Chapter Thirty-Eight: The Palace Makes a Bet
"Can you go on your own?" Su Qiang took care of the prince's injuries, turned to look at Fang Hu and asked.
Fang Hu straightened his body and said calmly: "Humble and go." ”
"Okay," Su Qiang helped the prince to stand up, pulled the reins with Xiaoqing, and together with Zhang Yinbao, he helped the prince on the horse, and went up again, surrounded him behind the prince, and then said solemnly: "Because it involves the Jin Kingdom, the matter of the prince's assassination and serious injury needs to be hidden." You find a medical hall to treat the wound, Zhang Yinbao and Xiaoqing go and take the carriage out, and we will see you at the first turn of the official road before. ”
She commanded neatly, and Zhang Yinbao and Xiaoqing also answered respectfully. As soon as the words fell, they scattered according to Su Qiang's instructions.
The prince's horse was very tall, and now he carried the two of them, and he could not hear the slightest breath as he walked through the mountains and forests. The horse's hooves landed steadily, and Su Qiang pulled the reins, and soon reached the path at the edge of the forest.
Su Qiang's body was thin and small, and now while controlling the reins, she let the prince lean on herself, and gradually felt strained.
The blood stains on the horse's body have been wiped away by Su Qiang, and the wet brocade robe behind Li Cong has also dried slightly. If they can meet Zhang Yinbao and them safely, they can successfully cover up this assassination.
Half a mile had passed, and she was calculating how long it was still before the official road was left, when she heard the sound of horses' hooves in front of her, and then she could see three or five people surrounding the regent Li Zhang and Zheng Shuwei coming towards her.
Their group was also on the horse, and the difference was that the atmosphere was harmonious. Zheng Shuwei was still wearing a wreath on his head and holding willow branches in his hands.
Seeing the crown prince and Su Qiang, Li Zhang's expression was slightly surprised, and Zheng Shu called out slightly but happily: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and His Royal Highness the Crown Princess are originally here. ”
Although his expression was cheerful, there was a trace of doubt in his eyes.
Su Qiang's heart moved slightly. The prince is still dizzy, can't he hide it? It is said that the regent and Zheng Shuwei are their own people, but she vaguely feels in her heart that it is better not to let them know about this matter.
was smiling and preparing to respond, but the person in front of him moved slightly, and then the head and neck leaning on her shoulder moved away, and the prince's voice said slowly: "Shangsi outing, naturally you have to come to a place where flowers bloom and flourish." ”
It turned out that he had woken up. It's just that Su Qiang raised her eyes and looked, surrounded by willows, pines and cypresses, how could there be any flowers.
The regent Li Zhang took a step forward on his horse, raised his eyebrows and said, "The prince's face is very bad, is something wrong?" ”
Li Cong raised his head and chuckled, because of blood loss, in fact, his face was slightly red now. But the regent said that his face was not good, because he smelled blood in the air.
"Brother Cheng Wang, nothing happened to this palace." His voice was clear and cold, and it was an ordinary tone that rejected people thousands of miles away.
"Since the prince's brother is fine, why don't we travel to Yushan together? I've heard that three miles ahead, there are miles of peach groves. Now that the peach blossoms are blooming, the prince's brother can just pick a branch and give it to his sister-in-law. Zheng Shu slightly supported the flower crown on his forehead, looked at the two of them with a smile, and made an invitation.
Li Cong turned to look at Su Qiang, leaned on the cramped horse and asked, "How is it, do you want to go and see it?" ”
Su Qiang said lightly: "Thank you for your kindness, but the concubine is unwell and wants to go back to the palace to rest." ”
Li Cong took the reins from Su Qiang's hand, shrugged his shoulders and looked at the two opposite: "The crown princess doesn't come out often on weekdays, but now she has walked too much and is tired." Although the jade mountain is not high, it takes a lot of physical strength to climb up, so we won't make fun of it. ”
After saying this, he didn't talk to them anymore, and lightly clamped the horse's belly and crossed Li Zhang, and walked forward leisurely.
When they walked away, Li Zhang turned around and stared at their backs for a long time, speechless.
Zheng Shu raised his hand slightly to take off the flower crown and throw it to the ground, and said in a muffled voice: "It's really boring!" ”
Only then did Li Zhang notice that Zheng Shu's small face was flushed, obviously because he had been rejected repeatedly, and he was angry at this time. He then comforted him warmly: "The county lord likes peach blossoms, and this king will accompany you to see it, why do you have to pull the newlyweds." ”
Zheng Shu turned his head slightly, smiled self-deprecatingly, and suddenly said: "Since I was a child, the county lord grew up with the prince's brother, and I didn't feel anything before, but now that he is married, how can he feel that his own things have been robbed, and he is always unhappy." ”
Someone snatched his belongings.
Li Zhang looked back at the two who had disappeared without a trace, and sighed in his heart.
He wasn't like that.
"The county lord is very favored by the Queen Mother, and he can't get what he wants." He was relieved: "If you really want to marry the East Palace, it's not impossible." ”
Even though they are brothers and sisters who often play and frolic, Zheng Shuwei still blushed half of his face when he heard Li Zhang say this.
She played with the willow branch in her hand and whispered, "Who rarely marries the East Palace!" It's not that you don't know the crown prince's ......."
At this point, the words came to an abrupt end, and there was no further talk.
Who doesn't know that the prince is dying and dying soon, and if he marries into the East Palace, does he have to be a widow?
"Prince, he doesn't like me." Zheng Shu turned his head slightly, his eyebrows frowned slightly, as if he was very anxious.
Li Zhang smiled and said: "The county lord Bing Xue is smart and talented, and there is probably nothing in this world that he doesn't like." He doesn't often praise people, but now as soon as the words come out, he sees that Zheng Shuwei's mood is half better.
"That's it," she said with a smile again, "let's go enjoy the peach blossoms, and let them return to the East Palace with affection." ”
Li Zhang laughed, suppressed his thoughts, and rode forward.
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"When did you wake up?" Su Qiang tried to move on the saddle to keep herself away from Li Cong. However, the space on the saddle is limited, and no matter how she moves, it seems to be attached to Li Cong. The man in front of her turned to look at her suspiciously as she rode her horse, and she had to ask an inconsequential word.
"Hongu?" Li Cong turned around and smiled: "This palace has been awake." ”
"You were in the woods, didn't you faint?" Su Qiang said in surprise.
"How can there be," the corners of Li Cong's mouth curved and said: "If you don't faint, how can you be lucky enough to know that Concubine Ai is tossing and turning, and the knife and dagger are playing so well, how can you force Concubine Ai to save her husband." ”
I see. In order to make her make a move, he pretended to faint without manhood.
Su Qiang was surrounded by a burst of anger, and said coldly: "You know that I also want you to die, so you are not afraid that you will faint, I will simply go away and pull down?" ”
"How so?" Li Cong joked: "This palace bets that you are reluctant to kill Zhang Yinbao and Xiaoqing." ”
Is that the case, if she leaves at that time, she will indeed need to dispose of Zhang Yinbao, Xiaoqing and Fang Hu. She has killed many people, but she has never killed innocent people.
"There is one more," Li Cong said again, "This palace also bets that you are not willing to let me die at the hands of foreigners." ”
"Self-inflicted!" Su Qiang replied coldly.
"Really?"
Li Cong suddenly controlled the reins with one hand, and one arm came around from the front, encircling her soft waist.
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