Chapter 582: Forcing the Emperor to Abdicate
The little fellow gradually grew bolder, hugging Wei Qing tightly with his two chubby arms and rubbing his little face against his neck.
Wei Qing soon discovered the consequences of provoking this little guy. The little guy was very clingy and stuck to him, and he couldn't tear him off!
Tang Baobao also woke up and reached out to Wei Qing.
Wei Qing picked up Tang Baobao.
Both babies clung to Wei Qing, waving their hands around and pinching his nose and ears...
Looking at the two little babies hanging on Wei Qing, Tang Li couldn't help but laugh.
Wei Qing looked pitiful. He really wanted to spend some time with his wife instead of being treated as a toy by the two little ones.
Wei Qing was not free until Wei Ziyi and Sanbao arrived.
"Sugar baby~" Sanbao shouted.
Tang Baobao liked Sanbao very much. When he heard Sanbao's voice, he immediately pushed Wei Qing's face and asked him to put him down.
The little guy landed on the bed and reached out to Sanbao.
Sanbao opened his arms and held the little guy in his arms.
Wei Ziyi picked up Mu Baobao and, together with Sanbao, carried the two little ones out of the room, with two wet nurses following behind to look after them.
Only Wei Qing and Tang Li were left in the room.
Wei Qing sat down next to Tang Li, and Tang Li leaned on his broad shoulders.
Wei Qing talked about what happened during this period of time.
"Taxes in Wangxian County have been reduced. Thanks to Prime Minister Duan's strong support, taxes have been waived for a year. The people can now breathe a sigh of relief."
"What about the old man who saved you?"
"I had someone build a house for them so that the grandfather and grandson could live down the mountain."
"When I have the chance, I will definitely go visit that old man." Tang Li said.
The old man who saved her husband was her benefactor.
Wei Qing nodded: "We'll go together then."
"Husband, where is Shen Qingliu?"
"I arranged for Chen Liuyue and Xu Jiao to reunite. I was afraid that the eldest princess's power had not been completely eliminated, so I let them live in the capital first and send them away after a while." Wei Qing said.
"Husband, you are very thoughtful." She didn't have to worry about anything.
"The eldest princess was also one of the culprits in the murder of the Xiao family. Now that the eldest princess has fallen, the Xiao family can be considered to have had some revenge." Wei Qing said.
If the Xiao family incident back then was related to the emperor, and the eldest princess's rebellion was a heavy blow to the emperor, his move would be like killing two birds with one stone.
The fall of the eldest princess is a good thing for both the oppressed people and the Xiao family.
"What happened to the eldest princess?" Tang Li asked.
"The emperor ordered her to guard the imperial mausoleum." Wei Qing said.
"Guarding the imperial tomb?" Tang Li frowned.
She originally thought she would be sentenced to death for treason. Guarding the imperial tomb did not eliminate the root of the problem. Tang Li always felt uneasy, fearing that the old witch would cause trouble again.
As expected, Tangli dreamed about it that night...
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The Princess's Mansion.
The eldest princess was wearing very plain clothes, without any makeup on her face. Her complexion was pale and her eyes were full of wrinkles. Compared with before, she seemed to have aged ten years.
She sat with the imperial edict beside her, ordering her to guard the imperial mausoleum.
She stared at the imperial edict for a while with an expressionless face, then suddenly smiled.
Guarding the imperial tomb?
Like an ordinary person, losing power and status, can only be imprisoned in the cold and lonely imperial tomb and accompany the dead?
And you say it was the emperor's mercy?
She would rather die than live like that.
She propped up her head, stared out the window, and counted the days. Her eyes became greedy and ambitious.
She stood up, opened the door, and looked at the person guarding outside.
"Deliver this letter to the Emperor."
The people outside hesitated for a moment and called the commander.
"The things in here are very important to the emperor. Give it to him. If he doesn't want to see it, then he doesn't have to."
Soon, the letter was delivered to the emperor.
The letter was placed before him, and the emperor stared at it without opening it.
Finally, he couldn't help but open the envelope.
Inside the envelope, there was a letter and a little rabbit carved from a peach kernel.
The emperor's hands couldn't help shaking as he held the peach pit rabbit.
At first, they lived in a place like a cold palace, with not enough food to eat and not enough warm clothes to wear. My elder sister left all the food she had for him.
There is a peach tree outside the yard, with its branches and leaves extending in.
There was a big peach, and he looked at it eagerly, but the peach tree was too high and he couldn't reach it.
However, when he woke up, his sister handed him a big peach that was slightly broken.
Sister said she had eaten it and the peach was for him.
After he finished eating the peach, he heard his sister's stomach growling. Then he realized that she had lied to him and had not eaten it at all.
In order to comfort him, the elder sister said that he could eat the peach flesh and she would give the peach pit.
Later, he carved the peach pit into a little rabbit for her.
In fact, it doesn't look like a rabbit at all.
The emperor held the peach pit and his eyes became moist.
She has been collecting it.
He picked up the letter and read it. She said she wanted to see him again before going to the imperial tomb.
"Then let's meet again." He sighed softly.
In the afternoon, the eldest princess entered the palace.
She looked at him, bowed, and washed away all her pride and nobility, like an ordinary woman.
The emperor was in a complicated mood. He pursed his lips and said nothing.
"Your Majesty, please take good care of yourself. It's cold, so wear more clothes. Even though you're busy with government affairs, don't overwork yourself."
The eldest princess kept on talking, mostly about daily instructions.
"Your Majesty, how about taking a walk in Changye Palace?" the eldest princess suddenly said.
Changye Palace was the cold palace where they used to live.
The name of this palace is very accurate, the night is long and there is no dawn.
The emperor thought of the peach pit and nodded.
The two went to Changye Palace together. Changye Palace was located in a remote and dilapidated area.
The eldest princess pushed open a door and was greeted by the smell of smoke and dust, but she didn't care.
"We lived here before, and the rain was leaking in that spot, so we had to use a basin to catch it. Is it leaking even worse now?"
The eldest princess ran to the place where the rain was leaking to see what was happening.
The emperor followed him in.
The eldest princess looked at the emperor and her expression became sad again.
"How did it become like this? How did we get to this point?" the eldest princess muttered.
"It's all my fault. I was greedy and I was bewildered..."
"I don't want to go to the imperial mausoleum. Please don't let me go there, okay? Ayan?" the eldest princess pleaded.
So, in the end, you are still unwilling to guard the imperial tomb?
Still want to stay in Beijing?
The emperor's expression turned cold and he turned around to leave.
And the moment he turned around, a hint of cruelty flashed in the eldest princess's eyes.
Suddenly, more than a dozen people dressed as guards emerged from the dilapidated hall, surrounding the emperor and several eunuchs and palace maids, full of murderous intent.
The emperor's expression suddenly changed. Rage surged up his spine, and he looked at her with extremely cold eyes: "Zhao Yulan, are you trying to force me to abdicate?!"
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