Text Chapter 20 The Empress Dowager of Daqi Duanren
Time passed in this air-filled but suffocating silence.
In the center of the foul cell, hung unclothed and bruised Shui Ruoshan, her lower body with whip marks staggered was immersed in the salty smell, she buried her head deeply, her cloak concealed all her expressions, she was motionless, her faint shallow breathing seemed to be absent, and she couldn't tell whether she was awake or faint.
The executioners stood in two rows, beads of sweat ran down their cheeks, and no one dared to raise their hands to wipe them, although they were all surprised, this seemingly thin woman was tired and they were weak and panting but they didn't say a word, but they were more worried about whether King Yin would be angry with them.
Everyone was waiting for King Yin's instructions, but the latter sat quietly in the corner, the palm of his right hand was close to the knee of his right leg, and his index finger was on the surface of his leg one by one, she regarded herself as a corpse, and it was futile to fight again, but she didn't expect that the bones were so hard!
How many such people are there under Fu Mingyin, they have no background, no identity, they can't be found and caught, this person really can't be underestimated for a moment.
"Lord Wang, it's time to go to court. Lan Qi really didn't dare to take risks against the wind, but he still had to open his mouth to warn.
"Hmm. King Yin didn't see any anger, stepped off the high platform, and walked out. He stood still at the door of the cell, glanced back at Shui Ruoshan's "corpse", and commanded softly: "Continue the torture." ”
Even if it is useless, it can't make her stay comfortable.
But he seemed to have forgotten that even if it was just hanging, it would not be comfortable.
King Yin stepped out of the filthy and smelly cell, took a deep breath of fresh air, the heavy night sky was still as black as ink, raised her head lightly, she actually stayed up all night in endless beatings! Suddenly the cold liquid dripped on her face, gently, as far as the eye could see, by the bright lights on the side of the corridor, the crystal bright silver dust fell, King Yin stretched out his hand to catch it, the cool touch was covered by the temperature of the palm, dripping into water, this year's snow is really early! It's only early winter!
No wonder I always feel that this year is exceptionally cold!
It's a pity that I can't see that large piece of Aoxue red plum!
King Yin packed up his emotions, washed and dressed to go to court.
Above the temple, three shouts of long live. Today's most important book is King Yin's affectionate marriage proposal. Above the court, there are those who are opposed, those who agree, and those who are neutral and not distributed, but they only dare to express their positions in their hearts, and they all bury their heads and shrink their necks on the table, hoping that a crack will appear under their feet and get into it, just begging the emperor not to point it on their heads.
Among the three royal families, only the ninth prince Helian Shu is easy to fool; King Yin's mind is deep and unpredictable, and his methods are ruthless and cruel, and they dare not provoke him; and now that the emperor is in charge of the world, they dare not rebel against the power of life and death.
Helian Ye sat on the dragon chair high, and was caught off guard by King Yin's marriage proposal, this is not as simple as a folk marriage, there has never been a royal marriage between the three kingdoms, whether it is allowed or not, how can it be such a simple sentence! He swept the audience, everyone shrank so blatantly, he wanted to take the opportunity of the disagreement between the ministers to push the boat and discuss it later, but he didn't expect these people to hide faster than him, the emperor, he secretly slandered himself: The official has been doing it for a long time, and one by one has been polished!
But after thinking about it, King Yin didn't ventilate to him in advance, and chose to play the report directly in this hall, but it was precisely because of this that he forced him to ride the tiger and had to play accurately.
Helian Ye sighed lightly, wasn't he afraid that he would continue to nag and find out the truth in the future. No, no, this matter has to be summed up again, it's useless to force him, this woman has a special identity!
In the end, this marriage was still judged by Helian Ye and then discussed!
King Yin stepped out of the court in front of him, and two people, one left and one right, stepped forward to intercept him.
"The slave has seen His Royal Highness King Yin. "Father-in-law Fang beside the emperor.
"The slave has seen His Royal Highness King Yin. "Father-in-law Gui who serves the Queen Mother.
The two fathers-in-law glanced at each other, and it was not easy to be on an errand.
King Yin said to Fang's father-in-law: "The queen mother summons, and the father-in-law only needs to reply to the emperor that the king's mind has been decided." After speaking, he left with Gonggong Gui beside the Queen Mother.
In the Duanren Palace, there lived the woman with the highest rank in the dynasty--- the Empress Dowager Duanren. She is also the queen of the former emperor, and the biological mother of the three Yin Wang brothers.
Duanren Palace, once the dormitory of the Empress Dowager Duanren or the queen, the new emperor ascended the throne, the Empress Dowager renamed this place Duanren Palace, and did not relocate, but sent the dormitory that should have been the Empress Dowager to the current queen. Based on this alone, it can be seen that the current Queen Mother is a casual person.
One corridor after another, King Yin has walked through it since he was a child, and even if he closes his eyes, he will not take a wrong step.
When he was a child, he was the skiniest of the three brothers. Often spread his legs all over the palace chaos, every time he comes to pass the meal, he will be anxiously jumping on this road to Duanren Palace, at the end of the road, is his favorite queen mother, the mother who loves him the most, spoils him the most, and gently helps him wipe his face and scold his crazy boy with a smile.
Nowadays, every grass, tree, brick and tile here has long been sealed in his memory, and there is no love and scene worth remembering in the past years. King Yin stepped on every step unhurriedly, his heart was like a peaceful lake, and he couldn't stir up half a wave, after so many years, he finally did not like or be sad!
Gonggong Gui carefully followed behind King Yin with small steps, tilting his head and secretly looking at King Yin. The former five princes relied on the queen's favor, and they didn't do anything bad and mischievous, everyone thought that he would be the second ancestor of the royal family when he grew up, but he didn't know why, he suddenly became such a temperament as he is now, and he also made great achievements all the way and became a world-famous "heavenly general" general.
Gonggong Gui calculated, it has been almost half a year since King Yin returned to Beijing, but he has never seen him come to greet the Queen Mother.
"Queen Mother, His Royal Highness King Yin has arrived. Father-in-law Gui hurriedly stepped forward, and the Queen Mother, who was serving the couch and pretending to sleep, got up.
"The minister sees the Queen Mother. King Yin knelt down respectfully and saluted.
What he is correcting is the identity of "minister".
The woman on the couch sat upright holding the kettle, the reason why she was a woman was because the Empress Dowager Duanren was really like a woman in her twenties, the traces of the years did not erode this face that captivated the country and the city, and the first beauty in the world was now the same as back then, with willow eyebrows and red lips, autumn eyes, and a perfect goose egg face.
"The mourning family doesn't invite you, have you forgotten that there is such a person as the mourning family?"
"I don't dare. "King Yin is still holding the frame of a good minister.
"Don't dare? Hmph, what are you not afraid of?"
"Back to the Queen Mother, the minister didn't dare to tell Gonggong Gui, and the minister really didn't want to step into this Duanren Palace. ”
"Why do you dare now?"
"I have to thank the Queen Mother for giving her ministers courage!"
"Helian Jing, you are a mourning family, what do you think of the mourning family?"
"The Queen Mother is wise. Save the minister's tongue. ”
only heard the sound of "bang", which frightened Gonggong Gui's legs, King Yin still knelt straight, and the Queen Mother swept everything out of her reach to the ground, and raised her voice: "Helian Jing, the mourning family is your biological mother, and the current Queen Mother, what kind of attitude do you have?"
"You don't exist as a mourner, and the mourner has connived at you to this point. ”
"Who is this cynicism for?"
"Don't use your childish revenge against the mourners. ”
"Don't forget, you are still the son of the mourning family, don't let people scold you for being unfilial!"
Son? King Yin snorted coldly in his belly, do you know what a son is? Do you know how to write?
After not hearing the scolding for a while, King Yin replied coldly: "The Queen Mother taught you a lesson." Remember. ”
The crisp slap of "pop" knocked off King Yin's mask, scraping a large area of red on the left side of King Yin's face, and leaving a few shallow blood paths with sharp nails.
What a great retribution! If he was good at carrying water and beating him hard, the Queen Mother would beat him.
The silence in the Duanren Hall is abnormal. No one dared to step forward to persuade the Queen Mother.
King Yin hooked his lips and chuckled, he couldn't stand the resistance of others, and he became angry!
After a while, the Empress Dowager Duanren regained her noble temperament, "The marriage mourner you invite is not allowed." The mourners will find you a better marriage. ”
"Back to the Queen Mother, this matter has to be decided by the emperor. ”
"The mourners have the final say in this matter. ”
"Back to the Queen Mother, the harem is not allowed to interfere in politics. ”
"The mourning family is just marrying their son. ”
"Back to the Queen Mother, the minister's marriage implicates the diplomatic relations between the two countries, and you can't be the master!"
"He, Lian, Jing!"
"If there is nothing else, the minister will retire first. ”
King Yin quickly got up, flicked his robe, and left directly. Looking for a better marriage? It's ridiculous, you care about this kind of thing? Are you afraid that I will make a big deal and threaten your current power!
The mother and son, who haven't seen each other for several years, didn't even say a word of greeting, and there was a tense atmosphere.
King Yin stood in this once warmest Duanren Palace, his heart was desolate, when he was a child, when other princes tried their best to compete for favor, he enjoyed the love of everyone alone, blessed with uniqueness, arrogant and invincible, he once thought that he would accompany his favorite queen mother to laugh all his life, whether he had advanced too much happiness at that time, so that now happiness is not remembered what it feels like.
King Yin looked around, the snowflakes in the sky were falling in large pieces, and the gray sky pressed the imperial city low and wanted to urge, I really don't know if this situation corresponded to this scene, or this scene gave birth to this feeling.
In a word...... King Yin smiled bitterly, how could he not be sad?!
Why is it so sad!