This time when she left the palace, Shen Wei only brought two close confidants, Cai Lian and Jixiang, with her. Caiping and Rong Mama both stayed in the palace to maintain order in the harem.
Cai Lian replied: "Master, it will take another half an hour. Eat some fruit first to fill your stomach."
Cailian brought a plate of candied fruits.
Shen Wei had just finished eating half a plate of fruit when she suddenly heard Eunuch Deshun calling out, "My Lady Concubine! My Lady Concubine!"
Deshun stumbled over, his face covered in sweat. He said, "Master! The emperor asked you to return to the imperial farm as soon as possible to hide - a group of assassins came during the plowing ceremony, and the guards are resisting them."
Shen Wei asked, "Is the emperor in danger?"
Deshun: "The Tiger Guards, Imperial Guards, and City Guards are all here. The Emperor will be safe."
Chen Wei stood up quickly and finished the remaining candied fruit: "Cai Ping, immediately ask the ladies to come to the imperial manor - tell them that I have prepared a lunch at the imperial manor, and everyone must be seated. Do not spread the news of the assassin to avoid panic."
Cai Ping has been with Shen Wei for many years and is equally calm when faced with major events. She calmly leads the eunuchs to pass on the message.
After a while, the ladies of honor returned one after another, and entered the imperial estate with smiles on their faces for the banquet, completely unaware that the emperor next door had been assassinated.
The imperial manor was elegantly decorated, and the years were peaceful. The female members of the family were delighted to attend the banquet, toasting and chatting with laughter.
Shen Wei sat behind a beaded curtain, separated from the other female relatives. Eunuch Deshun leaned over and told Shen Wei in detail what happened during the Qingeng Ceremony.
It turns out that during the ploughing ceremony, there is a ceremony called "One Hundred People Ploughing Together". That is, he summoned two hundred farmers from Yanjing and had them farm the same field with the emperor.
It can be understood as "extras".
These two hundred farmers were carefully selected by officials from the Ministry of Rites and had clean family backgrounds. However, during the ploughing ceremony, they pulled out hidden blades from the farming tools and attempted to assassinate the emperor.
Shen Wei pondered: "The officials of the Ministry of Rites made many mistakes and actually put a group of assassins into the list of farmers."
"The Imperial Army and the Tiger Guards are all out to capture these assassins alive." Seeing that Shen Wei was worried, Eunuch Deshun comforted her, "Master, don't worry. The Emperor has already made preparations."
Shen Wei waited patiently for half an hour, but no news came from outside.
She can't wait any longer.
Instead of wasting time waiting, it is better to go out and check the situation to see whether Li Yuanjing is dead or not.
She had to prepare for the worst - if Li Yuanjing unfortunately died, she needed to stabilize the situation as soon as possible, and then write a letter to her brother Shen Mieyue in Liangzhou, asking him to return to Beijing quickly to support her and help her son take the throne as soon as possible.
If Li Yuanjing was still alive, she would go to find him regardless of her own safety, which would also be an expression of love.
Shen Wei quickly changed into casual clothes, hid a dagger in her sleeve, and took the four tiger guards assigned to her by Li Yuanjing, ready to go out to look for Li Yuanjing.
"Master, I will go with you!" Cai Lian grabbed Chen Wei's sleeve.
Shen Wei patted her hands: "You stay here and watch over these women. Don't let them act rashly. I have four tiger guards around me. No one can hurt me."
Cai Lian was worried and nodded with sobs.
...
Shen Wei walked quickly, hurriedly crossing the mountain path. Four tiger guards followed behind Shen Wei, with a hint of surprise in their eyes.
I didn't expect that the delicate queen in the palace could run so fast in the mountains.
In spring, the mountains are covered with flowers and a rushing river runs through them. Shen Wei caught a glimpse of the tents in the distance, which were packed with people. That was the grand scene of the ploughing ceremony. One could only see many people but had no idea of the specific situation.
"Empress, be careful!" A tiger guard stood in front of Shen Wei and blocked the arrow that was coming through the air.
Shen Wei braked quickly, slammed her feet on the gas, and quickly hid behind a tree, leaving the battlefield to the four highly skilled tiger guards.
A group of assassins suddenly appeared from nowhere and Shen Wei happened to run into them. Shen Wei hid behind a huge locust tree, the sound of swords clashing in her ears and a faint smell of blood in the air.
She wiped the sweat from her forehead and carefully stuck out half of her head to observe the battle situation. If the four tiger guards were no match for her, she would run away immediately and never look back.
Shen Wei leaned against the trunk of the locust tree and calmed her rapid breathing.
Suddenly, a bony hand quietly fell on her shoulder and patted her gently. Shen Wei instantly pulled out the dagger from her sleeve, turned around and stabbed—
Puff——
The sound of a knife blade scraping across skin.
Li Yuanli held the sharp blade of the dagger firmly in his right hand, bright red blood dripping from his palm. He raised his eyebrows slightly and said with a half-smile, "You are so fierce."
Shen Wei stared at the strange yet familiar handsome face in front of her.
She asked, "Who are you?"
Li Yuanli sighed in disappointment: "My memory is really bad."
Goose bumps appeared on Shen Wei's arms. These words made it sound as if she, Shen Wei, was some scumbag who abandoned her husband and children.
Chen Wei looked at this charming and handsome face. This face was extremely handsome, charming and androgynous, with delicate and flying tails of the eyes, revealing a bit of evil. He was wearing a crimson purple suit and had a tall figure.
Over the years, Shen Wei has met many people of all kinds and encountered many complicated things. She tried to recall for a moment, and finally remembered the person in front of her. She asked tentatively, "King Heng?"
At that moment, Shen Wei figured out a lot of things.
Li Yuanjing was assassinated during the Qingeng Ceremony, and it was most likely done by the guy in front of him.
The Southern Chu envoy "Lu Xiao" who broke into the imperial garden of the harem was most likely this guy in disguise.
The dignified Emperor of Nanchu is so idle that he disguises himself and runs to Qing State, causing trouble right under the nose of the Emperor of Qing State!
This emperor is too unrestrained.
After recognizing that the person in front of her was Li Yuanli, the Prince of Heng, Shen Wei was not afraid at all. She used the dagger in her hand again, trying to stab him to death on the spot.
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