Chapter 52: Autumn Hunt
The annual autumn hunt is about to begin. It is said that the original emperor founded this event to allow each prince to compete in the hunting ground and show his martial arts.
It's just that so far, autumn hunting has become a symbol of national strength and military strength. Every emperor attached great importance to autumn hunting. And Kou Shu, as the queen, naturally has to accompany her.
The bright yellow dragon pattern brocade tent is Song Jinyan's carriage. Immediately next to it is the queen mother's crimson curtain carriage, Kou Shu as the queen, the sedan chair is vermilion, the curtain is a red phoenix pattern auspicious cloud pattern, and behind it are the concubines and other palace dependents. Outside the carriage stood the entourage maids and grandmothers of the various palaces, and outside were the traveling guards and the eunuchs holding tents. The scene was vast and grand.
"Driving the hunting groundβ" Su Peiyuan's sharp and thin voice came, and the whole team moved slowly.
In the sedan chair, in order to make Kou Shu sit more comfortably, Ripple put more than ten cushions on the carriage, and put snacks and fruits, fragrant tea and aromatherapy. When Kou Shu saw it, she couldn't cry or laugh, so she reluctantly found a place to sit down, smoked a book, and sat in the corner and watched quietly.
With Su Peiyuan's order, the sedan chariot also bumped up and down.
Kou Shu looked at it for a while, but felt a little chilly, and pulled a small quilt on the side to cover her body. Her eyelids gradually sank, and it was pitch black in front of her, and then, Kou Shu actually felt that she had come to a raging sea of fire, and the flames in the sea of fire were so hot that it seemed to burn herself out. Kou Shu felt that her whole body was scorched by the hot flames, and every inch of her skin felt the scorching pain. Kou Shu wanted to scream, but it was difficult to make a sound, she only felt that her throat was dry and hoarse, and she couldn't say a word.
Then, the scenery around him changed again, and he came to an extremely cold place, but he seemed to be wearing only a thin underwear, Kou Shu felt that he was shivering with cold, and the whole person was as cold as losing consciousness.
"Niangniang-Niangniang-" In a daze, Kou Shu seemed to hear someone calling herself, but she couldn't tell whose voice it was.
Another voice was on the side, and there was a hint of doubt in his voice: "The Gu on the Queen Mother's body has now been drawn to the Niangniang. Niangniang, could this be a Gu poison attack? β
"What then? Looking for a doctor? The voice came again.
"Let's find the emperor......"
Kou Shu's consciousness became more and more confused, and when she heard this, her voice became smaller and quieter, and she couldn't hear it at the last point.
When Kou Shu woke up, he was lying on a few bright yellow brocade dragon pattern pillows, and the carriage was bright and unusually spacious, obviously not his own carriage. tilted his head slightly, but saw Song Jinyan sitting beside him, holding a book in his hand, looking at it intently.
Feeling Kou Shu's eyes, Song Jinyan put down the book and said lightly: "The queen is awake?" β
Nodding with difficulty, Kou Shu said, "Water ......"
Song Jinyan seemed to be a little dissatisfied with Kou Shu's instructions, and raised his eyebrows, but he still honestly poured a glass of water for Kou Shu and brought it over.
My throat felt nourished and much more comfortable.
Seeing that Kou Shu had eased up, Song Jinyan spoke: "The queen has just had a Gu poison attack. β
Kou Shu nodded, she had just been hot and cold, and she felt that a hundred insects were devouring her body, and she was in pain, so she had already guessed that it was Gu poison. He is not invaded by poison, but it is a medicine, and Gu poison is a living creature, although it will not kill itself, but when it attacks, it will also make him feel painful.
Pulling the brocade quilt on the side and draping it on herself, Kou Shu felt a little chilled.
Song Jinyan glanced at it and lifted the curtain slightly: "Su Peiyuan-"
"The minions are here."
"Go burn a stove and hug a soup woman." Song Jinyan opened his mouth and commanded.
When Kou Shu heard this, a trace of surprise flashed in her eyes.
Soon, things were delivered. Kou Shu suddenly felt a lot more comfortable. Leaning on the carriage and resting for a while, Kou Shu said casually: "Your Majesty, the concubine has something unclear, I don't know whether to talk about it or not." β
Song Jinyan looked at the book in his hand, and his eyes did not lift: "Queen, please speak." β
After the concubine woke up, she only knew that her father and mother had died in the prison because of treason. The concubine felt very strange about this. β
Song Jinyan nodded: "The queen has already told me about this, and I have also agreed to the queen's privilege to participate in the audit and learn about the investigation process of Dali Temple." β
Kou Shu nodded, with a trace of disdain in her eyes, and continued: "It's just that the ins and outs of this matter, the concubines still don't understand, what happened to make the emperor feel that his father betrayed the country?" If the concubine doesn't know about this, Dali Temple verifies it, and the concubine participates in the audit, I'm afraid it can only be half-understood. β
Song Jinyan frowned, he really hadn't explained this matter to Kou Shu. Although the stakes are significant, it is understandable that he is the queen's biological father after all.
Thinking of this, Song Jinyan hesitated for a while, but still spoke: "A few months ago, the Northwest Army suddenly sent a secret order, saying that the neighbor raided my Daxuan camp, suffered heavy damage, and urgently needed supplies. β
Kou Shu frowned, at that time, his father should have been stationed in the northwest.
Song Jinyan continued: "I sent a secret letter to Kou Yunwu, but I received a reply from Kou Yunwu's general Lin Chong, saying that Kou Yunwu went to the enemy country to spy on intelligence, was seriously injured, and his life was in danger. And told me that the border pass has been provoked, and a big war is about to break out. Ask me for food and grass. Song Jinyan paused, as if recalling something, and then continued: "I felt that something was wrong, so I sent a minister to investigate. β
Kou Shu asked, "What happened later?" β
"The minister I sent didn't come back at all, he died on the way." Song Jinyan continued: "Then the border passes were broken in three cities one after another, and I sent the Southwest Army to assist in the defense. β
The Southwest Army was under the command of General An, and a thought flashed through Kou Shu's heart, and she continued to ask, "What happened later?" β
"General An won three battles in a row and regained the lost territory, but he told me that Kou Yunwu was not injured at all. He is missing. β
"Missing?" Kou Shu exclaimed.
Song Jinyan nodded and said: "Then more than ten generals played together, saying that Kou Yunwu collaborated with foreign countries and made countless financial reports at the cost of three cities. The best evidence is that when the northwest received a heavy blow, Kou Yunwu was not injured at all, he pretended to be injured and deceived his subordinates, just to passively avoid the war, so that he could cooperate with foreign countries in exchange for treasure. And the baggage I sent was also missing. β
Kou Shu frowned, why did Daddy suppress the war and passively avoid the war. That's not Daddy's style.
Song Jinyan continued: "Then Xuan'er came and told me some secrets of the Kou family, so I decided to take the Kou family down for careful interrogation first. β
"Daddy's deathβ" Kou Shu paused, but asked anyway.