Chapter 11 A palace maid who knows martial arts
Although the King of the East China Sea was not trustworthy at all, Han Ruzi was still very happy to see him, and said with a smile: "Welcome, this is the first time you have come to see me." β
With the palace maid present, the king of the East China Sea didn't dare to be too presumptuous, but he couldn't afford to pretend to be a courtier, so he snorted twice, his eyes were still looking around, "It's not that I want to come, it's the queen mother who ordered me to come." β
Han Ruzi was confused.
The king of the East China Sea wandered around with his hands behind his back, but he refused to approach Han Ruzi, "Yes, on the first day of ascending the throne, there were loyal ministers who stood up to speak for you, but don't be too proud, Liu Jie has caused you a lot of trouble." β
"I'm not afraid of trouble, I just hope Liu Zhangxi is okay." In Han Ruzi's mind, the eunuch Liu Jie is indeed a true loyal minister.
"Hey, of course Liu Jie is fine, he is making such a fuss, Geng Zhizhongjun's reputation has broken out, and there are many literati outside who are writing articles ready to praise him. You are unlucky, everyone knew that you were a puppet, and the upper and lower ministers were fine, but Liu Jie gave the wrong impression to the people outside, thinking that you still had some hope, and there would always be fools who wrote to the emperor one after another hoping that the emperor would be in power, and the result was ......"
The king of the East China Sea only glanced at the palace maid at this time, and seeing that she had no intention of leaving, he continued: "Fortunately, the queen mother is smart and wise, and she can see through Liu Jie's tricks at a glance, so not only did she not punish him, but also let him take charge of the treasure seal, anyway, this guy is a little bit deadly, and the treasure seal is indeed safer in his hands." β
Han Ruzi shook his head, "Your suspicion is too heavy, according to what you say, all loyal ministers are pretending?" β
"Hey." The King of the East China Sea showed a disdainful expression, went around in a circle, and came to Han Ruzi, "Your room is not as spacious as mine. β
"Really? I think it's big enough. "This is the first time that Han Ruzi has lived in a room with warm pavilions on the left and right, and he doesn't feel cramped at all.
The king of the East China Sea still looked disdainful, turned around and walked to the door, and said to the palace maid sitting on the round stool, "Go out." β
Meng E didn't even move her gaze.
"She doesn't have to go out." Han Ruzi stood up, he didn't need Meng E to stay here, he just felt that the King of the East China Sea was very rude.
"You are the emperor, and you actually speak for a palace maid!" The King of the East Sea turned around and said in surprise, "Do you understand...... Where did these people come from? β
"She's going to stay." Han Ruzi insisted.
"How do you look like an emperor?" The King of the East China Sea grew bold, "Did you see my uncle today?" Everyone was polite to him, and the Cui family had not lost ground. Looking at that Shangguan Xuan again, a little thing scared him to tremble, and he couldn't support the wall with mud. β
Shangguan Xuan was indeed trembling at that time, but Han Ruzi didn't think that the uncle of the East China Sea King behaved better, Cui Hong always hid behind others, and refused to even show his face.
"Enthronement is a game, the game is over, who used to be in the power, and who is still in the hands of the now." The voice of the king of the East Sea became louder and louder, and he turned around sharply and faced the palace maid again, "Don't be an eyesore in front of me, get out of ......"
The king of the East China Sea not only moved his mouth, but also moved his feet, although he was only thirteen years old, this kick was not light, if he was kicked, the palace maid would fall down with a stool.
As a result, it was the King of the East Sea who fell. He screamed and immediately got up, both angry and unconvinced, "You dare to fight back!" β
Meng E stood up and slapped lightly on the waist of the King of the East China Sea, the King of the East China Sea staggered out a few steps and barely stopped, covered his waist and turned around, and said in surprise: "You, you...... I recognize this trick! β
Han Ruzi also recognized that in the Taimiao, a palace maid who looked quite like a man used this trick to make the king of the East China Sea sit on the stool honestly.
Meng E actually knows martial arts, and her skills are not weak, Han Ruzi is even more surprised than the King of the East China Sea.
The King of the East China Sea slowly moved away from the emperor and asked the palace maid suspiciously, "Why do you know martial arts?" Who sent you? You wouldn't be an assassin, would you? Belch...... You don't have to answer these questions, just recognize the goal. β
The king of the East China Sea didn't want to serve the emperor, but the queen mother had a decree, and the eunuchs had to let him come, but he refused to accompany him.
Meng E still didn't squeak, sat back on the round stool, and stared blankly at her toes.
The room was quiet for a while, and the king of the East China Sea looked forward to it for a while, and then he was frightened, and he didn't understand why the palace maid didn't do it for a long time, and when the knock on the door suddenly sounded, the king of the East China Sea jumped up in fright.
Han Ruzi didn't care, what should come would always come, rather than waiting anxiously, he would rather have a neat ending.
Meng E opened the door, and there were five palace maids and eunuchs who came in, holding tea and rice and candlesticks, it turned out that it was dinner time, the outside of the house was shrouded in twilight, and the inside of the house was even darker, and Han Ruzi and the King of the East China Sea who had their own hearts did not notice it at all.
Compared to a hearty lunch, dinner is much simpler, with two meats, two vegetables and one soup, as well as rice and snacks. Han Ruzi was really hungry, and as soon as the meal was put on the table, he devoured it, completely ignoring the dignity of the emperor.
A eunuch placed a small table on the chair, arranged the dishes and chopsticks, and then bowed to the king of the East China Sea.
The king of the East Sea stood at the door of the Xinuan Pavilion, glanced at the dinner from a distance, shook his head, and said that he would not eat, even if his stomach was growling, he would not eat it, he suspected that the rice was poisonous.
There are many fewer rules for dinner, Han Ruzi has eaten and drunk tea, the waiter came to clean up the dishes and chopsticks, Han Ruzi held down a plate of osmanthus cake, "This stays, I want to eat it at night, it tastes very good." β
The palace maid who was working couldn't help laughing, and hurriedly reined in, put away the sundries and quickly withdrew.
All the attendants had retreated, and it was already dark outside, and the room was very bright with three candles lit in different places.
After a long time, the King of the East Sea stretched out his hand and pointed at the emperor, "I understand, I have figured it all out." β
"Understand what?"
"Why did the Queen Mother force me to be your attendant? It's her ruse! The king of the East China Sea doesn't care about the palace maid who knows martial arts, he is full of grief and indignation, and he has to say it, "The queen mother wants to kill you, and then press the charge of killing the king on my head, and use the Cui family to exterminate the clan, and frame the blame, this is the blame!" β
Han Ruzi thought for a while, "You seem to have a bit of a point. β
"Just a little bit of sense?" The King of the East Sea raised his hand and slapped his head, and then strode up to the emperor, "You're going to be killed, don't you understand?" β
"Yes, but what can I do?" Han Ruzi looked at Meng E at the door, and always felt that the danger did not come from her.
"We're two people, she's a woman, and there's only one." The king of the East China Sea lowered his voice unnecessarily, "It is impossible for the Queen Mother to buy everyone in the palace, let's break out and shout everywhere, just say that the palace maid is assassinating, this is the real thing, and then ...... Then let's go to Liu Jie, the middle palm seal, for protection and ask him to escort us out of the palace. β
"You just said he was pretending to be a loyal servant."
"Ah...... Please, can you reduce your memory a little bit? It's an existential stake! The king of the East Sea grabbed the emperor's arm and wanted to pull him up to deal with the palace maid guarding the door.
Han Ruzi shook his head, "No, you deceived me once, and I don't believe you anymore." β
"Do you remember the edict? Okay, it's me who told the secret, but you can't blame me entirely, Jingyao, that old eunuch, looks at me to death...... Besides, aren't you okay? It's me who is unlucky, Jing Yao didn't catch the handle of you and the minister, and was reprimanded by the Queen Mother, so he was angry with me and scolded me, saying that I was not successful enough to lose more than anything, if I became the emperor...... Forget it, don't talk about this, I'm sincere this time, I definitely didn't lie to you, I, I swear to God, if I lie to you again, I won't die! β
"Well, I believe you."
The King of the East China Sea let out a sigh of relief, turned to face the silent palace maid at the door, and hesitated a little, "Do you think we can beat her?" β
"There's no need to fight, she's not an assassin."
"How do you know?"
"I can see that."
"Ha, you are too simple, no wonder, you don't even have a master, no one teaches you things in the palace. Let me tell you, the palace is the dirtiest place in the world, where human life is the least valuable thing. β
"But you still want to enter the palace and become the emperor."
"Two different things!" The king of the East China Sea was enraged, shook off the emperor, and strode up to the palace maid, "There are no outsiders, you don't have to hide it, to tell the truth, are you an assassin?" β
When the king of the East China Sea persuaded the emperor, Meng E didn't react, at this time it was more like he didn't hear it, and he didn't even move his eyelashes.
The King of the East Sea waited for a while, then turned around and said, "See, only an assassin can be so calm and can sit motionless for so long." She's waiting for her time, in the dead of night, maybe tonight, she'll kill you with a single sword, and then shove the bloody knife into my arms, leaving me speechless. β
The more the king of the East China Sea thought about it, the more he felt that this must be the case, and his heart was terrified, and suddenly he had an idea, jumped to the edge of a pillar in two steps, and said loudly: "Assassin, you and the queen mother's trick will not succeed, if you dare to do something to the emperor, I will ...... I'll follow Liu Jie's example and die here headlong, and see how you frame the dead! β
is also defending the emperor with death, the eunuch Liu Jie appears loyal, the king of the East China Sea is cheating, Meng E did not react, and Han Ruzi laughed, "The assassins are all hidden, and they should not stay next to the killed." β
The King of the East China Sea thought for a moment, "You are too naΓ―ve, the Queen Mother is doing this to prevent accidents, she must be an assassin." The king of the East China Sea didn't really want to die by hitting the pillar, took a step forward, approached the palace maid a little, and said sincerely: "Emperor Huan's son is left with the two of us, if we die, the world will be in chaos, the foundation of the Shangguan family is not stable, the queen mother can't control the situation, the princes and kings of the eastern part of the country are ready to move, this assassin ...... Sister, those who practice martial arts should also talk about martial arts, is the situation of life and soul destruction what you want to see? I know you were forced, change your ways, you still have a chance. β
Meng E still didn't react, and Han Ruzi said, "Hearing you say this, I don't think she's an assassin anymore." β
"You know what?" The King of the East China Sea glanced at the emperor hatefully, "I'm trying to find a way to save the lives of the two of us, you owe me a favor." β
Meng E stood up suddenly, the King of the East China Sea was so frightened that he took two steps back and stood against the wall, Han Ruzi's heart also jumped, to be honest, he was not particularly sure what Meng E wanted to do.
Puff, puff, puff, in the room with the doors and windows closed, three lit candles went out one after another, and it was pitch black all around.
(In order to thank you for your support, tomorrow and the day after tomorrow, the next press arrangement: Monday to Friday, 8-9 a.m., 6-7 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday are regular one shift, strive for two shifts, I need to take a break, and I also need time to sort out my thoughts. οΌ