I, the queen and the father, start with a deer as a horse

Chapter 276 Encounter with Assassins
"Sell the mansion ahead of time?"

When Daji heard this, a few books that she had read before could not help appearing in her mind, and she asked with a strange look: "The master is talking about pre-sale?"

Fang Xiu frowned, and said, "That's right, it's the pre-sale!"

Daji hesitated and said, "But, that new city is still a wasteland."

No matter how stupid and rich those wealthy businessmen are, they would not be willing to buy unfinished mansions in the wasteland.
This sentence was buried in my heart, but I didn't say it.

Fang Xiu understood what she meant, and said with a smile: "I just said that there is no rush to build a new city. You can build academies and workshops first. When there is fireworks, let the people see that the future of the mansion in this new city It won’t be worse than Chang’an, we will build mansions at that time.”

"The servant understands."

Daji nodded slightly.

"How is Li Yaoyue doing in Zhenbao Zhai these days?"

Fang Xiu picked up a piece of sweet-scented osmanthus root, put it in Daji's bowl, and asked casually.

"Madam is still learning how to do business. I saw her studying economics yesterday. I think it won't be long before Madam will be able to handle the affairs of Zhenbao Zhai."

Daji put the sweet-scented osmanthus root into her mouth, and the sweet taste spread on the tip of her tongue, making her narrow her eyes involuntarily.

Fang Xiudao: "It's still the same sentence, let her deal with some insignificant details on weekdays, and you still have to grasp the important decisions."

"The slaves understand."

Daji nodded and responded.

After eating in Yirenju, the two rested for a while before heading to Xiangguo Mansion.

Passing by the main store of Zhenbaozhai, I happened to see Li Yaoyue coming out of the store.

on the bustling streets.

Holding a thick book, Li Yaoyue saw Fang Xiu in brocade attire, and Daji who was snuggling beside him as if no one else was there.

"It turns out that Daji is also his woman."

Li Yaoyue's long eyelashes trembled slightly, and after a brief trance, she returned to her cool look.

Daji is a girl, even though she has outstanding abilities, how could she be in charge of the Royal Bank with the same status as the six departments at her prime of life.

She and Fang Xiu have a very close relationship, which is also reasonable.

Thinking so, Li Yaoyue decided to pretend she didn't see it, and walked towards Xiangguo's mansion.

at this time.

Fang Xiu's voice came from behind.

"Are you still used to staying in Zhenbao Zhai these few days?"

Li Yaoyue turned around, looked at Fang Xiu, and said calmly, "Thanks to my husband, I'm quite comfortable."

Hearing this, Fang Xiu smiled, and said: "Yesterday, your little maid entrusted someone to send a letter about you and your brother."

Li Yaoyue was startled, and soon realized that the little maid was referring to Qing'er.

Although she is Fang Xiu's wife in name, she doesn't know anything about the situation in the court, so naturally she doesn't know that Fang Xiu has negotiated peace with Zhou Guo, on the condition that Zhou Emperor abdicates the throne to her.

Hearing Fang Xiu's words, she thought it was a letter of greeting sent to her by the emperor's brother.

After hesitating for a while, she softened her tone and asked, "Can you show me?"

"This is a letter for you."

Fang Xiu took out the letter from his arms and handed it to Li Yaoyue.

Li Yaoyue reached out to take it, and opened it impatiently, browsing from top to bottom, with a serious look, not wanting to miss a word.

After reading it for a while, she found that the contents of the letter were completely different from what she had imagined.

Not only that, but there were even some words that she just found inexplicable after reading them.

"Why did the Yan people kill me?"

Li Yaoyue saw half of it, couldn't hold back the doubts in her heart, looked at Fang Xiu, and asked.

Fang Xiu did not hide anything, and told Li Yaoyue everything that happened during this period, including the terms of peace proposed by the court, and how Xie Qian, the chief assistant of Zhou Guo's cabinet, cooperated with the court.

"Forcing the emperor's brother Zen to be in my place"

Li Yaoyue opened her mouth slightly, feeling a little dazed.

at this time.

Fang Xiu's words brought her back to reality from the trance.

"The latter is more interesting."

Hearing this, Li Yaoyue was slightly taken aback, hesitated for a moment, and continued to read.

After a while.

Her complexion became more and more ugly, Liu Mei frowned, and gritted her teeth: "This is impossible!"

"What is written in the letter is the fact that your most trusted maid personally verified. Believe it or not, it is up to you."

Fang Xiu said leisurely.

Hearing this, Li Yaoyue tightly clutched the letter in her hand, an indescribable grief welled up from the bottom of her heart.

The second half of the letter says that
There is a lot of evidence that Emperor Zhou Guoxian planned to pass the throne to the more outstanding Li Yaoyue.

Her imperial brother clearly realized this, and before the crown prince was confirmed, he used secret means to kill her father and mother, and forged a will to win the throne!

There is no doubt that this kind of thing cannot be made public, otherwise it will be a huge scandal for the Zhou royal family!

thus.

There is no need for Fang Xiu to make up.

Li Yaoyue, who has lost her memories of the past few years, still has the impression of Zhou Huang from a few years ago.

That was her brother.

He has taken good care of her since she was a child.

Being bullied by other princesses, it was her imperial brother who stood up for her.

She never thought that one day, the emperor brother would do such an inhumane thing for the sake of the throne!

this moment.

Sadness, anger, pain, all kinds of emotions mixed together, swept over like mountains and seas.

Various scenes replayed in her mind like a revolving lantern.

"Impossible, it's impossible."

A burst of severe pain swept over.

Li Yaoyue covered her head and murmured in pain.

I do not know how long it has been.

She finally recovered from the grief-stricken state, looked up at Fang Xiu, her expression became extremely cold, and she said in an emotionless voice: "Why did you tell me this?"

Hearing this, Fang Xiu raised his eyes to look at her, and found that her eyes had undergone a huge change, as cold as when they first met.

Fang Xiu was silent for a while, and said calmly, "This is a letter from your maid."

Li Yaoyue said coldly: "You didn't have to give it to me"

"Just for fun."

Fang Xiu shrugged and said leisurely.

Li Yaoyue opened her mouth, wanting to say something, but before she could speak, someone beside her said coldly:
"Things with no eyes! Go away!"

Li Yaoyue subconsciously turned her head to look, and saw a burly man standing there like a statue holding a long knife in his hand.

In front of him stood a few unremarkable passers-by.

Fang Xiu looked at those passers-by, and a sharp light burst out from his eyes.

After shopping all morning, can you finally hold back?

As soon as this idea popped into my mind, I saw those unremarkable passers-by take out short knives from their arms and stab the burly man.

His movements are agile, almost on par with Shadow Guards!

"Protect Fang Xiang!"

The burly man seemed to have been prepared for a long time, roared, and retreated suddenly, dodging the attacks of several people.

Between lightning and flint.

Among the crowd, more than a dozen passers-by took out short knives and daggers and rushed towards Fang Xiu.

almost at the same time.

The hidden guards hidden around greeted him!
Just for a moment.

A fierce battle broke out between the two sides.

The strength of these assassins is stronger than imagined.

The guards present are all fighters selected from a hundred thousand, and in terms of individual combat strength, they even surpass the shadow guards.

Even so, facing these assassins, they still could not gain the upper hand.

As time goes by.

More and more assassins were thrown into the battle.

Facing an enemy three times their size, the guards were already tired of coping.

Even so, Fang Xiu was still very indifferent, protecting Daji and Li Yaoyue behind him.

Li Yaoyue stood on the spot, looking at Fang Xiu's back, her eyes flickered.

Hidden in her cuff is Soo-jin's dagger, which she uses for protection.

At this moment, facing the defenseless Fang Xiu, she couldn't help but feel an urge to stab the dagger in.

As long as you are determined, you can save Da Zhou!

The humiliation I have suffered this year can also be washed away!
As time goes by.

This impulse is getting stronger and stronger.

Just now.

An assassin broke through the guard's line of defense and came straight to Fang Xiu.

"Death!"

The assassin held a dagger in his hand, and his eyes burst out with a strong killing intent.

no doubt.

at this time.

Li Yaoyue shot at the same time, Fang Xiu must die!

However, looking at his tall and straight back, Li Yaoyue couldn't make up her mind.

In any case, at this moment, Fang Xiu is protecting her!
The assassin is getting closer.

Fang Xiu didn't have any weapons in his hands, but he still stood in front of Daji and Li Yaoyue.

Even though she knew that her master had already made preparations, Daji still felt terrified at this moment, and silently took out the weapon that Fang Xiu had given her before.

aside.

Seeing this scene, Li Yaoyue's cold phoenix eyes showed a complicated expression, and she was caught in a tangle.

Although she is not as strong in martial arts as Qing'er, she also practiced for a while when she was young.

If he makes a move, he can catch the assassin by surprise and save Xia Xiu.

but.

Asking her to save a person who had tortured her, especially if this person was her husband in name, she still couldn't do it.

"Fang Xiang!"

The guards noticed this scene, their eyes were tearing apart, and they desperately tried to stop the assassin.

In an instant.

The assassin was only one step away from Fang Xiu.

There was a gleam in his eyes, and a cruel smile curled up at the corner of his mouth.

The task of killing the prime minister of Qian Kingdom will be completed by him soon!

This is a great honor!

Even if he can't leave Chang'an alive, he will become a legend at the sticky pole, leaving his name in history!
A cold light flashed.

The assassin's dagger drew a graceful curve in the air.

at the same time.

Li Yaoyue could no longer restrain the impulse in her heart, took out the dagger hidden in her sleeve, and went up to meet her!
boom! boom! boom!
The muffled sound echoed through the street.

In an instant.

The assassin felt severe pain all over his body, and the hand holding the dagger involuntarily let go.

The whole person stopped in place, unable to move forward any more!

Fang Xiu held the Colt that he got in the previous lottery, looked calmly, looked at the guards around, and said calmly: "Still according to the plan, catch alive!"

After a brief astonishment.

The guards quickly came to their senses and said in unison: "Yes! Master Xiang!"

Holding the dagger, Li Yaoyue stood by Fang Xiu's side, with a dazed look in her eyes, as if she hadn't figured out what happened.

at this time.

Fang Xiu looked at her, and said with a faint smile, "I also know that protecting your husband is not hopeless."

Hearing this, Li Yaoyue's eyes burst into anger, which seemed to be a bit angry from embarrassment.

Fang Xiu didn't seem to notice her murderous eyes, and said leisurely: "If you can keep it up, I can give you a chance to be the empress of Zhou Kingdom, after all, that belongs to you."

The voice fell.

Li Yaoyue was slightly taken aback.

Immediately, his expression became a little complicated, and he silently put away the dagger.

When the assassins around saw this scene, their hearts sank.

"withdraw!"

The leader quickly realized that this was a trap aimed at them and issued orders decisively.

When the assassins heard the order, they turned and ran without the slightest hesitation.

at the same time.

A large number of shadow guards came from all directions, forming a huge encirclement circle, trapping all the assassins firmly in the circle!
"not good!"

Seeing this scene, the leading assassin's expression became extremely serious, and he raised his voice and ordered: "Go north!"

The voice fell.

All the Assassins turned around and headed north.

It has to be said that these assassins are well-trained, not weaker than the shadow guards at all, and even better than the shadow guards!
Dozens of assassins gathered together, like a sharp long sword, piercing the big net made up of shadow guards to the north!
Seeing that this big net is about to be pierced.

Fang Xiu decisively issued an order: "Use the firecracker!"

"Yes!"

The shadow guards around got the order, no longer have any worries, took out the short-fired gun, aimed at the assassin, and pulled it down.

Bang bang bang bang!
A muffled sound echoed through the busy street.

In the blink of an eye, more than a dozen assassins were weighed down by projectiles and lost their ability to move.

The pressure on the shadow guards in the north was greatly reduced, and they successfully stopped the group of assassins in the encirclement.

Seeing that the breakout failed, the leading assassin showed determination on his face, holding a dagger, and stabbing his colleagues beside him.

Seeing this scene, the rest of the assassins no longer hesitated and decided themselves one after another.

"Stop them!"

Seeing this, the Centurion of the Shadow Guard's face turned serious, and he rushed forward to stop it.

Unfortunately.
The action is still a little slower.

A few short breaths of time.

The assassins had already stabbed their daggers into their chests, hitting the ground heavily.

When Daji and Li Yaoyue saw this scene, their expressions became a little ugly.

This is the first time they have seen such a dead man!

Terrible!
Not to mention them, even Fang Xiu felt a little unbelievable.

Although these assassins would die after being caught, and they were tortured to death.

However, the vast majority of people, at this time, will still have some luck, thinking that they can kill out of the crowd.

These assassins were completely different. Seeing that the general situation was over, they decided to self-determinate immediately without any hesitation, without blinking an eye. It was extremely difficult to cultivate such a dead warrior.

However, there are dozens of such dead soldiers now!

Anyone who sees it can't help but feel a chill.

"This is the elite at the sticky pole? It's really extraordinary."

Looking at the corpses scattered all over the place, Fang Xiu felt a little admiration from the bottom of his heart.

After a few breaths of silence, he looked at the shadow guard beside him and issued an order.

"Cut off their heads, make a gift box, and give it to Emperor Yan!"

(End of this chapter)