atypical prostitute

Chapter 268 Woman to Woman

At the end of July, Wei Xiao led an army from Luoyang to Heyang, defeated Pei Jiong's army in Huaizhou, and led his army eastward to the southeast of Yongqiao Town.The city of Yongqiao is strong, the ground is an important point, and it is easy to defend but difficult to attack.The generals asked to destroy the city first, but Wei Xiao was worried that Yongqiao City would not be broken for a long time, which would damage morale.

At the beginning of August, Wei Xiao built a bridge to clear the water, intending to cross the river for a decisive battle, so Pei Chunjun sent oil and fire rafts from the upper reaches, intending to burn the bridge; Wei Xiao ordered his soldiers to build barriers to prevent the fire rafts from approaching the bridge.Seeing this, Pei Chun waved his army back a little, intending to attack Wei Xiao's army halfway across the crossing; Wei Xiao took the opportunity to beat the drums and marched forward.In the final battle, everyone fought bravely, and Pei Chun's army was defeated.Pei Chun fled alone and was beheaded in Yecheng.

In this battle, Wei Xiao avoided the fortified city and wiped out the main force; took advantage of the enemy's slight retreat, and launched a fierce attack; quickly pursued and finally won a complete victory, which can be described as both wise and brave.

When the good news spread to Chang'an, the government and the public cheered, especially those officials who had chosen to join the Emperor's Faction and King Wei's Abandoned Empress Dowager Alliance at the very beginning, their smiles were so gorgeous that they wished they could compare with the sun in the sky.

But to Pei Ling'er in the deep palace, this news is no less than a heart-pounding blow!
……

In August, autumn was beginning to rise, and the heat was still hot. Pei Linger, who would unknowingly fall into the ridicule frenzy of the abolished empress dowager alliance almost every court meeting, had not attended the court for several days in a row.

Anyway, she had already been ostracized by them collectively.She thought gloomyly that the political affairs did not continue in an orderly manner like her, and it would be better to wait for the good news quietly than to be ridiculed by them.

As long as her cousin can win in the military, she will be able to stand upright and sit behind the bead curtain to show off her power again!

Imagining the ugliness of kneeling and pleading in front of those disdainful faces, Pei Ling'er smiled knowingly, pulled out the white jade and scratched her head to tease the new parrot.This flat-haired bastard is also smart, and he kept saying flattering words like "The Queen Mother is so beautiful", "The Queen Mother is always young", "The Chief of the Marquis of Shu is invincible", which made Pei Linger more excited and about to die The female officer rewarded it with some delicate pastries, but saw that the animal's small black eyeballs suddenly stopped moving, and the fear in the pupils could be seen in a human way.

Who is here?
Pei Ling'er turned her head, and she saw the annoying person approaching slowly.

Ye Chuan's wife, the woman she hates the most, is wearing a day lily yellow toga with big sleeves, long hair and high awls, interlaced with seven treasures, looking around, radiant, and holding a square box wrapped in black velvet in her hand. The slaves and maidservants came here in groups, so there was no arrogance.

"The Queen Mother is safe."

Walking slowly to Pei Ling'er, she didn't hand over the box to the female officer behind her, but put it on the ground and bowed to salute.

"You are still alive and well, how can I be willing to be ill?"

Tit for tat.

Fu Lici didn't care either, she stood up with a smile on her face, and without waiting for Pei Linger's permission, she found a seat for herself and sat down, her attitude was extremely arrogant.

But Pei Ling'er couldn't get angry, just seeing that this woman entered the palace at will but no one informed her, she knew that most of the Hanyuan Palace might have fallen into the other party's control.

She could only pretend to be sincere and looked at the square box Fu Lici brought, and said with a bluff smile: "Why should the princess be so polite?"

He said again: "What important things are in this box, and the princess actually holds it in person?"

Fu Lici smiled brightly and said: "It's a battle report ahead. It arrived at the mansion only at noon, and it was supposed to be presented tomorrow. But I see that this battle report is something that the Queen Mother has been thinking about day and night, but my husband said that the Queen Mother is not in good health. I'm afraid... so I volunteered to send him to the palace."

After finishing speaking, the woman unbuttoned the black velvet, revealing a square lacquer box. The red paint on the box was mottled, and the blood was faintly stained. There was a stench mixed with pus overflowing from the bottom of the box, seeping into the black velvet and turning into light yellow water stains.

What's in here!
Pei Linger's heart tightened all of a sudden, she saw Fu Lici's mouth full of cruel smiles, she knew that there was something in the box that could destroy all her fantasies.

Fearing that her belief all this time would turn into an illusion, she deliberately covered her nose and shouted: "...What is this! Why is it so smelly! Take it away!"

"Queen, it contains your favorite cousin, how can you say he smells bad?"

Chucking and laughing, Qianqian, who had just painted Kou Hong, opened the lacquer box with ten fingers, revealing the gray and smelly head of the young man.

Chun Pei!

The eldest son that my cousin is most proud of.

The blackened eyebrows still retain the childishness of a boy, and the distorted facial expression hints at the panic at the moment of his death. Although the embalming assistant kindly closed his eyes for him, Pei Linger has already seen that behind those thin eyelids is A pair of eyes full of hatred and fear.

The body and mind fell into the boundless darkness in an instant.

Pei Ling'er instinctively backed up, and barely stabilized her body until her back rested on the dragon pillar.She felt that she was as thin as a flat boat, floating alone and helpless in the boundless black storm, and in the next moment, she would be completely swallowed by the water rushing in from all directions.

But despite the fear, reason still exists. Fu Lici sent Pei Chun's head to the palace just to see her in a mess!
After a brief absence, the woman found herself again, she stood steadily, her eyes were extraordinarily cold.

"Thank you for returning Chun'er's head."

She said stubbornly, raising her chin, forcing the tears that had gushed out to roll back into her eyes.

"Master Wei is a generation of Confucian generals who have always had both morality and righteousness. Although they fight in the same room, they can't bear the fact that the heads of their compatriots are separated."

Fu Lici retaliated powerfully, which made Pei Linger's heart palpitate unbearably.

She even had the urge to abandon the dignity of the queen mother and tear Fu Lici's smiling face into pieces with the red gold armor. If she was not afraid that doing so would completely expose her cowardice.

After a few struggles, she asked as calmly as possible: "You mean, I'm responsible for everything?"

"At least the Marquis of Shu obeyed the Empress Dowager's secret edict before raising troops to the side of the Qing emperor."

Gentleness can't reduce the coldness contained in the words themselves. Looking at her sharper eyes, Pei Linger deeply realizes that she is heading towards the abyss of failure.

This time, there is really no way out!
Despair made her heart burst with great courage. Pei Ling'er raised her head and looked directly into Fu Lici's eyes.

"Yes, Pei Jiong raised his army under my secret edict, and Pei Chun died in battle because of me! But I did all this so that Xiao's country would not fall into the hands of thieves! Fu Lici, how dare you I swear to God, don't you husband and wife have any selfish intentions for the world?"

"The Empress Dowager talked about him again."

Fu Lici smiled lightly, with disdain overflowing from the corners of her lips.

"Whether the Ye family has a heart for the country does not need the Queen Mother to care. What the Queen Mother has to consider now is not how you will deal with yourself after the defeat of the Marquis of Shu? If there is no rebellion by the Marquis of Shu, the court will always be dissatisfied with the Queen Mother." It can still be suppressed. But now, Empress Dowager, you have plunged the country and the country into fire and water for your own selfish desires. I am afraid that no one can suppress this resentment!"

"You dare to threaten me?" Pei Ling'er said angrily.

Li Ci smiled and said, "Don't dare, I'm just discussing the facts. After all, you and I are both women, so it's inevitable that we will pay special attention."

"Pay special attention to me? Well, since you are worried about my future, I might as well tell you bluntly. I, I have already figured it out. If the Marquis of Shu is defeated, I will shoulder all the responsibilities!"

However, even Pei Linger herself didn't realize that when she said this, her voice was trembling.

"Take all the responsibility on one shoulder!?" Li Ci repeated with a smile, and said slowly: "It is very good for the Queen Mother to have this awareness. I am afraid that things will spread by then, and you will not be able to do it alone. Take it!"

"I don't care about you!"

Pei Linger cursed guiltily, and Li Ci smiled and said: "Please rest assured, although I pay special attention to your every move, but--I am not interested in your past or your future! When you still When I was complacent about a little victory in the court, my eyes were already looking higher and farther away!"

After all, he bowed his body and saluted, but left without waiting for the Queen Mother's permission!
……

Seeing her winding away figure, Pei Ling'er let out a long breath, feeling relieved, but at the same time deeply worried.

The sun in August, shining on the body is bone-chillingly cold, and ice slag flows in the blood vessels.

She moved her toes with difficulty, and every small movement could make the creaking sound of bones and joints. The sun was still shining outside the porch, but her whole body was immersed in the ice cellar.

Pei Chun died, she lost a relative, the Pei family lost a general, and the power of the Abandoned Empress Dowager Alliance in the court was expanded.

She wanted to kneel on the ground and cry, to vent her helplessness and despair, but she was afraid that the ubiquitous eyes and ears would expose her fragility to everyone.

In the end, she still endured the pain of breaking her heart, and let the female officials come forward, tidy up Pei Chun's head, and then repelled everyone, walking on the promenade alone, every step was like walking on the tip of a knife, painful , Straight to the bottom of my heart, invisible blood flowed out unstoppably, painful and helpless.

How long can she persist in this game, how many misfortunes are waiting for her to bear, the future is so uncertain.

At least militarily, you are indeed one step closer to success than I am.

Muttering, she sighed. Although she didn't want to admit it, the truth was that she was sliding into the bottomless abyss of failure.

But is it my fault?
If I were as lucky as you, with thousands of dotes on me, and everyone respected me and loved me, would I still be in such a mess like I am now?

You should have been a queen mother in the harem honestly, enjoying the courtiers' bowing in peace and contentment.You don't have enough skills, you don't have the ability to play the game!It is precisely because of your incompetence that Pei Chun was decapitated and was mocked unscrupulously by Fu Lici, a big enemy.

Cursing self-deprecatingly, Pei Linger saw the future, failed, encountered unimaginable siege, and was abandoned by everyone!

But can she really quit?

If she chooses to quit because she is afraid of a terrible future, King Wei will definitely usurp Yin'er's throne.The Emperor faction will fabricate unjust prisons and kill countless Pei family children!
And that was the only result she didn't want to see!
and so--

I can't retreat, even if I lose only myself, I can't retreat!

The icy flame was burning fiercely in the bottom of her heart, Pei Linger raised her head, and a determination flashed in her eyes that even she didn't understand.

Today, no one knows whether it is the worry about the future, the responsibility to the child, or just the stubbornness of a woman who supports her.

She is like a child lost on the mountain road, she can only go on endlessly, longing for the next fork to find the way home, but in reality, she is farther and farther away from what she really wants...

　Revenge is about to come, poof, I found out that I like bad women who are smart and can escape
　　
　
(End of this chapter)