Chapter 2 Chapter Forty-Eight

The killing intent of the sharp blade invaded her throat, Shen Zhenzhu thought she would die, but she felt the coldness on her neck, lowered her eyes, and the scimitar pierced her neck like a moon.Instead, she laughed, and whispered to the person in front of her: "If you want to escape, you can only use me as a hostage, and you must not kill me." This man was tall and tall, with black clothes covering his face, after listening to her words, the saber tightened rather than loosened, and then pierced a point into her neck.There was pain in her neck, and bright red blood oozed out.She endured the pain, and still frowned to persuade: "If you make another point with the blade, I will call out to the guards, you and I will be separated."

The man's eyes were burning, and he looked at her thoughtfully, Shen Zhenzhu was hesitating that the eyes seemed familiar, but he heard him whispering in a low voice, "What if I came here just to take your life?" His Mandarin has a northern accent, and the tone is familiar. Shen Zhenzhu then looked at the scimitar—it was the scimitar commonly used by the Huihe people.he is?There was only a flash of inspiration in his mind, and the man had slowly removed the mask with his left hand, "Does the princess still remember Zhan Keming?" The person in front of him is hulking, with a dark square face, mighty and resolute. Although he met very few times in Huihe back then, his appearance is still the same, without any change. It really is Mo Yanchuo's most trusted guard leader Zhan Keming.

He put the blade on Shen Zhenzhu's neck without loosening it, and said: "The princess is more courageous than before. It's a pity that Zhan Keming paid a lot of money to buy the lives of fifteen killers, and pretended to assassinate the Emperor of Tang Dynasty, but only to kill you. Come!" The blood from Shen Zhenzhu's neck slowly soaked into the neckline, and the fear in her heart rushed up, overwhelming the pain.She had always thought that the assassin who assassinated the emperor was hiding here while fleeing, but she didn't expect it to be so—the assassination of the emperor was a lie, and her life was actually a reality!She raised her eyebrows and smiled, and said, "I don't know what the death of this princess is worth to you when you come back to Hehe? Let this princess be a fool."

"Zhan Keming respects the concubine. However, there are three reasons why the concubine has to die. First, does the concubine know that His Royal Highness Guangping has captured Luoyang today?" Shen Zhenzhu was slightly happy, since Luoyang was captured, Li Chu must be safe, and immediately understood Zhan Keming's meaning - the recovery of the two capitals, the Tang Dynasty was at a time when the morale was high and the people were united, but in Huihe, the chaos in the middle land was getting worse. Favorable, if she makes a mistake, it will definitely cause a rift between Suzong and Li Chu, and stir up discord between father and son.Today, the people in the world are only lucky because the Tang family is still united. If the royal family falls apart, the world will be in chaos, and the chaos in the past all started from this.However, the delicate relationship between the emperor and Li Chu's father and son is beyond ordinary people's ability to see, and it seems that Zhan Keming's ingenuity is beyond the reach of Zhan Keming to come up with such a plan.

Even her fingertips feel cold, she is not afraid of death, but she knows that only this time, she must never die.With a calm voice, he said: "What does the general mean, I forgive my concubine for not understanding." There is only delay. "The look in Wang Hao's eyes has already told me that you have fully understood!" Zhan Keming's blade seemed to be half-pointed, Shen Zhenzhu gritted her teeth, still smiling, and said: "Well, let's pretend that I have understood, what about the other two reasons?" ?” "Secondly, it can make Prince Ye Hu have no relatives to care about, and he will no longer look forward and backward when doing things."

Shen Zhenzhu sneered: "Forget it, what about the third one?" "Khan doesn't have to fall into love and lose his dignity and ambition." After listening to the last sentence, Shen Zhenzhu laughed lightly.Zhan Keming lowered his eyebrows and said in a low voice, "What is the princess laughing at?" Shen Zhenzhu said: "I don't understand one thing." "what?" "Since you have a good reason, general, you are Khan for the country and your family, and you have thought about it everywhere. Why don't you kill me with a knife as soon as you see this princess, and you still have to make this big call?"

Zhan Keming's mouth twitched, but he didn't even utter a word, he heard Shen Zhenzhu say: "It's just because you decided to kill me without Khan's consent, and you are still hesitating in your heart!" When Zhan Keming told her the main thing, he couldn't help being slightly taken aback, and the knife resting on Shen Zhenzhu's neck subconsciously relaxed.However, this hesitation was only for a moment, and then he turned his heart away, and the flame of ruthlessness flashed in his eyes, "If Khan wants to blame me, Zhan Keming has no regrets, as long as he returns for me, I—"

The words "Will never give up" were not out of the mouth, but Shen Zhenzhu suddenly raised his right arm.He used to have sharp eyes, but at this time, although the weather was cold, Shen Zhenzhu's clothes were not thick due to repeated accidents, when he raised his arms, he could see the glitter of crystal light in his wrists, and the sleeves of his robe could not hide the luster.Zhan Keming had already heard that women in the Central Plains often wear "arrows in their sleeves" for self-defense, and they didn't even move their eyebrows lightly, their left wrist shot out like lightning, their fingers were like pincers, they tightly clasped Shen Zhenzhu's wrist, and said disdainfully: "Wangfei is making senseless resistance?——"

Just as he was speaking, there was a sudden stabbing pain in his abdomen, and in his lowered eyebrows, a small bright sword had already reached his belly button.He was wearing inner armor, but the little sword was so sharp that it pierced through the armor.There was a bit of a smile on the corner of Shen Zhenzhu's mouth, and she seemed to be a little bit determined, the blood on her neck was still dripping, half of her clothes on her chest was almost soaked, and she pressed the hilt of her sword tightly with her left hand: "General, don't act rashly, this sword is only for your Majesty to use!" Thank you, cutting iron like mud. I don't know martial arts, if the general makes a slight move, I'm afraid I won't be able to control the sword and seriously injure the general."

Zhan Ke was obviously stunned, he didn't expect to let this mere woman threaten him with a sword in a moment of carelessness, which is really unbearable to mention.Anger rose in his heart, he glared at Shen Zhenzhu and said: "Princess's life is in my hands, so you know what the consequences will be!" Shen Zhenzhu squinted at the sharp blade in her neck, and said: "The general wants to take my princess's life, and this princess doesn't hesitate to take her life. If the general wants to take it, just take it. I only firmly believe that when the general stabs me to death, I can also use it to kill me." With the rest of my life, I will injure you severely at the same time. The palace is heavily guarded, you are seriously injured, and there is no way you can escape completely. Whether you are captured alive or die by the guards' knife, as long as you see your appearance, you will know who you are, and you will definitely know who you are. I don’t know who killed this princess. Your plan has completely failed, and His Majesty and King Quang Binh will share the same hatred.”

Zhan Keming stared at Shen Zhenzhu with piercing eyes, and remained silent for a while.If this matter fails due to his mistakes, he will become a sinner of Huihe.And just now Shen Zhenzhu intentionally distracted her energy so that her hands could not look around, so that she could stab his belly button with the sword, but she clearly could penetrate deeper to injure him severely, but she did not do so, just to leave life for each other .Zhan Keming is such a smart person, Shen Zhenzhu is so attentive, how can he not know if he just thinks about it a little. Shen Zhenzhu made a risky attack, increasing her odds of winning, and said, "How about it? Please, general, give up your weapon first?" Zhan Keming said angrily: "Even if Zhan Keming missed the game today, but now he is evenly matched with the princess, he should give up his blade at the same time, why should I be the first?" Shen Zhenzhu chuckled lowly, and said: "The general is very resourceful, why didn't he think through this level? If he discarded the blade at the same time, the general was full of martial arts, and then turned around to control me, wouldn't my concubine end up in a dead end? The only way is now, Only the wronged general should give up his weapon first, otherwise, this concubine would rather perish with the general, rather than be honored as Mrs. Zhenguo." Zhan Keming sneered: "What a Mrs. Zhen Guo, Zhan Keming admires her so much. I was going to kill you, but how can I be controlled by you instead!" It turned out that the winning ticket was in his hands, but it was only a momentary loss. Instead, he changed from active to passive, and was constrained. Putting this on anyone, I am afraid that he will not be angry. Shen Zhenzhu didn't answer, just looked at him with a smile.Since he could not safely escape from the palace after killing Shen Zhenzhu, abandoning his weapon first was the only way Zhan Keming could choose.For one thing, even though Zhan Keming gave up his weapon, Shen Zhenzhu could take the opportunity to seriously injure Zhan Keming or shout at the guards, but even though Zhan Keming lost his weapon, he still had the strength to turn back and kill her. Shen Zhenzhu would not risk his life. Only Zhan Keming can get out of this meaningless matter.Secondly, Zhan Keming shouldn't procrastinate in the hall for too long, otherwise the guards outside the hall would find out, and the consequences would be worrisome, so he had to make a quick decision. Zhan Keming took a long breath, let go of Shen Zhenzhu's right wrist, and slowly put the mask back on, saying: "So, Zhan Keming and the princess will have a date!" While speaking, with a retraction of his right wrist, the scimitar was already away from Shen Zhenzhu's neck, Shen Zhenzhu's heart relaxed slightly, and the feeling of dizziness due to blood loss came one after another. She tried her best to support her, and forced a smile: "General, can you borrow the knife?" Let me take a look?" Although Zhan Keming was annoyed, he knew that if he threw the scimitar in his hand on the ground, there would be a sound that would disturb the guards outside the palace, he frowned deeply, and handed the scimitar to Shen Zhenzhu—— "boom--" Amidst the loud noise, the door of the palace was broken from the middle, and the candle flame fluttered and flickered indefinitely. For a moment, the light and shadow, carrying the sharp and clear sword energy, attacked Zhan Keming like a charm. Zhan Keming's saber was about to fall into Shen Zhenzhu's hand, at this moment, he couldn't help being startled, he raised the blade casually, and with a "dang", it was able to block the incoming sword. The sword light splashed, and there was chaos outside the hall. During this sword strike, Shen Zhenzhu had already seen the face of the person coming, she felt relieved, her hands loosened, she took a few steps back softly, and fell to the ground. Fengshengyijian's moves are aggressive, Zhan Keming pulled out the small sword at the navel, held his breath, and was forced to retreat step by step.In the confusion, Shen Zhenzhu felt that someone was helping her up, and heard Yan Ming hurriedly asked: "Is the princess injured?!" On the other side, Feng Shengyi's swordsmanship has become more refined in recent years, and none of his moves is extremely dangerous. Zhan Keming retreated in a circle while resisting, and retreated to the edge of the hall in an instant. Feng Shengyi sneered, his posture was unrestrained and unrestrained, the blade of the sword vibrated "buzzing", stabbing out more than ten swords at once, the swords never left Zhan Keming's chest.All of a sudden, he shouted, "Come on!" The symphony of weapons and blades was like a stream of water splashing beads, Zhan Keming couldn't grasp the scimitar, he threw it out of his hand, and fell to the ground choking. Seeing that the man in front of him was about to be captured, Feng Shengyi suddenly heard the sound of "plop plop" falling to the ground behind him, he turned his eyes and saw: ten steps away, a tall man in gray clothes masked his face, striding forward with a knife in his hands, approaching the hall . A guard had already stepped forward to block him, but the man did not look sideways, swung his knife left and right, and the cold light radiated all over him, and a group of guards fell down in an instant. Seeing that the situation is not good, Yan Ming thrusts his sword to block the person, but the person does not turn his head back, his steps are in the wrong direction, his body is on one side, he turns back with one palm, and comes out with a "bang" There was a muffled sound, Yan Ming's footsteps fluttered, and his blood was surging due to the force of his palm, he swayed back a few steps and began to stand firmly on the stake. Feng Shengyi was afraid that the person came to kill Shen Zhenzhu, so he had to spare Zhan Keming, he had already guessed who the person was, and he didn't dare to underestimate the enemy. Yudou's idea of ​​delaying time. Who would have thought that that person would not fight him.Seeing the sword attack coming, his right shoulder sank, but he dodged the lightning strike as if he had measured it with a ruler. , has held Zhan Keming's arm, and said in a deep voice, "Go!" How could Feng Shengyi allow them to escape so easily, he moved his sword like the wind, and attacked again at the same time, but saw the man's palm suddenly raised, a sharp light pierced the night, and with the sound of screaming, it went straight to Shen Zhenzhu where. Feng Shengyi was shocked, and rushed forward, but it was too late, seeing that the "hidden weapon" was approaching Shen Zhenzhu's face, he called out "Wangfei", his whole body was soaked in cold sweat, but he heard the sound of "Ding Dang" However, at this critical moment, the hidden weapon just ran out of strength and fell to the ground. Raising his head sharply, the man had already taken Zhan Keming, flying up to the palace wall like a flying bird, and the guards all over the place were screaming and crying. Feng Shengyi approached Shen Zhenzhu a few steps, and said in surprise: "Princess, you are injured!" Shen Zhenzhu's chest was covered with blood, although the dress was not light-colored, it was still very eye-catching, Yan Ming angrily shouted at the maids on both sides : "Quickly stop the bleeding for the princess." Shen Zhenzhu's whole body was sore and weak, she waved her hands and said: "Don't worry, the wound outside the skin is nothing to worry about." Seeing the scimitar left by Zhan Keming on the ground, she asked Yan Ming in a low voice: "Put this knife away quickly, today's matter will be settled soon." It’s a good idea to settle down those guards, but outsiders asked, they only said that the assassin fled here, and the fight broke out, and the assassin has already escaped. Don’t talk nonsense.” Although Yan Ming didn’t know what was going on, he still agreed to send people to clean up the inside and outside of the hall quickly. Fang was lying on the collapsed bed, Su Ci had heard the news and rushed into the hall, seeing Shen Zhenzhu's appearance, her face turned pale with fright, she kept saying: "How could this happen, how could this be happening!" Hemostatic dressing.While he was busy, Suzong had already received the news and sent his servants to greet him outside the hall.Sure enough, Yan Ming answered exactly like that, never mentioning Shen Zhenzhu's injury. Su Ci frowned and said anxiously: "Miss, why didn't you tell Your Majesty clearly? How can I hide this wound when I see His Majesty tomorrow?" But Shen Zhenzhu said: "It's irrelevant, it's cold now, wearing a silk can cover it." Feng Shengyi said: "It's Feng who came one step late to let the princess go through this dangerous situation." Su Ci has been worrying about Shen Zhenzhu's injury, and at this time Fang realized that Feng Shengyi was beside her, and the slender fingers were on Shen Zhenzhu's neck She trembled slightly, but continued to bandage her without looking back. Feng Shengyi's vermilion official gown is on his body, adding a bit of calm and majestic air to the chivalrous style of the past, just like a senior official of the imperial court.Shen Zhenzhu seldom saw Feng Shengyi after Suci incident, said: "That year when Chang'an was in danger, thank you sir for carrying Suci out of danger." Feng Shengyi was stunned, and replied: "Actually, I was seriously injured that day, and I was lucky enough to be taken care of by Miss Suci all the way, Feng should thank Miss Suci." After finishing speaking, he bowed to the ground and said, "Suci Thank you, Miss Feng." Without turning her head, Su Ci leaned sideways to bless her, and replied briefly in a low voice: "Your Excellency is polite...it is a blessing for a servant to take care of you." Shen Zhenzhu was slightly angry, but her whole body was weak, and she didn't have the energy to pursue the matter at this moment, so she changed her mind and asked: "For today's matter, fortunately, my lord came in time." Feng Shengyi said: "Feng was about to warn the concubine, but at the same time that the concubine was being attacked, Feng had been listening to the conversation between the concubine and that person outside the palace for a long time, so he didn't dare to act rashly." "Oh, did your lord find something from the assassin on His Majesty's side?" Feng Shengyi thought for a while, and replied: "What Feng received is too strange." At this moment, the hall has been cleaned, Shen Zhenzhu waved his hand, Su Ci has sent everyone out of the hall to serve. Feng Shengyi said: "Feng found something from an assassin, and hid it in his sleeve when he was not prepared." He said, and handed the thing to Shen Zhenzhu. Shen Zhenzhu took a look, and couldn't help but change his expression, the object was glittering and exquisite, with two dragons playing beads on both sides, and the four characters "Guangping Junwang" in seal script in the middle, it was the fish charm that Li Chu carried every day... "Wangfei can tell whether this thing is real or not?" Feng Shengyi asked. Shen Zhenzhu inspected the fish talisman carefully, shook his head and said: "This is really not easy. Your Highness's fish talisman is made of gold, not like jade. It is not very difficult to fake it. I really can't tell the difference. " After thinking for a while, he said: "It doesn't matter whether the fish talisman is true or not. Fortunately, Mr. Feng, you investigate and handle this case. Otherwise, the fisherman will benefit from the ghost behind the scenes. ——My lord, you are close to His Highness, It’s hard to hide the secret in the court, so hiding this thing privately, I don’t know if it will make others suspicious.” Feng Shengyi said: "Well, if Feng is doing something, the princess just needs to rest assured. However, I didn't expect the Huihe people to be so cunning, they not only assassinated His Majesty and planted spoils on His Highness, but also came to assassinate Wangfei—" Shen Zhenzhu smiled slightly: "So you can also see that it is a Uighur." Feng Shengyi said: "The person who fought with me before, the moves are the usual tactics of Huihe. Feng just doesn't know, why did the princess want to hide it from His Majesty? Huihe's wolf ambition, why don't you let His Majesty know?" Shen Zhenzhu thought for a while, and said: "This is my selfishness..." Then he told Feng Shengyi the reason why the Huihe people assassinated him, and Feng Shengyi realized it, and said: "The princess is for Your Highness, for the sake of the country. , It’s really well-intentioned. It’s just that the princess was injured again, but it’s hard for us to explain to His Highness.” Shen Zhenzhu smiled lightly, and said again: "The Huihe who fought with you earlier is the leader of Gele Khan's front guard." When Feng Shengyi heard the word "Gele Khan", he completely dispelled his doubts: "The person who rushed to the palace to rescue him was indeed—" "It's the silent sip." Shen Zhenzhu cut off.