Evil Phoenix: The Queen's Good Conspiracy

Chapter 40
"Liu Liangchu is indeed the prime minister..." Mu Qing closed her eyes lightly, her face was troubled, but she remained calm and composed, "You really chose a special way of death for me." She smiled lightly, and gradually Standing up while leaning on the wall, footsteps not far away disrupted the tranquility of the high platform. She knew who was coming without even looking.

The Supreme Commander of the Jinyiwei directly deployed by the emperor—the commander of the Jinyiwei, Shen Yunzhi.

Along with it, there were also elite palace guards, no more, no less, dozens of them, just enough to bet on her as the empress.She leaned against the wall, calmly admiring the guards in brocade clothes she saw for the first time, and the remaining warmth in her heart was instantly taken away.

But since she read the historical materials of Yushuku, she was not surprised by it.At this time, there were rioters all over the capital, and the words "Long Live the Empress" filled the sky, and she was a little contemptuous. Maybe she, Su Muqing, could really raise the banner of rebellion and become king.Not having someone kill her on the spot is already a great grace of the emperor.If she hadn't misunderstood, when she was detained, the usually silent ministers finally had the opportunity to impeach her with a note that was about to fall into the dust.

It's just that although she could clearly see the general trend and understand Beitangfeng's thoughts, her heart was still pierced with a slight chill, a little pain and a little numbness.

Beitangfeng really didn't believe her, the intimacy and concern for her... really was nothing but a mirage.

She stretched out her hand gently, trying to catch the passing wind, but she clenched her hand tightly, but it disappeared.

Mu Qing breathed a sigh of relief, dusted her hands, regained her energy and looked at Jin Yiwei who was slowly approaching her.She suddenly thought of something, turned to Shangguan Yu and said, "Shangguan, can the fabric of the clothes that the Japanese Palace asked you to check a few days ago come to fruit?"

Shangguan Yu shook his head with a troubled face, "That piece of clothing looks like something from the palace. As for who it belongs to, because there are still a lot of people in the palace, it has not been found out yet, and it will take some time."

"Time doesn't wait." Mu Qing bit her lips lightly and fell into deep thought. Seeing that Shen Yunzhi had already led people to start stepping up the steps, she hurriedly said in a low voice, "Shangguan, if this palace can resolve this calamity, it's okay. If it fails, you can't bring it up again." Su Muqing must draw a clear line with me. Otherwise, she will be implicated. In addition, if there is a chance, it may be helpful to give the clothes to the prince in private."

Shangguan Yu's heart was heavy, and he seemed to think of something suddenly, so he said: "One more thing, ma'am. Dongchang is different from Shen Yunzhi. Dongchang holds a large number of secret scrolls. When entering the palace, Dongchang has already sent every palace member There is a special kind of powder inlaid, called trace powder. The average person is different, no matter who is sprinkled with this powder and flees to the ends of the earth, they will never escape the palm of Dongchang. This, maybe it can help." Shangguan Yu from his arms She took out a small bottle and put it in Mu Qing's hand.

Mu Qing's eyes trembled, a smile appeared on the corner of her lips, and she suddenly held it tightly, "Give this to the lord as well. In addition..." Mu Qing lowered her eyes in thought, and murmured lightly, "Talk to the lord, No matter what happens here, please don't act rashly for the time being. Because this situation seems to be more than just me."

Shangguan Yu was slightly stunned, and then nodded heavily. Before he could reply, the door behind the high platform was suddenly pushed open with a loud noise. It didn't take long for dozens of black and red tuniced guards to surround the high platform .They followed a path and left it to Shen Yunzhi who stepped in last.This person's face is extremely cold, as if he does not eat the smoke and fire of the world. If Shangguan Yu is a bit cold, then this Shen Yunzhi is a kind of toughness, as if all his actions do not allow anyone to have any refutation.

Mu Qing couldn't help covering her lips and smiling lightly.

The people in Beitangfeng really have a cold look.

Thinking of him, Mu Qing felt warm in her heart, but also inadvertently mixed with some ice.If she is lucky enough to survive this storm, she really wants to warm up a pot of wine and have a good laugh with Beitangfeng.

Mu Qing took a long breath, she looked up at the sky, her eyes flickered with a faint blue light.

Beitangfeng escorted her with heavy troops, she was not so calm that she was without anger, she really thought for a moment that she would sit on this small boat along the water and raise her troops to rebel.but……

Mu Qing smiled slightly, her long eyelashes were dyed softly.

Since Beitangfeng had already been to Nancheng, he must have been prepared. The reason why he was not in a hurry to act was to let her, Su Muqing, settle the matter.He was testing her loyalty, testing whether she would betray him again.

Mu Qing gently twirled her hair with her fingertips, and said to herself in a doting tone, "If this situation is settled, you must make amends to me." Mu Qing snorted and stood up straight again He stood up and faced Shen Yunzhi.

I saw him salute slightly, and then said coldly: "Empress, your subordinate is Shen Yunzhi, the commander of Jinyiwei. The emperor has ordered you to escort the queen back to Fengyang Palace to recuperate." His tone was indeed like that of Mu Qing. As expected, there was no emotion at all, it was cold and uncomfortable.At this time, he raised his eyes and turned sideways to get out of the way.Mu Qing knew that this road could only lead to Fengyang Palace, and it could only lead to Fengyang Palace.

Mu Qing came to the gate of Gaotai with them indifferently, while Shangguan Yu was rudely stopped by Shen Yunzhi.He looked at him coldly, and just said in a low voice, "Master Tiqi, the emperor issued an order. From now on, you will no longer serve the queen. Return to Feishuang Palace later."

Shangguan Yu's eyes trembled slightly, and he couldn't help looking at Mu Qing who was about to leave.Mu Qing just smiled, and in that smile, there was a sense of gratitude and farewell.

Shangguan Yu's heart tightened involuntarily.The emperor took him back, and from then on, he had nothing to do with the queen.Could it be that the queen has already understood this point?

Looking at the gradually disappearing figure, Shangguan suddenly bit his lip.It is important to return to Feishuang Palace, but before that, he has to help the queen with the last thing.Thinking about it, Shangguan Yu held the cloth and trace powder in his hands, and walked in the opposite direction.

Back in Fengyang Palace, Mu Qing stayed in the room leisurely.She stood in front of the window, leaning on the window to watch the Jinyiwei walking around in the courtyard, the eunuchs who usually play together also disappeared, presumably they were arrested by them for questioning.It was the first time that she was escorted back on such a large scale, no, to be precise, she was placed under house arrest.Now she is in Fengyang Palace, but not even a mosquito can fly in.And she, of course, can't go out.

The breeze blew over her pale face, she turned her hair with her fingertips, and her eyes gradually revealed some depth.

She really didn't expect Liu Liangchu's movements to be so fast and so loud. Since ancient times, few people have been able to break his move, and even she had to approve of it.

This move was a slap in the face of the imperial power, a political frame, in order to use the hand of the emperor to plunge her into a situation where she would never be restored.

In the long river of history, how many heroes and generals died due to tricks.Just because of his great achievements, the court can't tolerate it!

The most important thing is that no one can speak for her. If anyone speaks even one word for her, he will be accused of treason. This is why she tried everything possible to prevent the prince from taking any action.

She was placed under house arrest with her hands and feet bound.Only the prince can check and balance with Liu Liangchu, if the prince has something to do, he will lose everything.So, my lord, you must not be implicated in it.

but……

"What will Beitangfeng do next...?" Mu Qing whispered to herself, she lowered her eyes, her heart sank slightly.Thinking about why Liu Liangchu wanted to borrow his hand, it would be better to find someone to assassinate her.Such and such, but hurt the body, but also hurt her heart.

Regarding the unexpected method Beitangfeng wanted to use, although Mu Qing was not very clear, she was able to guess a thing or two about the methods of those ministers' performances.Because of this plan, a common method will generally be used to calm it down.

First of all, the person who is praised and killed will be given to death secretly.

Next, it was announced that the person died of illness.

In the end, he was buried in the name of a hero, so that the common people can feel at ease.

In this way, although the people will mourn for a few days, after the limelight passes, it will disappear, and there will be no chance for those who praise the killer to plot a rebellion.

Having said that, although Beitangfeng protects her in every possible way on weekdays, he is an emperor who seeks the overall situation after all.Not to mention petty troubles, but the crime of treason has gone beyond the threshold.I don't know if Beitangfeng will send her to hell with his own hands if the situation cannot be broken.

"Life and death, it depends on the moment." Mu Qing closed her eyes, and gradually fell into deep thought, the tide of turning was rushing in her mind, thousands of waves, just waiting to be triggered at the touch of a button.

Liu Xiangguo used such a big move to deal with her, but unexpectedly finally gave her a chance to see clearly all the monsters and ghosts he had planted in the dark.

Now it seems that someone came under her banner to release the grain in Nancheng.

First sell grain at a high price and make a fortune before besieging the refugees in Nancheng.If ordinary people are on the verge of death, and someone suddenly comes to rescue them, and the amount of relief is still shocking, then these dying people will become crazy, and even the person who rescued them will be praised as a god.

"I, Su Muqing... have become Long Live..." Mu Qing squinted her eyes slightly, with a hint of menace in her eyes, "There must be a way to break any situation." She frowned slightly, and her fingertips slightly clenched the edge of the window .

The only thing she can't count is time, she only depends on whether her trust in Beitangfeng can make him...give her some more time.

This gamble is about life.

Just as Su Muqing imagined, the upper study room was full of ministers at this time, and as the voice of long live from outside became stronger, the faces of these people became more and more panicked.Some of them kept embroidering the sweat on their foreheads with their concubines, and some of them squeezed the official robe lying on their knees hard, the sweat overflowing from the palms of the hands, permeating the layer of silver blue into a Tibetan color.Seeing Beitangfeng walk in steadily, everyone hurriedly stood up to greet him, as if they had been saved.

When Beitangfeng stared at their anxious faces, his brows frowned slightly.He threw off the dragon robe and sat sideways on the upper seat. The four eunuchs suddenly closed all the windows in the room one by one, the noise was messy, and the light was gradually obscured.Not long after, the entire upper study room was plunged into darkness.The surroundings are heavily guarded, and the upper study room has been piled up as an extremely confidential place.

A few bright lamps were lit, and the flames were faint, revealing some warm colors on the faces of the ministers.Bei Tangfeng turned his fingers lightly, with a serious expression, a deep halo glides in his handsome eyes, but he doesn't seem to be in a panic.

At this time, all the ministers knelt down one by one, and played in unison: "Your Majesty, please order the Queen to die!"

Beitangfeng closed his eyes slowly, with an indifferent arc on the corner of his lips, "Then what? How is Aiqing going to let her die?"

"Your Majesty, I suggest that Jin Yiwei be given poisonous wine to die in Fengyang Palace tonight." One of the ministers said.

"Your Majesty, I suggest using the punishment of 'posting and adding officials'. In this way, if the queen dies like drowning, it can be announced to the world." When the minister said, he waved his hand a little.

Beitangfeng raised his eyebrows lightly, and let out a muffled hum.Not to mention poisoned wine, "attaching officials" is an extremely cruel way of death. There are indeed many ministers who are hostile to Su Muqing.

At this time, Beitangfeng seemed to think of something, suddenly raised his eyes, and by the light of the fire, he scanned every minister in front of him.Suddenly he asked sharply, "Why didn't Grand Tutor Gongsun come?"

As soon as everyone heard this, they all looked at the people around them, but they couldn't see the person the emperor mentioned.

Grand Tutor Gongsun was appointed by the late emperor to Beitangfeng before the emperor ascended the throne.The first emperor once said that if the emperor has any hesitation, he can ask Gongsun Taifu.Moreover, Grand Tutor Gongsun also has the late emperor's edict, which can make decisions for the emperor first, and then play.

Beitangfeng narrowed his eyes, and his black pupils trembled suddenly.He gritted his teeth anxiously, resting his forehead with one hand, feeling anxious in his heart.Then without saying a word, he shook his robe and got up and rushed out.

All the ministers looked at each other, and then all turned into smiles.

It seems that Grand Tutor Gongsun has already made the first move.

It was getting dark gradually.Mu Qing was sitting in front of the table, her eyes were fixed in thought, her left fingertips were gently sliding on the jade bracelet, circle after circle.She raised her eyes and looked at the dark blue sky, a ray of light gradually appeared in her clear eyes.

If Beitangfeng decides to use the punishment, she is afraid that she will die unexpectedly when the sky is completely dark.

Mu Qing frowned lightly.The more this is the case, the more calm you need to be.

Now, the people outside the city have not yet rioted, and there is still about one day left.By this time tomorrow, if there is still no movement in the imperial palace, the mob may cause turmoil in the capital.

One day, and one more day.If she hasn't figured out any solution after a day, then she will admit defeat and go to Beitangfeng to lead him to death for his Nanyue country.

However, the riots that may occur at any time in the middle of this process are what the courtiers are most worried about.Asking them to wait for her for a day is a life gamble. Beitangfeng may agree, but the courtiers must cut through the mess quickly and get rid of it quickly.So the biggest problem now is that she is very likely to die in the hands of her own people before tomorrow.

"Sorrowful..." Mu Qing raised her eyes, looked at the empty sky, her heart gradually became heavy, because other people's killing intent had long been numb to her, but Beitang Feng, who had repeatedly Will the man who saved the fire and water by himself stab into her heart with a sharp sword in his hand?She got up and took another deep breath, her fingertips that were holding the cuffs were turning blue and white.

At the same time, she was also thinking about another person outside the imperial city.

Regardless of whether she lives or dies, Liu Xiangguo's next step will definitely be to point the finger at the prince for the shortfall in disaster relief funds, and then take advantage of this opportunity to uproot the prince's influence, and from now on he can cover the sky with one hand.But Xiangguo didn't know that when geese pass by, they will leave marks, and when people leave, they will leave fragrance.She believed that the two things she entrusted Shangguan Yu to the prince would definitely help him turn things around at the last moment.There is only one way to deal with Liu Xiangguo: bind yourself in a cocoon!

She sincerely hoped that she could live to see the moment when Liu Xiangguo, who manipulated the regime and exploited the people for his own selfish desire, completely fell from power.

In this way, Mingxue felt at ease when she was underground.

Just at this time, some voices were suddenly heard outside Fengyang Palace.Mu Qing's eyes lit up, and there was a little joy in her chest.Perhaps, it was Beitang Feng who came, as long as she could see him and have a chance to fight for a day, and if she could win that day, she would still have a chance!
So Mu Qing stepped up and wanted to go to the door to meet her.But when the door opened and the person outside slowly walked in, Mu Qing's eyes that were still a little bit happy suddenly moved slightly, the corners of her lips raised slightly, and the hands that were tightly clenched before slowly moved. let go...

Maybe Mu Qing is going to let you down...My lord.

Pray for the Prince's Mansion.

Beitang Mo suddenly felt a pain in his heart, he quietly closed his eyes, waiting for the maid to put on the most formal robe for him.After buckling on the tiger-shaped carved jade hair ring that he could only wear as a prince, he suddenly raised his eyes, and there was a long stream of light in his glazed eyes.Li Ruobai anxiously dissuaded him from the side, trying every means to block Beitang Mo's way out of the mansion and into the palace.But Beitang Mo never said a word, just raised his right hand and gently adjusted the corner of his cuff.

"Prepare the horse and enter the palace." After everything was ready, Beitang Mo said in a low voice, but there was no wave in his tone, making Li Ruobai beside him like an ant on a pot.

Seeing that Beitang Mo was about to step out of the mansion, Li Ruobai hurriedly crossed his arms in front of Beitang Mo, and said, "The prince can't go! This game is obviously aimed at the prince, and the queen just happened to block it first." , if the queen is unfortunately killed, the prince will have an extra excuse to dismantle Xiangguo's conspiracy!"

"This king has his own decision, get out of the way." Beitang Mo said in a low voice, his usually indifferent and handsome face now showed indifference and deterrence.Li Ruobai's eyes trembled, and his face became even more ugly, so he stepped forward to block Beitang Mo again, "My lord, don't be infatuated with the queen anymore, Ruobai can see that the lord must be tempted by the queen! You can't be distracted by beauty, lord, the overall situation What's more important!"

Beitang Mo let out a cold breath, and an extremely indifferent low smile appeared on his knife-like face, then he pushed Li Ruobai away, looked down at him who fell to the ground coldly and said: "Stupid ! What is the overall situation is better than you. If you dare to block this king, don't blame this king for disregarding the friendship between master and servant for many years."

Li Ruobai's eyes trembled suddenly, because the prince's eyes at this time were definitely not joking, there was a blue halo like a sharp blade shooting out of those beautiful and narrow eyes.It seems to be telling him that if he dares to say one more word, the prince will really cut himself under the sword.

Seeing Li Ruobai standing there stupidly, Beitang Mo looked away.He bundled his long hair up a few times, and pushed open the gate of the palace.Before leaving, he half-turned his eyes to look at Li Ruobai and said, "Ruobai. Sometimes, saving people is not about asking for mercy." After finishing speaking, he came back to his senses, rode on a horse outside the gate of the house and shouted at Li Ruobai. The imperial palace galloped away, even the sedan chair that was about to be carried did not want to sit and wait.

After a long while, Li Ruobai suddenly became dazed. He hurried to the gate of the palace, watching Beitang Mo's figure drifting away, he clenched his fists hard.So he also found a horse and followed Beitang Mo.

Mu Qing stood quietly at the gate of the courtyard, with a smile on her face, and her eyes became as calm as the surface of water, as if she already knew what was waiting for her.In front of her was a white-haired old man with sharp eyes.Although this person's stature is not tall, as long as he stands in place, he has a majestic posture, and even carries an awe-inspiring aura that should not be approached.Although Mu Qing had never met this person before, but that wearing Hualing made her understand everything clearly.

This person is of the first rank.If she remembers correctly, Zheng Yipin is the only one who has such a strong bearing at such an age.At that time, he was a first-class Taifu——Gongsun Jing.

At this time, the emperor had not rushed over, but it was Mr. Gongsun, the Tai Fu of the court, who came, and the eunuch who came together with the bronze wine cup in both hands.In this way, who can understand what it means.

Mu Qing lowered her eyes, slowly raised the corners of her lips, and laughed inadvertently.

Is this the end of her Su Muqing's life?

It seemed that this was Beitangfeng's final decision.The only miscalculation was that he didn't even bother to do it himself, and he had to do it for him, Mr. Taifu.

(End of this chapter)