Fengqi crabapple

Chapter 211 Hidden Murder

"The boat is sailing!"

Yilan grabbed the railing and shouted excitedly.She has never been in such a high boat. There is a river in the grassland, but there is no such a big boat.In fact, she rarely even rides on small boats.

"The boat is so high that it doesn't sway when driving. This Zhexiangfang really deserves its reputation!" Cheng Hanbai said.

"I heard that the most famous thing about Zhexiangfang is not the boat, but their singing and dancing performances. It should be on the bow deck in a while. You can see it from the second and third floors." The eldest princess's consort said with a smile.He was originally the number one scholar appointed by the emperor, served as a bachelor at the Hanlin Academy, and assisted in the James Mansion. Later, he became the prince-in-law, and his bright political career came to an end.Now I am just at home, compiling the records of previous dynasties with peace of mind.

When Qingyao heard this, she pulled Han Bai and said, "Then let's go to the bow of the boat and watch the show later."

Several people were already sitting by the fence directly in front of the third floor, none of whom Haitang had seen.The eldest princess whispered: "Those are the nephews and nieces of Concubine Su's mother's family. Su Manzhen seems to be on the first floor. She is here to find a rich husband. King Kang has never invited so many people to his birthday every year. Is it possible? Is it for the Su family’s daughter?”

Haitang is not familiar with anyone in the Su family, and has only met Su Manzhen a few times at palace banquets.She smiled noncommittally, but the eldest princess nodded secretly in her heart.The last thing the hostess of the Eastern Palace needs is gossip.

Although the ship has three floors, there are so many people on board that each person can only bring one maid or guard.Shuang'er and Yilan's girl, Mo Li, stood not far away. They were also attracted by the scenery while sailing and exchanged words from time to time.

Ling Xue appeared on the stairs, followed by Xie Ruitang and Xie Yuanfang.They greeted the eldest princess and the second princess, and then stood beside Haitang and Yilan.

"It's windy up there, take a look and go down." The wind was still very cold in spring, so Xie Ruitang held Haitang in his arms.Unexpectedly, the wind kept blowing and it suddenly warmed up. Haitang sneezed, and she was immediately pulled downstairs by Xie Ruitang.

When they went down to the second floor, they saw King Cheng calling them from the stern of the ship: "Third brother and three sister-in-law, come and see!"

Haitang had been wrapped in a thick velvet cloak. She and Xie Ruitang came to the stern of the ship, and Princess Cheng Chen Jingyan also greeted them with a smile.King Cheng pointed to the river at the stern of the boat and said, "Look! There are many big fish in the water!" Sure enough, a group of finless porpoises were chasing the boat, eating the small fish that had been lifted to the surface by the waves.Haitang and Yilan's eyes widened, amazed, and clicked their tongues in wonder.

Su Manzhen led her cousin Su Manfei and squeezed over.Xie Ruitang supported the railing with both hands and held Haitang in his arms.Su Manzhen stood next to Xie Ruitang's arm and asked delicately: "Prince, what kind of fish are those? Why are they so big?"

The prince didn't answer, so King Cheng squinted and said, "Final porpoise, haven't you ever eaten it?"

Su Manzhen blushed and didn't know how to answer.Su Manfei said disdainfully: "We ladies from the boudoir naturally don't know as much as you men. But my cousin has a lot of money. Even if the Su family is not a royal relative, he is still a relative of the country. He has not even eaten finless porpoise!"

Xie Ruitang smiled lightly and said: "As an elder brother, I just realized today that my younger brother actually has a lot of money." I didn't know what Su Manfei wanted to say, so Su Manzhen poked her hard with her elbow, for fear that she would say something else. If something happened that shouldn't be said, he quickly accused her and took her away.

At this time, the waiter on the boat asked everyone to gather at the bow of the boat, saying that the longevity star, King Kang, had something to say.Just as the waiter left, Ling Xue, who was walking around, leaned into the prince's ear and said, "There is a smell of black fire in the cabin, but it's not very strong. I'm not sure if it's fireworks."

The prince raised his eyebrows and smiled at the prince in a low voice: "Did you really invite us to watch the performance? Did I blame him wrongly?"

"There are so many people on board, it's not easy for him to do anything. Just be more careful." Shi Zi whispered, and he naturally took Yilan's hand and walked towards the bow.He suddenly remembered the Haitang hairpin in his bosom, and was looking for an opportunity today to quietly return it to Haitang, so he forgot about the love in his heart.

I saw King Kang saying loudly on the bow deck of the first floor: "Today is the birthday of the King of Japan. Thank you all for coming to congratulate me. Wine, food and wonderful singing and dancing performances have been prepared. I hope you all enjoy it." When I went down to the first floor, it turned out that it was true. The banquet has been set.There are wooden walls around the first floor, and there are many candles lit. It is warm and there is no cold outside at all.The sound of silk and bamboo was heard, and four beauties with fluttering gauze skirts danced in the middle.These beauties are all women from the Western Region. They wear short beaded clothes that expose their navel. They have good figures and provocative and bold movements, attracting the attention of men.

King Xian laughed and said: "Fifth brother, how can you take out such a treasure in front of these women? Aren't you telling them to feel ashamed of themselves?" Ashamed of themselves?Xu Guanping gritted his teeth and stabbed King Xian hard with his elbow.Others come to celebrate their birthdays and give gifts, but when you come to celebrate your birthday, what you give is shameless!

King Kang also laughed loudly, waved his hand, and four dancers from the Celestial Dynasty came up. Each of them held a long ribbon and danced gracefully to familiar music.

At the banquet, people exchanged glasses of wine and exchanged cups.Haitang picked up the wine glass and smelled it, and found that there was a strange sweet aroma in it, which was neither poison nor drug.She glanced at Shuang'er behind her.Shuang'er understood and secretly poured a little wine into her own small porcelain bottle while no one was paying attention.

Haitang was worried, so she gave Xie Ruitang a detoxification pill. Xie Yuanfang and Cheng Hanbai, who were next to him, also got the medicine. They both took it calmly before drinking.Although there is poison in the wine, this poison is not that poison, and it cannot be cured by her antidote pills.Haitang only found out this later.

After three rounds of drinking, it was already dark outside.I don't know where the boat went, but it slowly docked and stopped. "Why did the boat stop?" King Xian asked strangely.

King Kang smiled and said: "It's time for the kids to set off the fireworks. Let's move to the deck outside to watch! I heard they made some new things. Fourth brother, see if they are more interesting than the ones you made."

The prince and Ling Xue looked at each other: Are they really just fireworks?

After drinking, the prince felt his heart beating fast, and he became a little excited.He held Haitang's hand tightly, and his breathing was a little short.Haitang felt Xie Ruitang's change, and taking the opportunity of holding hands, she quickly pinched and kneaded his Neiguan, Shenmen, and Shaochong acupoints with her fingertips in sequence.

Looking at Xie Yuanfang and Cheng Hanbai, they seemed to be more excited than usual after drinking, but there was no other discomfort.It's really weird everywhere, and there are no flaws everywhere.

After stepping out of the deck, Xie Ruitang returned to normal as soon as the cool breeze blew.He wrapped his hand around Haitang's hand and said with a smile: "You're using so much force, your fingers must be tired. I'm much better. Please rest."

The boys on the boat started to set off fireworks. As expected, they were new styles. They were big and bright and stayed in the air for a long time. There were also many animal-shaped and flower-shaped fireworks, which were more beautiful than before.Many female relatives clapped their hands in surprise.

Just as the fireworks were crackling, a group of men in black flew out from the shore. After getting on the boat, they pointed their swords at the princes standing together.Ling Xue has been paying attention to the movements on the shore since the boat docked.As soon as the man in black flew out of the shadows, Ling Xue gave a gesture to Chu Yi and Cheng Dan beside him, and quickly moved towards the prince.

When the man in black stabbed the prince with his sword, the soft sword on Ling Xue's waist shook and he went forward.Xie Ruitang quickly pulled Haitang back, pulled out the dagger from his boot, and stuffed it into Haitang's hand. Haitang didn't take it, but pushed it back to him and said, "It's more useful if you hold it!"

She took off a cloud phoenix hairpin from her head, and pulled out the cover, revealing a sharp knife with a thin blade.This knife is generally used by ordinary people, and its effect is ordinary, but in the hands of a doctor, it is not as simple as picking off tendons and tendons.

Xie Ruitang saw that Haitang was already prepared and nodded towards her. The two of them held weapons and slowly retreated side by side.

There was chaos on the deck. Someone had found two wooden gangways and built them to the shore. Everyone rushed to run along the wooden gangways to the shore.

(End of this chapter)