"Your Majesty." Concubine Xian walked in with staggering steps, her face full of tears, and knelt in front of the emperor. The sadness in his eyes was 100% sincere.
The emperor said softly, "I remember correctly, it has been forty-eight years since you were rewarded by the Empress Dowager to my residence, right?"
"Yes, Your Majesty, forty-eight years, five months and fifteen days."
"The White Emperor, Queen Xiaoren, and Queen Shengyuan all passed away in the same year. Over the years, the women around me have come and gone, but you were the only one who accompanied me for forty-eight years. After that incident, You have been taking care of the harem for me for the next thirty-seven years. Thank you for your hard work." The emperor had an incomprehensible look on his face.
When Concubine Xian heard this, her whole body trembled slightly, "Your Majesty, this is what a concubine should do."
"This time Lao Ba was assassinated, was it you who did it? I didn't expect that you had buried the hidden stake for so long and were reluctant to use it. I don't have the energy to tell you anymore. You, just go in peace. I will The emperor's words were very calm, but Eunuch Wen beside him was trembling in his heart. He didn't understand why the emperor let the princess go out but didn't let him go out too.
"Your Majesty, why? Why? Don't you know that if Hong Bin is not established as the Crown Prince and honored as the Nine-Five-Year-Old Lord, he will not be safe and sound. Sooner or later, he will be killed by Lao Ba. Your Majesty, the death of a concubine is not a pity. But Hongbin is also the son you have loved for thirty years." There was unwillingness in Concubine Xian's eyes, revealing a manic desire to destroy him together. Wen Bao was a little scared when he saw it.
There was a cold light in the emperor's eyes, "As long as he can be his prince, nothing will happen to him."
Concubine Xian laughed. She and Hong Bin fought three times and killed Prince Zheng and Wen Wan. How could these two people spare her son? It¡¯s not that the emperor doesn¡¯t know, it¡¯s just that the emperor is deceiving himself. I chose Laoba. His son must be sacrificed.
Concubine Xian shouted in hatred, "Your Majesty, how can I be inferior to Su Feng? How can I be inferior to Su Feng, so I want you to treat me like this? How can my son be inferior to Lao Ba? Why, why do you want to Do this to us, mother and son.¡±
The emperor was talking. His expression was very sad, "Feng'er didn't even risk her life for Da Qi and me. She even left her children alone. I'm grateful to her. If there is another life, I only hope that we can meet earlier." No more entanglements, no more Qi Wanxia."
"Okay, I can't compare to Su Feng. Living people can never compare to dead people. I admit it. But why, why do you want to do this to my Hongbin. How can he not compare to Lao Ba? I want you Treating him like this? You obviously loved him before." Concubine Xian was really unwilling. She knew that the emperor actually preferred her son before.
"I know that you blame me for treating him like this." The emperor's tone was calm, not harsh. Just asking.
The Xian Fei raised her head, with stubbornness and unwillingness in her eyes, "Yes. I blame you for treating my son like this. My son is not as good as Lao Ba in any way. My son is filial, talented and knowledgeable, and is good at everything in literature and martial arts." Loser. Why do you do this to him?"
The emperor laughed at himself, "Yes, Lao Wu is indeed as good as Lao Ba in martial arts and martial arts. But he has a fatal weakness, he is stubborn. I have spent twenty years training him, but I have not changed this weakness of his." A person who is an emperor can be mediocre or unlearned. As long as he can listen well and know how to control his courtiers, and can work conscientiously to benefit the people, he can still be a good emperor. However, an emperor can never be stubborn and arrogant. He acts with a solemn will. When no one can stop him in a hundred years, this kind of temper will definitely bring disaster to the country and the people. In order to have enough money to win over the courtiers, let the Jiang family make money. He collected a huge amount of wealth and did not care about the emptiness of the imperial treasury. He forced his concubine to death for the sake of a woman. How can I safely hand over this inheritance to him? I wanted to watch him be destroyed in the hands of Lao Wu. It wasn't that I didn't give him a chance. I kept him and Lao Ba in the capital to give them both equal opportunities. I dare to read the final letter that Queen Shengyuan left for me, for fear that the letter would make my judgment unjust. Unfortunately, Lao Wu made me very disappointed. You are her biological mother, so you know better than me. yes."
The virtuous concubine sneered, "These are just your excuses, Your Majesty. After so many years of training, my son has already changed these bad habits. Your Majesty, you still use these as excuses to abandon my son, don't you think it's ridiculous?" "
The emperor showed a little desolation, like a candle in the wind: "Yes or no, there is no point in arguing about these things now. How many people have fought with their heads and blood for this, and they are not willing to kill fathers and sons, and brothers are jealous. The king rules the world, and the people of the world are all. If you look up to him, you can control the lives and deaths of millions of people in the palm of your hand.The rise and fall of the country, the safety and suffering of the people all depend on him It's good for you to believe in him, but I don't dare to hand over this country to him and bet on this contingency hope. "
Concubine Xian bit her lip until her chin bled: "If Wen Wan hadn't appeared, how could Prince Zheng have won your favor and let you abandon my son? It's because of Su Feng and Wen Wan. And let you focus all your efforts on King Zheng and use my son to train King Zheng. To this day, these past shortcomings that my son has corrected have become unforgivable sins in your eyes. Your Majesty, you are so cruel!¡±
The emperor looked at Concubine Xian and said coldly: "You are wrong. Fortunately, you are gentle. Only then can I see clearly Lao Wu's stubbornness and arrogance. For the sake of the world and the country of Daqi, I will be the cruel person. So what. It¡¯s not that I didn¡¯t give him a chance, I gave him too many chances. Forget it, go ahead!¡± The emperor wanted to die on the spot, but he couldn¡¯t do it in the end. Someone sent Concubine Xian back to the palace.
But what followed closely was Bai Ling, poisonous wine, and dagger. The wise concubine raised the poisoned wine and laughed loudly: "Your Majesty, I have served you wholeheartedly for more than forty years, and now I have an ending like this. Haha, Your Majesty, you are so cruel! For that cruel old man, for that evildoer, you actually did this." I can be so cruel. I just complain about God¡¯s injustice. I just complain about why I want to meet you. I just hope I won¡¯t meet you again in the next life.¡± He picked up the tea and drank it all in one gulp. He shook the cup hard and it fell to the ground with a loud bang.
After a while, Wen Wan heard that Concubine Xian was dead.
Wen Wan didn¡¯t even move her eyelids. If you die, you will die. It's nothing more than wearing more modest clothes. However, Wen Wan really didn't know that the emperor's grandfather would actually take action before the Chinese New Year. She thought she would do it after the Chinese New Year!
After King Zhao heard that his mother and concubine died. He vomited a mouthful of blood and fainted. He has nothing left, nothing left. The mother-in-law is gone. My beloved woman and son are gone too. All is gone.
Because of the death of Concubine Xian. The emperor was not in a good mood. This year was a lonely one. Because Wen Wan felt that she had gone too far, she stayed calm and didn't say another word of nonsense.
During the thirty-day sacrifice and ancestor worship ceremony, the emperor asked King Zheng to take his place. The emperor also asked Prince Zheng to preside over important events, such as banquets for ministers and so on. There are plans to start hiding behind the scenes.
King Zheng seems to be a reclusive prince. There is only one formality left. But this procedure is crucial. It's like getting a job and getting a job certificate. It is truly reasonable and legal. It's just that when the emperor gives this certificate, I will feel better waiting for the emperor.
King Heng was staying leisurely in the capital (actually he was terribly depressed inside). King Zhao. Because it was the twelfth lunar month of winter, I had to wait until the first lunar month before letting him go. but. He was imprisoned in the clan's mansion and completely lost contact with the outside world. No more threats.
I miss his hot spring village very tenderly. How nice it would be to be on Zhuangzi, how comfortable it would be! On the second day of the Lunar New Year, Wen Wan was nagging the emperor that it was too cold in the capital and she wanted to go to the hot spring village to soak in the hot springs. He even encouraged the emperor to go with him.
"Your hot spring resort is really so nice." The emperor looked at Wen Wan and clasped his hands, describing his hot spring resort as beautiful as a fairyland.
Seeing that the emperor didn't believe it, Wen Wan hurriedly said, "Grandpa Emperor, go soak in the hot spring. It's really good for your health. If you don't believe it, ask the imperial doctor."
The emperor is funny. He naturally knows that soaking in hot springs is good for your health. Although Wen Wan can talk, she speaks very little. If he hadn't been forced by the emperor, he would have been nothing short of a mute. Rao is like this, he can use actions, but he doesn't want to speak. It gave the emperor a headache, and it also gave King Zheng a headache.
Speaking of which, the emperor¡¯s place is pretty good. Wen Wan thought that the emperor was old and everything would go along with him, so she accommodated the emperor. When facing other people, even King Zheng often remained silent and let Xia Yao take his place. He would never speak more if he could.
For this reason, outsiders are very doubtful about the authenticity of the so-called noble princess who can speak. Many people even think that this is a rumor and do not believe that the distinguished princess can speak.
But this time, in order to persuade the emperor to go to the hot spring village. Uncharacteristically, Wen Wan kept chattering in the emperor's ears, "It's good to soak in hot springs, it's good to soak in hot springs." Not to mention the emperor, even Wen Wan felt that he was possessed by Tang Monk. But there is no other way. With the emperor's body, it is really good to soak in hot springs. Especially for the emperor's current body. Of course, she could also stop by the hot spring resort.
On the sixth day of the first lunar month, the emperor issued a decree. He ordered the eighth prince, Prince Zheng, to supervise the country and temporarily handle all the government affairs (important political affairs must be approved by the emperor). He took a small group of people to the gentle and beautiful Zhuangzi to soak in the hot springs.
"Congratulations, Your Majesty, Congratulations, Your Majesty." Shen Jian was extremely excited when he received the news of the imperial edict. OnceWith the country's ability, the last formalities will definitely be completed.
"This burden is heavy enough." King Zheng was very excited. He was just one step away, the last step away. No, at this time, the more you need to be calm and the less impetuous you must be. Otherwise, King Heng, who was stinging him like a poisonous snake, would take advantage of him, and he would regret it later.
Wen Wan doesn¡¯t understand. She doesn¡¯t understand why the emperor wants to let King Heng stay in the capital. This is not to create danger for Uncle King Zheng at all, but to make life difficult for King Heng in the future (in Wenwan Quanli, the position of emperor belongs to King Zheng).
But King Zheng understood that he was just afraid that he would become the dominant one and would be unable to control him. The emperor will then become a bare emperor with no power. As an emperor, he would never put himself in an unsafe position. The emperor's trip to the capital this time was a test and a test.
This year, King Zheng was cautious in everything he did. Now that he was asked to supervise the country, he had to work even more conscientiously, because at this time, he could not offend the emperor's evil scale. Otherwise, his position will be shaken.
Mr. Chen originally wanted to persuade him to be cautious, but when he saw King Zheng¡¯s expression, he was very happy. Everyone really didn't expect that because of the aide's incident, the emperor's balance would completely tilt to their side. Ming could tell at a glance that letting the prince supervise the country this time was not the last level of experience. If the prince passed the test, he would become the crown prince.
King Heng was so depressed that he vomited blood. He had been in the capital for more than two months, but he had not accomplished anything and was even humiliated by Wen Wan. Now that I have this news, I can get people involved in the gloom. Supervising the country means that the emperor recognizes him, not himself. Are you about to lose before you even start?
It¡¯s that ghost girl who actually encouraged the father to leave the capital to give Lao Ba a chance. However, King Heng did not have the courage of King Zhao to deal with Wen Wan. Because Wen Wan is now at the emperor's side, dealing with Wen Wan means dealing with the emperor. King Heng didn't stare at Wen Wan, but stared closely at King Zheng. He didn't believe that Lao Ba couldn't make any mistakes. The so-called "duties" and "doing things without fighting for them" must be done for others to see. He didn't believe it.
Wenwan travels frequently and keeps things simple. Besides, Zhuangzi has everything you need to prepare. All you need to do is bring some clothes.
When Wen Wan saw the emperor¡¯s luggage, she felt dizzy. But when she traveled with the emperor, she felt even more dizzy.
When the emperor travels, in addition to the imperial guards, there are also cavalry battalions, forward battalions, and infantry battalions accompanying him. In front is the forward battalion to clear the way, followed by the Xiaoqi battalion. After the two battalions were brave, Luan Jia came. Hundreds of imperial guards were riding on both sides of Luan Jia. After some of the accompanying palace people, there was a mighty transport team, and finally there were nearly 10,000 infantry battalions.
Wen Wan looked at the tens of thousands of people. This was still a small group of people. Why don't we just go on vacation outside, soak in a hot spring, and put on such a big show. My beautiful source can only accommodate seven or eight thousand people at most. With so many people staying there, the scenery is ruined. But she also knew that the emperor's safety was very important, and she knew how to arrange it for them. I thought so in my heart, but I didn't dare to say anything. Anyway, at this moment, the emperor's grandfather is the boss, and she is just a serving girl. Wenwan can always see her own position clearly and never overstep it. (To be continued)