The Story of Lang Yuan①

?Just as Bai Chen was in the imperial study room trying to figure out how to execute Xiao Shu'er without angering the Xiao family, the door of the imperial study room was pushed open with a creak, and a small figure hid behind the door and looked around the situation inside the room , that timid child is none other than the eldest prince Bai Luoqi.

"Qi'er, why are you here? Come to Emperor Father soon." Even though the child was not good-looking, as Bai Chen's first child, he was still very much loved by Bai Chen. It is difficult to enjoy family happiness, so every time father and son meet, they will be very gentle and doting to Bai Luoqi. Think about the last time I saw that child, oh, I saw him at Xiao Shuer's place, and now...

"Father," Bai Luoqi said softly, "The concubine Liang is innocent, and the little princess was beaten to death, not thrown to death."

Bai Chen frowned when he heard the words, "Don't talk nonsense, what can I do wrong with what I saw with my own eyes?"

"It's true. One night I ate too much. I was walking in the palace to digest my food. I accidentally saw Mrs. Mei Gui beating the little princess. He was beating and cursing at the same time, complaining that the little princess was crying all day long. If you don't believe me, go and see it." See if there are any wounds from the beating on the little princess, Li Shang also said that maybe when Concubine Liang sees the little princess, the little princess is already dead."

Originally, Bai Chen didn't believe a child's nonsense, but after all, it was his own daughter's death, so he couldn't be careless about it. After hesitating for a moment, he gave orders to investigate the cause of the little princess' death.After checking the matter, it turned out that the little princess had died before Xiao Shu'er picked her up, and there were indeed many marks of beatings on her body, and the scars were old and new. It can be seen that the little princess had been abused before she died. However, the cause of the princess' death was not beating to death, but suffocation. As for why the child was suffocated, the imperial physicians did not know.

Concubine Shu passed away, Li Shang betrayed her, and her beloved daughter died tragically. All kinds of recent incidents made Bai Chen exhausted, but the house leak happened to be raining all night, so the Bei Yi knew about the deployment of troops at the northeast border of Xiaxi, and even assembled their troops. He took a bite at the weakest point of Xiaxi's military defense, and the old general Xiao had no choice but to hastily lead his troops to support the border, but what is annoying is that someone in the Xiao family army colluded with the enemy and rebelled, and cooperated with the Beiyi army, causing Xiaxi to suffer heavy losses. , Old General Xiao was also seriously injured.One after another, the frontline battle reports flew in front of Bai Chen like flakes of snow. Bai Chen had to call in reinforcements to support the front line. The Lan family's rebelliousness is well known to all. Seeing that most of Xiaxi's troops were transferred to the northeast, the little old man became concerned and began to gather troops to attack the imperial city.However, Bai Chen finally fell ill after working day and night. It was just a small wind and cold, but he insisted on not resting, and finally turned into a high fever. He was in a daze, and it was difficult to even open his eyes, let alone deal with government affairs. up.There is no general in the Northeast battlefield, even if the reinforcements arrive in time, the soldiers are like a mess, and they are beaten back steadily; Everyone in the crowd panicked and didn't know what to do. The concubines in the harem packed up their clothes and planned to flee for their lives.

Li Shang has never been a cowardly person, let alone an idiot waiting to die. He took out the Huanglong jade pendant from Bai Chen, and immediately released Xiao Shu'er from the prison, asking her to go to the Northeast battlefield to lead the soldiers to repel the enemy and regain the lost ground. Cheng Yichi fell, so he raised his head to see him.Seeing that Li Shang was wearing the Huanglong Pei, which symbolizes imperial power, the steward in the sky prison happily let him go.As for the rebellion of the Helan family in the southwest, it was entrusted to the young general of the Xiao family to deal with it. Mi Zixia was appointed as a military adviser and five thousand elite soldiers were given to them. How can they deal with the [-] troops of Old General He Lan?Li Shang lightly threw him a sentence, "That's your business, I only want you to win the battle." Mi Zixia was so angry that he jumped to his feet, but he had no choice but to do everything he could to fight Helan's old thief.

In the end, Li Shang stood in front of Bai Chen's hospital bed, held up the Huanglong jade pendant, and said loudly, "One shadow, one shadow, two listen to the order. On behalf of the emperor, I order you to rush to Yuan's mansion immediately, and strictly guard Prime Minister Yuan and Mr. Yuan from the Ministry of Rites." Do not allow them to exchange any news with the outside world; Shadow Three to Shadow Twelve, go to all parts of the harem to closely monitor the movements of the concubines in each palace, and implement them immediately, without any mistakes!" As soon as the voice fell, the twelve black shadows flew out of the door Go, fly to their respective posts, in order.

After Li Shang checked Bai Chen's pulse, he prescribed a prescription and went to the imperial hospital to get the medicine and decoct it himself, but at that time Bai Chen had already fallen into a coma, his teeth were closed tightly, and the soup couldn't enter, so he had no choice but to find a straw. □The back of Bai Chen's last molar, feeding with his mouth.Illnesses came and went like a mountain, and Bai Chen was still thinking about the state affairs in his heart. Patients who were preoccupied with worries were the most difficult to recover. They were fine during the day, and fell asleep peacefully after being given medicine, but at night they came out completely Sweating, continuous dehydration made it harder for the body to recover, so Li Shang had to stay up at night, taking care of Bai Chen with his clothes on, wiping his sweat, feeding him water, and tucking in the quilt... Poor Li Shang, he had to deal with various battle reports during the day, and I have to find time to investigate the cause of the little princess's death, and I have no leisure at night. Such hard work has made the already thin person even thinner. Fortunately, Bai Chen's condition is getting better and better at night, and he is about to wake up soon. up.

Li Shang was wiping Bai Chen's sweat with two dark circles under his eyes, when he suddenly heard someone behind him ask, "How long will it take for the emperor to wake up?" , his mind was muddled, and he didn't care who came, so he opened his mouth and answered, "Hurry up, I guess I'll wake up tonight." Yuan Yingshan winked at the servant behind her when she heard the words, and the two immediately stepped forward, covering each other. She grabbed Li Shang's mouth and nose, and dragged him away, while Yuan Yingshan sat down gracefully in front of Bai Chen's bed, staring at Bai Chen's sleeping face with affection, caressing that handsome face with a pair of gentle hands, the corners of her mouth hooked There was a sneer that was inevitable.

Li Shang's predictions were correct, Bai Chen did wake up leisurely in the middle of the night, and when he opened his eyes, he saw Yuan Yingshan who was asleep lying on the bedside.During the past few days of being ill, Bai Chen was not unconscious. He clearly felt that there was someone who was always by his side, staying up late to take care of him. When he woke up, he saw Yuan Yingshan sleeping beside his bed at first sight. It is conceivable to be moved, what more can a husband ask for if he has a wife like this...

Not long after Bai Chen woke up, good news came from the Northeast, Xiao Shu'er led the troops to defeat Beiyi, but the old general Xiao couldn't get his feet back from the gate of hell in the end, and passed away.On the day when the Xiao family's army returned to the imperial court, the Xiao family's army had hundreds of thousands of people, and they were devastated. They had no joy of winning the battle at all, which shows how much influence the Xiao family has in the army.Not long after, the old man Helan was also defeated by Xiao and Mi's tricks, and the crisis of national subjugation was finally resolved.Li Shang reported his investigation of the cause of the little princess' death to Bai Chen. It was actually very simple. The child turned over and lay face down, but he couldn't turn over by himself. There was no one around at that time, and the little princess was so big-headed Downside smothered.In the end, in terms of meritorious deeds, all those who made meritorious deeds were rewarded. Xiao Shu'er was also cleared of her grievances, and she was still restored to her title of good concubine.Li Shang stole the Huanglong jade pendant and passed on the imperial decree, which should have punished his nine clans, but because he made a decisive decision at the moment of crisis and dispatched troops to solve the crisis, he was given a lighter punishment and only received forty boards.

Mi Zixia was suppressed by the conservatives in the past, and has never been reused. This time he retreated from the enemy, and he shined, which made Bai Chen deeply interested in him. After a long talk, he felt that this person could be reused, and asked him what else he can do , the man replied to paint, and Bai Chen asked him to draw a portrait of each of the concubines in his harem, but the man said, "Sorry, Your Majesty, I only draw portraits of the most beautiful people."