Chapter 106
Chapter 106
The imperial physician knelt down and kowtowed on the ground, and remained silent when asked.
Yang Guifei came last night, but was stopped outside by the prince's men. She probably guessed that the emperor might have just been angry, and that he was ringing the bell at this time to postpone the date of the crown prince's wedding.
Compared to the Queen, she had spent more time with the Emperor. In terms of feelings, the Emperor and she knew each other very well over the years, more like a couple. However, the Emperor did not seek to see her before leaving, and did not even say a few words to her. This was not normal, and she had to suspect that the Crown Prince had put a stumbling block in her way.
Previously, when the former crown prince and Prince Jing were fighting, she supported Prince Jing. First, she couldn't stand the queen's arrogance, and second, she understood the emperor's mind. He valued Prince Jing more than the queen and the former crown prince imagined. Therefore, her Yang family helped Prince Jing ascend to the throne of crown prince.
But once people reach that position, since they are no longer their own family, how can they always remember the past kindness?
Yang Guifei only hated that she had never given birth to a prince in her life, and she didn't even have the chance to support him to ascend to the throne. Even now, although she had doubts in her heart, she dared not say a word.
After the death of the former queen, she thought that based on the relationship between her and the emperor, the emperor would definitely make her the queen.
She has no prince, and the prince also has no mother. When she becomes the queen, the prince will be under her name. In the future, it will be a win-win situation for the Yang family and the prince.
But she mentioned it once, but was diverted by the emperor. Then he rejected her again. "I am old, and I don't know how long I can live. I'll just live one day at a time. You raise the princesses and find them a good marriage. The status of the Yang family is there. As long as the family is not in decline, with the strength of the Yang family, no matter who is in my position in the future, you will have a place. A wise man will never be buried."
If there is disappointment, there must be some.
Whether the family will fall into decline or not depends on whether the emperor is willing to let the Yang family fall into decline. I have followed the emperor for so many years and thought I knew him very well, but at the end of the day, I realized that I had never seen him clearly.
When the emperor was alive, she was at least a favorite concubine. When he was gone, she became a useless concubine who could only stay in the harem and wait for death.
She was upset about the fact that the prince had concealed the time of the emperor's death, but she didn't dare to point it out loud. After she finished crying in front of the emperor's bed, the ministers outside the door also rushed over one after another.
Liu Kun read out the emperor's will in front of everyone.
The first few were relatively okay, but the last two decrees were, one was to posthumously confer the title of empress on Xie Nian of the Xie family, and the other was to seal the tomb immediately after the emperor was buried.
After hearing this, everyone in the Yang family, except General Yang, changed their expressions.
Not only did the empress have no where to go, but even after her death she could not study with the emperor.
The world has already belonged to the prince. A new emperor appoints new ministers. The Yang family should have swallowed their anger at this critical moment, but how could Yang Guifei tolerate such a thing? She raised her head and questioned Liu Kun: "The emperor's first wife was Lin, why is the surname Xie?"
Liu Kun took out the birth dates of the two deceased princes and told the truth of that year, "The eldest prince and the second prince are both adopted sons of your majesty. Before your majesty ascended the throne, he only married one wife, her surname was Xie and her name was Nian. Forty-one years ago, she gave birth to the first prince." Liu Kun presented the marriage certificate between the emperor and Mrs. Xie and knelt in front of the prince.
The black words on the red paper were clearly written, and it was the emperor's handwriting.
That was his real wife, the woman he loved all his life and the one he was still thinking about until his death. She had been with him for so many years, but she had never heard him mention her. It was hard to tell how deeply he hid her. Yang Guifei felt a chill in her heart. She felt a sense of strangeness when she looked at the person on the bed. She slumped on the ground, as if she were in a daze.
Xie was Xie Pushe's aunt, so who else could the eldest prince be born to...
Forty-one years ago...the prince was exactly forty-one years old.
What a great trick to conceal the truth. He had put in so much thought over the years to pave the way for his own son, and even he himself was kept in the dark.
The saying that a wise man will never be buried is just an excuse he uses to fool himself. From the beginning to the end, I'm afraid the only person in his heart is the deceased Xie.
After death, she would be buried in the imperial mausoleum. It didn't matter to her whether she was with the emperor or not. The most devastating thing was that her lifelong dream of becoming the queen was completely ruined.
He was never able to defeat Queen Yuan until his death.
He was in no mood at all. During the night vigil, he only knelt in front of the body for a while and returned to his bedroom early on the grounds of feeling unwell.
When the Yang family's prince heard the news, he quickly came over and asked her, "Sister, how can this old emperor...his Majesty be so heartless and ungrateful? What should I do?"
What could she do? Bai Ri's father had already come to persuade her, "The Yang family relied on their own abilities to reach their current position. There is no need to add icing on the cake. You should live a good life. You still have three princesses who are not married yet..."
Yang Guifei understood what he meant. He wanted her to swallow her anger for the three princesses. After fighting with the queen for most of her life, the greatest skill she had learned was the word "tolerance". She said to the prince with a deep breath, "There is a long time to come. Be a good young marquis and don't cause trouble."
Her Yang family has always been upright and dignified. Whether in reputation or intelligence, they are not like the original Yuan family.
After the Yang family's son left, Concubine Yang did not return to the mourning hall. She took a bath and rested. When it was almost dawn, the second princess came to visit. Concubine Yang finally remembered to come. She took a look at the fatigue on the second princess's face. She thought that she had been guarding the mourning hall all night. She sighed and said, "When your father was alive, he loved you very much and arranged several marriages for you, but you were not satisfied with any of them. Now that he is gone, if you want to choose again, I am afraid it will not be so easy."
The second princess didn't care. "I want to find someone I don't like, and I don't have to marry for the rest of my life."
Yang Guifei sneered, "You like the third son of the Xie family, but he is already married." Thinking of what the wife of the Yang family brought back that day, she pondered, "The Wen family is from a merchant family. She looks like a smiling face, but she is a powerful person. If you insist on marrying the third son, forget about marrying him. You can't beat her. I am a princess of the royal family, and I don't want to share a husband with others. The Wen family... is rich. A Mixian Tower is equivalent to several of our vaults. The money is eye-catching. It depends on whether he can keep it." She whispered, "Master Wen is just an assistant minister. He is not a threat."
When Empress Yuan was still alive, the Second Princess came to the Imperial Concubine eight or nine times out of ten and the Imperial Concubine was fighting with her. She thought that after Empress Yuan's death, her mother would have peace, but as long as a person is alive, there will be no real peace.
The emperor's body is still warm, and the prince will ascend the throne as soon as the three-day mourning period is over. The snobbery of the Yang family is weakened. In addition to her own wishes, as a new noble in the court and the right-hand man of the new emperor in the future, my mother must also hope to form a relative with the Xie family.
But Xie Pushe only has one son.
The second princess turned pale and shook her head, "Don't worry about me, mother. I won't marry him."
We are in mourning today, and Xie Shao is also here.
The Crown Prince and the Crown Prince were kneeling at the innermost part of the mother's hall, with the three princesses and a group of concubines outside. Few people could endure kneeling for a whole day without food or water. When the imperial concubine left, several concubines also found excuses to leave one after another. In the middle of the night, when the second princess turned back, there were only a few people behind her.
The third and fourth princesses were nowhere to be seen either.
The other concubines were fine, some of them probably didn't even get to see their father after entering the palace. The third and fourth princesses shouldn't be lazy, as their father loved them a lot when he was alive. She stood up and planned to go and bring them back, but met Xie Shao at the door.
Seeing him with a curved sword on his waist, standing under the lights in a plain official uniform, he turned his head when he heard the noise, his eyes were clear and bright, piercing through the darkness and falling on people, as if piercing into the bottom of their hearts, which was incompatible with the anger inside. The second princess was stunned, "Thank you, Commander, you're still here."
Xie Shao nodded, "Second Princess is going back to the palace?"
The second princess shook her head. "It's hard to keep vigil at night, but with so few people, it's too lonely. I'll go call some people over."
Your Majesty was a wise ruler when he was alive, and he did not believe in burying people alive with their dead after his death. For those who come to keep vigil tonight, there are no fixed rules as to who should keep vigil until what time, and how long they should kneel is entirely voluntary.
Originally, with Yang Guifei around, no one dared to leave. But as soon as she left, everyone had their own plans in mind and left one after another. Only four or five people were left, and the place was indeed a bit lonely.
The lights on the road ahead were not very bright, and Xie Shao happened to have a lantern in his hand, so he walked her part of the way.
The second princess followed him quietly, and only said when they were almost down the corridor: "Thank you very much, brother."
Xie Shao paused and the lamp in his hand suddenly stopped moving forward.
The Second Princess turned around in surprise and heard him say, "Back then, Xie was trapped in the firewood room of the Yuan family. Your Highness informed my father in time and helped my father save Xie's life from the hands of the Yuan family. Xie is grateful and has never forgotten it over the years. He regards Your Highness as a benefactor. I have also told my wife about this matter. My wife is also grateful to the Second Prince. After the funeral of His Majesty is over, my wife plans to host a banquet for the Second Prince at the Seeking Immortal Tower."
Did he even tell her about his past? Something seemed to drop in her heart. The second princess was stunned and forgot to respond for a moment.
Xie Shao added: "My wife and I have known each other, and we love each other. I am not afraid of being laughed at by the Second Prince. I love her to the bone. I will only have her in this life and will not take any concubines."
How could the second princess not understand the meaning of the words?
She had heard what Aunt Yang said to Wen at the banquet that day. Although she blamed her aunt for taking the initiative, she inexplicably felt a sense of anticipation in her heart and wanted to see Xie Shao's reaction.
Whenever she recalled the time they spent together when they were young, she was certain that not only was she interested in him, but he also had some affection for her.
She didn't believe that he could really forget it.
But now these words shattered all her fantasies. Her thoughts were exposed, and the Second Princess' face turned red, but her heart was cold. She pretended to be indifferent and forced a smile, "Commander Xie and your wife are so affectionate. I envy you so much."
Don't take a concubine, just love her alone.
Who wouldn’t envy?
Xie Shao took two steps forward and handed her the lamp in his hand. "Your Highness will be happy too."
Having said that, how could she force it? After all, she had missed him. She was afraid that the imperial concubine would still insist, so she said it more clearly, "I don't like him anymore. Mother, please don't worry about me anymore."
Three days later, the prince ascended the throne and appointed Zhou Kuang as the crown prince.
When the emperor passed away, Xie Shao stayed in the palace for three days without going home. After the new emperor ascended the throne, he stayed in the palace for another day and was able to escape only when the palace was about to be closed.
As soon as he walked out of the palace gate, he saw the young lady standing in a dim yellow light under the corridor in front of him, waving a newly bought golden fan in her hand. When illuminated by the light, it flashed a dazzling light.
The babies are here, I have written so much for now, and I will update it soon! (Hundreds of red envelopes~)
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