Chapter 233 The King of a Lost Country 33
The candlelight was swaying gently in the wind, and there was silence in the hall.
Emperor Yongqing was not used to looking up at people. He and Nan Liujing were in a stalemate for a while, but finally lowered his proud head and compromised first: "You can sit here to see me, it seems that Ji Yushan and Ji Guifei have been captured by you."
Nan Liujing said lightly: "They have confessed their crimes and been executed."
Emperor Yongqing's face froze.
He knew that Ji Yushan and Ji Guifei would definitely not be able to beat Nan Liujing, but he didn't expect Nan Liujing to directly solve the two of them...
The night wind was noisy, and Emperor Yongqing suddenly felt that his neck was a little cold.
Nan Liujing glanced at the frightened look of Emperor Yongqing and understood the mentality of his uncle Yao Shengan.
His mother is a first-class extraordinary woman in the world.
In this world, there is no one who is not worthy of his mother, only those who are not worthy of her.
But it was a man like Emperor Yongqing who became his biological father...
Noticing that Nan Liujing's expression was not good, Emperor Yongqing hurriedly spoke again: "I am about to die. Since the birth of the sixth child, the imperial concubine began to poison me."
"That poisonous woman mixed a deadly poison called anxiety into the spices I have used all year round. Over the years, the poison has penetrated deep into my internal organs. Even if there hadn't been this palace coup today, I wouldn't have lived for a few more years."
Nan Liujing looked at Emperor Yongqing with a smile: "So what?"
Emperor Yongqing was mentally prepared for Nan Liujing's attitude. Except for being a little out of control when he heard the news of Ji Yushan and Concubine Ji's death, he had adjusted his emotions at this moment and calmly waved to the eunuch chief behind him.
The eunuch came forward holding a box of simple and exquisite style.
Emperor Yongqing opened the lock on the box while introducing it to Nan Liujing: "The lock on the box is a mechanical lock. You must first insert the sub-key into the keyhole, turn it three times to the left, then restore the mechanism, and finally turn the mother key three times to the right, so that the box can be opened. If there is a mistake, it will trigger the self-destruct device in the box."
As soon as the voice fell, the box opened.
The things inside also came into everyone's sight -
the secret cabinet order that can mobilize the secret cabinet.
The tiger talisman that can mobilize the army.
The emperor's private seal.
And the imperial seal.
Emperor Yongqing stroked these things gently: "You should know very well what these things symbolize."
"Ji Yushan and the others launched a palace coup today in order to obtain these things from me and ascend the throne legitimately. But the Ji family and I have been at war to the death for a long time. I would rather destroy them than let the Ji family get what they want." Emperor
Yongqing's breathing became heavier, with a deep reluctance on his face, but he still said: "But you are different."
"After all, it is I, as a father, who owes you for so many years."
"You have come this far. With these things, you can inherit the throne more smoothly."
Qi Mingxu and others looked at each other, not understanding what Emperor Yongqing was up to.
Could it be that he was a man of great insight, and knew that Nan Liujing had already won the battle, so he decided not to fight?
The next words of Emperor Yongqing seemed to confirm the conjectures of Qi Mingxu and others: "Liang Guangyu, come over and check the authenticity of these things." Liang Guangyu
was slightly startled, and looked up at Nan Liujing.
Seeing Nan Liujing nod, Liang Guangyu walked to the chief eunuch, carefully checked twice, and then made a judgment: "They are indeed real."
Emperor Yongqing said: "Then you can present this box to your master."
The chief eunuch directly stuffed the box into Liang Guangyu's arms.
Liang Guangyu had no choice but to cross a few steps, come to Nan Liujing, and put the box next to Nan Liujing.
Nan Liujing picked up the imperial seal and played with it in his hand, saying in a rather nonchalant tone: "Besides these things, what else do you want to give me?"
Emperor Yongqing blushed.
Liang Guangyu could read Emperor Yongqing's thoughts from his expression: I gave you so many good things, and this is your reaction?
After a moment of silence, Emperor Yongqing said, "What else do you want?"
Nan Liujing asked, "The imperial seal is in my hands. Have you written the edict of succession?"
Emperor Yongqing felt that he was predicted: "...I did write it."
Nan Liujing leaned forward slightly: "Then give me the edict."
Emperor Yongqing's eyes suddenly became deep: "It won't be too late to give you this edict later. Anyway, I wrote it for you. Don't you agree?"
Nan Liujing smiled.
At this moment, the chief eunuch who had been standing behind Emperor Yongqing suddenly knelt on the ground and cried bitterly: "Third Prince, I know that you must be blaming His Majesty in your heart, hating His Majesty for ignoring you all these years and leaving you to fend for yourself in the cold palace..."
"There are some things that His Majesty is reluctant to tell you, but I really can't bear to see you and your son separated again."
Emperor Yongqing said angrily: "You servant, do you have the right to speak here?"
The chief eunuch knelt a few steps and moved closer to Nan Liujing: "Third Prince, do you still remember the fifth prince?"
"Since the fifth prince was born, he has become a thorn in the eyes of Concubine Ji. Over the years, His Majesty and the fifth prince's biological mother, Concubine Li, have been carefully protecting the fifth prince, but even so, the fifth prince still fell into the hands of Concubine Ji."
"Concubine Ji and your biological mother, Concubine Zhao, had a terrible relationship, and they had been at odds with each other since they were concubines. After Concubine Zhao passed away, your maternal family was wiped out. If His Majesty cared about you and loved you, do you think Concubine Ji would let you go?"
"It was because Your Majesty deliberately pretended to be indifferent that Concubine Ji did not kill you, and you were able to grow up safely in the cold palace!"
As if afraid that Nan Liujing would not believe him, the eunuch kneeled forward again, but was stopped by Qi Mingxu and did not get any closer.
"Your Highness, do you still remember Chunyu?"
"Perhaps you think that Chunyu was left for you by Concubine Zhao, but what I want to tell you is that, in fact, from the very beginning, Chunyu was sent by Your Majesty to protect Concubine Zhao. After Concubine Zhao passed away, Chunyu was ordered by Your Majesty to stay in the cold palace to take care of you!"
These words are reasonable and there are no major loopholes.
At least, Qi Mingxu and others didn't find any loopholes.
Emperor Yongqing showed an embarrassment of having his secret exposed on his face: "You slave..."
For the first time, the chief eunuch raised his head and looked directly at Nan Liujing, and said in a decisive tone: "I know that Your Highness may not believe this, but I am willing to die to prove my will!"
After that, the chief eunuch rushed to the pillar beside him.
It turned out that he had crawled on his knees several times just now, not only to get closer to Nan Liujing, but also to get closer to this stone pillar.
He was too close to the stone pillar. Even if Qi Mingxu reacted very quickly, the chief eunuch still hit his head on the stone pillar, and blood splattered on the spot.
Qi Mingxu squatted down, touched the chief eunuch's neck with his hand, and shook his head at Nan Liujing: "It's hopeless."
Emperor Yongqing was shocked at first, and then sad.
"Why is it so!"
"You slave, why is it so!"
The system was stunned in the infinite space: [What is Emperor Yongqing up to?]
It just lowered its head to eat data chips, how come another one died! ?
Yao Rong said: [Keep reading. In the palace
, Emperor Yongqing was still beating his chest and stamping his feet over the death of the chief eunuch: "You have served me for decades, and now you commit suicide for such a small matter... Foolish, you are really stupid..."
"Even if you die to prove your will, will the third child believe it? The gap between him and me is so deep, how can it be erased with just a few words from you..."
Nan Liujing supported his chin with his right hand and listened quietly to the words of Emperor Yongqing, as if he was watching a jumping clown performing a nonsensical farce.
When Emperor Yongqing had almost finished crying, Nan Liujing asked, "What's going to happen next?"
Emperor Yongqing stopped crying and looked up at Nan Liujing angrily, "At this point, do you still think I'm lying to you?"
"Well, didn't you just ask me for the edict of succession? I'll give it to you now!"
"With this edict, from now on, you will be the next emperor of Daye!"
Emperor Yongqing said as he took out a bright yellow edict from his sleeve. He
originally wanted to hand it to Liang Guangyu, but he was so angry that he simply threw the edict on the ground and let it roll to the bottom of the steps.
Everyone in the hall focused their attention on the edict.
Nan Liujing stood up, walked to the steps in person, bent down, picked up the imperial edict, and slowly opened it.
The edict was obviously newly written, and the ink had not yet completely dried. The content on it was very simple, and the gist was: The third prince Nan Liujing is benevolent, filial and obedient, and should be named the crown prince and succeed to the throne today.
Emperor Yongqing said in a cold voice: "Have you finished reading the edict? Do you think there is a problem with it? Do you need me to write a new one for you?"
Nan Liujing closed the edict: "What do you want?"
Emperor Yongqing was silent for a while, and his voice became softer.
This time he did not call himself "I": "I have lived a confused life. Although I put you in the cold palace out of protection, I still owe you. These things are my compensation to you." "
I don't expect you to forgive me, but your life is still long, and I don't want you to live in resentment towards your father forever. If possible... considering that I don't have many years to live, can you..."
Emperor Yongqing's expression was complex and gentle, expectant and nervous: "...Can you call me father?"
Nan Liujing lowered his eyes and looked at the edict again.
The system suddenly became nervous: [It turns out that Emperor Yongqing is waiting here! One played the emotional card and passed all these things to Nan Liujing... My God, based on the novels and TV dramas I have read, the possibility that the father and son will laugh it off at this time is more than 95%.
Yao Rong thought to himself that the system usually reads quite a lot of things.
[He won't shout.]
Yao Rong said confidently: [My child will not let me down.]
Nan Liujing finally raised his eyes. The dim candlelight was filtered by his long and curled eyelashes, and all of it was sprinkled in his eyes that were as bright as stars.
Maybe some people would be moved by this deliberate warmth and tenderness, but he wouldn't.
His will would never be easily swayed by false feelings.
"Why do you think that I should be grateful to you for giving me these things?"
"Why do you have this illusion that I am an easily fooled and soft-hearted person?"
"Nanling, do you think I can't see what you are thinking? Once I accept this edict and become the emperor of Daye, you will be the emperor of Daye. After all, in the eyes of everyone, this world is handed over to me by you. No matter how great the hatred between father and son is, it should be written off at this point." But
what is the use of this kind of hypocrisy that he doesn't need at all? Nan Liujing walked to the side of the palace lamp, placed the edict on the palace lamp, and let the flames engulf it bit by bit.