Chapter 13: The Aftermath
Outside the window, the night was dark, and the cold wind beat against the window. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info
The hundred-year-old ancient banyan tree in the hall was blown by the wind, and let out a golden iron horse-like roar. As soon as the lantern under the corridor shines, the shadow of the window sash is full of shadows, and as the lights are extinguished, there is a slight cold atmosphere.
The wine glass Chu Yaoguang held in his hand was unstable, fell on the kang table, and rolled from the kang table to the ground, making an abrupt sound.
Qin Yao, who was guarding outside the hall, was shocked by the sound, she stood up, heard no movement inside for a long time, and slowly calmed down, still guarding the door.
The silver silk charcoal in the dormitory was burning vigorously, and Chu Yao's forehead was dripping with fine beads of sweat, but he felt cold through his heart.
There seemed to be a cold sweat trickling down his back, and his clothes were gradually wet. Chu Yaoguang grabbed Murong Qing's sleeves with both hands, and asked dumbly: "Surname Su?" ”
When he saw Murong Qing nodding his head definitively, Chu Yaoguang's heart suddenly sank to the bottom.
The little emperor was only fifteen years old when he went, and he left behind a queen, two concubines and several beauties, all of whom were thirteen or fourteen-year-old girls. As everyone knows, the little emperor is not interested in eroticism, and the beauties of the harem are idle, so there is nothing to do under his knees.
After being killed that year, except for Xiao Zhouhou, most of the beauties in the harem were forced to lose their hair, and some of them didn't even touch the corners of the little emperor's clothes, and they also ended up being sent to Qingliang'an on the outskirts of Beijing, and the fate of a lifetime with Muyu.
No one thought to deceive everyone with the little emperor.
The one who warms the spring supper at the bottom of the Furong tent will actually be his nurse.
The little emperor is precocious, prefers plump mature women, those young little girls are graceful, but they are thin and beautiful, how can they see his eyes.
After night and night, the nurse was pregnant, and the little emperor was overjoyed and sent his henchmen to secretly place her in the Gusu Palace.
The little emperor loves the mountains of Gusu the most, and intends to live here with his nursing mother. He used various names to transport all kinds of antiques, jade, treasures and jewelry to the palace to prepare for his permanent residence in the future.
People are not as good as heaven, and the little emperor failed to do so, but was poisoned by his courtiers. Knowing that the deadline was approaching, the little emperor hoped that the nurse could get a man in one fell swoop, so he handed over the jade seal to his henchman along with this secret to complete the final support.
conceived in October, the nurse really gave birth to Lin'er. This henchman took back the widow of the little emperor as he wished, named him Su, and named him Chongjiu, hoping that he could re-ascend the nine-fold palace and return to the dignity of the emperor.
There is no more information about the nurse, and it is said that after giving birth, she was abandoned in the secret passage of the palace and left to fend for herself.
Su Chongjiu was born in troubled times and was carefully taught by the relics of the Great Zhou Dynasty, but he did not fulfill his father's wishes, and the jade seal and secret were passed down by his descendants.
After a hundred years, although the overall situation of the world has been decided, the descendants of the remnants of the Great Zhou Dynasty have never been reconciled, they are still hiding in the shadows to support Su Chongjiu's descendants, waiting for the opportunity to rebuild the Great Zhou.
The fornication between the little emperor and the nurse was like a thorn in Su Rui's heart, he despised his origin, and he was even more unwilling to continue these ethereal things.
His father was in a hurry, Su Rui ran away from home, and it happened that Chu Tianshu was a virtuous person, and he quickly got ahead with his martial arts and extraordinary courage, from the lowest soldier to the military department.
Marrying Chu Zhaohui is the greatest happiness in Su Rui's life.
For the sake of his wife, Su Rui stayed away from the past and only wanted to keep Xixia well. He may not have been without suffering in his heart, but he never told his wife that he would rather stay outside for a long time than give the Su family a chance to get close to him.
Chu Tianshu really wanted to give the Zen position to Su Rui back then, and Su Rui spit out this secret in front of his father-in-law, who completely trusted him. If he becomes the emperor of Xixia, the Su family will take this as an opportunity to seize the world, and then the war will break out again, and there will be no place for peace in the world.
Su Rui made a heavy oath to protect Xixia for his wife and children, and supported Murong Qing to take the throne. He had only one request, to hide it from his wife and children for him.
In the Fengluan Hall of the Third Watch Heaven, Murong Qing spoke clearly word by word, and the aroma of the pure wine was fragrant, like a parting song that lingered around the beam, and he drank the wine in the cup, turning his reverence for Su Rui into a distant memory.
With Chu Yaoguang in his arms, Murong Qing said clearly: "That day, in front of my father-in-law's bed, my brother-in-law said that Zhaohui is kind and simple, and the two of us are deeply in love. The emperor is above, the earth is below, I, Su Rui, swear, I will spend my whole life to allow my wife to be healthy for a lifetime. I, Su Rui, live up to Zhaohui and Xixia, wholeheartedly support Murong Qing's ascendancy, if there is a violation, the five thunders will hit the top, and the soul will not exist. ”
"I see", Chu Yaoguang bit her lip tightly, and saw her pale face from the bronze mirror on the side, she gently pressed Murong Qing's cheek, and two lines of tears fell silently: "So you were the emperor that day, and you didn't shirk." It's not that it doesn't push, but that there is no one to push. Brother Qing, all these years, I have wrongly blamed you. ”
Back then, Chu Yaoguang didn't want Murong Qing to be the emperor in his heart, and just before the edict came down, her husband had personally said that he would do his best to assist Su Rui and protect Xixia. As soon as the edict came down, everything changed.
Although there was an edict from his father, Chu Yaoguang felt that her husband should also resign, and her husband calmly stepped onto the throne, watching her brother-in-law Su Rui behead Yuan Fei with tears, and was the first to kneel in front of him.
Those who were not convinced by Murong Qing back then, not to mention a general, Yuan Fei, because of Su Rui's sword and Su Rui's resoluteness, no one objected anymore.
Over the years, her husband has indeed been too depressed, and he feels guilty and irreparable for Su Rui everywhere, and it is inevitable to look ahead and backward in doing things, and he holds his sister and King An's mansion in front of him in everything, and the former harem does not give him the dignity he deserves, which also makes him difficult.
No wonder, he was far from facing Su Duhan like his own nephew.
No wonder, he didn't like his daughter to get too close to Su Duhan.
No wonder, he never used the people of the Su family in the court, and he couldn't boldly appoint his own people because of the art of checks and balances.
This night, the lights and candles in the Fengluan Hall were lit up to the fifth watch, Chu Yaoguang trembled and stroked Murong Qing's somewhat thin back, and the tears in his eyes couldn't stop: "Brother Qing, I never knew that you were carrying so much, I always blamed you for being greedy for the powerful but not having the break, and even thought that I didn't know people clearly. ”
Murong Qing hugged Queen Chu, gently stroked her hair, and refilled the hand stove with silk charcoal and handed it back to her: "Yaoguang, I know, you blame me for not having my father's decision to kill, I have indeed been a nest in the past few years, and I will not be in the future." ”
This not generous chest made Queen Chu feel so relieved tonight, she gently covered Murong Qing's mouth with her hand, and her eyes showed a little starlight, as clear as washed water: "I know now, you can rest assured." ”
There is also the thick ink of the imperial pen Zhu Pi in the Dongnuan Pavilion, and the Queen of Chu put on her shoes and went down to the kang to get it: "Is it mine, the former dynasty and harem of Xixia, I should have performed my duties with you." ”
Murong Qing grabbed her: "I've seen all those twists and turns, Yaoguang, you do have a way to control the country."
Chu Yaoguang shook his head slightly, revealing a heartfelt smile: "My husband has a good chest, why should I overstep my bounds." Brother Qing, you just have to make drastic moves in the front court, and I will ensure that your harem is safe and worry-free. ”
"Yaoguang, your words are enough." Murong Qing's lips were gently imprinted on Chu Yao's forehead, and the silhouette of the two embracing each other was cast thickly in front of the window, "I only hate that it is still a troubled time, and I can't allow you to have a Haiqing Heyan with the children." ”
"Between us, there is no need for such a promise", Chu Yaoguang leaned on this embrace that made her inexplicably stable, "Brother Qing, the peaceful and prosperous world of Haiqing Heyan, let's fight together." ”
"Okay", Murong Qing picked up the wine jug on the table, poured two glasses full, and the two small ice crack Rujiao teacups touched each other, making a crisp sound.
The snow is still trickling, adding to the silence for no reason.