It's just that it was lost at the time
Another hour later, Sergeant Youzhou descended the mountain with the bodies of a group of monks and dozens of masked men in black.
The Youzhou Army threw the body of the man in black, and the lieutenant knelt in front of Nangong Jingnu and replied, "Your Majesty, these assassins are all 'black mouths', the last general is incompetent and could not leave a living mouth, please, Your Majesty guilty."
Nangong Sunu explained, "Your Majesty, the so-called 'black mouth' is a professional killer whose tongue has been pulled out and a poisonous bag is stuffed between his teeth. After the mission fails, they will bite through the poisonous bag and die on the spot."
Nangong Jingnv: "So, even if you catch the dead, it won't help much. You put all their bodies on the carriage and send them to the Ministry of Justice to see if you can find any clues."
Youzhou Army: "Yes."
Nangong Jingnv turned her head and glanced, and saw Nangong Shunv holding Qi Yuxiao in her arms and covering her eyes.
Nangong Jingnu: "Second sister, take Yuxiao to the carriage and wait for a while."
Nangong Shunv nodded and carried Qi Yuxiao into the carriage. Nangong Jingnv searched the crowd again, and saw that many courtiers were very embarrassed, and several were injured, but the faces she was familiar with were all Still, I felt a little comfort in my heart: "Have you seen King Linjiang?"
Nangong Bao squeezed out from the crowd and called out "Your Majesty", Nangong Jingnu's eyes lit up and beckoned: "Old eighth, come here."
Nangong Bao walked in front of Nangong Jingnu, who supported Nangong Bao's arm and looked at it carefully, and heaved a sigh of relief: "It's fine."
Nangong Bao's smile was a little stiff, and he kept his eyes closed: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your concern."
Nangong Jingnv didn't think about it deeply, she just thought it was the grudge between her siblings. She believed that with the passage of time, the old eight would get back to herself. The old eight was still young and needed some time to think about it. .
Nangong Jingnv: "Come, follow me to the mountain to worship the sky."
Nangong Sunu: "Your Majesty, please think twice, there may be assassins on the mountain!"
Nangong Jingnv: "Eldest sister, I haven't burned a book to tell the world for a moment. I'm not a real emperor. It's enough to have a sergeant from Youzhou to accompany me. You and the second sister are waiting at the foot of the mountain, and the old man and I will go up."
Nangong Sunu explained, and appointed dozens of people to escort Nangong Jingnu to the mountain.
This time it was on foot, and all the civil and military officials were with him. The assassins on the mountain had long since disappeared. Nangong Jingnv entered the Wanxiang Temple safely, burned the watch to the heaven and earth, and offered three sacrifices before going down the mountain.
The monks of Wanxiang Temple were all brought back to the Ministry of Punishment. This ancient temple that has stood for thousands of years may end today.
When Nangong Jingnv came down from the mountain, it was past noon, she looked up at the sky, thinking about Qi Yan, she boarded the carriage and ordered to drive back to the palace.
The three sisters and Yu Xiao, who was already asleep, were sitting in the carriage. The little guy barely slept last night. After being coaxed by Nangong Shu, he fell asleep on his second aunt's leg.
The carriage started, and Nangong Sunu asked softly, "Does your Majesty know who appointed the assassin?"
Nangong Jingnu nodded and replied in a low voice: "If I am not mistaken, the mastermind behind it should be the former princess."
Nangong Sunu's eyes flashed with stunnedness, and she only sighed after being stunned for a moment.
Nangong Jingnu: "Big sister?"
Nangong Sunv: "Oh, as expected, Your Majesty has worked hard to rule, and the courtiers and the common people are also very satisfied with His Majesty. To be able to do such a thing... She is the only one who has the ability to plan such a big event."
Nangong Jingnu: "Eldest sister knows the previous princess?"
Nangong Sunu: "There have been... several relationships."
Nangong Jingnv remembered that she had mentioned the matter of the former princess to her eldest sister before. The eldest sister's expression at that time was a look of shock, but Nangong Jingnv didn't think about it deeply. It was indeed shocking to see a former princess, but Nangong Jingnu suddenly reacted to a question when she saw her eldest sister's behavior at this time.
When I was born, the previous dynasty had already perished, but the eldest sister at that time was 28 years old. As the eldest daughter of the Prime Minister's residence... Wouldn't she know the princess of the previous dynasty
Nangong Jingnu turned her attention to Nangong Shunv, who shook her head slightly, expressing her ignorance.
Silent all the way back to the capital, Nangong Jingnv found Gongyang Huai, and after confirming that there was no abnormality in the inner court, she was relieved. things to do.
After coming to the Taimiao Temple and finishing the sacrifice, the Inner Court Division took out the last decree issued by the Nangong Palace and read it out again.
Linjiang King Nangongbao knelt in a prominent position in the front row, looking down at the ground with a gloomy look in his eyes...
Back at the court, Nangong Jingnu issued an imperial decree proclaiming to the world, and pardoned the world. The enthronement ceremony was finally completed in the twilight Sihe.
Nangong Jingnv had long since returned to her heart and wanted to visit Qi Yan in Ganquan Palace, but she was stopped by Qionghua Princess Nangong Sunv as soon as she walked out of the hall.
Nangong Sunu: "Your Majesty, please stay."
Nangong Jingnu: "Is there something wrong with eldest sister?"
Nangong Su Nu sighed softly and replied, "This is not the place to talk, let's go to His Majesty's Palace and talk."
Nangong Jingnv thought about it and agreed. The two sisters came all the way to Ganquan Palace. They didn't see any of the servants on the way, they were very deserted.
Nangong Sunu couldn't help sighing: "Don't look at those palace people who are usually inconspicuous, this huge inner court is a lot less deserted without them."
Nangong Jingnu: "I've been busy all day, and I forgot that all the palace servants are being guarded by the Inner Court Division... I'll have to send someone to lift the ban for them later."
Nangong Sunv: "Presumably at this hour... Mr. Gongyang has already left the palace. After I have finished speaking with Your Majesty, please give your Majesty a hand letter, and I will go for a visit in person."
Nangong Jingnv: "Then there is Mrs. Lao."
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The two sisters entered the bedroom of Ganquan Palace, and Nangong Jingnv poured tea for Nangong Sunv herself: "Eldest sister, there are only two of us sisters, you can say anything if you have anything."
Nangong Su Nu took a sip of the tea cup, pondered for a while and replied, "What you said last time... Is there any solid evidence for the matter of the former princess?"
Nangong Jingnu's heart already understood, and she replied: "Naturally, when Li Qiaoshan made his first report last time, he stole a lot of letters from the previous princess and Yuanjun, and they have been sent to Hongwenguan for comparison, including seals and handwriting. You can be sure it's her."
Nangong Sunu's face became a little ugly: "I didn't expect..."
Nangong Jingnv: "Eldest sister, you also saw today that the former princess wanted to kill me, and several civil turmoil had something to do with her, if eldest sister knows something, just say it, it can be regarded as helping me. ."
Nangong Su Nu sighed softly, her pupil distance was loose, her eyes drifted away, and she said leisurely: "If you told me last time that the evidence about the princess of the previous dynasty was conclusive, maybe what happened today would not have happened... Ben Gong, I... I thought that what happened to the princess in the previous dynasty was just a gimmick, it was just someone who was making trouble in the name of a deceased person."
Nangong Jingnu: "Big sister recognizes her?"
Nangong Sunu nodded: "She... is a few years older than me, so she can be regarded as my close friend before I left the cabinet."
turn out to be…
In the first year of the Showa era of the previous dynasty, that is, the year when Emperor Shang ascended the throne... Nangong Sunu, who was only fourteen years old, attended the palace banquet as a family member of the Prime Minister's Mansion, and it was also there that Nangong Sunu met the princess of the previous dynasty for the first time.
That year, the former princess was eighteen years old, and the former emperor Shang was sixteen years old.
Emperor Shang was very young, and he relied on Her Royal Highness, the eldest princess, to accompany him all the way to deal with the ministers.
In order to avoid suspicion and also not to steal his younger brother's demeanor, before the banquet that day, the princess covered her face with a veil and only showed half of her face.
In the past few months, the courtiers had had several unpleasant encounters with Emperor Shang because of his succession. Because the old emperor died without warning, Emperor Shang had not yet married the crown prince when he ascended the throne, and there was only one crown prince in the palace. Liang Di was the "Ding Ding Ming" who was later called a demon concubine: Concubine Wan.
Emperor Shang had a strong relationship with Concubine Wan, and after ascending the throne, he intended to confer Concubine Wan as empress, but he was fiercely opposed by the ministers.
Prince Liangdi is a concubine in the people. It is expressly stipulated in the laws of Wei Kingdom that a concubine cannot become a wife in most cases. carried as a wife.
Besides, Concubine Wan has no heirs, and Emperor Shang is still young. If he marries any woman, he may give birth to an heir. However, Emperor Shang is an infatuated species. Because of this incident, many courtiers have fallen, and he insists on making Concubine Wan as his queen. .
In the end, I don't know who invited this eldest princess to come out, and I don't know how to lobby, so Emperor Shang let go of this idea.
However, as soon as Emperor Shang was enthroned, he killed four old officials of the previous dynasty in a row. The political situation was unstable for a while and people were panicked, so the princess of the previous dynasty appeared at the banquet and mediated between the courtiers and Emperor Shang.
Nangong Sunu remembered that the long princess silently appeared in the middle of the banquet, and ordered three scrolls to be laid on the table, rolling up her sleeves and waving ink to make danqing. Societies Map" was completed.
Before Nangong Sunu could fully appreciate it, she saw that the former princess ordered someone to remove the table under the scroll, and in the blink of an eye, "Shanhe Jitu" was divided into three parts...
Amid the exclamations of the crowd, Nangong Sunu rubbed her eyes and was surprised to find that one painting after separation had magically turned into three paintings, and each of them was a masterpiece.
When the ink was dry, the princess of the previous dynasty gave two of the scrolls to the Prime Minister Nangong Rang, the general Lu Quan, and the last one to Emperor Shang.
Coincidentally, Nangong Rang's picture had "mountain" written on it, Lu Quan's picture had the word "river" written on it, and Shang Emperor's picture had the word "Sheji" written on it.
Afterwards, the princess from the previous dynasty lavishly performed a Wanfu ceremony, took off the veil covering her face, and revealed her peerless and alluring face, which shocked all four.
The previous princess smiled, and the candlelight dimmed a bit. In those lustrous eyes, she showed her affection without saying a word, looking forward to the brilliance.
The originally lifeless dinner party seemed to have eased a lot because of the presence of this person. Such a beautiful person seems to be unable to bear any more quarrels just by looking at him.
At that moment, the hall was extremely quiet, and even the sound of silk and bamboo seemed to be gone. The princess of the previous dynasty said softly: "Since ancient times, the mountains and rivers have been installed in the mountains and rivers. How can you hear that the mountains and rivers are separated from the mountains and rivers?"
Who can believe it
A painting by a masterful hand, and a series of words, actually made the country of the previous dynasty continue for another five years...
It was not until the fifth year of Emperor Shang's ascension to the throne that the princess of the previous dynasty was so angry that Emperor Shang and Concubine Wan went out of the palace for a wander.
Even so, Nangong Rang was too late to take the throne for 49 days after Emperor Shang's death. Instead, he advertised all over the world, sent heavy troops to search everywhere in a carpet-like manner, and respectfully invited the eldest princess to return to Beijing to preside over the overall situation...
It was not until forty-nine days later that the exact news was received: Her Royal Highness Princess Eldest died in a fire, and the corpse was burnt to black, and Nangong Rang ascended the throne.
Nangong Sunu patted Nangong Jingnu's hand and whispered: "Afterwards, something happened again... That year you and the second sister were not born, it was an incident shortly after the palace banquet, and I didn't know the father and the emperor. Did I mention it to you..."
Nangong Jingnv: "Father, he never mentioned the matter of the previous princess."
Nangong Sunu sighed and hooked the corners of her lips: "When people walk away from the tea, and people die like a lamp, who will remember?" After a pause, Nangong Sunu continued: "Not long after the palace banquet, the mother-in-law she ... The Empress Dowager suddenly had a high fever and was in a coma. The doctors in the mansion were helpless. The emperor guarded the palace for a day and a night and then went to the palace to face the Holy Spirit. No way can be cured, and it is concluded that the empress dowager has a terminal illness, which cannot be cured..."
Nangong Jingnu exclaimed and looked nervously at Nangong Sunu, who continued: "The imperial doctor said that the disease is contagious, and suggested that the royal father seal the yard. The royal father was so angry that he drove the imperial doctor away, and that afternoon... she here it comes."
Nangong Jingnu: "She? Is... the princess of the previous dynasty?"
Nangong Sunu nodded: "Well, she is here, she is still wearing a normal dress with a light gauze on her face. After she has seen the Queen Mother, she told the imperial doctor that it is not bad, but she can give it a try."
Nangong Jingnv: "Royal father... why didn't you mention it to me?"
Nangong Sunu gave a wry smile: "Will I still lie to you? It's an old affair, why should I?"
Nangong Jingnu: "I didn't mean that... What happened later?"
Nangong Sunv: "Later? Later, she persuaded the emperor to send the empress dowager to the meditation room in the back mountain of Wanxiang Temple, and I, as the eldest daughter in the house, volunteered to go up the mountain to serve the sick. The three of us lived in the back mountain of Wanxiang Temple. For a whole hundred days, I watched her treat the Empress Dowager bit by bit with my own eyes. I can't count how many nights, because the disease always had a fever in the second half of the night, she took care of the Empress Dowager's bedside in plain clothes until dawn. A hundred days, a full hundred days... until the Empress Dowager's illness is cured."
After Nangong Jingnu heard this, she was speechless for a long time.
Nangong Sunu: "I only knew then that she was in poor health when she was a child, and Guan Tiansi said that she was a constellation in the sky who sneaked into the world and experienced all kinds of things in the world. She suggested that she smoke incense and fire in the temple, so when she was a child, she had been raised in the Buddhist temple in the back mountain of Wanxiang Temple for three years. She is also a lay disciple of Wanxiang Temple, and the only female disciple. She was accepted as an exception because the host said that she had a relationship with the Buddha. I used to spend a hundred days with her... Next time you said... The mastermind behind the scenes is probably the princess of the previous dynasty. The reason why I didn't say this is because I don't believe it. Saying it will only add to the trouble... After the accident, not only the father, but also the various forces in the dynasty, including I... have secretly used my own methods to search for her traces everywhere. She was indeed burned to death by the fire, and died in the other courtyard of the palace in Jinyang... If you are fortunate enough to meet her even once... You will never kill her. She is connected to the current 'mastermind behind the scenes'. She is someone who... picks up a sparrow with broken wings and tries her best to heal her."
Nangong Su Nu pursed her lips and turned her head away. After a few breaths, she turned around, sniffed and continued, "If she is really an enemy of the imperial court, you have to be careful... It's not easy to catch her. , because of Guan Tiansi's assertion, the old emperor of the previous dynasty once gave her a gold medal, allowing her to travel around the world unimpeded, so... She has been to many, many places, Luobei, southern Fujian, and even... overseas Xiandao. , she didn't return to Beijing until the old emperor died. She stayed in the capital for five years until she was... , from all walks of life... She herself is incompetent in all aspects of piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and she has a lot of savings, you..."
"Tuk Tuk Tuk"
A knock on the door interrupted Nangong Sunu's words, and also dispelled the strangeness in Nangong Jingnu's heart.
Nangong Jingnu: "Who?"
Nangong Bao: "Your Majesty, it's me."
Nangong Jingnv: "Old eighth?" Nangong Jingnv glanced at Nangong Sunv, who nodded.
Nangong Jingnu: "Come in."
Nangong Bao pushed open the door and entered, seeing a trace of surprise in Nangong Su Nu's eyes in the hall, and her expression was a little unnatural.
Nangong Jingnu: "Old eighth, come here quickly."
Nangong Bao: "Eldest sister is also... Then, the younger brother should not disturb you."
Nangong Jingnv: "Come here, are you frightened today? What are the family restraints?"
Nangong Bao hesitated for a while, but sat down at the round table, opposite the two sisters.
Nangong Jingnu looked at Nangong Bao for a moment, and asked with concern: "I think you are injured today? I have been busy and didn't spare time to ask, is it okay?"
Nangong Bao subconsciously held down his left arm and said, "It's nothing... It's just a scratch. The imperial doctor has seen it, and it's alright."
Nangong Jingnu: "Is it serious? Let me see?"
Nangong Bao covered his arms: "No need, it's not serious."
However, Nangong Sunu also held down Nangong Bao's left forearm, and Nangong Bao immediately jumped up: "What are you doing?!"
Nangong Sunu's heart tightened, and she touched a hard object just now. Looking at Nangong Bao's nervous expression at this time, Nangong Sunu's heart was alarming. She understood Nangong Bao's true intentions and came to assassinate!
It's just unfortunate that I'm here too, what should I do now? If you are in a hurry, will you jump over the wall in a hurry
Nangong Jingnv: "What's the matter? But you have a wound?"
Nangong Bao took a half step back and stretched his right hand to his left cuff. Nangong Su Nu's heart trembled, and she called out, "Your Majesty, I suddenly remembered that I have something to do... I'm leaving now!"
After speaking, without waiting for Nangong Jingnu to speak, she got up and walked towards Nangong Bao, grabbing his left arm: "Let the old man go with me."
Nangong Sunu gave Nangong Bao a warning look, and her lips moved silently and said three words "follow me"
Nangong Jingnu: "Eldest sister, the eighth... who are you?"
Nangong Jingnv also vaguely noticed the difference, but when she saw her eldest sister smiling, holding the arm of the old eighth, she said to Nangong Jingnv, "Isn't your majesty worried about that person? He must be worried about your majesty too, so go visit someone. Let's go."
Nangong Jingnv frowned slightly, but the other party didn't mention Qi Yan's name after all, and Nangong Jingnv didn't say much, just nodded: "I'll go later."
Nangong Sunu: "It's getting late, I'll let the old eight send me off."
…
Nangong Sunu supported Nangong Bao and left. Nangong Jingnu always felt that there was a slight disobedience, but Nangong Sunu's performance was too natural afterward, so she had to let go of this idea.
Moreover, another thing distracted Nangong Jingnu's attention, that is, when Nangong Sunu tried to cover up the story of the previous princess, she still showed a trace of affection.
This kind of affection is all too familiar to Nangong Jingnu. When she was an ignorant young girl, she would reveal herself when she thought of an excellent Qi Yan... Longing and pride.
In any case, such an expression on the face of the eldest sister, who has always been bold and unruly, is too offensive, but with respect for the eldest sister, Nangong Jingnu did not dare to think deeply. His concern got up and walked out of the bedroom, came to the hidden door and walked into the forbidden area of Ganquan Palace.
Ru Ruolan adhered to health preservation and rested early, Qi Yan stayed alone in the bedroom, staring at the night pearl on the table in a daze, not even hearing the door opening.
Nangong Jingnv saw Qi Yan sitting there motionless, with tenderness flowing from the bottom of her heart, and tiptoed to the table.
Blindfolding Qi Yan's eyes from behind, she whispered in Qi Yan's ear, "What are you thinking? So fascinated?"
Qi Yan's body froze at first, as if she was frightened. After hearing Nangong Jingnv's voice, she gradually softened. She raised her hand and touched the back of Nangong Jingnv's hand, and said softly, "I'm thinking of Your Majesty."
It was rare to hear such a straightforward answer from Qi Yan, Nangong Jingnu smiled brightly and took away the hand covering Qi Yan's eyes: "How are you doing today?"
Qi Yan took Nangong Jingnv and sat beside her, and looked at Nangong Jingnv for a while: "Today I heard the drumbeat of the inner court secretary calling for the palace servants, what happened?"
Nangong Jingnu took Qi Yan's hand: "I said, don't worry, don't think too much, I have nothing to do."
Qi Yan: "Yeah."
After that, Nangong Jingnu told Qi Yan what happened today, and also recounted to Qi Yan what Nangong Sunu said.
Qi Yan pondered for a moment after listening, and replied, "The talent and medical skills can be matched. It should not be impersonated by others, but... the temperament is indeed very different, and it is completely different from before."
Nangong Jingnu also sighed, not knowing what to answer.
Seeing Nangong Jingnu's tired face, Qi Yan felt distressed, and said, "The matter of the former princess... can't be solved overnight. If you are too eager for quick success, it will only be your majesty, so it is better to take precautions and wait for her to act again. The fact that her temperament was able to expose the traces of the assassination shows that she has begun to be impatient. The minister thought that as long as His Majesty ran the country well, and the peaceful people in the world were fed and clothed, no matter what kind of prestige the princess of the previous dynasty had in the past, it would be gradually eliminated. Disintegration, Your Majesty must not worry too much."
Nangong Jingnv: "I know, but I just didn't expect her to save my mother's life. Thinking about it like this makes me feel a little complicated."
Qi Yan raised her hand and took off the imperial crown for Nangong Jingnu: "Your Majesty is kind, and all the ministers understand. It's just... Good luck tricks people, and everyone has too many involuntary actions."
Nangong Jingnu looked at Qi Yan and sighed in her heart, "Yeah, so why not you and Yuanjun? After all, they are not direct participants in this feud between Jing and Wei, but they have suffered from the bitterness of hatred in the past ten years.
Nangong Jingnv couldn't help caressing Qi Yan's face, and said softly, "These years... you have suffered too."
Qi Yan smiled slightly: "Your Majesty must be tired after a busy day, right? This court dress is cumbersome and looks very restrictive. Why don't you go to Tangquan to take a dip and get rid of fatigue?"
Nangong Jingnu: "Okay."