concubines

Chapter 180 Coincidence
Xiaohong went out for a long time before she came back empty-handed. Miaoli saw that she had lowered her head and seemed in a bad mood. She thought it was because she didn't get the book.

Miaoli waved to Xiaohong with a smile, and asked her to come to her side, comforting softly: "If there is no book, there will be no book. I can live without reading. Don't be so lost."

"Girl, it's not because of the book, it's because..." Xiaohong seemed to want to say something to her, but then stopped talking.

"Because of what? How can anyone talk in half?"

Xiao Hong wrinkled her small face, as if after careful consideration, she finally decided to tell her: "I went to the palace, and most of the things in it have been moved to the East Palace. Is there anyone left with... and a mouthful?" The coffin. Girl, funeral affairs are going on in the palace."

"What?" Miao Li actually doubted her ears, trying to do something for nothing.

"It's just doing trivial things. The people I know have already left and couldn't find out more, so I sneaked over to take a look. From a distance, I saw a few words written on the tablet, my concubine Miaoli."

Miao Li was taken aback for a moment, then laughed a little flusteredly, then pointed to herself and asked, "You mean they are doing Miao Li's funeral affairs?"

Xiaohong nodded.

Miao Li still didn't believe it, "Are you sure you read it right?"

Xiaohong nodded again, much heavier than last time.

No matter how much she thought about it, Miao Li couldn't figure out the reason. After a long time, she said: "Since you are sure that you are not mistaken, then here comes the problem. Am I dead? Without my knowledge."

Like a plot in a ghost novel.

Miao Li touched her hand, it was hot, and there was a shadow on the ground, she was sure that she was a living person.

"What did the girl say?!" Xiaohong hurriedly pulled her up, "Let's go and ask Her Royal Highness, or the girl can go back and have a look."

Miao Li was a little flustered now, so she did as Xiao Hong said.I searched for the eldest princess in the mansion, but found no one.After asking the maid, I found out that she was not in the mansion today.

Then I had to go back to the palace to have a look. Xiaohong helped Miaoli to go out, but was stopped at the gate.

"The eldest princess has an order, the girl can't leave the house without authorization!"

Miao Li asked dissatisfiedly: "Why?"

"This slave doesn't know, the girl should ask His Highness."

The door can't go out, Miao Li has to suspect that this is a long-planned plan.Zhou Shuxuan didn't ask her to come to the eldest princess to let her not think too much, there must be something else.

Not only that, but also killed "Miao Li".She is still alive and well, but the palace has taken care of things.

There are only two possibilities, Zhou Shuxuan wants to tell the outside world that she is dead, and then change her identity.But this is a good thing, as long as Zhou Shuxuan talks to her well, she will definitely agree, and there is no need to hide it from her.

There is also a possibility that Zhou Shuxuan's reputation as a spoiled concubine was very popular in the capital.Maybe he didn't care much when he was a prince, but now he is a prince and he can't be the same as before.So let the previous favorite concubine die, so that I can have a good reputation.As for letting her go to the eldest princess's mansion instead of actually killing her, I guess he really has a little affection for her.

Miao Li thought for a while, no matter how she thought about it, she was more inclined to the latter.Otherwise, why did Zhou Shuxuan never come to see her, and the eldest princess didn't allow her to go out.

It is a lie that he will definitely come to pick her up in the future, if it is really the latter result.After a few days, when the limelight has passed, Zhou Shuxuan will send someone to pass on a message that the eldest princess will send her out of the capital, and he may not even show his face.

Miao Chu leaned on the beauty couch, as if she was still, motionless.I couldn't exert any strength in my body, and I didn't even have the thought of crying.

"Girl, what are we going to do now?" Xiaohong asked anxiously from the side.

Miao Li shook her head slightly, "There is nothing to do, everything will be fine as usual."

"Girl, are we not going to ask the eldest princess? Should I go out of the house and ask the prince to ask for clarification?"

Miao Li still shook her head, she was not sure she dared to hear the answer. "No need, you are not allowed to go anywhere, just pretend you don't know. The prince must have his purpose in doing this, wait and see."

Xiaohong still wanted to speak, but seeing her like this, she swallowed all her words.

Miao Li really wanted to wait, maybe she was wrong.When Zhou Shuxuan came to explain to her by himself, she would believe him, even if he let her die without her knowing.

In Qingquan Palace, the emperor is playing chess with Zhou Shuxuan.

The emperor almost handed over the government affairs to Zhou Shuxuan, saying that he wanted to live a few more days and take care of himself with peace of mind.Zhou Shuxuan knew that he was at the end of his strength, so he didn't say anything, just be obedient.

As he continued, the emperor casually mentioned, "I heard that your favorite concubine is gone, isn't it the one who is going to be buried for me?"

After the emperor said that he would send Miaoli to the palace that day, Zhou Shuxuan felt uneasy all the time.Anyway, I have already thought about the countermeasures, and after talking to the eldest princess, I started to do my own business.

"Father forgives the sin, but my son forgot to tell the father in a moment of confusion. She has been suffering from lochia since the miscarriage, and it has disappeared the day before yesterday. It is because of her poor fortune that she can no longer follow the father." Zhou Shuxuan said, still pretending Wipe away tears.

The emperor didn't have a big reaction. He held the chess piece and concentrated on thinking about the next move. He answered after one piece fell, "I don't know if Fu Bo is superficial, but I know that the prince should not deceive the emperor."

"I don't understand." Zhou Shuxuan's hand shook slightly.

"I don't understand, there is nothing you don't understand, only you don't want to understand. I know you like her, and it is because of this liking that I can't keep her. A beauty can indeed bring disaster to the country, and I have experienced it."

Zhou Shuxuan never believed in beauty troubles, always thought it was useless to be a king, and blamed all the faults on women.It is not possible to destroy a country in a day or two, and how much influence a woman can have.

Zhou Shuxuan said in a begging tone: "Father, there is no one left. My son puts away his own thoughts. Father, let her go well."

He wanted Miao Li to live well.

The emperor glanced at him lightly, then turned his eyes back to the chessboard, "If you say one more word, I will promise you."

Just as Zhou Shuxuan was about to say something more, the emperor immediately said: "But I suddenly remembered what happened in Yanshan, it is useless for you to say a few more words. Concubine, anyway, you have paved the way for me."

The emperor has seen through his tricks, and still doesn't want to let Miaoli go.

Zhou Shuxuan has been forced to a dead end, and the chess in his hands gradually reveals a murderous look.He still said in an inconsequential manner: "Father, Emperor Shoubi Nanshan, there is no need to be so anxious to find the person to be buried. I might let the courtiers guess."

He is going all out now, in order to save Miao Li, he begins to say whatever he wants.The bad thing about this sentence is that you are so eager to die that you will find the person to be buried so quickly.

The emperor understood the meaning of his words, but he didn't bother with him, and he meant to explain the words clearly to him, "I just started to prepare these things because I knew that I didn't have long. Nanshan is dead, but people are alive." Yes, if you want to be like Nanshan, you will definitely die. If you have to go through this, there is nothing to shy away from."

Zhou Shuxuan remained silent.

The emperor said again: "I have disliked you for most of my life, and I have never fulfilled my father's responsibility to you. This is the last thing I can do for you."

Zhou Shuxuan violently waved the chessboard away, slapped the table and stood up, shouting: "I would rather you don't like me all your life, and don't do anything for me!"

Then he walked away, he also wanted to spend the last father-son time with the emperor well, it was the emperor who bullied others too much.To do things for him is to kill his beloved, for what reason!
"Stop!" The emperor stopped him, "You can lose your temper as you like, but you must be sent to the palace. Otherwise, I will do it myself. I will search the capital to find her. The first one is the eldest princess." government."

Zhou Shuxuan clenched his fists and continued to walk out without looking back.

Going all the way to the Yamen of the Ministry of War, I want to discuss with the eldest princess what to do.

When he arrived at the place, Zhou Shuxuan did not disturb too many people, and waited for the eldest princess in the small side hall.

After waiting for a while, the Eldest Princess rushed in from the outside and said, "What are you doing here? It's the end of the year and I'm busy distributing food. I'm very busy."

Zhou Shuxuan told the eldest princess what he had said to the emperor one by one, and the eldest princess was not so busy in an instant, and sat down to think of countermeasures quietly.

The two were silent for a while, and Zhou Shuxuan said: "It's better to send him out of Beijing now, to Zhili, or to Jinzhou. The emperor doesn't have much time, and he will be brought back after the time has passed."

The eldest princess analyzed: "Since the emperor told you, he will definitely have people guard the gate of the city. It may be difficult to send people out, but you can still try it. There is only one thing, what does Xiao Shuang'er say?"

Zhou Shuxuan didn't want to lie to Miaoli, let alone lie after lie, but now he really had to do it.

"Let's just say that I found a hot spring outside, which is suitable for her to maintain her health. Jinzhou has many hot springs, so she shouldn't doubt it."

The Eldest Princess couldn't think of a better way, so she followed his instructions and asked, "Shall I tell it or will you do it yourself? I think she will believe it more if you say it."

Zhou Shuxuan wanted to see Miaoli again, but he suspected that someone arranged by the emperor was watching him. "Trouble aunt, the emperor has already guessed that she is with you, I went to tell the emperor directly."

"Okay, let's do it like this. I will handle everything, and you don't have to do anything, lest the emperor get suspicious."

After the two agreed, the eldest princess handed over all the matters in her hands to King Qi, went back to the eldest princess mansion, and went directly to the place where Miaoli lived.

Miao Li is still in a daze, her head is so empty that she can no longer think.

(End of this chapter)