Chapter 125: The Hongmen Banquet
When he reached the center of the main hall, Qing Yao made a gesture and asked people to put the box on the ground.
The guards lightly placed the boxes and bowed their heads and retreated. Qingyao stood behind the box and spread his hands over it. It was at this time that the box opened on its own. A veiled woman dressed in a fiery red dress slowly stood up.
Miraculously, as the woman raised her hands and feet, different sounds of music appeared. Nangong Cheng has been in the imperial capital for so many years, and it is the first time he has seen such a wonderful woman.
When the woman lifted the veil, she grabbed Nangong Cheng's gaze tightly.
"Really, it can't be done." Nangong Cheng stared motionlessly at the woman's swaying dance, and when she approached, he took the person into his arms.
"It seems that the royal brother is quite satisfied with this gift." Nangong Han smiled at the corner of his mouth, but his face was respectful, Nangong Cheng looked down at the woman in his arms. Then he laughed: "It's not just quite satisfied, hahaha." Come, today we will not be drunk. ”
As soon as the words fell, the eunuch standing on the side changed his face.
Nangong Han was in his heart, I was afraid that this nephrite jade was warm and fragrant, and Nangong Cheng had forgotten the purpose of letting him and the Ten Princes come over, right?
"Your Majesty, the two princes are still there," the eunuch glanced at Nangong Cheng, but he stepped forward and poured a glass of wine for Nangong Cheng.
The Ten Princes and Nangong Han glanced at each other, each understanding in their hearts.
Today's wine banquet is clearly a Hongmen banquet.
Sure enough, after getting the eunuch's prompt, Nangong Cheng immediately changed his expression.
"Beauty, you go to the dormitory and wait for me first, I'll be there in a while." Nangong Cheng kissed the woman on the face and asked her to take her down.
"Actually, I asked you to come here today, and I really have something to discuss." When the woman walked out of the main hall, Nangong Cheng spoke.
Nangong Han and the Ten Princes glanced at each other, knowing in their hearts that the main event was about to begin. There was a look of uncertainty on his face.
"My father passed away, and I left a will for me to inherit the throne. However, this has been difficult to determine since ancient times, and Yunde has established himself as king on the frontier. My throne is in jeopardy. Nangong Cheng sighed, "My father entrusted this country to me, if I am incompetent, I will hand over the country that the Nangong family has worked so hard to hand over to others, I am afraid that my father is under Jiuquan, and it will be difficult to look away." ”
Nangong Han and the Ten Princes also looked pained, but they didn't speak, just waiting for Nangong Cheng's next words.
"Therefore I have asked you today to hear what is in your hearts. You guys...... Can you help me keep the Nangong family? ”
"Where is this royal brother, you and we were born to the same father, and now that the imperial brother is on the throne, my seventeenth brother and I will definitely help you take a good look at this country." The righteous and awe-inspiring words of the Ten Princes were obviously in Nangong Cheng's arms. Nangong Han knew that it would not be good if he was silent at this time, so he also stood up and arched his hand to Nangong Cheng: "Tenth brother is right, since we were born in the Nangong family, we are destined to live to protect the world of the Nangong family." Brother Huang, you can rest assured that we will loyally protect the country. ”
As soon as the words fell, a dark shadow flashed in. Holding a sword in his hand, he pointed straight at Nangong Cheng.
"Nangong Cheng, your time of death has arrived."
The Ten Princes glanced at the assassin, glanced at Nangong Han, and then jumped in front of the assassin with contempt on his face.
"Just you?"
"Hmph, Nangong Cheng is full of evil, and he will destroy me. I should have gone to hell a long time ago, and now, I want to avenge the lives of dozens of people in my Li family. ”
"Then you'd better pass me first," the Ten Princes raised their hands as if to make a move, but before the Assassin could stab his sword, he was knocked to the ground by a wine glass.
"Seventeenth brother is good at kung fu."
Nangong Cheng looked undecided, and helped the eunuch to sit back on the dragon chair.
Nangong Han twisted his eyebrows, feeling that this matter was not so simple. Sure enough, before he could sit back, he heard the maid pouring wine next to him shout: "What is that?!" ”
A letter fell out of the Assassin's clothes. The Ten Princes walked over and reached out to pick it up.
After reading the contents of the letter, do not get angry but laugh. Nangong Cheng frowned, but still asked, "What is written in the letter?" ”
"The letter said that I had colluded with Brother Seventeen to let this assassin assassinate you." The Ten Princes hooked their lips and smiled contemptuously.
"The seventeenth brother just returned to the imperial capital today, and some people are so calculating, tsk, it seems that there are a lot of enemies."
Ignoring the Ten Princes, Nangong Han knelt down to his knees.
"Brother Huang, since I went to the fiefdom, I haven't been implicated in the imperial capital for several years. Now I and the Ten Emperor Brothers were ordered to enter the palace to catch up with you, but we were framed like this. I also ask the royal brother to find out about this matter and give us justice. ”
"It's nature, it's nature."
Nangong Cheng twisted his eyebrows, he originally thought that as soon as the assassin's incident came out, the Ten Princes and Nangong Han should react if they had the slightest rebellious heart. But I didn't expect the two to do this.
Could it be that he is really suspicious?
"Seventeenth brother, hurry up," Nangong Cheng swept away the suspicion in his eyes, "Come on, bring people down, and interrogate them well." We must find out the truth of the matter. and the waitress who poured the wine, she also had to check it, why did she see the letter in a good manner. ”
"Yes."
After the turmoil, Nangong Han seemed to have been affected by this incident and had been absent-minded. Nangong Cheng had already achieved his goal, and there was no need to keep anyone else, so he let the two go back.
In the Han Palace, late at night, the Ten Princes pinched a piece of snack and put it in their mouths. "Nangong Cheng's trick is surprisingly shallow."
"It's just a preliminary temptation, and you're letting your guard down?" Nangong Han raised his eyes and glanced at the Ten Princes, although Nangong Cheng's tricks today are really not good, but if you want to dispel his suspicions, I am afraid that you will have to work harder.
"We are now grasshoppers on a rope." The Ten Princes yawned and looked careless: "I'll help you get what you want, how about it?" ”
"Oh? Could it be that I don't want it, but the royal brother doesn't want it? Nangong Han raised his eyebrows, but saw that the Ten Princes didn't care and smiled.
"I don't have that mind myself, if I did, how could I invite myself to the fiefdom back then?"
"So, what do you want, Brother Huang?" There are people who don't want to get the country, Nangong Han couldn't help but be a little more interested, and even looked at the ten princes with some changes in his eyes.
The Ten Princes hooked their lips and smiled, and said something in Nangong Han's ear.
Nangong Han laughed after hearing this. "Okay, then we'll make an alliance today. One day, you will help me get the country, and I will give you what you want. ”
"A word?"
"The big husband has a word, and the horse is hard to chase."
"Good!"