Chapter 49: Dismiss the Harem
On a late autumn night, it was raining heavily. Concubine Jiang stood at the door of the palace and watched the heavy rain pour down.
She vaguely remembered that when the news of Qiu Luoxue's death came out last year, it was also raining like this. When Xia Zimo left the palace in a panic that day, she happened to go to find Xia Zimo. Although the two met, Xia Zimo didn't seem to see her.
At that time, she understood that there was only one woman in Xia Zimo's heart and eyes, and that person was Qiu Luoxue, and it could never be her.
After that, there was a funeral and mourning, and there was a lot of trouble for many days. As for Xia Zimo, he has not appeared, and people say that Qiu Luoxue's death hit him too hard, so he will not leave the Dragon Palace.
The country can't be left without an owner for a day, and the ministers knelt down in front of the Qilong Hall to persuade Xia Zimo to get out of his grief and deal with state affairs. When Jiang Guifei rushed to see it, she thought it was ridiculous.
At that time, the people who drove away Qiu Luoxue were not these ministers who kept saying that they were good for the country. They succeeded in driving away Qiu Luoxue, and also made His Majesty's heart die.
However, for the sake of Jiangshan Sheji, Jiang Guifei still chose to join the ministers and invite Xia Zimo to the court. It was very surprising that Xia Zimo, who had not seen anyone since the news of Qiu Luoxue's death came out, actually summoned Jiang Guifei, which made Jiang Guifei flattered and a little suspicious.
She entered the Qilong Hall with suspicion, but found that Xia Zimo was not inside. Jin Fu stood in front of the bookshelf and said, "Niangniang, please come in, Your Majesty is waiting for you inside."
As he spoke, Jin Fu secretly lowered the mechanism, and the bookshelves were withdrawn to both sides, revealing a secret door. Jiang Guifei walked into this door, and after entering, she walked for a long time, and only after going out did she find that she had arrived at Qiu Luoxue's Prime Minister's Mansion.
After going out, she was led by the guards to see Xia Zimo, which was also the first time she saw Xia Zimo since the news of Qiu Luoxue's death came out. He didn't look decadent at all, he was as deep, haughty, and majestic as ever.
"The concubines see the emperor." Jiang Guifei saluted after seeing Xia Zimo.
"Sit down."
Xia Zimo was sitting in Qiu Luoxue's Magnolia Garden, looking at Jiang Guifei with a pair of deep eyes. Once, Jiang Guifei had been immersed in those eyes and couldn't extricate herself.
Jiang Guifei sat down on the side, and Xia Zimo said, "You should have a lot of things to ask me."
"Will Your Majesty tell your concubine?" Jiang Guifei asked rhetorically.
"Whether I answer or not depends on where you stand." Xia Zimo said.
"The concubine wants to stand close to His Majesty." Jiang Guifei replied that she didn't know how long ago she had such a close contact with Xia Zimo.
Xia Zimo took a sip of the teacup, and then said, "Since you stand in my position, you won't get anything." In the future, in the real harem, there will only be one woman, Luo Xue. You should understand the meaning of this sentence. ”
Before hearing this, although Jiang Guifei knew that Xia Zimo loved Qiu Luoxue very much, she didn't know that he loved him so deeply. For her sake, he wants to dismiss the harem. This kind of courage is not something that anyone can do.
Jiang Guifei suddenly laughed, with sadness in her smile, and a tear was left with a smile, and even she didn't know it. It was also from that time that she knew that Xia Zimo's heart would never have her.
"I don't like Qiu Luoxue, and I even hate her, thinking that she took away the emperor. But I also envy her, because she has all the love of the emperor. I waited for more than ten years, and I stayed by His Majesty's side for more than ten years, and in the end I was not as good as her smile. ”
Jiang Guifei dared to mention her heart to Xia Zimo for the first time, because she was destined to lose it, so there was no need to hide those thoughts.
"I was afraid of being hated by His Majesty, and I never dared to say these words. I thought it would be enough to wait, even if Your Majesty doesn't love me, at least I'm still Your Majesty's woman. For me, that's enough. ”
"But because of her, Your Majesty wants to dismiss the harem, and the concubines really feel wronged."
If it was Qiu Luoxue's tears, Xia Zimo would have gone over to wipe her tears now. But it was Jiang Guifei who was crying, and Xia Zimo sat motionless. That's the difference between loving and not loving.
Xia Zimo's harem does have many women, but none of them can get into his eyes. Also, among all living beings, there is always only one right person.
"You can hold a grudge against me." Xia Zimo said.
Concubine Jiang smiled miserably and said, "The concubine won't do that." After so many years of love, I am relieved to this day. ”
"Your Majesty is looking for a concubine to come over today, there should be something else."
Jiang Guifei quickly changed her feelings and continued to talk about this topic, she was afraid that her self-esteem would be shattered. Maybe it's because she's so strong that she can't get Xia Zimo's pity.
After careful comparison, you may be able to find that Jiang Guifei and Qiu Luoxue are completely two personalities. Since it was diametrically opposed, Xia Zimo could only like one of them. Obviously, in this competition, it was Qiu Luoxue who won.
Jiang Guifei was the first to ask this sentence, and Xia Zimo naturally said the following words logically.
"I want you to do something." Xia Zimo said so.
In fact, it should be a request, but Xia Zimogui is a king, and he will only give orders, and there is no request for anything.
Concubine Jiang got up and knelt in front of Concubine Jiang again, she said: "The concubine knows that His Majesty wants to deal with King Chen, as long as the concubine can do it, the concubine will do it." I only ask Your Majesty to promise your concubine one thing. ”
"What?" Xia Zimo asked.
"The concubine is sure of Your Majesty and let go of the Jiang family. Although there are many things wrong with his father, it has nothing to do with the Jiang family. In the future, Your Majesty will do something to the Jiang family, and please let go of the innocent clansmen of the Jiang family. ”
A cool breeze blew, pulling Jiang Guifei from memory into reality, and she sighed: "At that time, shouldn't I beg Your Majesty to let me stay by his side?"
"Mother, it's deep, it's time to go to bed." Concubine Jiang's palace maid came over and said.
Jiang Guifei looked at the bleak moonlight, sighed again, and turned back to the palace, her wide robe dragging on the floor.
The palace maid closed the palace door and made a heavy "squeak" sound, and the mood of the listener was also a little heavy.
The door of the Qilong Hall opened, and there was also a "squeak" sound. Concubine Jiang Guifei walked out of it. That was after she went to see Xia Zimo.
What Xia Zimo asked her to do was to pass on the holy decree and appease the ministers. The reason why she was asked to do this was because she was a noble concubine, and she had a high status in the palace and spoke very majesticly.
"Your Majesty has a will." After Jiang Guifei went out, she revealed the holy decree.
The ministers were already kneeling, and they only needed to bow their heads to receive the order, and they shouted in unison: "The ministers will receive the order."
"Fengtian carrier, the emperor's edict said: The death of Prime Minister Qiu is deeply sad. Every time I think of the death of the prime minister, the grief cannot be stopped. It is difficult to deal with state affairs. But the dragons cannot be left without a master for a day, and the country cannot be without a king for a day. Now he is specially named the regent of the prince and handles state affairs on my behalf. The order of the Yan King is my order, and the ministers should cooperate with the Yan King to handle the affairs of the state, and if there is any violation of the order, they will be killed according to the law. ”
Jiang Guifei read out Xia Zimo's holy decree, which caused heated discussions among the ministers. Concubine Jiang glanced at the ministers coldly and said, "Don't hurry up and thank you."
"Ministers and other orders, long live my emperor, long live, long live."
In this year's time, Xia Ziyan's political affairs are considered an important thing. Jiang Guifei's role is also in this.
In Xia Zimo's memories, Jiang Guifei also contributed a lot.
"Thanks to Concubine Jiang, otherwise I don't know how much of a bend to spare. I'm about to do something to Jiang Shilian, and I always feel sorry for her. ”
After listening to what Concubine Jiang had done, Qiu Luoxue was a little embarrassed and grateful. This is the power of love, since we can't be together, I hope that everything will be okay with each other.
"I have already promised her, sparing the people of the Jiang clan can be regarded as a reward for her." Xia Zimo said.
On the second day, Xia Zimo issued an order to arrest Jiang Shilian. Xia Ziyan took the royal gold medal and rushed straight into Jiang Shilian's home. The incident happened suddenly, and Jiang Shilian didn't have time to react, so he could only be arrested obediently.
At the same time that Xia Ziyan rushed into Jiang Mansion, Qiu Luoxue also arrived at King Chen's Mansion and told King Chen about the emperor's order to arrest Jiang Shilian.
"Why so suddenly? There was no wind at all before. Chen Wang also had a momentary panic.
Qiu Luoxue saw this panic in her eyes, and fanned the flames and said, "I just heard about it." His Majesty has been ignoring the government for more than a year, but he didn't expect him to suddenly make such a move. What do we do now? You can't just ignore Lord Jiang like this. Why don't I go and beg Your Majesty? ”
"Nope." King Chen made a forbidden gesture and said, "Don't act rashly. The matter of the smoke willow has already made you lose a lot of trust in front of Your Majesty, and if you make any more moves, you will likely fall out of favor. Leave this matter to me to solve, and you can take care of the emperor. ”
This was exactly the answer Qiu Luoxue wanted, she was originally worried that King Chen would let her persuade Xia Zimo to let Jiang Shilian go, so it would be a little difficult. Now that she got this answer, she just got out of the way.
"It's so decent, I don't know what kind of wind Your Majesty is smoking, and he actually wants to arrest Lord Jiang." Qiu Luoxue said in a complaining tone.
"He's not having a convulsion, he's taking revenge." Chen Wang came up with this answer, "It seems that he still hasn't forgotten that it was Jiang Shilian who took the lead in driving away Prime Minister Qiu back then, and it took a year to do it, and it seems that it was carefully planned." ”
"What can I do? Master Jiang is his father-in-law's right-hand man. ”
Qiu Luoxue's words are not distracted at all, she is all acting, she just wants to make King Chen feel the crisis. This old immortal has made Daqin into a miasma, which is really annoying.
"I'll think about it again. You go back to the palace first, be careful these days, and don't come to Chen Wangfu again, so as not to be caught. "King Chen didn't forget to arrange the Qiuluo Snow Road, she is now his trump card.
After Qiu Luoxue left, Xu Zhonghang walked out of the back room.
"AVIC, what do you think about this matter?" Chen Wang asked.
"My subordinates feel that Your Majesty is not completely confused by the Qiu Luoxue we sent. Since he did it to Jiang Shilian. It shows that he clearly knows what happened a year ago and is waiting for an opportunity to retaliate, which is likely to affect the prince. ”