Love Affairs in Chang'an - Chapter 344

Chapter 344 Heaven, the Gate of Hell!

On the day before the wedding, Qin Mubai was at home recuperating and preparing for tomorrow’s wedding ceremony. In the afternoon, he was called into the palace by the envoy sent by Li Shimin, but it was not because of the wedding that the war report came from Lanzhou.

A few days ago, Tibet suddenly invaded the border and sent out suspicious soldiers to Dafeichuan. Another soldier crossed the Qilian Mountain like a sharp knife straight into the hinterland of the Great Tang River Dragon and surrounded Liangzhou to cut off the official road. Lanzhou Governor Qin Shubao ordered Xue Rengui to lead a brigade of cavalry to rescue him. He met with Liangzhou Governor Xue Wanjun’s troops and fought seven bloody battles with Tibetan cavalry outside Liangzhou City, winning four wins and three losses. Great Governor Qin Shubao resisted the pressure and was as stable as a rock in Lanzhou. Tubo really thought that Lanzhou was empty and sent out a division to ambush Lanzhou. He was personally led by Qin Shubao in front of the city and was defeated.

Even so, Qin Shubao wielded his troops to kill, winning a great victory, and rushed to Liangzhou in one go, breaking the balance of the battle there, almost annihilating the Tibetan cavalry. At this point, the Tibetan offensive was completely disintegrated. Qin Shubao was in charge of Lanzhou. The Eight Winds did not move, and Lanzhou won!

Li Shimin specially called Qin Mubai into the palace and asked Chu Suiliang to read the news to Qin Mubai so that he could untie the knot in his heart and attend his wedding calmly without any worries.

Qin Mubai was indeed relieved.

Over the past few days, he had been in Chang’an, Lanzhou, constantly thinking about the situation there and the safety of his father. Now, this great victory could be considered to have eased the situation over there and also eased his mood.

However, Qin Mubai still had some thoughts.

He said to Li Shimin, “Your Majesty, judging from the situation, I, Great Tang, have won.” However, the Tibetans obviously did not intend to do so in Lanzhou. Otherwise, they would not only send such a small number of troops to take Lanzhou. Although they had used the strategy of diverting the tigers away from the mountains, it still seemed a little cunning. I suspect that they are playing an outpost for the rebellion of Gao Chang and the others in the Western Regions. “Since the war in Liangzhou started, the passageway to the Western Regions has been blocked. Our Great Tang’s long whip is inferior to the Western Regions. Gao Chang will definitely be rebelled!”

“That’s right.” Li Shimin was not overjoyed by this victory. He nodded seriously and said, “If Tibet does not show any signs of breaking with the Great Tang, Gao Chang will not dare to go back on his word.” During the Battle of Lanzhou, although the Tibetans fought fiercely in Liangzhou, they did not send many troops. They are competing with us in a gambling mindset. If he could use this subtotal to obtain Lanzhou, it would be the best. If not, it would also break the arrangement of our Great Tang in terms of regional structure, allowing Gao Chang to break away from our control, thus betraying us. It could be predicted that the battle in Liangzhou was just an outpost, and the bigger battle was still to come. Gao Chang’s rebellion was not far off. However, it would still take at least ten days and a half months for there to be any movement. You are going to get married tomorrow, so let this matter go first. After three to five days, we will let you go to Lanzhou after the banquet is over and the sacrifice ceremony is over. ”

“Thank you, Your Majesty!”

“Haha, stupid brat.” Li Shimin smiled and walked to Qin Mubai’s side. He patted him on the shoulder and said, “How can I thank you? Not to mention that you are already half my son-in-law. This trip to Lanzhou is also to relieve the country’s troubles and share my worries. I will treat you as my thank you. What annoys me is that Tibetan. When did he come to disturb your wedding day? I will record this debt for them.”

Qin Mubai smiled and said, “Your Majesty, this is my own business. I will naturally go find them to choose the bill.”

“Haha, that’s good too.” Li Shimin smiled and said, “Anyway, you have also entered the palace. I am very happy that you have obtained the reward today. Come, accompany me for two drinks before returning. At tomorrow’s wedding ceremony, drinking may not be as casual as it is today.”

“I am happy to accompany you.”

The two of them arrived at Penglai Hall. Li Shimin also called for Li Zhi to accompany them and the three of them drank together. Li Shimin was in a good mood today. He drank several glasses of Qin Xian wine and was half drunk soon. Li Zhi looked weak, but he was born to drink, and his alcohol tolerance was unexpectedly excellent. He only drank the Qin Xian Hotel like a cola, his face flushed red, but he was not drunk.

Qin Mubai was almost drunk, but Li Shimin was so drunk that he laughed loudly. He praised Li Zhi for his outstanding performance. He actually drank alcohol.

The night gradually darkened, and Li Shimin, who was already drunk, was helped to rest by the eunuch. He instructed Li Zhi to arrange for carriages and horses to send Qin Mubai home. Li Zhi called the eunuch in charge of carriages and horses, arranged a carriage, and helped Qin Mubai in to carry him to the Black Tortoise Gate.

Qin Mubai drank quite a bit, and the wine was strong enough. Not long after he got in the car, he felt that the sky was spinning and he fell asleep drunkenly.

The carriage slowly walked in the backyard of the imperial palace. The sound of the wheels was exceptionally clear. Just as they were passing through the gate of Yeting, two eunuchs came forward to stop them and shouted, “Who are the carriages and horses?”

The driving eunuch replied, saying that he had been ordered by Prince Jin to send Prince Consort Qin out of the palace and back to the manor.

The two eunuchs in charge gave him a look, and one of them said, “Is Prince Consort Qin drunk?”

“How does Eunuch Zhao know? Prince Consort has indeed drunk a little too much and is currently sleeping soundly.”

“You’re the only one who speaks.” The eunuch surnamed Zhao came forward, turned his head and looked into the carriage, and whispered, “General Qin? General Qin?”

“Looks like he’s really drunk.”

“I say, wait, you’re so ignorant.” Another eunuch in charge said arrogantly, “Your son-in-law is drunk and is going to get married tomorrow. Just send him back like this. If you oversleep and miss something big, what should we do?”

“Uh, this lowly person is only doing things under the orders of King Jin …”

“Look at you, life to be a servant’s life. When will he be promoted if he can only get one point after he has given a few instructions? Could it be that you can’t do twelve percent of the work? Listen to me and send Prince Consort Qin to Yeting to rest. I will arrange for the sober-up soup to be drunk with Prince Consort Qin and then take an incense bath. After he wakes up and is full of energy, he will return to his mansion to rest for a night. He will definitely be able to attend the wedding tomorrow. The matter has been handled beautifully, but Prince Consort Qin still won’t give you such a high reward under the joy of his son-in-law? Learn, you idiot! ”

“Er … Eunuch, Yeting is not a random place. Isn’t this not good? We are under orders …”

“Who is Prince Consort Qin? In the past, when he was a Hundred Cavalry Messenger, where else in the palace was he not allowed to go? Now, he is a relative of the royal family, so why bother taking a walk in his own garden? Cut the crap! Lead the carriage and follow him! A useless and stubborn loser for the rest of his life!” ,

“Yes …”

Qin Mubai, who was in the car, was already drunk and sleeping soundly. Today, Qin Xianyu had no idea what was going on with this wine, so it was especially important. Usually, three or five drinks wouldn’t be a problem. But today, he was exceptionally drunk. At first, Qin Mubai only felt that he had been tired for several days, and his alcohol tolerance had dropped a little. But as soon as he got into the carriage, he fell asleep in the darkness and didn’t know anything.

The two eunuchs in charge led the carriage into the courtyard. Strangely enough, they hadn’t encountered any eunuchs or palace maids along the way, and they seemed to have all returned to their respective residences in an orderly manner to rest early.

In Yeting, there were most of the eunuchs and palace maids living in the imperial palace. There were also some unwelcoming imperial concubines who settled here, as if they had entered a cold palace.

When the carriage arrived in front of a mansion, the eunuch in charge pushed open the door. The eunuch in charge of the carriage was so frightened that his eyes widened. “Eunuch Zhao, how can we lure people here?” He asked in shock.

Eunuch Zhao suddenly revealed his fierceness. He duelan took out a short dagger from his sleeve and stabbed it into the chest of the eunuch in charge of the carriage like a cold bolt of lightning. Before the other eunuch could scream miserably, a black shadow hiding in the shadows grabbed his neck from behind. He swung his hoop and swallowed it with a cracking sound.

“Well done.” A cold and gloomy voice came from the corner, accompanied by a low laugh.

“Your Highness, this lowly one was fortunate enough to bring him here without dishonoring his orders.”

Hanwang, Li Yuanchang!

‘”It’s not easy! After guarding for more than half a month, I finally managed to run into this great opportunity today. Fortunately, this thief should be unlucky. Today just happened to be the day before the wedding. Hehe!-Brother Fang, you’re really good! I’ll leave this corpse to you to take care of. It must be seamless. Eunuch Zhao, you should know what to do next.” The corners of Li Yuanchang’s mouth twitched as he smiled sinisterly and lewdly.

“Rest assured, Your Highness. Leave the authority to this lowly person … I will definitely call him this fellow. From now on, there will be no turning back!”

“Wonderful. After this is done, you can wait to be the deputy director of the Inner Court Supervisor!” Li Yuanchang chuckled.

“Thank you, Your Highness!”

Eunuch Zhao hurriedly boarded the carriage, and another eunuch in charge of the carriage with great effort carried Qin Mubai out of the carriage and into the guest room of the courtyard. Li Yuanchang scissors his back and watches this process. He can’t help but shake his head in satisfaction and laugh, “Qin Mubai ah Qin Mubai, I’ve already said that I will give it back to you ten times, a hundred times, a thousand times.” After today, your reputation will be ruined and your family will be affected. Even if you were the Emperor’s son-in-law’s confidant, it wouldn’t help. No matter what Shangzhu Kingdom your father is, it would be useless for him to be the viceroy of Lanzhou. ”

“Your Highness, this plan of yours is truly incredible.” Fang Yiai gritted his teeth and said, “Back then, he colluded with Princess Gaoyang to drug me and lure me into taking the bait, causing me to be banished from the desert. Today, it’s his turn! His Highness is right, ordinary small fights are useless against this fellow. If we want to do this, we must completely kill him! Only by borrowing the Emperor’s hand will we be able to kill him forever!”

“Hmph! Right now, the medicinal wine he drinks should be extremely medicinal. In less than half an hour, under the teasing of those two fox spirits, he will be extremely beastly … Haha! Qin Mubai, ah, Qin Mubai, who did you harm? You want to harm the woman of the previous emperor!-You’re dead for sure!!”

…

Late at night, the prince’s son-in-law’s mansion was still brightly lit. From the matriarch, Madam Liu, to a servant, she did not sleep and waited for Qin Mubai to come back. There will be a big wedding tomorrow, and there will be more preparations in the manor. Tonight, there will definitely be tiredness. Just now, Qin Mubai had been summoned into the palace by the Emperor. He didn’t know what was going on, and the entire family was a little restless.

In the middle of the night, Qin Mubai still hadn’t returned, and his family became even more worried. However, it was not easy to go to the palace to look for people, so he had to be anxious.

At this moment, Yao’er, who was still busy with the matters of the Qin Immortal Pavilion, returned early. Along with her, Su Lianqing was anxiously looking for Qin Mubai. Hearing that Qin Mubai had gone to the palace and still hadn’t returned, Su Lianqing almost fainted from anxiety. She shouted in her heart, “This is bad!” !

‘”Miss Yao’er, General Qin may be in trouble. Don’t make any noise. Try your best to enter the Imperial Palace and see Her Highness Princess Gao Yang!” She said. She didn’t show her anger in public. She only called Yao’er aside and said to her, “Miss Yao’er, General Qin may be in trouble.”

“Ah! Third brother … what’s wrong?” Yao’er was greatly shocked.

Su Lianqing whispered in Yao’er’s ear and hurriedly said many important things, “Don’t show off! Listen to me. Do everything you can to go into the palace to see Princess Gao Yang. Tell her that there is a trouble with her son-in-law! And tell her the following things …”

“Ah!” Just as Yao’er heard this, her face instantly turned pale with fear, “This … Third Brother can’t really have suffered such a great calamity, right? Then it’s all over!”

‘”There’s no time to delay. I don’t care what method you use. I must go to the palace and inform Her Highness Princess Gaoyang as soon as possible! I have more urgent matters to attend to! Don’t make any mistakes. Otherwise, General Qin will really be dead this time. The Qin Family and the rest of us will die without a burial ground!”

“Good, good!” Yao’er’s face turned pale as she repeatedly promised, her body trembling slightly. She bit her lips and said, “But what can I do to enter the palace in the middle of the night? This is truly anxious!”

“Don’t panic!” Su Lianqing bit her lips and rolled her eyes. After thinking for a while, she slapped her palm and said, “I got it!”

Late at night, a carriage slowly drove to the brightly lit Black Tortoise Gate of the Great Brightness Palace and was stopped by a harsh shout. ChengTou general school shouted: “Who dares to barge into the big bright palace in the middle of the night?”

Yao’er got off the carriage and bowed. I am Qin Xue’er, the goddaughter of Duke Qin Shu Bao of the Yi Kingdom, the godsister of Prince Consort Qin who will be married tomorrow. Because the Old Qin Clan had a custom, the daughter-in-law had to dress up and wear the heirloom jewelry that her mother-in-law had gifted to her on the eve of her wedding before she came to the house. Only then could this etiquette be considered complete. “That’s why the little girl came to the palace to comb the princess’s hair and accessories on the orders of her mother and elder brother.”

“There’s such a thing?” “Why haven’t we heard of it? Late at night, no one is allowed to enter the palace! Unless you have His Majesty’s orders!”

“Brother General, you should be from the Hundred Cavalry Sect, right? You must know my three brothers!” Yao’er anxiously shouted, “I, Qin Xue’er, am also known as Yao’er in the Qin Immortal Pavilion. I am not Xiao Junior. I definitely do not dare to intrude into the Imperial Palace to cause trouble, do I?” Moreover, this was indeed what my mother and elder brother had warned me to do, otherwise, the general could have faced him head-on! “Otherwise, if the general is still worried, how about Yao’er and a blind woman enter the palace alone and meet Her Highness the princess under the general’s escort?”

The military academy guarding the city whispered to each other, saying that she was a weak woman. We escorted her into the palace to meet Princess Gaoyang and see what Her Highness said. It’s not too late to go back to the district. Otherwise, we are also from Baiji, offending no one is good enough to offend General Qin Mubai. Besides, Qin Tong and Qin Bin are also officials in Baiji now. Today, this little girl moved out of the Qin Clan’s three elder brothers. If she didn’t give them this face, they would definitely not be able to afford it if it was spread to their ears. If she dares to deceive Princess Gaoyang, she will know once she sees Her Highness Princess Gaoyang confront her. At that time, it will not be too late to punish her for breaking into the forbidden palace with a single saber, and we will not be at fault.

Forget it, the military academies opened the door and only let Yao’er into the palace. They sent an entire team of Baiji Military Academy to escort her to the Immortal Palace Hall and ask for Princess Gaoyang’s help.

Princess Gaoyang is going to get married tomorrow, so many preparations have yet to rest. Hearing that Yao’er had come to ask for an audience, she felt extremely surprised and couldn’t help but invite her in to drink and return to the military academies. She went into the boudoir to secretly discuss.

…

Early in the morning, Qin Mubai woke up leisurely with a splitting headache!

This night, he slept as if he had never slept in his previous life. In a trance, he couldn’t tell who he was and where he was sleeping. Was this his previous life or his current life?

Qin Mubai heard an inexplicably lazy and seductive cry. He shook his head in pain and looked to the side with his blurry eyes. Suddenly, cold sweat broke out all over his body!

Beside him, two unfamiliar women were sleeping naked!

As for himself, he was naked!

This shock brought him back to his senses. He raised his eyes and looked around. He immediately cried out in despair in his heart, “It’s over!”

He was extremely familiar with the equipment in front of him. It was clearly within the tent of the concubines of the imperial harem!

Moreover, the smell of alcohol in this room was extremely disheveled, and the ground was filled with knocked-over tables, chairs, cups, and cups. There were also four eunuchs’ corpses placed in this room, and their deaths were extremely miserable. He could still vaguely recognize that there were two eunuchs who had escorted him out of the palace yesterday.

Qin Mubai’s mind suddenly exploded with a rumbling sound. There was only one thought left–what had I done? !

The two beautiful naked women also woke up from their shock. They looked at Qin Mubai in panic. Their six eyes were stunned for a moment. The two women let out hysterical cries at the same time-“Ah, help!!”

Qin Mubai was instantly enraged. He covered their mouths tightly with his left and right hands and scolded in a low voice, “Don’t shout, or I’ll kill you! Who are you?”

The two women panicked and their eyes were filled with fear, and they were speechless.

Qin Mubai gritted her teeth and said, “If I’m right, you guys blink. Are you harem concubines?”

The two women blinked their eyes in panic, extremely frightened.

Qin Mubai’s entire body instantly went limp, and his gaze became a little straightforward. This time, it was really over …!

Yesterday, he was still in heaven, but today, he was in hell!

At this moment, a few eunuchs broke into the room and cried out in alarm.

Within the courtyard, there was chaos …