The first day of November in the thirty-seventh year of Emperor Taizong of the Ming Dynasty.
"Under the Biography of the Edict--"
"Long live the emperor!"
"In order to make good luck in the sky, the emperor summoned: Today, the emperor is located in Prince Mo Qihan, and the new emperor succeeds to the throne, and you must do everything you can to assist! This is my honor!"
"Long live the emperor!"
"Under the New Emperor's Decree--"
"Long live the emperor!"
"Fortune in the sky, the emperor called: From now on, Emperor Zun Taizong will be the Supreme Emperor, Empress Xiaohui will be the Queen Mother, Chen Guifei will be Xiaoxian Duo Guifei, Concubine Li, Concubine Desire, and Concubine Rong will be the Duo Concubine! The following year will be the first year of Xianzong! This is the honor!"
"See the emperor! Long live the emperor!"
The officials knelt down three times and knocked down nine times, the loud shouts blasted through the sky above the Golden Luang Palace, and the echoes echoed loudly and violently throughout the palace for a long time!
Mo Qihan wears a bright yellow dragon robe that symbolizes the emperor. He wears a flat crown with twelve strings of pearls hanging on the front and back. He wears a golden dragon and phoenix leather belt on his waist. The eyes are piercing, handsome and beautiful, and the style is extraordinary, and there is the pride and self-confidence of the world in those eyes!
The new emperor ascended the throne, and the whole world celebrated with the sound of ritual music, drums, and salute, from the palace to Jin'an, to the whole country of Daming!
After the ceremony, Mo Qihan led hundreds of officials to worship the ancestors in the Taimiao Temple, read the sacrificial texts written by himself, bowed down to the world, and announced the world!
After everything was done, the new emperor moved into the Imperial Palace, and under a special imperial decree, Fengchen Palace was changed to the residence of the Queen Mother. The Ministry of Industry did not need to build a new queen’s palace.
On a clear night, a crescent moon is like a hook.
Upstairs, a tall man dressed in bright yellow brocade is holding his left hand behind him, holding the railing lightly with his right hand, looking into the distance.
The cold eyes gleamed with a deep gloom under the moonlight, and the thick, inexhaustible color darkened the dark eyeballs. The thin lips were pressed tightly into an arc, and the lines on the cold face were stiff, only The moonlight on the side of his face shone a little hazy, looking cold, unreachable, and dare not get close.
Is it really good to be in the palace
From the perspective of the viewing building, you can vaguely see the outline of the clothing bureau. The viewing building is built for collecting wind. The terrain is high, but the clothing bureau is the most inferior minion institution, and it is naturally built far away. , So if he looks at her here, he is afraid that he can only see a small point.
With a melancholy sigh, he wanted to turn his head, only to hear the sound of footsteps on the stairs.
"Weichen knock on the emperor!"
Mo Qihan slowly turned around, "Mengqing, flat yourself!"
"Thank you, the emperor!"
Lin Mengqing arched his hands and said: "The emperor, regarding the defense of the imperial guards, the ministers have distributed the imperial guards to the nine gates of the capital according to the emperor's will. However, five of the nine lieutenants refused to accept the assignment and gave a secret air. Although they obeyed on the surface, Secretly incited the Forbidden Army to make trouble, and today there was a phenomenon of two Forbidden Army fleeing privately. This is the list of those personnel, please go to the emperor!"
Mo Qihan took the folds handed by Lin Mengqing, Xu An hurriedly raised the palace lantern to the front, opened it and scanned it, his handsome face was gloomy, and said coldly: "I really intended to prevent this new monarch from getting better! Meng Qing, this matter. You have the full authority to deal with it, find out the evidence, cut it first and play it later, kill the chicken and curse the monkey!"
"Yes, we will follow the order!" Lin Mengqing said, arching his hand.
"Xu An, Xuanwu Wangye to Dihua Palace!" Mo Qi said with a cold voice in his cold eyes.
"The slave obeys the order!"
Xu An hurriedly handed the palace lantern into Wuji's hands, and hurriedly declared.
"Mengqing, follow me back to the palace."
"Yes!"
A quarter of an hour later, the Imperial Palace.
Mo Qilin bowed down and said, "See the emperor, my minister! Long live the emperor!"
"Fifth brother flat body!"
"Thank you, the emperor!"
Mo Qihan said with a stern face: "Fifth brother, I have called for a call overnight, and there is a top priority for you."
"The emperor, please speak!" Mo Qilin was shocked and said hurriedly.
"I intend to envelop He Zhi as Duke Pingguo, give the house to build a mansion, and retain his position as a general. It is clear that the title of Grace is elevated, and he stays in Beijing to rest and rejuvenate. In fact, I want to vacate his rights in the Pingzhou army. You go to take over, fifth brother, it is not easy to subdue Pingzhou's veterans under He Zhixin, you have to bother!" Mo Qihan said in a deep voice.
Mo Qilin's eyes tightened and he knelt on one knee, "Yes, I will do my best to share the worries for the emperor!"
"Well, I will send Uncle Yun with you at the same time, with the prestige of Uncle Yun, plus the name of your five princes in the Southern Expeditionary Army and your way of doing things, I think there will be no problem." Mo Qihan paused. Then he frowned and said, "But there is also a certain risk in going here. He Zhixin and his generals have lived and died together on the battlefield for many years. The relationship is unusual. You must guard against mutiny!"
"Yes, I understand!"
"Sending other confidant generals is not enough to deter the three armies. The second brother has to stay on the court to help me deal with the Three Kings and stabilize the political situation. The sixth and seventh brothers are not as experienced as you in leading troops. Therefore, I think twice and decide to send. You and Uncle Yun!" Mo Qihan said, and glanced at Lin Mengqing, "Fifth brother, you and Mengqing will discuss the military in Pingzhou. First, you have a preliminary understanding. You also have a psychological preparation. I will wait for a while before going down. If you and Uncle Yun do something, I have my own means to order the letter of congratulation to hand in the talisman and push him to the guillotine!"
"Yes, my minister will follow the order!"
As the night darkened, the lanterns in the Imperial Palace were bright, and the three discussed until midnight, and the shadows lurked around the Imperial Palace like ghosts. Don't even try to approach an enemy's fly.
When Ling Xue got up early in the morning, Ling Xueman was refreshed, and quickly ran out of breakfast, and walked in the courtyard, staring nervously at the cobblestone path outside the Shushui Garden.
Chuntang Qiuyue stood ten feet behind him, Mo Lixuan stood still under the osmanthus tree far away, watching Ling Xueman intently, an unspeakable emotion entangled him, standing for a while, Mo Lixuan desperately shook his head. , I wanted to put aside this irritability, and then tried to raise a smiley face, and walked towards Shushui Garden.
Then he walked to the gate and yelled, "Mother!" I heard the housekeeper rushing forward, shouting in a flustered tone, "Princess! Little prince!"
Mo Lixuan turned around, Ling Xueman also ran to the gate in confusion, frowning and said: "Butler, what are you asking me for?"
"Return to the little prince, the princess, there are people in the palace!" The housekeeper's face was panicked and surprised. "The emperor Ouchi's guards all withdrew, and Xu Gonggong came to deliver the decree, and ordered the little prince and the princess to go to the hall to receive the decree. !"
"Really?" Mo Lixuan and Ling Xueman uttered at the same time. Ling Xueman spoke out, and immediately covered his mouth, his eyes rolled steadily. Is this caused by the concubine
In the hall, the Ouchi guards wearing yellow and black shirts were divided into two rows. Twenty eunuchs stood in two rows. Then Xu An was dressed in eunuch chief attire, wearing a fifth-grade official hat, and red on both sides of the brim. Weigela, holding two scrolls of imperial edicts, stands upright facing the entrance of the hall with a solemn expression.
"The little prince is here! The princess is here!"
The housekeeper at the entrance of the hall shouted loudly, and all the guards and eunuchs in the hall, including Xu An'an, knelt down, "Minions see the little lord! Little lord, thousand years old!"
With tidy and loud shouts, the shocking Ling Xueman's hind feet did not enter the threshold, and he staggered forward. Mo Lixuan was also shocked, but the reaction was extremely quick to hold Ling Xueman, "Mother, you are all right. Right?"
"It's okay!" Ling Xueman blushed, stood still, glanced at the battle in the hall, swallowed his saliva, and whispered to Xiang Mo Lixuan, "Xuan'er, why did they call you a thousand years old?" , Why didn't you please her
Mo Lixuan frowned, shook his head, then looked at Xu An and others, and said crisply, "No gift!"
"Xie Xiaowang!"
Xu An took the lead and stood up and said respectfully with a folded fist: "The servant is Xu An, the new chief eunuch in the palace, who is in charge of the emperor's daily life."
"Oh? Where's Grandpa Li?" Mo Lixuan asked in confusion.
"Go back to the little prince, Grandpa Li retires to the post of director, and only waits for the Supreme Emperor!" Xu An paused, looked at Ling Xueman, and continued: "Maybe the little prince and the princess don’t know yet, Emperor Taizong has abdicated and passed the throne to With the newly established prince, the new emperor has been enthroned and pro-government yesterday, and his reign is Xianzong!"
"Wh, what?" Ling Xueman yelled out in surprise, staring at her eyes in disbelief, stammering: "Eunuch Xu'an, you are not fooling our wife!"
Xu An's expression remained unchanged, and said to Mo Lixuan, who was also shocked, "The minion will never dare to tell a lie!"
"Oh my God, is this the seven days in the middle of the mountain, the world has been around for a thousand years? But the sky has changed without going out for ten days?" Ling Xueman exclaimed, feeling her body shaking, busy grabbing Mo Lixuan's sleeve. Looking at Mo Lixuan, who had a fairly calm expression on his face, he felt like crying, "Xuan'er, we are out!"
"Uh, what? What's special?" Mo Lixuan's face twitched. It should be said that everyone around him was at a loss.
"It's just that we are outdated, abandoned by this era, and don't even know that the world has changed the master!" Ling Xueman was immersed in the great shock of this day, and actually forgot to ask the most important thing!
Mo Lixuan still reacted and asked Xu An after a "um", "Duke Xu, may I ask the current emperor..."
"Back to the little prince, the new emperor is Queen Xiaohui and the fourth prince!" Xu An slowly lowered his head and said.
This remark shocked all four people!
Ling Xueman stepped forward to Xu An and grabbed the clothes on Xu An's chest. Her face was as pale as paper, her lips trembling, and her words were inconsistent. "What are you talking about? The new emperor is... the fourth prince? Moqi, the fourth prince. cold?"
Xu An frowned slightly, lowered his eyes to look at the little hand on his chest, then moved his gaze to Ling Xueman's face, and said calmly, "Yes!"
"He... isn't he dead? He's been buried in the underground palace for two years! Will you get burnt, come to entertain us in the morning!" Ling Xueman was both frightened and angry. Damn, this kind of joke is not fun at all!
"That's right, Father Xu, how could my father be the emperor? He..." Mo Lixuan asked in amazement as well.
"Return to the little prince, it is indeed!" Xu An nodded, his eyes moved to Ling Xueman's face, and he said clearly and clearly: "Four princes are back from the dead! He is the Great General of the Southern Expedition, Mo Junlin! "
Time seemed to freeze at this moment, Ling Xueman only felt that the sky was spinning and turning blank in front of him, and only said, "Grandma's, my man really crawled out of the coffin!" Then he fell on the ground and fainted!
"Mother!"
"princess!"
Mo Lixuan, the housekeeper, Xu An, Chuntang Qiuyue and Yigan's servant shouted out loud!
"Mother, what's the matter with you? Don't scare me! Great doctor! Quickly pass on the great doctor!" Mo Lixuan yelled and hugged Ling Xueman hard and walked towards the bedroom, stepping out, suddenly remembering, busy Said: "Butler, go and invite the old man! Hurry up!"
"Yes!"
The housekeeper ran out in a hurry, but ran into the old man who happened to be here to watch the excitement, a touch of cold sweat on his forehead, and anxiously said: "Senior hasten to come, the princess fainted!"
"Huh? Dizzy? Why are you so courageous?"
The corner of the old man Tianji twitched his mouth, and then entered the hall. Mo Lixuan had already held Ling Xueman temporarily to the wing behind the hall and laid her flat on the bed. He approached, took the pulse, and whispered and said: "Little prince don't worry, be scared. It’s just too much, and I wake up in a while."
"Oh, okay, thank you senior." Mo Lixuan sighed and sat down by the bed, stretched out the hair hanging on Ling Xueman's forehead, and sighed: "My mother is not prepared at all. Scared!"
"Yes, this girl will not be surprised when she hears that her husband is resurrected and proclaimed the emperor, she will only be shocked!" The old man Tianji rolled his eyes and shook his head.
Two quarters later, Ling Xue woke up leisurely, and the first thing he did when waking up was to run for his life!
"Mother!" Mo Lixuan was taken aback.
However, when he closed the door bolt with his hand, Ling Xueman stopped suddenly. No, he said that he was a member of the palace. Since he was in the palace, he must have known that the Fourth Prince was resurrected! Then he had to take her into the palace, and said he would not let her be the Fourth Princess, and in words, he was so sure that she should be closer to him. What does this mean? Isn't he afraid of her new emperor husband? still is…
"Xuan'er... By the way, the eunuch surnamed Xu said he was here to deliver the decree. What did the imperial decree say?" Ling Xueman suddenly remembered that, and asked uncomfortably, God bless her, don't seal her concubine or queen. She is so blessed that she can't afford it! Uh, let alone kill her or give her a pig cage!
"Oh, by the way, mother, let's go out and listen to the decree, don't let Father Xu wait for a long time!" Mo Lixuan also said quickly, as if he had just remembered.
"Uh...I, I'm afraid..."
Ling Xueman's legs trembled, and she wanted to cry, shit, what is your arrangement? My little heart can't take it anymore! God bless you again, I hope your emperor friend will give you my divorce directly, so everyone will be happy!
Mo Lixuan patted Ling Xueman's hand and smiled, "Mother is not afraid, I am here!"
The two returned to the hall, knelt down, Xu An held out the first imperial decree and read out loudly--
"Fortune in the sky, the emperor called: Mo Lixuan, the eldest son of Emperor Guan Guan, has a good character and a pure heart. I am very relieved. I specially designate Mo Lixuan as Prince An Xiaochang, and give him to live in the palace and live in Jingxuan Palace! On the day, go to the palace to thank you immediately! Thank you for this!"
When the last sound fell, Ling Xueman was shocked. The concubine said that he would let Xuan'er accompany her into the palace, and it really happened!
Mo Lixuan was also shocked and speechless, the emperor father actually named him such a high title! Granted as the eldest son of the emperor! This is something he never knew!
Xu An launched the second imperial decree, "Four princesses listen to the decree!"
"Fortune in heaven, the emperor summoned: The Fourth Queen of Cha Ling Xueman is unclean and unworthy to be the queen, my new emperor succeeded to the throne and amnesty the world, so he is forgiven of death, a letter of divorce, and the throne of the four princesses are reduced to Huanyi The game is a slave!"
The last word of "slave" in Xu An's shrill voice fell, and the whole hall was shocked again, and it was full of surprises!
As for Xu An and the housekeeper, even though Mo Lixuan had made psychological preparations, they still heard a loud "Boom--"!
"Mother!"
"princess!"
There were also a few messy hurried shouts, screaming "Wang Hao". Although they just heard the imperial decree, they couldn't change it all at once. The butler frowned, and together with Mo Lixuan, he knocked on his head due to excessive excitement. On the ground, Ling Xueman fell to the ground again!
"This bastard man, why is he so wicked?" Ling Xueman got up, grabbed the imperial edict from Xu An's hand, glanced hurriedly, angrily wanted to cry, blurted out and cursed without thinking about it, crying in her voice. Very strong, "Auntie is unclean, that is, the red apricot is out of the wall! Ghosts love to be your queen, you disdain me, and I disdain you! If you don't want to live, then divorce, reconcile, why? Why don't you give me freedom, why don't I live with my concubine, or let me be a slave!!"
"Mother!" Mo Lixuan stretched out his hand in a panic and covered Ling Xueman's mouth, and whispered anxiously: "Mother, don't talk nonsense! Insulting the saint is a capital crime!"
Ling Xueman was reminded by this reminder that the chaotic brain reacted suddenly, and then realized that she was a step closer to her head, her eyes immediately changed from collapse and anger to uneasy, and carefully moved her gaze to Xu An. Sure enough, Xu An's. The face is not generally black!
Looking at the other eunuchs and guards, the original solemn face was filled with disbelief and shock at this moment, Ling Xueman suddenly realized that the end of the world was coming, ten fingers trembled and pulled down Mo Lixuan's hand, crying at Xu Anxuan, Chu Chu Poorly said: "An'an, An'an eunuch eldest brother, I may be a little confused. Don't take the words of a patient seriously. My admiration for the emperor can be learned from heaven and earth, absolute loyalty, absolute worship, you have nothing just now. Did you hear it right? None of your subordinates heard it, right?"
"Mother, don’t be afraid. I am here. Although you are not the princess of the father, but I still call you mother. I always call you mother. I will recognize you as my mother. It happens that we enter the palace together. I can accompany you." Mo Lixuan soothed softly and grinned, "Unless my mother doesn't recognize me, don't want me as a son!"
"Hmm, Xuan'er!" Ling Xueman was touched, her nose sour, and her tears fell from her long-awaited cry. "Hmm, it's really hard to see the truth, admit it, my son It's so good, so good..."
Mo Lixuan smiled and nodded, "Mother, don't cry, I don't care what others say about you, you are my favorite mother." After speaking, facing Xu An, he was still smiling, but it was full of deep meaning. Slowly said: "Duke Xu, just now my wife is very ill. Did she say anything? Why didn't the king hear? Butler, did you hear?"
The steward immediately clasped his fists and said, "Prince Huichang, the slave has ear problems and heard nothing."
"Daddy Xu, how about you?" Mo Lixuan nodded and asked with a smile.
Xu An raised his eyebrows, then lowered his head and arched his hands, "The minion suffered from ear problems like the housekeeper and didn't hear it."
"Okay, I'm so troubled with Father Xu!" Mo Lixuan nodded slightly with satisfaction, and then smiled to Ling Xueman: "Mother, it's okay. In the future, remember to be cautious in your words and deeds in the palace, and think twice before acting!"
"Yeah, I took it down." Ling Xueman wiped away tears and forced a smiling face.
"Lady Ling, let's go into the palace with our family!" Xu An raised her head and said, and then he gave Mo Lixuan his hand, "Prince long, the slave will act according to the decree, so I will take the Lady Ling back to the palace for reconciliation. Up!"
"Okay!" Mo Lixuan faintly replied, lightly holding Ling Xueman's hand, and said softly: "Mother, take care of yourself, I will enter the palace immediately, thanks to my father, I will come to the Huanyi Bureau to see you. of."
"Ok."
Ling Xueman nodded tragically with tears, and shook Mo Lixuan reluctantly, then turned and walked slowly towards the entrance of the hall, stepping out of the threshold, Chuntang Qiuyue anxiously greeted him, biting his lips in sadness. Said: "The princess, the servants are no longer with you, you must take care of yourself!"
"Well, Chuntang, Qiuyue, I am not your princess anymore, don't call me princess, I am younger than you, you call me Manman, I will call your sister! I always treat you as sisters!" Ling Xueman I couldn't help crying, and rushed to hug the two of them.
Of course, Chuntang Qiuyue didn't dare to call it "manman", but she hugged her tightly, and her reluctance came from the heart. In the past two years, they really felt in love with their sisters!
"Ling palace lady, let's go, don't rush!" Xu An was impatient and urged.
Senior officials crushed people to death!
Ling Xueman squashed her small mouth, said nothing, bowed her head and walked towards the door.
A medium-sized carriage was driving along the endless stream. The Ouchi guards were divided into several rows to open the road. Twenty eunuchs trot after the carriage. The carriage was wrapped in silk on all sides, and the windows were covered with gold inlays. The light blue crepe covered it, and the big "Palace" on the side wall of the carriage made the people consciously evade, staring suspiciously, and guessing in a low voice.
The imperial decree to demote the Four Queens as slaves, a post of notice, and soon the news spread all over the capital like snow flakes, more than the limelight a few days ago.
At this moment, Ling Xueman, who was sitting in the carriage, only pressed her red lips tightly, her expression was dull, and she didn't say a word.
Thinking of things in a mess, thinking of all sorts of pasts, thinking of the pale and handsome face she saw on the bed on the day of her wedding, thinking of her future destiny as a slave.