mesbooks Chapter 180 Pei Ziye is out of danger
Chapter 180 Pei Ziye is out of danger
Zhao Yuanshen naturally made preparations in advance. He took some herbs from Murong You early in the morning and took them with him.
The smell of these herbs is exactly what tigers hate the most, so he is confident that the tiger will not attack him actively.
But now he found that the tiger did not attack Pei Ziye. What was going on? Did the Pei family predict his actions in advance?
Then he dispelled this doubt, thinking that it was impossible for the Pei family to get any information.
Because only he and the emperor knew about this matter, he believed that the emperor would not be stupid enough to take the initiative to reveal this matter to the Pei family.
Seeing that half an hour had passed and the tiger still did not move, the old man and the queen of the Pei family in the audience breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that the medicine given by Song Qingwan was indeed effective.
But the emperor could no longer sit still, and he pulled his robe impatiently.
If this tiger doesn't attack Pei Ziye, what's the point of watching it?
So he rolled his eyes and called Concubine Rou. The emperor whispered a few words in Concubine Ru's ear, and Concubine Ru nodded and left.
The queen saw all of this and stared at the emperor and Concubine Rou with some resentment.
She knew that the emperor was going to use a new trick. Was his brother bound to die today?
Song Qingwan naturally also noticed Concubine Rou's actions. She found that not long after Concubine Rou returned to her seat, a palace maid beside her left.
Soon after, a eunuch came on stage and cleaned the hourglass on the table.
After the eunuch walked away, the tiger suddenly took action. It stood up and pounced towards Pei Feng angrily. Pei Ziye dodged it, but the tiger seemed to have identified Pei Ziye and let out a long roar before pouncing on Pei Feng again.
The queen screamed and closed her eyes, and Master Pei suddenly stood up, his vision went dark and he almost fainted.
Just when everyone thought Pei Ziye was about to die, Song Qingwan took action.
She quickly shot the anesthetic needle in her hand into the tiger's butt. The tiger immediately stopped attacking and staggered a few steps in pain.
Song Qingwan continued to inject anesthetic needles, and the tiger finally fainted again and lay motionless in the iron cage.
Pei Ziye was so frightened that he was sweating all over and his clothes on the back were soaked. He thought he was going to die this time.
But I didn’t expect the tiger to fall down silently. What happened?
But Zhao Yuanshen, who was standing by, guessed that it must have been Song Qingwan who did it, because only she had the ability to do that.
Zhao Yuanshen stood up and scanned the crowd with sharp eyes, trying to find where Song Qingwan was, but found nothing.
He really wanted to know what Song Qingwan had done to cause the tiger to suddenly faint, but he knew that the tiger was not dead, so he did not dare to act rashly and go up to check.
The only thing to do now is to wait quietly, hoping that the tiger will wake up soon and then come forward to bite Pei Ziye to death.
But Song Qingwan used such a high dose of anesthetic, how could the tiger wake up in a short time?
After waiting for an hour, the tiger still did not get up to attack Pei Ziye. The emperor was so disappointed that he smashed a teacup.
When the queen saw that the time had come, she quickly ran over and ordered the guards to open the cage door and help Pei Ziye out.
At this time, Pei Ziye's face was pale, his feet could no longer stand and his whole body was shaking.
He was just a teenager, and it was his first time experiencing such a life-and-death ordeal and he could hardly bear it.
Old Master Pei also came over and held his son's other hand, then stroked Pei Ziye's cheek with heartache.
"Yer, how are you? Are you hurt?"
"Father, elder sister, I'm fine."
Zhao Yuanshen also stood up and left the iron cage. His face was so gloomy that water seemed to be dripping from it, and his heart was filled with hatred and unwillingness.
Song Qingwan, you actually ruined my good fortune. Wait until I catch you and see how I torture you!
An hour had passed, and although the emperor was unwilling to let Pei Ziye go, he could not go back on his word in front of everyone, so he could only announce the end of the competition.
Pei Ziye was safe, so it was time to negotiate terms with Zhao Yuanshen. Old Master Pei took the initiative to speak.
"My son has already fulfilled the bet that the high priest just made. The high priest lost. Do you still stand by your words?"
Zhao Yuansheng snorted coldly and turned his head away.
At this point, he had no choice but to admit defeat.
The emperor acted as a peacemaker at this time. He waved his hand and spoke in a nonchalant manner.
"I believe the High Priest was joking just now. Now that both of us are safe, the bet is over."
The Queen standing beside her was indeed unhappy. How could this be possible?
"Your Majesty, this is wrong. Your Majesty, you are not kidding. If my little brother dies in the tiger's mouth at this moment, what will the high priest do?"
"This is an agreement between men. Why do you, a woman, have to get involved?"
"Does the emperor mean to just let this matter go? Doesn't the high priest have to pay any price?"
The emperor was speechless for a moment, and he put the blame on Zhao Yuanshen.
"Then according to the High Priest's opinion, how should this matter be resolved?"
"Your Majesty, I am willing to offer medicine to help the Queen relieve her pain."
Zhao Yuanshen’s meaning was very simple, he could cure the queen’s poison.
But the poison in the queen's body has been cured now, so this condition is naturally not tempting to her.
But if the queen rejected Zhao Yuanshen in person, the fact that she had removed the poison would be exposed sooner or later.
So the queen thought it over again and again and finally agreed. She had to suffer this loss in silence.
Now the only thing left was what to do with the tiger in the iron cage, so the emperor simply ordered the tiger to be killed.
No one present objected. After all, in their opinion, the tiger was just an animal and it would be dead if it died.
However, Song Qingwan became more and more anxious. She was thinking about how to rescue the tiger. It was definitely impossible to rescue it directly. So what should she do?
Yan Yu also noticed Song Qingwan's impatience, and asked if he could help.
Looking at Yan Yu, Song Qingwan suddenly had an idea!
"Can you find a way to mess up this scene?"
"Mess up? What do you mean?"
"Just to make people think there's an assassin?"
Yan Yu thought about it and nodded. This was not difficult for him.
He quietly sneaked up behind a guard and knocked the man unconscious with a single blow of his hand, then took the guard's bow and arrow and hid behind a big tree.
Just as the guards were struggling to drag the tiger out and were preparing to chop it to death, Yan Yu seized the opportunity and shot an arrow at the handle of the dragon throne on which the emperor was sitting.
General Yan Yu's archery skills are so good that he can hit the target with one shot.
The emperor was so frightened that he pissed his pants on the spot. The eunuchs beside him shouted for protection, and countless guards drew their swords to block the emperor.
Zhao Yuanshen also looked around vigilantly. He didn't find anything unusual for the time being, but he still signaled everyone to escort the masters back to the palace.
Soon, only a few guards were left on duty at the hunting ground, and Zhao Yuanshen also returned home. After all, he didn't know the other party's background and didn't dare to act rashly.