"Did something fall? Let me help you find it..." The little eunuch bent down and looked at the ground. Soon, he saw Xiao Mu Fang and picked it up.
"I really lost something, your little gadget."
The little eunuch handed the wooden cube to An Ge.
An Ge took Mu Fang and looked at it with a look of doubt on his face. Wasn't this something he gave to Li Chunxiang to play with during his free time? Why did it appear here? This thing should have hit his leg just now and ejected.
An Ge raised his doubtful eyes, looked in the direction of the rockery, and then whispered.
"Wait for me here."
After saying that, Ange held the lantern and walked towards the rockery.
After the rockery, Mao Dasong was so frightened that he broke into cold sweat and kept breathing heavily. Seeing Ange getting closer and closer, he had nowhere to hide.
Ange stopped in front of the rockery and raised the lantern.
"Li Chunxiang?" He looked towards the rockery and asked tentatively.
Mao Dasong's clothes were soaked with sweat, and he could no longer hold the kitchen knife in his hand. He was already half awake from the alcohol, and he realized that he had done something stupid impulsively. If someone discovered this, he would be expelled.
If you leave the palace at a young age, your life may not be saved.
"Don't make a sound..."
Mao Dasong whispered a threat and pushed Chu Qiao behind the rockery. He hoped that An Ge wouldn't see anything, so he left.
But things were not as simple as Mao Dasong thought. An Ge did not give up. Mu Fang would not fly out for no reason. There was no doubt that there was someone behind the rockery.
The lantern slowly reached over and illuminated an area of the rockery. Chu Qiao's pale and nervous face appeared in the dim light of the lantern.
"Li Chunxiang?"
An Ge frowned and moved the lantern to the side. When he saw the shining kitchen knife on Chu Qiao's neck, he raised the lantern again. He also noticed Mao Dashong, who was sweating profusely.
"Mao Dasong? What are you doing? Are you crazy?" Ange was very surprised and took a step back.
"Don't, don't come over, I will kill her." Mao Dasong's legs were shaking. He wanted to give up now, but he was already riding a tiger.
"Put down the kitchen knife immediately. I'll pretend I didn't see you and let her go back." An Ge was still standing in front of the rockery and said to Mao Dasong in a calm tone.
"No, as soon as I let her go, you will definitely go to Dali Temple and ask people to arrest me. I'm done, I'm done."
Mao Dasong was very excited, and the kitchen knife in his hand was pressed against Chu Qiao's neck again. An Ge had to take a step back, and advised Mao Dasong not to be excited, and to speak slowly if anything happened.
"I won't go to Dali Temple and ask people to arrest you. After all, this is not a big deal. If you let her go now, I can help you speak in front of Eunuch Ping and restore your position."
As An Ge said that, he glanced at Chu Qiao's face. Chu Qiao looked very embarrassed. In addition to her hair soaked with sweat, her face was choked by the big pine hair, and her pale face showed signs of hypoxia.
livid.
The kitchen knife was still on Chu Qiao's neck. She didn't dare to struggle. She could only stare at An Ge with a pair of frightened eyes, her long eyelashes fluttering feebly. She placed all her hopes on An Ge.
She hoped that he would help her get rid of this dilemma and let Mao Dasong let her go.
But in the current situation, Mao Dasong refused to put down the kitchen knife, and Ange couldn't put pressure on him, which irritated Mao Dasong, and his embarrassment could not be relieved for the time being.
An Ge took a deep breath and slowly stretched out his hand. Mao Dasong immediately screamed, and he had to retract his hand again and calmly said some words of comfort.
"Mao Dasong, you have been working as a chef in the imperial kitchen for almost seven or eight years. You are very promising to become an imperial chef. Don't ruin your future because of a woman. Listen to my advice. There is no need."
An Ge said it very naturally, but it is also true. There are not many people in the palace who are as crazy as Mao Dasong and do not live up to the consequences. Everyone is looking for backers and opportunities to gain power, protect themselves, and Mao Dasong’s move
It's so stupid that it's ridiculous and incomprehensible.
"I didn't want to, she forced me." Mao Dasong glanced at the kitchen knife in his hand uneasily, and gradually became a little shaken. He didn't seem to want to ruin his future just like that.
"It's just a whole lamb roasted once. It's not that serious. At least you are still a chef in the palace. But if you really impulsively kill Li Chunxiang, she will die and you will be finished."
An Ge lowered the lantern, hoping to give Mao Dasong some time to think. Judging from Mao Dasong's hesitant expression, he was convinced that there would be a chance for relaxation.
Mao Dasong breathed deeply, with a look of fear in his eyes, but he did not move the kitchen knife away from Chu Qiao's neck. He really needed some time to think.
An Ge and Mao Dasong were in a stalemate.
The little eunuch stood on the corridor, using the light of the lantern, he could see clearly what was happening on the rockery side. Why did it look like there was a knife? He opened his mouth wide, and after being stunned for a moment, he slowly took a few steps back, and then quickly
He turned around and ran away.
After a while, there was a sound of footsteps in the distance, and then a group of palace guards rushed over with weapons.
"Right there, someone held a kitchen knife and held a palace maid hostage."
The little eunuch didn't see who was following whom at all. He only saw a man holding a knife on a woman's neck. He hurriedly called the palace guards because he was afraid that Ange would be harmed as well.
I don't really care about the life and death of a palace maid.
Chu Qiao didn't expect that things would develop out of control. When she saw more than twenty palace guards surrounding her, Mao Dasong became excited again. She was really in danger this time.
Seeing that the situation had changed and more people knew, Mao Dasong removed his hand from Chu Qiao's mouth.
Only then did Chu Qiao take a deep breath.
"Ange, save..."
Before Chu Qiao could finish her words, Mao Dasong strangled her neck frantically, holding her words directly in his mouth. He was choked with sobs, couldn't swallow it, and couldn't spit it out. Mao Dasong was irritated.
Waving the kitchen knife in shame.
"Don't come over. If you dare to come over, I will kill Li Chunxiang!" he shouted loudly.
An Ge's face became even more ugly. He looked back at the palace guards and knew that the situation was out of control.
"You all stand back!" he shouted.
The guards in the palace retreated one after another, not daring to come forward.
An Ge took a step forward and moved the lantern away from the rockery.
"While no one has seen you yet, drop the knife and leave from the Moon Gate...I promise, this matter is over."
"I, I..."
When Mao Dasong heard this, he began to hesitate again, and his swing of the kitchen knife was no longer so violent. Judging from his relaxed arms, Mao Dasong was considering An Ge's words.