The Great Story of the Empress Hugh
Today was the eighth day that Gu Ruolan entered the Dali Temple Heavenly Prison. Qi Yan happened to be filled with five "zheng" characters. Gu Ruolan guarded Qi Yan every day, from the beginning of her resistance to the Heavenly Prison to her habit.
Due to Qi Yan's special status, Nangong Jingnu also put Gu Ruolan under "house arrest" and opened a single room for Gu Ruolan next to Qi Yan's cell, but the accommodation conditions were much better than Qi Yan's.
Gu Ruolan had already determined that what the husband recorded on the wall was the day she was locked in.
Every day, regardless of Qi Yan's physical condition, she would get up at a fixed time and draw a line on the wall. Gu Ruolan wondered what exactly this person was insisting on.
To this day, Gu Ruolan still doesn't know Qi Yan's name, and their communication has stopped when Qi Yan first opened his eyes from a coma: "Who are you."
Eight days have passed, and if Qi Yan hadn't insisted on getting up and scribbling on the wall every day, it could almost be said to be a breathing corpse.
Even the daily meal was forced by Gu Ruolan, so she would use it.
In the beginning, Gu Ruolan couldn't grasp the essentials, and ate soft nails several times. No matter how Gu Ruolan persuaded Qi Yan, she turned a deaf ear, which made Gu Ruolan very distressed.
However, the careful Gu Ruolan found that she was surprisingly cooperative when she administered medicine to this person.
So one day, Gu Ruolan suddenly had a flash of inspiration and shouted to Qiyan, "If you don't eat well, you will die!"
Unexpectedly, after hearing this, Qi Yan hesitated for a while, looked up at Gu Ruolan, there seemed to be some kind of turbulence in those dead eyes, and then she took the bowl and ate gently.
"It's so beautiful," Gu Ruolan thought as she looked at Qi Yan's food.
I have been wandering around without a fixed place for these years, and I have asked myself that I have seen countless people of all kinds, and this is the first time I have seen such a person.
It seems like a complex of contradictions, but it is perfectly mixed into one place, dazzling and mysterious, making people unable to take their eyes off.
Since then, this trick has been tried and tested, as long as Gu Ruolan holds a bowl in front of Qi Yan and says, "If you don't eat, you will die." Qi Yan will be obedient, she is really cute.
Every time, Gu Ruolan squatted beside Qi Yan and watched Qi Yan, Gu Ruolan's lips had a gentle arc, but she felt inexplicably distressed when she looked at it.
It's just that she has devoted herself to medical treatment over the years, and has reached the point where she can't hear anything outside the window. Gu Ruolan doesn't know why the dignified husband is locked here and tortured like this.
But through Gu Ruolan's observation, she found that from Qi Yan's eyes and state, this is clearly a person who has no desire to live, but she is so afraid of death...
"Death" seems to have become this person's weakness, and it works every time as long as he handles it.
Gu Ruolan really couldn't understand what the reason was hidden in it.
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Inner Court Pearl Palace.
This is the residence of Princess Yanyang.
The afternoon sun was shining brightly all over the hall. Qi Yuxiao was studying in the study with the pen holder in her hand. The mother emperor said: If she doesn't work hard, she will not be allowed to see the emperor.
When Qi Yuxiao heard that his father had returned from Huainan, he hurried to the Chengchao Palace several times, but was completely empty. The palace servants of Chengchao Palace were very secretive about this. Although Qi Yuxiao was very wise, she was much more mature than her peers. She knew that there must be something hidden in it.
There was a faint whisper of the palace maid outside the window, Qi Yuxiao's heart moved, her dark and watery pupils turned, she put down her brush and tiptoed to the window, hiding under the window to make sure that her figure was not revealed, and held her breath. listen.
"Have you heard? Dozens of adults have jointly signed the blood book, and His Majesty may not be able to hold it this time."
"Hey... This is nothing new. After all, Da Gong... was imprisoned in the Dali Temple Heavenly Prison for more than ten days, right?"
"It's almost there, I heard Eunuch Wei from Ganquan Palace say that His Majesty has talked with the ministers several times, and I'm afraid that the emperor will be deposed soon."
"It's the first time I've heard of this woman Hugh..."
"Shh!... You're going to die?"
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The conversation came to an abrupt end, Qi Yuxiao's face turned pale, and she sat on the ground leaning against the wall, her eyes widened.
Mother wants to... abolish father? Father was imprisoned in Dali Temple Heavenly Prison
how can that be possible? Father and mother are so harmonious...
Qi Yuxiao covered her mouth and trotted all the way to the door, but stopped just as she was about to open the door.
Turning around, he was so anxious that he was spinning around in the study, with tears in his eyes.
Qi Yuxiao is afraid of Nangong Jingnv. Although Nangong Jingnv's attitude towards her has improved a lot in the past two years, the coercion from her childhood still weighed on Qi Yuxiao's heart. She knew what she said about her mother. I will listen, and maybe it will cause more trouble for my father.
After thinking about it, Qi Yuxiao returned to the desk and picked up the brush, raised his hand and smeared randomly on his eyes, and after writing a few words, he felt sad and choked up.
The content of the letter is very simple, and although the writing is immature, it already has a bit of style.
to whom It May Concern…
Look, this study is really not for nothing. At a young age, he has already mastered the format of letters, but unfortunately the second sentence is missed.
Second aunt, I heard that the mother emperor has locked up my father, and I want to stop... Yuxiao couldn't write the word "reject", so he cried even more aggrieved, and after thinking about it, he typed a "×" on the word "reject". "Changed to the word Hugh.
I beg my second aunt to return to Beijing quickly and save my father.
Yu Xiao bowed away.
Before she left, Nangong Shunv left a few carrier pigeons for Qi Yuxiao to keep in touch with the little guy. Yuxiao always wrote a letter to Nangong Shunv every month. Just these days.
Qi Yuxiao put down the brush, took out a very small bamboo knot, folded the letter and stuffed it inside.
Holding the bamboo tube tightly in his palm, he ran to take a picture in front of the bronze mirror, making sure others couldn't see that he had just cried, so he pretended to leave the study as usual.
Palace maid: "See Your Highness."
Qi Yuxiao: "Yes."
Palace maid: "Where are you going, Your Highness?"
Qi Yuxiao: "I'm going to the backyard to feed the pigeons, so you don't have to follow me."
Maid: "Yes."
Qi Yuxiao came to the backyard and tied the bamboo tube to the leg of the carrier pigeon, making sure that it would not fall off, then carried the pigeon to the palace wall and raised it upwards.
With a burst of "flashing", the carrier pigeon flew away.
Qi Yuxiao: Dove, dove, hurry up and fly...
For another three days, Nangong Jingnv finally couldn't stand the collective knelt and persuasion of the civil service group, and invited the six ministers, Gongyanghuai, Lu Boyan and Xing Jingfu to the imperial study again individually.
Nangong Jingnv: "The hearts of the Qing family... I understand. I admit all the crimes Li Qiaoshan confessed." After saying this, Nangong Jingnv's strength seemed to be exhausted, but the majesty of the empress was bound. She couldn't bend down.
Xing Jingfu was overjoyed in his heart, but his face was serious: "Your Majesty is lost and knows how to return, and the old minister can also unload his burden and go back to filial piety."
Nangong Jingnv directly ignored Xing Jingfu and said in a deep voice: "But there is only one thing, I don't recognize it. Qi Yan... she is not a woman. I have been married to her for so long, this is pure slander."
Lu Boyan, who came from an aristocratic family, immediately understood the intention of Nangong Jingnu. As long as the identity of Qi Yan's man is not overturned, his marriage with the Empress will be counted! The imperial husband is the same as the queen... The queen is the only one among the emperor's many women who wears a phoenix robe and a robe, walks through the main palace gate, and worships heaven and earth.
The status is naturally not the same, according to the laws of the Wei Kingdom: even if the queen commits the crime of treason, at most, she will depose the queen and enter the cold palace, and there is no possibility of death.
But most queens will use a three-foot white silk to kill themselves when they are deposed, but what if Qi Yan is cheeky and does not commit suicide
Lu Boyan was a little uneasy, he looked at Xing Jingfu on the side.
However, Xing Jingfu was born in a poor family. Although the official residence has been top-notch for more than ten years, the conventions of the aristocratic family have become unrecognizable for a while.
Lu Boyan: "This... Since Li Qiaoshan dares to say so, this matter... why don't we verify his identity?"
Nangong Jingnu's face instantly turned cold: "Your sages have all been read in the dog's stomach? I don't understand the truth that a scholar cannot be humiliated? Qi Yan and I have been married for nearly ten years. Is she a man or a woman? Don't you know? Are you doubting me?"
Gongyanghuai: "Your Majesty's words are reasonable. The imperial husband is the same as the father of the country. How to verify the real body? How can there be a precedent for the queen to be pushed out to verify the real body in all dynasties? Zuo Pushe is not afraid to flash his tongue!"
Over and over, Xing Jingfu also understood the mystery of the gender issue, but Nangong Jingnu said that it is obviously unwise to fight for this part, and as long as Qi Yan loses his status as a royal husband, he has countless ways. Qi Yan will never be able to stand uprightly, so what does it matter if he is a man or a woman
Empresses are different from ordinary emperors, and there will only be one husband in the harem. If the country does not have a prince, the country will be unstable. As long as the national mourning is over, let Nangong Jingnu be registered as a new emperor in a grand manner.
Nangong Jingnu: "Do you have any objections?"
Seeing that no one answered, Nangong Jingnu let out a shallow breath: "Pass the decree..."
Servant: "Yes."
Nangong Jingnv closed her eyes and read out the belly draft that had been typed countless times: "The imperial husband Qi Yan committed treason, the crime is unforgivable... But I read it... Zeng Gui is the emperor's husband, and he takes the throne according to the law. Don't give death... Of course, the death penalty can be exempted... living sins cannot escape. Dethrone his status as a royal husband, cut off his fame, and demote him to the common people... Into the cold palace, if he is not dead... he can't get it. Appreciate this."
The official history of the Wei State records: In the second year of Chengqi, the emperor's husband Qi Yan committed a rebellion, and the superior was furious.
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Internal Attendant: "...I respect this."
Qi Yan's hands and feet were handcuffed by heavy chains, and she knelt on the ground and listened to the imperial decree read by the servant, silently.
On the other hand, Gu Ruolan couldn't help but let out a burst of exclamation, and the servant threw a cold knife over, so scared that Gu Ruolan immediately silenced.
Chamberlain: "Qi Yuan-Jun, accept the order?"
The word "Yuanjun" stabbed Qi Yan's heart like a knife, Qi Yan grinned at her pale and cracked lips, and raised her hand to accept the order.
Instead, the waiter raised his hand and said in a sharp voice, "Why don't you thank me?"
Qi Yan's lips moved, and she replied hoarsely, "Sinner Qi Yan... Thank you Lord Longen."
The waiter was satisfied and handed the scroll of bright yellow to Qi Yan's hands.
Chamberlain: "You guys, escort him to the cold palace!"
Guard: "Yes."
Qi Yan was carried away by the guards, and the chains between his legs were scraped to the ground, making a heavy noise. Gu Ruolan carried the medicine box and followed Qi Yan involuntarily, but was stopped by the inner servant with a flick of the whisk.
Servant: "Who are you?"
Gu Ruolan: "The medical girl who entered the palace on an order is specially to treat... Qi Yuanjun.
The maid frowned, Gu Ruolan clenched the straps of the medicine box on her chest, she puffed out her chest and felt the lack of confidence, she murmured, "The imperial decree dismissed the imperial husband and did not let me see the patient, she is me. The patient, I will follow her until she recovers!"
The servant thought that His Majesty did not have any special instructions, and nodded in agreement.
Due to her weak body and weak lower limbs, Qi Yan was almost dragged away by the guards, and the sound of iron chains scraping on the ground was harsh.
Gu Ruolan didn't feel good in her heart, but she didn't dare to make a sound because she was afraid. She was afraid that if she angered them and they were kicked out of the palace, she still knew what the cold palace was.
Without her own care, Qi Yan would die!
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The imperial decree to dismiss the emperor's husband was quickly advertised all over the world at the behest of Lu Boyan, Xing Jingfu and others, causing an uproar among the people everywhere.
Almost wherever the emperor list was posted, it was crowded in front of the emperor list, and the people were talking about it, and even more puzzled.
Not to mention that it is an ancient anecdote for a woman to marry a husband, even if it happens in the public, it will be discussed for a while, let alone a female emperor
Moreover, Qi Yan's reputation among the people is excellent. First of all, her "beginning in a poor family" can marry the most noble princess of the court, which is a beautiful talk that is enough to make the people talk about it.
Secondly, in the years when Qi Yan was a concubine, a courtier, and a royal husband, there had never been a single incident of oppressing the common people in the fish and meat village.
On the contrary, it can be said that he can afford the words "to do his best". During his tenure in Jinzhou, he not only refreshed the governance of Jinzhou, which had been withering for several years, but also often heard rumors of working with the people and visiting the village.
Not long ago, the Huainan Rebellion was quelled without a single soldier, punishing corrupt officials and protecting the people from retaliation. Some even saw with their own eyes that the gentle and gentle royal husband once carried a bamboo basket and the people with his own eyes. Let's open up the mountain together!
Coupled with the fact that "Yuanjun Lu" was published in a book and became popular in teahouses in various prefectures, more people learned about Qi Yuanjun's deeds. Many people believed that even if the emperor's husband had nothing to add, there would be no seal. , The imperial court will also announce to the four seas to commend it, but the result is such a decree of dismissal!
For a while, there was an uproar in public opinion, and the people had no sympathy for the inexplicably imprisoned imperial husband. As for the crime of "treachery" mentioned in the imperial edict, the people were even more unacceptable.
What are you kidding? Empresses can only have one imperial husband, and their children are the next generation of emperors. There is absolutely no reason for an imperial husband to rebel!
Among the many prefectures, the two places that reacted the most were the Jinzhou prefecture where the deity of Qi Yan was located. On the third day the imperial decree arrived in Jinzhou, the Jinzhou prefectural government received a letter signed by 10,000 people, which was one volume long. Grey cloth.
Some people who could not write directly pressed a handprint on the cloth. The content was roughly: All the people petition, ask Your Majesty for a retrial, and return the innocence of the royal husband.
The other is Huainan, where Qi Yan had just left. At this time, the chaos in Huainan had subsided, and the six lost cities had all been recovered.
The people are rebuilding their homes in full swing. Everyone's life is full of hope, and everyone is smiling. When the decree arrives, the monument of Qi Yan's merits and virtues has been completed. A huge stone was chiseled on Yuanbao Mountain, which was transported down the mountain by thousands of people and carved into stone slabs. Some calligraphers from Huainan wrote their own writings and carved them on the stone tablet by skilled craftsmen.
The inscription is two feet and nine feet high and more than ten feet wide. Just waiting for the imperial court's order to pull it up and stand, it will not fall down for a thousand years!
The imperial decree arrived that afternoon, and the next morning Qi Yan's merit monument stood impressively. I don't know who pulled it up.
The people of Huainan used their own actions to silently resist the will of the imperial court.
The prefect of Huainan was also in a dilemma. He sent people to the houses of the patriarchs of various ethnic groups to persuade them several times, asking them to come forward and persuade the people to bring down the stele, but they were all closed.
More than a dozen patriarchs in the entire Huainan area fell ill, or were seriously ill, unable to see guests...
The prefect of Huainan was also afraid of offending the public's anger, and was even more grateful for what Qi Yan had done in Huainan, so he wrote to the court overnight, euphemistically conveying public opinion and asking the court to consider it carefully.
On the other hand, the prefect of Jinzhou Prefecture also handed over his report together with this roll of grey cloth to the post officer, and travelled day and night to the capital.
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Hangzhou · Zhuohua Princess Mansion fiefdom.
Lily took off the bamboo tube on the pigeon's legs, locked the pigeon in the cage, sprinkled a handful of millet and added water, and then came to the main hall to report.
Lily: "Master, the little prince has believed."
Nangong Shunv immediately sat up straight when she saw Xiaodie, with anticipation in her eyes, and she also smiled: "Send it in."
Lily: "Yes."
Nangong Shunv just came back from a trip with Xiaodie a while ago. Nangong Shunv was teaching Xiaodie how to read and write. As a result, the man felt sleepy when he saw the book, which made Nangong Shunv very helpless.
Think about what a genius Qi Yan is, the first two yuan and one flower in the Wei Kingdom, but Xiaodie is sleepy when she sees the book.
just right...
After Lily stepped back, Nangong Shun gave the letter to Xiaodie: "Read it to me."
The content of Qi Yuxiao's letters are relatively simple and the words are shallow... It is the best to use it to stimulate Xiaodie's thirst for knowledge.
Xiaodie took the letter excitedly, and unfolded first to see the "x" on the letter and couldn't help but laugh for a while before reading: "To all the best... Second aunt, I heard that the Queen Mother locked up my father, and I have to... Hugh."
Nangong Shunv: "What?" As she said that, she came to Xiaodie's side, glanced at it and read the whole content, her face changed.
Xiaodie just finished reading it, she turned her head and looked anxiously at Nangong Shunv, and asked for help: "What should I do?"
Nangong Shu Nu took a deep breath, suppressed the worries in her heart and comforted: "You can't trust the words of a child, maybe the couple quarreled... Qi Yan was also grounded before, so don't worry too much."
Xiaodie did not obey, clutching the letter in one hand and Nangong Mistress's sleeve in the other: "Would you like to inquire? Yuxiao won't lie... such a big thing."
Nangong Shunv replied gently: "What is the big deal of the Empress Husband? If there is a real matter, there is no need for you or me to inquire, and the imperial decree will arrive soon. Since there is no news outside, it is good news, don't worry, I will ask again. "
Xiaodie: "Yeah."
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Beijing.
The conditions in the Cold Palace were much better than those in the Dali Temple Heavenly Prison, but Gu Ruolan noticed that Qi Yan was even more depressed than when she was in the Heavenly Prison.
In the blink of an eye, it was another ten days, and the welts on her chest finally scabbed over, but this person had hardly ever left the house, and stood at the window at most every day, and would go back every time with just a cup of tea.
Gu Ruolan always thought that Qi Yan was looking at the scenery, until yesterday afternoon when Gu Ruolan was decocting medicine in the courtyard, Qi Yan opened the bedroom window at the same time.
Hearing the "crunch" sound, Gu Ruolan looked back, and the moment she met Qi Yan's eyes, Gu Ruolan finally understood.
It turns out... She has been waiting for someone all along.
It's just that no matter who she is waiting for, that person has never appeared...