Chapter 38 Sixty-six Skulls
Started raising it two years ago?
Thinking that the number of children adopted from the orphanage and disappearing has only increased in the past two years, Feng Qingsui became more and more suspicious that the incident was related to the prince.
The prince frequently visits the Rongchang Marquis Mansion. Is it really just to show filial piety to his grandmother?
Is the guest house really just a place for him to take a rest?
Hua Ling's well-behaved and lovely face flashed through Feng Qingsui's mind.
She took a deep breath, suppressed all her anxiety and uneasiness, pretended to be interested, and asked Wei:
"That tiger must be extraordinary for the prince to dote on it so much. I wonder if I'll be lucky enough to have a look at it?"
Wei pointed to a pine forest not far away and said, "It's not hard to find. It's kept in this pine forest. Just go over there."
As he said this, he led Feng Qingsui along the lake.
Walk to the edge of the ice cave and turn left into a small path.
At the end of the path, there is an iron gate. Behind the gate is a small pine forest. A fat white tiger with the word "king" written on its forehead is standing by a wooden barrel eating fish.
It is very picky about eating. It only takes a bite of the belly of each fish and then throws it aside.
When he saw someone coming, he just glanced at them lazily, then looked away and continued to catch fish.
"It looks so cute, like a big cat. It's a pity that I can't rub it." Feng Qingsui said with half envy and half regret.
"Who said you can't rub it?" Wei chuckled, "When it was little, it slept in the same bed with me and the prince."
Feng Qingsui was surprised: "Is it true?"
Wei said smugly, "Why would I lie to you? If you don't believe me, I'll have someone open the door and give you a rub."
After saying that, she asked the maid to call the servant who was in charge of Baihu to come over and open the door.
Feng Qingsui hid behind her and pretended to be afraid: "This is too dangerous, will it bite us?"
"Just rest assured."
As Wei said this, she led her in, and the maids and servants followed.
The white tiger turned its head to look at them twice, then lowered its head to continue eating fish. Wei took Feng Qingsui's hand and touched its back fur, but it did not react.
"So docile indeed."
Feng Qingsui exclaimed, and while stroking the tiger's fur, he quietly inserted a few silver needles into the white tiger's neck.
The white tiger felt the pain, turned its head away, and roared angrily. Feng Qingsui retracted his hand abruptly and pulled Wei back a few steps.
"It seems that it is still a bit grumpy. Let's get out quickly."
Wei laughed: "I didn't expect you to be so timid."
Before he could finish his words, the white tiger pounced on him ferociously.
Wei was so frightened that she almost lost her soul.
If Feng Qingsui had not rescued her in time, she would have fallen into the tiger's mouth.
"How does it—"
"Stop talking, let's run!"
Feng Qingsui grabbed her arm and dragged her towards the door. On the other side, Wuhua, who had already received her eye signal, pushed the servants and maids and ran out.
There was no chance for the servant to lock the door.
The white tiger chased closely.
The path was paved with cobblestones. Wei was wearing high-heeled shoes and she tripped after running a few meters. Feng Qingsui wanted to help her up but failed because her maid and servant had already run ahead.
Seeing that she was about to fall into the tiger's mouth, her whole body was shaking like a sieve and she couldn't get up no matter how hard she tried.
"Five-flowered!"
Feng Qingsui shouted.
"You take the Crown Prince's wife to the guest house, I'll cover your retreat!"
Wuhua walked up to Wei without hesitation, put her arms around her waist, and ran with her to the guest house, while Feng Qingsui ran towards the ice cave.
After Baihu rushed out of the path, he looked left and right, hesitated for a moment, and chose Feng Qingsui who was closer.
Seeing this scene, Wei breathed a sigh of relief.
The next moment, Feng Qingsui slipped and slid into the ice cave!
The white tiger lost its target, turned around, and ran towards them again!
"Hurry! Faster! We're catching up!"
She screamed at Wuhua in horror.
Wuhua seemed to be exhausted and his speed gradually slowed down. Wei was in despair for a moment, but suddenly he saw two more guards in front of him and his spirits were lifted.
"Enter the guest house!"
Wuhua gasped, "Isn't the guest house off-limits?"
"It's already this late, and you're still fuming over this!" Wei was nearly pissed off. "Is His Royal Highness the Crown Prince really going to watch someone die without helping?"
Upon hearing this, Wuhua rushed into the guest house with her.
The two guards wanted to stop them, but there was a tiger behind them, so they had to free their hands to deal with the tiger first.
The white tiger was extremely strong and fast. The two guards chopped at it several times but failed to hit its vital parts. Instead, it knocked them away and rushed into the guest house.
When the guest house was in chaos due to the white tiger, Feng Qingsui was diving to the bottom of the lake.
She slipped into the ice hole on purpose.
The purpose was to investigate the stench of corpse that he had smelled earlier.
The light under the ice was very dim, barely enough to see things. Fortunately, the lake was not deep, and she reached the bottom after diving a few meters.
The moment she saw the scene at the bottom of the lake clearly, her pupils suddenly dilated.
There were piles of bones at the bottom of the lake, all of them were children's skeletons. Some were scattered on the ground, some were still connected with some meridians, and some were gnawed into tatters, with only a human shape left.
Not far away, there was a large school of fish swimming around, looking at her anxiously.
The flesh on the rotting corpses is what they eat.
Feng Qingsui immediately understood why Han Ruixuan had not allowed the people in the mansion to eat the fish in the lake in the past two years, and only used these fish to feed the tigers.
One, two, three...sixty-four, sixty-five, sixty-six.
A total of sixty-six skulls.
Far more than the number of children who disappear after being adopted.
A huge chill arose from within, freezing Feng Qingsui completely.
Realizing that her breathing had reached its limit, she floated up. The moment she broke through the water from the ice hole, she was gasping for breath and her whole body was trembling.
"Hurry up! Madam is about to die!"
The maidservant who had escaped came over with a group of servants.
Seeing that Wei and Lao Hu were gone, and only Feng Qingsui was soaking in the ice cave, he asked in a trembling voice, "Where is our wife?"
Feng Qingsui pointed towards the guest house.
The maids and servants ran away in a hurry with the servants again.
Feng Qingsui didn't care and waited for a while before climbing out of the ice cave.
The cold wind blew on her clothes that were soaked in ice water, making her teeth chatter with cold.
She gritted her teeth and squeezed out the water. Just as she was about to go ashore, a cloak fell from the sky and covered her head and face.
The cloak was still a little hot, so she pulled it off and wrapped it around herself involuntarily.
Looking back, I saw Ji Changqing striding towards me, followed by Baifu.
"Why are you here?"
She was surprised.
"I came to visit the Marquis." Ji Changqing said casually, "As soon as I entered the mansion, I heard that the white tiger they kept had escaped and was chasing people, so I came here to join in the fun."
"I didn't expect to see any excitement, but instead saw a drowned rat."
Feng Qingsui: “…”
This guy really has no sympathy at all. She was almost frozen into an ice cube, but he was still watching the fun.
"Second Master is really in a good mood."
She fastened her cloak and walked to the lake shore.
The ice surface and the lake shore were about half a meter high. She didn't feel anything when she jumped down, but now when she tried to climb up, she felt like her hands and feet were rusty and she had no strength.
Just as I was about to crawl up, a long, slender hand appeared in front of me.
She hesitated for a moment and put her hand on it.
I thought Ji Changqing was weak because of kidney deficiency, and it would take a lot of effort to pull her up, but I didn't expect that she was lifted to the shore with just a little effort.
Did she lose weight recently?
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