Red Mansion and Crimson Pearl

Chapter 306 The arrow is poisonous!

Ding Mingyi took a list and got off the boat.

The governor of Shandong replaced Ding Mingyi's position with dignity, and after a brief discussion with Dai Quan and Feng Tang, he ordered the ship to sail.

Watching the ship leave the harbor and head north, Daiyu felt inexplicably relieved.

For some reason, she felt a slightly fearful wariness towards these ports along the canal.

During this trip to the south of the Yangtze River, she had expected to be tracked by the King of the North, and she had also guessed that she would be attacked by rumors. She was even mentally prepared for someone to secretly silence her.

But what she didn't expect was that it was not her who was assassinated, but the Supreme. It was not her who was silenced, but the King of the North.

Finally, she felt a little scared.

After returning to her cabin, Daiyu finally relaxed completely. Seeing Xueyan coming back, she asked her lazily:

"How are things with the Queen Mother and Yimin?"

Xueyan neatly made the bed and dressing table with Qingwen while reporting quietly, "Everything is fine. They all went to bed one after the other.

"Aunt Meng was worried that the emperor would not be able to sleep well tonight, so she asked Sister Zijuan to go and rest, and she and Dai Xiang would take turns to keep watch."

Daiyu nodded, suppressed her confused thoughts, lay on the bed, and let Xueyan comb and massage her hair.

Xueyan noticed that although she had her eyes closed, her eyelids were trembling slightly and her eyeballs were moving around, so she knew that she was actually feeling upset.

He looked up at Qingwen and saw her shaking her head at him worriedly. Then he understood and asked Daiyu in a low voice:

"Miss, after we enter the capital, are we really going to move directly to the Yanjia Palace?"

Daiyu hummed, shifted her body, and then lazily replied: “The Queen Mother and the Emperor are expecting me to enter the palace directly.

"We have learned a lot of things that we shouldn't know during our trip to Jiangnan. It would be best if we don't have any contact with the outside world, so that the Second Saint can rest assured.

"It just so happens that I am too lazy to entertain those people, so I might as well just go along with their wishes."

Xueyan asked again: "Then shall we all follow the young lady into the palace? Where is Sister Xiaohong?"

"Of course, everyone has to go to the palace for a visit. Even if you want to get married in the future, you have to go in to gain experience.

“If I can have the rank of a female official, I will be more confident no matter which family I go to in the future.

"Even if there are places I can't take care of, you guys will have a better life." Daiyu opened her eyes and looked up at Xueyan, smiling.

“Your Second Master Yun will not always be just an errand boy, so your sister Xiaohong must go to the palace.

"Even if she only stays for a year, she must at least become a female official of the fourth or fifth rank. Then the elders and sisters-in-law in the Jia clan will not dare to bully her!"

Xueyan smiled and said, "Yes! You are really thoughtful!"

"The young lady loves us so much and has made such detailed plans for us!" Qingwen hurriedly followed suit to praise.

Daiyu smiled and said: "It also requires all of you to be loyal and serve me meticulously!

"We have grown up together since childhood. As long as we don't let each other down and maintain this master-servant relationship, everyone will feel more at ease, right?"

Before he could finish his words, he couldn't help but think of Liao Changshi and Prince Beijing. He couldn't help but sigh and his mood became depressed again.

"No matter what the Northern King is like, he is lucky. Liao Changshi treats him with such devotion.

"If my father had had someone like this by his side, he wouldn't have been so strapped for cash and exhausted so much energy.

"Even if it were me, if I had someone like this to help me, I wouldn't have to endure it in the Jia Mansion for three years.

"This is all fate..."

Qingwen and Xueyan looked at each other and sighed.

Xueyan said softly, "Girl, you are tired, close your eyes."

Daiyu closed her eyes obediently.

"Let's endure it now, girl, and we won't be afraid anymore in the future." Xueyan coaxed her softly, "Go to sleep, it's late."

Daiyu hummed again, and slowly fell asleep under Xueyan's gentle massage.

After a while, the two of them saw that she was fast asleep, and then they relaxed. They each quietly washed and dressed, and then lay down to sleep.

It was almost three o'clock in the morning.

The entire ship fell silent.

Even the rowers took a break, huddled together, holding their oars, and slept for two or three hours.

Only the one at the helm, with his sharp eyes, controlled the direction of the boat so that it would not crash into anything.

The guards on the ship who were on night watch occasionally walked back and forth, and their clothes rustled against each other.

There was also Liao Changshi, who was writing furiously under the lamp, and Feng Ziying, who was copying with a yawn in the cabin where Ding Zhitai used to live.

It's past four o'clock.

I don't know if it was a fish jumping or a water bird, but there was a "bang" sound on the water.

Feng Tang suddenly woke up from his dream, shook his head, and became a little more sober. He felt something was wrong, so he simply turned over and got up.

After getting dressed, he walked out of his cabin, thought for a moment, and headed straight for the cabin where Liao Changshi and Feng Ziying were.

The lights in the cabin were still on.

But along the way, whether it was the imperial guards from the capital or the guards from Shandong, whether they were sitting or standing, except for one or two who were awake, most of them were dozing off.

Feng Tang kicked lightly to wake up the sentries along the way, and either glared at them or snorted as a warning.

When he arrived at the cabin door, he raised his hand and knocked on the door: "Ziying, Ziying?"

Feng Ziying was startled when he heard his father's voice. He suddenly woke up, quickly agreed, stood up, and opened the cabin door:

"Father, are you awake? Why are you here at this hour?"

"Awake." Feng Tang glanced into the cabin and saw Liao Changshi rubbing his eyes under the lamp. He felt relieved and winked at his son.

Feng Ziying understood, stepped out, and closed the cabin door.

"How is it?" Feng Tang asked him softly.

Feng Ziying smiled and stretched himself: "These are all the people and things that were expected, nothing surprising..."

Before he finished speaking, there was a sharp sound of breaking through the air!

Feng Tang subconsciously hugged his son, then suddenly squatted down and rolled to the side!

A crossbow arrow flew across Feng Tang's shoulder, tore through his clothes, and pierced into the deck beside him!

"Be careful!" Feng Ziying was furious when he saw this! He shouted loudly and reached out to draw his knife!

All the guards woke up immediately, and started to make noises, look for cover, and look around!

"Where is the thief?!" Feng Tang felt a burning sensation on his shoulder!

When he turned his head, he saw that the place where his clothes were torn immediately became red and swollen, although the skin on his shoulder was not broken. He even felt dizzy and thought to himself, "Oh no!"

Gritting his teeth, he looked at his son: "The arrow is poisonous, be careful... Liao..."

He stretched out his hand with all his strength and pointed at the cabin door, then fainted!

Feng Ziying's forehead was covered with cold sweat. He bit his tongue hard, forcing himself to wake up. He gritted his teeth and shouted an urgent order:

"Liao Changshi, don't come out! Lie down and hide..."

Before he could finish his words, there were two more sounds of breaking through the air!

What followed was Liao Changshi’s scream!

Feng Ziying no longer cared about the danger of crossbow arrows in the dark. He rushed forward, slammed the hatch open and rolled in!

At a glance, I saw Liao Changshi lying on the ground in a pool of black blood! A crossbow arrow was stuck in his chest, and another crossbow arrow shot directly through his head!

His eyes were wide open and he died!