Chapter 96: A Long Night
This night was a long night for the entire capital, especially the prince and the officials at the gate of the palace, which was even more torturous.
King Ning is the younger brother of Emperor Longqing, after all, he lost his temper, saw Yongning Bo in the crowd, strode over, and grabbed him, "Tell me, what are you planning in your mansion?" Why are you locking up my royal brother? ”
"King Ning...... What are you doing? The queen mother only sealed the palace gate for the sake of the safety of the saint. Wechen is ...... But I don't know anything! Yongningbo usually gives people the impression of being cowardly and weak, and his tone looks even weaker at this moment.
"I don't know! Where did King Shin go? King Ning had a weird smile on his face, and looked at Princess Xin, who was kneeling not far away with a petite figure but a straight back.
"The prince really likes to laugh, everyone knows that King Xin was injured today and is in the house at the moment...... If it weren't for the safety of the saints, Wechen would have gone to see the king of letters! As the uncle of King Xin, Yongningbo is very low-key in his speech and deeds on weekdays, and with a reputation of fear of guilt, many people almost ignore his existence.
The sneer on the corner of King Ning's mouth was even worse, "It's just a matter of fooling others with these words, and for me, you will stop thinking about it!" This king tells you that if it is dawn tomorrow, the mother-in-law will not open the city gate, and this king will take people to break into the palace! It is unknown whether the royal brother is alive or dead, and he dares to block the palace gate! She's so bold! Who gave her the right to interfere in the government? King Ning and Emperor Longqing have the best relationship, and they have fought countless battles for Emperor Longqing over the years, but because he was injured and left the root of the disease, Emperor Longqing couldn't bear to send him out again. For him, Emperor Longqing was both a lord and a brother. Significant.
"King Ning...... You are breaking into the palace, and you are going to punish the nine clans! Yongningbo's face turned pale, and his feet also softened under King Ning's momentum.
King Ning pushed Yong Ningbo to the ground, "When Lao Tzu went into battle to kill the enemy, you didn't know where to hide and pee your pants!" ”
The night was already very quiet, and King Ning's words reached everyone's ears word for word. Everyone's eyes fell on Princess Xin, intentionally or unintentionally. I wanted to see how she reacted.
Who knew that Wu Ruoyun seemed to be deaf. Just kneeling there, his eyes were firmly looking at the palace gate, and the expression on his face was only faint.
King Ning turned around and walked to Wu Ruoyun's side. The tone was also very bad, "I said nephew and daughter-in-law, you see that your Lao Tzu has no reaction like this, but I am sure that your husband ......"
"Uncle Wang is too worried!". Wu Ruoyun stood up and looked at King Ning. "Concubine Ben is just worried about her father! Today, when I heard that my father was assassinated, I only hated myself as a woman, and I couldn't do anything for my father, so I waited for the news for the prince here. It's Uncle Wang. What are you going to do? What is the purpose of such rudeness to a loyal servant like my father? ”
Wu Ruoyun's voice was not loud, but it was like a heavy hammer smashing into the crowd. Everyone's eyes returned to King Ning.
"Sister-in-law's words are too much! Uncle Huang is just worried about his father, so what is the purpose? ”。 King Duan stood up and walked over, "It's the queen mother, no matter what, even if the palace door is closed, we should tell our father what the situation is." The civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty were waiting here, for the news of their father. Uncle Huang, as the only younger brother of his father, is worried about going abnormal, what is wrong? ”
Wu Ruoyun's face changed slightly, her eyes still fell on the palace gate, and her tone was light, "It's that I'm ignorant, thank you King Duan for reminding me!" ”
Ke Youwei saw that the face of the Zhongyong Marquis on the side was really ugly, and sighed, "Why are you reluctant, old guy?" ”
"Wouldn't it be a pity to miss such a wonderful scene? What is this injury? I think at the beginning, I almost died on the battlefield, didn't I also pick up a life and come back? Zhongyong Marquis Lin Bowen sneered a few times, and then glanced at Ke Youwei, "...... the king of letters."
"Who knows? King Ning's temperament, I'm afraid that if I don't make a result, I won't give up! Ke Youwei also lowered his voice, looked at the hundred officials who began to discuss, and frowned slightly.
"What are you two old men anxious about, as long as it is dawn, there will be results!" , Renyi Bo Wang Zhun De has a string of Buddha beads in his hand, and his eyes are plain, "King Xin should have entered the palace, you and I just wait to see the result, why hurry?" ”
Over there, King Ning couldn't bear it anymore, and took his son Yin Hengxuan to keep knocking under the palace gate.
"Open the door, open the door for me!" , both father and son have kung fu, knocking on the door for a while, but still no one responds.
King Duan looked at King Ning's father and son, his eyes were dark, he was very worried about the imperial concubine inside, and said to Wu Ruoyun in a low voice, "Brother Huang is really a good trick to get out of the shell of the golden cicada!" However, this king still admires his sister-in-law the most, and dares to come here alone! ”
"King Duan's words, this concubine can't understand! Concubine Ben didn't understand, the queen mother just closed the palace door to prevent assassins from mixing in again, where is there such an exaggeration as you say? The merits should be clear when the day dawns! Wu Ruoyun smiled at the corner of her lips, very lightly.
"Third, what do you think?" , Duan Wang glanced at King Xian, who had been kneeling there all the time, and frowned.
"What do you think of the second brother? I'm just worried about my father, I don't know where I'm hurt? King Xian's face carried a kind of happiness for the rest of his life, and his eyes were also a little sad.
King Duan sneered in his heart, and his tone was calm, "Third brother don't have to be afraid, my father is the true son of the dragon, where is it so easy to fall?" Today, the eldest brother is by his father's side, and the eldest brother should know best! But the eldest brother was also injured! ”
Wu Ruoyun glanced at King Duan, his expression turned cold, and he knelt down in his position again, and his voice became a little cold, "The night is long, the two princes should save some effort!" ”
"You ......", Duanwang's face was pale, but after all, he restrained himself, snorted coldly, and knelt down.
On the other side, Zhou Chenyu took Mr. Wuliu to sneak into the secret passage and walked forward cautiously.
He couldn't be sure that King Shin knew if he knew about this passage. However, he must be in the palace once.
"Stinky boy, where did you find the clothes? I don't want to wear this! Mr. Wuliu looked at the eunuch suit on his body with disgust, extremely displeased.
"Sir, you will be fine! If we don't disguise it, and go in directly like this, I'm afraid we won't be able to get out of it! Now the situation in the palace is unknown. We have to be careful! Zhou Chenyu groped slowly, until he saw a faint light, he blew out the fire fold in his hand, and whispered, "It's here!" ”
Mr. Goyanagi grabbed a handful of silver needles in his hand, "Don't worry! Don't say anything else. The ability to escape. The little old man is first-class! Don't worry about me! ”
Zhou Chenyu nodded, took out the jade pendant from his arms, and hooked his lips. Placed in the gap on the door, then flipped the switch, took a deep breath, and walked out.
It was the first time for Zhou Chenyu to use this channel. I didn't expect it to be Emperor Longqing's bedroom when I came out. Soon, they heard a sound of footsteps. The two exchanged glances, and then jumped on the beam of the room to hide.
"Queen Mother, look at the ...... of your father", it is the voice of the king! Zhou Chenyu's eyes slipped over something. Look down.
I only saw Empress Wu with King Xin, and looked at Emperor Longqing who was lying on the bed as if he was asleep with a complicated face.
"The edict has been prepared, and it has the qiē you want! Don't worry! ”。 Empress Wu handed the edict in her hand to King Xin, and then walked to Emperor Longqing's bedside. sat down, stretched out his hand and touched Emperor Longqing's face.
"You only let me be the crown prince? How does this work? Coming to this point, where am I for the position of the East Palace? Shinwang's tone was obviously not good, and his face was also very anxious.
"Idiot! You will be enthroned right now, and everyone will be suspicious! It is better to say that after your father returned to the palace, he woke up and immediately issued an edict to crown you as the crown prince, and then after those people outside were at ease, you slowly announced the news of your father's death. With the position of the East Palace, what are you afraid of? Empress Wu's eyes never left Emperor Longqing's face, and her eyes were full of complicated feelings.
"And when are we going to do it?" , King Xin's forehead was covered with sweat, and after coming to this point, he had nothing to turn back from.
"I gave him soft tendons, and he forgot his worries again, why did you put him to death? When the time comes, Xu Xun will find a stand-in and put it in the coffin! Empress Wu took one of Emperor Longqing's hands, her face was a little hideous, "But when the time comes, you must let those cheap/people in the harem be buried with you!" I want them to fight, so let's all go to the imperial tomb and fight slowly! ”
King Xin couldn't help but take a step back, "Queen Mother, but my father has canceled the live burial, and it is not allowed to bury the living with the living!" ”
"If you become king, why should you care what your father says? This palace wants all those people to die! When Queen Wu talked about the concubines in the harem, her expression was very hideous.
"What about Father?" , King Xin finally acquiesced, after all, he has come to this point, without his mother, nothing can be done.
"When his injuries are healed, he will be sent to my dormitory, and I will take care of him myself! After all these years, he hasn't been with me, it's time to accompany me! Let those women accompany the fake emperor to die slowly in the imperial mausoleum! The smile on the corner of Empress Wu's mouth was very cruel, and it seemed that as long as she thought of that scene, she felt refreshed.
"The sons will do it for the queen mother! In this way, the ministers will leave the palace first, so as not to be suspicious of the ministers! King Xin arched his hand, and when he saw that all the attention of Empress Wu had returned to Emperor Longqing, he sighed and withdrew.
I don't know how long it took, Empress Wu looked outside, and then whispered to Emperor Longqing, "Your Majesty, the concubines haven't been waiting for dawn with you for a long time!" You see, the dawn is coming! The concubine is now going out to talk to that old stubborn thing, what do you guess the concubine will say? The concubines have been waiting for you to pass on the throne to our children all these years! However, you have disappointed your concubines again and again! This time, the concubine decided not to wait any longer! I'm going to put my son in that seat over the world!" And you, from now on, will accompany the concubine in the concubine's bedroom! ”
After Empress Wu finished speaking, she stood up, helped Emperor Longqing cover the quilt, looked around again, and then slowly walked out, and then closed the door.
"Keep it guarded, don't let anyone disturb the Holy One, understand?" , Empress Wu's voice is very cold, revealing the majesty of the mother in the world.
"Yes! Queen Mother! The guards outside the door should all be Empress Wu's people, listening to the voice, there are quite a few people.
Zhou Chenyu slowly jumped down and whispered to Mr. Wuliu, "Sir, you go and check the pulse of the saint, I will control the wind!" ”
Mr. Wuliu nodded, immediately came to Emperor Longqing's side to check his pulse, frowned and looked at it for a long time, then opened Emperor Longqing's mouth to look at it, lifted the quilt and looked at the wound, and saw that it had been bandaged, so he opened it carefully, took out a bottle of medicinal powder from his arms and sprinkled it, and then wrapped it to restore.
Hearing a sound outside, Mr. Wuliu sped up and took out a bottle of medicine, poured one out and put it in Emperor Longqing's mouth, then called Zhou Chenyu, and the two quickly returned to the secret passage and closed the mechanism.
"How? Mr! Zhou Chenyu was very anxious, and he was extremely afraid of Emperor Longqing's injury.
"Don't worry! Little Lao'er never medicates medicine to the dead! He can't die yet! But we have to do it again! Mr. Goyanagi carefully rubbed the blood stains on his fingers on a clean white cloth, "I still have to see what this forgetfulness of him is!" I'm going to have to go research with that old monk! It's so strange, it can make his whole person paralyzed to the point that he can't speak, but it can't hurt his heart, it's really strange! ”
"Is there an antidote?" , Zhou Chenyu felt that the whole person shuddered as long as he thought of Empress Wu's appearance.
"This has to be seen by the old monk! That old monk is an expert in this regard! Mr. Goyanagi is now living at Renwonji Temple and is completely accustomed to this kind of life.
"Then there is Mr. Law and the master! After sending you out, I will go back to the gate of the palace, and you will go back to the temple by yourself! Zhou Chenyu counted the time, and he should go back.
"It's all done?" , A voice suddenly came into his heart, Zhou Chenyu raised his head slightly, hooked his lips, and nodded.
After a while, someone walked over carrying King Xin, and everyone's eyes were on King Xin on the soft sedan chair. I saw that his face was pale and bloodless, and his shoulders were still wrapped in thick gauze, and there was faint blood oozing out.
"Lord Wang, you are not cultivating in the mansion, why did you come out?" As soon as Wu Ruoyun saw King Xin coming, she stood up directly and ran over, bursting into tears.
King Xin's face sank, and he shouted loudly, "Ignorant woman! My father's life and death are unknown, how can I enjoy it in the palace? ”
Wu Ruoyun took two steps back, her body trembling slightly, "The concubine is just worried about your body......"
Before he finished speaking, he heard a riot in the crowd, and then he heard an excited voice, "The palace gate is open!" It's the queen mother who came out! Look! ”
After a while, Empress Wu appeared in the eyes of everyone, holding a bright yellow holy decree in her hand, looked at everyone, and hooked her lips, "King Xin's decree!" (To be continued)