Jiangshan Fengwuzhi

Chapter 118 Assassination Target
Looking out from the western city wall of Jusai City, one can see the rugged road and steep terrain.

In the past few decades, Jusai City has been guarding against the Yong army in the west. Countless skeletons of Yong people are buried in that area. Now that the city has changed hands, a large number of laborers are expanding and repairing the roads.

A large flag came slowly, and riding a horse under the flagpole was a handsome man in his forties.

He is the eighth brother of the current emperor of Yong State, Prince Xin Yin Yucheng. This trip to the west is to comfort the people who have just returned to Yong State on behalf of the Emperor of Yong and to appease the emotions of the people in the newly expanded territories.

Before the team arrived at Jusai City, the welcoming people were already waiting there. Yin Yucheng raised his hand and pulled the reins.

Lu Maoxiu always regarded himself as a retainer of the Gu family. He was very respectful and polite to Gu Jingnian, but he did not take the royal relatives of Yong seriously and did not go out of the city to greet them.

The welcoming team was led by Qu Jizhi, who stepped forward and saluted.

"Meet Prince Xin."

"Haha, Mr. Qu, don't be so polite."

Yin Yucheng got off the horse, helped Qu Jizhi up, turned around and saw that Qu Jizhi came to greet him on a horse, so he asked with a smile: "Why didn't Lord Qu ride the black horse given by Your Majesty?"

There is actually nothing to ask. Qu Jizhi did not ride the Li beast, so naturally he did not want to steal the limelight from Yin Yucheng.

But once this question is asked, it is difficult to answer.

Qu Jizhi paused for a moment, trying to figure out Yin Yucheng's thoughts. Finally, he gritted his teeth and said, "Because... a famous horse deserves a hero, I want to give the black horse to Prince Xin."

Yin Yucheng did not answer immediately, but looked at Qu Jizhi deeply.

After a long while, he burst into laughter and waved his hands, saying, "No need, no need, I was just asking casually. A gentleman does not take away the beauty of others. You should not do this, Mr. Qu. Otherwise, I will not dare to make jokes in the future."

He definitely didn't say that as a joke, but more to test Qu Jizhi.

Perhaps he also felt that Qu Jizhi's humility and tolerance was an illusion, and wanted to expose it, but unfortunately he failed to do so this time.

The two exchanged some pleasantries, and Yin Yucheng firmly refused to accept the Li beast, and the matter came to an end.

Qu Jizhi then introduced Gu Jingnian.

Yin Yucheng was very surprised and even praised Gu Jingnian several times as a "young hero". He was very cordial and asked Gu Jingnian to walk side by side with him and talk as they entered the city.

Although Pei Nian didn't come today, Qu Jizhi still told him about Pei Nian's escape from prison for love and his elopement with Gu Jingnian. Yin Yucheng was very moved.

"The most precious thing in the world is a lover. If you have this beautiful woman, you must cherish her and don't let her down."

"Yes." Gu Jingnian had nothing to say, and replied dryly: "I will never let Nian Niang down."

Yin Yucheng also seemed to be a very sentimental person. He talked about the topic of "true love is precious" for a long time. At the end, he raised his eyebrows, his face was filled with joy, and said: "I also have a happy news to tell you. Soon, I will also get married, hahahaha."

At the end of his speech, he couldn't help laughing, completely throwing away his previous cunningness.

Gu Jingnian was very surprised, because Yin Yucheng didn't look like he was still married at this age, so he thought maybe his first wife died early. But why would a prince of a country be so happy about getting married?
Not only Gu Jingnian, but even Qu Jizhi was surprised.

But they couldn't ask Yin Yucheng why he was so happy like a fool, so they didn't ask any further questions about it.

"Haha, why don't you ask me?"

Yin Yucheng really wanted to continue this topic.

At this time, they had already entered the city of Jusai. Instead of asking about military affairs and people's livelihood, he talked about his own marriage.

"I'm not afraid of you laughing at me. I got married when I was sixteen. When my first wife passed away ten years ago, I swore that I would never marry again. But two months ago, I met this woman. The first time I saw her, I knew that I had to marry her."

"Congratulations, King Xin." Ji Quzhi was a little embarrassed and led Yin Yucheng to meet Lu Maoxiu who was striding towards them in armor.

"I was unable to leave the city to welcome Prince Xin because of my duty. Please forgive me."

"That's fine." Yin Yucheng said with a smile, "General Lu, it's more important to defend the city. I'm just telling them about my marriage."

"Oh? In that case, congratulations, Prince Xin."

So, Yin Yucheng naturally ignored Lu Maoxiu's neglect of him and continued talking about private matters.

Gu Jingnian couldn't help but think that if this Prince Xin was a waste who only knew how to talk about love, Han Youxin would not have allowed himself to assassinate him.

Thinking about how Yin Yucheng had tested Qu Jizhi right after he got off the horse, it was clear that he was not without sincerity. What he showed at this time might be half true, but at the same time, it might also be a deliberate attempt to make people lower their guard against him.

"You don't know, my new princess is very proud. I tried my best to marry her, but she just refused to marry me. She even refused to look me in the eye."

"Is that so?" Lu Maoxiu said perfunctorily, "Please, Prince Xin. I have prepared a welcoming banquet for you."

"Yes." Yin Yucheng was very emotional. "I have been admired by countless women in my life, but she is the only one who doesn't love my power, status, appearance and talent. She is always like an iceberg. She even scolds me and drives me away, but I just can't let her go."

"Prince Xin, please take a seat."

"Alas, you don't know how I feel. It was not until I was about to leave for Jusai City and I went to see her again, telling her that this trip was dangerous and I didn't know when I would be able to return, that she finally agreed to marry me." "Oh? This wonderful woman is willing to marry because of Prince Xin's tour to the east?" Lu Maoxiu didn't want to talk, so he repeated it casually and turned around and ordered, "Let's have a banquet."

Yin Yucheng said: "I realized then that although she looked cold, she had me in her heart. She even wanted to come with me. Tell me, how does my confidante compare to your Miss Pei?"

Gu Jingnian was thinking about how to assassinate Yin Yucheng. Upon hearing this, he said casually, "What a wonderful woman."

"Hahaha, yes, she is a remarkable woman. Not only that, she is absolutely stunningly beautiful. On my wedding day, come and have a drink at the wedding. I guarantee that you won't be able to take your eyes off her once you see her."

Gu Jingnian said: "There is such a beauty in the world."

Qu Jizhi finally became curious and asked, "Prince Xin brought her with him?"

"No, she was going to come with me, but her sister was ill and couldn't travel far, so she was worried about her and had to stay in Beijing. Alas, I have been away from Beijing for half a month, and I miss her so much, it feels like a long time since we last met."

After saying that, Yin Yucheng raised his glass and drank with everyone. Finally, he stopped talking about his sweetheart and turned the topic back to business.

Gu Jingnian found Yin Yucheng quite boring. If he had not received the assassination order from the Kaiping Division, he would probably not bother to associate with him. But now he could only continue to stay in this boring banquet.

Yin Yucheng liked him very much, and would talk to him from time to time. He also said that they were of the same type, very similar in appearance and personality.

"You and I even have the same ambitions. I have no intention of pursuing a career in politics or fame. I just want to be a rich and idle person, flying side by side with the one I love."

"Yes." Gu Jingnian didn't think so at all, and replied, "Me too."

"Elegant." Yin Yucheng clinked glasses with him from a distance and said, "We are the same, not vulgar people, not vulgar people, haha."

He said this twice, and I don't know if it was a double entendre.

Perhaps, he is also an alien?
After finally waiting for the banquet to end, Gu Jingnian took the initiative to take Yin Yucheng to rest, taking advantage of the fact that he was 70% drunk.

Yin Yucheng was a man in his forties. He was not at all steady after drinking. He put his arm around Gu Jingnian's shoulders, waved away the others, and said drunkenly, "We hit it off the first time we met. We should become brothers!"

Gu Jingnian didn't think that his friendship with Yin Yucheng had reached that level. On the contrary, this excessive familiarity only made him want to distance himself from him.

In order to assassinate him, he did not push him away, but just said: "Prince Xin, I'm afraid this is inappropriate."

"Of course. You don't know, I haven't had such a happy chat with someone in a long time. I miss her so much, I can't express this longing... Come on, bring some rice wine!"

Gu Jingnian looked down upon people like Yin Yucheng more and more, but a glass of rice wine was still stuffed into his hand.

"Come! Drink this cup, and we will be brothers from different fathers and mothers. We may not live on the same day, but we may die on the same day."

Yin Yucheng drank it all in one gulp, not caring whether Gu Jingnian drank it or not. He patted him on the shoulder and laughed loudly, "Good brother!"

After a lot of trouble, Gu Jingnian finally sent Yin Yucheng back to his residence.

Several guards wanted to take the person from him, but he said, "Prince Xin wants to have a candlelit night talk with me."

Yin Yucheng didn't even remember whether he had said it or not, and shouted, "I want to talk to my brother!"

Finally, Yin Yucheng was helped into the bedroom alone. Gu Jingnian had not originally planned to take action tonight, but seeing that the opportunity was so good, he thought that maybe he could kill him and then stab himself, pretending that there was an assassin hiding in the room... How should he arrange it?

He pushed Yin Yucheng onto the couch, turned around and began to look around the room, thinking about the assassination.

Even if you come here tomorrow night, you should familiarize yourself with the environment first.

The next moment, Gu Jingnian's wrist was grabbed, and Yin Yucheng was so strong that he couldn't let him break free. He was shocked and wondered if he had been exposed.

Turning around, I saw Yin Yucheng still sleeping with his eyes closed, and even in his sleep he was showing some savage energy.

Then, the old man muttered something, not knowing what he was dreaming about.

When Gu Jingnian heard these two words, he couldn't help but be stunned.

"Feng Niang."

"What did you say?" Gu Jingnian asked.

Yin Yucheng said affectionately: "I miss you so much, Feng Niang."

Murderous intent appeared in Gu Jingnian's eyes, but disappeared in a moment.

Gradually, the idea of assassinating Yin Yucheng disappeared from Gu Jingnian's mind. He began to think, was Han Youxin's assassination order for the military affairs of the two countries, or was it for him to get news about Feng Niang and then find Ying Yao?

"The person you are going to marry is Feng Niang?" Gu Jingnian asked in a low voice.

Hearing this, Yin Yucheng, who was sleeping, curled up his lips into a smile.

Seeing that he was fast asleep, Gu Jingnian murmured, "Okay, I will go to your wedding banquet..."

(End of this chapter)