Chapter 219 Who is the Mastermind?
Su Xinxin felt embarrassed for Zhu Min, nodded and said with disdain: "My Lord, you should go back and clean up... You look so embarrassed."
"It's okay, as long as it doesn't strike me. I said that Madam Ji would be struck by lightning... The hunting ground was in chaos. Fortunately, my husband was alert and ran away quickly..."
Zhu Min picked up the fallen bun, and then he felt the pain on his scalp. Seeing that a lot of his hair had been pulled out of the bun, he felt a little distressed:
"I ran too fast and a branch scraped off my hair. What a pity... It hurts so much..."
Zhu Min, who felt that he had escaped a disaster, covered his head and hurried back to the villa of Duke Xuan's mansion. Before leaving, he bowed deeply to Su Qianqian:
"Thank you, second sister!"
Su Qianqian was a little confused: Why should I thank her?
Su Xinxin pursed her lips and smiled: Thank you for not hitting him again!
There was a strange phenomenon in the sky. Although the Queen did not seem nervous, she led everyone to pray to the sky and then returned to the tent.
Before he could sit down properly, the eunuch came in to report that Duke Xu's second son, Lu Min, had also been struck by lightning and was being carried out from the hunting ground.
The eunuch lowered his head when reporting, trying his best to conceal his expression.
[It was difficult for this eunuch. Lu Min was struck by lightning and became incontinent. His feces and urine were coming out and the stench was overwhelming. The accompanying imperial physician saw that he was still alive and did not step forward. He just had him carried away. The guards who carried him on the wooden frame used to carry wild animals vomited all the way. 】
The system came out at this time to eat melons.
[This is just a minor punishment to warn the couple to calm down temporarily. The Heavenly Thunder Talisman is too expensive, so I am reluctant to use two. If I separate them, the effect will probably be halved. 】
Su Qianqian pondered in her heart.
When Ji Bingwen was struck by lightning, Lady Zhou accompanied her daughter to get treatment. The eldest princess did not move at all. When she heard that her son was also struck by lightning, her expression changed.
How come it was such a coincidence that the couple was struck by lightning?
Everyone's eyes involuntarily fell on the eldest princess.
Although I felt that she had been in a bad mood recently, she was still as quiet as before, and there was no difference. At this moment, I finally couldn't calm down, and suddenly stood up and asked:
"How is he? Is anyone else injured?"
"Reporting to Her Royal Highness the Princess, the Second Young Master has been sent for treatment and seems to be fine... No one else was injured."
The eunuch replied tactfully, trying not to think about Lu Min's miserable appearance.
"Take me to see it." The eldest princess followed the eunuch.
This matter was eerie. Except for Madam Qin's grandparents and Su Xinxin, the empress and the ladies had different expressions.
"The wife of Marquis Wuning has hunted a lynx and has made great achievements for the female members of the family. She is not a military commander but has achieved such success. I will give her the first prize."
As if nothing had happened, the Queen continued to talk about the previous topic.
The female official came over with a tray on which was a one-foot square deerskin brocade bag made of eight treasures and inlaid with twin lotus flowers.
The wonderful thing is that the lotus flowers and lotus leaves are made of gems and jade pieces, connected by extremely fine gold threads, just like the lotus leaves and lotus flowers are shining with golden light. The gems and fine jade alone are priceless, not to mention the exquisite craftsmanship.
Princess Zhaoyang, who had just changed her clothes and walked in, saw the brocade bag and asked in surprise, "Mother, this brocade bag is your favorite. I asked for it several times but you refused to give it to me. Why did you give it to me today?"
Then the female official brought the tray to Su Qianqian. Su Qianqian thanked her and took it. After hearing what Princess Zhaoyang said, she looked at the Queen in embarrassment:
"Your Majesty, this reward is too valuable. Since it is the princess's favorite, I should not accept it."
"Madam Wuning Marquis deserves this reward. Zhaoyang was just in a whim. Madam Wuning Marquis, please don't blame her. She doesn't take any good things seriously when they come into her hands. How can she really love them?"
The queen said with a smile, but her eyes turned towards Princess Zhaoyang with a hint of warning.
Su Qianqian understood. In such a short time, the Queen should have sent someone to investigate. Only Princess Zhaoyang's guards could move around the hunting ground in the name of protecting the princess' safety. The appearance of wild beasts in the Dingzi Green Flag Hunting Ground must have a reason.
These few words were asking her not to blame him, and also reminding Princess Zhaoyang not to be stubborn anymore.
"Your Majesty, the sudden appearance of a lynx in the Dingzi Green Flag Hunting Ground is a serious matter. I'm afraid we can't just let it go. We still need to investigate it thoroughly. Otherwise, I'll really worry about the safety of the female relatives."
Concubine Xiao suddenly spoke.
[Wow, there is another story here. Hiding lynxes in the hunting grounds was not only the work of Princess Zhaoyang and Lu Min. Concubine Xiao was also secretly fanning the flames. If what Princess Zhaoyang did was exposed...]
The system's baby voice started to burst out again. The Empress, Consort De, Consort Xian, Madam Xiao, and Su Xinxin all had slightly changed expressions and cast their eyes towards Consort Xiao who looked worried.
Concubine Xiao did not behave strangely. Several people seemed to understand something, except the Empress, who all lowered their heads and remained silent.
"Even though the hunting grounds are fenced off, who knows how the wild animals got through. Why do we need to investigate? Do we need to ask those two dead female lynxes to speak?"
Princess Zhaoyang was already upset because Su Qianqian got the Eight Treasures Bag. When she heard Concubine Xiao say she wanted to investigate, she became even more annoyed and couldn't help but retort.
"Oh? How did the princess know that they were two female lynxes? Nanny Song, go ask them. I stood there and watched for a long time, but I didn't know they were female lynxes. But the princess knew, and I don't believe it."
Princess Zhaoyang couldn't help but panic. She looked at the Queen with a helpless look. Behind her, Princess Zhaoning had a smile on her lips.
The Queen did not stop her. She lowered her eyes slightly and touched the nail polish on her nails. When she looked up, she looked at Concubine Xiao:
"Your Highness is right. We need to investigate thoroughly. If someone did it on purpose, we must not do it this morning. Whose guards entered the hunting grounds last night and where did they go? The Imperial City Guards and Imperial Army Guards who are responsible for guarding the hunting grounds must have an explanation."
The Imperial City Guard is led by Qin Hanzhang, and the Forbidden Army Guard is led by the Crown Prince himself. If any problem occurs in either of these two places, it will be a shock to the court of Da Qi. Even if they cannot be pulled down from their high positions, it will shake the trust in the emperor.
"Mother, this is just a small matter and no one was hurt. Why..." Princess Zhaoyang was so anxious that she wanted to stop him.
"Zhaoyang, sit down and don't lose your princess manners again." The Queen Mother said this in front of everyone, which was already a severe reprimand.
Princess Zhaoyang was hesitant to speak and had no choice but to sit on the brocade stool next to the Queen.
Nanny Song went out for a while and came back: "Your Majesty the Queen, Your Majesty the Imperial Concubine, those are indeed two female lynxes, and they must have given birth to cubs not long ago."
"This is really strange. The princess is indeed worth a fortune, but could she also have the ability to know the gender of an object from a distance? She is truly well-read and knowledgeable!"
Concubine Xiao chuckled sarcastically, her eyes falling from Princess Zhaoyang to the Empress's face.
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