I insist

Chapter 549: The Assassin

Yu Huailin shook his head: "It was tough, but at that time I felt it was good, safe, and there wasn't so much danger."

The two looked at each other and smiled again, everything understood without words.

After finishing their wontons, the two left the stall and soon bought a lot of things. Yu Huailin held the things affectionately, his eyes fixed on Song Miqiu.

Suddenly, an assassin appeared, and Yu Huailin immediately grabbed Song Miqiu to protect her.

Song Miqiu hadn't expected an assassin to appear. She gripped Yu Huailin's hand tightly: "How could there be an assassin?"

"Don't be afraid, I will protect you, and the guards are always with us."

Yu Huailin looked sharply at the assassin and said softly, "I can comfort you."

When the assassin appeared, the bodyguards arrived in time and immediately engaged the assassin in combat.

The large number of people on the street caused panic, and everyone rushed home in a hurry, abandoning all the stalls.

Yu Huailin used his light-footed skills to carry Song Miqiu to the rooftop, while the assassins relentlessly pursued them.

The assassin showed no mercy and thrust his sword at Song Miqiu. Yu Huailin pulled her back and then kicked the sword away.

Yu Huailin held Song Miqiu tightly; his current task was to protect her, not to get entangled with the assassins.

The guards had been chasing the assassin, and each of them was highly skilled in martial arts. Before long, the assassin was captured. They were about to ask who had sent them.

Unfortunately, they were all tough guys and committed suicide by poisoning themselves, leaving no trace.

Looking at the dead assassin, Yu Huailin sneered: "Send someone to inform Yin Tianfu to investigate thoroughly. You should also investigate and find out the truth about this matter."

After giving his instructions, Yu Huailin took Song Miqiu back to the palace.

Song Miqiu remained silent throughout the journey, returning to the palace in silence.

This sight terrified Yu Huailin. He gripped her hand tightly and asked anxiously, "Qiu'er, what's wrong? Did the assassin scare you?"

Song Miqiu shook her head: "No, I wasn't scared. I just kept thinking about who wanted to kill us, whether it was one of the emperor's loyal ministers."

Yu Huailin reached out and hugged her tightly: "No matter who it is, I will find him. I will never allow anything that threatens your safety to exist."

Song Miqiu hugged him tightly, burying her whole body in his arms and closing her eyes.

The next morning, Yu Huailin kept General Mu behind and told him about the assassination attempt.

"Assassination attempt? Were the Emperor and Empress injured? Was it one of the previous ministers?"

General Mu never expected that such a thing would happen even after everything had been settled. His first thought was that the loyal minister was seeking revenge.

Yu Huailin closed his eyes: "I've already sent my secret guards to investigate this matter. We should have news soon. However, I don't believe it's someone loyal to that person."

If that were truly the case, I should have acted much earlier, instead of waiting so long, especially when the people are so grateful to me.

“Indeed, but if it’s not one of his men, then who is it? Our only enemy is him,” General Mu said.

"Who knows? We'll get the news soon."

Yu Huailin said with a fierce look in his eyes.

A while later, the secret guards brought news that the assassination attempt was related to the Duke of Wu, a piece of news that neither Yu Huailin nor General Mu had expected.

"I understand. Continue the investigation and make sure you get to the bottom of it," Yu Huailin instructed.

After the guards withdrew, Yu Huailin looked at General Mu and asked, "What's your opinion on this matter? Do you think it was the Duke of Wu who did it?"

General Mu thought about it seriously: "Although the Duke of Wu's character isn't the best, he's not too bad either, and he has no reason to do this."

To this humble servant, it seems more like a frame-up. After all, the incident involving the Empress and the Lady of Wu just happened. If Your Majesty believes that the Duke of Wu was behind it,

By then, the entire Duke of Wu's family will be executed, and perhaps his goal will be achieved.

"If it were truly a frame-up, his target would have been the Duke of Wu's mansion, and those assassins wouldn't have gone for the kill. But those assassins clearly intended to kill us."

Therefore, their target must be me and the Empress, not the Duke of Wu's mansion at all.

Yu Huailin's eyes sharpened as he recalled the appearance of those assassins.

Upon hearing this, General Mu nodded repeatedly. Therefore, his earlier claim of framing and slander was unfounded; someone must have wanted to kill Yu Huailin and Song Miqiu.

“If we really can’t find that person, then we’ll lure them out,” Yu Huailin said to General Mu.

At the same time, he also told General Mu to behave himself and keep to his own business.

General Mu immediately understood that the ministers were still unwilling to give up and were thinking of helping the remnants of the previous dynasty or taking the opportunity to get rid of Song Miqiu.

Besides Yu Huailin and Song Miqiu, Qiu Tianlei also encountered these problems.

He sensed something was off these past two days, as if someone was following him, but every time he turned around to look, there was no one there, and he immediately became nervous.

However, he quickly composed himself and silently returned home.

Once he got home, he finally relaxed and let out a breath. He touched his forehead and found it covered in cold sweat.

When Tian Yumei heard the door open, she looked up and saw Qiu Tianlei leaning against the door, his face very pale, looking like he was injured.

"What's wrong? Are you hurt?"

Tian Yumei walked quickly to Qiu Tianlei and asked nervously.

When Qiu Tianlei saw that she was terrified, he shook his head repeatedly: "I'm not hurt, don't worry, I'm just terrified."

"Were you terrified? What happened?" Tian Yumei asked, helping Qiu Tianlei back to his room.

"I hadn't felt it before, but today the feeling was particularly strong. I felt like someone was following me, but every time I looked back, there was no one there."

I don't know if I'm just imagining things, or if I'm being too sensitive?

Qiu Tianlei sat in the chair, reached out and took Tian Yumei's hand, and said softly.

Tian Yumei hadn't expected him to encounter such a thing, and her expression wasn't particularly good either. If she was just being overly sensitive, that would be understandable.

If not, then it means they are being monitored and followed every day, and that people know everything they do.

Thinking about it this way, she also felt a chill run down her spine.

"By the way, didn't Miss Song ask the guards to protect us? Could the guards know about this? Let's ask them, so we can have some idea of ​​what's going on."

Tian Yumei suddenly remembered this and said it to Qiu Tianlei.

Qiu Tianlei only remembered this when he heard her words. He nodded repeatedly: "That's right, there are also secret guards. They must know whether or not someone is following us."