Chapter 238: Stand Up and Hold the Situation Alone
Outside the carriage, there was a bloody storm and the sound of swords and knives.
Inside the carriage, the Yun family father and daughter sat quietly, looking nervous.
Although Yun Zhanpeng's lips trembled with fear, he still tried to comfort his daughter, "Zheng'er, don't be afraid, everything will be fine."
Yun Zheng's expression was terrifyingly calm. After experiencing several assassination attempts, her mental strength was terrifyingly strong.
"Father, have you forgotten that this carriage is specially made? It is impervious to water, fire, swords, and guns."
After her rebirth, just in case, she spent a lot of money to build two carriages. Once the windows and doors were closed, it became a small moving castle.
One is for his daily use, and the other is for his father to travel to and from court. Now, they are given to the four princes.
So, as long as they don't go out, nothing will happen.
Yun Zhanpeng had also seen the world, had traveled far and wide, and had encountered many dangers, but none as dangerous as this time.
These assassins are highly skilled in martial arts and fearless of death. They must be death warriors.
What kind of family would dare to keep assassins? He didn't dare to think about it.
"But, if an assassin comes and forces the carriage open..."
Yun Zheng softly consoled him, "Don't worry, these assassins won't dare to fight. The guards should be able to hold them off until the three main camps arrive. By then, they won't stand a chance."
"Besides, they just attacked by surprise. When the guards reacted..."
As she spoke, her expression suddenly changed, "Not good."
Yun Zhanpeng was startled, "What's wrong?"
Yun Zheng was about to say something when she heard a commotion outside.
"Princess, the soldiers are here."
A group of fully armed soldiers came running. Seeing this, the assassin leader looked at the two motionless carriages with regret. If he had been given a little more time, he would have been able to capture them.
"withdraw."
At the command, the assassins jumped up and fled quickly.
But just after running a few steps, another group of soldiers rushed towards him with crossbows in hand.
The leader's pupils trembled violently, "Oh no, it's the Shenji Camp, they came so quickly."
Countless arrows flew towards him, and he tried his best to block them with his sword, but there were too many of them, and he was injured if he was not careful.
Seeing that he couldn't escape, he made up his mind and shouted, "I will be loyal to my master."
He swung his hand back and cut his neck without hesitation. Blood gushed out and he fell to the ground with a bang.
"Be loyal to your master."
All the assassins committed suicide one after another, their actions were so ruthless that it made people shudder.
It started hastily and ended hastily, in just the time of a stick of incense.
The general of the Shenji Camp looked at the dead soldiers on the ground with an extremely ugly expression.
Not a single one left alive!
He went forward to greet them, and was shocked and frightened when he saw the princes in the carriage with panic-stricken expressions.
"Quick, escort the princes into the palace. We can't make any more mistakes."
With a command, he led a group of soldiers to escort the prince's carriage and galloped away.
Mingjingsi also rushed over and passed by the group.
Guyu, who was in the lead, looked anxious as he ran towards the familiar carriage.
"Princess Jinyun, are you okay?"
Yun Zheng opened the window, revealing her pale, beautiful face. "I'm fine."
She looked towards Loucheng, and sure enough, Ye Yichen was gone, only a cut rope.
"Ye Yizhen was rescued by the assassin."
There was a small team guarding Ye Yichen on the city wall, but when the incident happened, they all ran down to rescue him.
"Go find Jiang Wenzhou. He must have teamed up with those assassins. Capture him quickly."
Guyu gave an order and the people below dispersed and came back to report after a while.
"The person is missing. This place is not safe. I will escort you away."
Yun Zheng looked at the tragic scene around her, a trace of pity flashing in her eyes. "Someone needs to step up and take charge of the situation here. As an official of the imperial court, it is my duty to do so."
The former Prime Minister arrived at the scene a step late and saw only countless injured civilians, some shot by arrows, some trampled, and countless dead and wounded.
His heart sank.
Ye Yizhen was rescued. Then, what awaits him will be the emperor's wrath, and the family will be in tatters, unless...
He looked at the woman who was in charge of the situation, feeling mixed emotions.
Yun Zheng was very busy. "Send all the injured to the various clinics."
"Call all doctors to treat patients. Act quickly. Saving lives is like putting out a fire."
"All the victims were sent to the charity cemetery in the suburbs for a unified funeral."
"Go and notify the family."
"Everyone who died will receive a pension of fifty taels, and each of the injured will receive twenty taels. All expenses will be covered by the Ministry of Internal Affairs."
She stood in the crowd, but she was shining and I saw her at first sight.
She was like a stabilizing force, calming everyone's sadness and fear and stabilizing the situation in the first place.
Every word of thanks to the princess is what the people want.
The former Prime Minister came over and bowed, "Greetings to Princess Jinyun."
Yun Zheng immediately looked over and asked, "Master Duan, why are you here?"
The former Prime Minister looked at this thin woman and felt indescribable.
At times like this, the royal family is most needed to step forward and appease the people. However, all the princes have run away, leaving only Princess Jinyun to hold the situation alone, which makes it difficult to judge.
Yun Zheng won the hearts of the people.
"Several princes have entered the palace. Princess, you should go too. The emperor has summoned you."
"Okay, I'll leave this to you." Yun Zheng turned and left without hesitation.
The former Prime Minister looked at her receding figure with a more complicated expression.
"Dad, please go home first and don't let Mom worry."
Yun Zhanpeng looked at his daughter with pride, standing up at the critical moment. A politician serves the country. An official serves the people.
"be safe."
Yun Zheng pointed to the guards who were always by her side and said, "Don't worry, Mingjingsi will protect me."
The atmosphere in the palace was extremely depressing. The imperial doctors were circling around the princes, and the concubines in the harem gathered there, each with a different expression.
The emperor looked at his embarrassed sons and was extremely angry.
The eldest prince was shot in the arm by an arrow. He was sitting by the window at the time and didn't have time to close it when the situation became critical, so he was hit. However, it was only a flesh wound and nothing serious.
The Fourth Prince was so frightened that he accidentally bumped into the wall of the car, leaving a bruise on his forehead.
The second and third princes were not injured at all, but they looked terrified and frightened.
After hearing the imperial physician's report, the emperor secretly breathed a sigh of relief. "Who on earth is so cruel and ruthless? They even dared to touch the prince! I will kill his entire clan!"
Those who dared to attack the royal family were nothing more than the former subordinates of Prince Zhennan and the remnants of the royal family of the previous dynasty.
If I'm not mistaken, these two forces have already colluded with each other.
The Queen frowned. "How could we have been ambushed together by such a coincidence? Were we being set up? Oh, and why did you all leave the city together out of the blue?"
The princes looked at each other, Yun Zheng?
The Second Prince shouted, "Impossible, it's pure coincidence, it can't be Princess Jinyun."
The Queen narrowed her eyes slightly, "That's naive. Many coincidences are often man-made."
"Not earlier, not later, but at this very moment, they seem to be trying to capture all the descendants of the Great Qi royal family. How terrifying."
Lei Xintian's face was filled with uncertainty. Suddenly, she asked loudly, "Your Majesty, is Princess Jinyun really alright?"
The whole place fell silent, and the atmosphere became even weirder.
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