The Pharaoh’s Concubine

Chapter 12: conspiracy

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On the second day, Ramses led four legions consisting of 20,000 soldiers, Amon, Buta, Ra, Set, and 200 chariots and lion guards, and set off in a mighty manner.

Without the task of training the lions, Mago basically stayed in the temple. Apart from continuing to search for that thing, she also prayed to the Egyptian gods for the safety of Ramses. In such an uneasy mood, more than ten days passed without knowing it. According to the time, there are still about ten days before Ramses should arrive in Kadesh.

Priest Fekti seemed to have a better attitude towards her than before, and would occasionally talk to her.

At dusk that day, Margo was walking back to the palace from the temple, but suddenly she saw a familiar figure. After a closer look, it was Nige, the guard in charge of the lion's food. She just wanted to stop him, but saw He looked around, and quickly got into an alley.

Margot suddenly became curious and followed him to the alley. She hid behind a pile of discarded logs and saw him talking to a man in black who didn't look like an Egyptian.

"I've already done everything, when will the money be given to me?" Nige's voice trembled.

"Is it really done?" The man's voice sounded low.

"Don't worry, those lions have already taken the medicine."

"Very well, these are your rewards."

"Very good… "

Margot didn't hear what they said next, but felt her mind was buzzing, did she drug the lions? Drugged? Is it the lion of Ramses? As soon as the man left, Nigg immediately took out the money from the purse to count, and unexpectedly he only counted two silver coins. Suddenly, his face turned blue, and he tightly clutched his throat, as if he couldn't breathe. fell down in pain.

Margot was also confused by this sudden accident, and hurried out from behind the wood. With just one glance, she knew that Nigg had been poisoned by a poison that no one could cure.

"Ma...Miss Margot..." He widened his eyes in surprise, with a look of remorse on his face, out of breath, "I, I was fooled, they, they lied to me..."

"who are they?"

"The Hittites asked me to put some medicine in the diet of the lions. This medicine will not be life-threatening, but it will make them lose their strength and lose their fighting power... I, I was confused for a while... I..." He wanted to say something more, but his face changed He became pale, his whole body convulsed a few times, and then he stopped breathing.

Mag noticed several blue spots appeared on the back of his hand, it seems that the poison spread from the hand to the whole body quickly. She took another look at the money bag that fell on the ground. This money bag should have been given to him by the Hittite just now. If she guessed correctly, the money bag must have been coated with extremely powerful poison. It seems that the Hittites wanted to kill people to silence them.

Her thoughts became confused. The Hittites had already prepared, so they must have set up an ambush in Kadeishi, and Ramses' lion guard was completely useless. Isn't this too dangerous

If defeated, then Ramses may die.

die? Thinking of this word, her heart twitched suddenly. No, no! Ramses must not die, he will definitely become the greatest pharaoh of Egypt, absolutely must not die!

He will definitely create an extremely glorious era, and he will definitely become the greatest king of Upper and Lower Egypt.

She can't allow him to die!

At dawn the next day, Margot rode her horse to Kadesh anxiously. She must tell Ramses about this conspiracy, and hoped everything would be done in time!

After driving for more than ten days in a row, these ten days are probably the hardest time since she arrived in Egypt. She traveled non-stop during the day and did not dare to rest at night. She just ate some simple food and water that she brought with her. , All I can think of is that I must catch up with Ramses before the big battle.

It was already dusk when Marge arrived at Kadesh Castle. Outside the castle, there were dozens of dead bodies lying around. It seemed that the surrounding area was quieter than she had imagined.

As soon as she entered the castle, she couldn't help but gasped. Horrific corpses were layered on the dilapidated city walls, or their necks were twisted, or their anus and intestines were exposed. Blood flowed everywhere, so much that even the thick earth couldn't contain it. It was a naked tomb, as if the earth had been opened, and the loathsome realm of the god of the underworld had been presented to the gods. No mortal man has the courage to look at this Hades that makes one's legs tremble.

At this moment, there was only one thought in her mind: Ramses, where is he

After finally calming down a little, Margot continued to walk forward, secretly hoping that she would not see him appear on the battlefield shrouded in death.

He will not die, he must not die.

"Who are you!" Suddenly, a loud shout came from behind her.

Mag turned her head and saw two Egyptian soldiers, living Egyptian soldiers! She was overjoyed for a moment, and immediately ran to them, her voice sharpened with anxiety: "Where is Ramses? Where is he! Where is he!"

"I, Ramses, the son of God Amon, why did I die here." A clear and slightly tired voice came from behind the Egyptian soldiers. The moment she heard this voice, she felt as if her breathing was about to stop. I saw a young black-haired man leaning against the gate of the castle watching her. His arms, legs, chest, and white waistcoat were all stained with blood. His handsome face was covered with black hair. Visibly tired, his dark eagle-like eyes were full of surprise, but the corners of his mouth raised slightly unconsciously. Blood stains and scars did not diminish his innate aura of king in the slightest. Even when he was in such a mess, he still shone like that.

"La... Ramses!" After staying for a few seconds, she ran towards him with great joy, "Great, great! You're not dead, you're not dead, that's great!"

"Why did you come here?" His face was livid, "Didn't I tell you to stay in Memphis!"

"Lion, the lion has been drugged! Nighe colluded with the Hittites..." She didn't care to answer his question, and quickly told him what she had heard.

His face softened: "Did you come here specially for this?"

"Nonsense, it's not because of this, why would I rush day and night!" She suddenly felt a sense of loss that her good intentions were not rewarded.

A complex look flashed across his face, he gently held her face with his hands, and said in a tone she had never heard before: "Margo, you are—you're such an idiot."

Margot stared at him depressedly: "Yes, I'm an idiot, I should go back now that you're fine, I see... ah..." Before she could finish her words, she disappeared between his lips and teeth in the next second Before she could react, he had already kissed her lips heavily. A slight pain came from her lips, and he kissed her with all his strength, as if to swallow her whole alive.

His bewitching voice whispered in her ear, "So you care about me so much, I'm really happy."

"Let go, Ramses, let go..." she struggled. She couldn't like him, she wanted to go back... The already exhausted body finally couldn't hold on anymore, and slid down softly... When Margot woke up again, she was already on her way back to Egypt. From Ramses' mouth, she learned that the war was over, and the lion guards had made great contributions in this war, but it was a pity that four of them died.

"Rameses, isn't the lion drugged?" She was very puzzled by this matter.

Ramses gave her a deep look: "The lions were not drugged."

"What, I clearly heard Nigga..." Her heart tightened.

"I have long felt that something is wrong with Nigga, so I have been sending people to monitor his actions. The food he has been drugged by has been replaced by the people I sent, so the lions have not been drugged at all." His lips showed An inscrutable smile. "As for why Nigg wasn't arrested, I wanted to know who the person who came into contact with him was. Also, just because he shouldn't be so bold, there must be someone behind him. I'm more interested in that person. "

Margot didn't speak, but her heart was fluctuating endlessly. It turned out that he knew, he already knew. That's right, he is not someone else, he is Ramses, how could he die in this place so easily, this time she seems to be too impulsive... "It's just that I didn't expect... you would rush over." There seemed to be something deep in his eyes. Something flickered, a light Margot had never seen before.

She hurriedly lowered her eyes to avoid his gaze, not knowing how to explain.

"Margo, after we return to Egypt, never mention Babylon again." He stretched out his hand and pulled her into his arms. Leaning on his hot chest, Margo could clearly hear his heartbeat, and also heard her own heartbeat... The increasingly rapid heartbeat seemed to interweave into a net that confused her...