flstandardbreds Chapter 139 Accident
Chapter 139 Accident
"Miss, Madam Pei is ahead."
Night fell over the capital, and a plainly decorated carriage slowly made its way through the streets. The wheels creaked softly, as if whispering of the night's tranquility.
Upon hearing the sound, the woman in the carriage gently lifted the curtain. Through the darkness, she saw a carriage quietly waiting by the roadside not far ahead.
"Mother," Su Fuying called softly, a hint of surprise flashing in her eyes. She lightly jumped off the carriage and walked quickly towards the person approaching.
"Why is Mother here?" Su Fuying walked closer, a smile playing on her lips.
Madam Pei looked anxious and quickly reached out to pull Su Fuying up and down. After confirming that there was no problem, she breathed a long sigh of relief.
"You silly child, how could you send your mother away for such an important matter?" Madam Pei's tone was slightly reproachful, but the concern in her eyes was undiminished.
Su Fuying sensed her mother's worry and softened her tone: "It's my fault for making you worry, Mother."
"Alright, get in the carriage now." Madam Pei patted Su Fuying's hand, gesturing for her to get into the carriage.
“That Ying’er is with her mother.” Su Fuying nodded with a smile.
The two boarded the carriage together. Inside, it was warm and quiet.
"What exactly happened?" Madam Pei asked impatiently, her expression serious.
Looking into her mother's eyes, Su Fuying knew she couldn't hide it from her, so she told Madam Pei the whole story.
"Ren Yinxue drugged the wine, and I deliberately drank it to lower her guard."
"So, fainting at the palace gate just now was also..."
Madam Pei looked at her with some confusion. So much had happened today that she was completely bewildered.
When she arrived at the palace gate, she saw Su Fuying and her servant fall down one after another, and two men in black immediately came over to carry them away.
Just as she was about to call for help, Shadow Two, who was lurking in the shadows, silenced her. She recognized the guard; she had seen him once at the border, accompanying the Regent.
Today, standing behind Su Fuying again, her relationship with her led her to choose to believe.
After waiting for a long time at the palace gate without any news, he finally couldn't rest easy and waited on the road that Su Fuying would definitely take home.
"How can I achieve my goal if I don't let her lower her guard?"
Su Fuying smiled slyly. Didn't she think that the little bit of medicine could fool her? Biluo, who had been by her side for more than half a year, was someone as lowly as her guard who could defeat her in one blow?
"That's fine, but where does she want to take you?"
Madam Pei felt uneasy. Taking Su Fuying away so late at night didn't seem like a good thing. Luckily, her Ying'er was smart, otherwise the consequences would have been unimaginable.
Su Fuying patted Madam Pei's hand, signaling her to calm down. "Mother, don't be anxious. If things are slow, we'll have news by tomorrow morning. If they're fast, it will be out tonight."
Madam Pei nodded upon hearing this, and then said, "Tomorrow is Ying'er's coming-of-age ceremony, so let's stay at the Grand Commandant's residence tonight."
Su Fuying couldn't refuse her kindness, so she smiled and nodded.
It was late at night, at the third quarter of the hour of Chou (1-3 AM).
"Miss, ma'am."
A soft call came from outside the door from Biluo.
Su Fuying opened her eyes, got up, put on her clothes, and ordered, "Come in."
"Shadow Two is back?"
When she saw Biluo come in, she casually asked a question. After all, apart from this matter, she had told Biluo to come and wake her up. No matter how important the matter was, Biluo would not disturb her sleep.
Biluo nodded, a look of joy on her face. "Yes, Miss, Shadow Two has returned and is waiting outside the door."
Upon hearing this, Su Fuying immediately perked up and quickly asked, "Has Mother gone to sleep?"
"No, the news came from the palace, and they should be here by now."
No sooner had Biluo finished speaking than there was a knock on the door.
"Ying'er?"
"Mother, come in quickly."
Su Fuying quickly stepped forward and opened the door. A gust of cold wind blew in through the crack in the door, and Su Fuying couldn't help but shiver.
Seeing Shadow Two standing in the center of the courtyard in his black attire, Su Fuying frowned slightly. "Shadow Two, come in."
Ying Er stiffened upon hearing this, glanced at the three women in the room, and said somewhat embarrassedly, "Princess, I will speak here."
"I'm letting you in."
Su Fuying's voice carried a hint of coldness, and Ying Er hesitated for a moment before following her in.
The warmth that followed enveloped her body made Ying Er breathe a sigh of relief, and her gaze towards Su Fuying was filled with gratitude.
"Go ahead."
The woman pulled her clothes tighter and yawned.
Shadow Two looked at the woman and slowly began to recount what had happened that night.
"Following your instructions, I successfully knocked the people unconscious and took them to the designated location, where they were then inhaled the incense provided by the princess."
The subordinates then waited outside until others arrived before preparing to leave.
"Then why has it been delayed until now?"
Logically, if everything goes smoothly, he should be able to return an hour early.
She had been waiting, even falling asleep, thinking she would only find out the result the next day.
Shadow Two scratched his head, a hint of confusion in his voice: "I had originally planned to leave, but some unexpected situations arose along the way."
Let's go back five hours.
"Your Majesty, I saw the thief flee in this direction with my own eyes."
As the sound drew closer, a large group of people approached.
The Imperial Guards quickly surrounded the courtyard that the Empress had pointed to.
In an instant, the pitch-black night sky was illuminated by torches, as bright as day.
The emperor frowned, his tone tinged with suspicion and displeasure: "Is the Empress sure she saw the thief?" He had just lain down to rest when the Empress suddenly burst into his bedchamber, interrupting him.
The empress told him in a panic that she had seen a figure in black in the imperial garden and claimed that the figure in black had fled in this direction.
The emperor was shocked that such a serious incident as an assassination had occurred in the palace, so he immediately mobilized most of the imperial guards to search for the perpetrators.
The Empress's tone was urgent, her face filled with fear and unease, and she didn't seem to be lying. She answered firmly, "Your Majesty, I'm certain he ran this way."
Upon seeing this, the emperor believed the empress's words and decided to personally order a search.
He shouted, "Guards, search me!"
At this command, the Imperial Guards sprang into action, surging into the palace and creating a commotion.
These sounds masked other subtle noises.
After a while, the commander of the Imperial Guards ran over in a panic and knelt before the emperor.
The emperor asked anxiously, "Has it been found?"
The commander answered tremblingly, "Your Majesty, no."
The emperor was instantly enraged. His face flushed red, his brows furrowed, and a flash of anger appeared in his eyes. He abruptly flung his sleeves, put his hands on his hips, and shouted, "If you don't have it, why aren't you going to go find it? You useless lot! What use are you to me?"
"Your Majesty, over there... Your subordinate, your subordinate..."
The Imperial Guard Commander was as pale as a sheet, his forehead covered with beads of sweat that slid down his cheeks. His lips trembled slightly, as if he wanted to say something but found it difficult to speak. In the end, he could only helplessly close his mouth, bury his head, and dare not meet the emperor's gaze.