Chapter 125: Lord Zheng's Poetry Appreciation Meeting

Concubine Xian sneered, "Mother, please stop talking about this child."

"In the past, she just used me as a pawn, and you are also using her niece as a pawn?"

"So, what confidence do you have to blame me?"

"I did this for our own good."

The Queen Mother was so angry that she beat her chest and stamped her feet, "It's for our own good! She's a lunatic, and you let her go to Kunning Palace to assassinate that brat!"

"It's obvious that you want her to die!"

"Not to mention that the chance of success is extremely low, even if she succeeds by chance, she will still die!"

Concubine Xian was still not annoyed, and said in a gentle voice, "You are blaming me wrongly."

"Your son deliberately chose the time when the queen and her female guard were not around to take action, and he also planted people in Kunning Palace to blow smoke in advance."

"She can only blame her bad luck."

"If she succeeds this time, she will lose her life, but in exchange for a smooth future."

The queen mother was so angry that her face turned red, her features were distorted, and she covered her chest in pain and could not speak.

"Mother, please take care of yourself." Concubine Xian brought the queen mother a cup of tea.

"Right now, there is no one around you. You should cooperate with your son calmly!"

"You should know that the last time Master Jiang's life was on the line, it was the lord who saved his life, and I am also the lord's man!"

Concubine Xian glanced at the queen mother with a condescending attitude.

The Queen Mother bit her back teeth hard, picked up the teacup and threw it to the ground.

"You...you..." The Queen Mother's eyes were wide open as if they were bells, but she could no longer speak.

And everything that happened in the inner room of Shoukang Palace was seen by Cheng Feng who was lying on the roof.

Within a quarter of an hour, the news of Concubine Xian's night meeting with the Queen Mother was reported to Yu's study.

Xia Zhengqi pulled the Queen and the Crown Prince to discuss it together.

Xia Zhengqi said: "Now it has been confirmed that Concubine Xian is the spy, and she was the one who did the thing to Jiang Qiqiu. How should we deal with her?"

The Queen frowned and said: "I think if we arrest her and take her to the Dali Temple for strict interrogation now, it is very likely that the result will be the same as Wang Deguang's."

Xia Zhengqi nodded silently.

Yes, the last time Wang Deguang was arrested and taken to the Dali Temple, he refused to confess. Not only did we fail to get important information from him, but we also made a fuss.

If a sister of the Liang Dynasty clan were to go to the Dali Temple, she would most likely not confess.

After all, we haven't found out more yet, so it's obviously not the best time to arrest her.

"But if we don't arrest her..." Xia Zhengqi hesitated.

Now that the true identity of Concubine Xian has been confirmed, she must be passing on information to the outside world while in the harem.

If she is allowed to stay in the harem, wouldn't there be more top-secret information coming out of her hands?

The prince lowered his head in thought, and suddenly slapped his head: "Your son has an idea."

Xia Zhengqi nodded and motioned him to continue.

"Why don't we find a reason to control her first, and then make a long-term plan."

Xia Zhengqi and the queen looked at each other and nodded in approval.

Then, the family of three worked out a plan overnight.

A few days later, a rumor spread in the palace.

"Have you heard? A demon has entered our Great Xia Palace." The little eunuch Xiao Shunzi in Kunning Palace told the eunuch of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in a vivid way.

"Is it true?" The other party was skeptical. "

Why would I lie to you! If it weren't for the demon, why would the useless Jiang Qiqiu suddenly go crazy?"

Xiao Shunzi's exaggerated expression scared the other party.

"Tell us quickly, how did Jiang Qiqiu go crazy!"

"Yes, tell us quickly, how scary was it?"

Several other eunuchs from the Imperial Household Department also gathered around.

"Okay, then since we have such a good relationship, I'll tell you. But you mustn't go out and tell anyone."

"Okay, okay, I promise not to tell anyone. Come on!"

Xiao Shunzi pretended to be mysterious and said, "That night, her eyes were glowing red, like a beast, and her throat was making low howling sounds."

"And that night she was so strong that four or five eunuchs couldn't get close to her."

"When she stretched out her hand, it was like the claws of a beast, with such long nails and such big claws that it could knock people to the ground with one claw."

Several eunuchs exclaimed in amazement.

"Oh my god, that's too scary!"

"Does she want to eat people?"

Xiao Shunzi pursed her lips and suddenly said loudly: "Of course, she was biting people's necks. Fortunately, the second prince arrived in time and stabbed her to death with the blessed sword."

"Otherwise, she would have killed so many people."

Several eunuchs all showed terrified expressions.

"Is she possessed by an evil spirit?"

Xiao Shunzi replied: "Probably. So you have to be careful at night. What if this evil spirit possesses someone else again?"

A little eunuch murmured: "On the day of rest, I have to go to the temple to ask for a peace amulet."

When the others heard this, they also said that they would also ask for one to wear.

In less than a day and a night, the news of the evil spirits in the palace had spread throughout the Daxia Palace. As soon as it got dark, everyone was terrified.

At the same time, the time for the poetry meeting agreed by Zheng Pan, the secretary of the Dali Temple, and the prince and others had arrived.

That evening, Xiao Licheng and his two nephews dressed up and went to Zheng Pan's house.

Zheng Pan brought a few men dressed as scholars and stood at the gate to greet them enthusiastically: "Prince, Second Prince, Lord Xiao, you are finally here!"

"Your arrival brings glory to my humble mansion!"

Zheng Pan led the uncle and nephew into the inner courtyard, flattering them all the way.

The main hall was newly decorated, and everyone was seated after exchanging pleasantries.

Then, the maids brought various dishes.

"Come on! Our poetry appreciation party has officially begun, and everyone can enjoy poetry while drinking." Zheng Pan was busy.

A pretty maid filled everyone's glasses with wine.

"I would like to offer a toast to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince first. You are such a noble person, and it is really an honor for me, Zheng, to condescend to my humble home!" Zheng Pan's tone was exaggerated.

The four literati also stood up, raised their glasses, and flattered the Crown Prince.

The second prince: You are so realistic, you know to flatter the Crown Prince first.

The prince always hated this kind of flattering drinking party, and was very speechless, but he still forced a smile and drank the wine.

After exchanging pleasantries, Zheng Pan stood up and said, "Let's start, who goes first?"

A white-faced scholar said, "How about your highness the prince go first?"

Others also echoed, "I have heard that the prince's literary talent is unparalleled in the world. The prince should go first."

The second prince felt something was wrong when he heard it.

Wasn't it said that it was a poetry appreciation meeting? Didn't the host take out the poems for everyone to appreciate?

Does this poem have to be composed on the spot?

"Well, Lord Zheng, may I ask what the rules of this poetry appreciation meeting are?" The second prince asked in confusion.

"This poetry appreciation meeting of mine is very casual. Everyone writes poems and then others comment on them. The style of the poems is freely decided." Lord Zheng introduced diligently.

The second prince and Xiao Licheng all looked unhappy: If you had told us earlier that you wanted to write poems, we would not have come.