Chapter 250 Lu Jingyu Must Die
Who could have thought that the once domineering Concubine Su, who was the most favored in the harem, has now become a prisoner in the cold palace.
Gu Qingning bowed and gave the sachet she had embroidered to Concubine Rou.
"My lady, I embroidered this myself. The stitches are average, please don't mind."
Concubine Rou smiled gently, "You are just being modest. You obviously do everything very well. I like you very much, so how could I dislike you?"
Gu Qingning handed another sachet to Chen Ya.
"Empress Chen, I embroidered a few more. If you don't mind, please accept them."
Chen Ya took it with a smile.
However, when the two little sisters took the sachets, their fingertips touched and they smiled knowingly at each other.
Concubine Rou did not notice this detail. After she took the sachet, she looked solemn and whispered in Gu Qingning's ear:
"It might be dangerous today, so why don't you go sit over at the Duke's Mansion? Just sit here, okay?"
Perhaps worried that she still didn't know, Concubine Rou lowered her voice again and said mysteriously: "The Queen Mother will also come today and will sit over here."
Gu Qingning understood completely.
Even if the third prince wanted to abdicate, he would not touch the empress dowager.
Having the Empress Dowager in charge of the female members of the family is actually a form of protection.
Gu Qingning didn’t know whether the Queen Mother knew the truth of the matter. She was actually not familiar with this old lady.
I just heard that the other party dotes on Qin Mingyue very much.
Now Qin Mingyue is under semi-house arrest in the Empress Dowager's Cining Palace. The Empress Dowager should be aware of this.
She looked at Concubine Rou and Chen Ya's expectant eyes and nodded, "Then Qing Ning would be disrespectful to refuse."
Gu Qingning asked someone to deliver the message to Feng and she herself did not go back, which made Feng very angry again.
Gu Qingning sat next to Concubine Rou. Not long after, a eunuch sang loudly, "Your Majesty has arrived, and the Empress Dowager has arrived."
Everyone stood up to greet him.
The Empress Dowager is sixty-five years old this year. Her hair is snow-white and adorned with a phoenix hairpin and pearls, making her look elegant and luxurious.
She looked very kind and gentle, and raised her hand, asking everyone to stand up.
Emperor Minghe sent the Empress Dowager to the female relatives before he got up and left.
Concubine Rou and the others were talking to the Queen Mother. Gu Qingning did not come forward at this time. She stayed quietly in the corner.
Concubine Jin suddenly asked, "Queen Mother, you haven't met this Gu Qingning yet, right? She is a legendary figure."
"I shouldn't have married Lu Jingyu, but something went wrong. Even the actors wouldn't dare to sing this way."
The Queen Mother's gaze fell over.
Gu Qingning had no choice but to step out and once again gave the empress dowager a standard junior’s salute.
She had no grudge against Concubine Jin, and she didn't know why Concubine Jin suddenly pointed her out in front of the Empress Dowager.
Concubine Rou was also a little nervous. Just as she was about to speak, Chen Ya next to her pressed her hand.
Signal her to take a look first.
The Queen Mother: "Get up, come closer, let me see what kind of girl is it that can make Jing Yu so satisfied."
Gu Qingning raised her head and saw the Queen Mother looking at her gently.
She suddenly thought, could it be that Emperor Minghe had already told the Empress Dowager that Lu Jingyu was Concubine Rou's son?
Then it should be fine.
Gu Qingning walked over and sat obediently on the small stool beside him.
The Queen Mother looked at him and nodded. "You are indeed very good-looking, and you seem to have a good personality. I heard that you grew up in the Marquis of Guangping's mansion, and the mansion taught you very well."
However, the wife of Marquis Guangping, who was sitting not far below, seemed a little uneasy.
She was afraid that Gu Qingning would tell everyone about the injustice she suffered in the Marquis' Mansion.
But Gu Qingning didn't. She no longer cared about the Guangping Marquis's Mansion.
She nodded and said, "I have indeed learned a lot in the Marquis' Mansion, but it is not enough. I have to continue learning in the future."
Concubine Rou said hurriedly, "Queen Mother, Qing Ning is the smartest girl I have ever seen! She learns everything very quickly!"
The Queen Mother looked at her helplessly.
At this moment, the dragon boat race had already begun. Emperor Minghe stood at the highest point and beat the drum to start.
The women stopped talking and just looked at the lake.
Concubine Rou nervously protected Gu Qingning to her side.
Although she was extremely nervous, Concubine Rou still tried her best to protect her adopted daughter.
Gu Qingning felt warm in her heart.
She held Concubine Rou's hand in return.
The two looked at each other, and everything was said without words.
Lu Jingyu was guarding beside Emperor Minghe, so he naturally saw this scene. He pursed his lips slightly and looked towards the lake.
After Emperor Minghe struck the drum three times, five ships rushed out, vying for the first place.
The people watching on the shore suddenly became very excited, with loud gongs and drums and constant shouting.
When will the third prince choose to take action?
Gu Qingning was also a little nervous, but she was not afraid. Instead, she was worried about the safety of Lu Jingyu and Ming Hedi.
Moreover, she couldn't show any fear.
Otherwise, Concubine Rou beside her would definitely be even more frightened.
Gu Qingning felt someone was staring at her, so she looked up, only to see that the Queen Mother had looked away.
What was the Queen Mother staring at her for?
At this moment, among the five dragon boats, one was far ahead and was about to reach the viewing platform!
The accident happened at this moment.
An arrow flew towards Emperor Minghe!
Lu Jingyu rushed forward and caught the arrow with his bare hands.
But this was just the beginning. In an instant, thousands of arrows were fired, and some of them even flew towards the women.
The female members naturally also have guards.
Mo Yu was even faster and blocked all the arrows flying towards Gu Qingning and Rou Fei.
Chen Ya also helped protect the Queen Mother.
She turned her head and looked at Mo Yu in surprise, praising: "This child is so skilled!"
Then Mo Yu pursed his lips, looking unhappy.
Chen Ya was stunned.
Gu Qingning: "He doesn't like being called a child."
Chen Ya: “…”
Many of the imperial guards around Emperor Minghe were killed.
Lu Jingyu was also covered in blood. He took the remaining people and protected Ming Hedi behind him.
Logically speaking, on an occasion like today, there shouldn't be so few guards around Emperor Minghe.
But it is said that because the Empress Dowager also came, Emperor Minghe specially sent people to protect the Empress Dowager.
Because of this sudden change, the people who were watching were frightened and scattered like birds and beasts.
If you look carefully, you will find someone wearing common people's clothes, guiding the people away from this dangerous situation as quickly as possible.
Occasionally, when we encounter innocent injured civilians, we rush to provide them with medical treatment.
However, the ambitious Qin Xuanye did not pay attention to these details.
When he saw Emperor Minghe being surrounded and Lu Jingyu being injured, his eyes suddenly lit up.
He couldn't help laughing.
Done!
Seeing that the situation was under control, Qin Xuanye came out from his hiding place.
Emperor Minghe looked at him with bloodshot eyes.
"Aye, did you do all this? What on earth do you want to do?"
Qin Xuanye: "Father, I did all this because you forced me to do it, didn't I?"
"If you hadn't banished my mother to the cold palace for no reason and punished me, would I have done this?"
"Also, you keep saying that you love me, so why didn't you make me the crown prince earlier?"
"I don't have any other intentions today, just two things."
"First, you pass the throne to me, and then you abdicate. Also, enthrone my mother as the Queen Mother, and as for my grandmother, you can honor her as the Grand Queen Mother."
Emperor Minghe looked at him and asked, "What if I don't agree?"
Qin Xuanye's face darkened, "Father, I still respect you, but you can't go too far!"
"Otherwise, don't blame me for being rude!"
Lu Jingyu, who was standing next to him, sneered, "Third Prince, let us see how rude you are!"
Qin Xuanye looked at Lu Jingyu and was immediately very angry. He shouted, "Someone, kill Lu Jingyu for me!"
Although he will not harm his father, Lu Jingyu must die!
Gu Qingning, who was far away, knew that Lu Jingyu and the others would definitely take precautions.
But after hearing the third prince's words, he couldn't help but feel his heart shrink.
She held Concubine Rou's hand, stood behind Mo Yu and other guards, and looked over the crowd with concern.
Those who followed the third prince, upon hearing the order, immediately raised their swords and slashed at Lu Jingyu!
But before they got close, they were pierced through by several arrows.
More than a dozen people fell to the ground in an instant, and the steps were stained red with blood.
Qin Xuanye was stunned.
The people on his side also changed their expressions and looked around.
The next moment, screams rang out, and the soldiers who surrounded the entire Guanyue Tower were hacked and subdued in an instant.
The mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind.
Even the Ninth Prince, who was ready to make a move, gave up immediately after seeing this scene.
Qiu Shui, the counselor beside him, also had an unhappy expression on his face.
It turned out that Emperor Ming He was well prepared.
But this is also expected.
If Qin Xuanye had not been forced into a desperate situation, he would not have launched this coup with a very low chance of success.
Perhaps this could be an open conspiracy.
Looking at the people kneeling on the ground, Qin Xuanye smiled hastily, "I lost in the end. Father, did you know that I was going to do this?"
"Since you knew this, and would rather set this trap for me to fall into, why didn't you stop me in advance?"
"Am I your son? Why are you so cruel to me?"
You see, some people don’t think they have done anything wrong even when they are about to die.
He always believed that it was others who were wrong.
Emperor Minghe looked at him disappointedly, "This is a test from the emperor. This is not the first time I have tested you."
"When you were ten years old, I wanted to make you the crown prince. At that time, I asked you what you would do if your mother taught you something wrong. Do you remember how you answered?"
"Tell me, how could your mother teach you wrongly? I knew at that time that you were young and listened to your mother in everything, even if she was wrong."
He cannot distinguish right from wrong and appoints people based on personal connections.
"When you were sixteen, I planned to make you the crown prince. At that time, the southern border invaded the cities on the border of our Great Chu. I asked you to follow the army to gain experience, but you found all kinds of reasons to refuse."
Cowardly and irresponsible.
"When you were nineteen, I wanted to make you the crown prince, and even wanted to marry General Chen's daughter to you."
"But you turned around and took in a bunch of women, living a life of debauchery. You also beat and killed people at will, with bad character and cruel methods. In the end, you even planned to murder the daughter of the Chen family!"
Stupid and ignorant, cruel and vicious.
"Qin Xuanye, let me ask you, are you really worthy of sitting on that dragon throne?"
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