Chapter 26: Fake Death and Leave the Country
"Zhen'er! Yin'er! Be careful! ”
Three years have passed in a blink of an eye, and the mortal calamity in Li Hong's life has arrived, although Wu Zetian is now coaxing Li Hongzhen, he is still worried that that scene will still happen at the banquet later, although Li Hong's tuberculosis has been cured as early as when he and Li Lingmo learned the art of cultivation, but the current calamity cannot be avoided no matter what.
"Niangniang, Your Majesty asked me to inform you to go to the Lin De Hall to discuss the matters needed before the state banquet, and Your Majesty asked the old slave to tell you that it was about that Niangniang, and you will know."
Wu Liangfu walked into the courtyard of Penglai Hall and said to Li Hongzhen, who was taking care of the frolicking sisters
"Good! This palace knows, you go and call the two grandmothers to come and send the prince and the county lord to the princess, and I will go over immediately! ”
"No!"
Wu Liangfu walked to the side hall and called the two grandmothers out, Wu Zetian watched the two grandmothers take Li Hongzhen and Li Xiaohong away and then followed Wu Liangfu to the Linde Palace.
"Wu Liangfu, while the prince is still there, go and tell him and the crown princess to let Guan Qing not participate in the state banquet today, take Zhe'er to wait for the prince in the palace of King Chu, you said that it was that and she understood!"
"No! The old slave will go now."
After Wu Liangfu finished speaking, he walked quickly towards the East Palace, and Wu Zetian entered the Linde Hall with a worried face.
"Mei Niang, you're here! You go and see Hong'er's seat first, especially the pot of wine, and you will know, the imperial doctor is in the apse. ”
Li Zhi saw Wu Zetian walk in and said worriedly
Wu Zetian saw Li Zhi say this, so he walked to the table where Li Hong was about to sit down, picked up the one on it, smelled it, and then dipped it with his fingers and tasted it, and instantly felt that there was something wrong with this wine, she immediately ran to the apse and let the imperial doctor check the wine, and her face instantly became gloomy, and she walked back to the front hall with a gloomy face with a wine jug
"Mei Niang, I didn't expect someone to pay attention to Hong'er's head, no wonder Mo'er said that Hong'er's disaster this year is not easy to break!"
Li Zhi's face was gloomy, and he said in a very lost tone to Wu Meiniang, who had the same expression
"What about that?"
"Mei Niang, didn't Mo'er say it? This catastrophe can only be in accordance with the will of heaven, but it can't really follow the arrangement of God, now pour out this pot of wine, take the empty pot to let the imperial doctor prescribe fake death medicine and put it inside, refill it Now it can only be like this, and then arrange for people to carry it out of the palace from the secret passage after Hong'er drinks the wine and send it to Mo'er, so that they can stay away from Chang'an and us after today! ”
Li Zhiwu Zetian said, they can only be like this now, fortunately, they knew it many years ago, otherwise Li Hong may really die of death or illness today.
"Mei Niang, go directly to the East Palace and tell Hong'er not to come, I will let Wu Liangfu run to the banquet and pretend that Hong'er is sick and died, you don't need to change the wine now, let them go to Mo'er, and then you go back and personally send Zhen'er and Yin'er back, and after they meet, they will leave immediately and walk along the Silk Road to Persia or beyond!" Tell the two kids that as long as they can be okay, we'll be fine! ”
Wu Zetian was about to go to the apse, but saw Li Zhi suddenly stop her, and asked her to hurry up and ask Li Hong not to come to the banquet and go directly to Li Lingmo, and then send Li Lingmo's children back to let them stay away from now on.
East Palace
Wu Zetian arrived panting, only to see Li Hong dressing up and planning to go to the banquet
"Hong'er! Pack your bags and don't go to the state banquet! Guan Qing go and pack all the valuables, your uncle asked me to come to you and tell you not to go to the banquet, tell you to take it directly to your eldest brother, I will go to take Zhen'er Yin'er immediately, Hong'er, you and Guan Qing quickly pack up and get ready, take Zhe'er out of the palace from the secret road and remember to pick up the shadow! ”
Wu Zetian gasped and hurriedly said, Li Hong looked confused at first, and when he heard it, he knew that it was the reason
"Guan Qing, go and pack up all the valuables, I have a way to take them away!" Now go and call Zhe'er! ”
Li Hong instructed Guan Qing, and when Guan Qing saw this, he no longer hesitated and ordered his dowry maid to quickly pack up his belongings, and he ran to call Li Zhe.
Half an hour later, Li Hong and his wife quietly came to the Flying Dragon Stable with their children, sat on the back of Chasing, and left Daming Palace in the eyes of Wu Zetian, Wu Zetian also quickly returned to Penglai Palace, rushed to the Taiping dormitory, picked up the two children, and walked outside the palace from the secret passage.
A pillar of incense after the time
Chu Wangfu
A carriage stopped at the door, only to see Li Lingmo, Li Hong, eldest grandson Xiuying, eldest grandson Guanqing standing at the door, dressed in disguise, waiting for something at the door, Li Lingmo and others looked back at the palace, at this time the palace was already full of mourning flags, and there was an altar and two coffins displayed in the center of the main hall.
"Mo'er!"
I saw Wu Zetian running over with two children panting and shouting at Li Lingmo
"Auntie! What are you doing here? Shouldn't you be at the state banquet now? ”
"I'll send Zhen'er and Yin'er over, and by the way, I'll take one last look at you, since then there is no possibility that our mother and son will see each other again, can I not come in a hurry? Didn't you see that I changed into mourning clothes? ”
Wu Zetian's tears flowed down her eyes, and she thought that she would never be able to see her two most beloved sons from now on, but she couldn't go if she didn't leave.
"That's it! Mo'er! Hong'er! You hurry up, you husband and wife with three children, you have to be more careful along the way, as for the Shangguan family, wait a little longer, if you don't come, your father won't blame, right, everything is packed up? Are the weapons ready, your father said that you can go along the Silk Road to Persia, to the Roman Empire, to the Anglo, as long as you can live your life safely, you can go anywhere. ”
Wu Zetian burst into tears, although she was reluctant, but it was already fate, and they couldn't change it, she only hoped that her two sons and their wives could live in peace in a foreign country.
"That's it! Let's go! Xiu'er, you and Mei'er, you can decide for yourself! Stay and find someone to marry, or follow along, decide for yourself. ”
Wu Zetian urged
"Wait a minute! Wait a minute! Wan'er, go after it! ”
The carriage had just started, only to hear Shangguan Tingzhi shouting not far away, and the carriage stopped immediately, Li Lingmo got out of the carriage alone, only to see Shangguan Tingzhi and Shangguan Wan'er arrive in a hurry.
"Your Royal Highness, I have learned from Your Majesty that if it weren't for His Royal Highness the Prince's inevitability, you might still be able to wait for five years for Wan'er to become a monk, but now it's impossible for me to hand over Wan'er to you here, and I hope that His Royal Highness the King of Chu will cherish and treat Wan'er well all the way, Wan'er go and leave with your husband!" In the future, I will write more letters to my father and come back."
Shangguan Tingzhi said a few words to Li Lingmo, and then said goodbye to Shangguan Wan'er, handed her over to Li Lingmo, and turned to leave
"Father-in-law, please rest assured that your son-in-law will treat Wan'er well!"
Li Lingmo shouted loudly at Shangguan Tingzhi's back
"Brother Mo!"
Shangguan Wan'er shouted at Li Lingmo with a crying voice
"Wan'er! Let's go! You can follow me in the future! Although there are no more luxurious weddings now, Brother Mo, I will definitely give you a grander wedding in the future. ”
Li Lingmo took Shangguan Wan'er into the carriage and continued to drive towards the starting point of the Silk Road.
Inside the Hall of Linde
"Your Majesty! Your Majesty! ”
Wu Liangfu rushed to the Lin De Hall with a slight cry and shouted
"What's wrong with Wu Liangfu? This look? ”
Li Zhi naturally knew what was going on, but he asked suspiciously, he knew that if he didn't do it, no one would believe it, he thought about it carefully, and thought about what else he hadn't done, whether he had already prepared in advance, don't stop Li Lingmo and Li Hong, it's not good.
"His Royal Highness the King of Chu and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince ......"
Wu Liangfu stammered
"What's wrong with them?"
Li Lingmo asked
"They're gone!"
Wu Liangfu cried as soon as his words fell, he knew that everything was just acting, but it had to be true, otherwise some people with a heart would not believe it.
"What!"
The wine glass in Li Zhi's hand fell, and he saw it with a shocked face.
"You're telling the truth!"
Li Zhi said with a little disbelieving
"Your Majesty, the old slave doesn't dare to lie to you, as early as half a month ago, His Royal Highness the King of Chu and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince suddenly suffered from tuberculosis, and just two hours ago, the two Highnesses suddenly passed away, and the Crown Princess and His Royal Highness the Side Concubine also went down with the two Highnesses!"
Wu Liangfu endured his crying and said, and Li Zhi instantly sat down on the dragon chair
"Your Majesty! Your Majesty! Mourning! ”
I saw that the courtiers also spoke at the same time with Li Zhi's movements, everything ended with these and in this chaos, Li Zhi's purpose was also achieved, and he could only hope that his sons could live their lives in a foreign country now.