Chapter 5 After the canonization
However, after a long time, the news of the former queen in the cold palace spread to all corners of the harem and became the talk of the palace people after tea and dinner.
In the palace of the King of Chu, Tianwei sat on the lap of the King of Chu with a flushed face, peeled a lychee, and fed it to the mouth of the King of Chu.
"Wei'er, the widow wants you to feed it with your mouth." King Chu said with a wicked smile, stroking Princess Tianwei's scattered hair with his hand, and looking at the beauty in his arms with infinite tenderness in his eyes. "I hate it, the king is used to teasing me." Tianwei said with a coquettish and disgusted face, gently bit the lychee, and leaned towards the mouth of the king of Chu.
At this moment, Gonggong De, who was standing at the gate of the palace, shouted: "King, the slave has something to report." ”
"What should be done at this time to sweep away the interest of the widow? Say it! The King of Chu was gloomy, but he also knew that Gonggong De must have something important to bother him. Tianwei straightened her clothes slightly, sat in the arms of the king of Chu casually, and continued to peel the lychee with her slender jade hands.
"Great King," Gonggong De walked in front of the King of Chu with his head down, his eyes staring straight at the ground, not daring to look up at the spring light, and said: "The abolished queen Ji in the cold palace is here, and it is said that she committed suicide by taking poison." ”
"Oh? She has a lot of poison, right? Hmph, the widow has always thought that the queen is dignified and virtuous, but he didn't expect this woman to be a poisonous woman who is inconsistent with her appearance. Or just bury it. Let's go down! This news obviously touched the head of the King of Chu, and just now the eyes of Roubo were infinite, but now they are full of anger and disdain.
Duke De received the order, bowed his head and retreated, and gently closed the door of the dormitory.
"Sister, this is atonement!" Tianwei said faintly, her eyes fixed on the expression on King Chu's face, and said, "Speaking of which, my sister is also a smart person, and I hope that death will be exchanged for the peace of the eldest prince." The prince is young, although he accidentally injured the second prince in the imperial garden last time, His Majesty must not be angry with the eldest prince because of his sister's affairs. ”
"Accidental injury? This rebel thought that the second prince was secretly insulting his mother, and deliberately went to demonstrate! The edict was issued by me personally, so is this little beast going to come to me to pay for his life? Hmph, at a young age, he treats his siblings like this, and he has such an unbearable biological mother, I think this prince has done it! The king of Chu muttered a few words, his eyes were as cold as ice, and he suddenly shouted loudly: "Come and spread the will of the widow, the eldest prince is not virtuous, mutilates his siblings, and deposes his royal status." blamed him for being claustrophobic and thinking about it, and he couldn't come out without a purpose. ”
When Gonggong De heard the call of the king of Chu, he immediately staggered over, received the order, and said in his heart, I have to be careful today.
Princess Tianwei tried her best to suppress the corners of her mouth that rose upward, and said with concern: "King, don't be angry, please focus on the dragon body!" No matter how unhappy you are, don't you still have Wei'er by your side? After that, he showed an extremely shy demeanor.
"Yes, it's good to have you by the side of the widow. Sisters, why are you so understanding, and she... ”
King Chu's anger faded a little, and he looked thoughtful, turned his gaze back to Princess Tianwei's face, and said, "Wei'er, you have been by the widow's side for some time without a name or a point, and the widow is really ashamed of you. Now that the queen is dead, the throne is vacant, you are so good-looking, pure-hearted," King Chu's eyes were full of pity, and then condescendingly said to the eunuch kneeling on the ground: "Xiao Dezi passed on the widow's will, went to draft the will, and named Ji Tianwei the queen." Step aside. ”
Princess Tianwei's face finally showed a satisfied smile, her hand around the neck of King Chu tightened even tighter, she slowly leaned her head on King Chu's shoulder, and said, "The concubine thanked the king first." ”
After that, she suddenly felt someone behind her shoot a cold gaze, and looked back suddenly, except for Xiao Dezi, there was obviously no one else.
Thinking about it again, who ate the leopard's gall and dared to be disrespectful to the newly crowned queen mother? She picked up the peeled lychee with a smile, stuffed it into her cherry mouth and bit it gently, and came to the mouth of the king of Chu.
The day after the abolition of the cold palace, the edict of the king of Chu to canonize Princess Tianwei spread throughout the six palaces.
The whole palace was in a festive atmosphere, and no one was sad for the queen who once ruled the six palaces.
In the imperial study of the king of Chu, Da Sima stood in the palace and strongly persuaded the king of Chu: "King, I hope the king will think twice about canonizing Princess Tianwei!" Princess Tianwei's appearance is indeed as beautiful as a fairy, but she is the royal sister of Princess Hexuan, she has no virtue after the abolition, and the Great Zhou has destroyed the country, Princess Tianwei's identity is really not suitable to be the queen of Great Chu! ”
The King of Chu glanced at Da Sima standing below with displeasure on his face, and explained unhurriedly: "Everyone knows what you said. Although He Xuan and Tianwei are sisters, their identities are very different. You only see that they are all princesses of the Great Zhou, but you don't remember that Tianwei's maternal grandfather's family pacified the Great Zhou for the widow. ”
The King of Chu looked at Da Sima with a hint of disdain in his eyes, and continued: "Now that the territory of the Great Zhou has just been assigned to the Chu State, the countries will definitely bow down to the widows on the surface, and the widows will inevitably ascend the throne as emperors at that time. The widow canonized Tianwei at this time, which is to make Zhou Ping's peace of mind, and also let the countries understand that my Great Chu Dynasty will be indestructible! Although the widow loves Tianwei's amorous style, he is not a faint monarch who is obsessed with beauty, and the fall of the Great Zhou Dynasty is only the first step for me to dominate the world. I want my father, and those who once looked down on me, to see how I, Mixian, am the lord of the world! ”
"It's the old minister who lost his words. The king is ambitious, and the old ministers are obedient! First of all, I wish the king all his wishes come true, and the old minister retreated first. Da Sima glanced up at the King of Chu who was immersed in thought, and slowly withdrew from the main hall, thinking that this fourth prince who inherited the throne at a young age was an unfathomable figure.
I don't know how long it took, the king of Chu suddenly felt a chill on his body, as if he had a pair of eyes staring at him in the corner of the palace.
But looking around, there were only palace people in the hall who bowed their heads and were respectful. Xu is a little sorry for her, knowing that she was wronged, but he will do it. The eyeliner in the palace reported that the death after the abolition was terrible and extremely miserable, and he was afraid of Tianwei and refused to give her even a burial grave. Mi Xian sighed, okay, please Qu Hua do it, it's okay to spend the soul of the dead, the man is determined in all directions, why not sacrifice small love for the great cause.
The king of Chu didn't say anything about what he wanted to do with Xuantou Qi, but he had nightmares and troubles recently. The great wizard Qu Hua was quietly recruited into the palace by the king of Chu, and received the will, in the name of replacing feng shui with the new queen, he secretly checked in all corners of the harem.
"The king, the ministers checked everywhere, and there was indeed something strange in the palace." The Great Wizard knelt respectfully in the center of the hall and said word by word.
"Oh?" King Chu frowned and asked, "What is the situation?" ”
The Great Wizard Qu Hua thought for a moment and asked, "Dare to ask if the king has often suffered from insomnia and dreams recently, and has he always been awakened by nightmares?" ”
The king's heart trembled, but his face did not show it at all, and replied: "What Aiqing said is true. Not only that, but even during the day, the widow often felt that there was a pair of eyes watching the widow in secret. At first, the widow thought it was a spy sent by the countries, but the widow had sent someone to secretly search the palace, but no suspicious person or object was found. ”
"That's it." Qu Hua secretly affirmed the answer in his heart, and said cautiously: "King, please forgive the minister, the death of the abolished mother is too miserable, and there seems to be grievances, presumably the mother was too resentful before she died, and there was no funeral and grave after death, so this soul is still wandering in the palace." For today's plan, the only way to find a feng shui treasure is to make a spell with Niangniang's birthday, and do a Dafa on the seventh day of Niangniang's first day, so as to overtake the soul of Niangniang after the abolition. ”
King Chu took a sip of tea and said slowly: "Just follow what Aiqing said." It's just that at this time, it must be done in secret, and you must not make a noise, otherwise the widow will ask you to come and see you. Speaking of which, although Da Chu believes in witchcraft, this Chu king has always disbelieved in the theory of ghosts and gods, otherwise he would not let his hands be stained with blood. It's just that there are some things that can give you more peace of mind. "Also, the widow explained to you last time, remember to give divination an auspicious time suitable for holding a ceremony to worship the heavens and ascend the throne as the Son of Heaven." King Chu added lightly.
"Yes, the minister should do his best." Qu Hua received the will, bowed and slowly retreated.
Coincidentally, the first seven days of Hexuan are also the days of Queen Tianwei's canonization ceremony. The palace people have long forgotten about this abolished queen mother, and occasionally they remember it, and they also feel that she is innocent of death. In order to cater to the preferences of the new queen, everyone in the harem has already given generous gifts, and the atmosphere in the palace is also new.
The canonization ceremony of the queen of Chu was very complicated, and Tian Wei began to bathe and fast three days ago.
On the day of the ceremony, as soon as it was dawn, the official in charge of ceremonies in the palace began to direct the musicians.
Tianwei changed into auspicious clothes under the service of a group of palace maids, and meticulously checked her makeup. Under the gorgeous clothing, it is more and more set off by the grace and elegance of Tianwei, and the posture is outstanding. After three bells, the kings stood on both sides of the Fengtian Hall in court clothes, waiting for the arrival of the king and queen.
At the beginning of the ceremony, all the Qing family knelt on the ground, and a group of palace people surrounded the King of Chu and slowly walked from the palace into the Fengtian Palace.
I saw the king of Chu sitting on the throne in the center of the main hall, looking at the civil and military officials with a smile. Over there, with the support of the palace maid, Tianwei walked towards the Fengtian Hall with an extremely dignified demeanor, and walked slowly in the direction of the King of Chu, accepting the worship of hundreds of officials.
Suddenly, the clear sky became cloudy, the wind howled, and the palace people hurriedly arranged their hair that was blown messy, and struggled to suppress the clothes flying on their bodies. King Chu was faintly uneasy in his heart, and only hoped that Tianwei would come to his side sooner. The wind blew stronger and stronger, the fallen leaves danced wildly in the sky, and countless broken branches hit the faces of the civil and military officials, and even the king of Chu covered his face with his sleeves. In such bad weather, no matter how skilled the musicians who played the music, they were intermittent, and the crowd could not help but become more and more alarmed.
Dark clouds obscured almost all the sunlight, and the day was as dark as night, and only a faint black figure could be seen panicked on the Fengtian Temple. This is a great omen, and the king of Chu chuckled in his heart. I wanted to find the great wizard Qu Hua, but I couldn't see him.
Suddenly, a yellow note slapped on the face of the King of Chu, and the King of Chu subconsciously stretched out his hand to open it, but saw that the paper was written with the eight characters of Hexuan's birthday. Frightened, he immediately threw away the note, and went to see Tianwei under the Great Highness, who had fallen on the cold ground.