The death of the emperor represents the end of a period of history, and for the people, it may not matter, because who became the emperor is just a change of era name for them.

But for the concubines in the harem, the meaning is somewhat extraordinary.

Most of the concubines who already have children can stay in the palace for the elderly, and those who have never recruited the emperor can be sent out of the palace after the emperor's death.

Most of their fate is to follow the deceased emperor to bury the imperial tomb, saying that it is voluntary, but in fact, who is really willing to end his life at such a young age

But they had no choice, because after the emperor died, there would be special eunuchs who forced them to take poison, and then followed the footsteps of the emperor to the funeral and carried them to the imperial tomb.

It is precisely because of this that those who cry the most now are the concubines who are hovering in the middle, they are afraid, afraid, life is worse than death.

Death is not terrible, what is really terrible is knowing that your life is short, and waiting for the time when death comes.

What could be more cruel than royalty, I'm afraid there really isn't any

Hua Yueman and Shen Shengxi, the most inconsequential people, knelt at the back of everyone, looking at the concubines in front of them who were crying until they were almost faint, with a headache and powerlessness.

Suddenly, Shen Shengxiao pulled the sleeve of the full moon and asked in a low voice: "Have you seen my father?"

Hua Yueman suddenly realized, no wonder the dignified Taiwei of a country would appear at the gate of the palace, it turned out that he was entrusted by Shen Shengxuan.

It's just that

She was even more curious: "What do you and your dad say?"

Shen Shengxuan said very proudly: "I told my father that if you can't go back to the palace, I won't live." ”

Hua Yue was sweating: "You can also say this kind of thing, you are an unfilial girl." ”

No wonder Mrs. Shen looked at her future hairy son-in-law with a look at her, and thought that the relationship between her and Shen Shengxiao had been dramatically distorted.

Shen Shengxuan replied very bluntly: "Who am I for being unfilial, now the palace is heavily guarded inside and outside, and those soldiers can't wait to catch and check the flies that fly in one by one." ”

She said, glancing at Hua Yueman: "You are crazy to choose this time to leave the palace, if I hadn't even coerced and lured my father, you would have been in prison a long time ago." ”

Thinking of the upright armored captain, Hua Yueman retorted wordlessly: "Thank you for your hard work"

Shen Shengxuan sighed: "But what do you think, but you want to leave the palace at this time, haven't you ever thought about it, if I don't care so thoroughly, how will you be Now that the prince is not here, if you really go to the prison, who has the ability to turn the sky out of you." ”

Hua Yueman is empty-hearted at the moment, and today's incident is really thanks to Shen Shengxi, so no matter how Shen Shengxian scolds, she endures it.

"I have something urgent to tell the emperor," Huang Muzhou suddenly rushed in.

"Huang Yulin, no matter what happens at this time, let's drag it back" The chief administrator of Ouchi took a few eunuchs and stopped Huang Muzhou, who was about to rush directly into the dormitory.

Huang Muzhou waved away the hands of the group of eunuchs: "When will it be your eunuch's turn to point fingers at me?"

The general manager did not dare to say more

, but he didn't intend to let it go, so it was deadlocked.

Seeing this, Shen Shengxuan couldn't help but admire: "Huang Yulin is really a man, and he has always been upright in his words and deeds. ”

Hua Yueman smiled: "Geng Zhi is not necessarily a good thing, you look at it, Huang Muzhou will be defeated sooner or later on his mouth that does not know how to accumulate virtue." ”

There was a soft "squeak", the door of the dormitory slowly opened, and the queen walked out of it, took a step with her front foot, and closed the door with her back foot.

"Why are you so yelling and screaming?"

Huang Muzhou was still not afraid in the face of the queen: "Weichen has an urgent matter to start the emperor." ”

The queen smiled: "The emperor is critically ill, no matter what time it is, he has to delay it at any time, Huang Yulin is so rampage in the Dragon Yin Palace, but he feels that this matter is more important than the emperor's safety."

Huang Muzhou was stunned, and his voice was significantly lowered, but his tone was still voiced: "Weichen doesn't dare, the queen is serious." ”

The queen pursed her lips: "If it's really a matter of urgency, Huang Yulin might as well talk to the palace, of course, Huang Yulin can also choose not to say it, but the palace has to declare it in advance, and the palace doesn't know when the emperor will wake up." ”

That's a cruel statement.

Hua Yueman was sweating when she heard it, either she would tell her, or she would hold back, according to Huang Muzhou's upright temperament, I am afraid that she would not be able to hold it back, so she could only comply.

Sure enough, Huang Muzhou had no choice but to say: "I just made trouble with the assassin in the prison." ”

The queen frowned: "There are casualties among soldiers"

Huang Muzhou shook his head: "It didn't hurt anyone, those assassins seemed to be looking for someone in the prison, and the prison opened by the assassins was only a woman, not a man, it seems that the person they are looking for is a woman." ”

The queen pondered for a while, and suddenly heard the voice of the imperial doctor in the palace, and she didn't have time to think about it, but just instructed slightly: "Since there are no casualties, don't pay too much attention to it, maybe it's the chaos of the party and the tiger leaving the mountain." ”

After speaking, he turned around and walked back to the dormitory.

Shen Shengxuan looked at Huang Muzhou's departing back, and said suspiciously: "Dead woman, which assassin do you say is so boring and decently running to the heavenly prison As far as I know, the prisoners in the heavenly prison are all from the time when Chen Sesame was rotten. ”

Bored

Not necessarily

Hua Yueman thought about the conversation between the queen and Huang Muzhou just now, only to feel that her ears were roaring and her heart was beating uncontrollably.

Since Si Muran was able to grasp the person's every move of praying for heaven so clearly, how could he not calculate that when she left, the old emperor's critical illness and the strict guards of the palace

And he insisted that Qingzhu pick her out of the palace at this time and meet

If it weren't for Shen Shengxuan's thoughtful begging of Shen Taiwei to go to the palace gate to pick her up, there must have been one of the people sitting in the cell eating prison food at this time.

And those assassins only look for women, not men

What is it, it hurts and is cold, Hua Yueman doesn't know, she only knows now, if those assassins were really ordered by Si Muran, if Si Muran really had ulterior motives from the beginning, then once she was kidnapped out of the palace by the assassins, if she wanted to return to the palace in a righteous and bright light, I am afraid it would be even more difficult than ascending to the sky.

And at that time, she had no way out, so she could only follow Si Muran's side.

Hua Yueman wanted to laugh, but couldn't.

Si Muran, Si Muran, it turns out that you also calculated me like this

One day

Shen Shengqian saw that Hua Yueman's expression was wrong, and asked in a low voice: "Dead woman, what's wrong with you, why do you have an expression like you want to laugh and cry?"

Hua Yueman shook his head and took a deep breath: "It's okay, I'm just a little cold." ”

Yes, she's just a little cold

From the time of unitary time to the time of the child, Shen Shengxuan and Hua Yue Mangen were behind all the concubines, kneeling quietly, and the continuous crying was constant, which made people panic.

Hua Yueman only felt a splitting headache and numb feet, and just as she was considering whether to find a reason to go out to breathe, the closed door of the dormitory was slowly opened.

First, the imperial doctors walked out with their cheeks hanging down and stood silently to the side, and then the queen walked out with the queen mother in her arms.

Under everyone's attention, the queen mother trembled her lips, pouted in a hoarse voice, and said slowly: "The emperor has died."

"The Emperor"

"Ah no"

As the Queen Mother's words fell, the concubines who had been crying to exhaustion howled again.

Do you know what it means to cry ghosts and wolves with your life?

The queen mother sighed slowly in the cries of these concubines, and glanced at the queen beside her unnaturally: "The follow-up matters after the emperor's death, the mourning family has been handed over to the queen to handle." ”

In the end, the queen mother's gaze swept over everyone and fell heavily on Hua Yueman's cheeks, but it was only for a moment, and she sighed lightly: "Let's mourn" and was helped out by the eunuch beside her.

The two prime ministers walked out with something resembling a scroll after the queen mother left, and as they passed, the concubines stopped crying, and the ministers in the courtyard stopped talking.

The two prime ministers stood on the steps of the courtyard and the outer hall of the Dragon Yin Palace, and slowly opened the scroll in their hands.

"I am now long, Long Yubintian, I am a life, I have no merit for the community, no benefit to the people, I am ashamed of my ancestors, and today's downward trend is really worrying about me. ”

"Although I am not talented, but the prince Liu Mo, Wen Tao is strategic, pure temperament, frugal and filial piety, and his deep Xiao Xiao bows, can inherit the temple, hope that the public will assist, and live up to my expectations. Announce to the world, and make the salty envoy known. ”

"The ministers must do their best to assist the prince to ascend the throne"

"Long live my emperor, long live, long live"

In the kneeling of hundreds of officials, Hua Yueman knew that this indicated the loneliness of a history, and also set off the prosperity of another history.

And Liu Mo finally sat on the chair

Hua Yueman had never seen the edict, and it was the first time she had heard of this kind of thing, so she didn't think there was anything wrong with the edict, but Shen Shengxian on the side couldn't help frowning.

"No, there's something missing. ”

Hua Yueman was stunned: "What is missing?"

Shen Shengxuan swept towards the concubines who were kneeling in front of them: "For the arrangements of other people, I used to follow my father's side, and I was fortunate to enter the palace to see the edict of the first emperor once, because this kind of thing is not improvised, so it is very comprehensive, not only including the prince who ascended the throne, but also the important ministers and concubines, but now this edict"

Hua Yue was shocked, it was indeed strange to say this.