in2ebook Chapter 376: The expected attack
Chapter 376: The expected attack
After the rain in late autumn, a chill came with it, almost giving people goose bumps. However, the fresh smell in the air still made Yu Qingli very satisfied and enjoyable. No matter how many times, she always felt that only when she left the palace could she feel like a normal person. Those days in the palace always felt like being in prison.
Maybe it was only her heart that was imprisoned!
"Xiluo, after you get off the car, you must closely protect Prince Alai's safety." Yu Qingli reminded as if she remembered something.
Xiluo frowned, "Miss, can I refuse this mission?"
Yu Qingli was very serious, "Xiluo, this matter is of vital importance. Prince Alai is an important guest after all. If something happens here, I'm afraid all of us present here today will not escape punishment!"
"I have overstepped my bounds. I hope the young lady will punish me."
Yu Qingli's expression softened. "Xiluo, compared to before when you just blindly accepted everything, I like you more now. You make me feel more like a family member."
Xiluo was touched, but Murong Yanhui beside her said, "Lili, when will you treat me as your family? Moreover, I want to be the closest one, the one who will accompany you for the rest of my life."
Yu Qingli had a cold face and said nothing, but if you looked closely you could see that her ears had started to turn red.
Murong Yanhui, who was sitting opposite, did not notice it, but all this fell into Xiluo's eyes. Xiluo secretly complained that the young lady was shy. It seemed that there might be something going on between the master and the young lady!
Murong Yanhui naturally knew when to stop. Some things should be said at the right time. If he pushed too hard, he was really worried that Lili would hide away from him. So he quickly changed the subject, "Lili, are you making this arrangement because you're worried that someone will take advantage of our absence from the palace to harm the prince?"
Yu Qingli didn't answer but asked, "Do you remember what you said before about Murong Feng meeting a Persian beauty at the Beauty House?"
"nature!"
"I've always felt that this Persian woman must have some connection with Prince Ashura, and it turns out that my guess was correct. Sister Linlang reported that the person Murong Feng met through that woman was Ashura."
"So, I'm afraid the prince's purpose for this trip is not simple. I just don't know how he got involved with Murong Feng."
After Murong Yanhui finished speaking, she suddenly grinned and laughed out loud.
Yu Qingli was a little confused and frowned, "What are you laughing at?"
"Even though you deny having feelings for me, you subconsciously call Murong Feng by his name, and judging from your tone, you don't seem to have any feelings for him at all. Lili, when did you become attached to someone else?"
Yu Qingli was speechless. If Murong Yan hadn't reminded her, she really wouldn't have noticed this. She was suddenly shocked and wondered if Murong Feng had noticed that something was wrong with her. Fortunately, although they were already husband and wife, they only met a few times on weekdays, so they shouldn't have noticed this subtle detail.
Seeing Yu Qingli's expression change again and again, Murong Yanhui really wanted to slap himself in the face. He was so nosy. Why did he bring up Murong Feng for no reason? Lili had barely noticed this subtle detail, and he had let her out. From now on, Lili would probably not be in a good mood for him.
Murong Yanhui coughed to hide his uneasiness and continued to joke, "These two, one wants to deal with the prince, and the other wants to deal with the crown prince. It's natural for them to work together. I wonder what their specific plan is?"
Yu Qingli finally recovered from her embarrassment and said, "I think they just swapped opponents."
"Lili means to use the opponent's strength to counter the opponent's strength. Murong Feng will deal with Prince Alai, and that prince will deal with the crown prince?"
Yu Qingli nodded slightly, "I'm afraid this is the best plan."
"This is indeed the best plan! Maybe we can even involve the king in it, killing three birds with one stone!"
"At the very least, we can replace the crown prince of Persia."
Yu Qingli and Murong Yanhui looked at each other. It seemed that this time, Murong Feng's ambition was even bigger than they thought.
"Lili, what are you going to do?" Murong Yanhui half leaned on the back of the car, looking at Yu Qingli calmly. He needed to know Yu Qingli's plan so that he could proceed with the next step.
"Prince is a guest from afar. Even if something were to happen, it couldn't happen in Canghe! I will naturally use one word: protect!"
"Okay! How about I do Lili a favor?"
Yu Qingli curled her lips and smiled lightly, "Don't refuse something that's delivered to your door for free. But since it's a gift, you are not allowed to ask for it back in the future."
"Of course! How could I be such a stingy person?"
"That way, I feel relieved."
The two were talking all the way, but suddenly they heard Prince Alai's voice coming from outside, "Stop the car, stop the car, I'm suffocating!"
The carriages stopped. Murong Yan lifted the curtain and looked out. The carriage in front of them had stopped by the roadside. Prince Alai jumped out of the carriage and walked straight towards their carriage.
Murong Yanhui was a little speechless. But could it be what he thought? I really didn't realize that Prince Alai was such a good chaser of women.
Sure enough, not long after, Prince Alai jumped directly into Murong Yan's car and took her back to theirs. "Luoluo, I'm so bored. Luoluo, come over to my place and talk to me."
Xiluo's face turned cold. "Your Highness, please respect yourself. I am a maid and naturally I have to serve the young lady. How can I get on your car? This is totally against the rules."
Prince Alai glanced at Yu Qingli and Murong Yanhui and asked, "They can both sit in the same carriage, why can't you sit in mine?"
These words really left people speechless. Murong Yanhui wanted to refute his words, but he really couldn't find a suitable reason. He was not wrong. Logically speaking, Murong Yanhui should not be in the same carriage with Yu Qingli. I didn't expect that this Persian prince looked stupid, but was not ambiguous at all at the critical moment.
Seeing that the two people in the car couldn't speak to defend themselves, Prince Alai became even more proud. He acted like a child and said coquettishly, "Whatever, either let Luoluo go to my car, or I want to sit here too."
"Forehead……"
Murong Yanhui was completely speechless this time, and Yu Qingli once again witnessed Prince Alai's shamelessness. Her eyes swept across the slightly narrow carriage space. It was already very difficult for Murong Yanhui to squeeze in. If there was a tall Prince Alai, then forget it, she and Xiluo might as well just take another carriage.
Therefore, Yu Qingli made a decision immediately and could only "sacrifice" Xiluo's beauty for the time being.
"Xiluo, accompany the prince to another carriage."
Although Xiluo was very reluctant, she still followed Yu Qingli's orders. After they left, Yu Qingli saw Murong Yanhui's ambiguous smile, "Lili, Prince Alai is actually quite thoughtful. He helped us get rid of the lightbulb."
Yu Qingli was suddenly speechless. How could she forget that compared to Prince Alai, Murong Yanhui was even more shameless.
However, the two of them did not continue the previous topic. As the carriage continued on, although the rain had stopped, there were not many pedestrians on the street. Only a few vendors appeared on the street. Murong Yan hurriedly said, "Lili, today is really not a good time to go out on the street."
Yu Qingli responded softly, feeling vaguely uneasy. Although today's itinerary had been arranged long ago, why was she so nervous? She always felt like there was something important she hadn't thought of.
Suddenly, the carriage, which had been moving smoothly, began to speed up, its speed being abnormally high. From time to time, the neighing of horses could be heard. Yu Qingli lost her balance and fell towards the side of the carriage. Murong Yanhui stretched out her long arms, pulled Yu Qingli into her arms, and asked loudly across the carriage, "What's going on?"
As Murong Yan was asking, the carriage had gradually stabilized. Then Changkong's voice came, "Master, the horse is startled!"
"Where are the other people's carriages?" Yu Qingli asked anxiously. She remembered that the person driving the carriage just now was not Changkong, which meant that they were attacked.
Murong Yanhui put his arm on Yu Qingli's shoulder and said, "Lili, don't panic. Wait until the carriage stops first!"
Changkong outside the carriage had already controlled the frightened horse. As soon as the carriage stopped, Yu Qingli couldn't wait to pull open the curtain and check the situation outside.
Changkong stood beside the carriage with a very serious expression. The original driver of the carriage had long disappeared, and only the pool of bright red blood looked particularly glaring at this moment.
"what's the situation?"
Murong Yanhui also put away his usual playful expression and asked very seriously.
"Master, it seems the other party's goal is just to separate you and the others' carriages. Moreover, they didn't chase us. I'm afraid they are heading towards the other two's carriages."
"Murong Yanhui, we have to go save people!"
Murong Yan thought for a moment, "Lili, we're still unsure who the enemy is targeting. Perhaps the Persian prince and the crown prince are both in danger. If we rush in like this, we probably won't stand a chance of success. How about this: we split up into two groups. You take Yue'er to the Duwei Mansion, not far from here, to find help. Changkong and I will each chase a carriage, leaving marks for you along the way."
Yu Qingli nodded slightly. This arrangement was undoubtedly the most appropriate. Besides, Prince Alai had Xiluo by his side, and Crown Prince Murong Cheng should be able to hold on for a while. Moreover, she remembered that the royal family should have shadow guards around them. She didn't know martial arts, and she had Yue'er by her side. If she followed them rashly, she would only become a burden. It would be better to get reinforcements as soon as possible.