Chapter 50 - Fire and Water
The splendid palace is brightly lit, the silk and bamboo are pleasant, the fragrance of wine is permeated, the officials who enter the palace and enter the banquet are seated in an orderly manner according to the grade, the female dependents are dressed in gorgeous clothes, the ring wears a jingle bell, the head of the mantis is moth-eyebrowed, dignified and elegant, and they sit near the family respectively.
Eunuchs and maids come and go endlessly, the bronze crane with a slender neck is incense, a group of imperial relatives, civil and military ministers are smiling, staggered, the grandfather of the country and Sheng Mingzhong, father and son, have outstanding military achievements, and have made great achievements for the stability of the border of the Great Zhou Dynasty for a hundred years, and they are the object of flattery and flattery tonight.
Sheng Mingzhu followed behind Concubine Li, and the group walked towards the Qilin Palace, the night was quiet, but there was no darkness, the palace maiden was light, her hair was neat, and it was clear that it was the autumn wind at the moment, and the flowers were slaughtered, but it was full of spring, under the weak lights, the red flowers were delicate, and the green bamboo was verdant.
No wonder everyone wants to enter the palace, everyone wants to ascend to the throne of the Ninety-Five.
"But tired? It's really not okay, let this girl next to you carry you for a ride? ”
Sheng Mingxiu proposed, Sheng Mingzhu hurriedly waved his hand, "People come and go here, if they are seen, they should be taken by someone to take the handle openly and secretly, Sister, you know, some people hide knives in their laughter, and they can't see you well." ”
"When did you get scared of other people's tongues? It's not like you're used to it. Sheng Mingxiu said with a smile.
"People always have to grow up."
While the two were gossiping, they heard someone suddenly arguing on the road not far ahead, and their tone was fierce, and they even moved their hands faintly.
The light and shadow were dim, and only two dark shadows could be seen faintly.
Sheng Mingxiu's face sank, and just as he wanted to scold someone to go over and take a look, he heard a sharp female voice angrily reprimand: "Twilight Changyou, you are so bold, you dare to fight the fourth prince, who do you think you are?" Don't think that by the grace of your father, you can be lawless. ”
The woman's voice seemed to be furious, its voice was sharp and thin, mixed with the cry of a child.
Twilight is long!
The familiar and similar name made Sheng Mingzhu startled, and his eyes unconsciously looked at the tall and thin figure in the dark shadow.
The legs were uncontrollably and wanted to step forward, but they were grabbed by Concubine Li and shook their heads at her.
"What about lawlessness, why do you want to hit me?" The tone was arrogant and frivolous, although he couldn't see his expression, but he also knew that the face was always contemptuous and disdainful, and he didn't put the extremely noble princess in front of him in his eyes at all.
"It's just a worthless gadget, and it's worth yelling at you, and you don't care about the princess's upbringing, and you don't think about how to go to school, but you're obsessed with these things that only the rough people in the countryside like, you, as his sister, didn't fulfill your responsibility to supervise and teach, but the protection of one, you say that the saint reprimands me, or will you say you?"
The blatant sarcasm made Princess Fury red-eyed.
"Twilight Changyou, what kind of thing are you, but a poor worm under the fence without a father and mother, what qualifications do you have to teach me a lesson? Your brother killed his father and killed his mother, the crime is extremely evil, and it is not an exaggeration to cut it with a thousand knives, as his younger brother, you do not shrank your head and tail to behave, but provoke trouble everywhere, if I were you, I am only afraid that you will be so ashamed that you will not be able to see people,......。
Sheng Mingxiu couldn't help but sweat for Princess Furui when she heard this, there are many taboos in this harem, and one of them is the death of Changning Hou and his wife.
The saint's favor for the only son left behind by the Changning Houfu is well known to everyone, that is, the queen mother has to greet him politely and with a smile.
Princess Fury's words were unscrupulous, aggressive, and overdone.
Just as Sheng Mingxiu led people to step forward to dissuade them, they heard a snap, and the crisp sound of the palm interrupted Princess Fury's unfinished words.
In the dim path, there was a dead silence, only the aftermath of the slap echoed.
"I never hit a woman, you are the first, if I hear your words next time, it will be more than just this slap." Twilight's voice was as cold as a blade, and his sharp eyes slashed at the attendants beside Princess Fury, so frightened that none of them dared to stand up and say a word for Princess Fury.
The fourth prince next to him saw that his sister was beaten, and when he looked at the bamboo dragonfly that was broken into several knots on the ground, he broke away from the hand of the attendant behind him and bit down on the wrist that was exposed outside at Twilight.
The strength was so deep that blood was immediately seen.
The palace people who followed behind him were frightened, and hurriedly stepped forward to pull, but saw their master's wow, and was kicked out.
"It hurts me to death, if you dare to beat me, I will tell my mother and father to ......"
"Fourth prince, are you okay?"
……
For a moment, chickens and dogs jumped, and the cries and screams were chaotic.
And here Princess Fury covered her face, her face was full of shock, she didn't expect that Twilight Changyou would be so bold, in front of so many people, she dared to tie her up, she had been angry since she was a child, watching her brother being bullied, her face was full of anger, and she immediately stretched out her hand to tie it back.
But being grabbed by a person from behind her with a quick hand, Princess Furui was angry, turned her head to see the person who came, and said angrily: "Fushou, are you going to bully me with him?" ”
"What did the fourth sister say, the banquet in the front hall has begun, at this time you are making a noise here, alarming your father, what do you say your father will do with you?" Princess Fushou smiled kindly.
"Fourth sister, you are too presumptuous." A person walked out behind Princess Fushou, tall and strong, with deep eyes and thin lips, it was His Royal Highness the King of Chu.
Today, there are four sons and two daughters under the knees of the saint, and the queen has nothing to do in her early years, and she raised His Royal Highness the King of Chu, who lost his mother when he was born, until he gave birth to a daughter in about thirty years, Princess Fushou.
Concubine Yan is the crown prince under her knees, His Royal Highness King Xin in the Shufei Palace, and the four princes and Princess Furui in the Concubine De Palace. The four princes are young, and the three princes of Chu, the crown prince, and the king of Xin are adults, and the open and secret battles between the three have long been regarded as fire and water.
And Twilight Changyou is a very special existence among them, not a prince but living in the palace for a long time, and is deeply favored by the emperor. When Chang Ninghou and his wife died tragically, the five-year-old Twilight Changyou was personally brought into the palace by the saint and raised by the saint himself.
Who in the palace doesn't know the saint's preference for Twilight Changyou, if the three of them want to be on the throne, Twilight Changyou, the celebrity in front of the saint, will naturally have to be wooed.
"Brother Changyou, are you injured?" Princess Fushou, with a beautiful face and a smile in her eyes, looked at the blood stains on Du Changyou's wrist, exclaimed, hurriedly took the handkerchief, and carefully bandaged him, "The fourth brother is too reckless, how can he do such a thing, Concubine De doesn't know how to take care of it." ”
His Royal Highness the King of Chu just wanted to speak, but he looked at Sheng Mingxiu and Sheng Mingzhu sisters behind him with sharp eyes, and hurriedly saluted: "I've seen Concubine Li." ”