The Rebirth of an Ill-Fated Consort - 244. Die

The dumb maid turned around immediately, as if looking at her in disbelief, but didn’t know what to do. Jiang Ruan asked in a voice: “Are you going to ask the doctor?”

The dumb maid nodded.

“You don’t need to ask the doctor.” Jiang Ruan sneered: “I can’t believe the doctor here. Go out, and be careful about cooking in the future.” Naturally, the doctor should not be allowed to come over, otherwise the heartbeat will come out and things will become a mess. out of hand. This dumb maid didn’t seem to be very courageous, and he didn’t know if it was a pretense. Jiang Ruan had to lie to this person first.

The maidservant dumb opened her mouth, seeming to be a little dazed, Jiang Ruan frowned and said: “Not yet go out!” The maidservant dumb hurriedly backed out. After the maidservant had left, Jiang Ruan rubbed his forehead. It was no way to go on like this. But now she didn’t know what was going on outside. She stayed in the house these days. Although she could not go out, she still noticed some clues when she stood in front of the window or walked in the yard every day.

The environment here is quiet and inaccessible, and every meal is extremely light. If Jiang Ruan hadn’t made some big fish and meat for the dog every day, I am afraid that the food would really not even be seen in the slightest. This is not accidental. On several occasions in the evening, Jiang Ruan could even hear the faint chime. She probably guessed that this place is most likely a temple, perhaps in the mountains, perhaps in the wilderness, because the incense is not prosperous, and there are few people. And hiding yourself here is really a bit bold, but if you think about it, it’s no wonder that others can’t find it.

Jiang Ruan didn’t know how far this place was from the capital, but it was impossible to escape now. It’s a wishful thinking to make a forcible break under heavy checks, and it’s really not a way to leave like this before things are finished. When will Xuanli act? Only when Xuanli takes that step can the rest of things proceed smoothly. Jiang Ruan reached out and picked up the small file on one side, and lightly scratched the head of the bed. There had been many trails in that place. It was the day when she came here. It’s been dozens of days now, think about it, Xuan Li should also start to do it.

This night, the fine and fine weather that had been in the past few days suddenly changed. In the evening, there was a strong wind, and the dark clouds were pressed down, but in a moment, the big raindrops fell from the sky. Pedestrians hurried to take shelter from the rain, as if the spring light in the past few days suddenly fell back. At night, it was even more miserable, and it was surprisingly cold.

The main hall of the palace was lonely and tight, and the burning sandalwood slowly released smoke. The palace people seemed to be accustomed to such a dull atmosphere, and each sat silently and took care of their own affairs. In the emperor’s bedroom, a huge dragon was created, and the man lying on the bed, no matter how beautifully dressed, he could not conceal the color of death on his face.

One hand picked up one side of the veil at the right time, and carefully wiped the sweat that did not appear on the emperor’s forehead. The hands are slender and white, and the nails are painted with bright codan, which is surprisingly beautiful and young. At first glance, people think of spring flowers, which are tender and almost dripping. The difference is that the emperor’s already gloomy face, as if only the flesh is pasted on the skeleton, and it is very old and haggard. Beauty and ugliness, youth and aging are in sharp contrast at this moment, and it seems that there is an indescribable beauty.

The woman’s face was like a peach blossom, she squeezed the veil back into her hand with her little finger, and watched the person on the bed with great interest. She looked serious, as if she was watching something interesting. After a while, the woman tilted her head and gave a “pouch” smile, and said slowly: “Your Majesty, it’s really embarrassing.”

This person was not someone else, it was Dong Ying’er. The palace man who was guarding outside had already stepped aside, leaving only Xiao Chen Zi. No, it should be the current Duke Chen. Hearing Dong Ying’er’s words, Grandpa Chen didn’t show any special expressions, but just stood quietly in the room, as if he were a non-existent person.

Dong Ying’er put her cheek in one hand, and carefully looked at the emperor on the dragon bed. This man is the master of the world with less than 10,000 people. A word can dominate the life and death of a person. When she entered the palace because of this man, she had seen this man’s majestic and unstoppable appearance. But what about the real dragon emperor? Now, it’s not like a dead dog lying in bed immobile and letting people kill him. Even she can easily kill the master of this world.

“One day the husband and wife have a hundred days of grace, now that I want to come, I really can’t bear to do it.” Dong Ying’er said with a smile.

“Mother, hurry up,” Grandpa Chen said blankly, “The miscellaneous family is still waiting to go back and explain to the master.”

When Dong Ying’er heard the words, only a trace of disgust flashed in her eyes, and suddenly smiled again, and said: “Duke Chen is anxious, don’t worry, it won’t let you suffer in vain.” After she finished speaking, she took out one from her sleeve. The vial, pull the cork out of the bottle and place it under the tip of the emperor’s nose and swipe it lightly—

The emperor moved, and after a long time, slowly opened his eyes.

“Your Majesty is awake?” Dong Ying’er asked softly.

The emperor was stunned for a moment, his expression suddenly became a bit hideous, and he looked at Dong Ying’er and shouted: “You harm me?” Although he tried to express his anger, it seemed like something was blocked in his throat, only hoarse and muddy. If you don’t listen carefully to the voice, you will not be able to hear exactly what is being said.

Dong Ying’er smiled and leaned close to the emperor, seeming to be listening carefully to the emperor’s words, and then said: “Your Majesty’s words are wrong to me. It is not a concubine who wants to harm you, but your good son.”

She deliberately didn’t say which son it was, she saw a trace of anger on the emperor’s face, but this anger would only appear weaker and weaker for a dying patient. Seeing this scene, Dong Ying’er seemed to be even more happy, and even replied: “If your majesty guess, which son is it?”

The emperor waited for her stubbornly, making a ho ho sound in his throat, broken into a sentence, but reluctantly called: “come…come!”

“What else is your Majesty’s name?” Dong Ying’er smiled slightly: “Your Majesty has been ill for such a long time, I am afraid I don’t know what the situation is now. This majesty is personally taken care of by his concubines every day, and no one else can fake hands. My concubine takes care of his majesty with all his strength every day, but his majesty has to call other people. It is really sad to ask his concubine.”

“Wonder…wonderful woman!” The emperor could only utter simple words.

“I’m a temptress? That’s it, but your majesty looks worse than my temptress.” Dong Ying’er stroked the emperor’s cheeks with both hands: “Your Majesty’s eyes seem to be thinking of someone to help. Who is it? Is it Grandpa Li? Your majesty may not know. A few days after your majesty fell ill, Grandpa Lee was overwhelmed and committed suicide. La.”

Dong Ying’er’s voice was brisk, the emperor’s eyes suddenly widened, watching her tremblingly and saying: “It’s you…”

“I said it’s not me,” Dong Ying’er complained a little: “Where can a concubine have such great ability? Naturally, there is only your majesty’s good son in this world. Your majesty knows which son that is. ?”

The emperor didn’t speak, but stared at Dong Ying’er. His gaze was too terrifying. If it weren’t for the fact that he was lying sick in bed and his figure was weak, he would almost look like Dong Ying’er would be swallowed alive. Like a goldfish dying, the eyeballs almost fall out of their sockets.

“Your Majesty didn’t want to listen, so the concubines didn’t say anything. The concubines hate understanding.” Dong Ying’er giggled, and then said to Chen Gonggong on this side: “Go and bring the medicine here, Your Majesty, this last bowl. The medicine, the concubine has to serve him personally and drink it.”

When the emperor heard the words, the muscles on his face jumped quickly before he said hoarsely: “What…what…”

“Naturally, I want to feed your majesty and drink the medicine,” Dong Ying’er pretended to be surprised: “The concubine was thinking about the little relationship with your majesty, so today I deliberately let your majesty be awake for a while, and you will drink the medicine later. You can be relieved. Master Huijue said it well, there are many sufferings in the world, love and hatred disputes, only to be separated from the world, to achieve the great realm. But the ministers are all bent on thinking for your majesty. Does your majesty have to reward the ministers? Concubine, what gadget?”

What she said was very interesting, as if she was sympathizing with others and acting like a baby. It’s just that there is no secret of murder in those words, killing the king. The emperor struggled to sit up and shouted vigorously: “Presumptuous. Here comes…” It’s just that his voice was low and couldn’t reach the outside at all, and his body was already unable to move. There was no other way. It’s the man who is the knife and I am the fish, and there is only one who can slaughter it.

“Your Majesty don’t call, beware of your body, it doesn’t look good like this. The empress dowager has already rested, and it’s getting late at the moment. Your majesty has always been taken care of by the concubines themselves. Since our fate is about to end today, so will the concubines. Speak clearly, lest your majesty is still a little worried.” She looked at the emperor’s eyes and said one word at a time: “Your majesty’s imperial decree has already been obtained, and it is naturally destroyed. Therefore, your majesty’s thoughts may not be completed. . But your Majesty also asks your Majesty to rest assured that he will sit down in that position and govern the Dajin Dynasty well. Your Majesty can be at ease.”

When the emperor heard the word “sacred decree” in Dong Ying’er’s words, his expression was abruptly startled, and then angrily said: “Nie Zi… Nie Zi…”

“This is the case in the royal family, so your Majesty doesn’t have to worry about it.” Dong Ying’er seemed to relax and breathe: “Then, your Majesty, don’t have to say more about other things, it’s deeper and more serious, your Majesty should rest early.” After that, He nodded to the other side, and Gong Gong Chen ran into the medicine bowl to greet him.

Dong Ying’er took the medicine bowl from Grandpa Chen’s hand, carefully spooned it and put it to his mouth to blow cool, and then fed it to the emperor’s mouth, where the emperor would drink it, just looking at the medicine bowl, all that was revealed in his eyes Anger and despair, people’s desire to survive has always been very strong. The emperor tilted his head with all his strength, and the soup in the spoon spilled onto the pillow. Dong Ying’er sighed softly, sighing as if she had a headache: “Your Majesty is really like a child, so noisy how to take a medicine.” She said jokingly and looked at Grandpa Chen with a smile: “Let’s ask Grandpa to help.”

The emperor had seen this strange manager early in the morning. Grandpa Li had been with him for many years, and the master and servants also had affection. Now that this strange grandpa can take the place of Grandpa Lee, he probably had his share when he started with Grandpa Lee. force. So at this moment, inside and outside the palace, all of them have changed people, none of them are their own! He looked at Dong Ying’er. This woman was used to being meek. It wasn’t that he didn’t know this woman’s careful thoughts, but he didn’t expect her to be so bold that she could even kill the king. It’s so stupid, does she think that after killing herself, she can retreat from it all?

Grandpa Chen “covered” and walked to the emperor’s side. He was very strong. The emperor was already weak at the moment. He set up the emperor almost effortlessly. The emperor couldn’t move, and Dong Ying’er smiled again. He fed the decoction spoon by spoon into the emperor’s mouth.

Unable to move, the whole body was made obituaries, the emperor tasted this for the first time. He closed his eyes, he knew what was going on in his body better than anyone else, even without this bowl of soup, he couldn’t support it for long. This bowl of soup just made that day come early, and he couldn’t avoid it at all. Come to this ending. Fortunately… Fortunately, things have not yet reached the worst point. The road he paved earlier has finally come in handy at this moment, which is death, at least not in vain.

Dong Ying’er looked at the emperor and closed her eyes. She didn’t seem to be too troublesome. Her voice was pleasant to hear: “Your Majesty has finished drinking this medicine, and you don’t have to worry about loneliness in the future. The concubines know that your Majesty loves Mu Zhaoyi the most. So soon, naturally, Mu Zhaoyi will also be sent to accompany your Majesty.”

The emperor opened his eyes suddenly and looked at Dong Ying’er. He didn’t say anything, but his eyes were like the last anger and gloom of a dying person. The entangled Dong Ying’er was actually a little guilty, but she was brave in the end, suddenly again. It was a smile: “Mu Zhaoyi will also be very happy.” After saying this, she fed medicine into the emperor’s mouth faster, and the corners of the emperor’s mouth began to flow out of medicine, and she moved more and more fiercely. Suffering, there was a hint of revenge.

The soup medicine was fed into the emperor’s mouth one by one. It was a deadly medicine, and life was passing by. In fact, at the end of the feeding, the emperor had lost his breath at some point, but Dong Ying’er was still serious, feeding the last spoonful to the emperor’s mouth little by little. Then he took out the veil, wiped the corners of the emperor’s mouth carefully, and sent him to the original position to lie down, and covered him with a quilt. It is as if a most virtuous wife is serving her husband.

After doing all this, Dong Ying’er said to Chen Gong just, “Go back to your master.”

Gonggong Chen nodded, turned and walked out of the bedroom. Dong Ying’er sat alone by the bed, the person on the bed was already a corpse, and there was no more vitality in the usual days. The Lord of the World, who calls the wind and calls the rain, is just a shriveled corpse, and has no deterrent power anymore. It’s just that the expression on Dong Ying’er’s face is not as calm as before, and her hands are still trembling slightly.

But just for a moment, the panic in those eyes had disappeared, and replaced by a profound ruthlessness. She looked at the person on the bed and whispered: “What about the Lord of the World, but with the same sad name. In that case, let’s go to hell together.” She sat on the bedside like a statue for a long time until the oil lamp It was about to burn out, and there was the voice of a little eunuch outside. Dong Ying’er slowly raised her eyes and looked at the hourglass placed on the high shelf to pay tribute from the West, with a weird smile on her face.

The next moment, her expression changed, and a flustered voice came out of her mouth: “It’s not good! Your Majesty has something wrong—”

The emperor’s condition suddenly worsened, and the imperial doctors of the imperial hospital could not restore this situation. When the imperial doctor arrived, the person on the bed had lost all vitality.

This was actually something that every imperial physician had already expected. After the Jinling sacred hand Xia Qing personally diagnosed and treated him, she said that the medicine was ineffective. Since it is a medicine stone with no spirit, but it is also hanging for nothing, and there will always be a day when the oil will run out, but I don’t want this day to come so fast. All the imperial physicians are gathered in one place, and there is a crisis of rain.

It was night, the emperor’s bedroom was brightly lit, and when dawn broke in the eastern sky, the first ray of sunlight broke through the walls of the palace and shone into the gloomy palace. The eunuch dressed in tufted lines dragged a long voice and screamed: “Your Majesty-Die -”

The wailing shook the sky, and the morning was crying.

And the eighth prince who arrived after hearing the news, stood in front of the emperor’s bed with a sad face, and couldn’t help but shed tears. His appearance seems to be very sad, and this sadness has to be forbeared a little bit, and he is indeed a dutiful son in the eyes of others. Grandpa Chen stood behind, also hooked his head, with a sad expression on his face.

Xuan Li looked at the emperor’s face, but what Grandpa Chen had said to him in his mind. The emperor’s testimony to Dong Ying’er before his death was indeed no different from what several people expected. It seems that the emperor really set up another imperial decree, and that imperial decree is now in his own hands, so naturally there is no worries about it. In the future, he will only wait for this gust to pass and find Qi Man to completely tear up the imperial edict. In this world, he is the only righteous prince.

Xuan Li thought this way, but he felt a moment of gaze falling on him unpreparedly. He followed his gaze and found that Xuan Pei was looking at him coldly. There was no sad look on Xuan Pei’s face, but rather calm. And he looked at Xuanli’s gaze, and there was even more clarity, as if he already knew how all this happened.

Xuan Li himself didn’t know that Xuan Pei was just a teenager. How could he have such terrifying eyes, as if he could see people’s hearts at that glance, and all thoughts could not be hidden from these eyes. He froze for a moment, then he kept his eyes closed, and the corners of his lips twitched slightly. No matter how terrible, he had already fallen behind in this game, and his life could end here. Now that the emperor has passed away, then naturally it will be his turn.

Among the mournful people in the room, in addition to Xuan Pei, there was another person who was also very indifferent. This person was Mu Xirou. She had a pretty face that was cold and frosty, and she didn’t have any special look on it, but Mu Xirou had always been this cold temperament, and everyone looked at it, but it didn’t feel strange. Just standing with Mu Xirou, Dong Ying’er looked extremely pitiful.

The corners of Dong Ying’er’s crying eyes were red, and her hair was a little messy, her face was haggard, as if she didn’t care what she was like now. Everyone in the palace knew that Dong Ying’er was a man of love and justice. After the emperor fell ill, Dong Ying’er had always taken care of her. She never felt bored and did better than anyone else. Now that the emperor is dying, she looks extremely sad, and compared with Mu Xirou, who is expressionless on one side, she is also full of sighs.

Mrs. Yi De was sitting on the spot with a sullen expression, the people around her came and went, but her expression never loosened a bit. Why on earth has reached this point, she has never known it better than anyone. Occasionally, his eyes still pass a trace of grief.

At this moment, Xia Qing, who was behind for the emperor’s final examination, stood up with the medicine box on his back. His expression was solemn. Although there are many important officials standing at this moment, he has always been a straight-forward temperament. He didn’t think of any taboo, but said straightforwardly: “Returning to the empress dowager, your majesty is not exhausted, it is really strange.”

When the Queen Mother Yide heard this, she immediately shouted intently: “Xia Qing, you know what you said in front of Ai’s family!”

“The Cao Min dare not deceive the Empress Dowager. When examining his majesty’s body, Cao Min discovered that her Majesty was poisoned. This poison is not uncommon, but it is mixed with the original His Majesty’s condition, and it is not easy to be discovered. If you are serious doctors, please check carefully. , You can definitely see the clues.”

The emperor doctors looked at each other. They really hadn’t probed the emperor’s body. How could everyone touch the dragon’s body that had already died. Moreover, with Xia Qing’s previous words, everyone knows that the emperor’s body is not good enough. The imperial physicians have always been conservative in their work, and the most important thing is to protect their lives. The empress dowager Yide’s expression moved slightly, and then she touched the ruby armor on her finger, and said sharply: “Check!”

Several imperial doctors immediately followed their orders, and after a while, the remaining imperial doctors walked out from the sleeping hall, their complexions were also very ugly, and some sweat even broke out on their foreheads. Looking at the empress dowager, she tremblingly said: “Return to the empress dowager, doctor Xia is right, your majesty is indeed poisoned. And this poison is still new, it should be just swallowed, but it is too poisonous, so… ”

Everyone was shocked when this remark came out! Involuntarily, his gaze fell on Dong Ying’er. Dong Ying’er was responsible for taking care of the emperor’s daily life. When something went wrong, it was naturally the first to attract everyone’s attention. Dong Ying’er was also taken aback, and said, “No… it’s not me. The medicine I fed to your majesty was cooked in the medicinal food room.” She looked panicked. It was indeed unlikely, but in the palace. There have never been many people who are used to acting. Who knows if it is true?

“Grandma, look…” Xuan Li stepped forward, his expression of sadness on his face with a hint of anger that was just right: “Emperor father has been hit by this poisonous man, this person is extremely sinful, we must find out, and will not tolerate it!”

The Queen Mother Yide did not speak, her eyes stopped for a while on Xuan Pei, Xuan Pei’s expression was very calm. The Queen Mother Yide slowly retracted her hand stroking the armor, and said lightly: “Check, check the whole palace!”

At the moment Dongfang Tianxiao, Xiao Shao stood with her hand in her hand, standing in front of the window, looking down and wondering what she was thinking. Steward Lin put on a robe for him silently, and whispered: “Master, you should also enter the palace.”

The news of the emperor’s death reached Jinying Palace almost immediately, but Xiao Shao did not immediately get up and go to the palace. The number of officials up and down in Beijing naturally began to worry about what might happen in the future because of this sudden news. There was no carriage at the gate of Jinying Palace, and there were no guests in the house. Jinying Palace was very quiet, and their master spent the night in the study.

Even though Steward Lin took care of Xiao Shao for so many years, sometimes Steward Lin could not see what Xiao Shao was thinking. For example, at this moment, is there a trace of sadness in Xiao Shao’s heart? He didn’t know either. Maybe there are some, after all, they are relatives who are related by blood. That person had been trying to compensate Xiao Shao for so many years, even if Xiao Shao did something extraordinary, he would just open one eye and close one eye.

Xiao Shao didn’t know the thoughts in Steward Lin’s heart, and knew that at the moment when the emperor died, there was not much turmoil in his heart. All this had been expected a long time ago, and the emperor was just a stranger to him. For the former Prince Hong Xi and Xiang Xiaoyuan, Xiao Shao had never seen him, but for the old King Jinying and his wife, Xiao Shao was brought up by them since he was a child, and he naturally has family affection. All this was ruined by the emperor, and speaking of it, he should be hated.

It’s just that Xiao Shao didn’t even have a feeling of “hate”. For Nanjiang, he wanted to kill them all. Because this is what he can do. He seemed to have no purpose in his life, and he didn’t know the meaning of walking alone. Perhaps accepting Jin Yiwei, avenging Prince Hong Xi and Xiaoyuan is the meaning of his life. So he did so, regardless of his own life and death, treating his own life indifferently, and staying alone until he met Jiang Ruan.

That may be another meaning of his being alive, that woman is alive and different from others, and she doesn’t know when she attracted his attention. In the end, it was confirmed that they had seen them in their previous lives, and God’s fate had always been there. It might be a pity that they missed it in their previous life, so they gave Jiang Ruan a chance to come back. He didn’t want to make Jiang Ruan repeat the same mistakes, so he wanted to protect this woman with his whole life.

But now, everything Jiang Ruan has done is on the basis of anticipating everything that will happen today. Xiao Shao’s heart was very calm, his eyes didn’t even fluctuate, and there was no warmth on his face.

“Xuanli is about to do it,” Xiao Shao said suddenly. This thoughtless sentence shocked the steward Lin, and looked at his master somewhat puzzled. Xiao Shao was deserted, but what did it mean to say something that had nothing to do with the emperor’s death.

“It will be done soon.” Soon, we can receive Jiang Ruan. Xiao Shao didn’t continue, and walked out slowly wearing the run away from the steward Lin. The steward of Du Liulin stood alone.

Even though there is no daylight in the morning, the reflection of Steward Lin’s face is very clear. If you look closely, you can find that the traces on the ravine face at this moment have been much lighter, and the appearance of people can change, but When the white hair that confirmed the years has quietly turned black, and the wrinkles gradually faded, youth makes the whole face look like another person.

Butler Lin with a strange face was stunned. He also shook his head with a smile, and then sighed again. He said, “The veteran is going to go, and the veteran is going to go. It’s my turn to be a suave veteran.”

The news of the emperor’s death spread all over the capital, and the people were anxious. In this spring season, the true dragon emperor of the Dajin Dynasty returned, leaving the undecided candidates for the crown prince. Each of the civil and military officials has its own individual. He planned to bet on an unknown future while betting his entire worth.

Zhao Jin worriedly looked at her second brother, and said: “Second brother, your majesty is like this, what is the situation in the central government now?” The future prince is always an open question. The emperor’s death came suddenly, making people feel that Surprisingly, before this, the emperor had never revealed who he wanted to be crown prince. Before the emperor fell ill, the prince was also abolished, so he should stand up early, but the emperor did not take any action for a long time, as if he was watching something. This is understandable. After all, the eight princes declared themselves outstanding, but there was a concubine Chen Guifei who was dragging her feet. The rising star of the thirteen princes had already shown their cleverness, but suffered from the lack of a strong mother’s support. The talents of these two people are not bad in the means of governing the world, but it is a bit difficult to really pick one out.

It’s just that the emperor waited and watched, but he probably didn’t expect to fall ill so quickly. And after falling ill, he never awoke again, and had no chance to establish a prince again until he died. The seizure of the decree is something that everyone knows is bound to happen, but without the imperial decree, it will only make things more chaotic and the fight more fierce.

“Your Majesty’s mind, how can you and I guess at will.” Zhao Erge interrupted his younger sister: “Don’t say these things outside. The province has caused trouble. Recently, the capital has been chaotic.”

“Yes,” Brother Zhao came over when he heard the words, and nodded Zhao Jin’s head: “You are a straightforward person, I don’t know the strangeness of this. I see that it is better to stay in the house these days. Lest accidents happen.”

Zhao Jin pushed his hand away: “I’m worried about my father too. My father seems to be very anxious these few days. I don’t know what I can do. Your majesty’s death came too suddenly. What scenario, who can say for sure?” Zhao Jin, who has always been optimistic, also feels a little worried at this moment. Will the court without a leader and no emperor really be good? The Queen Mother Yide is old after all. Even if I came out to preside over the overall situation at this moment, I was afraid that it would not be able to suppress it. After all, it was still worrying.