At that time, the Empress Dowager gave Li Yuanli's mother, Concubine Qian, a cup of poisoned wine and killed her. The murder of my mother must be avenged.
"Queen Dowager, I'll see you off." Lu Yun smiled sarcastically.
Li Chengtai and Li Chengyou quickly stood in front of the Queen Mother, their little faces alert. Lu Yun casually glanced at the two strong and cute little princes and gritted her teeth.
The goal of the Emperor of Southern Chu is to kill the Queen Mother of Qing.
But since Lu Yun has arrived at the scene, she will kill all of Li Yuanjing's children and only leave Lu Xuan's son. In the future, when Lu Xuan's son grows up and has no competitors around him, the chances of court officials supporting Lu Xuan's son as emperor will be higher.
Lu Yun licked the corner of her mouth.
Because of a dream, she maliciously speculated about her sister Lu Xuan's good intentions. Now he killed the children that Li Yuanjing valued as a gift to apologize to his sister.
Lu Yun did not delay any longer, took two steps back, raised his hand and ordered: "Kill them all, leave no one alive."
The assassin disguised as a eunuch drew his blade.
Li Chengtai's face showed nervousness.
At the critical moment, the sound of swords and knives chopped and the creaking of armor came from outside the tunnel. Lu Yun turned around in horror, and saw a dozen Tiger Guards appearing from nowhere. They raised their swords and killed the assassins one by one like chopping melons.
When Lu Yun came to her senses, her hands had been tied up. Lu Yun widened her eyes in disbelief, unable to believe that she had become a prisoner in an instant.
The room fell into dead silence.
The leading tiger guard knelt on one knee and said, "I am here to guard the Cining Palace on the orders of the Emperor."
The Queen Mother ordered, "Take the children back to the house and let them rest."
Caiping and several old maids went into the tunnel, took the frightened young masters away and comforted them.
The empress dowager supported Nanny Qian's hand and walked out of the tunnel with steady steps. The sun was shining brightly outside, the flowers and plants in the yard were lush, and the air was filled with a pungent smell of blood.
The Queen Mother squinted her eyes, feeling the warmth of the sun on her skin, and asked the Tiger Guard, "What's the situation in the palace?"
The tiger guard replied: "All the assassins have been captured."
The Queen Mother nodded and said, "Move the body away and wash away the blood. The children are young and cannot stand seeing dirt."
The palace maids and eunuchs came in one after another, holding cleaning tools, and cleaned up the blood on the floor in an orderly manner. Nanny Qian brought a bowl of soothing soup, and the empress dowager leaned back in the soft chair and drank it slowly.
On the floor of the inner hall, there knelt Lu Yun, covered in blood.
Lu Yun was not too stupid. Seeing the empress dowager being so calm, she immediately understood. Lu Yun screamed, "You set this up on purpose!"
What a good trick to catch the turtle in the jar!
The Queen Mother pressed her temples, her face showing a bit of fatigue, and her voice was neither hurried nor slow: "I was once the master of the six palaces, and I have seen all kinds of storms. Concubine Qian was poisoned to death by me, she was stupid and didn't know it."
After a brief pause, the empress dowager vaguely saw Concubine Qian's beautiful eyes and eyebrows.
The Queen Mother felt a little regretful: "I really like Concubine Qian's personality. If she hadn't died, I could have become her close friend."
What a pity.
Different positions mean they are destined to be mortal enemies.
The Queen Mother raised her hand slightly, and the Tiger Guards walked into the inner hall, blocked Lu Yun's mouth, and dragged the frantically struggling Lu Yun away.
The Cining Palace was in good order and the flowers in the courtyard were blooming luxuriantly, as if it was just an ordinary day and no assassination had taken place.
...
Outside the city of Yanjing, the river was rushing and the boat was shaking violently.
Chen Wei held onto the mast tightly with both hands, looking at the two emperors fighting on the ship, feeling extremely speechless.
Could you two please stop fighting on the boat!
If you fight again, the boat will capsize!
"So you have already guessed that I would assassinate the Queen Mother." Li Yuanli wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and smiled slyly, "You are such a cold and indifferent person. Your children are all in the Cining Palace. Aren't you afraid that my people will kill them as well?"
Li Yuanjing was a ruthless man who didn't talk much. He stabbed him with a knife.
Prince Daqing has been practicing martial arts since he was young, so naturally he is quite skilled.
The boat shook again, and Shen Wei felt dizzy. The cold water splashed and soaked half of Shen Wei's body with cold river water. Her hands could no longer hold on to the mast, and like a fish falling into water, she plunged headfirst into the icy March river water.
Crash——
The river water filled my mouth and nose.
The river water after the spring is icy water flowing down from the melted snow mountains, and it is bitterly cold. Shen Wei had just fallen into the water and was almost frozen into a fool.
I felt cold all over and had no strength at all.
Shen Wei wanted to curse these two living ancestors!
They fought with each other and the one who got hurt happened to be innocent himself. Shen Wei kicked her legs hard, trying to float to the surface. But in the extremely cold river water, Shen Wei's right leg began to cramp. Shen Wei opened her mouth and the freezing cold river water poured into her throat. The short dozen seconds of drowning seemed infinitely long.
She could almost smell death.
After working hard for half a lifetime, your wonderful retirement life has not even begun, but today you have to die in a river?
...
On board.
As soon as Shen Wei fell into the water, Li Yuanjing and Li Yuanli, who were fighting fiercely, were startled at the same time and stopped fighting.
Li Yuanjing had no time to care about Li Yuanli. He stepped on the edge of the boat and wanted to jump into the river to save him.
But Li Yuanli was faster than him.
With a loud "bang", Li Yuanli plunged into the icy river water. Li Yuanjing was stunned for a moment, and suddenly some complicated and indescribable emotions surged in his heart.
His younger brother has always cherished his life.
Today, he actually ignored his own life and jumped into the water to save Shen Wei.
When did the relationship between Li Yuanli and Shen Wei become so close?
"Why are you still standing there? Give me a hand!" Li Yuanli quickly surfaced and supported the unconscious Shen Wei.
It was a protective posture, with half of Li Yuanli's face covered by river water, and he tried hard to support the unconscious Shen Wei. If he was not careful, Li Yuanli might be washed away by the river.
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