Chapter 39: Death
The queen was very calm and ready to face whatever might happen, and she had nothing to fear.
But she still didn't expect that this transfer of imperial power would eventually go in an unspeakable direction.
The indecisive emperor has not decided on a final heir, and the princes want to sit on that chair.
On the one hand, they behaved in front of the emperor, and on the other hand, they tried their best to prepare secretly, after all, everyone was very close to the throne.
Something even more terrible finally happened, and I don't know why the emperor was found awake one morning, and when the queen found out, he was blinded.
She looked incredulous, and when she looked at the person in the mirror, she couldn't recognize who it was? After a while to return to normal thinking? The emperor fainted?
No way! She, as a wife, must go and see it, and the queen who thought of it wanted to stand up, but felt that her hair was wrong, so she remembered that she was combing her hair.
"Hurry up, I'm going to see Your Majesty." Her men began to move quickly, and some went to prepare the guard of honor she would use when she traveled. Then the empress arrived at the emperor's bedchamber, and at this time the well-informed concubines also arrived.
And the people from the Tai Hospital have already arrived, but they don't know what is going on. The Empress asked the people who served the Emperor to tell him what was going on. After checking the food, no problems were found, but the personal attendant said that the emperor had not had a good rest during this time.
In the end, they didn't find out what was going on, and the imperial doctors finally determined that the emperor had worked too hard and hard during this time, which eventually caused his body to be unbearable, so that the whole person fainted, and as for when he woke up, it is difficult to say, because he was in a coma.
The queen arranged for people to take care of the emperor, she felt a little bad, although she had slandered the emperor in her heart countless times, thinking that he was a ruthless person, but now she also understood that he was the biggest support for these women in the palace.
No matter how good and wonderful her previous thoughts were, but when the emperor fell, she still felt panic, the entire palace seemed to be covered with a black veil, the queen was a little uneasy, and the emperor couldn't get up?
The princes rushed after receiving the news, and they were very anxious to see this situation, some people lost their temper, and some people secretly had plans, and the queen couldn't take care of it.
She was busy taking care of the emperor and talking to the imperial doctor, so she didn't care about other things at all, she was just the master of the harem, that is, managing the affairs of the harem.
Nothing else was going on, and the patient remained unconscious, and after a few more days, the emperor unknowingly stopped breathing and died.
But the heir was not chosen, and the emperor fell into a coma too suddenly, and there was no testament at all, and even the queen didn't know it at all.
Ling Xiao only had one feeling after hearing it: I'll go! Isn't that messy enough? I'm afraid that the emperor's sons want to be superior.
Then they naturally won't easily give up this opportunity to ascend to the emperor's throne in the name of righteousness, after all, everyone should be right.
Ling Xiao felt something not quite good from it, and she had a feeling: I am afraid that the capital will be even more chaotic.
Just let the people in the village not go to the capital at the current price, and if they are not careful, they will become cannon fodder.
If you die in the battle between the princes, it is important to die in vain.
In the end, there was a prince who killed most of his brothers and ascended to the throne of the emperor.
After the new emperor came to power, a state funeral was held, and the princes and nobles began to mourn one after another.
The eldest princess became in poor health after giving the first emperor a funeral.
She knew that her days were short, and she would let her children and grandchildren come.
Because she intended to give a portion of her private property to her two sons, as she should be,
Of course, for the sake of property, she still hopes that they can take care of their nephews and nieces.
The other part is intended to be given to the two siblings, who have no parents and no longer have her.
So it's good to get more things in her hands, but she is not very relieved after considering the situation of her son and daughter-in-law.
Before the eldest princess died, she specially sent someone to invite Ling Xiao and Yuzhen to meet, and Ling Xiao finally decided to meet the eldest princess.
You must know that thanks to the protection of the eldest princess over the years, the place where she lives has not been disturbed by too much government interference.
For this, she also wanted to meet the old man, so she and Yuzhen got into the car sent by the eldest princess and entered the capital more easily.
Ling Xiao secretly looked out of the car window, and saw that the situation in the capital was much depressed, and there was still the kind of place where the fire had been burned, and sure enough, someone set it on fire.
She didn't look at it much, because the city seemed to be relatively sad, and the group soon arrived at the place where the eldest princess lived now, "Auntie, you are here." ”
Her eyes were bloodshot after she finished speaking, she had been busy taking care of her old and frail grandmother these days, and without her protection, her sister and brother would have a very hard time.
Grandmother probably thought a long time ago that when the first emperor was still alive, she deliberately asked for a title that was not too big for her sister and brother, and now it seems that this is their last protection.
Grandmother! She wants to cry every time she thinks about this, why doesn't God give her grandmother more life? Let her repay her grandmother with her own strength when she grows up.
Every time she wanted to cry, she would forcibly withdraw her tears, she didn't want her grandmother to worry about her, or let her grandmother live her last time.
After seeing Ling Xiao, he couldn't hold back his tears, the tears flickered, and he spoke with a bit of trill, and he stretched out his hand to grasp his friend's hand.
Ling Xiao gently held her hand and said with a smile: "Yes, I am here, we are friends, and the eldest princess wants to meet me." ”
The two walked side by side, blinking hard to make the tears disappear, and she tried to smile as she entered, but the smile was fake.
This kind of laughter is more because she doesn't want her grandmother to see her crying, she doesn't want her grandmother to worry, in fact, her heart is crying in secret.
Ling Xiao naturally felt that kind of sadness, it was the sadness that emerged from Su Bei's body, and it was very contagious.
She turned around and said to Su Bei, "Eighteen Niang, you have to remember that there is one thing I want to say. ”
"The eldest princess is most afraid that you won't be able to carry it, if you can, let her go with peace of mind."
As she spoke, her eyes looked earnestly at Su Bei, and her tone was resolute.
This is the most sincere advice she can give to the current Eighteen Niang.
At this moment, the eldest princess, who is in poor health, should not be at ease with the two sisters and brothers.
Especially the younger brother of Eighteen Niang, he is still a young child, and his body has always been too weak.
She must show that she has the ability to protect others, which will make the eldest princess feel the greatest peace of mind.
Then the performance of the scarlet is still very important, you have to grow up quickly and become a big tree that can protect your brother.
I had been following the old lady to see this, and looked at Ling Xiao with some surprise, she secretly breathed a sigh of relief and went into the house first.
After listening to Ling Xiao's words, she tried to stop her tears, because she knew that her grandmother was indeed worried about the two of them.
She wanted to say: I don't want to carry it, my grandmother will definitely live a long life, but when she saw Ling Xiao's eyes, she couldn't say the words that wanted to rush out of her mouth.
Ling Xiao saw through her thoughts and shook her head slightly, "There is a good saying: the king of Hades wants you to die in the third watch, who dares to keep you until the fifth watch, if you remember the eldest princess's love for you, you should let her go with peace of mind." ”
Eighteen Niang lowered her head, her toes gently scratched on the ground, and said with a bit of crying: "Sister Tao, but I don't know if I can hold on?" ”
"There is a saying you have to remember that in many cases, you can only carry it hard, even if you die." Ling Xiao spoke with a look of firmness.
At this time, the curtain was lifted from the inside, and a faint smell of soup and medicine came out, and the eldest princess had already taken a lot of medicine.
She straightened her neck, nodded slowly, and entered with a somewhat heavy step, becoming brisk with her steps.
She didn't want her grandmother to see that she was too tired, so she made her feel relaxed in front of her grandmother.
Ling Xiao and Yu Zhen followed behind, and the three of them arrived at the eldest princess's bed one after the other.
The eldest princess is in her sixties, and her life has always been relatively superior, and she can be regarded as living a relatively long life.
Speaking of which, she has a great-grandson, and she has a child with her cousin of the eighteenth mother's generation the year before last.
Ling Xiao had never seen the eldest princess before, and she rarely came to the capital.
Because of the damage to her face, she is an unmarried woman.
Naturally, there was no chance to meet this eldest princess.
Yu Zhen first made a mockery and waved the dust.
"The folk girl has seen the eldest princess." Ling Xiao made a blessing.
She didn't plan to bow down to anything, but the eldest princess didn't care.
The eldest princess naturally hadn't seen Ling Xiao, but because her granddaughter often mentioned it.
However, she specially sent someone to learn about the Tao family, and she has brought up her two younger brothers all these years.
It should be that he doesn't plan to get married, and the eldest prince feels a little pity for this, this child is so good, it's a pity not to get married.
Nowadays, people have no vision, thinking that a child without parental upbringing should have no ability to feed in.
In fact, she could see that Ling Xiao was very capable, if only she could marry one of her grandsons. The eldest princess thought about it for a while, it was not very possible, this child had some scars on his face, and people who generally paid more attention to beauty would not find her inner beauty.
If the husband doesn't like it, life will definitely not be easy. She naturally understood the thoughts of her daughters-in-law, and they all thought that their sons could be matched with the fairies in the Heavenly Palace, how could they take a fancy to this child? Ay! I really don't have the slightest bit of vision.
It may be that if this is the case, the eldest princess did not speak out, and if she spoke out, she was afraid that her daughters-in-law would think that she was going to rob them of their rights.
As a sensible elder, she must never meddle in the family affairs of her children and grandchildren, and in many cases, she must remember that strong twisted melons are not sweet.
She was a little pity when she thought clearly, she couldn't say anything when she looked at Ling Xiao's face, such a face was ruined.
However, the eldest princess soon thought of something else, so she asked Yuzhen to move and sit down.
Let Ling Xiao and the two of them sit on the bed again, and the whole person looks a little weak.
Ling Xiao could see that the eldest princess was afraid that she would not survive for a few days.
Seeing that her grandmother wanted to cry, she was touched by Ling Xiao.
Eighteen Niang held back her tears after thinking of what Ling Xiao said to her.
Ling Xiao looked at this gray-haired old woman with a somewhat weak face.
Her eyes were still clear, and there was a bit of scrutiny and curiosity in her gaze when she looked at her.
The eldest princess looked at Ling Xiao, she had been worried: after her death, there would be no one to shelter her sister and brother.
Don't talk about the eldest and second, the eldest princess understands in her heart that after her two sons have been officials for a long time, they have a lot less human flavor.
Of course, she understands the pressure of her two sons very well, they are more than enough but not enough, in addition, they also have their own families, trivial things at home, and major matters in the court, so that they put most of their energy into it.
Where is there time to care for the poor nephews and nieces? It's unlikely if you think about it, as for the two daughters-in-law, including the lifting of the ban after a year after being sent to the nunnery for recuperation, they care more about their children and grandchildren, and don't like their siblings.
At that time, she was still a very kind mother-in-law, and she never thought that there would be a situation where her family would bully her family in the future.
When the eldest princess thought of her daughter-in-law's invitation, she had no intention of handing over her grandchildren to her two daughters-in-law to raise.
Her own grandmother is still bullying her two children like this, and she can't wait to find trouble all the time.
If she dies, the two daughters-in-law are not tigers and monkeys are not at home?
Maybe he will die and calculate the eighteen sisters and brothers to repay the previous grievances.
As soon as she thought of this possibility, the eldest princess felt her heart ache,
After some thought, she thought of Ling Xiao.
It was decided to have a double insurance, on the one hand, let the son supervise.
On the one hand, I want to see how this long-known Tao family lady is?
After Mama told the eldest princess what she heard, the eldest princess felt very good.
She didn't feel that she had much time to do so, and she knew that Eighteen Niang should work hard as a sister.
In addition to taking good care of yourself, you should also take good care of your younger brother to prevent him from dying early.
After hearing Ling Xiao's words, the eldest princess felt a little sorry, this child is really a pearl and dust, and he is worthy of his granddaughter.
"Aunt Tao, I've heard of you for a long time, but I haven't seen you all this time, and today is an opportunity to meet."
"Hmmm! What does the eldest princess want to command? Let's open the window and speak brightly. Ling Xiao asked.
She could see that the eldest princess was running out of time, and her aura was weak at the moment, who was half-lying on the other side.
In the end, Ling Xiao decided to talk less nonsense, asked his own questions directly, and waited for the other party to answer.
The eldest princess was stunned for a moment, but soon smiled, "Okay, then I'll tell the truth." ”
"Eighteen Niang's parents died early, and my time is running out."
Hearing this, she couldn't hold back her tears, and a series of them rolled down.
Would love to interject: grandmother is really nice.
But he didn't make a sound, and Ling Xiao listened carefully.
I heard the eldest princess say: "Have I thought about what to do with the two siblings? ”
"They have uncles and aunts, and slaves, and they are said to have no shortage of people to take care of their siblings."
"But they each have their own families, and they won't do their best to take care of the eighteen-year-old sisters and brothers who are still young."
"People are selfish, and those who are officials may have a conscience, but many times they lose their most precious things."
PS: The reason for writing essays in the past year: I have been reading books for a long time, my taste is more diar, and I like to read fewer books, so I just write it myself. Writing a book is also to fulfill a dream, even if it is to leave a name. Only now did I know that the dream was not there, heh!