The Moon Over Tang Dynasty

Chapter 48: Killing two birds with one stone (including 20 pink votes)

A sharp scream rang in her ears. Liuli couldn't break free and had already subconsciously closed her eyes. However, she was so frightened by the scream that she raised her head and looked at Aling in shock. Unexpectedly, her small body would contain so much energy, and her voice could be so loud that it could shake the sky.

Bai Zhu, who was originally expressionless, was also startled by A Ling's earth-shattering voice, with the same shocked expression on his face as Liuli's. The thumb and index finger of her right hand were pressing **** the back of Aling's hand - just then in the flash of lightning and fire, Aling suddenly moved his hand and covered Liuli's ankle.

Across Aling's palms, Liuli felt a strong force coming down from her. Bai Zhu's other hand holding her ankle also twisted slightly. The two forces were so intertwined that they almost didn't dislocate her ankle joint. Before she could even utter a muffled groan, she was frightened back by Aling's scream, and she even forgot most of the pain in her feet.

Bai Zhu came back to his senses, glared at A Ling and shouted sternly, "What the **** is your name? And why are you blocking me?"

Aling cried out in pain, "How much hatred does Painter Kudi have against you? You actually used this bone-breaking technique? If I didn't stop you, her foot bones would have been destroyed by now." ! Your Highness, Concubine Shu, this prisoner wants to kill Painter Kudi!"

Bai Zhu became angry because of embarrassment. He let go of Liuli's ankle and slapped it, "You bitch, what are you talking about!"

Aling raised his head and dodged the palm, and just as he was about to jump away, his hair was pulled back by Baizhu's backhand, causing him to scream again in pain.

Bai Zhu sneered, raised his hand and slapped Aling **** the face. The sharp sound of the slap was mixed with Aling's scream. An excited smile appeared on Bai Zhu's face, and he slapped Aling in the face. Aling's head was pulled back again, and he was about to slap him harder with his backhand, but suddenly he screamed loudly, staggered back a few steps, stretched out his hand to cover his left leg, and saw that his palm pressed There was blood slowly soaking out from where it touched.

I saw Liuli sitting on the ground, her hair disheveled, her right hand tightly holding a silver hairpin that had just been pulled out of her bun, staring at Bai Zhu with extremely fierce eyes, as if she would pounce on anyone and devour him at any time.

The whole palace was silent for a few breaths before Concubine Shu screamed, "Come here, come here! Drag out this lowly maid who hurts others and kill her with a cane!"

The maids in Shujing Palace were stunned for a moment, and then they realized what they were doing. They were about to rush forward, but they heard Ah Sheng shout loudly, "Are you all desperate for your life?"

 Everyone was stunned, and Concubine Xiao Shu said angrily, "Wang Wei, what do you mean by these words?"

Ah Sheng's eyes lightly scanned the faces of the maids in Shujing Hall, and his voice became a bit colder, "Your Highness, Concubine Shu, Your Majesty is in Xianchi Hall. I will be here to deliver moonlight skirts, not only from Zhaoyi." I mean, I was commissioned by His Majesty. Painter Kudi was ordered by the Holy Spirit to make a dress for Concubine Shu. Although she is just a painter, she comes here tonight to represent the face of Zhaoyi and the face of His Majesty. Even if there are any rights and wrongs, It should also be left to the Holy Emperor to decide, and the punishment should be used without any selfishness. You are all old people in the palace, so you naturally understand the power of it, so please think twice before taking action."

All the palace maids looked at each other, and as expected they all shrank back and did not dare to step forward. Concubine Xiao Shu's snow-white face was so angry that she turned green with anger. She shouted angrily, "If you don't come up here, I will be the one to decide if you want to be beaten to death."

Ah Sheng suddenly turned around and saluted Concubine Xiao Shu with a smile, "Your Highness, Concubine Shu, if the Holy Emperor is really angry, Your Highness may be fine, but the palace maid who did it will definitely be unlucky. Why do Your Highnesses need to say such soothing words?"

These words have fallen into the ears of everyone, who has the courage to do anything again? They all knew in their hearts that Her Royal Highness Concubine Shu was no longer what she was two years ago. At that time, as long as she obeyed her instructions, even if she contradicted the queen, Concubine Shu could keep everyone safe. But now, in Shujing Palace, because of her relationship with Wu Zhaoyi Are there not many people who are against us and end up miserable? Why seek such a dead end?

Concubine Shu looked at these palace maids fiercely, and saw that they all lowered their heads, but no one was willing to take a step forward. She had to look at Baizhu again, but saw that she was raising her hands and looking blankly at the hands full of herself. He was dripping with blood and looked like he was about to faint. She was even more secretly resentful in her heart. She turned around and looked at Ah Sheng coldly and said, "Is it that I can't teach you a lesson when Hu Hu hurts someone here?"

Ah Sheng knelt down and said respectfully, "Your Highness, Concubine Shu, you may not have noticed just now, but it was Baizhu who hurt someone first. His Highness kindly asked her to heal Painter Kudi, but she went against it, intending to hurt Painter Kudi secretly. After being exposed by others, she became furious. Not only did she say nothing, but she also hurt someone without permission. Painter Kudi was forced to hurt her, so that she could not continue to do evil to such unholy palace servants who ruined the reputation of His Highness. , Naturally, we will be severely punished.”

Bai Zhu was in a daze. What she originally loved most was seeing those delicate palace maids being slapped with blood all over their faces. Unexpectedly, seeing her own blood was a completely different feeling. She was so flustered that she felt like she was about to jump out of her body. He didn't even pay much attention to the pain in his thigh. He heard Ah Sheng mention his name and say something like this again. Only then did he come back to his senses and hurriedly said, "Servant of the King, why don't you It was clear that I was ordered to massage the injured area of ​​Painter Kudi, but that wretched maid accused me of hurting someone, so I taught her a lesson. Unexpectedly, Painter Kudi repaid kindness with a murderous weapon in front of His Highness. , Such a serious crime should not be severely punished by the Holy Spirit?"

Ah Sheng said calmly, "A murder weapon, if the silver hairpin is also a murder weapon, who in this palace doesn't have one or two murder weapons on him?"

A Ling also shouted, "You are just doing it secretly. I have also learned massage for five years. Your method of staggering the bones was originally used to restore the joints. If the joints were intact, they would be staggered. You used it again like that." The force is clearly going to destroy one of Painter Kudi's legs. Your Majesty, please call the doctor from the Imperial Medical Office to take a look at this matter and you will find out! Furthermore, why does the massage technique require such force?" She raised it up and looked, and saw two clear purple-red marks on the back of her hand, which were left by Bai Zhu just now. Half of her face was now red and swollen, and she looked so miserable, which made the two purple seals even more convincing.

Liuli had already put the silver hairpin in her palm and her expression calmed down. She just heard Aling say that Bai Zhu's hand actually wanted to twist her ankle, and the anger that had been suppressed in her heart surged up. She also saw Aling being protected by Bai Zhu, grabbing her hair and slapping her hard. Slap, for some reason, my mind suddenly went blank. I almost didn't know what I had done, but I saw Baizhu screaming and retreating. After that, the questions and answers from Ah Sheng and Xiao Shufei gradually made her wake up. Looking at the silver hairpin with blood on the tip, not only did she not feel any fear, but she felt like something clicked in her head. , countless emotions that had been suppressed for three years poured out from the gap, and the whole person slowly became relaxed.

I am really a bit cheap, and I ca n’t see it clearly if I do n’t be forced to be fierce! Liuli looked down at the golden tassels swaying on her wrists and smiled to herself.

Because of Aling's questioning, the entire east hall fell silent. After a moment's pause, Bai Zhu suddenly shouted, "Your Highness is aware that those two marks were clearly made by this wretched maid, so that she could put the blame on me!"

Ah Ling said hurriedly, "Don't you dare to slander others? I just wanted to touch it myself. How can I do it in front of everyone? It was you who pressed it on my hand just now. It hurt so much that I screamed. Who in this palace didn't see it?"

Wang Fusheng saw that Baizhu was speechless after being questioned, and Concubine Shu looked a little irritable. He frowned and said, "It's useless to talk more, Your Highness Concubine Shu. I'll leave now. The right and wrong will be decided by the Holy Emperor. Painter Kudi , can you still leave?"

Liuli was still sitting on the ground, with her hair not pulled up. She happened to reach out her hand to rub her ankle. From her sleeves was revealed an exquisite and exquisite wrist that was decorated with hollow golden flowers and leaves and tassels. Wang Fusheng said something bad in his heart, regretting that he had asked the question at the wrong time. When he looked up, he saw that Concubine Xiao Shu's face had indeed become doubly ugly.

Liuli raised her head unconsciously and smiled lightly, "It doesn't matter." She supported Aling with one hand. The fringed wrist was also swaying, as soft as boneless, and she wanted to stand up at the sight of it.

Concubine Xiao Shu shouted, "Wait a minute!"

Under the candlelight, Xiao Shufei's beautiful face showed a strange expression, which was both happy and angry. It was shocking. She slowly got off the bed and walked over step by step. She didn't speak softly until she came to Liuli, "You bitch, don't think that the Holy One has allowed you to stay in the imperial study for two days and rewarded you with something, but you don't know how great the world is. No one else dares to touch you in Shujing Palace, you are such a coquettish child. Why can't I teach you a lesson?" ?”

Liuli looked up at Concubine Xiao Shu, she was so frightened that she seemed to be dumbfounded and motionless. A Shengwan didn't expect that Concubine Xiao Shu would actually do it herself. Liuli didn't hide away, and couldn't stop her even if she wanted to get in the middle. He couldn't really stop her. He went to pull Concubine Xiao Shu, and suddenly said anxiously, "Your Highness, Concubine Shu, Your Highness, Concubine Shu, think twice..."

Xiao Shu ignored him and stretched out her hand to grab Liuli's face. However, Liuli seemed to wake up suddenly and leaned down faster, shouting loudly, "Your Highness, spare your life! Liuli was offended somewhere." "Your Highness", but he flexibly moved two steps to one side.

Aling glanced at Bai Zhu who was standing aside and the dark red patch on her skirt, gritted his teeth and threw himself on Liuli, screaming, "Your Highness, if you want to teach me a lesson, just teach me a lesson. Please let Painter Kudi go." "

Concubine Shu failed to catch her, and when she wanted to pursue her again, she was blocked by Aling. She couldn't help but said angrily, "Pull this **** away from me!"

Her face was full of rage. The maids looked at each other a few times. Some of them did not dare to disobey, so they came over to drag Aling with all their hands.

Ah Sheng felt his head swell, and he stamped his feet and said, "What are you doing, what a shame!" Everyone felt guilty, but they didn't dare to be very cruel. Here, Aling hugged Liuli's shoulders tightly, and for a moment Several people couldn't drag her away. Bai Zhu came up and started kicking her, not knowing who he was kicking. The chaos was overwhelming when suddenly he heard a commotion at the door, and someone screamed, "Your Majesty!"

Everyone in the east hall was stunned. Before they could react, they saw Gaozong striding over through the curtains. When he saw the scene in the hall, his usually pale face suddenly turned red and became angry. He asked, "What are you doing?" His eyes only glanced at Concubine Xiao Shu's face, and then looked at Wang Fusheng, "A Sheng, what is going on?"

Wang Fusheng immediately knelt down and said, "It's all my fault for my incompetence."

Concubine Xiao Shu saw Gaozong's face and thought that he came here for this Hu servant girl and was so angry as soon as he came. She couldn't help but feel infinite sadness in her heart. She said sadly, "Your Majesty!"

Emperor Gaozong ignored her and shouted to Wang Fusheng, "If you don't report everything, why would you end up in such a mess if you just gave me a moonlight skirt?"

Wang Fusheng did not dare to hesitate and hurriedly told what had just happened in a concise and concise manner. He did not avoid using Liuli to hurt someone with the hairpin, nor did he avoid Concubine Xiao Shu from doing it herself, but he did not mention the bracelet.

Liuli and Aling had both gotten up from the ground and were kneeling still. Their hair was disheveled and their clothes were messy. Half of Aling's face was getting more and more red and swollen, and there were some scratches from the chaos just now. Skin, glass, and a shocking line of blood on the corner of the mouth.

Gaozong couldn't help but become more and more angry after listening to Ah Sheng's report and looking at the two people's faces. When A Dong went back to report the news just now, Mei Niang seemed to be in a hurry. She only said that she had misjudged Concubine Shu's temperament and had harmed the Kudi painter, so she rushed over regardless of her heavy body. At that time, he was still a little doubtful. Although Concubine Shu had a bad temper, but a little painter who gave gifts to apologize, and Accompanied by Asheng, how could she do something serious? But seeing Mei Niang's worried expression, he had no choice but to come over and take a look himself. Unexpectedly, what I saw and heard when I got here was worse than expected. Concubine Xiao Shu actually ordered the painter to be dragged out and beaten to death, and when the palace maid was almost gone, she took action on her own. It was simply unreasonable!

He raised his head and looked at Concubine Xiao Shu coldly, feeling that the sadness on her face at this moment was extremely dazzling. Although she had been more willful in the past, but fortunately she still had the word "true", when did she become so coquettish and aggrieved? It looked like she had been beaten! He couldn't help but sneer and said, "If you don't like the dress Wu Zhaoyi gave you, just say so. Why do you need to shout and kill me? What's the difference between a dignified concubine and a shrew in the city?"

Concubine Xiao Shu was stunned. She never expected that the emperor would not save any face. She said such serious words in public, and her tears could not help but flow down. "Your Majesty, I was also very angry for a moment. I really can't stand this coquettishness." I show off my power in front of my concubine!"

Emperor Gaozong was startled, and felt more and more that Concubine Xiao Shu was inexplicable. Wang Fusheng made it clear that this painter was somewhat wild like a barbarian, and would actually pull out his hairpin to hurt people when he was anxious. But where did the saying "a foxy girl show off her power" come from? Although he didn't have much contact with this painter, he knew that he was an honest and almost dull person. Could it be that Concubine Xiao Shu was so jealous that she was so mad? Could it be that everyone related to Mei Niang has become a heinous vixen in her eyes?

He couldn't help but sigh, "Concubine Shu, please don't go out these days, and reflect in your own room! I really don't want you to go on like this."

Are you grounding yourself? Concubine Xiao Shu looked at Gaozong in disbelief and couldn't help shouting, "Jiulang!" Gaozong frowned and said to the maid behind him as if he didn't listen, "Come two people, help the painter Kudi up, and come back "Xianchi Palace!" Seeing Liuli stumbling around in a panic, I felt really troubled - the painter had been painting diligently for two days, and then came to deliver things honestly, and ended up looking like this when he came back, Mei Niang. I don’t know how upset I am!

Seeing that Gaozong was only looking at Liuli, Concubine Xiao Shu couldn't help laughing, and her voice was extremely sad, "Your Majesty, is it possible that a lowly maidservant who only served you for two days is more important than me now?" ?”

Emperor Gaozong looked back at Concubine Xiao Shu in astonishment. He felt that these words were simply ridiculous to the point of being unbelievable. Seeing her laughing crazily, he could not help but frown and said coldly, "If you are still talking nonsense like this, stop talking like this in the next three months." Come out!" After saying that, he ignored her, turned around and walked out. He only heard Concubine Xiao's laughter getting louder and louder from behind, and she walked faster and faster involuntarily.

By the time Emperor Gaozong returned to Xianchi Palace, Wu Zhaoyi had been waiting at the entrance of the palace for half a day, with a look of anxiety on his face. Gao Zong hurriedly stepped forward and hugged her shoulders, and then heard her ask repeatedly, "How is it over there? Why does Your Majesty look so bad? Is Liuli okay? Why did she contradict Concubine Shu again?"

Gaozong sighed, and while holding her in his arms, he walked inside and said, "I told you not to rush, so why are you waiting here? That Kudi Liuli is fine, she's just behind. It's no wonder that this happened. She, Concubine Shu, got mad for some reason. She was still talking nonsense when I went there, so I simply let her stay for three months to reflect on it. "

Wu Zetian said hurriedly, "How can this make Her Royal Highness Shu Concubine feel so arrogant? If she is really grounded for three months, how shameless will she be? Why don't we just punish her to copy Buddhist scriptures?"

Gaozong snorted, "It's not like she hasn't copied her before, but she got worse in just two days! This time, I can't indulge her anymore! Otherwise, in a few days, she will even yell at me and kill her." "

Wu Zetian gave some more advice, but seeing that Gaozong was very determined, she had no choice but to give it up. She also arranged for Yuliu to go and clean up Liuli and Aling, and asked the female doctor to go to the back to treat them. After a long while, the female doctor came over to report that both of them had a lot of external injuries, but fortunately they were not serious. Only Liuli's ankle was indeed touched by someone using a bone-breaking technique. Although it was blocked by someone, it was only injured. I'm afraid I'll have to rest for a few months before I can feel better. Gaozong's face couldn't help but become more gloomy.

After a while, Liuli limped over with help from Aling to thank him. Gao Zong saw that Liuli's face and body had been cleaned up, and she didn't show any injuries on purpose. Although the redness and swelling on Aling's face had not gone away. , but it was much better than before. Both of them thanked and apologized profusely, only saying that it was their fault, and secretly nodded in their hearts, that is, Mei Niang can train a servant who knows such a general sense of etiquette.

Wu Zhaoyi's eyes turned to Liuli's wrist, and she saw only the cuffs were clean. She shook her head and sighed, "You are too courageous, you actually dare to hurt people, I am going to punish you with a grounding, now It's good that you can't run around wildly anymore. Why don't I punish you by reading to me here every day?"

Liuli smiled and said, "This is a Qiao Zong'er. Liuli is a blessing in disguise."

Wu Zetian couldn't help laughing. She was indeed a good person. She also knew that this was a blessing in disguise. Things turned out to be better than she had imagined. She didn't suffer a big loss, and it was not in vain that she sent these people to protect her. .

Seeing them chatting and laughing without mentioning the unpleasant things just now, Emperor Gaozong couldn't help but feel better. Just when he was about to make fun of them, someone hurried in from outside and said, "Qi Chu Zhao" "Yi, Deng Siyi is injured, I'm afraid I have to carry her back on a soft chair."

Liuli was stunned for a moment before she remembered that Deng Siyi was Yiyi. Didn't she go to the Queen's Li Zheng Palace to deliver the moonlight skirt? How could he be so injured that he had to be carried back?

Gaozong suddenly stood up, and then he remembered that although the Lizheng Hall where Deng Yiyi went was much farther than the Shujing Hall, it was definitely not the case that he had not returned at this time of year, and that he had to be carried back. Thinking of the scene he had just seen in Shujing Hall, his face could not help but darken completely. Just as he was about to walk out, Wu Zetian grabbed his sleeve and said, "Yiyi probably had an accident. Why should your majesty be anxious?" Asked the palace maid who reported the news, "What is going on? Is the injury serious?"

The palace maid hesitated and said, "Si Yi accidentally fell down the steps in the Zhengzheng Hall. He suffered some scratches and twisted his waist. Now he has some difficulty moving, but it's probably nothing serious."

Gaozong saw the palace maid's hesitant expression. He turned around and saw Wu Zhaoyi gently shaking his head at the palace maid. He immediately understood in his heart that Mei Niang didn't want him to get angry again after knowing the truth. He vaguely remembered Deng Yiyi. He just came from the Rishengden Hall, so how could he be so good at wrestling on the steps? Even if she fell, the people from Lizheng Palace should have brought her back. How could the people from Xianchi Palace come back and carry her with a soft chair? This is obviously... Thinking of Concubine Xiao Shu's crazy appearance tonight, and thinking that the dignified and polite Queen was so vicious towards Mei Niang's people! He felt discouraged, sighed, sat down, reached out and gently touched Wu Zhaoyi's bulging abdomen, put his head on her forehead, and closed his eyes.

Seeing this situation, everyone immediately retreated. Liuli supported Aling and walked no slower than anyone else. Her ankle was really hurting, but her mind was not on it at all. At that moment, she was given The shock was too great: she originally thought that her earth-shaking commotion in Shujing Palace was the highlight of the day, the decisive game that Wu Zetian had arranged since he asked her to go to the Imperial Study Room to draw a skirt, but the scene just now made her suddenly She understood that it turned out that she and Concubine Shu were just for the show, but as a foil and foil. The real highlight of the day was in the Zheng Palace, between the Queen and Yiyi. She didn't know how long Wu Zetian had been setting up that scene. She didn't know exactly how it was arranged. She only knew that the scene had already come to a perfect end without actually opening the curtain. No, no, not the end, this is obviously just the beginning...

In the back room of the West Hall, there was silence for a long time before Emperor Gaozong raised his head and whispered, "It's all my fault. Mei Niang, please don't care about others in the future. No matter what, I will protect you and ours." child."

Wu Zetian leaned her head against Gaozong and sighed softly, "Your Majesty, I only wish you a long life, and that my children and I can walk in front of you."

 Gaozong was startled and stared blankly at the woman in his arms who suddenly showed her weak side. He felt a burst of fetal movement from his palms, and his face gradually lost all color.

  p.s. Dear classmate Le Youyang, thank you for still encouraging me. With tears in his eyes, he said that people who are late for updates are indeed unpopular, and the number of pink votes has definitely stopped. I hurriedly finished coding the number of words I owed, and finally had the nerve to tell everyone that Alan asked for pink votes for support. Ten pictures plus one update, well, there are still eight pictures left...

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