Chapter 174 Murder in the Palace
The South Wind Hall is the residence of the first emperor, since the death of the first emperor, the South Wind Hall has been vacant, and there is usually no one to guard it, let alone in the middle of the night, there is not even a Praetorian Guard around.
The queen hurried forward, and only Aunt Xu followed her.
Coincidentally, Concubine Liu Guifei had just sent a supper to the third prince, and on the way back, she found that she had lost an earring, so she asked the palace maid to find it.
She stood near the corner and felt a little cold, so she shrank back.
"Why did Rui'er go for so long" Liu Guifei frowned, thinking that it was just a pearl earring, and there were many in her palace, so why let Rui'er turn back and look for it.
Suddenly, she saw two figures hurrying in front of her, heading in the direction of the South Wind Temple.
Maybe Concubine Liu Guifei doesn't recognize the figure of others, but it is impossible for her not to recognize the figure of the queen
Besides, the queen is still wearing the clothes of a palace maid, and she is in a hurry, there must be a ghost.
Liu Guifei thought that her own son was almost killed by the queen before, and Emperor Qi Ming favored the queen and refused to make decisions for her mother and son, so she could only swallow her anger and dare not say more. In the future, Nan Xuanmin will ascend the throne, and she and Nan Xuanye will probably have to go to hell.
Liu Guifei lifted the corner of her skirt and followed. thought that if she could catch the queen's handle, then she and Nan Xuanye would not have to worry about it in the future.
She watched the queen and Aunt Xu enter the main hall, and there was actually one in the main hall
With a faint light, she must not believe that the ghost of the first emperor had returned, and after waiting for a while, Liu Guifei walked over cautiously.
The lattice window was not closed tightly, leaving a crack.
Liu Guifei looked closer, and saw the queen leaning on a man's shoulder, her eyes were red, and she looked longing and sorrowful.
She was secretly surprised, her eyes looked up again, and when she saw the man's face, she trembled, and couldn't help but exclaim, "Why is he?"
When the queen and the man heard the voice, they were both startled and quickly separated.
Liu Guifei realized that she had been exposed, her face was pale, and she fled in a hurry.
Inform the Queen Mother
Or tell Your Majesty
What about the Praetorian Guard, how can there not even be a Praetorian Guard in the huge palace at this moment
But before Liu Guifei ran out of the range of the South Wind Palace, she suddenly stopped, and Aunt Xu blocked the road and looked at Liu Guifei coldly.
"It turned out to be the concubine Niangniang." Aunt Xu smiled lightly, "It's so late, Niangniang hasn't returned to the palace, I don't know if this will cause death?"
Liu Guifei held her breath, stepped back, and staggered to the ground.
"I'm just passing through." Liu Guifei said, "I didn't see anything." ”
Aunt Xu looked at her panicked look, and already knew that Concubine Liu Guifei had seen everything.
She was about to drag Liu Guifei elsewhere to kill her, but the footsteps of the Praetorian Guards sounded nearby, and Liu Guifei's eyes lit up and she wanted to call.
Aunt Xu took a quick step, covered Liu Guifei's mouth, and picked up a stone casually and slapped it on Liu Guifei's head
Liu Guifei whimpered, Aunt Xu used enough strength, and was afraid that Liu Guifei would not be able to die, so she slapped Tianlinggai twice. At this time, Concubine Liu's breathing was weak, and she was already about to lose her breath, the footsteps of the Praetorian Guards were getting closer and closer, and Aunt Xu had no time to deal with the corpse, so she left quickly.
The Praetorian Guards heard the noise and rushed to see only a figure fleeing.
"Go Chase"
"Slow, it's the concubine"
Where can the Praetorian Guards take care of chasing people, Liu Guifei's face is covered with blood, and she can't do it now.
"Quickly pass on the Imperial Doctor," the Praetorian Guard shouted.
Soon, the news that Concubine Liu Guifei was attacked in the middle of the night spread throughout the palace, and many people in the palace couldn't sleep at night.
Some people even say that the one who attacked Liu Guifei was the soul of the first emperor, otherwise how could Liu Guifei be injured in the South Wind Palace.
After hearing this, the Queen Mother angrily reprimanded a bunch of nonsense. She doesn't care about Liu Guifei's life and death, anyway, she is just an inconsequential harem concubine, without Liu Guifei, the third prince can only rely on her and the Lu family everywhere in the future, so it's not bad.
Zhi Su was shocked, and said, "Queen Mother, someone actually committed murder in the palace, how can this be reassuring." ”
The Queen Mother held her forehead and thought about it, and suddenly chuckled, "It really can't be made."
Rest assured, this is a dereliction of duty by the Praetorian Guards, and they should be held accountable. ”
She immediately changed her clothes and went to Emperor Qi Ming to talk about the matter.
Liu Guifei was hit the head, bleeding nonstop, and the imperial doctors were helpless.
Nan Xuanye's eyes were red, and he knelt down in front of Emperor Qi Ming, "Father, the mother concubine encountered an accident in order to send supper to her son, please father and emperor must save the mother concubine."
Emperor Qi Ming sat aside, his head aching.
He didn't want to save him, but he wasn't a doctor, and he couldn't do anything about it
"Get up, the Imperial Doctor will do his best." Emperor Qi Ming said.
However, the palace maid Rui'er remembered something, bowed her head to the ground, and said, "Your Majesty, the last time the third prince was injured, it was Miss Feng who came to the rescue. Now the imperial doctor has no way, it is better to summon Miss Feng to take a look at Niangniang, Miss Feng has excellent medical skills, and there may be a way. ”
Nan Xuanye also remembered that Feng Tianwan was coming, he couldn't care about being sad, and hurriedly nodded, "Yes, please give an order from my father."
Emperor Qi Ming frowned slightly, and asked the Praetorian Guards to quickly bring Feng Tianwan into the palace.
Because Liu Guifei was injured near the Nanfeng Palace, the Praetorian Guards sent people to the cabinet side hall, and it took some time for the Queen Mother to come over.
As soon as the Queen Mother entered the door, Emperor Qi Ming and the others were surprised, but they didn't expect the Queen Mother to be so concerned about Concubine Liu.
"What's the matter?" asked the Queen Mother.
"The Imperial Doctor is rescuing inside, and I don't know how." Emperor Qi Ming
Seeing that the Queen Mother was complicated, she said, "Queen Mother, in the middle of the night, you are waiting for news in Shou'an Palace, in case you are infected with wind and cold, it will not be good." ”
The Queen Mother heard the worry in Emperor Qi Ming's words, and her heart widened slightly.
She didn't want to go against her own son, she just didn't want Emperor Qi Ming to be deceived by the queen and let the imperial power fall into the hands of the queen.
She sat down and said, "There is such a big thing, can the mourning family still sit still, in this palace, there are people who commit murder and Praetorian Guards, what should they be guilty of?"
Emperor Qi Ming and Nan Xuanye only understood at this time that the Queen Mother was here to care about Concubine Liu, she just wanted to take the opportunity to make trouble.
Commander Luo was waiting outside, and when he heard what the Queen Mother said, he immediately walked in and knelt down to plead guilty, "The minister's mismanagement has caused the life of the concubine to be in danger, and the minister deserves death."
The Queen Mother stared at Commander Luo and said coldly, "If the life of the concubine is not guaranteed, do you think that if you lose your life, you will be able to do it?"
Emperor Qi Ming frowned and said, "Queen Mother, there are very few people in the South Wind Palace, so the Praetorian Guards don't patrol over there." Moreover, the murderer was extremely ruthless, and the Praetorian Guards had arrived almost in time. ”
"It's obviously the dereliction of duty of Commander Luo, and the emperor still has to defend him, but the murderer can be caught," the queen mother said, "No one has been caught yet, that's not a dereliction of duty, what kind of murderer can harm Liu Guifei today, and the emperor and the mourning family tomorrow, is this matter just ignored, is it not that the mourning family was also harmed, and the emperor is happy"
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