Chapter 245: Treat others in their own way
Wen Li'er followed Qianhong all the way to the path of the Imperial Garden, where the eaves of Meixiang Pavilion were faintly visible.
Qianhong suddenly stopped and pointed to a plum tree in full bloom not far away. "Look, Your Majesty," she said. "That green-calyx plum tree is extremely rare. The Emperor specially ordered it to be transplanted from Jiangnan."
Wen Li'er looked over and saw that the green-calyx plum blossoms were truly stunning.
She was about to speak when she heard a scream from behind her.
Turning around, I saw Qingmei and Qingzhu both took a big step back. A palace maid who was sweeping the floor dropped a wooden basin with a bang, and the splashing dirty water soaked their skirts.
"I deserve to die!" The palace maid knelt on the ground and kowtowed repeatedly.
Qianhong immediately scolded him harshly: "You ignorant thing, why don't you take these two sisters to change clothes!"
Qingmei and Qingzhu were about to refuse, but Wen Li'er curled her lips and said softly, "You two should go change your clothes. I have Hua Zhan and Qiu Lu with me."
As she spoke, she winked at the two of them. Before Qingmei understood, Qingzhu had already pulled her and bowed, and left with the palace maid who was cleaning the room.
Wen Li'er thought to herself that after sending away the two most valued palace maids, she was afraid that she would use other methods to send away Qiu Ying and Hua Zhan later.
As expected, just as Qianhong led her around the rockery, a eunuch suddenly came running in: "My Lady, the Crown Prince fell by the Taiye Lake and is bleeding!"
Wen Li'er's face suddenly changed, but when she saw the eunuch's flickering eyes, she quickly came to her senses.
She pretended to be anxious and said, "It's still bleeding? Then I'll go take a look myself."
When she said this, the eunuch's face froze slightly, and he hurriedly said, "There was only a little blood on the palm of my hand. I came to inform the Imperial Noble Consort. If you are worried, why not send a palace maid to take a look?"
Qianhong also said, "Your Highness, he's right. The Emperor is still waiting for you at the Plum Fragrance Pavilion, so you can't delay. How about letting this sister go with him and take a look?"
She looked at Qiu Ying.
Qiu Ying is half a head taller than Hua Zhan, and her figure is not as slender as Hua Zhan's.
Qiuying looked at her master.
Wen Li'er said, "Then you can go with him to see the eldest prince. Come back and tell me the news, and I will feel more at ease."
Qiu Ying agreed. She glanced at Hua Zhan inconspicuously, put her index and middle fingers together, and made a sliding gesture.
Hua Zhan's crossed palms at his waist flipped inwards and quickly returned to their original position.
But in just a moment, the two reached a consensus on something.
At this moment, Hua Zhan was the only one left beside Wen Li'er. Qianhong's eyes flashed with a hint of satisfaction. She led Wen Li'er and Hua Zhan to the door of Meixiang Pavilion, pushed it open, and respectfully invited them in.
As soon as Wen Li'er and Hua Zhan stepped into the room, two eunuchs immediately rushed out from both sides and covered Wen Li'er and Hua Zhan's mouths and noses with handkerchiefs soaked in sleeping pills!
Hua Zhan waved his hands behind him and made a grunting sound like Wen Li'er.
After struggling for a while, the two slowly fell down.
The two eunuchs looked at the master and servant who had fallen to the ground, and laughed evilly with Qianhong.
"We did as you said and knocked the man unconscious. We will pay you the silver we agreed on before, not a penny less."
Qianhong nodded: "Of course, I'll give you the remaining half after this is over. You guys continue to work and keep an eye on what's going on over here."
As she spoke, she pulled out two large-denomination silver bills from her sleeve and gave one to each person.
The two eunuchs nodded in agreement, stuffed the banknotes into their arms, and left in a hurry.
Qianhong glanced at the backs of the two people leaving, then looked at Wen Li'er and her servant lying on the ground, and frowned.
"Why don't you help me get him onto the bed inside?"
She was talking to herself, and seeing that the two eunuchs had disappeared, she could only accept her fate and move the people herself.
Wen Li'er has almost returned to her original figure compared to when she was pregnant.
Qianhong moved her to a room on the side without much effort.
Hua Zhan was dragged by her and hid under a table covered with a floral cloth.
After making sure that there was no problem, Qianhong took out a packet of medicine powder from her sleeve and poured it all into the incense burner in the room.
She covered her mouth and nose, lit the incense, closed the doors and windows, and left in a hurry.
The moment the door closed, Wen Li'er, who was lying on the bed, and Hua Zhan, who was huddled under the table, opened their eyes at the same time.
"Empress?" Hua Zhan held his breath and moved to the bedside.
Wen Li'er quickly covered her mouth and nose, holding her breath and said, "Let's go out first."
Hua Zhanren looks thin and small, but he is very strong.
She put her arm around Wen Li'er's waist and took her out through the window.
The two hid in Jingxin Pavilion not far from Meixiang Pavilion.
From the window on the second floor, you can have a panoramic view of all the scenery of Meixiang Pavilion.
It was Wen Li'er's first time doing this kind of thing, so she couldn't help but feel a little nervous.
"I don't know if Qiuying understands what I mean."
Hua Zhan smiled and said, "Don't worry, Madam. Once Qianhong returns and reports the news to her master, Qiuying will definitely capture her and her master and throw them in."
Wen Li'er nodded repeatedly.
She just wants to give others a taste of their own medicine.
Make her unconscious, then light the aphrodisiac, and you will know what she is going to do.
He has such a vicious mind, he must be made to suffer the consequences!
The two also noticed that under the plum tree not far from Meixiang Pavilion, a eunuch who had just covered their mouths and noses seemed to be pruning the branches of the plum tree, but in fact he kept looking towards the entrance of Meixiang Pavilion.
Obviously, he was staring.
If they had just walked out of the main entrance, the other party might have rushed over and drugged them again.
It didn't take long before a shadow came flying towards me.
Hua Zhan hurriedly reminded, "My Lady, Qiu Ying is here."
Wen Li'er followed her gaze and saw Qiuying rise and fall a few times and land behind Meixiang Pavilion.
She carried a woman on her shoulders and held another in her hand.
As if sensing something, Qiu Ying jumped onto the eaves of the attic and looked towards the window on the second floor of Jingxin Pavilion.
Hua Zhan moved his red lips silently.
Qiuying nodded and sent the two women she brought in through the window.
Wen Li'er looked at Hua Zhan with a puzzled expression.
"What did you just say? Can Qiuying understand?"
Hua Zhan nodded: "My Lady, this is lip language, Qiu Ying can understand it."
Lip reading? Wen Li'er's eyes sparkled with admiration.
But at the moment, he didn't care to understand these things. He just asked, "Who is Qiuying carrying? It's a bit far, I can't see her face clearly."
"It's Liao Mingzhu." Hua Zhan replied.
Wen Li'er frowned tightly.
Liao Mingzhu? Daughter of Liao Jinyuan, the Minister of Revenue.
Liao Jinyuan was also her father's immediate superior.
Because of this relationship, Wen Li'er had met Liao Mingzhu before entering the palace.
But Liao Mingzhu is several years younger than her, and the two of them can't play together.
I don't know why Liao Mingzhu would harm her for no reason.
But didn’t the emperor say that the people who harmed her were Princess Taiping and the Queen?
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