"This servant also used the name of the woman in the Cold Palace to hire assassins to kill Lu Hua and the little princess."
"Nobody saw it?"
"No, I swear on my life."
Hearing this, Wei Linglong's heart, which had just settled, became anxious again. Still worried, she asked again.
"Did you find a middleman?"
"I found her. She's a palace maid named Hongzhi. Hongzhi seems to have some mental issues; she's somewhat insane. After she finished her business yesterday, I..."
As Bai Cai spoke, he made a gesture with his hand, and Wei Linglong laughed when she saw it.
Now, Wei Linglong was truly relieved and nodded to Bai Cai.
"You did a good job this time, you deserve a reward."
Thank you, Your Majesty.
Bai Cai excitedly knelt on the ground and kowtowed to Wei Linglong in gratitude. His joy was impossible to hide.
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Liuyun Pavilion
"Well, you little brat, you didn't even consult your mother about such a big matter? You dare to make decisions on your own?"
"If your grandfather hadn't sent someone to ask this morning, I wouldn't have known either."
"What? You're planning to keep this from me forever?"
Yang Jiaojiao was hitting Qin Jingtai, who was kneeling on the ground, with a cotton pillow in her hand. She got angrier and angrier the more she talked and hit him.
Having finished speaking and beating Qin Jingtai, they then turned their attention to Qin Jingmu, who was kneeling beside Qin Jingtai.
"And you, you usually seem so thoughtful, mature, and steady. How could you team up with this little brat to keep something this big from me?"
Are you all going to rebel?
Yang Jiaojiao continued hitting the two men as she spoke, but no matter how much she hit Qin Jingtai and Qin Jingmu, they remained silent.
This made Yang Jiaojiao even angrier. She sat down on the stool and looked at the two brothers. But both brothers kept their heads down.
Yang Jiaojiao threw the cushion she was holding at the two of them. After throwing it, she went back to her room.
Back in her room, Yang Jiaojiao thought of her two sons, and tears welled up in her eyes.
Qin Jingtai and Qin Jingmu, still kneeling in the main hall, exchanged a glance, neither knowing what to do.
"Brother, what do we do now?"
How do I know what to do?
About fifteen minutes later, the two brothers stood up and walked towards Yang Jiaojiao's room.
Upon reaching the door, the two knelt down again.
"Mother, I have always wanted to be a general and fight on the battlefield, as you know."
Now that there is war in the south, I cannot help but intervene. I also want to take this opportunity to enter the military camp.”
"It was your son who told your elder brother not to tell you, because he was afraid that you would be sad and upset if you found out."
Your Majesty, I aspire to be a general who can protect the people, and who can safeguard you, my brother, and my sister. I also wish to bring honor to you, my mother.
Your son doesn't want others to laugh at you when they talk about him in the future.
Please grant my request.
As he spoke, Qin Jingtai kowtowed towards the door.
Hearing Qin Jingtai's words, Yang Jiaojiao, who was sitting on the bed crying inside the house, couldn't stop her tears from falling.
"Your Majesty, please don't cry."
Cuiyun took out a handkerchief to wipe Yang Jiaojiao's tears.
"Mother, if you must blame someone, blame your son. It was I who agreed to let Jingtai go to the Imperial Study to see Father."
But Jingtai really wanted to be a general who would protect the common people and your sister's grandfather's family.
Although the battlefield is extremely dangerous, with bloodshed and even death, Mother, this can also help Jingtai grow. Besides, shouldn't we trust him?
After Qin Jingmu finished speaking, the door opened, and Yang Jiaojiao walked out with red eyes, looking at Qin Jingtai.
"Have you... thought it through?"
"Mother, I've already made up my mind. Not a day goes by that I don't want to go to the barracks."
"good"
Seeing the determination in Qin Jingtai's eyes, Yang Jiaojiao said nothing more.
"you…
My mother has no other requests, just that I protect myself. Come back alive, and write a letter to her every few months.”
Upon hearing Yang Jiaojiao's choked voice and her words, Qin Jingtai, with reddened eyes, kowtowed three times to her.
Get up, you two.
"You haven't had lunch yet, have you? Let's go have lunch."
Yang Jiaojiao pulled Qin Jingtai up with one hand and Qin Jingmu up with the other, and walked towards the restaurant.
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"Master, do you know that Consort Hua, who has been cooking delicious food for us for the past few days, was poisoned?"
"What a pity, sigh..."
"I hope Consort Hua is alright. I still want to eat her delicious cooking~"
In the art studio, Qin Ruoxi was painting with a brush while chatting with Zhang Shuhao.
Zhang Shuhao was stunned upon hearing Qin Ruoxi's words, and the calligraphy brush in his hand fell to the ground.
"Master? Master?"
"What's wrong with Xi'er?"
Qin Ruoxi handed the calligraphy brush she had picked up to Zhang Shuhao, saying, "Master, you dropped your calligraphy brush."
"Master, why are you so distracted?"
"Although I was also worried about Consort Hua, I wasn't absent-minded at all, was I?"
"Xi'er, how did you find out about this?"
Zhang Shuhao placed both hands on Qin Ruoxi's arms and asked anxiously.
"It's because Qingyun came looking for Father, but Father wasn't there, so she came looking for me instead."
I asked Sister Xiaju to take Qingyun to see the imperial physician.
"Alas... The imperial physician said that Consort Hua might not make it through today."
Sigh... What a pity... I hope Consort Hua will be alright..."
"Hey? Master? Where are you going, Master?"
After Qin Ruoxi finished speaking, she saw Zhang Shuhao run away, and called out to him in confusion.
But after Zhang Shuhao ran away, he didn't turn around or even turn his head to answer Qin Ruoxi's question; he just kept running forward.
"Master, where did you go? Keke, do you know?"
Qin Ruoxi turned to Qin Jingke beside her, puzzled, and asked...
"They probably went to Tinglan Palace to look for someone..."
"???"
"ah?"
Qin Ruoxi was filled with questions. Qin Jingke tugged at Qin Ruoxi's wrist.
"Sister, you don't need to worry about so much. Can we go to my mother's place?"
"Okay, I miss my auntie too."
Without hesitation, Qin Ruoxi and Qin Jingke held hands and headed towards the Cherry Blossom Garden.
Zhang Shuhao walked to the entrance of Tinglan Palace and stood there, watching the palace maids and eunuchs bustling about inside.
It's unclear how long Zhang Shuhao stood there, but he finally couldn't resist and went inside Tinglan Palace.
Zhang Shuhao walked in and realized that the people bustling around were just those few palace maids.
There were fewer than ten people in total, including eunuchs, palace maids, imperial physicians, and the master. Seeing this, Zhang Shubo lowered his eyes, lost in thought.
Zhang Shuhao walked quickly to Lu Hua's room door, stood there hesitating for a long time, unsure whether he should go in.
After pacing back and forth at the door for what seemed like the umpteenth time, Zhang Shuhao stood there, reached out, and pushed open the door.
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