Bang!
The sturdy courtyard door slammed against the wall, groaning in despair, and finally shrugged weakly.
"Hua!" Rong Xia put down the hand holding the bow, and said sternly: "What are you doing here, get out!"
"Shut up for me!" Ban Hua roared back.
The rain soaked her hair and body. She didn't take care of her flaws. Instead, she thought the robe on her body was in the way, so she lifted the skirt and tied it around her waist. Between the lights and flints, she avoided the two assassins. 's sneak attack.
The assassins did not expect that a woman would rush over. After seeing who was coming, they stopped Ban Hua, but did not kill him. Obviously these people know Ban Hua's identity, and they have some scruples about her.
As soon as they hesitated, Ban Hua broke through their siege and came to Du Jiu's side.
"Injured?" Ban Hua wiped a handful of water from his face, picked up the sword's edge, and the dark red blood flowed down the sword, mixed with the rain, and splashed on the bluestone floor.
The sword used by Ban Hua was very light and sharp. Every move and every move was as silent as an afterimage, and it was dazzlingly fast.
Du Jiu clutched the wound, still unable to react.
Just when he thought he was going to die this night, the Fule County Lord rushed in with only two female guards. The posture of holding the sword and the neat movement of the corners of the skirt made him feel like he saw the battlefield. heroic.
On this rainy night with lightning and thunder, Du Jiu believed for the first time the words of the old Jingting.
Lord Fule is indeed the most like him, and even this martial arts is amazing.
The layman watches the fun, the expert watches the door, and many people in the great cause practice swordsmanship, but most of them learn the way to strengthen the body, such as their family Hou Ye. But Princess Fule is different. Her every move and every style has a sharp edge, and even a pressing chill.
The only thing she lacks is the murderous aura that can only be tempered through the battlefield.
At the moment when the lightning flashed, a sleeve arrow flew out, and the target it wanted to attack was exactly Rong Xia behind Ban Hua and Du Jiu. Rong Xia tilted his head to hide, but the assassin was obviously prepared, and someone else aimed at Rong Xia.
"Master Hou!" Du Jiu's eyes were completely cracked, and in desperation, he could only throw the sword in his hand and plunge into the assassin's chest. At this moment, an assassin who had fallen to the ground raised his hand towards Rongxia.
"Master Hou!"
Du Jiu only felt chills all over his body, and shivered with endless fear from his bones.
"Ding!" The silver sword edge blocked the sleeve arrow, the sword edge trembled, and the sleeve arrow fell to the ground. Ban Hua stepped forward and stepped on the assassin's chest. The assassin spit out a mouthful of foam, rolled his eyes and fainted.
At this moment, it was heard outside the courtyard that the guards were rushing over.
Ban Hua raised his sword and pointed at the six or seven assassins who were still standing in the yard. The rain rolled down her face, with a strange beauty that was extremely pale.
"withdraw."
Seeing that the situation was not good, the assassin wanted to retreat.
"This is Houye's Mansion, not a place where small fish and shrimps live," Ban Hua quickly stopped in front of these assassins, "I'm going to see who of you can walk out today."
In the yard now, except for Ban Hua and her two guards who were intact, Du Jiu and several guards were seriously injured. As for the flaws that were still standing in place, Ban Hua did not count him in the combat effectiveness.
"The county master is a weak woman, why should she fight with her life?" The assassin in the lead finally spoke, his voice was hoarse and sounded very strange, "Although the Marquis of Cheng An is a rare and beautiful man, as you are, I would like to What do you want without a man. If he dies, you can raise as many faces as possible, charming and charming, and have everything, why do you have to work hard for a man?"
"At the moment of beauty, how can I fall into my heroic appearance?" Ban Hua sneered, "It's just the invisible mosquitoes, flies and bed bugs in the sewer, are you worthy of telling me the conditions?"
Ban Hua's swordsmanship is very good. She is best at swordsmanship and whipping. Instead, she is average in archery and boxing. When outsiders see that her archery is good, they praise her for her grandfather's legacy, just because they didn't see it. Ban Hua's swordsmanship is just that.
The Ban family raised many soldiers and soldiers who were injured and disabled on the battlefield. In the past, Old Jingting always took her to deal with these people. Later, when Lai Jingting passed away, the Ban family still supported these gradually aging soldiers, but the court had already forgotten these meritorious officials and no longer cared about them.
Ban Hua learned all her skills from them. She loved beauty since she was a child. She felt that swordsmanship and boxing were not beautiful enough, and they didn't show her temperament, so she didn't like to learn them. Before she was fifteen years old, she practiced martial arts every day. In the past two years, because of her old age and going out for a lot of time, she neglected to practice.
Back then, my grandfather personally praised her for her high martial arts skills, but unfortunately not many people in the capital believed her.
She regrets that.
Seeing that Ban Hua was so aggressive, the assassin no longer hesitated at the moment, and made all his moves.
But they didn't expect that Ban Hua's two female guards martial arts were stronger than Ban Hua's, and this fierce force was like... a dead man
The Ban family actually gave a daughter a corpse
The assassin who thought of this was secretly frightened, but he didn't have the chance to express the idea.
Because he died, died under the sword of Ban Hua's bodyguard.
The corpse learned the killer method of sneak attack in the dark, but Ban Hua and the two guards learned the method of killing people on the battlefield. The two murderous methods collided and stood tall.
The two female guards moved very neatly, and there was no extra movement between raising their hands and kicking their legs. Because on the battlefield, the enemy will not allow you to do unnecessary actions, and they are fighting for their lives.
"puff."
This is the sound of a sharp blade digging into the flesh.
Rong Xia looked at the woman in front of her. In the night, she didn't seem to be as charming and sweet as usual, but a little more cold and mysterious. A few strands of hair were stuck to her cheeks, making her face look like a deep winter. of white snow.
He felt that his heart was a little out of breath, but his eyes seemed to have lost his mind. He could only look at her and move with her.
Ban Hua quickly drew out her sword, and blood splattered out, soiling the uppers of her shoes. She frowned, instead of looking at the assassin lying on the ground, she turned to look at Rong Xia, who had rushed into the rain at some point, "Don't come here, Du Jiu, drag your Marquis back, in case this What if someone pretends to be dead inside?"
My grandfather said that this is often the case on the battlefield. The enemy's people pretended to be dead and didn't move. When the officers and soldiers of Daye went to clean the battlefield, these people suddenly attacked, killing a lot of Daye officers and soldiers. So since then, the soldiers on their side have developed a habit when cleaning the battlefield. As long as it is the corpse of the enemy, they will make a knife first.
As soon as Ban Hua said these words, a man in black on the ground stood up, but before he could stand up, Rong Xia drew his long bow, and the arrow pierced the assassin's throat.
The guards of the Marquis of Cheng'an stood at the door, looking at the corpses all over the floor and the courtyard red with blood.
Seeing that these guards finally arrived, Ban Hua was relieved, and the fierceness of his whole body suddenly turned into a cloud of smoke. He turned to the female guard and said, "Hurry up and hold me."
"Master, what's the matter with you, are you injured?"
"No, I'm afraid, my legs are weak."
The corpses were all lying on the ground, and everyone was killed, only thinking about being afraid
Rong Xia didn't look at the guards, he walked in front of Ban Hua, suddenly hugged her, turned around and walked into the house.
Ban Hua was taken aback by his sudden action, and threw the sword in his hand to the guard, "What are you doing?"
He looked down at the woman in his arms and said nothing.
"Master Hou..." Du Jiu stopped Rong Xia.
Rong Xia stopped, glanced at the remains of the guards of Cheng Anhou Mansion on the ground, and said to the guards who rushed over: "Bury these guards thickly."
These guards are all people who have no father, no mother, no cares, and died for him today. If there is not even a tombstone, it would be too chilling.
"Yes." Du Jiu responded.
"Let other people handle this matter. You and several other injured people go to see the doctor." Rong Xia ordered these words, turning her head and striding into the house.
Entering the room, he put Ban Hua on a padded chair and wrapped a thick quilt around her. However, he squatted down and took off the dirty embroidered shoes on her feet, revealing a pair of white and tender feet.
His palms were a little hot, until he pulled the quilt and put it on her feet, and the burning sensation subsided a little.
Ban Hua blinked, looked up at Rong Xia, and Rong Xia looked at her quietly without saying a word.
"What's the matter with you?" Ban Hua shook her hand in front of him, "Scared?"
Rong Xia grabbed her wrist, her wrist was cold, but the strong pulse gave him immense peace of mind: "It was too dangerous just now."
"If it's not dangerous, I don't need to help you," Ban Hua sniffed, her hair still dripping with water, "you are mine, how can I watch others bully you."
His palms trembled, and he suddenly hugged Ban Hua tightly in his arms.
Tightly, it is like hugging a rare treasure, if you let go, you will regret it for life.
The atmosphere in the room was quiet and beautiful, and the dim candlelight added a bit of warmth to the room.
Ban Hua stretched out her index finger and poked Rong Xia's back lightly, but Rong Xia didn't respond, so she poked again.
"What's wrong?" Rong Xia gently touched her wet hair.
"The quilt is soaked, do you have any extra clothes?"
"… "
All the warmth and tranquility vanished, Rong Xia chuckled lightly, lowered her head and whispered in her ear: "I'll let the servants prepare hot water."
Ban Hua touched her numb ears, her fingers were itchy, and she couldn't help touching the corner of Rong Xia's lips.
Softer than expected and as warm as expected.
It's not her fault, it's all her fault.
Rong Xia pinched her fingers, her voice slightly hoarse: "Hua, I'm a man."
Ban Hua: Men are amazing? I am still a woman.
Looking at her innocent face, Rong Xia finally couldn't bear it anymore. She lowered her head and kissed the corner of her lips lightly. After taking a deep breath, she took a step back, turned and walked out the door without looking back.
What a captivating fairy!
The seductive goblin said that it turns out that after a man gets wet in his clothes, he has a special flavor, which is really worth watching.
She touched the corner of her lips, and suddenly had the urge to tear open Rong Xia's clothes and bully him to cry.
Realizing that her thoughts were too filthy, Ban Hua slapped her face, it was a male demon who was a disaster for the country, and this kind of demon, let her accept it.
The Division of Infantry in the Capital City, Dali Temple, and the Yamen in Kyoto were all so excited by a shocking news that night that they almost rolled off the bed.
A large number of assassins entered Rong Junpo's mansion, who had just been named Marquis. Several guards died in the Marquis of Cheng'an mansion, and even the most useful guards around Marquis Cheng'an were seriously injured, and now they are being treated by a doctor.
For such a big incident, all relevant departments are responsible, especially the assassination of the Marquis of Cheng An. This is an earth-shattering event.
Under the heavy rain, officials from various departments rushed to the Marquis of Cheng'an Mansion overnight. The commander-in-chief of the Janissaries arrived first, and as soon as he walked to the main courtyard, he smelled a lingering smell of blood.
"Commander Chen, please come this way." A guard from the Rong family led him into the yard. Although the bodies in the yard had been removed, the blood in the yard told him that there must have been a battle here not long ago. Fierce battle. Otherwise, such a heavy rain will not be able to wash away the smell.
"How many assassins are there in total?"
"Back to Commander Chen, there are 22 assassins in total, 20 dead, and two alive."
Commander Chen received the imperial decree overnight to deal with the case. Judging from His Majesty's attitude, it seemed that he was very angry that someone dared to assassinate Cheng Anhou. In fact, when he heard that the Marquis of Cheng An was assassinated, he almost thought it was His Majesty's hand.
He observed it in the yard. The fighting marks were very serious, and there were traces of iron claws on the courtyard wall. It seemed that the assassin came in through the wall. But the Marquis of Cheng'an's mansion is so big, even if it's windy and rainy today, there will not be no gatekeepers. The fact that these assassins can sneak in here without a sound, shows that there may be an internal response in the mansion.
What surprised him most was that these assassins came suddenly, and the Hou Chengan was unprepared. Given the situation tonight, it should be difficult for the sound of fighting to spread, so even if the guards around Rong Xia were all dead, they would not be able to stop the attack of these killers. How did he stop these killers and stop them all
There must be something tricky in this.
He glanced at the manager of the Rong Mansion behind him, and said solemnly, "But what else did you say?"
The steward bowed and replied, "I don't know what else Commander Chen wants to know?"
"Your Majesty's order is here to investigate this case. If your palace hides something, I'm afraid it won't be easy to explain it to Your Majesty." Commander Chen didn't say too much, "I also ask your palace to be considerate."
The steward said with a smile: "Please don't worry, Commander Chen, if you have any questions, just ask, the little one must know everything and say everything."
Commander Chen nodded: "Since that's the case, why don't you ask this steward to tell me that with so many assassins, your guards didn't arrive in time. How did the Marquis of Chengan stop these assassins."
"Commander Chen knew when he saw the corpses of these assassins."
The servants of the Rong family put the assassin's corpse together. In order to facilitate the investigation, they did not touch anything on the assassin's body.
Commander Chen saw that among these assassins, four died of arrow feathers, and the others were all scarred by swords. Even sword wounds are different. One is a commonly used epee, and the other is a light sword that requires high craftsmanship.
Generally guards don't use light swords, so this sword injury is caused by Rong Xia
But he had only heard of Rong Xia's excellent archery skills, when did his swordsmanship become so good
"Rong Houye's swordsmanship is so good that this official is unexpected."
"Commander Chen, these sword injuries were not caused by the Marquis," the steward still smiled. "It just happened to be raining heavily today, and County Master Fule was a guest in the palace. It was difficult to leave, so he stayed in the palace for a night."
Commander Chen immediately reflected: "These injuries are all caused by Lord Fule?"
"No, there are also two guards of the Fule County Lord."
Chen Tong took the lead because he lamented the martial arts of the Fule County Lord, and then he felt a chill behind his back. These assassins were obviously prepared. The only thing they didn't expect was that the Duke of Fule would be staying in the Marquis of Cheng'an Mansion. If the Duke of Fule was not there, would the life of the Marquis of Cheng'an be preserved
He used to hear people say Cove, the Lord of Fuller County, and he always scoffed. Judging from what happened after Marquis Rong and Fule County Lord got engaged, Fule County Lord is a Kefu, he is clearly a Wangfu.
"I wonder if the lower official can see Uncle Rong?"
"Commander Chen, please come this way with Xiao Xiao," the steward said, "I think Lord Hou will be out in a while."
Chen Tongling thought, Lord Rong Hou is just a civil servant. It is normal to be frightened and need to clean up when encountering such a thing.
He waited in the warm pavilion for a while, when he saw Rong Xia, who was neatly dressed, walk in. His face was slightly pale, his hair was scattered behind him, and he was still steaming hot.
Rong Xia stepped forward to meet Commander Chen and greeted each other, "It is rude to meet the guests with this face."
"The Marquis is too polite, the matter is in power, and he is not a pedantic person." Commander Chen can already be sure that Rong Xia went to take a shower and changed his clothes, so that he would meet the guests in this way. It is normal for people who have never seen blood to see such a terrifying scene for the first time and want to take a bath.
"Thank you, Commander Chen, for your understanding." Rong Xia sat down and pleaded guilty, "It's really a sin for Your Majesty to worry because of me."
"Master Hou, don't say that. Your Majesty is well aware of the importance you place on you. Your Majesty treats you like a son or nephew. If something happens to you, it will be your real sin to make his old man sad." They all felt that this was a bit ironic. After careful calculation, Lord Rong Hou was really His Majesty's cousin. This is a well-known thing in the whole dynasty, but because of the bad debt that year, no one dared to say it.
Even if His Majesty often said that he regarded Lord Rong Hou as a parent and nephew, it would still be considered "as", not true.
His Majesty has used this method to express his dissatisfaction with some of the late emperor's decisions. But dissatisfaction returns dissatisfaction, he can give Rong Xia an official title, but he cannot re-identify Rong Xia's grandmother back to the royal family.
Commander Chen asked again what happened to Rong Xia. Rong Xia did not hide it, and told the whole thing in its entirety, but only about the content of Ban Hua, and tried to pass it with a sentence or two.
"I wonder if the Fule County Master is still in your mansion?"
Rong Xia said apologetically: "Fu Le County Master didn't sleep well all night, I'm afraid she has already gone to bed now."
"Hey," Commander Chen sighed, got up and gave Rong Xia a big gift, "I'm afraid I'll have to trouble the Marquis to invite the county master to go."
Rong Xia frowned, looked at the sky outside, lowered her eyelids and said slowly: "The left and right county masters are in the palace, and it is not appropriate to call a woman at night. It's better to wait until dawn, and then bring this up."
Seeing that Rong Xia was determined not to wake Ban Hua up, Commander Chen knew that if he persisted, he would offend such a gentle-looking Hou Ye, so he didn't mention it.
"What Hou Ye said is that the lower official didn't think properly."
A faint smile appeared on Rong Xia's face, as if the cold person just now was not him.
After a while, officials from the Beijing Infantry Division, Yamen, and Dali Temple all came. It was destined to be a sleepless night.
When Ban Hua woke up, she felt a little dizzy and her nose was a little stuffed. In a dizzy manner, she was dressed and rinsed under the services of a bunch of beautiful maids, and she was still a little sullenly unable to lift her head.
This appearance fell in the eyes of the maidservant of the Hou Mansion, that is, the Fule County Master fought the killer with the body of a weak woman in order to save the Hou Ye.
Thinking that the county master was clearly afraid and insisted on saving them, Marquis, the maids admired even more. They looked at Ban Hua as if they were looking at a female god of war walking on colorful clouds. People can not help but worship the light.
Drinking the delicious porridge, Ban Hua found that all the side dishes on the table avoided flesh-colored and red, and any color that might make her uncomfortable did not appear in front of her eyes.
But no matter how delicious today's food was, her appetite was not so good, so she only ate a small bowl of porridge and put it down.
"The princess." The two female guards looked at her worriedly.
"I'm fine." Ban Hua waved his hand and was about to say something else when the servants of the Hou residence came to report, saying that the Dali Temple and the commander of the Imperial Guard wanted to see him.
Ban Hua expected that they came to ask her about what happened last night, so he went to the parlour with the servants of the Hou residence. The maids were worried that Ban Ma would be uncomfortable, so they followed up, holding bottles, incense and umbrellas, and they were all meticulous.
Commander Chen never imagined that Fule County Master would be so flamboyant even in the Marquis of Cheng'an Mansion. The beautiful maid who followed behind her was very attentive. If it wasn't for these maids wearing the green waisted skirts of the maidservants of the Marquis of Cheng'an Mansion, he almost thought that these maids were all brought by Fule County Master from Banfu. .
As soon as Ban Hua entered the door, these maids laid mats, poured tea, and fanned. Even when Ban Hua raised her hand, someone helped her. This is not serving guests, it is clearly serving a great Buddha. But these maids seem to be still enjoying it, and their eyes are glowing when they see Ban Hua.
The servant girl of the Marquis of Cheng'an Mansion, he really... can't understand.
"Commander Chen," Ban Hua held her cheek with one hand, looking a little lazy, "I don't know what is the important thing for Commander Chen to see me."
She was very familiar with the officials of Dali Temple, so she just nodded to the other party.
"Xiaguan feels very guilty for disturbing the rest of the county master, but in order to find out the big case last night, Xiaguan only offended."
"You said." Ban Hua nodded, and didn't find it offensive.
"Excuse me, the county master, since you don't live in the same yard as Marquis Cheng'an, why can you hear the movement in the yard here?"
"After midnight last night, I didn't sleep soundly. I vaguely heard a sound, but it didn't seem to be there. I thought I couldn't sleep anyway, so I might as well go out and have a look," Ban Hua listened to the sound of rain outside the window. He said with a smile, "If something happens in this thunderstorm, others may not be able to hear it. It's not a big mistake to be careful."
"The county master's swordsmanship is excellent, and the lower officials admire it."
"It's unnecessary to admire," Ban Hua rubbed her forehead, she was a little dizzy, and her voice was very lazy, "Commander Chen is the guard commander in front of His Majesty, my swordsmanship in front of you is just a joke. "
Commander Chen thought to himself, how could it be a joke to stop so many killers' swordsmanship
"County master, what's wrong with you?" Rong Xia noticed that Ban Hua's face was a little wrong, got up and walked in front of her, reaching out to probe her forehead, her face changed suddenly, "You're hot."
"Come on, go to the palace and ask for a doctor!"
It must be because of too much drenching last night.
He looked at the people present impatiently: "Everyone, if you have anything to ask later."
Ban Hua shook her dizzy head. Is she hot
Rong Xia hurriedly pressed her head: "Don't shake."
The author has something to say: don't shake your head, what if you hear the voice of the sea