At the end of winter, it is the coldest season in Huajing, the ice and snow melt away quietly, bringing a chill.
In the palace of the eldest princess, Li Rong was lying on the bed. She was covered with a thick quilt. There were many braziers in the house, and the whole house was baked to a very high temperature, like a hot summer day.
There were many people standing in the room, but no one spoke. Li Rong felt dizzy all over her body. It wasn't a comfortable feeling, but compared to the fluctuating heat and cold and coughing up blood a few days ago, she felt much better.
"Change another handkerchief."
An elegant male voice rang out, and the maid next to him gave a "Hey" and heard the sound of water.
Then Li Rong felt that someone was wiping the sweat from her forehead. That person moved gently, as if she was wiping a porcelain doll, and she was afraid that it would break inadvertently.
Li Rong opened her eyes in a trance and saw a man in white.
The man looked in his early forties, with an elegant temperament, handsome and gentle eyebrows, and an indescribable elegance in his gestures.
He noticed that she had opened her eyes, raised her eyes to meet hers, and saw Li Rong staring at him, he was stunned for a moment, then smiled, and said gently, "Princess is awake?"
Li Rong was in a trance for a moment after hearing this, the man reached out to help her up, put a pillow behind her, took a bowl of pear soup from the hand of the maid, brought it to her lips, and said softly, "Drink first, moisturizing voice."
As he spoke, he fed her mouth by mouth, and the right amount of sweet soup entered her mouth to wake her up slowly.
She finally recognized the person in front of her. This was the steward of the princess's palace, Su Rongqing, who had served her for many years.
This is her most trusted staff, and the closest person.
Li Rong was about to say something when she felt a tickling in her throat. She raised her hand and pushed away his hand feeding the soup, covered her mouth with a handkerchief, and coughed rapidly.
Su Rongqing patted her on the back to give her a smooth breath. After a long time, she came over, opened her mouth and asked what was going on in the courtroom, and said directly, "How's the matter of the prince?"
"It's still stalemate," Su Rongqing said calmly as she spoke slowly about what she was worried about, "Prime Minister Pei refused to let go, and insisted on helping the eldest prince as the heir. I have already had people arrested by the eldest prince's staff for a scandal. Will play tomorrow."
"He really doesn't give up." Li Rong gasped, Su Rongqing asked her to lean on her body, Li Rong felt the temperature of this person, and coughed lightly, "He wants to establish Li Ping because of Qin Zhen. Really? People have been dead for so many years, and they still don’t want to let them go. Yan’er is the heir of the Empress of the Zhenggong Palace, and the position of the Crown Prince, where can I get Li Ping?”
"You're also pissed off."
Su Rongqing chuckled and raised her hand to rub her temples. Li Rong felt a lot more comfortable. She leaned against Su Rongqing and listened to the other person whispering: "Pei Wenxuan wants to help His Highness, naturally he has his intentions. The mother family behind His Highness is not prosperous. , and befriended Pei Wenxuan since he was a child. If His Highness becomes the emperor in the future, he can only rely on Pei Wenxuan. For Pei Wenxuan, he can continue to hold power and be stable until he grows old."
"How is your Majesty now?"
After listening to Su Rongqing's words, Li Rong calmed down a lot, and Su Rongqing continued: "Your Majesty is still the same, unconscious, I'm afraid I won't be able to survive for a few days. The Queen sent a letter from the palace yesterday, asking you to prepare as soon as possible, and make sure that you It can't be delayed any longer."
Li Rong didn't speak, she leaned on this person, and after a long time, she slowly said, "Rong Qing."
"Huh?" Su Rongqing responded, Li Rong was silent, and after a long time, she said, "I don't think I can survive for long."
Su Rongqing paused for her hand pressing the acupuncture point, but Li Rong didn't speak.
She really felt that way. When she opened her eyes this morning, she felt that she was no longer enough.
"Actually, I've had enough in my life."
Li Rong said slowly, "I'm just worried about the Queen and Yan'er. If I'm gone, Pei Wenxuan will cover the sky with one hand. They're afraid they won't be able to fight him."
"Don't worry," Su Rongqing said in a deep voice, "If you die, he won't be able to live. I will kill him and be buried with you."
Li Rong heard Su Rongqing's words and laughed softly. She raised her head and saw the face of the man in front of her.
In fact, he is almost fifty-one years old, but he doesn't look old at all. If it weren't for the few strands of white hair on his forehead, he wouldn't be able to tell his real age at all. Standing out, he still looks like the little girls all over the street like.
Thirty years ago, Su Rongqing, the eldest son of the Su family, was the dream lover of all the women in Huajing.
And now even if he is old, he is still an old dream in many people's hearts.
"I don't even know," Li Rong looked at him with a smile, "our Master Su, there are times when we get angry."
"I have a lot of things to be angry about." Su Rongqing laughed and was about to say something when the maid outside said, "Your Highness, Prime Minister Pei is asking to see you."
Having said this, Li Rong glanced at Su Rongqing, rather strangely: "What is he here for at this time?"
"If your Highness doesn't want to see you," Su Rongqing said calmly, "you can."
Li Rong thought about it for a while, and after a while, she smiled: "Forget it, after all, it's better to meet once as a husband and wife. Maybe this side will be the last one?"
Su Rongqing didn't speak, he sat quietly, Li Rong turned to look at him, a little puzzled: "Rongqing?"
Su Rongqing seemed to have regained his senses. He stood up and said respectfully, "Then I will invite Prime Minister Pei."
With that said, Su Rongqing helped Li Rong to lean on the pillow, and pulled up her clothes before getting up and leaving.
Li Rong asked someone to bring a bronze mirror over and touch up her makeup. After a while, Su Rongqing led Pei Wenxuan in.
Pei Wenxuan was still wearing a black court dress, with wide sleeves and a waist. The red cirrus pattern was printed on the wide sleeves. With a red inner shirt, he looked thinner and thinner. He was born very well when he was young, and now he is at the age of knowing destiny. Although he is not as handsome as when he was young, he has a certain calmness that is rare in a young man.
He walked into the room and greeted Li Rong with a salute. Between his gestures, he brought a fragrance that followed his movements. Li Rong couldn't help but take a few more glances, Pei Wenxuan was used to being restrained, where would he use such a scented sachet
She felt something different, her face was not obvious, her eyebrows were raised, and she was about to say let him sit down, but she couldn't help coughing lightly.
Su Rongqing hurriedly stepped forward to pat her back, but Pei Wenxuan watched coldly. After a long time, Li Rong recovered, looked up at Pei Wenxuan, and said with a smile, "Nothing goes without going to the Three Treasures Hall, Prime Minister Pei has not returned to the princess for many years. Mansion, I must have something important to come here today.”
Pei Wenxuan didn't speak, and looked at Su Rongqing quietly with his eyes. Su Rongqing pretended not to see Pei Wenxuan's gaze and stood motionless.
After a long time, Pei Wenxuan finally spoke and said coldly, "Let him go out."
It's not surprising that Li Rong got this. Pei Wenxuan didn't like Su Rongqing, so he didn't scold people directly. It was Pei Wenxuan who gave her face. After all, she and Pei Wenxuan are still nominal husband and wife. Even if they have been separated for many years, they are still allies, so there is no embarrassment. She raised her eyes to look at Su Rongqing, and gently advised: "Rongqing, go out and wait."
When Li Rong spoke, Su Rongqing saluted the two of them, got up and retreated.
As soon as he left, everyone in the room followed, leaving only Pei Wenxuan and Li Rong. Li Rong coughed lightly, and Pei Wenxuan remained silent. After a long time, Li Rong said, "What's the matter? ."
"About the establishment of the reserve," Pei Wenxuan looked up at her, and opened his mouth to talk about political affairs, "I'm here to discuss with you today."
"What are we discussing?" Li Rong pretended not to know anything about the court and wrote lightly, "Xin'er is the direct descendant of the palace, gentle and courteous, is there anything else to consider?"
"We've worked together for many years, and I don't want to go around with you." Pei Wenxuan's eyes showed a bit of coldness, and his tone was much heavier, "His Royal Highness is arrogant and not suitable for the position of the crown prince. Besides, his mother family is too prosperous, if you When something happened to me, my relatives might not be able to hold me in the court in the future."
"What's the difference between you and me?" Li Rong sneered, "You speak in such a high-sounding manner, why do you know for yourself! Instead of negotiating with me, it's better to tell me, if I If you don't agree, what are you going to do?"
"You must let Li Yan ascend to the throne?"
"Bullshit!" Li Rong raised her voice, "Yan'er is the direct descendant of the palace, so why not let a concubine's son ascend the throne?!"
Pei Wenxuan didn't speak. After a long time, he said, "Do you really have a grudge?"
"Can you call me Concubine Qin?"
Li Rong couldn't help reminding: "Is this really a name you can call?"
Pei Wenxuan was quiet again, and after a long time, he stood up: "You can still be so loud, but your body is not bad. Since you don't agree, that's all. In the future, each will have his own means, don't blame me for not remind you."
After saying that, Pei Wenxuan turned around and left. Li Rong looked at his back, blood surging upwards, and said coldly, "I would like to know, what kind of method you are talking about."
"What do you think," Pei Wenxuan said coldly with his back to her, "that's how it is."
Li Rong didn't speak, she sneered: "Can you still kill me?"
"Did you think I wouldn't?"
Pei Wenxuan looked back at her with a bit of chill in his eyes. Li Rong looked at his eyes, and for a moment, she was shocked.
Those eyes were too cold, which made her wake up in an instant. Pei Wenxuan, in order to achieve his goals, can do anything.
There is nothing between them, but they are bound by the name of husband and wife, and they work together.
With the same interests, Pei Wenxuan can accommodate her in everything. Now that he is tit for tat, it is not surprising that he naturally has many methods.
Li Rong gasped as he watched him smash the door out.
Su Rongqing walked in and saw that she was furious, so she hurriedly came up to give her some relief, and asked someone to bring her medicine. He patted her on the back and said, "There must be nothing good for him to come here now. You are sick, what are you doing when you see him?"
Li Rong didn't speak, and leaned on Su Rongqing to cough, and the maid brought the medicine. Su Rongqing had someone try the medicine first, and after confirming that it was all right, she brought it to her.
Li Rong took a sip of the medicine and was about to say something. As soon as the medicine entered her stomach, she noticed severe colic pain in her abdomen, and then blood surged. She grabbed Su Rongqing's sleeve, and rushed forward, a mouthful of blood spurted out. .
Su Rongqing was stunned for a moment, then cried out in shock, "Li Rong!"
Li Rong was lying beside the bed panting, her stomach turned upside down, Su Rongqing hugged her and shouted to the imperial doctor, while placing her hand on Li Rong's pulse.
After a while, Su Rongqing's hands trembled.
"It's Fragrant Beauty."
He blurted out, and when Li Rong heard the poison, the scent of Pei Wenxuan instantly appeared in her mind.
Fragrant beauty, when Qin Zhenzhen was in the harem, died of this poison.
Fragrant beauty is usually placed in the incense burner, and the accumulated fragrance attracts poisonous hair. But there is also another usage, that is, after smelling the fragrance of beauty, the drug is directly catalyzed.
Li Rong endured the abdominal pain and swallowed the blood.
It was Pei Wenxuan.
She gritted her teeth and thought, this wolf cub, after all, still attacked him.
He wants to help Li Ping ascend to the throne, and now above the court, His Majesty is obsessed with cultivating immortals and hearing Taoism.
In the past, he had endured her as the eldest princess for many years, but now that the emperor was dying, he did not need the identity of the concubine to get the emperor's favor, and she became his political enemy again, so he naturally wanted to get rid of her.
To be able to poison her house so naturally, Pei Wenxuan, who has known her for 30 years, can do it. Therefore, the strange fragrance on his body is a fragrant beauty, and now this bowl of medicine is afraid that his people will fry it. If she had promised him just now, this bowl of medicine would not have been delivered to her.
But she didn't, so he killed her.
How dare he kill him!
Li Rong realized this and couldn't help vomiting blood. She vaguely heard the footsteps of the imperial doctor outside, and her mind was clearer than ever.
She can't keep him.
The pain made her extraordinarily calm—even if he died, let him be buried with him!
"You take my token," the imperial physician rushed up and began to give Li Rong acupuncture, Li Rong grabbed Su Rongqing's hand with difficulty, and hurriedly said, "Call the elite of the princess' mansion and set off immediately, set up an ambush in Baiyi Lane, in the name of assassinating the princess. , beheaded Pei Wenxuan."
Blood vomited out of her mouth, Li Rong covered her mouth with a handkerchief, and gave vague instructions: "His people will definitely fight back like crazy, after you're done, notify your staff and leave immediately, Pei Wenxuan is dead, the rest will be done by the queen. Deal with it. You can't be a target."
"Don't talk about it!" Su Rongqing hugged her, tremblingly said: "I know, I will handle it, you first see the doctor, you are fine, you are fine..."
"If I die," Li Rong's eyes slowly darkened, "Pei Wenxuan, I can't live."