Wan'er and Cuiyun knocked him unconscious by throwing a big rock at him from behind. They did a great job.
"Madam, young master, please come inside quickly."
As soon as I entered, I saw the maids gradually slipping in; Master must have sent them all here.
"What about the servants?"
“They followed them, carrying brooms and sticks, and beat them.”
These servants are too belligerent. Others use swords, but they use sweepers and sticks to beat people.
"They're here; they've also come to hide."
I rushed out to check, and thankfully only a few people suffered minor injuries, one of whom was bleeding from the head.
"Wan'er, please help treat her quickly."
I picked up my sword and was about to go out when they stopped me.
"Young master, those people kill without blinking an eye. Fortunately, the Marquis and two great heroes held them off. They told us to hide in the backyard first. Don't go there."
My mother also came to persuade me, and when I heard Yu'er crying, I quickly threw down my sword and went back to see my son.
I overheard two servants talking nearby, and realized that this was definitely a premeditated assassination. They came to the mansion to kill someone while everyone was still half asleep.
"Mother, has anyone in the manor offended recently?"
"No, the master is always kind and generous. He's away from home for long periods of time and it's impossible for him to offend anyone."
That's strange. Father wouldn't offend anyone, and neither would I. At most, I might displease the Crown Prince, but this is the capital city; he wouldn't be so foolish as to attempt an assassination in the mansion.
He always attacks openly and honestly. Last time, he used the Bone-Shattering Palm and managed to escape unscathed. Only he could do that.
“Young Master, could it be the same people who tried to assassinate me in Linyang last time? When I came out with Bizhu, all the young ladies in the manor disappeared, even the wet nurse was gone. It’s very likely that they heard that the Marquis was in the capital and that the young master was at the Ji residence, so they came again.”
Wan'er analyzed from the side, "Last time I was in the capital, I only received the news after I had woken up from serious injuries. Maybe that's it."
"Wan'er, do you remember what they looked like back then, or what was different about them?"
I saw Wan'er deep in thought, but the maids and servants around her weren't frightened. Yu'er was sucking on a milk bottle, and I loved her so much.
As soon as I took him from my mother's arms, Wan'er exclaimed, "Young Master, how come you're holding the young master? He was always pulling and tugging at me and Bizhu at the Marquis's mansion."
Yu'er stared straight at me, her little mouth still sucking on her milk. "He's closer to me." I thought for a long time, but couldn't come up with a reasonable answer. Of course my son is closer to me.
“I remember now, they all wore belts embroidered with gold thread around their waists.”
Do you remember what you embroidered?
Wan'er shook her head, saying that it was too chaotic at the time, and it was nighttime, so she couldn't see clearly.
It was already bright outside. After finishing his milk, Yu'er started chewing on it with his teeth. His mother smiled and came over to pick him up and take him back inside, while Cuiyun followed beside him, teasing him.
Just then, someone flew in from outside. I grabbed the stick that the servant had placed at my feet and rushed out.
It was a man dressed in black, all of him was black, and he wasn't wearing a belt, so he wasn't one of the people who attacked the Marquis's mansion.
The knife in his hand probably weighed several tens of kilograms, and the stick in my hand was quickly chopped in half by him.
Several of the usually active servants ran out wielding brooms and sticks, waving them at the man in black.
The man in black got angry. He raised his knife to strike, but Xie Yuancheng crippled his hand.
"Yuancheng, how are you? Are you hurt?"
I saw blood on his cheeks and rushed over to check. Luckily, it wasn't his, and he wasn't injured.
"fine."
He began directing everyone to clean up the Ji residence. The soldiers in charge of the area had already arrived, and they quickly moved the assassins' bodies out.
The assassin, whose hand had been crippled, was about to bite his tongue and commit suicide when Xie Yuancheng struck his pressure points.
They really came up with the idea of assassinating someone in broad daylight.
Several timid maids were still scared, but fortunately Wan'er and Cuiyun were there to keep them company and talk to them until they calmed down.
I looked at the Ji residence; it had been in chaos at first, but now it had returned to normal.
Xie Yuancheng interrogated the assassin himself. I don't know what method he used, but the man confessed very quickly.
It turned out to be assassins sent by Lin Yu to Da Zhao. They traveled all the way from Dong Qin to assassinate me.
He was most likely there because of Li Zhaole, the most favored princess of the court, who was pregnant and whose disappearance had long been known throughout the country.
The man in black met a terrible end; I didn't even dare to watch his execution.
At the time, I thought Ling Wu was just trying to scare me, until I saw Xie Yuancheng interrogating me, his beautiful eyes were completely lifeless.
However, in the dog-eat-dog world of Dazhao, where his family was destroyed when he was young, it's impossible for him to have grown up with such an optimistic outlook.
News of the assassination attempt quickly reached the palace, and the Emperor issued an imperial edict ordering me to return to the palace immediately for the safety of the Ji family.
Xie Yuancheng stood by the window with the imperial edict in his hand. His face was expressionless, but I could see the bulging veins on his hand and knew that he was on the verge of exploding with rage.
I hugged him from behind and rested my chin on his shoulder.
That damned emperor, he's so old, and he still has so many favored concubines, why hasn't he ascended to heaven yet? But if he did, the entire Great Zhao would be thrown into complete chaos.
"Yuancheng, I'll go back this time and try to find a way to get out of here."
He threw the imperial edict into the pool below, and intertwined his fingers with mine: "This matter was premeditated long ago. This time, it was Lin Yu and the Crown Prince who formed a faction for personal gain. They had already made negotiations in Sizhou."
"They were fighting fiercely in the Mu'an Mansion back then, how could they suddenly form an alliance?"
"For the sake of interests, although Dongqin is not as powerful as Dazhao, its court infighting is no less intense. With an emperor of Dongqin and a crown prince of Dazhao, if they unite, they can fend off many factions."
I thought of Li Zhaole; if she knew about these things, perhaps she could help persuade Lin Yu. I had just told Xie Yuancheng my idea when his face turned cold.
“They’re all the same kind of people, Ying’er, don’t take the risk.”
I withdrew my hand. Now I'm more worried about the manor. I wish Father could be in the capital.
"Young Master, the Eldest Young Master is back."
It's my elder brother Ji Yun. He left after escorting Xie Yuancheng back to Linyang. It's perfect timing that he's back now.
Xie Yuancheng took me to see him; this time he didn't bring his sister-in-law back.
"Big brother!"
Xie Yuancheng and he chatted happily, like old friends who hadn't seen each other for many years.
I sat next to them listening to them talk, hoping to learn something, but they spoke in riddles, and I was completely confused.
"Is the prince consort inside?"
Why would Eunuch Li, who was by the Empress's side, come here? He had just entered the room and saw Xie Yuancheng and Ji Yun. He quickly bowed and said, "Greetings, Marquis Anle, Commander Ji."
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