Chapter 192: Background Exposed
Thinking of Mrs. Tan's affection, Ji Lingyun did not kill Shu Yue, but only drove people out of the palace. Shu Yue returned to the house she bought in the capital, but she was already in the news, and she didn't dare to go out easily, always feeling that someone was going to kill her.
Not to mention it here, the clues Shu Yue said made the original speculation more and more deadlocked, and the investigation of the selected book was even more helpless.
I don't know how many hidden piles like the Spring Pavilion have been planted in the capital. And in addition to the Su family and Old Master Lan, how many people have been controlled by the floating life drunk and have become involuntarily.
It was like a haze, making the sky in the capital more and more dark.
The heavy snow fell for a few days, and finally on the 15th, a sunny day was revealed, which made people's hearts feel a little relieved.
The fifteenth sacrifice to heaven is a major event of the country, and the altar is located in the middle of the Anhua Mountain. As for why he came to Anhua Mountain with such fanfare and was not in the palace, it was for the convenience of the people to pay their respects.
The emperor came in person, the crown prince and the other three princes followed, and the civil and military officials followed closely. The purpose of this formation is to reassure the people, conform to the will of the people, and show the emperor's grace.
Anhua Mountain had already been arranged, and the forbidden army and the officials of Jingzhao Mansion were dispatched to escort it. did not embarrass the people who came to watch, only blocked the crowd to avoid collision, and Rao was not a simple errand.
Chanting, praying, burning incense, and worshiping are different from the previous festivals, and this time the festival is not more lively than the previous one, and there is no custom of sharing fruits and other customs such as sharing fruits with the people, so it is more solemn and solemn.
Except for Emperor Yuanhe's body, Anhua Mountain was a little difficult and wasted a lot of time, everything else went smoothly. However, Rao is like this, and when the ceremony of sacrificing to heaven is over, it is already the hour.
Although going down the mountain is not as good as going up the mountain, it is still a little difficult for Emperor Yuan He's body. Ji Lingyun looked at his father's gray sideburns and tired complexion, and his heart was mixed for a while.
Ji Chengyu is still as heavy as water, respectful and diligent. Only in the gap to the chauffeur of the holy car to make a look, Fu'an hesitated slightly, then leaned over the Yuan He Emperor ear and said: "Your Majesty, it is still early now, and there are many people on the road who have not dispersed, why don't you go to Anhua Temple to rest first." It can also eliminate collisions. ”
Emperor Yuanhe's wrinkled eyelids drooped, not knowing what he was thinking in his heart, and nodded after a little hesitation. Fu'an cleaned up, and the palace people who accompanied the holy driver turned around and went to Anhua Temple instead.
This altar is located at the top of Anhua Mountain, and it is said that the aura of this place is strong, and the altar is set up here to worship up to heaven. It is not known who exactly came from this statement, but it is now a common practice.
There are two roads down the mountain from Anhua Temple, one is the mountain road specially repaired by the royal family when going up the mountain, and the other is the mountain road that the people walked out of when they went up Anhua Temple.
Halfway up the mountain, you can see a temple hidden in the lush greenery, and you can faintly hear the sound of chanting, which is the opposite of the hustle and bustle of the mountaintop.
Own palace people and guards go to the front to open the way, when Emperor Yuan and his party arrived in the temple, the host was already waiting for the driver, and when he saw Emperor Yuan and Emperor did not bow down, he only leaned over and said the Buddha's name.
Emperor Yuanhe was old, and he had been sick and injured for a long time, and he was really tired after tossing for most of the day, so he waved his hand and entered the temple.
The weather is cold, and the incense in the temple is sparse. Especially today, the emperor sacrificed to the sky, and the people ran to the top of the mountain to see the excitement, but there are no pilgrims in Anhua Temple today.
Emperor Yuanhe was led to the wing room to rest, although several princes were young and strong, but they were inevitably a little tired, and they were all resting and drinking tea in the flower hall in front of them at this moment.
Ji Yuren's legs and feet are inconvenient, and it is extremely difficult to support him at this time, his face is haggard at the moment, and when he sat down, he found that a layer of cold sweat oozed from his forehead during the cold winter wax moon.
Ji Sihong sneered. All said maliciously: "The inconvenience of the legs and feet of the fourth emperor brother is known to the world, how can His Royal Highness the Crown Prince still be so difficult for him, isn't it a mutilate sibling in a different way?" ”
Ji Chengyu's old god is here, and he is not annoyed by his provocation. It's just that before he could speak, he heard Ji Yuren answer himself: "The third emperor brother is joking, I insisted on coming with me, and it has nothing to do with His Royal Highness the Crown Prince." ”
Ji Sihong narrowed his eyes, as if he was annoyed by his remarks against Ji Chengyu, and said more and more badly: "Why should the fourth emperor brother be so self-conscious, even if he reluctantly came to the Heaven Sacrifice Ceremony, could it be that the leg disease brought by this mother's womb can be cured?" ”
That's not all, he then sneered: "Waste is waste, and you deserve to rob people from me." I advise you to die as soon as possible, don't worry about my things, my father has already relieved my mother's concubine, and in two days he will marry me and the lord of Mingzhu County. ”
Ji Yuren's hand hidden in his sleeve clenched into a fist, because he was too hard, his fingers "gurgle". However, he lowered his eyes, did not say a word, and did not even raise his head to reveal a trace of emotion.
Ji Chengyu opened his mouth and said: "King Jian, be cautious." Father has not made an edict yet, and you don't talk nonsense and ruin the reputation of the Lord of Mingzhu. ”
Ji Lingyun also sneered, looked at Ji Sihong and said meaningfully: "King Jian's words are not right, no matter how the fourth emperor brother is also a royal bloodline, the real prince, why not deserve it?" ”
Ji Yuren was still silent, neither the resentment of being ridiculed, nor the gratitude for the help of others. There was a gleam in his eyes, and he didn't know what to think again. 12345
Although Ji Sihong felt that he had something to say, he couldn't hear anything else. At the moment, these two people are helping Ji Yuren to speak, and he only has one mouth, so he naturally can't please anything, so he simply stopped talking, and only hooked the corners of his mouth mockingly and closed his eyes to recuperate.
Ji Lingyun and Ji Chengyu glanced at each other, Ji Chengyu nodded, and the two stopped talking, and there was silence in the flower hall for a while.
It was also quiet in the wing room where Emperor Yuan He was, but soon a footstep broke the silence.
The visitor, a young woman covered with a light veil, entered through the back door of the courtyard and came straight to the wing, but when she reached the door, she was stopped.
Several forbidden soldiers guarding the door had already pressed their hands on the hilt of their swords and scolded, "Who is it? ”
The woman is dressed in plain clothes, and her beauty can be seen even if only a pair of eyes are exposed. At this moment, her body was trembling slightly because she was too nervous and excited, but she was fearless in the face of these imminent forbidden troops.
She took a deep breath and said, "I am the daughter of the emperor and Lan Guifei, the real princess, I want to see the emperor!" ”
The dozens of forbidden soldiers who were guarding the door on the bright side and secretly guarding were all stunned, and the person who asked him after a while came back to his senses and raised his voice to scold: "Dare to disobey the people, dare to pretend to be a princess......"
Before he could finish his words, the door behind him was opened from inside the house, and Fu'an walked out expressionlessly.
He glanced at the woman in front of him casually, gestured to the forbidden soldiers who were ready to attack, and then said to the woman: "Come in, the emperor wants to see you." ”
The woman clenched her hand excitedly and followed Fu'an inwardly, but involuntarily straightened her chest.
The wings in the temple are quiet and elegant, but they are not very spacious and luxurious. Even if the host asked people to pack up the best room and come out, it was still condescending to this Ninety-Five Emperor.
Fortunately, the stove in the room is more vigorous, it is very warm, and quiet and peaceful, it should be a good place to rest. At this moment, Emperor Yuan He was helped up by Fu'an and sat at the head of the bed, looking at the woman standing in front of him with a calm expression.
Silence returned to the room, and only the staggered breathing of several people could be heard. Zhu Rouyun froze in place under the gaze of this gaze, and didn't even dare to look up at the person on the bed.
After a long time, I only heard Emperor Yuan He speak: "Who asked you to come?" The crown prince or the fifth? ”
Hearing the emperor speak, Zhu Rouyun's body couldn't help but shudder, and when she came back to her senses, she hurriedly said, "No, no, I ......"
As she spoke, she subconsciously looked up at the person on the bed, but with a pair of deep and sharp eyes, she involuntarily trembled and knelt on the ground.
Zhu Rouyun thought of the isolation and helplessness when she was imprisoned, the terrible despair in the fire, and even the hardships she had endured since she was a child.
This scene passed by like snowflakes in front of him, and finally froze on Qian Guanchang's gentle smiling face. As if grasping a life-saving straw, she gradually gained strength.
Zhu Rouyun tried to settle down and said: "No one sent me, it was I who accidentally learned my true life experience, risked my life to escape from the Jianwang Mansion and came to recognize my relatives." Your Majesty, I am the princess born to Concubine Lan back then, and I am your real daughter! ”
Emperor Yuanhe's voice was still calm, not distinguishing between joy and anger, and seemed to sigh: "If you know anything else, tell me." ”
Emperor Yuanhe's reaction was too strange, and Zhu Rouyun was faintly uneasy in her heart, but now she had no way out, so she could only speak boldly: "Concubine...... It was originally the concubine of His Royal Highness King Jian, and she was inexplicably favored by Concubine Lan, but she only regarded it as a blessing from her previous life, and she was very grateful to the concubine.
Later, I found out that the concubine suddenly looked at me differently, but because she saw the red mole behind my ear and knew that I was the daughter who was abandoned by her back then, so I felt guilty.
But the good times didn't last long, and the concubine couldn't leave the palace often, and the matter was known to His Royal Highness King Jian. He was afraid that his background would be exposed, so he repeatedly wanted to kill me.
Concubine Lan was even more afraid that her confusion with the royal bloodline would be discovered, so she didn't care about me anymore, and let His Royal Highness King Jian lock me up and fend for myself. Luckily, I survived and learned the truth.
His Royal Highness Jianwang set fire to me again, but I took the opportunity to escape. I knew that the emperor would come to Anhua Mountain to worship the heavens today, so I waited at Anhua Temple, wanting to see the emperor expose His Royal Highness King Jianwang and Concubine Lan in person. ”
Zhu Rouyun's heart was beating like a drum when she said that, and she didn't know what she was about to face.
However, after waiting for a while, the Ninety-Five Venerable on the bed still had no reaction. She couldn't help but sneak a glance, and saw Emperor Yuan He closing his eyes and recuperating with a flat expression, as if he was just listening to a script.
Zhu Rouyun's heart sank, she kowtowed to the ground, and said in a trembling voice: "What I said is true, if the emperor doesn't believe it, you can let me confront Concubine Lan and His Royal Highness King Jian: I only ask the emperor to take pity on me for being in exile among the people, and I have suffered a lot, so that I can recognize my ancestors and return to my ancestors." ”