0p0 Chapter 911 The Scholar Who Abandoned His Husband and Children 21
Chapter 911 The Scholar Who Abandoned His Husband and Children 21
It felt like the mother and daughter talked for a long time, but in reality, only a minute or two had passed. The guards who had been lured away by the other assassins finally returned.
They witnessed a bolt from the blue; the sky was bright and clear, how could there suddenly be thunder and lightning before it even rained?
Especially after seeing that the lightning seemed to have struck the Third Princess's courtyard, he disregarded everything else and rushed back.
The captain of the guards called out from the courtyard, "Your Highness, are you alright? May I come in?"
Jing Yan cleared her throat and replied to the outside, "I'm fine, you can come in."
Her mother is currently invisible; that is, she has a strong spiritual sense and can see her, but others cannot see her when they come in.
When the guards pushed open the door and came in, they were startled to see the charred corpse on the ground.
"Your Highness, this is... an assassin? I deserve to die!" The guard captain knelt on the ground with a thud, his voice trembling. They had failed in their duty, exposing their master to danger.
Fortunately, it was the assassin who was struck; if it had been the Third Princess, they would have been guilty of a thousand deaths.
Everyone just saw the lightning in the sky. When they ran over to see that the houses here were intact, they thought they were seeing things and that the lightning must have struck another yard.
Unexpectedly, they struck the assassin. Does this mean that the master they follow is destined by heaven...? For a moment, the guard commander was thinking too much.
Jingyan, having lived a lifetime and being over a hundred years old, saw through her thoughts at a glance and went along with her, saying, "This assassin suddenly broke into the room and pounced on your master. Before I could react, lightning struck down and turned her into charred remains."
Upon hearing this, the guard commander immediately kowtowed and said, "May Heaven bless Your Highness! Your Highness is blessed with boundless fortune and profound good luck. Even Heaven cannot bear to see this thief harm Your Highness!" He was practically saying that His Highness was ordained by Heaven.
The others quickly joined in, shouting, "Your Highness is blessed by Heaven! May you be blessed with boundless good fortune!"
Xiao Yun and Jing Yan both curled their lips into a smile. These people are quite good at flattering.
Jing Yan's smile faded as she said, "Get up. Dispose of this body properly. Have the other assassins been caught?"
The guard captain said, "Your Highness, we have captured one, but the assassin had a poison sac in his mouth and committed suicide the moment we captured him."
Jingyan frowned. "It seems they are assassins. You can handle it. Strengthen the guards in the manor tonight, and I will have someone investigate tomorrow."
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
After he finished speaking, the guards began to clean up the room and carried the charred corpse away.
After everyone left the house and the guards stood in the courtyard, Xiao Yun gave his daughter a thumbs up. "Not bad, very imposing. Except for the lack of that person's scheming in your eyes, there's no difference in your demeanor or tone of voice."
Afterwards, I told my daughter about the general plot of this world, the turning point of the prince's rebirth, and the subsequent developments.
The Crown Princess should have already discovered the differences between the Third Princess and the female lead, but she hasn't decided how to deal with her yet. It's also possible that she's waiting for the Third Princess to make a move, such as forcing her to abdicate like in the previous life.
The Crown Princess should already be prepared, just waiting for this side to make a move so she can capture them in one fell swoop. After all, she hasn't done anything yet, and she has no evidence. Even if she tells the Empress that she was reborn and knew these things would happen, the Empress may not believe her and take action.
The Third Princess was, after all, her beloved child of many years, and the Noble Prince was not someone she could easily mess with.
In the original storyline, the Crown Princess died two years later. As long as we follow the plot, there shouldn't be any major problems. So, it would be inappropriate to kill the Crown Princess ahead of time.
Jingyan nodded to indicate that she understood. Xiao Yun then told her some details to pay attention to before leaving, as she still needed to go back and study the so-called "system".
She had previously worried that the thing might have some hidden tricks up its sleeve, so she temporarily sealed it within an array.
As soon as he returned to the courtyard, he entered the space and directly waved his hand to get the thing into his hand.
It turned out that the cube was actually a sign, neither gold nor iron, with a black color and a yellowish sheen.
Xiao Yun was certain that this was not ordinary metal, nor was it from the cultivation world; it did carry a faint demonic aura. Could it be something from the demon realm?
There is a pattern on it, which is carved with a strange beast, or maybe a magical beast. It has three bald heads, which are neither tiger nor lion, nor dog. In short, it looks like a strange creature. Its body has long fur, but it has leopard patterns, and its tail is a fish tail.