Back and forth: I brought supplies to help the impoverished prince

Chapter 248 Hijacking

Compared to Qiao Shinian's worries, Wen Jiu noticed the difference.

There's such a big commotion in Prince Yongle's Palace, why haven't the patrol troops arrived yet?

Wen Jiu couldn't help but look up at Emperor Gao Wen. The old emperor now had a determination in his eyes, and he stared intently at the assassins who were coming one after another.

Wen Jiu had some guesses in his mind. He held Qiao Shinian's hand and took a step back to avoid being affected later.

The ministers' scolding, the clashing of swords, and the sound of arrows hitting shields now became a symphony, making the scene even more lively and chaotic.

"You daring thieves, do you know what you are doing? If you assassinate the emperor, your entire clan will be killed!"

"Haha, kill all nine clans?!" A loud voice sounded, and the gate of Prince Yongle's Palace was opened. A burly man in a short shirt stood out, followed by a group of soldiers wearing armor and holding spears.

"Let him be killed!"

The man stood in the shadows and said so.

Emperor Gao Wen narrowed his eyes slightly, and spoke in a tone that was just as I expected: "I knew it was you!"

"This……"

The court officials in the protective circle looked at each other in bewilderment, almost expressing their guesses out loud.

"My dear brother, you are sitting comfortably on this throne!"

The man stepped out of the shadows, and the people behind him held torches to illuminate him more brightly.

His figure was clearly visible, and his appearance made many people lose control of their faces, leaving only expressions of astonishment.

"This is……"

Someone wanted to say this person's name, but was covered by the person next to him.

This was supposed to be the current emperor of Chu, the crown prince Wen Bi, who was detained for witchcraft and later died in an accident when he fell off a cliff.

Emperor Gao Wen looked at the man in front of him with a sneer. This man was eleven years younger than him, but was deeply loved by the late emperor. All good things belonged to him, including the throne.

Despite the presence of witnesses and evidence, his biased father only chose to detain him and did not order the abolition of the crown prince's position.

He was lucky enough to survive that year, and when he sees this person again today, he swears to bury him obediently.

"What? You have a large army, but instead of attacking the capital, you come to Xingzhou to embarrass your nephew. Look, your nephew's mansion has been burned down by you!" Emperor Gao Wen smiled and stretched out his hand to push Wen Jiu beside him two steps forward, but his hand touched nothing.

He was slightly stunned, then turned around and saw Wen Jiu standing two people away from him.

"Wen Jiu, come forward and let your uncle take a look at you, so you can know who burned down your palace!"

Wen Jiu let go of Qiao Shinian, he walked forward and greeted the person opposite with a smile: "Hi! Hello uncle, my name is Wen Jiu, I am my father's thirteenth son, I am seventeen years old, single, male, and I like women.

My palace didn't provoke you. You came when you said you would. I should have treated you well as a guest from afar, but look at what happened? Who will compensate you when you die? Do you have any private property that can be inherited by my nephew?"

“Hahahaha! My good nephew! You are the ones who will die later!” Wen Bi laughed loudly, then his face turned gloomy. He raised his sword and pointed it at Emperor Gao Wen: “Even if you realize that I am not dead, so what? I want you to die today. I want to take back everything that belongs to me!”

"Come and try if you have the ability."

After Emperor Gao Wen finished speaking, Eunuch Gao stepped forward and shouted at Wen Bi, "Rebel, put down your weapons immediately!"

Wen Bi snorted coldly, raised his hand with disdain and said, "Go! Kill them!"

The Yongle Palace suddenly became a battlefield again.

This was the first time that Qiao Shinian saw the assassination of the emperor. She looked at the shield that had been removed from above her head and understood everything.

Emperor Gao Wen has already taken control of the overall situation. At least no one outside will shoot arrows inside.

So, how much did Wen Jiu know about this assassination?

She looked up at Wen Jiu's face and saw him retreating. Before he could say anything, Wen Jiu led her back.

The entire protected group was retreating, and the shouts and cries outside the Yongle Palace were fierce. It was not difficult to hear that there were more people outside than inside.

About half an hour later, most of Wen Bi's men were killed by Emperor Gao Wen who was well prepared, leaving only him and a small group of people fighting the final fierce battle.

Emperor Gao Wen said nothing, but just watched the scene quietly. The emperor's eyes were filled with determination to win, and he didn't even spare a glance for the dead.

"Can he beat your uncle?" Qiao Shinian asked in a low voice in Wen Jiu's ear. The 'he' she was referring to was Ji Lanzhou, who didn't look like he could defeat Wen Bi.

Wen Jiu shook his head: "It seems that the rebel has more strength and experience."

"What if you go up?"

The two men had already begun to desert, and they had already made a clear judgment about the assassination.

"Wen Bi, why don't you put down your weapons! As long as you put down your weapons and confess your guilt, I will spare your life because we are both of royal blood!" Emperor Gao Wen waved away the shields of the guards beside him that were blocking him and took a step forward.

The condescending attitude hurt Wen Bi's eyes. He roared, and with red eyes, he waved away the trembling Ji Lanzhou beside him and rushed straight towards Emperor Gao Wen.

Qiao Shinian didn't understand why Emperor Gao Wen would do something to anger Wen Bi when victory was just around the corner.

Are you confident of victory, so you have nothing to worry about?

Or is there another plan?

Just then, she saw a young eunuch behind Eunuch Gao slowly approaching Emperor Gao Wen.

It was just a quick glance, and then the young eunuch pulled out a long needle from his sleeve and stabbed Emperor Gao Wen.

"Watch your back!"

The moment she saw the young eunuch pull out the needle, she even thought about not alerting Emperor Gao Wen and letting him die here first.

This natural idea only existed for 0.01 second, because Wen Jiu now only had a part of the power, which could not support him to become the monarch.

Emperor Gao Wen was startled by the voice, and before he could turn around, Eunuch Gao had already stood behind him.

Immediately afterwards, the young eunuch who assassinated Emperor Gao Wen was pierced through the throat by the dagger in Wen Jiu's hand.

"Your Highness, retreat! If you have a green mountain, you will have no fear of running out of firewood. If it doesn't work this time, we will have another chance next time."

Someone on the side advised like this.

Just as Emperor Gao Wen was staring at the eunuch on the ground, a woman's voice rang out, and she shouted loudly: "Don't move! Let the Crown Prince go, or I will kill her!"

Behind Qiao Shinian, a woman dressed in palace maid's clothes also had a long and thin needle in her hand against Qiao Shinian's neck.

"Your Highness! You can only take revenge if you are alive!" the palace maid shouted, and then pulled Qiao Shinian back.

"You let her go!" Wen Jiu regretted letting go of Qiao Shinian.

The maid sneered: "Okay, I'll let her go, and you'll be my hostage."

"Okay!" Wen Jiu stepped forward, "I'll replace her!"

"Stupid!" Emperor Gao Wen shouted, looking at the palace maid: "Meixiang, I didn't expect that you, who have served me for so many years, are also his!"

"Of course! I am loyal to only His Royal Highness the Crown Prince in my life! Who do you think you are? How dare you usurp the Crown Prince's position and enjoy his life! I wish I could kill you as soon as possible!" The palace maid became excited, and looking at Wen Bi who was surrounded, tears rolled down her cheeks.

"If you release His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, I will release her!" She looked at Wen Jiu and said, "Perhaps, I should talk to His Royal Highness Prince Yongle. Either you come here as a hostage for me, or you convince your father to let my prince go."

"I'll be your hostage, please let her go." Wen Jiu took another step forward.

"Oh my, my little ancestor, what is the identity of that woman, what is your identity!" Eunuch Gao grabbed Wen Jiu and advised: "Don't worry, when we catch the rebel, she will release Miss Qiao anyway."

Qiao Shinian didn't feel panicked when watching this scene. She felt the dagger dripping on her throat and felt it. That was the location of the aorta. She didn't know if those little brats could perform surgery on her if she was pierced. At least she would not die for a while if she took emergency measures.

Maybe, she wants to gamble on her own halo, maybe she is the heroine.

Thinking of this, she raised her hand slightly and gestured to Yingzhu and Hehuan who were not far away.

Yingzhu, who had been afraid to get too close, shook her sleeves and two darts fell into her hands.

Emperor Gao Wen looked at Qiao Shinian's calm face, a hint of suspicion flashed in his eyes. He turned to look at Wen Jiu and said slowly:

"Kill the traitor right here!"