Red Eagle was horrified and stretched out his hand to stop him. However, Xu Ziqian drove him away and was still some distance away from the two of them. In addition, Xu Ziqian was extremely fast. Even if he had the intention to stop him, he could not stop him for a while, so he had to flash his silver ray.
The long knife with gleaming cold light was pointed straight down at Zhong Qingye, and his mind suddenly exploded. He was filled with random thoughts and his whole body felt dizzy.【】
The first reaction is that it's over. The princess and the little prince in her belly may not be able to survive. The second reaction is the issue of Xu Ziqian's identity. Who is he? Is he waiting for this opportunity after lurking for so long?
His mind was a mess, and his temples were beating suddenly. It was obviously not the dazzling sunlight, but Hongying felt that his eyes were going black for a while. Before the questions in his mind had completely flashed over, he saw Xu Ziqian raising a knife.
It fell, but it didn't stab into Zhong Qingye's chest, but towards the limp left wrist beside his body.
The people present were confused by this sudden change. Before they had time to react, they only heard a soft sound in their ears. The tip of the long knife penetrated straight into the ground next to the wrist, and an extremely fishy smell suddenly spread.
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Everyone's eyes were dazzled, and they saw a slender black shadow suddenly detached from Zhong Qingye's wrist. The length was estimated to be the size of an adult man's hand. It was as fast as lightning and rushed in with the sound of rushing water.
On one side is a pond that has been disturbed by everyone.
Xu Ziqian suddenly relaxed. The long knife was still stuck on the ground less than half an inch away from Zhong Qingye's wrist, but he couldn't hold it anymore. He sat on the ground all of a sudden, his face was horribly pale, his forehead was dripping with cold sweat, and he was gulping loudly.
's breathing heavily.
I saw a circular wound on Zhong Qingye's exposed left wrist. It was dark and faint, just above the artery of his left hand. It was as big as an adult man's thumb. The surrounding skin was white and curled up with blisters.
There is a black and red liquid that looks like blood flowing out of it.
Such a scene was really weird. Not to mention Yan Zi and other young girls, even the secret guards Qi Mo arranged around the courtyard to protect Zhong Qingye were frightened and stood there blankly. Except for Xu Ziqian himself, no one could
Don't know what happened.
The scene was eerily silent for a moment, and Xu Ziqian's heavy breathing could only be heard. Hongying suddenly came back to his senses, and did not bother to ask Xu Ziqian what was going on, and hurriedly called for people to send Zhong Qingye back to the house.
Everyone came to their senses and hurriedly sent Zhong Qingye into the house. The royal doctor and first-aid heating supplies were all in place. The stove was burning with charcoal fire. Due to the rush, there was even smoke that had not cleared up in the house.
Zhong Qingye was carried into the house. When the imperial doctor saw this, he almost fell to the ground with fright. He ordered the girl and the nanny to quickly change her clothes in fear.
All the men left the room, and the four girls and the nuns, trembling with hands and feet, stripped off all the soaked clothes on Zhong Qingye's body, and hurriedly put her naked body into cotton clothes, not even caring about her bellyband.
After putting on her clothes and wrapping her body, she hurriedly covered her with a thick and soft quilt, opened the door and asked the imperial doctor to come over for diagnosis.
There was an uneasy boil in the Xianju. Under Hong Ying's pretending to be calm, a large number of girls and boys entered the house to help boil hot water and prepare ginseng tea and ginger soup.
Zhong Haoyu, who was diving to save people, and the secret guards went to the side room to change clothes. Zhong Haoyu spent the longest time soaking in the water after Zhong Qingye. His face turned blue from the cold and stinging pool water and he didn't bother to dry his hair.
, changed clothes and hurried over.
The room was filled with people on their backs. Hong Ying and Xu Ziqian were waiting outside the door, walking around anxiously. The secret guards had already been sent back to their original positions. From time to time, girls with anxious faces could be seen entering and leaving the room.
The person who notified Qi Mo had already been sent out, but unfortunately Qi Mo was in the palace at the moment and the servant could not get in. Hong Ying knew the importance of Zhong Qingye in Qi Mo's heart and did not dare to hide it, so he had to take action himself.
Use the dark man who had been arranged in the palace to convey the news to Black Eagle who was following Qi Mo.
When Black Eagle received the news, his face turned pale with fright. After weighing it for a short time, he decisively asked his father-in-law for instructions and quickly walked into Chengqian Hall.
In Chengqian Palace, the Emperor, Qi Mo and many important ministers were discussing the taxation issue in the towns near Rongbei Plain. Suddenly, they heard the report from the father-in-law and had to stop. Black Eagle walked in quickly and hurriedly went to Qi Mu.
Li, he couldn't help but anxiously told Qi Mo about the situation.
Because the information conveyed was incomplete and the imperial doctor had not made a conclusion on Zhong Qingye's condition, Black Eagle could only report that Zhong Qingye had fallen into the water and his life or death was unknown. Qi Mo's face was pale in shock, and he did not even say farewell to the emperor.
He couldn't even care about it. Before Black Eagle could finish his words, people had already rushed out of Chengqian Hall in a furious manner.
His master was anxious and forgot about etiquette. Black Eagle did not dare to do this. He knelt down respectfully and apologized: "Your Majesty, forgive me. The prince has always loved the princess. Recently, the princess was even more happy to be pregnant. The situation of falling into the water was critical. The prince was anxious in front of the palace for a moment.
This is a disgrace, please forgive me, Your Majesty."
Qi Mu was wearing a black dragon robe with gold patterns, sitting slanted on the golden throne, his eyelashes were hanging thin, the smile on his face was neither more nor less, and he seemed calm when he went up.
If anything unusual happened, he just asked casually: "So what's the situation now?"
Black Eagle said: "To return to the emperor, the princess is still unconscious, maybe... not so good."
As soon as these words came out, the ministers in the palace took a breath. The deep love between Prince Rui and Princess Rui as a couple has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. Prince Rui even gave up three wives and four concubines for her, and she was the only concubine in the palace. He regarded her as
As a treasure in the palm of my hand, I only heard that the princess was pregnant half a month ago, and I didn't expect such bad news to come so soon.
Soon, ministers on Qi Mo's side came out to speak on Qi Mo's behalf, hoping that Qi Mu would forgive Qi Mo for his unbecoming behavior because of his love for his wife. Some ministers on the emperor's side also spoke out to refute Qi Mo, using the excuse of his lack of etiquette.
The crime was blamed on Emperor Qi Moxin.
For a moment, people on both sides were quarreling with each other, and it was very lively.
Black Eagle, who was kneeling below but had not yet risen, took a sneak glance at the emperor who was aloft. He saw his evil eyes half-closed, an expression on his face that seemed to be a smile but not a smile. His slender fingers covered with red jade rings were tapping the armrest of the throne nonchalantly.