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Because Liang Jianzhang's words made Zhao Zhen realize that the Queen Mother had not given up on murdering Zhan Zhao, and learned from the pain, Zhao Zhen tensed his nerves every day and prepared to see the tricks, and ordered more secret guards to protect Zhan Zhao's safety without interruption, The small Zhuyixuan is made loose on the inside and tight on the outside, as solid as gold.It's just that another two months passed, and there was no movement at all, which made Zhao Zhen momentarily uncertain whether the queen mother had changed her mind again, and in order to maintain their mother-child relationship, she planned to show her off.

However, Zhao Zhen didn't dare to speculate, so he found Liang Jianzhang to inquire about the Empress Dowager's movements, but was told that the Empress Dowager had been eating fast and listening to sermons recently, and there was indeed no plan.Zhao Zhen couldn't help but heaved a sigh of relief: If this is the case, everyone will be happy.

The only worrying thing is that as the injury gradually improved, Zhan Zhao's skills also recovered significantly, and he began to clearly perceive the existence of the hidden guards all around.He asked Zhao Zhen to withdraw him more than once, and said that he wanted to go back to Kaifeng Mansion for recuperation, but Zhao Zhen found various excuses to refuse.In the end, it was too disturbing, and the emperor could only forcefully say, "If you don't heal your injuries thoroughly, you can never leave here."

During this period, Bao Zheng wrote a letter asking for the position of guard for Bai Yutang, and Zhao Zhen knew that the unrestrained white-clothed swordsman had arrived in Bianliang.Thinking about his job hunting, it was not serving the emperor as said in the memorial, it was nothing more than not seeing the royal cat that he had been thinking about for a long time, so he sharpened his head and wanted to enter the palace to have a look.Zhao Zhen had figured it out, and with the friendship between the two of them, it won't stop it for a while but not for a lifetime.But thinking about it in a blink of an eye, if these two people were allowed to meet, Zhan Zhao would not even have the intention to stay in the palace.Thinking of not being able to see that person every day, Zhao Zhen felt breathless, so he deliberately suppressed the memorial and refused to approve it.

As for Han Mengfei, I thought that the emperor of Bianliang would find him soon, but I didn't expect to get news many times for Xue Liang to take people out of the palace to look for him, but they all ended up without a problem.The Liao envoy Yelu Zongche and his party also returned to Khitan territory during this period, and seemed to have some important matters to deal with.More than two months later, the king of the South Court came again in person, and put Khitan Khan's proposal to marry Princess Deyi Zhao Ying on the agenda.Zhao Zhen didn't respond, and hinted tactfully that he could be replaced by another princess, but Yelu Zong ignored it.For some reason, it seemed that he was determined to marry Deyi, but instead of what she wanted, the king of the South Court stayed in Tokyo and refused to leave.

There is a lot of disturbance, until August [-]th, the Mid-Autumn Festival.

Mid-Autumn Festival, also known as Yuexi and Moon Worship Festival, began in Tang Dynasty and flourished in Song Dynasty.For a bustling city like Bianliang, which never has a curfew, the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival is brightly lit all night long.The city is full of households, wearing newly-cut Chinese clothes, burning incense and worshiping the moon at home in the first half of the night to make a message, and then walking on the streets in the middle of the night, full of tourists, watching the moon, admiring osmanthus, setting off lanterns, dancing dragons, and eating. In short, there are all kinds of programs, and it has gradually become the second largest festival after the Spring Festival.

The people are very lively, and the palace is unwilling to be lonely.After the emperor offered sacrifices to the moon, he set up a feast of flowing water for thousands of people, with beautiful dances and melodious music, and enjoyed himself with his ministers.In the middle of the night, after the end of the song, there was a private venue in the osmanthus forest, and some royal family members, dignitaries and dignitaries who had not yet enjoyed themselves were invited to recite poems and Fu, and appreciate the moon.

The tangy cinnamon scent makes people sweet and greasy, and with the special sweet-scented osmanthus wine, people are a little drunk during the drink.The moon cakes are stacked in the shape of a pagoda and placed on the plate, and fresh melons and fruits of various colors are also colorfully arranged on the plate, which is very beautiful.

Zhan Zhao is used to going to bed early, so he wanted to go back to Zhuyixuan to rest.But when he learned that Bao Zheng and others were also left behind for the banquet, especially when he saw Bai Yutang wearing a servant's clothes standing behind Bao Zheng and winking at Bao Zheng, he felt a slight pain in his forehead from joy.Taking a sneak peek at Zhao Zhen, he had already noticed Bai Yutang's actions. Although his face was not very happy, he didn't say anything. He probably wouldn't blame him, so Zhan Zhao felt relieved.

When entering the table, Zhan Zhao quietly slipped to Bao Zheng's seat, and before he could salute, he was dragged by Bao Zheng to sit down.He glanced at Bai Yutang, who seemed to be pouring wine for them, complainingly, and said to Bao Zheng in a low voice, "Why did your lord bring this guy here? Is it because he is tossing around in the mansion and making trouble?"

After hearing this, Bai Yutang said angrily: "Well, you are a little cat, Fifth Master even accepted such a low-level job just to see you, and it's nothing more than a good thing from you, but you still let it go, your conscience is betrayed by the dog." have you eaten?"

Bao Zheng laughed and said: "Thanks to the help of Young Master Bai recently, the unjust case in hand has not been delayed. Although it is against the rules to bring Young Master Bai into the palace, I think he is really worried about you. Dazed, he secretly brought him into the palace. Luckily, His Majesty didn't say anything when he saw it, presumably he was also thinking about the contribution of Bai Shaoxia in rescuing him on Mount Hao."

Bai Yutang knelt down at the right time and looked sideways at Zhan Zhao, he was no longer in the mood to laugh, and his expression was deep and dignified. "At the beginning, you were seriously injured and almost died. If it hadn't been for the pity of the gods who saw the divine doctor descending to give us a wonderful hand, they would have separated us from yin and yang. Although you came to the capital to hear that you were safe, the scenes at that time were still in front of me, making me feel sad. I have lingering fears. If I don’t confirm with my own eyes that you are safe, tell me, how can I feel at ease?”

Bai Yutang's red phoenix eyes were originally the most sinful, but at this moment they were surprisingly deep and affectionate.Zhan Zhao looked at the complete self reflected in the pupils of the other party, his heart skipped a beat, he avoided his gaze unconsciously, and was speechless.

Perhaps seeing Zhan Zhao's embarrassment, Bai Yutang sneered inwardly, and suddenly struck like lightning and ruthlessly pinched the soft flesh on both sides of his cheeks, causing the man's cat eyes to widen in an instant, dumbfounded, so funny.He laughed and joked: "The food in the palace is pretty good. It was a sick cat that lost its shape, but it has grown fat in a few months and has become a big fat cat. Congratulations, gratification Congratulations."

I pinched a little hard, causing my cheeks to flush slightly, I don't know if it was pain or embarrassment.Zhan Zhao couldn't help laughing when he saw Bao Zheng who was watching them fight, feeling a little ashamed and angry.He retorted: "If you say I'm really fat, it's because of you, a white mouse. Without you jumping up and down all day, I'm naturally fat." After that, he turned his head away and ignored him. .

"I'm talking about cats. I haven't seen you for a few days, but I'm good at temper. Sure enough, I've made a lot of love, and my anger has increased a lot." Bai Yutang smiled, watching the man facing the back of his head, feeling full of satisfaction. However, suddenly, there was an urge to reach out and touch the soft black hair of the other party.Just as soon as he raised his hand, he felt a sharp gaze cast over him.Bai Yutang looked over and saw Zhao Zhen staring at the chairman's office with no expression on his face. His eyes were deep and deep. Instead of the youthful innocence of the past, he had the majesty of an emperor.

Bai Yutang thought to himself: Some encounters have made this emperor grow up a lot.It's just that his gaze is a bit strange, is it to warn me not to be too presumptuous and make people suspicious?Some resignedly stopped, looked around the present, and found that besides the emperor, there were also people at the desk opposite who had been staring at this side.One was about sixteen or seventeen years old, dressed as a servant, with big eyes wide open, petite and handsome, if it wasn't for the prominent Adam's apple, it would be easy to be mistaken for a woman disguised as a man.The other person was in his thirties, tall, mighty and extraordinary, dressed in the casual clothes of Khitan nobles, which was very conspicuous under the official uniforms of the Song Dynasty.

This person first looked at the behavior of the two people opposite him with special meaning, and when Bai Yutang stared at him, he suddenly raised his hand and raised his wine glass as a signal, showing a charming smile.Although Bai Yutang had never met him, but after staying in Bianliang for a few months, he got a little bit of word that this person was Yelu Zongche, the Khitan South Court king who begged for marriage on behalf of his brother.

"Could this person be Bai Yutang?" Xiao Qi scratched Yelu Zongche's arm and asked softly.

"Of course it is. The Master of the Seven Star Hall has always had good taste, but he didn't expect this one to be so good. His face is like peach blossoms, and he looks like a man and a woman. Xiao Qi is as good as you."

Xiao Qi spat: "Damn! Young master is much more masculine than that guy."

Before the words were finished, most of the Khitan envoys who were attending the banquet together sprayed out the sweet-scented osmanthus wine from their mouths, and couldn't help laughing.

"What do you bastards mean? Itchy skin?"

Xiao Qi resentfully wanted to raise his fist, but Yelv Zongche squeezed it.He smiled and said: "Okay, why are you angry with them? Why don't you go with me to meet the well-known Royal Cat and Chinchilla." past.

"Lord Bao, I'm being polite here." Yelu Zongche suddenly turned to Zhan Zhao and said with a smile, "Master Zhan, are you all right?"

Zhan Zhao stood up neither humble nor overbearing, and said, "Thank you, my lord, Zhan is well."

At this time, Xiao Qi also jumped up and down, and he hugged Zhan Zhao's arm like a familiarity, and said with a smile: "Now that it's done, you can't evade it anymore, fight with me when you have time. Chi I don't believe the elder Shu said that I can't beat you."

Seeing Xiao Qi's actions, Bai Yutang's heart ached: You are such a slutty boy, even I might not be able to win the fifth master, so why fight with the cat?And where is your arm?Let go soon? !I'll go, if you have something to say, talk about it, what are you talking about?I'm almost sticking my mouth to the cat's face. Are you still eating tofu?

Just when Xiao Qi's mouth was about to stick, Bai Yutang suddenly put a hand between the two of them, so that Xiao Qi didn't notice that his mouth hit the back of Bai Yutang's hand.He was so angry that he screamed and wiped it with his sleeve, as if he accidentally got something dirty.Bai Yutang's face was as black as the bottom of a pot in an instant, thinking: I haven't despised your dirty saliva yet, you kid actually despised it first.

On the other hand, Yelu Zongche looked composed, and asked: "This must be Bai Yutang, the famous Chinchilla in the world, right? It's just that everyone has said that Fifth Lord Bai only wears white clothes, and when did he change his temper and act like a master Bao?" Is the boy here?"

"You take care of me, I'm happy." Bai Yutang's face turned cold.Instinctively felt that Yelv Zongche in front of him was not a good person, so naturally he didn't bother to give him a good face.

"My surname is Bai, you are very arrogant. Let's fight if we have the ability. It is said in the world that you and Zhan Zhao are on par in martial arts. Since Zhan Zhao is sick now, then you can take the lead." Xiao Qi waved his hand. Fist provocatively said.

Bai Yutang was overjoyed. "If you want me to hit you, I'll hit you. What are you, kid? Probably your skull is broken."

Xiao Qi was so angry that he was so furious that he couldn't speak for a while.Thinking about who in Khitan let him hold him, even that bastard Khan Yelu Zongshi of Khitan did not dare to talk to him like this, but this Bai Yutang didn't pay attention to him at all, his contemptuous eyes were full of shame. Just like treating a vexatious little child, Xiao Qi felt very wronged.

At this time, Zhan Zhao persuaded, "Brother Bai, although Xiao Qi is young, his martial arts are indeed not weak. And he is straightforward, I hope you will show mercy."

Xiao Qi's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he jumped to Zhan Zhao's side and hugged him. "Zhan Zhao, my young master's vision is indeed right, you are the best. Compared with you, that hairless mouse has a far worse heart, and it is hard to catch up with you."

Before he finished speaking, Bai Yutang, who stepped forward, lifted him away and pushed him to Yelu Zongche. Bai Yutang grabbed Zhan Zhao with his backhand and dragged him behind him to protect him, and said coldly, "Haven't you weaned yet? How decent is it for men to cuddle and hug each other?"

"You..." Xiao Qi wanted to make a move, but Yelu Zongche suddenly grabbed his neck and was caught between his arms, unable to move.Yelu Zongche said: "This king's little attendant made everyone laugh. If you don't disturb everyone, just leave now." Then he half dragged Xiao Qi back to his seat.

Xiao Qi said angrily, "Chiju, where are you from?"

"You know that you can't do anything in this kind of situation, so why bother? What's more, you can see a lot, don't you?" Yelu Zongche glanced at Bai Yutang meaningfully, Xiao Qi understood it, and instantly calmed down down.Yelu Zongche smiled lightly, his eyes wandered between Emperor Song and Bai Yutang intentionally or unintentionally, and he said in surprise: "I really didn't expect that Master Yu Maozhan would be so charming. It's not easy to fascinate the current emperor." Forget it, even the friends around me didn’t let go.”

Xiao Qi snorted: "In my opinion, they are the ones who got involved. As long as Zhan Zhao is an upright person like Zhan Zhao, as long as he is not a dark and criminal person, how many people will not like him?" Suddenly Like a flash of inspiration, Xiao Qi said with a chuckle. "How about I just snatch Zhan Zhao over here, and it will be very interesting to see that hairless mouse jumping in anger."

As soon as he finished speaking, he was hit on the head by Yelu Zongche with a chestnut.He said helplessly: "It's enough for you. You must learn well at a young age. Besides, this is not Khitan. If something happens to you, this king may not be able to settle it for you."

The bustle below is very lively, and many civil servants with outstanding literary talents have presented impromptu masterpieces. Poems and songs are readily available.It's just that Zhao Zhen was always a little absent-minded, and Bao Zheng's table was always lively, which attracted him to look sideways frequently.But he didn't dare to move, and he didn't dare to let people notice that his eyes were too much on that person.He could only sit blankly in the chairman's seat and look ahead, cooperating with the queen Guo Qingwu beside him, and rewarded all the ministers one by one.Because the other seats not far from him were the Empress Dowager Liu E and Concubine Yang—he really didn't dare to let his empress mother see the slightest flaw.

In the midst of extreme suffering, Yelu Zongche suddenly stood up and saluted him: "Your Majesty, this sweet-scented osmanthus wine is a lot to drink, but it is always too sweet. This king came from Khitan this time, and specially brought I bought the top special wine from the Western Regions, I wonder if Your Majesty, ladies and lords would like to taste it?"

Seeing everyone saying yes, Yelu Zongche clapped his hands and ordered his subordinates to carry several wooden wine barrels over.Just as he was about to distribute wine to everyone, King Yan stood up at the right time, bowed to Zhao Zhen and said, "Your Majesty, the ancients said that it is not beautiful to have wine but no suitable wine utensils. I saw that the late emperor used a set of cups and cups made of ice jadeite to hold wine, if we can find them, I think we will be able to see the grand sight of the luminous cups."

Zhao Zhen was taken aback for a moment, and looked at the Queen Mother with a questioning expression.Empress Dowager Liu E nodded and said: "The late emperor did have a set of exquisite jade cups. But after the late emperor left, the Ai family was afraid of seeing things and thinking about others, so they put it on the shelf."

Seeing the empress dowager's gloomy face, Zhao Zhen hurriedly said, "Forget it..."

The queen mother smiled and shook her head and said: "It's okay, so many years have passed. The treasure is dusty, it's not what you want. The brochure, go and get it. I remember that it is the second to the left of the counter where the utensils are placed in the warehouse of the west hall. Got it wrong."

Chief Manager Liang Jianzhang was taken aback for a moment, then he responded again and again, bowing and retreating.But the queen mother smiled and told everyone about the origin of the emerald cup. "This set of jade cups is the last work of Fan Shen, the most skilled craftsman in the world at the beginning of the founding of the People's Republic of China. It is exquisitely polished with the best ice jadeite in Bagan. There are four pieces in a set, called the Emerald Four Spirit Cups. One is a dragon cup, which is carved with a whole dragon, with its head on top and its body hovering around the cup; The third is the unicorn cup, the unicorn carved is lifelike, and the auspicious beast is auspicious; the last one... is the tiger cup."

"Tiger Cup?" Empress Guo Qingwu was stunned when he heard the words, and said in confusion: "That's not right, there is a saying in "Book of Rites and Li Yun": 'Lin, phoenix, tortoise, and dragon are called the four spirits.' Both dragon, phoenix, and unicorn are prepared. Why is there no turtle alone?"

The queen mother smiled and nodded again and again. "That's right, everyone who is familiar with the Book of Rites knows the allusions. However, Fan Shen, who has little knowledge and knowledge, mistakenly replaced the fierce tiger with the tortoise, and carved the last tiger cup. He died suddenly without discerning the gods, and since then this set of emerald four spirit cups has become his legacy. According to legend, this set of emerald cups has its own magic."

Concubine Yang at the side also became interested and asked, "What's so magical about it?"

"It is said that these four spirit cups are extremely spiritual, and those who are not open-minded and upright are not allowed to drink."

"What happens if you drink it?"

The Empress Dowager said uncertainly, "Probably died suddenly like Fan Shen."

Zhao Zhen felt his eyelids twitch when he heard this.The inexplicable mention of death on this reunion night always makes people feel extremely unlucky and uncomfortable.At this moment, Zhou Tong, who arrived at an unknown time, touched Zhao Zhen's back.Zhao Zhen looked over and saw that his face was solemn and his eyes were wandering outwards.Zhao Zhen hurriedly found an excuse to go to the bathroom and left temporarily, and then followed Zhou Tong to a side hall.

In the side hall, Liang Jianzhang knelt on the ground holding the treasure box in his hand.When he saw Zhao Zhen coming, he trembled all over, and even spoke tremblingly: "Your Majesty... Your Majesty..."

"What's going on?" Zhao Zhen asked Zhou Tong to open the treasure box, and saw that the set of exquisite emerald four spirit cups lay quietly in the box just as the queen mother described.Zhao Zhen couldn't see the problem, so he asked Liang Jianzhang, "Is there a problem with this set of Four Spirit Cups?"

Liang Jianzhang shook his head, but hesitated to speak.

Zhao Zhen became impatient: "What's going on? Don't try to trick me again."

"Most of the Empress Dowager's items are taken care of by the minister himself. This set of four spirit cups is also stored by the minister, but it is not in the warehouse of the West Hall. But the Empress Dowager said that the minister should go to the second shelf on the left hand side of the counter where the utensils are placed in the warehouse of the West Hall. , Chen went to have a look with doubts, and found this."

Liang Jianzhang raised his hand to show Zhao Zhen a porcelain vase held in the palm of his left hand.Zhao Zhen took it, uncorked the bottle and sniffed it, then poured out a little liquid on the table beside him.When Zhao Zhen watched it, his expression changed drastically.Although the liquid was colorless and odorless, he knew that it was a poison called Blood Sealing Throat.

Zhao Zhen's heart ached to the extreme: thousands of calculations, day and night defenses, only thought that if the mother wanted to harm Zhan Zhao again, she would have to plan secretly.Who would have thought that she would do the opposite, first she would lie dormant for several months, and then she would plan to poison him in full view.Why?Empress, is it really because of me that you take such reckless risks?You actually regard me as more important than your power and status?For the sake of me, I will not hesitate to turn against the emperor, but I also want to get rid of Zhan Zhao and then hurry up?

Suddenly pinching the porcelain bottle tightly, Zhao Zhen suddenly raised it high and wanted to smash it to the ground.But the moment he swung his arm down, he changed his mind again.Since the empress mother attaches so much importance to him, she even abandons the position of empress dowager.Then there is only one way left.

Zhao Zhen took out the tiger cup from the treasure box, and he knew very well that although the queen mother didn't say it clearly, Liang Jianzhang naturally understood that he wanted to wipe the blood-sealed throat into the tiger cup-because this tiger cup was for exhibition. Zhao specially prepared.Putting it down again, Zhao Zhengai picked up the dragon cup and poured blood into it in front of the two of them expressionlessly.

"Your Majesty! No!" Zhou Tong was shocked, and after understanding what Zhao Zhen wanted to do, he wanted to stop him.I don't want to be stopped by Zhao Zhen's cold eyes.Zhao Zhen sneered coldly: "If you don't want me to die, go to Imperial Physician Dong and ask for the best detoxification pill."

Seeing that Zhao Zhen couldn't be stopped, Zhou Tong stomped his feet angrily, and ran away as fast as he could.

"Your Majesty! You must not risk yourself." Liang Jianzhang also understood at this time, and quickly threw himself on Zhao Zhen's lap to stop him.

Zhao Zhen smiled wryly: "I have no leverage to negotiate with the Queen Mother. She raised me and raised me, and I can't be against her. Even if she has done all kinds of wrong things, she is still my mother. If there is nostalgia, she will use it to coerce her, but she is so decisive in dealing with things. Now, since the queen mother doesn't even value the position of queen mother, the only one who can be used as a bargaining chip to blackmail her is myself."

"But Your Majesty, if you test the poison yourself, what will you do to the world if something happens to you?"

Zhao Zhen said firmly: "Don't worry, I will never die. Because besides this world, I have one more person who I have to protect. For him, I will definitely live." Slowly spilled onto the ground.

After arranging the escape route after Liang Jianzhang's incident was revealed, Zhao Zhen returned to the banquet again, and exchanged cups with the ministers as if nothing had happened.Even the whole person feels inexplicably radiant.Especially when Zhao Zhen walked up to the Queen Mother, he said softly: "My mother, my son is not filial. He has relied on his mother to take care of him for many years, but he has not been able to do his filial piety for his mother. I feel deeply guilty and hope that after tonight I can be more filial. Take time out to serve the Queen Mother all the time."

The sincerity of the words made the Empress Dowager's eyes misty, and she shook Zhao Zhen's hand and nodded repeatedly. "As long as your majesty is safe and happy, that is the greatest consolation for me as a mother."

The mother and son held hands and smiled at each other, full of warmth.Concubine Yang was also very pleased to see her, thinking that the emperor must have let go of the matter of his biological mother.

Zhou Tong came back quietly and stuffed a superb detoxification pill into Zhao Zhen's hand. Zhao Zhen swallowed it immediately while no one was paying attention, and then saw Liang Jianzhang coming with the treasure box.Liang Jianzhang opened the treasure box, and took out the emerald four spirit cup inside amidst the admiration of the crowd, the crystal clear jade was dazzling even through the surrounding lights.

When everything was ready, Yelu Zongche ordered someone to cut open a line in the sealed wine barrel, and the fragrant and mellow aroma of grape wine spread in all directions, making people intoxicated.The Khitan envoy introduced the wine into the cup with a thin bamboo tube. When the rich and bright red wine flowed into the white and clear jade cup, it seemed to inject fresh life into it.

"Lights out!"

Zhao Zhen gave an order, and the maids blew out the palace lanterns one after another, and the osmanthus forest was suddenly dark.Only the full moon hanging in the sky is so bright that it casts a soft brilliance to illuminate the earth.But in the midst of the softness, four distinctive lights suddenly lit up—the lights were like stars falling on the ground, because of the infusion of life blood, they emitted a slight ruby-like luster, shining brightly .

Zhao Zhen saw that Liang Jianzhang was nervous, and his hand holding the wine tray was shaking slightly, so he glanced at him lightly, signaling him to calm down and not to show his feet.Fortunately, the Empress Dowager didn't pay attention to him, so she didn't realize it. Instead, she smiled very kindly and said, "It's a pity that there are only four cups, which are destined not to be enjoyed by everyone. Fortunately, there are still a lot of fine wines brought by the King of the South Court. I will pour a cup for all the ministers, how about we monarchs and ministers worship the moon and have fun together?"

Everyone applauded, the queen mother glanced at the four spirit cups filled with wine, and said: "As for the four spirit cups, the dragon cup naturally belongs to your majesty, and the phoenix cup should belong to the queen." Put it on the chairman's case.

The queen quickly thanked her and said: "The queen mother is a role model for ministers and concubines to learn from. With the queen mother on top, how dare Qing Wu go beyond the rules?"

"It's different. Now you are the master of the harem. This phoenix cup should belong to you."

The queen insisted on not accepting it, and Zhao Zhen said upon seeing this: "Don't push back the queen's filial piety, my aunt. Zhou Tong, give the phoenix cup to the queen mother."

Zhou Tong should be, I don't know if he was nervous, but he staggered when he stepped forward.So much so that when he took the cup again, he unexpectedly picked up the dragon cup and sent it to the Queen Mother's banquet.Because there were no lights around, only the faint moonlight, so even Zhao Zhen didn't notice Zhou Tong's mistake for a while.Because his attention was completely focused on the next two cups.

"How about giving this third unicorn cup to the king of Nanyuan who brought us the fine wine?" Amidst the applause from everyone, Yelu Zongche took the cup with a calm expression on his face.

"As for the last tiger cup. Aijia wants to reward one of the courtiers present here." The queen mother smiled lightly, picked up the tiger cup and walked to Bao Zheng's seat.Just when everyone thought that this cup of supreme honor was about to be awarded to LongTuge University Bachelor, they saw the Queen Mother handing the cup to Zhan Zhao.Zhan Zhao's face was puzzled, and there was even a hint of panic in his expression.The queen mother always smiled gracefully, and said: "Take the bar and guard, this is what you deserve."

Under pressure, Zhan Zhao had no choice but to take the cup.But seeing the Queen Mother turning around like the wind, she picked up the cup on her table and came back again, raising her hands in respect: "It is you who saved your Majesty from danger all the way, regardless of your life, so that the Great Song Dynasty will not fall down, so that there will be no successors." People. The Ai family has always wanted to thank you, but there is no suitable opportunity. Today, I will use the fine wine from the king of the South Courtyard and the emerald cup from the late emperor to thank you for protecting Hongtu Sheji and Gong Guozuo."

The act of raising the toast high up was so eye-catching that Zhao Zhen immediately noticed something was wrong.Although the luminous cup shone faintly, Zhao Zhen could still see clearly that the Queen Mother was holding on to the dragon cup. When he glanced at the phoenix cup that was still on his seat, his expression was extremely flustered, and he almost couldn't help but blurted out. speak up.I don't want to hear the Empress Dowager say at this time: "It was rumored that the Ai family is not the emperor's biological mother. Yes, the Ai family is indeed not. And the emperor's biological mother is indeed a maid of the Li family in Jinhua Palace."

This sound fell into everyone's heart like a thunderbolt, especially Zhao Zhen, who suddenly seemed to be strangled by his throat by a terrible ghost hand, making him unable to utter a sound for a while.He got up abruptly, staring blankly at the Empress Dowager Liu E who was not far away, and could hardly believe that she had admitted it in public.

"But the Ai family did not kill her. She lived until February this year before unfortunately passing away due to illness, and she was named Concubine Chen. Li Shi also gave birth to a daughter with the late emperor, but unfortunately died young. The Ai family once asked Li Shi Don't recognize the emperor, but she thinks that she has no luck, and she has never recognized the emperor's son in her whole life." The queen mother looked at Zhao Zhen, smiling so kindly and helplessly. "Prince, the truth is like this. Aijia doesn't want to lie to you anymore, so that those with ulterior motives can take advantage of you. Because there are only two most important people in Aijia's life. One is to be in love with Aijia One of the late emperors who will never leave us forever is you."

Zhao Zhen felt dizzy when he heard the words.Did I blame the queen mother by mistake?Is this the truth of the matter?Zhao Zhen walked around the chairman's seat, staggered and wanted to step forward. He called out "mother queen", but felt his body suddenly numb for some reason, and then he felt as if someone had touched some acupuncture point, and he couldn't move an inch. There was no sound.

Liang Jianzhang suddenly stepped forward to support Zhao Zhen who was stiff all over, and asked, "Your Majesty, what's wrong with you?"

Zhao Zhen was anxious, but he couldn't say anything, he could only watch the Queen Mother's every move not far away with red eyes.

"So, Aijia must not let any unfavorable things threaten you. Because I am your mother, even if it makes you hate me, even if you risk this old life, you will not hesitate." This sentence murmured softly Only Zhan Zhao beside him could hear clearly.Seeing that the queen mother suddenly turned to him, seeing that he was still a little hesitant, the queen mother raised her hand sternly and slowly pushed the tiger cup to Zhan Zhao's lips.And she herself raised the dragon cup in her hand.

"Drink it. Drink this cup, I will thank you for the rest of my life."

Watching Zhan Zhao slowly swallow the bright red wine, the Empress Dowager showed a satisfied and relieved expression on her face, she let out a slight breath, and then drank the grape wine in the dragon cup in her hand.

No... no, no! ——

Roaring in his heart, Zhao Zhen watched the scene in front of him tearfully.He wanted to call out to the Queen Mother, but there was nothing he could do.He didn't know what was wrong with his body.Why is God so cruel, let him watch his mother drink the poisoned wine, watch her face become distorted and hideous in an instant, watch mouthfuls of black blood spit out, and watch that The dearest relative who had been worrying about him fell into Zhan Zhao's arms.

There was shouting all around, everyone was rushing to run, and the scene was extremely chaotic.But he couldn't move, couldn't do anything, he could only feel his heart being torn apart, ravaged into pieces, trampled into mud.A burst of fishy sweetness surged from bottom to top.When he was finally able to move, he pushed Liang Jianzhang away and ran forward.Unexpectedly, his legs gave way for some reason, and he fell to the ground suddenly, and a mouthful of blood spurted out.

"Your Majesty!" Empress Guo Qingwu was so frightened that she lost her mind.He hurried over and wanted to reach out to support Zhao Zhen, but he threw him away.

After stumbling and stumbling to Zhan Zhao, Zhao Zhen suddenly knelt down.He was devastated, looking at the lifeless queen mother in Zhan Zhao's arms with disbelief, he tremblingly raised his hand to touch her hand, but his vision darkened and he passed out completely.

The author has something to say: I have just been told by my unit that I am going to take a test for a certificate.So after September, it is estimated that the update speed will be temporarily slowed down more or less, but I will still maintain at least two or three updates per month.In order to compensate everyone, I have been writing Zihuang desperately this month, so I will let it go and update it. It is expected to be around five or six.

Sorry everyone, the plan can't keep up with the changes.