"That couldn't be better."
Pei Wenxuan smiled and nodded as a salute. Then, the two of them held their clubs like swords behind their backs and walked with their backs facing each other. When Pei Wenxuan passed by Xie Chunhe, he smelled a faint fragrance on his body.
That fragrance made Pei Wenxuan stop in his tracks. He couldn't help but look back at Xie Chunhe. Xie Chunhe saw him stop and was rather surprised. He smiled and said, "Lord Pei, is there something you need?"
Pei Wenxuan glanced at Xie Chunhe and his gaze fell on Xie Chunhe's waist. "Daren Xie brought this sachet today. It's very unique."
"You're talking about this?" Xie Chunhe lowered his head and looked at the sachet at his waist. He smiled and said, "I met a Jianghu practitioner on the road today and gave it to me. He said that he could get rid of disasters and seek peace."
When Pei Wenxuan heard this, he smiled and said, "So that's how it is. I just think that this sachet is pretty. I still have to play ball. I'll talk to Daren Xie when I come back. "
After saying this, Pei Wenxuan cupped his hands in salute and left.
After waiting for a while, Su Yongqing and Pei Wenxuan rode out on their horses.
"Su Yongqing is going up."
Shangguan Ya breathed a sigh of relief. Li Rong tapped his palm with a small fan. He looked at Su Ronghua, who was not far away, and then looked at Shangguan Ya, who was deliberately watching the match. She thought for a moment, coughed lightly, and ordered, "Go and see Eldest Young Master Su."
"I'm not going."
Shangguan Ya flatly refused. "Your Highness, please don't let your emotions affect your decisions at this time."
"Now, everything has been arranged." Li Rong watched as Pei Wenxuan and Su Yongqing changed their clothes, mounted their horses, and returned to the field. He slowly said, "You stayed here to watch the polo. Go and see him. What are you delaying?"
Shangguan Ya sat upright and didn't say anything. Li Rong tilted his head and said, "If you don't make it clear to him, he won't be satisfied. Ah Ya, he's the eldest son of the Su Clan after all. No matter how dissolute he is," Li Rong emphasized each word, "he's still the eldest son of the Su Clan."
The Su Clan was a behemoth that had been entrenched in Da Xia for hundreds of years. It was a true noble family that didn't change at all even when the dynasties changed. Even if it was a dissolute and unbridled eldest son, Li Ming still had to think highly of him and spend a lot of effort to rope him in.
"If you don't deal with it properly," the gong sounded on the field, and the two teams instantly intertwined on the field. Li Rong's voice was flat. "That's because you're running away and letting your emotions affect your decisions."
Shangguan Ya pursed her lips. After a moment, she stood up and respectfully said, "Yes."
After that, Shangguan Ya stood up and left. It was at this moment that the crowd exclaimed. Li Rong gently looked up and saw Pei Wenxuan holding the reins with one hand and hanging on one side of the horse as if he was about to fall down. He crossed Su Yongqing's club and raised his hand beautifully. The polo ball streaked across the hole. The exclamations that had not been retracted before turned into cheers!
Li Chuan was holding a teacup and was about to drink tea when he heard the sound. He instantly looked up and said in surprise, "So fast?!"
The stalemate in the first half was so long, but in the second half, Pei Wenxuan directly scored as soon as he came on the field.
Li Rong didn't say anything on the surface. She watched the young man on the field return to the position of the ball. The young man seemed to have noticed her gaze and turned his head back in the crowd. He was far away, but his face seemed to glow as he raised his eyebrows and smiled at her.
There was a hint of provocation and arrogance in that smile, as if he was asking for credit.
Li Rong's secretly clenched hands couldn't help but relax a little. Her expression was still calm and without a hint of emotion. She slowly said, "When he was in school, he was first in everything."
The children of Da Xia's aristocratic families were not only trained in studying.
Literature could establish a country, and martial arts could conquer.
They had the ambition to support the country, and they also had the elegance to play the zither.
These young people were trained with the best resources in Da Xia, and they were given countless expectations.
Even in the polo tournament, they were required to give it their all.
The referee started the game again. The ball was thrown up, and before it landed, Su Yongqing's club spun out in an instant and flew towards Pei Wenxuan's team's goal. He used a lot of strength and it seemed like it was going to fly off the field. However, before anyone could react, he rode his horse around several people's defense and chased after the ball. He raised his hand and struck again, changing the direction of the ball.
Beginner!
"This Su Yongqing is not bad." Li Chuan listened to the thunderous cheers on the field. He peeled an orange with interest, stuffed a piece of orange into his mouth, and said vaguely, "I heard that he used to be the first in his school? Are all the first-timers so good at playing? "
"You still have the nerve to say that?" Li Rong raised his fan and pointed at the field. "You haven't learned as much as them. Not only are you the best in the Six Arts of Gentlemen, you can't even write an essay well. Wait for your brother-in-law to come back … "
"Stop, stop, stop." Li Chuan quickly raised his hand to stop Li Rong's nagging. "Sister, watch the game. Hurry and look at the field. Aren't you happy to see two such good-looking men playing?"
Li Rong sneered and didn't make things difficult for him. He turned his head to look at the field.
The stalemate in the first half was completely different from the first half. The two players in the second half were very good at attacking on the polo field.
The scores were catching up. Even Li Ming couldn't help but applaud. He turned his head to Shanghai Yue and said happily, "This is the first time in my life that I've seen such a beautiful game. Wonderful!"
The eyes of the audience were attracted by the two players on the field. Li Rong casually glanced at Xie Chunhe, who was sitting next to him and watching the field attentively.
Xie Chunhe's eyes were fixed on the field. He didn't pay attention to the actions of the servant next to him. Seeing that the attention of the audience was diverted, Li Rong felt relieved and turned his head. He raised his hand and applauded lightly when another goal was scored.
"I thought that Lord Su wouldn't play." Pei Wenxuan raised his hand and hit the ball out. Su Yongqing walked side by side with him and chased the ball together.
"Even Lord Pei is playing. Why wouldn't I dare?"
"Lord Su is very confident." Pei Wenxuan smiled and gave him a sidelong glance. "I wonder if Lord Su knows what I'm going to do?"
"You're going to kill Xie Chunhe." Su Yongqing raised his hand and scored!
The two turned back on their horses. Pei Wenxuan understood. "It seems that His Majesty has given you a message to let the Su Clan let Xiao Su cross the border."
Su Yongqing knew in advance that Xiao Su was going to enter the capital. Xiao Su was going to pass through two areas. One belonged to the Su Clan and the other belonged to the Xie Clan. Lin Feibai must have entered the capital at this time to seize control of the Xie Clan and cut off Xiao Su's route to the capital.
And in order to seize control of the Xie Clan, Xie Chunhe had to die.
The ball was thrown out again. This time, Pei Wenxuan grabbed the ball first. "Then do you know how I'm going to kill him?"
Su Yongqing rushed in front of Pei Wenxuan and hit the ball far away in time. His voice was flat. "Beauty Xiang, today you will add the guiding drug to his tea and let the poison take effect."
"So you changed Xie Chunhe's tea boy at the last minute and made sure that his tea, from the tea leaves to the tea set, will be brewed separately."
Pei Wenxuan had a smile on his face. Su Yongqing instantly reacted and suddenly raised his eyes. "Water!"
As soon as his voice fell, Pei Wenxuan hit the ball into the hole. He raised his eyes and chuckled. "Today's pastries are salty. Xie Chunhe loves pastries, so it's inevitable that he'll be thirsty. I'm afraid the water you brought isn't enough. "
"Ah!"
As soon as his voice fell, a cry of surprise came from the crowd. Li Rong looked up and saw that Xie Chunhe had suddenly collapsed.
While the competition on the field was fierce, Shangguan Ya found Su Ronghua's tent. She asked someone to announce her arrival and then lifted the curtain to enter the tent.
After entering, she glanced around and saw Su Ronghua lying on the bed. A servant knelt beside him and bandaged his hand.
"Is Eldest Young Master alright?"
Shangguan Ya smiled as she entered the tent and sat down. Su Ronghua did not speak. He glanced at her indifferently and then looked away.
A servant came in and poured tea for Shangguan Ya. Shangguan Ya picked up the tea and took a sip. Su Ronghua waited for a while and said softly, "What are you doing here?"
Su Ronghua said mockingly, "Could it be that I've ruined Eldest Young Miss's plans, so I'm here to punish you?"
"Oh," Shangguan Ya looked up. "You also know that you've ruined my plans?"
Hearing this, Su Ronghua's eyes suddenly turned cold. He pulled his hand out of the servant's hand and waved his hand. The servant silently retreated.
Shangguan Ya glanced at him and said casually, "I've heard that the Su Clan is a famous family with a hundred years of history and strict rules. Sure enough, even a servant is so sensible."
As she said this, she looked up at Su Ronghua. "I just don't know why Eldest Young Master Su is so insensible. You and I are good friends, but you've ruined my wedding. "Shangguan Ya picked up the tea and smiled warningly." Aren't you being a little too disloyal? "
"Friend?"
Su Ronghua looked up and chuckled when he heard this.
"Shangguan Ya." Su Ronghua sighed. He lifted the blanket and stood up. His bare feet landed on the carpet as he walked in front of her.
Shangguan Ya's expression did not change. He bent down and placed his injured hands on the armrests of the chair. He stared at Shangguan Ya's expression and smiled. "Do you take me for a fool?"
"We've known each other for so long. Do you really treat me as a friend? Do you really think that I treat you as a friend?"
Shangguan Ya did not speak. He leaned forward and whispered in her ear, "I've never treated you as a friend. You're the same."
Shangguan Ya gripped the armrests tightly. Su Ronghua stepped back and distanced himself from her. There was a playful look in his eyes. "At the beginning, you just wanted to use me. What happened later? You still dare to say that you only wanted to use me? "
"Why wouldn't I dare?"
"You wanted to use me? You came to the prison to apologize to me? You wanted to use me? You came to the palace to pick me up when you knew that I was going to take the blame for Rong Qing? You wanted to use me? You knew that I had a conflict with Rong Qing. You took me to see the sunrise, drank with me, and walked half of Huajing with me to go home? "
"I just like to play around." Shangguan Ya's voice was very calm. "You're too easy to get serious."
"Play around?" Su Ronghua sneered. "If you really only treated me as a playmate, I wouldn't pester you. But Shangguan Ya." He stared at her. "Look at me. Say that again."
"Why not?" Shangguan Ya chuckled and looked up. She stared at Su Ronghua and was about to say something ruthless. "I only …"
"I can give you the power that you want."
Su Ronghua suddenly spoke. Shangguan Ya was stunned. Su Ronghua stared at her and said seriously, "I know that you want the Shangguan family. You want freedom. You want to be the leader of the Shangguan family. I can ask to be expelled from the Su family and marry into your family."
Shangguan Ya's eyes widened in shock. Seeing her reaction, Su Ronghua couldn't help but laugh.
"After I marry into your family, you can always be the young lady of the Shangguan family. I have my own property under my name. It has been running well these years and can provide you with food. I have Lan County as my fief. The late Emperor gave it to you a few years ago. You can build an army there. If you and your brother want to fight for the Shangguan family and you need help from the imperial court, I can be an official. If you don't want me to be an official, I can also stay in the Shangguan family and help you. "
"Shangguan Ya." Su Ronghua slowly stopped smiling and looked at her seriously. "I can give you anything you want. I can give you more."
"I didn't propose before because the current situation wasn't suitable. His Majesty now has his eyes on the Shangguan Clan. In order to divide the aristocratic families, he let me be Prince Su's teacher. The Su Clan is a chess piece that His Majesty uses to balance the Shangguan Clan. If I propose now, His Majesty won't agree. You just got the power of the Shangguan Clan not long ago. If I marry into your family, I can withstand the pressure of the Su Clan, but you may not be able to withstand the Shangguan Clan. So I didn't say anything. It's not that I didn't mean it, but I guessed that you should know that it's not suitable yet. "
"Then when is it suitable?" Shangguan Ya said with a mocking tone.
When Su Ronghua heard this, he bowed slightly and lowered his voice so that only the two of them could hear, "After the Crown Prince ascends the throne."
"The Crown Prince ascends the throne?" Shangguan Ya sneered. "If the Crown Prince ascends the throne, how can the Su Clan survive? Don't you know what Su Yongqing is doing? "
"I know what Rong Qing is doing, but," Su Ronghua looked up at her. "Did my father make a move?"
Shangguan Ya was stunned. Su Ronghua straightened up and put his hands in his sleeves. "Ah Ya, no matter who ascends the throne, the Su Clan will be fine. The Su Clan has never been involved in the struggle for the throne. When His Majesty wanted to rope in the Su Clan to support Prince Su, my family pushed me to be his teacher. In fact, it was to use me, who was used to not seeking an official career, to fool His Majesty. "
"Rong Qing is now just a chess piece for His Majesty. There are family rules, and he will stop when it's time. The Crown Prince has the support of the aristocratic families. The Shangguan Clan now only needs to lie low. When His Majesty passes away and the Crown Prince ascends the throne, you and I will marry. If you are willing, I will welcome you as the First Madam of the Su Clan. If you are not willing, I will ask to be expelled from the Su Clan and marry into your family. "
"Su Ronghua," Shangguan Ya heard this and slowly smiled. "You really don't know Su Yongqing at all."
Su Ronghua was stunned. At this moment, there was a cry of surprise in the arena. It seemed that there was some kind of disturbance.
Su Ronghua's face suddenly changed. He turned around and put on his shoes, then rushed out.
The competition was nearing the end. There was less than a quarter of a minute left. The two sides were still tied. But at this time, everyone's attention was no longer on the arena.
Everyone carefully peeped at Xie Chunhe, who suddenly fell down. Li Chuan quickly got up and rushed in Xie Chunhe's direction to deal with him.
Li Rong quietly followed Li Chuan and came to Xie Chunhe.
Xie Chunhe's face was blue, but he didn't vomit blood like when Beauty Xiang had a fit.
Li Rong frowned. She got closer and smelled a faint but very familiar scent.
This scent was too deep in her memory. The last time she saw Pei Wenxuan in her previous life, Pei Wenxuan had that scent when he entered the room.
Pei Wenxuan said that the fragrance sachet was given to him by Su Yongqing. Everyone around her was wearing it. But the fragrance of Pei Wenxuan's sachet was too strong, so she was able to detect it.
She wasn't a person who was sensitive to fragrances. She was different from Pei Wenxuan, who was a master of perfumery. When it came to fragrances, she would forget them after smelling them.
But this scent was the last time she saw Pei Wenxuan. It was the most important clue to her death. So even if she was reborn, she still firmly remembered it.
The fragrance that Pei Wenxuan used to assassinate Xie Chunhe should be this scent.
Li Rong took a step back and watched the people next to her hurriedly carry Xie Chunhe away.
The game was still going on. Everyone was tired, but Pei Wenxuan and Su Yongqing were still in a stalemate.
"Second Young Master, if you don't score," Pei Wenxuan and Su Yongqing were chasing the ball, his voice was very soft. "You'll lose this game."
"Why do you think I'll score again?"
Su Yongqing blocked Pei Wenxuan's club with his club. Pei Wenxuan and Su Yongqing separated and went around the ball. Both sides hit the ball back and forth, repeatedly crossing each other on the field.
"Xie Chunhe isn't dead yet."
If he was poisoned by Beauty Xiang, it was impossible for him to be alive after so long.
While Pei Wenxuan was talking, Xie Chunhe was carried into the tent. Li Rong saw the doctors surrounding him. She crossed her arms and leaned to the side, secretly observing Xie Chunhe.
Why isn't he dead yet?
"After all, that's the poison that my big brother found from a Jianghu sorcerer. If you can poison him, then I can cure him."
Su Yongqing stole the ball from Pei Wenxuan and hit the hole.
Li Rong was in the tent, watching Xie Chunhe twitch slightly. The servant next to him pulled the sachet from his waist and hurriedly went to the side to fetch tea. He poured the contents of the sachet into the tea and hurriedly brought it to Xie Chunhe.
Li Rong saw this and rushed forward, grabbing the servant and shouting, "What are you doing!"
Hearing Li Rong's scolding, everyone turned around and stared at the manservant.
As soon as he finished speaking, Xie Chunhe spat out a mouthful of blood. Li Rong glanced at the sachet in the servant's hand, then turned back to look at Xie Chunhe, whose condition was rapidly deteriorating. He instantly understood the function of the sachet!
It's not poison, it's the antidote, it's the antidote for the fragrant beauty!
Her mind was suddenly in a mess. She didn't dare to think too much at this moment, only holding the servant's hand tightly. The servant begged, "Your Highness, on the road today, there was a Jianghu sorcerer who said that my young master would suffer a great calamity today. He gave this sachet and said that if something happened, the sachet should be soaked in tea and given to the young master to drink. Your Highness, now that something has happened, please step aside, it's a matter of life and death!"
"Let me see." When the doctor heard this, he hurriedly went forward and took out the medicinal ingredients in the teacup. He nodded and said, "These aren't important ingredients, try it first."
As he spoke, the doctor took the teacup and directly brought it to Xie Chunhe. He had someone support Xie Chunhe and fed the tea to Xie Chunhe.
Li Rong stared blankly at this scene. On the field, the first of the last three gongs sounded.
"As expected." Pei Wenxuan laughed, fighting with Su Yongqing for the last ball. "You can cure the fragrant beauty. So the poison I used today is not the fragrant beauty. "
When Su Yongqing heard this, he knew that something was wrong.
If the poison Pei Wenxuan used was not the fragrant beauty, then where could he start?
All the food had to be tested for poison first, using a living person to test for poison, except …
Su Yongqing suddenly opened his eyes —
Except for the medicine! The life-saving medicine!
No one would test whether the life-saving medicine was poisonous at a critical moment.
The second gongs sounded.
Li Rong watched as Xie Chunhe drank the antidote in the teacup one mouthful at a time. She couldn't help but clench her fists.
She suddenly realized that she needed an answer, the truth!
Pei Wenxuan's horse approached Su Yongqing's horse. He stared at Su Yongqing and said, "So I have a question to ask Lord Su."
Su Yongqing didn't turn his head. His hand holding the reins trembled slightly.
Pei Wenxuan hit the polo ball with his cue. The ball drew a beautiful arc in the air. Pei Wenxuan looked up at the polo ball and asked, "The sachet you gave me that year, was it poison?" The third gongs sounded. Pei Wenxuan turned to look at Su Yongqing. "Or was it the antidote?"
Su Yongqing didn't say anything. He looked up at the polo ball slowly passing under the sunset and jumping over the goal.
In the tent, Xie Chunhe spat out a mouthful of black blood.
The doctor hurriedly held Xie Chunhe down and shouted, "Give me the ginseng! Silver needles, give me the silver needles! "
The crowd was in a panic. A long sword pierced towards Li Chuan from the crowd. At that moment, fierce screams erupted from the tent. Li Chuan dodged the first sword and quickly retreated to Li Rong's side. He used his sword to block in front of him and surrounded Li Rong with the imperial bodyguards. He pulled Li Rong and ran wildly outside.
They killed their way out of the tent. Li Chuan realized that these people were coming for him. He pushed Li Rong to the side and shouted, "Protect the princess and leave first!"
After saying that, he took his people and fled to the other side.
The imperial bodyguards immediately protected Li Rong and walked to the other side.
Li Rong followed the imperial bodyguards and left quickly. He looked up at the killers who had been lying in ambush in the crowd and nodded at them.
The killers quickly left the crowd. Not long after, arrows rained down on Li Cheng who was standing in the corridor watching the game.
"Assassination attempt!"
A loud shout exploded in the stadium. For a moment, the nobles screamed and fled in all directions. The imperial bodyguards protected Li Ming. Li Cheng didn't have time to react before he was pierced by arrows and fell to the ground.
Pei Wenxuan suddenly realized that the assassination attempt had started early. Something must have happened to Li Chuan and Li Rong.
He turned his horse around and hurriedly rushed in the direction of Xie Chunhe's tent.
Li Rong and Li Chuan were separated, so the pressure was reduced. These people were coming for Li Chuan. Now that there were so many people on the field, as long as they quickly returned to Li Ming's side and followed Li Ming back to the palace, they would be completely safe.
However, she had only taken a few steps forward when she felt arrows coming from the side. The imperial bodyguards anxiously shouted, "Your Highness!"
Li Rong didn't have time to react before she was pushed to the ground. As soon as she fell to the ground, a long sword came slashing at her.
She rolled on the ground, and her hair fell loose. Then, she felt someone pull her onto the horse. The person who came said anxiously, "Your Highness, I'll take you to escape first!"
Li Rong got on the horse and hurriedly looked up. Only then did she realize that there were assassins all around her.
Where did so many people come from? Why didn't they go to Li Chuan's side?
Li Rong didn't have time to react before she saw her people being scattered by these people. The imperial bodyguards who were protecting her were chased all the way into the dense forest.
Li Rong suddenly reacted and anxiously shouted, "No! We can't go in! "
There were six armies of soldiers inside, a total of six hundred people. She didn't know how many of these six hundred people were assassins.
"Your Highness, we can't retreat!"
The imperial bodyguards anxiously replied and leaped into the forest. At the same time, they raised their hands and pressed Li Rong down. Li Rong was lying on the horse's back. She could only hear the sound of arrows coming from all around her.
She hugged her head and felt the branches brushing past her body. The wind whistled past her. Behind her were all pursuers. She vaguely heard Li Chuan's shout from behind, "Sister!"
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