C33 Carry the black pot on your back

"Third Prince, please prepare some things for Qian Er."

Li Fengyi looked at the naturally graceful Shangguan Qian, nodded, and instructed the Young Eunuch s to prepare. Although she could not say that she liked Shangguan Qian, but she did not want to lose face in front of the empress and the other princes, after all, she would still be the third imperial concubine.

"Qian Er, can you?" He probed, "If it doesn't work, then forget it."

Shangguan Qian immediately ignored Li Fengyi's worries, and walked to the table in the center that was covered with a Xuan paper.

She picked up the brush and looked at the Xuan paper, her expression extremely casual.

Everyone was looking at her in bewilderment. Of course, the majority of them were taking joy in her misfortune, and everyone hoped to see Shangguan Qian make a fool of himself.

Li Qingying walked to her side and teased, "Princess, are you planning to draw?"

"None of your business." Shangguan Qian indifferently glanced at him, and casually made a line. From the professional's perspective, Shangguan Qian did not know how to draw.

At most, she would just randomly draw on the xuan paper. Li Qingying who was standing at the side ridiculed her as he looked at the drawing on top of the paper and laughed out loud.

"Does the Princess of Great Rue only know how to do this kind of painting?"

"Yes." Shangguan Qian indifferently looked at him, then followed Cui Zhu and picked up the xuan paper, revealing a painting that was dyed a light black.

A burst of laughter then sounded out, the few princes all laughed, and even Li Qingying who was standing at the side could not help but mock them.

"Shangguan Qian, is this your painting? Are you sure it's a painting? "

Seated below, when Li Fengyi saw this tragic picture, his face turned green even more. Since when had he lost so much face?

This Shangguan Qian really gave him face! The explosive laughter of the crowd was like an invisible slap to his face.

"Li Qingying, wait and see."

Shangguan Qian was filled with confidence, his tone carrying a trace of pride. "Empress, today is the reward gathering, then Qian Er will bestow a lotus flower to you.

After she finished speaking, the crowd noticed that the painting in her hands seemed to be changing under the rays of the sun. The initially messy painting actually slowly died down.

The entire painting also started to brighten up. Everyone stopped laughing and focused on the painting in her hands.

"This painting ?" Li Qingying was also stunned, his expression changed from a sneer to a surprise.

As the water lessened, a flower bud gradually appeared on the rice paper under the sunlight. Soon after, the lotus flower bloomed, eventually turning into an extremely beautiful lotus flower.

The entire process seemed to be seeing how the lotus blossomed, making it so real that everyone was immersed in Shangguan Qian's painting.

"Wonderful, truly wonderful." Ouyang Jin clapped his hands, his face had a look of admiration, he did not expect the girl to have such wisdom, and use such a method to draw.

Everyone reacted after hearing the voice of the Kingdom Advisor, the Queen's face was filled with shock as she nodded her head, "The princess' paintings are indeed wonderful."

"Empress, you're too kind. These are all small fries that don't deserve to be treated well. Don't make everyone laugh." Shangguan Qian passed the painting to Young Eunuch.

"Shangguan Qian, how did you draw this? Teach me! " Li Qingying said with an expression of interest.

"Old Eighth, if you keep pestering the princess like this, Third Prince will be jealous." The Crown Prince reminded him with a smile.

"I'm just curious."

Shangguan Qian looked at him blandly, turned and walked down the stage, and coincidentally met Sun Yuejiao. Her eyes were dim, and her expression was extremely unnatural as she laughed dryly.

"Princess is truly powerful, Yuejiao laments that he is not as good as her."

"They are all just small fries, difficult to deal with. They can't be considered powerful or weak at all." Shangguan Qian did not plan to walk too close to her, and turned to walk towards her side.

Li Fengyi was also shocked, and the way he looked at her also underwent some changes. He really didn't think that Shangguan Qian would actually have such abilities.

"Princess!" Cui Zhu whispered behind her.

"Eh?"

"Shen Ruoqi is gone!"

Only now did Shangguan Qian notice that Shen Ruoqi, who had always been behind her, had actually disappeared. She frowned even though she wasn't too willing to care about him, if she were to get into trouble, she would definitely take responsibility.

"Third Prince, do you know where Shen Ruoqi went?"

Li Fengyi shook his head indifferently, "I'm not sure."

His face was cold, as though he didn't know Shen Ruoqi, and Shangguan Qian really didn't dare to believe that this man's heart was so ruthless.

No matter what, Shen Ruoqi had followed him for a while, but now he just ignored it.

"I'll go find her."

The position of the palace was very complicated, how could they find Shen Ruoqi alone? Shangguan Qian frowned as he walked out of the pavilion.

The pavilion was connected to a forest, and this was the only way out of it. However, this path was very deserted. Very few people went there, and everyone came to the pavilion by boat.

The surrounding pond was filled with peach blossoms, and the scene was especially beautiful.

Just at this time, a woman's scream came out. Shangguan Qian's footsteps paused, he frowned, and an ominous feeling welled up from the bottom of his heart.

"Princess, let's go back." Cui Zhu said softly, her small face had a look of caution.

The lotus flowers were everywhere in the lotus pond, and the path was winding and rugged. One could not see the end of the road, much less what had just happened.

"Plop ~ ~ ~"

With the sound of water falling, Shangguan Qian's nerves were stretched taut. Her two hands were clenched into fists, she was not a kind person, and she did not have any curiosity.

"Cui Zhu, let's hurry ?"

He hadn't even finished the word "go" when a numbing pain came from the back of his neck. His vision went black and he fainted.

"Ah, dead, there's a dead man here!"

Shangguan Qian opened his eyes in a daze, and the pain in the back of his neck was extremely intense.

Just at this time, the messy footsteps came closer and closer, led by a woman dressed in luxurious clothing, with a beautiful appearance, followed by Eighth Prince and Li Fengyi.

"Princess? "Why are you here?" The woman's voice was very shrill, and as she spoke, the hairpin on her head emitted a melodious' ding 'sound as it collided with each other.

However, her expression was very strange. Her eyes were inexplicably sharp, as if she wanted to see through her.

"I don't know either." Shangguan Qian rubbed the back of her neck, she was just knocked unconscious here!

"Qian Er, are you alright?" Li Fengyi went forward and pulled her up, his tone calm, "What happened just now? "Why did you kill him?"

Murder?

Her eyes were wide open as she looked at Li Fengyi in disbelief, her face full of suspicions: "What murder?"

"Your servant clearly saw that the princess stabbed the green pearl to death with a knife and then threw her into the lotus pond." A palace maid wearing a pink dress testified.

Shangguan Qian was even more confused, what was going on? When did she kill?

"Where's Cui Zhu? Where did my maid Cui Zhu go? " Shangguan Qian was more concerned about Cui Zhu. When she woke up, she did not see Cui Zhu.

"How did my maids offend the princess? and you were actually viciously murdered by the princess? " The leading well-dressed woman cried as she questioned.

"concubine Hua, perhaps it was a misunderstanding. I believe that it wasn't done by the princess." Li Fengyi said in all seriousness.

On the other hand, Li Qingying walked to Shangguan Qian's side and asked while smiling, "I really didn't know that the princess has such a hobby."

"You all insisted that I killed someone. Where is the evidence? I was also knocked out here, and my maid has gone missing! " Shangguan Qian said in a heavy voice.

She frowned, her expression extremely unsightly. Just now, she must have met with something that shouldn't have happened, so she was framed.

However, she was completely confused. Wasn't this blame a little too much?

"This servant saw it with her own eyes. How could I be wrong?" The pink-clothed palace maid insisted that it was her.

Shangguan Qian really felt that there was nothing she could say. After all, not many people knew her, and there weren't many who could testify for her.

At this moment, the guards picked up the corpse from the pond. There was a dagger stabbed into her chest, and she looked grim.

"What else do you have to say?" hymen pointed again.

Shangguan Qian sneered, wasn't this accusation too preposterous? She was able to say that she killed someone on her own?

"concubine Hua ?"

Li Fengyi frowned, his face ashen, "I can guarantee that the princess is not that kind of person, maybe it's just a misunderstanding."

"What misunderstanding? Then tell me, what kind of misunderstanding did Third Prince have? " concubine Hua raised his eyebrow and asked softly.

Suddenly, a person squeezed in beside concubine Hua and whispered, "Elder sister, I believe that it wasn't done by the princess as well. She doesn't seem to be a bad person."

Shangguan Qian couldn't help but look up at Sun Yuejiao. He didn't expect Sun Yuejiao to speak for her. And this concubine Hua is her elder sister?

"Yuejiao, the human heart is sinister, how do you know that this princess is as kind as she looks?"

"Haha, concubine Hua is right. Maybe this princess knows her place and doesn't know her heart." Li Qingying added fuel to the fire.

Shangguan Qian looked at them deeply, and in the end, his gaze landed on the pink clothed palace maid's body, and slowly walked over.

Her gaze was unnatural, even a little fearful. However, it was quickly concealed.

"You said you saw me kill someone?"

"Yes, I saw you kill people with a knife!" The pink-clothed palace maid insisted.

Shangguan Qian taunted as she curled her lips, extending both her hands, "If I really did kill someone, my hands would definitely be covered in blood, right? My hands are clean. "

"Perhaps... Maybe you dried it. "

"What do I use to wipe it? Are there any traces of blood on me? " Shangguan Qian took a step closer and continued to ask, "And you still say that I pushed her? into the pond. "

"Yes ?" "Yes." hymen was unable to bear the pressure, his voice trembling.

"If you put this fence around my waist, I will have to use a lot of strength to push her down. How much strength does a woman have? But you, why did you frame me? Was the one who knocked me out you? "

Shangguan Qian's string of questions left hymen at a loss for words. He did not know how to answer, and looked at concubine Hua with a panicked expression.

concubine Hua slapped her fiercely, his tone low and deep, "What do you know? Say it! "

"This servant, this servant only saw someone kill the green pearl, but this servant didn't see clearly who it was ?"

"Didn't see it clearly? "Just now, you said with absolute certainty that I was the one who killed them." Shangguan Qian asked.

"I ?"

"Capture him!" The torture! " concubine Hua said angrily.

"Heh, even though it's Qian Er's first time in great Yan, I've been framed like this. I plead for concubine Hua to give me an explanation."

concubine Hua's expression was a bit ugly. After a long while, he finally replied, "I will naturally give the princess an explanation so that she won't be wronged in the first place."

"That would be for the best, it's just my maid ?"

"Another corpse has been found over here!"

The shouts of the guards caused Shangguan Qian's heart to leap into his throat. His expression changed drastically as he quickly ran in the direction of the guards.

Inside the lotus pond, the one stuck in the mud was Cui Zhu. Shangguan Qian felt that his legs were weak, could it be that Cui Zhu was still unable to escape this calamity?