The concubine is poisonous, and the tyrant lifts the couch to meet her

Lin Ruoxi and Tuobatian looked at each other, it was obvious that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince of the Southern Border Kingdom had drunk too much, with a drunken face and a smell of alcohol, he must have drunk a lot of strong wine.

Lin Ruoxi smiled gently: "Your Highness, have you drunk too much?"

This teahouse not only sells tea and some pastries, but naturally also has some wine and dishes in the private room for guests to drink. Of course, Lin Ruoxi also knows why the prince is so drunk, presumably because he has heard too many gossips about Empress Wu, That's why there's such resentment.

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince laughed out loud, and there was some sarcasm on his heroic face, he pursed his lips, and looked straight at Lin Ruoxi: "Miss Situ, I heard that this is all from your house, Qinger Hidden in the Pingyang Marquis Mansion, is this all true?"

"How can His Royal Highness believe all the rumors outside?" 13v. [

"Yeah, how can this prince believe everything, but seeing you today, this prince really thinks you are as beautiful as a fairy..."

The smiling eyes of the prince Li Yuan narrowed into two lines, and he said that there was a knife on the head of the color word. This prince is nothing more than that. People who see beauty are also so fascinated. In this way, he used to be just, kind, and magnificent. Fake it?

Thinking of this, Lin Ruoxi looked at Prince Li Yuan with a bit of disgust, and persuaded: "Your Highness, if you have nothing else to do, please leave, you must be dizzy and uncomfortable after drinking so much, sorry I will not accompany you."

When Prince Li Yuan heard this, he was very annoyed. He gritted his teeth and said, "I've always wanted to know how powerful Miss Situ's family is. Today, Prince Li insists on tasting your beauty."

With a crooked body, he rushed towards Lin Ruoxi, and suddenly a big hand grabbed his collar.

Tuoba Tian raised his thick eyebrows, and sneered: "Your Highness, have you drunk too much? You should go back to the Prince's Mansion to sober up!"

If you have it with your eyes.Prince Li Yuan didn't bring many entourages with him this time, but this time he recklessly came to this private room and didn't allow any entourage to follow him. Tuoba Tian was already very dissatisfied with Li Yuan's virtue, but this time he wanted to take the initiative To provoke Lin Ruoxi, it seems that he is asking for trouble.

The crown prince Li Yuan thought that this place was still his world, and through his drunkenness, he opened his mouth and cursed at Tuobatian: "What kind of bastard are you, get out of here!"

Without even thinking about it, Tuobatian raised his hand and punched his handsome face. The beating made Prince Li Yuan dizzy, and fell to the ground with a thud. He didn't look like the grand prince of Southern Border Kingdom.

His Highness the Crown Prince bared his teeth and hummed on the ground, Lin Ruoxi just watched quietly, just watching another circus.

Tuobatian snorted softly, turned around and asked Lin Ruoxi, "Ruoxi, is he too annoying?"

Lin Ruoxi said naively: "Yes, there are too many mosquitoes in this hot day, buzzing and flying around my ears, making me feel uncomfortable with the noise."

The corners of Tuobatian's cold lips curled up: "I know what to do!"

When he turned around and raised his foot, he gave Prince Li Yuan a kick, which knocked him unconscious.

Immediately afterwards, he walked out of the private room and shouted: "Come here, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has fainted."

At this time, five attendants hurriedly came from the private room diagonally opposite, they hurriedly helped His Highness the Crown Prince Li Yuan up from the ground, and before walking out of the private room, they thanked Tuoba Tian for telling them the whereabouts of His Highness the Crown Prince.

After His Royal Highness walked away, Tuobatian and Lin Ruoxi sat back in the private room and watched the actors on the stage downstairs performing a play. This play is called "Civet Cat for Prince" and it tells the story of the former empress of Great Chu , did not give birth to a dragon heir for the emperor, but what she didn't expect was that the emperor's new favorite Concubine Yang Gui was pregnant, because the emperor loved Concubine Yang too much, and the former queen was afraid that once Concubine Yang gave birth to a dragon heir, it would threaten her queen Therefore, she pretended to be pregnant, and gave birth to a dragon heir on the same day as Concubine Yang. At that time, the emperor of Dachu personally went to the northern fortress. However, he took the dragon heir born by Concubine Yang Gui as his own son, which stabilized his position.

In the end, it was rumored in the palace that Concubine Yang Gui was a witch, which was unlucky and she gave birth to a civet cat, which was obviously a disaster. 'For Prince Chu.

On the stage, the actors acted very vividly, and they performed the story to the fullest. Most of the guests were high-ranking officials and nobles, sons of the royal family, and daughters of famous families. When they saw this, they couldn't help but give overwhelming applause. [

Of course, this is not only what the nobles can see, even ordinary people can hear the story told by the storyteller in the teahouse.

And this story alludes to the current Empress Wu, because the Empress Wu of the Southern Border Kingdom once conceived a dragon heir at the same time as the emperor's beloved Concubine Li, and Concubine Li died of dystocia, but she gave birth to His Royal Highness the Prince. back bit.

Tuobatian couldn't help clapping his hands after watching this play, "Ruoxi, this play is really vivid, it's all thanks to you, otherwise who would know that Empress Wu has so much past."

Lin Ruoxi smiled faintly, obviously she didn't think this play would affect Empress Wu much: "It's because Qing'er spent many years with Empress Wu that she collected such precious clues..." Lin Ruoxi narrowed her eyes slightly , a pair of black eyes shot out a sharp dark color from the gap between the long and narrow eyes: "Her greatest weakness is His Royal Highness, if she can turn against His Royal Highness, or if there is a gap between mother and child, it must be It was a good play."

Tuobatian saw Lin Ruoxi's cruel look because of hatred, his heart trembled in vain, he stretched out his big hand, held Lin Ruoxi's hand, and finally said what was in his heart: "Ruoxi, if one day you and Empress Wu face each other Confrontation, but there is only one result, either you die or she dies, would you still choose to take the risk of confronting her like this?"

Lin Ruoxi turned her eyes and stared at Tuobatian's expression carefully, she could see that he was asking her sincerely, and she also knew that if what she said was true, it would definitely break his heart, but she really had no choice.

Lin Ruoxi said lightly: "Of course I will choose to die with her."

Tuobatian pursed his thin lips, showing a wry smile: "But, I don't want such a result, you promised me that when you avenge your hatred, you will go back to the countryside with me and live a life of worry. Holding hands together, having many children, the family lives happily, and loves each other until they grow old. But... if you really die with Empress Wu, what should I do?"

Lin Ruoxi lowered her beautiful eyes, and finally fell silent.

Tuobatian took Lin Ruoxi's hand, and sighed softly: "Actually, I knew you would answer me like this, but I still wanted to ask you personally. I always hoped that one day you would change your mind, but I was wrong. , the hatred is too deep for you, but I just want to tell you that if one day you really confront Empress Wu head-on, and the result is either you die or she dies, and I will definitely appear by your side, Go against the sky and change this ending..." He held her hand even tighter, as if he had made up his mind to say to her personally, and to do all of this: "I will confront Empress Wu head-on, and become someone who is not me. Death means she dies."

Lin Ruoxi raised her eyes sharply, and saw a false light flashing in Tuobatian's eyes, but when she looked at his eyes carefully, he looked at her with the usual gentle eyes.

Lin Ruoxi stood up, took a light breath and said, "Although I want to say, thank you very much for sacrificing yourself for me, but this is my business and it has nothing to do with you. Please don't interfere, let alone influence my actions... ..." She shook off Tuobatian's hand, and walked straight to the outside of the private room. Tuobatian sat on the spot, watching her back from a distance, and finally lowered his heroic face in a lonely way.

Mo Xueyuan followed Lin Ruoxi closely, and accompanied Lin Ruoxi into the carriage of Situ Mansion, and then Mo Xueyuan said: "Master, you obviously don't want to say that, but why are you talking to His Highness Fifth?"

Lin Ruoxi lowered her beautiful eyes, not wanting anyone to see the emotion in her eyes, and said in a cold voice: "Xueyuan, there are some things you don't understand."

"Master, don't lie to yourself anymore. The relationship between you and His Royal Highness is destined to stay together for the rest of your life, and Empress Wu is born with a phoenix fate, which is difficult to deal with, and you will do well to get revenge." I have made preparations and want to die with Empress Wu, but have you ever thought about His Highness Fifth? Will he agree with you to sacrifice yourself like this? He will definitely..."

"That's enough..." Lin Ruoxi was even more shaken when she saw that Mo Xueyuan said it too excitedly, but she didn't want to keep listening like this, she couldn't let her heart shake, since she had already embarked on the bloody road of revenge , she never thought of retreating in one piece, as for Tuobatian... she could only say that she would try her best to protect herself and prevent him from being hurt, but she couldn't guarantee whether she could bring him real happiness.

In the Prince's Mansion, the Crown Princess saw that the Prince was being helped into the Prince's Mansion. He smelled of alcohol, and even his handsome face was beaten black and blue. She couldn't help but look at the attendants accompanying His Highness, and shouted angrily. Asked: "What's going on here? His Royal Highness was fine before he left, but after he came back, he smelled of alcohol all over his body, and even his face was beaten blue and purple. How do you take care of His Royal Highness?" Or did you leave the guard without permission and didn't do your best to protect His Highness the Crown Prince?"

The attendants all knelt on the ground in fear, and begged the princess for mercy: "My lady, we all serve His Highness wholeheartedly, but we didn't expect His Highness to get drunk in that restaurant in Zizhuxuan, and not Let us follow him, and we followed his orders to stay away from His Highness the Crown Prince and protect him, but not long after, His Highness the Crown Prince passed out from a private room. I really don't know that His Royal Highness has fainted."

The Crown Princess asked vigilantly: "Are you talking about Mo Shangshu's youngest son, Mo Lingyun?"

The followers nodded and said respectfully: "It's him!"

"Is there anyone else in that private room? Is it Situ Ruoxi from the Marquis of Pingyang?"

The followers were startled, they didn't expect the princess to guess that the person who was with Mr. Yun was the daughter of Situ's family. [

The followers hurriedly nodded again: "Exactly!"

The princess concubine looked at His Royal Highness, who had a bruised face, and felt overwhelmed: This is what he deserves, and whoever told him to be tempted by sex, he deserved to be beaten.

She was thinking this way in her heart, but she looked very concerned on the surface: "I haven't helped His Highness the Crown Prince to the palace yet, and I'll find the imperial physician to treat him well."

The entourage carefully helped the prince Li Yuan back to the bedroom to rest, and found the imperial doctor to treat the flesh wound on the prince's face.

When the imperial doctor left, the princess ordered someone to send the imperial doctor away, and when she returned to the bed and looked at the prince's handsome face full of embarrassment, she couldn't help sneering: "His Royal Highness, there are rumors outside that you were not chosen by Empress Wu. You are still showing such an embarrassing posture outside, are you afraid that those people who have a heart will cause more troubles on you?"

The Crown Princess knew that the Crown Prince Li Yuan was already in a deep sleep and couldn't hear what she said, so she sighed heavily: "Don't blame the ministers for not reminding you kindly, some people are forced to move, but the ministers are different. But I can easily get rid of this worry for you, Your Highness, you just wait for the concubine to handle this matter beautifully, and then tell you the good news?"

The princess got up and flicked her sleeves, turned and left the palace hall of Prince Li Yuan.

Not long after the concubine left, Prince Li Yuan slowly opened his eyes and woke up. He reached out and touched his face. He felt pain, and his head also hurt a lot, but he didn't know what happened just now.

He stood up and shook his head, but after this action, all the scenes in the teahouse stage that the actors performed alluded to some evil deeds of Empress Wu flashed through his mind. "Prince" has been performed about three or five times. Although it is repeated, it is very expressive to perform this play, making the audience watch and applaud tirelessly. But he watched it again and again, and his heart ached, and he got drunk at the end. It was all because of Empress Wu, his mother, that he was so sad.

Thinking of this, he hurriedly got up, asked the maid to serve him, passed on the clothes, prepared the carriage, arrived at the palace at sunset, and came to the Fengfang Palace.

When the maids saw that it was His Royal Highness Li Yuan coming, they hurriedly wanted to go into the palace to report to Empress Wu, but they were rudely dismissed by His Royal Highness: "Go away, don't stand in the way of His Highness here."

Prince Li Yuan entered the hall angrily, but what he saw was Empress Wu and her personal maid, A Cai, chatting and laughing at the chess pieces, he rushed over angrily, overturned their chessboard, and his body was crooked. Slanted and angry, he said, "Queen, are the rumors spreading outside true?"

Empress Wu's bright red lips trembled slightly, opened and closed slightly, and almost squeezed out these words from between her teeth: "His Royal Highness, are you questioning me?"

If it was the past, Prince Li Yuan would never question Empress Wu with such a tough attitude, let alone do such an act of angering Empress Wu. What the actor did was to insinuate that the child born to Empress Wu was actually born to Concubine Li, so he didn't dare to ask questions like this madly in front of Empress Wu.

Prince Li Yuan's face was full of tears: "Mother, they all said that my biological mother is actually Concubine Li, not born to my mother. Is this true?"

A Cai really didn't want to hear someone slander Empress Wu like this, so she hurriedly tried to comfort her: "Your Highness, since these are all rumors, how can you believe them? Don't let those people who are interested take advantage of others to harm you."

The prince Li Yuan had mottled bruises on his face, and he looked extremely embarrassed and depressed, but he looked at A Cai with a fierce look in his eyes: "What are you, you are just a dog slave? Prince speak?"

A Cai heard the words of Prince Li Yuan, and quickly lowered her head. Seeing this, Empress Wu pointed at His Highness the Prince angrily: "I don't want to see you, get the hell out of here, and you can't even tell the truth? What a fool!" Useless things."

Prince Li Yuan laughed, with tears in his eyes: "Yes, I have always been a useless thing in the eyes of the empress, my eldest brother Yu Wang is like this, and so are my two younger sisters. I didn't even shed a tear, and now it's Erchen who is sad, and the queen mother is also scolding Erchen with a heart of stone, telling Erchen to get out? Erchen is useless, so get out as you wish!"

Prince Li Yuan snorted coldly and rushed out the door.

Empress Wu yelled "Ah", suddenly her mind was about to split, and she stretched out her slender fingers to press her forehead.

A Cai walked hurriedly, supported Empress Wu, and asked with concern: "Your Majesty, are you alright?"

"How much better can I be? Having such an unfilial son is really a sin of this palace!"

A Cai felt sorry for Empress Wu and said: "Madam, A Cai can understand your feelings. This matter is caused by someone with a heart. If she hadn't colluded with Qing'er to create rumors outside, I'm afraid it wouldn't have disturbed you." The empress's heart will not let His Royal Highness and you have any further estrangement."

Empress Wu sighed softly, the corners of her cold lips curled up and then lowered: "It seems that this palace really underestimated her, I didn't expect her to be such a cunning and vicious woman."

A Cai rolled her eyes and smiled faintly: "Empress Empress, you must have forgotten that even if we don't make a move, that person will take the initiative to trouble Lin Ruoxi, as long as we stand on the sidelines, you will definitely get a very satisfactory answer. "

That night, there were dark clouds and a drizzle.

Lin Ruoxi was sleeping, lying on the front and looking out at the rainy night, when suddenly she heard a noise on the roof, Lin Ruoxi hurriedly exchanged glances with Mo Xueyuan, Mo Xueyuan swiftly came to the candle in front of the bed, and extinguished the candle .

Lin Ruoxi suddenly felt uneasy, she could feel the strong murderous aura spreading, it seemed that this person's skills were definitely not simple to break into Pingyang Houzhong so easily.