Xia Tong felt that this sounded familiar, as if she had heard it somewhere before. However, at this moment, she just wiped her hair with a dry towel while leaning against the head of the bed and thinking about the scene when she fell into the water. Who was behind this?
"Then I will take my leave first. If Miss Xia has any instructions, please call the people outside." The maid bowed her head and said respectfully.
Xia Tong nodded without saying anything. Qing'er had already been called downstairs to change into clean clothes. Even on a hot day, she would catch a cold if she was soaking wet.
As the door was closed, the faint fragrance in the room became stronger. However, this fragrance did have the effect of calming the mind. Xia Tong leaned against it and felt a little drowsy.
Judging from the angle of the person who pushed her at that time, the other person must have been standing not far behind her. Those hands were very strong, and they were definitely not the strength that these delicate young ladies could have, but...
wrong……
Aren’t the words that the maid just said to the heroine in the text?
She suddenly glanced around the room, sniffing the strong fragrance, but her head became increasingly dizzy, and it seemed as if all the strength in her body was drained.
Looking at the incense burner emitting white smoke, even if she was a fool she would know that there was something strange about the incense. But who had taken so much pains to design it for her?
She couldn't care less. She absolutely couldn't stay here any longer, otherwise the other party's trick would succeed.
Holding the bed rail, she walked down from the bed with difficulty, shook her dizzy head, raised her hand to pick up a hairpin from the table, and stabbed it into her thigh!
"hiss--"
She gritted her teeth, tightened the bloody hairpin around her sleeve, and stumbled out. As the door opened, there was no one outside.
Xia Tong swore that she would not let her know who was scheming her, otherwise she would kill him even at the risk of her life!
She stumbled forward along the corridor, holding on to the pillars. Her thigh was still aching, but her vision was becoming increasingly blurred. Just as she was about to give it another try, the hairpin in her hand suddenly fell to the ground with a "ding-dong" sound.
The poplar trees beside the road swayed their branches and leaves in the breeze. In the shadow in front of the corridor, a petite figure was crouching, motionless, with eyes tightly closed, her eyelashes long and straight, and her expression slightly pale.
As a pair of grey boots with gold brocade patterns stopped, the man put his hands behind his back and looked at the pretty face with a gloomy look in his eyes.
"Your Highness, isn't this the fourth young lady from the Xiahou Mansion?" The subordinate beside him took a closer look with curiosity, "But... why did she faint here?"
The woman's face was obviously abnormal. After a moment of silence, the man suddenly raised his lips and said leisurely, "The Xiahou Mansion is highly valued by my father. I heard that the Empress Dowager wants her to be the Crown Princess, and my brother has never refused. But... if this is a dissolute woman, I wonder what the Empress Dowager will think?"
"Your Highness means..." The subordinate beside him suddenly looked at Xia Tong meaningfully.
The man glanced at him coldly, "Put away your evil thoughts and go find a servant from the Grand Tutor's Mansion. You are not allowed to show up for this matter."
Hearing this, the subordinates immediately nodded respectfully, not daring to say another word, even though they felt it was a pity that such a beautiful woman had to fall into the hands of those vulgar people.
Just as the two were talking, a black figure flashed behind the rockery not far away.
There were plenty of empty rooms in the Grand Tutor's Mansion. When the people were called in, the bearded man who had just entered was so stunned by the sight of the beautiful woman on the bed.
"Hurry up, you'll get a bargain." The blue-clothed subordinate holding the sword had a stern look on his face. He felt more and more unwilling that such a beautiful woman would be given to such a lowly person.
The bearded man gradually withdrew his gaze, rubbing his hands and looking at the man with a flattering face, "I wonder who this girl is..."
"Stop talking so much nonsense. Get out of here if you're not going to come!" The man snorted coldly, his expression clearly revealing his displeasure.
In an instant, the big man shut his mouth, then came to the bed, rubbing his hands anxiously. The people behind him had to leave unwillingly.
The woman on the bed had skin whiter than snow, and her slender figure was graceful and attractive. The big man had never seen such a beautiful woman before. He was drooling at the sight of her. He didn't care whether there would really be a good fortune in this world. It would be worth dying to get such a woman.
He slowly stretched out his dark palm and gently placed it on the woman's lower abdomen. He untied her belt with an obsessed look on his face and couldn't wait to tear off her silk and satin clothes.
As he took off the pink coat, he couldn't help but take a deep sniff. The faint body fragrance drove him almost crazy.
The woman's snow-white arms were suddenly exposed to the air, smooth and white. The big man swallowed frantically, threw away his outer garment, and with trembling hands tried to peel off the lining embroidered with peonies...
"Bang!"
As the door was suddenly kicked open, the big man cursed inwardly that someone had ruined his plans, but before he could turn around, a silver needle pierced through the back of his head and nailed straight into the headboard.
The big man fell to the ground stiffly with his eyes wide open and a look of horror on his face.
As soon as he stepped in, Xifeng was so scared that he turned around and pretended that he saw nothing.
The man who came in later stared at the bed intently. Suddenly, he glanced at the person next to him coldly and said, "Get out."
"yes!"
Xifeng tightly gripped the sword, not daring to raise his head, and a sweat broke out on his forehead unconsciously, because he had just sensed a hint of murderous intent in his master.
Aren't you going to torture the Xia family? Why did the master come looking for someone as soon as he heard the news?
He walked to the bed step by step. The woman on the bed still had her eyes closed, and an abnormal paleness appeared on her face. She was lying there with her clothes in disarray, her bare arms were smooth and white, and a hint of red corners of her bellyband was faintly visible on her waist, which was very imaginative.
Seeing this kind of scene for the first time, Gu Qin unconsciously looked away. When his eyes fell on the corpse on the ground, his eyes suddenly turned cold.
Soon, the corpse had turned into a pool of water with white bubbles, and the house was filled with a rotten smell.
The man half-held the woman in his arms without any hesitation, but the smoothness of her touch made his palms tighten. He held the slender arm and rubbed it back and forth, his eyes dark.
Human skin is indeed more convenient than tiger skin...
"What are you doing!?"
"Tong'er!"
As bursts of noise came from outside the house, the man instantly wrapped the person in a quilt, and the next moment, a group of hurried people rushed in.
But when they saw this scene inside, everyone was stunned!
Xifeng lowered his head unconsciously. He couldn't blame him for not stopping it. If it was someone else, he would have taken action long ago. But the other party was from Xiahou Mansion, and he didn't know what his master's attitude was...
The eldest lady of the Grand Tutor's Mansion was naturally from a prominent family and had seen countless big scenes. However, when she saw this scene, her expression changed slightly with shock. She couldn't help but hold the maid's hand tightly, with surprise in her eyes.
The others were even more so. After a long while, Xia Zhian, still indignant, stepped forward and looked at the people inside in disbelief, his voice trembling, "Your Majesty... why... why do you treat my daughter like this!"
When he heard that his daughter fell into the water, he rushed over impatiently, but he didn't expect that his daughter was not in the room. After searching for her, he heard people say that she appeared here, but he didn't expect to see this scene!
"Tong'er!" Liu stepped forward with tears in her eyes.
Wang on the side immediately pulled her back and shook her head slightly. The other party was the regent, and even if he did something to the fourth girl, they could not do anything to him. On the contrary, they would offend him. Needless to say, the consequences of offending the regent were unimaginable.
Not many people came, most of them were from Xiahou Mansion and Taishi Mansion. They all had different expressions at this moment. They had never expected that the Regent, who had never been interested in women, would be such a beast. Looking at the clothes all over the floor, they all felt sorry for the fourth young lady of Xiahou Mansion.
Looking at the crowd of people coming, Gu Qin was still holding the person in his arms, frowning, and his voice was obviously unhappy, "Lord Xia, do you think that I am not worthy of your daughter?"
"That's not what I meant!" Xia Zhian lowered his head in fear, and suddenly remembered that his daughter was already engaged to the man. For a moment, he didn't feel so bad. But why did the Regent do such a dirty thing to Tong'er here!
Xifeng's head was lowered even more. His master had been wronged countless times, so there would be no explanation.
"I will send someone to propose marriage in three days. Does Lord Xia have any objection?" There was no emotion on the man's stern face, but he still did not let go of the woman's hand in public.
After he finished speaking, everyone else's expressions changed drastically, and Liu even fainted. The people behind her hurriedly supported her.
Xia Tong had just woken up and hadn't seen clearly where she was when she suddenly heard such words. She was so scared that she fainted again.
The eldest lady of the Grand Tutor's Mansion also had a strange look on her face. She glanced at the scene inside and suddenly smiled heartily. She slowly bowed to the people inside and said, "Congratulations to the prince and Miss Xia on their happy marriage."
She was originally worried about someone doing something to her house. You know, Xia Tong was the one favored by the Queen. But she didn't expect that the Regent also fell in love with Xia Tong and tarnished her innocence. This was probably something no one had expected.
At the same time, the servants in the Grand Tutor's Mansion also followed suit to congratulate, but the people in the Xiahou Mansion all looked at each other in confusion. Xia Zhian also had a grim face and didn't know how to respond.
Unlike the weird atmosphere here, the front hall was bustling with activity. A group of ministers were drinking together, chatting about state affairs, and flattering the imposing man who was sitting at the top.
Sitting opposite the man was a white-haired old man, who was the protagonist of this banquet. The old man's eyes were shining and he was sipping hot tea with a smile.
"I heard that the richest man in Yingzhou, Wan Baoguo, suddenly disappeared. This man donated to the court many times. Your Highness must find him, lest people say that our court is unkind." The old man slowly put down the teacup, with a righteous look on his wrinkled face.
The people below were still agreeing, but it didn't sound like a proposal, but rather a coercion.
Xiao Jing lowered his eyes slightly, holding the teacup in one hand, and smiled faintly, "The old master is right, the court has been looking for the person's whereabouts, and they will definitely find him."
After he finished speaking, a gleam of light flashed in the old man's cloudy eyes. He looked at the calm man opposite him and smiled in vain, "I have always trusted Your Highness."
At this moment, a man in black suddenly entered the front hall with hurried footsteps. He lowered his head with a strange look on his face and whispered a few words in front of the prince. In an instant, the prince stood up.
The man in black lowered his head, not daring to look at his master's face, and could only whisper: "This is absolutely true, everyone should still be in the room at this time."
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