432, crisis (below)
It has to be said that the maid who came to communicate has a way. After talking to Gu Qianxue quickly and in a low voice, she said, "Master Qianxue, this servant is a maid from the Imperial Hospital. Doctor Zhao can't come today, so I specially ordered my servant to accompany the princess. Go to Fanxu Palace."
Because of the distance, Xiangju and Xiangqi did not hear the private words of the court lady. As Concubine Qin was looking for it in private, Gu Qianxue naturally wanted to send the two of them away.
The reason for dismissing is also very simple. One is that I "forgot" to bring the book, and then "suddenly remembered" that I forgot to bring the stethoscope.
Xiangju and Xiangqi didn't think much about it, and since the distance between Qianxue Pavilion and Fanxu Palace was not too far away, they hurried back to pick up their things, while Gu Qianxue followed the maid in the other direction.
The imperial palace is very large, and so is the imperial palace of Nanyue Kingdom. It is more like a small city than a palace.
I don't know how many palaces and alleys I turned around, how many promenades and squares I passed through, and after walking for about a stick of incense, I finally arrived at the destination.
This is a dilapidated courtyard, and the dilapidated building can vaguely see the luxurious style of the past, but now it has become a part of withered weeds, like a broken tombstone in a random graveyard.
Behind the house, there is a garden that is more dilapidated than the house. The withered weeds in the garden are almost waist high, and there are some abandoned stone benches and tables among the weeds.
"Where is this place? Concubine Qin is going to meet me here?" Gu Qianxue's heart was full of alarm bells, and she questioned the palace maid walking in front, and even accumulated internal strength in her dantian.
The palace lady was not in a hurry, she stretched out her hand and pointed to the distance, and saw a figure from the back wearing a lavender cloak with a hat on, and couldn't see the man's hairstyle clearly, and because of the distance and the weeds, it was impossible to see the figure. It was impossible to tell if it was Concubine Qin.
"I also ask Princess Qianxue to forgive me, but there are many people in the palace with mixed eyes, and no one can guarantee whose eyeliner it is. A few days ago, the empress's visit to Qianxue Pavilion late at night was still known by the emperor. This time, I can't act rashly. Haihan, this servant can't reveal her identity, so she stepped back first." Saying that, the palace maid blessed Gu Qianxue, then turned and left.
The maid's words dispelled most of Gu Qianxue's doubts. After all, the person who knew that Concubine Qin entered Qianxue Pavilion late at night should be Concubine Qin's person.
Thinking about it, Gu Qianxue walked towards the figure.
At this moment, a gust of wind suddenly blew by, and the surrounding woodland was full of the sound of howling ghosts. The strong wind stirred up withered grass and dust, Gu Qianxue quickly closed her eyes, and covered her face with her sleeves.
But in the next moment, she felt her whole body tightened, as if she was covered by a net, and a powerful force quickly dragged her forward.
Oops!
Under this strong drag force, Gu Qianxue fell and had no time to get up. In the blink of an eye, she was dragged in front of the man in the purple-red cloak, "Who are you?" Where is Concubine Qin? There was only one short and thin man with dark skin, strangely concentrated facial features, and a pair of mouse eyes full of fierceness.
"It doesn't matter who I am, the princess is so meddling in other people's affairs, isn't he afraid of retribution?" As the man said, he kicked away the wooden cover next to him, and there was actually a well under the heavy wooden cover.
Gu Qianxue immediately understood what the man wanted to do. She tried to struggle with martial arts, but found that she could not use any strength in the net. The net bound her tightly like elastic, "Whose subordinate are you? What kind of glory and wealth your master has given you, you may as well tell this princess, as much as she gives, this princess will give you ten times." Said this to delay time, but actually did not give any hope.
The man let out a sneer, and the sneer was more sinister than the ghostly wind in the forest, "The princess is still a knowledgeable person, if I knew this earlier, why would I offend the nobleman earlier? Unfortunately, everything is too late, the master explained, today You must die."
Gu Qianxue tried to stand up, but the weird net was getting tighter and tighter. Let alone standing up, after struggling a few times, she couldn't even lift her arms.
The man kicked off the wooden cover and dragged the net, intending to throw Gu Qianxue down the mouth of the well.
"Wait, listen to me a few more words," Gu Qianxue's head hit a stone while dragging, and warm liquid slowly dripped from her forehead. She felt a sense of fear of being bound by a spider's web, but Gu Qianxue still used Try to calm your voice rationally, "I have no strength to break free, but with your strength just now, you know that you have martial arts. When you are strong and I am weak, you just listen to me and say a few words. How, if it is beneficial to you, you will make money, if it is not beneficial to you, you will not lose any more if you throw me down the well."
Just before Gu Qianxue was thrown down the well, the man paused when he heard this, and then let out a burst of shrill laughter, "Hey hey hey, the master once told me that Princess Qianxue can turn death into life with eloquence. I don't believe it, but now I do." Saying that, he threw Gu Qianxue down hard.
Although I was mentally prepared, the severe pain behind me still spread like a crack, accompanied by a strong sense of weightlessness.
From the beginning to the end, Gu Qianxue didn't shout, because screaming was useless, and it was easy to bite her tongue. In weightlessness, there's nothing like clenching your teeth to protect yourself.
This is a dry well, not too deep, about three meters, and the bottom of the well is slightly soft. Besides weeds, Gu Qianxue also touched clothes and bones.
Gu Qianxue frowned. She had heard that the most common method used by concubines in ancient times was to throw maids into wells, but she never thought that she would meet them one day. Fortunately, this poor woman, otherwise, at a height of three meters, even if she couldn't fall to her death, she wouldn't be able to fall to any good.
But now is not the time for pity.
Gu Qianxue raised her eyes and looked at the man at the mouth of the well pretending to be terrified. "You... why did you throw me down? Don't you listen to what I have to say?" Because of the reason at the bottom of the well, the voice echoed many times.
The man gave another smirk, "Is it okay for Princess Qianxue to say no at the bottom of the well?"
Gu Qianxue calmed down, "Someone wants to silence her. I must have done something unintentionally to violate her interests. I, Gu Qianxue, am not an asshole. There is no need to do things so badly. You can repay your master. What does she want to do?" , I'll help her."
After the man laughed, "Master Qianxue, don't waste your words. You almost pissed off our master, so how can there be any room for cooperation? You say our master is the best at doing things, but you are the one who is the best. Ruo Qianxue County Master If you think about it earlier, you won’t end up like today. Our master also said that no matter how sweet your words are, you can’t believe them, let alone stab you to death, and let you experience the despair that life is worse than death, and die in pain.” As he said that, he took out a sack from behind. The sack kept wriggling, but it seemed to contain some living things.
Gu Qianxue was shocked.
The man laughed maniacally and said, "These are two highly poisonous snakes, named Bone Snake. If you get venomed by Bone Snake, you won't die immediately, but will fester to death within three days. Today, the Princess will be able to get along with these snakes." It's fun." As he said, he untied the bag and opened the mouth, and then saw two long green snakes with golden flowers falling out of the bag and into the well.
433. People are kind and bullied