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Chapter 404: Assassinated
After spending New Year's Eve peacefully, Luo Lu is still alive.
On the first day of the new year, the masters in the palace gave red envelopes to their servants. Xia Liang received a big red envelope from the Empress Dowager and the Empress respectively for his contribution in guarding the Emperor.
Luo Yu's sleepless night paid off. The entire capital was ablaze with lights, a scene of vibrant activity. Adults strolled in groups, while children raced through the streets. After midnight, fireworks erupted from every corner of the capital, lighting up half the dark night sky.
Zhu Jinyou handed Luo Yu a purse made of red satin and said to her: "Luo Yu, Happy New Year!"
Luo Yu forced himself to open his eyelids, took the red envelope, and his eyelashes trembled slightly. It turned out that receiving red envelopes during the Chinese New Year can cheer people up.
"Happy New Year, Zhu Jinyou!"
Unfortunately, she had never celebrated a proper Spring Festival. Except for Qin Bingrui and Xia Liang, she had no idea of preparing red envelopes for others, but she put the red envelopes she received into her arms with a whoosh.
Zhu Jinyou looked at her money-obsessed look and said with a smile: "Later, I will take you to visit the Empress Dowager and the ministers to pay New Year's greetings, so that you can collect more red envelopes."
"Is this okay?"
"Why not? I'm taking you to identify them to give them face."
Luo Yu chuckled: "You are quite a social genius."
"What does Sheniu mean?"
"I'm very proficient in social etiquette, but I don't like interacting with people I don't know well."
"Those of us who grew up in the royal family have known these etiquettes since childhood. They are nothing."
After Zhu Jinyou finished speaking, he felt something was wrong. Miss Luo Yu said that she didn't like dealing with people, but she was never afraid of anyone. This was indeed quite rare.
After returning from a stroll with Zhu Jinyou on the first day of the Lunar New Year, Luo Yu had dozens of red envelopes of various sizes in her hands, which showed that her hard work for a day and a night without sleep was worth it.
After the second day of the first lunar month, the palace was still as lively as ever. Yan Xuan had to visit relatives to wish them a happy new year, so he naturally had no time to come and see Xia Liang. Xia Liang thought it was too boring, so he asked Luo Yu to go out of the palace to play.
Luo Yu had been feeling uncomfortable eating anything for the past two days, fearing that he would die from eating something poisonous. Fortunately, Eunuch Gao personally went to the imperial kitchen to oversee all the meals. After a day of worrying, Luo Yu decided to go out of the palace with Xia Liang to relax.
Luo Yu had originally used up all his money as military pay, leaving him with only a few taels of silver. He had received several large red envelopes, and with the help of these, he managed to scrape together a few hundred-tael silver notes. Taking advantage of the increased number of people doing business on the third day of the Lunar New Year, Luo Yu decided to buy some of his favorite things.
After the two of them had finished shopping, with their hands full of bags, Xia Liang was still not satisfied.
"Sister, I heard there's a theater in the capital. The actors there are so handsome. Many ladies love to go and see it. Why don't we go and see it?"
Luo Yu clicked his tongue twice: "How did you know this? Could it be that Yan Xuan told you?"
"I have a close friend named Ye in Beijing. We often exchange letters about interesting things in Beijing. Oh, and she's read all the stories my sister wrote. She's deeply moved by them. Every time she writes me letters, they're filled with pages of her own personal opinions. I don't know how to respond."
"Miss Ye is truly interesting. The hearts of ladies from noble families are not swayed by romantic relationships. We have always underestimated these ladies from the inner chambers."
"Sister, you are now bound by the lingering love and the short paperwork. Can you really let go of His Royal Highness Prince Ning?"
"Let things take their own course in matters of the heart. If they are harmful, then you have to find a way to escape."
"Huh, I believe it."
The two sisters talked and laughed as they walked towards Lichun Road in the west city. They had only heard of that road but had never been there. Although there were four royal guards following them, it did not affect the interest of the two girls at all.
There were very few people coming and going on Lichun Road. On the third day of the first lunar month, all officials, both high and low, had a five-day holiday, and families were still visiting each other and entertaining each other, so naturally there were very few people watching the show.
The vendors at both ends of the street were almost dozing off, probably because business wasn't very good.
Luo Yu took a look and found that the things sold in the shop were very rare. They were actually the costumes used in theaters, including various clothes and jewelry.
Luo Yu smiled and said, "This marketing strategy is pretty good. I wonder if you learned it from Liangzhou City?"
Xia Liang sighed, "Actually, I quite miss that time. I didn't expect that those days were the most motivated and carefree for us."
She paused, then said suddenly, "Sister, when can we go back? I don't really want to stay in the capital."
Luo Yu understood Xia Liang's suffering. She had to guard the emperor who wanted to kill her at that time day and night. Not to mention being bored to death day after day, she sometimes thought about not letting this poor emperor suffer any more.
Fortunately, reason told Xia Liang that the lives of most people in the capital were more important than a dying emperor.
When the two of them were almost at the door of the theater, they found that there were even fewer people on the roadside. Just then, a beggar came over from the opposite side, took out a broken bowl and begged from them.
Luo Yu took out her purse and took out a few pieces of silver. Thinking that it was not easy to beg in the winter, she handed the silver to the beggar. However, the beggar was quick-witted and quickly snatched the purse from her hand. He took out a dagger and tried to cut her arm. Fortunately, Luo Yu reacted very quickly and withdrew his hand. Seeing that the situation was not good, the beggar ran away desperately.
Xia Liang dropped the bags in her hands and ran after him. If he dared to rob in broad daylight, she would catch him and hand him over to Yan Xuan for a severe torture.
Luo Yu looked around and realized that something was wrong. The four masters behind him also became more alert instantly. It turned out that there were many people hiding in the alleys on both sides of the street, or people dressed like beggars. They rushed forward, and each of them had excellent kung fu.
Xia Liang chased for dozens of feet and found that the beggar had light skills. He cried out inwardly that something was wrong and quickly ran towards Luo Qie.
When she saw the scene in front of her, she blurted out: "Fuck, this guy really wants to kill my sister!"
It turned out that fifteen or sixteen beggars who were skilled in martial arts rushed up and fought fiercely with the four guards. Luo Yu defended himself with a scimitar, but he could not withstand the pursuit of so many people.
Fortunately, another group of people arrived. They were several secret guards secretly sent by King Ning. Xia Liang wanted to take the opportunity to pull Luo Yu away, but he found some heads sticking out from the upper floors of the buildings on both sides of the street, each holding a bow and arrow.
The gun is easy to hide, and the dark arrow is hard to prevent.
When Xia Liang wanted to rush over, Feiying and others used their bodies to form a wall to block Luo Ke's body. Xia Liang stopped making trouble and took out the dagger he carried with him to fight the enemy.
But the arrows fell like rain. Luo Yu watched as several secret guards in front of her were hit by arrows, and she was anxious. She was wearing a bulletproof vest and was not afraid of being stabbed by arrows, but these people wanted her to die like crazy, and they definitely didn't just want to shoot her.
As Luo Yu was thinking this, an arrow flew towards her cheek. She turned her head slightly and used her scimitar to block the other arrows, but unexpectedly, the arrow behind her grazed the side of her neck, and a few drops of blood floated out.
Luo Yu touched his neck and it felt cold. It was just a little skin breakage, so it shouldn't be serious.
I had thought it would be a fight to the death, but unfortunately, apart from a few wounded by swords, the enemy was outnumbered and coordinated well, so there were no major casualties. Seeing that Miss Luo Yu had only been scratched, the group suddenly retreated, disappearing faster than a ghost.
Luo Yu was curious and wanted to ask Feiying if the arrow in her knee hurt, but she felt dizzy and her vision suddenly went black. Xia Liang ran over quickly and caught the fallen Luo Yu in her arms.
"Sister, what's wrong with you?"