Xue Ziqin went straight to the palace gate. As a general, it was relatively easy to enter the palace. Although he had not received a summons, he still let him in. Now that the emperor was in a drowsy state, and the people in the palace were in a panic, Xue Ziqin walked all the way to the Subduing Platform, only to feel that there were many more people coming in and out from the Subduing Platform. He thought about it again, and felt that it was a matter of course - the wedding of the ninth prince was in full swing, and the people in the natural palace were busy and seemed to be crowded.
Many palace servants saluted Xue Ziqin, but Xue Ziqin seemed to have not seen it, and just walked quickly and went straight to the sublime stage.
"See General Xue." The gate of the main hall of Jiangzhentai was closed, and only Xiao Liuzi stood outside guarding. He saw Xue Ziqin hurriedly approaching from a distance, and immediately greeted him and asked, "What is General Xue coming here for?"
"Get out of the way." Xue Ziqin said coldly, taking a step sideways without pausing for half a minute, with a rather aggressive momentum.
Xiao Liuzi hurriedly took two steps back and stood in front of him again and said, "General Xue, His Highness is resting, why don't the servant go and inform the general first?"
"Go away." Xue Ziqin said, raising his hand and pushing it on Xiao Liuzi.
He didn't mean to hurt anyone, this palm was only 30% powerful, but it also pushed Xiao Liuzi to the ground.
Xue Ziqin pushed open the door of the hall, and the hall was bright with many candles lit, but the doors and windows were closed. Cen Lixuan was sitting alone in front of the table, leaning on the table casually, and was reading an unknown book. He often sees Cen Lixuan sitting like this, as if he likes such a relaxed posture.
But now, after Xue Ziqin entered the hall, he seemed to have returned to the time when Cen Lixuan was still in the military camp more than half a year ago.
At that time, the youth was also so peaceful, like a painting, people could not bear to disturb him.
Xiao Liuzi stood up from the ground and rushed forward to stop Xue Ziqin: "General Xue..." "Go out, I have something to talk about with General Xue." Cen Lixuan said softly without raising his head.
Xiao Liuzi had no choice but to exit and close the door.
It turned out to be menacing, and seeing Cen Lixuan's lazy appearance, he was a little unable to move, and he didn't know how to approach the young man.
"Isn't General Xue looking for me for something? Why didn't you speak?" Cen Lixuan was the first to speak.
This inquiry dispelled all the past in Xue Ziqin's mind. He strode forward without intending to sit down at the table. He walked straight to Cen Lixuan and grabbed his hand holding the book: "You know what I want to ask. ."
In the eyes of the emperor, Cen Lixuan was the youngest son, kind and cowardly.
In Qin Shu's eyes, Cen Liguo is a gentleman, gentle and elegant.
In Xue Ziqin's eyes, Cen Liguo was like a fox, and he would have a face to deal with when needed. But looking at it from the outside, he is a cunning fox, and he has such a face to confuse everyone.
"General Xue is rude." Cen Lixuan said, but did not struggle. Xue Ziqin pulled his hand up, and the book in his hand fell to the ground. He raised his head and looked at Xue Ziqin's face, but he had no intention of getting up.
Xue Ziqin was unrelenting, and with a force in his hand, he pulled Cen Lixuan up from the ground abruptly. But it didn't stop there. After Cen Lixuan got up, before he could say a word, Xue Ziqin had already held him tightly in his arms.
I don't know where the wind leaked from the window, and a cool feeling came from behind him. He remembered that in the general's tent, Xue Ziqin ordered someone to lift the bed to the curtain and let him watch the snow outside. At that time, there was always a fire in the general's tent. Even in the severe winter, it seemed warm. The moment the tent was opened again, it was just like that.
"Why do you want to marry Qin Mu's daughter?"
"That was the marriage granted by the emperor."
"It's you who blatantly expressed your admiration."
"Yes."
"why?"
"Because Qin Mu can help me."
Xue Ziqin's steel-like arms were wrapped tightly by another two points, causing Cen Lixuan to feel pain.
"I'll help you, isn't that enough?"
"not enough."
"Cen Lixuan, is the throne so important?"
"Is life important?"
"If you don't become the emperor, I can protect you forever."
"you can not."
"Don't question my ability."
"General Xue, as the saying goes, if the monarch wants his ministers to die, they have to die; do you think they will let me go when they become emperors?"
Cen Li's voice was muffled, probably because his nose and mouth were firmly pressing against Xue Ziqin's chest. In the same way, he could also hear the strong heartbeat under his chest.
"The throne and me, you choose one." Xue Ziqin said.
"The throne."
"Don't hesitate?"
"Don't hesitate."
Xue Ziqin finally let go of his hand a little, Cen Lixuan raised his head, the other party was looking at him, there was only an unfathomable black in his eyes, and he couldn't see himself in it.
"Aren't you afraid that I will leave?"
"You won't." Cen Lixuan looked at him and said.
"why?"
"Because of this..." Cen Lixuan said, putting his hand on Xue Ziqin's chest and continuing.
And said, "There is me."
Xue Ziqin didn't speak, just listened to the cold voice and continued: "And only me."
The two looked at each other for a long time, Xue Ziqin finally let go of him, took a few steps back and said, "Not anymore."
"Is it?"
Xue Ziqin bowed solemnly towards Cen Lixuan and said, "I first congratulate His Royal Highness the Ninth Prince on his wedding. Since the words have been made clear, then I will retire first."
"General, don't deceive yourself."
After Cen Lixuan said this, Xue Ziqin did not answer. Just like when he came, he strode to the door, pushed it open, and went out without looking back or any hesitation.
"Let's go, General." Cen Lixuan said to himself with a wry smile as he watched his back disappear completely.
Three days later.
Royal marriages are of course to be grand and luxurious, but because of the emperor's current situation, he has to keep it simple within the regulations. Qin Shu stayed at the Jiangzhen Terrace, and almost all the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty arrived at the wedding banquet. They were obviously because of the ninth prince's marriage, but in fact, even if the queen told him to keep his mouth shut, the fact that the emperor was seriously ill still spread to everyone's ears.
"Congratulations, ninth brother, you are a beautiful woman." Cen Lijin congratulated with a smile. Cen Lijiang was standing next to him, and after learning the news that the emperor was unconscious, he finally breathed a sigh of relief - at least that case would not be made public for a while, let alone what to do with him. Hearing Cen Lijin's words, he quickly leaned forward and said, "I always thought that the ninth brother was very masculine, but I didn't expect to be able to hold a beautiful girl today."
"Thanks to the two imperial brothers." Cen Lixuan smiled faintly as if he didn't hear the second half of the sentence.
Many people present had the same idea as Cen Lijiang, but it was inconvenient to say it because of his identity. Since the emperor fell seriously ill, Cen Liguo has been serving in the Anshang Hall for a long time. This marriage was given by the emperor himself before he fell into a coma. It can be seen that he is different now, and his status has risen with the tide.
Coupled with the rumors of his masculinity, driven by today's big marriage, he was self-defeating, and the ministers couldn't help but feel a little strange in their hearts - according to this, although he is a young son, if the emperor loves him, it is not that he did not inherit the great lineage. possible.
Qin Mu's face was not very good all the time, but it was inevitable that the important officials in the court would come to toast and say a few words of greetings. He could only reluctantly be polite, but his eyes looked at Cen Lixuan with a smile from time to time.
If it wasn't for the emperor's decree, and Qin Shu was clamoring to marry Cen Lixuan, he really didn't want to agree.
Today, the concubines and courtiers all came here to congratulate, but the concubine Jin was not there. Cen Lixuan had mentioned this to the queen, but the queen was unwilling to agree to anything on the grounds that Concubine Jin was still on the ground and that she could not come to Lianshuang Palace without the emperor's decree.
The emperor was critically ill, he had never established a heir, or even had time to arrange for a certain prince to establish a kingdom. Now in the palace, it is not an exaggeration to say that the queen is alone in the world.
Xue Ziqin stood in the far distance and kept staring at Cen Lixuan, but Cen Lixuan never looked at him once. There was laughter and laughter at the wedding banquet, but he was the only one who seemed to be full of worries, and even the fine wine in the glass became unpleasant.
Min Qiu stood beside him as an attendant. Seeing that Xue Ziqin's expression was full of loneliness, drinking cup after cup, he had to raise his hand to stop him: "General, don't drink, General is poor."
"..." Xue Ziqin wanted to curse back, but when he saw the gauze wrapped around Min Qiu's fingers, he choked again.
"The general already knows the answer, so he shouldn't feel sorry for him anymore."
"Which of your eyes saw me sad?" Xue Ziqin retorted.
"Two."
"Min Qiu, you are not too timid now."
"The end will just tell the truth."
The two were gossiping under the tree. Wei Lin, as the commander of the Imperial Army, was of course here, but not as a guest, but as a guard.
He went back and forth around the banquet, it was really boring, but he happened to catch a glimpse of Xue Ziqin and Min Qiu. He stepped forward and greeted, "General Xue, Lieutenant General Min."
"Commander Wei."
"Hey, what are you doing outside like this?" Wei Lin said with a smile. After he finished speaking, he looked around, the location was really remote, and there was not much light, so he shyly looked at the wine in Xue Ziqin's hand and said, "Why don't I have two sips?"
"Aren't you still on duty?"
"Yeah, but I secretly took two sips." As Wei Lin said, he grabbed the wine glass and drank it without waiting for rejection, "Wow, the wine in the palace is really good."
The atmosphere at the wedding banquet seemed peaceful at first glance, but in fact everyone was very vigilant, and everything that happened in the palace now might have implications, which made people have to worry. Instead, the three of them were gossiping in the corner, as if they were just here for a wedding.
Suddenly, a little eunuch came hurriedly from outside, ran very fast, passed by Wei Lin, and almost bumped into Wei Lin. Wei Lin ducked sideways, frowned and said, "In such a hurry, are you reincarnated?"
What he said was not too big or too small, and he didn't know if the little lady was listening, but he didn't turn his head back and ignored him. The little eunuch trotted straight to the Queen and knelt down, and said shiveringly, "Emperor, Empress, the big thing is bad!"
"Today's ninth prince's wedding day, why is there such a panic?" the queen reprimanded.
Many ministers around have heard the words and have some eyebrows in their hearts.
The wedding banquet suddenly became tense, and many people waited with bated breath for what the little eunuch said.
The little eunuch was sweating profusely, fell to the ground and said: "Li Taiyi said, the emperor, the emperor is going to die..."
"What did you say!" The Queen exclaimed, not caring about the current scene, she got up and walked out.
The scene suddenly became chaotic, Xue Ziqin's sad eyes instantly returned to the sharpness on the battlefield, and he lowered his voice and said quickly to Min Qiu: "Quickly go and transfer troops outside the city, if there are other people's troops and horses that change, you will follow. city."