Chapter 352: Concubine Huang Shu
Zhao Xiaofei threw the telegram on the ground in anger. Zhao Xiaokun saw it and asked, "What's wrong?"
Zhao Xiaofei gritted his teeth and said, "The emperor is dead!"
"How could this happen? How old is he? I saw he could eat and sleep well!" Zhao Xiaokun said in surprise.
"It's all that bitch Qin Xiaomi's fault!" Zhao Xiaofei recounted how Qin Xiaomi had seduced the emperor.
"It is said that the Zhu family is weird from generation to generation, and it is true. Emperor Renzong of Ming Dynasty died of eating too much. He actually died in a woman's belly!" said Zhao Xiaokun.
"Brother, the reorganization of the army is left to you. I have to take my men back to Beijing immediately, otherwise there will be chaos in the capital." Zhao Xiaofei said.
"Go ahead! Take 5,000 people with you and leave this place to me. You should hurry back to Beijing to take charge of the situation!" said Zhao Xiaokun.
Zhao Xiaofei gathered his troops and was about to set off. General Zhou came to his side and wanted to follow him back to the capital.
Zhao Xiaofei said, "We can't do without you to reorganize here, and I'll bring Mao Jiu with me when I go back. Mao Jiu is enough to deal with those people in the capital!"
General Zhou had no choice but to agree, so Zhao Xiaofei left Taiyuan with 5,000 troops and rushed to the capital day and night.
At this time, in the Forbidden City in Beijing, Kunxing, to prevent his brother's body from rotting, moved the solar power generation equipment from the prince's palace into the palace under the pretext of a gift, and also moved in their family's seafood freezer.
These were all brought from modern society by Zhao Xiaofei for his own enjoyment. Now they have become Zhu Cijiong's coffin.
Now it seems that the effect is quite good, the body has not rotted.
She also discussed with Empress Lu Ling and had Doctor Zhong and others detained in the palace, not allowing them to leave. She also sent Liu Quan to tell the ministers waiting outside: "The emperor is ill and will not attend court for the next few days."
It was normal for a person to get a minor illness, and it was easy to get angry in hot weather. Cabinet ministers such as Ni Yuanlu thought it was normal.
However, after not attending court for seven or eight days, Ni Yuanlu began to worry about the emperor's health.
But he went to the palace several times just to see the emperor, and he felt something was wrong.
Today, when he entered the palace again, he noticed that the guards seemed to have been replaced. Most of them were from the Kenan Army, which immediately made him alert.
Moreover, he observed that these soldiers searched the palace maids and eunuchs who entered and left the palace, and the searches were very rigorous. He felt that there was no need for such a big fuss when the emperor was ill.
So, starting on the ninth day after Zhu Cijiong's death, Ni Yuanlu began to act nonchalant. He secretly contacted Gao Jie and Huang Degong, and had them all kneel at the palace gate as punishment. He acted as if to say, "If you don't let me in, I'll die in front of you."
Now that Lu Ling and Kun Xing are in charge of the Forbidden City, Doctor Hu has to be placed under house arrest by the eunuchs.
And Lu Ling was really always worried and asked: "Sister, what if I give birth to a daughter here?"
Princess Kunxing replied, "The prince will be back soon. Why are you so nervous as the queen? Even if you give birth to a daughter, Concubine Huang Shu and Concubine He may also give birth to a son!"
"I'm afraid those ministers may not wait until we give birth to all these children!" Lu Ling said with a sigh.
"Don't panic. I don't want my throne to fall into the hands of outsiders. We can delay it for as long as we can!" said Princess Kunxing.
Concubine He and Concubine Huang were both pregnant, so they naturally understood that if those ministers really knew the truth, they would do the same as they asked Emperor Jiajing to do, and promote a member of the royal family from a local prince to an emperor.
Moreover, if they want to have a boy, they have to wait seven or eight months. These court ministers will demand that a crown prince be appointed immediately and ascend the throne, saying that the country cannot be without a king for a day.
As for the posthumous children in their wombs, even if they give birth to sons, they will face the fate of being killed.
After realizing this, Kunxing and Lu Ling invited the two of them to the palace and told them the truth.
The two men burst into tears upon learning the truth. Concubine He was completely bewildered, but Concubine Huang remained calm. She said, "My grandfather will not ignore me. I will go out and talk to him now!"
"Don't be anxious! Calm down first! Then tell your grandfather that the emperor is just unwell. He will hold a morning court soon, so ask him to withdraw his troops immediately!" Princess Kunxing said.
Concubine Huang nodded, and then immediately came to the palace gate accompanied by palace maids and eunuchs.
When Concubine Huang Shu saw her grandfather Huang Degong, she immediately stepped forward and said, "Grandfather, why are you doing this? The emperor will be fine in a few days. Why are you still like Lord Ni, insisting on making a big fuss?"
"Empress Shufei! The emperor is ill, and it is normal for us to meet him! But the queen and the princess are obstructing him in every possible way. We have to suspect that the emperor may be controlled by a traitor!" Ni Yuanlu said sternly.
"Yes, Concubine Shu, please go back and report to the Queen and the Princess. If the Emperor still refuses to summon us at midnight, we will break into the palace immediately. This concerns the country and the people, and we must not resort to such a desperate measure. Please forgive me, Concubine Shu!" Huang Degong said.
Seeing that there was no other way, Concubine Huang Shu could only agree superficially and said, "I will go back and ask the Empress for instructions immediately!"
So Concubine Huang Shu went back and told the story. Princess Kunxing said, "If it doesn't work, we can just carry the freezer back to the palace! The palace's servants can still hold on for a while!"
The Queen and the other concubines thought to themselves, "Can this be done?" At this moment, Kunxing suddenly felt a stomachache. She yelled, "Hurry up and get Mr. Zhang here! I'm about to give birth!"
So everyone hurriedly carried Princess Kunxing into the delivery room. Everyone lost their backbone and was like ants on a hot pot. Seeing that the time was almost up, Lu Ling was also sweating profusely.
Lu Ling muttered, "What should I do? What should I do?" Then the clock struck midnight.
Lu Ling's stomach also began to hurt, and her face turned pale immediately, but she also felt that this might be an opportunity. If she gave birth to a son immediately, perhaps the outcome would be different.
At this time, the shouting and killing sounds began outside. I guess the soldiers outside were fighting fiercely, but those who died were all Ming Dynasty soldiers, and everyone sighed.
Princess Kunxing and the Queen in the room were both in a semi-comatose state.
The rest of the people could only wait patiently. You could not let them leave. If they ran away, the soldiers in front would immediately become scattered, and the Queen and Princess Kunxing would die without a burial place.
The cries of killing grew louder and louder. The Ke Nan army in the Forbidden City was small. It was roughly the same number as the Huang and Gao armies, and now there were tens of thousands more outside. They couldn't hold out for much longer. With the exception of Concubine Huang, they were all determined to die.
Concubine Huang Shu stood in front of the delivery room. She had made up her mind that with her status, she would be able to stop her grandfather's soldiers!
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