After Zi'an left the palace, he took out the letter from his sleeve pocket in the carriage and opened it immediately.
This piece of paper was torn off from drawing paper, and there were only three words written on the letter. It can be seen that there was someone watching the county princess, and someone was thinking: Save Linlin!
Zi'an felt heavy-hearted. Something must have happened to Linlin. He could tell when she left just now. And his face was so pale, so there must be something wrong with his body.
Moreover, Linlin seemed to be very disgusted with staying in the palace. He was not like this before she went to Beimo.
Moreover, when he wanted to speak today, Eunuch Lu stopped him immediately.
At that time, she thought that Eunuch Lu sent away those palace servants in the hope that the three of them could have a good talk, but now that she thought about it, she was afraid that was not the case.
Eunuch Lu came to monitor their conversation, and if he found that there was something inappropriate to talk about, he would stop it immediately.
What happened to Linlin in the palace
The more Zi'an thought about it, the more scared she became. She was in the deep palace, next to the emperor, in Xiwei Palace. She couldn't even know what was going on, let alone save him.
"Lingli!" She lifted the curtain of the carriage and called Lingli in.
Lingli went in and sat down, "Princess, what's wrong?"
Zi'an showed Lingli the note from the county lady and said, "See if you can sneak into Xiwei Palace and see what's going on with Linlin."
Lingli's face also looked a little heavy, and she said, "Okay, I'll go tonight."
She paused, then said, "Should we look for the Night King?"
"Okay, go right away." Zi'an said.
"Yes." Lingli said, lifted the curtain and jumped down.
After returning to the palace, Zi'an immediately burned the note.
I waited anxiously until the evening at 11 p.m., then I heard footsteps outside.
Zi'an immediately opened the door, and Lingli, dressed in nightgown, walked in quickly, covering her arms.
"Are you hurt?" Zi'an was shocked and quickly helped her sit down.
Lingli said: "It's nothing, just a minor injury. I was careless for a moment and got caught."
Zi'an immediately took out the medicine box to stop her bleeding. The wound was not big, but it was very deep and thin, which showed that a sharp blade was used, and the opponent's martial arts skills were probably very strong.
"Bear with it!" Zi'an disinfected her wound and bandaged it.
Lingli smiled and said, "It's nothing. What's the big deal about this little injury?"
Zi'an frowned and said, "Don't take it lightly. This wound is very deep, and you can see the bone."
"It's okay, it's okay, I'm used to it." Lingli said nonchalantly.
While Zi'an was treating her wound, she said, "The Xiwei Palace is heavily guarded, and there are many experts. I wanted to hide on the roof to see if I could find anything, but I was discovered. It's really strange that the patrol of the Xiwei Palace even patrols the roof. How many secrets does the emperor have that he doesn't want others to know? He is so cautious."
"So you can't find out anything?"
"I couldn't find out anything, but I saw Sun Fang'er go into Master Xia Lin's room and she didn't come out for about a quarter of an hour."
"She went in by herself?"
"Yes, he went in by himself, holding something in his hand. I couldn't see clearly what it was. It was covered with a brocade cloth."
Zi'an was very nervous, "Did you hear any sound?"
Lingli shook her head, "No sound."
She thought for a moment and suddenly said, "Oh, right. When the guards and I were fighting, I saw the county lady hurried into Xia Lin's room and then was carried out. The county lady seemed to be crying and saying something, but I was busy dealing with the guards at the time, so I couldn't see or hear clearly. I vaguely heard one or two words."
"What word?" Zi'an asked hurriedly.
"It seems like he let it go, but it also seems like he forgot about it. I only heard these one or two words."
"Released? Forgotten?" Zi'an pondered over it carefully. Could it be that you released him? Or was she caught passing the note, and then when questioned about the content, she said she forgot
Obviously, the latter is unlikely.
Lingli put on her clothes and said, "My master said that he would order someone to investigate this matter. However, I alarmed the emperor tonight, and the emperor will probably suspect us."
Zi'an asked, "When you came back, was there anyone following you?"
"Someone was chasing me, but I ran to the east of the city first and got rid of them," Lingli said.
Zi'an thought about it and felt that it was not right, so he said, "Lingli, you have to hide for a while. I think someone will come to our door."
"Okay, I'll go back and change my clothes. Wearing this nightgown, if you find me, there's no need to explain."
After Lingli finished speaking, she immediately went back to her room.
She changed her clothes and took the bloodstained nightgown to the kitchen. There was soup simmering in the pot, so she stuffed the clothes in and added a handful of firewood. She watched the nightgown being completely burned before she felt relieved.
After doing all this, she was about to leave the house and hide in the Night King's Mansion, but she heard a knock on the door like a drum.
She was startled and hurried back. Zi'an also heard the knock on the door and pulled her into the room. He then took out the needle and said, "I'll seal the needle for you first. You will temporarily lose the pain."
"Thank you, Princess!" Lingli quickly took off her clothes and let Zi'an give her acupuncture.
After the acupuncture, Zi'an took some gauze and wrapped her wound again, hoping that the blood would not seep out if the guards tried to test it.
"Don't even think about leaving. The mansion is surrounded by guards right now. Fortunately, there is no real evidence. As long as they don't find the wound, we can cover it up." Zi'an said.
Lingli put on her clothes and heard hurried footsteps, accompanied by Yang Ma's angry scolding, "What are you doing? This is the princess's room. How dare you rush in?"
"I am here on a mission, please get out of the way!"
It was a familiar voice. Zian felt that he should have heard this voice before.
"It's Liang Shulin!" Lingli reminded.
Zi'an sneered, "This Lord Liang's career path is really tortuous."
"Isn't it? I didn't expect that I could get in front of the emperor now." Lingli said.
Zi'an sat on the couch and picked up a book. He straightened his clothes and hair before going up to open the door. He said unhappily, "What's going on? What time is it? Why are you making so much noise? What's going on?"
She was slightly startled when she saw many imperial guards standing in the courtyard. She asked Madam Yang, "Madam, what are they doing here?"
Before the maid could say anything, Liang Shulin, who was dressed in green brocade, stepped forward and bowed, "I am Liang Shulin, the commander of the Xiwei Palace's imperial guards. An assassin was found in the palace. I followed him all the way here, but he disappeared near the palace. I am afraid that the assassin may hurt the princess, so I came in to ask."
"Oh?" Lingli smiled faintly, "Lord Liang? Aren't you the commander of the imperial guards of the Eastern Palace? How did you become the commander of the Xiwei Palace?"
Liang Shulin's expression remained unchanged. "No matter where I am working, I am working for the Emperor. Please let the young lady know for me."
A woman's cold voice came from the room, "Come in."
Lingli snorted and went in first.
Liang Shulin stretched out his hand and pressed it, "You wait here, I will go in first. No one is allowed to enter without my order."
In other words, if he gave the order, everyone would rush in.
(End of this chapter)