Chapter 251: King Yan returns
The rain was getting heavier and heavier, and it seemed that there was no intention of stopping, and the sound of raindrops hitting the eaves came 'popping', and the emperor kept pacing in the hall, and what lingered in his mind was the expression of Concubine Xiang's eyes wide at the last moment......
Suddenly, a thunderbolt sounded outside the 'bang' hall, followed by a much louder rain.
"Zhang Shichang, Zhang Shichang......" The emperor twisted his eyebrows, opened his throat and shouted a few times.
The little eunuch guarding outside the hall heard the movement, ran in in a panic and knelt on the ground, "Your Majesty." ”
"How are you? Zhang Shichang? The Emperor's eyes widened, and his burning eyes seemed to burn a hole in the little eunuch's body.
"If you go back to Your Majesty, Father-in-law Zhang hasn't come back yet." The little eunuch fell to the ground, a hint of horror in his voice.
The emperor was about to speak, when another lightning bolt crossed the sky, and the snow-white silver light tore a huge hole in the sky......
Couldn't this catastrophe be avoided after all......
Is he Chu Lian really going to be planted in the hands of this rebel today, this rebel who he has worked so hard to support the upper position!
Thinking of Concubine Xiang's tragic death after taking erysipelas, the emperor's chest seemed to be torn fiercely by the claws of a fierce beast, and he couldn't have imagined that the rebel would really dare to poison the pill! He really wanted to put him to death! He had promised him that he would not abolish him, but he still didn't believe him after all!
Thinking of this, a touch of scarlet quickly spread under the emperor's eyes.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty ......" At this time, a voice suddenly sounded outside the hall, followed by a figure running in anxiously.
"How? Have you seen Xiang Mingxuan? The emperor eagerly greeted him, and even reached out to pull Zhang Shichang up without even caring about the dampness on his body.
Zhang Shichang raised his head, the rain ran down his cheeks, his eyes were slightly red, and they were full of panic, "Your Majesty, the slave is a step late, and he ...... to the lord He ......"
"How about him, you should say it quickly!"
"Lord Xiang, he was invited to the East Palace by the crown prince!"
As Zhang Shichang's words fell, the emperor only felt that the sky was dark, and a stream of blood rushed to his head, he staggered back a few steps, and finally the soles of his feet were soft and fell to the ground......
"Your Majesty......"
"Quickly pass on the Imperial Doctor!"
With the emperor's downfall, the Chongde Hall suddenly became a pot of porridge.
Zhang Shichang helped the emperor up, and at the same time reached out to pinch the emperor's middle force, and after a while, the emperor finally woke up.
"Your Majesty, are you alright?" Zhang Shichang looked at the emperor worriedly.
The emperor raised his eyes to look at the dark rain curtain of His Royal Highness, and closed his eyes with a tired face, "Zhang Shichang, I have worked hard but raised a poisonous snake!" It's over, it's all over......"
"Your Majesty, we are not in a desperate situation yet, you must not do this! Your Majesty......" Zhang Shichang supported the emperor and shouted in a choked voice.
"Isn't this a desperate situation? According to his nature, it is impossible for him to leave a way to live, and he knew so...... It's too late to say anything. The emperor lowered his eyes, and his face was deadly silent.
At this moment, the man in front of him was no longer His Majesty the most honorable emperor of the Great Yue Kingdom, but just an old man in his last years, and his powerlessness, failure, and despair were undoubtedly revealed at this moment.
"Your Majesty, you forgot, you still have His Royal Highness King Yan......" Zhang Shichang shook the emperor's hand vigorously and looked at the emperor with anticipation.
As if someone had suddenly injected vitality, the emperor suddenly sat up from Zhang Shichang's arms, and a glimmer of hope seemed to be rekindled in his gray eyes, "Yes, I still have regrets...... I still have a pity! In the excitement, he even forgot to say 'I', but, in a flash, his eyes turned gray again, "It's a pity, where do you want me to find it at this time!" ”
Besides, he used to treat him, and now at this time, will he come back to save him?
"Your Majesty, you can't find it, but someone can find it."
"Who?"
"Concubine Yan."
The Yikun Palace in the rain and fog is extraordinarily quiet.
The emperor raised his head and looked at the palace that he had stepped into countless times, but suddenly he felt a little strange, and even he began to remember the appearance of the owner of this palace.
Is he old?
"Your Majesty." Seeing that the emperor was stopping, Zhang Shichang couldn't help but shout in a low voice.
The emperor glanced sideways and silently glanced at Zhang Shichang, and after a while, he took a deep breath and said in a hoarse voice, "Let's go." ”
Now, he has no choice but to face her.
The Yikun Palace is still the furnishings he is familiar with, whether it is the furnishings on the bookcase or the carpet with auspicious patterns on the ground, and even, even the tea set with blue and white on a white background that he commonly uses here is still in place, seeing this, the emperor's eyes are a little moist.
"Your Majesty."
Just as the emperor sighed, a familiar voice pulled him back from his thousands of thoughts.
I saw that Yan Guifei was wearing a chrysanthemum-colored fine-grained Luo skirt, and the royal blue dotted emerald pearl hairpin on her head was given to her by him on her thirtieth birthday, and even the arc when she saluted him was exactly the same as usual, the only difference was that the eyes that had been infinitely tender with him were cold at the moment.
After all, I can't go back......
The emperor's hand hidden in his sleeve clenched unconsciously, and a dull pain faintly came from his hard chest.
Just when the emperor was silent, Zhang Shichang, who was following the emperor, spoke, "Guifei Niangniang, have you heard about Concubine Xiang?" ”
After listening to Zhang Shichang's words, Yan Guifei didn't even raise her eyebrows, she turned around and calmly walked to the couch on the side and sat down, and after a while, her voice sounded, "So?" ”
"Concubine Niangniang, Lord Xiang has been invited to the East Palace by the prince, presumably the prince will make a move soon, and now the only one who can stop him is His Royal Highness King Yan!" Zhang Shichang looked at Yan Guifei anxiously and said.
As soon as Zhang Shichang's words fell, Yan Guifei suddenly laughed, but she smiled and laughed, and Douda's tears fell straight down, and since the laughter was desolate and a little cheerful, the emperor's entire brow was twisted into a knot.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, at this moment, do you finally remember my pity? But what did you do to him before that? Right now, your most beloved and favorite son wants to kill his father and force the palace, and you have no way out to remember that there is still my pity, but have you forgotten? At the beginning, it was you who issued an edict announcing that the Yan King of the whole world was dead! What, do you regret it now? Do you regret it? Concubine Yan raised her hand and pointed at the tip of the emperor's nose, and her voice became more and more sharp, even drowning out the sound of rain outside the house.
Listening to Yan Guifei's poignant accusation, the emperor staggered back a few steps, and his frowning face suddenly crawled full of decadence.
Yes, what qualifications does he have to ask for help from him, the son who was used and abandoned by him, what face does he have to ask him to save him?
The emperor closed his eyes dejectedly, fell down on the chair in a dejected manner, and after a while, he said in a hoarse voice, "You are right, all this is self-inflicted, and I can't blame ......others."
No, Yan Guifei heard his words, but her laughter was even louder, "It's rare!" It turns out that Your Majesty, you will also admit your mistake...... It's a pity that it's late, it's too late! I won't forgive you! And I won't forgive you! ”
The emperor raised his eyes to look at Concubine Yan, who opened his lips several times but couldn't make any sound.
Now, what else can he say?
Looking at the emperor's appearance of being criticized now, with a dejected look, Yan Guifei only felt as if her chest was being tightly pulled by something, she should obviously feel happy and relieved, but now she only feels uncomfortable and depressed.
The man in front of her who she had loved with all her heart, why, why did he have to be forced into such a desperate situation before he knew that he had done something wrong?
In the main hall, the two of them were silent, and Zhang Shichang and Ruosu did not dare to speak.
Time passed silently, and the sky outside the temple dimmed little by little, and finally fell into darkness, and the only thing that broke the silence and darkness was the sound of falling rain......
"Sister, the prince has already acted." At this moment, an anxious voice suddenly interjected, followed by a figure stepping into the temple door. When she saw that there was another person sitting in the room, Concubine Shen's expression was obviously stunned for a moment, and then a sarcastic smile appeared on the corner of her mouth, "It turns out that Your Majesty is also here!" The concubine has asked His Majesty for peace. ”
It's not that I don't understand the sarcasm in Concubine Shen's words, it's just that at this moment, how can the emperor still have the heart to think about this.
Seeing that the man who used to dominate everything about her was no different from those old men outside, Concubine Shen suddenly felt a little uncomfortable, but at this moment she didn't have much to think about it, because the situation outside the palace was imminent, and it was really not optimistic.
"Sister, what are you and King Yan planning to do? Could it really be that the prince came to the palace? ”
Concubine Yan didn't answer yet, but a voice answered for her.
"Is the concubine Niangniang scared?"
Like thunder on the ground, Concubine Shen turned her face away with a surprised face, and even the emperor who was slumped on the chair with a dead face sat up.
The person who spoke was not someone else, it was His Royal Highness King Yan in the mouth of Concubine Shen.
"It's a pity." As soon as she saw the arrival, Concubine Yan hurriedly got up and ran to Chu Xizhi in a few steps, raised her hand to help him on the cheek, and the tears that had just stopped fell straight down, "Child, why did you lose weight like this?" ”
"Mother, where did my son lose weight? It's a little whiter than before. Chu Xizhi held Yan Guifei's hand and replied with a smile.
"Nonsense, it's obviously thin." Yan Guifei stretched out her hand and patted Chu Xizhi's arm, and then lowered her head and carefully looked at his whole body over and over again.
"Mother, my son is fine, there are no missing arms or legs, you can relax." Seeing Concubine Yan Guifei's so cautious appearance, Chu Xizhi touched the tip of his nose, and finally couldn't help it.
"Bah, bah, don't say these unlucky things!" Yan Guifei stretched out her hand to cover Chu Xizhi's mouth in a panic, her eyes were full of horror.
"Okay, everything depends on the mother's concubine for the son." Chu Xizhi responded with a smile.
Seeing that her son was safe and sound, and he could still laugh in front of him, Yan Guifei's tense nerves gradually relaxed, "Xiwei? Why can't you see her? ”
"Don't worry, concubine, Xiwei is with Ye'er at the moment."
Hearing Chu Xizhi's answer, Yan Guifei's heart completely relaxed, "Then I can rest assured." ”
Seeing Chu Xizhi's shock reced, Shen Guifei calmed down, and saw that the two of them were still here for a long time, and Shen Guifei waited for a long time without seeing them get to the point, and finally couldn't help but interject at this time, "Sister Guifei, His Royal Highness King Yan, these family routines are still waiting for him to talk about it later, and now it is urgent to ask His Royal Highness King Yan to hurry up and get an idea!" ”