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:
"That's right, but the Crown Princess is unharmed."
The emperor's eyes widened slightly as he fell into deep thought.
"Your Majesty," the Queen said, seizing the perfect moment, "If the Crown Princess had truly angered Heaven and was being punished, as the rumors say, how could Heaven have allowed her to fall from such a height and yet remain 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 only wanted to harm the Crown Princess, that would be despicable, but not a big deal. But they chose to do it during the Heavenly Sacrifice. I'm afraid they're targeting our Daliang!"
The emperor took a breath:
"Investigate! Investigate thoroughly! Ahem..."
He was so angry that he coughed for a long time. The frightened imperial physician hurriedly tried to calm the emperor down and advised him to take care of his health.
"Summon... summon 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 supernatural events. Ordinary officials have no ability to investigate them.
"Wait a moment!" the Queen intervened, "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 State 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 increasingly unreliable lately! Isn't it 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 Preceptor will probably be out of seclusion soon, so it won't be too late to have him conduct a thorough investigation when the time comes."
"The most urgent matter now is not to allow the people to slander the Crown Princess at will. Her fate as a Heavenly Phoenix was calculated by the Imperial Master."
After she said this, the emperor also fell silent.
If the Crown Princess is indeed Tian Feng, and her luck is good, then the truth will come out sooner or later.
So, if I take my anger out on her now...
Suddenly, someone outside the hall loudly reported:
"Your Majesty, a messenger from the Northwest Army wants to see you. He has urgent military intelligence to report!"
The emperor's expression was stern, and he immediately said:
"Xuan!"
A soldier, covered in weather and frost, rushed in and fell to his knees with a thud:
"Your Majesty! Xilan's army of 200,000 soldiers, in alliance with the barbarians, attacked Linye City. The Regent led his troops to meet the enemy, beheaded the enemy general in the midst of the thousands, and defeated the enemy with a small force against a large one!"
The emperor breathed a sigh of relief and was about to say that the regent was great, but he heard the messenger say in a tearful 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 around 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 has felt much more relaxed and no longer has 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 bad has happened!" Qiao'er suddenly ran in hurriedly, her face looking very bad.
"What's wrong?" Yun Qingqing opened her eyes. "Take a breath and speak slowly."
Qiao'er gasped and grabbed her arm, saying anxiously:
"Someone from the palace sent a message asking you to hurry up. They said, 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 and thought that maybe the death of the prince must have been such a huge blow to the young lady that she became sick due to anxiety.
Yun Qingqing saw the special causal line on her body clearly, 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'm going 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 suffers a major blow, the calmer they are, the worse it is!"
"The young lady looks fine, but she must be heartbroken. I hope she doesn't get depressed..."
…
Yun Qingqing rushed to the palace.
The regent's martyrdom 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 whispering shut up the moment they saw her, 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 exhausted, coughing from time to time, and the imperial physician stood cautiously beside him.
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 upon seeing her. "The Regent King sacrificed his life for his country, and all the civil and military officials in the court knew to come as soon as possible. How come you, his principal wife, are the last to arrive?"
Yun Qingqing glanced at her calmly:
"I received the news at 3:30 PM, and now it's 4:30 PM. If the other ministers also arrived in just 1:30 PM, then I was indeed slow."
The queen didn't expect that she could actually remember the time when she received the news, and she was choked speechless 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. 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 Princess Regent didn't let her control him and exposed the fact that someone had deliberately delayed her arrival and made her the last one, given his father's behavior, he wouldn't be able to pursue the matter. It would be a shame for the Queen...
Unexpectedly, the emperor straightened up suddenly and flew into a rage:
"What! The messenger actually dared to deliberately delay and prevent the Regent Princess from entering the palace! Who gave him the guts?"
"Drag that man out and have him beaten 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 servants who delivered the message only followed what was said. How could they deliberately delay such a major event as the Regent's death?"
Everyone: ...
The Regent Princess is so brave.
But now your husband has died for his country! You still have time to think about this? 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. Looking at her, his expression suddenly filled with sorrow. "Your Majesty's sister-in-law is right. I am too grief-stricken 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 messenger who delivered the message certainly wouldn't dare to delay deliberately. That means someone from above might have deliberately set me up when giving the order."
emperor:"……"
Everyone: “…”
Yun Qingqing: "Since the emperor wants to punish us, why not thoroughly investigate who came up with this idea and punish them all at once."
Xiao Zirui was the first to lose his patience. His house arrest had not been lifted yet, and this was a special case, so he had been keeping a low profile and had not spoken a word just now.
But I couldn't help but frown:
"Perhaps it was just a mistake by the palace maids. It's just a small matter. Is there any need for the Regent Princess to hold on to it? How come you don't seem to feel the slightest bit of sadness over such a serious matter as the death of the Emperor's uncle?"
Yun Bailian seized the opportunity and spoke softly:
"Could it be that the Imperial Aunt doesn't care about the Regent Uncle at all, and that's why she's ignoring the Emperor's health and bothering him with these trivial matters?"
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