Chapter Seventy-Four: The Opposite
The queen's stunned expression and arrogant tone frightened everyone, thinking of the rumors that the queen was crazy before, everyone began to become cautious and even dare not breathe.
Lord Yanlan's smile froze on his face, and the queen's warm eyes stung him. General Yanlan secretly scolded her mother in her heart, not knowing what crazy this woman was going to happen here.
The queen ignored everyone's gaze and walked around Lord Yanlan towards the seat of the main seat in the house. Xiao Lizi followed alongside the fox and pretended to feel the majesty of the queen, greedily sucking the fear and respect of everyone. The queen sat down, waved her sleeves, and the white mourning dress woke up people like a bright light, which was just when people remembered that the emperor had just died, and it was still during the state funeral.
"Your lords, it's not good to pray for the emperor in the mansion, what are you doing in this Yanlan Mansion? Could it be that the heir to the throne is to be discussed here? Why, do you think that the next person to sit on the throne will be from Yanlan's house? ”
There was silence in the room, and no one spoke. Everyone looked at the past with eye contact, and did not understand what the queen meant. Could it be that the plan to call the Yanlan family was carried out without the queen? It shouldn't be.
Everyone was beating drums in their hearts, and they were inexplicable about the situation in front of them. It was still Lord Yanlan who turned around and replied to the queen to everyone
As for the person who inherits the throne, since the emperor has no prince and no brother, it is natural to choose a person who is qualified and capable of inheriting the throne to ascend the throne. Such a big matter will definitely not be discussed in this Yanlan Mansion today, and it is just an accident that the ministers came here, and everyone came to ask me about various matters related to the national funeral. Well, since the queen has arrived, you should go back first, and we'll talk about it tomorrow. ”
Lord Yanlan's words were both decent and reasonable, and she made excuses for all the people to be 'present' and 'leave'.
Everyone felt relaxed because of Lord Yanlan's words, and they smiled and said goodbye to each other and prepared to go home. Lord Yan Lan and General Yan Lan also said goodbye to everyone one after another. But at that moment, the queen spoke again.
After listening to her father's words, the corners of the queen's mouth turned up slightly and sneered, but because she was blinded by the white cloth on her head, she was regarded as a friendly smile. In fact, the queen's eyes were full of arrogant mockery, mocking the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty, mocking her father, and mocking herself.
"Wait."
The queen's voice was not loud, but it penetrated everyone's ears because of its coldness and sharpness. The lobby, which was a little noisy a second, suddenly became quiet.
"Lord Shoufu's words are so thoughtful, but there is one point, Lord Yanlan seems to have made a mistake."
Lord Yanlan didn't speak, her heart was beating nervously, and she stared nervously at the queen sitting on the main seat in front of her.
The queen slowly raised her hand, pulled off the white cloth covering her head, and raised her pale and somewhat cautious face to look coldly at everyone in the room. The people who were seen by the queen unconsciously took a step back and bowed their heads deeply. When the queen's eyes stopped on General Yan Lan's body, her expression changed subtly. A little less banter, a little more hatred.
"The emperor has no brothers, but there is still a prince alive, so."
When the queen said this, she took her eyes off General Yanlan and turned to her father.
"This heir matter, don't worry about Lord Yanlan."
Before Lord Yanlan could react, General Yanlan hadn't shaken off his body from fear. The Empress stood up sharply and announced in a higher voice to everyone present her orders as the person of the highest authority in the current royal family.
"This palace announced to the world as the thirteenth empress of the Northern Qi Kingdom: the person who is about to inherit the throne is the thirteenth emperor Emperor Wendi's still living prince! Since birth, the prince has been trained outside the palace, and is served by the former Grand Duke Gong Zhu of the Northern Qi Palace. In the near future, the prince will return to the palace for the enthronement ceremony! ”
Everyone didn't expect the queen's remarks, and General Yanlan was so shocked that he couldn't speak. Lord Yanlan felt that her heart was extremely painful, and she fell down without the strength to open her mouth, but everyone reacted and came to help. Only General Yan Lan hurriedly stepped forward to help Lord Yan Lan up after reacting, and asked the housekeeper to call the imperial doctor to come.
"General Yan Lan is really too presumptuous! The imperial doctor is for the royal family, how can you be called by a general! Don't go! ”
The housekeeper was stopped by the queen's words 'not allowed to go', standing in place and not daring to move, looking at General Yanlan. General Yanlan was angry and yelled at the queen!
"What crazy are you crazy woman fighting! Do you want to kill your own father? ”
The queen's expression instantly became ruthless, and she was about to go crazy when a burst of anger rushed to her head, but she remembered Chang Gui's advice:
Niangniang doesn't ask the villain to accompany her, the villain stays here and waits for the mother. It's just that mother, no matter what happens, don't get angry, don't let people see you angry and say anything.
The queen closed her eyes and took a deep breath to calm down, and when she opened her eyes, she turned into indifference.
"Come on, take General Yanlan down for me!"
"Mad woman! You're really crazy! ”
General Yan Lan put his father on the ground, stood up and shouted at the queen.
"In the name of the imperial faux pas and murder of the eldest prince, Yan Lan will be imprisoned in the heavenly prison!"
At this moment, General Zi Yanlan was also stunned in place, and the saber in his hand fell heavily to the ground!
"You, you, know everything?"
Very few of the people present figured out the current situation, and the key was whether they still remembered the eldest prince who died young. The Empress ignored the expressions of General Yan Lan and the others present.
"The imperial guards don't hurry up yet!"
The personal soldiers of Yanlan Mansion and the guards around General Yanlan were all sent by him to hunt down Gong Zhu, and the former guards brought out by the queen from the palace were raised by the queen herself. The white-clad guards rushed into the room, frightened the ministers into retreating one after another, and after escorting the stunned General Yanlan out, the hall was quiet again.
"Tomorrow, the words of the main palace will spread throughout the country, and the ministers should stop worrying too much about the heir. The national funeral is complicated and complicated, so you should go home early to recuperate. ”
When everyone heard the queen's words, although there were still people who had doubts, they still saluted the queen and said goodbye, scrambling to leave Yanlan Mansion as soon as possible. The queen smiled coldly and looked at the lobby that had just been full of people, becoming empty, leaving only Lord Yanlan lying on the ground and the housekeeper who was at a loss.
"Go and get a doctor."
The housekeeper hurriedly ran out to find the doctor, and the queen sat down and instructed Xiao Lizi to go over and serve Lord Yanlan.
"Niangniang, Lord Shousuke's breathing is still very even."
The queen often exhaled when she heard Xiao Lizi's words, and her tense body finally relaxed and leaned back in the chair.
After a big show, the queen was a little tired. Especially in such a thing that went against the original plan, she felt extremely uneasy, and she was secretly looking forward to Chang Gui's comfort in her heart. So the queen stood up again, waved her hand,
"Let's go back to the palace."
Although Xiao Lizi wondered why the queen didn't stay to take a look at Lord Yanlan's situation, she followed the queen back to the palace without the slightest hesitation.