Chapter 668: Huangfu Xi dies
Qingxiang was knocked to the ground, not only did she not expect it, but even everyone present did not expect it.
After all, Qingxiang is the princess of the Zhou Dynasty, and now the envoys of the Great Zhou Dynasty have also come to the banquet.
Zhou Xianyu sat aside, Huangfuxi's behavior is not just beating women, vulgar and shameless.
His reckless approach is even an insult to Da Zhou, and the collapse of the alliance between the two countries is very likely.
So I saw that Emperor Rui, who was the monarch of the Liang Kingdom, was so angry that his face was pale, even if he was pampering Empress Dong, he looked at the other party with dissatisfaction.
"Look at your arrogant good son, he is really getting more and more lawless. How can I hand over the century-old foundation of Daliang to this little brute? I don't ask Xi'er how to be motivated, if he can have half of Che'er's filial piety and sensibility, I will be satisfied. ”
Today is Empress Dong's birthday, and now Ruidi's words really make her very annoyed and can't come to the stage.
And Zhou Xian's imperial envoy and Qingxiang, as well as the other party's biological mother Qian Huifei, how they were not harmonious in the Great Zhou.
But now that he is here on behalf of the Zhou Dynasty and has seen his country's princess being beaten in public, he has to protect him no matter what, and ask Liang Guo for an explanation.
And just when Zhou Xian was about to stand up, Huang Fuche walked in front of him first, and then looked earnest, and said in a circle:
"Cousin Xianyu is annoyed, my eldest brother is just drunk and his words are a little out of shape. We are all our own families, so it's good to keep this matter down, so why bother making it bigger. At that time, it will only affect the alliance between my Zhou and Liang countries, and it will not benefit anyone, so leave this matter to me to deal with, do you think it is good. ”
If Emperor Ming is alive, or Zhou Xianrui is in power, it will.
There is no need to plan for the government, and Zhou Xianyu, who has an extremely flamboyant and free personality, will not agree to Huang Fuche's approach.
Maybe this will rush forward even more, and repair Huangfuxi, the crown prince who dared to fall into the majesty of the Great Zhou, and make the other party have a long memory.
But today's Zhou Dynasty is suffering from internal and external troubles, and Liang Guo, an ally, Zhou Xianyu really can't fight with them now.
Therefore, in the tempering of his temperament, Zhou Xianyu, who polished off the edges and corners more and more, and handled things more smoothly and deeply, sat down from the new end after nodding.
And as soon as he saw that Zhou Xianyu was stabilized, Huang Fuche obviously sighed.
Then he ordered the maidservant to help Qingxiang up, walked to Huangfu Xi's side, and deliberately raised his voice and said:
"Big brother, look at it, you are happy and greedy for the queen mother's birthday, and you can't even tell the difference between your side concubines, and you can't become a wrestler who wrestles with you on weekdays. My brother did something unintentional today, but it hurt the heart of the concubine and sister-in-law. The eldest brother didn't hurry up to apologize, otherwise the beauties would be cold, and they would snub you in the future. ”
Although the excuse that Huang Fu Che gave Huang Fu Xi is too far-fetched, but at the birthday state banquet, who can sit here is not a person with excellent mind and has been in the officialdom for many years.
Therefore, not only did they laugh out loud with great cooperation, but they also boasted that Huangfuxi and Qingxiang had a harmonious relationship, and they would definitely not hurt their feelings because of this little thing.
And Huangfu Creek was originally unappreciative of Huang Fuche's help.
But Empress Dong's gaze at him like a knife, as well as Ruidi's gloomy face, had to tell him to put away his recklessness, and admit his mistake to Qingxiang.
As for the beating of Venus in the eyes, Qingxiang, who had just recovered from the dizziness, originally wanted to turn around and leave, but he didn't want to be stopped by Huangfu Che.
Then I saw Huang Fuche personally holding the wine jug, poured out a glass of wine and handed it to Qingxiang, and then said with a smile like a spring breeze:
"Sister-in-law Qingxiang, my brother's previous unintentional actions will already make him chagrined. Today is the birthday of the queen mother, so why make a lot of trouble at the state banquet. If Brother Wang loses face like this, don't say it, princess, you also have to have a reputation for ignoring the overall situation and not knowing how to advance and retreat. Therefore, in my opinion, you can personally pour a glass of wine and give it to Brother Wang, and the love of husband and wife can envy others. ”
Qingxiang, who was just slapped by the mouth, as a princess, she was also pampered since she was a child.
So as soon as this temper came up, it was naturally a hundred people who were unwilling to send wine to Huangfuxi, and took the initiative to bow their heads to ease the relationship.
But looking at Zhou Xianyu, the royal brother, and the entire Zhou Dynasty envoys, no one would stand up and speak for her.
Qingxiang couldn't see that the Zhou Dynasty had already chosen to settle things in her home country.
And she doesn't have this backer, if she wants to live a better life in Liang Country in the future, she has to accept this softness.
Although Qingxiang's expression was extremely bad, he finally took the wine glass in Huangfu Che's hand with a cold face and red eyes, and then walked in front of Huangfu Xi.
And Huangfu Xi, who has been stared at by Empress Dong with his eyes, is just reckless but not a fool.
Knowing that things are a bit big under the impulse, he will want to quickly turn things over.
Therefore, Huangfuxi not only took the wine handed by Qingxiang and drank it all, but also grinned at the other party rarely, and deliberately pretended to be considerate and said:
"Your Royal Highness the Princess, Shi Cai is reckless for this prince, and this will regret it in my heart. Otherwise, I will take you down to find the imperial doctor, and the swelling on your face will be eliminated, and I will ...... in my heart when I see you like this."
Huangfu Xi's rare care and thoughtfulness, even if Qingxiang knew that it was fake, she still listened to it in her heart, after all, she hadn't been taken care of and pampered by the other party for too long.
And I thought that this time it was a blessing in disguise and had the opportunity to ease relations with Huangfuxi, but Qingxiang pretended to be coquettish and lowered his head, waiting for the other party to coax her more.
But suddenly, Huangfuxi's gentle voice turned into a scream of pain, and Qingxiang felt that his face was hot, and he was sprayed by something.
And when she reached out in surprise and touched her face twice, and then handed it to her eyes to take a look.
Qingxiang's eyes widened instantly, because her hands were actually stained with red blood.
Thinking that what had just been sprayed on his face was a stream of blood, Qingxiang couldn't help but retched immediately in disgust.
And just when Qingxiang's hands and feet were weak and she was about to collapse to the ground, her wrist was grabbed by Huang Fuche, and the other party shouted eagerly Brother Wang, and then looked at her and said sadly:
"Princess Qingxiang, what did you do to my brother Wang, why did he vomit blood and fall to the ground after drinking a glass of wine you handed him, and died of exhaustion. Brother Wang was just drunk and reckless, and he just beat you. Her Royal Highness the princess actually held a grudge because of this, and made the act of killing her husband in public. Do you know that you killed the crown prince of my Liang Kingdom, and even if you die, you will not be able to resist the sin you have committed. ”
was questioned by Huangfu Che, and Qingxiang, who had just been frightened by the blood on his face, noticed that Huangfu Creek, who fell to the ground not far away, did have a black face. He lay there with his eyes wide and bloodied, obviously dead.
For a while, Qingxiang only felt that his hands and feet were cold, and shook his head violently, and said with a confused face:
"I didn't kill him, how could I kill my husband. In this Daliang, he is my heaven, without the protection of the crown prince, how can I survive Qingxiang. And how do I know why the prince was poisoned, and besides, this wine was handed to me by the prince of the west, if the wine is suspicious, you will not be the first to get rid of it. ”
This was a good birthday state banquet, but in the end it evolved into the day of Huangfuxi's death.
is such a son, and expects the other party to ascend the throne and become the emperor, he has to think about the queen mother, and the queen of Dong who is in power, this will be crying.
Stimulated by the loss of her beloved son, she waved her hand like crazy, and then shouted to the forbidden army outside the hall:
"If you can't find the murderer of my son today, I will let all of you go to Xi'er to be buried with Xi'er, and no one will want to leave here alive."
Seeing Empress Dong's domineering appearance, although Qingxiang was implicated in the murder of the crown prince, he couldn't interfere in this, and Zhou Xianyu, who couldn't be mixed up with the Great Zhou, immediately stood up with a sneer.
"Your Majesty Emperor Rui, speaking of which Xianyu should indeed call you uncle, but I don't know that this Liang country is actually the queen in charge. It's okay for you to catch the real culprit, but someone like me, who hasn't crossed paths with the crown prince all night, naturally has no chance of poisoning and assassinating, so I'm not interested in being controlled by others and staying behind to cooperate. As for Qingxiang, although she is the princess of my Zhou Kingdom, since she has married Da Liang, her words and deeds have nothing to do with my Da Zhou. Regardless of whether the person who poisoned her today is her or not, my uncle just needs to handle it impartially. Moreover, I, Zhou Xianyu, hope that this matter will not affect the interests and alliance of our two countries. ”
Zhou Xianyu represents the Great Zhou, and the other party's non-interference is already an extremely good way to ease relations.
Emperor Rui has a lot of heirs, he doesn't like Huangfuxi, and as an emperor, he has to put the country first, although he is addicted to wine, but this point is not confused.
So seeing that Emperor Rui immediately showed a solemn look, and then said to Empress Dong majestically:
"It's not your turn to be the master of a woman's family, even if you are the mother of the country, but I am the emperor of Daliang. Come on, the queen is too sad, and immediately help her down to rest. After I find out the truth about Xi'er's poison in a while, I will go to Wutong Palace to see the queen. Don't let the mother come out before that, you can help people down quickly. ”
Empress Dong has been favored for many years, and this is the first time that Emperor Rui has ignored her feelings, not only reprimanded her, but also forcibly brought her back to Wutong Palace.
For a while, Empress Dong cried with pear blossoms and rain, even though she called for Emperor Rui, she was still forcibly taken out of the palace.
A good birthday state banquet, Empress Dong never thought that it would end with the death of her son.
And after dealing with the affairs of Dong Hou, in order to show that he would not be estranged from Da Zhou because of this, even if his son died, he could still show a little smile calmly, and said to Zhou Xianyu with a pleasant face:
"Okay, Xianyu, you must be tired today, others are not allowed to go out, but you are still relieved of your uncle. Go down and rest, you don't have to spend it with you. ”
For this gesture and grace of Ruidi, Zhou Xianyu got up and thanked him, and then walked out.
But at this moment, his eyes couldn't help but look at Xiao Jinxuan, who was sitting alone in the seat, his eyebrows furrowed and he was obviously a little uneasy.
Although he knew that the other party was already the quasi-crown princess of the West Palace, he did not have any position to protect the other party.
Zhou Xianyu really wanted to leave directly, but in the end, he couldn't help the bursts of worry and pity in his heart, even if he knew that it was not appropriate, he still said:
"Uncle Ruidi, this worry-free girl is the future crown princess of the West Palace, such a bloody scene full of blood, I'm afraid it will frighten the other party. Since the West Prince is also suspicious in this matter, he must stay, so it is better to let me escort the worry-free girl back to the West Palace first. After all, she and I had just sat next to each other, and the other party had never gotten up, so there was no suspicion of natural poisoning. If you frighten the worry-free girl, when Xiao Yunyan, the third prince of Beirong, learns about it, I'm afraid that my uncle will not be able to explain it. ”