boudoir

Chapter 343 You Are Poison
Liu Li was sitting in the big sedan chair with the curtains drawn down, she didn't know what the scene was like outside, she just felt that the more she walked, the quieter she was, and she was about to lift the curtain to have a look, when Ye Tong and Liu Wei shouted, and then the sedan chair suddenly moved to the side On the side, the front and rear soldiers suddenly became chaotic, with the screams of Laurel Haitang interspersed, some shouted "Grandma", some shouted "No", and then footsteps and shouts all rang out.

When the sedan chair rolled over, Liuli immediately supported the sedan chair, and when the sedan chair landed on the ground and stopped, she immediately squatted down and shrank to a corner. Just as she raised her head, an arrow shot right at the position where she was sitting and standing just now!
Someone plotted against her!The thought flashed through her mind immediately.But there was no time to think about it. At this time, she had to find a way to protect herself.

"Liuli!" When she was thinking about what to do, the curtain suddenly opened, and Du Rui appeared at the sedan door with an anxious expression on his face. Behind him was Laurel Begonia, who was also looking inside with wide eyes.Ye Tong stood next to Haitang with a knife in his hand, while ordering the guards to surround the sedan chair, while ordering the government soldiers to chase him.

"Are you okay?" Du Rui saw her huddled in the corner, and immediately bowed in.

Liuli shook her head: "What happened?"

Du Rui said: "Someone ambushed you by the side of the road. I happened to bump into them. When I came to remind you, those people had already attacked." He helped Liuli up and walked out.Liuli glanced at the numerous government soldiers surrounding him, and immediately asked Ye Tong: "Do you know who those people are?" Ye Tong frowned and shook his head: "They are all masked people, Liu Wei has already taken people to chased."

"The masked man?" That was to assassinate her.The mansion soldiers already had the imprint of the Great General Zhen Guo on the sedan chair, and the ambushing people would not fail to recognize it. Since they still attacked her, they must be targeting her.Liuli suddenly remembered the scene of Duan Wenhui in her room yesterday, and immediately became vigilant: "These people are either the queen's people, or the prince's people! Where was the eunuch just now?"

"Already escaped!" Ye Tong lowered his head in shame. "It happened suddenly just now, and I have no time to take care of him. I will wait until the assassins are prevented from continuing to attack, and then I will see that he has escaped."

"He won't be able to escape for sure, you should chase him right now, and make sure you bring him back alive!" Liuli ordered immediately.

"Grandma!" Ye Tong looked at her in embarrassment, and then at Du Rui.Qi Yunhao had already confessed that he would personally protect her safety, but now that Liu Wei has gone after someone, her personal safety is the most important.If he leaves too, what if something happens later?
"Since he is in the palace, he must have fled back to the palace. The only way to enter the palace here is the east palace gate. Those people are weak, they can't run far, and they won't go around to other gates. If you chase now, ten There's a good chance we can catch up!" Du Rui looked towards the street, and said to Ye Tong solemnly, "Don't worry about the safety here, I'm in charge here, you go!"

"Go!" Liuli swept her eyes and pointed at the remaining three guards, and said again: "There are still so many people here, don't dawdle!"

Only then did Ye Tong turn around, lightly jumped on the horseback, and headed towards the east gate of the palace.

Liuli looked around at the guards and government soldiers who were still nervous, and couldn't help frowning.Before coming here, she was always on guard against Duan Wenhui breaking the secret of Qi Yunhao's absence from the mansion, but she didn't expect that she didn't put her mind on it, but tricked her out of the mansion with all her brains!She was not harmed in the palace, and now she has frantically united with the people in the palace to harm her. It seems that this time she is really ruthless!

At this moment, she is probably waiting for the good news at home, right?
She looked up at the sky, and looked around again.

Du Rui said: "The sun is getting brighter, let's find a place to sit down first. I don't think you should go back until the person chases you back."

Liuli has exactly this intention.Since Duan Wenhui wanted to kill her intentionally and waited for the good news of her being killed, then she simply didn't go back to the house, and found a place to arrange it properly, and then put on a play for her to see.But at a glance, there are no teahouses or restaurants nearby, Wangfu Street is ahead, and there is a busy city behind, but Du Rui probably doesn't have time to accompany her, right?

"Don't you need to go to the yamen?" she asked.

Du Rui said: "There are not many things these few days, so it's okay to miss a day and a half." He pointed to the front left, glanced at her, and said: "It's inconvenient to go to restaurants and teahouses, I have a private house not far away If you don't mind, go and sit there."

Liuli hesitated for a moment, then nodded.Although she knew that she should avoid suspicion, but right now, in order to ensure safety, there seemed to be no perfect way.She wouldn't be stupid enough to put herself in a dangerous situation again in order to avoid this layer of suspicion, besides, wouldn't there be three guards left by Qi Yunhao for her right now?It's not like getting along alone, she can have a clear conscience.

"Let me explain something more." She nodded to Du Rui, then called Haitang over, and said, "You send someone back to the mansion, just say that our sedan chair was ambushed halfway, and I don't know if I was injured. So that the whole palace knows." Then he said to the three guards: "Make a mark along the way, let Ye Tong and Liu Wei come directly to Master Du's mansion when he comes back."

Haitang and the guards all nodded and retreated.Liuli nodded to Du Rui, then bent down to get into the sedan chair.

Du Rui's private house was two streets away, and the sedan chair stopped after entering the gate. When Liu Li got out of the sedan chair, two nuns had already come out to support her.Another person who appeared to be in charge came out to lead the way, leading Liuli and his party to the second gate.

After entering the main hall, Du Rui ordered: "Put two basins of ice in the side hall, and help Madam go in and rest."

The decoration in the side hall is not luxurious, but it is extremely delicate. There are not many gold, silver and jade objects, but there are many calligraphy and paintings. Liuli glanced at them, but found that these calligraphy and paintings are very familiar. When I saw the signature, they were all named "Mr. Xu Yang" ". "Do you like her handwriting?" She turned to Du Rui in amazement.

Du Rui lowered his head and lit incense in the censer, and said after a while, "Who doesn't like such words?"

Liuli blushed, "It's not necessarily unique."

Du Rui closed the lid of the incense burner, turned his back and wiped his hands, and said, "In my heart, it is unparalleled in the world."

Liuli's heart was shocked suddenly, and he always felt that his words had some puns.

"Sit down." Just as he was dazed, he had already turned around, pointing to a soft chair covered with jade mat beside her, "Standing for a long time is not good for the child."

Yuegui Haitang supported Liuli to sit down, and the maids also came in with ice basins.

Liuli glanced at the words written by herself on the wall again, and then turned her gaze back to her feet.

Face to face like this, there is a bit of embarrassment.She never thought that she would still get along with him like this. She and him are no more than her and him in the past. Now she is the wife of an imperial court official, and he is a newly promoted Tanhualang, a respected and noble person. You can't talk about the past, but you can't talk about the present -- it seems that you can only talk about the present.

"When did you move out?" She said in a friendly way.This house has all the maids and servants, and the house is kept clean and tidy. The lotus in a pot of water in the corner is even stained with drops of water. It looks like someone is often taking care of it.

"After you got engaged that year, I moved out." He sat down on the twig under the curtain two feet away from her through a layer of bead curtains, and looked out the door.Even if he succumbs to such a lowly person, it doesn't hurt his demeanor at all. Being so casual makes people feel less unfamiliar. "I have been living here all these years, and only occasionally return to the Hou Mansion."

Liuli was silent for a while, "Then Your Highness—"

"She doesn't care about me anymore." He interrupted her, "I chose this path by myself, and it has nothing to do with anyone. You don't have to worry about what she will think of you. All of these, I have already told her Make it clear. This is my business and has nothing to do with you."

Liuli bit her lip, really not knowing what to say.No wonder the eldest princess never changed her attitude when she saw her several times. So before she didn't know, he had put so much thought into it.

Yuegui and the others were all standing at the side, and the guards were also guarding the door, but it was as quiet as if there was no one inside and outside the house.The two sat across the beaded curtain, adhering to the rules, but there was a trace of unexplainable affection wandering invisibly.

"You don't want to do this."

Looking at his figure behind the bead curtain, she murmured.These years without his participation seemed to be shortened suddenly, and his figure penetrated into this period of time little by little. When she was unaware, he surrounded him like a shadow , as if it was her 14th birthday in the parasol courtyard, he hugged her.

Even though he said it was none of her business, she still felt that he had paid too much for it and it wasn't worth it.If he hadn't met her, he would still be the young master of the Marquis of Huaining. How glorious it is to be a noble for three generations, but now he has given up his title and would rather fight for a future in his official career—he is excellent, and she believes in him There will be achievements no matter what you do, but this road is too hard.How much she would rather that he still be his little son in peace, and then marry a wife and have children normally, and live his perfect life in a beautiful place.

"I can't go back." He shook his head, staring obsessively at the sunlight outside the door, "I heard that there is a thing called poppy in Siam, eating it can make people addicted, and they can't get rid of it for a lifetime. The person who threw the copper lampstand at me in Jinquan Temple six years ago is my poppy, and I can't get rid of it in my life."

Liuli stood up abruptly, her sleeves brushed against the table, the teacup was brought upside down and rolled on the ground, smashed into pieces.

"Grandma!" Yuegui Haitang hurriedly supported her, held her shoulders tightly and pushed her to sit down.

Du Rui sat without moving, still looking out of the door, as if petrified into a statue.

"Du Rui, just treat me as dead!"

she said aloud.

(End of this chapter)