Rebirth of the High Gate Mistress

Chapter 407 No poison, no husband

As soon as the two sisters saw off Zhou Jiangning, Bitang Juli's maid Si'er came over and reported to Xu Wanning: "Madam, the uncle asked you to go back quickly. He just received the holy order and said that it would take a few days." I’m going to the south to fight the flood, and I said I have something urgent to discuss with you.”

When Xu Wanning heard this, she looked at Jingshu aside and couldn't help but scolded her: "Look at your mouth, has it been opened? You were just talking about this in Pingyang, and this happened. .”

With that said, Xu Wanning said goodbye to Jingshu and hurried back to Bitangju.

Li Xian had just returned from the Yamen. Xu Wanning saw him and asked, "When will we set off this time?"

Li Xian replied: "In about half a month."

When Xu Wanning heard that there was still half a month left, she couldn't help complaining to Li Xiandao: "There is still some time left. There is still time to take care of things. Why are you rushing me back in such a hurry?"

Li Xian poured a cup of tea, took a sip, and replied: "I don't know why, since I received the order, I have felt uneasy."

Xu Wanning replied: "There will be floods in the south during the rainy season. This is not the first time you have been ordered to fight floods. Is this mission more difficult than the previous one?"

Li Xian put down the tea cup and replied: "That's not the case. This time I was just ordered to supervise the construction of water conservancy projects."

Li Xian is now the Minister of the Ministry of Industry, ranking second in rank.

Hearing this, Xu Wanning replied: "You have done this job before, so you should be experienced, but I don't know who will be in charge of it this time."

Li Xianwei sighed slightly and said: "The Lord's tone should be to let King Jin take charge."

Xu Wanning snorted coldly: "Last year when my second brother suppressed the rebellion in the northwest, the Holy Emperor ordered King Jin to follow him to receive merit. This time, he ordered King Jin to follow him to control the flood. Haha, the Holy Emperor really loves this son. He is trying every means to accumulate prestige for him. Ah, let's see! The crown prince's position will be lost sooner or later."

 In the deep palace of the imperial city.

Today is the birthday of Empress Cao. During the day, there was a banquet in the palace. In the evening, Emperor Ming stayed in Jiaofang Hall to accompany the empress to listen to music.

Emperor Ming was sitting on the main seat, and Empress Cao and Emperor Ming were sitting side by side. The empress and empress were listening to the musicians playing intoxicatedly. Suddenly, a young guqin player suddenly pulled out a dagger from the guqin and stabbed it straight. He ran towards Emperor Ming, shouting: "Emperor Dog, you invited us into the palace, but you didn't favor us, and you did a lot of harm to us!"

 Everything happened in the sparks of electric stone. Before the guards in the palace could **** him, Empress Cao sacrificed herself to protect Emperor Ming. She used her own flesh and blood to block the sharp blade for Emperor Ming.

The bright red blood stained the phoenix robe. When the young actor saw this, he bit the poisonous wax pill in his mouth and committed suicide on the spot.

 For a time, the imperial doctor was invited to investigate the assassins, and the Jiaofang Palace was noisy all night long.

 Empress Cao simply did not injure her vitals and her life was not in danger. But Emperor Ming was also greatly moved by her actions. He sat in front of Queen Cao's bed, took her hand and said, "The Queen blocked the knife for me. I am very moved by this feat."

Empress Cao looked at Emperor Ming affectionately, with a gentle smile on her lips, and slowly replied: "As the saying goes, 'The highest is as high as the sun and the moon, the closest is the father and the wife.' I am your Majesty's wife, and I will do anything for your Majesty." It should be deserved." Emperor Ming was a person who was easily soft-hearted. He was greatly moved when he heard this. He patted the queen's hand and said: "The queen treats me with deep affection, but I can't help you many times."

Because the actor committed suicide on the spot, although the assassination caused a stir in the inner palace, it was ultimately left unsolved because there was no evidence of the death of the person involved.

 However, the relationship between the emperor and the empress improved greatly as a result, and the trend in the former harem also changed subtly.

The most unexpected thing is that Emperor Ming appointed Prince Zhao Bi, who had been neglected by him for a long time, as the governor and was ordered to go to the south to fight floods and provide disaster relief.

 Historically, fighting against foreign enemies and providing disaster relief are two tasks that best reflect a person's ability. Now Emperor Ming suddenly handed over this task to the prince, which is undoubtedly an unfavorable signal for the Jin Dynasty Party.

Concubine Meng cried to Emperor Ming several times about this, but Emperor Ming never wavered. Even the matter that he had sworn to her in the past that she would change the title of crown prince, he never mentioned it again.

Concubine Meng Guifei, who had dominated the harem for many years, finally realized that her position in Emperor Ming's heart was no longer as good as before when she was nearly forty years old. The sense of crisis that the beauty gradually lost the emperor's heart made Concubine Meng unable to sleep and eat well all day long.

 She and her son had to start planning intensively.

Concubine Meng came to King Jin and taught him: "In the eyes of your father, the concubine is no longer what she used to be. Empress Cao is a **** with many tricks, but your father is a soft-hearted and easy to fool." Son, now that he has been deceived by Empress Cao, I'm afraid we have to make other plans."

Jin Wang Leng couldn't help but complained: "Anyone with a discerning eye can see that this assassin is clearly a scheme planned by Empress Cao. It's because my father is so easy to fool. He originally agreed to let me fight the flood, but Empress Cao did this." After some confusion, this good job actually fell on Zhao Bi, which is really hateful."

The resentment in Concubine Meng's heart was only greater than that of her son. She said with a cold face: "It's not like you don't know what kind of person your father is. There's no use complaining now. You'd better hurry up and think of something."

King Jin rolled his eyes and sneered: "It's not that there is no way. Doesn't Empress Cao want to use this to make the prince shine? Then let's let her steal the chicken but lose the rice."

As he spoke, King Jin leaned into Concubine Meng’s ear and spoke his plan in a low voice.

After hearing this, Concubine Meng's face changed slightly and she refused flatly: "This can't be done. This matter is related to the Zhenguo Palace. We must take warning from what happened to Empress Cao last time. We can win over the Zhenguo Palace. It's best to come, if you can't, you have to go around, but don't provoke me."

The King of Jin persuaded Concubine Meng: "My concubine is really a benevolent woman. Last time, Empress Cao provoked Li Ling, which naturally caused bad luck. This time we are using Li Xian from the big house. Don't worry, concubine. How can he compare with that Li Ling? Besides, I will do my best to prevent any leaks in this matter, just don't let them find out about us."

Concubine Meng replied uneasily: "This may involve tens of thousands of lives. If the incident comes to light accidentally, we will be completely ruined. Even your father can't protect us."

The King of Jin replied: "As the saying goes, those who are not poisonous and have no husbands are just tens of thousands of untouchables. If someone achieves something big, how can he care about these small details? If this happens, Zhao Bi will definitely fall completely. I must give it a go." .”

After Concubine Meng heard what her son said, she gritted her teeth and made up her mind: "Then I'll follow what you said, but be careful."

 (End of this chapter)