Standing in the corridor, Xu asked, "Princess Jin, has the Prince of Jin known about what happened that day?"
"I told him." Jiang Changning said with a smile.
Xu was shocked. This was something she had not expected.
On second thought, Jiang Changning did not go to see the emperor, so of course he could speak frankly.
"Princess Jin, since you are fine, can you please show mercy to the Prince of Jin and stop targeting the Xu family?" Xu pleaded.
"I once heard a saying that not seeing a body does not mean the crime did not exist, and washing your hands does not mean you can pretend you have never held a knife." Jiang Changning sneered, "Do you understand?"
"Princess Jin, are you unwilling to reconcile?" Xu asked in a deep voice.
"You should ask King Jin about this question." Jiang Changning didn't think he could influence King Jin's decision.
Xu also felt that the matter was the fault of Prince Jin, not Jiang Changning. Coincidentally, at this moment, the female relatives who were watching the ceremony came out of the bridal chamber, and their conversation ended there.
Everyone chatted and laughed as they went to the wedding hall in front for the wedding banquet.
After nightfall, it became even colder. The name of the cold dish was "Adding Joy to Blossoms", which had a good meaning, but no one started eating.
Ten hot dishes were served and everyone started to taste them.
"Oh my, it's actually the craftsmanship of Taotie Tower." said an eldest princess at the same table.
"The flower banquets at Taotie Tower are famous in Beijing, but it is not easy to invite a chef to come to your house to prepare them."
"Thanks to the Prince of Jin and the Prince of Yu, we have enjoyed the feast at Taotie Tower twice this month."
Everyone was chatting and laughing, and the wedding banquet ended at the first quarter of the evening.
As soon as he got on the carriage and greeted Prince Jin, Jiang Changning dozed off on the brocade cushion.
The King of Jin dimmed the oil lamp and told the driver, "Drive the carriage steadily."
"Protect the emperor!" A scream instantly woke Jiang Changning up from his sleep.
"Is there, is there an assassin?" Jiang Changning suspected that he had heard it wrong.
After all, this is where the royal family of the capital gathers. Who is so bold as to ambush assassins here to target the Prince of Jin
King Jin reached out and pulled Jiang Changning into his arms, "Don't be afraid."
Jiang Changning heard the sound of swords clashing and was shocked. There really was an assassin.
"Protect the prince." It was Cao Jiang's voice.
The Prince of Jin did not bring too many guards with him as he went to Prince Yu's mansion to attend a wedding banquet, which was not too far away.
But the guards knew that if something really happened to Prince Jin, they would be dead, so they tried their best to protect the prince.
As long as they can hold on, they will have endless blessings in the future.
Even if he dies, he will be loyal to his master, and his family will be protected by the palace.
The guards were fearless and fought desperately with the assassins near the carriage.
Prince Jin drew aside the curtain and looked outside calmly.
Jiang Changning snuggled up to him and also looked out.
The light was dim and I could only see the shadows swaying, unable to distinguish friend from foe. But it was obvious that the palace guards were at a disadvantage.
After a while, the patrolling guards came over after hearing the news, "What happened?"
"There is an assassin who wants to kill King Jin." Someone answered.
The young commander of the capital guard army almost fainted when he heard this. How could he encounter such a difficult situation
But since we have already met him, we cannot retreat. We shouted, "Protect the prince."
The combat effectiveness of the Capital Guards is average, and they are used to deal with ordinary thieves.
Fortunately, the guards of the palace are all elite. The guards do not need to hurt the enemy. As long as they can entangle those assassins, the guards can gain the upper hand.
"Leave a few alive." Chang Youzhong said hurriedly when he saw that his side was sure to win.
He shouted in time. Cao Jiang changed his tactics and did not cut his opponent's throat directly. Instead, he lowered his sword and stabbed his opponent's shoulder.
The danger was over, and Jiang Changning had the energy to think about who had arranged this assassination.
Jiang Changning didn't know much about the political enemies of the Prince of Jin in the court.
Jiang Changning thought of what Xu said, "Yong Zhou, are you dealing with the Xu family?"
"Xu is looking for you." Prince Jin said affirmatively.
Jiang Changning told him everything about her conversation with Xu.
The statement that not seeing the body does not mean that the crime does not exist, nor does it mean that one can wash one's hands and pretend that one has never held a knife, is in line with the King of Jin's understanding.
"Ningning is right. Since he took the knife, he had the intention to hurt people, regardless of whether there was any injury or not." Prince Jin touched Jiang Changning's head.
His little princess is kind-hearted, but she is not without bottom line, which is good.
"Could this person be arranged by the Duke of Wei's Mansion?" Jiang Changning suspected that Xu was talking to her in order to confuse her.
Just as the Prince of Jin was about to say something, someone outside the carriage said, "Sun Yiliu, the commander of the Third Team of the Eastern Route of the Capital Guard, is late in coming to your rescue. I beg Your Highness the Prince of Jin to forgive me."
Cao Jiang also knelt in front of the carriage and said, "We are incompetent and frightened the prince."
The door opened and the Prince of Jin came out of the carriage. "You did not fail in your duty. The guards arrived just in time. Where is the concubine's carriage?"
Under the guidance of Chang Youzhong, the Prince of Jin went to the carriage where the Concubine Dowager was sitting, "Mother, it's all right."
The concubine lifted the curtain and asked anxiously, "Brother Yu, are you hurt?"
"I'm not hurt." King Jin said with a smile.
"I'm glad you're not hurt." The concubine was relieved, "Brother Yu, please don't be in any trouble."
In order to reassure the concubine, Prince Jin asked Princess Kangren to go to the latter carriage, and he stayed with the concubine.
After returning to the palace, Prince Jin waited for the Concubine Dowager to rest before returning to Rujing Courtyard.
The next day, the news that Prince Jin had been assassinated the night before had spread to all the prefectures, causing a lot of discussion.
The assassination of Prince Jin was even more shocking, and the fact that Jiang Changning expelled his concubine was covered up, so not many people paid attention to it.
This made Qiao, who intended to use this incident to ruin Jiang Changning's reputation, very disappointed.
During the morning court session that day, the emperor asked a few questions out of concern, "I heard that there were women with you at the time. I'm afraid they must have been very frightened when they encountered this incident, right?"
"Although the incident happened suddenly, fortunately the capital guards arrived in time and we were safe." Prince Jin smiled faintly.
"Such a heinous incident must never be allowed to happen again." The emperor took the opportunity to transfer 5,000 Shangzhi troops stationed outside the city into the city.
It is said that two of the three survivors who were imprisoned by the Capital Guard died because they could not endure the torture.
Of course, this is only information known to outsiders. In fact, the two people were secretly transferred out by Prince Jin and imprisoned in his former Huaibei County Prince's Mansion.
Although he inherited his brother's title, he still retained the title of Prince of Huaibei.
As the third generation prince, the title his second son could be awarded was General Auxiliary State, but now he can inherit the title of Prince of Huaibei County.
However, if Jiang Changning only gave birth to one son, the title of Prince of Huaibei would have to be returned to the court a hundred years after the Prince of Jin.
In the dim secret room of the Prince's Mansion, lying on the ground was a bloody mass of flesh and blood with not a single intact piece of skin on his body. He could no longer be called a human being.
It was one of the people who were smuggled out alive. Prince Jin sat on a chair not far from him, looking at him quietly.
The bloody piece of flesh raised its head with difficulty. "Everyone says that the King of Jin is humble, polite, tolerant and kind, but they don't know that in private, the King of Jin is a cruel and vicious person."
"What kind of person is your master?" asked Prince Jin.
The lump of flesh dropped back to the ground, refusing to answer his questions.
King Jin laughed, "Most assassins are assassins. It seems to be true. There are only a few people who can spend a lot of money to hire assassins and want to kill me. I am not interested in knowing who is the mastermind behind this."
"Don't you want to know why you smuggled me out and locked me up here?" the piece of flesh asked with a sneer.
"it works."
As for what it is useful for, King Jin is not responsible for explaining it.
(End of this chapter)