The emperor looked at the men, who were as frightened as quails and speechless, and snorted coldly: "Fine one year's salary each. I will let bygones be bygones. Considering that you are also veteran ministers, I remind you. I hope you will remember in your hearts who you are loyal to!"
He turned away and left, and all the ministers sat down in a heap.
Later, when people walked out of the Cining Palace, they had to be supported by two people.
After leaving the palace and returning home, he immediately closed the door and refused to see anyone.
Xiao Yanli sent people to ask one by one, but was turned away every time.
What exactly happened in the palace?
He frowned, but without waiting any longer, he prepared the carriage and entered the palace.
"What are you doing here? If you're under house arrest, stay in your house. Why are you running around?"
At that time, the emperor was sitting on a lounge chair in the imperial garden, leisurely watching the fish.
Xiao Yanli wiped his tears and said, "I heard that the Empress Dowager had passed away. I was so heartbroken that I ignored the rules of house arrest. Please forgive me, Father."
The emperor looked at him intently, and said in an indistinct tone, "You are quite filial."
Xiao Yanli cautiously did not respond.
"Let's go. Since you are so filial, I can't stop you. Go and see your grandmother."
Xiao Yanli responded, lowered his head and followed behind him, but a hint of doubt flashed in his eyes.
have a look?
It's been a while now. The Empress Dowager's body should have been placed in the coffin. Do you want to open the coffin and take a look?
Xiao Yanli followed the emperor silently all the way to the Cining Palace. As soon as he entered the palace, he saw the empress dowager's corpse with her eyes open.
Xiao Yanli: "..."
He finally understood why those ministers avoided him.
They even refused to accept the corpse, which shows how much the emperor hated the empress dowager, but they still approached her...
The emperor turned sideways and said, "Go and meet your grandmother."
Xiao Yanli: "..."
The character has been established. If I don’t pretend to be good now, it will only make the emperor dislike me.
Xiao Yanli suppressed his nausea and walked forward, crying loudly in front of the empress dowager's body.
He didn't look frightened at all.
The emperor narrowed his eyes slightly.
…
On the third day after the Empress Dowager's death, which should have been the day of burial, the palace and the capital were completely silent.
In order to restore their precarious trust in the emperor, the ministers rushed to send people to spread the news.
Therefore, after dinner, the people would talk about how the empress dowager got addicted to the Five Stones Powder and how promiscuous she was.
No one mentioned that the emperor was unfilial.
There was no national mourning, no posthumous title, and no funeral.
There wasn't even a coffin to collect the body.
The weather was hot, and the corpse began to rot and emit a foul smell within one day, let alone three days.
The guard went to report to the emperor, but was stopped by Fu Ping: "Have you got any brains? Why bother His Majesty with such a trivial matter? Aren't there enough corpses of eunuchs and maids at the bottom of the palace lake? Just throw them in!"
The guard suddenly realized and responded a few times before retreating.
Fuping returned to the palace and saw the emperor standing in front of the window, wondering what he was thinking.
…
After half a month's journey, they finally arrived at the border of Nan Gu. There was no checkpoint, only two people waiting quietly in front of the dense forest.
Jiang Wenjing drove the carriage forward.
Nan Gu always dressed revealingly and wore jingling accessories, but when Jiang Wenjing drove up to them, he couldn't help but be stunned.
Different from the Nan Gu people I had seen before, the clothes they wore were somewhat similar to the style of Apocalypse, but most of them were made of gauze, which looked very flowing. They did not have many bell accessories on their bodies, only some on their ankles.
"You two are the messengers from Tianqi, right?" one of the young men said. "The environment in the dense forest is complex, and there is miasma. Carriages cannot pass through. Please walk."
They didn't have any means of transportation, so Jiang Wenjing and Jiang Zhiyu got out of the car and brought Erzhu Huaji and Tudola down with them.
Seeing the familiar scenery, Erzhu Huaji and Tudola both had tears in their eyes and were extremely excited.
The two young men didn't even spare them a glance. Seeing them all get out of the car, they turned around and led the way, saying, "Please follow closely. There are dangers everywhere in this dense forest. If you take the wrong path, we can't guarantee that we can rescue you in time."
He left without stopping for a moment after he finished speaking, not caring at all whether Jiang Wenjing and Jiang Zhiyu could keep up.
Walking into the depths of the dense forest, all they could see was white miasma. Seeing that the two young men didn't say anything, Jiang Zhiyu stuffed a pill into Jiang Wenjing's hand.
Walking through the dense forest, there are towering ancient trees all around, twisted old trees blocking out the sky, and knee-high wild grass swaying in the wind.
Jiang Zhiyu walked and looked.
It was a bit fresh at first, but after walking for half a day, the scenery was still the same, and anyone would feel that something was wrong.
[Why is he just like that illegal taxi driver? He's taking a detour. How ignorant!]
Jiang Wenjing was just thinking about taking action when Jiang Zhiyu's next thought stopped him.
[Go ahead, go ahead. This miasma is much more sensible than you. At least it treats everyone equally.]
"We've taken the medicine, so we're not worried. If you stay any longer, you'll be the ones entering the illusion."
Jiang Wenjing's brows were relaxed as he walked leisurely with Jiang Zhiyu.
The two young men leading the way had slowed down, and a thin layer of sweat appeared on their foreheads.
Erzhu Huaji and Tudola were sweating profusely.
One of the young men turned around and saw Jiang Zhiyu and Jiang Wenjing looking leisurely, and his defense was immediately broken.
If you don’t know, you would think you are strolling in their back garden!
A hint of cruelty flashed in the boy's eyes, and he was caught red-handed by Erzhu Huaji.
They still had the energy to fight against the two brothers and sisters of the Jiang family, but Tudola and I didn't.
"Yugu!"
There was a threat in Erzhu Huaji's tone.
A trace of contempt flashed in Yougu's eyes, but he also felt the strain on his body. He gritted his teeth and stopped taking a detour, continuing to move forward.
After walking a few steps, I heard the sound of gurgling water. A small river meandered forward, and the moist air was mixed with the fragrance of unknown wild flowers.
Going around the river, we walked into the dense forest covered by trees and without sunlight. We walked along a path shaded by green grass. At the end was Nan Gu.
After leaving the dense forest, we saw the village. Young boys and girls were dancing in front of the village to show their welcome.
Someone was playing the flute. The sound was long, melodious, clear and pleasant, and along with the sound came the rustling sounds of snakes and insects crawling.
All kinds of colorful snakes and insects crawled over very quickly, with Jiang Zhiyu and Jiang Wenjing as the center.
The flute player's eyes were filled with ill will. Jiang Wenjing drew his sword, blocking Jiang Zhiyu's way and sternly demanded, "Are you planning to kill the envoy in public?"
The flute continued to play. The young man previously called Yougu narrowed his eyes slightly. "Who told you to be so arrogant as to only come with two people? Even if we killed you today, who would know? Who would testify on your behalf?"
"What evidence is there to prove that you died in Nan Gu?"
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