Chapter 19: The Banquet of Thousand Years: Catching Turtles in an Urn 4
"Where is the golden arrow on your shoulder?"
Zhao Qinghuai slowly raised his head and looked at Shen Yiqi of the Metropolitan Procuratorate standing in front of him with his hands behind his back. He couldn't help but laugh, shook his head miserably and said: "Huh? That princess is much smarter than you think..."
She was afraid that she would bring trouble to the Metropolitan Procuratorate because of her death in the palace, so she came after her to pull out the golden arrow, and gave her a badge. She just hoped that everything would not involve her sweetheart, and her sweetheart... Even if she is planning to play such a big game of chess, she has to send the most trustworthy person around her to erase any evidence that can drag her into trouble. Love is really stronger than gold, and love is very...
Thinking of this, she couldn't help but smile bitterly. She once had a sweetheart. She loved him and was willing to sacrifice everything for him. Unfortunately, that man was born passionate. Her true feelings were just wasted and she had no right to complain and be heartless. nothing……
Now, she has to risk her life to jump from one black circle to another. Thinking about this, Zhao Qinghuai's eyes are full of unwillingness and resentment. It is unfair to put her in such a situation and ask her to fight for her life... The more this happens, The more she wants to crawl out of the quagmire and stand up!
Even though she was able to survive the humiliation of being bereaved and reduced to Yanliu Lane when she was a child, she must make a bet with the sky this time. She will never be able to return to a peaceful life. This time she will forge a new path for herself. Come.
"Master Shen, if I can return to the Metropolitan Procuratorate alive today, can Master Song detoxify me and allow me to join the secret guard?"
Zhao Qinghuai endured the pain and knelt up straight. His face was ashen, his lips were a little chapped, and his eyes were not as angry as before, but he looked up at Shen Yi harshly, looking a little embarrassed.
Shen Yi's eyes flickered slightly, he turned away from looking at her, and responded: "There will be someone outside the Metropolitan Procuratorate to pick you up. Go back and recuperate."
After hearing this, Zhao Qinghuai weakly smiled a little, and his gloomy expression seemed to flicker with hope again.
She stood up, looked at Shen Yi Yan's leaving figure, and became determined again. As long as she left the palace alive and returned to the Metropolitan Procuratorate, she would be able to start a new life.
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Funing Hall
The imperial concubine was frightened, and after forcing herself to support the Imperial Guards who came to quell the chaos, she was helped back to the palace.
Most of the family members attending the banquet hurriedly left the palace, but the second family of Su Rong stayed behind.
"I heard that your majesty gave the princess a talisman to mobilize the imperial army? Now it seems that it is true." A middle-aged man touched the thick beard on his lips and teased with a smile.
"Uncle Guo, this talisman is true, but although those assassins were holding knives and covering their faces, they didn't hurt anyone. It's such a big show... We need to ask the queen to give us an explanation."
Su Bing'an held a folding fan, moon-white robes, and looked like a Confucian scholar, and responded with a sneer.
"Now this battle... are you hiding it from us and treating everyone like monkeys?" Rong Yuanzhou, the uncle of the country, had a straight face, glanced at Concubine Rong who was leaning on the couch behind the screen, and secretly talked to the old man. He changed his eyes at home.
The other three male concubines and concubines who were sitting behind the screen all had troubled expressions on their faces and looked at each other, not wanting to speak first.
"The monkey knows that there is danger and runs to the mountain. Why are you still in the palace?"
Chu Shou strode in under the gaze of everyone, his robes were lifted slightly, and he walked with a breeze. After saying that, he sat down firmly, picked up a cup of tea, and took a big sip.
She didn't stop all night. After seeing that the fire in the Fengfeng Temple had stopped, she was called over again.
"This, this... is vulgar!" Rong Yuanzhou was choked and speechless. He flicked his sleeves angrily, turned sideways, and sat a little further away from Chu Shou.
"It's the imperial concubine who hosted the banquet, and it's us who came to the banquet to celebrate her birthday and suffered disaster. There must be an explanation for this, right?" Su Bing'an clapped his hands with a folding fan and argued.
"Explain?" Chu Shou turned his eyes, gently raised his fingers on one of the armrests, and gestured: "Bring it up."
Several Forbidden Army guards carried knives and escorted three or five people to the palace. They all knelt down in black clothes and covered their faces.
Chu Shou said with a cold face, "You also know that you are here for a banquet? Why don't you just release all the spies and serve as the forbidden army?"
"Huh? Mr. Guo, I thought the boxes you shipped here were not gifts, right?" Su Bing'an changed the topic and pointed directly at Uncle Guo, who had already looked embarrassed on the opposite side.
The beautiful woman sitting next to Uncle Guo softly spoke softly: "Isn't there... a dancer holding a sword?"
"Yes, since we mentioned the dancing girl, we should go find the prince who understands music theory. He found this person..." Rong Yuanzhou said, sticking his head out and looking around, but there was no sign of Luo Qi.
, "The prince and the dancing girl are both gone, and the assassin and the mastermind behind the scenes are gone. Why is the princess holding on to us two?"
"I was about to chase someone, but I don't know who forced me to come and have a cup of tea?" Chu Shou turned his eyes slightly, rolled his eyes at Uncle Guo, and turned sideways, staying far away.
"Since an assassin has been born, your majesty is in danger. I wonder... what are the plans of the empress and the princess? Tell us a little bit. If anything happens, at least there will be someone to take care of you..." Su Bing'an took up the conversation and asked tentatively.
"My princess only wants to lead the imperial army to guard your majesty. As for arresting the assassin, you might as well ask the imperial censor. He is so powerful. If there is no imperial army, I am afraid that he will not be able to protect your majesty for a long time."
I can't even ask for medicine..." Chu Shou lowered his eyebrows and raised his hands to straighten his clothes, and answered without any pain or itch.
Rong Yuanzhou answered in a rough voice: "The princess has always been talented and intelligent. Ever since she made suggestions for your majesty's personal affairs..." As he said that, he glanced meaningfully at the Su family across from him and continued: "And he has won the respect of your majesty.
, but we were stupid and worried too much about your majesty’s safety, which hindered the plans of the empress and the princess.”
Su Bing'an rolled his eyes and continued: "The princess returned to Kyoto for the first time, so she didn't know about the Metropolitan Procuratorate..." Su Bing'an originally wanted to continue to criticize the Metropolitan Procuratorate, but when he turned his eyes and thought about it, this Metropolitan Procuratorate is like
His Majesty's eyes and ears, His Majesty's hands and feet, whether it was inappropriate or not, he stopped in time and said with a smile: "The Metropolitan Procuratorate has always been fair and strict. Although the Imperial Censor has never been in the capital, he has always been decisive in making decisions, big and small.
, I think there is some misunderstanding with the princess."
"Master Su, there is no need to speak for them. Your Majesty's health has improved now, and even though you have taken medicine, it has no effect... But I believe that when your Majesty wakes up, you will naturally have a decision in your heart, and you will never let the bad guys run rampant and the good people suffer.
"Chu Shou nodded slightly toward Su Bing'an, sighed regretfully, put his forehead in trouble, and looked like he had a bitter feud with the Metropolitan Procuratorate but was unable to gain the upper hand.
Rong Yuanzhou said with relief: "Now that this drama is about to happen, we will just listen to the good news that Mr. Xiao Song successfully caught the assassin. As for Mr. Su, you should drink more soothing and brain-replenishing liquid before going to bed. Don't wake up in the middle of the night.
I can’t…”
After saying that, he opened his mouth and raised his head and laughed.
Rong Yuanzhou also smiled coldly, looked at him gloomily, and did not respond.
"Okay..." The imperial concubine who was leaning behind the screen spoke quietly, bending down like a poppy, and said feebly: "Since the princess has a heart and has already planned with your majesty, then your majesty will entrust all matters to the princess, but now the assassin
Even if it is damaged, I will have to send messages frequently in the future, so that I and the sisters in the palace can avoid worries."
Everyone present nodded in approval and expressed relief. After all, it was only after hearing His Majesty's news for a long time that they could calm down. You can't just sit still every day. What are you talking about?
Chu Shou raised his lips and smiled, saying: "That's natural. After all, we have to plan and act according to His Majesty's condition..."
As soon as Chu Shou said these words, everyone was shocked. They heard some connotations and their expressions became solemn. Then she pretended to be surprised and covered her mouth. She opened her eyes and said with "apology": "Well... don't misunderstand me.
This princess said that the deployment of the imperial army must be mobilized according to your majesty's condition, but I never told you."
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief again and pretended to laugh along with him.
Chu Shou quietly scanned everyone's faces, and under the candlelight, each one had their own agenda. This time, Concubine Rong took advantage of His Majesty's serious illness to show off, but she saw the trick and tried to push things along. What about next time?
?Who will do evil next time? When Concubine Rong loses power, who will she go to?
At that time, everyone attending the banquet was leaving the palace one after another, and Zhao Qinghuai also took advantage of the flow of people to hide in the empty big box behind Rong Yuanzhou's carriage.
There was indeed no gift in the box. He hid the person inside and covered the upper compartment with gold and silver jewelry. He used the name of his niece, the eldest princess Changle, to ask him to collect jewelry, so he evaded the interrogation of the imperial army.
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Originally, I wanted to take advantage of the grand Qianqiu Banquet and the main hall was empty to have a look. Unexpectedly, the princess who had killed a thousand swords was surrounded by the imperial army again and again, and a group of uninformed rough guys appeared. I was still secretly laughing.
This group of reckless men and the fire at the Temple of Feng led the Imperial Guards away. Unexpectedly, they were sent to take advantage of the chaos and witnessed the arrests of people by the Metropolitan Procuratorate. Oops, I get angry just thinking about it. The news didn't come back, but that person who was used to exercising power was
The young princess who was the manipulator was captured and sent to the army... Pity the capable generals he carefully selected and trained!
The more Rong Yuanzhou thought about it, the angrier he became. His beard trembled. He looked at the flying tower in the palace angrily and rubbed his hands. However, he was willing to pay any amount for his own prince's nephew. Thinking about this, he punched the big box hard. This man
The bigger the girl, the better she is. When she gave her advice, she thought she would only get the title of Princess, but it turned out that she also had the talisman for mobilizing the imperial army hidden, so she just picked the one and took it... He had to keep this labor-intensive big box intact.
You can't move it back without moving! I'm so angry!
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Chu Shou came out of the palace and saw that the farce was finally coming to an end. He stretched himself out as he saw that although the palace was deserted and cold, it was peaceful.
I was exhausted from carrying the princess's pretense all day long... Fortunately, she said, "You don't need to interfere."
Thinking of this, Chu Shou secretly cursed: Humph, what kind of centipede am I not interested in catching? If you like to work, you can go to Meimei to be a model worker. I am a princess, and I still want to put on makeup, wear gold and silver, and lie on the couch every day.
You have to be carried wherever you go, and when you get bored, you can even be instigated by a crazy county bishop to set fire to it...
Thinking of this, Chu Shou immediately clasped his hands and said piously: "Goddess of Heaven, my grandson will definitely find the best craftsmen for you! First-class materials! You may have been numb from sitting cross-legged for so many years, so I will let you do it this time.
Please lie down and forgive me!"
After saying that, Chu Shou turned around and saw Su Bing'an, who was also standing aside, fanning himself, with a face full of "I can't see, I can't see, I can't see me"...
"Huh? Mr. Su, you're not leaving yet? But the princess has arrested too few people?" Chu Shou asked "sternly" as the princess again.
Su Bing'an held his fan in the air, paused, opened and closed his mouth, not knowing what to say: Let's just say that this princess was the one he had grown up with. More than ten years later, he had already married and established a business, and he had a child under his knees.
Jiang Jiang is a well-behaved six-year-old child. Although she has always behaved erratically, she must have repaid her a lot. She often takes her brother-in-law around to play wildly, but I have never heard that she has hysteria...
"I'm waiting for my wife Gu's Hongying..."
Before Su Bing'an could finish speaking, Ah Shui held up her skirt and ran over with long strides. Their eyes were immediately attracted.
Ah Shui gasped: "Miss..." He raised his eyes again and saw Su Bing'an, swallowed and said: "Master Su..."
Su Bing'an suddenly became anxious. He had been worried since he couldn't wait for Gu Hongying for a long time. Now the sound of "Master Su" made him even more anxious. He grabbed Ah Shui and asked eagerly: "How is my wife?!"
Even the delicate fan was ignored...it was completely out of proportion.
"It's not the sister of the Gu family, it's the little sister of the Su family!"
"Wen Ning?" Su Bing'an opened his eyes again and asked.
"No, it's the other Miss Su Er!" Ah Shui finally said it under the glare of the two people's eyes, and breathed a long sigh of relief.
Speaking of the Su family, the two biggest figures are the old Princess of Jiaqing. Her younger brother, Su Tongguan, is the Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs. His wife, Mrs. Wang, has a son and a daughter, Su Bing'an and Su Wenning, and then they
The second eldest brother, Mrs. Xue, also had a son and a daughter. The third eldest brother was the most pitiful, having only one daughter, Su Tiying.
Although the Su family has a great business, the family is not harmonious. The second bedroom of the Su family is famous for being cunning and mean, and she is even more arrogant after giving birth to twins. However, the third bedroom is just a maid who does laundry and fuel in her backyard.
When she was pregnant, she was mistakenly identified by Su Tong after drinking...
Don't ask why she was so familiar with Chu Shou, it was just because the second wife, Mr.
…
Although it is reasonable to say that Mr.
He then brought her into the room.
I also heard that because of such a mistake, the maid and her lover were separated again. Originally, she had redeemed her body contract and could leave the house to get married in a few months...
The third wife, Mrs. Yu, is really pitiful. She has been treated as a maid by Mr. Xue after many years in the house. She is often beaten and scolded, and she is even asked to work even though she is pregnant. People say that the child was wasted and was born prematurely. Otherwise, what happened?
The third bedroom will give birth to the baby at the same time as the second bedroom, or even how many days earlier?
Don't ask Chu Shou how he knew this. She once squatted down with the blind storyteller under the overpass, shaking her head and lamenting. She said with emotion that having no father or mother saves her a lot of worries...
Naturally, Su Tiying's life was equally miserable. The reason why she was able to come to the Qianqiu Banquet today was because she had made a marriage agreement with His Majesty's fourth prince a few days ago. The two were similar in age, but their circumstances were similar. The fourth prince was naturally weak, or
A child with disabled legs and a wheelchair.
The fourth prince’s biological mother and concubine died of illness. Because His Majesty’s heirs are few, the eldest prince died young, the second prince is weak, the third prince loves to show off, the fourth prince is disabled, and although the fifth prince is the legitimate son and canonized as the prince, he is still one or five years old.
As a child, His Majesty also took pity on him and asked him to be crowned king and to marry Su Yuqi, the youngest daughter of the Su family.
But how could Mr. Xue agree? On the pretext that her daughter had a cough, she forced Su Tiying to marry the fourth prince.
"Ying'er? How is Ying'er?" Su Bing'an asked.
Ah Shui met Chu Shou's eager eyes and said weakly: "Just now we were separated from Miss Su Er, and when we found her again, we found that she had been kidnapped by that centipede, and was in a stalemate with Mr. Shen, the son of the Song Dynasty, in the river.
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"What? Inland river?"
Chu Shou asked in surprise, after all, that centipede is the best at water...
Still digging, does this last story look familiar...