"Eunuch Fu, why are you here?" Li Qingwu's face was half hidden in the darkness and half exposed under the lamp. The light and dark were intertwined, making his expression inexplicably penetrating.
"Your Royal Highness, Princess..."
Fuzi raised his hands to show that he had no doubts, and his tone was a little strange, "You sneaked into the emperor's chamber late at night, and I haven't asked you what you were doing."
" If you are asked to say something, just say it." After a year in the army, Yu Yan knew how to fake the power of a tiger. He immediately pressed the dagger in his hand and threatened, "What nonsense are you talking about?"
Fuzi was silent and smiled bitterly: "Slave. I was just serving His Majesty as usual. I heard a noise in the house and was afraid, so I hid..."
"You are the person in front of the father," Li Qingwu said, glancing at the dim figure of the emperor lying on the couch behind the curtain. , the voice was very soft, "Now that you have discovered that someone is coming, and you don't know if it is an assassin, shouldn't you immediately speak out and call for someone to protect your majesty?"
Fuzi smiled and said, "I forgot for a moment..."
"Really. "Li Qingwu smoothed his sleeves, took two steps with the candlestick in his hand, and said, "I see that you don't dare to say anything. I'm afraid that the person coming here is your master's man, and his plan has been missed."
Fuzi's face turned pale . , with a look of fear on his face: "I can't understand what His Highness is saying. Isn't the master of this servant only His Majesty..."
"I don't want to talk to you here, so you don't have to pretend anymore," Li Qingwu said calmly. He said, "Tell me, what else has your master arranged? For the sake of your careful service to His Majesty for so many years, I can spare your life."
Fuzi opened his mouth with tears in his eyes.
Suddenly, a knife came out from his sleeve and stabbed her suddenly.
Because he leaned forward, his neck directly hit the blade of Yu Yan on his shoulder, and a long bloody mark was drawn.
Li Qingwu was taught many times by Qiu Che how to evade danger when encountering danger. Even when Fuzi was controlled by Yuyan, he still remained vigilant.
But in the end, it was due to lack of experience, and she didnât expect Fuzi to be so determined to kill her. She would rather trade one life for another -
the distance was too close, and the knife was originally going to the left atrium, although it was deflected because Li Qingwu dodged in time. It hurt a little, but it still stuck on Li Qingwu's left arm.
Li Qingwu's whole body shook with pain and he took two steps back.
The blood soaked out, turning his clothes red for an instant.
Yu Yan immediately put away the dagger, his pupils shrank, and stepped forward to hold Li Qingwu's other hand: "Your Highness!"
Li Qingwu shook his head, reluctantly pulled out the dagger that had been inserted into it, and threw it aside: "It's okay... why did you kill me?" Me?"
Fuzi had fallen to the ground, clutching his bleeding neck, looking confused.
After a while, a burst of "chichi" came from his lips and teeth, a vague and bloody smile.
"No, there is no reason."
"In this deep palace, we have always been able to do whatever the masters want us to do."
"This is how we served your majesty in the past, and then the prince, the third prince..."
"Actually, slaves, "I don't want to kill you," Fuzi smiled, "but this is the order of the Third Prince.
If I don't kill you, I will die." "Since both the left and right are going to die, it's better not to let anyone have an easy time."
"Your Highness, you guys. " She is a prince and a princess, and she is born with a golden life. Of course she doesn't know how difficult it is for us slaves to live... Even surviving seems to be just a charity you give to the lower class."
Fuzi smiled, "But now I am. I donât want to live anymore.â
Yu Yan glared at him: âIf you donât want to live, donât live! What are you doing to harm our Highness?â
Then he stepped forward and stabbed his left atrium with a dagger.
Fuzi slowly stared at the beams with that twisted, slightly maniacal smile and stopped moving.
Yu Yan turned around and saw Li Qingwu looking stunned, and paused.
"Your Highness, don't listen to his nonsense. Although it is indeed limited by the current situation. But some people are willing to be slaves. If they don't want to be, there is a way out. It's just that they are timid and don't want to break away from their original identities... Weird I can't blame you, you don't owe him anything."
Li Qingwu couldn't help but patted the back of her hand: "I know."
Just like Yuming Yuyan and Poria, later under the subtle influence of Qiu Che. , all replaced the word "servant" with "subordinate".
But this is something they have come through step by step.
Every path is your own choice.
"Do me a favor," Li Qingwu calmed down quickly, looked around, raised his head and said, "Go and ask the Queen Mother to come over."
"Oh, by the way, there is also the Queen Mother." Yu Yan patted his head, this was really Itâs not her fault for forgetting, but the Queen Motherâs presence in the palace and the court during this period was very low.
âWhat should you do?â
âI remember there is a medicine box in the bedroom,â Li Qingwu recalled, â Qiu Che taught me how to bandage wounds. It's okay, go back quickly."
Yu Yan could only nod, lock the door for her, and then jump out of the window.
Li Qingwu first went behind the curtain and carefully checked the emperor's breathing to make sure that the emperor was not dead. Then he found the medicine box in the palace, gritted his teeth and applied medicine to himself, while thinking about the current situation in his mind.
She glanced at Fuzi's body, which was moved to the shadow by Yuyan, and guessed that the other party would appear here, most likely because of Yuxi.
Daxia has decreed that those who do not have the jade seal of the country cannot succeed to the throne as emperor.
She and Qiu Che had speculated before about why the prince imprisoned the emperor but never ascended the throne or killed him.
There is only one answer, he hasn't gotten the imperial seal yet.
So the emperor cannot die.
And now, why did they suddenly decide to force her to have a baby?
The prince would never be able to be so decisive. If he had such a decisive plan, even if he was sure of victory when he forced the palace tonight, he shouldn't have made such a big show of it. After all, it was a scandal.
That is, someone pointed him out from behind and pushed him, and the prince couldn't stand it anymore for various reasons.
The third prince must not have revealed his true face in front of him, so the prince did not think that he would make a wedding dress for him.
It is a scandal to force the prince to convict, and besides, this may not really lead to anything. The jade seal has not yet been obtained, so there must be some reason for the prince to make up his mind to force the prince to conceive.
For example, the current situation made him feel irritable and at a loss.
For example, his ambition can no longer be satisfied with his current incompetence.
for example.
He doesn't have a real jade seal, but he has a fake one.
This method sounds too bold, but it seems that as long as all the insiders are dead, no one will know that the jade seal is fake.
But the prince must have never heard the story about the mantis stalking the cicada, followed by the oriole.
Because he is a mantis.
And the third prince wants to be that oriole.
Suppose that the prince imprisons the emperor, but a few months later his true colors are revealed, and he plans to kill his father to seize the throne.
At this time, the third prince Li Hengyu, the only remaining prince, suddenly appeared with all the civil and military officials, exposing the prince's true face and saving the emperor's life.
The reputation of the prince was completely ruined. Even if he survived, he would not be able to stay in the position of prince any longer. The emperor looked half-dead again.
So wouldn't it be natural for the only remaining prince in the current dynasty to follow the people's will and succeed to the throne?
The reason why Fuzi appeared here was probably because the third prince wanted to take the last chance to interrogate the emperor and force him to produce the jade seal in order to prevent an accident.
Li Qingwu took a deep breath, remembering all the hardships they had gone through two years ago because of this mastermind, and then looked at the unconscious emperor on the couch.
pity.
It is destined to disappoint Li Hengyu.
In their original plan, Qiu Che should have done all this, but now, Qiu Che should still be outside the city...
Li Qingwu lowered his eyes, hid the worry in his eyes, and tied the wound tightly with gauze. A knot.
Qiu Che couldn't come, so she would come.
"Who are youâ"
The little eunuch at the door was awakened by the sound of swords. Before he could finish his words, his throat was cut with a sword by the bodyguard.
"Your Highness," the guard walked up to the prince and said softly, "Everyone around has been dealt with."
"Well," the prince waved his hand impatiently, "Where is Mr. Yu and his wife?"
The guard stuttered: "Mr. Yu was still there when we were at the palace gate. Maybe there were too many people entering the palace and they dispersed..."
"Ignore him." The prince said cruelly, "Go in and arrest the emperor." Come out."
The guard handed over his hands and before he could speak, a voice suddenly came from the room: "Who is outside!"
It was a man's voice.
The prince frowned and looked at the bodyguard.
The bodyguard turned around hurriedly and said in surprise: "Impossible, didn't it mean that all the people who were closely guarding His Majesty have been removed...Who is inside?! Tell me your name!"
"How brave! Fufeng clanged, opened half of the window, held his sword and said coldly, "Her Royal Highness the Princess and the Queen Mother are discussing matters. Who are you? If you break into the palace without His Majesty's permission, I am not afraid of Your Majesty's punishment!"
The prince laughed angrily, pulled out a sword from the waist of the guard next to him and pointed it at him: "I am the prince of the East Palace. Who are you? You just discuss matters as you say? Why don't I know that the queen mother and the eldest princess are still here tonight?" Entering the palace?"
The prince didn't notice that after he said this, a drop of cold sweat fell on the face of the guard captain next to him.
"Come here, take him down for me!"
"Stop."
The figure of the Queen Mother appeared in front of the window.
She was dressed in elegant clothes, frowning as she looked at the large group of guards holding weapons outside, and said in a deep voice: "Mao'er, what are you doing?"
"Are you going to rebel?"
The prince looked panicked: "Your Majesty Grandma..."
He subconsciously stood up straight, and then realized something was wrong: "Why are you here?"
Could it be that what the boy just said was true?
The Queen Mother said: "Your Majesty is critically ill and has urgently summoned the Ai family. Why, where is the Ai family? Do you still have to report to your grandson?"
Although the prince had always hated the emperor because of the death of the empress, he had always treated her as the imperial grandmother. Respectfully... Although this does not prevent him from letting his men seize power from the Queen Mother.
Hearing this, the prince's face stiffened: "No, royal grandmother..."
Someone next to him patted his arm with a fan and interrupted him: "Your Highness, are you soft-hearted?"
The prince paused and looked into the crowd. Yu Zheng, who arrived belatedly, suppressed his anger and said, "I would like to ask you why you came so late!"
Of course, it was because he didn't want to be labeled as an accomplice.
But he mingled in the crowd, originally wanting to see the situation, but seeing the prince hesitate again, Yu Zheng had to stand up again.
In his heart, he hated the prince very much, but on his face, he only glanced into the palace.
Then he blocked his face with a feather fan, tilted his head and whispered: "Your Highness, this is not the time to talk about this now... Don't forget, your great cause is about to be completed, but you can't be afraid to do it just because you are soft-hearted. "
"No matter what they came here to do, they must die."
The prince's eyes hesitated for a moment: "But the emperor's grandmother is the best person to me besides my mother."
Yu Zheng rolled his eyes in his mind and warned himself not to lose his temper. , while saying in a distorted tone: "The throne...the throne! If you become the emperor, why worry about no one being nice to you? Everyone in the world should be nice to you!"
The prince still hesitated, and Yu Zheng waited for a moment. , but had already folded her feather fan and raised her voice: "Everyone go in! Kill!"
The Queen Mother's eyes became cold: "Prince - do you really want to rebel?"
The Crown Prince was silent, avoiding the Queen Mother's eyes, and gritted his teeth and said: " Listen to Mr. Yu."
Yu Zheng pulled his lower lip and smiled happily.
He is quite teachable.
The Queen Mother sneered: "Okay, very good. No wonder your father is unwilling to hand over the jade seal to you - he is indeed a white-eyed wolf."
The prince was shocked when he heard this.
But the next moment, the window had been closed again by the cold-faced guard, and the person inside could not be seen.
The guards hesitated, but when the prince spoke, they finally breathed a sigh of relief and rushed in with their swords in hand.
But as soon as the leader stepped through the door, he was shot through the head with an arrow.
The arrow hit the center of the forehead.
"Let's see who dares!"
A figure stepped out of the palace gate under the protection of Fufeng.
She held a carved gold bow in her hand, and the wound on her arm was bandaged. Her lips were slightly pale, but the hand holding the bow and arrow was steady.
No one noticed that her wrist was shaking slightly.
This was her first time killing someone.
Fortunately, she pretended to be calm, but the coercion belonging to the superior came over her in an instant, and the guards who rushed in couldn't help but hesitate for a moment.
Fufeng stepped forward and handed the imperial edict he had just temporarily written to Li Qingwu's hand.
Li Qingwu held the imperial edict in one hand, swung it down, threw it away, and read in a cold voice: "Your Majesty's last edict: There are unworthy descendants today, and they are all very stupid. I am afraid that no one will be able to succeed to the throne... I have thought about it again and again. , Empress Dowager Fu has a noble character and will be able to inherit the throne..." *
"Impossible!" The prince immediately turned pale and shouted back, "How can my father pass the throne to the emperor? Grandma! You must be lying!"
"I don't think it's possible," Li Qingwu said lightly, "To be honest, my father is heartbroken by you. Brother Huang - what have you done? It should be clear, right?"
"My father originally wanted to pass the throne to me," she paused and gasped. "But I thought I was too embarrassed to take on the responsibility, so I recommended the imperial grandmother..."
Yu Zheng didn't expect this to happen.
He guarded Qiu Che, but he failed to guard against the eldest princess.
Seeing that time was running out, he reminded in a low voice: "Your Highness, don't hesitate, kill them quickly!"
That's right.
Kill them, it won't matter whether the edict is true or false.
The prince suddenly came back to his senses and gritted his teeth and said: "Father has been overthinking... He has been tortured to death by people with ulterior motives... Why don't you let me capture them all!"
"Yes!"
"Here is the imperial seal!" Li Qingwu shouted loudly and raised the box in his hand.
ââThat was given to Concubine Xu Xian before she left.
Li Qingwu looked around, with a cold face, and said word by word:
"Whoever dares to go further will be regarded as murdering the empress... and will be killed without mercy!"
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