Li Chenjiao led Aman a short distance from Shouxuan Chunyong before she remembered Qiuhu and the others. She turned to look at Fulu.
Fu Lu, carrying a palace lantern, stopped upon seeing this: "Don't worry, Consort, the Imperial Guards will find and bring back the people around you."
Li Chenjiao felt a little relieved after hearing this: "They are all on the small boat below. They will probably be back soon once the storm has subsided. However, the journey is chaotic, so I'm afraid I'll have to trouble you to make another trip once I get back."
The storm has subsided, but it's hard to guarantee that no one escaped unscathed.
Fu Lu couldn't understand how things got to the small boat. No wonder he hadn't seen anyone by his concubine's side earlier; it turned out everyone had gone into the water.
He diligently wrote it down.
When Li Chenjiao led Aman back to Cangzhuo Hall, the banquet inside had already ended. Shouxuan Chunyong was really far away from Cangzhuo Hall, so at this moment, no one in Cangzhuo Hall could hear any news from outside.
Only Green Plum and Green Bamboo, who remained in the west wing, sensed something was amiss. Green Bamboo, being bold and clever, sneaked out to take a look and saw only flames filling the sky before hurriedly running back.
Just as the two maids were discussing their ideas, Li Chenjiao returned with the Second Princess, and the two maids finally felt relieved.
Li Chenjiao couldn't laugh at this moment. A little maid guarding the outer hall saw this and said cleverly, "This servant will go to the small kitchen to get hot water. Is Consort hungry?"
Li Chenjiao waved her hand, glancing at the girl briefly: "Go."
Green Plum and Green Bamboo had already gathered around, but they didn't dare to ask Sister Qiuhu and Qiuci. Green Plum was the first to notice the scarlet on her mistress's cheongsam.
Her eyes reddened with fright, and she quickly helped her mistress up: "My lady, what's wrong? This servant will go and fetch the imperial physician right away. Please don't move, this servant and Green Bamboo will help you inside..."
She dared not say too much for fear of upsetting her master.
Li Chenjiao herself was stunned by what Lümei said. Although she was a little out of sorts, she didn't need to call the imperial physician. Was she really in such a sorry state right now?
Green Bamboo and Green Plum exchanged a glance. Although they were somewhat puzzled, they obediently went to the other side to help their mistress up. When she looked down, she finally saw the scarlet color on her mistress's cheongsam.
"My lady, are you injured? This servant will fetch the imperial physician right away." Unlike Green Plum, this maid didn't think much of it and only assumed that Li Chenjiao had been injured outside.
Li Chenjiao lowered her head and saw the bloodstains on her body. She felt dizzy for a moment, and then she understood why the two maids had said they wanted to call the imperial physician.
She had to explain, "This isn't my blood, it's... it got on me by accident."
Li Chenjiao paused, thinking of the bloody smell she had smelled earlier.
Fourth Master was still wet, so he must have just come out of the water. He might even be injured...
Li Chenjiao sighed silently in her heart. She wondered how this whole mess would turn out.
Both maids breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this, with Green Plum patting her chest heavily. Only then did she belatedly realize that if her mistress had miscarried, there would be blood on her abdomen.
Li Chenjiao was exhausted when she returned to the inner palace. She was so tired that she asked Green Bamboo to take the little girl away. She was too tired to even wash up and collapsed onto the bed.
Oh, before going to bed, she didn't forget to instruct: "Once the hot water is ready, let Aman wash up first. She was frightened. When Chen and the others come back, tell them to stay with her more. Also, go to the kitchen and prepare some hot water for Wanwan. Later, everyone will probably need hot water."
Tonight may be a sleepless night for some, but Li Chenjiao needs to get some sleep first.
...
Not long after Fourth Prince had Fulu escort Li Chenjiao back, he heard from the Imperial Guards about the small boat on the lake and who was inside. After a while, Fourth Prince understood why he had only seen Li Chenjiao and her daughter on the corridor earlier.
After instructing someone to send them back, the Fourth Prince heard that the Eighth Prince's wife and others had been found. Su Peisheng whispered in the Fourth Prince's ear, "When they were found, the Eighth Prince's wife was unharmed, but the Ninth and Tenth Prince's wives seemed to have been injured. The Thirteenth Prince's wife was also found; she was discovered by the water..."
Fourth Master frowned: "Send everyone back first, then take a headcount again, and search the lake thoroughly to make sure there are no thieves."
After giving his instructions, he coughed lightly twice.
Su Peisheng hurriedly went to help him up, but the Fourth Master waved his hand and continued, "Now that everything is settled, you should personally escort Wan... Hongli back to your Master Li."
Su Peisheng hesitated slightly, but under the Fourth Master's gaze, he couldn't say anything.
With the Imperial Guards here, Fourth Master naturally has nothing to fear.
As for what happened today... a cold glint flashed in Fourth Master's eyes.
Clearly, the assassins' attack today was all aimed at the Emperor. At that time, the Fourth Prince was actually quite far from the Emperor, and Wanwan was right beside him.
It was Wanwan who first noticed the unusual trembling of the lotus flowers in the lake, which made Fourth Master keep an eye on things at that time.
The assassin's arrival was indeed somewhat unexpected, as he went almost straight for the Emperor.
Fortunately, Liang Jiugong took the blow for his father, the Emperor.
The moment the assassin appeared, everyone panicked.
In his panic, Fourth Master took note of everyone's reactions, especially those of those around him.
Third Brother was the most flustered. Fourth Master didn't even seem to see how Third Brother ran away. Fifth Brother even pulled Fourth Master back. After that, Eighth Brother seemed to... not react at all.
At that time, Yinreng was by his father's side, and the Fourth Prince did not know how he would react.
As Fourth Master walked back, he encountered Longkodo, who was in a hurry, and the two exchanged a respectful bow from a distance.
As he got closer, the gloomy look on Longkodo's face became even more obvious.
Fourth Master stopped in his tracks. He had considered the reactions of everyone around him, and now he was thinking...
Who pushed Father Emperor in the chaos...?
"Is Fourth Master also going to see His Majesty?" Longkodo's voice was also hoarse; he had spoken countless words in just half an hour.
Fourth Master said yes.
Longkodo leaned closer and said in a voice only the two of them could hear, "Is this possible...?"
Before he could finish speaking, the Fourth Master shook his head almost imperceptibly.
None of this has anything to do with him today.
Whether it was the assassination attempt, the pushing of the Emperor into the water, or the stabbing in the water, none of it had anything to do with the Fourth Prince.
Longkodo seemed to breathe a sigh of relief, but also seemed to be holding his breath.
"Let's go and hear what the imperial physician has to say." Longkodo moved a little further away, keeping a distance that was neither too close nor too far between the two.
The Emperor is still asleep.
The heavens are about to change.
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