Chapter 213 Blow Up
"He killed me in your palace. How is he planning to escape?" Qu Ling asked with a smile.
Killing people is easy, but the palace will be implicated.
Although Prince Yi was stupid, he was not so blatantly stupid.
A smile crossed the princess's usually cold face. "After the scandal at the Heavenly Sacrifice Ceremony, he's starting to feel uneasy. Prince Ping is the person he fears the most. Killing you and putting the blame on Prince Ping is like killing two birds with one stone."
Her husband was furious when he learned that members of the royal family were beginning to get close to Prince Ping.
During these days, he and Concubine Feng were planning not only to kill Qu Ling, but also to seize the Prince Ping's Mansion in one fell swoop.
Qu Ling smiled, "Such a crude accusation would be hard to fool others, right?"
The princess said, "He has made a lot of preparations. As long as the evidence points to something, there will be no mistakes."
"Who will help him?"
"Of course it's those people from the royal family." The princess' voice was calm.
"Although the royal family is not very influential, they all have the surname Zhao. Even though the previous one was a coward, they knew they had no chance."
The princess let out a strange smile. "Now it's a female-dominated world. They are more united than ever to deal with women."
"It's such a pity. They've tried so hard to bring His Majesty down, and everyone wants a piece of the action, and they're afraid they'll get less than everyone else."
Qu Ling calmly twirled the Buddhist beads in his hand, "The royal family should unite to deal with Prince Yi. He should have the best chance of winning."
"Princess, you're wrong," the princess sneered. "That fool is the only one who thinks he has a chance of winning."
"An emperor who lost control of his bladder in public during a ceremony to worship the gods? I'm afraid the enemy would laugh their heads off."
Qu Ling found it very interesting to talk to the princess.
"So they're more willing to frame Prince Ping," Qu Ling mused, "after all, his son is in charge of the Jinwu Guard."
The princess nodded.
"Prince Ping is the biggest thorn in the eyes of the clan members. That idiot thinks everyone is willing to help because they nominated him."
Qu Ling raised his eyebrows. "It's not easy to frame Prince Ping. The Dali Temple, the Ministry of Justice, and the Censorate all need people willing to work for him."
Princess, "It's naturally impossible for a fool to do it alone, but there are so many relatives who have been entrenched in the capital for many years. Who doesn't have a few confidants? If big things can't be done, it won't be difficult to frame Prince Ping."
After a pause, the princess said something that even Qu Ling hadn't expected. "If your death isn't enough, along with me, Concubine Feng, and Zhao Shu, everyone's dead. The evidence points to Prince Ping. Princess, do you think he can get away with it?"
Qu Ling was silent.
After a long pause, she asked, "What's your name?"
"What?" The princess was stunned.
name?
Is there anyone in this world who is willing to ask her name?
"Princess Yi, Miss Nian, you can call me whatever you want." The princess lowered her eyebrows.
Qu Ling smiled, "But I want to know, what is your name."
The princess's hand holding the handkerchief was shaking slightly.
"Nian Sihua."
The moment the name was read out, the princess felt as if she was in another world.
Qu Ling suddenly smiled and said, "Nian Sihua, then you can come with me and see if what you said is correct."
In the distance, Concubine Feng was looking at the people in the pavilion.
I gritted my teeth and thought to myself, why don’t you eat?
The prince had instructed the assassins to wait until the princess and the princess consort ate the cakes containing the drug before taking action.
She was sweating with anxiety.
The accident happened at this time.
Su Shang's whistle pierced the silence of the palace.
The guards from the princess's mansion who came with them simultaneously took out a pitch-black gunpowder ball from their arms, licked the fire stick, and the ball, emitting green smoke, drew an arc and hit the room behind the pavilion and rockery with precision.
"boom--"
Explosions rang out one after another.
Before the assassins hiding in the side room could react, half of them had turned into bloody flesh fragments and stuck to the wall.
The remaining people stumbled out, their faces still scorched by gunpowder.
"Protect the princess!" Su Shang drew his sword.
Some of the guards formed a circle and surrounded the pavilion like an iron barrel.
The rest of the group went up to meet the surviving assassin.
Concubine Feng was shocked and fell to the ground, her pearl hairpins scattered and her hair in disarray.
She couldn't believe it.
How did Qu Ling know that the assassin was hiding there?
It’s the princess!
A trace of panic crept onto her disheveled yet still beautiful face.
Zhao Shu was also very anxious.
Half of the assassins were killed by Qu Ling, and the rest could not get close. If this continued, they would definitely not be able to kill Qu Ling.
She thought quickly and suddenly stepped forward to knock down an assassin with two palms, and pretended to rush towards the pavilion.
"Young lady, please stay."
Su Shang stopped him with his sword.
Zhao Shu stamped her feet anxiously, "It's too dangerous here, Princess, please take the princess away quickly."
There was a tearful tone in her voice, but her eyes kept glancing at the dagger on Qu Ling's waist.
When Qu Ling gets close to her, should she grab the dagger and kill her, or throw her into the lotus pond?
The two people in the pavilion turned a blind eye to the chaos outside.
Qu Ling turned a deaf ear to Zhao Shu's words.
"She has practiced martial arts since she was young, and she doesn't get along with the Crown Prince," Nian Sihua glanced at Zhao Shu, "but she's quite polite to me in the palace."
"Then let's make a bet." Qu Ling said
Nian Sihua frowned, "What are you betting on?"
"Bet whether she wants to save me or kill me."
Before he finished speaking, Qu Ling stood up and walked towards Zhao Shu.
Su Shang had searched her entire body when he stopped the man just now, and now he shook his head slightly to indicate that there was no sharp weapon.
Qu Ling extended his hand towards Zhao Shu, "Miss Zhao, let's leave first."
A hint of ecstasy flashed in Zhao Shu's eyes.
She grabbed Qu Ling's hand, exerted force on her wrist, and was about to throw Qu Ling into the lotus pond.
Qu Ling felt the strength in her hand and saw the ill intention in her eyes.
The dagger flashed coldly, and Zhao Shu's hand was severed at the wrist.
"ah--"
Blood gushed out like a fountain, splashing all over Qu Ling's face.
Zhao Shu rolled on the ground holding her severed wrist, her screams horrifying.
Concubine Feng screamed and rushed over. She walked too fast and stepped on her skirt, falling heavily to the ground. Her shrill voice almost broke.
"Shu'er!"
She got up in a hurry, went forward and hugged Zhao Shu, at a loss as to what to do.
Qu Ling slowly wiped his face with a handkerchief.
"She just wanted to save you, why did you treat her so cruelly!"
Concubine Feng roared at the top of her lungs, her beautiful eyes filled with resentment.
Qu Ling threw the dirty handkerchief he had used to wipe his hands into the lotus pond, "Su Shang, throw her in too."
"no!"
Concubine Feng trembled and hugged Zhao Shu tightly.
She turned and begged, crying, "Princess, please have mercy and spare Shu'er. Her hand is broken, and she will not pose any threat to you."
Qu Ling remained indifferent
Su Shang had already picked up the screaming Zhao Shu.
"don't want!"
Concubine Feng reached out to stop him, "There are crocodiles in the lotus pond, those beasts eat people—"
With a "splash", the calm surface of the pool began to splash.
The water surface rolled and broke open, and several crocodiles broke out of the water. The moment their sharp teeth closed, Zhao Shu's screams stopped abruptly.
The pale pink lotus turned scarlet, and Concubine Feng's eyes rolled back and she fainted.
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