bayedsolid Chapter 196 Assassin
Chapter 196 Assassin
There are too many people coming here. If they don't retreat, they may attract officials and soldiers from the provincial capital, and it will be difficult to escape then.
Seeing that he couldn't find anyone, Huo gave up the search for the time being.
Then he flew away directly following the wind.
As he left, he sprinkled a large bag of realgar powder down there. These Spider-Men had very sensitive noses, so they needed some stimulation.
After the guards of the Shangshu Mansion arrived at Zhang Min's yard, some of them went to Zhang Min's room and some went to the kitchen.
The kitchen door was wide open at this time. After they went in, they saw Dongxia crawling out from the kitchen stove. Her body was black and messy, and there were tears on her face.
She cried and said, "Murder, murder, have you caught the assassin?"
The guard looked at Dongxia's miserable appearance and said comfortingly, "We will continue to look for someone. Go and clean up first. The young lady must have been frightened today. After you clean up, go in and serve her."
"Yes." Dongxia said timidly after hearing this.
Then he left in fear.
After the others left, the guard looked around and saw an arrow on the wooden door next to the master bedroom.
The guard pulled the arrow from the wooden door and took a look. It was a very ordinary arrow, without any markings, and even the feathers could not be seen to have any features.
At this time, Zhang Feiteng walked in from outside and asked, "Guard Li, have you caught the person?"
Upon hearing this, the guard said with some shame, "My Lord, when we came here, the man had already run away."
"This is the arrow he shot." Guard Li handed the arrow in his hand to Zhang Feiteng.
Zhang Feiteng took the arrow and carefully examined it with the lantern. He found nothing special, so he ordered Guard Li, "Continue the search. Don't let this assassin go."
"Yes." Everyone present responded quickly.
Then everyone began to search everywhere in the mansion.
Mrs. Zhang was worried about Zhang Min, so after arriving at her courtyard, she went straight to Zhang Min's room. Seeing the guards checking inside, she asked, "How is the young lady?"
"Madam, the young lady is fine, just a little frightened." The guard replied respectfully.
Upon hearing this, Li Huihe walked around the screen and went into the bedroom. She saw Zhang Min sitting on the bed with a frightened look on her face, with Dongxia kneeling beside her and Dongchun serving her.
Seeing this, Li Huihe asked with a distressed look on her face: "Daughter, you are not scared, right?"
"Mom, why is there an assassin in my yard?" Zhang Min cried aggrievedly.
"Who on earth wants to harm me?" Zhang Min said again hatefully.
She was sleeping soundly in the middle of the night when she heard a scream, which scared her so much that she woke up from her sleep. She is still a little dazed now.
Li Huihe sat by the bed and comforted her for a few words, then asked Dongxia who was kneeling beside her: "Tell me, what is going on?"
Dongxia did not follow Guard Li's instructions to wash up, but went straight to Zhang Min's room, knelt down and cried to her about what had happened.
After hearing Li Huihe's question, she repeated it again with grievance: "Madam, I wanted to go to the kitchen to prepare some midnight snacks so that I can eat some when I wake up and feel hungry.
But who would have thought that as soon as I walked out of the room, I sensed danger approaching, so I quickly dodged and took a closer look, seeing it was an arrow.
For the young lady's safety, I had no choice but to lead the assassin to the kitchen. Once inside, I hid under the stove, which was how I escaped until Guard Li and the others came in.
"Do you mean he is coming for the young lady?" Li Huihe asked.
"It should be. The direction they shot the arrows was just outside the lady's door." Dongxia said timidly.
"Then did you see the man's appearance clearly?" Li Huihe asked again.
"It's too dark, I can't see clearly." Dongxia replied.
After hearing this, Li Huihe fell into deep thought, unable to understand why someone would come to assassinate her daughter.
Dongxia was sobbing quietly beside her. Li Huihe was worried about Zhang Min being assassinated, so she felt upset when she heard her crying. She said to her with a unhappy expression:
"Okay, stop crying and go back to wash up. You have done a great job in protecting your master this time. Go to the butler tomorrow to get some reward money."
"Yes." Dongxia responded quickly after hearing this.
Then he got up and walked out.
After Dongxia left, Zhang Min, who was sitting on the bed wearing only a silk undershirt, waved her hand and asked Dongchun to go out as well.
After everyone below had left, Zhang Min hugged Li Huihe's arm, rested her head on her shoulder, and said with fear:
"Mom, do you think someone doesn't like me marrying Brother Ting, so they want to kill me?"
Li Huihe felt that this made some sense.
The current emperor has more than 20 children. In his early years, he appointed his eldest son as the crown prince. However, the crown prince died early, and His Majesty was very sad. Since then, the position of crown prince has never been re-established.
Now that Your Majesty is nearly 50 years old and this is a turbulent time, the issue of appointing a crown prince will be put on the agenda sooner or later.
Now all forces are trying their best to win over the Fifth Prince, who is only eighteen years old, has excellent talent, appearance and character, and is also a promising candidate for the crown prince.
Zhang Min and the Fifth Prince occasionally interacted with each other. Although the Fifth Prince had never made it clear that he would marry her, she always believed that she would become the Fifth Prince's legal wife in the future.
However, the forces of all parties are now complicated, and there are more than just her daughter who covet the position of the Fifth Imperial Concubine, so Li Huihe feels that Zhang Min's guess is not unreasonable.
Zhang Min saw Li Huihe's thoughtful expression and thought that what she said made sense, so she raised her head, shook Li Huihe's arm, and said to her in a wronged and coquettish manner:
"Mom, please help me ask again. I want to marry Brother Ting as soon as possible. Then I will see who dares to bully me."
Upon hearing this, Li Huihe tapped her forehead in a reproachful manner, and said with a doting yet helpless smile, "Okay, I'll go ask you when I have time."
"Thank you, Mom." Zhang Min hugged Li Huihe's arm and said coquettishly.
On the other side, Dongxia, also known as Sun Fangfang, wiped the tears from her face after leaving Zhang Min's room, and returned to the servants' room in the backyard with a gloomy face.
She now lives in the same room with her parents, and there are only three of them in the room.
After entering the house, Sun's father and mother were shocked to see Sun Fangfang's appearance and asked quickly, "Daughter, what's wrong with you?"
They are now servants of the Shangshu Mansion and cannot move around freely in the mansion. Just now, they heard the chaotic noise outside, but did not dare to go out, so they did not know what was happening outside.
Now seeing Sun Fangfang in such a miserable state, it is inevitable to be surprised.
Upon hearing this, Sun Fangfang first made a gesture, then listened to the noise outside. Seeing that no one was outside, she walked inside and said to Sun's father and mother with a serious face:
"Father and Mother, we can't stay in the Shangshu Mansion anymore. I will find a way to find the Fifth Prince in the next two days and try my best to persuade him to marry me as his wife."