Chapter 217: The Battle of the Harem
The woman obviously didn't expect such a result, and didn't dare to reach out to pick it up.
However, the next moment, Xu Tianming had already stuffed the hairpin into her hand, "I don't have time to hang around here with you, return the things to you, go back the same way!" β
"Dare to ask Shaoxia, who is it?" The woman asked urgently, "The little woman Guan Shengxue is ......"
Xu Tianming walked fast, and before she finished speaking, there was no trace of him in the forest, and the speed was staggering.
However, the name Guan Shengxue, Xu Tianming heard it, and his memory was excellent, so he naturally wrote it down casually.
What he wanted to do now was, how could he steal the Soul Returning Gu from the hands of the Protector Clan, and the specific burial place?
"Senior brother!"
A shout behind him stunned Xu Tianming, he lowered his head and only cared about himself, but he really didn't expect that there were people following behind him, it was really careless!
"Senior brother!" Zhao Lianyi fell from the treetops, "It's very pleasant for heroes to save beauty!" β
Xu Tianming put his hands around his chest, he has lived for thousands of years, he will not live alone after all, this body was originally owned by the Wu clan, so he also went to Guanwai, but unfortunately his body couldn't stand it, and finally came back.
"Senior brother betrayed the Wu clan, so he ran to this Nanwan, but he didn't say hello to me, and I had to be chased away by those old things, which is really heartless." Zhao Lianyi's beautiful little face wrinkled slightly, staring at him with displeasure.
Xu Tianming smiled, but his eyes became deeper and deeper. Now the old man and the people of the Wu clan have joined forces to take the figurine Gu to suppress him, preventing him from escaping again, and it is estimated that he will find this place soon?!
"Why didn't Senior Brother speak?" Zhao Lianyi snorted lightly, "Master died in the desert for our business, you can't leave me alone, right?" Senior brother, senior brother? β
Xu Tianming hooked his lips and smiled, his eyes swept over the little junior sister in front of him with a slightly cool light, "Then let's follow!" Anyway, I have nowhere to go, and we will be homeless and homeless everywhere in the future. β
Zhao Lianyi couldn't ask for it.
The senior brother has a good temper, good martial arts, and high understanding, and even the master said that it is rare to meet such an apprentice in a hundred years. Plus...... Senior brother is so handsome and unparalleled, who wouldn't be moved when he sees it? Looking at this eyebrows, like the sun, moon and stars, there is always a little alienation in his eyes, but it is also such alienation, which is more and more unbearable and irresistible.
People always like something challenging.
"Senior brother, where are we going?" Zhao Lianyi followed Xu Tian's destiny closely, "Where are you going?" I'm not familiar with this Nanwan yet, so my senior brother shouldn't sell me, right? β
"Sell it in the flower building, do you want to change it for wine?" Xu Tianming smiled evilly.
Zhao Lianyi pursed his lips, "Senior brother's mouth, there is no half of an honest!" If you bully me again, I'll turn my face! β
"Yes, junior sister!" Xu Tianming continued to walk forward, "Let's go...... Eastern Capital! β
Eastern Capital?!
Zhao Lianyi's eyes lit up, "Senior brother is saying, Nanwan's capital, I heard that the eastern capital is prosperous, and there are a lot of fun things in it, I don't know what it is?" Does my brother know anyone in the East? β
Acquaintances?
Xu Tianming thought about it, he had no seven emotions and six desires, and he was born with a very good relationship with women. This is probably the will of God, the most ruthless people, the most able to win the hearts of women, the worse you are, the more they can't forget, the more they can't forget.
The eastern capital city is very prosperous.
Xu Tianming remembered that he had been here a long, long time ago, but at that time, this was not Nanwan, and naturally there would be no capital of Nanwan. In the blink of an eye, this place has become a prosperous and rich place, unfamiliar, where is still the appearance he once saw.
"Senior brother, where are we going now?" Zhao Lianyi only felt that his eyes were almost unable to see.
The prosperity in the eastern capital is really much better than the desert, there is no wind and sand, there is no heat, and there is no fear of lack of water.
Living in a small courtyard house in the Eastern Capital, Zhao Lianyi feels that this is the happiest day of her life, because every day is full of freshness.
The only drawback is that the senior brother often goes out alone, and he comes back in the middle of the night, even if she asks, the senior brother is vague, and after a long time, she doesn't ask more.
Until one day, a woman was followed by the senior brother.
The woman's appearance was not extremely beautiful, at least Zhao Lianyi looked in the mirror and felt that she was far better than the woman, but I don't know why, the senior brother was very respectful to that person.
"Senior brother, who is she?" After the woman left, Zhao Lianyi couldn't wait to ask.
"In the Eastern Capital, the daughter of the Great General Wei Clan, Wei Ruoyun!" Xu Tianming took a deep breath, "What, don't you like it?" β
Zhao Lianyi nodded, "I always feel that the way she looks at you is not right, and with a hint of ruthlessness, I always feel that the city is not shallow, senior brother is better to be careful." This woman is not a good person. β
"The ability to observe words and colors, I am not weaker than you." Xu Tianming stood under the eaves, "I suddenly felt that this Nanwan is also quite interesting." β
"It used to be interesting, but now, I don't think so." Zhao Lianyi pouted, "Senior brother, how long are we going to live in Dongdu?" Otherwise, let's go! It's good to go anywhere, just don't be here. β
"If you want to go, you can do it at any time!" Xu Tianming walked slowly towards the door.
Zhao Lianyi stomped his feet, "Senior brother, what do you want to do?" β
"I'm going to find the Protector." Xu Tianming looked back at her, "We have betrayed the Wu Clan, we should find a home, I want to get the treasure of the Protector Clan." β
"Why?" Zhao Lianyi was puzzled, "Originally, it was because you and Master wanted to pursue immortality that you provoked the expulsion of the patriarchs and elders, but now that the Master is gone, why do you still ...... Immortality is impossible. β
"I'm dying!" Xu Tianming's expression was indifferent, with a little sadness in his eyes, "Only the treasure of the Protector can save me." β
Zhao Lianyi was shocked, quickly rushed to him, and looked at him in disbelief, senior brother looked very healthy, how could it be......
Xu Tianming's tail was long, and he reached out to caress the girl's immature face, "Senior brother will try to live, because he still has to take care of the little junior sister, and he can't just disappear." Senior sister, I'm doing this for you, do you understand? β
"Senior brother?" Zhao Lianyi's eyes were red, but he couldn't say a word.
How so?
"Good boy." Xu Tianming smiled sadly and walked slowly outside. When he went out, he put on a cold face again, "Women are trouble, and they are really easy to deceive!" Heh......"
However, this protector is really hidden deep enough, if it weren't for the Wei family's relationship with the protector clan, he would disdain to walk around with those official eunuchs.
Especially that Wei Ruoyun, really thought he couldn't understand that woman's mind? It's just a pair of skins, and it coaxes a group of women to turn around, which is really ridiculous and funny!
The people on the street were talking about who in the palace had become a concubine, who would have thought that the first to get pregnant was not the queen or the emperor's favorite concubine, but the Guan family, who had just entered the palace.
I heard that this Guan clan has a lot of origins, his father is a Taishi, and his brother is Guan Shannian, a waiter in the Ministry of Rites.
Of course, Guan was indeed born beautiful.
But in this palace, it is never home.
When she first entered the palace, Guan Shengxue felt that although the palace was splendid, there was no freedom, and she was stared at everywhere she went, which was really uncomfortable. Especially after being pregnant, the queen is eyeing her, and the concubines in the harem are also staring at her.
She didn't know why no one in the harem had been pregnant, and she just caught up with the first one. Because of this, the emperor was honored, gave the Guan family a lot of favors, and named her the Snow Concubine.
In private, there are still people who become Guan's.
"The imperial heir in the mother's belly is the eldest son of the emperor." Mo Yu held a fan in his hand and shook it gently at Bing Xi, blowing the master on the soft couch as much as possible.
The weather in the summer is too hot, and pregnant women are especially afraid of heat.
Guan Shengxue was okay lying still, but when she moved, she was covered in sweat, and she was always uncomfortable. Fortunately, others have morning sickness, but she doesn't have any at all, she can walk and run, eat and drink, and have nothing to do, so she is really worry-free.
It was also excellent to bring a plate of washed grapes and put them in ice.
"Sour ...... Phew, Phew! Guan Shengxue frowned, and spit out the grapes that were about to be stuffed into her mouth.
Mo Yu looked at his master worriedly, "Niangniang, those old people all say that it's good to eat sour!" β
"I don't like to eat sour!" Guan Shengxue shook her head and gently stroked her bulging belly, "This palace wants a little princess." β
This shocked Moyu, hurriedly put down the fan, got up to check, fortunately there was no one around, and then breathed a sigh of relief, "Niangniang, don't say such things in the future, the women in this palace, who don't want the mother to rely on the son, the one in your belly must be the eldest son of the emperor!" β
"The eldest son is not a son-in-law, so what is so rare?" Guan Shengxue was joking, and then the next moment, she sat up on the soft couch and looked at the grape skins she spit on the ground.
Mo Yu was shocked, and the fan hit the ground.
The next moment, Mo Yu hurriedly went to serve water, "Niangniang, rinse your mouth quickly!" Fast! β
Guan Shengxue rinsed her mouth in a panic until her mouth was dry and there was no taste left......
The little snowball sent by Concubine Nan licked the grape skin a few times, and then ate the grape skin, which would have fallen to the ground and not move, and the corners of the mouth were overflowing with blood, which could be seen to be poisoned......
When the imperial doctor arrived, Guan Shengxue shrank in the corner of the bed.
Little Snowball's body was disposed of, but if it weren't for the fact that she didn't like to eat acid, she would be the one who was afraid of death, and it was terrifying to think about. Almost, really, just a little bit!
The emperor was naturally shocked by the means of the harem, but after all, there was no evidence, and he reprimanded him without pain, and the matter was over.
But Guan Shengxue couldn't get by, and almost entered the ghost gate...... Both mother and child died.
This is to make her die twice!
Guan Shengxue never thought that between people, it would be so terrible, she grew up under the love of her father and brother, she had never seen such a terrible thing, let alone expected it to happen to her.
When she thought of her child, who almost didn't come to this world, she hated it so much that she gritted her teeth. Since then, Guan Shengxue's temperament has slowly changed, she no longer likes to laugh, and often stays quietly alone.
Later, the emperor's eldest son, Bo Yunchong, was born.
The eldest son is never a son-in-law, and in this palace, only the eldest son is eligible to inherit the crown prince. Occasionally, someone mentioned it and discussed it in private, but it fell into Guan Shengxue's ears, and he always felt panicked in his heart and ashamed of this child.
Especially not long after she gave birth to a child, the queen was also pregnant.
The queen has been in the palace for many years and has not been pregnant, who knows......
For the queen, this is a great thing. No matter how many children there are in the harem and how many concubines there are, only the queen is orthodox, and the queen is the concubine, so that she can rightfully sit on the throne of the prince.
Only the crown prince has a chance to inherit the throne.
Guan Ju Palace.
"Mother?" The maidservant Yuchan stepped forward and saluted, and gently covered the shawl on the master, "Don't look at it, the emperor won't come over today, the queen's mother is pregnant, it is a great joy in the harem, so ......"
With a peerless face, he smiled, and his voice was as clear as a jade bead falling on the plate, "I know he won't come, whether he will come or not, this day will still be bright, and the days will still be like this." He is a king, and I am a concubine. From the day I entered the palace, I knew what I was doing. β
"Mother?" Yuchan frowned.
"I'm just used to standing on a stand, and I always feel that this is the only way to be worthy of myself, as if this is the only way to prove that I am flesh and blood, different from those people in the palace." She stroked her lower abdomen and walked towards the dormitory.
The harem has no heirs, and it is not a good thing in the end.
The queen is pregnant, and the palace celebrates for three days, and the Guan family is pregnant with the emperor's eldest son on that day, and it has not been so lively. It can be seen that not all the women in this palace are more expensive than their mothers, but some are more expensive than their mothers.
At the banquet, Concubine Nan was unable to sit at the table due to illness.
Guan Shengxue, on the other hand, sat quietly alone for a long time, only feeling that there were mocking eyes and mocking smiles everywhere. The eldest son of the emperor can't reach it, and the queen's concubine who has not yet been born in the womb!
The matter of grapes was related to the queen, but in the end it was not resolved, because the queen ...... Always a queen!
Disgust in the palace, disgust for these people, all kinds of emotions are intertwined, Guan Shengxue feels that there is really no good person in this palace, and in the end she was drunk at the banquet and was carried back by the people below.
But the empress's festive day was just like these three days, and since then, the emperor has never stayed overnight.
The emperor always felt indebted to the woman he loved, but he didn't know that the person in his heart had gone farther and farther away from him. Some things, tainted with impurities other than emotion, will lose their original appearance.
Especially after the queen gave birth to Bo Yunlie, everything changed.
The queen relied on her son-in-law and sat firmly in the East Palace, and no longer put the Guan family and Guan Ju Palace in her eyes.
Even when the emperor went on an expedition, he attacked the Guan family.
When the guards broke into the dormitory in the middle of the night, Guan Shengxue was asleep, and when she woke up, she was already pressed to the ground.
"What are you doing?" Guan Shengxue's face turned pale, and she didn't know what was going on, "This palace is the concubine, you dare to ......"
Fortunately, the child was handed over to the nursing mother, otherwise I am afraid that the child would be frightened. "The queen has a purpose, the Guan family has an affair with the guards, the evidence is conclusive, and the palace rules should be dealt with!" Headed by the chief eunuch of Fengyi Palace, he was now staring at her with tears in his eyes. In his eyes, he was murderous.
"What the palace has never done, why does the queen mother slander the palace?" Guan Shengxue was not convinced, she had tried her best to keep herself quiet, hiding in this corner of the place, and protecting the safety of her young son, why...... Why can't you still let her go?
Just because she is the mother of the emperor's eldest son?
At this moment, Guan Shengxue's mind also became clear, if he died, his son would definitely not escape the poison, and the women in this palace were all man-eating tigers.
"This was found in the guardhouse!" The chief eunuch threw his close-fitting clothes and a piece of jade pendant at Guan Shengxue, "Everyone has confirmed that this is your thing!" The queen mother is generous and doesn't want to make a big deal about it, so what about ......"
A little eunuch quickly stepped forward with a plate and two things on it.
"A glass of poisoned wine, a strip of white silk. Let's see which one you choose, go on the road yourself, so as not to burden the people around you! The chief eunuch held a whisk in his hand, and condescendingly spat out low words.
"What this palace hasn't done, I will never admit it!" Guan Shengxue struggled, "The father of this palace is a master, and the elder brother is a waiter of the Ministry of Rites, if you dare to touch this palace, aren't you afraid that the father of this palace will settle accounts with you?" β
"Reckoning?" The chief eunuch smiled coldly, "I'm afraid I can't!" If there is something filthy in the harem, the royal family will only try to cover it up, and Rao is the old lady and the squire will be held accountable, can they be more than the royal reputation? Mother, you are so naΓ―ve! β
Guan Shengxue's face was as white as paper, "No! No, Hongu does not ...... I won't let you get away with it. β
"What are you doing? Why don't you take a handle and send Concubine Xue on the road? The chief eunuch drank vigorously, and the little eunuch next to him rushed up, quickly pressed Guan Suxue, pinched the poisonous wine and prepared to pour it into her mouth.
Outside there was a chaotic sound of footsteps, accompanied by a large influx of guards.
"Stop!"
Guan Shengxue's face was full of tears, and she was already crying.
"Ahem, cough...... Concubine Nan kept coughing, "Yuchan, go, go, go...... Ahem, cough, help the snow concubine up! β
"Concubine Nan, what are you doing here?" The chief eunuch took the queen's decree and was ready to show off his might, but he would be suddenly slapped in the face, and naturally the thorns all over his body stood up.
Yuchan picked up Guan Suxue, placed him aside, and shouted angrily, "Presumptuous! Seeing that the mother still doesn't salute, are you going to commit it? β
The chief eunuch's face tightened, and he immediately saluted.
It's always hard to let people fall into the trap, and turn around or take care of their own losses.
The queen said before that the reason why the Guan Ju Palace was not moved was because the emperor favored the Guan Ju Palace too much, and if she was moved, in case it reached the emperor's ears, she was afraid that the emperor would make a big disaster when he came back.
"Niangniang, we have been ordered by the queen mother to clean up the harem." The chief eunuch hunched his waist, "There is the queen's mother's will, if you don't believe it, you can test it!" β
"This palace doesn't need to be inspected, this palace already knows what happened." Concubine Nan was sick, if it weren't for Mo Yu running fast and seeing someone breaking into the palace gate, she climbed over the wall and went straight to Guan Ju Palace for help, how could Concubine Nan come so timely? !
The chief eunuch straightened his waist, "Since this is the case, then please ask Concubine Nan to move, it is bloody here, and I am afraid it is not good to look back and shock you!" β
"You know how bloody it is?" Concubine Nan coughed lightly, "Not long after the emperor drove the imperial expedition, you were making waves in the harem, how can this be true!" β
"Concubine Nan, don't mess up your own duties!" The chief eunuch straightened his waist.
Since the Guan family was pregnant and the poisonous grapes happened, Concubine Nan asked people to close the door of Guan Ju Palace, cutting off contact with everyone in the harem, and only the emperor could enter and exit Guan Ju Palace.
Not long after Guan gave birth to the emperor's eldest son, the emperor urgently summoned the imperial doctor into the Guanju Palace, and I heard that many people heard the screams coming from the Guanju Palace that night, but it didn't take long for these people to disappear inexplicably.
Since then, the imperial doctor has never entered or left the Guanju Palace, but Concubine Nan has an extra Aunt Han by her side.
"Who the hell messed up their duties?" Concubine Nan had a cold face, "A eunuch dares to dictate here, and wants to kill the concubine!" Keep your dog's eyes open and see clearly, what is this? β
Red gold edict, gold medal to avoid death.
In an instant, all the eunuchs, and even the guards, knelt on the ground, shouting long live my emperor.
If I come in person, who would dare not obey?
The queen didn't expect that the emperor would give Concubine Nan such a thing before leaving, and she didn't expect Concubine Nan to run out and shelter the Guan family, who had given birth to an heir.
You know, one less opponent, one less competition.
It was originally a win-win situation, but now it is ...... Only the queen was defeated.
The lights in Fengyi Palace are bright, and all the parties involved are here.
"What the hell do you mean?" The queen gritted her teeth, "The concubine fornicated, does Concubine Nan want to protect such a slut?" β
Concubine Nan was still holding the bright token in her hand, which made the queen's eyes astringent, full of resentment.
"Fornication?" Concubine Nan sneered, "The concubine doesn't believe that Concubine Xue will fornicate with such a guard, and the concubine believes that as a mother, the most important thing is to take care of the child, not to play with these means, let alone to practice herself!" β
"You!" The queen was angry, "Concubine Nan, you are so bold, you dare to say that this palace is ......"
"The concubines just talked about the matter, and they didn't dare to talk about the queen." Concubine Nan played with the token in her hand, "As a mother, everyone wants to protect their children, but some means are really not flattering!" If the queen wants to put Concubine Xue to death, she just has to come in the right name, and it is simply ...... to frame her like this cough cough cough ......"
"Mother?" Yuchan hurriedly handed over the pill.
Seeing that Concubine Nan's face was pale, the queen pulled the corners of her lips and smiled more and more contemptuously, "You yourself are all mud bodhisattvas crossing the river, why bother?" β
"People who are sympathetic to the same disease, I'm afraid the queen mother won't understand!" Concubine Nan swallowed the sweetness in her throat, her beautiful face twisted slightly, as if she was extremely embarrassed, her body leaned slightly, leaning on Yuchan's body, "The concubine has already inquired, this matter really has nothing to do with Concubine Xue, and I hope that the queen will raise her noble hand, don't hurt the innocent, don't let the child have no mother!" β
The queen's eyes were fierce, "If the palace doesn't agree, and Concubine Xue will be severely punished, what should you do?" Concubine Nan, you are just a concubine now, holding the emperor's token, do you want to be the master of the palace? β
Concubine Nan settled down, and a scornful smile tugged at the corner of her lips, "If the concubine wants your position, the queen thinks the emperor will agree?" β
Hearing this, the queen was shocked, and she couldn't answer for a long time.
The emperor favors Concubine Nan, I'm afraid he will really give it to ......
"When the emperor comes back, the concubine will ask for the position of a concubine! lest the queen always feel that the concubines don't count! β