Chapter Fifty-Six
The vermilion paint on the palace wall fell off, the half-human-high weeds in the corner of the wall were overgrown, and the two palace maids who delivered food and water pouted from the abandoned palace and came out with food boxes, and said in disgust as they walked: "Do you look crazy after this waste?" β
"Can you not be crazy? Her son is still in prison, and the glory and wealth have become empty, who is not crazy in this cold palace? β
"You're bringing food to the waste?" At this time, Concubine Ming and Princess Changning at the gate of the cold palace came over, and Mama Lu on her side reprimanded the two palace maids who were chewing the root of the tongue, "Although you have entered the cold palace after the abolition, the rules of the palace cannot be abolished. β
"The slaves and maids have seen the concubine and Princess Changning, yes, yes, we don't dare anymore, so let's retreat." Concubine Ming and Princess Changning are now nobles, and the two palace maids dare not offend, so they hurriedly ask for guilt and retreat.
Mama Lu pushed open the dusty palace door, and walked into the cold palace with Princess Changning holding Concubine Ming's hand.
"Your Majesty! Your Majesty! Did you come to see me!? β
The woman who was kneeling on the ground, her robe was tattered and dirty, her hair was disheveled and her face was disheveled, and when she saw a few people coming in, she crawled to her knees crying and screamed with joy.
Concubine Ming let go of the support of the two, raised the back of her palms, signaled them not to get close to her, and walked straight to the queen: "Sister Xiangyi, it's the palace." β
"You ......" When he saw the old but elegant and beautiful appearance of the person in front of him, a vicious look suddenly appeared in his eyes, and his madness was gone, "You slut! Come and see the Hongu joke? You get out, get out! β¦β¦β
After the abolition, she pounced on Concubine Ming's robe, and Mama Lu grabbed it and threw it to the side: "After the abolition, pay attention to your identity!" β
Princess Changning escorted her mother to the side, and defended unhappily: "After the abolition, the mother concubine didn't come to see your jokes, she just wanted to ask you a few words!" β
"Hahaha," laughed after the abolition, she was unbearable, but her eyes were full of contempt for the few people in front of her, "This palace knows what you want to ask, isn't it that I poisoned your body back then?" There is nothing to be afraid of in this palace, and now like this, I am not afraid that the king will kill this palace, and this palace will tell you that the royal fetus after you are pregnant with Chang Ning, a little slut, was also sent by this palace to beat you badly, and when you hear the truth, are you satisfied? β
Concubine Ming covered her chest: "It turns out that it's really you, Xiangyi, what threat do I have to you?" But you have done me such a thing. β
The queen opened her dirty eyes and said arrogantly: "As long as other women are pregnant with the king's child, don't try to escape the palm of my hand!" Including Concubine Liu, although she gave birth to Zhong Lixun, I haven't killed her mother with my own hands! Hahaha! β
Princess Changning helped Concubine Ming to walk outside the cold palace: "Mother, I have long asked you not to come to see this vicious crazy woman, she has now received the retribution she deserves, and she deserves it!" β
"The mother just wants to know the truth of the year, let's go." Concubine Ming put her hand on Mama Lu's hand, swallowed the anger and pain in her heart, and left the cold palace.
Chu Palace, outside the Zhenglong Gate.
"Nope! I'm not going! I'm going to stay here and be with my husband when I die!" King, king, don't drive me back to the Middle Jin Dynasty......" Princess Leling was escorted out of the palace of the old Chu king, and then stuffed into the carriage by the soldiers of Southern Chu, she shouted at Princess Erguang, "Auntie, I don't want to go!" They killed His Highness, and I don't want to live anymore! β
Le Ling screamed bitterly, in fact, she was sincere to Zhong Liyong, she was the one who would follow him even if he had nothing, but he didn't know!
Princess Leling's voice was drowned in the distance, and Zhong Lijing, the king of the deposed king, was dressed in prisoner's clothes, and his dirty face was sitting in the prison car, about to be escorted to the vegetable market to be beheaded.
"Zhong Lixun, I didn't expect you to be a deceitful villain, since ancient times, you have become a king and lost a villain, Uncle Wang, I am convinced."
"Second Highness, spare the old slave, I have served the royal family for many years......" Gonggong Han has been escorted out of the East Palace, and the vicious Yulin Army pushed him to be executed, and he begged for mercy from Zhong Lixun, who is now high up, and Zhong Lixun didn't even look at him.
"Zhong Lixun, you can't die well!" Princess Erguang and the concubine Xu Xuan were pressed to their knees at the bottom of the steps, staring at Zhong Lixun with vicious eyes.
"Sister Wang, why do you hate Brother Wang and me so much? Don't forget, I'm your prince's brother, and that man is just a thief. Zhong Lixun sneered, "In addition, Sister Wang's concubine participated in the rebellion of the Prince Yu Party, does Sister Wang know?" β
Xu Xuan's face was gloomy, and his face was as white as a charm: "Zhong Lixun, this horse will not let you go!" β
"Bring it on."
Zhong Lixun ordered the attendants to escort a woman to the foot of the jade steps, the woman's hands and feet were locked in chains, her body was stained with blood, and her face was unkempt, and the attendant pulled her hair, revealing her bloody but hateful face.
It's a ridge.
After the prince's accident, Zhong Lixun looked for clues about his assassination last time and caught his henchman. Xun Rong has followed Zhong Liyong for many years, has always been loyal and dutiful, and does not reveal the truth after being tortured.
"Sister Wang, do you know this person?" He looked at Princess Erguang's pale face and said to her with a smile, "This is the fate of the traitors who are loyal to the rebellious ministers." β
"You...... Kill Your Highness, I will never succumb......" A vicious light burst out in his eyes, and he gritted his teeth.
She silently admires His Highness, His Highness has the grace of reinvention for her, even if she dies, she will not disobey His Highness!
"Sister Wang, what about you?" Zhong Lixun is like a cold-blooded demon.
"You...... Haha......" Princess Erguang's gorgeous face was hideous, and she laughed wildly, "I actually misread your ......"
"Come on, drag this slave out and hang it, and the eldest princess will be imprisoned." Zhong Lixun's words were like cold snakes, spitting cold air, which made people shudder.
He went on to say: "Those who have contributed to this coup d'Γ©tat have been rewarded with heavy official titles."
The heavy rain overnight poured into the palace of the Southern Chu Dynasty. In the main hall, the king of Chu, Zhong Licang, was lying on the couch weakly, the bright yellow curtain fell quietly on the edge of the bed, he coughed heavily, and raised his hand weakly to cover his mouth.
Spread out the palms of your hands, and the palms were dripping with blood.
"You ......" exerted his last breath, raised his hand and pointed his fingers at the man in front of him who was looking at him coldly.
Sure enough, he responded to Xiangyi's words.
In the fifty-seventh year of Taixing in Southern Chu, late at night, His Royal Highness walked out of the main hall, the chief eunuch in the palace stood in the political hall to announce the violent death of the king, and the death knell on the drum tower of the city wall struck a sound in the dawn.
In the prison, a man covered in blood was chained to the wall, and the injuries on his body were all caused by his "second brother".
A group of people rushed into the prison, and the chief eunuch read out: "Shuren Yong's decree."
Everyone in the prison knelt down one after another.
"Inherit the will of the first king, save the people from death, exile for thousands of miles, and never return to the capital."
"Hahaha......" Zhong Liyong listened to it and laughed wildly, the father he had recognized for more than 20 years had not executed him, but what was the difference between death and not death, he was now a waste!
After the eunuch left, the chains of the prison door were re-untied, and Rong Guogong, who was dressed in official uniform, strode over condescendingly, waved his hand and asked his subordinates to hand over the poisonous wine contained in the jade cup and said: "Waste prince, Weichen is here to see you off for a ride." β
The prison was gloomy, Zhong Liyong raised his red blood eyes and glanced at the poisonous wine: "Rong Guogong, you are a person who sees the wind and rudder, aren't you afraid that Zhong Lixun will not dare to use you sincerely?" β
Rong Shikun smiled with his hand: "If it weren't for the fact that the prince didn't use Weichen at the beginning, how could Weichen abandon the prince, it is said that all this is the prince's own sin, and now Weichen's daughter is the favored person of His Royal Highness, and Weichen is not afraid." Thinking of serving the prince, Weichen sent the prince on his last journey. β
Zhong Liyong sneered, his eyes were bloodshot, he closed his eyes and drank the poisonous wine, and fell to the ground.
At this time, another person came in the prison, dressed in white, with a bewitching face, looking at Zhong Liyong's bloodstained corpse and hooking his lips and smiling: "Rong Guogong, well done." β
Rong Shikun smiled and said: "Thank you Gongzi for guiding my daughter and killing the abolished prince, and there will be no more disasters for His Royal Highness." β