Ziying Pavilion.
"Sister Qinghe, change your clothes first." Pei Lingbi pointed to a maid to serve Qinghe, and slowly got up and said, "I'll go out and clean my hands, and I'll come back to you later."
Qing He frowned and asked, "Where's my maid?"
She brought a personal servant girl with her when she went out, and she was there just now, why did she disappear after turning around after entering the room
Pei Lingbi squinted her eyes, and said calmly, "Oh, I asked your maid to make tea, and I will be back soon...you can use my maid for now."
Qing He pursed her lips, looked at the lavender dress, thinking of changing it and going back earlier, so she nodded.
Pei Lingbi smiled, asked the maid to take good care of Qinghe, and went out, closing the door behind her.
In the house, the court lady obediently waited on Qing He to change her dress, and Qing He also changed her clothes, but gradually, she smelled the smell of incense in the house, and felt a tightness in her chest.
She also smoked incense on weekdays, all of which were high-quality calming incense, with a light and elegant smell; now, when she first smelled this strong and pungent fragrance, she swept around the room uncomfortably.
I saw a red sandalwood carved banana leaf pattern hexagonal incense table in the corner, and a small cloisonne three-legged elephant trunk incense burner was placed on it. Green smoke curled up, and the aroma was rich and sweet.
Qing He frowned, originally wanted the maid to put out the incense, but thought that the clothes would be changed soon, so she endured it for now.
When she never wanted to change her shirt, her head became more and more dizzy, and her body shook twice involuntarily.
"Master, what's the matter with you?" the maid asked worriedly.
"This fragrance is too strong, it makes my head dizzy." Qing He supported her head with one hand, and looked at the maid in doubt, "Don't you feel uncomfortable?"
The palace lady's consciousness was very clear, she shook her head and said, "This servant does not feel unwell."
Qinghe bit her lip, thinking, could it be that she is too delicate and sensitive
"Hurry up and change it, and help me out for a walk after changing it."
"Yes."
It's just that before the clothes were changed, Qinghe felt weak all over, dizzy, and couldn't even stand upright.
The palace maid was startled, and helped her to sit down beside the bed, "Master, are you alright?"
Qinghe was in a trance, leaning her head on the bedpost, and said weakly, "Open the window, let's breathe..."
Maybe it was because her voice was too low, the maid didn't hear it, she just said, "Lie down and rest first, this servant will go find the princess right now."
Qing He only felt that his eyelids were getting heavier and heavier, his body was getting hotter and hotter, and everything in front of him gradually became blurred and distorted.
She saw the palace man running out, and saw the door close again...
—
Behind the rockery not far from Ziying Pavilion.
"Ah Ti, what are we doing?" Xu Wenchan opened his eyes wide.
"shh-"
Tao Ti bent over and poked her head.
It didn't take long to see Pei Lingbi walking out of Ziying Pavilion in a hurry, with a proud expression on her face.
Tao Ti's heart sank, something was really wrong!
Xu Wenchan was also surprised, "Why is the second princess alone? Where's the county lord?"
Tao Ti straightened her waist and asked Linglong to go to Ziying Pavilion with her to find out, and then said to Xu Wenchan, "Achan, help us watch the wind outside. If we haven't come out after a cup of tea, we must have met If you’re in trouble, go get someone to help you.”
Although I don't know what happened inside, but the situation is definitely not good, Xu Wenchan solemnly nodded, "Okay, don't worry."
Tao Ti took Linglong all the way to Ziying Pavilion. It was even more suspicious that there was no one guarding such a large courtyard.
As soon as he walked into the courtyard, he saw the maid next to Qinghe lying on the stone table in the inner courtyard, unconscious.
Linglong stepped forward quickly, sniffed, checked the back of her neck, and said seriously, "Crown Princess, she is still alive, she was just knocked out."
Tao Ti frowned, "Leave her alone, let's go to the county lord."
Ziying Pavilion is a two-storey pavilion, with more than a dozen upper and lower rooms. Tao Ti and Linglong split up to search—
When they searched the second floor, there was a faint movement from a room.
Tao Ti and Linglong looked at each other, and hurried to that room.
The door was locked from the inside, and under Tao Ti's signal, Linglong kicked it open abruptly.
There was only a loud "bang", the door was kicked halfway open, and the man who was undressing in the room was also frightened and gave a ghostly cry.
Behind the peony screen, there are shadows and shadows, and a sweet and greasy incense comes to the nostrils.
Smelling the scent, Tao Ti suppressed her nausea and rushed in with Linglong, "Qinghe!"
In the room, Qinghe was lying on the bed with a pale face, his shirt was a little messy, but it was still intact and he didn't take it off.
And the man next to her, with his thin and shriveled upper body, half of his pants off, his face was flushed, although he was drunk, he was not completely unconscious, and he knew how to put on his pants quickly.
Without Tao Ti opening her mouth, Linglong stepped forward and dragged the man to the ground.
Tao Ti hurriedly picked up Qinghe who was on the bed, reached out and patted her cheek, "Qinghe, wake up."
Hearing her call, Qinghe opened his eyes in a daze, and murmured, "Biao, cousin... incense... incense burner..."
"Linglong, there may be something wrong with the incense burner. You should decorate with incense ash first, and we will take it home for analysis." Tao Ti calmly ordered, "The most urgent thing now is to take Qing He away."
"Yes." Linglong said, raised her palm and swung the man unconscious with a knife in her hand, then took out a handkerchief, took out some incense ash from the incense burner and packed it.
Looking at the fainted man on the ground, Linglong asked, "Crown Princess, what should I do with this man?"
Tao Ti had a little impression of this man, he seemed to be the son of the Zhou family
In an instant, countless guesses flashed through her mind, and the more she thought about it, the more disgusting she felt.
Just as she was considering how to punish this wretched man, there was a muffled "boom" at the door.
Both Tao Ti and Linglong were startled.
Linglong looked vigilant, and bent over to check. When he came back again, there was an unconscious woman with disheveled hair behind her.
Tao Ti, "???"
This dress, this hair accessory...
She bent down and raised the woman's face, dumbfounded, Pei Lingbi
Which green forest hero did a good deed without leaving a name, but actually packaged this product and delivered it to the door
Now is not the time to worry about this. Tao Ti looked at the unconscious Pei Lingbi, then at the man who had been knocked out, and suddenly had an idea in her mind, "Linglong, come, put the two of them on the bed."
Linglong instantly understood.
Together, the master and servant carried Pei Lingbi and Zhou Shaohui to the bed, put them in a hugging position, and covered them with brocade quilts.
After finishing the arrangement, Tao Ti clapped her hands and hummed, "If you harm others, you will end up harming yourself."
Pei Lingbi is not a good person, and Zhou Jiaerlang is also a wretched wretch with evil intentions. Since they like playing such disgusting tricks so much, let them suffer for themselves! Get together as a pair to harm each other!
After dealing with it, Tao Ti and Linglong hurried away with Qinghe on their backs.
Seeing them coming out, Xu Wenchan immediately went forward to meet them, looking at Qinghe who was drowsy, she said in shock, "My God, what's wrong with the county lord?"
Tao Ti said, "Now is not the time to explain, go back to my yard first."
As soon as they left on their front feet, there was a court lady on their back feet, leading the doctor and the prime minister's wife Liu Shi and a group of people to Ziying Pavilion—
"The county lord suddenly said that he was not feeling well, doctor, you have to show her a good look."
"The county master is on the second floor."
A group of people went upstairs, only to see the door was ajar, they called twice, but there was no movement inside.
The maid bravely stretched out her hand and pushed the door, the door made a "squeak" sound, and then slammed to the ground with a bang.
Maid, "
The doctor and members of the Liu family said, "!!!"
Everyone vaguely felt that something was wrong, and walked in with their heads poking around.
There is a sweet and strong fragrance in the room. Behind the screen, in front of the black lacquered mother-of-pearl shelf bed, light blue curtains hang down. There are two pairs of shoes on the ground, one pair of black soap boots and one pair of red shoes with beaded embroidery.
Everyone's expressions changed.
The prime minister's wife, Liu Shi's heart was beating violently, she was a little nervous but also a little expectant, she only had a stern face, and told the maid, "Go and see."
The palace maid stepped forward anxiously, lifted a corner of the curtain, took a look, her eyes widened suddenly, "Ah—"
She backed up like a ghost, her legs gave way, and she fell to the ground.
Liu Shi glanced at it, and hummed in her heart, this little palace maid is really good at acting.
But I heard the court lady muttering, "How could it be, how could it be...a princess?!"
Liu's soul was shaken, and he strode forward and lifted the curtain.
Seeing this, her eyes were wide open, her face suddenly turned pale, and she almost fainted.
...
The night is filled with darkness, and there are no stars or moons in the dark sky.
The East Palace and Zixiao Palace are brightly lit.
Gu Feng, who hadn't shown up for more than a month, finally came back, and at the same time brought back two bad news——
First, Mrs. Gu fell ill due to the extreme heat, and is currently staying in Qinzhou to recuperate, which may take a while.
Second, Mu Wang, his wife and the eldest son "died of illness" in Luoyang Prison.
Xia Feng poured in from the window, and Gu Feng, who was dressed in black, clasped his fists and said in a deep voice, "The matter of Prince Mu's mansion is due to the negligence of my subordinates, which hindered His Highness's plan."
Pei Yan stroked the jade wrench in his hand, and said softly, "Uncle Feng, don't blame yourself."
Gu Feng still lowered his head, his voice was rough, "Mu Wang's family died like this, and all the crimes His Highness suffered in Luoyang are in vain."
Pei Yan stepped forward to help, and said softly, "It's okay."
Gu Feng stood up, with deep guilt still on his rigid face.
Pei Yan's black eyes were cold, and he said slowly, "The Zhou family is fast enough, courageous enough, and ruthless enough. Although they escaped this time, they can't please them... Those who support them openly and secretly Seeing that King Mu ended up in such a fate, it is inevitable that there will be no feeling of sadness."
There was a slight smile on his clear face, and he said slowly, "People's hearts are difficult to get together and easy to disperse."
Gu Feng was stunned for a moment, then suddenly realized.
Pei Yan walked over and patted Gu Feng on the shoulder. Just as he was about to let him play a game of chess with him, he heard hurried footsteps outside.
Gu Feng's eyes darkened, and his figure flashed neatly, hiding behind the screen.
Outside, the eunuch's hat on Fu Xirui's head was all crooked, and he panted, "Your Highness, it's not good, something happened!"
Pei Yan frowned, "What's wrong?"
Fu Xirui said, "Princess and the others have returned to the palace! At this moment, I am in His Majesty's Zichen Palace with Princess Jingyang, and the Empress and His Highness the Third Prince are also there! I heard people say that Princess Jingyang is going All the way to Zichen Palace, the face was stern, and the Lord of Qinghe County was crying... I don't know exactly what happened, but judging by the situation, it seems that something is wrong."
Pei Yan's eyes narrowed, and he said in a deep voice, "Where's the princess? She's fine."
"The crown princess seems to be all right, and has been by the side of Qinghe county master to comfort her."
Pei Yan was sullen and was about to get up when he heard two night owls screaming from outside the window.
He pursed his lips and said to Xi Rui, "You go and prepare the sedan chair first."
Fu Xirui responded and got busy.
Gu Feng, who was behind the screen, walked out slowly, walked to the window, opened the window—
A black shadow flashed in, knelt on the ground, and said respectfully, "Your Highness, Lord Feng."
Pei Yan's face was as cold as jade, and his black eyes were narrowed, "What's going on?"
Hei Ying gave a brief account of what happened at Zhuyuan Villa.
When Pei Yan heard that Tao Ti was fine, his expression turned pale.
Gu Feng raised his eyebrows when he heard that, this palace is indeed the most filthy place in the world, it looks bright and beautiful, but in fact it can do any disgusting things.
"The princess is quite thoughtful." Gu Feng commented.
"She is probably a lonely lucky star."
When Tao Ti was mentioned, Pei Yan's eyes softened, his thin lips slightly raised, and he smiled playfully, "So what if the matter of Prince Mu's Mansion is settled, isn't the Zhou family sending another handle? This lonely aunt, isn't she?" It's annoying."