The biography of Concubine Lin in the harem

Chapter 98

Walking Song Carrying the Moon Returning to Xianyang (2)

Prince Regent's Mansion, study room, next to the red sandalwood desk is a sapphire floor-to-ceiling five-chain lamp carved with gold pieces of plum, orchid, bamboo, and chrysanthemum. The night breeze squeezes in from the gap between the long vermilion lacquer windows, enveloping the unique fragrance of the spring night. The meaning of cold and damp made the candlelight flicker a little bit, and the light and shadow flickered, and Yichen's face of deep thought seemed vain and unreal.

"I asked you to come here late at night because there is an important matter that needs to be entrusted to you." After a moment of silence, Yizhen looked at Zhu Qizhen's cautious expression, and said lightly, "I blamed you for what happened to Xiao Zhuyun before. Don't blame this king for being aggressive back then. There are too many people and too many things in the court, and it is inevitable that this king made a mistake."

Zhu Qizhen's eyes drooped slightly, and he said quietly: "I have never blamed the regent, I just hate myself for letting others ignore me."

Yizhen nodded, and took a sip of the partridge tea cup: "It is precisely because this king knows your intentions that I will give you a chance to let go. If this matter can be completed smoothly, this king I will give you the position of Shangshu."

Zhu Qizhen's eyes narrowed: "But according to the regent's order."

Yizhen hooked his index finger, signaling Zhu Qizhen to come over, a smile suddenly appeared on the corner of his lips, and he said in a low voice, "Kill someone for this king."

With a sound of "wow", the white dove took off from the treetops, fluttered its wings, and merged into the dark night. Fu Wanting stood under the poplar tree, her eyes were deep, no matter how secretive the conversation, no matter how soft the sound, she could not escape her eyes Konghou, who has been around for more than ten years, can tell what is going on in his grandfather's heart just by his slightly moving lips and the expression on his face, let alone the regent?

The ability to guess people's hearts can be not only the best life-saving talisman, but also a sharp weapon to kill people invisible.

"Is this true?" Zhu Chengbi was so surprised that he almost spilled the tea in his hand, "Is it the king of Xiangcheng who the regent sent Zhu Qizhen to kill?"

Kapok wondered, "The empress dowager already knows?"

Zhu Chengbi put down the teacup of Shuanglong chasing pearls, and slowly twisted the emerald bead bracelet in his hand: "The Ai family has its own people in the Regent's mansion. I really didn't expect it to be the king of Xiangcheng. The regent is getting more and more lawless!"

"Empress Dowager, the Regent's move is actually taking the opportunity to test the Lord's loyalty to him. If the Lord can really get rid of the King of Xiangcheng, then naturally the wish of the Regent King will be fulfilled, and if the incident happens, it can also be pushed to the Lord. "If your lord fails and is captured, the regent king can also leave it clean, but it's just another plan. For your lord, to win the trust of the regent king, you can only take risks."

Kapok's hands were gently placed on the slightly dewy lower abdomen in the posture of protecting the young, and his tone was calm, without any hint of sadness in his heart: "However, the Empress Dowager need not worry, my lord has a perfect plan."

"What does he want to do?"

"The king of Xiangcheng must be safe and sound, but my lord can't release the water. After all, the regent's personal soldiers will go with him. My lord deduces that on the tenth day of May, King Xiangcheng's army will arrive outside Jingzhou city. If the king of Chengcheng fights, he can let the king of Xiangcheng know his identity. If the performance goes well, he can blind the regent's eyes. And the king of Xiangcheng knows that the regent is chasing him. Once he comes, he will strengthen his defenses. Hurry up Entering Beijing, secondly, will strengthen his determination to be loyal to the empress dowager."

Zhu Chengbi pondered for a moment, but still couldn't rest assured: "This move is too dangerous, no way, we can't let the regent's eyes stare at the king of Xiangcheng, the Ai family must take action." After speaking, Zhu Chengbi glanced at Kapok, and asked , "Just now you said the perfect plan, Aijia has doubts. After all, the regent is testing Zhu Qizhen's loyalty. If Zhu Qizhen fails to assassinate but can return safely, it will always make people suspicious."

"Then, if he didn't come back safely, would the Regent still doubt it?" Mu Mian tightly held the silk in his hand, taking the humiliation and resentment that was about to well up in his throat at that moment into his heart, and smiled peacefully, "This time I will leave It's called 'Bitter Meat'."

Thirty miles away from Jingzhou City, in the camp of King Xiangcheng, Murong Jiong and King Xiangcheng had a happy conversation and were very happy.

"Congratulations to the lord, congratulations to the lord! There has never been a grand ceremony for the conferment of a prince in the Great Zhou Dynasty. It seems that the empress dowager is quite dependent on the lord!" Take me down as an officer."

King Xiangcheng snatched the jug from the soldiers around him and poured wine for Murong Jiong himself: "General Murong! At that time, this king had just been released from confinement and was sent to the southwestern border by his father. Everyone said that this king Lost his mother and concubine, and his uncle is charged with treason, he is doomed to never recover, so he has a lot of cold eyes and contempt for this king, if not for the careful training of the general, how could this king be able to make achievements, and how could he be where he is today?"

Murong Jiong was very moved: "My lord! After all, you are the heir of the late emperor, and the subordinates are subordinates, how can there be disrespect? What's more, the prince is born with supernatural power and is a general, how can the subordinates let others slander and waste it?" Has the prince's talent?"

The king of Xiangcheng knew that Murong Jiong was never a flatterer, so his words came from the heart, and he also said: "The general's kindness, I will keep it in mind, and I have written a letter and sent it to my wife, I want my wife to be there for the general The empress dowager and the emperor have spoken kindly before, so what about the so-called 'white jade pillars that lift up the sky' and 'purple golden beams that frame the sea'? In the future, the general will be promoted to a noble and official, and that is what we really want to congratulate!"

Murong Jiong grasped the hand of the King of Xiangcheng, and said sincerely: "My lord has treated me like this, and I will not be able to repay you. I wish to follow my lord's side all my life and never change my resolve!"

The King of Xiangcheng held Murong Jiong's hand tightly, and said word by word: "Okay! You and I, both will be prosperous, and both will be destroyed!"

Murong Jiong raised his head, drank the wine in the glass happily, and sighed: "What a pity! Your lord, you have already married a wife. If not, the next official has a daughter who has not left the court, named Shi Lan, who is twelve years old. It's not that the lower officials brag about themselves, but Shilan is very good at riding and shooting, and has excellent looks and demeanor, so he and the prince are a match made in heaven."

The King of Xiangcheng coughed and said: "General, to put it bluntly, many people think that their wife is jealous, so this king has never taken a concubine, but in fact, this king loves his wife like his life. Apart from my wife, this king will never really like anyone else."

Murong Jiong heard the implication, and also knew that a twisted melon is not sweet, so he raised his glass and said: "Okay! I admire the lord the most, and he is a man when he goes out. He stands upright and the pillar of the country! In the mansion, treat your wife with respect as a guest, and play in harmony." , is really a role model for lovers in the world!"

The King of Xiangcheng smiled boldly, and raised his glass: "The general is too flattering, come, you and I drink this cup to the brim!"

The starry night was low, and everything was silent. The army of Xiangcheng King and Murong Jiong stretched for several miles, black and dense like a crouching dragon on a hill, only the torches of the military tents were seen, and the sound of armor rubbing when patrolling soldiers moved.

In the big tent of the king of Xiangcheng, the king of Xiangcheng is unfolding the family letter sent by concubine He, although he has read it many times, but as long as he thinks that he has survived for four and a half years, he can finally stand out, and thinks about the suffering of the cold wind on the border Bai Shou, thinking of seeing his wife whom he hadn't seen for a long time soon, the excitement in his heart is still overwhelmed by waves, like a tide that never ceases.

From the lines, it can be seen that when Concubine He wrote the letter home, she had a smile like a spring breeze on her face and a joy in her heart.The Empress Dowager was very kind to her, summoning her to the palace to talk to her from time to time, and rewarding her like flowing water.When the dignitaries in the capital learned that they had returned to the capital triumphantly, they broke through the thresholds of the Xiangcheng Prince's Mansion and Shenyanghou's Mansion.Foreign wives who had not had much contact with each other in the past also rushed to Xiangcheng Palace to accompany Concubine He, fearing that they would be disadvantaged.

The so-called following the red top and white, worshiping the high and stepping on the low, it is the same in Ziao City, the capital city, and it is also the same when looking at the world, it is so realistic and so harsh.

The king of Xiangcheng secretly made up his mind that he must firmly hold on to the glory and wealth he earned, and let people all over the world fear him as much as they fear the regent, so that they can be completely determined and bow their heads.

Thinking of this, the King of Xiangcheng took another look at the family letter, carefully folded it, and stuffed it under the pillow, as if it was a rare treasure in the world.

Just as he was about to get dressed and go to bed, he heard a strange sound coming from outside the tent. King Xiangcheng frowned and asked loudly, "What's going on?"

No one responded.

The king of Xiangcheng was puzzled and a little vigilant. He lightly grasped a long sword beside his pillow, opened the curtain and walked out, but was surprised to find that the soldiers outside the tent were all lying on the ground, without a trace. With a sigh, even the torch was extinguished. In addition to being surprised, my heart suddenly strengthened my guard.

With a sound of "嗖", a sharp arrow shot through the air, and the sound of the wind was like the letter of a poisonous snake, "hissing".King Xiangcheng blocked the horizontal sword, and the arrow flew out with a "ding".Unexpectedly, in an instant, a black figure rushed to his side, his movements were as fast as lightning, and it was almost too late to guard against, the sword was already on his neck.

"Xiangcheng King, from now on, listen to me..." The masked man, dressed in black, seemed to blend into the dark night, he looked around vigilantly, and lowered his voice, "The regent sent me come to kill you, but I will let you go."

Although the king of Xiangcheng was very strong in martial arts, he was born with a hulking back and a strong waist, and was as powerful as an ox. He always thought that everyone was inferior to him. Saying that I want to let myself go, I didn't feel any doubts, and asked in a low voice: "What do you want to do?"

"Fifty steps away, among the jungle bushes, there are my companions. What you have to do is very simple. Go east a few hundred steps and there is a cliff. Below the cliff is a big river. You fight me there, push I'll go down. Those people see that I can't succeed, and they are afraid of alarming the whole camp, so they will definitely retreat."

The king of Xiangcheng believed and doubted: "Why should I believe you?"

"If I really wanted to take your life, why would I turn my back on you with the knife? Time is running out, so hurry up!"

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