Chapter 229: The War Is About to Start! Kill the Enemy
Emperor Wen was unhappy to begin with, and he was late for his arrival on such a day. Moreover, it was he who gave Zisheng this cup of wine, and he was feeling very happy. He snorted coldly and ignored him.
Concubine Yue glanced at Prince Ruyang, and the old man immediately understood and shouted, "Husband and wife bow to each other!"
Seeing the ceremony concluded, He Zhaojun felt relieved. However, when she thought about what would happen next, her expression remained stiff.
Ling Buyi took Shao Shang's hand and turned to look at Ling Yi: "The two of us are going to worship our ancestors. Marquis Chengyang, would you like to come with us?"
"It's a rare occasion that you invite me today, so I will naturally go with you to pay my respects, so as to inform our ancestors that my Ling family has successors." Marquis Chengyang smiled and followed the two of them into the courtyard, where they found the ancestral hall where tablets were enshrined.
But as soon as they closed the door, guards wearing soft armor and holding knives in their arms came to guard every exit and surrounded the ancestral hall tightly.
When Wen Ziduan saw that everything was ready, he bowed and said, "Father, I have concealed something. I hope you will forgive me." As he spoke, he knelt in the middle of the hall. All the male guests, including Emperor Wen, were stunned.
"Zi Duan, why are you so serious?" Emperor Wen couldn't guess what his son wanted to do.
At this moment, a middle-aged man in a long gown pushed in from outside. It was none other than the palace physician, Sun. Wen Ziduan then spoke in a clear voice, "Father, before the Huo family's daughter became terminally ill, she took a pill to preserve her heart meridians. However, she was completely dead at the time, and we all thought she had passed away!"
Doctor Sun also lied, "Your Majesty, that's right. I also thought Miss Huo had passed away. But just now, when I placed cotton wool in front of her mouth and nose, it swayed slightly. It turns out she's still breathing! Your Majesty, Miss Huo is not dead!"
Wow.
For a moment, the men were in an uproar. After all, the resurrection of the dead was too astonishing. Wen Ziduan's subordinates, who had been arranged long ago, were also fanning the flames: "Just now, just now, General Ling went to worship his ancestors! General Ling's sincerity must have moved the heavens, and that's why he guided Lady Huo back!"
"Yes, that's right!"
"God has mercy on us, allowing Lady Huo to return to the mortal world and see her son and daughter get married!"
After a while, Concubine Yue and Empress Xuan returned from the female guests, also very surprised: "Your Majesty, I saw with my own eyes that Lady Huo is breathing steadily, her face is rosy, and she is sleeping soundly."
Emperor Wen uttered an "oh," then thought, this was good news: "Zidun, good, good. Since Lady Huo hasn't passed away, this is a double blessing. Naturally, we should invite drums and music to make it a lively occasion!"
Wen Ziduan was waiting for these words. With a glance, the drummers and musicians who had been prepared on the side immediately started playing joyful music so loud that the guests had to shout into each other's ears if they wanted to talk.
The women had already begun drinking and celebrating, a scene of considerable proportions. He Zhaojun weaved through the crowd, finally standing in front of the door. Once the drums and music began, it would be Ling Yi's death warrant.
The black-armored guards had already broken into the ancestral hall and were fighting with Ling Yi's soldiers. The shouts and sounds of weapons clashing were all drowned out by the sound of drums and music that shook the sky.
Finally, a pungent smell of blood overwhelmed the aroma of delicious food and entered the joyful wedding banquet from the closed door of the ancestral hall.
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