The torch was burning brightly, and the flames looked passionate and unrestrained, just like its holder.
Concubine Chu was dressed in a bright red male outfit, which was more beautiful than the flames on the torch.
Her hair was simply tied up in a golden crown, with one hand behind her back, she stood quietly in front of the gate of Xianyang Palace and waited.
The secret guards looked at their noses with their eyes, and their noses looked at their hearts, and they stood there like wooden stakes. On the surface, he didn't dare to make any changes, but in his heart, he was slandering.
If the young master were more honest, he would have returned to Chang'an Jun's Mansion now. Can those female secret guards please be more careful and don't let the young master get into trouble all the time?
Concubine Chu, who turned her back to the secret guard from now on, had anger flashing in her eyes.
Is this a secret guard? They are clearly a group of villains with dirty minds!
He was about to turn around and teach him a lesson when he suddenly sensed a familiar energy and stared at it.
It didn't take long for Ying Chengyu to appear at the end of Concubine Chu's field of vision.
"A married woman throws water away. For the sake of her husband, she doesn't even care about her brother. Do you want to kill your relatives out of justice?"
Ying Chengyu had a smile on his face and joked as he walked.
Concubine Chu sneered and said nothing, her teeth still showing a cold expression under the red fire.
This is really angry, who has offended this irritable girl again.
Ying Chengyu, who knew Concubine Chu very well, looked a little more serious when he saw this, and a look of anger appeared on his face at the right time.
"Who dares to make my sister angry? Brother, I will help you vent your anger!"
Holding the torch high, Concubine Chu, dressed in red and wearing fire, spoke with a cold voice.
"Your subordinates have evil intentions, and they can still think about the deeds of male thieves and female prostitutes in their minds when life and death are at stake. People like this will definitely miss your big deal over time. I'll clean it up for you now!"
Ying Chengyu's face froze, his stiff eyes stared at the secret guards unkindly, and he really had the urge to clean up the house on the spot.
It's not because these secret guards have unhealthy thoughts - Ying Chengyu has a lecherous past, and it's normal for secret guards who don't know the inside story to think wrongly.
But just thinking about it, how could the person involved know about it? If you learn facial expression management in vain, the whole city will be fed? You can tell everything and still act like a secret guard!
The secret guards were also very embarrassed, lowering their heads and not looking directly at Ying Chengyu. When the environment is unknown, it is better to do less than to do more, and it is better to do less than not to do anything. Not to do is equal to good.
Concubine Chu clearly had her back turned to the brothers. Even if any brother didn't hide his good mood, he shouldn't have been discovered. Concubine Chu didn't have eyes on her back...
Ying Chengyu scolded the secret guards in front of Concubine Chu, and looked at Concubine Chu's facial expression with the corner of his eye.
Seeing that Concubine Chu's face softened a little, she started to take credit.
"For the sake of that thousand-year-old Polygonum multiflorum plant, I will spare them this time."
Back then, before Ying Jianglu could achieve great things, he went to Wushan for a wander. He visited thirty-six mountains in a row, which resulted in the deficiency of yin and yang, and it was almost impossible to make a strong force again.
Concubine Chu spent a lot of money to buy medicine for her son. Ying Chengyu knew this and specially sent a Polygonum multiflorum plant that had grown for thousands of years to the palace.
Thousand-year-old Polygonum multiflorum has powerful medicinal effects. It nourishes the liver and kidneys and replenishes essence and blood for Ying Jianglu. This prevents Ying Jianglu from getting any root causes of disease.
"You have done so much for Fusu, how dare you take credit for giving Jiang Lu a root of Polygonum multiflorum?"
Ying Chengqiao smiled bitterly.
"Okay, okay, how about I make up for the mistakes they made today at Little Taotie's place?"
"make a deal."
Concubine Chu acted neatly and neatly, and was synonymous with recklessness in the harem. When she was upset, she dared to challenge Empress Afang, and she was not willing to be outdone when she was in front of the First Emperor.
One of them waved the torch, and the flames roared, almost extinguished by the swing of his arm.
"Get lost."
A group of secret guards were afraid of a long night and too many dreams, so they hurriedly left Xianyang Palace without even having time to salute Ying Chengyu.
Although the ministers guarding the gate of Xianyang Palace had many doubts in their minds - such as where so many ministers came out, what they were going to do during the curfew, and why Concubine Chu intercepted these ministers.
But because the passwords were correct, the badges were not fake, and some details that only the people in the palace knew were answered, no one tried to stop him.
The only half-brothers and sisters, Concubine Chu and Ying Chengyu, were left there.
Concubine Chu turned around and held up a torch, illuminating the city gate corridor and beckoning Ying Chengyu to follow her, as if she was about to leave the palace.
Ying Chengyu first glanced at the thick pillars of a pavilion, then remained silent and followed the swaying torch in front of him.
Behind the pillars of the pavilion, Queen Afang, who was also wearing a suit that was easy to move around, endured the steps of walking out and sighed quietly, with mixed feelings of joy and sorrow.
In the corridor of the palace gate, Concubine Chu, who was usually very lively, walked very slowly this time.
"If you don't want to leave, don't leave. If you kill them, you will kill them. Those old guys are worried about how to catch you again. Which aristocratic family dares to come forward? You don't need to say anything, they will help you block it."
The power of Chu's foreign relatives was greatly weakened, and there seemed to be no movement after the First Emperor unified the six countries.
It wasn't until General Ying received the imperial decree that he was entrusted with the Xiongnu land and he went out with 50,000 cavalry. Although 30,000 cavalrymen were kindly sponsored by Ying Chengyu, those 20,000 cavalrymen were real members of the Chu clan.
Why do centipede insects die but not freeze? That's it.
"You'd better not mess around. Changping Changwen is an example. The emperor never shows mercy in killing people. My coming out of Xianyang has nothing to do with these nobles. I figured it out myself."
Concubine Chu paused and immediately walked down as if nothing had happened.
"You don't want to rebel against yourself? That's a good thing."
Ying Chengyu didn't hide anything and shook his head.
"No, I originally planned to follow the example of great men and liberate their minds first, and then use their ideas to lead the people, but I found that it didn't work. Nothing is static. I planned to do things first and then popularize ideological education."
Concubine Chu's face was visibly angry.
"There's no way to make a fool of yourself!"
Ying Chengyu chuckled.
"You say I am a fool, but I think you are not the same. Summer insects cannot talk about the ice, and well frogs cannot talk about the sea. People who go up the mountain mock the gods who come down the mountain. Little women are ridiculous."
Concubine Chu was stunned for a moment. She hadn't seen her brother like this for a long time.
As high-spirited as he was when he was a teenager.
He turned his head.
"When Mother Huayang asked you to marry me, she said she didn't believe in people with the surname Ying. You said what you hate most is marriage. If the relationship between two families depends on one woman, then it would be better to just start a fight."
Ying Chengyu's face suddenly turned bad.
"Mother Huayang, I guess it's Lao Hu who did it. You can say this is a bad idea. You look so ugly."
In fact, Concubine Chu is very beautiful. Chu people have always had a wild and uninhibited beauty.
The Chu State, where witchcraft is prevalent, looks exotic to other countries, and this also applies to the Chu people.
But in Ying Chengyu's eyes, Concubine Chu was not good-looking at all. Ever since he was a child, Ying Chengyu had never thought Concubine Chu was good-looking.
"I don't think you are beautiful either, and I don't know how you managed to trick so many stupid girls into falling for you."
Concubine Chu looked like she was about to vomit.
The two had disliked each other since they were children. He felt that she was unfeminine and unfeminine, while she felt that he was showing off knowledge and showing off.
In a few words, the corridor is completed, and the road finally ends.
Concubine Chu held a torch and shone it on the side of her face, so that her brother could clearly see her face, expression, and demeanor.
"My eldest mother trusts you, and I trust you too. As long as you keep my son alive, Xianyang nobles, the Chu Kingdom will take over."
Concubine Chu's face, which should have been charming and charming, was illuminated by the torch, but it was full of perseverance, seriousness and heroic spirit.
"Ah."
Ying Chengyu shook his head and laughed, reaching out to pat Concubine Chu on the head. Concubine Chu was so impatient that she slapped her away halfway.
"I don't like to make exchanges. I will protect you little Taotie no matter what. You remnants of the Chu Kingdom, don't seek death, and make me less sorry for Mother Huayang. It will be a favor for me."
"You really don't look like a king. You are right not to be a king. You are too self-motivated."
Concubine Chu handed the torch to Ying Chengyu's hand, waved her hand and turned around the corridor of the palace gate, with the lingering sound of birds.
"It's dark on the road at night, so keep a light on it."
Ying Chengyu took the torch and looked up and down, thinking that Concubine Chu had done something in it, but found nothing.
"I'm an expert, do I need a torch?"
He shouted something into the corridor, then slowly walked forward in the night holding a torch.
There was no light in Xianyang City under the curfew, and Ying Chengyu filled the gap when he walked in.
Walking back to Xianyang Palace from outside Xianyang Palace, the night wind blew, and Concubine Chu felt cool all over.
He originally planned to go back to the palace, but after walking three or five steps past the beautifully crafted pavilion, he stopped and turned back.
Afang, who was hiding behind the pillars, knew that Concubine Chu was coming for him, so he did not hide at the moment. He appeared in the pavilion and stood next to the stone bench waiting for Concubine Chu to come over.
"Back then, Zhao Ji wanted to kill you, and Lu Buwei wanted to kill you. No one in the whole court thought highly of you, and in the end you were chosen to be the queen. Such a person who was so kind to you didn't even say thank you before leaving. You This is how you repay your kindness.”
"A Fang just sent me some small things a few days ago, and today Concubine Chu is so aggressive. This is not beautiful."
"What you are allowed to do is what others say. Why, what was wrong with what I said?"
Afang held his head and said helplessly: "I originally thought you were irritable and reckless to protect yourself, but in fact you are a calm, wise, and deep-hearted woman. Today I found out that you were not pretending in the past, you were acting in your true colors. What if? If you want to quarrel with Afang today because of this, Afang will not accompany you."
Afang didn't answer, and Concubine Chu felt very bored and didn't want to talk to such ungrateful people.
"I often hear that Zhao Ren's Kang generosity has something in common with my Chu people. There are many fallacies in the legends passed down from generation to generation."
After saying that, he left quickly.
Afang looked at Concubine Chu who was coming and going in a hurry, and he always felt that there was something missing from Concubine Chu before.
Looking at her gradually dim figure in the night, she realized that the torch in Concubine Chu's hand was missing, and her expression changed slightly.
He raised his energy and jumped up. His speed was comparable to that of the secret guard who was highly skilled in martial arts, and he soon caught up with Concubine Chu, who was not walking slowly.
This time it was she who stopped in front of Concubine Chu.
“A good dog stays out of the way.”
Concubine Chu was not afraid of Queen Afang's power at all, and she spoke disobediently.
In the past, I still gave you three points in the palace because of the general. Now my son has gone to the Xiongnu land to become the king. He is under the care of his elder brother. It doesn't matter whether you are the queen or not.
Afang didn't answer, staring at Concubine Chu's empty hands.
"Where's the torch?"
"What? The master of the harem has to take care of even a small torch?"
If it were someone else's torch, A Fang wouldn't care.
But Concubine Chu's torch is different. Chu people highly respect fire.
Although the Chu State has always been called Barbarian and calls itself Barbarian, in fact Chu State is an authentic descendant of China and a descendant of Zhuanxu, the grandson of Huangdi.
Starting from Chongli and Wuhui, his family has inherited the title of Huozhengzhurong from generation to generation.
Wan Xiong, one of the ancestors of the Chu State, was King Wen of Zhou's teacher, and he was also King Wen's huozheng.
Fire was an official duty, preserving fire for the Zhou royal family and lighting fires in various ceremonies that required fire.
Flame is sacred in Chu State.
Afang's face was filled with anger.
"If this torch is just a torch, nothing will happen to you and me..."
Concubine Chu interrupted Afang impatiently.
"Mother-in-law, will you give way?"
"Don't forget, you are His Majesty's concubine. You should be loyal to Your Majesty. There are no Chu people or Zhao people under His Majesty's rule, they are all Qin people!"
Afang's voice increased, his eyes full of warning.
"You take action when you feel dissatisfied, and I will follow suit. Words are the most useless. You are not as good as that girl Yinman."
Concubine Chu walked past the queen, but the queen did not stop her.
"If you don't recognize yourself as a Zhao person, then you have forgotten your roots. We Chu people cannot do this. The people of Chu in Qin State should be led by my brother. The torch was handed over to my brother by my eldest mother.
"Today is just a matter of returning the property to its original owner. Neither my brother nor your majesty cares about it. Why are you always joining in the fun? For the sake of that little thing, I advise you not to live like Zhao Ji."
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"Are you all stupid? Who has acted strangely in front of Concubine Chu? Get out of here!"
Ying Chengyu held a torch and patted the secret guards on the head one by one in the courtyard of Chang'an Jun's Mansion.
He shook the torch and said angrily: "You can't even see such a big light? You have lived in the shadows for a long time and you don't know how to hide in the light, right? After being a ghost for a long time, you can't be a human being, right? Is that what you are doing? , you are ruining the name of quicksand!"
Quicksand doesn't sound better than Dark Guard...
The secret guards whispered in their hearts, but no one dared to say it out loud to anger Ying Chengyu.
It wasn't until Ying Chengyu took a round of filming, and took off his disguise to reveal his congenital white hair, that Wei Zhuang, the leader of Liusha, reluctantly stood up under the looks of the secret guards.
There is no benefit in being the commander. He will take the blame first and make the young master angry...
Wei Zhuang gritted his teeth and thought, and said in a deep voice: "Master, Concubine Chu has always had her back to us. Before the master arrived, she never looked at us."
Pa~
Ying Cheng suddenly slapped Wei Zhuang on the head and said even more dissatisfied: "Okay, are you just talking nonsense?"
With his back turned and his expression invisible, in Ying Chengxuan's mind, the reason why Concubine Chu was angry must have been something he heard.
Wei Zhuang covered his head and said aggrievedly: "Except for saying 'Wei', brothers didn't say a word."
"Still quibbling and lying! Then how do you think she knew? Did she guess? Did she deceive me? She..."
Ying Chengyu was halfway angry when he saw the angry expressions on the faces of the secret guards, and his anger dropped.
He knew the secret guards he had trained himself. He could make jokes, laugh and curse, but he would not deny them in serious moments.
Ying Chengyu squinted his eyes.
Is this the power of witchcraft? Do you want to go back and ask this girl?
Turning his head to look at the sky, thinking that he would go find Xunzi later, Ying Chengyu shook his head again.
There's no time...forget it, there's no need. The god of witchcraft is nowhere to be found, otherwise Chu State would not have been destroyed. I will ask again when I come back next time.
