The Favoured Medical Princess: 141 Shock

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Like Cuiwei Mountain, the royal capital is also bathed in heavy rain at this moment.

Lily was idle in her room, looking at the heavy rain outside the window, thinking to herself: I don’t know if the third girl and Baihui have found a place to take shelter from the rain...

Bah!

A pebble suddenly flew in from the window. Lily raised her hand to hold it reflexively, put her right hand on the window frame, and jumped out of the window quickly, only to find that the person who came was an acquaintance.

"Wormwood!"

This mugwort entered the mansion earlier than she and Baihui. It turned out that the young master had specially arranged it in the Nangong mansion to deliver news for him and the third girl. After Ai Cao entered the house, she worked as a third-class maid in Jingzhe Residence. Now that Jingzhe Residence was temporarily closed, she was transferred to Yao Yue Residence.

Ai Cao would not come to see their sisters if they had nothing to do, so when Lily saw her, she asked straight to the point: "What orders do you have, Master?"

Ai Cao nodded and handed a bamboo tube to Lily, "Young Master has written. The Qingyue Tea House said it is urgent."

"In urgent need? Wormwood..."

Lily still wanted to ask clearly, but Ai Cao had already turned around and left without any hesitation.

"Why are you walking so fast..." Lily muttered and returned to the room. She looked at the bamboo tube hesitantly. Logically speaking, the letter from the young master was naturally for the third girl. However, the third girl was not in the house now, and the young master had sent word that it was urgent. Should she open it and read it first? Or shouldn’t it?

Lily took the bamboo tube and suddenly felt like a hot potato. If she had known that she should have gone out with the girl shamelessly, then now she could leave this problem to Sister Baihui to worry about!

She walked back and forth in the room several times, but couldn't make up her mind. What if I saw something I shouldn't have seen, would I...

She accidentally thought of the joke in the play and felt a chill on her neck.

But what if it is really an emergency and involves human life?

Lily gritted her teeth and resolutely opened the bamboo tube and took out the letter paper.

At this sight, her whole face turned pale!

The disaster in Huaibei, the disaster money was stolen, starvation and death everywhere... the refugees went north!

Every word, every word is bloody, and it makes Lily's heart beat. The most important thing is that according to Young Master's estimation, the refugees from Huaibei heading north will probably arrive at the royal capital in the next few days!

Oops!

The third girl and Sister Baihui are still outside the capital city!

If the third girl was in the house, although this letter would make Lily angry, she wouldn't be so anxious! After all, this royal capital is surrounded by thick walls, and there are tens of thousands of forbidden troops to deploy. If these refugees dare to cause trouble, they will just hit the stone with an egg, and they may not even make a splash!

But the third girl left the royal capital! If this is really such bad luck and encounters those rioting refugees, Baihe doesn't think Sister Baihui can keep the three girls safe by herself!

No! We have to rush to the eastern suburbs! If something happens to the third girl and Sister Baihui, Baihe may never forgive herself in her lifetime!

No matter what, it’s better for the third girl to come back as soon as possible!

Lily made a decision in her heart and rushed out of the house as quickly as possible.

Lily ran to the stable in one breath, pulled out the Dawan BMW that the emperor gave to Nangong Yue, ignored the obstruction of the stable boy, jumped on the horse, and left the house.

Lily galloped on her horse on the streets of the royal capital in the heavy rain. On this rainy day, there were fewer pedestrians on the road, which was more conducive to her riding.

The rain soaked Lily's face in an instant, and the raindrops flowed down her cheeks and into her neck, but Lily didn't care, and she arrived at the East City Gate in just half a stick of incense.

However, the situation ahead was somewhat beyond her expectation. She quickly pulled up the horse rope to slow down the horse.

"Call——"

It was still late, but the east city gate had been closed. A row of soldiers in armor stood at the top of the city wall, all of them had serious expressions and exuded a murderous aura.

What the **** is going on?

Lily was stunned for a moment, jumped off the horse neatly, grabbed a passing aunt, and asked politely: "Aunt, what's going on? Why is the city gate closed now?"

The aunt was stunned for a moment, and said with a worried face: "Little girl, you don't know yet! There are a large number of refugees outside the city approaching the royal capital. I heard that they are already more than ten miles away, and now they are five The officials of the city's army and horse division have ordered the city to be sealed off, and no one is allowed to enter or exit!"

"What?!" Lily exclaimed in disbelief. Unexpectedly, the young master’s letter had just arrived, and the refugees from Huaibei had already arrived outside the royal capital! Third Girl, Baihui and the others are still in Cuiwei Mountain! What if the refugees riot... Lily simply can't think about it anymore.

What should I do now?

Lily is extremely anxious. She has only been in the royal capital for a few months, and she usually stays in Nangong Mansion. It is not an exaggeration to say that she is not familiar with the place, but her biggest helper is thousands of miles away in Jiangnan! What should I do?

She looked at the city gate again, convinced that she was incapable of forcing her way through, so she had to mount her horse and turn around. She had to reply quickly and inform the second master of the matter.

Now we can only rely on the strength of the Nangong family!

……

At the same time, Nangong Yue, who is far away on Cuiwei Mountain, still knows nothing about the refugees going north. She is anxiously waiting for news about Nangong Cheng in the Yuewei Pavilion.

One stick of incense has passed and it is still raining heavily outside.

Seeing that Han Huaijun and others had not returned yet, Nangong Yue could no longer suppress the anxiety in her heart.

"Yimei, Baihui, let's go to find eldest sister!" Before she finished speaking, she hurried into the rain with her two maids.

Xiao Yi, whose mind never left her, followed without saying a word.

"Sister Yue!" Jiang Yixi stretched out her hand to stop her, but was still a step too slow. Nangong Yue had already run away. She frowned and immediately made a decision in her mind, "Wait for me, I'll go with you." After saying that, she also planned to rush out of the pavilion, but before she could do so, she was anxiously stopped by her personal maid. .

"Girl, it's raining so hard and the road outside is wet and slippery. You can't go!"

After being stopped like this, Jiang Yixi looked up again and saw that Nangong Yue had long since disappeared, so she had no choice but to give up.

The rain curtain blurred Nangong Yue's vision. The visibility was already extremely poor, let alone being in the mountains at this moment, surrounded by tall trees, lush shrubs and weeds, which further hindered the vision.

She could only shout and look for her: "Big sister..." hoping that Nangong Cheng would respond after hearing it.

"Big girl..." Yimei and Baihui also shouted.

Xiao Yi followed closely behind them, while looking around, he always paid attention to Nangong Yue.

The heavy rain quickly soaked all four people's clothes, their temples and hair were wet against their foreheads, and the corners of their skirts and robes were horribly splashed by the muddy water on the mountain paths, but Nangong Yue could no longer take care of it. , trudging forward in the heavy rain.

"Big sister! Big sister!"

Nangong Yue's voice was drowned out by the heavy rain, but she still didn't give up, letting go of her voice and continued shouting.

I don’t know how long I have been looking for, but Nangong Yue’s voice is slightly hoarse. I still haven’t seen Nangong Cheng. Even Han Huaijun, King Cheng and others who went out to look for people didn’t meet anyone.

Nangong Yue became increasingly anxious. She wiped the rain off her face and stopped.

She told herself to calm down, it would be bad to be too anxious.

"Stinky girl, look here." Xiao Yi's voice brought her thoughts back. Nangong Yue followed the sound and saw that he was pointing at a strange-shaped big stone and looking at her with a smile.

Nangong Yue was startled for a moment, then realized what she was doing.

She remembers this stone! Because at first glance, it looked a bit like a squatting black man, so she took a second look at it.

She quickly stood at her original position, glanced towards the top of the mountain, and saw Yuewei Pavilion standing between the hazy rain curtain and the mountain forest.

Nangong Yue said affirmatively: "I remember it started to rain heavily here, and everyone was in a hurry to go to the top of the mountain. Maybe I got separated from my eldest sister here, so let's look around here... ”

She looked around, and when her foot slipped accidentally, her whole body fell forward involuntarily.

"Ah!"

She screamed in shock. Baihui hurriedly stepped forward and tried to hold Nangong Yue, but she was one step slower than Xiao Yi. He pulled Nangong Yue over with his left arm and held her with his right arm. Her slender waist encircled her entire body in his arms.

"Stinky girl, are you okay?" Xiao Yi's voice reached Nangong Yue's ears, and the hot breath sprayed on her white and small ears even through the rain and mist.

"I'm fine." She struggled slightly and glared at the palm still on her waist, as if to say, you can let go of your hand.

Xiao Yi naturally noticed Nangong Yue's movements, but did not let go. Instead, he said with a smile: "Baby girl, it's raining and the ground is slippery. It's better for me to hold you up."

"Prince Xiao." Baihui couldn't stand it any longer, so she stood up and said, "Let the slave help the third girl."

Xiao Yi glared at Baihui angrily. Although he wanted to "help" her a little longer, he thought that it would be bad if someone saw her, so he let go of her hand obediently.

Xiao Yi looked at the bad weather and secretly thought that God was not good at it. If it was a sunny day and he and the smelly girl were walking in the mountains, how perfect would it be? But then I thought, if it hadn’t been for the rain, I might not have had the chance to be alone with the smelly girl like this...

It doesn’t seem to count as being alone! Xiao Yi couldn't help but glared at Yimei and Baihui. These two girls were really a sight to behold!

The four of them carefully searched forward for a while. Xiao Yi's ears suddenly moved, he stopped, pointed his right hand to the front, and said with certainty: "Over there, I heard something moving over there!"

Nangong Yue listened carefully, but heard nothing except the sound of rain. However, she knew that Xiao Yi was very powerful in martial arts and his ears were definitely better than hers. She also believed in his judgment, so she said to Yimei and Baihui, "Let's go over there and look for him."

"Big sister..."

"Big girl..."

This time, they finally heard the response from the front. Although the voice was weak, it was indeed the voice of the fragrance of books and ink... Slowly, in the rain curtain, several vague figures walked towards them, Getting closer and closer, and becoming clearer and clearer, Nangong Cheng is clearly inside.

Nangong Yue finally breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly walked up to her, shouting: "Big sister!"

Nangong Cheng was being supported by her two personal maids, Shuxiang and Moxiang, walking with a limp. Her skirt was slightly damaged, as if she had been caught by a branch, and her hair It's also a bit messy, and although it looks a bit embarrassed, it doesn't seem to be anything serious.

What surprised Nangong Yue was that Prince Cheng was also with them! I think it was King Cheng who found them.

Prince Cheng walked behind Nangong Cheng and the others, keeping a distance of two to three feet from them, and seemed to be observing etiquette.

"Prince Xiao, Sister Yue, it's all my fault. It's raining so heavily, why bother you to come out to find me." Nangong Qing said embarrassedly.

"Sister, what are you talking about!" Nangong Yue hurriedly stepped forward and took Nangong Cheng's hand, "We are sisters, why should we be so polite!"

"Miss Nangong is too polite." At this moment, Xiao Yi looked gentle and polite, and there was nothing inappropriate in his behavior.

Nangong Yue’s eyes fell on the corner of Nangong Cheng’s skirt and asked with some worry: “Sister, your feet...”

Nangong Qing looked at her right foot in surprise and explained: "I was walking in a hurry earlier and accidentally sprained my foot, so I got separated from you. Fortunately, His Highness Prince Cheng found me just now, otherwise I don't know what to do at this time!" As he said that, Nangong Cheng's cheeks turned slightly red.

The rain concealed the shyness on her face, so Nangong Yue did not notice it. She bowed to Prince Cheng and said, "Thank you so much, His Highness Prince Cheng, for finding my eldest sister. Yao Guang would like to thank you."

"The county master is so polite!" King Cheng smiled heartily. He looked as gentle as a wealthy man, but his smile was a bit as heroic as a long-died man. "It's just a little effort!"

Under the heavy rain, it is indeed not appropriate to thank people like this. Nangong Yue said no more, but said to Nangong Cheng: "Sister, let's go to Yuewei Pavilion first. It's almost time. I guess the other people who went out to look for you should also go back. If they don't see us, they will definitely be anxious."

"Third sister, you are right." Nangong Cheng nodded quickly, "It's time to go back and let everyone know that they are safe."

"Sister, you have trouble walking now, let Baihui carry you."

"Thank you, third sister."

Nangong Yue signaled to Baihui, and Baihui stepped forward and easily carried Nangong Cheng on her back. Shuxiang and Moxiang were supporting her on both sides, and the few of them returned to Yuewei Pavilion.

After a while, the rain gradually weakened. When they returned to Yuewei Pavilion, the heavy rain that came and went quickly stopped. The sky after the rain is as blue as a wash, the air is fresh and sweet, and even filled with a faint fragrance. Occasionally, there is the sound of water dripping between the branches and leaves of the trees. It is so peaceful that you can't tell that not long ago, this place was ravaged by heavy rains. .

"Miss Nangong!"

"Miss Nangong is back!"

The girls in the pavilion were relieved to see Nangong Cheng and Nangong Yue returning together.

Jiang Yixi and Qu Jiayue greeted them directly and asked with concern:

"Sister Cheng, are you okay!"

"Sister Cheng, have you sprained your foot?"

Baihui sat Nangongcheng down in the pavilion, and Nangongcheng said apologetically: "I made you worry about me! I'm fine, I just sprained my foot a little."

Jiang Yixi breathed a long sigh of relief and murmured: "As long as it's okay, it'll be okay..."

"Sister Cheng, why are you so polite to us!" Qu Jiayue took Nangong Cheng's hand affectionately and said, "It's because the rainstorm came so suddenly, and you didn't want to. Don't let this happen in the future. Please come out and play with me!"

Nangong Cheng naturally said "no".

The princess’s attitude today is really weird! At this time, not only Nangong Yue and Jiang Yixi, but also Yuan Yuyi and Han Qixia looked at Qu Jiayue a few more times in surprise.

While speaking, Yuan Yuyi suddenly stood up, facing a certain direction, and whispered softly: "The third cousin is back."

Everyone followed her line of sight and saw the third prince Han Lingfu walking towards the pavilion with several guards. Ji Shuxuan and Chen Lang were also following him.

"Your Highness, Third Prince, please forgive me for the inconvenience of saluting..." After Nangong Cheng and Han Lingfu confessed, they thanked the two young masters one by one.

After a while, Han Huaijun and Mo Xilin also came back with their own manpower.

They all breathed a sigh of relief when they saw Nangong Cheng returning safely. After coming here in good spirits, we finally didn’t end up disappointed!

The sudden heavy rain made everyone feel embarrassed, and they lost interest in continuing the outing.

Not only the clothes of the young men who went out to look for people were wet, but even the girls were mostly soaked before they went into Cuiwei Pavilion to take shelter from the rain. They looked a little embarrassed at this time. So, Han Qixia thoughtfully suggested: "Third cousin, His Royal Highness Prince Cheng, Prince Xiao, and several young masters, my father has a villa at the foot of Cuiwei Mountain. Why don't we go there first and take a rest? What do you think? ”

Obviously her brother Han Huaijun was also there, but Han Qixia seemed to have completely forgotten his existence and sent out invitations to others on her own. Nangong Yue couldn't help but frowned slightly, and glanced at Han Huaijun, and saw that his expression had not changed at all, as if he was accustomed to such a situation.

"Thank you so much, Miss Han."

These gentlemen and girls have always been well-dressed and well-fed. They have never experienced hard times and have long been unable to bear the wet clothes on their bodies. It would be great to go to Qi Wang's Courtyard to change clothes and take a nap.

Seeing that everyone agreed, Han Qixia ordered a palace guard to go to the other courtyard first to let the servants in the other courtyard get ready.

After the palace guards took the order and left, everyone set off to prepare to go down the mountain.

The road down the mountain was as difficult as everyone expected. After the rain, the mountain road was full of mud. After walking a few steps, the girls’ clothes were splashed with mud and water, making them look miserable. The boys were naturally not in good shape either. No matter where he goes, but he is a man after all, so he can barely get along. After finally reaching the foot of the mountain, the girls sent their personal maids to the carriage, brought back a spare set of clothes, and then transferred to a separate courtyard of Prince Qi's Mansion at the foot of Cuiwei Mountain.

The chief steward of the other courtyard had been waiting at the door for a long time. When he saw a group of people coming, he quickly arranged for everyone to go to the room one by one to bathe and wash themselves.

After everyone changed into clean clothes and drank a bowl of steaming **** soup, everyone felt as if they were finally alive again.

As soon as Nangong Yue finished drinking the **** soup, she went to the next room to find Nangong Cheng. At that time, Nangong Cheng had just finished washing her clothes. When she saw Nangong Yue entering the room, she wanted to get up, but she held her down.

"Sister, how are your feet? Let me take a look at them for you."

"Third sister, thank you very much." Nangong Cheng was also worried about her foot injury, so under Shu Xiang's service, she took off her shoes and socks and let Nangong Yue see them.

Nangong Cheng's ankles were a little red and swollen, and her ankles were as swollen as steamed buns. She would frown in pain even if she gently touched them.

"Sister, please be patient for a while." Nangong Yue touched the bones carefully, and then breathed a sigh of relief and said: "Sister, don't worry, it's nothing serious. It should be caused by a sprain. It will last for two days at most. It's difficult for you to walk. If you take good care of yourself, you will recover soon. Let me bandage it for you first." Nangong Yue asked Yimei to ask for a white cloth from someone in another hospital, took out the wound medicine she had brought with her, and personally treated Nangong He took the medicine.

As soon as the ointment was applied to her feet, Nangong Cheng felt a chill and the pain was reduced a lot. After the bandage was finished, she put on her shoes and socks again and tried to walk a few steps. She found that although there was still some pain when walking, it was much better than before. She felt happy and thanked Nangong Yue repeatedly.

"Third sister, thank you so much for today." Nangong Yue was truly grateful, thinking that Nangong Yue had come out to find her in the rain and had just treated her foot injury in person. Although the sisters usually seemed to have a good relationship, she was still surprised that Nangong Yue could do this for her today.

Nangong Yue smiled slightly and said without thinking that she was out of place: "Eldest sister said this just to be an outsider. We are sisters in the same house. How could I abandon you?"

"Third sister." Nangong Cheng touched Nangong Yue's hands.

The two sisters said a few more words, and then a maid from another courtyard came to invite them to have lunch in the flower hall.

Because Nangong Cheng had inconvenient legs and feet, Nangong Yue asked the maid to deliver the meal to Nangong Cheng's room, while she went to the flower hall.

When they reached a fork in the road, Han Huaijun happened to be walking over from another path.

When walking by Nangong Yue, Han Huaijun stopped and whispered: "County Master, you'd better pay more attention to your sister!" Nangong Yue was shocked, and reflexively grabbed Han Huaijun's sleeve, and then Embarrassedly, he let go and asked with some confusion: "Mr. Han, what do you mean..."

"Actually, I had found your sister just before you, but King Cheng was also there at the time. There seemed to be something wrong between the two of them, but the rain was too heavy, so I might not have seen it clearly. Female boudoir The reputation is so important that it was inconvenient for me to go there at that time, and after all, there are many people here, so please pay more attention to the county master." Han Huaijun's voice was very low, almost only Nangong Yue beside him could hear it.

The world is harsh on women. Regardless of whether he was mistaken or not, Han Huaijun still felt that he should remind her to avoid misunderstandings or even inadvertently involving her.

Nangong Yue looked a little solemn when she heard this.

Big sister and King Cheng? No way? They are just two-way friends, right? With this in mind, Nangong Yue solemnly thanked Han Huaijun: "Mr. Han, thank you for your reminder, I will pay attention to it!"

Han Huaijun was not a talkative person, so even though he had already finished the order, he did not need to say more. He nodded slightly at Nangong Yue, and the two of them parted ways and went to their respective tables to eat.

Nangong Yueshi finished the meal without realizing it. The girls went back to have a rest for a while, and they made an appointment to leave home at the same time.

Nangong Yue returned to the guest room, closed her eyes and squinted for a while. Vaguely, she seemed to hear some noise outside, so she sat up, frowned slightly and shouted: "Yimei, go out and see what happened. What's going on?"

Yimei responded and pushed the door open. After a while, she and Baihui entered the house together, and reported with a solemn expression: "Third girl, it is the maid from the other courtyard who came to report that there are a group of bandits outside the courtyard. , the other courtyard has been surrounded!"

"Bandit!?" With Nangong Yue's composure, her face turned pale when she heard these two words.

The bandits were originally civilians, but they were displaced due to hunger and famine. They left their homes and became refugees. Most refugees are still seeking a humble life, but there are still some who will become homeless bandits due to various reasons. Such bandits are the most terrifying. The refugees are pitiful, but the bandits are fierce and lawless. They especially hate the royal family, officials and the rich. Once they learn that this is the King of Qi's Courtyard, they will not let go of burning, killing and looting...

But in this other courtyard, there are so many female relatives.

Nangong Yue stood up suddenly, and after thinking for a moment, said, "Follow me to the flower hall."

At this time, several other young men and girls also got the news, and everyone gathered near the flower hall. Even Nangong Cheng came over with the support of the scholarly Mo Xiang. Before entering the flower hall, I heard Qu Jiayue's sharp scolding coming from inside: "What nonsense, what do you mean we are surrounded by bandits? Our country is rich and the people are strong, how can there be bandits! You bastard, you We know that the crime of deceiving the master is not a light one!"

Nangong Yue couldn't help but frown. Princess Mingyue was really deaf to what was going on outside the window. She almost said "Why don't you eat minced meat"!

The woman who reported the news was quite courageous, and she answered in a coherent manner: "Back to the princess, I definitely did not deceive you. The other courtyard is really surrounded by a group of bandits. It seems that they We’ll rush in soon!”

Hearing this, the girls all turned pale and could no longer sit still. You said to me one by one:

"What should I do?"

"Can we leave through the back door?"

"The guards in this mansion should be able to deal with a few bandits, right?"

"..."

Even Qu Jiayue, who was usually very arrogant and domineering, now looked pale and at a loss.

Not to mention the girls, even the young men from aristocratic families couldn't help but panic. They grew up in a stable and prosperous royal capital, and lived a prosperous life. They walked in peaceful places on weekdays, and had never been exposed to things like refugee riots, let alone not having many guards around them now.

In the panic, no one noticed that Xiao Yi took a few steps closer to Nangong Yue, and his position properly protected her within his protection.

Nangong Yue naturally didn't notice that after the initial nervousness, she had become slightly calmer now. Unlike other girls, she had also experienced various storms in her previous life. Although she was panicked now, her expression was different. Without showing any signs of it, she pursed her lips slightly and thought quickly in her mind.

After being silent for a while, Nangong Yue spoke up and asked the woman calmly: "Have you guarded all the doors? In addition to the front door, all side doors, corner doors, and back doors must be locked carefully. Well, just send someone to guard it!"

The woman felt that Nangong Yue knew what was going on, so she hurriedly replied: "Go back to the county master, the housekeeper has already ordered the people to lock the door."

Nangong Yue nodded and asked: "Then do you know how many bandits there are? Are they carrying weapons? When did they come to this courtyard?"

The series of questions were well organized and attracted many eyes.

Xiao Yi felt even more proud. The corners of her mouth curled up slightly, and she thought to herself: She is indeed his stinky girl, she is indeed brave enough!

The old woman replied respectfully: "If I go back to the county master, there are at least three to four hundred bandits. They probably took advantage of the previous heavy rain to come to the Cuiwei Mountain area. As for the others... the old woman doesn't know."

At this time, the chief steward of the other courtyard rushed into the flower hall in a panic. His clothes were somewhat damaged and he looked extremely embarrassed. He told Han Lingfu, Han Huaijun and Han Qixia: "It's not good, Your Highness the Third Prince. The eldest young master, the eldest girl, and the bandits have begun to attack other courtyards!"

"What!" Upon hearing this, Han Qixia couldn't catch her breath and fainted softly. The maid beside her quickly supported her.

The situation of the other girls is not much better. Their eyes are full of panic. Now they can't think about anything except fear. Only Jiang Yixi was a little bolder. Although her face was pale, she was still comforting the other girls in a low voice.

"Don't panic, everyone!" The third prince, Han Lingfu, spoke calmly to reassure everyone, "This is Uncle Qi Wang's villa. I guess there must be guards and servants, but they are just some bandits. There won't be anything. Dangerous!"

"What the Third Prince said is true!" Chen Lang immediately stood up and echoed, his legs trembling in his robes, "How can these mere bandits defeat the palace guards!"

Mo Xilin from General Dingguo Mansion also agreed, "Yes, we just need to wait here for the good news." After all, Mo Xilin was born into a family of military generals. Although he had never been on the battlefield, he was not a good person either. Timid and timid, he quickly calmed down.

Ji Shuxuan also nodded silently, feeling that the third prince was right.

But the other three people had different expressions, and they didn’t know what they were thinking.

The girls felt a little more at ease after hearing this. They also felt that what the third prince said was true, and they couldn't help but look relieved.

Nangong Yue stood aside quietly. She was not as optimistic as Han Lingfu.

There are three to four hundred bandits, and how many guards can there be in this courtyard? Even if the young man and the mother-in-law were brought together, they would still be far outnumbered.

From time to time, the servants in the other courtyard brought news from outside, and everyone's faces became more and more serious. Gradually, even if there were no servants to send messages, they could still vaguely hear the noise coming from outside in the guest courtyard. The sounds, shouts, banging on the door, screams...were intertwined together, and everyone's hearts were hanging high.

I don’t know if it’s an illusion, but the sound of banging on the door seems to be louder and louder, making people feel numb. This unknown is obviously more frightening and makes people restless...

As time passed by, there was no sign of improvement in the situation outside. Even Han Lingfu couldn't help but tremble in his heart, but he felt that he was the dignified third prince, how could he be frightened by a few bandits? !

He clenched his fists, stood up suddenly and said: "Everyone who knows martial arts, please stand up and go out with me to see what the current situation is like?"

After the third prince gave the order, Han Huaijun and Mo Xilin both stood up and took the initiative to say: "I would like to go with your highness the third prince!" The guards guarding the flower hall also drew their swords and shouted in unison. : "We are willing to follow His Highness the Third Prince!"

The sonorous male voices overlapped neatly and seemed so powerful that even the girls' voices became excited. Only Xiao Yi didn't seem to feel all this. He stood aside leisurely, his right hand seemingly inadvertently placed on the sword on his waist, while his eyes never left Nangong Yue.

Han Lingfu smiled with satisfaction, feeling complacent for a moment and feeling that as long as he took action, he would surely win.

"Everyone, come with me!"

Han Lingfu was the first to push open the door. He had just stepped out of the flower hall when he heard a "swish" sound breaking through the air, and a stream of arrows flying from nowhere came towards him as fast as lightning...

"Careful!"

Han Huaijun from behind shouted loudly and pulled out the sword from his waist with his backhand. The sword flashed and split the arrow with a "dong" sound!

All this happened so fast, Han Huaijun's sword edge actually cut off a strand of Han Lingfu's hair.

Han Huaijun was also shocked and quickly apologized: "The situation is urgent, please forgive me, Your Highness the Third Prince!"

Han Lingfu didn't recover for a long time. He never knew that one day, death would be so close to him.

It wasn't until Han Huaijun knelt down that he suddenly reacted. He tried his best to look calm, but his expression was somewhat stiff, "No, it doesn't matter...it's urgent, cousin, you saved me. It’s too late for me to be grateful for my life, how can I blame you!”

After this unexpected incident, Han Lingfu, who originally planned to go out to check the situation, hesitated. Although he wanted to show his bravery and decisiveness in front of these children of the aristocratic family, he did not feel that it was worth risking his life.

If your life is gone, what great cause can you still pursue!

Mo Xilin, who was next to him, was used to looking at each other, and immediately said wisely: "Your Highness, Third Prince, it is too dangerous outside! Your Highness must not be involved in danger! If something happens to His Highness, how will the minister explain to His Majesty!"

What he said was also the truth. If something happened to the third prince here, but they were safe and sound, I'm afraid there would be no good outcome if he went back! Even their family may be angered by the emperor!

Others naturally figured this out and spoke out to dissuade the third prince from taking risks.

In this way, Han Lingfu stayed in the flower hall as a matter of course.

After a while, the banging on the door and the shouting of killing outside became louder and closer, as if the bandits would break through the servant's defense line at any time.

"Let me take people out to have a look!"

"Why don't I go check..."

Two voices said at the same time, but they were Han Huaijun and King Cheng. The two looked at each other, and Han Huaijun immediately said: "His Royal Highness King Cheng is a guest, how can I let His Highness take such a risk! Let me go."

"That's fine..." King Cheng nodded and said, "If you need my help, please feel free to ask me."

"Natural."

Seeing that Han Huaijun was willing to come forward, Han Lingfu was relieved. If it was really King Cheng who came forward, where would Dayu's face be?

"Cousin," Han Lingfu solemnly warned, "you must be careful!"

"Thank you, Your Highness!" Han Huaijun took his bow and arrows and left the flower hall with several guards.

The flower hall became quiet again, and there was no sound... After a moment, Han Lingfu suddenly said: "The situation is not right now. The bandits will come here at some time. It would be wrong if they bump into all the girls. ! I have a suggestion, why don’t the girls retreat to the back room first!"

Han Lingfu said this thoughtfully, and the panicked girls all looked at him gratefully. But just when they were about to follow his words, Nangong Yue suddenly stood up, saluted Han Lingfu, and said calmly: "Three Your Highness, please forgive Yaoguang for talking too much. Yaoguang feels it is inappropriate."

Nangong Yue also thought about it carefully, so she heard her say: "Just now, the woman also said that there are three to four hundred bandits. They will probably divide into several groups and attack from other directions in the other courtyard... ... Yaoguang and several other girls are powerless. If the bandits really break into our room, we may not even have the strength to fight. So Yaoguang thought that if we don’t stay here, how can each other There is someone to take care of you."

A trace of displeasure flashed across Han Lingfu's eyes quickly, but he soon returned to his charming look.

"Huh!" Before Han Lingfu could say anything, Qu Jiayue snorted coldly, glared at Nangong Yue, and said, "Third cousin kindly let us go in and hide, but you are unfounded. I really don't know why. What do you think!"

"What the princess said is wrong." Jiang Yixi retorted after thinking: "I think Sister Yue is right. No matter what the princess thinks, I decided to stay here." Jiang Yixi thought, if the bandits really broke in Come in, no matter where you hide, you will die, it is better to die innocently.

Yuan Yuyi took her hand and echoed: "Sister Xi, I will come with you."

Nangong Cheng also responded: "Me too..."

Han Qixia and Qu Jiayue looked at each other in shock. Seeing that everyone chose to stay in the flower hall, neither of them dared to get up in the end.

Han Lingfu suppressed the displeasure in his heart and said apologetically: "I did not think carefully. Girls, please rest assured that I and the young masters present will do their best to protect your safety."

The other young men naturally responded one after another, and for a while, the girls' originally uneasy hearts calmed down a little.

Nangong Yue didn't want to pay attention to Han Lingfu at all. When she looked up, she saw Xiao Yizheng looking at her with a smile. Somehow, seeing his smile, her anxious heart gradually calmed down.

Anyway, the situation is already like this, and there is no point in being anxious.

Thinking about this, Nangong Yue suddenly noticed that King Cheng stood not far behind Nangong Cheng at some point, lowering his head slightly and not knowing what to say to her. King Cheng was smiling, and Nangong Yue's earlobes were slightly red. Nangong Yue's heart sank when she saw this. She couldn't help but think of Han Huaijun's warning to her. Could it be that the eldest sister really and King Cheng... wouldn't be able to, right?

At this moment, the collision of weapons and the heart-rending shouts and killing sounds suddenly came from outside the door. These sounds were so close that they seemed to be happening right outside the door.

A **** smell followed the wind and filled the entire flower hall.

"What should I do?" Han Qixia asked uneasily, "Will they rush in right away?"

Her words made these girls more and more panicked. Yuan Yuyi also looked pale and her lips trembled slightly.

For a while, the flower hall became quiet again, and the girls only felt their own heartbeats echoing in their ears.

Plop, pop, pop...