Chapter 49: The Palace Rebellion
In the quiet night, a little eunuch outside the Yunxiao Hall whispered.
Hearing this, Gonggong Hai walked quickly into the inner hall and bowed through the curtain and asked carefully.
"Holy ...... Lord Rong is here, but do you want the slave to go and invite the adult to come in now? ”
Inside the heavy curtains, a vague figure swayed, and then an unusually hoarse voice came out, accompanied by the sound of coughing and panting, which was heart-wrenching.
"Please let Rong Aiqing come in, you go outside and guard, and don't let anyone approach."
"The minion understands, and the minion will do it." Hai Gonggong's eyes were moist, he swallowed the worry about the saint in his heart, and hurriedly answered the voice and went down to do something.
There were a few footsteps outside the Yunxiao Palace, and then there was a low-voiced conversation, and Gonggong Hai quickly invited someone in, until the slender figure outside the hall passed through the hall door and stood outside the dragon couch bed tent.
Before he could perform the courtesy of the monarch and the minister, there was a violent cough accompanied by a heavy whisper on the couch.
"Rong Aiqing, I came to you tonight, I have one last thing to entrust to you......"
Who would have thought that the most noble person in Daqi would have such a dying and pitiful appearance!
"You must promise the widow, and you must not refuse......"
Except for Emperor Qi himself, no one can personally experience this feeling of dying and endangered, like a person who is about to drown, facing a known predicament but powerless to struggle.
People are dying and their words are good, for the sake of Daqi's future, they can only plan far-reaching!
"The words of the saint are serious, and the ministers will do their best to share the worries and solve problems for the saint."
Hearing the heartfelt words of the saint, the people outside the tent said gently and respectfully.
I am used to seeing the courtiers have their own thoughts, and I am even more accustomed to hearing the duplicity of the courtiers.
The affairs of the court and government can not be distinguished from right and wrong, only the court is not turbulent in order to ensure the stability of the country, Emperor Qi no longer understands the importance of the power of the Son of Heaven, so he made the final absolute, some things have to be said.
"In fact, the widow doesn't know that the Yu family has been fighting with the cabinet for many years, and Yan Shoufu, who single-handedly promoted you, is also ambitious and covets the throne of the widow......"
In the end, the voice that had experienced the vicissitudes of life became more and more hoarse, and even brought some irrepressible tears of sorrow.
"The widow knows that there are only a few days left, among the talents of the court, only Rong Aiqing is the person who is favored by the widow, although the widow was afraid of you before, but these days you and Marquis Yu exposed Yan Shoufu's crimes, and the widow made up his mind to let you guard this half of the country for the widow! ……”
If the Yu family is fearful, the power of the cabinet can be more related to the government, and the ambitious ministers who have been dormant for many years will have endless troubles if they are not removed!
These words reached the man's ears word for word, and then there was a flawless answer.
"The saint has exhausted his life's efforts for the sake of Daqi, and the minister, as a courtier, should serve the saint."
As he spoke, the weak and breathless Emperor Qi naturally couldn't see the look of the person outside the tent clearly, and heard the same gentle voice as water as usual, but it was never possible to guess the unfathomable mind of this person.
Half of his face was hidden in the dark, Rong Xun's face was unusually cold and white, like a layer of snow-white frost, and his lips were still a gentle smile in the spring breeze.
"The widow asked Aiqing, but he was willing to swear to his face that he would never have two hearts for Daqi in his life, and if he violated this oath, he would suffer from life and death!"
Finally cheered up, Emperor Qi tried his best to take his last breath.
Rong Xun's expression did not change, and he smiled faintly: "The minister swears that he is willing to serve Daqi all his life, and if he violates it, he will be punished by heaven......"
read it word by word, and finally exchanged for a reassuring sigh.
But the listener didn't pay much attention, and his heart didn't make waves.
Emperor Qi can't escape death after all, this is exactly what he has been looking forward to for a long time, step by step, what he will get in the end will be obtained one day.
"Good! With Aiqing's words, the widow will be relieved! ……”
There was movement in the hall, and Gong Hai heard the sound, and when he entered, he saw that Lord Rong looked like a spring breeze, and his heart was stunned, and he didn't know what the already weak saint said.
Seeing that the coughing on the dragon couch did not stop, he knew that the saint was hanging on to his life with medicine, and the saint must support his body before the third princess got married, and immediately let the people below send him off.
"A few of you send Lord Rong out, it's time for the saint to drink medicine again."
Two days later, the Great Qi Palace ushered in a grand wedding.
On that day, all the emperors and nobles in Kyoto, and even the officials with heads and faces came to the banquet.
The banquet was unprecedentedly lively, until the sound of Gonggong Hai's shouting and propaganda resounded throughout the hall!
"Two newcomers are invited into the temple! A wedding ceremony to the saint! ”
Everyone's eyes focused on the two people who walked side by side, it was Yu Wuhou and Her Royal Highness the Third Princess who were wearing wedding robes.
Walking towards the center of the main hall, Yu Ming's cold face did not notice joy and anger, and inadvertently, he glanced at the position of the cabinet official with cold eyes, and in an instant, the powerful official who sat down under Yan Shoufu shuddered, and this gaze seemed to be a little weird.
Her Royal Highness the Princess, who was dressed up on her side, showed a shy and joyful feeling on her face, which could be seen clearly by anyone present, and those who went to the banquet without knowing the inside story were surprised that Marquis Yu could respond to this marriage so easily, and it was terrifying in the end.
"Today is a day of great joy for Lehua, and the widow is really happy......"
Dragging his sick body to attend the wedding banquet of the pearl in his palm, Emperor Qi rarely looked better, laughed and chatted with the ministers under the table, and those close to him could find that the hand held by the saint was clenched very tightly, and his face was becoming more and more weak.
Listening to the Shengshang's emotional words, Shang Guifei happily smiled and echoed: "The Shengshang has been nagging with his concubines for so long, and now that Lehua is married, the Shengshang's heart can be regarded as letting go......
"The ministers also congratulate the saints, and congratulate the old marquis Yu!"
When the ministers present heard this, they immediately stood up and shouted.
Yan Shoufu, who had been silent for a long time, stood up at this time, raised his glass and toasted with Yu Wuhou, and his eyes were extremely cold when he looked at it.
"The old minister also congratulated Yu Wuhou, the Yu family and Her Royal Highness the princess got married, which is really a blessing for Daqi."
Tonight's banquet was clearly surging with a surging dark tide, and Old Marquis Yu also noticed this gaze, and his fists clenched underneath.
Until the two of them wanted to make a final salute, Yu Luohan was still suppressing the anger in his heart, just waiting for the gang to make a move!
At this time, his eyes suddenly met a person, and his pupils suddenly shrank.
That person is the woman she hasn't seen for many days, and now she is also the concubine of the Fifth Highness!
"Yes! A glass of wine for the two couples! I wish the Hou Ye and the princess eternal marriage and an early birth of a noble son! ”
At this time, there was the sound of officials coaxing and toasting.
Many days ago, who didn't know that Marquis Yu had fallen in love with the third lady of the Xiao family, but now the two have nothing to do with each other, and Marquis Yu finally married Her Royal Highness the princess.
Today, on the day of the great joy of Her Royal Highness the Princess, the Fifth Highness also took the two side concubines to the banquet, and sat in the banquet without saying much, and the favored Lan side concubine poured wine for Her Royal Highness, how sad and sad.
Ignoring his son's ugly face, Old Marquis Yu responded in a timely manner: "Thank you for the grace of the Holy Lord to the Yu family, and thank you for your kind words!" ”
On the throne of the main hall, there was also a happy laughter from Emperor Qi: "The widow has not been so happy for a long time......
But the banquet with a delicate atmosphere suddenly changed with the sound of the eunuch who broke into the palace to deliver the message!
"Father-in-law Hai is not good! Outside the hall, a large number of secret guards surrounded the Kunhe Palace! ”
As soon as this voice fell, I saw a dense crowd of black-clothed secret guards pouring into the main hall, and in an instant, the people present were surrounded by groups.
Such a sudden chaos caused the guests to go to the banquet and even the palace people to scream and scatter at the moment, and then the sound of knives falling and blood splashing everywhere, and the sound of panic and screaming came one after another!
In the midst of the chaos, urgent shouts resounded.
"Come and escort! The Royal Guards are fast to escort! ”