Chapter 186 Assassination
With the emperor's permission, Yun Fenghuang told the Empress Dowager Yuan about giving the Chongyang Banquet the next day when she greeted her, but the Empress Dowager Yuan still cared about Yuan Niangniang, so she was not interested, so she forced a smile and said: " Good boy, you can do this matter, if you are worried, call other people together. Aijia will not go there, Aijia has a headache these two days and wants to rest. "
Yun Fenghuang hurriedly booed and asked for warmth, and then proposed to stay in the Spring Palace to take care of the sick, but was persuaded by the queen mother for a long time, and then took advantage of the situation to leave.
After leaving the door, Wei Hengyan frowned: "The empress dowager looks the same as usual today, and I don't know that the news of the good news happened to be reported at the Huzhu Palace yesterday. Does she care about it or not?"
"The empress dowager didn't say anything, can we still bring it up?" Yun Fenghuang rolled his arms and put on the shawl, and said, "Let's pretend to be confused. At most, the emperor's heir born by your concubine in the future, you don't Bring it to the Empress Dowager."
Wei Hengyan laughed: "Yes."
She was mainly worried that Empress Dowager Yuan would anger herself. As for the concubine and the concubine's children, to put it mildly, wouldn't it be a bad thing for her not to be seen by Empress Dowager Yuan?
So the two went to the Xuanqing Palace together, and after they were seated, they ordered someone to send a message to the Jiaofang Secretary to call the performers from the Double Ninth Banquet to perform.
After a long while, the steward of the Jiaofang Division led a group of courtesans in colorful clothes to greet him, and finally followed a few musicians. Yun Fenghuang glanced up and ordered: "All the skills that will be used at the banquet are all Demonstrate."
The palace official in charge bowed and agreed, then turned his head to give instructions for a while, several musicians sat down below, set up various silk and bamboo, and after a little testing of the strings, they nodded slightly towards the audience.
The colorful-clothed prostitutes who had already stood still in the open space of the hall lightly stretched their wide sleeves, walked skillfully around the waves, and danced with their waists bent.
Yun Fenghuang and Wei Hengyan watched, commented a few words from time to time, waited for a piece, made some requests, let the palace steward write it down, and continued to read the next one. After a few dances like this, I saw that the time was about the same, and I was about to let them go down first, and ordered someone to pass on the meal. The trickster in the crimson crepe skirt stepped forward and bowed gracefully.
The kabuki performers of the palace ban have always been gorgeously dressed. This performer is not only brightly dressed, but also has a variety of accessories. The black silk is combed in the style of double knives. He wears a silver gilt filigree inlaid precious lotus crown, and double hibiscus treasures are inserted. There is a cluster of flames between the eyebrows, the slanting red of vines is painted on the cheeks, and there is a little red on the lips, which is the style of dewdrops.
On the chest is a gold inlaid jade four-season flower pendant collar, a pair of emerald jade hibiscus flower sash rings around the waist, and a colorful silk sash tied at the end.
Under such a splendid attire, it is almost impossible to see the original face clearly, only to feel that a pair of carefully drawn eyes are sparkling with autumn water, which is indescribably enchanting.
She came out to worship more and more, it was very abrupt, Yun Fenghuang and Wei Hengyan didn't know, so she thought it was arranged, so she subconsciously glanced at the steward.
It turned out that the palace man also had a dazed look on his face, and there was a hint of surprise and anger in his eyes, but he was also very surprised—Yun Fenghuang clicked his tongue, thinking that the trickster of the Jiaofang Division wanted to get ahead, so Lu This side.
She doesn't care about how many pets Chunjia has, but now that her position is not stable, she doesn't want to have many restless subordinates.
He frowned slightly, looked at the trickster who was slowly getting up not far from him, and said, "You..."
Before the word "retire" came out, who knew that the trickster suddenly pulled out a bright short knife from his sleeve, trampled on his body, and stabbed towards Yunfenghuang's chest!
Everyone was shocked by this turn of events!
Wei Hengyan subconsciously covered his mouth and screamed, the whole person froze on the seat and couldn't move - Xie Hengyu and the others rushed up subconsciously to block after a moment of stupor, but they didn't expect this at all. Inevitably half a step slower.
Fortunately, Yun Fenghuang himself reacted very quickly, stretched out his foot, picked up the little girl in front of him, blocked the blade, immediately got up, and ran around the table and chairs.
The trickster couldn't catch up for a few steps, Xie Hengyu jumped up and grabbed the hem of the skirt from behind, seeing that he couldn't catch up with Yunfenghuang, he simply threw the dagger, and took Yunfenghuang's back heart!
At this time, the palace was in chaos, due to the haste of the accident, Xie Hengyu and other servants had never experienced it before, they only focused on holding down the assassin in a hurry, but unexpectedly, seeing that Yun Fenghuang had no time to get out of the way, they were in a hurry She was about to vomit blood, but suddenly a red-clothed prostitute rushed over, pushed Yun Fenghuang to the side and threw the short knife right into her arm!
"Tie all these people up!" Yun Fenghuang was supported by Dan'e who was one step behind and stood up, her heart was pounding. She was also a person who had experienced life and death several times. Although the incident happened suddenly, she was somewhat disturbed. Steady, but quickly pressed down, with a sullen face, and ordered, "Watch out for that slut who made the move, don't let her die! Also, go out and ask someone to take down all the guards who were inspected by these people today!"
He glanced at the Pale-faced Scarlet Man on the ground who was in pain but insisted on not saying a word, "Call the Imperial Physician."
"Sister!" Wei Hengyan finally came back to his senses, and rushed forward, "Fortunately, sister is fine... Otherwise, what should I do if I call my sister?!"
Tears fell while speaking.
The crying was half sincere and half done for Yun Fenghuang to see. After all, the incident happened suddenly just now, and her sister didn't show any loyalty at all. Of course, she had to cry with extra joy at this moment; moreover, Wei Hengyan's family knew about their affairs. Even if something happened to Yun Fenghuang's assassination, the power to take charge of Liugong would not fall into her hands.
She gets along very well with Yun Fenghuang now, if Yun Fenghuang goes away and someone else comes up, who knows if she will be attacked because of the new official's appointment?
So she really didn't want anything to happen to Yun Fenghuang.
"It's okay, this one belongs to me today, and it surprised my sister." Fortunately, Yun Fenghuang didn't mean to blame her, and instead comforted her a few words, saying, "I originally invited my sister to come over today. Get off quickly, but I didn't expect my sister to encounter such a thing. Please rest assured, my sister will definitely investigate to the end and give my sister an explanation!"
Hearing this, Wei Hengyan heaved a sigh of relief, then gritted his teeth and said, "Sister is absolutely right! In the sixth palace, who doesn't know that my sister is virtuous and virtuous, gentle and chaste, and she is a model for concubines in the harem?! This lowly maid actually couldn't bear it! It’s frenzied to attack my sister! When my sister finds out her details, you must not be lenient, and your family must be implicated, and they will never let them suffer!"
Needless to say, it is impossible for Yun Fenghuang to let go of the person who wanted to kill her - she was in a hurry to take down the relevant person, and before the trial started, Chunjia arrived.
As soon as the curtain of the emperor's chariot was raised, he was seen walking down with a livid face.
"Is there something wrong with my concubine?" Seeing Yun Fenghuang heading out to meet her, her expression was complete and calm, as if something had happened, she calmed down a little, raised her hand to help her, and asked.
Yun Fenghuang said: "Thanks to Your Majesty's blessings, I am safe and sound. It's just that sister Wei and the rest of the palace are very frightened. Besides, today I originally planned to invite my loving mother, the empress dowager, to be with me. Fortunately, my loving mother, the empress dowager." The Empress Dowager was tired and never agreed. Otherwise, the concubine will be hard to atone for her sins even if she dies!"
This matter must be made clear, because although Queen Mother Yuan was invited to guard the singing and dancing of the Double Ninth Banquet, it was discussed with the emperor yesterday. Logically speaking, she has no reason to murder Queen Mother Yuan, and it is impossible to do so under such circumstances. What to do to Queen Mother Yuan.
But who said this morning, she brought up this matter in front of everyone, even the Queen Mother refused in public, now that something went wrong, she has to explain a few words, so as not to be criticized later - not to mention the time since she entered the palace How many people's hearts have been pierced by her ostentatiousness, and it is said that she is now acting as the empress's power, I am afraid that there are not many people in Liugong who are pleasing to her eyes.
"I know." Fortunately, Chunjia nodded slightly, without doubting her meaning, and walked inward with her hand, and said with a smile, "In the deep palace, where the concubine lives, someone actually stabbed her in broad daylight The lord of the first palace...is still a trickster who wants to participate in the Double Ninth Banquet, this is simply outrageous!"
"Your Majesty, this concubine thinks that there is an inside story about this matter." Yun Fenghuang hurriedly said, "Please move your majesty back, I have something to say and want to say it alone."
Chunjia frowned and didn't answer right away. After she sat down inside, she ordered Yanyin: "You call some people from the Imperial City Secretary, I'm afraid Zhenfei doesn't have any good torturers here, so I might not be able to ask many questions."
Yun Fenghuang never refused, after all, her subordinates were only specialized in serving people, so she really didn't know how to interrogate.
Xie's small means of dealing with Diao Nu, I also know that using it to deal with the assassin who dared to assassinate the concubine in the deep palace is just a joke.
In the end, the emperor ordered the left and right to retreat, and said, "What are you talking about inside?"
"Your Majesty, something happened suddenly today, and the concubine and the left and right were not prepared at all." Yun Fenghuang said seriously, "If the assassin hadn't targeted the concubine, not sister Wei, I'm afraid that sister Wei would have wanted to... ...The problem is that the assassin is just an ordinary girl, but because she has practiced dancing all the year round, her steps are more dexterous. If it is an assassin who knows a little about martial arts, I am afraid that I will not be able to see Your Majesty right now!"
Chunjia snorted and said, "You are so courageous, you have thought so much at this moment, I thought I had to coax you for a while when I came."
Yun Fenghuang didn't expect him to say that, he was stunned for a while and then said: "Your Majesty is busy with everything, and nothing happened to my concubine, how dare you delay His Majesty's time?"
She felt that these words were virtuous and considerate, even if she didn't expect Chunjia to be moved, there would be nothing wrong with her.
But Chunjia sneered, and said: "I almost can't see you anymore, and what happened? If so, I'm afraid that the real concubine won't have much use for me?"
"...?" Yun Fenghuang was thinking about what he meant by saying that, but Chunjia clenched her fists and returned to normal, saying gently: "My concubine is really virtuous and virtuous, that's all, I won't tease you, let's talk about business : What do you mean, do you think that this incident today is just someone trying to warn you, not really wanting to kill you?"
Yun Fenghuang said: "My concubine has this speculation. After all, if there is no internal response for the knife carried by the trickster, it is absolutely impossible to bring it into Huanhua Palace."
The priests of the Jiaofang want to enter the palace, no matter whether it is a formal banquet or an ordinary summons, they have to go through layers of body searches before they can stand in front of the nobles.
Otherwise, Yun Fenghuang and Wei Hengyan would not have expected to meet the assassin just now.
In this case, even if the trickster took out a small dagger, it would be enough for the guards on duty to walk around, let alone such a long short knife. Therefore, Yun Fenghuang didn't even consider the possibility that he had a personal enmity with that prostitute without knowing it, and was taken advantage of to settle accounts. A maiko of the Jiaofang Division is not capable of bringing such a murderous weapon.
"Since there are such conditions, why let a trickster who has no martial arts do it?" Yun Fenghuang analyzed, "It's better to arrange a skilled man, wouldn't it be safer?"
Chun Jia said softly: "Perhaps among the sorcerers who came to perform in Jiaofang today, they don't have extra internal support? They can only act in a hurry?"
"What your majesty said is true." Yun Fenghuang pondered, "I just feel... If the purpose of the behind-the-scenes mastermind of today's incident is not for my life, then I'm afraid there are still people waiting for me." .Following the assassin's investigation, the result, I am afraid...will be unexpected?"
Chunjia pondered for a moment, then said, "That's true."
After thinking about it, "I will tell the people in the Imperial City Department to pay attention, and not to leak the results of the thorough investigation easily."
As soon as the words fell, Yun Fenghuang's complexion paled quickly, and he even stretched out his hand to support the little girl beside him to stabilize himself, and he was surprised, "What's wrong?"
I thought that the concubine was actually injured during the assassination, and she didn't reveal it until now, but Yun Fenghuang said weakly: "I was scared just now, but His Majesty is not here, and sister Wei is out of her mind... I have to stand up and support her." Live in the scene. Now that I saw His Majesty, I felt relieved and almost couldn't sit still."
Chunjia was a little bit dumbfounded: "Then I've been here for so long, did you realize it?"
"...Isn't this thinking that the loving mother Empress Dowager and His Majesty entrusted the concubine with the sixth palace, and the concubine can't easily show her timidity?" Yun Fenghuang supported Xiaoji and said sullenly, "So I wanted to force myself until Your Majesty left, but the result was high... I overestimated myself, and seeing His Majesty in front of me, I couldn't help but feel wronged and scared."
"I see that you are not so timid." Chunjia said so, sighed, but still stretched out her hand to embrace her in his arms, and stroked her back, "It's done, I'm here, Don't be afraid."
He also said, "There's not much going on today, so I won't leave, and I'll stay here with you."
Yun Fenghuang seemed to be really frightened, he was not in the mood to say anything to the emperor, he just said "um" softly, leaned against his arms for a while, and then gradually fell asleep.
The emperor stared at her sleeping face for a while, then put her down gently, and called Xie Hengyu and others outside to guard her, and ordered that no strangers be allowed to approach, but he went to the side hall where the assassin was imprisoned.
He had just entered the side hall when Yun Fenghuang, who was "sleeping" before, opened his eyes and signaled Xie Hengyu and the others to silence: "Go to the side hall and keep an eye on my clever fellow."
Xie Hengyu agreed and asked Zhu E to go out to pass on the message, and then asked in a low voice: "How is your mother doing now? Do you want to call the imperial physician?"
"No need." Yun Fenghuang shook his head, turned his body inside, "Just pretend that I have been asleep and never woke up, understand?"
Hearing their promise, she closed her eyes, and quickly thought about Chunjia's displeasure just now - she was too busy talking to him about the assassin at that time, and didn't pay attention to it, and it was only later that she realized that this man seemed to be interested in what she had just experienced. After the assassination, I was a little unhappy when I saw him so calmly.
Like the kind of unhappiness that came in a hurry only to find that he was not needed at all.
So Yun Fenghuang pretended to be weak and remedial after talking about the business, and it seemed that Chunjia was quite fond of it.
But she was not sure, did Chunjia start to have her in her heart, and even hoped that she would rely on and trust him, or Chunjia wanted her to think so?
Using emotions to judge people is an example of Huzhu Palace, Yun Fenghuang has no interest in becoming the next Yuan Lianniang.
Secretly reminding himself not to be fooled by Chunjia's superficial skills, Yun Fenghuang regained his composure and shifted his mind to this assassination.
She seemed calm at the time, but she was still not calm enough. After all, she was too violent.
So much so that when she came to her senses and wanted to control the situation, all the people who should be involved were involved, and the emperor came over in person, and she didn't know when the result would come out. If it was as she guessed, how would it end?