Snowdrop has heterochromatic eyes, one blue and one golden, and her fur is snow-white all over. She is as beautiful as a little fairy.
Xuerong walked towards Qin Youran with graceful steps, meowing.
Xuerong squatted at Qin Youran's feet, looking at Qin Youran with her two beautiful eyes, then moved her round head over and rubbed Qin Youran a few times.
“Meow…”
This intimate gesture, coupled with the sweet calls, really sounds like a little girl acting coquettishly with her father.
In fact, Xuerong is a real male cat.
Xuerong is closest to Qin Youran. Mu Qing has seen this many times and is not surprised.
Sometimes, Mu Qing still thought that if Miss Fushu saw this scene, she would definitely point at Xuerong and laugh at it for being a sissy and unmanly.
Then His Highness will definitely refute Miss Fushu, saying that Xuerong is so beautiful, so what if he has a girl's personality?
This scene will definitely be lively.
"Xuerong, come and eat noodles. Your princess mother cooked noodles. You will definitely like it."
As Qin Youran spoke, she put the noodle she was holding with chopsticks on the ground.
Xuerong meowed and lowered his head to eat the noodles. The noodles were cooked with excellent broth and had an aroma that tempted the taste buds. Xuerong ate them with relish.
Qin Youran was about to eat the noodles when she suddenly heard Mu Qing exclaim, "Your Highness——"
Mu Qing pointed at Xuerong, his eyes filled with fear, "Xuerong!"
Qin Youran looked at the ground and was suddenly startled to see Xuerong shaking his head, slowly lying on the ground with his head tilted.
Qin Youran realized something was wrong. She looked at Xuerong, then suddenly looked at the bowl of noodle soup in front of her. "Is it poisonous?"
Mu Qing quickly stepped forward, squatted down, and checked Xuerong. Soon he looked at his master, "Your Highness, Xuerong... is dead."
"Noodles are poisonous."
Mu Qing stood up and quickly took the noodles away and put them aside.
He looked at the bowl of noodles and said hesitantly, "Your Highness, the noodles were made by the princess herself and were delivered by Miss Bisi herself."
"Not the princess." Qin Youran said with certainty.
He was sure that the person who poisoned him was definitely not Lu Tianyun!
He is Lu Tianyun's nominal husband, and Lu Tianyun has no reason to harm him.
If he hadn't taken the initiative to give Xuerong noodles, he would have been dead by now. Xuerong did save him from disaster.
Mu Qing agreed with Qin Youran. "If it's not the princess, then who could it be? The queen mother?"
The Empress Dowager in the palace has wanted to kill his prince more than once.
"It's possible, but not necessarily." Qin Youran said lightly.
Mu Qing asked, "What does your Highness mean?"
Qin Youran said, "Using the princess to poison me is a bit stupid."
Mu Qing deeply agreed that the Queen Mother would not be that stupid.
There were many beauties in the harem back then. Empress Dowager Lu jumped from the position of noble concubine to the throne of queen, and sat firmly in the position for many years. In addition to her profound background, it would be impossible for her not to be shrewd.
Since it wasn't the Queen Mother, then there must be someone else who wanted to assassinate His Highness, and used their princess to do it.
Who could that person be?
"Mu Qing, don't tell the princess about this, so as not to alert the enemy." Qin Youran ordered Mu Qing.
He walked to the side, knocked the bowl of noodles to the ground, and then said to Mu Qing, "Go to the kitchen and see if the noodles rolled by the princess are still there. If there are, cook another bowl and bring it over. If not, make another bowl and bring it over."
Mu Qing understood.
Soon, Mu Qing brought a bowl of noodles back to Donglixuan.
After inspection, the noodles were found to be non-toxic.
The noodles were rolled by Lu Tianyun, and the soup was the broth cooked by Lu Tianyun, but one bowl was poisonous and the other was not.
It seems that the person who poisoned the food was very cautious.
Qin Youran thought so.
He remembered the previous assassination at Sifang Pavilion and the fact that the Qinghe Palace was secretly watching the Qin Palace.
Qin Youran linked these two things together and felt that it was becoming increasingly complicated.
Prince Qinghe is his father's younger brother and his biological uncle. Although he has been in Qinzhou for all these years and has not had any contact with Uncle Qinghe Prince, he has never offended Uncle Qinghe Prince in any way.
What was the purpose of Uncle Qinghe's secret surveillance? Was Uncle Qinghe related to the poisoning?
In the palace, Xiangning Hall.
When Zhao Zixu learned that the King of Qin was almost poisoned, he couldn't help feeling a chill in his heart.
It seems that his good uncle had already noticed the King of Qin.
He had his own confidants in the Prince of Qin's Palace, so he could know any movement of the Prince of Qin's Palace at the first time.
"Luo Shen, have the Dragon Shadow Division disguise themselves and monitor each royal palace. If there is any disturbance, report to me immediately."
Zhao Zixu wore a bright yellow nightgown and instructed the eunuch Luo Shen.
Luo Nei Shi said yes.
The Dragon Shadow Division is a shadow guard secretly formed after His Majesty ascended the throne. They are absolutely trusted and reliable.
Apart from him, His Majesty, and Major General Ye, no one else knew of the existence of the Dragon Shadow Division.
“Ahem…”
Zhao Zixu felt a little uncomfortable in his throat and coughed lightly a few times.
"Your Majesty." Eunuch Luo was extremely worried. The discomfort showing on His Majesty's body was becoming more and more obvious.
Zhao Zixu's eyes were indifferent, as if he had put everything aside and looked down on it. "No problem."
"I do favor the King of Qin, but he's not the only brother I have. If he's not suitable, there are others."
Eunuch Luo heard everything Zhao Zixu said clearly.
His Majesty's first choice is indeed His Royal Highness the Prince of Qin, but if anything happens to His Royal Highness the Prince of Qin, he will have to be replaced. His Royal Highness the Prince of Qin's safety is paramount, and the other princes must be equally assured.
…
The scorching sun has gone and the bright moon has arrived.
On the first day of the month of Gui, Ye Zelin arrived in the northern border. He did not go to Xiye City, but to the northern border army’s garrison - Beiling.
Beiling is in the north. It is just August and the weather has started to get cold, especially at night. If you don’t wrap yourself in a thin cotton coat, you will easily catch a cold.
Ye Zelin was wearing a green cotton robe and a hood as he walked in the night on the street.
There was a hint of fatigue between his brows, his handsome features were a little rough, and his originally smooth jaw was covered with gray stubble.
There was a knock on the door of an inconspicuous house in the alley, and soon the door was opened.
"uncle."
"Aze, why are you here so late?" The person who came to open the door was Hua Mingqiao. He received a message from Tang Huanli and arrived in Beiling a few days ago.
"Oh, never mind. I was hit by a carriage on the road, which is why I'm late."
"Are you okay? Stop staying outside and come in."
Ye Zelin entered the house, Hua Mingqiao closed the door and bolted it.
Inside the room, Huo Linglong was sitting on the kang, wiping a spear. She looked up at Ye Zelin and said in a friendly voice, "Hey, my nephew-in-law is here."
Ye Zelin politely called Huo Linglong "Auntie".
"Zelin, how do you plan to cooperate with Brother Tang?" Hua Mingqiao sat down at the head of the kang and asked Ye Zelin directly.
"No rush."
Ye Zelin was talking in a riddle. He had rushed to Beiling and was very tired. He just wanted to have a good night's rest. He would talk after he had rested enough. "I'll see General Tang first."
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