Lu Yi was horrified, and all the hairs on his body stood up. Before he could say, “Be careful of assassins,” the middle-aged man flipped his right hand, and the dagger hidden in his sleeve slipped into his palm.

The dagger flashed a frightening blue light. It was obvious that it was a sharp weapon tempered with poison. Like a poisonous snake spitting out its tongue, it stabbed towards Lu Mingyu silently.

At this time, all the guards were outside the carriage. Lu Yi, who was closest to the carriage, was holding the dying girl with a broken leg in his arms, and he had no time to take action.

In the carriage, there were only the pregnant Lu Mingyu and the mediocre Qiyun.

Qiyun was frightened out of her wits by this sudden change and reflexively rushed forward to use her body to block the fatal blow for her master.

However, the assassin’s attack came unexpectedly, at such a close distance and at such a fast speed. With Qiyun’s speed, she couldn’t save her in time.

There was a flash of shock and anger in Lu Mingyu’s eyes, and her body reacted faster than her brain, and she rolled over quickly to avoid the attack.

The movement was so swift and quick that the whole person inevitably rolled over in the carriage.

The assassin missed the first strike, and with a fierce look in his eyes, he stabbed again with the dagger.

This dagger was extremely sharp and was stained with a deadly poison that killed people instantly. It didn’t have to hit a vital part, just scratching the skin would kill someone.

Qiyun rushed over, and the assassin Wuxia was reluctant to waste his dagger on a maid, so he kicked Qiyun hard.

Qiyun endured the pale face and the severe pain in her chest and hugged the assassin’s left leg tightly. The assassin was blocked by this, and his unstoppable spirit was also blocked.

The dagger missed Lu Mingyu’s clothes by a hair’s breadth.

The assassin didn’t have the chance to strike a third time.

Lu Mingyu rolled over and kicked out, hitting the assassin’s right wrist.

With a cracking sound, the assassin’s right wrist was broken by the kick. With a scream, the dagger fell from his hand.

Lu Mingyu flew over, grabbed the dagger, and slashed it fiercely, hitting the assassin’s right leg. The assassin screamed again, and the blood on his right leg was black.

It could be seen how powerful the toxicity was.

In just two breaths, the assassin’s face turned black, he fell heavily, and he stopped breathing in an instant.

At this moment, Lu Yi’s exclamation just fell.

Beware of assassins!

The guards’ faces suddenly changed, and they rushed to the carriage. They saw a corpse that had died of poison in the carriage, and Qiyun, who was holding her chest with both hands and looking pale.

Lu Mingyu maintained the same posture as when she killed someone, with a murderous look in her eyes and a cold expression.

It was a short moment, but it was extremely dangerous. If Qiyun hadn’t risked her life to protect her master, and if Lu Mingyu hadn’t reacted quickly, it would be unimaginable what would have happened.

Lu Yi suppressed the rage in his heart and said in a low voice: “The assassin is dead. You guys go search around to see if the assassin has any accomplices.”

“Also, you two go to the government office and bring back the thug who was riding a fast horse and hurting someone to the Lu Mansion. I want to interrogate him personally.”

Of the more than 20 guards, half were left to guard the carriage, and the other half were ordered to act. Two more had to be sent, one to deliver the letter to Qiao’s house, and the other to deliver the letter back to Lu’s house.

Lu Yi whispered to Lu Mingyu: “Are you okay?”

Lu Mingyu exhaled, calmed down, and said, “I’m not injured, nothing serious. But Qiyun was kicked in the heart, so she must be injured.”

Qiyun covered her chest with her hands, her pretty face pale, and squeezed out a few words: “I’m fine.”

Before Lu Mingyu could say anything, Lu Yi was already extremely anxious: “How can you be okay? Look at your face, it’s as pale as a ghost. I don’t know if you have any internal injuries. Shut up, stay still, and wait for the doctor to come.”

The tone was quick and urgent, with a hint of anger and heartache.

Qiyun didn’t say a word and just lay obediently in the carriage.

Lu Mingyu’s mind was in a mess, so she had no time to notice this slight abnormality. She slowly stood up and sat back down, throwing the bloody dagger in her hand at the assassin.

The assassin died of poison, dead as hell. The dagger was thrown on his chest, still flashing a faint blue light.

The girl was completely unconscious and still lying in Lu Yi’s arms.

The people and vendors on both sides of the street had stretched their necks to watch the excitement. But something unexpected happened, and before they could come to their senses, they were already stunned.

…

After one stick of incense, the first person to arrive was the doctor from the clinic.

The doctor in the clinic was about fifty years old, had good medical skills, and was somewhat famous. He was a little unhappy to be “invited” so hastily, but after seeing the corpse in the carriage, his face suddenly changed, and he dared not say anything more, let alone show his displeasure.

Lu Yi said, “First, check the pulse of the Second Huangzifei to see if the fetus has been disturbed.”

It turned out to be the rumored powerful Second Huangzifei!

The doctor responded timidly, walked around the assassin’s body tremblingly, and checked Lu Mingyu’s pulse first.

After suddenly encountering an assassin and experiencing a thrilling incident, even though Lu Mingyu was calm and composed, her pulse was a little disordered.

After the doctor felt her pulse, he whispered, “The Huangzifei fetus is showing signs of being disturbed. She needs to take fetus stabilizing medicine for a few days and take good care of the baby.”

The doctor was tactful and did not suggest any medicine to maintain the pregnancy.

Lu Mingyu opened her mouth and ordered: “Go and see Qiyun. She was kicked in the chest by the assassin. I don’t know if she has internal injuries.”

The injury was on the chest, and it was not convenient to check the external injury now, so he could only take the pulse first.

The doctor looked a little serious: “From the pulse, Miss Qiyun has indeed suffered some internal injuries. I have to prescribe medicine to take good care of her.”

Of course, there was no need to rush to prescribe medicine. After returning to the Lu Mansion, it was convenient to find an imperial physician to see and prescribe medicine.

Then, Lu Yi put the unconscious girl in his arms into the carriage.

Half of the girl’s body was covered in blood, and the injury to her broken leg was obvious. The doctor finally came in handy, opened the medicine box, and wiped and cleaned the wound on the girl’s leg. As soon as the wound was touched, the girl woke up in pain, without even opening her eyes, and started crying again.

The crying was so shrill that it made people feel panic-stricken.

Lu Yi couldn’t help but whisper: “Don’t disturb the Huangzifei by crying so loudly. Otherwise, hold her farther away…”

“No need.” Lu Mingyu interrupted Lu Yi calmly: “Wait until her wound is bandaged, I have something to ask her.”

What was the identity of this assassin?

Were the girl and the assassin’s biologically related?

If they wanted to find out the assassin’s identity, they might have to look to this girl.

Lu Yi said nothing more.

Soon, the detectives from the yamen arrived.

There was an attempted assassination case in the area under their jurisdiction, and the victim was the Second Huangzifei. The detectives were almost desperate and rushed over quickly with a look of impending disaster on their faces.

The two guards from the Lu Mansion who had gone to deliver the letter also came over. They looked unhappy and whispered a few words.

Lu Yi’s expression changed slightly, and he looked at Lu Mingyu: “My Lady, the people who were sent to the government office have died of the poison.”

(This chapter is over)