Chapter 24: A Game of Life
The royal banquet was very grand, usually for several hours, and King Chen's guards came to report that the Hua family was still alive, but it would not be able to go down for several months.
When King Chen heard this, he bowed slightly. Although their conversation was very low, it was still heard by Chu Lixue.
The best gold sore medicine was arranged for the best doctor in the city to see it. This Hua clan's status in King Chen's heart is really not light.
Chu Lixue was secretly slandering in her heart, and at this time, a eunuch came to Chu Lixue's table with a plate of fresh lychees, "Miss Chu, the emperor saw that the lychees on your table were finished, and asked the servants to send you the emperor's share, and the emperor said, if you are proud of this, go back and send some to your house." ”
Hearing this, King Chen's face was really ugly, even if it was a woman he didn't like, but it was not the turn of other men to worry about it, especially Nangong Anyi, let alone think about it. Immediately said coldly, "You dog minion, are you blind?" She is the princess of this king, you actually call it Miss Chu, what is your intention? Also, the princess of this king likes to eat lychees, so this king will naturally buy it for her, and she doesn't need to worry about it. After finishing speaking, he stuffed the plate of lychees back into the eunuch's arms.
Now the eunuch doesn't know what to do, once the emperor, once the prince, which he can't afford to offend. The emperor who was seated just happened to look at King Chen for a long time, he just wanted to be good to his wife in public, if he didn't know that what he saw on the street that day was the daughter of the Chu family, she was already his imperial concubine, would he still be his princess? are all concubines, and with a difference of one word, their status is already different.
The queen on the side clenched her fingers tightly, and her shallot-like nails were broken in the palm of her hand. It can be seen how angry she is.
"Princess Chen's appearance is overwhelming, and even the emperor can't help but be a flower messenger. The queen mother said that the princess was not favored by the prince, and it seemed that the palace was all a joke, no, the princes were already jealous. ”
"Queen, you are the mother of a country, and you must be tolerant." Nangong said coldly.
If she wasn't the daughter of the Bai family, if she wasn't her mother's niece, he wouldn't have married this hypocritical and vicious woman as the queen. Every time he went to spend the night at another concubine's place, the next day she would arrange for the grandmother next to her to send a bowl of shunzi soup, and she had to watch the grandmother drink it with her own eyes.
As a queen, she only gave birth to a daughter, so that he still has no son, and even the people say that his throne is not right, so God does not give him an heir.
Phew, it's all, whether his throne is right or not, it's all up to him. Since ancient times, the winner is king, and the loser is the villain. There is nothing right or wrong.
"Your Majesty, is this a nosy man in this palace? From the palace point of view, the prince and the princess are very affectionate, but they just don't show it. The emperor doesn't have to think about it......"
The Queen Mother on the side listened to it more and more angry, how could this queen be such a fool, today is her birthday, the families of civil and military officials are here, she is so jealous and narrow-minded, let others think of their Bai family, thinking of this, Queen Mother Bai glared coldly at Mrs. Taifu.
"Okay, you don't feel ashamed, but it's still a shame to mourn the family. If you can't celebrate the birthday of the mourning family with peace of mind, leave so as not to affect the mood of the mourning family. The Queen Mother gave such an unceremonious eviction order, and the Taifu family naturally didn't dare to say anything, after all, she didn't teach her daughter well.
The banquet was about to end, Chu Lixue was also about to leave, and just as she was about to take a step, she was stopped by a small eunuch, "Princess Niangniang, the Queen Mother said that you are newly married into the palace, and if there is anything missing, you will say something, after all, you are married from the palace, and the Queen Mother treats you as her own daughter." ”
Hearing this, Chu Lixue sneered in her heart, when her daughter looked at it, I'm sorry, this girl can't afford to climb high. If it weren't for the sake of delaying time and letting the mothers leave, would you and I be willing to act with you? I think so, but I don't say it stupidly.
"Please ask my father-in-law to return to the Queen Mother, just say that I am all right, I don't lack anything, a girl with Ningxiang is enough, there are too many people to serve, but I am not used to it."
"Yes, the minion must tell me." After speaking, the eunuch turned and left.
King Chen had a cold face and glanced at Chu Lixue, "Finished?" ”
"That's it."
"Go home." The two words of ice and cold, returning home, made Chu Lixue's originally good mood covered with another layer of haze.
When he returned to the mansion, it was already dark, and as soon as he entered the room, King Chen scolded loudly, saying that Chu Lixue was flattering the emperor. The conscience of heaven and earth, how could she do this, didn't she just act in a play with the Queen Mother and teach Hua a lesson, he was so angry...... Chu Lixue was very satisfied.
It seems that King Chen is really angry, it seems that in a few days, she will be able to leave here with the book of resignation and Ning Xiang, and even if the queen mother asks, she still has the book of resignation in hand, so it is not to blame her for not working.
Chu Lixue was thinking wishful thinking in her heart, who expected King Chen to say coldly: "Since you dare to hurt the king's favorite woman, then the king will also give you the color back, which is fair." Don't think that if you have the queen mother to support you, and you hooked up with Nangong Anyi, this king will not dare to touch you. ”
Huh, color? Don't you know that this concubine opened a dyeing workshop? What kind of queen mother supports and hooks up with the emperor, and gives her less of these trumped-up charges, in the final analysis, isn't it to vent his anger to his heart and soul. Besides, she has already hurt his heart and liver baby like this, why don't you stop her, isn't there something out of the seven?
"Hey, Nangong Yihan, how do you want to rush at me, this girl will definitely not tremble, but don't splash dirty water on me, it will ruin my reputation. Hook up with the Emperor? Which eye do you see? ”
"This king has seen it with his own eyes and heard it with his own ears, and you dare to quibble? It's simply unrepentant. Someone came, and threw this servant girl of hers into the tiger cage for this king. ”
Hearing this, Ning Xiang was startled, feed the tiger? She had seen with her own eyes how Mei Xiang was bitten to death by a tiger, and now she would suffer such a fate?
"Wait, concubine, see which of you dares? If you have the courage, throw me in together, and your king Chen has not thrown the princess into the tiger cage. Chu Lixue said with a mocking face.
King Chen's face turned pale, and he said angrily: "As long as you can live in the tiger cage for a long time of incense, then this king can consider letting you leave the palace." ”
What the? As long as you take a stick of incense with you in the tiger cage, how long can you leave the palace? It's a big gamble, if they win, their master and servant can leave, if they lose, ......,
Chu Lixue didn't think much about it, so she said: "Okay, I promised, as long as we live, you will let us leave the palace, and you must keep your promise." ”
"That's nature." King Chen is so tidy. He didn't know where the woman in front of him got the courage to dare to go to the tiger cage, the previous women, let alone entering the tiger cage, would be weak even if they stood outside. He really wanted to see what she could do to get him out.
Chu Lixue and Ning Xiang were pressed to the tiger cage, and the guards coldly pushed the master and servant in, and then closed the iron door, and everyone in the house watched together, this is what King Chen meant.
Hua couldn't get out of bed in pain in the house, but when she heard that the prince threw the princess and her maidservant into the tiger cage for her, she was very happy. Does this mean that the prince wants to straighten her up, so he has to clear all obstacles to being a princess for her?
Around the tiger cage, the house was full of people, and as the gate that closed the tiger opened, the white tiger slowly slipped out.
Ning Xiang was so frightened that her legs were already weak, Chu Lixue forced herself to calm down, even if she was afraid, she couldn't fight for it at this time, in order for them to leave this palace, she had to fight hard.
"Ning Xiang, hurry up and get on that tree." Chu Lixue pulled Ning Xiang to the bottom of the tree.
Hearing this, Ning Xiang looked at the tree in front of her and was worried, climbing the tree? How can she climb? No, it won't. Chu Lixue watched the tiger slowly cheer up, knowing that if they didn't climb the tree again, they would all become the tiger's dinner. I don't know how this King Chen usually feeds tigers, is it possible that he has to feed a big living person every day? No wonder there is the title of bloodthirsty prince.
"Miss, climb up quickly, and let the slave feed the tiger." Ning Xiang said with tears in her eyes. She saw that the tiger had already weakened its legs and climbed trees, and if she could let the young lady escape this catastrophe, she would also be satisfied, and she would repay the kindness of Xiangye and his wife to her for so many years.
"What nonsense, hurry up, no one can die, we all have to get out of here alive."
Hearing this, Ning Xiang nodded heavily, and Chu Lixue pushed it up the branch. Chu Lixue also quickly climbed onto another branch with her hands and feet.
King Chen looked at everything that happened in front of him, but he didn't expect that she actually knew how to be opportunistic, and she was really a smart woman, but unfortunately, she was destined to be her enemy.
Seeing that a stick of incense was about to burn out, King Chen picked up a small pebble from the ground and hit Ning Xiang's hand hard, Ning Xiang's fingers hurt, one was unstable, and fell from the branch, Chu Lixue was startled when she saw this, and grabbed Ning Xiang's arm tightly. When the white tiger saw the food, he rushed over happily,
"Miss, let go. The life of the slave is not valuable, so you can run away while the tiger eats the slave and the slave. Ning Xiang whimpered.
She followed her young lady to this King Chen, and she was ready to sacrifice at any time, but she never thought that she would be eaten by a tiger.
"Nonsense, how can you not cherish life like this, hold on to me, don't let go." Chu Lixue grabbed Ning Xiang's hand tightly and used all her strength to pull Ning Xiang up.
Helpless, the white tiger had already come to the tree, stood up, and grabbed Ning Xiang with his front paws, Ning Xiang was so scared, he screamed, let go of Chu Lixue's hand, and fell down from the tree, and immediately, Chu Lixue also jumped down from the tree and protected Ning Xiang, the tiger roared, slapped Chu Lixue's back with one claw, blood oozed out, and Chu Lixue fainted in pain......