Chapter 119 Chapter 119 The way to calm the commotion and comfort...
The surroundings were in chaos, and the sound of swords clashing was particularly harsh. However, Zhao Mingsheng was not afraid at all and even wanted to cheer for them.
Cui Cen in front kicked the assassin who was rushing towards him with a knife to the ground.
Zhao Mingsheng stared at the boy's back and blinked, wondering when Cui Ergou became so powerful. Her impression was still of the boy lying in the bushes with scars all over his body and a broken leg, like a wounded little animal.
She raised her hand and pulled at her veil, wondering whether Cui Ergou recognized her.
A large number of guards descended from the sky, surrounding the assassins. With their presence, the tide of battle quickly turned, and after a struggle, all the assassins were subdued.
Cui Cen then turned around to look at the girl he was protecting behind him.
The young man's eyes were extremely sharp when he looked at the enemy, like a newly made sword, which was polished bit by bit in the hands of a blacksmith. But the moment he looked at the veiled woman, all the sharpness was retracted.
The moment their eyes met, Zhao Mingsheng knew that he had recognized him. He felt inexplicably happy and smiled back at him.
The girl smiled at him with her eyes curved. Although half of her face was covered, the eyes that were not covered were still bright, as if they were filled with the sparkling light of a clear spring in autumn, which made him a little dazed and almost drowned in the ripples. It seemed as if he was back to the time in Qingshan Village.
Seeing Zhao Mingsheng standing there peacefully, his initially uneasy heart gradually calmed down. He had so many questions he wanted to ask, but he didn't know where to begin. His lips moved slightly, and finally he only had one simple question:
"Are you okay? Are you hurt?"
Simple but with a familiar tone.
Zhao Mingsheng shook her head. Cui Ergou had been protecting her from the rear the entire time, so even if she wanted to get hurt, she had no chance. She was about to answer him when she noticed that the assassin, who had just been kicked to the ground by Cui Ergou, had stumbled to his feet and was about to strike him from behind with a knife.
"careful!"
Zhao Mingsheng didn't have time to think and pushed Cui Cen away.
As soon as he heard this, Cui Cen was pushed back by a powerful force. He barely managed to turn around and see a scene that made his eyes ache. The gleaming blade was within three inches of Zhao Mingsheng's side. He watched helplessly as Zhao Mingsheng didn't dodge but instead charged forward, about to slash her delicate neck. However, he fell uncontrollably to the other side, too late to rescue her.
When Cui Cen thought that it was Zhao Mingsheng who blocked the knife to save him, his heart tightened and he felt like he was in an ice cellar.
The gleaming blade, accompanied by the assassin's ferocious expression, came towards them. However, Zhao Mingsheng's heart was unusually calm. Although pushing Cui Ergou away was her subconscious reaction, she was not so stupid as to use her own body to block the blade.
The girl's body was so nimble that she leaned back a few inches, allowing the tip of the knife to just barely scrape past her ear. After dodging the attack, she immediately launched a counterattack, using her hand as a blade to fiercely chop at the assassin's wrist.
The assassin didn't even have time to react before the knife in his hand was knocked to the ground.
Fast, accurate and ruthless.
The imperial guards who witnessed the incident couldn't help but cheer, and those who were closer even heard a click.
That was the sound of bones breaking.
The only flaw was that the tip of the knife cut through the side of her ear and severed the veil. As the girl moved, the veil on her face slipped off, revealing a face that made the assassin stunned for a moment.
With such beauty before him, the piercing pain in his wrist took even half a beat longer to spread throughout his body.
He belatedly realized and screamed, "Ah! My hand!"
Watching her veil flutter, Zhao Mingsheng thought to herself, "Oh no!" After all her calculations, she still had to reveal her face. She only hoped that there wasn't anyone familiar among the people who hadn't left yet.
Cui Cen stood firm and rushed over hurriedly, but the scene he imagined did not appear. Instead, the knife-wielding assassin was rolling on the ground in pain, holding his wrist. It seemed that it was broken. The imperial guards rushed forward and subdued him.
Cui Cen: ...It seems that there is no need for him to appear.
That scene just now was truly terrifying and dangerous. If anything went wrong, Zhao Mingsheng would have lost more than just her veil. Cui Cen's face was gloomy, and the subsequent fear swept through him like a violent storm.
What if she didn't dodge? What if she didn't knock the knife out of the assassin's hand? What if...
He no longer dared to think about the terrible scene that had just happened.
Seeing Cui Ergou still standing there in a daze, Zhao Mingsheng walked over, waved his hand in front of his eyes, and jokingly said, "What's wrong? Are you scared silly?"
The next moment, she was held in the boy's arms.
Zhao Mingsheng pushed but failed, but her fingertips could feel the other person's body trembling. She was slightly stunned. Was she scared?
Zhao Mingsheng didn't push him away again. Instead, he patted Cui Ergou's back gently and comforted him, "Don't worry, it's okay."
"I'm telling you..." The boy's voice was very hoarse, "Don't do this again in the future." Don't save me at the risk of your life like this again.
What's wrong? Did she push Cui Ergou too hard just now?
Zhao Mingsheng recalled the force he had used just now and reflected on himself. It turned out that he had used too much force. He must have scared Cui Ergou, Zhao Mingsheng thought.
"Okay, okay." She agreed like she was coaxing a child. "I'll be gentler next time."
Cui Cen was so angry at her inexplicable words that he burst out laughing. He knew that she must be wrong, but he didn't know what to say to her.
Hearing his laughter, Zhao Mingsheng, who was held in his arms, breathed a sigh of relief. However, after not seeing him for a few months, why did it feel like this kid had grown a lot taller?
Zhao Mingsheng, feeling that he had become a head shorter, thought gloomily.
The overall situation has been decided.
Yan Zhuo sheathed his sword and looked towards Zhao Mingsheng. A single glance and a frown formed between his brows.
Cui Cen held the girl in his arms like a chick. Although he knew this was to protect Zhao Mingsheng's safety, he couldn't help but frown.
He subconsciously raised his foot and walked in that direction.
"The assassins have been captured, why are you still protecting them? What's the matter with you?" Yan Zhuo said coldly to Cui Cen.
Cui Cen then realized that what he did was not right. His face flushed red, and he quickly took a step back and looked around in panic.
Fortunately, everyone around was busy cleaning up the situation and no one noticed them.
Hearing Cui Ergou being scolded, Zhao Mingsheng quickly came to his rescue and said, "Cui Er... Cui Erlang was just scared. I was comforting him."
Cui Cen: ...
Yan Zhuo gritted his teeth, "Is there such a way to comfort people?"
Zhao Mingsheng recalled the time when she was sad, when her grandmother had held her in her arms and gently patted her back. She nodded vigorously.
Yan Zhuo's face turned even darker now.
At this moment, the guard beside him exclaimed, "Your Majesty! You are injured!"
Yan Zhuo was stunned and without caring about anything else, he hurried to the emperor to check his injuries.
Despite the layers of protection, Yan Yu's arm was still cut by a sharp sword, leaving a gash about as long as a stab, and blood was oozing out.
The commander of the imperial guards quickly knelt on one knee before the emperor, his face full of apology: "It is my fault that I am late in rescuing you."
When Jingliu arrived with the token from Prince Heng to mobilize troops, he initially hesitated, confirming it several times before agreeing to go. This did delay him a bit. If he had arrived earlier, His Majesty might not have been injured. If anything had happened, he would be blamed for it!
Yan Yu shook off the blood on his hand and said nonchalantly, "It's not too late. It's right to be cautious."
Yan Zhuo frowned and said in a deep voice, "The fifth lady of the Zhao family is a good doctor. Why not let her examine my brother?"
Seeing the emperor nod, he called Zhao Mingsheng over again and said politely, "Please trouble Fifth Lady to check on His Majesty."
She didn't know why he suddenly became so distant, but Zhao Mingsheng didn't ask too much. Since the matter was urgent, she nodded in agreement.
After checking the wound, Zhao Mingsheng breathed a sigh of relief: "Fortunately, there is no poison on the sword."
After hearing this, Yan Zhuo's expression finally looked better.
Fortunately, the enemy acted on impulse this time and were not fully prepared in many areas. If they had been more prepared and coated the sword with poison, Yan Yu would have died of the poison by now, and they would have been the ones who lost the game today.
Thinking of this, everyone present was frightened.
Yan Yu, on the other hand, didn't care at all. He narrowed his eyes and smiled, "Then I'm quite lucky."
Zhao Mingsheng took out the trauma medicine he carried with him, tapped the bottle with his fingertips, and sprinkled a layer of medicine powder evenly on the emperor's wound. The bleeding that was still flowing out was quickly stopped.
Everyone who saw it was amazed.
Yan Yu's eyes lit up a bit, worthy of being the person Yan Zhuo had praised. He clearly felt that the burning pain in the wound gradually eased, and even had a sense of coolness. Only by experiencing it personally could you understand the wonders of it.
"Your medicine is really effective. Which pharmacy made it? I've never seen it before."
As Zhao Mingsheng bandaged the wound, she replied, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your praise. However, this medicine is not produced by any pharmacy. I prepared it myself."
Yan Yu nodded thoughtfully, and did not ask any further questions in front of everyone, but he kept this in mind.
After bandaging the wound, Zhao Mingsheng handed the remaining medicine powder to the young eunuch serving beside him and asked him to change the medicine again tomorrow.
As he was speaking, the imperial guards came to report.
"We found some things on the assassin."
He presented the items he had found: several letters and a token. Anyone with a discerning eye could tell they were tokens belonging to Prince Jin's men.
"In addition, Guard Jing also discovered Prince Jin, who had returned to the capital in defiance of the imperial decree, and Prime Minister Dong, who had left the palace in defiance of the emperor's confinement order, in a private room at a nearby restaurant. They have been apprehended and are awaiting the emperor's final decision."
I don’t know who gave them the confidence. Maybe they thought the plan was a sure thing, so they hid in a nearby box just to witness the entire process of the emperor’s assassination with their own eyes. They were caught by Jing Liu.
Yan Yu raised his bandaged arm and said in a good mood, "Looks like there's going to be some fun to watch." Yan Yu raised his bandaged arm and said in a good mood, "Let's go back to the palace. Bring the two captured people back to the palace. I want to interrogate them personally."
The moment he stepped onto the imperial sedan chair, he turned around and said, "By the way, Fifth Lady of the Zhao family, would you like to come with me? I just happen to have something I want to discuss with you."
The emperor had spoken, although in a questioning tone, but how could she dare to disobey? Moreover, she heard that there was going to be a good show to watch, so curiosity drove her to nod.
Unexpectedly, just as Zhao Mingsheng agreed, the two men beside him suddenly said in unison.
"Brother, I want to go too."
"Uncle, I want to go too."
Yan Yu raised his eyebrows in surprise, looked at this, then looked at that, and then chuckled: "Then let's go together."
So, the three of them followed the team back to the palace.
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