Chapter 099: The Death of Concubine Shu
Concubine Shu was shocked, and refused to let Liu Zhong drink, and Liu Zhong didn't want her to drink it. So the two argued, and most of the wine was spilled.
"Mother, give it to me!"
"No, don't rob it!"
Seeing this, the Queen Mother was surprised and angry, and couldn't help but slap the table.
Smack-
A heavy sound calmed down the chaotic scene, and even the musicians did not dare to play the vocal music anymore, and the dancers were stunned in place.
The majesty of the Queen Mother has always been like this, after all, when she is angry, she will carry an endless sea of blood and fire......
Everyone turned their gazes and sprinkled them on the Empress Dowager (身shēn) in unison. The Queen Mother saw that Concubine Shu was secretly pouring wine into the cup, so she smiled pretendly.
"This mother and son are really (love qg) sincere, and they are so considerate of each other after many years. This made the mourning family envious, just now the emperor has been staring at others and not letting go, not (forbidden) making the mourning family jealous. Forgive me, everyone!"
When everyone heard this, they relaxed a lot, but only Concubine Shu looked calm.
"Queen Mother, you don't have to be like this, the sons and daughters also respect you!" Liu Li walked to the side of the Queen Mother (身shēn) and whispered comfortingly, "This is the reunion of the second brother and the concubine, the Queen Mother is discouraged, don't make it unpleasant!"
The Queen Mother glanced at Concubine Shu and nodded with a smile. "Yes, yes, the mourning family listens to you!"
Liu Li smiled and poured wine for the Queen Mother, and then the two drank a few glasses happily.
At this time, Liu Zhong toasted again, but poured a glass of fruit wine.
"Mother, this wine tastes better, if you insist on drinking it, then this glass!"
"Okay! I like everything the emperor gave!"
Concubine Shu looked at the Queen Mother, and then drank it all. When Liu Zhong turned (身shēn) back to his place, Concubine Shu hid her face and drank another glass of wine.
The smell is strong, sweet in the mouth, and seems to have a medicinal taste.
The dance and music are leveled, and the wine is more than half a tour, and there is already some drunkenness. This banquet, although everyone had different thoughts, but they built a harmonious and warm scene.
Everyone jokes, talks, laughs, or toasts......
Suddenly, a father-in-law came in a hurry, breaking the peaceful and happy atmosphere.
"Empress Dowager, Emperor, Beiyuan is on fire!"
Liu Li was taken aback, Beiyuan was close to Concubine Shu's bedroom, could this ......
The Queen Mother and Concubine Shu were relatively calm, leaving only the emperor and the second prince worried and nervous.
"Queen Mother, this Beiyuan is on fire, I'm afraid it will be far away, it's better for Erchen to go and see it first!"
"I'm willing to go with my third brother, and I can also help one or two!"
The Queen Mother smiled, looked at Concubine Shu and said, "I'm afraid that someone took advantage of the master's absence, and it is related to Concubine Shu's bedroom, why don't you ask her opinion?"
After hearing this, Concubine Shu replied. "Since Beiyuan is on fire, then there must be my responsibility, so I'll go!"
"Okay, you two princes choose one to accompany Concubine Shu, so that you can take care of it. Who's going?"
Liu Zhong looked at Liu Li and the Queen Mother, and wanted to speak but held back.
Liu Li felt that it was okay, so he said to Liu Zhong, "The second brother has just come back and is not very familiar with the palace, so I just browsed this time to prepare for the future!"
When Liu Zhong heard this, he was overjoyed, and was about to agree to this, but in a blink of an eye, he met the cold gaze of the Queen Mother. He was stunned, and when he thought about seeing the Queen Mother's eyes, he seemed to want me to go. Now I can accompany my mother, but I may not be able to die well in the future, and I still don't fight with the emperor!
"Third brother, as you said, I don't know much about this. The fire needs to be dealt with as soon as possible, and if I don't add to the chaos, I will ask you to accompany my mother on a trip!"
Liu Li was about to reply, but the Queen Mother stopped him.
"I'm afraid this fire has spread to many places, without further ado, the emperor should go quickly!" the queen mother smiled calmly and made some excuses. "The second prince has just passed through the tiring journey, and it is inconvenient to call him! Besides, how can the second prince go to the harem deep in Beiyuan?"
"Okay, Concubine Shu, please!"
The two went away together, and they didn't return for a long time, and Liu Zhong was a little anxious......
There were two less people at the banquet, and it became more and more deserted, leaving only the queen mother and the second prince staring at each other. The Queen Mother noticed his restlessness, smiled secretly, and counted the hours.
"The second prince is worried about Concubine Shu?"
"Back to the Queen Mother, I have such thoughts!"
"It's okay, let's wait here for a while, and if no one returns, let's go and look for it!"
"That's so good, thank you Queen Mother!"
The fireworks of the banquet were dazzling, but the small courtyard was dark and silent.
The fire in Beiyuan has been extinguished, it is just a small fire, and a little smoke comes out to frighten the palace people.
At this moment, the palace people had dispersed, and Concubine Shu took Liu Li to the Buddhist temple in Beiyuan.
The lights in the Buddhist temple are dim, only a few residual candles and a lot of cold wind.
Liu Li looked at Concubine Shu's god (love qg), and already noticed that something was wrong, but he still wondered about Concubine Shu's purpose.
"Concubine Shu, what are you bringing me here for?"
Concubine Shu didn't speak, just took out a small bottle. "This is a miracle medicine in the Western Regions, and it is a thing of Pingliang. I... I'm also forced to do it, don't blame me!"
"What?"
Concubine Shu stuffed the medicine bottle into Liu Li's hand, and took out a knife from her sleeve. "You can't blame me, if you want to blame your mother!"
After saying that, Concubine Shu stabbed into her abdomen, and then grabbed Liu Li deadly. Liu Li looked at Concubine Shu in horror, helped her press her wound, and looked outside to call for help.
"Don't shout, it will only hasten your death!"
Liu Li took out a bag of things and fed one to Concubine Shu. "Concubine Shu, you have to hold on, the second brother just came back, do you want to leave him? What do you let him do?"
"Don't do this, make me feel guilty... If it weren't for the Queen Mother, I wouldn't be like this!"
Liu Li shook his head, angry and resentful, "Why did you do this?"
"Don't worry about it, don't give me any antidote, it won't work. I'm telling you... You ......"
A thick purple-black blood flowed from the corner of Concubine Shu's mouth, and she felt uncomfortable for a long time, and then heard footsteps approaching outside. She endured the pain, grabbed Liu Li's neckline, and said close to his ear, "I'm dead, and the Queen Mother will bury me immediately." If you want to save your life and want to know the truth, you can... He found me in ten hours, and brought me... Dig me out ......"
Before Liu Li could ask, he only heard the voice of Concubine Shu's breathlessness, as well as the voice of the second prince and the queen mother.
The Buddhist temple suddenly lit up, many palace people carried lanterns around the temple, and the queen mother and the second prince ran in in horror.
Looking at the blood on the ground, as well as the concubine Shu lying on the ground, Liu Zhong almost went crazy.
"What's going on?"
Liu Zhong knelt on the ground, picked up Concubine Shu, and cried out to her nervously and painfully, but all she gave him was a gradually cold body and a pale face.
"Mother, Mother!"
The Queen Mother pulled Liu Li up, her face full of incredulity and anger. "No, what did you do?"
"Queen Mother, Erchen didn't do anything!"
Liu Li looked at the Queen Mother blankly, wanting to see a trace of worry and pain from her god (Qing qg), but he didn't. He saw only excitement and surprise, but not as pure as the others.
"Didn't do anything?" the Queen Mother pushed Liu Li and said angrily, "Did the mourning family educate you like this? This is Concubine Shu, why are you... What do you have with her? Did you miss it, or—"
"Queen Mother!" Liu Li roared, and said seriously and resentfully, "I swear to heaven that I have never hurt Concubine Shu, this scene was caused by herself, and I don't know the reason!
The Queen Mother was stunned, and after looking for a long time, she didn't see any other evidence, so she replied softly, "But, so many pairs of eyes are staring!
"Don't be sure!" Liu Zhong looked at the Queen Mother and the Emperor with angry and sad eyes, and said excitedly, "It was you who killed my mother, it was you! Your family is in power, and we don't fight for anything, but we end up like this." I just met my mother, and you can't wait to do it, it's so ruthless!"
Liu Li shook his head sadly and angrily, trying to appease Liu Zhong. "That's not the case, second brother!"
Liu Zhong snorted coldly, "Don't call me second brother, I don't have a cold-blooded (yiny) poisonous brother like you!"
"Second Prince, calm down!"
Liu Zhong looked at the Queen Mother and stood up resentfully. "I'll kill you, can you let your son calm down?"
"Second brother, don't be impulsive!" Liu Li stood in front of the Queen Mother and stopped Liu Zhong. "Concubine Shu took me here, committed suicide by poisoning, and then stabbed me in the abdomen with a knife. The evidence is on her (身shēn), if you don't believe it, you can find a priest to perform an autopsy now!"
"What else is there to test? With so many pairs of eyes watching, only you stay with your mother, and only you have the time and motive to commit the crime. When the queen mother left, everything was fine, why did she lie in this Buddha hall? This Buddha hall is where the mother (love ài) came from, and it is her faith. If she hadn't been forced, how could she have been here? This is clearly the result of your pursuit!"
"Second brother, this place—"
"Emperor!"
Liu Li was about to explain, but the Queen Mother stopped him when she saw the situation. She didn't want Liu Li to find too many opportunities to defend herself, and she didn't want to turn the wind around this matter, she had to take advantage of the situation to grasp Liu Zhong's heart.
"Queen Mother, this?"
The Queen Mother patted Liu Li, "First of all, you have to appease the second prince, you have to bear with it, and wait for the queen mother to clarify the relationship!"
Liu Zhong smiled bitterly, "What else are you talking about? You are all murderers, I should not come back obediently if I pity my mother!"
Liu Li was stunned and looked at the Queen Mother suspiciously. "Who did the second brother listen to?
The Empress Dowager pretended to be nothing and walked up to Liu Zhong (身shēn).
"Second prince, don't jump to conclusions so early. The emperor and Concubine Shu came to Beiyuan to see the fire (love qg), the fire is really powerful, and now there are still a few more (hot rè), and it happens to be in the concubine's bedroom. All this is in common sense!"
Liu Zhong nodded, sneering while shedding tears. "Isn't this what you have arranged? Who doesn't know that your methods are vicious, so why is it difficult to carefully set up a bureau?"