Chapter 257: Bitter Meat Scheme
The queen immediately came to her senses and said solemnly: "Please come in." β
After a while, Li Mingde appeared in front of him.
"Mingde greets the queen's mother. β
"Hurry up, I haven't been in the palace for a long time, why did I rush together today. The queen's eyes when she looked at Li Mingde were full of maternal love, after all, it was her own flesh and blood, which was different from looking at Li Mingyang.
But hearing the queen's words, Li Mingde's eyes turned and he asked, "Apart from the child, who else is coming to visit the queen mother?"
As he spoke, he looked left and right again, lowered his voice and asked, "How is Sister Yuehua doing recently?"
The queen gently patted the back of his hand and explained: "You can be regarded as asking, just now Princess Yun from the Jiangxia County Palace came to see the palace......
Before the queen finished speaking, Li Mingde immediately looked as cautious as if facing a great enemy.
The queen immediately saw his concerns and comforted: "Wait for the palace to finish first." β
Li Mingde pursed his lips and nodded.
"She is in front of Li Mingyang, this palace understands the stakes, but she came here to visit Yuehua this time, if this palace refuses bluntly, wouldn't it be a confession to the king of Jiangxia County? β
As she spoke, the queen sighed, and her loneliness was beyond words.
"Seeing that the body of the saint is not as good as day by day, after the previous twists and turns, this palace no longer asks for any glory and wealth, Rong'er ended up with such a miserable ending, it is a pain that this palace can not let go of in this life, Mingde, this son is yours, no one can change, but seeing that He Yuehua can finally open up some hearts, this palace also feels very gratified, maybe Princess Nayun is not as scheming as this palace expected, what do you say?"
Listening to the queen's sincere words, Li Mingde thought for a moment, swallowed back the truth in his heart, and only comforted: "Mother, Mingde, the supreme seat of the Ninety-Five is not necessary, Mingde hopes that his father can live longer than Nanshan, and today Princess Nayun entered the palace, which can make the queen mother feel more relieved, which is also a good thing." β
Hearing Li Mingde so reasonable, the queen actually shed tears.
"Mother, this is what a child should do. Li Mingde was persuading on the side, but when he heard a noise outside the door, a palace maid ran over in a panic, shouting: "It's not good, it's not good." β
"What's the matter!" Li Mingde felt an ominous premonition in his heart.
"Cloud ...... Princess Yun unfortunately fell into the lake......" The palace maid responded with a worried face, and immediately knelt down.
"How so?" said the Queen.
"What about Lord Yuehua?" asked Li Mingde on the side.
"Yue, the lord of Yuehua is fine, the slaves and maids are good to protect, the lord of Yuehua said that Princess Yun fell into the lake in front of her, she can't ignore it, and still stays by the lake and refuses to come back. β
Hearing this, Li Mingde immediately strode out of the meteor, and commanded as he walked: "Lead the way!"
"Yes!"
The little palace maid trembled and trotted all the way to catch up with Li Mingde, and finally ran ahead, panting and brought Li Mingde to the edge of a pool of lake in the back garden.
I saw Yuehua standing by the lake, with a panicked face, she wanted to lean in and look down a few times, but was stopped by the palace maid on the side.
"The county lord beware, don't make any more mistakes. β
Li Mingde gently patted her shoulder as a sign of comfort, and looked at the lake with a serious expression.
At this moment, the lake was already calm, and I couldn't see half of the people struggling in it, and a team of guards rushed over when they heard the news, and when they saw Li Mingde, they hurriedly said hello.
"It's important to save people. Li Mingde gave an order, and immediately jumped down a few guards.
In late autumn, the lake is already a little colder than before, and once people jump down, the chill will soak into the heart after a while, and people can't help but shiver all over.
Although the guards were well-trained on weekdays, it didn't take long for them to turn pale, their teeth chattered, and they looked quite embarrassed.
Li Mingde's heart also became more and more anxious.
Yun Xin is Li Mingyang's person, if there is really an accident because he came to accompany Yuehua to relax, it is guaranteed that Li Mingyang will not use this as an excuse to force the palace.
Li Mingde's brows furrowed, and he simply jumped down by himself.
"Brother Mingde!" Yuehua hissed on the side, but when the last word "brother" fell into Li Mingde's ears, it was already accompanied by the gurgling sound in his ears, and it became blurred.
The lake is not deep, and Li Mingde swam a few times in the water before diving to the bottom.
Fortunately, the water of the lake was clear, and he walked and groped at the bottom of the lake with his eyes open, but there was no drowning person as far as his eyes could see.
Li Mingde fumbled for a while, got up and went upstream, exposed the water for breath, and dived into the water again.
At this time, the cold around them was getting stronger and stronger, and the few guards who had just sneaked down seemed to be physically exhausted, and they all lay on the shore of the lake and gasped for breath.
Li Mingde felt a burst of grass surging in his nostrils, he swam towards a reef in the corner of the bottom of the lake with deep eyebrows, and suddenly found that the corner of the red skirt floated in front of him!
He hurriedly jumped out of the water, took a deep breath and shouted, "People are here." β
In the blink of an eye, several guards also swam to the reef, and it took a lot of effort for everyone to rescue Yun Xin from the crack in the reef.
At this moment, Yun Xin's cheeks were pale and colorless, and the corners of her lips were also blue.
Li Mingde couldn't care about the three outlines and five constants in a hurry, and pressed Yun Xin's heart with both hands, pressing repeatedly, and finally squeezed out the lake water that Yun Xin had inhaled into his lungs.
After a violent cough, Yun Xin slowly opened her eyes, and when she saw Li Mingde, she was a little stunned, but soon she tried her best to pull out a smile and said, "Yun Xin has seen Shouchun County......"
But before she could finish her words, she fainted again.
"Quick, send back to the queen's bedroom, Xuan Taiyi. Li Mingde was busy calling the guards on the side and sending people towards the queen's bedroom, this matter was big or small, and he had to take care of the reputation of the queen's family.
The autumn breeze is blowing, and it makes people feel even colder when they blow on their bodies.
Li Mingde put on the mink fur handed by the palace maid, and still couldn't help but sneeze a few times.
"Brother Mingde, let's go back to the palace too. Yuehua said worriedly on the side.
Li Mingde looked pensive, glanced at Yuehua, saw that her eyes were red, and comforted: "It's going to be fine, don't worry." β
"Brother Mingde," Yuehua said anxiously, "Yuehua originally thought that he was not afraid of anything, but when he saw Brother Mingde sinking to the bottom of the lake in order to save people, he didn't show up for a while, and he was so scared that he would never see him again......"
Halfway through her words, she refused to say more, tilting her head and wiping tears from her shoulderβit looked like she was used to life without arms.
But Li Mingde was quite sad in his eyes.
"I'll send you back to the palace. β
After that, Li Mingde accompanied Yuehua and returned to the queen's bedroom without leaving an inch.
In the dormitory, agarwood incense exudes a soothing smell. After the queen sent someone to bathe and change clothes for Li Mingde, she stayed by Yun Xin's side, carefully observing her every breath and breath.
Xuanlai's imperial doctor had already diagnosed and treated her, and said that there would be no major problem in recuperating for a while, so the queen was relieved, but she didn't know how to report to the king of Jiangxia for a while, holding her forehead with one hand, her eyes full of sorrow.
Li Mingde packed up, saw the queen's helpless appearance, and guessed the clue at the moment, and stepped forward and said, "Is the queen mother worried about how to inform the king of Jiangxia?"
Hearing this, the queen nodded and said: "If it is the wife and concubine of another family, it is enough to take care of it, and at most reward some silver and silk, but it is from the palace of Jiangxia County, which is really ......."
The queen didn't finish her sentence again, and sighed, looking a little more sad.
"This Jiangxia County King is an unreasonable master who can stir up three points, today Princess Yun came to see Yuehua, this palace was worried, for fear that something would happen to Pingbai's brain, I didn't expect her to be abnormal, treat Yuehua respectfully, and took great pains to bring Yuehua's favorite snacks to make Yuehua happy, this palace thought that Yuehua could finally take the opportunity to see Tianguang, but this kind of thing happened, if the four princes bite it, wouldn't it be trouble for the emperor again...... The saint's dragon body is not safe today, how can this palace be good!"
The queen has been tired a lot in recent days because she is worried about the emperor's health, and the current accident makes her look a little older.
Li Mingde saw it in his eyes, and he was quite heartbroken, and hurriedly opened his mouth to persuade: "It's okay, the child can go and talk to the fourth brother, this is an accident, no one wants it to happen, besides, Princess Yun is fine, she just needs to recuperate, if he has resentment, just give more rewards." β
"This palace is afraid that he will open his mouth. The queen voiced her concerns.
"Then let the child go and find out first, if the princess does not return to the county palace before dark, he will come to ask for an explanation anyway. β
"But in his heart, you are afraid that you are his worst enemy, once he deliberately distorts the accident, if you have to say that we have the intention to murder Princess Yun, wouldn't it be unfavorable to you?
"Don't worry, the queen mother," Li Mingde said with a smile, "The child has his own measure, even if Li Mingyang is full of thoughts, he can't tie up the child in broad daylight, not to mention that this matter is an accident, if we really have the intention of targeting Princess Yun, she should have died." β
After saying the words "fragrant and jade", Li Mingde glanced meaningfully in the direction of Yunxin's rest.
The queen saw that Li Mingde seemed to have made up her mind, and she couldn't come up with any other good way for a while, so she had to nod and said, "You take some guards to go to the Jiangxia County Palace, and if something happens, you can get out." β
"Don't worry, nothing will happen," Li Mingde comforted, "Queen Mother, it's getting late, it's better for Mingde to leave the palace early." β
Seeing this, although the queen was reluctant, she nodded in response.
After Li Mingde left the palace, he went straight to the palace of Jiangxia County, but he had some doubts in his heart, he couldn't figure out how Yunxin fell into the lake anyway, but thinking that Yuehua was frightened, he didn't interrogate carefully, so he could only wait for another day to enter the palace to visit Yunxin to spy on one or two.
After a while, the carriage stopped in front of the Jiangxia County Palace.
At dusk, Li Mingde looked up slightly to the west, and there was a strong red glow on the horizon, which set off the surroundings, but the mansion of the Jiangxia County Mansion seemed to be shrouded in gloom.
Knocked on the door, and soon someone came to answer the door, and when he saw that it was Li Mingde, a surprise flashed in his eyes, but he said hello respectfully in an instant.
"I'm coming to my fourth brother. He deliberately said it intimately, it was never like this in the past, and pride has long been carved into his bones with the royal blood.