Evil Phoenix: The Queen's Good Conspiracy

Chapter 37
Outside South City.

A person wearing a black cloak stood under the moon, and the moonlight sprinkled on the person like flowing water, showing a strange blue color.The gurgling water next to it, because it flowed along the corpse mountain in Nancheng, gave off a faint stench, but the man didn't seem to be able to smell that, and he still stood there comfortably, as if he was waiting for something.

"Your Excellency, we are here." Some flattering voices came from not far away, causing the man to move his steps slightly, as if he was familiar with him.

The wind picked up and kept blowing the man's black robe, causing the cloth to flutter.

Those who spoke came over holding their noses, and reluctantly said: "Oh, my lord, it stinks in here, why don't you change to a cleaner place?"

After hearing this, the man smiled coldly, and then slapped the speaker on the face, as if deliberately lowering his voice and said: "Asshole. When will I allow you to refute my words?"

Suddenly, a strong wind picked up and blew the bucket hat off the man's face, revealing a fierce mask, causing the few people who followed him to shrink back in shock, obediently daring not to say any more.And the person who was severely slapped by him also hurriedly stood aside, not daring to say any more.

"You are the same as me. After death, you will all go to hell. So... you should get used to it as soon as possible. The taste here is better." The man laughed again, which made those people look at each other, really feeling a little creepy.

At this moment, the man pulled back the brim of his hat, looked coldly at the dirty river, and said, "What happened to what I asked you to do?"

When they were asked about the business, several people laughed leisurely, and one of them said, "Don't worry, we will store up all the food according to your instructions. The food that has been there for a long time is distributed to them. Now, the first batch of a very small amount has been distributed. Later, the real food that is enough to feed tens of thousands of people in a city will be distributed in one fell swoop."

"Very good." The man smiled lightly, and gently stroked the weird and terrifying mask on his face with his fingertips, "Three days later, you will follow my instructions and shout out these words while distributing food." .”

"What?" asked the others.

The man looked at the bright moon in the sky, and then walked a few steps steadily. When a breeze blew by, accompanied by the sound of the surrounding leaves fluttering, the man opened his mouth and slowly said a few words. If so, surprises appeared on their faces.

"You just take care of the business, and I'll take care of the rest." After the man said that, he took out a thick stack of bank notes from his pocket, and the eyes of the others lit up when they saw it.

The man sneered mockingly, then walked in the opposite direction to them, and then stuffed the banknote heavily into the neck of one of them, "After finishing this matter, don't let me see you again in the future." The man sneered a few times, and walked elsewhere alone.

Although the remaining few people looked puzzled at what the man wanted them to say, they didn't care about anything else when they saw the big stack of bank notes.

Anyway, for them, as long as they got the bank notes, everything doesn't matter.

Taking advantage of the ceremony of offering sacrifices to heaven, Liu Huirong was finally able to quietly go back to Xiangguo's mansion. When she saw her long-lost father, she seldom smiled on her usually sharp face.Don't look at Liu Xiangguo who always has a sinister face on weekdays, but he is also full of smiles when facing the jewel in his palm.This night, the Xiangguo Mansion was busy from top to bottom, even if guests came someday, they might not be treated like this.

Liu Huirong ate the Bazhen tofu cooked by her own nanny, and praised the rare freedom of Longfeng Day.Liu Liangchu was sure, his complexion was not good, "Nonsense, worshiping the sun, do you feel very happy? That's the day of the dragon and the phoenix!" Seeing that Liu Huirong's face gradually showed grievances, Liu Liangchu hurriedly took back the With an angry look, he gently put his hand on Liu Huirong's head and said, "Daddy is only a daughter like you, so I will definitely not wrong you."

Liu Huirong put down her chopsticks, and her brows frowned, "Hmph, daddy will say it. Dad always said that the next seat will soon be Huirong's, but until now, Huirong is still a concubine, tsk." She Looking aside, he made it clear that he complained that Liu Liangchu didn't strike hard enough.

"It's not that you don't live up to yourself and can't win over the emperor's favor." Liu Xiangguo snorted coldly, and then slipped another inscrutable smile, "This time, Daddy won't lie to you again."

Liu Huirong's beautiful eyes lit up immediately, "Couldn't Daddy be tricking Huirong again?"

"Father is the prime minister after all. Although he can't directly participate in the affairs of the harem, he still has some ability to bring down a woman." After speaking, Liu Xiangguo gently stroked Liu Huirong's hair and said, "Daughter grows up!" Yes... Daddy also..."

Before he finished speaking, a figure suddenly interrupted Liu Liangchu.He signaled Liu Huirong to keep quiet, while he looked into the courtyard intently.Suddenly narrowing his eyes, he called for an attendant, "Come here, send the noble concubine back to the palace."

Liu Huirong was bewildered, her eyes full of inexplicable, she didn't understand why her own father started chasing her away before she finished her meal.She snorted and looked back at the person in the black cloak who was gradually entering the hall, so she breathed angrily, stomped her feet and said fiercely: "Where did you come from, Daddy is talking to me now?" !"

The man stood there silently, as if he ignored Liu Huirong at all.

"You...! How dare you ignore me!" Liu Huirong, who has always been domineering, angrily pulled off the brim of the man's cloak, but when she saw the creepy mask, she fell down on her seat in fright. On the ground, "Father! Look at this man...!"

"Hui Rong, don't be rude, listen to your father and go back to the palace!" Liu Xiangguo suddenly said sharply, which made Liu Huirong almost shed tears of anger, and then angrily followed the attendants and left.

After the noisy Liu Huirong left, Liu Xiangguo turned his eyes to the person in front of him and frowned, "Why are you coming to my house at this time?"

"Heh... If you don't come at this time, how can you see the side of Liu Xiangguo's loving father." The man smiled faintly, "I have done everything you want me to do, and after three days, there will be a huge explosion. storm."

"Very good!" Liu Xiangguo said suddenly, then sat up from the chair, paced left and right with his hands behind his back, and finally stood still, "If it works this time, I will definitely not treat you badly!"

"Master Xiangguo just needs to abide by the agreement with me." The man sneered, "However, Mr. Xiangguo is really sinister and vicious, and he really deserves to be the 'pillar of the country'."

"If it's redundant, take it back. Otherwise, the person you want will die early." Liu Xiangguo sneered.

The man suddenly breathed heavily, and tightly clenched his hands in his sleeves, "Don't forget that I know so many things about you. If he dies, I will ask Xiangguo to bury you with him."

"Hahaha..." Liu Xiangguo laughed a few times, "You better, let's talk about living well first. I won't send you off."

The man threw off the sleeve robe angrily, put on the black hat again, and then left the Xiangguo Mansion with a cold body.The moment he walked out of the gate, the man turned his eyes to look at Liu Xiangguo, who was still standing in the middle of the lobby and seemed to be in a very happy mood. He smiled with his lips curled up, as if a small book was flowing out of his cuff.

Then, the man disappeared into the night like a ghost.

In the early morning of the next day, the weather outside the house was fine and the birds were singing, and there was a beautiful view in the morning.The bricks and tiles of Fengyang Palace were sprinkled with peace by Chu Yang.

Ever since she made such a bold speech to Beitangfeng yesterday, Mu Qing's heart has been beating non-stop.For the next relationship with Beitangfeng, I am both worried and looking forward to it.Would he smile at her?Or will it be as indifferent and indifferent as ever.

But thinking about it, Beitang went to court before dawn, so Mu Qing didn't even have the chance to meet him today.She was alone in the room, thinking she had nothing to do, so she was going to read a book to pass the time.

At this time, Shangguan Yu entered the room, seeing that the queen was in a good mood today, he was slightly relieved.Thinking of the injuries she suffered because of being punished by the priest, Shangguan Yu felt a little guilty for no reason.He blamed himself that if he could act faster, maybe he wouldn't have let the queen suffer so many boards.

Although Mu Qing didn't raise her head, the gloomy aura let her know who it was.She sighed and said calmly, "Why didn't you talk when you came in?"

Shangguan Yu hesitated for a while, then stepped forward and asked, "Your Majesty, does the wound still hurt?"

Mu Qing paused, looked up at Shang Guan Yu's cold and seductive face, and couldn't help laughing.He really didn't expect that the cold-blooded Lord Shangguan rumored to be a man of tenderness and tenderness.She waved her hand, and replied casually: "The medicine brought by the emperor is good, and it's much better. Although I can't sit casually, but I can walk a little bit." After Mu Qing finished speaking, she propped herself up and came to Shangguan Yu, Looking at the sight he could avoid, he smiled helplessly, "How about going for a walk in the courtyard with Bengong?"

Shangguan Yu was a little stunned, but he also nodded, and helped Mu Qing out together.

The courtyard of Fengyang Palace is slightly different from other palace courtyards. Under Mu Qing's supervision, all the brightly colored perishable flowers that attract bees and butterflies have been replaced with leafy grasses with strong vitality.The palace people were very puzzled by Su Muqing's edict, but Mu Qing herself seemed to enjoy it, as if she saw something more profound through these leaves.And she also took care of these plants very carefully.

But today, Su Muqing did not trim these golden greens, but quietly stared at the floating clouds in the sky, she smiled lightly, with deep meaning in her eyes, "I am in the deep palace, maybe someday I won't be able to see them There are clouds in the sky."

"My lady's life is longer than the sky." Shangguan Yu said, with a slight displeasure on his face.

"Typical." Mu Qing cut it off, smiled leisurely, but suppressed her smile in the next moment, took out a piece of brocade cloth from her bosom and quietly handed it to Shangguan Yu along the cuff, then leaned close to Shangguan Yu's ear and whispered: "In the palace Miscellaneous eyes, help me find out the owner of this piece of material."

Mu Qing withdrew her fingertips, a serious look appeared on her face.This piece of fabric was found in Nancheng on the night of offering sacrifices to heaven, because she never dared to take it out because Beitang Feng was by her side.Judging by the feel of the hand, this piece should be considered a valuable item, and it may even be something from the palace.If her guess is correct, the owner of this piece of clothing must have something to do with the Nancheng incident.As long as you follow the clues, maybe you can find out the mastermind behind it.

Shangguan Yu twirled the material with his fingertips, his eyebrows locked involuntarily, then nodded, and stuffed the material into his bosom, his expression as calm as Mu Qing's.

Back in the main room, Su Muqing leaned against the cold wall a little tiredly, the soft light shone on her body, making her extremely quiet.She opened her eyes slightly, and a faint smile appeared on the corner of her lips.I always feel that this Fengyang Palace has several times more eyeliner than her servants, and the feeling of being stared at by many pairs of eyes is really bad to the extreme.She caught a glimpse of the pen, ink, paper and inkstone on the table, which suddenly made her interested. Perhaps it would be a kind of enjoyment to practice the long-lost calligraphy in a peaceful time.

So Mu Qing summoned Xiao Guizi to get a pen, ink, paper and inkstone, and after writing for a while, the ink sticks were not enough.Xiao Guizi squeezed her hand, "Mother, I don't have enough ink, I'm going to get something to grind." He opened his mouth, and then walked out with the ink tray, but he was halfway there when he was knocked down by someone .

Xiao Guizi staggered and fell to the ground, and the ink in her hand sprinkled all over the person in front of her as if she had eyes. When she looked up, she was instantly speechless in shock.It was Liu Xiangguo and Concubine Liu who came here!
"Damn the servant!" Xiao Guizi quickly knelt down and kowtowed, as if he had been quite frightened.On the contrary, Mu Qing continued to write the handwriting in her hand without any haste, her writing was forceful and moving.

"Sister really doesn't know etiquette." Liu Huirong said suddenly, with an invisible contempt in her eyes.

Mu Qing smiled, stopped the pen in her hand, ticked it suddenly, shook her head and said, "It's so ugly, so ugly."

After hearing Mu Qing's words, Liu Huirong was really furious, and looked at Liu Xiangguo angrily.But Liu Liangchu was much calmer than her, while pressing down Liu Huirong's hand, he said: "Empress Empress, I heard that you are injured, so I came here to see Empress."

Mu Qing raised her head, as if she had just noticed them, and suddenly said: "Ah, it turned out to be Xiangguo and Concubine Gui. I was studying calligraphy just now, so I didn't notice the two of you. Please... oh, yes." Mu Qing paused After a while, "What I said just now is so ugly, it's just about Ben Gong's calligraphy."

Liu Huirong frowned and turned her head away.

Liu Liangchu took a brocade box that he brought, and gently placed it on the table where Mu Qing wrote calligraphy, "Mother, here are extremely precious medicinal materials. I hope your mother will recover soon."

Mu Qing's eyes slid across the brocade box, and the corners of her lips curled into a smile.

She and the Liu family have always been at odds with each other, and she must have other plans for visiting at this time.

So she raised her head and said lightly: "Thank you, Mr. Xiangguo, for your kindness. But Ming people don't speak secretly, so Mr. Xiangguo might as well just say, what exactly do you want when you come to my Fengyang Palace this early in the morning?"

These words made it clear that the atmosphere in Fengyang Palace was suddenly condensed, Liu Huirong suddenly looked back, and Xiao Guizi, who was still kneeling on the ground, also trembled, as if they were all surprised by these words.

Seeing that everyone was getting nervous, Mu Qing smiled calmly.She winked at Xiao Guizi, signaling him to step back first, and then looked squarely at the father and daughter in front of her.

Sometimes, there are some things, it is better to point them out directly.In this way, it is better than pushing back and forth.

Of course, whether to say it explicitly or implicitly depends on who is in front of you.

If someone like Liu Liangchu is tacit, even if he is singled out, it probably doesn't matter, instead, you can see his expression.

Liu Liangchu was quiet for a while, and the smile on his face no longer restrained. He took a step towards Mu Qing, and when he saw the word "you" written on the paper in front of Mu Qing, he suddenly stopped. Cursing his lips, he also took a pen and added two strokes beside it.

With the two strokes settled, the entire Fengyang Palace seemed to be in an unprecedented tension.

And the word fill in the frame, it is phoenix.

Mu Qing suddenly raised her eyes to look at Liu Liangchu, and there was also a faint green light flashing in her eyes.

She seemed to understand.Liu Liangchu's trip today is to do the final negotiation.And what they want is her, Su Muqing's queen position!

Mu Qing let out a long breath, and gently put the pen back into the pen holder.She suddenly raised her eyes and stared straight at Liu Liangchu, meeting those deep and scheming eyes without any shyness.I always feel that what has been hidden for a long time is about to break through the ground.

Liu Liangchu is different from Liu Huirong, if he can be a Prime Minister, he is a man of the city, and he can become a hostile force with the prince, let alone a reckless man with a quick tongue.She just wanted to have a small test, but Liu Liangchu actually made it clear that if he hadn't been [-]% sure, he would never have done this.

Presumably, Liu Liangchu had already made his move.And her neck may have been unknowingly on the edge of the knife.

However, no matter how many strategies she has studied on weekdays, she is not a fortune teller, but a living person.This court affairs can still be known, but the affairs outside the palace are very closed.As to what kind of net Liu Liangchu moved and cast, she had no idea.

I only know a few extremely fragmentary fragments...

The famine in Nancheng, the mysterious man with a black cloak that Nancheng accidentally saw, and the grain merchants in Nancheng suddenly released grain.

There must be something crucial that she doesn't know.But now, she absolutely must not show any signs of emotion, so as not to... startle the snake.So he breathed a sigh of relief, looked at Liu Liangchu and said, "Ah, Xiangguo, do you want me?"

After finishing the sentence, Liu Liangchu's eyes couldn't help shrinking a little.He never thought that this woman could secretly change his meaning in such a short period of time, and at the same time gave him a warning—the queen is Su Muqing, and Su Muqing is the current queen.

What a wise and cunning woman.Liu Liangchu is in the dark.

"Actually, I have something to say, I think, I don't need to say more." Liu Liangchu suddenly changed his title, and a look of indifference appeared on his scheming face, "I just came to give the queen a chance, if the queen agrees immediately Let the empress take the throne, then I will definitely treat the queen well. Moreover, I will definitely report to the emperor and give the queen a stable life in the future."

"Can I live a stable life in the future?" Mu Qing smiled slightly.

She has seen the eloquence of officials more than once or twice.Presumably the safe place Liu Liangchu mentioned was probably the bottomless hell.

"Then Bengong, I have to thank Xiangguo for his kindness." Mu Qing said, she approached Liu Xiangguo, and then looked at him with sharp bladed eyes and said: "How about, Xiangguo and Bengong, together How about going there?"

"You...!" Liu Xiangguo's eyes shrank suddenly, and he flung off his robe fiercely.After a while, he said viciously, "The empress does not want to toast or eat fine wine!"

Mu Qing shook her head, "Xiangguo doesn't want it either, just play with fire and set yourself on fire."

"Hmph!" Liu Xiangguo tried his best to snort coldly, grabbed Liu Huirong's hand and walked out.When he came to the door, Liu Xiangguo turned his eyes sideways, "I wanted the queen to go safely, now, don't blame me." After finishing speaking, he took Liu Huirong and left.

Mu Qing took a deep breath and leaned heavily against the wall beside her.

Although she must not show weakness in terms of momentum now, but... she really has no clue about the upcoming death battle.

All I know is that this round must eliminate her first, and then point directly at the prince.She can't ask the prince to help now, she must preserve the strength of the prince for the sake of the overall situation.So now she has to fight alone, fighting to the end with Xiangguo, who is covering the sky with his hand.

But...she was in the light, and Liu Xiangguo was in the dark.

When you can't see what is about to move in the dark, there is only one way to break the situation.That is waiting for those ghosts hiding in the dark to surface by themselves.It is the moment when they want to devour themselves, that is the moment when they are fully exposed.

Only that moment can break the game.

Otherwise, she would really be involved in this bottomless pit.

Of course, there is another biggest hidden danger in this method of breaking the game.If she is powerless to break the game hidden in the dark, then what awaits her may be a crueler ending than hell.

It is said that everyone wants to be an official and take power, but as long as you enter this core vortex, it is really too difficult to get out.In this vortex, there are no good people or bad people, and there are no righteous heroes, only winners and losers, and the king is a hero!History, too, will be written by the victors.

If she, Su Muqing, really loses, then... maybe she will be fabricated to be the Eternal Demon Queen, and the common people will scold her.

She had a premonition that this would be a different ending of life and death.And that uneasiness about dying seemed to have seeped into every drop of her blood.

(End of this chapter)