The Ugly Empress

Xue Houyang invited Teng Shang to drink, but instead of holding a banquet in the tent, he set up a small table next to the fire in the empty space, with a few small dishes on it, not very delicate, but several large stalls of wine.

The table was very low, and Xue Houyang didn't ask anyone to move the chair, so he just sat on the floor. Teng Shang looked like a literati, but he was not hypocritical. After all, he was a person who had been on the battlefield, and he was also a person who had shed blood and killed the enemy. down.

Xue Houyang patted the clay off the wine jar, filled the two bowls in front of him, and said: "I'm going to Beijing tomorrow, and I haven't had time to entertain Mrs. Chang, so Mrs. Chang won't blame me?"

"how come?"

Teng Shang picked up the sea bowl with a smile, swallowed in one gulp, and said, "It's no ordinary friend who can give you the wine of death. How could Teng blame a friend?"

Xue Houyang was stunned for a moment, then filled Teng Chang's wine again, and said, "So you also know what kind of wine it is."

"I've always been self-aware, and it's not in vain to be able to see him off after ten thousand years."

He said it very easily. It is Mid-Autumn Festival, and in a few days it will be the fifteenth day of August. The weather is getting colder. There are no trees in the outskirts of the capital. When the wind blows, thick dust will be brought up, and the fire will rattle. , There is a kind of desolation in the dark night.

Teng Shang didn't think that the food and wine were dirty with dust, as if he didn't care about the details.

Xue Houyang stared at the other party for a long time, Teng Chang looked down at his clothes and said, "Is there anything wrong with me?"

"No... no."

Xue Houyang withdrew his gaze, the two of them were a little tipsy after three rounds of drinking, the weather itself was not too cold, but the whole body was hot from drinking the spirits.

Xue Houyang suddenly said: "Shang Xiangji, don't you remember many years ago... King Teng hunted, you rescued a child called an assassin."

When Teng Shang was mentioned by him, he was a little dazed, obviously he didn't remember it, but after thinking about it carefully, he seemed to have some impressions again, and said with a smile: "How did Lord Hou know, could it be that he has clairvoyance? It happened many years ago... at that time King Teng was still the first emperor, and a child who strayed into the paddock by mistake was about to be executed, and I was also temporarily soft-hearted..."

"Master Xiang shouldn't be soft-hearted."

Suddenly hearing Xue Houyang speak coldly, Teng Shang seemed to feel that he drank a little too much and had a severe headache, unable to react, he said, "Why did Hou Ye say that?"

Xue Houyang stared at the other party, pondered for a while, and then said coldly: "Because of a moment of kindness, Xiang Xiang ruined the lives of many soldiers. I'm afraid you will regret it if I tell you."

Teng Shang also looked back at the other party, his eyes were fogged by alcohol, staring at Wan Nianhou opposite, it seemed that the answer was about to come out, which made him feel a little uncomfortable in his heart, and he said with difficulty: "Why?"

"Because the person Xiang Ye saved back then was precisely here."

Teng Shang felt a sudden pain in his heart, as if he had been hit by a boulder. He was so bored that he couldn't speak. After a long time, his throat rolled twice before he smiled and said, "Indeed... I really regret it."

There was a hint of understanding in Xue Houyang's eyes, he stood up, turned his back and said: "I don't know if Xiang Xiang has heard of it. There was a warlock who once said that I was born with a violent appearance, and keeping it would be a disaster... At that time, I was so young. It's not that big, and I haven't settled down yet, so I ran out in a fit of anger, and I didn't expect to meet you, Shang Xiang."

Teng Shang laughed, it seemed a bit bitter, he really didn't expect that he saved a child, and this child turned into the God of War of the enemy country in the days to come.

Teng Shang didn't know what to say anymore.

Xue Houyang turned around, bent down to pick up the sea bowl on the table, raised his head to finish off the wine in the bowl, finally threw the bowl on the ground, and said with a smile: "Ms. Let you run away? In fact, it's the opposite, I'm doing it for you...you go."

Teng Shang also stood up, and the cold wine poured over his head, which made his limbs a little weak, and his body swayed so much that he almost fell down. He smiled and said, "Go? Where am I going? Master Hou wants to let me go? This time I go Where is my shelter... You must think that I am pedantic, but Lord Hou also put himself in his shoes, even if I saved your life, now I want you to bring five thousand elite soldiers to turn against each other and kill Xue Junliang! Are you willing? ?”

He was probably drunk, and his voice was not low. They were standing in the empty field, and there were elite soldiers patrolling the night beside them.

After Teng Shang finished speaking, he said with a slight smile, "How can I if you don't agree, so... I can only thank Lord Hou for his kindness."

Xue Houyang just took a deep look at him, and didn't say anything. The two of them drank with their heads covered in a bowl, and the jars were thrown aside when they finished drinking.

Teng Yun didn't close his eyes that night, Xue Junliang seemed to fall asleep soon, Teng Yun didn't dare to move, his back was a little numb as he was lying down, and his eyes kept staring at the wall.

I don't know how long it took, Teng Yun suddenly felt his waist sink, Xue Junliang's arm was on his waist, and that person's body seemed to be close to him, leaning tightly against him.

Teng Yun tensed his nerves, he moved in, but the person moved along with him, if it wasn't for the people behind him breathing evenly, he must have thought that Xue Junliang did it on purpose.

Teng Yun didn't dare to move too quickly. He waited for a while before the people behind him didn't move before moving a little, but he was followed immediately.

Suddenly Xue Junliang chuckled, and sure enough he wasn't asleep either. He wrapped his arms around Teng Yun's waist, and took Teng Yun into his arms. He breathed warm breath into the other's ear, and said with an ambiguous smile: " Is there anything wrong with me that makes Concubine Ai feel so disgusted?"

His voice was very low, and it was very clear in the quiet bedroom, but Teng Yun didn't reply, so he closed his eyes as if he didn't hear.He has already retreated to the extreme edge, and he will not be able to retreat any further.

Xue Junliang didn't care, put his hand under the quilt, patted Teng Yun gently, like putting a child to sleep, and said softly: "Go to sleep quickly."

When he got up early the next day, Jiang Yu called several times outside the door, but he didn't hear Xue Junliang's voice. When the time was running out, he raised his voice, but there was still no answer.

The king was in the concubine's bedroom, and no one dared to go in. Only the servants were in a hurry. After all, today is the day when Princess Teng enters the palace. After getting up early in the morning, Wannianhou brought elite soldiers to Beijing. Now they have all entered the palace. After leaving the palace, he was waiting for Xue Junliang to go to court.

In fact, Xue Junliang woke up early, but he didn't move, still holding Teng Yun in his arms, very leisurely.

Teng Yun also woke up, but he hadn't actually fallen asleep. Jiang Yu's voice outside was not small, and it became louder and louder, showing that he was anxious, but the people next to him didn't move.

Teng Yun knew in his heart what the other party was trying to sell, so he didn't say anything.

Xue Junliang just thought of it a little later, let the envoys of Teng Kingdom wait a little longer, and then let everyone know that His Majesty was in the Queen's bedroom yesterday, and she was so happy that a little Princess Teng Kingdom was not very honorable, so he didn't pay attention inside.

After waiting for another moment, the sound of a drum was suddenly played outside. Xue Junliang slowly got up and called Jiang Yu in.

Jiang Yu rushed in in a hurry. The sound of the drum was no small matter. There was a big drum in Xueguo Palace. Whenever the drum sounded, even standing in the farthest corner of the forbidden palace could hear it clearly.

This big drum is used by diligent officials. When the king does not go to the morning court at that time, the courtiers will play the drum, and the drum will be played again after a stick of incense. If the drum is played three times, the emperor can be abolished and a new king can be established.

Xue Junliang was not in a hurry, but Jiang Yu suffered a lot and asked someone to wash and change clothes for King Xue, and hurriedly prepared to walk to the front hall.

Before Xue Junliang left, he also instructed Xiuyao to take good care of the queen, to drink the medicine regularly, and to apply the ointment regularly. If the soup and medicine taste bitter, you can ask the small kitchen to make a few more sweet side dishes.

Xiuyao Le's mouth was almost grinning to the base of her ears, and she knew she was smiling when she looked at Teng Yun, and she smirked and said tentatively: "Your Majesty... Your Majesty, your body... cough, is your body okay, is there any discomfort? Seeing that the empress is a bit sleepy, are you tired? This servant will help you prepare for a bath now!"

At the beginning, Teng Yun heard nothing wrong, but after seeing Xiuyao's ambiguous smile, he felt more and more that the other party's words were not in the right taste, and Xue Junliang said some ambiguous words when he left, so Xiuyao must have misunderstood something.

"You don't need to take a bath, just take a shower."

After all, I only took a bath last night. Although Teng Yun is now a woman's body, he is not so particular about it. I am afraid that the skin will be washed off if I wash it again.

Xiuyao was surprised when she heard that: "Not taking a bath? Madam... that... if you don't take a good bath to clean that... that..."

Teng Yun suddenly felt a headache. He was indeed a little sick, but it was actually because he had something on his mind and stayed up all night, and Xue Junliang was lying next to him, nervous and unable to relax.

Xue Junliang went to the early court, met Teng Shang, the envoy of the Teng Kingdom, and settled the princess in a newly built palace. Although the new palace had been built for some years, it had never lived in the concubine, and it happened to be for the bride.

The new palace is not far from the Queen's Yunfeng Palace. Although Teng Yun and the eldest princess are not very close, they are blood relatives after all. He wants to go to see Teng Qianyi, but he dare not go. To this dear one.

The wedding is scheduled for the Mid-Autumn Festival two days later.

But these two days Xue Junliang still often stays in Yunfeng Palace, it seems that it has been settled long ago, it is very convenient for the bride to inquire about any news.

The existence of Teng Yun became Xue Junliang's pawn, helping him maintain the relationship between Feng Guo and Xue Guo, and at the same time check and balance Teng Guo.It has to be said that although Xue Junliang is not good at self-cultivation, he is good at playing blindfold chess, methodically and slowly intercepting and killing.