Chapter 97: Death
The queen's voice gradually became louder, and gradually began to show despair from joy, no concubine stepped forward to greet her, and the queen slowly felt sad, that was her husband, that was the person she had fallen in love with, and also, the person she hated so much! Now, he's lying inside, maybe going to die soon, and the hatred is slowly starting to fade away.
The queen's voice began to choke: "I, I want to see Your Majesty, see Your Majesty!" Concubine Wu finally stood up and stepped forward to help the queen: "Niangniang, you are too sad, please ......" Before Concubine Wu finished speaking, the queen had already pushed Concubine Wu open, looking at the closed door, the tears in her eyes finally fell: "I want to see Your Majesty!" ”
Yulin watched the queen's actions there, and somehow there was sadness in her heart, these things, whether they were love or hate, or love and hate, I really couldn't figure it out. Among all the concubines present, or only the queen can have some true feelings for the Son of Heaven!
"Listen, I'm going to die, and they still have their own plans!" The Emperor leaned on the pillow, his lips stained with undried blood. King Wu looked at his brother, and only then did he feel that his brother had become weak, and it was no longer the time when the two brothers joined hands and got the world!
"Brother......" King Wu didn't finish speaking, looking at the emperor, he couldn't say more. The emperor coughed a few times, and the attendant next to him came over to pick up the phlegm that the emperor coughed up. The emperor closed his eyes, King Wu stretched out his hand worriedly, and the emperor had already opened his eyes: "These days, the days when I put down all the political affairs, I am very relaxed, very relaxed. Then I often think back then, I used to think that she was in love with me like that. But now I think of the quarrel we had."
That she is a person who is far away in Qingtang, right? King Wu sighed in his heart, the past was hidden in his heart, and he was beautified by memory again and again, and in the end, all the people in the world were not as good as her, but so what? This kind of self-deception is coming to an end, can it be exchanged for permanent peace?
The emperor was silent for a long time, and the chamberlain had already walked in: "Your Majesty, the queen mother is here, I want to see you!" "Queen? These two words were a little unfamiliar at this moment, the emperor's eyes flickered, and the chamberlain was about to go out when he saw this, but the emperor had already said softly: "Let her in, the time is running out!" ”
There are not many left, which makes King Wu have a bad omen in his heart, the Son of Heaven, known as Long Live, but after all, people can't really live to Long Live .
The chamberlain walked out of the door, Princess Le'an had arrived, and was there to comfort the queen, but the queen looked crazy and couldn't listen to any persuasion, which made Princess Le'an a little confused. The chamberlain stepped forward quickly, a year ago, the queen was not like this, at that time, how graceful and luxurious she was, with the style of the mother of the world, but at this moment, it was like she had no soul and was completely dominated by instinct.
"Your Majesty, please let the lady in!" The waiter's words made the queen's eyes clearer, and then the queen pushed Princess Le'an away, and Princess Le'an chased after her: "Queen Mother, son ......"
"Princess, Your Majesty didn't summon you, you are still waiting here!" The voice of the chamberlain was still respectful, Princess Kele'an only felt restless in her heart, once her father died, her younger brother ascended the throne, and the princess of Qin State assisted her, she was afraid that her life would not be easy.
The so-called princess's honor is supported by many things. Princess Le'an was thinking nonsense, her hand had been gently held by Yulin, Princess Le'an looked up with some difficulty, and Yulin said softly: "Wait with peace of mind!" ”
Thinking about anything else is useless, only waiting for a journey, Princess Le'an wants to take a long breath, but what comes out is tears. The tears fell on the placket, this princess who was once so proud is not the same as the original at this moment!
"Your Majesty!" When the queen stepped into the hall, she saw the emperor lying in the dark yellow bed tent, and after not seeing him for months, the emperor looked very weak, and the dragon flying everywhere made the emperor even weaker.
"You're here, we haven't seen each other in a long time!" The emperor did not let the people in the house avoid it, and King Wu sat on the edge of the emperor's bed, which made the resentment in the queen's heart begin to thicken: "Your Majesty and I, husband and wife for more than 20 years, in the end, even at this moment, Your Majesty refuses to see me alone!" ”
"Husband and wife? Couples? The Emperor laughed as if he had heard the funniest words, and then caused a cough, and the chamberlain hurriedly took the Emperor's phlegm with a handkerchief. The empress walked up to the emperor and looked directly at her husband: "Yes, what Your Majesty wants, it has never been a wife, but a queen!" ”
The emperor's wife is the empress, which is well known, but for the emperor, the wife and the empress are not the same.
The queen felt infinite colic in her heart, the past years flew by in front of her like this, more than 20 years, more than 20 years of becoming the master of the harem, and it was only now that she figured out this? It was only now that I realized that I had already become a symbol instead of a living person. The empress stretched out her hand to caress the emperor's face, and then her hand stopped in mid-air, still looking at the emperor, trying to calm her voice, but her voice still couldn't help but tremble: "Your Majesty, you and I have always been the emperor and queen and not husband and wife!" ”
"If you can understand this truth earlier, maybe, between you and me, it will not become what it is now, and even, the Zhu family will be entrusted with important tasks!" The emperor's words shattered the empress's last glimmer of hope, and she took a step back: "Your Majesty, I am not a puppet, I can let Your Majesty ......"
"So what do you think you are? Queen, from the day you were elected queen, your future has been decided, whether it is the Zhu family, the ministers, or me, what you want is to be a qualified queen, not anything else! ”
The queen closed her eyes, thinking that such words would not make her sad, but at this moment, the queen was surprised to find that her heart was like being cut into pieces by a knife. The Zhu family, the ministers, and even the emperor all want a queen, a queen who can assist the king to make this society stable, not a wife who hopes to be favored by her husband.
"Your Majesty, the concubine is not ruthless to Your Majesty!" This is the last time, and you should say it all, instead of hiding it in your heart and not telling him.
"Yes, you are not completely ruthless to me, but you think too much about the Zhu family. The queen, as soon as she enters the court and becomes the queen, she will have no mother's home! ”
The crown princess stopped by the door and looked at the princess of Qin, similar words The princess of Qin also said to the princess, at this moment, the princess of Qin looked at the princess, still unmoved, the queen, the mother of the world, how can it be so easy? There is the society first, and then there is itself, which is not only a requirement for the Son of Heaven, but also a requirement for the queen.
"Your Majesty has ever had a trace of true affection for your concubine!" Even though she knew that there were countless people inside and outside the palace, the queen couldn't help but ask this question that had been lingering for a long time. This made the emperor silent for a long time, and just when the queen felt that this silence represented that the emperor was not ruthless to herself, the emperor spoke: "How can people be ruthless if they are not plants and trees?" ”
However, there is only so much, and the hope in the queen's eyes began to become desperate after waiting for the emperor's words, and even a little crazy: "Your Majesty ......"
"Go back, you, you will be the queen mother, you will be the queen mother raised by the world, but that's all!" That's all? The Empress looked at the Emperor in amazement, and the Emperor looked at her very calmly: "Yes, that's all!" ”
What is it, a queen mother who can't shelter the family? The queen laughed, and there was a hint of madness in her laughter: "Your Majesty's treatment of concubines is really affectionate and righteous!" ”
"The Zhu family will be very rich, but that's all!" took back the title of the Zhu family, and ordered that the Zhu family should not be allowed to enter the office for three generations, and when this ban was lifted, the queen would no longer be in the world at that time, right? The emperor looked at the top of the tent, still silent.
The queen withdrew, stepped back step by step, and never saw her again, maybe a hundred years later, she could still be buried in the same mausoleum with him.
No, the queen's body began to tremble, and she stopped and said to the emperor: "Since Your Majesty treats you like this, the concubine does not dare to bury with Your Majesty!" ”
"Whatever you want!" The Emperor's voice was still emotionless.
We are married husband and wife, although we already know what the emperor is thinking, but the queen still can't help but be sad, tears have fallen on her clothes, I don't know for whom? When the Holy Decree first arrived at the Zhu family, he was full of pride, but now it looks like a joke.
He used his supreme status in the world to promise himself supreme glory and wealth, but he did not allow himself to have any other thoughts. Sadly, whether it was the Zhu family or himself at the time, they all thought that this was such a cost-effective thing.
The empress withdrew step by step, and the emperor in her eyes became more and more blurred until she disappeared. There were already hands around her to support her: "The queen mother has worked hard, you are not in good health, please go back and rest!" The queen looked up and saw the face of her son, this son was the pride of the queen, but at this moment, the queen would rather not have this son, the original match of the Son of Heaven and the biological mother of the prince became a joke at this moment.
The queen sighed loudly, and the prince became more and more respectful: "Queen Mother, son will definitely honor his mother in the future!" He no longer calls himself mother, and he will no longer use a soft child's voice to say that mother is the best. He will become the lord of the world, will be in charge of the country, will be ......, the queen can no longer think about it, Princess Le'an stepped forward to support the queen, and said to the prince: "Brother, go in, my mother has me here!" ”
"I'm tired of my sister!" The prince nodded to Princess Le'an, and walked into the inner room with the princess and the princess of Qin, the queen leaned on her daughter's shoulder, wanting to cry, but there were no tears in her eyes, only endless sadness in her heart.
The concubines and princesses waiting outside did not come forward to comfort them, and the sunset shone obliquely in the west, shining on the gold bricks on the ground. Yulin knew that at this moment, outside the hall, the large glazed tile roof was so brilliant under the setting sun, as if the right itself was seen by outsiders. But for the sake of rights, I don't know how many people fill it in, and maybe, they will never be satisfied!
The queen left under the escort of Princess Le'an, the light of the sun gradually retracted, the palace began to darken, the palace people lit candles one after another, they had waited for so long, but no one wanted to leave. The eldest princess of Yunmeng was a little impatient, so she asked the chamberlain to come over and ordered softly.
The chamberlain was a little surprised when he heard Princess Yunmeng's order, but he should still leave. Concubine Wu also heard the instructions of the eldest princess of Yunmeng, and looked at the eldest princess of Yunmeng for a long time before saying, "The eldest princess has no scruples now!" ”
Now, don't you want to maintain that semblance anymore? Yulin's eyebrows furrowed slightly, Princess Yunmeng didn't care about Concubine Wu's words, she just looked at Concubine Wu Shu: "If the imperial brother is real, someone must preside over the matter." They are all hungry here, and the mourning is enough, but nothing else, not enough! ”
The waiter had already brought the food, and Princess Yunmeng instructed the waiter to put the food on a small round table and eat it herself.
Although the food is simple, the fragrance can penetrate into the heart at this moment, although the people waiting here are identious, but none of them have really starved. Few people are really in love with the emperor, and they are more worried about the future treatment.
Concubine Wu Shu's older concubines are okay, there are a few young concubines, and their eyes are constantly looking at Princess Yunmeng. Concubine Wu Shufei wanted to ask the chamberlain to bring some more food, but she was afraid that such an order would be said to be disrespectful to the emperor. The eldest princess of Yunmeng has no scruples, because she is the daughter of the royal family, but the daughter-in-law of the royal family can't be so unscrupulous.
The door of the inner room opened again, and the princess of Qin Guo walked out, and saw that only the eldest princess of Yunmeng was eating there alone, her eyebrows furrowed slightly, and she looked at the inner servant with her eyes, and the inner servant hurriedly whispered a few words to the princess of Qin Guo. The princess of Qin Guo understood and said to the waiter: "Tell the kitchen, send some food." You don't need to lay it out like you do on a daily basis, just keep it simple! The waiter should retreat, and Concubine Wu Shufei had already stood up: "The concubine is extremely sad, I don't know ......."
"The prince is benevolent, Concubine Shu doesn't have to worry!" What Princess Qin answered and what Concubine Wu asked were completely different things, Concubine Wu Shu blinked, but wisely did not ask again.
"After you have eaten, disperse. Tonight, the ministers will be summoned to the palace! "Summoning the ministers into the palace overnight, that is the sign of the emperor's great progress, Concubine Wu Shu's face changed, Princess Yunmeng had already finished her meal, and pointed the corner of her lips with a handkerchief: "Edict us to serve the sick, and let us disperse at this moment, Yurong, do you really think ......"
"Concubine Wu Shu, tonight, several princesses will stay in your palace!" Princess Qin has never liked to be entangled with Princess Yunmeng, and this moment is no exception, only to Concubine Wu Shu. This kind of tone is a tone that usually makes Wu Shufei feel humiliated, but at this moment, Wu Shufei didn't dare to say a word, only whispered!
Yulin looked at the princess of Qin Guo, and only felt that the distance between her and herself was getting farther and farther, far away, just like the princess of Qin Guo had never joked softly with herself, never told her heart, and never played together!
The meal has already been delivered, and since the princess of Qin Guo ordered everything to be simple, it was just some chicken noodle soup. This is Yulin's favorite meal on weekdays, and eating hot noodle soup at such a time is also like filling her heart, but Yulin feels difficult to swallow at the moment.
Many people couldn't sleep this night. When Yulin rested, she couldn't help but think that the lights in the main hall had not been extinguished, Concubine Wu Shufei was still talking to her daughter, and the palace maid saw Yulin tossing and turning there, and hurriedly said, "The princess is choosing a seat?" Why don't you go and get some benzoin! ”
"No need, I just miss the kids!" Yulin said casually, which made the palace maid smile: "The two children of the princess who listened to it are very cute!" "It's so cute that you can forget your worries! Thinking of the children, Yulin smiled on her face, chatted with the palace maid, and fell asleep unconsciously, and when she woke up, the sun was already shining in the house.
The palace maid who heard the voice stepped forward and lifted the tent: "The princess is awake, the lady lady said, let the princess sleep a little longer, when will you wake up, and when will you serve you to freshen up!" ”
"I didn't know I would sleep so deeply!" Yulin pressed her head with her hand, and the palace maid helped her to the dresser, and after freshening up, the palace maid brought food again. Yulin used a little bit to walk towards the emperor's bedroom, and at this moment, looking at this palace, it was so quiet, as every day.
Yulin walked along the road, feeling that the palace people were much less dignified yesterday, or was it because of a different mood? There are not as many concubines waiting in the palace today as yesterday, and the eldest princess of Yunmeng did not appear here at all, I heard Yu Jieyu say that she left the palace last night, and the reason is also ready-made, thinking about the children in the house.
It took a long time for Princess Le'an to enter the palace, and she looked like she hadn't slept all night, and her face was very haggard. Everyone saw the queen's performance yesterday, but they were afraid that when they returned to Zhaoyang Palace, the queen would make trouble for a long time. No, it's really been a long time, and last night Zhaoyang Hall recruited the imperial doctor to go and prescribe a prescription for the queen to calm the nerves.
I just don't know if I summoned the ministers last night? Yu Lin thought in her heart, her thoughts had flown out of the sky, the door of the palace opened, and the inner servant passed the edict: "Your Majesty has an edict, pass it on to the princess to see!" ”
Is it the princesses and not the concubines? Concubine Wu Shu's expression became a little trance, in the end, it was the princesses, the royal daughters, who were closer!
Yulin and the princesses got up and walked into the inner room. At the first glance of the emperor, there were already sobs around Yulin, and the voice came from Princess Le'an: "Daddy, why are you ......?"
The emperor opened his eyes and looked at Princess Le'an, his eyes focused: "Yuzhi, I am still a good father, right?" This question made Princess Le'an's grief begin to become real. Even though the emperor and queen began to look detached a long time ago, Princess Le'an asked in her heart that her father, the supreme in the world, was really good to treat herself.
"Daddy, you are a good father, I sometimes talk to the colt about you, when I was young, the colt said that the colt's father never treated me like that!" Princess Le'an almost knelt in front of the emperor's bed and held the emperor's hand.
What Yulin saw was King Wu on the other side, and quietly walked to King Wu's side: "Daddy, didn't you rest last night?" ”
King Wu's eyes were full of red silk, and when he heard his daughter ask, he said: "People are old and can't sleep, so when it was dawn, I said a few words to my brother." It's a little like when I was a child, I was sick, and my brother came to see me secretly, and it was the same, talking with me, and in a blink of an eye, we were all old! ”
Although the emperor was talking to Princess Le'an, he did not forget King Wu's side, and when he heard King Wu's words, he smiled: "Yes, in the blink of an eye, it has been many years!" I remember that the eldest brother always carried the black pot at that time, in fact, his qualifications were not very bad, although he was not like the third brother, but it was enough to be a king of success! ”
The palace battle of the year, at this moment, has become a past in the mouth of Brother Wu Wang, who can talk and laugh. When Princess Le'an heard this, she forgot her grief and just looked at them.
"Brother, you say, I went underground and met the eldest brother and the third brother, what would they say about me? Will the third brother think that I, the emperor, am not doing well? ”
The emperor's words made King Wu smile: "Then the eldest brother will boast, praise you, the emperor, have done a very good job!" King Wu's words made the emperor smile, and then sighed lightly: "I can't be a good husband, but I can be regarded as a good father and a good emperor, and that's enough!" In life, why do you have to be like the third brother, you have to be so perfect everywhere? ”
At the time of the palace change, the third princess was still two months pregnant, and after receiving the news that the third prince was killed, the third princess committed suicide. This move is admirable and sighing, after all, if the third princess is not martyred, what she will leave to her is not a good fruit!
"Spread it, summon the world, posthumously seal the three emperors of the first emperor, Dan, as the martyr king, and the Zhou family as the martyr princess, and set up an ancestral shrine to worship to comfort the soul of the first emperor!" After a long silence, the emperor suddenly opened his mouth to deliver the edict. The palace change back then was really strange, Yulin remembered what King Wu had said, for the sake of the throne, it was bloodstained words.
It's just that although he is posthumously crowned as the king, this title is so nondescript. The emperor really has the heart of a king! Yulin couldn't help but think that Princess Le'an began to sobble again, she and herself were different after all.
The princesses didn't stay in the palace for a long time before they were invited out, Yulin and King Wu came out together, and when they came to the outside of the palace, King Wu said: "Brother, after all, I still want to ask for a little inner stability!" Yulin didn't want to ask the meaning behind this, but said softly: "Daddy, is this right really that good?" ”
can make people not look like themselves, King Wu smiled: "Silly girl, you, you have never lost your rights, so you will ask like this." From the moment you entered the palace, you are inseparable from power, even if the elder brother is chasing the third brother at this moment, he has used other reasons! Your father, if he hadn't been seriously injured and paralyzed in bed, maybe he wouldn't have been able to keep his peace now! ”
Daddy, Yulin couldn't help but exclaim, King Wu looked into the distance: "However, at that time, your treatment will be better, and you will be more like a princess!" Yulin, as the Son of Heaven, has some things that have to be done! If I had been given the throne that day, I would have done the same! ”
Yulin wanted to say something, but felt choked in her throat, and the people around the temple changed their expressions, and they all looked at the dormitory, Yulin looked over there, and saw the figure of the princess of Qin, her face, there was a look of sorrow, and then the princess of Qin raised her hand, and the surroundings were quiet, and the voice of the princess of Qinguo began to become low: "Son of Heaven, I am dead!" ”