Chapter 99 Coming for Her
Lu Qiaoxiao glanced around warily. It was a small, secluded courtyard. She grabbed the wrist of the nanny beside her and asked sternly, "Which palace are you from?"
The maid's expression remained calm. She smiled faintly and said, "Madam Prime Minister, I am Qiucao from the palace of Concubine Li. This is one of the wing rooms of the Weiyang Palace, and it is indeed quieter than other places. You'd better change your clothes quickly to avoid catching a cold."
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Lu Qingyue sat lazily in the palace, playing with a crystal cup, with a bit of resentment in her eyes.
Suddenly a young eunuch came forward and said, "Your Majesty, everything is done."
Lu Qingyue's fingertips fiddled with the crystal cup, and her lips moved: "Where are your majesty and the others?"
The young eunuch replied respectfully, "Your Majesty, they are on their way to Weiyang Palace." Lu Qingyue raised the corners of her lips in triumph, "Let's go and take a look together."
Jealousy flickered in the woman's beautiful eyes. Why could that bitch marry Shen Yuheng, the young and handsome top scholar, while she could only serve an old man in his fifties?
Before Lu Qingyue walked out of the palace, she looked back meaningfully behind the screen, and a corner of her dark black clothes was revealed on the ground.
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Hearing the footsteps getting closer, Pei Jinxuan hid behind the screen for some unknown reason. He held his breath, his heart beating wildly in his chest.
He hadn't seen Lu Qiaoxiao for some time and missed her very much. He often dreamed of her following him with an innocent smile and calling him Second Young Master Pei.
Will she treat Shen Yuheng now the same way she treated herself before? Thinking of this, Pei Jinxuan's eyes darkened a little. He saw the man push open the door, then close it again, holding a pile of thick winter clothes in his hands.
Her eyebrows and eyes are picturesque, and her pair of sparkling eyes are shrouded in a layer of winter mist, which is very touching.
Just as Pei Jinxuan was distracted, he heard a click and the door was locked.
Lu Qiaoxiao's cold voice came: "Come out, don't hide."
Pei Jinxuan was startled and walked out from behind the screen, his voice restrained and obscure: "Qiao Xiao."
Lu Qiaoxiao looked at him coldly and said in a sharp voice, "Are you involved in what happened today?"
Pei Jinxuan looked confused: "What happened? What did you participate in?"
Seeing that he didn't seem to be lying, Lu Qiaoxiao retracted the blade in his sleeve, ignored him, walked straight to the incense burner where incense was burning, and covered the hollow air vent with a wet cloth.
"Qiao Xiao, I haven't seen you for a long time. I...I miss you so much." Pei Jinxuan lowered his eyebrows and spoke in a hoarse voice.
Lu Qiaoxiao was busy looking around the room. Upon hearing this, she suddenly turned around and said coldly, "Second Master Pei, please respect yourself. If you still have a conscience, after we leave, you should prove to His Majesty that you were also tricked into coming to this room."
"Do you know that someone is deliberately luring us here to kill us?"
Lu Qiaoxiao deliberately spoke in a serious tone. In fact, she had doubts since she was pushed into the water and a nanny came to take her to change clothes.
When he fell into the water, everyone was watching. When he wanted to change clothes, someone came to lead him. When he was outside the room, someone sent Ruan Qingqiu away, saying that they had something to ask.
All of these things were directed at her.
Pei Jinxuan was silent for a while before he said quietly, "Qiao Xiao, even if I'm framed, I'm willing to be with you."
You are not sick, are you? Lu Qiaoxiao widened his eyes, but in the end he only said this in his heart.
She frowned, her face full of disgust. "The most urgent thing is to get out of here. Second Master Pei, find a sharp object and help open the door. You and I, both need to be safe."
————Shen Yuheng accompanied Wei Junming towards the Weiyang Palace, but saw a maid rushing towards them in a hurry.
It was Ruan Qingqiu. Shen Yuheng frowned slightly. He remembered that Qiao Xiao had mentioned to him that she would accompany Miss Ruan from the Prince's Mansion to the palace banquet.
But, Ruan Qingqiu is here, but where is Qiao Xiao? He suddenly had a bad feeling in his heart.
When Ruan Qingqiu saw Wei Junming in a dragon robe and Shen Yuheng in a silver-white robe, she suppressed the panic on her face and walked over with her skirt lifted.
Wei Junming's eyes were kind as he asked, "Are you the girl who will marry the young master of the Yong'an Marquisate?" Ruan Qingqiu was anxious, but could only answer honestly, "Your Majesty, I am Ruan Qingqiu, your humble servant, honored to meet you."
Her mind was calculating rapidly, and just when she was near the wing room, a young eunuch she didn't know came and called her away. She didn't think too much about it, but after following the man, she found that he was just asking some trivial matters about dietary restrictions at today's palace banquet.
From this, she immediately realized that Sister Lu's fall into the water today might have been deliberately done by someone.
She heard that Sister Lu had always had a bad relationship with her two younger sisters. Since she herself was in the backyard, she knew all about these dirty things.
She originally wanted to run to Weiyang Palace to check on Sister Lu, but unexpectedly she ran into His Majesty and Prime Minister Shen here. She was a little panicked now.
"Miss Ruan, I saw you were in a hurry just now. Is there anything you need help with?" Shen Yuheng suddenly spoke. Ruan Qingqiu's heart hardened, and she pinched her thigh, tears streaming down her face.
"Your Majesty, please, and Prime Minister Shen, please take charge. Sister Lu... Sister Lu fell into the water today. It's the middle of winter, and the pond water is extremely cold. If she isn't properly cared for, she might develop a serious illness."
"It was because of you that Sister Lu got into trouble."
Ruan Qingqiu was crying, but what she was thinking in her heart was to maximize the matter and first establish a weak character. No matter what happened to Lu Qiaoxiao afterwards, she would be the one who was designed and framed.
She explained the whole story of today in detail, and Shen Yuheng's face became increasingly gloomy. Even Wei Junming noticed that he was in a bad mood.
"Where is the wing room? Please lead the way, Miss Ruan." Shen Yuheng clenched his fists and spoke in a cold voice.
Wei Junming nodded and said, "Xiao Liangzi, call the people from the Imperial Hospital and go check on the Prime Minister's wife."
As an emperor, he knew very well that no matter which prince ascended the throne in the end, he would need Shen Yuheng's assistance.
Therefore, in these women's disputes and trivial matters that are insignificant, he must give Shen Changjue enough face.
Arriving at the Weiyang Palace, Shen Yuheng took a quick look and saw that the house was locked, and his heart sank.
Could he roughly guess what these common methods were in the harem?
Concubine Li is not here today, and Concubine Yu is in charge of all matters related to the palace banquet. What good intentions could she have?
"Open the door immediately!" Wei Junming sternly shouted at the palace maid.
The person behind him did not dare to hesitate and immediately went forward to open the door. As a result, when the door was opened, he saw a weak man lying on the ground.
"Zi Ji?" Wei Junming exclaimed. Pei Jinxuan's name was Zi Ji. He saw that his face was slightly red, lying on the ground, holding a broken porcelain piece in his hand, and bright red blood was oozing from his wrist.
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