Chapter 140: Assassination in the Palace
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Li Xiaojiu thought that he should do this both as a king and as a man, he wanted to be benevolent and righteous, he wanted to tell her the content of the edict in person, he had to explain a lot of things, although he was the emperor, he couldn't help himself. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info
He had to ......
The emperor came to Concubine Xiao Shu's palace after dark, and he didn't let people report in advance. Before he pushed open the courtyard door, he was still a little hesitant, he was afraid that there would be an embarrassing scene.
He even wanted to go back. He didn't necessarily have to explain anything to his princess. He was the emperor, and he had the right to decide everything in the court, including the selection of the crown prince, and at this moment, the eunuchs accompanying him loudly arrived at the palace of the concubine, Emperor Yibu, according to the custom.
So the palace door was opened, and Li Xiaojiu walked inside, but as soon as he walked to the door of Concubine Xiao's bedroom, he saw that the lights inside were suddenly extinguished.
It's dark.
Immediately afterwards, a maid of Concubine Xiao Shu timidly walked out of the dark hall, and she knelt in front of the emperor and said that Concubine Xiao Shufei had been unwell recently and had already rested. I can't wait for the emperor, and I ask the emperor for forgiveness.
The emperor knew that Concubine Xiao Shu was unhappy, so he asked about Su Jie again, and the maid said that the princess and the prince also went to bed early, and the mother said that the emperor didn't have to bother.
The emperor knew that in fact, the maid's words were all lies dictated by Concubine Xiao Shu, and if he had changed his usual times, he would definitely not spare this maid and Concubine Xiao Shu.
He had never encountered the Son of Heaven being rejected by a concubine, but the emperor only shook his head in the dark night. He thought of the tragic fate of Sujie's mother and son in the future. He knew that in a sense, he was disappointed by Concubine Xiao and his son, so he was a little afraid to see her, and he was even glad that Concubine Xiao could refuse him.
The emperor turned around and walked away with relief.
He heard Concubine Xiao's palace door slam angrily behind him.
Li Xiaojiu sighed, and had to return to Wu Mei, in order to protect Wu Mei, and in order to protect the child in Wu Mei's belly, Li Xiaojiu increased the protection of the courtyard where Wu Mei lived, and even the two palace maids sent to her were also masters with unique skills.
Wu Mei could often see guards wandering around his courtyard, and every time a guard passed in front of his eyes, she couldn't help but look carefully, but the person she wanted to see never saw it.
The person Wu Mei is looking for is An He, you must know that An He's position this time is the lieutenant general of the Beiya Yulin Army, from the fourth rank official, of course, he will not be on duty every day like other guards.
However, there is a rule in the Hundred Cavalry Army, that is, except for the general, everyone must be on duty in the palace, and An He is not exempt, however, a general of his level is only on duty for two days a month, so Wu Mei rarely sees her.
In the Taiji Palace, the water of the Ming Pond covers an area of ten hectares, the water depth is more than one zhang, the birds and fish swim, and the flowers are planted. The pond shape is bent and circuitous, the shape is like the East China Sea and nine continents, the clear canal on the continent lingers, and the bamboo and wood are green.
The peony moved from Luoyang in the palace is blooming, and the large buds at the mouth of the bowl exude a pink fragrance.
With a burst of coquettish laughter, Wu Mei took a slow walk in the palace accompanied by two palace maids.
At this time, the golden crow has sunk, the moon is rising, and the two rows of palace lamps illuminate the front of the palace as if it were day, clearly illuminating her face: Wu Meifang has a wide forehead, slender eyebrows, and is born round and jade. The open-chested Qiluo shirt and the red shawl are swaying around the shoulders, and there is a softness in the grace.
Wu Mei said to the two palace maids beside her with great interest:
"The peonies in this yard are so beautiful."
A few months ago, this woman was just a palace maid like her, but now she has become the emperor's favorite martial artist, the two palace maids looked at Wu Mei enviously, and Wu Mei under the light of the palace was as graceful and gorgeous as a peony.
The two palace ladies walked forward with the lanterns, Wu Mei stretched out her arms, and leisurely descended the steps and stepped into the peony bushes.
The palace lamp in front is tall, the feather fan behind him is swaggering, and the skirt of Wu Mei, who walks in the middle, falls lightly to the ground, more than three feet long, as if a fairy descends to earth.
Even the queen and queen don't have such a formation, of course, these are all arranged by the emperor, otherwise, how could she have such a big battle if she is a talented person.
Wu Mei loves peony, Li Xiaojiu specially moved Luoyang peony to Taiji Palace, at present, there are many varieties of peony in Taiji Palace, all are famous species, after careful cultivation by florists, many varieties have been able to bloom in spring and autumn, even in winter can be cultivated through the warm cellar to bloom peony flowers, strolling in the meantime, the flowers are like brocade, the fragrance of flowers is overflowing, it is refreshing.
Wu Mei touched her belly, she was in a good mood, she could even feel the child in her belly squirming gently.
Wu Mei swam among the peony flowers and lingered.
Flowers and people reflect each other, and the country and the city are captivated.
The palace maids looked at the beautiful Wu Mei and thought, no wonder the emperor spoiled her so much.
After playing for more than an hour, the weather is getting darker, and there is already a little cool on my body.
"Let's go back, don't catch a cold."
Wu Mei touched her belly, which was not very obvious, and said to the two palace maids beside her.
Wu Mei had just turned around, and the change was abrupt.
The palace guards were scattered among the flowers, like mushrooms scattered on the grassland, their positions seemed loose, but in fact, they had protected all the ways of Wu Mei in all directions. At this time, in the direction of Wu Mei's left shoulder, ten zhang away, a guard shouted, and then disappeared under the flowers and plants.
His cry was very high-pitched and short, as if a plosive sound had just burst out of his throat, but before the sound could be formed, and before the breath could rush out of his throat, he was forced to hold back, so it seemed very strange.
Although the voice was strange, it was not high-pitched, but it was unusually quiet in the peony garden at this time, so they heard it even though they were ten feet away.
Wu Mei raised her eyebrows slightly, looked at the place where the voice came from, and there was a short and strange voice, which was about to vomit but did not vomit, this time they saw with their own eyes that a soldier was suddenly lost in the flowers and grass, and the position of this armor soldier was only eight zhang away from Wu Mei.
Then, there was another exclamation, this time because the armor soldier was already alert, so the exclamation came out of his throat, and only half of the shout: "There is a ......" and then it stopped abruptly, this time only six zhang away from Wu Mei.
Wu Mei saw the peony flower that suddenly split to the left and right, as if there was a bucket-thick python in the middle rushing forward, the flower branches split, and the petals were flying.
Yun Jin, the palace maid beside her, was startled, and shouted in a coquettish voice:
"There are assassins"
The palace maid Mu Sheng shouted, and the well-trained armor soldiers approached one after another, surrounding Wu Mei within four zhang of the distance, as if a copper wall was cast in an instant.
"Peng!"
A bunch of flowers exploded, and the peony flowers with the mouth of the bowl were mixed with countless flower branches like a column of water, surging up two feet high, and then turning into a colorful rain of flowers, falling one after another.
In the rain of flowers and petals, a pale cyan figure rolled up, and with a sudden snort, it turned into a streamer and escaped to a corner of the guard wall.
The guards in that position had just closed, and the game was still unstable.
"Drink!"
Although the guards at that angle had just closed up, the well-trained and highly skilled guards reacted extremely quickly, and with one shout, the four horizontal knives slashed at the pale cyan figure together.
The horizontal knife has a one-sided open edge, a thick ridge and a thin blade, and a straight ridge and straight edge, which is extremely sharp, and the Japanese katana of later generations is to imitate this knife. The horizontal knives used by the palace guards are all of the highest quality, sharp and bright, and they are unstoppable.
The four knives slashed the head, slashed the neck, stabbed the abdomen, and swept the legs, and the figure that shot out would break into a web of steel knives in an instant, and be twisted to pieces by it.
Able to meet the first knife, the pale cyan figure suddenly fell, "bang" and sank into the peony bush, the four of them drew their knives, and wanted to change the attack, the figure jumped up from the flowers, tumbling from the palace pruning craftsmen neatly and gracefully trimmed above the peony bush like a windmill, the figure was only a gap away from the pretty top flower.