Chapter 427 [An Unsolved Case Caused by a Jade Belt Hook]
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Princess Wannian hurriedly walked to the Jiaofang Palace, of course, this hurried only refers to the look on her face, and her walking demeanor is still elegant and calm, not slow. This is not pretended, but cultivated since childhood, and it cannot be thrown away, and others cannot learn it.
When I was about to arrive at the gate, I saw that there were obviously a lot fewer attendants and palace maids in front of the palace, and there was only one situation - the queen was not there.
Princess Wannian patted her forehead, she was really dizzy, after the collapse of the Son of Heaven, the queen had to keep vigil in front of the mourning hall for seven consecutive days. Right now, it seems like there's one last day.
"Go to the Chongde Hall of Spirit." Princess Wannian instructed the maid, and as soon as she turned around, a faint sound of conversation came, very subtle, but it made her stop.
“…… The queen is the guardian, why don't you call you? You are a good envoy (a high-ranking official's daughter), and you have always served the queen. ”
"I don't dare to go ......"
"Why?"
"I'm afraid that Your Majesty will crawl out of the jade coffin and quarrel with the queen."
"You...... What do you say? Your Majesty has passed away, where will there be...... Whatever...... Hey, you said that Your Majesty quarreled with the Queen, how could it? ”
"How could it not, I was on duty that day, and I faintly heard His Majesty's roar under the silhouette, and the queen's voice was very calm, too far away to hear clearly. In recent years, His Majesty has not had such a roar, and I did not feel anything at the time. It's just that...... Soon heard the news that His Majesty vomited blood, and then ...... He died. ”
"Ah, that's it."
"yes, you'd better go in and out of your left ear, and forget about it when you get out of this door."
"Oh, don't worry. I'm not going to talk nonsense, it's a damn thing...... You, what do you see? Eyes so big? ”
"Long ...... Princess! Greetings, greetings to Her Royal Highness the Eldest Princess. ”
The princess of Wannian was covered with frost, and stared coldly at the two kneeling on the ground, trembling, quail-like little palace maids.
Half an hour later, Princess Wannian appeared in the spiritual hall of Chongde Palace, her face was as usual. On both sides of the cloud platform of the main hall, and under the gate, there are kneeling with the royal clansmen of Luoyang. and the large and small officials who rotate the wake. When she saw the eldest princess, she bowed her head one by one, and the princess of Wannian also frequently returned the salute.
Walking up the stairs along the long dragon tail road, entering the main hall gate, on the two sides of a total of four huge multi-branched copper frames, rows of butter giant candles, illuminating the entire white mourning hall as bright as day.
In the middle of the mourning hall, the slender and feminine figure dressed in plain silk is the person who is currently in charge of the highest power of the entire Han Dynasty.
Princess Wannian looked at the back silently for a while. He slowly stepped forward, knelt in front of the mat beside him, and prayed silently to the coffin. After a while, he looked up. To the left and right, he said, "All out." ”
Everyone was stunned, this was obviously something to say to the queen alone, and the eyes of all the chamberlains and palace maids turned to the queen.
Fu Hou said indifferently: "Didn't you hear the imperial sister speak, go out!" ”
The mourning hall suddenly sounded a slight sound of rubbing against the placket and tiptoeing back.
When there were only two daughters left in the entire mourning hall. The atmosphere changed from the previous silence to a dead silence.
After bowing, he raised his head, stood up, and turned to face the princess of Wannian. knelt on the white pu mat again, and lightly lifted his lips: "I don't know what the imperial sister taught me." ”
Princess Wannian said lightly: "Don't dare, you will soon be the queen mother, just ten thousand years, how dare you say anything." ”
Fu Hou was slightly surprised: "What's wrong with the imperial sister today?" I deal with court affairs, discuss with the imperial sister more, and if there is anything wrong, please ask the imperial sister to point it out. ”
Princess Wannian calmed down her emotions and said: "Entering the palace today, in addition to guarding the spirit, it is only for public and private matters, public first and then private. I've heard some bad rumors about Fu Gong. ”
"What is it that makes the imperial sister unhappy?"
"Don't get me wrong, this matter has nothing to do with me, I just want to ask the queen to pay more attention - I got the news that Duke Fu has been in close contact with Yang, Zhang, Liu Zhugong, and several Shangqing recently, and even gathered in the mansion for a party. In the old days, it was only a feast. But now that the emperor has collapsed, the city is sued, and thousands of households are cold, which minister dares to feast? If it is not a feast, what is such a gathering? When this turbulent situation falls in the eyes of others, you must know that the three of them become tigers. ”
Fu Hou was surprised at first, but after listening to it, she was full of gratitude, and bowed deeply: "Thank you for reminding the imperial sister, I will announce Ah Weng into the palace and persuade him." ”
"Okay, now that business is over, let's talk about private matters." Princess Wannian's face slowly turned cold, she sucked the eyes of Fu Hou tightly, and went straight in, "I heard rumors in the inner palace that when His Majesty was dying, the queen had a big quarrel with him, yes or no?" ”
After Fuhou, he was first surprised, then shocked, and then his face slowly turned white, and his small mouth opened, as if he wanted to justify, but finally stopped talking and was silent.
Princess Wannian's face was still tense, but her tone slowly softened: "I have also heard that there are more than one such quarrels. It is also common for husbands and wives to get along with each other, bumps and bumps, but His Majesty ...... that night So I had to ask the queen for clarification. ”
Princess Wannian's words are already very civilian, and folk couples are indeed bumping into ordinary things, but in the emperor's house, your queen still wants to bump? The Son of Heaven reprimanded, do you still dare to speak out? It's against you!
Princess Wannian was born in the deep palace and grew up in the deep palace, but she experienced a period of life and death in adulthood. So it is not surprising that the queen dared to quarrel with the Son of Heaven. In her mind, stripped of the tall veil of the royal family, one is just a younger brother, and the other is just a younger brother-in-law, so it's normal to quarrel.
After being silent for a long time, she finally spoke: "I have been silent for a long time, and I have been thinking about what words to use to deal with the imperial sister, but after thinking about it, I only thought of four words - tell the truth." ”
Princess Wannian even softened her face this time, and said softly: "Wannian listens to me." ”
Fu Hou's face showed a look of reminiscence, and she said eloquently: "Your Majesty was dying that day, and summoned me to hand over all kinds of matters. Everything was fine, but everything in harmony changed completely when I leaned over to tuck the quilt for His Majesty. ”
It should be said that Fu Hou is still very talented in storytelling, and just one opening sentence attracted Princess Wannian to be completely immersed.
"Just as I leaned over, a jade belt hook fell out of my arms, and it fell in the eyes of His Majesty."
"Jade belt hook?" Princess Wannian was stunned, "Not yours?" ”
"It's not."
Princess Wannian's eyes sharpened suddenly: "It's not Your Majesty's?" ”
Fu Hou shook his head calmly.
The sleeves of the princess trembled slightly, and there was no need to say it in detail, she was born in the emperor's family, she had heard a lot of such things, and she had witnessed it, but she didn't expect it...... In this way, the brother's roar and anger are completely understandable. Even if you are in good health, you can't stand such a blow suddenly, let alone when you are critically ill.
Princess Wannian couldn't hide her anger in her eyes: "So, Your Majesty was angry with you?" ”
Empress Fu smiled sadly: "The imperial sister must not be so accusatory, Fu Shou can't afford it, is it possible that the imperial sister thinks that without this accident, Your Majesty can survive to this day?" ”
When Liu Xie was critically ill, Princess Wannian visited more than once, and even stayed with her for a few nights, how could she not know about her brother's condition? Whether she witnessed it with her own eyes or the doctor told her, the Son of Heaven was already terminally ill and blind. With this unexpected stimulus, of course, sudden death, without this stimulus, the same will die, only sooner or later.
Princess Wannian slowly calmed down and apologized: "Wannian lost her word." ”
After the funeral, he returned the salute with a solemn face to show his understanding.
Princess Wannian took a deep breath and looked at the queen who was pure and filial, beautiful and elegant, as holy as a white lotus, and couldn't believe that she would ...... Biting his lip and biting his lip again, he finally couldn't help but ask: "This matter ...... Seriously? ”
Fu Hou looked at the coffin on the altar with a biased face, and said slowly: "In front of the Xianjun Spiritual Hall, Fu Shou does not dare to say anything, the sentence is true, if there is half a lie, he will be cut off in front of the spirit." "This is a very heavy oath, and no one would be so stupid as to excuse themselves with such self-defilement.
Princess Wannian paused: "Can I take a look at the jade belt hook?" ”
Fu Hou shook his head softly but firmly: "Can't! ”
Princess Wannian's expression was sharp, and she immediately eased up, and saluted: "It's Wannian who is presumptuous." ”
Fu Hou didn't speak, and a voice in his heart kept shouting: "This is what I quietly plucked from him, how dare I show you......"
At this time, a communication outside the hall sounded at the right time: "Zhijinwu asks to see." ”
Princess Wannian smiled: "What a coincidence, Fu Gong is uninvited, and Wannian will not disturb your father and daughter's conversation." ”
The two girls saluted each other, got up and went out together, and none of them mentioned anything about the owner of the jade belt hook.
The princess has made up her mind to find out who this person is, even if she uses her eagle eye...... However, only Empress Fu understood that the princess's plan was destined to be in vain.
The princess of Wannian just walked on her front legs, and came on her hind feet, but the location was changed, and it was replaced by the Chongde Palace, which was the place for serious discussions.
After entering the table, the first sentence was: "Please ask the queen to make a decree, issue a tiger talisman, and exchange the captain of the eight passes of Luoyang." Among them, the captains of the two passes of the Northern Army were exchanged by themselves, and the captains of the six passes of the Dragon and Wolf Army were also reversed with each other, so they must not be mistaken. ”
After the fu, it is very simple, not to engage in twists and turns, his own daughter, and in private, there is nothing polite, straight to the point, simply clear.
Fu Hou has been frightened several times today, and she is really a little exhausted, but she didn't expect to be frightened by her father's words again......
"Awen, why is that?" After calming down, Fu Hou was very puzzled, although she didn't know anything about the military, but when it came to the Dragon Wolf Army, she couldn't help but be imprudent.
Fu Wan's words were amazing: "For you to sit on the throne of the queen mother, for my Fu clan for thousands of generations, and for the long-term stability of the Han Dynasty." ”
Fu Hou was dumbfounded, is it so serious?
As Fu finished telling the story of yesterday's party, Fu Hou's expression slowly calmed down, and the more he listened, the colder his eyes became...... (To be continued......)