Chapter 153 Assassination
The arrow came so fast that Zhao Xiaofei had no time to react. However, Kou Baimen did react and immediately poked Zhao Xiaofei's horse with the hilt of her sword. The horse under Zhao Xiaofei's crotch took a step to the west, and it was this step that saved his life.
The arrow missed Zhao Xiaofei's heart, but it struck his left arm. The arrow was so powerful that the inertia knocked him off his horse and onto the ground.
Kou Baimen immediately dismounted and rushed towards Zhao Xiaofei. Because she found another arrow flying towards Zhao Xiaofei, Kou Baimen used her body to block the arrow for Zhao Xiaofei.
Since Zhao Xiaofei returned to Nanjing, he has been treating Kou Baimen with great pampering. In addition to buying things for her, the most important thing is respect. This respect is reflected in all aspects, such as letting them sit down first when eating. If she is not at home, Zhao Xiaofei will wait for her to come back before eating. If he comes back late, he will apologize to her. Even when doing it in bed, if she feels a little uncomfortable, he will not force her. She also combs her hair and puts on makeup. When she is unhappy, he will comfort her, which no man in this era can do. For a man who truly treats her as a human being, she feels it is worth protecting with her life.
The arrow did not hit Kou Baimen, but was blocked by Li Sihong's shield. When Li Sihong saw the first arrow, she dismounted and snatched the shield from the hands of the soldiers who had not yet reacted, protecting Zhao Xiaofei and Kou Baimen.
After the second arrow was fired, the other soldiers finally reacted and formed a protective formation to protect Zhao Xiaofei. Several other teams followed the direction of the arrows to chase the assassin.
Zhao Xiaofei was really hurt by the arrow. He lay in Kou Baimen's arms with cold sweat on his forehead. He said to Kou Baimen, "Are you okay?"
When Kou Baimen heard this, tears started to flow. She had never thought that this man would think of her own safety first in such a situation. She shook her head, and her tears fell to the side.
Zhao Xiaofei said, "I'm glad you're okay! Is Sihong okay?"
Li Sihong came over with red eyes and said, "I'm fine!"
"I'm glad you're okay! Send me to my elder brother quickly! Let him treat me!" said Zhao Xiaofei.
"Brother went to Huang Degong! Let's go back home and ask the doctor to come over immediately!" Kou Baimen said crying.
Zhao Xiaofei said to Li Sihong, "I forgot. Go get Wanshan to come over and help me with the treatment."
"Okay!" Kou Baimen immediately asked someone to carry Zhao Xiaofei back to the mansion on a stretcher.
Inside the Anqing Palace, Princess Kunxing was looking forward to her husband's triumphant return. However, she did not expect to see Zhao Xiaofei, covered in blood, being carried into the palace.
Zhao Xiaofei's eyes were tightly shut, his face pale and bloodless. Seeing him like this, Princess Kunxing panicked. She glared at Li Sihong and Kou Baimen, demanding, "How could my husband be like this? How did you take care of him?"
Li Sihong and Kou Baimen immediately knelt down and said, "Princess, please punish us!"
At this time, Wan Shan entered the room and said to the princess, "Your Highness, I greet you! Everyone, please leave. I need to treat the prince's injuries!"
Princess Kunxing glared at the two women kneeling on the ground and then left. The two women stood up and went outside. Princess Kunxing sat outside waiting, and the two women stood behind her with their heads down.
Wanshan arrived at the bedside and, upon seeing Zhao Xiaofei's condition, knew he had been poisoned. He pulled out his first aid kit and removed the arrow. Luckily, the arrowhead didn't have a barb, otherwise it would have gouged out a large chunk of Zhao Xiaofei's flesh. The blood that flowed out was a bit black and had a slight fishy smell. Wanshan immediately squeezed Zhao Xiaofei's wound, watching the blood slowly turn red, and then he disinfected and bandaged Zhao Xiaofei.
Afterwards, Wan Shan took out an anti-inflammatory drug from the first aid kit and gave it to Zhao Xiaofei. He then emerged from the room and bowed to the princess, saying, "The prince is in danger. The arrowhead is poisonous. We need to have Admiral Zhao return to Nanjing immediately!"
"What? It's poisonous!" Princess Kunxing immediately stood up and asked.
The two girls behind him burst into tears. Princess Kunxing said sternly, "Why are you crying? Send someone to Chuzhou immediately to ask Brother to come back!"
Li Sihong and Kou Baimen wiped their tears and immediately left, arranging for someone to fetch their eldest brother. Seeing the two women walk away, Princess Kunxing also burst into tears. She asked, "How long can the prince hold on?"
"It should be fine in two or three days! I don't know what the poison is, but if I knew what it is, it would be easier to cure it. Why don't we ask a doctor to see what the poison is!" Wanshan said.
"I understand. Go down!" Princess Kunxing said. Then she turned to Liu Gongzheng and said, "Go and get the best doctor in Nanjing! Immediately!"
"Yes!" Liu Gongzheng immediately went down to make arrangements.
Princess Kunxing entered the room and sat next to Zhao Xiaofei. Looking at Zhao Xiaofei's appearance, she reached out to touch his face. Tears dripped onto his face.
At this time, Zhao Xiaofei fell into a coma and was dreaming. In the dream, he seemed to be leading a large army to attack Beijing.
"Kill! Anyone who dares to resist will be killed without mercy!" Zhao Xiaofei said while sitting on the bed.
The soldiers climbed up the city wall like ants, using ladders. The Qing soldiers on the top of the city wall threw stones at the people below, and some even poured gold juice down! Many soldiers were knocked off the city wall. Zhao Xiaofei shouted, "Where are my Italian cannons? Fire them for me!"
Boom boom boom! Three consecutive artillery fire reduced Zhengyang Gate to ruins. Seeing this, the soldiers rushed towards the collapsed area, and Zhao Xiaofei also rushed into the capital.
Arriving outside Chengtian Gate, a bearded Jianlu official stood on the city wall, holding a sword and roaring loudly. Zhao Xiaofei couldn't hear what the official said at all, and he didn't want to know what he said. He just shouted: "Fire!"
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