Is there anyone in the water? ! Anyone? !
As soon as she said this, several people who were sitting on the rocks watching the dragon boat race became alert. Yuanyou quickly stood beside them with two guards. The people sent by Su Xun and Xiao Sang Xiao It's a little late.
"There is someone in the water?!" Li Lin's face changed slightly, "Where is it?!"
Su Wan handed him the telescope, then pointed and said: "It's on the bank of the river, over there with the pile of grass."
Li Lin took a look with the binoculars and his face became colder. Su Wan didn't understand, but he understood that there were several people hiding under the pile of straw, and those hollow straws were the people underneath. Used for breathing.
He calculated the direction and found that the direction in which the weeds were flowing was exactly where the steps from the high platform on the other side extended. This platform faced the water. After a while, the dragon boat race was over and the emperor would reward the winners here. .
So these people in ambush... are probably the emperor? !
Li Lin calmed down, there was a bit of coldness in his eyes, which was very different from his usual humility and politeness.
Yuanyou called him: "Young Master."
"Light the fireworks."
"yes."
Li Lin shook Su Wan's hand and pulled her to sit down again: "Don't be afraid, I'm here."
Su Wan nodded and took a deep breath to calm down.
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The stands on the other side of the river are bustling with activity at the moment. His Majesty is taking Concubine Zhao out of the palace today. The Crown Prince, King Ming of Sui, and the young Ninth Prince are also accompanying him.
The Crown Prince brought the Crown Princess and Su Ran with him, while King Sui brought the Princess and Su Ling. Su Ran and Su Ling met. They looked at each other, then remained silent and sat in their respective seats quietly. Stay there.
Princess Sui was pretty good to Su Ling. After Su Ling entered Prince Sui's palace, she had been keeping a low profile. Although Prince Sui was somewhat fond of her, it was within Princess Sui's tolerance. Su Ling did not dare to offend her on weekdays. , Therefore, the two of them are still in a tepid state and do not provoke each other.
Seeing that she knew her interests, Princess Sui gave her a bit of a thumbs-down. Anyway, her man was the prince, so she would definitely marry a concubine. It was better to marry someone who was knowledgeable than someone who competed for favors.
On the other hand, the relationship between the Crown Princess and Su Ran was turbulent.
The Crown Princess was originally a dignified person, and there were many women in the Prince's East Palace, but she just couldn't stand Su Ran. After Su Ran entered the East Palace, she almost occupied all of the Prince's time.
The prince dotes on her, pities her, and even takes her with him wherever he goes. If there is anything, even if the prince's things are missing, he still has to keep her close, which makes the prince very annoyed.
A concubine is a concubine, and it is best to recognize her identity and stay humble. It is simply unreasonable for Su Ran to step on her head like this.
But she couldn't tell the prince about it. After all, it was when Su Ran was being favored, and she couldn't tell what the prince was thinking. In the end, she had to tolerate it for the time being, and when she had the opportunity in the future, she would make her look good.
The emperor sat upright, followed by Concubine Zhao. Concubine Zhao was more than forty years old, but she was well-maintained and looked like she was no more than thirty years old. She had a dignified smile and a noble air.
Concubine Zhao is the biological mother of King Sui, and she comes from the Zhao family. Now there is no queen in the palace, and everything is managed by Concubine Zhao. The only difference between her and the queen is one status. Many people say that if His Majesty must have made her his queen for the sake of the stability of the court.
The prince is the direct descendant of the Empress of the Yuan Dynasty and the crown prince. If Concubine Zhao is appointed as the queen again, then the identity of King Sui will also be mentioned, which will be detrimental to the crown prince. Therefore, for so many years, although Concubine Zhao is the most noble woman in the palace, Just a royal concubine.
But Concubine Zhao knew in her heart that the emperor did not want to make her his queen at all. The emperor's accession to the throne was aided by the Zhao family. Now he was naturally afraid of this Zhao family and was unwilling to allow the Zhao family to have a queen.
Concubine Zhao knew she could not become a queen, so she wanted to be a queen mother.
At this time, Concubine Zhao was talking to the emperor when she suddenly saw a firework rising from the other side. The fireworks were made of specific materials. Even in the daytime, you could see the red fireworks exploding in the air.
Lihuo is the heart, divided into six parts.
When the fireworks exploded, they split into six beams of light, forming an arc and continuing to shoot up into the sky.
The emperor's expression suddenly changed. Concubine Zhao turned around and said with a smile: "It's broad daylight and I don't know who is setting off fireworks across the street. It's really beautiful to watch these fireworks."
"Shut up!" The emperor's face turned cold and he scolded her, "Don't talk nonsense if you don't understand."
Concubine Zhao didn't know, but the emperor knew that this kind of fireworks came from Li City. At this time, Li Lin was in the imperial city, so he would definitely carry this kind of fireworks with him.
And when he set off fireworks at this time, it was impossible for him to set off the fireworks for no reason. In this case, there were only two possibilities, one was to ask for help, and the other was to warn. The emperor preferred the latter.
Concubine Zhao was startled by the emperor's scolding. She felt a little aggrieved at the time and shouted with tears in her eyes: "Your Majesty!"
At this moment, King Zhao hurried over with several guards and saluted the emperor: "Your Majesty, please return to the palace with your concubine."
What the emperor could expect, King Zhao could also expect. Originally, the emperor wanted to take a look at this year's dragon boat race, but when he thought about it carefully, now he only had King Zhao by his side, and the Marquis of Jinning was not with him, which really made him a little uneasy. .
A gentleman should not stand behind a dangerous wall. As a king, he cannot be willful. If something happens to him, the court will be in turmoil and the whole country will not be at peace.
"Go back to the palace."
Concubine Zhao didn't know why. Seeing that the emperor was about to leave, she had no choice but to follow. The prince, King Sui and others followed behind. The emperor arrived here. He didn't even sit on the stool, so he drove back to the palace. People on the scene reacted to this. There was a lot of discussion.
The dragon boat race here is still going on. King Zhao personally escorted the emperor back to the palace, and sent people to search everywhere. Finally, he found something wrong in the water, and secretly sent people from the secret guard camp to sneak into the water and strangle these people.
The dragon boat team arrived at the nearby water area and roared past amidst the cheers of everyone. Under the water area, the wind and waves were turbulent, and the blood that flowed into the water was diluted by the lake water, and finally became calm.
As expected, the Royal Team led by Zhao Mingzhan won the dragon boat race. However, it was a pity that the emperor had already returned to the palace when the awards were presented, and the award was given by Prince Zhao instead.
Zhao Mingzhan saw that Prince Zhao didn't look well, and knew something had happened, so his expression froze.
After the awards were awarded, Zhao Mingzhan left with Prince Zhao, and the two of them went to a cave. At this time, there were seven or eight corpses in wet black clothes lying on the ground.
Someone handed something to Prince Zhao, who took it and said, "These people were hiding at the awarding platform with the intention of assassinating His Majesty. This was found on their bodies."
Zhao Mingzhan took the wooden sign and took a look. The slightly rhombus-shaped peach wood sign had a circle drawn with pen and ink in the middle, and the word "Li" was engraved on it.
Leave? !
Leaving the city? !
