Seventy-second bowl of soup (6)
Recently, there is a feeling that the rain is about to come. After Marshal Wei set off on the expedition, the entire imperial court became turbulent, and no one knew when the emperor would start to deal with people.
The emperor can't wait any longer, he already has an heir, and this heir is still from the Wei family, when the Wei family falls, no matter how Queen Wei is, this little prince will definitely not be able to be a prince. This is the emperor's child, he can't do something like a tiger poisoning a child, but it is absolutely impossible to praise the child. So in the end, the end waiting for Empress Wei is either death or a cold palace, and the little prince will never be destined for that seat for the rest of his life.
Empress Wei still lived her own life, she was what she was before Marshal Wei set off, and she is still what she is now. Hua Zhi was disturbed by the rumors outside, but she always looked at the indifferent appearance of the empress, she was anxious and afraid, really afraid that something would happen to the master outside, then the empress would really have no one to rely on.
Even if the emperor didn't say anything, Empress Wei could still see some clues in the eyes of the beauty Cheng Cheng when she came to pay her respects every day. Cheng Zuizui was too proud, this complacency made her lose her sense of proportion, she seemed to be waiting to see how miserable Queen Wei would be, and even laughed at Queen Wei's self-deception.
The emperor's ambition is ready to be displayed, and he will usher in the world that belongs to him soon. At that time, the Wei family can no longer be his hindrance, and he is the real Nine Five Supreme!
The joy of tomorrow's riot made the emperor excited for a long time, and he didn't fall asleep until late at night.
But this is the most comforting sleep he has had since working hard for many days, and it is also the last one.
The candlelight on the desk was flickering, and there was a slight crackling sound from time to time. The emperor was lying on the desk, with a memorial he had just read in his hand. He is really a very good emperor, given time, he will definitely be able to become a wise emperor through the ages. He is capable, capable, and cruel enough. He will last forever and benefit all people. At that time, no one will remember that he once had a queen named Wei, nor will they remember that the Wei family who supported him to ascend the throne ended up dead in the end.
They will only feel that the emperor is ruthless, as it has always been.
Queen Wei didn't care how the later generations judged Queen Wei, she just couldn't watch her family members die, and she couldn't let herself die. So the child she gave birth, if you really want to say love, may not be appropriate. She gave birth to him with ulterior motives, and all she can do is to give him the best in the world, so that he can also love in the future Honored as the Ninth Five-Year Supreme, and worshiped by all people.
In the quiet imperial study room, someone gently opened the door. The emperor inhaled the tranquilizing incense, and would not wake up for a short time.
He is too conceited, so conceited that he thinks that there is a solid wall around him, but he doesn't know that if a person wants to harm someone, there are really thousands of ways.
Empress Wei is in charge of the harem, and she knows everything in the harem like the back of her hand. She knows the emperor better than the emperor himself. She knows all his likes and habits, and because she loves him, she will engrave him in her heart. A move, a frown and a smile, never forgotten.
But so what, no amount of love can make His Majesty fall in love with him, no matter how beautiful and gentle she is, she can't walk into his heart, it's all because of her background. If that's the case, she doesn't want it.
It is good to have power without love. She deserves to be aloof, to be feared and worshiped by others, and not to be the lowly dust of the earth to be trampled upon.
Two small eunuchs came in, one skillfully pinched away the Anshen incense and replaced it with burnt sandalwood, the other stretched the cloth strip prepared earlier to the emperor's neck, strangled it vigorously! Almost instantly, the emperor started to twitch, but the seemingly thin eunuch held him tightly like steel, and then refused to let go. After a while, the emperor stopped moving.
The two eunuchs quickly tidied up the surroundings, then went out and carried another person in, and then pinched the person to wake him up, and when the person just opened his eyes, he began to panic and shout: "Come here! Come here!" ! Someone murdered His Majesty! Someone murdered His Majesty!"
The voice was too loud, and the guards were quickly attracted, but it was too late, the emperor was already dead. His face was blue and his eyes were wide open. It seemed that he had been strangled to death, and the murder weapon was in the hands of a young man with a flustered face.
In Fengyi Palace, the flustered little eunuch told Queen Wei in a hoarse voice: "Your Majesty, something is wrong with your Majesty! Your Majesty! Your Majesty is dead."
Empress Wei suddenly raised her head: "What did you say?!"
Her eyes were fixed on the little eunuch, as if she could eat him up, the little eunuch was trembling and crying. He is also on duty tonight, if His Majesty dies, no matter whether they are related to this matter or not, they will all die!
Gangha Huazhi walked in from the outside and hurriedly said, "You go down first!"
After the little eunuch left, Hua Zhi said to Empress Wei: "Your Majesty, everything has been done according to your Majesty's order."
The excitement and disbelief on Empress Wei's face instantly turned into indifference, "Go and prepare, I have to go there."
"yes."
But when Hua Zhi turned around, where no one saw, there was water in Queen Wei's eyes.
She has loved him for so long, no one knows better than her when this person is happy and when he is sad, what he is thinking, what he likes and what he hates. She seemed to have been close to him countless times, but after waking up from the dream, she was so far away. This man did not belong to her, so she did not want him to belong to others.
However, when she saw the emperor lying on the couch without breathing, Empress Wei's eyes were still red. He was still as handsome as when he was alive, but he could no longer hurt her with words. Thinking about it now, it seems that only in this way can she allow herself to see him without dignity again.
"...bring Qin Shaofu up." She said in a cold voice.
Qin Shaofu was the Shaoqing of Dali Temple, and also the most outstanding courtier in the emperor's forces. Of course, it was not accidental that Empress Wei chose him as the "murderer". She just wanted to destroy everything the emperor wanted, just to let him know that in this world, without her, he would never be able to get what he wanted.
It's just that she will never tell him these words again, and the current emperor will never hear them again.
Empress Wei not only wanted to let the emperor fetch water from the bamboo basket in vain and lose his life, but also took the power in his hands as her own. She gave up love, so she must firmly grasp power. The country he wanted to own belonged to her in the end. Thinking about it carefully, isn't it funny? The Wei family he hates guards here, the wife he doesn't love enjoys the glory, and her child will become the emperor in the future, and what he wants but can't get will be owned by her in the end.
She can't be the emperor's favorite woman, but she can be the emperor's mother. Have you ever thought about this, Your Majesty
Qin Shaofu had no human form when he was brought in, and Empress Wei didn't even intend to give him a chance to defend himself. It is true that she planned everything tonight, but there is no evidence, so why testify against the mother of a country? What happened today is clearly Qin Shaoqing's plot to murder His Majesty. Soon, the imperial army will find Qin Shaofu's correspondence with the enemy country in the Qin family. At that time, no one will question what Queen Wei has done.
The letter is genuine, but only at the emperor's behest. If there were no evidence, Empress Wei would not have believed that in order to overthrow the Wei family, the emperor would have instructed the barbarians to invade the frontier, hoping that the Wei family army would go out to fight, so as to first grasp its foundation and then break it one by one.
If she hadn't discovered it, then the current Wei family would no longer exist. Empress Wei has no other choice, the emperor will never trust the Wei family, and will not keep the Wei family alive, and now that she has a child, there is no need for this person who does not love her to stay in the world.
If he doesn't love her, let him not love her until he dies.
"The order is passed on, Qin Shaofu murdered His Majesty, he will be executed immediately, and the family will be ransacked and exterminated. There must be no mistake."
Empress Wei's voice was as cold and emotionless as ever. When she looked at Qin Shaofu, it was as if she was looking at a dead person. Her second brother had always been on good terms with this person, but the second brother didn't know that Qin Shaofu didn't have sincerity towards him, but just pretended to be loyal to the emperor in the name of his brother.
No one can spoil the sincerity of Wei's family, because she doesn't allow it.
Qin Shaofu was dragged out before he could speak, and he was convicted without even figuring out what happened. One second he was still in the study at home, and the next second he woke up in the imperial study with the cloth strip that strangled His Majesty still in his hand. But how could he murder His Majesty? He is His Majesty's courtier!
But who would believe it when he said it, and he had to thank the emperor for his suspicion and caution. He didn't even reveal his true strength before he was fully sure. Among the civil and military officials, except for the core few, no one even knew how important Qin Shaofu's role was in the emperor's plan. In the eyes of others, he was just a small young minister of Dali Temple, who actually colluded with the enemy and betrayed the country, and even dared to assassinate His Majesty. It is really hard to apologize for killing the nine clans.
"Your Majesty, it's even more dewy, let's rest for a while, I'll be busy tomorrow." Seeing that Empress Wei had been in a trance, Hua Zhi couldn't help but come over to comfort her.
tomorrow.
Empress Wei was a little dazed, she helped her forehead: "Tomorrow morning, I will announce it to the world."
"yes."
"Go down."
"… yes."
There was no one else in the hall, only Empress Wei and the little prince were left. She sat by the cradle and looked at the sleeping child, her eyes were slightly sore. The child looks very similar to the emperor, but after all the emperor is gone.
But for this child, she will give him the best and make him the wisest monarch. He doesn't have to be full of calculations like the emperor, and she will never be like him, hurting those who love him deeply, and not giving others a little warmth.