Chapter 159: Dying Struggle
She gave the copy to the queen just to gain her trust, only then would the last game of chess be more exciting. I wonder if the queen will show hatred or regret on her face when she learns that everything was instructed by her.
She put away the smile on the corner of her lips, walked over with helplessness and sympathy on her face, and helped the queen up with one hand.
Nalan Lan'er said softly: "Sister, don't be too sad, maybe the emperor is just hard-hearted at this time, and he will be relieved after a few days?" ”
The queen smiled bitterly and shook her head, Ye Wushuang's expression when she left just now would be relaxed, I was afraid that she was determined to force her to death!
The queen couldn't help but feel moved when she saw Nalan Lan'er's sad expression on her face, as if she was the one who was about to lose her father. She said gratefully: "I have not had anyone in the palace for so many years, and it is rare for my sister to think so much about me." ”
Nalan Lan'er smiled: "Sister, aren't we already married to Jinlan?" Don't say anything about this kind of outward talk. ”
The queen nodded, the matter of saving her father was revealed, and she didn't have much effort, so she left in despair.
Wan'er brought her a cup of tea, and when she saw the queen's lonely back, she was amazed: "I didn't expect the queen to have this day." ”
Nalan Lan'er glanced at her with a smile, and put her slender fingers to her mouth to make a silent movement: "Be careful when you speak." ”
The master and servant smiled, and the meaning of this was known only to the two of them.
When night fell, the emperor arrived at her bedroom with the cool air of the night. Ye Wushuang had a cold face from the moment he entered the door, and Nalan Lan'er didn't ask much, just waited patiently for the other party to speak.
Ye Wushuang finally couldn't bear it anymore, and said helplessly: "What the national lord did was all about losing his conscience, I know that you have a good heart, so don't easily agree to this kind of thing in the future." ”
Nalan Lan'er knew that Ye Wushuang didn't know about her giving the copy to the queen, and her original hanging heart was relaxed.
Nalan Lan'er smiled and said, "I also saw that the queen was pitiful, so I agreed." If you hadn't rushed in, I'd have told you. ”
Ye Wushuang's face looked better at this time, and with a wave of his big hand, he hugged her into his arms and said, "I heard everything you said today, and I am only willing to be by your side for the rest of my life." ”
Nalan Lan'er's heart was smashed hard by his words, and she leaned into his arms with water vapor in her eyes.
With Ye Wushuang's words, all the grievances she suffered in the past were worth it.
The queen returned to the palace, and the six gods had no master. At this time, the news came that her brother wanted to see her, and the queen hurriedly asked people to invite him in.
The eldest brother also looked pale when he came in, and as soon as he entered the room, he held the queen's hand, and said eagerly: "Sister, do you know about my father?" ”
The queen nodded, and said in a hoarse voice, "Got it." ”
"You're the queen, you must have a way to save your father, right?" The eldest brother said with hope in his voice. The arrest of his father this time made the whole house messy, and he could only run over and beg to be the queen's sister, hoping that she could save his father with her own power.
The queen lowered her head, not daring to look at the brilliance in her eldest brother's eyes. His voice was a little choked and he replied, "Big brother, it's useless." I met the emperor this morning......"
Before the queen could finish speaking, her eldest brother interrupted her: "How is it possible, you are the queen!" After yelling at this, the eldest brother's voice softened again: "Don't you remember how much your father doted on you?" My father is already old, so you can't bear to see him die like this? ”
Of course not, as a child, who wouldn't want their parents to be well? She closed her eyes in pain and said tiredly: "Big brother, this is what the emperor meant." Father, she colluded with foreign thieves, this is the crime of the Nine Clans! ”
The eldest brother showed anger on his face, and he said in disbelief: "You are the queen, won't the emperor listen to you?" All you have to do is blow the wind on his pillow. ”
If the wind on the pillow worked, would she still be so sad? At this time, she was a little resentful that the emperor was a generation of Ming monarchs, if he was a faint monarch, she must have let her father go long ago.
Seeing that the queen was just silent and didn't speak, the eldest brother's face became darker and darker, and he lowered his voice and said, "Although you have become a queen and married someone else." But don't forget, who is your family, how can you not save your family when your family is in trouble! ”
The queen was stunned, and she raised her voice: "Big brother, how can you say that? You are my relatives, how can I not save them when I die. It's not that I can't save it, it's that I can't save it! ”
The eldest brother's eyes were red, and if his father fell, their family wouldn't be able to hold out for long. He gritted his teeth and knelt down for the queen.
"Big brother, even if you beg you, you can save your father!"
When the queen saw the eldest brother kowtowing to him, she hurriedly helped him up: "Big brother, what are you doing here!" Aren't you embarrassing me? ”
"Did you say yes?" The eldest brother asked.
Seeing that the queen was still silent, the eldest brother was about to kneel.
The queen hurriedly said: "Big brother, you really torture me, can't I promise you?" I'll do my best! ”
With her words, the eldest brother felt a lot more at ease, but he never thought that this was just what the queen said.
He took the queen's hand and said solemnly, "Sister, my father's affairs will be handed over to you." If my father goes like this, not only will our family cross, but even you, the queen, will have no hard platform behind you. ”
The queen nodded with a white face, feeling miserable.
This is the inner house of the female dependents, and it is not convenient for the eldest brother to stay longer. After a few words, he was sent out of the palace by the queen's people.
When he was gone, the queen sat alone on the bed. Thinking of the last words of the eldest brother, the colorless eyes bloomed again.
She can't lose her father, let alone the queen!
Once the matter of Guozhang was exposed, a large number of comrades were involved. The evidence was conclusive, and the defense of the prince was extremely pale, and he was interrogated by the emperor himself in a few days.
Above the golden palace, an old eunuch was reading out the crimes of the abbot, and the thick book of crimes made the eunuch read for half an hour.
The faces of the officials in the hall changed, and one of them was the crime of colluding with neighboring countries to plot rebellion. Don't say it's a killing, even if it's the nine clans, it's not an exaggeration!
Ye Wushuang sat on the dragon chair and looked down at the gray-haired old man kneeling at the bottom of the steps. He said in a deep voice, "Do you have anything else to say?" ”
The old man's wrinkled face was dead and gray, obviously understanding that his limit had arrived, and he said stiffly: "The minister is guilty." ”
When Ye Wushuang heard this, he glanced at Yang Fei who was standing in front with satisfaction, holding the jade seal in his hand and preparing to press the seal on the holy decree.
"Wait!" At this time, a shout came from outside the palace.
Everyone looked back and saw that it was the queen.
The queen changed her usual gorgeous costume, only a touch of rouge was applied to her face, and she was wearing a long blue lotus dress. But the tiredness on his face was revealed.
As a rule, this lady can't enter the main hall, and the queen's intrusion made all the ministers talk about it.
Ye Wushuang secretly screamed nonsense, and watched the queen walk step by step with a calm face.
Guozhang watched his daughter come in, and his eyes bloomed with hope again. His chained hands trembled, and he knelt on the ground and moved his legs to the queen's side.
"Daughter, you want to save your father!"
When the queen saw that her father, who had always been shrewd, was so embarrassed, her heart became sour. She also knelt down with her father, looking up at the night Wushuang who was high above.
"Your Majesty, the concubine, please spare the concubine's father for the sake of me following you for more than a dozen years." As she spoke, she kowtowed to Ye Wushuang one by one.
Ye Wushuang's face on the dragon chair turned pale, and he stood up when he saw the bleeding on her forehead. The queen was clearly embarrassed by him.
"Bold! Don't you, as a queen, know that women can't come into the main hall? Ye Wushuang said unhappily, he glanced at the eunuchs on the side, and several eunuchs immediately understood, ready to surround and help the queen down.
Before she could get closer, the queen stood up screaming, and pulled out a sharp blade from her bosom.
"You minions, don't come to this palace!" The queen held a sharp blade shining with cold light to her neck and said to the emperor: "Your Majesty, if you think of the love of our husband and wife, you will release the father of the concubine." Otherwise, it would be meaningless for the concubine to live. ”
"Daughter, daughter, what are you doing here. Father is old, he doesn't deserve you like this! The prince hugged the queen's waist and was about to snatch the dagger in her hand, but after all, he was so weak that he couldn't even walk in the past few days, so he was dodged by the queen.
Ye Wushuang's face was as black as ink in the inkstone, and he looked at her deeply. The two were at a stalemate.
This is a royal scandal, and all the ministers have lowered their heads and dare not take a second look, trying to reduce their sense of existence. But the ear listens carefully.
In the end, Ye Wushuang sighed and said, "You are so peaceful!" ”
The queen left a line of tears on her face, and said sadly: "The concubine is almost gone, what is the use of caring so much?" ”
Ye Wushuang looked at the guards who were slowly approaching behind the queen, and softened the volume to distract her: "You quickly put it down, I will talk about it later." ”
"The emperor doesn't know the suffering of his concubines, so if he has anything to say, let's make it clear now." The queen was not afraid of pain, and brought the sharp blade a little closer to her neck, and a bloody mark was cut on her white neck.
Ye Wushuang's pupils shrank, and he said in a deep voice, "Have you even abandoned Lin'er?" ”
When the queen heard her son's name, her expression was in a trance. After a moment's slackness, two guards rushed up and took her down in one fell swoop.
The dagger in the queen's hand was thrown a few meters away, and both hands were restrained by the guards, and she shouted angrily: "Let go of me! I'm the Queen! ”
Ye Wushuang slapped his palm on the table, and a palm print appeared on the desk of the black rosewood: "You dare to call yourself the queen?" Is what you're doing now what a queen should do? ”