Emperor's Trophy

Tan Zhen pushed open the door, and a guard at the door stopped her indifferently: "Miss Tan, the county king has an explanation, for your safety, please don't leave the second door, what needs can I explain."

She gritted her teeth and said, "When will your county king come back? Where has he gone? I'm worried that my father and brother are worried, and I want to write a letter to them."

The guard said coldly: "The king of the county is following a secret order. The letter written by the young lady has already been sent to your elder brother by a stable person. I don't know the itinerary of the prince. Please don't make things difficult for us, Miss Tan."

Tan Zhen watched helplessly as the two guards pushed the door back and closed it in front of her eyes.

She turned around in the yard like a trapped animal, and went back to the room. She could only pick up a few books and read them distractedly. For two days, no one talked to her. She felt that the time was too long to be tortured, and she even started to wonder whether she was raped again.

Until the sun was in the west, the guard came in with the meal, and walked out immediately, without even saying a word to her.It wasn't until she finished her meal that she came in to take the lunch box.

In the middle of the night, Tan Zhen, who was still unable to sleep, suddenly heard a light knock on the door.

She got up hastily, these days she was lying down with all her clothes on, so it was convenient to get up, she got up and stood by the door and asked, "Who is it?"

I only heard a gentle voice from outside saying: "Miss Tan, I'm sorry to disturb you late at night. Xiao Wang just came back. I heard from the guard that you seem to be in a hurry to find me. I want to ask, but is there anything I can help you with?"

Tan Zhen was overjoyed, stretched out her hand and opened the door, and sure enough, she saw a young man standing outside the door, with beautiful eyebrows, red lips and white teeth, and a handsome demeanor, looking at her eyes seemed to shine brightly, but her behavior was very dignified and restrained, but deeply Yi Yi: "Miss Tan."

She slightly bent her knees and saluted, "His Royal Highness."

The young man said with a smile: "I hope I didn't disturb the lady. I received a letter from my attendant Fei Ge saying that you seemed to have something important to do, so I hurriedly led my servants for thirty miles at night and drove all night. I rushed back, but I didn't know what to say What is the miss looking for with Xiao Wang?"

Tan Zhen saw that the hem of his fine satin robe and boots were indeed covered with mud, and his shoulders were still wet with dew, so she couldn't help but feel a little guilty: "I'm really sorry, it doesn't have to be like this, since His Royal Highness is serving the emperor The emperor's order should be the top priority, I... I just..." She blushed.

The young man looked at her with a smile, his eyes were full of affection: "I think the guards are all big masters, and they don't take good care of them? It's really Xiao Wang who came out this time and only brought some rough guards. Apart from obeying orders, there is nothing to do." I don't know how to do it, I feel wronged by the lady, but this time the errand is tight, Xiao Wang can't accompany the lady, and can only leave two guards to be responsible for the safety of the lady. Considering the reputation of the lady, I dare not invite people from outside. I'm afraid it's the same as the day before yesterday, collusion between inside and outside, harming Miss."

Tan Zhen shook her head hurriedly: "No need, I don't dislike it, I'm just worried about my father and brother, and I hope to confirm whether the letter I wrote the day before yesterday has been delivered to my brother."

The young man smiled slightly: "So it's for this, miss, don't worry, the letter will be delivered by a special person, there will be no mistakes, and the reply letter is already on the way."

Tan Zhen's face was flushed: "Thank you for the message from the king of the county. Before the king of the county saved his life, the little girl will report back to her father and brother when she returns home. She will report the gift to the emperor..."

But the young man hurriedly waved his hand: "Miss, Xiao Wang begged Miss, please don't say anything about it..."

Tan Zhen was stunned, the young man's ears were slightly red, he didn't seem to dare to look at her, and said shyly: "One thing, this time Xiao Wang is here on business, the time is very tight, the task is also very difficult, the matter is very important Wanmin, if it is known that I left my job without permission for the sake of my young lady, and I will be referred to by the censor at that time, it is true-although the emperor will not convict, those censors and the elders in the family will always It wouldn't be beautiful if you babbled and complained against Miss. The other thing..."

He sneaked a glance at Tan Zhen, his face was as red as a drop of blood: "A few days ago, Xiao Wang had some cold, and the emperor came to visit him personally, and he told Xiao Wang that after the next year... If you want to go to Beijing, the emperor intends to betroth you to me as the princess..."

Tan Zhen blushed and lowered her head, the young man said in a low voice, "It's for this reason that Xiao Wang saved you by accident this time, thinking that it must be the blessing of gods and Buddhas. It is destined to be like this, and fate should be like this. Therefore, for saving you, Miss, please don't see outsiders, and please pay my respects to Miss and Boss Cheng Enbo. Changed my mind, it's also...not beautiful...Anyway...I have already regarded Miss as a princess in my heart...the future will be bright..."

At the end of his speech, his voice was as thin as a mosquito, and he seemed to be too ashamed to lift his head. He didn't even dare to look at her, and hurriedly cupped his hands: "Miss, is there anything else? The night is too late, and Xiao Wang dare not look at her." disturb……"

Tan Zhen's expression softened, and he said in a low voice: "His Royal Highness has planned everything for Zhen'er, and Zhen'er feels deeply..."

The young man's face brightened, and he looked at her as if he had some hope: "So... Miss, can you stop being so polite and call me Huai Su?"

Tan Zhen said in a low voice, "Young Master Huai Su."

As if he had picked up something precious, the young man smiled with joy in his eyes: "By the way... there is one more thing. I just asked Miss when I saw her, but I forgot to mention it."

Tan Zhen asked, "What's the matter?"

The young man said: "Huai Su's errand this time has been completed. It's time to pay the decree. I must leave immediately to return to Beijing. I originally thought that I could personally escort the young lady to your father and brother."

Tan Zhen's face paled slightly: "His Royal Highness Huai Su is leaving now? Is it too busy..."

The young man's face was very reluctant: "The future is long... I am concerned about the safety of the young lady. I originally wanted to take the young lady to Beijing together, but we are both fast horses. The young lady is rich in gold and jade, so I will definitely not be able to bear the pain of the bumps. It is very harmful to the reputation of the lady. Therefore, I have contacted the safe person. Tomorrow, two guards will send you to the county office here first. With my token, the county magistrate will order the official ship to send you to meet you When the two elder brothers meet, of course they will not reveal the identity of the young lady, and claiming that I sent brother Ling off to Mrs. Ru, I can only wrong the young lady. Just rest assured, this kind of send-off is safe, and Miss Yu is also very safe."

When Tan Zhen heard that she was escorted by the county magistrate's office, her heart became more at ease, and she bowed her knees deeply and bowed again: "His Royal Highness, I am sorry..."

The young man looked at her with a tender expression: "When I think about going here, it will take a long time to meet again. I'm afraid that brother will be restrained by then, and the capital city has strict rules. Xiao Wang will not see Miss for a long time, and I feel very sad." ..."

Tan Zhen looked at him, her eye circles turned slightly red, and she was very moved. She opened her mouth to speak, but suddenly her eyes widened and she covered her mouth. Before the young man could react, there was a loud noise in the back of his head, and his eyes went dark. , fell directly to the ground.

A tall and burly man stood behind him, holding an unsheathed knife in his hand, with ice blue eyes, staring at her coldly, as if staring at an inanimate object.

Tan Zhen opened her eyes wide, looked at him tremblingly, her mind went blank, she didn't know how to react.

It was a young man wearing a dark blue official uniform who walked in from the side, with a long sword on his waist, saw her and asked, "Miss Tan of Cheng Enbo's Mansion?"

Seeing the official uniform on his body, Tan Zhen seemed to have just recovered, but her body was still trembling uncontrollably: "Yes, sir?"

The young man smiled slightly: "Yunzhen, the Shaoqing of Dali Temple, is under the secret decree to investigate the theft of Cheng Enbo's birthday gift. Since the young lady has verified her integrity, please come with me."

He reached out and took off the cloak on his body and handed it to Tan Zhen: "It's late at night, please put it on, miss."

Tan Zhen saw that he was very young, with a friendly smile, and the official uniform he was wearing really gave people a great sense of security, so she took it over, put on the cloak, and looked at the dazed man on the ground suspiciously. Young man, Yun Zhen stretched out his hand to guide her: "Miss, please go this way. Brother Ling has been waiting for a long time. There are guards here to deal with it."

Tan Zhen breathed a sigh of relief when she heard her brother, and said in a low voice, "This... this is the benefactor who saved me... Please treat him more politely..." But she hesitated whether she should speak out. The identity of Jian Junwang, but he is doing a secret decree, and what about his guards?Why did these two people come in without any warning?She was full of doubts.

Yun Zhen smiled slightly at the corner of his mouth, Tan Zhen felt for some reason that the smile on his face had other meanings, Yun Zhen only said: "Miss, don't worry, we will take care of it, please come here, there is already a carriage waiting outside." He raised the hood of the cloak for her, covering her face.

She felt a sense of security, and when she thought of seeing the two elder brothers soon, she felt a little happy, and followed Yun Zhen's arrangement to the gate of the yard.

When I walked to the door, I saw that the night was thick, and there was a green cloth carriage parked quietly at the door, surrounded by guards in unicorn suits, and someone held a torch to illuminate her.

She made up her mind and stepped over the threshold, but her feet seemed to have stepped on some wet pool, and the sticky wet feeling quickly penetrated into the thin embroidered soles of her shoes.

She subconsciously looked down at her feet.

A pool of crimson blood, even with warmth.

It's like—the blood of someone who just died.

She was taken aback, and suddenly realized something, turned her head suddenly, pushed Yun Zhen who was standing behind her, and saw the tall blue-eyed beard roughly stomping on the comatose young man in front of the door in the yard On the chest, raised the sharp blade, and swung it down quickly!

The knife flashed.

Gulu Gulu Gulu.

A round thing turned down, it was a head rolled down the garden path, face up, eyes closed, pale face, the young man was polite and shy talking to her just now, and made an appointment with her to have a long future.

Tan Zhen's eyes widened, her head went blank, she only heard a deafening scream, and then she seemed to realize that it was her own cry, her eyes went dark, her body fell limp, and she didn't know anything.