Chapter 445: Survival from Death
Zhao Xiaofei once again escaped death by luck. It might be because Liu Rushi was too nervous and thought that a shot to the right chest would hit the heart, so she did not fire a second shot.
This saved Zhao Xiaofei's life, and Doctor Zhang entered the palace to rescue him. However, Zhao Ren died. Zhao Xiaofei lay on the bed without saying a word, staring at the ceiling with tears on his face.
Zhao Xiaofei has been doing so well in recent years that he has become a little carried away and has even lost his sense of responsibility.
Moreover, the discord between husband and wife, each with their own thoughts, allows others to take advantage of them, which leads to disaster.
Xiao Si knelt before the bed. Zhao Xiaofei asked, "What's going on? Why did Liu Rushi want to coup at all costs?"
"Your Highness, we learned from the survivors that Liu Rushi showed them a history book, saying that their fates were originally bright and prosperous, but Your Highness changed their fates, reducing them and their families to ordinary palace servants and soldiers..."
"So, they believed it and followed Liu Rushi in carrying out a coup?" Zhao Xiaofei asked.
"Yes!" Xiao Si said.
"Where is the book?" Zhao Xiaofei asked.
"It was burned! This time the internal guards didn't discover it in time, but fortunately the palace maid was a spy from the former factory guards. She stabbed Liu Rushi with a sword at the last moment, otherwise the consequences would be unimaginable." Xiao Si felt a wave of fear when he said this.
"Then why didn't she kill Kunxing?" Zhao Xiaofei asked.
"I took people to search her house and found her handwritten notes. She said that although her own fate had been changed, at least the changes in the Ming Dynasty were what she wanted to see, and she was willing to die for the prosperity of the Ming Dynasty. It also said that if the prince did not die, it would be a hidden danger to the Ming Dynasty!" Xiao Si said.
After hearing this, Zhao Xiaofei finally understood. It turned out that Liu Rushi killed him for two reasons. The first was revenge after discovering her original fate!
Second, killing her would consolidate Kunxing's throne and preserve the Ming dynasty's name. In reality, the Ming dynasty had already changed its name, though she was unaware of it. It seemed her love for the Ming dynasty had never wavered.
"Give Liu Rushi a proper burial!" said Zhao Xiaofei.
"Prince? This?" Xiao Si was completely confused.
"Just do it!" said Zhao Xiaofei.
"Yes! I understand!" Xiao Si said.
"When will Zhaoren be buried?" asked Zhao Xiaofei.
"The day after tomorrow!" Xiao Si said.
"Keep it in ice and bury it after I get better! I want to see her for the last time!" said Zhao Xiaofei.
"Yes, but His Majesty said that the burial should be done quickly and the coronation ceremony should not be delayed, so the coffin cannot stay there forever." Xiao Si said in embarrassment.
Zhao Xiaofei sneered at first, then said, "She's really changed. Imperial families have always been the most ruthless. Her own sister died before her eyes, and she still has the mind to organize her coronation ceremony? That's her own sister!"
Zhao Xiaofei spoke a little excitedly and began to cough frequently. Because his lungs were pierced, he even coughed up a lot of blood.
"Your Majesty, don't be excited. Her Majesty is also in a difficult situation! She has been crying these days and even took Ruyi to feed her personally." Xiao Si said quickly.
Zhao Xiaofei was disdainful in his heart and thought: This woman may not mean to kill me, but power has completely turned her into a ruthless politician.
But when Zhao Xiaofei thought about this, he really wanted to slap himself in the face. Wasn't this all his fault? Wasn't Kunxing's throne the result of his tacit approval and connivance?
"Go down! I want to be alone, no one can disturb my rest! I don't want to see anyone, including Princess Kunxing!" said Zhao Xiaofei.
"I understand!" Xiao Si agreed.
Zhao Xiaofei just lay there, it would take him at least three months to recover.
However, Zhaoren's body could not be kept for too long. On the day when Kunxing held his coronation ceremony, Zhao Xiaofei was carried to attend Zhaoren's funeral.
Looking around, there were white barbarians everywhere. There were cries everywhere, but how many of these cries were genuine? Zhaoren was supposed to have died during the Jiashen Rebellion. She thought she had changed her fate, but in the end, she withered away in the prime of her life.
Zhao Xiaofei was lying on a small bed and was carried into the underground palace.
He asked everyone else to leave. He struggled to raise his hand and stroked the coffin. Tears slowly fell, his mind filled with the image of her smiling at him.
Brother-in-law! Husband!
I don't know if I'm hallucinating or just thinking about her, but her voice keeps ringing in my ears. Zhao Xiaofei said with a smile, "I originally wanted to raise you as my sister, but who knew the court would be so shameless and force you to marry me! Marrying me didn't give you a good life, and who knew we would be separated in just two years."
"Her life is enough. At least she loved you and had a happy life with you. It's better than her dying early according to the original history." Kunxing's voice came from his ear.
"Why are you here if you're not going to your coronation ceremony?" Zhao Xiaofei asked.
Kunxing stood by the bed, but Zhao Xiaofei didn't want to look at her at all.
"I came here after the ministers have finished their congratulations. Let the Ministry of Rites take care of the other etiquette!" Kunxing said.
"Go away! Be the Empress of your Ming Dynasty. I won't look for you in the future. I will just take my wives and concubines to find a place for them to retire." Zhao Xiaofei said.
"Do you hate me so much? What you say hurts my heart! She is also my biological sister, and we have been together since childhood. My heartache after her passing is no less than yours." Kunxing said.
Zhao Xiaofei was angry and didn't say anything. He didn't even turn his head to look at Kunxing and simply closed his eyes.
Seeing Zhao Xiaofei like this, Kunxing felt heartbroken. She changed the subject and said, "Everything that happened today was caused by that bitch Jiang Xiaomei. When you get better, I'll go back to your place and ask her why she provoked me like this. Was it just to get back at you?"
Of course Zhao Xiaofei knew it. Without Jiang Xiaomei's history book, how could Liu Rushi know the truth?
Was it just to get revenge on himself? He felt that Jiang Xiaomei shouldn't do this. From childhood to adulthood, Jiang Xiaomei was not such a person, but she did it, and did it so ruthlessly and spicyly.
Of course he had to go back. He had to go back and ask Jiang Xiaomei why she treated him like this. He had to find out the truth.
Zhao Xiaofei returned to the palace. Li Sihong brought Kou Baimen, Shen Yunying and others to visit him, but Zhao Xiaofei did not see any of them.
Li Sihong felt distressed when she saw Zhao Xiaofei lying on the bed with tears on his face. But she knew that her husband needed rest and he needed quiet even more.
At this time, Zhao Xiaofei was holding the jade pendant in his hand. He wished he could travel back immediately and find Jiang Xiaomei to ask her why she did this?
Unfortunately, he couldn't move without being cared for for three months. Furthermore, after traveling back, he would have to go to the hospital for further treatment. Because there was still a lack of many medicines here, it would affect subsequent treatment.
But he never expected what was waiting for him when he returned to the modern era.
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