Unprecedented

Chapter 6

After going to the shadow puppet show with Long Xiaoting that day, Shuang Lan'er knew that Qiu Keyin would definitely trouble her, but she didn't expect it to come so soon.He clearly framed the court lady Xiao Xi, but secretly pointed the finger at her.

On this day, the door of the house was knocked open by Nanny Gui.

Qiu Keyin was wearing a jewel-colored blue and silver silk robe, walked in slowly, and cut to the chase: "Sister Lan'er, I was ill for a long time before, and there must be omissions in the affairs of the house—" She paused, her voice became a little colder, " Such a thing happened in the mansion, I can't sit idly by!"

Shuang Lan'er looked at Eunuch Luo, Nanny Gui and a group of servants who were following Qiu Keyin, feeling ominous in her heart.She tried to calm down: "Why bother the princess to come in person. Xiao Xi, go make tea and welcome the distinguished guests!"

"No need." Nanny Gui gave Xiao Xi a sideways look, "The tea you make is too dirty for us."

Xiao Xi was confused by the sudden vicious slander, she didn't dare to say anything, so she could only shrink back by the door.

Qiu Keyin glanced at Eunuch Luo, and said coldly, "Search!"

"Wait!" Shuang Lan'er stopped her and said, "Give me a reason. I mean, do you search whenever you want? Even if you want to search, wait for the prince to come back and give the order."

Eunuch Luo is in a bit of trouble. The prince is not clear about Mrs. Lan's attitude. He doesn't want to offend Mrs. Lan. The princess...

Qiu Keyin didn't expect Shuang Lan'er to move out of Long Xiaoting, so she gritted her teeth with hatred.The bitch only went out with the prince, so he used the prince to suppress her, which was clearly contempt and ridicule.Her voice suddenly became harsh, "My princess is in charge of the affairs of the mansion. Eunuch Luo, what are you waiting for? Is it possible that I want my princess to invite the noble concubine to be the master?"

"Yes, Wangfei." Eunuch Luo wiped off his sweat, and immediately ordered several servants, "Quickly search, be careful!"

Qiu Keyin's eyebrows and eyes were full of pride, "Sister Lan'er, please be safe and don't be impatient. If not, this princess will definitely give you justice. If there is something frightening, this princess will definitely accompany my sister."

Shuang Lan'er concealed her nervousness, sat down slowly, and drank tea expressionlessly.The hot tea entered her throat, causing sweat to drip down her back.The autumn wind came in, and it made her shiver again.She thought about how to deal with it later.

Soon, Eunuch Luo and Nanny Gui came out together, Eunuch Luo carried a wishful star anise food basket in his hand, and Nanny Gui held a snowflake obsidian nobile in her hand.Nanny Gui excitedly said, "Princess, it's really here!"

Qiu Keyin took a glance, then turned to look at Shuang Lan'er, and said lightly: "I brought them here just to be a witness, so as not to be unfair. Eunuch Luo, tell me what's going on."

Eunuch Luo stated, "Danqing came to report yesterday that the princess lost a gold hairpin. It was a gift from the prince during the wedding, and the princess has always kept it in her collection. The old slave sent people to look for it, but they couldn't find it. I questioned all the servants on duty at that time. The only one who acted suspiciously was Xiao Xi, the court lady. That afternoon, Xiao Xi went to Keyuan to deliver pastries, and it happened that the princess was not up for her lunch break, so Xiao Xi waited in Keyuan for a while."

Shuang Lan'er glanced at the golden hairpin, "So, Mr. Luo thinks that Xiao Xi stole the golden hairpin? I want to ask, I also have the golden hairpin, why Xiao Xi would look far away, wouldn't it be easier to strike in the drunken garden?"

"This..." Eunuch Luo was stunned for a moment, and then said: "Well, maybe it was a temporary idea. What I don't understand is why Xiao Xi went to Keyuan to deliver pastries."

Xiao Xi fell to her knees with a "plop" and cried loudly: "Ma'am, I just want to please the princess by sending cakes for my wife. The servant girl found out that the princess loves folk red bean muffins the most. Few people know how to make this kind of cake nowadays. It just so happens that this servant is good at it, so I made some with the craftsmanship of my hometown and sent it away...The servant never stole anything...Madam..."

"Xiao Xi..." Shuang Lan'er was moved, it turned out that Xiao Xi was afraid of Qiu Keyin's dissatisfaction, and she refused to lower her posture, so she went to please Qiu Keyin instead of herself, but she would cause trouble for her upper body.

"Shut up!" Nanny Gui sternly yelled, scaring Xiao Xi to shut up immediately, "You've got all the stolen goods, and you still want to deny it? The princess asked Eunuch Luo to search for justice. Wangfei, theft in the house must be severely punished! This guy If you are stubborn, how about slapping your mouth fifty first?"

Qiu Keyin narrowed his eyes, his eyebrows curved into a crescent-like arc, and nodded very lightly.

Nanny Gui let out a grin, stepped forward and slapped Xiao Xi hard on the face, after a few slaps, blood overflowed from Xiao Xi's mouth.

Every hit seemed to hit Shuang Laner's heart, they were warning her.Against them, there will be no good results.She stood up suddenly, and said sternly, "Aren't you trying to make Xiao Xi beat him into a trick? Eunuch Luo, I don't accept it. Please explain the whole story clearly, and let me see all the evidence for myself."

Nanny Gui looked at Shuang Lan'er sarcastically, ignored Shuang Lan'er at all, and waved her hand again.

Xiao Xi was in so much pain that she couldn't even cry anymore, her eyes were slack, and she just kept saying, "Don't, don't..."

It is tolerable, which is unbearable.Shuang Lan'er stepped forward and pinched Nanny Gui's wrist.

Nanny Gui is extremely vicious, and when she was entangled with Shuang Lan'er, she took the opportunity to take out a jade stone from her sleeve and wanted to throw it on Shuang Lan'er's head.When she was about to succeed, she suddenly felt a severe pain in her wrist, and the next moment she felt the world was spinning, and her whole body was thrown away with great force.

"Vicious old woman, who allowed you to be lynched here?" The voice of the visitor was majestic and solemn.

Qiu Keyin was stunned, and his body shook slightly.

Shuang Lan'er turned her head when she heard the sound, she had seen this person before, her long eyebrows slanted into her temples, and her eyes were as sharp as eagles.She still remembered his name - Qiu Tinglan!

Nanny Gui groaned in pain, lying on the ground, just about to get up.

Qiu Tinglan glared at Nanny Gui fiercely, her five fingers gathered into fists, and the blue veins were faintly exposed.

Such a punch would definitely kill him.Nanny Gui was immediately discouraged, lying on the ground and not daring to move.

At this state, Qiu Keyin's soft eyes glowed with a cold luster, and his tone was unwilling, but he still called out, "Brother, why are you here?"

Qiu Tinglan turned his head, glanced at Qiu Keyin, and immediately confronted him, "You still have my brother in your eyes? I see that you have not made any progress in these years, but you have learned a lot from these vicious people."

Qiu Keyin was full of hatred and anger, his face turned pale, pointed at Qiu Tinglan and said: "You! I am the dignified Princess Rui, why not teach the bitch in the house a lesson?"

Qiu Tinglan raised his hand and slapped Qiu Keyin across the face.

Qiu Keyin was so angry that he almost fainted, and couldn't help crying, "Brother, you came here temporarily, and you didn't know the reason, so you beat me indiscriminately. In your eyes, my sister is even worse than outsiders."

Qiu Tinglan said coldly, "Really? I know your affairs clearly in my heart, and I know better what kind of person you are! I don't think you are my sister. I will always..." After all, he didn't say anything, and paused for a moment. , "You have to respect yourself, don't lose the big because of the small!"

Qiu Keyin bit her lip, her eyes full of unwillingness.

Qiu Tinglan turned around and looked at the woman who was almost injured by Nanny Gui just now, with slightly raised eyebrows, bright eyes, and stubborn lips, she should be the Shuang Lan'er described by Shaoyun.She is like a unique and lonely orchid, unfortunately caught in a deep pool and bullied.His heart softened, and he felt apologetic, stepped forward to help Shuang Lan'er up, and asked, "Do you want it?"

"Brother!" Qiu Keyin was almost on the verge of falling. What kind of charm does Shuang Lan'er have, that the brothers who have never met are all attracted to her?
There was shock and doubt in Shuang Lan'er's eyes.They had never met each other before, but Qiu Tinglan actually offered her a helping hand.People from the same Qiu family, how can there be such a big difference?Concubine Duan, Qiu Keyin, Qiu Tinglan, are they really not the same kind of person?Then, that time in the Drunken Red Mansion...was she wrong?Long Teng wasn't going to hand himself over?Is she misunderstood?

"Yo, the weather is so nice."

A lazy and clear voice sounded, and the person who came was wearing a blue gown, and his beautiful smile surpassed that of a peony in full bloom, making all the maids present blushed and bowed their heads.

Qiu Tinglan gave a dissatisfied look, and hummed: "Shaoyun, you have been outside the door just now, and you will come in after it is settled?"

Long Teng smiled innocently, "How can I participate in the Qiu family's housework? If the case is settled, I can help. So I won't come in to join in the fun."

Eunuch Luo hurriedly stepped forward to greet him, and asked, "Your Highness, what is the purpose of visiting Prince Rui's Mansion? Do you need this old slave to report to the lord?"

Long Teng waved his hand, "Just passing by, come in for a cup of tea and rest, I think the emperor won't mind."

Eunuch Luo replied, "Okay, this old servant is going to make tea now."

"Wait, I'm the official of Shangyang City's parents. The theft case in the palace should be under my jurisdiction. Please, Mr. Luo, explain the matter in detail, and I can make my own judgment."

Eunuch Luo wiped off his sweat. What happened today? At first it was difficult to be caught between the concubine and Mrs. Lan, but now there are two masters. I don't know if they are looking for trouble or to rescue them.Helpless, he had no choice but to narrate the matter again.

Long Teng listened carefully, he didn't open the folding fan in his hand, he just hit his palm with the handle of the fan.After thinking for a while, he stepped forward and carefully looked through the star anise food basket that Xiao Xi had given red bean muffins, and held the golden hairpin in his hand to look at it again and again.

Although Long Teng's expression had a rare seriousness.But Shuang Lan'er's heart was still pounding. Others might not know, but she had been with Long Teng for a while, and she had seen his stupidity.His serious expression is similar to that used in cricket fighting, and I have never seen it in other places.She secretly took a step towards Long Teng, and whispered: "Hey, can you do it?"

With a "swipe", Long Teng opened the folding fan, covered his charming lips, and leaned into Shuang Lan'er's ear: "Hey, how can you ask a man such a question? If it works, you'll know if you try it."

Shuang Lan'er was embarrassed, this Long Teng was really - too much!She doesn't talk to him anymore.

Long Teng suppressed his smile and cleared his throat, "Eunuch Luo, you said that Xiao Xi went to deliver red bean muffins and then hid the gold hairpin in the food basket. Just now you found the gold hairpin from the food basket?"

Eunuch Luo nodded and said, "Just now when we were rummaging through things in the house, Nanny Gui accidentally touched the food basket. When the old servant picked it up, he shook it and felt that the sound was wrong. He opened it and checked and found the golden hairpin."

Long Teng asked again: "So, you believe that when Xiao Xi delivered the cakes, she stole the gold hairpin and hid it in the food basket, and then took it for herself when the news passed?"

Xiao Xi cried out, and grabbed the hem of Long Teng's clothes, "I really don't have any servants. My lord, the servants were wronged..."

Seeing that today's situation is not right, Qiu Keyin turned slightly pale.Under the shock of Qiu Tinglan, Nanny Gui did not dare to speak out.

Qiu Tinglan stared at Eunuch Luo, and asked, "How do you know that someone else deliberately put it in the food basket to frame you?"

"This..." Eunuch Luo hesitated.

Long Teng immediately vetoed it, "If this is the case, Xiao Xi can find out by herself. After all, when the food basket shakes, the golden hairpin will make a sound. Look at her, she obviously doesn't know about it."

Qiu Tinglan asked doubtfully, "Then why?"

"This is the brilliance of the designer." A strange smile slipped across Long Teng's lips. He stretched out his hand and gently stroked a bump on the bottom of the food basket. Asked: "Eunuch Luo, the baskets for sending cakes in the palace are all the same style."

Eunuch Luo nodded, "It's a customized style, and it's the same in every courtyard."

Following the place where Long Teng's finger passed, Shuang Lan'er carefully paid attention and pondered.Suddenly, she had a flash of inspiration, and she exclaimed: "I understand!"

Long Teng looked at Shuang Lan'er leisurely, "Oh, what do you understand? Tell me about it?"

Shuang Lan'er said, "I understand the whole frame-up process." She paused, her eyes fell on Qiu Keyin.

Qiu Ke Yin Yaqing's eyelashes trembled slightly, and said calmly: "Oh, sister Lan'er, if there is really a frame, it is more serious than theft. If you talk carefully, this princess will be fair."

Shuang Lan'er sneered, "Eunuch Luo said just now that the star anise food baskets in the Wangfu are all the same, so the basket Xiao Xi brought back is not the one she brought back. Simply put, the bag was dropped halfway."

"Drop the package?" Qiu Keyin's delicate and beautiful face became a little more gloomy.

Eunuch Luo questioned, "If the bag was dropped, why didn't Xiao Xi find the gold hairpin in the food basket?"

Shuang Lan'er stared at Nanny Gui, and said coldly, "This is the cleverness of the framed person."

Gui Momo was swept away by Shuang Lan'er's cold eyes, and suddenly felt a sense of fear.

Shuang Lan'er continued: "Look at the traces of dried gelatin at the bottom of the basket, the nobile is fixed on the gelatin."

"Xiao Xi always opens the basket, why didn't she see it?" Eunuch Luo asked suspiciously.

"Because there are interlayers in the food basket."

The one who spoke was Qiu Tinglan.He pointed to the two fractures on the side of the food basket, and said calmly, "The gaps are new at first glance, and the interlayer was broken, revealing the golden hairpin that has been fixed at the bottom."

Shuang Lan'er took the conversation and said, "I heard from Mr. Luo that Nanny Gui didn't care much about searching the house and dropped the star anise food basket, which attracted Mr. Luo's attention. Presumably it was at this time that the gold hairpin fell off the gelatin, and the interlayer It also broke at this time. So..." The implication is that Nanny Gui, who knocked down the star anise food basket in the house before, is the most suspicious.

Qiu Keyin finally couldn't sit still anymore, only feeling chest tightness and shortness of breath, "Why did Nanny Gui do this? Maybe the traces of gelatin were there long ago."

Qiu Tinglan put a pair of gold hairpins on the gelatin traces at the bottom of the basket, "the fitting gaps fit perfectly."

Qiu Keyin struggled and said, "Perhaps Xiao Xi set up a hidden compartment and pressed gelatin on the bottom."

At this moment, Long Teng finally made a sound, turned his head and looked at the drizzle outside the window, his tone seemed to be indifferent to the weather, "Thieves, no one knows what they can steal in advance. Why bother."

Qiu Keyin's face gradually turned pale, and after a while, she said: "I think my concubine wrongly blamed Xiao Xi." Standing up, she bowed slightly to Shuang Lan'er, pretending to be sincere: "Sister Lan'er was shocked, I'm sorry!" Turning around, she gave Nanny Gui a look.Nanny Gui immediately got up from the ground in embarrassment.

Qiu Keyin raised her hand, "I'm sorry to interrupt you today. My concubine will go back and conduct a thorough investigation, and the truth will definitely come to light." She left in a hurry and didn't have time to speak to anyone.

Eunuch Luo also took a group of servants to leave.

Shuang Lan'er breathed a sigh of relief, helped Xiao Xi up, and said, "Hurry up and get the medicine. Don't do stupid things in the future, because—" She didn't go on, because Qiu Keyin couldn't let her go.Similarly, she will never compromise with Qiu Keyin.

Xiao Xi wept and said: "Madam, I almost got you hurt today."

Qiu Tinglan was standing at the door at this time, looking at Qiu Keyin and Nanny Gui's embarrassing backs as they hurried away, and said bitterly: "Nurse Gui, this old slave, has done all kinds of bad things, and sooner or later he will chop her up and feed her to the dogs."

Long Teng frowned, and pushed Qiu Tinglan, "Women's boudoir, a place of elegance, can you stop swearing?"

"Uh." Qiu Tinglan's face was embarrassed, and he really forgot what elegance is when he has been galloping on the battlefield for many years.With a dry laugh, he asked again, "Shaoyun, just now you were able to bring down Nanny Gui, and this old slave died early. Why didn't you expose her on the spot?"

It happened that Shuang Lan'er sent Xiao Xi out of the house, and when she heard Qiu Tinglan's question, she turned around and answered for Long Teng: "It's hard to tell right from wrong, if we continue to investigate, if we push the concubine urgently, I'm afraid they will push out a substitute for death. Why bother?" innocent."

Long Teng smiled and clapped his hands repeatedly, "Yes. Those who know me are my little Shuangshuang."

Originally, Shuang Lan'er was full of gratitude to Long Teng today, if he hadn't consciously reminded her, she would never have discovered Nanny Gui's plot.It's just that all her gratitude was completely extinguished by his nasty call.Little Shuangshuang——I'm really panicking, sweat!
Immediately, Shuang Lan'er's face fell down, she gritted her teeth, "Long Teng—"

"Call me Shaoyun!" Long Teng insisted, leaning close to her ear, and repeated, "Come on, call me Shaoyun, please. Don't forget that you still owe me today."

There was inexplicable warmth and pity in his voice, which seemed to be bewitching.

For some reason, Shuang Lan'er felt sour in her heart, and blurted out to call him, "Shaoyun—"

The intimate address seemed to shorten the distance between them in an instant.Looking at each other, they saw each other's figure in each other's bright pupils, as in memory, but unfortunately they were so far apart.There was an incomprehensible look in his eyes, and regret in hers.

Yes, she regretted it.

She should have believed him, but she chose to escape. If not, how would she have met Long Xiaoting, and how could she have fallen into the situation she is in today?

After a long time, Shuang Lan'er finally opened her lips gently, "I'm sorry, I missed the appointment that day." By the end of the words, she was choked up.

She quickly lowered her head, but Long Teng still saw a wet mark slowly falling down the side of her face.His thin lips moved, but he couldn't say a word.

At this time Qiu Tinglan urged: "Shaoyun, we shouldn't stay for long." After a pause, he turned his head to look at Shuang Lan'er, with apology in his eyes, "My sister won't let it go, be careful yourself."

Shuang Lan'er nodded with gratitude in her heart.She knew that what happened this time was just the beginning, and the real big storm had not yet arrived.

Qiu Tinglan called again, "Shaoyun, let's go."

Long Teng nodded, his usual cynicism suddenly returned to his face, and he tapped Shuang Lan'er's forehead lightly with the folding fan in his hand, "Are you willing to mention that incident? You raised all my crickets to death. Look, ah, they are so thin from hunger, and they will be finished the next day." He walked towards the door while talking, muttering, "I can tell you, those few are top-quality. You have to pay, at least you have to pay for it." Give me a red hemp head. Hmph!"

Shuang Lan'er was a little sad in her heart, but when she heard what Long Teng said, she was stunned, "Ah, red hemp head? Where can I find the best variety! My master has never caught one in his life."

Long Teng snorted and said, "Where to find it is your business, let's go, you will pay me the next time we meet."

The corner of Shuang Lan'er's mouth twitched, this person... is really unreliable.

Time flies, and it is autumn in a blink of an eye.

The west wind is bleak, and the fallen leaves are falling.

This day, Long Xiaoting came out of the morning court, and as soon as he left the palace, Eunuch Luo rushed up, "My lord, it's not good. Something happened to Mrs. Lan."

"What!" Long Xiaoting was taken aback, and the Thunderbolt in his hand fell to the ground with a "touch".The next moment, he flew onto the horse and galloped all the way.He hadn't felt this flustered in years.When the sudden violent heartbeat swept over him, he didn't know how to face it, so he had to turn all his anxiety into running wildly all the way.

The Drunken Garden in Prince Rui’s Mansion is named Drunken Garden because several towering trees were planted in the garden. When the sun shines through the dense leaves, the white walls and black tiles are immersed in the thin light and shadow, which is intoxicatingly beautiful. .At this time, autumn leaves fall silently, like a rain of beautiful flowers, flying all over the sky.

Long Xiaoting rushed into the drunken garden and opened the door, the scene in front of him almost took his breath away.

Xiao Xi lay on the bed and cried with a headache. Shuang Lan'er was wearing a plain white pajama shirt and huddled in the corner of the couch. From her face to her clothes, she was appallingly white. Only her long jet black hair was scattered messily on the bed.

Long Xiaoting's eyes were full of regret, sitting on the side of the bed, pulled Shuang Lan'er closer to him, and asked softly: "Lan'er, what happened?"

Shuang Lan'er was silent, her eyes were empty, she didn't know where to look, and her long and curly eyelashes fluttered occasionally, which was her only anger.

Long Xiaoting was even more anxious, "Lan'er, you should just say something, tell me what's the matter."

Shuang Lan'er's dull expression suddenly changed to sobbing softly.

Xiao Xi covered her face and cried: "My lord, madam, she can't speak anymore."

Long Xiaoting's shocked face was undoubtedly revealed.

Xiao Xi continued: "Madam suddenly had a high fever a few days ago, Imperial Physician Shen was busy taking care of the princess, and Madam didn't want to disturb the prince, so she just asked the slaves to boil some antipyretic medicine. I don't think Madam was sick for several days, and the high fever never went away. In the end, she fainted. The maidservant was frightened, so she hurriedly invited Imperial Physician Shen, when Madam woke up, she found that her voice was hoarse, Imperial Physician Shen said that her vocal cords were broken, and she would not be able to speak anymore..."

Long Xiaoting roared angrily: "I don't believe it! Where's the doctor Shen?"

"My minister is here."

Shen Muyu came over with the medicine, saw Long Xiaoting's face turned livid, quickly put down the medicine bowl, and knelt down.

Long Xiaoting rushed forward, gritting his teeth every word, "It's just a high fever, why is it here?"

Shen Muyu said apologetically, "Your Majesty, Madam's throat was damaged after birth, and I'm afraid it will be difficult to recover in the future. I dare to guess that taking a bowl of blood every seven days, Madam's body is already damaged, and she can't stand the wind and cold. Madam drinks blood every day. In the decoction, there is a herb called Dragon Snake Grass, which has the properties of tiger and wolf. Although it can boost Qi and strengthen the foundation, it also has the effect of damaging the nerves. It happened that the lady had a high fever, so the damage to the vocal cords was induced. It was just a coincidence. Unexpected."

"You know that Dragon Snake Grass belongs to tiger and wolf, why do you still use it for her?" Long Xiaoting spit out the words coldly, "What is the use of my king raising you quack doctors?"

"I deserve death for my crimes, please forgive me!" Shen Muyu kowtowed again.

"You do it yourself, I don't want to get your hands dirty!" Long Xiaoting turned his back and said coldly.

Shuang Lan'er struggled and rolled off the bed, grabbed Long Xiaoting's arm violently, and shook her head.

Long Xiaoting hugged Shuang Lan'er, looking at her sad expression, his thin lips trembled slightly.

Shuang Lan'er was lightly in his hand, writing stroke by stroke with her fingertips.

There is a crisp itching when the skin touches, a touch of coldness, and a touch of warmth.It was just one word, Long Xiaoting didn't understand it at first, so Shuang Lan'er wrote it again.

"Life--"

Long Xiaoting finally understood, and his Adam's apple rolled down.Fate, isn't her fate given by him?It was he who pushed her into the deep sea where she would never be restored, so why blame others?After a long time, he waved his hand, "Forget it, you go down and get the medicine."

"Yes." Shen Muyu stepped back in response, her expression remained indifferent, as if life and death had long been meaningless to him.

Long Xiaoting suddenly hugged Shuang Lan'er tightly, and kept whispering in her ear, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry..."

Shuang Lan'er's heart shuddered. There was a time for him to apologize even though he was superior?She knew in her heart that this was not a coincidence, but a man-made dumbness.In fact, she will not sit still, she also has her own plan to see who will be the final winner.

However, what she didn't expect was that since she was poisoned and dumb, Long Xiaoting seemed to be a different person, and would come to accompany her from time to time.After a few days, he spent more time in the drunken garden than the sum of the previous months.

In the garden, night.

Qiu Keyin was lying on the couch, his fingers tightly grasping the armrest of Jinfeng Hanzhu.She had never been so angry, so desperate, so desperate that she didn't even have the strength to smash things, so she could only lean on the bed softly.

"Princess." Nanny Gui called out.

Qiu Keyin barely stood up, "Tell me, did we do something wrong? I didn't expect it to be counterproductive."

Nanny Gui sighed, "I thought this bitch was dumb, without that similar voice, the prince would not care about her anymore, but unexpectedly..."

Qiu Keyin smiled sadly, "I didn't expect Xiao Ting to feel sorry for her, and visit her every day. I personally matched the two of them."

Nanny Gui pondered for a moment, "My concubine is too pessimistic, I don't think so. After all, this bitch has made us dumb. She is half disabled, how long can the prince pity her? The concubine should celebrate, she will no longer be a threat in the future."

"Really?" Qiu Keyin twisted a piece of silk in his hand, and his fingers hurt after twisting for a long time, "I'm worried about whether we can do this seamlessly. Shuang Lan'er is not as easy to deal with as we imagined, this time I always feel that the matter of the poisonous dumb woman went too smoothly. Doesn't she know some medical skills, can't she be aware of it?"

"She's not a reincarnated genius doctor, so she's not that smart. Besides..." Nanny Gui leaned close to Qiu Keyin's ear, "We'll just keep doing it, so why not..."

On the day of Mid-Autumn Festival.

Fengtian, the commander of the palace, received an anonymous letter and opened it to find three paintings.The first painting is the Yi Bridge by the Zhongting Lake in Shangyang City. A bright moon in the sky is like a jade plate. The ancient nine-hole bridge is hidden among dense willows. Behind it are exquisite buildings with cornices and upturned feet.The strange thing is that there seem to be two flame-like things on the bridge, which are out of place with the whole painting.

Fengtian looked at it, frowning his sword eyebrows, and immediately opened the second picture, two men stood facing each other, not knowing what they were doing.The figures are blurred, not as vivid as the first picture of the house, which is obviously done on purpose.What will be the purpose?Don't want people to know who the painting is?Fengtian was puzzled, and when he opened the last painting, there was only a single lotus lantern in the empty picture.Three completely different paintings that have nothing to do with each other.What is the intention of the sender?

On the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival, now is a very good time, so you should be extra careful in everything.Fengtian fell into deep thought, was the person who gave the painting good intentions or malicious?What do you want to tell him?Should he report the matter?If it is unnecessary, will it disturb the prince?

In the evening, a banquet was set up in the palace, with incense sticks and candles in the main hall, and the maids offered melon cakes and various fruits.

Long Xiaoting looked at Qiu Keyin on the left side beside him, and suddenly asked: "Keyin, why do you look so bad?" Just as the maid brought blood swallow tremella soup, he conveniently served it to Shuang Lan'er on the right side He took a bowl and smiled slightly.

Resentment flashed across Qiu Keyin's eyes, and his face became paler.She endured it so hard that her nails sank deep into the flesh.It's unbearable, but maybe after tonight she won't have to.Thinking of this, she felt a little better.

Long Xiaoting said, "Keyin, if you don't feel well, go and rest early. I don't think you should go to the Lantern Festival on the street. It's important for your health. Excessive excitement is not conducive to recuperation."

Qiu Keyin smiled forcedly, his silver teeth bit his red lip, and a word came out between his teeth, "Okay."

Long Xiaoting looked sideways at Shuang Lan'er, and said softly: "Lan'er, let's go to see the lanterns later, this night is the busiest night in a year. It's rare that my father didn't enjoy the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet, we don't have to enter the palace to entertain .I haven’t seen folk lanterns a few times.”

Shuang Lan'er glanced at Qiu Keyin whose gaze was in full swing, and nodded slightly.

After a while, Long Xiaoting left the table with Shuang Lan'er, he pushed back the accompanying guards, and the carriage only carried the two of them all the way to the market.

When Shuang Lan'er stepped out of the carriage, she felt a bright light in front of her eyes, and the blossoming lights rushed towards her.Can hardly keep my eyes open.Men and women come out to step on the moon, watch the lights and fireworks, and the children play to their heart's content.

A hawker selling candied haws walked past them.Long Xiaoting stepped forward and called the peddler to stop, without looking back, he just asked, "Lan'er, do you want it?"

After a while, no one responded.

He turned around, only then remembered that Shuang Lan'er could no longer speak, and felt sore in his heart.

Shuang Lan'er was not sad, on the contrary she chewed and smiled, and picked out two bunches of candied haws.She took a bite of the candied haws, waved the other bunch in front of Long Xiaoting, and handed it to him.In the bright and innocent eyes, it is obviously saying "here."

She smiled so innocently.Long Xiaoting was dazzled by the sight, and immediately lowered his head, and took a bite of candied haws. He had never eaten this kind of thing, and he only felt sour and sweet as he felt at the moment.

At this moment, the peddler finally said, "Hey, you haven't paid me yet."

Long Xiaoting was taken aback, and hurriedly took out the banknote.

The peddler was taken aback, "Two copper coins are enough. I can't find a silver ticket."

Shuang Lan'er laughed again, took out two copper plates and put them on the ground.Long Xiaoting is used to being extravagant, so how could he have copper coins.

Long Xiaoting's expression was only embarrassment.

At this time, Shuang Lan'er pulled him, and pointed to Yiqiao in front of him, on the pavilion lake, Yangliu Yiyi, but saw a person holding several lanterns in his hand, peddling back and forth along the embankment of the pavilion lake.

"You want it?" Long Xiaoting looked back, with a slight smile on his lips.

Shuang Lan'er tapped lightly, and took out another penny from her sleeve.

Long Xiaoting couldn't help laughing, and tapped her forehead lightly, "Forget what I owe you, go back and pay you back." After speaking, he gently took her hand and ran towards Yiqiao.Running all the way, the lantern seller had already boarded the bridge, and he followed closely, "Wait a minute, I want to buy a lantern."

The man turned around, "This lord, this lady only has lotus lanterns, and the market is about to close, so they are sold at a low price, only half a penny."

Shuang Lan'er smiled and handed over the money.

The man untied a lotus lantern, and stretched out his hand to hand it to Shuang Lan'er, not wanting Long Xiaoting to pick it up first.

At this time, a loud shout suddenly came from a distance, "My lord, be careful! The lantern will catch fire! Dangerous!" The person who came was Fengtian, the commander of the palace.

The moment Long Xiaoting turned back in surprise, Shuang Lan'er slammed him far away and snatched the lotus lantern from his hand.

But hearing a loud "boom", the lotus lantern suddenly turned into a ball of fierce flames in Shuang Lan'er's hands, instantly engulfing her.

"Lan'er—" Long Xiaoting shouted.He was just about to catch Shuang Lan'er, but Shuang Lan'er rushed to the side of the Yi Bridge quickly, and with the flames all over her body, she jumped into the Ting Lake.He didn't grab anything, only a strand of her hair slipped rapidly between his fingers.

With a splash, a huge splash splashed in the water, and the coquettish flame was instantly extinguished, leaving only thick smoke floating on the water.The water was rippling, and the white figure could be seen faintly sinking into the water, like a blooming white lotus disappearing rapidly.

"My lord, be careful of the danger!" Fengtian had only rushed to Yiqiao at this time, before he had time to grab a corner of Long Xiaoting's clothes.

There was a "crash", and there was another splash.

Long Xiaoting sank into the water and carried Shuang Lan'er out of the water, their clothes were completely wet.It was late autumn now, although the water was not biting, it was still extremely cold, Shuang Lan'er was so cold that her lips turned purple and her whole body shivered.

Long Xiaoting's face turned pale, "Lan'er, is it okay?"

Shuang Lan'er wanted to shake her head and tell him it's okay.But she was too cold to control her movements.In fact, she knows how to swim, but she was only entangled by lotus leaves at the bottom of the lake just now, but he jumped down after her.

From her silence, he thought she was frightened, so he hurriedly hugged her.

She reached out and grabbed his skirt, the shadow of the moon was reflected in her bright eyes, which was beautiful.

He was startled, and immediately pulled her to the lake, and hugged her up.

Under the shroud of moonlight, Long Xiaoting gently stroked the side of Shuang Lan'er's face, leaned over to her ear, and exhaled softly: "Lan'er, why did you push me away? Take the lantern?"

Shuang Lan'er couldn't speak, so she could only watch his beautiful face approaching slowly, so slowly that it was almost Ling Chi.She froze there and couldn't move, seeing the black jade on his forehead getting closer and closer, she became even more nervous, her heart beating violently.Suddenly he kissed her forehead lightly, like a feather passing by.She only felt a "boom" in her mind, and it went blank for an instant.

Under the cold moon in the green lake, Long Xiaoting looked at Shuang Lan'er's dull expression, and gradually filled his eyes with a smile, "Actually, I understand even if you don't tell me."

What did he understand?Shuang Lan'er looked at him puzzled.

The corners of Long Xiaoting's lips curled up, "You don't need to know, I understand anyway."

Shuang Lan'er was stunned.

Fengtian rushed to the bottom of the bridge, and seeing that Long Xiaoting and Shuang Lan'er were safe, he breathed a sigh of relief, and hurriedly called out respectfully, "My lord."

Long Xiaoting didn't even look up, "Did the assassin catch it?"

Fengtian nodded, "I've caught it."

"Strict trial! Before dawn, this king must know the result."

Back in the drunken garden, Shen Muyu was summoned to check and apply medicine for Shuang Lan'er. Except for a slight burn on her left hand, she was fine.Shuang Lan'er made a gesture, signaling that she wanted paper, ink and a brush.

Long Xiaoting asked softly, "You want me to rest, you want to tell me you're fine, don't you?"

Shuang Lan'er was slightly startled, when did he understand her mind so well?
Long Xiaoting got up and poured a cup of tea, and brought it in front of her, "Come on, be thirsty."

Shuang Lan'er took it blankly, and the warm tea poured into her throat, driving away all the chills, and she felt hot from head to toe.

Under Long Xiaoting's strong request, Fengtian quickly came to the conclusion of the trial, and came to the drunk garden to report: "My lord, the assassin has confessed."

Long Xiaoting closed his eyes slightly, and said lightly: "From the beginning."

"Yes." Fengtian said carefully, "This afternoon, my subordinates received a secret letter. There are three paintings in the letter. The first painting is the Yi Bridge by the Ting Lake, and there are two flames in the painting. In the second painting There are two men standing facing each other. In the third painting, there is only one lantern. At first, my subordinates were puzzled, but they did not dare to disturb the prince easily. After dinner, the subordinates decided to hand over the painting to the prince for personal judgment. The three paintings were neatly stacked, but at this time, the subordinates realized that after the three paintings were overlapped, it was actually a complete picture. A man handed the lantern to another man on the Yiqiao, and the lantern would catch fire. Subconsciously Thinking that someone might murder the prince, I just wanted to report it, but I didn't know that the prince and Mrs. Lan went to see the lanterns in advance. The subordinates rushed all the way, but it was still a step too late."

Long Xiaoting's voice was like broken ice floating on the water, "Who assassinated this king and frightened Mrs. Lan?"

Fengtian shook his head lightly, "The assassin is targeting Mrs. Lan!"

"What?" Long Xiaoting suddenly opened his eyes, and two words came out between his teeth, "Who is it?"

"This..." Fengtian couldn't open his mouth, he hesitated for a moment before saying: "Princess."

"Ke Yin?" Long Xiaoting was stunned. After a moment of silence, he said coldly, "Call her and Nanny Gui."

Moments later, Qiu Keyin and Nanny Gui hurried over, looking a little embarrassed, with a precarious gold hairpin inserted in the hair, and the tassels flickered, as if they would fall off at any moment.

Long Xiaoting raised his eyebrows, "Keyin, explain yourself."

Qiu Keyin looked confused, "Explain what? Xiaoting, let me go to bed early. Wake me up if I'm already asleep..." She stopped, looking at Shuang Lan'er who was sitting next to Long Xiaoting, Heart blocked panic.When did Shuang Lan'er and Long Xiaoting sit side by side, and she was interrogated?She will repay this debt twice in the future.

Long Xiaoting took a sip of tea and lightly ordered: "Fengtian, tell the princess."

"Yes. Last night, the prince and Mrs. Lan watched the lanterns together. On the Yi Bridge beside the pavilion lake, a man selling lotus lanterns handed one of the lanterns to Mrs. Lan. But the lotus lantern caught fire instantly and almost burned Mrs. Lan. The assassin was arrested and interrogated severely. The assassin confessed to killing Mrs. Lan under the order of the princess. According to the confession, he first smoked Mrs. Lan's clothes with phosphorous powder, and then sold lotus lanterns to Mrs. Lan on Yiqiao. After the assassin handed out the lantern, he pressed the trigger, and the lantern caught fire immediately, and there was phosphorous powder on Mrs. Lan's clothes to support the combustion..."

When Fengtian said this, Long Xiaoting slammed his palm on the table, startled the teacup, and the tea flowed all over the place.

Shuang Lan'er was startled, and gently tugged at the corner of Long Xiaoting's clothes.

Long Xiaoting still said angrily: "It's so vicious! Kill it all! Lan'er is already sick and dumb, and if she burns her hands and face again, how is she different from a useless person? This king is sure who is the real culprit behind the scenes, so he will not let you down! "

So furious, Qiu Keyin and Nanny Gui flinched at the same time.

Qiu Keyin tried his best to keep calm, "This is obviously planting! I am already a princess, what can I plan? Sister Lan'er used blood to heal me, why should I kill her? If there is something wrong with Lan'er sister, wouldn't this princess move?" Throwing stones at your own feet? Fengtian, please find a suitable reason for this princess. What can I get by doing this?"

"This—" Fengtian was speechless.

Qiu Keyin scanned Shuang Lan'er with sharp eyes, and said sharply: "How do you know that someone deliberately framed me?"

After Shuang Lan'er listened, a broken and messy voice came out of her throat, and she gestured eagerly with her fingers.

Long Xiaoting gently held Shuang Lan'er's fingertips and gave her a look of relief.Immediately, his voice became colder, "Keyin, I saw the scene with my own eyes. If Lan'er hadn't jumped into Tinghu Lake alertly, he would have been burned. If it was you, I hope you will admit it immediately and don't test my strength." patience!"

He spoke decisively, and Qiu Keyin broke down in an instant, "What do you want me to admit? Xiao Ting, you have forgotten how harmonious we used to be? Since she came, everything has changed! Tell me why?"

"Lan'er is an outsider. We got her involved out of our own selfishness. Am I not responsible? I just want to make up for her. I have no other intentions. Isn't that okay? Why do you insist on putting her to death?" Long Xiaoting said angrily. There are faintly visible veins in the clenched fists.

"I said, she deliberately framed me!" Qiu Keyin fought hard, her beautiful face distorted with anger.She can't admit it, once she admits it, the relationship between her and Xiao Ting will be completely over.She knew him too well, she would rather let him doubt forever, than pierce this layer of window paper, just like back then.

"Using strong words, how can anyone make himself fall into a burning situation? What can Lan'er get for framing you?" Long Xiaoting closed his eyes fiercely, and when he opened them, he looked at the person in front of him in pain.

"How can you catch a tiger if you don't enter the tiger's den? If I am here, I will take the position of the princess, and she will never have a chance!"

"Enough!" Long Xiaoting was even angrier.

"Heh—" Qiu Keyin smiled sadly.Immediately, her eyes were stagnant, she had never been so desperate, it seemed that Xiao Ting would not believe her words.She can't lose!She hasn't won his heart yet, she must not lose!

This was a seamless plan, an unexpected accident, no one could doubt her.What went wrong?There is a clever spring in the lantern, and it will ignite only a hundred steps after the mechanism is activated. Counting the distance, Shuang Lan'er left Tinghu early, how can she jump into the lake and escape?Why did the lantern catch fire early?She didn't intend to put Shuang Lan'er to death, because Xiao Ting was by her side and would definitely save Shuang Lan'er.What she wanted was that the phosphorous powder burned instantly, and Shuang Lan'er's hands and face were burned.At this point, Shuang Lan'er's face was completely disfigured, unable to speak or write, and became a useless person, no longer a threat.

A sneer flashed across Long Xiaoting's face, making people shudder.Qiu Keyin faced it with his head held high, trying to be calm.

"My lord, my concubine. It was done by an old slave, and my concubine didn't know about it."

Nanny Gui's words broke the dead silence in the room.She knelt down with a "plop", took a deep breath and said: "My lord, this old slave has watched him grow up, and knows his temper quite well. The princess is also one of the people I respect most. Shuang Lan'er is just a troublemaker. The old slave is worried that Shuang Lan'er will harm the princess in the future, so it is better to plan ahead. The princess is kind and benevolent, how can the prince doubt her?"

Long Xiaoting's eyebrows twisted, "Gui Nanny, you have repeatedly embarrassed Lan'er, I think you have taken good care of me when you were young, and I respect you three points. You really let me down! You are cruel and cruel. You hurt innocent people." , where is human nature?"

Qiu Keyin stepped forward and grabbed Nanny Gui, weeping uncontrollably: "Mommy Gui, I don't believe you did this. Xiao Ting will believe me, why should you take the blame!"

It looks like it.Shuang Lan'er turned her face away with a look of disdain.Letting people who are loyal to him take the blame, leaving them clean and putting on airs, Qiu Keyin is really a beast.She kept her composure, and she couldn't let Qiu Keyin notice it. In fact, she knew that they were going to kill her, and the three paintings Fengtian received were also arranged by her.All the reasons will be found out by Long Xiaoting himself, and it has nothing to do with her.Only in this way, Qiu Duanming will not vent her anger on her parents.

The disgusting drama is still going on.

Nanny Gui burst into tears, "Princess, after Shuang Lan'er entered the mansion, the loneliness of the princess, the old slave saw it in his eyes, and felt pain in his heart. The old slave only wanted to defeat Shuang Lan'er completely, and the old slave's health was gradually getting worse. I don't know how long I can take care of the princess. Princess, you are too kind, this old servant is afraid that you will follow in her footsteps..."

Qiu Keyin fell down and sat on the ground, tears slipped from his eye sockets, his expression was in a daze, and he murmured: "Mother Gui, why do you—"

Nanny Gui wiped away her tears, looked at Long Xiaoting, and said sadly: "This old slave just thinks of the past... I think of her... I hope the prince can understand..."

Long Xiaoting let out a "hmm", and his thoughts seemed to be stretched far, far away at this moment.

Nanny Gui bowed, "Everything is the fault of this old slave, please forgive me, my lord."

Long Xiaoting turned his head gently, "Give——"

Qiu Keyin pounced on him, begging: "My lord, don't do it. Nanny Gui has hard work even if she doesn't have merit, she will work hard for her all her life."

Long Xiaoting lowered his head and closed his eyes gently, "Expelled from the palace, exiled to Cangzhou, and never allowed to return."

"Thank you, my lord, for not killing me, old slave." Nanny Gui bowed down again, and was immediately dragged out by the guards.

The golden sun shines everywhere, and the autumn colors are like makeup. In the drunken garden, the maple leaves turn red one after another, as if a red flame is ignited all over the yard, engulfing the gradually disappearing figure of Nanny Gui.

Long Xiaoting stood up, looking tired, and walked in front of Qiu Keyin, "I'll ask you one last time, did you participate?"

At that moment, Shuang Lan'er only felt her heart in her throat.She couldn't imagine how difficult it would be to find another chance if she couldn't win Qiu Keyin this time.

Qiu Keyin inhaled slowly, "What if I participate?"

Long Xiaoting replied, "If you cure your illness, then I don't owe you anything. Let's get together and part ways."

There was a moment of silence.

Qiu Keyin laughed suddenly, "After all, I'm still not as good as her. If she's still here, why would you doubt me so much?"

Long Xiaoting frowned slightly and remained silent.

Qiu Keyin seemed to have a sudden emotional breakdown, turned around and rushed out the door, and disappeared into the golden morning sun like flying.

Shuang Lan'er was confused by their conversation, not knowing who the "she" Nanny Gui and Qiu Keyin were talking about?
I don't know who suddenly shouted, "No, the princess has gone to Lenghu."

Long Xiaoting trembled all over, and hurried out.

At that time, Shuang Lan'er's heart suddenly sank to the bottom of the valley.The success fell short, it seemed that she couldn't touch Qiu Keyin this time.With no time to think about it, she followed Long Xiaoting and ran all the way to Lenghu.

After turning one bend after another, the emerald cold lake suddenly appeared in front of him, glowing with golden light.

Qiu Keyin was already standing on the rockery by the lake, looking back at Long Xiaoting who had rushed over, weeping every word: "Xiaoting, my life was picked up, and it's time to return it to the sky. You are so suspicious I, might as well... then let me accompany her..."

After all, Qiu Keyin jumped in front of Long Xiaoting, and resolutely jumped into the cold lake.

Qiu Keyin jumped into the lake in public, and was rescued naturally. He had a high fever for a while, but nothing serious happened.Such an ending, Shuang Lan'er can be said to have both thought and never expected.Qiu Keyin jumped into the lake to show his innocence, and Long Xiaoting had no choice but to stop pursuing this jump.

However, from now on, the relationship between Long Xiaoting and Qiu Keyin is like tea that has been left overnight, it will be stale when it is cold, no matter how you taste it, you will not be able to taste the taste of the past.

The troublesome thing is that when this incident broke out, the mansion exploded. Usually Qiu Keyin was good at disguising and winning people's hearts. Everyone pointed their finger at Shuang Lan'er, and the maids pointed behind their backs, and even abused them unreasonably.

Long Xiaoting was not unaware of such a situation, and it happened that he was going to patrol the border at the border of the Longji Mountains in the north of Shangyang City and Beiyi Kingdom, so he simply took Shuang Lan'er with him to avoid the disturbance.Before leaving, Shen Muyu took some more Shuang Lan'er's blood, and prepared medicine for Qiu Keyin for more than half a month.

(End of this chapter)