Self-cultivation of male support

Two months later, the emperor was still lying on the bed unable to handle official duties. The government was handed over to several ministers, and at the same time all the princes over ten years old were ordered to listen to the government.

The prince who is the crown prince is mixed in, it doesn't look special at all.

Rumors about the emperor's serious illness, lingering in power, unwilling to let the prince oversee the country, and a rift between father and son are rampant.

Shi Yan avoided her family and went outside for a while, many people were discussing in private whether the emperor had any opinion on the prince.I hope that Tian's father and son will resolve the misunderstanding as soon as possible and reconcile as before.

Either pray for the emperor's health to get better, or pray for the smooth handover of the throne. In short, I don't want accidents, wars, and innocent people to be implicated.

After all, among the people living at the root of the imperial city, which family doesn't have a few relatives who work for the Tian family?When there is turmoil at the top, the people below will have to pay the price with their lives. It is better to come in peace.

The people's brains were not so big that the emperor had already thought of changing the prince. Their most simple wish was to have a safe and smooth life, and to be healthy and worry-free.

Speaking of health, "Sister, I have some things to deal with at home recently, and I don't have time to visit you. This time, I brought some food and other things. I hope you can rest well. I can see you alive and kicking when we meet next time." .”

The prince leaned in front of Shiyan, with complex expressions in his eyes, looking at her with both reluctance and expectation.

Shi Yan turned over a page of the scripture in her hand, slowly raised her head and said, "Well, I hope everything goes well for you."

The prince's eyes lit up in an instant, he held his chin with both hands, looked at Shiyan's side face with a smile, and said in a low voice: "Sister, I will, and you have to promise me to cultivate well, I hope that when we meet next time, We can all be a new version of ourselves.”

Du Shiyou sneered from the side: "I said Tuesday, isn't it just to deal with a little housework? It's like saying goodbye to life and death. Besides, don't you have any brothers or sisters in your family? It seems that you must recognize my sister as your sister. This seems to But it's ugly!"

At first, Du Shi thought that Tuesday was plotting against Shiyan, and that he was the same as his apprentice who molested his sister on the street, so it was inevitable that he would go to Shiyan's side.

But after this period of observation and Tuesday's swearing, Du Shiyou has finally realized the reality, and on Tuesday he simply treats Shi Yan as his sister.

The crown prince proudly said: "Yes, but I don't care about our elder sister. Others are not as pleasing to the eye as elder sister!"

The crown prince stayed at Du's house for an hour, and told Du Shiyou to study in the Imperial College with peace of mind recently, not to get involved in messy things, and talked a lot with Shi Yan, before leaving, he cautiously stepped forward and tentatively held him back. Shi Yan's hand, Jian Shi Yan did not show any dissatisfaction, his eyes were full of starlight.

Du Shiyou just said a word to Manniang, and when he turned his head and saw this scene, his hair exploded instantly.

Even if I regard you as a good brother, even if you regard my younger sister as a real sister, but after all you are not real siblings, you are so bright and bright, and you act like this in front of my real brother, it's really hard to beat me!

Without further ado, he skillfully rolled up his sleeves and stepped forward to fight the prince.

With a faint look from Shiyan, Du Shiyou instantly withered, and he stood beside him aggrieved, frowning coldly at the prince.

The prince did not show a proud smile at Du Shiyou this time, feeling the warmth from the palm of his hand, met Shang Shiyan's eyes, and asked her a question seriously: "Sister, do you want a younger brother?"

The prince didn't show it on his face, but Shi Yan clearly felt the momentary stiffness in her hand.

Shi Yan looked at the hopeful light in the prince's eyes, did not answer this question, but said gently: "You should go back, didn't you say that your mother is waiting for you at home?"

The prince was a little disappointed, but he quickly put on a smiling face at Shi Yan, and nodded heavily: "Well, next time I invite you to my house to play!"

When the prince left, Du Shiyou was displeased with Boss Shiyan: "Auntie, men and women can't kiss each other, why did you help that brat? If you hadn't stopped me, I would have done it directly!"

Shi Yan didn't answer, but said: "Let's go, the weather is fine today, I will accompany you to ride a horse, I brushed Du Xiaobai's hair for you yesterday, and replaced it with the latest saddle, I guarantee it will be what you like!"

Du Shiyou was appeased instantly.

Zhao Shiyan, who was pretending to be reserved, showed a reluctant expression, and his joyful footsteps undoubtedly revealed his good mood.

Manniang was by Shiyan's side, seeing Du Shiyou was about to run, she muttered softly, "Men are childish."

He smiled without saying a word.

Manniang thought to herself next to Shiyan: "Tuesday son always talks about his mother at home, if not necessary, he seldom talks about his father, Miss, do you think he is not favored by his father at home?

I heard from people outside that the relationship between people in these big families in the capital is very complicated. Could it be that his father is involved in handling the family affairs on Tuesday?Isn't that troublesome? "

Shi Yanxin said it was true, but she couldn't tell Manniang like this, so she turned her head with her hands behind her back, and joked with a half-smile: "This is the first time Manniang has taken the initiative to care about a man outside.

how?Heart followed Mr. Tuesday?If my Manniang takes a fancy to Tuesday, that would be his luck too. "

Unexpectedly, Manniang is also thick-skinned, or she is not enlightened. Hearing this, she patted her chest and said: "Miss, Manniang said that she wants to be with you for the rest of her life, and she will be with you for the rest of her life! Master Tuesday, hello to Miss, Manniang!" Naturally treat him well."

I don't think so, but when I mentioned it suddenly, Shiyan suddenly remembered that Manniang is 14 years old this year, and in an ordinary family, she should have been at the age to see her marriage.

Keep this matter in mind, and later ask Mother Du to be more considerate and find a good family for Manniang.

After dinner that day, Shi Yan announced to the family at the dinner table: "I suddenly have a new inspiration, don't let anyone disturb me during this time."

In the past, the Du family naturally followed her request and made her wishes come true.

But after the last poisoning incident, Shi Yan's body was so fragile in everyone's mind that she would fall down when the wind blows, and everyone was worried that she would not be able to withstand the long hours of embroidering at the desk.

But Shi Yan was firm and said that she knew her body well and would not make fun of it, and the family reluctantly agreed.

So after Shi Yan came to this world, she entered the embroidery room for the third time.

The embroidery room was safe and quiet, but the wind and rain were coming outside the embroidery room. Many people faintly heard the sound of soldiers gathering and cavalry running fast on the street at night, as well as the faint screams and shouts not far away.

Ordinary people in the capital have seen big scenes before, so they turned over and continued to sleep without doing anything wrong.

As for seeing suspicious red stains at the gate of my house the next day, like uncleaned red stains, I can calmly ignore them.

There was also the strong smell of blood left in the air, and the sudden disappearance of the family next door. The old neighbors who lived in an alley looked like they didn't know anything about it.

This chilling atmosphere spread all the way from the south to the north of the city, and from the west to the east of the city.

Regardless of whether they are related or not, everyone is deeply afraid of this. This hurricane, which does not know where and why it blows, quickly swept through the hearts of everyone in the capital, leaving behind a strong, indelible feeling. imprint.

Until the tenth day of Shi Yan's retreat, the alley where Du's house was located was brightly lit all night. The pleading and crying sounded, and then disappeared soon, but the flames outside the gate were soaring, and the trampling sounds of soldiers coming and going were sometimes chaotic, sometimes Neat, every sound is like stepping on the apex of a person's heart, making the heartbeat stall.

Du's father and Du's mother organized everyone to gather outside Shiyan's courtyard, and the family took turns to watch the night, in case there were children who took advantage of the chaos to do evil.

Du Shiyou personally led the people to inspect the yard, making sure that they all turned around before returning to the outside of Shiyan's yard, and said to Du's father and Du's mother who was guarding there: "Father and mother, the son listened to the movement outside, as if There are several forces competing.

There are only a few families living in our alley, and my son has heard a little about his background. I don’t know which one is involved, but in the end, our family has nothing to do with the whole alley or even the rich and powerful families in the entire capital. Friendship should not implicate our family, don't worry. "

Father Du patted Du Shiyou on the shoulder: "Thank you for your hard work!"

Du's mother patted the dust that Du Shiyou accidentally rubbed on her shoulders, and said in a low voice, "Take a rest first, with your father and I watching here, it won't be a big problem for a while."

At this time, even if Du's mother has martial arts skills, she doesn't dare to trust her, and even if she knows that there are queens and princes guarding Du's house, she can't be completely at ease. Whatever happened, she couldn't absolve herself of the blame.

Du Shiyou thought for a while and turned around to enter the firmly guarded yard behind his parents.

Shi Yan's embroidery room is brightly lit, and outside the window you can still see the silhouette of a person sitting bent over, embroidering one stitch at a time.

Seeing this situation, it was as if the thundering shouts from outside had become the background sound, making Du Shi's restless heart instantly quiet down.

He walked to the door of Shi Yan's room, knocked lightly twice, and said softly to the inside: "Sister, something happened outside, but with my parents and I watching, it's fine.

You stay safe inside. "

He was talking at the door with his head bowed. It might as well be that the door was opened from the inside. Du Shiyou was taken aback when he saw his younger sister slowly coming out of the door, standing in the porch with her hands behind her back, looking at the sky with a calm demeanor. For a cup of tea, for a moment, Du Shi Youzhen felt an inexplicable aura of superiority from his sister.

Du Shiyou felt that this matter was really outrageous.

Now that the person has come out, it is necessary for him to explain a few words, so as not to worry about Amei.

Unexpectedly, before he had finished drafting his explanation, his younger sister turned her head and told him calmly: "Ziwei star is shining brightly, tell everyone outside to go back to sleep.

Brother, how many nights have you stayed up without sleep?The dark circles under my eyes are worse than mine, so go back to sleep without worry! "

After speaking, without giving Du Shi a chance to ask questions, he turned around and closed the door with a bang, and continued with his unfinished business.

Du Shiyou touched his nose that was almost knocked down, and he was full of doubts and forced to hold back, not to mention how uncomfortable it was.

At this time, in the Hall of Supreme Harmony, Liu Guiren, concubine Liu's natal sister, was lightly helping the emperor wipe off the cold sweat from his forehead, and turned his head to meet the emperor's eyes who didn't know what he was thinking.

Liu Guiren should not be offended by this.

The emperor has not been like this for a day or two. Since she entered the palace, the emperor has often stared in a daze at one place, sometimes laughing happily, sometimes gloomy and irritable, rarely normal.

Liu Guiren can't tell what kind of mentality she has when she enters the palace and faces a bad old man who only has a sister in her heart. She is not favored in the Liu family, and her mother is her father's successor. The identity of Suxian's children is even more embarrassing.

And because of the daughter Concubine Liu who was born to the late aunt, their mother and daughter had a really uncomfortable life in Liu's house.

I thought I was going to live my whole life in silence, but there was news from the palace that the sister who was scolded by the world as a concubine and praised by everyone in the family died of illness suddenly. None of them were left behind, only the eighth princess who was adopted as a joke.

The sky of the Liu family is falling.

But Liu Guixin was deeply relieved.

In the end, less than a year after she breathed a sigh of relief, she was brought into the palace by the emperor because of her resemblance to her elder sister Concubine Liu.

If it wasn't for the emperor's serious illness, Liu Guiren would be satisfied with her current life. She clearly knew that if she hadn't entered the palace back then, it would have been impossible for the Liu family to marry into a good family according to the reputation of the Liu family.

It was different in the palace. Because of Concubine Liu's affairs, few people in the whole palace were willing to make friends with her. Apart from the maids and eunuchs in the palace, she really didn't have anyone to talk to.The emperor came here from time to time, so she didn't need her to take care of him too much. He didn't have to worry about food and clothing. They are all princes, and they have no worries about food and clothing for the rest of their lives, so that's how it goes.

But now, looking at the emperor's appearance, Liu Guiren can see that the emperor's health is completely failing, even if the imperial physician doesn't say anything.

But the emperor didn't know what to think, dragging his increasingly sick body, he just refused to let the prince get in touch with political affairs. The ministers outside the palace had deep opinions on this, and even she, a woman in the palace, listened to it.

Liu Guixin let out a long sigh, looking at the man on the bed who had almost influenced her life's destiny, her emotions were extremely complicated.

Just when she was deep in thought, she suddenly heard the emperor's voice like a broken bellows: "Has Xiao Liu returned?"

Liu Guiren came back to his senses, poured a cup of warm water for the emperor to his mouth, and said softly: "That child is naughty, he disappeared early in the morning, I didn't even ask, he probably went to find someone outside the palace to play with.

Don't be angry, when Xiao Liu comes back, the concubine will definitely talk to him well. "

As soon as she finished speaking, the naughty sixth prince she was talking about came striding from the outside with a bloody smell, and carefully looked at the dark red blood stains on the hem of the clothes, with a solemn expression, completely different from the naughty and naughty son in her memory.

Before Liu Guiren exclaimed in surprise, he heard the emperor say, "What's the matter?"

He also heard his son say: "Go back to father, everything outside the palace has been settled."

Liu Gui's heart kept sinking, he looked at the emperor, and then at his son, for a moment he felt that these two people who were with him day and night were so strange and terrifying, moved his lips, and for a moment didn't know where to ask.

But no matter whether she asked or not, the two of them had no intention of explaining to her.

At this point, the two of them acted as if she didn't exist, and they no longer needed to worry about talking about things in front of her that she thought would never be related to her in this life.

Throne, pretending to be a dude, prince, queen, concubine, prince, princess, revenge.

Liu Guiren was stunned on the spot, she couldn't believe that the son raised under her nose had pretended to be a dude for several years, and she never found out.

When the emperor and the sixth prince finally finished their conversation, the sixth prince got up, as if he had been fooled for not seeing Liu Guiren, walked around her, took the medicine bowl from the eunuch behind him, and served his father to drink the medicine with his own hands.

The emperor looked at the medicine bowl in front of him, frowned, sighed a long time, touched the back of the sixth prince's hand and said, "Father, I'm afraid the illness will die. Fortunately, the power of the queen and the prince has been wiped out, and there is not much left. What waves come out.

I was thinking of getting rid of the queen slowly to avenge your aunt. The prince is immature and can only be manipulated by others. At that time, the prince didn't need to do anything with the emperor, and some people wanted to pull him down from the crown prince who lost the protection of the queen.

Then the timing is right to push you up.

Although there is no time to wait now, the result is not bad.

The only thing is that the prince did not make any mistakes that could depose him when he was in power, so when the emperor was alive, he could not directly push you to replace him, lest the courtiers be dissatisfied and the court be in turmoil.

You can only wait for the father to leave a photo after his death, depose the prince, and make you the heir, then no one can object.I hope you will not disappoint your father's expectations. "

After all, the emperor took the medicine bowl from the sixth prince's hand and drank it down in disgust.

The sixth prince handed the mouthwash to the emperor, and said softly: "Father, don't worry, my son will never forget anything I promised you, and I will let those who bullied my aunt get retribution one by one, and let my aunt treat you like a queen." I was buried with you in the Qianling Mausoleum.

We also need to let the world know that my aunt is the empress dowager, and that Empress Zhou is nothing more than a dignified femme fatale..."

Before the sixth prince could finish his sentence, the emperor sprayed his blood directly on his face, holding his hand and limply fell on the bed, the sound was weak, but it formed a huge explosion in the ears of the sixth prince.

As a result, for a period of time afterwards, the sixth prince didn't understand what happened, until Liu Guiren's voice of the imperial physician woke him up.

At that time, there were many people in the hall, and in less than half an hour, concubines, princes, princesses, clansmen, and ministers all stood guard inside and outside the Hall of Supreme Harmony, waiting for the emperor's last words.

I don't know how the news got out, the fact that the sixth prince poisoned the emperor with his own hands, all the people present knew about it within half an hour. Before dawn, everyone in the imperial city must have heard about it.

The sixth prince and Liu Guiren were gagged by soldiers and forced to kneel in a corner. Liu Guiren's eyes were numb, and he had no hope of surviving.The sixth prince stared fiercely at the direction of the emperor's dragon bed, completely unable to understand, just a moment ago he was still verbally celebrating his victory with the emperor, how could it become the scene in front of him in the blink of an eye.

The queen and the crown prince stood together, silently presiding over the overall situation. Seeing the presence of these two people, everyone unconsciously breathed a sigh of relief. They were not unaware of the recent secret battles and the suspicious clouds over the capital. But for this sake, they can only pretend not to know.

Looking at the scene in front of me, it is obvious that the empress and the prince are superior and have become the final winners. Even the emperor's plan that has been planned for many years is not the opponent of the empress and the prince. What is too strong?

I can only tacitly attribute this matter to a private matter between husband and wife.

The queen was even unwilling to do the last thing to save face, so she just asked someone to move a chair, and Da Lala sat beside her to drink tea and rest, occasionally glancing lazily at the imperial doctors who were sweating profusely, saving the emperor's life in the hands of the god of death The appearance is very leisurely.

To such a queen, no one dared to say a word, but the eunuch Gong'e who brought tea and water was obviously more attentive.

"Go, invite the concubine Xian, at least have a couple with His Majesty, and let her send His Majesty off in person." The Queen made no secret of the fact that she felt that the Emperor's life was not long, and bluntly said that the Emperor was dead.

The person in command hadn't left yet, and the emperor, who was rescued with great difficulty, spewed out another mouthful of blood when he heard these words.

Thanks to the fact that the emperor had not been a human being for a long time, everyone saw this situation, looked at their noses, noses, noses, and hearts, as if they hadn't seen anything, and stood by as a loyal courtier.

As time passed, the emperor's breathing became weaker and weaker. The concubine Xian, who had long been rumored to be insane, appeared in front of everyone in front of everyone, dressed in formal attire and smiling like a flower.

Through the bed curtain and the imperial physician from afar, I glanced at the emaciated emperor, covered his mouth in distaste, and murmured, "Your Majesty, you have today! What a joy to be here. Finally, I can be with your beloved Concubine Liu is reunited, happy event, great event! Then I am here to wish you two love and love, forever and ever!

Oops, I forgot, Concubine Liu had a childhood sweetheart fiancé who was sent to Lingnan by Your Majesty before she entered the palace, and died of illness on the way.

If the two of them met first down below, I don't know if you can be accommodated between them, you have to hurry up here, don't dawdle, lest you be late! "

The concubines who were deeply harmed by the emperor and concubine Liu were very happy, and acted in unprecedented unity to excuse the concubine Xian.

"Your Majesty said that Sister Concubine Xian is insane, and she is indeed so. Just listen to what she says, it can't be true."

"The truth is indeed harsh, but it is also the truth. Your Majesty, you miss Concubine Liu day and night, and now that your wish has come true, you should really congratulate! Sister Xianfei is also right."

The emperor who woke up leisurely again, heard these words, his chest heaved violently twice, his eyes were wide open, his mouth was crooked, his five fingers were clasped, and there was no more movement.

The imperial doctor took a trembling step forward in front of everyone's eyes, and finally shook his head feebly, announcing the end of a generation of emperors.

Concubine Xian laughed a few times, flicked her sleeves, dragged her long clothes, and left the Hall of Supreme Harmony cheerfully. No one would ask a lunatic to behave like a normal person. I can feel the joy in her heart.

Many people in the hall seemed to be infected by Concubine Xian, and they were greatly relieved.

Only the imperial physicians were distressed: If I committed a crime, please let the law punish me, instead of trying my best to wake up His Majesty in the middle of the night, who was repeatedly killed by anger several times.