Rule the Roost in the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 15: Wu Mei’s slap

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The two of them came to the room again hand in hand, bypassed the screen and crossed the door. The light of the candles in the room gradually faded, and the windows on both sides heard knocking sounds from time to time. The sunlight was also removed as the shields on the windows were removed. The light shines into the room like every opportunity.

Concubine Xiao Shu was dressed in plain clothes, her face was pale, and her hair was casually hanging around her head. She looked at Li Hong walking in and smiled implicitly.

Li Hong watched Concubine Xiao Shu's expression return to normal, and her mood was obviously much better than before. As more and more sunlight entered the room, her pale cheeks became rosy, and her energy level also improved.

"My son, Li Hong, has met Concubine Xiao." Li Hong's respectful salute was no different from his usual salutes to her.

Concubine Xiao Shu moved her body slightly and said in a dry voice: "Get up, Hong'er. Yiyang, please go out first. Hong'er and I have something to say."

No matter how weak his head is, Yiyang knows that this time is different from the past, and he knows that this is not the time to fool around. So he nodded obediently, said "Oh" and walked to the door obediently, standing close to Xia Zhi, glancing at the eunuch at the door from time to time.

Just as Yiyang's figure disappeared, Xiao Shufei immediately showed a tragic smile on her face, and suddenly knelt down in front of Li Hong again. Li Hong was so shocked that he hurriedly got up from the futon and walked quickly to Xiao Shufei. His two little hands hurriedly tried hard to Lift her up.

"Hong'er, after reading what you just said at the door, it is appropriate for the concubine to kneel down." Concubine Xiao Shu was pulled up by Li Hong and said miserably.

"Mother and concubine, how can I bear such a great gift? I was just angry for a moment..."

Concubine Xiao Shu interrupted Li Hong with a miserable expression, shook her head and said: "As soon as you were born, you were different from other babies. When you grow up, you can run away, and you start to enjoy playing tricks on Yiyang and the others. This Among the princes and princesses in the palace, which one is your rival? The youngest Li Sujie is two years older than you, but none of them are half as smart as you, and they are not all fooled by you on weekdays. ?”

"My mother and concubine have given me such a reward, but I really don't deserve it. I am too naughty to make fun of them. I hope my mother and concubine will forgive me." Li Hong didn't know if this was Xiao Shufei's sincere praise of him.

Concubine Xiao Shu continued to shake her head, her hair swaying behind her like a waterfall. She stabilized her mind, looked at Li Hong quietly and said, "Just now you were outside the door and decisively killed the eunuch regardless of the consequences. Although my mother and concubine did not see it, you Everything has been heard. You are determined to establish prestige for Yiyang, Sujie and others. You know that their mother-in-law is gone and they will inevitably be bullied by the palace maids and eunuchs in the future, so kill one person and warn all the palace maids and eunuchs. ”

Li Hong was stunned. He didn't expect that Xiao Shufei would see through his final purpose of decisively killing the eunuch at the door to establish his authority. In this way, it was clear that Concubine Xiao Shu had anticipated her own fate. She asked Yiyang to come to her, obviously not to ask for help, not to help her survive.

Concubine Xiao Shu looked at the stagnant Li Hong, with a smile on her flawless cheeks, and continued: "Concubine, I would like to thank Hong'er here. Concubine Concubine begs Hong'er to protect your sister and the emperor in the palace in the future. Brother, if this is the case, my mother and concubine will die in peace.”

Concubine Xiao Shu knelt down to Li Hong again, bowed her head deeply, and buried her whole head on the bluestone with her smooth hair, but Li Hong felt a sense of determination to the point of death.

As expected, Concubine Xiao Shu raised her head and stared at Li Hong with gloomy eyes.

Suddenly, Concubine Xiao Shu looked like she was insane, her face became ferocious, and she said sternly: "Wu Mei is really lucky to be able to give birth to such a smart and good child like you. Otherwise, it would not be her turn to be the queen." Come and sit down! Retribution, this is all retribution... I think that in the past, she, the Wang family, had not given birth to a son or a daughter for His Majesty, but she gave birth to a prince and two princesses for His Majesty. She, the Wang family, was looking at her harem. The queen's status was not guaranteed, so she first adopted Liu Gongren's son to stabilize her position as queen. Seeing that it was of no avail, your majesty became more and more doting on my concubine. He had no choice but to recruit Wu Mei to join forces to deal with her, and wanted to To preserve her position as queen, she, Wang, never dreamed that this would be inviting a wolf into the house, haha... In this way, she benefited from this and became the master of the harem. ! Hong'er, your mother..."

"Hmph! It's shameful for such a despicable woman to slander others in front of the Son of Man behind his back! His Majesty demoted you to a commoner but still refuses to repent. Hong'er came to visit you kindly and filially, but you are here to confuse people and stir up trouble. What is your intention? It is a disgrace to the Tang Dynasty that you are such a witch in the harem. The Xiao family of Lanling is so despicable, I will not pursue it for now. If you dare to mislead the public with your evil words, I will not treat you like this!"

Wu Mei walked in at some point, wearing a phoenix robe that symbolized the queen's grace and splendor, and a rosy crown on her head. With a cold face, he walked up to the two of them with a domineering step, and looked at Concubine Xiao Shu condescendingly and coldly.

"Mother..." Li Hong quickly stood up and saluted.

"Hong'er, my mother has seen your kindness and filial piety, and she is also pleased. But you, Concubine Xiao, are a despicable person. In the past few years, you have made things difficult for your mother in the palace. She relies on you. After your father gave birth to a dragon and two phoenixes, he became arrogant and arrogant. He secretly fought with the Queen and encouraged your father to depose the Queen in order to win the position of the Queen. Your father found out about it, so he was beaten. I am in the cold palace, and now I am talking nonsense in front of you, my thoughts are so vicious," Wu Mei put her hand on Li Hong's shoulder and said coldly.

"So what? Mrs. Wang has never given birth to an heir for His Majesty, so what qualifications does she have to be the queen? I should have taken the position of queen long ago, and the position of prince should have been taken by Su Jie! It's just that she, Mrs. Wang, is confusing Your Majesty recruited you into the palace. I never thought that you would shoot yourself in the foot. If it weren't for you, I would already be the queen." Not to be outdone, Concubine Xiao Shu stood up from the futon with her head held high and said tit for tat.

Li Hong leaned against Wu Mei and shook his head as he listened. This Concubine Xiao Shu was really the same as Yiyang, she seemed to be missing a muscle in her brain. At this time, he dared to say that he originally had the idea of making the queen Li Sujie the prince. Didn't this clearly make his mother wary and persecute Li Sujie to die early and be reincarnated!

"Mother, I have finished visiting Concubine Xiao Shu, and I will go back with Sister Yiyang." It is no longer convenient for Li Hong to stay here. The fate of Concubine Xiao Shu and Queen Wang is unchangeable. I just hope that they will not die too tragically.

Wu Mei put her arms around Li Hong's shoulders, sighed and said to Concubine Xiao Shu: "Then you can continue to dream of your queen's dream here! I hope that one day Li Sujie can be made the prince by your majesty. At that time, let the prince invite you out. !”

Concubine Xiao Shu looked at Wu Mei pulling Li Hong away and thinking about what Wu Mei had just said. Suddenly she realized that what she had just said had harmed her biological son Li Sujie again. What she had just said Undoubtedly, this added fuel to the fire, and it was equivalent to igniting Wu Mei's thoughts on dealing with Li Sujie and others!

"No, Wu Mei. No, queen, listen to me. I don't want to compete with you for the position of queen, and I have never thought of asking your majesty to make Sujie the prince. All of this is Wang's plan, queen..." Concubine Xiao Shu staggered after waking up. As the light chased the figures of Wu Mei and Li Hong, she was blocked by the eunuch at the door. The door was also closed ruthlessly, leaving only Concubine Xiao's miserable and helpless pleading inside.

There was no sign of Yi Yang at the door, and even Mang Zhong and Xia Zhi were gone. At this moment, there were only Wu Mei's maids and eunuchs standing on both sides, bowing their heads and obeying orders.

The eunuch named Lian Tie was also standing inside, looking down at his feet.

Li Hong held Wu Mei's hand, and the two of them slowly walked through the long and narrow corridor. In front of them was a desolate area with tall trees standing in front of them.

"Pa" Wu Mei suddenly let go of Li Hong's hand and slapped Li Hong on the face.

Li Hong, who was unprepared, was staggered by Wu Mei's sudden slap. He looked at Wu Mei blankly, and half of his cheeks quickly became red and swollen.

"Who gave you the courage to come here? This is a place where you can come! It's lawless! You, a three-year-old kid, can see that demon? Tell me, did Yiyang ask you to come here!" Wu Mei His face was livid, and he shouted angrily.

Li Hong touched his swollen cheek with one hand, his eyes were blank, and he looked at Wu Mei with a hint of disbelief. Nuonuo said, "Er Chen came on his own, and I threatened Yiyang to bring me here."

"Bastard! Do you know where this place is! Why are you here! You even killed a eunuch privately. Do you have any rules? Is this something that you, a prince, can decide?" Wu Mei looked at Li Hong's face. His eyes were small, but he felt inexplicably afraid to face it.

This little guy of his own dared to decisively kill an eunuch. Where did he get the confidence and confidence? These few years… .

Wu Mei looked at the stunned Li Hong and his unyielding eyes, and her heart softened. In the past few years, she has been busy fighting openly and secretly with the Wang family and the Xiao family, just to compete for the position of queen. Because of this, he gradually ignored the growth and existence of his eldest son.

He was sent out of his palace early and lived alone with the palace maids. In the final analysis, he only owed Li Hong. He had never fulfilled his responsibilities as a mother and never watched him grow up.

But the little man in front of her was all Wu Mei's hope. Only he can make his position as queen secure. After all, he is the eldest son of himself and Li Zhi. After some time, after the turmoil in the harem subsides, he will encourage your majesty to depose Li Zhong. At that time, your majesty and the ministers will naturally make Li Hong the crown prince. My position as queen is truly justified!

Therefore, if you want to secure the position of queen in the harem, whether it is the queen's coronation ceremony or the many opinions of the courtiers, it is not as good as sitting in the East Palace as this little person in front of you, which is more beneficial to your position as queen!

Wu Mei looked at Li Hong with ambivalence and wanted to go over to comfort Li Hong, who was also holding the swollen cheeks of Lao Gao. But looking at Li Hong's stubborn eyes, he was unwilling to comfort him right now. The two of them just stood there and secretly argued with each other, neither of them wanting to speak first.

Lian Tie had obviously been following Wu Mei for a long time. Looking at the deadlock in front of him, he moved his feet, bowed his head and walked to Wu Mei. He said respectfully: "Queen, the weather is extremely hot and muggy. Standing for a long time may be harmful to your pregnancy..."

"Go away, do you have the right to speak here!" Wu Mei and Li Hong scolded in unison.

After the scolding, the mother and son couldn't help but look at each other. From each other's eyes, they both saw the warm love for each other and a hint of smile.

(End of chapter)