PDLP Chapter 384 Xiao Hei escapes
Chapter 384 Xiao Hei escapes
This is really a good thing.
Finally, there is no random matchmaking.
It would be better to marry Qin Huaizhao, so that no one would think about Ling Jinlan in the future. Let the emperor decide on the marriage.
A situation like Zhou Jingxuan's must never happen again.
Seeing Ling Jinlan looking a little nervous, Jiang Ningwan held her hand and said, "Qin Huaizhao is someone you can trust. If he treats you badly after you get married, I'll take care of it for you!"
Ling Jinlan smiled and nodded.
The imperial decree granting the marriage came down the next day.
The wedding date was set around the Mid-Autumn Festival.
There are still a few months to prepare, and Jiang Ningwan has already started planning what kind of dowry to buy for Jinlan, and she is determined to let her marry off in a grand manner.
Concubine Rong knew about this, so she specially called her and Ling Jinlan to have tea that day.
The weather was getting hotter, and the two coolest bedrooms in the entire palace were the emperor's and Concubine Rong's.
Stepping into this place, it feels as refreshing as an autumn day, without any heat.
"It's still cool here, Auntie."
Concubine Rong handed the little princess to the wet nurse and said with a smile, "Try this lotus seed ice soup. How does it taste?"
The two of them picked up the small lotus cup in front of them, took a sip, and found it very refreshing.
"It's icy cold, with the delicate fragrance of lotus and lotus leaves, sweet but not greasy, and very refreshing!"
"Auntie, there are really good things here!"
Concubine Rong smiled and said, "I specially prepared this for the Ice Lotus Banquet tomorrow. If you like it, I'm sure I can give it to you."
Jiang Ningwan was stunned.
Ice Lotus Banquet...
Because of her rebirth, many things have changed for her. Many things did not happen in her previous life and are no longer the same.
But she remembered this Ice Lotus Banquet. In her previous life, the Fourth Prince used the secret technique of prying into people's hearts to harm several ministers in the court. Except for Lord Zhang, the others all met with accidents at the Ice Lotus Banquet.
She did not attend the Binghe Banquet because she heard later that several adults at the Binghe Banquet attempted to assassinate the emperor and their entire families were executed.
The news at that time was so horrifying that she had a deep memory of the Fourth Prince of Dayan and Bingheyan.
Tomorrow is the Ice Lotus Banquet.
I wonder if the same thing will happen again.
Just as she was lost in thought, Concubine Rong called her softly, "Ning Wan? What's wrong?"
Jiang Ningwan came back to her senses and said, "It's okay."
Concubine Rong smiled and said, "The Emperor has granted marriage to Jinlan and Qin Huaizhao. Logically, I am the eldest in the Ling family, so I have to prepare a dowry for Jinlan."
"I'll be in charge of the wedding too. Ning Wan has to help me check the wedding dresses and stuff. We can discuss it after dinner."
Jiang Ningwan nodded, "Okay."
Ling Jinlan was very grateful, "Thank you for worrying about me, aunt."
Concubine Rong raised her hand to signal, "We are a family, so we don't talk about this."
After the meal, Concubine Rong asked someone to bring some materials and patterns for the wedding dress for her to choose from.
Measured Ling Jinlan's size.
There has been a lot of gossip in Kyoto City about Ling Jinlan since she returned to Beijing. This time, with the emperor's blessing for the marriage, she must make the wedding a grand occasion so that no one will look down on her anymore.
Jiang Ningwan stayed with Concubine Rong for the whole day.
Qin Shuangchi was also called by the emperor to play chess, which lasted for a whole day.
In the afternoon, the entire palace began to spray medicine on a large scale, claiming to repel insects and mosquitoes.
"Tomorrow is the Ice Lotus Banquet. The Queen has ordered that the entire palace must be cleaned today! Be quick and efficient!" Jinkui gave orders as she walked.
The palace maids sprayed the potion everywhere, and the strong smell of the medicine was extremely pungent.
"Sprinkle more! There can't be any other living things in the entire palace except humans. Do you understand?"
"Yes!"
Hibiscus covered his mouth and nose and walked slowly forward.
Before he knew it, he arrived at a courtyard and was about to ask the palace servants to spray some medicine powder here as well, but suddenly he caught a glimpse of a black cat on the windowsill.
When the black cat saw her, it immediately jumped off the windowsill and hid.
Jinkui was startled and hurried forward, "Meow~"
Where did the cat come from?
Seeing that this courtyard was the residence of the King of Chu, she did not dare to push the door open, so she took out the cake wrapped in oil paper from her arms, broke off the crumbs, and lured the black cat over.
"Meow~meow~come here."
Xiao Hei smelled the scent, jumped onto the windowsill cautiously, and approached the mallow.
Seeing it approaching, Jinkui grabbed it by the neck and held it in his arms.
"Where did you come from, little thing?" Jinkui was very surprised. She held the cat in her arms and wanted to touch its head.
The little black cat struggled and scratched her with its sharp claws.
He broke free and immediately hid in the grass.
"Ah!" Jinkui cried out in pain, and looked down to see a scratch on the back of her hand, with blood oozing out.
He quickly took out a handkerchief and pressed the wound.
He searched for the black speck that had slipped into the bushes and shouted angrily, "Someone! Catch that beast!"
The palace servants came over upon hearing the noise, and remembering that no living creatures except humans were allowed in the palace, they immediately surrounded and chased the little black cat in the bushes.
The little black cat was terrified and was chased everywhere. The noisy shouting was sharp and piercing. It could not go back to the house and could only run away everywhere, running farther and farther away.
Jinkui chased him angrily all the way, but still couldn't catch up.
The little black cat disappeared into the grass.
Jinkui was so angry that he shouted, "Sprinkle more of the potion, and all the beasts will die!"
Therefore, the use of medicine in the palace was doubled, especially in the gardens and grass, where the smell of medicine was extremely pungent.
Many young ladies who were enjoying the flowers could not stand the smell and went back to their rooms. After all, this was the order of the Queen Mother, so they could not say much.
Jiang Ningwan had dinner at Concubine Rong's place before going back.
On the way, I ran into Qin Shuangchi who was in a hurry. "What's wrong?"
Qin Shuangchi frowned, his eyes full of worry, and whispered, "Xiao Hei is missing."
"Not in the room."
Jiang Ningwan was startled, her heart suddenly rose to her throat, and she looked around, anxious.
"It's too well behaved to run around! Something must have happened!"
Qin Shuangchi nodded worriedly, "Separately search!"
"it is good."
Then the two of them split up and searched nearby, but they didn't dare call out too loudly. It was too dark at night, and if Xiao Hei was hiding, they wouldn't be able to see him at all.
I searched twice but found nothing.
After a while, Ling Jinlan came running over and said, "Sister, I heard that Jinkui, who was with the Queen today, went to your courtyard with the King of Chu. That was when Xiao Hei escaped."
"What's certain is that Xiao Hei wasn't caught, but a lot of insect repellent was sprayed in the palace today. I smelled it, and the amount is lethal to small animals."
"Now I just hope that Xiao Hei has escaped to a safe place."
Jiang Ningwan was anxious, but she could only offer comfort: "Xiao Hei is clever, he should be able to hide somewhere safe."
"The medicinal smell will dissipate over night, so the damage shouldn't be that severe."
I've raised him for so many days and have already developed feelings for him. Now I just hope Xiao Hei is okay.
The few of them searched everywhere again, but by almost midnight, they still found nothing.
The patrolling imperial guards reminded them several times that it was time to go back.
It would be inconvenient for them to continue wandering outside, so they had to go back first.
Close the door.
Jiang Ningwan said solemnly, "The Queen suddenly went to such great lengths to spray insect repellent and ordered that no living creatures be allowed. She might be targeting cats."
"I'm worried that the Fourth Prince will make another move at the Binghe Banquet tomorrow."