Chapter 43: The Palace Banquet

The Winged King has always been calm, and he likes to leave a way back for himself in everything. It will not easily raise troops to rebel. Also, if it weren't for this temperament, I'm afraid that the Wing King would have died a long time ago.

The Queen Mother's birthday is imminent, and it is an opportunity for the Wing King.

Liguo is filial to the world, so the Queen Mother's birthday is a major event.

Nangong Chen handed over this matter to Shui Hua to handle, and he couldn't tolerate the slightest mistake.

"Mother, my sons respect you."

The birthday banquet organized by Shuihua is really good. is not extravagant and wasteful, but also full of taste, Nangong Chen couldn't close his mouth with a smile at the end of the day.

Speaking of which, the Queen Mother is not Nangong Chen's biological mother. When Nangong Chen's mother died in childbirth, the first emperor handed over the two Nangong Chen brothers to the queen to raise. Fortunately, the queen Rende has never treated the two of them harshly, and has always regarded them as parents and children and raised them wholeheartedly.

After Nangong Chen ascended the throne, he was enshrined as the queen mother.

"Imperial Grandmother, this is specially prepared for you by your grandson." The Queen Mother's family is from Xiancheng. Since entering the palace, he has not returned to Xiancheng for decades.

The older the person gets, the stronger the homesickness becomes. So Shui Hua specially sent someone to Xiancheng, invited the most famous chef back, and made this authentic hometown dish for the Queen Mother as the finale.

Gently lift the cover on top, and the familiar smell comes.

"Okay, okay, the prince has a heart." The Queen Mother said hello a few times, and the royal noodles of Shui Hua were really sent to her heart.

There are delicacies at the entrance, singing and dancing beside it, this birthday banquet is really on the heart of the Queen Mother.

"Poof!" Halfway through the banquet, everyone was staggering, and the Queen Mother suddenly spat blood.

"The Queen Mother! Pass on the Imperial Doctor! ”

"Imperial Grandmother!"

"Queen Mother!"

Everyone circled around the Queen Mother, and no one noticed Nangong Yi's hand behind his back, which moved inadvertently, as if he was making some code.

and, Ruoxi, who quietly retreated.

Coming back again, it was as if nothing had happened.

"General, the emperor is waiting for you in the imperial dining room."

Ruoxi nodded, indicating that he understood. "There is Father-in-law Lao."

Shui Hua and Nangong Yi are there. There are also several other idle princes.

"See the Emperor."

"The imperial doctor said that the queen mother was poisoned. And the poison fell in that royal face. Fortunately, the Queen Mother has been losing her appetite in recent days, and she has not eaten much, so she can rest for a few days. ”

"Uncle Huang, Shui Hua pleads." The banquet was organized by him, and if something happened to the Queen Mother, he could not escape the blame.

Nangong Chen waved his hand and motioned for Shui Hua to get up first.

"You two go find out who did it?" These two people refer to Shui Hua and Ruoxi.

"Yes."

Today's play is the handiwork of Yiwang and Ruoxi. In the end, it was just a matter of finding a substitute for the dead ghost. The prince is in charge of the banquet, but this security is the responsibility of the forbidden army, and Ruoxi is still the commander of the forbidden army, and it is easy to arrange for a person to be poisoned.

She quietly withdrew, just to deal with the little palace maid who had poisoned her.

It's just that the poison that the Wing King gave her to seal her throat with blood has long been replaced by Ruoxi with a less toxic drug. As long as the Queen Mother is a little conditioned, she will be fine.

"The Wing King is not stupid, he knows that doing this has no effect on me at all, he just wants to tie you down."

That's right, the Wing King is suspicious by nature, and with the experience of becoming a king in front of him, he will not easily believe Ruoxi. He deliberately designed this scene to trap Ruoxi. He is not afraid of Ruoxi to denounce, after all, he has done nothing from the beginning to the end of this matter. Everything is a face.

Now that there are two handles in his hands to murder the Queen Mother and the installation of secret agents, Nangong Yi is afraid of Ruoxi's defection? These two crimes, if you take out one of them, they are enough to die without a place to be buried.

"Ruoxi, this is too risky." Shui Hua didn't agree with Ruoxi's plan, he always felt that this time Ruoxi seemed to be in too much of a hurry, eager to clear the danger of the Wing King, and even did not hesitate to make a game with himself. If you are a little careless, not only will it be full of plates, but even Ruoxi, I am afraid that you will not be able to escape death.

"Your Highness," Ruoxi interrupted Shui Hua, it was powerful, she didn't know, but this was the fastest way. "The emperor is a Ming monarch, you don't have to worry too much."

"Your Highness, what the Winged King did today reminded me. Haochu's death, the Queen Mother may have just made a wedding dress for people. ”

Shui Hua is also very smart, so he naturally understands the meaning of Ruoxi's words, and says, "You mean, this matter has the share of the Wing King." ”

Originally, Ruoxi just intuitively concluded that the Queen Mother, a woman in the deep palace, never asked about political affairs, and did not have the ability to contact Gaoshan Country.

But the Winged King is different.

"Yiwang's biological mother has a low status, and she was also raised by the Queen Mother. The Queen Mother is benevolent and virtuous, and she has always regarded the Wing King as her own and loves her very much. In addition, the Wing King is good at rhetoric, if he gets in the way, the Queen Mother will probably not be aware of it. ”

If Xi said this, there is some truth to it.

"Today's events have tied me and the Winged King to a boat, and the ancestor worship is right in front of me, I believe he will take action soon."

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"Xiao Yin, she is very similar to Yun Si, as ruthless and ruthless." Nangong Chen said.

In fact, Xiao Yin and Ruoxi have been together for a longer time. After all, all the dark days in the dark group, all the pain of Ruoxi came from this man. Is it ruthless? It seems to be quite ruthless, especially to himself.

Without waiting for Xiao Yin to squeak, Nangong Chen quickly changed the topic, "How is the Queen Mother?" ”

Liu Sifang replied: "Back to the emperor, the Queen Mother has woken up." The doctor said that there was no major problem, and he could recover after a few days of rest. ”

"Let's go, go see the Queen Mother."

The Queen Mother looked at Nangong Chen in front of her, and said in her heart that she didn't understand what it was like. She has no children under her knees, although Nangong Chen is not her parent, but over the years, she has always regarded it as her own. Raise him, plan the throne for him, and help him stabilize the country. pile by pile, even if she sees the first emperor in the future, she thinks she is worthy of her heart.

Facing the emperor's questioning, she said calmly, "That's right, Chu Haochu's death was indeed secretly designed by me. But the emperor, the queen mother is for your good, and she wants to protect the country of my country. Both of them are handsome and talented, with heavy troops in their hands, and their prestige is extremely high. Once married, it is even more powerful. ”

"If they are both faithful, it is good. Have you ever thought that if Ling Ruoxi knew the truth of the year, and Chu Haochu was a prodigal son of the rivers and lakes and was not restrained, if he rose up, how could you deal with it! ”

The truth of the year, Nangong Chen smiled bitterly and said, "Queen Mother, the Wing King also has a part in this matter, right?" ”

Nangong Chen's tone was affirmative. If Xi can think of it, he can naturally think of it. In order to prevent the dictatorship of her relatives, the queen mother has always forbidden the harem to interfere in political affairs, and she is even more practical, and it is impossible to play such a big game of chess.

"Hey. Creation makes people. The Queen Mother sighed. It's all her doing.

In fact, the Queen Mother never thought of Chu Haochu's life. "My intention was just to teach him a lesson, to suppress and suppress his arrogance. Unexpectedly, the Wing King lost his sense of proportion and let him die on the battlefield. ”

At that time, Chu Haochu was ordered to conquer the Gaoshan Kingdom. With his ability, it's just a piece of cake. The Queen Mother was worried that Chu Haochu would return to the dynasty after winning again, not to mention receiving the reward, and his prestige in the army and the people would be even higher.

That's why I listened to the opinion of the Wing King and wanted to take the opportunity to suppress it. According to the Wing King, the Gaoshan Kingdom is just a small country, even if Chu Hao is defeated at the beginning, the famous generals of the Li Kingdom abound, so why is it difficult to win back in the future?

The Queen Mother listened to the instigation of the Wing King, and wanted to secretly transmit the information to the Gaoshan Kingdom, but she didn't expect that Chu Haochu's sense of secrecy was too strong, and he couldn't find out any news at all.

Chu Haochu may be a good general and a loyal minister, but the Queen Mother does not regret Chu Haochu's death. For the sake of Liguo, for the sake of the royal family, and for the foundation of her ancestors, she would rather bear the infamy of killing Zhongliang.

"Queen Mother, Chu Haochu is still alive, and the two of them have already met."

"What did you say?" The Queen Mother's already pale face was even more defeated, a little blood, and she retreated cleanly, "How is this possible?" How can it be? "She saw Ling Ruoxi return to Beijing with her own eyes, how could she be fake?

"Queen Mother, you have a good rest, this matter is handled by your sons, you don't have to worry." Nangong Chen thought about it, but still didn't pierce Nangong Yi's face. That's it, the Queen Mother is still weak and can't be stimulated, let's talk about it later.