fox fur cape. She did not have the dignified air of the wife of Marquis Anping in the past, but instead looked lively and smart, like a young girl in her prime.
Marquis Anping took the initiative to pull out the back of his chair for her and sat down opposite her.
"Husband, I remember that on our wedding day, you bought me some butterfly cakes from the pastry shop next door. They were so delicious. Can you buy me another box now?" Jiang Congyan said with a gentle smile.
Marquis Anping was overjoyed that his wife actually smiled at him.
Originally, he should have taken Jiang Congyan to the palace for a banquet at this time.
But Jiang Congyan said that she didn't want to see her mother and the Jiang family. She just wanted to go to Yunhe Tower with him and spend a simple New Year's Eve together like an ordinary couple.
Only then did he lead Jiang Congyan to Yunhe Tower.
Since they were just like an ordinary couple, he did not book a private room, but sat at a table by the window.
"Okay, I'll go buy it for you right away. I'll be back soon."
Anping Hou showed a flattering smile on his face. In order to show his importance, he went to the shop next door to buy butterfly cakes in person.
"Pack up all the butterfly cakes you have here. I'll sell them all, no matter how many you have!"
Marquis Anping directly threw out a gold ingot, which made the shop assistant's eyes light up and his hands move quickly.
Soon, the two guards behind him each carried three or five boxes of butterfly cakes, and he also carried two boxes and walked back in the snow.
"Li Yu, give me your life!" Just after taking two steps, a loud shout rang out.
Suddenly, twenty or thirty masked men in black rushed out from all directions, the scimitars in their hands were extremely dazzling.
Marquis Anping was shocked. Before he could react, the man in black was already in front of him.
A passerby had no time to dodge and was knocked to the ground by a knife. His blood instantly dyed the snow on both sides of the road red.
The two guards quickly dropped their snacks and drew their swords to protect the Marquis of Anping: "Protect the Marquis! There are assassins! Retreat!"
The men in black were numerous and powerful. One of the guards blocked the knife in front of him, but was stabbed in the back in an instant, and blood spurted all over Anping Hou.
Another guard had one leg chopped off and fell to his knees. Before he could get up, he was stabbed by the man in black and died.
"A bunch of rubbish, how dare you assassinate me in broad daylight!"
The Marquis of Anping was aroused to his inherent ferocity. He picked up the sword on the ground and stabbed the nearest man in black to death with one blow.
While fighting off the men in black, he rushed to Yunhe Tower in a panic.
These assassins are not very skilled in martial arts, so he can still hold them off for a while.
"Madam, I'm here to save you! Come, protect me!"
Lu Shenyan was stunned. He didn't expect the assassins to be so cruel and there were so many of them.
But when he thought of Xie Yao's cold eyes, he gritted his teeth and ran out from the corner: "My Lord, I'll help you!"
Lu Shenyan was just a scholar who had no martial arts skills and had not yet healed from an old injury. He had just taken two steps when he slipped on the snow and fell flat on his face.
Marquis Anping heard his voice and glanced around, but saw no one.
Lu Shenyan quickly got up, but saw a cold arrow shot from the second floor of Yunhe Tower, heading straight for the back of Anping Hou!
"My Lord, be careful!"
Lu Shenyan shouted, his mind heated up, and he rushed forward.
He used all his strength to push Anping Hou away.
“Whoosh—”
The arrow pierced his lower abdomen fiercely.
“Ahhhhhhhhh!”
Lu Shenyan let out a shrill scream and fell to the ground.
A tearing pain came from his lower body. Lu Shenyan lowered his head and saw that blood had instantly soaked his clothes.
There was a buzzing sound in his head.
This is... this is the most fatal part for men!
Lu Shenyan couldn't make a sound and his consciousness gradually became blurred.
Before he fell into coma, he found that Marquis Anping didn't even look at him and passed by him.
“…”
Lu Shenyan’s eyes went dark and he completely fainted.
Marquis Anping didn't care about the person who blocked the arrow for him. He rushed into Yunhe Tower, but was also stunned.
Inside the building, several masked men in black were slashing with knives. The few guests were running out, and the two guards he left with Jiang Congyan had also died tragically.
From a distance, he saw a scene that made his eyes tear up.
An assassin grabbed Jiang Congyan by the collar, raised the knife, and stabbed it into her chest!
"No!" Anping Hou roared.
“Puff—”
Jiang Congyan groaned, and blood seemed to bloom like a red plum on her chest.
She raised her head with difficulty and saw Marquis Anping rushing in, his eyes full of disbelief.
"lady!"
Marquis Anping yelled hysterically, and the butterfly-shaped pastry in his hand fell to the ground with a "bang". The paper package fell apart, and the butterfly-shaped pastry inside was broken into pieces and stained with blood.
Blood oozed from the corner of Jiang Congyan's lips, and her voice was barely audible: "What's the point of belated concern?"
Marquis Anping wanted to rush forward, but was surrounded by several assassins.
Just as the original assassin was about to give Jiang Congyan another stab, ending her life once and for all, two masked men, also holding scimitars, leaped forward, swiftly grabbed the dying Jiang Congyan, and said in a low voice, "Let's go."
"Who are you?"
The assassin originally frowned, his eyes full of confusion.
The order they received was to kill the wife of Marquis Anping, so how come two people suddenly appeared and wanted to take her away?
"One of us." The masked man said in the language of the Xirong people.
When the assassin heard this Xirong language, he stopped trying to stop him.
Jiang Congyan suddenly understood something. She closed her eyes and a smile appeared on the corner of her lips.
If she could survive...
From then on, there was no longer the wife of the Marquis of Anping of Yan State, the legitimate daughter of the Jiang family, and the Princess of Anhe County in the world.
Two masked men carried Jiang Congyan and disappeared in the blink of an eye.
"Stop! Jingji Camp is here!"
Jiang Congyan had just been taken away when the sound of horse hooves suddenly came.
General Su Huai'en, who was performing martial arts exercises nearby, heard the noise and rode over on horseback, followed by a group of soldiers from the Jingji Camp.
"withdraw!"
When the assassins saw someone coming, they turned around and ran. Those who reacted slowly were stabbed down by Su Huai'en's sword.
"Protect the Marquis and keep him alive!"
As he said this, he got off his horse, looked at the corpses lying on the ground, and his eyes fell on Lu Shenyan who was still unconscious.
"Hey, why is there someone here...hiss...shot in the lower body."
General Su exclaimed.
Although he exclaimed, General Su did not seem to be very anxious.
He immediately arrived before the Marquis of Anping and, after repelling several assassins, the patrol officers also arrived. The judicial officer knelt on one knee in fear and said, "I am late, and I hope the Marquis will forgive me!"
Marquis Anping had been motionless for a long time, staring blankly at the place where Jiang Congyan was taken away, where only a pool of dark red blood remained.
"Yan'er..."
He muttered, as if he couldn't hear what was said around him.
Under the doubtful gaze of the judicial officer, Su Huai'en suddenly walked away from Anping Hou a few steps, asked people to find a doctor, took away the civilians who were accidentally injured, and carried Lu Shenyan away for treatment.
The two or three assassins who originally wanted to leave the prisoners alive, seeing that they could not escape, reacted quickly and committed suicide by taking poison.
At this time, Marquis Anping raised his head, his pair of inky eyes were bloodshot, and his eyes were crazy and gloomy.
"Go chase, go chase!"
He picked up a knife and swung it at the nearest judicial officer, roaring, "You bunch of losers, bring Yan'er back to me alive... Yan'er must still be alive!"
The judicial officer was unable to dodge and was hit on the right arm.
"I understand. I have already informed the Jingzhao Yin and sent people to chase him." He gritted his teeth and retreated, covering his wound.
Only then did he understand why General Su suddenly retreated.
On the other side, Xie Yao and Xu Susu were riding in the carriage with the eldest princess.
The snow was falling a little heavier. Shuangxi said, "The road ahead is covered with snow. I'm afraid the horses will stumble. Princess, please wait a moment. I'll have someone clear the snow first."
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