Knowing this, knowing that this was the case, she shouldn't have been indulging her son's willfulness.

Empress Dowager Cao cried for a long time, until Cao Xun found that the little emperor's face was red again, and he reached out and touched his forehead, and it was really amazingly hot!

Several imperial doctors who were standing outside at any time were immediately called in.

Emperor Qianxing survived tonight, but his condition was even worse the next day, and the decoction was forcibly fed by Cao Xun with his chin broken.

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This night, Cao Xun still accompanied the Empress Dowager Cao in the dormitory of Emperor Qianxing.

In the dead of night, he suddenly said to the Empress Dowager Cao: "Niangniang, it's time to think about who to give the emperor the throne." ”

Empress Dowager Cao was stunned at first, then cried and shook her head, biting her lip with her teeth, so pitiful.

Cao Xun held her thin shoulders, and he looked at Empress Dowager Cao's bloodshot eyes with deep eye sockets: "Your Majesty is like this, my sister doesn't want to, and I don't want to, but those ministers outside are already secretly discussing which vassal king to welcome into Beijing, does my sister really want to wait for the emperor to swallow his last breath before making temporary plans?" ”

Empress Dowager Cao didn't want to, but she didn't want her son to die!

She threw herself into her brother's arms, crying and beating.

Cao Xun waited for her to vent enough, and the crying stopped, before asking: "King An or King Li, who does my sister like?" ”

Empress Dowager Cao didn't like any of them.

Cao Xun didn't urge, let go of her and returned to the bedside, scooped up the little emperor's hand and put it on his face.

Empress Dowager Cao walked over reluctantly, sat opposite him, and asked while crying, "Who does my brother want to choose?" ”

Cao Xun only looked at the sleeping little emperor, and his voice was almost ruthless: "I know that my sister doesn't like King Li, but after all, he has the blood of our Cao family in his body, and my sister took the initiative to pass on the throne to him, and he will also remember this kindness after he succeeds to the throne, and he will respect you." If you change to King An, he may respect you on the surface, but he will definitely suppress the Cao family. ”

Needless to say, Empress Dowager Cao also understands this truth.

No matter which prince succeeds to the throne, her status as the queen mother will not be shaken, and they have to be polite with the word filial piety.

King Ke'an will suppress the Cao family, who is in military power, and her brother and younger brother have a bad career, so she has no support in the court at all.

As for King Li, he will also treat his mother clan leniently for the sake of fame.

"Just listen to my brother."

"Now that you have made a decision, let it be done without further ado, lest there be any extraneous complications."

The next morning, Empress Dowager Cao called the cabinet ministers and the six Shangshu over, because some scholars held the position of Shangshu at the same time, a total of eight Xia Jin.

Accompanied by Cao Xun, Empress Dowager Cao held her son's hand and looked at Xia Jinbadao: "The emperor woke up for a while, he, he knew that he was going to pass the throne to King Li, do you think the emperor's move is appropriate?" ”

The eight of them looked at each other, and discussed in a low voice, and finally, Xia Jin said with a sad expression: "The emperor is young and has no queen, and according to the rules of the old ancestor brother and brother, he can indeed pass on the throne to the other heirs of the first emperor." King An is old, but he has a leg disease, King Li is both civil and military, and he is the best candidate for the throne, the emperor is wise, and the ministers have no objections. ”

Empress Dowager Cao closed her eyes and said with tears in her eyes: "Okay, let's make a will." ”

No one saw it, and the dying Emperor Qianxing moved his fingers slightly.

He heard it all, and he was not reconciled!

It's a pity that he didn't even have the strength to say this.

Chapter 80: "Lie down with me for a while."

On the sixth day of the second month, the cabinet drafted an edict to pass on the throne in accordance with Emperor Qianxing's dictation.

That night, Emperor Qianxing, who was only thirteen years old, died of illness in the arms of Empress Dowager Cao.

There was a cry in the palace, and the Empress Dowager Cao was immersed in the severe pain of losing her son, and had no intention of anything else, but fortunately, after the edict was drafted yesterday, the ministers discussed with the Empress Dowager Cao who to send to Guizhou to welcome the new emperor.

Empress Dowager Cao sent two eunuchs, one was the great eunuch of Cining Palace, and the other was an old eunuch who was once reused by Emperor Yuanqing.

In the cabinet, the first assistant Xia Jin couldn't travel far to assist the government, so he arranged for the second assistant Liu Ji to go.

Ren Jingyi, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, is bound to go.

The big uncle Cao Xun wanted to guard the capital, and the small uncle Cao Shao was ordered to welcome his nephew.

The last member of the mission was left to the nobles of the capital, and Li Yong, the Duke of Ningguo, was the best choice for everyone, including Empress Dowager Cao.

The burden on the mission is very heavy, in addition to going to the Li Wangfu in Guizhou to convey the edict of Emperor Qianxing, but also to escort the new emperor back to Beijing safely, at the important juncture of the change of the throne, who dares to guarantee that there will not be someone with ill intentions to assassinate the new emperor halfway?

So, when Ning Guogong's son Li Xian accompanied the new emperor to study, who would be more loyal to the new emperor than Ning Guogong? Everyone believed that Ning Guogong would insist on taking the new emperor back to the capital even if he was desperate for his life.

There was no time to delay, this Emperor Qianxing had just breathed, and after Li Yong and other members of the mission cried and knelt all night, he set off before dawn with the five thousand elite soldiers who had been drawn from the Jingwei in advance.

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Emperor Qianxing stopped his coffin in Fengtian Temple, and Cao Xun continued to keep watch in the palace for three nights before he almost fainted due to physical exhaustion, and was persuaded by the Empress Dowager Cao to take a carriage back to the Dingguo Mansion.

Yunzhu only entered the palace in the morning and cried, and there was no need to go again today, and when he learned that Cao Xun had returned home, Yunzhu only had a complicated feeling in his heart.

When he went to the palace to cry in the past few days, Yunzhu also saw Cao Xun a few times, and he was by the side of the Empress Dowager Cao, and the two looked at each other at most, and they didn't have a chance to say anything.

Yunzhu didn't know what to say to him, and asked him if he arranged Xiao Duanjun's death?

Don't talk about Cao Xun, it's Yunzhu who has done such a rebellious thing, as long as she can hide it, she won't even reveal the slightest bit of news from her parents, she won't say it beforehand, and she won't say it afterwards, it's good to rot in her stomach for the rest of her life, otherwise if one more person knows, there will be more danger of being exposed.

There are some secrets, just know it in your heart, and there is no need to ask for it.

Xiao Duanjun is dead, she no longer has to face Xiao Duanjun's coveting, and if King Li ascends the throne, her mother's family will probably continue to be reused.

It seems that Cao Xun has helped her and the Li family a great favor.

But Yunzhu didn't believe that Cao Xun murdered Xiao Dujun completely to protect her, and he didn't believe that he was so important in his heart.

He should be more for himself.

Cao Xun had already revealed to her that when his foundation in the court was stable, he would have his own way to "persuade" Xiao Duanjun to be a Ming Jun, and the fact was that Cao Xun was ambitious to be a powerful minister. Since he wants to be a minister, Xiao Dujun will inevitably submit to his power, and as a result, Xiao Dujun is just thirteen years old, and he dares to covet Cao Xun's wife, and even does not hesitate to send Cao Xun to Fujian to fight against the Japanese for this covetousness.

Don't look at Cao Xun already has military power, this world belongs to the emperor after all, as long as Cao Xun goes to Fujian, as long as Xiao Dujun has the greed to occupy Yunzhu for a long time, then Xiao Dujun does not let Cao Xun return to Beijing, Cao Xun cannot come back without authorization, unless he uses other means to force Xiao Duan to compromise.

This is equivalent to Xiao Duanjun showing his minions to Cao Xun first, and telling Cao Xun clearly that he has to deal with his uncle when he faints.

One mountain does not tolerate two tigers, and Xiao Dujun refuses to listen to Cao Xun's words, so don't blame Cao Xun for making the first move.

Yunzhu just inadvertently became an introduction, accelerating the rebellion between Xiao Duanjun and Cao Xun.

If Xiao Duanjun did not covet her, Yunzhu believed that Cao Xun would continue to keep Xiao Duanjun's life until Xiao Duanjun had to fight Cao Xun for other things. Maybe at that time, Xiao Dujun had already left an heir, so as soon as Xiao Dujun died, Cao Xun supported a milky child to continue to be his powerful uncle, which was much easier than resetting his other already sensible nephew, the prince, to return to Beijing.

Understand that the two are still husband and wife, Cao Xun has been away for a long time, and Yunzhu has to pick it up.

When she came to the front yard with Forsythia, Ah Jiu just helped Cao Xun to the eaves of the porch.

At this time, Cao Xun became extremely haggard because of many days of sleep, his eyes were blue and black, and the stubble on his chin was fine and messy.

He tilted his head to look.

Yun Zhu subconsciously lowered her eyes, she had to admit that after going through so many things, she had begun to be afraid of him.

Not only because he dared to murder the emperor and succeeded, but also because Yunzhu knew that Cao Xun must have guessed her previous plans, such as that she might compromise and commit to Xiao Duanjun for the sake of her family.

Although Yunzhu had a lot of reluctance to make this choice, it was impossible to brazenly expect Cao Xun to understand her as a husband.

Yunzhu didn't need his understanding, it was human nature for him to be angry and hate her, as long as Cao Xun was willing to let her go after all the dust settled.

Ah Jiu helped Cao Xun to the couch in the second room and went out first, and wanted to instruct the water room to prepare water.

Yunzhu stood in front of the couch, and when she raised her eyes, she saw Cao Xun staring at her, Yunzhu opened her eyes and asked, "You haven't slept well in the past few days, and you haven't eaten much, are you?" ”

Cao Xun: "Take a bath first, and after washing, you can help me clean up my face, and then eat." ”

Yun Zhu couldn't help but glance at the stubble on his chin again, counting that the two had been married for a year and a half, it was the first time she had seen him like this, and it was indeed not as good as when he was refreshing.

She lowered her eyes and said, "I haven't done it." ”

Cao Xun: "It's okay, I'll teach you, it's not difficult." ”

At this moment, Yunzhu didn't dare to go against his will at all: "Hmm." ”

The water room quickly sent water, and Ah Jiu adjusted the water temperature and asked the master to move.

Cao Xun got off the bed and said to Yunzhu: "Just take a set of Chinese clothes, you don't have to go out again today." ”

Yunzhu nodded.

Cho Hoon went to the bathroom to the west to take a bath.

Yunzhu walked to his closet, took out a simple set of white silk clothes, and then went to the bathroom as well.

Cao Xun was still scrubbing outside the bathtub, there was a screen blocking it, and Yun Zhu only glimpsed a vague majestic figure.

She didn't look much at it, but hung her coat on a hanger on one side, and went to sit on the couch by the window, where there was a tray with a delicate razor and a box of white paste with a light fragrance, like a woman's face fat.

Yunzhu hadn't used any of this, but she had seen how her brother shaved his beard, and knew that the white paste could make the stubble soft and easy to shave, and maybe it also had some effect on moisturizing the skin. Don't look at my brother as a rough person, in the end, he was born in the nest of wealth, what should I use, my mother will prepare the best for my brother, and my brother also said that it doesn't hurt to shave with this white cream, and he doesn't care about other effects.

Yunzhu picked up the razor and looked at it.

At this time, there was a sound of water from the other side of the bathtub, and Yunzhu looked at it with her afterglow and found Cao Xun sitting in it.

Yun Zhu absentmindedly looked at the razor in his hand repeatedly.

After a cup of tea, Cao Xun came out, wiped off the water traces, changed into a snow-white middle coat, and dried his hair behind the screen, and tied it on the top of his head with a golden hairpin at will.

Although his face was still tired and haggard from staying up for several nights, he had returned to his usual demeanor after such a freshening, and his loose and comfortable middle coat made his bearing more warm and peaceful.

He came to Yunzhu's side.

Yunzhu smelled a faint sandalwood, and he had been using this scented shower gel.

Cao Xun sat opposite the little lady, first smeared white paste on the stubble, and then held the little lady's hand to teach her the strength of shaving, and made sure that she had learned it, so he lay down on the couch and closed his eyes to recuperate.

Yunzhu looked at his face, thinking to herself that if she was still in love before, she would never serve him like this, who made the situation different now?

The family is about to return to its former glory, as long as she leaves the Cao family, Yunzhu can restore her true nature, and she will be confident in the face of everyone.

Cao Xun was the only one who couldn't, because she had considered giving him a green hat, because he knew this consideration of hers.

Yun Zhu carefully controlled the razor in his hand, at first there were some messy thoughts, but slowly, watching Uncle Guo's stubble regain its freshness after shaving, Yun Zhu's eyes also became comfortable.

I don't know when, Cao Xun opened his eyes and saw the little lady with her head down, her expression serious, and her eyes were clear and carefree because of concentration, just like when she first got married.

After all the scrapes, Yun Zhu noticed that his neck was a little sore, and he was about to straighten his waist to relieve it, when he suddenly met Cao Xun's eyes.

That sense of ease disappeared in an instant, and Yun Zhu was the first to avoid his gaze.

Cao Xun washed his face again with the warm water that was available next to him.