Chapter Ninety-Five: The Empress
This rebel army was outside the palace gate, and the momentum was like a rainbow. The sound of the iron rider came loudly, and just by listening to the sound, he knew that the man was near, right in front of the door.
The palace of Qianning is almost empty, the emperor sits on a chair in the hall, the queen wears a phoenix crown, a gorgeous dress, and slowly brushes the red paper in the mirror, the woman in the mirror has been carefully dressed, she turned around, and walked to her emperor step by step in a bright red dress embroidered with nine phoenixes in gold silk.
"Your Majesty."
The man's face was like earth, his expression was depressed, and he was wearing a dragon robe, but the emperor's crown was already crooked. The queen straightened his imperial crown without hurry, held his hand and snuggled up to him, "You see, in the end, they are all gone, only the concubine is still there, the concubine is your queen, no matter what happens, I will definitely be by your side." ”
When the arrow broke through the air from outside the door and nailed it to the pillars of the main hall, the emperor's figure was obviously slightly shocked.
But the queen turned a blind eye, she was very calm, she was immersed in her own world, what rebels attacked the city, the country was ruined, so what? She is not afraid, she is a mother, how can she kneel down and beg for mercy on this little thing?
The queen's hand touched the emperor's face little by little, "Your Majesty...... I am the one who loves you the most, you look at those people, who is not in a hurry to flee when the disaster comes, only me, I am still by your side. I know that you and I are the lords of this world, and you must not let the traitor insult you and me to the fullest. ”
Although she said this, the man next to her was unmoved, and he didn't even look at him. His face seemed to have been frightened by this sudden change, and he did not have the slightest imperial posture. His eyes were gray, as if he had completely despaired, what an emperor, what a ninety-five honor, at this moment, he was just a timid and cowardly mortal. When he was in power and the world was in his hands, everyone was afraid of him and respected him, but after all, all this was not won by himself, if it wasn't for blood, he would not be qualified to be the emperor at all.
The queen kissed him on the cheek, and then took the two glasses of wine in her hand.
"When the concubine married into the palace, she drank with you like this that night. Thinking about it now, I still remember the scene of that day. She looked at the wine glass, her eyes gradually filled with water, and her tone sounded full of mixed feelings, "I was sixteen years old at that time, and when I married you, I was younger than the nobles in the palace today." I have never seen you before, but when you lifted your hijab, it was the first time I saw you. Since then I have known that I am ...... in this life It's yours. ”
She handed the wine into the hands of the emperor. The woman's hands holding the wine glass were extremely calm, as if she had long been afraid of the future fate, but the emperor's hands were shaking, and between the trembling, the wine even spilled a little. The queen hurriedly stretched out her hand to hold his wrist, and comforted him softly, "I have asked the imperial doctor about this wine, it will work soon, and when the rebels come in, you and I will already be out of the world." Emperor...... I'm not going to give them a chance to hurt you. We are the emperor and empress of David, and even if we die, we will die with dignity. ”
"Queen, I ......"
"Shhhh She looked at him affectionately, as she had when she was young, "You are the emperor, there are so many women in the harem, of course your heart will not be on just one person." So I don't resent this anymore, who made this palace the queen? I know that no matter who you go to or who you pamper, this palace is the queen after all, the only person who is qualified to stay by your side all the time, and the only woman who can live and die with you. ”
She was so emotional, but when she said these words, the shouting and scolding of King Zhen'an outside the door also came.
"Emperor, come out! Stop doing this last struggle. Your capital, this king has been defeated, your palace, this king's army has been surrounded by you! The traitor was shouting the emperor's real name outside, "Qin Zhen! Don't hide in it and be a turtle with a shrunken head, this emperor you have done it, you should surrender and surrender, Lao Tzu not only left you a life, but also gave you a prince to be! ”
The queen said angrily, "He is also too arrogant, the emperor is still here, how can he be so contemptuous?" He seeks power and usurps the throne, how can he still have the courage to shout there? ”
After she scolded, she hurriedly turned her head and held the wine, "Your Majesty, I must not give him the opportunity to humiliate us." ”
She brought the glass to her lips a little bit, and looked at him expectantly, "You and I have drunk, and all this will be gone." ”
She called to him softly, but the man's eyes were clearly retreating. Obviously, she has been in the palace for so long and has seen so many people, as the queen, she should have seen these a long time ago, but unfortunately, at this time, no matter what, she can't believe that the man she has always admired as a hero will one day run away.
Like waste.
"Your Majesty, drink it." She was a little anxious, and got a little closer, "The concubine drinks with you, just drink it." ”
Outside, the king of Zhen'an shouted, "Come out, Qin Zhen, how old are you?" Just want to die like this? Your ministers have all been lowered, and you're not ashamed, who doesn't want to live well? It's better to die than to live, Qin Zhen! Listen to your little uncle's advice and come out! ”
The emperor looked at the wine in his hand, his hands were shaking so much that he couldn't stop, even if the queen held it firmly, it didn't have half a role. The Queen's call was close to his ears, but eventually, the wine in his hand fell.
The wine was spilled in an instant, and the emperor reached out in pain to hug the queen, and he only said one word in her ear: "You want to die, but I still want to live!" ”
Then he ran towards the door.
Only this sentence crushed all the pride and belief that the queen originally had in her heart, her sky stepped on it, and the answer she loved finally gave her was only one word "escape". If you are stolen, what else is the appearance of an emperor? The queen staggered to her feet, and chased after him in a bit of a panic, muttering "Your Majesty, don't ...... Never! ”
However, the man was already standing in front of the door, his hands on the door, ready to open and surrender. The queen pounced and hugged his waist, "If you open the door and surrender, you will lose completely, Your Majesty!" Think again! ”
The emperor stopped his movements slightly, looked down at the empress, he caressed the empress's face, wiped away her tears, and then pushed her away with force, "Even if I don't descend, the world will long be out of my hands!" Do you want me to die here? ”
The queen watched as he pulled the door open. She fell to the ground, looking desperately at the man she had loved for most of her life, and just crossed the threshold and walked out. She exhausted her youth for this man, she did not hesitate to put aside morality and blood for him, her whole family took her whole family for him, and even when her own brother and father sacrificed the front line, she felt that everything was worth it.
It was the man she loved, the greatest man in the world, the man who should have been worth everything she had.
And not now, now this cowardly, death-afraid, self-serving bastard.
On the hillside outside the cold palace, everyone looked at the scene in the Qianning Palace with bated breath, and the moment the door opened, the emperor's women couldn't help but laugh. They watched coldly as the emperor walked out step by step, and then took off the imperial crown on top of them, stretched out his hand and threw it aside.
"Coward." Concubine De scolded, "If I knew this, I might have rebelled in the palace." ”
It was Gu San, who followed her words as if teasingly, "That's a pity, the opportunity is not to be lost, and it will be difficult to meet such an emperor next time." ”
When the king of Zhen'an saw that the emperor had come out, he was also very contemptuous, and he waved his knife in his hand and said to the emperor, "If you have a bit of backbone, then you shouldn't come out." I still respect you as an adversary. It's a pity, Qin Zhen, tell me about you, are you worthy of the front-line soldiers who died for you, and the veterans who died on the battlefield? ”
Qin Zhen just tilted his head, revealing his pale face, "What you said, you will leave me a way to live, let me live." ”
King Zhen'an's blade slid lightly across his throat, and the man sneered, "Don't worry, I've always been a promise." It's a good thing for me that you're willing to live. I don't call it taking the heir, at most, it's just forcing the palace. ”
"Okay." He looked at the little uncle in front of him, "This is what you said, a promise." ”
King Zhen'an put away his sword, turned over and dismounted, and was about to walk towards the little emperor, but suddenly stopped. The emperor had lost the crown, stood trembling in front of the rebels, and when he listened to King Zhen'an's assurance, something in his heart was completely gone, and then he suddenly felt a cold throat, and lowered his head - it was an arrow, and the arrow that had just been shot into the palace by King Zhen'an pierced his throat directly.
Qin Zhen looked behind him in disbelief, and behind him, a woman in a bright costume numb with a pair of eyebrows and eyes, and after the arrow pierced his throat, she pulled it out again. Blood splattered her face, and Qin Zhen's body was like a kite that had been strung off, falling crookedly to the side, and just fell into the woman's arms.
As he was dying, he fell into her arms and listened to her mutter, "I am the queen of this David dynasty...... No one can decide my life...... Not even the emperor. ”
She lowered her head and kissed the emperor's lips with blood, "Your Majesty, you and I are born and die together, how can you beg for mercy with the rebels?" You are the lord of the world, how can you make a mistake in front of you so small? ”
She sneered and looked at King Zhen'an, "What if you broke through the city gate?" What if you invade the palace? King Zhen'an, your throne is not justified! Everyone in the world will laugh at you! This palace will not let you go easily as a ghost in the next life! ”
After speaking, she passed the arrow through her chest, and went to Huangquan with her beloved in her arms.
King Zhen'an stood not far away and watched everything that happened, he looked at the queen's bright red phoenix robe stained with blood, and ordered, "Come on, give me a generous burial for Empress Qing'en, she deserves this name." As for the person in her arms, let the ashes be scattered on the spot after they are burned. ”