Chapter 161: Confession
85_85256 Among so many relatives of Emperor Guangzhao, Chu Zihou was the only one missing, and Shen Xizhen's brows furrowed slightly.
With her understanding of Chu Zihou, Emperor Guangzhao must have served when he was sick, what about today...... She decided to ask Emperor Guangzhao later.
Shen Xizhen took a few steps forward, and the crowd gave way to her, and she saluted towards Emperor Guangzhao: "Your Majesty, the courtiers are back, your body is fine, right?" β
After that, he dared to raise his eyes to look at Emperor Guangzhao.
She gasped when she looked at it.
I haven't seen him for just over a month, and Emperor Guangzhao has lost so much weight that Cheng DΓΉ has a gray face, and he is already dying.
Shen Xizhen's eyes suddenly turned red.
Thinking about her journey, almost every major event was completed because of the support of Emperor Guangzhao, and Emperor Guangzhao was really kind to her!
Emperor Guangzhao heard her voice, opened the eyes that had just been closed, and looked at Shen Xizhen.
Seeing that it was her, a smile appeared on his face.
"Guang'an is back! I have something to say to you, so let's stand down. β
The crowd hesitated.
Chu Zican wanted to speak and stopped.
Emperor Guangzhao made a gesture of retreat to everyone with difficulty, and everyone didn't dare to delay any longer, so they all retreated.
But when he passed by Shen Xizhen's side, he looked at Shen Xizhen with uneasy eyes.
After everyone else retreated, Emperor Guangzhao said to Xizhen: "I sent Hou'er to open it, I know that this disease is difficult to get better, so in order to prevent them from fratricidal because of the problem of the throne, I specially sent him to the hinterland of Lingqiu to find a few herbs for me." β
Finding herbs can be done by sending people to do it, Emperor Guangzhao clearly wants Chu Zican to inherit the throne, and at the same time he is afraid that Chu Zican will do something to Chu Zihou. That's why this is the case.
Shen Xizhen immediately understood.
"I'm also conflicted in my heart, no matter how I choose, I can't have the best of both worlds." Emperor Guangzhao said with a wry smile.
"The courtiers can understand the emperor's painstaking efforts."
"If in terms of ability, Hou'er is more than Can'er, I have already seen that Hou'er is about to marry you with great talent, it stands to reason that I should hand over the country of Xi to you. That's it. The crown prince's side will definitely oppose it vigorously, so he will definitely go on a killing spree, which is the last thing I want to see. Emperor Guangzhao said with difficulty. There was a deep pain on his pale face.
Shen Xizhen nodded and said, "The courtiers understand." β
"Hou'er is loyal and kind, he doesn't count the throne, but the prince will, and he has long been mentally prepared. Moreover, Hou'er's troops are far less than the prince's. I don't want Hou'er to have three longs and two shorts, so after thinking about it, I think it's safest to do it. β
"The courtiers understood that the courtiers believed that the king of Qingping had never coveted the throne."
"I know. I'm sorry for you! Emperor Guangzhao looked at her and said.
"Don't blame yourself, Your Majesty, you have done what you can." Shen Xizhen hurriedly comforted him.
Meantime. She began to worry about Chu Zihou's safety.
Although Chu Zihou is strong in martial arts, and has a capable general escort. But after all, this time is different from the past, and she is afraid that the prince will make a move.
"I wrote a letter to King Qingping and explained some important things to him, but I don't know if I can wait for him to return, so I have decided to give it to you first." With that, Emperor Guangzhao pointed to the wooden cabinet opposite the bed.
Shen Xizhen comprehended, and immediately walked over to open the cabinet door, and found a locked brocade box inside.
She took the brocade box to Emperor Guangzhao's side.
Emperor Guangzhao then took out a key from under the pillow and asked Shen Xizhen to open the brocade box.
"Take out the scroll inside." Emperor Guangzhao said to her.
Shen Xizhen did so.
"You keep this scroll first, and when Hou'er comes back, give it to him immediately, don't fall into the hands of others, and don't sue others." Emperor Guangzhao earnestly instructed.
"Yes!" Shen Xizhen nodded hurriedly as he put it in the pocket of his sleeve.
"I'm going to rest for a while, so you can step back first." Emperor Guangzhao said, closing his eyes.
"Okay, then the emperor can rest for a while."
Shen Xizhen withdrew.
That night, after Shen Xizhen returned to his room in the Hou Ye's Mansion, he immediately opened Emperor Guangzhao's scroll and looked at it.
But see that it reads: "First try to assist the crown prince Chu Zican, if his ability is not good, and the people have more grievances than now, they can be replaced." β
Shen Xizhen hurriedly rolled it up as it was and locked it in the dark compartment of the cabinet.
There is no doubt that Emperor Guangzhao has been carefully considered in this matter, not only from their character and identity, but also from their standpoint, so that he has never offended either end, and he has been a good person. It's just that he left it all up to them to decide what the situation should be like in the future, which cannot be regarded as an enlightened and clever approach.
But thinking about it, Emperor Guangzhao's decision was still slightly unfair to Chu Zihou and Shen Xizhen.
In recent years, the most credit for the Xi Kingdom is Shen Xizhen, followed by Chu Zihou, in fact, whether it is a minister or the people, the most ideal successor in the minds of most people is Chu Zihou, but everyone also knows that Emperor Guangzhao is not a person who is good at making trouble, so he also knows that he will definitely not make the decision to let King Qingping be the new emperor.
Therefore, it is inevitable that there will be some regrets in everyone's hearts, but after all, it is not something that everyone can change, so they can only bury this regret in their hearts.
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"King Qingping, do you think that the emperor intends to support you to leave the capital?" On the way to the hinterland of Lingqiu, General Han asked.
Soon after Chu Zihou was transferred back to Beijing, he followed the application to be transferred back to Beijing.
Now, he is Chu Zihou's most trusted subordinate, so the conversation between him and Chu Zihou is relatively unscrupulous.
"I know, but I'll try to get back sooner." Chu Zihou said.
A big answer.
Of course, Chu Zihou understood Emperor Guangzhao's thoughts, but he didn't have any objections to the throne in the first place. Thinking about it, so I don't mind this arrangement of Emperor Guangzhao at all.
General Han didn't say anything more, and followed him silently.
Along the way, General Han was very cautious, fearing that the prince would send someone to attack.
However, Chu Zihou didn't seem to be worried about this, and just hurried all the way.
For Chu Zihou, of course he knows very well what Zican thinks in his heart, he will respect his wishes, anyway, the throne is not a must for him, he just feels that he is not the emperor and is a little wronged by Shen Xizhen, because Shen Xizhen is worthy of the reputation of 'Mother of the World'. (To be continued).