Chapter Twenty-Three: Escape from Assassination and Distress
Mengran took a look at the chaotic scene and was secretly happy to see the shadows fighting the assassins.
The shadows have come out, and most of the Imperial Guards have fallen. So if you don't run away now, how long will it take? Mengran quickly jumped off the chariot, lifted up her skirt, and ran towards the crowd. Several injured Imperial Guards saw this and stopped them.
She was so frightened by her intimidating eyes that she knelt down and did not dare to offend. She took a deep breath and ran towards the crowd.
In this chaotic scene, there was one person who was calm, and that was the palace maid in pink. When she saw Mengran running away, she smiled and followed closely.
Mengran stumbled and fled into an alley. With the sound of fighting behind her, the noise became weaker and weaker. She also passed through the alley and came to the path beside the moat.
This heavy costume made her gasp for breath as soon as she ran out of the alley, holding on to a willow tree by the moat. After resting for a while, she looked at the front and back ends of the road, wondering which end was the side leading out of the city.
, so she looked down at the river and looked at the women washing clothes with their backs to her.
She was planning to go forward and ask them, but she felt that her gorgeous clothes were very inconvenient. She looked around and saw an abandoned house on the left, so she walked towards the abandoned house. After entering the abandoned house, she walked directly towards an abandoned house.
He walked to the dilapidated room, pushed open the broken door covered with cobwebs and dust, covered his nose and entered the house.
After entering the house, she took out the tulle skirt that she had hidden in her long sleeves and replaced it with her phoenix robe. This tulle skirt was purchased by Mengran Ling Xiaoluzi. The gauze skirt was extremely light and was hidden in the wide room.
There was more than enough in her sleeves. When she was about to go out, the sound of the phoenix hairpins on Mengran's head reminded her. She immediately took off all the hairpins on her head and wrapped them in handkerchiefs. Then she checked her whole body and felt
After finding no flaws, he walked out of the house.
But as soon as he stepped out of the gate of the deserted house, a sharp dagger was thrust into Mengran's neck.
"The speed of the queen's changing clothes is really slow, so I have to wait for you!" The lady in pink squinted her eyes and said with a smile. She, who was following closely just now, saw the queen entering the deserted house, and knew that she must
I wanted to change clothes, so I didn't follow him in, but waited outside.
"What do you want?" Mengran heard the sound, followed the dagger to look at the palace maid standing on the right and said indifferently. Her mind was spinning rapidly, and she suddenly sighed to herself that she had made a mistake. It seems that this Concubine Rou is really more cunning than she thought.
She actually made second-hand preparations, stabbing with one hand and assassinating with the other! What a cunning concubine! I am afraid she is doomed today!
"Queen, you are indeed extraordinary. At this time, you are able to act calmly. I really admire you!" The lady in pink clothes suddenly stopped smiling and looked at the indifferent person in front of her fiercely. She was wondering, is this woman really
It's extraordinary that he can maintain such calmness in such a crisis! I admire him secretly.
"Stop talking nonsense! What benefits has Concubine Rou given you by arranging you to assassinate me? Or are you using your family to threaten you?" After Mengran calmed down, she made a last ditch effort. She didn't want to die!
"..." The palace maid in pink was shocked when she heard this. This woman is so smart! She actually knew that she was sent by Concubine Rou, and she also knew that her family was being threatened by Concubine Rou. She opened her eyes wide and looked
The person in front of me was silent.
Mengran saw that she was silent and looked surprised, so he knew that he had guessed correctly, so he calmly said: "I can see that you are a smart person, how come you don't even understand simple principles of survival? Regardless of what you are.
Whether you are bribed or blackmailed, even after you kill me, Concubine Rou will silence you! It is better to let me go, leave a way out for yourself, and threaten her! Instead of being passive, be proactive!"
"How do you say this?" The palace maid in pink heard what she said and felt that what she said was reasonable. With Concubine Rou's vicious character, even if she killed the person in front of her, she would not let her family and herself go.
Keeping them alive is undoubtedly a good and profitable thing. After all, no one wants to die!
"You take my phoenix hairpin back and tell you that I have seen through her plan a long time ago and placed you beside her. As for what happened today, I knew that she was going to kill me, so I ordered you to
Take the hairpin and tell her that as long as she dares to act rashly again, I will definitely inform the emperor about her assassination of me! If we have the clue, she will not dare to act rashly, and we will definitely let your family go!"
After Meng Ran finished speaking, she stared straight into the eyes of the palace maid in pink. The murderous look in the palace maid's eyes was gone.
After hearing this, the palace maid in pink put down her dagger, knelt down, touched her head to the ground, and said in a trembling voice with tears in her eyes, "Your Majesty... I have offended you so much just now, I hope you will forgive me!"
"Get up! You are also forced to have no choice. I will not blame you! But you will have to walk on thin ice in the palace from now on, and every step will be dangerous!" Meng Ran saw the dagger falling, so he secretly breathed a sigh of relief and adjusted himself.
After feeling emotional, lift up the person kneeling on the ground.
"Thank you, empress!" The palace maid in pink stood up, wiped her tears, and looked at Meng Ran gratefully. Now she has a better impression of the person in front of her. This master is a good person! As long as the family can survive, there will be many dangers in the palace.
What to fear?
Then Mengran took out a phoenix hairpin and gave it to the palace maid in pink. After seeing her take the phoenix hairpin and leave, she suddenly collapsed and fell to the ground. It seemed that she had escaped luck again. She glanced at the riverside.
, the woman who was doing the laundry has long been missing, probably she went home after washing her clothes. But which end of the river is the direction out of the city?
After pondering for a moment, she suddenly stood up and walked forward. No matter which way she was, she had to leave here quickly. Otherwise, when the emperor sent someone to find her, she would be trapped again. She didn't want to go to the palace again!
Not far away, Mengran heard the sound of galloping horse hooves behind her. She immediately dodged and hid in the woods by the river. She slightly poked her head out and looked at the three people rushing towards her.
Mengran looked at the three people's attire and saw that they were not members of the imperial court, so he jumped out without hesitation and blocked the way of the visitor.
The three people were surprised by the woman who suddenly blocked the road. They all hurriedly pulled the reins. The horses raised their front hooves in fright, and after barking a few times, they calmed down.
Seeing this, Meng Ran felt that she had been too reckless just now. If the three people in front of her were not good at equestrian skills, she would definitely die under the hoofs of horses today.