Chapter 156: You Disappoint Me
Even Imperial Physician Guo didn't take it seriously. When Chen Yao first entered the palace with Huang Qiong's mother, Imperial Physician Guo once met. You must know that when Huang Qiong's father entered the palace alone, in addition to his wife and children, he only brought two guards from the original Shouwang Mansion.
His Shouwang Mansion back then was similar to the current Yingwang Mansion, because he was not favored by Emperor Sejong, no one wanted to go to Shouwangfu to be this subordinate official. Even if it is a domain, the mansion is just a master and a ceremony. In addition, under the strict orders of Huang Qiong's grandfather, except for the two guards, there was no credible person around.
Imperial Physician Guo, who was allowed to accompany him as a doctor, can almost be said to be the only outsider. It's just that this Imperial Physician Guo is not just a doctor, during the fighting between Huang Qiong's grandfather and the emperor's son-in-law, this Imperial Physician Guo can be said to be the only think tank by the emperor's side.
It can be said that without this Imperial Physician Guo, Huang Qiong's father may not be able to sit firmly on the throne even if he laughs and laughs at the end. It's just that this Imperial Doctor Guo has a weak heart and is unwilling to be an official in the court. In the end, the emperor asked for everything before he put a name on the hospital. As a party to the Huaiyang Revolution back then, he was no stranger to Huang Qiong's mother, so he naturally saw Chen Yao.
It's just that after more than ten years, I have forgotten a little. Last night, when he heard Dr. Li talk about the relationship between Huang Qiong and Chen Yao, he knew that this Mrs. Chen was the little girl who followed Concubine Jing into the palace back then. knows that this woman has no regrets, and has accompanied Huang Qiong's mother and son in the cold palace for more than ten years. If nothing else, this alone is worthy of the treatment of the princess.
After the order, looking at the busy figure of everyone, Jia Quan, who had not closed his eyes since Huang Qiong was injured. The whole body was like prostration, and I sat on the chair for a long time and didn't get up, and I was a little dazed. Although he did not think that this was necessarily a bad thing for the British king.
Although Jia Quan, who knows the relationship between Huang Qiong and Chen Yao, also knows that the price paid is really too big, it is not necessarily a bad thing for Huang Qiong's growth. But at this moment, he doesn't know how far this matter will go. I don't know if Huang Qiong will overreact after she wakes up.
The relationship between Huang Qiong and Chen Yao is too deep, and Chen Yao's death is not an ordinary blow to Huang Qiong. is a typical character of his master, although he can't say that flaws must be reported. But this hatred, my master, is estimated to be unable to forget it for the rest of my life. Chen Yao is not an ordinary concubine for Huang Qiong.
Although Jia Quan was busy with Chen Yao's funeral, his mind had been on what Huang Qiong would do in the future. But when Huang Qiong came to his senses once, his performance was very unexpected. When the king came to his senses, he neither wept nor made a fuss, nor did he become angry. When there are outsiders, they lock themselves in the study.
When there were no outsiders, he sat quietly in front of Chen Yao's coffin, staring at Chen Yao's coffin blankly and silently. It's as if there are no people who come to worship and mourn. Even King Yong, who helped deal with the funeral, wanted to comfort him a few words, but he directly ignored him.
However, the tradition of officialdom for many years, some things are often more difficult to keep secret the more they reach the top. Although the emperor didn't want to publicize it, after Huang Qiong was injured at this time, the news that the emperor came to the British palace to visit him in person and accompanied him all night had already spread throughout the yamen of the Great Qi Dynasty.
Those who are in high positions immediately realize the difference. When I thought of it, it was rumored in the palace that the King of England scolded several clans in the Wende Palace, and he didn't even have the experience of. There are very many people who feel the rhythm of the salted fish of the King of England to turn over.
Although Chen Yao is just a person who does not have an official identity, the relationship between Huang Qiong and Chen Yao cannot be hidden from these caring people. These well-intentioned people all know that the relationship between this King of England and this Mrs. Chen is not ordinary. All of a sudden, officials of all sizes in the capital, knowing that Chen Yao was seriously injured and dying, saw that the British King's Mansion began to wear filial piety, and almost lined up to come to the door to mourn.
Even a few ministers from Zhongshu Province, and the six Shangshu of Shangshu Province, although they did not come forward in person. But they also sent confidant officials, or sent housekeepers to come to mourn. As for the funeral, it is an unusually generous gift. The bachelor in charge of the Hanlin Academy even personally grabbed the knife and ghostwrote, and made a sacrificial essay for the four and six.
There are so many officials who come to worship that even King Yong can't help but smack his tongue. Just as Jia Quan said, he really can't cope with this scene. These officials with grades come to worship to save face for the King of England, and the level of your palace butler is not enough. Fortunately, King Yong rushed over when he received the news and helped Huang Qiong deal with it as a brother.
The long history, who has not shown up at all since he was transferred to the head of the British Prince's Palace, also knows the priority of the matter. Although he was a little dissatisfied with the funeral of a concubine in the British Palace, he wanted to write a book to participate in the crime of the British king's passover. Fortunately, although this guy is a nerd, he didn't stay too thoroughly.
I also know that if I want to participate in the King of England, I can't participate in it at this time. That kind of behavior is really not the work of a gentleman like him. And if he doesn't come forward at this time, even the emperor can't say it. This old man who is finally willing to go to work will also take over the things that will be sent to him.
It's just that Huang Qiong refused to see any of these officials who came to mourn. Whether it was Jia Quan, who persuaded him to take the opportunity to accept more officials, or King Yong, who tried his best to speak, they were unable to persuade him. As long as an official comes to worship, Huang Qiong will hide in the study. Although I eat as usual every day, I eat less than a cat. Not even a word for a day.
Huang Qiong's performance made Jia Quan worried. What worries him more is not only Huang Qiong's body, but what he is more worried about is whether Huang Qiong's will will be depressed and lose his fighting spirit? It's just this knot in his heart, Jia Quan didn't know how to open it for a while.
On the day of Chen Yao's death, although the palace did not express its position, it also acquiesced to the operation of the British Palace. However, on the third day of Chen Yao's death, the palace sent someone to read the holy decree. The emperor posthumously named Chen Yao as a widow of the British Prince's Mansion, and finally gave Chen Yao an identity. The widow is actually a concubine, and her identity is not noble there, but this concubine is recognized by the royal family.
Unlike other concubines, this concubine is the highest status among the prince's wives and concubines. In terms of rank, it is second only to the prince and concubine. After his death, he can also be buried in the prince's mausoleum. Huang Qiong has not married a concubine yet, and it is quite an exception for the emperor to be able to do this.
You must know that since the founding of the Great Qi Dynasty, before the prince married the concubine, even if the concubine had given birth, he would not be given a title. Maybe this time the emperor wanted to appease this son who had just escaped from the hands of death, or out of compensation, he made an exception and gave Chen Yao the title of a widow.
Even if this canonized holy decree only did not need to go through the Zhongshu and the central decree of the two provinces under the door, it also caused an uproar among the Jingshi. Almost all people can't help but sigh that the emperor treats the British king now, and this attitude is really different. This treatment is something that even the prince has not enjoyed.
It's just that after receiving the holy decree, Huang Qiong just smiled faintly. After the eunuch who read the decree left, he didn't see it, and casually threw the decree into the brazier used to turn paper money, along with the clothes of the widows who had been sent to him. A holy decree that was crowned as a widow, he wanted to appease himself and exchange Sister Yao's life, did the emperor think too easily.
Sister Yao's kindness to herself, not to mention a mere widow, what can she do if she is a princess? Sister Yao is gone, and her first child is gone, how can this scar be healed by a child? There are some things that the emperor does not want to do, so he will do it himself.
Just when the entire British Palace's current situation against Huang Qiong was almost helpless. One should be expected, but it can be regarded as an unexpected mysterious visitor, which changed Huang Qiong's current languishing appearance, and made Jia Quan and everyone in the palace see hope again.
The mother who came late at night made Huang Qiong, who was sitting quietly in front of Chen Yaoling, feel very surprised. He didn't know how this matter got to Xue Xuan, who was listening to it, and he never asked about the world. After leaving the palace by himself, in the ears of his mother who did not take a step to listen to Xue Xuan.
Facing Huang Qiong's puzzled gaze, he easily put down Huang Qiong, who was worried about Huang Qiong who had just escaped from the tiger's mouth, outside the mourning hall, and once again encountered those emperors who might not be willing to die assassins, a few guards selected from his side, plus the mother of the eunuch who kept vigil. looked at Huang Qiong, who was so thin that she couldn't look good, and sighed: "You disappointed me." ”
When she said this, her mother's tone seemed very flat. It makes people think that she has nothing to do with the person lying in the coffin at the moment. But the mother's tone of voice was very flat, but although the words were only one sentence, the sentence was very heavy. It was so heavy that Huang Qiong's chest had a feeling of being hit hard.
Rao is Huang Qiong is used to getting along with her mother coldly, but she still can't help but twitch the corners of her mouth. Huang Qiong, who knew that her mother was really angry now, hurriedly knelt down: "Mother, it is the son who is incompetent and has not been able to fulfill his original promise." That is, he did not protect Sister Yao, nor did he protect his children. Son, I've let you down. ”
In front of her mother, Huang Qiong neither wanted to nor wanted to explain anything. He was incompetent, he didn't protect his woman and unborn child, and he felt that he didn't have the face to explain in front of his mother. Because all the explanations seemed to him to be nothing more than an excuse deliberately sought to cover up his incompetence.
"That's just part of it. What really disappoints me is that you don't want to find a way to track down the real culprit behind the scenes and avenge Xiao Yao's mother and son. But here I feel sorry for myself, so decadent. How can you be worthy of Xiao Yao's thoughts about you? Where did you go at this time with that pride and ambition? ”
"A man doesn't talk about it, he looks at what he does, whether he is a man or not. The way you are now, I think it's not just me who will be disappointed, but also Xiao Yao. If she has a spirit in heaven and knows that her man has encountered some setbacks, and is so decadent, how can you let her go with peace of mind? ”
"I told you a long time ago that none of you people in the Huang family are good at stubble. But how do you take these words to heart? You have made enemies everywhere since you left the palace, the prince, King Jing, and King Duan, which ability is worse than you? And a few days ago, those clans in the Wende Palace, that force is not greater than you. Even if you are the emperor Lao Tzu, don't you have a lot of scruples if you want to move these people? ”