Rebirth, guarding the mute at the tip of my heart

Xie Ze still felt that it was not enough, so he turned around and asked Ah Fu to bring the scarf he had just bought for Jiang Xin a few days ago. He did not stop wrapping the rice dumplings until half of Jiang Xin's face was covered, leaving only a pair of round eyes exposed.

Now is the coldest time of the year. If it weren't for the fact that hats cannot be worn during sacrifices, he would have prepared a thick and warm hat for his study partner. This is all he can do for now.

"Let's go." Xie Ze nodded with satisfaction, took Jiang Xin's hand, lowered his head slightly and said gently.

"...How to walk?" Jiang Xin was wrapped up so tightly that even walking felt a bit heavy. He stared at his highness speechlessly.

With three layers of clothes inside and three layers outside, he found it difficult to even stand, let alone walk!

Xie Ze: “…”

Finally, despite Jiang Xin's strong protest, Xie Ze took off a thick inner coat for him. Jiang Xin then felt less uncomfortable being squeezed. He glanced at his prince's frowning brow, and quickly pulled him into the carriage, as if he was afraid that he would go back on his word.

Although he doesn't really care about other people's eyes, he doesn't want to be a round and conspicuous bag at all, okay?

Fortunately, after getting on the carriage, Xie Ze did not mention the matter of adding clothes to Jiang Xin. He frowned slightly and said solemnly: "Stand beside me later. No matter what happens, don't leave my sight."

Jiang Xin was stunned when he heard this, and then he subconsciously said: "Your Highness is the prince, so he should be in the front row. I should stand in the row of ministers."

"You and I are already engaged, so it's not wrong for you to stand with me." Xie Ze said confidently.

They will be married in a month. Jiang Xin is already a confirmed virtuous princess, so it is not a big mistake for the two of them to stand together.

Although Xie Ze usually wanted to stick with Jiang Xin, Jiang Xin still sensed something was wrong from his highness' tone and frowned, "Is there anything wrong with today's sacrifice?"

"It's okay, it's just that some people are restless." Xie Ze pulled Jiang Xin's collar and smiled nonchalantly, "Don't be afraid as long as I'm here."

Jiang Xin frowned and tried hard to recall if anything had happened at this time in his previous life. Unfortunately, he was living in a small alley at that time and could not remember what happened in the outside world. But nothing major should have happened.

Of course, this is hard to say. He and His Highness have both lived a new life, and many things are completely different from their previous lives. There is no guarantee that there will be any changes.

However, seeing his own prince chatting and laughing, Jiang Xin felt relieved again. Since his prince said so, he would definitely take precautions in advance. All he could do was to stand with his prince and try not to cause trouble for him.

*

In the ancestral temple, Emperor Kang Yuan led all the ministers in kneeling three times and kowtowed nine times to worship the ancestors.

After a long prayer, Emperor Kang Yuan stood up, lit three incense sticks and walked towards the altar. The remaining ministers continued to kneel and could only stand up after His Majesty spoke.

Just as he was about to insert the incense into the incense burner, there was a sudden sound of breaking air, and the next second the incense in Emperor Kang Yuan's hand broke directly in the middle and broke into two halves.

Emperor Kang Yuan was startled, and then he saw more than a dozen masked men who had hidden in the ancestral temple at some point, waiting for him to go forward alone to burn incense and then jump out with swords pointing directly at his chest, obviously intending to take his life.

"There is an assassin! Escort!"

"Be careful, Your Majesty!"

"what--!"

"boom!"

The entire ancestral temple was suddenly in chaos. Some timid ministers and female relatives were so frightened that they screamed and tried to hide in panic.

But with so many people together, if one person gets confused, everything will soon be in chaos. They stumbled and fell into a mess, and many people even fell to the ground and were stepped on several times.

As soon as the assassin appeared, Xie Ze jumped onto the platform with Jiang Xin in his arms, kicked away the sword that was stabbing at Emperor Kang Yuan's throat, and then protected Emperor Kang Yuan, saying in a cold voice: "Protect the emperor!"

Of course, besides Emperor Kang Yuan, behind him there is also Jiang Xin, who is protected even more tightly by him.

Emperor Kang Yuan: “…”

"Yes!" Xie Ze gave an order, and the secret guards who had been ready for action rushed out instantly and started fighting with the assassins who were rushing towards Emperor Kang Yuan.

"boom!"

"Clang-!"

There was a fierce fight on the altar, and the altar was in a mess. However, in this chaotic crowd, there were a few people who fell to the ground with the flow of people, but there was no fear in their eyes. Instead, they looked at the two groups of people fighting on the altar with shock and anger.

If you look closely, you can see the fear hidden in their eyes.

"Grandfather, what should we do now?" The Fourth Prince was at a loss and looked to Wei Yan for help.

The emergence of "Capital Monthly" had a huge impact on them. Originally, they wanted to wait for another two years, until they had more people at their disposal, and then slowly plan for the throne, but now they can't wait any longer.

The last time he openly opposed the monthly report, he had completely offended Emperor Kang Yuan, and Concubine Lan also fell out of favor. If they wait any longer, they may not be able to train enough people, but Emperor Kang Yuan can use "Capital Monthly Report" to gradually eliminate his influence in the court, making all his years of painstaking efforts come to nothing.

Wei Yan and the Fourth Prince's party were naturally unwilling to accept this.

In the previous life, after they gained huge profits from Liuli, they raised a large number of private soldiers and took risks to force the emperor to abdicate.

In this life, they did not raise enough money to support private soldiers, but they could not hold back for various reasons.

But they are not fools. Until the day of the sacrifice, Xie Ze's people will definitely protect His Majesty.

Therefore, their original plan was not to rush towards Emperor Kang Yuan all at once, but to send some assassins to attack Emperor Kang Yuan first to attract Xie Ze's attention.

When Xie Ze and the secret guards rush forward to protect the emperor, the other group of people will be able to capture Jiang Xin easily.

Didn't Xie Ze boast of his deep love for Jiang Xin, even confessing it in front of the whole world? So, if Jiang Xin was in danger, would he be able to take care of anything else?

As long as Jiang Xin is in their hands, Xie Ze won't have to do anything to lose his composure.

At that time, whether it was taking the opportunity to kill Emperor Kang Yuan or letting Xie Ze reveal his flaws for Jiang Xin, it would be a good thing for them.

Who knew that this madman Xie Ze would not play by the rules at all!

This guy, does he know that these assassins are going after Emperor Kang Yuan? Does he know how dangerous it is on the altar? Doesn't he love Jiang Xin deeply? How dare he bring his beloved to such a dangerous place? ! How dare he? !

Shouldn't a normal person let his lover find a safe place to hide? What does he mean by taking Jiang Xin to the most dangerous place? Does he think he is not dying fast enough? !

How could the Fourth Prince and Wei Yan know that the thing Xie Ze regretted most in his previous life was that he did not keep Jiang Xin at his side like a pendant when danger was imminent.

He will use his life to protect his Ah Xin. There will be no safer place than behind him. Even if there are thousands of troops on the opposite side, he will only protect Jiang Xin behind him.

Unless he dies, no one can hurt his Ashin.

Because they misjudged the degree of paranoia of this madman, the assassins arranged by the Fourth Prince to kidnap Jiang Xin were suddenly confused. Seeing Xie Ze bringing the man to the altar, they looked at each other, gritted their teeth and rushed forward.

Once the arrow is shot, there is no turning back. Anyway, their most important goal is to assassinate Emperor Kang Yuan. As long as Emperor Kang Yuan is dead, nothing else matters.

But how could they possibly be Xie Ze's opponent if they didn't have any evidence against him, not to mention that Xie Ze had already sent his most elite secret guards to catch them in the trap.

The Fourth Prince watched his men being knocked down one by one, and he finally felt scared. His teeth chattered, and he held tightly to his grandfather, his only support, trying to draw a shred of sense of security from him.

Wei Yan's eyes were fierce, and he forced himself to remain calm and shouted: "Why are you panicking? Even if you fail, it won't be traced back to us. Stay calm and don't panic. Otherwise, your flaws will be discovered by others!"

"Oh oh oh!" The Fourth Prince swallowed and forced himself to calm down.

That’s right, the families of those people are in their hands. Even if the assassination fails, they will immediately commit suicide by taking poison. They will never be traced back to them, no way...

Although he thought so, for some reason, the Fourth Prince still felt a strong sense of uneasiness in his heart.