Chapter 199: Interrogating the Empress
Back in the Jiaofang Palace, a eunuch came to spread the word, saying that Emperor Qi Ming asked the queen to go to the stargazing platform for dinner before night.
It's winter in the capital, although it hasn't snowed yet, but it's even colder at night, the stargazing platform is windy on all sides, how could Emperor Qi Ming choose that place for dinner.
The queen then remembered that today was the sixth day of the first month of November. When she was fifteen years old, she entered the palace with her father to congratulate the first emperor on his birthday, and met Emperor Qi Ming for the first time, which was also the sixth day of the first month of November.
It's already night, and the cold wind is a little colder, even if there are a few charcoal stoves on the stargazing platform, it can't resist the cold.
The queen was dressed in plain clothes, holding a stove in her hand, and saw that there were only a few Praetorian guards and palace people around the stargazing platform, and the imperial meal was not arranged, she frowned, and asked, "Your Majesty, it's night, why aren't the palace people ready yet?" ”
Hearing this, Emperor Qi Ming, who was standing with his hands in his hands, was a little moved.
He turned around and looked at the queen standing in Yingying, although the years had left a few traces on her face, she was still beautiful and charming.
At that time, the stargazing platform was not yet ventilated from all sides, so she played a pipa here, which amazed the audience, and even the first emperor praised her for her blue heart and skillful hands.
"Qian'er, why don't you play another pipa for me" Emperor Qi Ming said, "Just play the song of that year, it seems to be called pipa language"
Aunt Xu couldn't help but say, "Your Majesty, it's such a cold day"
Playing the pipa in this cold winter, your fingers will freeze, and the sound of playing the pipa will not be good.
The queen stopped, "Don't get in the way, as long as Your Majesty wants to hear it, the concubines will play it for Your Majesty at any time." ”
She asked Aunt Xu to bring the pipa, and then sat upright with the pipa in her arms, with a beautiful posture, Emperor Qi Ming sat on the top, looking at the dark night behind the queen, and the candlelight of the lantern shining on her face, which made her even more gentle and beautiful.
The queen is always old, and she neglects to practice, and the pipa language no longer has the charm of the past, and it is not so beautiful.
After the song was finished, Emperor Qi Ming still didn't come back to his senses for a long time.
The queen's hands stiffened, and Aunt Xu handed over the hand stove, and after a while, her hands barely regained consciousness.
"Your Majesty," the Empress called to him.
Emperor Qi Ming slowly raised his eyes, his face was expressionless, and then he said, "You have been in the palace for eighteen years, and the queen mother has always disagreed with you as the queen, and for the first time, I disobeyed the will of the queen mother, and I did not want to marry the girl of the Lu family, I just want you to become the queen of the middle palace of me, and let you become the mother of a country." ”
Of course, the queen remembers these past events, and because of this, the queen mother has always hated the queen and has never been kind to her.
"The concubine remembers." The queen said.
"For so many years, I only doted on you, and I thought that this would move you." Emperor Qi Ming shook his head slowly, "But I was wrong, your heart has never been me, you only have that person in your heart."
Emperor Qi Ming suddenly became angry, and the queen was stunned, and her body was shocked.
He stood up and glared at the Queen, "Why do you want to be so to me?"
"What Your Majesty said, the concubines really don't understand" The queen's eyes were red, and she wanted to cry aggrieved, "After the concubines entered the palace, they behaved in a proper manner, and they never made any mistakes, let alone worry about others, Your Majesty said today, where did the concubines go"
When Emperor Qi Ming saw her red eyes, his heart softened, but he turned to an iron heart.
"Concubine Liu Guifei saw your tryst in the Nanfeng Palace with your own eyes, and you dare to deny it," Emperor Qi Ming said, "If you admit it bluntly today, I can still treat it as if nothing happened, but you are so disappointed by me."
Aunt Xu and the queen were both shocked, isn't Concubine Liu stupid, how could she be
The queen shook her head, and subconsciously said, "Isn't the concubine stupid?"
What's more, after Liu Guifei woke up, Emperor Qi Ming had never seen her alone, so how could he know.
"Actually, the concubine woke up yesterday, but Ye'er didn't make a public announcement," Emperor Qi Ming said, "The concubine has already informed the events of that day, and also pointed out that Aunt Xu is the murderer, I didn't believe it, but when you heard that the concubine woke up today, you immediately went there, and you wanted to poison the concubine."
When the queen heard this, she just stood there blankly, letting the chill invade her body.
Seeing that she didn't speak, Emperor Qi Ming didn't defend herself, and said angrily
"What else do you have to say?"
He didn't make a public announcement about it, but he still thought of the queen and didn't want to dispose of the woman he had loved for twenty years.
"The concubine has nothing to say." The queen hooked the corners of her mouth, looking a little desolate.
"I gave you the position of queen, do you repay me like this, even if you don't have me in your heart, you shouldn't see him again" Emperor Qi Ming asked, his heart like a knife at this moment.
The queen's clothes were scattered, her face was cold, and even her eyes were cold.
She laughed wildly, "The concubine was in love with him back then, and just wanted to marry him, but His Majesty snatched love with a knife, and insisted that the concubine enter the palace to take the position of what queen, what the mother of a country, the concubine is not rare at all, Your Majesty is still narrow-minded, and designed him to fall off the horse and want to kill him during the autumn hunt, fortunately, he had a big life, he just broke his leg and picked up a life." Your Majesty thought that if he gave him a fief for his benevolence, he would be compensated."
"You"
Emperor Qi Ming clutched his chest and was so angry that he spit out a mouthful of blood
The queen raised her head slightly, her eyes were piercing, "Your Majesty, since the moment you killed him, the concubine swore that one day she will take revenge, I will let you have no children and grandchildren, and the ministers will die without turning a blind eye."
"Chu Qian" Emperor Qi Ming shouted her maiden name angrily, he didn't feel distressed when others betrayed him, but the queen betrayed him, he was more uncomfortable than death
He thought that with his questioning, the queen would admit her mistake and get lost, but she dared to say such a rebellious thing in front of him, which shows that she did not feel guilty at all
"Aren't you afraid that I will kill you" Emperor Qi Ming said angrily, "Your Chu family will also be implicated, and you are still obsessed"
"Your Majesty is angry, of course I'm afraid, but I've been by Your Majesty's side for many years, and I can see what Your Majesty thinks." The queen's face was half-dark, and she lost her former gentleness, and a storm was already brewing in her eyes, "Your Majesty summoned me here on this cold day, and I expected that it was inappropriate. Although Your Majesty met with Concubine Liu yesterday and learned the facts, you did not send me down immediately, you have been defeated. ”
Emperor Qi Ming's tone was fierce, "I want to give you a chance, who would have thought that you would still be stubborn and take down the queen"
The Praetorian Guards did not move, and Emperor Qi Ming was stunned, and then opened his mouth to order.
"Are you deaf," Emperor Qi Ming said angrily.
The queen narrowed her eyes and sneered, "I just said that Your Majesty has been defeated, doesn't Your Majesty understand?"
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