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Impermanent gray eyes and a wooden expression appeared in front of Ye Ruoxi, kneeling on the ground and bowing.

"Impermanence, is Father in there?"

"Yes."

Ye Ruoxi pushed open the door, and in the main hall, two golden coffins were parked, and in front of the golden coffin, a handsome and elegant figure slowly turned his head to look at her.

"Dad, you're here."

"Minister, see Niangniang."

Ye Tianqing turned around and knelt down.

Ye Ruoxi stepped forward quickly, grabbed Ye Tianqing's arms, and did not let Ye Tianqing kneel.

"Dad, these customs are exempt, but you are my father."

"The gift of the monarch and the minister cannot be abolished, the mother is now a different identity, but the emperor's concubine."

"Come on, it's not above the court, I'm too lazy to care about those rules. Dad, did you miss me? I didn't see him for a long time, and I glanced at the city gate that day, and I didn't even say anything. ”

"Niangniang, your temperament should also be changed."

Ye Tianqing looked at Ye Ruoxi with doting eyes: "Now your identity is different, you are the only mother in the harem, maybe ...... in the future."

Ye Tianqing paused for a moment and smiled: "Niangniang should also learn court etiquette and rules, and in the future, you can't speak and act as casually as before, the emperor is now on the throne, and his status is noble, and Niangniang must not be negligent." ”

"Dad, don't preach, don't call me a mother, isn't it good to talk like before? In front of my father, I'm just your daughter, and I want to be coquettish with you. ”

Ye Ruoxi grabbed Ye Tianqing's arm, and rubbed her body against Ye Tianqing's arm, there is a cheap father who spoils her, this feeling is so beautiful.

Ye Tianqing Xiuyi's eyebrows were slightly raised, and he looked at Ye Ruoxi helplessly: "Ruoxi, how can you rest assured that your father is like this?" The emperor has ascended the throne, and his temperament should be more restrained, now is not the time to be in the Yan Palace. ”

"I'm like that, he loves it, when he knew me, I was like that, and now it's too late. He didn't like it at the beginning, so don't mess with me, I still want to dislike it, hum, there's no way. ”

"The emperor is the king of a country, which will make the emperor embarrassed and suffer. In the harem, there is no holy grace, and once the holy family is far away, there is no place to stand. Ruoxi, not a child, with his wisdom and intelligence, should understand the words of his father. ”

Ye Ruoxi rolled his eyes: "Dad, you don't have to worry about me, I know what to do, I came here to see who that queen is." ”

"She's in the golden coffin, and the golden coffin hasn't been covered yet, so let's go and see."

Ye Ruoxi walked before the golden coffin, Gong Qingtian's golden coffin had already been covered by Xuanyuan Yan, if he hadn't waited for Xuanyuan Yan to come back to say goodbye to the body, he wouldn't have been uncovered with the coffin.

The red phoenix robe can only be worn by the queen mother and the queen.

On the dazzling and beautiful red phoenix robe, with gold

Nine golden phoenixes are embroidered with colored silk threads, and the moire is churning and gorgeous. Nine phoenixes are arranged on the phoenix crown, pinched with gold wire exquisitely abnormal, the phoenix pecks down a string of pearl gems, and there are nine phoenix feathers hanging behind the phoenix crown, inlaid with pearls and gemstones, shining in the soft sunlight.

The delicate and beautiful face is dull, and the pale face is still difficult to hide her coquettishness, but it can be faintly seen that on Xi Qinglian's face, there is a touch of unwillingness and ruthlessness.

The noble and gorgeous phoenix robe is wrapped in a hopeless ambition, and such a woman in the golden coffin has exhausted her skills, and she can finally lie down and rest.

Today's ending is that she single-handedly caused it, if she was willing to back down a little, she may not be able to enjoy the glory and wealth of the second half of her life and spend it safely.

"She's the queen, she's so beautiful."

"It's beautiful."

Ye Tianqing sighed slightly: "Ruoxi, do you think that your father's methods are too ruthless and ruthless?" The hands of the Father are stained with the blood of too many people. To this day, the red color on the blood-colored Chang'an Street, the dried bloodstains, are still there. ”

"Dad, I understand."

Ye Ruoxi held Ye Tianqing's hand, and when he raised his eyes, he suddenly realized that there were a few strands of silver on Ye Tianqing's sideburns.

"Daddy, your ......"

She stretched out her hand and stroked the silver hair on Ye Tianqing's sideburns, remembering that before leaving Jian'an City, her father was full of black hair, and there was not a single white hair. It's just a little more than two months, and I don't want my father's sideburns to be born early.

"Nothing, for my father, I am old, Ruoxi has grown up, how can I not be old for my father."

Ye Tianqing smiled, with deep sorrow in his eyes, and fell on the tightly closed golden coffin.

"Qinglian must follow the first emperor, because that is my promise to the first emperor, the oath I made. If she stays, there will be endless troubles, she has never been a peaceful person, and her ambitions are too great. A woman, noble as a queen, she could have guarded this position in peace and honored all her life. Her ambition will not only harm her, but also His Highness the Sixteenth. ”

"She's gone."

Ye Ruoxi sighed, and wanted to say something, but finally didn't say it.

Maybe her heart is still not ruthless enough, after all, the beautiful woman lying in the golden coffin is Ye Tianqing's sister, Ye Tianqing can actually force Xi Qinglian to death with his own hands, is it for the promise to the first emperor, the will of the first emperor?

"Will Dad be upset when he does this?"

"No, I will act for the Father's sake, but I will seek peace of mind, and the opinion of others will not be taken to heart by the Father. Qinglian's departure can make her son live a better life, stay away from danger, and also make the palace quiet. As a father, he cannot go against the will of the emperor, and he cannot leave a disaster for the emperor. ”

Ye Tianqing walked to Xi Qinglian's golden coffin: "Perhaps, this is the last thing to do for my father, the first emperor, the emperor, and the Tanglin Kingdom, the last killing." There is no regret for the father, because this is the choice of the father, Ruoxi, knowing this, will it be painful? ”

"Why the pain? Life and death are always inevitable, Daddy is at ease, I am worried about you. ”

"Just because she assassinated her many times and almost killed her son, her father can't let her go."

"Dad, you're too tired, you should have a good rest for a while after this incident."

Ye Tianqing chuckled, how long can he be busy, maybe these days are the last days when he will be busy as the right minister of the Tanglin Kingdom, and finally take power.

"My father won't be busy for long, and I will soon have time to rest and enjoy myself, Ruoxi, be more cautious, wait by the emperor's side, don't be like in the past."

"What is Daddy worried about?"

"Twenty years, Ruoxi can understand, in the past twenty years, what kind of life the emperor has lived? I'm really worried about my father, what will the emperor be like in 20 years! Because until now, the only person who can make a father feel incomprehensible is the emperor. ”

Ye Ruoxi was silent, thinking of Xuanyuan Yan's unbearable twenty years, and couldn't help but sigh.

"Ruoxi, the luckiest one is the emperor, maybe this is the luck of the Tanglin Kingdom."

Ye Tianqing held Ye Ruoxi's hand: "I've been with the emperor for so long, is there no news yet?" ”

"What's the news?"

Ye Tianqing's gaze fell on Ye Ruoxi's abdomen and smiled lovingly.

Ye Ruoxi's face was feverish, and he shook Ye Tianqing's hand coquettishly: "Dad......"

"Go back, this shouldn't be a place to stay longer, and when the emperor comes to see for the last time, the successive golden coffins should be closed."

Ye Tianqing took Ye Ruoxi out of Fengque Palace, bowed down and saluted: "Niangniang, the minister is not far away, please remember the minister's words." ”

"Is Dad going to see the emperor?"

"Yes, the minister is one step ahead."

Ye Tianqing bowed and took a few steps back, then turned around and left.

"Your Majesty, see you on the right."

"Biography."

Ye Tianqing entered the dormitory, now everyone knows, no one knows, after the emperor goes down to court, he will definitely return to the dormitory, review and deal with state affairs, and he is also in the dormitory, and rarely stays in the imperial study. Only when a minister is summoned will the emperor appear in the imperial study.

The ministers were all talking, because after Ye Ruoxi entered the palace, she was not immediately named the queen, but she was left in the palace by Xuanyuan Yan and never left, so that the ministers couldn't understand it.

If it is said that the emperor favors Ye Ruoxi alone, he should be canonized as the queen immediately and give Ye Ruoxi a position.

If the emperor doesn't favor Ye Ruoxi, is afraid of the power of the Xi family, and is worried about the dictatorship of his relatives, he will first give Ye Ruoxi a concubine position, so as to appease the hearts of the Xi family.

There is no position, not even a position of the lowest concubine, and there is no palace, so he stays in the emperor's bedroom, and lives with the emperor every day, and the ministers are speculating about what the emperor's intentions are.

In this regard, Ye Tianqing was silent

and never mentioned.

The silence of the Xi family

, which made the ministers even more incomprehensible, they thought that Ye Tianqing would take the opportunity to urge the emperor to appoint Ye Ruoxi as the queen.

After all, that lady is a lady who has gone through hardships and hardships with the emperor all the way, fought side by side, and has great military merits.

"See the emperor."

Xuanyuan Yan stretched out his hand and helped Ye Tianqing, who had not yet fallen to the ground, with his hands: "I have already said that my father-in-law is exempt from worshipping in the court, but now he is not above the court, so why should my father-in-law be polite." ”

"Thank you for the emperor's grace, the old minister does not dare to trespass."

Xuanyuan Yan's eyes fell on Ye Tianqing's body, this noble right minister who was impeached by the ministers leaned towards the government and the opposition, and held the power of the court and government for more than 20 years, was wearing a snow-white ordinary robe today, not wearing an official uniform.

He suddenly remembered that when he came back and saw Ye Tianqing in front of the city gate, Ye Tianqing's official uniform, from top to bottom, from the inside to the outside, was all snow-white.

Now that I think about it, Ye Tianqing is the first emperor Dai Xiao.

A few strands of silver came into Xuanyuan Yan's eyes, and he couldn't help but be stunned, and the deep ink stared at the few strands of silver hair that appeared on Ye Tianqing's sideburns.

Zeng remembered that when he left Jian'an City, Ye Tianqing was full of black hair, without a single silver hair, and he didn't want to be in a short period of time, the sideburns of this right minister already had a few strands of silver hair that were difficult to hide.

"Father-in-law has worked hard."

"The emperor is serious, the old minister doesn't dare to say so as the emperor, everything is what the old minister should do."

Ye Tianqing bowed his head and replied respectfully.

"Father-in-law, sit down."

"The old minister didn't dare to trespass."

Xuanyuan Yan stared at Ye Tianqing for a moment, no matter when and where, this right minister who controls the power of the Tanglin Kingdom, his father-in-law, there is no one to deal with him, and his attitude towards him is respectful and obedient, so that people can't find a trace of fault.

"Has my father-in-law seen these twists and turns?"

"Your Majesty, I implore the emperor to call the old minister by his name, the emperor calls him so, and the old minister can't afford it."

Ye Tianqing raised his eyes and glanced at the folds: "Those folds were all directly presented to the front of the emperor, and the old minister had never seen them. ”

Previously, all the folds were sent to the Prime Minister's Mansion, and they were issued after Ye Tianqing's approval, and from the day Xuanyuan Yan came back to the throne, Ye Tianqing ordered all the folds to be sent to him again, and they were directly delivered to the emperor and presented to the emperor.

Ye Tianqing's low-key is to avoid disaster in the eyes of the ministers, the new monarch is on the throne, and the ministers want to go further in the court, add officials to the knighthood, send the younger sister or daughter of the family into the palace, and take the harem route to carry the position.

Stepping on a Xi family, they can get a lot of benefits.

The new monarch ascended the throne, and the ministers thought that Xuanyuan Yan would no longer tolerate the Xi family to continue to favor the government and the opposition and control the government of the Tanglin Kingdom.

Ye Tianqing didn't take the fold, the ministers were so happy, many people wanted to find an opportunity to send the fold to the emperor, and they were still worried that they wouldn't be able to pass Ye Tianqing's pass, Ye Tianqing's order, some of the ministers still sent the fold to the Prime Minister's Mansion to test Ye Tianqing's mind.

Those ministers who sent the folds were all rejected by Ye Tianqing, none of them were gone, and they refused to leave a letter of folds.

Therefore, the ministers presented all the folds in their hands to Xuanyuan Yan.

The twists and turns of impeachment, like snowflakes, continue to be presented to the Imperial Court.

The soft impeachment began to become more and more intense, Xuanyuan Yan's silence, and Ye Tianqing's low profile made many ministers think that Ye Tianqing was afraid that the emperor would take the Xi family. thought that Xuanyuan Yan was dissatisfied with the Xi family and had been enduring it.

The degree of temptation is getting deeper and deeper, the rhetoric is more intense, and the list of crimes is more and more serious. According to what was said in those folds, Ye Tianqing's crime was extremely evil, and he should have been beheaded a long time ago, destroying the nine clans, and Ling Chi was ten thousand people.

"Father-in-law, let's take a look at these twists and turns."

Xuanyuan Yan was above the court, calling Ye Tianqing "right minister", and after going down to the court, he called Ye Tianqing "father-in-law", which made the ministers guess in their hearts.

They couldn't see through it, the emperor was conniving at Ye Tianqing's mistakes by doing this, or he was sincerely respecting Ye Tianqing.

"Your Majesty, I implore the emperor to call the old minister by his name, and the emperor called it like this, which made the old minister panic."

Xuanyuan Yan smiled, he didn't see the slightest panic in Ye Tianqing's face and eyes. This courtier, who has been in the position of the prime minister of the Tanglin Kingdom for more than 20 years, should have nothing to do to make him frightened and moved, even if he is the emperor.

"My father-in-law was originally my father-in-law, what's wrong with me calling me that?"

Ye Tianqing was silent for a moment and bowed: "The minister is the emperor's courtier first, this is the public, and he should come first." ”

"Can't I call it that?"

"Puff ......"

Ye Tianqing landed on his knees, knelt at Xuanyuan Yan's feet and bowed his head and bowed: "The old minister is guilty, please punish the emperor." ”

"Get up."

"Your Majesty."

Ye Tianqing got up slowly, not daring to say more.

"Father-in-law, let's take a look at these folds, Ruoxi's method is good, classify them all together, so that I can see them clearly at a glance."

Ye Tianqing's lips opened slightly, he wanted to say something, but he didn't say it, he reached out and took the fold handed to him by Xuanyuan Yan and opened a few eyes.

"The affairs of several princes, the ministers have their own suggestions, how does my father-in-law think this matter should be handled?"

"Leave it to the Holy Judgment."

"Listen to the Holy Judgment, does my father-in-law know how many times I have heard this sentence from my mouth in the two days since I ascended the throne?"

"Counting this time, it is the thirty-sixth time, and I don't want to hear this sentence from my father-in-law's mouth again in the future!"

Xuanyuan Yan's tone was aggravated, and his expression was cold.

Ye Tianqing hurriedly bowed down and slammed to the ground: "Minister, obey the order." ”

Xuanyuan Yan's gaze once again fell on Ye Tianqing's sideburns, and he stopped for a moment.

"Your Majesty, the old minister is foolish, the emperor has just ascended the throne, and he should show the world with benevolence. Several princes are also first

The emperor's bloodline has the felony of plotting against the emperor to assassinate the emperor, if the emperor can pardon the capital crime, the world will return to the heart. ”

Xuanyuan Yan was silent.

Ye Tianqing was also silent, staring down at the corner of Xuanyuan Yan's bright yellow robe, waiting for Xuanyuan Yan's will.

"Can father-in-law make it clearer? I have just ascended the throne, and many things need my father-in-law's outspoken guidance, so please don't be scruples. ”

"Yes, Emperor Chenqi, the secret forces of several princes have not been completely cleared. The emperor pardoned them for the great crime of rebellion, and the world praised the emperor for his benevolence and generosity, and several princes should be grateful. If they do anything else and do not repent, they will bring about their own death, and no one will have mercy. ”

"The rest of the princes should also be crowned kings, what does my father-in-law think?"

"The emperor is wise."

"In this matter, according to my father-in-law's words, I will announce my will in a few days. In the matter of the harem, Ruoxi intends to reduce the degree of use and release those palace maids and slaves who are older than the age to find their own homes. In the future, the use of the harem will also be greatly reduced, and everything in personnel and use must be based on frugality. Now that the floods in the south have not subsided, and the area around Donghai County has been seriously damaged after the war, I should set an example. ”

"The emperor is sage, this is a blessing for the world."

"Thrift puts an end to extravagance, and my father-in-law should take the lead."

"Obey."

Xuanyuan Yan and Ye Tianqing discussed for a long time before letting Ye Tianqing leave, Ye Tianqing bowed and hesitated for a moment: "Your Majesty, the bodies of the successives are placed in the Fengque Palace, and the remains of the first emperor are placed together, the emperor wants to go over and take a look?" ”

Xuanyuan Yan was silent for a moment, he had already learned about Xi Qinglian drinking poisonous wine, and this matter was still whispered in Xuanyuan's ear when he went out of the city to greet him. After entering the palace, Zhao Qian also reported the matter.

"No, just arrange it."

"The ministers obey the order, the emperor, the successive funerals are the queen's ceremony, and the Ministry of Rites is ordered, is it appropriate for the emperor to see it?"

"Father-in-law is right."

Ye Tianqing bowed and retreated, and Xuanyuan Yan's gaze fell on the mottled sideburns that flashed silver light on Ye Tianqing's bowed head for a long time.

"When, when, when......"

The heavy and mournful bell echoed in the air, spreading all over the streets and alleys of Jian'an City, and in an instant, all the people stopped moving and looked in the direction of the Forbidden City.

The bell represents that the emperor has died!

The mournful cry and mournful pain echoed in Jian'an City, and all those who heard the bell knelt on the ground and kowtowed in the direction of the palace.

(End of chapter)

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