I am a prince in Zhutian Films

Chapter 354: The Tragic Gu Qianfan
Yang Mansion.

In the afternoon, Zhao Pan'er learned that Song Yinzhang had eloped with Zhou She. She knew that something bad was going to happen, so she wanted to find someone to help.

For some reason, when she was thinking about who to find, the first person she thought of was Zhao Wei.

Although Zhao Wei was not an official of Qiantang County, he had a noble status and was a general of the current dynasty. As long as he was willing to help, he would definitely be able to get the government to pardon Song Yinzhang's crime.

Unfortunately, although Zhao Wei often came to drink tea recently, she didn't know where Zhao Wei lived and couldn't find him even if she wanted to.

Time was running out, so she could only settle for the next best thing. She thought of Yang Zhiyuan, the Liangzhe Transport Judge who had bought paintings from her in the past, and went to Yang's house without stopping.

It was just right, she could also talk to Yang Zhiyuan about the Night Banquet Picture.

But she didn't expect to arrive at an inopportune time. Yang Zhiyuan didn't return home, so she could only wait at Yang's house.

What she didn't expect was that something went wrong while she was waiting.

At the same time when Yang Zhiyuan came back, Gu Qianfan from the Imperial City Bureau actually led people into the Yang Mansion, scaring Zhao Paner so much that she hid herself.

She was not discovered, but heard a lot of secrets. Unfortunately, a group of killers appeared in Yang's mansion, rushed into the mansion and killed people indiscriminately, leaving no one alive.

Gu Qianfan led his men to fight with the killers. Although the people of the Imperial City Bureau were all elite, the number of killers was extremely large. Gu Qianfan tried his best but was still seriously injured.

As for the people in Yang Mansion, they were even more miserable. They all suffered a bloody massacre.

When Zhao Wei and his party arrived near Yang's mansion, they immediately discovered something was wrong. The three of them immediately dismounted and quietly sneaked into Yang's mansion.

Gu Qianfan had been severely injured and was on the verge of despair. Suddenly, he saw a figure running in front of him and threw a dart at him.

Zhao Paner, who was running away in panic, didn't notice it at all and naturally couldn't dodge it. She was hit in the shoulder by a dart and fell down.

Gu Qianfan lay on the ground, spoke with difficulty, and threatened: "Save me, the dart that hit you is poisonous. If you don't save me, you will die too."

Zhao Pan'er looked at Gu Qianfan with hatred. She certainly didn't want to save him, but considering her own life, she had no choice but to grit her teeth and compromise.

Just as Zhao Pan'er was about to get up to rescue Gu Qianfan, three figures suddenly appeared in front of them.

"Tsk tsk, Commander Gu, Madam Zhao, it looks like your situation is not good."

"Mr. Zhao..."

"General Zhao?"

The sudden appearance of the three people scared Gu Qianfan and Zhao Paner. They only breathed a sigh of relief when they saw who they were.

"Huai En, take Commander Gu with you and go!"

"Yes, master."

Without saying a word, Zhao Huai'en picked up Gu Qianfan, who had fallen to the ground, and carried him on Liu Sheng's back.

Zhao Wei walked to Zhao Pan'er and picked her up amid Zhao Pan'er's exclamation.

"What are you doing? Let me go. I can walk by myself."

"Then go out and see if you can survive. There are killers everywhere now. If you go out alone and die, don't blame me for not saving you."

Zhao Pan'er was also nervous and flustered for a moment. When she heard what Zhao Wei said, she immediately shut her mouth and her face became a little red.

There was no way. Apart from her father when she was a child, she had never been hugged like this by any other man.

Although she had already been engaged to Ouyang Xu, in this era, it was generally not considered impolite for a decent girl to do so as long as they did not get married in a ceremonial ceremony.

In addition, Ouyang Xu was obsessed with passing the imperial examinations and bringing honor to his family. In his eyes, matters between men and women were far less important than fame and a career in politics.

So the two of them have known each other for three years, but they have only held hands a few times, let alone intimate contact such as kissing, hugging, and lifting up.

Zhao Wei held Zhao Pan'er in his arms and said, "Let's go back first."

Many of the assassins who came to attack Yang's Mansion were killed by you, Gu Qianfan, and the rest were killing and burning. Zhao Huai'en and Liu Sheng were good in martial arts, and Zhao Wei was even more powerful. Under his leadership, the group successfully arrived at the corner of the outer courtyard of Yang's Mansion.

Although they noticed some assassins lying in ambush outside when they came in, it would not be a problem for them to leave quietly as long as they got out of Yang's Mansion.

"After we go out, split into three groups and gather at the inn."

Zhao Huai'en and Liu Sheng naturally had no objection. Although they were responsible for Zhao Wei's safety, they both knew that Zhao Wei's martial arts skills were much better than theirs.

"Ah, ah, wait."

When Zhao Pan'er saw Liu Sheng carrying Gu Qianfan and disappearing into the darkness, she immediately shouted out in panic. After all, she had not yet received her antidote.

But Liu Sheng had already left with Gu Qianfan on her back, and more importantly, her shout attracted the killer.

"There are still some alive. Kill them."

Seven or eight men in black quickly climbed over the wall and came in. Zhao Wei looked at the woman in his arms who had covered her mouth with her hands and had an apologetic look in her eyes, and he couldn't help but sigh.

Oh, women...

Zhao Wei did not blame Zhao Pan'er. After all, he had watched the TV series and knew that Zhao Pan'er thought she was poisoned by Gu Qianfan. It was understandable that she wanted to call Gu Qianfan to give her the antidote in a panic.

Facing the black-clad men surrounding him, Zhao Wei put Zhao Pan'er on his back.

"hold me."

Zhao Pan'er was very obedient now. She put her arms around Zhao Wei's neck and clamped her long legs around Zhao Wei's waist.

"Master, be careful."

Zhao Huai'en said softly, took the initiative to attack, and went towards the killers in the inner courtyard.

Although some killers were attracted, there are still many killers left.

They didn't care who Zhao Wei was and they raised their blades to kill him.

Zhao Wei rushed out like a cannonball. Although he was carrying Zhao Pan'er, the weight of an extra person did not affect his movements at all.

"boom!"

Zhao Wei kicked the black-clothed man who was in the front and sent him flying. The man's chest collapsed visibly and he flew backwards for several meters before landing.

The other blacks were shocked, but their hands did not slow down.

The blade chopped down with force, but Zhao Wei dodged it slightly and snatched the blade from one of the killers with his bare hands. Then he kicked the man away and swung the knife to chop at the other man in black.

When Zhao Wei rushed towards the man in black, Zhao Pan'er was so scared that she closed her eyes. Afterwards, she could only hear screams and gusts of wind in her ears, which made her feel very uncomfortable. She could only hug and squeeze Zhao Wei even harder to prevent herself from slipping off his back.

But soon, she found that Zhao Wei was not moving, so she opened her eyes with fear.

Looking at the corpses and bloody severed limbs on the ground, Zhao Pan'er opened her mouth in shock, with an expression of disbelief.

When she came to her senses, Zhao Wei had already jumped onto the roof with her on his back and moved quickly between the eaves of the roof.

At this moment, Zhao Paner felt like she had turned into a little bird and was flying in the air.

The shock she received tonight was really too great, especially the fighting power that Zhao Wei had just displayed. Such a powerful man in black was easily dealt with by Zhao Wei. And this feeling of jumping and flying, is it really possible for a normal person to do this?

Just as she was thinking about it, Zhao Pan'er suddenly heard a shout.

"Son."

Looking at Shuangxi coming on horseback, Zhao Wei jumped off the roof with Zhao Paner on his back.

"Shuangxi, why are you here?"

"Commander Liu said you were assassinated. I am here to pick you up. Sun Qian and the others have already taken people to Yang's house."

Zhao Wei nodded: "Well, you go to Yang's house and ask Huai En to bring people to arrest Zheng Qingtian for me and secretly send him to Tokyo. At the same time, pass on my order and ask Li Junxin to withdraw 10,000 troops back to Beijing. It's time to clean up this area of ​​Jiangnan."

"Yes, sir. I'll be there right away."

Shuangxi rode away on his horse, and Zhao Wei put Zhao Pan'er down. "Madam Zhao, are you okay?"

"I have been poisoned."

"Poisoned?"

Zhao Pan'er nodded weakly: "It was Gu Qianfan, he poisoned me."

Zhao Wei's face was heavy. "The Imperial City Department is a special agency of the imperial court. It has a bad reputation. They are best at torture and poison. If the poison is not removed in time, it may really endanger one's life."

Zhao Pan'er, who was already worried, became even more anxious after hearing this: "What should we do? Is it too late for us to rush to the inn now?"

"Almost half an hour has passed since you were poisoned and we escaped. It may be too late to go back now." Zhao Wei replied.

"what?"

Although Zhao Pan'er is smart, she is at a loss for a moment because it concerns her own life.

Seeing this, Zhao Wei stopped teasing her and said with a smile: "But from the look of you, there doesn't seem to be any signs of poisoning. And from what I know about Gu Qianfan, he is not the kind of person who likes to poison people. I guess he just wanted to scare you at that time."

"Really?"

"Go back and ask Gu Qianfan and you'll know. There's no point in worrying now." Zhao Wei said as he walked towards the inn, "By the way, your sister Song Yinzhang eloped with Zhou She."

"I know. That's why I went to visit Yang Yunpan. Who knew..."

Zhao Pan'er was filled with fear, and then she suddenly remembered one thing, that is, the timing of Zhao Wei's appearance in Yang's Mansion was too coincidental.

"By the way, General Zhao, I want to ask, are you going to Yang's house for something, or are you here specifically to see me?"

"Yes, I went to find you. Today I sent someone to inform you that your sister eloped with someone, but I heard that you went to the Yang Mansion. Yang Zhiyuan was involved in a big case and might be silenced. I was afraid that you would be implicated, but I didn't expect that you would really run into it."

"I always thought Lord Yang was a good official, but I didn't expect him to..."

"There are many officials who appear to be incorruptible but secretly are full of thieves and prostitutes. Yang Zhiyuan is not an exception." Zhao Wei sighed and said with a smile, "Let's talk about your sister. She is really stupid. As a musician of the Jiaofang Bureau, she dared to elope with someone and disregarded the laws of the court. I'm afraid she will not have a good ending if she is caught."

"I have warned her, but she still did something stupid." Zhao Pan'er looked helpless, and then said embarrassedly: "General Zhao, can you save her?"

"Nature can save you."

As soon as these words were spoken, Zhao Pan'er fell to her knees with a thud.

"General Zhao, please save Yin Zhang."

Zhao Wei paused and helped Zhao Pan'er up: "Madam Zhao, I still say the same thing. Your sister is too well protected by you. It may not be a bad thing to let her suffer a little. I see that you are injured. You should go back to the inn to heal your wounds. Your sister's matter will not cost her life."

"Thank you, General."

Zhao Pan'er bowed again. She was truly grateful to Zhao Wei. If Zhao Wei didn't help, she couldn't even imagine what kind of punishment Song Yinzhang would face after being caught eloping.

"No need to be so polite. Forgiving her for the crime of running away is just a matter of opening your mouth."

"It's just a matter of opening your mouth for you, but it's a life-saving grace for Yin Zhang. Thank you, thank you so much."

"Master and servant Song Yinzhang, as well as Zhou She, should have gone to Huating County. If Madam Zhao is worried, you can go directly to Huating County after you recover from your injuries. Let's go back to the inn first."

Zhao Pan'er felt grateful again. Song Yinzhang's problem was solved, and her tense mind relaxed at once. In addition, she was injured and exposed to some smoke. Under the combination of various situations, she fainted.

Helpless, Zhao Wei had to carry her back to the inn.

As soon as he reached the door, Liu Sheng rushed out with a few people.

"Sir, are you okay?"

"Homeowner..."

Listening to the multiple people's questions, Zhao Wei raised his hand to stop them.

"Alright, it's not a big deal. Why are you so anxious? Let's go in and talk about it first."

After entering the courtyard and settling Zhao Pan'er, Zhao Wei came out of the room and saw Gu Qianfan standing there.

He was mainly poisoned by smoke before, and the injury was not too serious. Now he has recovered and can move freely.

"Your Highness, you are back. Thank you for saving my life this time. I will never forget it."

Zhao Wei waved his hand and said, "It was fate. I wanted to talk to Yang Zhiyuan about the case, but I didn't expect to meet you. Are you okay with your injuries?"

"It's just a minor injury, nothing serious."

"That's good. Are you going to investigate the Night Banquet?"

"It's true, but the night banquet painting in Yang Zhiyuan's hand is fake. The real one may be in the hands of the tea shop owner."

Zhao Wei hummed, "I already know. The Night Banquet was really given by Madam Zhao to the new top scholar Ouyang Xu. The Night Banquet incident involves many people. You must investigate it carefully."

"Your Highness..."

Zhao Wei interrupted, "I don't lack this merit, but you, your current position is still a little low. Jiangnan is already rotten. You found Yang Zhiyuan today, so I'm afraid the next few days will not be peaceful. Listen to my advice and go talk to your father. Then, tell Xiao Xiang that Jiangnan needs to be cleaned up, and ask him to report the list of officials from all over the country."

"Yes, Your Highness. I will remember this."

Today's assassination made Gu Qianfan take it seriously.

"It's relatively safe here. You can stay here with me tonight."

Gu Qianfan thought about it for a moment and did not refuse: "Thank you very much, Your Highness."

"Don't be so polite. I have something else to take care of, so I won't talk to Commander Gu anymore."

Seeing Zhao Wei was about to leave, Gu Qianfan hurriedly shouted, "Your Highness, wait a minute."

"Commander Gu, is there anything else?"

"Your Highness, Prime Minister Xiao..."

Gu Qianfan didn't say anything more, but Zhao Wei understood what he meant: "Which official in the court is clean? Xiao Xiang is my mother's man and will be entering the capital soon. I will not do anything to him. Commander Gu can rest assured."

Gu Qianfan was silent for a moment: "Your Highness, I am not worried about him."

"I understand. No matter what, you are father and son. It is understandable that you are in a relationship. You are injured. Go down and rest first."

Gu Qianfan sighed, and said nothing more on this topic. He cupped his hands and said, "Your Highness has saved me today. When I return to Tokyo, I will definitely come to thank you. I owe you my life. If Your Highness needs me in the future, I will never refuse."

"Commander Gu, you are too polite. I still have high hopes for you. We didn't have the chance before, but we can communicate more after we return to Tokyo. And the Imperial City Division is a place that can offend people. Commander Gu should take good care of himself."

Gu Qianfan naturally understood what Zhao Wei meant. He had worked in the Imperial City Division for so many years, and from his nickname "Living Yama", one could tell how bad his reputation was.

"Thank you for your reminder, Your Highness. Since you are busy, I will leave first."

Zhao Wei was silent for a moment: "How about, together?"

Gu Qianfan is a good person. His character is trustworthy and his abilities are worth using. It's a pity that he met the wrong person.

First, he was used by Qi Mu, whom he regarded as his father, and later by his biological father Xiao Qinyan. Neither of them treated him sincerely and all of them just regarded him as a pawn.

How sad and deplorable.

However, it is precisely because of his ability that he is valued by all parties. Even Lei Jing of the Imperial City Bureau, who is obviously very afraid of him and wants to get rid of him as soon as possible, has to use him.

"Is this...appropriate?"

At this moment, Gu Qianfan couldn't even say that he was moved, but he was extremely moved.

After all, it is no exaggeration to say that this kind of opportunity is a pie in the sky. Once the King of Han ascends the throne, it will be a great achievement.

"There's nothing inappropriate, come on."

(End of this chapter)