Chapter Seventy-Eight: Death or Wife

Li Yu was stunned, his face full of embarrassment, but he didn't dare to follow up.

The melee in the outer city has begun, and the Song army may attack the palace at any time, and time is pressing, Shi Wei strode into the palace.

Fang Yi walked through the vermilion curtain and happened to collide with a woman.

He moved so fast that the woman was unsteady on her feet, and she fell backwards with an "ah" cry.

Shi Wei's eyes were quick, and he rushed forward with an arrow step, and his arm stretched out, enveloping the woman's slender waist in the crook of his arm.

When he looked down at this time, he recognized that the woman who was hit was Xiao Zhouhou's personal maid Xiao Yun.

When the frightened Xiao Yun came back to her senses and found that she was snuggling in Shi Wei's arms, a little shame suddenly passed through Qiaoxiu's face.

"Envoy Shishang, why are you here?" Xiao Yun asked in a low voice, a little timid in her tone.

Shi Wei helped her up and said, "The outer city has been broken, the situation here is urgent, I will talk to you in detail in the future, I will see the queen mother immediately." ”

Xiao Yun also learned this shocking news from his mouth, and couldn't help but lose her mind.

"Niangniang is inside, but Niangniang hasn't ...... yet"

When she replied in a trembling voice, Shi Wei didn't care much, and when he heard that Xiao Zhou was in the inner palace, he walked in with the wind on his legs.

Turning the huge screen, when Shi Wei saw Xiao Zhou again, he couldn't help but be stunned.

Xiao Zhou in front of him, as if he had just gotten out of bed, was sitting in front of the bronze mirror to make up.

That's it, the key is that she hasn't changed her clothes yet, she has a skirt on her lower body, but only half a red bandeau on her upper body.

At a glance, the back that was as smooth as jade, like a snow-made wall, was entering Shi Wei's eyes.

Her two lotus-like arms, between dressing up, rose and fell, and only the few wisps of moss under her armpits were also faintly visible.

Seeing this kind of situation, Shi Wei couldn't help but lose his mind.

"Niangniang, she just got up, and she hasn't dressed yet-" Just when Shi Wei was stunned, Xiao Yun followed closely with a tail note.

Xiao Zhouhou was alarmed by the noise behind him, and when he turned his head suddenly, a thick surprise immediately appeared on the face of the finely carved melon seeds.

That familiar face, Xiao Zhouhou thought he would never see it again, but now, he appeared in front of him like this.

At this moment, after Xiao Zhou in horror, there was an unreal illusion in a trance.

Xiao Yun was the first to react, and hurriedly rushed forward, picking up a piece of clothing and putting it on for the half-naked Xiao Zhouhou.

"Mother, mother."

Xiao Yun's whispered reminder made Xiao Zhouhou wake up, and she realized that the Shi Wei in front of her was real, and she was not dreaming.

When she saw Shi Wei's eyes, she thought of her indecent appearance without covering her body, so she hurriedly pulled the clothes on her body tightly, lowered her eyebrows and said shyly: "Shi Shang, why are you here?" ”

Shi Wei came back to his senses from his trance and coughed a few times to hide his thin eyes.

He stepped forward and bowed, but his expression was solemn: "The outer city has been broken by the Song army, then Li Yu is about to leave the palace and surrender, without further ado, please prepare quickly, I will take Niangniang out of here." ”

The news that the outer city had been broken did not surprise Xiao Zhouhou, as if she had expected this day.

What Xiao Zhouhou didn't expect, Shi Wei would reappear in front of her at this critical moment, and kept saying that he would take her away.

A trace of excitement flashed between Xiao Zhouhou's eyebrows, but then it dimmed, and he sighed faintly: "Even if he wants to surrender to the Great Song Dynasty, I, as his concubine, can only surrender with him, how can you take me to escape." ”

She obviously didn't know Shi Wei's methods.

"I promised to take my mother away, and I will definitely fulfill my promise, as for how to move, I have my own way, so I will prepare for it."

When Shi Wei spoke, his face was confident, as if everything was under his control.

Shi Wei's self-confidence made Xiao Zhouhou feel hope again.

Xiao Yun also persuaded from the side: "The stone envoy is not an ordinary person, he must have a clever plan, Niangniang still believes him." ”

Shi Wei said again: "Xiao Yun, you also prepare, I'll take you with me later." ”

With that, Shi Wei turned around and left.

When he came out of the outer hall, Li Yu was still pacing back and forth at the door, his haggard face was full of anxiety, and he didn't know what he was still muttering.

When he saw Shi Wei come out, Li Yu couldn't help but be overjoyed.

He hurriedly stepped forward, and Baba said: "Envoy Shishang, you have also seen this person, I don't know if you can go and intercede for me now?" ”

Li Yu was so anxious that he only cared about saving his life, and he couldn't care about what Shi Wei did with his wife after he went in.

Shi Wei glanced at Li Yu and asked him to temporarily retreat from his left and right.

When there was no one around, Shi Wei said mysteriously: "Lord Li, can you remember Meng Chang, the king of Hou Shu?" ”

At such a time, Shi Wei suddenly mentioned Meng Chang, who couldn't be beaten by eight poles, and Li Yuyan was not surprised.

He nodded confusedly.

"When today's concubine, Mrs. Hua Rui, what is the relationship between her and Meng Chang, Guo Zhu Li should not know it." Shi Wei asked again.

Li Yu became more and more puzzled, but he didn't dare not answer, so he had to say: "It is said that Hua Rui Niangniang is in love with the country, originally for Meng Chang's concubine, and then Meng Chang returned to the Great Song Dynasty and died of a violent illness soon after moving to Bianjing, and the Son of Heaven brought Hua Rui Niangniang into the palace. ”

Shi Wei slowly introduced Li Yu into the talk.

The mystery on his face was even heavier, and he approached Li Yu and said in a low voice: "Lady Hua Rui, like Concubine Zhou, is a beauty unparalleled in the world, if Lord Li returns to the Great Song Dynasty, he will be the same as Meng Chang." That Meng Chang died of a violent illness, and Mrs. Hua Rui was accepted as a concubine by the Son of Heaven, so what about the Lord of Li......"

Shi Wei snorted, but he didn't make his words clear, but the implication in his words was very obvious.

Li Yu's expression changed suddenly.

Shi Wei's words are clearly implying that Meng Chang's violent illness and death are inseparable from Zhao Kuangyin's coveting of Mrs. Hua Rui's beauty.

If this is the case, if he has a small Zhou Hou like a sinking fish and a goose, if he also takes a fancy to the Emperor of the Great Song Dynasty, then he has to follow in the footsteps of Meng Chang!

At this moment, Li Yu only felt that his heart was as cold as ice, and his whole body couldn't help but shiver.

Seeing Li Yu's frightened expression, Shi Wei was secretly laughing.

Meng Chang was indeed very ill, and then Mrs. Hua Rui was indeed accepted as a concubine by Zhao Kuangyin, but whether Meng Chang died of natural causes or was done by Zhao Kuangyin, no one can check the truth.

However, Shi Wei believed that with Zhao Kuangyin's mind, he could even endure such a thing as Zhao Guangyi openly shooting Mrs. Hua Rui, how could he murder Meng Chang, a surrendered minister, for the sake of a woman.

Shi Wei just used his own speculation to intimidate Li Yu.

Seeing Li Yu's frightened appearance, Shi Wei took advantage of the situation and smiled: "There is no need to be afraid, in fact, this is just a trivial matter, if Lord Li is willing to obey this envoy, this envoy can eliminate such hidden dangers for Li Guozhu." ”

Li Yu, who was originally panicked, was already in a mess, and he didn't have time to think about why Shi Wei wanted to help him, so he was anxious to ask Shi Wei what his plan was.

Shi Wei said unhurriedly: "It's not a secret, when the original envoy returned to Beijing to restore his life, the Son of Heaven did ask me privately about Concubine Zhou's mother, so the envoy believes that the Son of Heaven really wants to take a strange woman like Concubine Zhou as his own." ”

Hearing his words, Li Yu's expression sank again.

Shi Wei continued: "Since the Son of Heaven has this good intention, then why doesn't Lord Li take the initiative to offer Concubine Zhou, so that the Son of Heaven will be happy, and Lord Li naturally doesn't have to worry about following in the footsteps of Meng Chang." ”

Shi Wei made a big turn, and finally turned to the "idea".

However, this is just what Li Yu thinks is an "idea".

Shi Wei's suggestion can indeed be called a "clever plan".

It's just that Li Yu thinks that he is the king of a country, and if the country dies, he will take the initiative to dedicate his queen's wife to Zhao Kuangyin for his enjoyment, where will his dignity remain?

Shi Wei could see where his concerns were, so he said coldly: "Is dignity important, or is surname life important, Lord Li, you have to think clearly." ”

A word poked Li Yu's concerns, only to make his expression change.

This lord of the Southern Tang Dynasty clenched his fists for a while, sighed for a while, and paced for a long time, but he couldn't make up his mind.

At this moment, a violent cannon sound from the outer city only shook the palace room slightly.

This cannon shot shattered Li Yu's only remaining hesitation.

At that moment, he gritted his teeth fiercely and said with a bitter face: "Since I, Li Yu, am willing to return to the Great Song Dynasty, then everything I have will be the Son of Heaven, if the Son of Heaven likes Concubine Zhou, Yu will give it up." ”

Finally succeeded in "tricking", Shi Wei secretly let out a long breath.

This is not over, Shi Wei then said: "The Son of Heaven has been talked about a lot of things because of Meng Chang before, so even if he wants to take in Concubine Zhou this time, he must not want to be too public, so he only asked her to change her name and surname and keep her in the palace." Therefore, when the envoy wanted to stay and leave the palace, he dressed up Zhou Niang as an entourage, quietly took him out, and then secretly dedicated it to the Son of Heaven, I don't know what Li Guo's idea was. ”

Up to now, Li Yu only thinks about saving this surname, where will he worry a lot, so he has to sigh and agree.

Shi Wei thought that this would be the case, but after thinking about it, he still felt that it was inappropriate.

He rolled his eyes a few times, but then frowned and said: "Concubine Zhou is the main room of Lord Li, and she should go out with Lord Li, if she is alone, it will inevitably make people suspicious." ”

Li Yu panicked again, and said with a bitter face: "What if you follow the plan of the stone?" ”

Shi Wei thought for a while, and said: "In this way, the lord of the country will set a fire and burn this hall to the ground, claiming to the outside world that Concubine Zhou's surname is strong, and she does not want to be a slave of the country, so she can cover the mouth of the world." ”

Of course, Shi Wei would not be stupid enough to dedicate Xiao Zhouhou to Zhao Kuangyin.

He fooled Li Yu this way, in order to take Xiao Zhouhou away unconsciously.

As soon as this fire burned, everyone in the world knew that Xiao Zhouhou was dead, and even if Zhao Kuangyin really had a heart for Xiao Zhouhou, most of them would not ask again.

As for Li Yu, he only thought that Zhao Kuangyin had kept his wife in the palace, and of course he would not mention such shameless things to others.

In this way, Shi Wei is equivalent to hiding from the world.

Li Yu didn't know Shi Wei's intentions, but he only shook his head and sighed: "So far, it can only be like this, everything should be done according to what Shi Shang's envoy said." ”

(To be continued)