readytorunbook Chapter 396 Have fun
Chapter 396 Have fun
Chapter 396 Enjoy
The princess was really tired, so Mother Yun helped her go back to rest. It took the princess several days to recover from the exhaustion.
It was a fine day, and Shen Tang sat on the swing, swinging gently, not daring to swing too far.
A little maid walked in from outside the courtyard, holding two red wedding invitations with gold decorations. Ginkgo asked, "Are these invitations from Duke Wen's Mansion and the Jiang family?"
The little maid nodded repeatedly and handed the wedding invitation to Shen Tang.
Five days later, the third young master of Duke Wen's mansion would marry Jiang Li. Unfortunately, Shen Tang was in poor health and could not attend the wedding.
Shen Tang prepared the makeup early and asked Ginkgo to deliver it to Jiang Li at the Jiang family the next day.
Ginkgo left the house after breakfast and returned at lunchtime. "Today, many ladies from wealthy families went to give dowry to my second cousin. The Jiang family is quite lively."
It was expected that a bunch of ladies from prominent families would send gifts to Jiang Li. Prince Yu was now in the limelight in the court, suppressing Prince Qi so much that he had almost no power to fight back. Princess Yu protected Prince Yu from being shot down and was deeply favored by him. Duke Wen's Mansion was Princess Yu's family's home, and Jiang Li would become the third sister-in-law of Princess Yu's family after she married into the family. Such a good opportunity to curry favor with her must not be missed.
Shen Tang is pregnant and cannot go out to attend the wedding, so Xie Guimo must go.
He sat at the same table with Chu Yi, Xiao Xun and the others, as well as Prince Yu, and they drank to their heart's content.
After the wedding banquet at Duke Wen's Mansion, Xie Guimo rode back to the mansion and walked for a while with Chu Yi and Xiao Xun. They talked and laughed. When they reached a place where there were few people around, Xie Guimo sensed a murderous aura.
The arrow shot towards him.
"careful!"
He shouted and turned his body to avoid the arrow.
Chu Yi and Xiao Xun only reacted when they heard Xie Guimo shouting "Be careful", and they almost failed to avoid it.
Arrows rained down like rain, and were all knocked to the ground by Xie Guimo and his men.
The assassin appeared in the dark, the knife in his hand reflecting a cold light.
The leader wore a mask and had a cold look in his eyes that was chilling to the bone.
"kill!"
"Leave no one alive!"
Chu Yi and Xiao Xun looked at each other.
I thought the assassin was coming for Xie Guimo, but I didn't expect that he wanted to kill them as well.
That's right, if they wanted to kill only Xie Guimo, they should have ambushed him on the road that Xie Guimo had to take to return to Prince Jingyang's Mansion after they left, instead of here.
Chu Yi looked around him. Apart from him, Xie Guimo and Xiao Xun, there were six people in total, one person with a guard. Opposite them were fifteen or sixteen assassins in black, each of whom looked to have extraordinary martial arts skills. They were going to kill them.
Unfortunately, the person who can take their lives has not been born yet.
Chu Yi laughed and said, "Looks like we can go on a killing spree today!"
The assassin came to attack, Chu Yi jumped off the horse and landed on the ground, fighting with the assassin.
It was already late at night, with only a last trace of fiery clouds remaining in the sky.
There were many assassins, but Xie Gui, Mo Chuyi and the others were skilled in martial arts and could fight one against three without being at a disadvantage.
Soon there were several bodies of assassins on the ground.
The masked man was standing there watching. After another assassin was killed by Xie Guimo's sword, he could no longer hold back. He drew out the soft sword he carried with him and rushed towards Xie Guimo.
The man was imposing and had a fierce look in his eyes. He vowed to take Xie Guimo's life, but his martial arts skills were not good enough for Xie Guimo.
After just a dozen moves, Xie Guimo's sword was on his neck.
Seeing the man being caught, the assassins stopped.
Chu Yi and Xiao Xun were both a little confused. Was this the strategy of capturing the leader first?
Xie Guimo said, "Kill them all, leave no one alive."
Chu Yi, “…”
Xiao Xun, "..."
Why does this sound so familiar?
Isn’t this what the assassin leader just said?
Brother Gui Mo never humiliated the assassin like this.
While the two men were secretly complaining in their hearts, they moved their hands and killed several assassins before they could react. Then each of them killed another one. The remaining two assassins saw that the situation was not good and wanted to rescue the leader, but were stopped by Chu Yi and Xiao Xun.
Unable to save the people, the two assassins were about to escape, so Chen Qi led his men to chase them.
Chu Yi and Xiao Xun walked towards Xie Guimo.
Xie Guimo's sword was still on the man's neck. "I spared you twice. Do you really think I dare not kill you?"
The man's expression changed, and he said coldly, "You know who I am. I don't believe you dare to kill me..."
Before he could finish his words, Xie Guimo moved his hand, a cold light flashed, and blood flowed from his neck.
The man covered his neck and looked at Xie Guimo in disbelief, "You, you dare, my father won't..."
Xie Guimo said, "Don't worry, I will send your father down soon so that you and your son can be reunited."
The man fell to the ground and died.
Chu Yi and Xiao Xun looked at each other.
Xiao Xun asked Xie Guimo, "Who is this person?"
Chu Yi didn't ask, he just squatted down and took off the mask on the man's face.
When Chu Yi and Xiao Xun saw the face under the mask, their eyes almost popped out.
Yes--
The Prince of Changping!
Chu Yi was shocked and said, "He was exiled to the border, how could he be in Kyoto?!"
No wonder he and Xiao Xun were killed together. If they died together with Xie Guimo, their father would be heartbroken enough, so how could he have the mind to help Prince Yu win the throne.
tough enough.
But the Prince of Changping is too ignorant of himself. With his limited martial arts skills, he dares to fight with Xie Guimo. What's the difference between this and seeking death?
Xiao Xun asked Xie Guimo, "Did you know it was him from the beginning?"
Xie Guimo said, "If he doesn't take action, I'm still not sure."
Although the emperor sentenced the son of Changping Marquis to ten years of exile, Xie Guimo did not believe that the son of Changping Marquis could really endure the hardship of exile. The Marquis of Changping could even send a message to the border guards, asking them to torture the exiled Lu Xuanfu Envoy and his family. The son of Changping Marquis would not suffer any hardship in exile at the border.
But Xie Guimo didn't expect that the Prince of Changping would not even stay at the border, but dared to return to Beijing and assassinate him.
He had already been spared twice before, but he still dared to run into him. Now that he is a fugitive, how could Xie Guimo spare his life again?
Soon Chen Qi, Chu Yi and Xiao Xun's guards returned with the heads of the two assassins.
Xie Guimo threw the soft sword to Chen Qi and said, "Hang the Marquis of Changping on the city gate for me."
Chen Qi agreed and took people to do the job.
Xie Guimo said to Chu Yi, "Let's find a place to take a bath. Do you want to go?"
Chu Yi was a little confused, "Aren't you going back home directly?"
"You smell of blood, wash yourself before going back."
"..."
He had just experienced a fierce battle and was afraid that the smell of blood would offend the Crown Princess, so he had to wash himself clean before going back.
When it comes to doting on his wife, it has to be Brother Gui Mo.
It can't be compared, it can't be compared at all.
Xiao Xun said, "Go to the hot springs."
After dinner, Shen Tang paced back and forth in the yard. He watched the last ray of sunset disappear in the sky, but did not see Xie Guimo coming back, so he became a little worried.
The wedding banquet won’t end so late. In a while, there will be curfew on the streets.
When it was almost dark, Shen Tang got up from the swing and prepared to go back to the house. Then she saw Xie Guimo walking towards her. Shen Tang asked, "Why are you back so late?"
Xie Guimo said, "We had a great time drinking. After the banquet, I went to a hot spring with Xiao Xun and the others. Are you getting impatient waiting?"