Chapter 482 Anomalies in the Soil

Author: Gongsun Xiaoyue

Chapter 482 Anomalies in the Soil

"I did punish him by eating a lot of ice today..." Gu Qizhen seemed to be afraid that Ying Ning would blame him. He slowly lowered his head and explained in a low voice, "Because he bullied a little palace maid, I..."

"I know you are a kind child."

Ying Ning touched his shoulder and comforted him, "It's easy to hide from open guns, but hard to guard against hidden arrows. If someone wants to harm us, they can always find a loophole."

"Sister Ying, will anyone really harm me?" he asked with tears in his eyes.

"Yes."

"But, I accidentally fell into the lake today...it wasn't someone else who pushed me."

"Then let me ask you, why did you go to the lake?"

"Because the weather is so hot, I like to go to the lake to enjoy the cool air."

"Do you go every day?"

"No." Gu Qizhen shook his head, "I only come here when I practice calligraphy with the teacher and get off school early. I can also catch two cubs to give to my mother and concubine."

Ying Ning knew that he had liked these things since he was a child, fishing in rivers and digging out bird eggs from trees.

Not only did she know it, but many people in the palace knew it.

It's just that in the past, he was just a little prince that no one cared about. He had no outstanding abilities, was young, and had no hope of winning the heir, so he was left to his own devices.

Ever since he emerged as a dark horse, was established as the prince, and moved into the East Palace, the attention he received instantly soared.

But because Li Yanxing was in the court and Li Fucheng was protecting him in the harem, he could still be as free and wanton as before.

Obviously, the opponent also grasped this point and first diverted the Yannan County Prince's attention, and then killed him with one strike.

The only thing the other party didn't expect was probably that Imperial Concubine Shu would drink water.

In fact, Concubine Shu taught Ying Ning her water bathing skills when she was taking a bath in the hot spring pool.

Concubine Shu did not hesitate to jump into the lake to save her son, but because she was too frightened and impatient, she forgot to take off her wide robe, long sleeves and heavy hairpin.

Her clothes were filled with water.

By the time she tried her best to pull Xiao Eleven to the shore, she had lost all her strength, could no longer hold on, and finally sank.

Ying Ning's heart ached for a moment, and she quickly raised her hand to hold her eyebrows, not daring to think about it any more.

"younger sister!"

Li Fucheng hurried over.

When Gu Qizhen saw him, he stood up subconsciously, as at a loss as a child who had done something wrong.

Although he was very close to Ying Ning, he was a little afraid of Li Fucheng, his cousin from Jinyiwei.

Li Fucheng's eyes swept over Gu Qizhen's face and said, "I have met His Royal Highness," and then looked at Ying Ning, "So you are here. I just took people to the lake where the accident happened to investigate."

"Is there anything unusual?"

"have!"

Li Fucheng raised a porcelain bowl and lifted the cloth covering it, revealing half a bowl of moist mud.

Ying Ning asked: "What is this?"

"This is the mud I dug from the lake. Sister, look, what's the difference between this and ordinary mud?"

Yingning looked carefully and smelled a faint special smell, "Why does this smell seem familiar? This is..."

"It's oil."

"Yes, it smells like rapeseed oil!" Ying Ning suddenly realized.

Li Fucheng said: "A lot of oil has been sprinkled on the mud around the lake."

Ying Ning glanced at Xiao Eleven and understood instantly.

The other party must have known about Xiao Eleven's habit of playing by the lake, so he spread oil all over the lake. When Li Fucheng was not in the palace, he drove away the eunuch who followed him, and Xiao Eleven stepped on it and spread the oil.

The soil can easily fall into the lake.
Chapter completed!