Fu Jinzhan cried so hard before, not because of the emperor's death, but because of Guo Shao. Her eyes were a little red, and she turned her back to Mu Shanggong and other palace ladies, raised her sleeves and waved them, signaling them to go out and be quiet in this room alone.
By noon, she couldn't eat anything. She drank a few sips of soup and then curled up on the couch to rest. She couldn't fall asleep and was really restless.
Fu Jinzhan thought about it. The relationship between the emperor and Guo Shao was actually quite weak. The emperor thought Guo Shao was useful and Guo Shao had to rely on him to get his official position and salary.
Looking back at Chai Rong's attitude, he was truly grateful to Zhao Kuangyin for his help; in contrast, he used Guo Shao more, perhaps because he recognized Guo Shao's identity as a general of the Fu family, and the emperor did not want to use him too much. It was just that in the Northern Expedition of Shouzhou and other battles, he wanted Guo Shao to attack the fortress Gaocheng, so he indulged him a little until the last moment. Guo Shao also had value to use, and he wanted to let him go to find the elixir of life.
It is certain that if Guo Shao did not have the support of the Queen or was of no use to the Emperor, it is hard to say whether Guo Shao would still be alive now.
So she thought it would be difficult for Guo Shao to be grateful to Chai Rong.
The relationship between Fu Jinzhan and Chai Rong was also entangled with grievances under mutual exploitation. In the end, Chai Rong thought that Fu Jinzhan threatened his inheritance of the throne, and he might have a great hatred for her; while Fu Jinzhan had been under family cold violence for a long time, and although she had resentment, she had not yet reached the point of wanting to kill her.
The resentment was dissipated because Chai Rong was killed. Fu Jinzhan found that her hatred was not that deep. The moment she learned that Chai Rong was killed, the hatred in her heart melted away. After all, it was difficult for her to hate a dead person.
There are mainly two emotions that make Fu Jinzhan sad.
First, she was moved. She recalled the whole process of regicide, and how Guo Shao really cared for her attentively and took her feelings into consideration, fearing that she would be left with the shadow of self-blame.
At some point, Fu Jinzhan had an illusion that Guo Shao was like her family member. Maybe it wasn't an illusion. Only someone like her father or brother would care about her reputation and image. Maybe her father or brother couldn't do that, because her parents didn't dote on her that much. Only family members who doted on her could do that. Fu Jinzhan felt that she was Guo Shao's sister, or a relative like a younger sister or daughter.
This feeling is very strong and real. If Guo Shao said now that he was Fu Yanqing's long-lost son, Fu Jinzhan might believe it a little. It's a pity that his appearance clearly doesn't indicate that he is the son.
Fu Jinzhan couldn't understand why he treated her like a relative, but she did feel warm. Every time she was in danger, only such a sincere person would be willing to selflessly sacrifice for her. Even her husband couldn't do that.
All her tears were shed for Shao Ge'er
The second is sadness.
Fu Jinzhan cannot escape the constraints of etiquette and morality. She is a 27-year-old adult with her own ideas of right and wrong. Shao Ge'er's killing of the emperor has cast a shadow on their relationship; when she faces Shao Ge'er, she will become complicated and at a loss. This is not the result Fu Jinzhan wants to see.
I didn't expect Shao Ge'er to be so straightforward as to why he wanted to kill the official Fu Jinzhan. Now that I think about it, I feel that it was inevitable for him to do so.
The emperor must die, if he doesn't, everyone will die. There may be other ways, but the essence is the same, that is, the people around him harm the emperor, no matter what tricks they use, they are just deceiving themselves.
Shao Ge'er is actually a person of true nature, and he doesn't seem to be someone who would deceive himself. He is more responsible, so he gave up those complicated and long-winded tricks.
Fu Jinzhan sighed helplessly at this time.
Now that things have come to this, there is no point in deceiving yourself, you should find a way to deceive the world
Fu Jinzhan thought of the best explanation to the outside world: the emperor died first due to illness, and then there was a mutiny. Because the queen was under house arrest, she could only order Guo Shao to lead troops to control the palace after the emperor died. This was the easiest way to prevent people from suspecting that the emperor's death was suspicious. Because before that, the queen had no freedom and Guo Shao's troops did not enter the palace, so they could get rid of suspicion.
But there is a problem with this explanation. The imperial physician eunuch Yang Shiliang and the palace maids serving the emperor knew that the emperor was still alive.
It is better to guard against people's mouths than against the river. Unless all those who know the truth are killed to silence them, this explanation has many loopholes and may easily backfire.
The only solution now was to wait for the imperial physician to find out that the emperor had passed away, and then discuss with the court officials to postpone the funeral. In the name of stabilizing the situation, they concealed and misled the emperor's death time; in this way, the ministers would participate in the conspiracy with the consideration of court affairs, and more people would be dragged into the water to help embellish the whole thing.
At this moment, the eunuch Cao Tai came to the door and reported: Your Majesty, General Guo wishes to see you.
Fu Jinzhan had just calmed down and wanted to discuss the important matter of the funeral with him first, so he said: Bring him in to meet him.
Guo Shao entered the Jinxiang Hall from the corridor of the main hall with a cold look on his face.
After a long time, he has now figured it out and has no regrets about what he has done: I will be nice to those who treat me well and I will not show mercy to those who treat me badly.
Guo Shao's character has never changed in his deepest part. He is just that kind of person. Whether he is a wise ruler or a great emperor, it has nothing to do with me. Chai Rong wanted to kill me at any time before, but I pretended well and was useful. Otherwise, when I rescued the queen in Huainan, Chai Rong would have been jealous and killed me.
Chai Rong kept Guo Shao out of kindness, but Guo Shao didn't believe him at all.
He was given a deadline of one month to capture the important town of Shouzhou defended by the famous general Liu Renzhan, and then to attack Haozhou; during the Northern Expedition, because there were many important cities in Hebei, the emperor could not wait to send him to Hebei. This was almost a way to squeeze out all his value and potential. Guo Shao could not forget those worries and pressures now.
Kill it if you want
Another characteristic of Guo Shao is that he would not attack a strong enemy forcefully, but would wait for opportunities and be good at seizing them. Chai Rong was such a powerful leader that he would be crushed in a matter of minutes if he confronted him head-on. If he did not take advantage of the situation and kill the strong enemy when he was weak, would he kill him when he was strong? Guo Shao thought that it was stupid to kill him.
At this moment, he suddenly remembered an incident in the past. If you don't consider the status of the person, killing Yulian's husband is actually more excessive than killing Chai Rong.
The man surnamed Chen was just a commoner and posed no threat to Guo Shao; Chai Rong threatened his life and death, and if he was not careful, his entire clan would be exterminated.
The man surnamed Chen was poor and destitute; Chai Rong was the emperor, and if he was released, he would command the support of the people and rule the world.
Guo Shao was furious with the man surnamed Chen and killed him with a knife. He thought that anyone like that could be killed, so why shouldn't Chai Rong kill anyone? In his mind, the emperor was also a human being, and his status was noble or humble, but his life was not.
Now Guo Shao's heart was churning and tightening, not because he was being condemned, but because the matter was of great importance. Chai Rong was not only a life, but his death had a huge impact and serious consequences. Guo Shao had to bear great psychological pressure because of this, and this pressure was so great that it made him a little distorted.
He suppressed his inner emotions and silently went to a palace room where the queen was.
Cao Tai let him in and then closed the door. This private meeting must be about an important conspiracy.
Guo Shao was about to greet the queen when he saw her walk out from behind the curtain. All the pearls and jade jewelry on her head were gone, and she was wearing a plain skirt that looked like mourning clothes at first glance.
But it was not mourning clothes, there were some light-colored patterns on the skirt, after all, the emperor's death had not yet happened, so she had no reason to wear mourning clothes. Maybe she didn't notice it herself, but she subconsciously wore plain clothes to mourn for the late emperor.
Guo Shao was emotionally fragile and sensitive at the moment. When he saw her like this, he felt a surge of anger rising up involuntarily.
The jealousy from before came back to his mind again. At that time, he saw Fu Jinzhan and the emperor going in and out together, and imagined that they were very affectionate. I have to say that I have always felt aggrieved and jealous, but at that time Guo Shao had no choice but to restrain and persuade himself to condemn his unreasonable thoughts. At this time, the jealousy once again permeated his whole body.
Fu Jinzhan did not seem to notice Guo Shao's change of mood. Perhaps she thought he was still afraid and lost his composure. She continued to say: "First, call together the ministers to discuss and postpone the funeral."
Later on, Guo Shao didn't pay attention to what she said.
He was ashamed and sad, and then he remembered that Fu Jinzhan mistook him for the groom she had given herself to on the road. Not only these things, but also the scene where the young man named Guo Shao died for her, but could only stretch out his bloody hands and watch a back figure, all came to his mind.
Before, Li Shouzhen's son Li Chongxun had just been killed. He was also her husband, and she was forced to become friends with the murderer of her husband. Later, she even married Guo Wei, the enemy who killed Li Chongxun. Chai Rong of Hezhong Prefecture should also be present.
Later, Fu Jinzhan did not do anything to the enemy who killed her ex-husband. The fact that she went out of the city to welcome Chai Rong's favor after the Battle of Gaoping and even went to the temple to pray for blessings proved that she had already accepted and conquered the enemy who killed her husband.
The strong man captured her body and mind through conquest and violence
Guo Shao kept her in his heart and treated her well, but in the end he couldn't even drink the soup. After doing so much, her heart was still with the strong man.
Guo Shao was really annoyed.
His face was red, and he looked at Fu Jinzhan stiffly. He felt that Fu Jinzhan was indeed very beautiful. The plain dress like mourning clothes did not affect her beauty at all. On the contrary, because the skirt was more fitted and tight, it did not cover her figure like a dress, and her figure was revealed. Her upright posture, her high chest, her soft and tight waist, her full and tight hips and thighs, because she sat down, the fabric of the skirt was stretched up, forming a very beautiful and elastic line.
Fu Jinzhan is indeed the most attractive when she is sitting, with a dignified temperament; this posture can show the contours of her most beautiful parts, her hips and buttocks, the shape and contours are so perfect.
Guo Shao completely ignored what she was saying and turned around and bolted the door calmly.
Fu Jinzhan was a careful woman. She immediately stopped talking and asked in surprise: "General Guo, what are you doing?"
General Guo Shao's face was a little distorted as he walked in step by step.