Wei Concubine walked uneasily. Seeing that the surrounding palace walls were unfamiliar, she couldn't help but ask in fear, "Father-in-law, why haven't you arrived yet? Where is the Queen Mother's home?"
The eunuch walking in front ignored her.
Wei Concubine was horrified in this silence, she stopped, pretending to have a stomachache, and clamoring to go back.
She had never seen the eunuch who led the way, and her face was still tender. The eunuch looked back at her and said softly, "I'll be there soon. I'm going with the concubine Wei, don't let the goddess fall."
The eunuchs on both sides immediately supported Wei Concubine, Wei Concubine struggled, raised her voice to shout, but was gagged. The eunuchs picked her up nimbly and walked forward quickly.
There is a well in the deserted courtyard, and there is still some water left in the bottom.
The eunuch looked at it with a probe and said, "Just here, take the maiden in."
Wei Concubine struggled hard, and her pampered nails scratched the arm of the leading eunuch. Her hair was messy, and she shook her head and whimpered while clinging to the edge of the well.
The eunuch touched her beautiful hand and asked someone to lift the stone with pity.
Hearing a "thump" sound, the bird on the branch of the red wall was startled.
* * *
Emperor Xiande was lying in the carriage, and Li Jianheng knelt beside him with a medicine bowl.
Emperor Xiande was so angry that he couldn't even cough. He waved to Li Jianheng, and Li Jianheng hurriedly put down the medicine bowl, walked over on his knees, and said, "Brother Emperor, Brother Huang, do you feel better?"
Emperor Xiande put on the back of Li Jianheng's hand and said with difficulty, "Jianheng."
"My younger brother is here." Li Jianheng cried again, and he said, "My younger brother is here."
"The late emperor was constrained by others. At that time, the crown prince of the East Palace was the eldest brother of the emperor, I..." Emperor Xiande looked at him, "I, like you, is also a king of idleness. World events are unpredictable, and in the end, this country and society fell into disrepair. I came to me. But since I took the throne, I have been restrained. Every move is like a puppet in front of the curtain. The mother made me laugh, and I wanted to laugh. The mother made me die, and now I should die."
Li Jianheng burst into tears.
Emperor Xiande said, "In the future, you will be this loner."
Li Jianheng burst into tears immediately, he held Emperor Xiande's hand, and begged: "Brother Emperor! How can I be? I'm just a worm under the Li family, how can I afford to sit on the top? Brother Huang, I'm afraid, I'm afraid."
"Don't be afraid." Emperor Xiande didn't know where the strength came from, he held Li Jianheng's hand tightly, his eyes widened, "You are different from me... The relatives have been defeated! Hua Siqian died, and Pan Rugui also died, you Kill them, kill their queen mother, then there will be no help! From now on, you will be... the co-lord of this world! What I can't do... you can... I..."
Emperor Xiande coughed violently, his whole body trembling, he refused to let go of Li Jianheng, and said with blood.
"Absolutely foreign relatives, supervising courtiers. The Hua family is defeated, and... and others... You must remember, the emperor's power bed, never allow others to sleep soundly! Today... save you... tomorrow... can also kill you! Military power is like a tiger. … Xiao…”
Emperor Xiande vomited blood, and Li Jianheng panicked.
"...I must not..." Emperor Xiande gasped, holding Li Jianheng in pain, "Never let... let go... Aye..."
Never let Xiao Chiye go back to Libei!
No matter the playboy or the wizard. He is here, the Xiao family is a dog. If the foreign relatives are defeated, wouldn't the frontiers not support their own troops? Without the Hua family, who can contain the Xiao family! Since Xiao Chiye has such a temperament, he can endure it for five years without speaking out, and silently turn the Imperial Army into a miraculous, then give him another five years and let him return to Libei... Wouldn't it be a serious problem for his confidants!
Li Jianheng said stupidly: "Brother Huang... How can this be done... Brother Huang..."
"Cut down the vassals and reduce the troops." Emperor Xiande said weakly, "...when necessary...kill...kill..."
kill him.
Seeing him close his eyes, Li Jianheng groaned immediately. Emperor Xiande didn't let go before he died, and the resentment and gloom between his brows never dissipated.
He has been on the throne for nine years and has not made a single decision before the Queen Mother. The cost of his food and clothing, and the candidates for bedding are all decided by the Queen Mother. The craziest move in his life was to secretly reach out to Qidong, win over Xi Gu'an, and paved a seemingly smooth road for Li Jianheng in the hunting ground.
The long line on the way back stopped, followed by crying. The ministers knelt down, and Hai Liangyi took the lead, weeping and choking, and shouted "Emperor", which was the last honor of Emperor Xiande.
The death knell tolled in all the capitals, and the whole country wept bitterly.
* * *
The Queen Mother Hua sat on the couch and fed Emperor Xiande's parrot.
The parrot heard the bell and shouted, "Jianyun! Jianyun! Jianyun is back!"
Dongzhu in Empress Hua's ear shook slightly, she nodded and said, "Jianyun is back."
The parrot then shouted, "Queen Mother! Queen Mother!"
The Queen Mother was knocking on the wooden spoon and didn't move. The white hair in the oblique shadow could no longer hide it, and the fine lines at the corners of her eyes looked like cracks on precious porcelain.
The parrot shouted a few more times, and suddenly fell headfirst into the cage and stopped moving.
The Queen Mother Hua put the wooden spoon down and sat quietly until the bell stopped, then said, "Where's Wei Concubine? Why hasn't it come for so long."
* * *
Back in Yedu, because of Emperor Xiande, Xiao Chiye was too busy to touch the ground. He knelt with Baiguan for a few days, and when he was able to lie down, he was exhausted.
But he had to take a shower when he was exhausted. When Xiao Chiye wiped himself, he saw that the abrasions on his shoulders and arms had already scarred. He put on a new robe and came out and asked Chen Yang, "Where's that person?"
Chen Yang knew who it was this time, and said, "Jin Yiwei has been reorganized. He is going to be re-entered in the past few days, and he hasn't returned home much."
"I ask..." Xiao Chiye said, "Where's Ji Lei, who did you answer?"
Chen Yang scratched his head shyly and said, "Ji Lei, he's been imprisoned. After the new emperor ascends the throne, he should be beheaded. Governor, isn't this person the one you brought in?"
Xiao Chiye put on his jacket and said solemnly, "I forgot."
* * *
Shen Zechuan, Ge Qingqing and Xiao Wu were using noodles at the noodle stand. Halfway through eating, Xiao Wu suddenly straightened his eyes.
Shen Zechuan looked back, saw Xiao Chiye throwing money to the boss, lifted his robe and sat beside him, and said, "Two bowls of noodles."
Xiao Wu finished the noodles "snoring", holding the bowl and moving his butt, and went to another table like a quail. Ge Qingqing also took the bowl in Xiao Chiye's eyes.
Shen Zechuan picked up the noodles and said, "I'm full."
"After eating." Xiao Chiye took a pair of chopsticks and clamped them against Shen Zechuan, "Are you afraid of seeing me? Run in such a hurry."
"I'm afraid." Shen Zechuan took the last bite slowly, "Anyone who is... pressed once should be afraid."
"When you were escorting that day, you ran very fast." Xiao Chiye's face came, and he poured jealousy, "With such a good opportunity for promotion, why did you run?"
"I didn't escort me again," Shen Zechuan blew and drank the soup, "Go join in the fun."
Xiao Chiye began to eat noodles, and when he was about to finish, he said coldly: "Looking back, you squatted behind me for a long time that night. Who is better to choose, it is better to act according to chance. Xi Gu Anruo wins. If you take down the capital, you will give me a knife. If Xi Gu'an doesn't take down the capital, you will give me a hand. When the time is right, you will not be willing to do anything until I fall once."
"Then your life is good," Shen Zechuan smiled sideways, "alive."
Xiao Chiye said, "You didn't shoot the arrow that shot me, did you? If I didn't get into danger, how could it seem that your kindness is important."
"I don't ask for anything in return," Shen Zechuan said, "Why do you still think that I'm plotting against you?"
"It's a problem if you don't ask for anything in return." Xiao Chiye seemed to be hungry, he put down his chopsticks and said, "You didn't dare to appear in front of the King of Chu that day, because you were afraid of Ji Lei or Hua Siqian's shouting. ?"
Shen Zechuan lined up his copper coins neatly, then approached Xiao Chiye and whispered, "No, I'm afraid of you."
Xiao Chiye said, "Afraid of me?"
"Hard."
The voices around him seemed to be far away, and Xiao Chiye's ears only had the words "hard" snorting hotly. Because of these words, he realized that today's Shen Zechuan was wearing a corset, and his neck was half-circled, not giving him another chance to look at him wantonly.
His expression changed a bit, looked at Shen Zechuan, and squeezed out two words: "Don't worry."
"Second Young Master is also old," Shen Zechuan turned around, "it's time to get a wife."
"Your second son has more tricks than you." Seeing that he wanted to leave, Xiao Chiye grabbed his wrist and insisted that no one stand up and said, "It's against the rules to leave every time you finish speaking."
"Get started whenever you want," Shen Zechuan said, "what's the rule?"
Xiao Chiye let go of his hand and said, "I will return this friendship to you."
"It's okay to call the uncle." Shen Zechuan said.
"But you have to return the things to me." Xiao Chiye said, "You don't want me to chase after you and have to pull your fingers, right?"
Shen Zechuan said nothing, and threw the bone spanner to him.
Xiao Chiye took it and said suspiciously, "What kind of conspiracy is this? Just pay it back."
"It's your duty to do things," Shen Zechuan said, "just so refreshing."
That's it, there's nothing more to say.
Xiao Chiye watched Shen Zechuan get up, his fingertips twitched the wrench, always feeling that it was too easy.
"Going home?" he asked from behind.
"Tomorrow's turn is bad."
"Jinyiwei has been rewashed, what's your fault?" Xiao Chiye said, "Winter is a difficult time, you should take care."
"Small fish and shrimps like me are going with the flow." Shen Zechuan turned around, "The one who should take care is not me."
Xiao Chiye touched his knuckles and said, "Say hello to Master Ji Gang by the way."
Shen Zechuan's foot stepped out, and he stared at him suddenly.
Xiao Chiye put on his wrench and jokingly said, "Lanzhou, are you going to play together?"