Chapter Eighty-Five: The Prince Is Dead
Baiguan rode a horse and drove on foot to inspect the fish charm outside the end gate and prepared to go to court.
Suddenly, the palace bells rang in unison, and a high-pitched and sad voice came into the ears of the hundred officials.
"Prince!"
"Prince!"
"Prince!"
The hundred officials were instantly shocked, the prince got married last night, how could he die in this night, among the hundred officials, the officials of the East Palace, couldn't help but face the palace, knelt on the ground, and cried. Hao Chujun, Li Jingxuan and others showed anger on their faces.
All morning, Wu Qing was enlightening the Pei sisters, because like Wu Qing, these two sisters didn't know what happened last night, but their lower body pain, as well as the scarlet on the sheets, everyone knew what was going on, and it was a very tangled thing. The three of them experienced the first experience of their lives in such a daze, and the result was that they didn't know how to feel.
In the study, the three of them sat facing each other.
"Two sisters, then marry me." Wu Qing really can't think of any other way, since he has done it, he has to be responsible, and Wu Qing is still very kind to this.
Pei Rou's face was shy, and she wanted to speak, but she couldn't speak. Pei Ying stared at Wu Qing very angrily, and said coquettishly: "Brother Qing, have you ever liked me?" ”
"Have you ever liked it?" Wu Qing couldn't help but ask himself in his heart, he used to just fantasize, but did he really like it? The total time spent by the three of them together is no more than two days, so why don't you like it or not, for a while, Wu Qing couldn't help but be stupid.
"Sister, don't force your son." Pei Rou said softly.
Pei Ying seemed to be very angry, staring at Wu Qing with apricot eyes, and then looked at her sister, and said: "Look at his hesitant look, it is clear that he has never liked us, how can we marry, we are not chickens or dogs, how can we be so arbitrarily set for life." Sister, I want to marry you, and this girl will not serve. ”
After that, Pei Ying took the short sword and rushed away, Wu Qingfei stopped him, and said, "Sister Ying, I like you, and your sister." ”
"Hmph, it's late! Get out of the way, Miss Ben hasn't gotten married yet! "Pei Ying has been practicing martial arts since she was a child, and her martial arts are strong, she escaped Wuqing's interception, and after a few ups and downs, she disappeared.
Pei Rou saw that her sister was gone, her heart was gloomy, she had learned qin, chess, calligraphy and painting since she was a child, and had never learned martial arts, so she said: "Son, if my sister is unwilling, then the slave family is not willing, and the slave family will leave." ”
Wu Qing was depressed and abnormal, what is this, he was busy arranging a carriage to send Pei Rou at the moment, and this matter could only be discussed in the long run.
Wu Qing was very bored, took an iron spear, his expression was suddenly fierce, only to see a shot stabbed out, several spear heads appeared in unison, and his spear skills took a big step.
At this time, Qiu Ju came to the courtyard, last night she was waiting for the son's banquet, and then she was also dismissed, but she did not leave, she has been waiting outside the lobby, she saw with her own eyes that the son took the Pei's second daughter to the Hu bed, at that moment she was sad. But she understood that this was her life, so early the next morning, she still groomed her son, still smiling, and she wanted her to let her smile all the time.
"What?" Wu Qing put away his gun and stood.
Qiu Ju owed, "The prince is gone." ”
"What? You repeat! Wu Qing shouted loudly.
Qiu Ju had never seen Wu Qing's angry expression before, and couldn't help but be a little afraid, "Slave, slave said, prince, prince him"
Wu Qing interrupted, and suddenly felt bored for a while, and said faintly: "Qiu Ju, you go down first." ”
Wu Qing sat on the ground, leaning against an ancient cypress, closing his eyes, why is this happening? Do you still remember the day Li Hong took him out of prison?
That day, Li Hong coughed, his face was pale and haggard, but with a smile on his face, he said: "My cousin is young and frivolous, and now he is out of the cage, so he should be a good student to reflect." Then he handed it to his ear and whispered: "Cousin, my father has agreed, and he will give me the throne after the wedding, and when the time comes, you will be my first prime minister, and I will ask my father and mother to release Shangguan Wan'er and personally preside over the wedding of you and Wan'er." ”
The words are still in my ears, but the Si people have passed away.
Wu Qing didn't know if Li Hong's death was related to the Queen of Heaven, but he definitely knew that with Li Hong's physical condition, if he hadn't recuperated with precious medicinal materials every day, Li Hong would have hung up a long time ago. But dead at this juncture, one has to be suspicious.
It didn't take long for the obituary of the imperial court to be sent to all states and counties, and the whole country mourned. The hundred officials were suspicious of the Queen of Heaven, but it was obvious that there was Gaozong who testified, which had nothing to do with the Queen of Heaven, and they only went to the Hebi Palace when they heard the eunuchs of the Hebi Palace. And when they arrived, it was too late, and the prince had already died early. The queen was overly sad and fainted.
At the court meeting, Gaozong dragged the sick body, and the world was sad.
Gaozong said: "Last night I lost my beloved son, you Aiqing lost a gentle and elegant prince, I have already told the prince that after the wedding, I will be in him, I didn't expect it to be this ending." I and the Queen of Heaven were so grieved that I decided to posthumously crown Li Hong as the emperor and pay homage to him. Buried in Yanshi Jingshan, called Gong Mausoleum. ”
A minister asked, "Why isn't Your Majesty buried in Chang'an?" ”
At this time, the queen of heaven got up, wiped two tears, and said: "Last year, the palace once put forward suggestions to the emperor Among the twelve things, there was 'persuade the farmer to sang, and Bo to serve in the army.'" 'Now that farming is imminent, the field work has begun, and it has returned to Chang'an, I am afraid that there will be labor and waste, although my son has not, how dare I not lead by example. ”
"The Queen of Heaven is merciful, long live the Emperor!" All the officials shouted in unison.
Three days later, hundreds of officials went to the prince's spirit to pay respects, and Gaozong issued an edict to Puzhou Assassin Li Zhonglian to supervise the construction of the prince's mausoleum, and the mausoleum was designed by Si Nongqing Wei Xuanji, and tens of thousands of Luozhou people were requisitioned to build it day and night.
Wu Qing was dressed in plain clothes, and went to worship in front of the prince's spirit, he took out half a bottle of distilled spirit, which was the first bottle of distilled liquor tested last year, and drank half a bottle with Li Hong, and now there is still half a bottle left, which was originally to be kept as a commemoration, and now that Li Hong has gone, Wu Qing took it out to pay tribute to Li Hong.
Wu Qing also ignored Li Hong's concubines and palace maids, as well as some of the prince's subordinate officials, he opened the mud seal, and the fragrance of wine overflowed, instantly attracting everyone's attention.
"Although this wine is good, but without you, cousin, I am really bored with it, cousin, so I might as well let you take it away." There will be a death in life, sooner or later, you just go one step ahead of me, do it! ”
Wu Qing said, took a sip by himself, and then put the wine bottle on the confession. Then he turned and walked away.
After that, every time someone worshipped, they could smell the strong aroma of wine, and after inquiring, they knew that this wine was sacrificed by Wuqing.
Since someone told Empress Wu, although Empress Wu had a haggard face, she still said quietly: "This kid has also told the essence of life, but it is too decadent." In life, when you live a life, it will not be in vain in the next life. It seems that this kid has a knot in his heart. After a pause, he said: "Spread the edict of the palace, the emperor has a decree to allow Wuqing to participate in the Spring Festival." ”