Chapter 42: The Assassin at the Banquet
Time flies, and helplessness is the most common situation in this palace. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć ļ½ļ½ļ½ļ½
Such a quiet time didn't last long, Yunshang ran out and said, "Concubine Niangniang, Niangniang, the Queen Mother is looking for you!" ā
Hearing the voice, Concubine Shu also opened her eyes and came back to her senses, she almost fell asleep just now, and said, "Since the Queen Mother is looking for someone, let's go in!" Mo Yu could only nod and follow in. Looking sideways at the pillars, there was still the figure of that person.
Entering the hall, Mo Yu glanced at it, and the position at the very end was empty. didn't think about it anymore, so he walked towards the Queen Mother, bowed down and said: "The concubine should die, I don't know that the Queen Mother summoned me, let the Queen Mother wait for a long time, and ask the Queen Mother to punish the crime." ā
Concubine Shu stepped forward and explained: "Queen Mother, Fang Cai's concubine felt a little stuffy, so she took Concubine Li out to breathe, and this crime should be in the concubine." ā
The Queen Mother laughed lovingly twice and said, "Okay, okay, you two don't fight." The mourning family didn't say that they would cure your sins, so why should you ask for your sins! ā
The emperor looked at Mo Yu and saw that her clothes were thin, and said with concern: "Although it is summer, the wind is still very strong at night, so I don't wear more clothes, be careful and dyed with wind and cold." ā
Seeing that Mo Yu didn't answer for a long time, Concubine Shu thought that the emperor was talking about her, so she smiled and said, "The concubine has a tough body, this bit of wind is nothing." ā
Seeing that Moyu was silent, the emperor replied to Concubine Shu, and felt a little uncomfortable, waving his hand and saying, "Okay!" Just take care of yourself. Then he said to Mo Yu: "Concubine Li, the Queen Mother wants to hear you play the pipa today, is it convenient?" ā
The Queen Mother wants to listen to music, and it is inconvenient to be convenient! Fortunately, the pipa has been sent here early, and it is naturally best to use it, and if you don't need to let people send it back, there is no loss. "The concubine obeys."
Someone took a stool and put it in the hall, Mo Yu sat down, took the pipa sent by Yunshang, tried the sound, and said, "I don't know what song the Queen Mother wants to hear?" ā
"The last time I listened to "Ambush on All Sides", today is the birthday of the mourning family, and it is the emperor's expedition. Let's play "The Overlord Removes His Armor", and I also wish the emperor to expel foreign enemies as soon as possible and return triumphantly. ā
"Yes."
"Ambush on All Sides" and "Overlord Unloading the Armor" are both written about the battle of Chu and Han, the difference is that the former sings about Xiang Yu, and the latter sings about Liu Bang. In the end, Xiang Yu was defeated, and Liu Bang won the world.
"......"
The song sounded, the soldiers ordered the troops, and the drums set out for the battle. For a while, the sound of killing, swords and armor, shouting, and crying were all together, majestic and majestic. Sun Tzu's Art of War "Plotting and Attacking" said: Therefore, the army is attacked, the second is the enemy, the second is the army, and the city is attacked. Zhuge Liang during the Three Kingdoms also said: The use of soldiers should be the attack on the heart, and the siege of the city is the bottom. Liu Bangbing was not as good as Xiang Yu back then, but he defeated Xiang Yu in mental tricks with his resourcefulness, so the world was destined to be his, because he knew how to attack the heart.
After the last note, Mo Yu got up, said goodbye, and listened to the instructions of the Queen Mother.
The Queen Mother looked at Moyu, then at the emperor beside her, and said, "Sure enough, it's a famous song, what does the emperor think?" ā
"Well, the music is like a battlefield, playing and pouring into it, listening to it heartily. Step aside! ā
"Yes."
And so it was over, and the people wondered, and there was no reward?
Mo Yu returned to her seat, and Concubine Shu threw a reassuring smile, Mo Yu nodded and sat down. The queen mother, who heard the head, asked, "Where did Concubine De go?" ā
Gonggong An, who was beside the Queen Mother, replied: "It's still there just now, or the old slave will look for it." ā
"Hmm." Father-in-law An just went out not long ago, but saw more than a dozen ribbons floating in at the door of the hall, red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo and purple staggered and flying, dazzling, more than a dozen women stood in the middle of the hall in a circle, turning over the ribbons in their hands, sometimes like open flowers, sometimes like a spelled knot, which made people overwhelmed.
Mo Yu sighed in his heart, this is ......
Before she could finish thinking about it, the emperor on the first seat was already surprised and said, "Feng Dance for a few days." ā
Nine days of phoenix dance? Everyone in the hall turned their heads to each other, the phoenix dance for nine days is the proud work of Concubine De, and then look at the seat of the emperor's head, Concubine De has disappeared, is the dancer on the field is Concubine De?!
But I saw a blooming lotus flower in the field, the petals fell one after another, and after the lotus flower was fully opened, a beautiful woman Arnold appeared in many colors.
There was another exclamation in the hall, and the person in the middle of the lotus flower was indeed Concubine De.
That woman, no matter how you look at it, doesn't want to be a thirty-year-old person. Jet-black hair, well-maintained skin, a narrow and tight dance dress wrapped her slender and bewitching figure, and the red and yellow cuffs intersected in her hands, as if giving life to them, sometimes flying off the ground, sometimes flipping on the ground, sometimes turning in circles, sometimes enchanting and sometimes charming, sometimes heroic and sometimes cold, sometimes smiling and sometimes gentle. The movements are unpredictable, the expressions come and go freely, people have not yet recovered from the previous action, and her next action has continued.
In the end, there was a flip in the air, the cuff was flying, and when I looked back and smiled, the beauty had disappeared outside the temple gate not far away, leaving everyone with a back that captivated the country and the city.
Moyu secretly praised psychologically, a phoenix dance for nine days, and it really deserved its reputation. But I saw at the door, Ye Tian didn't know when he was sitting there again, and he was really elusive.
It was a long time before the hall remembered the warm applause and admiration. Concubine De had already put on her coat and returned to the hall to bow: "The concubine dances clumsily, and I hope the queen mother will laugh." ā
The Queen Mother smiled happily: "Concubine De's gift, the mourning family likes it very much, Your Majesty, what do you think?" ā
"The phoenix dance is nine days, this dance is wonderful. Unexpectedly, after so many years, Concubine Ai's dancing skills have not diminished at all. ā
Emperor Xie praised it, originally wanted Sister Concubine Li to help the concubine play the music, because last time in the Queen Mother's Palace, Sister Concubine Li played the song of the Phoenix Dance for nine days very well, and the concubine thought that if the dance and the flute cooperated, it would be more perfect. It's just a pity that just now, I couldn't find Sister Lifei. ā
As soon as these words came out, the temple was silent. Let a concubine be a lowly musician and accompany the dance music of Concubine De, not everyone who wants to dare to do it.
Mo Yu hurriedly got up, walked to the hall, knelt on his knees, kowtowed and said in a deep voice: "The concubine left without authorization, which made Concubine De's dance imperfect, and the concubine knew that she was guilty, and after she went back, she would be grounded for three months, and copy the palace rules ten times to the queen mother as a punishment." ā
As soon as Yetian, who was sitting at the end, heard this, the wine in his mouth almost spurted out. This little girl, Concubine De embarrassed her, so she let Concubine De not get off the stage.
You said that your dance was not perfect because I couldn't give you a companion song, okay, then I'll admit it, I just deliberately didn't give you a companion music, and after I went back, I locked myself up and copied the palace rules, anyway, the emperor is no longer in the palace in the past few months. Cut!
Concubine De didn't expect Moyu to be like this, and she knelt on the ground and begged for punishment. His face was red and white, and he didn't know how to answer. Besides, there are two big shots up there? I really regret why I couldn't hold my breath just now, and I thought it was a soft persimmon, but I stabbed a hornet's nest.
Not to mention that the hall is silent, even the sound of breathing is suppressed.
At this time, the sound of fireworks and firecrackers was remembered outside the hall, and the fireworks flew into the air with a "bang", and then bloomed in the air, red, yellow, and purple, indicating the most beautiful moment in the night sky.
When everyone in the hall saw the fireworks outside, they ran to the porch to watch. And in the palace, the rest are the queen mother and emperor on the main throne, as well as Concubine De and Moyu, Concubine Shu, Concubine Ning and several concubines in the palace. The people outside the temple were watching the excitement, and the people inside the temple were also waiting to see the excitement.
At this moment, a cold wind shot straight into the hall from outside the hall, and the sharp edge pointed directly at the bright yellow person on the main seat. Mo Yu only felt a chill down her spine, and a bad premonition was born from the bottom of her heart. This is, murderous. Sure enough, there was a scream from the night sky behind him.
"Your Majesty, be careful."
As soon as the words of the night sky fell, a sharp arrow was firmly inserted into the longevity plaque behind the emperor, and the arrow feathers were still shaking fiercely.
"Ah......h
With a leap of his footsteps, he came to the outside of the temple, and unmistakably came behind the archer, and with a wave of his legs, kicked the assassin to the ground. The Assassin was not simple, he rolled on the ground, stood up again, and attacked the night sky. The sword and sword shadow on the wall are ready to fight.
"Yulin Army, help." The Queen Mother is the one who came over, and this scene can't shock her.
Mo Yu slammed to his feet, feeling that everything was wrong. In this hall, there was too much breathing sound, deep, cold, and a murderous aura coming from both sides of the hall, at least twenty people.
Concubine Shu had already rushed to the front of the case and stood side by side with Moyu. The concubines outside the door heard the voice in the hall, and looked back curiously, it was okay not to look at it, and they were startled when they saw it, and more than twenty black-clothed people flew out from both sides of the hall, holding swords in their hands, and were fighting viciously with the Yulin army. Cups and plates shattered, tables and chairs cracked, and sword marks remained on the marble pillars.
"Ah......" At the entrance of the hall, there was another burst of running with his head in his hands, and those who could run would run, and those who could hide would hide, and those who could leave this place anyway.
Outside the hall, another tipple came from the night sky, and a fierce palm came directly from behind the assassin, knocking the assassin back a few steps away. He then jumped in hot pursuit, came to the back of the assassin, and put the knife on his neck, ending the battle.
Handing over the assassin to Yulin Jun, Yetian walked into the hall, kicked an assassin out of the distance with his right foot, walked to the front of the case, and said, "Queen Mother, Emperor, let the ministers escort you out." ā
The emperor is an emperor and an emperor who fights on the battlefield, how can he abandon the battlefield and become a turtle with a shrunken head! Looking at the field again, these two dozen or so men in black are obviously professional killers, they are fast and ruthless, and the target is obviously him.
The two slender figures in the hall were constantly dodging. Concubine Shu took the lead, and the martial arts in the past did not fall behind at all, but Mo Yu behind her, who was not proficient in martial arts, could only stand behind Concubine Shu.
"Mother, I'm scared." Yunshang said tremblingly, when has she seen this kind of scene.
"It's okay, they don't want to kill us." Mo Yu paid attention to the comfort while paying attention to the situation on both sides. These people seem to be ruthless, but their sword moves are not critical everywhere they go, and it feels like they are just playing with them.
looked at the emperor and the queen mother in the distance, still calmly, watching this vicious fight with cold eyes. The main force of the killers is the Yulin Army that rushes away from the emperor, and the place where the sword qi points is the heart of the emperor. Their goal is the emperor.
Mo Yu ran to the emperor and said, "Queen Mother, Emperor, let's go!" ā
The emperor turned to look at her, shook his head, and then said to Yetian: "Yetian, I order you to take the Queen Mother and Concubine Li out safely." ā
"Your Majesty, their goal is you, you have to go." Mo Yu said urgently.
The emperor's eyes lit up, he didn't expect Mo Yu to be so smart and still be able to see the targets of these killers. "Mo'er, you can see that since their goal is me, I want to see if they have the ability to kill me." After speaking, he took a sword from the hand of a Yulin army, jumped for life, and joined the chaotic battle.
"Your Majesty." Mo Yu wanted to reach out and grab the emperor, but it was empty.
Ye Tian stretched out his hand to stop her and said, "Mo ...... Concubine Li, follow the minister. ā
Mo Yu knew that it would be just a burden to stay here, so he walked to the Queen Mother's side, took the Queen Mother's hand, and said, "Queen Mother, let's go out quickly!" ā
Unexpectedly, the arm was thrown to the side, Mo Yu looked at the Queen Mother in surprise, but saw that her eyes were extremely cold at the moment, and looked at her contemptuously, and then looked at the people who were fighting in the field.
Mo Yu breathed and looked at the fifty-five-year-old woman in front of her in disbelief. From the moment she appeared to the present, she was not flustered at all, and she was not afraid at all. Mo Yu's heart was cold, and a terrible thought was about to come out. The Queen Mother, the Emperor, the Assassin, She, what does the Queen Mother want to do? Now that the emperor has no heirs, does she want to be the second Wu Zetian? Today is her birthday, is she really going to kill her at her birthday banquet...... The Emperor?
Mo Yu trembled and shouted, "The Queen Mother ......"
"Concubine Li, let's go."
Ye Tian opened a path and took Moyu's hand and walked down the steps. Mo Yu turned her head to look at the Queen Mother behind the desk, her eyes were still cold, and when she met Mo Yu's eyes, a bloodthirsty smile appeared on the corner of her mouth, which made people shudder.
It was getting harder and harder for the night to move forward, and the killers seemed to just want to trap them in this temple and not kill them. But the emperor is different, one move and one sword, straight to the point.
"Your Majesty, be careful." Mo Yu exclaimed.
The emperor dodged the sword qi that shot straight into his throat, and when he turned around, he saw Mo Yu looking at him worriedly, and he didn't feel a warm heart. He has so many women, but in the end, the only ones who stayed with him were Concubine Shu, who had been on the battlefield, and Moyu, who didn't know martial arts. If you have a wife like this, what more can a husband ask for?
A bright light flashed on the window lattice, and the wind shone directly. Mo Yu instinctively felt that it was another cold arrow, and he was thinking about the emperor's brain.
"Your Majesty, little ...... Heart......"
The sound didn't stop, and Mo Yu only felt a force behind him, and he was pushed forward. She instinctively flashed sideways, but it was too late, and for a moment, she felt that something was fading away.
Her chest seemed to hurt, and Mo Yu looked into her chest, and an arrow feather pierced her chest from the back, the arrow was as long as a palm, and the tip of the sword was still dripping with bright blood beads. Damn, why does it hurt so much?
"Moyu."
"Concubine Li."
It seems that someone is calling her, there is the emperor, there is the concubine, and ...... Night day. Is Night Sky really in her? But why not call her name? I can't figure it out, because I'm so tired, I really want to lie down and sleep. All right! Then let's lie down and sleep again, and when I wake up, my mother will appear in front of her.
My eyes are so tired that I can't hold them anymore. Well? Who was that vague shadow, it seemed to be Yunshang who was standing behind her just now. Yunshang? How could it be you? How could it be you? How could it be you?
"Moyu, Mo'er, you hold on. They are all killed by me, no, they are caught alive, I want them to live rather than die. ā
"The imperial doctor, the imperial doctor, the imperial doctor."
Their lips moved, but she couldn't seem to hear anything. This embrace is so warm, I really hope to lie here forever and not leave. The eyelids were almost gone, and the blurred vision was slowly shrinking, until finally, it was completely gone.
"Mo'er, Mo'er. The imperial doctor, the imperial doctor, why hasn't he come yet? ā
"Your Majesty, send Concubine Li back to her bedroom first!" The Queen Mother came over and persuaded.
Only then did the emperor realize that the environment here was indeed not suitable for treatment. "Someone, bring the imperial doctor to the Jade Immortal Palace. Night, clean up here, interrogate them overnight, I want to know, which dog dares to hurt my concubine. "He had never been so angry, not even when he had lost a battle.
The Queen Mother looked at their departing backs, her eyes were cold. That arrow, straight through the chest and right in the heart, is too unlikely to be saved. "Night, stay and clean up the scene!"
"Yes." Yetian bowed and replied.
Looking at the back of the Queen Mother walking out of the hall with Gonggong An, he is not a martial artist who only knows how to fight, the situation when he fought just now, as well as Moyu's expression, and the actions of the Queen Mother, he remembers it clearly. The Queen Mother tonight seems to be a little different from what he usually sees.