Chapter 236: The Empress's Last Request
Concubine Yuan said lightly: "If my sister doesn't care about the Sikong family's full of beheadings and cutting off children and grandchildren, you might as well destroy it!" โ
The queen looked around and found that there was no one to help her, even her father Sikong Man's face was gloomy, and she had no room for redemption in this fight, and threw two things on the ground in hatred at the moment.
Huang Jien carefully picked up the jade seal, rubbed and kneaded it on his body, and then blew it clean in his hand, then picked up the edict, put it in the tray and handed it to the concubine, the concubine picked up the jade seal and examined it, carefully put it into her arms, and Huang Jien handed the blank edict to Captain Gao.
Gao Taiwei picked up the edict and pen and began to think about how the edict should be drafted.
There was a strange light in Prince Zhaoheng's eyes, because his angle happened to see that when Huang Jien picked up the jade seal, he seemed to have a small movement, and he didn't know what he was doing.
Gao Taiwei pondered for a while, and began to put down the pen, he slowly read while writing: "I inherited the last life of the first emperor, that is, I am in danger, and now the matter is settled, and the people live in peace, which is a great luck." Today, I am infected with a disease, and I am afraid that the days are numbered, so I made this edict, and Lai will obey the decree and abide by the rules. โ
Lin Chengyong snorted, Taiwei Gao really saw the wind and steered, as soon as the queen fell, he immediately went to hug Concubine Yuan's thigh, which was really despicable.
Gao Taiwei then read: "I think about the aftermath, when entrusted to the virtuous person, but the prince Zhaoheng two or three of his virtues, negative sacred heart, I deeply feel that it is difficult to become a great weapon, so the abolition of the crown prince, the king of Qi Zhaoshu as the crown prince, the king of Qi is both loyal and filial, both ability and political integrity, should be the best candidate for my big man." โ
Concubine Yuan nodded approvingly, and the queen snorted.
Taiwei Gao stopped writing, hesitated for a moment, and then wrote: "Empress Sikong Wenlan, as the lord of the Six Palaces, has a respected status, should be kind to the people and the mother of the world, but her lust for power is consumed, she doesn't know self-love, she is unfilial to the queen mother, she is disloyal to the emperor, she ignores my illness, secretly forms a party for personal gain, bribes Xing Jiang, the head of the forbidden army, and other rebellions, intending to subvert the court situation and achieve the goal of monopolizing power, his deeds are hateful, and his crimes are punishableโโ"
Mrs. Gao hesitated when he read this.
"Lord Taiwei, what's wrong?"
"After the following is to be written, the old minister doesn't know how to write, please give me advice!"
Concubine Yuan snorted.
"This palace comes and you write."
"Yesโ"
"His deeds are hateful, his crimes can be punished, now abolish his posterior, give Bai Aya three feet, a glass of wine, let him choose!"
Gao Taiwei wrote down in one breath.
When the queen heard the last sentence, she trembled in fright, sat down on the ground, and then said fiercely: "No, I am not guilty to death, why do you kill me, if you want to kill me, I will fight with you, you woman of unknown origin!" โ
"Hmph, who deserves to die if you don't sin to death?"
Concubine Yuan waved outside, and a thin palace maid walked in.
When the queen saw this palace maid, her face changed, and she finally knew that she had betrayed her relatives, and no one around her could be trusted.
This palace maid is smoking.
Hanyan turned out to be the palace maid who served the Queen Mother Liu A, and was later bought by the queen, and the queen attacked the Queen Mother that day, and Hanyan was an accomplice.
"Hanyan, this palace treats you well, you, you actually took refuge in Concubine Yuan, when?"
Hanyan glanced at Concubine Yuan, a little afraid.
"Emperor, Empress, I'm sorry."
"You said, what did Concubine Yuan give you before you betrayed!"
Hanyan lowered her head, but Concubine Yuan didn't give her anything, just pinched her handle.
Concubine Yuan walked to the queen's side and whispered in her ear: "Sikong Wenlan, if you hold on to the life experience of this palace, then this palace will tell the real cause of the queen mother's death and see who is more guilty!" โ
The queen's face turned pale and her body softened, Concubine Yuan was just from a mysterious background, even if she was a foreign woman, she might not be able to fabricate any charges, but murdering the Queen Mother was a big crime of the Nine Clans, no one could bear it, she looked at Hanyan resentfully, and wondered how Concubine Yuan knew that they killed the Queen Mother?
In fact, Concubine Yuan was blackmailing, she asked people to call for Hanyan, only saying that someone saw her and the queen kill the queen mother together, and Hanyan recruited everything.
Concubine Yuan straightened her waist, she ignored the queen to see Sikong Man.
"Lord Sikong, do you think this edict is inappropriate?"
Sikong Man knelt down, kowtowed to Concubine Yuan and Zhao Huawen, and said: "Sikong Man has no way to teach her daughter, thank you Concubine Yuan, thank you Concubine Yuanniang for your tolerance!" โ
The queen understands that if she is dead, she can put all the blame on her, and whether the Sikong family can leave a glimmer of life, still in the thought of the concubine, the queen's tears can no longer be stopped, she is accidentally losing everything, she knew that she would eradicate the concubine first, and then carry out the second step.
Concubine Yuan beckoned, Huang Jien walked up to Concubine Yuan, and handed over the draft edict drafted by Taiwei Gao, and Concubine Yuan nodded after reading it.
"Okay, then you can sign it!"
"Yes."
Taiwei Gao looked pleasing to the eyes with low eyebrows, and Lin Chengyong couldn't wait to go up and kick him.
Huang Jien handed the edict to Mrs. Gao, who didn't look at it, and signed his name on it.
Prince Zhaoheng has been paying attention to Huang Jin, only to see him shaking his head slightly at him, and his heart suddenly brightened, this big eunuch didn't know what he did just now, he must have a purpose.
Huang Jien brought the edict to Sikong Man again, Sikong Man hid his face and sighed, and also signed his name, and Huang Jien handed the edict to Lin Chengyong again.
"I won't sign it!"
Lin Chengyong said hatefully.
Huang Jien nodded, bent down and retreated to Concubine Yuan's side.
Concubine Yuan took out the jade seal from her arms, and wanted to read the edict again, but Huang Jien pointed to the signature of the edict.
"Niangniang, the jade seal must be built here, otherwise it won't take effect."
At this moment, a little eunuch came in from outside, and he held a plate in his hand, on which was a piece of white silk and a glass of wine.
No one in the hall interceded for the queen, and everyone saw with their own eyes how the queen treated others just now.
"No, don't stamp!"
The queen rushed forward, she opened her hands and wanted to choke Concubine Yuan's neck, Chu Chunlei grabbed her hair violently and pulled the queen to the ground.
Concubine Yuan covered the jade seal with force and smiled proudly.
Huang Jien bowed and retreated, and waited for the jade seal to dry thoroughly, and then carefully rolled it up and put it away.
The queen was pressed to the ground, and she looked up with difficulty, her eyes full of sorrow.
"Okay, okay, since Concubine Yuan is so ruthless, then I have no choice, please read it in our sister's room, and agree to my sister's last request before she died."
"Oh, what's your last request?"
"Please let my sister see Your Majesty one last time."
"This-"
"Sister, this is the last request, if you refuse to fulfill it, I won't drink or hang myself when I die!"
Lin Chengyong had been watching coldly, and then he stepped forward.
"The ministers are willing to accompany the queen to see Your Majesty, if you don't agree, you will give us death together!"
As soon as these words came out, Concubine Yuan was suddenly annoyed, she was about to have a seizure, but Zhao Heng actually mustered up the courage to stand up.
"The sons also want to see their father, even if they look at it from afar, the sons are satisfied!"
Zhao Xu and Zhao Yi also nodded, although the two couldn't speak, their emotions were written on their faces, they had seen their father, and they would admit it if they wanted to kill or chop.
Prince Dongping coughed and said: "Niangniang, since your edict has been prepared, you must read it, let's go to see Your Majesty, read the edict in public, the prince is right, even if we look at it from afar!" โ
Lin Chengyong despised Taiwei Gao, but Taiwei Gao despised Prince Dongping, Zhao Dongping, a soft bone, fell to Concubine Yuan so quickly, he seemed to help the prince in his mouth, but in fact, he reminded Concubine Yuan, let the queen and these people only look at it from afar, and see what is the matter!
"What do you want to do, do you want to rebel!"
Chu Chunlei shouted, choked and pulled out his sword, the sword he used to assassinate Xing Jiang for the first time had already been replaced.
Lin Chengyong and the others looked at Chu Chunlei coldly, and Chu Chunlei's forehead was bruised.
Concubine Yuan actually has no opinion on everyone going to see the emperor, she hesitates about who to pronounce the edict on, the influence of this edict must be expanded to the maximum, but it can be within her control.
Just then, a whistle sounded in the sky outside.