forbidden palace
The heavy rain is falling, like an endless river pouring into the world.
In the dim and hazy sky, the whole face is covered with darkness, and lightning occasionally falls. Looking up, the gray sky is covered with dense gray clouds, as if connected with countless silk ribbons.
The sound of drums and the sound of killing gradually approached, making people panic and uneasy.
The guards in the corridor, still wearing their clothes and armor, sat down with their halberds in hand and remained silent, which brought some comfort.
"His Majesty."
Kneeling on the cold floor tiles, a eunuch was reporting on the war on the front line.
"Things are not going well. Zhenren Liu has gone. Although the altar has been raised, His Highness King Qi is beating the drum himself. He has already piled up a foot of soil and is about to step on the wall."
"Shaojian Hu (Hu Huaian) resisted desperately and was hit by two arrows. The gatekeeper suffered heavy casualties, but he can still resist."
The emperor snorted coldly, but did not react at all to Hu Huaian being hit by an arrow. He just pondered and asked, "How is the water situation in the canal?"
"Replying to your majesty, it has been raining for days and the water in the three rivers has overflowed. It has submerged the Dingshui Monument, Wu Bridge and the water turtles."
Although these three places have different names, they have similar functions. They all have water level lines to prevent heavy rains from causing flooding.
The emperor frowned and pondered, speechless for a long time.
Since the beginning of the nightmare, he had a feeling of panic, and as time went by, this ominous feeling became even more intense.
This made him increasingly irritated.
They are all such traitors!
And the damn monsters!
"Okay, divert all the water from the three rivers, and flood me with the water from my own river!"
"yes!"
Seeing the eunuch delivering the order running out, the emperor felt a little relieved and returned to the imperial desk. However, he was restless and thoughtful. He picked up a book and glanced at it.
"Zhang Dai is not dead, but he retreated from the battle?" The emperor couldn't help but sneered: "I thought he was really not afraid of death!"
"And the grandson..." The emperor suddenly had a flash of inspiration and seemed to have grasped something, but he couldn't find it after careful consideration.
"Zhang Dai is afraid of death, so he is a little reluctant to deal with his grandson, but..."
Just as he was thinking about it, he suddenly heard a loud noise. He hurriedly took a few steps to look, and saw the sound of killing and black smoke rising from the direction of Yuque Gate.
"What's wrong?"
"Why is there any strange movement in Yuque Gate?"
The emperor spoke sternly, and a eunuch hurried over and shouted: "No, the guards at Yuque Gate reported that the grandson has rebelled!"
"What, nonsense? Grand Sun is hundreds of miles away checking accounts, how could he show up at this time?" The emperor's head buzzed and he shouted sternly.
"How dare you speak nonsense? Li Xiang sent someone to report this urgently!" As he said this, the eunuch who reported the situation nodded repeatedly, with blood on his forehead.
The emperor was in a daze, as if he couldn't hear clearly. He clenched his teeth and stared at the Jade Palace Gate. He suddenly looked back, quickly opened some memorials and scanned them. For some reason, the emperor's hands were shaking a little, and he murmured: "Is this so? "
"Build the plank road openly, but secretly visit Chencang?"
Although many connections were still unclear, a bright light seemed to flash through, connecting many things together, and the emperor couldn't help but smile.
"Okay, King of Shu, King of Qi, King of Lu, there have been so many ups and downs...even I have been deceived!"
"I have played with eagles all my life, but in the end I was pecked out by an eagle and lost my eyesight... Haha" The emperor smiled cruelly, his eyes glowed with gray light, and he was about to continue talking when he heard a loud rumble and the palace shook.
The emperor subconsciously raised his head and saw tiles, wooden bricks, roaring and falling.
"emperor!"
Everyone in the hall exclaimed in unison, most of them failed to react, a few did, but they were far away.
Zhao Bingzhong got closer and was about to step forward, but his grandson's face suddenly flashed before his eyes.
The earthquake continued, the dust filled the air, blocking the view, and the bricks, tiles, and wood decorations all fell towards the throne.
Involuntarily, his feet slowed down a little.
Just because of this slight difference, several eunuchs suddenly appeared from behind the screen. With just one move and a few pop-pop sounds, everything that hit the emperor was pushed away.
A brick was pushed back without any resistance, and fell heavily on the head of the eunuch who had just reported it. Suddenly, he fell on his back, and scarlet blood flowed down his cheek.
"His Majesty!"
No one paid attention to the eunuch and kept shouting to get closer.
"Stop, no one is allowed to move. Anyone who comes near will be killed!" a eunuch screamed. There was a little eunuch who seemed to have lost his head. He was still rushing around headlessly. There was a snap, and the figure flashed. This little eunuch With a muffled sound, he was hit in the chest by a palm, flew out, landed on the ground, and stopped moving.
"I don't dare to act rashly, even if the emperor is close to you, there are still these people!" Seeing this, Zhao Bingzhong lowered his head deeply.
The emperor had no such intention and changed his orders: "Quickly pass on the order and ask Meng Lin to go to Yuque Gate to check the truth and report it to me again!"
"Yes, I obey your order!"
Pixiang Palace
Although the sound of killing could be heard in the distance, the palace was still peaceful. The palace maids and female officials were standing outside, and Xinping was beating his mother's legs.
"Do you know what the elixir contains when making elixirs to extend life?"
Concubine Wu closed her eyes, said nothing, and listened quietly.
"Monsters absorb spiritual energy, and their cores can be used as great medicine... This is originally a secret, but there are so many alchemists in the world, and they all kill demons and make elixirs. After a long time, it will no longer be a secret."
"Since I entered Taoism in Xinping, I have read a lot of books and have some knowledge about alchemy."
"As for the elixir of longevity, it must be obtained from the Exquisite Heart of the Seven Apertures. This is the real top secret."
"Mother concubine, my daughter was just a little bit... eaten by her father." Xinping's eyelashes trembled like cicada wings, obviously frightened.
Concubine Wu sighed, without opening her eyes, and her tone was warning: "Xinping, you grew up in the palace, don't talk nonsense, you have to know the importance."
"My daughter is not talking nonsense. When she first looked into Lufang's affairs, she just wanted to investigate the spiritual opportunities for entering the Tao. There were many people she dealt with along the way. My daughter tried her best to get wind of it."
"He gave me this bracelet to cover up the past and actually saved my daughter's life." Xinping's slender, white wrist was hung with an unattractive black bracelet.
"Now that the King of Qi has raised his troops and has breached the palace wall, why are you still hesitating?"
"My father is seriously ill and cannot seek elixirs. I wonder if he will let her go if he finds out that his daughter has a delicate heart with seven orifices."
Concubine Wu remained silent, and Xinping persuaded her: "My father can eat the prince, but can't he eat Xinping?"
Concubine Wu was touched by these words, but the beloved concubine opened her eyes slightly. Mother and daughter looked at each other for a long time, but in the end they were speechless.
Xinping felt the indescribable vicissitudes of life in his mother's eyes.
"Xinping, stop talking."
"You are too naive."
"What a disappointment to my mother-in-law. What do you think this is, a player's house?"
"Can you intervene in this kind of thing?"
Seeing that Concubine Wu's voice was fierce, Xinping didn't say anything. He took out a piece of black jade and moved his jade fingers gently with a certain rhythm. Suddenly the jade body trembled and sparked a faint light.
At the same time, her slim curves also revealed a faint glow, like moonlight or white gauze.
Snapped.
The jade suddenly cracked and lost its light. Xinping also groaned and took half a step back in pain.
Although it was only a short moment, Concubine Wu still saw it and couldn't help but stand up.
"Is there light on you?"
"Mother, I am telling the truth, but you don't believe me."
"The exquisite heart with seven orifices is the heart that enters the Tao!"
"After I first entered the Tao, light emitted from my heart, like a baby's afterbirth, and it has not completely subsided until now."
"Mother, don't hesitate any longer. Do you still remember about Concubine Wei?"
The low voice was like the wind blowing through the treetops, filled with sadness.
"You and I were sentenced to death for no reason. How are you and I better than Concubine Wei?"
"But that's not the reason for your intervention." Concubine Wu still couldn't understand.
Xinping smiled, his bright eyes moist, as bright as autumn water.
"Yes, my father didn't say anything. King Qi was tyrannical, colluded with evildoers, and dared to kill my father. But I am a woman, so there is no need to kill me."
"But, concubine... I am already pregnant with his child." She gently pressed her abdomen with one hand, caressing it slightly and smiled.
"What?!"
Concubine Wu was so shocked that she was almost numb. Her daughter actually did something shameless?
"Xinping... you... aren't what I thought, are you?"
"it's him!"
Xinping raised his chin and bit it to death.
But I felt inexplicably happy in my heart.
This cruel man still doesn't come to see me, and still wants me to help you.
I'll take the blame!
Not too much?
