Chapter 34: Murder and Silence
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Leaving Chaohua Palace, Ling Haoyue did not go back to Shou'an Palace directly, but told Qingdai to go back first.
"Qing Dai, you go back to Shou'an Palace first, if the Queen Mother asks, she will say that I am safe. β
Qing Dai was puzzled: "County Lord, what about you?" Go back to Shou'an Palace first, does the county lord plan to go back directly?
"I want to walk in the garden and go back later. β
I'm afraid it's not as simple as taking a walk, right?
If you say where the smartest thing about Qingdai is, it is to know how to measure, if the master's mind is not said, then don't talk too much.
"Yes, slave and maid, remember, you are careful, lord. β
Ling Haoyue smiled lightly: "You have been with the Queen Mother for many years, you are the most smart and clever, what to say and do, I believe you know how to measure." β
There are countless ways to express the same thing, and language, looks, and manners will have different effects, and what kind of words are said to what kind of people, which is a necessary factor for survival in the palace.
In front of the Queen Mother, it is no better than the imperial concubine in Chaohua Palace, and the affairs of Fang Cai are turned into small and small things, so as not to provoke the Queen Mother is the best state. Ling Haoyue knew that Qing Dai knew how to reply to the Queen Mother.
Ling Haoyue sent Qing Dai away, avoided familiar faces, and quietly walked into the small kitchen of Chaohua Palace alone.
She remembered that the concubines in the harem were all provided with meals and refreshments by the imperial dining room, except for the imperial concubine, who was a princess and princess, so the emperor specially allowed her to open a small kitchen in Chaohua Palace, and she could cook some hometown dishes from time to time.
Caihe is a second-class palace maid, and she is specially responsible for the tea in Chaohua Palace, so she must be in the small kitchen of Chaohua Palace.
Sure enough, Caihe was limping down the path, Ling Haoyue hurriedly hid behind the tree next to her, and saw that Caihe didn't react, so she leaned out and followed her quietly.
Fang Cai's matter is obviously unreasonable, although the county lord of Mingfang does not agree with himself, but at most he wants to take one or two points in words, and it may not be serious enough to kill himself.
Besides, Lord Mingfang looks arrogant and domineering, but in fact she is pitiful and cowardly, if she poisons outside the palace, she may do it, but she doesn't have the courage to do such a high-risk thing in the palace.
When the county lord of Mingfang was dragged away, he muttered "I didn't poison it", which made Ling Haoyue even more puzzled, it wasn't her who poisoned her, so what was the matter with the medicine bottle?
Who is the person behind the scenes? Ling Haoyue didn't know, but there must be something wrong with this palace maid named Caihe, she identified the county lord of Mingfang in three or two sentences, and easily cleared off her suspicion. Who is behind Cai He? That's why Ling Haoyue wants to secretly follow her to see who the master behind her is?
At the beginning, Caihe still walked along the road, not far, to the depths of the garden, she began to turn around, looking for the path to walk, flowers and trees, no one in sight.
What about people?
Ling Haoyue was shocked, she lost the person, or did Caihe find out that someone was following her?
Hurriedly turned around to look, as soon as she turned around, she saw a black shadow hit the top of her head, Ling Haoyue's eyes were quick, and she grabbed the black shadow that was waving towards herβa thick wooden stick.
The other end of the stick was in the hand of Caihe.
This little palace maid actually has such a high level of alertness, she is really not simple.
Ling Haoyue's body flashed to the side, and at the same time, her hand was released, and the stick swung into the air, hitting the ground directly, due to the force of the force, Cai He also stumbled and almost fell to the ground.
"Lord Haoyue, why are you following me?" Caihe looked calm, showing no signs of panic.
"The slave just accidentally spilled tea on you, and the person who poisoned you has already been punished. β
She claimed to be a slave, but Ling Haoyue clearly felt that she did not have any sense of humility and fear, let alone the respect of her subordinates for her master. She was just stating one thing, the poisoning was over, and Ling Haoyue, the victim, should not mention it again.
Ling Haoyue smiled faintly and said, "Has the person who poisoned him really received the punishment? The medicine bottle is yours, and the poison is yours. β
"Lord Haoyue, the imperial concubine, your mother personally tried it, don't wronged the slave maid. The slave maid is just a small palace maid in the Chaohua Palace, how dare she poison the county lord of the court? Besides, the slave and the county lord do not know each other, so there is no reason to do so. β
"Miss Caihe, you really don't have any grudges with the lord of this county, but I'm afraid the people behind you may not be. Ling Haoyue looked at her with a pair of bright eyes, and her words were calm, as if an invisible light could directly reach into her heart, revealing her secrets.
Caihe clenched his jaw and said: "Lord Haoyue, why don't you be stupid, or pretend to be deaf and dumb, or the master hates you, you will die sooner or later, it is better to solve you today." As he spoke, he picked up the stick again and struck at her.
Oh no! She knows martial arts!
Ling Haoyue said anxiously in her heart.
Looking at Caihe's body shape, it is not at all like the messiness of ordinary women's fights, but it is very orderly.
Ling Haoyue's body flashed hurriedly, and with a wave of her palm, white smoke rose up.
"Let you taste the oleander. β
Cai He was in a daze in front of him, this is oleander powder, it is highly poisonous, quickly covered his mouth and nose and retreated, Ling Haoyue took this opportunity to lift her skirt and run out.
The white smoke was just a handful of flour she had just secretly grabbed in the kitchen, but she didn't expect it to come in handy. But that was only a temporary escape measure, and it was necessary to run to a place where there were people so that they could escape.
It was only a short time before I finally left the depths of the garden where flowers and trees were intertwined, but in front of me was a lotus pond.
Looking at this pond full of green leaves, Ling Haoyue secretly complained in her heart, this pond full of lotus flowers blocked her way!
"Lord Haoyue, the slave has offended!" a grim smile appeared on the corner of Caihe's mouth.
Ling Haoyue's afterglow swept the lotus pond, her brows furrowed slightly, she had just detoxified not long ago, and her physical strength was insufficient, so it was really difficult to escape.
took a deep breath, looked at Caihe calmly, and said, "I rarely have grievances with people, even if I die, I will die to understand who wants my life!"
"You'd better ask Hades!" Caihe sneered and shoved her into the lake.
Ling Haoyue's hands were not as strong as hers, and in a hurry, her toes hooked lightly, which directly made her center of gravity unbalanced and fell down with her.
Seeing that she was about to fall into the lake, a royal blue figure attacked, and Ling Haoyue felt that her back was being held up.
Is it him?Wen Mohan......
Caihe, on the other hand, fell into the water with a thud.
As soon as Ling Haoyue settled, she heard the sound of falling into the water, and hurriedly shouted: "Save her!"
Before Wen Mohan could move, someone had already lifted Caihe out of the water one step ahead of him, and then quickly threw it to the shore, and there was a wet body lying on the ground steadily.
The person who came was Qi Yan.
"Lord Haoyue, Nuo, people are here. Qi Yan wanted to save Ling Haoyue, but unfortunately Wen Mohan took the lead, estimating that this palace maid was still useful to Ling Haoyue, so he rescued her.
looked at Wen Mohan on the other side, Qi Yan's eyes were a little cold, this kid is really an eyesore!
Ling Haoyue settled down, and thanked Qi Yan and Wen Mohan: "Thank you, Your Highness, thank you Gongzi Wen." β
Then he didn't look at the two of them again, and went straight to Caihe.
When Qi Yan lifted her up, he clicked on her acupoint, making her unable to move, so Qi Yan was not worried that Ling Haoyue would be plotted by her.
"Caihe, who is the master behind you?" Ling Haoyue's tone was cold, she didn't like this feeling very much that I was in the open and the enemy in the dark, I was controlled by others everywhere, and life and death were controlled by others.
Caihe's eyebrows were horizontal, obviously not wanting to say.
Ling Haoyue leaned into her ear: "Let me tell you the truth, I have long known that the tea is poisonous, the taste of drunken red face is very light, and the toxicity will not attack immediately, if it is only a little contaminated on the skin, it will attack in two or three days, but once I meet Angelica Angelica, it will attack immediately." β
Caihe looked at her in horror: "You did it on purpose!"
"Someone wants God to kill me without knowing it, how can I not do it. When she found that there was a drunken red face on it, she deliberately mixed it with Angelica dahurica, and the toxicity accelerated the attack, and the poison occurred in public at the palace banquet in Chaohua Palace, so that no one would show their feet.
"Lord Haoyue is so calculating, but if you kill the slave maid, the slave and maid will not tell you. Caihe sneered.
Suddenly, her cheeks hurt, and Ling Haoyue pinched her chin, telling her to move in her mouth.
"Do you want to bite your tongue and kill yourself, will I give you this chance?" In her previous life, Ling Haoyue had learned this kind of drama.
"I can see through the drunken red face, don't you understand, the poison in my hand is only afraid that you can't think of it, the intestines are the most common things, there is a thing, called mercury, just make a hole in your head, pour mercury into it, and the skin of the whole body can be taken off intact." β
Skin?
Caihe couldn't help but shudder, what a terrifying picture it was!
"Look, I'm scared of you, your face is gone, and people won't die!" Ling Haoyue's plain words fell on Cai He's ears, but it was a different situation.
A man was stripped of his whole body, leaving only flesh and bones, no face, no body, just a blur of flesh and blood, and bare bones.
This picture is too terrifying, Caihe doesn't dare to think about it anymore, she feels that her whole body is hurting at the moment, and the blood seems to be flowing out.
I said. Caihe trembled and said, "Yes......"
Before he could finish speaking, a bright light flashed, and a silver needle was inserted from behind, piercing Caihe's throat straight through.
Ling Haoyue was about to run in the direction of the silver needle, but Qi Yan dodged over and stopped her.
"People have long since run away. β
Those who practice martial arts know how to listen to sound and distinguish objects.
Ling Haoyue hurriedly ran to see Caihe, but Caihe had already died of anger.
"It's a pity. Ling Haoyue was a little regretful that she couldn't find out the murderer behind such a good opportunity.