Chapter 187
They kept thinking about the terrifying and terrifying scene, and Liang Huanqing and Qi Wangshu felt a chill in their backs when they thought about it now.
"Huanqing... If I really..."Qi Wangshu sobbed and made terrible fantasies, she had been crying unstoppably since she saw Xiaolian's corpse, if Xiaolian hadn't appeared in time, then the feather arrow would have been straight into Liang Huanqing's chest, and Liang Huanqing would definitely be carried away like Xiaolian.
If this is really the case, how can she withstand the condemnation in her heart? How to face General Liang, who is beneficial to his family and country, how to face his brother who returned triumphantly, and how to face Liang Liang, who has been happy for a long time?
"Wangshu, don't think about it." Liang Huanqing gently hugged Qi Wangshu, patted her back, and softly reassured, "Aren't I okay now?" ”
After presiding over the affairs of the palace for more than a month, Liang Huanqing's heart was much stronger than before, although she couldn't stop crying because of fright and fear at first, but when Xiaolian said that it was Lu Huiling who wanted to kill them, Liang Huanqing calmed down, and she must make Lu Huiling pay the price.
Qi Wangshu was scared, she drilled into Liang Huanqing's arms, her whole body curled up in Liang Huanqing's arms, and wrapped her arms around Liang Huanqing, trying to feel her existence.
"It's good that you're still alive..."Qi Wangshu's face was buried in Liang Huanqing's neck, and his voice was muffled and whimpering.
Liang Huanqing looked at Princess Wangshu who looked like a child in her arms, and wanted to discuss with her about Lu Huiling's intentions, but seeing that she was afraid of being like this, she couldn't bear it, so she patted her on the back and said softly: "Let's rest first, and I'll talk about this later." ”
Qi Wangshu had to snuggle in her arms to fall asleep, so Liang Huanqing also let her sleep in her arms, looking at the dead wood outside the window, thinking about what Xiaolian said before she died.
It seems that Lu Huiling has been planning for a long time, and it is clear that Concubine Mei attaches great importance to this feast, and Lu Huiling can still see the needles and make people secretly replace Princess Wangshu's arrow box.
And she can clearly know the process of the entire competition system, and is sure that they will shoot each other first with an arrow, whether Liang Huanqing shoots Qi Wangshu first, or Qi Wangshu shoots Liang Huanqing first, as long as Qi Wangshu shoots the first arrow, then Liang Huanqing will definitely die.
Liang Huanqing thought so, her hands were clenched into a fist tightly, and her knuckles were bulging and white: she had endured it again and again, but she didn't expect it to boost her ambition, and she dared to do it to her on such an occasion, obviously there were so many powerful people present, and there were many envoys from other countries, Lu Huiling actually wanted to make such a big fuss, if it weren't for Xiaolian, her plan would involve three people at once.
Mei Guifei, Qi Wangshu, and Liang Huanqing are all in her plan.
Liang Huanqing frowned, if Lu Huiling took such a dangerous move, and he had to make such a thing on such a major occasion, the purpose was by no means so simple.
If the emperor investigates it in a fit of anger, it is inevitable that Lu Huiling himself will not be found, but what kind of courage did Lu Huiling dare to do such a thing?
Liang Huanqing was puzzled, he didn't understand that Lu Huiling had to deal with so many people at once, and he was not afraid of the emperor's wrath, so the significance of taking this risky move must be very important.
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Qin Ruilan and Wei Shen entered a palace without concubines under the arrangement of the Internal Affairs Office, and the palace people of the Internal Affairs Office arranged for the two of them to have a good rest here.
As for whether the palace banquet should continue, I'm afraid it depends on the emperor's intentions.
In short, if something happens at this time, the process can only be terminated, but fortunately, there are many palaces in the imperial city and a large place, so it is not a problem for all of them to settle down.
After Qin Ruilan met with Xiao'er, she and Wei Shen followed the palace people to the palace to rest.
I heard some gossip along the way, and the people in this palace were the most bored, as long as something happened, it immediately spread all over the place.
"Do you know what happened when you just dabbled in it?"
"I don't know, I was in the back, I don't know what happened, I heard that there was a lot of upheaval, you know?"
The two palace maids followed Qin Ruilan and whispered behind them, the scene was chaotic at this time, and the people above were also busy, they naturally couldn't hold back their curiosity and wanted to vomit.
Qin Ruilan, Xiao'er, and Wei Shen glanced at each other, pricking up their ears and listening carefully to what the two palace maids were discussing.
"I also heard someone say that it was a real feather arrow in the flat-headed arrow used in the competition!"
"How is that possible?! This Chinese New Year's Eve feast, even if something happens to the dishes, the flat-headed arrow will not have an accident! ”
"In the past, Concubine Mei also promised this, but now something has happened? How dare you make a guarantee? ”
"The flat-headed arrows have been checked back and forth no less than three times by me, Mei Guifei also ordered many people to check the flat-headed arrows several times, the same batch of flat-headed arrows, I dare to guarantee that the red cloth silk is wrapped in cotton has never been less, and we have also done many tests, the flat-headed arrows do not hurt at all on the body, only leave a red mark on the clothes. Moreover, before sending it down, we also checked the flat-headed arrows one by one and put them in the arrow box, how could something happen? ”
The palace maid who spoke was a person from the Internal Affairs Office, and they had checked the same batch of flat-headed arrows no less than ten times, so they had the confidence to say such a thing, as soon as the matter came out, I am afraid that the head of the Internal Affairs Office would not believe that the flat-headed arrows would have an accident.
Qin Ruilan and Wei Shen glanced at each other, thinking that something really happened during the game.
"What am I lying to you, what I heard with my own ears is that in Princess Wangshu's arrow box, the so-called flat-headed arrows wrapped in red cloth are all real feather arrows wrapped in red cloth!"
"The arrow box we issue to each of our little masters is... No way! This palace maid couldn't believe it, they had checked the flat-headed arrows back and forth so many times, and there were feather arrows inside, "That... And then what? ”
Qin Ruilan, Wei Shen and Xiao'er also pricked up their ears and listened carefully, and there was also a string in their hearts that was tightly buckled, and a real feather arrow appeared in Princess Wangshu's arrow box, so wasn't the other party's target Liang Huanqing?
According to the inference of the competition system and people's hearts, no matter who will shoot their first arrow at the person they are familiar with, Qi Wangshu and Liang Huanqing will definitely do the same, if Qi Wangshu's arrow box is really a feather arrow, then Liang Huanqing...
Qin Ruilan was worried.
"When Princess Wangshu shot the feather arrow at Princess Jing, fortunately, a palace maid rushed out to block the arrow for Princess Jing, otherwise it would be Princess Jing who was pierced!"
Hearing this, Qin Ruilan and the three of them couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat, if there was no palace maid, I am afraid that Liang Huanqing would suffer another catastrophe, if it was really like that, when General Liang came back, who would be able to talk to him about this kind of thing?
The young man lost his wife, the old man lost his daughter, and he served the country and his family all his life, but the ending was so unsatisfactory, it was really unfair!
"Huh? What happened to the palace maid? ”
"What can I do if I'm dead? It's just a palace maid, she saved Princess Jing, and at most she gave a better coffin to bury her, like this palace maid, are there still few in our palace? The palace maid sighed lightly, as if she was not worth it for Xiaolian.
As she said this, the other palace maid was also silent, their lives were as despicable as ants, and when the master died, it was as if the ancestral tomb was smoking, and when she died, she glorified her ancestors and died as she deserved.
Qin Ruilan suddenly stopped, and she called out to the little eunuch who was leading the way in front: "Hey! Stop! ”
The little eunuch turned around, looked at Qin Ruilan and Wei Shen, and arched his hand and said, "Miss Qin, General Wei, what do you have to order?" ”
The two palace maids who followed him to the palace also stopped and glanced at each other, worried that their conversation just now would be heard by Qin Ruilan and them.
"Where are Princess Jing and Princess Wangshu now?" Qin Ruilan asked righteously, her tone was incomprehensible, Liang Huanqing and Qi Wangshu had such a big thing, she had to go to see them.
Wei Shen also looked stunned, what is the chaos in the palace now, everyone suspects that there are assassins in the palace, and even Wei Shen himself suspects that there are spies from other countries who deliberately replace Princess Wangshu's arrow box, wanting Princess Wangshu to shoot an envoy from another country, so as to provoke disputes.
"Ruilan... Why don't we go back to the palace and rest first, and then we will go to the princess and princess later?" "Wei Shen doesn't want to embarrass this little eunuch, there are indeed a lot of things in the palace now, and the Imperial Forest Army is constantly searching the palaces, if they walk rashly in the palace, I am afraid that they will be suspicious.
The little eunuch raised his head and trembled and glanced at General Wei Shen and Qin Shilang's young lady, and said cautiously: "I heard that Yichun Palace... Aunt Yun Xi of the Yichun Palace brought Princess Wangshu and Princess Jing back to the Yichun Palace..."
"Lead the way." Qin Ruilan's eyes were calm and composed, and her tone was unacceptable.
In the past, I always heard that Miss Qin was knowledgeable, and even they had heard that Miss Qin was smart and gentle after being in the palace for so long, but now I know that not all the rumors are true.
"Miss Qin... You can't just walk around now...", the little eunuch said with a look of embarrassment.
Qin Ruilan didn't know this truth, things in the palace were heavy, and when he encountered this kind of thing, I am afraid that it would be a major incident that would endanger the relations between countries, and everyone would be suspicious.
But the two people who had the accident were none other than Liang Huanqing, who grew up together, and the other was Her Royal Highness the Princess, who had a good relationship recently, both of them were so important in Qin Ruilan's heart, they had such a big event, teach her how not to worry.
What's more important is Liang Huanqing, her father, brother, and husband are not around one after another, she encounters this kind of thing, and now she is alone, teaching people how to rest assured.