Chapter 522 Maybe he was killed by an assassin?
"Pfft, pfft, pfft." The Sixth Princess spat upon hearing Du Ting's words. "Miss Du, can you please hope for Sister Xiao's well-being? Sister Xiao is a beautiful and kind person. How could she have run into an assassin?"
"Your Highness, you can't judge a person by appearance. You can only know his face but not his heart. Your Highness..."
Du Ting was interrupted by the Sixth Princess halfway through his words: "Sister Xiao's character, of course I believe in her. As for those who gossip behind her back, that remains to be considered."
"Miss Du, I heard that you and Princess Mu Xi saved my second brother? That's truly admirable. Saving my second brother from those ruthless assassins is truly admirable."
The Sixth Princess changed the subject and went straight to talking about the Second Prince. She asked, "Miss Du, is my second brother okay? I heard that you were the one who sucked out the poisonous blood for him."
After hearing this, Du Ting stopped laughing. After she sucked out the poisonous blood for the second prince, she fainted. When she woke up again, she had returned.
She was happy that she had saved the Second Prince, but she and Princess Mu Xi both fell beside the Second Prince. The three of them were almost lying together, and many people saw it.
After she bathed and changed her clothes, she heard the news her maid had inquired about and almost fainted. The emperor actually intended to make her the second prince's consort? Princess Mu Xi was to be a concubine.
Du Ting's heart was broken when she thought that she could not marry the Second Young Master Jiang. When she heard the Sixth Princess mention this, she became vague.
She wanted to be vague, but the Sixth Princess didn't want to. She said with a smile: "Miss Du, my second brother doesn't have a second sister-in-law yet, only a concubine. Maybe..."
The Sixth Princess looked at Du Ting with a smile. Du Ting was the daughter of the Minister of Justice. Her father must be very satisfied with her identity. As for the Imperial Concubine, he was definitely not satisfied.
After all, what the Imperial Noble Consort wanted most was military power, and Sister Yang Zhi was unwilling to attend the palace banquet because of the military power.
"Your Highness, you can't talk nonsense about this." Du Ting changed the subject repeatedly and said, "Your Highness, how many prey did you hunt? Princess Mu Xi hunted twenty-eight, and I hunted twenty-seven!"
Du Ting originally thought that she could win with her twenty-seven preys, but who knew that Princess Mu Xi had hunted more than her!
She had the help of the Second Prince, so she was able to hunt more. However, Princess Muxi hunted 28 animals on her own. She spent a long time checking with the guards who were counting them.
"I also hunted twenty-eight." The Sixth Princess' eyes narrowed with joy when she mentioned her harvest. "If it weren't for the assassin, I would definitely have hunted thirty!"
This year's prey was more than in previous years, and she thought she was going to win. When she heard that Princess Mu Xi also had 28 prey, she breathed a sigh of relief. Even if Sister Xiao was not there, she was young, and there was nothing shameful about being tied with Princess Mu Xi.
Besides, there is Sister Xiao. When the two of them were separated, Sister Xiao hunted more than her. When Sister Xiao comes back, there will definitely be more, right?
"However, Sister Xiao definitely has more than us." The Sixth Princess' words were filled with pride. Even if the winner was not her but Xiao Jiuyue, she would be genuinely happy for her.
"Your Highness really has confidence in Miss Xiao. However, she hasn't come back yet. Could it be that... there is too little hunting ground? Is she embarrassed to come back?" Du Ting felt a little sorry for her five hundred taels of silver at first, but after learning about the prey Princess Mu Xi had hunted, she knew that she could not keep the five hundred taels of silver, so she let it go.
"No, Miss Xiao is not that kind of person." Miss Jiang walked in. She never took sides with anyone. She thought that some comparisons among girls were meaningless. But at this moment, Miss Jiang couldn't help but want to speak for Xiao Jiuyue.
Xiao Jiuyue, she is the one that big brother likes.
Miss Gao also agreed and said: "Although Miss Xiao and I have not met often, I also feel that Miss Xiao would not do such a thing."
"I was just saying it casually." Du Ting didn't expect Xiao Jiuyue to be so popular. She curled her lips and almost tore her handkerchief into pieces.
Because of the assassin incident, the hunting was naturally delayed. Everyone gathered together, set up tents around, and the royal guards were patrolling, so it was quite safe.
Time passed little by little, the sun set, and the people sent by the Sixth Princess to inquire found out nothing, nor did they see Xiao Jiuyue come back.
"Your Highness, my lady hasn't come back yet?"
Ever since Lianxin learned about the assassin, she has been looking forward to Xiao Jiuyue's return, but after waiting for a long time, she never saw him. Finally, Lianxin couldn't help but go find the Sixth Princess.
"Don't worry, Lianxin. I've already sent someone to look for him. Third brother hasn't returned yet. If I have any news, I'll tell you right away." The Sixth Princess reassured Lianxin, "Sister Xiao is blessed by fate. She will definitely return safely."
"Yes, my young lady is very lucky, and nothing will happen to her." Lianxin kept cheering herself up. She would wait at the foot of the mountain where the hunting was to take place, or walk back and forth there, looking in the direction of the hunting.
"Lianxin, come and have something to eat." Donggui took two pancakes and stuffed them into Lianxin's arms: "They are still warm."
"Donggui, can you still eat more?" Lianxin smelled the meaty cake and had no desire to eat it. How could she sleep when the young lady's life or death was in danger?
"His Highness said that we have to eat our fill and wait for the eldest lady to come back before we can serve her." Dong Gui knew in her heart that the eldest lady must be with the master. Something might have gone wrong, but her life would definitely not be in danger.
Donggui wasn't too worried, but she couldn't show it at this moment.
"You..." Lianxin sighed. Donggui stuffed the cake into her hands and said, "Eat it quickly. We'll go back and make some porridge and boil some hot water. When the young lady comes back, she will definitely need to take a shower and change clothes. She must be hungry."
"It's better than standing here in the cold wind." Donggui took big bites of the pancake and looked at the mountain that was gradually shrouded in darkness. She muttered in her heart: Is there really going to be any problem?
But, wasn't the Second Prince just as expected? Although there was an additional Princess Mu Xi, the Second Prince and Du Ting were tied together.
"Donggui, you are right. I am here in the cold wind and can't do anything." Lianxin suddenly felt that she was getting stuck in a dead end. The young lady had not come back yet, and she had to prepare food and hot water. Otherwise, what if she got frozen or hungry in such a cold day?
"You said that Xiao Jiuyue hasn't come back yet?" Du Ting returned to the tent and asked his maid Mingyue to inquire about the news. When he heard that Xiao Jiuyue had not come back after dark, a smile appeared on Du Ting's lips.
Humph, Xiao Jiuyue, maybe he was killed or insulted by an assassin?
"Miss, people outside are saying that you will soon be the Second Prince's consort." Mingyue said carefully. Du Ting's cold eyes suddenly swept over her. Mingyue knelt down immediately and said, "The eldest young master asked me to tell you that I did a great job today."
After saying this, Mingyue knelt down and lowered her head.
"Hmph." Du Ting snorted coldly, and the handkerchief in his hand was almost torn into pieces. Naturally, her elder brother hoped that she would marry the prince!
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