readsfreenovel Chapter 141: Poison
Chapter 141: Poison
While having breakfast in the morning, neither of them mentioned their encounter last night.
Qiao Shinian was the same as always, but was stopped by Mu Qingchen when he was about to leave.
"Don't you want to know if your Kung Fu can protect you? Let me help you check."
Qiao Shinian, who had just said goodbye and didn't need to be seen off, turned around two seconds later. She pinched the hem of her skirt a little embarrassedly and said, "Thank you, then I won't be polite." She said this very unconfidently.
She actually had no confidence in what she had learned, and at this moment it was like she was dragging a prince along to play with her.
A bit out of proportion.
But this is a resource, a much safer resource than going to the martial arts gym to find someone. Mu Qingchen's behavior towards her in the past two days made her understand that he had an unusual affection for her.
She felt that she only enjoyed this kind of favoritism and protection, but she had to use it.
Nothing is more important than life, nothing is more important than the experience of living in this world, and nothing is more important than her desire to change the future direction of this world.
She didn't want to live in fear all the time. She didn't want to let herself be numb and watch people die in front of her.
She thought that as long as she stayed in this world, she would transform it bit by bit to make it as safe as her country.
Thinking of the person falling from the high platform, she actually reached out her hand, but at that moment she restrained her urge to save him. She could not be soft-hearted to someone who wanted to kill her.
She can't just let others bear the sin of killing for her. She needs to do everything she wants herself. The road ahead is full of thorns. She can't always stand behind others and rely on others to push away the thorns with their bloody hands. She has to experience the pain herself. Her own sins should not be borne by others.
It was not easy for Mu Qingchen to avoid Qiao Shinian's attack. He felt unfamiliar and uncomfortable with every move of Qiao Shinian. He felt uncomfortable and got stuck on his smoothest movements.
Watching Qiao Shinian using unfamiliar moves to fight him, although he won easily in general, the occasional moments made him feel very uncomfortable. If Qiao Shinian was stronger, or had more of those weird moves, he might feel even more uncomfortable.
Qiao Shinian panted and looked at Mu Qingchen who was quite relaxed. She was a little frustrated. It turned out that she was too weak. When she saw Ke Ling and the others sparring before, the moves that could send people to the hospital were very lethal. But she could barely deal with an ordinary man like yesterday.
If she really had a head-on conflict with Yu Changming, she would still be the ant that could be manipulated at will.
It’s actually a good thing that Yu Changming came at this time. It’s not too late at all. At least Wen Jiu doesn’t have to be misled by her mediocre teacher anymore.
During lunch, Qiao Shinian was feeling a little worried.
Mu Qingchen tried to put down his bowl and chopsticks and said to her: "Your kung fu is actually quite powerful, and you are more than capable of dealing with ordinary people. If you encounter someone who practices martial arts, you need to avoid them."
"Well, I know this after I competed with you." Qiao Shinian ate his food and smiled reluctantly at Mu Qingchen. "Thank you for being willing to play with me. I have no way to repay you. If you need me in the future, if it does not touch on principles and political positions, please feel free to ask."
"Hmm?" Mu Qingchen didn't understand, but nodded, "If you really want to learn Kung Fu, I'll teach you when you live outside the palace in the future."
"Haha, you still remember." Qiao Shinian scratched his head awkwardly, then said, "Thank you for your kindness. Let's talk about it when you want to leave the palace in the future."
Qiao Shinian suddenly remembered that she still had to run her own business. The thought gave her a headache. She quickly finished her meal and stood up: "Thank you for the treat. I'll be back now. Bye!"
"Mo Yang." Mu Qingchen looked at Qiao Shinian's resolute back and said, "Send her back safely."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
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As soon as he returned to the palace, Qiao Shinian couldn't wait to run into the courtyard, but ended up standing in a daze at the gate.
The Jingqing Palace was particularly lively today. There were many people standing inside, even people in official uniforms. The entrance was blocked by palace maids, guards and eunuchs.
Fortunately, everyone's attention was not on her, but on the inner room.
She vaguely heard something like, "How pitiful! He came all the way here only to be poisoned to death."
"Oh, hurry up and catch the murderer! His Majesty is furious."
"Yes, it would be difficult to explain what happened to Prince Chu Wen."
Hearing these words, Qiao Shinian felt as if her breathing was cut off by someone. The person in front of her seemed to have a drunken double vision, and the tinnitus made it difficult for her to hear what the people around her were saying.
The world seemed to start spinning, and she struggled to keep her balance and walked forward.
“Wen Jiu!!”
She regained some strength and pushed the crowd aside, rushing into the yard.
"Wen Jiu!"
"Sister, I'm fine! Don't panic!" Wen Jiu came out immediately after hearing the voice and saw the panicked Qiao Shinian staggering inside.
"I'm fine! Sister, I'm fine." Qiao Shinian's originally blurry vision gradually focused. She held Wen Jiu's face and breathed a sigh of relief after confirming that Wen Jiu was fine. Facing everyone's strange looks, she quickly lowered her head and let Wen Jiu support her into the house.
Before Qiao Shinian's palpitations subsided, she saw Eunuch Fu beside Emperor Zhou looking up at her, "Hey, young lady, where have you been? Why did you come back just now? Your master was frightened, so don't run around."
Qiao Shinian was a little surprised at Eunuch Fu's attitude. She looked around but didn't see Yu Changming, so she thought he had hidden herself.
"What happened? Why do you all gather here when I just came back? Eunuch, I was ordered by the Thirteenth Prince to go out of the palace to buy some things. I met Prince Xian, so I was delayed for some time and came back late." Qiao Shinian knelt down and saluted Eunuch Fu.
Eunuch Fu covered his face and looked at Wen Jiu, his face showing entanglement and embarrassment, and a look of "this ancestor is sick again", and said: "Someone put drugs in the food of His Highness, and poisoned one of your palace maids. Girl, please persuade His Highness quickly, he was angry and wanted to eat the poisoned food. What will we do if something happens to such a precious person like His Highness?"
Eunuch Fu’s meaning is very clear, that is, you, the maid who is capable of persuading others, should try to persuade them quickly!
After he finished speaking, he looked at Qiao Shinian with an embarrassed expression: "Miss, did the prince say anything to you?"
"No? What's wrong?"
"it's okay no problem!"
Eunuch Fu secretly looked at Wen Jiu who was holding Qiao Shinian tightly, and thought of Wen Jiu's crazy look.
"Okay! Anyway, I am just a useless hostage, and everyone in the Zhou Kingdom can abuse me at will! You, my Lord, want to steal my maid! You also want to kill me! Well, I will grant you your wish! I'll just die!"
Thinking back to that time, the sight of Wen Jiu grabbing the food and putting it into his mouth really scared the imperial doctors and his father-in-law who had just arrived at the scene and suffered an unknown attack.