Chapter 120: After the beheading
Jiang Qingyue continued: "He is an emperor and has his own responsibilities, but now that he is upset because of me, he can wipe out a life so casually, so what about the future?" I have to be careful to take care of his emotions in everything I do, and if one day, he doesn't like me to associate with you, will he kill someone to force you to distance yourself from me? ”
The more Jiang Qing spoke, the more his brows furrowed: "It's terrible, senior brother, he has changed, but he still tells me that he hasn't changed, and he can manipulate a person's life and death at will, this kind of right is really terrifying." ”
She never denied or doubted Zhou Rui'an's feelings for her, but she also had to face up to the fact that the person who liked her now was an emperor with supreme power, he could deal with anyone who made him unhappy, and life and death, honor and disgrace were only between his thoughts.
Jiang Qingyue was not afraid of Zhou Ruian, but she was very scared, because her unintentional actions would harm more people.
"This time, he deserved to kill the abolition queen, so what about next time? What will I do if I have dealings with someone and I provoke him to be unhappy, and that person is not guilty? Can an emperor really act arbitrarily like this? Jiang Qingyue continued to ask rhetorically.
Lin Zheyuan listened to her words, speechless, and finally sighed: "It's all love." After a pause, he couldn't help but say, "Then can't you be a little more well-behaved?" Honestly? If you make him happy, everyone is happy, so what's wrong? ”
"So I'm going to compromise into a little sheep in order to keep him from killing people indiscriminately, and obediently become a member of his harem? Losing self-esteem and losing oneself just to make him happy? Jiang Qingyue asked rhetorically.
Lin Zheyuan was stunned for a moment, and couldn't help but feel a little weak, what he said just now seemed to really mean that, sacrificing Jiang Qingyue and making thousands of families happy?
Jiang Qingyue stood up, walked to the window, and said lightly: "I haven't been able to understand before, why I don't want to ......" and didn't want to marry him, "But just now I understood, it turns out that I already knew in my heart that he might have such a day, so I will resist so much." ”
Jiang Qingyue's eyes were slightly gloomy, there was a difference between them, no matter how he disguised it, she still felt it.
Lin Zheyuan thought for a while, and then said: "Actually, I think you may be too strict with Your Majesty, speaking of which, he is just insecure, you have always been like leaving, your attitude is unclear, speaking of which, I think Your Majesty has done a good enough, for you, how many compromises he has made, but what about you, but you are not willing to retreat for him, even if you take a step back, you are not willing, what can he do?" You have forgiven my master and the second prince, but why are you not willing to be more lenient with him? ”
Jiang Qingyue was stunned and glanced at him, Lin Zheyuan met her gaze and said encouragingly: "The sense of security is mutual, although Your Majesty looks strong and strong, he will also be afraid, you are probably the only weakness in his whole body armor." After a pause, he continued: "When two people are together, only one party can't be paying all the time, right? He's done enough for you, so what have you done for him? Qingyue, please be fair. ”
I have to say that Senior Brother Lin's persuasion is still very convincing, Jiang Qingyue listened to it, and couldn't help but start to reflect, is she not very good to Zhou Rui'an?
She thought that Zhou Rui'an had always wanted to marry her, but she had been resisting, but Zhou Rui'an had done so many things for her, thinking about it like she was indeed a little too much?
Jiang Qingyue was a little weak-hearted, she looked at Lin Zheyuan, sighed and said: "Senior brother is worthy of being a married person, and his views on feelings are really thorough!" As he spoke, he hugged his fist at Lin Zheyuan: "Thank you for your enlightenment, it's really better to listen to your words than to read a book for ten years!" ”
When the three of them went to the border in the past, Lin Zheyuan's IQ had always been the lowest among the three, and he had low self-esteem because of this, but now that he was praised by Jiang Qingyue like this, he immediately felt that he had been too tall from the so-called level, and he couldn't help but feel a little proud.
"Where, where! Qingyue is really a prize! Lin Zheyuan said with a smile.
Jiang Qingyue said with a straight face: "Hearing you say this, I also think that I have indeed paid not enough, and I will also review it carefully!" ”
Lin Zheyuan smiled and said: "That's right, two people, how can there be an overnight feud?" Isn't it a bedside fight and a bed-end closure? After saying that, he winked at her narrowly.
Jiang Qingyue: "??? "What does Lin Zheyuan know? Is she going to kill him?
Jiang Qingyue seriously considered the possibility of killing Lin Zheyuan, and then thought about it, forget it, Lin Zheyuan is dead, and Xiu'er will have no one to take care of him.
Lin Zheyuan inexplicably escaped.
At this time, in the imperial study, Zhou Ruian was fidgeting back and forth, while Luo Bei was sitting on the table on the side and devouring the food sent by Xiaofuzi.
"Don't say it, master, the imperial chef in this palace is different, it's so delicious! It's so much better than the ones I ate on the road! Luo Bei said with a sigh.
Xiao Fuzi on the side looked at Luo Bei with a disgusted expression, he felt that he might have had too deep expectations for Luo Bei before, and this didn't look like a reliable look.
Zhou Rui'an stopped, frowned, and said, "Can your method be useful?" Lin Zheyuan doesn't look like a smart person, can he convince Qingyue? ”
Luo Bei swallowed the food in his mouth, and then replied: "Don't worry, master!" Senior Brother Lin, this person, he has no other skills, he is good at emotional problems, you can rest assured, with him, he will definitely be able to persuade the son! After a pause, he looked at Xiaofuzi dissatisfied: "Another roast chicken!" This is delicious, quick, two more, Your Majesty hasn't eaten it yet. ”
Xiao Fuzi pursed his lips, gave the little eunuch next to him a look, and asked him to go down to serve the food.
Xiao Fuzi couldn't bear it: "You are so presumptuous in front of Your Majesty, what kind of system!" ”
Luo Bei bit the chicken leg and smiled hesitantly: "Hehe, isn't this a hungry brain?" After a pause, he looked at Zhou Rui'an: "Your Majesty, don't worry!" Before, Gongzi was bottomless, so he didn't want to let go of his mouth to marry you, but now that Lin Zheyuan analyzed it with her, she saw that your goodness was coming, Gongzi is a soft-hearted person, and she can sympathize with even the second prince, let alone you? Don't worry, maybe the son will say he wants to marry you! ”
Zhou Ruian was not so optimistic: "I just hope she doesn't blame me." After a pause, he gritted his teeth: "If she quarrels with me again for Zhou Ruichen this time, I will kill him!" ”
"Your Majesty, you are a fan of the authorities! But you must not do this, isn't this forcing Jiang Gongzi to be separated from you? Luo Bei said with a disapproving face: "You just do too much and say too little, this time we have made it clear what you have done for her, Childe is not a person who does not know what to do, she will definitely be moved!" ”
"Then you can do the aftermath." Zhou Ruian said directly.
Luo Bei's expression froze.
"Your Majesty, this, this subordinate has just come back!"
Zhou Ruian glanced at him: "Quickly beheaded that woman, I feel upset when I think about it." ”
Luo Bei smiled bitterly and bit the chicken leg, but he still felt beautiful in his heart, their master, even if he became the emperor, except for Jiang Qingyue, he didn't change to them.
It's just that in addition to being sympathetic to his subordinates, he is also non-negotiable.
Because the Second Prince's Mansion was closed, the news after the beheading of the Second Prince was the last to know, and this was Zhou Rui'an who specially instructed Liu Min to send someone to only give the Second Prince, otherwise the Second Prince might have to miss the news.
When the second prince got the news, he was shocked, although he had long known that this day would come, but he didn't expect Zhou Rui'an to advance.
The second prince made a big fire in the room: "Zhou Rui'an! How dare you take revenge on me like this! How dare you! His warm eyes were full of anger: "Hypocrisy! Vile! ”
The second prince said, feeling that the anger in his heart had nowhere to vent, and he picked up the vase and was about to smash it, but the housekeeper hurriedly stopped him: "Your Highness! I can't help it! If you smash it now, that person will definitely get the news, and then won't it ...... Remember to be patient now! Patience! Get out of here before you can think about it in the long run! ”
The second prince took a deep breath, and after a few times, it gradually calmed down, and there was a coldness in his gentle eyes: "Zhou Rui'an!" Good! How dare you take revenge on me like this! Because Qingyue came to see me, he couldn't hold his breath so much, hum! ”
"Your Majesty also knows that this is Gongzi Jiang who has come to visit you, which has displeased him and is giving you a warning." The butler advised, "Now we can only endure and do nothing." ”
The second prince said coldly: "Zhou Rui'an! This enmity is not shared! We'll see! After a pause, he curled the corners of his lips: "Qingyue will definitely come to see me, and ...... then."
His voice grew so low that even the butler didn't hear him.
The housekeeper sighed and said worriedly: "It's just that in this way, I don't know if someone will go to groom Niangniang and give her a ride, Niangniang has always loved beauty......"
But the second prince miscalculated, and Jiang Qingyue didn't go to see him, probably because he didn't know how to face him.
Therefore, Zhou Rui'an is more skilled, he knows that once he is given death after being abolished, with Jiang Qingyue's character, he will definitely feel that the second prince is unwilling to face him.
In fact, Jiang Qingyue really didn't dare, but he didn't know what kind of attitude to face the second prince, after all, the mothers of the two were also a bad debt.
On the day of the abolition and beheading, Luo Bei personally supervised the execution, and there were many people around the entrance of the vegetable market that day, because there was no snow this winter, and the people were convinced of Qin Tianjian's statement, looking at this woman who had caused trouble in the Dajing Dynasty, the people showed surprising anger.
After the abolition, she was much older, and her eyes were no longer bright, and she was rudely escorted to the execution ground by the officials, kneeling on the ground, and she couldn't see the demeanor of the original dominance and covering the sky with one hand.
Luo Bei looked at the abolished queen calmly, this woman had harmed many people, and now she has to accept her fate after all.
The queen seemed to notice something, she raised her head, and when she saw Luo Bei in her old eyes, she couldn't help but reveal a hint of mockery, and Luo Bei's heart trembled.
Before Luo Bei came back to her senses, she had already turned her gaze away, her eyes seemed to be looking at the sky, and she didn't know where she fell.
This woman was born noble, and later became the queen of Dajing, enjoying the respect that other women could not imagine, and now she is going to die, and there are still thousands of people watching, her life, ups and downs, always not a loss.
If there is a regret, there may still be, but this regret is not related to the man she once loved, but her only son, who never saw him for the last time, and without her in the future, he will only have one person to walk in the future.
Thinking of this, she closed her eyes, and the last tear crossed the corner of her eye, not for her miserable life, nor for her own death, until the end, she was thinking about her son.
The executioner raised his knife and fell, and a touch of red sprayed out, announcing the end of a life, this woman who had done a lot of wrong things and done a lot of great things, just died.
Luo Bei breathed a sigh of relief inexplicably, I don't know why, even if it was just a prison beheading, he also had a sense of nervousness in his heart, as if this woman would do something at the last moment, fortunately, everything ended smoothly, and I hope that the road between the master and Jiang Gongzi will be smoother in the future.
After the abolition, he was guilty of sin, so naturally he could not enter the imperial tomb again, but the ancestral training of the Fang family, the daughter who married out could not enter the ancestral tomb, not to mention that Fang Mingkun was beaten with thirty boards, and now he is still lying on the bed, and now the Fang family is also in a mess, and no one can take care of the abolition for a long time.
Not to mention the others, who would dare to collect the corpse of the deposed queen? In the end, Jiang Qingyue couldn't stand it anymore, so he personally went to collect the discarded corpse, went to the temple outside the city to be cremated after a good overdose.
Jiang Qingyue sent the ashes to the Second Prince's Mansion, but she didn't see the Second Prince herself, and only asked her to hand them over.
The housekeeper tearfully handed over the ashes to the second prince, "It was sent by Gongzi Jiang." ”
The second prince's eyes flashed, and finally muttered: "Qingyue will not live up to me in the end." ”
He was also worried about whether someone would collect the body of the queen mother, he knew too well that the queen mother was guilty, who wanted to be involved with her? It's too late to clear it up, even the Fang family can't believe it, he didn't expect it to be Jiang Qingyue.
The second prince hugged the urn tightly, and he closed his eyes, hiding the complicated emotions in his eyes.
This day is the day when Jiang Qingyue is on an errand.
Then Xiaofuzi came to Xuan Jiang Qingyue to face the saint again, and Jiang Qingyue was serious: "Yes, my subordinates will go!" ”
Xiao Fuzi immediately smiled.
Jiang Qingyue went to the imperial study, and Zhou Ruian was watching the music intently, and he didn't even notice Jiang Qingyue coming in.
Xiao Fuzi wanted to make a sound, but Jiang Qingyue waved his hand, and Xiao Fuzi understood and quietly retreated.
Jiang Qingyue didn't speak, and quietly watched him correct the recital.
Zhou Ruian picked up the teacup and wanted to drink tea, but found that the teacup was empty, so he put it back casually, didn't call anyone, and continued to watch the folds.
Seeing this, Jiang Qingyue silently walked to his side and added him new tea, Zhou Ruian heard the movement, only then did he raise his head, and when he saw Jiang Qingyue, he couldn't help but smile.
"When did you come and why didn't you call me?" He asked with a smile.
From the moment he raised his head and saw her, there was already a smile in his eyes, which was a joy that could not be concealed, Jiang Qingyue's heart trembled inexplicably.
Jiang Qingyue walked behind him and reached out to knead his shoulders for him.
Zhou Ruian was simply flattered, and looked at her in surprise: "What's wrong today?" Qingyue, you say, if you have anything else to do with me, you can say, no, you don't have to do this. ”
The poor king of a country has seen many dangers, but he can't help but feel a little helpless at this time.
Jiang Qingyue was curious and funny: "I just think you're working too hard, at the end of the year, there must be a lot of things to do, right?" ”
Zhou Ruian hummed softly: "No, Su Liangyi also played a song, saying that he was old and wanted to return to the field." As he spoke, he sighed a little tiredly.
Jiang Qingyue's subordinates kept stopping, she was a person who practiced martial arts, and it was easier to control her strength, hearing this, she couldn't help frowning: "Disarm and return to the field?" He wanted Su Yiming to return to Liuzhou. ”
Zhou Ruian didn't answer her, but instead held her hand, brought her to the front, looked at her and said with a straight face: "Qingyue, you don't have to do such a thing, you just need to be by my side, I can't bear to leave such a thing to someone else." ”
Jiang Qingyue's face turned slightly red, "But I also want to do something for you, but I'm stupid and don't know what to do." ”
Zhou Ruian glanced at her with a smile, the tips of his ears were also a little red, and his eyes wandered: "Then, then go to bed." ”
Jiang Qingyue glared at him fiercely, and then said, "What are you going to do with Old General Su's twists?" He said that he was disarming and returning to the field, but the main purpose was to let Su Yiming and Su Xiaorou, right? After a pause, she continued: "When you ascended the throne, General Su made his attitude clear, if you don't approve it, I'm afraid that someone will start to talk nonsense again." ”
In fact, Zhou Rui'an's road to the throne can be said to be the right time, place and people, the two princes of Emperor Xuande, the seventh prince was killed by the queen, the queen herself was misguided, the second prince lost the right to inherit, and later it came out that Emperor Xuande had lost his virtue, and finally Zhou Ruian had absolute strength, and his identity was blameless, so the throne fell on his head.
Of course, in this whole plan, Su Liangyi is the finishing touch, and his public support has silenced all those who have a skeptical attitude, for no other reason, Su Liangyi has the support of the entire heroic army behind him! Su Liangyi's public statement represents the attitude of the heroic army, who dares to oppose Zhou Rui'an, go and oppose the heroic army.
So from this point of view, Su Liangyi can be regarded as a meritorious minister of Zhou Rui'an's accession to the throne, and meritorious service must be rewarded, and now Su Liangyi wants to disarm and return to the field, and wants to meet his grandson, Zhou Ruian can only agree, otherwise others should say that he is ungrateful.
But, is Zhou Ruian really willing to agree?
When Emperor Xuande was alive, he was afraid of the Su family's military power, but Su Liangyi has always been cautious and never let him catch the handle.
Zhou Ruian is also the emperor, can he really tolerate the military power falling into the hands of others, and the family is dominant?
Zhou Ruian smiled and leaned back in his chair gently: "I know what you're thinking, in fact, I went to Liuzhou to investigate the ink corruption case to prepare for today." ”
Jiang Qingyue was stunned for a moment, and then suddenly realized that when Zhou Ruian was in Liuzhou, in addition to giving justice to the soldiers, he also ate and lived with the soldiers, and fought side by side.
Jiang Qingyue asked puzzledly, "Then what are you worried about?" ”
"It's because of this." Zhou Ruian said, and handed the fold to Jiang Qingyue.
Jiang Qingyue took it and took a look, in addition to Su Liangyi's desire to relieve his armor and return to the field, he also asked His Majesty to choose a marriage for his granddaughter Su Xiaorou, and then mentioned that Zhou Rui'an was now vacant, and he didn't even have a concubine, which was really not a blessing for Dajing.
Jiang Qingyue couldn't help but be a little dumbfounded, Su Liangyi is military general was not very subtle, so he almost said that he wanted Zhou Rui to take his granddaughter.
"This Su Liangyi is still a little self-aware, and he didn't directly let you make Su Xiaorou the queen." Jiang Qingyue muttered.
Probably Su Liangyi also knew that with Su Xiaorou's temperament, he couldn't afford the heavy responsibility of the queen, and just wanted Zhou Rui to take her as a concubine.
Zhou Ruian hooked the corners of his lips: "This Su Liangyi, when the old emperor was in the past, he had always been cautious, but now he is a little bolder, he thinks that with his military merits, coupled with the credit for supporting my accession to the throne, he can always protect Su Xiaorou safe and sound in the harem, but Su Xiaorou's brain is a little stupid, I look at his face, I can always protect her for three points, and when he turns around, he will train Su Yiming out and continue to protect Liuzhou, and this Su Xiaorou's position in the harem will be stable." ”
Zhou Rui'an said, and gently put down the fold: "It's really a good calculation." ”
Jiang Qingyue glanced at him: "That's not because your charm is too great, when I was in Liuzhou before, Su Xiaorou had a deep love for you." ”
But later Su Xiaorou broke through that she was with Zhou Rui'an, which hit the little girl very hard, and later saw that she was hiding away, and I didn't know what Zhou Rui'an told him.
"So what are you going to do about it? If you don't agree, I'm afraid it will hurt the hearts of the ministers. Jiang Qingyue asked.
Zhou Ruian looked at her and said indifferently: "It's not a big deal, Su Liangyi is smart this time, he thinks he is helping his granddaughter, and now Su Xiaorou is not sure whether he wants to or not." ”
Su Yiming had used Jiang Qingyue before, which made Zhou Rui very unhappy, and he had always been indifferent to the brother and sister, Su Yiming probably knew it, so he had always been very low-key in the capital, and before Zhou Rui'an ascended the throne last time, he wrote a letter to Su Liangyi, which was regarded as a credit.
However, since then, Su Yiming has not become arrogant because of this, and has been living in the house in a simple way, Zhou Ruian is still very satisfied with this, the Su family has no shortage of smart people, like Su Xiaorou, it is really rare.