Last night, there was an uproar in the palace due to the appearance of assassins and the leaking of the purchasing department. All the concubines in the harem were so frightened that they had headaches or heart palpitations. They sent palace officials to ask for Emperor Dehui one after another, hoping to get the truth. The dragon's energy protects you. But it is unclear how many of these people are truly frightened and how many want to take advantage of the opportunity to regain favor.
The queen had been staying with Emperor Dehui since the accident. Seeing that Emperor Dehui couldn't bear to be disturbed, she immediately issued an edict, asking the concubines who were sick to see the imperial doctor, and those who were not sick to stay in the palace and not moan without illness. As soon as this order came out, all the palaces came to a standstill.
Emperor Dehui had always been thinking about Hua Qiong, so he took the opportunity to hand over all matters in the harem to the queen, and handed over the assassination and fire-fighting matters to the imperial army. He went to Qionghua Palace with a group of guards.
Emperor Dehui thought he could have a good sleep in the warm and fragrant soft jade. Unexpectedly, he learned that Prince Lu was kidnapped by bandits in the imperial temple in the middle of the night. He stayed up almost all night, and did not fall asleep until the sky was dim. .
It was almost noon when he woke up again. After Hua Qiong personally helped him wash and change clothes, he ordered lunch to be passed around.
"What's wrong with you today?" Emperor Dehui saw that Hua Qiong had been serving dishes for him. He couldn't help but put down the gold-encrusted toothbrush in his hand and said with a smile: "With such attentive service, could he have done something to make the Queen Mother unhappy? Do you want me to protect you?"
"Your Majesty, what do you mean by this? Do you blame me for not serving you with all my heart?" Hua Qiong put down her toothbrush, glanced lightly, her phoenix eyes were charming and charming, and she said slightly annoyed, "Besides, I How can I make the Queen Mother unhappy?"
Emperor Dehui was distracted by her delicate and annoyed look, and then he waved to her, "Come here."
When Hua Qiong walked to an arm's length away from Emperor Dehui, she saw his long arms wrapping her tightly in his arms.
"His Majesty!"
Hua Qiong exclaimed, and then heard a chuckle coming from above her head. The voice had a slight low tone, as if it had been rubbed by gravel, which was a bit sultry.
"It's just a joke, why are you still angry?"
Emperor Dehui lowered his eyes to look at the person in his arms, raised his index finger and gently scratched the tip of her nose, and coaxed with a smile on his face: "As long as Qingqing stays by my side, no matter what Qingqing did wrong, I will I can tolerate you."
Hua Qiong was startled when she heard this. She looked at Emperor Dehui's affectionate eyebrows and felt ripples in her heart. The man in front of you has a handsome face and a pair of narrow red phoenix eyes that seem a little indifferent, but when he only stares at you, you can't help but think that you are his world.
But Hua Qiong knew that Emperor Dehui had always been greedy for beauty, and his affection was just for fun, not just for her.
After a moment, Hua Qiong had collected her thoughts, glanced at him coquettishly, and said coquettishly: "Your Majesty has a mouth that is always the best at making people happy."
After saying that, she gave Emperor Dehui a gentle push and tried to stand up from his arms, but when she saw that he was unmoved, she immediately reminded him: "In this day and night, Your Majesty, it is better to be cautious in your words and deeds. Otherwise, if the news reaches the ears of the Queen Mother, it will be said that the concubine is charming and seduces the Lord."
Seeing that she insisted on getting up, Emperor Dehui no longer forced him, and immediately loosened his arms and straightened his cuffs, "Qingqing reminded me that I should go see the Queen Mother. I don't know if Zhou Baiqing How did you deal with that group of forbidden troops? There is still no news about Huaizhou, what a bunch of rubbish!"
Hua Qiong's eyes flashed, and her sandalwood lips twitched into a sneer, appearing sinister and sarcastic, but she restrained it in a moment.
"Your Majesty, what you said is wrong. After all, General Zhou has spent half his life guarding the imperial city. He has not yet married a wife. Even if he has no merit, he still has hard work."
Emperor Dehui paused for a moment, then raised his eyes casually, with a faint smile of unknown meaning at the corner of his mouth, and asked, "What does Concubine Hua mean by this?"
Hearing that Emperor Dehui suddenly changed his title, Hua Qiong's heart tightened, and she immediately lowered her eyebrows and said, "Concubine——"
"That's all." As soon as Hua Qiongfang opened her mouth, she was interrupted by Emperor Dehui.
Emperor Dehui raised his chin, his eyes were slightly indifferent, and his originally handsome facial features seemed to be a little sharper, but there was a soft smile on the corner of his mouth, "Just now, I was just serving me food, but I didn't take a bite." Come on, sit down and eat."
Hua Qiong glanced at Emperor Dehui, swallowed his words silently, nodded in response, and then slowly sat down.
Just as she picked up the gold-encrusted toothbrush, she saw the eunuch in charge who had been waiting outside the palace hurried in and reported to Emperor Dehui with a joyful face: "Your Majesty, Prince Lu is back!"
"Huaizhou is back?" Emperor Dehui raised his eyebrows. Fang breathed a sigh of relief and asked quickly, "Is he injured?"
"The people from Xianfu Palace just came to report that Prince Lu is fine. Please don't worry, Your Majesty."
"That's good." Emperor Dehui nodded, then glanced outside the palace and asked doubtfully, "Where is Zhou Baiqing? Since he has rescued Prince Lu safely, why didn't he come back to me?"
Hearing this, the chief eunuch glanced at Emperor Dehui, considered it for a moment, and replied truthfully: "Replying to your majesty, Prince Lu was not rescued by General Zhou and the imperial army, but by Su Jingqian, Prince Lu's good friend and the owner of Xuanji Tower. Saved.”
When Hua Qiong heard this, her eyelashes trembled, then she calmly picked up the tea cup and took a sip.
"Su Jingqian? I heard Huaizhou mention him, saying that he has excellent martial arts skills and has some friendship with many people in the world. Since he was able to find Huaizhou's traces faster than Zhou Baiqing this time, he must have relied on From the clues obtained by those in the Jianghu, it seems that this boy Huaizhou is not telling lies." Emperor Dehui shook his head and smiled, took a handkerchief and wiped the corners of his mouth, and ordered, "Let's go to Xianfu Palace to see him. .”
After Emperor Dehui finished speaking, he was about to get up when he saw the eunuch in charge hesitantly saying: "Your Majesty...Prince Lu...has left the palace."
Emperor Dehui's face suddenly darkened, and he slapped his palm on the table. He frowned and said coldly: "He ran out again just after he was out of danger. What a bastard!"
"Your Majesty, please calm down!" The eunuch in charge wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and carefully explained, "Prince Lu is able to come back safely this time thanks to the help of Su Jingqian, but it is said that Su Jingqian only brought a few people with him. Ren then broke into the mountain stronghold together with the guards from Prince Lu's palace. In order to protect Prince Lu, he was seriously injured. Prince Lu returned to the palace just to ask the imperial doctor to treat him, so he hurried out with several imperial doctors. Went to the palace."
After hearing this, Emperor Dehui heard a "bang" before he could speak. He followed the sound and frowned and asked, "What's wrong with my beloved concubine? Why is her face so pale?"
Hua Qiong came back to her senses in an instant, then stroked her forehead and said with a sad expression: "I think it's probably because I didn't sleep well last night that I accidentally knocked over the tea cup."
Emperor Dehui looked at her tired face, and couldn't help but feel distressed when he thought that she had stayed up all night with him, "That's all, I'll have a meal with you first. After the meal, you can go and have a good sleep." Take a nap.”
Having said that, Emperor Dehui turned to look at the eunuch in charge again, with an undisguised look of violence in his eyes, and issued an order in a cold voice: "According to my decree, Wang Ming'an was appointed as the supervisor of the army, and Zhou Baiqing was ordered to lead eight hundred soldiers. The Forbidden Army and the garrison commander outside the city led a thousand garrison troops and uprooted all the mountain strongholds around Nanling City. The Ministry of Punishment and the Dali Temple conducted a thorough investigation, and all those who had colluded with the mountain bandits were executed without leaving any trace!"
