"Master Hou."

"Do you need the old slave to enter the Zhaoren Palace, can I help you inform the Nihuang County Lord?"

The sun slowly sets in the west, reflecting the golden patches of the palace walls.

Lu Ze chatted with Father-in-law Gao beside him with great interest, until Father-in-law Gao Zhan said the above words.

His Majesty the Emperor ordered the chief eunuch of Ouchi to lead Lu Ze to Zhaoren Palace.

Lu Ze refused to visit the palace because it was inconvenient for the foreign ministers to enter the inner court, but instead asked Duke Gao to lead him around the Zhaoren Palace to appreciate the solemnity and solemnity of the palace.

The eunuchs and palace maids in Zhaoren Palace, who were dressed as noble concubines, all saw Lu Ze and the others.

These people were unfamiliar with Lu Ze's face.

But for the face of the tall father-in-law, he can definitely recognize it clearly.

Over the years, the harem has had ups and downs, and how many nobles have come and gone.

Only Gonggong Gao has been by His Majesty's side for decades.

Lu Ze didn't mind these people seeing him at all.

Something must be happening in the Zhaoren Palace at the moment, if it is an ordinary time, these palace maids and eunuchs are afraid that they will go in early to report, but today's situation is obviously special.

Lu Ze turned his head and smiled at Gonggong Gao beside him: "Don't worry about Gonggong Gao, if you want to come to Your Majesty's side, you still need Gonggong Gao's companion and around, Benhou is here waiting for the Lord of Nihuang County to come out." ”

Gao Zhanle nodded.

Father-in-law Gao felt that this young Marquis Lu was very unusual.

Especially when getting along with him, Gao Zhan can feel a trace of long-lost relaxation, in the deep palace walls, even if it is a simple chat, it is an extremely luxurious thing for Gao Zhan, the head of the inner house.

It's just that just as Gonggong Gao was about to leave, there was a noisy movement in Zhaoren Palace.

Gao Zhan stopped.

Lu Ze's brows furrowed at the same time: "It's better to bother Father-in-law Gao to go in and help report it." ”

"Master Hou is polite, it's not troublesome."

......

At this moment, in the courtyard of Zhaoren Palace, the Nihuang County Lord directly beat out the vain-faced prince with one palm.

The county lord's eyes were full of coldness, looking at the steps from afar, Concubine Yue and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince both looked extremely nervous, and Concubine Yue hurriedly said: "Nihuang, it is this palace that sees that you are not strong enough to drink, so let Prince Sima Lei help you down to rest, how can you be so vicious?" ”

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince looked at the prince who was lying on the ground with a pale face, and only felt that the words of the concubine were extremely familiar.

Isn't this what the people from the Beiyan Mission said to Marquis Lu when they were in the main hall before?

And Sima Lei, who had just been praised by Concubine Yue, didn't even block the county lord's move at this time, and half fell to the ground spitting blood, unlike the confrontation in the main hall, the current Nihuang county lord obviously spared no effort to shoot.

The martial arts of the southern female marshal were honed on the battlefield of life and death, and at this time, she shot with all her strength, which was definitely not as fierce as ordinary people who had not experienced the battle formation could imagine, Sima Lei was too close to the county lord, and he couldn't dodge and fell to the ground directly with serious injuries.

The Nihuang County Lord snorted coldly: "The wine in Niangniang's palace is really strong, and only half a cup in the stomach makes people delirious. ”

The county lord swept quickly in the direction of the gate of Zhaoren Palace, and the palace people who tried to stop her along the road were beaten to the ground.

The more Guifei knew that today's matter was not completed, and there would be countless troubles one after another, offending the small affairs of Yunnan Mu Wangfu, and the noble concubine Niangniang and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince used such means to deal with the Nihuang County Lord who had made countless military exploits for the country, which would definitely shock the Daliang military.

If things are really big, even His Majesty the Emperor will tear off the kind side and show the emperor's thunderous means.

Concubine Yue finally regretted it.

At the same time, he had already scolded Xie Yu in his heart.

What kind of love is entangled?

It's such a bad thing!

Except for the eyes of the Nihuang County Lord at the beginning, his eyes were a little blurred, and now he looks like a dragon and a tiger, where does it look like poisoning?

Seeing that the county lord was getting closer and closer to the gate, the elite guards in Zhaoren Palace were finally dispatched at this moment.

Dozens of guards surrounded the county lord, holding steel knives in the inner circle, and bows and arrows in the outer ring.

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince Xiao Jingxuan is really in a dilemma at this time.

Stealing chickens is not a recipe for rice.

The lord of Nihuang County is a person who kills on the battlefield, and the general scene can't suppress this southern heroine, but if it really shoots arrows and shoots the heroine of the son-in-law selection conference in Jinling City in Zhaoren Palace, even if it is really a big problem.

But if you don't trap the county lord and are suddenly thrown out by the county lord, the things that follow will be out of control.

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince thought that there was no perfect solution, and couldn't help but set his eyes on his mother beside him.

If you don't make a decision, you can only ask your mother.

I saw that Concubine Yue's gorgeous red lips pursed slightly, and two words burst out from between her teeth in an instant: "Release the arrow!" ”

The prince was shocked: "Mother! ”

"Shoot the arrows!"

"If the dead don't speak, we have a chance to speak."

The prince was stunned in an instant, immediately rushed forward a few steps, and said in a loud voice: "The county lord lost his mind after drinking, and his violent anger attacked, and he wanted to assassinate his mother and concubine, and he was immediately shot!" ”

Facing the county lord, the guards hesitated for a moment.

But after all, the prince is their master, and he still quickly takes the arrow into the bow.

All of a sudden, arrows rained down.

At this moment, someone rushed to report.

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince kicked the eunuch who came to report with one kick: "Bastard, are you looking for death?" ”

The eunuch got up from the ground in pain: "Report to the prince, Niangniang, high... Grandpa Gao is here! ”

"What?"

"Mr. Gao is here!"

Concubine Yue's heart was cold, and she only felt a shiver of despair passing through her heart.

Why did Gao Zhan come here at this time?!

But Concubine Yue only thought for a moment, and quickly regained her composure.

The first thing she said was to Sima Lei, who was distracted by the side: "You go out of the palace from behind immediately, remember, you haven't stepped into Zhaoren Palace even half a step today!" ”

Sima Lei was stunned, looking left and right at a loss.

The prince stepped forward and woke him up with a slap,

After Sima Lei woke up, he ran behind in a puff of smoke.

Concubine Yue then walked down the steps quickly, and the rain of arrows had stopped.

The Lord of Nihuang looked crumbling.

Just when Concubine Yue was about to speak, the county lord directly spurted out a mouthful of blood, and sneered: "Niangniang is like a spring, first she made me close to me with the friendship of her fellow villagers, and if she couldn't win over, she was forced to drink alcohol, and then she wanted to shoot me to death in this Zhaoren Palace." I, Mu Nihuang, have seen countless intrigues and tricks on the battlefield, but I am far less than half a point of you, a poisonous woman. ”

"Niangniang doesn't have to say much at this moment, when the time comes, in front of His Majesty, Niangniang will speak."

Yue Guifei's chest stagnated, gritted her teeth and endured without changing color.

Today, this matter is presented in front of His Majesty, and she has countless words to deal with, but the most difficult part of the whole thing is still the mouth of the Nihuang County Lord, and the only hope of Concubine Yue is to hope that the county lord's daughter's family will be ashamed and arrogant, and she is unwilling to make the almost humiliated things public, so as not to damage her own innocent reputation.

But now it seems that the Nihuang County Lord doesn't care about the so-called innocent reputation.

Looking at the pale but arrogant and stubborn cheeks not far away, Concubine Yue couldn't help but be a little distracted, when she was young, she seemed to be as proud and bright as the Nihuang in front of her.

It's just that after marrying into the palace, her whole person has changed.

Gao Gonggong didn't expect that it would be so difficult for him to ascend the door of Zhaoren Palace, and after walking into the moon arch of the inner courtyard, Gao Zhan was shocked when he looked at the retreating guards, the arrows all over the courtyard, and the crumbling Nihuang County Lord.

"Excuse me, take me to your majesty."

Lord Nihuang sat slumped on the ground, her voice hoarse.

Concubine Yue looked at Gao Zhan at this time, and said with a smile: "The county lord is not strong enough to drink, and he just showed the sword and arrow dance with the county lord in the courtyard. ”

The smile on Grandpa Gao's face has disappeared.

.......

Emperor Liang of the Heart Cultivation Hall was a little surprised when he heard that the county lord of Nihuang asked to see him, and hurriedly sent an order to let Nihuang in.

Gao Zhan was puzzled that he didn't see Marquis Lu after coming out of Zhaoren Palace, and at this time, Manager Gao, who was next to the emperor, still chose to pave the way for His Majesty first, and briefly explained the situation in Zhaoren Palace after entering the palace.

Emperor Liang's face instantly became gloomy.

After the lord of Nihuang County entered the Palace of Raising Hearts, he directly pulled down his skirt and bowed.

"Please Your Majesty be the master of the Nihuang!"

"Oh, get up, Nihuang hurry up, say something slowly, you don't have to make such a big gift."

The county lord of Nihuang knelt and did not move, looked directly into Emperor Liang's eyes, and said: "Concubine Yue summoned Nihuang to Zhaoren Palace in the name of talking about her hometown today, but she secretly did something in the wine, and lost her mind, His Royal Highness the Prince took the opportunity to bring his foreign minister Sima Lei into the inner courtyard, wanting to do misdeeds, so as to force Nihuang to marry. ”

"Nihuang wanted to leave forcibly, but the prince ordered the guards of Zhaoren Palace to raise their bows and arrows, intending to shoot Nihuang."

"I still want Your Majesty to investigate this matter in detail, and I will be fair."

The county lord's words were concise and straightforward, without a trace of pretentiousness, and it was shocking to listen to the words.

Emperor Liang was so angry that he trembled at this moment: "Call the concubine and the prince, come to the Heart Cultivation Palace!" ”

Concubine Yue and the crown prince soon arrived.

In the face of what the Nihuang county lord said, Concubine Yue looked very puzzled: "The concubine invited the county lord to a banquet today, and then the county lord was too drunk and drunk, so the concubine asked the guards of Zhaoren Palace to demonstrate the sword dance to cheer up and sober the mind.... Could it be that it was because of poor hospitality that the county lord felt neglected? ”

The Nihuang County Lord sneered: "What kind of liquor, just one glass makes people feel like a drug and delirious. What's more, as soon as I drank it, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince came in with Sima Lei, is it all a coincidence? ”

Concubine Yue Guifei defended to Emperor Liang: "That wine is a peach blossom brew rewarded by His Majesty, although the wine is strong, where is there a cup of convenience?" As for what Sima Lei is, it is even more imagined by the county lord, only His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was there at that time, if His Majesty does not believe it, he can ask all the people who are serving in the Zhaoren Palace to see if there is a second person who sees Sima Lei come in. ”

The Nihuang County Lord said angrily: "Zhaoren Palace is all your people, you flatly deny it, who dares to raise you?" ”

"The county lord is joking, although the people of Zhaoren Palace are waiting for the concubines, but everyone, including the concubines, is His Majesty's subordinate servants, Your Majesty is holy, who in the palace dares to commit the crime of bullying the king?"

The Nihuang County Lord was silent.

She was thinking about today's incident and directly pushed off the essay test of the son-in-law selection conference.

Now I still underestimate Concubine Yue's ability to distort the facts, and what is black can be said to be white.

Concubine Yue even hid her face and sobbed: "The county lord accused the concubine of being guilty, and the concubine didn't dare to argue anymore, nor did she dare to ask for any evidence." The concubine only asks His Majesty to make a judgment, if His Majesty also thinks that the concubine is guilty, my mother and son should admit the punishment and never dare to complain. ”

And at this moment, a eunuch came in to report.

"Your Majesty, the Great Commander asks to see you."

The emperor's brows furrowed, and then he remembered that Lu Ze had not left the palace yet, but today's occasion involved the dignity of the royal family, and it was inconvenient for others to know.

Emperor Liang waved his hand and said, "I'll see you later." ”

"Your Majesty, the Great Commander entrusted the slave to report, saying that he caught a trespassing foreign minister Sima Lei outside the Zhaoren Palace, and asked His Majesty to send it down."

As soon as these words came out, the whole hall was shocked.

Concubine Yue's face was tense, and the prince's face was as pale as earth.

Gao Gonggong vaguely guessed something.

The Nihuang County Lord's expression was in a trance.

His Majesty the Emperor, who was on the throne, the gloomy look on his face disappeared in an instant, and this appearance of the emperor frightened Concubine Yue.

After a long silence that was almost suffocating, Emperor Liang raised his somewhat heavy arm and motioned for the eunuchs who had come and gone to retreat.

"Yue, what else do you have to say?"

Concubine Yue burst into tears and shouted wronged.

At this time, the concubine knew that the matter was irreparable, so she chose not to discuss the matter, and directly played the emotional card, and pulled all the pots to herself, shaping His Royal Highness the Crown Prince into a good child coerced by the mother.

"Your Majesty! Xuan'er has a good temperament, and the concubine is afraid that he will be bullied by people with evil intentions, so she is so worried. ”

"Thinking that if the prince has more help around him, he won't be plotted!"

The emperor was furious, and flipped Yue Guifei to the ground with one palm: "The crown prince is the prince of the court, the future son of heaven, who dares to calculate?" ”

"As his mother's concubine, you should have taught him to be good at cultivating virtue and government, fulfilling his responsibilities for the king and the country, sharing worries for the emperor's father, and setting an example for his subjects, so that it is really for his good! But what do you see? ”

"Can you do such a despicable thing? If Nihuang loses today, I am afraid that you will die and will not be redeemed, and even the reputation and status of the prince will be affected by you. ”

"It's stupid! Stupid! ”

A sneer crossed the Nihuang County Lord's face.

His Majesty the Emperor's scolding can be said to be a thunderbolt, like thunder.

Because no matter how fierce the emperor scolded, he was aimed at Concubine Yue, and the last words were undoubtedly excusing the prince.

It's just too big today.

It doesn't matter if the emperor doesn't believe that the prince is innocent, the important thing is that if this matter is really noisy, the entire Liang court will be shaken.

Humiliating the county lord with foreign ministers, framing courtiers with the throne, and even ordering guards to shoot after the matter was revealed... This incident was enough to shake the crown prince's position in the East Palace, so Concubine Yue directly shrouded him with all the blame.

After scolding, Emperor Liang breathed a sigh of relief.

did not deal with it in a hurry, but first called Meng Zhi outside the palace in and asked how to capture the foreign minister Sima Lei.

Meng Zhi bowed down and said in a straight voice: "Sima Lei... It was captured by Lu Houye. ”

The emperor's brows furrowed: "Lu Hou? ”

Gonggong Gao stepped forward at this time and whispered a few words in Emperor Liang's ear, and His Majesty the Emperor nodded.

"Lu Hou is worried about Nihuang... Let's let Lu Hou come in too. ”