"ah--!"
A woman's scream came.
The prince was startled.
He saw the tiger tearing the woman's arm violently, and the warm blood spattered on the woman's face.
The little eunuch hurriedly helped the prince up: "Your Highness, let's go quickly!"
The prince looked at her face, which looked familiar, as if he had seen it somewhere before, but the night was too dark, so he couldn't see clearly and couldn't remember who she was.
He saw the woman enduring severe pain and groping on her chest, seemingly looking for something.
"Your Highness, help me..." Xie Ping's voice trembled and her breathing was unsteady as she said, "I have some animal-repelling medicine on me, please take it out...quickly!"
The prince hurriedly touched Xie Ping's body: "I'm sorry, I'm offended."
With great difficulty, I finally found a packet of medicinal powder on my chest.
Xie Ping bit it open with her teeth and threw it towards the tiger.
The tiger roared, backed away slowly, and then ran away.
A piece of flesh on Xie Ping's arm was torn away alive and dripping with blood. She didn't need to pretend at all. She rolled her eyes and fainted.
The prince was so frightened that he caught Xie Ping's limp body.
He knew very well that if this woman had not suddenly appeared, the next person to be killed by the tiger would be the eunuch next to him, and finally him.
This woman who suddenly appeared saved his life.
He wanted to know that the smell of blood would attract other beasts, so he hurriedly said: "Quick, carry her back with Gu."
The little eunuch was also frightened, came over trembling, lifted Xie Ping's body, and carried Xie Ping down the mountain with the prince, back to the sleeping hall.
"Go and ask the doctor quickly!"
The prince sat on the ground completely exhausted, staring blankly at the woman lying on the couch.
He didn't know why, but the more he looked at her, the more familiar the woman looked. He must have seen her somewhere.
The imperial doctor came soon, and the princess came with him.
It was already past midnight, and as soon as the princess fell asleep, she was awakened by the maid, saying that the prince had returned covered in blood.
She was so frightened that she put on some clothes and came over. Sure enough, she saw the prince sitting on the ground with blood on his face, as if he had lost his soul.
"Your Highness!" The Crown Princess hurriedly stepped forward, "Where is Your Highness injured? What happened?"
The prince shook his head: "It's not me, it's her."
He pointed at the person lying on the couch.
The Crown Princess raised her head and looked. There was a very young girl on the couch. Why did she look like she had seen her before?
She couldn't help but ask: "Your Highness, who is she?"
"I don't know." The prince pressed his eyebrows, "Gu met the big insect on the mountain. If she hadn't sacrificed her life to save him, I would have died."
The Crown Princess frowned.
A piece of flesh was torn off the woman's arm, and she was seriously injured. She didn't know if she could save her life.
She always felt that this thing was weird.
How could there be a tiger on the royal mountain?
How could a woman suddenly appear in the middle of the night?
While the imperial doctor was making diagnosis and treatment, the princess quietly went out and asked all the maids and grandmothers around her to check.
After a while, the news was found.
The Crown Princess quickly turned around and said in a cold voice: "Your Highness, do you know why you met the tiger? It's all because of this woman in front of you!"
The prince raised his head: "What do you mean?"
"She is the maid who keeps the big insects in the imperial mausoleum." The princess' voice was cold. "She left her duties without authorization and made the big insects escape late at night. She almost hurt the prince of the country. She should be handed over to Dali Temple for punishment!"
The princess just finished speaking.
Xie Ping suddenly woke up on the bed. She rolled down, knelt on the ground, and endured the pain and said: "I'm here to see His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, and to see the Crown Princess. I'm indeed the maid who raises the big insects. The big insects have been irritable and restless at night. I'm going to fetch some water." At that time, it broke the cage and escaped, and the slave girl followed it all the way to the back mountain. Fortunately, nothing irreversible happened. The slave girl knew that her sin was serious and she was willing to die to apologize!"
She stood up and hit the big pillar in the palace.
The prince stretched out his hand to stop her: "You saved Gu, so your merits and demerits are equal to each other."
The Crown Princess took a deep breath.
From the first day she married the prince, she knew that the prince was as beautiful as the current emperor.
But the slave in front of her was covered in blood and had no appearance at all. She didn't understand why the prince would do this.
Forget it, if there wasn't this bitch slave, there would be other women. She was too lazy to care.
The princess threw up her sleeves and walked away.
The prince helped Xie Ping up and said, "Your arm is injured. Just lie down and let the imperial doctor treat your injury."
Xie Ping had a look of fear on her face: "No, I am guilty and deserve to die. Please, Your Highness the Crown Prince..."
"You are Gu's savior." The prince pressed her down on the bed, "What's your name?"
"My name is Linglong."
Xie Ping lowered her eyelids, covering all the emotions in her eyes.
Linglong was the first friend she made after coming to the Imperial Tomb. It was Linglong who told her that she could seek help from the old concubine, and she found shelter.
A few years ago, the imperial mausoleum captured a big tiger alive, and raising tigers became an exquisite job.
She often went to Linglong to know the tiger's nature, what the tiger was afraid of, and where Linglong kept the key to the iron cage.
That night, while Linglong was sleeping, she covered her mouth and nose and suffocated to death. Her body was thrown into the water of the mausoleum...
"Linglong, I'm sorry..." Xie Ping said silently in her heart, "As long as there is a second choice, I will not kill you. I'm sorry..."
This night was extremely long.
Before dawn, Yunchu woke up and woke up the two children to change their clothes. The final burial ceremony would be performed this morning and he would be able to return to Beijing in the afternoon.
The mournful cries of the imperial mausoleum rang all night long.
The blood of the royal family knelt down and kowtowed again just like yesterday. The Ministry of Rites read the eulogy, and the emperor and Chu Rui read along with them at the front.
This ceremony lasted for more than an hour before it finally ended.
The two young eunuchs helped Chu Rui stand up. Chu Rui suddenly coughed violently, and bright red blood overflowed from the corners of his lips and dripped on the white jade floor.
He took a strong breath and said: "Uncle Emperor, Rui'er will no longer live in the capital, so we say goodbye."
The emperor's eyes were a little deep: "Doctor Li, come here and show Rui'er."
Doctor Li stepped forward and checked Chu Rui's pulse. After a long time, he said: "His Royal Highness Rui is in poor health and must take a good rest..."
The emperor asked slowly: "Is your life in danger?"
As far as he knew, Chu Rui had not taken any more heart blood for at least three months. He should have died long ago, but he survived until now.
This can once again prove that the original Master Qi is indeed a waste, because of this false statement, the lives of countless young girls were killed.
Dr. Li lowered his head and said, "I can't say this even to you."
He didn't see Chu Rui's specific illness, so he really didn't dare to speak nonsense.
The emperor said calmly: "Now that I am the person closest to you, I am really worried about letting you leave the capital alone. I will let someone arrange a house in the capital so that you can live in peace and recuperate."
A bitter smile appeared on Chu Rui's lips.
He was already half-buried, and the emperor had to arrange for someone to monitor him.
He doesn't know when he will be free in this life.
