The prison cell of the Ministry of War was left by Hao Guo back then, and it hadn't been used for decades. This time, it was specially redecorated to welcome the Izumo emperor—a new layer of straw was laid.
The cell is underground, and when you open the door, you can smell a musty smell and some other inexplicable smells.
The original color of the iron gate can no longer be seen, and the surface is covered with reddish-brown rust.
There are more than a dozen emperors and concubines in Izumo, who are locked in several rooms.
In fact, it was enough to just send the emperor here, but Zi Donglai was a rare good person and gave them a chance to reunite their families.
Anyway, they had to be escorted, so they simply packed up the emperor and his harem.
When the iron door of the cell was opened, as a ray of light broke through the darkness in the cell, all the people who were locked up woke up.
The eyes of a disheveled young man in the cell lit up. This is not the time for food delivery. Who is it? Could it be that the emperor of Dayao was willing to see them
"Your Majesty..." a woman next to the man whispered, her eyes full of apprehension, but she stood up and took the straw off his hair for him.
The woman wanted to get something from the man that would make her feel at ease, but she was disappointed, the man didn't even pay the slightest attention to her.
It has been half a year since Emperor Izumo and his concubines were sent here.
Originally thought that she would see Dayao's empress after she came, but after that, life or death depended on her mood.
But unexpectedly, Qi Zixiao was not in Lancheng.
Everyone was imprisoned in this dark cell.
For everyone who grew up in rich clothes and rich food, this is a torment more painful than death.
If there is not a glimmer of hope, many people would rather die than be locked up in such a place.
After waiting for several months, the empress finally returned to Lancheng, and everyone thought that Qi Zixiao would see them soon.
However, what made them disappointed and confused was that after a month and a half, Qi Zixiao had no intention of seeing them at all.
This made their hearts bitter and angry as if they had eaten yellow lotus.
Anyway, they are also the royal family of Izumo, how could Qi Zixiao do this? How dare you do this? Is she really not going to see herself and others
Not only did they not see Qi Zixiao, even the few officials who occasionally came to see them were gone, only food was delivered every day, and they seemed to be forgotten.
From expectation to disappointment, from anger to despair.
But with the sound of footsteps, their hopes rose again.
As the old door in front of him opened, the Emperor Izumo saw a self-luminous body...
Even in such a dim environment as the prison cell, the opponent's body was shining brightly.
"Qi Zixiao wants to see me?" The emperor of Izumo tried his best to keep his expression calm and maintain his last dignity.
If it was just sent, he would definitely not be able to do it. But after waiting for a few months, he could at least control some of his expressions.
Ren Baqian stood outside the door and looked at the two people inside. They were wearing gray undershirts, which were supposed to be white.
It hasn't turned black yet, which means that the two of them are treated a little better than themselves.
A young man in his twenties, said to be twenty-three, but looked older than himself.
Having encountered such a big change, he can still speak in this tone at this time. It seems that this emperor is not as miserable as the rumors say.
Such a thought flashed in Ren Baqian's mind, and he subconsciously looked at the person behind the emperor. If the empress hadn't mentioned it at the time, he wouldn't have cared. But when the Empress mentioned it, it actually made him curious.
The face is not clean, but it is not the kind that cannot be seen.
He is younger than this little emperor, it is said that he is only 20 years old now, and he has a good figure, and when he looks at himself, his eyes are full of worry.
Ren Baqian was shocked after taking a glance, this appearance is not exquisite, it is clearly unique!
Small eyes, big pancake face, the kind with sesame seeds sprinkled on the pancake.
Is this the Queen of Izumo
Ren Baqian was immediately in awe of the little emperor.
This aesthetic view is distorted to the sky!
Of course, it doesn't rule out that the emperor is muddled on the surface, but has great ambitions in his heart, and the empress also has the talent of Zhong Wuyan.
Then he turned his gaze back to Emperor Izumo.
Chen Dongsheng is completely incompatible with the name of an emperor.
Just like Daxia, the one who was stinked to death was called Xia Bailong, and the new emperor was called Xia Yijiang, so the name has a lot of class.
"Your Majesty is not going to see you!" Ren Baqian said truthfully.
Chen Dongsheng thought that Qi Zixiao was going to see him this time, but he didn't expect to get such a sentence, and his face was covered with anger again: "Why?"
"Why are there so many?" Ren Baqian snorted softly. "I came to see how you are doing here!"
"When will Qi Zixiao see me?" Chen Dongsheng asked with suppressed anger.
"I'll see you when it's time to see you." Ren Baqian said flatly. "Also, although you used to be the emperor of Izumo, you are now a prisoner. Calling His Majesty by his name, it seems that you still don't understand your current identity."
Chen Dongsheng's expression changed several times, would he still be imprisoned like this? Finally, I couldn't help lowering my head, and closed my eyes tightly: "I am willing to surrender to Emperor Dayao, and write a letter of surrender in the name of Emperor Izumo, I hope to get treatment in line with my status."
After saying this, Chen Dongsheng's body shook, as if he had lost all his strength.
Ren Baqian looked at him again: "I will report this matter to His Majesty."
When the iron gate was closed again, Ren Baqian heard Chen Dongsheng's amplified words: "If there is a letter of surrender written by me personally, many people in Izumo will obey your words!"
Ren Baqian shook his head slightly, what the other party said was right, having such a letter of surrender would indeed reduce a lot of resistance.
After all, even the emperor has surrendered, what else can the people below do? This letter of surrender can break the fighting spirit of many people.
This should be the opponent's last hole card, used to exchange some conditions, but I didn't expect to throw it out before I saw the empress.
It seems that keeping them locked up for these few months has caused them to completely collapse.
But it's normal to think about it. After all, he is the emperor of a country. Let alone encountering him, I never even thought that such a thing would happen to him.
Even an ordinary person is about to collapse after being locked up for a few months, let alone an emperor who grew up in the deep palace and has not experienced any storms.
Out of curiosity, Ren Baqian didn't leave immediately, but instead went to the other cells to see the dismal concubine. These paintings looked much more normal, at least more normal than the queen.
After leaving the dungeon, Ren Baqian felt his whole body loosen. Inside the dungeon, he always felt a little oppressed, and even turning around in it made people feel uncomfortable.
It feels much better on the outside.
Especially in order to welcome the empress's big wedding, and it coincided with the new year, many mountain people came from other places and brought a lot of rare things from the mountains.
There was also a team from the Jing clan and Izumo who came to give gifts, and the city of Lan was almost overcrowded.
In the past two years, it has rarely been so lively.
And as the wedding day got closer, the atmosphere in the city became more and more cheerful. At the same time, all kinds of fights were directly proportional to the increase in the number of people in the city, making the Secretary of Public Security very busy.
After returning to the palace, Ren Baqian reported the matter to the Empress.
The empress looked at the computer screen: ...
Ren Baqian couldn't laugh or cry: "Your Majesty...!"
"His Majesty!"
"Your Majesty!" Ren Baqian roared in the empress' ear.
"boom!"
Ren Baqian was stuck on the wall again.
"I heard it a long time ago, I was thinking..." The empress pondered, pondered, pondered... posing as a thinker with her eyes fixed on the screen.