Chapter 122 – Who Was The Target Of Assassination
No one expected an assassin to appear at this moment. Four masked assassins suddenly appeared from behind the fence all of a sudden. A sword light flashed and all of them were aimed at the Crown Prince Wen Tianyao, who was standing in the middle of the crowd.
Mo Huating put down the hands that were previously hooked at his waist and hurriedly rushed out with the guards beside the Crown Prince to stop the assassins.
Wen Tianyao, Yan Huaijing, and the others were naturally used to seeing such scenes, but those young ladies of aristocratic families who were usually locked in their boudoirs had never seen this before, and they started to scream repeatedly. A few of them ran out in panic, causing the entire scene to become chaotic.
“Sixth… Sixth Young Lady.” Before Wei Yuewu could speak, she felt her sleeve being grabbed and shaken by someone. She looked back and saw Yang Yuyan sticking close behind her with a frightened expression.
“Sixth Younger Sister, are you alright?” Wei Qiufu’s nervous voice came from the other side.
“Fourth Elder Sister, I’m fine. Thank you.” Wei Yuewu thanked Wei Qiufu, who pulled her away from the two princesses.
“Are you really alright?” Wei Qiufu didn’t seem to be assured. She pulled Wei Yuewu around and looked at her up and down. She didn’t heave a sigh of relief until she realized that Wei Yuewu just had a slightly pale face and nothing else was wrong.
“Fortunately, you are fine! Otherwise, I wouldn’t be able to explain myself to grandmother.” Wei Qiufu forced a smile and everyone could saw she was much afraid.
No matter who saw the scene, they all could feel that Wei Qiufu was sincere towards Wei Yuewu.
Although Wei Qiufu said that she could not explain herself to her grandmother, the concern and nervousness on her face could not be concealed, and the expression indicated that she was wholeheartedly concerned about Wei Yuewu.
“Thank you, Fourth Elder Sister. You should be careful too.” Wei Yuewu quietly raised her eyes and smiled brilliantly at Wei Qiufu.
Right now, she could only say that Wei Qiufu’s acting skills were much better than Wei Yan’s and could be described as perfect.
The assassins’ target seemed to be the Crown Prince Wen Tianyao. In this case, the two princesses standing next to him were not safe either. Wei Qiufu pulled Wei Yuewu a few steps away. No matter how far the distance was, it could at least show her concern for Wei Yuewu.
Wen Tianyao had quite a few guards, and they rushed forward and blocked the assassins away from him.
The young ladies of the aristocratic families saw that the situation had basically been controlled. Although most of them were having pale faces and trembling, they no longer cried out in alarm. However, because of the panic earlier, many young ladies were already some distance from the crowd.
Wei Yuewu’s gaze fell on a nun who was coming hurriedly. This nun should be from the Plum Blossom Nunnery. It seemed that she didn’t know what was happening here and had come over to check. Apparently, she was quite brave and passed through the scattered ladies and came towards Wen Tianyao.
Everyone’s attention was focused on the assassins. No one knew that there was anything wrong with a nun appearing at this time. After all, they were in the Plum Blossom Nunnery, and moreover, they were facing such a chaotic scene.
Wei Yuewu, on the other hand, had an indescribable weird feeling in her heart. She felt that something must have been wrong with the nun.
That nun had an overly strong body and unnaturally curved eyebrows, there was a trace of ruthlessness hidden in her eyes…
Suddenly, Wei Yuewu saw a guard in front of Wen Tianyao stopped the nun. Perhaps the nun was bluffing too much. She actually stepped on the hem of her own skirt in a panic and immediately fell to the ground. In an instant, Wei Yuewu saw a pair of excessively large feet under the nun’s skirt.
Such a pair of feet could never belong to a woman!
Then, this must be a man, a man disguised as a nun!
Before Wei Yuewu could decide what to do, she heard Wei Qiufu shouting beside her ears, “Catch the assassin, he’s an assassin!”
As soon as she finished speaking, the nun jumped up from the ground with a sword in her hand. The sword pointed straight at Wen Tianyao and she dashed towards…
“Sixth Young Lady, why did you push our miss!”
“Miss, be careful!” In the blink of an eye, the cries of two maids sounded almost at the same time.
Wei Yuewu watched Wei Qiufu stumbling out, and then a strong force came crashing towards her waist from where the seemingly feeble Yang Yuyan stood, followed by Jin Ling’s voice.
The tremendous force slammed into her waist, and there was also a pulling force in front of her, causing her to stagger and lose her balance. She immediately pounced forward. At the same time, Wei Qiufu, who was also standing unsteadily in front of her, was pulling Wei Yuewu by the sleeve.
She heard a voice whispering in her ear, “Sixth Younger Sister, you…”
This elapse of moment seemed to be an extremely long period of time for Wei Yuewu. All of Wei Yuewu’s senses were focused on Wei Qiufu. She could clearly see that although Wei Qiufu was panicking, the corners of her lips were clearly showing an expression of elation. She actually pounced towards the sword that was stabbing at Wen Tianyao, pulling Wei Yuewu forward at the same time. Meanwhile, the cries of shock from her mouth seemed to make everyone doubtful about something.
Fourth Miss Wei had always loved Sixth Miss Wei. What did she do to Fourth Miss Wei that caused Fourth Miss Wei to suddenly pounce towards the tip of the sword crying in surprise? Even Sixth Miss Wei herself also crashed towards the tip of the sword…
With this angle and in this sequence, Wei Qiufu was supposed to be in front of Wei Yuewu to block the sword. However, because Wei Yuewu pushed forward by a much more powerful force, she was actually pouncing faster towards the sword than Wei Qiufu. And just like that, Wei Yuewu saw the sword coming towards her chest and the nun’s ferocious expression instantly appeared in front of her.
Assassination, this assassination was actually aimed at not only the Crown Prince Wen Tianyao, but also at her!
Wei Qiufu actually used this assassination not only to destroy her reputation, but also take her life…
She escaped from the assassination plotted by Wei Yan and Mo Huating, but in the end, she became a prey to Wei Qiufu. She was unwilling!
With sudden strength that came from nowhere, Wei Yuewu exerted force in her hands. While her sleeve was still tightly held by Wei Qiufu, she used this force to pull her body away from the direction in which she fell. Then, a burst of pain surged from her shoulder, and a smell of blood immediately surged. Her eyes blacked out, and she bit her lips forcefully, using the rust-like smell of blood in her mouth to endure the dizziness.
At this time, she can’t faint…
After the sudden change caused by Wei Qiufu and Wei Yuewu, the assassin who disguised as a nun was caught on the spot. Mo Huating, as the person in charge of the protecting the Crown Prince, naturally went down to interrogate the suspects. However, when he brought the people down, his gaze involuntarily fell on Wei Yuewu’s pale face…
Yan Huaijing hugged Wei Yuewu’s thin body and sensed her trembling. He saw that the sharp sword had pierced her shoulder, blood burst as bright as a red plum blossom. However, she lay in his embrace in a stiff posture, like a fragile porcelain doll. A trace of coldness flashed through his handsome phoenix eyes.
Yan Huaijing carefully hugged Wei Yuewu with one hand. When he saw her tightly closed eyes suddenly opening, he noticed that she was first at a loss and exhibited a trace of fear that she had no time to hide, which made him slightly surprised. But when he saw the blood on the corners of her lips, his eyes flashed with a trace of cold understanding, as well as a trace of obscure brilliance.
Such a weak girl facing such a situation, she actually did not faint. It only meant that she had strong self-control, and this self-control required a price…
He stretched out his slender fingers and quickly tapped on her shoulders to help preserve her blood and energy. Then, he pinched her stiff chin and comforted her gently, “Don’t be afraid, it’s fine.”
Wei Yuewu’s chin was squeezed, and the corner of her mouth unconsciously relaxed. With a slightly dull gaze, she struggled to look at the person in front of her. For a moment, she couldn’t recognize the person with such an enlarged handsome face. At this moment, there was only one obsession in her mind. She couldn’t faint. She definitely couldn’t faint at this moment.
An assassin attacked the Crown Prince with a sword, and Wei Yuewu and Wei Qiufu rushed over, with Wei Yuewu receiving the strike. Things occurred all of a sudden like lightning, and Wei Yuewu fell in the arms of the Heir-apparent of the Duke of Yan State. Did this mean that Sixth Miss Wei of the mansion of Marquis Hua Yang saved the Crown Prince?
Everyone was shocked and didn’t know how to react…
“Sixth Younger Sister, how are you? Are you alright?” Wei Qiufu did not fall to the ground. She fell into the arms of the Crown Prince Wen Tianyao. At this time, she pushed the Crown Prince away and anxiously asked, wanting to get up. However, maybe because she was frightened, she fell down immediately, and she was caught by Wen Tianyao again in his arms.
Wei Qiufu’s maid Ming Yan stamped her feet and said anxiously, “Fourth Young Lady, what is the point of you asking Sixth Young Lady? It was…she who pushed you forward…” She seemed quite eager to protect her Miss.
At this time, Jin Ling also arrived. Seeing Yan Huaijing hugging Wei Yuewu in his arms and Wei Yuewu’s shoulder was covered in blood but the sword did not pierce her chest, Jin Ling felt relieved.
She saw Yang Yuyan push Wei Yuewu in the waist. She had been on alert and wanted to rush over to grab Wei Yuewu. Unexpectedly, Wei Yuewu was not only pushed by Yang Yuyan, but also pulled forward by Wei Qiufu.
As a result, Jin Ling failed to grab Wei Yuwu, and Yang Yuyan fell in front of her, blocking her path. When she kicked Yang Yuyan away and rushed over, Wei Yuewu was already in danger.
If Wei Yuewu hadn’t desperately changed the angle in which she fell, the sword would have stabbed into her chest and killed her.
At this time, Jin Ling was instantly enraged when she heard that Ming Yan was making a false charge against Wei Yuewu. “Fourth Young Lady, you fell out by yourself and even pulled our young miss away. Why did you say that our young miss pushed you out? If it were our young miss who did this, why was our young miss hurt now?”
Jin Ling had been practicing martial arts since she was a girl, so she was naturally different from other maids. Wei Yuewu was in danger a moment ago and she was so anxious that she sweated profusely. She even dared to kick Yang Yuyan, the assistant minister’s daughter. So she wasn’t afraid to confront Wei Qiufu directly now. Moreover, she pointed out that no matter what they had said earlier, Wei Yuewu was the one who was hurt.
The facts were all there for everyone to see. If Wei Yuewu hadn’t succeeded in changing the angle, she would have already lost her life.
The Fourth Princess frowned. She glanced at Wei Qiufu. Although she didn’t say anything, there was some doubt in her eyes. The Third Princess’s gaze fell on Yan Huaijing. She caught the gentle look in Yan Huaijing’s eyes, and a trace of hatred flashed across her face. However, she hid it behind her frightened pale face and quietly observed everything in front of her.
Wen Tianyao looked at Wei Qiufu in his arms. He then looked at Wei Yuewu, who had a face as pale as snow but was still awake. A trace of deep thought flashed through his eyes. He took two steps back and let a nanny beside the Third Princess support Wei Qiufu. He stood aside and watched the situation quietly.
Wei Yuewu slowly regained her senses and endured the pain in her shoulder. She was supported by Yan Huaijing and slowly stood up. Then, she pushed him away. As she struggled to stop trembling and stand firm, Jin Ling immediately came over to support her.
Yan Huaijing gestured in the direction behind him, and an imperial doctor immediately rushed over from behind the crowd.
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