Chapter 519 Framing
Ji Chang'an returned to the camp outside the city and quickly ordered people to monitor the movements of the Prince of Xiang's residence. He heard that the Prince of Xiang's residence sent people to Taiyuan shortly after he left.
A glint of secret joy flashed in his eyes. He whispered a few words to one of the guards beside him and then ordered him to quickly retreat. He then followed the people sent out by the Prince of Xiang's mansion towards Taiyuan.
Ji Chang'an returned to the camp, a glint of triumph in his eyes, and prepared to wait quietly for news to arrive.
At this time, the Prince of Xiang and his wife in the palace were not so relaxed, especially the Prince of Xiang. He and the Ninth Prince had been at odds for a long time, but he really had never thought of taking action against his niece.
The reason I took action back then was simply out of curiosity about what the Ninth Prince was escorting with such great effort and resources; in the end, it didn't have any impact on my niece or the King of Chu.
The King of Xiang looked at his queen and sighed softly, shaking his head as he said, "That Ninth Prince is the most vindictive, but if you, sister-in-law, can persuade him, nothing serious should happen."
Princess Xiang nodded in agreement: "I hope so."
After saying that, she glanced at Prince Xiang with a hint of reproach: "I told you long ago not to get involved in the mess between the royal family and the Ninth Prince, but you insisted on meddling. Now look what happened, you've played right into the Emperor's hands."
After saying that, she shook her head gently and sighed. Her husband was good in every way, except that he liked to compete with Lao Jiu, and now someone had caught him red-handed.
They've ended up in this dilemma.
Two days later—
The princess's personal maid, along with the prince's guards, rushed to Taiyuan City within two days.
Taiyuan City is currently under martial law. The two men, carrying tokens, made several requests for an audience and finally managed to enter the city before nightfall. They were then led towards the Chu Prince's residence.
Princess Chu has been overseeing finances and provisions in the palace these days, as well as the production of various ironware in Taiyuan City. Li Mingshu has also been busy lately, taking Yue'er with her mother to comfort and care for the wounded soldiers while helping Princess Chu oversee provisions.
Although I wasn't very familiar with anything at first, it became easy to get the hang of after practicing for a while.
Today, the two were in the main hall reviewing official business with the staff of the Prince's mansion when the Princess heard that someone from the Prince's mansion had come to see her, and a strange look flashed in her eyes.
While processing official documents with his head down, he said, "The Lord Ling's maids? What are they doing here at this time?"
The messenger knelt before the Princess of Chu and said, "I was unaware of this, only that there was something important and I urgently need to see the Princess."
Princess Chu frowned and pursed her lips. After thinking for a while, she really couldn't imagine what the Prince of Xiang's mansion would want to come to Taiyuan to find her.
If it's a war on the battlefield, there's no point in looking for her; it's better to just inform her husband directly. But if it's a minor matter, there's no need to travel so far to Taiyuan to tell her.
After a moment of hesitation, the Princess of Chu waved her hand and said, "Bring the person in first."
After speaking, the Princess of Chu continued to review official documents with her daughter. While reviewing the documents, she pondered what the Prince of Xiang's residence might want to do when they came to their place.
The King of Xiang and her husband have been at odds for a long time. I don't know what brings him here this time, but it would be good to see him anyway.
Before long, the Princess of Chu's people led the maids and guards of the Prince of Xiang's residence into the main hall.
"Greetings, Your Highness."
"Greetings, Your Highness."
Princess Chu gently placed the official document in her hand on the table and looked up at the two people who had come.
"What brings you people from the Prince of Xiang's Mansion to Taiyuan at this time?"
The maid and the guard exchanged a glance, and the guard spoke first: "We have come to Taiyuan to deliver a message on the orders of our master."
As the guard spoke, he gave a wink to the maid beside him.
The maid nodded slightly after hearing what the guard said: "Yes, Your Highness, our Princess Xiang has a secret letter that she asked us to pass on to you."
Princess Chu was somewhat surprised, but she still nodded and said, "Then bring it up."
The maid respectfully took out a letter from her bosom, slowly stepped forward, bowed her head, and presented the envelope with both hands: "Please, Your Highness, examine it personally."
The Princess of Chu looked at the familiar face of the maid in front of her and nodded. She knew both of them; one was the Prince of Xiang's personal guard, and the other was the maid who accompanied the Prince of Ling in his dowry.
So she had no doubts and let the maid slowly approach her. Sitting next to the Princess of Chu, Li Mingshu slowly raised her head and watched as the maid slowly walked forward and presented the envelope in her hands. The maid next to her mother quickly prepared to take it.
The accident happened in an instant. The maid suddenly threw the envelope aside, and a dart quickly pierced towards the Princess of Chu, who was less than four meters away from the maid.
Li Mingshu was closest to her mother, and by the time she noticed that the maid's head was lowered and her expression was off, it was already too late.
When she saw the maid quickly throw away the envelope and take something out of her sleeve, which then stabbed at the Princess of Chu, Li Mingshu instinctively stepped in front of her mother.
A dart pierced straight into Li Mingshu's back. Startled, the Princess of Chu quickly caught her daughter, who had fallen on top of her.
His eyes widened, his pupils trembled, and he looked at his daughter falling into his arms in disbelief.
"Ah Shu!"
At this moment, Yue'er, who was sitting next to Li Mingshu, also widened her eyes and rushed towards her mother.
"Mother!!!"
As the dart pierced her body, the maid suddenly burst into laughter, saying as she laughed.
"Your Highness, Ayao has done her duty!"
Before anyone could react, it quickly bit open the poison sac in its mouth, and the next moment its body went limp on the ground, vomiting several mouthfuls of blood.
The guards who came with the maids were stunned for a moment before being quickly pressed to the ground. At this moment, the Princess of Chu didn't care about the guards and maids below.
With her eyes and heart filled only with her daughter lying in her arms, blood slowly oozed from Li Mingshu's back, gradually staining her bright blue dress.
Yue'er nestled beside Li Mingshu, staring blankly at her grandmother, completely lost.
"Grandma, please save Mother! Please save Mother! Mother is bleeding!!!"
Looking at the bloodstains on her hands, Yue'er cried out to the Princess of Chu in a helpless manner.
Princess Chu, holding Li Mingshu in her arms, squatted on the ground and shouted hoarsely.
"Someone! Someone! Quickly summon the imperial physician! Hurry!!"
Li Mingshu lay quietly in the arms of the Princess of Chu, opening her mouth as if she wanted to say something to the Princess of Chu.
But she couldn't bring herself to say it.
Princess Chu held her daughter, and large tears welled up in her eyes, falling one by one onto her daughter's face.
"Shu'er, my Shu'er, don't be alright, don't be alright, your mother is with you, with you, with you!"
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