After this incident, no one in the court dared to stop Kong Chenyang and Yue Meiren, and the ceremony of crowning the queen was held as usual. Kong Chenyang killed one person to warn the rest, and the ministers in the court were like ostriches buried in the sand, pretending that they knew nothing.
On Zhuque Street, the streets were deserted after the rain, and the Kong Mansion's carriage was moving alone. Kong Chenyang was silent for a moment, and suddenly asked, "Your Majesty, has there been any movement recently?"
The men were stunned when they heard this. What was going on? How could a person lying in bed and unconscious make any movement?
"There is still no sign of His Majesty waking up. Our people are watching in Taiji Hall all day. If His Majesty wakes up, we will report it to you."
Kong Chenyang nodded with satisfaction and said nothing more.
In fact, he didn't know why he suddenly asked about the emperor, but at that moment, he felt inexplicably worried, but it seemed unreasonable.
Peace returned to the carriage as it headed towards the Confucius Mansion.
The Kong Mansion, which had been destroyed by fire, has been repaired, and the Kong family has once again moved back to where they once lived.
As soon as the carriage stopped at the gate of the Kong Mansion, a little child came running back, threw himself into Kong Chenyang's arms, and called out obediently, "Daddy! Xiaobao misses Daddy."
Kong Chenyang held Xiaobai in his arms with a gentle look on his face, secretly sighing that he had become more cautious in his actions, and walked towards the mansion with Xiaobao in his arms.
"Daddy misses Xiaobao too. Daddy will play with Xiaobao at home today, okay?"
The father and son entered the Confucius Mansion happily.
In the Taiji Hall, Qin Xuelin walked in carrying ginseng soup. The sleepy emperor slowly opened his eyes and looked at Qin Xuelin.
If Kong Chenyang were here, he would certainly be extremely surprised. He thought that the emperor, who was about to die, had a clear look in his eyes and was in a clear mind, although his face was not rosy.
"Your Majesty." Qin Xuelin walked closer, put down the ginseng soup, bowed lightly.
The emperor nodded, took the ginseng soup and drank it, then asked about some things that had happened in the past few days.
In order not to alert the enemy, Qin Xuelin could not come here every day, so every time she came, the emperor would ask very carefully about some news from the outside. After all, the enemy troops in Tatuo had not retreated yet, Chu Xuan could not return to the court, and his body was still weak. It was not the time to confront Kong Chenyang head-on.
Qin Xuelin whispered the news she had heard recently. The crisis facing the Night King at Tianque Pass had been resolved. Wang Jiyang, the prefect of Tongzhou, had committed treason and surrendered to the enemy, and had been executed by the Night King. Now Tongzhou was completely in the hands of the Night King.
As for Tatuo, the Night King used clever strategies to defeat the enemy army. It seems that Tatuo will be driven back soon.
The emperor listened and understood that it was indeed the right decision to hand over Tianque Pass to Chu Xuan. However, he didn't know whether Chu Xuan would be willing to submit and return to the capital to continue being the Night King after the enemy retreated.
Qin Xuelin secretly observed the emperor and found that he was lost in thought about something. Then he was silent for a moment: "Your Majesty?" Since Lu Yanluo left, the emperor seemed to be like this often, always becoming absent-minded while speaking.
Hearing Qin Xuelin calling him, the emperor came back to his senses and looked at her, his eyes flickering, and he snorted coldly and said, "Noble Concubine Hui, if you were the Night King, when the war was over, would you choose to return to the court, or choose to be the king here and compete with the capital?"
Qin Xuelin was stunned: "Your Majesty..." She felt that the man in front of her was too fickle-minded. One moment he could praise Chu Xuan for his military prowess, and the next moment he would be suspicious of the Night King and wish to get rid of him as soon as possible.
He let Lu Yanluo go that day because he was forced by the situation, and sending Prince Su Chuchen to accompany her was a decision he made out of sheer helplessness. Qin Xuelin knew that the emperor was unwilling to let Lu Yanluo go.
Now that the situation at Tianque Pass has been resolved for the Night King, he began to worry whether the Night King would rebel after the war was over.
But what Qin Xuelin couldn't understand was that among the emperor's sons, Prince Liang was incompetent, Prince Ping was arrogant and extravagant, only knew how to enjoy himself, and was a hopeless case, the seventh prince was still young and incapable of shouldering the heavy responsibilities of Tianji, while Prince Ye, Chu Xuan, was proficient in both civil and military strategies, and had the world in his heart and loved the people like his own children. Shouldn't such a person be the only choice for the crown prince?
But judging from the emperor's attitude towards Chu Xuan, this is obviously not the case.
The emperor saw through Qin Xuelin's confusion at a glance, and smiled mysteriously. When he spoke again, he had automatically changed the subject, as if the words he had just said had not been spoken.
"The time has come." The emperor looked into the night with a distant gaze, his eyes flickering. "She has sat on the throne of queen for long enough. It is time to settle accounts with her. Call Nanyue tonight and tell her that I am awake and want to see her."
Qin Xuelin nodded with her head lowered, her face indifferent and her tone calm, as if everything had nothing to do with her. However, her drooping eyelids blocked the poisonous eyes, and her hands clenched tightly in her sleeves revealed the excitement in her heart at the moment.
Finally, Nan Yue's good days are over, and she can finally get justice for the innocent child who died.
Seeing that it was getting late and staying any longer might arouse suspicion, Qin Xuelin secretly concealed the coldness in her eyes, stood up respectfully and left.
Just as he was about to push the door open and leave, the emperor behind him suddenly said, "Come over tonight." The emperor said calmly, "I think that child may have been reborn, but I know that he is still a knot in your heart. In this case, I will hand over Nanyue's life to you. You can vent your anger or take revenge. Just think of it as making up for my favoritism to you. How do you think?"
How? Of course, she wanted it. Qin Xuelin knelt down and kowtowed softly: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your help."
If she could kill Nan Yue with her own hands, it would be her final explanation to her unborn child.
After coming out of the Taiji Hall, Qin Xuelin originally planned to return to the palace first and look for Nanyue later. Unexpectedly, she saw Nanyue coming towards her aggressively.
At this moment, Nanyue was wearing the complete set of the queen's crown and robes, which were elegant and beautiful. It was obvious that Nanyue saw her at the first sight. She curled her lips with a look of disdain, walked closer, and said sarcastically: "I thought who it was, it turned out to be Concubine Hui. Why did you come to visit His Majesty again today? Speaking of which, I didn't see you being so sincere to His Majesty before, why do you care about everything now? Qin Xuelin, what are you planning?"
Nan Yue didn't want to be an official and meddle in these trivial matters. She finally sat on the position of queen that she had always dreamed of. The Guangning Palace was magnificent and she lived very comfortably. If Kong Chenyang hadn't sent a message asking her to keep an eye on the concubines in the harem, she would not have bothered to go out and cause trouble for herself.
Qin Xuelin bowed and explained, "I am only making a small contribution, how can I compare to your Majesty's hard work?"