Chapter 75: I can't climb high

Chinese Emperor Huicheng, who gritted his teeth a moment ago and insisted on hanging Su Liuying, but in the back, no matter how Princess Lishu cried, she no longer gave a death order to Su Liuying, but instead asked people to take her into the side hall of Chengqian Palace and lock her up, and no one was allowed to approach...... Empress Lou brought Lou Yue, who had been unconscious, back to Yongkun Palace, and Emperor Huicheng solemnly instructed the palace people to take a good look at Princess Lishu for a moment, and also left with Mama Lan and others, and the panicked Scarlet Palace returned to calm.

Although she had received a personal promise from Emperor Huicheng to let Lou Yue marry her, Lishu was still worried in her heart, and after everyone left, she turned around and hurriedly walked into the side hall, and said anxiously to the man waiting there

"My brother said that this method will definitely force Lou Yue to comply. But just now the trouble was so fierce, the slut was about to be hanged alive, and Lou Yue didn't let go...... And later, for some reason, the father suddenly let go of the slut......"

"Don't be impatient!" The third prince, Yin Ming, slowly walked out from behind the screen, his eyes were cold, but there was a sneer of satisfaction on his face.

"Brother's ultimate goal is not to take Su Liuying's life, but to let you marry into the mansion smoothly and disperse the power of the prince's party! Therefore, it doesn't matter whether she is dead or alive now, the most important thing is your marriage with Lou Yue! Thinking of Lou Yue's refusal to let go of marrying herself before, Lishu's heart was empty, and she was more and more unsure that this plan was feasible.

I couldn't help crying

"Brother, it's been such a big fuss now, my sister's reputation is ruined, if my brother can't help me marry into the Lou family smoothly, my sister is afraid that she won't want to marry again in the future......" Yin Ming didn't think so.

Everything that happened in the Yihe Palace, he quietly hid to the side and saw it clearly. He said triumphantly

"Do you know why Brother Wei asked you to keep a low profile before and not embarrass Su Liuying?" When she was in Yunling, Lishu made it difficult for Su Liuying several times, and she wished she died.

But after returning to the palace, except for the time when Xianyin Palace Meiyuan was in the palace, Lishu didn't embarrass her once. Su Liuying had doubts about this matter before, but she didn't know that it was all specially instructed by the third prince Yin Ming to Lishu.

Lishu was also curious about why the imperial brother let Su Liuying go, but later saw that because of Su Liuying, the great Sima Li Xiu and even Li Shangshu turned against Lou Yue, and she finally understood her brother's purpose in her heart.

"I naturally know this, my brother just wants to see the rebellion between Da Sima and Brother Lou......"

"It's not all. Although Rongqing finally married Li Xiu as he wished, he lost face because of a sedan chair maid on the wedding day. And it is not difficult to imagine that because of Rongqing's deception and today's humiliation in front of Yongkun Gate, Li Xiu, who is very ambitious, must have left a problem with Princess Rongqing in his heart, and he will definitely not treat her sincerely in the future......"

"As long as Li Xiu can't really be of the same heart as Rongqing, he won't be able to truly integrate into the camp of the prince's party. In this way, we have one less rival! Taking Lishu's words, Yin Ming said proudly, his gloomy eyes could not be concealed - watching the power of the crown prince and queen's party grow stronger and stronger, but he couldn't think of a countermeasure before.

Later, because of the appearance of Su Liuying, he didn't let him spend any more effort, and gradually divided the originally solid prince's power.

And he just needs to wait and see how it changes, and then let Lishu make a trick of committing suicide in a timely manner, forcing Lou Yue to marry Lishu and enter the door.

Hearing this, Lishu was slightly stunned, but she didn't expect her brother to be so thoughtful. Then, on second thought, she dissatisfied

Anyway, Rong Qing finally got his wish and married his sweetheart. As for me, now that my reputation is bad, I still can't marry Brother Lou as I wish......" Looking at her dejected description, Yin Ming sneered

Although Lou Yue fainted for no reason later and failed to force him to agree to the marriage on the spot, at least we know our father's intentions. As long as my father and the emperor have one heart with us and insist on letting you marry into the mansion, this matter will definitely come to pass! Hearing him say yes, Lishu finally put her mind at ease.

Then he began to worry about Lou Yue, who was suddenly unconscious, and rushed towards Queen Lou's Yongkun Palace.

In the Yongkun Palace, Lou Yue, who was unconscious, was placed on the bed in the side hall. Queen Lou sat on the edge of the bed and guarded him, her eyes fell on her sharp armor from Lou Yue's closed eyes, a trace of reluctance flashed in her eyes, but her face was as cold as frost, and her heart was even more shocking...... Yingluo sent the imperial doctor to come in from outside, glanced at Lou Yue on the bed with his eyes closed, his face flashed a trace of panic, he stepped forward and poured tea into Queen Lou's hand, and said cautiously

"...... Is it really okay for the prince to do this? ”

"He's just been injured by the drug on my armor, it's fine, just sleep for half an hour." I don't know when it began, Queen Lou's armor would be coated with a special drug, which could make people unconscious as soon as the armor was scratched and soaked into the blood...... Queen Lou took it to protect herself, but she used it on her favorite nephew today!

And in order to prevent outsiders from discovering and suspicious, Queen Lou also asked Yingluo to send away the imperial doctor who came to help Lou Yue see her...... Looking at the tiredness on Queen Lou's face, Yingluo said in pain

"Last night, for the princess's business, Niangniang didn't sleep all night, and today it is a person from the Li Mansion of Yingfu, and there is an accident in the Scarlet Palace...... Since the prince is fine, Niang Niang will go to rest......" Queen Lou nodded tiredly, and with Yingluo's support, she went to her bedroom.

When she arrived at the dormitory, Yingluo waited for her to take off her makeup, and even carefully took off the pointed armor on her hand for her, and waited for her to go to bed.

However, Queen Lou was not sleepy at all. She straightened her spine and sat in front of the bronze mirror, looking at her pale and tired face in the bronze mirror, her eyes were full of coldness, and she gritted her teeth and sneered

"Do you know why the emperor changed his mind at the last minute and let that slut go?" Yingluo didn't know why, but when she sensitively noticed the moment when Empress Lou let Su Liuying go from the emperor, her expression changed greatly, and she immediately asked hesitantly

"Didn't the emperor let her go because of the sudden fainting of the prince?" In the eyes of outsiders, even people as interested as the third prince Yin Ming thought that Emperor Huicheng saw Lou Yue suddenly fainting, so he temporarily let Su Liuying go.

As long as Queen Lou knows, the truth is far from the case! The moment she looked back, she clearly saw that the silk handkerchief handed to Emperor Huicheng by Mama Lan was embroidered with a picture of peach blossoms and spring rain.

The memory buried in the depths of her heart resurfaced in front of her eyes, Queen Lou's hands were clenched into fists, and her teeth were 'creaking' with hatred - nineteen years ago, she married into the East Palace as the crown princess as the eldest daughter of the Lou family.

married into the East Palace on the same day as her, as well as Concubine Qiong, a side concubine from the old Di foreign country. And from that day on, Emperor Huicheng, who was still the crown prince, had all his thoughts on Concubine Qiong.

Concubine Qiong liked peach blossoms, so Emperor Huicheng ordered all the trees in the East Palace to be cut down and replanted, and peach blossoms were planted all over, even her yard was not spared...... Concubine Qiong missed her hometown, so Emperor Huicheng built her a cloud dream platform.

Even on rainy days, Emperor Huicheng personally held an umbrella for her and accompanied her to walk in the peach orchard...... And the peach blossom spring rain picture embroidered on the veil was asked by Emperor Huicheng for a long time from Concubine Qiong, and she agreed to embroider it for him.

And the other ladies of the East Palace, including all the things that she, the crown princess, made for Emperor Huicheng, were abandoned by him...... It's a pity that in the end, Emperor Huicheng didn't wait for the veil that symbolized their love like lacquer peach blossom spring rain...... The reason why Queen Lou recognized the embroidered picture on the handkerchief at a glance was because it was the pattern of the peach blossom spring rain picture she helped Concubine Qiong draw...... However, after the death of Concubine Qiong, the silk handkerchief embroidered with peach blossoms and spring rain appeared in the hands of Emperor Huicheng, and Queen Lou felt a chill in her heart!

Could it be that Concubine Joan is still alive? Thinking of this possibility, Queen Lou's whole body trembled, and a murderous aura surged in her fierce phoenix eyes, and she gritted her teeth

"Do you know that just now in the Scarlet Palace, at the last moment, Mama Lan gave His Majesty a handkerchief. And the handkerchief is embroidered with the peach blossom spring rain map that Concubine Qiong asked me to help her draw back then! ”

"Your Majesty has seen that pattern, and I like it very much, and I have been shouting for Concubine Qiong to embroider it for him by hand...... Unexpectedly, after nineteen years, this handkerchief finally arrived in his hands! Hearing this, Yingluo was completely shocked!

Yingluo has been by Queen Lou's side since she was a child, and later married into the East Palace with her, and then followed the Queen into the Middle Palace.

Along the way, she accompanied Queen Lou through countless bloody storms. She knows everything about Queen Lou.

Of course, she knew the most about the old things in the East Palace, so she naturally understood the meaning of Queen Lou's words.

Her face instantly lost her blood, and Yingluo's body trembled, and she said in a trembling voice

"But...... But four years ago, the slave saw her poisoned to death...... How so? Impossible! Queen Lou suddenly turned around, stretched out her hand and dragged Yingluo's shaking hand, and said coldly

"Tell me, who did Your Majesty send to send the poisoned wine four years ago—but Mama Lan?" Yingluo's hands were picked by Queen Lou in pain, but she finally calmed down and said with a white face

"Yes...... It's Mama Lan. She is the most trusted person of His Majesty, and such a thing will naturally be handed over to her......" Letting go of Yingluo's hand, Queen Lou's narrow phoenix eyes narrowed dangerously - today in the Scarlet Palace, she suddenly saw Mama Lan who suddenly appeared, and at that time, doubts flashed in her heart.

Since Mama Lan left the palace, it is rare to appear in the palace again. And today she actually found the Scarlet Palace, and now that she thinks about it, she came specifically for Su Liuying's matter.

Thinking of her various protections for Su Liuying before, she even gave up her old face and came forward to ask for grace in front of her in person, why did she care so much about Su Liuying?

Thinking of the silk handkerchief embroidered with peach blossoms and spring rain that she handed to Emperor Huicheng at the last moment of Su Liuying's execution, Queen Lou's heart was cold, and the answer was about to come out!

She gritted her teeth to suppress the chill in her whole body and said coldly

"Do you remember, when did Mama Lan start to leave the palace by His Majesty's grace?" Looking at Queen Lou's increasingly gloomy face, Yingluo's heart jumped and she said in a trembling voice

"This slave remembers it very well. Shortly after the execution of that slut four years ago, His Majesty graced Mama Lan to leave the palace to live, and even allowed her to enter and leave the forbidden palace at will. Since then, she began to mysteriously ...... "heart 'popped' and sank, Queen Lou's heart was already clear, and the chill in her whole body was spreading, and her heart was numb.

"If Hongu guessed correctly, that slut...... Still alive...... Back then, His Majesty gave her poison only to be fake, just to hide it and let her live, otherwise, how could the concubine of the harem marry a courtier and be executed...... And Mama Lan was sent by His Majesty to the palace to take care of her......" gritted her teeth and said this sentence word by word, Queen Lou was angry and hateful in her heart, and her breath was blocked in her heart for a long time, and her head was torn and painful.

And Yingluo was completely stunned, stood aside in a daze, and said with trembling lips for a long time

"What if...... What are we going to do if everything we expected is true? Mother, we can't sit still! In case the events of the year are exposed......"

"From now on, you send someone to keep an eye on Mama Lan. Find her residence outside the palace, and you can find the slut. This time, Hongu is going to finish her off with his own hands! The long and narrow phoenix eyes were full of viciousness, and Queen Lou's expression returned to her previous ruthlessness...... At this time, the little palace maid who was guarding the side hall came to tell her, but it was Lou Yue who came to her senses.

Gu Wei was tired, Queen Lou was about to go to the side hall to see her nephew, but before she could walk to the door, Lou Yue had already hurried in from outside with a white face.

"Auntie, how is she? Where is she now......" As soon as they met, Lou Yue couldn't wait to ask Queen Lou.

The moment she saw Lou Yue, Queen Lou had changed into a plain and amiable and loving appearance, and pulled him aside to sit down with pity, and comforted him softly

"Don't worry, she's fine. After you fainted, Your Majesty let her go. Now he is imprisoned in the Chengqian Palace by His Majesty, and no one is allowed to see him. However, her life was saved for the time being. After that, he looked at him worriedly and asked with concern

"How are you feeling right now? Still dizzy? Is there any other place in the body that is uncomfortable? Just now...... My aunt is also forced to do so! Lou Yue knew that what her aunt said was that she had just fascinated herself.

The moment he fainted, he already understood that it was his aunt's way. So now that he heard his aunt take the initiative to mention it, although he doubted that his aunt's precaution was actually smeared with drugs in his armor, he didn't care about it in his heart at the moment, he was just worried about Su Liuying.

Hearing that Su Liuying was locked up, Lou Yue was mixed with joy, both relieved, but also worried about what Emperor Huicheng would do with her next.

So without thinking about it, his body was already involuntarily rushing towards Chengqian Palace. Queen Lou sighed behind him

"You have to go to Your Majesty's aunt and don't stop you. However, if you go, except for agreeing to marry Lishu in front of His Majesty, everything else is in vain. Hearing this, Lou Yue's body froze, and pain welled up in his heart.

My aunt was right. At this time, he took the liberty of going to Emperor Huicheng to ask for someone, except for agreeing to marry Lishu, he had no other way to let Emperor Huicheng release him.

However, it is absolutely impossible for him to marry Lishu. Turning around, Lou Yue looked at Queen Lou desperately and firmly,

"Auntie, I don't marry Lishu!" Queen Lou also felt sorry for her nephew in her heart, and she didn't want the three princes to have anything to do with King An's mansion.

But today's trouble in Lishu has forced Emperor Huicheng to make up his mind, and it has cut off Lou Yue's retreat...... Sighing heavily, Queen Lou said helplessly and distressedly

"Lishu made such a big fuss at this juncture, forcing His Majesty to make up his mind. If you don't marry her, it will be difficult for her to marry her in the future, so this time...... My aunt can't help you anymore. The light in Rumo's cold eyes died little by little, Lou Yue felt suffocated and uncomfortable, but there was nowhere to vent, forcing his eyes to appear blood-red.

He was desperate and unwilling in his heart, but when he thought of Bai Aya's cruel appearance on Su Liuying's neck, he finally gritted his teeth to hold back the resentment in his heart, gritted his teeth and said in a deep voice

"Auntie, apart from marrying Lishu, is there no other way for the emperor to let her go?" Hearing this, Queen Lou was slightly stunned - in fact, she already knew in her heart that even if Lou Yue didn't marry Lishu, Emperor Huicheng would not want Su Liuying's life anymore.

But now that things are so stiff, if Lou Yue doesn't marry Lishu, she is afraid that the emperor's anger will burn to King An's mansion.

An Wangfu is connected to her life, one is prosperous, and one is lost, she will not want to see an accident in An Wangfu, so she has to persuade Lou Yue to marry Lishu.

After a thousand turns of thought, Queen Lou had already made up her mind in her heart - first persuaded Lou Yue to agree to marry Lishu to keep King An's mansion.

As for Su Liuying, think of other ways to kill her! After making up her mind, Queen Lou was relieved

"Actually, the emperor just wants you to marry Lishu. As long as you agree according to what he said, the emperor will naturally let her go. Hearing what she said, Lou Yue's face was resolute, his eyes were dead and silent, but he didn't hesitate anymore and turned around and went out.

As soon as he left the palace gate, Lou Yue saw Princess Lishu standing at the door with a blushing face at a glance. Presumably, she heard what he said to Queen Lou just now.

Her pretty face was flushed with joy, and Lishu lowered her head slightly and looked at Lou Yue two steps away, feeling excited.

Looking at her description, Lou Yue's heart was full of frost, her eyes were full of unconcealed disgust, and her feet kept walking past her.

Lishu thought that Lou Yue was going to Chengqian Palace to propose to her father, so she couldn't help but follow happily and said

"Brother Lou, I will go with you to see my father. As long as we get married, my father will let Su Liuying go......" Lou Yue, who turned back when he heard the words, looked at the woman in front of him who was unscrupulous to achieve his goal, and the disgust in his heart became worse.

looked at her coldly, and his voice was cold and even more warm.

"Today, I, Lou Yue, reiterate here that I can't afford to climb the third princess, let alone marry you as a princess. I hope the third princess won't do any more senseless entanglements - let me go and find another son-in-law! Hearing this, Lishu felt that a basin of ice water had been poured on her head, and she stayed on the spot completely - after listening to her brother's words, she had more confidence in marrying Lou Yue.

And Fang Cai overheard Lou Yue's last conversation with Queen Lou outside, thinking that Lou Yue would definitely agree to the marriage in order to save Su Liuying, so before Lou Yue said this, she had already decided that she was Lou Yue's future princess.

However, unexpectedly, not only did Lou Yue not give in, but his attitude was unprecedentedly tough, and he was even more unabashedly disgusted with her.

The heart was torn in half, and Lishu's blushing face instantly turned pale. Then, Lou Yue didn't wait for her to respond, and hurriedly walked out.

He has more important things to do! Watching him stride away, Lishu cried out at him sadly

"I can die for you, what can she do for you?! Why are you protecting her so much? Why?! He didn't look back, Lou Yue said coldly

"Whether the princess really hanged herself or faked it, she knows better than anyone else! Besides, I don't need a princess who is forced to die! "Let's just stop and go...... In the Chengqian Palace, Emperor Huicheng looked at the silk handkerchief in his hand fixedly, and couldn't help but show a pleased smile on his face, but his heart was sour.

He waited for this handkerchief for nineteen years ago, and once thought that he would never want to see it in his life, but he didn't expect that God would have mercy and finally let him get his wish.

Mama Lan, who was standing on one side, carefully looked at the expression on his face, and saw that he was smiling lightly and looking happy, the big stone in her heart fell, and she took two steps forward and said softly

"In order to catch up with this, the mother didn't sleep all night. It's all about asthma. Hearing this, Emperor Huicheng's expression sank, and his tone was low but he couldn't hide his worry

"Can you summon Lin Mu to see? She's weak, you should persuade her not to be strong. Mama Lan's face was solemn and she said cautiously

"How can the old slave's temperament be persuaded by the old slave? Mother's ...... It's just that I hope Your Majesty will spare the child for the sake of her relationship with Your Majesty......" As soon as the child was mentioned, it couldn't help but arouse the deepest pain in Emperor Huicheng's heart, his face became extremely heavy, and the pain in his heart also surged up.

After Mama Lan finished speaking, seeing his uncertain expression, her heart also became nervous. After a long time, Emperor Huicheng finally sighed heavily, his face relaxed, and he said coldly

"It's okay to spare her life, but she can't stay in the capital anymore!" Mama Lan's whole body was relaxed, her expression relaxed, and she said sincerely

"The old slave thanked His Majesty for her long!" The eyes were fondly left on the pair of wall people who were accompanied by each other under the jade bone umbrella on the silk handkerchief, and Emperor Huicheng's eyes were rare and gentle, and he said slowly

"Let her go back to Bianzhou...... Don't go back to the capital again, let alone let her know that she is still alive......" Mama Lan sighed silently in her heart, but she took the order to retreat without saying a word.

In the side hall behind the Chengqian Palace, Su Liuying was stunned alone. From being suddenly escorted into the Jardine Hall to putting a white silk around her neck, Su Liuying's mind was shocked.

Later, when she saw Lou Yue falling in grief and despair in front of her eyes, her heart completely collapsed, and it was pitch black...... There was a roar in my left ear.

Lishu's slap was so heavy that she was almost deaf in her left ear, so much so that she didn't notice that Mama Lan pushed the door in.

Looking at her gloomy and gloomy face, Mama Lan was reluctant, but thinking about the emperor's holy decree, she finally got rid of the deep palace completely, and even left the Li Lou family, so as not to make her suffer in the middle.

Mama Lan took out a comb and combed her messy hair neatly. Looking at Mama Lan in a daze, Su Liuying's heart was sour, and before she could speak, tears fell first.

"Mama...... How is the prince? Mama Lan smiled bitterly

"Silly boy, I'm still worried about the prince at this time. He has his own queen Lou to take care of, don't worry! Seeing Mama Lan carefully combing her hair, Su Liuying smiled sadly

"The emperor still wants my life. Mama, are you here to see me off for the last time? Without waiting for Mama Lan to reply to her, she turned around and looked at Mama Lan fixedly, her expression desperate and dead, but there was a trace of forbearance and last prayer in her eyes.

"Mama, how did my dad die? Why is there nothing on his case file, only the words "royal secrets"? Mama, I'm dying, beg Mama to tell me the truth, let me die blind! "Cat flutter Chinese