The Red Mansion is so charming

Chapter 319
As soon as winter started, there was a heavy snowfall, and Mianxue decorated the palace with a new look, just like Qiongzhi jade leaves, all of the same color.Xiaozong was so excited that he didn't ask the palace slaves to clean the courtyard, but took a group of concubines to the Yudai River in the palace to enjoy.On the left side of the imperial chariot is Xue Baochai, while on the right side of the imperial chariot is Xue Baoqin.

With these two daughters, Concubine Su said she was sick and refused to come, but Concubine Zhou and Concubine Wu did not dare to lose such an opportunity, and regardless of whether Xiaozong liked it or not, they stuck tightly to the imperial chariot, looking for something to say .

Xiaozong was embraced by all the beauties, and in a happy mood, he couldn't help drinking two more glasses. Who would have thought that when he got up from the Flower Palace early the next morning to prepare to go to court, his limbs would be weak, and he accidentally caught a cold.

Xiaozong didn't care about it at the beginning, thinking about going to see the officials, Baochai felt uneasy and sent many people to accompany him.When the imperial chariot walked to the Xingzhai near the Hall of Mental Cultivation, Xiaozong couldn't hold on any longer, and Dai Quan was so frightened that he hurriedly called the imperial doctor.The hundreds of officials who were waiting for the court in the Hall of Mental Cultivation were terrified when they heard this.

Fortunately, after a joint consultation with several imperial physicians, they all said that it was all right. Relying on his strong health, Xiaozong went up to the court to review the memorial, and he couldn't stand it for a few days.His face was pale and yellow, and there was even a sign of coughing up blood.Concubine Su took advantage of Xiaozong's inability to manage affairs, not only gathered the power of the harem, but also made faces with Xue Baochai every now and then, picking bones in the egg.

Xue Baochai didn't seem to care, she still greeted people with a smile on her face, and when she met Concubine Su, she was more respectful than before, and everyone around Xiaozong secretly praised Xue Baochai for being general.

The emperor was ill, but the morning court could not be stopped.Xiaozong thought about it and asked his three sons Li Jing, Li He and Zhengde to cooperate with the four ministers to take care of the daily government affairs.The four ministers are in charge of minor matters, and the three His Royal Highnesses can participate in and discuss state affairs.If it is a major matter, it still needs to be reported to Xiaozong who is ill.

The three of them readily agreed, especially the third prince Li He, who was actively looking forward to having a private relationship with the fourth minister, and at the same time closely followed his Taoist priests to concoct alchemy so as to present it to Xiaozong.

There is no small matter in the country. The only difference is whether the solution is simple or easy.The four Gu Ming ministers became more and more cautious when serving their future masters, but a few things revealed the differences between the three princes.

Not only them, but also the officials.

The second prince, Li Jingxu, understood where his future lay, so he didn't speak much every time he discussed matters, giving people a calm and dull feeling.In the eyes of all the officials, this kind of person will become an emperor in the future, and he will often not be overjoyed. One moment he is calling you Aiqing Aiqing, and the next moment he can ask Zhen Fusi to search the house.

Follow such a master, how can it be a "tired" word.

The third prince Li He had a positive attitude, but his words were full of loopholes, and every suggestion was immature, even absurd.Moreover, His Royal Highness the Third Prince is a crony, and since he entered politics, he has repeatedly promoted his party members and excluded others, which has caused a lot of dissatisfaction.

On the contrary, Zhengde, who was the youngest appointed by Emperor Xiaozong, was not only thoughtful and well-organized, but also courteous and virtuous, and he treated the old officials extremely politely and politely every time he went to court.

The world of the people who win the hearts of the people is also the same in the court, and the one who wins the hearts of the courtiers gets the throne.

The third prince saw the emotions of all the officials and was very anxious. Before those old immortals and Taoists could successfully refine the elixir, he ordered someone to open the alchemy furnace to take the elixir.After finding an auspicious time, Li He took a bath and fasted, and personally took the purple-gold elixir to Meiwu, where the emperor rested.

How could Dai Quan dare to ask Xiaozong to eat it, but the concubine Su was there, and she tried her best to encourage Xiaozong to try the pill to cure his illness.Xiaozong was eager to recover, so he picked up one of them while hesitating.

Li He beautifully thought that after this incident, he would gain the attention of his father, and in the future he would definitely overwhelm Li Jing, Li Hong and other brothers.Concubine Su's attitude is so firm, partly because of Li He, but partly because of her husband Xiaozong.

Just when the emperor hesitated to eat or not to eat, Xue Baochai, who was secretly invited by Dai Quan, came lightly.Xue Baochai is willing to try Dan himself, obviously because he doesn't trust Li He and Concubine Su.

There was a haze in the hall, and everyone's face was unkind.Concubine Su sat on the red sandalwood embroidered pier next to Xiaozong and looked at Xue Baochai with a squinting sneer: "According to Concubine Xue's intention, could it be that you suspect that His Royal Highness the Third Prince has put something in this elixir?"

Xue Baochai hurriedly laughed and said: "Sister misunderstood, how dare the concubine doubt His Highness? It's just that the origin of those Taoist priests is unknown, and the concubine is afraid that His Highness the Third Prince will be deceived.

"It's nonsense, those old gods are quite famous figures in Maoshan, and they are known to have the art of ascension, if it is not for the sake of the third prince's sincerity, why bother to come to this world of mortals?" Concubine Su spat lightly. He said: "How can you, a little concubine, be able to stop Long Live Lord's good fortune? Besides, if you hadn't kept shouting in His Majesty's ear that you want to enjoy the snow, His Majesty would be so seriously ill?"

Concubine Su really put an unnecessary crime on Xue Baochai. It is obvious that Emperor Xiaozong has made a big fuss on his own, so why is it her own crime?
However, Xue Baochai didn't dare to argue strongly, Xiaozong listened to it with a big head, waved his hand, and immediately allowed Xue Baochai, the favorite concubine, to try the alchemy.

When Xiuyan heard the news, poor sister Bao's face was already livid, showing signs of poisoning.The third prince made a huge mistake, if Xue Baochai hadn't tested the medicine, it would have been Xiaozong who was poisoned.The third prince begged for mercy to no avail. He explained that he ordered someone to try the elixir earlier, but Xiaozong would not believe it, so he immediately asked the clan mansion to imprison the third prince, and it is said that the situation was even worse than when the first prince was detained.

As for Concubine Su, because there were still people in the Su family working in the southeast, Xiaozong didn't get angry immediately, and only ordered Concubine Su to be imprisoned.

Xiuyan retreated the crowd, and asked her confidant Meilian to handle the gate herself, while Cuimei and Baifu patrolled the courtyard, not allowing anyone to approach the window.

"Honestly speaking, is there anything about you here?"

Zhengde spread his hands and smiled mischievously, but did not answer his sister's words.Xiuyan ruthlessly squeezed the soft flesh on his ribs: "You just mess around, if you really have an accident and you are found to be playing tricks, the emperor will grab your head off."

Zhengde waved his hands again and again: "I didn't ask Li He to give my father any elixir, it's just that I secretly ordered someone to find those old Taoist priests and sent them to him to distract energy. Who would have thought that Li He really believed those lies , regarded a few warlocks as the reincarnation of Taibai Jinxing, and was determined to refine the Nine-Turn Golden Elixir. He didn't even think about it, if there really was an elixir, those old Taoists didn't hide themselves, how could they allow him to flatter them?"

This kid spoke clearly and logically, but instead shifted the responsibility to Li He.Xiuyan didn't know whether to laugh or cry, so she could only ask him to carefully arrange those Taoist priests.

In fact, Zhengde still has some secrets that he did not tell his sister.When the signs of Xue Baochai's poisoning appeared, Dai Quan led his men to the third prince's palace to arrest the so-called Maoshan Taoist priests.When the imperial army rushed into the alchemy room and opened the door, there were three cold corpses sitting cross-legged on the ground.

The corners of the three people's mouths showed serene smiles. Although they were dead, their complexions were still rosy, just like the living.When Li He heard about this, he still clamored in front of Xiaozong, saying that Chang had ascended to the Paradise of Paradise because of the release of the elixir, and even cursed that Xue Baochai was poisoned because this woman had no good intentions and used bitter tricks!
(End of this chapter)