Chapter 305 Fire
The official in charge of presiding over the consolation ceremony from the Ministry of Rites poured the finest imperial wine into a golden cup and handed it to Su Qingqing.
Su Qingqing followed the rules taught by her nanny and held up the golden cup to the sky. When she finished her toast, she swung the sleeves of her red dress and poured the nectar from the golden cup.
The wine fell in the wind, and the spilled liquid landed on Su Qingqing's bright red court dress, which looked wet as if stained with blood.
Three cups in a row.
Rong Que stood at the bottom of the stairs, looking up and squinting. He couldn't see Su Qingqing's facial features clearly, but he felt that this person was standing there like a god.
Ming Lu whispered, "Your Majesty, General Wang has already started to take action."
Rong Que tightened his twisted fingers and kept his eyes fixed on Su Qingqing. His already nervous and worried heart now burst to the extreme.
Su Qingqing was still holding .
According to the agreed signal, Su Qingqing threw down the golden cup, and he immediately took action below. He stared at Su Qingqing without blinking, fearing that he would be a step slower.
On the podium, Su Qingqing took the third glass of wine. She suddenly turned her head to look at the official from the Ministry of Rites next to her. The official was looking at a hidden place under the podium with trembling eyes.
That's where the snake breeder hides.
When Su Qingqing finishes her third glass of wine, the snake keeper will blow the whistle. This whistle has been specially treated so that ordinary people cannot hear it, but snakes can sense it.
He used this whistle to summon the snakes here.
Outside the Sun and Moon Altar is a dense forest. It is summer now, and there are many snakes in the forest. In addition, snake breeders have thrown some poisonous snakes here in advance.
The official from the Ministry of Rites' calves were shaking a little. Before coming up, he had soaked his body in realgar water and had snake-repellent powder hidden around his waist. But when hundreds of snakes suddenly swarmed over, would the snake-repellent powder be enough for him to escape?
As his thoughts surged, he suddenly felt a chill and shivered involuntarily. He turned his head and looked up to meet Su Qingqing's gaze.
Su Qingqing had a half-smile on her face. The general who had fought on the battlefield now had murderous intentions. No matter how kind the smile was, it was still frightening. The official from the Ministry of Rites was so frightened that he almost fell to his knees.
"Your Majesty, once the third cup of wine is poured, the ceremony will be complete." The official from the Ministry of Rites tried his best to remain calm, suppressing his fear and uneasiness.
Su Qingqing smiled. She took a step closer to him with the wine glass in her hand, and then looked at the place where the official from the Ministry of Rites had just been looking at. She lowered her voice, neither too loud nor too low, "Who do you think those snakes will bite when they come up?"
The officials from the Ministry of Rites, who were already trembling with fear, suddenly felt their legs tremble. They avoided Su Qingqing's gaze in horror, with turbulent waves in their hearts.
She, she knows!
"Your Majesty, I don't know what you are talking about. Your Majesty, the auspicious time is about to pass."
Su Qingqing glanced at the crowd below the viewing platform. In the crowd, she saw Rong Que. Rong Que raised his head. She couldn't see Rong Que's face clearly at this distance, but she knew that Rong Que must be looking at her without blinking.
Su Qingqing retracted her gaze and shook the cup in her hand. The clear wine rippled in the cup. Su Qingqing suddenly stretched out her other hand and dipped her index finger into the wine.
The official from the Ministry of Rites opened his eyes wide in surprise.
The Queen is not an ordinary woman, she is a general who has killed countless people. What tricks is she going to play? Should he send a signal?
Just as these thoughts flashed through the official's mind, Su Qingqing flicked the wine on her fingers and directed it towards the official's face.
When the cool liquid fell on his face, the official from the Ministry of Rites' thighs trembled and he subconsciously wanted to scream in fear.
Su Qingqing asked, "What do you see over there?"
His scream was interrupted by Su Qingqing's words. Following Su Qingqing's gaze, he turned around and saw thick smoke billowing out from a corner of the city.
Flames shot up into the sky and smoke rose.
Such a big scene shows how fierce the fire was.
Su Qingqing took another step closer to him, "Guess whose house is on fire?"
The official from the Ministry of Rites' heart was pounding, his mouth was wide open, his eyes were about to bulge out, but he couldn't utter a word.
Su Qingqing smiled and patted his face. The wine on her fingers had not yet dried and fell on the face of the official from the Ministry of Rites, bringing a bone-chilling feeling.
At least, the officials of the Ministry of Rites felt chilled to the bone.
"Don't worry, it's not your house, it's your boss's house."
Su Qingqing's voice was charming, or perhaps bewitching.
boss?
Minister of Rites?
The official from the Ministry of Rites immediately lowered his head and looked towards the viewing stand. The people below the stand did not know that a fire had broken out several thousand meters away from them. Only he and Su Qingqing could see it clearly because they were standing high up.
His legs were shaking so badly that he could no longer stand and his body went limp and he was about to fall down.
This queen is so scary!
Su Qingqing held him up and said, "Why are you falling down? The snakes are about to crawl up. If you fall down, will they crawl over you?"
The official from the Ministry of Rites just felt that he was having difficulty breathing. He followed the direction pointed by Su Qingqing and saw that on the steps behind the viewing platform, there were dense crowds of people of various colors moving towards the top of the viewing platform like crazy.
The snakes were spitting out their tongues, making rustling sounds.
Su Qingqing was right in front of him, "Are you scared?"
The official from the Ministry of Rites only felt that Su Qingqing was much scarier than these snakes. He never knew that this kind of silent intimidation could scare people to such an extent.
The Minister of Rites was still waiting for his plan to be perfectly realized. On the viewing stand, the target aimed at by the Minister of Rites not only stood calmly on the viewing stand, but also had an expression of watching the fun.
In the distance, thick smoke was billowing from the burning house of the Minister of Rites.
What a horror!
This is scary!
You have no idea what she is going to do, but she most likely already knows everything about what you are going to do.
More and more snakes climbed up and were about to reach the highest level where they were standing.
At this moment, Su Qingqing suddenly kicked over a jar of wine on the viewing stand.
This wine is the one that the official from the Ministry of Rites poured for Su Qingqing just now.
The official from the Ministry of Rites couldn't even breathe, with half of his body almost hanging on Su Qingqing's arm. He stared in amazement as the jar of wine rolled down the stairs. Then, when it rolled to a certain step, the jar cracked, and the wine inside immediately spilled out.
At the same time, Su Qingqing took out a fire starter and threw it casually towards the stone steps.
boom!
Suddenly, tongues of flame shot up high, reaching a height of a person. The fire spread like wildfire. In the blink of an eye, the entire side of the steps was surrounded and burning.
The snakes that swam up were roasted on the spot.
The smell of barbecue wafted over the sky and rushed into people's nostrils, making their internal organs almost twisted into a ball. The official from the Ministry of Rites could not bear the nausea and vomited.
At this point, he no longer had any strength left. As soon as Su Qingqing let go of him, he fell to the ground like a puddle of mud.
