Chapter 152 The Dust Settles (End)
When Love woke up, it was already late at night.
The old lady was sitting by the bed, her eyes bloodshot and her face very haggard. It seemed that she had been guarding here all the time.
Tinglan and Qinghe stood on both sides of the old lady, their eyes also red.
"Fuer!"
Seeing that Luo Fu had woken up, the old lady was both surprised and distressed. She patted her and said, "My dear, you must be hungry. The two girls beside you said that you and the emperor love to eat five-spice noodles. We have prepared some a long time ago. Grandmother asked someone to bring some over for you to eat, okay?"
Love shook her head and tried to sit up.
Tinglan and Qinghe hurried over to help her.
She grabbed Tinglan's arm and asked, "Where is my uncle's body?"
The old lady sighed, turned her face away, and secretly wiped her tears with a handkerchief.
I feel regretful and painful.
If she hadn't brought Luo Zhen here, Fu'er and the emperor wouldn't be like this.
She really shouldn't have done that!
Tinglan and Qinghe's eyes were red, but they had to say: "Uncle is in Jinghe Palace..."
Jinghe Palace is right next to Kunning Palace. Luo Fu didn't care about anything else and quickly got out of bed and walked out of Cuiwei Palace to Jinghe Palace.
Tinglan and Qinghe hurriedly followed.
The old lady didn't move. Only after everyone left did she dare to beat her chest and cry out loud.
Jinghe Palace was brightly lit.
An uncovered coffin is displayed in the center of the hall.
Luo Fu held onto the door frame of the hall and did not dare to move forward.
After a long time, she slowly walked over.
Qichuan lay quietly in the coffin, covered with a white cloth.
Love reached in and tremblingly pulled down the white cloth.
The appearance below had been tidied up, but it was still horrible.
I think it was thrown into a mass grave and eaten by something.
The face is somewhat difficult to recognize.
Love felt a little breathless and held on to the edge of the coffin to avoid falling.
She remembered the day she met him.
He stood there stiffly, then stared at her and said she looked familiar.
He must have seen his mother's appearance through her, which is why he lost his composure like this.
The spies said that he had also asked someone to go to Yanzhou to inquire about her mother's background, but the plan was put on hold because he did not have enough money.
If she gave him some time, she would be able to recognize him.
"uncle……"
Love's heart ached, and she held onto the edge of the coffin, unable to control her tears any longer, as they burst out.
"Your Majesty..."
Tinglan and Qinghe's eyes also turned red, but they didn't know how to persuade them. They felt both distressed and frightened.
His Majesty has already...
But after waking up, the queen didn't ask a single question.
It was indeed Your Majesty who killed my uncle. If Your Majesty really breaks with Your Majesty, the country will be unstable, let alone me.
Qing He couldn't help herself and supported Luo Fu, crying and admonishing her, "My Queen, you must take care of your body. If His Majesty saw you like this, he would definitely be heartbroken..."
Luo Fu covered her chest and slightly closed her eyes, tears wetting her clothes. "You guys go out first, let me be alone with my uncle for a while."
The two of them sighed, but could only respond, and walked out with red eyes, looking back every few steps.
Love covered herself with the white cloth again, slowly slid down to sit down, leaned her back against the coffin, curled up her body, and buried her face.
Cao Dajian also came over. Seeing Luo Fu like this, he was at a loss. He sat on the ground outside the hall, slapping his thigh and cursing Prince Jin.
Luo Fu sat beside Qichuan's coffin all night.
Until the sky turned pale.
Tinglan, Qinghe, and Cao Dajian, who had been sitting outside the palace gate all night, tentatively walked in and called out, "Your Majesty, your uncle has passed away. You must think more about it. If you don't take care of your body, your uncle will not be able to rest in peace if he knows."
Love moved and slowly raised her face.
The three were delighted to see that she was listening, and were about to persuade her again, but she asked first, "Where's Gao Bin?"
Her voice was unusually hoarse, but her expression was cold and resolute.
The three of them were stunned.
Cao Dajian hesitated and said, "He is with Your Majesty. Yesterday, Your Majesty fainted, and Your Majesty, in a moment of panic, vomited blood. He hasn't woken up yet."
Luo Fu's lips trembled, but she still said, "Call Gao Bin over."
It seems that she still hasn't cared about Murong Jin at all.
Cao Dajian was almost crying, and he kowtowed to the ground: "Your Majesty! Please go see His Majesty, I beg you!"
Tinglan and Qinghe also knelt down, weeping and kowtowing, saying, "Your Majesty, he has also fallen into the trap. Your Majesty, please do not blame Your Majesty. Please go and see him, Your Majesty!"
Luo Fu looked at them and said, "Go call Gao Bin over. Don't make me say it for the third time."
Her tone was extremely cold and unquestionable, and carried an imposing aura.
The three of them just felt strange.
But he didn't dare to say anything more and could only respond and do it.
After Gao Bin came over, the Queen Mother said something to him.
He could barely stand as he walked out of Jinghe Hall. Many people came to help him. Seeing him crying, he looked up at the horizon and sighed, "It's over, it's over!"
From then on, the news that the emperor and empress broke up and the emperor was seriously ill spread throughout the palace and outside.
In fact, the emperor never attended court again.
Only the queen was in attendance.
But she looked dull and would only leave the affairs of the court to Gao Bin.
The court officials gradually stopped taking her seriously.
In just over a month, the court became chaotic.
The fight between Grand Secretary Zhang Hong and Marquis of Wuqing Gao Wei went from being a secret fight to an open fight.
Many people died on both sides.
For a moment, everyone in the court felt insecure.
But when it rains, it pours.
The King of Jin, who had been hiding outside for many years, took the opportunity to rise up, united with the forces in southern Fujian, and under the guise of clearing the court of evil officials, won over local generals and attacked the capital.
In the court, the two fighting parties had to suspend their fighting.
However, Zhang Hong advocated stabilizing the political situation first, on the grounds that "the foundation of the country is shaken and war should not be started lightly." He asked Gao Wei to keep his troops in place and send his own people to negotiate with the King of Jin.
Gao Wei would never listen to him.
He was eager to start the fight himself. With the title of King of Jin, he would not miss this good opportunity.
With the attitude of "loyalty to the emperor and protecting the country" to suppress the rebellion, he united with some military officers, dispatched troops and garrisoned around the capital.
Everyone in the court could see his Sima Zhao's intentions. He would probably seize the throne before the Prince of Jin attacked him.
Zhang Hong would not let him have his way. On the one hand, he ordered the Ministry of Revenue to tighten the supply of food and military supplies to deal with him, and on the other hand, he spread rumors that Wuqing Hou was collaborating with the enemy and committing treason, forcing him not to take action.
The two sides fell into a stalemate again.
On the other hand, the King of Jin was in great joy.
They have arrived in Nanchang.
In the magnificent mansion, Prince Jin sat at the top.
Five generals sat on the left and right below.
When talking about the things in the capital, everyone laughed and felt that the big thing had been settled.
"Now that the emperor has fallen, and those two old dogs are only concerned with fighting each other, it is inevitable that Your Majesty will return to the throne!"
"This is God's help. It shows that Your Majesty is the Holy Lord!"
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The Prince of Jin greatly enjoyed the flattery, but he wore a humble expression. He looked at the person sitting at the end of the table and said with a smile, "My rise to power has been so smooth, and it is Pei Aiqing who has made an invaluable contribution. If it were not for his strategy, I don't know how long I would have wasted my time."
Seeing King Jin praising that man alone, everyone looked over, their expressions filled with contempt and jealousy.
The person sitting at the last seat was Pei Ji.
From the moment Luo Zhen entered the palace, he found an excuse to take Xu, Zhou, his two nephews, and the eldest son Pei Duan out of the city.
After finding a place to settle his family, he came alone to seek refuge with King Jin.
At this moment, hearing the King of Jin's praise, he hurriedly stood up and bowed, saying, "Your Majesty, you are too kind. This is all due to your Majesty's divine majesty. How dare I take credit for it?"
The King of Jin was very pleased with him and said with a smile, "Let's not talk nonsense. You are the smartest one. What are your thoughts on this situation?"
Pei Ji said, "Your Majesty, I think now is a good time. With those two holding the court together, there won't be any chaos. If Your Majesty were to attack the capital directly, there would be some fools along the way who would refuse to surrender, which would cost a lot of manpower and food. It would be better to hold your troops still and only send a few people to add fuel to the fire against those two old dogs. That way, if they show any signs of weakness, even the most foolish would know that the situation is hopeless. Your Majesty could then take advantage of the situation and attack. I think you would be unstoppable and would hit the enemy head-on!"
King Jin's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he clapped his hands repeatedly: "Good, good, you are indeed Pei Aiqing, what you said is very true, very true."
The King of Jin also has his advantages. He will listen to advice as long as he thinks it is reasonable, and he will act without delay.
After careful discussion, they immediately took action.
He first sent a small team of soldiers to plunder Zhang Hong's property in Jiangnan, and spread the message that "I only regret that the civil officials are harming the country, but not the military generals."
Zhang Hong was furious and became more wary of Gao Wei.
Gao Wei was also in a state of grievance at this moment.
Didn't the Prince of Jin's action just confirm the rumor that he "colluded with the Prince of Jin to commit treason"?
At the same time, his military camps on the outskirts were repeatedly attacked, resulting in many casualties. He then pried out from the captured people the news that Zhang Hong had secretly cooperated with the King of Jin.
Gao Wei brought people to the court and attempted to attack Zhang Hong.
The two sides fought back and forth, repeatedly consuming their military strength and trust, and all the officials in the court were exhausted both physically and mentally.
That day, it was the first snow.
The Prince of Jin and his entourage felt that the time had come, so they raised an army and prepared to attack the capital.
I thought it would be unstoppable.
But the small Jiujiang Prefecture, with only 10,000 elite soldiers, defeated the 50,000 soldiers he had gathered with great difficulty.
Among them was a soldier whose height was as wide as his body. He was like a divine soldier, and could defeat a hundred enemies at once.
Some of his generals died, and some escaped.
Pei Ji also wanted to escape, but was entangled by the soldier.
There were other people surrounding him, and he was no match for them and was quickly captured.
Seeing that the situation was not good, the King of Jin rode back on his horse and fled.
However, he was shot through the heart by an arrow that came from nowhere, and fell off his horse immediately. He was caught up by the soldiers and his head was chopped off.
Wen Xiangjun stood on the city wall and slowly put down her bow and arrow.
The battle ended quickly, and after reorganizing, Wen Xiangjun led her troops back to Beijing.
She did not meet Pei Ji, but put him in the prison cart and took him back with her.
When I returned to the capital, it was Laba Festival.
People crowded the streets to celebrate the triumphant return of the female general.
Wen Xiangjun brought the meritorious soldiers to the court.
Pei Ji was sent to the Imperial Household Department.
The person sitting behind the desk in the lobby of the Imperial Household Department was not Gao Bin.
"Fu'er..."
Pei Ji stared at the people in the hall in a daze.
He thought it would be the tyrant, but he never expected it to be Love.
He finally saw her again.
But it was at this time, when he was dirty from the inside out.
Love looked at him: "You are not worthy of calling my name."
Pei Ji's throat choked and he was speechless.
Luo Fu stared at him intently. "My uncle trusted you very much, but you took advantage of his trust and hurt him. You kept saying you loved me, but you ignored my feelings and hurt my uncle. Luo Zhen was devoted to you, even though she was wrong in every way. But you left her and walked away. Do you know that she has gone crazy now? You are such a despicable person. I am so glad I didn't marry you."
Pei Ji's chest kept heaving. Although he knew what he was going to face, he still couldn't stand such words. He said fiercely: "But you were originally mine! It was Luo Zhen who made it impossible for you and me to be together, and it was Murong Jin who made it impossible for me to touch you again. I am in this state because of them. I had no choice but to frame Qi Chuan. Otherwise, how could a small flag officer like me shake the emperor?
You're saying this about me, but what about you, Fu'er? You've forgiven Murong Jin again, haven't you? Do you love him so much that you don't care even when he killed your uncle with his own hands? Or is it that you're just greedy for the throne, and that's all you can do?"
Anger flashed across Luo Fu's face as she slammed the table and stood up: "Who on earth killed my uncle? I really regret that I went to His Majesty and begged him to let you go!"
She walked around the table and slowly came to him, looking at him with disgust: "If you had died at that time, my uncle would not have died."
Pei Ji's heart seemed to be stirred by a sharp blade, his chest heaving, staring at the person in front of him without blinking, the person he thought about day and night but who hated him, tears welled up in his eyes.
Luo Fu whispered: "Do you know why I asked someone to bring you back?"
She slowly raised her hand, and her wide sleeves fell, revealing her slender white hands.
In that hand was clutched a dagger.
She stabbed the dagger accurately into Pei Ji's chest.
With one cut and two blows, blood splattered on her flower-like face.
“Dirty, dirty…”
Blood flowed from the corner of Pei Ji's mouth, and he wanted to raise his hand to help wipe the dirt off her face.
But he had no strength left and fell straight down.
He had defiled her.
Pei Ji fell in a pool of blood, watching someone approach her and hug her...
Murong Jin hugged Luo Fu tightly and asked, "Are you scared?"
Love shook her head in his arms.
He held her face in his hands and wiped the dirt that was splashed on her face bit by bit with his fingers: "You really don't blame me?"
It’s strange, how can I not blame myself?
But shouldn't I be the one to blame?
If it weren't for her, Pei Ji would have died long ago.
Then my uncle wouldn’t have died.
She spent a whole night figuring out the cause and effect of this.
She thought that if her uncle knew the truth, he would not just blame Chang Jin.
What's more, she has the common people on her shoulders.
She couldn't really fall into the trap, which would make her loved ones sad and her enemies happy.
So she called Gao Bin and discussed and designed this plan with him.
She made them think that she had really broken up with Chang Jin, causing Chang Jin to fall seriously ill.
In this way, not only can the King of Jin who is hiding in the dark be lured out, but Zhang Hong and Gao Wei can also start a fight.
In this three-way competition, Zhang Hong and Gao Wei's momentum gradually weakened.
On the day of the first snow, Chang Jin suddenly appeared in the court, frightening the two men out of their wits. He then arrested them and charged them with treason and imprisoned them.
At the same time, Wen Xiangjun had already taken troops to Jiujiang.
finally.
These three forces coveting the throne were all wiped out.
She also killed the murderer of her uncle with her own hands.
The dust has settled.
Luo Fu looked at the person in front of her and sighed, "Of course I want to blame you, but you are a patient, so I can't argue with you. I can only punish you by not allowing you to get sick in the future."
Murong Jin's throat rolled over: "Okay, Chang Jin will listen to the Queen."
Love smiled.
Snowflakes are falling outside again.
Murong Jin took her hand and said, "It's snowing again. Shall we go out for a walk?"
Luo Fu nodded, walked around the corpse in front, went out with him, and slowly headed towards Kunning Palace.
"Prince Duan has finally given birth, and they are twins. When they are one month old, I will let the tutor go over and teach them to read."
"What do you mean by Prince Duan gave birth? That was the birth of the princess. And besides, who would start school as soon as their child is one month old? You are really outrageous."
"Two years old, no more. I knew how to read when I was two."
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"Tsk, two is still too few. We have to summon Prince Duan again."
"...Don't bully them all the time. When my uncle was around, he was very protective of them."
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The two walked and talked, snowflakes fell on their hair, and gradually turned their hair white.
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