Chapter 82: Barley Cake

Although Song Jun was very attentive, Liu Zhao did not have a trace of the idea of wanting her to sleep at this time, he kissed Song Jun's still busy little hand and sat up. Walking into the night, he walked towards Zheng Zhong's Changqiu Temple.

The various palace rooms in the palace are cold and sparse, and they are still watching in place coolly, and they refuse to reveal a little bit of their hearts. The twilight in the imperial garden was deep, and the wind was blowing slowly through the deep clothes, making people shiver with cold, and a slight chill swept over their hearts. Liu Zhao refused to sit in the sedan chair, took the cloak handed over by Cai Lun, draped it on his body, and slowly paced in the quiet lanes of the palace.

Cai Lun asked, "Your Majesty, it's cold, can I take a sedan chair?" ”

"No need, I'm upset and want to take a walk. Chang Shi, I have never been promoted to your official, do you have any resentment in your heart? ”

Cai Lun smiled loyally, "Your Majesty, it is a blessing for the old minister to be by His Majesty's side." As long as His Majesty is happy, the minister will be satisfied. In two days, the old minister will give His Majesty a surprise! ”

Liu Zhao stopped and looked back at Cai Lun, who had wrinkles on his face, "What surprise?" ”

"It's all said to be a surprise, if the emperor knows now, he won't be surprised." Cai Lun replied with a smile.

"Hmph, you've been sneaky sometimes, and you're not waiting by my side these days, just for this surprise?" Liu Zhao has a deep friendship with Cai Lun, just like he asked his father, half-jokingly.

"Hehe, the old minister can't hide this from His Majesty. Your Majesty couldn't hide it when he was young, and even more so when he was older. ”

Liu Zhao was amused by him, "I remember that when I was a child, I made a mistake, was punished by my mother, and knelt in the main hall for an hour. But I didn't feel knee pain, it turned out that I had sewn a soft cushion on the knee part of each pair of pants. Later, I was curious and cut my pants, and I found out the secret. Hehe, at that time, I was also naughty, and I was often punished and knelt, but I didn't suffer much, and I think it was the work of constant service. ”

"Huh. Your Majesty was young at that time. The queen mother was too harsh, and the old minister looked distressed, so he thought of this way. It's stupid, though. It works, too. Cai Lun smiled innocently.

Liu Zhao looked up at the sky that was already full of stars, pointed to the Big Dipper and said, "That's the Big Dipper, it looks really big." It must be far away from us! ”

"Yes, Your Majesty. The stars are in the distant sky, out of reach, out of reach. In ancient times, the king built a star-picking tower, but he couldn't pick up the stars. It can be seen that it is far away from us. ”

"I feel that this mystery is like a star, and I can't figure it out. Alas. I don't know how Da Changqiu's investigation went? Xiao'e and the deceased prince have been put in the coffin, but I feel ashamed of them! Liu Zhao said gloomily.

"Your Majesty. It's been a long time since you went to see your imperial brother Liu Qing, speaking of that incident, the old minister has always felt ashamed in his heart, it was the old minister who listened to the words of the queen mother and framed Liu Qing's mother, Song Guiren! If you want to say that you are ashamed, the guilt in the old minister's heart is even deeper. In this palace, where will there be any true feelings, even the mother and son have their own hearts, not to mention the concubines. Whether the concubines are favored or not is related to the rise and fall of the family. He will do everything he can, and he will use any means. Although the minister was used back then, it is reasonable to think about it, and the winner in the competition will become today's emperor! ”

Liu Zhao's heart tightened, tears flowed down his cheeks, and patted Cai Lun's hand, "I think they are still fourteen or fifteen-year-old women, and they are new to personnel, how can they have such an idea, it sounds chilling!" ”

Cai Lun nodded, "Your Majesty, don't think too much, maybe it wasn't them!" ”

"And who else? In addition to them, there is only the queen mother in this palace, do I have to doubt my mother? Whoever is the owner of the interests is the murderer! Liu Zhao gritted his teeth and said hatefully. I can't tolerate such a woman staying in my harem, I'm afraid that one day, it will be me who will die at her hands! ”

He has come to this day step by step, the power, the world, everything is in his hands, even the Queen Mother, who has always controlled him, has been abandoned by him from the power, he can be regarded as a success. However, he fell into another kind of competition in the palace, and this kind of snatching hurt him even more and stung him!

Zheng Zhong and several imperial doctors were talking at night, and Imperial Doctor Jia breathed a heavy sigh and said, "Da Changqiu, this matter has been decided, and several of us have this idea. ”

Zheng Zhong looked at the lantern in the shape of a nine-song lotus branch, his eyes flashed with a green faint light, "It's a big matter, can you be sure?" If there is a mistake or two, needless to say, you wait, even my Zheng Zhong's head will not be protected! ”

Imperial Physician Jia's eyes jumped, lowered his eyelids and pondered for a while, then gritted his teeth and said, "Da Changqiu, we can be sure that if there is a mistake, we will take the lives of our whole family as a guarantee!" ”

Zheng Zhong calmly took a sip of tea, held his two slender and pale fingers staggered, nodded slightly, and said: "Since this is the case, I, Zheng Zhong, will bear this relationship with you and report this matter to the emperor!" ”

"You've got the results?" At this time, the door suddenly creaked open, and Liu Zhao appeared at the door with a cold air.

"Your Majesty!" Several people glanced at each other, and they all got up and knelt down, "The ministers have seen the emperor, long live, long live, long live." ”

"That's it, let's be even!" Liu Zhao untied the cloak, handed it to Cai Lun, sat on the main seat, took a sip of the tea offered by Zheng Zhong, frowned and said: "Your tea is tea foam, I Ming'er will reward you with some good tea, I heard that this tea is a good thing, the fragrance is dry, the eyes are clear, the liver is clear, I like it very much, I have ordered a large area of planting, I want to be able to taste tea in the future, it is not only in my palace, or the patent of the noble ministers." The common people can also enjoy this verbal blessing. ”

Zheng Zhong said with a smile: "It's good that the emperor can give his ministers good tea, but with my poor tongue, I'm afraid I can't drink that tea!" Everyone laughed when he said this.

Liu Zhao suddenly said: "I'm just at the door, I heard that you seem to have a result, I want to hear it, what's going on?" Don't be afraid, if it is verified to be true, no matter who it is, I will not forgive. ”

Imperial Physician Jia spied out the holy intention from Liu Zhao's trivial words, for fear of making a mistake, and after listening to Liu Zhao's words, he had given a clear meaning, so he gritted his teeth and said, "The ministers are suspicious." There is no doubt that this matter was done by Song Guiren. ”

Liu Zhao was taken aback when he heard this, he came out of Song Guiren's place, it seemed that Song Guiren's little hands were massaging his head, but when he suddenly heard such a news, his face turned pale with surprise. The lights flickered, and Imperial Physician Jia's voice sounded like a ghost, and every word pierced Liu Zhao's heart like a nail.

"The minister checked Niangniang's prescription first. It's all normal fetal protection. There was no damage. I checked everyone in the palace again, and heard that Song Guiren had come to visit Li Meiren the day before and brought food. So they were asked to inspect what they had brought with them. Thanks to a minion, he stole a piece of the unfinished pastry that Li Meiren had eaten at that time. So I took it out for testing, and we were very surprised that the pastry was actually made of barley water, and I don't know how many times it was boiled. Although delicious, it is easy to get born. There are two other pieces that also have the taste of purslane and soft-shelled turtle. These are all aborted things, and the concentration is so high that it is incredible. The ministers heard that on the same day, several concubines came. Only the nobles of the Song Dynasty specially prepared food, and the ministers and others appeared longan among the items of the day. Each of these things is not poisonous, but each of them is not beneficial to the fetus. I think it would have been fruitless at the time. She will continue to bring food, which is sweet and delicious. Li Meiren likes it very much, and if she eats it again, she will not escape her life. ”

Zheng Zhong said again, "The imperial doctors also checked the things in the palace, and now there is only the smell of musk in the furnace, and I heard that on that day, only Song Guiren approached the stove, saying that the smell of charcoal is too heavy than Li Meiren's uselessness, and musk is even more heavy on slippery tires, Your Majesty, if it is as we guessed, Song Guiren is scheming, and he is really doing everything!" ”

Liu Zhao suddenly laughed, "Okay, a good Song nobleman, a good virtuous Song nobleman, I still blindly feel that she is good, and she speaks with a sense of reason, but unexpectedly, her heart is like a snake and scorpion, and her heart is like a snake and scorpion!" He was so angry that he was trembling, his face was like gold paper, and a terrifying light suddenly shot out of his eyes. Zheng Zhong, go and bring that slut here, I want to ask her personally, does she still have a heart? Or is it an individual? ”

Zheng Zhong saw that he was very angry, for fear that he would have a chance, so he hurriedly glanced at Cai Lun. Cai Lun saw it and persuaded: "Your Majesty, be careful, since you are a lowly person, you can't do this for her, the Holy Communion matters!" ”

"Go, go, what are you waiting for!" Liu Zhao threw the teacup on the desk to the ground, and he was crazy with anger. The doctors glanced at each other, and saw that his face was red with anger, and they knew that he was angry, but they were afraid that he would keep his breath closed.

Zheng Zhong hurriedly walked out of the hall, and now Sun Jue under his command brought a few small yellow gates, and transferred the forbidden army to Pear Flower Pavilion.

Liu Zhao walked back and forth in the palace, this time, it made his face better, "I'm really blind, who are the people in this palace, I just spoiled them, and I began to fight for me, intrigue, I can't wait to move outside the palace, and I won't see these wolf-hearted people again." ”

He suddenly remembered that there was another person who was not involved, and couldn't help but sigh, Li'er, only you are the best.

After a while, Song Jun came to the hall, she was dressed very thinly, obviously undressed, her head was messy, her whole body was shaking, and she knelt in front of Liu Zhao.

Liu Zhao stared at Song Jun fiercely, "You, you did it, right?" Those foods were all brought to Li Meiren, what else do you have to say? ”

Song Jun's body warmed up, but she calmed down, she put her head together, her charming eyes were full of smiles, "The emperor is angry, it was the concubine who did it, and the concubine confessed." ”

"You!" Seeing that she directly confessed her guilt, Liu Zhao was unexpected, and she didn't know how to answer correctly. I had to say, "What do I do to you?" ”

"The emperor loves Jun'er a lot, but your favor is not as good as that of the Yin nobles!" Song Jun smiled bitterly, and her voice became choked.

"You still have a face compared to the Yin nobles, you are not even as good as an animal!" Liu Zhao was so angry that he hurried away in the hall again.

"Yes, the concubine is not even as good as the livestock, and the concubine is mad, but so what? I did this because I loved the emperor deeply and hoped to get a pity and favor from the emperor, is this wrong? The concubine's fault is that she shouldn't have entered this palace, she became one of the many concubines, and became your Liu Zhao's woman! ”

"Smack!" Liu Zhao slapped him, Song Jun fell to the ground, blood flowed down the corners of her mouth, and she smiled bitterly, "Your Majesty, you fought well, you fought well!" ”

"Come on, drag it out, early tomorrow morning, give poisoned wine!" Liu Zhao roared angrily, and coughed violently due to excessive force. (To be continued)