Changqing Ci

There were no people at the entrance or end of the alley leading here, and the market, which was still packed just now, became sparsely populated in an instant.Xun Changqing spent all his time looking at the man in black who was fighting with the guards not far away, and broke into the imperial capital alone, killing people in the daytime, his courage was as great as the sky.

There was a smile on the powder-like sculpted cheeks, maybe someone was so impatient to stir up conflicts between the Pingnan Palace and the emperor. In broad daylight, if she died, the emperor would not be able to explain to his father. Rumors said that he would turn against her. People will fuel the rumors.

The man in black had a long sword in his hand, and his aura was fierce, but Xun Changqing could tell from his slender figure that she was a woman with high martial arts skills.

Masters of the rivers and lakes, headed by the mysterious Xu Ke, but Xu Ke seldom made a move, so the rumors spread many years ago, followed by the Yu family in the south of the Yangtze River, but the Yu family only does business, and their martial arts skills are also mysterious extremely, but no one dared to be foolish enough to challenge Yu Jia.

Could it be a member of the Yu family, but the Yu family didn't care about world affairs and was recruited by the Shao family?Behind the Yu family is not just an ordinary Jianghu family, but endless financial resources, enough to make people salivate.

Xun Changqing slowly retreated to the side of the carriage, as long as the guards could block it for a quarter of an hour, when the imperial guards came, she could get away.

The man in black has strange sword skills. Xun Changqing didn't guess the source of the sword skills after looking at the moves, but now he hates his lack of skill. will be forced to come.

She glanced at the carriage, raised her feet and ran back. At this moment, she saw the assassin's moves clearly. She must not be able to beat her, so why not run into the crowd, delaying for a moment is a moment.

It's a pity that she thought too simply, the man in black made a feint, avoided the guards, leaped forward, and pierced Xun Changqing's back with his long sword.

Xun Changqing ran half a step sideways, and the cold wind blew up in the early morning, lifting up the broken hair on her temples. In the vast morning mist, she could only hide and was unable to fight back. Under the black scarf covering her face, a pair of beautiful eyes seemed familiar.

She had no time to think about it, the guard left behind by the man in black rushed out from the side, and the sword that stabbed in front of her eyes was swung away by the guard's silver knife. Before she could see clearly, a stream of blood sprayed onto her face, her eyes were scarlet With the light, the guards stood in front of her, and she was thrown two feet away.

The blood in her head was soaring, she was dizzy, the red in front of her eyes turned to black, she stood up in embarrassment, dodged to dodge, the sword pierced into the wooden pillar just now, leaving a deep mark several feet long.

She took the opportunity to pick up the long knife left by the guards on the ground, and swung it away with such force that the man in black backed up again and again. When a man is on the verge of death, his potential is so great that it is shocking.

The man in black didn't expect her to fight back so swiftly. He was stunned for a moment, and then swung his sword again. But in this moment, Xun Changqing saw the surprise in her eyes and the slight relief. She is an assassin, why? There will be a look of relief, and I am dazzled?

She was amazed and puzzled, the sound of horseshoes in the distance mixed with shouts, and the same figure rushed over in an instant, and the man in black hurriedly avoided and let her go temporarily.

Yuan Qingming, the commander of the imperial guards, has been awe-inspiring since the time of the previous two emperors. The man in black turned around and wanted to leave, but Yuan Qingming blocked her way with a single shot.

A few feet away from the battle between the two, there was a haze of dust, and the sword energy raised the dust.

Although the man in black's swordsmanship is excellent, it is still slightly inferior to Yuan Qingming's, and he fought several times first, which exhausted his physical strength. In addition, Yuan Qingming was flanked by imperial guards. After several rounds, the black Clothes gradually tend to lose the wind,

The man in black gradually lost, Xun Changqing opened his eyes wide, and saw Yuan Qingming stabbing with a gun, the man in black swung his sword to block, Yuan Qingming's long spear flicked, and the tip of the spear danced like a silver snake , flying like a flying dragon, as if turning a corner in the middle of the road, and pierced the shoulder of the man in black.

The man in black took a few steps back, and a bloody hole the size of a copper coin appeared on his shoulder in an instant. Yuan Qingming took out his gun, and the smell of blood filled the air.

Xun Changqing was astonished, suddenly felt extremely nervous, unconsciously skipped the thought in his head, stretched his fingertips to his waist, the jade pendant in his waist gathered all his strength, and threw it without thinking, Yuan Qingming did not expect the sudden Hidden weapon, long spear swiped away, the tip of the spear hit the jade pendant, how could the quality of the jade compare to the iron blade, the jade pendant was shattered in the air, and the jade fragments scattered in all directions.

Before Yuan Qingming could turn around, another stab came at him with a sword. He raised his spear to fight back, but another masked man in black came. He was attacked twice and retreated one after another. The man in black has run into the alley.

He hurriedly chased after him with a gun, but Xun Changqing hurriedly called him behind him, "Commander Yuan..."

He forgot that there was someone behind him, so he had to raise his hand to let the imperial guards chase after him, and he sent the ancestor back to the mansion first.

Xun Changqing stood far away in the corner, her cheeks were stained with a lot of blood, as was the blue dress, she was a little hesitant, looked at Yuan Qingming, her eyes foggy, and begged: "Commander Yuan, can you let your people Send me back first, my guards are dead and wounded, you have also seen it."

Perhaps the bloodstains were too conspicuous on her fair face, coupled with the faint tear stains in her eyes, there was a trace of stubbornness in her sad eyes, the 13-year-old girl encountered an assassin, the bloody and frightening scene did not yell, It is rare.Yuan Qing's iron-boned man also felt sorry for her, so he took the sex and ordered someone to bring the carriage over, intending to take her back to the palace himself.

But the surroundings were too messy, and there were corpses lying in disorder in front of the carriage, so the imperial guards had no choice but to remove the corpses first, and cleared a road for the carriage to walk on.

Xun Changqing himself jumped into the carriage first, then turned around and said, "Commander Yuan, you don't need to send him off. The assassin has escaped. It is better to send someone to chase after him. Your Majesty is probably waiting for you to go back. You enter the palace, and the assassins on the left and right are also waiting for you." I dare not come here."

At the emperor's feet, the assassins were so rampant that they slapped the emperor in the face.Xun Changqing is the heir of the royal family again, so this is not a small matter. After Yuan Qingming clasped his fists and saluted, he rode his horse and took people back to the palace to explain today's affairs to the emperor.

Assassins have their own imperial guards to search from house to house, as long as they are in the imperial capital, they cannot escape.

When the carriage drove back to the palace, Zijin, who had been waiting for a long time, ran down the steps first. After Xun Changqing got off the carriage, he went up to meet him. After looking up and down, he breathed a sigh of relief, still feeling scared.

"Princess, next time you enter the palace, bring more people to accompany you. When the imperial guards came to report, the old servant was so frightened that he almost fainted. Fortunately, you are fine," said the steward Yu Yin, who was originally the eldest princess. The people around Xun Qihuan, after going through two dynasties, are seasoned and kind to others. The disappearance of the princess for no reason made him feel very sorry, but now the little princess is back, and there is another master in the mansion, but who knows that just after returning to Twelve Hours, there is no one. Arrived, this happened.

The more he thought about it, the more frightened he became, so Yu Yin added more guards to guard the Pingnan Palace even more tightly. In the future, when the princess travels, it is better to have more talents.

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The wrath of the emperor is even worse.

Yuan Qingming didn't dare to delay, and after entering the palace quickly, he reported the matter to the emperor one by one.

The already gloomy atmosphere in Hanyuan Hall became even more suffocating after Yuan Qingming's last word landed.

After the dragon case, the emperor's expression froze, and he suddenly raised his eyebrows and glared, "Absurd, at the feet of the emperor, assassination again and again, is there any law for the king."

Yuan Qingming knelt down, bowed his head and said, "It's the minister's dereliction of duty that caused the little princess to be assassinated as soon as he returned to Beijing. Fortunately, the princess was not injured. The assassin fought with the minister, injured his shoulder, closed the four gates, and went door-to-door. Go door to door and search, and the murderer will be caught."

In the early morning, he led his soldiers to inspect the city tower. When he passed by, he saw the people fleeing in all directions. He shouted in a panic to kill people. He immediately turned around and went to the street. At a critical moment, he rescued Xun Changqing. If he went half a minute later, I'm afraid it's the second royal heir who died for no reason.

"I ask you, is the little princess injured?" The emperor suddenly remembered that the cause of Xun Yiju's death was poison, but a small wound killed him, and not being seriously injured does not mean that nothing happened.

Yuan Qingming didn't implicate the two, he shook his head for a while, and the emperor immediately ordered the imperial physician to go to Pingnan Palace.

After arranging the matter, the anger in Xun Ziqian's heart was hard to dissipate for a long time, and the muscles on his cheeks trembled faintly with anger, "It's really the opposite, she just came back last night, how could anyone know that she would pass by there early in the morning? So fast."

When it came to matters concerning the court, Yuan Qingming bowed his head and said nothing. He only cared about the safety of the imperial capital, and he didn't care about the rest.

The emperor cast a glance at the bewildered Yuan Qingming, called him up first, and said indifferently: "I heard a rumor today, Yuan Qingming, did you hear it today?"

Yuan Qingming didn't know what the emperor meant, and the strong oppressive feeling covering his body forced him to shake his head and pretend to be ignorant, "I don't know, Your Majesty should know that I just returned to Beijing yesterday."

The emperor's eyes fell on the memorabilia on the dragon case, and he remained calm: "It is rumored among the people that I suspect King Pingnan and called Xun Changqing back to Beijing as a hostage. he."

"Your Majesty, this is a rumor," Yuan Qing replied respectfully.

After one sentence, there was nothing else to say, the emperor's expression was serious, "You said that Xun Yi is far in the southwest, and it is the most protective shortcoming. I said before that I would take the princess and Xun Changqing to the southwest, but I refused. Now I know his precious daughter. In the imperial capital, I am afraid that I will have to play again and take Xun Changqing away, for fear that I will eat her."

At the end, the emperor said again: "Yuan Qingming, you said that Xun Yi knew about the rumors and what happened today, what would he do?"

Yuan Qingming leaned over and bowed, his expression remained the same, "This...I don't know either."

"It's not that you don't know, it's just that you don't say it," the emperor felt a little annoyed, but he believed it deeply. If the commander of his imperial guards took care of other things, he would be uneasy.

Yuan Qingming didn't say he was stupid, but that his eyes were set too far. No matter how hard he tried in the battle for the heir apparent, only one side would win in the end. No matter which side he stood on, he would be frightened and scheming. It's not as good as it is now. Relevant, whoever is the emperor, he is the same.

There is nothing better than a good minister and a loyal minister. The only pity is that he doesn't know how to adapt.

The emperor who is so intelligent can trust him deeply through Yuan Qingming's uprightness. It is not like an exquisite heart, but it is even more rare in the world. For the imperial decree in Chinese characters, I wrote the numbers by myself, and handed them over to Yuan Qingming after the handwriting was dry.

"Go to the Pingnan Palace for me to announce the decree! Rest assured that Xun Yi's heart will not be rested on both sides.

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After Xun Changqing returned to the mansion, although everyone was surprised and then frightened, they were relieved to see the little princess alive and kicking.

Because it is winter and the green grass is withered, the scenery in the courtyard turns deserted and deserted, and it is boring at a glance.

After Xun Changqing took a bath to wash off the blood, he changed into clean clothes and opened the window. The door to the west was still closed, and Xianyu was guarding outside. Wei Lingci did not come to comfort her when such a big thing happened. , didn't even show his face, it was so weird.

Xianyu said that Master was not awake, but it was already noon, she had always woken up early, and she had never woken up so late today.

At noon, she took a few mouthfuls of food, and then went to the house on the west side.

On the steps, Yanyan's Xianyu stopped her, and said with a clever smile: "Princess, the miss is not up yet, if you go back to take a nap, the miss will look for you when she wakes up."