Chapter 161 Assassination on a Rainy Night
Li Yueyao sat up from the bed with a "thump".
"What kind of poison is it? Is it fatal?"
Qian Lou shook his head: "When I went there, the imperial physician had just arrived and hadn't given any details yet."
After hearing this, Li Yueyao stood up and asked Cuiwei to get her a cloak.
"Your Highness, it's late at night and it's still raining outside..." Nanny Qin said anxiously.
"It's one thing for me not to forgive him, but he was the right prime minister of the imperial court. Now he's been assassinated, and the circumstances are unclear. I have to go see him no matter what."
Nanny Qin was very worried when she saw Li Yueyao's panicked expression and unstable breathing.
But His Highness has made his decision, and no one can stop him.
On a rainy night, the sky and the earth are in chaos.
It's a perfect day for murder.
The group left the mansion, with Qianyu Guards leading the way and Chen Yue's secret guards following behind.
Chen Yue was very vigilant along the way.
He suspected from the beginning that someone had ulterior motives and wanted to use the Right Prime Minister to lure Her Royal Highness the Grand Princess over.
Fortunately, there was an ambush on the road.
Not only Chen Yue, everyone thought so, including Li Yueyao.
So when going out, Li Yueyao specifically instructed that the Qianyu Guards and the Dark Guards follow.
Sure enough, when the group reached Shangdongmen Street and was about to turn south, several men in black came out from the side.
The goal was very clear, running towards the carriage in the middle.
The Qianyu Guards and the Dark Guards immediately stepped forward and a melee ensued between the two sides.
At this moment, a round of arrows suddenly shot out from the dark roof and headed towards the carriage.
In an instant, the carriage was shot into a sieve.
The leader saw that the carriage was being shot at like this and knew that no one in the carriage would be alive.
Seeing that the mission was completed, he shouted to the others: "Retreat."
Seeing this, the men in black prepared to evacuate.
How could Chen Yue let them go like this?
Then he and General Xiao Xue of the Qianyu Guard jumped forward and entangled the leader.
The remaining people were very flexible and divided into groups to stop the men in black.
During the break between the two sides' fight, Xue An blew the whistle around his neck.
An excited whistle pierced the night sky.
Suddenly, footsteps were heard in the distance in the heavy rain.
From far to near, it looked like a group of people running in the rainy night.
Xue An stopped fighting upon seeing this and jumped onto the roof of the tall building next to him.
He used the whistle to command the Jinwu Guards below to surround the group of men in black.
The first one to come over was Huai Xiucheng. Seeing Chen Yue and the man in black fighting, he went up and started fighting without saying a word.
Two against one, the man in black was quickly at a disadvantage.
As they were fighting, Huai Xiucheng suddenly felt that the other person was very familiar, so he reached out to grab the black scarf on the other person's face.
The man in black was entangled by Chen Yue, and accidentally had his face mask grabbed by Huai Xiucheng.
Then Huai Xiucheng said in surprise: "It's you."
Chen Yue didn't recognize him, so he asked, "Who is he?"
"Captain Cai Xun of the Thousand Feather Guards was previously the commander of the Xuanwu Gate within the palace city."
When Chen Yue heard this, he instantly decided to capture him alive, and said, "Go ahead, capture him alive."
If Li Yueyao were here, she would definitely recognize this person. This person was the captain who stopped her outside Xuanwu Gate on the first day she returned to the palace.
Huai Xiujin saw that the man in black was a familiar face, so he immediately approached him again.
Taking advantage of the fight between the two men, Chen Yue pressed the copper tube on his arm.
Several silver needles fell on Cai Xun along with the splashing raindrops.
Cai Xun didn't notice anything at all, but as he fought, he gradually felt that his hands and feet were not obeying his commands.
In the end, Huai Xiucheng kicked him off the roof.
The Jinwu Guards below rushed forward and surrounded the man. One of them stepped forward and broke Cai Xun's jaw with a "click".
Chen Yue and Huai Xiucheng also came down from the roof.
Xue An stood on a high place, still directing the killing of the remaining men in black.
The three of them worked together to achieve a great victory and captured all the men in black.
"Let's go and send him to the dungeon of the Jinwu Guard." Huai Xiucheng said, wiping the rain off his face.
Chen Yue shook his head: "No, send these people to the Hundred Cavalry Division."
Huai Xiucheng was not happy when he heard this. He looked at Chen Yue coldly and said:
"Hey, our Jinwu Guards have put in a lot of effort today. Why are they handing the person over to the Baiqi Division?"
Xue An, who was standing next to Chen Yue, also stood up and said, "The Jinwu Guard and our Qianyu Guard are both members of the Twelve Imperial Guards.
Chen Yue, you don't trust all of our guards."
Huai Xiucheng became even angrier after hearing this: "The people we arrested are from our Jinwu Guards..."
Before Huai Xiucheng finished speaking, he heard Chen Yue slowly say:
"On the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month last year, this man blocked the Grand Princess of Jinyang at the Xuanwu Gate and refused to let Your Highness enter the palace.
Later, His Highness sent me to investigate him. He had a close relationship with General Deng Feng of the Left Guard.
It seems that he also had contacts with Shao Yi, the Right Guard General of the Southern Border Army.
Are you sure you want to get involved in this mess?"
When they heard this, they looked at each other and then shook their heads.
Not to mention the southern border troops, arrows from the guards appeared at the scene of the assassination of the emperor on February 2, although the responsibility was ultimately attributed to the ordnance inspector.
However, Xiaowei did not investigate and found out that there were not just one or two people imprisoned by the Baiqi Division recently, and all of them were charged with the crime of confiscation of property and extermination of clans.
This matter is at the forefront of public opinion, who dares to touch it?
Seeing this, Chen Yue said to Huai Xiucheng, "You two, send the man to the Baiqi Division and hand him over to your third son, Huai Xiujin."
After saying that, Chen Yue turned and left.
General Xiao Xue called out from behind, "Where are you going?"
"I will go and protect His Highness."
As Chen Yue spoke, his figure disappeared in the rain.
At this moment, Li Yueyao has appeared at the gate of Fengshenyu Mansion.
From the beginning, Li Yueyao knew that this was a ploy to lure her out, so she planned to use an empty carriage to lure her out.
After coming out of the mansion, she stood at the door for a while to make it easier for the enemy to identify her figure before getting on the carriage.
When the car reached a corner and his vision was blocked, Gan Hong held him and jumped out from the side of the car.
In the alley next to it, there was another inconspicuous carriage waiting.
Gan Hong and Chen Yue's deputies took a shortcut and sent the person to Fengshen Yufu.
At this moment, Yan Xin, who was about to send the imperial physician out, saw Li Yueyao, was stunned for a moment, and quickly saluted.
Li Yueyao looked at Doctor Zou from the Imperial Hospital and asked, "How is the Right Prime Minister?"
The imperial physician was about to speak when he suddenly felt Yan Xin tugging at his sleeve.
Doctor Zou was confused about the situation and hesitated for a moment before saying:
"The Right Prime Minister was slashed. The external injuries aren't serious, but this poison...
This poison...is not easy to cure."
Li Yueyao heard this and asked again, "What kind of poison?"
"Bloody Powder."
"Bleeding Powder? Can't this kind of poison be cured by the Ice Jade Fairy Pill?" Li Yueyao asked.
Doctor Zou made a bitter face and took a deep breath.
"Your Highness is right, but I don't have the Ice Jade Immortal Pill!"
Doctor Zou: Right Prime Minister, I can only help you up to this point.
After hearing this, Li Yueyao looked at Gan Hong behind her and said, "Go back and ask Nanny Qin to get a pill."
After hearing this, Gan Hong turned around and left.
Yan Xin was so frightened that she didn't dare to say anything. She didn't dare to tell him that her husband had just taken the pill.
Not only did he take this pill, but he also took a detoxification pill before attending the palace banquet.
While the three were talking, Yan Mo came out to get something from the storeroom and saw Princess Jinyang standing at the door.
He turned around and ran into the room.
"My dear, my dear..."
Yanmo started shouting before he even entered the bedroom.
Feng Shenyu had just had his wounds cleaned, drank his medicine, and was about to lie down when he heard Yan Mo's voice.
He said angrily, "Why are you so flustered? How can this be so disgraceful?"
Yan Mo panted and said, "Jinyang... The Grand Princess of Jinyang is here..."
Feng Shenyu sat up straight as soon as he heard it, with a look of joy on his face:
"Your Highness is here. Where is he?"
"He's talking to the imperial physician Yan Xin at the gate."
Feng Shenyu was about to get out of bed when he heard it. As soon as his feet touched the couch, he suddenly remembered what Song Yinian said at the palace banquet.
Pretend to be sick and show weakness.
Isn’t this a good opportunity?
Then he lay down again and said to the people in the room, "Tell His Highness later that I have been unconscious."
After saying that, he closed his eyes and stopped talking.
Yantai hurried forward to cover him with the quilt, then said loudly to the people in the room:
"My dear husband is unconscious, why don't you come and serve him quickly?
I will go to the Prince of Shou'an's residence and ask him to come to the palace and ask His Majesty to give me medicine."
Yanmo quickly stepped forward and said to Yantai, "You go ahead. I'll stay here to look after my husband."
Yantai said anxiously, "Guard my husband well, I'm leaving now."
After saying that, he walked towards the door, opened it, lowered his head and walked forward quickly.
After walking a few steps, he looked surprised as if he had just seen Li Yueyao and her group:
"Your Highness, you are here."
"Yeah." Li Yueyao hummed lightly.
"What are you in such a hurry for?"
"Your Highness, my husband has been poisoned, and the imperial physician says he needs the Ice Jade Immortal Pill.
I plan to go find Prince Shou'an and ask him to take me to the palace to ask His Majesty for medicine."
Li Yueyao listened and said calmly: "No need to go, I will send someone back to the mansion to get it."
When Yan Tai heard this, he raised his head and looked at Li Yueyao with sparkling eyes, his gratitude evident in words.
"Thank you, Your Highness."
After watching Yan Tai's performance from behind, Yan Xin thought to herself, you are really the best, no wonder you are the boss.
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