The concubine pretends to be obedient, the sinister prince's favorite

The auspicious time has arrived,

The courtyard of the mountain stronghold was filled with wine tables. Since it was a happy day, all the bandits in the mountains gathered here to congratulate their leader.

The man stood on the high platform, picked up the wine bowl, and toasted his brothers with a bowl.

"Hahaha! Brothers, you've all followed me for so many years. I'm so grateful from the bottom of my heart. I promise that from now on, every time I eat a bite of meat, you brothers will have a sip of soup!"

"Alright! I will follow the leader till death! I will follow the leader till death!..."

The man raised his hand, signaling everyone to calm down.

"Now we have the protection of the big shots in the capital. After we get rid of the damn prince at the foot of the mountain, we will have no problem walking around freely in Changzhou! By then, not only will the beauties be ours, but even the money of those people will be ours! Hahahaha..."

"it is good!"

There was another round of applause. The bandits seemed to have seen a beautiful vision of their future life. They were all immersed in it and couldn't wait to go down the mountain and do something big.

"Oh, it's almost time. Let's invite our village chief's wife to come out and get married!"

"Yes yes yes..."

"Okay!" The village chief turned around and instructed the maid, his fat face flushed red, "Go and bring the lady out quickly! Don't miss the auspicious time... burp!"

What's going on? I feel like the wine today is a bit strong. I haven't even had a few glasses, but I feel a bit dizzy...

The bald man sat under the village chief. He was too excited just now and drank a lot of wine. Now that his mood has calmed down, he also feels that he can't hold his liquor today.

He frowned, staring at the bowl in his hand, but didn't think too much about it. Perhaps it was just that today's wine was thicker and had a higher alcohol content...

The attic on the other side,

In front of the dressing table with red gauze curtains, a bronze mirror reflects the beauty's reflection, the exquisite phoenix crown, the crimson wedding dress, the red lips and white teeth, she is so charming and beautiful, like the petals of a blooming peony.

She was dressed in a wedding gown as bright as fire, a golden crown and a bridal robe with colorful floral patterns painted in gold. She was covered with an extremely thin scarlet gauze and a belt embroidered with a phoenix in flowing cloud gauze around her waist, which perfectly outlined her exquisite waist. She looked like a large piece of red spider lily, which was truly magnificent.

Her thick black hair was combed to the top of her head, and was made into a phoenix bun like dark clouds and snow. On both sides were long phoenix six-bead hairpins, and red gems were finely inlaid on the gold wire. They swayed gently and touched the girl's delicate cheek, but she seemed reluctant to touch it and quickly moved away.

Xiao Li stood aside and stared with her eyes wide open, her mouth wide open, her face full of amazement.

"Princess sister...you are so beautiful, like a fairy from a storybook!"

Jiang Li chuckled, raised her hand and pinched the little girl's cheek, her tone doting.

"Xiao Li will definitely be a little beauty when she grows up. When you find your ideal husband, I will dress you up as the most beautiful bride on your wedding day!"

The little girl blushed and lowered her head slightly, but Jiang Li still caught the expectation in her eyes.

Then the girl's smile deepened. It turns out that everyone loves beauty...

"Knock knock knock!"

"Madam, the auspicious time has arrived. Please move to the lobby!"

The sudden male voice instantly made Jiang Li's face turn cold.

The girl pursed her red lips, with a cold look in her eyes.

"understood."

The red veil was put on her head by the matchmaker. Long and delicate tassels hung from the edge of the veil, swaying gently with her steps, and the golden light was particularly dazzling.

Xiao Li grabbed her sleeve nervously, looking hesitant.

Jiang Li slowly squatted down and whispered in the little girl's ear,

"Be good, Xiaoli, wait for me under the red fruit tree on the east side of the mountain. After I finish dealing with things here, I'll take Xiaoli away from here, okay?"

The little girl sniffed and nodded sensibly. She knew that the only thing she could do now was not to cause trouble for her sister. She would wait for her sister obediently.

……

In the bustling and noisy courtyard, the bandits had not been so unrestrained for a long time. Perhaps it was because they drank bowl after bowl of wine, which made them feel a little bit intoxicated.

Through the red gauze, Jiang Li could see everyone's expression.

about there……

Nandina domestica contains cyperine and cyperin. Symptoms of poisoning include excitement, a pulse that initially speeds up but then slows down and becomes irregular, low blood pressure, muscle spasms, respiratory paralysis, and coma.

Based on the dosage this group of people drank, they would probably be unconscious for three days and three nights.

The girl's hands, which were pressed against the edge of her skirt, were slightly clenched, and cold sweat appeared on her palms.

She must succeed, she doesn't want to marry such an ugly guy.

The village chief saw a beautiful figure in red. Although his vision was blurry at this time, he still recognized her as Jiang Li.

"Come! Come quickly... let's get married..."

Standing up suddenly, the village chief's fat body began to sway.

The red lips hidden under the red veil were slightly curled up, everything was within her expectations.

"Village leader! Are you okay?"

The bald man standing by rushed to help him, but he didn't expect that his legs were also too weak.

"Pfft!"

There was a sound of something heavy hitting the table. Everyone looked up and found that their creditor had fallen unconscious on the table.

"What's wrong with the village chief? ...Shh, my head feels dizzy too..."

"My legs, why can't I feel anything?!"

"Pfft..."

Figures fell one after another, and Jiang Li also lifted the red veil on her head.

The bald man's breathing became heavier, his hands were on the table, and his eyes were gloomy.

"Bitch!"

"It must be you! You must have done something..."

As soon as he finished speaking, he was about to reach out to pinch Jiang Li's neck, but because he was poisoned by the Nandina domestica, his reaction was no longer as agile as before.

The girl looked indifferent, pulled out the knife hidden at her waist and stabbed it into the bald man's left shoulder.

The man's eyes widened in disbelief, followed by an intense pain.

"you……"

"Pfft."

Jiang Li pulled back the knife neatly, her red lips curled slightly,

"I've already told you, don't let me get the chance, otherwise I'll poison you to death!"

Blood crickets emerged from the man's shoulders like pupae. His legs could no longer hold him up and he slowly fell to his knees.

The girl did not stay any longer. She could not guarantee that everyone here had ingested enough of the Nandina domestica poison. Just in case, it would be better for her to take them away as soon as possible.

Qi Yu was helped up from the woodshed. Thanks to the effect of the medicine given by Chu Changxun, his health has recovered a lot.

The two of them hurried to the back mountain in the east. After finding Xiao Li, they fled to the foot of the mountain.

……

Two hours later,

The three of them stopped.

Not to mention that Qi Yu was still seriously injured, Xiao Li, a child, had long lost the physical strength to keep up.

"Let's find a place to rest for a while. I'll go get you something to eat."