amaotonovel Chapter 781 The Queen's Assassin
Chapter 781 The Queen's Assassin
Coincidentally, at this moment Jiang Fenghua was also looking towards the corridor in the distance, and saw the eunuchs suddenly bent their bodies and lowered their heads slightly, pretending to be on patrol. However, the halo from the lanterns in their hands shone on the tips of their deerskin boots that were faintly visible under the corners of their blue-gray clothes.
Jiang Fenghua suddenly stopped. The eunuchs in the Clothing Bureau were not equipped with such high-end deerskin boots.
She subconsciously wanted to hold Hongxiu, but Hongxiu had already walked away to pass the sedan chair. She whispered to Aoxue, "Give me a sword."
Jiang Fenghua has always had the habit of carrying a sword with her after returning to the palace, but her current identity is the queen, and her clothes are always either grand or luxurious, so she can't use the sword at all. Therefore, she habitually lets Aoxue carry the two swords.
Aoxue also stopped and followed the Queen's line of sight. She unconsciously tightened her grip on the long sword at her waist, "Your Majesty, please hide behind me."
"They are obviously coming for me. I will only become a burden if I hide behind you. It is better for me to fight the enemy together with you."
At this moment, the six men dressed as eunuchs seemed to realize that they were not leaving. Suddenly, cold light flashed in their eyes, and they raised their hands and threw out six silver lights to attack them.
"Someone, come and protect the emperor." Aoxue shouted, without stopping her movements, she threw a sword to Jiang Fenghua, "Your Majesty, please try to protect yourself, I will escort you away..."
However, before Aoxue could finish her words, the sword in Jiang Fenghua's hand exploded in the air and attacked the assassin. Seeing this, Aoxue hurriedly joined the battle.
Seeing this, Hongxiu said to the palace maid hiding on the side, "Go and call for help."
She was filled with anxiety. Only now did she realize how useless it was to not know martial arts. She did not run away and become a burden to the Queen. The Queen always said that if you can't win, run away. You must learn to protect your own safety. As long as you have the green mountains, you will not be afraid of running out of firewood. But the Queen...
Jiang Fenghua's long skirt swept across the blue bricks on the ground. Her movements were agile and the flowing skirt did not hinder her from dealing with the killer's attack. Her eyes were cold and the thin blade emitted a cold light. There was a clanging sound when the weapons met.
The main target of the six assassins was Jiang Fenghua. At this time, they were in a siege. The meteor hammers tied to the end of the silver chains in their hands shot out hidden weapons. The hollow iron balls covered with barbs hit Jiang Fenghua and Aoxue. The opponents were well prepared. The power disparity between the two and six was huge. Fortunately, they were light and could easily avoid them.
At this moment, torches suddenly lit up all around, illuminating the dim environment. When Aoxue shouted the words "protect the emperor", the Royal Guards appeared and joined the battle in the fastest time.
With the help coming, Jiang Fenghua and Aoxue became more courageous. The hidden weapons in the assassin's iron ball would eventually run out. When the iron ball flew past his ear, Jiang Fenghua found the right moment and kicked the assassin in the ear. The assassin lost his balance and the iron ball in his hand was instantly retracted. The iron ball was originally going to hit Jiang Fenghua's face, but now it instantly hit the assassin himself, and hit two people at once, causing the assassin to fall to the ground. Until the knife was placed on their necks, black blood flowed from the corner of the assassin's mouth.
Jiang Fenghua said in a deep voice: "Don't let them die, keep them alive."
When the last assassin was nailed to the palace wall by a spear, Jiang Fenghua was still a step too late. She clenched the hilt of the sword tightly in her hand, and veins popped out on the back of her hand.
When she looked sideways, she saw Ye Ying, who had disappeared for many days, suddenly appear in a guard's uniform and shot the last assassin to death.
Aoxue shouted in surprise: "Yeying, you're back?"
Ye Ying bowed to Jiang Fenghua and said, "I am late in coming to your rescue, please forgive me, Your Majesty."
Jiang Fenghua looked around at him and saw that it was indeed Ye Ying. She asked, "Where have you been these days? When did you return to the palace?"
Ye Ying glanced at Aoxue and said in a cold voice, "It's a long story. I will tell you slowly, Madam Queen and Aoxue."
The person leading the Imperial Guards on duty was named Shangguan Li. He said in a deep voice, "Your Majesty is frightened. Shangguan Li is late in coming to your rescue."
Jiang Fenghua nodded, "It's fine for me. You are Captain Shangguan. Commander Shang has talked about you to me. You are indeed young and promising."
Shangguan Li said, "Your Majesty, you are too kind. I was on patrol under the order of Commander Shang, and I happened to hear someone shouting for protection. Fortunately, Your Majesty is fine."
From a distance, they saw two heroic figures fighting with the assassin. When they got closer, they realized that they were the Queen and her guards.
Shangguan Li noticed a pair of eyes and looked in the direction of their gaze.
Aoxue's eyes suddenly turned red and she looked in the direction of Yeying. Shangguan Li immediately understood that this girl liked the leader of the Royal Guard, Lord Ye. It was said that Lord Ye had not been in the palace for a long time.
At this time, Jiang Fenghua walked to the assassin's body, and Shangguan Li stopped her and said, "My lady, please don't get close. Let me check it!"
Jiang Fenghua did not do it himself, but directed: "Check if there are any marks on their bodies, and whether there is any poison hidden in their back teeth."
Shangguan Li nodded, "Yes."
After Shangguan Li checked, he said in a deep voice: "They all have tattoos in the shape of a crescent moon and a whale on their right chests, and there is indeed poison hidden in their back tooth sockets."
He frowned. "This tattoo seems..."
"Like what?" Jiang Fenghua asked.
"I saw it in a book. It seems to be a very old book." Shangguan Li added, "I can't remember it for the moment. I will go home and look it up and then give you a reply."
Jiang Fenghua nodded, "I will wait for Captain Shangguan to reply."
At this time, Aoxue came over and said, "I know, this is the mark of a very mysterious assassin organization. Under whose orders did they enter the palace to assassinate the queen?"
Jiang Fenghua had the answer in his mind, but it was still the same as before, there were people who suspected him, but he had no evidence, and the other party did not show up, so there was no way to prove it.
There is a killer in the palace, and there is also a person with this mark. If she follows this clue, she may be able to find the killer hiding in the palace.
These six people wanted to kill her tonight. She looked towards Ye Ying unconsciously. She took out her sword and put it in front of Ye Ying: "Shangguan Li, take Ye Ying down."
Shangguan Li was stunned for half a second, and then asked someone to catch Ye Ying.
Ye Ying did not resist. He said, "What does your Majesty mean? Why did you arrest me?"
Jiang Fenghua said coldly: "The day you left the palace, someone saw you setting fire to Kunning Palace."
Ye Ying asked, "What fire? Is Kunning Palace on fire? On the night of the Lantern Festival, I was suddenly knocked unconscious while on patrol. When I woke up, I found myself outside the palace. I was imprisoned in a secret room and escaped today. After escaping, I rushed back to the palace overnight. Has anything happened in the palace in the past few days? Why is the queen still here so late? Where is the emperor?"
"Since you've been locked up for so many days, how come your clothes are still so clean?"
"I just returned to the camp, changed my clothes, and was about to go to the emperor to report, but I didn't expect to run into an assassin." He explained.
Aoxue asked, "You said that he disappeared on the night of the Lantern Festival, so who was the person who appeared in the palace afterwards?"
Yeying said, “I don’t know.”
Jiang Fenghua was puzzled, "Shangguan Li went to check his face."
Aoxue said: "My Lady, let me do it!"
Aoxue walked closer to Yeying. She carefully examined Yeying's face. It was not a human skin mask. Even the height was exactly the same. Even his eyes, when he stared at Aoxue, were full of affection.
After a moment, Aoxue said, "When I was fifteen, you gave me a gift. Do you remember?"