Professional Red Thread Cutting [Quick Transmigration]
Chapter 288 The Story of Marriage with the Princess
When Qi Yubai got into the car, Wen Ruizhuo was at ease, but when he saw him leaning against the side of the car a little weakly, he said, "Your Highness, are you feeling unwell?"
"Nothing." Qi Yubai forced himself to say, "When are you leaving?"
"The attendant has been sent to call someone." Wen Ruizhuo said.
Lan Yue took out some packages of clothes and put them behind Qi Yubai: "This way, His Highness will be more comfortable."
Drugs, aphrodisiacs, His Majesty must have no measure, and after tossing and tossing for so long, it is really lucky to be able to come out.
"Thank you." Qi Yubai didn't care about any strange gazes now.
It was inconvenient for Wen Ruizhuo to ask more questions, so he could only switch to other topics: "What is your highness's plan to return to Beijing rashly this time?"
He was really surprised when he found out that it was the prince and not the princess, but he knew that the King of Nanxi, as a co-bed person, naturally knew it too, and since he didn't raise any difficulty, it meant he accepted it.
Leaving now means that His Highness has never accepted it. The son of the Empress Yuan definitely has the power to compete in the chaos of the capital, but being caught in it is no more comfortable than here.
"Don't meddle in the affairs of the court, it's in your own interest." Qi Yubai said.
"I just think that once His Highness goes back, many things will be beyond his control." Wen Ruizhuo said, "You have to think twice."
"Thank you." Qi Yubai said after a long silence.
The convoy set off and left here in silence.
The person sleeping soundly in the tent opened his eyes lightly, without the slightest hint of sleepiness.
[Host, ran away in vain. ] 521 said.
[Sooner or later. 】Shen Chun stood up, stroked the wet marks on the pillow with his fingers and smiled.
In order to make him exhausted, his A Bai has worked very hard, and this kind of treatment is not always available.
521 thought about the state of the host when he ran for nothing before and said: [Aren't you angry? 】
[Don't be angry, you can only catch it if you run, and you can catch it if you don't run. 】Shen Chun put on his clothes and smiled.
【Then you are not afraid that the world will be angry in vain? ] 521 asked.
[He ran away by himself, I should be the one who was angry. 】Shen Chun tied her long hair together with braids and laughed.
521: […]
Makes sense!
The zodiac sign of the host should be dog.
Shen Chun didn't wear the king's clothes, but changed into light clothes and walked out of the king's tent. A person outside the tent knelt down: "Your Majesty, the news has been sent."
"Well done, let Cheng Mudun act as the agent." Shen Chun went down the steps, pulled Ta Yun who had stopped, and stepped up.
"Your Majesty, this trip is dangerous, do you really want to bring a few more people with you?" the attendant asked.
"Jingzhong has its own response, don't worry." Shen Chun pinched the horse's belly, and Tayun galloped forward.
There is a passage between the grassland and the Central Plains. Shen Chun galloped on his horse, bypassed that road, and entered Humen Pass one step faster than the convoy at noon.
As the sun set, the convoy drove into Humen Pass. The soldiers inspected it, and the convoy handed over their credentials.
"Your Highness, there will be no problem." Lan Yue said.
Qi Yubai listened carefully to the movement outside, and noticed the sound of armored footsteps, and only heard the other party say: "It is written in the national book that there is only one person who went to Shang Dynasty, and the pressure marks on your wheels are too heavy."
"There are attendants in the car." Wen Ruizhuo said, "Because it's inconvenient to ride a horse."
"Open it and check it," said the soldier.
Lan Yue was startled, Qi Yubai shook his head when Wen Ruizhuo frowned, Wen Ruizhuo said: "Please."
The door of the car was opened, and the soldiers looked in. One of them was sitting quietly, and the other, who looked like a servant, was wearing a hat and was boiling water: "What's the matter with this woman?"
"This is my wife, a woman from Nanxi. Now that I am going back, I have to bring my wife to my parents." Wen Ruizhuo said softly, holding the woman beside him, "If you have checked, please put down the car door. It is inconvenient for my wife to see outside." male."
"The veil is off," said the soldier.
Wen Ruizhuo frowned: "This..."
"Husband, it's okay." The woman gently took off her veil. Although she was born beautiful, her face was rough from the wind and sand blown on the grassland.
One person hurried up the city wall, walked up to the person sitting on the edge of the city wall and looked down, and said, "Your Majesty, the Queen is in the carriage."
"What kind of dress do you look like?" Shen Chun looked down and asked.
"Looks like a servant," said the soldier.
"Let go." Shen Chun came down from the city wall and said.
"Yes." The soldier hurried down.
"No problem, let's go." The inspecting soldier said, the people inside closed the door, and the convoy moved forward slowly.
"Miss Lanyue, I offended you." Wen Ruizhuo let go of the woman and said.
"It's okay, there is no danger." Lan Yue put on her veil again and said, "I don't want the border to be so meticulous."
"If someone uses trade to infiltrate spies and explore the terrain of the grassland, it will definitely be disadvantageous." Qi Yubai put down the teapot and sat aside.
He changed into coarse cloth clothes, and his hands and face were stained with brownish-yellow soil. He looked extremely rough, his hair was tied up by a hat, and even his neck was dirty. Most people would recognize it even if they saw it. not out.
"Your Highness has been wronged." Lan Yue took the teapot and said.
"It's okay." Qi Yubai lightly raised the corner of the car window and looked outside. Pedestrians were constantly coming and going, there were soldiers patrolling, Shangchao people and Nanxi people mixed together, it looked a bit abrupt, but it was unusually harmonious.
After leaving Humen Pass, there is really no turning back.
Clearing the customs here, he couldn't say whether he was happy or uncomfortable.
"Your Highness, if you..." Lan Yue wanted to say something, but Qi Yubai stopped her with his hand.
"There's no need to persuade me anymore, I can't go back on my word at this moment." Qi Yubai said.
Even when you are sad, there are some things you have to do.
The carriage left Humen Pass and entered Lou Pass again. When night fell, it stopped at a post station for a rest.
When the food was served, the candles were lit, and a man in plain clothes with a sword knocked on the door and entered, and knelt down to the man standing by the window: "Your Highness."
Qi Yubai turned around, helped him up and said, "General Tian, you don't need to be polite."
"Your Highness, I haven't seen you for a long time. How are you doing in the grassland?" Tian Zhan backed his fists and looked at the young man in front of him.
"It's okay, what's going on in Beijing?" Qi Yubai didn't exchange pleasantries, but asked directly.
"Several princes were abolished or died one after another. The queen's own son died of illness, and instead of supporting the third son, Qi Mujin, the marriage was granted by His Majesty," Tian Zhan said.
"Has the cause been found out?" Qi Yubai asked.
Tian Zhan shook his head: "Your Majesty only knows that His Majesty sent several people to death, and they rested for three days. The cause is unknown, and His Majesty is not in good health. When is His Majesty going to leave?"
"Early tomorrow morning, hurry to the capital." Qi Yubai said.
Tian Zhan lowered his head and said, "Yes."
At dawn, more than a dozen horses were ready, Qi Yubai walked to the side, Tian Zhanben intended to say something, but saw the young man easily got on the horseback, tried it a few times skillfully, and felt relieved: "Your Highness can already ride a horse .”
Qi Yubai tightened his fingers, looked at the rising sun in front of him and said in a deep voice: "Living on the grassland, you will be able to ride a lot, let's go."
The fast horse galloped lightly, and the other attendants followed one after another. They left the Louguan with a trail of smoke and dust, and galloped towards the capital.
……
The capital is prosperous, and the city is as bustling as ever, and no one knows that the situation in the palace is treacherous.
The emperor was leaning on the couch in his nightgown, the concubines at the side were serving soup and medicine, and the man kneeling on the ground was dressed in a golden crown, and he seemed to have been pampered.
"Tell me, what else do you need to report?" Emperor Shang Jing already had a sense of qi deficiency when he spoke.
I thought my body was very strong, but I didn't want to feel overly sad, only to find that my sideburns grew early, and many things became difficult.
"Father, the sixth younger brother's son-in-law found out some other clues." The man in the fancy dress hesitated.
"What else is there, tell me!" Emperor Shang Jing took a deep breath, coughed twice and said, "I want to see what kind of filth there is in the water!"
"Father, please have a look." Qi Mujin handed over the handwriting.
Emperor Shang Jing almost snatched it away. He opened it and looked at the text, his fingers trembling a little: "Fourth Prince, do you mean that I killed Eleven by mistake?"
"I don't dare to speculate, I only searched for these evidences." Qi Mujin raised his head and said, "Father, please make a decision."
"It's just a suspicion, the news is not accurate." Emperor Shang Jing suppressed the trembling of his body, looked at his son kneeling in front of him and said, "You go out first."
"Yes." Qi Mujin saluted, got up and backed out.
"Your Highness, go slowly." The attendants guarding outside saluted one after another, and then closed the palace door.
Qi Mujin turned her head, glanced at this place and went down the steps.
When he came here before, although the attendants were not negligent, they didn't pay much attention to him, the unfavored prince, but now that he was in power, the attendants' eyes were full of fear.
The feeling of being looked up to and feared by others is far better than being looked down upon and trampled upon, but everything will change before the dust settles. If he wants to sit, he must sit in the highest position.
Qi Mujin went out of the palace gate, and someone came forward to meet him and saluted him. He helped him get into the carriage, followed the attendant who entered and said, "Your Highness, there is something urgent to report."
"Say." Qi Mujin said coldly.
"The spies found Mr. Wen near Louguan, and it seems that he is going back to the capital," said the attendant.
Qi Mujin frowned slightly: "He? Nanxi actually allowed it?"
"Yes." The servant said.
"Now Prime Minister Wen is separated from his father, and the officials of the court and the central government stand in their own positions. It doesn't matter if he returns to Beijing." Qi Mujin said, "Is this the urgent matter you said?"
"It's okay for Mr. Wen to enter Louguan, but General Tian Zhan met him there, and there was a person who looked a little like His Highness." The attendant took out the scroll and presented it.
Qi Mujin opened it with some doubts, and frowned when he saw his face: "Qi Yubai? What is she doing back?"
"I don't know." The attendant said.
"Wen Ruizhuo's return may have been allowed by the King of Nanxi, and Qi Yubai's appearance as Queen of Nanxi may have intentions for my Shang Dynasty. Is there a King of Nanxi by his side?" Qi Mujin asked.
The attendant bowed his head and said, "I haven't seen it."
"The capital city is already a pool of muddy water, and they came in to make it even more muddy." Qi Mujin held the scroll tightly, but suddenly smiled, "Reveal this time to Qi Shengjing, no matter what their purpose is, let him Find the way for us first."
"Yes." The servant stepped back.
As the carriage moved forward, Qi Mujin opened the crumpled scroll, and fell into deep thought as he looked at the faces on it.
Qi Yubai was a woman, and he didn't know about marrying Qi Siqi in place of Qi Siqi. Later, Qi Siqi hid for a while and appeared at the banquet openly, while the fifth princess, Qi Yubai, disappeared.
All the dignitaries in Beijing knew about the replacement marriage, but Nanxi didn't make any trouble, so everything was settled.
He had only met this fifth younger sister a few times before, and in his memory, he only knew that she was born quiet and elegant. Although she was not as luxurious as Qi Siqi, she had inherited the good looks of the Empress Yuan, and she was a first-class beauty.
Looking at the picture scroll now, I feel that there are some masculinity, are they deliberately dressed as men to hide their identities and facilitate their actions?But if King Nanxi accompanied her, she wouldn't be allowed to show her face like this.
There are too many doubts in it, Qi Mujin opened the car window, asked the attendant to come forward and said: "Send someone to investigate the matter of Nanxi."
Now is a critical period, any clues must not be let go.
"Yes." The servant backed away.
The news from Beijing to China was mixed with truth and falsehood. Qi Shengjing also frowned when he received the news: "Are you sure?"
"Yes, Your Highness, this trip should be a secret return to Beijing." The attendant said.
"Since we told Nanxi King about this matter, we should just arrest her and go back." Qi Shengjing said.
"Your Highness, if the King of Nanxi knows that the fifth princess has escaped at this time, I'm afraid he will pin the matter on Shang Chao. At that time, there will be internal and external troubles, and it will be difficult." The counselor said, "Think twice, Your Highness."
"Since she knows her importance, she shouldn't run away at this moment and cause trouble out of thin air." Qi Shengjing said, "What do you think will happen if you tell Father about this?"
The counselor bowed his head and said, "Now tell Your Majesty, Your Majesty will definitely let the five princesses return to the capital, and then give Nanxi an explanation, but Nanxi is eyeing him. It's not good to let them come at this time."
"The matter of Louguan is an example." Qi Shengjing pondered, "If you can't make him trouble, you can just cut the grass and root out the roots, as long as the fifth princess has never appeared, he can only blame himself for not being strict and having nowhere to ask for someone. "
"Your Highness..." The counselor hesitated.
"Since she's married, it's no different from pouring water." Qi Shengjing said, "Send someone to intercept her secretly, and it's fine if you die."
"Your Highness is brilliant."
……
The night is dark and the wind is high, both sides of the official road are covered by trees, black clothes appear and hide in the moonlight, the knife light is hidden in the grass, and the arrow has already been wound.
"Are you sure they will pass here?" asked the person under the tree.
"This is the official road, and they didn't rest at the station, they just changed their horses and moved on." Another person said, "It's [-]% likely to pass by here."
The figure crouches lightly, and the moonlight is even more invisible when it is shrouded in clouds.
The sound of the wind moved gently, and the sound of horseshoes galloping from a distance made the ground tremble, the bow string was pulled gently, the moonlight peeked out from the clouds, and the silver light of the arrow flashed lightly, but a dazzling light reflected from the tree .
"Who?!" The men in black looked up one after another and saw the figure wrapped in the moon shadow on the tree.
That figure was slender, with hair fluttering gently in the breeze, ear pendants swaying lightly, and the light of the sword came out of his body. When several people were on guard, when the point of the arrow swung the sword, and all the arrow feathers were cut off at the waist, a few strokes Blood flew into the air against the moonlight.
A few times of falling to the ground, the blood seeped into the soil, the silver-white sword reflected the moonlight, and the light and shadow on it changed as the blood dripped.
The sword light waved, and the last trace of blood was exhausted. When the sword was sheathed, he moved his ears and stood behind a tree on one side, listening to the sound of horseshoes passing by without stopping.
His eyes turned sideways, and the head of the cavalry under the moonlight flashed past, like the moon god under the moonlight, disappearing from sight with the fast horse.
When the sound of horseshoes was far away, Shen Chun walked to several corpses, and found a token from among them: "Fourth Prince?"
In Beijing, Abai has always shown himself as a woman, so no one should have noticed his true identity. It is really in line with the royal family tradition to send people to rob and kill him so simply and neatly.
It was indeed him who sent someone, but what he noticed was that he was still borrowing a knife to kill people, but that's another story.
The five princesses returned to involve Nanxi, the news came so fast, and the purpose was unknown, so cutting the mess quickly was the best way to deal with it.
Tian Zhan reined in his horse, causing a group of people to stop one after another, Qi Yubai comforted the fast horse and turned to look at him, "What's wrong?"
"I seem to smell blood." Tian Zhan said, twitching his nose.
"Jian Yu appeared at the border, Beijing will definitely not be unaware of my affairs, and it is unknown if someone robs the way." Qi Yubai sat on the horse and said, "Maybe he noticed the trace?"
"There is no human voice." Tian Zhan held the hilt of his sword and listened carefully to his surroundings, but there was no human voice passing through.
"Let's go." Qi Yubai pulled the rein of the horse and said.
"Yes." The people on the horse responded one after another, but they were more vigilant than before.
Under the shadow of the moon, Shen Chun stepped onto the horse, pulled the rein, and turned to another direction.
It is very troublesome to pass through the main city. If he wants to rush to the capital quickly, he has a fast way.
All the bandits on the path died, and the sound of horses trampled to pieces, leaving only countless corpses lying in place, letting the blood flow freely.
……
"Our people died?" Qi Shengjing frowned, "Who did it?"
"I don't know, they were all killed by a single sword strike. Among the people accompanying the five princesses was General Tian Zhan." The attendant said.
"He dared to return to the capital without authorization, did he no longer take his father seriously?" Qi Shengjing scolded.
"Your Highness, Your Majesty summoned you." The attendant outside hurried in.
"What's the matter?" Qi Shengjing looked at his cautious expression and asked.
"I don't know, but I'm afraid it's not good." The attendant said, "The third prince has also entered the palace."
"Qi Mujin!" Qi Shengjing gritted his teeth, "Why did he join the king again?"
The fourth prince hurried into the palace, and when he entered the palace, he saw Qi Mujin kneeling beside him.
The memorial was spilled all over the ground, and there were fragments of cups and cups on the ground.
"My son..." Qi Shengjing cupped his hands, and the medicine bowl on the table was thrown over.
"You are getting more and more capable now. You killed your sixth brother first, and then blamed your eleventh brother. Now that the fifth princess dares to rob and kill halfway, what else in this world is something you dare not do?!" Shang Emperor Jing's face was flushed, and he couldn't breathe for a while.
"I don't know where the father heard such words, I dare not!" Qi Shengjing bowed his head and said, "Please calm the father."
He followed Qi Mujin's advice.
"Your Highness, the capital is in chaos." A handwritten letter was handed over to Qi Yubai.
"After fighting for so long, it's time to be anxious." Qi Yubai looked at the content on it and said.
The father's body has reached the end of its strength. When he was young, he didn't pay attention. The beauties in the harem were full of competition, and his body was hollowed out by wine and sex. The more tense the situation became, the more impatient one would lose.
"Your Majesty knows that you are going back to Beijing, how do you restore your identity now?" Tian Zhan asked.
"Bring me a map of Nanxi's armaments." Qi Yubai looked out the window and said, "Brothers are dead, wounded, fighting to this point, it's all a puddle of mud, and the father barely supports him, and he must have a heart Not reconciled, if he can solve his worries at this time, even if he has doubts, he will reluctantly support him."
Looking at the person standing by the window, Tian Zhan sighed slightly in his heart: "Your Highness just decides."
It took half a year to find out the map and armament of Nanxi. Once a large-scale attack was made, Nanxi might be defeated.
The destruction of strong neighbors is a good thing for Shang Chao, but Tian Zhan can't help but think of the scene when he saw off his relatives at a gallop, his handsome face full of uncontrollable joy.
The thoughts of being an emperor probably cannot be understood by ordinary people like him.
There was chaos in the capital, the residence of the Fourth Prince was raided, the throne was deprived, and he was sent directly to prison.
The third prince was ordered to ground his feet and not leave for a month.
All of a sudden, the two most favored sons were lost. Emperor Shang Jing lived in the palace, but even the queen disappeared.
Qi Yubai returned to Beijing, wrote to the palace, and was summoned by order.
"Your Majesty, let the concubine take a look at you."
Qi Yubai stepped up the steps with his attendants, and saw the graceful and luxurious queen as always, but when the other party heard the voice and turned his head, the wrinkles at the corners of the eyes and brows showed her depression.
With tears in the corners of the queen's eyes, she watched the young man who followed her widen her eyes, as if she had seen a ghost: "Who are you? You...you are Qi Yubai?!"
"Mother's queen." Qi Yubai saluted, wearing men's attire, he had no intention of hiding anything.
It was recorded on the jade plate that he was a princess, and if he wanted to restore his manhood, he had to change it before his father was alive.
The man in front of him was as handsome as a jade, except for his face which was five points similar to before, even his voice was different from before.
She is a man, she is a man!
The queen's eyes were a little crazy: "That bitch lied to me!"
"Your Highness, His Majesty is waiting for you inside." The leading eunuch said.
Qi Yubai avoided her to enter, and when he saw the old emperor on the couch, he knelt down and saluted: "Father."
Emperor Shang Jing looked at the man kneeling on the ground. No matter how he looked at it, he was a man. He laughed bitterly and said, "I didn't expect that I still have a son-in-law alive. The Empress Yuan is a good planner. Now you come back to reveal your identity. You're going to die."
"My son has no such intentions. This return is to present the armaments and maps of Nanxi." Qi Yubai took out the scroll from his arms and said.
The eunuch passed it on, and Emperor Shang Jing opened it, with a huge map of the grassland drawn on it, marking the terrain and the situation of the troops stationed everywhere.
"You came to Nanxi for half a year just to do this?" Emperor Shang Jing asked.
"Yes, I want to relieve my father's worries and avoid the difficulties of the Shang Dynasty." Qi Yubai bowed his head and said, "The Shang Dynasty's territory is as far as Humen Pass, and now it has been occupied by Nanxi for a long time, and the meticulous records in the history books will not be good for the father. , my son can't bear it."
Emperor Shang Jing stared at him for a long time, but he didn't see the young man on the ground shivering. He was a bit taller than before. He regarded it as a woman: "I am sorry for your mother."
"Why did the emperor say that?" Qi Yubai asked.
"You have been pretending to be a woman for many years, and I know the reason, Empress..." Emperor Shang Jing took a deep breath.
The person I loved when I was young, I thought that she was pure and kind, and even if the former queen was abolished, she would help her to the throne, but I didn't want to be a husband and wife for 20 years. When I look back, there will only be a mess left. Jing, you are fully prepared."
Qi Yubai looked at the old man on the bed and felt a little sad.
At the end of his life, his wife and children are separated. Even if he is the supreme emperor, he still has no confidant when he dies. He is lonely and miserable.
"Father, my son has no heart for the throne." Qi Yubai said on his knees, "It's just for the sake of the whole father's reputation, and I also want to be a man in an upright manner."
Emperor Shang Jing looked into his eyes, and only saw sadness in them: "You don't want to be emperor? Why?"
"Father is happy to be on the throne?" Qi Yubai sighed, "My son said something disrespectful. My son only wishes to be rich and idle all his life, to be accompanied by his wife when he grows old, and to have a son around his knees."
Emperor Shang Jing laughed when he heard the words: "Being in the imperial power, if you don't fight, you have to fight. If you fight, you will live if you win, and if you lose, you will die. You are the son of the royal family. Who do you think will let you idle for the rest of your life after ascending the throne? The son of the Empress Yuan Pretend to be a daughter, and you will lose your morals, Bai'er, if you don't fight, you have to fight."
If the former court and the harem were controlled by the empress alone, once he, the emperor, fell, he might die badly.
People who used to be pillows, but today they have to guard against them like tigers, and they can only use up the available people.
"Yes." Qi Yubai bowed his head and saluted.
Your Majesty's decree states that the middle palace has lost its morality, and the sons of the Empress Yuan pretended to be women to save their lives. Now it has been found out that the jade plate has been replaced, and they are the fifth sons of the emperor.
As soon as this decree was issued, news spread throughout the government and the public. When Qi Mujin heard the news while living in the mansion, the vase that he cherished very much in his hand fell to the ground and shattered into countless pieces.
"He's a man?!" Qi Mujin was shocked.
"Your Majesty personally ordered that you take the seat in the East Palace." The attendant knelt down and said.
"He's married, how can he still be the prince?" Qi Mujin clenched his fists.
"Although everyone knows about the replacement marriage, the common people only know that it was the seventh princess who married at that time, and the fifth princess stayed in the palace and was not married." The attendant lowered his head and trembled against his anger.
"Okay, great!" Qi Mujin took a deep breath, and suddenly laughed, "Married far away in the grassland to avoid the battle in Beijing, and now he is now in the East Palace as the son of the main palace, what a deep calculation! Everyone fights to the end, unexpectedly Ignore him, everything is a stepping stone for him!"
All the teacups on the table fell to the ground, and the attendant bowed his head and said, "Your Highness, calm down, the dust has not settled yet."
Qi Mujin was discouraged, and sat down on the seat beside him, with a bit of cruelty in his eyes: "You're right, after fighting for so long, I'm afraid he's a son of the middle palace!"
He has been lying low for more than ten years, and the other party has been disguised as a woman for more than ten years without showing any flaws. Chaotang Grassland, whoever can't hold back at this time will die.
The emperor may not be at ease with the prince, and the family of the Empress Yuan is not without flaws. He is far away from the court, and the power in Beijing is not as good as him, so we can't panic.
Although he was not born by the empress, he was considered an adopted son. Although the other party was a legitimate son, his mother's family was guilty, and the Empress Yuan was even deposed before her death.
"Your Highness, the son of Prime Minister Wen seeks to see you." The attendant knelt in the hall and reported.
Qi Mujin felt impatient, and when she raised her head to speak, she pressed her lips together, stood up and said, "Please meet him in the main hall."
It's not difficult to defeat Qi Shengjing, and it's okay without the Wen family, but to defeat Qi Yubai, you need the help of the Wen family.
The attendant turned to invite, while Qi Mujin entered the room, changed into a regular uniform embroidered with ink bamboo, put on the jade pendant again, held the jade fan and entered the main hall.
In the main hall, one person sat alone, wearing a smoke-colored robe, handsome and elegant, more gentle and restrained than when he was in Beijing before, Qi Mujin stopped, looked carefully and said, "Jianyu."
Hearing this, Wen Ruizhuo put down the teacup, and when he turned his head to look at the person coming, his eyes narrowed slightly, he stood up and saluted, "Your Highness."
"Jian Yu doesn't need to be too polite. We haven't seen each other for half a year, but you've grown estranged from me." Qi Mujin stepped forward, saw the jade fan hanging on his waist, and sighed, "You still have it."
Wen Ruizhuo raised his eyes and looked at him. The person in front of him was still dressed as before, but he didn't know if his mood had changed. He felt that his eyebrows were no longer as calm as before, but full of royal wealth and a touch of hostility.
He took out the jade fan from his waist, held it in both hands and presented it to him, saying: "The purpose of coming here today is to return this thing."
Qi Mujin frowned, and when he looked over, he relaxed his brows and said, "You blame me for marrying someone else? It was a marriage bestowed by His Majesty, and I can't help myself."
"Whether it's involuntary or something else, Jian Yu doesn't care now." Wen Ruizhuo looked at his waist and smiled, "Your Highness, this jade pendant is stained with dust."
He regards the things he gave as his favorite things, and he carries them with him every day, even the handwriting on them is somewhat blurred, but although his jade pendant looks clean, there is dust in the gaps, I am afraid he has not put it away properly, but just put it casually in one place.
There is no need to ask about everything, and it makes me sad if I speak too clearly.
Qi Mujin looked down at the jade pendant, and when he picked it up, he saw a little dust in the cracks. It must be that the servant did not wipe it well: "Jianyu..."
"Give it back to me." Wen Ruizhuo stretched out his hand.
Qi Mujin handed it over, and then took back his jade fan, thinking in his heart: "This king is sorry for you."
"Your Highness is in a situation where there is nothing you can do, but don't get stuck in the quagmire and forget who you were at the beginning." Wen Ruizhuo saluted, "Let me take my leave."
He turned to leave, Qi Mujin turned around and said, "Will you help the prince?"
Wen Ruizhuo stopped in his footsteps, took a deep breath to hold back the soreness in his eyes, this sentence ruined the beauty of the past, and left him nothing: "No."
The prince only advised him not to get involved.
"That's good. When I succeed in the future, the Wen family will still be the most important courtiers of this king." Qi Mujin said.
"Thank you, Your Highness." Wen Ruizhuo took a step forward and never looked back.
He could no longer look at the unrecognizable him.
When Wen Ruizhuo entered the mansion, he was holding the jade pendant tightly, but on the corridor, he saw his father admiring the flowers with his hands behind his back, and his footsteps froze: "Father."
"Broken?" Wen Xiang looked at him and said.
"Father already knew?" Wen Ruizhuo saluted.
"Born in the royal family, he is only one step away from the throne. Who can have no ambitions?" Wen Xiang said with his hands behind his back, "He was originally calm and upright, but he just fell into it, and if he didn't pay attention, the clear water would be stained with mud. This is why the Wen family has been pure ministers for generations."
"I understand." Wen Ruizhuo cupped his hands.
……
The third son of the emperor was released immediately after being grounded for a month, and the power struggle in the court was very clear.
"Your Highness, the people in the palace sent a letter, and His Majesty vomited blood, I'm afraid it's not good." The attendant knelt down and said.
"We can't delay any longer." Qi Mujin clenched the token tightly and said, "Go to Guiyou Pavilion, use this token to complete the highest task, and be sure to kill Qi Yubai."
Guiyou Pavilion is specialized in killing people, among them, hidden masters have killed not only princes, but also emperors, but they are so elusive that few people can find their traces.
The attendant clasped his hands together and said, "Yes."
"Father, go to sleep with peace of mind." Qi Yubai looked at the half-asleep emperor, got up and walked outside the palace.
He is almost at the point when the oil is exhausted and the lamp is dry. Without his help, his soul will return to the sky.
He once chased after the throne, but now he is in the palace, but he only feels that he can see the edge at a glance. Even if he can drive people all over the world, he is not as free as those outside the palace.
What he said to his father was true or false, and the other party naturally didn't fully believe what he said, it was just a trade-off of interests, and there was no father-son relationship from the beginning to the end.
"Your Highness, now is the critical moment, we must prevent someone from jumping over the wall in a hurry." The attendant said as he helped him into the carriage.
"Don't worry." Qi Yubai sat on the carriageway.
He was afraid that the opponent would jump over the wall in a hurry. When the fight reached this level, there was no room for turning around. Either you die or I die.
Blood was sprayed, and the blood-stained token was lifted up by the slender fingers of the sword-holder.
Shen Chun sized up the token and said with a smile: "The Guiyou Order really paid for it."
[They actually wanted to kill Baibai, but luckily the host was there. ] 521 said.
[However, I guess it also destroyed Abai's plan. 】Shen Chun wrapped the token in a handkerchief, picked up the dead man, and left the place.
Without substantial evidence, it would be difficult to deal with Qi Mujin even if he was enthroned, but with evidence, he would actually assassinate the prince and be executed.
Of course he could kill Qi Mujin directly, but if one dies at this time, the courtiers will suspect the other.
The dead person was thrown on the ground, Shen Chun wiped his hands and went out.
[What should I do then? ] 521 asked.
……
The moonlight was bright, the carriage was moving forward, and the lanterns printed with the Prince's Mansion were shaking slightly. The guards all put their hands on the scabbards, vigilant about their surroundings.
The shadow of the moon swayed, and there was a person standing in front of the originally empty road. He couldn't see his face clearly, but he could faintly see the light of his sword.
"There are assassins!!!"
"Protect the prince!"
The guards drew their knives one after another, and when the man rushed over, the tip of the sword pointed, and the knives in the guards' hands fell one after another.
The crowd rushed forward, and the blades slashed at the same time, but the sword trembled slightly when it was supported. The man slid back when he bounced off the blade, not getting close to the carriage, and entered a dark alley when something fell.
"Chasing!" the guards raised their knives and said.
"No more chasing!" A voice came from the rear of the car, and everyone stopped.
"Your Highness." The guards saluted one after another, "This subordinate is incompetent."
"That man's swordsmanship is superb, he seems to have feinted a shot." Qi Yubai walked out from the back of the car, not wearing the prince's clothes, but wearing the red bodyguard clothes, "What did he lose?"
A guard hurriedly picked it up and presented it, the carriage opened, and the disguised person on it jumped down and knelt down to salute: "I'm offended."
"Guiyou." Qi Yubai looked at the token, and when he was thinking, he suddenly heard the wind behind him, and when he tried to turn around, he felt a numbness in his back, and his consciousness had plunged into darkness.
The token fell to the ground, and the guards all got up and looked at the masked man who suddenly appeared, saying, "Oh no, I really did a feint before!"
"catch him!"
"Be careful Your Highness!!!"
The blade slashed over, but this time the sword was very stable, and when it was swiped lightly, it could barely pass through their vital points, and when everyone retreated, they fell straight to the roof with one hand holding the person.
"What kind of kung fu is that?!"
"Bow and Arrow!"
The guards raised their arrows, but the person standing on the roof turned around and disappeared.
"Chase!!!"
"hurry up!"
The guards detoured one after another, but there was no one there, only the moonlight was left cold, lonely and empty.
Shen Chun carried the person into the door, shutting out all sounds and traces, then put the sleeping person in his arms on the bed, and lit the candle.
The sleeping person's brows were cold, and although he was wearing a red guard costume, his complexion was fairer, but it was not as soft and beautiful as when he was married, but had a manly and elegant outline.
Shen Chun lightly touched his cheek, kissed the corner of his eye and brow and said with a smile: "This is compensation for plotting against me."
The sleeping man remained silent, pondered for a moment, then tore off a piece of opaque red cloth from the side, covered his eyes, tied it around the back of his head, and untied the sleeping hole when he was sure he couldn't see it.
Qi Yubai woke up suddenly, and when he opened his eyes, he found that there was an obstacle in front of him. He wanted to reach out to take it, but found that he couldn't move his whole body.
He had been tricked, and although he had set up a maze, the other party was obviously vulnerable, so he left something behind to lure him out.
Guiyou, he remembered why he felt familiar with this name, Guiyou Pavilion, the number one killer pavilion in the world, there are many masters in it, rumored to have killed the emperor, but after changing the new pavilion owner, he rarely participated in the court. Things.
Qi Mujin was able to invite the best of them!
Qi Yubai noticed the candles in the room through the cloth, and after trying to struggle to no avail, he heard another breathing sound in the room.
someone!
"Your Excellency is a master of Guiyou Pavilion?" Qi Yu realized that he could speak when he spoke the vernacular.
Shen Chun sat aside and looked at him, without speaking.
"I've heard that Guiyou Pavilion doesn't interfere with the affairs of the court, so as not to harm myself. I think it's the reason why Your Excellency didn't kill me." Qi Yubai thought about the way to escape.
Even if he was not killed, he is still missing now.
"Nothing." Qi Yubai forced himself to say, "When are you leaving?"
"The attendant has been sent to call someone." Wen Ruizhuo said.
Lan Yue took out some packages of clothes and put them behind Qi Yubai: "This way, His Highness will be more comfortable."
Drugs, aphrodisiacs, His Majesty must have no measure, and after tossing and tossing for so long, it is really lucky to be able to come out.
"Thank you." Qi Yubai didn't care about any strange gazes now.
It was inconvenient for Wen Ruizhuo to ask more questions, so he could only switch to other topics: "What is your highness's plan to return to Beijing rashly this time?"
He was really surprised when he found out that it was the prince and not the princess, but he knew that the King of Nanxi, as a co-bed person, naturally knew it too, and since he didn't raise any difficulty, it meant he accepted it.
Leaving now means that His Highness has never accepted it. The son of the Empress Yuan definitely has the power to compete in the chaos of the capital, but being caught in it is no more comfortable than here.
"Don't meddle in the affairs of the court, it's in your own interest." Qi Yubai said.
"I just think that once His Highness goes back, many things will be beyond his control." Wen Ruizhuo said, "You have to think twice."
"Thank you." Qi Yubai said after a long silence.
The convoy set off and left here in silence.
The person sleeping soundly in the tent opened his eyes lightly, without the slightest hint of sleepiness.
[Host, ran away in vain. ] 521 said.
[Sooner or later. 】Shen Chun stood up, stroked the wet marks on the pillow with his fingers and smiled.
In order to make him exhausted, his A Bai has worked very hard, and this kind of treatment is not always available.
521 thought about the state of the host when he ran for nothing before and said: [Aren't you angry? 】
[Don't be angry, you can only catch it if you run, and you can catch it if you don't run. 】Shen Chun put on his clothes and smiled.
【Then you are not afraid that the world will be angry in vain? ] 521 asked.
[He ran away by himself, I should be the one who was angry. 】Shen Chun tied her long hair together with braids and laughed.
521: […]
Makes sense!
The zodiac sign of the host should be dog.
Shen Chun didn't wear the king's clothes, but changed into light clothes and walked out of the king's tent. A person outside the tent knelt down: "Your Majesty, the news has been sent."
"Well done, let Cheng Mudun act as the agent." Shen Chun went down the steps, pulled Ta Yun who had stopped, and stepped up.
"Your Majesty, this trip is dangerous, do you really want to bring a few more people with you?" the attendant asked.
"Jingzhong has its own response, don't worry." Shen Chun pinched the horse's belly, and Tayun galloped forward.
There is a passage between the grassland and the Central Plains. Shen Chun galloped on his horse, bypassed that road, and entered Humen Pass one step faster than the convoy at noon.
As the sun set, the convoy drove into Humen Pass. The soldiers inspected it, and the convoy handed over their credentials.
"Your Highness, there will be no problem." Lan Yue said.
Qi Yubai listened carefully to the movement outside, and noticed the sound of armored footsteps, and only heard the other party say: "It is written in the national book that there is only one person who went to Shang Dynasty, and the pressure marks on your wheels are too heavy."
"There are attendants in the car." Wen Ruizhuo said, "Because it's inconvenient to ride a horse."
"Open it and check it," said the soldier.
Lan Yue was startled, Qi Yubai shook his head when Wen Ruizhuo frowned, Wen Ruizhuo said: "Please."
The door of the car was opened, and the soldiers looked in. One of them was sitting quietly, and the other, who looked like a servant, was wearing a hat and was boiling water: "What's the matter with this woman?"
"This is my wife, a woman from Nanxi. Now that I am going back, I have to bring my wife to my parents." Wen Ruizhuo said softly, holding the woman beside him, "If you have checked, please put down the car door. It is inconvenient for my wife to see outside." male."
"The veil is off," said the soldier.
Wen Ruizhuo frowned: "This..."
"Husband, it's okay." The woman gently took off her veil. Although she was born beautiful, her face was rough from the wind and sand blown on the grassland.
One person hurried up the city wall, walked up to the person sitting on the edge of the city wall and looked down, and said, "Your Majesty, the Queen is in the carriage."
"What kind of dress do you look like?" Shen Chun looked down and asked.
"Looks like a servant," said the soldier.
"Let go." Shen Chun came down from the city wall and said.
"Yes." The soldier hurried down.
"No problem, let's go." The inspecting soldier said, the people inside closed the door, and the convoy moved forward slowly.
"Miss Lanyue, I offended you." Wen Ruizhuo let go of the woman and said.
"It's okay, there is no danger." Lan Yue put on her veil again and said, "I don't want the border to be so meticulous."
"If someone uses trade to infiltrate spies and explore the terrain of the grassland, it will definitely be disadvantageous." Qi Yubai put down the teapot and sat aside.
He changed into coarse cloth clothes, and his hands and face were stained with brownish-yellow soil. He looked extremely rough, his hair was tied up by a hat, and even his neck was dirty. Most people would recognize it even if they saw it. not out.
"Your Highness has been wronged." Lan Yue took the teapot and said.
"It's okay." Qi Yubai lightly raised the corner of the car window and looked outside. Pedestrians were constantly coming and going, there were soldiers patrolling, Shangchao people and Nanxi people mixed together, it looked a bit abrupt, but it was unusually harmonious.
After leaving Humen Pass, there is really no turning back.
Clearing the customs here, he couldn't say whether he was happy or uncomfortable.
"Your Highness, if you..." Lan Yue wanted to say something, but Qi Yubai stopped her with his hand.
"There's no need to persuade me anymore, I can't go back on my word at this moment." Qi Yubai said.
Even when you are sad, there are some things you have to do.
The carriage left Humen Pass and entered Lou Pass again. When night fell, it stopped at a post station for a rest.
When the food was served, the candles were lit, and a man in plain clothes with a sword knocked on the door and entered, and knelt down to the man standing by the window: "Your Highness."
Qi Yubai turned around, helped him up and said, "General Tian, you don't need to be polite."
"Your Highness, I haven't seen you for a long time. How are you doing in the grassland?" Tian Zhan backed his fists and looked at the young man in front of him.
"It's okay, what's going on in Beijing?" Qi Yubai didn't exchange pleasantries, but asked directly.
"Several princes were abolished or died one after another. The queen's own son died of illness, and instead of supporting the third son, Qi Mujin, the marriage was granted by His Majesty," Tian Zhan said.
"Has the cause been found out?" Qi Yubai asked.
Tian Zhan shook his head: "Your Majesty only knows that His Majesty sent several people to death, and they rested for three days. The cause is unknown, and His Majesty is not in good health. When is His Majesty going to leave?"
"Early tomorrow morning, hurry to the capital." Qi Yubai said.
Tian Zhan lowered his head and said, "Yes."
At dawn, more than a dozen horses were ready, Qi Yubai walked to the side, Tian Zhanben intended to say something, but saw the young man easily got on the horseback, tried it a few times skillfully, and felt relieved: "Your Highness can already ride a horse .”
Qi Yubai tightened his fingers, looked at the rising sun in front of him and said in a deep voice: "Living on the grassland, you will be able to ride a lot, let's go."
The fast horse galloped lightly, and the other attendants followed one after another. They left the Louguan with a trail of smoke and dust, and galloped towards the capital.
……
The capital is prosperous, and the city is as bustling as ever, and no one knows that the situation in the palace is treacherous.
The emperor was leaning on the couch in his nightgown, the concubines at the side were serving soup and medicine, and the man kneeling on the ground was dressed in a golden crown, and he seemed to have been pampered.
"Tell me, what else do you need to report?" Emperor Shang Jing already had a sense of qi deficiency when he spoke.
I thought my body was very strong, but I didn't want to feel overly sad, only to find that my sideburns grew early, and many things became difficult.
"Father, the sixth younger brother's son-in-law found out some other clues." The man in the fancy dress hesitated.
"What else is there, tell me!" Emperor Shang Jing took a deep breath, coughed twice and said, "I want to see what kind of filth there is in the water!"
"Father, please have a look." Qi Mujin handed over the handwriting.
Emperor Shang Jing almost snatched it away. He opened it and looked at the text, his fingers trembling a little: "Fourth Prince, do you mean that I killed Eleven by mistake?"
"I don't dare to speculate, I only searched for these evidences." Qi Mujin raised his head and said, "Father, please make a decision."
"It's just a suspicion, the news is not accurate." Emperor Shang Jing suppressed the trembling of his body, looked at his son kneeling in front of him and said, "You go out first."
"Yes." Qi Mujin saluted, got up and backed out.
"Your Highness, go slowly." The attendants guarding outside saluted one after another, and then closed the palace door.
Qi Mujin turned her head, glanced at this place and went down the steps.
When he came here before, although the attendants were not negligent, they didn't pay much attention to him, the unfavored prince, but now that he was in power, the attendants' eyes were full of fear.
The feeling of being looked up to and feared by others is far better than being looked down upon and trampled upon, but everything will change before the dust settles. If he wants to sit, he must sit in the highest position.
Qi Mujin went out of the palace gate, and someone came forward to meet him and saluted him. He helped him get into the carriage, followed the attendant who entered and said, "Your Highness, there is something urgent to report."
"Say." Qi Mujin said coldly.
"The spies found Mr. Wen near Louguan, and it seems that he is going back to the capital," said the attendant.
Qi Mujin frowned slightly: "He? Nanxi actually allowed it?"
"Yes." The servant said.
"Now Prime Minister Wen is separated from his father, and the officials of the court and the central government stand in their own positions. It doesn't matter if he returns to Beijing." Qi Mujin said, "Is this the urgent matter you said?"
"It's okay for Mr. Wen to enter Louguan, but General Tian Zhan met him there, and there was a person who looked a little like His Highness." The attendant took out the scroll and presented it.
Qi Mujin opened it with some doubts, and frowned when he saw his face: "Qi Yubai? What is she doing back?"
"I don't know." The attendant said.
"Wen Ruizhuo's return may have been allowed by the King of Nanxi, and Qi Yubai's appearance as Queen of Nanxi may have intentions for my Shang Dynasty. Is there a King of Nanxi by his side?" Qi Mujin asked.
The attendant bowed his head and said, "I haven't seen it."
"The capital city is already a pool of muddy water, and they came in to make it even more muddy." Qi Mujin held the scroll tightly, but suddenly smiled, "Reveal this time to Qi Shengjing, no matter what their purpose is, let him Find the way for us first."
"Yes." The servant stepped back.
As the carriage moved forward, Qi Mujin opened the crumpled scroll, and fell into deep thought as he looked at the faces on it.
Qi Yubai was a woman, and he didn't know about marrying Qi Siqi in place of Qi Siqi. Later, Qi Siqi hid for a while and appeared at the banquet openly, while the fifth princess, Qi Yubai, disappeared.
All the dignitaries in Beijing knew about the replacement marriage, but Nanxi didn't make any trouble, so everything was settled.
He had only met this fifth younger sister a few times before, and in his memory, he only knew that she was born quiet and elegant. Although she was not as luxurious as Qi Siqi, she had inherited the good looks of the Empress Yuan, and she was a first-class beauty.
Looking at the picture scroll now, I feel that there are some masculinity, are they deliberately dressed as men to hide their identities and facilitate their actions?But if King Nanxi accompanied her, she wouldn't be allowed to show her face like this.
There are too many doubts in it, Qi Mujin opened the car window, asked the attendant to come forward and said: "Send someone to investigate the matter of Nanxi."
Now is a critical period, any clues must not be let go.
"Yes." The servant backed away.
The news from Beijing to China was mixed with truth and falsehood. Qi Shengjing also frowned when he received the news: "Are you sure?"
"Yes, Your Highness, this trip should be a secret return to Beijing." The attendant said.
"Since we told Nanxi King about this matter, we should just arrest her and go back." Qi Shengjing said.
"Your Highness, if the King of Nanxi knows that the fifth princess has escaped at this time, I'm afraid he will pin the matter on Shang Chao. At that time, there will be internal and external troubles, and it will be difficult." The counselor said, "Think twice, Your Highness."
"Since she knows her importance, she shouldn't run away at this moment and cause trouble out of thin air." Qi Shengjing said, "What do you think will happen if you tell Father about this?"
The counselor bowed his head and said, "Now tell Your Majesty, Your Majesty will definitely let the five princesses return to the capital, and then give Nanxi an explanation, but Nanxi is eyeing him. It's not good to let them come at this time."
"The matter of Louguan is an example." Qi Shengjing pondered, "If you can't make him trouble, you can just cut the grass and root out the roots, as long as the fifth princess has never appeared, he can only blame himself for not being strict and having nowhere to ask for someone. "
"Your Highness..." The counselor hesitated.
"Since she's married, it's no different from pouring water." Qi Shengjing said, "Send someone to intercept her secretly, and it's fine if you die."
"Your Highness is brilliant."
……
The night is dark and the wind is high, both sides of the official road are covered by trees, black clothes appear and hide in the moonlight, the knife light is hidden in the grass, and the arrow has already been wound.
"Are you sure they will pass here?" asked the person under the tree.
"This is the official road, and they didn't rest at the station, they just changed their horses and moved on." Another person said, "It's [-]% likely to pass by here."
The figure crouches lightly, and the moonlight is even more invisible when it is shrouded in clouds.
The sound of the wind moved gently, and the sound of horseshoes galloping from a distance made the ground tremble, the bow string was pulled gently, the moonlight peeked out from the clouds, and the silver light of the arrow flashed lightly, but a dazzling light reflected from the tree .
"Who?!" The men in black looked up one after another and saw the figure wrapped in the moon shadow on the tree.
That figure was slender, with hair fluttering gently in the breeze, ear pendants swaying lightly, and the light of the sword came out of his body. When several people were on guard, when the point of the arrow swung the sword, and all the arrow feathers were cut off at the waist, a few strokes Blood flew into the air against the moonlight.
A few times of falling to the ground, the blood seeped into the soil, the silver-white sword reflected the moonlight, and the light and shadow on it changed as the blood dripped.
The sword light waved, and the last trace of blood was exhausted. When the sword was sheathed, he moved his ears and stood behind a tree on one side, listening to the sound of horseshoes passing by without stopping.
His eyes turned sideways, and the head of the cavalry under the moonlight flashed past, like the moon god under the moonlight, disappearing from sight with the fast horse.
When the sound of horseshoes was far away, Shen Chun walked to several corpses, and found a token from among them: "Fourth Prince?"
In Beijing, Abai has always shown himself as a woman, so no one should have noticed his true identity. It is really in line with the royal family tradition to send people to rob and kill him so simply and neatly.
It was indeed him who sent someone, but what he noticed was that he was still borrowing a knife to kill people, but that's another story.
The five princesses returned to involve Nanxi, the news came so fast, and the purpose was unknown, so cutting the mess quickly was the best way to deal with it.
Tian Zhan reined in his horse, causing a group of people to stop one after another, Qi Yubai comforted the fast horse and turned to look at him, "What's wrong?"
"I seem to smell blood." Tian Zhan said, twitching his nose.
"Jian Yu appeared at the border, Beijing will definitely not be unaware of my affairs, and it is unknown if someone robs the way." Qi Yubai sat on the horse and said, "Maybe he noticed the trace?"
"There is no human voice." Tian Zhan held the hilt of his sword and listened carefully to his surroundings, but there was no human voice passing through.
"Let's go." Qi Yubai pulled the rein of the horse and said.
"Yes." The people on the horse responded one after another, but they were more vigilant than before.
Under the shadow of the moon, Shen Chun stepped onto the horse, pulled the rein, and turned to another direction.
It is very troublesome to pass through the main city. If he wants to rush to the capital quickly, he has a fast way.
All the bandits on the path died, and the sound of horses trampled to pieces, leaving only countless corpses lying in place, letting the blood flow freely.
……
"Our people died?" Qi Shengjing frowned, "Who did it?"
"I don't know, they were all killed by a single sword strike. Among the people accompanying the five princesses was General Tian Zhan." The attendant said.
"He dared to return to the capital without authorization, did he no longer take his father seriously?" Qi Shengjing scolded.
"Your Highness, Your Majesty summoned you." The attendant outside hurried in.
"What's the matter?" Qi Shengjing looked at his cautious expression and asked.
"I don't know, but I'm afraid it's not good." The attendant said, "The third prince has also entered the palace."
"Qi Mujin!" Qi Shengjing gritted his teeth, "Why did he join the king again?"
The fourth prince hurried into the palace, and when he entered the palace, he saw Qi Mujin kneeling beside him.
The memorial was spilled all over the ground, and there were fragments of cups and cups on the ground.
"My son..." Qi Shengjing cupped his hands, and the medicine bowl on the table was thrown over.
"You are getting more and more capable now. You killed your sixth brother first, and then blamed your eleventh brother. Now that the fifth princess dares to rob and kill halfway, what else in this world is something you dare not do?!" Shang Emperor Jing's face was flushed, and he couldn't breathe for a while.
"I don't know where the father heard such words, I dare not!" Qi Shengjing bowed his head and said, "Please calm the father."
He followed Qi Mujin's advice.
"Your Highness, the capital is in chaos." A handwritten letter was handed over to Qi Yubai.
"After fighting for so long, it's time to be anxious." Qi Yubai looked at the content on it and said.
The father's body has reached the end of its strength. When he was young, he didn't pay attention. The beauties in the harem were full of competition, and his body was hollowed out by wine and sex. The more tense the situation became, the more impatient one would lose.
"Your Majesty knows that you are going back to Beijing, how do you restore your identity now?" Tian Zhan asked.
"Bring me a map of Nanxi's armaments." Qi Yubai looked out the window and said, "Brothers are dead, wounded, fighting to this point, it's all a puddle of mud, and the father barely supports him, and he must have a heart Not reconciled, if he can solve his worries at this time, even if he has doubts, he will reluctantly support him."
Looking at the person standing by the window, Tian Zhan sighed slightly in his heart: "Your Highness just decides."
It took half a year to find out the map and armament of Nanxi. Once a large-scale attack was made, Nanxi might be defeated.
The destruction of strong neighbors is a good thing for Shang Chao, but Tian Zhan can't help but think of the scene when he saw off his relatives at a gallop, his handsome face full of uncontrollable joy.
The thoughts of being an emperor probably cannot be understood by ordinary people like him.
There was chaos in the capital, the residence of the Fourth Prince was raided, the throne was deprived, and he was sent directly to prison.
The third prince was ordered to ground his feet and not leave for a month.
All of a sudden, the two most favored sons were lost. Emperor Shang Jing lived in the palace, but even the queen disappeared.
Qi Yubai returned to Beijing, wrote to the palace, and was summoned by order.
"Your Majesty, let the concubine take a look at you."
Qi Yubai stepped up the steps with his attendants, and saw the graceful and luxurious queen as always, but when the other party heard the voice and turned his head, the wrinkles at the corners of the eyes and brows showed her depression.
With tears in the corners of the queen's eyes, she watched the young man who followed her widen her eyes, as if she had seen a ghost: "Who are you? You...you are Qi Yubai?!"
"Mother's queen." Qi Yubai saluted, wearing men's attire, he had no intention of hiding anything.
It was recorded on the jade plate that he was a princess, and if he wanted to restore his manhood, he had to change it before his father was alive.
The man in front of him was as handsome as a jade, except for his face which was five points similar to before, even his voice was different from before.
She is a man, she is a man!
The queen's eyes were a little crazy: "That bitch lied to me!"
"Your Highness, His Majesty is waiting for you inside." The leading eunuch said.
Qi Yubai avoided her to enter, and when he saw the old emperor on the couch, he knelt down and saluted: "Father."
Emperor Shang Jing looked at the man kneeling on the ground. No matter how he looked at it, he was a man. He laughed bitterly and said, "I didn't expect that I still have a son-in-law alive. The Empress Yuan is a good planner. Now you come back to reveal your identity. You're going to die."
"My son has no such intentions. This return is to present the armaments and maps of Nanxi." Qi Yubai took out the scroll from his arms and said.
The eunuch passed it on, and Emperor Shang Jing opened it, with a huge map of the grassland drawn on it, marking the terrain and the situation of the troops stationed everywhere.
"You came to Nanxi for half a year just to do this?" Emperor Shang Jing asked.
"Yes, I want to relieve my father's worries and avoid the difficulties of the Shang Dynasty." Qi Yubai bowed his head and said, "The Shang Dynasty's territory is as far as Humen Pass, and now it has been occupied by Nanxi for a long time, and the meticulous records in the history books will not be good for the father. , my son can't bear it."
Emperor Shang Jing stared at him for a long time, but he didn't see the young man on the ground shivering. He was a bit taller than before. He regarded it as a woman: "I am sorry for your mother."
"Why did the emperor say that?" Qi Yubai asked.
"You have been pretending to be a woman for many years, and I know the reason, Empress..." Emperor Shang Jing took a deep breath.
The person I loved when I was young, I thought that she was pure and kind, and even if the former queen was abolished, she would help her to the throne, but I didn't want to be a husband and wife for 20 years. When I look back, there will only be a mess left. Jing, you are fully prepared."
Qi Yubai looked at the old man on the bed and felt a little sad.
At the end of his life, his wife and children are separated. Even if he is the supreme emperor, he still has no confidant when he dies. He is lonely and miserable.
"Father, my son has no heart for the throne." Qi Yubai said on his knees, "It's just for the sake of the whole father's reputation, and I also want to be a man in an upright manner."
Emperor Shang Jing looked into his eyes, and only saw sadness in them: "You don't want to be emperor? Why?"
"Father is happy to be on the throne?" Qi Yubai sighed, "My son said something disrespectful. My son only wishes to be rich and idle all his life, to be accompanied by his wife when he grows old, and to have a son around his knees."
Emperor Shang Jing laughed when he heard the words: "Being in the imperial power, if you don't fight, you have to fight. If you fight, you will live if you win, and if you lose, you will die. You are the son of the royal family. Who do you think will let you idle for the rest of your life after ascending the throne? The son of the Empress Yuan Pretend to be a daughter, and you will lose your morals, Bai'er, if you don't fight, you have to fight."
If the former court and the harem were controlled by the empress alone, once he, the emperor, fell, he might die badly.
People who used to be pillows, but today they have to guard against them like tigers, and they can only use up the available people.
"Yes." Qi Yubai bowed his head and saluted.
Your Majesty's decree states that the middle palace has lost its morality, and the sons of the Empress Yuan pretended to be women to save their lives. Now it has been found out that the jade plate has been replaced, and they are the fifth sons of the emperor.
As soon as this decree was issued, news spread throughout the government and the public. When Qi Mujin heard the news while living in the mansion, the vase that he cherished very much in his hand fell to the ground and shattered into countless pieces.
"He's a man?!" Qi Mujin was shocked.
"Your Majesty personally ordered that you take the seat in the East Palace." The attendant knelt down and said.
"He's married, how can he still be the prince?" Qi Mujin clenched his fists.
"Although everyone knows about the replacement marriage, the common people only know that it was the seventh princess who married at that time, and the fifth princess stayed in the palace and was not married." The attendant lowered his head and trembled against his anger.
"Okay, great!" Qi Mujin took a deep breath, and suddenly laughed, "Married far away in the grassland to avoid the battle in Beijing, and now he is now in the East Palace as the son of the main palace, what a deep calculation! Everyone fights to the end, unexpectedly Ignore him, everything is a stepping stone for him!"
All the teacups on the table fell to the ground, and the attendant bowed his head and said, "Your Highness, calm down, the dust has not settled yet."
Qi Mujin was discouraged, and sat down on the seat beside him, with a bit of cruelty in his eyes: "You're right, after fighting for so long, I'm afraid he's a son of the middle palace!"
He has been lying low for more than ten years, and the other party has been disguised as a woman for more than ten years without showing any flaws. Chaotang Grassland, whoever can't hold back at this time will die.
The emperor may not be at ease with the prince, and the family of the Empress Yuan is not without flaws. He is far away from the court, and the power in Beijing is not as good as him, so we can't panic.
Although he was not born by the empress, he was considered an adopted son. Although the other party was a legitimate son, his mother's family was guilty, and the Empress Yuan was even deposed before her death.
"Your Highness, the son of Prime Minister Wen seeks to see you." The attendant knelt in the hall and reported.
Qi Mujin felt impatient, and when she raised her head to speak, she pressed her lips together, stood up and said, "Please meet him in the main hall."
It's not difficult to defeat Qi Shengjing, and it's okay without the Wen family, but to defeat Qi Yubai, you need the help of the Wen family.
The attendant turned to invite, while Qi Mujin entered the room, changed into a regular uniform embroidered with ink bamboo, put on the jade pendant again, held the jade fan and entered the main hall.
In the main hall, one person sat alone, wearing a smoke-colored robe, handsome and elegant, more gentle and restrained than when he was in Beijing before, Qi Mujin stopped, looked carefully and said, "Jianyu."
Hearing this, Wen Ruizhuo put down the teacup, and when he turned his head to look at the person coming, his eyes narrowed slightly, he stood up and saluted, "Your Highness."
"Jian Yu doesn't need to be too polite. We haven't seen each other for half a year, but you've grown estranged from me." Qi Mujin stepped forward, saw the jade fan hanging on his waist, and sighed, "You still have it."
Wen Ruizhuo raised his eyes and looked at him. The person in front of him was still dressed as before, but he didn't know if his mood had changed. He felt that his eyebrows were no longer as calm as before, but full of royal wealth and a touch of hostility.
He took out the jade fan from his waist, held it in both hands and presented it to him, saying: "The purpose of coming here today is to return this thing."
Qi Mujin frowned, and when he looked over, he relaxed his brows and said, "You blame me for marrying someone else? It was a marriage bestowed by His Majesty, and I can't help myself."
"Whether it's involuntary or something else, Jian Yu doesn't care now." Wen Ruizhuo looked at his waist and smiled, "Your Highness, this jade pendant is stained with dust."
He regards the things he gave as his favorite things, and he carries them with him every day, even the handwriting on them is somewhat blurred, but although his jade pendant looks clean, there is dust in the gaps, I am afraid he has not put it away properly, but just put it casually in one place.
There is no need to ask about everything, and it makes me sad if I speak too clearly.
Qi Mujin looked down at the jade pendant, and when he picked it up, he saw a little dust in the cracks. It must be that the servant did not wipe it well: "Jianyu..."
"Give it back to me." Wen Ruizhuo stretched out his hand.
Qi Mujin handed it over, and then took back his jade fan, thinking in his heart: "This king is sorry for you."
"Your Highness is in a situation where there is nothing you can do, but don't get stuck in the quagmire and forget who you were at the beginning." Wen Ruizhuo saluted, "Let me take my leave."
He turned to leave, Qi Mujin turned around and said, "Will you help the prince?"
Wen Ruizhuo stopped in his footsteps, took a deep breath to hold back the soreness in his eyes, this sentence ruined the beauty of the past, and left him nothing: "No."
The prince only advised him not to get involved.
"That's good. When I succeed in the future, the Wen family will still be the most important courtiers of this king." Qi Mujin said.
"Thank you, Your Highness." Wen Ruizhuo took a step forward and never looked back.
He could no longer look at the unrecognizable him.
When Wen Ruizhuo entered the mansion, he was holding the jade pendant tightly, but on the corridor, he saw his father admiring the flowers with his hands behind his back, and his footsteps froze: "Father."
"Broken?" Wen Xiang looked at him and said.
"Father already knew?" Wen Ruizhuo saluted.
"Born in the royal family, he is only one step away from the throne. Who can have no ambitions?" Wen Xiang said with his hands behind his back, "He was originally calm and upright, but he just fell into it, and if he didn't pay attention, the clear water would be stained with mud. This is why the Wen family has been pure ministers for generations."
"I understand." Wen Ruizhuo cupped his hands.
……
The third son of the emperor was released immediately after being grounded for a month, and the power struggle in the court was very clear.
"Your Highness, the people in the palace sent a letter, and His Majesty vomited blood, I'm afraid it's not good." The attendant knelt down and said.
"We can't delay any longer." Qi Mujin clenched the token tightly and said, "Go to Guiyou Pavilion, use this token to complete the highest task, and be sure to kill Qi Yubai."
Guiyou Pavilion is specialized in killing people, among them, hidden masters have killed not only princes, but also emperors, but they are so elusive that few people can find their traces.
The attendant clasped his hands together and said, "Yes."
"Father, go to sleep with peace of mind." Qi Yubai looked at the half-asleep emperor, got up and walked outside the palace.
He is almost at the point when the oil is exhausted and the lamp is dry. Without his help, his soul will return to the sky.
He once chased after the throne, but now he is in the palace, but he only feels that he can see the edge at a glance. Even if he can drive people all over the world, he is not as free as those outside the palace.
What he said to his father was true or false, and the other party naturally didn't fully believe what he said, it was just a trade-off of interests, and there was no father-son relationship from the beginning to the end.
"Your Highness, now is the critical moment, we must prevent someone from jumping over the wall in a hurry." The attendant said as he helped him into the carriage.
"Don't worry." Qi Yubai sat on the carriageway.
He was afraid that the opponent would jump over the wall in a hurry. When the fight reached this level, there was no room for turning around. Either you die or I die.
Blood was sprayed, and the blood-stained token was lifted up by the slender fingers of the sword-holder.
Shen Chun sized up the token and said with a smile: "The Guiyou Order really paid for it."
[They actually wanted to kill Baibai, but luckily the host was there. ] 521 said.
[However, I guess it also destroyed Abai's plan. 】Shen Chun wrapped the token in a handkerchief, picked up the dead man, and left the place.
Without substantial evidence, it would be difficult to deal with Qi Mujin even if he was enthroned, but with evidence, he would actually assassinate the prince and be executed.
Of course he could kill Qi Mujin directly, but if one dies at this time, the courtiers will suspect the other.
The dead person was thrown on the ground, Shen Chun wiped his hands and went out.
[What should I do then? ] 521 asked.
……
The moonlight was bright, the carriage was moving forward, and the lanterns printed with the Prince's Mansion were shaking slightly. The guards all put their hands on the scabbards, vigilant about their surroundings.
The shadow of the moon swayed, and there was a person standing in front of the originally empty road. He couldn't see his face clearly, but he could faintly see the light of his sword.
"There are assassins!!!"
"Protect the prince!"
The guards drew their knives one after another, and when the man rushed over, the tip of the sword pointed, and the knives in the guards' hands fell one after another.
The crowd rushed forward, and the blades slashed at the same time, but the sword trembled slightly when it was supported. The man slid back when he bounced off the blade, not getting close to the carriage, and entered a dark alley when something fell.
"Chasing!" the guards raised their knives and said.
"No more chasing!" A voice came from the rear of the car, and everyone stopped.
"Your Highness." The guards saluted one after another, "This subordinate is incompetent."
"That man's swordsmanship is superb, he seems to have feinted a shot." Qi Yubai walked out from the back of the car, not wearing the prince's clothes, but wearing the red bodyguard clothes, "What did he lose?"
A guard hurriedly picked it up and presented it, the carriage opened, and the disguised person on it jumped down and knelt down to salute: "I'm offended."
"Guiyou." Qi Yubai looked at the token, and when he was thinking, he suddenly heard the wind behind him, and when he tried to turn around, he felt a numbness in his back, and his consciousness had plunged into darkness.
The token fell to the ground, and the guards all got up and looked at the masked man who suddenly appeared, saying, "Oh no, I really did a feint before!"
"catch him!"
"Be careful Your Highness!!!"
The blade slashed over, but this time the sword was very stable, and when it was swiped lightly, it could barely pass through their vital points, and when everyone retreated, they fell straight to the roof with one hand holding the person.
"What kind of kung fu is that?!"
"Bow and Arrow!"
The guards raised their arrows, but the person standing on the roof turned around and disappeared.
"Chase!!!"
"hurry up!"
The guards detoured one after another, but there was no one there, only the moonlight was left cold, lonely and empty.
Shen Chun carried the person into the door, shutting out all sounds and traces, then put the sleeping person in his arms on the bed, and lit the candle.
The sleeping person's brows were cold, and although he was wearing a red guard costume, his complexion was fairer, but it was not as soft and beautiful as when he was married, but had a manly and elegant outline.
Shen Chun lightly touched his cheek, kissed the corner of his eye and brow and said with a smile: "This is compensation for plotting against me."
The sleeping man remained silent, pondered for a moment, then tore off a piece of opaque red cloth from the side, covered his eyes, tied it around the back of his head, and untied the sleeping hole when he was sure he couldn't see it.
Qi Yubai woke up suddenly, and when he opened his eyes, he found that there was an obstacle in front of him. He wanted to reach out to take it, but found that he couldn't move his whole body.
He had been tricked, and although he had set up a maze, the other party was obviously vulnerable, so he left something behind to lure him out.
Guiyou, he remembered why he felt familiar with this name, Guiyou Pavilion, the number one killer pavilion in the world, there are many masters in it, rumored to have killed the emperor, but after changing the new pavilion owner, he rarely participated in the court. Things.
Qi Mujin was able to invite the best of them!
Qi Yubai noticed the candles in the room through the cloth, and after trying to struggle to no avail, he heard another breathing sound in the room.
someone!
"Your Excellency is a master of Guiyou Pavilion?" Qi Yu realized that he could speak when he spoke the vernacular.
Shen Chun sat aside and looked at him, without speaking.
"I've heard that Guiyou Pavilion doesn't interfere with the affairs of the court, so as not to harm myself. I think it's the reason why Your Excellency didn't kill me." Qi Yubai thought about the way to escape.
Even if he was not killed, he is still missing now.
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