concubines are respected

Chapter 70 Rescue
In the main room, Murong Haotian briefly described to the third prince Nan Gongze what he saw and heard by the pond and the process of rescuing Suxian with a serious expression.

The smile on the third prince's face faded slightly, and he asked in a deep voice, "What did you say, Xueying fell into the water? Could it be that she did the harm?" While speaking, he glanced at the inner room.

Xueying is the most capable maidservant beside Concubine Yuan, and she has followed Concubine Yuan for many years, she is smart and intelligent, Concubine Yuan has been promoted step by step to the position of Concubine Yuan, Xueying can be said to have contributed a lot, so she has won the important task of Concubine Yuan .If Suxian wants to harm Xueying, he is undoubtedly making an enemy of Concubine Yuan. The third prince and Concubine Yuan are like allies. If he is an enemy of Concubine Yuan, how can he be friends with the Third Prince?
Therefore, the third prince looked at the inner room with a little more coldness, and his tone became much heavier.

"I don't think so." Murong Haotian calmly denied the third prince's judgment, leaned forward and said in a low voice, "Just now I wanted to go to the main hall to check if the dinner was over, and when I walked to the pond, I saw people fighting in the water. When I took a closer look, I happened to see this woman struggling to avoid in the water, but Xueying was chasing after her. She had no choice but to stun Xueying with all her strength, so she survived. Judging from the situation, It seems that Xueying wants to put this person to death."

"This is really strange. I have been in the palace for many years, and I have a little contact with Xueying. I know that although Xueying is not a great kind person, she is not a great evil person. How could she kill an insignificant woman?" The third prince was puzzled, staring at the cup in his hand and muttering in a low voice.

"What the third prince said is true, I also think there must be something strange about this matter." Murong Haotian responded, and looked sideways at the inner room again.

It happened that Jinse stepped out of the inner room with the wet clothes she had changed in her hand, and when she saw Murong Haotian looking sideways, she immediately said respectfully, "Master, Miss Lin thinks she is tired, and this servant asked her to take a short rest. Go make some ginger soup, and roast her clothes by the way."

"Well, let's go." Murong Haotian waved his hand, sat upright, and the expression on his face was obviously much more relaxed.

After Jinse left, the third prince seemed to remember something, and said to Murong Haotian with some complaints, "According to what you said just now, Xueying must be in danger at this time. Since you know the importance of Xueying to your empress, How can She Xueying save her instead of saving her?"

Although his tone was light, Murong Haotian could clearly feel the third prince's dissatisfaction.

"Third Prince, don't worry, someone will save Xueying. In the situation just now, she should not show up, otherwise she will be in big trouble." Murong Haotian's face was calm, calm and determined, but his words revealed a feeling of love for Suxian. concerns.

The third prince was about to say something, but a young eunuch's urgent cry sounded outside the courtyard, "Third prince, Aunt Xueying was drowned and has been rescued. But some people said that they saw Aunt Xueying drowned before their own eyes." , there is a figure swaying by the pond, someone must have intentionally harmed it. Right now, Mr. Hai is leading people to search the mansion. The empress tells you to go see her quickly."

Hearing the words, the third prince immediately got up and walked out.As soon as he reached the door, Murong Haotian called urgently from behind, "Third Prince!"

The third prince turned around and saw Murong Haotian clasping his fists with both hands with a heavy expression, but he didn't say anything.

The two have known each other for many years, and the family of the third prince's deceased mother and concubine has a deep connection with the Annanhou Mansion.

Although the third prince and Murong Haotian are ministers, they are in fact brothers and sisters, and they have tried their best to support the third prince in these years, so there is naturally a tacit understanding between the two.Seeing that Murong Haotian said nothing at this time, the third prince immediately understood the meaning of the other party, nodded slightly, and said in a deep voice, "Haotian don't worry, I will keep my mouth shut about tonight's matter."

After speaking, he clasped his fists to Murong Haotian, turned around and strode out.

Murong Haotian watched the third prince leave, turned around and returned to the tea table, before he sat down, a soft inquiry came from the inner room door, "Why did you save me?"

Murong Haotian looked for his reputation, and saw Suxian leaning against the doorpost of the inner room, wearing a brocade pink outer shirt, her bun had been undone a long time ago, and her hair was full of black hair flowing down her shoulders like a waterfall, perhaps she suffered a little. The wind was cold, and the originally pink lips were a little pale, but the clear eyes were like a pool of ancient wells, revealing a compelling aura.

"You, are you better? Why don't you take a rest?" Hao Tian couldn't help asking with concern.

The woman in front of her, although she is now a candidate for the crown prince, her marriage contract with her has long been shelved because of the imperial decree.But for some reason, he always involuntarily wanted to protect her, perhaps it was because his father had made this marriage before his death that caused his current state of mind.Murong Haotian avoided Suxian's scrutinizing gaze, and whispered to himself.

"You haven't answered my question yet." Suxian stepped forward slowly and continued, "Just now you asked the third prince to keep it a secret, do you really believe that Xueying was not caused by me?"

"I believe it." Murong Haotian looked up into Suxian's clear eyes, and said with certainty, "You and Concubine Yuan belong to the same family, there is no reason for you to do anything unfavorable to your empress."

"Suxian thank you Lord Hou." With a faint smile on Suxian's face, she bowed her head to Murong Haotian and blessed her body. She leaned slightly and her hair fluttered forward, blocking half of her pretty face. Suxian raised her hand and casually brushed her hair behind her ears, the wide cuffs slipped off, revealing Ou Bai's arms, and the bloodstains from Xueying's pinch on her arms were clearly visible.

Murong Haotian was slightly startled, he didn't care about men and women's defense for a while, he stepped forward and grabbed his wrist in a gaffe, and asked earnestly, "Are you injured?"

The two were so close, Suxian suddenly remembered the scene when she was hugged tightly by him and went all the way back to the courtyard, her cheeks flashed suddenly, she struggled to break away from the other's warm hands, and stepped back in shame and annoyance. After two steps, he said softly, "It's just a small injury, it's nothing serious."

Suxian's embarrassment immediately made Murong Haotian realize that his words and deeds were inappropriate, and he clenched his hands into fists and coughed lightly to cover up his embarrassment, but his ears were burning hot, "Uh, I brought it with me. It’s better to use some ointment.”

While speaking, Murong Haotian took out a white medicine box from his arms and handed it to Suxian.

"Thank you." Su Xing quickly regained his composure, took the medicine box with a calm demeanor, picked out the white ointment with his fingertips and applied a little on the bloodstain on his arm, a quiet coolness instantly replaced the burning pain.

The two were relatively silent, and there was a sudden silence in the main room.

At this moment, Jinse entered the main room with steaming ginger soup in one hand and a dried dress on the other arm, "Master, the ginger soup is ready."

After finishing speaking, seeing Suxian had left the inner room, Jinse quickly put ginger soup on the tea table beside her, and handed over the dress in her hand, "Miss Lin, this is your dress, the slave has already It’s dry, change it quickly, and then take ginger soup.”

"Thank you." Suxian took the dress, cast a grateful glance at Jinse, and was about to turn around and enter the room to change, when Jinse's voice came from behind, "By the way, Miss Lin, this servant almost forgot, It's your pendant, it fell off when you were changing clothes just now, and this servant picked it up for you."

While speaking, Jinse took out a bloodstone pendant tied on a gold chain from her bosom, the pendant was bright red and shining brightly under the light.

When Murong Haotian saw this object, a strange look flashed in his eyes, but he praised casually with a calm expression, "What a beautiful pendant."

Suxian didn't want to mention to outsiders the fact that her father gave this gift when she was ill, so she quickly put Zhui'er into her arms, and said calmly, "It's nothing more than an ordinary accessory in my daughter's house, why should I say it's exquisite?"

After finishing speaking, Suxian didn't want to talk too much with Murong Haotian, so she walked towards the inner room with her dress in her arms.

Suddenly, hurried footsteps came from outside the courtyard, mixed with loud noises, "Hurry up, it's easy to find, in the bamboo forest, by the pond, you must not let go of any grass or tree. You, follow me to the yard!"

Immediately afterwards, there was a heavy knocking sound outside the closed courtyard door.

Jinse's complexion changed drastically, and she walked quickly to the door, listened carefully, and immediately turned around and said, "Master, this slave is listening to the voice of Eunuch Hai. This is not a palace, how could he be so loud and seductive!" "

Just now Jinse was making ginger soup in the kitchen, so she naturally didn't know about Xueying's drowning and Eunuch Hai led a search.

"Go and respond, there is no need to open the door." Murong Haotian said with a cold face, and at the same time glanced slightly, seeing that Suxian had entered the inner room to change clothes, he strode out of the main room with his hands behind his back, head held high standing on the steps.There is a situation where one man is in charge of the gate, and ten thousand men are not allowed to open it.

Jinse stepped forward quickly, came to the gate of the courtyard, and raised her voice to answer, "Who is knocking on the door?"

"It's Miss Jinse. There are assassins in the mansion, and Xueying was almost killed. The old slave is ordered by the mother to search with all her strength. Please open the door." Eunuch Hai replied loudly outside the door.

Jinse glanced at Murong Haotian in surprise, saw him raise his hand, and immediately said knowingly, "My master has been in the courtyard for half a step, and has never seen any assassins. Eunuch Hai should search elsewhere. good."

"How can this be done? The old servant searched the courtyard one by one, not to mention this courtyard, even the main house of the old matriarch of the Lin Mansion. In order to avoid making people gossip, I would like to ask Miss Jinse to open the door for convenience." Otherwise, if you let your mother know that you refuse to search, you will be accused of harboring an assassin." Eunuch Hai would leave easily and continued outside the door.

"Presumptuous, there is nothing wrong with wanting to commit a crime. What is the status of my master, how can you allow this slave to be so rude. If you continue to chatter and annoy my master, can you bear it, Eunuch Hai?" Jinse shouted slightly annoyed. .

When Eunuch Hai saw that Jinse was unwilling to open the door, he was obviously also angry, and said impatiently, "Jinse, you don't have to talk about it. My father-in-law has searched this courtyard today. If you don't open the door again , I ordered someone to break open the gate of the courtyard. If Marquis Annan is dissatisfied, he can sue me in front of the empress, the old slave is just doing things according to the book, and has no fault."

After finishing speaking, before Jinse could reply, Eunuch Hai continued to speak from outside the courtyard, "Come here, all of you, and knock the door open. I don't believe that things will be done according to the regulations today, who dares to punish me!"

It seems that Eunuch Hai is determined to enter the courtyard to search.

Jinse was anxious, turned around and asked Murong Haotian secretly, "Master, this, what should I do!"

"Open the courtyard door and let them in." Murong Haotian's whole body was cold and airy. Eunuch Hai's attitude at this time clearly showed that he was here to find trouble. If he didn't open the door again, things would definitely go wrong.

(End of this chapter)