142. Chapter 140
In the dark night, the cold wind blew, with a cool chill, the Chongde Hall was full of concubines and civil and military ministers, the noisy atmosphere resounded through the hall, and the bleak outside became a stark contrast, the queen was not in good health and could not come, Qin Yuan and Yi Guifei sat on both sides of Qingcang, looking at the dancers in the hall singing and dancing with joyful faces, Qin Yuan was pouring wine for Qingcang, and said slowly in a low voice, "When I came, I saw that the soldiers outside were guarded and heavily guarded, is it to prevent the prince of Dongli?" ”
Qing Cang's face was a little gloomy, he took a drink from his wine glass, and said disdainfully, "I have received definite news, Prince Dongli will definitely rebel tonight." Qin Yuan was taken aback, "Tonight? Now that the ministers of the Manchu Dynasty and the concubines of the Manchu Palace are at the table, isn't it too blatant for Prince Dongli to do this? ”
"Hmph, he has been in the court for so long, I haven't given him a chance to take advantage of it, and now I can only take a risk."
Qin Yuan was a little worried for a while, "Then how many points do you have to win?" ”
Qing Cang smiled confidently, "Do you know why Prince Dongli is in a hurry to leave?" That's because his father is now terminally ill, and he must be breathing for a long time, and he, as the crown prince, will also return to China for the throne. ”
Qin Yuan's eyebrows lowered, and she said suspiciously for a while, "When Prince Dongli entered the court, his father must have been fine, right?" The disease came too quickly. The corners of Qing Cang's lips were deeply hooked, "You also underestimate your husband too much, if I don't have some ability, how can I sit in this world." ”
Qin Yuan's eyes suddenly brightened, a smile appeared on his face, and that worry also eased everything, and then Qing Cang's face became a little serious, "After a while, Prince Dongli and Prince Mu will definitely rebel, and I have arranged for someone to meet you in the back cabinet." Qin Yuan nodded indifferently, "Okay, you must be careful, I will wait for you to come back in Fengzhu Palace." ”
Qing Cang suddenly smiled brightly, and his handsome face showed a little confidence, "Okay, when this important matter is dealt with, I will accompany you well." Qin Yuan smiled with relief, nodded happily, and then got up and walked to Yi Guifei with a wine glass, and said with a smile, "Sister, sister toasts you." ”
Yi Guifei smiled kindly, took the wine glass and drank it, Qin Yuan drank it all, and then her face turned serious, and her deep voice could only be heard by the two of them, "Prince Dongli will rebel tonight, the emperor has made arrangements, and you will escape from the back cabinet with me at that time." Concubine Yi put down the wine glass indifferently, slowly bowed her head, and said concisely, "Okay." ”
Qin Yuan then sat back in his original seat, looking at the hall with a natural demeanor, His Royal Highness's Prince Dongli looked at Qin Yuan with a fierce expression, that resolute and firm to the extreme, Qingyu on the side leisurely picked up the wine glass, looked ahead, and said indifferently, "But it's all well-planned, right?" ”
Prince Dongli's eyes were clear, and a smile flashed, "Prince Mu can rest assured." Qingyu then said slowly, "This king's secret soldiers have already been installed in this hall, and everything is under your command tonight." ”
"Prince Mu can cut your love and let your dark soldiers obey the orders of this prince, this prince is really honored, you must remember, you must not reveal your identity, otherwise if the plan fails, we will never have a comeback."
Qingyu's face was a little calm, and then he looked at Qin Yuan above the main hall, his eyes showed a little gloomy, and Prince Dongli smiled instantly when he saw it, "Seeing the person you like smiling at others, you must be uncomfortable, right?" Do you want this prince to help? Qingyu's eyes turned cold in an instant, his eyes looked at Prince Dongli like a sword, and said ruthlessly, "Prince Dongli, you'd better not fight Concubine Hui's idea, otherwise this king will not be able to keep his promise to you." ”
A trace of contempt passed through Prince Dongli's heart, but there was a senseless smile on his face, and he said with relief, "How dare this prince offend Prince Mu, but this prince wants to help Prince Mu and create a chance for Prince Mu to be with Concubine Hui." Qingyu immediately retorted without hesitation, "No need, you can only do the assassination tonight." ”
Prince Dongli was silent for a moment, and looked at Qin Yuan above the main hall, and a cold smile appeared on the corner of his lips.
At this time, the dancing girl on the hall finished singing, and the prince of Dongli applauded again and again, "Okay, Ha Luha, this prince is cared for by the emperor, this banquet is really grand and gorgeous, and the prince can't help but be grateful." Qing Cang raised his lips and smiled faintly, "Why does Prince Dongli need to be polite. ”
Then Dong Li said with a smile, "Since the prince entered the Central Plains, he has been appreciating the graceful dance of the Central Plains. ”
Qing Cang smiled slowly in an instant, and said with a slight bow, "Since Prince Dongli has a heart, how can I refute it?" Today, I also opened my eyes and took a look at the dance of Dongli. ”
Prince Dongli smiled deeply, and then raised his hand to high-five twice, only to see four brightly dressed women walk into the hall, each holding a sharp sword, these four women look very charming, and the dress is very naked, the low-cut clothes expose the pair of crisp / breasts, the white dance clothes make the fair skin appear more white and slender, and the small waist is very perfect, this outfit is not seen at all in the Central Plains, so that the concubines in the hall are a little shy, not to mention the minister of civil and military affairs.
It's just that among the ministers, General Xue's face instantly became a little serious, and when he saw the dancing girl holding a sharp sword in his hand, he couldn't help but be a little alert, and immediately said a few words to Mu Sheng, Mu Sheng hurriedly responded, got up and walked out of the hall silently.
Qing Cang then smiled gently, "What kind of dance is this going to show Prince Dongli?" Prince Dongli said politely, "These four maiko have followed Prince Ben for many years, and the best one they danced was the Ling Sword Dance, which will be presented to the emperor today." ”
Qing Cangyan smiled and nodded, "Okay, then let's start." ”
With the sound of the piano slowly sounded, the four dancers into the soft willow with the music and twisted graceful posture, the music is different from the Central Plains so soft, but passionate and joyful, the sword in the hand with the posture of the fusion, soft with rigid, rigid with soft, perhaps its dance posture is peculiar, so that everyone in the hall is fascinated, the four dancers with the music slowly smart, to the high / tide, the body drew a strange arc, jumped, even to the Qingcang not far away, General Xue at the moment is more alert, the sword has already been unsheathed, ready to escort.
Qing Cang's face was still looking at it with a comfortable face, and he couldn't see any clues at all, but he had already expected the crisis to be approaching, but he was not worried about himself at this moment, but was a little worried about Qin Yuan's safety, thinking about how he would protect Qin Yuan if these dancing girls came with swords for a while.
Just as the music became more and more exciting, I saw the four dancers leaping again, all with murderous faces, waving their swords to Qingcang, saying that it was too late, Qingcang raised his hand to lift the wooden table in front of him, the wooden table rolled in the air, blocking the sight of the four dancers, and the four dancers then waved their swords together, the sword edge was fast, splitting the wooden table, as the fragments of the wooden table fell to the ground, the people in the hall were stunned and dumbfounded, only to hear General Xue shout loudly, "Come on, escort, escort!" ”
Then I saw Mu Sheng with the Praetorian Guards, raising his sword from the outside, and Qing Cang instantly sneered, "Prince Dongli, is this the Dongli dance you want to dedicate to me?" Prince Dongli sneered, and instantly commanded in a loud voice, "Kill!" ”
The four dancing girls got the order, all with murderous eyes in their eyes, the four of them rose into the air, spun in the air, raised their swords and waved a brilliant light curtain, the long sword swayed, the dazzling sword rushed straight up, Qing Cang had already prepared, hurriedly took out a sharp sword from the dragon chair and secretly pulled out a sharp sword, instantly swung out, turned into a streamer, resisted the four people, Qing Cang instantly saw the opportunity, raised his hand and waved his sword, swept the head of the dancing girl, only to see the dancing girl's neck and body separated, blood splashed several meters away, and the headless body fell backwards.
At this time, with the screams of the concubines in the hall, the hall was suddenly in chaos, Mu Sheng led all the soldiers to resist, how did he come from nowhere to fall from the sky Several black-clothed people came to resist, they were Prince Mu's secret soldiers, Mu Sheng was instantly blocked in the center of the hall.
The fight between Qing Cang and the remaining three dancing girls continued, and General Xue also drew his sword at this time, and worked with Qing Cang with the three dancing girls. Qin Yuan couldn't take care of everything at the moment, and pulled Yi Guifei to run to the back pavilion, how did she know, Prince Dongli jumped and blocked in front of the two.
Qin Yuan suddenly stopped, her eyes were sharp and she looked at Prince Dongli, Prince Dongli sneered, "Concubine Hui doesn't want to leave anywhere tonight!" Seeing that the timing was not good, Qin Yuan hurriedly turned around and hid back, but the hall was already full of smoke.
At this time, Zhang Dehai and Yuru jumped out of the back cabinet at the same time, and Zhang Dehai said loudly, "Master, run, the slave and Yuru will deal with Prince Dongli." Qin Yuan immediately pulled Concubine Yi and ran to the back cabinet, Prince Dongli intended to resist, but was stopped by Yuru and Zhang Dehai.
When Qin Yuan and Yi Guifei ran to the back pavilion, Qin Yuan hurriedly said, "Go back to the palace quickly, it's not safe here!" Yi Guifei's face was a little nervous, "Aren't you going with me?" Qin Yuan shook her head and said worriedly, "I'm not leaving, I'm going to wait for the emperor here." ”
Concubine Yi immediately stopped angrily, "No, you're causing trouble here, you have to go with me!" Qin Yuan hurriedly shook her head and said, "Sister, go back to the palace quickly, I can't leave the emperor here alone, you go quickly!" ”
Qin Yuan simply pushed Yi Guifei, and immediately turned around and hid in the depths of the back cabinet, but she was pulled over by Yi Guifei, and Yi Guifei roared angrily, "No! Today / You must come with me! ”
Then Concubine Yi pulled Qin Yuan hard, but before she could turn around and leave, she heard General Xue shouting in the hall, "Your Majesty! Emperor! You're fine, wake up, Your Majesty! Qin Yuan knew that something had happened to the emperor, and she was frightened for a while, she shook off the hand of Concubine Yi, turned around and ran out of the back cabinet, only to see that there were originally three dancing girls, and now there was only one left, and the emperor spat blood and fell on the hall at the moment, Qin Yuan in a panic had already taken care of it, and rushed to Qing Cang's side with tears in her eyes, screaming, "Cang!" Cang! How are you? ”
The dancing girl raised her sword and was about to stab at Qing Cang, Qin Yuan saw that she hurriedly blocked it with her body, and the sword was as light as the wind, stabbing towards Qin Yuan, only to hear the prince of Dongli on the side say loudly, "Leave the life of the concubine!" The dancing girl heard the sharp sword turning, but it was already too late, and the sword stabbed deeply into Qin Yuan's left arm.
With Qin Yuan's painful screams, Qin Yuan was injured, everyone in the hall was moved, General Xue couldn't hide his anger for a while, killed all the traitors in front of him, and then flew the sword out of his hand, and the sword stabbed heavily in the chest of the dancing girl like a flying arrow, and the dancing girl suddenly paused for a few seconds, and then lay in a pool of blood and died.