Chaos in the Chu Palace

Chapter 101 The Grand Finale (2)
Seeing that her expression was normal, Mrs. Xu's eyes flashed suspiciously, and suddenly she sneered again: "It's fine if you don't say anything, I don't plan anything, at most, I watch you fight to the death, and I'm even left behind." clean."

After she finished speaking, she turned around and was about to leave.Ouyang Ruo looked at her lonely and proud back, and her heart was in turmoil. When Mrs. Xu stepped out of the door, she was heartbroken, and she gritted her teeth and said, "Sister Xu, if you are willing to bet your wealth and life to help me, sister I will remember your kindness for the rest of my life.”

Xu took back the foot that had been raised, and turned to look at Ouyang Ruo, only to see her face hidden in the shadows, and felt that she was alone, but there was no doubt that there was a sense of determination in her.

Mrs. Xu was silent for a long while, and then said: "You and I are entangled in grievances, I just ask you, why did you help me that day?" She paused, raised her head with a wry smile and said, "If you didn't come to the Leng Palace that day, would I just die of old age and die in the Leng Palace? All the way?"

Ouyang Ruo was also silent, she sighed softly: "Although Sister Xu has been targeting me, Sister Xu knows that Sister Xu's heart is actually good, but her temperament is too arrogant, and she will be more reasonable after such a loss. And The younger sister also guessed that the emperor had just ascended the throne, so he had to win over important officials in the court, so the younger sister boldly guessed that the older sister would come out one day."

She sighed, and looked at Xu's calm face with a helpless smile: "Sister, I have been on guard all the time since I entered the Chu Palace. I have no power or power, so I can only rely on the help of the emperor and the sisters who are friends with me. It sounds good, but it’s just mutual benefit. Now sister Xu has also learned the truth, if you can’t help my sister and me, then naturally there is nothing to complain about, if you can, then you and I will be friends for life and death.”

She looked at Mrs. Xu with piercing eyes, and finally a smile appeared on Mrs. Xu's glamorous face: "Sure enough, I'm not mistaken. Compared with Mrs. Lin, your head is as high as the sky and below the ground. Just for this, I, Xu Ningshuang, will follow you this time."

Ouyang Ruo felt relieved, and finally heaved a sigh of relief.

She whispered the ins and outs in Xu's ear, and what she said shocked Xu so much that he couldn't recover for a long time.

"If that's the case, wouldn't that one just eat the bear's heart and the leopard's guts? Could it be that she wants to learn from the former kings and queens?..." Xu said in a broken voice.Ouyang Ruo was also shocked, she had never expected such a coincidence.

Ouyang Ruo's forehead was dripping with cold sweat.Based on her and Zhao Qingling's guess, the Queen Zhao's wishful thinking was nothing more than poisoning Chu Huotian to death in one move, so that she could make her eldest prince the emperor.But now that Zhao Qingling can detoxify the poison, when the time comes, the empress will not succeed in her plan, and there is no guarantee that she will stop jumping over the wall in a hurry.

She had really underestimated the queen's ambition before.Now it has been less than six hours since the emperor was poisoned and passed out. Looking at the dark night outside, she felt heavy in her heart for the first time.

Seeing her ugly face, Mrs. Xu patted her hands, and sighed: "Sister Ouyang has been by the emperor's side today, so naturally she doesn't know, I can see it all the way here. There are quite a few unfamiliar faces. If you hadn’t told me about it, I would have thought it was an arrangement by the emperor. Bao Buqi was sent by the empress. You must be careful, it’s getting late, and I have to go back to the palace gone."

After Xu finished speaking, she thought for a while and said, "Don't worry, I will find a way to disclose the news to my father."

Ouyang Ruo's heart tightened, and he shook her hand and asked, "What is Xu Shangshu's idea?..." At this juncture, there must be no mistakes. Although Xu is Xu Shangshu's biological daughter, the emperor's throne Fighting, standing in the wrong position, is the danger of ransacking the family and exterminating the family. It is hard to guarantee that the Xu family will not think about it.

Mrs. Xu was very patient, and said seriously to her: "I didn't pat my chest to assure you, but helping you now is tantamount to helping me. I have no children, only a little concubine from the Li family." She said After a pause, he seemed to think of the lovely face of Little Diji, and the cold face softened a little.

She continued: "If the empress wins the general power, not to mention the sad life of the palace, even our Xu family will not be able to escape. The emperor was able to ascend to the throne in those days, except for the empress's Zhao family, and then our Xu family gave full support, so the empress If you have the ability, the first one is to take our Xu family into surgery..."

She sighed.Only then did Ouyang Ruo feel relieved.Mrs. Xu smiled wryly at her and said: "Actually, I have already seen life and death. I didn't get any benefits from being in the Xu family when I was a young girl. Now it is all nonsense to talk about the glory of the family. I only worry about it now. Little Diji, she's still young, if the empress gains power in the future, I'm afraid that the little Diji's background will be affected as well."

Once a woman becomes a mother, she thinks only of her children.

Ouyang Ruo was silent for a moment, then raised her head, looked at her fixedly and said: "Sister Xu, don't worry. I will try my best to get through this difficulty. When I go back, I just need to explain the situation to Xu Shangshu, and there is no need to say too much. I only know that the Empress wants to take advantage of the chaos to plot rebellion, so please ask Xu Shangshu to stand by the Emperor and hold on to the military power in his hands, and we will know when the time comes." She believed that Xu was not such a talkative person.

Mrs. Xu nodded, opened the door to look around, and left quietly.

Ouyang Ruo felt heavy in his heart, helped Wan Hui and returned to Ganlu Palace.Zhao Qingling was also looking tired, and was wiping his hands with a handkerchief.

The golden curtains hung down, and Chu Huotian's pale face was already blood-colored.Ouyang Ruo looked at his calm face, and the fatigue in her heart slowly dissipated. She wrung a clean veil and wiped his hands and feet, hoping to bring back his drowsy mind.

Seeing her like this, Zhao Qingling comforted her: "Your Majesty, let's rest first. The emperor's condition is stable now, it depends on tonight. If he can wake up, it will be tonight." He said the last sentence very solemnly with certainty.

Ouyang Ruo was startled, and suddenly remembered what she had just said to Mrs. Xu, and hurriedly explained it to Zhao Qingling again.Zhao Qingling pondered for a long while, showing a dignified expression: "Indeed, the Queen will definitely think of a follow-up method if she fails to succeed in one blow. We are indeed careless. Li Jingcai!"

He called softly, and after a while, Li Jing quietly appeared, Zhao Qingling whispered a few words in his ear, Li Jing looked solemn, and then quietly retreated.

Seeing that Zhao Qingling acted swiftly and spoke effectively, Ouyang Ruo couldn't help feeling a little bit puzzled in her heart.Seeing that she hesitated to speak, Zhao Qingling smiled at her, that bright smile seemed to be able to illuminate even the dark palace.

He took out a piece of black jade from his bosom, engraved with a five-clawed dragon, and said with a smile: "To be honest, I am the emperor's shadow sect master. If the emperor is assassinated or attacked and cannot manage affairs, I can execute it for you." Royal order."

Ouyang Ruo widened her beautiful eyes when she heard the words, and looked him up and down carefully, but seeing his clear and graceful demeanor, how could he look like the shadow sect master? !But if this is not the case, how can he explain his detached position in front of Chu Huotian.Even Chu Huotian could turn a blind eye to some of his unreasonable and transgressive actions.If it weren't for total trust, it would be impossible to do so.

Zhao Qingling seemed to appreciate the shocking effect of his words on her, and there was a childlike look of complacency on his face.Ouyang Ruo's heart was heavy, seeing him like this, he couldn't help but chuckled.

Her smile bloomed suddenly like a budding flower, and Zhao Qingling couldn't help being dazzled when she saw it, and looked away unnaturally.

"With Mr. Zhao here, I feel relieved." Ouyang Ruo finally breathed a sigh of relief, shook Chu Huotian's hand, and said in a low voice: "Huo Lang, I knew you were not the one waiting to be slaughtered. "

She should have known a long time ago that Chu Huotian's city would definitely not fall into a passive position.

As the night gradually darkened, Ouyang Ruo fell asleep unknowingly leaning against his couch.

After Zhao Qingling finished her work, she glanced at her peaceful sleeping face, thought for a while, and finally took a thin quilt to cover her, and then quietly turned out.

Outside the hall, there was a trace of chill in the cool wind, and there was a dark wave in his eyes, as expected, someone was watching here.He walked out unhurriedly, and the corner of his thin mouth evoked a murderous intent, which was completely opposite to the usual calm and breezy.

This chaos has only just begun...

The whole hall was dark, and two bright candles as thick as a child's arms flickered beside it.

Ouyang Ruo slept until midnight, when she suddenly felt her hand move, she woke up suddenly, it turned out that the big palm holding him in her hand moved a few times.Ouyang Ruo was overjoyed, and was about to struggle to get up, but he didn't expect that half of his body that was numb from the pressure gave way and fell to the ground again.

With a sound of "boom", her head hit a corner of the dragon bed heavily, and it swelled up into a big lump.Regardless of the pain, she struggled to get up again.

"Huo Lang, Huo Lang..." She suppressed her excitement and called him in a low voice.He's moving, he's about to wake up!

This cognition was filling her mind, she called him in a low voice, and kept rubbing his palms.

wake up!Be sure to wake up!

Her tears gradually covered her clear face, hitting Chu Huotian's hand bit by bit.

"Huo Lang, wake up quickly. Huo Lang, wake up quickly, I can't live without you..." She watched his hand become silent again, and the disappointment in her heart was overwhelmed, extinguishing her hope.She flung herself on top of him, whimpering.

She was wrong, his kindness to her now wells up in her heart bit by bit and touches her heart bit by bit. When did she start to be immersed in his love without knowing it?When did she gradually fall in love with him, bit by bit from body to heart?
Is it Hua Gong's gaze from a distance, or his sentence "Maybe I really fell in love with you"?
Everything is unknown.All she knew was that she wanted him to live a good life, sitting on the Chu country that he had worked so hard to build, and laughing at the floating clouds and people.

For this reason, she is willing to die.

She was crying heartily, and suddenly a weak moan came from under her.Ouyang Ruo almost suspected that it was her hallucination. When she really heard Chu Huotian's weak moan, she suddenly opened her beautiful eyes, lifted him up, and patted his back.

Sure enough, Chu Huotian finally opened his eyes. He first glanced around blankly, and then at Ouyang Ruo who was crying with great joy.

Suddenly his handsome face showed pain, and with a "wow", he spat out a mouthful of blood.

Ouyang Ruo was so frightened that his three souls and six souls were about to fly away, he hurriedly wiped away the blood for him, and cried, "Huo Lang, you finally woke up..."

Chu Huotian only felt that the five insides were like a fire, but he couldn't say a word, he just leaned over the bedside and vomited blood.Seeing the bright red blood, Ouyang Ruo gave a "thump" in her heart and hurriedly called Li Jingcai.

When Li Jingcai came in and saw him, he was so frightened that he almost fell to the ground, Ouyang Ruo hurriedly said in a low voice, "Go to Mr. Zhao! Remember not to disturb outsiders!"

Li Jingcai repeatedly agreed, and called Dexuan to come in to serve him.Ouyang Ruo forced himself to calm down, hugged Chu Huotian in his arms, and carried him on his back.

She couldn't do anything, she just hoped that this most primitive method could relieve him of a little bit of pain.

After Chu Huotian vomited blood, he leaned against her arms weakly, Ouyang Ruo's tears fell down and hit his face.There was a wry smile on Chu Huotian's pale face, and he stretched out his hand with difficulty, gently wiping away her tears: "I'm fine..."

He finally said it hoarsely.Ouyang Ruo felt cramped in his heart, and cried even more like rain.Chu Huotian was in severe pain all over his body, and his internal organs were burning and uncomfortable, but he felt extremely stable in his heart.

She finally shed tears for her heartache...

Pitiful for his generation of emperors, there are groups of concubines, but she, a woman from Huadi, is the only one who guards him when he is in the most crisis.

Chu Huotian's mind is clear for a while, and drowsy for a while, but there is always her voice calling to him, firm but with endless tenderness.

Finally, Zhao Qingling hurried over. Seeing Chu Huotian like this, his eyes tightened, and he hurriedly administered needles and medicine. After half an hour, Chu Huotian vomited blood again, but this time the blood he vomited was pitch black.

Only then did Zhao Qingling heave a sigh of relief.

A few people stayed by the side, after tossing around for most of the night, Chu Huo gradually fell asleep again.

Only then did Ouyang Ruo's tense nerves relax.Seeing that she was deeply tired, Zhao Qingling advised her to go to rest several times.Only then did Ouyang Ruo reluctantly lay down a soft bunk next to Chu Huotian to rest.

……

The night passed quietly, and the morning light suddenly appeared, and it was a new beginning of the day.Ouyang Ruo woke up early and had a secret business with Zhao Qingling who was on duty in the outer hall.

Zhao Qingling frowned and said: "Today is even more dangerous. First, the empress may come to test the emperor's condition again. Second, the ministers will definitely come to inquire about the news again. These empresses have to deal with it. Now the queen's eyeliner is spread around the palace. , it is very difficult to hide from the queen about every move. I only hope that the queen can hold back, we have to wait for a day, and wait for the emperor to wake up before we can have the ultimate move to control the queen."

Ouyang Ruo nodded, and suddenly said: "Nowadays there must be rumors in the court, and a few highly respected ministers are needed to preside over the overall situation. Mr. Zhao, what do you think of Mr. Zha?"

If there are old ministers like Mr. Zha among the civil servants who come out to take charge, and if there are Xu Shangshu and several generals working together on the military commander's side, the situation in the entire court will be stable.

A flash of admiration flashed in Zhao Qingling's eyes, and he said with a smile, "That's right, your empress has a good idea. It's just that Mr. Zha has always been wise and safe. It's really not easy to convince him which side to take. Do you have the confidence to persuade him?"

Ouyang Ruo remembered the agreement with Concubine Yu Jing, and she was [-]% sure in her heart.She nodded and said, "It's not difficult. I'm afraid he won't want to do it. Anyway, we must persuade him to come out this time."

Duke Zha was the elder of the three dynasties, if he really came out, he would be able to restrain some monsters and monsters.She was still thinking about how to persuade him.

Zhao Qingling suddenly said: "There is also Zixuan, and he must be sent back. Now that the emperor is in trouble, he has great prestige in the army. When he comes back, he will definitely increase the odds of winning."

Ouyang Ruo's heart was shocked, and her beautiful eyes looked at him.Order Su Yanqing to return to Beijing? !

Ouyang Ruo lowered her head, sighed quietly, and said after a long while: "Okay. This letter is written by this palace." After she finished speaking, she ordered the palace staff to bring pen and ink, and wrote only one line.

"It's difficult, I hope you will return!"

There was a small Ruo character written on the bottom, and she untied the jade formula around her waist, and handed it to Zhao Qingling together.Only then did he turn out silently.In the morning light, her figure was slender but still upright, gradually disappearing in front of Zhao Qingling.

Zhao Qingling caressed the jade formula in his hand, her body temperature was still on the cool jade, while his long sleeves were moving, he put her note and jade formula into his arms, with an inexplicable thought on his face as clear as jade .

She finally let go of her obsession.He sighed slightly.Like faint ripples in the water, there is no trace anymore.

……

Ouyang Ruo went back to "Yunxiang Palace", and she saw many strange faces along the way. If this was really done by the queen, then her intentions are really obvious.

When Ouyang Ruo returned to the palace, she asked the palace servants to change her clothes and freshen up for her.The tiredness from the day was finally washed away.She thought carefully about the abnormality of the past two days, and she suddenly became concerned.

She called Wan Hui and gave some instructions.After a while, a soft sedan came out of "Yunxiang Palace", accompanied by several court ladies.

The spy watched her go out, and hurriedly followed her.

……

"Oh? You actually went to take the third prince to Shanglinyuan to relax?" The queen heard the report, and she couldn't believe it. She pondered for a long time before saying in a deep voice: "Go, check again!"

The servant below took orders in a low voice, and then quietly retreated.

……

Ouyang Ruo, dressed in an inconspicuous court lady's attire, hugged Xiao Yingzhou and walked further and further away. Mingjuan carried a bag of things in his hand, which looked like a small quilt, and followed closely behind.

Ouyang Ruo hugged Xiao Yingzhou in a secluded corner, passed a bush, and walked quickly to the back hill.

Her pace was so fast that even Mingjuan felt very strenuous.

"Your Majesty, walk slowly. Those people can't see you anymore. Your Majesty..." Mingjuan called softly, the things in her hands were very heavy, and she couldn't walk fast even with her.

Ouyang Ruo didn't say a word, but walked quickly after identifying the direction.

There is only one place to avoid the queen's eyes and ears.

Although the little Yingzhou in Ouyang Ruo's arms is young, he is very cute.Ouyang Ruo walked for a long time before reaching the foot of the mountain. Looking from a distance, he could already see Dowager Yu Jing's place.

She was overjoyed and took Xiao Yingzhou up.

Arriving at Concubine Yu Jing's place, Concubine Yu Jing was startled when she saw her dressed up like this, took the little Yingzhou from her arms and said strangely: "This is you?"

Ouyang Ruo was so tired that his whole body was about to fall apart, and his hands were trembling from holding Xiao Yingzhou for a long time.She forced herself to smile and said: "Now the concubine is completely protected by the concubine."

She pulled the concubine in and said it in detail.The concubine pondered for a while before saying: "It's hard for you to come here, just wait a moment, the Ai family will call the second brother."

Seeing the concubine's consent, Ouyang Ruo was delighted in her heart, and said: "The concubine borrows the concubine's expensive land for use."

The concubine nodded and ordered several court ladies to help.

Ouyang Ruo untied the bundle of silk, and took out a deep purple red embroidered mandala long skirt with a wide hem, and the long skirt was rolled with gold thread. When it was unfolded, it shook off the coldness and luxury of the room.

She said to Mingjuan: "Make up according to the quality!" Mingjuan's face was serious, and she said yes.

After half an hour, the makeup is done.Ouyang Ruo stepped out of the inner room, seeing Concubine Yu Jing who was teasing Xiao Yingzhou outside, her eyes burst into admiration.

"Sure enough, people rely on clothes, and horses rely on golden saddles. With this kind of demeanor, it's not that the queen is better than the queen." She couldn't stop praising.

Ouyang Ruo bowed her head and smiled sweetly, and said to the concubine that she was blessed, "The concubine will make things happen when he sees Mr. Zha. I hope the concubine will help me a lot when the time comes."

The golden phoenix holding pearls on her head swayed slightly with her movements, and under the dazzling pearls was her peerless and radiant face.

Her hair was tied up in a startled bun, and four phoenix-shaped golden hairpins inlaid with sapphires were inserted on each side, neatly slanting upwards, with an indescribable majesty.A smear of red rouge lightly evened up from her cheeks, the redness was like the morning glow, in the clear eyes, the bright eyes were good at looking, and the look was charming and charming.

She got the concubine's guarantee, so she was determined.The concubine really ordered someone to invite her.Ouyang Ruo just waited quietly.

After about an hour, Duke Zha really came.

As soon as he entered the door, he said, "Sister, what's the rush? If there's no rush, brother, I'm going to go. You don't know, it's like Chu Jing was blown up these two days..."

Before he finished speaking, he just turned into the inner hall when he suddenly stopped talking.

I saw that in the inner hall, besides the concubine, there was Ouyang Ruo.

He didn't know Ouyang Ruo very well, he just felt that the woman had a dignified posture and a beautiful face.Her demeanor and attire are more like that of a harem concubine.

Ouyang Ruo is also looking at him.Zha Guogong is only in his early fifties, but his face is rosy, his voice is loud, and he looks like a military general in a courteous manner.

She smiled slightly at him: "Duke Zha is well. This palace is Rou Jieyu."

Duke Zha was taken aback for a moment, and hurried forward to pay his respects.Ouyang Ruo helped him up with a smile, and said with a smile: "I heard that Duke Zha was a veteran of the three dynasties, and he is highly respected. Seeing him now, he really deserves his reputation."

(End of this chapter)