Mei Fei said: "But why did the contact person show up on his own?"
Ye Wang said: "Mei Fei, take San'er out for a walk now. Let people see that San'er has no signs of poisoning. The contact person will definitely come to ask about the situation."
Mei Fei said: "But even if the contact person came to ask about the situation, he would only ask Xiaoqing in private. Xiaoqing is dead."
The Night King looked at Gyro Lingli. This time, Lingli walked out on her own without the Night King's instructions.
The third prince was curious, so he followed him out to take a look. After a while, he heard the sound of vomiting. The third prince stumbled back, his face pale with fear, "Oh my God, he's been skinned."
Concubine Mei was horrified. She hugged the Third Prince and looked at the Night King in horror, "Is this... really skinned?"
The Night King sat down, looking relaxed, and called the Third Prince to come over. "Third Prince, it's not fun to skin someone alive before they die. We can't experience the fun. Wait until we find the noble concubine, skin her alive, and use her skin to make you a pair of small leather boots. Do you dare to wear them?"
The Third Prince thought of the viciousness of the Noble Concubine, and suddenly he gained courage and resolutely said: "If the Imperial Uncle dares to do it, then my nephew will dare to wear it."
The Night King smiled and said, "Good, you have courage, but I tell you, skinning alive is a very cruel punishment in the world. Only the most treacherous and evil people can be punished with this method. Remember?"
"Remember!" The third prince nodded, his eyes clear.
The Night King patted his shoulder and said, "Well, your Seventh Uncle loves you so much."
When the Third Prince heard him talking about his Seventh Uncle, he asked, "When will the Seventh Uncle come back? I miss him so much."
"Your seventh uncle will be back soon." King Ye said firmly.
The Third Prince immediately smiled and said, "When my nephew grows up, he will fight on the battlefield like the Seventh Uncle, serve the country, defend the territory of our Great Zhou, and protect the people of our Great Zhou."
"This little brat has a promising future!" Ye Wang praised, then raised his head and looked at Concubine Mei with a serious expression, "My Lady Concubine Mei, don't waste such a good child, he will have a promising future. As his mother, you should not panic when encountering problems, stay calm, and discuss with us if there is anything. There is nothing that cannot be solved."
Mei Fei was extremely ashamed, "Yes, I will remember it."
After peeling it, it needs to be processed immediately, top... No, Lingli went back to Huiqing Palace without stopping, and soon, she came again.
She changed into Xiaoqing's clothes, tidied herself in the room and came out. Mei Fei was shocked, "You..."
That looks exactly like Xiaoqing.
Lingli smiled and said, "Madam Mei, don't be afraid. I am not Xiaoqing."
Mei Fei naturally knew that she was not Xiaoqing, but she couldn't help feeling a little frightened when she saw a dead person suddenly standing in front of her alive again.
Following the Night King's instructions, Concubine Mei took the Third Prince out for a walk.
Sure enough, not long after, the secret guards lurking in the dark discovered that there was a person outside the hall who was peeking out and knocking on the wall three times.
Lingli walked out, and the man walked forward. Lingli followed him. When they reached the base of the locust tree, the man suddenly saw that there was no one around, and suddenly said angrily: "Who asked you to detoxify the Third Prince? The noble concubine said that you can only detoxify after her order."
Lingli exclaimed, "But, the noble concubine said that the poison can be cured by capturing the Regent Princess."
"What's the point of just capturing the Regent Princess? There are so many things for Concubine Mei to do. Who told you that? When I conveyed the order, I strictly ordered you to wait for the order from the noble concubine before detoxifying."
Lingli seemed at a loss, "What should I do? I've been detoxified now, and Concubine Mei won't tolerate me anymore. She'll definitely kill me in the next two days, considering that I'm Concubine Dowager's man."
"Who made you stupid? How can you do things like this? I saw you were alert before, but I didn't expect you to be confused at the critical moment. However, you let Concubine Mei capture the Regent Princess, which is also a merit. Find a way to slip away and find Concubine Gui and wait by her side."
"Yes, yes, but where is the noble concubine?" Lingli asked.
"You leave the palace and go find Lord Lin. Lord Lin will naturally order someone to take you there."
"Yes, thank you, eunuch!" Lingli said gratefully.
The man turned and walked away, retreating swiftly, when he saw a man quickly flying over the treetops, following him.
Lingli went back to report to the Night King, who sneered, "This Lord Lin, his granddaughter was given a marriage with the King of Liang because she was deposed, and she got promoted because of this, but she is still so restless and is in collusion with the noble concubine. Fine, you go."
"Yes!" Lingli turned and left.
Mei Fei said: "Since you know that man is the inner spy of Gui Taifei, why don't you take him down?"
"What's the point of capturing them? Don't we have to capture them one after another? What's the point of capturing just one?" The Night King smiled faintly.
Zi'an went up the mountain with Mei Fei. Zi'an had never been to Zhenguo Temple and didn't know the way up the mountain was so long. Mei Fei walked slowly and got lost.
Fortunately, a hunter appeared and Concubine Mei quickly called him, gave him silver and took him to Zhenguo Temple.
When they reached halfway up the mountain, Zi'an realized something was wrong because they were getting closer and closer to a dense forest. However, the hunter said this was a shortcut and would get them up the mountain faster.
When they reached a valley and took a rest, they saw thick smoke coming out of the dense forest and drifting towards them quickly. Zi'an cried out "Oh no!", but it was too late. The thick smoke swept towards her, making her feel dizzy and she lost consciousness in an instant.
Before she fell into coma, she saw Concubine Mei and the palace maid also fall to the ground.
When she woke up, it was pitch black.
She still had no strength in her body, and her body felt like a ball of cotton, so light that she was almost afraid of floating away.
She slowly got up. There was no light at all. It was so dark that she couldn't see her hand in front of her. She called out, "Is there anyone there?"
There were footsteps outside the door, but no one pushed the door open. The footsteps became farther and farther away, as if someone was going to report.
She groped in the direction of the footsteps and found a stone door, which was cold. Zi'an concluded that it was a sealed stone chamber.
She sat down and concentrated, and when she heard that there was no sound of wind around her, she became even more certain.
After a while, footsteps were heard outside. Zi'an stood up, took two steps back, and heard the sound of the stone door opening. It was not pushed by human hands, but opened by a mechanism.
The scene in front of me suddenly became bright. Before anyone came in, the torches had already illuminated the secret room.
Zi'an's eyes had been in the dark for a long time, and suddenly there was light in front of her eyes. She subconsciously covered her eyes and then slowly moved them away.
The figure in front of him took shape, and Zi'an curled his lips, "So it turns out to be my good mother-in-law."
Standing in front of Zian was the noble concubine who escaped after the assassination attempt failed.
She was still wearing the court dress of a noble concubine, with wide sleeves and a front lapel, and gold embroidery on the edges. Her hair was close to the dress, and the tassels of her hairpins were resting at her ears. Her face was calm, and if the hatred in her eyes was not too obvious, she would have looked like the high and mighty empress dowager.
She sneered, "Xia Zian, you've fallen into my hands."
(End of this chapter)