Chapter 158: Scheming against each other 2
While the eldest princess was taking action, the second princess also went to see her father, then relayed Lian Yi's words, poured herself a cup of tea, and then said unwillingly:
"The Queen Mother reminded me this time, obviously she is somewhat dissatisfied with the Zhao family's control of military power, and this time there is also the matter of my third sister involved, I am really unlucky."
After hearing this, Zhao was also indignant, and said in a deep voice:
"I was wondering why I haven't seen Xian Shijun for a while. It turns out that he has gone to the Third Princess's side. He is just a servant who is not presentable. Now he has surpassed me. He is just relying on the fact that he is an old man in the former residence and has a daughter by his side."
"Father, please don't get so angry that you become ill. You are the emperor's husband, and you will be the only one who can be buried with the queen mother a hundred years from now. They can only watch."
The second princess consoled him, then said in a hateful voice:
"My third sister is really in the wrong place. If anything happens to her, the Queen Mother will definitely be angry with me."
"This might also be an opportunity to pull down the eldest princess."
Zhao stroked the cup in her hand and said calmly.
"Father means"
"If something really happens to the Third Princess, you can pin it on the First Princess."
"Will the Queen Mother believe it?"
"You two are competitors now. If something happens to the Third Princess, she will be the biggest beneficiary and you will be the biggest victim. What do you think others will think of you then?"
"They will think that the eldest princess wanted to eliminate me, so she tried every means to make the third sister get into trouble when I was the regent. This would not only prove my incompetence, but also make the queen mother angry with me.
Unless I am stupid, I will never do such a thing to dig my own grave. Their suspect will naturally change to the eldest princess! This is a great move!"
The second princess suddenly realized something and immediately came up with an idea. She said a few words to her father and left in a hurry.
After thinking about it, the emperor tidied himself up and went to meet the empress.
Since moving to Zhuo Xiuyuan, the Queen has not stayed overnight at any of their places for a long time, using the excuse of recuperating from illness. She would not summon them unless necessary, but she still gave them many rewards.
Lianyi was not surprised at all that the emperor's husband would come to see her. She just asked Zhao to play a game of chess with her. The other party expressed his loyalty in words and deeds, but she did not comment. She just reminded the other party not to interfere too much with the decision of the second princess, which made Zhao feel unhappy.
The third princess of Fengqi Kingdom did not know at this time that her life was being watched by her elder and second sisters at the same time. She was still drinking the bitter medicine and occasionally acting coquettishly to the wise servant, but she did not know that the threat of death was approaching little by little.
Half a month later, the old items collected by the eldest princess were transported to the disaster-stricken city, and Fengxuan City also received ten carts of supplies. After the items were delivered, the transporters did not leave immediately, but helped distribute the items, because they were the ones who transported the items and they knew very well what was on the carts.
Because of their participation, the work efficiency was very high and all the items were distributed within one day.
After several twists and turns, those marked clothes finally arrived at where the Third Princess and her companions were. However, the items were not delivered to the Third Princess, but were stopped by the Wise Attendant.
"I don't know if these old clothes have been washed or not. It's better not to let the Third Princess wear them. She is still recovering from a serious illness and cannot afford any bad luck. I brought a few of her old clothes, enough for her to change and wash. I will give these to other soldiers."
"yes."
The female guards also felt that the Third Princess, who was delicate and noble, would not wear such old clothes, so they gave the clothes to two new recruits from poor families in the next tent. They were not so particular, so they naturally accepted them happily.
There are also levels of distinction in the barracks. It is their turn only after the veteran soldiers have chosen their things. What good things can be left? However, those given to the third princess are definitely better than theirs. They only know that the female soldier next to them is of noble status, and they don't know that she is a princess, so they don't feel any burden in packing up their things.
But five days later, the five new recruits in the next tent were all infected with the plague. These five people were immediately taken away, and then the medical officers began to fumigate the tents where they lived, and their clothes were gathered together and burned.
"It's really strange. Why did only the people in their tent get infected? People in the surrounding tents were fine. And this is a tent close to the inside. How did they get infected?"
The fully armed doctors are looking for the source of the infection, fearing that the plague will spread widely among the soldiers, which would then lead to a serious disaster.
The speaker may not have meant it, but the listener may have taken it to heart. The cold-faced guard's eyes flashed, and he turned and went to the tent of the third princess. He asked if any of them had contact with anyone in the tent next door. Sure enough, two people stood up and said that they had gone to deliver old clothes.
"Leave the Third Princess's tent immediately."
The guard gave a direct order.
The two of them were stunned, but they followed the order and left the tent immediately. Xian Shijun also noticed something was wrong and asked directly:
"But what's the problem?"
"I suspect someone is targeting the Third Princess, but I have no evidence. Also, the time when the people in the next tent contracted the plague is too coincidental. I dare not take the risk, so I ask the two people who have been in contact with foreign objects to leave for the time being."
"Do you suspect they deliberately spread the plague through the things they distributed?"
Xian Shijun frowned and recalled the people and things he had come into contact with recently.
"Yes, the Third Princess is recovering. We have not been infected with the plague because of our proper protection. If we all fall, who will protect the Third Princess? To be on the safe side, we can only send the Third Princess out of Fengxuan City, which is definitely not the best outcome."
The cold-faced guard said in a deep voice.
Xian Shijun nodded, acknowledging that this was the worst outcome.
"In this case, we must be extra careful. Before we came here, the Queen asked Mei Yuanzheng to prepare the medicine package. Remember to boil the preventive medicine soup every day.
You should pay attention to the situation of the female soldiers next door. It would be best to find out how they were infected with the plague."
"yes."
After the guards left the tent, they gathered everyone together, arranged shifts, and then took turns guarding outside the Third Princess' tent, checking the items at the entrance more carefully.
In the evening, the guard met with the wise servant alone with a gloomy face and informed him of the results of the investigation:
"The five people were infected because the clothes they wore seemed to have been worn by people infected with the plague. I checked and found that those clothes were old clothes distributed this time. We didn't keep any of them, so we escaped."
After hearing this, Xian Shijun's eyes became fierce. He was very sure that this was obviously directed at the Third Princess.
"I will send a letter to the Queen right now. Please strengthen the protection of the Third Princess."
"yes!"
On the other hand, the Second Princess' confidant was in low-key contact with the people sent by Panlong Kingdom.
The Second Princess discussed with her people and felt that even if they wanted to frame the Third Princess, they must not let her people do it themselves. Once discovered, she would be doomed. At this time, people from the Panlong Kingdom happened to appear, and she felt that this was a good opportunity to kill with a borrowed knife.
(End of this chapter)
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