I turned the cold palace into a paradise

Chapter 207 Encountering an Assassin

Night comes quietly. Outside the window, the crescent moon is like a hook, and summer insects are chirping. The silvery moonlight sprinkles on the earth, and the fragrance of the night fills the air.

A ray of light was burning in a small room, faint and somewhat lonely.

Pang Gaoming sat at his desk, looking at the paintings he had made during the day, in a daze, not knowing what he was thinking about.

After a long while, he picked up the brush and drew two strokes in front of the tall figure. A slender woman jumped onto the paper.

Pang Gaoming's face was filled with smile again, his eyes full of tenderness.

Suddenly there was a sound of breaking through the air, and a dart carrying a note was nailed to the wall behind him.

Pang Gaoming paused with his pen, and ink dripped onto the drawing paper, blurring the figure he had just drawn.

The smile on Pang Gaoming's lips disappeared instantly, and his eyes revealed a coldness and domineering look that made people feel intimidated and terrified.

Pang Gaoming stood up, pulled out the hidden weapon behind him, and took off the paper on the hidden weapon. He read it quietly and lit the paper with candlelight. He didn't look away until it was completely reduced to ashes.

The sleeve swung across the table and the painting fell to the ground.

Pang Gaoming leaned back in his chair and closed his eyes.

After a long time, he suddenly opened his eyes. There was no warmth in his eyes, only coldness.

……

Because Ouyang Shu often takes Fubao and Pang Gaoming out to play recently, now the entire government office knows that Ouyang Shu is in love.

When Mrs. Ouyang found out, she patted her son Ouyang Yi on the shoulder with joy.

"Okay, okay! Your sister has a chance, what about you? Don't let your sister get married while you are still single!"

"Mom..." Ouyang Yi was helpless.

Urgent, urgent, how can I escape my parents’ pressure to get married?

At this time, Ouyang Jinyan walked in, looking unhappy: "I don't agree! I don't agree with Shu'er being with that man."

When Ouyang Yi saw his father coming, he took the opportunity to run out.

"What? Why do you have so many opinions? Do you dislike Xiao Pang because he is a poor scholar? You are so good, Ouyang Jinyan! When you were a poor scholar, I married you despite my parents' objection. I didn't expect that you would be so snobbish now!"

"Oh! Madam, that's not what I meant!" Ouyang Jinyan hurriedly explained.

"But Shu'er is the late emperor's concubine. If she remarries, won't she be ridiculed by the world? This is unreasonable!"

"Laugh? Etiquette? The Xiao family treated you like that, and you're still afraid of being laughed at? And you're still talking to me about etiquette? Compared to that damn reputation, don't you even care about your daughter's happiness!?"

"That was not what I meant……"

"I don't care what you mean! Let's not talk about whether the royal family dares to expose this matter. Even if they do, I'm not afraid! Etiquette? Etiquette bullshit! You men take concubines one after another, but you ask us women to be loyal? Bullshit rules!"

"I'm telling you! This is Chengnan Prefecture! We women are in charge! Screw those bullshit etiquette rules! Anyway, my daughter has the right to pursue happiness, and no one can stop her!"

"That's the worst that can happen! I'll divorce you and go there alone with the kids! I won't bring any damage to your reputation!"

Mrs. Ouyang slammed the door and walked out angrily.

Ouyang Jinyan stamped his feet and ran out in a hurry, begging for mercy behind him: "Oh, Madam, that's not what I meant. Can't I just not say it? I agree with Shu'er's matter. Don't leave. Wait for me..."

Ouyang Yi, who was standing on the side of the road, was not anxious but relieved. My parents are in a relationship crisis now, so they should be too busy to take care of me, right? I can rest for a few days.

Hey, let’s go to the engineering department! There are so many good things there! He wants to tell Master Yue that he wants to go to the engineering department for internship!

(Ouyang Jinyan: He is truly my biological son, and he is a great filial son to my family.)

Fubao has been playing wildly lately. He doesn't need anyone to wake him up. He gets up on his own at a certain time and runs to Ouyang Shu's yard to urge her to go out.

Pang Gaoming was waiting for them at the gate of the government office as usual.

The three men and two tigers had a happy day playing outside before returning.

"Godmother, I want to buy some candied haws! I also want to drink milk tea!" Fubao felt hungry after playing all day.

Ouyang Shu said to the guard driving the carriage, "You guys go back first. I'll take Fubao for a walk."

The guard thought about it and realized that it was rarely safe in the city, and there were so many officials patrolling, so he went back obediently.

Pang Gaoming held Fubao in his arms, Ouyang Shu followed beside him, and Dafu and Xiaofu followed one after another, and they went to Mixue Ice Shop together.

"Hello, Master Ouyang! Hello, Young Master Fubao!" Many people greeted them on the road. Many people glanced at Ouyang Shu and Pang Gaoming, then showed ambiguous smiles.

"Hello." Ouyang Shu responded while pretending to be calm.

Now, not to mention that everyone in the city knows them, as long as Dafu and Xiaofu are the two living signs, even if they have never seen them, they will know who they are. So along the way, Ouyang Shu felt that she could hardly walk because of the eyes of everyone.

"Fubao, how about we go back first and have someone send the milk tea and candied haws back to the mansion? Otherwise we'll have to queue if we go there now." Pang Gaoming came out and coaxed Fubao.

Fubao thought of what Yunyue said, that if there are a lot of people buying things, you have to queue up and you can't take advantage of your status to break the rules.

He nodded obediently, got down from Pang Gaoming's arms, and skipped to hold Ouyang Shu's hand.

Ouyang Shu looked at Pang Gaoming with a smile in her eyes, and the three men and two tigers turned around and walked towards the government office.

Just as we were passing a small alley, a few masked men suddenly jumped out.

If they were not holding weapons and wearing masks, they would have been mistaken for just a few ordinary people.

Ouyang Shu immediately protected Fubao behind her.

"Who are you?" Pang Gaoming stood in front of Ouyang Shu with his long legs and asked harshly.

Ouyang Shu looked at the man standing in front of her. She was dazed for a moment and a strange feeling emerged in her heart.

"Leave the child here! You can go!" said one of the masked men.

"Impossible! Someone come quickly! Someone come quickly!" Ouyang Shu's heart skipped a beat. She didn't expect that their target was Fubao. She hugged Fubao tightly in her arms and shouted.

Dafu and Xiaofu sensed something was wrong, and protected the two men, growling with their teeth bared.

"You're looking for death! Go ahead!"

Following the masked man's order, the surrounding assassins rushed forward, but with the presence of Dafu and Xiaofu, they were able to delay them for a while.

"Ouch..." Dafu bit the assassin's arm. He didn't let go even after being stabbed by the man next to him. He shook his head and bit the assassin's arm, tearing off his clothes. The man in black screamed in pain.

"Da Fu Da Fu!! Don't cut Da Fu! Don't cut Da Fu! Wuuuuuuuuuu..." Fu Bao was so scared that he kept crying, especially when he saw Da Fu being cut by a knife, he cried even harder.

Ouyang Shu was also heartbroken. In their eyes, Dafu and Xiaofu were now Fubao's younger brothers and sisters.

"Be careful!" Pang Gaoming hugged Ouyang Shu tightly, and Ouyang Shu heard the sound of swords breaking through the air behind her.

Then Pang Gaoming groaned, obviously injured.

"Great...Great!" Tears rolled down Ouyang Shu's eyes.

"Looking for death!" The masked man was about to swing the knife again. Pang Gaoming let go of Ouyang Shu and slammed into the masked man.

The masked man was knocked off balance, then he stood still and kicked Pang Gaoming away.

"Brilliant!!!" Ouyang Shu exclaimed.

But Pang Gaoming was lying on the ground with his eyes closed, and it was unclear whether he was dead or alive.

"Give me the child and I will let you go." The masked man approached Ouyang Shu with a knife.

"No! Impossible!" Ouyang Shu stepped back while holding Fubao, gritting her teeth and saying hatefully.

"Then die!" the man raised the knife.

Ouyang Shu held Fubao in her arms and closed her eyes.

“Stop…” Pang Gaoming on the ground let out a low growl, and the masked man stopped his hand.

Then there was a sound of breaking through the air, and a sharp arrow shot into the masked man's chest.

Ouyang Shu turned around and saw Chu Ren running over with the patrol team.

"Retreat!" the masked man gave an order, and the assassins immediately turned around and fled in all directions.

"Chase!" After Chu Ren gave the order, he came over to check on Ouyang Shu and Fubao in panic.

"I'm fine, save him!" Ouyang Shu put Fubao in Chu Ren's arms and ran quickly to Pang Gaoming.

"Gao Ming, Gao Ming, how are you? Wake up." Ouyang Shu cried and anxiously called out to the unconscious Pang Gao Ming.

“Uncle Pang, Uncle Pang… woooo… Dafu, Xiaofu…” Fubao also cried in Chu Ren’s arms.

Chu Ren quickly ordered people to bring Pang Gaoming, Dafu and Xiaofu to the mansion.

"Hurry up and call Dr. Ge and Doctor Yu over, and then quickly send a letter to Master Yue!"