Inner Palace, Meditation Garden.

This is the cold palace in the inner palace.

There are some concubines who were in the cold palace before the death of the first emperor.

It's not too young anymore.

At this moment, a carrier pigeon silently landed on the window edge of the cold palace.

The autumn rain is cold.

At this moment, a middle-aged woman dressed in white was sitting by the window, looking at the lotus flowers in the pond outside the window, which had long since withered.

She is one of the two concubines who are still alive in the cold palace, Zhang Shufen.

I am fifty years old.

Although he is middle-aged, he can still see that he was a beauty when he was young.

Zhang Shufen looked at the note in her hand, with helplessness and unwillingness on her face.

"The mourning family originally thought that Tang Xiuzhu, the king of Hongnong, was dead, and no one knew about this matter, but they never expected that Tang Xiuzhu, an old bastard, would tell his nephew about it."

"Now, this person named Hu Qiang actually used that incident to threaten the mourning family, damn it!"

"Unexpectedly, let the mourning family find a way to kill Jia Luo, doesn't Hu Qiang know that Jia Luo is also a heavenly master? Doesn't Hu Qiang know that even if the mourning family can kill Jia Luo, it will definitely be difficult to protect himself? ”

Zhang Shufen's face was extremely ugly, and she clenched her fists.

She wanted to refuse Hu Qiang's orders.

But she didn't have that courage.

After all, that thing was too big for her.

At her age, death may not be terrible.

The real horror is the ruined reputation.

After a moment's silence, she finally decided to take the risk.

Although Garo has no grievances with her.

But for the sake of her own reputation, she can only sacrifice Garo and the child in her womb.

Nothing was said all night, and the next day at noon.

Golden Dragon Palace.

Garo was sitting on the couch drinking juice.

This sofa was made by Tang Tingbai and several skilled craftsmen from the Ministry of Industry overnight.

The purpose is to make Garo sit more comfortably.

At this moment, Huang Jin, the eunuch who is also the master of the Dongchang factory, walked in respectfully: "Qi Guifei Niangniang, the concubine Zhang Shufen outside the door asks to see her." ”

Zhang Shufen?

Hearing this name, Garo was stunned for a moment, and then his face was full of confusion.

She had never heard of this name.

Even, until today, she didn't know that there was still a concubine in the palace.

Jia Luo looked at Huang Jin: "This concubine Zhang Shufen, do you understand?" ”

This......

Huang Jin was stunned for a moment, and then nodded hurriedly.

"Back to the words of the concubine, the slave has heard of this concubine."

"It is said that this Zhang Shufen used to be the favorite concubine of the first emperor, but suddenly one day I don't know what happened, and I was thrown into the cold palace."

"Counting the days, it should be a full twenty-five years to this day."

What???

Twenty-five years?

Hearing this, Garo's eyes widened, and even his breathing became a little heavier.

"Guifei Niangniang, the slave also heard that the environment in the cold palace is very bad, and now the concubines in the cold palace only have a mere eight taels of silver per month, and even some people want to buy a thick quilt is a luxury." Huang Jin spoke again with a sharp voice.

Huang Jin is a smart man, he knows what to say and what not to say.

"Let Concubine Zhang come in, she is also a hard-working woman, I want to know what Concubine Zhang is looking for me." Jia Luo said lightly.

Huang Jin nodded and turned to leave.

After a stick of incense, a middle-aged woman dressed in a coarse linen dress walked into the Golden Dragon Palace.

She looked at the familiar and unfamiliar Golden Dragon Palace, and her face was full of emotion.

When Jia Luo saw Zhang Shufen, he had an inexplicable sense of closeness at first sight.

She walked up to Zhang Shufen: "Concubine Jialuo, meet the concubine." ”

Zhang Shufen hurriedly grabbed Jia Luo's arm, with a relieved smile on her face: "Don't say that, I'm just a dying person, I came to find the concubine Niangniang today for a private matter." ”

Personal?

Garo was stunned.

She was curious.

It is the first time she and this Zhang Shufen have met, what private affairs can they have?

However, Jia Luo had a good impression of Zhang Shufen, so she relaxed her vigilance, she looked at Huang Jin and the eunuchs and palace maids in the room: "You all go down, I will say a few words to the concubine." ”

This......

Huang Jin hesitated, but he still nodded.

After all, this was Garo's order, and he didn't dare to disobey it.

Soon, there were only two people left in the entire Golden Dragon Palace, Jia Luo and Zhang Shufen.

Zhang Shufen's face was full of loving smiles.

"Jia Luo, I have lived in the cold palace for twenty-five years, and I have been lonely for twenty-five years, and I have a story that has been sealed for twenty-five years, and today I want to tell you my story, are you willing to listen to my old woman's nagging?"

Garo nodded, though she was curious.

I don't know this Concubine Zhang, why would I tell her a story that has been sealed for 25 years.

Concubine Zhang smiled lovingly, her eyes were already full of memories, her voice was very slow, and she seemed to really fall into the memories of the past.

"It was twenty-five years ago, it was late autumn, and the weather was about the same as it is today."

"At that time, the first emperor had just succeeded to the throne, and he had to get up to deal with government affairs every day, sleeping on the third watch every day, and on the fifth watch."

"Fortunately, the prime minister at that time, Tang Xiuzhu, was able to write and martial arts, had a strong work ability, won the trust of the emperor, and even had the right to enter and leave the palace freely."

"I clearly remember that it was a morning, I had just gotten up, but a man rushed into my room and threw me the big bed, the man was wearing a mask, but looking at his figure and listening to the voice, I vaguely felt that he was Tang Xiuzhu."

"The masked man insulted me and threatened me not to tell the emperor about it."

"Later, I inquired, that morning, Tang Xiuzhu was sick at home and did not go to court, so I can conclude that the masked man is Tang Xiuzhu."

"In this regard, I was in great pain, and I thought of death several times, but just when I was ready to die, I found out that I was pregnant, and when I calculated the time, it seemed to be Tang Xiuzhu's child."

Speaking of this, Zhang Shufen couldn't cry anymore.

"Later...... Tang Xiuzhu had a showdown with me directly, and he actually asked me to poison the first emperor, although the effect of the medicine was extremely slow, otherwise he would tell the first emperor about us, and we would die together. ”

"There's no way, I can only do it, and give the first emperor a poison that attacks very slowly every day."

"Eight months later, the child in my womb was about to be born, but at this time, the doctor diagnosed that it was a stillborn baby."

"At that time, I was struck by lightning, I felt that I had done too much evil and God had retribution on the unborn child, and I went to the emperor to confess that night, but I only said that I made all this by myself, and I did not confess Tang Xiuzhu."

"Because of this, I was locked up in the cold palace for twenty-five years."

"Some time ago, I knew that Tang Xiuzhu was dead, and I thought that the secret that belonged to me would never be known, but just last night, I received a letter."

As she spoke, Zhang Shufen took out a note from her arms.

It was for her to find a way to kill Garo and the child in her womb.

What???

Jia Luo's face changed again: "Taifei, you came to me to tell me, who is the person who instructed you behind this scene?" ”

Zhang Shufen shook her head and looked at Jia Luo's eyes full of love: "No, I'm here to kill you." ”

Speaking of this, Zhang Shufen's face turned pale.

A trace of black blood spilled from the corner of his mouth.

"Don't you smell something special about me?"

"This is called Soul Breaking Incense, as long as it smells for more than a quarter of an hour, it is difficult for the gods to be saved."

"I don't want to kill you, but I have no choice, don't worry, I will die with you, and you won't be alone when you get to Huangquan Road."

You—

Garo's face changed.

She also felt a sweet throat now, and a mouthful of black blood spit out directly.

"I'm sorry, kid, I ...... I can't help myself! Zhang Shufen lay on the table, her voice was weak, and she lost her breath after a few seconds.

And Jia Luo felt that his lower abdomen was like a knife at this moment.

She now regrets it terribly, she ...... Careless.

Unexpectedly, a concubine of the cold palace who couldn't be beaten with eight poles would want to kill her.

It seems that she is pregnant with the emperor's child, which really threatens the interests of many people.

Jia Luo covered his lower abdomen, walked to the door, and pushed the door open vigorously: "Huang Jin, I'm poisoned, ...... Go and call the Imperial Doctor......"

"Guifei Niangniang, you ...... What's wrong with you? Seeing Jia Luo, whose face was pale and there was still a trace of blood at the corner of his mouth, Huang Jin's face changed.

He immediately instructed the Fanzi of Dongchang to go to the Tai Hospital to ask for a doctor, and at the same time sent someone to the Jinyi Wei Yamen to find Bian Que.

And at this moment, Tang Tingbai was looking at the huge map in front of him in the Heart Cultivation Palace.

Just now Li Yuanfang reported that the 400,000 army of Dayan, under the leadership of Huang Zhong, has successfully defeated Beiqiang Mansion.

Moreover, Beiqiang Mansion was extremely rich, just such a place, Huang Zhong and his soldiers robbed 20 million taels of silver.

Although this money is nothing to the current Dayan.

But you must know that in the past, when Dayan was still poor and white, Dayan's annual tax revenue was only millions of taels of silver.

Conquering Beiqiang means that the day of war with the Xiongnu is not far away.

After all, as long as Dayan attacked Gaochang Mansion, it would be tantamount to declaring war on the Xiongnu.

Now the priority is to make explosive packs.

180,000 catties of gunpowder can make at least 18,000 explosives packs, and if the success rate is high, 20,000 explosives packs are also possible.

That's a full 20,000 explosives pack, enough to kill hundreds of thousands of Hun cavalry.

At this moment, Huang Jin, the prince of Dongchang Factory, rushed into the Heart Cultivation Hall with a pale face, and knelt directly in front of Tang Tingbai: "The emperor ...... Your Majesty, the big thing is not good, the concubine is ...... Something happened to her. ”

What?

Something happened to Garo?

Tang Tingbai's face changed, and he immediately rushed in the direction of the Golden Dragon Palace.