153: The Empress dies
For a woman, there is no greater pain than being deceived by the person she loves!
"Empress Niangniang, maybe this qiē is just your own imagination, but it is not." Mu Huanyan looked at her so sadly, although she knew that this kind of comfort was futile, she still couldn't help but want to persuade her.
Empress Du smiled bitterly, "A woman's premonition is very accurate, these things have been personally experienced by this palace, whether it is true or not, this palace knows in his heart." You are really different from other women, if others hear what this palace says, they will definitely be extremely surprised, but you are still so calm, this is also what this palace admires about you. ”
cough cough cough ......
Mu Huanyan patted her on the back for her.
"Queen Mother, you pay attention to rest, and if you keep talking, it will only consume your strength."
"If I don't say it now, I'm afraid I won't have a chance to say it in the future." She stretched out her hand and held Huan Yan's hand tightly.
"Don't think too much about it now, take care of your body with peace of mind."
"There's no chance, Bengong's body knows by itself, I'm afraid it won't last long, Huanyan, I've heard the prince say before that you've been helping him. Now the crown prince is no longer the prince of the past, this palace is really worried about his future, Huan Yan, can you promise this palace one thing. ”
"The queen mother, please say that as long as the courtiers can do it, they will try their best to do it."
Empress Du let go of Mu Huanyan's hand and took out a yellow brocade silk from under the pillow.
"Here's for you."
Mu Huanyan took the brocade silk, which was a testament, which said that if the prince ascended the throne, he would become the emperor. It is necessary to seal the face of Mu Huan as the queen.
"Queen Mother, what are you?"
"It's not what it used to be, the Du family no longer exists, and the time in the palace is not much, and the emperor's favorite prince is actually Ling Yi, this palace begs you, you must help the prince, you take this will, if the prince can ascend the throne as the emperor, this is the best guarantee for you."
"The power of a courtier. I'm afraid it won't be a big deal. Whether the crown prince can ascend the throne depends on himself. ”
"You don't have to be too modest, this palace believes in you! With you by his side, he is definitely a good general. ”
"The courtiers will be on the side of the prince. But such a will. Courtiers don't need it. Helping the prince is actually helping the courtiers themselves, which is the same as whether to be a queen in the future. It doesn't matter at all. ”
"If you refuse to accept this, are you unwilling to agree to this palace?" Queen Du looked a little excited, coughed even more, and vomited more and more blood.
"Queen Mother, the courtiers don't mean that, don't think so."
Empress Du vomited again, and a large mouthful of blood gushed out of her mouth again.
"Niangniang, you calm down, the courtiers will accept it, and the courtiers promise you that they will seriously support the prince."
Queen Du trembled and took out a jade wrench, "The Du family has supported Shengguo for many years, and it is not that there is no foundation at all, this wrench is a token of a special training soldier of the Du family, this special training army is actually all over the major military camps, with this, you can order them, give things to the prince, I am afraid that it will cause trouble for the prince, so this palace will hand this over to you, you are so good to take it, it will be of great use in the future!" ”
Queen Du's body became weaker and weaker, Mu Huanyan took the jade wrench and put it away with the brocade silk.
"It's cold, it's cold." Empress Du's body trembled even more, and Mu Huanyan almost smelled the breath of death.
She hurriedly shouted outside: "Prince, eldest princess, come in!" ”
Hearing the voice, the crown prince and the eldest princess immediately rushed in, and Queen Du's life was on the verge of death.
"Queen Mother!"
The two sisters and brothers knelt together in front of Queen Du's bed and cried bitterly.
"Ning'er, the queen mother is dying, you are an older sister, you have to take care of your younger brother more in the future."
"Queen Mother, no, the sons won't let you go, the queen mother, if you insist, the sons will go and call the father." The eldest princess said that she was about to get up and go to call the emperor.
"Don't go, this palace doesn't want to see him now." Empress Du's voice was filled with resentment.
"Okay, mother, the sons are not going, the sons are not going, don't be too excited, the queen mother, don't talk anymore, hmm......" Seeing Queen Du's weak appearance, the eldest princess's tears could no longer be held back, like water bursting the embankment, constantly flowing down.
"Yes, come here."
Ling Ran knelt down in front of the queen, "Queen Mother, I'm sorry, it's all the son's fault, the son's minister is too stubborn, so he will burden you like this." ”
"But don't blame yourself, it's none of your business. You have to remember that in order to save you, the Du family has been charged with trumped-up crimes, you must ascend to the throne and overturn the case for the Du family, and the queen mother can rest in peace even if she dies! ”
When it came to the Du family, it was still Queen Du's pain, she vomited a mouthful of blood again, her breathing became tighter and tighter, she looked at Mu Huanyan, used her last strength, and said, "Huanyan, remember what you promised to this palace......"
After saying this, Queen Du couldn't lift her last breath anymore, her hands hung down heavily, and her head was tilted to the side.
"Queen Mother!" Ling Ran shouted almost with all his might, and his voice resounded throughout the Jiaofang Palace.
The queen, Mu Huanyan immediately knelt on the ground, and the father-in-law and palace maid who were standing outside to serve heard the prince's roar, rushed to the palace, and saw that the queen had lost her breath, and all knelt on the ground, wailing.
The news soon spread throughout the palace, and the emperor and the concubines of the palace rushed to the Jiaofang Palace.
The eldest princess and Ling Ran were already crying silently, and when the emperor came up, they hugged the queen's body with a sad face. The imperial concubine also threw herself in front of the queen's bed and cried: "Sister queen, why are you leaving, the concubine has not had time to serve you well, sister ......"
"You all stand down, I want to stay with the queen for a while." The emperor's head has not been raised, quietly hugging the queen, if Mu Huanyan hadn't heard Queen Du's words before she died, she would also feel that the emperor should love the queen at this moment.
However, this qiē is nothing but an illusion.
Affection is the most emperor's family!
Although everyone had withdrawn from the inner hall, they were all standing in the main hall, and they did not leave, and they could still hear the sound of cries.
The prince's grief was seen by Mu Huanyan, even though he had disputes and quarrels with Queen Du in the past, but after all, it was his queen mother, how could he not be sad.
Mu Huanyan thought of the jade wrench that Queen Du handed her to her, and couldn't help pinching her cuffs.
She glanced around at everyone, and with the memory of Concubine Zhen in her previous life, she soon saw Concubine Zhen standing in the crowd, she was holding a silk handkerchief, and kept wiping her tears.
Although she gave birth to a prince, Concubine Zhen is still well maintained, her figure is still tall and moving, although she is wearing a light dress and the hair ornament on her head has been removed, she still can't hide her beauty.
Mu Huanyan searched hard for her memory, Concubine Zhen's father was just a four-grade Langzhong, and her identity was inconspicuous, why did Queen Du say that Concubine Zhen was the emperor's favorite woman. The life experience is not as small as other concubines, if you want to talk about beauty, which woman in the emperor's harem is not beautiful.
What is the reason why this seemingly delicate woman can attract the emperor, and even for her, she will not hesitate to sacrifice her sister-in-law to seek for her son.
Maybe Concubine Zhen is also aware of this qiē development, if Empress Du doesn't say it, who would have thought of this?
Your Majesty, you really protected her very well.
Now, does Ling Mo know about this matter? When did he find out about this? Mu Huanyan also had a lot of doubts in her heart.
All night, the emperor did not come out of Emperor Du's inner hall.
The others stayed here all night.
It wasn't until dawn that Gonggong Chen mustered up his courage, walked into the hall, and said in shock: "Your Majesty, you have to take care of the dragon's body, the queen mother is in the spirit of the sky, and I don't want to see the emperor so sad." ”
"It's me who wronged the queen, Gonggong Chen, did I do too hard to the Du family?"
"Your Majesty, Prime Minister Du Cheng is to blame, the state has national laws, and the emperor will deal with it impartially, so don't blame yourself."
The emperor put the body of Queen Du away, and then slowly walked out of the hall, and everyone saw the emperor and shouted: "See the emperor." ”
"Get up, you've been tired all night, go back if you should go back, Gonggong Chen, notify the Internal Affairs Office to handle the queen's funeral."
"Yes."
"The queen has commanded the harem for many years, accompanied me for many years, and managed the harem in an orderly manner, and the mother is the world, but now she is gone first, my heart aches, from now on, the whole country mourns for seven days, and all the houses in the capital must hang white flags to mourn for the queen, and no banquets are allowed to be held within three months, and no people are allowed to gather to sing."
The emperor's will was quickly conveyed, and at this time, it was still the New Year, and the big red lanterns, red flags and newly pasted couplets that were originally hung in every household were removed one by one and replaced with white ones.
Before Mu Huanyan left the palace, he walked up to Ling Ran and said, "By the way, take care!" ”
Ling Ran just bowed his head slightly towards her, and didn't say anything.
When Mu Huanyan returned home, Mu Mansion had already changed from the original red and prosperous to a bleak white.
The Fang clan had been waiting for Mu Huanyan at the door for a long time, and as soon as he saw her, he greeted her, and asked anxiously: "Huanyan, why did the queen say that she would go?" ”
"She's long since run out of gas...... lamp"
"The emperor ordered that no banquets should be held for three months, so the marriage between Guozhong and Yun'er?" What Fang is really worried about is this matter, he has already changed the Geng sticker, booked the date, and then changed the day, which is really unlucky.
"There are many good things, when these accidents happen, it is not up to our family to decide, the Cheng family should have also gotten the news, I believe they will not blame us for this, second aunt, can only wait for three months to choose an auspicious day to get married."
The Fang clan was anxious to marry Cheng Yun back as soon as possible, stabilize Mu Guozhong, and let him stop going to the battlefield again. But now he has to wait for another three months, so that he can't get a hot brain and go to the front again, how can this be good?
"Alas, it can only be like this......" Fang sighed, it was not a coincidence, and there was nothing to be done. (To be continued......)