As soon as these words came out, everyone was stunned, and even Concubine Xi on the side cast a surprised look at Tongxin."
Father-in-law Su, the fourth prince wants to guard the spirit of the first emperor, so you will take all the adults to get the edict."
Concubine Xi looked at Tongxin with an indifferent face, and her worried heart gradually settled down.As soon as everyone got the whereabouts of the edict, where was there still patience outside the mourning hall, Su Peisheng had not yet taken a step, they had already hastily saluted Concubine Xi and left one after another.When everyone dispersed, Concubine Xi looked at the tired face of the same heart, and rarely cared about her, "If you are tired, go down and rest." ”"Concubines are not tired."
Tongxin shook his head and blessed her, "The concubine went in first." ”Slowly entering the hall, looking at the white candles in the room, an inexplicable sadness welled up in my heart.In the huge mourning hall, only Hongli knelt in the center in sackcloth, and the rest disappeared here as early as the moment they knew the edict.Glorious in life, miserable after death, maybe this is the sorrow of being an emperor.Retracting his thoughts, Tongxin walked to Hongli's side and knelt down slowly, and secretly glanced at the man beside him, only to see that he had blue stubble on the corners of his lips, and his tired eyes were stunned.Holding his hand distressedly, a bone-chilling coolness suddenly reached her palm, and Tongxin was shocked, and hurriedly ordered his subordinates to take a cloak.But Hongli shook his head lightly, and was stunned for a long time before he choked up in a low voice, "Xin'er, am I not particularly unfilial, and I didn't even rush back before the emperor Ama died." ”"The emperor won't blame you, he was very peaceful when he left, and his only wish is to hope that you will be a good emperor."
Tongxin raised his little face and whispered comfortingly.Hongli closed his eyes sadly, and Tongxin was also by his side silently guarding the spirit of the emperor, this is such a silence, but only half an hour was disturbed by the noise outside the hall.The ministers found the holy decree of the first emperor under the bright plaque of the Taihe Palace, and the will of the first emperor was passed on to the fourth elder brother Hongli."
The first emperor has a decree to pass the throne to the fourth son, Hongli.""
The country cannot be without a king for a day, please ask the emperor to ascend the throne on the same day."
In order to prevent the ministers from continuing to make noise outside the mourning hall, Hongli succeeded to the throne in front of the spirit of the day.On the third day of September of that year, the emperor was officially located in the Taihe Palace, and issued an edict to grant amnesty to the world, and the following year was the first year of Qianlong.By the time the emperor's funeral was over, it was already a month later.During the national mourning, the whole country mourns.Although Tongxin and all the Fujin lived in the harem, although the positions of everyone had been determined, due to the period of filial piety, the ceremony of sealing the concubine was also stranded.In the dormitory of Changchun Palace, Hongli was lying on the bed tossing and turning, and he had not slept all night.Tongxin beside him, with swollen and sour eyes, also did not close all night.Just after the fifth watch, Hongli didn't even use breakfast, so he hurried back to the Heart Cultivation Palace.Tongxin was even more sleepy, got up and put on a plain white dress, draped in long hair like a waterfall, and wore a white hosta at will, pushed the door out, and came to the small courtyard.Looking up at the gray sky, his brow tightened even more.The emperor had just been in the sky, and when the court was in turmoil, there was suddenly a text prison case, which was really disturbing."
Sister" heard the prestige, Jing Xian, who was wearing a white dress, had already walked towards her, looking at her delicate face was also full of tiredness, she stretched her brows together, and said with concern, "Why did you get up so early, you came to find the emperor, he just returned to the Heart Cultivation Palace." ”"Mother's mistake."
Jing Xian opened her lips lightly and said lightly, "I am here to bid farewell to the mother, I have asked the queen mother for a decree, and I will leave for the temple to personally guard the spirit of the emperor on the same day." ”"Why" Tongxin was slightly surprised, took her hand, and persuaded, "Now that the overall situation has been decided, you are also a concubine set up by the emperor himself, there is no need for you to spend your good years in the cold place of Taimiao" "I have already decided." ”A shallow smile appeared on Jing Xian's tired face, and she said with relief, "Over the years in the palace, I have also figured it out.If the prince lives in the temple, I am afraid that the harem of three thousand beauties will not have a place for me Jingxian.If the prince wanders the rivers and lakes, the person who accompanies him will not be me.Now that the prince is a great treasure, he doesn't need his concubines to accompany him.The falling flowers are intentional, the flowing water is ruthless, and it is better to stay away from it and be cleaner than to see each other all day long. ”Jing Xian's eyes were full of determination and determination, and Tongxin saw more despair, in the years of the palace, although Hongli and her were respectful, but He had been sincere to each other.How can a high-spirited woman like her be willing to stay alone in the empty room day and night, lonely and lonely.Tongxin sighed slightly, and a trace of pity appeared in his eyes, "That's it, since you have made up your mind, I won't persuade you."
It's just that I'm a few years older than you, and I haven't figured it out in many things. ”"Duo Niang Niang is complete" Jing Xian leaned over, with more relief on her face, "Then the concubine will go back to the palace first." ”Tongxin smiled slightly and nodded at her.Looking at her back slowly leaving, there was a hint of admiration in my heart.Although she has a three-year contract with Hongli, she still hasn't gotten what she wants to have a child, but she sees Hongli's intentions in her eyes, and she can let go so freely, she must have experienced a painful torment in her heart.Looking up again, the gray sky became even more gloomy, and he was almost out of breath.The pale and weak face was a little more sad, and he raised his eyelids and looked into the distance with great difficulty.In the case of the literary prison, a literary prison in Jiangnan caused a stir in the capital, and dozens of literati and scholars in Jiangnan caused the whole family to be beheaded.I heard that even An Yuanning, the former head of the Tai Hospital, and Meng Qi, the chief physician, were also implicated, and they were all unable to escape the doom of being beheaded.In her memory, Imperial Physician An was a kind elder, he had taken care of Hongli's mother and son many times, why would he also participate in the great crime of exterminating the Nine Clans Just when she was puzzled, Yaqin suddenly ran from a distance with a panicked expression."
Niangniang, for the case of the literary prison, in order to suppress this matter, the emperor actually beheaded the corrupt official and magistrate Shen Zhi with a holy decree, and the unjust case of hundreds of people was not resolved."
Yaqin will truthfully report the information she has obtained.Tongxin's brows furrowed deeper when he listened, and he asked Youyou, "How do you know that this is an unjust case, isn't it Shen Zhi's negligence and privately ordered the execution of hundreds of people in Jiangnan, or are those people really doing poems that contradict the imperial power, and the crime deserves death" In the end, Tongxin's voice gradually weakened, and even she didn't believe that An Yuanning would commit such a foolish thing."
The slave maid also heard that" Yaqin paused, and then continued, "Shen Ju has long been guilty of several crimes, robbing women, preying on the common people, doing all kinds of evil, and the case of the literary prison is widely implicated, how can he dare to make his own decisions."
Besides, hundreds of innocent souls were actually compensated with the blood of a corrupt official, which is really unfair, but the emperor ordered that this case should not be investigated. ”Seeing Tongxin's face becoming more and more solemn, Yaqin hesitated for a moment and continued, "The slave maid also heard that the people in Jiangnan have been favored by Doctor An Tai for medicine all the year round, and this matter has caused dissatisfaction among the people, and several letters have been handed to the capital. ”"Niangniang Niangniang" saw that Tongxin was stunned, and Yaqin hurriedly called out."
I know everything, I will ask the emperor about this matter, and you don't have to inquire again, I believe that the emperor has his own reasons for doing this."
Tongxin returned to his heart and said warmly.Hongli first ascended to the great treasure, if he thoroughly investigated this matter, it would definitely cause chaos in the court, and he was helpless to do so.Although the state affairs are busy, Hongli will still take a short time to go back to Changchun Palace every day to accompany Xin Xin for lunch.Looking at a table of delicacies from the mountains and seas, Tongxin has no appetite."
The dish is not appetizing" Hongli saw that her chopsticks hadn't moved a few times, and her brows gradually furrowed.Tongxin shook his head, glanced around at the minions around him, and couldn't help but ask in a low voice, "The concubine heard about the text prison case, you just beheaded Shen Zhi" Hongli nodded, picked up his chopsticks and added some dishes for her, and raised his eyebrows lightly, "Everything I do is for the sake of the overall situation, you just need to believe in me." ”"I didn't say I didn't believe you."
Tongxin smacked his lips and muttered quietly, then he lowered his head to eat with some weakness and did not look at him again.Seeing her eating obediently, Hongli's eyebrows gradually relaxed, and after a while, he asked casually, "I heard that Hongli has been back in Beijing for more than a month, why haven't I seen him yet." ”"He's gone to find Xia Qing."
Swallowed a mouthful of food and answered softly."
Xia Qing" Hongli put down the chopsticks in his hand and looked at her with a puzzled expression, "Isn't Xia Qing in the capital?"
”Tongxin raised his head, pursed his lips, and then said in a low voice, "Because the concubine told him that Xia Qing went away alone, so" Seeing that Hongli's face gradually sank, she couldn't help but wrinkle her little face, and blamed in a low voice, "Who made him so ruthless at the beginning, causing Xia Qing to suffer so much, and if you didn't take him away, you didn't rush back to the capital at that time, and I don't know how long Concubine Yu will take him to mess around." ”"Aren't you afraid that he will leave the capital again and miss it forever with Xia Qing" In fact, Hongli was not angry at what she did, but when he thought of Hongday's affection for her at the beginning, he felt uncomfortable.Tongxin gently hooked the corners of his lips, "Don't worry, Xia Yi has been looking for Hongtian everywhere over the years, and I finally look forward to him returning to Beijing, how can I let him go easily."
It's just that thinking about the mistakes made by Hongyang back then may embarrass him for a while. ”"I don't care what grievances they have, tomorrow I will order Xia Qing to be given to Hongtian as a concubine."
Hongli said resolutely, he didn't want Hongli to repeat the mistakes of the past and do everything possible to kidnap his wife.On this side, as soon as Hongtian left the palace, he left the capital non-stop, and after searching for more than ten days, there was still no news.Later, I went around and went back to the capital, but after searching all over the capital, I still didn't find any trace of Xia Qing.Just when he was at a loss, he actually met Xia Yi in front of Mingyue Tower, but now Xia Yi is no longer the young man with strong martial arts back then.Seeing him limping down Dongmen Street, Hongday's heart inexplicably welled up with self-blame.He must know Xia Qing's whereabouts, and as soon as Hong Tian thought of this, he walked briskly in the direction of Xia Yi.aa2705221: