Abandoned Women: The First Secret Service Concubine

Chapter 280 Xi'er Fights for Power
The sky outside is still dark and gloomy, with row upon row of palaces, shadowy pupils submerged in the dark sky, and only by trying to distinguish can one faintly see the majestic peaks on the corners of the eaves.

In the Xuanming Palace, in the emperor's bedroom, a huge dragon bed was densely covered by a golden curtain embroidered with five-clawed golden dragons.Inside the curtain, a tall body was lying on its back, with its hands folded evenly on its abdomen, and its sleeping posture was very regular.

Suddenly, the owner of this tall body suddenly opened his eyes.A pair of old eyes, exuding a calm prestige.

I saw a jade hand as delicate as water tofu, which was soft and boneless on his waist.Going up this jade hand is a plump and tender arm. The round and small shoulders are exposed outside the brocade quilt, covered only by a few strands of blue silk, which makes one's blood spurt.The emperor looked up slowly, only to see a small face the size of a palm, unexpectedly beautiful in the world, even an emperor like him, who is used to beauties, couldn't help but feel pity for her.

"Your Majesty, it's already time, it's time to get up." There was a sound of light footsteps outside the bedroom, followed by the voice of the palace servants yelling softly outside the curtain.

Since he became the emperor, for the past 20 years, he has opened his eyes on time every day before the hour, and was served by the palace servants to get up and dress, without exception.But today, he plans to make a change: "Let Prime Minister Su preside over the court today."

After hearing this, the palace man couldn't believe his ears, and asked hesitantly, "Your Majesty, are you feeling ill?"

The emperor's voice could not hear the slightest emotion: "Let's tell the courtiers outside like this."

The palace people didn't dare to disobey, so they had to say yes and quietly retreated.

The emperor, who has always been diligent, suddenly one day did not go to court early!
Hearing the palace man's message, the courtiers couldn't believe it and looked at each other in blank dismay.In the past, the emperor also suffered from minor illnesses, but without exception, he came to court even with his sick body.This time, why?
"Elder-in-law, may I ask what disease the emperor has, is it serious?" a courtier asked.

The palace people didn't dare to say more, but replied cautiously: "The imperial physician has been invited."

I don't dare to say anything else.He only obeyed the emperor's instructions and asked Prime Minister Su to preside over the early court, then he withdrew.All the civil and military officials left behind were surprised and difficult to understand.

There are also those who are well-informed. At this time, they already vaguely know that the emperor favored a beauty yesterday.Moreover, that beauty's background is not good, especially because she has some connection with the prince.Such as An Guogong, such as Prime Minister Su.

At this moment, the two thought of the letter sent by the empress yesterday, and they couldn't help but wonder in their hearts, is it really like what the empress said, the emperor gradually showed signs of the late emperor and began to become faint?This idea was only in my mind for a moment, and then they suppressed it.Over the years, the emperor has been diligent and promising, and it is understandable that he does not go to court once in a while.After all, the emperor has not drafted for several years, and there have been no concubines pregnant in the palace for some years. It is self-evident what this means.

Thinking about it from this, the emperor probably saw the beauty yesterday and couldn't hold back for a while, so...

Under the auspices of Prime Minister Su, the report began in the court.

In the emperor's bedroom, it was lively and fragrant at this moment.Not long after the palace servants left, Bai Mudan woke up. She lightly raised a jade leg and put it on the emperor's knee, she rubbed her small head towards the emperor's side, her starry eyes half-opened, and said, "Why doesn't the emperor Go to court?"

"Peony is chasing me?" The emperor said in a deep voice.

Bai Mudan groaned, and drew circles on the emperor's chest with fingers like onion segments, and said softly: "Where does Peony mean that? It's just that the emperor is known to be the most diligent, and suddenly he doesn't go to court for a day. Peony is afraid of being judged by others."

The emperor still felt benefited from Bai Mudan's flattery.He gently stroked Bai Mudan's soft hair, his eyes were deep and unpredictable: "I can't blame Mudan."

Born as a prince, under the guidance of the first emperor and a group of humerus veterans, he has always been diligent, studious and diligent.Even if he sits on the throne, no one will discipline him from now on, and he still encourages himself every day.Until one day, he suddenly had a thought - the throne would not always be his, and one day he would die, and that day was not far away.So, is he really going to dedicate his whole life to this position?

He never got up late, never stayed overnight with a concubine, his man's nature was suppressed to the extreme, and he never indulged even once.Think about it carefully, what's the point of such a day?The rest of his life is running out, and he can't recall his life before he died, only remembering the dark faces of the courtiers, and piles of memorials that could not be corrected.

The original intention of making Huang Sheng come up with this idea was originally Prince Murong Lian's disappointment.For a woman, he actually lost his temper, which is really promising.How many years will the well-governed Jiangshan foundation, which has spent half a lifetime of hard work, be in the hands of this extravagant and dissolute son?

Therefore, the emperor decided to ignore it and let the prince and the third prince fight and grab it.Behind the prince and the third prince, there is a team of courtiers. No matter who wins the throne, there will always be a tug-of-war that lasts for several years.I hope that through this tug-of-war, both of them can benefit and truly take on the responsibility of being the king of a country.

The emperor didn't get up until the sun was three poles high.After eating, she was about to take Bai Mudan for a walk in the imperial garden, when she heard the palace servant report: "Report to the emperor, the princess has been waiting outside the palace for an hour."

"What's going on? Why didn't you report it earlier?" The emperor was furious.

Earlier, the emperor and the new beauty empress had a short spring night, how could the palace people dare to go in and report?Hearing the emperor's anger, he didn't dare to answer, but knelt down and begged for mercy.

The emperor gradually restrained his anger, and waved his hand: "Go and invite the princess in."

Not long after, Murong Xi'er came in.As soon as Fang came in, he saw the stunning girl standing behind the emperor.Murong Xi'er thinks that she is also naturally stunning, but compared with this girl, she is still two points short.Especially, Murong Xi'er's height is not as tall as Bai Mudan's.Therefore, looking at the past at first glance, one feels unhappy.

"Greetings to Royal Father." Murong Xi'er saluted, lowered his head to suppress all the displeasure in his eyes.Today's palace is no longer the peace and stability of the past.Under the calm surface, there are turbulent undercurrents, and the sky may change one day.She can no longer be as arrogant and indulgent as she used to be.

The emperor's face was soft: "What's the matter, Xi'er?"

Murong Xi'er looked up at Bai Mudan, the emperor turned his head to look at Bai Mudan and said: "Go down."

Bai Mudan's beautiful eyes moved, and she answered, her body as soft as a willow floated away.When passing by Murong Xi'er, a faint smile appeared on one side of his eyes.

This smile, in Murong Xi'er's eyes, was very hateful.She resisted not frowning, but lowered her head and lowered her eyes. When the sound of Bai Mudan's footsteps disappeared outside the hall, she raised her head to look at the emperor and said, "Father, Xi'er has something to ask."

"What's wrong with your face?" The emperor asked without answering, his eyes fell on Murong Xi'er's left face, his eyes flashed with anger.

Murong Xi'er narrowed her eyes slightly, and her voice was like a dry well with no ripples: "I accidentally scratched a branch."

Hearing Murong Xi'er's dry voice, the emperor's eyes flickered even more.There is no doubt that what Murong Xi'er said was a lie.So why did she refuse to tell the truth and complain to him?

There are only two people in the palace who dare to attack Murong Xi'er.One is a queen and the other is a concubine.Other than these two people, no one dared to do anything to Murong Xi'er.In other words, anyone who dared to attack Murong Xi'er would die on the spot.

The emperor already had a candidate in mind, so he just stared at the scars on Murong Xi'er's face.This scar is still fresh, hanging on the slightly swollen face, it is unbearable to look at it.There is no doubt that it must have been injured yesterday.

What happened yesterday?It was nothing more than the emperor reprimanded the prince, favored Bai Mudan, and made Bai Mudan a beauty.Such an incident was originally a bomb planted by the emperor for the sake of the crown prince and the third prince, but unexpectedly they all jumped out to dig mines.

"What does Xi'er want from me?" the emperor asked.

Murong Xi'er then raised his head, no longer lowered his head and lowered his eyes, and even straightened his back by two points, and said in a clear voice: "Father, Xi'er thinks he has general talent. Therefore, I beg Father, to generalize Xi'er." Arrange to go to the army!"

"Nonsense!" Hearing the words, the emperor immediately reprimanded: "You are just a daughter, what are you doing in the army?"

Murong Xi'er was neither humble nor overbearing, she just opened a pair of clear eyes, looked directly at the emperor and asked: "Father, do you want to hear the real reason, or a perfunctory reason?"

"I want to hear the real reason in your heart." The emperor said in a deep voice.

Murong Xi'er quickly said: "There are two real reasons, one is that Xi'er doesn't want to be coerced by others, and wants to hold military power; the other is that Xi'er is conceited of being a general, and wants to join the army!"

"Nonsense, it's simply nonsense!" The emperor frowned after hearing this.After seeing Murong Xi'er's stubborn face that refused to admit defeat, he breathed a sigh of relief: "Who has wronged you, just tell me, and I will get it back for you."

Murong Xi'er said quietly: "Father can protect Xi'er for a while, can he protect Xi'er for the rest of his life?" As he spoke, his eyes fell on the emperor's hair that was half gray, and his old wrinkled face that was no longer young and heroic.

Sure enough, the emperor's face darkened.As an emperor, he was most annoyed by people saying that he was old, even if he hinted at it, even if the person who told the truth was his child.

"Xi'er has exceeded the rules." Murong Xi'er lowered his head, "But father, besides waiting to be married in the palace, is there anything else Xi'er can do now? Father taught me to read since I was a child, so that I Become one of the many ordinary women in the world?"

"It's not good to have your mother's family to rely on and your husband's family to love and favor you?" the emperor said in a deep voice.

Murong Xi'er shook her head: "Although it's good, it's not what Xi'er wants." After speaking, Murong Xi'er raised her head, looked at the emperor very seriously and said, "Father, tigers like to eat meat, and rabbits like to eat grass , Different people are different. I am the daughter of the emperor, and I am different from other people. The emperor cannot ask me like he asks others. "

The emperor looked at her gravely, without saying a word.

Murong Xi'er continued: "I have read more books than others, and I know more truths than others. Why do I have to be mediocre and do nothing all my life? To be a general, one must know how to tame soldiers, and also how to march and fight. Reasonable. At this point, as the princess of the Tian family, I am already a head above others. Why can't I be a general?"

(End of this chapter)