Emperor Phoenix

Chapter 254

Qin Changge's hand was still in the corner of the cotton wool.

Amidst the exclamation, the guards rushed forward vigorously.

After brushing the cotton wool, she pulled it vigorously and shook it vigorously, standing up like an iron plate, and the brilliant light hit the cotton wool with a dull splashing sound, piercing through the thin wool, and shooting directly at the people behind.

Qin Changge had already grabbed Qimo and left the place.

With a few muffled grunts, the two guards who couldn't escape fell to the ground with a bang, countless transparent holes shot out of their bodies, and blood gushed out.

What a powerful hidden weapon!

Qin Changge sneered, and the black silk flew out of his fingers soundlessly, wrapping around the neck of the black figure who was about to flee.

With a wave of his arm, he swung the man out like a giant hammer, and slammed into the wall of the cellar. With a bang, the earth wall shattered. It turned out to be only a thin layer. One person slowly raised his head behind the interlayer.

Wenchang.

Qi Mo ran over in shock and shouted, "Princess!"

As soon as Qin Changge closed the black silk, he quickly led the man back, touched the man's acupoints, and threw it to the guard behind him, saying, "Take him out! Don't let him die! Interrogate him well!"

Before the words were finished, there was a commotion at the entrance of the cave above, as if someone was blocking something, and then there was a muffled sound, and a black figure rushed over quickly, before the person arrived, he called urgently: "Sister Huang!"

Qin Changge raised his eyebrows, Xiao Jue came so fast.

A gust of wind passed by his side, Xiao Jue had already rushed over, one step forward, hugging the dust and dust, trembling all over his body, Wen Chang, who had lost a layer of weight in a few days, said in a low voice: "Sister, sister, it's okay, it's okay ..."

Wen Chang slowly raised his dull eyes, and felt it was Xiao Jue from his silhouette and breath, his whole body trembled, and suddenly he hugged Xiao Jue tightly, crying loudly.

"Ah Jue...she wants to kill you...she wants to pretend to be ill to trick you into paying her respects and then kill you...I heard..."

Her fingers were tightly clasped on Xiao Jue's arm, the veins on her fingers were exposed, and the pouring tears quickly soaked through the lapel of Xiao Jue's black gold flying dragon robe. Desperately vent clean.

Xiao Jue's eyes were slightly red, and he patted his sister's back lightly, but there was anger and murderous intent burning in his eyes.

Qin Changge didn't bother the siblings who were embracing each other, but only cast his eyes in the direction of Shengning Palace in the northwest of Shanglin'an, showing a gloomy smile.

On September [-]th of the fifth year of Qianyuan, it was a rainy night.

The autumn night rain silently and coolly smeared the earth layer by layer. The palace walls and royal roads of Shengning Palace located in the northwest of Shanglin Mountain were soaked in the rainwater, and they all glowed with a pale blue gleam. Plants were planted around the Chengning Palace. The cypress trees were blown by the rainy wind, and the monotonous sound added a bit of desolation to the silent night.

In the rain, in a dark place, five thousand sergeants of the Shandu Battalion stood quietly. So many people were blown by the wind and rain, but they didn't even hear a cough. From a distance, they looked like a row of stone Wengzhong.

Two red lanterns came fluttering in the rain. The lantern bearers were two young maids, followed by the chief eunuch of Shengning Palace. It was almost Haishi, and he was going to check the gates of various places in the palace.

The old eunuch looked around the thousands of iron-clad shuttles outside the palace, with a slight worry in his eyes. He looked up at the sky. The rainy night with no twilight made people feel more depressed.

The storm is coming...

These soldiers came over at dusk, and they have not spoken or moved until now, they only surrounded the Chengning Palace to death, and they were not allowed to report to the Queen Mother, old eunuchs who have been rolling around in the palace for many years, how could they not know Which is great?Not to mention not daring to report, you have to restrain all the maids and eunuchs, be cautious in your words and deeds, for fear that if you provoke something, you will be killed.

It's just...the Queen Mother will know if you don't report...There are people up and down here, some people can't get out, some people can't get in...Tonight is destined not to let it go, the concubine Yao and the concubine Shu are both here, I can't get out now, I'm so anxious like ants...

The old eunuch sighed and was about to turn around.

There was a sudden commotion ahead.

The rapid sound of horseshoes and wheels came quickly, and a large team appeared faintly. The 36 golden armored knights in the front galloped like 36 golden whirlwinds.

The old eunuch opened his eyes wide - His Majesty is here!
Your Majesty has never been here since the Empress Dowager was honored here, and now coming here in the rainy night, could it be a whim?

The old eunuch, who was used to the secret history of the royal family's ups and downs, was so frightened that his hand softened. The lantern fell to pieces and shattered, and a small fire quickly ignited, giving birth to some strange enthusiasm in the cold and rainy night.

With a bang, the palace gate opened without allowing any reaction. The 36 gold-armored guards swept in like the wind, and stood left and right, followed by the Imperial Forest Army, which filled the palace courtyard and the palace road. Immediately, the tall and tall The Emperor Xiliang hurried forward.

Behind him is a thin and graceful young man in yellow clothes, with a loose posture and a handsome expression, but there is a look of disdain when he turns his eyebrows. His gentle eyes turn like a bright moon, and the old eunuch feels that his whole body and even his inner thoughts are being seen by him. do.

The old eunuch's knees softened, and he knelt down on the edge of the steps and muttered not knowing what he was talking about. Xiao Jue and Qin Changge didn't even look at them. Please walk quickly in the sound of peace, Xiao Jue's pace is so fast, plucking the fine velvet grass on the side of the promenade, the grass is prostrated under his brocade robe with a black background and a gold-rimmed flying golden dragon, just like all the people and officials of the world prostrate themselves under him underfoot.

He entered the inner hall as fast as he could, and he was still outside the corridor. He had just finished saying "my son greets the Queen Mother" before he coldly opened the door of the hall without waiting for anyone to answer.

In the hall, three women raised their heads at the same time, two panicked and one calm.

Xiao Jue stood in front of the palace gate, his eyes slowly swept across the faces of the three of them, the anger that was buoyed before suddenly subsided, and he said lightly: "Mother's place is very lively today."

He didn't wait for Queen Mother Jiang to answer, he just pushed the door open and walked in, ignoring Concubine Yao Shu who came forward timidly to say hello, Qin Changge followed, and Queen Mother Jiang suddenly said: "Emperor, you are getting more and more unruly, this foreigner Minister, you actually brought it into the inner hall of the harem?"

Xiao Jue said indifferently: "After returning to my mother, this is Zhao Taishi, who is now leading the guards and internal ministers. According to the laws of Xiliang, whenever the harem involves treason cases, the internal guards have the right to be ordered by the emperor to enter and leave the palace to participate in the trial. I wonder if this explanation is satisfactory to the queen mother? "

"Conspiracy?" Queen Mother Jiang's calm voice also broke a bit, and the two women underground also looked up in amazement, looking at Queen Mother Jiang in amazement, Concubine Yao didn't understand why, and Concubine Shu's face was dead pale.

Xiao Jue sneered, and sat down opposite the Empress Dowager Jiang, without saying a word.

Empress Dowager Jiang took a breath, put her hands flat on her knees, raised her head to look directly at Xiao Jue, and said slowly: "Emperor, my Jiang family has always been in your palm and you can play around with it. If you want to abolish the empress, you can abolish the empress. Just kill your mother, you drove the Jiang family to extinction, you cut down the power of all the concubines and relatives, you used to favor that foxy son, but now the voice of your lewdness and sleeves is heard all over the government and the public, it's all up to you, why bother to pull out such a shocking thing? Conspiracy to punish your queen mother?"

"Mother," Xiao Jue bit these two words very hard, and he leaned slightly to look at the Empress Dowager Jiang, his eyes were brilliant and fierce, as if he wanted to see through the graceful woman in front of him, and looked at her hard.

"Since you want to talk tonight, I will accompany you to make your words clear. Maybe this will be the last time we talk like this—I think I have always been kind to the Jiang family and you, However, you are so hard to press, instead of saying that I want to kill my mother, it is better to say that you have always wanted to kill your son. What happened to that golden crossbow? What happened to Wenchang? Wenchang heard your secret, so you dare not kill Wenchang I was afraid that this would alarm me, so I wanted to scare her to death! Last night, you sent someone to inform you that the phoenix was not in good health and went to Longzhang Palace. If I was not busy with state affairs, Yu Hai didn't dare to bother me and didn't report to me. I came to see you when I found out. I’m afraid it’s already a corpse today? Queen Mother, if I die, who do you plan to make emperor? I think you will definitely not look down on your six-year-old grandson, so you probably want to hang the curtain? Follow the example of Qian Yuan Empress Dowager Gao?"

Xiao Jue's every word popped out from between his teeth, every word was cold and heartbreaking, Concubine Yao who was kneeling on the ground turned paler and paler as she heard it, and finally passed out with a sway. The ground trembled.

The Empress Dowager Jiang flicked her sleeves coldly, and said in a cold voice: "Emperor, you are the lord of the world, you must know not to speak lightly, you said that Ai's family plotted against you, what is the evidence?"

Xiao Jue was taken aback by her question. He came here in a hurry, full of resentment and seeking justice for his sister. He didn't think of collecting evidence for a while.

Qin Changge took a step forward unhurriedly, took out a bag of Lihai Pearl from his sleeve, and held it in his palm with a smile.

Concubine Shu's face immediately changed.

"I wonder if Concubine Shu can recognize this bag of pearls?" Qin Changge knelt down and poured the shining beads one by one in front of Concubine Shu, smiling softly.

"Bengong... how could I recognize a pearl..." Concubine Shu opened her eyes, too flustered to look at the rolling beads. She stared at the Empress Dowager Shangjiang fiercely, and the panicked light in her eyes gradually subsided and sank. He said with a deep breath: "It's just a bag of ordinary pearls, you called me to recognize it? Is this your attitude towards me?"

"Oh? Then the humble minister was rude." Qin Changge smiled as before. When Concubine Shu saw her apologizing, she became courageous and said sharply, "Since I know I'm rude, why don't you--" Turning her eyes, she saw Xiao Jue looking at him viciously, and said Half of the words were suddenly swallowed back into the stomach in fright.

"Your Majesty doesn't recognize me, but I do." Qin Changge smiled without any warmth, "This pearl is of excellent quality, and it is only found in Yizhou, which is close to the coast, because the pearls transported from Lihai, apart from tributes, will be the last They will be sold in Yizhou first, and such beads with round thumbs cannot be obtained by wealthy families. What's more, this bag," she shook the brocade bag in her hand, "this bag is turned over, and the lining inside is a kind of slippery brocade. , and only Yizhou has this kind of fabric... Concubine Shu, I remember you are from Yizhou?"

(End of this chapter)