Chapter 205: Abdication
When Shen Tong entered Changle Palace, Shen Qingrong had already begun to give birth, and bursts of Shen Qingrong's weak shouts came from time to time in the hall.
"Your Majesty." Shen Tong didn't bring an entourage, he was dressed in cloth, his appearance was upright, he wore a long sword at his waist, and there was no indulgence in his demeanor. It seems that this moment has been prepared for a long time.
"The old minister was worried about the safety of Rong'er and the prince, so he came to wait."
Mu Jingzhao paced back and forth for a moment, and turned his head to look at him, "My father-in-law cares about the queen and the child, and I am grateful." As he spoke, there was no trace of gratitude on his face.
The two of them paced at the door like headless flies for an unknown amount of time, and Shen Qingrong's painful wails in the room gradually became exhausted.
Seeing that Mu Jingzhao and Shen Tong were lying down with sweat on their foreheads, Ling Yue led the two of them to the wooden table next to them and sat down, and presented hot tea very intimately.
The two of them drank each other around the table for a moment, relatively silent, when a baby's cry erupted in the inner room.
Shen Tong immediately stood up with relief, and a smile appeared on his face.
On the other hand, the anxiety on Mu Jingzhao's face was not relieved by the birth of the prince, but was a little more dignified.
"Your Majesty? But what's wrong? Shen Tong saw that Mu Jingzhao did not move, and glanced at him condescendingly, with a little contempt in his expression.
"Not really." Mu Jingzhao said, getting up with Shen Tong's movements. The two came to the door of the delivery room together.
There was a sound of footsteps from far and near in the room, the door was opened, and Wen Po came to the two of them with a cloth bag.
"Congratulations to the emperor, congratulations to Lord Shen, you are a little prince."
Shen Tong showed great joy on his face, stepped forward to take the child in Wen Po's hand and held it in his arms, and his movements were gentle and careful.
But Mu Jingzhao's figure stiffened slightly when he heard the words "little prince", and even the far-fetched smile on his face stiffened.
"Good boy, hahaha, what a good grandson of mine!" Shen Tong laughed wantonly, and the laughter seemed to startle the toddler in his arms, and the child instantly burst into tears.
Shen Tong was stunned, the smile on his face did not decrease, he held the child, and kept teasing the child's cheeks with his rough fingers, "Your Majesty, the minister sees that this child has clear eyebrows and handsome eyes, and his cry is for the immortal talent, congratulations to the emperor, congratulations to the emperor." ”
Mu Jingzhao's expression was indifferent, there seemed to be a bitter chill in his eyes, his eyes did not stay on the baby in Shen Tong's arms for a moment, but looked at the delivery room with a faint look.
"Thank you, father-in-law."
There was a thunderstorm in the house, the humid and stuffy summer air was stagnant in the house, and under the dim light, Shen Tong's unbridled laughter and the hoarse cry of the baby were mixed together, which made people's hearts chill.
Shen Tong still lowered his head and teased the baby in his arms, he smiled, and suddenly turned his head to look at Mu Jingzhao in front of him, "This child was born with a rare auspicious omen in ten years, and it is not an extraordinary person to think about. ”
He suddenly looked up at Mu Jingzhao, and the smile on his face was even worse, "The minister thinks that now that Beijing is in turmoil and the people are panicking, it is better to announce the news of the queen's birth to Lin'er to the world, so as to determine the hearts of the people." ”
Mu Jingzhao looked up at him, his eyes narrowed slightly, and a cold light flashed in his eyes.
"The ministers have helped the emperor think about it."
There were bursts of footsteps outside the hall, and after a while, a team of soldiers in armor poured into the hall and surrounded Mu Jingzhao.
Shen Tong raised his hand, and the soldiers instantly drew their swords out of their sheaths, and the cold light in the hall burst out, and the sword blade pointed directly at Mu Jingzhao's neck.
"It's better to say that Your Majesty knows that he is incompetent in governing the country, and his health is not safe, so he decided to crown the newly-born prince as the new emperor, and he retired as the emperor, and he will not ask about the affairs of the court from now on, how about it?"
Mu Jingzhao didn't smile, "I understand my father-in-law's kindness, but now I am in the prime of life, my body is healthy, and I don't have to worry about the affairs of the court." ”
Shen Tong still smiled, "The emperor really can't die without the heart of the Yellow River, and now your martial arts commander is trapped in Qingshui County, and he lacks skills, and the little son of the Liu family, who is the deputy commander of the forbidden army, is a straw bag, and the thousandth emperor who is not as good as his sister is still waiting for who is waiting to save you?" ”
Mu Jingzhao was slightly stunned, and then laughed out loud, "My father-in-law is now notorious, and I am afraid that he will take away my Mu family's country, and he will not be able to take it steadily." ”
Shen Tong still smiled, "How dare you, the emperor was able to use despicable means to seize the military merits of Miss Liu and ascend to the throne, and then the old minister will make all the truth public, even if the old minister has a bad reputation, it is not as good as one thousandth of the emperor." ”
Mu Jingzhao's face changed suddenly, he stared at Shen Tong, and a purring sound like a beast came out of his throat.
He gritted his teeth, his voice was heavy but a little trembling, "I threw my head and spilled blood for the land of Gongguo, galloping across the field, that military merit is what I deserve, how can I say that I will not seize it?" ”
When Shen Tong heard this, he laughed out loud.
This laughter is rare and has a little more real feelings.
"The emperor first single-handedly facilitated the meeting between Miss Liu and General Liu, so that her identity was exposed in public, and it was logical to let General Liu dispose of it in public, and then played a heroic rescue to make everyone feel that the emperor is affectionate and righteous, what a clever means, which makes people admire."
Shen Tong's voice was always calm, but his face was full of mockery.
In terms of despicability and shamelessness, how can I compare to you?
Mu Jingzhao's face was blue and white, if it weren't for the fact that he had no power to resist at this time, he would probably have rushed up and slashed Shen Tong with a thousand knives.
"It's a pity for the girl of the Liu family." Shen Tong sighed helplessly, "She probably thought that His Majesty had married her and ordered to block the mouth of Tixia Youyou, it was really to maintain her last bit of dignity, but she didn't know that the emperor had won military merits and gained a good reputation, and he personally created her lifelong disability, but he still didn't want to let her go, and he still wanted to raise people like birds, and never suffer in the future, so that she died depressed." ”
"It's a lie." Mu Jingzhao spat angrily, but the muscles on his face trembled slightly from anger, "If I hadn't protected her, she would have died a long time ago." She has been able to survive to this day, all because of my extra kindness, and it is because of me that she can barely have a way to live! ”
Shen Tong was still smiling, he looked at Mu Jingzhao in front of him with an indifferent expression, his expression was peaceful, as if he was treating a vexatious child.
"If I had a choice, the kid would probably rather die than stay with someone like you."
She'd rather die than stay with someone like you.
Vaguely, Mu Jingzhao felt as if he had been pricked by a needle somewhere in his chest, just a shallow opening, and the heart-rending pain did flow through every inch of his body with his blood.
"Mu Jingzhao, from now on, we will break off our righteousness."
Jiang Ning's indifferent and calm words echoed in his ears.
He was suddenly a little dizzy, and there was a dull pain in his chest from the place where Jiang Ning had stabbed him, and the pain was densely spread all over every corner of his body, almost completely crushing him.
Grace and righteousness.
She'd rather die than be with someone like you.
He felt like he could barely breathe.