rebirth will be hard to find

"After all, you still have your eye on that kid from the Cheng family, right?" The old emperor's voice was not loud, and his confidence was still lacking. If he stood farther away, he might not have heard it at all, but at this moment, his voice sounded like a thunderbolt in Chu. Yi's ear exploded.

Subconsciously, Chu Yi raised his head to look at the old emperor, but saw that his expression was indifferent, showing no joy or anger at all.

The old emperor didn't like the Cheng family, and he didn't even like Cheng Zian. Chu Yi knew it all along.If it was normal, she would definitely find an excuse to deny it, but in the current situation, she couldn't say the words of deception for a while.

Chu Yi remained silent, not daring to answer and not wanting to deceive, but such an attitude actually represented acquiescence.

Fortunately, the old emperor just looked at her a few more times, and seeing that she didn't answer, he didn't continue to ask questions. Probably at this moment, he didn't have the energy to pester her much.After a while, the crown prince came back and said to the old emperor: "The outside assassins have been captured, and the ministers have also sent people out of the palace to summon all the ministers. Will the father drive back to the palace?"

After the prince came back, the old emperor didn't look at Chu Yi again, and just said "Go back" out of breath when he heard the words.So the palace people standing aside hurriedly lifted up the dilapidated reclining chair they had just found in the cold palace, and carried the old emperor out of the gate of the cold palace.

The assassins outside the door who came after Chu Yi had indeed been taken down. Except for two who were beheaded on the spot, there were three survivors who were escorted to the ground by the Imperial Forest Army.Needless to say, these people will also be taken to be tortured and tortured. Even if they can't find out who is behind the scenes, they have to find out how many assassins are still hiding in the palace!

Chu Yi who followed them didn't care about them. He casually glanced at the assassins who almost killed her, and then turned his eyes to Cheng Zian who was on the side.But at this time, Chu Jingmo and Twelve had already treated the wounds on her body in sevens and eighties, and her whole body was wrapped in bandages.Only the arrow wound on his back has not been dealt with, and the long arrow is simply broken, but it is because this place is not the place to pull the arrow.

Chu Yi looked at Cheng Zian with worry in his eyes, but because the old emperor was present, he couldn't take the initiative to go to check.

The prince saw Chu Yi's thoughts at a glance, but he was also very satisfied with Cheng Zian's risking his life to protect Chu Yi, so he took the initiative to go up and ordered: "The assassin will be detained first, and the trial will be later. Let’s go back and heal first.”

The Imperial Forest Army who rushed forward naturally did not suffer any injuries, but these words were spoken to Cheng Zian and the two Imperial Forest Army who were on duty in the cold palace.After thanking the three of them, they took the order and left. Chu Jingmo looked back and saw that the crown prince and Chu Yi nodded at her, so he said nothing, carrying the medicine box and carrying Twelve, he helped Cheng Zian and left together. .

Seeing Cheng Zian's leaving back, Chu Yi was relieved, but felt even more distressed.An hour or two ago, she was still in the soup pool telling Cheng Zian to be careful not to get injured on the battlefield in the future.As a result, how long has passed, and Fang Fang was injured all over his body because he had to protect himself!

"Let's go." The prince patted Chu Yi's shoulder, and didn't say much, with a heavy expression on his face.

Chu Yi withdrew his gaze, nodded silently, and then followed the old emperor's driver to the direction of Longteng Palace with the prince.

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The fire in Longteng Hall has not been extinguished, just like what Li Lin said, the fire oil and water accumulated here will not be extinguished.Now the only way is to watch the fire burn the bedroom into ruins, until there is nothing to burn, the fire can go out by itself.

With the return of the old emperor and the crown prince, the Imperial Forest Army, Habayashi Guards and Prince Guards, who were still in a panic, found their backbone in an instant, and they were no longer in the previous panic.After the crown prince gave an order, everyone returned to their original posts. Those who should be on duty, those who should be patrolling, the palace quickly returned to the order before the fire started.

The old emperor's bedroom was burnt down, but luckily there was no one there, and important items such as jade seals were never placed here. Right now, we just need to find another palace in the Longteng Palace to temporarily house the old emperor.

The prince found a palace a little far away from the sleeping hall to accommodate the old emperor, and then ordered the accompanying imperial physicians to have another consultation. Unfortunately, everything was doomed to be in vain—it only took half an hour for a group of people to walk from the cold palace to the Longteng hall. , but the condition of the old emperor is getting worse and worse. Not only does he look weaker and weaker, but he even has the dead air on his face like a dying person.

Everyone present, even if they don't know medical skills, looked at the old emperor's bluish-black face and purple lips, and they all knew that he was running out of time.The imperial physicians discussed it, and in the end they could only hang the old emperor's life with silver needles and medicine, let him live a moment longer, at least until the ministers who were summoned entered the palace and heard the old emperor's life with his own ears. The purpose of passing on.

Fortunately, there was quite a commotion outside the palace gate today, and everyone heard the news. Afterwards, Chu Yi even ordered the closure of all the palaces of the vassal kings, causing the capital to panic for a while.None of the aristocratic families in the capital is stupid, so even Xiu Mu changed into his court clothes early and waited. As soon as the people in the palace came to call, they all rushed into the palace.

Because all the people from Longsuying were sent by Chu Yi to seal off the vassal's mansion, and the pile of corpses at the gate of the palace hadn't been dealt with yet, these ministers were taken aback as soon as they reached the gate of the palace.Fortunately, after entering the palace, apart from meeting fewer people, there was nothing wrong with it, everyone was relieved secretly, and some people they met by chance on the way got together to discuss why they were called today.

The palace servants who were sent to various prefectures to call today were very strict in their tone, no matter what means they used, they would not say a word.Everyone entered the palace with murmurs in their hearts, until they saw the burning ruins of the sleeping hall of Longteng Palace and the old emperor who was dying of poisoning, all of them turned pale in shock.

As the old emperor ordered, the prince only summoned the prime minister and six ministers.Seeing that everyone has arrived, the imperial physicians stepped forward and removed the silver needles that were stuck on the old emperor's body to hang himself. Then the old emperor opened his eyes and said weakly: "My loves must also understand. I am poisoned, and my time is numbered."

The emperor's mind has always been unfathomable, this is the first time the old emperor has spoken so bluntly, but no one dares to answer his words.

As the imperial physicians removed the silver needles that hung his life, the old emperor could clearly feel the passing of his life. He knew that he was running out of time, so he didn't talk nonsense at all, and continued: "The disaster today comes from the kings. King Zhao raised troops to rebel, King Wei assassinated and set fire, neither can be pardoned!" After saying this, he gasped for a long time, and then said: "Prince Chu Zhao is a man of great character, deeply respected by me, and this biography belongs to him..."

The old emperor's voice became smaller and smaller, but everyone heard the most important words.

The prince originally stood by the old emperor's side, his eyes were reddish, but because of the existence of the ministers in the palace, he kept forbearing.Until this time, he felt that the old emperor was getting weaker and weaker, his throat rolled, and finally he couldn't help but knelt down beside the old emperor's couch, raised his hand and held his skinny hand and shouted: "Father emperor!"

The old emperor's eyes, which had gradually dimmed, brightened again. He looked up at his most beloved son, feeling a little proud in his heart, but more worried.The deep purple lips moved, as if he wanted to say a few more words, but he couldn't squeeze out a single word, but the hand held by the prince suddenly increased his strength, so that the prince felt his hand It hurts.

"Royal father!" The prince shouted again, his voice choked with sobs.

"Father." Chu Yi knelt down on the edge of the bed, not feeling very well, but it couldn't compare to the heartbreak of the crown prince.She blinked hard, and forcefully squeezed out some tears, even though the old emperor didn't turn his head to look at her at all.

Everyone in the palace knelt down, shouting "Your Majesty", and their voices were full of sorrow.But no matter if he was sincere or not, the old emperor could no longer hear him, his eyes gradually became loose, the voice in his ears became farther and farther away, and his consciousness gradually became blurred. In his hands, he had already lost his previous strength.

The crown prince was the first to notice it. He raised his head, and his Qingjun face was stained with tears.As if in disbelief, he stretched out his hand to push the old emperor's arm, and shouted, "Father, father, wake up..."

The old emperor didn't move any more, only his body was slightly shaken by being pushed by the prince.

Seeing this, the Imperial Physician Ling hesitated for a moment, but stepped forward and felt the old emperor's pulse carefully, and then breathed again.After a while, he announced: "Your Majesty, you are dead!"

The prince froze on the spot, the tears that were still flowing were no longer shed, he was so stunned that he seemed to lose his mind, and suddenly he sat slumped on the ground.

Chu Yi didn't expect that the old emperor really died like this. Even though she had seen that the old emperor's condition was not good, she still couldn't believe it. !In the previous life, the old emperor dragged his sick body and looked like he was going to go west at any time, but he dragged it until October, this time it was in March...

The two heirs were stunned, but the ministers who were summoned into the palace were the first to react.Prime Minister Zhang stood up first. He saluted the crown prince and said, "Your Majesty has passed away. Please also invite the crown prince to ascend the throne and preside over the overall situation!"

The prince looked up at him in a daze, and it seemed that the shrewd and capable person didn't understand at this time.

After all, Chu Yi was no more sad than the prince, so he came back to his senses first, hurried over to help the prince up from the ground, and said: "Brother Huang, hurry up and get back to your senses, you need to preside over the affairs of the father, and those vassal princes outside the palace ..."

After hearing Chu Yi's words, the prince's eyes suddenly became sharp.He and the old emperor intended to deal with the vassal, but they never thought of exterminating them. Who would have thought that a moment of soft-heartedness would pay such a heavy price!

If I knew it earlier, I should have known it earlier and I shouldn't have delayed it. Those concubines and vassal kings should have been eradicated back then!