Chapter 70: The Past

At present, Qiang Wu is only besieging the border of the Ming Dynasty but not attacking it, and even although there are burning, killing and looting, it is also within the controllable range, so there is time for Emperor Ming Jing to take a breath and arrange for the generals to go to the border.

It's just that this candidate is not so easy to choose.

Qiang Wu is strong, the soldiers are strong and the horses are strong, and the famous general of Qiang Wu is sent to sweep the formation, although the Ming Dynasty is full of talents, but only a big general is broken, and the most suitable for a time is the prince Li Chengze!

However, all the ministers know that since Emperor Ming Jing recalled the crown prince from the border city, what he prepared was to make way for his son, and to come to a Zen position that had never been seen in the history of the Ming Dynasty, which could be regarded as famous through the ages.

Let a prince who has the throne within reach, go to the bloody battlefield, and those who don't know think that it is for the sake of the country, just to quell the war, and also to give the Ming a Haiqing Heyan, but he also understands that this is the only chance to kill the prince, and even the opportunity to have a legitimate reason.

No one wants to be charged with attempting to murder the prince and shake the Ming Dynasty.

In this way, the prince, who was most suitable to lead the troops, was directly subconsciously excluded by the courtiers.

Just when the previous dynasty was arguing over the appointment of the main general who fought against Qiang Wu, that night, big news also came out from the harem.

Emperor Mingjing, who had not set foot in Chengqian Palace for six years, actually stepped into the gate of Chengqian Palace today.

For Su Zhiwan, appointing a Zhou Bin as the general of Zhenyuan, and fighting against Qiang Wu is just a matter of moving his mouth up and down and saying a few words.

For watching other people's jokes, it is her spice in the harem.

Since the queen of Chengqian Palace was grounded six years ago, she is no different from a cold palace in the eyes of all the concubines, although Emperor Mingjing has not abolished the queen, but a queen who has been imprisoned for six years is no different from the queen who has been abolished.

However, even though she is a confined queen, she is also a queen, saying that she wants to see Emperor Mingjing for the last time, and Emperor Mingjing will not refuse for the sake of the queen giving birth to a pair of children.

Like the Chengqian Palace of the Cold Palace, it has long since lost the bright atmosphere of the past, and it is full of decadence and decay.

Emperor Ming Jing looked at the dead branches and leaves all over the yard and was slightly stunned.

Where are the fallen leaves in March, I think they were left over from last autumn.

Entering the main hall, the tables, chairs and utensils are all the specifications used by the queen, but the sense of obsolescence and a little bit of old stains on the face cannot be ignored.

The specifications used by the queen will be replaced regularly at a certain time, and it is absolutely impossible for old stains to appear.

After seeing Emperor Mingjing gradually come to the front, the queen did not get up to salute, just sat quietly on the carved phoenix hollow chair, and the tea table on the side was placed with freshly brewed tea, just ordinary Pu'er, the heat was swirling, and the fragrance of tea gradually diffused, filling the hall.

There was no incense in the hall, and Emperor Mingjing did not see any traces of the incense burner, so it was useless for a long time.

Spices are considered a luxury thing in the Ming Dynasty, and precious spices are even more sought after by the ladies of the family.

With the queen's current status, I don't think she can afford to use these precious spices.

Maybe Su Zhiwan's medicine finally worked, maybe it was because the queen had been overthinking in the past few years, and she hadn't seen her for a few years, the wrinkles at the corners of her eyes were clearly visible, the spots on her face spread from her eyebrows, and the skin on her face was wrinkled, no longer white and tender as before, and on the neat bun she combed, there were a lot of white hair, her eyes were cloudy, and she was wearing a dark red auspicious phoenix robe, but the material was new a few years ago, like a fifty-year-old woman, and she was an old woman who was not living a good life.

For harem women, beauty is their sharpest weapon, and losing beauty is equivalent to losing favor.

However, this qiē did not mean much to the empress.

"The last face before death" is just a reason to invite Emperor Ming Jing over.

It was her last wish.

After all, no matter what, Emperor Ming Jing is also her husband.

Huang Shun stood behind Emperor Mingjing, looking at the queen who was as old as Emperor Mingjing, his brows furrowed without a trace, and his heart condensed, and he felt that he couldn't get rid of the imperial concubine.

The emperor and queen are the same, and they have gray hair at the same time, what is this concept?

It's okay that the two don't stand together, as soon as they meet, with Huang Shun's keen intuition, looking at the two of them looking like old husbands and wives, I feel inexplicably chilled in my heart.

The more I came into contact with the Duanrou Imperial Concubine, the more I felt that this woman was not simple.

If his master was still Emperor Mingjing, he might desperately reveal the true face of Emperor Duanrou and the ambition of this woman.

However, Huang Shun, who had changed his master, was only happy.

He knew that the emperor sitting on the dragon chair now was not the opponent of the Duanrou Emperor and the concubine.

Emperor Ming Jing didn't sit down, just stood aside, looked at the queen and said, "What's the matter?" ”

The voice of the ice lingling was like ice slag, and it was in the mouth, and the words were cold.

Some things will fade over time and be forgotten, but some things will not be forgotten.

The queen smiled slightly, very ordinary, without the faint flattery of the past, just wanting to laugh, and her old face did not have the slightest beauty, but unexpectedly with the melodious silence of the years.

He poured a cup of tea slowly, and the dim yellow tea ran down the spout to fill the slightly old teacup.

Taking a sip, the queen said, "It's been six years since that incident, six years, how many days, days, months and months, I can't remember, I just numbly watched the sun rise in the east and set in the west, and the flowers bloom......ed."

Emperor Ming Jing didn't want to listen to the words of these resentful women, so he interrupted her, "You begged me to come just to let me listen to some nonsense?" ”

The queen did not answer his words, and there was no panic on her face, but she calmly put down the teacup and said, "Since I was grounded, a small Buddha hall has been set up in Chengqian Palace. ”

Maybe it was the years that had calmed her temperament, and her tone didn't look surprised.

The queen said a few words to the grandmother behind her, and then looked at Emperor Mingjing, looking into his eyes with deep eye sockets, "Taohong is a girl who has been with me since I entered the palace, and it is time to leave the palace, thinking that she has been loyal all these years, and there is no merit and hard work, with my current status, although I can't point her to a decent person, there is no problem with adding makeup......"

Emperor Ming Jing intuitively felt that his next words would make him dislike, with his character, he should have left directly, however, his feet seemed to have taken root, pressed to the floor, and he couldn't move.

He may have been a qualified emperor in political affairs, however, he was quite indecisive in handling household matters.

"All the things of the year, this palace did it, and I recognized it. Pei Yunruo's child was harmed by the palace, but the children of the palace have nothing to do with her!! ”

may be talking about her young son who has died for several years, and the queen, who has always been unwavering, finally has popularity, and her tone has also fluctuated.

For his two children, Emperor Ming Jing was not without grief, his throat was dry, and he said with difficulty, "I, I know." ”

The queen smiled, "Yes, you know, but do you know that there is a poisonous snake lurking next to your pillow?" ”

Emperor Ming Jing was shocked, and the doubts of the past seemed to be connected together, using iron wire to draw blood-red nets on the surface of the skin, painful and sober abnormal.

Just as the emperor and queen were talking, Pink was also brought in.

The queen didn't use any punishment, and the beautiful and lovely girl back then was only much haggard after six years.

Honestly kneeling on the ground, his face was pale and his eyes were glazed, as if he had already had the will to die.

In front of Pink, there is a dressing box full of boxes.

"When Mama cleaned up the softness of the palace for Peach, she unexpectedly found that there were a lot of things in the peachy dresser that did not belong to her, although they were just ordinary things and were not worth a few dollars, but with her current status, it was impossible to have these things." The queen didn't look at the peach, but said meaningfully.

This scene is familiar, and there is no difference between it and the harem women being jealous, Emperor Mingjing has seen a lot, and he is relieved, but he does not speak.

The queen said, "To be honest, this palace didn't want to disturb the emperor because of this trivial matter, what about back then?" If you lose, you lose, and this palace also admits it. The voice changed, "However, this is Taohong's initiative to come to the palace." ”

Regardless of Emperor Mingjing's reaction, the queen looked at Tao Hong and said, "This is your only chance." ”

Her pink eyes were glowing, and she knocked her head several times, and when she raised her head again, her white forehead had broken skin, and viscous blood flowed down her eye sockets on her face, which was shocking.

"The slave knows that she is guilty of a great sin, and she has nothing else to ask for, and if she wants to kill, she must listen to it! I just ask the emperor to bring the culprit to justice! ”

Huang Shun's heart jumped violently, and he only listened to Tao Hongdao, "The things of the year were arranged by the current Duanrou Imperial Concubine!" The slave is just a pawn in her hands! ”

Years of servility made her dare not betray, however, the death of her family made her miserable, this opening, tears couldn't stop flowing down, and these dirty things in the harem naturally didn't dare to hide in the slightest!