First Concubine

Chapter 260: Fighting with the Demonic Concubine (4)

"Ah - don't kill me! I didn't have an affair! It was Concubine Li who harmed me! She harmed the emperor! She harmed the queen mother! Put the little princess under house arrest! Coerce the queen! She is a bad person, don't be deceived by her!" Forced into a desperate situation Shui Chenxiang could no longer keep a calm head. She said everything that should be said and shouldn't be said. She colluded with Concubine Li to drug the Queen Mother. In her opinion, it was far less serious than adultery. If she had to bear the burden For one crime, she would rather be the former, "Concubine Li had a reason to frame me. She...she wanted to kill the donkey and keep the secret forever, because I..." Yu Guang glanced at Bingbing, an idea came to her, and she choked, " Because she...she forced me to drug the Queen Mother, I...I did it, she...she is killing people and silencing them now..."

Concubine Li's face turned red and white, and her nails dug into her palms, "Shui Chenxiang! What nonsense are you talking about? When did I force you to drug the Queen Mother?"

"Stop pretending, and don't threaten me with the life of the Twelve Princes. I am going to die anyway. Exposing your crimes before death will not be in vain for me to follow the Supreme Emperor! After I die, I hope that the Queen and the Queen Mother will Be kind to the twelfth prince!" Shui Chenxiang cried and bumped into the desk. Her forehead hit the edge of the table, and blood started to pour out. After a moment, her figure flickered and she fell into a pool of blood.

 There were bursts of sighs in the women's banquet. Concubine Li was so angry that she was not afraid of opponents who were like gods, but teammates who were like pigs! Pig-brained Shui Xiangxiang, she was thrown into chaos after being forced a few times. No wonder she failed to frame Shui Linglong twice, but was made miserable by Shui Linglong instead. The most annoying thing is that Shui Linglong made her behave like this. , you actually listened to Shui Linglong’s instigation, you idiot! Even if you want to kill the donkey, you should kill it quietly. Why leave such a big space for her to bite you back?

Shui Linglong looked at Concubine Li with a half-smile. From the beginning, she had no intention of framing Concubine Li into becoming a demon star through rituals. The evil star is notorious. Today it is installed by Yang Daxian, but tomorrow it may be defused by some eminent monk. Only by exposing Concubine Li's crimes can she be truly brought down. With the little princess in the hands of Concubine Li, it was impossible for Bingbing to expose Concubine Li's crimes, so she pinned her hopes on Shui Chenxiang, who was the most unprovoked.

Concubine Li rubbed the handkerchief in her hand. She could now conclude that Shui Linglong had changed the clothes. She didn't know exactly how she did it. "No! I didn't do that! Everything was just nonsense from Concubine Shui." ! That day, she came to my palace and asked to take the Twelve Princes back. I refused her. I said that the Twelve Princes were placed in the Queen Mother's Palace by the Supreme Emperor. I had no control over his fate and had to wait for the Queen Mother. When I woke up, I asked her what the old man meant. Princess Shui refused, and even mocked me for running wild in the harem but couldn't even meet her small demands. So she held a grudge and wanted to take the opportunity to take revenge on me. She also recommended the person. In my opinion, all the fornication and table-bumping are her tricks! Don't be fooled by her! "Shui Chenxiang, wake up now if you can, but once you wake up, , your so-called "fighting to testify" is also invalid!

Shui Chenxiang listened to Concubine Li's confusing words on the ground. She was so angry that she almost opened her eyes. Shui Linglong swept the skirt of her skirt and stepped on it while no one was paying attention. She really fainted.

Seeing that Shui Chenxiang didn't respond, Concubine Li couldn't help but feel disappointed, but she quickly said calmly again: "If you don't believe me, don't you believe in the Queen?" She looked at Bingbing and asked: "Queen, please explain it to everyone. "Did I force the little princess to come to me in the first place?" When she asked this question, her sleeve flicked and a pearl fell off.

Dongzhu Bingbing recognized this, it was Yunli's reward. Concubine Li was telling her that after I die, Yunli's antidote will never be available, so you can decide on your own! Bingbing's tears began to well up in her eyes, and she really didn't know what to do.

At this moment, a high-pitched voice pierced the sky, "The Queen Mother has arrived—"

The Queen Mother sat on the phoenix chariot carried by eight people. Her face was pale, but her bearing was not diminished. Beside her, the five-year-old Eleventh Prince and the two-year-old Twelfth Prince sat respectively. The Seventh Prince, twelve years old, and Guo Yan walked aside.

 Everyone was startled at first, and then they all knelt down, "See the Queen Mother! The Queen Mother may live a thousand years, a thousand years, a thousand years!"

Concubine Li kept her kneeling posture, gnashing her teeth with hatred in her heart, and then she realized that she had fallen into the trap of luring the tiger away from the mountain. She was fighting fiercely here, but they were rescuing the hostages there!

In fact, Shui Linglong learned this trick from Shui Minyu. Shui Minyu asked Changfeng and Changan to dress up as Taoist boys and sneak into the courtyard. Shui Linglong followed his example and asked Guo Yan to bring several capable secret guards to dress as Taoist boys. He used his clothes to enter the corresponding palace under the guise of wearing a spiritual talisman. He first tried to introduce the surrounding secret guards one by one, and then eradicated them one by one. This way, they could avoid threatening the lives of the hostages when the two sides clashed head-on.

Guo Yan smiled at Shui Linglong as if he were playing tricks. Shui Linglong also smiled. Seeing him being so capable in this life, she suddenly felt proud.

The Queen Mother raised her hand to signal everyone to stand down. Everyone thanked her and stood up one by one. The Queen Mother looked at Concubine Li. She had always been gentle, but she did not show much anger at this time. "You are very brave. You dare to collude with the concubine to murder the Ai family and the emperor. You also falsely spread the imperial edict and bring trouble to the imperial court. The Ai family has lived for most of their lives. It is rare to see this. You are such a bold person, you really make the Ai family look up to you."

Her voice was as gentle as ever, but even if everyone could hear the shouting, Concubine Li's hair stood up one by one.

The Queen Mother did not look down on the civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty, and the harem was not allowed to interfere in politics. It was not her turn to reward and punish the loyal ministers and the traitorous ministers among these people, but she could do whatever she wanted with the Emperor and the Emperor's women. "Shui Chenxiang is really a member of the Ai family. When he got tired of it, he was demoted to a commoner and expelled from the capital."

This is a disguised promise to Shui Chenxiang for freedom. One day, the Twelve Princes will move to the fiefdom, and the two of them will have the opportunity to get together again. This can be regarded as fulfilling Shui Linglong's promise to Shui Chenxiang. However, the Twelve Princes are still young, and they are at least 10 years away from moving to the fiefdom. In thirteen years, Shui Agarwood will receive a long period of psychological abuse. This method! Shui Linglong raised her eyebrows. Fortunately, it wasn't her mother-in-law.

The Queen Mother's gentle eyes swept across the faces of Concubine Yan and Bingbing, and said with a smile: "Concubine Yan has done a good job in escorting her. She was promoted to a noble concubine and assisted the Queen in managing the Sixth Palace."

Concubine Yan bowed calmly, "Thank you, Queen Mother!"

The Queen Mother wiped the sweat from her forehead that was still dripping from the cold weather with a handkerchief, and said: "The Queen is pregnant again. I am very happy and give you a pair of Ruyi jade and a hundred taels of gold."

Without mentioning her merits and demerits, Bingbing's heart trembled slightly and she bowed, "Thank you, Queen Mother."

The Queen Mother looked at Shui Chenxiang, who was knocked unconscious by a kick, and then looked at Shui Linglong, feeling very sorry for her. Her methods were ruthless, her scheming was deep enough, and she could maintain her true heart in the world. Such a woman is the most suitable wife for an emperor. . After sighing, the Queen Mother finally looked at Concubine Li. Her smile faded, but her voice was as gentle as ever, "The crime is serious, so behead her in public."

Concubine Li suddenly changed her color, "The Queen Mother! You can't kill me! Only I know where the emperor's antidote is hidden! If you kill me, the emperor will also die!" Don't mothers put their children first? What about the Queen Mother? Can you escape your mother's fate?

Just when Concubine Li was feeling complacent, the Queen Mother laughed coldly, "Then let him die."

As soon as these words came out, the whole audience was shocked. Did they hear it correctly? The Queen Mother actually didn't care about the Emperor's life or death? Fortunately, this was her own mother. Otherwise, they would have thought that the Queen Mother was plotting a rebellion!

The Queen Mother continued: "He is soft-hearted and ill-informed. He deserves his life." After saying this, several young princes shuddered in unison. The Queen Mother glanced at them and said sternly: "You guys have made it clear to the Ai family. If you follow your elder brother's example and get deceived and get into trouble, don't expect the Ai family to save you!"

The seventh prince and the eleventh prince nodded immediately. The twelfth prince looked at his brothers in confusion. The eleventh prince held his head and forced him to nod. The Queen Mother calmly took away Eleven's little hand that was holding Twelve's neck, and gently rubbed the red marks on Twelve's delicate skin. Seeing Twelve who was about to cry, she laughed happily again. The Queen Mother continued to lecture, "The head can be cut off, the blood can be saved, but the dignity cannot be lost. Even if you die, don't become a **** for others to threaten the royal family and the Great Zhou Dynasty. This is the teaching that you, as members of the royal family, must keep in mind, do you understand?"

 The Seventh Prince and Eleven replied: "Understood!"

 Still no response from Twelve. Eleven patted Twelve on the forehead, and Twelve said slowly and stupidly: "I understand."

These words appear to be teaching the princes, but in reality they are admonishing Bingbing. Bingbing lowered her head, feeling aggrieved.

Concubine Li had no time to listen to the Empress Dowager controlling her children and daughter-in-law. Seeing that the Empress Dowager really didn't care about Yunli's life or death, she panicked when she originally thought she was sure of victory, but her long-term training told her that the more critical the moment, the more she should stay calm. She took a deep breath, her eyes flashed, and said: "The Queen Mother! Do you really not care about the emperor's life or death? What's the difference between you doing this and me who poisoned the emperor? Could it be that you just want to kill the emperor?" , and then make yourself emperor?"

The Queen Mother smiled coldly, "Aijia, do you want to set yourself up as emperor and do all your shit? Now Aijia tells you, not only will you die, but your whole family will die, and they will all pay for the emperor!"

In fact, the Queen Mother does not really care about her son, but is gradually changing the threat situation between the two parties. Every time Concubine Li threatens, the Queen Mother will increase the punishment. As the saying goes, the enemy is strong and I am weak. I am strong and the enemy is weak. Bingbing lacks this. This kind of courage collided with her, so she was squeezed to death by Concubine Li.

 Concubine Li was frightened. She recalled Xun Feng's evaluation of the Queen Mother - this woman was a Bodhisattva in ordinary times, but was like Yama when she was fierce. She usually didn't kill people, but when she killed someone, she was simply not a human being. Three years ago, a large-scale crackdown on the reselling of palace collections broke out in the palace. No queen mother who had pregnant concubines or royal heirs was ever killed. Hundreds of people were beheaded, and those in serious cases were even sentenced to lingchi. And asked everyone to visit the palace. She was the most virtuous and generous queen in the history of the Zhou Dynasty, and also the most murderous queen.

Concubine Li realized that she had hit a brick wall, but she did not forget the Queen Mother's words, "Everyone will pay for the emperor's life." This meant that if the emperor did not die, his family would not have to pay for his life.

Concubine Li knelt down and took off her purse obediently, "This is the antidote! Please let my family go!"

The Queen Mother snorted and said: "If the antidote is fake, the nine clans will be implicated!" This means that Concubine Li will still be beheaded, and the entire Li family will still be executed.

Concubine Li suddenly changed her color, "Queen Mother! Queen Mother, you can't do this! I have already handed over the antidote, you..."

The Queen Mother waved her hand, and Eunuch Zhang stepped forward, took out the handkerchief and tried to gag her. As soon as he took it out, he felt it was a waste, so he stepped off his shoes, took off his footwear and stuffed it into her mouth, "The Queen Mother has ordered , thrown into the cold palace, and beheaded in public on another day!"

"Uh...uh..." Concubine Li screamed desperately, but she still couldn't escape the bad luck of being dragged into the cold palace. She glanced in the direction of the palace with tears, and the cry of a baby seemed to ring in her ears...

 (End of this chapter)