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Chapter 368 Chapter 459~460 Conspiracy
Ruan Yunting's hanging heart suddenly settled down when she smelled the familiar refreshing smell on Jun Lanzhou.Leaning on his chest and shaking his head weakly, he thought that what he said should be loud, but it was as thin as a mosquito, "I'm fine."

Jun Lanzhou's forehead was covered in cold sweat. Seeing that Ruan Yunting was fine, but she was drugged and weak, she breathed a long sigh of relief, kissed her on the forehead, and held her tightly in her arms. Looking at the guards and assassins fighting on the ground, he was ready to take Ruan Yunting away at any time.

Ruan Yunting closed her eyes, and it took a while before she came to her senses, "Where is the red bean?"

Jun Lanzhou's twinkling peach blossom eyes still looked at the two groups facing each other warily: "Hongdou is fine, just passed out."

Only then did Ruan Yunting feel completely at ease, she tried her best to turn her head and looked into the ground.

There were four assassins in total, and each of them was highly skilled in martial arts. The guards left by Prince Duan for Ruan Yunting were all extremely skilled, but they were actually at a disadvantage in front of these four assassins.

Jun Lanzhou grabbed the quilt and wrapped Ruan Yunting tightly, fearing that she would be cold, looked around, gestured to the guards around her, and got up to bed with Ruan Yunting in her arms.If you continue to entangle here, it is very likely to be affected.

Although these guards from Xiwu Kingdom were not as skilled in martial arts as the assassins, they were superior in numbers. They surrounded the four of them at once, making it impossible for them to break through.

Jun Lanzhou carried Ruan Yunting, who was wrapped in a quilt, behind her back, pushed aside the grid fan near the bed and jumped to the verandah, followed by two guards, who also followed.

"Ting'er, don't be afraid, I'll take you to a safe place."

Ruan Yunting leaned on Jun Lanzhou's shoulder and nodded, "I'm not afraid." Breathing the cold air in the cold night, she felt much more comfortable and her head was not so dizzy.

Jun Lanzhou settled down a little, and ran towards the front yard with Ruan Yunting on his back, leaving the sound of the clash of swords and soldiers far behind him. The softer the sound, the tighter his heart was, and he felt If he is the one who organizes the assassination, he will definitely send bait to lead the battle first, to divert the attention of the enemy, and the main event will be placed later.

Therefore, when they reached the moon gate leading to the front yard, Jun Lanzhou hesitated and stopped slowly, looking at the deserted front yard outside the gate, and stopped moving forward.

"Lord Jun!?" The two guards also stopped and looked at Jun Lanzhou suspiciously.There are many nursing homes outside, it is safe to run out, why didn't Lord Jun run away?

"The situation is not right, let's stay here for a while." Jun Lanzhou was worried that Ruan Yunting was behind him, so he simply put her down, hugged her in front of him like a child, and turned around to look in the direction of the bedroom.In the distance, I saw fires flickering, and a puff of smoke filled the air under the night.

"It's water! It's water!!"

The servants panicked, and the garden suddenly became chaotic. Not only the backyard, but when looking at the front yard, flames also shot up from the direction of Leisurely Hall.

Ruan Yunting pursed her lips angrily, and said coldly: "That's great, I really think highly of Ruan Yunting! You actually made such a big fight!"

Seeing that Ruan Yunting's strength had recovered a lot, Jun Lanzhou felt more relieved: "Ting'er, we are in a dilemma now. We must not go back in the backyard, and there must be an ambush in the front yard. It is even more impossible to sit here and wait for death. If the assassin doesn't see us Pass the front yard and you'll find it in no time."

"Then what should we do?!" The two Xiwu disciples who accompanied him were anxious when they heard the words, "We can't wait here to be caught, right? At that time, it won't be possible to protect Princess Zhouquan? Otherwise, the two of us will lure As an assassin, Mr. Jun tried to find a way to escape through the side door with the princess."

Jun Lanzhou shook his head when he heard the words: "It's useless, and the front yard has been set up with a net, and you will neglect the defenses outside the side door and the back door?"

Ruan Yunting frowned: "Could it be that we are waiting here to be 'caught in a urn'?"

Looking left and right, the back house and the front yard were already on fire, and the servants were coming out with wooden barrels and pots to put out the fire, but no assassin appeared, so it could be seen that the assassin's target was only her, and would not hurt others, let alone Blood-washed heart-nourishing small building.

Ruan Yunting felt better because she would not hurt the innocent, "Lan Zhou, let me down, let's go to the servant's room, change into the servant's clothes, and mix with the crowd to put out the fire."

When Jun Lanzhou heard the words, his eyes lit up, and he scratched Ruan Yunting's nose, "Why didn't I think of that."

The four of them looked around very vigilantly, fearing that they would be targeted by the assassin, they came to the front yard cautiously, Jun Lanzhou and Ruan Yunting successfully found two coarse clothes to put on.He deliberately messed up his hair, smeared black ashes on his face, and went to carry water to fight the fire together.

Unexpectedly, the idea was so good that the assassins didn't even notice them.

The fire was gradually extinguished, and the Yangxin Xiaozhu had just been built. It was gorgeous and brand new, but now it exudes a burning smell, leaving a ruined building.Throwing down the wooden basin, looking up at the smoking roof, Ruan Yunting wanted to cry but had no tears, and managed to live a leisurely life on her own, why did such troubles happen, I can't live here, Do you want to go back to Xu Mansion?Or is it just a matter of going to Guiyun Pavilion for a while?
Just as she was thinking, there was a burst of crying from the direction of the backyard, and the servant girl cried out in a sharp voice: "Where is the princess! If something happens to the princess, none of you want to survive!"

"The princess was taken away by Lord Jun, so there should be no problem."

"Then look for it quickly, the front door, the back door, the side door, but all the exits and entrances that can leave the Yangxin Xiaozhu, let me find out. If the Lord Jun and the Princess are fighting the assassin head-on outside, I'm afraid it will be very dangerous. what!"

"Yes!"

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Listening to the conversation that was getting closer, Ruan Yunting smiled and said: "It's Hongdou and Chanjuan. If you don't see me, you must be in a hurry." Fire, will it hurt her? Now that she has the strength and confidence to order the guards to look for someone, I know she is fine.

"Hongdou, I'm here." Ruan Yunting raised her voice.

This sound made all the servants around look over, Jun Lanzhou wiped Ruan Yunting's face with his sleeve, and then wiped his own casually.

No one in the crowd could have imagined that it was the two masters who had put out the fire with them just now, and hurriedly saluted: "I have seen the princess and Lord Jun."

Miscellaneous footsteps came from the direction of the moon gate. Hongdou, Chanjuan and Zhao Linmu's family ran quickly with a group of little maids and a few guards. They saw Ruan Yunting and Jun Lanzhou changing their clothes as servants. All safe and sound, all rest assured.

Chanjuan took Ruan Yunting's hand to look up and down, and seeing that there was still dust on her face, she quickly took a handkerchief to help her wipe her face, then untied her cotton cloak and put it on Ruan Yunting, angrily said: "Princess You are so cruel, you are obviously mixed in the crowd, watching us anxious, but you didn’t warn us.”

Ruan Yunting tightened the collar of the cloak, and said with a smile: "Yes, yes, it's my fault, girl Chanjuan, how do you want to punish me?"

Hongdou said: "The princess and Lord Jun are so clever that they can think of such a way. As long as you are fine, the slaves will be at ease. How dare you go beyond the distance and say something to punish you?"

Zhao Linmu's family bowed to the night sky a few times, and said: "Princess, Lord Jun, it's very cold outside, why don't you go to the front and find an undamaged guest room for a rest, so that it's warm?"

"Alright."

Ruan Yunting nodded, turned around and ordered the people under Zhao Linmu's family to count the losses and casualties, and ordered people to divide the work to tidy up the house, and then she and Jun Lanzhou took Hongdou and Chanjuan to the guest room in the front yard.

The arsonists burned Ruan Yunting's bedroom in the back house and the leisurely hall in the front yard, but the rest of the house was unharmed, especially the guest room where Jun Lanzhou lived.An Guo waited on Jun Lanzhou to wash and change clothes, while Chan Juan and Hong Dou rolled up Ruan Yunting's long hair in the back room, and put on the padded jacket and long skirt that the little girl found temporarily.

After taking care of everything, I went to the outside room, and saw that Jun Lanzhou was already sitting on the embroidered pier next to the Eight Immortals table in a clean suit.

"Lan Zhou, are you not injured?"

"No." Jun Lanzhou looked her up and down, and now she was wearing a grass-green muslin dress and a padded jacket with double-breasted collar that maids only wore, without a lot of gorgeous decorations, but she looked more fresh and pleasant.Many beauties he has seen are all dressed up with gorgeous decorations and exquisite makeup, but Ruan Yunting is an exception, she does not deliberately dress up, which is more fresh and pleasing to the eye.

"Come on, sit down and have a cup of tea. Don't be surprised." Jun Lanzhou pointed to the black sable fur that had been placed on the armchair long ago, and told Chanjuan: "That one, put it on for your princess, she is afraid of the cold."

"Yes." Chanjuan and Hongdou put on sable fur for Ruan Yunting, bowed and retreated.

Ruan Yunting was lying on the table of the Eight Immortals tiredly, thinking of the scene of the flames and swords facing each other just now, she still had lingering fears in her heart.

"Lan Zhou, who do you think sent someone to kill me?"

"Impossible." Jun Lanzhou put down the teacup, her bright eyes looked even more sparkling against the bright and soft floor-to-ceiling octagonal palace lanterns.

Ruan Yunting simply turned her body and leaned on Jun Lanzhou's arm: "What do you mean when you say it's not likely?"

"Ting'er, it's dry and dry in winter. If the assassin really wanted to set the fire on fire, do you think we can easily extinguish the fire?"

Ruan Yunting pursed her lips and remained silent.

"Also, the assassin's martial arts are so strong that they can break through layers of defenses and go to your bedroom to inject the ecstasy incense. If they really want to kill you, what poison can't they be used?" The more Jun Lanzhou analyzed, the more he felt afraid. In Ruan Yunting's heart, maybe when he arrived, Ruan Yunting was already dead: "No, I'll just move to the back in the future, and I'll feel at ease when I'm closer to you."

Ruan Yunting naturally thought of what Jun Lanzhou was worried about.He sat up straight and propped his chin with his left hand: "Of course that's fine." Unexpectedly, the assassin's interception changed Jun Lanzhou's meaning.A while ago, the two of them argued about whether to live in the back house or the front yard because of Jun Lanzhou. In the end, Ruan Yunting compromised. Who told Jun Lanzhou to have a legitimate reason?Wouldn't it be good for him to bring it up now?

"But..." When Ruan Yunting thought about what happened just now, she became more and more suspicious, "What is the assassin's purpose in arranging this kind of assassination full of loopholes? Don't give me a deadly poison, is it because they want to take me away?"

"It's possible." Jun Lanzhou nodded.

"What's the use of arresting me? Could it be that the father offended someone? The other party arrested me to threaten the father and Brother Lan?" Ruan Yunting was worried when she thought that Ruan Yunlan and Lei Jinghuan might be in trouble. He frowned, even more worried than the gleaming white blade facing the assassin after being given the enchanting fragrance just now.

"Princess." Just as Jun Lanzhou was about to speak to persuade, Anguo's voice suddenly sounded outside the door: "Princess, my lord, a group of city defense troops from Daliang Kingdom came to the main gate, and the leader was a big man in black official uniform Officer, he said he followed the emperor's command and came to greet the princess."

Ruan Yunting and Jun Lanzhou looked at each other when they heard the words, and something that they couldn't figure out just now came to the surface.

Ruan Yunting stood up holding the hem of the sable fur, and said calmly: "Yes, then I must go to meet this lord." The man wearing the black official mansion must not be a member of the city defense army, could it be another military officer? , I have nothing to do in the middle of the night, and I am still helping the city defense army patrol the city?This is too much of a coincidence.

Leaving the guest room, passing through the hall to the front yard where Youran hall is located, passing through the hanging flower gate, and seeing a handsome figure standing not far away, followed by more than [-] city defense troops.

"Fourth young master?"

"Master Ying?"

Ruan Yunting and Jun Lanzhou stopped and exclaimed in unison.

Jun Zhaoying smiled awkwardly, looked at the people on the left and right, coughed and said seriously: "It's me, Princess Duanyang and Lord Jun are all right?"

Seeing him speak in such a serious manner, and thinking about his current official position, Ruan Yunting already understood [-]% of the time, and her tone inevitably contained some sarcasm: "Tsk tsk, fourth young master won't go back to accompany my seventh cousin right now. , What are you doing here? Doesn’t the charred look look good here?”

"Uh, sister Ting'er, don't be angry. This, hey, I came here on the orders of the emperor. The emperor heard that Yangxin Xiaozhu was attacked by assassins, and even the house was almost burned down together. I am very worried about you and Mr. Jun." For the safety of the assassin, I specially ordered me to come to check on behalf of others, where is the assassin now?"

Jun Lanzhou and Jun Zhaoying grew up together and knew him better than his own brothers. Seeing this, he hugged his shoulders and smiled and said, "Master Ying, why bother to ask? Does the emperor still have an order to invite the princess into the palace?" stay?"

"Lan Zhou is really smart, and he is so precise in guessing what he wants." Jun Zhaoying blushed, coughed, and said sternly: "The emperor said, the princess and Lord Jun, one is the daughter of Prince Duan, and the other is the daughter of Prince Duan. Prince Duan's adoptive son, the safety of the two of you is too important to the relationship between Daliang and Xiwu. Since the incident happened on the land of Daliang, it will be managed by Daliang. The lord and lord Jun gave a satisfactory explanation. In order to prevent the assassins from acting again, the emperor specially allowed Princess Duanyang and lord Jun to stay in the palace for a while. bit."

After Jun Zhaoying's words were finished, Ruan Yunting almost applauded the emperor's plan of singing and dancing, and sent people to burn down her house, just to force her into the palace?She and Jun Lanzhou stayed in the palace, which was convenient for the emperor to monitor his whereabouts, and could hold a handle in case of conflict with Xiwu Kingdom.However, Ruan Yunting felt that the biggest reason was nothing but the bat pattern jade pendant on her body.

A while ago, Detai was ordered to come here to ask for the jade pendant, but she prevaricated him. The emperor must have kept it in mind, and he didn't believe that she didn't have the bat pattern jade pendant.If she entered the palace, she would have more chances of getting the jade pendant.

"Thank you for the kindness of the emperor of your country." Ruan Yunting said with a smile that was not a smile: "There is no need to enter the palace, we will go to my grandmother's house to stay."

Jun Zhaoying was very embarrassed and said: "The emperor ordered Bibi to invite the two of you into the palace. Outside the palace, the emperor cannot guarantee your safety."

The last sentence is a pun, and there is no way to ensure safety. Isn't it telling Ruan Yunting not to toast or eat fine wine?
It seems that the emperor is determined to find such a high-sounding reason to surround her with Jun Lanzhou?

Ruan Yunting knew that she couldn't escape this time, she could only be smart, but she was not convinced, and when she was about to say something, Jun Lanzhou took the lead and said: "Forget it, we are all on our own, why bother, knowing that we can't escape, Then go into the palace with Lord Ying, so as to ask Lord Ying to go on a business."

Jun Zhaoying's face was red, he really didn't want to come to the recent mission from the very beginning, but the imperial decree was issued, how could he not obey it?Now facing my good brother and good friend, don't mention how complicated it is.

However, business is business, Jun Zhaoying turned around and waved, and the city defense army drove over in a spacious and luxurious carriage.

Ruan Yunting walked towards the carriage, while teasing Jun Zhaoying: "Tsk, Zhen Guosi's work efficiency is really high, even the carriage is ready?"

"Ting'er..." Jun Zhaoying begged for mercy, "You have a lot of adults, don't be angry with brother."

Ruan Yunting looked back at Jun Zhaoying, and sighed: "I'm not angry, I just feel helpless. Reality will eventually push us further and further away. Recently, you invited us into the palace. If one day in the future , we stand in a hostile position, what should we do? I really don't want to see such a scene, even thinking about it makes me feel distressed."

Ruan Yunting's words were soft and sad.

This is still the case between her and Jun Zhaoying, not to mention that Jun Lanzhou and Jun Zhaoying grew up together.

After hearing Ruan Yunting's words, both Jun Lanzhou and Jun Zhaoying were silent.

When they arrived at the palace, Ruan Yunting and Jun Lanzhou were taken directly to the imperial study.

It was already an ugly moment, the imperial study room was still brightly lit, the emperor sat behind the black lacquered paulownia desk reviewing memorials, and the eunuch Detai was serving tea, he was so sleepy that he couldn't open his eyes.

After circling with the cinnabar pen, the emperor closed the memorial, threw it away, looked up at Ruan Yunting and Jun Lanzhou, and said with a smile, "It surprised you two."

Ruan Yunting saluted with a smile: "Thank you, Your Majesty, it's really frightening to worry about such trivial things as us in the midst of his busy schedule."

Ruan Yunting's ordinary greeting, the emperor actually heard some irony, maybe he was thinking too much?The emperor rubbed his brows wearily, and told Detai: "Is the courtyard ready?"

Detai smiled hurriedly, and said: "Back to the emperor, there is a 'Yingxiang Garden' near the southwest, the most elegant and quiet, it is suitable for Mr. Jun to live, only the residence of Princess Duanyang, the servant thinks that she and Concubine Wan Your empress loves you like sisters, why don't you just live in the Longevity Palace."

The emperor thought for a while, and said: "That's fine, my concubine always misses her good sister, so it would be good for Princess Duanyang to stay with her concubine for a few days." Looking at Ruan Yunting: "What do you think?"

Ruan Yunting and Jun Lanzhou were both clear in their hearts. All these arrangements had been made by the emperor long ago, and now the question was just a formality. Since they stepped into the palace gate, they had no right to choose or say no.

"All according to the emperor's orders." Ruan Yunting and Jun Lanzhou said in unison.

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Longevity Palace.

Xu Xiangwan was wearing honey-colored pajamas and stomping back and forth with his long hair loose.Bai Wei followed, persuading: "Your Majesty, please be safe and don't be impatient. Princess Duanyang is surrounded by experts, so nothing will happen."

"Hey, I know that too, but I just can't be at ease." Xu Xiangwan didn't know how the emperor arranged it, but just heard Detai say something when he came to deliver the oral order, and she guessed it out of thin air. During this period of living in the deep palace, she has already developed a keen mind, and from Detai's words, she can analyze that Ruan Yunting must be in danger.

"Your Majesty, Princess Duanyang has arrived."

The little maid who was sent by Xu Xiangwan to inquire about the news ran in.Afterwards, Ruan Yunting walked in wearing Jun Lanzhou's black sable fur, because Jun Lanzhou's sable fur was too long, she had to lift the hem with both hands.

Seeing him, Xu Xiangwan rushed up to greet her, and took Ruan Yunting's hand into the main hall: "Ting'er, are you alright?"

Bai Wei took the sable fur and hung it up.

Xu Xiang looked at Ruan Yunting at night, and saw that she had no decorations on her head, and she was still wearing a servant's padded jacket and long skirt. His voice became a little louder: "What happened? Why are you in such a mess?"

"It's hard to say." Ruan Yunting rubbed her temples and said, "Sister Wan, I just got the ecstasy incense. I have a headache right now, and I'm tired and sleepy. Why don't we take a rest and I'll tell you when I lie down." you?"

"Okay, okay, Bai Wei, use Mrs. Tang to warm the mattress for Miss Ruan." Xu Xiangwan pulled Ruan Yunting: "Come on, let's talk inside."

Ruan Yunting changed into Xu Xiangwan's pajamas, lay on the small couch outside the screen, and drowsily explained the recent events objectively, avoiding things that the emperor might be able to calculate, and going straight to Xu Xiangwan. It was thrilling to hear at night.

At the end, Ruan Yunting asked: "Sister Wan, do you know where 'Yingxiang Garden' is?"

Xu Xiangwan said: "What do you do here? It's near the outside of the palace, right next to the Washing Bureau, and across a courtyard wall is the place where Gong barrels are washed. The smell is really unpleasant, but they called again ' The name Yingxiang' is simply ironic. When the imperial concubine Renxian was there, she sent the concubine to Yingxiangyuan to live in Yingxiangyuan on the grounds of avoiding illness and needing rest. Instead of being humiliated, he hanged himself in the garden."

The more Ruan Yunting listened, the angrier she became, she sat up abruptly, and punched the bed board heavily as if to vent her anger.

When Xu Xiangwan heard the movement, he was startled, and he half stood up and asked, "You haven't said what you're doing here."

Ruan Yunting gritted her teeth and said, "Thanks to the emperor's thoughtfulness, I arranged for Lanzhou to smell the incense in Yingxiangyuan!"

(End of this chapter)