Chapter 705: Last Words
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There was a surge of murderous intent in the eldest princess's sad eyes.
"Eldest princess, the emperor invites you in." At this time, in the cabinet, the haggard Zhou Gonggong bowed out and whispered.
"What? Emperor he woke up? The eldest princess immediately put away her cold eyes and said hurriedly.
"Well, the master woke up and said he wanted to see you." Father-in-law Zhou looked gloomy.
"Okay, I'll go in." The eldest princess immediately followed Father-in-law Zhou into the cabinet.
"Your Majesty, the eldest princess is here,......" Gonggong Zhou said to the emperor who was half-lying on the bed while leading the eldest princess.
"Chief, eldest sister......" The emperor stretched out a somewhat trembling hand.
"Emperor......" The eldest princess looked at the emperor's withered appearance, and couldn't hold back any longer, and pulled the emperor's outstretched hand, her eyes fluttering with tears.
"Eldest sister...... Don't cry, don't cry......" The emperor looked at the eldest princess crying, and tried to reach out to wipe her tears, but he was really powerless.
"Emperor......" The eldest princess knew that she shouldn't be so fragile at this time, but after so many years of sister and brother relationship, they came out of the bloody storm together, and now seeing him so haggard, the eldest princess's heart was like a knife.
"Eldest sister...... Don't cry, life and death are determined by heaven, I know that my time is almost up, and I am satisfied in this life, with the eldest sister, the third brother, Mo'er, and Ziran's child by my side, I am enough...... Ahem, cough, ahem, ......," the emperor held the eldest princess's hand and said calmly.
"The Emperor...... Don't talk nonsense! "Although the eldest princess is used to killing and is used to life and death, she is not willing to accept the emperor's current appearance.
"Eldest sister...... Everyone is like this, wasn't my father the same back then, in fact, I wasn't worried at all, I just felt a little indebted to you, for so many years, you sacrificed too much for me, and now, I want to walk ahead of you, hey...... Eldest sister...... Don't complain about my brother, I'm good......" The emperor could still laugh at this time.
"Second brother!" The eldest princess frowned and choked, her heart was dripping blood, but she still had to pretend to smile calmly.
"Eldest sister...... I'm really running out of time, but there are still some things that I can't put at ease, so ah...... I'm still going to have to trouble my eldest sister...... Ahem...... "The emperor struggled to sit up.
"Second brother, be careful......" The eldest princess hurriedly helped.
"Father-in-law Zhou, go, bring the edict I prepared to the eldest sister to see." After the emperor sat down, he commanded.
"Yes, Your Majesty." Gonggong Zhou immediately held the edict and presented it to the eldest princess.
"Emperor......" the eldest princess frowned.
"Eldest sister, you take a look first, if there is anything inappropriate, I will change it." The emperor's most trusted person is the eldest princess, so he wants to tell the eldest princess about his posthumous affairs.
"You ......" The eldest princess held the edict and her hand trembled a little.
"Eldest sister, open it and take a look, it's just a favor for your younger brother...... Ahem...... You've got to let me go......" The Emperor coughed again.
"Emperor!" The eldest princess was worried.
"Eldest sister...... Let's fight......" the emperor insisted.
"Good ......" The eldest princess couldn't resist the emperor, so she opened the edict and read it from beginning to end......
"Eldest sister...... What do you think? The Emperor asked.
"Since you've made up your mind, I don't have any opinion, it's just ...... Are you sure that Ziran's child will really be safe and sound after that? The eldest princess read the edict, and it was well arranged, but in the end, one mountain could not accommodate two tigers, not to mention the battle for imperial power, she was still a little worried.
"Whew...... I knew that the position of the prince was not enough to dispel the killing intent of the five princes against Ziran, so I ...... Tiger Talisman...... I don't plan to hand over the throne to the five princes together. "The emperor did not hide it.
"Are you going to ......?" The eldest princess was a little clear.
"The tiger talisman is the best talisman I can give Ziran, plus you and the third brother, the future Zhengxi, presumably, the fifth prince will not act rashly." The emperor said in disappointment.
"Whew...... I know your intentions, but ...... The ambition of the five princes, you are not unaware. "Even if the emperor has a thorough arrangement at this time, after the emperor dies, the situation will definitely be different, and no one can guarantee that the five princes will really be able to abide by the boundaries set by the emperor.
"I know, so ...... I can only do what I can do, as for the future, it will still be up to Zi Ran to face it alone, but with the tiger talisman in his body, in case of an extreme situation, he can get out calmly. The emperor took precautions.
"That's okay, although the fifth prince is a little gloomy, but in the end he is a smart and wise person, I don't think he will be confused, as long as he ...... If the Yuwen family can be quiet, the fifth prince should also be able to become a good emperor. The eldest princess compromised.
"This is what I want to say next, my relatives interfere in politics is what I hate the most, and it has been written in the edict that once the fifth prince succeeds to the throne, the Yuwen family must not appear in the court, and I also hope that the eldest sister can help supervise one or two." The emperor also took it into account.
"Are you trying to break the thoughts of the Yuwen family?" The eldest princess knew the emperor's intentions.
"Yes, this is also what I will talk to the five princes later." The Emperor took a deep breath and said.
"I'm afraid it's not easy...... "It's really harder than fatal to let such a power-hungry person get rid of power."
"Then you might as well kill the chickens and make an example!" The emperor was ruthless.
"Shhh...... Emperor, are you sure ......" The eldest princess gasped a little.
"For the sake of the stability of the court, kill if you should kill, the eldest sister doesn't need to be soft, this secret order has already been prepared, if their Yuwen family doesn't know how to lift, the eldest sister can take action at any time." The emperor announced his intentions to the Duke of Zhou.
Gonggong Zhou presented a volume of secret orders to the eldest princess.
"This ......" The eldest princess immediately opened the secret order and glanced at it twice, and said, "Okay, since you have this intention, then the eldest sister will answer you." ”
"Ahem...... Thank you, eldest sister...... And ......," the emperor coughed twice.
"Don't worry, let's drink some ginseng tea first, what else, you say slowly, the eldest sister is here......" The eldest princess put the secret order into her sleeve and said.
"Whew...... Eldest sister, in fact, there is nothing other than these, I just have a personal wish, and I hope that the eldest sister can help me realize it. The emperor smiled slightly after taking two sips of tea.
"I ...... I hope that after I die, I can be buried with Mo'er, only with Mo'er, when I was alive, I didn't protect her, and now I'm leaving, I want to be able to accompany her from now on...... I also hope that the eldest sister can help......" The emperor looked forward to it gently.
"Whew...... I understand, I understand...... This matter will be handed over to the eldest sister, don't worry......" The eldest princess held the emperor's hand and nodded solemnly.
"Whew...... That's good, that's good...... Eldest sister...... I'll leave it all to you. The emperor held the eldest princess's hand tightly and said.
"The emperor ......," the eldest princess knew that it was really time to say goodbye.
"Eldest sister...... Please go and call the third child in, I still have something to tell him. The Emperor struggled to breathe.
"Okay, you wait, eldest sister will go, this will go...... Father-in-law Zhou, take care of the emperor! The eldest princess accepted the edict and immediately went out to call Prince Rong in.
The outer hall was full of anxious and restless people, and Yan Ruojiu watched the cabinet open and close the door from time to time, and her heart was in a trance.
Little Flesh, who was already in his early eights, leaned close to her, his little hands clutched the hem of her clothes, and his eyes looked at the cabinet members inch by inch, as if he knew that the imperial grandfather who loved him so much in this door was about to leave.
Yan Ruojiu gently hugged him and didn't say a word, while Jiang Zhengxi gently hugged Yan Ruojiu and didn't say a word.
The door opened and closed, and many courtiers in the outer hall were called in, and then came out again, more than an hour passed, but the names of the five princes and Jiang Ziran were never called inside.
Everyone was silent, waiting for the final result.
It wasn't until Jiang Zhengxi was also called in that Yan Ruojiu turned around and looked at Jiang Ziran, who was standing beside her and had a blushing face.
"Brother Ziran......" Yan Ruojiu couldn't bear Jiang Ziran's appearance, so she called him very quietly.
Jiang Ziran raised his head and looked at Yan Ruojiu's worried gaze, showing a slight smile of comfort.
Although Yan Ruojiu was still not at ease, she didn't have much to say on such an occasion, so she could only watch Jiang Ziran continue to stand there distractedly waiting for the call from the cabinet.
Not long after, Jiang Zhengxi withdrew, and the five princes, who had been concerned by everyone, were announced again.
"Zhengxi ......" Yan Ruojiu privately held Jiang Zhengxi's hand tightly and said, "Uncle Huang, he ......"
"Whew...... Don't worry, he's fine, it's good......" Jiang Zhengxi had a pair of red eyes and patted Yan Ruojiu's hand to show comfort.
In the cabinet, the emperor looked at the five princes kneeling on the ground and was speechless for a long time.