Confidante Saisuke

It was the fourth day after He Danggui left the palace.

After Yunniang finished cleaning the yard, she went back to the house and took the unfinished embroidery work back to the yard, and sat in the corridor embroidering handkerchiefs while showing He Danggui the house.The yard is quiet, only the sound of the wind blowing through the leaves, and the fragrance of the flowers of various colors that cannot be named are carried into the nose by the breeze.Not long after embroidering, Yunniang felt that her neck was sore, she put down the embroidery shed, and went out with a pot of sake to drink herself. After a few cups, the heat was slightly relieved.While leisurely and contented, the mind floated up.

She was originally from the prefectures and counties around Luoyang. Because of the poverty of her family, she entered the palace at the age of 13 and became a palace maid. She agreed that she could leave the palace at the age of 25.It has been six or seven years now, because I haven't seen my parents and relatives for a long time, even their faces in my memory are a little blurred.Thinking of this, I envy those who serve Wu Zhao.The rewards obtained are many and valuable, and they can often go out of the palace.The former Shangguan Wan'er was, and so is the current He Danggui.That Shangguan Wan'er only went out of the palace often, but she never dared to spend the night outside.This Danggui is more favored than Shangguan Wan'er, she has not returned since she left the palace four days ago.Yunniang thought again, Your Majesty is not restricted by gender, if not for her ordinary appearance, she can also take this road to reach the sky in one step.Then Shangguan Wan'er is Ye Ting's servant, so she can be favored, she is still a good family member.However, having said that, I will be able to leave the palace after a few more years of patience, and if I serve His Majesty, I will never be able to return home.Besides, she can still marry and have children.Yun Niang repeatedly weighed in her heart, and finally came to the conclusion: In the long run, she may not be worse off than He Danggui and the others.At least she will have a husband and children of her own, and His Majesty is old and a woman, He Danggui and the others are doomed to die alone.

Just when she was having a good time thinking about it, Yunniang suddenly heard He Danggui's scream of "Ah—" and she was so startled that she spilled a glass of sake on her skirt.She was shocked first, then furious.I was staring here early in the morning, when did someone enter Ms. He's room?Ms. He came back and asked herself how to explain to her.Yunniang put down her wine glass, lifted her skirt and ran towards He Danggui's house.Pushing open the door, Yunniang screamed in fright at the scene in front of her.I saw two snakes crawling on Ke'er's body, and I don't know how many other insects were moving around.Yunniang endured goosebumps and reluctantly took a look, and recognized centipedes, spiders, and scorpions, but didn't recognize the others.The other maids in the yard also changed their faces in fright when they heard the cry and ran over.There was a maid in the back who couldn't see clearly from a distance, so she calmed down a little and hurriedly reported to Wu Tuan'er.

Wu Tuan'er was also secretly surprised when he heard this, and while sending someone to invite Song Zhaohua, he went to the Tongming Hall.Wu Zhao listened to the report from Wu Tuan'er and the maid, and was about to get up while ordering Song Zhaohua to come over.Wu Tuan'er hurriedly said: "Your Majesty can't. Those things are not clean, I'm afraid it will hinder His Majesty's holy body. I have sent someone to invite Mr. Song just now. Your Majesty might as well wait for Mr. Song to come over before going there. Let me go first now." Let's take a look." Wu Zhao smiled and said, "Forget it. Let's wait for Mr. Song to come over." After Song Zhaohua rushed over with a few people, Wu Zhao and Wu Tuan'er went with them to He Danggui's house.

The maids stood far away from the door and whispered, and when they saw Wu Zhao approaching, they knelt down to greet him.Wu Zhao casually flattened his body and passed them.When approaching the door, Song Zhaohua said: "Your Majesty, please wait here for a while. Please wait for me and them to go in and clean up the dirty things first, and then invite Your Majesty to go in." Wu Zhao nodded, and Wu Tuan'er hurriedly asked the maid to give it to Wu Zhaohua. Zhao holding an umbrella.After a short time, Song Zhaohua came out and reported: "Your Majesty, there is a snake gu in Miss He's house, and Xu'er was bitten to death by a poisonous snake. This snake is very poisonous. If you are accidentally bitten by it, it takes less than one hour to kill Xu'er." There is no doubt that you will die when the incense burns. This subordinate has ordered someone to beat the snake to death. However, this subordinate is worried that people who go in will accidentally get the venom, so he asks His Majesty to return to the palace. This subordinate will have someone clean the house. Those few Maid of the palace, my subordinates will send someone to check whether they have been poisoned." Wu Zhao nodded and said, "Okay, I will do as you said. You can send a few more people to Tuan'er and ask them to go to Taiping immediately with Tuan'er Bring He Danggui back to see me." Then he said to Wu Tuan'er, "If Taiping stops her, let her come directly to see me."

After hearing what Wu Tuaner brought, Princess Taiping knew she couldn't stop her, so she let her take He Danggui away.Looking at He Danggui's smile before leaving, he was a little terrified, and only hoped that Wu Zhao would take He Danggui's words as words of revenge.Wu Tuan'er treated He Danggui as politely and considerately as he would a concubine in the harem, and helped He Danggui into the carriage.Since He Danggui urged Wu Tuan'er to frame Li Dan and was rejected, the relationship between the two has cooled down.So when He Danggui saw Wu Tuan'er at Princess Taiping's mansion, even though he saw Wu Tuan'er's face was calm, he didn't take it seriously.Of the four people dressed as maids brought by Wu Tuan'er, two sat on the left and right sides of He Danggui, and the other two sat opposite her.Those four people were often sent out to carry out confidential missions, and they had long developed the habit of not speaking unless necessary.Wu Tuan'er loathed and feared He Danggui in his heart, and didn't want to perfunctory her.What about He Danggui, she had a desire to die a few days ago, and her original plan to uncover the mystery was blocked by Taiping. Now returning to the palace is just a return to the right track for her, so she is not in the mood to chat.As a result, although there were six women sitting in the carriage, none of them spoke, and the atmosphere was depressingly silent.

When they arrived at Tongming Palace, Wu Zhao and Song Zhaohua were already waiting for them.Wu Tuan'er stepped forward to refill Wu Zhao's tea for Jingjing. He Danggui looked at the two of them with expressionless faces, and couldn't guess what was going on. On the spot, he smiled lightly and said, "Why did Your Majesty call Danggui back?" Wu Zhao stared at He Danggui for a while, seeing that she was neither shy nor panicked, and said without resentment, "He Danggui, this is yours." The real face, right? That gentle and shy He Danggui is just your mask." He Danggui smiled and said, "Isn't that Wu Meiniang who dotes on He Danggui not your mask? How did you ever have any sincerity towards me? Everyone Deceive each other, and there is no one who is more despicable and shameless than the other." Wu Tuan'er has never seen anyone dare to be so disrespectful to Wu Zhao face to face, Song Zhaohua reprimanded: "Bold, dare to call your majesty by his name." He Danggui looked at it Song Zhaohua glanced at him, and said slowly: "Mr. Song, if I didn't think you and Su Yushi were pitiful, I didn't let you ruin your promise in front of your majesty, and spare your lives. You may not have the opportunity to dedicate your loyalty now. What?" Song Zhaohua didn't know what He Danggui said, so he was speechless for a while.

But Wu Zhao heard the trick, took a sip from the teacup, and said, "Oh? So you once thought of framing Zhaohua. I remembered that Dan'er was also framed at the family banquet. At that time, you said that you I was dizzy and wanted to drag me back, and I happened to walk past the house where Dan'er was. I think you and some daring court lady planned that day?" Suddenly remembered something, and asked, "Chengsi was also intentional by you. Seduced him?" He Danggui laughed loudly: "Your Majesty figured out everything at once. Only today did Danggui know why Li Tang's world fell into your Wu Meiniang's hands. Your Majesty is indeed very wise, and you can understand it with just one click. "Wu Zhao stared at He Danggui with sharp eyes and said, "Who ordered you to frame the most outstanding descendants of the Wu family and the Li family?" He Danggui smiled and said, "It was your daughter Princess Taiping who ordered you. Your Majesty, Your children killed each other for your throne, and the princess knew that I was going to kill you and saw me as a pet girl by your side. Do you feel heartbroken after hearing that?" Before Wu Zhao could speak, He Danggui said again: "It turns out that the Wu family is the best. The descendant of Wu Chengsi is Wu Chengsi. I think this person is obsessed with sex and has no sense of responsibility. He can't even compare with ordinary people. It can be seen that there is no one in the Wu family who can inherit the power of His Majesty. Your Majesty talks in sleep at night, always talking about the heroine The Wu family will die in one generation, I must have expected it."

Wu Zhao didn't accept He Danggui's fault, and said lightly: "You said you wanted to kill me? I would like to know why you wanted to kill me? I don't remember anything wrong with you." He Danggui's smiling face finally Putting on a look of resentment: "You don't know? Of course you don't know. Thousands of you, Wu Meiniang, have died in this world. There are already mountains of bones and rivers of blood. How can you remember who you killed?" Wu Zhao also Without getting angry, he asked: "Have I ever killed your relatives? I had someone check the second day you came to me. I have never killed your family..." Suddenly, he realized, "It's not yours. Family, so is it your friend? Or the person you like?" He Danggui said coldly: "Your Majesty, do you still remember that you killed a court lady named Song Nanxi in the summer of the previous year, and that was my person?" Wu Zhao said lightly: "I don't remember This is the case. But if I really ordered it myself, she must be guilty of death. I will not kill a little maid. It turns out that you have a plan when you come to me from the beginning." He Danggui's expression became more and more resentful: "Death is a crime? She just accidentally broke a pot of flowers in Nanxi, and His Majesty ordered her to be beaten to death. I would like to ask Your Majesty, is breaking a pot of flowers a serious crime?"

Wu Zhao said impatiently: "I said that I don't remember this anymore. Just now you thought you framed King Wei and King Xiang. You will be beheaded if you frame the emperor's relatives and relatives. You should have nothing to say about your own crimes." Let’s talk about it.” He Danggui was so angry that he gritted his teeth and said, “Wu Meiniang, you are indeed a heartless and cold-blooded person.” Song Zhaohua whispered in Wu Zhao’s ear, “Your Majesty, this person is rebellious and rude. Why don't you ask her about the Gu poison and get the law right."

Wu Zhao nodded, and asked, "Today, a court lady went to clean your house, and was bitten to death by a poisonous snake in your house. Did you raise that poisonous snake?" He Danggui snorted coldly, and said, "Cleaning? That snake gu Put it in a very hidden place, if you don't search it deliberately, you can't find it. Besides, I told them that they are not allowed to enter my house. I'm afraid that the maid went to my house for other purposes." Wu Zhao didn't bother with these details, Asked: "As my pet girl, if you raise Gu in the palace, I can destroy your nine clans. Although your intentions are not right, since you served me and didn't harm anyone, I will take care of you." I only killed you alone, and spared the lives of your He family and nine clans." He Danggui smiled and said, "Does your majesty really want to see me thank you and kowtow to thank you? I don't care whether you punish the nine clans or not. Your majesty must already know that I am I was raised by my uncle. I won't say much about how they treated me. Since they treated me badly back then, they deserve to be implicated by me today. As for not hurting anyone..." He Danggui couldn't stop laughing.

Song Zhaohua was secretly startled, and asked with luck in his heart: "He Danggui, do you dare to lay a spell on the princess?" What Song Zhaohua was worried about was that He Danggui had the audacity to play a spell on Wu Zhao.However, she didn't dare to ask this question, so she used Princess Taiping as a cover.He Danggui said with a smile: "It's more than that. Your Majesty, Wu Chengsi said he was ill at home and could not go to court, and died suddenly a few months later. Don't your majesty think that Wu Chengsi was really caught by his majesty because of the scandal between me and him?" , die of fear. Your Majesty, this matter is a long story, why don't you please sit down." He Danggui walked to the chair and sat down by himself.

Song Zhaohua heard He Danggui talk about the secrets of the palace, and whispered in Wu Zhao's ear: "Your Majesty, I don't think He Danggui is a person with martial arts. Why don't you wait outside the palace and come in to collect her after your majesty finishes the trial." Go to prison." Wu Zhao was already filled with resentment, but he didn't want to show weakness, so he endured it all the time, and now he heard Song Zhaohua say this, so he nodded and said, "That's fine. You two go down first."

After Song Zhaohua and Wu Tuan'er went down, Wu Zhao said, "He Danggui, I think you still have a lot of secrets. Now that the matter has reached this point, I want to hear it clearly. Although I have killed countless people, but for those Smart people are always merciful. You can do so many things quietly by my side, and I have to admire your ability. I guarantee that no matter what you do, the crime is only limited to you, no matter your family It’s still the family of that court lady, and I won’t touch them.” He Danggui smiled and said, “Does Your Majesty really dare to listen? Dang Gui has the guts to say that although His Majesty has the world in mind, he may not be able to listen to Dang Gui’s end.” Wu Zhao snorted He said: "You don't have to provoke me. I've heard too many scoldings about me. I don't care what others say about me, otherwise you won't have the opportunity to approach me for revenge. You can say whatever you want .I must have heard you have nothing to say."

He Danggui stroked the folds on his sleeves, and said: "Mr. Song must have only reported Danggui's snake Gu to His Majesty as an ordinary poisonous snake. It's no wonder that there are no fewer than a hundred kinds of Miaojiang Gu poisons. No matter how knowledgeable Mr. Song is, It is also difficult to know every kind of Gu poison in Miaojiang. What's more, my snake Gu is quite unusual. Let me explain to His Majesty."

"The venomous snake I keep in my house is extremely poisonous. If it bites you, you will definitely die without a stick of incense. People who raise it as a voodoo must first pour a jug of wine into the jar in order not to be bitten by it. Only after it is drunk can it be taken out to get its venom. Therefore, this snake Gu is also called drunk Gu. After the venom is taken out, it must be mixed with other herbs to make it. If someone Drinking this kind of drug every day, her blood, sweat, and body fluid will gradually become poisonous. The longer the time, the stronger the toxicity. Others who touch this person's blood, sweat, and saliva will also become poisonous. It will be poisoned. Your Majesty, isn't it fun?"

Wu Zhao said lightly: "It's so troublesome for this kind of poison to harm people, and it's not easy to succeed. Since you're all about harming people, why do you give up what is easy and ask for difficulty?" He Danggui smiled and said, "Because I don't want to live anymore. Yeah." Wu Zhao's expression changed.If He Danggui wants to poison her, she is not afraid. Every meal is tested by people, and He Danggui has no way of doing it.However, if He Danggui drank the poison himself every day, he would often sleep and eat with her... He Danggui chuckled and said, "Your Majesty now knows where the fun is." That's right, there's a grievance and a debtor. It's enough to kill you alone. But your nephew and daughter insisted on touching me. Your nephew, the one time you bumped into me with me was justifiable, yes I took the initiative to seduce him. Originally, it was only that one time, the toxicity was not too small, and it would not kill him. It is a pity that he is obsessed with sex and wants me to spy on you for him. There are many times in those days when he said he was sick and could not go to court. You are looking for me. Your Majesty, now you know why King Wei died. Did you deserve it?" He Danggui withdrew his body and said, "Your daughter obviously doesn't like women. In order to humiliate me, she repeatedly asked her to marry her." I serve her. If she dies because of this, it is not considered wronged. It is a pity that the time is too short to kill her." Wu Zhao was very angry in his heart, but his face was still light: "I remember when I was with you The days are much longer than Chengsi's, why is it that I'm still alive today, but Chengsi lost his life?" He Danggui said with a smile: "Your Majesty's precious nourishing decoctions are constantly available, which must have slowed down the spread of the poison. But It's just the difference between sooner and later." After speaking, he laughed.Song Zhaohua heard He Danggui laughing again outside the hall, and said bitterly, "This woman is so rude to Your Majesty." Wu Tuan'er sighed and did not speak.

After He Danggui laughed, Wu Zhao said just now: "I always thought you were gentle, docile, shy and delicate, but it turned out that I recognized the wrong person. Being poisoned by you was also my mistake of overestimating myself. I would like to admit defeat. You are clearly full of hatred for me, but you can still make me think that you really love me, I really admire it. I ask myself, if I change, I may not be able to do better than you." He Danggui smiled and said: "Your Majesty's praise, how can Angelica deserve it. Your Majesty drove away Emperor Gaozong's concubines, leaving only His Majesty alone. Of course, this is also due to the contribution of His Majesty's sister and niece." Seeing Wu Zhao's gloomy face, He Danggui said with a smile: "Your Majesty is very angry. Danggui advises you, this poison is taboo and sullen. If your majesty can't stand it, it's better for your body to explode. .Otherwise, I will hold it in my heart, and the toxicity will attack faster."

Seeing that Wu Zhao was still calm, He Danggui raised his eyebrows and said, "Your Majesty, do you know how hard it is for me to pretend to like you to serve you even though I hate you? Even if I like women, I am still young." A beautiful woman, like a girl like Nanxi, is not an old woman in her 70s or 70s. Does Your Majesty know why I like the posture of His Majesty with his back to me when I do those things? Because in this way, I don't have to look at Your Majesty Wrinkles on your face, and you don’t need to touch your flabby and fat belly. Although the back is not much better, at least I don’t have to pretend to like it very much, and I can safely show my disgusting emotions. Your Majesty, you must not know that I often This time, I was doing those things with you while suppressing my nausea. I think other men and women are the same. If there is no other plan, who would like the body of a sixty-seventy-year-old old woman. Without the emperor's skin , without power and wealth, you are just an old, ugly and vicious old woman, who do you think would want to take another look at you?"

He Danggui finally managed to see that the muscles on Wu Zhao's face were trembling uncontrollably, his eyes were full of resentment, and he was no longer indifferent as before. "Your Majesty, your nephew, your daughter, your son, they are either afraid of you or hate you. They just want the power in your hands to please you. No one really loves you. Your male favorite, your daughter Pets are just for the power and wealth you can give them, and they hold their noses to serve you. Now that you have been poisoned by me, those who sincerely love you will only be infected by your poison. Your Majesty the Emperor, Those who wish you to die naturally wish for you to die sooner, and those who wish you to live will only be killed by you. Come to think of it, if there are those who sincerely love you to accompany you to die, you will not be lonely on the road to hell. However, I am curious, Who is willing to accompany you?" He Danggui pretended to be enlightened again: "Oh, I forgot that His Majesty is the emperor, and he can force others to accompany you to die. This can only be blamed for their bad luck. Who made them be the emperor? What about His Majesty's people? They deserve to be killed by His Majesty."

He Danggui stood up, clapped his hands and said, "Okay, I finally don't have to pretend to like you, and I don't have to touch your disgusting body anymore. I'm finally relieved. When I get to the ground, I want to hug my young and beautiful girl." Beautiful Nanxi, you can just comfort yourself. After I finish speaking, Your Majesty, let someone come in. Does Your Majesty hate me so much, it's better to scold me, holding it in my heart will make the poison attack faster. "

Looking at He Danggui's smiling face, Wu Zhao wanted to cut her alive, but he still held back his breath and said, "Come here." Song Zhaohua and Wu Tuan'er hurried in to wait for the call.Wu Zhao told Song Zhaohua: "Since He Danggui is avenging Song Nanxi. I see you as a pair of mandarin ducks are also pitiful, so I will give you the same rod as Song Nanxi. Song Zhaohua, you watch their execution in person, don't beat them with just a few sticks." If she is dead, Imperial Physician He must slowly think about her lover and die."

Song Zhaohua hurriedly asked people to come in and escort He Danggui down.He Danggui turned his head while walking, and smiled brightly at Wu Zhao.After the people left, Wu Tuan'er stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty is tired after being busy for half a day, let's go out and relax." Wu Zhao stood up and walked out without saying a word.However, before he had time to get out of the desk, he vomited blood and fell down.

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