Chapter 212: Hidden Murder

"The ship is gone!"

Ilan clung to the railing and called excitedly. She had never been on such a high boat, and there was a river in the grassland, but there was no such a big boat. In fact, she rarely even sits on a boat.

"The boat is so high, and it doesn't shake when it moves, this incense shop really deserves its name!" Cheng Hanbai said.

"The most famous thing about Ori Xiangfang is not the boat, but their song and dance performances. It should be on the bow deck in a moment. You can see it on the second and third floors. Princess Celestia smiled. He was originally a champion appointed by the emperor, a bachelor in the Hanlin Academy, an assistant to the James Mansion, and later became a concubine, and his bright political career came to an end. Now only at home, I can compile the records of the first dynasty with peace of mind.

When Qing Yao heard this, she pulled Han Bai: "Then let's go to the bow of the boat, and we will watch the show for a while." ”

There were already a few people sitting by the fence in front of the third floor, and Begonia had never seen it. The eldest princess voiced: "Those are the nephews and nieces of Concubine Su's mother's family, Su Manzhen seems to be on the first floor, she is here to fish for the golden beetle." King Kang has been born every year, and he has never seen him invite so many people, is it possible that it is for the daughter of the Su family? ”

Haitang is not familiar with the Su family, and has only seen Su Manzhen a few times at the palace banquet. She smiled noncommittally, but the eldest princess nodded secretly in her heart. The last thing the hostess of the East Palace needs is the heart of gossip.

Although the ship has three levels, there are many people on board, and each person can only bring one maid or guard. Shuang'er and Yilan's girl Mo Li, the two stood not far away, and they were also attracted by the scenery during the boat, and said a few sentences from time to time.

Ling Xue appeared on the stairs, followed by Xie Ruijiao and Xie Yuanyu. They greeted the eldest princess and the second princess, and then stood beside Begonia and Yilan.

"It's windy up there, let's go down and see." The wind was still very cool in the spring, and Xie Ruijiao encircled the begonia in his arms. Unexpectedly, the wind kept blowing, and suddenly it was warm, but Haitang sneezed, and she was immediately pulled downstairs directly by Xie Ruijiao.

When they went down to the second floor, they saw King Cheng calling them in the direction of the stern of the boat: "Third brother and third sister-in-law, come and see!" ”

Begonia had been wrapped in a thick velvet cloak, she and Xie Ruijiao came to the stern, and Princess Cheng Chen Jingyan also greeted them with a smile. King Cheng pointed to the river at the stern of the boat: "Look at it! There are so many big fish in the water! "Sure enough, a group of finless porpoises were chasing the boat, eating fish that had been swept to the surface by the waves. Begonia and Yilan's eyes widened, amazed, and amazed.

Su Manzhen took her cousin Su Manfei and squeezed over. Xie Ruizhu supported the railing with both hands and protected the begonia in his arms. Su Manzhen stood next to Xie Ruizhen's arm and asked delicately, "Prince, what kind of fish are they?" How is it that big? ”

The prince didn't answer, and King Cheng squinted his eyes: "Finless porpoise, haven't you eaten it?" ”

Su Manzhen blushed and didn't know how to answer for a while. Su Manfei was disdainful: "We, the boudoir sisters, naturally don't know as much as you men." But my cousin has money, even if the Su family is not a royal family, it is also a national relative, and it is not so much that he has never even eaten a finless porpoise! ”

Xie Ruizhu smiled faintly and said: "I, who is an elder brother, only know today that my younger brother actually has money. I don't know what the thick Su Manfei was thinking, Su Manzhen stabbed her hard with her elbow, for fear that she would do something wrong, so she quickly confessed and pulled her away.

At this time, the waiter on the boat asked everyone to concentrate on the bow of the boat, and it was the birthday star Gongkang Wang who had something to say. As soon as the waiter left, Ling Xue, who had been walking around, leaned into the prince's ear: "There is a smell of black fire in the cabin, but it is not very heavy. I'm not sure if it's pyrotechnics. ”

The crown prince raised his eyebrows and smiled at the prince in a low voice: "Is it really that we were invited to watch the performance?" Am I wrong about him? ”

"There are so many people on the ship, and it is difficult for him to do anything. Be careful. Shizi said, and he naturally took Ilan's hand and walked towards the bow of the boat. He suddenly remembered the begonia hairpin he was carrying in his arms, and he was about to find an opportunity to quietly return it to Begonia today, and he also counted the relationship in his heart.

I saw King Kang shouting on the bow deck on the first floor: "Today's birthday of this king, thank you for coming to congratulate, the restaurant has prepared wine and food and wonderful singing and dancing performances, and I hope you will have fun." ”

When I went down to the first floor, I saw that the banquet had already been set up. The first floor is surrounded by wooden walls, and many candles are lit, which is warm and does not have the slightest coldness outside. The sound of silk and bamboo started, and four beauties with fluttering gauze skirts danced in the middle. These beauties are all women from the Western Regions, wearing short beaded clothes with a crop top, with good figures, and their movements are provocative and bold, attracting the attention of men.

Xianwang laughed and said: "Fifth brother, how can such a treasure be taken out in front of these women?" Didn't you put them to shame? "Shame on yourself? Xu Guanping gritted his teeth and stabbed the king with his elbow. Others come to congratulate the birthday and give gifts, you come to congratulate the birthday, but the gift is a lost face!

King Kang also laughed, waved his hand, and replaced the four dancers of the court, each holding a long ribbon, and dancing to the familiar music.

The table is staggered, pushing the cup and changing the lamp. Begonia picked up the wine glass and sniffed it, and found that there was a strange sweet fragrance in it, which neither looked like a poison nor a drug. She glanced at Frost behind her. Shuang'er understood, and took advantage of people's inattention, and secretly poured a little wine into his porcelain bottle.

Haitang was not at ease, so he still stuffed an antidote pill for Xie Ruijiao, and Xie Yuanyu and Cheng Hanbai next to him also got the medicine, and before drinking, they all ate it quietly. Although the wine is poisonous, this poison is not the poison of the other, and it is not her antidote pill that can be cured. This is also what Begonia learned later.

After three rounds of drinking, it was already dark outside. The boat didn't know where it went, but it slowly came to a halt. "Why did the ship stop?" Xianwang asked strangely.

King Kang smiled: "It's time for you to set off fireworks, let's go to the outside deck to see!" Listen to what they did with something new. Fourth brother, look at the ones that are more interesting than you. ”

The prince and Ling Xue glanced at each other: Is it really just fireworks?

After drinking, the prince felt that his heart was beating fast, and he became slightly excited. He held Begonia's hand tightly, and his breathing was a little short. Haitang felt the change in Xie Ruijiao, and she took the opportunity to hold her hand, and quickly used her fingertips to pinch and knead his Neiguan, Shenmen, and Shaochong acupoints in turn.

Looking at Xie Yuanyu and Cheng Hanbai again, it seems that they are more excited than usual drinking, but there is no other discomfort. It's really strange everywhere, and there are no flaws everywhere.

Out of the deck, as soon as the cool breeze blew, Xie Ruijiao had returned to normal. He wrapped Haitang's hand and smiled: "So hard, my fingers are tired, I'm much better, you rest." ”

The servants on the ship began to set off fireworks, and sure enough, they were fresh, big and bright, and stayed in the air for a long time, and there were many animal shapes and flower shapes, which were better looking than before. Many of the ladies clapped their hands in surprise.

Just as the fireworks crackled, a group of black-clothed people flew out of the shore, and when they got on the boat, they pointed at the princes standing together. Ling Xue has been paying attention to the movements on the shore since the ship docked. As soon as the man in black flew out of the shadows, Ling Xue gave Chu Yi and Cheng Dan a gesture to the side of him, and he quickly moved towards the prince's side.

When the black-clothed Rao sword stabbed at the prince, the soft sword on Ling Xue's waist shook and greeted him. Xie Ruizhu hurriedly pulled Haitang back, pulled out the short sword in his boots, and stuffed it into Haitang's hand, Haitang didn't take it, and pushed it back to him: "It's more useful for you to hold it!" ”

I saw her pull off a cloud phoenix hairpin on her head, pull out the outer cover, and reveal a thin-bladed sharp knife. This knife is usually held by ordinary people, and the effect is ordinary, but in the hands of the doctor, it is not as simple as breaking the tendons and tendons.

Xie Ruijiao saw that Haitang had already prepared, nodded at her, and the two of them held weapons and slowly retreated side by side.

There was chaos on the deck, and someone had already found two wooden gangways, both of which had been set up on the shore, and everyone scrambled to run along the wooden gangways to the shore.