The day before the wedding, Qin Mubai was recuperating at home, preparing for tomorrow's wedding. In the afternoon, he was called into the palace by the envoys sent by Li Shimin, but it was not because of the big wedding that Lanzhou came to report the war.

A few days ago, Tubo suddenly committed a border, sent a suspicious army to Dafeichuan, and another strange army crossed the Qilian Mountain like a sharp knife into the hinterland of the Tang River, besieging Liangzhou and cutting off the official road. Qin Shubao, the governor of Lanzhou, ordered Xue Rengui to lead a brigade of iron cavalry to the rescue, and the soldiers and horses of Xue Wanjun, the governor of Liangzhou, fought seven bloody battles with the Tubo cavalry outside the city of Liangzhou, with four wins and three losses, and won a heavy victory. The metropolitan governor Qin Shubao withstood the pressure and was as stable as a rock in Lanzhou, and Tubo really thought that Lanzhou was empty, so he sent a division to attack Lanzhou, but Qin Shubao personally led the army to block it in front of the city, and was defeated and lost.

Moreover, Qin Shubao waved his troops to cover the kill, won a complete victory, and killed Benliangzhou in one go, breaking the balance of the battle situation there, and almost annihilating the Tubo cavalry. At this point, all the offensives launched by the Tubo people were collapsed, Qin Shubao sat in Lanzhou, the eight winds did not move, and Lanzhou won a great victory!

Li Shimin specially summoned Qin Mubai into the palace and asked Chu Suiliang to read the news to Qin Mubai, so as to untie the knot in his heart for several days, so that he could calmly participate in his wedding without worrying about the future.

Qin Mubai was indeed relieved.

For several days, others have been in Chang'an, and they are always worried about the situation there and the safety of their father. Now this big victory can be regarded as easing the situation over there and easing his mood.

However, Qin Mubai still had some concerns.

He said to Li Shimin: "Your Majesty, judging from the battle situation, my Tang Dynasty has won. However, the minds of the Tibetan people are obviously not intended for Lanzhou. Otherwise, they would not have sent only such a small number of soldiers and horses to take Lanzhou, although they used the strategy of diverting the tiger from the mountain, but it still seemed a little cunning. I suspect that they are plotting to rebel and fight outposts for Gaochang and other countries in the Western Regions. Since the war in Liangzhou, the passage of the Western Regions has been blocked, and the long whip of my Tang Dynasty is not as good as the Western Regions, and Gaochang will be opposed! ”

"That's right." Li Shimin was not overjoyed by this victory, and nodded with a stern expression, "If Tubo doesn't show a little gesture of breaking with the Tang Dynasty, Gao Chang will not dare to rebel." In the first battle of Lanzhou, although Tubo fought fiercely in Liangzhou, there were not many troops dispatched. They are playing against us with a gambling mentality. If you can use this subtotal to obtain Lanzhou, it will be the best; If not, it will also break the deployment of my Datang in terms of geographical pattern, let Gaochang get out of our control, and thus rebel. It can be expected that the first battle of Liangzhou was just an outpost, and a bigger battle was still to come. Gaochang's rebellion is not far off. However, it will take ten and a half days and a half to make a move. You're getting married tomorrow, so let's put this on the line. After three or five days, the banquet is over, but the sacrifice is over, and I will let you go to Lanzhou. ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

"Hehe, silly boy." Li Shimin got up with a smile and walked to Qin Mubai's side, patted him on the shoulder and said, "Thank you?" Not to mention that you are already my son-in-law and half a son, this trip to Lanzhou is also to solve problems for the country and share my worries, and I should thank you. It's annoying that the Tubo people, when did they come to disturb you and pick the day of your wedding. I have written this account to them. ”

Qin Mubai smiled: "Your Majesty, this is Weichen's own business, Weichen will go to them to choose an account." ”

"Hehe, it's fine." Li Shimin said with a smile, "Anyway, you have also entered the palace, and I am very happy to get good news today." Come, drink two glasses with me and then go back. At tomorrow's wedding, drinking may not be as casual as it is today. ”

"Wechen is happy to accompany you."

The two of them arrived at Penglai Palace, and Li Shimin also called Li Zhi to accompany them, and the three of them drank and dined together. Li Shimin had a good start today, and he drank several glasses of Qin Immortal wine in a row, and he was half drunk after a while. Li Zhi, who is half the size, looks weak, but he is born to drink, and the amount of alcohol is actually excellent. I only drank the Qinxian Hotel as if it was a coke, and my face was flushed, but I was not drunk.

Qin Mubai was about to get drunk, but Li Shimin laughed drunk, praising Li Zhi for finally having something special, actually drinking.

As the night grew darker, Li Shimin, who was already drunk, was helped by the eunuch to rest, so he instructed Li Zhi to arrange carriages and horses to send Qin Mubai home. Li Zhi called the eunuch in charge of the carriage and horse honor guard, arranged the carriage, helped Qin Mubai in and drove him to Xuanwu Gate.

Qin Mubai drank a lot, and this wine was also full of stamina, and it didn't take long for him to get in the car before he felt a little spinning, and he fell asleep drunk.

The carriage walked slowly in the backyard of the palace, and the sound of the wheels was unusually clear. As he was passing through the gate of the court, two eunuchs in charge came up to stop him and asked, "Who is the carriage and horse?" ”

The eunuch who drove replied, saying that he was ordered by the king of Jin to send Qin Juma out of the palace and back to his home.

The two eunuchs in charge gave each other, and one of them said, "Is Qin Juma drunk?" ”

"How does Gonggong Zhao know? The colt did drink a little too much, and was now asleep. ”

"Just you talk a lot." The eunuch surnamed Zhao stepped forward, glanced sideways at the car, and called in a low voice: "General Qin? General Qin? ”

"Looks like I'm really drunk."

"I said wait, I don't know anything." Another eunuch in charge said proudly, "The horse is drunk, and he is going to get married tomorrow, so you send him back like this, if you oversleep and miss a big thing, what is good?" ”

"Well, the villain is just doing things on the orders of the King of Jin......"

"Look at you, you will be a little boy for the rest of your life. If you explain one thing, you can only do one point, when will you be promoted? Can't you do 10 out of 10 things and achieve 12 achievements? Listen to this seat, send the Qin horse into the court to rest, this seat arranges the sobering soup and the horse to drink, and then soak in a fragrant bath. When he wakes up and is full of energy, he will go back to the house to rest for the night, and he will be able to participate in the wedding tomorrow with a hundred times more energy. Things are done beautifully, and Qin Fuma is happy and still doesn't give you a heavy reward? Learn a little bit, be dumbfounded! ”

"Uh...... Father-in-law, isn't it a casual place to enter? We are ...... as ordered."

"Who is Qin Concubine? In the past, when he was the envoy of the hundred horsemen, was there any place in the palace that he couldn't go? Now that he is a relative of the emperor, he is like taking a walk in his own homeland, what does it matter? You don't talk nonsense! Lead the car, follow! A lifetime of useless and unproductive waste! ”、

"Yes......"

Qin Mubai in the car was already drunk and completely asleep. Today's Qin Immortal Imperial Wine, I don't know what's going on, it's extraordinarily top. In the past, it was generally fine to drink three or five glasses. But today, he is extremely drunk. At the beginning, Qin Mubai just thought that he might be tired for several days, and his alcohol consumption had dropped a little. But as soon as he got into the carriage, he fell asleep in the dark, and knew nothing.

The two eunuchs in charge led the car and entered the court in a grand manner. It's strange to say that I didn't meet half of the eunuchs and palace maids along the way, and it seems that they all went back to their respective houses to rest early.

In the court, most of the eunuchs and palace maids in the palace lived, and there were also some concubines who were not invited to settle here, which was like entering a cold palace.

When the carriage arrived at a mansion, the eunuch in charge stepped forward and pushed the door open, and the eunuch in charge of the carriage was so frightened that his eyes widened and he exclaimed: "Father-in-law Zhao, how do you lead people here?" ”

Zhao Gonggong suddenly showed his fierce face, and he took out a short dagger from his sleeve, which pierced into the chest of the eunuch in charge of the car like cold lightning. Before the other eunuch who was following the car could scream, he was also grabbed by the neck from behind by a black shadow hiding in the shadows, pulled the circle, clicked, and swallowed suddenly.

"Well done." A grim voice came from the corner, accompanied by a whispered snickering laugh.

"His Royal Highness the King of Han, the villain is fortunate not to be dishonored and brought people here."

King Han, Li Yuanchang!

"It's not easy! After guarding for more than half a month, I finally bumped into today's great opportunity. It's also the bad luck of this thief, today happens to be the day before the wedding, hehe! - Brother Fang, you are really skilled! I ask you to take care of this corpse, and it must be seamless. Zhao Gonggong, how to arrange next, you should know? The corners of Li Yuanchang's mouth twitched, and his smile was full of evil and obscene.

"Your Highness, rest assured, the power will be handed over to the villain...... It's going to be called this guy, and there will be no day to turn over! ”

"Wonderful. After the deed is completed, you will wait to be the deputy head of the inner garden! Li Yuanchang laughed.

"Your Highness!"

Eunuch Zhao hurriedly got into the carriage, and with the help of another eunuch in charge, Fei Fei, carried Qin Mubai out of the carriage and into the guest room of this courtyard. Li Yuanchang watched the process with his hands cut behind his back, and couldn't help but shake his head with satisfaction and smile: "Qin Mubai, Qin Mubai, I said a long time ago that I would return it to you tenfold, hundredfold, and thousandfold." When this day is over, you will be ruined and your family will be ruined. Even if you are the emperor's son-in-law's confidant, it will not help; No matter what kind of Shangzhu country and Lanzhou governor your father is, it will be in vain. ”

"Your Highness, your plan is really the way of others, and it is extremely wonderful." Fang Yiai gritted his teeth and said with hatred, "Back then, he colluded with Princess Gaoyang's little whore to drug me and lure me into taking the bait, causing me to be expelled from the house and deserted. Today, it's his turn! Your Highness is right, ordinary petty fights will not work for this guy. If you want to do it, you have to kill him completely! Only by killing him by the hand of the emperor can he never suffer in the future! ”

"Humph! At this time, the medicinal wine he drank should be very medicative. In less than half an hour, under the teasing of those two vixens, he will be furious...... Ha ha! Qin Mubai, Qin Mubai, who are you spoiling, you want to spoil the woman of the first emperor! - You're dead!! ”

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Late at night, the house was still brightly lit. From the master's mother Liu to a small servant, he didn't sleep, lighting the lamp and waiting for Qin Mubai to come back. There will be a big wedding tomorrow, and there will be more preparations in the house, and there will be fatigue tonight. Qin Mubai was summoned into the palace by the emperor, and he didn't know what was going on, and the family was a little uneasy.

In the middle of the night, Qin Mubai still hadn't come back, and his family became more and more worried. But it was not good to go to the palace to find someone, so I had to do it in a hurry.

At this moment, the demon who had not yet finished the affairs of Qin Immortal Pavilion came back in advance, and Su Lianqing came with him, who was anxious to find Qin Mubai. Hearing that Qin Mubai had not come back at this time when he went to the palace, Su Lianqing almost fainted when he felt a sudden feeling, and shouted in his heart: It's broken!!

It was also a shame that she was calm and didn't show it in public, but just called the demon to the side and said to her: "Demon girl, General Qin may be in trouble, don't make a noise, try your best to enter the palace, you must see Her Royal Highness Princess Gaoyang!" ”

"Ahh Third Brother...... What's wrong? The demon was shocked.

"Don't make a show! Listen to me, try every means to enter the palace to see Princess Gaoyang, and say that the horse is in trouble! And said the following things to Princess Gaoyang......" Su Lianqing whispered to the demon and hurriedly said many important things.

"Ahh As soon as the demon heard this, his face was suddenly frightened, "This ...... The third brother wouldn't really suffer such a catastrophe, right? That's really it! ”

"Without further ado, I don't care what method you use, you must enter the palace as soon as possible to inform Her Royal Highness Princess Gaoyang! The old lady is gone, there are more urgent things to do! Don't make a difference, otherwise, this time General Qin will really die, and the Qin family and us will all die without a place to be buried! ”

"Good, good!" You'er's face turned white and she made a promise, her body trembled a little, and she bit her lip and said, "But in the middle of the night, how can I enter the palace?" It's going to be a real rush! ”

"Don't panic!" Su Lianqing bit her lip and her eyes turned around, thought for a while, and slapped her face: "There is!" ”

Late at night, a carriage slowly drove to the brightly lit Xuanwu Gate of Daming Palace and was stopped by a loud shout. The general of the city head asked: "Who is so bold that he broke into the Daming Palace in the middle of the night?" ”

The demon got down from the carriage and saluted, "General Rong." I am Qin Xue'er, the righteous daughter of Qin Shubao, the prince of Yiguo, and the righteous sister of Qin Fuma, who will get married tomorrow. Because the old Qin family has a custom, the daughter-in-law must have her own female relatives dress up and wear the heirloom jewelry given by her mother-in-law on the eve of the wedding before passing the door, and this etiquette can be considered complete. Therefore, the little girl was ordered by her mother and brother to enter the palace to comb her hair and wear ornaments for Her Royal Highness. ”

"And that kind of thing?" The military academy defending the city said suspiciously, "Why haven't we heard about it?" In the middle of the night, idlers are not allowed to enter the palace! Unless you have a decree from Your Majesty! ”

"Brother General, you are stationed in the Xuanwu Gate of Daming Palace, and you should also be a person of a hundred horsemen, right? You must know my three brothers! You'er shouted eagerly: "My Qin Xue'er is also called You'er, and I am also a little famous in Qin Immortal Pavilion, not Xiao Xiao's generation, so I definitely don't dare to break into the palace to make trouble, right?" Moreover, this is indeed what my mother and brother told me, otherwise the general would have been able to confront him face to face! Otherwise, if the general is still not at ease, how about a blind girl who enters the palace alone and meets Her Royal Highness the princess under the escort of the general? ”

The military academy guarding the city whispered and discussed, saying that a weak female stream, I waited for her to enter the palace to meet Princess Gaoyang to confront her, and see what Her Royal Highness the princess said, and it was not too late to distinguish between them; Otherwise, we and the others are all people of the hundred horsemen, and it is not good to offend General Qin Mubai if we offend anyone, and in addition, Qin Tong and Qin Bin are now also officials in the hundred horses. Today, this little woman moved out of the three brothers of the Qin family, if she doesn't give this face, she will definitely not be able to bear the sin when it reaches their ears; If she dares to deceive, she will know when she sees the confrontation between Her Royal Highness Princess Gaoyang, and it will not be too late to cut her with a knife for the crime of trespassing in the forbidden palace, and we will not be at fault.

After discussion, the military academy opened the door, and only the demon child was allowed to enter the palace, and sent a whole team of hundred cavalry military academies to escort her to the Xianju Palace, asking to see Princess Gaoyang.

Princess Gaoyang is going to get married tomorrow, so many preparations have not yet stopped. Hearing that the demon child came to ask to see, he suddenly felt very surprised, and he couldn't help but invite her in and quit the military schools, and went into the boudoir to whisper and discuss.

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Early in the morning, Qin Mubai woke up leisurely with a splitting headache!

This sleep, I slept like a world away. In a trance, he couldn't tell who he was, where he slept, whether this was his past life or this life.

There was an inexplicable lazy and bewitching sound in his ears, Qin Mubai shook his head in pain and confusion, opened his misty eyes and looked to the side, and suddenly broke out in a cold sweat all over his body!

Beside me, there are two naked strange women asleep!

And he himself is naked!

This surprise made him suddenly come back to his senses, raised his eyes and looked around, and suddenly exclaimed in despair in his heart: It's over!

The spring decoration in front of me is very familiar to me, and it is clearly in the concubine tent of the harem of the imperial city!

Moreover, the room was full of alcohol, cups and plates, overturned tables, chairs and cups all over the floor, and the bodies of four eunuchs were placed in the room, and the death was extremely miserable. can still vaguely identify, among them are the two eunuchs who sent him out of the palace yesterday.

A booming explosion suddenly came from Qin Mubai's mind, and there was only one thought left—what did I do?!

The two naked and glamorous women beside him also woke up, looked at Qin Mubai in a panic, their eyes were stunned for a moment, and the two girls let out hysterical exclamations at the same time-"Ah, help!! ”

Qin Mubai was suddenly angry, and covered the mouths of these two people with one hand on the left and right, and scolded angrily in a low voice: "Don't scream, otherwise I will kill you!" - Say, Who are you? ”

The second girl kicked her feet in panic, her eyes were full of fear, and her mouth was speechless.

Qin Mubai gritted his teeth, "If I'm right, you will blink." Are you harem concubines? ”

The second daughter blinked in panic, extremely frightened.

Qin Mubai suddenly softened, and his eyes were a little straight: Now, it's really ...... over!

Yesterday was in heaven, today is hell!

At this moment, several eunuchs broke into the door, and suddenly, screams rang out.

In the courtroom, there was a shortage of soldiers......