Chapter 177: King Qi wins and gets the brocade box
In order to obtain the Nine Revolutions Pill to save Yang Qianmo's life, Xiao Qingxu could only concentrate on the movement of the black chess pieces on the chessboard and could not care about the situation on Shang Yuwan's side.
A palace maid hurried up behind Xiao Tong and whispered something in his ear.
Xiao Tong frowned.
It’s better to let them run away. Her good brother really likes to act to the end.
Xiao Tong glanced at Emperor Chengming, but found that Emperor Chengming had been looking at her without her knowing.
She was slightly stunned, then raised her glass to salute Emperor Chengming.
Emperor Chengming smiled slightly and raised his glass in response.
Xiao Tong gritted her teeth secretly. Sooner or later, she would bring this hypocritical man down!
On the other side, a cart loaded with empty baskets slowly drove out of Xiyunmen.
The old man who delivered food to the palace looked inconspicuous. After he was completely away from the palace, he parked the cart in a remote corner.
"Come out, there's no one else here." The old man's voice sounded like a young man's.
Shang Yuwan climbed out of the basket, opened another basket, and helped out Twelve, whose abdomen was bleeding. He put Twelve's hand on his shoulder and thanked the old man.
The old man waved his hand and said, "I am just following orders. You don't have to do this, young lady."
If Emperor Chengming knew that Shang Yuwan was injured in the palace, none of these secret guards would be able to escape easily.
Follow orders...?
Shang Yuwan sneered in his heart.
Then she should thank that old Emperor Chengming?
Shang Yuwan's heart was one thing, but her face was another. She smiled slightly and said, "No matter what, I still want to thank you."
The old man nodded and said, "I'll go first. You should take her back to treat her injuries as soon as possible."
They only showed up when Twelve was injured to the point where he could no longer protect Shang Yuwan and Xiao Qinggu. Twelve's current condition was not good.
Shang Yuwan nodded and said, "Be careful on your journey."
It was not convenient for Emperor Chengming's secret guards to appear in Prince Qi's Mansion, so she naturally could not ask them to help bring Twelve back.
The old man climbed over the wall and left. Shang Yuwan pulled Twelve back, carried him on his back, and ran towards the back door of Prince Qi's Mansion.
After entering Prince Qi's Mansion, Ji Suxian and Lu Heying saw that both men were covered in blood, and hurriedly pulled them over for a closer look.
Shang Yuwan was unharmed. She was well protected by Twelve, and her body was covered with the blood of the palace maid who attacked them.
On the other hand, after Ji Suxian stripped off Twelve's newly changed clothes, what came into view were scars of varying sizes. The most serious one was the wound on her abdomen that almost went through her body.
"You, you two sisters are really something!" Ji Suxian was angry and distressed. She recited a series of medicinal names and asked Lu Heying outside the house to boil the medicine. She also called all the medicine girls to help.
Shang Yuwan refused to go anywhere, not even taking a breath, and stubbornly stayed to help.
After a busy period, Twelve fell into a deep sleep, and Shang Yuwan and Ji Suxian were finally able to sit at the table and take a breath.
Ji Suxian asked, "How's your search going?"
Shang Yuwan was silent for a moment and said, "He is not in the palace."
Ji Suxian was also silent for a moment, and finally said, "Oh."
This makes Shang Mingqi's whereabouts even more difficult to find.
Shang Yuwan frowned, "Let's look for it again. Is there anything else in Kyoto that we haven't looked for yet?"
"The Xu family, Duke Lu's mansion..." Ji Suxian counted on his fingers, "There are still many. I haven't searched the Yue family yet."
"......" Shang Yuwan's eyes changed slightly, "It can't be the Yue family."
Yue Zhu has the Yue family to protect, so he would not hide a dangerous child like Shang Mingqi at home.
What's more, the arrow he shot was aimed at killing the Shang family. If Shang Mingqi hadn't been saved by Ji Suxian and others while he was still breathing, she would have only had Twelve as her family member.
Ji Suxian glanced at Shang Yuwan a few times.
Shang Yuwan noticed her gaze and asked, "What's wrong?"
Ji Suxian said, "It's okay."
Shang Yuwan thought that he was killed by Yue Zhu in his previous life, and he didn't know that it was because of his heart muscle rupture caused by extreme anger.
Ji Suxian thought about it the moment she asked, and decided to keep this secret in her heart.
Some facts do not need to be explained by others.
What's more, if this matter were to be made known, it would probably be another torture for Shang Yuwan.
In Luanyang Palace, Xiao Qingxu and the Langjiang envoy finished the game of chess.
The chessboard was densely packed with black and white pieces. The Langjiang envoy smiled at Xiao Qingxu and said, "Your Highness Prince Qi, your reputation is well-deserved."
Xiao Qingxu's smile was so faint that it was invisible: "Your Excellency, thank you for your praise."
Emperor Chengming glanced at Eunuch Kang, who immediately understood and walked towards Xiao Qingxu and the Langjiang envoy.
After looking at the chessboard, he turned to face Emperor Chengming.
"In the final match, King Qi won—"
Before he finished speaking, the applause was thunderous.
Xiao Qingxu glanced at Xiao Qinggu's position. She came back when he was playing chess with the Langjiang envoy.
Xiao Qinggu shook his head slightly, frowning.
Xiao Qingxu's heart sank, and even the slight joy of winning the Nine Revolutions Pill disappeared in an instant.
Emperor Chengming laughed solemnly and said, "Excellent! You are worthy of being my Prince Qi!"
Xiao Qingxu and the Langjiang envoy faced Emperor Chengming and saluted.
"Your Majesty, thank you for your praise. If Your Excellency had not been so humble, I would have had no chance of winning."
"Your Majesty, Dayu is full of talented people, and His Royal Highness Prince Qi is also very clever and intelligent. I have done my best, Your Majesty, please do not believe his humble words."
Emperor Chengming smiled and said, "Your Excellency, there's no need to praise my son so much. As a father, I know his worth."
Xiao Qingxu lowered his head and said nothing, feeling extremely ironic in his heart.
He didn't believe that Emperor Chengming had nothing to do with his mother's death. Emperor Chengming firmly controlled the government, so how could he not know the tricks of the women in the harem?
The Langjiang envoy clapped his hands, and a palace maid entered the Luanyang Palace holding a brocade box.
The palace maid lowered her head and walked to Xiao Qingxu, respectfully presenting the thing in her hand.
The Langjiang envoy smiled and said, "Nine Revolutions Pill belongs to none other than King Qi."
Xiao Qingxu looked at Emperor Chengming and only took the brocade box when he saw him nod.
He knelt down on both knees in front of Emperor Chengming and said, "Your son would like to present this to your father."
Emperor Chengming knew that Xiao Qingxu was just trying to save face, so he said, "This is the reward you won yourself. Keep it for yourself, Xu'er."
Xiao Qingxu was silent for a moment, and seemed to see that Emperor Chengming was quite insistent, so he accepted it.
"Thank you, Father."
Emperor Chengming chuckled, "This is what you deserve."
The Langjiang envoy watched this drama of deep father-son love from the side and found it quite boring, but he still had a smile on his face.
Late at night, the Shang Liu Banquet finally ended. Xiao Qingxu dragged his tired body back home, holding the brocade box containing the Nine Revolutions Pill in his arms.
In order not to attract attention, Xiao Qinggu did not say much to him.
On the way back home, Xiao Qingxu kept wondering what her eyes and expression at the banquet meant.
Was the person not found, or did Shang Yuwan and the others encounter some danger?
Thinking of this, Xiao Qingxu said to the driver sitting on the carriage: "Go faster."
The driver responded, "Your Highness, if we go any faster, we'll be caught by the patrol. Horses and carriages cannot go too fast in the capital, or they'll hit someone."
Starting from outside the palace gate, Xiao Qingxu had already asked him to speed up.
Xiao Qingxu was silent for a moment, then said, "Let's take the shortcut."
"Okay."
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