strictlysupreme Chapter 228 Finale: Love Cannot Be Hidden
Chapter 228 Finale: Love Cannot Be Hidden
"old……"
She was really frightened. When she spoke, Mu Lianzhi's voice was trembling. She instinctively wanted to call "husband", but the moment she opened her mouth, she realized that the occasion was not right, so she changed her words:
"Husband."
The actions of the two caused quite a stir, but they only had eyes for each other, and no one noticed that all the eyes were focused on them, with some special looks.
After placing her steadily on the ground, Beitang Yi's face became visibly gloomy, and a chilling chill emanated from his entire body.
When the eunuch in charge of this area saw the accident, he and his men trotted over and knelt on the ground with a plop:
"I have met Lord Beitang and Madam Beitang. It is my fault for not supervising and not handling things properly. Please spare my life, sir."
"You still know?"
With a cold glance, Beitang Yi's eyes were already filled with murderous intent. Just as he was about to attack, a sudden force attacked his hand -
"My dear husband, I was just too playful and forgot that this was not my home. I made you worry. I'm fine. No one expected this swing to be exposed to the sun and rain, so it's not this eunuch's fault."
Their eyes met, and Beitang Yi clearly felt the force in his hand tighten again, and his lips also tightened.
He understood what she meant. This was the imperial palace and they had more important things to do today, so it was not appropriate to make a big fuss. But when he thought of the dangerous scene just now, Beitang Yi's mind couldn't help but tremble.
He couldn't imagine what would happen to her if he wasn't there, if he was further away, and if Leng Yun and the others didn't have time to take action.
Beitang Yi no longer had any rational judgment as to whether it was an accident or not. At that moment, he felt as if there was a ball of fire in his chest that was about to explode.
"..."
Feeling the changes in Beitang Yi's body, Mu Lianzhi felt warm and touched. Instead, she became more rational, leaning against him gently, and said softly and coquettishly:
"Don't worry, I can protect myself."
Then she put some force on his hand and lip-synced to him:
“The overall situation comes first.”
But the more she said this, the more upset Beitang Yi felt. At this time, the patrolling guards also arrived at the vicinity. Seeing that more and more people were gathering around, no one dared to move forward, fearing that this little thing would alarm the emperor and his concubine and cause more trouble. Mu Lianzhi pushed him again:
"Husband, we are going to become monkeys..."
In a word, Beitang Yi was amused by her little appearance with a crooked mouth and sticking out tongue. Seeing that she didn't seem to be scared, he let out a breath, hugged her tightly with one hand, touched her nose with the other hand, and smiled at each other, and the two of them understood each other tacitly.
At this moment, another young eunuch came over in a hurry:
"Master Beitang?"
He obviously didn't understand the situation, and looked around before he bowed and said:
"Master Beitang, the emperor invites you to the Chaohui Palace."
"understood."
After answering, he looked back at his arms:
"Be careful and don't go to places where there are too few people."
In response, Mu Lianzhi squeezed his hand again:
"Don't worry about me. I will be careful with the characters, and so will you."
Nodding, Beitang Yi looked at Leng Yun and Ying Liu again. Seeing that the two of them bowed their heads to admit their mistakes but stood behind Mu Lianzhi, he didn't say anything else, turned around and followed the eunuch.
Turning around, Mu Lianzhi sent away all the people kneeling on the ground.
"Miss, are you okay?"
They were used to calling her Miss, and this title also meant that they tended to be loyal to her alone. So even after entering Beitang Mansion, Mu Lianzhi did not ask them to change their words. The maids still called her that in private. She also liked this title that was younger than "Madam".
"fine."
In response, Mu Lianzhi's expression suddenly turned cold, and he raised his eyes and looked towards the swing frame on the side:
"My hairpin seems to have lost a tassel. Can you help me find it and see if it's caught somewhere?"
The two were also very smart, they nodded and went back.
Mu Lianzhi looked around and saw two swings not far from the tree on the other side. They were swaying slightly, and there were several young women standing beside them. The one leading them was being supported by someone.
It looked like he had just come down from the swing. He must have been playing there and was frightened by her accident.
The two swings were not far from each other. Today was a palace banquet and there were people in charge. There were no signs or obstructions, so they should have been for the guests' enjoyment. How could they suddenly break?
Did she block the disaster for others or was it targeted at her?
Thinking of this, Mu Lianzhi turned around and walked towards the swing. At this time, Leng Yun and Ying Liu had been pretending to search on the ground for a while. At this moment, all their senses were alerted.
Mu Lianzhi checked the swing and saw that most of the broken rope was flat, obviously cut by a knife.
She had clearly checked before playing, so how come there was suddenly a flat edge?
While thinking, she suddenly remembered that when she flew high just now, something reflected and pierced her eyes. At this moment, Leng Yu also came back with a few shuttlecocks:
"Miss, are you okay?"
Mu Lianzhi shook his head, and Leng Yu also saw the broken end of the rope:
"Was it cut by a sharp blade? No wonder! No wonder the tow ropes used to moor the boats broke. This kind of rope is the most wear-resistant and corrosion-resistant, waterproof, and has good load-bearing capacity. The ropes in the palace should be replaced on time."
Analyzing, Leng Yu said unconsciously:
"Miss, this cut looks like it was just made. If it was made earlier, there should be signs of wear and tear and drying in this weather."
As soon as she finished speaking, Leng Yun and Ying Liu came back from two directions:
"Miss, I didn't find any hidden weapons or sharp objects. I was dazzled just now and was paying attention to you, so I didn't notice anything."
Yingliu also shook his head, and the meaning was roughly the same.
The palace was constantly patrolled, and the two of them had indeed relaxed a little. Their eyes met, and Leng Yu said in surprise:
"Miss, is there anyone who wants to kill me..."
Someone wants to kill her?
Mu Lianzhi glared at her, and she stopped talking at the right time. Leng Yun and Ying Liu also pursed their lips in unison. She seemed to accidentally flicked the hem of her skirt, stroked her temples, and asked Leng Yun to tidy up her hair. Mu Lianzhi lowered her voice and said:
"Just be aware of this. Cheer up. We need to be more careful later. The hidden weapon should be an ice knife. It would have melted into water in this little while."
"Prepare something that can be used as a weapon in advance, just in case."
As he gave the instructions, Mu Lianzhi still had a smile on her face. She took a shuttlecock from Leng Yu and kicked it. The three of them nodded. Some of them stroked the silver hairpin on their heads, while others picked up a few stones and stuffed them into their purses, all without saying a word.
Mu Lianzhi was playing with a shuttlecock with one hand, and her other hand unconsciously touched the small gourd bag on her body. Fortunately, she was always prepared.
A moment of distraction, the shuttlecock was thrown out again——