When the emperor came to his senses, the emperor immediately asked the prince who was guarding beside him, "How did the queen die?" ”

His whole body trembled as he spoke, and he felt that the whole world had collapsed, and there was only darkness in his life. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

The crown prince knelt down and reported: "The queen mother sneaked into King Ling's room at night, took advantage of his unpreparedness to kill him, and then committed suicide in order to save her honor. ”

Although the crown prince's words were whitewashed, the emperor could not fail to understand what had happened to King Ling and Empress Jingzhuang before, and he cried out loud like a helpless old man who had been pushed into the abyss by despair.

Although he has empathized with Zhang Zhaoyi over the years, and occasionally stayed with the imperial concubine or other concubines, the only one who can really enter his soul is still Empress Jingzhuang.

They have been husband and wife for twenty-one years, and in these twenty-one years, although the two have occasional conflicts, she has been firmly imprinted in his life like a part of his life, and now, she is suddenly gone, so caught off guard, so tragic, how can he bear it?

The queen used such drastic means to skillfully remove the great trouble in his heart, and at the same time buried his precious life, he did not like this ending very much, and he did not like it very much.

However, no matter how much he prayed, Empress Jingzhuang would never return.

"I'm going to see her." The emperor struggled to get up and said.

It's only been one night, and the emperor seems to be several years old, and he even trembles when he walks.

The crown prince helped him to see Empress Jingzhuang.

Because the prince blocked the news in time, the outside world only knew that Queen Jingzhuang sneaked into King Ling's room at night to kill King Ling and then committed suicide, and did not know that King Ling and Queen Jingzhuang slept together overnight.

Of course, there are some sensitive people who can't help but make conjectures in this regard, but because they take into account and cherish the reputation of Empress Jingzhuang, they don't say this speculation.

Empress Jingzhuang's body has been placed in the mourning hall, and her hair has been combed and dressed in new clothes. At this moment, she was lying in the wooden coffin, her eyes closed, her face serene, except for a little pale, everything was as usual.

The emperor approached her step by step.

She still looks so graceful, so gentle and moving, like a sleeping beauty.

The emperor staggered to her, leaned over and rested his head on her head, and choked up: "Queen, my queen! ”

He reached out and grabbed her hand, the warm, delicate hands that had tenderly caressed him, if cold and stiff. He pressed her hand to his face and stroked it gently, how he wished it had regained its warmth.

"You're gone, what should I do?" He muttered.

She was gone, as if she had taken his life, and he knew that his life would never go back to the way it was.

It was only at this time that the emperor realized that the twenty-one years that the two had been together before were so precious and short.

The emperor couldn't help crying bitterly.

The crown prince was already in tears, and quietly wiped his tears while supporting the emperor.

The emperor was not willing to leave until the time of the early dynasty arrived.

In the early days of the last dynasty, the emperor announced the news of the death of Empress Jingzhuang and King Ling to the civil and military officials.

Because King Ling had the motive and action to rebel, the emperor ordered King Ling's wife and two sons to be captured and escorted back to Beijing to be beheaded.

Some ministers immediately interceded on behalf of King Ling's wife and children, believing that although King Ling's sin was unforgivable, his wife and children were innocent, and hoped that the emperor would open up on the Internet.

However, the emperor hated King Ling's actions to the core, so he refused to forgive King Ling's wife and children no matter how much the ministers pleaded. When the ministers saw that the persuasion was ineffective, they had no choice but to let the emperor go.

As a result, the arrest warrant was issued that morning.

As for the disposal of the bodies of King Ling and Zhao Jing, the emperor listened to the opinions of the ministers -- they should be buried in the deep mountains and forests at will, and no funerals should be held or monuments erected.

Under the early dynasty, the prince helped the emperor to return to the Yinghua Palace.

The father and son were relatively silent, both immersed in great grief.

After a while, Peiwang Zhao Yuxian also arrived, with the same sad face.

Now that King Ling is dead, the emperor's most taboo enemy has been removed, and it should be time for the emperor to breathe a sigh of relief, but Queen Jingzhuang is dead, and this blow is too big for the emperor, so the death of King Ling can't dilute the sadness in his heart at all.

The news of Empress Jingzhuang's death soon spread to Mingyue Villa, and the imperial concubine, who had been insane for half a month, miraculously became normal when she learned about it, and said with a smile: "This is retribution!" ”

Shen Hu took the opportunity to propose: "Concubine Niangniang, now that the queen is dead, the position of the queen is vacant, looking at the concubines in the harem, I am afraid that you are the first to be talented, good-looking and qualified, your opportunity has come, I hope you will take advantage of it." ”

The imperial concubine also suddenly realized this, and hurriedly said, "Well, let's move back to the palace immediately." ”

In the afternoon of the same day, the imperial concubine moved back to live in the Imperial Palace. After the things were settled, she was accompanied by Shen Hun to the mourning hall of Queen Jingzhuang.

The crown prince and King Pei were burning paper in the mourning hall at this time, and they couldn't help frowning when they saw her coming.

The imperial concubine's eyes were red, and she burned incense to Queen Jingzhuang with a reverent attitude, and knelt down and said: "I was shocked to hear that my sister killed King Ling in order to save His Majesty and His Royal Highness, and committed suicide to protect her name. ”

Hearing her words, Pei Wang Zhao Yuxian only felt goosebumps all over his body, and involuntarily clenched his fists. He knew—this woman was going to start doing things again.

He decided to immediately inform the emperor and the crown prince of his worries and ask them to take precautions as soon as possible.

So that afternoon, before assisting the emperor and the crown prince to review the folds, King Pei took the initiative to mention: "Father, after the queen mother's affairs are dealt with, you have to consider who to appoint as the queen, I wonder if Your Majesty has a suitable candidate?" ”

The emperor was discouraged by the death of Empress Jingzhuang at this time, and he was in no mood to think about it at all, nor did he want to think about it, so he shook his head and said: "Your mother has not been buried yet, let's talk about this matter in a few days." ”

When he said this, the emperor also thought about it unconsciously.

In terms of qualifications, the imperial concubine is enough, but the imperial concubine has been fighting with Queen Jingzhuang for half her life, which makes the emperor very unhappy, and she is quite scheming, presumably she will be more arrogant after gaining power, so the emperor is not very willing to make her the queen.

Then, in addition to her, the one who can be regarded as having some qualifications is Concubine Guo Xian.

But Concubine Guo Xian's mind is too simple, if she is made the queen, I am afraid that she will become the target of the harem concubines, and if it is not good, it will bury her life early.

But who else but her?

Thinking of the group of concubines in the harem who were smiling and smiling on the surface and secretly scheming, the emperor felt upset and irritable.

Let's take a long-term view of this matter, the emperor said to himself.

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