Chapter 179: The Red Face Returns
In the Daqing Palace, after shaking their heads and falling asleep a few times, the ministers finally waited for their monarch, the current emperor. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć infoIt was raining at the prayer ceremony just now, and my clothes were already wet, and I couldn't go back to my house to change them, so I was really uncomfortable at the moment. Some delicate officials already felt that they were not feeling well, but when the emperor lost his temper, he had to endure it and did not dare to complain.
"Long live my emperor, long live, long live."
Today's atmosphere is different from the past, generally courtiers go to court, and after kneeling to greet the emperor, the emperor will let them flatten. But today, when the ministers saw the emperor, after shouting three long live, they did not wait for the usual "Zhong Aiqing is flat", but directly shouted in a slender voice by Ma Gonggong: "There is a book to play, and there is no book to retreat." ā
Do you want them to kneel before the court today? The emperor made it clear that he was taking revenge, revenge for their persecution at the prayer ceremony just now. Everyone knows why, but who dares to say it now? The gun shot the first bird, and the emperor was worried that there was no place to be angry!
An official kneeling in the middle row knelt down and crawled out of the column when he saw the movement of Wang Pu, the prime minister in front of him, turning his head slightly and nodding lightly at him, like a child who couldn't walk. said: "Your Majesty, the ministers have their own music." ā
"Quasi-play." The voice is tepid, not hurried, not dry.
After getting the emperor's permission, the official said: "About the Guifei Niangniang Ji ......"
"Ma Xing." Before the lord finished speaking, the emperor directly interrupted him and said in a cold voice: "Decree." ā
"The minions obey." Ma Gonggong stepped forward, raised the floating dust on his hands, spread out the bright yellow holy decree in his hand, and read aloud: "Fengtian carries the emperor's edict and says, the concubine Ji of the Yuxian Palace of the Zhou Dynasty has practiced the art of demon calamity, disrespects the law of etiquette, violates the palace rules, and violates the majesty of the heavenly family. Therefore, from now on, the title of concubine will be abolished and imprisoned in the palace until the end of life. Chin this. ā
At the moment of this holy decree, all the ministers looked at each other. Didn't you say that the emperor had already sent the desperate wine to the Jade Immortal Palace? How can this be done? Could it be that the emperor is still soft-hearted and reluctant to kill the concubine?
The official who knelt out just now immediately said: "Your Majesty, the Ji family is a monster and deserves to be executed." Your Majesty, you must not let this woman bring disaster to the Zhou Kingdom! ā
The eyes of the person on the dragon chair flashed, and no one could see his expression clearly behind the twelve daos that hung down. The courtiers may not be able to see his anger at the moment, but Ma Gonggong, who is standing on the side, can see it clearly. The emperor grabbed the hand of the dragon chair and almost broke off the dragon's head.
A cold voice came, cold as an ice arrow into their chests. "What, do you want me to kill? Okay, then start with you, I heard that a while ago, your son forced Liang to become a prostitute, causing a girl to commit suicide, and you killed that family in order to hide his crime for your son. You say, how should this crime be judged? ā
The official's heart was full of cold sweat, and he hurriedly knelt down and kowtowed, crying: "The emperor is clear, the minister is wronged, the minister is wronged." ā
"Not only did you shield your son, but you also became a murderer. Whether you are wronged or not, it is not me who has the final say, it is up to the law to decide. Zhou has a moth like you, and I still expect you to defend the country for me, which is a big joke. Someone comes, take him out to me, and kill him. ā
It was not until the last sentence that everyone in this hall bowed their heads in fear and did not dare to speak. Their emperor is sometimes very talkative, but once he turns his face, he will show no mercy, and I am afraid that even their ancestral graves will have to be dug up and whipped.
"The emperor spares his life!"
"Shout for mercy again, and punish your nine clans."
This trick really worked, and the lord didn't dare to shout or speak, so he closed his mouth and let the guards drag him to the door of the palace. When did their emperor become so terrifying?
"Stop." A cold drink came from the door of the hall, and everyone looked back, it was the queen mother in court clothes, and the phoenix crown on her head swayed back and forth, appearing gracefully and luxuriously in front of everyone. With steady steps, he walked to the main hall, and then walked up the stairs to the emperor. He said in a deep voice: "If the emperor wants to kill Lord Li, he will kill the mourning family first." ā
The corner of the person on the dragon chair sneered, and he slowly stood up and said, "The holy decree has been issued, I have a golden mouth, does the queen mother want me to break my word?" ā
"Lord Li is loyal and has contributed to the imperial court, does the emperor only know about the tyrant who kills people?"
It's not bad to say that he is a tyrant, in fact, it is really not bad at all, when he went to the battlefield in the past, he killed more than one or two people. "Queen Mother, if the crime of murder can be avoided, then what do you need the court law to do? What else is the Dali Temple of the Criminal Department? ā
The Queen Mother knew that she was at a loss on this topic, so she diverted the topic and said: "Since the emperor is a person who talks about etiquette, the emperor promised to kill the demon concubine Ji, why didn't he do it?" ā
"Queen Mother, you have thought clearly, when did I say that I would kill the concubine." The emperor smiled coldly, "I have just decreed that she will be imprisoned in the palace and will not be allowed to come out again in this life, are you still not satisfied?" ā
At this time, everyone reacted, and the emperor never seemed to have said anything like killing Ji in front of them. In the canon, he just said "as you wish", and did not involve a single dead word.
The Queen Mother didn't react much, but said coldly: "The emperor can rest assured, the mourning family knows that you have a deep relationship with the Ji family, since the emperor can't do it, then the mourning family will help you with this matter!" ā
What does it mean to help him talk about it? "What do you mean, what did you do to her?"
The Queen Mother turned around, turned her back to the emperor, and said in a deep voice: "The mourning family is just conforming to the will of the people, and the expectations of the people are returning, sending the Ji family to where she should go, taking the road she should take, and having the ending she deserves." ā
What does it mean to be expected, and what does it mean to take the way she should go? The emperor suddenly thought that in this palace, in addition to him, there was another person who could enter and leave the Jade Immortal Palace at will, and that was his adoptive mother, the current Queen Mother. With the meaning of the Queen Mother just now, could it be that Moyu ......
No......
He flew down the steps, and in the shocked look of the ministers, he strode out of the Daqing Palace. What imperial majesty, what rules and etiquette, at this moment, all can be left behind.
Tian Er, who had been waiting anxiously outside the Daqing Hall for a long time, saw the bright yellow figure running out, and hurriedly ran forward, saying, "Your Majesty, the concubine Niangniang ......."
"Why are you here?" Isn't she supposed to stay by Moyu's side and keep her safe?
Tian'er immediately knelt down and said urgently: "Your Majesty, the concubine has already left the palace." ā
Out of the palace? "When did I allow her to leave the palace?"
Tian'er was in a dilemma, and she didn't know how to explain it, so she simply said the most critical sentence, "This is Niangniang's last wish." ā
A last wish, what is a last wish, is the wish of a deceased person.
Tian Er only felt a fierce wind blowing beside him, and when he raised his head again, there was still the emperor's figure in front of him. Turning to look back, a bright yellow dragon robe was floating down the marble floor in mid-air, landing next to a dragon crown that only emperors could wear.
The dragon crown, he doesn't wear it anymore, the dragon robe, he doesn't wear it anymore.
At the gate of the Daqing Palace, the most powerful ministers of the Zhou State and the Queen Mother were all standing there, watching their emperor disappear into the long palace road like crazy. In their impression, when did this emperor lose his temper so much, even the dragon robe fell off, and the dragon crown fell off.
Someone shouted: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty," and they were really afraid of their Emperor, who was crazy.
"Let him go!" The Queen Mother sighed and said, "This is his last chance, it's good to see the last face, at least the regret in his heart will be less." ā
Love, regardless of high and low, first come, first come, first served. Love is just love, it befalls whoever it becomes, it is his blessing, whether it is an ordinary person, or a person with royal power, someone abandons it like a mustard, and some people regard it as life, and the emperor is no exception.
The rain is continuous, the fog is heavy, the breath is slow, and the sound of horses' hooves is sound. In such a season, no one cares that the horses galloping through the wide streets leave the city gates and step on the muddy swamps, splashing dripping with yellow stains. It dirties the horse's belly, and it dirties the clothes.
Moyu, I know that when you leave the palace, you will definitely return to Wuyan Mountain and wait for me. He cried out in his heart, and whipped his whip again and again, complaining about how the horse was running so slowly. In fact, if it were someone else, he would definitely think that what he had just passed in front of him was a fleeting shadow, and he would never have imagined that it was a person and a horse.
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On the official road leading to Wuyan Mountain, a gray cloth-clothed carriage was moving slowly, the curtains hanging on both sides had been wet by the rain, and a small window was open on the side of the car wall, and the slanting light rain was gently falling on the faces of the people leaning on the eaves.
Mo Yu leaned against the wall of the car, looking out of the window gradually receding, and the scenery gradually blurred, and the past reappeared one by one. When she was a child, she lived in the alleys of Beipoor Street, playing with children of the same age, eating together, and catching people together; On Wuyan Mountain, she drank with Yetian, learned martial arts with her, played tunes, and watched the azaleas bloom; In Ji's mansion, she talked and laughed with Ji Zhongting, and fought wits with Ji Gangyang and the old lady; In the palace, she was forced to block an arrow for the emperor, and her life was almost ended; Luzhou broke the siege, got pregnant and gave birth to a child, everything was like a world away.
In her life, she has never done anything that hurts nature and reason, and she has never hurt a human life at will. Before the age of eight, she didn't know what she was living for, and for ten years on Wuyan Mountain, she lived casually and never did anything for anyone. She entered the palace to live for a lie, the lie is gone, she lives for the night, the night is gone, she lives for the child. Until she was twenty years old, she was living for herself, and it was enough.
The Queen Mother is right, there are some people in the world who can live, and some people who can't. The most powerful man in the world lets you live, and you may not be able to live, because except for this man, no one can tolerate her. She indirectly killed the queen mother's favorite person, ruined her plans, and even threatened her with the matter of Prince Zongyi, how could she tolerate her still alive.
She once asked the Queen Mother, "If you let Wu Zhu lie, aren't you afraid that the gods will be angry with you?" ā
The Queen Mother snorted coldly and said: "The mourning family does not believe in anyone except themselves in this life, does not believe in Buddhism, does not believe in fate, the mourning family only believes that people will win the day, only if you have the right to speak, you are the winner." But you're different, you're a person who has long since died, and it's time to go where you're supposed to go. ā
Yes, she should have died two years ago, "Since Moyu will die today, can the Queen Mother promise me one thing?" ā
"Say."
"Moyu has been dethroned, but he is just an ordinary person. Moyu hopes that in the future history books, do not mention a few words of Moyu, all the stories related to me, let it go with the breeze, disappear with the rain, with the change of time, gradually forgotten in this garden of spring, disappear in the memory of everyone. The azaleas on Wuyan Mountain should have bloomed, if the Queen Mother is merciful, let the soul of Moyu return to the flowers, sit somewhere on Wuyan Mountain, smile and watch the flowers bloom, the sun rises and sets. ā
The Queen Mother readily agreed. "The mourning family also doesn't want you to be buried in the imperial mausoleum, tarnishing the reputation of your ancestors. This wine will not kill you immediately, you have an hour to take a good look at the last scenery of this world! ā
An hour, a second has passed, a second is less, a glance has been seen, there is a glance less, this is her deadline, and the Grim Reaper is already slowly approaching her. But she was not afraid, her only regret was that she couldn't see the child for the last time before closing her eyes. In the night, everything in the world, if you owe something, you will pay it back, and if you have sin, you will atone for it. Even if the emperor is merciful and generous to let her go, but God does not intend to let her go, the past life is due to the result of this life, I hope that I will atone for this sin in this life, and in the next life, we can have a good result.
This rain is not the season she likes. But today, she realized that, in fact, it is not bad to be able to blow the wind like this and enjoy the feeling of raindrops scattered on her face, at least she is very calm and enjoyed.
There was a sound of birds chirping, and there was a sound of horses' hooves, as if someone was calling her, but she was so tired! She seemed to be unable to hear any sounds, and her vision became more and more blurred, as with every heart attack, and there was silence and darkness around her. Thankfully, this time, her heart didn't hurt anymore.
"Niangniang, it's the emperor, it's the emperor."
Outside the curtain, she seemed to think of Biyue's voice, Mo Yu couldn't really hear it, and it seemed that there was no sound anymore when she listened carefully. She tried hard to open her eyes, and to see the world for the last time, but no matter how hard she tried, she couldn't open them.
Emperor, Chai Rong. Maybe in this life, she loved him, but that love was too shallow, so shallow that it was just a momentary heartbeat. She regarded the palace as a writer, as her home, and as her dependence. It's a pity that when he didn't understand what love was, he hurt her, and when he understood what love was, she had accepted that shallow love and no longer gave him a chance.
Chai Rong, in this life, we have missed it. Neither sooner nor later, when you lifted the curtains of the car, I closed my eyes forever, not sooner or later, when you touched me, I ended my last faint breath, neither sooner nor later, when you took me into your arms, my hands hung weakly from your hands, nor sooner or later, when you called me, my head leaned back weakly.
Your shouts can't keep the temperature of my body, and your heartbreaking can't change my gradually cold palms. Your hot tears fell down my cheeks and instantly condensed. Everything that is quiet around you tells you that everything you have done for me will be in vain in the end.
Time is an abominable thing and a terrible thing. You want it to stop, and that's never going to happen. It will silently tell you what is impermanence in the world and what is life and death.
Time tells you: Chai Rong, Moyu is dead.
"Ah......h
This hoarse and gut-splitting cry came from the man holding her body. This man can't say hate, he can't say love, the world is in a hurry, he is just a passerby of her. Mo Yu resolutely turned around, no longer holding on to the slightest, and flew into the sky, into the rain, into the wind, into the clouds, into the chaotic dream, to the Nai He Bridge, to the afterlife. (To be continued.) )