The Queen Mother said: "The Emperor is still here, why do you want to call him long live?"
Fu Miao said loudly: "I respectfully invite the young prince to succeed to the throne, and the queen mother will take charge of the affairs."
Although the Queen Mother had already made a decision, she naturally had to bargain in order to maintain Zhao Deji's dignity. She also said: "There is an old woman in her family who listens to the government with a baby in her arms. If the captives find out, won't they wantonly intrude? The country is in a difficult situation now." "Everything is in ruins and needs to be revitalized. Don't you two princes listen to the principles of Si Chen? They still need the emperor to listen to the government together."
Miao Fu and others could not argue, so he knelt down and took off his armor and said: "I am loyal to you, but the Queen Mother refuses to obey. I have to kill myself at my own invitation. However, the soldiers have not eaten since morning, so I am afraid that something will happen."
As soon as he finished speaking, the rebels below the city started shouting with alarming momentum.
Zhai Ruwen knew that if he didn't agree today, everyone would die, let alone the emperor. However, he refused to bear the name of the emperor's abdication no matter what, so he said: "I will kill you if I don't do my best..."
Zhao Deji glanced at the Queen Mother and said: "Today, I will abdicate the throne to the little prince to thank the world."
The Queen Mother nodded, took out a yellow vest that she had prepared and put it on the little prince, and said to him: "Go and kowtow to Dad."
The little prince knelt down and said, "I apologize to my father."
Zhao Deji burst into tears, but the people in the city shouted long live again and supported the new king and the queen mother.
Under the coercion of Miao and Liu, Zhao Deji took Wu Jinnu, Zhang Yingying and dozens of concubines and were forcibly moved to Xianzhong Temple outside the palace that day. After Zhai Ruwen argued hard, Miao and Liu finally agreed. It was still escorted by Xu Caizhi and other guards.
Before leaving, Tianwei found an opportunity and whispered in Zhao Deji's ear: "Don't worry, Ninth Brother, my mother-in-law and I will try our best to restore the country."
Zhao Deji whispered: "We can discuss this with Mr. Zhai."
Tianwei nodded and added, "Wanwan left the palace to find Mrs. Yue."
Hearing her mention Hua Rong at this time, Zhao Deji really had mixed feelings in his heart. After having a grudge against Hua Rong and his wife, he didn't expect to be in a desperate situation again. Yue Pengju didn't dare to trust him 100%. He just thought, where is Rong'er? Rong'er, will he save her through life and death as before
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On this day, Yue Pengju and his wife received news that the guards had escorted the wet nurse and Lu Wenlong to Jiangping. However, because the child was infected with typhoid fever, he had been delayed in a local hotel and had been unable to go on the road for several days. Jiangping was only more than a hundred miles away from the capital, and the couple was very worried. If you are anxious, go and greet them in person.
The two of them had been apart from their child for a long time, so they naturally missed him. When they saw that the child was seriously ill and had a high fever that wouldn't go away all day long, they asked a doctor again for diagnosis and treatment, and the couple took care of him personally.
Everyone rented an independent courtyard of the hotel, lit a fire to cook, and cooked medicine and soup for the child. They were busy for most of the day. In the evening, when the child's condition improved slightly, Yue Pengju ordered everyone to disperse and rest early to prepare for the road tomorrow.
Hua Rong didn't see the child for a long time, so she asked the wet nurse to rest and take care of it herself. She touched the child's forehead and found that it was much better. She breathed a sigh of relief. Only then did she notice that the child was dressed in gold and silver and was dressed up as a child by the wet nurse. The poor sick child is like a good-luck boy, with several gold pendants and jade pendants tied around his body. She smiled and said, "Pengju, look at how tired the child is from these ornaments."
The wet nurse was timid and knew she was here to see the emperor, so she tied almost all her belongings to the child in order to make her shine.
Yue Pengju slowly took off the ornaments on his son's body, took off the tortoiseshell hat on his head and put it aside so that he could sleep more comfortably. He looked up and saw that his wife was sweating profusely from work, and said, "You I'm tired too, I'll watch the kids, you go eat first."
Seeing that the child was sleeping soundly, Hua Rong took her husband's hand and said, "Let's eat together first. The child won't wake up for a while."
When the couple came to the outside room, the guards had already prepared several side dishes as instructed.
Just as he was about to move his chopsticks, he heard a slight noise outside the door. Yue Pengju was startled when he heard someone outside the door shout: "It's me."
The voice was that of King Qin. Yue Pengju hurriedly opened the door, and King Qin immediately walked in. King Qin arrived at night and was so mysterious that everyone knew that he must not want his identity to be discovered. Yue Pengju changed his mind and immediately ordered more meals to be delivered. Then the screen retreated to the left and right, no longer summoned.
Jiangping was much colder than Lin'an, and it snowed lightly at night. King Qin took off his big hat to keep out the cold, patted the snowflakes on his body, sat down, and found that there was a fire burning in the small room, which was very warm.
Hua Rong was surprised and happy: "Why are you here?"
Before he could answer, Hua Rong poured him another cup of hot tea: "It's cold, let's drink a cup of tea first."
He took the tea and took a sip. The hot water immediately warmed his palms. He felt a little dazed and felt at home. He returned home on a snowy night, and there was a woman waiting for him, and he could have steaming meals at any time.
He secretly lost consciousness for a moment, and then replied: "I was passing by here and came to see you."
From here, it is one of the ways back to the sea. Yue Pengju couldn't help but ask: "Are you going back?"
"I have this plan."
After seeing each other again, there are thousands of rivers and mountains, and I don’t know when it will be when we see each other again. Hua Rong felt a little melancholy and served him a bowl of rice: "You haven't eaten either, have you? We just want to eat together."
"Well, I'm very hungry."
"Where are Ma Su and the others? Let's have dinner with them."
"They are warming up outside and drinking wine, so don't worry about them."
During this meal, the three of them chatted and had a great time. Especially King Qin, who had never chatted with the two of them with such a peaceful attitude in his life. He felt that he and Yue Pengju had many views in common, especially , he found that every time his rice bowl was empty, Hua Rong would refill his meal in time, which was exactly the same treatment as Yue Pengju.
He was so happy that he actually ate seven or eight bowls of this meal without drinking any alcohol. He looked forward to Yue Pengju eating as much.
After collecting the dishes and chopsticks, Hua Rong went to see his son again, and found that his son's fever had completely subsided and he was sleeping very peacefully. King Qin followed him in and saw many ornaments on the cabinet next to the child's bed, one of which he gave to him. The Arhat Boxer was actually inside. He laughed: "This little brat..."
Hua Rong lowered her voice softly: "Don't wake the child."
He stuck out his tongue and hurried out, thinking to himself, it's so damn weird to live like this, but it's actually pretty good.
Everyone was sitting in front of the stove. Hua Rong felt happy because his son recovered from his illness and saw King Qin return safe and sound. He sat next to Yue Pengju and talked warmly for a while, then suddenly he said with a sudden passion: "I will make tea for you to drink."
Yue Pengju smiled and nodded: "Okay, I'll give you a hand."
Everything in the hotel is ready-made, including good pots, stoves, water spoons, and wood burners. Hua Rong sat on a one-legged stool with tea sets on the table in front of her. Yue Pengju tied up his big sleeves for her. Okay, I exposed my two snow-white hands like spring onions, watched the water in the pot in front of me slowly begin to boil, and took a bunch of wooden spoons and started ordering tea.
The tools in the hotel are complete and she can use them with ease. Yue Pengju has seen her make tea several times and is very knowledgeable. Every time, he handed her the most suitable utensils just right. She was so happy that she used all the special skills she knew in her life. Use them all.
The King of Qin has been a rough man for half his life. Although he has been surrounded by mountains of gold and silver and nestled among piles of pink and pink, how many times have he ever seen such a gentle and delicate scene? I saw white boiling water vapor turning the face of the woman opposite to a rose-like pink. I saw her red hands flying, and the flower in front of my eyes turned out to be the shape of a whole big fish.
He exclaimed, but before he could praise it, he saw that the shape had changed into a huge flower. I don't know if it was an illusion, but he felt that the flower seemed to have color, like the water droplets behind the rainbow, colorful and lively.
"Girl, how did you do this? How did you do this?"
He was stunned and could only ask this question over and over again. He was amazed at the skillful hands and realized the deep charm of art for the first time. Although, he had never thought about drinking a cup of tea and having a cup of tea. So many "art mysteries".
When the shape of the last flower slowly bloomed in front of his eyes and then disappeared, before he could recover, a white teacup was handed to him: "Try it..."
The soft hands, the beautiful face, everything seemed like a dream. He laughed and took the tea. For the first time in his life, he did not drink it all in one gulp, as if he was afraid that if he drank it in one gulp, he would never drink it again.
Yue Pengju was also holding tea and carefully looked at the results of his and his wife's cooperation before taking a sip and praising: "Good tea, Sister Seventeen's skillful hand... Hahaha..."
This was the first time King Qin heard the title "Seventeenth Sister", and he glared: "Girl, why do you call me Seventeenth Sister?"
Hua Rong smiled, took a sip of tea himself, put down the cup, and then said: "When I was young, people called me Sister Seventeen. Haha, do you want to call me Sister Seventeen too?"
"Sister Seventeen? It's really ugly."
King Qin drank all the tea in the cup in one gulp, and Hua Rong handed him another cup: "Drink slowly."
He and Yue Pengju seemed to be competing in drinking, until after several drinks, Yue Pengju patted the table very boldly and sang loudly: "Go eastward along the Yangtze River, and the waves will sweep away all the famous people of the ages..."
King Qin was not to be outdone: "I will also sing a song."
Hua Rong thought of those "terrible" mountain tunes he sang when he was injured. He covered his mouth and secretly smiled. He saw that King Qin was indeed singing with Yue Pengju's voice more happily than he was.
When she was in high spirits, she suddenly heard a "wow" sound in the room, and Hua Rong hurriedly said: "Oops, I forgot about the child, you guys woke me up."
The two immediately stopped talking and looked at each other.
Hua Rong ran into the house and hugged the child. The child opened his eyes and saw his mother. He was overjoyed and stopped crying. He shouted: "Mom, mom..."
Hua Rong saw that he had been sleeping for a few days and now he woke up, so she hugged him and said softly, "Mom, let's take you out to play for a while."
She took the child out. The child first affectionately called "Daddy". Yue Pengju smiled and hugged him. Only then did he see King Qin, with a flat mouth and a smile: "Big bad guy..."
King Qin glared: "You little bastard, I don't call you the big bad guy."
Hua Rong said softly: "Good boy, I will call you uncle from now on."
The child was very unconvinced. King Qin suddenly lowered his head, fumbled here and there, and finally found something. He smiled and said, "Little bastard, I'll give it to you if you ask me."
The child called "Uncle" and took the toys. He was very happy, but after a while he got tired of playing. Hua Rong immediately carried him into the house and coaxed him to sleep before coming out.
When King Qin saw that the family was enjoying themselves, he looked at Yue Pengju and asked, "What are your plans?"
This question really bothered Yue Pengju. He pondered for a while and then said: "I will go to Xiangyang, and I will set off probably after the next year."
"Xiangyang? I heard that the naval force in the two lakes is very powerful, especially Yang Yi in Dongting Lake. He has entangled a lot of forces and now almost occupies the entire two lakes..."
Yue Peng went here. His biggest task was to fight water pirates. He was about to ask King Qin for advice. When he saw him asking about it, he immediately said: "My king is the overlord of the sea and has rich experience in water warfare. I was just about to ask you for advice."