Volume 1, Corruption Investigation, Life and Death Are Inseparable, Meeting Old People, Chapter 43, Palace Gate Attacked
At that time, the night wind blew by, blowing down countless autumn leaves, and the floating clouds covered the moonlight, making the surroundings even more desolate. The coldness suddenly woke her up, and she couldn't help but stir up her spirit. She hurried back to the room and opened the box next to the bed. , opened the layers of clothes, carefully opened a hidden compartment from the deepest part of the cage, and took out a long flat box of black lacquered mother-of-pearl wood.
Jingmo always thought that the box next to the bed only contained clothes. He never thought that there was such a brocade box. Judging from Luo Kui's cautious expression, it must be a valuable treasure. He quickly opened the lid and took out the long clothes inside. He grabbed the porcelain bottle with a neck in his hand, and without waiting for Luokui to open his mouth, he pried open the cork with a "bang" sound.
Threads of thin green smoke, surrounded by a pungent stench, came out of the mouth of the bottle in an instant, making her want to vomit after smelling it. Luokui was shocked and tightened the cork of the bottle, and she had already cursed Jingmo Qian in her heart. After being reckless for a hundred times, I still couldn't help but raise my eyebrows and said angrily: "Jingmo, what are you doing? Do you even have to taste saltiness after driving a dung truck?"
Jingmo smiled awkwardly, the tip of his nose wrinkled slightly due to the stench, he covered his mouth and nose and muttered: "I thought it was some kind of treasure, it turns out it smells so bad, what is this, could it really be feces and urine. "
Luo Kui raised her eyebrows slightly and her eyes were cold. She knew that Jing Mo was quick to talk and couldn't hide things, so she naturally refused to reveal everything that was important. She simply said lightly: "It's nothing, it's just ordinary medicine, but the taste is a bit unpleasant. "She carefully put the bottle in her sleeve, looked at her eyes for a moment, and whispered softly for fear of being overheard by outsiders: "If everything goes well, I will be back in seven days, don't worry." Her expression was relaxed, as if she was saying something. Talk about an extremely ordinary thing, but my heart surges fiercely. This thing is unusual, the person to be saved is also unusual, and this medicine is not ordinary. This thing is originally highly poisonous, but if it is used Human blood is used as a guide, and if taken for seven days, it becomes a holy medicine for detoxification. As long as the prince can be saved, the loss of blood essence is nothing.
Jingmo held her back and shook his head repeatedly. The bloody killings seemed to have happened yesterday, still dazzling in front of his eyes. His voice trembled slightly: "Seven days, I'm just waiting for you. Why does it take so long?" After spending so many days in the palace, what if something happens to Ye Changmeng?"
Luokui patted the back of his hand to reassure him, raised her eyes and smiled: "Whatever happens, I have the protection of the Queen Mother, no one dares to trouble me if they don't want to live too long." In fact, she kept the inside story secret, even if she didn't. The Queen Mother protected her, and she was not as gentle and kind as she appeared to be.
Jingmo held her shoulders, slowly raised his hand, and caressed her face: "You must protect yourself. If you fold in, there will be no future for us. I don't ask for any glory or wealth." , as long as you can come back safely, we can live a stable life."
Luokui chuckled, as if laughing at this wishful thinking, and murmured incomprehensibly: "How can a person like me live a stable life."
The shadow of the moon was whirling, and a few wisps of floating clouds were blown by the wind, covering up the cold moonlight bit by bit. It was extremely quiet everywhere, you could hear each other's breathing, and you could hear the sound of his warm hands rubbing her smooth face. , which touched her heart.
"I will take you to the palace gate." Jingmo regained consciousness, took her hand and said warmly.
Luokui shook her head: "I'll go quietly and come back quietly. Just keep the door open." She glanced at the dark house and said, "Don't tell Dingxiang the truth. Just tell a lie and get over it."
Seeing Luokui entering the palace again, Jingmo regretted and was afraid. What he regretted was that he didn't listen to his grandfather's words and practice hard. To this day, he could only watch helplessly but could not do anything. What he was afraid of was that Ruo Luokui would break. After entering, what should he do? There is no industry in Yangzhou, and if Qingzhou can't stay any longer, what escape route should he find, or where should he find Su Zi to come back, in order to solve today's predicament.
This heart seemed to be on fire, like a pot of pulpy porridge. It was burning and painful. Jingmo punched the uneven wall hard, and his hand hurt. He took a few breaths in pain. Only then did her heart become clear, and she gritted her teeth in a low voice and said: "This Su Zi, my little wife is more important than our lives."
The sky was overcast, with stratus clouds covering the sun, and it was as gray as a heavy rain. The Shui family was far away from the city, and it was quiet all day long. In the morning, it was even more quiet than the human world.
Since Dingxiang arrived, the vegetable patch in the courtyard has become more green and vibrant, and the birds nesting in the tree have become much bolder, pecking clean the millet she scatters on the ground every day.
Hearing the commotion in the courtyard, Jingmo hurriedly opened the door and came out, saying hurriedly: "Dingxiang, you are guarding the house by yourself these days, but you must be more careful and watch the door."
Ding Xiang tied the ends of her braids, fetched water from the well, and asked Jing Mo to cleanse her face. Hearing this, she was surprised and said, "Master Mo, do you have to go out for something?" She looked at Luokui's room: "On weekdays. The girl got up early at this hour, why is there no movement at all today, is she feeling unwell?"
Jingmo coughed lightly and had already thought of his words: "The shop has not been very stable these days. There are always thieves on the lookout. I have to go and guard it. Just now, the Li family in the south of the city came to invite Luokui and we went to collect things in the mountains. , I’ll be back in about three to five days.”
There was a busy sound coming from the stove. Ding Xiang was kneading and slicing dough and boiling water to cook the noodles. The steaming heat from the stove enveloped her face, making her cheeks flush red and beads of sweat ready to fall. She took the handkerchief. He wiped it clean and said worriedly: "It's cold and cold in the mountains, and I can't eat well or sleep well. The girl hasn't been in good health recently, and I'm afraid she will be wronged."
Jingmo had another opinion in mind. Luokui entered the palace saying she was serving an illness, but all the trivial matters were done by maids and chamberlains. As long as she paid attention to everything and did not make any mistakes, it was not hard work. As for food, , Everything in the palace is top-notch, and the Queen Mother protects her, how can she be wronged? Maybe she will gain a few more pounds if she comes back, so she smiled and said: "What a little girl, If you really feel sorry for your girl, then prepare more meat and vegetables, and when she comes back, you can make up for her."
Since the prince moved to the Queen Mother's Palace to recuperate, the Shou'an Palace has doubled the number of guards. The palace is surrounded by water that cannot be poured in or a needle can penetrate. All day long, day or night, it is full of lights and shadows. Just like daytime, the maids and maids came in and out quietly and in an orderly manner. Although they were busy, there was no trace of panic.
Luokui and the imperial doctor of the hospital lowered their heads under the lamp and considered a prescription. She took the medicine and boiled it with her own hands. She stared at the pot of medicine with a good look. After frying it, she tasted a bowl first. Half an hour later, her body felt no strange. She took the blood as a medicine and drank the medicine into the prince's mouth. It was not until midnight that the prince's condition finally stabilized, and the blackness on his face gradually subsided. She secretly breathed a sigh of relief. .
After calling softly outside, the maids filed in, opened the four-fold spring flower and autumn moon mother-of-pearl ivory screen of the Nuan Pavilion, and poured hot bath water into the cedar wood bathtub. It mixed with the fragrance of cypress wood in the bathtub itself, making people feel
Feeling relaxed, Luokui soaked her hair carefully, took off her hairpin, loosened her bun, and replaced it with
Wearing normal clothes, he lay in the warm pavilion with his eyes closed to rest, and his rest was not very stable. This time the prince was indeed poisoned by the poison of the ancient incense shop. This incense shop has been open in Qingzhou for more than 20 years, and it is inconspicuous.
She never cared about it, but she didn't expect that this time she would fall into such a place that she had always ignored.
Luokui splashed some cold water on her face to wake her up, wrapped her dark cloak tightly, and took advantage of the night to leave the corner door of Shou'an Palace. She took out a piece of tissue paper from her sleeve and told Du Heng who was guarding there: "You can stay here all night."
Go to the Ancient Incense Shop and get the things on this paper."
"Here. The ancient incense shop still has this." Du Heng bowed and took the tissue paper, folded it neatly and carefully put it into his arms.
Luokui narrowed her eyes slightly and said quietly: "After His Royal Highness recovers, we will remove the ancient incense workshop. Let's keep it for the next few days."
"Well, that subordinate left the shadow guard with the master." Du Heng gave a high-five, and several black shadows sprang out from under the wall outside the corner door. They bowed in front of Luo Kui and Du Heng and said sternly: "I want to
After leaving, you must take good care of the master's safety."
Several dark shadows whispered in unison: "Here."
On the evening of the seventh day, accompanied by several rumbles of thunder, dark clouds gathered, making people breathless. The sky became gloomy and stuffy, but not a drop of rain fell.
The night is getting deeper and deeper. In the starless and moonless night, the darkness is so dark that it makes people feel scared. Suddenly, there are noisy voices at the palace gate. A gust of wind raises the gravel and dust ten feet high. Luo Kui staggers out of the palace.
The door burst out, and she was always surrounded by Du Heng and three guards in black who were full of vigilance, fending off dozens of swordsmen in swordsmanship who were chasing after them with murderous intent.
Although there were many swordsmen in powerful armor, Du Heng and the others were obviously not ordinary people. They protected Luokui tightly. Although the sword energy could not hurt her at all, it also woven a fine barrier around it, blocking the way forward.
, Du Heng and the other four were unable to protect Luo Kuixia from rushing out safely, and the two sides were in a stalemate for a while.
During the stalemate, Luokui's face became paler and brighter, and bright red blood kept dripping on the ground along her fingertips, and in an instant, a scarlet blood spread out.
Du Heng became anxious. Luo Kui was seriously injured. If he couldn't rush out again, he was afraid of endless troubles. He frowned and looked at each other with the other three people. His lips moved slightly, but he didn't make a sound.
sound.
Immediately, the four people intertwined their hands and made a strange gesture. The black sleeves bulged in the wind, and countless green daggers were shot out from the sleeves, overlapping and interlacing to form a sharp green barrier.
The word "ji" was uttered in unison, and the daggers made sharp and piercing sounds, stabbing at the swordsmen in powerful armors one after another. Chaos suddenly broke out and a battle broke out.
For a time, there was blood rain and bursts of wailing.
Luokui's face turned pale, and she jumped out in a hurry. Unexpectedly, just a few steps away from the crowd, a pale white sword light came towards her. She took a few steps back, but found that there was no place to hide, so she could only stare helplessly.
Chapter completed!