Chapter 164: Poisoning

After all the joy was a long song and dance, looking at nothing new, Shen Tingting secretly sighed that it was a pity that the plum blossoms that bloomed just right lost the elegance of independent branches in this continuous sound of gongs and drums.

The weather was cold, Zhang Qian put a handstove on everyone's desk, and Shen Tingting was drowsy with the handstove wrapped in a satin bag, but she suddenly heard the drumbeat of the music, which changed from lengthy and dull to intense and brisk.

"What's wrong?" Zhang Tingting rubbed her eyes and looked at Qihe.

Qi He raised an eyebrow and pointed to the entrance.

It's not an unusual thing, it's just that a few women in exotic costumes come to the beat of drums, and they walk step by step in a very mysterious way.

What interested Shen Tingting was not the different styles of clothing, but the woman who led the dance.

It's none other than Concubine Liu.

Concubine Liu was wearing a half-length small jacket, and her waist was decorated with loosely wound beads, and there was a sound between the swings.

The jacket was adorned with silver ornaments, and the embroidery on it was strange, and it became a picture of a west wind and a fierce horse wrapped around the body.

This is the service of Zhao Guo, which complements the clothes worn by Princess Gulun who is sitting on the stage.

Shen Tingting took a deep look at Zhang Qian, who was sitting on the stage with half-squinted eyes, and Gu Lun, who was drinking tea with his head down, and suddenly felt uneasy in her heart, as if something bad was going to happen.

Shen Tingting's sixth sense is always extremely sensitive, but she doesn't know what tricks this Concubine Liu can conjure.

Shen Tingting looked at Qi He thoughtfully: "If something happens in a while, you don't want to participate, it's best to get out of this Hualin Palace and go to Zhaoyang Hall as soon as possible." ”

Qi He smiled: "What kind of tricks can be made for such a big banquet." Most of these are things that the concubine moved out in order to please Na Gulun, Concubine Liu is from Zhao Guoren, and this dance is just an ordinary toast dance of Zhao Guo, nothing unusual. ”

"Hmm......" Shen Tingting groaned, and didn't say anything more, but between the words, Concubine Liu had already arrived in front of Shen Tingting, and a slanted glance flew over, and Shen Tingting felt a sigh in her heart.

She remembered what Concubine Liu had told her before entering Hualin Palace today, and she was obviously dying, and she was still hard-mouthed. This death is on the verge of death, how can Concubine Liu have the final say?

Then it can only be said that it was Concubine Liu herself who did it.

Shen Tingting frowned, all her attention was focused on those who were dancing, and she looked at the dancing team and the men in Xiliang costumes beating the drums passing past her. Since the concubine, Concubine Liu began to toast one by one like this song and dance, but the toast was a little different, and she drank the wine a few days before the guests' table.

Shen Tingting was slightly surprised.

It's understandable to think about it, since ancient times, there have been many assassinations in the palace, and there are not a few people who have committed assassinations between dance events.

Now it has been replaced by a dancer drinking the wine of the guests, which can not only show the boldness of the Zhao people, but also prevent the occurrence of the stabbing with wine.

Shen Tingting put her hands into her sleeves and sat quietly.

It can be seen that the fake Gu Lun is very happy, and the time that Concubine Liu stayed in front of the fake Gu Lun for a long time, but as soon as she turned around, she went straight to Shen Tingting.

Shen Tingting sat up straight, looked at Concubine Liu, and a smile suddenly flowed from the corner of her lips.

The color on Concubine Liu's body hit Shen Tingting's visual nerves, and she only felt dazzled in front of her, and the pearls and emeralds on her belly hit each other, making a sound.

The hands should be dressed in the flamboyant colors of the body with a pair of turquoise armor, and the armor is inlaid with various jewels, making the pair of slender jade hands particularly slender.

What a beautiful pair of hands, with the jasper carved wine in the cup on the table, it really complements each other.

Zhao Guo was originally a grassland horse, but he also had such a soft posture of heaven and country. If Princess Gulun saw such a scene, should she miss her hometown, and even be willing to get up and dance together?

Shen Tingting squinted her eyes thoughtfully, and quickly wiped away the sadness and pity in her eyes, her fingers paused slightly in front of the jasper cup on the table, but after all, she picked the most inconspicuous silver cup among the wine glasses on the table.

Following the movements of Concubine Taifei and Zhang Qian, she picked up the wine glass and handed it to Concubine Liu, and said meaningfully: "Niangniang's armor is extremely precious, I like it very much." ”

Concubine Liu's movements paused slightly, but she did not delay stepping on the next drum beat, and after receiving Shen Tingting's hand, she turned around to greet the guests, and immediately covered her face with her hands and drank it all.

Shen Tingting withdrew her hand and half-squinted her eyes, but she never refused to accept the wine glass handed over by Concubine Liu.

I always feel that such a drum full of Zhao style appears at such a banquet, which makes people feel awkward, and the drum reverberates at the banquet scene one by one, but it seems to beat on people's hearts one by one.

Every stroke makes people's hearts throb, as if abandoning the routine of pushing cups and changing lamps at the banquet, and seeing the scene of fierce horses galloping and eagles soaring on the grassland.

In addition to the fierce horse, there are also lovers, galloping horses in the sunset, and the man is full of round bows, and the flying eagle soars in mid-air. The man's figure gradually became clear in his consciousness, and there was an inexplicable sense of familiarity.

Shen Tingting was in a trance for a moment, immersed in her own thoughts and refused to extricate herself, and even reached out in vain to grab the scene that was about to leave in a flash, but she suddenly felt a heavy pain in her arm, and suddenly struggled, and the front became clear, it was still the scene of Concubine Liu dancing with a wine glass, and the drums did not stop, but it slowed down.

She really stretched out her hand, holding the silver cup handed over by Concubine Liu.

Shen Tingting looked at everyone's surprised looks, and her face turned pale in an instant.

Damn, this drum beat is psychedelic.

Shen Tingting gratefully looked at Qi He, who had woken up herself, and took a deep look at Concubine Liu. Concubine Liu turned around and danced towards the next case.

Shen Tingting relaxed a little, looked at the silver cup carved with exquisite patterns, and didn't see the silver cup change color for a long time, and when she raised her head, she heard an exclamation from the crowd.

"Yikes!"

"! What's wrong with you? ”

"Concubine Liu fainted!"

Concubine Liu suddenly fell to the ground, and the jade cup of an unknown concubine was in her hand, and the jade cup fell to the ground with a clatter, shattering into many pieces.

As soon as everyone shouted, they surrounded Concubine Liu who fell to the ground in an instant.

Shen Tingting was frightened when she heard the broken sound, and her sense of uneasiness suddenly rose to the extreme, and she subconsciously looked at the silver cup in front of her, but she didn't expect that the originally silver-white and delicate silver cup turned black in the blink of an eye!

Qihe's eyes widened, and he instinctively wanted to grab the silver cup and hide it in his sleeve, but Shen Tingting grabbed his hand.

"Remember what I said."

Shen Tingting shook her head at Qihe, got up and walked towards the center of the chaos.

I thought what was the purpose of this banquet, but it turned out that she was waiting for her in this place.

It's just that Shen Tingting has made a lot of calculations, how to be on guard, but after all, she never prevented that it would be Concubine Liu who used self-harm to frame her.

"Hurry up and announce the Imperial Doctor! Move Concubine Liu to Hualin Palace, no one here today is allowed to leave! Zhang Qian was the first to arrive at Concubine Liu's side and gave the order very calmly.

Someone hurried away, Shen Tingting was squeezing in front of Concubine Liu, seeing Concubine Liu's lips were blue, her eyes were closed tightly, and she no longer had the freshness when she danced in the venue, as if all the breath of life on her body was instantly drained.

This is clearly a highly toxic phenomenon.

Zhang Qian glanced at Shen Tingting, who was frowning and ready to visit Concubine Liu's breath, and then glanced at the concubines around her: "Don't retreat yet!" What to do here! ”

Shen Tingting just touched Concubine Liu's pulse and stepped back with her hand, inadvertently took off one of Concubine Liu's armors, moved her wrist slightly, and put it in her sleeve, took a few steps back with everyone, and watched a few eunuchs lift Concubine Liu onto the shelf.

Concubine Liu was together, and a pool of red and bright blood was revealed on the ground.

Everyone gasped, and Shen Tingting was also shocked.

"It's Concubine Liu's miscarriage! She's pregnant! Someone in the crowd covered their mouths and looked incredulously at the blood on the ground. Even the eyelids of the noble concubine Zhang Qian jumped, and her expression stiffened for a long time.

Not only did she have a miscarriage, but the child's life could not be saved.

"Concubine Niangniang, the stakes are very high, let's go to the previous dynasty and invite the emperor to come up." Concubine Liang frowned and reminded.

Zhang Qian hesitated slightly, pursed her lips and said: "After all, it happened in the Hualin Palace of this palace, and it is a matter of the prince, and it is not too late to ask the emperor to make a decision after investigating clearly." What's more, the previous dynasty was busy with official business, and the loss of children in this harem was related to the previous dynasty, so the news must be blocked first, otherwise people with a heart will know about it, and I am afraid that it will make waves. ”

Concubine Shu echoed: "What the concubine said is very true, first find out the person who poisoned him, otherwise if the crime of losing the prince is blamed, we will be guilty of coordination." Even if we can get rid of the guilt, the three concubines and I are all grandmothers, and if we can't protect our grandsons, won't the world spurn them. ”

Concubine Liang said: "Even if the world spurns, this major event related to human life must have a cause and effect after all." At this time, it is best for the emperor to decide, there is no impermeable wall in this world, right? ”

Concubine Shu raised her eyebrows and said sarcastically: "Concubine Liang has not yet sat in the position of the queen mother, and she is going to start meddling in the affairs of the harem?" ”

Concubine Liang paused, frowned and turned around: "Amitabha." ”

Concubine Shu sneered: "Hmph, fake compassion." ”

"Okay, the two concubines, don't quarrel yet. It's good to find out who did it. Zhang Qian said with a forehead.

Shen Tingting's heart froze, she only felt that her right eyelid was beating badly, and then looked at Qi He's position, Qi He was no longer there, and the black silver cup on the table was very conspicuous.

It seems that this scene is aimed at her after all.

Concubine Liu was even willing to sacrifice the child in her womb.

So when did Concubine Liu get pregnant? Ning Ge recalled that although Feng Jinyi did not stay in Zhaoyang Hall and Ning Fei Pavilion every night, he had never heard of him turning over Concubine Liu's brand.

After thinking about it, Feng Jinyi is the emperor, and who is fortunate to be the queen is arranging it.

Shen Tingting clasped her hands together and exerted herself slightly, feeling better before she was willing to let go......