The night at Haishi was already a bit deep, and the wind was not strong, but it was a bit cool when it blew on his body, especially after drinking. When the wind blew, Li Hong couldn't help but shiver, his nose itched, and he sneeze.
It suddenly broke out, and the commotion was so loud that the people who were waiting for it were panicked for a while.
"Your Highness, the night is getting cold, please put on some more clothes."
Wang Dequan had just served Li Hong off the chariot. When he saw that Li Hong had caught a cold, he immediately became anxious and hurriedly took off his own robe to put it on Li Hong.
"No need, it's okay to be alone."
Although Li Hong appreciated Wang Dequan's loyalty, he did not accept his kindness. He smiled and stretched out his hand to block the situation, and said casually. He walked up the steps non-stop and walked into the palace. His steps were extremely relaxed and he was obviously in a very good mood.
Well, of course, this good mood is not because of Li Xian's wedding, but because of the pleasure of having the situation under control - since Emperor Gaozong delegated power before the moon, Li Hong has been the official regent, handling all matters big and small.
Only by making his own decision, he no longer had to go through the review of Empress Wu, all the ministers and assistants were united, his brothers surrendered, everything went smoothly, and there was no longer any feeling of constraints. Li Hong had enough reasons to be excited.
"Your Highness, look carefully at the steps."
When Wang Dequan saw that Li Hong's steps were a little wandering, he did not dare to neglect, and did not bother to put on the robe that he had taken off again. He hurried to catch up with Li Hong, stretched out his hand to support him, and gave a small reminder.
"Well, I'm happy today, but I'm afraid I won't be able to sleep anymore, so I'm going to go to the study to correct some notes. You don't have to wait on me anymore, so you can all go and have a rest."
Li Hong let Wang Dequan show his courtesy and walked up the steps slowly. He suddenly remembered that Li Xian was probably "enjoying happiness" at this moment. He immediately felt hot in his heart and wanted to call Lin Yi to come to meet him, but he was worried.
There were many people with mixed eyes, so he stood still, waved his hands to everyone around him, and gave instructions in a tone that left no room for doubt.
"Yes, the slaves will obey His Highness's orders."
Although all the attendants followed Li Hong to Li Xian's wedding banquet, they were just spectators. Naturally, everyone could not enjoy the banquet. After standing for several hours, they were already very sleepy. After hearing this
Li Hong obeyed the instructions, and after everyone bowed and agreed, they dispersed one after another.
"It's good to sit alone. Then go and invite Mr. Lin here."
As soon as he entered the study, Li Hong impatiently ordered Wang Dequan to invite Lin Yi to meet him before he could sit down.
"Yes, slave girl, go right away."
Wang Dequan was Li Hong's closest confidant, so he knew about the ambiguous relationship between Lin Yi and the prince. Although he didn't agree with it, he didn't dare to say anything. He could only respond quickly and summon Lin Yi himself.
Don't mention it.
"Eunuch Chen, what are you doing here? I never summoned you!"
Not long after Wang Dequan left, there was a burst of rather confusing footsteps outside the study door. As soon as Li Hong heard it, he knew it was not Lin Yi. He frowned involuntarily. He looked up and saw that it was Lin Yi.
Chen Dayong, the eunuch in charge of the East Palace, led several young eunuchs out of the screen. His heart sank, his face instantly drooped, and he scolded him unceremoniously.
"I'm afraid that the people your Highness is waiting for won't be able to come. It's been a long night of loneliness. I'm afraid that Your Highness will get hurt after drinking, so I specially prepared some sobering soup for Your Highness to enjoy."
Chen Dayong was a confidant sent by Empress Wu to the East Palace. His mission was to monitor the prince. Naturally, the relationship between him and the prince was extremely bad. In the past, Li Hong was so scrupulous that he did not dare to do anything to Chen Dayong, but he decided to do it.
After Li Hong became the regent, Chen Dayong's life became difficult. Although he still held the official title of head of the East Palace, he was sent to the laundry room by Li Hong to manage the work of emptying toilets, which was a great humiliation for him.
You can do it, now that the enemies met, Chen Dayong naturally didn't look good, so he said in a conspiratorial manner.
"How dare you speak to me like this, a bold servant! Come on!"
Upon hearing Chen Dayong's unkind words, Li Hong's heart instantly sank to the bottom of his heart. However, he refused to give in. He slammed the table, yelled, and tried to summon the guards on duty outside.
"Your Highness is calling for someone, don't bother yourself."
Chen Dayong didn't care about Li Hong's anger at all. He glanced at Li Hong with pity and said disdainfully. Then, he clapped his hands and two young eunuchs dragged Wang Dequan, who was already dead or alive, from outside.
Xing came in and threw Wang Dequan in front of Li Hong with a strong throw.
"You guys, you guys... you are such a good thief, how dare you treat me like this, you bastard, are you plotting rebellion?"
As soon as he saw Wang Dequan lying in front of him, Li Hong became anxious and hurriedly leaned over to catch Wang Dequan's breath. Only then did he realize that Wang Dequan was already dead. His heart was startled and he jumped up suddenly.
Pointing at Chen Dayong, he scolded angrily, trembling.
"Your Highness is drunk, why don't you wait for His Highness to sober up!"
Chen Dayong ignored Li Hong's outburst, waved his hand and gave the order lightly.
"promise!"
As soon as Chen Dayong finished speaking, several young eunuchs rushed forward and pressed Li Hong down on the table without hesitation. They pressed his hands and feet so that Li Hong could not move. There was a young eunuch holding a wine pot.
He rushed forward, pushed the spout of the pot open between Li Hong's teeth, tilted the handle of the pot, and poured the poisonous wine inside into Li Hong's mouth.
"You guys, you guys, um, I'll forgive you for being a ghost, um um, I won't forgive you, um, it's okay..."
Li Hong's body has always been weak. He was so oppressed by four young eunuchs that he could not even struggle at all. He was forced to drink a lot of poisonous wine, which made his veins bulge in pain and he slurred in his mouth.
He cursed, but unfortunately he couldn't curse for long. He couldn't breathe anymore. A stream of black blood drooped down from the corner of his mouth. His hands and feet twitched a few times, and he died suddenly.
.
"Your Highness has passed away."
After Li Hong stopped struggling, a young eunuch stretched out his hand to test Li Hong's breathing. When he saw that there was no breath coming in or out, he quickly stood up, bowed to Chen Dayong, and hurriedly reported the report.
"Well, clean up this place quickly!"
Chen Dayong did not fully believe the little eunuch's report, but personally leaned over and put a hand on Li Hong's wrist. Seeing that Li Hong had no pulse, he stood up with satisfaction and coldly
He smiled, dropped his instructions, turned around, and hurried out of the study, heading towards the Tongxun Gate...
Haishi is coming to an end, the night is already very deep, everything is silent, and the huge imperial city is completely dead except for the Wuyun Hall. In the main bedroom of the Qianyuan Hall, there is a man who is very sleepy after drinking a few too many drinks.
Gaozong was already sleeping soundly and snoring. He did not know that Empress Wu, who was originally sleeping with him, had quietly left. Of course, Empress Wu did not actually go far. She was still in the palace, just in the front hall.
As the main hall of the harem, the front hall of Qianyuan Hall is quite open. If it looks like it in the daytime, it will look majestic. But if it is a dead night, it would be a bit shocking to stay in it. The fear was empty, but Empress Wu didn't care at all, or in other words, she was not in the mood to pay attention to such a heart-stopping darkness. She sat silently on the dragon bed alone, waiting quietly, without saying a word, just It's like a clay sculpture made of wood.
"Puff, puff..."
A burst of slightly messy footsteps suddenly sounded at the dark palace door. Empress Wu, who was originally expressionless, instantly raised his eyebrows, and his eyes were as sharp as knives and he swept towards the palace door, with a faint trace between his eyebrows. Tension and anticipation.
"Your Majesty, everything has been settled."
The person walking in from outside the palace was Chen Dayong, the eunuch in charge of the East Palace. When he saw Empress Wu's sharp eyes coming over, Chen Dayong couldn't help but panic, and his body started to tremble involuntarily, but he didn't dare to say anything. Without any hesitation, he quickened his pace and rushed to the front door. He bowed, lowered his head, and whispered a report.
"Well, let's get started."
Although Chen Dayong did not say clearly what had been done, Empress Wu obviously understood what was being said, and her face instantly turned pale. Even after returning to normal, she did not immediately give the order, but sat silently. After a moment, he took a breath and gave an order without any emotion.
"Yes, I obey the order."
Chen Dayong could clearly feel the chill emanating from Empress Wu's body. He couldn't stop the trembling in his body, but the response from his mouth was not slow at all. As soon as he turned his heels, he ran out as if he was running away. Gone.
"Pah, pah."
As soon as Chen Dayong left, Empress Wu, who had been sitting still, suddenly stood up, clapped her hands and made two crisp sounds. Immediately, a black shadow appeared in the deserted hall like a ghost. With the help of the light from the only burning lamp in the front porch, one could vaguely see that this person was Sun Quanfu, the chamberlain's young eunuch.
"Go!"
Empress Wu calmly glanced at Sun Quanfu, who was standing with his hands down, and squeezed out two words through his teeth.
"promise."
Sun Quanfu clasped his fists and responded crisply. With just a sway of his body, he melted into the darkness.
"Hong'er, don't blame my mother for being cruel. You brought all this on yourself, and there's nothing I can do about it."
After Sun Quanfu left, Empress Wu did not leave in a hurry, but stood silently on the front porch, staring in the direction of the East Palace, murmuring in her mouth, tears flashing faintly in her eyes, but in the end she did not She shed tears, and when her eyes turned to the direction of the Martial Arts Hall on the west side, there was already a solemn murderous intention...
Yin Shi Zhengpai, the night is deep, it is the best time to sleep in the day, the entire imperial city has been immersed in sleep, even Li Xian, who has been tossing all night in the Wuyun Palace, is already too tired to fall asleep, unable to The method, even if Li Xian is a tough guy, will turn into juice under the gentle service of the two women. "Seven times a night" is not that easy to be a man, especially when he is too drunk and his physical strength is exhausted. It was just inevitable. However, Li Xian did not completely sleep to death. As soon as there was a knock on the bedroom door, Li Xian's eyes suddenly opened...