Qiu Ce sighed lightly and said nothing more.
He lowered his eyes, looked at the wine bottle in Shangguan Xiu's hand, and asked, "That is the royal wine given to me by Your Majesty."
"yes" "Since it is imperial wine, it must be good wine.
Please bring it over, Sir Shangguan."
Shangguan Xiu stared at Qiu Ce.
After a while, he slowly walked to the table and put the wine bottle on the table.
Qiu Ce didn't hesitate for a moment and reached out to take it, but Shangguanxiu's hand was still tightly grasping the handle of the pot.
He looked at Qiu Ce with lightning eyes and asked, "Master Qiu, what did you mean by what you just said?"
Qiu Ce smiled and said: "Sir Shangguan must be a smart man.
Don't you know the importance of the Duwei Mansion?
Your Majesty's choice of the president of the Duwei Mansion must be the person your Majesty trusts most.
And since you are not the eldest princess, Where does your majesty come from to trust you now?
Maybe, your majesty really appreciates you, but in any case, these things They have nothing to do with me.
I have been in an important position for many years and have too many secrets.
How can your majesty tolerate me?
I was deeply grateful to the late emperor for knowing him.
Now that he is accompanying the late emperor to the end of the world, how can I not express my gratitude to the late emperor?
Repay the favor, haha, decades of glory and wealth, and great favor are just a passing cloud in the end."
While speaking, he pulled Shangguan Xiu's hand away, lifted the wine bottle, pointed it at the spout, and drank the entire bottle of wine in one gulp.
Then he wiped the wine stains from the corners of his mouth, slowly sat back on the chair, and sighed with a smile: "It is indeed a good wine."
Shangguan Xiu still wanted to ask questions, but he heard a sudden gurgling sound coming from Qiu Ce's belly.
Then, his throat moved, and a mouthful of black blood poured out of his mouth.
The old man's pupils dilated, and his face quickly turned gray.
In just a moment, his head drooped weakly, and black blood trickled down the corners of his mouth and nostrils onto his clothes.
"Master Qiu" Shangguan Xiu took a step forward and reached out to Qiu Ce's nose.
At this time, he had no breath.
Qiu Ce, the dignified commander-in-chief of the Tianyan Division of the Imperial Guard, died under a pot of poisonous wine like this, which is embarrassing and even more pathetic.
Now Shangguanxiu no longer had the heart to feel sorry for Qiu Ce.
All he could think of were Qiu Ce's words before he died.
Could it be that when Tang Ling asked her to kill Qiu Ce, she had no intention of keeping her alive?
As Qiu Ce said, she is indeed not Tang Ling's confidant, and there is no trust between the two.
It's just that she happened to have saved Tang Ling's life before, and she was thinking of her life-saving grace.
Does she plan to reuse herself, or is it like Qiu Ce said, after she is done with her, she will get rid of him as well?
Shangguan Xiu broke out in a cold sweat, but when he thought about it, he felt something was wrong.
If Tang Ling really wanted to get rid of him, there would be no need to go to such trouble.
All she had to do was issue an imperial edict.
It is a blessing, not a curse, and even a curse cannot be avoided.
The whole world now belongs to Tang Ling.
If she wants to kill herself, no one can stop her.
Shangguan Xiu narrowed his eyes, walked around the table, walked to Qiu Ce's body, took off the token of the Governor of the Duwei Mansion from his waist, put it in his arms, picked up the wine bottle, turned and walked out of the study.
When he got outside, he looked up and saw two people standing at the door of the study.
Both of them are in their early forties, wearing official uniforms embroidered with dragons, and it is obvious from a glance that their positions are high.
Shangguan Xiu was startled and asked: "Who are you two?"
"Tianyan Division, Deputy Commander, Zhang Meng Wangpin" "It turns out to be Mr.
Zhang and Mr.
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Wang."
Shangguanxiu raised his hands and said, "I'm Shangguanxiu."
"We have heard about Lord Shangguan."
Wang Pin raised his eyes and looked into the study.
When he saw the body sitting on the chair, his expression suddenly darkened.
Wang Pin lifted up his official robe and knelt down.
Zhang Meng on the side also knelt down and kowtowed to the study.
Shangguanxiu sighed secretly and said, "I am following His Majesty's instructions."
"We'll know."
Before he could finish speaking, Zhang Meng and Wang Pin both stood up.
"As an emperor and as a courtier, this is our fate."
Shangguan Xiu didn't know what to say.
It was foreseeable that the fate of Zhang Meng and Wang Pin would not be much worse than that of Qiu Ce.
However, the big sword in the emperor's hand was not ready to slash at these minor characters.
On the head.
He suddenly remembered something and asked: "Excuse me, my lords, where is Deputy Commander Cheng Qi now?"
Hearing this, Zhang Meng and Wang Pin both had wry smiles on their faces.
Wang Pinyang sighed and said, "In Phoenix Mountain."
Phoenix Mountain is located in Sichuan County, but it is not far from Shangjing, only a hundred or so miles away.
Shangguan Xiu said oh, and then asked: "I wonder if you two adults know when Hua Die will return to Beijing?"
Zhang Meng and Wang Pin looked at each other and said, "The flowers and butterflies are also in Phoenix Mountain."
"When will they return to Beijing?"
"I'm afraid I won't be able to come back."
"What do you mean, sir?"
"Master Cheng and his party went to Sichuan County to investigate the rebel party.
Their identities were exposed and they were trapped in Phoenix Mountain.
We also just received the letter from Fei Ge."
Shangguan Xiu was shocked and said anxiously: "Phoenix Mountain is only a hundred miles away from Shangjing, why don't you go and rescue him?"
Zhang Meng shook his head and said: "Your Majesty has an order.
No one in the Duwei Mansion is allowed to step out of the Duwei Mansion.
Anyone who disobeys the order will be executed.
Even if we want to rescue him, there is nothing we can do."
Shangguan Xiu's brows furrowed into knots.
Huadie and the others would have had trouble sooner or later, but they had trouble at this juncture.
He knew in his heart that not only the people of the Duwei Mansion could not move, but also the Central Army stationed near Shangjing and the officers and soldiers of the Lieutenant's Mansion in Shangjing City could not move.
During this sensitive period, anyone who dares to act rashly will be suspected of being disloyal to the new emperor.
"I understand."
Shangguan Xiu thanked Zhang Meng and Wang Pin and walked out of the Duwei Mansion quickly.
It may be a good thing that Hua Die and others are trapped in Phoenix Mountain.
Returning to Shangjing is likely to be a dead end.
Fighting the rebels may still have a glimmer of hope.
Shangguan Xiu returned to the palace and delivered an order to Tang Ling.
Seeing the presidential badge brought back by Shangguan Xiu, Tang Ling nodded with satisfaction.
However, while handing over the token, Shangguan Xiu also saw an identical hip flask containing poisonous wine placed on the table.
Tang Ling did not ignore his gaze.
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She glanced sideways at the jug, smiled leisurely, and said: "Shangguan Aiqing, if I want to reuse you, you must first meet two points.
First, you must be useful to me.
This point, You have just done it.
Secondly, you have to win my trust in you, which you have not done yet."
Having said this, Tang Ling turned around and walked to the table.
He gently tapped the wine bottle with his delicate jade fingers and said, "Now I want you to do something.
As long as you can accomplish it, I will do it."
You can be promoted to the President of the Duwei Mansion."
Shangguan Xiu glanced at the wine flask, "Who are you asking me to kill for you?"
He muttered in his heart, but there was no expression on his face.
He held up his hand and said, "Your Majesty, just ask."
Tang Ling looked at Shangguan Xiu with a smile and said word by word: "I want you to send this pot of wine to Prince Yu's Mansion and serve it to my brother Yu to drink it with your own hands."
Her words made Shangguan Xiu's head buzz, and he looked at Tang Ling in disbelief.
Tang Yu is her biological brother, and she actually wants to poison her biological brother to death.
He stared at Tang Ling blankly, unable to say a word for a long time.
Tang Ling had a beautiful smile on his face and said softly: "If you can't even do this little thing, how can you make me trust you?"
Under Tang Ling's aggressive gaze, Shangguan Xiu slowly stepped forward.
Looking at Tang Ling sitting behind the desk, very close to him, Shangguan Xiu believed that he could break her neck with just one grab.
People are so interesting.
Before, Shangguan Xiu tried his best to rescue Tang Ling from the assassin, but now, what he was thinking about was how to kill her.
But after calming down and thinking about it, Shangguan Xiu secretly shook his head.
Killing Tang Ling was meaningless.
Not only would it not save Tang Yu, but it would harm Tang Yu.
It would also harm his brothers, Luo Ren and others.
They will all be implicated along the way.
He secretly clenched his fist, and after all, his outstretched hand did not grab Tang Ling's neck, but picked up the wine bottle.
Seeing this, Tang Ling nodded with satisfaction and said with a smile: "Shangguan Aiqing, I'm here waiting for your good news.
Don't let me down, you know?"
"Wei Chen, I obey," Shangguan Xiu agreed and exited the imperial study.
This time, he didn't even know how he got out of the palace.
Now he had an impulse to escape from the capital without caring about anything.
But where could he go after escaping?
The world is so big, could it be the land of the king, no matter he No matter where he fled, he would be hunted by Tang Ling.
That kind of escape life is definitely not the life he wants.
But if he was asked to poison Tang Yu with his own hands, how could Shangguan Xiu do such a poisonous thing?
Tang Yu was kind to him and treated him sincerely.
If he asked him to kill Tang Yu, he would rather die first.
Shangguanxiu is cunning and puts his own interests first when doing things, but he also has his own bottom line as a person.
He can harm anyone, but he will never harm his brothers or those who are kind to him.
Now, he faces this dilemma.
In the midst of extreme psychological contradictions, Shangguanxiu came to Prince Yu's Mansion.
Now all the guards in Prince Yu's Mansion have been withdrawn and replaced by the Royal Palace Guards.
The palace was surrounded by three floors inside and three floors outside, making it impossible to get through.
Shangguan Xiu came under the order and entered Prince Yu's palace easily without being questioned too much.
In the back garden of Prince Yu's Mansion, he finally met Tang Yu.
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After not seeing him for a day, Tang Yu felt haggard.
His father was poisoned, and he himself was innocently charged with killing his father and king, and was placed under house arrest in the palace by his own sister.
One can imagine his inner suffering.
When Shangguan Xiu arrived, Tang Yu was sitting in the pavilion in the garden, drinking glass after glass of wine.
The ambitious and high-spirited prince that Shangguan Xiu admired was gone, and now there was just a decadent drunkard sitting there
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