"This... this is not someone from my house, where are the people from my house?" Liu Lanxin panicked, muttering to herself while looking out the window, her face as pale as snow.
"Miss, this is not the maid from our house. This is not Aunt Liu from your yard. I saw her when she went out before. Now... where is she now?" The maid Hai Qing was also anxious. She stared at everything in front of her, her whole body trembling with fear, and she shrieked.
“Go… go and have a look…” Liu Lanxin was also shaking, but much better than Haiqing, at least she was still stable.
Hai Qing walked over tremblingly, stretched out her hand to pull a guard who was standing nearby, and said with a sad face: "This sir... can you... can you help this servant to see where our Liu Ma is?"
"Who is Madam Liu?" the guard asked.
"She is the old woman in this carriage. She helps my young lady serve incense and candles. She...she was originally in this carriage, but now...why is she gone now?" Hai Qing stuttered.
The guard looked at the largest carriage, and then at the messy one at the back. A lot of incense and candles had been turned out, and it seemed that four people were hiding there just now. Now all four were gone, so it should be impossible for anyone else to hide inside.
He walked over without any hesitation.
"What is that... blood... it's blood..." Hai Qing suddenly screamed and pointed at a stick of incense.
There was actually a trace of blood inside the paper push that was originally made of gold and platinum and shaped like a gold ingot, and it was slowly seeping out.
The guard's face changed. He took two steps forward and pushed away the piece of gold and platinum paper. Sure enough, he saw an old woman lying there, with blood slowly overflowing. The accident must have happened when those people rushed out.
His outer garments had been stripped off, revealing him only wearing a coarse inner garment. He was curled up in a ball, huddled inside a pile of paper ingots, not moving at all. He must be dead beyond death.
“Someone’s dead!”
"Someone is really dead. It's that old woman."
"He was killed secretly, so someone disguised himself as a woman and hid in there with others!"...
The crowd who saw the whole process speculated in panic that this was an accident no matter how you looked at it. Who could have thought that their own mother-in-law had been killed and that someone was hiding inside.
I heard that it was from Minister Liu’s residence, so the person in the carriage was Lady Jingyu
The Crown Prince is about to get married to Lady Jingyu, but something like this happened at this time. If you think about it carefully, is there someone trying to assassinate Lady Jingyu? Otherwise, why would they hide in her carriage
In the capital, there were far more people who knew Lady Jingyu than the General Auxiliary to the State. For a moment, everyone mistakenly believed that the problem was with Lady Jingyu's carriage.
"Miss Liu, what's going on?" Liu Jingyu had calmed down by now, and his face was much calmer. "Why is there an assassin hiding in your carriage?"
"I... I don't know when this person came in." Although Liu Lanxin's face was a little pale, she looked much calmer at this time. "When I left the house, the maid was still my maid. When did this happen? How... How could someone get into my carriage?"
"My lord, could it be that Miss Liu stopped the carriage and came over to talk to you just now?" The maid in the Liu Mansion guessed subconsciously.
Just as she finished speaking, she saw her master's cold eyes. She shuddered immediately, lowered her head, and wished she could slap herself twice. Was this what she should say
"It could be... Ah!" Liu Lanxin suddenly realized, "It could only be at this time. The carriage was parked on the side... Maybe she got on from the back of the carriage at this time. The old woman should have been caught at that time. I just hate that they were so quick and didn't make any sound."
Liu Lanxin was shocked, frightened, and furious: "Did someone plan this to happen because they knew you would go out with me?"
Liu Jingyu's face darkened. Who else knew that the two of them went out? There was really no one else except Qu Moying. Could it really be Qu Moying
"Miss, County Lord Jingyu and Miss Liu are here. They said they are here to visit you!" Nanny Miao came in to report.
Qu Moying put down the book in her hand. She did not stand up and even tied a white band on her forehead. She looked a little weak and not in good spirits.
"Please ask them to come in!" She was not surprised that the two people who were originally going out of town suddenly came to visit her. She said slowly and leaned back.
He's in such a hurry to go out, it's obvious he has some ulterior motive.
Liu Jingyu and Liu Lanxin came together, and both of them looked unhappy.
After entering the door and turning into the inner room, he saw Qu Moying lying on the bed and was speechless for a moment.
"Lord Jingyu, Miss Liu, please take a seat!" Qu Moying sat up a little straighter. Her face was naturally gentle and charming, especially at this moment, which made people feel that she was in poor health. With a poor foundation, some people are born weak, just like Qu Moying. Her current condition would not make people suspect that she was pretending to be sick.
Nanny Miao came in from outside, holding a bowl containing medicinal food.
It had the scent of traditional Chinese medicine, which was strong but not too unpleasant. It was the medicinal food that Qu Moying had used to nourish his body, and it was brought in like this.
"Why don't you use medicine but only medicated food?" Liu Jingyu calmed himself down, greeted Qu Moying, then looked at Qu Moying and asked with concern.
She brought Liu Lanxin here in anger, but now she came to her senses and her expression became much gentler. She looked at Qu Moying and asked with concern.
She couldn't see clearly where Liu Lanxin came from, but it was not appropriate to conflict with Qu Moying at this time.
The words that the prince had warned her before would occasionally come to her mind, making her remember the prince Pei Luoan's cold and ruthless expression again and again.
She couldn't cause any more trouble for the prince at this time.
"I was not feeling well to begin with. I felt uncomfortable after catching a little cold. It's not a big deal, but I was too weak to go out again. I was afraid that my health would get worse. I kept using the medicated diet. When I was not feeling well, I added more. When recuperating, food supplements are better than medicine supplements. Besides, they are some of the prescriptions from the palace."
Qu Moying chuckled and asked Nanny Miao to put the medicinal food on the table in front of the bed. She looked at Liu Jingyu, who had an unmoved expression but was forcing a smile, and then looked at Liu Lanxin, who looked calm.
"Didn't the county lord and Miss Liu go to the Great Compassion Temple? Why are they still here at this time?"
"I didn't go. Something happened at the city gate." Liu Jingyu stared at Qu Moying, trying to read something on her face.
Helplessly, Qu Moying smiled faintly, not caring much, and only raised his eyebrows slightly: "Another incident? How many incidents have occurred in this period of time?"
These words hit Liu Jingyu's heart hard, causing her heart to shrink suddenly. Her face became heavy, and she nodded and said, "It's true that things are always happening. It's like someone is always keeping an eye on the capital.
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"What happened?" Qu Moying asked.
"There were assassins hiding in the carriage where Miss Liu kept the incense and candles. The old woman guarding the carriage was also killed. The guards all went to chase the assassins. I don't know what's going on with them now, and whether they have been caught." Liu Jingyu frowned tightly. She wanted to suspect Qu Moying, but she didn't dare to act rashly.
The relationship between the two of them has now eased a little, and she really doesn't dare to push the relationship between the two of them to the opposite side.
Qu Moying was lucky enough to have met the King of England, which made her dare not act rashly.
"In Miss Liu's carriage? This must have been planned long ago, otherwise how could it be such a coincidence? Given the identities of County Lord Jingyu and Miss Liu, if the carriage inspection was not strict, they would have been allowed to leave the city directly this time." Qu Moying said lightly, "How are these people's skills? Are they the kind of veterans who have been on the battlefield for a long time?"
Qu Moying just asked casually.
Liu Jingyu's face became more and more uglier. She almost took the blame on herself for this matter. Does this really have nothing to do with Liu Lanxin
Looking at Qu Moying's calm but indifferent expression, and then at Liu Lanxin who was lowering her head, Liu Jingyu found it difficult to judge who this matter was related to.
But she must be innocent!
It is certain that someone has plotted against me.
There was a flash of anger in his eyes, and his gaze swept over Qu Moying and Liu Lanxin again.
Qu Moying's attitude was not cordial. Even though he had explained it to her before, the gap between the two of them still existed. So what about Liu Lanxin's matter? Did it really have nothing to do with the daughter of the general who supported the country
Before coming here, Liu Jingyu thought the most likely person was Qu Moying, but now he realized that the most likely person should be Liu Xinlan, who also did not have a good relationship with him.
What did she mean by asking me to go to the Great Compassion Temple with her all of a sudden? What was the relationship between a veteran of many battles and the General's Mansion
"They are quite skilled, right? Anyway, we didn't catch anyone when we left." Liu Jingyu thought for a moment and glanced at Liu Lanxin again. "Miss Liu grew up in the border area, so her experience should be much higher than mine. What do you think of these people's skills?"
Liu Lanxin had been keeping her head down since she entered the room. When she heard Liu Jingyu mention her, she raised her head. "I was very panicked at that time, and I didn't see the man clearly. It should be a good one, otherwise how could I have escaped at that time."
"This is really unexpected. I think the Ministry of Justice and the Dali Temple will get involved. Maybe the Western Prison will also intervene." Qu Moying said, raising her watery eyes slightly, her charming expression looking a little indifferent.
Neither Liu Jingyu nor Liu Xinlan were people she cared about. This was her original attitude.
There was no deviation from her usual behavior. She did not ask too much about the matter. After passing it over, she seemed unwilling to mention it again. "What happened is over. The government will investigate. The county lady and Miss Liu do not need to care. Since you are here today, stay for lunch!"
Qu Moying was not very polite in saying "stay", it seemed like he was just being polite.
Liu Jingyu stood up and said, "I just wanted to see Fourth Miss Qu. Since there is nothing serious, I will go back home first. There is still a follow-up to this matter, and I have to give an explanation."
"Miss Qu Si, I have to go back too. I'll go back to the mansion and check what it has to do with our mansion!" Liu Lanxin also stood up and said with a smile. Seeing what happened today was too unexpected, she was also frightened, and her face has not recovered yet...