Chapter 176 Northwest War Report, the Regent died for his country!
This looks pretty good, and it doesn't have any missing limbs.
The Queen nodded:
"True, but the Crown Princess was unharmed."
The emperor's eyes widened slightly and he fell into deep thought.
"Your Majesty," the Queen said at the right moment, "If the Crown Princess really angered the Heaven and was punished by it as the rumors say, then how could Heaven allow her to fall from such a high place and still be unscathed?"
"There must be something fishy about this."
The emperor's brows were twisted into knots:
"You mean... someone deliberately harmed the Crown Princess?"
The Queen said solemnly:
"If they just wanted to harm the Crown Princess, that would be abominable, but not a big deal. But they chose to do it during the Heavenly Sacrifice. I'm afraid they are targeting our country, Daliang!"
The emperor took a breath:
"Investigate! Investigate thoroughly! Ahem..."
He was so angry that he coughed for a long time. The imperial physician was so scared that he hurriedly tried to comfort the emperor and advised him to take care of his health.
"Call... call the Imperial Master!" The Emperor finally caught his breath and immediately summoned the Imperial Master to see him.
After all, these are butterflies and flocks of birds, all strange and supernatural events. Ordinary officials have no ability to investigate them.
"Wait a minute!" The Queen stopped him, "Your Majesty, have you forgotten? The Imperial Master had a stroke a few days ago and is still recuperating in seclusion."
The emperor then remembered that it was probably during the days when the regent went to Jing Kingdom to borrow grain that the imperial teacher had originally come out of seclusion, but for some reason he suddenly vomited blood again, saying that he had something wrong and was so angry that he went into seclusion.
He was a little unhappy:
"This old man has become more and more unreliable recently! Is he too old and it's time for him to step down and let someone else take over?"
The Queen said quickly:
"Your Majesty, since this is a matter of supernatural powers, there is no need to rush. The Imperial Master will probably be out of retreat soon, so it won't be too late to have him investigate thoroughly when the time comes."
"The most urgent task now is not to allow the people to slander the Crown Princess at will. Her fate as a phoenix was calculated by the Imperial Master."
After she said this, the emperor also fell into silence.
If the Crown Princess is indeed Tian Feng and her luck is fine, the truth will come out sooner or later.
In this case, if I were to vent my anger on her now...
Suddenly someone outside the palace reported loudly:
"Your Majesty, the Northwest Army's messenger wants to see you. He says he has urgent military information to report!"
The emperor looked stern and said immediately:
"Xuan!"
A soldier rushed in, covered in frost, and knelt down with a plop:
"Your Majesty! Xilan's 200,000-strong army joined forces with the barbarians to attack Linye City. The Regent led his army to fight back and beheaded the enemy general among the thousands of soldiers. We defeated the enemy with a small force against a large one!"
The emperor breathed a sigh of relief and was about to say good things about the regent, but he heard the messenger say in a crying voice:
"But... the Regent was ambushed and shot in the heart... He died for his country!"
"You said...what..." The emperor's mind went blank.
"The Regent...died for his country!" the messenger's voice choked with sobs.
"puff--"
The emperor spat out a mouthful of blood and fainted.
The queen immediately rushed to the bedside, helped the emperor lie down and took charge of the situation.
The bedroom suddenly fell into chaos.
Yun Bailian was also extremely shocked. She knelt there and stared at everyone busying themselves like ants on a hot pan.
But she soon felt secretly happy.
That’s great, God is really watching over us!
Yun Qingqing’s backer has fallen!
…
Regent's Palace.
Ever since Zhiluo came to guard Tianming Pavilion, Yun Qingqing felt much more relaxed and no longer had to get up early and stay up late every day to tell fortunes for people.
Of course, some more difficult incidents still required her to take action personally. Zhiluo handled them very well and nothing went wrong.
The amount of wishes received every day did not decrease at all, but instead increased evenly. So whenever Yun Qingqing had time, she would meditate in the courtyard to practice and accumulate spiritual power.
"Miss, something's wrong!" Qiao'er suddenly ran in hurriedly, looking very bad.
"What's wrong?" Yun Qingqing opened her eyes. "Take a breath and speak slowly."
Qiao'er grabbed her arm breathlessly and said anxiously:
"Someone from the palace sent a message asking you to go quickly. They said that a war broke out in the northwest and the Regent died for his country!"
Yun Qingqing's heart suddenly tightened, and her dark eyes changed color instantly.
"Miss, what's wrong with you? Are you okay? Your eyes..." Qiao'er was frightened, thinking that maybe the death of the prince must have been too much of a blow to the young lady, and she became sick due to anxiety.
Yun Qingqing saw clearly the special cause and effect line on her body and felt relieved. She retracted her spiritual pupils that were almost out of control, and her eyes returned to normal.
She stood up and patted Qiao'er's hand:
"It's okay. I'll go to the palace. You take care of the house. Don't worry."
Qiao'er watched her walk out calmly and paced back and forth anxiously.
"What should I do? I heard that when someone is hit hard, the calmer they are, the worse it is!"
"The young lady looks fine, but she must be very sad. She should not let it get to her head..."
…
Yun Qingqing rushed to the palace.
The martyrdom of the regent was a matter of great importance, and important officials of the court were already standing outside the bedroom.
When they saw Yun Qingqing appear, those who were originally whispering shut up the moment they did, and looked at her quietly with different expressions.
Yun Qingqing ignored everyone and went straight into the emperor's bedroom.
The emperor was seen leaning weakly against the head of the bed, his face looking painful and tired, coughing from time to time, and the imperial physician stood cautiously by his side.
In this bedroom, besides the Queen, the Second Prince Duan, the Fourth Prince Qi, Xiao Zirui and Yun Bailian were also present. Yun Qingqing narrowed her eyes.
"Crown Princess, you're finally here!" The Queen frowned slightly when she saw her and said, "The Regent King died for his country, and all the civil and military officials in the court knew to come as soon as possible. How come you, as his principal wife, are the last to arrive?"
Yun Qingqing glanced at her calmly:
"I received the news at 3:05 pm, and now it's 4:30 pm. If other ministers also arrived in just 1:05 pm, then I was indeed too slow."
The queen didn't expect that she could actually remember the time when she received the news, and she was choked on the spot.
Prince Duan and Prince Qi looked at each other silently, with deep expressions on their faces.
Palace servants came to report the news just after the 3:00 p.m., and as the widow of the regent, shouldn't the princess be the first to receive the news?
Having both grown up in the royal family, they immediately understood the key and couldn't help but sneer in their hearts.
This is obviously the Queen's work.
But even if the Regent Princess did not allow her to control her and exposed the fact that someone deliberately delayed her to arrive last, given his father's behavior, he would not be able to pursue the matter, and for the Queen's sake...
Unexpectedly, the emperor suddenly straightened up and became furious:
"What! How dare the messenger deliberately delay the entry of the Regent Princess into the palace! Who gave him the guts?"
"Drag that man out and beat him to death!"
Everyone gasped.
The emperor started coughing violently again and almost fainted.
Everyone finally understood that the emperor was too sad because he lost the regent.
At this critical juncture, no one dared to offend him, for fear of being angered if they were not careful.
"Wait." Yun Qingqing suddenly spoke.
"Your Majesty, the palace servant who delivered the message will only do what is said above. How could the palace servant take the initiative to delay such a major event as the death of the regent?"
Everyone: ...
The Regent Princess is so brave.
But now your husband has died for his country! You still have time to think about these things? Isn't this a bit unreliable?
And if this angers the emperor, aren't you afraid of being pissed off...
"Ahem..." The emperor coughed violently again. He looked at her with a sad face. "You are right, my sister-in-law. I am too sad and the punishment is too severe..."
"That's not what I meant." Yun Qingqing said seriously.
"...What?" The emperor was a little stunned by what she said.
Yun Qingqing remained calm:
"I mean, the palace servant who delivered the message would definitely not dare to delay deliberately. It is possible that someone from above deliberately set me up when issuing the order."
emperor:"……"
Everyone: “…”
Yun Qingqing: "Since the emperor wants to punish them, why not find out who came up with this idea and punish them all at once."
Xiao Zirui was the first one who couldn't hold it anymore. His house arrest had not been lifted yet, and this was a special case, so he had been keeping a low profile and hadn't spoken a word just now.
But I couldn't help frowning:
"Perhaps the palace servants made a mistake. It's just a small matter. Is it necessary for the Regent Princess to hold on to it? How come you don't seem to be sad at all for such a big thing as your uncle's death for the country?"
Yun Bailian seized the opportunity and spoke quietly:
"Could it be that the Imperial Aunt has no regard for the Regent Uncle at all, so she is ignoring the Emperor's health and bothering him with these trivial matters?"
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