novelonline Chapter 1500 Chen Xiao: The late emperor's body is still warm
Chapter 1500 Chen Xiao: The late emperor's body is still warm
Chapter 1500 Chen Xiao: The late emperor's body is still warm...
palace garden
In the inner study, the eunuchs gathered around the bed, preparing the coffin for Emperor Chongping and moving the body to the front hall for mourning. Jia Heng stood silently under the eaves, waiting for the King of Chu.
At this moment, the eunuch brought news that Princess Jinyang and the Crown Princess had arrived.
Jia Heng looked up and saw Princess Jinyang, supported by Li Chanyue and Song Yan, coming to the study in Hanyuan Hall with a sad look on her face.
"Royal brother..." Princess Jinyang's voice was extremely sad. Her beautiful and gorgeous face was full of sorrow. Tears were accumulated in her crystal clear and soft eyes, which burst out when she arrived in front of the palace.
On the other side, Zhen Qing also had a sad look on her face, but the corners of her mouth twitched from time to time, and it was obvious that the smile on her mouth was harder to suppress than AK.
But the beauty was determined after all. She just took a deep breath for a moment, suppressed the inexplicable joy in her heart, and held back some tears.
Princess Jinyang, supported by several female officials, walked up the stairs and entered the inner study. As she spoke, she came to the side of Empress Dowager Feng, gently pulled her arm, and said, "Mother, my brother..."
Empress Dowager Feng wiped the tears from her face with a white silk scarf and said in a sad voice, "Your brother has been toiling for state affairs all his life and has become ill from worry and fatigue. He is exhausted."
Although the Wei and Liang vassals were largely responsible for the death of Emperor Chongping, in order to maintain the face of the Chen and Han royal families, Empress Dowager Feng did not single out the former King of Wei and King of Liang.
Zhen Qing was also accompanied by a female official, wearing mourning clothes. While speaking, she quickly walked into the inner study, knelt down, and cried bitterly towards the middle-aged emperor on the bed.
Then, a young eunuch with a white face and no beard carried Emperor Chongping into the side hall and put on the coffin. A group of strong eunuchs carried the coffin towards the side hall.
Jia Heng stared at the palace concubine who was crying bitterly, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart.
I don’t know what Tianniu is doing. She should be under house arrest in Kunning Palace now, right?
At this moment, as time passed, the entire Shenjing City seemed to be shrouded in a sad atmosphere of national mourning. Soldiers from the Five Cities Army began to move out, patrolling the banquets, singing and dancing in the restaurants on both sides of the streets.
In this way, everyone in Shenjing City was busy with the death of Emperor Chongping until nearly dusk. Dark clouds could be seen rolling in the inky sky, and goose-feather-like white snowflakes were flying. The majestic and towering imperial palace was once again shrouded in snowflakes, and the sounds of mourning stopped for a while.
Jia Heng stood under the eaves of the corridor with blue bricks and black tiles, looking at the dark sky, and couldn't help but feel an inexplicable emotion in his heart.
I'm afraid that the wind and snow in the Han Dynasty will continue one after another in the future.
"All the officials have gone home to eat." Chen Xiao walked closer and said, "Some of the elderly have fainted, perhaps from hunger or excessive grief."
Jia Heng's bright eyes looked deep under his sword-like brows. He turned to look at Chen Xiao and said, "It's strange that you're not hungry. You haven't eaten since noon until night."
Chen Xiao asked with concern: "Have you eaten?"
Jia Heng said, "I haven't eaten either. Let's go and eat some first. The mourning will take some time."
As he spoke, Jia Heng sighed, took a white paper lantern from the hand of a guard beside him, and the two of them walked together along the corridor eaves on both sides where the lights were just coming on.
At this moment, one can see the biting cold wind blowing a lantern on the eaves, accompanied by a rustling sound and a hoarse voice, as if crying for the Han emperor who worked diligently and devoted his life.
"After this incident, you will feel at home walking around the palace." Chen Xiao's eyes moved slightly and he said in a low voice.
Jia Heng's sword-like brows showed a strange look, and he said, "It was only a short while."
Replacing the Han Dynasty is a long-term project and cannot be accomplished overnight.
Chen Xiao nodded and said, "That's true."
Once the King of Chu ascends the throne, his control over the palace will be strengthened, and he will also seize power from the Cabinet and the Grand Council.
Jia Heng turned and asked, "Xiaoxiao, how is the Queen Mother doing?"
After all, the Queen Mother is his mother-in-law, so he should show her proper concern.
Chen Xiaoxiu's eyebrows were curved like willow leaves, and there seemed to be a hint of contemplation in her sparkling eyes. She said in a gentle voice, "The Queen Mother has asked the Princess to help her go to Changle Palace."
Jia Heng asked, "The Queen Mother has experienced a lot over the years. Perhaps she has become numb to these separations of life and death."
Chen Xiaochun's cold eyes flickered under her willow-like eyebrows, and she said, "Yes, today's rebellion to seize the throne is just a small scene."
Jia Heng thought for a moment and said, "You will accompany me to Kunning Palace later."
Chen Xiao: "..."
Are you asking her to keep watch again? No, what are you going to do? The late emperor's body is still warm.
Jia Heng raised his eyes and glanced at Chen Xiao, feeling somewhat speechless in his heart. He said in a deep voice, "What are you thinking about? I just want to talk to her."
In fact, he was also afraid that the sweet girl would be unable to get over it and commit suicide, or take revenge on his twins.
Chen Xiao nodded, his clear eyes flickered, and said, "Then go ahead."
Although she was not present today, he led the troops into the palace to stop the Wei and Liang clans, which probably broke the heart of the beauty.
After all, the two had been in love for quite some time, but in the end, they still chose to stand on the side of the King of Chu, or the side of justice.
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Kunning Palace, Side Hall
On the vermilion beam outside the palace gate, the Jinyifu guards were wearing a suit with exquisite embroidered flying fish patterns and holding an embroidered spring sword with a sheath. Under the light, their faces were extremely solemn.
A lamp in the hall was swaying constantly, and the orange light was hitting the window lattice like water, and a gorgeous and graceful figure was projected on the brocade screen.
Queen Song, who had just been "backstabbed", sat on the bed covered with a soft mattress, and her crystal-like face was as pale as paper. She held a scarlet silk scarf in her hand, stirring it back and forth, and she was gritting her teeth in her heart.
Bastard, she, Song Tian, was blind and gave birth to his children...
The beauty had not eaten a single grain of rice for most of the day and was very weak, but she was holding on with a strong will.
In other words, the hatred towards someone is supporting the beauty.
At this time, footsteps as light as catkins could be heard approaching outside the palace. A female official with a white mourning cloth wrapped around her head walked around a brocade-embroidered mica wooden screen and said, "Your Majesty, the Prince of Wei is here."
When Queen Song heard this, she came back to her senses from her inexplicable grief.
Just as she raised her eyes, she was stunned for a moment, and then the beautiful woman raised her delicate head with long black hair like a waterfall. Her charming and graceful face was filled with hostility, and a hint of anger could be seen in her narrow and clear eyes.
How dare that bastard come looking for her?
She was going to kill him... ahhhh...
At this moment, the young man in the python robe quickly entered the palace. At this moment, he raised his eyes to look at Queen Song and said loudly, "Your Majesty."
Queen Song was holding a golden hairpin that shone with silver light in her hand. The tip of the hairpin was shining with cold light, blazing her eyes. She said, "You bastard, give me your life!"
As he said this, he stabbed Jia Heng's neck fiercely, and this attack was almost full of anger.
Jia Heng: "..."
Is it really that serious? Do you hate him so much? Sweetie wants him to die.
Jia Heng reached out his hand as fast as lightning and grabbed the beautiful woman's white wrist. He looked at her snow-white face, tears streaming down his face. His eyes were fierce and he sighed, "My queen, why do you have to do this?"
"You beast, you bastard, how could you treat me like this?" Queen Song said hatefully, tears welling up in her narrow and clear eyes, and she almost gritted her teeth.
When Jia Heng heard this, his calm face seemed to be covered with a layer of frost, and he said sternly: "My queen, do you think I should let His Majesty leave with hatred?"
After all, he had done something wrong to Emperor Chongping. How cruel was it that he rebelled against Emperor Chongping and overthrew his established inheritance while he was still alive?
When Queen Song heard this, she was shocked.
Jia Heng said, "Your Majesty has devoted his life to state affairs and has become ill from worry and fatigue. Could it be that before she died, the Queen saw that her most trusted son and son-in-law rebelled against her? How cruel is the Queen to Your Majesty?"
When Queen Song heard this, her crystal-clear face turned pale as paper. She gently closed her narrow, clear eyes and let two lines of tears flow down her cheeks.
How cruel was that person to him?
She bore him three sons, well, two sons…
How could you do that to her?
"Besides, even at the end, His Majesty still did not have the intention to kill the Wei and Liang clans." Jia Heng looked at Queen Song with pity under his sword-like eyebrows and said, "Your Majesty, His Majesty has the whole country in his heart."
"What's the point of you saying all this? You keep pretending to be nice to him, but when will you ever be worthy of him?" The beautiful woman with snow-white skin and jade-like face looked at the young man in the python robe with eyes like condensed dew under her curved eyebrows. She spoke with inexplicable sadness, and her tone was full of accusations and reproaches.
Jia Heng frowned, his eyes flickered, and said, "My Lady, you and I are in love with each other, and we are made for each other. Why should I be sorry?"
Queen Song: “…”
The beautiful woman with fair skin and fair face was slightly moved, and then she couldn't help but secretly spat.
They were in love? So she and he were made for each other? Then...then why didn't you help her before?
Jia Heng's face became serious. He held the beautiful lady's delicate hand, threw the golden hairpin in her hand aside, and said, "Your Majesty, I think you know the attitudes of the civil and military officials in the court today. Among the ministers in the cabinet, are there any who support the King of Wei?"
Queen Song's face was as white as frost, and her beautiful eyes were filled with anger. She shouted angrily, "That's because you didn't help me. If this becomes a fait accompli, those civil officials will have no choice but to accept it."
Jia Heng nodded and said, "Your Majesty, do you really think so? At that time, the Wei and Liang clans were stigmatized. It should be that the Eighth Prince succeeded to the throne because he was slightly older, and the Wei and Liang clans and Your Majesty still gained nothing."
It was impossible for the civil and military officials of the Han Dynasty to allow the King of Wei, who had no children and was forced to abdicate, to succeed to the throne.
If it is suppressed by force, it will affect the stability of the Han Dynasty.
When Queen Song heard this, anger welled up in her tearful eyes and she said, "You are talking nonsense."
Well, taking a step back, even if my sister’s son ascends the throne, he is still the bloodline of her Song family.
Jia Heng held the beauty's voluptuous waist, gently controlled her struggle, leaned close to her ear, and said softly, "My lady, please wait a little longer."
Queen Song calmed down her anger, and a complex expression appeared in her beautiful eyes. She asked, "How did Ran'er and Wei'er deal with that person?"
Jia Heng said in a complicated tone: "The emperor demoted the two vassals of Wei and Liang to commoners and sent them back to their vassal states for confinement. Their lives are not in danger, and he did not say anything else to the empress."
When Queen Song heard this, she was silent for a moment.
Obviously, the "tenderness" of Emperor Chongping before his death also touched the softest part of the beauty's heart.
Queen Song looked at Jia Heng with sparkling eyes under her beautiful curved eyebrows and said angrily, "What do you want to do?"
Jia Heng said: "Don't worry, your Majesty, the King of Chu will not stay on the throne for too long."
Empress Song: "???"
Hmm, what exactly does this little fox mean?
The beauty's dying heart seemed to be revived all of a sudden, and a look of doubt surged across her plump, bright, and radiant face.
Jia Heng looked solemn and said, "Your Majesty, you should take good care of yourself and Luo'er. This matter is not over yet."
When Queen Song heard this, she was inexplicably shocked. She pinched the young man's arm and said in a bad tone, "Do you want your son to ascend the throne?"
Of course it's also her son.
But this little fox was actually trying to make the most of the rare commodity.
Jia Heng said: "The King of Wei and the King of Liang led their troops to force the emperor to abdicate. The emperor would be exiled to heaven, and the news would spread throughout the world. It would be impossible for him to ascend the throne."
Because of his immorality, and the fact that the two kings of Wei and Liang did not have many merits to rely on.
Queen Song's face was flushed red as she pursed her slightly pink lips, with a hint of worry in her eyes.
At this moment, Li Ren had to admit what Jia Heng said. It was impossible for the King of Wei and the King of Liang to obtain the throne. The only one left who might have a chance was her youngest son Chen Luo.
Jia Heng raised his sword-like eyebrows, stared at the beauty with deep eyes, and said: "Sweet girl, it doesn't matter, you will still be the empress dowager in the future."
The beauty was furious under her brows, and her charming eyes seemed to flash with a cold light. She said, "Do you think I will still believe you?"
In the words of later generations, Queen Song had eaten too much cake and had now begun to doubt Jia Heng's words.
Jia Heng paused for a moment, then said in a gentle voice, "My Lady, when have I ever lied to you?"
The beauty paused for a moment, and said in a cold voice: "You said before that you would help Ran'er ascend to the throne, why did you go back on your word?"
"Your Majesty, I remember that I never promised you." Jia Heng stretched out his hand and gently stroked the beautiful woman's round and plump breasts, saying in surprise.
Well, it's three points better than a millstone.
When the beauty heard this, she was speechless for a moment.
Because Jia Heng had never promised Queen Song before, and instead kept making excuses.
"I don't care. You have to promise me this time." The beauty looked at the young man with eyes as bright as water and said, "Find a way to make Luo... become the emperor."
Jia Heng was silent for a moment, then said, "Let's talk about this later. I'll do my best."
"Stop talking nonsense and come here." Queen Song's snow-white face was filled with inexplicable shame and anger. Her beautiful, crystal-clear eyes, beneath her curved eyebrows, were filled with madness and revenge.
As she spoke, the beauty wrapped her snow-white, soft arms tightly around Jia Heng's neck and moved closer.
Jia Heng sighed, feeling inexplicably frightened.
This...the late emperor's body is still warm.
On the other side, after dismissing the female official, Chen Xiao quietly left the palace and stood under the eaves. He folded his hands, snorted coldly, and cursed in his heart.
What a beast!
A pair of bastards.
In the warm room inside the hall, a beautiful lady with snow-white skin and jade-like complexion sat on a soft couch. Her flawless face under her beautiful and graceful bun was flushed as she stared at the young man in python robe with infatuated eyes.
Jia Heng looked at the fair lady with complicated eyes under his sword-like brows and said, "My sweet girl, be careful or someone will see you."
Queen Song's face was as red as fire, and beneath her willow-shaped eyebrows, her crystal clear eyes showed a bit of frightening cruelty. She said, "Everyone is in Hanyuan Palace now."
At this moment, Jia Heng immediately picked up the plump beauty, sniffed the fragrance between the beauty's lush hair, and quickly walked towards the inner room.
Well, now this counts as Grand Tutor Jia sleeping on the dragon bed overnight?
Queen Song groaned, and, embraced by the young man in the python robe, entered the inner room with hanging curtains, and fell on the soft couch that was filled with the fragrance of cosmetics.
The beautiful woman came closer and untied the robe of the young man in the python robe. She squatted and moved closer. Her white and tender hands were as nimble as a butterfly. When she felt the hot breath coming towards her face, her plump and bright cheeks blushed like clouds and burned like fire.
The beautiful woman's face was flushed, and her slender and clear eyes were flashing, and a sense of revengeful pleasure arose in her heart.
……,……
At this moment, Jia Heng's sword-like brows were raised, and his eyes were somewhat sharp. He looked at the glowing candlelight outside the window, and felt the breeze gently blowing and caressing him, and his mind couldn't help but drift away leisurely.
And under the bright light, the golden hairpins on the beauty's bun swayed gently, mottled with fine golden light, and the beauty's face, which was sometimes plump and sometimes sunken, seemed to be covered with a flushed red, just like peach blossoms in February.
……,……
……,……
It was unknown how long it had been before Jia Heng pulled the beauty's snow-white arm, looked at the charming beauty with a sharp gaze, and said, "Madam, this is not a good idea."
When the beauty heard this, her plump face flushed, her eyebrows raised, and she gently opened a line of beautiful eyes, staring at the young man in the python robe with a bit of anger in her eyes, and said, "Then don't come in."
Jia Heng gently held the plump waist of the young man in the python robe who was lingering around, and said, "It's freezing outside, it's warmer inside after all."
On the beauty's side, there seemed to be a slight sigh from her slender and straight nose, and the corners of her eyes and eyebrows were filled with a hint of charm.
In the hall, there was a candlestick on a high lacquered wooden table. The flame on the candlestick swayed gently, and wax tears flowed and gathered around the candlestick.
There was a howling cold wind outside the window, and I could hear the cold wind blowing through the snow-covered eaves tiles of the octagonal pavilion. The white snow fluttered and scattered around the pavilion paved with blue bricks.
After an unknown amount of time, Jia Heng embraced Queen Song's plump, soft and fragrant body, sniffing her charming and romantic fragrance. He leaned close to the beautiful woman's ear and whispered, "Sweet girl, are you feeling less angry now?"
Queen Song's body was burning hot at the moment, and she breathed softly. When she spoke, her voice was a little lazy, but also surprisingly soft and charming. She said, "You... must do what you promised me."
Jia Heng gently stroked the beautiful woman's face covered with beads of sweat, with a hint of pity in his eyes, and said softly, "Okay, I understand."
Sweet girl is indeed a little pitiful. Now she is probably only supported by his belief.
A strand of hair from Queen Song's temple fell down, sticking to her sweaty face. She gently pulled the young man's arm and murmured in a dreamy voice, "You are the only one I have."
Jia Heng came closer and pinched the beautiful woman's fragrant and fair face, and he seemed to be making a comeback.