eurekapd Chapter 215: The Red Cannon Didn’t Kill
Chapter 215: The Red Cannon Didn’t Kill
That night, the moon was bright and the stars were sparse, and the forest was silent. In the dense forest, the moonlight shone through the gaps between the leaves, forming patches of mottled shadows.
The bride's escort team could not find a suitable post station and could only set up camp by a stream. The princess could only spend the night in the carriage that escorted the bride.
In the dead of night, the moon hid in the dark clouds, and the princess gradually fell asleep. The four palace maids beside her, Feiluan and Liushuang, were also asked to go to bed, leaving only the female guards Biluo and Feixia to keep watch.
Suddenly, a group of assassins dressed in black rushed out from the woods. They were agile and approached the carriage quickly like ghosts. The assassins all had grim faces and murderous intent in their eyes.
The Royal Guards and Dragon Guards discovered their whereabouts immediately. In an instant, swords flashed and shadows crisscrossed, and shouts of killing rang out. The assassins rushed towards the carriage like a gust of wind and started a fierce fight with the Royal Guards.
The guards fought bravely, but the assassins were well-trained and coordinated, and gradually gained the upper hand.
The eldest princess and the four palace maids were awakened by the noise outside and were terrified in the carriage. They held on to the curtains tightly and observed the battle situation outside through the gaps.
The forest was filled with sounds of fighting and shouting. The guards swore to protect the princess and fought the assassin to the death. The ground was stained with blood, and the strong smell of death was everywhere.
Seeing the guards falling one by one and the assassins getting closer and closer to the carriage, the princess' heartbeat became more and more rapid. Feixia and Biluo drew their swords and guarded the princess, looking very nervous.
At this moment, an assassin jumped onto the carriage and stabbed the princess with a sword. Biluo swung her sword to meet the assassin and fought a life-and-death battle with him, but she was always defeated and her arm was scratched by the sword.
Seeing this, Feixia nodded to Liushuang and Feiluan and went forward to meet them. With two against one, the two of them managed to fight the assassin to a draw.
"Queen!"
At this time, the prince and his dragon guards rushed to the front of the princess's carriage. The dragon guards stepped forward to repel the assassin, and the prince quickly jumped onto the carriage.
"Royal brother, what's going on outside?"
"There are many assassins. Even with the Royal Guards and Dragon Guards dispatched, we are still outnumbered. However, there are two groups of people helping to resist the assassins."
Before the prince could finish his words, he heard the commander of the imperial guards outside say loudly:
"Your Highness, Your Highness, the Princess, the spies reported that the assassin brought cavalry to support us. We may have to march for a while to get rid of them."
The Crown Prince and the Princess exchanged glances, seeing uneasiness and determination in each other's eyes. After their eyes met, the Crown Prince shouted to Commander Wei outside:
"Everything will be subject to General Wei's arrangements."
"Yes, Your Highness the Crown Prince."
Commander Wei responded respectfully and loudly instructed the imperial guards and the bride escort team:
"Scouts will lead the way, the wedding procession will travel light, the dowry will follow, the Dragon Guards will escort the Princess and the Crown Prince to blend in with the dowry convoy, and the Imperial Guards will cover the rear."
Following Commander Wei's order, all the troops that could be mobilized began to gather quickly. People abandoned the things that could not be taken away without any reluctance. The precious dowry that had to be taken away was protected by everyone and they rushed all the way to the depths of the forest.
The prince and the eldest princess were shaken so hard in the carriage that they wanted to vomit several times, but they both held back.
The wedding procession was in a very bad state as they traveled quickly along the way, but fortunately Commander Wei had some skills and managed to lead away the pursuers in just one hour.
The crisis was temporarily resolved. Commander Wei arranged for everyone to rest by the water, and then arranged several groups of people to explore the way and clear the traces.
After a brief rest, they started to run fast again because the pursuers behind were about to catch up.
So, for four consecutive days, the wedding party ran around in the mountains and forests. Even with the helpers arranged in advance by Yun Feiyang and Ji Cheng, they were unable to shake off the pursuit of the other two groups of assassins.
Soon, the news was passed back to Muyun Hongxueyuan.
In the small garden in the middle of the lake, the Yun brothers and sisters were a little surprised after hearing the news. The assassin who assassinated the princess was so powerful and used every possible means. It seemed that he would not stop until he achieved his goal!
"It seems that there are still many people who don't like the marriage between Da Chong and Zhong Yuan."
Yun Yido couldn't help feeling uneasy when she thought of the fate of the eldest princess in her previous life.
"Brother, you must ensure the safety of the prince and princess."
"Don't worry, Duoduo. My brother and I will go to help you after daybreak."
"Brother, you should also pay attention to safety and remind your sister-in-law."
"Don't worry, sister-in-law has someone to worry about now, so she won't fight so hard."
"Ah."
After the two siblings finished talking, they went back to rest. They didn't know that Ji Wuye, who had already moved into Xue Luo's new home, was also watching the eldest princess's wedding procession.
"I didn't expect that Da Chong also has an expert targeting the marriage. Could it be the work of Prince Jing again? Didn't the red-coated cannon kill him? It seems that I have to go there myself."
He was muttering to himself, but in his heart he couldn't help but feel reluctant to part with his little fairy. At the same time, he had an important task to complete.
"Yu'er, the princess is being harassed by an assassin, I have to go and help. Little queen, here...you..."
Ji Wuye's tone was full of pleading. It seemed a little difficult for him to ask his little fairy to do things for the king, but he also had to pay attention to the task assigned by the king.
"Duoduo is already getting married, why doesn't your cousin give up? I will watch Duoduo get married for him, don't worry!"
Wu Yu was puzzled when he heard Ji Wuye's words. Now that the matter was done and King Ming was going to marry the princess, why was he still staring at Duoduo?
"No, Yu'er."
Ji Wuye was speechless. How could he explain to the little fairy so that she could understand the king's plan? The one the king wanted to marry from the beginning to the end was the little queen Yun Yiduo!
The next day was May 25th, the 18th year of Zhangde. Yun Feiyang and Ji Wuye left Muyun Hongxue Garden and headed for the forest not far from Xiangnan. The princess's convoy had already traveled a long distance, and it was only two days' journey from Xiangnan.
When the Crown Prince and the Princess saw Yun Feiyang and Ji Wuye, they were puzzled, but they had no time to ask more questions. With the addition of two groups of highly skilled warriors, the attack of the other assassins was restrained.
After escorting the wedding party to southern Hunan, Wei Changying made an unreasonable request to Yun Feiyang.
"Your Majesty, the Princess and the Crown Prince have been frightened these days, and a lot of their dowry has been lost. I wonder if you can borrow your mansion so that the Princess and the Crown Prince can have a good rest for the night, and give us time to prepare the Princess' dowry again."
Yun Feiyang didn't expect Wei Changying to be so direct, but he could understand his arrangement.
"It is my duty to contribute to the country."
"In that case, Wei Changying would like to thank His Majesty the Prince."
After Wei Changying bowed deeply to Yun Feiyang, he waved his hand to let the carriage catch up with Yun Feiyang and Cen Song. When he saw Ji Wuye, who was also leading people to Muyun Hongxue Garden, his heart was once again filled with doubts.