Chapter 20: The Sunrise in the East

The green snake tried to pick up the little bell.

The small bell on the threshold suddenly shone brightly.

"Roar ......!"

The green snake screamed and fell to the ground, and its whole body was like being pricked by a lightning strike, which was a pain that penetrated deep into the bone marrow and soul, making the snake want to kill itself.

At the same time, the runes on the stone tablet in the main hall flickered, and the green snake with the five thunders and heavenly punishments shattered all over its body, and the iron chain locked in seven inches moved in response to the sound, tightly restraining him, unable to move, and could only resist the damage.

The punishment lasted for half an hour, and the green snake was drenched in flesh and blood, and the charred skeleton could be seen in some places.

Don't get me wrong, the skeleton of the snake is not charred black, this is what it looks like after being punished.

"Damn it!"

The green snake whose scheming was seen through was covered with a layer of ash in his heart, but fortunately, the retreat had not been completely sealed.

It's just that although the opportunity is gone, the hope is not completely dashed.

……

Three years later, Dongfang Qing came to lock the Dragon Hall again, she was already five months pregnant, and she needed the support of many palace maids, and the eunuchs served carefully.

waved away the palace maids and eunuchs who carried him, leaving only one person and one snake, staring at each other with big eyes.

Dongfang Qing squatted down as she did back then, but her body was bloated because of pregnancy, and the whole process was a little difficult; She tilted her head and asked with a smile, "Do you want to cooperate with me?" ”

I didn't ask the purpose, and I didn't ask why we cooperated.

The green snake just glanced at her, remembering the consequences of testing the law last time, and said angrily in his heart: "She hasn't soared yet, is she cooperating with you to find death?" ”

Dongfang Qing laughed, didn't speak, but understood, got up and left.

Half a year later.

Dongfang Qing gave birth to a daughter, and at her daughter's full moon banquet, another very favored concubine teased and ridiculed the queen a few words, and swaggered away with people.

Green Snake listened to the palace maids and eunuchs discussing in private, and learned that this concubine's name was 'Concubine Shu', and she gave birth to two sons and a daughter, and the queen had no children and no daughters, so she had long coveted the position of the queen.

On the other hand, the queen who was ridiculed was not angry, Concubine Shu has always been at odds with her, although Dongfang Qing is favored, but she only gave birth to a daughter, the emperor is old again, can he have another son, in fact, it is difficult to say, the queen intends to support Dongfang Qing, not only to share Concubine Shu's favor, but also to strengthen her own camp.

The queen returned her daughter to Dongfang Qing and said with a smile: "It's a likable little guy." ”

Dongfang Qing sent the queen away, returned to the house, looked at her sleeping daughter, and fell silent.

Early the next morning, the queen sent some nutritional products, and personally hugged Dongfang Qing's daughter coaxing, teasing and kissing, seeing her laughing, she was satisfied, but because Dongfang Qing was not there at the moment, it didn't take long for the queen to leave.

Not long after the queen left, Dongfang Qing came back, avoiding all eyes and quietly entering the house.

She looked at her daughter in a daze, thought for a while, covered her daughter with a quilt, and stretched out her hand to strangle her.

Dongfang Qing cried while exerting herself: "Child, I'm sorry, my mother doesn't want to ...... The burden of the family is too heavy to bear~! ”

The child dies silently, before he has a good look at the world, he has not learned to call his father and mother, and he does not even have his own name.

Dongfang Qing went out quietly......

The emperor went down to the court to see his precious daughter, who was already in his forties, and his sons had reached the age of 'killing brothers and slaughtering brothers', and they attacked each other and fought among themselves, which made him irritable, and this newborn daughter became very pleasing to him.

The daughter was brought by the palace maid, Dongfang Qing happened to come back from outside, saying that she went to sit with Li Zhaoyi, and when she heard that the emperor was coming, she hurried back.

The palace maid hugged Dongfang Qing's daughter, and the show was officially staged.

Dongfang Qing, who found out that her daughter was dead, only grieved vigorously, and kept chanting: "How can this be? It was fine in the morning!! ”

The palace maid had already arranged it, and the collective said that they didn't know, and the emperor was angry and asked who had been here in the morning, and the palace maid said that the queen was ......

This incident caused an uproar, and the rumors were boiling, and neither the ministers nor the palace maids and eunuchs believed that the queen did it, because she didn't have to do this, and it didn't do her any good.

This incident made the emperor hate the empress very much and wanted to depose her.

However, this lack of evidence alone does not pose a threat at all.

When the plan failed, Dongfang Qing had another plan, and privately found someone to get a rag doll made of witch Gu, with the emperor's birthday written on it, and threw it in the concubine's bedroom.

Sure enough, the matter of witch Gu was exposed, and Concubine Shu said that it was framed by the queen, and the queen said that Concubine Shu was uneasy and kind.

The emperor was furious and ordered a thorough investigation.

Dongfang Qing took the opportunity to win over the minister and relatives to create momentum for this matter.

Soon, the emperor made up his mind to send Concubine Shu into the cold palace, and the queen was also deposed and put into the cold palace together.

Soon after the emperor was abolished, Dongfang Qing became pregnant again and gave birth to a son, and the emperor was determined to correct her and make her queen.

The ministers criticized and were greatly dissatisfied.

The emperor did not listen, and was determined to fight against the ministers, and named Dongfang Qing the empress in the criticism of the ministers.

The emperor is getting old, although he can still be in good health, but his health is deteriorating, Dongfang Qing found an opportunity to obtain the right to govern the country with the old emperor, whether it is the minister or the people, although they will criticize and criticize, but it is an indisputable fact that the country is in good weather.

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Twenty years have passed in a blink of an eye.

The green snake has lost count of how long it has been suppressed, maybe fifty years, or sixty years?

Or seventy years?

He couldn't remember it anymore...... However, it doesn't matter, the basilisk has one advantage over other monks or monsters, it has a long life and is not easy to die.

He could afford to wait, as the layout was nearing completion.

Twenty years have passed, and Dongfang Qing, who was seventeen or eighteen years old at the time, is now middle-aged and has a more and more charming charm.

She favored the harem, and in the past 20 years, she has successively given birth to four sons to the old emperor.

The eldest son died early, but fortunately, the second son was very talented, and he showed his smart and wise side since he was a child, and the position of the crown prince, the old emperor left it to her second son.

On the day when the second son was crowned crown prince, Dongfang Qing felt very uncomfortable.

Why?

As the biological mother of the crown prince, why should Dongfang Qing be jealous of her son?

The reason is very simple, the existence of the crown prince himself touches something that should not be touched, that is, power.

When her son ascends the throne, she wants to get involved in power again, but there is no way, because although her son is only less than twenty years old at this time, he is too capable to show it.

So Dongfang Qing tried to get rid of his second son.

At this time, Dongfang Qing invited a minister, and after this scholar gained the trust of the old emperor, he began to spread rumors that the prince was not worthy of the great responsibility, but the relatively mediocre Nine Emperors and Ten Emperors were unspeakably noble.

These words reached the ears of the prince, who was of course very unhappy.

Soon after, this Xiangshi died, Dongfang Qing reported to the old emperor that the prince killed this Xiangshi, and hundreds of armors were found in the prince's house, this is to rebel!