Chapter 417: The Female Sea King and the Handsome Guard (17)
Chapter 417: The Female Sea King and the Handsome Guard (17)
The originally noisy crowd suddenly became silent, and only a team was seen slowly walking into the city from the city gate.
The army marched in unison, with infantry in the front and cavalry following closely behind.
The eldest prince was riding on a tall, snow-white horse, steadily entering the city.
When the eldest prince appeared before everyone, the people in the royal city knelt down and saluted.
Seeing this, Yan Jue also pretended to kneel down like the others.
However, he raised his head from time to time and stared at the man sitting on the tall horse.
To his surprise, this so-called "eldest prince" looked exactly like him, even his body shape was the same.
Where on earth did this counterfeit come from?
At this time, he discovered that the man behind the impostor was his personal bodyguard, who was assigned to him by his father.
He was one of the few people he trusted. He was about to take action.
Unexpectedly, a sharp arrow shot from somewhere and hit the eldest prince's chest.
The people who were nearby gasped, oh my god, there was an assassin.
The "eldest prince" was quick-witted and drew the sword from his waist quickly, swinging the arrow aside.
The cavalrymen on the scene suddenly became agitated, and they shouted in unison: "Protect His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!"
However, at this time, more dense arrows shot towards the eldest prince like raindrops.
Yan Jue did not expect such a situation to happen. He was pushed by the crowd and could only retreat to one side with the flow of people.
At this moment, a dozen masked men in black suddenly rushed up and started a fierce fight with the guards.
Yan Jue watched the battle between the eldest prince and the assassins from afar, and the doubts in his heart deepened.
Who wanted to assassinate him? Could it be that woman Bai Xiyue again?
However, why did she choose to take action in the royal city? This is not like her usual style.
Half an hour later, at the palace.
Bai Fengzhi angrily slammed the table, furious: "How can this be! How dare someone assassinate my son in the capital!
What on earth do the people from the Five Cities Military Department do? How could so many assassins sneak into the capital without them noticing anything! "
Upon hearing this, the commander of the Five Cities Army immediately knelt down in fear and said tremblingly: "Your Majesty, please calm down!
We have stepped up our patrols in the past few days, but we really don't know when these assassins sneaked into the city.
I am really ashamed to face the king's trust and entrustment!"
Bai Fengzhi's face became more gloomy, and he snorted coldly: "Humph, Feng Can, the commander of the Palace Front Department, from now on, you and Li Xiangchun, the commander of the Five Cities Military Department, will be jointly responsible for this matter.
All assassins must be captured in one fell swoop, without missing a single one!"
After hearing this, Feng Can immediately knelt down and replied respectfully, "Yes, sir!" Li Xiangchun clasped his fists and replied reluctantly, "Yes."
After Bai Fengzhi finished dealing with the matters in the front hall, he walked towards the harem without hesitation.
She hurried to Taihe Palace and saw Su Shilin pacing back and forth anxiously with red eyes.
Seeing Bai Fengzhi coming, Su Shilin hurriedly went to greet him, bowing with a crying voice,
"Your Majesty, the royal doctor said that the arrow was poisonous, and no antidote has been found yet. I don't know when I can wake up..."
Bai Fengzhi's face was gloomy, and he asked sternly, "What kind of poison is it?"
The imperial physician at the side stepped forward tremblingly and replied: "Your Majesty, this poison is a secret poison from southern Xinjiang. I cannot make an antidote for the time being."
Bai Fengzhi frowned, Southern Xinjiang...
She stepped forward and carefully checked the eldest prince who was still in a coma, and her heart ached.
For the past six months, her son had been traveling away from home. When he finally returned, he was assassinated again.
Seeing the king frowning, Su Shilin quickly stepped forward and comforted him, "Your Majesty, don't worry. With your blessing, Zimu will surely turn danger into safety!"
Bai Fengzhi sighed. Although Jue was a boy, he was her first child and her favorite child. She had found countless teachers to teach him since he was young.
He is well versed in both civil and military strategies and experience in governing a country, but I didn't expect something like this to happen today.
"Your Majesty, please go back and rest. I will take care of you here. You are already very tired from handling state affairs. You cannot be exhausted again because of this matter."
Bai Fengzhi nodded and said sternly, "The imperial physician must do his best to prepare an antidote to save the eldest prince."
The doctor nodded, "Yes, Your Majesty."
Su Shilin felt relieved when the king left. He was worried that if time went on for too long, the king would find out something wrong.
He turned his head to look at the "big prince" lying on the bed, with the corners of his lips slightly raised.
At this moment, the Jinhe Palace was peaceful.
"Princess, the prince was assassinated in the royal city. Do you think the king will suspect us?"
Bai Xiyue frowned, "Who did it? Was it that idiot Lao Er?
She actually dared to assassinate someone in the royal city. Is she out of her mind? I am upright and I am not afraid!"
"But Princess, you are in charge of the Five Cities Military Division. You are definitely not immune from this."
Bai Xiyue was so angry that she smashed a tea bowl. "Do you think I don't know? It's very likely that the second brother did it. She wants to use this to frame me. She's dreaming!"
On the other side, in the Qianqing Palace, Bai Fengzhi sat on the dragon chair, frowning and thinking, Southern Xinjiang...
Isn’t her second princess’ father from Southern Xinjiang?
Looking into the distance with deep eyes, I say, "Second son, second son, I hope it wasn't you who did this. If it was really you, don't blame your mother for being cruel."
Yonghe Palace,
The second princess, Bai Xirou, sat on a chair, leisurely eating the oranges on the plate, with a smug smile on her face.
"Humph, it must be the work of that idiot Jin Hegong. He actually dared to assassinate the eldest prince in the royal capital. How audacious!"
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