The prince is very fierce

As Tang Jiao made many moves in the capital, the matter of the Ten Martial Champions was finally settled. On the eighth day of May, a competition was held at Zhuilong Bay on the banks of the Wei River outside the city to fight against Situ Yueming, the second in command of Qianrenmen.

Although it was the selection of the Ten Martial Champions, this matter did not cause much of a stir in Chang'an City. After all, the reputations of the two in the martial arts world were not very good. Many people also hoped that Eunuch Jia would come out and fight Tang Jiao, which would be exciting. However, this was naturally rejected by the court. The court wanted the Tang family to set an example, not to make a fool of themselves.

In addition, Chang'an City was very peaceful, even silent, as if everything was peaceful and everything was fine, but some people who smelled the ominous omen understood that this was the last quiet time before the storm that swept the whole world.

Only a small group of people could smell the clues, and Xiao Qi, the eldest daughter of the Huainan Xiao family, was one of them.

However, Miss Xiao has been devastated by the storm once, and her mental state has not been very good recently. In addition to paying attention to various subtle changes in the court, she also has to pay attention to Xu Buling, the key to this storm.

Since helping her sister go out to play and getting herself involved last time, Xiao Qi has not entered the palace again. After a brief conversation with Xu Buling at the family dinner, she has not seen Xu Buling again.

Xu Buling's words "see the mountain as a mountain" made Xiao Qi think about a lot of things, but she was not sure whether Xu Buling said this casually or had other deep meanings.

If he deliberately reminded her, Xu Buling must have seen through the overall situation, even more deeply than she did. But Xu Buling's recent movements are too ordinary. It seems that he has not felt the overall situation around him at all. He has no preparation to deal with it. He even has the mind to accompany his master out of the city for a stroll, and was forced to poison by others.

Xiao Qi has been good at calculating people's hearts since she was a child. Once she feels that she can't see through a person, there are only two possibilities. Either that person is really ordinary and people can't see more things. Or maybe he hid it too well and acted too realistically.

Xiao Qi naturally wanted to believe that Xu Buling was the latter. After all, he licked her from head to toe. If he was just a reckless and brainless mediocre person who could only write poetry, it would be too annoying.

But Xiao Qi had raised the Dragon Locking Gu when she was a child and had studied it, knowing that this poisonous Gu was incurable.

Now the storm is coming, and his life is almost gone without any preparation, and he looks like he is waiting to die. It doesn't seem that he hid it too well.

With this idea, Xiao Qi observed carefully for a few days, but unfortunately, before she could see anything, her disappointing sister started to ask Xu Buling to enter the palace again.

As for what to do in the palace, Xiao Qi felt it once, how could she not understand.

Since there is no way to kill Xu Buling, and there is no way to castrate him and send him to the palace, then this kind of thing must not continue. If it is discovered, it will be terrible.

So, on the day when Xu Buling entered the palace, Xiao Qi also called a carriage to go to Changle Palace directly... ——

On the third day of May, the eve of the Dragon Boat Festival, a heavy rain fell in Chang'an City. Amid the thunder, the rain washed away the hot weather of the past few days.

In the main hall of Changle Palace, the queen mother sat alone on the soft couch, carefully fixing her hair and makeup in front of a small bronze mirror. Even though she knew that her current mood was not right, she could not restrain her instinctive impatience.

Since the first detoxification of Xu Buling, the queen mother basically met with Xu Buling once every few days, and then there would be a few more strokes on the small mahogany card she carried with her.

At the beginning, the queen mother only had resistance and matter-of-factness in her heart, and even a little fear, because the night of detoxification was too difficult to endure, and she would do many things she didn't want to do. She felt humiliated and ashamed, but she had to endure it until she was dizzy and lost the ability to resist, like a fish on a chopping board for you to pick.

The Queen Mother always remembered her original intention that Xu Buling was a person who cared about the world. She sacrificed her life to save Xu Buling for the sake of the world, and then committed suicide after saving him. She was not ashamed of anyone.

But since the kiss on the Fairy Bridge and the night she exchanged identities with her sister and stayed free, she found that her thoughts had changed a little. She began to hate the identity of the Queen Mother and always imagined how good it would be if she was free.

This idea was obviously wrong. She was the Queen Mother of Dayue and should not have any feelings for Xu Buling anyway.

Reason made her suppress this thought tightly. In the dead of night, instinct overwhelmed reason again, making her toss and turn and unable to sleep. She wanted to die and end it all, but the poison had not been completely detoxified and she couldn't die...

Especially after leaving the Summer Resort, the Queen Mother did not detoxify Xu Buling again. More than 20 days passed, and the wooden sign still said: upright and upright.

The Queen Mother was not anxious, nor should she be anxious, but less than ten days had passed, and after the intervals had exceeded the previous times, the Queen Mother discovered something was wrong.

She didn't know what was wrong with her. She couldn't sleep at night, and her heart was as anxious as a cat scratching. She thought Xu Buling was coming when she heard the slightest movement. She restrained herself rationally, and even scolded herself "Shame on you...", but she couldn't help it...

She heard a few days ago that Xu Buling's poison was difficult to suppress, and he suffered from the pain of thousands of ants gnawing at his heart day and night in the mansion. She couldn't control herself anymore. She was not anxious, but painful.

She could obviously help detoxify, so how could she let Xu Buling suffer there...

She realized that her sister might have guessed something, but she didn't care so much. She had no excuse to go to the Prince Su's Mansion, so she risked her sister's suspicion and handed a note to Xu Buling to come.

She thought Xu Buling would be impatient and come on the same day, so that he would not be tortured by the Dragon Locking Gu, but...

As a result, that guy didn't even enter the palace even though he was suffering from the poisonous hair of Dragon Lock Gu...

Even if it's just to cover up, you can still make excuses, such as it's cooler in the palace, the cold will subside after dusk, etc. You can find any excuse and come over...

The Queen Mother didn't know how she resisted. In the past few days, Xu Buling could open her eyes and Xu Buling could close her eyes. She always imagined the scene of Xu Buling rolling around in the room with his hair turning livid and his face hurt. This was because I was worried that Xu Buling would die. It was not out of personal love, so I couldn't restrain myself with reason. I felt as distressed as if my favorite object had been broken when I was a child.

Fortunately, God was kind, and it finally rained and the weather became cool, so Xu Bu Ling was able to take the opportunity to enter the palace.

After hearing the news that Xu Buling had arrived, the Queen Mother could no longer maintain her usual dignified atmosphere. She felt like she was going crazy. Her hands and feet were not working, and her brain was not working. She just sat in front of the bronze mirror and dressed up, even her hair and clothes. She didn't want any flaws in her skirt. Only in this way could she rush out of Changle Palace without losing her composure.

Finally, after an unknown amount of time, the sound of footsteps could be heard in the corridor outside the palace.

Tap tap tap

The Queen Mother's apricot eyes widened suddenly, and her breathing became rapid. She knew she couldn't show her anxious posture, but she still couldn't hold it back. She stood up and ran quickly outside the main hall, looking impatiently at the woman in a black dress on the verandah. Xiao Qi walked slowly with her hands folded on her waist.

"What are you doing here!"

The Queen Mother was immediately annoyed and couldn't help but say this.

Xiao Qi's eyes were slightly cold, knowing that she had disturbed her sister's "fun show", and there was a bit of displeasure on her beautiful face:

"Why, why don't I come to visit you?"

"..."

The Queen Mother stamped her feet angrily, and her brother arrived immediately... The quail eggs were disinfected... She was also wearing his favorite red lotus Tibetan carp... Even the palace maids opened their arms...

But after all, she couldn't talk about the detoxification. The Queen Mother's chest rose and fell several times, and she almost held back tears. Finally, she gritted her teeth, looked dignified and steady, and nodded slightly:

"It's raining so heavily. What should I do if I get sick from dizziness? Oh~ I'm worried."

This sentence was said with real gritted teeth and a touching smile.

Xiao Qi had already seen everything and wanted to go up and swell her sister's butt with a ruler, but she couldn't tell her about it. If she did, her sister wouldn't be able to live. At the moment, she could only act like she used to be intimate and walk closer. He pinched the Queen Mother’s cheek:

"You have some conscience. I saw that you had nothing to do in the palace, and I became worried about Prince Su's illness. I came to see you."

The Queen Mother was in trouble and couldn't tell her story. She and Xiao Qi came to the main hall and sat down. After thinking about it for a while, suddenly an idea flashed that she could let her sister stay in the palace and go out with Xu Buling...

Thinking of this, the Queen Mother's eyes showed some earnestness, and she smiled calmly and said:

"I've been really bored lately with nothing to do. Prince Su is a junior, so it's natural for him to care about him."

Do you still know that you are a junior?

Xiao Qi held back her anger and humiliation, her expression was calm, she picked up the tea cup and took a sip:

"Really?"

The Queen Mother nodded slightly, sat a little closer, and hugged Xiao Qi's arm:

"Sister, the Dragon Boat Festival is coming soon. I heard that the scenery outside is very beautiful. Prince Su and I are quite familiar... He calls Hongluan Auntie. Hongluan and I have the best relationship, so we are very familiar with him... Come to Changle Palace today. There seems to be nothing to see. How about you help me stay in the palace for one night while I go out..."

You think beautifully!

Xiao Qi got angry when she heard this. If it weren't for her sister's bad idea, how could she have been licked clean by that damn boy... She still takes baths several times a day...

"It's raining heavily outside. What's there to see? Aren't you afraid that thunder will kill you two?"

The Queen Mother asked the Sanqing Taoist whether she wanted to save the world, so she was naturally not afraid of this:

"Sister, are you kidding me? Why did lightning strike me? I didn't do anything wrong... I went out to watch the rain and I will be back tomorrow morning..."

"Just stay in the palace and don't want to go anywhere."

Xiao Qi slowly sipped her tea, looking like she had no need to discuss it.

The Queen Mother pursed her lips. If she said anything more, she might make her sister 'suspicious', so she had to stop talking angrily.

After a while, footsteps were heard outside the door again, and the palace maid reported at the door:

"Queen Mother, the young prince is here!"

The Queen Mother tensed up. She was a little excited at first, but when she saw Xiao Qi next to her, there was only disappointment in her eyes.

Xiao Qi's heart also tightened slightly, but she didn't show off her extraordinary intelligence. She just sat upright and waited quietly...