proud wife and concubine

Xueqiong was assassinated in the Forbidden Garden, and her sister, Princess Yanghua in Ganzhou, also died of a violent illness at almost the same time. Is this just a coincidence, or...

Li Yuerong only felt that there seemed to be thousands of thoughts in it, but after thinking about it again and again, she was still at a loss, only flustered.

She couldn't help but increase her strength, tightly grasping Xiao Xueqiong's hand who was still sleeping on the sick bed.

"Xueqiong..." she murmured, softly, with pleading.

The soft candlelight shines through the snow gauze lampshade, reflecting Xiao Xueqiong's palm-sized face.The pale cheeks sunken due to the lethargy for many days seemed to have a little color in the past few days.

Li Yuerong closed her eyes tiredly, lowered her head slightly, and tried to feel the temperature of Xiao Xueqiong's palm with her cheeks.

The warmth from Xiao Xueqiong's body is a kind of proof that can make her feel a little bit at ease.

But what she didn't expect was that Xiao Xueqiong's hand seemed to twitch faintly.

"Xueqiong! Xueqiong..." Li Yuerong called out tremblingly, she was extremely surprised and frightened, for fear that this was just a momentary illusion of her own.

Fortunately, Xiao Xueqiong, who was lying on the couch, uttered an extremely small but true moan, and then her slender and beautiful eyebrows slowly frowned and trembled.

Li Yuerong was suddenly so nervous that she didn't dare to speak out, she held her breath, looked at Xiao Xueqiong as if she had gone through a thousand calamities, slowly and laboriously slightly raised her eyelids.

"Xueqiong! Xueqiong, are you awake? Sister Yuerong is here, look at me..." The fear, worry, and mourning of the past few days turned into a line of tears at this moment, the moment Li Yuerong spoke The voice of her whimpering could not help but flow out.

Xiao Xueqiong's half-downcast eyes revealed a daze.But when she heard the word "Yuerong", her wrist trembled, and she tried her best to open her heavy eyelids.When the vague but familiar influence of the people around her finally came into her eyes, she parted her cherry lips tremblingly: "Sister Yuerong..."

Li Yuerong said repeatedly: "Yes, I am..."

Xiao Xueqiong seemed to smile a bit, then fell asleep again in a daze.

In recent days, Xiao Xueqiong has been awake longer and longer, which is undoubtedly great news.The haze that shrouded Li Yuerong's heart gradually dissipated, and everyone in the general's residence heaved a sigh of relief.

After this catastrophe, Li Yuerong's mood has changed drastically. Power, struggle, and hatred, which used to be so important in her life, are now so insignificant in front of the safety of the one she loves.

"When Ah Ke takes the seat, I will definitely take Xueqiong away from the place of right and wrong, and live in seclusion in the rivers and lakes." Such thoughts became stronger and stronger.

In order to stay by Xiao Xueqiong's side, Li Yuerong shrugged off all mundane affairs, and also declined visits from guests from all walks of life.Li Ke, Xu Cibing and his younger brother Li Xu were only allowed to visit Xiao Xueqiong's condition occasionally.

Naturally, she couldn't be as clear-eyed about the situation inside and outside the court as before.Both in fact and in her subjective will, she was a little slow.

So when Li Ke sent his confidants to report the news in a hurry, she was like a copper basin with the top topped, and was at a loss for a while.

"What? You said that Jiangzhou has undergone great changes, and Chen Ji and his father are both dead?"

Even though the mission made it clear, Li Yuerong still couldn't believe it.You must know that the Chen family is a tyrant in the southeast, and Chen Ji has countless elite soldiers and good generals, how could he die together with his father overnight?Who has such a great ability, and why do they do this?

Li Ke and the Chen family of Jiangzhou had a lot of contacts secretly, and the news of Chen Ji's death was naturally extraordinary to Li Yuerong.But now, it wasn't the only reason that made her flustered.

She needs to verify it.

"Then, where is Chen Ji's first wife?" Chen Ji's wife is Xiao Xueqiong's second sister, the former Princess of Shaoling.

The visitor's reply was just as Li Yuerong expected.

"Who is in charge of the Chen family now?" Li Yuerong asked with a steady mind.

"The Holy One sent imperial envoys and special envoys to investigate the case to assist Chen Ji's elder brother Chen Yuan in the funeral and stabilize Jiangzhou's hearts."

"I got it, and I will tell His Highness King Qin to come to my residence as soon as he comes down." Li Yuerong said.

After the people from King Qin's mansion left, Li Yuerong immediately arranged guards in the mansion, especially the courtyard where Xiao Xueqiong was. The mansion's confidantes were distributed inside and outside, but even so, she still felt uneasy.After Zhao Xu went back to the mansion, the two planned and arranged it carefully.

For a time, whether it was above the court, or Jiangzhou, thousands of miles away, or this consort's mansion with its gates closed in the capital, the rain was about to come.

On the second day, Li Yuerong routinely entered the palace to pay his respects.

Originally, she had no intention of facing the saint, and wanted to find a reason to avoid it.But last night, she had a lot of thoughts and had no sleep. She felt that it was very necessary to see her father.After all, if you think about it carefully, you can see that Li Ji is undoubtedly the beneficiary of the upheaval in Jiangzhou.So, such a difficult task that is in Li Ji's interest and almost inconceivable, is there some kind of plan behind Li Ji's plan?

To Li Yuerong, entering the palace to pay his respects was an ordinary thing, but it was only a few hours away from the palace.

However, now is an extraordinary period, and a string in her heart was so tight that it couldn't be tighter. When she got in the carriage, she couldn't help reminding Zhao Xu, Xiaodie, Azhu, Abi and others to take good care of Xiao Xueqiong.

However, unlike usual, Li Yuerong wasted no time, Li Ji was not in the imperial study.

Then Li Ji's confidant, the old eunuch Li Shun called Li Yuerong to Jingxin Pavilion.Li Yuerong was in a hurry to go back to the mansion, but upon hearing the decree, she had no choice but to go.On the way, I met a group of court ladies and eunuchs, four in groups, carrying red silk and satin blankets.When they saw Princess Zhaoyang, they naturally stopped to salute.

Li Yuerong asked casually, it turns out that these are the dowry that will be sent to Xiliao together with Li Yuyao in a few days.

In an instant, Li Yuerong was extremely exhausted.Guilt, self-blame, and helplessness enveloped her heart. Why was she so incompetent that she couldn't even protect the people around her? Even now, she didn't have the courage to face Li Yuyao.

"What a coward I am," she said to herself.

Li Yuerong walked into the Jingxin Pavilion after the transmission.There was sandalwood burning in the room, Li Ji sat with his back to her at the table by the window, and Zhang Mengqi was making tea for him.Seeing Li Yuerong coming, she stood up and saluted, but her face changed from the past, and she didn't have much humility.

Li Yuerong sneered in her heart, secretly thinking that she had really lost her mind.This piece of Mengqi is really powerful, Li Ji's favor for the harem, she actually accounts for eighty-nine out of ten.Some people are quite able to "seek perfection" when they are sleepy, and reveal their true nature only when they are well-understood. Zhang Mengqi seems to be one of them.However, Li Yuerong didn't have the time to pay attention to her.

"My son pays homage to Father Emperor." Li Yuerong saluted Li Ji, completely ignoring Zhang Mengqi who was beside him.

It took Li Ji a while to raise his eyelids. He responded with a long sigh, and then waved his hand to signal Zhang Mengqi to step back.

"The tea from Siam's new tribute, Yuerong will accompany your father to taste it." Li Ji waved to Li Yuerong and said with a smile.

Li Yuerong took a sip, but felt that the tea was a bit too cool, and she was not used to drinking it.

Li Ji seemed to see what she was thinking, and said: "This is the first time this tea has entered the palace, the first taste feels bitter, and the sweetness begins to return after entering the throat. If Yue Rong doesn't believe it, you can taste it slowly."

After hearing this, Li Yuerong took another sip, which seemed to be the case.

"Father, Jiangzhou..." Li Yuerong didn't have much patience, and she couldn't help but speak after a small cup.

Unexpectedly, Li Ji said "Hey~", and raised his hand to signal her not to say too much for now: "Yuerong, drink tea with father first. As for other matters, father knows what he knows, so you don't need to ask."

Such a response naturally made Li Yuerong feel dissatisfied, but she had no choice but to bow her head and drink a few mouthfuls of tea with resentment in her heart.

"Father is so direct and never mentions Jiangzhou. There must be something wrong. But I don't know how much Xue Qiong's attack has to do with him as a part of the chain." Li Yuerong thought to himself, "It seems that talking too much is useless. I can't find anything useful to ask. It's better to go back earlier, Liu Xueqiong is alone in the mansion, so I really don't feel at ease."

Li Yuerong drank the rest of the tea in one gulp, and then said with a smile: "Father, my son has been feeling unwell recently, and wants to go back home to recuperate earlier, so I can drink tea with you some other day."

There was also a smile on Li Ji's aging face, but he tried to persuade him: "Why is Yuerong so anxious, and wait a little longer."

Li Yuerong was surprised when she heard this, and then realized that something was wrong. Suddenly, overwhelming tiredness swept over her, and everything in front of her eyes became blurred.

"Tea is poisonous!" She never expected that Li Ji would use such tricks against herself.

"Father..." Before the words finished, Li Yuerong had already passed out.

The white jade teacup rolled to the ground and broke into pieces.

It was getting late, but Li Yuerong, who had entered the palace early in the morning to pay his respects, did not return. He sent people into the palace at noon to inquire about the news, but they found nothing, and Zhao Xu was spinning around in a hurry.

"General." Xiaodie came in from the outside with a serious expression.

"How, do you have any news?" Zhao Xu asked quickly.

Xiaodie nodded: "Someone came from the palace, saying that the third princess is getting married soon, our princess has a deep love for the third princess and sister, so we want to stay with the third princess in the palace for a few days."

"Nonsense!" Zhao Xu immediately knew that this was an excuse, Xiao Xueqiong is still very weak, Li Yuerong can't wait to stay with her, how could she suddenly want to stay in the palace with Yuyao?Something must have happened.

While Zhao Xu calmed himself down, he sent someone to Li Ke's mansion to invite him to discuss.

Unexpectedly, before Li Ke arrived, an urgent military order arrived first.

"The army and horses in Liangzhou have changed, and Zhao Xu is ordered to go to the suburbs of Beijing to lead the army and stand by. He will leave immediately without any mistakes."

The military situation was urgent, coupled with the soldiers' instinct to obey military orders, Zhao Xu couldn't help hesitating.But at such a special moment, he had to suspect that this was some kind of trick to divert the tiger away from the mountain.

Thinking of this, Zhao Xu immediately wrote down Li Yuerong's entrustment to protect Xiao Xueqiong after entering the palace but not returning, and ordered Xiaodie to wait for Li Ke to come over and hand it over to him.

Before leaving, Zhao Xu arranged another patrol in the mansion and the courtyard, and then rushed to the barracks.

......

Li Yuerong woke up groggy, only to feel a splitting headache.She looked at the surrounding layout, and tried to recall it, and realized that she was still in the palace at this moment.

I don't know how long I have been in a coma, and the clothes on my body have been changed.Thinking of Xiao Xueqiong, Li Yuerong immediately became very worried, could it be that he trapped me here so that he could attack Xueqiong?

Thinking of such a possibility, Li Yuerong struggled to get up from the bed regardless of dizziness, but her body seemed to weigh a thousand catties, and her limbs were extremely weak, not to mention internal strength, even a little bit of strength could not be used.

But she gritted her teeth and persisted, but in the end she only fell heavily to the ground with a "bang!"

Two maids heard the sound and rushed to help her up, intending to lift Li Yuerong to the couch again.

"Let go of me, I want to return home!" Li Yuerong said angrily.

But the two maids turned a deaf ear to it, it seems that they have already been ordered to take care of Li Yuerong.

Li Yuerong knew that these two maids had some skill, but if it was normal, she would not pay attention to it at all, but at this moment she could only be slaughtered like a useless person.

"You, all of you, hurry up and tell my father that I have something important to report!" Li Yuerong was anxious in her heart, gritted her teeth, and simply had a showdown with Li Ji.

However, the two maids remained expressionless, and one of them replied very perfunctorily: "Your servant understands, the princess will rest first."

Then, regardless of Li Yuerong's coercion and lure, he closed the door and resigned.

Li Yuerong just yelled for a while, her forehead was already sweating profusely, and she couldn't breathe.

"What the hell did my father give me to drink? I won't let it go..." Li Yuerong still didn't believe that Li Ji would be so heartless.

"Anyway, I want to see Xueqiong first, and I want to make sure she's okay..."

Li Yuerong's feeling was indeed right, the two maids agreed to pass it on for her, but it was just perfunctory.A day passed, they only brought tea and food, but Li Ji did not show up.

"You don't need to give them away, I won't eat them. If I starve to death, you will know what will happen to you, right? So I advise you, go to the Holy Master and tell him that Princess Zhaoyang is already alive I'm starving to death." Li Yuerong's tone was already very calm, and she knew that she still had to save her strength for a long struggle.

The two maids looked at each other, as if unable to make up their minds.Until another day later, Li Yuerong did not drink a drop of water as she said, her complexion was pale, and her breath was vain.The two maids panicked and hurriedly went to inform the Holy Majesty.

Finally, in the early morning of the third day, Li Ji came over.

"It's Yuerong's favorite porridge, eat some." He sighed, helped Li Yuerong up, and wanted to feed his daughter some porridge himself.

Li Yuerong originally accumulated a cavity of anger, but she couldn't help choking up when she opened her mouth at this moment: "Father, please, Father! Let me go back."

Li Ji looked at her pale face and black eye circles, and said in an undisputable tone: "Eat something first, otherwise we won't talk about anything."

After hearing this, Yue Rong thought to herself, "It's the intestinal poison medicine. I also drank it today." She picked up the bowl with both hands and poured it into her mouth.Because she was really tired so far, her hands were shaking like a sieve, and a lot of soup naturally spilled out.

"Okay, okay..." After all, Li Ji couldn't bear it, and picked up the jinpati beside Li Yuerong to wipe it.

"Father, father, I want to go back to the mansion, take me back to the mansion!" Li Yuerong cried.

Li Ji's face darkened slightly: "You are in such a hurry to go back, are you worried about Xiao Xueqiong?"

"Yes!" Li Yuerong replied without hesitation.

"Then you don't have to worry, because..." Li Ji paused, "Even if you go back, you won't see her."

"What..." Li Yuerong was stunned, unable to believe her ears, her pupils dilated with shock and fear: "What did you say!"

Li Ji looked at her indifferently.

What father, son, monarch and subject, at this moment Li Yuerong really wanted to tear all of this to pieces.

"It's you, it's you, right! You were the one who ordered Xue Qiong to be assassinated in the Forbidden Garden, what did you do to Xue Qiong!" Li Yuerong's stern questioning voice was almost insane.

Li Ji frowned deeply, he didn't expect Li Yuerong to lose his composure so much, he couldn't figure out why his daughter would be so concerned about a remnant of the previous dynasty.

"You can say that." Li Ji saw that Li Yuerong's affection was really terrifying, so he no longer concealed it. "This is a deal. I acquiesced to Wang Qian of Lijingmen to kill the three living daughters of Emperor Xiao one by one, and he colluded with Chen Yuan to help me get rid of Chen Ji."

Li Yuerong shook his head: "You are the emperor, since Wang Qian can get rid of Chen Ji, you can directly order him to do so, why should you exchange Xueqiong's life, she is so innocent!"

Li Ji said coldly: "It is natural and right for a father to pay a debt to a daughter. She can only be blamed for being born into the emperor's family by mistake. The Wang family was framed by the Liang family back then, but Emperor Xiao killed the seven families of the Wang family and killed three hundred members." People. I am the emperor, but I am willing to make a deal with Wang Qian, because this scene requires him to sing the last song."

"The Liang family?" Li Yuerong suddenly realized that this was really killing two birds with one stone.She thought of Concubine Liang and her third brother Li Yan. Although she usually didn't like the pair of mother and son, at this moment she couldn't help but feel that something hurt them, and the rabbit died and the fox felt sad.

"That's right," Li Ji said, "The murder of the Chen family has been taken over by Wang Qian, and he has confessed to the mastermind behind the scenes—the Liang family and his son."

"Where's Xueqiong?" Li Yuerong asked again.

Li Ji looked deeply at Li Yuerong, and he read the hatred and suppressed anger in his daughter's eyes.

"I managed to imprison you in the palace, and transferred Zhao Xu out of the city. Afterwards, Wang Qian wanted to sneak into your house and take her life, but it fell short and failed."

Li Yuerong's heart beat violently again: I knew that Xue Qiong would be fine, God bless...

Unexpectedly, Li Ji changed the subject: "In desperation, I can only find Ke'er..."

"A...Ake?" Li Yuerong repeated in disbelief.

"That's right." As the emperor, Li Jigui never showed his emotions or anger, and only talked a little bit. It was rare to have such an opportunity today, but he seemed to talk a lot.

The author has something to say: It's really the Chinese New Year that makes room...

Strive for the ending of the two chapters~