Zhutian: My skills are not serious

Chapter 455 What? You planted it... on me?

Two more days passed.

The autumn wind rises and falls, rippling the shallow blue water and dispersing the last ray of heat left by the setting sun. The eunuchs outside the palace are already drowsy, but the people in Shujing Palace are still holding scrolls and leaving words.

Read some lines like “When I went there, the willows were swaying; now I come back, it is raining and snowing” and write some lines like “There are orchids in the Li River and I miss you, young master, but I dare not say it.”

call out.

As the voice came softly, a figure appeared in front of the door.

She frowned slightly and put down the book in her hand, as if she knew he was coming, or as if she was used to this scene. She rolled up her sleeves, stood up, walked to the door, closed it, and hugged the man's waist from behind.

"Your illness...is healed?"

"It's no longer serious."

Chu Pingsheng patted her hand and pulled her closer: "Miss me?"

"..."

Under the candlelight, Concubine Shu tilted her face and nodded slightly.

"You must be bored in the palace. Come on, I'll take you out for a walk."

He held her hand and walked out.

"No... today... not."

But she raised her head and took a peek, then pulled his hand and walked to the head of the bed, sat on his lap, and undressed with her delicate hands.

Chu Pingsheng looked at the imperial concubine who was carefully serving him and teased, "Tell me, if I caught Li Yunqian and stuffed him under the bed, would he be excited?"

Concubine Shu shuddered, her face showing shock and a hint of guilt, but she quickly suppressed her emotions and continued with her previous actions, helping him to bed.

An hour later.

Chu Pingsheng was very satisfied and held the well-read imperial concubine in his arms: "You must have something to ask me since you are so obedient today. Tell me."

"I heard... tomorrow you will go to Qingyun Palace to attend the celebration banquet held by His Majesty for Prince He."

"Yes."

"Zer will go too."

"You mean for me to not embarrass him?"

"He has been confined to his house these days, copying the Shurangama Sutra you gave me every day. All the guests in the mansion have been dismissed, so he can no longer pose a threat to you."

"You have to know that the problem now is that Fan Xian handed over the evidence of him and the princess colluding with the Northern Qi nobles to smuggle to Li Yunqian..."

Concubine Shu stretched out her finger and pressed his lips: "I heard that when the princess left the city, no one in the court dared to see her off, but you rode south quickly and picked her up halfway."

"So, you think that as long as I protect him wholeheartedly, Li Yunqian will definitely give me face?"

"Yes..." Concubine Shu rested her head on his arm, looked into his eyes and said, "I only have this one son. We can still see each other often in Kyoto. Once he is exiled, if there is no king to summon him, I am afraid that we will only have a chance to reunite when I am about to die."

"A son?" Chu Pingsheng joked, "Why don't you give me another one? That way the Qing Palace won't be lonely anymore."

Concubine Shu's soft body froze for a moment, and she looked at him in disbelief: "You...what did you say? Give birth to...one child?"

"Do you think I'm kidding?" Chu Pingsheng touched her smooth belly and said, "It has been planted just now. I have to find someone to test the effects of this Tianyi Dao method."

Planted?
Planted!
Concubine Shu ignored the second half of his sentence, her mind was full of the word "planted". She was stunned for a long time, the smile on her lips becoming more and more intense, but in the blink of an eye, she looked panicked again and struggled in his arms.

"No, this is not okay... I can't have the child."

"I said I can have it if I want it."

"This is the imperial palace. If we are..."

"Are you worried about Li Yunqian? Don't worry, he won't be able to have the New Year's Eve dinner this year."

"!!!!!!"

"You want to... do something to him?"

Chu Pingsheng kissed her smooth fingers that were lingering with the scent of books: "There is a saying that there can't be two tigers in one mountain, and there is another saying that you can't let others snore beside your bed. Li Yunqian has been stalling for time, and so have I. The day of the decisive battle... is not far away."

Concubine Shu grabbed his hand and looked at him without blinking.

"That's why I like women who are well-read the most. Once they fall in love, they will be totally devoted to you." Chu Pingsheng turned over and pressed her down.

"You...are coming again?"

"In my opinion, you two should share the joy and sorrow tonight, but now I have changed my mind. I will not go anywhere tonight and will stay in your Shujing Palace."

"You mean... the Saintess of Northern Qi?"

"No, it's the Queen."

"Empress...Empress? You actually!"

"Jealous?"

"Not really, it's just a little unexpected, but... this is you."

Just think about her life. She has been a concubine for twenty years and has been guarding an empty room for more than ten years. The feelings of a young girl have long been worn away by the life in the secluded palace. Now, out of thin air, she has a young man in his early twenties, who is strong and healthy, the best in the world, and has thousands of articles in his mind. He can also take her out of the palace to play and relax. What is there to be dissatisfied and jealous about? With her conditions, is he worthy?
On this point, Concubine Shu was very self-aware. "This is... me?"

She smiled and said, "The lecherous mountain king from the west."

"Don't mention it. I quite like this nickname."

"..."

……

With golden weapons and shining silver armor, go up to the sky with me.

Qingyun Hall, as the name suggests, is the only hall in the entire Qing Palace that can be compared with Taiji Hall, especially the three-story lobby, which is transparent from north to south and has a terrace on each floor. In front, you can see the white clouds and the world, and in the back, you can see the lake, green willows and garden atmosphere.

Today, Li Yunqian is hosting a banquet in Qingyun Palace to celebrate the success of Prince Heqin.

You should know that this was Li Chengru's first time returning to Kyoto after the war with Northern Qi.

The wide aisles and long steps were lined with majestic guards wearing armor, holding spears and swords on their waists. The battle flag of the Qing border army fluttered in the wind in front of the hall, and the black dragon pattern on it seemed to come alive, baring its fangs and claws, and tumbling up and down.

As for the scale of this banquet, it cannot be compared with the Four Nations Banquet in the Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests, but the atmosphere it created and the momentum it displayed were much grander than those of the Four Nations Banquet in the Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests. This was not only because the Four Nations Banquet was a banquet to celebrate peace, and Prince Li Chengru was the face of the army, but also because it was done for Chu Pingsheng to see. Ordinary people did not know the situation in Qi, but how could people like Li Yunqian not know? In today's Qi, the people who can make the final decision are not the mother and son sitting on the dragon throne and phoenix couch, but the master and apprentice Bai Feng who have returned to Nanqing.

"I've made such a big show. The emperor really thinks highly of me."

Chu Pingsheng always wore a blue shirt, but today he wore a black robe, a jade belt, a small crown, and a plain small purse hanging on his waist. It was filled with melon seeds that the Saint of Northern Qi loved to eat. When they were all gone, she would pinch a small pinch from the purse, but she would not take too much.

Along the way, she dropped a trail of melon seed shells, which made the guards and eunuchs on both sides extremely angry, but they dared not speak out and could do nothing about her.
On the left of Chu Pingsheng was the eldest princess Li Yunrui. She seemed afraid that people in the palace would not recognize her, so she drew her eyebrows and doted on her hair. She wore a black skirt with a long back, and a phoenix crown surrounded by pearls and jade on her head. Her long black hair hung down in front of her chest, and she was holding two kittens, one black and one white, in her arms.

Qin Ye was talking to the Minister of Works when a man and two women entered from the south gate. When he saw the eldest princess's face, his expression suddenly changed.

The decision to expel Li Yunrui from the palace was made by Li Yunqian. Chu Pingsheng not only disobeyed the imperial order and brought her back to Kyoto, but also brought her to Qingyun Palace to attend the banquet. This... was equivalent to slapping the emperor in the face in public.

"Lord Qin, Minister Feng, how are you always?"

Look at her smug smile, she doesn't look like she's been defeated or expelled at all.

"Hey, hello, Princess..."

The two of them answered with forced smiles.

Li Yunrui smiled and walked away.

Qin Ye glanced at Chu Pingsheng's back with resentment. This guy's master killed his son, but he looked disdainful to talk to him. It was really hateful.

The Minister of Works Feng Yuzhang was hesitating whether to find an excuse to slip away, because judging from Chu Pingsheng's attitude, today's banquet... might not be a good one.

At the same time, Chu Pingsheng climbed a few steps but was stopped by Gong Dian.

"The eldest princess is not included in the banquet."

His voice was cold and businesslike.

"What if I insist that she go up?"

Chu Pingsheng stretched out his right hand.

"Slow down a bit, I'm afraid my speed of cracking melon seeds won't be able to keep up with your speed of killing people."

Haitang Duoduo placed the melon seed shells she had just cracked in his palm.

Chu Pingsheng laughed, "How could that be? Although all the officials above the fourth rank are in Qingyun Palace, if we kill them, the Qi army can go south and wipe out everything, but I am still a colleague of theirs, so I have to remember our old friendship, right? So... Deputy Commander Gong, oh no, now it's Commander Gong, you don't want your head to become a wedding gift for Prince Heqin and the Grand Princess of Northern Qi during a good banquet... Or do you think Ye Liuyun can save your life if he returns to Kyoto?"

"Master Chu, Master Chu..."

Hou Zhigang's voice came from the other end of the stairs.

The old eunuch read from top to bottom quickly: "When His Majesty saw the memorial you submitted, it was already close to evening, so Commander Palace..."

Before he could finish his words, the melon seed shell in Chu Pingsheng's hand flew out.

How much weight could the melon seed shells that the Saint of Northern Qi had eaten weigh? But this thing pierced into Gong Dian's right eye like a flying knife, penetrated into his brain, and immediately fell backwards and rolled down the stairs.

The guards on both sides took look and rushed forward with guns drawn.

Haitang Duoduo threw the melon seeds in her hand away, and Chu Pingsheng waved his sleeves. The guards standing on both sides of the long steps fell down immediately. There were more than a dozen people, and none of them survived. They were all dead.

The Minister of Works, who was standing on the long path below the stairs, was so frightened that he almost peed himself, his legs were so weak that he could not walk.

Qin Ye had seen big battles before, and at this moment he was also pale, because he had never expected that Chu Pingsheng would do such a thing. This was already a sign of rebellion.

"Oh, it's okay, don't be nervous." Chu Pingsheng patted Hou Zhigang on the shoulder: "I just want to try to see if Ye Liuyun will jump out, and then kill him before the night banquet to give a generous gift to His Majesty. He ignored so many imperial edicts. It's better for this dog who is not bound by the royal family to die, isn't it... Believe me, I really don't hate His Majesty for not paying attention to my memorial."

It sounded like these words were spoken to Hou Zhigang, but the voice was rumbling, like the sound of a large bow being struck, and could be heard throughout the entire palace and half of the northern city.

Who would believe that he doesn't hold a grudge? No one would believe that he doesn't hold a grudge.

Of course, one of his goals was to encourage Ye Liuyun to show up.

It happened that Xin Qiwu, the Vice Minister of Rites, and another Vice Minister of War came in from the outside corridor. When they saw the corpse on the steps, they were so frightened that their bodies froze.

"Chu... Lord Chu... are you... are you... planning to rebel?"

Xin Qiwu couldn't understand why he was fine when Li Yunqian ordered him to visit him with some supplements that day. After not seeing him for seven days and before the celebration banquet even started, Chu Pingsheng killed the commander of the palace guards?

(End of this chapter)