freenovelworld Chapter 651 In a sense
Chapter 651 In a sense
For this reason, Lu Heng was extremely unhappy. He immediately drew out a dagger and chased after Xiao Tingshan. It was at that time that she blocked the sword for him.
Funny thing is that since then, the scar on his heart has become the reason why Xiao Tingshan dislikes her.
When he thought of this, Shen Shuyi felt a pain in his heart.
At that time, his sword was poisoned, which made her feel cold to the bone, as if she was falling into a cold cave, and she was in excruciating pain. If Liancheng had not immediately given her an acupuncture injection to detoxify her, she would have died on the spot.
But even with Liancheng's rescue, her health deteriorated day by day, to the point that she became very worried and often vomited blood and was bedridden.
It was not until Emperor Qianwu was assassinated that she learned about this person.
Although Lu Heng was a man, he was good at using short weapons and sleeve arrows. He even liked to hide poison on his weapons so that he could kill with every move.
Because of his ruthlessness and high success rate, Lu Heng had a certain reputation in the martial arts world.
But Shen Shuyi didn't expect that Lu Heng would have such a harmless face.
In his previous life, Lü Heng was eventually killed by a hail of arrows from the imperial guards, but the arrow shot by Emperor Qianwu was poisoned, and Lü Heng's arrow accelerated Emperor Qianwu's death.
Unexpectedly, after two lifetimes, she would meet Lu Heng again in this way.
Lu Heng looked at Eunuch Hai and said with a half-smile: "I really don't understand why my aunt wants to keep them alive."
Eunuch Hai immediately smiled and said, "Master Heng, you don't know that Shen Shuyi must die, but her maids will die, and it would be strange if they all died in the palace, so the master spared their lives."
"Eunuch Hai, these people..." A young eunuch stepped forward and asked in a low voice.
"Move everyone to the rocks of the rockery and don't disturb others." Xiao Haizi spoke in a low voice and looked at Qin Xin, Jin Zhu and others.
Obviously, several people were also hit by the hidden arrows, and they were unconscious and motionless.
Lu Heng's sleeve arrows were coated with sleeping pills, and Qin Xin and the others had to take off their weapons in order to enter the palace, so when the sleeve arrows suddenly arrived, they had no time to react.
Shen Shuyi was carried up by a eunuch. Eunuch Hai stared at the surroundings and said, "Quick, go east and take her to Lanxin Palace."
The former owner of Lanxin Palace was Concubine Xin, who had a good relationship with Concubine Rou. However, Concubine Xin passed away a few years ago, and the Lanxin Palace became empty.
The location of Lanxin Palace is opposite to the main hall and Funing Palace. Because there is no master, it has gradually been deserted in recent years and is sparsely populated. It only takes half a cup of tea to get there from Fangfei Garden.
Eunuch Hai picked up the golden hairpin that Shen Shuyi dropped on the ground. A hint of coldness flashed in his eyes. He glanced at Shen Shuyi who was carried on his shoulders and sneered.
"Humph, no matter how powerful you are, you still have to abide by the palace rules. What's more, you are courting death!"
Lu Heng curled his lips and said, "I can't believe that all these things happened recently were caused by this girl!"
"Her Majesty has ordered that you leave the palace as soon as possible. Please go back and let Lord Lu He rest assured that Her Majesty will not let the Princess Changning leave the palace alive today." Eunuch Hai said respectfully.
Lu Heng glanced at him and said with a smile: "Then my godfather and I will wait for your good news together."
After watching Lu Heng's back disappear, Eunuch Hai immediately quickened his pace and caught up with the people carrying Shen Shuyi.
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After a cup of tea, Shen Shuyi was awakened by a basin of water.
She opened her eyes with a frown, her whole body felt weak, and there was a sharp pain in her back, which reminded her of the sword in her heart in her previous life.
Shen Shuyi couldn't help but think that if she had the chance to kill Lu Heng, she would definitely use his dagger to pierce him into a sieve and let him experience the poison.
Fortunately, Shen Shuyi could still sense that the arrow on his sleeve was coated with a drug, which was different from the poison in his previous life.
With wet hair hanging down, Shen Shuyi's vision gradually became clear from hazy.
As she came into view, Concubine Rou was wearing a golden palace dress with phoenix patterns, an eight-treasure gold hairpin on her head and a flying phoenix step-shaking ornament. She was sitting upright on a chair two or three meters away from her.
Lu Qing held the teacup in one hand and looked at Shen Shuyi indifferently. Although she said nothing, her beautiful eyes were slightly raised and her brows were sharp. Her every move revealed the arrogance of a superior.
In comparison, Shen Shuyi was thrown to the ground, wet all over, looking really miserable.
"It turns out to be Concubine Rou." Shen Shuyi spoke slowly while looking around.
Lu Qing admired her calmness and composure: "Of course, apart from me, no one else would invite the princess in this way."
Shen Shuyi raised his eyes and looked around. This was a side hall. The lighting was not very good. The doors and windows were closed at the moment. The decoration and furnishings in the room looked old. There was a faint musty smell in the room. It seemed that no one had lived there for a long time.
Lu Qing smiled and said, "This is the palace where Concubine Xin used to live. I have known Concubine Xin for many years and promoted her. But she never knew how to be content and always wanted more. Later, when she grew stronger, she wanted to ride on my head. Fortunately, I am luckier than her and I have survived her."
Shen Shuyi's hands were tied behind her back, but she didn't care and just sat on the ground.
"Your Majesty's luck is not only better than that of Concubine Xin, but also better than that of the predecessors of the Yin family, better than that of the Empress, better than that of the late Second Prince, better than that of countless palace maids in Rouxi Palace, and better than that of all the people in the world." Shen Shuyi said with a smile.
Concubine Rou just looked at her coldly, without showing any panic at all.
"I just can't understand why you would offend me for these irrelevant people, since these people have nothing to do with you."
"I initially thought that you wanted to climb up the social ladder with the help of these people. After all, it is not easy for you, a mere daughter of a minister, to become a popular figure in the eyes of His Majesty and the Queen Mother."
"But later, I felt that you were really annoying. If you only wanted fame and fortune, it would be fine, but you don't know how to live or die, you don't know your place, and you repeatedly ruined my good deeds!"
Lu Qing obviously had a lot of resentment towards Shen Shuyi, or rather, she blamed all her recent misfortunes on Shen Shuyi.
Shen Shuyi smiled and said indifferently: "Your Majesty is right, but there are always people in this world who don't know how high the sky is and how deep the earth is."
"Now that Feng Wan is dead, my brother has been sent to Qingcheng by His Majesty. His Majesty is investigating the case of official silver used to pay for floods in Jiangnan and the case of ghost soldiers in the Battle of Lushan. In a sense, you have indeed won." Concubine Rou said with a smile. Her luxurious palace dress made her look very imposing.
Shen Shuyi looked straight at her with her almond-shaped eyes: "Then in what sense did I lose again?"
Concubine Rou lowered her eyes to look at her and laughed: "Don't you think you have lost now that you are a prisoner in front of me?"
Shen Shuyi was silent for a moment, then slowly said: "So, Madam wants to kill me?"
Concubine Rou's eyebrows were full of determination and ruthlessness: "Shen Shuyi, you think too highly of yourself. You are a bad person and do good things. You really deserve to die!"
Shen Shuyi's face showed no sign of panic, she just said softly: "I really didn't expect that Your Majesty would ask me in this way, and I didn't expect that Your Majesty would take action in the palace."