Chapter 116 Back
On the fourteenth day of the twelfth lunar month, Lu Desheng once again entered the palace to accompany the emperor.
Before leaving the palace, Lü Desheng tucked in the dragon quilt for Emperor Kang Cheng and said embarrassedly, "Your Majesty, I will not be entering the palace tomorrow to marry my daughter. I will come to the palace to accompany you the day after tomorrow morning."
Tomorrow is the fifteenth day of the twelfth lunar month. Yes, the wedding date of Lu Desheng’s second daughter Lu Songli and Qin’s youngest son is indeed set for tomorrow.
Looking at Lu Desheng's happy expression, thinking about the heavy blow that the Qin family would suffer next, and his second daughter who might be implicated, Emperor Kang Cheng sighed. It was unfilial to let the empress dowager bury her young son. Lu Songli and Qin Sheng were married by the empress dowager's decree, and he could not disobey the empress dowager.
That's all. He'll save the Qin family. At most, Lu Songli will suffer a little in the first few years. When the new emperor re-employs the Qin family, she'll be able to live a good life again. That's all. Suffering first and then enjoying the sweetness is also acceptable.
Emperor Kang Cheng believed that the Qin family was still very useful in fighting wars. As long as Song Mo was not stupid, he would support the Qin family and let the Qin family serve their Song family again.
The Qin family has always been very docile, and Emperor Kang Cheng always felt that thunder, lightning, rain and dew were all grace from the emperor. He never thought that the Qin family would rebel.
As soon as Lu Desheng moved aside and the light returned, Emperor Kang Cheng subconsciously tilted his head towards the inside.
Seeing this, Lu Desheng was stunned for a moment. It was said that when a person is about to die, he is particularly afraid of light and becomes lazy to talk...
"Master Lu, we will send you off."
Lu Desheng felt heavy in his heart. The emperor's spirit was getting worse and worse, and he was only awake for about three hours a day.
After coming out, Wei Zili handed him the brocade box in his hand and said, "Lord Lu, your daughter is getting married tomorrow. This is the emperor's gift to you. There are many people here, so don't look at it yet."
Lu Desheng took it and nodded, "Don't worry." The thing inside didn't seem very heavy, what could it be?
Not long after Lu Desheng left the palace, the Queen Mother returned to the palace.
"Emperor, why is your dragon body so weak?" The empress dowager, who had gone out of the palace to worship Buddha, was shocked when she returned to the palace and saw the emperor who was emaciated and unrecognizable.
She had been irritated by the Lu family a while ago, and the palace maids had advised her to go out and worship Buddha to relax, so she went. This time, she was gone for more than a month, almost two months, but the emperor was still fine when she left. She had rushed back as soon as she received the news from the palace that the emperor's health was not good, but she had never expected it to have come to this.
"Mother—cough cough—"
The Empress Dowager quickly patted him on the back.
"My son, how did you get yourself into this state?" After all, he was her own flesh and blood. The Empress Dowager felt sad to see him so close to his end.
"Also, since you are in this state, why didn't you write to me earlier?" If she had known earlier that the emperor was not well, she would definitely have returned to the palace earlier.
"Ahem, mother, I didn't expect that—" Yes, Emperor Kang Cheng himself did not expect that his dragon body would decline so quickly.
"Emperor, if you are like this, shouldn't you recall the Crown Prince?"
"Mother, the crown prince has passed away." Emperor Kang Cheng thought of the bad news he received two days ago. Even though his mood had calmed down a little after two days, he still felt heartbroken when he thought about it.
Upon hearing this, the Queen Mother was shocked. "What's going on? Didn't the Crown Prince go north to entertain the troops?" Then she flew into a rage. "What on earth is Qin Yue doing? He actually let the Crown Prince die in the northern border? Is he planning a rebellion?!"
Emperor Kangcheng had no choice but to explain that the crown prince died at the hands of the invading Qiang and Hu people. For various reasons, he did not mention the role of the fourth prince.
"My son, since the Crown Prince has passed away, although we are extremely sad, at this critical juncture, you still need to quickly decide on the next heir to the throne." The Queen Mother did not want the Dali Dynasty to fall into turmoil due to the uncertainty of the successor. "Do you have a candidate in mind? However, the three princes who have grown up are mediocre in talent—"
Emperor Kangcheng interrupted her, "Mother, I have decided to appoint the fourth prince, Song Mo, as the next emperor!" The emperor was right. A young emperor must not be appointed! Fortunately, he had prepared three secret decrees to ensure the legitimacy of the throne.
The Queen Mother was a little surprised, "Okay, as long as you have made your decision." As soon as her son finished speaking, her thoughts that had just been floating in her mind also dissipated.
"Mother, you just returned to the palace. Please go back to Changle Palace and rest. I am tired too."
On the fifteenth day of the twelfth lunar month, the Qin and Lu mansions were decorated with lights and full of joy.
The Qin family's wedding procession is ready, everything is in place except the groom.
"Can Ah Sheng make it back in time?" Mrs. Qin asked Qin Heng seriously.
Something happened, something must have happened. Mrs. Qin felt her heart pounding. Her youngest son wasn't the type to be careless about such a big thing as getting married. He couldn't possibly be careless about it. And he had promised his eldest brother that he would come back, so he would definitely come back, unless there was some unavoidable reason.
Nie Yunniang held her bulging belly and realized that something was wrong.
Qin Sanlang patted the back of her hand soothingly.
Then he and Qin Heng looked at each other. They had calculated that with Ah Sheng's speed, he should be able to return to Chang'an City today.
"Don't worry, Mom. He will definitely come back."
"You said you could come back, but where are the others?"
"Maybe he's still on the way? I've already sent people to guard the city gate. If he shows up, bring him back immediately."
"This - Madam, Young Master, is it time for our wedding procession to set off? If we don't set off now, we will miss the auspicious time." The steward stepped forward to ask for instructions.
"Wait a little longer!"
At the Lu family's side, Lu Songli put on her wedding dress and waited for the groom to come and pick her up.
Only Lu Songli and her parents knew that Qin Sheng had gone to Beijing and had not returned yet. Lu Zhiyuan and Lu Mingzhi only knew that Qin Sheng had been away recently.
Jiang: "Qin Sheng hasn't come home yet? It's less than half an hour away from the auspicious time. Can he make it back in time?" There are three auspicious times for the wedding today. The one they chose is already the latest in the day. Any later times are not auspicious.
Lu Songli was very calm, "Dad and Mom, don't worry, Qin Sheng will definitely be able to make it back." This was not self-confidence, but she believed in the judgment of Qin Heng and other members of the Qin family. Since they had no news to stop the wedding, everything would be normal.
Anyuan Gate
The city guard who opened the gate for them felt his scalp tingle when he saw Qin Sheng returning with a corpse on his back. Something had happened, it must have happened!
As soon as Qin Sheng entered the city and showed up, a small steward from the Qin family rushed out, "Sixth Young Master, you're finally back! Hurry, go back! The wedding procession is ready, and you're the only one missing!"
The servant behind him caught up with him, leading a horse.
Li Wei, who was behind him, stepped forward quickly and said, "Sixth Young Master, you go back first. I will escort the Fourth Young Master back to the Qin family."
Qin Sheng shook his head, handed his horse and fourth brother to Li Wei, took the horse prepared for him by the housekeeper, placed his fourth brother on the back of the horse, then jumped on the horse and hurried home at a rapid speed.
His handsome horse fell to its knees on the ground with its front legs, panting and hissing, obviously exhausted.
"What, what is that?" the steward who delivered the message asked in a trembling voice. He was so excited to see the Sixth Young Master that he didn't notice what was happening behind his horse.
Li Wei replied in a low voice, "That's Qin Ming, the fourth son of the Qin family."
Boom—the steward’s legs went weak and he couldn’t stand anymore.
Something happened, something big happened!
When Qin Sheng carried Qin Silang back to the Qin family, Qin Heng appeared first, followed by Qin Sanlang.
Qin Heng suppressed his heartache and took Qin Ming in his own hands, then asked his attendant to take Qin Sheng away to tidy up his appearance.
Qin Sheng had a blank expression on his face and let others do whatever they wanted.
Qin Sanlang stepped forward, took Qin Ming, and together with Qin Heng, placed him in the coffin they had prepared.
After Qin Sanlang put him in, he carefully tidied his appearance. Looking at him lying peacefully in the coffin, he couldn't help but shed tears.
"Fourth Brother, get up! Didn't you say you wanted to have a duel with Little Six? Get up, and let's team up and fight him!"
In less than a quarter of an hour, Qin Sheng immediately looked like a groom. He was neatly dressed, his hair was tied up again, and the boy's face became more angular. He looked very energetic, but the blood in his eyes betrayed him.
After Qin Sheng put on his wedding clothes, Qin Heng patted him on the shoulder and said, "Cheer up and go to welcome the bride."
The Lu family also received the news that Qin Sheng had returned to Chang'an City, and everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
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