Chapter 273 Robbed
When we arrived at the nearest town to the capital, there was only one day left before the one-month deadline.
Qianhuan said to the secret guard codenamed Eleven, "Eleven, tomorrow is the last day of January, and we must rush to the capital tonight. There is a teahouse up ahead, let's go in and order some tea, eat some dry food, and then continue on our way."
"Yes."
So the two men tied the horses to the place outside the tea shed where livestock were kept, and after entering the tea shed, they found a table and sat down.
There were already several tables of guests sitting in the teahouse. Everyone looked at the two people who walked in, then lowered their heads and continued to drink the tea in their hands.
The tea shop owner saw that there was a new customer and immediately stood up and came over to greet the two of them, "What kind of tea would you like to drink, sirs? We have sesame bean tea, black tea, and green tea."
Qianhuan replied in a hoarse voice, "Two cups of sesame bean tea."
"Okay, I'll prepare it for you right away."
While waiting for the boss to prepare tea, Qianhuan looked at the guests around her. Qianhuan always felt that the guests at these tables were not like ordinary people at all. Ordinary people simply did not have this kind of aura.
Eleven was originally a secret guard, and his senses were sharper than Qianhuan's. Eleven lowered his voice and said to Qianhuan, "Miss, there is a strong murderous aura from the guests at these tables. I think they are not ordinary people at all, but assassins lying in ambush here."
Qianhuan also whispered, "Let's stay put for now. If there is any unusual movement, I will lead them away. You take the things and return to the capital immediately. Make sure to send the things back to Prince An's Mansion safely tonight."
Eleven hesitated, "But Miss, what if something happens to you? I won't be able to explain to the prince."
"Don't worry, I'll be fine. Remember what I said, things are the most important."
Eleven nodded with difficulty, "Yes, I will remember it."
After the tea stall owner brought the tea, the two pretended nothing had happened, took out the cakes that had been prepared long ago from their bags and started eating them with the tea.
The assassins around had not yet realized that the person in front of them was the one they were looking for.
Just when Qianhuan and the others finished their tea and called the boss to pay the bill, Qianhuan took out a copper coin from her bosom and handed it over.
The teahouse owner saw Qianhuan's tender and fair hands when she handed over the copper coins, and couldn't help but exclaim, "Sir, your hands are really fair, not at all like our rough hands."
Just this one sentence made Qianhuan secretly say "bad luck". Sure enough, when the guests at the surrounding tables heard the words of the teahouse owner, they immediately put down their teacups and all looked towards Qianhuan.
Qianhuan immediately said to Eleven, "Eleven, hurry up."
The two men quickly left the tea shed and untied the horses. The assassin disguised as a civilian in the tea shed also quickly drew his knife and chased out.
When they came out, Qianhuan and Shiyi had already fled in different directions.
In order to prevent the assassins from chasing Eleven, Qianhuan took out the wooden box and shouted, "I have what you want. Come and get it if you have the guts."
When the assassins heard this, they all went after Qianhuan.
Qianhuan had noticed before that these assassins did not seem to want to kill her, but she was in disguise at the moment. In order to avoid being killed by mistake, Qianhuan immediately tore off her fake beard and wiped off the decoration on her face with her sleeve.
Although Qianhuan has been practicing martial arts diligently, two fists are no match for four hands. In the face of so many assassins, her martial arts skills are simply not enough. She has long been prepared to be caught.
Fortunately, I had foresight and had exchanged the wooden box with Eleven a long time ago. The real snow fruit and the saltpeter for making ice were in Eleven's hand, and the one in my hand was a fake.
Sure enough, after a while, Qianhuan was knocked to the ground by the assassin who caught up with her. The moment she fell off the horse, Qianhuan's hair was also scattered.
The assassin discovered that Qianhuan was the person their master wanted to capture, so he did not hurt her. He just snatched the wooden box and checked the snow fruit.
Unfortunately, these assassins had never seen the real Xuefu Fruit, so they just thought they had completed the mission. They had obtained the Xuefu Fruit and captured the person their master wanted. They were all very happy and were preparing to go back to collect their reward.
The assassins tied Qianhuan's hands, blocked her mouth with a cloth and stuffed her into the carriage. Then they drove the carriage directly, preparing to take her back to the Canglang Kingdom.
With Qianhuan's protection, Eleven finally lived up to expectations and rushed back to Prince An's Mansion at midnight.
At this time, a beautiful woman was guarding the prince. Originally, the prince was unconscious and could be taken care of by Doctor Bai and the servants, but this woman insisted on taking care of him herself.
When Prince An learned that his son had been poisoned and was in a coma, he rushed back all the way from the northwest. This woman was said to be a playmate of the prince who grew up in the northwest.
But later on, the prince became a general and stayed in the capital. The woman originally wanted to follow him to the capital, but was rejected by the prince.
When the woman learned that the antidote had been retrieved, she burst into tears of joy, "That's great, Brother Ziyu can be saved now."
When Prince An heard the news, he got up at night. When he learned that the antidote was in hand, he was so excited that he burst into tears, "My son can finally be saved."
Doctor Bai got the Xuefu Fruit and immediately went to prepare the antidote.
However, Eleven was worried about Qianhuan's safety. He said to Prince An, "Your Highness, I was able to successfully retrieve the Xuefu Fruit because Miss Qianhuan protected me. She led the assassin away on her own. Now we don't know whether Miss Qianhuan is alive or dead, and her whereabouts are unknown. I am very worried. Please send out the secret guards and let me lead them to rescue Miss Qianhuan."
Prince An asked back, "The Miss Qianhuan you are talking about is the girl that Yu'er likes, right?"
The Crown Prince's full name is Teng Yu, with the courtesy name Ziyu. Prince An usually likes to call the Crown Prince Yu'er, while others prefer to call the Crown Prince by his courtesy name.
"Yes, Your Majesty. The Crown Prince cares a lot about Miss Qianhuan. If anything happens to Miss Qianhuan, the Crown Prince will definitely be very sad."
Prince An nodded immediately and said, "Well, you are right. Since that girl is the one Yu'er cares about, and she helped you get the herbs back, then she is my son's savior and a noble in our Prince An's Mansion. We definitely can't ignore her life or death. How about this, you go back and have a rest first, I will make arrangements later, and let my personal soldiers go with you to find the whereabouts of the girl."
Eleven was so excited that he knelt down to express his gratitude, "Thank you, Your Majesty."
However, the woman standing by the bed was unhappy. After everyone left, she immediately returned to her room.
The woman whispered to her maid, "Go and call Wang Kai over quickly and tell him that I have something to ask him."
"Yes, ma'am."
Wang Kai has always had a crush on the young lady from Prince An's Mansion. When he learned that his sweetheart was looking for him, he immediately ran over happily.
"Yutong, what do you want from me?"
Li Yutong has always known that Wang Kai likes her, so she always takes advantage of this and gets Wang Kai to do things for her.
As soon as she saw the visitor, she wiped her tears with a handkerchief and said with a tearful look, "Brother Kai, you know that I have liked Brother Ziyu since I was a child. It was not easy for the prince to ask the emperor to grant me and Brother Ziyu a marriage this time. I will soon be the Crown Prince's Consort. But Brother Ziyu already has a girl he likes, and the prince also promised to let this girl be Brother Ziyu's concubine. Now this girl has asked for the Xuefu Fruit back from Dongling Country, and she is Brother Ziyu's lifesaver. I am afraid that I, the princess, will not be as important as her, the concubine, in the mansion in the future. Brother Kai, you must help me."
Wang Kai always felt that he was not worthy of Li Yutong, so even though he knew that she would marry the prince and become his consort in the future, he still chose to protect her silently.
Seeing his beloved so sad, Wang Kai's heart was broken. He immediately patted his chest and said, "Yutong, don't be sad. Just tell me how I can help you. I, Wang Kai, will go through fire and water for you."