Chapter 91: Outwitting the Southern Chu Emperor
The day of the vigil was approaching the seventy-seventh and forty-ninth day, but Emperor Nanchu still did not let go and let the body of the eldest princess return to the Ghost Spirit Mountain for burial. Even Xia Qingyi had a feeling that Emperor Nanchu seemed to be deliberately avoiding her for several days, which made it impossible for Xia Qingyi to speak.
Lying alone on the top of the Yong'an Palace, looking at Erlang's legs, looking at the sky in a daze and sulking Xiao Nizi, the more she thought about it, the more wrong she became, so she simply sat up, adjusted her posture, held her chin, and re-examined the panorama of the Yong'an Palace.
Only to find that even in the face of this panoramic view of the mountains and the full spring of the revival of all things, I was not happy at all.
In the distance, wisps of grass in the cracks under the bluestone slabs stubbornly poked their heads out, rolling small flowers and swaying their figures, as if smiling at Xia Qingyi!
No, Xia Qingyi was violently excited, even this flower and plant was unwilling to be oppressed, no matter how difficult it was, she had to bloom her brilliance, how could she sit still and bow to the so-called imperial power.
"Ying'er, let's go, go and ask the old man emperor for an explanation!"
Ouyang Qingying, who had flipped through a few martial arts cheats early in the morning, thought about taking a break and going to the garden to apply fertilizer and loosen the soil, took a hoe and followed Xia Qingyi towards the Qianqing Palace.
The two of them walked one after the other, taking the steps of not recognizing their six relatives, and they didn't care at all about the surprised eyes of the palace maids and eunuchs who passed by: a fierce woman, and behind him a boy with a hoe who didn't know what to say but seemed to be mighty, this picture continued all the way to the Qianqing Palace.
In the past, the little eunuch who was in charge of reporting at the gate of the palace was also shocked by the momentum of the two, and for a while he forgot the instructions he had given before: all people who came from Yong'an Palace called their illness "politely refused".
It wasn't until the two of them were about to enter the main hall that the palace guards hurriedly chased after them and blocked their way.
"The holy woman stays, stays, the emperor occasionally feels the cold, and he is still recuperating at this time, and no one is allowed to see him." The little eunuch peeked at Xia Qingyi from the corner of his eye as he spoke, seeing that the other party's complexion was becoming more and more solemn, he unconsciously shrank his neck, and his volume became lighter and lighter.
"There are no regrets, no regrets, the emperor, you can't be so playful and say good thingsγγγγγγ" There was a familiar sound in the hall.
Xia Qingyi narrowed her eyes and looked at the closed door of the hall, and then re-landed her gaze on her father-in-law in front of her.
"Oh, what are you talking about? Is the emperor sick? Don't see a guest? Recuperating? Xiao Nizi seemed to unintentionally repeat what the little eunuch had just said, but her body exuded a murderous aura.
The little eunuch's face instantly turned pale with fright, and his body shook into a sieve, but he didn't dare to reply a word.
"What did my sister ask you!? It's a reply! Ouyang Qingying was also a little angry on the side, and picked up the hoe and pointed it at the eunuch's buttocks.
The hill-shaped hoe was buckled into the flesh, and the pain made the little eunuch burst into tears.
"Plop" and kneel down directly.
"The saint spares her life, the villain acts according to orders, not deliberately expiring the saint, the emperor's order is difficult, the emperor's order is difficult!" The little eunuch kept kowtowing as he spoke.
"Knock knock knock" and then hit the ground with a practical head.
Xia Qingyi had never encountered such a battle, and although she was angry in her heart, she didn't know what to say for a while. In the midst of the stalemate, there was another roar in the hall.
"What are you arguing about, what are you arguing about, who is shouting outside the palace, saying that you don't see the driver, how can you still want to rebel, and put people in."
The little eunuch heard the voice of Emperor Nanchu. Hurriedly stood up, but still didn't dare to reply loudly, he carefully observed Xia Qingyi's face, and then said in an inaudible voice.
"Holy Maiden, the emperor is invited, you can go in." After speaking, he took the initiative to push open the originally closed door of the temple with his hand. After Xia Qingyi and Ouyang Qingying entered, they roared softly at the door.
"Your Majesty, the holy maid has been brought, and the slave and maid have retired." Before he finished speaking, the man was gone.
In the Qianqing Palace, Emperor Nanchu was sitting in a heroic posture to fight against the Emperor Taishang, and when he saw someone coming, he subconsciously wanted to fall behind him, but he was surprised to find that he was not in the dormitory, and he was not lying on the bed, so he was embarrassed to sit up straight again, and coughed lightly to hide his embarrassment.
"Qing'er is here, you can rest for a while, and wait until I finish this game of chess."
Xia Qingyi was so amused that she looked at the Emperor of Southern Chu in front of her with extremely clumsy acting skills, only to see him supporting his head with his hands, trying to cover half of his face, and laboriously trying to "secretly communicate with the Emperor" with his mouth. However, the other party didn't even respond with a look, and persistently watched the chessboard to think about the chess path, thinking of a way to crack it.
In less than three round-trips, the dedicated Emperor Taishang had locked the battle situation. Raising his head and smiling at Xia Qingyi.
"Qingyi is here, there is something to discuss, we are over, you talk about it!" After speaking, he stood up straight, lifted his clothes, and strode out of the main hall.
From beginning to end, he did not squint, and never had any eye contact with Emperor Nanchu.
The face of the desperate Emperor Nanchu had turned the color of pig liver, and Xia Qingyi was afraid that it would be bad for him to be really angry with cerebral congestion or stroke, so he hurriedly spoke.
"I heard that the emperor was sick with the dragon's body, Qing Yi came to visit, and where she collided, she asked the emperor to condemn herself, and it was the people's daughter who advocated with others for no reason." As he spoke, he knelt on his knees and bowed respectfully. Ouyang Qingyi on the side didn't know why she saw that her sister was also drawing a scoop on the gourd, so she hurriedly made up a salute.
The old emperor is really angry, but now where is there a place to vent his anger, everyone has run out, and the two in front of him can be easily disposed of by themselves, and the stability of Nanchu Jiangshan Sheji still depends on this little girl.
The old emperor, who figured out the powerful relationship, had no choice but to forcibly swallow a mouthful of old blood, smiled with a smile on his face, and stepped forward to help the two of them up.
"What are you talking about, it's all a family, how can there be any crime, breaking the rules is to block those outsiders outside who don't have eyesight, get up quickly, it's cold on the ground."
"The people's daughter also said, even if the emperor doesn't see the world, it's impossible not to meet the people's daughter, it must be those slaves who spread the word, so ah, no, the people's daughter wants to come to the emperor and solve this misunderstanding in person." Xiao Nizi can't do anything else, and her ability to hand the steps is first-class, but seeing this old fox treating her like this, she couldn't help but taunt the other party.
"Huh!" The old emperor had no choice but to laugh twice and change the topic.
"By the way, Qing'er is here to find me, but what else is important?" Emperor Nanchu looked at Xia Qingyi with a sincere and blank expression, as if he didn't remember the funeral of the eldest princess at all.
Xiao Nizi looked at the old emperor in a daze for a long time, and secretly slandered in her heart that the acting skills of this royal man were really given by God, every word and deed, every move could not find fault at all, and her desire to fight was also stimulated at once.
"Oh, the folk girl knows that the emperor remembers the people, and may have forgotten about the eldest princess returning to Shimen for burial, so I specially remind you that the forty-ninth date is almost full, is it time to let the eldest princess enter the ground." Xia Qingyi considered every word, and spent the greatest effort to express the whole sentence as if it were an ordinary request, but unexpectedly, Emperor Nanchu seemed to have been on guard for a long time, and stroked his gray beard and said a little lost.
"It's not good for me, I almost forgot about it, I'm confused, but the tomb of the imperial sister has not yet been built, I still want to copy another portrait of the imperial sister and bury it in the tomb, why don't you wait a few more days, okay?"
Xia Qingyi really took it, and the old emperor dragged her hard, but if she hadn't used the moon silk to protect the corpse, she would have been rotten for so long, not to mention that the eldest princess was poisoned like that before she died, who knows if it will be destroyed if it drags on for a long time, will the stamina of this poison destroy the corpse!?
Xiao Nizi had a lot of thoughts in her heart, but she didn't show it on her face, she just stared at the old emperor intently for a long time, and suddenly burst out laughing.
"But the emperor is the master, but the people's female teachers have training, if the ancestors are not buried, the descendants of the same family, they cannot marry, they cannot fight, and they cannot go to war. The people's daughter will go back to continue the vigil, when the emperor is ready, when to call the people's daughter. β
After speaking, he waved towards Ouyang Qing, turned around and walked out of the hall.
"Wait!" The old emperor saw that the two of them were moving, and hurriedly shouted.
After all, you can't marry, you can't fight, you can't go on a campaign. It means that as long as the eldest princess is not buried, then Xia Qingyi will refuse to participate in the Gu God War, let alone stand up as a saint when other countries attack and protect the Jiangshan Sheji of Southern Chu.
So it is not an exaggeration not to say that these three are "generals".
"What else does the emperor command?" Although Xiao Nizi stopped leaving, she didn't even bother to turn her head back, leaving only Emperor Nanchu with an arrogant back.
"Since the Poison Gu Sect has such an ancestral teaching, then it is important to arrange for the eldest princess to be buried in the sect, and to arrange for the painter to accompany the painter on the road to paint, and everything is important for the eldest princess to be buried as soon as possible."
The sudden change in Emperor Nanchu's attitude made Xia Qingyi a little uncomfortable, this time she turned around directly when she heard the words and observed the expression on Emperor Nanchu's face intently, wanting to judge whether the old emperor had painted cakes for her again.
Xia Qingyi's distrust also clearly fell into the eyes of the old emperor, and he smiled bitterly.
"Qing'er rest assured, this time I will arrange the funeral as soon as possible, come here, and meet the waiter of the Ministry of Rites."
Seeing that Xia Qingyi was still suspicious, the old emperor walked directly to the table in three or two steps, and began to write the edict with a stroke of his pen.
"Put it away, the day after tomorrow at the latest, if no one comes to look for you, you will take this edict and set off with the coffin of the eldest princess, hehe, I didn't expect that what I said will need to be verified one day."
Xiao Nizi slid the edict into her sleeve, with a slightly embarrassed smile on her face.
"The emperor laughed, why don't you believe what the Son of Heaven said, isn't this afraid that your nobles will forget things, worry about the livelihood of the people of Limin, and forget the eldest princess? However, don't worry, it is said that you are a good emperor who loves the people like a son throughout the ages! β
The goal was achieved, and as soon as the horses were finished, Xiao Nizi hurried back to Yong'an Palace non-stop.
It's early in the morning, so hungry!