Zhao Ling accompanied Emperor Showa and said a few more words to him.

After all, Emperor Showa was chatting with his beloved son in his spirit, and after a long time, he was naturally a little tired, seeing his eyelids together, it seemed that he was really tired, Zhao Ling tucked the corners of the quilt for him, and said with concern: "Father, you are resting for a while, and tomorrow the retainer will enter the palace to talk to you." ”

Emperor Showa also understood Zhao Ling's tossing for a whole day, and nodded with satisfaction; However, as soon as Emperor Showa's eyes closed, there was a rush of footsteps outside the hall.

Zhao Ling's eyebrows immediately twisted, although he didn't say much, but the discerning person knew at a glance that this master was unhappy.

Now who in the palace does not know that Emperor Showa was poisoned by Queen Jiang, and it is the time when he needs to meditate and cultivate, and at this time, he is serving in the Tai'an Palace, and he doesn't even dare to take a few breaths of the atmosphere.

Manager Fu looked at Zhao Ling and said, "The prince is angry, the old slave will go out to see what is going on." ”

Zhao Ling snorted and continued to accompany Emperor Showa's bedside, looking at Emperor Showa's calm face, his eyes flowing with worry.

Within a moment, Manager Fu walked in from outside, and his face seemed to be a little unpleasant, "Lord Wang, it's a person from Yonghe Palace, say yes, say it......"

Seeing that Mr. Fu had an unspeakable appearance, Zhao Ling said: "Just say, this king listens." ”

Mr. Fu, "The slave who was waiting in Yonghe Palace came to report, saying that the queen mother had committed suicide by swallowing poison, and she was hanging at this time, wanting to see the emperor for the last time. ”

Jiang Qiang committed suicide by swallowing poison?

Zhao Ling didn't expect Jiang Qiang to do such a thing, after all, in his impression, this woman is almost very spicy and does all kinds of evil, not to force her to a desperate situation, she doesn't know what it means to give up.

Now, she actually chose to commit suicide, which shows that she also knows that she is at the end of the road, rather than waiting for the holy decree to give her death, it is better for the person she knows to die first, and she can also end up clean.

Although Zhao Ling disliked Empress Jiang very much, he also knew that this woman was the wife of Emperor Showa, and he had no right to make decisions for Emperor Showa while Emperor Showa was alive.

Therefore, after listening to the words of Chief Manager Fu, Zhao Ling looked at Emperor Showa lying on the bed, and Emperor Showa had closed his eyes and didn't know when to open them, and there was no extra emotion in his tired pupils.

"Although I have been husband and wife with her for more than 30 years, we have long been strangers and have no real name. Jiang killed the woman I loved the most, and in the end even wanted to murder me, I didn't even want to mention such a poisonous woman, how could I go to see her. Fusheng, tell the people in Yonghe Palace that I have no contact with the Jiang family, and she should not think that she will enter the imperial mausoleum after her death and receive the incense of my Zhao family's descendants. I will abolish her, and let her go back wherever she came from. ”

Emperor Showa said so many words in one breath and was obviously a little out of breath, but he didn't mean to stop, and continued to add a few words, "I have been trapped in this palace all my life, trapped in the hands of this woman, I only have a deep hatred for him, and I don't have any warmth and affection. ”

Emperor Showa's decision was undoubtedly ruthless for the Jiang family.

Almost everyone can see that even if Jiang's ambition is inflated to the extreme, he still has true feelings for Emperor Showa, this woman has been following what she wants all her life, first it is not her right, then it is not her husband; She spent almost her whole life for these two things, but unfortunately in the end, she didn't get either.

It's sad and ridiculous indeed.

Zhao Ling saw that Emperor Showa's emotions were a little excited, and stretched out his hand to ease him on his chest, and said, "Father, don't bother about this kind of thing, leave it to the son, and the son-in-law will be as good as you." ”

Emperor Showa looked at Zhao Ling with tears in his eyes, "I will never be able to forgive her, she hurt me and your mother, my son, you don't have to show mercy to her." ”

Zhao Ling nodded and agreed, and then patiently coaxed Emperor Showa to fall asleep.

When Zhao Ling walked out of Tai'an Palace, it was already moonlight and twilight.

Looking at the thin figure kneeling humbly on the steps of Tai'an Palace, Zhao Ling recognized her as Aunt Yinglan, an old palace man who was serving beside the Jiang family; He heard Xiao Gang say that this Aunt Yinglan wanted to send a signal to notify people outside to enter the palace to build momentum, but she didn't expect to be caught by Xiao Gang in time.

Now that she will appear here, it should be Xiao Gang who put her back to the Jiang family, after all, now the Jiang family has long been unable to protect itself, and putting her old slave back can be regarded as the last bit of mercy for their master and servant.

Aunt Yinglan heard the movement and quickly raised her head, she had been kneeling outside the hall for a long time and did not see anyone from the palace come out, seeing that the hope was getting slimmer and slimmer, but she didn't expect to meet King Ling here at this time.

Thinking that the queen mother was going to die, this would be her last wish in this life, Aunt Yinglan desperately knelt down to Zhao Ling's legs, dragged the hem of Zhao Ling's clothes, and kept kowtowing and begging.

"Lord, my mother is dying, I beg you, let the emperor go up and see her."

Zhao Ling looked coldly at this loyal old slave who kept kowtowing to him, and said in a cold voice: "My father has already taken medicine and fallen asleep, I'm afraid that the Jiang family will not have the fate to see my father again; However, my father has a few words to explain, you take this king to see the Jiang family. ”

How could Aunt Yinglan not know that Emperor Showa was unwilling to see her mother again, and she was helpless to think about it, after all, Niangniang had done so many wrong things over the years, and the emperor had already hated her, so how could she be willing to see her in the end?

Aunt Yinglan's body suddenly withered, and after kowtowing to Zhao Ling, she said, "Lord Wang, please come with the slave maid." ”

Yonghe Palace

Where is today's Yonghe Palace or the most magnificent palace in the harem, now all the palace people who are waiting in the palace, as long as they pass by the Yonghe Palace, they will walk quickly, as if they stay here for a while, they will be contaminated with the decadent atmosphere that emanates from the palace.

Therefore, when Zhao Ling came to Yonghe Palace, he only saw a few simple palace lamps hanging at the palace gate, and there was not even a palace person waiting for him, which was really a bit desolate to look at.

Aunt Yinglan walked in front and brought Zhao Ling into the palace.

In the large and delicate Yonghe Palace, only a few white candles are lit, mixed with the cool smell floating in the air, like a layer of cold white dew, stained on the skin, making people feel very uncomfortable.

At this time, Jiang Qiang faded off her brocade clothes and golden hairpin rings, and lay on the bed in the dormitory with a white face.

Jiang Qiang seemed to have been trying to support the arrival of Emperor Showa, and suddenly heard footsteps approaching, her slightly closed eyes immediately opened, and the whites of her eyes that were stagnant also bloomed with a surprise luster, and she sat up on the edge of the bed, looked happily towards the place where the footsteps came from, and shouted at the same time, "Your Majesty, are you here?!" ”

Zhao Ling stood five steps away from the bed and stopped, his figure illuminated by the dim candle flame, Jiang Qiang waited for a long time and didn't hear anyone reply, so she looked towards the place with a shadow again, this time she saw it very clearly, and naturally recognized that the person who appeared in the hall at this time was not Emperor Showa, but Zhao Ling, who she didn't want to see the most.

Zhao Ling immediately caught the look of disappointment in Jiang Qiang's eyes, and said coldly: "Father is asleep, I heard that you are about to leave, so let this king come and bring you a few words." ”

A sarcastic smile appeared at the corner of Jiang Qiang's mouth, the strength of her whole body seemed to be completely drained, and she lay down on the bed full of exhaustion, letting her dry white hair scatter all over the pillow.

At this time, she was already at the end of her crossbow, even if she wanted to shout at Zhao Ling, she didn't have the strength; She knew that Emperor Showa didn't want to see her, and it seemed that in this man's heart, she was really the most inconsequential existence; Even if it was her last wish before she died, he could ruthlessly refuse.

What a ridiculous thing a couple has done for more than 30 years.

Jiang Qiang blinked, forced back the tears in her eyes, opened and closed her dry lips, and her voice was hoarse, "He hates Bengong, even if you ask you to bring a few words to Bengong, I'm afraid you will hate Bengong's words." ”

Zhao Ling stood still, just looking at Jiang Qiang's thin figure with an indifferent expression, "You guessed wrong this time, my father didn't say anything to hate you, he just wanted to tell you that you would go back wherever you came from; After you die, you will not be buried in the imperial mausoleum, and as for your queen's title, it will also be stripped away; Now all the people in the Jiang family who participated in the rebellion have been put in prison, and in a few days, you will meet at the bottom of the Yellow Spring. For the sake of the ancestors of the Jiang family, we will not let you rebellious ministers and thieves be in the wilderness; When the time comes, a thin coffin and a tombstone will allow your family to reunite well underground. ”

Jiang Qiang knew that once the matter was revealed, they would not end well.

But she didn't expect Emperor Showa to be so ruthless, he actually wanted to take away her title, and he didn't even have the qualifications to be with him after death.

Thinking of this, Jiang Qiang coughed fiercely a few times, and the blackened blood continued to overflow from the corners of her mouth with the terrible coughing sound.

She looked at Zhao Ling with tears in pain, as if she wanted to say something, but at this time, the blood that kept gushing out blocked her throat, making her unable to utter a word.

When Aunt Yinglan saw Jiang's appearance, she hurriedly rushed up to support her, kept beating her chest, tried hard to smooth her breath, and cried: "Niangniang, Niangniang, please hold on, please hold on." ”

Seeing that the former unbeatable master of the harem has now fallen to such a state, Zhao Ling can only sigh.

After taking a deep look at Jiang Qiang's miserable appearance at the end, Zhao Ling walked out of Yonghe Palace without looking back.

I still remember when he was a child, he stood far away and looked at this magnificent palace, longing for everything beautiful here, and felt that this was a place that he could not approach in his life; I didn't expect fate to arrange it like this, and now that he has grown up, he never wants to be half a step closer to this palace.

Everything here, he will order people to seal it up, and it will never be opened again.