Two plates of cakes had been replaced in the hall. After the little emperor had eaten and drunk his fill, he fell into a deep sleep on the couch. The empress dowager stared at him from the side, not knowing what she was thinking.
After a while, she waved her hand.
Shuncai quickly bent over and handed over the prepared tea, holding his breath, and only after seeing the Queen Mother take the second sip did he breathe a sigh of relief and said, "Master, regarding the matter of Li Wangfei..."
The Queen Mother put the cup down again, and he stopped talking.
He has been with the Queen Mother for so long, and what he is best at is trying to figure out what his master is thinking.
Lu Wan is Lu Changxin's sister. The news of Lu Changxin's secret treason is known to everyone except the common people and low-ranking officials. The capture team has already set out. Once he is brought back to Beijing and the news is made public, his entire family will be executed.
The Queen Mother wanted Lu Wan to be loyal to the royal family, but Lu Wan only said that he was loyal to the Emperor. It sounded like there was no difference, but in fact his attitude was completely different.
Lu Wan is a guest of Shen Yan, and his attitude is the same as Shen Yan's attitude...
"I thought that since something like this happened to the Lu family, naturally no one in Kyoto would be able to compete with me. Although Chen Yan is in the limelight today, it might not be a bad thing if I could win him over." The Queen Mother smiled coldly, "It seems that I was wrong."
The wind coming in from the window disrupted the candlelight, making the hall flickering.
Shuncai shuddered, thinking that things were about to change in Kyoto.
It is not easy to walk from the Hall of Mental Cultivation to the palace gate in such a huge palace.
As soon as Lu Wan walked out of the palace gate, he saw four guards carrying a stretcher passing by. There seemed to be a person lying on the stretcher, covered with a medium-sized straw mat. When they walked in and passed by, he could see his face clearly through the gap.
It was the palace maid who was punished for drinking tea in the palace.
At this moment, his face was dark blue and he was lifeless.
Lu Wan's face turned pale, and just as he was about to ask, he heard several guards complaining.
"I don't know how many bodies have been carried this month. I don't know what's wrong with the Queen Mother. Why is she in such a bad mood?"
"Shut up! You still dare to make up stories about the person above. I'm afraid you don't want to live anymore..."
A cool breeze blew, and something dripped onto his neck, sliding down his collar into his clothes. She suddenly felt a little cold.
"Miss Lu Wan."
Lu Wan looked sideways and saw Qin Zhao, the guard beside Shen Yan.
He slowly approached him with an umbrella, and Lu Wan then realized it was raining.
"The prince asked me to pick you up." Qin Zhao pointed to the carriage following behind him.
Lu Wan stepped up along his umbrella, and just as she opened the curtain, she saw Shen Yan holding a cup of hot tea.
Lu Wan was stunned for a moment, and the wind blew in and dispersed the mist of the tea. Chen Yan frowned and said, "What are you standing there for? Come in quickly, it's so windy outside, don't spoil my tea."
Surprisingly, Lu Wan found that his panicked heart had calmed down.
Then she lifted the curtain and sat down. The carriage moved slowly. Chen Yan actually poured her a cup of tea. After drinking it, her body had already warmed up a lot.
When she was in the palace, her mind was in disarray and she couldn't tell what was going on. Now that the two of them were sitting face to face, every word of Lu Wan's thoughts came into Chen Yan's mind.
She is a modern person and is well-informed, but she forgot that no matter how much insight she has into history and how knowledgeable she is, she has never seen with her own eyes how power can consume people.
She could still clearly see the palace maid’s wide-open eyes, as if telling her, it’s all her fault, it’s all her fault.
After all, it was a play done because of her. It was just a play, but it could kill a person.
It was the first time she experienced this personally, and she found it hard to accept.
The carriage seemed to be driving into a busy city, and there was a hustle and bustle everywhere, it was very lively. But Lu Wan's whole body was cold, and he was silent and deep in thought.
Chen Yan pondered for a moment. He was alone and had to struggle through the turbulent times to gain a place in Kyoto. All this power and wealth were earned by his own hard work.
He could neither truly understand Lu Wan's thoughts nor knew how to comfort her.
"Do you know what Kyoto looked like ten years ago?" Chen Yan didn't wait for him to answer, and said to himself, "Kyoto at that time was a real hell on earth, with corpses everywhere..."
Lu Wan naturally knew that the emperor of the previous dynasty, Mu Yong, was a foolish and tyrannical emperor. Although he was kind by nature, he was not good at governing the country. He also listened to slander and promoted treacherous ministers. Over time, public resentment gradually arose.
Also, because he loved to take elixirs and his health was poor, none of his concubines gave birth to children for many years.
Finally one day, the civil officials could no longer tolerate it and submitted memorials one after another, most of which threatened to die as a lesson, so the contents of the memorials were nothing more than various criticisms of the emperor.
Finally, one night, after countless times of pondering, the emperor made a bold decision.
Give way to others.
So the emperor drafted a secret decree overnight and summoned the prime minister to discuss it in secret.
But who will be the future emperor remains unknown in the end.
Because on the second day after the secret decree was drafted, the Governor-General of Jiangnan launched a rebellion.
As for why they rebelled, that is a long story, but it was the rainy season at the time, and floods continued in the south of the Yangtze River. The officials sent to provide disaster relief withheld official silver, and the people were living in misery.
This rebellion was in line with the people's wishes, and with their help, they naturally won the battle and defeated the imperial troops.
Mu Yong was busy responding and delayed the secret order until the enemy arrived at the city and the commander carried his thin body.
He shouted to the sky: "I have drafted a secret decree, the successor to my dynasty..."
Before he could finish his words, the commander slashed down with a knife, separating his head from his body, and blood splattered on the spot.
The corpse rolled down the stairs and eventually mixed in with the tens of thousands of corpses of the Imperial Guards. Blood and flesh were mixed together. The eyes were wide open with hatred, and the mouth was wide open, as if still shouting loudly.
Afterwards, the rebels turned Mu Yong's bedroom upside down, but did not find any so-called secret decree, so they burned it all.
All the military officers loyal to Yongmu died in the line of duty, while the civil officials were taken to the city gate street and beheaded one by one in front of the people.
During those three months, the bloodstains on the streets could never be washed away.
However, time passed in a flash and ten years had passed. Lu Wan opened the curtain of the carriage and saw people coming and going outside, making it very lively.
But ten years is enough for people to forget everything and see a whole new scene.
Lu Wan looked at the person next to him. Is he the seeker in this troubled time?
"There may be many more things like this in the future." Shen Yan smiled a little evilly, "If you are afraid now, what can you do in the future?"
"Even if I am your husband, do you want to rely on me forever, Princess?"
Lu Wan held his forehead with his hand. This tyrant is here again. He was serious just for a while, but now he is like this again.
But then again, he already knew his identity, so why would he act like this? He hadn't even touched me, could it be...
Lu Wan looked at Chen Yan up and down, wondering if this guy was actually a homosexual, which was why he had no offspring.
Thinking of this, Lu Wan suddenly felt uneasy.
Seeing this, Chen Yan had evil intentions and wanted to tease her, so he leaned over and took her into his arms. The carriage was small and Lu Wan had no way to avoid it, and was forced to look him in the eye.
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