Phoenix Fight: The First Concubine

Chapter 162 The Evil of King Qi
How could she have imagined that in this time travel, she would be able to become a princess in the end, and a queen in the future?
The mother of the world?

Such a thing really feels very dreamy.

"What did you say, prince? Xiao Mingrui has become a prince?" King Qi anxiously asked Zheng Bing, the eunuch who was serving beside him. This eunuch was also his confidant and loyal eunuch. King Qi's side.

Zheng Bing nodded and sighed: "The servant just heard the people from Xiaolingwei talk about it outside, and this matter has been known to the world, and it has been canonized."

King Qi was stunned for a while. Although he was under house arrest, his life was not bad. After all, he was still a prince, and no one dared to do anything to him.

But in the past two days, he also clearly felt the change in the attitude of those Xiaolingwei people towards him, as if they were very disdainful.

It was only at this moment that King Qi realized that it was because the crown prince had already been canonized.

And King Qi offended Xiao Mingrui in the battle for the heir apparent, so naturally someone wanted to curry favor with Xiao Mingrui by beating him.

No wonder recently he obviously felt that some people had neglected him a lot.

"What about the father?"

"The emperor is seriously ill, that's why he wants to be the crown prince now."

King Qi's expression was complicated, and after a long time, he was a little ferocious and crazy: "Prince, haha... the position of prince was originally mine, and I am the eldest son of the emperor!"

Zheng Bing sighed, looking at King Qi, he actually felt... If King Qi hadn't committed the treason, Emperor Jianwu might not have chosen him.

It's just that there is no regret medicine in this world.

King Qi was regretful, angry, crazy, all kinds of emotions made this person who usually seemed to be full of smiles and showed no emotions, now he became very hideous and terrifying.

After a long time, King Qi calmed down, and a frightening light flashed in his eyes.

"He wants to be the crown prince and rule the world. Haha, it's a beautiful idea. I will never let him succeed!"

Although King Qi was imprisoned here to guard the imperial tomb, the power he had built up over the years did not die out so easily.

Although he has little influence on the forces in the court, in fact, the contacts he has managed in the palace for many years, and the secret operations he arranged are still there.

In the past, he couldn't infiltrate the power into the Luo Palace, but for the palace.

King Qi sneered, and his eyes flashed a cold light: "Want to be your emperor with peace of mind? Don't even think about it!"

He must destroy this matter, and even if someone else gets the throne, he doesn't want Xiao Mingrui to get the throne.

Because there are too many grievances between him and Xiao Mingrui.

Although Xiao Mingrui acted to plead for him in front of Emperor Jianwu before, King Qi never appreciated it.

He knew that Xiao Mingrui was just trying to show his brotherhood.

"You think I've failed, no, I won't make it easy for you either."

He is barefoot and afraid of wearing shoes?

"My lord, you?"

"Zheng Bing, I asked you to arrange for me..." King Qi ordered a few words in a low voice.

Zheng Bing was a little terrified: "This...Master, if you are found out like this, you will be in trouble."

If Xiao Mingrui found out, King Qi might not even be able to keep the current situation.

"What are you afraid of!" Qi Wang sneered: "What's the good of me now, being imprisoned here waiting to die, is it any different from being dead?"

He would rather go crazy, as long as it can cause irreparable damage, it will make Xiao Mingrui regret it.

Of course he knew that it would be difficult to deal with Xiao Mingrui, because Xiao Mingrui was the crown prince, so his protection was absolutely top-notch, just like Emperor Jianwu, in these years no one could attack Emperor Jianwu in the palace.

"I can't deal with you, I can't deal with your wife, child? Don't you love that woman the most? If something happens to her, you will be very sad, right? And those two children... Haha..."

King Qi laughed wildly in his heart.

Zheng Bing trembled, but since King Qi ordered, he will continue to do so.

As long as they find an opportunity to contact, there will probably be a bloodbath in the palace.

That night, Xiao Mingrui and Murong Wei spent their first night in Ciqing Palace together.

The night was getting darker, the bright yellow gauze curtain was drooping, and the woman's weeping and panting could be faintly heard inside the tent. After a long time, everything calmed down.

Xiao Mingrui stretched out his hand to gently caress his beautiful wife's snowy back, Murong Wei's body was limp, and it took him a while to reach out to get out of the tent, and took a glass of cold water to drink.

"Husband..." Murong Wei looked at him with raised eyebrows: "I heard that today, in the study of Ciqing Palace, the maids serving you seem to be very different. Husband, tell me, why do you have so many peach blossoms?" ?”

Xiao Mingrui smiled wryly, thinking about it, he could understand that Xiao Mingrui was only in his 20s, young and handsome, he was also the crown prince, and in the future he would be the emperor, the son of heaven.How could such a man, those hungry and thirsty maids in the palace who were released from the palace very late, not follow suit?
Especially the maids dispatched to Ciqing Palace, although they have heard of Xiao Mingrui's special favor for the Crown Princess Murong Wei, they are not afraid, if they are caught by the Crown Prince, it will be like a sparrow turning into a phoenix!

They haven't experienced the power of Murong Wei, unlike the maids who came with the palace, no one dared to do this behind Murong Wei's back.

"Don't worry about them, just send them away. Is there still a shortage of maids in the palace?" Xiao Mingrui said, "Don't you believe me?"

Murong Wei pouted her red lips: "It's just very annoying. Tell me, after you ascend the throne, maybe those ministers will persuade you to take on a concubine. It's called spreading branches and leaves. Pooh."

Xiao Mingrui looked at her with a funny face, "If I do this, my wife will cry sadly, I can't bear it."

Murong Wei said angrily: "I won't cry when the time comes, so I ran away from home with Hutou and Lele in my arms."

Xiao Mingrui feigned anger: "No."

The couple quarreled for a while.

"I've been busy with a lot of things recently, and I'm not close to women." He said solemnly: "If someone tells you about draft girls, you don't have to worry about it, just push it on me. I'm busy with government affairs, so I don't have time to deal with it .”

Murong Wei laughed wildly, lying on top of him, teasing with her beautiful eyes shining brightly: "Oh? Isn't it feminine?"

Xiao Mingrui smiled sullenly and stretched out his hand to caress her snowy skin, "Yeah, from tomorrow onwards, I'll stop getting close to women."

After all, Ciqing Palace is different from Luo Wangfu.

Just entered the Ciqing Palace, the Ministry of Internal Affairs assigned a lot of maids and eunuchs, these people need to be selected, although Xiao Mingrui said that he has already compiled some lists, but after all, there are many court ladies and eunuchs in the Ciqing Palace, it is inevitable that there are some spies in them .

Murong Wei naturally had to pay more attention to this.

However, with the help of Madam Zheng and others, she can be regarded as leisurely. After all, everything is handled by the Ministry of Internal Affairs, which can be regarded as very leisurely. However, the affairs of the harem are still handled by the concubine of Emperor Jianwu, and Murong Wei just takes care of it with peace of mind. Just three acres of land.

It's just... there are always many unsatisfactory things.

Yuegu said coldly: "That little palace maid named Bai Lan is not small, she always wanders around the study of Ciqing Palace on purpose."

Murong Wei frowned: "Send her to another place and tell her that if she doesn't work hard again, she will be handed over to Shen Xingsi."

Murong Wei is just upset about this matter, why should she have to send love to Xiao Mingrui!

Yuegu shook her head: "I think the servants should teach me a lesson, so that they can understand how to serve their master. They are so obsessed with flirtatious thoughts all day long, and it's disgusting to watch."

Murong Wei nodded: "You can arrange this matter with Madam Zheng. I think the maids and eunuchs of Ciqing Palace are still in a state of turmoil."

Sure enough, when Madam Zheng beat up the palace maid and sent her to the Department of Punishment, everyone in the palace knew that the place was terrible, and usually they would lose half their lives if they entered it.

In this palace, it is very cold, and Madam Zheng is the one who came out of the palace, so she knows this best.

The effect of killing one to warn others was not bad, and since then Ciqing Palace has become much quieter.

During the period of Emperor Jianwu's illness, his condition fluctuated from good to bad. Xiao Mingrui had already participated in a lot of government affairs. It is estimated that he will be the emperor when Emperor Jianwu dies.

This point is also understood by the court.

On this day, Princess Qin was bringing her son Wen Bin to Ciqing Palace to visit Murong Wei. The two sisters-in-law were gossiping and watching Tiger Head Lele play. Lele was very interested in the little brother Wen Bin and kept teasing Wen Bin Hutou didn't bother to pay attention to Wen Bin, playing with building blocks with his buttocks pouted.

Qin Wangfei Chu looked curiously: "Second sister-in-law, why do you always have so many weird ideas, I am very interesting to see this."

Murong Wei smiled and watched her son place the building blocks, "I just let the craftsmen play with them casually for children's stuff, that's good, they have something to play with, and they don't have to mess around all the time."

"Mother..." Hutou suddenly raised his head triumphantly and pointed at the small house he had built with building blocks. When Xiao Mingrui saw it, he always said that Murong Wei was not doing his job properly.

Murong Wei was speechless about this, these two children are only a little older.

Murong Wei doesn't think so. She thinks that children can exercise their thinking ability, hands-on ability, building blocks, puzzles, etc. when they are young, and they can also make words and numbers into puzzle stories. It can be entertaining and educational.

"Okay, Tiger Head did a great job!" Murong Wei praised.

Mrs. Chu looked curiously at the house piled up with tiger heads, but the house looked like a western castle. Mrs. Chu had never seen such a strange house before, so she stared at it for a long time.

"I'll let someone get it back later."

Hutou was very happy to receive her compliment, "I want Tangtang."

Murong Wei shook her head: "No, you can't eat too much candy."

She asked someone to bring over the jelly that was prepared earlier. This is the fruit jelly that Murong Wei asked to prepare. It is not too troublesome, but it tastes very good, and children like it very much.

Hutou and Lele's eyes lit up when they saw it, and they ran over on short legs.

The Chu family was very curious when they saw the jelly, and Murong Wei asked someone to prepare it for her, "Sister and sister, how do you taste this jelly?"

Chu took the small bowl, saw the crystal clear jelly, took a sip, and said, "It tastes really good."

Hutou and Lele moved slowly, and Murong Wei asked the nanny to feed them again, and when Chu shi had eaten, they hadn't started yet.

Mrs. Chu also liked the jelly very much, but she hadn't finished eating it yet. Suddenly, Mrs. Chu's face changed, and she covered her stomach and moaned.

"What's the matter, brother and sister..." Murong Wei was taken aback, and everyone was also startled, and the maids hurried up to support Chu.

Chu's suddenly vomited, but what was very frightening was that she vomited out a puddle of black filth, which made people feel very horrified.

Murong Wei was startled, but upon smelling the stench, her complexion changed drastically, she stepped forward and grabbed Chu's hand, and immediately felt her pulse.

Her complexion changed again and again, and she said coldly: "Go and invite the imperial physician!"

She looked at the food that Mrs. Chu ate just now, and saw the food that she hadn't had time to feed the child just now, her face was pale and pale for a while, but those eyes were full of angry flames, her body trembled slightly, angry I shuddered all over.

Hutou and Lele were petrified by this scene and cried.

Mrs. Chu was helped to the side and lay down. Wan Xia wanted to clean up the filth, but Murong Wei said coldly: "No need, wait until the imperial doctor comes!"

Not long after, the imperial doctor arrived, and after taking Chu's pulse, his expression changed.

"I ask you, is Princess Qin poisoned?"

The imperial doctor nodded and shook his head again: "It seems that there is something wrong with Princess Qin's food, and it happened that Princess Qin was taking medicine recently because of irregular menstruation, and the medicine happened to be strong, so she vomited. Fortunately, it was the same, so nothing happened. .”

"There is no one else here." Murong Wei's eyes were cold: "Take a look, is there something that shouldn't be put in this jelly!"

The imperial physician checked it out. Although he knew that he might be involved in some harem affairs, this imperial physician was subdued by Xiao Mingrui, so he didn't dare to hide Murong Wei. Moreover, when such a thing happened, the prince Xiao Mingrui would definitely have to intervene when he came back. of.

"Because this substance is colorless and odorless, although I can't be sure...But when I checked the pulse of Princess Qin just now, I could tell a thing or two. The effect of this substance is very strange, and it will not kill people, but if it is taken for a long time, it will cause Reaction slowed down, mental retardation..."

Murong Wei's murderous gaze made the imperial physician shudder.

"What will happen?"

"It's just getting a little silly."

Murong Wei laughed angrily.

Stupid?
I'm afraid he has become an idiot!
Surprise and anger filled Murong Wei's heart, these people, these people dare to use such things, they are really omnipotent, extremely hateful!
This nerve-damaging drug, after a long time, her child will become dementia, right?

"Take their pulse and see if there is any serious problem!"

She has made this kind of thing several times in the palace, and it is hard to guarantee that the child will use it before.

It's just that I didn't expect to be plotted against so quickly.

If it wasn't for the Chu family today, when would she find out?
Murong Wei was afraid for a while, and when the imperial doctor confirmed that Hutou and Lele were fine, she managed to recover from her anger.

"How is Princess Qin?"

"Your Majesty, don't worry, I see that although this medicine may cause people's thinking to be slower, it seems to have no effect on adults..."

Murong Wei's heart shuddered, so to speak, it was specifically aimed at children.

Because children are not comparable to adults in terms of body and resistance, in this case, it is indeed possible to have problems with the nerve center, or be paralyzed, or poisoned.

"Is there an antidote?"

The imperial doctor nodded and said: "There is an antidote, and it's actually not too difficult to solve. If the empress is worried, you can also occasionally give the grandson to clear away heat and detoxify with isatid root, honeysuckle, mung bean, etc., and it will naturally digest it."

Murong Wei heaved a sigh of relief when she heard this, and when she thought that this matter was aimed at the child, she felt a little furious, and immediately asked someone to go to the dining room of Ciqing Palace to find out what happened today. Can't let go.

Yue Nu frowned and said: "Madam, servant girl, look, there may not be a problem with the dining room, right?"

Murong Wei sneered: "These people can be regarded as omnipotent, so it's really hard to say."

At this time, Xiao Mingrui came back.

His face was livid, his thin lips were tightly pursed, and his black pupils revealed a frightening aura. When he saw the court ladies and eunuchs who were serving the children, he asked the imperial doctor what was going on.

"Poisoned? Is the person who tested the drug dead?"

His voice was calm and murderous, and Qian Bin, the personal eunuch that Xiao Mingrui personally chose for Hutou, said tremblingly: "Back to the prince, it was tested with silver needles, and the servants tasted it themselves, there is no problem. "

The imperial doctor next to him said something in a low voice, Xiao Mingrui's expression became more serious, but he clenched his fists tightly, and after a while, he sneered and said, "Gu this time is really an eye-opener, isn't it useful for children? Good, very good !"

This is clearly aimed at his son.

Hutou is his eldest son, he will be the future crown prince, if he is stupid and useless, how can he inherit the throne in the future, and if he has a younger brother, will Xiao Mingrui worry about the choice of heir?

Who else would do such a thing?
He gave an order to Su De who was next to him, and Su De nodded in response, then hurriedly turned and left.

The imperial physician watched from the side, thinking: "I'm afraid the Ciqing Palace will be turned upside down this time."

Xiao Mingrui entered the back hall and saw Murong Wei looking after Hutou and Lele with her head down. The two children were frightened by what happened just now. Murong Wei coaxed them for a long time before they smiled again and became happy again.

Xiao Mingrui's solemn expression eased a lot when he saw that his wife and children were safe.

Just sat down, but found Murong Wei crying.

Murong Wei looked up at him, her eyes were red: "I'm sorry, husband, I didn't take good care of the children. I was careless. I forgot that this is a cannibal harem. I didn't expect..."

She only made jelly a few times and saw that the children liked it, but she didn't realize it. In this palace, the last thing that should be revealed is a person's preference!
No matter how you like to eat food, you can't show it in front of outsiders, otherwise it may be used by others.

She used to be in the Luo Palace, and was under Xiao Mingrui's control at that time, and she herself was able to control everything in the palace so that this would not happen, but she had just arrived in the palace, and now she has not fully controlled the Ciqing Palace. The personnel relationship is extremely complicated, and it was taken advantage of unexpectedly.

She didn't grow up in the palace, and she really didn't anticipate the cruelty of the struggle here.

Xiao Mingrui has been exposed to it since he was a child, and he has seen it a lot, so he naturally knows how to take precautions, but in the current situation, it is obvious that someone is targeting his child, and Murong Wei has obviously not yet started to adapt to life in the palace.

Xiao Mingrui put his arms around her, and said in a warm voice: "Don't cry, it's not your fault, someone deliberately targeted the child, I will definitely investigate this matter, and I will never let anyone play wild in my territory!"

Murong Wei was afraid when she thought about the previous events, and was angry at herself for not paying attention. Who would have thought that someone would be poisoned like this in the palace, and there are such things in the world?

She has also understood that if the children are destined to survive here, then she can no longer be soft-hearted, and she must not be too fond of the children. She must teach them that there are some things that must be sacrificed here!
She just cried for a while, then stopped crying, wiped away her tears, her eyes were firm and persistent: "No one can hurt my family, absolutely not!"

Xiao Mingrui nodded: "Don't be afraid, it's just that you haven't gotten used to it when you first entered the palace. Moreover, I will definitely clean up and down the Ciqing Palace, and I will never let anyone be presumptuous here again."

Murong Wei's eyes flickered: "Husband, who do you think is likely to do what happened today?"

"There is no reason, who will deal with our children? Even if all my sons have problems, I will not adopt their sons!"

Xiao Mingrui's voice turned cold: "I have asked Su De to investigate this matter, and I believe it will be clear in a while."

Murong Wei bowed her head in agreement.

On this day, the Ciqing Palace was turned upside down, from the dining room to the apse, many court ladies and eunuchs all suffered, and were sent by Xiao Mingrui to the Department of Punishment for torture. As for whether they were dead or alive, Xiao Mingrui didn't care at all.

Emperor Jianwu also heard about the murder of the emperor's grandson. After hearing about it, his expression was unpredictable: "Specially deal with children? I underestimated some people. I didn't expect to be able to jump at this time."

As the crown prince, Xiao Mingrui already has the ability to use some people from the General Secretary, so naturally he has to ask Gao Wugong, the chief eunuch, about the inner palace.

Not long after, a piece of paper was placed in front of Xiao Mingrui.

He looked at what was written on the paper, and his expression gradually turned a little ferocious.

"Okay...so deep scheming, such careful planning...to deal with my son, big brother, you really spent all your money, and even brought out hidden threads that have never been used in the palace, Concubine Li...you Do you want to avenge your son, or do you want to be the empress dowager in the future?"

Xiao Mingrui sneered again and again, this time, he was really angry.

He might not even be so angry when dealing with him. Hasn't there been such a thing between brothers since childhood, but when dealing with his family, it's too despicable and shameless!
"Xiao Mingjin...you really want to die!" He crushed the piece of paper with his hands, and listened to Su De's report: "Concubine Rong went to see Concubine Li, and Concubine Li had a secret talk with her... I don't know what they are talking about, but judging from the information they found out, they intend to poison the emperor's grandson, and also want to make the crown princess infertile. It is said that Concubine Rong has a younger sister whose appearance and temperament are very similar to the crown prince's empress. they……"

Xiao Mingrui sneered again and again, these ignorant fools challenged his bottom line again and again.

Concubine Rong couldn't help the eighth prince to the position of prince, so now she is trying to help her sister's son up?

Does he love Murong Wei because of her looks? Someone actually thinks that this method can be used to replace Murong Wei?
It's so stupid and ridiculous, poor concubine Rong is being used by Concubine Li without knowing it, she really thinks she can think of her family!

It can be seen from the fact that she encouraged the eighth prince to target him before, she couldn't see the situation clearly at all, his ascension to the throne was the general trend, what else would these people do other than target his wife and children?
Xiao Mingrui snorted coldly, even though Murong Wei was barren, he would rather adopt Xiao Mingchen's son than marry another woman!

Besides, do these people really think that Xiao Mingrui is dead?
"This account, I will settle it with them one by one!"

Xiao Mingrui's eyes were frightening, Su De glanced at him, and thought in his heart: If you offend your own master, those people should not think about it.

He really didn't understand why King Qi would do such a thing, what would be the use of doing so besides making himself unhappy?
It is impossible for Xiao Mingrui to let King Qi die for the time being, nor is it possible to let him do anything, because Emperor Jianwu is still there.

He could endure until he ascended the throne, but to make trouble for them and let them know that Xiao Mingrui is definitely not a vegetarian, this is absolutely necessary.

As soon as Xiao Mingrui said a word, Ciqing Palace began a cleaning operation that lasted for half a month.

Anyone with problems will be expelled and suspected. Except for Concubine Hui and Emperor Jianwu's people, the spies sent by others were all sent out of Ciqing Palace for various reasons.

Since Xiao Mingrui doubted King Qi, he naturally wouldn't let it go like this, he didn't have to do anything, he just needed a little hint, and naturally there would be people who flattered him to deal with King Qi, making him miserable and unable to speak out!
After all, he is now under house arrest to guard the imperial mausoleum, and if he is not the eldest son of the emperor in the past, even if he still has some power, he can use the dark lines in the palace, but this time, taking this opportunity, Xiao Mingrui also used means to draw Most of King Qi's secrets in the palace were destroyed.

(End of this chapter)