Chapter 521: The Flower of Conspiracy
Rong Xi had seen a record of this peony flower in Leng Yixiu's database, this peony flower is produced in the dense rain forest of Miaojiang, and it grows in that kind of dark and damp small cave, and this kind of cave is also a kind of poison like to live and live, so this kind of peony flower is not big and poisonous.
Of course, it itself is not poisonous, but it is in the same hole with the poison, so the toxicity is not very great, but if you hold it in your hand, and then face the wind, unconsciously inhale its pollen, it will make people faint, if you add aphrodisiacs, it can not only make people unconscious, but also make people fascinated.
And Mrs. Zuo urged Rong Xi to pick up the peony flower, and then seemed to unintentionally pull out the Jinpa, the combination of the two was to make Rong Xi inhale the pollen and fall into a coma, and her Jinpa was also contaminated with aphrodisiacs.
It's just that it takes effort to make a real flower look like a fake flower, and the weak petals become as hard as jade, which has been soaked in Miao Jiang's unique potion, but there will be a faint strange smell in the potion.
If it is someone else, they may have already been fascinated by the delicacy of the flower, ignoring the others, but their goal is Rongxi, so for the sake of prudence, they put the flowers in the agarwood box, the faint aroma of agarwood, just to cover up the strange smell on the flowers.
Rong Xi smiled very slowly, the light and shadow fell between her eyebrows, her eyes came like breaking ice, with coldness and serenity, she clearly remembered that the county lord of Xue Yao once said that this thing was given to Leng Yiwei, the king of Qi, and it looked ...... Leng Yiwei really took great pains to accuse her of this "adulteress".
Leng Yixiu said goodbye to Liang Jingyao at the palace gate, thinking that after sending him away, he would go to Concubine Qian's place to sit down, and then wait for Rong Xi to return to the palace together.
Liang Jingyao was about to get into the carriage, Leng Yixiu suddenly turned his head, and Liang Jingyao also noticed at this time that a woman was staggering in the distance.
Liang Jingyao turned around and followed behind Leng Yixiu, and the two of them walked in the direction of the woman together, instinctively feeling that there must be something wrong with the woman.
The woman's expression was flustered, the hairpin between her hair was also crumbling, the tassels were knotted, her hands were tightly grasping the hem of her skirt, and the embroidered delicate flowers were crushed.
Leng Yixiu recognized at a glance that this was the wife of Deputy General Zuo, and today, she was also among the edicts, and she should be in Wei Guifei's palace with Rong Xi, so why is she here now?
Leng Yixiu's eyes shrank, he stepped forward quickly, and shouted, "What kind of place is this?" How can you be allowed to wander around here?! ”
Mrs. Zuo was taken aback, she was already flustered, and when she heard Leng Yixiu's voice, she was even more panicked, and when she turned around and saw that it was Leng Yixiu, her face turned slightly pale, her fingers grasping the hem of her skirt became more and more forceful, and her voice trembled and said, "Lord Wang!" The prince is not good......"
"What happened?" Leng Yixiu clearly saw the panic in her eyes, and his heart sank slightly, "Let's talk about it carefully." ”
"Lord Wang, go and save the princess!" Mrs. Zuo's voice suddenly sharpened, and everyone present clearly heard it, and the guards who were standing in the line turned their eyes slightly, and when they touched Leng Yixiu's face, they quickly turned around.
"What the hell is going on? Where's the princess? Liang Jingyao also stepped forward and asked eagerly.
Mrs. Zuo saw that it was Liang Jingyao, although she was a woman, and it was very good to go out to meet other officials, especially Liang Jingyao's important minister, but it was precisely because of Liang Jingyao's identity and prestige that Mrs. Zuo was thunderous.
Seeing that it was Liang Jingyao, Mrs. Zuo's heart was flustered, and then she thought that Liang Jingyao's identity was precious, and she would be a more powerful witness at that time, and her heart was slightly calmer, and she hurriedly saluted: "I have seen the boss, Princess Ning was enjoying the flowers in the small garden near the palace of the concubine, and suddenly met an unidentified man in black, she ...... She...... Taken away! ”
Liang Jingyao was taken aback, "Unidentified man in black? He hurriedly turned his head sideways to look at Leng Yixiu, Leng Yixiu's face was cold, there was a faint undercurrent in his black eyes, cold and sharp as electricity, he stared at Mrs. Zuo, "Mrs. Zuo saw it with her own eyes?" ”
“…… Exactly, exactly," Mrs. Zuo nodded hurriedly, "At that time, only the concubine was with the princess, and the concubine was powerless, and she had the strength to save the princess, so ...... That's when I hurriedly came to ask for help. ”
"Oh?" Leng Yixiu narrowed his eyes slightly, but the coldness under his eyes became deeper and deeper, like a sharp arrow, penetrating Mrs. Zuo's muscles and bones, "There are forbidden guards in the harem, and there are guards in each palace, I don't know why Mrs. Zuo is willing to go far?" Running here? ”
Liang Jingyao was originally impatient, after a few things during this time, he really liked Rong Xi, this girl, and he was careless, as soon as he heard that she was in danger, he immediately thought about asking for a request to take someone there, but now that he was asked by Leng Yixiu, the impatience in his heart receded and calmed down.
"......" Mrs. Zuo didn't expect Leng Yixiu to be in the mood to pay attention to these now, she thought that as soon as she said that Rongxi was in danger, Leng Yixiu would rush over regardless of it, and then screamed again to attract the attention of others, and then alarmed the emperor and asked him to send a guard to go, in short, the bigger the matter, the better, and the more people who saw it, the better.
However, now that Leng Yixiu asked calmly, she couldn't help but answer, she took a breath and said, "Go back to the prince...... The concubine has never seen ...... For such a thing, I originally wanted to go to the palace of the noble concubine to ask for help, but when I saw that the man in black could enter and leave freely, I felt ...... There is something strange about this, just in case...... If you can't ask for help, you will fall into the trap, thinking that the people here must be more secure for the emperor, so this is ......"
What she said was also reasonable, but the more she didn't show a drop like this, the more doubts Leng Yixiu had in his heart, but the worry about Rong Xi in his heart slowly spread.
This must be a game, Leng Yixiu knew when he saw Mrs. Zuo's expression that they were so well prepared, and Rong Xi's danger would be a little more, but he also understood that the more worried he was, the more calm he had to be, and when he was in the game, he had to withdraw and watch.
Leng Yixiu's eyes changed, like dark clouds rolling, the sharp light was like lightning after stratus, Mrs. Zuo was frightened, she was also afraid of long nights and dreams, Leng Yixiu was not an ordinary character, the longer it dragged on, the easier it was to be seen through by him, she took a step forward and said eagerly: "Lord Wang...... Go and save the princess! The concubine can lead the way. ”
"Mrs. Zuo, did the man in black go straight to the princess of this king? Or did he just want to take a random hostage? Leng Yixiu didn't answer her words, but asked.
He ...... "Mrs. Zuo secretly complained in her heart, these questions have not been considered at all, who would have thought that Leng Yixiu would not save people but ask questions here?" This...... I don't know about the concubine. ”
"Oh? The king and the princess came to the palace, and not many people knew about it, so why would the assassins catch the princess? Presumably not for the princess, perhaps...... His original intention was not in the princess, the drunkard did not mean to drink, or just wanted to seize the opportunity of the princess to turn the tiger away from the mountain and come to assassinate his father? ”
"No," Madame Zuo blurted out, she was anxious, and she couldn't say too much.
"Huh? How did Madame know? Leng Yixiu answered the call very quickly, and his eyes shot in an instant, like an eagle's claws, and he grabbed Mrs. Zuo's throat fiercely.
Mrs. Zuo pursed her lips, the wetness at the corners of her forehead slowly gathered into droplets, and her breathing became more and more rapid, "Concubine...... I thought, the assassin...... I don't think it's going to be for the assassination of the emperor. ”
"Do you want to? What do you think? Leng Yixiu laughed coldly, like a cold wind with snowflakes, rushing towards him, "How can Mrs. Zuo guess the assassin's thoughts?" ”
"No......" Mrs. Zuo was stunned, then said with a shake.
"Then let's go," Leng Yixiu said, and glanced back at Liang Jingyao, "Please also ask the old man to wait and leave again, and pay attention to the surrounding movements here to keep my father safe." ”
Leng Yixiu's voice fell, his eyes fell on the other guards, and he said with a grim expression: "You all be vigilant, no matter what movement there is, you can't leave here, and obey Lord Liang's arrangement." ”
"Yes."
Liang Jingyao naturally understood the deep meaning of Leng Yixiu's move, he and Leng Yixiu looked at each other, and then nodded solemnly and said: "Although Your Highness goes, the old man will definitely escort here, and he will not let anything disturb the emperor." ”
"Thank you." Leng Yixiu nodded, turned to Mrs. Zuo and said, "Madam, please." ”
Mrs. Zuo complained in her heart, she looked at the door of the main hall with the corner of her eyes, where it was calm and silent, like a pool of deep water, and the vermilion beams and pillars were shining in the sun, like the heavenly palace far away, only for the world to look up.
It's only a few dozen feet away, but it's like it's far away.
Mrs. Zuo didn't dare to stay longer, so she could only lead the way in front of her head and lead Leng Yixiu to the back.
As soon as he walked not far away, he saw Wei Guifei hurriedly walking in the direction of the palace, and when she saw Leng Yixiu, Wei Guifei frowned, and turned around to come this way.
Leng Yixiu took a few steps forward, came to Wei Guifei and saluted, "Mother." ”
"Xiu'er......" Wei Guifei was about to say something, Leng Yixiu raised his hand and pointed at Mrs. Zuo and said, "Could it be that Concubine Fei also heard about it?" Mrs. Zuo came to report to Erchen, who was about to rush over. ”
The doubts and anxieties in Wei Guifei's heart overflowed on her lips, and when she heard Leng Yixiu's words and eyes, she swallowed them back, just nodded and said, "Okay." ”
At this time, in a quiet courtyard not far from the small garden, all the doors and windows of the house were tightly closed, and the sound of the wind seemed to have stopped here, and the sun was dimmed.
It's quiet all around, and it's so quiet that it's frightening.
It used to be the courtyard of the gardener who was in charge of the small garden, and it was a little empty except for some tools such as hoes and shovels.