If Consort Xian was really secretly communicating with the Tang family, then that would be exactly what I wanted!
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Consort Xian's face lit up with joy, and she said, "This concubine thanks Wangye for his kindness."
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I saw that her joy wasn't an act. This woman probably also believed in the scheme of the first madam of the Tang family. She wanted to directly use the face of the Prime Minister's Office to create a situation where she could compete with me in this big Prince's Mansion. I sighed in my heart, but on the surface, I was also happy with her, and said, "Just now, I was discussing with Wangye. I thought that there aren't many people in the concubine's courtyard, so I'm afraid that they won't be used to serving you. I have four maidservants here, plum blossoms, orchid, bamboo, and chrysanthemum. I think they are all suitable. How about I give them all to you? "
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The first madam's scheme was to refuse. I stared at her face, thinking about which step she wanted to take.
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Consort Xian paused, and perhaps there was a little struggle in her heart, but she still said, "My maternal family is really close. This concubine thanks Wangfei for the reward."
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"It's just a few maidservants. Concubine is healthy, so Wangye and I can be at ease."
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Consort Xian gracefully left with the four maidservants. I didn't know if these little girls would be used again. I sighed and picked up the tea on the table to drink. Prince Yue sat on the side and didn't say anything.
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A few days later, my body was strong, and I ate and drank well. Wangye's eyes were full of joy, and he promised to take me to the courtyard outside the western suburbs to stay for a period of time. Wangye said, "In less than a month, it will be the big day of August 15. At this time, the palace will be busy. You are the wife of the Imperial Court, and the daughter-in-law who was personally appointed by Imperial Father. You must attend the Mid-Autumn family banquet. You will know what it means to be busy then."
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Just listening to it gave me a headache. Not to mention, there was also such a cumbersome palace etiquette. Thinking about it, my knees began to hurt. I asked, "Prince, could you help me ask for leave? Say that I am not feeling well and cannot attend."
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"No."
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I willingly got into the carriage to the other house, and stole a moment of leisure.
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These days, Consort Xian had been running to her mother's house very diligently. I was a little worried but also a little excited. But this time, neither His Highness nor I will be in the estate. Leaving her alone to look after the estate is a bit inappropriate. I suggested several times to bring Consort Xian over, but Prince Yue pursed his thin lips and refused to budge.
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In the carriage, I was still a little angry with the prince, and said, "People say that if the family is in harmony, everything will prosper. Now that there's a firecracker with a fuse in the fu, the prince's heart is also at ease."
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"She's just a concubine. What can she do?"
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I continued to sulk with him. What's wrong with being a concubine? Don't you know that in the books circulating in the streets, there are many concubines who bring harm to the country?
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"Why are you thinking so much? You're just a little girl in her teens. You're more used to frowning every day than the seventy or eighty year old mamas in the fu. Don't you feel distressed if you tire yourself out? "
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"It's easy for His Highness to say," I snorted through my nose and supported my head with my hands, and leisurely said, "I'm just a girl who was picked up by a farmer in Guan Zhongsheng Village. The Tang family has been harshly reprimanded for more than ten years. Now, with great difficulty, I've been accepted into the fu by His Highness to be raised as a concubine. But the Tang family still won't let me go.
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Prince Yue probably didn't care if he suffered or not. The rumors in the streets said that he was crippled and didn't have long to live, but he just laughed when he heard it. However, the sin he was going to suffer was because of me. Although he didn't know why he married me, at least he treated me well. Because I was schemed against by the Tang family, I couldn't help but feel a little apologetic in my heart.
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After I said this, Prince Yue's focus was obviously different from mine. He asked with some surprise, "I've underestimated you. Where did you find out about your background?"
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"I heard it from a corner."
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The prince smiled and said, "That's a good skill."
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I looked at him. This prince didn't panic at all when he heard about my background. It seems that he was a person who understood the situation but hid it well.
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Wang Ye was smart and probably knew what I was thinking from the two small glances I gave him. However, he still pretended to be dumb and didn't say anything. He took out a plate of watermelon from the food box and placed it on the table. He said, "This is the watermelon I had the ice officer in the fu specially cool before leaving. Do you want to try it?"
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The color of this watermelon was a delightful bright red. The cold air gathered into a tangible breath, wrapped in the sweetness of the watermelon juice, and attacked me. Prince Yue had always been a meticulous person. Every watermelon had a two-pointed silver fork inserted on top of it to make it convenient to eat. How could I fail to live up to his good intentions?
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I'll try it. It's really hot today.
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After driving for a long time, the noise of the people gradually rolled to the back of the carriage. Slowly, there was a sense of tranquility. If there was a saying that the heart was cold when it was still, there was a deeper meaning. After leaving the bustling area of the city, it was a lot cooler.
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The carriage shook. The prince suddenly reached out to protect me.
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"What's wrong?"
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The prince didn't reply. The journey wasn't delayed. We continued to move forward steadily. Although I didn't have much training, I could still be considered to have good hearing and eyes. I knew that the road ahead wasn't good. I began to secretly prepare.
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I began to take off the cumbersome and precious outer garment that was mopping the floor. I couldn't wear it comfortably.
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Prince Yue looked at me in surprise as I took off the outer garment. He quickly grabbed my hand and stopped me. "What are you doing?"
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I said, "The road ahead isn't smooth. Your Highness, if I drag this garment, how can I escape?"
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Prince Yue didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "At most, it's a group of assassins who don't dare to show their faces. This prince is not so useless that I can't even take care of these people."
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"Then I will rely on your protection."
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In the blink of an eye, an arrow shot through the window and landed in front of us. I couldn't help but laugh. I reached out and flicked the gap between us. I struggled twice, but it sounded like I was flicking cotton. Prince Yue laughed along with me. With a wave of his sleeve, he broke open the window on the side of the carriage. Like a shadow, he rushed out.
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I sat steadily in the carriage. I didn't know who the assassins were targeting this time.
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My ears twitched. I suddenly heard a noise from the front of the carriage, followed by the sound of something heavy falling to the ground. After the noise, the driver of my carriage seemed to treat the forest road as a racetrack. My poor horse, which was pulling the carriage, neighed miserably from the whip. It had no choice but to run faster.
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Come on, they're targeting me.
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I thought for a moment. While I was at it, I tidied my hair and tidied my clothes. Only then did I lift the curtain to look. I saw a masked man dressed in black skillfully driving the carriage. I shouted, "Where did you come from? You dare to hijack the carriage of the Prince of Yue? When his Highness catches up, he will burn your bones and scatter your ashes, exterminating your entire family!"
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"Ah, Prince Yue, wait until we find a place to hide."
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Oh, it seems that they are organized and disciplined. I angrily said, "Who dares to order you to kill me!"
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"Princess Consort Yue, it's better for you to sit in the carriage. Otherwise, if the journey is bumpy and you fall off the carriage into a pit, ruining your face and breaking your bones, it would be hard for me to explain."
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If they really are targeting me, then I won't be polite.
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I pulled the curtain aside. My right hand gathered strength in my palm and attacked the man in black. The man in black's martial arts were not bad. His senses were also sharp. It was as if he had eyes on the back of his head. He leaned sideways to avoid my attack. He held the reins with one hand, while his other hand was able to block my continuous attacks. I looked at his skillful defense and couldn't help but become angry. He obviously didn't want to fight with me. He just wanted to drive the carriage to the place where they had agreed.
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However, although this block was stable, in the end he was still a mortal. It seemed that he didn't have the time to take a good weapon. I rested for a moment, then returned to the carriage. I pulled out a silver fork from the watermelon and clenched it into my fist. Gathering strength, I attacked again.
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The man in black didn't care. He still met my attack with his palm. He was able to stop me in the first few moves, but this time he suffered greatly.
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"Ah!!!!"
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His scream was enough to frighten away all the birds in the wood. Taking advantage of his unguarded pain, I slapped him down, and prepared to take control of the carriage myself.
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I had calculated everything, but I had never thought that the damned black-clothed man would drive the carriage towards the cliff. Could it be that he had taken a fancy to my beauty and wanted to die with me?
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I was seriously preparing to take off my clothes and jump out of the carriage to save my life. This prince is really too much. He should have let me take off my clothes earlier. Why did he have to wait until this critical moment? He really made ammunition on the spot and threw himself into confusion.
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Another man in black appeared out of nowhere. That man had the same bad habit as Prince Yue. When he saw me take off my clothes, he reached out to stop me. But he wasn't as close as I was to Prince Yue. When he reached out his hand, I slapped it away.
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"Who do you think you are, daring to touch me." I said fiercely and directly slapped him again.
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"Princess Consort Yue, if you don't let me touch you, then we will both fall off the cliff."
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I glanced at the road in front of me. There was only a little distance left before we reached the cliff. My heart was alarmed, but I tried my best to maintain a calm expression. "The road ahead is steep, and the horses are neighing. It seems that they won't be able to stop running."
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"If Princess Consort Yue doesn't make a move, then this one will definitely protect Princess Consort Yue."
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I stared at this man. He was dressed in black and had a black mask on his face. He was no different from the man in black who I had just forked out of the carriage. He was also no different from the assassin who had met with danger in the red-light district before my marriage. They were probably from the same group.
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They were organized and disciplined. Whose people were they? What was their plan this time?
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I was puzzled, but slowly withdrew my attack. With a very serious face, I said, "A dead horse is a living horse. This princess doesn't want to die, so I can only trust you."
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"Thank you, princess, for giving me face."
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As the carriage neared the cliff, the man in black suddenly pulled me back into the carriage with great force. Drawing a soft knife from his waist, he cut a hole in the roof of the carriage. Then, with a great force, he smashed the roof of my poor luxurious carriage into pieces by the unknown kidnapper.
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As the consort of the head of the household, my heart is bleeding.
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"Princess, you must hold on tight!"
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The horse dragged the carriage into the ravine of the cliff. The men in black actually pulled my arm over my head and pulled me out of the carriage. My arm was in pain, and there was a large amount of broken wood on my head. I hated this group of men in black so much that I wanted to cut them into a thousand pieces.
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The wind blew past my ears. I didn't know if I was going down or up, but I couldn't step on the ground.
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"Chuizhu!!!"
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