Chapter 443: Block the door and mention someone! The Empress Arrives
How to beat these Qingshan disciples? Zhao Duan has his own ideas.
In the world of martial arts, being a good-tempered "nice gentleman" is not the correct way to survive. Only by showing toughness appropriately can people be respected.
How to deal with these three people without going out of line, while maintaining the majesty of the court, without making enemies at this sensitive joint, is a skill.
Xu Zhenguan seemed to believe that Zhao Duan could handle this matter well.
"Let's all disperse." Zhao Duan waved his hand to push away all the worshipers, and then walked to the front of Leng Palace with the last ray of light from the western horizon.
He hesitated for a moment and did not push the door open. He just put his eyes on the door.
Through the crack in the door, I saw Concubine Xiao in a coarse skirt putting the food box on her knees, grabbing the food with her hands, and swallowing it in big gulps. She didn't care at all about Xiao Ran's departure.
After a moment of silence, Zhao Duan locked the door again and pulled away.
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The palace is a structure similar to the character "Hui".
The small "mouth" inside is the residence of the emperor and the harem, and the big "mouth" outside is where the official offices serve the royal family. Princes and princesses who have not left the cabinet or have grown up will also live here.
In a sense, the palace city is the master's bedroom, and the imperial city is the area where servants and guests live.
The Qingshan trio were arranged to live in a villa in the palace.
Chai Keqiao personally carried the dinner sent by Shangshan Bureau and pushed Qiye's room away.
As soon as the door opened, the strong aroma of herbal medicine filled the air. Qiye, blindfolded with black cloth, sat on the bed with his upper body naked and his chest wrapped diagonally with a white bandage, and his left hand was also wrapped.
“It’s time to eat,” Chai Keqiao put the food box on the table and twitched the corners of his mouth, “Why are you doing this?”
Qiye said with an expressionless face:
"With Zhao Duan's bad temper, if I didn't express my position, would it be so easy to leave?"
Chai Keqiao sighed:
"If you hadn't angered him, this wouldn't have happened. Are you really just complaining about the injustice of the sea?"
Qiye got out of bed calmly. Although he was blindfolded, he walked to the round table and sat down at the round table as accurately as a normal person:
"Ming Bu Ping is just one of them, the more is a temptation. If you don't take action, Xiao Ran won't care about this competition, and I won't If I come to be this evil person and try to be a good person for you, how can I find out the true nature of the other party?"
After a pause, he frowned and said:
"However, I didn't expect that Zhao Du'an could do that. The internal strength of such a sword is almost comparable to that of the world. Are you sure he is only a middle-grade one?"
Chai Keqiao placed the plates in the food box one by one, shook his head and said:
"That knife was out of the ordinary. If what I saw is correct, it was just the catharsis he had saved up for many days. Such a strong Qi, but he wasted too much. If you save it to the limit like him, then supplement it with I dare not say that your control of Qi can defeat a hundred armors with one sword, but seventy or eighty armors are not untouchable."
Qiye's tightened brows relaxed and said:
"So, he. Is it really a flower stand?”
Chai Keqiao hesitated:
"It's hard to say. After all, we haven't really competed with each other. It's too one-sided to only look at internal strength. But in comparison, in my opinion, Tang Jinzhong and Song Jinxi are the more solid ones in worship, but... it's nothing to worry about. This generation The royal family of the Yu State is in decline.”
The eyes of this young master of the Chai family, who is dressed as a mountain woodcutter, has bronze skin and white teeth, are full of determination and pride.
Qiye also nodded and felt relieved.
The royal family attaches too much importance to "loyalty" and hides the inheritance of "Martial God" too deeply. Only a very few people can access it, and it is bound to decline even more.
The Qingshan lineage is inclusive and promotes talents regardless of the style. If we ignore the fact that the royal family can mobilize the world's resources, it would have been completely left behind by Qingshan.
In this generation, there are only two people who are eye-catching. One is the empress Xu Zhenguan, who became a "pseudo-celestial being" in her twenties. She can be said to be an extraordinary woman.
The other one is the famous Zhao Duan.
"You can rest, I will deliver food to Xiao Ran." Chai Keqiao said - he, as the "captain", is more like a nanny.
Qiye broke open his chopsticks and said calmly: "No, she went out and will probably come back at night."
Chai Keqiao's expression changed and he guessed something: "She went to the harem ”
"Yes."
"Why didn't you tell me?"
"Why did you say it?"
"..." Chai Keqiao felt tired. Holding the ax on his waist, he heard someone knocking on the door outside the garden.
The two looked at each other. Chai Keqiao looked unhappy. He went out and opened the door, only to see an eunuch standing outside. The latter had his sleeves rolled up and stood in the gauze-like night. , said arrogantly:
"Qingshan Xiaoran broke into the harem without permission and has been captured by Zhao Shaobao. If you want someone, come to the martial arts hall."
Chai Keqiao's heart sank.
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Martial Arts Hall.
When Zhao Duan opened the door of the house, he saw Xiao Ran, dressed as a heroine, with his hands and feet tied up by special magical ropes.
She sat quietly on a chair in the room, the hat on her head, the dagger on her body, and the soft sword were all taken away.
"Miss Xiao, you must be hungry after a fierce battle just now."
Zhao Duan smiled and walked in personally carrying the tray with food.
Seeing the darkness in the room, I couldn’t help but frown:
"The people down there have no eyesight and don't light lamps."
He put down the food, burned the candle with a flint, and covered it with a lampshade. The warm orange light soaked the whole room.
Xiao Ran stared coldly at the empress's adulterer. Her hair at the temples was sticky and stuck to her cheeks. It was caused by the dried sweat after the competition.
She said in a sarcastic tone:
“I have often heard that the officials in the temple all have a few faces. They talk about people and ghosts. How could Zhao Shaobao be so arrogant before and then be respectful? Are you going to bring meals and lights to me, the daughter of a mere prison officer?”
Zhao Duan picked up the food again and sat across from her. They were separated by a small table and said with a surprised expression:
"What did Miss Xiao say? Delivering food? No, no, you think too much." Yes, this is mine.”
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“This is my dinner, well, I’ll eat it in front of you.” Xiao Ran: “…”
Her chest rose and fell slightly, and she closed her eyes, out of sight and out of mind.
After a while, he opened his eyes angrily:
"Can you be more quiet while eating? No more chirping?!"
He was concentrating on a piece of crystal elbow. Zhao Duan smiled and said:
"I am from a low-level military attache family. I am not as well-born as Miss Xiao. I am from a noble family. I am not so elegant and particular about eating. I don't talk when I eat or sleep. So... if you don't want to hear it, you can endure it." .”
"You..." Xiao Ran glared and sneered:
"Vulgar! I really don't know how the empress favors you!"
After saying this, Zhao Duan suddenly took the He picked up a cup of wine from the dinner plate and threw it on the face of Xiao Ran, who was bound hand and foot without any warning.
She was stunned for a moment, letting the drink slip from her face, her eyes were cold and she said nothing.
Hey... this is different from what was shown in the video. Shouldn't you turn your head to avoid it and say something like "It's so cold"... Zhao Duan was extremely disappointed, put down his elbow and wiped it with a handkerchief Wipe the grease on your hands and say lightly:
"You are very brave."
Xiao Ran's eyes were alert. Although she couldn't quite understand, her intuition told her that the traitor in front of her seemed to be teasing her for fun.
Zhao Duan was dull:
"I am very curious. Even if the daughter of the Xiao family is a concubine, there is no reason why she should be sent to the East China Sea to suffer since she was a child, right?
Could it be that the original Mr. Xiao could predict the outcome of the massacre many years later? Then he should leave a boy, huh, I am very curious, can Miss Xiao clear up my doubts? ”
Xiao Ran didn't answer, just stared at him:
"Chai Keqiao saw that I was not coming back, so he will come to find you."
No, in fact, I have already informed him. , otherwise why do you think we would arrest you... Zhao Duan curled his lips.
Of course he understood that although "trespassing into the palace" was a serious crime, with Qingshan's martial arts test there, it was impossible to make a big fuss about it.
"Haha, really? Then I want to see if he has the ability to break in and save you. Speaking of which, the eunuchs down there haven't searched you yet, have they? Oh, I probably won't even search you if he does. Mind you, I can’t do anything except smear your face with saliva..."
Zhao Duan was talking trash, stood up slowly, raised a sinister curve at the corner of his mouth, and approached her step by step.
Xiao Ran suddenly tensed up: "What do you want to do? You are not afraid of the empress..."
At this time, a thunderous voice outside the Wugong Hall suddenly rolled across the courtyard:
"Zhao Shaobao! Chai came to pick someone up! He even came out to meet him!"
Xiao Ran's eyes lit up, as if he saw a savior.
It's disappointing, we haven't had enough fun... Interrupted at the critical moment, you got the TV drama script, right... Zhao Duan sighed, glanced at Xiao Ran, and walked out of the room.
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Outside the gate of Wugong Hall.
The entire palace was covered with a green gauze-like night, and red lanterns hung on the antique gate tower.
Wearing linen clothes, wearing straw sandals, and with an ax stuck in his waist, the young master of the Chai family stood alone and faced off against the large group of worshipers.
The leader was surprisingly Tang Jinzhong, who was also in the worldly realm.
When Zhao Duan walked out from behind the crowd, he looked disappointed and said condescendingly:
"Why are you shouting? Go and hawk outside the front door with such a loud voice."
" ..." Chai Keqiao took a deep breath, suppressed the anger surging in his heart, and clasped his fists sternly:
"I heard that Senior Sister Xiao was captured by Shaobao due to a misunderstanding, Chai came here..."
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"Oh, come back tomorrow." Zhao Duan interrupted him and said without pretense:
"It involves the harem, it is very important. I will personally try Xiao Ran tonight. You can come again tomorrow morning."< br>
As he said that, he was about to leave impatiently.
Chai Keqiao paused for a moment and said, "It's clear that Shaobao sent someone to ask me to come over..."
Zhao Duan said in surprise: "I sent someone to find you? Who can prove it?”
He looked at the group of worshipers beside him: "Did you go there? Or you?"
The worshipers shook their heads in tacit agreement: "My lord never gave orders."
Zhao Duan smiled, Standing on the steps with his hands behind his back, he said condescendingly:
"Brother Chai , I am a stickler for rules, can you tell me now who is pretending to give my orders? If you can’t tell me, it’s unreasonable.” He couldn't control his anger. Why didn't he understand that Zhao Duan was clearly trying to trick him?
The purpose is nothing more than humiliation and revenge.
As for leaving Xiao Ran in the eunuch's den for one night... Even if it is the eunuch's den, with Zhao Duan's despicable and cunning, if it is publicized tomorrow, Xiao Ran's reputation will be completely ruined.
Realizing that he could not be reasoned with, Chai Keqiao took a deep breath and slowly held the handle of the ax at his waist:
"What if I have to take someone away?"
Zhao Duan smiled slightly and protected everyone in front of him:
"Then we have to ask them whether they agree."
During the fifteenth day, both sides can use "discussion" to whitewash the past.
Chai Keqiao glanced coldly at the group of large worshipers headed by Tang Jinzhong, took a step slowly, and held the ax handle tightly in his hand.
Tang Jinzhong and other eunuchs also drew their swords from their sheaths.
"锵——"
For a moment, there was murderous intent.
Just when the two sides were about to get into trouble, suddenly, a carriage was driving in the distance and the sound of wind chimes was shaking.
With the eunuch’s sharp voice:
“Your Majesty is here!”
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ps: Yesterday I promised to write more words, but ended up writing only 5,000 words. This chapter will make up for it. There will be an update early this morning.
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