Thin Mei·Love Fragrance Quilt

Chapter 184

Tang Tianxiao's eye circles turned red.

"You do have a reason to kill me."

He said slowly, "But if I give you a chance to stretch my tendons and skin me now, can you do it?"

The quilt in her hand was dropped, still like a thick shell, falling onto her body.

"You can continue to hate me, but you are still my concubine Shu. As for whether you can take my life, it depends on your means!"

Before the group curled up in the quilt could react to his words, a middle-aged woman shouted angrily at the door: "Emperor, what are you talking about?"

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Ever since Tang Tianxiao began to question Ke Qianmei, the attendants had already avoided it far away, only Jin Qi was left guarding outside the door, but no one dared to let him in. Tang Tianxiao was expected to be used to backing down, so there were some It's a big deal, if you fight with every care and gentleness, you will definitely reconcile as before.

——It's just that Concubine Shu looks smart and clever, and she does things too strangely. She put herself or Tang Tianxiao in danger several times, and he wonders if the two people are in harmony with each other, and the five elements are in conflict.

When he faintly heard about Ke Qianmei's life experience, even he couldn't help but want to retreat far away, and stop listening to the gossip that was too deeply involved.

But he could stop others, but he couldn't stop the Queen Mother; he retreated far away, but the Queen Mother got closer.

Tang Tianxiao's condescending words, to the ears of the ministers, were just a little bit of majesty, but to the ears of the Empress Dowager Xuan, they were extremely heart-piercing.

Is the Great Zhou Emperor, whom she brought up through hard work and she is very proud of, not only stepping on his dignity for a woman, but also preparing to put his own life on it as a bet for this ridiculous love?
She pushed open the door, glanced at Tang Tianxiao, and ordered: "Come here, drag this lowly maid who intends to kill the king out, and execute him immediately!"

Tang Tianxiao hurriedly stood up, forced a smile and said, "Queen, there's nothing wrong with it. I don't know which bold servant alarmed the queen by talking too much? That's damn it!"

The Empress Dowager Xuan had been listening to it for a long time, and she was already full of shock and anger. When she heard the words, she immediately reprimanded: "Shut up! I just said that you are also a wise emperor who broke through the bloody road and made it to today. Just now you are in charge of everything. I am also happy to be at leisure. Even if this little slut has troubles several times and pushes you to the forefront again and again, I will keep my eyes closed in front of you, thinking that you are sensible and know how to handle things properly. Who knows your sense of control, She is obsessed with sex and puts her life in the hands of this lowly maidservant!"

Tang Tianxiao said urgently: "Quiet mother, calm down! It's just a misunderstanding between my son and her!"

"Misunderstand?"

The Empress Dowager Xuan laughed back angrily, but her voice was choked with sobs, "She is Zhang Youchong's daughter, isn't it true? Since your father died, we orphans and widowed mothers, how many times have we been bullied by those powerful officials, how many times we have narrowly escaped death, How many times have you endured the grievances and humiliation! All of this is thanks to that Zhang Youchong! You hate him so much, how can you endure ten years later, not only destroying Zhang Youchong's family, but also implicating the people of Jinzhou City? Do you dare to say that these grievances are misunderstandings?"

She raised her eyes and saw that the palace servant she brought with her was still hesitating, and she had already shouted: "Don't do anything yet!"

After the words were finished, Aunt Hai and another court lady stepped forward, pulled off the quilt, grabbed Ke's fair hair, and threw her off the bed.

But Qianmei's body was exhausted, and after being thrown so hard, her head hit the cold and hard ground, and after hearing a muffled "boom", she only uttered a weak moan, and then fell silent.

Her black hair was disheveled, her pale face was pressed against the ground, and her body wrapped in plain white single clothes was extremely thin. Only the rising and falling of her chest and abdomen could still be seen, indicating that she was alive and not dead.

Seeing Aunt Hai waiting to drag her again, Tang Tianxiao couldn't bear it anymore, and shouted: "Stop!"

Aunt Hai and the others were stunned and only looked at the Queen Mother.

Tang Tianxiao had already stepped forward, flicked his sleeves, and knelt down on both knees, begging: "I beg my mother to be merciful and spare her life!"

The Empress Dowager Xuan said angrily: "Are you so confused? She wants to kill you, can't you see? You have the hatred of killing your father, but she has the hatred of annihilating the family and the country. Do you think it can be solved? Tianxiao, there are so many beauties in the world, it is not difficult for you to want anyone, this disaster must not be left behind. Listen to what my mother said, cutting grass and roots is the kingly way!"

Tang Tianxiao closed his eyes, bowed his head slowly, and said shyly: "If the queen mother wants to behead her, it's better to behead my son as well, lest my son lose her, which will be more painful than death!"

"Tianxiao, you...you dare to threaten your mother?"

"I don't dare! I only ask my mother to save her life, and I imprison her in the cold palace. From now on... I will never look at her again!"

He seemed to be unable to kneel, and lowered his head, his fingernails pressing the ground were already pale.

One or two drops of water slowly stained the tuanhua felt blanket.

The Empress Dowager Xuan couldn't see his expression, but she was already feeling sad, and she said sadly after a long time: "It's good that you understand my painstaking efforts. Since you don't want to break up, someone must be the villain and help you make a break. Can you Listen well, if you really get entangled with her again, I will never forgive her!"

"My son obeys!"

Tang Tianxiao agreed, then stood up, looked down at the fainted woman again, and said in a low voice: "Put her in Jingyiyuan!"

There were no maids from Yiqing Palace in the room, only a few confidantes of the Empress Dowager Xuan, who immediately stepped forward and dragged Ke Qianmei away.

The slender body was picked up by someone, dragged across the threshold, fell outside the threshold with a "plop", and then pulled out of the hall, stumbling down the steps.

The palace lanterns all around were fluttering like fans in the cold wind, and the dim light could not illuminate the splendid palaces and the heavy shadows cast by the tall old banyan trees.

The thin plain-colored coat and the messy long black hair meandered on the ground, sweeping the fallen leaves in late autumn, leaving long marks.

Like a torn puppet, she was ruthlessly thrown into the dark night, and completely disappeared from Tang Tianxiao's eyes.The yellow leaves were all over the sky, rustling like rain, and soon even the imprint she left was gone.

Come with vigor and vigor, go silently.

Only the bright and gorgeous curtains and furnishings in the room are left, fluttering slightly under the high-burning red candles, and it seems that the clear and carefree giggling of the girl can be heard endlessly in the ears.

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That night Tang Tianxiao was lying alone in Yiqing Palace.

In the heart-wrenching pain, when the sky turned white, he was able to fall asleep for a while.

In the dream, Ke Qianmei was still giggling behind the bright and beautiful curtain, he took a step forward, opened the curtain, and even saw her proudly and brightly like a phoenix raising her tail feathers, throwing herself at him tenderly. In his arms, he said: "Tianxiao, I like you, I like you very much..."

He embraced her joyfully, but when he hugged her for nothing, he woke up suddenly.

It was already dawn, and the window paper was torn somewhere, and the cold wind blew in, making a hissing sound, like a poisonous snake swallowing a snake letter while swimming.

And the hole in his heart seemed to be even bigger. The sudden north wind passed by, making his whole body chill, and even his blood seemed to freeze.

After reluctantly washing up, I no longer have the heart to eat the breakfast provided.He asked: "How is Concubine Ke Shu?"

Jin Qi replied in a low voice: "Everything should be fine. The queen mother is angry, and she dare not call the imperial doctor, but the servant once sent two quilts to him quietly, and asked Xiang'er to take care of her first. When I woke up, I didn't have a fever, but I didn't say a word, and I didn't eat anything."

Tang Tianxiao pressed his aching temple tightly, closed his eyes and remained silent for a long time, Fang said: "Broadcast Zhuo Rui."

A moment later, Zhuo Rui stepped in, knelt on the ground and bowed in the damp water, thin drops of water glistened on the wet black hair.

Tang Tianxiao asked, "Is it raining?"

Jin Qi replied: "Yes, in the middle of the night, the sky suddenly changed."

Tang Tianxiao listened attentively, and sure enough, he heard the sound of rainwater dripping from the eaves, drop by drop, shattering coldly on the hard stone steps.

He held the teacup but didn't drink it, he just glanced at Zhuo Rui who was still kneeling in front of him without hearing the order, and asked indifferently: "Zhuo Rui, how many years have you been with me?"

Zhuo Rui bowed his head and replied: "Thanks to the Emperor's love, it has been more than five years since Jiahe was elected to the Emperor's side in spring of ten years."

"Five years...not a long time. It's just that you and Ke Qianmei have known each other for a shorter time, so it's less than a year, right?"

He sighed wearily, "However, there is a feeling in this world that cannot be measured by the length of time we have known each other. I heard that there is a crazy person who is willing to promise life and death just by looking at it."

Zhuo Rui's face changed suddenly, he quickly kowtowed and said in a trembling voice: "I dare not!"

Tang Tianxiao didn't look at him, and asked coldly: "Is there anything else you want to tell me?"

Hearing the murderous intent in Tang Tianxiao's words, Zhuo Rui breathed unevenly, and pleaded on the ground: "Your Majesty, I don't know much about it. Concubine Shu once asked me if the emperor had ever massacred a city, but I denied it." Concubine Shu looked very happy at the time. But later I heard that Jinzhou was slaughtered during the war between Zhou and Chu, so I realized something was wrong..."

"And then? Concubine Shu suddenly went crazy that day, and you stopped her. At that time, you didn't just feel something was wrong, did you?"

Tang Tianxiao stared at him coldly, "You personally greeted her back from Beihe and accompanied her all the way; later on, I asked you to guard the Yiqing Palace, and even when I and her had a quarrel, you were still by her side... I want to get closer to her! So, knowing that she has ulterior motives, you plead for her and put me in danger?"

Last night in the Red Leaf Pavilion, Zhuo Rui was able to remind Tang Tianxiao not to take the boat in advance, and he was able to prepare for the rescue boat in advance, and concluded that Ke Qianmei committed suicide by entangled in the lotus root. Tang Tianxiao knew that he had already understood the cause and effect.

Such a matter of life and death, he never mentioned a word to the emperor of Zhou Dynasty to whom he was loyal. If he said that there was no personal relationship, no one would believe it.

Zhuo Rui had no excuse, bit his white lips tightly, stretched out his hand slowly, untied his sword and put it aside, kowtowed and said: "The sinful minister deceived the king, he deserves death! I beg the emperor not to implicate the sinful minister's family !"

Tang Tianxiao took a dagger from the table and threw it in front of him, "I will bury you with the etiquette of a first-class imperial guard and take care of your family."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Zhuo Rui picked up the dagger, knelt up straight, pulled out the scabbard to look at it, the cold light was cold, the cold was overwhelming, but it was a sword that cut iron like mud.

He closed his eyes, and when he was about to stab at the heart, Tang Tianxiao suddenly spoke again.

He said: "You can also choose to stay by Ke Qianmei's side you like all the time. In Jingyiyuan, someone who can control her is needed to take care of her carefully. However, you should know what kind of man is qualified to serve her." Harem concubine."

Zhuo Rui's face was pale, his eyes were burning like burning, he couldn't tell whether it was despair or hope.

But seeing a flash of cold light, the dagger that was originally stabbing at the chest was drawn to another place.

Amidst the muffled groan, blood splattered everywhere.

Tang Tianxiao turned his face away, and instead of looking at Zhuo Rui who was writhing and twitching on the ground in pain, he calmly ordered, "Come here, tell the imperial physician..."

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(End of this chapter)