Chapter 95 Chapter 95 Summons
Secret summons.
Lu Shenru immediately asked someone to invite Lu Huairu over.
The imperial edict is right in front of you.
Lu Huairu did not open the imperial edict first, but asked the palace guard who came to deliver the message.
"The Emperor is seriously ill?"
"yes."
"Why are you so sick? How is your condition now?"
"The Emperor suddenly fell into a coma, and when he was conscious he wrote an edict and sent it to the Empress and the Marquis! As for the rest, I don't know."
Lu Huairu frowned slowly, and Lu Shenru looked into her eyes.
The brother and sister then opened the secret decree and were both slightly stunned at the first glance.
The secret decree passed on by the emperor turned out to be an imperial edict to confer the title of empress.
The emperor wanted to appoint Concubine Lu Huairu as the next empress and announce it to the world, allowing her to be the mother of the country.
When Lu Huairu was young, she was told by a monk that she had the rare fate of a phoenix. Lu was not happy about this, but was distressed. She tried to avoid this fate again and again, but in the end, she still entered the heavenly family.
The civil and military forces were fighting against each other, and the Yongding Army needed the blood of the Lu family to ascend to a high position, and she began to need this phoenix destiny to come true. But for so many years, the queen had not passed away, and the emperor could not appoint a successor, so she could only wait and wait for the position of imperial concubine.
Today, the imperial edict that she had been waiting for for a long time finally came.
For a moment, only the brother and sister were left in the hall.
Both of them were silent.
Lu Huairu sighed softly, "I went to visit the Queen yesterday. Although she didn't see me, I heard that she was in good spirits and it was impossible for her to die immediately."
Lu Shenru frowned and said nothing.
He had been looking forward to this edict of conferring the title of Empress for many years. As long as the Empress became Empress, his nephew Feng Zhen would be the legitimate son of the Emperor and the only candidate for the Crown Prince.
But he really didn't expect that the emperor's edict to confer the title of empress would arrive at this time, and the empress had not yet passed away.
What was the situation when the emperor suddenly passed on this secret decree?
He turned around and called someone over, "Is there any news from the palace?"
Then he sent someone away, "Hurry to the palace to find out the emperor's condition!"
He gave the order.
Chongping came to report from time to time that there was no news from the palace yet, but after two quarters of an hour, the people who were previously sent by Lu Shenru to pay their daily greetings returned.
"My Lord, I can't see the Emperor anymore!"
As soon as the words were spoken, the brother and sister couldn't help but exchange glances.
It seems that something really happened in the palace.
However, they were far away in the capital and could not immediately find out what was happening inside the palace.
Lu Shenru immediately sent more people to the palace.
Lu Huairu was silent and thoughtful.
At this moment, the guards from the mountain house suddenly came to report that the Han spy had something to report to the marquis.
Lu Shenru did not torture him again and had kept him for a long time just for this day.
There was no news coming from the palace at the moment, he said directly.
"Bring him here."
*
Outside Beijing.
Du Lingjing followed Mr. Liao and met Chu Mu, her father's aide.
The person in front of me is so thin and frail that he hardly has the demeanor and grace he had when he followed his father.
Du Lingjing almost failed to recognize him, and he looked at Du Lingjing for a long time.
"Miss, you have grown up. If you were still alive, how would you feel when you saw your current appearance?"
Du Lingjing felt a lump in her nose and her eyes became hot.
She asked Chu Mu, "Sir, where have you been all these years? Why didn't you come back to Qingzhou to look for me?"
But when she asked, Chu Mu just shook his head.
"It's not that I don't want to find the girl, but this journey is dangerous. The elder has already said before he left that he will go through the mountains of swords and the sea of fire. I hope the girl can stay at home safely and Sanlang can protect her."
Du Lingjing was slightly stunned by these words, "Sanlang..."
She remembered that after his father passed away, Sanlang went out of his way to find Lu Weishi and talk to him.
"Dad entrusted me completely to Sanlang?"
"Yes, otherwise how can the elder leave with peace of mind?"
"So what was father doing back then in the imperial court? And why did he die on the way?"
She asked this puzzling question.
Chu Mu sighed deeply. Mr. Liao refilled his tea and he thanked him.
"The Lord has never spoken to me directly about many things. Perhaps it is because they are too deep and speaking them out would harm others."
He said, "But the elder said that he was a member of the Fu Party, a Fu minister. What is a Fu minister? For the sake of the country and the people, even if it is against the will of the monarch, he is a Fu minister."
"I initially thought that whether it was the Lord, or Mr. Liao, or the rest of us, we were all ministers, and we should disregard our personal safety for the sake of our country."
He paused here.
"But it was not until this year that I finally recognized the man who led you to the mountain in the capital. Only then did I know what you really meant by that."
My father shouldn't have gone up that mountain, but he was indeed led up the mountain and encountered a mountain flood.
Du Lingjing's voice trembled slightly, "Who is it?"
Chu Mu looked into her eyes silently.
"He is Lord Lu's cousin, the current commander of the Imperial Guard, Wei Jue."
As soon as the words fell, Du Lingjing's ears went blank.
All the strange behaviors of Wei Jue were like waves, lapping at her feet.
No wonder he sent her such a valuable gift to congratulate her, no wonder he remained silent when she mentioned her father whom he had admired the most, no wonder he refused to marry Nian Jia again, no wonder even Mrs. Baoguo couldn't understand him, and yet he appeared alone in Chengqingfang a few days ago, on his father's death anniversary, just like Dou Ge Lao... ...
At this time, Mr. Chu spoke again.
"The commander of the Jinyiwei, Wei Jue, was just following orders."
Du Lingjing raised her eyes and looked over, Chu Mu whispered.
"The person who actually gave him the order to get rid of the elder could only be one person... the emperor."
When she heard Wei Jue before, she already knew the answer.
The emperor did not like her father's new policies and asked Du Ge Lao to cancel all his abandoned new policies. She thought it was normal for the emperor and his subjects to have different opinions, but the emperor ordered Wei Jue to kill her father in private... ...
She was silent.
Chu Mu asked her again, "Miss, you married Lord Lu. How does Lord Lu treat you?"
He did not go to the Marquis's mansion, nor did he let Marquis Lu's men follow him, because Marquis Lu was too close to Wei Jue and the emperor, and he was not sure.
But Du Lingjing told him.
"Although the Marquis married me according to the imperial decree, but..." She pursed her lips and smiled softly, "But he was the husband chosen for me when my father was still alive."
Chu Mu was surprised, then instantly smiled in relief.
"It turned out to be like this. I was afraid that the young lady would fall into a dangerous situation. I didn't expect that it was arranged by the elder."
He said, "Since the Lord has chosen the Marquis as the girl's husband, he must have expected that in troubled times, only a strong man like the Marquis can protect the girl."
These words made Du Lingjing think of the time before the Mid-Autumn Festival last year.
After her father passed away, her life seemed peaceful and stable. She thought she could study in Mianlou for the rest of her life. However, she never expected that her uncle almost married her to Shao Boju instead of her and the clan for the sake of his own temporary interests.
If the world gets into chaos, ordinary people will be unprotected, and she, the only daughter of the prime minister, will be unprotected either.
Instead, Lu Weishi insisted on marrying her, which disrupted the deal between his uncle and Shao Boju.
Du Lingjing suddenly thought of Sanlang. Could it be that Sanlang also saw this?
He wrote on a scrap of paper: The world is about to go haywire, how can a sick body resist? It's just a burden...
Du Lingjing closed her eyes. The sudden truth made her thoughts churn like waves.
While Chu Mu was still energetic, he said something to her. Du Lingjing suppressed her confused thoughts and listened to everything he said.
But as Chu Mu spoke, his spirit obviously weakened and his words became increasingly confused.
Mr. Liao and Du Lingjing shook their heads. "Jingniang, go back first. If there is anything else you want to know, you can ask later."
Du Lingjing asked Mr. Liao to take care of Chu Mu and left.
The carriage creaked as it headed towards the capital, and the scorching sun almost melted people on the road leading to the capital.
Du Lingjing kept thinking about the emperor ordering Wei Jue to get rid of his father.
Based on what his father had said before his death, he obviously knew that the emperor was not a wise ruler, but he was determined not to turn back and resolutely returned to the court.
To oppose the party and the ministers.
If one goes against the will of the monarch for the sake of his family, country and people, he is a disloyal minister.
Then the one my father wants to "brush" is the emperor.
And father, do you know anything else about the emperor?
Du Lingjing instantly thought of the paper left by Sanlang, which mentioned something about the emperor's biological mother, Concubine Wei.
Sanlang was a provincial top scorer in the imperial examinations at a young age. He was extremely alert and had received unknown information from the Jiang family. After years of sorting out court affairs, how could he have such unusual guesses about Concubine Wei and even the Emperor?
Thinking of this, she asked someone to change the topic, "Go to Hongluo Temple. I want to see Concubine Jiang!"
Hongluo Temple.
Nanny Park served Du Lingjing tea and snacks and then went downstairs.
Du Lingjing and the Dowager Concubine were the only ones left in the Zen room.
Du Lingjing asked questions about Concubine Wei.
"Princess Wei..." Concubine Jiang did not expect that she would suddenly ask about this old person who had passed away nearly forty years ago.
"What does Jingniang want to ask her?"
Du Lingjing thought for a moment, "Do you know anything about the strange things happening to Concubine Wei that don't make sense?"
As soon as these words came out, Concubine Jiang looked up at her.
"Does Jingniang really want to know?"
Du Ling calmed down and nodded firmly.
Concubine Jiang was silent for a few breaths, then spoke slowly.
She said that Concubine Wei was from the Wei family of the Zhongqing Marquis's mansion, and because she was not a legitimate descendant, her family background was not high. Concubine Wei married the late emperor after her.
"She is quiet and timid, and her family background is not high. She has been married for many years but has no children. It is because the late queen is kind and does not make things difficult for the concubines. But Concubine Wei is still depressed. After catching a cold, she has not recovered."
Concubine Jiang sighed, "I felt sorry for her, so I suggested that she leave the palace and go outside to recuperate. It would also help her relax."
She said that Concubine Wei went to ask the late emperor's Empress Xiaorong for help, and after getting her consent, she went out to recuperate.
"She was gone for more than a year, and I exchanged letters with her a few times."
When Concubine Jiang recalled this, she paused and then looked at Du Lingjing.
"I never expected that when she came back, she would bring a child with her."
Du Lingjing's heart skipped a beat.
"Madam, do you think something is wrong with that child?"
Concubine Jiang nodded, "Don't mention that Concubine Wei has not had any children for many years since she married into the palace, just talk about that child."
She said, "The child doesn't look like a newborn. Judging from her age, Concubine Wei should have been pregnant before she left the palace. But at that time, the late emperor was leading troops in battle and had not returned home for several months. Concubine Wei had consulted a doctor because of her illness, but the doctor did not say that she was pregnant."
Concubine Jiang spoke of the distant past in a very soft voice, but Du Lingjing's heart was struck with a heavy heartbeat.
"So you suspect that the child is not Concubine Wei's biological child?"
Concubine Jiang nodded slightly.
But she said, "But this child was brought back by the late emperor. Regardless of whether he was born by Concubine Wei or not, he is the blood of the late emperor and the current emperor."
This is all Concubine Jiang knows and can say.
Du Lingjing's thoughts, which were as chaotic as the waves just now, now settled down bit by bit like rain.
Concubine Jiang only knew that the child was not Concubine Wei's, but the late emperor's.
And only the late emperor knew with whom he and his partner raised the child.
But this woman's background was extraordinary, so she could not be admitted into the palace, let alone be made public.
So he did not like this child. Even after the death of the first crown prince, he was indecisive about which son to make the crown prince. But when only the fifth prince was left in line, he no longer hesitated and he made a decisive move to make the fifth prince the crown prince.
People inside and outside the court probably thought that the emperor made the decision because he was hurt by the fight for the throne between the third and fourth princes.
But maybe there's another reason.
Because he didn't want the supreme throne of the Han people to fall into the hands of a child with Tatar blood!
The sixth prince, Prince Yin, the current emperor, is the man with Tatar blood hiding deep in the court!
Du Lingjing was deeply shaken.
She was not in a position to discuss this matter with Concubine Dowager Jiang who lived in the secluded Hongluo Temple, but she had to return to Beijing immediately to tell the Marquis who had been entrusted with the important task of regulating the country.
The emperor was afraid that he was the spy that the Yongding Army had been looking for, and the emperor killed his father in a shady way, killing this minister who might go against his thoughts.
So what does the emperor, who is already on the throne, want to do?
But before Du Lingjing could leave Hongluo Temple, she suddenly saw a man appear here.
*
Beijing.
Lu Shenru met the Han spy, and the Han spy told him everything.
"... ...that's all the sinner knows."
He whispered, "The Han dynasty and people should not be oppressed and harmed by foreign enemies, but he is the emperor sitting on the supreme throne."
emperor.
Lu Shenru slowly closed his eyes.
He waved his hand and had the Han spies taken away.
It turns out that the emperor was the chief of the spies who communicated with the nine Tatar kings. It turns out that he was the culprit who put the Yongding army in a life-and-death dilemma.
But no one knew it at the time, and he took advantage of the opportunity of being regent to win over the Yongding Army.
All other princes wanted to marry the eldest daughter of the Lu family in the Yongding Marquis's Mansion, but they were unable to do so. However, he used this method to make his sister become his concubine in a sedan chair.
Lu Shenru's clenched hands had a pair of scarlet eyes.
Behind a screen, Imperial Concubine Lu Huairu sat on a chair. Her eyes trembled again and again, but she finally regained her composure.
"Weishi." She called her brother softly, "The most important thing right now is how to respond to this secret decree."
Lu Shenru was startled.
The secret decree crowned her as queen.
Does the emperor really want to establish a queen and pass the throne to Prince Hui Fengzhen, or does he have other intentions?
There was silence in the hall for a while until Chongping came to report hurriedly.
"My Lord!"
"What is it?"
"My wife was kidnapped after she left the capital today!"
At this juncture?!
Lu Shenru stood up suddenly.
"Who kidnapped the lady?!"
"It's Jiang Tanhua, Jiang Fengchuan."
*
On a carriage far away from the capital.
Du Lingjing frowned and looked at Jiang Fengchuan with a cold face.
"Let me go right now, Liu Lang. I'm not kidding you."
But Jiang Fengchuan just shook his head.
He saw beads of sweat on the tip of her nose, so he took out a fan and fanned her. Du Lingjing's face became even colder, and she just stared at him.
Jiang Fengchuan looked at her quietly.
"You were engaged to my third brother first. Since we are engaged, I, Jiang, should fulfill the engagement and marry you."
"My third brother has passed away, and the younger brother will take over the throne." He paused, "You should marry me."
Brothers die and brothers die...
Du Lingjing looked at him in surprise.
"What are you talking about?"
The young man lowered his eyes slightly when he saw her growing angrier look.
He knew that she had always treated him as just a younger brother in the family.
But now was different. He raised his head again and looked at her intently.
"I will marry you and I will treat you with respect. I will never treat you worse than Third Brother and Lu Shenru. I have everything they have. Just marry me with peace of mind. It doesn't matter if you are pregnant."
After he finished speaking, he took out a handkerchief and raised his hand to wipe the sweat off the tip of her nose.
But just as his men approached her, she suddenly reached out and slapped him in the face.
With a snap.
The slap was extremely loud.
"Are you crazy?" Du Lingjing asked.
My face was burning and painful.
Jiang Fengchuan didn't cover his face or wipe it. Instead, he lowered his head and laughed.
"Hit me... Well, I have received treatment that Third Brother has never received. It is different from when he is with you."
He is still laughing.
But he still raised his hand and wiped the sweat from the tip of her nose while Du Lingjing was not paying attention.
Du Lingjing stared at him in disbelief.
I only heard him whisper, "I can't let you go. The situation outside doesn't allow me to let you go back."
Du Lingjing paused for a moment after hearing this. "What's going on?"
Jiang Fengchuan glanced at her.
"You don't know about this in the capital. But in the palace, the emperor has summoned His Royal Highness Prince Yong and Elder Dou, and wants to make Prince Yong Fengqi the crown prince of the Eastern Palace!"
Du Lingjing was stunned, with a buzzing in her ears.
And Jiang Fengchuan continued.
"The civil and military officials have been grudged for a long time, and each has their own emperor. If Lu Shen knew about this, would he let it go?"
He said that since Lu Shenru had troops at his disposal, it was impossible for him to mobilize them, "But Prince Yong already had an imperial edict to crown the crown prince, and Lord Dou could also request troops to protect the king."
He said that this battle was probably inevitable.
Once the fight starts, it will be a fight to the death to determine the winner.
He looked at Du Lingjing.
The imprint of her angry palm left a red mark on the handsome face of the scholar.
"If Prince Yong loses, and I lose, you will still be Marquis Lu's wife, but if Lu Shenru loses, how can I let you and your unborn child die with him?"
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