Chapter 315: The Passing of the Phoenix (2)
And the shocking strangulation mark on her neck, the only thing with a little color in the paleness.
As soon as he saw this, there were bursts of sharp pain in his chest.
"See you!!" Huo Jingcheng pounced on him, stretched out his hand and hugged the pale and stiff man tightly in his arms.
"See you! See you! Wake up, wake up!! He shook the person in his arms desperately, but he could clearly feel the stiffness and coldness of her body, and he had hugged her warmly and softly.
"See you! Wake up!! You're scaring me, aren't you? See you! I want you to wake up! Don't sleep!! Wake me up!! ”
There was not the slightest response.
The person sleeping in her arms, whether before or after death, did not give him the slightest response, and only used death to express her final choice and settle the final ending.
"See you!! Yes!!!! - " He buried his head in her neck, and the first time, the man did not suppress his grief, and leaked his cry, and the pain in his throat was painful, which was evident in his heart.
What he wanted to wait for was gone, and what he wanted to keep was gone.
"Jianxian, why are you so cold......" he muttered to himself, reaching out to pull open the quilt to wrap her, and then even holding the quilt in his arms and not letting go.
His pale face pressed against her cold forehead, tears rolling down her face one by one, and he spoke to her softly: "See Xian, are you warm?" Hold you for your husband and dispel the cold for you, don't be afraid, don't be afraid......"
"See Xian, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry! It's the husband's fault, the husband is ashamed of you, he lost you, and he didn't cherish you, but the husband still misses you, waits for you, and begs you to come back, okay? See Xian, come back soon......"
"Jianxian, do you hate me like this? But I still remember that on the wedding night of you and me, the dragon and phoenix red candles were bright all night, and you said that you would love me for a lifetime, be considerate of me, support me, follow me, be loyal to me, never abandon me, never complain, no regrets, no blame......"
"Ah!! - Xiao Jianxian!! Why are you punishing me in such a way? You want to see me miserable, don't you? Okay, you did it, you come back and see!! Come back and see how painful Lao Tzu was!! ”
"Poof!!" Suddenly, another mouthful of blood spurted out, staining the quilt on her body. The green tendons on Huo Jingcheng's forehead floated, his eyes were red as blood, and somewhere in his chest hurt so much that he couldn't breathe.
"See Xian, my wife see Xian, ah......" He lost his strength, he muttered to himself in a low voice, and his heart ached unspeakably.
At this time, Huo Yizheng came. As soon as he entered the room, when he saw this situation, Huo Yizheng immediately screamed as a queen mother! Strode to the bed, knelt on the ground and wept bitterly.
Qin An also took advantage of this kung fu and also gained the courage to come in, and when he saw Huo Jingcheng vomiting blood again, he immediately knelt on the ground and cried: "Your Majesty!" Please mourn and take care of the dragon's body!! Please go back to the palace and pass on the imperial doctor!! ”
Huo Yizheng's face was full of tears, his mouth was tightly pursed, and when he looked up at this time, he saw his father who he had never seen before, he burst into tears, his eyes and lips were bloody, and he refused to let go of the person in his arms.
"Father, take care of the dragon's body, hand over the queen mother to the son, and let the son accompany the queen mother well." Huo Yizheng choked up, and then went to break his hand.
Huo Jingcheng finally looked at him slowly and recognized the son in front of him, at this moment, he became more and more heartbroken, and said weakly: "Yi Zheng, your queen mother is gone and left us." ”
Huo Yizheng knelt on the ground, tears rolling down: "Father, let's go, leave it to Erchen here, Erchen wants to accompany his mother and talk to her." ”
Yi Zheng was still holding his hand, Huo Jingcheng finally let go slowly, put the person in his arms back gently, carefully covered her with the quilt, carefully smoothed her long hair, and then turned around weakly, and left step by step with difficulty and heavily.
Xiao saw Zhang waiting in the courtyard, and when he saw his footsteps coming out in vain, he knelt on the ground with a puff, and wept with compassion: "Your Majesty mourns, take care of the dragon's body......"
Huo Jingcheng didn't know where to have strength again, he suddenly stretched out his hand and pointed at Xiao Jianzhang angrily, he had already moved the anger of thunder, and when he opened it, he howled like a lion, shocking the mountains and forests.
"Xiao Jianzhang !!" Hearing the sound of 'swish', Huo Jingcheng actually pulled out the saber of the soldiers on the side and went towards Xiao Jianzhang violently.
Qin An saw that something was wrong, and immediately knelt down and hugged his leg tightly, crying: "Your Majesty!!" What are you going to do?! This is Lord Xiangguo!! Your Majesty!! Please calm down!! ”
"Get out of here!!" Huo Jingcheng kicked a few times but didn't kick Qin An, Qin An rolled left and right under his feet and didn't let go, and soon became dusty, extremely embarrassed.
Huo Jingcheng no longer entangled with him, stretched out his hand to aim the knife at Xiao Jianzhang, and said angrily: "Xiao Jianzhang!" The queen actually said no under your nose and it was gone?! How do you give me the care of someone? Yes?! What are you going to explain to me!! ”
Xiao Jianzhang knelt steadily, and said with red eyes: "Your Majesty! Wechen is willing to confess with his life! ”
Soon, Huo Yizheng heard the movement and ran out, and after seeing the situation clearly, Huo Yizheng hurriedly said: "Father! Do you want to blame your uncle?! How can you blame your uncle for this?! A person who doesn't return to the palace can't even let her go back, so who can stay with a person who has a dead thought? ”
Huo Jingcheng turned his head sideways and yelled at him: "You stop Lao Tzu!" It's really like a mother's uncle, what is the result of you protecting the Xiao family like this?? As a result, your mother died in the Xiao family!! How did your uncle take care of me?? Committed suicide in the middle of the night, only to be found by me in the morning? Are all the people in this Xiao Mansion dead!! Your queen mother has been hanging for half the night! it!! Lao Tzu wants to let all the Xiao Mansion accompany the funeral!! ”
Huo Yizheng knelt on the ground with red eyes, and said in a resolute tone: "Father! You're still being unreasonable?! Don't forget, Erchen also has the blood of the Xiao family in his body, if you really want the Xiao family to be buried with him, Erchen will bear the brunt of following his mother!! ”
"Oh, my little ancestor!" While holding Huo Jingcheng's legs, Qin An persuaded Huo Yizheng: "Little ancestor, the slave begs you to say a few words!" Right now, Your Majesty is grief-stricken and distraught, just talk angry, don't follow the pole! ”
"Your Majesty! Your Majesty, listen to Qin An's words! Don't make trouble with you and the eldest prince, this Xiao Mansion is also the place where the ghost of the prince is located, the lord and the queen are not cold, even if you look at their faces, don't make trouble, if the queen sees you and the Xiao family making such a fuss, I am afraid that she will not be able to rest in peace and will not be able to look away! ”
After Qin An's words of persuasion, he finally suppressed the field, and the father and son stopped talking.
Huo Jingcheng stared at Xiao Jianzhang for a while, and finally slowly pressed his chest and was speechless.
With a 'bang', the knife in his hand fell to the ground, he kicked Qin An away, and slowly left without saying a word, never looking back.
On the fourth night of the first month of the second year of Tianze, the queen Xiao and Hong Yufeng passed away. A generation of virtuous queens, as their name suggests, can be seen in Zhenxian, but on the night of the fourth day of the Lunar New Year, they ended their glorious but lamentable life with a white silk, and the thirty-one years came to an end.
On the same day, Huo Yizheng brought the queen's phoenix body back to the palace and handed it over to the Ministry of Rites for burial. And Huo Jingcheng was already bedridden, and the imperial doctor said that he was in a hurry, and his qi and blood were surging and rebellious, and he needed to recuperate. He was lying in bed in the Emperor Phoenix Palace, tightly closing the door of the Emperor Phoenix Palace, no one was seen, only one after another holy decrees were brought out by Qin An.
The first holy decree, the queen Xiao, gave the word 'Duanxian', and was buried in the emperor's tomb three days later.
The second holy decree, the eldest prince Yi Zheng, was registered as the crown prince and moved into the East Palace at the age of sixteen.
The third holy decree is to strike the dynasty for three days, and the whole country will be vegetarian for three days, mourning the mother of the country.
The fourth holy decree, on the day of Empress Duanxian's entry into the mausoleum, the officials of the first and second grades of the court personally carried the coffin for Empress Duanxian.
All the colors in the palace were removed in an instant, and they were replaced by plain white, as if snow had fallen, covering everything and making everything new.
In the palace, whether it is the master or the palace people, all of them have sad faces, and all their faces are solemn. At this time, no one dared to show a smile, so there was an extremely tense and depressing atmosphere in the palace, and no one was happy.
Yao Duran went to the Emperor's Palace to ask for a meeting, but was rejected the first time. After she returned to the Wanton Palace, she burst into tears: "Fuquan, Biya, I'm done." ”
Fu Quan was puzzled: "Niangniang, what are you talking about?" ”
Yao Duran said: "Once the queen dies, he and I will never be able to go back to the past." Because when he sees me, he thinks of his dead queen, and perhaps, he regrets his choice. ”
"So, I'm done."
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The difficult three days have finally passed, and in a blink of an eye, it is the eighth day of the first month, which is the day when Empress Duanxian enters the mausoleum.
The morning was cloudy and the air was dreary.
On the square in front of the Jinluan Palace, the ministers and officials, the harem concubines, all wore linen and filial piety, and all sent Queen Duanxian into the mausoleum.
The phoenix coffin stopped at the front of the crowd, and everyone knelt on the ground facing the phoenix coffin, mourning the mother of the country, and for a while, the crying continued.
After a while, Qin An came with the emaciated and weak Huo Jingcheng coming. Today, he wears a very simple white robe, with a white belt around his waist, and no ornaments. Wear white shoes on your feet, without any color up and down. Even a white ribbon was tied around his forehead, tied behind his head, and hung down long.
Yao Dui's eyes were hazy with tears, and he looked up at him through the sea of people, but saw that he had lost a lot of weight, his face was pale and haggard, his eyebrows were full of sadness, and his whole demeanor and majesty were greatly reduced, as if he had been drained of his spirit and spirit for a while. She was so distressed that she withdrew her gaze and wept secretly.
Everyone knelt on the ground and shouted in unison: "Your Majesty's Day Mourning-Your Majesty's Day Mourning-"
Huo Jingcheng raised his hand to signal quiet, he was weak in his illness, panting lightly, and was helped by Qin An to the bright yellow gorgeous phoenix coffin. In the silence, under the watchful eyes of everyone, he stretched out his trembling hand and gently stroked the phoenix coffin, slowly rubbing inch by inch. After a while, he pressed his chest and coughed.
The officials of the Ministry of Rites hurriedly stepped forward to persuade: "Wanwang Your Majesty's Day condolences! Your Majesty, the auspicious time is coming, and the team is ready to go! After the queen mother enters the mausoleum, you can also open the coffin once, and then you can take a good look at the queen mother. ”
Huo Jingcheng nodded slowly, and said in a hoarse voice: "Let's get up the coffin." ”