Chapter 228 Night Ride
After Qin Yuzhuo left, the system lazily said: [This Young Master Jiang Chen is more popular than His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. He is surrounded by girls wherever he goes.
The Third Miss did not ask for permission from the Queen. Instead, she heard that Young Master Jiang Chen was going to the hunting ground, so she asked for permission to escort him. She used the excuse that she and Zhou Jinxi also wanted to join in the hunt, and only after much pleading did the Queen allow her to do so. 】
Why did she ask for this job? Could it be that he is also talking to this Young Master Jiang Chen...】
Su Qianqian was ignited by the gossip fire.
[She's gone, so we can't eat the melon. We'll know when she comes back. It's so late and we're in a hurry to leave. Young Master Jiang Chen must owe our Third Miss a favor. 】
The system is a bit weird.
Su Qianqian curled up in the quilt and prepared to take a nap, when she suddenly smelled a hint of soapberry fragrance mixed with the unique scent of a man.
Su Qianqian lowered her head and twitched her nose. The smell came from the quilt. How could her own quilt have the smell of Qin Hanzhang?
Perhaps it was because they were so close last night that she was inevitably infected. Su Qianqian shook her head, found a comfortable position and closed her eyes...
It was already 3 p.m. when I woke up, but I heard the sound of rain outside the window. No wonder it was so cold. It turned out to be raining. Wouldn't it be cold if it rained at this time of year?
The villa was fully prepared. Su Mu gave Su Qianqian a thin cotton jacket, which was specially made by the embroiderers before leaving. All the Qin family members had one.
"Send this to my sister. I forgot to give it to her yesterday, and I didn't have time to talk to her today."
Su Qianqian pointed at the extra jacket.
Su Xing took the coat and went out. When Su Qianqian and Madam Qin were preparing to have dinner, Su Xing came in with Su Xinxin's reply.
"Sister is so thoughtful. She also needs to bring back the letter." Su Qianqian smiled and opened the sealed letter, but as she looked at it, her smile disappeared.
"But what's the matter?" asked Mrs. Qin.
"Nothing, my sister said that His Majesty went to Xianglong Valley today. Was this the one His Majesty chose when he set out?"
Su Qianqian asked casually.
"Before leaving, His Majesty originally pointed to Heming Mountain. It was the Imperial Concubine who advised His Majesty to go to Xianglong Valley, saying that it was a place to welcome auspicious signs. However, this matter was not reported back until after His Majesty had set off."
When Mrs. Qin heard about this, she didn't take it seriously.
Su Qianqian nodded without saying anything more. She quickly finished her dinner, saying that she was tired from hunting yesterday, and left early to return to her room.
[I remembered what was wrong. In the original plot, the original owner did not participate in this hunting trip. He volunteered to stay in the mansion to manage affairs. It was when he returned to Xijing after the hunting that the original owner heard some things. 】
Su Qianqian walked back and forth in the room, recalling scattered clues.
[During the hunting trip at Crouching Tiger Mountain, the Emperor took his new concubine Meng Yun. They were originally supposed to go to Heming Mountain, but Meng Yun changed it to Xianglong Valley.
As a result, it rained tonight and froze tomorrow morning. When hunting in Xianglong Valley, the mountain path was steep and it suddenly snowed heavily. There was a mistake in the flags in the hunting ground. The emperor and King Jing and King Xiang walked too far and almost got frostbite, and King Jing had an accident and broke his leg.
The emperor therefore punished the crown prince and Qin Hanzhang, and took away the crown prince's imperial guard power. Qin Hanzhang's imperial guards were also temporarily taken charge of by Duke Xu. When his house was searched, he could not even leave the palace to ask for help. 】
Su Qianqian looked at the sky outside, feeling extremely worried:
[It was only mentioned briefly at the time. This might be the reason why the prince was poisoned later. The imperial concubine took her anger out on the prince and cooperated with the poisoner to make him succeed. Also, because the prince was deprived of his power over the imperial guards, the guards of the Eastern Palace were replaced. 】
[There's no point in being anxious now. You can't send guards to tell them that King Jing might have an accident? The Imperial Observatory failed to predict the sudden change in the weather, and the prince took the blame for the Imperial Observatory. If it were to be told, more people would lose their heads! 】
The system reminded Su Qianqian.
[But I can't just sit there and do nothing...] Su Qianqian glanced at the dark night outside. The rain was still falling, and she turned to look at the bamboo box.
"It's too late to catch the bus..." Su Qianqian lowered her head and looked at her dress.
"Sumu, change my clothes into men's clothes, and have someone bring the little white horse here. I want to go to the hunting ground."
"Madam, at this time..."
"Go quickly!" Su Qianqian interrupted Su Mu's persuasion.
A quarter of an hour later, Su Qianqian changed into men's clothes, put on a straw raincoat and a bamboo hat, and put the gold medal given by the queen into her arms.
"If I cannot return tomorrow, you go and tell Madam Tai that I have urgent business to attend to the Marquis. Do not let anyone know."
Su Qianqian instructed a few maids, turned around and walked into the rain. Su Xing helped her onto the horse: "Madam, be careful!"
The girls knew they couldn't stop her, so they all looked at Su Qianqian with worry.
"Don't worry, there are camps along the way..."
Su Qianqian pretended to be relaxed and comforted the maids, but she knew that problems had occurred in the camps along the way, causing delays in sending letters and the imperial physician not arriving in time to treat King Jing...
Riding out of the courtyard on a little white horse, the winter rain hit her straw raincoat coldly. Even though she was wearing two layers of cotton-padded jackets underneath, Su Qianqian still felt chilly.
Although there were lights hanging in the direction of the hunting ground, the lights were dim and I could only barely see the road. Once I rushed in, it would be a long dark night...
Gritting his teeth, Su Qianqian patted the little white horse and said, "Brother, if you help me this time, I will definitely find a good partner for you. I don't know the way to Xianglong Valley, so I'm relying on you all the way!"
Su Qianqian only knew the entrance to the road sign, and the rest was to move forward courageously, and she had to avoid the camp if she encountered one!
The horse's belly hit its butt, and the little white horse galloped forward. Su Qianqian instinctively hugged the horse's neck, then remembered what Qin Yuqi taught her, and immediately plucked up the courage to sit up straight, leaning forward slightly, and controlling the reins to adjust her posture with the rise and fall of the horse.
The cold rain was blowing in her face, and the road ahead was dark. Su Qianqian was like a feather in the black ocean, floating up and down with the wind...
After walking for an unknown amount of time, Su Qianqian's legs became stiff and her face was buffeted by the wind and rain. The initial pain was no longer there and had become numb. She just mechanically maintained the same movement with only one thought: to catch up with Qin Hanzhang before dawn!
There was a faint light ahead. Su Qianqian pulled the reins. This should be the first camp.
She had already inquired from the guards of the other courtyard and learned that there were three camps along the way, one every fifty miles, so she had walked fifty miles now!
Looking at the dense forest in the distance, Su Qianqian gritted her teeth and walked in anyway. However, she called out Dianfeng, hoping that this little monster could help her, a person with poor direction, get back through the forest to the road leading to Xianglong Valley.
He rode his horse quickly through the forest, and when he thought he had bypassed the camp, he let Gao Feng lead the way back to the main road.
The night was getting darker and darker, and Dianfeng's fur was running very fast without getting caught by the rain. When passing the second camp, Su Qianqian felt that she could not hold on any longer. Fatigue, coldness and hunger were like howling conjoined twins, constantly asking her to stop!
"Qianqian, don't push yourself, but mom believes you can do it!"
Su Qianqian seemed to hear a warm voice.
"Yes, I can do it!"
The faint dawn light appeared in the sky, and Su Qianqian was bypassing the third camp and running towards Xianglong Valley!
"Stop, who are you?"
A cold shout came from behind. Su Qianqian was startled. She used her stiff legs to squeeze the horse's belly with all her strength, and the little white horse galloped forward!
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