Love and hate and parting
The next morning, Qi Yan woke up first and saw Nangong Jingnu in her arms burst into a bright smile.
Nangong Jingnv's sleeping face is very peaceful, Qi Yan feels that her heart is filled with happiness, she now puts a kiss on Nangong Jingnv's forehead, hugs each other and squints for a while, then opens her eyes to look at the sky... It's getting late, it's time to wake her up.
"Dududu" came a knock on the door, and then Qi Yan remembered that it was time for him to take medicine.
Gu Ruolan is from the folk and doesn't know much about the rules of the court. Usually, Qi Yan wakes up very early and usually pushes the door directly after knocking on the door.
It was the same today, Gu Ruolan opened the door with the medicine bowl in hand.
Qi Yan pulled the quilt for Nangong Jingnu and wrapped her whole body inside.
Gu Ruolan: "Brother, take medicine..."
But she saw Qi Yan wrapped in a quilt, with one arm sticking out and her fingers on her lips.
Gu Ruolan was stunned. It was obvious that there were two people on the bed. Gu Ruolan's face suddenly turned red, and she wanted to know who was sleeping inside.
Qi Yan pointed at the table, Gu Ruolan put the medicine bowl on the table and ran away like a fly.
With a "bang", the sound of the door closing successfully woke Nangong Jingnu, only to hear her make an unpleasant "um", closed her eyes and touched Qi Yan's direction, hugged Qi Yan's waist and raised her brows. He stretched out, speaking in the lazy voice of the morning: "Who is it?"
Qi Yan: "It was Ruolan who came to deliver medicine to me."
Nangong Jingnu suddenly opened her eyes, Qi Yan said, "The person has left."
Nangong Jingnu: "What time is it?"
Qi Yan: "The hour of the morning has passed."
Nangong Jingnu: "Why didn't you call me, sorry!"
Qi Yan smiled and said, "Your Majesty forgives your sins, the time for the early morning had already passed when I woke up."
Nangong Jingnu: "There is no one in Ganquan Palace. Today is the first day of my official enthronement! I am so far away..."
Qi Yan directly lifted the quilt and walked to the cabinet, took a set of clean clothes from it and gave it to Nangong Jingnu, who saw Qi Yan's undressed body and couldn't help but whispered, "It's really a beauty mistake. country!"
Qi Yan: "What did your majesty say?"
Nangong Jingnv: "No... You also get up, take the medicine and then go to eat. I have to go back first."
Qi Yan: "Okay."
When Nangong Jingnv returned to the dormitory, she found that there were already many guards, and the servants were looking for someone in a hurry.
When the servant saw Nangong Jingnu, he threw himself on the ground and knelt: "Your Majesty, I have found you! The big thing is bad!"
Nangong Jingnv: "I just... walked to the imperial garden, what happened?"
The maid kowtowed like pounding garlic, and tremblingly replied, "Your Majesty Qizao, last night... His Royal Highness Qionghua was assassinated..."
Nangong Jingnu: "What did you say?!"
The waiter replied with a crying voice: "His Royal Highness Qionghua was assassinated last night. When the minions found His Highness, the corpse was already cold. A dagger was in the center of his chest, and the ground was covered in blood..."
Nangong Jingnu's face instantly lost its color, and her body swayed and almost fell.
In-House: "The servants couldn't find your Majesty, so they dared to invite the Grand Commander. If they can't find it again, they will break into the forbidden area. Your Majesty... Take care of your dragon body!"
Nangong Jingnu: "Take me to see."
Chamberlain: "Your Majesty, please come with the servants."
Nangong Jingnv's footsteps were unreasonable, and the servants ran to Nangong Jingnv's side and said: "The body of Your Highness was found in Ganquan Palace, less than 500 steps away from His Majesty's bedroom. Since the Grand Lieutenant is in charge of the overall situation, I hope Your Majesty will forgive you."
Nangong Jingnu: "Shut up!"
The servants kept silent, and there were many palace people along the way. The guards knelt on the ground after seeing Nangong Jingnv, and Gongyang Huai also saw Nangong Jingnv, and hurried over with a team of guards, kneeling in front of Nangong Jingnv : "See Your Majesty!"
Nangong Jingnu: "eldest sister... where is it?"
Gongyanghuai: "In the side hall."
Nangong Jingnv picked up the hem of her skirt and ran towards the side hall. The door of the side hall was open, and a group of palace servants were already kneeling at the door, but because there was no Nangong Jingnv's will, these palace servants did not wear hemp and filial piety.
Nangong Jingnu entered the side hall. For some reason, there was a gloomy look in the side hall today, and the stage where the corpse was placed was impressive, covered with white cloth.
Nangong Jingnv paused and stopped three steps away from the corpse, unwilling to move forward. All the palace servants and guards who followed, all knelt outside the door.
Gongyanghuai hesitated for a moment at the door, stepped in, walked behind Nangong Jingnu and said in a low voice, "My minister... Guilty, according to the palace staff... When the body of His Highness Qionghua was found... The body was already cold, and it was preliminarily concluded that the murder weapon should be The dagger stuck in His Highness's chest... Zuzuo is already waiting outside, please make your decision."
Nangong Jingnu: "Go out."
Gongyanghuai: "Yes, please take care of the dragon body, Your Majesty."
Nangong Jingnu: "Go out and close the door of the palace."
Gongyanghuai: "Yes."
The gate of the hall was brought by Gongyanghuai from the outside, and the light in the hall dimmed a little.
Nangong Jingnu took two steps forward, shaking her hands to lift the white cloth covering the body.
Seeing where Nangong Sunu was lying quietly, her face was pale and bloodless, and the fabric on her chest was stained with blood and turned dark red.
Nangong Jingnu called out "eldest sister" and then knelt on the ground, lying on the wooden board of the morgue, crying.
Nangong Jingnv: "Eldest sister... I'm sorry for you, eldest sister, it's all my fault."
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It's a pity that Nangong Sunu can't hear it anymore.
She lay there quietly, no pain seemed to be seen on her face, her shrewd and sharp eyes could no longer be opened, and the smile lines at the corners of her eyes seemed to become clear.
Nangong Jingnv can't remember the first time she saw the remains of her relatives. I remember that the first time I saw it was the First Prince Nangong Ping... At that time, I was more afraid than sad, and that's what Nangong Jingnv felt. The dead are so scary...
After that, the old ninth was gone, such a small child... Nangong Jingnu was sad that time.
Later... More and more people left me, I love my father the most, the sixth brother who opposes me everywhere and often bullies me, and the fifth brother who came close to ascending the throne, the one who used to be handicapped but gentle The older brother, the third brother who had the most hope of inheriting the throne, died in a foreign land... Xiao Qi disappeared.
Although many brothers have left, it is fortunate that the three sisters of Nangong's family are all safe. Nangong Jingnu thought that after she ascended the throne, her relatives would no longer be in danger...
But she was wrong. The elder sister she relied on the most left without warning...
What about Fuer? You He is still so young, and the eldest brother-in-law who is waiting for the eldest sister to return to reunite in Youzhou... What should I do
The emperor only worshipped his parents, but Nangong Jingnu made an exception to kowtow three times to Nangong Sunu, got up and silently put the white cloth on Nangong Sunu's face again: "Eldest sister, Fuer and Youhe, I will take care of you. Take good care of me, I promise you, even if I dig three feet into the ground, I will find the murderer and break the corpse into thousands of pieces!"
Nangong Jingnu wiped away her tears and left the side hall. The emperor cannot easily show weakness in front of outsiders.
Outside the door, a group of people knelt on the ground, Nangong Jingnu glanced at it, and said coldly: "The order is to hand over all the palace servants in the inner court to the three divisions for interrogation, and within three days, I will find out who the murderer is. ."
Gongyanghuai: "Follow the decree."
Nangong Jingnv: "Prepare a golden silk nanmu coffin, and put the body of Princess Qionghua in the coffin. The mourning hall should be set up here. In addition, send someone to bring Fu'er into the palace and send it to me first..."
Servant: "According to the order."
Nangong Jingnu: "Send an obituary to Youzhou and invite the general Wang to come to Beijing."
Servant: "According to the order."
Gongyanghuai: "Wait a minute, Your Majesty! I have one more thing I want to say to Your Majesty alone."
Nangong Jingnu: "Get up and talk to me."
Gongyanghuai: "Yes."
Gongyanghuai came to Nangong Jingnv's side, possessed his body and whispered: "I have the courage to ask your majesty to return to the capital, please think twice. Everyone knows that the general king and His Highness Qionghua have a strong relationship, and now His Highness Qionghua Died tragically in the inner court... I am worried that it will cause unnecessary trouble, so it is better to send an obituary, and then send important officials to transport Princess Qionghua's body back to Youzhou, so that even if the general king has hatred in his heart, he will consider it. The unfavorable factors such as the road have been tolerated, and according to the law... The vassal king is allowed to bring 5,000 soldiers from the government when he returns to the capital. It is estimated that there are tens of thousands of people, Your Majesty... think twice."
Nangong Jingnu pondered for a moment: "So... just hold off until I think about it."
Gongyanghuai: "Your Majesty Shengming."
Nangong Jingnu: "That's right."
Gongyanghuai: "The minister is here."
Nangong Jingnv: "You go to the Phixiang Palace in person, and ask King Linjiang to come and see me in the study at a moment's notice."
Gongyanghuai: "Yes."
…
Nangong Jingnv went straight to Qi Yan's bedroom and rushed in, tears falling before she even opened her mouth.
Qi Yan has not seen Nangong Jingnv so rude for a long time. It can be said that since she became the empress, the fragility of the past has become farther and farther away from her. Seeing Nangong Jingnv's sudden panic is inexplicable, Qi Yan has already fainted. Guess it must be something wrong with the Nangong family.
Qi Yan opened her arms and poured Nangong Jingnv into her arms, comforting her gently with her actions, but did not speak.
Nangong Jingnv: "Yuanjun... eldest sister, she's gone."
Qi Yan was silent for a long time and asked softly, "What's going on?"
Nangong Jingnv: "As soon as someone stabbed the dagger in the heart, the guards found it out... It's all my fault, it's all my fault, if I took precautions and sent a few more people to send the eldest sister, it wouldn't be like this. !"
Qi Yan sighed softly and touched the back of Nangong Jingnu's head.
Nangong Jingnu choked and said, "How should I explain to the general king, and how should I tell Fu'er? Youhe is still so young... Her mother had an accident under my nose, and I can't blame it!"
Qi Yan: "Your Majesty's grief minister can also feel the same, but... I think that the top priority is still two things."
Nangong Jingnv: "Why... Why do all the relatives I care about leave me one by one, why is there such a big thing in the family, I can't accompany the eldest sister in the end like the usual sister... But what is the big picture in mind? Why? I don't even have the simplest right to mourn someone..."
Every word Nangong Jingnv said touched Qi Yan's heart. Qi Yan had personally brought Nangong Jingnv this kind of pain too many times, causing most of her relatives to wither, so the pain became more and more painful... , Qi Yan guessed that the murderer was most likely a princess from the previous dynasty, who originally assassinated Nangong Jingnv, but made Nangong Sunv innocent to stop the disaster...
At the end of the day, I have my own responsibilities. If it wasn't for me, the former princess wouldn't be so angry. If I could be stronger... strong enough to compete with the former princess... maybe it wouldn't be like this.
Suddenly, there was a colic in Qi Yan's spiritual sea, and the pain made her eyes go black, and her thoughts drifted to the point where there was no trace left...
I don't know how long it took, but as the pain dissipated, Qi Yan gradually recovered. The Nangong Jingnv in her arms was still crying, telling her fault and remorse. Qi Yan still hugged Nangong Jingnv, but suddenly felt the surrounding. Everything has become unfamiliar, and it seems that there is an unreal feeling everywhere.
Nangong Jingnu: "You also think that the responsibility for this is on me, don't you?"
Qi Yan gritted her teeth and tightly wrapped her arms around Nangong Jingnu. It seemed that only in this way... could she feel a trace of the truth still in the world.
From the angle that Nangong Jingnu couldn't see, Qi Yan was sweating on her head, her brows furrowed.
Nangong Jingnu closed her eyes in despair, and a drop of turbid tears fell silently.
Qi Yan took a deep breath: "Your Majesty... Please listen to me."
Nangong Jingnu: ... .
Qi Yan: "Chen... Where did you just say it?"
Nangong Jingnu felt a little strange, but she repeated: "You said that the top priority is two things."
Qi Yan: "Oh, that's right. The top priority is two things. The first thing is to find the murderer, and the second thing is what to do with the eldest sister."
Nangong Jingnv: "Even if you dig three feet into the ground, the murderer must be found! It's the second one that I'm not sure about. I want to hear your opinion."
Qi Yan: "Yeah. There are two ways for the eldest sister's death. One is to stop the spirit in the capital and choose a feng shui treasured place for a grand funeral. In terms of etiquette, this is honor and grief. The other is to invite a royal family relative or court. The important minister caressed the coffin and sent the eldest sister's coffin back to Youzhou, and asked the general Wang to take full control. The eldest sister's coffin was buried in the cemetery of Shangguan's family, which is considered a peaceful grief. What does your majesty think?"
Nangong Jingnv: "I want to make a grand scene, and I will stop the eldest sister's coffin for a while, until my imperial mausoleum is built and hide the eldest sister in the outer room of the imperial mausoleum to show respect and grief. However, After all, the eldest sister had an accident in Ganquan Palace, and there were 5,000 Youzhou sergeants left, and then the General King was invited back to the capital. The General King Yili could also lead the troops with 5,000 casualties, so Gongyanghuai was worried... The General King It will take the opportunity to attack in grief and anger. So I will ask you what you mean."
Qi Yan: "My minister and Baishi have a different view on this matter. I think that His Majesty should write an obituary and ask the general Wang to return to Beijing."
Nangong Jingnu: "But... what about this ten thousand Youzhou sergeant?"
Qi Yan: "Youzhou Prefecture has 100,000 troops. If the general Wang wants to rebel, it will only be smoother to send troops from Youzhou, and the division is famous. The minister thought that Yuqing Yu should also invite the eldest brother-in-law to the capital, which is also a good thing. It's better to discuss in person how to arrange the eldest sister's coffin. At least the court is more upright, and don't leave an excuse for Youzhou to send troops. After all, no one wants to see this kind of thing happen. It’s hard to feel at ease under the Nine Springs. But…”
Nangong Jingnu: "What?"
Qi Yan: "Even if the court treats each other with courtesy, I'm afraid it will be difficult to avoid Youzhou's rebellion, and some other means must be used."
Nangong Jingnu: "Do you have an idea?"
Qi Yan's eyes were a bit complicated, and after a long silence, she said, "First of all, Your Majesty must explain clearly in the letter, and the general king must bring Princess Danyang with you."
Nangong Jingnv: "You want to keep the two sons and daughters of the general and the king in the capital as pledges, I'm afraid it's not right?"
Qi Yan shook his head: "Is the minister fainted? Isn't this forcing the general Wang to rebel?"
Nangong Jingnu: "That's it?"
Qi Yan: "Leave Youhe in the capital, and Fu'er asks the general king to take him back to Youzhou."
Nangong Jingnu: "How can this be done? Fuer is the heir of the Great General's palace, and my aunt in the capital will not treat him badly, but if it is replaced by Youhe, if the elder brother-in-law insists on opposing... Is He also hurt?"
Qi Yan: "The eldest sister was framed by the gangsters, all we can do is to do our best to make calculations for her sons, under the premise of taking the overall situation into consideration, and the more points we can get, the more points, think about it... Youhe is a girl after all. It is very inconvenient for my father to raise him, and it is justifiable to be by your side... Besides, the eldest brother-in-law is in his prime. Since he is the general king, he has already left the status of the concubine. The eldest sister is gone... In three years, maybe the eldest brother-in-law will resume the role. , when the prince is not around, the next wife will inevitably have other ideas, if there is another son, how can you keep Fu'er's status unchanged?"
Hearing that Shangguan Wu might marry again, Nangong Jingnv's heart was very unhappy... In this world, women are mostly women, but men are rarely able to wait for one person all their lives.
Nangong Jingnv: "What you said makes sense, but I can't guarantee that it will affect the overall situation based on just one person."
Qi Yan was silent for a moment again, looking into Nangong Jingnu's eyes and said, "Next... I will apologise to Your Majesty and tell a lie."
Nangong Jingnu: "What is it?"
Qi Yan: "When the eldest brother-in-law comes, you can just tell the eldest brother-in-law to keep You He... When His Majesty gives birth to the prince, he will make You He the Crown Princess, and the children of You He and the Prince will be the next step. emperor."
Nangong Jingnu looked back at Qi Yan's eyes and said seriously, "You know..."
Qi Yan: "I naturally know that this is all for the sake of the overall situation. Now that the princess of the previous dynasty is ready to move, I don't think that Luobei can be stable. Youzhou is a barrier between the imperial court and Luobei. The prefecture is the only unit that can protect Luonan in time, and the eldest brother-in-law must be stabilized no matter what. We exchanged the prince for a princess, and making such a promise is enough to release enough goodwill and make up for it. It's really powerless to face the rebellion in Youzhou, that's the only way."
Nangong Jingnv: "I understand. I'll go back first, and Fu'er should be here in a while. I also asked someone to go to the old man to ask questions."
Qi Yan: "Your Majesty, take care."
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Nangong Jingnv returned to Ganquan Palace and waited for another half an hour, and the chamberlain reported that the prince, the prince of the general, was blessed with the arrival of Shangguan.
Because Nangong Jingnv didn't give orders, no one dared to disclose the news that Princess Qionghua had passed away without authorization. Shangguan Fu entered the study, bowed respectfully, and called out with a smile, "Third aunt."
Nangong Jingnv looked at Shangguanfu's sincere smile, and her tears almost didn't stop. She didn't know how to tell such a small child that his mother was no longer alive.
Nangong Jingnu: "Fu'er come here."
Shangguanfu: "Yes."
Nangong Jingnu hugged Shangguanfu, tears streaming down her cheeks.
Shangguanfu asked in astonishment: "Third aunt, what's the matter with you?"
Nangong Jingnu: "Fu'er, your mother she..."
Chengqi three years · March.
When Princess Qionghua passed away, the emperor grieved deeply. He gave the emperor's coffin to his eldest sister, and gave it to the outer chamber of the emperor's mausoleum.
The obituary of Princess Qionghua is copied to the four seas...
In addition, there is also a wanted order, although the obituary was copied and passed on to the world: the arrest of Nangong Bao, the king of Linjiang, in the whole territory.
Somewhere, in an unknown manor.
A strong man rushed into the garden in a hurry, came to the study room, knelt down and reported: "Master, great news!"
This person is the powerful guard beside the former princess, Wu Da.
Masked man: "Bengong is practicing calligraphy, please speak outside the door."
Wu Da: "Master, an obituary was posted on the street just now. Nangong Sunu, the eldest daughter of the old thief Nangong, has died. The person who killed her is probably her younger brother, Nangong Bao! It's really an eye-opener, and the Nangong family has done all the evil things. , God can't even see it!"
Inside the house, after a long silence, he replied, "Dinner... Prepare a pot of wine for this palace."
Wuda: "Yes! The villain retire."
Wu Da got up and left, walked to the arch of the courtyard, and suddenly heard the sound of the piano.
In the study of the former princess, there was a song "High Mountains and Flowing Water"...