concubines

Chapter 58 The Stupid Assassination
In the blink of an eye, it will be the ninth day of the lunar new year, and the efficiency of the slaves in the palace is extremely fast, especially for those promising masters.In just a few days, Zhou Shuxuan was given a suitable auspicious costume.

The state of Jin respected black, and Zhou Shuxuan wore black auspicious clothes, which made him look darker than before.Sitting in the wheelchair in the twilight, Miao Li couldn't help complaining a few words to the emperor, Zhou Shuxuan was already in this state, and the emperor was still tossing him.

Miao Li asked worriedly: "My lord, how is your health? Can I go out?"

Zhou Shuxuan felt that he was still reluctant, "It's nothing serious, you should be able to go out, or call a doctor to follow. If someone assassinates you, you can deal with it in time."

Miao Li stared at him in her heart, and said: "My lord, what did you say to be discouraged in the morning? How unlucky."

It's not that he has reached the point where he has nothing to say, and he won't say these frustrating words, just laughing at himself.

Thinking back then, he was also alive and well, but now he is in such a situation, his body is weaker than that of a boudoir woman, he almost forgot that he also practiced martial arts.

Today he went to the Taimiao to worship his ancestors, and he didn't know what the emperor was thinking, but what is certain is that the person in Xian'an Palace must not be feeling well.

It's a pity that he guessed wrong this time. Now the crown prince is happy. The crown princess sent a message yesterday, saying that her brother has returned to Beijing, and brought a few killers with him. He has ambushed around the Taimiao.As soon as Zhou Shuxuan's chariot and horses arrive, he can do it immediately.

The prince only thought that Zhou Shuxuan would die today if the assassination was successful, but he didn't think about the result of the unsuccessful assassination.

The time is almost up, if you go late, you will miss the auspicious time for the sacrifice.Zhou Shuxuan went to worship the emperor first, and then set off from the palace to the Taimiao.

To be honest, he has never been to the Taimiao formally in his life.If you can go today, no matter what the result will be in the future, it will be worth it.

Unfortunately, as soon as he left the palace, Zhou Shuxuan caught a gust of cold wind and coughed non-stop while sitting in the sedan chair.Standing outside, Miaoli was terrified, really afraid that something might happen to him.

If it falls in the Taimiao, it will cause many people to discuss it, and it will definitely be said that this is an ominous omen.

It was obviously not Zhou Shuxuan's fault, and it is estimated that many people would blame him.

"My lord, are you okay?" Miao Li asked concerned outside, if not, they would not go.

Zhou Shuxuan held back and said, "Cough...cough cough, it's okay, cough cough, keep going."

Zhou Shuxuan almost coughed up his lungs, and he also suspected that the emperor wanted him to die in this icy and snowy place, so that he would not be able to be peaceful even if he was sick.

Listening to the constant coughing all the way, Miao Li really wanted to go back and scold the emperor.Are you scrapping the prince's vengeance?So now we have to play Zhou Shuxuan to death.

It's really not a problem to go on like this. I'm afraid Zhou Shuxuan won't die in the Taimiao, he will die on the way to the Taimiao.

Miao Li was very anxious, but still felt that it was not appropriate, so she reached out to call a eunuch.

The team going to Taimiao has been going forward, not too long.More than half of the journey has passed, and it seems that we are about to arrive at the Taimiao.

Suddenly, without any warning, an arrow was shot from the side of the road, straight through the sedan chair and into the sedan chair.Then a few masked men jumped out from the side, ignoring the court ladies and eunuchs next to them, the target was very clear, the people in the sedan chair.

"Come to escort, there are assassins, there are assassins!"

The maids and eunuchs were frightened and screamed, the scene was chaotic, and the sedan chair was thrown on the ground.

The masked man at the head knew that he didn't have much time, so he went straight to the target and opened the car curtain to deal with the people inside.But before he opened the curtain, a sword was thrust straight into his belly.

It was not Zhou Shuxuan who sat in it, but King Qi.

King Qi got out of the sedan chair, drew his sword, and kicked away the masked man lying at his feet.Then he went out again, and dealt with the masked men outside one by one with his sword.

Without much effort, the scene returned to calm.King Qi squatted down, tearing off the cloth from the faces of the masked men one by one, and there were still acquaintances.

"Idiot!" Qi Wang cursed, he was really daring, and became more and more rampant every time.

At this time, the Imperial Forest Army also came, and King Qi got on the Imperial Forest Army's horse, told him to take good care of the corpse, and went straight to the palace by himself.

Halfway through the walk, a bunch of assassins suddenly appeared, and this ancestor could not be sacrificed.Fortunately, it was him, if it was Zhou Shuxuan, it would be unimaginable.But there is nothing to say, their goal is Zhou Shuxuan.

King Qi rode his horse in a hurry, and before he reached the palace, he caught up with Zhou Shuxuan first.

Seeing him approaching from a distance, Miao Li exclaimed, "His Royal Highness, why are you here?"

Seeing them, King Qi was afraid that there would be another assassin, so he jumped off his horse and followed the sedan chair.Zhou Shuxuan didn't dare to poke his head out now, because he was afraid that another gust of cold wind would cause the root cause of the disease to be worse.

Zhou Shuxuan shouted in the sedan chair, "Brother, why are you back?"

Qi Wang threaded his sleeves to block the blood on them, and joked, "Did you plan to let me go to die for you just now?"

What to die for?Zhou Shuxuan didn't know at all.

Just now it was Miao Li who saw that his condition was really bad, and was afraid that he would not be able to hold on and miss the sacrificial ceremony, so he sent someone to invite King Qi halfway, and King Qi took his place. At this time, they were going back to report the matter to the emperor thing.

Zhou Shuxuan explained: "I really don't know what to die for, what happened?"

"You really don't know that the second child is going to kill you today? He shot an arrow at the sedan chair before reaching the Taimiao. That's me. If it was you, I would be cold by now. In order to kill you, he also paid a lot of money. His brother-in-law Take it in."

Zhou Shuxuan instantly understood what had happened. The deposed prince actually asked someone to assassinate him, and he still hired a respectable person.The elder brother of the crown prince is indeed very skilled in martial arts, but if he fails, everyone will know that it was the waste of the crown prince.

King Qi was right, if he was sitting in the sedan chair, he would probably be dead by now.A person like the abolished prince who does whatever it takes to achieve his goals will not care about his brother-in-law and brother-in-law, as long as he is [-]% successful.

Miao Li was also terrified when she heard that, if she hadn't persuaded Zhou Shuxuan repeatedly at that time, they would be separated by yin and yang now.

Zhou Shuxuan sighed in the sedan chair, and said, "I really don't understand why he is so stupid to be the prince for so many years."

King Qi sneered, "Is there anything you don't understand, isn't it just that the father likes it? If there is no father to protect him, it is fortunate that the father has been in good health these years. If he is allowed to succeed to the throne earlier, he may He died a long time ago. He thought he had an easy life, and all the pressure was blocked by his father."

This is quite clear, not to mention that these brothers will not let the crown prince sit for too long, even the emperor's brothers can't bear it.

Those were all conjectures, or the immediate matter was more important, Zhou Shuxuan asked across the sedan chair, "Then what is Big Brother going to do now?"

"Report truthfully." King Qi paused for a moment, then shook his head and said, "No, I want to report truthfully with embellishments, and expose this matter to the eyes of the world. It seems that he can only be at peace only after he dies. Minute."

"It's not that easy. My aunt did that at that time, but the emperor is still unmoved. The emperor only has his son in his heart. Even if I was killed by him, the emperor would not feel pain or pain."

Speaking of the eldest princess, King Qi tightly held the sword in his hand. There was also an eldest princess between him and the prince, so it was impossible not to take revenge.

Before they returned to the palace, the emperor had already received the news.The emperor was also shocked at this time, he didn't expect that the disobedient one would be so disobedient, he would only be willing to be mad at him to death.

Even if he wanted to do it, he couldn't choose a special time, he had to choose a big event like worshiping the ancestors, and do it while everyone was watching.

How stupid!
The emperor was pacing back and forth in the palace, almost going mad with anger.After less than a cup of tea, Zhou Shuxuan and the others entered the palace, and the eunuch went in to report.

"Go back to the emperor, His Highness King Qi, and His Highness Zhou Shuxuan, please see me."

It's impossible not to see something like this.

"Let them in."

Two people came in from outside, Zhou Shuxuan spoke first.

"My son greets my father, please forgive my sin. My son was not feeling well on the way to the Taimiao, and I was afraid that my sick body would anger my ancestors, so I asked my elder brother to replace my son to worship the ancestors, and then I went back to the palace to report. This son is a person who deserves to die, so I beg my father to punish me."

This damned person has two meanings, one is that he kills first, and the other is that he was almost assassinated.

The emperor pretended not to understand what he meant, and asked King Qi, "Are you okay?"

"Going back to my father, my son is fine. Not only is he fine, but he has also made money. It is said that Sun Bo has trained the army well in the past few years, but that's all. Can't take it."

Miao Li actually wanted to laugh a little while listening, as expected of a person who grew up with the eldest princess, she spoke so directly.

This is a crazy hint that the prince did it, and the emperor can't pretend to be deaf and dumb if he wants to.

The emperor confirmed it again and asked, "Are you sure that is Sun Bo's son?"

"It's absolutely true, I don't dare to tell a lie. If the emperor doesn't believe it, you can wait a little longer. The Imperial Forest Army will bring the corpse in immediately."

The emperor couldn't accept this matter, but he still thought of a way in his heart, how to get rid of the prince and the Sun family.

King Qi is full of the style of the eldest princess. Without giving the emperor time to say something, he said directly: "Please forgive me, my son, the eldest brother, has been in the army for many years and has not had much contact with the younger brothers. I know when the relationship between the second child and the third child has become like this. Third child, tell yourself what you did to the second child to make him want to kill you again and again."

Zhou Shuxuan was so wronged that he had been wronged by the prince since he colluded with the Xia family.

"Brother, I don't know where I was wrong. If I knew, I would have apologized to my second brother a long time ago. Don't bother him to start from the racecourse and try to kill me one after another."

Zhou Shuxuan said this to let the emperor remember what the prince had done, and he got the desired effect.

"Enough!" The emperor's face became ashen when he heard it, and he roared: "Stop talking."

King Qi said loudly: "Is it possible that the father still wants to protect him at this time? He has done these things, and it is not a pity to die ten thousand times. If the father still protects him, it is a big injustice. It is simply ignoring the laws of the country. In nothing, regard benevolence, righteousness and morality as intangible."

King Qi was right, the emperor still wanted to protect him.No matter what the second prince did wrong, he stood firmly on the emperor's heart as always.

(End of this chapter)