An old lady's life

On the side of Yuquan Palace, Ai Cao and the others collided with other officials. Before they could be surprised, they heard the sound of retching. They saw that there were also some female relatives on the side of the officials who followed up the mountain. The tree vomited aside.Jia Min was also greatly irritated, but she was okay, she just covered her mouth and turned her eyes away, not daring to look at those soldiers who died with regret.

At this time, the gate of Yuquan Palace was wide open, the lanterns on both sides of the palace gate were still lit, and the lanterns hanging on the big trees on both sides of the road were still emitting fire.Everyone was not in the mood to reminisce about the old days. An old man in his fifties led the way into the Yuquan Palace, bypassing the corpses lying on the ground at the gate of the palace, and there were suddenly fewer people.

Ai Cao and the others stayed at the end. Lin Nuan squatted down on the spot and felt the pulse of the soldier who fell on the ground. He was indeed dead, and there was nothing she could do.The people at the top rebelled, and the unlucky ones who were implicated were the soldiers at the bottom who listened to the wind and rain, and because of the constraints of the military system, they needed to obey the orders of their superiors, so they didn't know what they were doing in Yuquan Palace. Some people received The news is that there is a rebellion, someone has kidnapped the emperor, they are here to save him, what a ridiculous thing this is.

There are dozens of corpses in this 100-meter distance. It took Lin Nuan almost two quarters of an hour to check them all. They were all killed by one move. They either wiped their necks, or pierced their hearts, and died of excessive blood loss from their stomachs. , not a single one alive.

After entering the palace, he didn’t stay any longer, Ai Cao’s consciousness had already discovered where the emperor and the ministers were, the Ganquan Hall was in a mess, Emperor Changping sat at the head with a pale face, Shang Yong and Ji Yang stayed beside the emperor , while Emperor Changping looked at the two men in the center of the hall wearing yellow gowns and black-gray gowns with painful eyes, no, they cannot be called human beings, they are already two corpses.

Emperor Changping did not speak, and the hall was completely quiet, no one dared to move.

The ministers or their family members who came afterward were all outside the Ganquan Hall, and the five Ai Cao also stood silently in the crowd after they arrived. Lin Nuan tiptoed to look inside, but unfortunately, he didn't see Lou Gao.

After being so solemn for about a quarter of an hour, Lou Gao suddenly appeared from somewhere in the hall in a black outfit.

"Report to the emperor, the rebels have all been captured."

With sound comes life.

Emperor Changping's hands were trembling, and he stood up while leaning on the handrails. Wang Wei wanted to help him, but he threw Wang Wei away, "Find two good coffins, and enshrine the crown prince and Sujun king respectively."

After all, he fell down, but fortunately Shang Yong, Ji Yang and others were quick enough to catch Emperor Changping.At this time, King Zhaojun and King Qinjun who were originally in the corner came to help Emperor Changping go to the bedroom to rest together with Wang Wei. The two of them did not want to be filial to the emperor, but what the prince and King Sujun did tonight made the emperor jealous. Those are the two sons whom the father loves the most, they are both sons, they are really afraid that the father will accuse them of an unwarranted crime.

The dead are the big ones, the crown prince and King Su Jun died together, no matter what happened before, they are already dead, enough to wipe out the anger left to Emperor Changping before!

No one in the group of Ai Cao and the others moved. There were eunuchs cleaning the main hall, and the bodies of the prince and King Sujun were carried into the side room on the left, which was originally a place for the ministers to rest.

But Yuquan Palace returned to an orderly state, Ai Cao and his group were taken to other places, one yard for men and one yard for women, officials such as Lin Hai were also requisitioned.

Ai Cao saw with her spiritual consciousness that the corpses outside the Yuquan Palace were quickly cleaned up, and soldiers were sprinkling water to remove the blood, and the same was true inside the palace.

At this time, Ai Cao discovered an interesting scene. A woman with no makeup and a white shirt came out from the back of Ganquan Palace. Yes, but she recognized her.

Concubine Liu Gui didn't see a palace attendant by her side. She staggered to Ganquan Hall and knelt in the yard outside Emperor Changping's bedroom. Her son died, and she was almost blind from crying, but she still had a grandson. Granddaughter, for the grandchildren, she is still here.

Not long after Concubine Liu Gui knelt down, Concubine Chen Xian and Concubine Zhou De were dressed in palace attire, but there was no trace of makeup on their faces and they knelt together in the courtyard. They also came to intercede. At that time, Emperor Changping ordered King Xiangjun and King Gong to be imprisoned. Their sons were not guilty of death, but they also had to make a gesture.

It is really Xiangjun King and Gongjun King who wanted to die, and even said in front of the emperor that they would help the emperor to kill relatives righteously, such unfaithful and unfilial people, let them do the work instead of bothering the emperor.

At this time, the sky was slightly bright, Emperor Changping fainted, and Yuquan Palace was under martial law. If these guarded people wanted to go out, they had to wait for Emperor Changping to wake up.

Jia Min and Lin Nuan sat quietly next to the wormwood, and the other wives, girls, and daughter-in-laws were also next to their elders, all of them looked like frightened deer.

"Mother, is there anything wrong with Ruhai?" Before they entered this courtyard, they happened to see several people, including Lin Hai, being called away by Commander Wu and the others.

Ai Cao shook her head: "Don't worry, the most dangerous time is over, when the emperor wakes up, we should be able to go down the mountain."

Ai Cao heard the same from the other wives, because Princess Jingrong did not come, so Ai Cao only saw Mrs. Anhou and Mrs. Zhongyonghou, but she did not see Concubine Nan'an and Mrs. Chen.

Mrs. Zhongyong Hou also saw the wormwood, so she took her eldest daughter-in-law and squeezed to the wormwood and the others.

After these three years of dating, Ai Cao and Mrs. Zhongyong Hou are not confidantes, but they do have something to say.When the incident happened last night, Mrs. Zhongyonghou went up the mountain together with Zhongyonghou and the eldest son without even thinking about it. The eldest daughter-in-law came with her, and all the other juniors stayed at the village at the bottom of the mountain.

The two of them were in tacit agreement, and they didn't ask the question knowingly, but Mrs. Zhongyong Hou said with emotion: "A lot of people died." She lowered her voice, "The army that came to the palace this time is the [-] Battalion of the Eastern Suburb Green Camp. Someone put water inside..."

When it came to the name, she skimmed over it very vaguely, but Ai Cao understood, just saying that the prince's private soldiers were recruited secretly by himself, regardless of this, the army in the hands of King Sujun is the regular army of the court, Sujun With the idea of ​​King Qin, the king also cleared the soldiers of the green camp when he killed the people from the prince's side. When the court's regular army confronted each other, the innocent soldiers who died were actually innocent soldiers. They just obeyed the orders from above.

Ai Cao echoed: "We slept soundly, but we were woken up by the iron cavalry. The corpses along the way to the palace gate when we went up the mountain scared me." She patted her chest and said with a sigh: "It's all daddy!" Born by mother, those soldiers are still very young."

Wormwood was multi-tasking, not only talking to Madam Zhongyonghou, but also distracted to observe the situation of Ganquan Hall from the spiritual sense. There are layers of guards outside Emperor Changping's bedroom, and no flies can fly in. Wang Wei from inside When I came out, I saw the three empresses kneeling on the ground, saying good things again and again, and asked the three to go back, and everything will be discussed after the emperor wakes up.

However, Concubine Liu Gui, Concubine Chen Xian, and Concubine Zhou De stubbornly wanted to wait for the emperor to wake up, Wang Wei had no choice but to think that it was a bitter trick?The emperor was so sad and angry that he didn't know when he would wake up. The sun came out soon, and the three delicate and expensive ladies didn't know how long they could bear it.

Emperor Changping woke up after Si time. As soon as he woke up, Wang Wei, who had been waiting in front of the bed, found out, and he immediately helped the emperor to sit up.

"Wang Wei, what time is it?"

Wang Wei glanced at the hourglass in the corner and said, "Your Majesty, the time has just passed, and you slept for two and a half hours."

Thinking of what happened before, Emperor Changping's face sank, he lifted the brocade quilt and got out of bed, got dressed under the service of Wang Wei, and cleaned his face under the service of eunuchs and maids.Before Emperor Changping was about to step out of the bedroom, Wang Wei said: "My Majesty, the three empresses, the imperial concubine, the virtuous concubine, and the moral concubine, are kneeling in the courtyard."

Emperor Changping asked calmly, "What about other things?"

Wang Wei immediately replied respectfully: "The burial of the crown prince and King Sujun is the responsibility of King Zhaojun and King Qinjun. The coffins will not be found for a while, so we put the two princes in the side room on the left side of the main hall. The matter will be handled by the ministers, Wu will be in charge to supervise, and the safety of Yuquan Palace will be in charge of the security guard Lou."

Emperor Changping nodded, his body was still a little weak, but he still walked out of the bedroom to deal with business.When he stepped out of the threshold, he saw the hot sun shining on the earth like a big basin outside. The three noble concubines were still kneeling in the middle of the courtyard. I persevered with all my strength.

"Let's go back." Emperor Changping walked past the three of them and paused to say a word before striding away again.

Wang Wei followed closely behind. He kicked the little eunuch at the gate of the courtyard, "Go, find someone to help the three ladies back."

In the main hall of Ganquan Hall, Emperor Changping did not summon his courtiers, but first summoned King Zhaojun and King Qinjun. Now these two sons are the only ones around him. The others are either young, locked up, or dead.

At this moment, King Zhaojun and King Qin were both wearing white shirts, and the coffin was already on the way here, probably arriving in the afternoon or evening.Emperor Changping asked and answered, and the two secretly looked at the emperor's face. They really aged ten years overnight, like an old man who had suffered a lot in his sixtieth year.

It just so happened that Wang Wei came in with a medicine bowl. This is a tonic prescribed by the imperial doctor. The emperor is too sad and his internal organs are damaged. He needs to take a good tonic. After a period of time, although the emperor will not return to normal, he will still be like a normal fifty. Looks like an old man next year.Emperor Changping took good care of him before, like a middle-aged man who has just passed his forty years.

Holding the medicine bowl, Wang Wei graciously persuaded Emperor Changping to drink the medicine, but Emperor Changping shook his head, "Put it aside and use it later."

King Zhaojun and King Qin frowned, and King Zhaojun reached out to take the medicine bowl from Wang Wei, knelt down on his knees, held the medicine bowl in both hands, and said earnestly: "Father, your complexion is not good, imperial doctor Drinking the medicine when it is hot will be effective, and it will lose its effect if it is cold or reheated again."

Prince Qin's face is cloudy and cloudy, good old seven, you will show courteousness in front of the emperor, I really underestimated you before.

"Yes, father, you used to joke about your son not taking medicine, don't be as naughty as your son was when he was a child now." King Qin immediately agreed, anyway, you can't just let Lao Qi behave in front of father.

Wang Wei also followed suit, and Emperor Changping looked at the two sons firmly, nodded without being stubborn, and drank the medicine in one gulp when the medicine was a little colder.

"What about Xiaojiu, Xiaoshi, Eleven, and Twelve? Are the fifth princess, the sixth princess, and the seventh princess frightened?"

Duke Qin replied: "In the garden, Seventh Brother and I went to see it. The younger brothers and sisters were taken care of by several mothers and concubines, and they were not injured. Why don't you take them to see the emperor?"

King Zhaojun returned the medicine bowl to Wang Wei, and nodded in agreement when he heard King Qinjun's words.

Emperor Changping shook his head: "Forget it, I'll see them again after I finish my business." He glanced at the two of them, and said: "You brothers, please take care of them on behalf of your father."

He waved his hand to let his two sons go down, and then summoned Commander Wu and Lou Gao.This time the summoning took a little longer. Commander Wu and Lou Gao respectively reported what happened last night. King Zhaojun and King Qin dared not mention it, but this is the duty of the imperial guards, and they must report back to the emperor.

"Your Majesty, General Qin is waiting for your summons." Lou Gao pointed to the outside of the main hall, and then said: "The officials who came up the mountain last night and many female relatives were ordered by the subordinates to guard in Fangcao. Do you want to let it go down the mountain now?"

Emperor Changping nodded, but asked, "Which family members are there?"

Compared with the people who came to the Xinggong to escape the summer heat, they were naturally a small number of them, but there were also 50 to [-] people in the courtyard. Lou Gao had a good memory, and told them all according to the court.

After hearing this, Emperor Changping said, "Let them go down the mountain."

Lou Gao nodded, and Emperor Changping said again: "Xuan Qinzhou, come in." He is now weak-hearted, and his words are not as powerful as before, but he is an emperor, and this status still does not make people look down upon.

Lou Gao took advantage of the situation and withdrew from the hall, and nodded to General Qinzhou.The No. [-], [-], [-], [-], and [-] Battalions of the Eastern Suburbs who came to the palace this time were under the command of General Qin. As a result, many people were bribed and almost caused a catastrophe. He, the general, was to blame.

This wormwood and the others received the news that they could go down the mountain, so they left Yuquan Palace under the escort of the guards and others, and went down the mountain separately.Back at Zhuangzi, the steward had already prepared meals, and Ai Cao felt hungry only now, but it was past the usual time for breakfast, and it was almost noon, presumably lunch can be saved today.

Lin Hai never came back, but the emperor has woken up, and with the emperor in charge, there will be no more problems, so everyone is not worried about his safety, and has been waiting for the emperor's order to return to Beijing.

At night, before Ai Cao returned to Beijing to look for Hongye, Hongye found it by herself.Hongye first talked about what happened in the capital last night, and suddenly remembered: "The Lin family has no master at home, and we didn't send anyone to ask. I don't know if the Lin family has suffered any losses."

Ai Cao waved her hand: "It's okay, at most some decorations and porcelain are damaged, and the thieves can't find them in the warehouse, and even if they find them, they can't get in." The warehouse of the Lin family is well built, and it is impossible to open it without a matching key. open.

She rubbed her chin and said with emotion: "The crown prince and Sujun king are indeed in love and killed each other. The crown prince rushed to the emperor with the rebels first. When Emperor Changping was sternly questioning the prince, Sujun king came to escort him, but he escorted him He also killed a lot of soldiers in Yuquan Palace, obviously he wanted to be a yellow bird."

These were all she saw with her spiritual sense, and she took Lin Hai and the others to climb the mountain at that time.

"The emperor is also prepared. Lou Gao and his 15 people are all there, and the top 100 guards are all good players. They will soon restrain the prince and some generals on the side of King Sujun. The emperor is disappointed. King Xiangjun and Gong Gong The county king came to rescue him with his personal guards, and the two of them stood aside stupidly at first, but after the emperor sternly asked ten questions, these two fools actually wanted to kill the relatives righteously on behalf of the emperor."

Hongye raised her eyebrows: "And then?"

Ai Cao shrugged: "Then the prince couldn't take it anymore, he turned around pointing at the emperor's sword and stabbed Su Junwang. , was stabbed in the abdomen. At this time, King Sujun could still be saved, but the crown prince stabbed the heart again, and then wiped his own neck. It happened so fast that the emperor had no time for Lou Gao and the others to rescue him. The next two people. The emperor was shocked, and he clutched his chest and asked Lou Gao and the others to lock up King Xiangjun and King Gong."

In the end, Ai Cao sighed, "This is the emotion that I will drag you to hell with me even if I die. It is so epic, and the two will get married in the end."

"Ahem." Hongye couldn't help laughing, Ai Cao has read too many novels, right?It's just that the crown prince is not reconciled, so why should he face the fate of being imprisoned? King Su may just be stripped of his title?

Standing on the top of the mountain, the aura in the air is more than ten times stronger than that in the city. Ai Cao took a deep breath, "When we retire, we will build a house in the deep mountain and enjoy the life of a hermit."

Hongye glanced at her, with a deep smile in her eyes, "You? Forget it, can you bear loneliness? Didn't it mean that the big hermit lives in the city and the little hermit lives in the wild? Why don't you be a big hermit? "

Ai Cao rubbed her chin and raised her eyebrows: "Ai Qing is right, I will play it!"

The laughter of the two spread in the air, but it is a pity that this place is too far away from the mountains where Yuquan Palace is located, and no one can see them.

The next day, Lin Hai came down the mountain and brought news that the emperor had issued an order to drive back to the palace in two days.As for the series of incidents that happened in Yuquan Palace, they will all be dealt with after returning to Beijing.

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