Chapter 96: King An returns to Beijing
Chinese Su Liuying didn't ask Li Xiu if he killed Qingxing, but asked him why he killed her?
In her heart, she had already decided that Li Xiu was the murderer of Qingxing. Facing Su Liuying's questioning, Li Xiu was not surprised, his brows did not wrinkle, his eyes were frighteningly cold, and he said coldly
"I took Qingxing as a concubine to make their master and servant turn against her, so that the jealous Rongqing would clean her up to avenge Qingxing's severed hand against you!"
"And her death was used by me to deal with the queen's mother and daughter. I said that they inflicted pain on you, and I will help you get it back one by one......" When he said these words, Li Xiu's expression was naturally frank, and there was no trace of guilt and regret.
Even if she hates Queen Lou and Rongqing, Su Liuying doesn't want to involve innocents. Although Qingxing is hateful, she does not sin to death.
Looking at the familiar and unfamiliar man in front of her, the chill in Su Liuying's heart spread along her limbs and hundreds of bones to her whole body, so cold that she couldn't stop shivering.
She involuntarily stepped back, she had never seen such a Li Xiu, it was too strange and terrifying! It is no longer the kind and gentle gentleman she is familiar with...... Looking at the horror and disappointment on Su Liuying's face, Li Xiu's eyes froze, but the next moment he approached her, and his voice trembled with excitement
"Everything I do is for you...... I can do anything for you. Even if I win this world for you, I can ......" The madness in Li Xiu's expression made Su Liuying more and more afraid.
She looked at him in a daze, and persuaded with difficulty
"Li Xiu, have you ever thought that if this matter is exposed, let people know that everything on the night of the birthday banquet was done by you, and no matter if you frame Queen Lou, she will not let you go, just because you destroy the emperor's great birthday banquet and play the emperor in the palm of your hand, the emperor will not let go of your ......"
"Stop it, don't sink into the mud anymore. Take Rongqing back to the house, don't let the queen suspect you...... "After yesterday's palace banquet, although Emperor Huicheng claimed that Qingxing committed suicide in revenge in the gift box.
But when he turned around, he dismissed Queen Lou from the power of the palace, and Li Xiu also left Rongqing to go back to the house alone, leaving Rongqing in the palace and ignoring it.
But Qingxing's matter is full of suspicions, even if she died of humiliation, how could Queen Lou bring her to death and expose her in front of everyone in the painting box she gave to Emperor Huicheng?
At a glance, I knew that someone had deliberately done it to deal with Queen Lou...... So Su Liuying knew that Queen Lou would definitely not give up on this matter.
Li Xiuhe would have thought of this, but he was not afraid at all, Liang Liang interrupted Su Liuying's advice, and said in a deep tone
"One of the chess pieces is called 'crossing the river', as long as you cross the river, you can't turn back. And I'm the 'river crosser' now, I can only move forward, I can't go back......" Su Liuying's heart trembled - this was originally a grudge between her and Queen Lou Rongqing, and she never thought of involving Li Xiu in this, because this hatred was destined to be a life-and-death fight, but he stepped in regardless of it...... Helplessness and despair surged in her heart, and Su Liuying was powerless
"I have told you that you do not have to worry about my business, and that we have nothing to do with each other...... So, from now on, whatever you do, it's none of my business! After that, she didn't want to entangle with Li Xiu too much, so she left Chengqian Palace and walked to Changxin Palace.
However, Kankan walked halfway, but the road ahead was stopped by Yingluo. At this time, when she met Yingluo, Su Liuying's heart tightened, and she looked coldly at Yingluo who was blocking the way.
"What advice does my aunt have?" Yingluo rubbed a thick layer of rouge on her face, but she could still see the faint redness and swelling marks on her face.
She hated poisoning Su Liuying, and when she thought that what happened last night might have been done by her, Yingluo couldn't wait to strangle her with her own hands.
On the face, she said coolly
"Weren't you looking for agate beads for Zhaoyi Niangniang last night? Can the beads be found? Hearing this, Su Liuying's heart sank - as she expected, Queen Lou began to act.
Last night, in order to help Qingxing get out of danger, Su Liuying pretended to be picking up red agate beads for Ning Zhaoyi to help Qingxing cover the blood stains on the ground.
Yingluo came to ask her at this time, but she was suspicious of her. As for the incident when she met Qingxing last night, as well as the lie she told, Su Liuying had already told Ning Zhaoyi.
In order to help her fulfill this lie, Ning Zhaoyi deliberately shook her string of red agate beads and threw one away...... Su Liuying said lightly
"It's not easy to find beads that small. I haven't found ...... yet."
"I picked up a red agate bead last night. You go back to Yongkun Palace with me to see if it's Zhaoyi Niangniang's? Interrupting her words, Yingluopi smiled without a smile, and stared at Su Liuying tightly with her shining eyes, not letting go of a trace of the expression on her face.
As soon as Yingluo's voice fell, the two wide-bodied grandmothers who followed her had already stopped behind Su Liuying, and several people surrounded her in the middle.
Su Liuying's heart tightened, knowing that she couldn't avoid it after all. On her face, she said calmly
"In this way, I'm going to trouble Aunt Yingluo." Accompanying Ning Zhaoyi to settle the province in the morning and dusk, Su Liuying often came to the queen's Yongkun Palace, but today's Yongkun is very different from usual - it is extremely cold and silent.
said that she was taking her to see the beads, but Yingluo directly led her to the side hall. In the west hall of Yongkun Palace, there is a small Buddha room for the Buddha shrine, and the queen of the building takes off her hairpin and kneels on the futon in plain clothes.
At this time, the daylight is nearly evening, the candles have not yet been lit in the house, the light in the Buddha room is dim, and the face of the queen of the building can not be seen clearly, and the nose is a faint sandalwood fragrance.
Hearing the footsteps, Queen Lou's brows jumped slightly, but she didn't raise her head, she continued to close her eyes, and put her hands together to look like a pious Buddha.
Seeing this scene, Su Liuying felt an unusually ironic feeling in her heart - she was obviously the most vicious and cruel person, but she had to pretend to be even a Buddha!
"Do you believe in Buddhism?" Empress Lou asked. Su Liuying smiled coldly and said
"Don't believe it!"
"And what do you believe?"
"Believe in myself!" Hearing this, Queen Lou suddenly opened her eyes, and Yingluo stepped forward to carefully help Queen Lou get up.
She turned around and looked at Su Liuying, who looked indifferent, her phoenix eyes were full of ice and snow, and she sneered
"So you killed Qingxing, thinking that you and Qingxing's cheap maid could bring down the palace by making a fuss at the birthday banquet?!" If you talk about the entire harem, who has the deepest hatred with Queen Lou, of course, is Su Liuying.
Others don't know the deep hatred between them, but Queen Lou understands in her heart that from the moment Concubine Qiong died, many things hidden under the shadows have surfaced.
Queen Lou knew that Su Liuying's re-entry into the palace was to seek revenge on her, so she naturally thought of Su Liuying about last night's incident.
And after hearing Yingluo talk about what she met Su Liuying last night, she was even more sure that Qingxing's affair was related to her.
Su Liu's eyes looked at Queen Lou with a cold face, her mind was full of the appearance of A-Niang's tragic death from seventeen arrows, the hatred in her heart surged upward, and she hooked her lips and sneered
"Although it can't completely put you to death, it can also make you lose the power of the palace, and it can be regarded as a fruitful battle!" In the face of her unabashed direct admission, Queen Lou was shocked.
The next moment, a cold light appeared in her eyes, and she smiled angrily
"Sure enough, you did it!" Su Liuying gritted her teeth and said hatefully
"Yes, I just want the world to see how vicious the mother of a country is in front of people! I just want to tear off your hypocritical and disgusting mask, so that the world can recognize your hypocrisy and viciousness......" Yingluo on the side was so hateful that she was so hateful that she raised her hand to pull out the sharp hairpin between her buns and wiped it off Su Liuying's neck.
But Su Liuying moved faster than her, and at some point there was an extra sharp dagger in her hand, and she took the lead in putting the blade on Yingluo's neck.
Since she asked for the package back from Su Shiyu, she has always carried the dagger that Lou Yue gave her, and from the moment she entered Yongkun Palace, she had quietly held the dagger in her hand...... The dagger was cold to the touch, but Yingluo was not afraid at all, and said with a white face
"Niangniang, don't care about the slave maid, kill this, and it's a hundred years from now on......," Su Liuying laughed coldly
"Don't worry, my mother won't want my life. But she is not for you, but for the grand future of the prince, and she wants me to come forward to clarify everything last night for her and return her innocence! ”
"The Queen's Mother. Am I right?! Queen Lou's face had already turned iron-blue, her narrow phoenix eyes flashed with a dangerous cold glow, and she stared at Su Liuying with a dead eye, not letting go of any trace of expression on her face.
She never expected that Lou Yue would tell Su Liuying everything, and she knew that she would not want her life before Lou Yue returned to the palace...... When the tension was tense, a little palace maid ran in in a panic and whispered in the queen's ear.
Hearing the announcement, Queen Lou's eyes completely darkened, and her hands under her sleeves were clenched tightly, and her face was so cold that frost could form.
Looking at Queen Lou's sudden description, not only Su Liuying's heart was stunned, but even Yingluo's heart began to sink with a 'pop'.
The next moment, Queen Lou suddenly hooked her lips and sneered, turned around and sat down slowly on the soft couch beside her, her eyes looked at the door coldly, and her tone was so cold that there was no trace of temperature-
"The real guests waiting for the main palace are here!" Hearing this, Yingluo was stunned, and Su Liuying's heart froze, and she couldn't help but look at the door with Queen Lou, but a terrible thought suddenly appeared in her heart - could it be!
! The next moment, a figure quickly stepped into the door, and when he saw the formation in the room, he didn't have time to wait for Su Liuying to open his mouth to stop him, he had already spoken
"Queen Mother, this matter is none of her business!" The person who came was Li Xiu. Seeing Li Xiu appear, and thinking back to the last words of Queen Lou, Su Liuying suddenly understood in her heart, from the very beginning, Queen Lou had suspected that the murderer of Qingxing was Li Xiu, and calling her to come was deliberately to lure Li Xiu to appear.
The chill spread from her footsteps to her whole body, and Su Liuying looked at Li Xiu who was worried and anxious in a panic, feeling hatred and regret in her heart - she took the initiative to bear everything yesterday, just hoping that Queen Lou would no longer doubt Li Xiu.
As she herself said, thinking about the future of Lou Yue and the prince, even if Queen Lou hated herself, she would not dare to poison herself at this time.
So she didn't mind adding another hatred to her blood feud with Queen Lou. But Li Xiu is different, if this matter is discovered by Queen Lou, he will also be involved in this life-and-death war, which is not what she wants to see.
However, in the end, she underestimated Queen Lou, and she had already discovered the truth of everything. It turned out that after the birthday banquet of Chengqian Palace last night, after Li Xiu stated in front of the palace that the matter was the Li family, Emperor Huicheng did not do much to investigate, and then personally sent the Queen Mother back to Cining Palace, but issued an order early in the morning to remove Queen Lou's power in charge of the palace.
And after Queen Lou returned to the palace, she didn't sleep at all, and slapped Yingluo for the first time, and then began to investigate who killed Qingxing and put it in the birthday gift she sent.
Queen Lou also knew that although Qingxing was tortured, her injuries were not fatal, because in order not to make Li Xiu feel guilty, from the beginning, Rongqing and her never thought about Qingxing's life, but just taught her to seduce the horse master.
She still has the strength to escape from Yongkun, how could she die in the painting box for no reason. And Qingxing has always been greedy for life and afraid of death, and it is impossible to commit suicide...... Therefore, Qingxing died of his killing.
The first people Empress Lou suspected were Su Liuying and Ning Zhaoyi. Summoned the little eunuch who was on duty in the side hall that night to place the birthday gift, and asked in detail the list of people who entered and exited the side hall that night, but Queen Lou found that Su Liuying and Ning Concubine had not appeared from beginning to end, and even the people from Changxin Palace had not appeared.
And before the banquet, Queen Lou personally went to the side hall to check the painting box because she was not at ease, and everything was fine, so it was impossible for Qingxing's body to be put in by Ning Zhaoyi and them before the birthday banquet began.
What's more, Yingluo also told her that Qingxing escaped from Yongkun Palace after the birthday banquet. Therefore, after completely dispelling the suspicion of Ning Zhaoyi and Su Liuying, Queen Lou remembered what Li Xiu had said that night, which was clearly a plea, but in fact convicted Rong Qing, plus he appeared in the side hall, and finally suspected him.
Thinking of her own son-in-law framing herself and her daughter like this, Queen Lou's heart was like a knife...... Looking at Li Xiu, who eagerly protected Su Liuying behind her, Queen Lou suppressed the anger in her heart, looked at Li Xiu with cold eyes, and said coldly
"Since it's none of her business, can you tell me who did everything last night to frame Bengong and Qing'er?!" So far, everyone present knows it.
Li Xiu said coldly
"The queen mother already has the answer in her heart, so why bother asking?" Even though the answer was already clear in her heart, Queen Lou's heart was still completely cold.
After Rong Qing married into the Li family, every time he returned to the palace, he forced a smile on his face, how could Queen Lou not understand Li Xiu's snub to her daughter?
! It's just that no matter how cold and dissatisfied she is, Queen Lou can't imagine that a husband will push his wife into the abyss, not to mention that his wife is still pregnant with his child in her belly...... Queen Lou was angry at Li Xiu's betrayal and frame-in, and hated him even more for his ruthlessness towards his daughter!
She was so angry that she shouted loudly, and the shadow guards of the Lou family poured out around the hall, and a cold murderous aura came to her face!
Queen Lou cares most about her children in this life, she can bear to bully and frame her, but when the bullying and framing Rongqing's head are made, she has lost her last reason.
"Those who break my heart can bear it. Whoever deceives my son will be killed! Slammed the teacup in his hand to the ground, Queen Lou's murderous aura was terrifying!
After listening to Queen Lou's order, the long sword in the hand of the Lou family shadow guard was unsheathed, and the sword pointed at Li Xiu.
Li Xiu is good at kung fu, but compared to Lou Yue's publicity, he has always been restrained, and he will not show his skills unless he has to.
At this time, he had no blade in his hand, but he had an extra bamboo flute in front of Su Liuying, his eyes swept over the Buddha shrine with a cool light, and said coldly
"Is the queen going to kill in front of this Buddha statue in this Great Inner Forbidden Palace today?" Seeing that he was still protecting Su Liuying, Queen Lou's heart was even more hateful and painful, her eyes were cold, and she said coldly
"This is the Yongkun Palace of this palace, and this palace is not afraid even if the sky is turned upside down. If you bully Qing'er and the Lou family so much, the palace will hand you over to the Lou family to deal with! "Since Concubine Qiong's tragic death Su Liuying returned to the palace and had a secret conversation with Emperor Huicheng in Changxin Palace, Empress Lou has clearly felt that Emperor Huicheng is alienated from her.
Last night's incident with Qingxing was full of suspicions, but Emperor Huicheng automatically ignored those suspicions, and just focused his eyes on Qingxing's abuse and torture, and even removed her from the palace early this morning despite her hairpin pleading.
Empress Lou understood that Emperor Huicheng's move was not for the death of a little maidservant, but she had already taken precautions against her in her heart, and she took her power at this opportunity...... Therefore, even if she arrests Li Xiu and goes to Chengqian Palace to redress her grievances, I am afraid that it will not be over.
Moreover, she has no substantial evidence to prove that Li Xiu is the real murderer of Qingxing. In the absence of evidence, if it is said that Li Xiu killed his concubine and came to frame his wife, no one will believe it at all.
If she hadn't used Su Liuying as bait, Li Xiu wouldn't have admitted it...... Li Xiu said coldly
"Since Niangniang wants to seek revenge on me, just come at me and let her go!"
"Let her ventilate for you and move the rescuers?!" Queen Lou smiled coldly, got up again and slowly walked to the Buddha shrine and knelt down, closed her eyes and folded her hands, and said coldly without looking back
"Let's do it!" From the moment Lou Jiayingwei appeared, Su Liuying was completely shocked! She knew that the Lou family shadow guards were powerful, if Li Xiu died in the hands of these shadow guards, no matter who instigated the killing, as the founder of the Lou family shadow guard, Lou Yue would not be able to escape responsibility.
And thinking of Lou Yue, Su Liuying's anxious mind suddenly flashed with inspiration. The next moment, she took the jade plate that Lou Yue gave her from under her neck, handed it to the shadow guard, and said sharply
"This is the jade plate given to me by your prince, seeing the card is like seeing a person, I let you let him go!" Actually, Su Liuying didn't know that Lou Yue's jade plate would not work for these Lou family shadow guards, but thinking that this jade plate was Lou Yue's most cherished thing, she hoped that taking it out would delay time.
The news that she was brought back to Yongkun Palace would definitely reach Ning Zhaoyi's ears, and she hoped that the jade plate would buy her time and wait for Ning Zhaoyi to save them.
However, what she didn't expect was that after seeing the jade plate in her hand, the Lou family shadow guards knelt down one by one without hesitation to receive the order, and disappeared from the Yongkun Palace in less than a moment...... In the face of such a change, not only Li Xiuyingluo was stunned, but even Queen Lou, who was kneeling in front of the Buddhist shrine, turned her head in shock, looking at the jade plaque that Su Liuying had not yet had time to take back.
The small jade plaque is set on the red head rope, and under the light of the light, the queen of Lou clearly sees the graphic pattern engraved on it!
Her whole body trembled violently, and Queen Lou's body fell softly on the futon...... Li Xiu put away the bamboo flute and didn't stop any longer, took Su Liuying's hand and walked out.
Kankan walked out of the palace gate, but Princess Rongqing was standing in the courtyard with a pale face. The gray and cold eyes fell on Li Xiu's hand that was holding Su Liuying's hand, Rong Qing's whole body trembled, he almost stood unsteadily, and gritted his teeth and stood up straight while holding the maid's hand.
However, when her eyes fell on Li Xiu's face, the coldness in her eyes swept away, and she opened her mouth stupidly
"Pony ...... Are you here to take me home...... You see, my luggage and parcels are ready......" Su Liuying was about to withdraw her hand from Li Xiu's hand, but she felt his hand tight.
Looking up, Li Xiu's face turned a little whiter. She struggled hard, and finally shook off Li Xiu's hand. Li Xiu glanced back at her, turned back to look at Rong Qing, and said coldly
"Princess, you have seen everything that has just happened, ...... between us"
"No, the queen mother is just scaring you, you are my colt, the father of the child in my womb, the queen mother will not really want your life...... Let's go home, colt! Rong Qing walked towards Li Xiu step by step, took the initiative to throw himself into Li Xiu's arms, and cried mournfully in his arms
"For the sake of the child, forgive me......" When Rongqing walked towards Li Xiu, Su Liuying had already left Yongkun Palace alone.
The moment she walked out of Yongkun Palace, Su Liuying found that her dirty clothes were already soaked, and her body trembled uncontrollably.
She held the jade plate that Lou Yue gave her tightly in her hand to resist the cold in her heart. She didn't dare to imagine what the killing in Yongkun Palace would have been like if Fang Cai hadn't had the jade plate Lou Yue gave her.
Could it really be as Rong Qing said, Queen Lou was just scaring Li Xiu? No, she didn't believe it, she clearly saw the cruel killing intent in Queen Lou's eyes!
She rubbed the jade plaque with her fingers, and looked up at the northern sky in a daze, she had never missed Lou Yue like this moment...... In the midst of her injury, there was a sound of hurried footsteps on the palace road ahead, but it was Ning Zhaoyi who hurried after receiving the news.
The moment she saw her, Ning Zhaoyi breathed a sigh of relief, and asked with a relieved look on her anxious face
"Does the queen embarrass you?" Su Liuying shook her head tiredly, but when she looked up, she found that Ning Zhaoyi had changed into a concubine's dress, and she knew it in her heart, and congratulated her
"Congratulations to Niangniang on being promoted to the concubine position!" Concubine Ning came late, it was precisely because she went to accept the order, and now she saw that Su Liuying was fine, and she was promoted to the concubine position, and she really laughed heartily.
However, Su Liuying knew that there was something happier to come. Sure enough, Fei'er stepped forward and told her that her voice was really trembling with excitement
"Niangniang not only promoted to the position of concubine, but also ...... is also back in charge of the harem, what a double happiness! Su Liuying said hello to Concubine Ning again, and Concubine Ning said solemnly
"You owe it to me that I was able to get back on my feet!" In less than a moment, the news that Concubine Ning and Concubine Jin were in charge of the harem spread throughout the harem.
When the news reached Yongkun Palace, Queen Lou shook her hands and wrote a handwritten letter with her own hands, handed it to Yingluo and gritted her teeth
"Flying pigeons pass the book, quickly recruit King An to return to Beijing!" Cat flutter Chinese