All the palace people only obeyed Nuonuo, and no one dared to say no anymore. Even if some people inside had the intention of murder, and some had the intention of making trouble, seeing Nan Ruohuai's ruthless iron-blooded methods and Qianye's overriding attitude towards everything
Everyone knows that using force rashly will only cost a few more lives.
The knowledgeable people thought even more deeply, Qianye is the mastermind of everything, what is the use of just killing Nan Ruohuai? Qianye can just turn around and pull out any prince, princess, or daughter, and he can occupy the big position again. If he will
He was so annoyed that he killed all the royal family, and then randomly picked up someone and said he was the illegitimate son of King Zheng. Who would dare to say no?
What's more, it is common for people to fight for position in Zheng's country. Everyone in the palace has seen it countless times.
At that moment, someone wanted to clean up the body, but Nan Ruohuai stretched out his hand to stop him, "Just don't move! I want everyone to see what will happen if you go against me!"
Half of the body of the chamberlain was driven into the hard bluestone ground, but the upper body was completely intact, which shows the incredible skills of the person who did it. What's more, he is also the number one master in the palace. Those who have different intentions will never dare to move again.
After giving the instructions, Nan Ruohuai ignored his mother and sister, who were so frightened that their faces were pale and still couldn't stand up. He bowed respectfully to Qianye and said, "Uncle, please follow me!"
Qianye nodded helplessly, and followed Nan Ruohuai around the screen wall. First, there was the king's palace, and next to it was the queen's residence. Now the Queen Mother lives here.
This pattern gave Qianye a strange feeling in his heart. He thought about whether Nan Ruohuai had a real wife. However, he found that there was no such information in the report given to him by Song Lun, so he put it aside. Two palaces
None of them are big, but they still have a courtyard garden, which is luxurious yet rough.
After taking a quick look at the two palaces, Nan Ruohuai led Qianye to a small courtyard. The three words "Yixiang Palace" were written on the plaque in the small courtyard. The plaque was made of precious materials and exquisitely made.
But the handwriting is just careless and passable. Looking at the signature, I don’t know which generation of King Zheng was the handwriting.
The door of the small courtyard was closed tightly. When Nan Ruohuai saw it, she became angry. She rushed forward and kicked the two wooden doors into pieces. The fragments flew into the air, and a scream of pain came from the courtyard.
Nan Ruohuai strode in and saw a palace maid lying in the courtyard. Her face was covered with blood and she was seriously injured. Nan Ruohuai was already a warrior. The fragments he kicked out with all his strength were beyond the reach of ordinary people.
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Nan Ruohuai glared at the palace maid and said bitterly: "You don't have any eyes for me. I dare to lock the door when I return to the palace! Someone, pull this bitch out and throw her into a water prison!"
Two chamberlains came up and dragged the palace maid away, and the sound of crying and screaming disappeared all the way.
At this time, a woman walked out of the main room of the courtyard. She had a cold face and was a typical iceberg beauty. However, if you look closely, you can also see some traces of weathering between her eyebrows. She probably looked like she was in her early thirties.
There was clearly anger in her eyes, but she had to force a smile and said: "It's His Highness Thirty-one. Why are you so angry today and want to take it out on my ignorant girl?"
"Your Highness?"
"No, I haven't gotten used to changing my words yet. I should call you His Majesty now."
Nan Ruohuai nodded and said: "How come you, a smart person like you, are not used to changing your words? Since you are so reluctant, you can just call me a name from now on. It's just a title."
The woman bit her lower lip lightly and said, "I know I was wrong, but I hope your majesty won't take it to heart."
Nan Ruohuai's face darkened and he said, "Since you know your mistake, what should you call yourself?"
"...Concubine."
"That's right, then how should you salute when you see me?"
The woman's eyes were already moist, her knees slowly bent down, and finally she knelt gently on the ground. Her head lowered, and a few tears fell into the dust.
Only then was Nan Ruohuai satisfied, and said to the chamberlain beside him: "The palace maid just now was thrown into the cold palace, so she doesn't have to go to the water prison."
The woman held back her sobs and reluctantly said, "Thank you, Your Majesty."
Nan Ruohuai turned around and said to Qianye: "This is the Imperial Concubine, named Snow. She was my father's favorite concubine when he was in power. We usually call her Aunt Xue, but Aunt Xue doesn't think much of us. If it weren't for now
, she probably can’t even remember who His Highness Thirty-one is."
Nan Ruohuai said to Concubine Xue Tai: "Get up." Then he took Qianye and went straight into the bedroom. Concubine Xue Tai looked at their backs as they walked in, her face turned pale, and she could only hold back her tears.
Nan Ruohuai didn't stop in the flower hall. He went directly into the bedroom on the right and walked around, picked up some small furnishings to play with, and then opened the cabinet on one side. I don't know if he opened the cabinet on purpose or by chance.
The door was full of women's underwear. Nan Ruohuai's expression did not change at all, and he even picked up one piece to look at.
Concubine Xue Tai, who followed, turned blue and red, her whole body trembling, and she was at a loss.
Nan Ruohuai threw down her underwear and asked Qianye, "How do you feel about this place? Do you want to rest here tonight?"
Qianye stood at the door of the bedroom, hands clasped behind his hands, his expression as usual, without any unnecessary expression. He shook his head after hearing this.
"Well, let's go to the next place and have a look. There are four concubines in the palace."
Concubine Xue Tai just breathed a sigh of relief after seeing off the evil guest, but before she stepped out of the threshold, Nan Ruohuai suddenly turned back and glanced at her, making her face turn pale immediately.
Along the way, in addition to the four concubines, there are more than a dozen concubines with various names in the palace. The palace itself is not big, the harem is even smaller, and there is also a back garden, so the so-called palace of the four concubines is one.
The name is very grand, but it is actually a small courtyard, with a row of three-bay main house, plus side rooms on both sides for the palace residents to rest. There is also a small flower bed in the courtyard, some tables and chairs, and it is crowded.
Full and full.
The palaces of the four concubines, not to mention the other concubines, are like this. The two with higher status live in one place, and the four with lower status simply live in the same courtyard.
With the lessons learned from Concubine Xue Tai, there was no more embarrassment in the future where the concubines thanked guests behind closed doors. Most of the concubines in each courtyard greeted each other with smiles. They were not as enthusiastic as the ladies of the royal family, but more like welcoming guests.
's sister.
After looking around, the four concubines are indeed better in appearance than the Queen Mother Shu, and the other concubines are just waiting. It seems that in addition to being linked to birth, the royal favor is also very important. But these women
Living in such a big place every day is like chickens and ducks in a cage. In addition to fighting for favors every day, they are still fighting for favors.
The harem of Zheng Palace is really not big. Even if you look carefully, you can walk around in a blink of an eye. Qianye said to Nan Huairuo: "Let's talk in the study room in the front hall."
Since Qianye had no intention of staying in the harem, Nan Huairuo could not force him and led Qianye to the study. Qianye was not polite and sat down in the big chair in the study, while Nan Huairuo stood beside him respectfully.
With.
Qianye said playfully: "Aren't you afraid of leaving a name in history if you openly dedicate your harem to us like this?"
Nan Huairuo said: "Everything I have now is given by you, so as long as you want anything in the entire Zheng Kingdom, it will be yours. If it weren't for you, who would know what a Thirty-One Prince is?
Why am I standing here today? Your great kindness to me is nothing but a mere harem."
Qianye was noncommittal and asked, "How is your father doing now?"
"No one has been found yet. The second brother has joined forces with several older brothers to secretly move his father outside the palace and hide him. I don't know where he is. For such a secret and important matter, if he doesn't reach their heads, it will only come from the mouths of his followers.
It’s impossible to ask. It’s just my judgment that he should still be in the royal capital.”
Qianye was slightly surprised and said, "Did they protect Prince Zheng in advance because I challenged the imperial master?"
Nan Huairuo sneered, "You think too highly of them! How could my brothers have such good intentions? I asked my father's attendants, as early as a month ago, my father was no longer in the palace, and the government was dominated by the second brother.
Under control. My father is seriously ill and unconscious, and my second brother has received support from the National Preceptor.
They were afraid that their father would wake up and take charge of the government affairs! What would they do if another brother was appointed as the prince? Can they really rebel? They are different from me.
, I still care about what the history books say.”
Qianye was really surprised, "You mean, before your father died, they put him under house arrest?"
Now that he has been placed under house arrest, it goes without saying what the fate of Old Prince Zheng will be. If he cannot recover, he may die of natural causes. If he recovers, he may not die without any illness.
At this point, Qianye has a new understanding of Zheng Guo. Comparing this, Nanhua's character back then was pretty good.
"How are you going to handle this?"
Nan Huairuo thought for a while and said: "First of all, I have to find my father, and then I have to take control of the royal capital and seize the people behind closed doors. I estimate that my second brother and the rest of the gang will jump over the wall in a hurry, harm my father, and then frame me.
.But my father’s body cannot fall into their hands.”
"Yeah, that's right. What next? Now that several important towns in the country are still in the hands of your brothers, what are you going to do?"
Nan Huairuo seemed confident and said: "I have now taken control of most of the Forbidden Army, and the city defense forces have also sworn allegiance. Our Da Zheng Imperial Army has always been the most elite force. With the Forbidden Army in hand, it is easy to annihilate the forces of several brothers.
You can leave this matter to me and you don’t need to worry about it anymore.”
Qianye smiled faintly and said: "In other words, you plan to pacify the Zheng Kingdom by yourself?"
Nan Huairuo had a sudden thought, calmed down his high-spirited attitude, and said: "Don't you plan to let me make a difference in Prince Zheng's position?"
Qianye's expression remained unchanged and he said: "If you think so, that's great. It's too late today. Let's talk about this matter tomorrow."
Nan Huairuo said: "Shall I find a place for you to rest in the harem?"
Qianye shook his head, "No need, I'll go back to the battleship. I just have to discuss something with Song Lun and the others."
Disappointment flashed in Nan Huairuo's eyes, but he still respectfully sent Qianye to the palace gate, watched the motorcade drive away, and then turned around.
He returned to the study and instinctively wanted to sit down on the side chair by the wall. His butt was halfway down before he realized something was wrong. He strode behind the desk and sat down heavily in the big chair Qianye had just sat in. This movement was so big.
, all seem to have been thrown in.
An old chamberlain serving in the room came over, lowered his voice, and said mysteriously: "Your Majesty, it is a pity that that man refuses to live in the palace."
Nan Huairuo was in a daze and said, "Yes."
The old chamberlain lowered his voice and said: "There is a recipe passed down from our ancestors in the palace. The medicine is colorless and tasteless. There will be no problem if you take it for the first time, but it will cause an attack an hour later. The attack is extremely violent.
No matter how much you cultivate to heaven, you won’t be able to survive for even half a minute!”
Nan Huairuo's heartbeat accelerated, his mouth went dry, and he said: "This, this medicine..."
"There is a special thing about this medicine, that is, the longer it is stored, the more powerful it becomes. There is a bottle in the palace, but it has been there for fifty years!"
"You mean..."
"Your Majesty already has great power and has the loyalty of the imperial army. The situation has been decided. Your brothers cannot make trouble at all. Even so, why do you need to be controlled by others?"