Chapter 165: The New Emperor Ascends the Throne
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Du Ruo: "......"
"Let's sleep in separate rooms tonight!" She walked away angrily.
At night, the two stood in the attic to admire the moon.
"The moon is really big tonight, in a few days, it will be fifteen again, I don't know if my father is still used to living in the second sister's house, we haven't gone back for so long, he should be worried." Song Ju'an said.
"The second sister is filial, so I'm afraid that Cao Wang's temper will not be welcome. But we promised to go back and give them the money, and they shouldn't do anything to Daddy. Du Ruo said.
She looked up again and smiled: "I look forward to the day I go home, Xiuwen must have grown taller again, no one in our yard is watching the grass grow, and I don't know how Ercheng is doing in the yamen, whether he has caused trouble." ”
"With Lord Lu on his shoulders, it should be fine." He also smiled.
"His reckless nature needs to be changed, and he needs to be trained." Du Ruo sighed.
He took her slightly cold hand, looked up at the night sky again, and said after a while: "Whether the moon is full or not, we will never be separated for a long time." ”
He didn't want to lose it again.
Du Ruo leaned on him with a smile and looked at the sky again.
Early the next morning, Qin Rui came to her, and they were very excited to see each other.
Qin Rui stroked Du Ruo's face and raised her eyebrows and said, "You see that you are getting more and more white and tender!" ”
"Aren't you the same!" Du Ruo said with a smile.
"After I received Mr. Song's letter, I didn't dare to delay for a moment and rushed here, but I was tired to death!" Qin Rui walked to the chair and sat down unceremoniously, and took the tea handed over by Ah Rui.
"You finally escaped from Kyoto, what did Anlang tell you to come back for?" Du Ruo asked her.
"The fifth prince wants me to be a witness to the evil behavior of the Duke of Wei to accumulate wealth, and I also need to make some identifications in the collusion and formation of the party between the Duke of Wei and the third prince." She said lightly, without the slightest sympathy for Wei Guogong.
Du Ruo nodded slowly.
After talking about something else for a while, Qin Rui asked tentatively, "You, have you seen Concubine Rou here?" Mr. Song should have told you everything, right? ”
Du Ruo nodded slightly, "It's all told me, but she's in the palace, where can I see her." ”
"You must be full of curiosity about her, and very jealous, want to see what she looks like, and fear that she is much more beautiful than you. After all...... Mr. Song and Concubine Rou were really in love with each other at the beginning, and the talented and beautiful women were very right. My sister Roufei is not only beautiful, but also very gentle and tranquil. ”
She was smiling, as if she was deliberately angry with her.
Du Ruo looked at her and said nonchalantly: "I want to say the same thing to you, Meng Ye and his deceased wife Tang Li also had two true hearts against each other, you and I are ......."
"I'm damned! Please, stop talking! Qin Rui immediately interrupted her.
She slowly leaned back in the chair, rubbed the cup in her hand, and said helplessly: "No matter what the final result is, I'm afraid Concubine Rou will not die well." She is the person of the Three Princes, and the Three Princes are the most ruthless, and they are very familiar with the technique of crossing the river and demolishing the bridge. And Concubine Rou once killed the mother of the five princes, how could the five princes spare her. ”
Du Ruo held his head with one hand and was silent.
Concubine Rou, Yin Huarong, what kind of woman is she is makes her extremely curious.
She wanted to see it, but she didn't want to see it.
Qin Rui seemed to remember something again, and put the teacup on the table hard, "Xiuwen has always disliked me, what do I do, he has to go against me, and deliberately disagree with me in front of Brother Yuan!" I'm! ”
"Take out your patience and carefulness in calculating accounts." Du Ruo shook his head, it is always inevitable for children to be naughty.
"I don't want to please him anymore!" Qin Rui snorted coldly in displeasure.
After a pause, she said faintly: "Brother Yuan is going to open another embroidery village, if you want, I will ask you to manage it, and I will definitely not treat you badly in terms of remuneration." Brother Yuan said that you have unique insights, and you are calm, and your skills are becoming more and more sophisticated, so it is very suitable to find you. ”
"That'...... I'll think about it and I'll get back to you. Du Ruo smiled.
She is also preparing to open an embroidery workshop little by little, although she doesn't know if she can succeed. But ready-made she also wants to do.
Qin Rui pursed her lips, and let out a soft cold snort from her nose.
Du Ruo couldn't help laughing again, about Qin Rui couldn't let go of the previous incident between himself and the Meng family.
The two of them talked for a while, and Qin Rui said that she still had important things to deal with, so she left first.
After she left, Du Ruo hurriedly sorted out the manuscript again.
She sent it to the study every few days, and then reviewed, deleted, and polished it there. Song Ju'an left in a hurry this morning, and Qin Rui could also be called a hurry, as if something big was going to happen. Although Du Ruo boiled up his patience, he was a little impatient today.
After sorting out a pile of paper, and picking out something that Song Ju'an wrote at will, she took a guard and went straight to the study, handed it to the people in the study, and told them to keep an eye on the news.
Back home. waited until it was dark, the full moon hung high in the sky, and Song Ju'an still did not come back.
The whimpering and howling of wild beasts from not far away also gave people goosebumps, one after another, as if they were in the open field and could be besieged and eaten by wild beasts at any time.
Du Ruo stood quietly in the attic and waited, hoping that Song Ju'an would come back as soon as possible. After dark, there were a series of accidents in Kyoto, and the deaths were tragic, strange and terrifying, and it was very disturbing.
Now, at night, every house has turned off its lights and closed its doors, and under the empty and distant sky, the vast Kyoto is shrouded in darkness and cold. She vaguely felt that the moonlight tonight was very cold, cold and permeating, and even the air was cold, which made people feel hairy.
She put on the robe that Ari had handed her, held on to the railing, and looked up again, and saw that the moon had hidden behind the clouds, looming, and the glow had dimmed a little.
In the west city of Kyoto, on Xuanwu Street, Song Ju'an held the reins in his hand, rode on a horse, and also looked up at the full moon hidden behind the cloud shadow.
The wide street was so quiet that only the slight shuffled steps of hundreds of horses behind him could be heard, and the low panting of horses.
The soldiers on the horses were dressed in armor and holding long swords, all holding their breath and their faces were condensed, they were all selected elite soldiers.
Song Ju'an turned his head to the fifth prince Yang Shao and said: "Now that the time is ripe, Your Highness must be firm-minded, those who have achieved great things since ancient times are not informal, and know how to make trade-offs." ”
"Hongu understands!" Yang Shao's hand holding the sword was even more tight, the silver armor on his body was shining with coldness, and his gaze was even colder.
With an order, Yang Shao led hundreds of soldiers to gallop towards Dongcheng.
Suddenly, at the south gate of Suzaku Street in Kyoto, the brothers met each other and killed each other.
The Three Princes Yang League was protected in the middle by more than a dozen forbidden soldiers, and there was no way to retreat.
Looking at Yang Shao and Song Ju'an, who were riding high on horseback, he raised the long sword in his hand, gritted his teeth and was full of resentment: "Yang Shao! If you want to kill me while patrolling, my father won't spare you easily! How dare you lead your troops to kill me so blatantly! ”
Yang Shao looked up to the sky and laughed, "Brother Sanhuang, I'm here to maintain law and order in Kyoto!" I led the forbidden army to patrol in Xicheng, and when I saw a wild beast eating people, I chased after it on horseback, chased here, and found the traces of wild wolves, but I didn't admit that my subordinates shot and injured you in a panic, it's a pity, I will teach a few ignorant subordinates! In this way, I have also explained to my father and those ministers, and I hope that the emperor's brother Jiuquan will not be blamed! ”
"You!" Yang Meng's heart trembled, he never expected that he would wait for an opportunity to kill him in the name of chasing and killing beasts! "Are you the one who is making all the trouble in this city?!"
"Yes, it's me!" Yang Shao readily admitted, and then slowly raised a hand.
The soldiers brought by Yang Shao raised their heads one by one and howled, the sound resounded in the night sky, and they took out the dead wolf corpses from behind them and threw them in the direction of Chaoyang League.
"A few days ago, you came back from the palace and were attacked by a wild beast, and you also directed and acted yourself?! Xie Ying is your loyal dog, with strong martial arts, he has always followed you, and in order to make a show, you are willing to cut off one of his arms! Yang Meng gritted his teeth and said.
"When death is coming, what else does the imperial brother have to say?" Yang Shao didn't answer and asked him.
The long sword of the Yang League changed from his left hand to his right hand, looked at the soldiers who gradually surrounded him, looked up at Song Ju'an again, and said angrily: "Xiao Hui! After you entered Beijing, you pretended to work by Yangzhi's side, but it was Yangshao who was really loyal! No wonder after Yangzhi died, you also disappeared! Does his death have anything to do with you?! ”
"His Royal Highness still had some fighting spirit in his early years, and later he only knew that Qiu Xian asked, what am I doing with him?" Song Ju'an's voice was neither high nor low, and there was a bit of amusement in his tone.
"I hate myself for not killing you sooner!" Yang Meng sneered.
"I can't count the number of times you sent someone to kill me, if it weren't for the Fifth Highness sending someone to protect me, I would have died a long time ago, but most of the people you sent out have gone and never returned." Song Ju'an didn't have any emotion in his voice, and looked at him with some pity.
"Brother Sanhuang doesn't need to delay any longer, I know that you sent someone to ask for help, let's fight quickly. I forgot to mention, tonight I not only saw wild beasts, but the forbidden army also saw people murdering people on the street, throwing gunpowder everywhere, brother Huang should be careful! After speaking, his body suddenly exuded a very cold aura, and as soon as he raised his hand, the soldiers behind him threw out the ignited iron cans filled with gunpowder in the direction of the Chaoyang Alliance.
After the loud smoke, the ground was in shambles, with more than a dozen corpses lying there.
After a soldier stepped forward to check, he turned to Yang Shao and said, "Your Highness, Yang Meng has died of anger!" ”
Song Ju'an and Yang Shao glanced at each other and turned around.
Yang Shao returned to the house to change his clothes, and hurried into the palace with people.
The palace is even more empty and cold, and the undulating jade tower golden gate is like a dormant beast, opening its mouth to swallow people, and it seems that there is snow in the sky at this time.
The main hall, the emperor's bedroom. The monks in the Daming Temple are sitting on both sides of the hall at this time, gently beating the wooden fish in their hands, chanting in their mouths, praying for the emperor day and night.
Yang Shao was wearing a white dress, and if you look closely, there are scriptures and Buddha seals embroidered on it. His face was sad, and he hurriedly walked in, and a father-in-law led two eunuchs to stop him, but was kicked away by Yang Shao, "I have something important to tell my father, and I can't delay for a moment!" ”
Entering the apse, before he reached the emperor's collapse, he cried and threw himself on the ground and crawled over on his knees.
"Father! Father! Brother Sanhuang, something happened to him! He cried with tears on his face.
The emperor's eyes were closed but he never fell asleep, and he didn't know where he was, and he was startled by Yang Shao's cry and opened his eyes, and muttered: "You...... Say what? ”
"Brother Sanhuang, something happened to him! Erchen heard that he was besieged and attacked by wild beasts while leading people on patrol, and was injured by gunpowder, and now he has gone before his father! Yang Shao cried sadly.
The emperor looked at the yellow tent above his head with cloudy and blank eyes, and then coughed violently and gasped, his withered fingers grasping the futon so hard that even the green tendons were exposed.
"You, you...... It's you...... Yang...... Shao ...... "The emperor was out of breath, his face was angry, tears flowed from the corners of his eyes, saliva also flowed down the corners of his lips, and he couldn't say a complete sentence of pain.
Song Ju'an wore a black mask on his face, his thin lips pursed lightly, his expression was extremely calm, and he stood two meters away from the dragon bed and looked at him quietly.
Yang Shao wiped the emperor's tears with a silk in his hand, fed him a few sips of water with a tea bowl, and knelt aside and cried bitterly. Half an hour later, the emperor finally swallowed his breath, and Yang Shaofu knelt on the ground and cried loudly.
A few days later, the new emperor ascended the throne.
Song Ju'an entered the palace early in the morning, and Du Ruo went to the study first and asked them how many copies they had engraved and what the situation was. After returning home, while packing up her things, she waited for Song Ju'an to come back, but she didn't expect someone to come to the palace again and invite her into the palace.
When she arrived at the palace, she met Song Ju'an in the main hall, as well as the new emperor Yang Shao.
Yang Shao's expression was pleasant, and after she knelt down, she hurriedly asked her to get up, "I heard that the Prime Minister has a deep affection for you, I have long wanted to see you and see what kind of woman she is, but I don't have any free time!" ”
Du Ruo glanced at Song Ju'an and said, "The women should have come to see Your Majesty a long time ago, and I wish Your Majesty ten thousand blessings." ”
"Actually, it's not that I want to see you today, but someone else who wants to see you." Yang Shao Road.
Song Ju'an opened his mouth and said to her: "Concubine Rou wants to see you, if you don't want to see you, you won't see it." ”
She begged me to make such a request, and I thought it would be okay to see her! Then I asked someone to bring you here! Yang Shao smiled again.
Du Ruo didn't expect Concubine Rou to know herself, but what did she want to see herself?
After thinking about it, she nodded, "Then let's see you." ”
Not now, no chance in the future.
Song Ju'an said worriedly: "She is now wearing a guilty body, you should be careful." ”
Yang Shao's eyes swept over the two of them, and said with a smile: "What are you afraid of!" I'm watching! ”
After a while, Du Ruo was led into a splendid palace by the palace people, she glanced at the entire hall, and said in her heart, this should be the dormitory where Concubine Rou lives on weekdays, so magnificent, like a heavenly palace. It seems that Yang Shao hasn't done anything to her yet, and still allows her to live here.
There was a fire stove burning in the hall, and it was warm, dispelling the cold she had brought from outside. She saw a woman in a brocade dress sitting crookedly on the chaise longue in the middle, and looked at her silently as she entered.
That should be Concubine Rou, Du Ruo thought. She is really beautiful and stunning, the skin of the arms supporting her head is as white as jade, her eyes are soft and tranquil, and she is not contaminated with the dust of the world, as if she was born to be pampered and cared for in the palm of her hand.
But people cannot be disguised.
"I've seen Concubine Rou." She approached.
"Sit down." She straightened up, still looking at her.
Du Ruo calmly sat down on the lower left chair.
Concubine Rou looked at her for a moment before she spoke: "I just want to know what kind of woman Ah Yu fell in love with later." ”
Du Ruo didn't answer.
"I heard that you were born in a farmer's household, grew up in the countryside since you were a child, and have never traveled far away, and this is the first time you have come to Kyoto?" Her voice is delicate, and it sounds very gentle and beautiful.
"Yes." Du Ruo nodded.
She chuckled, not knowing if she was mocking.
"Ah, did he ever mention me to you?" She asked again.
"It's rarely mentioned, unless I ask. Qin Rui mentioned you to me many times. Du Ruo said.
"Do you know Qin Rui? Where is she now? When she begged me to save her, I asked someone to steal the beam and change the pillar to get her out of prison. She told me that she didn't believe that Meng Yuanzhou was dead, and that she was going to find him and kill him, what was happening now? ”
Hearing this, Du Ruo felt funny, Qin Rui was really capable, "She married Meng Yuanzhou." "She told the truth, it didn't matter anymore anyway.
Concubine Rou was a little surprised, turned the bracelet on the other wrist with one hand, and sighed softly: "He really didn't die, my godfather died unjustly!" A thousand-year-old Taoism was defeated by a merchant! I also lost a daughter! ”
"As the saying goes, evil does not prevail over good, where there is injustice." Du Ruo sneered.
Concubine Rou was surprised that Du Ruo was talking to her like this, and couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, only to find that Du Ruo had not been afraid at all since she entered the gate of this palace, not even a trace of timidity, and she did not look like a vulgar, ignorant and ignorant peasant girl at all.
She had a soft smile on her face again, "I see that your hands are delicate and delicate, and you don't look like a woman who is used to doing farm work, I don't know what you do on weekdays?" ”
"Do nothing, let my husband take care of me." Du Ruo always felt that what she said was yin and yang, looking down on herself, and she didn't even want to talk to her about herself.
"Yes, Ah Yu is so smart, he should be very good at making money, why do you bother to do things." She said softly.
Du Ruo: "......"