After being a widow, the empress dowager was favored by the powerful ministers

Chapter 25
The housekeeper looked at Pei Ci, and felt that recently, the lord was a little strange, "Your lord is going to send a friend?"

"No." Pei Ci responded smoothly, put away the wooden box full of incense pills, got up and walked outside, holding such a box of things in his hand, the whole person seemed to be the same as before. slidely different.

When walking towards the courtyard, he happened to meet Pei Wan who was about to go to the front hall for dinner.

Just as Pei Wan wanted to call her brother, she saw that Pei Ci was holding a wooden box in her hand, she was only looking at the wooden box, and stopped, seeing that Pei Ci's attention seemed to be on the box in her hand, and she didn't notice her appearance at all. .

Pei Wan, on the other hand, forgot to call for someone until Pei Ci walked over not far from her and looked at the butler who was following behind.

"Brother, what's the matter?" Pei Wan asked.

Could it be that there was something valuable in that box?
The butler responded with a smile, "My lord went to the fragrance room and took a box of fragrance pills."

When Pei Wan heard this, what would she do with a box of incense pills, "Brother, do you want to give it to a friend?"

But the housekeeper shook his head, "My lord said no."

With that said, he quickly followed in the direction Pei Ci was walking in front, and there were still important things to report.

Pei Wan stood there, thoughtful, if elder brother wanted the incense pills himself, he could just call the people below to get them, why bother to get them by himself, and put them in such a beautiful wooden box, it was obvious The purpose is to give it away.

The housekeeper said that the elder brother said that it was not a gift, but on the other hand, if the elder brother wanted to give it away, no one would know about it. Thinking about it this way, the box of incense pills must be a gift!
Pei Wan's eyes lit up immediately, she clapped her hands, and said happily, "Cai'er, go tell the porter and groom, and tell me where your brother has been in the next few days."

Cai'er wondered in her heart, why did the girl suddenly want to know the whereabouts of the eldest son?
Back in the study, Pei Ci put the box of fragrant pills on the table, sat down in front of the table, looked at the box of fragrant pills, and suddenly remembered that nearly a year ago, he put the box of fragrant pills I put it on the table, and then I couldn't find it again.

He couldn't figure it out all the time, so he distributed the things in the study, who would enter the study and take them away.

Until he was in the palace and saw something appearing in the Cining Hall, Sheng Baoling also called it a gift from the late emperor.

Now, there is nothing to understand.

At that time, Emperor Xian came to Pei's mansion a few times, smelled the incense pill once, and the last time he came, he begged some from himself to return to the palace. I sent it back, thinking about it, it was at that time, I got confused.

The first emperor mistakenly took the box from the study away.

He never thought that the fragrant pills made for her would never be given out in this life out of selfishness, but before he knew it, they went round and round into Sheng Baoling's hands.

Pei Ci's cold fingertips rubbed lightly on the box, his eyes darkened, perhaps, this was God's will.

...

It was night, in the Hall of Compassion and Ning, and in his sleep, Sheng Baoling was dripping with cold sweat...

It was snowing heavily, and everything in sight was white.

The soldiers held long knives and pointed them at Pei Ci, who was wearing white clothes, his body was dripping with blood, he had already lost his breath, but he was still holding a knife tightly and supporting himself on the ground, maintaining a half-kneeling posture on the long steps in front of the hall. The holes and bloody smell on his body have long been unbearable to look at.

The hands of the soldiers trembled, and they almost couldn't hold it steady.

They think that holding weapons is to defend the country, eliminate enemies and kill thieves.

But they never thought that one day, the sharp weapon in their hands would be aimed at a civil servant who was powerless and devoted himself to the court!

It never occurred to him that the virtuous officials who are often mentioned in the mouths of the people will die by their swords one day.

The servant's sharp voice sounded from above!

"By God's fortune, the emperor Zhao said! The sinful minister Pei Ci is a traitor, intending to seek power and usurp the throne, the heaven and the earth are punished together, the sacred heart is tolerant, remember the past achievements, avoid the fault of Pei's mansion, exile Danzhou, and give the sinful minister Pei Ci Ling Chi Sentence, execute immediately, hereby!"

Ling Chi punishment! ?
An uproar!
Pei Xiang had already died under countless knives, and now there is only one corpse in front of him, but the little emperor still gave him the punishment of Ling Chi!

A look of unbearableness flashed across the eyes of the soldiers, but they didn't dare to say anything about it. They could only watch helplessly as those people dragged Pei Ci away, dragging a long bloody path on the ground.

Only a long knife was left on the ground, it was still stained with his blood, the blood was still hot, flowing from the handle.

The person was tied to the torture frame of the sky prison, and the knife cut off the flesh inch by inch. The executioner couldn't bear to look directly, and the hand holding the torture tool was shaking.

Drenched with blood, his face is completely changed, there is nothing good about his body, he no longer sees the elegance of leaving the world in white clothes in the past, and the coldness of the snow color, only the bloody clothes now.

The people outside bowed their heads, not daring to speak because of their anger.

Some people clenched their teeth tightly, biting out a mouthful of blood foam but swallowing it forcefully.

A generation of loyal ministers, for the country, for the people, for the country and the community, has ended up without even a complete body.

Chilling.

Sheng Baoling was lying on the couch with a haggard face, if it wasn't for his black hair, no one would have been able to tell that the person on the couch was only in his twenties.

The smell of medicine in the temple is strong and suffocating.

She coughed heavily one after another, almost coughing up her lungs, and her face was pale.

The little emperor stepped into the hall and sneered, "The empress mother is really good at tricking Prime Minister Pei into rebelling against you!"

Sheng Baoling's hand suddenly clenched the Buddhist beads bracelet in his hand, his pupils constricted suddenly, Pei Ci rebelled?

No...not possible!

Everyone in this world will rebel, but he will not!
He is Pei Ci, Pei Xuanjin, and he will never turn against him.

Sheng Baoling's eyes were bloodshot, and his pale lips moved, each word overflowing the corners of his lips, "He, will never turn back!"

Firm tone.

But he heard the little emperor sneer again and again, and sneered, "The queen mother knows Prime Minister Pei."

With a big wave of his hand, he threw the bloody coat behind his back onto the couch, with a gloomy expression on his face, but also a creepy smile.

"Whether he rebels or not, it still falls into my hands."

Sheng Baoling's eyes were stung by the big patch of blood on the familiar white clothes. Her heart trembled fiercely, and her throat was sore, "You...what did you do to him..."

Seeing Sheng Baoling like this, the little emperor felt a little joy in his heart, "I gave him the punishment of lingering, the queen mother didn't think she saw the meat cut off by the knife, the mother waited a moment, I have already ordered the imperial dining room, and I will give it to the mother later." send..."

"My son's filial piety, the queen mother must taste it well."

"If you want to taste the taste of your beloved, it must be a delicacy in the world that doesn't exist in the sky!"

The little emperor laughed wildly, seeing Sheng Baoling's appearance, his heart was never so relieved.

On the bed, Sheng Baoling was stiff and cold, and next to his ears was the voice of the little emperor...

Ling Chi... the imperial dining room...

(End of this chapter)