The emperor's scheming: alluring the world

161 Chapter 4
After the imperial concubine stepped out of the main hall of the central palace, she immediately issued an oral order: "Pass down the oral order of this palace, and immediately remove the silver charcoal in the central palace and use the worst black charcoal, and change the meals to one soup and three vegetables, with miscellaneous grains." rice."

When Empress Wu in the main hall heard the words, she angrily threw all the delicacies on the table to the ground.Before Emperor Cheng vomited blood, Li Meizhen ordered the Central Palace to be sealed off, and did not give any other instructions, so the imperial kitchen did not dare to neglect, and sent delicious food to the Central Palace every day. Well done, after all Empress Wu is the prince's biological mother, she didn't dare to go too far, now that the imperial concubine has openly handed down the command, the wind direction in the palace immediately changed.

After the imperial concubine left, Empress Wu was so angry that she vomited blood again. Mistress Su looked at her with uneasiness in her eyes, while Eunuch Wang winked at her. She hurriedly said: "Queen Madam, calm down, the imperial concubine is deliberately angry with you, if you get angry and hurt your body, isn't that what she wants? Therefore, you must not be fooled by her."

At this time, Eunuch Wang also stepped forward to support Empress Wu, persuading: "Your Majesty, what Su Qing said is right, now that the Imperial Concubine has murderous intentions for you, you have to calm down at this critical moment, and you have to find a way to save yourself. You are still fighting in Xijiang, you can't give up!"

As soon as the fifth prince was mentioned, Empress Wu calmed down a bit. At this moment, Su Qing knew that it was the best time to speak up, so she said softly: "Your Majesty, in this palace, there are always people who are troublesome. Now we are trapped here. In the middle palace, you can’t get out, and you don’t know what news is going on outside, should the empress calm down now, think about the future, think about what you really want?”

"What do you want?" Muttering these few words softly, Empress Wu looked at the mess all over the place, and after a while she said in a daze: "I want the emperor's love, but this has become a luxury. The only thing I can want is my son to be the emperor, yes, I want my son to be the emperor."

"Your Majesty, it's good that you know what you want. What we can do now is to find a way to send a message to Mr. An. Let's cooperate with each other and force the emperor to abdicate." Forcing Emperor Cheng to abdicate to remind Empress Wu.

"I have my own plans for everything. I'm not feeling well now. I want to go back to the inner hall to rest for a while. You can arrange for someone to clean up here!" Empress Wu didn't tell the truth, so she supported Su's hand and went to bed and go.

Miss Su glanced at Eunuch Wang's downcast face, cast a look of peace and calmness, and then helped Empress Wu to the inner hall.

Lady Su helped Empress Wu into the inner hall, and waited for Empress Wu to lie down on the bed. She didn't say much from the beginning to the end, and helped the empress tuck up the corners of the quilt, and she quietly retreated to the side to rest.

Empress Wu was lying on the bed, her eyes were staring at the bright yellow embroidered curtain, but she didn't feel sleepy at all. After a while, she said to Mrs. Su: "Su Qing, how long have you been with me?"

Hearing this, Su Qing hurriedly stepped forward and knelt down beside the bed and replied: "Returning to the empress, the slave has been with the empress for ten years, and the slave was assigned to serve by the empress when she entered the palace at the age of 14. Thanks to the support of the empress all these years, Only slaves can be female officials."

"Ten years! Ten years have passed so quickly. You were a little girl back then, but now you are a first-class female official. Su Qing, I have treated you well these years. Now I need your help. Would you like to help me?" I take risks in this palace?" A crystal tear fell from the corner of Empress Wu's eyes, she asked with a dry voice.

Su Qing heard the words, showing respect on her face and said: "The servant has been protected by the mother all these years, so that it can be smooth sailing. The kindness of the mother, even if the slave is smashed to pieces for the mother, is not enough to repay. I don't know what the mother wants the servant to do?"

"Help me keep the emperor's heart forever." After saying this, more tears fell from the corners of Empress Wu's eyes.

"Your Majesty..." Looking at Empress Wu, Su Qing showed shock on her face. The Empress Wu in her impression was always strong and ruthless. She has been with her for so many years, and she has never seen her so fragile. look like.

She shed tears silently for a long time, and after a long time, Empress Wu said in a hoarse voice: "Su Qing, as the daughter of the Wu family, I have a noble status. , although it is not as noble as the empress, but it is also a lifetime of glory, do you know why this palace is willing to work hard in this harem."

Su Qing shook her head when she heard the words, fearing that Empress Wu would not see her, she hurriedly answered: "I don't know why this servant is stupid."

When Empress Wu heard this, a smile appeared in her tearful eyes and said: "Because when I first met the emperor, I secretly promised him, even though my parents didn't approve of me marrying him as the crown prince. Concubine, I still go my own way, even resorting to hunger strikes to force them to agree. Just like this, my parents compromised. They took advantage of the Wu family's advantages to make me a crown princess as I wished. It's a pity that no matter how hard I try, the emperor Ruan Xueying is always the only one in my heart. This is the most shameful thing I have ever felt in my life. I really want to hate the emperor, but I can't afford it. Now that I know that he is going to abolish me, I still treat him I can't kill you. Su Qing, even though Eunuch Wang wholeheartedly wants to be good for me, his thoughts are too vicious, so I can only leave this matter to you. You must help me to keep the emperor's heart in me forever. Palace here."

"What does the empress want the servant to do?" Su Qing lowered her eyes, looking like a loyal servant.

Empress Wu took out a safety bag from her waist and handed it to Su Nvguan, "There is a pill in it, you find a way to put it in the emperor's medicine or food, it will not kill people, but it will make people sleep forever, my palace I want him to be by my side forever and ever."

Lady Su took the safety bag, but said awkwardly: "This servant is willing to help your mother fulfill her wish, but the middle palace is guarded by guards, and this servant cannot even go out the gate, how can I put this pill into the emperor's medicine or food! "

Clenching Su Qing's hand, Empress Wu's expression suddenly became excited and said: "There is a secret passage in the central palace, and the method of opening the secret passage is known only to each generation of queens. You bend your ears over, and I will tell you how to open the secret passage. Method, you go out from the secret path, and then find a way to sneak into the Yujing Palace, put this pill into the food that Luo Huiyi prepared for the emperor, the emperor trusts her, and will not be suspicious of her, as long as he takes this pill, other things It has nothing to do with those of us who are under house arrest."

Lady Su approached Empress Wu as she said, and when she learned how to open the secret passage, she wrote it down carefully, and then seemed to promise: "Empress, please rest assured, this servant will definitely live up to your expectations."

(End of this chapter)