Hibiscus Tent: The Prime Minister’s palm is reborn

Chapter 621 A Dark and Windy Night

Being absent for too long would arouse suspicion, so Liang Qian didn't dare to dawdle any longer and went to the rock garden in the front yard.

Just as I walked into the moon cave gate, I saw a man in a brocade robe looking around beside the golden osmanthus forest not far away.

Liang Qian's heart skipped a beat and she quickly retreated back into the moon cave gate.

She leaned against the wall and relaxed, exchanged a glance with Qingzhu, then quietly stuck her head out and looked, only to see the man tiptoeing to the other end of the corridor.

Prince Langya drank a lot of wine at the banquet, but he looked very sober now.

Liang Qian was afraid that he might notice something, so she gave Qingzhu a look and followed him quietly.

After taking a few steps, a woman dressed as a maid came up to him.

Prince Langya stopped.

Liang Qian hurriedly hid behind the corridor pillar.

Her heart was pounding, but luckily the chirping of insects in the grass nearby eased her inner tension a little.

The courtyard was not dark under the moonlight, and people's shadows were stretched very long.

Liang Qian opened one eye and stared at the two people who were talking face to face.

She would never think that Prince Langya left the table just to have a secret meeting with a woman under the moon.

"What's the matter?" There was displeasure in the powerful voice of Prince Langya.

The maid looked around and said nervously, "The concubine sent me to tell you that there might be trouble in the city tonight, so she asked you to find a chance to leave early."

"What?" King Langya was shocked.

The maidservant was extremely anxious: "Your Highness, it is better to believe it than not to believe it."

Prince Langya's expression changed again and again: "How did the concubine know?"

The maid hurriedly took something out of her sleeve and handed it over.

Prince Langya grabbed it, took a look, and said nothing, but the chill emanating from his body was terrifying.

He was silent for a moment and put away the note. "I already know, you——"

Before he could finish his words, Prince Langya turned around and struck out with lightning speed, slashing straight at the pillar where Liang Qian was hiding.

Liang Qian cried out in pain and fell heavily to the ground.

After seeing who had been caught, Prince Langya was stunned, and the maid stepped aside, lowering her head and keeping silent.

While the other person was stunned, Liang Qian glared at him angrily: "King Langya, are you going to kill me?"

Queen Langya took a step back, her eyes glaring, "Why did the Queen Mother follow me?"

"Following?" Liang Qian laughed, got up by herself, patted the dust off her clothes, and looked over coldly: "Which eye of yours saw that I was following you? And not you waiting for an opportunity to do something bad to me?"

"Queen Mother." Prince Langya's voice was extremely cold.

"The room was filled with the stink of alcohol, and I came out with Princess Pengcheng to get some fresh air. Who would want to see someone acting suspiciously? Why didn't I hide?"

Liang Qian paused, glanced at the silent maid, and sneered: "How do you know whether the Prince of Langya is using the alcohol to secretly make an appointment with someone? Or does he want to take advantage of the drinking to secretly harm me? What is your intention!"

"I, I am plotting against you?" Prince Langya laughed, "Queen Mother, please stop crying thief."

"How dare you!" Liang Qian shouted coldly, "Gao Shu, you are so bold to speak to me like this!"

Now that there was no one else around, Gao Shu simply stopped pretending.

"Queen Mother, I am not them. You can deceive others, but you can't deceive me. What exactly is your intention? Let's not talk about anything in secret. Do you really have nothing to do with the Zhou Kingdom?"

Liang Qian was stunned for a moment, then smiled: "I really don't understand what the King of Langya means."

"What do you mean?" Gao Shu sneered: "In the early years, Zhou State sent you gifts many times, and now, you encouraged Gao Lan to seek peace with Zhou State, why did they-"

What Gao Shu was about to say was interrupted by the sound of footsteps. A maid came trotting towards him with a puzzled look on her face.

"Queen, I finally found you."

After confirming that it was Liang Qian, the 'maid' quickly stepped forward.

She breathed slightly and bowed briefly to Liang Qian. Seeing that Prince Langya was also there, she bowed again before facing Liang Qian.

"Queen Mother, you and the princess have been away from the table and have not returned for a long time. Your Highness ordered me to go out and look for you. Why can't I see you? I can't see you——"

As she spoke, her eyes looked elsewhere, as if she was looking for something.

Liang Qian walked around the Langya King and said calmly, "The princess's clothes were accidentally stained with flower juice. She was afraid that she would lose her manners during the banquet, so she went back to change her clothes."

The maid understood and lowered her eyes: "Yes."

Liang Qian glanced at Gao Shu standing next to her and said coldly, "There are envoys from Zhou at the banquet. Let's go back quickly."

After saying that, he walked away without even looking at Gao Shu's face again.

"and many more."

Just as she took a step forward, Gao Shu called her from behind.

Liang Qian turned back impatiently: "If the King of Langya has anything else to say, we can go back to the banquet and talk about it, even if it is about the question about the Zhou Kingdom just now."

Prince Langya ignored him and just looked at the maid who came to look for him: "You go back first, I have something to say to the Queen Mother."

He spoke in an imposing manner, and the maid hesitated: "Empress Dowager..."

Liang Qian's eyes darkened, she casually brushed her sleeves, smiled and nodded to the 'maid': "Okay, you go back first——"

Before he could finish the word "go", Prince Langya snorted, stared at Liang Qian in disbelief with his eyes bulging.

"you--"

Gao Shu was unable to dodge and was stabbed in the abdomen, bleeding profusely in an instant.

He covered the wound with both hands, gritted his teeth and was about to kick, but Liang Qian slightly turned sideways, Gao Shu missed, and Qingzhu took the opportunity to chop down with a heavy palm.

Gao Shu fell to the ground.

Faced with the sudden change, the maidservant beside her widened her eyes in horror, she was so scared that she covered her mouth and couldn't utter a sound. When she came to her senses, she was about to run away with trembling legs, but Qingzhu stretched out her long arm and pulled her back. Just as the maidservant screamed loudly, she knocked her unconscious.

Liang Qian held the wet dagger and glanced at the two people lying on the ground.

I didn't originally want to start so early, but Gao Shu keeps pestering me and I'm afraid it will delay important matters, so don't blame her.

Liang Qian squatted down, grabbed Gao Shu's sleeve and wiped the dagger.

"I'll go in first, and you clean up here."

Qingzhu responded.

Liang Qian didn't dare to delay any longer.

Before leaving, she frowned as she thought of what the maid had said to Gao Shu.

When Qingzhu left again, there was someone sitting in the shadows among the banana trees, gasping for breath in shock.

There was constant laughter in the lobby. Liang Qian walked in with a smile and sat back in her seat as if no one was around.

Seeing Liang Qian coming back, Xiao Qianyi kept looking over at her, but Liang Qian didn't look at her.

King Pengcheng was clinking glasses with several generals. After a few drinks, he turned around and saw Liang Qian, and couldn't help but smile and lean over to her.

"Why has the Queen Mother been gone for so long?"

Liang Qian did not miss the scrutiny in his eyes.

Liang Qian ignored him and just smiled at him brilliantly. She glanced into the hall again, but seeing no one was paying attention, she leaned forward slightly and whispered, "I just came back. Who would have thought to see someone face to face, so mysterious? I was so curious that I couldn't help but follow him to take a look. As a result—"

She didn't say anything else, just looked at him, covered her lips and smiled softly, her sparkling eyes had a deeper meaning.

Gao Lan was confused: "What's the result?"

Liang Qian raised her chin towards an empty seat at the table, then looked at Gao Lan with a meaningful look.

"I didn't realize that the usually conservative Prince Langya could be so carefree and wild after drinking."

Gao Lan just felt incredible. "He——"

Before he could finish his words, a sharp horn sounded.

Liang Qian and Gao Lan looked at each other.

The air seemed to freeze at this moment, and no more human voices were heard in the entire hall.