C5 Blame Your Bad Luck

As soon as the pig cage entered the water, it sank and soon disappeared without a trace. On the surface of the river, Du Jiuyue's figure could no longer be seen.

"He shouldn't be able to survive like this right?" A young eunuch muttered to himself.

"Of course." Another eunuch looked at the torrential waves of the river and giggled, "General director, are we really waiting here? With so many stones pressed down and tied up so tightly, how could they possibly escape from the river? "

"Of course we have to guard it. Lady Noble Consort had specially instructed me to do so." However, the general director solemnly said, "If something happens and that woman is saved, then she really is alive. Have you thought about what would happen to the rest of us? "

Of course he knew Du Jiuyue might be innocent, but so what? Many people died in vain in the palace every year, and if he shared his sympathy, the only people to suffer would be the eunuchs.

As soon as Du Jiuyue sank into the water, she immediately stopped breathing. She felt the undercurrent surging in the river, so she lay down in the pig cage and quickly rushed down the river.

She didn't care about this. Her previous training had been much harder than this. It really wasn't much. However, he was tied up and his blood was drained. It was true that this wasn't convenient.

As she thought about how to respond, her hands didn't stop moving. The two hands behind her were tied together, so it was convenient for her to touch the jade bracelet. She placed her hand on the jade bracelet and with a thought, a sharp dagger appeared in her hand.

With the dagger in her hand, she relaxed. With a light stroke, the thick cow tendon rope tied to his hands broke. His hands could now move, and everything else became simple. She quickly swam out of the pig cage. All that was left was an empty pig-cage with a few large rocks lying at the bottom of the river.

After swimming downstream for a while, she reached a place not far from the river. There was actually a tall patch of reeds growing on the river bank. The heavens were truly on her side. Smiling, she plucked a long reed from under the river and put it in her mouth. She hid under the reeds, leaving only the tail of the reed on the river.

When night fell, a young eunuch secretly sneaked into Prince Qi's Palace's study room and whispered to Sima Qi: "It's settled."

"Alright," Sima Qi waved his hand in a good mood. He told the eunuch to leave and settled another one. Thinking about it, Sima Qi thought that he could be quiet for a while. He wondered if his father would send another scapegoat over next time.

As for Du Jiuyue, you can only blame your bad luck.

He looked out the window. The night was as cool as water, and moonlight filled the sky. The palace was as cold and desolate as the moonlight, quiet and secluded.

Sima Qi sat alone for a while. Then, he clapped his hands and said to the window, "First of all, get rid of that little girl."

A low voice came from outside the window, "Yes!" Then it was quiet again.

Lily was tied up in Prince Qi's Palace's woodshed. At this moment, she was silently crying. Thinking back to the rumors of Princess Qi from the past, she was worried that her young miss was probably dead as well. Furthermore, her face was covered with dark red palm marks. It seemed that she had suffered greatly when she was tied up.

He pushed the door open and walked in slowly. He glanced at Lily and took out a small porcelain bottle from his bosom. He then took Lily's chin and placed a pill in her mouth. He then pinched her lower jaw, making her swallow her saliva.

"Mmm mmm …" Lily shook her head furiously. However, she had no choice but to swallow the pill as she looked at the finger pincer as hard as steel on her chin.

Not long after that, Lily fell to the ground, tears streaming down her face. She lay there motionlessly.

He secretly probed for Lily's breath, and after confirming that there was no breath, he lifted Lily onto his shoulder and leapt out of the Prince Qi's Palace.

He carried Lily out of the city and arrived at the Lanjiang. Looking at the surging waves on the river surface, he threw Lily's corpse into the river and left without looking back.

As soon as Shadow left, two other shadows scuttled over from the dark side of the river. He looked at the surging river and said softly, "Xuan Yu, fish up that girl."

The man next to him stood silently behind his master. He jumped into the churning river after the dark figure gave the order.

Black Shadow stood by the river without moving. He was also dressed in black, his clothes fluttering in the wind, his long hair flowing down his shoulders. It was as if he had blended into the darkness of the night.

Not long after jumping into the river, the man in black, Dark Guard, Xuan Yu, picked up Lily's corpse from the river and carried it back to the shore.

"Young master!" He held the motionless Lily in his wet arms as he stood beside his master, waiting for his instructions.

"Reporting to the officials!"

"Yes sir!"

"… …"

Within the Qianyan Palace, the chief eunuch was also replying to Noble Consort, "... The pig cage is tied up with several hundred kilograms of big rocks, and the storm today is also very big. That Miss Du Residence is definitely dead, and this old servant and the others have been standing by the river for an entire day, but still did not see anyone crawling out of the river … "

"Good!" "Reward!" At this moment, Noble Consort was lazily leaning against Noble Consort's couch with a sneer on her face. A pair of apricot-colored eyes under her slender willow leaf eyebrows flashed with a cold light. "I want to see, which family's daughter does the emperor want to marry into Prince Qi's Palace next time?"

"Empress, you can actually refuse the Sixth Prince." The eunuch hesitated for a moment before speaking softly.

"Decline?" Noble Consort Liu snorted coldly. With a cold glint in her eyes, she said ferociously, "So what? Even if he refuses now, one day, he will forget everything that happened in the past. It would be best if a few more of them die, and then, no one will dare to marry their daughter to the Sixth Prince. "

"Yes, yes, yes. This old servant understands! " The eunuch had a look of realization on his face.

Noble Consort Liu waved her hand and he obediently retreated. He returned to the brightly lit palace and sighed softly in the shadows.

Although the Sixth Prince and Noble Consort Liu had once been in love with each other, Noble Consort Liu had already become the Emperor's Noble Consort. It was impossible for these two to be together, because if they were to do this, would they kill the innocent girl?

These two were insane. How many people would die in this situation?

After the Chief Eunuch left, Liu Lianke was still reclining on Noble Consort's bed. The servants had reported that Du Jiuyue was dead, but for some reason, she felt uneasy.

The woman's sharp tongue remained in her mind, and the words she had personally spoken to make the empress dowager promise seemed to have yet to be said. However, there had already been a day when she had sunk into the river.

Forget it." Liu Lianke's cold glare vanished. She didn't believe that a weak woman who didn't have a weapon on her body could climb out of the river after a whole day in the river. She was just a dead person. What was there for her to worry about? It would be better to think of a way to get rid of them next time.

That's right, she definitely wouldn't let the emperor's plan succeed. He would kill her just by giving her one, and see how many daughters were left in the court that could die.

Within the Lanjiang, the rolling waves seemed to have slowly calmed down. Gradually, the river surface became as tranquil as a mirror. The moonlight was like water, the water and sky were connected, and the autumn water was as bright as the sky.

"Young master, which one under the water? Do you want it to be fished out? " Xuan Yu sent Lily to the government, then quickly returned to his master's side. Seeing that his master was still standing quietly by the river, he hesitated for a moment before asking in a soft voice.