Chapter 373: The Desperate Qi Concubine
New Liansheng Kingdom Palace, Chuxiu Palace.
Midnight ugly.
At this moment, the moon in the sky slowly emerged from the gloomy clouds, so it was noticeably brighter than the night during the previous storm.
And this has been reduced to ruins, and the courtyard of Chuxiu Palace, which is full of sewage, is also barren and miserable.
Although this palace was the most seriously damaged in this sudden storm, the palace still dormitory sent emergency repair personnel overnight only to take care of the other palaces first, and the other palaces were actually fine, they were just some innocuous small damage.
It's nothing more than a small part of the flowers and trees in the yard that have been blown down, or a window has been blown open and damaged a little, and it will be intact after a little treatment, after all, there are a large number of palace maids and monks in other palaces on weekdays who are carefully maintained and maintained, and they often take precautions to do a variety of protective measures in advance, so even if they encounter such an emergency, there is almost no loss.
But Chuxiu Palace does not have such treatment.
As soon as she came to live inside, she was just a show girl who had not yet been canonized, and because the little lord inside had been unconscious for several months, and she was also sick after waking up, so in order to prevent her bizarre illness from spreading to other palaces, the Shanggong Bureau specially ordered that Chuxiu Palace be set up as a forbidden place after consulting Prime Minister Linghu, and no one was allowed to enter or leave Chuxiu Palace without the emperor's decree.
Second, the errand people in this palace know how to see the wind and steer the rudder, so they naturally like to be close to those masters who are high-ranking and favored, and deliberately alienate masters like Yanyu who have no name and no share, and have no power, no power and no backstage.
Therefore, although this Chuxiu Palace does not belong to the cold palace establishment, it has invisibly become a cold palace in the palace.
This can also be seen from the fact that the royal guards of the palace of the eighth rank can treat Yanyu and Phantom Lotus coldly and speak ill of each other in the past year.
In fact, after the staff on duty in the Shangshu Bureau heard about the collapse of Chuxiu Palace, they were also anxious and wanted to rush to save people as soon as possible.
But what he didn't expect was that Luo Zhangshe, who was on duty in the Shang Dormitory Bureau, ordered all the personnel to go to other palaces except Chuxiu Palace to repair them, so as to ensure that the emperor's Heart Cultivation Palace and the bedrooms of those concubines who had positions were safe and sound.
He also repeatedly emphasized that he must wait until the other palaces are repaired, and keep it until dawn, to ensure that there are no problems, and then go to Chuxiu Palace, otherwise any concubine will be neglected, or the emperor will blame it, and let them come to see him.
Because in her eyes, Chu Xiu Palace was originally a little show girl who was sick and dying, and the entire Chu Xiu Palace had almost completely collapsed according to the news she had gotten, so even if she sent many people to rescue her, it would be in vain.
When the time came, after tossing for a night, the show girl was not rescued, but delayed the maintenance of the palaces of other high-ranking concubines, in case she annoyed the imperial concubine and other concubines, it was bound to bring unwarranted disasters to herself, and even killing herself was not an alarmist thing.
Moreover, she had received a lot of benefits from Concubine Qi in private, and knew that Concubine Qi was deeply favored by the emperor because she was good at remixing incense powder, so she was also the first time to follow the agreement between her and Concubine Qi to pass the book through the flying pigeon, and told the news of the collapse of Chuxiu Palace to Qiaohui, a close to Concubine Qi.
And after Qiaohui told Concubine Qi Niangniang, Concubine Qi Niangniang also asked Qiaohui Feige to pass the book on the spot, asking her to help delay time, ensure that no one is sent to Chuxiu Palace to clean up the ruins before dawn, and promise that there will be a heavy reward in the future.
Therefore, Luo Zhang has the only concubine who is currently the most favored by the emperor to support him, so he naturally has nothing to fear.
After all, although this Qi Concubine Niangniang's position is only a concubine, she has surpassed the imperial concubine in the eyes of the emperor with the special fragrance powder on her body, so she took this opportunity to tie up Qi Concubine Niangniang, in case one day Qi Concubine Niangniang is promoted to the imperial concubine, then she may not still be a small eight-grade female official Luo Zhang.
And she has always dreamed of becoming the biggest female official in the Shangshu Bureau - Zhengwupin Shangsheng.
Although she knew that it was also risky to do so, that is, after all, the Chuxiu Palace had collapsed, and there was even a major event in it that was vital to human lives, so it was inevitable that Long Yan would be furious.
But Luo Zhangshe felt that the emperor had never been to Chuxiu Palace once in the past year, and obviously he didn't take this dying show girl to heart, so he shouldn't hold her accountable too much.
In addition, this is a purely unexpected natural disaster, and Chuxiu Palace is ordered by the Shanggong Bureau, which is in charge of the harem, that no one is allowed to enter or leave, so it cannot be blamed that the Shangxiu Palace does not carry out the usual maintenance and maintenance of Chuxiu Palace.
Now that Chuxiu Palace, which has not been maintained for more than a year, has been hit by such a big storm and lightning bombardment, it is reasonable that it will collapse.
After weighing it again and again, Luo Zhangshe issued an order to clean up Chuxiu Palace after dawn, saying that wealth and wealth are in danger, and Luo Zhangshe also gambled this time.
When he personally took all the staff on duty of the Shang Sleep Bureau to the major palaces for emergency repairs, Luo Zhangshe also went to the Yangxin Palace, which the emperor did not meet, to inspect, and rushed to the Zhong Cui Palace of Concubine Qi to ask for peace.
Because she knows that only by leaving a good impression in the hearts of these two masters, it will only be a matter of time before she will rise to prominence in the future.
Because the emperor was woken up in the storm before, he had no intention of sleeping, and deliberately went to the study to continue to review the chapters, but unexpectedly learned from the mysterious little seagull that outsiders could not see that made him happy, that is, someone in the palace actually knew how to translate the ancient documents unearthed from the ancient tomb some time ago, and according to the minister's analysis, once translated, it would be of great benefit to the construction of the new lotus country.
After learning that there was a woman in the palace who might have the ability to translate this document, he also followed the little seagull out of the Heart Cultivation Hall for the first time, intending to meet this talented woman who could translate ancient documents in person, after all, after this batch of ancient documents was unearthed, all the senior civil officials had tried, but no one could understand the words on it.
Just when Jun Buyu was quite regretful, thinking that he had not had the opportunity to read the essence of this batch of documents, he heard that there was a woman in the palace who could translate, how could he not be very excited, so he didn't care that it was close to midnight, and in the cold late night when a storm had just subsided, he left the Heart Cultivation Hall without caring and followed the magical little seagull to meet the legendary woman.
Of course, with her identity, she naturally has no right to ask where the emperor went, so after a routine inspection, repaired the windows of the dormitory that were blown open by the wind before, and placed some of the fallen flowers and plants in the courtyard neatly, and cleaned up the scene, she rushed to Zhongcui Palace.
I also wanted to take this opportunity to take this opportunity to talk to Concubine Qi, after all, it was only the flying pigeon that secretly informed Qiaohui before, and it was even more sincere to come here in person at this moment.
It's just that what Luo Zhangshe didn't know was that after she went, she was told that Concubine Qi had just taken the tranquilizing soup and was already asleep, and she didn't want to be disturbed.
And the royal guards guarding Zhong Cui Palace directly sent Luo Zhangshe and his party away, and did not let them enter Zhong Cui Palace at all.
In this regard, Luo Zhangshe also deeply regretted it, so he had to continue to inspect other palaces.
It's just that what Luo Zhangshe didn't know was that she deliberately came to curry favor with Concubine Qi, and told the royal guards of Zhongcui Palace to guard the door and not let anyone come to disturb her, but she secretly set off from the back door with Qiaohui and went to Chuxiu Palace to find her divine frog.
And what Luo Zhang couldn't imagine was that at this moment, the high-ranking Qi Concubine Niangniang in her mind was discouraged, salvaging something in a filthy pool in Chuxiu Palace regardless of her image.
When Concubine Qi and Qiaohui saw the divine frog that was about to be salvaged by the branches, they were also overjoyed, they knew that they were so embarrassed tonight, and they were affected by the cold, and they were afraid to venture into the Chuxiu Palace to be offended.
It's a pity that what Concubine Qi didn't know was that at this moment, Yanyu, who was hiding under the water as a golden-crowned black-tailed frog, saw that she actually sneaked into Chuxiu Palace, instead of saving Yanyu and Phantom Lotus in the first place, how could she let her get her wish when she sneakily salvaged her aunt Princess Yuanfeng here?
It's just that Yanyu knew that she and Phantom Lotus couldn't appear directly from the pool, and then revealed her identity and asked Concubine Qi to stop salvaging the dormant Princess Yuanfeng.
Because she can't expose the secret that she and Phantom Lotus are also golden-crowned black-tailed frogs, let alone let the world know that this golden-crowned black-tailed frog in a dormant state is actually a princess from the golden-crowned black-tailed frog kingdom of the Lotus Immortal Kingdom.
So after thinking about it for a while, Yanyu took the Phantom Lotus to take advantage of the moment when Concubine Qi and Qiaohui were not paying attention, left the pool, hid behind a stone, and took the opportunity to quietly push a stone by the pool into the pool.
"Boom la la ......"
A sudden sound of falling water also startled Qi Concubine Niangniang, who was concentrating on salvaging the frog, so that her hands trembled, and the frog held on the branch in her hand sank to the bottom of the pool again.
"Damn! Dislike! ”
When she saw that she was about to be salvaged, but she fell short, Concubine Qi was also annoyed and angry, and couldn't help but scold in a low voice.
And Yanyu was also relieved after confirming that Princess Yuanfeng had sunk to the bottom again.
She knew that it would be difficult for Concubine Qi to salvage Princess Yuanfeng again for a while.
Then, after a quick explanation to the phantom lotus beside her, she quickly left the stone by the pool, and plunged into the ruins of the collapsed palace not far away, and then deliberately chose a thick girder underneath, pretending to be crushed underneath by the girder.
He casually smeared the mud on his face and body, and deliberately bit his fingertips and wiped some blood on his forehead and face, as well as his body, dressed himself as if he was dying, and then shouted in a weak tone: "Someone...... Yes. Help me...... Yes! Yes...... People? ”
Yanyu's purpose in doing this was to distract Concubine Qi's attention, so that she could dive into the pool again, hide Princess Yuanfeng's dormant body in a safe cave at the bottom of the pool, and wait for her and Phantom Lotus to find a way to pick up Princess Yuanfeng afterwards.
"Yikes! Oh no! Qi Concubine Niangniang, there are people shouting for help! What to do? It seems that the slut is still alive. In case she attracts other people, it will be troublesome to see the two of us here. ”
Qiao Hui shouted in shock when she heard a woman's cry suddenly from the dark ruins not far away.
"Let's go! Let's go with Hongu! ”
Concubine Qi Niangniang threw down the branch and hurriedly rushed over in the direction of the cry for help with Qiaohui.
When the two of them came to the place where Yanyu pretended to call for help, squatted down, and saw clearly that it was Yanyu, their faces changed.
"Qi Concubine Niangniang, save ...... I'm ......."
When Yanyu saw that Concubine Qi and Qiaohui recognized her, she shouted weakly.
"What are you doing in a daze? Why don't you hurry up and cover her mouth? You must cover her to death, and don't let her get in the way of the palace to continue to salvage the god frog next! She looks dying anyway, and no one suspects that you killed her when she dies! Otherwise, she would have seen the two of us, and once she lives to say it, we both have to die! ”
Although Concubine Qi Niangniang was also very surprised, she couldn't care so much when she lost her mind, and hurriedly ordered Qiaohui beside her without doubt.
"Ahh Isn't that murder? Slaves don't dare! ”
Qiao Hui's face turned pale, and her whole body trembled and replied.
"What a piece of rubbish! Then get out of the way, Hongu will personally send her to hell! ”
Qi Concubine Niangniang scolded with some hatred, so she squatted down and covered Yanyu's mouth and nose hard.
"You are so bold, not only did you not save people, but you actually dared to kill people in my palace! Don't let go yet! ”
Just when Yanyu was about to pretend to resist and buy time for the illusion in the pool, she saw a little seagull appear behind Concubine Qi, and beside the little seagull, there was a young domineering man who was staring at Concubine Qi's back with an angry face, and stopped loudly.
This person is none other than the emperor who followed the little seagull from the Heart Cultivation Palace.
Yanyu knew that he was not resisting at the moment, but pretending to be dead, so that he could teach this ruthless Qi Concubine the biggest lesson......