White plum blossoms fluttered down, landing on Zhu Haogan's jade crown and shoulders, like a sudden snowfall.
Zhu Haogan gradually regained his composure, withdrew his fist, and his gaze fell on the five fingers that were dripping blood.
The bright red blood stained the snow-white petals on the ground, but he felt as if he had punched cotton.
Does he really want to compete with a blind man...?
Having witnessed this scene firsthand, Wei Shuyao was completely frozen, like a taut string. She suddenly remembered a saying she had once heard: "When a commoner is angry, blood splatters three feet deep; when the emperor is angry, blood flows like a river."
The Crown Prince of Daye was about to unleash his fury, and the person who had enraged him so much was none other than his own younger brother.
Have these two siblings from the second wife gone mad? One of them offended the princess, which is already incredibly audacious, and now the other is actually trying to steal a woman from the crown prince...
They won't stop until they've completely ruined the Wei family! And at this rate, even her sister, who isn't related to them by blood, might be implicated!
Wei Shuyao grew increasingly frightened as she thought about it, and in her panic, she made a decision: she had to hurry back and tell her grandmother, father, and mother so that she could leave the capital as soon as possible! Even if she had no roof over her head in Wu County, it would be better than staying in Shengjing and being buried with the second branch of the family!
Oh, right, she can also steal those antique vases from the Songheju antique shelf, and those jade pieces from Zhaoshuitang. When she gets the money, she might be able to redeem the Wei family's old house.
Having figured out her escape route, Wei Shuyao was no longer so panicked and prepared to quietly descend the mountain before the Crown Prince.
If the Crown Prince had walked ahead, he might have discovered her hiding behind the rock when he passed by her later. After all, if Sheng Yun hadn't run so fast, she probably would have been discovered long ago.
Wei Shuyao tiptoed out, but her attention was only on her feet, forgetting about the string of silver bells on her head.
Sure enough, she had only taken two steps when the silver bells began to ring! This piece of jewelry, originally intended to attract the prince's attention, had indeed fulfilled its mission and gained his notice.
Just as Wei Shuyao froze, her face turning deathly pale, Zhu Haogan appeared before her, looking down at her with a gaze that was completely different from how he had looked at Sheng Yun earlier.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty..."
"You audacious lackey! How dare you hide here and eavesdrop!" Zhu Haogan was already seething with anger, not knowing who to vent it on, when this clueless bastard came along.
He immediately ordered the guards of the Eastern Palace who were not far away, "Take this man down!"
Before Wei Shuyao could react, several tall figures flashed past her. She felt a sharp pain in both arms and was then twisted and forced to her knees.
...
The commotion on the back mountain was noticed by the trusted maid who was at the foot of the mountain inquiring about the whereabouts of the young Prince Qiaochuan for Princess Yun'an. After seeing that the person who had been captured was actually a maid from the Wei family, she hurriedly returned to the plum garden to report to her princess.
Yun An was having snacks with several noble ladies when he overheard his maid whispering something in his ear. He then laughed and looked at Wei Shuwan, who was standing to his left.
"Madam Wei, your fourth sister is really something else. One minute she's your personal maid, and the next she's an assassin plotting against His Highness the Crown Prince. Your Wei family members are all quite remarkable."
Wei Shuwan's beautiful face froze for a moment: "What did you say? An assassin?"
She had anticipated that Wei Shuyao would do something reckless today, but she never expected her to make such a huge mess, being accused of being an assassin so soon after leaving her side...
Could she possibly force herself on the Crown Prince?
The thought flashed through Wei Shuwan's mind. She thought it was unlikely, but she really couldn't guess what else Wei Shuyao could do to mislead the Crown Prince.
Since she had come as a maid from the Wei family, Wei Shuwan couldn't just ignore her. So she asked a few more questions, then got up and left her seat to go to the back mountain to see His Highness the Crown Prince.
With the intention of watching a show, Yun An got up and followed.
She had already heard what Wen Chan had encountered at Jinlu, so the only person in the entire plum garden who posed a threat to her was Wei Shuwan. As long as Wei Shuwan also violated the taboos of the palace, she would have no rivals.
Meanwhile, on the only way to the Qushui Pavilion where His Highness the Crown Prince was located, a palace maid was crouching behind a rock, holding a pebble the size of a peanut in her hand, poised to pounce.
This person was sent by Consort Wen. Although Consort Wen was extremely disappointed by Wen Chan's incompetence, she would not easily forgive anyone who dared to ride roughshod over the Wen family!
The palace maid who was sent was quite skilled in martial arts. When she threw the stone, which was imbued with internal energy, it was enough to make Wei Shuwan fall off the mountain as she passed by.
If you're lucky enough to fall into the lake, you'll at most get wet and ruin your reputation. If you're not so lucky, you'll just crash into a rock and stay on this beautiful mountain as a mountain ghost.
The palace maid was planning this in her mind. Seeing Wei Shu walk up the stone steps and into her field of vision, she focused her inner strength on the stone and threw it with all her might!
As Wei Shuwan was climbing the mountain, something suddenly struck her kneecap, causing her to lose her balance and veer downhill!
In the blink of an eye, Wei Shuwan spotted Princess Yun'an following behind her and, as if grasping at a lifeline, grabbed Yun'an's shawl. Caught completely off guard, Yun'an lost her footing from Wei Shuwan's sudden tug and fell down the mountain with her!
At the critical moment, the little palace maid rushed out from behind the rocks and grabbed Yun An's arm!
She was only ordered to harm Wei Shuwan. If a princess were to fall into her hands, the matter would be difficult to resolve, and even the Imperial Concubine might not be able to protect her!
The palace maid, confident in her martial arts skills, swiftly grabbed Princess Yun'an, but overlooked the fact that Wei Shuwan was also following Princess Yun'an.
With life hanging by a thread, Wei Shuwan refused to let go, no matter what. Besides, she had now almost figured out what had happened with the pebble that had suddenly struck her, making her even more determined to take someone down with her, even if it meant her own death!
Although the palace maid was skilled in martial arts, she was still a thin and frail woman and could not withstand the pulling of the two of them. In the end, not only did she fail to save Princess Yun'an, but she was also dragged down by the two of them!
All of this happened in the blink of an eye, and no one even had a chance to cry for help.
Since three people fell at the same time, someone in the plum garden still witnessed this terrifying scene and immediately shouted, "Someone has fallen down the mountain!"
"Still, still three!"
In an instant, everyone's attention was focused on Qixiu Mountain. However, everything happened too fast. Some people saw a blurry figure passing by, while others saw nothing at all.
But when the three people fell into the lake one after another, they created three splashes on the water's surface, which everyone saw, and exclamations of surprise rose and fell.
At this moment, Li Qingchen, who was on the Wangxiantai platform at the top of the mountain, also heard about the strange noise below the mountain. He learned that someone had fallen into the lake. Looking over, he saw three splashes of water right under his nose.
After the splash disappeared, three heads emerged from the clear water, accompanied by frantic struggles and cries for help.
Li Qingchen stared at one of them and slowly frowned.
It's her again...
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