Xi Xingjiang was finally pinched by Lin Jingyuan and rolled his eyes.
It's not that he can't beat Lin Jingyuan, but his aunt told him not to cause trouble and not to conflict with the princes before he came.
Xi Xingjiang could only bear it, rolling his eyes and shouting loudly: "I'm just kidding! Who wants to marry a little beanie who is not as long as my legs!"
Lin Feilu: "?"
Very good, you have offended me twice.
Lin Qing drank Lin Jingyuan next to him, and the two people who were to be scuffled separated, and taught them a few words to observe the rules when traveling outside, and not to disturb the sage driver, and then took Lin Feilu back on horseback.
Lin Qing's horse riding was much smoother, and his harness was also softer. Lin Feilu sat in front of him, but his butt finally didn't hurt so much.
The horse grazes while walking, Lin Qing is not in a hurry, he is slugging slowly with the rein, only then can Lin Feilu enjoy the scenery of the countryside.
The scenery in winter is very sluggish, but the field is empty and cloudless, and the driving cars can't be seen at a glance, and there is a sense of vastness between the boundless world.
Lin Qing said warmly behind her, "Xingjiang has always been stubborn, so the fifth sister shouldn't care about him."
Lin Feilu nodded obediently, thought for a while, and asked, "Prince brother, besides the hot spring, is there anything else in the palace for fun?"
Lin Qing smiled and said, "The palace is located on the mountainside, and the scenery is unique. You will know it when you go there."
The two were talking in low voices. A delicate carriage in the convoy suddenly opened the curtain, and a sweet and soft voice came from the car: "His Royal Highness."
Lin Feilu tilted her head to look. The maid in the spacious carriage knelt aside and opened the curtains of the car. Sitting in the window was a pure and beautiful woman, looking at them with a smile.
She didn't know who it was, but listened to Lin Qing's words: "Princess Mei."
It turned out to be Princess Mei, one of the four concubines, the only concubine among the four concubines who has no children.
She looked young, fair-skinned and beautiful, with beautiful eyes, and she was very delicate. It was a match for Xiao Lan's beauty. No wonder she was favored by Emperor Lin these years.
Even the voice was very pleasing to the ears, and asked softly: "I just heard the noise outside the car, but what happened?"
Lin Qing said, "Fourth brother is just playing around, Concubine Mei doesn't have to worry about it."
Concubine Mei nodded, then looked at the little girl who was riding a horse with him, and asked with a smile, "Is this the fifth princess?"
Lin Feilu said crisply: "Little Wu has seen Concubine Mei."
Concubine Mei covered her mouth and smiled softly and gracefully: "I saw it for the first time, she was really cute and lovely. It's far away from the palace, and the five princesses ride alone in a carriage, are they afraid? Why not take care of her if she is with her concubine."
The concubine in the palace saw her more or less, and this was the first time she met her for the first time without a reason to release kindness to her.
She had heard that Concubine Mei had a good relationship with Concubine Hui. According to Concubine Hui's attitude that she never concealed her disgust every time she saw her, Concubine Mei's behavior at this time was a bit abnormal.
I just want to go, also go to Xianfei's car, right
But she was smiling, her eyes were sincere and gentle, neither her tone nor her expression could fault her.
There was a strange feeling in Lin Feilu's heart: it seemed to smell the same kind of smell.
On the horseback, she twisted and bowed to Concubine Mei, and said with a milky voice: "Little Wu dare not disturb Concubine Mei."
Concubine Mei smiled: "Where is the fifth princess, the concubine feels love when she sees the princess. This is probably an eye catch, and I can't help but want to spend more time with the princess."
Lin Feilu turned her head and glanced at Lin Qing timidly, Shui Lingling's eyes were full of hesitation.
Lin Qing knew that Sister Wu was smart, and she didn't want to go, so she naturally spoke to her: "Thank you Niang Niang for your kindness, but I have made an appointment with Xiao Wu to drink crisp tea on my car frame. Niang Niang had no choice but to pick it up next time. "
The prince had already spoken, so Concubine Mei was naturally not good to say anything, and with a few more smiles, she lowered the curtain and sat back.
Lin Qing continued to drive forward, Lin Feilu patted his heart, and said in a petty voice that only two people could hear: "I was scared to death."
Lin Qing smiled, and said seriously: "You are a royal princess, she is only a concubine, what are you afraid of her doing?"
Lin Feilu said that you said that it is easy, the princess who has not been favored these years can't even compare to a favored lady.
After Lin Qing finished speaking, she soothed: "Among the concubines of the father, the concubine Mei is the most kind and gentle, and you don't have to be afraid of her."
Probably because although Concubine Mei is favored but has no heirs, she does not pose a threat to the future throne. Whether it is the queen or the prince, she has a good impression of her.
Lin Feilu: It really is the same kind!
This Concubine Mei, should not be underestimated.
Lin Qing said everything. Originally, she was going to send Xiao Wu back, but now she had to take her into her frame. The Prince's car was really different from hers. Not only was it much more spacious, the cushions were also very soft and warm, and the stability was better than that of her rickety carriage.
The entourage of the palace got the order and quickly sent the crisp tea up. The good tea drank and ate snacks, and the comfort level increased exponentially. This is called travel.
Not long after sitting down, there was a sound of horseshoes outside the car, and the palace people outside shouted "His Royal Highness," and the curtain was lifted. Lin Jingyuan came in coldly, sat down beside Lin Feilu unceremoniously, picked up a snack and ate.
While eating, he said: "I also said to take Xiaolu to the mother's concubine, why did the third brother bring her to you."
Lin Qing said, "What? Can't I come here?"
Lin Jingyuan was weirdly sour: "It is obvious that I was the first to save the fifth sister, but in the end I was robbed of the credit by the third brother."
Lin Qing: "..."
Are you serious about fighting for favor
Lin Jingyuan doesn’t care about that much. He has been jealous of the third brother for a long time because of the sachet. After eating the snack, he took Lin Feilu’s hand, "Go, let’s go to the mother concubine, I have a lot of things you like to eat. Woolen cloth."
Lin Feilu glanced at Lin Qing. Lin Qing pressed his forehead and looked at Lin Jingyuan speechlessly, only to write the word "roll" on his face.
She endured her laughter and bid farewell to Lin Qing, and then went to Concubine Xian's frame with Lin Jingyuan.
Lin Feilu runs to the Changming Hall every morning. It is still useful to urge Lin Jingyuan to get up to school on time. Concubine Xian now treats her like her own daughter and loves her. Lin Feilu never went back to her wobbly. Carriage.
The convoy went through the night and arrived at the overnight station.
This was arranged a long time ago, and the officials stationed here have greeted the holy driver at the intersection a long time ago. The scale of the post is small, and the accompanying palace people camp on the spot, while the concubines and princesses live in the post’s room to rest.
Although Lin Feilu had only one hand-in-hand with a maid, after all, Emperor Lin personally confessed it, and he also owned one.
One day when the boat was busy, Lin Di relieved everyone from greetings, and ordered everyone to go down and rest early after dinner, set off as early as possible tomorrow, and arrive at the palace before dark.
Although the post is not dilapidated, and the heating and food are well arranged, it is still too simple compared to the palace. After living in, everyone will not leave the house, and will leave after tomorrow morning.
Lin Feilu spent dinner at Concubine Xian's, and when it got dark, Song Yu accompanied him back to his small room.
Her room is on the very edge of the second floor. A dead tree outside the window is very close, and the bird nest on the branch can be seen clearly. The maid usually waits outside or hits the floor next to the master's bed, so that it is convenient for the master to be there on call in the middle of the night.
However, the heating equipment in the post station was not as good as that in the palace. Lin Feilu was worried that Song Yu would catch a cold while sleeping on the ground, so she let her go to bed with herself.
Song Yu has been with her for so long, and he also knows the temperament of the five princesses. She was so grateful that she heard the five princesses say that it would be cold to sleep alone, so she turned off the light and lay down carefully on the bed.
Lin Feilu actually treated her as a young lady, rubbed her arms and put her little hands and feet on her body, smiled and said, "Song Yu, you are so warm!"
Song Yu smiled shyly, doing his best to be a heater.
At first there were some sounds of horses neighing and pedestrians walking around, and then gradually fell silent, leaving only the sound of wind.
Lin Feilu was indeed a little tired after sitting in the carriage for a day, and soon fell asleep with his head buried in Song Yu's body.
I don't know how long it has passed before Song Yu suddenly struggled violently.
Lin Feilu thought she had a nightmare at first, and was about to wake her up after she was awakened. When she opened her eyes, the dim light coming in through the half-open window made it clear that there was a figure standing next to the bed.
The man was holding a pillow in his hand, pressing it firmly on Song Yu's face, trying to suffocate her alive.
Lin Feilu suffocated for a second, his brain banged and screamed.
The figure who was committing the crime was taken aback by her scream, and it seemed that there was no one under the blanket. Lin Feilu had the habit of sleeping with her head covered and curled up. She was a small person. She had been shrunk by Song Yu before, and she was never noticed.
Lin Feilu yelled and crawled in, shouting hoarsely: "Help! Kill!"
The person stretched out his hand to catch her, but Song Yu, who had been released, had already turned his head and sat up at this time, and rushed to him like a punch and kicked desperately. The little girl's cries were already sharp. With such a call, everyone around was awakened. Seeing that the person was about to be exposed, he had to let go, and turned around and jumped out of the window.
Song Yu didn't care about chasing after. She was so bored just now and panting, crying and crawling over to pull her: "Princess! Is the princess okay?!"
Lin Feilu yelled, stopped at this moment, bent his body and coughed violently.
There was noisy outside, the sound of rapid footsteps from far and near, and then the door was knocked open with a slam, and the two night guards ran in first and said anxiously: "Is there an assassin?!"
Lin Feilu was still coughing, and Song Yu cried as he said, "Escaped from the window!"
The guard rushed to the window, but there were no people downstairs. He said to his companion: "Take someone down and search!"
He asked Song Yu: "Do you see the assassin's appearance?"
Song Yu shook his head: "He was covering his face, and it was too dark to see clearly."
While speaking, other people who heard the movement rushed over. Xi Xingjiang ran in first, still carrying a sword in his hand. He was not as serious as he looked like a fool on weekdays. He rushed into the room and saw Lin Feilu coughing to death on the bed. He told the guard: "You go get a doctor. Come here, I'm here to guard."
Song Yu cried: "My son! Someone wants to kill our princess!"
Xi Xingjiang's face was cold, and he said solemnly: "First help your princess get dressed."
Lin Feilu knelt on the bed, wearing only a single coat, Song Yu reflected and quickly got up to help her put on her coat. Xi Xingjiang squatted on the side of the bed and reached out to touch her head: "Little deer, is there any injury?"
Lin Feilu was so frightened that those voices shouted too loudly. Thinking about it now, it was almost a fight with ten screaming chickens at the same time. I probably hurt my vocal cords. After a big cough, I only felt a pain in my throat like smoke, and I couldn't say a word.
He shook his head tearfully.
While talking, Concubine Xian and Lin Jingyuan also hurried over with the palace staff, and then Lin Ting and Lin Qing rushed into the house with expressions. Lin Nianzhi, who was unable to come because of Concubine Hui, sent personal maids. Hold the pomelo to check the situation.
The small room was instantly crowded with people. Song Yu cried and said the scene again, and then said: "If the princess was not worried that the slave maid would be cold outside and ask the slave to sleep on the bed, I am afraid that the assassin would Silently, the princess was smothered to death."
It is estimated that the assassin did not expect the maidservant to sleep on the bed. The black lamp was blind. He took the pillow and became bored. If there was Lin Feilu, a little girl who was only five years old, she would be unable to struggle, and he would be silent. Suffocated to death.
When everyone thought about this, they were afraid.
Lin Jingyuan was going crazy: "Who dared to commit a crime here?! Where's the guard?! Have you caught the culprit?"
Lin Ting and Lin Qing's faces are also very ugly. After all, they are older and their minds are much more delicate. Xiao Wu was out of the palace for the first time. He was so young that it was impossible for him to have any evil with others. How could the assassin take such a big risk to kill a little girl
Moreover, guards were stationed around the post. If outsiders couldn't get in at all, the assassin was mostly among the entourage.
Except for Lin Jingyuan, who was so angry that he was so irrational, everyone else in the room understood this truth after a little thought.
These five princesses are probably still affected by the grievances of her mother's generation.
Xiao Lan has fallen out of favor in the palace for many years. Recently, Emperor Lin took a different look at the five princesses. Some people are probably worried that Xiao Lan will be unable to sit still because of her daughter's return to favor. Thinking of taking the opportunity of this trip to choke this sign to death.
After all, Emperor Lin is not very fond of the five princesses. Now he starts and does something cleaner. Even if Emperor Lin is furious, there is no clue under investigation, and he will not chase him. What's more, this is an inn, where you can rest for the night, and you will leave tomorrow.
You can't stay here for a long time for a little five princess, as long as you leave, all clues will be broken. Since the other party dared to do something under the emperor's eyelids, he must have done it without leaking. It is estimated that at this moment the guards went to investigate and found nothing.
The idea was good, but I didn't expect the five princesses to play cards according to common sense and let the maid slept with him.
It was her kindness and kindness that saved her from this crisis.
Concubine Xian said solemnly: "This matter is still to be decided by Your Majesty."
As soon as he finished speaking, an eunuch ran in from the door and said anxiously: "Your Majesty Xuanwu Princess."
Lin Jingyuan couldn't wait: "I'll go too! I must let the father find the murderer of the deer!"
Concubine Xian reprimanded: "Naughty! Kang'an, send the fourth majesty back." She said to everyone on the side: "The eldest prince, the prince, Xi Shizi, you should also go back first. It is good to go with the fifth princess in this palace."
Emperor Lin only announced Lin Feilu, but it was not good for them to follow, so they all nodded in response.
Through the notification from the guard, Lin Di already knew what had happened. When Lin Feilu entered, he had already put on his coat and sat in the outer room with an angry expression. Concubine Mei was by his side, dressed in a rush to freshen up, with her long hair scattered.
Seeing her come in, before Lin Di spoke, he heard Concubine Mei eagerly said: "I heard that the assassin was only entered in the fifth princess room? Are there any injuries? Have you seen the accompanying educator?"
Lin Feilu was silent, but obediently bowed down and bowed.
Concubine Xian said on the side: "The fifth princess hurt her throat, and now she has lost her voice and can't speak."
The last time Lin Di saw her was in the plum garden, the little dumpling was wrapped in a red cloak, smart and cute, and the little tugging on top of her head looked full of life. At this moment, his eyes were flushed, his clothes were scattered, his face was pale, and he couldn't say a word.
There was a slight stagger when the small body was saluting from below.
Lin Di was so furious, he got up and walked over to pick up the little dumpling from the ground, getting closer, and seeing her eyes with tears and her lips tightly pressed, she was even more distressed, and she said as softly as possible. : "Don't be afraid, the emperor is here."
Lin Feilu's eyes were in tears, her little hand wrapped his arms around his neck, and she lay on his neck and cried silently.
He almost broke the heart of Lin Di's old father.
He hugged Lin Feilu and went back and sat down. He hugged her small body that was trembling because of fear, and touched her messy head comfortably with his wide palms, but his voice fell and asked Song Yu who was with him: "You repeat what happened just now."
Song Yu said in detail again.
It's a pity that she was also a victim. She was bored, too frightened and couldn't see anything clearly, and she couldn't provide any useful clues at all. The guards who went to track down the assassin also came back quickly, and, as expected, they did not chase after anything.
Lin Di interrogated the people present one by one, and found nothing. If it weren't for Xiaowu who was still shaking in his arms, he was so angry that he wanted to throw the case table, and said angrily: "A bunch of rubbish! If this kind of thing can happen, if the assassin's assassination target is me, would you be powerless!"
Underneath, the dark river knelt down, asking your majesty for forgiveness.
Lin Di snorted coldly, then looked at Concubine Xian next to him, and asked: "How does Concubine Xian think about this?"
Concubine Xian stood with her hand down, and said slowly: "My concubine's ignorance, the five princesses are still young, naive, and have no enmity. I'm afraid this matter will still be investigated by the previous generation."
In fact, Lin Di couldn't think of what Concubine Xian could figure out.
It must have been someone among the entourage who laid hands. As for the reason, it might be a personal vengeance, or it might have been ordered by the master. There were hundreds of people in the entourage palace this time, not including the guards. If you really want to check them one by one, they will probably have nowhere to go.
Concubine Mei hurriedly poured a cup of hot tea to let the Emperor Lin calm down, and said softly, "Your Majesty, don't be angry with your body." She paused, and looked like she wanted to talk.
Lin Di glanced at her, drank a sip of hot tea, and said, "Just say what you want."
Concubine Mei nodded and said softly: "The concubine has the same opinion as Sister Xian Fei. The fifth princess is so cute and cute, and it is too late for others to like. As for her, perhaps it was a palace person who had been guilty with the noble Lan, and because he had forged a grudge against noble Lan, he took this opportunity to retaliate for many years."
Emperor Lin nodded with a calm face, seeming to think this is reasonable.
Lin Feilu lay in Lin Di's arms and glanced at her calmly.
Mei Fei smiled softly, her eyebrows were three-pointed worried, and she said these words as if she was really sharing her worries for Lin Di.
But these few words transferred Lin Di's anger towards the assassin to Xiao Lan. What he said was all about Xiao Lan's own personal grievances implicating her daughter.
The Emperor Lin was not happy with Xiao Lan, but after this incident, he definitely hated Xiao Lan even more.
Concubine Xian also raised her eyes and glanced at Concubine Mei, but she said nothing, and withdrew her gaze again.
After listening to her, Emperor Lin's face became deeper and deeper, and after a while he ordered the guards: "Take someone to thoroughly investigate whether there are any grudges with the Mingyue palace nobles in the accompanying palace. Once you find it, you will report it immediately. "
The guard left.
After such a disturbance, the night was already very deep, and Emperor Lin hugged Lin Feilu, who was curled up in his arms, onto the inner bed, and said in a deep voice: "Xiaowu will be sleeping here tonight. I want to see. Who dare to come again!"
He also ordered the concubine Mei who followed up: "Go back tonight first."
Concubine Mei was taken aback, quickly glanced at Lin Feilu who was shrunk in the bed, and lowered her head gently: "Yes."
Lin Feilu sneered in her heart when she looked down at the back of Shi Shiran's departure.
They are all full-grade green teas. What kind of white lotus are you pretending to be with me
Not surprisingly, it was her.