Concubine Chongxi: Binding the Medicine Jar to the Master

Chapter 197 The Night of the Palace Change
On February [-]th of the Xinchou Year, Bingshen Day in the month of Gengchen in the old calendar, it is the solar term of Awakening of Insects, when peach blossoms, Cang Gengming, and eagles turn into doves.

According to the customs of the Heluo Kingdom, because the peach blossoms first bloom on the day of Awakening of Insects, the emperors of all dynasties will hold a banquet every year on this day to enjoy the peach blossoms and celebrate the coming of spring.

In the early morning of February [-]th, Baili Jiuge pushed open the paper window, looking up at the twilight of the morning light, and sprinkled the warm golden glow on the lakeside.The peach forest bathed in the morning light really turned into a light peach color, looking from a distance it looked like the residual blush on the jade cheeks when waking up from a dream.

It's been a long time since I saw peach blossoms... A lot of things happened this year. When the peach blossoms bloomed again, I felt a sense of a world away in my heart.

The faint fragrance of epiphyllum lingers over the tip of the nose lightly.Baili Jiuge turned his eyes and asked with a smile: "Mo Li, when does the big banquet in the palace start tonight? I forgot."

"It starts at the second quarter of the unitary hour, but we have to set off before the end of the day. What the empress means is that we want to enjoy the peach blossoms together before dusk."

"Well, it's said that the spring is cold, you can wear more, so you don't get cold."

"Okay." He responded with a smile.

not yet.

At the gate of the post palace, Baili Jiuge and Mo Li took the carriage together and headed for the palace.

Along the way, Baili Jiuge hung out the curtains to look at the scenery outside. There are many kinds of peach blossoms in Heluo country, and they are all along the way. This light pink makes Baili Jiuge's heart warm.

But the peach blossom viewing activities in the palace garden are very noisy. In a large peach grove, the fragrance of powder and powder almost covers the fragrance of peach blossoms. The women cling to all kinds of round fans and chatter, discussing about peach blossoms with poems, songs, and scriptures. everything.

Baili Jiuge was really too lazy to be like them, so he just dragged Mo Li and walked slowly through the forest.

But what happened next told Baili Jiuge that the women in Heluo were so chattering that after the palace banquet started, they made a fuss about using peach blossoms as the theme, right.

Then let them go.Baili Jiuge picked up the wine glass and was about to drink the freshly baked peach blossom tea, but Mo Li held her wrist calmly and gave her a hint with his eyes.

Baili Jiuge was startled.Mo Li, this means that there is a problem with the tea? !
Seeing him pretending to drink tea, she followed suit.

Sure enough, not long after, the guests began to experience strange symptoms one after another. First, some people couldn't hold the bowls and chopsticks and fell to the ground, and then they fell limply on their respective cushions and couldn't get up. They couldn't make enough voices to shout.

Luo Xia and the other concubines were not spared either.

Baili Jiuge subconsciously approached Mo Li, and now he understood what was added to the tea, it turned out to be Ruanjinsan.

In the ear, Mo Li whispered softly: "Wait and see what happens, the good show is about to begin."

"Yeah." Nodding her head, she couldn't help thinking: This black-bellied guy!

They saw Luo Xia barely sitting up straight with the help of the maid.She also realized that something was wrong, and hurriedly shouted: "Come here!"

There was no sound of footsteps outside the hall.

Luo Xia's heart trembled, "Where is the Imperial Guard?"

Still no one responded to her outside the hall.

Immediately, there was a haze in Chengguang Hall, and a cool breeze poured into the hearts of everyone.

Luo Xia asked subconsciously: "Nishang, Qixiu, Xiangsi, how are you doing?"

"Empress..." The three of them were also in a state of general exhaustion.

The weak voices of the women came and went one after another, and outside the hall, it was still eerily quiet.

Suddenly, something made a crisp sound, and everyone was shocked into silence. Only then did they see that a gold bottle was thrown on the red carpet.Before the wine was drained, there were footsteps outside.

There were crowds of people moving outside, some maids on duty screamed, but suddenly turned into screams and stopped abruptly, with blood splashing on the window paper.

Chengguang Hall was surrounded by people!

At the same time, hundreds of guardsmen rushed into the Chengguang Hall, armed with sharp weapons, and hijacked all the guests here.

The guests present were a little timid, screaming and panicking, but before they could take a few steps, they were stabbed through the body by the soldiers of the imperial guards and fell into a pool of blood.

The screams suddenly stopped, replaced by death-like silence.

Luo Xia stared at the leader of the imperial guards with her sword pointed at her, and said coldly, "You are not him!"

The leader of the imperial guards replied: "Of course not, the imperial guards guarding the Chengguang Hall have been replaced by us in a coma, and they are still sleeping."

Everyone gasped, this situation couldn't be more obvious, it was simply a long-planned palace change!

And then, someone applauded, and the calm voice attracted everyone's attention.

Chen Huangfu!
Murderous look rolled in Luo Xia's eyes, and the faces of all civil and military officials changed.

Everyone knows that Mrs. Chen Huangfu has a huge family and usually covers the sky with one hand, and His Majesty the Empress has nothing to do with him, but seeing that he has no intention of disobedience, she also let him go.

Baili Jiuge heard Mo Li mention this matter, saying that Mrs. Chen Huang had a very different heart.But she never expected that Mrs. Chen Huang could not hold back so quickly. Could it be that because Luo Xia has never registered as a concubine, he is so worried about wanting to put Luo Nishang on the throne?
I was anxious, but I still knew how much Baili Jiuge was. Since Chen Huangfu made trouble with Luo Xia, he would definitely kill Liehuo!
The little hand clenched tightly, but was gently opened by Mo Li. Baili Jiuge stared at him in surprise, seeing him writing on her hand calmly.

Mo Li is saying...

She was startled in her heart, she understood what he wanted her to do, then nodded, taking advantage of the fact that the guards next to them, who were holding them hostage, looked away, immediately exerted the lightness kung fu to the extreme, and the kung fu disappeared in a blink of an eye .

As for Mo Li, he lightly exchanged glances with Yin Liehuo who was sitting on the queen's table, and watched the development of the matter without changing his face.

Luo Xia asked weakly: "Chen Huangfu, I have treated you well on weekdays, but you have no heart of gratitude, and instead conspired against you! Do you think you can sit on my throne?!"

Chen Huangfu stared at Luo Xia, and said harshly: "I have already known my destiny, even if I take the throne, I won't be able to sit for long. Today, I only ask His Majesty the Empress to issue an edict to pass on the throne to Nishang."

"Presumptuous!" Although Luo Xia was completely weak, her eyes were still majestic, "How dare you force the palace?!"

Chen Huangfu smiled fiercely: "I always remember that I am the concubine of His Majesty the Empress. As long as Her Majesty passes on the throne to Nishang, I will respect Your Majesty as the Supreme Emperor, so that Your Majesty can live a good life and have nothing to worry about."

Luo Xia was furious, stared at Luo Nishang, and growled: "Ni Nu, you actually joined forces with your father..."

"Emperor Mother..." Luo Nishang was still slumped on the table, out of breath, and replied: "I don't know what happened today."

Chen Huangfu looked around at the people around him, and said loudly: "This matter really has nothing to do with Nishang, it was done by me alone. Ladies and gentlemen, those who know the current affairs are heroes, so hurry up and embrace the new emperor, lest you end up with a decapitated body. "

Everyone was sweating coldly, exchanged glances in panic, and knew that there was nothing they could do.

I only heard Chen Huangfu say: "At the peach appreciation feast on Bingshen Day in Gengchen month of Xinchou year, the fifth emperor's daughter Luo Xiangsi cooperated with the third emperor's daughter Luo Qixiu to launch a palace change, intending to force the palace to usurp the throne. Heavens, take over as the Empress, crush the ambitions of the fifth and third empresses, and kill the two empresses on the spot in the Chengguang Palace!"

The audience gasped suddenly.This Mrs. Chen Huang actually wants to get rid of the third and fifth emperor daughters together!

The moment Chen Huangfu finished speaking, two swords were placed on the necks of Yin Liehuo and Luo Qixiu.At the same time, a low-pitched horn sounded from a distance outside the hall, followed by shouts, handover of soldiers, and rumbling footsteps...

Mrs. Chen Huang laughed loudly: "The entire palace has been controlled by the soldiers and horses of the ministers. Before long, they will eradicate all the forbidden troops and kill them under the Chengguang Palace. At that time, if His Majesty still refuses to abdicate to the virtuous, then The minister can only take tough measures."

Hearing the sound of fighting in the distance one after another, several ministers felt helpless, and simply said: "Your Majesty, please agree to Mrs. Chen first, and then we can't really teach the palace to be razed to the ground by the rebels."

Then these people were met with Jin Zhi's eyes, and Jin Zhi reprimanded: "I am an important minister promoted by His Majesty the Empress, and I should be loyal, so show your integrity!"

"Prime Minister Jin..." Several people couldn't make up their minds to surrender, so they could only lower their heads and mutter: "What the prime minister said is true."

Chen Huangfu looked at Luo Xia, and smiled confidently: "Your Majesty, if you don't abdicate to the virtuous, when the soldiers and horses of the ministers arrive at Chengguang Hall—" pointing at Yin Liehuo and Luo Qixiu, "The two princesses But the heads are about to fall!"

"Ms. Chen Huang, you..." Luo Xia's eye sockets widened, furious.

Luo Qixiu sighed softly, picked up the sandalwood Buddha beads in her hand, and said without any emotion: "If you commit killing karma, you will definitely get retribution. I hope Mrs. Chen Huang can think again."

Yin Liehuo snorted coldly and remained silent.

Seeing that the two were not afraid, Chen Huangfu was not in a hurry, he wanted to see how long they could last like this.

His eyes continued to wander among the crowd, and he saw Mo Li's faint eyes, as incompatible as an outsider, but that cloud was the most unpredictable, which made Chen Huangfu feel a little uneasy.

But at this moment, from the corner of the eye, he saw Yin Haochen's cold face covered with clouds, Chen Huangfu immediately focused all his attention on Yin Haochen.

Yes, he must not forget that the State of Zhou is only a subsidiary of the State of Shang. For today's matter, since the king of Shang State is present, he must be prevented from telling the truth!
"His Royal Highness." Chen Huangfu said with a stern smile: "For getting you involved in today's incident, I will first apologize to you. I also hope that His Royal Highness can be a witness to prove that everything I did was for The long-term peace and stability of Heluo."

How could Yin Haochen not understand the meaning of these words?It is to let him turn a blind eye, let Huangfu Chen succeed in forcing the palace, and even kill Yin Liehuo and Luo Qixiu.

This is an internal matter of Heluo, and he can't let him intervene. However, thinking that Miss Liehuo is his cousin, and thinking that Brother Huang owes Prime Minister Yin a lot... Yin Haochen really can't ignore it.

"Chen Huangfu, I beg you to spare the life of the fifth imperial daughter."

Such an answer was also within Chen Huangfu's expectation. A gloomy light flashed in his eyes, and Wu Niannian who was sitting next to Yin Haochen was suddenly dragged up.

"Near!"

Yin Haochen didn't have time to stop him, he saw that Chen Huangfu's subordinates were pulling Wu Niannian's hair into a bun, because Wu Niannian's skirt was still wrapped around the corner of the table, when he was pulled up, his hair couldn't bear the force, and it broke abruptly in the middle Drop, spill all over the ground.

Then a knife was put on Wu Niannian's neck, and she was held hostage.

The air-conditioning was mixed with anger, soaring up in Yin Haochen's eyes, but it was difficult for his body to exert strength due to the effect of softening tendons.

He roared in a low voice: "Let her go!"

Chen Huangfu smiled fiercely: "Yes! As long as His Royal Highness Chen Wang remembers, Luo Xiangsi is a traitor who was killed."

Yin Haochen's eyebrows twitched, and his gloomy eyes at this moment were like a dark and stormy night.The current situation is obviously forcing him to choose between Li Huo girl and Nian Nian.But Yin Haochen, the king of the Great Shang Dynasty, couldn't do such a distorted truth!

At this moment, the sound of fighting outside the hall was gradually approaching. In the fierce confrontation, there were the impact of weapons, and the screams of killing and being killed.The sound of footsteps continued towards the Chengguang Hall one after another...

Chen Huangfu knew that the winning ticket was within his grasp, so he smiled fiercely and said to the crowd: "Why don't you salute Nishang soon? Do you really have to wait for your life to regret it?"

The ministers lamented in their hearts, some people remained calm and remained silent, but others said one after another: "Meet the new emperor..."

This kind of sound was just buzzing mosquitoes at first, but someone took the lead and spread very quickly, gradually accounting for half of it.

Chen Huangfu finally couldn't restrain the joy of victory, he laughed wildly, smiled, turned his eyes to look at the person who could not be ignored from the bottom of his heart, Mo Li said sadly: "Sir Zhou, do you want to persuade His Royal Highness? Let him know what the 'truth' is?"

Mo Li remained silent, lightly held back his crane cloak, stood up slowly, with a half-smile: "It should be like this."

"You?" Chen Huangfu was taken aback, "You didn't get soft tendons?!"

He smiled lightly: "It's just that I just didn't drink tea."

While talking, he passed slowly on the red carpet, and the fragrance of epiphyllum diffused into Chen Huangfu's nose. Such an elegant and gentle fragrance made Chen Huangfu feel uneasy for no reason.

"Ms. Chen Huang." Mo Li bowed his hands politely, "Since the outcome has been decided, why should you care about other people's thoughts? Why don't you return Princess Chen to Prince Chen and spare the life of the fifth princess."

"Zhou Shizi, are you asking me?!" Chen Huangfu's eyes became narrow and long.

"That's not the case." Mo Li said: "I heard that your Excellency likes to make friends with chess, and I dare to play a game with you. If I win, please agree to my request."

The strange light in Chen Huangfu's eyes was flickering, thinking that his chess skills in Heluo country are unrivaled, this week's son is really a newborn calf who is not afraid of tigers, and does not weigh his own level.Anyway, the outcome has been decided, just kill him in one round, let him know how powerful he is!

"Come on, let's play chess."

The chessboard was lifted up, and someone took two cushions to lay it out, and then clamped Wu Niannian.

Chen Huangfu sneered: "My son, please."

"Your Excellency please."

The two of them took their seats just like that, there was complete silence inside the hall, while outside the hall there was a lot of shouting and killing.

All the strange eyes around were focused on the two chess players, their hearts were beating violently, but they were all thinking in their hearts that the outcome of this chess game had nothing to do with Gong Bian's outcome, because Her Majesty the Empress would definitely lose this time .

Across the criss-crossing chessboard, Chen Huangfu looked at Mo Li with a sneer, "Zhou Shizi is a guest from afar, so please go first."

Mo Li chuckled: "I'm not used to fighting first."

"Oh?" Chen Huangfu raised his eyebrows.This Zhou Shizi is quite courageous, dare to provoke him like this?

Smiled fiercely: "Then the imperial husband will do my part."

"Your Excellency please."

There was a sneer on Chen Huangfu's lips, he wanted to see how long the prince Zhou could maintain his neither humble nor overbearing appearance!
Stretching his hand into the chess box, he pinched a sunspot and dropped it. Amid the crisp sound, he said bluntly, "Tian Yuan."

Mo Li held the white son and dropped it steadily, "Seventeen stars are fourteen."

"Three to sixteen, five to five." Hei Zi fell.

A sharp light suddenly appeared in the moon-like eyes, "Your Excellency's murderous intent is very strong."

Chen Huangfu sneered: "To each other."

A game of chess unfolds like this, with black and white pieces arranged vertically and horizontally like stars, either attacking, defending, trapped, or encircled; there are retreats, advances, acquisitions, and discards, like two twisted games. Like a dragon, follow every step and never give way to anyone.

Outside the hall, the shouts of killing got closer. The soldiers had already broken through the first palace gate in front of the Chengguang Hall. Looking from afar, one could see the flames filled the sky like a river of stars, but they projected extreme despair into the hearts of everyone.

Those veterans who were loyal to Luo Xia had given up hope.

As a large group of people swarmed into the gate of the first palace, Chen Huangfu's subordinates standing outside Chengguang Hall suddenly felt that the footsteps of those soldiers and horses were a bit wrong... The troops arranged by His Royal Highness were all wearing iron boots, why did the sound of those footsteps sound like... They don't look like iron boots, but light cloth shoes...

This subordinate hastily turned around and entered the Chengguang Hall, wanting to tell Mrs. Chen about this matter, but seeing that the two people in front of the chessboard were fighting to death, they didn't have the guts to disturb them.

But Chen Huangfu suddenly noticed this person and asked, "What's the matter?"

The man was about to open his lips, but was interrupted by Mo Li.

"Don't bother me, you are a real gentleman watching chess without saying a word." After speaking, he looked at Mrs. Chen Huang and said with a faint smile, "Seven moves."

Chen Huangfu was startled.

"Seven steps, Your Excellency will be defeated by the subordinates." Mo Liluozi, no longer looking at Chen Huangfu's shocked expression, took the first step of the seven steps.

"Danguan, fourteen pheasants and sixteen."

Chen Huangfu woke up as if he had just woken up from a dream, and slapped Heizi fiercely, "Is Zhou Shizi trying to scare me? This emperor wants to see how he can beat me within seven steps! Three talents and three!"

"Eighteen pines and twelve." Bai Zi clanged.

"Fifteen looks seventeen." Heizi smashed the chessboard.

At this moment, the dark crowd outside the palace had broken through the second palace gate, and countless people could be seen from the palace at night, and the footsteps became more and more clear... It wasn't iron boots, this sound was definitely not iron boots!

The subordinate could only say: "His Royal Highness, things have changed!"

Chen Huangfu was taken aback, he could only hear the sound of rumbling footsteps galloping towards him, but was suddenly broken by the sound of Mo Li's fall.

"Three consecutive stars."

What? !Chen Huangfu's throat tightened, he looked down at the chessboard, and was shocked.It was evenly matched just now, why did the situation be reversed just because Zhou Shizi fell into a three-star situation? !

Panicked, Chen Huangfu only said that tonight's palace change is safe, but he can't leave a bad name on this chess game for thousands of years, so he quickly grabbed the chess pieces and responded: "Eleventh, Winter Eleventh."

Outside the palace, soldiers and horses had already broken through the last palace gate and came directly to kill Chengguang Palace.

Mo Liluozi, "Danguan."

Chen Huangfu shook his hands and almost dropped the chess piece, "Four seasons and four!" The defeated elephant, the defeated elephant has been revealed!
"The corner of no worries."

"Ten, thirteen and five five." He couldn't lose to a young man!

"Jianfeng." Mo Li's eyes were filled with a cold light.

Chen Huangfu felt as if his whole body was frozen.Impossible, it is impossible for him to end up in such a desperate situation, is there any other way?He wants to reverse, to reverse!

Mo Li got up suddenly, this sudden movement, scared the shocked Chen Huangfu almost slipped off the cushion.He looked up at the person in front of him, why did that gentle and elegant person in white clothes and crane cloak possess the power to swallow mountains and rivers at this moment, which made him so uneasy? !
"Chen Huangfu." Mo Li was condescending, his tone was so light, as light as water, but his sight was as sharp as an arrow, piercing Chen Huangfu's terrified heart.

"Your Excellency lost today's contest."

The wide sleeve swung down resolutely, and the white piece flew out from the fingertips, and fell to the center of the chessboard.

"Seventh son, all kills!"

As soon as the words fell, soldiers and horses arrived in front of Chengguang Hall!

(End of this chapter)