Farm Tough Girl
Chapter 560 - 560 561 Whats the Idea_1

Chapter 560: Chapter 561: What’s the Idea_1 Chapter 560: Chapter 561: What’s the Idea_1 Long Yi looked at the sharp dagger almost piercing himself, and immediately bellowed with rage, “What are all of you doing?! Don’t just stand there, take care of these assailants!”

The guards immediately fought like chickens injected with steroids, determinedly battling the enemy. In no time, they had “driven off” the assassins—in truth, the situation had shifted abruptly, and none of the assailants dared to linger in battle. Otherwise, if Qiao Muniang’s injury had been delayed, they would all be in deep trouble.

The remaining four or five assassins who were still alive quickly withdrew.

Muniang’s body went limp as she collapsed on the ground, and He Fangfei anxiously embraced her, “Muniang, Muniang, are you alright?!”

Long Yi harshly commanded, “Go find a doctor immediately!”

Muniang’s injury wasn’t serious; the assassin hadn’t intended to be ruthless, especially after seeing Muniang throw herself in harm’s way, they dared not move a muscle. Though the blood seemed to flow profusely, Muniang herself knew it was but a minor wound. However, at this moment, the severity of her injury wasn’t important—what mattered was the sentiment behind it.

Ignoring Lady Rong’s dagger-sharp gaze, Muniang, with a pale face, weakly said, “Is Your Majesty still well?”

Long Yi hurriedly replied, “I am perfectly fine.”

“My husband once made me promise again and again that, now Your Majesty has arrived at Qinghua City, we have the duty to protect Your Majesty thoroughly. We must prioritize your safety above all. If anything should happen, even if it costs us our lives, we must protect Your Majesty. Now, even if I were to die, as long as Your Majesty remains in good health, I would not have failed my husband’s promise and it would have been worth it,” Muniang said with a choked voice and then had no strength left to speak, gritting her teeth in discomfort.

Despite the fact that her actions were partially an act, Long Yi was still profoundly moved by her words. Yu Ze had been so loyal to him, and thinking back on how he had doubted Yu Ze time and again, guilt rose in Long Yi’s heart.

Lady Rong, watching the scene Qiao Muniang was creating, was seething with hatred inside. But how could this operation end up benefitting only her and Yu Ze? How could she accept that?!

“Your Majesty, we just do not know who sent these villains. We urge You to investigate thoroughly and capture the person behind this, to prevent others from following their example,” Lady Rong enunciated each word, her gaze upon Muniang growing colder.

“Of course! Someone dares to commit such an act under the Emperor’s nose, I will show no mercy!”

As Muniang was injured, she was temporarily settled in an inn. After a doctor took her pulse and confirmed it was nothing serious, a female physician was then summoned to apply medicine and bandage her wound.

Once the wound was dressed, He Fangfei asked everyone in the room to leave and had her own trusted maid stand guard outside the door.

“Muniang, what exactly is your scheme? Earlier, when you had me push the Emperor out of the protective circle, I thought you wanted him dead. But then you actually rushed forward yourself?” He Fangfei asked anxiously.

Muniang was, after all, injured and looked rather unwell. She let out a cold laugh, “How could I save him if he wasn’t pushed out?”

He Fangfei was taken aback, “What do you mean by that?”

“Today’s incident, those assassins weren’t after the Emperor,” Muniang said bitterly, regretting not having seen through Lady Rong’s tactics earlier.

“Then who were they after?!”

“My husband.”

He Fangfei couldn’t figure it out, waiting for Muniang to continue. Finally, Muniang said, “There must be something wrong with that group of assassins. Now, with Lady Rong specifically asking the Emperor to investigate, my guess is that the results will point to Yu Ze’s doing.”

He Fangfei turned pale, “Is that so? What should we do then? To murder the Emperor is tantamount to rebellion; it’s an offense that could lead to the extermination of nine generations of one’s family!”

Muniang spoke coldly, “Whether they care about exterminating nine generations or not, what they truly care about is whether they can kill my husband. With one less valiant general, it would be much easier for them to take control of the Daqian Dynasty.”

Previously, He Fangfei had never dealt with such matters, and while she wasn’t foolish, hearing Muniang speak now clarified many things in her mind, causing her to break out in a cold sweat.

“No wonder you had to act this way. As for the heartfelt words you shared with the Emperor just now, I don’t know how much they will affect him,” said He Fangfei, still feeling somewhat uneasy.

“Humph, I’ve already set the stage earlier, and now it is naturally for me to lead the entire situation. How much he believes will depend on me!” Muniang’s eyes were filled with waves of cold light, her every word laced with an imposing dominance.

It was the first time He Fangfei saw Muniang like this, and she was so stunned she couldn’t move. She had never seen any woman with such an aura. People in the countryside said the God of War General had married a village girl, which was a waste; but now, He Fangfei truly felt there was not a man in the world unworthy of Muniang.

“Help me up, let’s go out.”

He Fangfei knew that Muniang wouldn’t just sit around waiting for death, so without saying much more, she nodded, helped Muniang out of bed, and they left.

At this moment, Long Yi was in another spacious room. Because the situation was urgent, Long Yi had booked the entire inn; except for their party, there was no one else.

Long Yi sat in the Taishi Chair, frowning with his face filled with anger. People had come at him with knives; how could he not be furious?!

Even Lady Rong knew better than to say a word at this time, to avoid a scolding.

“What’s going on? Have you found anything yet? A bunch of useless people, failing to stop the assassins, forcing a woman to take the arrows for them, and now they can’t even find out their identities!?”

Long Yi roared irritably, like an enraged lion, indeed his reputation had been greatly damaged by today’s events.

Lady Rong hurriedly tried to soothe him, “Your Majesty, please calm down. This matter is of great significance and surely needs to be thoroughly investigated to get to the bottom of it.”

Long Yi glared at her, “You know it’s significant, yet your hindsight is remarkably fast. What were you doing at that moment?”

Lady Rong’s face stiffened. The Emperor was blaming her for not taking the blade for him at the crucial moment.

How could she not want to take advantage of such a good opportunity? If not for Qiao Muniang’s interference, how could things have come to this?!

Now, looking at Lady Rong, Long Yi also felt somewhat annoyed. Although there had been chaos, she was always the one closest to him; yet Qiao Muniang had come forward to take a knife, while she did not. Thinking about it, he felt he really wasted his feelings on her!

Lady Rong, grinding her teeth with hatred, mused how the merits she could have claimed were now resulting in the Emperor’s annoyance because of Qiao Muniang—what a cunning tactic!

“Naturally, Your Majesty needs to thoroughly investigate and catch the real culprits behind this. To threaten Your Majesty’s life, not to mention that Your Majesty cannot let this go, even my husband would absolutely not show the slightest mercy. I suppose they saw the opportunity with General Yu being away and willfully created trouble.”