Chapter 224 Gong Yuanzheng 11
Chapter 224 Gong Yuanzheng 11
Lin Manman fiddled with the chess pieces in her hand, carefully observing the entire board. The position she placed... was actually in the center.
"Then my ghost is here."
Lin Manman put down the chess piece in her hand, placing it in the most insignificant position.
You can capture this piece by placing any piece on it.
“No, your ghost is here.” Qingyue pointed to an intersection on the chessboard.
Lin Manman picked up the white chess piece that had just been placed and put it in the position that Qing Yue pointed to.
Black cannot surround this area, and the piece will remain until the end of the game, but it will not seem that important on the board.
"I'm really curious, who exactly are you?"
"I am who I am," Qingyue said with an innocent smile.
Lin Manman raised an eyebrow: "Miss Song the Fourth?"
"Hmm... Hmph~" Qingyue dragged out the last syllable, as if she were certain but not quite sure.
Lin Manman's expression changed, and she threw all the chess pieces she was holding into the chess box, starting to throw a tantrum.
"Ugh, that's so unfair! I told you everything honestly, like a complete idiot, and all that stuff was a lie!!!"
Qingyue smiled. Now she knew why Manman lost to her older sister. She was quite amusing.
"I'll tell you after we get out."
She liked Lin Manman as a friend, but didn't intend to keep in touch only within the palace.
"Really?" Lin Manman's mournful expression changed again. She raised her face, her eyes sparkling.
Qingyue nodded and replied, "Mm."
"Then I'll be waiting!"
Lin Manman firmly believed that she and Yueqing would not be selected, after all, there were two gold medalists in front of them.
There are two walls blocking Yueqing's way: a golden wall and a jade wall. She would have to cross two great rivers before she could possibly get a turn.
...
The brides, dressed in their red wedding gowns from the first day, stood in the palace gate hall once again.
They were divided into two rows, with five people standing in one row and four people standing in the other.
There were originally 10 brides, but after capturing an assassin, only nine remained.
Qingyue was just there to make up the numbers. She was standing in the fifth position in one row, and just a little further on, she would reach the gate.
The two gold medalists stood face to face at the front.
Gong Huanyu first glanced at Yun Weishan, and Yun Weishan raised her face to meet his gaze.
Gong Huanyu lowered her head and smiled.
Yun Weishan thought she had everything under control, and she smiled—a smile that was incredibly alluring.
Gong Huanyu knew this bride; she was indeed more beautiful than the other one. If it weren't for his younger brother Gong Ziyu's conflict with her, he would have chosen Yun Weishan.
It's a pity that she had already crossed paths with Gong Ziyu beforehand, and under her adoptive father Gong Hongyu, he wouldn't have chosen her.
Gong Huanyu turned to the side and extended his hand in front of Jiang Lili.
Yun Weishan's expression froze. He had clearly been interested in her from the beginning, so why did he suddenly turn around and leave?
Two gold medals are still not enough to guarantee success. We should listen to Han Yaqi and aim for the sole gold medal; that's the safest approach.
Tonight she must take action; she must be chosen to stay at the palace gate.
Shangguan Qian glanced at Yun Weishan, a slight smile curving her lips. She decided to lend her a hand, since Yun Weishan hadn't yet demonstrated her true potential.
Qingyue wasn't timid and kept her head down the whole time. She was already near the door, and her gaze was openly scanning the outside.
Hey, it's that fierce-looking Palace Master of the Zheng Palace. What's she doing in such a hurry?
Gong Yuanzheng, who was passing by, felt the gaze and looked over.
The bride who had left a deep impression on me was now daydreaming.
As expected, she was indeed the wooden sign, and she was about to step forward!
Gong Yuanzheng suppressed a smile and quickly left. He had received news that his brother had returned today, and he was looking for his brother, which was why he was passing by this way.
Qingyue, who had no sense of participation, exchanged glances and communicated with Lin Manman.
The young master is aiming straight for the gold medal; anything below that is just for show.
Lin Manman really wants to complain to Qing Yue right now, but why bother?
It would be better to do as she originally thought: screen applicants when sending out invitations and let the top performers compete against each other.
night.
Qingyue watched as a shadow drifted past the window.
Is this the start of an operation?
After Jiang Lili was chosen, she guessed that Wu Feng's spies would take action.
Before they leave the palace gates and before they are fully married, tonight is the best time to act.
After killing Jiang Lili, who will be framed?
Qingyue opened the door. There was no one outside. She landed lightly on the roof without making a sound.
Its ears twitched, and it moved to the area above Shangguan Qian's room.
There were three people inside: two Wufeng students and Jiang Lili, the young master's wife chosen today.
Hearing the conversation inside, Qingyue didn't move for the time being.
As I listened, something seemed off. Did Jiang Lili have someone she liked?
She actually cried sadly after being selected?
what's the situation! !
No way...
Jiang Lili willingly jumped into the trap set by the two spies!
Perhaps she didn't know that Shangguan Qian and Yun Weishan were spies, but she did know one thing: Yun Weishan absolutely wanted to become the young master's wife.
If Yun Weishan can take advantage of this, he will definitely make a move against her.
Jiang Lili was gambling; she was gambling that they wouldn't kill her, and that if something happened to her, Gong Huanyu would choose someone else.
Does she really have someone she likes?
You were forced to come to the palace gates by your family, and now you want to resist?
Qingyue twitched her nose and smelled a fragrance. Could it be a kind of fragrant poison?
No, if it was a poisonous incense, why were the two spies also smelling it? Did they take the antidote beforehand?
I don't know much about medicine and poisons, it's giving me a headache.
They searched people as soon as they came in, and we weren't allowed to bring any luggage. How did they bring all this in?
We can't possibly ask the palace gates for it!
Forget it, since Jiang Lili herself wanted to get involved, her intervention would only hinder someone's plans.
Let's see who the two spies will pin the strange fragrance poison on.
Quietly returning to her room, Qingyue stared blankly at a certain spot.
Among the brides to be chosen, she was the one with the worst health. She was taking the medicine that had been arranged with the palace gates in advance and had not taken any medicine from outside the palace.
Others don't know about this, so will Shangguan Qian and the others choose her as their target?
After all, apart from fainting on the first day, she had been perfectly healthy and even played around with others. Could people suspect that she secretly brought life-saving medication with her?
Then, taking the opportunity, he put it into her life-saving medicine.
Tsk, that’s really annoying.
Especially those who play characters.
It restricts movement completely, which is too limiting.
She needed to leave the palace quickly, change her identity, and sneak back in. Then everything would be clear.
Threatening the Wufeng spies to do things? Don't be ridiculous. That would only expose your own identity first, and then you'd be falsely accused and unable to clear your name no matter what.
The red lighthouse glowed, shining through the window paper.
Qingyue opened the window to look out and wondered what the palace gates were up to again.
Why release so many sky lanterns in the middle of the night? Are they celebrating the young master's successful marriage selection?
Wait a minute, Qingyue narrowed her eyes. The Kongming lantern wasn't red; it was white.
Qingyue frowned.
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