The first-level Zhaohua Thousand-level Hall

Chapter 170
Xu Qingluo was taken out of the dungeon, and followed the visitor all the way into the Qianchen Palace. The girl lowered her brows slightly, knowing in her heart that the matter should be finished.

There is no way for her to make a person show the peeled skin after shedding the skin, but she can make a pill to confuse the mind.

Concubine Xian already had ghosts in her heart, and her current condition is extremely bad, as long as she grasps the time when the medicine takes effect, as long as someone leads the emperor into the Qianchen Palace at the right time, then there is no need for Xu Qingluo to say anything, Concubine Xian can kill herself by herself.

Nangong Mo diagnosed and treated Concubine Xian, and he was the most convenient person to prescribe medicine.

In sleep, people who are deluded will unconsciously hide their deepest secrets, deepest fears, and deepest hatreds.

Xu Qingluo didn't think Concubine Xian was so quiet and beautiful in her heart.

"Mr. Xu, I want you to do something today. If you do it well, I will not blame you for what happened two days ago. I can release you immediately, and the title of County Lord will naturally still be yours."

What if it can't be done, the emperor didn't say, but Xu Qingluo knew that the result would not be very good for him.

But now she doesn't care about this, because she has guessed what the emperor wants her to do: "Please tell your majesty, my daughter will do her best."

She has already lost patience with Concubine Xian, a person who keeps tricks.

"Go, look at Concubine Xian, look at her face, I want to know what the face looks like under the skin!"

The emperor's eyes were full of coldness.

I no longer see the love I had for Concubine Xian in the past.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty is merciful. The face of this concubine belongs to me. The concubine just drowsy after drinking the concoction prescribed by the Nangong imperial physician. The concubine doesn't know what I'm talking about. Your majesty, Your Majesty, you have to believe in my concubine, and my concubine is your majesty wholeheartedly. If you have a different heart for your majesty, how can this concubine test the medicine for your majesty, and how can you make yourself what you are now? Your majesty, please believe in this concubine, my majesty. The concubine must have been enchanted to speak nonsense."

Concubine Xian covered her face, her eyes were full of horror, and little tears fell from her still beautiful eyes, looking dimly, there was still a bit of beauty.

If she brought up this matter at other times, the emperor would give her some face, but she forgot that even her face is fake in the emperor's heart now, and the mention of the drug test not only failed to soften the emperor's heart, but even made his My heart became colder and harder: "Oh, how many times have I gone through the medicine I want to use, how many times I have to test the poison, how can I send the poison pills to me, and there is only one problem with it, now I have a problem with it. I suspect that the so-called poisoning is simply a good show you directed and performed."

When a person is full of disgust for another person, he usually looks full of doubts about what the other person has done, suspecting neighbors and stealing axe. In the eyes of the emperor, everything he did was purposeful and intentional.

What's more, Concubine Xian is really kind and uneasy.

The emperor now wants to know whether Concubine Xian's face is real, and what kind of monster is under her face. As for the reasons for finding Xu Qingluo, one is that the emperor believes in her methods, and the other is because the emperor feels Xu Qingluo It was because of Concubine Xian that she was put in prison, and she would not help Concubine Xian hide it anyway.

A strange woman pretended to be his favorite concubine by his side for so many years, but no one noticed it. Just thinking about this possibility, the emperor felt the hairs all over his body stand up, and he felt a feeling of fear and hatred.

On the side of the couch, how could others be allowed to sleep soundly? The emperor couldn't help but think, if he couldn't tell that Concubine Xian was a fake, could all the palace servants in the palace be blind?
Concubine Xian also mentioned the third prince in her dream, so there must be people from the other party in the palace and even in the imperial hospital, so they can help her hide it together.

"Your Majesty, you and your concubine have been married for so many years. Please don't let that bastard Xu come here. She has a grudge against your concubine. She will definitely frame your concubine on purpose, rather than die of injustice. , the concubine would rather die to prove her innocence."

Concubine Xian gritted her teeth and rushed out of the bed, rushing towards the pillar next to her. When things got to this point, she couldn't think of any other way to slow down the attack. The emperor laughed angrily. With just one look, Concubine Xian's charge was stopped.

Apart from the emperor, concubine Xian and Xu Qingluo in Qianchen Palace, there were two more men in dark clothes, suppressing concubine Xian, Xu Qingluo guessed that they should be the emperor's confidants or something.

Concubine Xian's eyes rolled, her eyes were full of fear, but she couldn't move, she couldn't open her mouth to speak.

Xu Qingluo felt that her ears were much quieter, and it should have been so long ago: "Your Majesty, if you want to verify the authenticity of the imperial concubine and empress, the little girl still needs something, and your majesty can also choose a trustworthy imperial physician to assist the little girl."

If the matter of Concubine Xian was true, it would be a huge scandal. In the end, the emperor didn't call any more imperial physicians, but asked people to prepare and send the medicinal materials, knives and silver needles that Xu Qingluo wanted.

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The potion was slowly wiped on Concubine Xian's face with many rashes and blisters, and Xu Qingluo took a wet towel and wiped it continuously on the four sides of her cheeks and the joints between her temples and neck.

After wiping for a long time, until redness and swelling appeared on those parts, Xu Qingluo covered it with a layer of concoction: "This is a kind of makeup remover and cleansing gadget prepared by the girl herself. Some superfluous and deep-seated dirty things are revealed, and then removed one by one.”

Xu Qingluo peeled off the hardened medicine shell on Concubine Xian's face, while explaining softly to the emperor, so that the other party would not suspect that she was prepared.

"It should be here."

Xu Qingluo's hand stopped, the emperor's eyes fell to the direction of Xu Qingluo's finger, a thin red line appeared on the neck of Concubine Xian's sideburns, like a cut, if you don't look carefully, you can't see it at all .

The emperor's eyes froze there in an instant. There were hidden guards around him, so he naturally knew about disguises, but he never knew that there were such clever disguises that kept him hidden for so many years. He knew that there were always many disguises. There are flaws, like Concubine Xian, whose emotions are perfectly expressed on the outer skin, emotions, emotions, sorrows, and joys, without the slightest reluctance.

An angry growl came from the emperor's throat, he stretched out his hand, touched the red line on his neck, and tried hard to uncover it.

Concubine Xian let out a miserable cry from her throat, which was a sign of extreme pain. The emperor looked at the blood on his fingertips, and looked at Xu Qingluo suspiciously: "What's going on?"

"My little girl once came across a miscellaneous book that recorded that in addition to wearing a mask, which is easy to be seen through, there is also a real face-changing technique. Find someone with similar bones, and put The facial skin is peeled off, and then covered with another layer of skin. Compared with wearing a mask, this is a middle-level technique. The most powerful one is to use a knife to continuously cut and polish human bones, and then use them to live. The best wound medicine for dead human flesh and bones, to grow an indistinguishable face, that is the best technique. However, although the upper technique is extremely miraculous, it is also the most difficult to do, and most people cannot bear the polishing The pain of the process directly leads to death, and even if you get through it, if you don’t have the best medicine and luck, you may not be able to grow the face you need, so this person should use the middle technique.”

Xu Qingluo explained to the emperor what he knew, and the emperor's eyes showed deep fear.

"You will do the same?"

If Xu Qingluo knew it, even if she was useful and Langcheng cared about her, the emperor would not let her live again.

Such means were too threatening to the emperor's life.

"Your Majesty was joking. Although I know of the existence of such a method, I don't know why. After all, it is a legendary method. My daughter studied medicine with my father, and also likes to read all kinds of miscellaneous books, that is, on medicine and all kinds of strange things. There are some researches on the trail, but when they are really going to be used, they are not as good as the imperial doctors in the imperial hospital."

The emperor didn't think Xu Qingluo would either.

He turned his head and looked at Concubine Xian who was full of astonishment, obviously she didn't expect that Xu Qingluo really knew so clearly.

Frowning, eyes full of disgust: "Xu Shi, you go down first, the poisoning of the bitch two days ago should be a good show she did with a purpose, but I didn't expect it to be discovered by accident I will never forget her secret, the grievances you have suffered and your achievements today, and I will naturally make up for it when I turn back."

For the emperor, those red lines were enough for him to convict Concubine Xian, and for the rest, Xu Qingluo didn't need to be present.

-

Xu Qingluo saw the small figure hiding in the corner.

"Aunt Xu."

It was the Ninth Prince who spoke first.

She thought he might be crying now, but he was smiling, and there were slight wet marks in his smiling eyes: "It's good that you came out safely."

Xu Qingluo found that facing this child, he couldn't say a word for a while.

After a while: "You know?"

She never thought that the Ninth Prince would always be kept in the dark, but this time, she did not want to involve the Ninth Prince from the beginning, just like the last time she discovered the strangeness of Concubine Xian, but concealed it from the Ninth Prince. Prince.

"Actually, I have always felt it, and I am very happy. She is not my real concubine mother. In this way, I can tell myself that I am not really that annoying, and I am not really disgusted by my own mother. You can tell yourself, maybe my real mother concubine likes me, maybe."

The only thing she can do at this moment is to take two steps forward, stretch out her hand, and take the boy's small body into her arms: "Your Highness is the bravest boy I have ever seen. Your mother must love you very much." You love you very much, and she was pregnant in October, she must be looking forward to the birth of Jiu'er with the best wishes."

The girl's voice seemed to be the slowest and most beautiful tune, it was melodious and lingering in my ears.

"Aunt Xu, it's great to have you here."

The skirt of the chest was a little wet, Xu Qingluo didn't raise the boy's head, all he needed at this moment was a silent but warm embrace.

"Aunt Xu, will you be my mother?"

After a long time, the Ninth Prince's muffled voice suddenly came from Xu Qingluo's arms, a little hoarse.

Xu Qingluo opened her mouth subconsciously to refuse, she is not married yet.

"I'm in this Nuoda palace, and no one cares about me."

The boy's voice was clearly crying.

Xu Qingluo slowly patted the boy's back: "I'm not your mother, but I care about you. You are a good boy, a very lovable good boy."

-

Just like that, Xu Qingluo was released from the prison. Not only did he get back the title of County Lord, but the emperor also rewarded him with a box of gold, silver and jewelry and a box of silk and satin.

As for her suspected regicide, the emperor also made it clear that the matter has been found out, and it has nothing to do with Xu Qingluo. It was another person who wanted to deal with Concubine Xian but accidentally involved her. It was compensation for Xu Qingluo.

Not to mention overjoyed at the Xu Mansion, the atmosphere at the General's Mansion has also relaxed a lot.

The real master of the General's Mansion is still Lang Cheng, no matter what Lang's mother thinks, during the two days when Xu Qing was in the prison, Lang Sheng's temper was extremely violent.

The servants of the general's mansion have never felt so sad.

Standing at the gate of the General's Mansion, Lang Sheng watched Xu Qingluo being welcomed into the gate of the Xu Mansion by Xu Liang and Xu's mother, a reassuring smile appeared on his lips.

"At this time, if you don't show yourself, be careful that your future father-in-law and mother-in-law will not understand you even more."

Nangong Mo looked at Lang Cheng's appearance, and hated that iron could not be made into steel. You said that you have so many smiles, comfort and softness. You have something to do with the door. When it's time for you to act, you should act decisively. He can see that Xu Liang and Xu Mother doesn't care about the general's mansion now.

"Uncle and aunt have been worrying a lot these past two days, and it's so easy to wait until Luo'er is safe. The family has a lot to say, why am I bothering you in the past at this time, and Luo'er and I will have countless years to get along slowly .”

Nangong Mo listened to Lang Sheng's words, oops, and softly shouted: "Senior brother, you really have been away for three days, you should look at him with admiration, and now you speak so nicely, no wonder such a beautiful woman has a soft spot for you, really I can't tell, hey, Mo Li was the same back then."

The word Mo Li made Lang Sheng's face turn cold.

Nangong Mo knew that he had said something wrong, so he covered his lips: "I was wrong, so just treat it as if I just farted."

Knowing that Mo Li is a taboo of Lang Sheng, he still said it, which is also careless.

The coldness on Lang Sheng's face gradually disappeared, and he looked at the gate of Xu Mansion: "Forget it, there are some things that I should forget."

Thinking of Li Li now, those entanglements of the past have long since disappeared, and some are just indifferent as if from a lifetime ago.

Nangong Mo smiled: "Brother can think clearly, and I feel at ease."

That woman Li Li is really not a woman worthy of being treated sincerely.

There was some coldness in Nangong Mo's smile.

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In Xu's mansion, Xu Liang and Xu's mother pulled Xu Qing to tears and almost fell out: "You child, why are there so many disasters? How many times do you say this is the first time? We won't stay in this capital anymore. We don't want to end the marriage of the Lang family, Luo'er, let's go back to Wuzhou City, there is the Xu family's pharmacy, our family will not die of hunger!"

The general's mansion is separated by a wall. Xu Liang and Xu's mother are not unimpressed by Lang's mother's performance. You don't say that you are worried about Xu Qingluo, but we begged to go there and see him behind closed doors. How can there be such a future? relatives by marriage.

He was even somewhat dissatisfied with Lang Sheng.

It's not that Lang Sheng must be able to rescue Xu Qingluo, at least he shouldn't be like Lang's mother avoiding him at critical moments.

Seeing the undisguised anger on Xu Liang's face and the anger in Xu's mother's eyes, Xu Qingluo couldn't help reaching out to gently pat his back, and lowered his voice: "Father, you misunderstood Ah Cheng, you Thinking why I came out of the dungeon so quickly, I don’t show up on the surface and don’t care, it doesn’t mean that I really don’t care or care in the dark.”

"Lu'er, what do you mean?"

Xu Liang's eyes lit up, he really didn't want to admit that the junior he had always admired was unable to back down at a critical moment.

"Ah Cheng is the most worthy of my heart and soul in the world. This time, thanks to him, it's my daughter who has been causing some troubles and bringing him so many dangers."

-

When Lang Sheng came over at night, the two exchanged a few heartfelt words, seeing the person they liked was safe and sound, they felt that it was better than anything else, and they were filled with joy.

"Concubine Xian is pretending, she should be the third prince's person, but I didn't expect the third prince to place such an important pawn by His Majesty's side so early. If the third prince was not too rampant back then, minting coins privately, I'm afraid Now this world does not know which world it is.”

Xu Qingluo and Lang Sheng talked about things in the palace, and the emperor issued his ban, Xu Qingluo would not hide it from Lang Cheng anyway: "I think the palace will probably be cleaned up once, after all, the third prince's The method of changing the appearance is too unpredictable, no one knows who else in the palace belongs to him."

Lang Sheng also didn't expect that Concubine Xian was actually pretending to be the third prince's person. He couldn't help touching Xu Qingluo's hand, which was warm and serious: "Then you must be careful. A person like Concubine Xian will definitely do something to you, I asked Feitian to call in a few good men to protect your safety, and it is indeed too uneven recently."

"Hehe, don't worry, our Majesty's suspicion, if there are really people in the palace, they should worry more about their own safety than trouble me."

Xu Qingluo smiled slyly.

Lang Sheng didn't leave reluctantly until the sky was about to brighten.

Xu Qingluo also wanted to get along with Langsheng all the time, but it was a pity that this was not the time for their love, and something happened in the palace.

The news came from the palace that Concubine Xian was seriously poisoned and died. The emperor, just as Xu Qingluo guessed, would not let it go. He ordered a thorough investigation of the harem to find the person who really poisoned Concubine Xian. The person who also serves as the commander of the imperial guards must go to the palace for a while.

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What Xu Qingluo didn't expect was that Concubine Xian was really dead.

Concubine Xian died in the Punishment Department. The emperor had just found out something, and before going further, she died in less than three hours.

The emperor's anger surged.

The prince and the empress had an unpleasant quarrel. Originally, he had cooperated with Concubine Xian, but the empress intervened and directly put Xu Qingluo into the most dangerous situation, but it caused a lot of trouble.

The emperor's thorough investigation of the harem, and the people assigned by the third prince many years ago found out a few, but the people who really suffered heavy losses were the empress and the prince's people. He went to reprimand him several times, completely embarrassing the prince.

The emperor also asked him to take care of his inner curtains, and directly told him that the person who came to him and told him the prince's actions last time was from the Wang family. Shi wished to kill her, but because of the power of the Wang family, he had to endure it.

The thorough investigation in the palace is still going on. As the commander of the imperial guards in the palace and one of the chief officials in charge of the search, the prince has to be polite when he sees him, worried that the other party will secretly trip him up. After all, if he gets With such an opportunity, he will never let it go.

For a while, the prince almost had trouble sleeping and eating.

After a thorough search in the palace for five full days, an urgent report came from the border again. This time, it is not just that it can be suppressed, it can be ignored, because this time it is the 30 army of the Alliance of Five Western Regions. Together they attacked Gushan Pass, an important border city.

There is a 30 army stationed there, because the border city is tall and strong, relying on the advantages and risks of the city, it blocked the [-] army for a while, and the other [-] troops distributed in other passes have also gathered there, but there There is also a lack of the most important coach, a coach who can coordinate and dispatch.

There are many generals at the frontier, but there is only one Langcheng who can make the 20 troops truly surrender, and who can truly block the 30 coalition troops with confidence. To directly take over the army, except for one Kasyapa who has been executed by Lang Cheng, the others, at most, have reached the level of generals, and no one can convince others to be commander in chief.

Facing the attack of the alien army, several people placed in the army have pleaded guilty to their respective masters more than once, and then suggested that Lang Sheng should be sent back to the border.

"It's really a pile of waste. It's a waste of His Highness to arrange him to go to the border."

The prince threw the secret letter in his hand to the ground, gritted his teeth angrily.

Originally, he was afraid of Lang Sheng, but the secret letter from his subordinates, who had placed high hopes on him, made him feel even more blocked.

"His Royal Highness, now there is no one except Lang Cheng who can stop the foreign race. Even if you don't want him to go, His Majesty will let go. Since Lang Sheng must go to the border, why don't you take the initiative to speak and let Lang Cheng go?" Going to the border as soon as possible can also make your life more comfortable, at least the thorough investigation in the palace, except for Lang Sheng, other people will always give the prince and queen some face."

Li Li's fingertips brushed his lips lightly, smiling at the prince with infinite charm.

"... Isn't that letting the tiger go back to the mountain?"

The prince swallowed his saliva, still retaining a bit of reason.

"Let the tiger go back to the mountain? There are not only tigers in the mountains, but also hunters. His Highness is not easy to do anything in the capital now. When he reaches the border, isn't there a chance to get the tiger to be coiled? And His Highness is now the first to suggest that he go to the border. It should also win some goodwill among military generals and some civil servants, and His Majesty's opinion of His Highness should also change."

On the second day, when the prince summoned the ministers in the emperor's study to discuss who should be in command, he asked to see him, and then proposed to let Lang Sheng go out of Beijing as the commander, saying that he would personally be responsible for collecting food and grass for the army, and would also donate to the mansion. 1 taels of gold, and even suggested to the emperor that if Lang Sheng could repel the aliens, he would ask the emperor to give Lang Sheng and Xu Qingluo a marriage.

The prince's proposal was approved by the emperor, and also praised by many civil servants and generals.

The face he lost with the emperor and his courtiers some time ago has been recovered.

(End of this chapter)