Planning before the storm
Forty-nine: "Your Highnesses, please go back and rest, I will send you away soon."
Nangong Da said: "Everyone, go back first, this palace will leave the servants behind."
Nangong Bao, the youngest, withdrew first, and Nangong Shunv also pulled Nangong Jingnv to go out, but Si Jiu sneered: "Your Majesty has a purpose, no one needs to stay, there are imperial doctors and old slaves to serve. enough."
Nangongda's face was a little uneasy, and he said, "But this palace has not heard the father say this, and besides, there must be a son in front of the bed to serve."
Si Jiu spat directly after hearing this. Nangongda clearly wanted to let Nangong die, and he trembled with anger: "Your Majesty Kang Tai, what does the fifth highness mean, is the old slave falsely passing on the imperial edict?"
Nangong Sunu said nothing and stood beside him watching.
She knew very well that the fifth brother was seeing that his father and emperor were not good, and wanted to leave a filial name, so that he could legitimately ascend to the throne.
However, looking at Eunuch Sijiu's attitude, the younger sister's words should be true. The royal father has no intention of passing the throne to the fifth brother, but... In the current situation, the younger sister does not have the upper hand.
Nangongda's expression changed a few times, and he said in a low voice, "This is not what Ben Gong meant, but Eunuch Sijiu can't be disrespectful to Ben Gong in public, right?"
Si Jiuyi shook the dust in his hand and said coldly, "Then please, Your Highness, please write down the guilt of the old slave first. Although the old slave has not read any books, he has served the master for fifty years and understands that a loyal servant does not serve two masters. The truth is, when the old slave completes His Majesty's entrustment, he will go with the master, and no one will do it. But then again, as long as the old slave lives for one day, His Majesty's personal affairs will never leave the hands of two people! "
Forty-nine, a loyal servant who has followed Nangong for fifty years, if he is really aggressive, he is not something that Nangongda can compete with, not even Nangongda, who thinks he is the next emperor.
Nangong Da's face was a little uneasy, Nangong Sunu glanced at Nangong Jingnv, but the other party was completely immersed in sadness and did not notice, Nangong Sunu sighed and was about to come forward to give Nangongda a step down. One person came to Nangongda's side.
Qi Yan raised her arm and bowed, and said respectfully, "Eunuch Sijiu calms down his anger, filial piety is a normal human feeling, and it is the duty of a child. Eunuch Sijiu has worked hard to serve His Highness, and please be compassionate to the Fifth Highness."
Nangongda's face looked better now, and he nodded: "In this way, Ben Gong will wait in the north study room."
Forty-nine: "Congratulations to send a few His Royal Highnesses."
Everyone went out of Ganquan Palace, Nangong Shunv decided to live in Weiming Palace tonight, Lu Zhongxing left alone, and the rest had a place in the inner court and dispersed.
Nangong Jingnv cried all the time from Ganquan Palace back to Weiming Palace, and returned to the dormitory, Qi Yan washed Nangong Jingnv's face with a damp cloth, and then asked Qiu Ju to boil a bowl of sweet soup that calms the nerves and qi, and boiled a few eggs by the way. Come.
There were only Qi Yan and Nangong Jingnu left in the bedroom. Qi Yan recalled how the grassland felt when she was hurt, and she poured Nangong Jingnv into her arms distressedly: "Your Highness, I am very sad."
Nangong Jingnv hugged Qi Yan backhand and replied with a crying voice: "Yuanjun... How do you want me to be calm? My father and emperor loved me the most since I was a child, but I failed to be filial to him. When I was young and ignorant, I always made him angry. God, it's hard to calm down now, but the royal father..."
Qi Yan patted Nangong Jingnv on the back. Nangong Jingnv understood the words of relief and the truth, but this sadness could not be solved in a few words.
After a while, Qi Yan pulled Nangong Jingnu out of her arms and said sternly: "Your Highness... This is not the time to be sad, don't let Your Majesty's high hopes come to nothing."
Nangong Jingnv's cry gradually subsided. She knew that what Qi Yan said was reasonable. They had been seeking this road for so many years, and they were about to stop at the end.
There are still too many things to be deployed by oneself at the moment. The last imperial decree of the father was arranged so special, and it was just to win the last time for himself.
It is difficult for Nangong Jingnv to imagine how she came up with this imperial decree given her father's situation.
In this way, I have to go to the end no matter what, otherwise I will not only fail my father, but also hurt all those around me who support him.
Nangong Jingnu held her forehead and closed her eyes in pain: "Yuanjun, my mind is so messed up, I feel like there are too many things to do, for a while..."
Qi Yan sat beside Nangong Jingnv, turned over the teacup, poured a cup for Nangong Jingnv, and pushed the teacup in front of Nangong Jingnv: "Don't be in a hurry, Your Highness, take a drink first. Rongchen smoothes it out slowly."
Nangong Jingnu picked up the teacup and drank it, Qi Yan bent her slender fingers, rhythmically, tapped the table, and said: "The Fifth Highness is so urgent, it is impossible for His Highness to smooth the transition, this is an extraordinary period. It is necessary to take extraordinary measures. Today, the night is already deep, and the inner courtyard of the palace is too crowded and inconvenient to act, so His Highness will go to the eldest sister's place to stay for the night, by the way... How did His Highness communicate with Youzhou last time? "
Nangong Jingnu: "Before the eldest sister left Beijing, she left a group of carrier pigeons and kept them in the second sister's house, but I let them go. I don't know how many pigeons can fly back in this cold winter and twelfth lunar month."
Qi Yan: "It's okay, go and ask first, if it doesn't work, think of other ways. Your Highness must clarify his interests with the eldest sister and get a clear answer. And find a way to spread the news to Youzhou, as for how to lead troops into the country. Jing... I'm afraid it's also a problem. Youzhou is a long way to go, and far water can't save the near fire. I have to think about this matter again. Your Highness will go first. We will discuss it tomorrow."
Nangong Jingnu: "Okay."
Qi Yan: "I asked Qiu Ju to cook sweet soup and eggs, and send them over later. Your Highness eats a little bit. Peel the eggs while it's hot and roll your eyes, otherwise you will be sore tomorrow."
Nangong Jingnu: "Got it."
Qi Yan sent Nangong Jingnu to the door of the bedroom and watched her go away.
Back in the hall, Qi Yanduan sat at the table and stared at the candlelight in front of her in a daze. The last moment finally came, and she dragged her to this day.
At this time, Qi Yan's mood was extremely complicated. When she and Nangong Jingnu rushed to Ganquan Palace just now, she was still able to think generously: If Nangong Rang died like this, his debt with the grassland would be written off, and everyone else's own Get it back slowly.
But Nangong Rang did not die, and Qi Yan also got a chance to see Nangong Rang alone, and her mood was greatly different.
Qi Yan recalled what her father Khan said to her before the grassland was destroyed, her mother's reluctant eyes, Anda's farewell, and the death of her loyal protector in Luochuan... She recalled the sunny days and green grass of the grassland, cattle and sheep everywhere, and folk customs. simple…
Thinking about what Nangong Rang has done, not only did he not properly place the prisoners of war after breaking through the grasslands, but instead let them live a life that was inferior to livestock, squeezing out the value of their use, and felt that the grassland people were a waste of food and bad. Assimilation directly kills things.
Such a demon, can he really fulfill his old age and die like this
What's more, there is an excellent opportunity in front of him.
Qi Yan thought of Nangong Jingnu's tears again, and there were still wet tears left by the other party on her chest.
Qi Yan thought of her younger sister, whom she had regarded as a treasure since she was a child, who had been caring for her for several years at the top of her heart... She was tortured half crazy by this greedy war.
In the end, the swaying balance in Qi Yan's heart was tilted, her love for Nangong Jingnu was lifted high, and revenge tore apart Qi Yan's last generosity and kindness.
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Nangong Shunv was also in Nangong Sunv's room. Nangong Sunv took the lead and said, "Little sister, this is the end of the matter, just tell the second sister."
So Nangong Jingnu also told Nangong Shunv about the Empress, who was shocked and speechless for a long time.
Nangong Jingnu: "I'm sorry, second sister, I didn't mean to hide it from you."
Nangong Shunv smiled bitterly: "I understand, it's just..."
Nangong Shunv got up and checked the lock of the room, then went back to the bed and continued: "The matter of this empress is ancient, and all dynasties and dynasties have been dominated by men. If the father and emperor Kangtai passed the throne to you, it would be better to say that there is him. I can't make too much waves even when I sit in town. Now the father and emperor have been in a sick bed for a long time, and he has no power. You saw it just now, the fifth brother has already regarded himself as the emperor, and even the father-in-law of Sijiu is not in his eyes, you One has no military power, and the other does not have the support of the ministers in the court, but the fifth brother has been the prince of the supervising country for all these years, and the foundation has already been solid, how do you compete with him?"
Without waiting for Nangong Jingnv's answer, Nangong Sunv grabbed the white and said, "Who said that there is no military power, the Zhenbei General's Mansion will naturally fully support the little sister."
Nangong Shunv: "eldest sister, are you crazy with little sister?"
Nangong Su Nu shook her head: "It's not crazy, but... Why can't women sit in the world? What's wrong with women? Now the little sister is helpless, if I, the eldest sister, don't help her, do I have to watch the little sister die? Is it?"
Nangong Shunv: "Eldest sister, you are too serious. The little sister is the only direct daughter. No matter who is the emperor, you must treat her with three points.
Nangong Sunv: "Second sister, if you are a man. If you inherit the position of the head of the family, can you watch your married sister own ten thousand households of food? There are countless gold and silver mountains? If you have absolute power, you will Wouldn't you want to get all this back and give it to your daughter? Besides, although the matter that the little sister is seeking is secret, it is not airtight. Once the fifth brother ascends the throne, it is found that the little sister is the person behind the curtain. It's not difficult. You have seen the situation of the father today. Let me ask, how could his body go to court every day? The fifth brother just didn't respond for the time being. Will he let the little sister go when he understands it? Look The way he treats Father-in-law Four and Nine today, he is no longer the old fifth. There is no man in the world who can face absolute power without changing his original intention."
Nangong Shunv opened her mouth, but she didn't know how to deal with it. She was not against Nangong Jingnv's ascension to the throne, but she thought more about the consequences and didn't want Nangong Jingnv to get involved in the quagmire of seizing the throne.
Nangong Shunv: "Okay... If the little sister has already decided, I have no objection."
Nangong Sunu: "It's not enough if you don't object, you have to think... What can you do for the little sister."
Nangong Shunv: "Eldest sister, Lu Zhongxing and I are not even husband and wife, and we don't see each other once in a few months. He won't listen to my words, and maybe it will backfire."
Nangong Sunu chuckled lightly, showing her domineering arrogance: "What a man asks for is 'power, wealth, sex, and martial arts', and Lu Zhongxing is no exception. You don't need to be emotional, know it with reason. Just think about what he wants most, use your 'husband and wife' status as a cover, it's convenient to meet and talk, just lure her."
Nangong Shunv: "But... isn't the eldest sister afraid that he will turn to betray us and tell the fifth brother?"
Nangong Sunu chuckled lightly: "This matter... Little sister has already figured out what to do, so you don't have to worry about it."
Nangong Jingnv looked at her eldest sister gratefully. In fact, what Nangong Sunu said was exactly what she wanted to express, but at this juncture, if she asked the second sister by herself, she would inevitably appear eager for quick success and make people uncomfortable. Let the eldest sister say The most suitable.
Nangong Sunv: "It's the first of its kind to be an empress, and our sisters are also lucky to ask for a queen to be a Dangdang."
Nangong Shun twitched the corners of her mouth: "I don't ask for these false names, I just ask my little sister to give me a place with beautiful scenery to build a house, and take the people I want to take away from this place."
Nangong Jingnv tasted the faint sadness in her words, and she felt sympathy.
The last time Xiaodie beat Qi Yan, she also completely let go.
In the sixteenth year of Jingjia, Shangyuan Festival, night.
Nangong Shunv left the palace in the middle of the night with the token in hand, and returned to Princess Zhuohua's mansion with a letter from Nangong Sunv to General Zhenbei, and tied several copies of the letter to the legs of the last few pigeons. Night fly.
The sixteenth year of Jingjia, the sixteenth day of the first month.
At dawn, Qi Yan went out of the palace alone, first swaggering back to the private house on a horse, and then changing to a carriage to the Zhongshu Lingfu.
When he arrived at Xing Jingfu's house, he had a closed door. It turned out that the old fox heard the wind from nowhere, and was worried that he would be involved in the turmoil of seizing the successor at this juncture, saying that he was sick and thanked the guest.
Qi Yan smiled lightly, and said to the family, "It's okay for Lord Xing to be ill. Find someone in your house who can really take care of things to come and see me."
Jiading: "Who are you?"
Qi Yan: "You are not qualified to speak to me. Hurry up and do as I say, otherwise... you may not be able to bear the consequences."
Jia Ding took the order and reported the matter to Xing Jingfu. While Xing Jingfu was practicing calligraphy in the study, the young man standing behind him opened his mouth first: "It's a big breath, and I'm not afraid of flashing my tongue! Who is it?"
Jia Ding: "It's a gentleman born in the face, not a regular visitor to the mansion... The villain saw that he had an extraordinary appearance and was dressed in top quality, so he dared to report. That's right! Which young master has a pair of amber eyes."
Xing Jingfu's nib paused, put down the brush and said, "It turned out to be him."
The boy bowed and asked, "Father, could it be...?"
Xing Jingfu nodded: "Let's have a very famous consort in the court, Qi Yuanjun. Speaking of which, he is still a disciple of the old man, but he has not had contact with him for many years. At this time... What is he doing here?"
Xing Jingfu's son Xing Jing replied: "My son heard that he was dismissed from office last year? Why don't you send him off?"
Xing Jingfu: "Well, don't be reckless. Queen Ma was given nine posthumous characters by Her Majesty, and the posthumous title is even more ancient and modern. Her Majesty will be buried with the Queen of Yuan Dynasty. Princess Zhen Zhen is Queen Ma's only daughter. Naturally, it’s different, he doesn’t have any official or half-official position at the moment, and it’s okay for the old man to see him, you go over in person and see what he has to say.”
Xing Jing: "Yes, father."
Xing Jing came to the back door and asked Qi Yan to enter, but Qi Yan stood still.
Xing Jing: "Master Consort, what do you mean?"
Qi Yan smiled and took out a wooden box from her arms and handed it to Xing Jing: "Although it has passed Shangyuan, it is still in the first month of the year. How can it be rude to visit the teacher's house? I would like to trouble you to hand over this box to Xing in person. In the hands of adults, I'll be waiting here."
Xing Jing frowned, took the brocade box, opened it, closed it again with a "slap", and stared at Qi Yan with wide eyes: "This... I, I will go here in the late life, please wait for a moment, the concubine. My father will welcome you."
Xing Jing ran away with the brocade box in his hand, returned to the study and knelt before Xing Jingfu's table with a "thump", and raised the brocade box above his head: "Father, the concubine, please take a look."
Xing Jingfu found the brocade box, and when he saw it opened, he saw a scroll of the imperial decree in bright yellow and yellow. Xing Jingfu immediately stood up and opened the imperial decree respectfully.
I saw that there were only four words on it, "Do it cheaply." Xing Jingfu's hand shook, and he almost dropped the imperial edict on the ground.
He brought the imperial decree in front of him and carefully looked at the imprint of the imperial jade seal on it. He had been doing this for more than ten years, and he knew very well that there were many kinds of imperial seals, and this imperial jade seal had the highest weight.
Moreover, Xing Jingfu knew about Nangong Rang very well. The jade seal of Chuanguo had always been placed in the bedroom of Ganquan Palace, and was guarded by himself. Without the permission of the emperor, it was impossible for others to cheat.
The date of the inscription is written, and the ink on the notes is not new, which further confirms the authenticity of the imperial edict.
What a privilege, trust, and power to "do cheap"!
With this imperial edict, even if Qi Yan wanted to stab a hole in the sky, someone would execute it.
Xing Jingfu: "Quick! Quickly, please, no, I will pick it up in person."