slave like jade

Chapter 124 Head-to-head confrontation
Yu Mingzhu couldn't wait for King Qi's consent, so she ordered someone to go up to tie Yu Ruyan and take her to the prison!

Her words shocked Concubine Shu. She knelt down in front of King Qi to intercede for Yu Ruyan in panic. listen in.

Concubine Lian looked at Concubine Shu in front of her, she also hated Concubine Shu, and said coldly: "Elder Sister Shu really taught a good daughter, she is very capable, disturbing the wind and rain in this harem, and even making this Palace and the Eldest Princess Playing around. Sister Shu, don't say that she doesn't know anything about all this. "

Her sharp eyes gouged out Concubine Shu, she lied in King Qi's arms, and said sadly: "Unexpectedly, now that my sister is in a high position, I can't tolerate my concubines anymore, and I want to kill my concubines. Your Majesty, even if my concubine made my sister unhappy, Mingzhu is innocent, she is young and inexperienced, but she has never offended Concubine Shu, how could she be harmed together with her?"

Concubine Lian's reprimands hit Yu Ruyan's flustered nerves. Seeing the fierceness in Concubine Lian's eyes, Yu Ruyan's eyes turned cold. She knew that she could not sit still, let alone admit to being haunted, because as long as she Once she falls, the concubine mother will also be implicated and framed, and all the palace people in Jinying Palace will also be buried for her!

Neither Concubine Lian nor Yu Mingzhu died, how could she be willing to die?
King Qi looked at the broken tongue on the ground and believed Concubine Lian's words in his heart, but when he thought of Mu Lingzhi, he felt a little embarrassed again!
However, those people brought in by Huo Xiang had already obtained Yu Mingzhu's order to go forward and pinch her hands, and escorted her to go out. Brother An rushed to snatch her, but heard Huo Xiang say coldly: "This matter It's a big deal, I'm afraid that the entire Jinying Palace will be tied up and locked up with the others, and thrown into the prison!"

Seeing Concubine Shu kneeling on the ground crying to King Qi, seeing Brother An and the others being tied up, Yu Ruyan hated her to the extreme, she struggled to break free from the guard's hand, raised her hand and slapped the guard on the face She gritted her teeth and said, "This princess is not only the most honorable Princess Heshuo in the Qi Kingdom, but also the future third princess of Daliang. With a planted tongue, you low-spirited people dare to touch this princess?"

Her eyes were as sharp as a sword, and her twinkling pupils turned into a piece of ice, and she stood in front of everyone with ice covering her whole body!
Not only King Qi was taken aback by her fierce aura, but even the other people were so frightened by her words that they stopped their movements and froze on the spot, not daring to move.

There was a flash of light in Huo Xiang's eyes. Seeing the hesitation on King Qi's face, he said in a deep voice: "Your majesty, I know the worries in your heart. After all, the fifth princess has a special status. However, the emperor committed the same crime as the common people. Now the evidence is convincing , if His Majesty is soft-hearted, I am afraid that people will criticize His Majesty for protecting the Fifth Princess because he is afraid of the Great Liang!"

Huo Xiang used aggressive methods to provoke King Qi to order Yu Ruyan to be dealt with, but his words were extremely disrespectful, Yu Ruyan's eyes turned cold, and she said coldly——

"No wonder others say that Huo Xiangquan is devoted to the government and the public, and if he stomps lightly on the court hall, the whole Qi will be shaken three times. I thought these were exaggerations, because no one can shake the world except the emperor. I really don't want Huo Xiang to have such abilities."

"Seeing you blatantly threatening father today, I understand that the rumors outside are not false. Huo Xiang is indeed capable. You can search father's harem whenever you want, and you are not afraid of planting the princess. Now you are forcing father Come to punish me, does Huo Xiang want to kill someone to silence me?"

Yu Ruyan's words were straightforward and sharp, like a sharp knife directly opened Huo Xiang's chest, picking out his dark thoughts for everyone to see.

At this time, in Jinying Palace, apart from the people brought by Huo Xiang, there were also other concubines in the harem. Everyone was shocked when they heard the words, and Concubine Lian was so shocked that she couldn't stand still, and she reprimanded: "Bitch!" People, don't you want to talk nonsense and slander my father, my father has been loyal to Da Qi all his life, and he has always shared his worries for the sake of the Holy One, but you actually provoke the relationship between father and His Majesty, and spread rumors here to make trouble, what should you do?"

Compared to Concubine Lian's panic, Huo Xiang wasn't angry at all, as if Yu Ruyan didn't care about the accusation against him just now, her expression was calm, but there was a murderous look in those eyes——

For Yu Ruyan to him, he must die!
He waved his hand to stop Concubine Lian from continuing, lifted up her robe and knelt down in front of King Qi.

King Qi was startled, couldn't help but stepped forward to help him, and asked anxiously, "What is Huo Xiang doing?"

Because Huo Xiang is a veteran of the two dynasties and the emperor's father-in-law, King Qi specially granted him the exemption from all etiquette and customs. Even in the court hall, when all the officials worshiped, only Huo Xiang could not kneel down and stand proudly above all the officials. .

Now, he suddenly acted like this, which really shocked King Qi.

"Your Majesty, this old minister has dedicated his whole life to Daqi, but he never expected to make such an excuse. To be humiliated and damaged by the fifth princess, this old minister is really chilling."

"Today's evidence is solid. If His Majesty still ignores it, how will the harem be peaceful in the future? How will His Majesty convince the public?"

"Even though the third prince of Daliang is behind her to cheer her on, the third prince must be a reasonable person. If he knew that she had committed such a wrong thing, he would not want to marry her again to disturb the order of the palace. With her With a general temperament, even if she marries to Daliang, she will commit wrong things in the Daliang royal family, if she offends the king of Liang without knowing how serious it is, and causes trouble, it will still be her Majesty's responsibility for her adoptive daughter's failure to teach. Unbelievable!"

Listening to Huo Xiangtian's shameless words, Yu Ruyan really admired him, she was eloquent, and black and white were reversed. It was no wonder that the father had been coaxed by him all these years and listened to his every move.

King Qi's appearance actually started to loosen. Looking at the description on his face, Yu Ruyan was in despair. She knew that her father was finally persuaded by this old cunning old fox. Tonight, I am really doomed!

Compared with the noise in Jinying Palace, Huayang Palace was quiet.

The palace people in the house were all retreated outside the door, the queen mother sat quietly on the couch with her eyelids half closed, Yu Huaizhu knelt in front of the couch, begging the queen mother to come forward to protect Yu Ruyan.

The queen mother didn't speak for a long time, and after a long time, she sighed heavily: "Ai Jia believed in that girl's ability too much after all, but it's not all her fault, Huo Xiang has been immersed in the officialdom for decades, so what can I do if I don't have any means?" In these years of dominating the officialdom, even the emperor wants to give him three points, alas, after all, Aijia made a mistake, let her fight Huo Xiang, how can she be his opponent!"

"Queen Mother, please come forward and save Fifth Younger Sister. Everything she did was to help me. If something happens to her, I can only apologize with death!"

"Stupid boy, now that things are going on, in order to protect Shangguan's family, Ai's family can't come forward!"

After hearing what the Queen Mother said, Yu Huaizhu looked at her in disbelief, and asked blankly: "Queen Mother, why is this?"

"If Huo Xiang only thought that this matter was done by the fifth girl, he would only think that it was the grievance between her and Concubine Lian. If I came forward, he would definitely guess that I also knew about the Shangguan family, and he would know about the fifth girl. I acquiesce in everything I do, and at that time, for the sake of Concubine Lian, the eldest princess, and their Huo family, Huo Xiang will definitely eliminate Shangguan's family at all costs, and completely suppress this matter!"

After hearing the Queen Mother's words, Yu Huaizhu's heart was filled with ice and snow, she cried: "Could it be... are we going to just sit and watch Fifth Younger Sister being framed by Huo Xiang?"

The queen mother had a serious and cold face, and said coldly: "Don't worry, the fifth girl is after all your father's imperial concubine Heshuo, and also the future third princess of Daliang. Even if you are convicted, your father will not dare to do anything to her for a while. The only plan is to send someone out of the palace to tell His Highness the Third Highness to come forward and save your Fifth Sister!"

After all, the queen mother took out her token to Yu Huaizhu, and Yu Huaizhu didn't even care about the ceremony, so she quickly got up and took the token out of the palace.

After she left, the queen mother quietly twirled the beads in her hand, and murmured: "Now, I'm afraid only the world-famous Third Highness can deal with Huo Xiang."

The door was opened, and Nanny Fang, who had been serving the Queen Mother for many years, came in quietly, and quietly reported the matter of the Jinying Palace to the Queen Mother, and then sighed: "Queen Mother, because of Huo Xiang's trouble, do you think the fifth princess is still alive?" How many odds are there?"

The queen mother smiled coldly, and said: "Huo Xiang is really powerful, the entire court did not dare to fight against him, although Chen Xiang's family has military merits, but it is a pity that Chen Xiang is an idler who does not want to be troublesome, so—"

Looking in the direction of the brightly lit Hibiscus Cherry Palace, the Empress Dowager looked relaxed now compared to her previous worries.

"So far, the fifth girl is completely at a disadvantage, but Huo Xiang may be too happy. He and Concubine Lian are determined to use this matter to kill two birds with one stone. They not only want to solve the predicament of Chunlan Palace, but also want to use this To get rid of the fifth girl, let Yu Mingzhu take the throne, and marry Daliang to be the third concubine, I'm afraid that all of these things will not go as he wished."

"Anything can be obtained by force, but the matter of affection cannot be forced. Just because the third prince is willing to offend his father and emperor to fight for Daqi for the sake of a fifth girl, how can Huo Xiang and the others force this friendship? , Therefore, he made such a big fuss this time, forcing the Third Highness to confront him, it is estimated that there will be no benefit."

When Mother Fang heard this, she finally resolved her previous doubts, and sighed: "Everything is under the control of the Queen Mother. Before this old slave, I was always wondering why the Queen Mother didn't come forward to stop Huo Xiang's search of the palace. Let him come, it turns out that the Empress Dowager let him search the palace because she knew about his next plan."

"Yeah, he is determined to search the palace. It must be a well-thought-out trick. No matter who he uses this trick in the end, with the character of the fifth girl, he will definitely come forward, because she is the one who is haunted. Because she is kind by nature, she will not let other people take the blame for her, so in the end, it is her and Huo's duel. In this way, the Third Highness will no longer help her secretly, but will jump Come out and risk your life to protect her! This situation can be regarded as reversed again."

Mother Fang looked at the Queen Mother's furrowed brows, and said happily: "The Queen Mother is wise, nothing can escape the eyes of the Queen Mother."

But thinking of the dangers in the Jinying Palace, the Queen Mother couldn't help but sighed again, and said: "The mourning family is already in its [-]s, so I shouldn't have to take care of these things anymore, but, the emperor... the matter of the previous court is mourning." The family can't intervene, they can only start from the harem to contain the former dynasty. I hope the fifth girl knows all this and can forgive me."

After finishing speaking, he remembered something and asked: "That man in Lenggong, did you bring him back quietly?"

Mother Fang said respectfully: "I have quietly brought her back to Huayang Palace, and only claimed to Lenggong that she had died of illness, but Concubine Lian did not suspect anything."

The queen mother said: "The fifth girl is younger after all. She only knows to let that person sing about her grievances to me, but she doesn't know that the eyes and ears of Concubine Lian are everywhere in this harem. The concubine can't leave her body, do you think she is still alive after singing in the cold palace for so long? Let her be raised by the general in the palace, and let her go before the emperor when the time is right."

Nanny Fang respectfully complied and withdrew quietly.

On the other side, Yu Huaizhu quietly left the palace with the empress dowager's token, and ran towards Chen Xiang's mansion non-stop, because she often walked around the Jinying Palace, but she had heard Yu Ruyan mention that Mu Lingzhi had been in the palace for a while. Chen Xiangfu helped prepare for his cousin's wedding.So, go straight to Chen Xiangfu.

Seeing Mu Lingzhi, Yu Huaizhu just started to say: "Fifth sister has an accident!" Before he could explain the situation in the palace in detail, Mu Lingzhi's figure flickered, and he rushed to the palace. He quickly chased after him with Yu Huaizhu.

On the way, Yu Huaizhu's simple words explained what happened in the palace. When Mu Lingzhi heard that Huo Xiang was searching the palace, his tongue was suddenly found in the dark room of Jinying Palace, and his heart was already full of tears. understand.

It was only for a moment that he had an idea in his mind, and said with a sneer: "It seems that this palace will have a good meeting with the famous Huo Xiang tonight."

After hearing what he said, Chen Yiqing said anxiously: "Now the evidence is convincing, even if King Qi can spare the fifth princess lightly for your sake, it is a serious crime to pretend to be a ghost in the palace, not to mention, the person she is dealing with is Concubine Lian, and now Huo Xiang Go out in person. How can you let it go?"

"Heh, now, it's impossible for him to give up. If he bullies my Yanyan, he's courting death!"

Mu Lingzhi felt chills all over his body, pulled the horse to stop, and whispered a few words into Chen Yiqing's ear. After hearing this, Chen Yiqing's eyes lit up, and he immediately understood what he meant.Just as he was about to go back, Mu Lingzhi said to Yu Huaizhu: "I wonder if I can lend the princess's token to General Chen. He will have to enter the palace later. It may not be convenient without the token."

Yu Huaizhu hesitated for a moment, but when she thought that she was going to help Yu Ruyan, she took out the queen mother's token and gave it to General Chen.

Chen Yiqing took the token and turned back.

After entering the palace, Yu Huaizhu went to Jinying Palace with Mu Ling, but was stopped by Mu Lingzhi, who also gave her some instructions, and when Yu Huaizhu heard this, she turned around and left in the direction of Yeting .

When Mu Lingzhi hurried back to Jinying Palace, he happened to hear Huo Xiang's righteous words, and King Qi was indeed moved by Huo Xiang's persuasion, and was about to harden his mind to deal with Yu Ruyan when Mu Ling stepped into the palace. Jinying Palace, said coldly: "I heard someone praising me from afar, heh, it's a pity, but the praise is wrong!"

When everyone heard the words and turned their heads in horror, they couldn't help but be surprised when they saw him striding in with a frosty face.

Suddenly seeing Mu Lingzhi who was covered in cold air, Huo Xiang's heart sank. Although the expression on his face was still calm, his brows were furrowed quietly.

It is said that the third prince of Liang Liang is the most unreasonable in his behavior, but he is extremely powerful. He is a person with outstanding talent but a weird personality. I don't know what he will do next?
Yu Ruyan didn't expect that he would come back so late, she felt relieved, her tensed nerves relaxed, and joy flooded in her heart——

That's great, as long as he's around, no one will dare to bully her!
With red eyes, she watched Mu Lingzhi walking towards her step by step. He walked straight past the crowd and walked in front of her. He raised his hand, frowned, and gently touched the clear palm print on her face, his eyes filled with murderous intent. , the tone seemed casual but bitingly cold: "Been beaten?! Oh, my face that I couldn't bear to touch was beaten like this. This person - really has the guts!"

After finishing speaking, Mu Lingzhi turned his head slowly, his eyes flicked across the crowd like a sword, and said coldly: "Can someone tell me what happened here? And who hit my princess?"

Ever since he came in, he had never looked directly at anyone including King Qi. Now, after being swept away by his sharp eyes, everyone's hair went numb, and they all fell silent in unison.

Mu Lingzhi's eyes stopped coldly on Concubine Lian, and being swept away by his sharp eyes, Concubine Lian shuddered all over her body, but now, if she dared not admit it, she would lose face in front of everyone , In the future, he will lose his prestige in the harem.

She looked around, and saw that in this small courtyard, besides King Qi, there was also her own father, not to mention that her father brought so many guards, and these guards were all close friends of her father. If the third prince If you really dare to disrespect her, she is not afraid.

Thinking of this, she took a provocative step forward, and said coolly: "The fifth princess pretended to be a ghost in the palace, and even framed my palace's Chunlan Palace, scaring the little girl into misery. Now a broken tongue has been found in her palace. , Ben Gong taught her a few times... ah!!"

Concubine Lian was screaming before she could speak!

Everyone saw a flash of cold light, but before they could react, Mu Lingzhi had already pulled out the soft sword from his waist. In just a moment, the tendons in Concubine Lian's hands had been severed by Mu Lingzhi!
When everyone came back to their senses, Mu Lingzhi had already returned to Yu Ruyan's side and stood leisurely. If it wasn't for the extra long sword in his hand, the blood dripping from the long sword, and Concubine Lian's trembling hands... Sitting down on the ground, howling in pain, everyone couldn't believe it. In such an instant, Mu Lingzhi attacked Concubine Lian, and even the guards beside him had no time to save her!

"Presumptuous!" Qi Wangshang did not recover from the shock, and Huo Xiang stepped forward in a rage, pointing at Mu Ling and shouting: "How dare you hurt someone in front of the Holy Majesty, or hurt the Holy Majesty?" Your concubine. Even if you are the Prince of Liang, you can't be so reckless!"

"Rampant? Heh, if it wasn't for the sake of the emperor, I would have already cut off both of her arms neatly, would you still keep them?"

Mu Lingzhi didn't show any fear at all, the long sword shone with a deep light, reflecting the undried blood drops on it, it was extraordinarily scary.

"Also, before I came in, I heard Huo Xiang praise me for being reasonable. Heh, you really don't understand me. I never make sense and only protect my shortcomings. She is my princess, and I hold her on the tip of my heart." I'm even reluctant to touch a single hair of her hair, but she was beaten today—"

"That's because she did something wrong, so my mother and concubine took the initiative to punish her!" Thinking that he almost touched Yu Ruyan just now, if Mu Lingzhi knew, he might have cut his tendons too. Here, Yu Mingzhu hates and fears at the same time.

While supporting Concubine Lian, who was pale with pain, she couldn't help but argue to Mu Lingzhi.

"Convict her as soon as she cuts off her tongue. Have you ever asked me for my opinion? Don't forget, she is now my concubine, from Daliang. You cannot decide whether she is guilty or not."

"So, if you hit her, I'll cut your tendons, it's not a loss! Besides, Concubine Lian broke the tendons of my mother's concubine's ten fingers before without any reason. I have already returned this gift to you. Now you If you want to send it up by yourself, there is no reason for me to be incomplete."

"You..." Huo Xiang was so angry that he could no longer maintain the superficial calm on his face, lividly distorted, and said in pain: "Your Majesty, a soldier can be killed and cannot be humiliated. How dare this person insult the concubine face to face like this? Whatever his identity, don't let it go!"

After all, out of anger, with a wave of his hand, the surrounding guards surrounded Mu Lingzhi and Yu Ruyan.

Mu Lingzhi drew out his long sword slowly, and said with a sneer, "Since I came back from the battlefield, I haven't fed my sword and blood for a while. Huo Xiang wants to learn, I'm very happy!"

However, King Qi was afraid of making things worse, so he hurriedly shouted: "Stop it all, this is the palace, not a place for your private duels."

The tendons in the veins of Concubine Lian's hands were severed, and she no longer had any strength left. She got up from the ground desperately, and cried out to Qi Wangdao: "Your Majesty, this concubine who has been with you for decades, is now being killed by someone for no reason. Bullied by outsiders, please Your Majesty must make the decision for the concubine. Otherwise, the concubine will have to commit suicide with injustice!"

Concubine Lian's words made King Qi feel suffocated. Concubine Lian has been by his side the longest and has the most affection for all these years. It was even more uncomfortable, and he couldn't help but turn his face coldly to Mu Lingzhi: "Although you are kind to me Da Qi, you can't be so presumptuous and ruin her hands regardless of the severity. You are also hitting me by doing this. Even if you are the third prince of Daliang, I will not spare you lightly this time!"

"Heh!" After hearing King Qi's words, Mu Lingzhi smiled contemptuously, and said coldly: "I have always heard that King Qi is the most partial to Concubine Lian and her daughter, and never takes my appearance seriously. Great bullying and oppression, with the status of a princess but living a life of a slave. But I solemnly tell you today that she is worthless in your eyes, but in my eyes, everything in the world is not as good as her From now on, she is a member of my palace. I feel sorry for her, and I will definitely protect her. Therefore, I will definitely not be polite if Concubine Lian hits her today. If King Qi wants to ask for concubine Lian To be fair, I will accompany you to the end!"

Facing King Qi's fury, Mu Lingzhi didn't give in at all, and he didn't even say a soft word. The air in the small Jinying Palace was choked, and Mu Lingzhi pointed his cold sword at everyone!

(End of this chapter)