The weak princess is super fierce

Chapter 876 The Arrow is Poisonous

Of course!
Rather than worrying about her not being able to come, she figured it was fine if it spoiled the mood; at least everyone could still have a couple of drinks.

For a demon, the most important thing in life is to be happy.

Li Shou glanced at the smiling Meng Shisan, unable to figure out what she was thinking. He turned back and said, "I don't have anything to say or do. I just came to see how you brew wine."

Li Zhaoqin understood and immediately got straight to the point: "Yin Shang and Yin Yu, let's begin."

"Yes." Yin Shang and Yin Yu came out together. After speaking, the two of them led four second-class maids and four burly old women to present the wine and snow that had been prepared in advance.

The wine is aged Shaoxing wine, and the snow is the first snow freshly picked and stored this winter. There are three jars of wine, which are not very big, and six jars containing the first snow, which are also not very big.

The ratio is that of snow to wine.

Seeing this, Meng Shisan asked, "Minmin, are you planning to mix one jar of wine with two jars of snow?"

"Exactly!" That was exactly what Li Zhaoqin planned. She excitedly ordered Yin Shang and Yin Yu, "Hurry up and mix them so we can taste them!"

“Yes, sir.” When it came to mixing the wine, Yin Shang and Yin Yu did not entrust it to anyone else; the two of them mixed it themselves on the spot.

Li Shou took out the Daughter's Red Quilt, and the strong fragrance could be smelled from afar. He looked left at the happy Li Zhaoqin and right at the expectant Meng Shisan, ignoring the others. Only the joyful spirit of his beloved and cousin made it difficult for him to say anything discouraging.

Therefore, his thin lips moved slightly, but he ultimately said nothing.

Zeng Chongjin, a woman of refined taste, had been observing the movements of those in the upper seats. When she noticed Li Shou's hesitant expression, she immediately understood that His Highness did not agree to drinking.

Ji Ling wasn't as bold as Zeng Chongjin; she never dared to look towards the main seat, for fear of accidentally offending the future emperor.

After her previous failures, Shi Lanxi had come to realize just how vast the gap was between her and Li Shou. In addition, the recent rivalry between Li Heng and Li Shou meant that even though she, as a young lady confined to her quarters, had not heard much about the political events, she had still felt the instructions from her aunt, the Consort De, and the tension throughout the Meng household.

The more experiences one has, the wider the gap becomes.

Although she could now sit with Li Shou at the banquet and see the man she had longed to marry, she was no different from Ji Ling. The fear of her future fate was like a sharp needle piercing her flesh, making her too afraid to even move.

Compared to the three of them, Dong Linglong's thoughts were much simpler. She knew how to drink, and as soon as the jar of Daughter's Red wine was opened, the tempting aroma made her forget Li Shou's presence. She focused all her attention on making the wine quickly so she could taste it.

Meng Shisan glanced sideways and saw Dong Linglong's thoughts written all over her face. She couldn't help but smile. She knew it. She wasn't the only one here today who was simply there to taste the wine.

Yin Shang and Yin Yu moved slowly and carefully, and it took them a quarter of an hour to prepare and warm a jar of Nu'er Hong wine.

Just as Meng Shisan, Li Zhaoqin, and Dong Linglong's eyes lit up, an arrow suddenly pierced through the air and arrived.

With a whoosh, it shot straight at the main seat.

At that moment, Meng Shisan's heart almost stopped.

Almost without thinking, it was instinct at that moment. She stood up, pounced, gathered her demonic energy, and grabbed the arrow with her right hand. The four actions were quick and smooth. She pounced so timely that Li Shou had not even had time to react when she was pulled in front of him by the momentum of the cold arrow.

The others present were also caught off guard.

Once everyone realized what had happened, chaos erupted. At that moment, Tong Guang flew to Li Shou's side, and Ji Kuan, Chang Qing, and the Eastern Palace guards, who had been waiting a dozen steps away, rushed over and surrounded Li Shou completely.

Li Zhaoqin and the others, under the protection of their respective servants, moved away from the red carpet of the banquet and retreated to a safer place.

Apart from the Prince Jing's mansion having the most servants, the other noble ladies only brought one personal maid. So Li Zhaoqin then ordered the guards of the Prince Jing's mansion to scatter and escort the carriages of the various mansions to leave quickly.

Shi Lanxi was the first to get on the bus and leave, followed by Ji Ling. Zeng Chongjin and Dong Linglong were reluctant to leave, but after Meng Shisan nodded to them from afar, they got on the bus with heavy hearts and left.

Li Zhaoqin didn't leave, nor did she go too far away.

"Minmin, you go first too." Li Shou said to Li Zhaoqin while helping Meng Shisan up. "Hurry back to the Jing Prince's Mansion and don't linger outside!"

As the host of today's banquet, Li Zhaoqin felt responsible for the assassination attempt and didn't want to leave: "But..."

Meng Shisan urgently interrupted Li Zhaoqin's hesitation: "Minmin, listen to His Highness, hurry back to the Prince's Mansion!"

She looked down at her right hand, which was bleeding from being scraped while trying to catch the swiftly flying arrow. The arrow was poisoned; the tip and shaft were coated with poison.

Although she threw the arrow on the ground after realizing it was poisoned, some of the poison had already entered her body through her bleeding wound.

Her body is too frail; it's unknown how much longer she can hold on.

With Li Shou present, she had one thing to worry about; if Li Zhaoqin were also present, she would have one more to worry about. That's why she told Zeng Chongjin and Dong Linglong to leave quickly.

She feared that by the time she could no longer hold on, the assassination attempt would still be ongoing, and she didn't want any of those who had ever associated with her to be implicated and lose their lives.

Li Zhaoqin opened her mouth, still hesitating, but after only two breaths, she turned and left: "Back to the Prince's Mansion!"

In those two moments of hesitation, she suddenly understood Meng Shisan's anxious expression. If she stayed here, she would only distract Li Shou. If the assassins intended to use her to threaten her brother, the Crown Prince, she would be an obvious target.

Yao Yao is different.

Yao Yao has already shielded her brother from the arrow and is now within the protective circle. Moreover, she was not mistaken; Yao Yao's right hand is injured. If she stays here any longer, she will only cause trouble for her brother.

With Li Zhaoqin and the other noble ladies gone, the riverbank of the Hundred Flowers Grassland was suddenly cleared out, leaving Li Shou, Meng Shisan, and the others standing out conspicuously.

Huang Jing was focused on his own affairs, thinking that a gathering of noble ladies was nothing more than playing the zither, chess, calligraphy, painting, or poetry and drinking, and there was nothing interesting about it.

So after calling back the water snake, the man and the snake continued to retrieve the old items from the bottom of the river.

When the accident happened on the other side, a large number of people left and several trucks left as well, and she immediately realized that something was wrong.

"Xiaoqing!" Huang Jing shouted into the river first, then ran towards the opposite bank.

Hearing the shouts on the river, the water snake swam upstream. When it reached the surface, it looked at the spot where Huang Jing had been sitting cross-legged. Not seeing anyone, the snake turned its head and saw Huang Jing running towards the opposite bank.

Jian Tong narrowed his eyes—something has happened to the senior!