Chapter 081: Lose One More Game
Jia Lingxiang's incident can basically be determined to be the work of the fifth prince Yi Chenxuan, so the maid who called Bai Qige away just now must be Yi Chenxuan's subordinates, although Yu Che can't see the disturbances between the princes, but he understands very well what the consequences will be once Bai Qige falls into the hands of the five princes, it will be more painful than death.
Regardless of everything, he rushed out of the courtyard, Bai Qige's hurried figure was disappearing at the corner of the high wall, but Yu Che, who hadn't eaten properly for a few days, really didn't have the strength to continue to chase, and wanted to open his mouth to shout Bai Qige, but his hoarse voice couldn't make a sound, so he could only watch the figure leave.
It was freezing cold, and Yu Che, who was only wearing a single coat, fell to the ground with his feet weak, and the cold snow in his hand was cold to the bone marrow.
You can't go with that person, it's dangerous, it's dangerous, it's dangerous, miss! Hot teardrops kept falling to the ground, the flat snow was scalded out of bean-sized holes, Yu Che clenched his fist and bit his lower lip desperately to tell himself not to cry, to be calm, didn't Miss say, the more critical the moment, the more you have to learn to be calm, crying is useless, that is a sign of weakness, so be strong, no matter what, you must find someone to save Miss!
Holding on to the wall, he barely stood up, desperately controlling his trembling legs to move forward, his soft lower lip was bitten, and a few drops of red blood flowed down his lip line. At this time, Yu Che was in no mood to think about returning to Zhaoguo or anything, she just hoped to find that person quickly and let him save Bai Qige, if Bai Qige had three longs and two shorts, she would never forgive herself in her life.
After leaving from the warm hall, Yi Chenjing did not return to the bedroom, but ran directly to the study, and the matter that was delayed in the afternoon must be made up overnight, otherwise it will inevitably provoke Long Yan to be angry when the emperor asks tomorrow.
Less than half an hour after sitting in front of the bookcase, there was a strange sound outside, like the rustle of something on the ground and rubbing, and it seemed to be mixed with the occasional sobbing of a woman. Yi Chenjing frowned slightly, got up and opened the door to look out, gasping when his eyes touched the petite figure in the courtyard.
"Yuche?!"
Yi Chenjing hurriedly ran over to pick up the dying maid, and hugged her into the study, her eyes full of anxiety: "What's wrong?" What about Qige? Isn't it in Huixi Ju? β
Yu Che tried to open his mouth but couldn't speak, his purple lips kept trembling, and he could only hold on to the corner of Yi Chenjing's clothes and keep shedding tears. On the way from Huixi Ju to the study, she almost crawled over, her already weak legs became more and more numb in the cold, if it weren't for the belief to save Bai Qige, she would probably have frozen to death halfway through the way.
It took a long stick of incense before Yu Che could barely speak, and his hoarse voice was rough and anxious: "Save Miss...... Go, go to the garden...... He was taken to the garden by the maids...... It's the Five Princes......"
Yu Che's words were no less than the earth-shattering thunder, Yi Chenjing was stunned for a while before piecing together what Yu Che wanted to express, his eyes tightened, and his palms involuntarily clenched into fists.
Now his brotherly relationship with Yi Chenxuan is only maintained on the surface, in private, you know me, I know you, and they all regard the other party as the biggest opponent outside the prince's faction, and the scheming Yi Chenxuan has taken Bai Qige as a target early on, even after exposing her ambitions, it still brings her countless threats, if Bai Qige falls into his hands, the consequences will only be more terrible than imagined.
"Which garden was she taken to? Is it the Imperial Garden or which? Shaking the pale Yuche vigorously, all Yi Chenjing's impatience was written on his face.
"They didn't say ......," Yuche shook his head bitterly. The maid only said that she would let Bai Qige go with her, but she didn't say which garden it was, and then she remembered that Yu Che realized that she had missed the most important information, and her heart was anxious, and her sobs turned into bitter tears: "Your Highness saves Miss...... I beg Your Highness to save the young lady......"
Taking a vicious breath, Yi Chenjing slammed his fist on the wooden couch, his eyes were cold and angry, and without saying a word, he left the study and went straight to the residence of the war court.
Even if Yu Che begged him pitifully, he would save Bai Qige, there is no doubt about this, putting aside the identity of the princess, for him, Bai Qige is equivalent to a confidant as important as the war court. His target is the entire Zhongzhou, which is the society and the country, and it is not enough to seize the world with one person's wisdom and brute force, Bai Qige's delicate and keen can just make up for his arbitrariness, so ......
Therefore, he needs her, and he needs Bai Qige, who belongs only to him.
This night was not destined to be peaceful, Bai Qige naturally didn't know that there were people in the Dust Pavilion who were more anxious than her, and silently followed the hurried maid and walked quickly until he reached the most remote garden in the northeast corner of the palace.
"It's far away from the Dust Xuan and the Yaoqian Palace, why did Mrs. Qi choose to meet here?" The more she walked, the more doubts she had in her heart, and the eyes of the maid in front of her became more and more vigilant. I only met Mrs. Qi and Jin Zhaoyi during the day, and there was nothing unusual at that time, in the middle of the night, why did Mrs. Qi carry Yi Chenxuan to such a remote place instead of going directly to Huixi Residence to find her? Is it afraid of being discovered by Yi Chenxuan's subordinates, does he not want to cause her trouble, or does he have another secret?
The little maid looked very impatient, and when she answered, she didn't even look back and said casually: "It's almost time, Madame is waiting by the garden lake." β
Bai Qige stopped talking, secretly regretting that she didn't bring the short sword for self-defenseβas soon as her impulse passed, she calmed down a lot, and she suddenly thought, isn't Mrs. Qi's maid also Yi Chenxuan's subordinate? However, there is no doubt that the longevity lock is Mrs. Qi's, and Mrs. Qi will never hand over the things prepared for the child to Yi Chenxuan, and it is impossible for him to even know about it. There are many places where it is unreasonable to say that Yi Chenxuan sent someone to deceive her in the name of Mrs. Qi, first, he will not attack Bai Qige without any reason, that will anger Yi Chenjing, and it will do him all kinds of harm but no benefit; Second, Yi Chenxuan still has Su Jinyan under him, even if he loses his mind and wants to kill her for no reason, he will not choose such a troublesome way.
Just thinking about it, the little maid in front suddenly stopped, turned around and pointed to the lake: "Can the princess see that boat?" Madame is waiting for you inside, the slave and maid are inconvenient to get too close, please go over alone with the princess. β
Looking towards the lake, a dark shadow swayed slightly in the deep night, and if you listened closely, you could hear the sound of rushing water, and sure enough, a boat stopped on the shore. This lake is called Yingyue Lake, it is the only hot spring in the palace, and it can be regarded as a strange scene, only here can you see the flowing water in the cold winter, rippling waves.
It's a blessing or a curse, it's a disaster that can't be avoided, no matter who he is, since he comes, he should always make it clear. Bai Qige hesitated for a moment and decided to find out, and walked towards the boat, because he was too focused on the boat, he didn't notice that the little maid behind him disappeared without a trace.
Stepping on the rickety viewing boat, a few wisps of gentle candlelight came out behind the curtain in the cabin, Bai Qige gently lifted the curtain to look inside, and the people inside heard someone stepping on the boat and looked up, their eyes met, and they exclaimed in unison.
"The princess?"
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince?"
What kind of Mrs. Qi was sitting in the cabin, it was clearly Prince Dayao who had a false scandal with her, Yi Chenyu.
Needless to say, there is no doubt that this is being calculated again. Gasping and quickly exiting the cabin, Bai Qige wanted to leave quickly while no one had found out yet, the ridiculous rumors between him and the prince in the past two days were spreading, and Shen Geng did not rest in the palace in the middle of the night and ran to a secluded lake to meet alone, if it was discovered, it would greatly increase the credibility of the rumors, and at that time, whether it was the prince or her, or Yi Chenjing's situation would be quite embarrassing and unfavorable.
"Why is the princess here?" The prince is not good at scheming, and he has no eye for the design of intrigue, and he was puzzled when he saw that Bai Qige was about to leave as soon as he appeared, so he actually got up and chased out of the cabin and grabbed Bai Qige, "Jintuan asked you to come?" Didn't you say that you had something important to say to me, why didn't you come in person? Is something wrong, or is it not feeling well? β
Rory was wordy, and didn't want to think about how urgent the situation was. The man who talks a lot doesn't like Bai Qige, and now the eyebrows are burned, and the prince is still nagging there endlessly, Bai Qige really wants to punch the prince and let the prince sleep for a day and a night, at least don't stop her way.
Of course, she couldn't do that, it was looking for death.
Shaking off the prince's hand, Bai Qige tried his best to keep calm and whispered: "Someone is making trouble behind tonight's matter, I will explain the details to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince in the future, the most important thing now is to leave here, and His Highness doesn't want to be found out that he has a private meeting with other women in the middle of the night, right?" β
"It was Jintuan who sent a message to ask me to wait for her here, why didn't she come?" The prince was still unwilling, and there was a hint of childlike stubbornness in his confused expression.
"Then you wait here yourself, I'm going back."
There was no time to procrastinate and wait for the trap to appear, Bai Qige even forgot to use the honorific title in a hurry, and only thought about leaving as soon as possible, but how could she hide from the net? Before stepping ashore, the corridor dozens of feet away lit up with pieces of firelight, and the messy footsteps accompanied by more than a dozen figures broke through the night, and unexpectedly appeared in front of Bai Qige and the prince.
The corners of the tall eyes were full of arrogance and hostility, the red lips pursed a mocking smile, and a gorgeous concubine robe marked the prominent status of the second grade, and the one who broke into the sight with a team of palace maids and eunuchs and guards was the concubine who almost took Bai Qige's life.
"Yo, what kind of trouble is this? It really surprised me. In front of a group of subordinates, Concubine Jin showed an extremely surprised expression, but her long and narrow eyes could not hide her smugness, "I heard a secret report from someone in the harem who was fornicating, and I was strictly investigating everywhere day and night in the past few days, and I didn't want to accidentally discover a terrible secret." His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, the Crown Princess, what can you explain tonight's incident? β
Bai Qige didn't answer, and looked around quietly, but unfortunately she didn't find anything, and the little maid who led the way was also expected to be nowhere to be found.
What can you answer, tell Concubine Jin that she was deceived into coming here, in order to provide Concubine Jin with a chance to "break" her secret meeting with the prince? Or is it more straightforward to tell everyone that everything is a trap, is someone with wolf ambitions and wants to shake the crown prince's position, and by the way, pull out her thorn in the eye?
Bowing his head expressionlessly, his nails pinching the flesh of his palm brought a slight pain, Bai Qige gritted his teeth, and anger and remorse welled up in his heart.
This move, she lost again.