Peach Blossom Makeup

Chapter 170 Princess: Sharpen the knife and go to Shunan

Concubine Luo didn't know what the price Qin Shou said was. Intuitively, she thought it was better for her not to know. Therefore, this matter was left behind by her only the next day.

The emperor allowed her to leave the princess mansion only after the doctor of the imperial hospital made a personal diagnosis and confirmed that the small wound on Concubine Luo's neck was fine.

Concubine Luo entered the palace immediately, and she went to see the queen mother.

At this time, inside and outside the imperial palace, after a scene of coercion, the emperor simply eliminated dissidents, not only the imperial army, but also all over the court, which made the entire palace feel terrified recently, and everyone was in danger.

When Concubine Luo went to Yanbo Palace, the Empress Dowager was looking at the roster of eunuchs and eunuchs who had entered the palace over the years. Feng Jinxiu, who was already a concubine, was sitting on the Empress Dowager's right hand, smiling at the corner of her mouth, looking graceful and virtuous.

Seeing Concubine Luo coming, the Empress Dowager put down the roster in her hand, waved to her, "Mimi, come here quickly, let Aijia have a look."

Concubine Luo nodded at Feng Jinxiu, smiled and snuggled up to her, raised her head obediently to let the Queen Mother look at her neck.

The queen mother squinted her peach blossom eyes to look carefully, and even touched it, and then she said in relief, "It's really healed."

Concubine Luo's eyes were bent when she smiled, "It's not good to have a mother and elder brother who are taking care of you."

She glanced at the roster and asked again, "How did the queen mother see this thing?"

The queen mother asked her to sit side by side by herself and said, "Your brother wanted to let a group of old people out of the palace, so he also eliminated the spies, so Concubine Hui sent the list to the Ai family, and the Ai family was unreasonable." Be careful, it's not good for your brother to personally ask about this kind of matter."

Concubine Luo nodded, "Nowadays there are few imperial guards in the palace, if there are fewer Gong'e eunuchs, what will happen to the safety of the palace?"

The Queen Mother also frowned, "Without the aristocratic family in the capital and the three kings, this palace is safer than before, no matter how few people there are. However, you can take advantage of your brother's appointment in October next year to select beautiful women to enter the palace to fill the gap. stand up."

"As for the Forbidden Army," the Queen Mother looked at Concubine Luo with a smile, "Then it depends on Mimi?"

Concubine Luo was stunned, "Rely on me?"

The Empress Dowager nodded, and then she took out a bronze tiger talisman from her sleeve. The tiger talisman was different from those of the Qin family army, but it was printed on it with a big red bird spreading its wings, and it was tied on the top with red tassel silk tied.

The Empress Dowager stuffed the Tiger Talisman into Concubine Luo's hands, "This is the Tiger Talisman for commanding the Vermilion Bird Army. The Ai family has discussed with your brother. It is not appropriate for the entire Vermilion Bird Army to be led by anyone. Since the tens of thousands of troops in the suburbs of Beijing still recognize you, It’s okay if you don’t leave it for now, and it’s okay to reward you in the future when there are good generals you trust.”

Concubine Luo thought the same way, so she accepted the Tiger Talisman with a smile, and glanced at Feng Jinxiu who also felt uncomfortable when she heard this.

The Empress Dowager seemed to have just realized it, she pondered for a moment and said to Feng Jinxiu, "Concubine Hui is stepping down for the time being, the Ai family has settled the matter of the roster, and someone will send it to you."

Feng Jinxiu stood up gracefully, bowed to the Queen Mother and Concubine Luo, and responded, "The concubine will go back first."

After saying that, she backed away in small steps, and only when she was no longer in sight, Concubine Luo smiled lightly, "The queen mother wants Huang Shangfeng's family to swear to be loyal to brother to the death, and give me more money."

The queen mother glanced at her, "You are the only one who is clever."

That's why the Empress Dowager pointed out in front of Feng Jinxiu that there were quite a lot of vacant official positions in the court, and it was because of the patronage of untrustworthy people.

Presumably when Feng Jinxiu returns, she will immediately pass the news back to the Feng family, and as the only Feng family that retains its heritage, for the sake of the future prosperity of the family, it is natural to think of ways to exchange trust and favor from the emperor.

Concubine Luo took advantage of the opportunity to have lunch in Yanbo Palace, and the emperor who got the news from the next court came over without even changing his court clothes.

As soon as he came, like a queen mother, he broke Concubine Luo's head, checked her neck personally, and nodded in satisfaction after seeing that the sword wound was really light and barely visible.

The mother and son had a meal together in a harmonious atmosphere. While drinking tea in the side hall, the emperor suddenly asked, "I received a secret report yesterday, because the Vermilion Bird Army who guarded the south of Shu used to be the two sons of Shangguan Ji." Word practice, once the Shangguan family was wiped out, the secret guards I sent to the south of Sichuan hadn't captured these two people, they were the first to get the news and led part of the Suzaku army to rebel."

Concubine Luo and the Empress Dowager frowned at the same time, and their identical peach blossom eyes showed a cold and serious look.

"That's why I only had time to take back a small part of the Suzaku Army, and now I'm in a leaderless situation. I really don't know who to send to Shunan to deal with this matter." Obviously this matter trapped the emperor.

Concubine Luo thought for a moment and said, "The rebellious Suzaku army must be gathered, and those who refuse to surrender will be killed without mercy. As for the remaining soldiers..."

Speaking of this, she paused, tapped the armrest of the armchair with her fingers and said, "Why don't I go to Shunan myself."

"No!"

"no!"

The emperor and the queen mother immediately objected, they didn't think about it at all, the poor mountains and bad waters in southern Sichuan, the four seasons are humid, there are many beasts and miasma in the mountains and forests, even men could not bear it in the past, let alone Concubine Luo.

Concubine Luo's expression was firm, "Shunan Prefecture is the place of the Nanman King. It is rumored that the Nanman King is a sympathetic master, but whenever a woman asks him for something, as long as it does not violate the principles, he will probably agree. It would be best for me to go.”

"You stay in the capital for the Ai family, if you can't do it, you can't do it!" There was Bo Nu in the back of the queen mother, no matter how incompetent this court is, it has not yet been reduced to the point where Concubine Luo is required to come forward.

Concubine Luo shook her head, she hesitated for a moment and said, "I will bring my son-in-law, no matter how bad it is, the son-in-law will protect my life."

That is to say, but Concubine Luo has no confidence at all. With Qin Shou's temperament of not even giving her a piece of chestnut cake, it is really hard to say everything, but she is determined to let the emperor and queen mother agree to her marriage. The trip to the south, so he behaved very confidently.

When they heard that they would bring the consort, the queen mother and the emperor were silent. After a long time, the queen mother asked indifferently, "Mimi, tell the Ai family honestly, are you still happy with the concubine?"

Concubine Luo shook her head, she was not embarrassed in front of her own mother, "I don't know, I used to think that he hated me very much and treated me harshly everywhere, but in front of other things, he also defended me, and ..."

She gradually discovered that the truth of some things in her previous life was completely different from what she had seen with her own eyes, so she was not sure what kind of situation the relationship between her and the son-in-law would lead to.

Seeing the bewilderment in her daughter's eyes, the Queen Mother's heart skipped a beat. She stretched out her hand and rubbed the center of her brows, and said meaningfully, "Mimi, remember one thing. In matters of love, if you are tempted first, that's it." He is a loser, and all men in the world have a virtue, always remembering what you can't get is the best, and you can think about it for a lifetime."

When she said this, there was a taunt at the corner of her mouth, as if she was speaking to Concubine Luo, but also as if she was talking to herself.

Concubine Luo nodded half-understood. Although she didn't understand clearly, she remembered one thing——

That is to make Qin Jiuzhou think that he can't get her, so that he can remember and take the initiative in the future relationship.

As the only man in the hall, the emperor Xi Chaosheng coughed a few times.

The Empress Dowager and Concubine Luo turned their heads to look at him in an instant, choked, waved their hands and said, "Since the son-in-law can go with you, I feel a little relieved. better than others."

Concubine Luo deeply believed that Qin Jiuzhou not only had a different heart, but also a big one.

The Empress Dowager didn't say much, she only told Concubine Luo to come to meet with her before she left the capital, but the other thing was to ask her to be more careful.

Concubine Luo obediently remembered that even though she wanted to hang out with the queen mother and talk about her own things, seeing that it was already late, she still left the palace with the tiger talisman of the Vermilion Bird Army.

Back at the Princess Mansion, Qin Shou came uninvited. He seemed to know everything about the Suzaku Army, including the things in Shunan.

Concubine Luo was waiting on the hairpin in Shouyang, Qin Shou was lazily leaning against the door with his arms folded, and asked in a low voice, "When is the princess going to Shunan?"

Concubine Luo paused as she turned the silky golden Buyao's hand, and the flickering golden thread tassel hit the back of her hand, and it became cold. She looked at Qin Shou through the crystal glass mirror, and said after a while. , "Naturally it's time to go."

Qin Shou pursed his thin lips, and there seemed to be a gleam of light in his long and narrow phoenix eyes, "Jiuzhou thinks that when the princess leaves, it's better for the sage to send some imperial edicts."

Concubine Luo knew that Qin Shou would not target indiscriminately, so she quietly wrote down the matter, but said with no expression on her face, "Does the concubine need to remind me? This palace is not stupid."

Hearing this, Qin Shou raised the corners of his mouth slightly, "Princess is certainly not stupid, otherwise why would she take Kyushu and go to Shunan together?"

Concubine Luo threw the golden step onto the dowry with a snap, she turned her head to stare at Qin Shou coldly, and said word by word, "How do you know?"

She never told anyone about this at all, or Qin Shou had spies in the palace.

Qin Shou walked in, his robe fluttering on the ground, like floating water plants, he went to the dowry, picked up the tiger talisman of the Vermillion Bird Army, and looked at it casually, "It's just a guess or two."

Concubine Luo snatched back the Tiger Talisman, suddenly remembered what the Empress Dowager had said, she forced herself to be pampered, her brows softened slightly, her black and white peach blossom eyes gave him a moist look, she wrinkled her small nose and sighed, " Going to Shunan, the son-in-law will not abandon this palace, will he?"

Qin Shou's face was expressionless, but there was a playfulness in his eyes, "No, no matter what, the princess still has the status of Princess Rong at this time, and Jiuzhou also wants to meet the Nanman king."

Hearing this, Concubine Luo became vigilant, "Why did you see the Nanman King?"

Qin Shou raised his eyebrows, "It is rumored that the birth mother of the Nanman King is a Nanban witch. This witch knows witchcraft. I have never seen the so-called witchcraft in two lifetimes in Kyushu."

Concubine Luo felt that this was not credible, but she couldn't find any flaws, so she said, "Oh? Then I want to see it too."

At the end, she said again, "We can leave in three days."

(End of this chapter)