The fragrance lingered in the hall, and the empress dowager's consciousness gradually became blurred.
In a trance, she seemed to see two people with bloody faces, their eyes empty, staring at her sinisterly.
That is...
"Yun'er, Yun'er!"
The shrill screams echoed in her ears, and the empress dowager suddenly opened her eyes. Her forehead was covered in cold sweat, and she sat up and gasped for breath.
Qiu Yi was startled when he heard her movement and asked hesitantly, "Empress Dowager?"
What happened? Wasn't it fine just now?
The Queen Mother frowned and looked around the hall. Seeing that nothing was wrong, she breathed a sigh of relief and rubbed her eyes. "It's nothing. I guess it was just a dream."
Qiu Yi: “…”
It's only been a cup of tea since she lit the incense. Is the incense effective so quickly?
"Then," Qiu Yi asked tentatively, "Does the Queen Mother still want Miss Song to continue making incense?"
The Queen Mother had someone behind her rub her brows and said, "No need to do that tonight. I think this incense is good. I'll arrange a place for her to stay and ask her to make some other things. When I can sleep peacefully without nightmares by smelling this incense, then let her go."
Qiu Yi responded with a yes and retreated.
Song Shiwei was waiting anxiously for the result outside the palace. Seeing Qiu Yi coming out, he hurried forward and said, "Aunt Qiu Yi, this time..."
Before she could finish, Qiu Yi interrupted her: "Miss Song, the Queen Mother is very satisfied with the incense this time. She specially asked Miss Song to stay in the palace for a while longer!"
Song Shiwei's eyes lit up, and the joy in her eyes could not be concealed: "Then I'll trouble Aunt Qiuyi!"
A hint of mockery flashed across Qiu Yi's eyes, then disappeared in an instant: "No need to be so polite, Miss Song, come with me."
…
The next morning, just after dawn, Jiang Kangan was lying in bed when he heard a few "bang, bang" sounds coming from the window.
Like the sound of something heavy falling.
Jiang Kangan lifted the bed curtains and saw several corpses in night clothes piled under the window.
Jiang Kangan: “???”
There was someone outside the window throwing things in. Jiang Kangan had a vague guess in his mind, but he didn't say anything.
After another five or six sounds, Jiang Kang'an silently watched Jiang Zhiyu climb in from the window.
"Brother, you're awake," Jiang Zhiyu waved and greeted him, "Why didn't you tell me earlier? I was afraid of waking you up, so I didn't dare to come in through the door."
Jiang Kangan: “…”
He looked at the corpses on the ground, then looked at Jiang Zhiyu who was smiling brightly, turned around, lay back on the bed and closed his eyes.
He woke up suddenly and saw his sister throwing her body into his room.
"Brother?" Jiang Zhiyu looked at him puzzledly: "Do you still want to take a nap?"
[Strange, didn't Big Brother always get up early in the morning to practice swordplay?]
[Have you also been kidnapped by the bed? ]
Jiang Kangan: “…”
He sighed softly, stood up and walked to the table. The tea from the previous night was very cold, but very effective.
Jiang Kangan, startled by the cold, instantly woke up and asked in a hoarse voice, "Who are they?"
"The assassin Xiao Yanli sent to kill Xiao Lingyu," Jiang Zhiyu was always very frank in front of Jiang Kang'an. "Brother, please see if you have any clues so I can tell His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."
"Big Brother has previously investigated the assassin Zuiyuelong, so he'll definitely be able to find clues on them instantly."
[Yesterday's escort to Xiao Lingyu, plus the clues to the assassin I'll tell him later, can be considered as paying off the favor he had previously asked the Emperor for for his grandfather.]
Jiang Kangan was stunned.
No wonder when she returned home last night, she said she had something else to do and left in a hurry. She was actually going to escort the prince?
Jiang Kang'an frowned and did not check on the assassins. Instead, he looked at Jiang Zhiyu seriously.
Jiang Zhiyu: “???”
"A son of a thousand gold pieces does not sit in the hall, and a son of a hundred gold pieces does not ride on a saddle. Do you know what this means?"
Jiang Zhiyu nodded.
"Since you know this, you shouldn't put yourself in danger. When two princes are fighting, you should stay as far away as possible and never get close."
Jiang Kangan touched her head and said, "Brother, I know that you are a skilled martial artist. It's no problem for you to fight against a hundred people alone. But, brother, I'm afraid of that one possibility."
Jiang Kangan's words were like a stone, causing ripples in Jiang Zhiyu's heart.
Jiang Zhiyu whispered, "Okay, if I do anything else in the future, I will definitely tell Big Brother."
Jiang Kangan looked at her with relief.
Jiang Kang'an's yard was the same as before in the prime minister's mansion, with only Ah Fu serving him. Hearing the voice calling from inside the house, Ah Fu stepped into the house.
The hot water was ready. Jiang Kangan undressed one of the men and poured the water on him. Sure enough, a fire pattern appeared on his waist.
Jiang Kang'an took a pen and paper and drew the details according to the patterns. After writing a few words, he told Ah Fu: "Send this and this corpse to the East Palace, and set the rest on fire."
…
In the East Palace, Xiao Lingyu was looking at Lan Yan's testimony when a servant hurried in.
"Your Highness, this is bad! That arrogant man is dragging a corpse in the courtyard, claiming it's a return gift for you!"
Xiao Lingyu was stunned and walked out quickly.
Inside the East Palace, guards holding spears surrounded Ah Fu and looked at him warily.
Ah Fu rarely appeared in public and always wore a veil, so no one recognized him.
Seeing Xiao Lingyu, Ah Fu stretched out his hand and lowered his voice: "This is for you, Master."
The guard took it from him tremblingly. Xiao Lingyu looked at the lifelike painting on the paper, the method of how to make it appear, and four words - repay kindness.
Xiao Lingyu understood everything in an instant.
No wonder she stayed with me all night, it turned out she was repaying me.
Xiao Lingyu chuckled, asked the guards to put down their weapons, and said to Ah Fu, "Thank you. I will visit you again some other day."
Ah Fu nodded, turned around, pulled the cart and left.
Xiao Lingyu looked at the corpse on the ground with cold eyes.
"Carry it in and prepare the horse. I need to go to the palace."
…
After verification, Xiao Lingyu appeared in the imperial study on time. The emperor still did not review the memorials, but was flipping through a book.
But there is no title.
Xiao Lingyu knelt down and saluted, then said, "Father, please make the decision for me."
The emperor paused turning the pages of the book and looked at him in confusion.
Xiao Lingyu's eyes were slightly red. She crawled forward on her knees and gently pulled the emperor's sleeve. Her sobbing became clearer and clearer.
The emperor had never seen Xiao Lingyu cry since he was eight years old. He put down the book in his hand, raised his hand and patted his back gently, his voice unusually gentle: "What happened?"
Xiao Lingyu's sobs turned into sobs, and tears fell one by one in his eyes: "I attended the imperial sister's wedding banquet last night. On the way back home, I encountered an assassin. This assassin was sent by the Sixth Imperial Brother!"
emperor:"!!!"
His hand paused in the air.
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