Chapter Eighty-Six: You Must Die
The emperor's eyelids jumped: "What did you say?" β
He Jingying repeated again: "Ask the emperor to give her grandson and daughter-in-law a death." β
The emperor frowned and said, "Do you want to die?" β
"My granddaughter-in-law is willing to die to save someone."
"Dharmakaya?"
He Jingying nodded.
"Then why did you break into the Chong'an Mausoleum? If you are determined to die, why do you want to run to me? β
"The concubine begged the emperor to fulfill the filial piety of the concubine. Ask the emperor to allow his ministers and concubines to accompany the Dharma body to complete their filial piety. β
mentioned Prince Wenhui, the emperor was slightly moved: "Do you want to accompany the law and keep filial piety?" β
He Jingying nodded: "The Dharma Body can learn from the filial piety of the emperor and the former prince." The concubine is a wife of the Dharma body, and she is mostly taken care of by the former prince, if she fails to fulfill her filial piety for the first prince, the concubine really has no face to face the first prince. What's more, the Dharma Body suddenly lost its father, and she was very sad in her heart, and the concubine also hoped that she could accompany the Dharma Body at this time. β
The emperor sighed and said, "Do you know why I want to kill you?" β
He Jingying took a deep breath and replied, "The concubine doesn't know. But all in the world, everyone is the emperor's people. The emperor wanted his concubine to die, but the concubine did not dare to disobey. β
The emperor looked at He Jingying, trying to see some clues from her face: "When you were in the prison, did you meet anyone?" β
"During the few days when the concubine was in prison, only one of the concubine's old friends came to visit the concubine. The concubine didn't meet anyone. β
"But I heard that in the days when you were imprisoned in the prison, someone was poisoned and died."
"There was indeed such a man, in the cell opposite the concubine, who had thought that the man was sick. Didn't expect ......"
"Do you know who that man is?"
He Jingying shook her head blankly: "That person didn't tell his name. We just made small talk. β
"Small talk?"
He Jingying nodded: "That old man may be very old, and he always thinks about some old things. β
"What's the old thing?"
"He seems to have been poor when he was young, and was passed on to his uncle's house as a child. He said that although his uncle was very kind to him, he still missed his biological father and often slipped out of his uncle's house to hide to see his father. β
The emperor sat on the chair a little depressed: "Why is he hiding?" β
He said that after all, blood is thicker than water, and his biological father will always be the most feared and dearest person in his heart. The concubine asked him why he didn't get closer to his biological father? But he said no more. He Jingying shook her head: "I think his uncle treats him very harshly." β
Family affection is the deepest thorn in the emperor's heart. For the sake of power, in order to stabilize the country, he wants to kill his son with his own hands, and he wants to intrigue with his son.
"In the last few days, I have often thought about the events of the previous dynasty. At that time, although the first emperor was the minister of the humerus, the Xiao family was always inevitably suspicious of the deposed emperor. At that time, although I was worried all day long, my father and son always worked together. There's no going back now. The emperor seemed to be caught in his memories, and his expression became old.
The emperor's old expression only stayed on his face for a moment, and suddenly became fierce again: "But you still have to die." β
"Why?" This sentence, He Jingying blurted out. The emperor seems to have believed that she doesn't know anything about Xiao Zixiang, but why did he still kill her?
The emperor said majestically: "Because the Dharma Body will harm yourself for you!" β
He Jingying raised her head in amazement and looked at the emperor. How should she defend against this charge? Or rather, there is no justification at all.
The emperor said: "The Dharma Body will do everything for you, do you know why I agreed to marry you in the first place?" β
He Jingying was stunned, bitter in her heart, she and Xiao Zhaoye were childhood sweethearts, in the eyes of the world, it was a matter of course for her to marry Xiao Zhaoye. As everyone knows, before the two got married, they also experienced all kinds of hardships. If it weren't for Xiao Zhaoye's hard work, she might just be an orphan girl in the General's Mansion now. He Jingying replied bitterly: "Because I am the eldest daughter of the General's Mansion." β
The emperor looked at He Jingying and said, "You are a smart person, since I let you say it, you can say it directly, I don't blame it." β
He Jingying took a deep breath and said slowly: "Because I am only the eldest daughter of the General's Mansion. Although my grandfather He Shangzhi and my father He Ji were the founding fathers of the Great Qi Dynasty, my grandfather had already passed away, and my father had also died young. and have no children but me. Although He Men He Changyu and He Yin are officials in the court, they are not He Men descendants. Moreover, when overthrowing the previous dynasty, the He family offended many scholars. Although the He family is prominent, it is actually in vain. I can bring supreme prestige to the Dharmakaya, but I can't do politics. β
The emperor nodded: "These words are exactly the same as what the man said to me that day." Do you know who that man is? β
He Jingying looked at the emperor in confusion. The Emperor continued, "The person who said this to me is the Dharmakaya. However, what he said was not that he could not interfere in politics, but that he could not fight for power. β
A trace of sourness flashed in He Jingying's heart. The emperor continued: "When I was in the Prince's Mansion, I believed that the murderer of the first prince was not the fifth child. It's because if this matter is done by the fifth child, it will not be cut off and the life of the Dharma Body will not be left. The fifth princess, Xie Pi, and the Xie family from Chen County. Although the Xie family has been unknown in recent years, when the former dynasty fell to the country, tens of thousands of elite soldiers were willing to join Xie Men and live in seclusion in Chen County. This is also the reason why after the fall of the previous dynasty, the Xie family was not blamed. If Xiao Zijing wants to rebel, he doesn't need to move a single soldier of the Anxi army. Among the several major clans, the He family has the most prestige, but in fact, its strength is the weakest. β
The emperor looked at He Jingying deeply: "There is the Chen Jun Xie family behind the fifth child. Although Yun Ying is married to the Yuan family of Chen County, she is not a prestigious family. But the friends he made through the Yuan clan were all children of well-known clans in various places. Even the rough and arrogant Yun Chang married Gao Ping Xi on the rich side. The Dharma Body can write poetry at the age of three and ride at the age of four, and he has quite an insight into the way of governing the country, but he has already given up the struggle for power for you. β
The emperor looked at He Jingying sternly and said: "Such a prince who has no half to rely on, in the case of losing the protection of the crown prince, do you think that the Dharma Body is still the king of Nanjun who can do whatever he wants?" β
He Jingying's heart shook dramatically. It's not that she hasn't thought about this, but she enjoys it as a matter of course. Now that he has been broken by the emperor's words, he knows that he is naΓ―ve and naΓ―ve, thinking that as long as the two of them are in love, there will be no obstacles in this world. She never thought that Xiao Zhaoye would pay so much for her, even give up her future, and even put her life in danger.
When Zhu Shou returned to the palace, he already had an extra silver wine jug in his hand.
The emperor's eyes flashed with a fierce look: "It's not that I don't want to give you more time, but only when you die, can the Dharma Body come to its senses." He is a powerless prince who is not qualified to protect anyone. I want the Dharma body to cheer up, I want the Dharma body to fight, and fight for my world! Only if he fights, can he have a chance to live! β
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