Hibiscus Tent: The Prime Minister’s palm is reborn

"what happened?"

Gao Hao turned his head to look at her, his tone calm, as if he was not surprised that she stopped him from killing Gao Yang.

Liang Qian didn't answer. She glanced at the hand that was tightly holding his arm, and just as she was about to let go, he held it back.

"What does the Queen want to say?"

Gao Hao lowered his head very good-naturedly and asked again.

Liang Qian could guess the various eyes falling on her without even looking up.

Although it is a momentary emergency, I can't care about anything else at the moment.

"You can't kill him."

Her voice was soft and gentle, yet without the slightest hint of flattery or fawning. Instead, it sounded like the breeze of early spring, carrying a slight chill.

"Why?"

Gao Hao raised his eyebrows, not showing any displeasure, just pure curiosity.

Liang Qian did not answer but asked: "How are you going to tell others?"

Gao Hao smiled very lightly, as if what she asked was not a question at all.

Before he could answer, someone spoke first.

"Yong'an Prince Gao Huan, under the pretext of visiting the Queen Mother, attempted to rebel, kill the emperor and seize the throne. Chunyu Zuowei was outnumbered and died heroically. In the crisis, the Queen Mother risked her life to send a message for help. Fortunately, Prince Changguang arrived in time and the Queen Mother was saved from the murder. However, Gao Huan had lost all conscience and had already poisoned the Emperor and forced the Queen Mother to death..."

Liang Qian looked over and saw Gao Jun walking in from outside.

The indifference on his face was exactly the same as Gao Hao's.

Gao Jun asked, "What do you think, my brother?"

Liang Qian took the opportunity to withdraw her hand and took a step back.

Gao Hao no longer insisted, his dark eyes were deep: "Very good."

Gao Jun glanced at Gao Yang's face and signaled Ao Rubin: "What are you standing there for? Why don't you do anything?"

"No."

Liang Qian stood in front of them with a firm attitude.

Gao Hao frowned: "Is the Queen Mother going to regret it?"

Lu Wanying stood aside, but seeing that the two of them had a disagreement, he found it quite interesting and smiled, and the unhappiness just now seemed to fade a little.

"Everyone knows that we must remove the roots when weeding."

She raised her eyebrows and added fuel to the fire: "If the Queen Mother could kill Gao Yang herself, wouldn't it show more sincerity?"

The look Liang Qian gave her was as sharp as a blade.

Lu Wanying's heart trembled, and she looked away: "Am I wrong?"

Liang Qian retracted her gaze and said to Gao Hao, "King Nanyang's words may sound fine, but they cannot stand up to scrutiny."

"Oh?"

"If you just want that position, killing the king and taking his place is the simplest and most direct method. But if you want to sit in that position for a long time, you can't treat it roughly!"

Gao Hao smiled and nodded for her to continue.

Liang Qian thought for a moment and said seriously, "Today's events were watched by so many eyes, and our previous explanations were full of flaws.

But if he confronts me in court one day, at least I and the emperor will be witnesses, and others will not be able to say anything even if they are unwilling. But if you order him to be killed now, based on what you just said, let alone whether it can convince outsiders, the generals present before will not be able to deal with it. Of course, if you can make everyone shut up, it is not impossible, but can you do it? "

Gao Hao felt a little sad and frowned.

It is hard to say whether it is possible to silence everyone, but it is very likely that they will be forced to rebel.

Liang Qian glanced at Gao Hao and said, "Since you can't do that, why bother giving people a chance to use the wrong method?"

After a brief pause, he continued, "Throughout history, how many emperors have seized the throne by killing the emperor? Everything must be justified, let alone the throne. If you didn't consider the long-term, how could you have endured it until today?"

Liang Qian sighed one last time: "I think we should be more cautious as time goes on. What do you think?"

Gao Hao was met with a pair of dark eyes.

Even though she had her own selfish motives, what she said was not entirely unreasonable.

He pursed his lips and said nothing.

But Liang Qian knew that Gao Hao had listened to her.

"Your Highness, what the Queen Mother said makes sense." Gao Hao's confidant echoed.

"What kind of nonsense is this? If we keep him, how can my brother ascend the throne?"

Apparently, someone didn't listen.

Liang Qian glanced and was a little surprised that Gao Jun was the first to jump out and object.

"I don't agree either."

Liang Qian turned her head and saw Lu Wanying standing a few steps away.

She said: "My attitude is the same as Lu's attitude, kill Gao Yang."

Liang Qian narrowed her eyes and pursed her lips tightly. The woman in front of her really made her feel strange.

Or maybe, the way she had appeared to others before was all a disguise.

Liang Qian stopped looking at Lu Wanying and fixed her gaze on Gao Hao's face again.

Gao Hao frowned and looked at her intently: "What do you think?"

The eyes of everyone present were focused on her again.

Liang Qian said honestly: "I thought about this at the beginning. As long as I issue an imperial decree in the name of the Empress Dowager, Gao Yang will be deposed and the throne will be handed over to you."

Gao Hao's eyes lit up, but he didn't say anything. Instead, his confidant spoke.

"How will the Queen Mother explain to the world the reason for deposing the emperor?"

Liang Qian raised her eyebrows and glanced at Gao Yang, whose eyes were red and who was pinned to his seat. After a moment of silence, she said, "The emperor was ill before and could not recover. This time he was frightened by the rebellion of the rebels. His illness has recurred and he has suffered from tuberculosis and other injuries. He is no longer able to take on the responsibility."

Gao Hao stared at her quietly for a moment, nodded and smiled: "In that case... let's do as the Queen Mother says."

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The hall was silent, but the footsteps were unusually clear.

Liang Qian sat quietly in front of the table, the food on which had already gone cold.

Gu Ya stopped and didn't dare to look up.

"Empress Dowager...His Highness..."

Since returning to Hanguang Palace from Liuhua Garden that day, Gao Yang hid in a side hall alone, refusing to eat or drink and seeing no one.

Today is already the third day.

"I gonna go see."

Liang Qian stood up and went to the side hall.

Gu Ya looked around. It was fine during the day, just a little quieter than before. But once the sun went down, the empty Hanguang Hall was so quiet that it was frightening, as if a monster would jump out from the corner where the lights couldn't reach at any time.

Gu Ya looked around timidly and sighed silently.

The door to the side hall was bolted inwards.

Liang Qian pushed hard and the door shook a few times, but she couldn't open it at all.

She put her ear to the door and listened carefully, but there was no sound at all from inside.

The more Liang Qianxin thought about it, the more uneasy she felt.

When Gu Ya saw Liang Qian banging on the door, she was about to go forward to help, but she saw her turn around and walk out of the hall, so she hurriedly chased after her.

The hall was silent and empty. Gao Yang tried to open his eyes wide, but everything in front of him was pitch black and he couldn't see anything clearly.

I don’t know if it’s night time.

He seemed to see himself standing up, then walking to the window, pushing it open and looking out. If it were night, he would surely see the moonlight reflecting on the snow, which would make his heart clear and bright...

Gao Yang closed his eyes, and he seemed to really see the moonlight.

He didn't know how long he lay there, and in a daze, he vaguely heard someone calling his name.

A familiar yet unfamiliar name: Yang'er.

But the sound was too far away, like a ray of light imagined in endless darkness.

He listened carefully, but there was no sound.

Also.

There is no one in this world who calls her Yang'er anymore.

The ending is a little longer than expected, I will post it as soon as I finish writing it in the next two days~