So, Emperor Qianxing asked everyone to stand still, and he crept closer.

Gonggong Wan and Yang Dong couldn't help but follow for a while, and then at a distance of about a zhang from Xiao Shunzi and the ice cave, they were stopped by Xiao Shunzi shaking his head.

Emperor Qianxing glared at the two of them, and moved cautiously with lighter steps.

Xiao Shunzi looked at the little emperor with bright eyes, looking like he was inviting merit.

Emperor Qianxing came directly to the ice cave and looked in with wide eyes.

Xiao Shunzi held Emperor Qianxing's arm in time, in the eyes of Gonggong Wan and Yang Dong, this is Xiao Shunzi protecting the emperor and preventing the emperor from falling.

Under the gaze of the two, Xiao Shunzi got close to Emperor Qianxing's ears and quietly asked, "Your Majesty, do you remember Qingtao?" ”

Without waiting for Emperor Qianxing to react, Xiao Shunzi violently pushed the little emperor with thin arms and legs into the ice cave!

"Your Majesty!"

When Gonggong Wan screamed violently, Yang Dong had already rushed over like a cheetah!

At the same time, Xiao Shunzi also jumped into the ice cave, held down Emperor Qianxing's head and dragged him under the ice, Emperor Qianxing struggled, Xiao Shunzi held his breath, took out the ice when he took the opportunity to hide a sharp ice pick in his sleeve and plunged into Emperor Qianxing's lower abdomen.

Seeing that Yang Dong also jumped down, the corners of Xiao Shunzi's lips rose, let go of Xiao Duanjun, whose face was blurred by blood, and indulged himself to sink.

Difficulty breathing, general convulsions.

Before falling into a coma, Xiao Junko seemed to see a shy and smiling girl's face.

Qingtao, the poor girl who was sold into the palace with him.

I thought it was a blessing to be chosen to the little emperor's side, but I didn't expect the little emperor to beat them violently at every turn, and he lived to this day, but Qingtao died in a whiplash.

He wants to avenge Qingtao, as long as he can pull the little emperor to lose his life together, he is willing to be a knife in the hands of others.

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When Yang Dong lifted Emperor Qianxing ashore with a shiver, the little emperor still had a trace of consciousness, and this consciousness was occupied by cold, pain, and fear, making his lips tremble and his teeth tremble, and he couldn't speak at all.

Everyone sent the little emperor to the Qianqing Palace as quickly as possible, and the little eunuch went to pass the imperial doctor and report to the queen mother.

When Empress Dowager Cao heard that her son had been killed, she first lost her strength and sat on the ground, and then rushed to the Qianqing Palace like crazy.

At this time, Emperor Qianxing had fallen into a coma due to blood loss or extreme cold.

Looking at her son's pale and blue little face, holding her son's little hand like an ice cube, Empress Dowager Cao cried, panicked, and scared.

At the first moment of regaining her senses, Empress Dowager Cao said sharply: "Pass on my decree, the emperor has been assassinated, and quickly summon my uncle Cao Xun back to Beijing!" ”

What kind of Japanese coars, the elder brother is the backbone of their mother and son, the elder brother is good in the son, the elder brother leaves, and those ghosts and ghosts show their original form!

Chapter 79: The little emperor is critically ill and passes on the throne to King Li

Emperor Qianxing was assassinated, the entire capital was under martial law, and all the city gates were fortified with additional garrisons, and no one was allowed to enter or leave without the Empress Dowager's decree.

All the civil and military ministers and dukes and counts who got the news put down what they were doing, hurriedly changed into official uniforms, and flocked to the imperial city like an ant tide.

In the Ningguo Mansion, Yunzhu hurriedly went out with his father and brother.

Li Yong and Li Yao are the first-class prince and the prince respectively, the latter is still an official in the court, and Yunzhu is the uncle of the little emperor, no matter whether the Empress Dowager Cao will let them in or not, they have to wait outside the imperial city, but the female dependents of the Meng family and Gu Min can stay at home and wait for the news.

Li Yong's father and son rode first, and Yunzhu sat in the carriage by himself, and his hands that were half hidden by the cuffs were trembling slightly.

She thought of what Cao Xun said before he left Beijing.

He guessed that Xiao Dujun was coveting his wife, and guessed that Xiao Duanjun was planning to move him out of Beijing.

He told her not to do anything stupid and wait for him to come back.

He said that in February, there would be a way to make Xiao Dujun have no intention of thinking about her anymore.

Then, on the last day of the first lunar month, Xiao Dujun was assassinated.

Cao Xun arranged it, right?

Yun Zhu's hands trembled even more, how could he be so bold, once such a thing as assassinating the emperor is found out, it will be a big crime to punish the nine clans!

Her own family was suppressed by the little emperor like that, Yunzhu looked forward to Xiao Duanjun's death more than anyone else, but she never thought of the possibility of really murdering Xiao Duanjun, because the risk was too great, she had no chance to buy others at all, if she did it herself, even if she really killed Xiao Duanjun, the entire Ningguo Mansion would have to be buried for Xiao Duanjun.

So, is Cao Xun clean? Has the assassin been ambushed or captured alive? If it is the latter, will he confess Cao Xun?

The Imperial City has arrived.

There was a group of officials waiting outside the city, and Yun Zhu bypassed these people and saw the Pan family who was supported by Cao Shao.

Pan was worried about the life of the emperor's grandson, and his legs were so worried that he was weak.

Yunzhu was not in the mood to gloat, she stopped beside Pan, looking at the closed palace gate in front of her, as if she was looking at a bloody mouth, maybe once she entered, she would never be able to get out again, including her father and brother standing among the officials.

Fear made her face bloodless, which was exactly the right reaction of an aunt when she heard that the emperor's nephew had been assassinated.

Everyone waited together, from morning to noon.

Finally, the palace gate opened, and the Empress Dowager decreed that the elders of the Xuan Cabinet and the six Shangshu and Jinyi Wei commanded Shen Kuo, Mrs. Pan, Xiaoguo's uncle Cao Shao and Yunzhu entered the palace.

Shoufu Xia Jin first cared on behalf of all the courtiers: "How is the emperor's dragon body?" ”

The father-in-law of the decree looked solemn: "The crisis has turned into safety, and the ministers don't have to worry." ”

The voice fell, and all the officials invariably sighed.

Pan's legs finally stopped shaking, and he hurried towards the Qianqing Palace with a fast pace that was not inferior to that of the cabinet and other officials.

When he arrived outside the Qianqing Palace, Yunzhu saw a male corpse lying on the ground, covered with a white cloth, revealing only a pair of feet, one foot only left with frozen socks, and the other wearing shoes, which was the standard of the eunuchs.

She glanced at it before withdrawing her gaze.

The group came to the little emperor's dormitory in turn.

Emperor Qianxing woke up from pain when the imperial doctor cleaned the wound on his abdomen, and then poured a decoction to ward off the cold, and at this time he was lying on the bed weakly, his face was still blue, so that he could open his eyes and speak, so that the Empress Dowager Cao could also calm down.

Pan threw himself over and knelt beside the bed in tears of distress.

Yun Zhu stood behind Pan Shi, looking at Xiao Duanjun with concern, no matter how much she hated in her heart, she had to be like this in front of everyone's eyes.

Emperor Qianxing saw the weak beautiful aunt, but at this time he couldn't have other thoughts.

After making sure that the little emperor was still alive and didn't look like he was worried about his life for the time being, Xia Jin looked at the Empress Dowager Cao: "Niangniang, has the assassin been taken?" ”

Empress Dowager Cao looked coldly at Yang Dong and Wan Gonggong, who were kneeling beside them with their hands and feet tied.

Gonggong Wan escorted Emperor Qianxing back all the way, his body was stained with water, and he looked very embarrassed, but compared with Yang Dong, who was half-wet and half-frozen, Gonggong Wan's appearance was much more comfortable.

Gonggong Wan cried and complained: "It's Xiao Shunzi, the one who killed a thousand knives, tricked the emperor into digging ice and fishing, and then coaxed the emperor to come forward alone and take the opportunity to commit murder...... It's all to blame for the ineffective protection of the slave and maid, and please kill the slave and maid! ”

After he said what happened, Yang Dong had nothing else to add, only kowtowed to death.

Empress Dowager Cao said coldly: "If you are innocent, the emperor and I will not ask for your life, but if it is found that you and Xiao Shunzi conspired to assassinate the emperor, the nine clans of your two families will be compensated!" ”

After speaking, Empress Dowager Cao asked Shen Kuo to take the two of them away, along with the other companions and little eunuchs who were tied up, to be tortured by the Jinyi Guard.

Emperor Qianxing's eyes burst out with a thick hatred: "Qingtao, he has an adulterous affair with Qingtao!" ”

Empress Dowager Cao held her son's hand and explained to her son: "How dare a little eunuch from now on, he must have been instructed by someone, and avenging the palace maid is just an excuse on the surface." The emperor is recuperating with peace of mind, and his mother will definitely find out clearly and find out the real culprit behind the scenes for you. ”

Emperor Qianxing was just about to nod, but the wound on his abdomen seemed to be involved, and the pain made his facial features distorted, and tears flowed from the corners of his eyes.

Empress Dowager Cao's eyes were red, and Pan Shi took out a handkerchief to wipe away tears.

Yunzhu just had one thought: It hurts, it's good to die of pain.

Cao Xun said that although this kind of serious trauma will not be fatal on the spot, it will be just as dangerous in the next day or two.

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Empress Dowager Cao's most trusted brother now is her mother's brother, and her younger brother is not useful, so she sent someone to rush eight hundred miles to summon her brother back to Beijing.

Cao Xun, as a first-class prince and the governor of the Chinese army, went to Fujian to take a carriage, of course, to take a carriage, the carriage went slowly, and when the people sent by the Queen Mother caught up with him, Cao Xun had just arrived at the border of Dezhou, Shandong. Upon learning that the emperor's nephew had been assassinated, Cao Xun immediately gave up the carriage, grabbed a horse and rushed back.

Day and night, on the evening of the fourth day of the second lunar month, Cao Xun dismounted outside the palace gate and galloped inside.

Uncle Guo, who is usually gentle and graceful, now has a haggard face, because he has no time to take care of his appearance, and a layer of stubble appears on his chin.

Empress Dowager Cao has been guarding the Qianqing Palace for the past few days, when Cao Xun came in, she sat on the edge of the dragon bed, turned her head to see her brother who had been absent for ten days, Empress Dowager Cao suddenly burst into tears in her eyes, and choked up: "Brother, you are finally back!" ”

Cao Xun walked over quickly, put one hand on his sister's shoulder comfortingly, and looked anxiously at the dragon bed.

The little emperor on the dragon bed closed his eyes, his once slightly chubby face was thin, and his complexion was sallow.

Cao Xun couldn't help but grab his sister's shoulder, and it hurt to grasp the Empress Dowager Cao, so he reacted, let go of his hand and hung it on his side, and clenched it into a fist in an instant.

He spoke in a hoarse voice, with hatred and pain: "Didn't you say that the situation has been turned around?" Why is the complexion so bad? ”

Empress Dowager Cao's tears were even more: "After drinking the decoction that day, I did look fine, but I didn't expect to have a high fever at night, and the imperial doctor prescribed medicine, and it burned again after an hour or two of going down to the town, and it was repeated over and over again, and the wound on the abdomen was not good, and the imperial doctor said, saying, if it goes on like this, it may not last long......"

Why, her son is only thirteen years old, he hasn't finished his studies, and his relatives haven't finished yet, so why is he going to prepare for the future?

Empress Dowager Cao can't accept it!

Cao Xun tried to shake his nephew's motionless little hand at his side, and when he was about to touch it, he suddenly turned his back and walked away a few steps.

Empress Dowager Cao knew that her brother must have been very uncomfortable, so she didn't rush to say anything.

I don't know how long it took, Cao Xun turned around again and asked, "Have you found out, who is going to murder the emperor?" ”

Empress Dowager Cao shook her head and said with red eyes: "I interrogated all the eunuchs and palace maids in the palace, and only found out that Xiao Shunzi had an affair with the palace maid Qingtao, and the Wan Gonggong and others who were with the emperor that day were tortured, and they all insisted that they were not involved, but I don't believe it, but she is just a lowly palace maid, a rootless eunuch, how could she not even want her own life because of personal feelings?" ”

Cao Xun listened, and his face showed a kind of anger that made Empress Dowager Cao feel strange and afraid: "Okay, I'll go to Jinyiwei in person." ”

After speaking, without waiting for Empress Dowager Cao's response, Cao Xun strode away.

He went this time, and only came back on the second watch, obviously bathed, and changed into a set of official clothes.

Empress Dowager Cao noticed that her brother had only washed his body, and his hair was still covered with wind and dust, and when she got closer, she smelled a smell of blood.

Cao Xun didn't notice her scrutiny, looked at the little emperor who was still asleep with heavy eyes, was silent for a moment, and said to the Empress Dowager Cao: "Gonggong Wan can't help but torture, he died, and he insisted that he didn't know in advance before he died." Yang Dong was harder than him, and he still breathed a sigh of relief, and the rest were the same confessions. ”

Empress Dowager Cao was stunned.

Cao Xun finally glanced at her and said with difficulty: "Perhaps, we should have been more strict with the emperor before." ”

Empress Dowager Cao suddenly covered her face with her hands.

So, is it true that the son just died of tyranny, by the revenge of a lowly eunuch?