Chapter 491: Their Choice (Part 3)
In Baoguo Temple, Gu Mingzhu looked at the unharmed Mao and Gu Mingli wiping her tears, and couldn't help but have tears in her eyes, and choked up: "It's okay, it's okay, it's okay." ”
Mao nodded again and again: "Thanks to the princess who came to save me and your second uncle, otherwise I don't know what the situation is." ”
Gu Mingyu smiled bitterly with a slight sorrow in his eyebrows: "Your Highness got the news, so he asked the carriage to send me to pick up my father, uncle and aunt, fortunately it was in time." ”
Gu Mingzhu looked at her: "Mingyu, thank you." ”
Gu Mingyu pulled out a smile: "It's all my own family, what is the big sister talking about." ”
But I didn't see the joyful smile she had before, but it seemed like she had something on her mind.
Gu Mingzhu didn't notice it for a while, turned his head and asked, "Why don't you see Mingli?" ”
Mao sighed: "I really don't know what to say, the princess came to pick us up with a carriage before, and we went to the Yanguo Mansion, thinking that it would be good to be able to notify the in-laws' mansion to hide together, but who knew that they were driven out by them, saying that the rebels were coming, and they didn't dare to have any more dealings with our mansion, so they just wanted to hide in their own way." ”
Gu Mingzhu sneered, it seems that the Yanguo Mansion is still thinking that it is King Chen Liuwang who leads the troops into Chang'an, and he will not get rid of the nobles even if he wants to ascend the throne in the future, so instead of going with King Xian and the Gu family, it is better to clear the relationship and seek self-preservation, after all, they have no grudges with Li Nian, the king of Chen Liu, as long as the dust is swept in time, it is impossible to say that there will be support.
Sure enough, it was the cunning Yanguo Guild that came up with it, full of businessmen's mentality.
Gu Mingzhu asked coldly, "What about Mingli?" She won't go with you? ”
Mao shook his head: "I'm afraid that the Duchess of Yanguo will stop the fourth lady from seeing us, and I must call the fourth lady out to see us." ”
"But I never thought that when the fourth lady came out, she said that she refused to go with us, saying that it was the water spilled by the married daughter, and there was no reason to follow the lady, let us go back."
Speaking of this, Mao's face was very ugly: "If this is the case, it will be upside, our carriage went out of the Yanguo Mansion before arriving in the city, while hearing that the rebels are coming, and the people who fled along the way have avoided one after another, we want to go back to the Yanguo Mansion to hide for a while, and wait for the rebels to go before leaving, who knows that the Yanguo Mansion is the door is closed, and no matter how anyone shoots, it will not open the door, and it will not be ignored again." ”
Gu Mingyu answered on the side: "We had to go back to the palace hard, but fortunately, there was no danger and we were not discovered by the rebels, so we arrived here safely." ”
Gu Mingzhu didn't expect such a thing, and shook the hands of Mao and Gu Mingyu: "Fortunately, you're fine, we'll talk about the rest later." ”
Mao said a few more words about the situation in the past few days, and Gu Mingyu said: "Big sister rushed back from Boling all the way, I'm afraid it's hard work, let's take a rest first, it's not too late for us to talk tomorrow." ”
Seeing her absent-minded appearance, Mao had no choice but to say: "Yes, the county lord will rest first, and then talk about it tomorrow." ”
Watching them go out, Gu Mingzhu secretly wondered in her heart, why did Gu Mingyu seem to have changed her personality and have a lot of worries, according to it, the Gu family is safe and sound, and now she is temporarily sheltering in Huguo Temple, the rebels are scattered, and there will not be much danger for a while, what is she for?
It's just that Gu Mingyu didn't say it, and Gu Mingzhu didn't want to ask, so she just took the maidservant to the Buddhist hall.
In the Buddhist hall, the Queen Mother listened to the news in a daze: "...... King Chen Liuwang took the saint to the Feng'an Temple, and ordered someone to change the vegetarian food, saying that he wanted to pay tribute to the first emperor and keep a few days for the first emperor. ”
"The saint was also left in the main hall of the Feng'an Palace, with him, and most of the rebels were left in the palace and searched everywhere, as if searching for the traces of the Queen Mother."
There was no surprise on the face of the Queen Mother, if Li Nian wanted to ascend the throne, she was the most critical person, after all, she was the queen of the Middle Palace of the First Emperor, even if he ascended the throne, he had to treat her as the queen mother, otherwise the name would not be right.
But he also knew that as long as he was on the throne for a day, he would not be allowed to touch the throne.
Her voice was cold: "But is there anything else?" ”
The person who delivered the news said in a low voice: "It's just that the Feng'an Palace sent the news today, and King Chen Liuwang has ordered someone to send the news to several mansions in Chang'an, so that a few adults can go to the Taiji Hall to see him tomorrow." ”
"Who?" The Queen Mother asked.
"Taishi's Mansion, Right Servant's Shooting Mansion, Guanglu Doctor's Mansion......"
The smile on the Queen Mother's face was even sharper: "He really wants to convene the old ministry of the first emperor, and wants these people to support him to ascend the throne." ”
"King Chen Liuwang has left Feng'an Hall in the evening and rushed back to Taiji Palace with the saint, but I am afraid that after summoning the ministers tomorrow, he will act." The person who came hesitated for a moment and said in a low voice, "The palace has also sent news that the secret room of the Taiji Hall has been searched by the rebels. ”
The Queen Mother's hand stopped in the air with a fan, and she looked at the person in a daze: "You said that the rebels found that secret room?" ”
The person who came nodded: "Yes, the secret room has been rummaged through, but fortunately Niangniang is not in the secret room." ”
The Queen Mother's expression finally changed greatly, and she didn't speak for a long time, and only after a long time did she say, "I know, you should step back first." ”
When he retreated, the Queen Mother smashed the fan in her hand on the table, and leaned on the table with her eyes closed.
Xu Siyan, who had not dared to speak on the side, stepped forward, quietly helped her refill the green drink, and said in a low voice: "Maybe it's Liu An......"
The queen of heaven suddenly opened her eyes and said fiercely: "Liu An is already dead, he died in the hands of the rebels on the day the rebels broke the palace!" ”
Her anger seemed to have found an outlet, and she gushed out: "A treacherous person like Liu An didn't tell where the secret room was until he died, how did the rebels know about it?" The Taiji Hall has never been destroyed, and that secret room is impossible to expose, unless someone says that the thief knows, how can it be discovered! ”
"As the son of the Tang Dynasty, he has no imperial pride and self-esteem, and he doesn't take into account the love of mother and son, unexpectedly, he ...... like this"
She couldn't express the anger and disappointment in her heart, she had known over the years that the eldest son did not grow up, and he did not have virtuous talents, but he was the first child between herself and the first emperor, she was reluctant, she thought that as long as she could do her best to raise her, she would always be fine.
However, after being disappointed again and again, after she supported him to the throne of God, he did not hesitate to throw away his mother.
Xu Siyan couldn't persuade her, she had been with the Queen Mother for so many years, and she also knew the difficulties and bitterness of the Queen Mother, and the pain and anger at this time could also be felt in her heart, but she couldn't share it, so she could only stay with her quietly.
After a long time, the Queen Mother finally calmed down and instructed Xu Siyan: "Let San Lang, Cui Jialangjun and Mingzhu come over, I have something to discuss with them." ”
Xu Siyan agreed and withdrew, and the Queen Mother sat quietly alone in the Buddha hall, looking at the Buddha statue full of compassion and slightly drooping eyes, as if she was looking at the miserable beings, but at this time, I am afraid that compassion can no longer overcome her suffering.