After the imperial examinations, I grew up by farming

Chapter 75
Liu Xin waited inside the palace gate, saw Xu Linpeng and Chen Yan who had come back from the release, and hurriedly pulled Xu Linpeng aside.

Liu Xin said eagerly: "Earlier, a maidservant beside the Empress called away Seventh Sister, and I just saw that the young master who sent invitations to Seventh Sister was also called away by a maid, Sixth Sister, I feel uneasy. "

Xu's house is peaceful, and the biggest intrigue Xu Linpeng has ever seen is the daily bickering between the second wife and the third wife, and he couldn't figure out what was wrong for a while.

"How long have you been walking?"

Liu Xin was startled by the sudden voice, she intentionally avoided Miss Chen Qi, but unexpectedly, Miss Chen Qi came up to her and eavesdropped.

Seeing Chen Yan's solemn expression, Liu Xin thought for a while.

I thought that Miss Chen Qi should be somewhat reliable if she could hit it off with Fifth Sister, so she couldn't rashly ask His Highness the Crown Prince, saying that she suspected that something might happen to her sister.

Liu Xin decided to trust Chen Yan, and said, "Sixth Younger Sister left for almost two quarters of an hour, and Fourth Young Master Shi also left for a quarter of an hour."

Chen Yan frowned, "It's possible to ask Miss Xu Qi to speak, but Shi Silang is only a student of the Imperial College, and it is impossible for the Queen and His Majesty to pass him on at this time."

Liu Xin was worried because of this layer.

"Seventh Sister is in danger!" Xu Linpeng's heart also rose.

"Thinking about the good, maybe it's just a coincidence." Chen Yan said: "You can't walk freely in the palace, go in first, keep quiet for now, so as not to damage Miss Xu Qi's reputation, I will go to Kunde Palace."

……

Yan Shi was caught by the queen and talked for a while, and just after leaving the Kunde Palace, he met Chen Yan who was running wildly.

Chen Yan panted, "Brother Zizhou, is Miss Xu Qi in there?"

Upon hearing Ning Yu, Yan Shi's heart tightened, "Isn't she in Chonghua Palace?"

Chen Yan shook her head, "Miss Xu Liu said that the empress asked her to talk back, and that Shi Silang was also called away by a maidservant."

Yan Shi thought that, not to mention knowing Shi Zhaoyun better, at least he could conclude that the other party would never use such despicable means to lure a girl into a private meeting with him on such an occasion.

The people who plan the situation want to kill two birds with one stone and destroy Ning Yu and Shi Zhaoyun at the same time.

The palace maid led a foreigner, and if she wanted to escape the interrogation, she could only go to the Lenggong area of ​​Bilian Lake.

Just as Lin Hao wanted to remind him, he saw that his master had disappeared without a trace. Lin Hao couldn't talk to Chen Yan any more. With a kick on his toes, he climbed over the fence that was about ten meters high and disappeared into the night.

……

"boom!"

The wooden door was kicked open from the outside, and the faint fragrance escaped, Yan Shi frowned, his handsome face was full of fear and anxiety.

"Xu Ningyu! Where are you?"

In the claustrophobic room where he couldn't see his fingers, Ning Yu bit his arms and curled up in the corner.

The whole body seemed to be frying in an oil pan, and the turbulent emotional tide tortured her until she became weak and weak.

Hearing the familiar voice, she raised her eyes to the square doorway that leaked a little light. Against the moonlight, he stood there like a handsome and majestic mountain.

"Yan... when..."

The low call as thin as a gnat was sent to the ears, and Yan Shi heard the sound and approached the source of the sound.

After Fu squatted down, his body, which was as soft as water and hot as fire, immediately pressed against him, and his equally hot arms tightly wrapped around his neck.

Fortunately, apart from the charming incense, there is no other smell.

"Don't be afraid, I'm here, it's all right..."

Yan Shi hugged her back pityingly, comforted her with gentle words, and let her hot cheeks like boiling water rub against his neck and ears indiscriminately, his whole heart was twisted into a lump, and he was frightened.

Touching the cold skin, the fire in Ning Yu's heart not only did not go out, but burned more and more intensely, but the remaining rationality told her that this was not a good time, and she had to wait until she was safe if she wanted to kiss or hug her.

When Yan Shi bit his shoulder, Ning Yu tried his best to suppress the desire to scream wildly, and said hoarsely: "Get out of here quickly."

As soon as the words fell, Lin Hao's voice came, "My lord, someone is here."

Lin Hao glanced at the shadow of the lamp approaching the water pavilion in the middle of the lake, and blew out the light. He stood at the door and dared not go in, for fear of bumping into the future princess.

"And Mr. Shi."

Ning Yu nestled in Yan Shi's arms, reaching into his front with his small hands in search of coolness.

Before a group of people boarded the wooden bridge, Yan Shi hugged Ning Yu, Lin Hao carried Shi Zhaoyun, and jumped into the lake.

……

"His Royal Highness, it's in front!" The servant girl pointed to the wooden bridge leading to the water pavilion in the middle of the lake.

Xu Linpeng and Liu Xin were uneasy.

Before a cup of tea, the maid hurriedly ran into the Chonghua Hall, saying that she saw a gentleman in a luxurious brocade robe and a lady from your family pushing and pulling on the Bilian Lake Bridge. Miss Jia Qi and Shi Jia Shiro were not in the hall.

The prince listened to the report from the maid.

At the same time, he ordered someone to go to Kunde Palace to confirm whether Miss Xu Qi was with the queen.

On the one hand, he was worried that the two of them would do something out of the ordinary. After all, one was the future sister-in-law, and the other was the most outstanding student of the Imperial College and the son of an important official. He also had to worry about the face of the two families, so he only brought people from the Xu and Shi families , as well as the maidservants and bodyguards of the Reporting Palace rushed to Bilian Lake.

Seeing that there was no one on the bridge, the prince looked towards the water pavilion in the middle of the lake, and ordered in a cold voice: "You stay here, Qingfeng, follow me to have a look."

The prince and his personal guards went to the water pavilion to check.

Liu Xin grabbed Xu Linpeng's arm, her heart tensed.

"It can't be the seventh sister!" Seeing that Liu Xin was not breathing well, Xu Linpeng comforted her back.

Shi Zhuangxian looked at the servant girl calmly, saw the servant girl nodded slightly, glanced at the Xu family sisters who supported each other and relied on each other, hiding in the darkness, a contemptuous smile flickered on the corner of her lips.

Shi's bulk is the most important quality.

Shi Zhaoyun seduced the noble daughter at the banquet where the empress chose the concubine for the prince and the prince. Whether it was wronged or not, it was a stain. A son with a stain was not worthy of being a candidate for the suzerain.

If it wasn't for Shi Zhaoyun rushing to please Xu Ningyu, she would never have thought that the hidden guards could not enter the palace.

Qingfeng called a few times and the room was completely silent, the prince ordered him to wait outside the room, and went in alone with a lamp to look around.

"His Royal Highness, my seventh sister..." Xu Linpeng didn't dare to relax even though the prince's face didn't get any worse.

Qingfeng answered, "There's no one inside!"

The palace maid didn't believe it, and said anxiously: "How is it possible?!"

Meeting the prince's unfathomable eyes, he realized that he had made a slip of the tongue, and hurriedly lowered his head, "His Royal Highness, this servant did not lie, this servant really saw it."

Shi Zhuangxian was puzzled.

This palace maid named Cailian has her wealth and life in her hands, and she absolutely dare not lie to her. The door has also been specially treated and can only be pushed open from the outside. It should be impossible to escape.

Could it be that His Royal Highness wanted to cover up?
Thinking of this, Shi Zhuangxian said: "Could it be too dark?"

"What does Ms. Shi mean by this?!" Liu Xin pressed her breathless heart, and her always obedient brows and eyes were stained with anger, "Brotherhood, why does Miss Shi look like she is afraid that her brother is not in there?"

Shi Zhuangxian shivered, and looked at the prince, "The courtier's daughter is only concerned, so please don't misunderstand me."

The crown prince took a deep look at Shi Zhuangxian, who had a clear conscience, and said: "Maybe you have already gone back, let's go back to Chonghua Palace first."

Even though Shi Zhuangxian was unwilling, she had no choice but to follow back to Chonghua Hall.

The servant sent to Kunde Palace has returned.

"His Royal Highness, Miss Xu Qi is playing chess with my empress, and my empress asked me to tell Your Highness that Miss Xu Qi will rest in the Kunde Palace tonight, so please don't worry about Miss Xu Wu and Miss Xu Liu. The empress will send someone to personally Escort Miss Xu Qi back to the residence."

The crown prince said to the sisters of the Xu family: "Since the queen mother intends to keep Miss Xu Qi, the two girls can rest assured."

Chen Yan raised her eyebrows at Shi Zhuangxian, and said loudly on purpose: "The empress must have chosen Miss Xu Qi to be her daughter-in-law, and she is reluctant to let her out of the palace. Miss Xu Qi is talented, sincere and open, not only the empress likes it, but also her majesty." appreciate."

Brilliant and honest...

Who is this slapping in the face?

A group of noble ladies looked at Shi Zhuangxian with sympathy, gloating, disdain, or indifference.

Shi Zhuangxian tried her best to restrain her humiliation, her posture was still dignified and calm, she was the eldest daughter of the eldest son, she had the bearing and dignity of a first daughter, she would never let these people see her jokes.

and……

As long as Xu Ningyu and Shi Zhaoyun are crucified together, she still has a chance.

"I don't know if my younger brother is also at the empress's place?"

"I have never seen the fourth son Shi." The servant is the prince's close servant, and he obeyed the prince's order, and did not mention Shi Zhaoyun to the queen.

Shi Zhuxian was greatly disappointed.

"Not here...then my younger brother..." Shi Zhuangxian looked anxiously, and turned to the prince, "Please be sure to find your younger brother, Your Highness the Prince."

Seeing her pale face, others thought she was worried about her younger brother.

Seeing the situation, Fang Yirong and Zhang's second girl helped their friend who was on the verge of falling and looked worried.

Knowing that Shi Zhaoyun and Ning Yu are not together, the crown prince let go of his worries and said to Qing Feng: "Send someone to look for him, and you must find Shi Shilang."

Not long after, Qingfeng walked into the Chonghua Hall with the handle of the knife in his hand, followed by Shi Zhaoyun supported by two servants.

Shi Zhaoyun was drenched all over, and his forehead was red and purple, as if caused by a bump.

Fang Hanzhang went forward in three steps and two steps, "Brother Shi, who is this?"

"Brother Yun—" Shi Zhuangxian seemed calm, but the corners of her eyes were flushed, and her voice was trembling imperceptibly.

Chen Yan squinted, and snorted coldly, "Pretending!"

Shi Zhaoyun walked towards the crown prince, respectfully saluted, "His Royal Highness."

The prince put his hands behind his back and said, "What happened?"

Shi Zhaoyun cupped his hands again, and said tiredly: "Your Highness will laugh, the boy was rewarded by the Empress Empress today, and he was excited. He was so happy that he was too drunk for a moment. He wanted to go out to refresh himself, but he walked to a wooden bridge unknowingly. His feet slipped into the water, he climbed ashore and fell asleep."

Qingfeng added: "The place where Mr. Shi passed out is on the west bank of Bilian Lake. When the humble job passed away, the guards were draining the stagnant water for you."

The prince nodded.

He glanced at Shi Zhaoyun's neck that was flushed abnormally, and thought of the undissipated fragrance of the water pavilion in the center of the lake. Instead of directly ordering someone to pass on the imperial doctor, he asked Shi Zhaoyun, "Does Shi Shilang need Xuan imperial doctor?"

"Thank you, Your Highness, for your concern!" Shi Zhaoyun dared not let the imperial doctor look at him, "The boy is fine, so don't bother the imperial doctor."

The prince said thoughtfully: "Then go back to rest earlier—Qingfeng, you personally escort Shi Shilang back to the mansion."

Qingfeng should be.

……

Ning Yu was placed in a side hall of Kunde Hall.

Xie Xueqing, who was judged by the Supreme Hospital, finished administering the needles, got up and said:

"Weichen has already used acupuncture to control the spread of the drug, but this girl not only stayed in the room lit with acacia incense for too long, but also took an excessive amount of Yuanyang Yixin powder. Medication alone cannot completely eliminate the toxin, and acupuncture is needed. It takes five to seven days to remove the residual poison."

The queen nodded, knocked on Xie Yuan and said: "If news of today's matter gets out, you are the only one in this palace to ask!"

Xie Yuan was terrified and kowtowed in a hurry, "I don't dare!"

Xie Yuan judge tremblingly withdrew from the dormitory, and went to arrange for someone to decoct the medicine.

Yan Shi glanced at the empress who was hesitant to speak, his eyes were red and he said: "A palace servant with a tear mole in the corner of his right eye, she saw it in the mother's harem during the day."

He wanted to catch Ning Yu's murderer with his own hands, but he had to be by her side now.

"You don't need to worry about this matter, the queen mother will deal with it."

The queen felt deeply guilty when this incident happened, but fortunately no substantial harm was caused, otherwise she would have no face to face all the officials and women.

I was worried that no one would find out for a long time, and I was afraid that Shi Zhaoyun would die.

Yan Shi reminded the queen, "There is Shiro Shiro."

"Just now your elder brother said that Shi Shilang had been escorted back to the mansion, Bilianhu Water Pavilion... Except for your elder brother and his personal bodyguards, no one else went in.

"Okay, your concubine, take some snacks and take care of yourself... The queen mother will give Miss Xu Qi and Shi Silang an explanation for what happened tonight, and the queen mother will leave first."

Not long after the queen left, Ning Yu was woken up by a rush of heat, and when she was pestering Yan, she kissed and gnawed, almost causing irreparable consequences.

He drank the medicine and stayed up until the middle of the night before falling into a deep sleep.

……

Shi Zhaoyun was worried that he would be interrogated by his parents when he returned to the Shangshu Mansion, so he went to the Imperial College instead.

Soaking in cold water is still like being in a sea of ​​fire and being scorched by karmic fire.

The frowns and smiles of the seven girls of the Xu family are lingering in my mind, everything that happened today flashed before my eyes one by one, "day and night, day and night", the fragrance of the woman's hair seems to be on the nose, clean Like the first snow, as clear as green bamboo, if there is nothing, it is soul-stirring.

He watched her every move...

Seeing her leaving with a maidservant, another maidservant showed him a beaded flower. He recognized it as the one on Miss Xu Qi's head. He knew it might be a trap, but he went to the lake with the maidservant anyway. Xinshui Pavilion.

Because he was afraid that if he didn't go, it would be another person who went.

What's more, the other party also threatened that if she dared to speak out, Miss Xu Qi would not survive tonight.

He could vaguely feel the other party's plan, and it was nothing more than trying to cut off Miss Xu Qi's way of marrying the royal family, and maybe also to discredit him.

To be honest, he shouldn't be nosy, he should even expose that palace maid on the spot.

But when I think that the other party is her...

When he was knocked unconscious and woke up again, the surroundings were pitch black, she was tying his hands, a few strands of hair fell down and passed the tip of his nose.

She bound his hands with her belt, and his feet with the belt of his trousers.

But when the drug effect really kicked in, he couldn't move, but she could.

No matter what he said, she turned a deaf ear to him, eagerly and hurriedly took off his coat, and fell over regardless.

Just when his sanity collapsed and she put her face on his neck, thinking that everything was going to be out of control, she suddenly came back to her senses, and immediately after a rustling sound, her low moaning and speaking Far away, presumably shrunk to a corner.

"Mr. Shi, I'm afraid I won't be able to bear it later, why don't you knock yourself out."

"My hands and feet are bound, and I should be bumped by Miss Xu Qi."

"No, I'm afraid of pain."

He thought, he is a man, it's okay to have some scars, if she knocked his forehead and left scars, how would a girl deal with it, so he turned over and faced down, and knocked his forehead heavily to the ground.

I didn't get dizzy after knocking a dozen times in a row.

In the end, it was she who resisted to help him up and led him to touch a pillar.

Before he slammed into the pillar, she heard her say again: "If someone comes to save us, I'll ask someone to throw you into the water and bring you to the shore. If others ask, they'll tell you that you drank too much wine and fell into the lake and got up by yourself. Down, remember?"

"it is good."

"Don't worry, Mr. Shi, you don't have much strength now, and you won't be killed. You can go all out, or you won't faint once, and you will have to hit it a second time."

Is this how "go all out" is used?
He could not laugh or cry.

Unexpectedly, by coincidence, he gave up his fear and bumped his head against the pillar.

After all, men and women are different, and they don't need to rely on doctors to detoxify.

Thinking of the pair of beautiful eyes that no ordinary person should have, and the soft voice lingering in his ears, Shi Zhaoyun let go of the edge of the tub, and went into the water, tightly clutching a piece of brocade belt...

(End of this chapter)