Chapter 36 [Who is the mastermind]

The spacious and bright royal boat, with gorgeous eaves, floating in the lake, looking at the willows on both sides, mixed with countless burning peach blossoms. Everyone sat down, and the emperor sat in the center, followed by the imperial concubine. The imperial concubine was next to the queen, and Rumo and Xinmo sat around.

"Why does the emperor have to work hard to hold this banquet for the family?" The imperial concubine said leisurely.

The emperor's eyes seemed to be smiling and said with full momentum; "It's just that we royals gathered by ourselves and did not invite ministers."

The imperial concubine nodded with a smile and ordered, "Come on, go to King Liang's Mansion to invite King Liang..." As soon as the words fell, only the noise and sudden laughter of the eunuchs on the side of the ship came.

Xiao Yan jumped gently and got on the royal boat, with a warm smile on his face. He raised his eyes and arched his hand slightly to salute, "I see the royal brother, my sister-in-law." He knelt respectfully again and looked at the imperial concubine, "Yan'er said good to the imperial concubine. Congratulations to the imperial concubine!"

The imperial concubine laughed, looked down at Xiao Yan and waved her hand. "Yan'er, come on, come to the Ai family and let the Ai family take a good look at you. Your child is married. Why do you still look like a child? You have to invite the family three or four times to come. My family missed you when I was in Xianshou Mountain. By the way, why didn't you bring your new princess to me?"

"When Yan'er learned that the imperial concubine came back, she came specially from the school and did not return to the royal palace, so next time Yan'er will bring Xi Hui to the imperial concubine!" Xiao Yan smiled and sat next to the imperial concubine.

Ru Mo, who was sitting aside, was confused. She didn't care to listen to the greetings of the imperial concubine and Xiao Yan, but just kept thinking in her heart: "Why do the imperial concubine and Xiao Yan look very close? Why does this imperial concubine call herself 'Ai Jia'? Why is the atmosphere of this banquet strange, as if something is going to happen?"

Emperor Xiao Baojuan's face had already blushed, and the uncontrollable anger in the bottom of his eyes finally melted in the palm of his hand. After the slap, slap, he saw more than a dozen girls carrying palace lamps from behind the curtain in the bow of the boat. A faint fragrance permeated. For a moment, the flying flowers were dressed in colorful butterfly clothes and their wrists were ribbons. The woman followed closely and danced.

The imperial concubine's eyes were attracted by the leading woman. She turned to the emperor and asked, "Who is the woman with a ribbon in her hand?" What a beauty?"

"The mother's concubine, that is Princess Yunjue of the Great Wei Dynasty. Today, she specially choreographed the 'color butterfly dance' to welcome her mother's concubine. I hope the mother can like it!" Xiao Baojuan's eyes stared straight at Princess Yunjue, who was dancing, and replied happily.

Ru Mo picked up the glass, took a sip, looked at Princess Yunjue, and smiled, "You finally got it. The emperor will go to your bedroom again tonight. Has this moment been waiting too long? Did you practice for a few months to achieve it overnight today? In silence, she couldn't help but be surprised to see the dance next to Princess Yunjue. Was she so familiar?

"Why did Concubine He's maidservant dance here in the past? Did she ever be the eyeliner of me and the queen? Her eyes are so cold. What on earth is she going to do?" When Ru Mo finally remembered, she didn't have time to be stunned, but she pulled out three string-like darts from the arms of the dancer maid. "Be careful." She shouted stiffly. In the chaos, she only saw a gloomy charm in the maid's expression. In an instant, the three darts shot straight in the direction of the queen.

Everyone thought that the dart must be aimed at the queen, but the maid's skill was really worrying. When the end of the dart was about to poke the queen, the end suddenly tilted and turned to the chest of the imperial concubine.

Everyone exclaimed, and their entangled heart raised their throats. Xiao Yan, who suddenly sat next to the imperial concubine, caught the shadows with his hands and held the three dart heads together in the palm of his hand. Unexpectedly, at this moment, three darts shot out and hit Xiao Yan's chest impartially.

Ru Mo didn't feel confused. She only felt that all her voices were quiet. She looked at the blood spewing out of his mouth, unconsciously clenched her teeth and calmed down; "Tian, Dr. Wu!"

The sky is dark, the moon is lightless, and there is anxiety and panic in the faint hall. The emperor gave the order to press Princess Yunjue and the maidservant into the prison, but after a while, Princess Yunjue was released, because the maidservant pleaded guilty alone. She was going to assassinate the queen and avenge the dead Concubine He.

Ru Mo only felt cold and shocked. Every time she thought about it, how many injustices and hatreds were there in this palace? She walked to the table and picked up a glass of warm water, but her hands kept trembling.

Suddenly, Princess Ningxue rushed in, with crystal tears on her face and cried, "Sister Mo, go and see Brother Yan. The imperial doctors are there. We persuaded her several times. The imperial concubine said that she would not go back to rest, but I think Brother Yan's injury is so serious..."

Ru Mo drank water and said to herself helplessly, "I really want to stay by his side. I'm really worried and anxious. I really don't know what to do..."

"It's not right to do anything, because Xiao Yan is dying." Xinmo clasped the door and walked in muddle-headedly. She grabbed Rumo's skirt with tears on her face and said, "Tell me, is he going to die? I ignored the emperor's obstruction and kept looking at him, but he left a lot of blood. The original bright red blood flowed more and more, and then it turned black... I look terrible... Sister, he only listens to you. Go and tell him not to leave, let him live well, and let her wake up quickly..."

Ru Mo took Xin Mo's cold hand and said to the bottom, "Go back to the noble concubine."

"Ceng Rumo, Xiao Yan likes you so much. How can your heart be so cold at the moment of his crisis? What are you afraid of? What are you taking care of? He is really blind to fall in love with you. And you are still doing nothing here, not even accompanying him. You don't deserve his love and pity at all. You are a woman without any emotion..." Xinmo shouted angrily and was forcibly pulled out of the hall by Gong'e.

Ru Mo looked at Ning Xue blankly and smiled hesitantly, "Xueer, should I go?"

Ning Xue was stunned for a moment and pulled up Ru Mo, with a trace of imperceptible desolation in her expression. "Sister Mo, you are worthy of Brother Yan's love. Let's go. I'm responsible for leading the imperial concubine away. Go and guard Brother Yan."

"Thank you, Sister Cher!" Ru Mo lowered her eyebrows and said gratefully.

After Ning Xue led the imperial concubine away, Ru Mo quickly entered the hall and met the anxious and tired eyes of Dr. Wu, "What's wrong, the prince is not good?" Finally, a trace of fear appeared in her expression.

Dr. Wu sighed and said seriously, "Mother, you'd better go and have a look by yourself."

Ru Mo walked to the edge of the couch and saw him lying quietly. His eyes were closed, her eyebrows were slightly wrinkled, and her breath was shallow. She reached out and gently grasped his wrist, which had almost no temperature, looked at his pale cheeks and purple lips, and said, "Is the prince poisoned?"

"Mother, the prince is indeed poisoned." Dr. Wu was very nervous.

"What kind of poison is in the prince?" Rumo then asked again.

Dr. Wu's face darkened and thought about it. "According to my brief opinion, the prince's poison is very similar to the poison of the musk turtle."

"Is there an antidote?" Ru Mo straightened the quilt for Xiao Yan. When her hand touched his hot forehead again, she couldn't help worrying a little more. His injury was much more serious than she thought.

"I'm stupid. I can't detoxify the prince at this time." Dr. Wu said bluntly, and after saying that, he knelt down and pleaded guilty.

Ru Mo frowned and said coldly, "Get up and reply. I have something to ask you alone."

"I have asked them to retreat. It's okay to ask. The prince is poisoned now. I'm guilty." Dr. Wu was terrified.

Ru Mo got up and asked clearly, "The prince can do martial arts, can't he compete with a maidservant? Even if he was caught off guard, the dart's head was aimed at the imperial concubine. Why did the prince block it with his own body? The only explanation is the relationship between the prince and the imperial concubine, which is so good that it almost surpasses the mother and son. Does it make any?

Dr. Wu suddenly looked cold and said in surprise, "Your mother, you are really smart. You hit the nail on the head."

"Then there will be Dr. Wu's explanation to me!" Ru Mo looked down, and there was a faint anger in her voice. She really didn't want to believe that this was another conspiracy.

The dark wicker vibrates, like a snake core, waiting for the opportunity to move. Ru Mo is dressed in a plain palace group, and her mind echoes the conversation between herself and Dr. Wu just now...

"The prince wants the imperial concubine to speak and allow him to go on an expedition."

"Why do you want the imperial concubine to speak? Does anyone not allow the prince to go on an expedition?"

"The emperor does not allow the prince to go on an expedition."

"The imperial concubine may hesitate not to let the prince go on an expedition, so your prince uses himself to do it. The empress is soft, and then the eunuch concubine persuades the emperor, is that right?"

"That's it. The emperor seems to be mediocre, but in fact, we are clear. He is dark. Now it depends on where the imperial concubine is going.

"But your prince's fool underestimated the high toxicity on the darts. He didn't count this, and he almost became a ghost."

"Well, Empress Mofei, how do you talk? It's too unpleasant."

"Ha ha, the facts are often unpleasant!"

Ru Mo's expression was always indifferent, but the undercurrent under the indifference was as fast as these moving wicker, hidden danger. She took a deep breath and stepped into the prison.

"The maidservant, please see the Empress Mo." As soon as the door of the cell closed, the maidservant saluted Ru Mo, and there was no panic on her face.

Ru Mo looked around and sighed gently, "Is your brother's disease cured? Does wild ginseng still work?"

When the maidservant heard the words, she kowtowed and cried, "Your mother, do you still remember me..."

"If I remember correctly, we have seen it three times. Once I told you to put something in He Guifei's place, and the second time it was He Guifei's birth. This is the third time, or the last time. I can't protect you. If you have anything, please say it quickly." Ru Mo took her eyes, and there was silence in the cell.

The maidservant was not afraid and pleaded, "Please take good care of my maidservant's family."

"Are you talking to me?" Rumo is a little unhappy.

The maidservant said seriously, "I am not qualified to talk to the Empress Mo."

"Okay, I'll take care of your brother." Ru Mo answered impatiently. She was worried about Xiao Yan's injury and didn't have time to talk here.

The maidservant got up, took a step forward and said, "You know, the maidservant, He Guifei, the master of the maidservant, died in vain. The maidservant wanted to burn some paper money for the master last month. Unexpectedly, she met a woman with white hair. The maidservant was eager to avenge the master, but she did not have the ability. As a result, the white-haired woman gave I got six darts from the maidservant, and also taught the maidservant a set of quick method, and then I had this assassination. I didn't expect the dart to get out of control and suddenly shot at the imperial concubine..."

"So you know that when Princess Yun Jue was short of people in dance practice, she went to be a dancer, so she had this opportunity, but you think the queen is the mastermind who killed He Guifei, so what about me? I also have a share. Why don't you come to me for revenge?" Rumo was puzzled.

The maidservant smiled silently, "The Empress Mo saved the maidservant's brother and knew the kindness to the maidservant. The maidservant knew that the maidservant was kind by nature. Some things were involuntarily involuntarily. The maidservant did not blame the maidservant, but this time... It's involved... Lord Liang... It's a maidservant who can't imagine..."

"Bear the antidote?" Ru Mo interrupted and asked anxiously.

The maidservant looked puzzled and questionable, "What kind of antidote? What are you talking about?"

"Ha ha, you won't tell me that there is no poison on the darts, will you?" Ru Mo sneered.

The maidservant shook her head in panic and choked, "I don't know that the dart is poisonous. Is it the white-haired woman who gave me the dart?"

When Ru Mo heard this, she couldn't help but be shocked; "White-haired, woman, is it..."

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