"Okay, come up." Ming Lanruo rubbed her forehead and said to the hidden scholar helplessly.
Anyway, one more person is not much now, and one less person is not much.
The hidden scholar's delicate and white face showed a gentle smile: "Thank you, little lady."
Ming Lanruo held up her skirt and got on the boat smoothly with Jinghe's help.
Just when Scholar Yin wasn't paying attention, she coldly ordered Jing He: "Pay more attention to Scholar Yin and see what he wants to do after following him?"
It's not that she is suspected of being seriously ill, but that her plan for today cannot go wrong.
Jinghe nodded: "Yes."
When Xiao Xi and Ming Lanruo just boarded the boat, they saw Xu Xiuyi and Mo Feiyan leading their maids out of the boat with smiles: "Xiao Xi'er is here!"
"Aunts are getting more and more beautiful!" The cat-like smile made their hearts melt.
"Sister Princess Princess!" Xu Xiuyi, Mo Feiyan and Ming Lanruo greeted each other with smiles.
There were two other third-rank officials and ladies from noble families in the boat. They all played well with Xu Xiuyi, and they all bowed respectfully to Ming Lanruo without any sign of disdain.
Ming Lanruo watched Xu Xiuyi and others taking Xiao Xi, giving him things and teasing him.
Chen Ning has been standing about one step away from Xiao Xi, guarding Xiao Xi vigilantly.
She took a sip of tea with satisfaction. These servants that Grandma Wang had found were indeed good.
Mingchun Lake is huge, with more than 20 boats swimming slowly towards the middle of the lake, like a beautiful landscape.
On one of the gorgeous painted boats, Zhou Changle was dressed in an expensive rouge-colored Sichuan embroidered dress. He had a phoenix bun with dong beads on his head and face, and his whole person was noble and charming.
But there was a cold light in her eyes, looking at Ming Lanruo and Xu Xiuyi's boat not far away.
"Don't look at it. If Minglan agrees to come to Mingchun Lake, it is destined that there will be dead people on that boat later. Why bother getting angry with those dead people." Zhou Tongchen patted her shoulder.
Zhou Changle said gloomily: "Brother, give me a sword. Once their bodies are brought out, I will slash Ming Lanruo's face that seduces men!"
The eldest son of the Zhou family, Zhou Tongchen, had a smile on his shrewd and thin face: "As expected of the daughter of my Zhou family, she must avenge her revenge and has the momentum of our Yongwu Marquis Mansion!"
He paused and then said: "But you are a girl, and the blood of these dirty bitches is not worthy of dirtying your hands. You have to be clean and wait for King Qin to marry you, do you understand?"
Zhou Changle tightened the handkerchief in her hand. She understood what her father and brother meant.
She had a bad reputation recently, and they didn't want her to be criticized for not being "kind" or "gentle" enough anymore, which would become an obstacle to her marrying into Prince Qin's palace.
The queen's aunt has been imprisoned, and she must be more cautious in her words and deeds.
Zhou Changle gritted his teeth with a gloomy face and said unwillingly: "Anyway, I want cousin Prince Qin to see her body. That face is rotten!"
She wanted her cousin to remember Ming Lanruo's ferocious face when she died from now on, and only disgust would be left in the memory!
"My sister is indeed as smart as the queen's aunt. Don't worry, my brother will help you handle it properly." Zhou Tongchen nodded happily.
He looked at Xu Xiuyi and Ming Lanruo's painting boat not far away, with a fierce look in his eyes.
Zhou Changle felt happy at the thought of seeing the bodies of Ming Lanruo and others later.
After meeting that bitch Minglan Ruona, her dignity and reputation as the most noble lady in the capital had been trampled to the ground in just a few short days.
Even her cousin, whom she had admired for many years, was seduced by her!
So...she will never forgive Ming Lanruo, a despicable and lustful bitch!
There are also Xu Xiuyi, Mo Feiyan and other accomplices who betrayed him!
On the Xu family's painting boat, the cold wind was blowing in the face, but it could not stop the girls' enthusiasm for going out and releasing wild animals.
Girls Xu Xiuyi, Mo Feiyan and the servants went to the boat to release fish.
Xiao Xier was supported by Chen Ning, squatting next to a basin filled with frogs, small fish, and small turtles and having a great time.
Ming Lanruo listened to the laughter and laughter on the boat and walked slowly along the boat with a calm expression, as if she was admiring the scenery.
But Yin Shusheng, watching from the sidelines, was keenly aware that her gaze was vigilantly scanning every part of the water and the ship's hull.
He stared at her thoughtfully.
Little lady...what are you planning?
Jing He lazily followed Ming Lanruo, staring at the hidden scholar calmly out of the corner of his eye.
I don’t know what the eldest lady suspects of this stupid scholar.
After staring at her for a long time, she felt that this guy was lusting after the eldest lady, but he looked like he had a lustful heart but no courage.
Tsk…
"Mother, mother, come down and release the fish!" Xiao Xi raised her little face and waved towards Ming Lanruo.
Ming Lanruo has already finished walking the boat.
Her eyes paused on the two oarsmen at the stern of the boat, and she looked away with a half-smile.
She turned around and walked out of the deck. Xu Xiuyi handed over a small basin of fish with a smile: "Princess, can you also release the fish to bring good luck to this year?"
"Okay!" Ming Lanruo took it with a smile, leaned down, and poured the fish into the lake.
The fish jumped into the water happily, and the sparkling water splashed at the starting point. Xiaoxi happily clapped her little hands: "Wow, the little fish jumped over the dragon's gate!"
Before Xiao Xi finished speaking, the splashing water suddenly became larger - "Crash!"
Suddenly something jumped out of the water, and large splashes of water rolled fiercely towards Ming Lanruo, Xiao Xi and the others.
"Be careful, stay away!" Jing He was already prepared. Her right arm immediately swung up, and the arm guard that looked like a decoration on her right arm turned into a long shield of strange golden armor as thin as cicada wings.
Jing He quickly stepped in front of Ming Lanruo, Xiao Xi, Xu Xiuyi and others.
All I could hear was a crisp metallic collision sound.
After the splash, there were more than a dozen darts shining with cold light, which hit the thin armor shield and fell all over the ground.
"Chen Ning, take Xiaoxi into the cabin!" Ming Lanruo shouted coldly.
Chen Ning hugged Xiao Xi with lightning speed, turned around and hid in the cabin.
After the hidden weapon attack failed, a dozen masked killers dripping with water suddenly jumped out of the water.
They held long knives and slashed at Ming Lanruo and others without making a sound - "Leave no one alive!"
Jing He sneered, and she shook the golden thin armor shield in her hand again.
The long shield suddenly exploded and turned into a long metal whip full of sharp thorns with a few clicks. She swung the whip and lashed out at the killers.
"Uh-huh——!!" Immediately, five or six of the nearest killers were beaten to pieces, and many of them had their stomachs cut open, and they screamed and fell into the water.
"Hey, sister, my new shield whip is a rare item. It hasn't seen any blood yet, so I'll use you to sharpen it!" Jing He bent his eyes, his eyes full of excitement.
When she was eight years old, she went into battle with her master to kill enemies. Her two knives were drawn left and right, and she didn't know how much blood was stained by the enemies. However, when she was a teenager, she started to be trapped in the Duke's Mansion, and she hadn't felt so good about killing for a long time!
"Kill!" Jing He was ready to kill. He had a long metal whip in one hand and a short blade in the other, and his figure was as fierce as a whirlwind.
As soon as the killers rushed to the side of the boat, she whipped them over and fell into the water, or she flew up on her shoulders and wiped their necks with a knife, causing blood to splash three feet away.
Yin Shusheng looked at this scene with a cold light flashing in his eyes. A master like Jing He was just...a martial maid?
No, what Jing He used were all killing moves that could block a thousand enemies on the battlefield. Why was there such a person in the Duke of Ming Dynasty, and why was he so loyal to Ming Lanruo?
Seeing the scene, Ming Lanruo steadied herself. She turned to look at Xu Xiuyi, who was paralyzed on the ground with fear, and ordered in a deep voice: "Xiuyi, take your little sisters and hide in the wing room on the second floor. If I don't let you open the door, don't open the door."
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Girls like Xu Xiuyi had never seen such a cruel and terrifying scene before, and they were so frightened that they trembled.
But the calmness on Ming Lanruo's face infected her.
Xu Xiuyi shook her lips and nodded, and with the help of the maids, she rolled and crawled into the boat with Mo Feiyan.
Watching Xu Xiuyi and others leave, Ming Lanruo breathed a sigh of relief and looked thoughtfully at the killers who were fighting with Jinghe and kept emerging.
If the Zhou family wanted to kill her and even silence the daughters of the Minister of Dali Temple and the Censor of Zuodu of the Chaoyuan and others, they would not simply send some killers and be done with it.
They must have a backup plan!
At this moment, a hand suddenly gently pulled her sleeve.
Ming Lanruo turned around and saw Scholar Yin standing very close behind her.
With a pale face and a delicate and gentle face, he said softly and calmly: "Little lady... don't be here anymore. Go back to the cabin, it's too dangerous."
Ming Lanruo frowned slightly: "Are you afraid?"
When did he get behind him? If he wanted to kill him, he would have succeeded.
Looking at his pale face and lowered eyes, the shadows under his eyes made him look even more delicate.
Ming Lanruo simply held his hand and said, "Come with me."
Scholar Yin watched as Ming Lanruo pulled him all the way into the cabin and upstairs.
He narrowed his eyes slightly. The young lady was so calm. She had expected that the Zhou family would come to kill her.
The question is, what exactly is she planning to do with her killer?
Scholar Yin looked at Ming Lanruo holding his snow-white hand. As expected, this little lady has never been a law-abiding girl.
But I don’t know why…
This feeling of being protected by her... was surprisingly good.
He lowered his head and curved the corners of his lips in a gentle arc.
Ming Lanruo suddenly turned around and was about to tell Scholar Yin something when she saw him with his head lowered, a soft smile on his lips, and his white jade-like ears a little red.
As if he felt her turn her head, he immediately withdrew his hand and asked in a low voice, a little uncomfortably: "Little lady?"
Ming Lanruo was stunned for a moment, her eyebrows beating.
At this time, does this stupid scholar still have the intention to be shy because she held his hand?!
She shook her head amusedly but helplessly, and told him: "You stay on the deck on the second floor, and be sure not to run around."
As soon as he finished speaking, the whole boat suddenly tilted, and Ming Lanruo heard a scream coming from the bottom floor - "No, there's water leaking underneath the boat!"
Ming Lanruo sneered: "Sure enough, there is still a way to go!"
On the ship, the best way to kill someone is to cut the boat. Just now, she discovered that the two oarsmen at the stern looked like warriors. They were indeed the killers lurking in to cut the boat.
People like the Zhou family are really uncreative!
She took out a signal tube from her waist, pulled it out gently, and raised it to the sky. Immediately, scarlet fireworks flew into the sky, and a sharp sound resounded throughout the sky.
The sound was so loud that the people on the shore far away from the lake and the officials attending sacrifices and prayers were alarmed and noticed the crooked boat on the lake in the distance.
"No, something happened on the painting boat over there!"
"The boat is sinking! Help!"
In a moment, dozens of small boats were suddenly pushed into the water on the shore.
On a small boat at the head, there is a tall figure, wearing a short green dress, carrying a long sword, and wearing a bamboo hat on his head, like a knight in the rivers and lakes.
It was actually the commander of the Forbidden Army and the nephew of the Queen Mother - Mu Qingshu.
As if he had been prepared, he waved his hand and said coldly: "Let's go, save everyone on Princess Mourning's ship, and capture the assassin!"
This time, after taking down all the assassins, we must make the Zhou family miserable!