Chapter 588: Not an Embroidered Pillow
Song Yuntang nodded.
"Although Cuihuan is a maid in the Fu Mansion, she cannot be returned to Miss Fu at the moment. I will let Cuihuan return to the Fu Mansion after I explain the reasons to the old marquis."
"It's my duty." Fu Yunqi looked at Cui Huan who was standing beside her. "Since the princess has given you a chance to redeem yourself, don't try to be cunning. Otherwise, even if you return to the Fu family, I will punish you severely."
Cuihuan bowed.
"I will definitely cooperate with the princess."
There are too many people here right now, so it's not suitable to take action.
Meng Xinyue glanced around at everyone present, gave Baoji a wink, and then quietly left with her maid.
Hao Ting came to Xu Wencheng and pulled his hand.
"Second uncle."
Xu Wencheng looked down and saw the little guy, then he bent down and picked him up.
"What's wrong?"
Hao Ting pointed at Gu Xinjiu behind him with an innocent look on his face.
"Aunt Gu wants you to teach her how to fish."
Xu Wencheng was stunned and looked behind him. Gu Xinjiu was standing not far away with an embarrassed look on his face.
She smiled a little embarrassedly.
"I originally just wanted to ask Young Master Xu about the secrets of fishing, and didn't intend to trouble General Xu, but I didn't expect that the young master would be so enthusiastic. Xinjiu was rude."
As he said this, he bowed to him politely.
Xu Wencheng nodded.
"If Miss Gu wants to learn, I can teach you, but I have something to do today. If you want to learn fishing, I'm afraid you have to wait until another day."
Just now, I finally accepted her kindness.
Since she has a need and I happen to be able to do it, then of course I have to satisfy it.
"It's okay, General Xu, just take care of your own business first." Gu Xinjiu waved her hands and muttered, "I don't really have to learn it."
Xu Wencheng did not hear the second half of her sentence clearly, but he did not want to ask in detail. He saw Song Yuntang had Baoji from Yangdu Marquis' Mansion and Cuihuan from the Fu family preparing to leave, and after saying goodbye to Gu Xinjiu, he strode after them with Hao Ting in his arms.
Carrying a child weighing more than 30 kilograms walking on the mountain road is as easy as an ordinary person holding a rag doll.
Linglan, the maidservant beside Gu Xinjiu, looked in the direction of her master and said with a smile, "It is rumored in the capital that General Xu is strong and fierce, but if I hadn't seen him in person today, I would have believed it."
Gu Xinjiu smiled and shook her head.
"Rumors are never to be trusted. I haven't attended a gathering in Beijing for a long time. Today's outing is much more interesting than usual."
As she spoke, she followed the direction Song Yuntang and his group left.
"Let's go. We've had enough fun today and seen all the excitement. It's time to go home."
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As soon as the carriage left Taoxi Mountain, a group of people suddenly rushed out from the mountain. They were all dressed in black and had extraordinary skills.
There were several crossbowmen on the trees, and they had aimed their crossbows at the carriage.
Such comprehensive preparation.
It seems that the other party came prepared.
Xu Wencheng immediately drove his horse to the carriage, drew the sword tied to the horse's back, and watched the black-clad men's every move intently, protecting Song Yuntang and Hao Ting in the carriage.
The guards who came with the carriage also surrounded the carriage to protect the master in it.
At this moment, a gorgeously dressed woman came down from a carriage not far away, holding the hand of a maid. She looked in the direction of the Xu family's carriage with a smile on her face.
"Princess Le'an, if you hand over Breguet to my consort today and pretend that nothing happened, I may be able to spare your life."
I thought this little thing would not involve me, but I didn't expect that the people around Song Yuntang were all shrewd people.
Even though Breguet hid it so far away, they still found it.
Although her current rank as the Crown Prince's Consort is not much lower than that of a princess, Song Yuntang and Xu Qingye are after all popular figures in front of the emperor.
If today's incident were to be exposed, she would not gain any benefit at all. Even if Baoji finally took all the blame, someone would still suspect her.
But Baoji had no handle in her hands. If the old marquis tortured her, she would definitely give herself away.
By then, her life in the Marquis' Mansion will be even more difficult.
Fortunately, I had a backup plan.
As long as Breguet is eliminated, there will be no evidence against him afterwards, and the old marquis will have no evidence, so he cannot be implicated.
If Song Yuntang is unwilling to hand over the person.
She also didn't mind killing them all together and then faking a sneak attack by bandits afterwards.
Anyway, all the people present are death warriors, and they will never betray her.
Song Yuntang did not get off the carriage.
She lifted the curtain of the carriage and looked at Meng Xinyue with a smile.
"This princess has said that today, the Crown Prince's wife cannot take Miss Baoji away!"
The carriage curtain had just been lowered.
Immediately afterwards, with Xu Wencheng snapping his fingers, countless arrows shot towards the tree in an instant, piercing several crossbowmen on the tree into hedgehogs, which then rolled down one after another.
But before those people rolled down, some of the crossbows in their hands were still moved.
After Xu Wencheng blocked several of them with his sword, he deflected one of them and sent it towards Meng Xinyue.
This scene happened in an instant.
In such a short moment, Meng Xinyue was unable to react at all. It was not until she felt pain on her cheek and a few strands of hair were cut off that she realized it. If the maid beside her had not helped her up, she would have almost fallen to the ground.
"How... is this possible?"
The assassins she brought with her today did not come with her.
How could Song Yuntang have anticipated her arrangement?
In fact, Song Yuntang didn't know what he would face today, nor did he know that Meng Xinyue would come, and he didn't expect that she would attack Hao Ting.
But yesterday, when Xu Qingye learned that they were going to have an outing in the suburbs of Beijing, he specifically told Xu Wencheng that the location of today's gathering was in a special terrain and was very easy to be ambushed.
Just in case, let him make proper arrangements.
After listening to him, Xu Wencheng deployed more people along the way.
Although he handed over his military power to avoid the emperor's suspicion, he still had some brothers under his command who were close friends and willing to follow him, so he had no problem protecting his family's safety.
With the financial support from the eldest sister-in-law, these people never slacked off in their practice even after returning to the capital, and each of them was equipped with a suitable weapon.
Long-range attack and everything else are good.
Xu Wencheng rode his horse to his feet, pointed his sword at Meng Xinyue, and stopped only two or three inches away from her.
Then an evil smile appeared on his face.
"You are so brave, my wife. No one in the Northern Frontier or Western Regions has ever gotten anything good from me. How can a mere 20 or 30 assassins want to snatch someone from my sister-in-law? Do you think I am made of clay?"
His tone was light.
But the voice was cold.
To Meng Xinyue, it sounded like a ghost demanding her life, and she stepped back in shock.
Xu Wencheng's expression froze, and he pushed the tip of his sword forward again. Under his internal force, the few strands of hair near Meng Xinyue's ears suddenly broke into two pieces near the blade.
After all, he is a general who has been on the battlefield and killed enemies. Compared with ordinary guards, his aura is much more powerful.
"ah!!!"
Meng Xinyue had already arrived in front of the carriage, with no way to escape. She covered her face and screamed in fear.
Before, I only heard that Princess Le'an provided a lot of supplies to the border because Lord Xu's younger brother was fighting at the border, so I subconsciously thought that the young general's military achievements were paved for him by his eldest brother and sister-in-law with their connections and money.
But he didn't expect that he himself was not a useless person.
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