Chapter 15: Xia Xue's Crime of Bullying
Xia Xue pulled King Yi, followed behind the eunuch, and slowly walked towards the palace gate.
With the eunuch leading the way, the road was unimpeded, and soon, Xia Xue and King Yi came to the outside of the Jinluan Palace under the guidance of the eunuch.
"Lord, princess, please wait here, let the miscellaneous family go in and report!" The eunuch turned around and said respectfully with a smile on his face.
"There is Father-in-law!" Xia Xue replied politely again.
The eunuch entered the Jinluan Palace.
"Lord Wang, you must be obedient for a while!" Xia Xue turned to look at King Yi and said with a smile. In fact, Xia Xue's heart is like the Yellow River bursting its banks, with turbulent waves, but years of professional life have long cultivated her mentality that she can't move, even if it is about to break out in the next moment, she will never allow herself to mess up the previous moment.
Xia Xue is really scared at the moment! She was afraid that she would really die like this, but there was no way, things had come to this point, and there was no turning back.
King Yi nodded and said nothing.
Xia Xue looked at such a dull King Yi, and felt an indescribable discomfort and distress.
Just now, I was only thinking about my own business, but I didn't realize that King Yi hadn't said a word since he came to the palace gate, and I didn't know what was wrong with him, Xia Xue looked at King Yi without blinking, and her eyes were full of worry.
King Yi probably noticed that Xia Xue had been looking at herself, and suddenly turned around and showed a meaningful smile at Xia Xue, seeing that Xia Xue was a little surprised, she rubbed her eyes, and took a closer look, no, King Yi didn't smile at herself.
It seems that she was really frightened, and she had hallucinations, Xia Xue secretly scolded herself in her heart.
"King Xuanyi, Princess Yi pilgrimage - see ——!" A sharp and piercing voice came out of the Jinluan Hall and reached Xia Xue's ears.
Xia Xue took King Yi's hand, exhaled deeply, turned her head to look at King Yi, and said with a smile, "Lord Wang, let's go!" Holding King Yi's hand, he walked towards the Jinluan Hall step by step.
Inside the Golden Luang Palace
In the center of the main hall is a vermilion lacquer square platform about two meters high, on which is placed a gold lacquer carved dragon throne, and behind it is a carved dragon screen. There are six tall golden pillars of dragons on both sides of the square platform, and each pillar is coiled with a vigorous golden dragon.
Looking up at the top of the hall, there is a huge carved gold dragon in the central caisson. From the dragon's mouth hung a large silver-white bead, surrounded by six small beads, and the dragon head and orb were facing the throne below. The colorful paintings between the beams are gorgeous, there are double dragons playing with pearls, a single dragon soaring and dancing, there are dragons, ascending dragons, descending dragons, polymorphic and colorful, and the dragon body is also set off with flowing clouds and flames.
The emperor was dressed in a bright yellow robe, embroidered with the pattern of the dragon in the sea, sitting on the dragon chair, wearing a crown of heaven, and twelve white jade crowns, hanging in front of him, covering the dragon's face.
As soon as Xia Xue entered the Jinluan Palace, she glanced at the hall and quickly lowered her head, and slowly walked inside with King Yi.
Walking to the center of the hall, the two knelt down and said in unison, "The son-in-law (daughter-in-law) knocks on the father!" ”
"Princess Yi, are you guilty?" A deep and majestic voice came faintly from the top of Xia Xue's head, and there was no trace of emotion.
"Daughter-in-law is dull, I beg Your Majesty to make it clear!" Xia Xue lowered her head and replied respectfully.
"Isn't it a sin that you have caused King Yi to be injured for no reason?" The emperor's tone was still faint, which made Xia Xue inexplicably panic.
"Daughter-in-law is guilty! It's just that the daughter-in-law has something unclear, so I implore Your Majesty to solve my doubts! Xia Xue kowtowed respectfully and said again.
"Speak!" A majestic voice came.
Xia Xue secretly turned her head to look at King Yi, and when she saw that he was looking at her with curiosity, she smiled at him, signaled him to rest assured, and then said respectfully, "Your Majesty, someone is bullying King Yi, does your daughter-in-law protect or not?" ”
When the emperor heard this, he secretly said in his heart that it was good, he was bold and careful, he was not chaotic in the face of danger, and he was worthy of his Yi'er.
"Of course! What do you mean by that? The Emperor asked suspiciously.
"Your Majesty's words are very true. Someone made disrespectful remarks and insulted King Yi, and the daughter-in-law naturally had to take care of it, because he was the daughter-in-law's husband, but the daughter-in-law was in charge, which attracted the anger of others and wanted to kill the daughter-in-law. This incident let the daughter-in-law know how much the prince loves his daughter-in-law, and the daughter-in-law also respects the prince even more, even if she loses her life for the prince. ”
Xia Xue said this, pulled up her sleeves and wiped her tears, looking at the eyes of others, she looked indescribably moved.
Xia Xue calmed down and continued, "The daughter-in-law is here to thank His Majesty for his great kindness and to marry her daughter-in-law, so that the daughter-in-law can meet a loving and righteous man like King Yi as her husband, and the daughter-in-law has no regrets in this life, I only hope that I can always accompany King Yi in this life, love each other, and stay together until old age." The daughter-in-law knows that His Majesty has a heart, a Bodhisattva's heart, and loves the people like a son, and the daughter-in-law has the courage to plead, and hopes that Your Majesty will fulfill it, thank Your Majesty! ”
After speaking, he kowtowed heavily on the ground, this head was real, and Xia Xue grinned in pain.
The emperor on the dragon chair was very happy when he heard Xia Xue's words. Who doesn't like to listen to good and obedient words, the emperor is also a human being, and he is not exempt from vulgarity.
Originally, the emperor was worried that his marriage would make the daughter of the Xia family dissatisfied, after all, King Yi was not the former King Yi who was both civil and military, and had a good demeanor.
But when he heard the eyeliner report in the palace, Princess Yi personally cooked for King Yi, and did not hesitate to fight for King Yi, severely punished the evil slaves, and said wildly, 'Anyone who dares to hurt me, I will let him live rather than die', the emperor felt that his decision was right, and even had an impulse to meet this daughter-in-law as soon as possible and see her arrogant demeanor, which was the real reason why the emperor summoned Xia Xue.
And Xia Xue naturally has her own little abacus in her heart, if the emperor agrees, then the crime of bullying the monarch by marrying on his behalf will not be a crime.
"Exactly! Since I have given you and Yi'er to marry, I naturally hope that you can love each other and stay together until you grow old. Hurry up, lift your head, and let me see. The Emperor's tone was much lighter, and he was very happy to hear it.
"Thank you, Your Majesty, Chrysostom!" Xia Xue kowtowed in thanksgiving, pulled King Yi to stand up, raised his head again, and looked directly into the emperor's eyes.
What a bold woman, neither humble nor arrogant, with a look that captivates the country and the city, but while the emperor appreciated it, her face slowly became gloomy, "Who are you?" Dare to impersonate Princess Yi, what is the intention? ”
The cold voice cut Xia Xue's body like a cold knife, making her break out in a cold sweat, it seemed that the emperor recognized that she was not Charlene.
With a "plop", Xia Xue knelt on the ground again, and said tremblingly, "The courtier Xia Xue is the second daughter of Prime Minister Xiahou Yuan, and the courtier did not impersonate Princess Yi, isn't it the courtier who His Majesty decreed to marry?" ”
After speaking, Xia Xue fell to the ground and cried sadly.
"You are Xiahou Yuan's second daughter?" The emperor did not believe it, and asked, "Why have you never heard of it?" ”
"Woo, back to Your Majesty, when the courtier's daughter was six years old, her mother was gone. Since then, the courtiers have lived alone in the backyard, and many people in the prime minister's house don't know the courtiers, let alone others. Xia Xue replied with a whimper.
The emperor understood at this time, he was calculated by Xiahou Yuan's old horseman! He actually used Xia Xue to replace Xia Lin to marry his son, he disliked his son for being a fool!
The emperor is also bitter and can't say it, who makes his holy decree written, "Prime Minister Xia's daughter, not Xia Lin", now he is questioning, and there will be no result.
"Little Lizi, go, bring Xiahou Yuan to me!" The emperor couldn't swallow this breath, he wanted to see how this Xiahou Yuan would explain this matter!
"Slaves obey!" It turned out that the eunuch who came with himself and King Yi was Gonggong Li, and Gonggong Li left in response.
Seeing Gonggong Li leaving, Xia Xue looked at the emperor with a frightened face, and said in a pleading tone, "Your Majesty, please calm your anger, if you want to punish, please ask Your Majesty to punish your courtiers, and please spare your father, my father is too old to stand this blow again!" ”
When the emperor saw Xia Xue burst into tears and was terrified, he asked in confusion, "Strike again?" What's striking again? ”
"Uh, no, no, it's the courtier's mistake, please forgive your majesty!" Xia Xue was even more frightened.
"Say!" The emperor shouted loudly, it seems that there is really something greasy in this!
"The courtiers can't say it, I hope Your Majesty will forgive you!" Xia Xue couldn't stop kowtowing and crying bitterly.
"I forgive you for your innocence!" The emperor was anxious and said in a loud voice.
King Yi stood aside, looking at his own lady with tears streaming down his face, wanting to step forward, but he didn't dare, he remembered that his wife confessed that he didn't know anything, and he was in a hurry, and his hands kept rubbing.
"At the beginning, as soon as the holy decree of marriage was given, the family was in chaos, and my father couldn't bear to marry his sister, so he fainted, and finally said that he would let his courtiers marry. However, the courtiers are really grateful to Your Majesty, although the courtiers and the prince have only been husband and wife for one day, and they can get the love of the prince, and the courtiers have no regrets. The courtier's daughter is the prince's person, and death is the prince's ghost, and I hope that His Majesty will fulfill the courtier's daughter's heart. Xia Xue knelt on the ground and said with tears streaming down her face.
The preconceived principle, Xia Xue used it very well, and while Xiahou Yuan had not yet come, he would talk about it first, so that the emperor had subconsciously rejected Xiahou Yuan, which was very beneficial to Xia Xue.
"The courtiers don't know that the emperor gave her sister to marry, but she married into the palace instead of her sister, and deceived the saint, because she was disloyal, and she couldn't fulfill her filial piety in front of her father. After Xia Xue finished speaking, she suddenly raised her head, looked at the emperor with a look of determination, and said,
"Your Majesty, before the courtiers die, there is one more thing to ask for, the courtiers know that Your Majesty loves the prince very much, and please ask Your Majesty to take good care of the prince, give him some time, don't let him be bullied again, the courtiers die without regrets, the only thing that is not at ease is the prince, and please agree!" After Xia Xue finished speaking, she turned her head to look at King Yi, her eyes were full of worry and reluctance.
Xia Xue is gambling, betting on the emperor's love for King Yi, but her worry and reluctance about King Yi at the moment is also true, she is really worried that if she is gone, what will King Yi do, will she still be bullied like before?
Anyone who watches such a scene will also be moved, especially when the protagonist is still his son, the emperor sees everything about Xia Xue in his eyes, and he believes that Xia Xue treats his son sincerely, because her eyes will not deceive.