148.The Finale (4)
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Zhen Baolu's breath stagnated, and he suddenly looked at Emperor Xuanwu's eyes in front of him. If he still wears a hypocritical and gentle smile on weekdays, then this look is unconcealed at this moment. Zhen Baolu is not a good-tempered person, but he also has reason, and going against Emperor Xuanwu at this time will definitely not end well. She can forget it herself, but she still has a daughter, she can't be impulsive.
Zhen Baolu froze and said lightly: "What does the emperor mean by this?" β
Emperor Xuanwu hooked his lips and smiled, quietly looking at the innocent-looking young woman in front of him. He knew that this Zhen Baolu was indeed beautiful, and none of the women in his harem could compare to her. He also knew that Xue Rang regarded this wife as a treasure and put it in the past, and he would indeed do that kind of thing in order to humiliate Xue Rang.
But now.
Emperor Xuanwu thought of the simple and lovely jade concubine, and felt that no matter how beautiful the beauty was, it was not as good as a simple and kind woman who belonged to him wholeheartedly.
Emperor Xuanwu was in a good mood, and said to Zhen Baolu: "The matter has come to this point, and it doesn't hurt for me to tell you - do you really think that if I want Xue Rang to pacify Qizhou, I can trust him and let your mother and son go out of the palace to reunite with him?" Emperor Xuanwu smiled and continued, "...... Mu Wang Xiaoli is not as cowardly and incompetent as he seems, their father and son were restless in Qizhou earlier, and they privately stationed troops, and their crimes should be punished. I did my best to solve Xue Rang's life, but I knew that he was still valuable, and this time he solved Xiao Li's chaotic thief for me, if he could return safely, I would naturally have a reward waiting for him here......"
Zhen Baolu didn't know what Emperor Xuanwu's "reward" was-rabbit dead dog cooking, and there was only a dead end waiting for Xue Rang.
Zhen Baolu clenched his fists, knowing that on the day when Xue Rang triumphed, Emperor Xuanwu would definitely set up an ambush. No matter how much I believe in Xue Rang, at this time, I also subconsciously worried. She bit her lip before asking, "Why did the emperor do this?" β
Emperor Xuanwu thought about it, looked at Zhen Baolu in front of him, and said lightly: "Why?" Since I ascended to this throne, I have never really felt at ease, and I am thinking that if Xue Rang died, I would feel better. β
Zhen Baolu stood upright in place, watching Emperor Xuanwu slowly walk out of the side hall, and then he took a few steps back with a pale face.
ββ¦β¦ Mother. Tang Tang quickly climbed down from the Luohan bed, his chubby body was very dexterous, and he ran to Zhen Baolu.
Hearing her daughter's soft voice, Zhen Baolu lowered her head with a smile and bent down to hug her daughter's small body. But in her heart, she was indeed afraid. If something happens to Xue Rang......
Huo Qingshao, who was waiting outside, saw Emperor Xuanwu leaving, so he hurriedly ran in, and looked at Zhen Baolu, the mother and daughter, hugging each other, and said worriedly: "Did the dog emperor bully you?" β
When Emperor Xuanwu asked the palace maids in the palace to go out, Huo Qingshao had an ominous premonition, but because of the identity of Emperor Xuanwu, she could only retreat outside. Huo Qingshao understands Zhen Baolu's beauty best, let alone a man, even a woman like her, her eyes fall on her body, and she can't take it away. Huo Qingshao has been in the palace for a while, and he knows how many concubines there are in Emperor Xuanwu's harem, and he knows that he, like the first emperor, is an obsessive woman, if he wants to ...... Zhen Baolu Huo Qingshao stayed outside, thinking that whenever she heard a little movement, she rushed in directly, no matter what, she was not allowed to let Emperor Xuanwu touch a finger of her. Unexpectedly, she waited outside for a long time, and did not hear any movement, but saw Emperor Xuanwu leaving.
But as soon as he came in, he saw Zhen Baolu holding his daughter, and naturally thought that Zhen Baolu was being bullied.
Zhen Baolu looked at Huo Qingshao's angry appearance, and didn't want her to worry, and said, "I'm fine, he didn't do anything to me." β
"That's good, if he dares to come nonsense, I will die with him!" Huo Qingshao clenched her fists and gurgled.
Zhen Baolu bent her lips, but her heart was very heavy, and the daughter in her arms raised her white and tender little face, and called her softly: "Mother." β
The daughter is smart, and she should have understood Emperor Xuanwu's words.
Zhen Baolu touched her daughter's face, and her heart was full of Xue Rang at this time.
Not long after Emperor Xuanwu came out of the side hall, Zhen Baozhang came over angrily. looked at Zhen Baolu and said viciously: "My husband is not there, but I seduce the emperor with a shy face, as a married woman, Zhen Baolu, you are really shameless!" β
Zhen Baozhang knew that Emperor Xuanwu seemed to like the little boy very much, he rarely came back to Changchun Palace, she dressed up carefully, but it was Zhen Baolu's mother and son who he went to meet.
In Zhen Baozhang's view, Zhen Baolu naturally wanted to get closer to Emperor Xuanwu through his son. She is conceited and beautiful, and Emperor Xuanwu is a person who likes beauty, and even the mediocre-looking Jade Concubine can be so pampered, and it is hard to guarantee that she will not be hooked by Zhen Baolu, a fox.
Zhen Baolu was not happy in her heart, so she got up and said, "Concubine Hui inevitably thinks of people too dirty. How did I get in, Concubine Hui knows best in her heart, if Concubine Hui is worried, I will release our mother and son out of the palace today, and I promise to never step into the palace again. β
At first, Zhen Baozhang really wanted to take this opportunity to help Emperor Xuanwu, but in the end, Emperor Xuanwu didn't give her any reward, and now seeing that Emperor Xuanwu actually got along with Zhen Baolu alone, and drove out some of the palace maids in the palace, it was inevitable not to think about it. If Zhen Baolu really climbed onto the dragon bed and won the favor of Emperor Xuanwu, the first thing to deal with on the desk was himself...... Zhen Baozhang was a little scared when he thought about it.
Why didn't she want to let them out of the palace......
Zhen Baozhang glared at her fiercely and said, "See how arrogant you can be!" No matter how impulsive she is, she will not disrupt Emperor Xuanwu's plan. She has endured it for so long, can't she endure these days? When Emperor Xuanwu solved Xue Rang, this Zhen Baolu's mother and son were not as floating and helpless as duckweed, so they naturally let her slaughter.
As soon as Zhen Baozhang left, Huo Qingshao was chattering behind him: "It's also from the Duke of Qi, why is it so bad!" β
Zhen Baolu was also quite helpless, she understood her situation, she should not offend Zhen Baozhang, at this time Zhen Baozhang did not dare to touch them, but because Xue Rang had not returned to the imperial city. But what happened to Fan Xue, how Zhen Baozhang wanted to deal with her, she had no room for backhanding. But she also knows that even if she swallows her anger at the moment, with Zhen Baozhang's temperament, she will not be soft-hearted at that time.
It's the same left and right, she might as well follow her own temperament.
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Zhen Baolu has never heard of Xue Rang here, even if she wants to inform Xue Rang of Emperor Xuanwu's plan, there is no way to spread it. I knew it, but I couldn't do anything, so I could only watch Xue Rang get into danger.
Every day in the future, Zhen Baolu spends every day like a year.
After another half a month, Emperor Xuanwu's dragon heart was happy.
It turned out that the jade concubine was pregnant for a month.
Concubine Yu has been favored for several months, compared to the concubines favored by Emperor Xuanwu before, she is already a great favor, but as long as she is not pregnant with a prince, those concubines can still be lucky, hoping that she will one day fall out of favor and fall into the quagmire from the clouds. Unexpectedly, this jade concubine would be so blessed and pregnant with a dragon heir.
Emperor Xuanwu already favored the Jade Concubine, and in this way, he regarded the Jade Concubine as a treasure at the tip of his heart, and the Empress Dowager Mu, who originally had opinions on the Jade Concubine, also liked the Jade Concubine.
Although Concubine Yu is favored, she is also a duty-keeper, and she will go to the palace of other sisters in the palace to sit in the palace every other time, although Zhen Baozhang is a concubine who has been neglected, but in the final analysis, she is also the first concubine of Emperor Xuanwu, and Concubine Yu often comes to Changchun Palace.
Zhen Baolu has also met this jade concubine, seeing that she has a clean smile, she is indeed a simple and kind girl, just such a woman, it is naturally a pity to match Emperor Xuanwu. After all, with Emperor Xuanwu's temperament, it is impossible to spoil Concubine Yu for the rest of his life. With such a temperament as Concubine Yu, once she falls out of favor, the end can be imagined.
Zhen Baolu only glanced at it and moved away, after all, she couldn't protect herself right now, how could she think about others.
Before the jade concubine walked out of the Changchun Palace, she saw Zhen Baolu and the little boy in her hand, so she walked over, greeted Zhen Baolu, and then looked down at the little boy and said, "This is the purse embroidered in this palace, do you like it?" β
This is the second time that Concubine Yu has sent Tangtang's purse, Zhen Baolu didn't think much about it, and only let her daughter take it obediently.
When she returned to the side hall, Zhen Baolu undressed her daughter at night, and saw that the purse fell from her clothes. Zhen Baolu picked it up and took a look, and when she looked at the pattern on it, she suddenly froze.
Last time, it was embroidered with a tiger, and this time on this purse, it was embroidered with delicate begonias.
Zhen Baolu was stunned, I didn't know if I was thinking too much, so I just settled my daughter and went back to the purse that Concubine Yu gave her. She took out the purse from the wardrobe and took a closer look, there was indeed a big tiger embroidered on it, but the pattern around it was still begonia flowers.
Zhen Baolu clenched her hands tightly and turned the two purses over.
Both purses have a sandwich, Zhen Baolu touched it, and then found a pair of scissors and cut the two purses.
A closer look revealed two rolls of extremely thin strips of paper.
The first one reads: June 20, sub-hour.
The second one reads: Imperial Garden, Zhu Cui Pavilion.
Zhen Baolu sat on the edge of the couch, not knowing how to describe her mood at the moment. This jade concubine...... Do you want to help her? Zhen Baolu thought about it and made sure that she and Concubine Yu had never met. No matter how simple Concubine Yu is, she also knows the consequences of helping their mother and daughter. may use this method to deliver news, but the jade concubine is not as simple as it seems. Then, if she stayed by Emperor Xuanwu's side, someone might have manipulated her behind her back.
Who could it be?
Zhen Baolu felt that Xue Rang didn't have that ability, after all, in the past three or four years, they were far away in Tongzhou. But who in this imperial city would have such ability?
Zhen Baolu thought about it for a long time, but couldn't think of a reason. But looking at this note, she finally had a glimmer of hope in her heart. It was only three days before June 20th, and she also knew about Zhu Cuiting, which was the pavilion where she met with Xue Rang.
Zhen Baolu raised her hand to pick up the lampshade and burned the note, then slowly walked to the couch, looked at her daughter sitting on the couch with a meaty little chubby face, leaned over and kissed it: "Tangtang, we may be saved." β
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In the next few days, Concubine Yu did not come to Changchun Palace again, but she couldn't help but be a little concerned about the news of Concubine Yu, only to hear that Emperor Xuanwu spoiled Concubine Yu to be lawless, and he couldn't wait to pluck the moon in the sky for her. As for Zhen Baozhang, he was worried that Zhen Baolu would climb onto the dragon bed, but how could he have time to think about it at this time, every time he thought that the jade concubine was pregnant with a dragon heir, his jealous face twisted.
Zhen Baolu stayed in the side hall, slowly waiting for the arrival of the 20th.
On the evening of June 20, Zhen Baolu put on her daughter's clothes and wore a dark and convenient dress herself. That Huo Qingshao is also a capable person, figured out the duty time of the guards who were on duty at night in the side hall, and took advantage of the gap to quietly lead Zhen Baolu's mother and daughter out of Changchun Palace and towards Zhu Cui Pavilion in the Imperial Garden.
Zhen Baolu was holding her daughter in her hands, which can be described as terrifying, but fortunately, her daughter was quiet and well-behaved, which made Zhen Baolu feel a lot more at ease.
The moon is dark and the wind is high, and the shadows of the trees are swaying.
When Zhen Baolu arrived at Zhu Cuiting's side, she found that there were no guards here at all, as if they had been broken out in advance. Huo Qingshao raised his hand and pointed in the southeast direction of the palace, where the fire was soaring, as if it was walking in the water.
Zhen Baolu knew that this should be the method that Concubine Yu thought.
Suddenly, there was a slight sound in her ears, Zhen Baolu hugged her daughter's arm tightly, looked in the direction where the sound came from, and saw a slender figure walking out from behind the rockery. Although it was pitch black here, Zhen Baolu still relied on her feelings and called softly: "Jade Concubine Niangniang? β
It was the Jade Concubine who came out from behind the rockery. It's just that this simple and innocent concubine on weekdays is unusually calm and calm at the moment, looking at Zhen Baolu, she stepped forward and said, "Mrs. Xue, don't say much, I was ordered to save your mother and daughter out, please come with me." β
Zhen Baolu was curious, but she still nodded and followed her towards the back of the rockery.
Zhen Baolu was curious about what method this jade concubine used to save them, the palace was heavily guarded, and she was not alone, so it stands to reason that it is impossible at all. She wanted to ask, but saw the slender and petite jade concubine walking behind the rockery, standing in front of a huge moss-covered stone, and then bending down, with her slender arm, moved the boulder aside.
Not to mention Zhen Baolu, even Huo Qingshao, who boasted that she was not inferior to a man in kung fu, was shocked by Concubine Yu's demeanor.
Huo Qingshao knew how heavy the boulder weighed at a glance, this jade concubine looked petite, and her body was similar to Zhen Baolu, but this strength was ...... Huo Qingshao swallowed her saliva unnaturally, and her heart was mixed. If it's really a human being, you can't look like it.
The boulder moved away, and there was a tunnel underneath. Concubine Yu said to Zhen Baolu: "It's good to catch up." "If this tunnel is delayed for a few more days, then her efforts will be in vain.
He said to Zhen Baolu again, "This tunnel leads to a courtyard on the outskirts of the city, which is very secluded and safe, Mrs. Xue should leave quickly." β
Zhen Baolu was also full of curiosity about this jade concubine, and couldn't help but say, "Why did Niangniang save me?" β
Concubine Yu smiled and said, "My life is cheap, if it weren't for my son, how could I have survived until now." This time, on the orders of Gongzi, to save Mrs. Xue and you out, you will naturally do your best to complete it. β
Zhen Baolu didn't ask any more, but she was also curious, who is the son in the mouth of this jade concubine? It's just that without further ado, Zhen Baolu said: "Thank you." Only then did he take his daughter and walk carefully into the tunnel and follow behind Huo Qingshao.
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The next day, when Emperor Xuanwu heard the news from Xue Rang's side, he was so annoyed that he got up and said sharply: "It's the opposite!" This Xue Rang is going to be reversed! β
Gonggong Xu, who was in front of Emperor Xuanwu, saw that he was so angry, so he said: "Your Majesty, the men and horses of Xue Rang and King Mu have arrived in Gyeongju......"
If you want to say the opposite, it is indeed the opposite.
It's just that King Namu and Xue Rang went straight to the imperial city in the name of the former prince. In the past few years, Emperor Xuanwu didn't know how many loyal people he had harmed, but even how Emperor Xuanwu treated General Xue was chilling. It was all the way from Qizhou, unexpectedly unimpeded.
A few days ago, I received a good news from Xue Rang's side, saying that he had already won King Mu. Unexpectedly, these two people turned out to be a traitor, and they colluded and quietly hit the imperial city. Li Hongyi, who was guarding the city, was a cousin of the Empress Dowager Mu, and he had no ability, so he relied on the nepotism of the Empress Dowager Mu to sit in this position.
As soon as Gyeongju is broken, it will soon arrive in the imperial city.
Emperor Xuanwu sat on the dragon chair, never expected that these two would join forces, and hide from the world, everyone was about to arrive in the imperial city, and he received the news. He thought for a moment before he said, "Xue Rang, this chaotic minister and thief, is it possible that he doesn't even want his wife and children?" β
Emperor Xuanwu knew how much Xue Rang cared about this wife and children, as long as his wife and children were in his hands, he would really arrive in the imperial city, and he would also have the ability to ask him to withdraw from the army.
At this time, news came from Changchun Palace, saying that Zhen Baolu's mother and son were missing.