Contract Prince

"What!" Xiao Guan suddenly felt thunderbolt, as if his heart and soul had been severely injured, "Xue'er was assassinated?"

"Jiang Shitang sent someone to report that Her Royal Highness, the Princess, was assassinated on the way back to the Marquis Mansion while passing through the suburban forest of Zhuque Lane, and now she is seriously injured and unconscious." Chen Huaisheng promised in a weeping voice.

"Xue'er, Xue'er..." Xiao Guan called Xiao Muxue's name several times in a row, his tone trembling.

"Where is Jiang Shitang? He is a dignified first-rank guard with a knife and the deputy commander of the Yulin Army. How could he fail to protect the safety of the princess!" Xiao Guan was more annoyed than ever before.

Chen Huaisheng said truthfully: "I don't know the details. Mr. Jiang is still at the scene where the princess was assassinated. His Highness is seriously injured. He sent someone to invite the imperial doctor to treat him."

"Then what are you still kneeling here for? Go to Xuan Tai Physician!"

"Your Majesty, at this time, the Imperial Hospital has long been closed. This old slave has no right to order the Imperial Physicians, so I came here to invite Your Majesty."

Xiao Guan was so anxious that he had already forgotten this point, and he said sharply: "I will tell you to quickly summon five hundred guards and all the imperial doctors of the Imperial Hospital to the outskirts of Zhuque Lane! There is no delay!"

After receiving the oracle, Chen Huaisheng hurriedly withdrew.It takes time to deploy soldiers, and Xiao Guan, who is concerned about the safety of the princess, has no time to delay.Immediately, he led several palace servants and rushed towards the destination like flying.

Suzaku Lane, in the outskirts of twenty miles.

Seeing Xiao Guan's arrival, Jiang Shitang was about to salute, but the emperor hurriedly said, "It's a very important time, so there is no need to be too polite. Jiang Shitang, how is the princess injured?"

Jiang Shitang knew that the sixth princess was Xiao Guan's confidant, he hesitated slightly, and said in a low voice: "Return to Your Majesty, the sixth princess is seriously injured. I am not an imperial physician, and the specific situation will only be known after the imperial physicians make a diagnosis and treatment."

As soon as Xiao Guan arrived, Chen Huaisheng led the imperial physicians to follow.

"Physicians, hurry up and check the injury of the sixth princess! There must be no mistakes!"

It is not unusual for the princess to be injured, and all the imperial doctors looked very serious, and quickly came to Xiao Muxue with the medicine box in hand.

The chief physician Ling, after checking the princess's injuries, looked tens of times heavier than before.

Xiao Guan asked loudly: "The Imperial Physician Order, how is the princess's injury?"

The imperial physician Ling showed embarrassment, hesitating and evasive, "Your Majesty, Princess...Princess..."

"I ask you, how is the princess's injury?" Xiao Guan asked again.

"Although the blood has stopped, there is poison on the sword, and the toxin has invaded the spleen of Her Royal Highness." The imperial physician ordered "Plop" to kneel on the ground, choked up and said, "I have limited medical skills and cannot cure the princess. The poison is very strange. This is the first time I have seen it, so I can only slow down the spread of the toxin."

"Bastard!" Xiao Guan kicked at the imperial doctor's order, "You can't even save the princess, what use do I need you?"

After kicking the imperial physician's order, Xiao Guan reprimanded the rest of the imperial physicians: "Go and save the princess, I will reward those who can save the princess! If you can't save the princess, all of you are ready to be buried together!"

All the imperial physicians knew very well that they were about to suffer disaster.The Imperial Physician Ling is the person in charge of the Imperial Hospital, and he has excellent medical skills. If the Imperial Physician Ling can't cure the princess, then they will be even more helpless.

The emperor's order cannot be disobeyed, and all the imperial doctors can only look at each other and sigh in their hearts.After carefully checking the princess's injuries, they all lowered their heads and dared not reply to Xiao Guan's words.

"I ask you, can you cure the princess?"

All the imperial physicians knelt on the ground, kowtowed and said: "Your Majesty, the ministers are incompetent."

"Okay, since you can't save the princess, I'll send you one by one to meet the King of Hades!" In a rage, Xiao Guan pulled out the swords from the guards around him, intending to stab them.

"Father, calm down." Gu Yunjing knelt on the ground, pleading for the imperial physicians, "His Royal Highness is in danger, and the most urgent thing right now is to find a way to save the princess. Your Highness is always kind, if she knows that Father is angry because of this matter Yu imperial physicians. Even if she wakes up, she may feel restless."

Xiao Guan looked deeply at Xiao Muxue whose complexion was blackened due to poisoning, looked up to the sky and sighed a few times, and finally shook his hand violently, throwing away the sword.

"My son-in-law, I ask you, what happened tonight? Why was the princess assassinated?" Xiao Guan loudly questioned Gu Yunjing.Although the emperor likes the son-in-law, the one he loves the most is still the princess.He saw Gu Yunjing standing here safe and sound, and his precious daughter's life or death was uncertain, and he felt a faint feeling of injustice in his heart.

Gu Yunjing told Xiao Guan the ins and outs of the matter one by one.In the end, she said sadly: The target of the assassin's attack was the minister, and Her Royal Highness was murdered in order to protect the minister.It was Yun Jing's incompetence that got the princess hurt. "

Gu Yunjing felt guilty for her own incompetence, but also felt heartbroken for what happened to Her Highness the Princess.

Xiao Guan asked: "Do you know the details of that gang of assassins? Did they reveal any flaws when they fought the princess?"

"Yunjing's eyesight is clumsy, so I can't see one or two." Gu Yunjing didn't study martial arts, so he couldn't see the way of an assassin.

"That's all, that's all." Xiao Guan summoned Jiang Shitang and asked, "What do you see from the assassin?"

"Your Majesty, when I arrived, the group of assassins had already fled in all directions. At that time, I was busy checking on the sixth princess's injuries, so I only sent my Habayashi Army to chase after her. The people they sent have not returned yet."

"Jiang Shitang listens to the order. I order you to arrest the assassin and bring the five hundred guards to justice at your disposal."

After finishing speaking, Xiao Guan took another cold look at the imperial physician kneeling on the ground, "I won't kill you, but you must do your best to save the princess, no matter what method you use!"

After everyone took orders, they went to perform their duties.

Ningguo Duke's Mansion, in the secret room.

The news of Xiao Muxue's assassination quickly reached Lu Zhong's ears.

"You stabbed Her Highness the Princess?" Lu Zhong scolded, "Trash, it's not enough to succeed but to fail! I asked you to kill Gu Yunjing, not the princess!"

"My lord, we don't want to hurt the princess either. The brothers were about to get rid of Gu Yunjing, but His Royal Highness blocked the sword for him." Several men in black knelt on one knee, defending in a low voice.

"Okay, you still have the face to defend yourself. Since you accidentally injured the princess, you will pay for your life. I think it's dirty to kill you, so do it yourself!"

Although Lu Zhong had bad intentions, his admiration for Xiao Muxue was real, and he didn't want the princess to suffer any harm.These bastards dared to hurt Xiao Muxue, and death was inevitable.

"Brother, calm down," Yu Liang said, "I believe they didn't mean to hurt the princess. Things have come to this point. Even if they die a hundred times, it's useless. Give them a chance to redeem themselves."

"For brother Yu's sake, let me spare your dog's life for now. Get lost!"

The people under him seemed to have received an amnesty, and after being grateful to Dade, they were ready to step down.

Yu Liang said coldly: "Wait, don't get lost, I still have something to ask you. This time, your whereabouts have not been revealed, have you?"

"No."

"Are you sure?"

"It's confirmed. When the Habayashi Army was tracking us, the brothers were divided into two groups. One group was responsible for attracting them, and the other group was responsible for reporting the news to Young Master."

"Very well, you can go now."

After the men in black left, Lu Zhong hurriedly asked Yu Liang: "Brother Yu, you won't be caught in this incident, right?"

Yu Liang smiled, and signaled Lu Zhong to relax his tense nerves, "Don't worry, brother, you will never reveal half of your flaws. Even if Gu Yunjing and others want to doubt, they should suspect Yu Wenyan."

The assassination of Xiao Muxue this time was precisely planned by Yu Liang for Lu Zhong.On the hunting ground during the day, Gu Yunjing made Yu Wenyan lose all face.Now that the assassination incident happened, Yu Wenyan naturally became the prime suspect.

Hearing what Yu Liang said, Lu Zhong relaxed his mind a little, and said, "That's good, but it's a pity that I still couldn't kill Gu Yunjing."

"It's okay, I'll find a chance next time." Yu Liang put his hands on Lu Zhong's shoulders and patted him, telling Lu Zhong not to be discouraged.

"Brother Yu, I am very worried about the situation of the princess, and I don't know what is going on with her?" Lu Zhong said worriedly.

"Brother, I want to remind you of something. I know you are worried about the princess, but you must not be careless. Now they are all pointing at Yu Wenyan, we just need to watch the show quietly. If you do something What abnormal behavior, maybe they will suspect you."

"I understand, I won't act rashly."

Zhenyuanhou Mansion.

Xiao Muxue lay motionless on the sickbed, her fair face was already blackened by the toxin, she was very bloated, and she no longer looked like a peerless beauty.

Gu Yunjing stood quietly in front of the sick bed, her eyes were empty and powerless.From Xiao Muxue's accident to now, she has had trouble sleeping and eating.The originally thin face looked even thinner, giving people a feeling of thin bones.

She gently took Xiao Muxue's hand, and said: "Your Highness, it's all Yun Jing's fault. Instead of protecting you well, I've hurt you, Yun Jing deserves to die."

"Your Highness, no matter what the price is, I will definitely find a way to cure you. If Your Highness passes away, Yun Jing will not live on."

Gu Yunjing put the princess's hand on her cheek and rubbed it repeatedly, tears dripped down Xiao Muxue's hand from her eyes.The young man choked up several times: "Your Highness, I beg you, please wake up. Your Highness..."

"Your Highness, do you know? In fact, I have a lot to say to you, but I have never dared to say it. I have liked you for a long time. I probably fell in love with you the first time I saw you in the bridal chamber."

"However, due to many reasons, I can't say. In the carriage, I heard you say that you like me. At that moment, I was so happy that I almost flew up. I have never been so happy..."

Gu Yunjing said a lot of things in his heart to Xiao Muxue.However, no matter how much she said, Xiao Muxue would never respond like a wooden dummy.

When Caiyue came to visit, when she heard Gu Yunjing's words, her heart twitched slightly.After her expression returned to normal, she walked up to Gu Yunjing and said worriedly: "My lord, you don't eat or drink like this, and you don't sleep and rest, how can your body bear it?"

Gu Yunjing was immersed in sadness all the time, she didn't listen to Caiyue's words at all, and just stared blankly at Xiao Muxue.

Caiyue sighed, and continued to comfort Gu Yunjing: "Your Majesty, Your Royal Highness is already in this situation, you should take care of your health and find a way to save her. The imperial physicians are helpless, and Gu Zhu may have a way to save the princess."

Upon hearing the last sentence, Gu Yunjing's eclipsed eyes suddenly brightened up, like a drowning man grabbing a life-saving straw: "Yes, why didn't I think of that. Master, Master will definitely be able to save the princess. Caiyue, immediately fly a pigeon to pass the letter and ask Master to come over."

After Xiao Muxue was poisoned, Gu Yunjing's heart and soul seemed to be taken away, and his IQ also dropped. He really didn't expect to ask Shangguanlan for help.

"His Royal Highness is saved." Gu Yunjing wiped away the tears from the corners of his eyes, excited and excited at the same time, "Master can definitely save the princess, definitely can."

After Shangguanlan received the news, he rushed from Wangyou Valley to Xiaoguo's capital without stopping.After exhausting several horses to death, he finally arrived at Zhenyuanhou's Mansion as fast as he could.

After arriving, he immediately checked Xiao Muxue's condition.

"Master, what happened to Her Highness the Princess? You can save her, right. No matter what, I beg you to save her." Gu Yunjing said in an almost pleading tone.

The apprentice in Shangguanlan's impression is a person who does not change his face when the mountains collapse in front of him. It is the first time he has seen Gu Yunjing panic like this.

Shangguan Lan knew that his apprentice had already had a deep-seated love for Xiao Muxue.

"I'm afraid the situation is not optimistic." Shangguanlan said truthfully, "His Royal Highness has been poisoned by a very rare poison called Three-day Killing Soul Powder. Once the poison enters a person's heart, within three days Bleed to death from seven orifices."

"But luckily, someone used medicine to delay the spread of the poison. Otherwise, even if the old man came, it would be too late."

Gu Yunjing couldn't imagine that the most beautiful woman in the world would face such a tragic ending.

No, she can't let the beauty of the princess fade away.

"Master, you can save the princess, right?"

"It's not impossible to save her." Shangguan Lan paused and said solemnly, "But it's very troublesome, and I need to find a medicine."

"What kind of medicine? As long as it can save Her Royal Highness," Gu Yunjing spoke vigorously, "Even if it's going up the mountain of swords or down into the sea of ​​fire, Yunjing will have nothing to say."

"Snow Spirit Grass, this herb grows in extremely cold places. It is usually found on the snowy mountains in Xiliang. It is extremely rare. Even if we go there, we may not be able to find it."

Gu Yunjing didn't flinch because the snow spirit grass was hard to get: "As long as there is a chance, I will not give up."

Shangguan Lan nodded slightly, he admired his apprentice's courage: "Although that is the case, you have to know that today is different from the past, the battle between Xiao Guo and Xiliang is not over yet, how can you enter Xiliang territory Woolen cloth?"

Shangguanlan's worries are not unreasonable, Xiliang is the land of barbarians.Gu Yunjing's appearance is very different from that of the Hu people. Hu people always sneer at the Han people, even if he is disguised, he can be easily recognized by the Hu people.

Gu Yunjing said in a deep voice: "There is always a solution, I will think about it carefully."

"Then you have to hurry up." Shangguanlan instructed, "I can only delay the time for the poison to spread. After a month, if you can't get the snow spirit grass successfully, your wife will die."

"The disciple knows." Gu Yunjing looked at Shangguan Lan's face covered in dust, and felt guilty in his heart, "Master, you are tired all the way, go and rest."

Xiao Guo, in the post house.

The news of Xiao Muxue's assassination and poisoning spread like wildfire. After hearing about this, Yu Wenyan felt extremely heavy and sad.Although he hated Gu Yunjing, he was still worried about Xiao Muxue. After much deliberation, Yu Wenyan decided to visit the Hou's mansion in person. Only when he saw the sixth princess did he feel at ease.

An "uninvited guest" was ushered in front of Zhenyuan Hou's Mansion. Yu Wenyan did not vote for the name card, so he was stopped by the guards of the Hou's Mansion.

Yu Wenyan said extremely impatiently: "A group of guys who look down on people with their dogs' eyes. I am Yu Wenyan, the king of Southern Chu, so hurry up and get out of the way!"

Gu Zhong knew that the son and Yu Wenyan were at odds, and when he heard the other party's name, he even rejected Yu Wenyan thousands of miles away, and said angrily: "I'm sorry, our Hou's temple is small, and we can't bear the Southern Chu Kingdom. The great Buddha is here to visit you, please go back."

The people of Xiao Kingdom have always claimed to be the best state, and have never looked down on the barbarians.Yu Wenyan was not welcomed by Xiao Guan when he was in Xiao Country.Zhenyuan Hou's Mansion is the lord of the family, and now it is the emperor's in-laws. The addition of dual identities makes the Hou's Mansion even more honorable, and the confidence of the Hou's servants also unknowingly changed.

Yu Wenyan snorted a few times, and said bluntly: "Is this how you treat guests? Whether you give way or not today, this master is determined."

The Southern Chu King's martial arts are quite good, after he forced his way in, none of the many guards in the Hou's mansion could stop him.

The noise outside still alarmed Gu Yunjing.The son-in-law came out, looked at Yu Wenyan in surprise, and asked: "The King of Southern Chu broke into the Hou Mansion without any reason?" "

"You think I want to break in," Yu Wenyan said dismissively, "If you didn't stop me, would I need to break in?"

"You broke into the Hou's mansion, what are you talking about?"

Yu Wenyan spread his hands and shrugged: "No reason, I want to see the sixth princess, that's all. Why isn't the son-in-law welcome?"

Gu Yunjing lowered his brows and said, "If that's the case, you've got your heart. I'm afraid you're a weasel giving chickens New Year's greetings, and you have no good intentions."

Yu Wenyan shook his hands, "It's okay, I don't have time to talk to you today. Where is the sixth princess, take me to see her."

Gu Yunjing originally suspected that Yu Wenyan had planned the assassination, but the other party dared to come to the Hou's mansion, which shows that Yu Wenyan and the princess's assassination had nothing to do with each other.She said slowly: "Come with me."

Yu Wenyan followed Gu Yunjing to the room where Xiao Muxue was lying.

After meeting Xiao Muxue, his heart was instantly shocked.Yu Wenyan couldn't even believe that this woman with a bloated face and black body was the Sixth Princess who made him madly obsessed.

"How did this happen? What kind of poison did the sixth princess suffer from?" Yu Wenyan couldn't help frowning and said that he was no less worried than Gu Yunjing.It seems that Xiao Muxue's situation is worse than he imagined.

Gu Yunjing sighed and said, "I have been poisoned by a poison called Killing God Powder. If I can't get the antidote, I'm afraid it's really hopeless."

Gu Yunjing's sigh made him very annoyed: "Then go find an antidote, it's useless to sigh long and short here!"

"This antidote is called Snow Spirit Grass, and it grows on the snow-capped mountains in Xiliang." Speaking of Xiliang, this is really a country that gives Gu Yunjing a headache.Until now, she hadn't thought of a surefire way to sneak into Xiliang territory.

Yu Wenyan stared and asked: "Snow Spirit Grass? Xiliang? I've heard of this kind of grass. It is the herb of Xiliang's country, and it is extremely rare. Are you sure it can save the sixth princess?"

Gu Yunjing said: "Sure."

"Okay, then I'll go ask the King of Xiliang." Yu Wenyan said simply and without hesitation.

"What is the law?" Gu Yunjing couldn't help asking because this matter related to Xiao Muxue's life.

"As for how to ask for it, I don't need to worry about it. Besides, I don't need to tell you. I just hope that the sixth princess can owe me a favor and remember my kindness." The existence of the princess, as for the son-in-law, is not even a fart in his eyes.

Gu Yunjing knew Yu Wenyan's temperament, so he stopped asking.The other party was willing to ask the King of Xiliang for snow spirit grass, which undoubtedly helped her a huge favor.

"Thank you." Gu Yunjing raised his sleeves and cupped his hands.

"You don't need to thank me, what I want is a thank you from Her Majesty the Princess." Yu Wenyan sighed, "Such a fairy-like character has turned out to be like this."

"Have you found out who did it?"

"No." Gu Yunjing shook his head, "No rush, the most important thing right now is to cure Her Royal Highness. After Her Highness recovers, I will settle this account with the designer!"

Yu Wenyan was so angry that he had nowhere to release, and cursed: "Grandma, if you let me know who dared to harm the princess after eating the ambitious leopard, I, Yu Wenyan, will definitely smash this person into pieces and blow his bones to ashes! "

Gu Yunjing said: "Actually, at first I suspected that the murderer was you. But today I found out that my suspicion was wrong."

Yu Wenyan cast a disdainful glance at Gu Yunjing, "My son-in-law, you really think too much. It's too late for me to admire Her Royal Highness, how could I harm her? I'm going to harm you too!"

Gu Yunjing lowered her eyes and said: "To tell you the truth, those assassins came after me. Her Royal Highness is just troubled by me."

"That son-in-law is really capable." Yu Wenyan said extremely sarcastically, "You can't even protect your own wife, what kind of man are you? If Her Royal Highness follows me, as long as anyone dares to touch her hair, I will let him Dead without a whole body!"

Gu Yunjing used to look down on Yu Wenyan, but at this moment, she suddenly felt that Yu Wenyan, a reckless man, is also a bloody man worthy of respect.She even felt that she was really inferior to Yu Wenyan in terms of protecting the princess.

Gu Yunjing smiled bleakly: "You are right, I did not protect the princess well, and I am indeed not a good husband."

Yu Wenyan said disgustedly: "I don't know what's wrong with Her Highness's eyes, let me, a good man who stands up to the sky, not want to like you, a man with no hands?"