Chapter 50 Dragon Feather Guard
Qin Jinzhi looked at the eighteen people; not one more, not one less.
It was the assassin from the mansion today!
She scoffed, "It really was someone she sent."
The eighteen people were at a loss for how to react.
Qin Jinzhi asked, "If you're not going to kill me, why haven't you made your move yet?"
To everyone's surprise, the eighteen people knelt down in unison and said, "Greetings, Princess!"
Looking at the crowd kneeling on the ground, Qin Jinzhi suddenly felt a surge of anger.
She laughed in anger, and as she laughed, her eyes reddened.
He kicked one of them to the ground and grabbed him by the collar.
Why didn't you kill me?!
The man just lowered his head and didn't say anything.
Qin Jinzhi threw the person aside.
Oh, Father, the wife who killed you has flown away with her lover.
But you feared the vicissitudes of this world, so you left your trusted Dragon Feather Guards to her.
That's ridiculous.
One of them felt a pang of pity for Qin Jinzhi, whose expression was almost manic.
He pulled off the black cloth covering his face.
"The princess must have guessed our identities."
Qin Jinzhi stood up and looked coldly at everyone. "Didn't she give you orders to assassinate me? Why didn't you kill me? With your martial arts skills, if you were determined to kill me, Yun Que and the other three couldn't stop you."
The man said respectfully, "The Dragon Feather Guard was originally created for the Princess. After your eighteenth birthday, the Dragon Feather Guard will appear. Before that, we need to protect the Princess Consort's safety. Although the Princess Consort cannot call upon the Dragon Feather Guard, she has three opportunities to issue orders."
Qin Jinzhi said coldly, "The first time was to help her fake her death, the second time was to deliver that letter to me, and the third time was today's assassination attempt?"
The man was very surprised, "How did the princess know?"
Qin Jinzhi sneered.
“The people of the Zhenbei Prince’s Mansion are not useless. It’s impossible that they couldn’t find any information about her faked death, unless it was the people of the Zhenbei Prince’s Mansion who were helping her.”
She appeared out of nowhere. Only someone who knew about the secret agents of the Prince of Zhenbei's mansion could have delivered that letter to me through my subordinates.
Today's assassination attempt was nothing short of a joke.
Even if Xue Huaiyi was negligent, he wouldn't dare to actually let anything happen to me.
The Zhenbei Prince's Mansion is heavily guarded, and it's impossible for an outsider to sneak in silently without being detected, unless they are actually a member of the Zhenbei Prince's Mansion.
The assassination attempt was carried out with great fanfare, yet they didn't even get close to me. The four members of the Skylark group were all deadly, but you only defended and didn't attack.
I found a list in my father's study with eighty-one names on it.
When Father died, there were sixty-two unidentified corpses beside him. Add you all, and we'll have enough to complete this list.
Qin Jinzhi seemed to suddenly realize something, "Wait, there's still one missing. The sixty-two corpses plus you make eighty people. Where is the last one?"
"Long Yan died ten years ago."
Dragon Flame, Dragon Flame.
Qin Jinzhi leaned down and looked at him, saying, "When I was eight years old, a servant boy with a missing arm came to our mansion. He died protecting me from an assassination attempt."
The man's eyes were slightly red.
"That's right, that's Dragon Flame."
When you were eight years old, I thought the Crown Princess wanted to acknowledge you as her daughter, which is why I delivered that letter to you.
I never expected the Crown Princess to be so cruel to you.
Long Yuwei should have committed suicide to atone for his sins, but unexpectedly, the girl Yun Que by your side sacrificed all her martial arts skills to draw the Azure Poison into her body and save you.
At that time, Long Yan severed his own arm to escape the Dragon Feather Guard and came to your side.
When Long Yan arrived at the mansion, Qin Jinzhi assumed he was an undercover agent sent by someone unknown.
Because he was so unlike a servant.
But he did nothing; he just did the rough work of sweeping and cleaning outside her yard.
She was separated from the refugees when she went out of the city with the empress to offer incense.
An assassin descended from the sky.
The only person beside her was the still-wounded Skylark.
Just when she thought she was about to lose her life, the servant appeared out of nowhere.
Even with only one hand, he still managed to fight off a wave of assassins.
However, with so many assassins, he was unable to spare any attention. In the end, he used his back to protect Qin Jinzhi, who was almost attacked.
As the servant died, he whispered in her ear, "Princess, I'm sorry, run!"
Princess, I'm so sorry. He personally sent that poisonous woman to your side, causing you to be poisoned.
This life of mine is my atonement for my sins.
It was thanks to him that Qin Jinzhi received support from the Imperial Guards.
At that time, she didn't understand why that person would save her; she didn't even know his name.
I only heard from the housekeeper that his name was Ayan.
Qin Jinzhi found it utterly ridiculous.
"Princess! Your hand!"
Two shocking wounds were visible on Qin Jinzhi's hands, with blood dripping from her fingers onto the ground.
"You didn't kill the Crown Princess! You're trying to force us to show ourselves?"
The dagger didn't pierce Qin Jinzhi's mother's abdomen; instead, it slashed her own palm, smearing the blood from her hand all over her clothes.
Since the wounds were not visible from a distance, they assumed that Qin Jinzhi had indeed killed her mother.
The woman fainted because Qin Jinzhi had applied a kind of incense to her neck. Inhaling just a little would cause her to fall into a coma and her breathing would become extremely shallow, which is why the guard couldn't detect her breathing. In special circumstances, it could also be used as a fake death drug.
Honestly, when they saw Qin Jinzhi kill the woman expressionlessly, they were shocked and at a loss, not even knowing how to react. The next moment, Qin Jinzhi called them out.
Yun Que quickly stepped forward to treat Qin Jinzhi's wounds.
After the bandage was finished, Qin Jinzhi's face regained its calm and composed expression.
"Come with me."
The Dragon Feather Guards were all overjoyed, but when they thought of the prince's orders before his death, they hesitated.
Qin Jinzhi knew what they were thinking. "My father asked you to protect the Princess Consort of Zhenbei. The Princess Consort died eighteen years ago. The only person in this house is Cui Ziyu's mistress, Yao Miaoyin."
The dignified Princess Consort of Zhenbei didn't hesitate to fake her death and elope to become Cui Ziyu's mistress.
It's utterly absurd.
The eighteen men immediately replied in unison, "Dragon Feather Guard obeys!"
On the way back, Lark gestured somewhat impatiently.
How could you cut your own hand!
Make a gesture with my hand!
Qin Jinzhi smiled and said, "This is just my guess. If I'm wrong, wouldn't you have bled for nothing?"
The lark still gestured in disapproval.
You are of noble birth; this will not be allowed next time!
Qin Jinzhi relented, "Okay, okay, next time I'll just slash that woman directly."
The lark gave a soft hum.
Qin Jinzhi suddenly said, "Send me to the palace."
The lark looked at her, asking what was wrong.
Qin Jinzhi said in a light tone, "It's nothing, I just miss my grandmother."
The palace gates were already closed by evening.
Just as the imperial guards on duty were about to reprimand her, they saw Qin Jinzhi emerge from the carriage.
One of them was a member of the Imperial Guard who witnessed Qin Jinzhi seriously injuring Du Chong that day.
His eyes widened immediately. "Greetings, Princess. Is the Princess going to the palace?"
The imperial guard standing nearby immediately said, "The palace gates are already closed. If you wish to enter the palace, you must..."
"Shut up! It's none of your business to interrupt when the princess enters the palace!"
He then said with a smile, "Princess, I will open the palace gates for you right away. However, it is not convenient to summon you by palanquin at this time. Could you please wait a little while?"
Qin Jinzhi didn't make things difficult for him, "There's no need to send a palanquin. I'll go in myself. You can just open the palace gate."
The man immediately replied, "I'll go right away."
The palace gates opened quickly, and the man even found a lamp for Qin Jinzhi.
As Qin Jinzhi walked away, a lucky ring was smashed into his hand.
When Qin Jinzhi arrived at the Empress's palace, the Empress had not yet rested.
When the palace maid came to announce her arrival, the Empress was taken aback, "Why is Jinzhi here at this time?"
The emperor was also taken aback. Had this rascal caused trouble again?
When Qin Jinzhi entered, she was also taken aback to see the emperor. "What are you doing here, Imperial Grandfather?"
"I was about to ask you the same thing, why did you come here in the middle of the night?"
Qin Jinzhi directly ordered, "Caihuan, move the Emperor's bedding to the side hall."
The emperor was furious, "You scoundrel! What are you doing!"
Qin Jinzhi kicked off her shoes and jumped onto the bed. "I want to sleep with Grandma."
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