What the?

Martyrdom?

Everyone was stunned!

In the previous dynasty, there was indeed a precedent for concubines to be buried for the Son of Heaven. However, after the establishment of the Great Chu Dynasty, there was no such thing as martyrdom.

After the first emperor died more than ten years ago and returned to the west, the concubines who had sons followed their sons. It's just that the vassal kings died of illness and illness, and the concubines didn't necessarily live for a few years after leaving the palace.

But this is better than martyrdom!

It's better to die than to live, and ants are still stealing life!

Moreover, with so many concubines, Emperor Xuanhe only named the four of them who had princes to be martyred, and the deep meaning behind this was simply chilling.

Cheng Jinrong's heart sank, and he raised his eyes and looked over.

From her point of view, she can clearly see the expressions of Zheng Jieyu and the four of them.

Concubine Wei Xian's face was pale, and her whole body trembled. Zheng Jieyu's eyes showed resentment, and her body also trembled. The biological mother of the seventh prince and the biological mother of the eighth prince were directly paralyzed to the ground by fright.

The faces of several princes also changed.

The eldest prince's blood surged, rushed forward two steps, and then stopped abruptly, and knelt down instead: "Ask my father to spare my mother's life!" ”

The four princes had green muscles on their foreheads, and knelt side by side with the eldest prince: "Father, the mother concubine gave birth to our two brothers. Taking care of the harem over the years, even if there is no credit, there is hard work. How could my father be so ruthless......"

Emperor Xuanhe's eyes showed a cold light, and he looked coldly at the eldest prince and the fourth prince.

The fifth prince took a step slower, and also knelt down at this time: "As soon as the father and emperor leave, the sons and daughters will have no father." If there is no longer a mother, the son will become a fatherless and motherless person. How can the father bear it! ”

The Seven Princes and the Eight Princes didn't dare to speak, kneeling on the side and crying.

Emperor Xuanhe's face was gloomy, and he said coldly: "Bastard! The queen is your mother-in-law. If you say that you have no mother, it is simply disobedient and unfilial! I'm not dead yet, and you don't have the queen in your eyes at all. If I had closed my eyes, wouldn't you have to commit disobedience? ”

"Someone, spread my will, and drag these bastards out together......"

Empress Pei finally recovered from the shock and hurriedly stopped: "The emperor is angry." Mother and son are related by blood, and it is normal for them to think about their biological mother, and they do not intend to offend their mother-in-law. Please calm the emperor's anger. ”

Zheng Jieyu woke up from her anger and resentment, and immediately grabbed the conversation: "The concubine can go underground to accompany the emperor, willingly." ”

Concubine Wei Xian didn't tremble anymore, and kowtowed with a white face: "The concubine is also willing to be buried." ”

The matter is obvious, Emperor Xuanhe is afraid of his own death, and Queen Pei can't suppress a few of their concubines who are tall and have princes. So take them all together.

If they want their sons to live well, they have to die.

The biological mother of the seventh prince and the biological mother of the eighth prince also trembled and got up from the ground, kowtowed together, and asked for a funeral.

The dormitory was full of crying.

The concubines who escaped the catastrophe of martyrdom were not much better, and Concubine Gu Shufei and Yu Meiren were like blank sheets.

None of them expected that Emperor Xuanhe would order the concubines to be buried before he died. None of the concubines who had a prince were spared. Only Concubine Gu Shu was spared, because she was Queen Pei's person, and because she had only one princess under her knees.

……

Cheng Jinrong's heart was cold.

This is the cruelty and horror of imperial power.

How affectionate Emperor Xuanhe was to Empress Pei was, how ruthless he was to the harem concubines.

She should rejoice for Empress Pei. found that she couldn't be happy.

Empress Pei also had a pale face, and her mind was chaotic.

With Emperor Xuanhe's domineering possessiveness, she had already silently prepared to die with him. But he never thought that Emperor Xuanhe did not mean to take her life, but wanted the lives of Zheng Jieyu and others.

At this moment, the Six Princes walked in.

At first, the six princes did not notice anything unusual. The father and emperor are about to die and return to heaven, and the crying in the dormitory is a matter of course.

Until the sixth prince saw the grief-stricken faces of the eldest prince and others, until he saw the four concubines kneeling alone by the dragon couch. There was also a mother with a painful face and Cheng Jinrong with a cold look in the corner, he finally faintly felt that something was wrong.

What the hell is going on?

The sixth prince suppressed the doubts in his heart, and arched his hand and said, "Father, Wei Guogong and others have all been summoned to the palace. ”

Emperor Xuanhe nodded: "Xuan them come in." ”

The weeping crowd staggered to their feet and withdrew. Empress Pei and the six princes naturally stayed. Cheng Jinrong has also been standing by the dragon couch, paying close attention to the situation of Emperor Xuanhe.

The Duke of Weiguo and the Duke of Jingguo and other important ministers entered the dormitory one by one.

Seeing Emperor Xuanhe, whose face was like a tree that would swallow at any time, all the ministers had red eyes at the same time, and knelt down together and cried.

"I'm not dead yet, don't be in a hurry to cry and mourn." Emperor Xuanhe said lightly: "I announced that you entered the palace because I had something to tell you. ”

"After I closed my eyes and entered the imperial tomb, the crown prince immediately ascended the throne as the new emperor. You are all ministers of the Great Chu humerus, the prince is young, you must assist the prince with all your heart. ”

The ministers wiped their tears and responded in unison.

Emperor Xuanhe made a decree.

This will be Emperor Xuanhe's last holy decree left in the world, and it is also his last will. Even if the new emperor ascends the throne in the future, he must not disobey his will. Otherwise, it is disobedience and unfilial piety.

The affairs of the court were entrusted to the ministers, the secretary was the head of the civil officials, and the Duke of Wei Guo was the head of the generals, and the two knelt down together to receive the order.

The affairs of the harem are entrusted to Queen Pei. The prince's lifelong events, the princes, princesses, grandsons, and granddaughters of the emperor are naturally entrusted to Queen Pei.

Emperor Xuanhe issued another decree to give marriage, and Liang Shangshu of the household department accepted the decree with fear and surprise.

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is intelligent and gentle, young and talented, and is about to ascend the throne as the new emperor. As soon as his eldest granddaughter entered the door, she was the queen of the middle palace.

The Great Chu Dynasty was established for more than 100 years, and every queen was the daughter of a noble family. Unexpectedly, the convention has been broken today. The one who is about to become the queen of Great Chu is the daughter of the Wenchen family.

The six princes had no time to rejoice in the marriage. He soon heard something that shocked him.

Emperor Xuanhe actually mentioned the funeral in his will, and named Zheng Jieyu and others to be martyred.

The sixth prince was shocked, and knelt down with his father: "The matter of martyrdom, please think twice about the funeral." Mother and son are heart-to-heart, blood is thicker than water, the eldest brother, the fourth emperor brother, the fifth emperor brother and the two royal brothers will be sad and sad if they have no mother. The sons and daughters could not bear to see them parting in life and death. ”

"The son begs his father to take back his order."

The face of the Marquis of Jinning and the Yuan Marquis is not good-looking.

This is their own sister (sister), who gave birth to a prince for the emperor, but now she has ended up in a martyrdom, and she will not die well, which is too chilling.

The six princes' intercession without thinking about it made people feel a little warm in their hearts.

At this time, Empress Pei also knelt down: "The concubine also asks the emperor to retract the will of the funeral." ”