Chapter 242 Wedding Night
The whole capital was immersed in the festive atmosphere of the wedding of the eldest prince Shen Minghui.
In the eldest prince's mansion, Lin Yuxi was wearing a gorgeous wedding dress, sitting on the bed, but her heart was calm. She knew that this seemingly ordinary wedding was actually a thrilling contest.
Shen Minghui, wearing a gorgeous and exquisite wedding dress, walked into the bridal chamber with steady steps. His bright eyes stayed on Lin Yuxi for a moment, and a barely perceptible smile flashed across his eyes like a shooting star.
"Madam, I'm sorry to have kept you waiting for a long time." Shen Minghui said softly, his voice gentle and magnetic. At the same time, his slender hand gently pushed and slowly closed the door.
Lin Yuxi raised her head slightly, and her watery eyes stared at the tall man in front of her.
"Husband." Lin Yuxi responded softly, with a hint of shy blush on her beautiful face, as charming as peach blossoms blooming in spring.
Shen Minghui walked over to Lin Yuxi and slowly sat down. His slender fingers gently held her soft and boneless jade hand. He deliberately lowered his voice, as if telling a secret in her ear: "Everything is going according to plan."
Lin Yuxi nodded slightly and looked at him firmly. The two of them understood each other tacitly, and their tacit understanding was fully revealed at this moment.
At this moment, Lin Yuxi suddenly picked up the wine glass filled with fine wine on the table and handed it to Shen Minghui, saying, "My husband, drink this cup of wedding wine. May we love each other and grow old together."
Shen Minghui took the wine glass with a smile, but a barely perceptible cunning light flashed in his eyes, and then he drank the wine without hesitation.
After a moment, he swayed and pretended to be poisoned. He collapsed to the ground with his eyes closed, as if he was in a deep coma.
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Seeing Shen Minghui collapse from the "poisoning", Lin Yuxi's eyes flashed with a subtle cunning, and she deliberately exclaimed: "Husband, what's wrong with you?"
Then, as if realizing something was wrong, he shouted loudly: "Someone come! Someone come quickly! The eldest prince has been poisoned!"
These words seemed like a signal. Su Mo, who had been hiding for a long time, could not wait to rush out with his men, intending to start a raid on the eldest prince's mansion tonight and collect interest!
"Haha, Shen Minghui, today is the day you die!" Su Mo laughed triumphantly.
However, when he stepped into the room and did not smell the expected smell, he immediately realized that something was wrong and cried out in his heart, "Oh no, I've fallen into a trap!"
"Retreat!" Su Mo gave the order decisively and turned around to lead his men to retreat without even having time to look at the "sweetheart" in his mind.
Shen Minghui saw that the truth had been revealed, so he stopped pretending and jumped up from the ground. He had never been afraid of a head-on confrontation!
Shen Minghui moved like lightning, and with a few sharp sword strikes, he forced everyone into the garden in an instant. Then, he angrily ordered: "Shoot!"
Suddenly, arrows rained down like locusts, and the people Su Mo brought fell to the ground one after another. Su Mo dodged left and right, looking very embarrassed, with fear and unwillingness in his eyes.
"Shen Minghui, how dare you do this!" Su Mo roared.
Shen Minghui held a long sword in his hand, pointed it at Su Mo, and sneered, "How dare you, a traitor, come and assassinate me on my wedding night? Today will be the day you die!"
Su Mo gritted his teeth, his eyes bloodshot, and struggled to resist the locust-like rain of arrows. He was wounded in many places and his clothes were stained with blood.
All his men were killed or wounded in this brutal fight, and he was the only one left struggling to hold on, like a lone boat in the storm.
Just when Su Mo was feeling increasingly desperate and was about to run out of energy, a group of men in black suddenly rushed out from the darkness of the garden. Each of them was agile and aggressive.
They rolled into the battlefield like a black whirlwind and engaged in a fierce battle with Shen Minghui's troops.
"Protect the young master!" the leading man in black shouted, waving the long sword in his hand vigorously.
"Kill!" Shen Minghui's eyes narrowed, knowing that this must be Su Mo's backup plan. He shouted, "Kill them! Don't spare any of them!"
Su Mo took advantage of the chaotic situation and tried to break out.
"Young Master, come with us!" A man in black rushed to Su Mo.
"Let's go!" Su Mo endured the pain and fought with the man in black.
However, Shen Minghui's troops were numerous and well-trained, and they blocked their retreat route.
"We've finally come here, so why don't you all stay? Otherwise, I'll seem like a dishonest host!"
Shen Minghui laughed and said loudly. These originally plain words came out of his mouth at this moment. Looking at the hideous scars on his face that twisted and twisted like the mark of a devil, people suddenly felt a chill to the bone and couldn't help shivering from head to toe!
Although the men in black fought desperately to protect him, Su Mo was ultimately unable to escape and was surrounded once again.
Su Mo's eyes widened with anger, and he shouted at Shen Minghui: "Shen Minghui, you killed so many people today, aren't you afraid of retribution?"
Shen Minghui sneered, "Retribution? Shen Mingmo, have you forgotten what you and your son have done? You colluded with the Northern Rong and caused the northern border of Daxia to be deserted for ten miles? If I don't kill you today, I'm not worthy of being the eldest prince of Daxia!"
"Shen Minghui, stop using these high-sounding theories. The throne originally belongs to our family. What's wrong with us trying to get it back?"
Su Mo swung the sword in his hand and chopped down another approaching enemy, but his movements were obviously much slower and the pain from the wound almost made him faint.
"Sir, don't waste your time talking to him. We will protect you!" The man in black beside him shouted loudly while fighting the enemy.
But the men in black fell one after another, and the encirclement became smaller and smaller. Su Mo's eyes revealed a hint of despair, but more of it was unyielding stubbornness.
"Su Mo, stop struggling in vain and just accept your death!"
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Just when Su Mo thought he was going to die, Lin Yuxin suddenly arrived like a flash of lightning.
"Brother Mo, be careful!" Along with this anxious cry, Lin Yuxin ran towards Su Mo regardless of everything, and used her weak body to block the fatal arrow for him without hesitation.
"Yuxin!" Su Mo widened his eyes, let out a cry of grief, and quickly hugged the injured Lin Yuxin, his eyes full of panic and burning anger.
"Su Mo, I'm... sorry, I'm... late!" Lin Yuxin's face was as pale as paper, and her breath was weak. It seemed that she used up all her strength to say every word. Blood continued to flow out of the wound, staining her clothes red.
Lin Yuxi stood aside, looking at the injured and dying heroine, and couldn't help feeling surprised.
She had never thought that Lin Yuxin's feelings for Su Mo were so deep, so deep that she would give up her life without hesitation.
Su Mo hugged Lin Yuxin tightly, tears flowing out uncontrollably and dripping on Lin Yuxin's cheeks which were gradually losing temperature.
"Yuxin, you can't die, you can't die!" His voice was filled with endless grief and despair, as if the whole world was collapsing at this moment.
However, no matter how he called, Lin Yuxin's eyes slowly closed and her body became soft and weak.
"Ah!" Su Mo let out a long, shrill cry toward the sky, "Yuxin, since you're gone, I will never live alone!"
After saying that, he drew his sword and committed suicide on the spot. Blood splattered everywhere, mixing with Lin Yuxin's blood, as if telling of their everlasting love.
The blood of Su Mo and Lin Yuxin dyed the ground beneath their feet red. Everything around them seemed to be shocked by this tragic scene and became silent.
After a long while, Shen Minghui finally said, "Bury him!"
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Inside the palace, His Majesty the Emperor and the Empress were sitting in their bedrooms, their faces filled with satisfaction and anticipation.
The queen took a sip of tea and said with a smile, "Your Majesty, today is Minghui's wedding. I am both happy and worried."
The emperor frowned slightly and asked, "Why does the queen say that? On this happy day, we should only be happy."
The queen sighed softly, "Your Majesty, think about it. Our eldest son is not interested in women on weekdays. I am really worried that he will not enter the bridal chamber today. What should we do? If I had known earlier, I should have asked someone to train him in advance."
The emperor laughed and patted the queen's hand, "Don't worry, queen. Minghui is a mature and steady child. I believe he knows his limits."
At this moment, a eunuch hurried in, looking panicked, and fell to his knees with a thud, "Your Majesty, Queen, this is bad! An assassin has entered the eldest prince's mansion today!"
The emperor stood up suddenly, his face gloomy, "What? How is the assassin doing?"
The eunuch trembled as he replied, "Your Majesty, the assassins were the remnants of Prince Li's rebellion. Among them was Prince Li's youngest son Shen Mingmo, but... but now they have all been killed by the eldest prince."
The queen covered her chest with her hands, her face showing fear, "Amitabha, luckily Minghui is fine, this really scared me."
The emperor paced back and forth, angrily saying, "This group of remnants have never changed their bad habits! I thought the rebellion of Prince Li had been quelled, but I didn't expect there were still some fish that slipped through the net."
The queen calmed herself down and said, "Your Majesty, please calm down. Minghui is safe and sound now, and he has killed the assassin. This is a blessing in disguise. I believe that after this incident, Minghui will become more mature and stable, and can help Your Majesty."
The emperor stopped and looked determined, "Pass on my order. Let Minghui enter the palace tomorrow. I will reward him well. Also, order someone to thoroughly investigate this matter and make sure to catch all the remaining culprits!"
After the eunuch received the order and left, the emperor sat down again, his brows still furrowed.
The queen gently rubbed the emperor's shoulders and said, "Your Majesty, don't worry too much. It will hurt your body."
The emperor held the queen's hand and said, "Queen, of my two princes, Minghui has always been the one I trust the most. But the palace struggles never stop, and I am really afraid that one day I will not notice it..."
The Queen's eyes were filled with tears, and her voice was trembling slightly. "Your Majesty! I understand your painstaking efforts. Minghui is blessed with a good fortune and will surely be able to overcome the danger. I am willing to protect him together with Your Majesty."