To catch a thief, to catch a phoenix first

Chapter 39

In just half a year, under the onslaught of the attack, An Nanguo had no room to fight back. In addition to the lack of military resources, he was attacked and joined by the Nanxi Kingdom. He was quickly defeated and bowed his head to Dahong.All of a sudden, Shi Xianyu's reputation as a brave woman made everyone terrified.

The shadow of the moon was hazy, the young empress hadn't taken off her plain clothes, and the white hairpin in her voluptuous black hair was extremely dazzling.She has a graceful figure and arrives in an elegy.Since I went to Zheng's birthday banquet, I don't know what I ate wrongly. Zuo Zihong had a high fever after vomiting and diarrhea.

"Having seen His Majesty, Zihong is here to wish His Majesty a great victory and return."

There was no one in the Yuning Hall, and there was a bowl of brown soup on the bedside table, which was already cold, but it remained untouched.Zuo Zihong raised his hand to cover his lips, coughed twice, and calmly wiped the coughed up blood on the bedding behind him.

She has a swollen belly, her eyebrows and eyes are as delicate as before, her left hand covers the hilt of the sword that has been drinking blood for days, and her right hand holds a peony round fan. Behind her are two personal servants.As if she didn't even bother to look at him, Shi Xianyu bent down to pick up the silk handkerchief in front of the steps, which was embroidered with a pair of mandarin ducks playing in the water.

It's a lie to say that you can't recognize this veil. Some time ago, Mrs. Zheng and Mrs. Li visited the Palace of Yuning, and Mrs. Zheng's veils were a pair of mandarin ducks playing in the water. His bold style made him feel uncomfortable. Not impressed.

The king looked at him condescendingly, and reprimanded him coldly: "Zuo Zihong, you are not cowardly, how dare you treat the palace rules as nothing, have a private meeting with the concubines in the harem, and do not avoid intimacy between men and women?" It seems that all coincidences It's no coincidence that they came prepared.

In contrast to the white clothes, Zuo Zihong chuckled, but did not answer, but insisted on reaching for the rouge box on the table, dipped his index finger, and dabbed a touch of cinnabar on the center of his eyebrows. There are traces to follow.

"Your Majesty, can you come over and give Zihong a hug? Zihong has been waiting for you for a long time, so long that he can't wait any longer."

With a snap, the peony fan was covered with dust and fell to the ground.Shi Xianyu ignored it, and drew out the long sword with his left hand, and the blade touched his neck, with a solemn expression: "Do you know your mistake? For the sake of my child, I can let you choose a decent way to die."

revenge?She once said that within three years, all his families would be wiped out and the Zuo family would pay the price.Unexpectedly, this day came so quickly.On the left and right are dumb people who eat yellow lotus, and can't tell the pain.Zuo Zihong didn't intend to argue, but just lowered his eyes and said: "What is wrong with Zihong? Everyone in the world is arguing about right and wrong, but they don't know that a few words can turn black right from wrong."

Who is right and who is wrong has long been meaningless.Shi Xianyu smiled and said: "You are not bad, but Gu will make a big mistake. If Gu is wrong, the whole Dahong will be in chaos." Hearing this, he was startled, and then nodded to show his approval.

"In the past, Zihong felt that His Majesty was always pretending to be happy, but in fact he lacked something, so it was difficult to reveal his true feelings. Now I don't know, what His Majesty lacks is a heart."

"Presumptuous! Do you think you are worthy of being a lonely queen?"

How can you protect yourself and others by showing off your tongue?The sword's edge dipped into the fair skin slightly, and the tiny bloodshot slowly slipped down.This is a precious sword, not because of how expensive the workmanship is or how exquisite the appearance is, but because it cuts iron like mud, and kills people without blood.

The laurel is fragrant outside the window, and the elegant place hides intrigue, not romance.Zuo Zihong grabbed her wrist with incredible strength, and then smiled: "It is Zihong's luck to die in the hands of His Majesty, and the Zuo family is an honor. My father is grateful for His Majesty's mercy, and is waiting for His Majesty under the nine springs. "

The baby's mother is more cruel than he imagined.

He slammed into the sword, blood spattered three feet, and added several weeping blood peonies to the white silk, forming a strange beauty.With a sword piercing his throat, he suddenly remembered something important, his eyes fell on her swollen abdomen, and he said intermittently: "My child, Jun, Jun... Zhaoyu..."

Unfortunately, this sentence is too late to complete.He held on for a while, his neck tilted, his head was almost separated, and he was already out of breath.The warm blood spattered on the back of her hand, also embellishing her plain white dress.Silently, Shi Xianyu put the sword back into its sheath, turned around, with his back to Weiliang's corpse, and walked out of the hall with two lamentations.

"The Zuo family of Yu Zhaoyi was ill for a long time, and it was hard to suppress the love for his father. He mourned for his father's death. He was exhausted and defeated, and he died soon. Fu Ling went down, and the scenery was buried. He was named Yu Guifei and buried Enter the concubine's mausoleum."

They've never had better options.

The man who fell to the ground and couldn't get up anymore, his hair was slightly disheveled, covering his beautiful face, and his slightly parted lips hadn't expressed his heart yet.If it is a boy, it will be named Jun; if it is a girl, it will be named Zhaoyu.

Going to Qiongbi and down to Huangquan, there is nowhere to be seen.

The peach blossom wine buried under the tree in the courtyard is hard to swallow, and it will take more than a month to taste the rich and mellow wine.However, the wine never saw the light of day.

……

In February of the fourth year of Taiyi, the business road was expanded, the territory was expanded, and the government was smooth and the people were harmonious.

After the First World War in Annan, Annan was completely reduced to a vassal state of Dahong, with no power to fight back. In addition, Nanxi and Dahong formally became friends.

The emperor gave birth to a son, named Shao, and made him the crown prince, and the officials and the people celebrated together.A first-year banquet is held in the palace for all civil and military officials.Yinggeyanyanwu, laughing and sweet.Above the twelve white jade steps, the empress is in a strong and vigorous style, and beside her is the nanny holding the little prince.

This time is different than usual, Jiang Li, the king of Nanxi Kingdom, is also here, sitting in the same row as Shi Xianyu.The man in purple wears a silver crown, male and female, carelessly caressing the jade finger on the thumb, raising his eyes to look at the little prince who is still sleeping in the nurse's arms, and said with a smile: "Ah Shao was born cute, quite similar to Shaoyang , It really makes it hard for Brother Wei to be proud of himself, if Shaoyang doesn't dislike Brother Wei's clumsiness as an elder brother, and let Brother Wei hug him, how about it?"

These are just polite words, the little baby has just grown up, how can anyone tell who he is similar to.Originally, she was worried about running around and working hard when the baby was born, and she didn't know if it would hurt the baby's body.Fortunately, Shi Shao was born with a good body and great strength, his skin was rosy, and he looked extremely healthy.

She rarely combed a phoenix bun, her plate was full of golden steps, and she wore a long robe with nine phoenixes and purple skirts, as cold and beautiful as the scorching sun in the sky.Thin lip balm, flourishing red makeup.Watching the courtiers flattering with cold eyes, he drank alone.Hearing Jiang Li's words suddenly, he smiled and said, "That's Ashao's blessing, why not? Brother Yujin, don't be too polite."

Both of them are figures who gather the world's influence in one body, and they have to attract the attention of others.

Shi Xianyu and Ji came to the throne, proficient in the six arts, governing the country in a proper way, advocating the distinction between superiority and inferiority, and even stole the limelight in the Annan Kingdom War, which has long since become a myth of Dahong.Nanxi Kingdom is a big country located in the south of Dahong, on the side of Annan. Compared with Dahong, it can be said that its military strength is even worse than that of Dahong.

It was only two years since Jiang Li came to the throne from the weak crown, just four years older than her, and also possessed thunderous skills. In just two years, he subdued the big merchant who was in the east of the great flood with lightning speed.

With her consent, he hugged the little crown prince from the nanny's arms, with a rare expression of gentleness.He is tall and slender, with a narrow waist and exquisite facial features, but because he came to the throne at a young age, his eyebrows and eyes have been tempered between blood and corpses for many years, and he has always been cold and arrogant.

Now that the young king is teasing the child in his arms with a serious face, it really makes people doubt what they have seen and heard.Shi Xianyu just laughed it off, and then frowned, his face was quite red.Over the years, her drinking capacity has reached the point where she can't get drunk after a thousand drinks.

I don't know what the shopkeeper will think when he sees Si Qing Si Jing?Are you lamenting the impermanence of the world, or lamenting the change of time?Thinking about it, it has been a long time since I heard of her, and Yipin Building has also changed to a new shopkeeper, so she is probably somewhere else, planning how to help Shi Hongyi ascend to the throne of God.

At this time, a delicate woman stood up from the concubine's seat, walked over to salute her, and said timidly: "Your Majesty, don't be greedy for drinking, drinking too much is not good for health." A scent of herbs is fragrant, it is Zheng Cai's daughter Zheng Yi, there is no heaven and man The posture, frown and smile, make people feel like spring breeze.

Shi Xianyu glanced at her unobtrusively, and said lightly: "No problem. Have a drink and enjoy yourself." When it comes to the death of Zuo's father and son, the Zheng family contributed a lot.In recent days, she has indeed neglected Zheng Yi.I have to admit that Zuo Zihong's guess was half right, and she didn't know where to throw her heart.The posture of heaven and man has not necessarily caught the eyes of Dharma, let alone Zheng Yi, a young jadeite.

"Your Majesty, my concubine..."

"Today is His Royal Highness's first birthday banquet, and the whole world should celebrate it together. Recently, I met a beautiful woman. Although she is a daughter, she is proficient in all kinds of piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and is even better at singing and dancing. She is a strange woman in the world. So I invite you As a guest, I implore Your Majesty to allow him to perform, to please you all during this festive season."

Zheng Yi wanted to say more, but was suddenly interrupted by a voice. According to the reputation, he was a handsome gentleman, about the age with a straight hair and a handsome face. A bit expensive, a bit proud.

This person is the present king regent, half-brother of the emperor, Shi Hongyi, he really lives up to his name, with a dignified character, he seems to be an unworldly person.It is often heard that this person liked to travel around in his early years, and had no intention of governing the country. However, the empress had not been in power for a long time, and she had experienced the rebellion of King Han, so she was besieged on all sides.

For the sake of righteousness, Shi Hongyi put aside his poetic ambitions and stayed in the capital, even assuming the post of regent, just to let his half-sister sit firmly in the dragon chair as soon as possible.

Having said that, who in this room can't see that the so-called brother and sister have long been separated?Even Jiang Li and other outsiders can respect his brothers and sisters in public, but Shi Hongyi has to regard himself as a courtier, which shows his closeness and dignity.

Shi Xianyu smiled inwardly, nodded slightly and said: "The regent has a heart." No one can tell what kind of heart is a heart, loyal or evil.Her imperial brother is good at everything, the only shortcoming is that he always wants to plot against her, with three parts of truth and seven parts of falsehood.

Let's see what tricks he will play this time.

After all, it's just a shady thing, and you want to ride on her head with some unscrupulous means?The childhood friendship is no longer what it is now, since he can let others take her life for the sake of the throne, why should she be merciful.

Thinking of this, Mo Ran's long eyelashes concealed the sullenness in his eyes, Shi Xianyu hooked his fingers, motioning for Zheng Yi to stand beside her: "You, come here."

I thought I had been forgotten, and I was so embarrassed that I had nowhere to go. Unexpectedly, when she called her, Zheng Yi's eyes lit up, and he hurriedly walked to her side, and gently squeezed her shoulders. She was not looked up to at home. , was squeezed by the sisters, so she was proficient in technique and moderate in strength, so as to make the emperor look at her more.