My husband, please respect yourself. The princess is here to grab the bride.

There is not much new in Xiling City.

Two very new things happened this May.

One of them was that the good-for-nothing Bai Shaoqiu had won the championship of the Zhuxi Literary Society.

Only ten days had passed since this incident, and the residents of Xiling City who had lost money had finally come out of their misery. But unexpectedly, another catastrophic event occurred today.

Mr. Bai was assassinated!

The fourth young master of the palace was seriously injured!

After the four assassins died, Xiling City closed all four gates and imposed martial law. The City Defense Office sent out all the detectives to arrest the gangsters throughout the city!

Xiling City was boiling again in the drizzle, but this time the excitement was different from the day when Bai Shaoqiu won the championship.

That day, the people in the city were angry.

Today, it is the anger of the City Guard House!

No one expected that the gentle and refined city guard of the past would make such a big move today—

"It's not surprising. After all, such a big thing happened in Xiling City."

On the second floor of Jubao Money House, the shopkeeper Qian Shengqian poured a cup of tea for a thin middle-aged man sitting opposite him and said:

"The prince has never paid much attention to this city lord, who was transferred from Kyoto only six years ago... Although his wife often visits the palace to pay her respects to the princess... in reality, you and I both know that it's just a show."

"Of course, the City Guard must also show his utmost concern about this matter... He must show his attitude. After all, last spring, his son tricked Master Bai at the Chang Ye Huan, and just a few days ago at the Zhuxi Literary Gathering, Master Bai broke his son's arm."

"This is hatred!"

"Anyone who has a grudge against Mr. Bai cannot escape responsibility."

"The prince hasn't been angry for years, but you and I both know that when he gets angry... it's not like the drizzle outside the window!"

"I'm afraid Ge Gang is kneeling in front of the palace gate right now."

"I'm afraid Chang Fugui of the Chang family is rushing to the palace in a hurry."

"Well, there are also those who have offended Mr. Bai in the past. They are probably feeling very panicked right now."

The thin man sitting opposite frowned, and said coldly:

"But they are not the mastermind behind this!"

Qian Sheng pondered for three breaths and nodded:

"Yes, I also think that none of them are the masterminds of this assassination, but they must show their attitude!"

"He Yingou,"

Qian Sheng raised his eyes, looked at the owner of the Silver Hook Casino, and asked:

"So who do you think is the mastermind behind this?"

He Yingou spoke without hesitation: "Xuan Jingsi!"

"...Do you know that someone from the Xuanjing Division has been here?"

"I know a lot!"

"Then did you know that they left yesterday?"

"I know, that's why I think they did it!"

Qian Sheng pondered for three breaths:

"What is your intention in coming to see me?"

"I will kill all the people from the Xuanjing Division in Xiling City!"

Qian Sheng picked up the teacup and turned to look at the drizzle outside the window. He took a sip of tea, sighed slightly, and looked at He Yingou again:

"You are also from Xuan Jingsi!"

He Yingou: "I left Xuanjingsi a long time ago!"

Qian Sheng: "But you should know that the First Lord would never do such a thing!"

He Yingou frowned, "But this grandson Shangshan is capable of doing this!"

"Where's the evidence?"

He Yingou was silent.

Qian Sheng added, "Without solid evidence, we can't touch those small bronze mirrors in Xiling City!"

"At least you can't move!"

"After all, they are from the Xuanjing Division. The Chief is still alive. If they touched those small bronze mirrors, they must give the Chief an explanation!"

"How can we explain without evidence?"

"You know the Chief Lord!"

"You should understand that the First Lord is not truly indifferent to worldly affairs!"

"If we really kill those dozen small bronze mirrors without permission, what would the chief think?"

"What will you do?"

"Besides, we all know that there have always been only twelve people hiding in the small bronze mirror in Xiling City, and they all belong to Yu Donglin's Third Division..."

"Young Master Bai was attacked, and the Fourth Young Master killed four people. I immediately checked the people from the Xuan Jing Division, and there were still twelve of them. They were also extremely surprised by this. So... even if those five people were from the Xuan Jing Division, they were definitely not Yu Donglin's men!"

He Yingou was stunned for a moment. "You mean, someone from outside?"

"Of course!"

"Xiling City may seem relaxed, but it's actually extremely strict. The palace has always had a system of surveillance and early warning for strangers entering Xiling City... Why didn't they sound the alarm this time?"

Qian Sheng pondered for a few breaths and said, "There is only one possibility."

He didn't say which possibility it was, but He Yingou understood that possibility.

"Is there really something wrong with Ge Gang?"

"We can't draw that conclusion yet."

If there is any problem with the city defender Ge Gang, then the assassin can easily enter.

He was in charge of the defense of Xiling City, which was a huge hidden danger in He Yingou's eyes, but the prince did not take it seriously.

"I actually thought there was something wrong with Ge Gang!"

"Oh...why do you say that?"

"Think about it, the Bai Mansion was sold to the Xuan Jing Division through the City Guard Mansion. Does this mean that Ge Gang has dealings with the Xuan Jing Division?"

"Six years ago, Ge Gang was just a small sergeant in the Kyoto Inner City Defense Department!"

"His meteoric rise to become the defender of Xiling City must be related to what happened the night the late emperor passed away!"

Qian Sheng raised a hand to interrupt He Yingou:

"Don't be suspicious without reason."

He Yingou gritted his teeth and said, "You... you can't kill the people from Xuanjingsi, and you can't kill Ge Gang either... are you going to just endure this?"

"If there was a first assassination attempt on Mr. Bai, there would definitely be a second one!"

"Did Xuan Jingsi know something?"

"no!"

He Yingou stood up and said, "I told you long ago that I would send someone to protect him, but what about you? You said the best protection is to ignore him!"

"it's good now!"

"Now that he's famous, someone wants to kill him!"

"Have you ever thought about how we would explain to the old man if he died?"

Qian Sheng looked up at He Yingou and suddenly laughed:

"How much of your martial arts has your son learned? Is he capable of inheriting your pair of silver hooks?"

"He has already mastered 70% of my martial arts, and should be able to inherit the pair of silver hooks."

"Okay, then make arrangements and let your son He Xiaofeng go to him."

"The Fourth Young Master... gets carried away when a fight starts. Xiaofeng is calm and steady. With him around, Young Master Bai will be safer."

He Yingou nodded decisively:

"Okay, I'll go visit the prince now."

"You'd better not go today."

"Why?"

"I'm afraid the prince will be very busy!"

The King of Zhenxi is not busy, he is a little annoyed.

After returning to the palace, the palace steward Yuan Bowen informed him that the city guards Ge Gang and Chang Fugui were kneeling in front of the palace gate asking for a meeting, but the Prince of Zhenxi ignored them.

What annoyed him was the sound like spring thunder coming from the backyard:

"It hurts... wuwuwu... tell me, was I picked up?"

"Where's Dad?"

"Where's mother?"

"I'm hurt!"

"They don't even look at me. I must have been picked up by them... wuwuwu..."

The Prince of Zhenxi clenched his fists and ordered the steward Yuan, "Go and shut his mouth!"

"Also... please ask Lao Yu to come over."