Chapter 194: A Gentle Knife, Another Knife!
Girls, don't smash the drill for Erjin...... It's all silver. Those who are married keep their children to raise their children, and those who are not married keep them as dowries. Starry Eyesββ!
------Off topic------
Under the dark twilight, in the light of the fishing fire on the river, in the lightning and thunder, under the official ship, a few people slowly came down-
Summer is coming, and heavy rains are coming.
As night fell, a bolt of lightning suddenly exploded in the sky, splitting a dark canopy.
There were too many boats on the river, and there was no wind or waves.
"I believe it." Hassal nodded.
Zhao Jun looked at him quietly for a moment, his expression was like a layer of frost, "It's not rain, it's a torrential rain." β
"It's going to rain this day, what does His Royal Highness King Jin think?"
Judging from the assassination of Jinmen, that incident was not directed at himself. Glancing obliquely at Zhao Zhu, seeing his expressionless and cold face, he sighed lightly.
Hassar's idea is clearly different from that of Agu.
"Your Highness, it seems that things have changed." Agu, who was sitting at the end of the seat, was silent for a moment and looked at Hasar, "Could it be a matter of peace talks, Nanyan has changed the direction of the wind?" We should have prepared early. β
He said: "Your Highness, I heard from the people in front of me that since yesterday morning, the dock ahead has been restricting ships from docking. Nowadays, even the gate has been blocked, and the boats are completely crowded from the Jingshi Jinchuanmen Wharf to here. Listening to those people, not only the waterway, but also the land route has been blocked, and the nine gates of the Nanyan Jing Division have been closed, and each gate is heavily guarded, and no one is allowed to enter the city. They were all talking, as if something big had happened in the palace. β
After a while, the man sent to inquire about the news returned.
"The boat will also be blocked? It's weird. β
The official ship was originally in the center of the river, but now it can't move forward or retreat, and after a while, there are large and small ships from all directions catching up, and the big and small ships are jammed together, densely packed, accumulating more and more, and they can't move at all. This situation, Beidi, who lives in the grassland, has never seen it at all, and can't help but feel emotional.
It's not congestion, it's very congested.
Slowly, the official ship stopped.
"It seems that something has happened ahead," said the guard, "General Agu has sent someone to investigate, and I think there will be news soon." β
All the way from the canal, whether it is a civilian ship or a merchant ship, they are far away from this ship, so they have a smooth wind, their journey is extremely fast, and they are about to arrive at Yingtianfu, but this kind of thing happened, which really surprised the people in the cabin.
"Congestion?" Hasar raised his eyebrows strangely, "How can it be congested?" β
The attendant stood with his head bowed and said respectfully: "Back to Your Highness, there is a congestion ahead, and our ship cannot move." β
Hassar frowned, "What's the matter?" β
At this moment, a Beidi attendant hurried into the cabin and shouted.
"Newspaperβ"
She couldn't see him, she was obviously uncomfortable, and she had to pretend that she didn't care.
With a gentle "oh", Wu Ren Xiaoxiao retreated with a red face, lowered her eyes, and looked at Zhao Zhu with complicated eyes, suddenly a little uncomfortable.
"Wuren, how can you boast of your brother like this? Sit down and give your brother some drinks. β
Hasar's eyes flashed, he looked at his sister-in-law, sighed in understanding, and then laughed and raised his glass.
A fawn bumped into her heart, and she was incoherent.
"You don't have to be polite to me, I don't understand anything. I only believe my brother, my brother is very good......"
Today's events on the deck made her even more sure that he knew how to speak. When she thought of her own careful thoughts, he saw through them, and she was extremely embarrassed, her face was hot, her face was full of redness, and she couldn't wait to find a crack in the ground to get into.
But she didn't know what he was thanking her.
This was the second time he had thanked her.
Wuren Xiaoxiao was stunned for a moment, and her cheeks turned red.
"Thank you."
Zhao Zhu's eyes darkened, he didn't look at her, his Adam's apple rolled, he poured down the glass of wine, and then he tilted his head slightly, glanced at her, his voice was hoarse, indifferent, and it seemed to be extremely difficult to speak.
"His Royal Highness King Jin......" Wu Ren Xiaoxiao sat on the side, carefully added wine for him, seeing that he had been silent, his heart tightened, and he wanted to comfort him, "My brother speaks, it makes a lot of sense, you just listen to him." After drinking this, I'll pour you another glass. β
Although he seemed to be as calm as a pool of stagnant water, he keenly felt that this person's body smelled of blood almost all the time.
At this moment, he doesn't look like a normal person at all.
At that time, he was alone.
He had seen Zhao Bottle before, except for a distant glimpse on the battlefield, in the small town of Lulongse, he had observed him up close. I have also seen him look at the girl next to him softly, whispering to her, as cold and graceful as ever, but there is an essential difference.
Zhao Bottle like this is even more terrifying than at the beginning.
In fact, these days, all the way south, he heard what Zhao Zhu said, and there were no more than ten sentences in total.
"Come on, come on, cheers, everybody." His indifference, Hasar seemed to be unimpressed, and spared no effort to enliven the atmosphere.
Zhao Zhu raised his eyes to look at him, and gestured with a wine glass, but did not answer.
Hasar smiled faintly, toasted Zhao Zhu, and sighed slightly, "His Royal Highness King Jin, don't think too much about troublesome things, just eat and drink." Tonight, the two of us are not drunk and do not return. β
A table was set up.
The two people who were killed for their foul language were hastily taken away, but this "small matter" still caused a lot of turmoil on the official ship. But all the Beidi people who had seen Zhao Bottle killing people on the deck were silent, and with the experience of the past, no one dared to talk nonsense.
A small storm dissipated.
"Please have a drink."
Zhao Zhu's throat slipped, his eyes were cold, and he didn't speak. Hasar sighed in surprise, walked over and patted him on the shoulder, dragging him back to the cabin.
Concubine Taisun said three words, she said very lightly.
"They are talking nonsense and insulting Nanyan's concubine......"
Zhao Zhu's cold owl's voice was like a blade embedded in it, and every word was so cold that it scraped people's bones. Hasar's eyes narrowed, and he looked at Wuren Xiaoxiao, as if asking. Wu Ren Xiaoxiao pursed her lips and pointed to the Beidi soldiers.
"They're damned."
"Why ......?" Hassar was confused.
"I killed it."
At the exit of the deck, Hasar was leading people up, and he was stunned when he saw this bloody scene. Before he could speak, Zhao Zhu walked past him. He stopped, in a low voice, just a word.
Wuren Xiaoxiao breathed a sigh of relief.
After a long time, he "clanged", dropped the steel knife in his hand, didn't say a word, turned around and left.
"Master, I beg you, only spare one life." A crisp voice came into Zhao Bottle's ears, with a request, just like the person in front of him. At that time, she hoped that he would spare the deserter's life. His name is Xiaobu, and she says he is her friend. But at that time, for the sake of strict military discipline, he still killed, and when he turned to leave, her eyes were full of disappointment.
"Okay? Please, just once, spare them. Seeing that he did not speak, she was bold enough to gently pull his hand holding the knife.
Zhao Jun looked at her, his dark eyes were as deep as an ancient well.
But Wuren Xiaoxiao looked at his eyes, and knew that it was their Beidi people who were to blame for their disrespectful words, she couldn't say a hard word, and her bright eyes were full of pleading.
Privately killing the envoys, in fact, it was Zhao Zhu who was wrong.
She swallowed her saliva, and her voice trembled a little, "His Royal Highness the King of Jin, it's all their fault, they ate wine and talked nonsense." So I went and told my brother to punish them...... spare their lives. β
It's not hate, it's not resentment, it's not anger, it's not anger. It's just a faint ruthlessness, not too obvious, it seems that it is not for Chu Qi at all, just for the sake of killing.
In his eyes, there was no emotion at all.
Seeing the steel knife in Zhao Zhu's hand raised, Wuren Xiaoxiao shuddered and shouted, "King Jin, wait a minute." She walked over quickly, looked at Zhao Zhu's cold eyes, and wanted to say something, but she didn't know how to say it.
"In this world, there is nothing I don't dare."
"How dare you ......"
Zhao Zun's eyes narrowed coldly, "One person is enough to kill you." β
"Don't mess around, this ship is full of my Beidi's people......"
These people who sent Nanyan are all veterans of Beidi who have been on the battlefield for a long time, and they have seen all kinds of dangers, and they are not cowards. But watching Zhao Bottle approaching step by step, the death-like cold eyes still made him feel extremely frightened, and his breathing was tight, as if someone had choked his throat.
"You, what do you want to do?"
Zhao Jun looked at him coldly, the blade with fresh meat in his hand was raised, pointed at his throat, and didn't say a word, just moved forward.
"Is King Jin trying to sabotage the peace agreement between the two countries?"
Several other Beidi people, with a stomach full of wine, woke up on the spot, and pulled out their knives with a brush, surrounding Zhao Zhu with a cold face, and they were extremely angry.
On the deck, the smell of blood rose to the sky.
The other man rose to his feet, and before he could finish his words, a steel knife had already penetrated into the flesh and stabbed straight into his heart. He looked at the cold man in front of him, his voice stopped abruptly, blood splattered, softened, and in a pair of eyes, there was a dead horror.
"What do you do? Dare to kill...... Minister......"
Hearing only the sound of "pounce", one of the two Beidi soldiers who had been discussing happily before, his eyes widened, and he didn't react at all, so he fell to the ground, and blood flowed out.
A group of gentlemen ate wine, and the nonsense in their mouths was really unbearable. Wuren Xiaoxiao hadn't approached yet, and when she heard these foul words, she was angry, her face sank, and she was about to scold them, when a figure passed by, faster than her.
"Dude is right, I guess there is a rare set in the room, or...... Haha, I heard that some women are born with famous weapons, which are not ordinary. If Lao Tzu has the chance, he will have to pull him over and sleep and try to see what the difference is......"
"Haha, I think it's because the woman tastes good enough in bed, otherwise, how can she sit in the position of the princess?"
"Lewd babes are just ......"
"Isn't Nan Yan the most particular about human etiquette? I don't know what kind of immortal character he is, who can rival the six palaces of Fandai, let the emperor's grandson ignore it, and let his nephew and uncle's wife? β
"What woman, who is not greedy for vanity? Besides, when my grandfather died, I still expect her to be a widow at a young age? Can you hold it? Ha ha! β
"Wow", the man said mysteriously, "You don't know yet?" Haha, that's what I heard in the camp that day. Speaking of which, the king of Jin is also pitiful. Fighting wars and wars, fighting wars year after year, and the result is not to make wedding clothes for others? As soon as this person died, the woman followed others, and she was unkind. β
"Is there such a thing?" Another person approached with interest.
"Have you heard?" A Beidi soldier suppressed his throat and suddenly smiled lowly, "The concubine Taisun who was canonized by Nanyan not long ago was a woman who was the king of Jin. β
In the evening, on the deck of the official ship, a group of Beidi soldiers gathered in one place, sitting cross-legged, drinking wine and eating meat, talking about the prosperity of Nanyan Jingshi and the wind and moon of Qinhuai. After three rounds of drinking, when he said it, he was red-faced, laughing, and somehow talked about those things in Nanyan Palace.
Everyone is looking forward to the coming of an era of stormy times.
After this night, we will arrive in Beijing tomorrow. The people on the boat were very happy. After decades of war, Beidi and Nanyan made peace for the first time, which was a major event that attracted worldwide attention.
The official ship went all the way south and went very fast.
The vast river, the waves are blue.
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"In order to avoid turmoil in the current situation, the decree will be passed on and the news will be blockedβ"
A group of imperial doctors were busy in a hurry, Zhao Mianze looked at it for a while, slowly walked out of the room, beckoned to He Chengan, and whispered a few words.
The fainting emperor was carried to the imperial couch of the Qianqing Palace.
Soon, the Imperial Doctor arrived.
Zhao Mianze closed his eyes, looked at her crazy appearance, and his voice softened a lot, "Take her back." With that, he angrily glanced at the guard who had taken her.
"Mianze, I'm Qiu'er, don't you believe me? It's her...... It's Xia Chu's little slut...... She killed her...... Mianze, do you believe me...... Believe me, in this world, only I really like you, I like you, only me..."
Looking at his ruthless face, crying for a while, laughing for a while, biting the corners of her lips and bleeding, she didn't understand the pain, abruptly, and didn't know where she got the strength, she suddenly broke free from the guards, turned around and ran over, rushed into the crowd, knelt down "through", and hugged Zhao Mianze's legs.
Xia Wenqiu's voice stopped abruptly.
Zhao Mianze seemed to be irritable, and turned around and reprimanded.
"Scream again, cut your tongue."
"You men, haha...... You men...... It's all for her...... Xia Chu is a slut...... Slut, slut......"
With a light "um", Dongfang Qingxuan smiled and walked towards the Yujing Pavilion. In the past, Xia Wenqiu was forcibly dragged away by the guards. Seeing Dongfang Qingxuan coming, she laughed even harder.
Rufeng lowered his head and said in a low voice, "I've explained it." β
Dongfang Qingxuan smiled, and his sharp eyes suddenly glanced at Rufeng, "Did you do what this seat instructed?" β
"You'll always know." Like the wind faintly replied to him.
With a flick of his sleeves, Dongfang Qingxuan's demonic eyes bent up, and he turned to the Yujing Pavilion in the distance, looking at the busy mess there, and smiled mockingly, "The situation is so complicated, it's a good thing not to know it." β
Beidi handed the letter of state to Nanyan and walked for more than ten days, just a quarter of an hour ago, and just arrived at the Wenhua Palace. The speed of this delivery is too slow, you don't have to think too much, you can guess, someone did it on purpose. And her unaware appearance can only prove one thing - neither Zhao Mianze nor the old emperor wants her to know the news that Zhao Tuo is alive.
"Looking at her appearance, she doesn't seem to know yet?" Dongfang Qingxuan smiled lowly.
"The Metropolitan Governor...... Let's go. Rufeng reminded.
Looking at her back, Dongfang Qingxuan stood quietly in place, a pair of phoenix eyes narrowed shallowly, as deep as a pool.
She narrowed her eyes, glanced at him, and walked briskly.
Dongfang Qingxuan frowned slightly, there was no usual lazy smile on his face, and his eyes swept over her solemnly, as if he had something to say. However, at this time, the garden was full of people, and the two of them had no chance to speak.
Across a small stone bridge of two or three feet, the two looked at each other.
There was a group of people around him, just like her.
On the opposite side of the stone bridge, there is a fiery figure.
Xia Chuqi didn't say anything more, glanced at Xia Wenqiu lightly, and walked outside the Yujing Garden surrounded by a group of people. As she passed by a stone bridge with carved balustrades, she heard footsteps on the opposite side and looked up.
"Help the princess go back to rest and boil a bowl of convulsive soup."
Xia Chuqi shook his head, he stared at her, his eyes deepened, and he didn't know what to think, so he said "um" faintly, and turned back to Ah Ji and Lu Hui who were standing not far away.
Zhao Mianze stopped looking at her, gently grabbed Xia Chuqi, and smoothed her hair with pity, "Are you okay?" β
Xia Wenqiu seemed to hear a joke, and his crazy laughter was even more arrogant, "Mianze, it's not that I'm crazy...... Are you crazy...... You're crazy, haha...... You are crazy. β
Zhao Mianze's eyes were red, and he looked at her coldly, "You naturally won't die." Aren't you waiting for me to be white-headed with her? I will let you see how I love her to old age. β
She seems to be really crazy, and she looks extremely crazy.
"What about me, Mianze, haha, kill me...... Kill me? β
Zhao Mianze looked at Xia Wenqiu with a cold face, his eyes were full of hatred, "The people who guard her in Shuipu will all be executed-"
Xia Wenqiu was stunned, "Am I crazy?" Haha, you're crazy. You killed someone...... It was you who killed the emperor, haha......"
Three words, she said very lightly, with a smile.
"She's crazy."
Xia Chuqi finished the needle, slowly stood up, turned his head, and looked at Xia Wenqiu with a cold face, a gorgeous robe was not embarrassed after the previous roll, the scattered bun, the pale complexion, only a cold glance, but it was like a gorgeous dance in the crowd, which was extremely impressive.
Laughed for a while, then gasped for breath with laughter.
She laughed, laughed and cried.
"Hahahaha...... Xia Chu, you slut...... You're so vicious...... Hahahaha, dead emperor, die, die! It's good to be dead! It's good that they're all dead! Come on, kill me, hahaha, Mianze...... Kill me, have a good deal with this slut...... One day, your country, everything you have will be ruined in her hands...... Haha, hahaha......"
"Slap" was slapped in the face, Xia Wenqiu looked at him. Stunned for a moment, she looked at Xia Chuqi's indifferent face, then looked at the emperor who fell to the ground, and broke out into laughter again, bending down with laughter, and the voice was so terrible that it pierced the sky.
"Palm!" Zhao Mianze turned his head and scolded angrily.
"Hahaha......" Xia Wenqiu was restrained by the two guards, shouting hoarsely, with a pair of blood-red eyes, staring at Xia Chuqi, spitting fire-like hatred, "Mianze, she killed her...... It's His Majesty who Xia Chu killed...... Ha ha...... It was Xia Chu who killed it...... She killed ......."
The imperial grandson acquiesced to her actions, and the others had no objections. For a while, no one moved, just stared at her.
"Stay alive!" Her voice was extremely cold.
"What are you doing?" Zhao Mianze asked in a deep voice.
The imperial doctor had not yet arrived, Xia Chuqi stood for a moment, went over to pull Zhao Mianze away, pursed his lips and did not speak. Pulled out the silver needle in the "Lock Love", and quickly stabbed at the labor camp in the palm of Emperor Hongtai's hand, the fish, the tomb on the wrist, and several acupuncture points such as Ximen and Qize on the arm.
"Hooray...... You are ......," Cui Yingda shouted heartbreakingly. But the emperor, who held the world in his hands and was proud of the world, was lying quietly in a pool of blood at the moment, with gray hair, which had long been dyed red, and could no longer answer him.
"Quickly pass on the Imperial Doctor, ...... quickly"
Under the dazzling sunlight, Zhao Mianze looked at the emperor, there was a deathly silence for a moment, and he suddenly roared.
No one thought that he would be stabbed by a female madman.
Emperor Hongtai has been a horse all his life, and he has done great kung fu.
The moment Xia Wenqiu tumbled down from the wall and rushed into the pavilion, it happened so fast that no one could see what was going on. I only knew that Xia Wenqiu went crazy and stabbed indiscriminately with a dagger, a group of guards wanted to escort him, someone shot an arrow, Xia Chu instinctively rolled away, but the emperor was thrown to the ground by Xia Wenqiu.
"Your Majesty......"
"Your Majesty......"
When Xia Wenqiu frantically pounced on Emperor Hong Tai's body, the dagger in his hand was just inserted into his shoulder. What's even more fatal is that Emperor Hong Tai's head hit the edges and corners of the stone pier in the pavilion impartially, and blood gushed out, scaring a group of people stupidly.
The sound of chaotic footsteps approached, and Zhao Mianze strode in, and the archers who were secretly hidden could no longer attack. The guards in the pavilion gathered more and more, but no matter how fast they came, it was already too late.
Things in the Imperial Pavilion are changing rapidly.
At this time, Zhao Mianze also strode over.
"Grandpa ββ!"
Someone shouted in alarm, and a group of forbidden soldiers rushed into the Imperial Garden.
"Your Majestyββ!"
Everything happens in this moment.
Her eyes flashed slyly, and she didn't wait to finish speaking, she rolled on the spot, and an arrow shot into the pavilion pillar from the top of her head. And Emperor Hong Tai's face changed suddenly, he lowered his head suddenly, and his hands clenched the table in the pavilion, trembling. Xia Wenqiu, who was going crazy, pounced straight over, Xia Chuqi dodged away, her body just knocked Emperor Hong Tai into a stumble, and the two of them fell to the ground at the same time.
"It's a good plan, it's just a pity......"
It's too late, it's fast, just between the lightning and flint, in Xia Wenqiu's crazy shout, Xia Chuqi looked at the emperor and smiled coldly, with a little contempt.
"Hahaha, I'm going to kill you, slut, kill you......"
When Xia Wenqiu's heart-rending cry started, the frightened voices of the guards sounded around him almost at the same time. The guards in the Imperial Garden swooped down, while the archers drew their bows and arrows, aiming at the people in the pavilion. Xia Chuqi guessed that there must be precise arrows in it, aimed at her vital point......
"Archer prepare!"
"Protect Your Majestyβ"
"Escort - fast escort - "
Across the wall from this Imperial Pavilion is the abandoned Mizuura of the East Palace. On one side is prosperous, and on the other side is overgrown with weeds. A wall separates two very different worlds. And the people of the two worlds, who have hatred and grudges, get together, naturally either you die or I die.
"Summer asks autumn ......" Xia Chuqi turned his head and drank lowly.
As soon as she landed, she barely hesitated, and screamed "I'm going to kill you", and people rushed in like the wind, and a trembling hand, holding a dagger tightly, stabbed towards Xia Chuqi.
Before she finished speaking, at the end of the wall of the Yujing Pavilion, there was a sudden "bang" sound, and a woman with a cloak suddenly slipped down from the palace wall.
"I said I had a baby, Zhao Nineteen." Xia Chuqi stroked his lower abdomen, gently curled the corners of his lips, and looked at his uneven face, "Your Majesty, are you happy?" Or, do you want to kill me, along with your grandson, along with Zhao Shijiu's last blood and bones, and send us on our way......"
"What are you talking about?" Emperor Hongtai was suddenly startled, and his eyes were cold.
"Yes, I'm coming back for revenge, and I'm going to let you cherish the country for a lifetime and lose it at my hands." Speaking of this, she smiled weirdly, "Or do you pray that I will have a son too?" In this way, your country may still be in the hands of your grandson. Do you think he will be better than your chosen successor? β
"So you're back, and you want to avenge the old nineteen?"
A gust of cold wind blew from the pavilion, she was colder than she said one sentence at a time, one thing at a time, as if she was crusading, like a reprimand, her voice was cold and complaining, but Emperor Hongtai was silent, half-squinted, and did not refute a word. When she stopped, she smiled faintly.
"You have always suspected that he is not your biological son, so you know that they are plotting for his life, but you also look on coldly, you watch them attack him, watch him die in Yinshan, but you pretend not to see it. You only have your dynasty and your country in your eyes, do you know how your son has survived all these years? You tried to prevent him from drinking, he knew it well, and he still drank it, and even put down his own mother in order to avoid your suspicion. But what do you do to him? How can a father like you be worthy of being a father? β
Xia Chuqi leaned closer, the corners of his lips were extremely cold, "You know how Zhao Shijiu died, right?" Seeing that he didn't answer, there was a hint of resentment in her faint voice.
Emperor Hong Taidi looked at her quietly, "What do you want to say?" β
"It's a death on the left and right, what am I afraid of? I'm just curious, is there any emotion in your heart that can be above the emperor of the country, Your Majesty? Husband and wife? Father-son relationship? How many of these people do you have left? β
"Bold! Dare to accuse me like this! β
Emperor Hong Taidi looked at her and his tone was extremely cold.
Xia Chuqi didn't care what he did, and continued: "Zhao Nineteen, he has never had the heart to seize the throne, he has fought on the battlefield all his life, shed blood and sweat, and exhausted all his mental strength for your imperial industry, but how did you, a father, do it?" β
The old emperor squinted fiercely, and his face was very ugly.
Xia Chuqi's smile was in a trance, as if sarcastic, "Your Majesty is really ruthless, not only to the beloved woman, but also to his own son." The world says that the father does not eat the son, but Your Majesty, you are indeed the tiger of the tigers......"
"If she had your brain, I wouldn't have allowed her."
"Then Concubine Gong is so good-looking, but she is also a disaster for the country?" Xia Chuqi asked very lightly, as if he was just chatting with his family, and his tone was extremely flat. As soon as these words came out, Emperor Hong Taidi's tone softened a little, and his eyes looked at the water outside the pavilion, as if he had fallen into a distant memory.
Emperor Hong Taidi didn't seem to expect that she would answer so calmly and directly, her eyes flashed with a touch of surprise, she was silent for a moment, she didn't know what to think, her voice suddenly became cold, and she sighed slowly, "Your temperament is very similar to your mother." Back then, my two sons turned their brothers against each other for her, and their heads were broken and bloody, and disputes broke out in the court. That's how it ...... to bring disaster to the country."
"But I'm back. Oh, in front of smart people, there is no need to say foolish words. The corners of Xia Chuqi's lips were raised, with a faint smile, "Your Majesty's eyes are bright, and you can see things very thoroughly." Yes, I'm not at ease. Since I returned to the palace, I have not had a good heart. β
The old emperor's eyes narrowed, and his face was vicissitudes, "Don't blame 4 me." Blame, you shouldn't have come back. β
Xia Chuqi smiled, "Your Majesty is really honored to praise him like this." β
Emperor Hong Tai looked at her quietly, looked at her delicate little face with a light breeze, and suddenly sighed, "With your intelligence and bearing, you can be worthy of Dayan's concubine, much better than your third sister." If I had to do it, I would like to spare your life. It's a pity that you're too ambitious, and I have to get rid of ......."
"Since it's hard to fly with wings, why not be more free?"
"I know I'm going to die, but I'm not afraid?"
"Don't be afraid." Xia Chuqi took another sip, moistened the corners of his lips, and smiled very lightly, "Your Majesty ordered me to come here, if it was just to give me a cup of poisoned tea, it would be too cheap for me." Moreover, it is also easy to be detected by the imperial grandson. In order not to affect the relationship between His Majesty and the Imperial Grandson, His Majesty must have prepared a more subtle way for me to die. β
"You're not afraid of being drugged?" Emperor Hongtai's old face sank slightly.
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Xia Chuqi took it, poured himself water, and took a sip gently, "Good tea." β
"Hehe, tea." Emperor Hong Taidi smiled and pointed to the pot of tea on the table, as well as the free teacup on the side.
"yes, I guessed." Looking at the vague familiarity between his eyebrows, Xia Chuqi replied neither humbly nor arrogantly, and his tone was so flat that he didn't seem to be coming to a death date, but just enjoying the scenery, "Your Majesty misses me all day long, it's hard to think about it." β
"Xia Chu, you are a smart child, you should have guessed what I came to you for today."
There are only two people left in the pavilion, and the previous politeness is no longer necessary. Emperor Hong Tai looked at her and slowly sank his face, looking like an emperor's majesty.
The Yujing Pavilion is facing the water, the back is connected to the palace wall, the surroundings are open, there is no railing, the area is several times larger than the ordinary pavilion, the shape is exquisite, hidden in a piece of ancient cypress and old acacia, among the potted flowers, it is a good place to talk about things without being disturbed.
The attendants around him, whether they were from the Qianqing Palace or the Chuci Palace, got the holy decree and had to retreat with Cui Yingda.
Cui Yingda took a deep look at the emperor and stepped back.
"Yes, master!"
"Go down, don't get in the way of my eyes here."
"Yes, with such a good scenery, I don't know how many years of longevity I can bear." Emperor Hong Tai sighed, turned his head, and waved his hand at Cui Yingda.
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your concern. It's a pity not to appreciate such a view. β
Xia Chuqi smiled and thanked him and sat opposite him. Emperor Hong Tai coughed, his tone sank slightly, and he sighed: "I heard that this kid Mianze cares about you too much, and he traps you in the Chuci Hall every day, I'm afraid you're suffocated." Today, I specially asked you to come, one is to enjoy the scenery, and the other is to relax. β
"Here, sit."
Emperor Hong Taidi's hand holding the teacup paused slightly, raised his head to look at her, a face full of wrinkles, and a kind smile like an ordinary old man.
"Your Majesty, peace of mind."
Xia Chuqi smiled lightly, approached him, and blessed his body.
The tea is fragrant, light and elegant.
In the Yujing Garden, the buds are sprouting, the willows are peachy, the magpies are crying, the azaleas are in full bloom, and everything is sprouting a good April scenery. In the bright sunshine, the white clouds are pleasant, the warm breeze is smoky, and in the Yujing Pavilion in the innermost part of the garden, Emperor Hong Taidi sits alone, quietly sipping a pot of fragrant tea.
In April, Vientiane is renewed.
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Lu Hui and Ah Ji, who were in charge of the defense of the Chuci Palace, did not dare to disobey the order, the two looked at each other, and Ah Ji eagerly went to the Wenhua Hall to report the news. Lu Hui took a few people and followed him from a distance, just in case.
Cui Yingda was ordered to invite and personally accompanied her, who could stop her from going out?
No matter how many guards there were, it would be useless.
The emperor's dictation is the holy decree.
"Grandpa Cui, wait a long time, let's go."
After lightly instructing, she no longer paid attention to Zheng Erbao, who was so anxious that she stomped her feet, smiled shallowly, and strode towards Cui Yingda, who was waiting impatiently.
She has to rely on herself, and she can't rely on others for a lifetime.
And she never thought of hanging even numbers.
It is inconvenient to act in the palace, and there are eyes and ears of others everywhere. That day in the Chengde Courtyard of the Jin Palace, she had an agreement with Dongfang Qingxuan. If she needed his help, she would hang an even number of lanterns at the door, and if she could handle it herself, an odd number of lanterns.
"Master, but you ......" Zheng Erbao wanted to protest, but she glanced at her coldly and intercepted the conversation, "Remember, don't take down the three red lanterns hanging at the door." β
"Afraid of what?" Xia Chuqi glanced at Cui Yingda, saw him look back, smiled at him lightly, and said in a low voice, "My own business, don't trouble him." He doesn't owe me anything, can't put him in there. β
Zheng Erbao choked and pouted fiercely, "The slave just can't see that he looks like a hook-up, and he doesn't hate him." Master, ...... today The minion's heart was beating with joy. I've never been so uneasy, so scared. This feels like the day my lord is gone......"
"You're looking for it?" Xia Chuqi smiled, "You don't hate him anymore?" β
Zheng Erbao has always looked at Dongfang Qingxuan unpleasantly, for fear that he would rob the woman of his master's son, every time Dongfang Qingxuan and Xia Chuqi met, he stared at it fiercely, but this time he offered to find someone to help, obviously even he felt the coming wind and rain and was worried about her.
Glancing at Cui Yingda standing at the entrance of the hall, Erbao's father-in-law lowered his voice, "The slave feels that this matter is very important, do you want the slave to find a way to inform the ...... The Grand Governor? β
"Huh?" Xia Chuqi looked at him.
"Master......"
When I came from the inner room, I didn't see Koichi. Xia Chuqi squinted, only to see Zheng Erbao waiting there in a trance, and when he saw her come out, he approached attentively and carelessly, with a worried look on his face.
Looking at the bronze mirror, she gently stroked her lower abdomen, swiping round and round, her face was calm and waveless, but her mind was overturned. She has overcome all the difficulties of blood and fire, and no matter how ruthless the shackles of fate are, they can't hold her hand for revenge.
It's noble, it's good-looking, and it's strange, so strange that it doesn't quite look like herself.
Back in the inner room, she asked Haruman to dress her up. Dressed in a newly-cut Biyanluo palace dress, the light skirt swayed like flowing water, and the towering cloud sideburns and hairpin rings jingled, and the whole person looked gorgeous.
Xia Chuqi smiled lightly and responded, "Father-in-law Cui waits, let me change my clothes first." β
"Today's weather is very good, Your Majesty's dragon body is also a lot more relaxed, I heard that the red azaleas in the East Palace Yujing Garden are blooming well, so I came here for a walk, and Your Majesty asked the princess to go with me to talk about it."
Perhaps it was because of the "kind advice" of yesterday's seventh day of the summer month, this time he came alone, without bringing a little eunuch, nor did he bring any reward from His Majesty, only an emperor's dictation.
Early the next morning, Cui Yingda came again.
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"I'm afraid the emperor can't wait."
She stroked her lower abdomen, her eyes were misty for a moment, the smile on the corner of her lips gradually floated, and she sat down slowly and looked at Jia Yi.
The air was crisp and warm, and it was a really good day.
"April 17th, in a few days, Xia Chang will come to pick me up from the palace......" Xia Chuqi pursed her lips lightly, walked to the carved window, pushed open the window, and a breeze blew on her face.
"April 17." A is expressionless.
"What day is it?"
After a long time, she suddenly turned her head to look at Jia Yi.
This explanation is very reasonable, and she thinks about one, and she is relieved. He asked no more questions, but sat on the cushion, stared heavily at a light blue curtain swinging in front of the window lattice, and fell into silence.
There are more rewards every day, Zhao Mianze is naturally not like others, and he also thinks that the emperor has given grace, right? In this way, it was found that the old emperor had a murderous opportunity, and he put on this defensive posture, which was normal.
"He should be guarding against the emperor by doing this."
Zhao Mianze hasn't come over in the past few days, I don't know if he is pondering the chess game in Yuanlintang, or deliberately avoiding her, this thing is a little strange. But after a little thought, she suddenly figured it out again.
Jia frowned, "I don't know what the hell Zhao Mianze is doing, the guards of the Chuci Hall are tight, and flies can't fly in." I wanted to go out last night, but I was stopped by the guards, saying that I wanted to leave, and I must tell the emperor and grandson first. β
At the beginning of the summer, Qi smiled coolly, and walked into the inner hall with light steps. Jia Yi came out of the side door and followed her, standing quietly in one place for a long time without saying a word. Xia Chuqi glanced at him, retreated from the people in the hall, and then asked slowly: "In the past few days, has there been news from outside?" β
Choi Yingda led the people away again.
Turning his face sideways, he looked at her shallow smiling face, and a chill ran down his spine. Hesitating, he owed, "Yes, if Concubine Taisun says, the old slave must bring it." β
Cui Yingda was shocked.
"Let the lights go out, turn it on. If you want someone to die, if you want her to be prosperous, Your Majesty will have a good calculation. It's just that I reminded him that things must be reversed, and if you do too much, you will inevitably be criticized. Almost, enough! β
looked at Cui Yingda deeply, raised her lips, her smile was a little sweeter, she was silent for a moment, and when she was on the wrong shoulder with him, she stood still, and her voice was extremely low.
"Concubine Taisun, please speak."
Looking at Cui Yingda's slightly chubby white steamed bun face again, Xia Chuqi sighed with a smile on his face, took the holy decree, got up and walked towards him, "Your Majesty is so gracious, the people are really grateful." I also hope that Grandpa Cui will bring a message to His Majesty for me. β
"Concubine Taisun, take the order and thank you."
Next, for four days in a row, four holy decrees, and more than 200 rewards, everyone knew that Emperor Hongtai hurt this granddaughter-in-law who had not passed the door to the bones. Gold and silver jewelry, silk and satin, jade antiques, and delicacies not only red the eyes of the people of Chuci Palace, but also the eyes of the entire harem women. Since the founding of the Great Yan Dynasty, the emperor has never given such a heavy reward to anyone, including the tribute concubines.
Just like yesterday, in addition to the reward, it is still a reward.
She thought that Xia Chuqi was just talking and playing, and she didn't think that she would be a prophecy, and she got up early the next day, just after she finished grooming her, Cui Yingda came to deliver the message again.
"Poof", Qinglan saw that she was funny, and laughed.
Slowly squinting his eyes, the corners of Xia Chuqi's lips raised, and he half-jokingly joked seriously: "Wait and see, I'm going to send it." β
"Huh? What does this mean? Qinglan asked in surprise.
"This reward is not yet over."
Xia Chuqi glanced at her and didn't answer. He only put down his pen slightly, stretched his waist, and paced around the room, occasionally doing a few strange movements that Qinglan couldn't understand. One will twist the waist, one will expand the chest, one will split the legs, and one person will exercise for a while before suddenly laughing.
Qinglan was stunned, continued to thread the needle, saw her calm and relaxed appearance, frowned, and said, "The slave is also a little strange, how could this good and decent Your Majesty suddenly give a big reward?" Miss Seven, could he be ...... Don't have it? β
"There will be no pie in the sky, but there will be traps underground."
Xia Chuqi held a half-cut brush in his hand, his eyes were not raised, his tone was indifferent, and he hummed lightly.
"It seems that Your Majesty has figured it out, and I'm afraid I won't embarrass you again in the future. In this way, a big stone finally fell. β
In the afternoon, Qinglan took an embroidered bandage, sat beside Xia Chuqi with a smile, glanced at her indifferent face of "everyone is drunk and I am awake", and smiled lightly.
For a whole day, the Chutz Hall was enveloped in a jubilant atmosphere.
Girls, mothers-in-law and eunuchs, there is no one who doesn't want to follow the light.
The day of Miss Seven's great fortune is coming.
Most people know that the emperor doesn't like this princess, and the reason why he agreed to her marriage with the emperor's grandson is that she has an agreement with the former Wei Duke Xia Tinggan, and secondly, she was forced by the emperor's grandson to have no children. But now, seeing these rewards, the rumors are self-defeating. How could the emperor not like Miss Seven?
Cui Yingda left, but the people of Chuci Hall were excited.
Cui Yingda looked at the top of her head and announced the decree with a smile. What is not said in the decree is all about how gentle and docile she is. Next, there is the list of gifts from the emperor. Cui Yingda took a roll call, and the little eunuch carried one in, and read it for a quarter of an hour, and the things given by him made the Chuci Hall extremely luxurious, all of which were boutiques, all kinds of quaint and exquisite things, and everyone was dazzled.
"Hooray, hooray, hooray."
Xia Chuqi didn't know what medicine was being sold in the old emperor's gourd, so he knelt down respectfully.
"The princess takes the order-"
After a quiet morning, there was a sudden bustle outside. Cui Yingda, the eunuch of the Qianqing Palace, led more than a dozen little eunuchs, and came with large and small gift boxes in a lively manner. Watching her come out, Cui Yingda's old face was overflowing with joy.
In this era when there are not many recreational activities, writing and tearing paper are both good activities to pass the time, relieve emotions, and deepen memory. Especially today, her heart is very irritable. There were suddenly more guards outside, and she didn't understand why, but faintly, she just felt that something was wrong.
Xia Chuqi looked at him, only smiled, but did not explain.
Erbao's father-in-law is not very literate, but he is a little distressed.
"Miss Seven, you're not ......" wasted.
Xia Chuqi sat lazily by the window, looking at a beam of bright sunlight outside the window, and his heart was inexplicably restless. After a moment of silence, she leaned back on the cushion and began to copy the "Golden Seal and Jade Letter". Copy one, tear one. Tear one and copy another. Seeing Zheng Erbao, he swallowed for a while.
The sun came out, and the body was warm.
The weather is getting warmer day by day.
As usual, Xia Chuqi brought him into the pharmacy, saw him for a consultation, and secretly gave him medicine behind his back, before letting Meizi take him outside to play.
After breakfast, the fool came to the Chutz Hall again.
A radical word, she didn't know what Zhao Mianze thought, anyway, she had been happy for a long time. In this way, if he wants to save face, he will probably not be forced in a short time.
can trap him with a game of "dead chess", Xia Chuqi admires himself and sympathizes with him - a child with insufficient IQ, pitiful. For this reason, she specially asked Meizi to order him to prepare a hearty breakfast on the stove, and sent him away with a smile. Before he left, seeing his tense face, she also comforted him "kindly": Don't worry, think about it slowly, this chess game has been cracked by Zhao Zhu alone, even if you can't crack it, no one will laugh at you.
Zhao Mianze left the Chuci Hall at dawn. Everyone has a competitive heart, not to mention that he is a prince and grandson? After pondering the chess game all night, he still didn't crack it until dawn, if he didn't have to go to the court, I'm afraid he would be reluctant to go.
The mist on the horizon has not yet lifted, and the long night has passed.
The dawn of the dawn.