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Chapter 109
Chapter 109
Song Qinghuan's snowy eyes narrowed, and she squinted her eyes to look at the northeast corner where the flames were soaring into the sky, and cold sweat suddenly broke out on her forehead.
If she remembers correctly, the place where the fire happened is exactly where the forage yard in Shanglin Garden is located!
There are a lot of horses raised in Shanglin Garden, and tomorrow will be the spring hunting, so there must be enough forage in the forage field at this time.Coupled with the strong wind tonight, if it continues at this speed, the forage field will be burned to the ground within a short while, and the nearby buildings may also be burned. The fire must be extinguished as soon as possible!
Her eyes darkened, and she asked Shen Xing to find two horses quickly.
——For some reason, she always felt that the fire was burning a bit strangely, and she had to go and see it herself to be at ease.
At the same time, everyone around the bonfire also discovered that the forage yard was on fire, and they panicked for a moment. The voices of discussion and worry grew louder, and the scene became more and more chaotic.
Emperor Yu was startled, and hurriedly ordered Zhong Huai to order people to put out the fire immediately, and then quickly sent people to put out the bonfire in the field, announcing that the bonfire party tonight was over, and let everyone go back to their courtyards to rest. Whether tomorrow's spring hunt will be held as scheduled, we will send another person to inform you.
But in an instant, the flames had dyed a large area of the sky red. Where have the noble ladies of various families seen such a big scene?Feeling uneasy for a moment, he hurried back to the courtyard where he was staying with the maid who led the way with a flustered expression.Emperor Yu issued an order, and the princes of the various families did not dare to stay here for a long time.
In a short time, the people in the arena are almost gone.
Emperor Yu wanted to check it out himself, but the people left behind persuaded him to take care of the dragon body.He had no choice but to ask Prince Song Yan to check the situation on his behalf, and immediately send someone to Yichun Palace to inform him if there is any progress.
Song Yan knew that this was a good time to behave, so he hurriedly responded in a low voice, and respectfully sent Emperor Yu away.
Seeing that this kind of errand fell on Song Yan's head again, Song Yi felt dissatisfied, glanced at Song Yan in the light, and walked away with a gloomy expression.
Song Qingyi also hurried back to the palace with the queen.
Song Xuan didn't leave, but searched around for Song Qinghuan's trace.Just now she said that she wanted to go far away to get some air, but she didn't know where she was at the moment.Now that Shanglin Garden is in chaos, she must not be in any danger.
He looked around, but the night was too dark, and once the bonfire was extinguished, it was difficult to see clearly the situation in the distance with only the light of the glazed lamp.
Just as she was about to call someone to look around, Cai Wei, who was waiting behind her, suddenly said, "Your Highness, isn't that His Highness the Seventh?"
His eyes lit up, and when he looked up, he saw Song Qinghuan hurried towards him with Liu Yue and a servant.
At this time Song Yan had also left, and hurried to the forage field to check the fire. Except for the maid who stayed here to clean up, Song Xuan was the only one left in the field.
Song Qinghuan saw him at a glance, frowned and said, "Brother Wuhuang, why are you still here?"
"Huan'er, I'm looking for you, are you okay?" Song Xuan asked urgently.
Song Qinghuan shook her head, seeing that he was waiting for her here, she was moved, "I'm fine, Brother Wu Huang, don't worry."
"The forage yard is on fire right now, and Shanglin Garden is in a mess, you'd better go back to Jianjiayuan quickly." Song Xuan said.
No, Song Qinghuan shook her head, "I'm going to visit the forage field."
"What are you doing in the forage yard?" Song Xuan was startled, and stared at her with wide eyes.
Song Qinghuan looked solemn, "I always feel that something is wrong with this fire. There are so many fodder piled up in the forage yard, which has always been the top priority of fire prevention. How could it suddenly catch fire? Brother Wu Huang, don't you think it's a little strange? I'm not at ease. , I want to see for myself.”
"But...there must be a mess over there now, what if you go over there now, what if there is danger?" Song Xuan frowned, still worried.
Song Qinghuan smiled reassuringly, "Brother Wuhuang, this is Shanglinyuan, and there are Qimen patrolling everywhere, so what danger can there be?"
Song Xuan didn't know that she had martial arts.
Before going to Chen country to fetch Qingyuan fruit, she only briefly mentioned the process with him after she came back, saving a lot of critical situations.
Song Xuan always thought that she went to Chen Country for some common herbs that only grow in Chen Country, and saw that she brought the Habayashi Army to guard her, but she didn't realize the dangers involved.
Originally, Song Qinghuan did not tell Song Xuan the truth to prevent him from thinking too much, so that he would not have to worry about himself all the time.Now it seems that Brother Wuhuang will only be more worried if he doesn't know the truth.He thought in his heart that when he returned to the palace, he should tell him all about the martial arts meeting.
Seeing Song Qinghuan's insistence, Song Xuan pursed her lips, looked at her and said calmly, "Since Huan'er must go, then I will accompany you." Then, he glanced at Caiwei behind him, and motioned her to go back to Mili hospital.
Caiwei didn't dare to say much, she bowed in response and withdrew.
While speaking, Song Qinghuan caught sight of Shen Xing's figure in the distance, holding the reins in his hand, and sure enough, he led two horses from nowhere, and hurriedly went up with Song Xuan to meet them.
She walked up to Shen Xing, took the reins, and said in a deep voice, "Shen Xing, Brother Wuhuang and I will ride together, you and Liuyue will ride together, and we will hurry to the forage field to meet."
Song Xuan was slightly surprised, "Liu Yue and Shen Xing are going there too?"
He didn't know about Song Qinghuan's martial arts skills, and naturally he didn't know that Liuyue and Shen Xing also had martial arts. He thought they were delicate women like Caiwei, so he proposed to Song Qinghuan to take them to the forage field Some surprised.
Song Qinghuan handed the rein to Song Xuan's hand, and explained concisely, "Take them there first, in case there is not enough manpower."
Seeing that she had an idea in her mind, Song Xuan didn't say much, got on the horse, bent down and stretched out her hand in front of Song Qinghuan, ready to pull her on the horse.
Taking advantage of the cover of the night, Song Qinghuan whispered to Liuyue, "Ask Xuan Ying to follow." Then she passed her hand to Song Xuan's, jumped onto the horse's back with her strength, and sat in front of Song Xuan.
She looked up at the undiminished fire and smoke in the southeast corner, a look of worry flashed in her eyes, and she said in a deep voice, "Let's go."
Song Xuan answered loudly, raised his whip, and led Song Qinghuan towards the forage field.
Although the forage field was a little far away from Yunlin Garden, Song Xuan led her on horseback and drove quickly, but it took only a short time to arrive.
Song Qinghuan dismounted from his horse, and saw that the forage field in front of him was indeed a mess.
The fire has been extinguished a little, even so, the forage field is full of flammable straw and other things, a little spark spreads to the side, the fire spreads again, billowing thick smoke rises into the sky.
Fortunately, not far from the forage field is the kitchen where meals are prepared for the servants. There is sufficient water in the kitchen, and there is a well not far away, so there is no need to worry about the water for fire fighting.
Song Xuan was afraid that the fire would hurt Song Qinghuan too much, so she blocked her behind and prevented her from getting too close.
Song Qinghuan stood not far away, frowning as he looked at the chaotic scene in front of him
——Everyone ran around with buckets like headless flies, bumping into others from time to time in a panic, and people turned their backs everywhere.
Not far from the forage field was the stable, where the noise of people and the fire were so loud that the horses in the stable were frightened a lot, neighing and shouting mixed together, and the scene was out of control for a while.
At this time, she glanced at a familiar figure ahead of her, frowned and looked at Song Xuan, "Why is the prince here?"
"Father sent him to check the situation." Song Xuan said.
They said it was to check the situation, but in fact they asked Song Yan to take charge of the overall situation of firefighting, otherwise there would be no backbone in the panic, and accidents would easily happen.
But even though Song Yan is gentle and martial, he obviously has never encountered such a scene. Seeing the fire lingering for a long time and the chaos everywhere, he was inevitably anxious and became more impetuous, and repeatedly scolded several servants who were unable to put out the fire. .
How can we go on like this?
Song Qinghuan's eyes froze, and he saw another familiar figure walk up to Song Yan and say something, couldn't help being overjoyed, and walked over quickly.
Song Xuan couldn't help but to keep up.
"Eunuch Zhong." Zhong Huai was reporting the situation to Song Yan when he suddenly heard a familiar voice, turned his head and saw Song Qinghuan walking towards him with a serious expression, followed by Song Xuan, he couldn't help being startled , Puzzled, "Why did His Highness the Seventh and His Highness the Fifth come here?"
As he spoke, there was a hint of worry in his eyes, "It's a mess here, and it's inevitable that someone will bump into the two highnesses. The two highnesses should go back first."
Knowing his good intentions, Song Qinghuan didn't refute, just thanked him with a smile, looked at Song Yan and said, "Brother Liuhuang, this fire is strange. In my opinion, there is no way to keep the chaos going, we still need to maintain order Alright, lest someone take the opportunity to make trouble."
"What good idea does Wuyang have?" Song Yan was in a state of desperation, and seeing her offer to help, she was not in any trouble.
"Counting the firefighting personnel and lining them up in two rows saves time and effort. In addition, the wells for fetching water should be strictly guarded, and the kitchen and stables should also be guarded to prevent idlers from entering." Song Qinghuan His eyes narrowed, and he said in a deep voice.
Song Yan had no other choice at this time, so he had to tell Zhong Huai to make arrangements.
Zhong Huai handled things very neatly, and soon, the originally chaotic firefighting team lined up neatly, and the servants passed the buckets filled with water one by one.
With the method of doing things, the fire quickly subsided as expected.
Seeing that the fire was under control, Song Qinghuan greeted Song Yan and walked to the stable not far away with Song Xuan.
The horse breeder was very experienced. Although the dozens of horses in the stable were frightened, nothing serious happened.Now that the fire was gradually extinguished, the restless horse also calmed down.
Seeing Song Qinghuan and Song Xuan approaching, the groom hurriedly saluted them.
Song Qinghuan signaled him not to be too polite, and asked a few words about the condition of the stables after the fodder yard caught fire. Seeing that there was nothing unusual, Fang Weiwei reassured himself, and asked the horseman to take good care of the horses before leaving.
After thinking about it, he walked towards the kitchen on the other side.
Sure enough, due to the fire in the forage yard, there was some chaos in the kitchen. Fortunately, Zhong Huai had just heard her order and sent someone over, so the order was better now.
Someone recognized Song Qinghuan and Song Xuan and hurriedly saluted them.
Song Qinghuan waved his hand, signaling that they don't need to be too polite.After contemplating for a moment, he looked back at Liu Yue and Shen Xing, and asked them to go down to find someone to find out about the situation, and at the same time, asked them to order Xuan Ying to investigate around secretly.
"What is Huan'er looking at?" Seeing Song Qinghuan looking around solemnly, Song Xuan couldn't help asking suspiciously.
"Nothing." Song Qinghuan shook his head.
She didn't know what she was looking at, but felt that the whole thing was weird, so she looked around in case there were any missing clues.
Looking up into the distance, his eyes fell on the well not far from the kitchen, and he walked over.
Zhong Huai had already listened to his words, and sent two Qimen riders to guard here, and another two servants were responsible for fetching water from the well, and then passed the bucket full of water to the next servant who was relaying.
In this way, there is no need to worry that someone will take advantage of the chaos and do something.
Seeing such an orderly situation, Song Qinghuan's heart dropped.
"What's wrong with this well?" Song Xuan followed behind her, seeing her staring at the well in front of her, he couldn't help asking.
Song Qinghuan shook his head and said with a sigh of relief, "I hope I'm overthinking."
"Huh?" Song Xuan raised her eyebrows and looked at her puzzled.
"As I said just now, I think the fire is too strange. There is no guarantee that someone set the fire on purpose, but if someone set the fire on purpose, what is his purpose?" Song Qinghuan's eyes narrowed slightly, and she walked away with Song Xuanchao After a while, seeing no one around, he explained the doubts in his heart.
Song Xuan also heard some clues, and pondered, "Could it be that Huan'er thinks that if the fire was really set on fire, the purpose of this person may not necessarily be in the forage yard?"
Song Qinghuan nodded, "Even if all the fodder in the forage field is burned, it will only affect tomorrow's riding and archery competition at most. The riding and archery competition is just a fun event. It is good to have it, and it will not cause any loss to anyone. .And there are two places very close to the forage field, one is the stable, and the other is a small kitchen for the servants to cook meals."
After a meal, I glanced at the well not far away, "And there are two places next to the forage field very close together, one is the stable, and the other is the kitchen for the servants to cook meals. So I doubt that if someone really Arson, his target, is very likely to be these two places."
Song Xuan felt that it was reasonable when he heard the words, and he couldn't help becoming vigilant.
It would be fine if the fire was really just an accident, but if not, the purpose behind it is really worth pondering.
The cool wind blew past, blowing the hem of Song Qinghuan's clothes, making a loud noise.Her face showed a bit of cold dignity in the night.
Song Xuan stared blankly at Song Qinghuan, and suddenly felt that Huan'er, who used to be quiet and indifferent and didn't like to talk too much in front of others, seemed to have grown up overnight.
"Brother Wuhuang?" Seeing Song Xuan staring at him blankly, Song Qinghuan called out strangely, "Is there something on my face?"
"No." Song Xuan shook her head and smiled sheepishly, "I just think that Huan'er seems to be much more mature and stable than before."
Song Qinghuan was slightly startled when he heard the words, and quickly pursed his lips into a smile, "Brother Wuhuang, people have to grow up, and Huan'er can't always be that timid girl who speaks little."
"Yeah." Song Xuan sighed, and there were a few strands of relief in the eyes of "my family has a girl who has just grown up".
Song Qinghuan knew that she had changed a lot during this time, especially after returning from Chen Kingdom, and it was expected that Song Xuan would feel uncomfortable.However, after a while of adaptation, he will be able to accept his change.
Furthermore, if he knew that he had martial arts, he might not be surprised what kind of reaction he would have.
It's just that these things have to be put aside for the time being.
Eyebrows lowered, he continued, "The source of water is the most important thing, that's why I asked Zhong Huai to send people to add this well to strictly guard it. Think about it, if someone takes advantage of the chaos to throw poison into the water or something, At that time, it will not be one or two people who will be implicated." Song Qinghuan gave an example casually.
Song Xuan nodded thoughtfully, "Huan'er is still thoughtful."
Song Qinghuan said "hmm", looked around again, and saw that there was nothing missing, Fang suggested, "Since there is nothing else going on here, let's go back first. I don't think there is any loss in the stables, and the fodder has also been rescued." Some of them came out, maybe tomorrow's riding and archery competition will be held normally."
As he spoke, he glanced at Song Xuan with a smile, and joked, ""Brother Wuhuang is the protagonist this time, he has to go back to rest well, and he will be able to get enough energy to make a big splash tomorrow." "
Song Xuan knew that she was also worried about herself, so she couldn't bear to ignore her kindness, so she agreed.
The two left the forage field, and Song Xuan sent Song Qinghuan to Jianjia Courtyard before returning to Mili Courtyard.
After entering the room, Song Qinghuan let out a long breath and sat down on the soft couch by the window.
"How is it? Did you find anything?" She took off the coat with some soot on her body, looked at Liu Yue and Shen Xing in front of her and asked.
"Returning to His Highness, the servants asked separately, and everyone in the kitchen said that they found nothing unusual." Liu Yue replied.
"There was only one cook, who said that she found that the firewood was almost used up when she was making dinner, and she was anxious to start a fire, so she went to the forage field, trying to extract some forage to make fire materials. She said that she seemed to smell a strange smell at that time. "Shen Xing then added, "But the cook had a stuffy nose today, and after a closer sniff, the strange smell seemed to be gone, so she didn't take it to heart."
He said, pursing his lips, "Other than that, there are no other abnormalities."
strange smell?
Song Qinghuan frowned slightly, his eyes revealing a thoughtful expression.
Is it...?
A conjecture came to her mind, and her complexion suddenly darkened.
At this time, he suddenly realized that Xuanying hadn't followed behind when he just came back, his eyes narrowed, and he asked, "Where is Xuanying?"
"Just now His Highness asked Xuan Ying to go around to investigate. He didn't know where he went when we left. Because he was afraid that the fifth prince would be suspicious, he didn't remind His Highness." Liu Yue said, seemingly worried.
"It doesn't matter." Song Qinghuan pondered for a while, and spoke in relief.
Xuanying's martial arts is strong, and he has been a hidden guard, so nothing will happen to him, and he will come back when he finds out.
really.
As soon as she changed her clothes, Liu Yue walked in from the door, with a look of joy in her eyes, "Your Highness, Xuan Ying is back."
"Let him in." Song Qinghuan gathered his clothes and sat down on the soft couch.
Xuan Ying quickly came in and bowed to Song Qinghuan, "Your Highness."
"How is it? Did you find anything?" She straightened up and looked towards Xuanying.
"Your Highness guessed, it was right. The fire this time, I'm afraid it was man-made." Xuanying replied in a deep voice.
"How do you say it?" Song Qinghuan raised an eyebrow.
"When my subordinates were investigating near the forage field, they encountered a sneaky person."
Song Qinghuan was startled, "Who is it?"
"The subordinates don't know." Xuanying lowered his head, feeling a little dejected, "The man fled to the burning fodder yard, and his subordinates chased after him, only to see the bustling fire fighters, but no trace of the man."
"Where did you see that person?" Song Qinghuan stared.
"The back of the kitchen."
Is it next to the kitchen?Song Qinghuan was slightly startled, and Xuanying added, "That person seems to want to get close to that well."
well? !
Song Qinghuan's mind suddenly had a flash of inspiration, and his complexion suddenly sank.
——Could it really be guessed by myself?The fire in the fodder field is just a cover, but the real purpose lies elsewhere?
Strange smells, dark shadows near the well...
Could it be that the smell that the cook smelled was the oil poured in by someone in advance?Then he took advantage of the chaos to get close to the well, in order to—
Poisoning?
Because the well can be seen from the kitchen at a glance, it is impossible to approach it quietly on weekdays.Only by creating chaos can we take advantage of the opportunity.
With this thought, his eyes suddenly became serious.
Who set the fire?What is the real purpose of its poisoning?
The night wind blows outside the window, and the sleeves are full of coolness.
Song Qinghuan drew back her long eyelashes.Tomorrow's riding and shooting competition, I'm afraid it will not be safe.But she couldn't ask her father to cancel it, because she was afraid of scaring the snake, and she had no evidence.
He rubbed his forehead with a headache, "Understood, you go down first. Tomorrow's riding and archery competition will not be peaceful. You should be more vigilant, especially pay attention to the safety of your father."
Xuan Ying pursed her lips, seeming to have a strange color.
Song Qinghuan's eyes moved, and she breathed a sigh of relief, "I know Ah Chu sent you to protect me. But now in this palace, father is my biggest protection. Xuanying, I can only trust you."
Only then did Xuanying clasp her fists, and responded with a voice, "The subordinate obeyed." After speaking, seeing Song Qinghuan's tired face, he said goodbye and left without further ado.
Liu Yue and Shen Xing were also surprised when they heard the words, they didn't expect such a thing to happen, they raised their eyes to look at Song Qinghuan's tired eyes, they didn't know how to persuade them, so they could only help Song Qinghuan to wash up, and waited for her to get on the couch.
The next day.
As expected, the riding and archery competition was not cancelled, it was only postponed for an hour.
Sending off the servant sent by Emperor Yu to notify, Song Qinghuan took his time and continued to finish the meal, the spoon in his hand was clinking, a bit absent-minded.
Liu Yue watched from the side, a little anxious.
"Your Highness..." After hesitating for a moment, he finally said, "Are you okay? But you didn't sleep well last night?"
Song Qinghuan regained consciousness, raised her head and smiled slightly.
She had a light sleep last night, but it didn't matter, she was just thinking, who set the fire in the forage yard yesterday?
Putting down the white porcelain spoon, signaled Liuyue to call someone to take it down.
After a while, Shen Xing stepped forward to ask for instructions, "Your Highness, it's almost time, do you want to start preparing?"
"En." Song Qinghuan responded, and sat in front of the dressing table, casually playing with the horn comb on the table, a little pensive,
Liuyue was dexterous, but in a short while she tied a neat lily bun, swept her eyebrows lightly, and was about to pick up the lip balm, but was stopped by Song Qinghuan, "No need."
She is not the protagonist, why bother to show off?Besides, she really doesn't want to have the one or two rotten peach blossoms yesterday.
Liu Yue probably also understood her thoughts, and in response, she helped Song Qinghuan get up with Shen Xing and went to change clothes.
Wearing a half-new snow blue narrow-sleeved riding suit, a palm-wide plain brocade belt around the waist, and embroidered jade lotus boots, it is neither too plain nor too bright.
When you are ready, go out to the royal enclosure.
I didn't want to, but I ran into an acquaintance on the road.
Lu Zhenzhen.
For some reason, Lu Zhenzhen did not go with Princess He Wanchang, but brought her maid and went to the paddock alone.
Seeing Song Qinghuan, her complexion was slightly gloomy, and due to her status, she had no choice but to go forward to pay respects, "Zhen Zhen has met cousin Wuyang."
"Princess Changning doesn't need to be too polite." Song Qinghuan looked indifferent.Since she doesn't like herself, she doesn't need to be intimate with her sisters.
Today she was dressed up quite glamorously, but unfortunately, no matter how glamorous her appearance was, it was just a golden jade on the outside.In yesterday's battle, she had already lost to Wei Qianyu.
Seeing that her complexion is not very good, she probably knows it, but she just doesn't want to admit it.
Song Qinghuan didn't want to get close to her, so Lu Zhenzhen rolled her eyes and posted it, "Cousin Wuyang, have you been to this spring hunt before?"
Song Qinghuan said "um" with a cold expression.
But Lu Zhenzhen didn't seem to see it, and asked again, "Then tell me, what is the main competition in today's riding and archery competition?"
"Riding and archery is naturally better than horse riding and archery."
Back then, the ancestors of Yuguo conquered the world on horseback.Although equestrian and archery are not as popular as they used to be, they are still an indispensable pastime for the nobles.The annual spring and autumn hunt is also to remind the world not to forget the glory of the past.
Lu Zhenzhen pouted, dissatisfied with the answer, "I heard that every spring hunting will determine the first place in the men's and women's groups?"
Song Qinghuan squinted slightly, "Spring hunting has been stopped for several years, I don't know if it will be the same this year."
Lu Zhenzhen looked resentful.
Originally thought that Song Qinghuan would know some internal information because she was favored, but unexpectedly, there was no useful information at all.She had already lost her chance at the bonfire party yesterday, and she must not miss it again today!
With a frown, she glanced at Song Qinghuan, "Cousin Wuyang, I still have something to do, so I'll go there first."
Song Qinghuan nodded indifferently.
"Your Highness, is Changning Emperor Ji here to inquire about information?" Seeing her walking away, Liu Yue leaned forward and asked.
Song Qinghuan sneered and was speechless, with a look of watching a play in his eyes.
Not long after, the royal enclosure arrived.
This is a special place for hunting in spring and autumn every year, with stables, archery targets, and all kinds of facilities.
In the middle is a circular racetrack, with a dozen targets on one end and a high platform on the other side, with as many as [-] floors. Each floor is equipped with several couches and sunshades for the emperor and other people who are not on the field. People watch the game.
Directly opposite the high platform, beyond the racecourse, is a dense and vast forest, which is where today's spring hunting is.
Song Qinghuan stood on the edge of the racetrack, looked up, and saw that Emperor Yu and the Empress had arrived, standing at the top, overlooking all living beings.Emperor Yu glanced at Song Qinghuan, turned his head and said something to the little servant beside him.
Soon, the waiter stepped down from the high platform and greeted Song Qing with a happy blessing, "Your Highness, the emperor invites you to come over."
Song Qinghuan was slightly surprised, but quickly recovered his strange expression, nodded, and followed the servant to the high platform.It wasn't too early for her to come, there were already many people sitting on the high platform, walking up the steps step by step, all eyes on her were different.
She just didn't see it, she walked up to Emperor Yu, saluted, and called out sweetly, "Father Emperor."
Emperor Yu smiled gently at her, took her hand and sat down.
"I heard from Zhong Huai that Wuyang went to the forage field yesterday? Did he also direct the overall situation for your brother?" Emperor Yu chuckled.
Song Qinghuan sat next to Emperor Yu, and only smiled slightly when she heard the words, "I happened to go over to take a look, and I can't talk about directing the overall situation, but I just made some small comments, so I just hope that I don't cause trouble for the prince and brother."
The queen at the side relaxed her frown upon hearing this.
When Emperor Yu saw this, he didn't say much, he just said, "Today, you sit next to Emperor Father, and also help Emperor Father to look after your sisters-in-law."
"Yes." Song Qinghuan answered with lowered eyes, her face full of obedience.
His eyes pierced the queen's face, and finally saw a trace of unwillingness on her face, and she glanced at Song Qingyi who was sitting not far away.
Song Qinghuan sneered in his heart and looked away.
Everyone came together soon.
Although yesterday's "accident" happened, everyone's mood didn't seem to be affected, and they were still talking and laughing in a harmonious scene.
Song Qinghuan watched indifferently, with an elegant expression, didn't say much, only occasionally raised her hand to pour a glass of wine for Emperor Yu, as if she was out of tune with the bustle around her.
The queen suddenly looked at her, and smiled leisurely, "Wuyang won't play today?"
Song Qinghuan narrowed his eyes slightly, and chuckled lightly, very obediently, "Today is the home court of the three imperial brothers, so Wuyang won't go up to join in the fun."
The queen smiled meaningfully, "Yi'er said that she wanted to go up for a couple of laps, after all, I, Da Yu, also conquered the world on horseback."
Song Qinghuan just smiled and said nothing, not paying attention to her aggressive method.
The queen was bored, her face darkened, and she didn't say any more.
Emperor Yu gave the empress a meaningful look, which made the empress feel a little guilty, and became more and more afraid of Song Qinghuan, and dug her long nails into her palms.
But after a few months of hard work, Song Qinghuan gained momentum in an instant, how could she be reconciled?
Now that everyone has arrived, today's riding and archery competition should begin.The rules are actually very simple. Each contestant has a horse, a bow, a quiver, and several guards to hunt in the forest.
The game ends at [-]:[-].
Contestants must bring their prey to the racetrack before uniting hour to gather, otherwise they will be regarded as abstentions.As soon as the time of unitary arrives, count the prey, and the one with the most prey wins. The No. 1 of the men's and women's groups will be determined, and there will be a lot of rewards.
Before entering the forest, according to the usual practice, each competitor will run a few laps. On the one hand, there is a process of running in with the selected horse, and if there is any inappropriate horse, it can be replaced in time.On the other hand, it is also a deterrent and a declaration of war to other contestants.
Emperor Yu signaled Zhong Huai to read the competition rules aloud, and then began to call the names of the contestants.
Those who were named began to leave the field, and entered the stables to choose their favorite horses.
The three princes are today's protagonists, so they naturally want to participate. Although the princes of various families are supporting, there are also many people.On the woman's side, Song Qingyi was indeed on the list, as well as familiar faces such as Lu Zhenzhen, Ning Shu, Wei Qianyu, Wei Pingting, etc.
Every time a person's name is clicked, that person will choose a horse to enter the arena.
But in a short time, the racecourse was dusty, clothes were flying, horseshoes were sounding, whips were flying.Everyone looks like they are bound to win. It seems that today's competition must be extremely fierce.
Song Qinghuan's eyes only stared at Song Xuan, and the others seemed to be nothing.
At this time, only a sharp whistle was heard.
In an instant, all the horses galloped out like swords off the string, rolling up waves of dust, but in a short time, there was no one on the racetrack.
As soon as the contestants retreated, a neat line of Qimen riders walked into the racetrack.
These accompanying Qimen riders not only shoulder the important task of guarding the safety of the large troops, but also perform equestrian archery and other programs in today's riding and archery competition.
Because the riding and archery competition takes a whole day, and Emperor Yu and others watching the game have no other entertainment during this period, and, because of the rules passed down from their ancestors, they are not allowed to return to the palace to rest, to show their respect for the riding and archery competition. Therefore, it finally developed into a form of performances performed by the royal guards for the emperor.
Although there was water in the forage field yesterday, Emperor Yu's mood didn't seem to be affected, and his face was full of interest.
With the Empress and Concubine Ning present, Song Qinghuan didn't need to speak at all, since the two of them made Emperor Yu happy, Song Qinghuan enjoyed himself leisurely and watched the performance with great interest.
Leisure time is always fleeting.
The morning passed quickly, and after lunch, Song Qinghuan felt a bit sleepy.I didn't sleep well yesterday, and now I just finished lunch, and I feel sleepy right now.But Emperor Yu and the Empress were still sitting on the high platform, and she couldn't leave hastily, so she closed her eyes slightly and dozed off intermittently.
At this time, she suddenly heard someone calling her name, she suddenly woke up and looked up.
It was the queen who called her.
The queen narrowed her eyes slightly and looked at her, "Wuyang is really in a good mood."
Interested?Interested in sleeping?
Song Qinghuan didn't hide anything, and said frankly, ""I didn't sleep well last night because of the flood in the forage field yesterday, which made the empress laugh at me. " After a pause, a smile that was not a smile, "I hope the prince and brother don't suddenly doze off during the hunt like me. "
Emperor Yu thought she was joking, and gave her a look with a smile and said, "Your prince and brother will not be so sleepy."
The queen didn't think so.
She knew that Song Qinghuan had always been close to the fifth prince. Recently, the fifth prince had done a few neat errands, which made the emperor's impression of him much better, but Yan'er was reprimanded several times by the emperor.
Originally, it was a headache for Song Yi to be covetous about the position of prince, but now Song Xuan has the potential to rise again.Although he doesn't have the support of his mother's family, Song Qinghuan's help cannot be ignored.
Worrying in my heart, naturally everything is a war.
Song Qinghuan was also lazy to pay attention to her emotions, and turned to talk to Emperor Yu.
Emperor Yu really felt sorry for her, "Wuyang, why don't you go back and rest for a while before coming back, the riding and archery competition will end in two or three hours."
Song Qinghuan smiled slightly, "This is against the rules, Wu Yang dare not let Father set this precedent." As he spoke, he winked mischievously at Emperor Yu, "It's just that when Wu Yang is dozing off, Father has the right to pretend he doesn't see you, just open his eyes. Just close your eyes?"
Hearing her joke, Emperor Yu also smiled, "You... good... good... Father will not expose you, just doze off."
The two were chatting and laughing, but in the eyes of some people, they felt very dazzling.
Song Qinghuan knew what these people were thinking, and smiled even more heartily.She just likes the way that others can't understand her but can't kill her!
The sun is gradually moving towards the west.
The faces of the queen and Concubine Ning became serious.
The two of them have been fighting against each other, the Wei family and the Ning family fought all the way from the court to the harem.Now that such a great performance opportunity is related to the selection of concubines, the two of them care very much about Song Yi and Song Yan's performance, and vow to outdo each other.
At this time, I suddenly saw dust billowing in the forest, and it seemed that several galloping horses were coming towards the racetrack at a fast speed.
Song Qinghuan frowned.
There is still more than an hour in Lianyou at this time, how could someone come back so soon?How could someone be so confident?
Her eyes were slightly surprised, she straightened her body and looked around.
Several fast horses gradually drove to the edge of the woods.
Song Qinghuan's eyesight was excellent, and he could tell that something was wrong with those fast horses at a glance.Sitting on the leading horse was a man who looked like a guard, and the horses following behind were all running around the middle one.The faces of the guards driving the horses were all anxious.
As soon as the fast horse came out of the woods, without the cover of the trees, Song Qinghuan saw at a glance that the horse in the middle was actually carrying a person on its back, with an arrow pierced into its back, and the blood was bubbling.
Song Qinghuan's face darkened suddenly, not knowing who the man on the horse was.
At this time, Emperor Yu, the empress, Concubine Ning and others also found out that something was wrong, and they all looked up with anxious expressions on their faces.
Several horses galloped out of the woods, towards the high platform, and galloped a little closer. The panicked and trembling voice of the leader resounded throughout the racetrack——
"Your Majesty! His Highness the Crown Prince is seriously injured! Please call the imperial physician immediately!"
Yangwen girls, hurry—wake up—
(End of this chapter)
Song Qinghuan's snowy eyes narrowed, and she squinted her eyes to look at the northeast corner where the flames were soaring into the sky, and cold sweat suddenly broke out on her forehead.
If she remembers correctly, the place where the fire happened is exactly where the forage yard in Shanglin Garden is located!
There are a lot of horses raised in Shanglin Garden, and tomorrow will be the spring hunting, so there must be enough forage in the forage field at this time.Coupled with the strong wind tonight, if it continues at this speed, the forage field will be burned to the ground within a short while, and the nearby buildings may also be burned. The fire must be extinguished as soon as possible!
Her eyes darkened, and she asked Shen Xing to find two horses quickly.
——For some reason, she always felt that the fire was burning a bit strangely, and she had to go and see it herself to be at ease.
At the same time, everyone around the bonfire also discovered that the forage yard was on fire, and they panicked for a moment. The voices of discussion and worry grew louder, and the scene became more and more chaotic.
Emperor Yu was startled, and hurriedly ordered Zhong Huai to order people to put out the fire immediately, and then quickly sent people to put out the bonfire in the field, announcing that the bonfire party tonight was over, and let everyone go back to their courtyards to rest. Whether tomorrow's spring hunt will be held as scheduled, we will send another person to inform you.
But in an instant, the flames had dyed a large area of the sky red. Where have the noble ladies of various families seen such a big scene?Feeling uneasy for a moment, he hurried back to the courtyard where he was staying with the maid who led the way with a flustered expression.Emperor Yu issued an order, and the princes of the various families did not dare to stay here for a long time.
In a short time, the people in the arena are almost gone.
Emperor Yu wanted to check it out himself, but the people left behind persuaded him to take care of the dragon body.He had no choice but to ask Prince Song Yan to check the situation on his behalf, and immediately send someone to Yichun Palace to inform him if there is any progress.
Song Yan knew that this was a good time to behave, so he hurriedly responded in a low voice, and respectfully sent Emperor Yu away.
Seeing that this kind of errand fell on Song Yan's head again, Song Yi felt dissatisfied, glanced at Song Yan in the light, and walked away with a gloomy expression.
Song Qingyi also hurried back to the palace with the queen.
Song Xuan didn't leave, but searched around for Song Qinghuan's trace.Just now she said that she wanted to go far away to get some air, but she didn't know where she was at the moment.Now that Shanglin Garden is in chaos, she must not be in any danger.
He looked around, but the night was too dark, and once the bonfire was extinguished, it was difficult to see clearly the situation in the distance with only the light of the glazed lamp.
Just as she was about to call someone to look around, Cai Wei, who was waiting behind her, suddenly said, "Your Highness, isn't that His Highness the Seventh?"
His eyes lit up, and when he looked up, he saw Song Qinghuan hurried towards him with Liu Yue and a servant.
At this time Song Yan had also left, and hurried to the forage field to check the fire. Except for the maid who stayed here to clean up, Song Xuan was the only one left in the field.
Song Qinghuan saw him at a glance, frowned and said, "Brother Wuhuang, why are you still here?"
"Huan'er, I'm looking for you, are you okay?" Song Xuan asked urgently.
Song Qinghuan shook her head, seeing that he was waiting for her here, she was moved, "I'm fine, Brother Wu Huang, don't worry."
"The forage yard is on fire right now, and Shanglin Garden is in a mess, you'd better go back to Jianjiayuan quickly." Song Xuan said.
No, Song Qinghuan shook her head, "I'm going to visit the forage field."
"What are you doing in the forage yard?" Song Xuan was startled, and stared at her with wide eyes.
Song Qinghuan looked solemn, "I always feel that something is wrong with this fire. There are so many fodder piled up in the forage yard, which has always been the top priority of fire prevention. How could it suddenly catch fire? Brother Wu Huang, don't you think it's a little strange? I'm not at ease. , I want to see for myself.”
"But...there must be a mess over there now, what if you go over there now, what if there is danger?" Song Xuan frowned, still worried.
Song Qinghuan smiled reassuringly, "Brother Wuhuang, this is Shanglinyuan, and there are Qimen patrolling everywhere, so what danger can there be?"
Song Xuan didn't know that she had martial arts.
Before going to Chen country to fetch Qingyuan fruit, she only briefly mentioned the process with him after she came back, saving a lot of critical situations.
Song Xuan always thought that she went to Chen Country for some common herbs that only grow in Chen Country, and saw that she brought the Habayashi Army to guard her, but she didn't realize the dangers involved.
Originally, Song Qinghuan did not tell Song Xuan the truth to prevent him from thinking too much, so that he would not have to worry about himself all the time.Now it seems that Brother Wuhuang will only be more worried if he doesn't know the truth.He thought in his heart that when he returned to the palace, he should tell him all about the martial arts meeting.
Seeing Song Qinghuan's insistence, Song Xuan pursed her lips, looked at her and said calmly, "Since Huan'er must go, then I will accompany you." Then, he glanced at Caiwei behind him, and motioned her to go back to Mili hospital.
Caiwei didn't dare to say much, she bowed in response and withdrew.
While speaking, Song Qinghuan caught sight of Shen Xing's figure in the distance, holding the reins in his hand, and sure enough, he led two horses from nowhere, and hurriedly went up with Song Xuan to meet them.
She walked up to Shen Xing, took the reins, and said in a deep voice, "Shen Xing, Brother Wuhuang and I will ride together, you and Liuyue will ride together, and we will hurry to the forage field to meet."
Song Xuan was slightly surprised, "Liu Yue and Shen Xing are going there too?"
He didn't know about Song Qinghuan's martial arts skills, and naturally he didn't know that Liuyue and Shen Xing also had martial arts. He thought they were delicate women like Caiwei, so he proposed to Song Qinghuan to take them to the forage field Some surprised.
Song Qinghuan handed the rein to Song Xuan's hand, and explained concisely, "Take them there first, in case there is not enough manpower."
Seeing that she had an idea in her mind, Song Xuan didn't say much, got on the horse, bent down and stretched out her hand in front of Song Qinghuan, ready to pull her on the horse.
Taking advantage of the cover of the night, Song Qinghuan whispered to Liuyue, "Ask Xuan Ying to follow." Then she passed her hand to Song Xuan's, jumped onto the horse's back with her strength, and sat in front of Song Xuan.
She looked up at the undiminished fire and smoke in the southeast corner, a look of worry flashed in her eyes, and she said in a deep voice, "Let's go."
Song Xuan answered loudly, raised his whip, and led Song Qinghuan towards the forage field.
Although the forage field was a little far away from Yunlin Garden, Song Xuan led her on horseback and drove quickly, but it took only a short time to arrive.
Song Qinghuan dismounted from his horse, and saw that the forage field in front of him was indeed a mess.
The fire has been extinguished a little, even so, the forage field is full of flammable straw and other things, a little spark spreads to the side, the fire spreads again, billowing thick smoke rises into the sky.
Fortunately, not far from the forage field is the kitchen where meals are prepared for the servants. There is sufficient water in the kitchen, and there is a well not far away, so there is no need to worry about the water for fire fighting.
Song Xuan was afraid that the fire would hurt Song Qinghuan too much, so she blocked her behind and prevented her from getting too close.
Song Qinghuan stood not far away, frowning as he looked at the chaotic scene in front of him
——Everyone ran around with buckets like headless flies, bumping into others from time to time in a panic, and people turned their backs everywhere.
Not far from the forage field was the stable, where the noise of people and the fire were so loud that the horses in the stable were frightened a lot, neighing and shouting mixed together, and the scene was out of control for a while.
At this time, she glanced at a familiar figure ahead of her, frowned and looked at Song Xuan, "Why is the prince here?"
"Father sent him to check the situation." Song Xuan said.
They said it was to check the situation, but in fact they asked Song Yan to take charge of the overall situation of firefighting, otherwise there would be no backbone in the panic, and accidents would easily happen.
But even though Song Yan is gentle and martial, he obviously has never encountered such a scene. Seeing the fire lingering for a long time and the chaos everywhere, he was inevitably anxious and became more impetuous, and repeatedly scolded several servants who were unable to put out the fire. .
How can we go on like this?
Song Qinghuan's eyes froze, and he saw another familiar figure walk up to Song Yan and say something, couldn't help being overjoyed, and walked over quickly.
Song Xuan couldn't help but to keep up.
"Eunuch Zhong." Zhong Huai was reporting the situation to Song Yan when he suddenly heard a familiar voice, turned his head and saw Song Qinghuan walking towards him with a serious expression, followed by Song Xuan, he couldn't help being startled , Puzzled, "Why did His Highness the Seventh and His Highness the Fifth come here?"
As he spoke, there was a hint of worry in his eyes, "It's a mess here, and it's inevitable that someone will bump into the two highnesses. The two highnesses should go back first."
Knowing his good intentions, Song Qinghuan didn't refute, just thanked him with a smile, looked at Song Yan and said, "Brother Liuhuang, this fire is strange. In my opinion, there is no way to keep the chaos going, we still need to maintain order Alright, lest someone take the opportunity to make trouble."
"What good idea does Wuyang have?" Song Yan was in a state of desperation, and seeing her offer to help, she was not in any trouble.
"Counting the firefighting personnel and lining them up in two rows saves time and effort. In addition, the wells for fetching water should be strictly guarded, and the kitchen and stables should also be guarded to prevent idlers from entering." Song Qinghuan His eyes narrowed, and he said in a deep voice.
Song Yan had no other choice at this time, so he had to tell Zhong Huai to make arrangements.
Zhong Huai handled things very neatly, and soon, the originally chaotic firefighting team lined up neatly, and the servants passed the buckets filled with water one by one.
With the method of doing things, the fire quickly subsided as expected.
Seeing that the fire was under control, Song Qinghuan greeted Song Yan and walked to the stable not far away with Song Xuan.
The horse breeder was very experienced. Although the dozens of horses in the stable were frightened, nothing serious happened.Now that the fire was gradually extinguished, the restless horse also calmed down.
Seeing Song Qinghuan and Song Xuan approaching, the groom hurriedly saluted them.
Song Qinghuan signaled him not to be too polite, and asked a few words about the condition of the stables after the fodder yard caught fire. Seeing that there was nothing unusual, Fang Weiwei reassured himself, and asked the horseman to take good care of the horses before leaving.
After thinking about it, he walked towards the kitchen on the other side.
Sure enough, due to the fire in the forage yard, there was some chaos in the kitchen. Fortunately, Zhong Huai had just heard her order and sent someone over, so the order was better now.
Someone recognized Song Qinghuan and Song Xuan and hurriedly saluted them.
Song Qinghuan waved his hand, signaling that they don't need to be too polite.After contemplating for a moment, he looked back at Liu Yue and Shen Xing, and asked them to go down to find someone to find out about the situation, and at the same time, asked them to order Xuan Ying to investigate around secretly.
"What is Huan'er looking at?" Seeing Song Qinghuan looking around solemnly, Song Xuan couldn't help asking suspiciously.
"Nothing." Song Qinghuan shook his head.
She didn't know what she was looking at, but felt that the whole thing was weird, so she looked around in case there were any missing clues.
Looking up into the distance, his eyes fell on the well not far from the kitchen, and he walked over.
Zhong Huai had already listened to his words, and sent two Qimen riders to guard here, and another two servants were responsible for fetching water from the well, and then passed the bucket full of water to the next servant who was relaying.
In this way, there is no need to worry that someone will take advantage of the chaos and do something.
Seeing such an orderly situation, Song Qinghuan's heart dropped.
"What's wrong with this well?" Song Xuan followed behind her, seeing her staring at the well in front of her, he couldn't help asking.
Song Qinghuan shook his head and said with a sigh of relief, "I hope I'm overthinking."
"Huh?" Song Xuan raised her eyebrows and looked at her puzzled.
"As I said just now, I think the fire is too strange. There is no guarantee that someone set the fire on purpose, but if someone set the fire on purpose, what is his purpose?" Song Qinghuan's eyes narrowed slightly, and she walked away with Song Xuanchao After a while, seeing no one around, he explained the doubts in his heart.
Song Xuan also heard some clues, and pondered, "Could it be that Huan'er thinks that if the fire was really set on fire, the purpose of this person may not necessarily be in the forage yard?"
Song Qinghuan nodded, "Even if all the fodder in the forage field is burned, it will only affect tomorrow's riding and archery competition at most. The riding and archery competition is just a fun event. It is good to have it, and it will not cause any loss to anyone. .And there are two places very close to the forage field, one is the stable, and the other is a small kitchen for the servants to cook meals."
After a meal, I glanced at the well not far away, "And there are two places next to the forage field very close together, one is the stable, and the other is the kitchen for the servants to cook meals. So I doubt that if someone really Arson, his target, is very likely to be these two places."
Song Xuan felt that it was reasonable when he heard the words, and he couldn't help becoming vigilant.
It would be fine if the fire was really just an accident, but if not, the purpose behind it is really worth pondering.
The cool wind blew past, blowing the hem of Song Qinghuan's clothes, making a loud noise.Her face showed a bit of cold dignity in the night.
Song Xuan stared blankly at Song Qinghuan, and suddenly felt that Huan'er, who used to be quiet and indifferent and didn't like to talk too much in front of others, seemed to have grown up overnight.
"Brother Wuhuang?" Seeing Song Xuan staring at him blankly, Song Qinghuan called out strangely, "Is there something on my face?"
"No." Song Xuan shook her head and smiled sheepishly, "I just think that Huan'er seems to be much more mature and stable than before."
Song Qinghuan was slightly startled when he heard the words, and quickly pursed his lips into a smile, "Brother Wuhuang, people have to grow up, and Huan'er can't always be that timid girl who speaks little."
"Yeah." Song Xuan sighed, and there were a few strands of relief in the eyes of "my family has a girl who has just grown up".
Song Qinghuan knew that she had changed a lot during this time, especially after returning from Chen Kingdom, and it was expected that Song Xuan would feel uncomfortable.However, after a while of adaptation, he will be able to accept his change.
Furthermore, if he knew that he had martial arts, he might not be surprised what kind of reaction he would have.
It's just that these things have to be put aside for the time being.
Eyebrows lowered, he continued, "The source of water is the most important thing, that's why I asked Zhong Huai to send people to add this well to strictly guard it. Think about it, if someone takes advantage of the chaos to throw poison into the water or something, At that time, it will not be one or two people who will be implicated." Song Qinghuan gave an example casually.
Song Xuan nodded thoughtfully, "Huan'er is still thoughtful."
Song Qinghuan said "hmm", looked around again, and saw that there was nothing missing, Fang suggested, "Since there is nothing else going on here, let's go back first. I don't think there is any loss in the stables, and the fodder has also been rescued." Some of them came out, maybe tomorrow's riding and archery competition will be held normally."
As he spoke, he glanced at Song Xuan with a smile, and joked, ""Brother Wuhuang is the protagonist this time, he has to go back to rest well, and he will be able to get enough energy to make a big splash tomorrow." "
Song Xuan knew that she was also worried about herself, so she couldn't bear to ignore her kindness, so she agreed.
The two left the forage field, and Song Xuan sent Song Qinghuan to Jianjia Courtyard before returning to Mili Courtyard.
After entering the room, Song Qinghuan let out a long breath and sat down on the soft couch by the window.
"How is it? Did you find anything?" She took off the coat with some soot on her body, looked at Liu Yue and Shen Xing in front of her and asked.
"Returning to His Highness, the servants asked separately, and everyone in the kitchen said that they found nothing unusual." Liu Yue replied.
"There was only one cook, who said that she found that the firewood was almost used up when she was making dinner, and she was anxious to start a fire, so she went to the forage field, trying to extract some forage to make fire materials. She said that she seemed to smell a strange smell at that time. "Shen Xing then added, "But the cook had a stuffy nose today, and after a closer sniff, the strange smell seemed to be gone, so she didn't take it to heart."
He said, pursing his lips, "Other than that, there are no other abnormalities."
strange smell?
Song Qinghuan frowned slightly, his eyes revealing a thoughtful expression.
Is it...?
A conjecture came to her mind, and her complexion suddenly darkened.
At this time, he suddenly realized that Xuanying hadn't followed behind when he just came back, his eyes narrowed, and he asked, "Where is Xuanying?"
"Just now His Highness asked Xuan Ying to go around to investigate. He didn't know where he went when we left. Because he was afraid that the fifth prince would be suspicious, he didn't remind His Highness." Liu Yue said, seemingly worried.
"It doesn't matter." Song Qinghuan pondered for a while, and spoke in relief.
Xuanying's martial arts is strong, and he has been a hidden guard, so nothing will happen to him, and he will come back when he finds out.
really.
As soon as she changed her clothes, Liu Yue walked in from the door, with a look of joy in her eyes, "Your Highness, Xuan Ying is back."
"Let him in." Song Qinghuan gathered his clothes and sat down on the soft couch.
Xuan Ying quickly came in and bowed to Song Qinghuan, "Your Highness."
"How is it? Did you find anything?" She straightened up and looked towards Xuanying.
"Your Highness guessed, it was right. The fire this time, I'm afraid it was man-made." Xuanying replied in a deep voice.
"How do you say it?" Song Qinghuan raised an eyebrow.
"When my subordinates were investigating near the forage field, they encountered a sneaky person."
Song Qinghuan was startled, "Who is it?"
"The subordinates don't know." Xuanying lowered his head, feeling a little dejected, "The man fled to the burning fodder yard, and his subordinates chased after him, only to see the bustling fire fighters, but no trace of the man."
"Where did you see that person?" Song Qinghuan stared.
"The back of the kitchen."
Is it next to the kitchen?Song Qinghuan was slightly startled, and Xuanying added, "That person seems to want to get close to that well."
well? !
Song Qinghuan's mind suddenly had a flash of inspiration, and his complexion suddenly sank.
——Could it really be guessed by myself?The fire in the fodder field is just a cover, but the real purpose lies elsewhere?
Strange smells, dark shadows near the well...
Could it be that the smell that the cook smelled was the oil poured in by someone in advance?Then he took advantage of the chaos to get close to the well, in order to—
Poisoning?
Because the well can be seen from the kitchen at a glance, it is impossible to approach it quietly on weekdays.Only by creating chaos can we take advantage of the opportunity.
With this thought, his eyes suddenly became serious.
Who set the fire?What is the real purpose of its poisoning?
The night wind blows outside the window, and the sleeves are full of coolness.
Song Qinghuan drew back her long eyelashes.Tomorrow's riding and shooting competition, I'm afraid it will not be safe.But she couldn't ask her father to cancel it, because she was afraid of scaring the snake, and she had no evidence.
He rubbed his forehead with a headache, "Understood, you go down first. Tomorrow's riding and archery competition will not be peaceful. You should be more vigilant, especially pay attention to the safety of your father."
Xuan Ying pursed her lips, seeming to have a strange color.
Song Qinghuan's eyes moved, and she breathed a sigh of relief, "I know Ah Chu sent you to protect me. But now in this palace, father is my biggest protection. Xuanying, I can only trust you."
Only then did Xuanying clasp her fists, and responded with a voice, "The subordinate obeyed." After speaking, seeing Song Qinghuan's tired face, he said goodbye and left without further ado.
Liu Yue and Shen Xing were also surprised when they heard the words, they didn't expect such a thing to happen, they raised their eyes to look at Song Qinghuan's tired eyes, they didn't know how to persuade them, so they could only help Song Qinghuan to wash up, and waited for her to get on the couch.
The next day.
As expected, the riding and archery competition was not cancelled, it was only postponed for an hour.
Sending off the servant sent by Emperor Yu to notify, Song Qinghuan took his time and continued to finish the meal, the spoon in his hand was clinking, a bit absent-minded.
Liu Yue watched from the side, a little anxious.
"Your Highness..." After hesitating for a moment, he finally said, "Are you okay? But you didn't sleep well last night?"
Song Qinghuan regained consciousness, raised her head and smiled slightly.
She had a light sleep last night, but it didn't matter, she was just thinking, who set the fire in the forage yard yesterday?
Putting down the white porcelain spoon, signaled Liuyue to call someone to take it down.
After a while, Shen Xing stepped forward to ask for instructions, "Your Highness, it's almost time, do you want to start preparing?"
"En." Song Qinghuan responded, and sat in front of the dressing table, casually playing with the horn comb on the table, a little pensive,
Liuyue was dexterous, but in a short while she tied a neat lily bun, swept her eyebrows lightly, and was about to pick up the lip balm, but was stopped by Song Qinghuan, "No need."
She is not the protagonist, why bother to show off?Besides, she really doesn't want to have the one or two rotten peach blossoms yesterday.
Liu Yue probably also understood her thoughts, and in response, she helped Song Qinghuan get up with Shen Xing and went to change clothes.
Wearing a half-new snow blue narrow-sleeved riding suit, a palm-wide plain brocade belt around the waist, and embroidered jade lotus boots, it is neither too plain nor too bright.
When you are ready, go out to the royal enclosure.
I didn't want to, but I ran into an acquaintance on the road.
Lu Zhenzhen.
For some reason, Lu Zhenzhen did not go with Princess He Wanchang, but brought her maid and went to the paddock alone.
Seeing Song Qinghuan, her complexion was slightly gloomy, and due to her status, she had no choice but to go forward to pay respects, "Zhen Zhen has met cousin Wuyang."
"Princess Changning doesn't need to be too polite." Song Qinghuan looked indifferent.Since she doesn't like herself, she doesn't need to be intimate with her sisters.
Today she was dressed up quite glamorously, but unfortunately, no matter how glamorous her appearance was, it was just a golden jade on the outside.In yesterday's battle, she had already lost to Wei Qianyu.
Seeing that her complexion is not very good, she probably knows it, but she just doesn't want to admit it.
Song Qinghuan didn't want to get close to her, so Lu Zhenzhen rolled her eyes and posted it, "Cousin Wuyang, have you been to this spring hunt before?"
Song Qinghuan said "um" with a cold expression.
But Lu Zhenzhen didn't seem to see it, and asked again, "Then tell me, what is the main competition in today's riding and archery competition?"
"Riding and archery is naturally better than horse riding and archery."
Back then, the ancestors of Yuguo conquered the world on horseback.Although equestrian and archery are not as popular as they used to be, they are still an indispensable pastime for the nobles.The annual spring and autumn hunt is also to remind the world not to forget the glory of the past.
Lu Zhenzhen pouted, dissatisfied with the answer, "I heard that every spring hunting will determine the first place in the men's and women's groups?"
Song Qinghuan squinted slightly, "Spring hunting has been stopped for several years, I don't know if it will be the same this year."
Lu Zhenzhen looked resentful.
Originally thought that Song Qinghuan would know some internal information because she was favored, but unexpectedly, there was no useful information at all.She had already lost her chance at the bonfire party yesterday, and she must not miss it again today!
With a frown, she glanced at Song Qinghuan, "Cousin Wuyang, I still have something to do, so I'll go there first."
Song Qinghuan nodded indifferently.
"Your Highness, is Changning Emperor Ji here to inquire about information?" Seeing her walking away, Liu Yue leaned forward and asked.
Song Qinghuan sneered and was speechless, with a look of watching a play in his eyes.
Not long after, the royal enclosure arrived.
This is a special place for hunting in spring and autumn every year, with stables, archery targets, and all kinds of facilities.
In the middle is a circular racetrack, with a dozen targets on one end and a high platform on the other side, with as many as [-] floors. Each floor is equipped with several couches and sunshades for the emperor and other people who are not on the field. People watch the game.
Directly opposite the high platform, beyond the racecourse, is a dense and vast forest, which is where today's spring hunting is.
Song Qinghuan stood on the edge of the racetrack, looked up, and saw that Emperor Yu and the Empress had arrived, standing at the top, overlooking all living beings.Emperor Yu glanced at Song Qinghuan, turned his head and said something to the little servant beside him.
Soon, the waiter stepped down from the high platform and greeted Song Qing with a happy blessing, "Your Highness, the emperor invites you to come over."
Song Qinghuan was slightly surprised, but quickly recovered his strange expression, nodded, and followed the servant to the high platform.It wasn't too early for her to come, there were already many people sitting on the high platform, walking up the steps step by step, all eyes on her were different.
She just didn't see it, she walked up to Emperor Yu, saluted, and called out sweetly, "Father Emperor."
Emperor Yu smiled gently at her, took her hand and sat down.
"I heard from Zhong Huai that Wuyang went to the forage field yesterday? Did he also direct the overall situation for your brother?" Emperor Yu chuckled.
Song Qinghuan sat next to Emperor Yu, and only smiled slightly when she heard the words, "I happened to go over to take a look, and I can't talk about directing the overall situation, but I just made some small comments, so I just hope that I don't cause trouble for the prince and brother."
The queen at the side relaxed her frown upon hearing this.
When Emperor Yu saw this, he didn't say much, he just said, "Today, you sit next to Emperor Father, and also help Emperor Father to look after your sisters-in-law."
"Yes." Song Qinghuan answered with lowered eyes, her face full of obedience.
His eyes pierced the queen's face, and finally saw a trace of unwillingness on her face, and she glanced at Song Qingyi who was sitting not far away.
Song Qinghuan sneered in his heart and looked away.
Everyone came together soon.
Although yesterday's "accident" happened, everyone's mood didn't seem to be affected, and they were still talking and laughing in a harmonious scene.
Song Qinghuan watched indifferently, with an elegant expression, didn't say much, only occasionally raised her hand to pour a glass of wine for Emperor Yu, as if she was out of tune with the bustle around her.
The queen suddenly looked at her, and smiled leisurely, "Wuyang won't play today?"
Song Qinghuan narrowed his eyes slightly, and chuckled lightly, very obediently, "Today is the home court of the three imperial brothers, so Wuyang won't go up to join in the fun."
The queen smiled meaningfully, "Yi'er said that she wanted to go up for a couple of laps, after all, I, Da Yu, also conquered the world on horseback."
Song Qinghuan just smiled and said nothing, not paying attention to her aggressive method.
The queen was bored, her face darkened, and she didn't say any more.
Emperor Yu gave the empress a meaningful look, which made the empress feel a little guilty, and became more and more afraid of Song Qinghuan, and dug her long nails into her palms.
But after a few months of hard work, Song Qinghuan gained momentum in an instant, how could she be reconciled?
Now that everyone has arrived, today's riding and archery competition should begin.The rules are actually very simple. Each contestant has a horse, a bow, a quiver, and several guards to hunt in the forest.
The game ends at [-]:[-].
Contestants must bring their prey to the racetrack before uniting hour to gather, otherwise they will be regarded as abstentions.As soon as the time of unitary arrives, count the prey, and the one with the most prey wins. The No. 1 of the men's and women's groups will be determined, and there will be a lot of rewards.
Before entering the forest, according to the usual practice, each competitor will run a few laps. On the one hand, there is a process of running in with the selected horse, and if there is any inappropriate horse, it can be replaced in time.On the other hand, it is also a deterrent and a declaration of war to other contestants.
Emperor Yu signaled Zhong Huai to read the competition rules aloud, and then began to call the names of the contestants.
Those who were named began to leave the field, and entered the stables to choose their favorite horses.
The three princes are today's protagonists, so they naturally want to participate. Although the princes of various families are supporting, there are also many people.On the woman's side, Song Qingyi was indeed on the list, as well as familiar faces such as Lu Zhenzhen, Ning Shu, Wei Qianyu, Wei Pingting, etc.
Every time a person's name is clicked, that person will choose a horse to enter the arena.
But in a short time, the racecourse was dusty, clothes were flying, horseshoes were sounding, whips were flying.Everyone looks like they are bound to win. It seems that today's competition must be extremely fierce.
Song Qinghuan's eyes only stared at Song Xuan, and the others seemed to be nothing.
At this time, only a sharp whistle was heard.
In an instant, all the horses galloped out like swords off the string, rolling up waves of dust, but in a short time, there was no one on the racetrack.
As soon as the contestants retreated, a neat line of Qimen riders walked into the racetrack.
These accompanying Qimen riders not only shoulder the important task of guarding the safety of the large troops, but also perform equestrian archery and other programs in today's riding and archery competition.
Because the riding and archery competition takes a whole day, and Emperor Yu and others watching the game have no other entertainment during this period, and, because of the rules passed down from their ancestors, they are not allowed to return to the palace to rest, to show their respect for the riding and archery competition. Therefore, it finally developed into a form of performances performed by the royal guards for the emperor.
Although there was water in the forage field yesterday, Emperor Yu's mood didn't seem to be affected, and his face was full of interest.
With the Empress and Concubine Ning present, Song Qinghuan didn't need to speak at all, since the two of them made Emperor Yu happy, Song Qinghuan enjoyed himself leisurely and watched the performance with great interest.
Leisure time is always fleeting.
The morning passed quickly, and after lunch, Song Qinghuan felt a bit sleepy.I didn't sleep well yesterday, and now I just finished lunch, and I feel sleepy right now.But Emperor Yu and the Empress were still sitting on the high platform, and she couldn't leave hastily, so she closed her eyes slightly and dozed off intermittently.
At this time, she suddenly heard someone calling her name, she suddenly woke up and looked up.
It was the queen who called her.
The queen narrowed her eyes slightly and looked at her, "Wuyang is really in a good mood."
Interested?Interested in sleeping?
Song Qinghuan didn't hide anything, and said frankly, ""I didn't sleep well last night because of the flood in the forage field yesterday, which made the empress laugh at me. " After a pause, a smile that was not a smile, "I hope the prince and brother don't suddenly doze off during the hunt like me. "
Emperor Yu thought she was joking, and gave her a look with a smile and said, "Your prince and brother will not be so sleepy."
The queen didn't think so.
She knew that Song Qinghuan had always been close to the fifth prince. Recently, the fifth prince had done a few neat errands, which made the emperor's impression of him much better, but Yan'er was reprimanded several times by the emperor.
Originally, it was a headache for Song Yi to be covetous about the position of prince, but now Song Xuan has the potential to rise again.Although he doesn't have the support of his mother's family, Song Qinghuan's help cannot be ignored.
Worrying in my heart, naturally everything is a war.
Song Qinghuan was also lazy to pay attention to her emotions, and turned to talk to Emperor Yu.
Emperor Yu really felt sorry for her, "Wuyang, why don't you go back and rest for a while before coming back, the riding and archery competition will end in two or three hours."
Song Qinghuan smiled slightly, "This is against the rules, Wu Yang dare not let Father set this precedent." As he spoke, he winked mischievously at Emperor Yu, "It's just that when Wu Yang is dozing off, Father has the right to pretend he doesn't see you, just open his eyes. Just close your eyes?"
Hearing her joke, Emperor Yu also smiled, "You... good... good... Father will not expose you, just doze off."
The two were chatting and laughing, but in the eyes of some people, they felt very dazzling.
Song Qinghuan knew what these people were thinking, and smiled even more heartily.She just likes the way that others can't understand her but can't kill her!
The sun is gradually moving towards the west.
The faces of the queen and Concubine Ning became serious.
The two of them have been fighting against each other, the Wei family and the Ning family fought all the way from the court to the harem.Now that such a great performance opportunity is related to the selection of concubines, the two of them care very much about Song Yi and Song Yan's performance, and vow to outdo each other.
At this time, I suddenly saw dust billowing in the forest, and it seemed that several galloping horses were coming towards the racetrack at a fast speed.
Song Qinghuan frowned.
There is still more than an hour in Lianyou at this time, how could someone come back so soon?How could someone be so confident?
Her eyes were slightly surprised, she straightened her body and looked around.
Several fast horses gradually drove to the edge of the woods.
Song Qinghuan's eyesight was excellent, and he could tell that something was wrong with those fast horses at a glance.Sitting on the leading horse was a man who looked like a guard, and the horses following behind were all running around the middle one.The faces of the guards driving the horses were all anxious.
As soon as the fast horse came out of the woods, without the cover of the trees, Song Qinghuan saw at a glance that the horse in the middle was actually carrying a person on its back, with an arrow pierced into its back, and the blood was bubbling.
Song Qinghuan's face darkened suddenly, not knowing who the man on the horse was.
At this time, Emperor Yu, the empress, Concubine Ning and others also found out that something was wrong, and they all looked up with anxious expressions on their faces.
Several horses galloped out of the woods, towards the high platform, and galloped a little closer. The panicked and trembling voice of the leader resounded throughout the racetrack——
"Your Majesty! His Highness the Crown Prince is seriously injured! Please call the imperial physician immediately!"
Yangwen girls, hurry—wake up—
(End of this chapter)
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