Queen Zhou found a time to go to the Qianyuan Palace, and told the emperor about the fire in Biwu Study, and the emperor had already gotten the news from Zhang Wanshou, saying that Rong Shizi interrogated the palace maids and eunuchs on duty in Biwu Study overnight and did not interrogate any results, but if this kind of thing is not an accident, then the person who does bad things will definitely be wiped out, and it is not impossible to seriously pursue it, but it always depends on whether it is worth it.

"Fortunately, Concubine Yue's sister is fine, otherwise the concubine would really have no shame to come to see the emperor." Empress Zhou sighed.

"Even I didn't expect such a thing to happen, let alone you." The emperor shook his head gently, and did not mean to anger the queen.

Queen Zhou smiled helplessly and shook her head: "Anping, this child is really, I fell in love with it when I saw the two sides of Rong Shizi, and told Concubine Jin that he would not marry." ”

"This kid!" When the emperor heard this, he also laughed and shook his head, "It's too nonsense." ”

The queen smiled again: "The concubine sees that Rong Shizi looks good, but she doesn't know how her character is?" I heard Anping say that he invited a dozen little people on the street that day to surround the bun shop, took the silver and invited them to a big meal. A child who wants to be able to do such a thing, although willful, will not be much worse. ”

Hearing these words, the emperor couldn't cry or laugh, and shook his head again and again: "It's not bad, but it's too much!" And that's just unlearned, if he wasn't born in Jingxi Houfu and looked good, he would definitely be a street gangster. ”

"What His Majesty said is, but Anping is the only daughter of His Majesty, which can be described as the pearl of his palm! It's rare for her to fall in love with someone, and the concubines are not too strict. Xiang Rong Zhao's child is not very old, and most of them grew up under the arrogance of his father. Jing Xihou is loyal and brave, and even if his son is not as brave and good at fighting as him, he can't go wrong. ”

The emperor thought about Rong Zhao's appearance, and Fang nodded slowly: "What you say also makes sense." ”

Seeing that the emperor nodded, Empress Zhou smiled gently and continued: "Therefore, the concubine wants to ask Rong Zhao to enter the palace, and she wants to ask Concubine Yue about her sister in person. Second, I also want to see the character of this child for myself. Let's see if he is worthy of our Princess Anping. ”

"It's fine. Anping will be fifteen years old after the New Year, and it is time to consider a lifelong event. The emperor thought seriously about Rong Zhao in his impression, and frowned again, "There are so many children from reading families in the imperial capital city, and none of them can enter Mei'er's eyes?" ”

The queen mother smiled and said: "Your Majesty Xià means that the concubine naturally understands, the girl who wants to come to Anping is not very old, this lifelong event still has to be slow, and the concubine just wants to know more about the appearance of the prince of Jingxi, and beat him a few more words in plain white, lest their little children do anything out of the ordinary, but they will lose the face of our Daqi royal family." ”

The emperor shook his head again and said: "If you talk about appearance, Rong Zhao's kid is worthy of Mei'er, I just think that he doesn't learn and has no skills, and he doesn't have a serious job all day long, and he walks around blindly with a dog all day long...... If it weren't for Yue'er kneeling and begging, I wouldn't have given him the position of Jingxi Hou Shizi. Mei'er's marriage should not be hasty. ”

Hearing this, the queen knew Rong Yue more in her heart, but she still had a smile on her face, and said, "What Your Majesty said is true. The concubines will definitely pay more attention. ”

With the emperor's permission, Rong Zhao was ordered to enter Beijing again. However, what he didn't know was that he left the palace with his front foot, and the emperor also left the palace with the excuse of going to Fuyun Temple to incense, and came to Jizhou Palace quietly with light clothes.

Less than 30 years after the founding of the Great Qi Dynasty, the etiquette rules in the palace are not too strict, although there is no etiquette for the queen to see foreign ministers, but Queen Zhou is in the name of showing Princess Anping a concubine, and Rong Zhao is not a courtier, at most he is a son of an official eunuch and has not yet reached the age of a weak crown, so he entered Fengyang Palace in a grand manner.

It was no secret that the queen saw Rong Zhao, but even the concubine and Princess Anping, who had come to join in the fun, sent it out, and the queen didn't even bother to find an excuse and said directly to the concubine: "You take Mei'er back first, and the palace has something to say to Rong Gongzi alone." ”

"Queen Mother......" Zhao Mei wanted to say something, but was pulled out by Concubine Jin.

Rong Zhao glanced at the mother and daughter, and then watched the queen's personal palace maid go to close the door of the side hall of Fengyang Palace, and then turned around and smiled slightly at Queen Zhou again. And Empress Zhou stared at Rong Zhao calmly for a long time before she spoke: "Say, what's going on with the fire in Biwu Study?" ”

"What's going on in the fire in Biwu Study, the queen knows best, why bother to ask Rong Zhao." Rong Zhao sneered indifferently.

"Bengong is sitting in this Fengyang Palace, how can he know about Biwu Study?" Empress Zhou also had a faint sneer on her face.

Rong Zhao shook his head lightly when he heard this, sighed and said: "I originally thought that the queen mother's dignity must have the bearing of coming suddenly without being surprised, but I didn't expect that you would also play this kind of reckless thinking like me and others." ”

"Smack!" Empress Zhou raised her hand and slapped the table next to her, and said angrily: "Rong Zhao, don't think that your father just won a battle in Western Xinjiang and was crowned the second waiter, and your sister was crowned the imperial concubine, so you have any backer, not to mention that the palace will be afraid of you because of some messy things!" If you don't speak well anymore and dare to be disobedient, this palace will clean you up! ”

"Yes, the minister doesn't dare." Rong Zhao said this, but there was still no fear on his face, and his eyes looked directly at Queen Zhou with a shallow smile.

"Tell me, what's going on with the fire in Biwu Study?" Empress Zhou asked again.

"This matter has been interrogated, the confession is here, and the queen mother is invited to see it herself." Rong Zhao said, took out a piece of silk silk from his arms and offered it with both hands.

Queen Zhou stretched out her hand and pulled the piece of silk silk from Rong Zhao's hand, unfolded it, and became angry when she looked at it halfway: "Nonsense! This dog slave climbed and bit indiscriminately and pulled it to the head of the palace? Rong Zhao, if you are not tortured to extract a confession, you are fabricating a confession! Are you guilty?! ”

"I don't know!" Rong Zhao sneered, "This capital is not the queen's mother, you cover the sky with one hand!" You say that torture to extract confessions is torture to extract confessions? You say that fabricating confessions is fabricating confessions? The minister is not afraid to sue you, human evidence, physical evidence, circumstantial evidence, supporting evidence, the minister has found all of them! The minister asked Princess Anping to bring a message to Niangniang, but she didn't want to make a big deal about it, thinking that everyone would take a step back and open the sky. But obviously, the queen doesn't think so, so it's wrong for the minister to come to this Fengyang Palace! After Rong Zhao finished speaking, he arched his hand towards Queen Zhou, "Since this is the case, the minister will not disturb the purity of the queen's mother, and he will leave." ”

"Stop!" When Empress Zhou saw Rong Zhao turn around and leave, she hurriedly drank, "Your Majesty is right, you are really an arrogant and ignorant man!" ”

Rong Zhao stopped and turned around, smiled and arched his hand: "Thank you for the queen's appreciation, the minister has asked for all his life, only the word 'arrogance', as for 'ignorance' and 'gentleness', since the queen mother said it, the minister will reluctantly accept it." ”

Empress Zhou didn't expect this Rong Zhao to be such a scoundrel at all, so she sneered and sent the confession in her hand to the charcoal basin next to her, and said, "Aren't you afraid that this palace will burn this?" ”

"Don't be afraid." Rong Zhao smiled, "This is just a copy of the minister, and the real confession was originally placed in a proper place." Rest assured, as long as my sister and I are safe and sound, that confession will never see the light of day. The true identities of Xiuju and her man, as well as their son, will never be revealed. ”

"As long as your brother and sister are safe?" Empress Zhou asked suspiciously.

"Yes, as long as our brother and sister are safe." Rong Zhao said with a smile.

The queen sneered: "It is extremely easy to want peace, never enter the palace, stay in the palace honestly, and the palace can keep you safe." ”

"It's not up to us to say that. If the queen mother can make the emperor break his mind about my sister, we will enjoy it. ”

"Your sister doesn't want to enter the palace?" Empress Zhou was surprised.

"The sentence 'dragon and tiger clash with each other, delay canonization' is enough to extinguish the fire in my sister's heart. Now we brothers and sisters only want peace. ”

"You brothers and sisters understand people." Queen Zhou hooked the corners of her lips, and when she looked at Rong Zhao again, she was not so disgusted, "It's just that this harem is not the only one in this palace, do you understand?" ”

Rong Zhao chuckled and said, "The minister naturally understands. However, the queen mother is the honor of the mother of the country, and other things are not easy to entrust, a childless and daughterless princess in the palace, you can still cover it. ”

When Queen Zhou heard this, the corners of her mouth hooked up with a meaningful smile.

Rong Zhao changed his face and bowed deeply to Queen Zhou, and said, "So, Rong Zhao's sister and brother only want to live in peace with you." ”

"Every concubine of His Majesty is a family member of the palace, and it is also the responsibility of the palace to take good care of them. Rong Shizi can rest assured. Queen Zhou said, reached out and picked up the teacup in her hand, lifted the lid of the cup and gently blew the tea.

"Since this is the case, then Rong Zhao is relieved." Rong Zhao said, bowing again, "Rong Zhao retreated." ”

"Go ahead." Empress Zhou took a sip of tea and felt that the taste was very bad, so she frowned and said, "You wait." ”

"What else does the mother command?" Rong Zhao turned around and asked.

"Princess Anping is the pearl of His Majesty's palm, but it is not so easy to marry home. Isn't it enough for your Rong family to have a Linyang County Lord? ”

"Don't worry, the queen doesn't worry, there is nothing between Rong Zhao and Princess Anping, and Rong Zhao can also promise Niangniang that there will be no one in the future." Rong Zhao rolled his eyes in his heart, thinking that Lao Tzu wanted to soak this stupid and cute princess in his hands! But the heart is weak!

"If you can say that, this palace will be relieved." Empress Zhou nodded and waved her hand at Rong Zhao again.

Rong Zhao glanced at Queen Zhou again, and saw that her expression was still calm, and her eyes were as deep and waveless as a glance at an ancient well, so he couldn't help but pretend to be cold in his heart again, and turned around and went out.

Out of the palace gate, naturally a little eunuch came forward to lead the way, out of Fengyang Palace and walked on the long road, turned a corner and changed to an older eunuch to lead the way, and when passing through a palace gate, Rong Zhao couldn't help but look back more.

"This is Concubine De's Guan Ju Palace." The old eunuch said.

"Oh." Rong Zhao nodded lightly, thinking that this was where Zhao Mu's mother and concubine lived, and he didn't know what kind of beauty could give birth to a boutique son like Zhao Mu.

"Don't look at it, let's go." The old eunuch urged.

Rong Zhao gossiped while following the old eunuch outside: "Huh? This King Rui is sick and can't enter the palace to greet His Majesty and Niangniang, and Concubine De Niangniang can't go out of the palace to see her son? ”

"The old slave doesn't know these things." The old eunuch walked out with his hands folded indifferently.

Rong Zhao knew that these people were most afraid of death, and they loved money more, and they would never say these things lightly, especially if they hadn't gotten any benefits yet. However, he just asked casually, and it was not his turn for an outsider to worry about the affairs of other people's mothers and sons.

Out of the palace, Rong Zhao looked up at the sky, thinking that it was obviously impossible to return to Jizhou at this time. Shouldn't you go to the Rui Wang's Mansion for a night? Anyway, the food and drinks that night were really good.

"Childe!" Someone shouted in a low voice, and dodged out from the side to block Rong Zhao's way.

"Huo Yun?" Rong Zhao looked at Huo Yun who was in a hurry, then looked at the heavily guarded palace gate behind him, and asked in surprise, "Why are you here?" ”

"Childe, get in the car, let's talk as we walk." Huo Yun said, waving his hand behind him, and an old coachman approached with a carriage.

After Rong Zhao and Huo Yun got into the carriage one after another, Huo Yunfang lowered his voice and said: "The public subordinates went to check Xiuju's family on the orders of the prince, and at first they only found out that her parents died and a younger brother who depended on her was disabled, and later found out that she had a tailor shop with whom she had dealings, and found that she actually had a close relationship with King Su's personal guards. ”

"King Su?!" Rong Zhao's eyes widened in surprise, thinking to himself, why not King Rui? After thinking about it again, he understood Queen Zhou's good plan to kill two birds with one stone, so he sneered, "What a deep scheming! ”

"The relationship between King Su's close guard Cui Hui and the palace maid Xiuju is unclear, Xiuju had a relationship with Cui Hui before following her master to fill the palace, until she filled the palace slave after the two broke the thread, and then I don't know what the reason suddenly there was no contact, Xiuju was selected to be sent to the palace on an errand, and then was assigned by the queen to serve Concubine De in Biwu study."

Rong Zhao sneered: "She and that Cui Zhen were lovers, and then they didn't have contact because the relationship was discovered by the queen, and then the queen used this matter to hold their handle and use it for their own use." One of these two people is by Concubine De's side and the other is by King Su's side, and the queen looks at the two powerful princes, King Rui and King Su, but what she didn't expect was that Concubine De didn't reuse Xiuju and left her in Biwu Study. ”

"Yes! Not to mention, Concubine De is really amazing, not only has a pair of eyes that insight into the world, but also has a delicate heart. Speaking of Concubine Xiao De, a layer of reverence immediately appeared on Huo Yun's face.

Rong Zhao couldn't help but think again, what kind of character is this Concubine Xiao De?

While speaking, the carriage arrived at the gate of King Rui's mansion, Huo Yun and Rong Zhao got out of the car one after another, and then Huo Yun led Rong Zhao all the way into the mansion and went directly to the inner study where Zhao Mu lived daily.

The courtyard of the inner study, which was already very quiet, was quieter than before, and there were four eunuchs and four palace maids standing at the door, all dressed in the palace, and eight people were standing neatly under the eaves, the cold wind was cold, but they stood neatly and unmoving. Rong Zhao couldn't help but stop when he saw this formation.

"Niangniang is inside, and today she came out of the palace to visit the prince's illness." Huo Yun reminded in Rong Zhao's ear.

The corners of Rong Zhao's lips hooked up a slight smile, when he was out of the palace just now, he passed by Guan Ju Palace and talked to the eunuch who led the way about it, and sure enough, Concubine De Niangniang really went out of the palace to see her son. It's just that the mother and son are talking together at this moment, and I'm afraid that an outsider won't be able to disturb me, so Rong Zhao said to Huo Yun: "Since Niangniang is here, I'd better go somewhere else and wait before coming." ”

"Don't, it's the words of the mother, you have to wait at the gate of the palace, and as soon as the son leaves the palace, he immediately comes to the palace. At this time, I'm afraid I'm in a hurry. Huo Yun said, and went forward to say a few words to a palace maid at the door, and the palace maid quietly entered the house, and after a while, she came out again, bowed slightly to Rong Zhao, and said, "Niangniang, please go in and talk." As she spoke, the palace maid reached out sideways and opened the thick curtain.

"Thank you." Rong Zhao raised his hand, straightened his collar, and raised his feet to enter the door.

The room was as warm as spring as always, but there was a little more fragrance in this warm atmosphere. This fragrance smells carefully like a green calyx plum blossom but is faint by seven points, and the wonder is faintly as if there is no intermittent, making people want to capture, seek, and aftertaste more and more.

There was no one on the low couch where Zhao Mu read every day, only an incense burner from Boshan kiln was placed on a small table, but there was no green smoke.

Looking inside, there were many shadows behind the curtain, as if someone had come out of it, and then the curtain was lifted, and Zhao Mu's nurse Song bowed slightly to Rong Zhao, and whispered: "Rong Shizi, Niangniang, please come in and talk." ”

"Okay." Rong Zhao answered, raised his feet and walked into Zhao Mu's bedroom.

In addition to a carved couch in the small bedroom, there is a small narrow couch under the window, a woman on the couch sits sideways, the sky is dim, there is no light in the room, her appearance is not clear, through a touch of light outside the window faintly outlines her general silhouette, the facial features are hidden in the shadows and are almost missing, but Rong Zhao clearly feels the other party's gaze. This gaze is as warm as water, which does not give people a sense of pressure at all, but it is impossible to ignore.

"You're Rong Zhao?" Concubine De Xiao asked.

Her voice was a little low, but it seemed to have a special magic, and even an unruly person like Rong Zhao couldn't help but gather her mind, bowed down, and replied respectfully: "Yes." ”

"You said that Zilin's illness was caused by a strange poison called Nine Links? And can you cure this poison? Concubine Xiao Defei looked at Rong Zhao, and her voice was a little disbelieving. This is not to blame her, the teenage powder-faced boy in front of him doesn't look like a person who can cure this strange poison.

Rong Zhao smiled slightly and said, "Before me, did anyone know what kind of poison Prince Rui had suffered?" ”

Concubine Xiao Defei was slightly stunned and shook her head gently.

"Therefore, in addition to believing me, Niangniang can't find anyone else to detoxify the prince." Rong Zhao smiled.

"You kid has a temper." Concubine Xiao Defei smiled faintly, Fang raised her finger and pointed to the carved couch with the curtain, "He has been groggy today, and his condition seems to be more serious than the previous two days." Let's take a look at it, if you can, please do your best to detoxify Zilin, after the matter is completed, the palace will be thanked. ”

"Niangniang's words, Rong Zhaoke took it to heart."

Concubine Xiao Defei smiled faintly again: "It doesn't matter if you remember it or not, this palace is definitely not a person who breaks his word and gets fat, you better check the pulse quickly." ”

"Yes." Rong Zhao gave up his hand, turned around and walked to Zhao Mu's bedside, Mama Song lifted the curtain, Zhao Mu was asleep with his eyes closed, a layer of fine sweat oozing from the corners of his forehead, his face became more and more pale, and his lips were abnormally purple.

Rong Zhao immediately frowned and stretched out his hand to cut Zhao Mu's vein, and after a while, Fang asked Mama Song unhappily: "Didn't I say that you should not give the prince medicine in the past two days?" Why don't you listen?! ”

Mama Song was startled, and hurriedly said: "It's true that I didn't give the prince medicine, all the things in the entrance have been carefully inspected, how can I ......?"

Rong Zhao sighed helplessly and said: "There are many ways to poison people, in addition to the entrance, you can also enter the nose, eyes, as well as people's seven orifices and sweat pores." If my guess is correct, there is a master of poison hidden in this palace. ”

"Even so, it should be the person who serves the prince, and the old slave really can't think of who will attack the prince." Mama Song said, turned around and knelt at Concubine Xiao De's feet, "The old slave is incompetent, please ask the mother to surrender." ”

"Now is not the time to hold accountable, so get up." Concubine Xiao Defei slowly got up and walked to the couch and asked Rong Zhao, "Young Master Rong, what is Zilin's condition now?" What do you need to prepare for detoxification, you just say, this palace is good for people to prepare. ”

Rong Zhao groaned: "I think it is more conducive to detoxification to give the prince a different place to live." ”

Mama Song hurriedly said: "Yes, there are more than a dozen courtyards and hundreds of houses in the palace, and the son said that if there is a good old slave, he will ask someone to clean up which place." ”

"Nothing in the palace is good." Rong Zhao shook his head and looked at Concubine Xiao De, and said slowly, "It's best not to bring any people who are waiting around you." ”

Concubine Xiao De nodded knowingly and said, "This palace understands." ”

"Niangniang, please arrange the place as much as possible, Rong Zhao will prepare something to detoxify tonight."

"Okay, you stay in this Rui Wang's Mansion tonight, and someone will naturally come to pick up Rui Wang and you early tomorrow morning."

"Thank you for your kindness, Rong Zhao is afraid that he won't have time to sleep tonight, so I invite your people to look for me in Ye Shenzhi's mansion in the west of the city early tomorrow morning."

"Who is Ye Shenzhi?" Concubine De asked suspiciously.

"He is Rong Zhao's cousin, when he left Xiliang City, his mother repeatedly told him to visit his cousin when he arrived in Shangjing, but my sister had an accident before entering the palace, and now Rong Zhao has not followed his mother's orders to visit, and he must go tonight."

When Mama Song heard this from the side, she couldn't help but interject anxiously: "It's all this time, are you ...... son?"

"Childe naturally has his reasons for doing things, so don't talk too much." Concubine Xiao Defei interrupted Mama Song without waiting for her to finish speaking, "Gongzi Rong rushed from the palace to enter the palace to see the queen, and I'm tired for a long time at this time, I'm afraid I haven't even drunk a sip of tea, why don't you go and arrange tea and dinner?" ”

Mama Song agreed to go out, Concubine Xiao Defei watched her back disappear outside the door for a long time, and Fang Youyou sighed: "How many people in this world can be trusted?" Her lonely voice seemed to be a thin line, which suddenly tied Rong Zhao's heart, and strangled it tightly and slowly, painful, but she didn't want to struggle.

"The so-called trust is just because the bargaining chips for betrayal are not enough." Rong Zhao said softly, "When someone betrays you, you must think about what kind of bargaining chips you can't give and what she must, so that she can give up years of trust and take risks." ”

Concubine Xiao De suddenly glanced at Rong Zhaogao and said with emotion: "I didn't expect you to be able to say such things at such a young age." It's just that your remarks are too much, not all of them are roosters and dogs in this world, and there are still many loyal and righteous people. Thinking like this at a young age may not be a good thing for you. ”

Rong Zhao smiled slightly, arched his hand and said: "Niangniang was born in a scholarly family, read the book of sages, and naturally believed that 'at the beginning of man, nature is good', but Rong Zhao grew up in the desert, and since he was a child, he only knew that the weak eat the strong, and human nature is evil. However, this is not the time to debate this with you, I want to hurry up and prepare things for detoxification, and please move Rui Wang Ye out of Rui Wangfu earlier.

Concubine Xiao Defei nodded lightly and said, "Okay, then someone will go to Ye Shen's house early tomorrow morning to pick up Gongzi Rong." Zilin's matter is still asking Gongzi to worry more. ”

Rong Zhao responded: "Niangniang, rest assured, King Rui is Rong Zhao's backer in the imperial capital, and Rong Zhao can't stand by even if he thinks about himself." ”

"If you say this, this palace will be relieved." Concubine Xiao Defei nodded and watched Rong Zhao's back disappear outside the curtain, and sighed softly. She said that she was relieved, but it was just polite words, the mother of the world looked at her son like this, how could it be someone else's two words of packing tickets to be truly relieved?

At that moment, Concubine Xiao De came out of the Rui Wang's Mansion and did not rush back to the palace, but quietly went to the Shangshu Mansion of the Ministry of Rites.

Because of the relationship between King Rui, the Shangshu Mansion of the Ministry of Rites is much more deserted this year than in previous years, and several New Year's drinks have been canceled, only the wine of the brothers and nephews in the Xiao clan can't be shirked, so they just go over and sit down and come back to thank the guests.

Xiao Zhengshi, who was discussing things with his master in the study, heard that Concubine De Niangniang suddenly visited, and couldn't help but be startled, and hurriedly welcomed people into the door and invited them to the inner room to abandon the left and right, and handed over the fragrant tea with his own hands and couldn't wait for Concubine Xiao De to take a sip, so he asked anxiously: "Niangniang came in a hurry at this time, but what has happened to King Rui's illness?" ”

Concubine Xiao Defei put down the teacup in her hand, sighed heavily and said, "Brother, you immediately clean up a clean courtyard, and send a few people who have never come forward outside to pick up Zilin from King Rui's Mansion." We must settle him properly tonight, and arrange for someone to go to the house of a Jinxi businessman named Ye Shenzhi in the west of the city early tomorrow morning to pick up Rong Zhao and come over to detoxify Zilin. We can't wait any longer! ”

"Good!" Xiao Zhengshi agreed, "Leave this matter to the minister, although the mother can rest assured, I promise that there will be no mistakes." ”

Concubine Xiao Defei shook her head helplessly, and sighed: "Brother, don't be too big, now our side is full of people who have been planted, the big Chinese New Year's Eve Rong Zhao has already pointed out that Zilin has been poisoned by nine consecutive rings, and everything at the entrance must be guarded against, but today he went to check the pulse and said that the poison has deepened again, so it can be seen that we have not been able to stop the other party from poisoning Zilin in the past few days, and the Song family's arrangement in the Rui Wangfu cannot stop them...... It's horrible to think about! ”

Xiao Zhengshi was also stunned, and muttered, "How is this possible?" ”

"Originally, I didn't believe it, but today's Zilin's condition is much worse than before, the palace has been by his side for half a day, and he has only been awake for more than an hour, and the rest of the time is asleep. In this way, it can be seen that what Rong Zhao said is not wrong. ”

Xiao Zhengshi was silent for a long time when he heard this, and then sighed and said, "The minister already knows the stakes, so let's arrange it." It's getting late, Niangniang should go back to the palace quickly, otherwise the emperor will find out that it will be difficult to say. ”

"The emperor has quietly gone to the Jizhou Palace, otherwise how would the palace dare to stay outside for so long." Concubine Xiao Defei said, so she pulled up the hood behind the cloak to cover her head and face, and told Xiao Zhengshi as she walked out: "Brother must be cautious in this matter, don't go wrong again!" ”

Xiao Zhengshi hurriedly responded: "Yes, don't worry." ”

Seeing Concubine Xiao De get into the carriage and disappear into the night while being escorted left and right, Xiao Zhengshi stood at the door of Shangshu Mansion and slowly raised his head to look at the inky night sky, exhaled lightly against the cold wind, and thought silently for a long time before turning around and returning to the house.

The world says that the nobles who do not have a family history of 300 years are not real nobles, and the Xiao family is this kind of famous family that has gone through countless ups and downs for several dynasties and generations, and there have been dozens of people in the family, such as the prime minister, the emperor, the queen, and the prince. In the family that has been deposited for hundreds of years, there are always some things that others can't reach, not only the scholarly temperament, the precipitation of aristocratic blood, but also the secret inheritance of hundreds of years.

Zhao Mu was secretly removed from the Rui Wang's Mansion without his knowledge, and the people sent by Xiao Zhengshi tested Zhao Mu's nurse Song by the way when he picked up the Rui Wang, and various details will not be detailed. said that Rong Zhao knocked on Ye Shenzhi's door the night before, but Ye Shenzhi was shocked.

Originally, Ye Shenzhi had already received a letter from the Ye family, saying that Rong Yue and Rong Zhao had no place to stay in Beijing for the time being, so he had to worry more and must find a way to take care of it, but before the two sisters and brothers arrived in the capital, they made a series of stories, what dragons and tigers are clashes, Concubine Yue should not enter the palace, what Rong family prince invited a group of children called Huazi to eat meat buns on the street in order to please Princess Anping, and served other people's steamed buns, what Rong Shizi and King Rui have a good relationship, and so on. Ye Shenzhi, who was noisy, didn't sleep for several nights, and always felt that he was involved in the tide of political party disputes because of this nephew he hadn't met yet, maybe he would be a knife and axe when he woke up tomorrow, and he would never recover!

Rong Zhao looked at Ye Shenzhi, who was stunned and blocked at the door for a long time without speaking, and felt that this person couldn't match the eight-sided exquisite number that Zi Ji said, and couldn't help but smile for a while: "What, look at me, I don't look like Jingxi Hou Shizi?" ”

"Uh, no, no, no......" Ye Shenzhi hurriedly shook his head, although he hadn't seen Rong Zhao, but this handsome little boy in front of him was seven points similar to his cousin when he was young, and he could confirm at a glance that this person was his cousin's nephew.

"Can I go in then? Cousin! Rong Zhao asked with a smile.

"Uh, please, please!" Only then did Ye Shenzhi flash open the door and respectfully invite Rong Zhao and several entourages behind him into his house.

"I'm hungry. I haven't eaten for a day! As soon as he entered the door, Rong Zhao began to shout, more justified than when he arrived at his own home.

"Quick, go and see what's in the kitchen, bring it up!" Ye Shenzhi instructed his wife Zhang, who heard the news behind him.

Zhang's family has long heard her husband chant the names of the Rong family sisters and brothers hundreds of times, and her ears have been grinding out of calluses for a while, and today she finally saw the true god, so she naturally didn't dare to slack off, and hurriedly took the maid out, but in a quarter of an hour, she prepared a table full of food, chicken, duck, fish, and meat, and finally served a mild and nourishing red date, lotus seed, bird's nest ear soup.

"Baby, sit down and eat." After Rong Zhao took his seat, he turned around and greeted Zi Ji, who was dressed in a black robe.

Zi Ji smiled and raised her hand to take off the robe covering her head and face to reveal her true face, which startled Ye Shenzhi and his wife.

"Oops! It's a girl! Zhang couldn't help but exclaim, "This girl is so handsome!" ”

"Is it the concubine of the prince?" Ye Shenzhi asked again.

Rong Zhao didn't bother to take care of the couple, just eat and drink - he was really hungry.

"I'm Childe's man." Zi Ji always felt that eating people was the shortest, but she was a little embarrassed that Childe could ignore others, and while talking, she also sat down to eat.

After eating and drinking, Rong Zhao asked Ye Shenzhi again: "Cousin, where do we live?" ”

Ye Shenzhi, who had been standing on the side and waiting, hurriedly responded: "Don't worry, the yard has already been cleaned up!" Come with me, I'll take the prince over. ”

"Okay, let's go." Rong Zhao took the handkerchief and wiped the corners of his mouth, got up and took Zi Ji away.

Ye Shenzhi personally led the way to take Rong Zhao and Zi Ji and a few entourages to the quiet and elegant East Cross Courtyard, and arranged for four young and beautiful maids to come in to serve Rong Zhao to wash, and Fang Zhizhi retreated.

Zi Ji served Rong Zhao and drove out a few maids after changing her clothes, closed the door tightly and came back and asked, "Childe, that Rui Wang really fell into the poison of the Nine Rings?" ”

"yes!" Rong Zhao sighed leisurely, "Look at it, there are really strange masters in this world, isn't it?" ”

Zi Ji gritted her teeth and said: "The Nine Chains of Strange Poison were developed by my ancestors, and my father and mother were assassinated because of the poison spectrum in the family's collection, I have been wandering the rivers and lakes since I was six years old looking for these people but I couldn't find them, I didn't expect to see the Nine Links in the capital today!" ”

"As long as you can find the person who poisoned you, you can find your enemy." Rong Zhao patted Zi Ji's shoulder and persuaded softly, "Don't worry, take your time." I promised you to avenge you. ”

"Hmm. Zi Ji listens to Childe's Qiē. Zi Ji slowly knelt at Rong Zhao's feet, bowing her head to his knees.

Early the next morning, sure enough, someone knocked on the door of Ye Shen's house, saying that he had made an appointment with Rong Zhao to pick him up, Ye Shenzhi asked who the other party was, but the other party didn't say a word. Ye Shenzhi had no choice but to knock on Rong Zhao's door in person and wake him up from his dream.

Rong Zhao rubbed his sleepy eyes, endured a strong sense of getting up, put on his clothes and went out, just glanced at Ye Shenzhi and walked out, Ye Shenzhi saw that the face of the prince was so stinky, so he didn't dare to say anything, just followed all the way to the front to meet the comer.

Seeing the people sent by Xiao Zhengshi, Rong Zhao took Zi Ji directly into the carriage they prepared without asking, and Zi Ji ordered the people he brought to lead the carriage to follow behind, and the three carriages of the group went out of the alley in front of Ye Shenzhi's house. Ye Shen followed all the way to the mouth of the alley and watched the carriage disappear before coming back, and sighed at his wife Zhang when he entered the door: What kind of people are these people who just follow? What if something happens?!

"The prince is a person who has seen the world, so naturally there will be nothing wrong! It's just that he came to stay for one night and left, and he doesn't know where he went and when he will come back, and you two uncles and nephews didn't even say a word seriously and left, what a pity! Zhang sighed repeatedly, seeing that Ye Shenzhi didn't speak, he leaned over and asked: "I see that the girl next to the prince has a demonic look on her face, such a person staying by his side will definitely be a scourge in the future, the lord has to be free to persuade him, if Princess Anping knows that there is such a person around the prince, then she must be extremely unhappy!" ”

"Oh, you're so busy! Is it your turn to talk too much about this?! You are a woman, you don't know how to talk nonsense, you don't know how to talk nonsense all day long. Ye Shenzhi waved his hand and went to worry about his own thoughts.

……

Rong Zhao leaned in the carriage and fell asleep again, and when he opened his eyes, the carriage had stopped in front of a black lacquered gate. The coachman outside gently buckled the car plate and said, "Lord Shizi, when you arrive at the place, please get out of the car." ”

Rong Zhao yawned and rubbed his face twice, stretched his waist again before helping Zi Ji to get up slowly, dragging his sore legs and jumping out of the carriage awkwardly, looking up at the neat and subtle words 'Qiu Yunzhai' on the plaque on the black lacquer gate, frowning and asking, "This is it?" ”

Yes, the guard beside him stepped forward and took the key to open the copper lock on the door, pushed the door open, and said respectfully: "Lord Shizi, please." ”

Rong Zhao nodded at Zi Ji and took the lead in raising his feet to enter the door. Zi Ji then beckoned a few entourages to carry down the four large boxes from the carriage behind her and carefully sent them into the courtyard. The guards who came to pick up Rong Zhao didn't dare to say much, and after waiting for everyone to enter, they took the carriage away and locked the courtyard door from the outside. 【9960】

The seventy-seventh round, the first ring of poison, the first plan

A qiē is carried out silently, from the imperial palace to the Jizhou palace; From the Rui Wangfu to this inconspicuous Qiuyunzhai, in the early morning of the sixth day of the Lunar New Year, the world seems to have changed little, but an old game is quietly ending, and when the gamblers have not yet calculated the winners and losers, they have reopened.

The three most spacious halls of Qiu Yunzhai have been occupied by Rong Zhao, and the four large boxes that moved in at that time have been opened, and all kinds of strange clay pots and utensils inside have been placed by Zi Ji one by one and silently assembled into an extremely special set of refining tools.

Rong Zhao, dressed in a white robe, was staring at the turquoise liquid slowly dripping from the mouth of the bamboo pipe.

"The poison of the nine chains is highly toxic extracted from the nine animal poison glands, and then poisoned layer by layer according to the different attributes of toxicity such as cold, dampness, heat, etc., accompanied by the law of gold, wood, water, fire, and earth. Therefore, the poison of the nine poisonous insects is not difficult to solve, but the difficulty is the attribute of cold, dampness and heat and the law of mutual growth and restraint of the five elements. Coupled with the physique of the poisoned person, the appearance of this poison is also different, so it is even more difficult to cure this poison than to ascend to the sky. Zi Ji stood beside Rong Zhao, staring at the half bowl of turquoise liquid with Rong Zhao, and sighed in a low voice, "Childe, how sure are you that you can understand the secret?" ”

"Zi Ji, do you know what is the hardest thing in this world?" Rong Zhao watched the last drop of green liquid fall into the white porcelain bowl, reached out and took a handkerchief to gently wipe off a little green stain on the bamboo pipe.

"Zi Ji doesn't know, please teach Childe." Zi Ji said.

"The hardest thing in the world is easy. The most cumbersome things are also the most concise to solve. Rong Zhao looked back at Zi Ji's blank face, and suddenly felt satisfied, and decided to pretend again, so he raised his hand and flicked Zi Ji's head, and said with a smile; Let's put it this way, Taoism pays attention to Taoism and nature, saying that Tao gives birth to one, life to two, two to three, and three to all things. So what if you look at it backwards? Isn't all under heaven one in the end? And isn't this 'one' the 'easiest'? ”

Zi Ji looked at Rong Zhao as if she didn't understand, and still asked with a blank face: "Childe, do you mean that this bowl of cold jade algae condensate juice can solve the poison in King Rui's body?" ”

Rong Zhao couldn't help but laugh when he heard this: "Silly girl, how is this possible? The poison of the nine chains in the body of King Rui has reached the sixth ring, according to the nine chains of poison spectrum you memorized, this first poison is refined from the ninety-nine poisonous leeches that degenerated on the day of the great heat, this is the poison of strange heat, although it is not as good as the poisonous toad, but it can be counted among the hot poisons. Of course, we can only use the cold to overcome the heat, and use this cold jade algae condensate juice that only grows in the Arctic ice to solve it, but if we solve this one and the next five ways, if the antidote behind it is not timely, and there is a sudden imbalance between these six poisons, then the toxicity will turn sharply and become violent-" Rong Zhao said, suddenly reaching out and pressing it on Zi Ji's neck, and laughed in a low voice, "In this way, Rui Wang Ye is afraid that he will die if he can't even last six hours." ”

Zi Ji's heart tightened suddenly, and just thinking about what the consequences would be if Rong Zhao really failed to detoxify and killed Prince Rui, she heard a gloomy sneer behind her: "If you dare to let King Rui live for less than six hours, the old man will ask you to report to the Hades Palace immediately, and punish you for the nine clans." ”

"Zhu Jiu Clan? This is good! Rong Zhao turned back with a smile, looked at Xiao Zhengshi with a frosty face at the door, arched his hand, and said leisurely: "Don't tell you the truth, Lord Xiao, I have hated the Rong family since I was a child." Dad doesn't hurt, mother doesn't love, except for my sister, I will applaud anyone who dies. And my sister is now the imperial concubine, and she wants to come to the Nine Clans...... You shouldn't even be able to let go of the imperial concubine, right? ”

"You!" Xiao Zhengshi was so angry that his throat smoked and he couldn't speak.

"Alright, Master Xiao, put away your set." Rong Zhao raised his hand and picked up the half bowl of turquoise medicinal juice and swaggered in front of Xiao Zhengshi.

“…… You wait! Xiao Zhengshi immediately turned around and chased after him, stopping him before Rong Zhao could feed Zhao Mu medicine, "You wait!" This medicine must be tried before it can be used by King Rui! ”

"Try? How to try? Rong Zhao looked at Xiao Zhengshi with amusement, raised his hand and ordered some green juice in the bowl, "This thing is poisonous!" Whoever eats dies. May I ask Lord Xiao, who are you going to let try? ”

"You! How can this poisonous thing be used by King Rui?! Xiao Zhengshi said, and was about to pounce and knock over the medicine bowl.

Zi Ji stepped forward and grabbed the collar behind his clothes and grabbed the person, saved the bowl of cold jade algae condensate juice in Rong Zhao's hand, and then pulled it back hard, pushing Xiao Zhengshi into the arms of a guard before the guards on both sides swung their swords, and sneered: "Don't you know what's wrong!" This bowl of medicinal juice is condensed with three catties of cold jade algae, do you know how valuable the cold jade algae is? It grows in the sea of ice in the bitter cold land of the extreme north, needless to say how many people who go to pick it have not returned, even if they are picked up from the sea of ice, they may not be able to be transported fresh to the capital! Even if it is transported to the capital, without our unique condensation technique, it is just a few catties of poisonous weeds! If it weren't for my son-in-law's generosity, you wouldn't have been able to exchange 10,000 taels of silver for this half bowl of medicine! ”

Xiao Zhengshi was stunned for a moment, in his opinion, it was just a bowl of medicinal juice squeezed out of an unknown poison, but he didn't expect such a source.

Rong Zhao was not in a hurry to give Zhao Mu medicine, he only put the medicine bowl on the small table in front of the bed, straightened his sleeves and got up and walked to Xiao Zhengshi, and sighed softly: "Lord Xiao, I know that King Rui is your nephew, and the honor and disgrace of your Xiao family are all tied to him, but I have no grievances with him!" If I want to hurt him, I just have to stand by and watch, so why bother to make such a big effort? ”

Xiao Zhengshi frowned and said, "But what if you give him such a poisonous thing, what if you harm him?" ”

"What can I do?" Rong Zhao chuckled and shook his head, "If you don't drink this bowl of medicine, he will definitely die, and if you drink it, there is still sixty percent hope to wake up." As for what to do, Lord Xiao, you can make up your mind now. ”

"This bowl of poison ...... Ah, medicine! If you drink this bowl of medicine, sixty percent of Rui Wang's poison can be solved? Xiao Zhengshi asked uneasily.

"I can't." Rong Zhao sighed helplessly, turned his head to Zi Ji and said, "This old man is really troublesome, you tell him, I'll go out for a walk." ”

"Huh? Boom-" Xiao Zhengshi watched Rong Zhao go out with a straight waist, and his throat smoked again for a while.

"Lord Xiao, let me tell you this, the Nine Chains of Poison planted by King Rui has reached the sixth layer, which means that there are now six poisons in his body. This earliest poison is extracted from the poisonous leech in the great heat, which is the first poison in the nine chains, and its main effect is to paralyze people's bodies and make people's limbs sore. At first, the symptoms were very similar to the cold, but they could not be solved by ordinary medicines for wind and cold. Of course, this poison alone will not be fatal, but it will make people lose their strength and stay in bed until they are skinny. Judging from the current situation of King Rui, he has been poisoned by this leech for two months, and if he does not detoxify it, even if he survives in the future, he will only be a waste paralyzed on the bed. So whether you want to give him this bowl of poison or not, Lord Xiao, you have the final say. After Zi Ji finished speaking, she also flicked her sleeves and turned around and went out.

"Hey!" Xiao Zhengshi looked at Zi Ji's back and stomped his feet angrily, "You dare to talk to the old man like this as a maid!" It just doesn't make sense! ”

"Master, what about this medicine?" The guards next to him were already in a cold sweat after hearing Zi Ji's words.

“…… Feed the prince and drink it. Xiao Zhengshi gritted his teeth and said.

"Yes." The guards agreed and stepped forward, one helped Zhao Mu up, and the other held the medicine bowl, and carefully poured the green medicinal juice that night into Zhao Mu's stomach.

Xiao Zhengshi couldn't bear to look at it at all, Zhao Mu was grown up by him, because of his identity, this nephew was closer than his two sons in his heart, and at this time he knew that it was a bowl of poison and gave him to drink, this uncle really couldn't stand it, so he sighed heavily and went out.

Since then, Xiao Zhengshi has not come to stare at Rong Zhao to detoxify Zhao Mu, but only sent his eldest son Xiao Heng to watch, and repeatedly told him that he must write down what strange medicinal materials Rong Zhao used for King Rui, and what other ways and methods were used to detoxify him, and the concubine in the palace wanted to see it!

However, after Xiao Heng really recorded these and handed them to Xiao Zhengshi, Xiao Zhengshi didn't dare to hand them over to Concubine De, for fear that his own sister wouldn't be able to think of anything out of the ordinary after reading it.

Speaking of Concubine De, she has been hanging about her son's affairs all the time in the past few days, and she is naturally extremely tormented.

Guanju Palace is one of the most elegant places in the palace, although the structure is no different from the residences of other imperial concubines, but the decoration inside and out, as well as the flowers and plants planted, are very different. Together with the flower pots for planting flowers and plants, they are all specially fired in the official kiln on the order of the emperor, with a peculiar style and a unique style of painting. The inscription on the begonia-style blue and white porcelain shallow basin containing a single-petaled narcissus is that the craftsman sent the pottery blank into the palace at that time, and the bluegrass was hand-painted by Concubine De Niangniang, and the emperor's royal pen inscribed the four words "Lanxinhui quality".

"Niangniang, the princess Zhao in front of the queen is here." The palace maid at the door replied softly, interrupting Concubine De's thoughts.

"Let him in." Concubine De's deep, watery gaze moved away from the daffodil, and she turned to sit up straight.

A eunuch in his forties, dressed in a four-rank official robe, came into the door with Buddha dust in his arms, bowed deeply to Concubine De, and said respectfully: "The slave is ordered by the queen to invite Concubine De to visit Fengyang Palace. ”

Concubine De turned her head to look at the hourglass on the side, and asked lightly: "Is there anything important for the queen to call the palace at this time?" ”

"Back to Niangniang, the queen didn't say anything, and the slave didn't dare to ask casually."

Concubine De knew that this Zhao Wankang was the queen's confidant, and she would never reveal a flaw to herself, so she nodded casually and said: "Okay, you go back, and the palace will come over after changing your clothes." ”

"Yes, the minions are retired." Zhao Wankang bowed and respectfully withdrew.

Concubine De's personal palace maid came to help her get up, and whispered: "The queen doesn't know what the reason is for looking for the queen at this time. Do you want the slave to ask someone to inquire quietly? ”

"No need." Concubine Xiao De sneered indifferently, and said while opening her hands to let the palace maid change her clothes, "She is looking for the palace at this time, presumably because Her Majesty went to the Jizhou Palace and can't hide it." ”

"What Niangniang said is, but this matter has nothing to do with Niangniang, it is His Majesty who said that he dreamed that the Queen Mother's Mausoleum was restless, so he went to Fuyou Temple to offer incense." The palace maid frowned.

"The queen has always acted carefully, and now she can't hold her breath like this, there must be something important that has disrupted her position, so why not go over and take a look?" Concubine Xiao Defei said, frowned slightly, and said unhappily, "But at this time, King Rui's life and death are at stake, and this palace does not have the leisure to deal with her such non-important things." ”

"That's what the mother said." The palace maid knelt down and tidied up the tassels under the jade cicada presser feet in the folds of Xiao Defei for Concubine Xiao De, and said, "Niangniang, it's okay." ”

"Let's go." Concubine Xiao Defei reached out and took the handkerchief on the incense burner, put it on the tip of her nose and sniffed it gently, before walking out satisfied.

In Fengyang Palace, several mothers have already arrived, but Concubine Xiao De is missing.

Seeing her come in, Jin Concubine and a few low-ranking concubines stood up to salute, and Concubine Xiao De also wanted the queen to say goodbye. After each of them finished their salutes, Concubine Xian, who was sitting on the left hand of the queen, smiled and said, "Why is Concubine De's face so bad?" Just now, Zhao's father-in-law came back and said that you have to be late for a while to dress and change clothes, but at this time, it seems that no matter how meticulous the makeup is, it can't hide my sister's haggard color! This palace heard that King Rui's illness is getting worse and worse, how good do you say about this New Year! ”

Concubine Xiao Defei glanced at Concubine Xian lightly and ignored it, and only said to the queen: "I don't know what is the important matter for the queen to call the concubine?" ”

Empress Zhou sighed: "I guess you don't know yet, right? His Majesty said today that he went to Fuyou Temple to pray for incense, but he didn't enter the door of Fuyou Temple at all, and went directly to Jizhou Palace when he left the imperial city! When the palace heard about it, it was so frightened that the six gods were gone, so they immediately sent someone to invite several younger sisters to discuss the matter. Years ago, Zhang Tianshi said that the dragon and the tiger are in conflict, and His Majesty, as the true dragon emperor, tries to stay away from the tiger's relatives before the fifteenth day of the first month, to put it mildly, this is good for the tiger's closest relatives, after all, the true dragon is blessed by God, and ordinary people are either sick or killed when they clash with the real dragon, Rui Wang, Rong is the fact in front of him. Having said that, there is another meaning in Zhang Tianshi's words - even the true dragon emperor needs to be careful! His Majesty's move is too reckless! However, His Majesty's departure from the palace this time is light and simple, even the eunuchs and guards are only more than 100 people, for the sake of His Majesty's safety, the palace really does not dare to take this matter out lightly to discuss with the ministers, so I think that several sisters are virtuous people, and His Majesty is both the Son of Heaven and our husband, so today the palace will invite a few people to Fengyang Palace to discuss family affairs behind closed doors, and quickly help the palace get an idea. ”

After Empress Zhou finished speaking, a pair of calm and waveless eyes only stared at Concubine De. The virtuous concubine next to her smiled and said: "The queen mother naturally knows, the concubines have always been dull and incompetent, and they only panic when they encounter things, and they are not as good as Concubine De's sister who is full of poetry and books, and His Majesty loves you the most on weekdays, so you have to bother with this matter." ”

Concubine Xiao Defei raised her hand and rubbed her temples, and said with a wry smile: "Sister Xianfei was still distressed about my sister just now, my face was haggard, why did you put a burden on my shoulders at this time?" In terms of talent, the concubine is naturally not as good as the queen's mother, in terms of favor, the concubine has long been a, and she dare not compare with the sister of the concubine, and King Rui's condition has worsened, and the palace of King Rui sent a message that King Rui is now delirious, and my sister's heart is a mess of numbness, this time I am afraid that I will not be able to share the worries of the queen, and I ask the queen to forgive me. With that, Concubine Xiao De got up and gave a gentle blessing to Queen Zhou, "Queen Mother, the concubine's headache seems to be about to crack, please let Concubine Rong retire first." ”

"Since my sister is unwell, let's go back to the palace to rest. Immediately go and pass Imperial Doctor Zhang into the palace and give Concubine De Niangniang's vein! ”

"Thank you for your concern." Concubine De turned around and owed to the queen before going out, and walked out of the gate of Fengyang Palace in the congratulations of the concubine and others.

The atmosphere is not right, several low-ranking concubines have found excuses to withdraw, and there are only two concubines and concubines left in front of the queen, one is second only to the queen and the biological mother of the eldest prince, so there is no need to look at the queen's face, and the other thinks that he is the queen's henchman, so he wants to stay and share the worries of his sister.

"Sister, is this King Rui's illness really that bad?" Concubine Xian asked Queen Zhou suspiciously.

Queen Zhou picked up the teacup and took a shallow sip of tea, and sighed softly: "It is said that children are the top of a mother's heart." When did you see Concubine De lose her temper? We've seen it today. ”

"Sister Concubine De is indeed too pitiful." The big-chested concubine felt for a while that if her daughter was sick, she would definitely be in a mess, and then thinking about Concubine Xiao, who didn't even pay attention to the queen mother on weekdays, was indifferent to Concubine Xian's provocation today, she was very emotional, and couldn't help but sigh lowly.

Empress Zhou sighed leisurely: "Yes! This qiē can't fight for a life! I think that the child of this palace left before he was born, how can this palace be heartbroken than Concubine De? ”

"That's what my sister said." Concubine Jin suddenly didn't dare to say more.

The corners of Concubine Xian's mouth curled into an unpredictable smile, and she diverted the topic and said: "Then with the meaning of the queen's mother, what should we do about the matter of Your Majesty going to the palace in Jizhou?" Could it be that Rong's little slut does whatever he wants? ”

"This palace heard that Rong Yue's younger brother Rong Zhao has a very good relationship with King Rui, I don't know if it's true?" Empress Zhou asked thoughtfully.

Concubine Xian sneered; "It has spread outside, Rong Zhao spent the night of the Chinese New Year's Eve in the Rui King's Mansion, and it is said that when the Rui King was in Xiliang, these two people wore a pair of pants, otherwise Concubine De would not tear her face with Rong Yue's little hooves."

Queen Zhou frowned slightly when she heard this, and sighed: "My sister is used to being casual here in this palace, and she is not allowed to talk like this when she goes out of this door." Rong Yue is now the top person in the heart of the Long Live Lord, if these words are spread to the ears of the Long Live Lord by those minions with broken mouths, you will not get any benefits, and even the palace will carry it with you. ”

"Sister is a lesson." Concubine Xian hurriedly lowered her head, but the corners of her mouth hooked up a sneer of disdain. Even if she is a queen, what's the use of not having a son who can support herself? Thinking that her son would inherit the throne in the future, even the queen's main palace would have to look at her own face, and Concubine Xian couldn't wait to go back to her Jinghua Palace now to make detailed arrangements on how to get rid of Rong Yue's little slut.

Empress Zhou also seemed to understand Concubine Xian's impatient mood, so she raised her hand and rubbed her eyebrows, and sighed: "Our sisters got together and talked about this half-day situation, but there was nothing we could do. This palace has a headache. ”

"My sister is unwell, so please take care of her. My sister took her leave. Concubine Xian got up and gave a gentle blessing to Queen Zhou.

"Then I won't keep my sister. I would like to send it to the palace for the concubine. Queen Zhou said weakly.

Concubine Zhou hurriedly agreed to stand up and send Concubine Xian out, Queen Zhou sat on the phoenix throne and looked at Concubine Xian's already somewhat blessed back, and the corners of her mouth hooked up with a sneer of disdain like Concubine Xian - what Concubine Xian has thought in her heart for so many years, she is naturally clear about this queen, she Concubine Xian wants to win, and she is naturally happy to fulfill her as a queen, anyway, she has no biological son in front of her, and any prince who inherits the unification is the justifiable queen mother.

At this time, Rong Yue, who was wanted to be removed by Concubine Xian, was sitting face-to-face with the emperor in a warm spring-like room, warming wine in a small stove, adding fragrance to red sleeves, hearing warm words, and telling each other about their lovesickness after parting.

"Your Majesty has already drunk a lot, and if you drink it again, you will get drunk." Rong Yue poured wine for the emperor while leaning sideways, and glanced at the emperor with a smile.

The emperor, who was already five or six points drunk, was so drunk by this glance that his soul was crisp, he stretched out his hand to put his hand around Rong Yue's shoulder, and sighed in a low voice: "If you don't get drunk, everyone will get drunk, today I will sit with Yue'er, and I will get drunk with anything." ”

"Your Majesty is laughing at people again." Rong Yue whispered, raised his hand slightly and pressed the emperor's arm, pulled out of his arms and handed over the wine glass, and said coquettishly: "Only drink this one again." ”

"How's that going, I'm not done yet." The emperor took the wine glass and looked at the beauties around him with all kinds of doting.

"But people still want to dance the sword to the emperor." Rong Yue smiled.

"Dancing swords? Good! The Dragon Blade I gave you can take with you? When the emperor heard this, he immediately became even more happy, what he liked was the heroic temperament of Rong Yue's steppe daughter, which was very different from those twisted women in the harem.

"Given by His Majesty, naturally he doesn't dare to leave half an inch." Rong Yue said, and sighed with a smile, "Rong Yue has repeatedly encountered dangers these days, if it weren't for the treasure of the Son of Heaven to protect him, I'm afraid he would have died a long time ago." ”

"Don't say such depressing words during the New Year. You are my woman, and I will not allow you to slip up the slightest. The emperor was distressed for a while, and took Rong Yue into his arms, and when he thought of the so-called dragon and tiger clashes, he also felt very bored, because he said: "Wait for the fifteenth day of the first month...... Well, on the sixteenth day of the first lunar month, I will inevitably send someone to welcome you into the capital. Yue'er rest assured. ”

"The concubine is naturally relieved." Rong Yue straightened up from the emperor's arms, and smiled again, "Then the concubine will dance the sword for Your Majesty." ”

"Good!" The emperor was happy to see Rong Yue, and the little irritability in his heart suddenly disappeared.

Rong Yue got up and went to the middle of the room, took the dragon yin sword handed over by Lu Yun, pinched the sword trick, secretly took a breath, and slowly took out the sword. The emperor leaned comfortably on the comfortable pillow behind him, holding a wine glass, and watched with interest.

This time the sword dance, I don't know if it was because the injury had just healed or because of drinking, Rong Yue's waist seemed to be much softer than the last time, and the speed was slower. The word "sword dance" was originally in "sword", but this time it focuses on a "dance". The emperor looked at it but became more and more happy, most of the men in this world are like this, no matter how heroic the girl is, in their hearts, they can't afford to be coquettish.

On the night of the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, the cold wind howled. The room was very warm, and Rong Yue danced for only a quarter of an hour, and she was sweating slightly. The cheeks, which were already peachy from drinking, became more and more ruddy and lovely at this time, and even the eyes that occasionally looked at it were filled with warm water waves.

The emperor felt that he couldn't help but want to get up, but he was greedy for the beauty of the moment and didn't want to interrupt. He is already a veteran of the horizontal flowers, and naturally knows how to have a beautiful woman when she is the most beautiful and moving.

Well, not yet. The emperor doesn't know how many times he picked up his wine glass and drank it all.

It was the most affectionate time, the emperor only felt that he was like a dream, and there was infinite beauty in his heart, as if he was twenty years younger all of a sudden, and he returned to the time when the world was in high spirits at the beginning of the year. However, Miaoman's figure in front of him suddenly paused, and the dragon sword in his hand shone brightly, and before the emperor could see what was going on, Rong Yue dropped the sword in his hand with a 'bang' and fell to the ground.

"Yue'er?!" The emperor was startled and hurriedly stepped forward to pick up Rong Yue from the ground.

Lu Yun next to him, Scarlet Yi, Zhang Wanshou and others also hurriedly stepped forward, collected the sword, and helped the emperor to smooth Rong Yue's legs, but Lu Yun was already crying: "Niangniang hasn't eaten well in the past few days, and she always can't sleep at night." Now that the emperor is here, she is very happy to get up. I'm afraid I'm tired at this time......"

"Why didn't you say it earlier?!" The emperor was furious, this time he was really distressed.

Lu Yun was so frightened that he shrank his shoulders back, and said in a low voice: "Niangniang doesn't tell the slaves and maids to say, I'm afraid it will ruin Your Majesty's interest." ”

The emperor sighed heavily, picked up Rong Yue and sent him to the couch with his hand, while instructing Zhang Wanshou: "Go and call the imperial doctor to check the pulse of the mother!" ”

"Oh, Your Majesty, this is a big New Year's ......" Zhang Wanshou seemed to be deliberately adding fuel to the fire, and retorted in a low voice.

"What's New Year's celebration? What is more important than Concubine Yue's body?! The emperor scolded angrily.

"Yes, the slave is confused, and the slave will go." Zhang Wanshou agreed, turned around and trotted out all the way to pass the imperial doctor.

Green Cloud and Scarlet Yi quietly exchanged glances, beckoned the palace maids to come in and clean up the leftover wine, and replaced the incense in the room to dilute the smell of wine.

The imperial doctor did not come for a long time, and the emperor urged him several times in a row, and after half an hour, Zhang Wanshoufang came with a imperial doctor panting.

"Bastard thing! Why is it so slow?! "The emperor saw that the imperial doctor's hat was crooked, and he was even more angry.

"Minister...... The minister thought that this was the New Year's Eve, and the mother must be quiet and cultivate, so she didn't dare to disturb......"

"Niangniang is quiet and cultivated, you can herd the sheep?! Are you drinking and gambling for money?! Concubine Yue has not been getting better since she lived in the palace, and her body has not improved, but it is your group of wastes that have been delayed! The emperor scolded angrily.

The imperial doctor was so frightened that he kowtowed again and again and begged for mercy: "The minister deserves to die, the minister deserves to die...... Ask the emperor to spare his life......"

Zhang Wanshou next to him saw that the emperor's face was pale, and Concubine Yue was still lying unconscious on the bed, so he dared to interject: "Your Majesty, Niangniang is still in a coma, it is better to call the imperial doctor to diagnose Niangniang's pulse first, and it is not too late for him to fall." ”

"Pulse? You don't open your dog's eyes to see that he looks like a ghost, can you still diagnose the pulse?! As a doctor, he neglected his duties, not only did he not take care of his mother's body, but he also ate and drank for fun! Dare to come to me after drinking yourself like this, do you really think I am blind?! The emperor pointed to the imperial doctor who was kneeling on the ground, and the more he scolded, the more angry he became, he simply got up and kicked the imperial doctor, and ordered Zhang Wanshou: "You go!" Lock up all the imperial doctors on duty in this palace! I'm going to punish this waste! ”

"Yes, the minion obeys." Zhang Wanshou hurriedly bowed down to receive the order, waved his hand towards the door, and called two eunuchs to drag out the imperial doctor who was already paralyzed as mud, Fang turned around and said to the emperor with courtesy: "Your Majesty, why don't you send someone back to the capital overnight to call two reliable imperial doctors to take care of Niangniang's body?" The slave dared to say more, the mother was weak, and she was frightened by the wind and cold along the way, so she had to take care of herself. If you don't recuperate well, and wait until the fifteenth day of the first lunar month to enter the palace, I'm afraid that you won't be able to bear Jun's grace. ”

When the emperor heard this, he felt that it made sense, and the anger in his stomach disappeared by three points, glared at Zhang Wanshou, and whispered: "You old thing still knows a little bit of my thoughts, go and do it." ”

When Zhang Wanshou heard this, he felt a little proud in his heart, and hurriedly bowed down and responded: "The slave obeys the order." So he hurried out on an errand.

After a storm, the room returned to calm, and the emperor sat in front of the couch and looked at the pale face in his sleep, and sighed helplessly: "Could it be that Zhang Tianshi's words are so effective?" But if I don't come, how do you know that you are living so hard here alone? ”

The green cloud next to him exchanged a look with Scarlet Yi again, and Scarlet Yi sighed softly: "Actually, the most bitter thing for Niangniang is that she can't see Her Majesty." Our mother grew up on the grassland and has always been strong. This time, he was sick first and then injured, although his body hurt some vitality, but in the end, the foundation is good, and he will be fine. Please rest assured and take care of the dragon body, otherwise Niangniang woke up and knew that Majesty was so worried, and she would definitely not go. ”

When the emperor heard this, his heart was really much happier, and he glanced back at the scarlet clothes and asked, "You are also the palace maid of Concubine Yue's marriage?" ”

"Back to Your Majesty, the slave maid was originally a maid who was rough with her mother, but because Sister Luyun was seriously injured in Feiyunjian and almost lost her life, although the injury is almost healed now, but our maid was reluctant to work too hard, so she transferred the slave maid to serve. Niangniang is worried about her work for a while, and it is also a bad service for the slave and maid, and she also asks Her Majesty to surrender her guilt. Scarlet said, and sure enough, she lifted the corner of her skirt and knelt on the ground.

The emperor glanced at Green Cloud, then at Scarlet Clothes, and sighed: "The two of you, one is faithful to the Savior and the other is meticulous and considerate, both are excellent. From now on, she will be promoted to the second-grade female official next to Concubine Yue. In the future, the two of you should pay more attention to the things around Concubine Yue, and if there are any palace maids and eunuchs around you who are stealing and playing tricks or even deceiving the upper and lower and cannot be loyal to the master, the two of you will fall first. Concubine Yue is hearty and informal, and only those of you who serve closely can afford these trivial things. ”

Lu Yun and Scarlet Yi hurriedly kowtowed and thanked him, and said in unison: "Slave and maid thank Your Majesty for your grace." Slaves and maids will serve the emperor and the mother wholeheartedly. ”

"That's it! Go down, all of you. The emperor raised his hand and waved.

"Yes. It's not too early, and Your Majesty should rest early. Green Cloud persuaded again.

"I know." Although the emperor said so, he looked at Rong Yue without raising his head, and he couldn't take his eyes off it.

Green Cloud and Scarlet Clothes blessed their bodies, quietly withdrew to put down the tent curtain, closed the door in a room outside, and went to the eaves of the porch outside the door to see that there was no one on the left and right, Scarlet Fang patted his chest and sighed in a low voice: "Oh, my mother! It scared the hell out of me. ”

"Why, I see you're still very calm in there just now." Green Cloud took the arm of the scarlet robe, and the two of them entered the side hall along the corridor and closed the heavy hall door.

"I'm pretending! If it weren't for the thousands of instructions when the son left, saying that victory or defeat was in this move, I, I ...... I was so frightened that I collapsed to the ground. Scarlet Yi was still palpitating at this time, and her little face turned pale with fright.

"It's scary for His Majesty to start a fire." Lu Yun was really calm, after all, he was a person who had died once, and now it was no longer so important to see anything, so he reached out and poured a cup of hot tea for Scarlet Yi, and said with a smile: "However, our third son has worked hard to rehearse this scene, isn't it just to anger His Majesty?" Those people are more cunning and difficult to deal with than the other, if we don't have a little scheming, there will be no bones and scum left by their calculations! ”

"This is just the beginning! It's like this before you enter the palace, how will you live in the future? ”

"How can I live? Walking on thin ice. You have to practice your courage well, in the future, when you talk to the emperor, you can't always do this, it will ruin the son's big things. ”

"It's easy to say, I'm mainly worried about the wine for our girl......" Scarlet looked at Green Cloud with a worried face, and lowered her voice to a very low level, "The wine will be fine, right?" ”

Green Cloud chirped: "Okay, shut up!" Is it really scary? Say anything. Is our son-in-law so indiscriminate? ”

"Yes, too!" Scarlet Yi breathed a sigh of relief.

However, it was said that Zhang Wanshou hurriedly returned to Beijing at the emperor's behest, tired like a dog, and ran to the palace of the imperial doctor Zhang Zhixi, who was in charge of the emperor's pulse. After pulling Zhang Zhixi out and stuffing it into the carriage, he himself got in, yawned and ordered the guards to hurry.

Zhang Zhixi was so frightened that he thought that the emperor was doing something outside, so he pushed Zhang Wanshou fiercely and asked: "Father-in-law Zhang, you are in a hurry to pull me out, but your majesty is ......."

"Shut your crow's mouth, your majesty is fine." Zhang Wanshou turned sideways impatiently and continued to nap.

"Oh." As soon as Zhang Zhixi heard that it was not the emperor's business, he let go of most of his heart, but he still felt strange, so he pushed Zhang Wanshou again and asked: "Father-in-law Zhang, since the emperor is fine, who are you moving the people for?" ”

"The person on the tip of the emperor's heart...... Hey! I said, Imperial Doctor Zhang, you can do it, okay, let me squint for a while? My eyes have become black and blind! Zhang Wanshou pointed to his eyes and said angrily.

"Oh, okay, okay, you sleep, you sleep." Zhang Zhixi understood, now the person who can be called the top of the emperor's heart is not the second one except Concubine Yue in the Jizhou Palace! Come on, I'm worried about it, so let's sleep for a while.

Zhang Zhixi slept peacefully, but someone couldn't hold his breath.

Concubine Xian's father, Gongsun Quan, was the prime minister of the dynasty, and his eyes and ears were everywhere. Here, Zhang Zhixi was dragged out of the house by Zhang Wanshou early in the morning, and Gongsun Quan got the news, but after half an hour, Jinghua Palace naturally knew about it.

"Rubbish!" Concubine Xian, who was making up in the morning, raised her hand and threw the rouge box to the ground, and scolded angrily: "You are all wastes who eat and don't do things!" ”

The palace maids and eunuchs hulala knelt on the ground, one by one knelt on the ground and did not dare to make a sound.

"Say! Where did Zhang Wanshou take Zhang Zhixi?! Concubine Xian angrily asked the eunuch who came to report the news.

In order to conceal it, the people arranged by Gongsun Quan in the palace were all single to transmit information, and many things did not dare to be said in detail, and the eunuch who passed the word knew extremely limitedly, but he didn't dare not say it when Niang Niang asked, so he had to reply stubbornly: "It is said that he went in the direction of the West City Gate, presumably there is something wrong with His Majesty Xià in Fuyou Temple?" ”

"Fart! The emperor is good, how can there be anything wrong?! Palm! Concubine Xian shouted.

Li Qingfang, the chief eunuch of Jinghua Palace next to him, stepped forward to slap the mouth of the little eunuch who was talking, and the sound of crackling in the hall was endless, and Concubine Xian finally got tired of hearing it, so she waved her hand and shouted: "Drag it down!" ”

Li Qingfang hurriedly waved his hand at the door, and two eunuchs came in and dragged the little eunuch who had been beaten dizzy.

Concubine Xian knew in her heart that Zhang Wanshou took Zhang Zhixi to the Jizhou Palace for Rong Yue, she had something hidden in her heart but couldn't find anyone to discuss, she was very irritable for a while, and then looked at the palace maids and eunuchs kneeling on the ground, she became more and more angry, so she waved her hand and said: "Get out of the palace." ”

Hearing this, everyone hurriedly kowtowed and respectfully withdrew, so that Li Qingfang watched the palace maid who was the last to exit close the palace door, and Fang came close to ask for flattery: "Niangniang, His Royal Highness King Su should also come in at this time to greet you, or should the slave go to greet our Highness?" ”

Concubine Xian immediately breathed a sigh of relief when she heard this, and hurriedly said, "Go quickly!" Seeing that King Su asked him to come down quickly to see the palace. ”

"The minions obey." Li Qingfang bowed down to receive the order and went upside down.

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