No one expected things to end like this.
Including Emperor Xi.
When Emperor Xi received the news, he spat out a mouthful of blood and fainted on the spot. When he woke up again, he was faced with a mess in which both sons were killed and the palace suffered heavy casualties.
That's all, the next day just dawned, and the chaos in the palace had not been sorted out, and another message was received.
King Qi's intention was not good, and he led tens of thousands of troops to the capital. When the prince learned about it, he ordered people to stop it. When the two armies scuffled, the King of Qi lost an arm.
Another hit.
No one knew what Emperor Xi's mood was, so he forced himself to clean up the mess, and Emperor Xi just fell ill and couldn't bear it.
This time, he was really sick, and Zheng Haiquan was a witness.
On the other side, the two women, Queen Xiao and Concubine Xu, are now crazy. One has died of their only son, and the other has two sons who died and the other disabled. Empress Xiao went directly to Chunluan Palace, regardless of her decency, and had a big fight with Concubine Xu. The dignified empress and concubine of a country actually pulled her hair, scratched her face, and kicked her stomach like a shrew in the market. The palace servants next to them were killed only to stop them.
However, Emperor Xi has no time to manage all this. The affairs of the court are temporarily left to the two prime ministers. Empress Xiao is still in charge of the harem, but Emperor Xi also issued a decree. The matter of King Jin's rebellion has nothing to do with Concubine Xu, Concubine Xu is still Concubine.
Chengguo Gongfu, who conspired with the King of Jin to rebel, was raided and the whole family was imprisoned, waiting for the execution of Emperor Xi. However, because of Concubine Xu Guifei, the Marquis of Chengen did not fall from power for the time being, but was imprisoned in Marquis Chengen's mansion. As for the other people involved, it was the gods who fought and the mortals who suffered, those who searched their homes, and those who beheaded beheaded.
This once again confirms a sentence, there is no bottom line, it is not so easy to obtain from the dragon's power, if you are not careful, it will bring disaster to the whole family.
The real big heads have not been dealt with for the time being, and they are all small fish and shrimp. It's not that it can't be dealt with, but Emperor Xi doesn't speak, even the two prime ministers can only do superficial work temporarily, put things down first and then talk about other things.
And now the most important thing is to choose the future heir to the great line, because Emperor Xi sees that it is impossible.
Emperor Xi is very ill now, as if this incident completely drained all his energy. People can't even get up, and if they talk too much, they will get tired and faint.
And the people who inherit the great line are not very picky. Emperor Xi has five adult princes, and only these five princes. The prince died, the king of Jin died, and the king of Qi participated in the rebellion and was disabled. The only ones left were King Yun and King Jing.
But King Yun was timid and cowardly, and he was afraid of women. He had always had a bad reputation in Beijing, and King Jing had a mute problem since he was a child, although it was later heard that he was cured. There are three sons under the prince's knees, but unfortunately none of them are direct sons, all of them are concubines.
Could it be that the future emperor of the Daxi Dynasty will be selected from the young children of the prince
For this move, Empress Xiao was very happy. If her son died, it would be meaningless for her grandson to take the throne. But there are too many ministers who have raised objections, including Prime Minister Xu, who do not approve of this move, not to mention a concubine Xu Gui who hates her to the bone.
However, none of this has anything to do with King Yun and King Jing. Seeing that they got what they wanted, the two vassal kings who left the fief naturally had to return to the fief as soon as possible. If one of them accidentally revealed his whereabouts, it would be the target of public criticism.
To know the death of the prince and the king of Jin, there is a mysterious mystery in the whole incident.
It's just that Emperor Xi is in poor health at this moment, and there are still a lot of messes waiting to be cleaned up, so he doesn't have the energy to investigate. And some discerning people just pretended not to know because they didn't want to mix in. It was only considered that the prince and the king of Jin were torn against each other, and they accidentally tore one and lost both.
To say that Concubine Xu hated the most in this world, it was none other than Empress Xiao.
The two have fought openly and secretly for decades, from not having a son to having a son, to when the son is an adult, to the death of their son.
This time King Jin rebelled and forced the palace, so Concubine Xu Gui naturally wouldn't think it was her son's fault. In fact, no one is right or wrong in this matter. To put it bluntly, it is just one move away from chess, and once it is destroyed, it will be irreversible.
When the two sons died and the other was disabled, Concubine Xu was naturally heartbroken, but in this palace there was no time for you to be sad and cherish the memory of the past. Seeing that Empress Xiao began to jump up and down to plan for her grandson to ascend the throne, Concubine Xu forced her grief. Cheer up too.
What is the so-called mortal enemy? That is, if you are unhappy, I am happy; what you like is what I hate; and what you want, I will not let you get it.
This time, the entire Xu family's power was destroyed in one go, especially after a letter from the Marquis of Cheng'en that Xu Xiangrong, the pillar of the Xu family, died unexpectedly on the day and night of the forced palace, which was another heavy blow for the Xu family.
Concubine Xu now has nothing left, except for an unstable imperial concubine position, the Marquis of Cheng'en's mansion is imprisoned in the mansion, and King Qi, who was involved and disabled, is now a blessing in disguise. Xu Guifei knew Emperor Xi, this man may miss his old love, but he is ruthless above the imperial power. The internal worries have not yet been resolved, and Empress Xiao is pressing step by step.
The situation at this time is even more difficult than when she was regarded as a thorn in the eyes of Queen Xiao not long after she entered the palace. However, Concubine Xu thought to herself that she had come through such a difficult situation back then, and she could go through it this time.
Concubine Xu ordered the palace servants around her to dress up with herself. The palace people just thought that their mother-in-law cheered up, and they were busy with their hands and feet briskly. Concubine Xu Gui had always loved beauty, and the palace servants who served her knew what she liked, and in a short while she was dressed up to the extreme.
It's just that she's getting old after all, and after the pain of losing her son, Concubine Xu's well-maintained face also shows a haggard look. It seems that just overnight, this flower that has been in the harem for decades has also entered the twilight. The pink and white face is still so smooth, but the corners of the charming and affectionate eyes have fine lines.
Facing the mirror, Concubine Xu gently stroked the fine lines, her expression dazed and sad.
The palace servants on the side were all silent, for fear of making the empress sad.
King Jin is gone, or he committed a heinous crime, but the honor of the concubine Xu has been favored for decades, so that everyone in the palace does not dare to ignore her. In particular, Emperor Xi's decree told everyone that even if Concubine Xu lost the King of Jin, she would still be Concubine Xu.
Concubine Xu Gui suddenly smiled, like a hundred flowers blooming, dazzling and dazzling.
Everyone said that Concubine Xu's appearance with pear flowers and rain was the most lovable to Emperor Xi, but how could a man like a woman who always has a crying face, and Concubine Xu is actually very beautiful when she smiles.
"Take all the jewelry off."
"How can a heartbroken woman have the heart to dress up?"
These two consecutive whispers made all the palace servants bow their heads, and hurriedly stepped forward to change her make-up according to Xu Guifei's request.
When Concubine Xu appeared in the Zichen Palace, it was completely different.
The face that was not painted with powder, the bun was pulled down low behind the head, and only a white hosta was inserted. Dressed in a light blue palace dress, she was very plain, and her thin waist made her look like a weak willow facing the wind, with a slender figure.
After Concubine Xu came in, she first gave a big gift, and when she was called, she stepped forward to take the medicine bowl in Zheng Haiquan's hand and served Emperor Xi's soup. He didn't say a word from beginning to end, just served Emperor Xi as usual.
Emperor Xi didn't speak either, and the palace was very quiet.
After a long time, Emperor Xi sighed, "You have lost a lot of weight."
Concubine Xu raised her face to smile, but halfway through, the smile turned into a choked sob. She seemed to know that crying at this time was a bit too bad, so she suppressed the choking in her throat and whispered, "Your Majesty has lost weight too."
Emperor Xi's face was haggard, and the well-maintained middle-aged man from earlier seemed to have grown old overnight. In fact, Emperor Xi showed his old state earlier, but it was shocking that he had aged so much and so fast.
The plump face collapsed and turned into a gully. The whole person was very thin, and the thick palms turned into blue veins and exposed bones. At this time, the pair of blue-veined hands caressed the jade hand of Concubine Xu, "Don't think too much, what the King of Jin does has nothing to do with you." Even his words became weak.
It is said in the palace that Emperor Xi has not had much time, and this is not a false speculation, but the truth.
Xu Guifei looked at the man in front of her, the man who changed the fate of her life.
love
It seems that it happened a long time ago. At that time, she was pure and brilliant, maybe smart, but she didn't understand people's hearts. Admiration for such a man who is indomitable and the most powerful in the world is unavoidable. But because of this palace like a melting pot, because of this complicated human heart, because of this intricate and intricate front, the taste has gradually changed.
She began to know that admiration was superfluous in the palace, she began to know how to do what she liked, she began to know how to take advantage of the situation. She began to know that when she no longer loved him, she continued to pretend to love him...
Everyone said that Emperor Xi favored the imperial concubine for decades. Only Concubine Xu Gui knew that the so-called favor was only earned by herself, and only she herself knew that this favor came from a little veil in Emperor Xi's heart. He needed a person to fight against the increasingly powerful Empress Xiao.
After grasping this point, everything will be easier after that. She becomes that kind of person who Emperor Xi hopes to have. What Emperor Xi wants her to do, she will do what she is 'pampered and arrogant'...
So that in the end, I gradually forgot what I looked like at the beginning.
He thought he had long since fallen in love, but at this moment he said such a sentence, and his long-frozen heart trembled again. Maybe it's not that there is no love, it's just that both of them don't know it.
Concubine Xu suddenly burst into tears and started crying while holding Emperor Xi's hand.
She cried extremely sadly, as if the sky had fallen.
Emperor Xi couldn't take it anymore, he felt pain like needles in his temples. For someone else, he naturally scolded and stepped back, but this woman who has let him 'pamper' for decades, can't even speak.
Even Zheng Haiquan, who was on the side, didn't dare to make a sound. In exchange for seeing Emperor Xi's unbearable expression, he would naturally stop his words.
But this person is none other than Xu Guifei.
Concubine Xu was crying and talking, she said a lot. He talked about the good times when he was with Emperor Xi, the joy of raising a child when he was born King Jin, the joys when he was pregnant with King Qi, the innocence of the two sons growing up and playing together, and the small children. How did the King of Jin say that in the future, he should be filial to his father and emperor...
All of these things are not known to others, and they are all experienced by Emperor Xi in the past.
Because of Concubine Xu's remarks, Emperor Xi couldn't help but fall into memory, and his expression was full of nostalgia and complexity.
Afterwards, Concubine Xu changed her voice and began to cry how innocent the King of Jin was. If the Crown Prince had not acted and forced his brother while His Majesty was seriously ill, the King of Jin would not have done such a treasonous thing...
He also said that the other son, King Qi, has been reckless and loves to cause trouble since he was a child, but His Majesty has always favored him. The King of Qi always followed the King of Jin's horse, and the younger son was also implicated by the elder son in this incident, and he was also punished. A good man lost a hand...
After so much preparation, Concubine Xu finally got to the point.
"Now the court is discussing the successor of His Majesty, the concubines have heard it in the harem, and they know that the loudest voice in the court is that the eldest son of His Royal Highness is the future successor. Discussing this matter, but the concubine is still a mother, because the king of Jin forced the palace, the queen empress now hates the two sons of the concubine and the concubine. The king of Jin has passed away, for the time being, the concubine is now only Qi I have a child now, I hope Your Majesty has mercy."
Concubine Xu Gui's meaning is obvious. If the prince's concubine becomes the future heir to the great lineage, King Qi will only end up in a situation where he will die without a place to be buried. Concubine Xu did not speak too much, but Emperor Xi thought for himself.
"King Jin is rebellious, and his concubines should be guilty of the same crime, but because of His Majesty's pity, he continues to sit in the position of this noble concubine. The concubines are uneasy every day, can't sleep at night, and can't wait to die to atone for their sins. But Your Majesty is seriously ill now, how can the concubines dare to touch the concubine? Such bad luck, so the concubine decided that if, if your majesty one day ascends to the sky, the concubine is willing to be by your side, unswervingly. I just ask your majesty to have mercy on the king of Qi...
Before the words were finished, Concubine Xu began to cry again.
Emperor Xi was like a lightning strike, very shocking.
His heart was full of complicated emotions. He knew how quickly Empress Xiao cheered up after this incident. He had just died of his son, and he began to jump around to want his grandson to succeed him. In contrast, Concubine Xu was tearful every day, heartbroken, and now she said she would go with her...
After being married to Empress Xiao for decades, Emperor Xi still knew her well. Even if he dies, she will live well and be her empress dowager, even the great empress dowager. As for the woman Xu Guifei, he is really the only one. She originally had two sons, but now there is only one leftover.
Who is right and who is wrong in this chaos, Emperor Xi no longer has the spirit to distinguish, he can clearly feel that his spirit is not good, and he will have a splitting headache after thinking a little.
He patted Concubine Xu's hand, didn't speak, just let her go down.
Concubine Xu kowtowed, then bowed her head and stepped back.
When he turned to leave, his eyes filled with tears were surprisingly bright.
Empress Xiao, what else can you fight with me now, I dare not even take my life, do you dare?