299: National mourning
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In the deserted village in the early morning, it was so quiet that it seemed that time had stopped, and Nan Zhao went to the well at the entrance of the village to get some water and wash his face.
There was the sound of carriages and horses in the distance, and there were many people who listened to the sound, she was not panicked, she slowly looked up, and saw that in front of the team of people and horses, there was a black military flag, which was the prince flag of Zhou Yang, there was no one before, and after he was named the prince, the black military flag was seen everywhere the guards under the seat went.
Gongzi Mei appeared behind Nan Zhao and said to her in a shallow voice: "Emperor Yan has died!" ”
"What?" She was taken aback and looked at the other in surprise.
"It was last night!"
Gongzi Mei had been with her in this deserted village last night, and it was not surprising that she could know about Yunzhou City.
Thinking that the last time I saw Emperor Yan was when Zhou Yang got married, it was a few days later, and there was a problem with Emperor Yan at that time, thinking about it, Gongzi Mei could solve his doubts, so he took the initiative to ask: "Emperor Yan suddenly fell seriously ill that day, and soon after, he appeared in front of people in good spirits, what happened?" ”
Gongzi Mei asked her rhetorically: "What happened to Emperor Yan's serious illness?" ”
She thought about it for a while, that day she heard that Zhou Yang and Emperor Yan had a private discussion, and they quarreled a lot, and then Emperor Yan was so angry that the old illness relapsed.
"It's because Emperor Yan wants to marry me to Yin Jue, the prince of the world!"
Although Emperor Yan has set up Zhou Yang as the crown prince, this person is not without his own calculations, and he is also afraid that the capable people around Zhou Yang will gather, so he wants to marry Nan Zhao, who was in full swing at that time, to the prince of Hong Guo on the grounds of harmony, and at the same time use the power of Hong Guo to restrain each other.
Nan Zhao thought that after he took the initiative to ask for marriage, he was calculated and lost Linghua, Zhou Yang kept saying that everything he did was for her good, and there was a secret in his heart that had not been opened, but it must be related to Nan Zhao.
She was very sure that the death of Emperor Yan at this time must not be accidental, on the day of Zhou Yang's wedding, the fourteenth princess had said something to Nan Zhao, she thought that her father's temperament had changed greatly, and he would no longer be close to her.
Now she is basically sure that the Yan Emperor at that time should not be the former Yan Emperor, but a stand-in found by Zhou Yang to cover up the true situation of the Yan Emperor.
She guessed: "Perhaps, at that time, the real Yan Emperor died, and the reason why it was announced that the Yan Emperor had died at this moment......
Nan Zhao's eyes looked at the prince's guards who were getting closer and closer, and an answer had appeared in her heart, but she didn't say it, and Gongzi Mei knew what she was going to say.
"Even His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, who is above 10,000 people under one person, is still one step away from that position after all."
And now, Emperor Yan has died, and Zhou Yang naturally wants to ascend the throne!
The new imperial guards led by Xunlong have been renamed Yu Lin Wei, and soon after, this team of Yu Lin Wei came to the front, and Gongzi Mei had disappeared before that.
"Princess Lingshan, on the orders of the emperor, I came to pick you up and return to Yunzhou."
Then, Xunlong informed her about the death of the first emperor, so this 'emperor' refers to Zhou Yang.
Nan Zhao heard the title of 'emperor', and although he had been prepared for a long time, he still had a complicated emotion rising in his heart.
That person is already the emperor!
She didn't say anything, got in the carriage that picked her up, and went all the way to Yunzhou City.
The first emperor died, the whole country mourned, so as soon as you entered the gate of Yunzhou, you saw that the city wall was full of white mourning flags, and the people in the city were not allowed to wear bright clothes to commemorate the death of the first emperor, and even the red lanterns in the streets and alleys were all taken down!
The huge Yunzhou City seems to have lost the color of spring because of the national mourning period, which is frustrating.
In Longxi Mansion, the coffin of the first emperor was placed in the hall that was once used for banquets, according to the rules, the spirit was stopped for three days for the emperor's heirs to keep the mourning period, and then the coffin would be transported back to the emperor's tomb in Tiandu for burial.
The new emperor has accepted the throne of the jade seal, at this time is already the righteous emperor of the Yan State, but the enthronement ceremony was postponed due to the national mourning period, and the place where Zhou Yang lived in Longxi Mansion was changed to the palace of the new emperor in Yunzhou, named 'Moon Palace'.
In the palace under the moon, you can see everywhere not only the funeral White House lights, but also the palace maids and eunuchs in mourning clothes who come and go, with low eyebrows.
When Nan Zhao came back from outside the city, he was first invited to bathe and change his clothes, and changed into the same white mourning clothes, and then he was invited to the first emperor's Stopping Spirit Palace.
Here, the first emperor once held many grand banquets to entertain guests from the four countries, and he probably did not expect that his own funeral would also be held here.
When Nan Zhao stepped into the Soul Stopping Hall, she heard the woman's crying, and she recognized it as Zhou Kite from behind, so she stepped over and knelt down beside Zhou Kris.
Zhou Yuan turned her head to see that it was her, and cried more urgently!
"Sister Zhao! I'm ...... henceforth There will be no father......"
Nan Zhao had long been accustomed to parting with life and death, and she wanted to open her mouth to comfort her, but when the words came to her mouth, there were only two words left.
"Mourning!"
Zhou Yuan wiped her tears and refused to accept it: "Father, he loves me the most, but I haven't even seen him for the last time, Sister Zhao, do you know how uncomfortable I am?" ”
Nan Zhao nodded.
The other party then cried for a while, Nan Zhao looked back left and right, but didn't see Zhou Yang, it stands to reason that he should also be here to keep filial piety, but the new emperor ascended the throne, and she had to be busy with many things.
At this moment, there were people wearing mourning clothes outside the hall entering, and Yu Guang saw that it was a woman as the leader, Nan Zhao knew who it was, did not look back, got up and lit the pillar of incense, and was in the incense burner in front of the coffin.
"Is Sister Zhao back too?" The man said to her softly.
Only then did she look back, today's Mingyue was dressed in a white mourning dress, not losing her pink but also having an outstanding appearance, but Zhou Yuan didn't seem to treat her very well, kept lowering her head and sobbing, and didn't look back.
It stands to reason that Mingyue came here to wake with them, but she only burned incense and left first.
Zhou Yuan finally couldn't help it, got up from the kneeling mat and asked, "The imperial sister-in-law is a noble queen at the moment, so she is even wronged to hold a vigil for my father?" ”
Since Mingyue married into Yanguo, she has been mostly respected, not to mention that she is indeed the queen at this time, and no one here dares to talk to her like this.
But the person who said this was Zhou Yuan, but Nan Zhao was not surprised at all, she stood next to her and did not interject.
Mingyue showed a sad look and explained: "Sister, don't be angry with the imperial sister-in-law, it's really because the imperial sister-in-law is not suitable to stay in this mourning hall for a long time at the moment, so she has to leave first!" ”
"Not feeling well?" Zhou Yuan asked reluctantly: "The imperial sister-in-law is delicate, this is uncomfortable and that uncomfortable, if you want to go, let's go, anyway, it's an eyesore!" ”
Although Mingyue tried her best to show the generosity of an eldest sister-in-law, under Mingyue's unkind words, a trace of cold light floated between her eyes, and she withdrew from the spirit hall with her maidservant.
Nan Zhao looked at Zhou Yuan, sighed and persuaded: "Sister Yuan, she is already the queen at the moment, it's better not to directly collide with her in the future!" ”
She lifted Mingyue's means, whether it was the power at the moment or those yin tricks behind her back, ten Zhou Kites were not Mingyue's opponents, not to mention, the former Zhou Kite was a golden branch and jade leaf, and it was her father who relied on her, but at this time, the person she relied on was lying in the coffin behind, thirty years in Hedong, thirty years in Hexi, although the Yanguo Jiangshan is still surnamed Zhou, it can be regarded as a change of hands!
Zhou Yuan disagreed and said: "What about her queen, I will be afraid that she will treat me for a crime of disrespect?" ”
She was not afraid, because she had no idea what kind of dangerous situation she was in.
Thinking of the people who had come from Taizhou together, none of them Zhou Yuan still maintained his true heart, Nan Zhao couldn't help but worry about her in her heart, and she persuaded again: "Sister Kite can you promise Nan Zhao one thing, after the first emperor is buried, you can go back to Tiandu and go back to your mother's side!" ”
When Zhou Yuan heard this, he immediately refused: "No, I don't want to go back, I want to avenge my father!" ”
Nan Zhao was startled, hurriedly looked around, and found that no one was paying attention to the two of them, so he lowered his voice and reminded: "The first emperor died of illness, how can he take revenge?" ”
Zhou Yuan took a hard breath, put it next to her ear and said, "I know that someone killed my father, I know it's her!" ”
"She?" Nan Zhao had a hunch that she in the other party's mouth should refer to Mingyue.
Zhou Yuan nodded, and said: "Since the ninth brother married Mingyue, not only the ninth brother has changed, but everything I am familiar with around me has changed, I saw with my own eyes last night that the old woman next to Mingyue sneakily appeared in my father's bedroom, and my father died suddenly, it must be inseparable from Mingyue!" ”
"Can you tell your ninth brother about this?" Nan Zhao asked.
Zhou Yuan shook his head and said, "Brother Jiu won't believe my words!" I used to say that I told Brother Jiu many times that Mingyue had ill intentions, and Brother Jiu prevaricated me for various reasons, and she said that you are dead, and she wanted Brother Jiu to spread the news, obviously she was wrong, and Brother Jiu also sternly ordered me not to ask anything about that woman anymore, otherwise, he would punish me! ”
Nan Zhao's heart tightened, and when she heard this, she felt empathy.
"So Sister Zhao, the only person who can help me here is you!"
"Me?" She smiled bitterly in her heart, in her current situation, she just has the title of a Lingshan princess, how can she fight with Mingyue?
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