Xiao Wu didn't want to die, let alone die for Chen Luan, or be buried with him, otherwise she would not sway between betraying Chen Luan or not.
until now.
Looking at the blade coming from three sides, she screamed subconsciously, grabbed Tang Fan's clothes tightly, and hid behind him!
But the offensive of those three people did not slow down because of this, and only Xiao Wu was left in their eyes. If there was no accident, Tang Fan, who was standing with her, would also become a dead soul under the knife.
The incident happened so suddenly that no one on the street could react, and everyone forgot to even scream.
Xiao Wu couldn't move, her eyes were wide open, which did not damage her graceful demeanor at all, but the terrified beauty aroused people's desire for protection.
However, at the moment, no one can go up to appreciate such beauty, everyone is rigid, and can only look in the direction of the reflection of the blade, witnessing an impending bloodshed and death.
The knife that fell on Xiao Wu's head stopped, and the wind of the knife swept through her hair, causing it to flutter.
The assassin was also very stunned. He didn't expect that his offensive would be blocked, and at the same time, there was a severe pain in his wrist.
He lowered his head and watched as half of his hand was cut off at the wrist and flew into the air together with the knife.
Blood flashed across and splashed on Xiao Wu's clothes.
Xiao Wu screamed again.
The other two faced the same situation.
They couldn't even see how it all happened.
One person took it to Gao Gao and flew up, smashing into the roadside stall, smashing a candy seller's stall to pieces. Fortunately, the stall owner saw the opportunity quickly and hid early. be affected.
The other assassin wanted to retreat when his companion failed, but before he could turn around, an embroidered spring knife had already been pierced through his back.
The last action of his life was to look down and see the blood-stained tip of the knife gleaming in the sunlight.
Three assassins, three directions, were all resolved in a blink of an eye.
Di Han took the knife out of the assassin, his expression on his face as calm as ever, and even bent down to wipe off the blood on the knife with the opponent's clothes, and then walked towards the assassin who crushed other people's stalls.
Faced with such a murderous Yan Luo, even the assassin couldn't help being terrified. He couldn't get up, he could only watch the other party walk in step by step, moved back cowardly, and shouted sternly, "Don't come here, don't come here. what!"
At this time, the people on the street seemed to be touched, screams sounded everywhere, and after a riot, the half mile with Tang Fan, Di Han and others as the center was suddenly clean.
Di Han walked over and grabbed the man, and without saying a word, he unloaded his chin first, in order to prevent the poison from hiding in the other's teeth.
Tang Fan patted Xiao Wu on the shoulder, causing the other party to shudder subconsciously.
She didn't know if she was frightened by the assassin, or if she was frightened by Di Han's neat and tidy killing technique, but she couldn't recover for a long time.
Seeing this, Tang Fan exchanged glances with Di Han.
Poisoning Xiao Wu's medicine before was naturally their masterpiece, but this time the assassin was not arranged by Tang Fan.
Tang Fan also expected that Chen Luan would definitely take action when he saw that Xiao Wu had not passed on any news for a long time, but he did not expect that the other party would be so impatient to send assassins over, at least this can explain one thing: Xiao Wu's role is indeed not small. , at least she must know some of Chen Luan's private affairs, so that after Chen Luan felt that she might betray her, she couldn't wait to silence her.
The three people sent by Chen Luan were obviously the best choice for their skills. If Di Han hadn't been here and replaced by an ordinary bodyguard, they would probably have been succeeded by the other party.
Who would have thought that Di Han, who is not astonishing in appearance, turned out to be the envoy of Fusi Town, Tangtang North Town, and went incognito
I don't know if Chen Luan would regret it if he knew that Tang Fan was waiting for him to kill Xiao Wu
Since Tang Fan set foot on the boundary of Jiangsu, the two sides were destined to start a game.
At that time, Chen Luan didn't think that Tang Fan would bring him such a big threat. If he knew that Tang Fan would not eat hard, beauties would not accept, and he would not want gold and silver, it is estimated that when he was still on the boat, Chen Luan would have already started. Kill the threat in the cradle first.
Thousands of dollars are hard to buy. I knew it earlier.
"A-Wu, are you okay? Let's go back and talk about it." Seeing Xiao Wu's face turned pale with fright, Tang Fan comforted her softly and wanted to take her away.
Xiao Wu, however, held on to Tang Fan's clothes and refused to let go: "No, no, I can't go back, they will definitely send someone again."
Tang Fan laughed: "Look at how scared you are. I told you earlier that Di Han is very powerful. I am not afraid of being assassinated. What are you afraid of?"
Xiao Wu finally collapsed: "... They didn't come to kill you, they came to kill me!"
"What?" Tang Fan said in surprise, "A-Wu, are you so frightened that you are incoherent, you are a weak woman, what are they doing to kill you? Only if I want to deal with Chen Luan, I should be the one he wants to kill!"
Xiao Wu shook her head desperately, and said with a crying voice: "Take me away, take me away! I have a grain book, I have a grain book in my hand, I can help you bring down Chen Luan, so that he has no room to turn over!"
Because of her fear, her whole body was about to climb on Tang Fan, Di Han frowned slightly, and couldn't help walking forward to push her away.
Xiao Wu stared at him blankly, but didn't react.
Tang Fan twitched the corners of his mouth and reminded Di Han, "Take the knife away, don't scare A Wu."
If such an important person is frightened and stumbled, where will they go to find another
Di Han's cold eyes swept across Xiao Wu, who shivered at the stare, and leaned towards Tang Fan again.
Tang Fan embraced her and said softly, "We won't go back to the official station, I'll take you to a safer place, and make sure no one can harm you."
He turned around and instructed Di Han: "Clean up this place. It is estimated that the officers and soldiers will come soon. By the way, I will pay the stall owner some money. It's pitiful that the stall was smashed for no reason."
Dihan: "..."
He felt that Tang Fan was just taking revenge for what happened last night, but who asked Sui Zhenfu to be Mr. Di, so he could only silently look at the backs of the two of them, and took out the broken silver from his arms. The candy man was thrown on the stand, and then dragged the two fainted assassins to the rear.
The place where Tang Fan brought Xiao Wu was not elsewhere, but the local Jinyi Guards.
Xue Qianhu quickly greeted him in person. When he saw Di Han behind Tang Fan, his attitude immediately became several times more enthusiastic.
Under Xue Qianhu's orders, the assassin was immediately taken by the guards to cook.
Although Tang Fan and the others knew why the assassins came, if they could pry more things out of them, they could add another charge to Chen Luan for assassinating the imperial envoy.
Xue Qianhu said: "Xiaguan is worried about disturbing the official affairs of the lord, so after the lord came to Suzhou, he has not come to visit. Please forgive me."
Tang Fan said with a smile: "Xue Qianhu is too polite, but it is we who disturbed your tranquility. This time the matter has troubled you. Although Sui Zhenfu is far away from the capital, he has repeatedly mentioned Xue Qianhu. I praise you for your courage and shrewdness!"
Xue Qianhu glanced at Sui Zhou, who was mute and silent, and his smile became brighter.
After Yuan Bin, the former commander of Jinyiwei, left his post, he handed over most of the forces he had trained to Suizhou. In addition to Suizhou's own confidants, he had implicitly competed with the current commander of Jinyiwei, Wantong.
Today's Jinyiwei is divided into two factions, one is headed by Wantong, and the other is loyal to Suizhou.
Therefore, although Jin Yiwei is still the same Jin Yiwei, in fact, because Wantong and Suizhou fought against each other, the people below have to follow him, which is far from being as calm as it seems on the surface.
And Xue Qianhu was from Suizhou.
This time the boss is here in person, the opportunity is rare, and Xue Qianhu will naturally have to work harder.
Tang Fan chatted with Xue Qianhu for a while, left Di Han to talk to Xue Qianhu, and took Xiao Wu to the small courtyard Xue Qianhu prepared for them to rest.
"Awu, are you feeling better now, do you want me to find a doctor for you?" He didn't mention the food book, but first asked about the other person's body.
Xiao Wu shook her head. She still had a frightened look on her face. She threw one hand and grabbed Tang Fan's sleeve. It seemed that only in this way could she calm down a little.
"Don't be afraid, I'm here, whatever you want to say, just say it." Tang Fan comforted and poured her a cup of tea himself.
Holding the teacup, the warmth passed from the palm to the limbs, Xiao Wu finally calmed down.
She took a deep breath: "My lord, in fact, I lied to you all the time."
Xiao Wu is not stupid, on the contrary, she is very smart and has the shrewdness of a little woman, otherwise Chen Luan would not have sent her to confuse Tang Fan.
Just out of confidence in her beauty, she had always felt that she could successfully complete the task.
Until things got out of control, she thought about it and felt that confessing everything to Tang Fan might be the best way.
Tang Fan heard this, not only did not show any surprise and anger, but smiled calmly: "What did you lie to me?"
Xiao Wu was stunned: "You already knew?"
Tang Fan smiled: "I didn't know that Miss Xiao had a grain book in her hand."
I don't know that she has a grain book in her hand, that means she already knew that she was sent by Chen Luan
Then Tang Fan has been with her for so long, didn't he think she was a fool for a long time, and watched his own jokes while pretending to be a snake
Seeing Xiao Wu's face turning blue and white, Tang Fan said with understanding: "You don't have to think too much, since you refused to reveal your identity at first, wouldn't it be horrifying if I expose it early? You and I have our own positions, you In doing so, you can't say you're wrong, but now that you're willing to give up on the dark, I naturally welcome you."
Then he kept saying Awu Awu, pretending to be a fool who fell in love!
The man in front of him has a handsome face with a smile and clear eyes, where is he half obsessed before
Xiao Wu was angry in her heart. This was the first time she found out that her beauty and charm didn't work, but she didn't dare to attack, because if she wanted to save her life, she had to rely on Tang Fan now.
She couldn't help but want to ask clearly: "Since you already know my identity, then today's assassination was also arranged by you?"
Tang Fan shook his head: "Of course not!" I only arranged the previous poison incident.
"It's up to now, with your intelligence, why should you deceive yourself? I already knew your identity, so I could naturally try to intercept the news you sent out so that Chen Luan would not receive it. As a result, Chen Luan couldn't wait for your news for a long time. After listening to the rumors, I thought you really betrayed him. Those assassins are the best proof. If they can't kill you this time, they will definitely try to do it again. The only way to save you is to master Chen as soon as possible. Luang's conclusive evidence, bring it to justice!"
Thinking of the scene of life and death just now, Xiao Wu was still very scared, but she didn't need to act in front of Tang Fan now, she didn't want to show her timidity in front of him, she forced herself to grit her teeth and said, "Even if you get the food book, it's useless, Behind him stands Wan Dang, and Chen Luan pays a lot of filial piety to Wan Dang every year, maybe Wan Dang will protect him!"
Tang Fan said: "Miss Xiao, although you are smart, you don't understand the battles in the court. I have told you before that Chen Luan's role in Wandang is very small, without him, they can still let other people Being the magistrate of Wujiang is very simple, and I naturally have my own way."
Xiao Wu was suspicious: "What way?"
Tang Fan smiled without saying a word, and spread his hands.
The meaning is obvious. If you refuse to tell the truth again, you will be thrown out directly, and in the face of Chen Luan's anger, see if he still refuses to believe you.
During these days, not only Xiao Wu worked hard, but Tang Fan also worked hard. His plays were not in vain. At least everyone knew that he was obsessed with Xiao Wu. The three became tigers. How could Chen Luan not be? Believe
If Xiao Wu didn't have Tang Fan's protection, it is estimated that as soon as she walked out of here, she would be shot into a hedgehog immediately.
A beauty must be alive to be pitied, a dead beauty is just a tomb.
Xiao Wu had no choice.
She was silent for a while: "If I hand over the grain book, what kind of guarantee can the lord give me?"
Tang Fan restrained his smile and said solemnly in a way she had never seen before: "Tang Runqing swears by her life and fame and future, and will do her best to protect Miss Xiao's safety. Violators will be hit with thunder, and they will not die!"
Xiao Wu was slightly moved.
People at that time took oaths very seriously. Tang Fan's ability to make such an oath at least proved his sincerity, and also proved that this person was far superior to Chen Luan.
It's a pity that such people are not fooled by themselves.
Xiao Wu glanced at him resentfully: "Chen Luan's grain book was placed in the house where I was originally placed, but after I was sent out by him, he must have moved his position."
Tang Fan frowned, and was a little disappointed again.
If this is the case, why is Chen Luan still chasing after her, and must kill her
Sure enough, Xiao Wu's words changed: "However, I can write out that grain book by default."
Tang Fan was overjoyed: "Is this true?"
Xiao Wu pursed her lips and smiled, with a little self-satisfaction: "Of course it's true, otherwise, how could Chen Luan dote on me alone for so long? Why do you have to die?"
Tang Fan asked, "How long can you dictate it?"
Xiao Wu didn't make a pretence and said directly: "One night. Just give me one night!"
Tang Fan made a final decision: "Okay! As long as Chen Luan can be successfully captured, not only will your life be guaranteed, but I can also send you to a safe place where no one knows you, and give you a sum of money, so that you will be safe and secure for the rest of your life. !"
Xiao Wu's eyes were full of brilliance.
As she said to Tang Fan, Xiao Wu was indeed bought as a concubine by a wealthy businessman. Later, when the wealthy businessman died, she was kicked out of the house, and then she was hidden in a golden house by Chen Luan, but although she liked prosperity, she was not interested in serving A changeable temperament, repeated temperament Chen Luan.
"Don't you have a relationship between men and women for me? You don't want to treat me like Chen Luan as his outer room? My appearance can't make you tempted?" Xiao Wu asked.
Tang Fan smiled slightly: "Miss Xiao has a beautiful face, which is rare in my life. If you say that you don't care, wouldn't you be talking nonsense? I'm afraid that there is no man in the world who dares to say such a thing to a girl?"
Xiao Wu's heart was sweet, and she said angrily, "Then why don't you want me?"
Tang Fan smiled and said, "Emotional doesn't mean emotional. What's more, if a girl like this looks, staying by my side, it's a disaster, not a blessing, for you and me."
Xiao Wu looked at him angrily and resentfully.
To be honest, she really doesn't have any affection for Tang Fan, at best she likes his handsome face and his elegant demeanor.
But with his beauty, everyone who saw him was fascinated, even someone like Chen Luan who had a high self-esteem was no exception, but in the end he kicked Tang Fan's iron plate, which was frustrating.
Xiao Wu knew that for herself, the most important thing at the moment was to escape from Chen Luan's clutches and save her life first.
She said, "I see, my lord, please prepare a pen, ink, paper, and inkstone for me. In addition, I also need a maid who is proficient in pen and ink to help me sort out the things I wrote."
Tang Fan nodded: "What does Miss Xiao think of me?"
Xiao Wu was stunned for a moment, and then opened a charming smile: "It's naturally the best if your lord is willing to help you."
Once you put aside the mask of hypocrisy and meet each other frankly, it is much easier to get along with than before.
Tang Fan doesn't need to make sticky and obsessive behaviors, and Xiao Wu doesn't need to be wronged and seek perfection in order to conceal his identity.
Xiao Wu didn't fall in love with Tang Fan because of this, but Tang Fan's impression of Xiao Wu changed, and he found that this woman really had her own advantages.
The night passed, and the two of them were sleepless, their eyes were blue and black, but they were not doing something unspeakable, but one of them wrote it in dictation and the other sorted it out, and just sorted out the food book.
Xiao Wu said that she never forgets it, and it is not a lie. Because all the account numbers on the grain book have been firmly imprinted in her mind, it is no wonder that Chen Luan was so flustered after suspecting that Xiao Wu had betrayed him, and he really sent an assassin over.
It can be said that Tang Fan's psychological speculation about this person is very accurate and in place. Even if Chen Luan did not send someone to kill Xiao Wu, after the poison incident, Tang Fan and the others were going to make another murder against Xiao Wu, and then They planted the blame on Chen Luan's head to divide them.
But now it's no longer needed, Chen Luan took action himself, and Xiao Wu completely fell to their side.
The grain book Tang Fan had in his hand recorded the real official grain entry and exit details, which also proved that what Hu Wenzao said earlier was correct.
Because there were indeed 5,000 shi of grain left in the original granary, but all the 5,000 shi of grain was taken away by Chen Luan, and then sold to grain merchants at a high price, and finally sold some old grain and bad grain at a very low price. on the victims.
Such behavior, in the era of Emperor Taizu, is estimated to be the end of being skinned and stuffed.
Xiao Wu looked at him while flipping through the grain book, showing anger, and couldn't help saying: "If this grain book is handed over to the capital, I'm afraid it will take a while, and Chen Luan will definitely not sit still before that."
"Not bad!" The person who took her words was not Tang Fan, but Di Han who pushed in the door.
Xue Qianhu followed behind and said with a smile: "After you came here yesterday, I found someone to pretend to be you and returned to the official post as usual. As a result, someone sneaked into the official residence in the middle of the night last night, intending to assassinate you. We got caught."
Xiao Wu snorted, with a look of fear on her face: "Is it Chen Luan's person again?"
Xue Qianhu nodded: "Yes."
Xiao Wu asked, "Then what should we do now?"
Xue Qianhu couldn't answer this question. The three people in the room, with six pairs of eyes, all looked at Tang Fan.
Tang Fan weighed the grain book in his hand, smiled, and said one word: "Wait."
Xiao Wu's eyes widened: "What are you waiting for? We all have the food book in hand, can't we bring down Chen Luan!"
Obviously, staying in the Jinyi Guards would not make her feel completely at ease.
If there is someone other than Tang Fan who can't even sleep well and wishes Chen Luan to hurry up, then this person must be Xiao Wu.
"It won't be long," Tang Fan gave her a reassuring smile, "It will be soon."
Xiao Wu doesn't know how fast this is, she can't wait to be faster.
But for Chen Luan, life is like a year now, but he can't wait to live a little slower.
In fact, until now, things have been completely out of his control, and he doesn't quite understand why the situation has suddenly become like this.
Two bad news just came this morning.
His uncle, Chen Zhi, who used to be a powerful and popular minister of household in Nanjing, was impeached and removed from office. Wan Dang couldn't keep him. The emperor issued an edict, sympathizing with his old age and his declining health, and letting him go home to recuperate. It sounds decent, but in fact, he was dismissed from office. Chen Zhi could not protect himself, and of course it was impossible to take care of Chen Luan.
As for Chen Luan, because of his low official position, it is impossible to directly contact Wandang. In the past, he relied on his uncle to bridge the middle. Now that his uncle leaves, the only connection between him and Wandang is also broken.
Another bad news is that the people he sent to kill Xiao Wu have failed. Not only did the woman not die, but even the assassin was there, and I don't know how many things were asked.
Now, of course, Chen Luan could not expect Xiao Wu to keep secrets for him.
If the rations were not lost, or if his uncle had not lost power, Chen Luan wouldn't be too worried, because he knew that Hu Wenzao alone wouldn't be able to reveal much useful things, but now the situation is obviously not good for him. This has to be planned for the future.
In the spacious back hall of the magistrate, Chen Luan and his three trusted aides, together with Yang Ji, the censor of Southern Zhili, sat in various places. There were many people, but the atmosphere was very quiet.
Yang Ji was full of anxiety. Seeing that everyone had become a gourd, he couldn't help but say, "You have to think of a way!"
A staff member coughed lightly and said to Chen Luan: "Sir, this is the end of the matter, why don't you ask for help there?"
Yang Ji hurriedly pricked up his ears, but he was confused and didn't know which "over there" the other side was talking about.
Under everyone's expectation, Chen Luan said slowly: "I have already contacted there, and they are willing to help us."
The three staff were all overjoyed, but Yang Ji was still confused: "Brother Chen, what are you talking about..."
Before he finished speaking, he saw a servant from the Chen family stumbling into the outside: "Sir, it's not good, suddenly a large number of Jinyi guards came outside, and they have surrounded the magistrate's yamen, and asked you to go out!"
Yang Ji was shocked and looked at Chen Luan quickly.
The latter showed a sneer: "It's just right!"