Feng Qing Shaoyi

Chapter 252 The Red Moon
Qi Ze had a lot of doubts about what happened on the day he met the concubine.Knowing that the Beishuo royal family has secrets, everything in it is too strange to make people scratch their heads.

In the Ministry of War, Qi Ze was still busy. When he was carefully looking at the official documents on the desk, he heard the report from the little official: "My lord, General Ning has come to look for you."

Que Mu?Qi Ze raised his head and responded, "Let General Ning come in."

"Yes."

After the little official stepped back, Que Mu stepped forward.

Qi Ze stood up and bowed to this Duke Zhen who had a prominent background in Southern Chu and said, "Old General Zhen Guo."

Que Mu smiled indifferently, and replied, "You're welcome, Minister Qi."

After Qi Ze invited Que Mu to sit down, he asked, "What is the general looking for from the lower officials?"

Hearing such polite words, Que Mu waved his hands with a smile, and said, "Qi Shilang doesn't have to be so polite, you are now Princess Qin, so I should be polite to you."

With Que Mu's statement like this, Qi Ze knew that her guess was right.On the day of the imperial concubine's meeting, Que Mu did come to meet her specially, so as to confirm her identity as Princess Qin, and confess her identity by the way.

After pondering for a long time, Que Mu finally said: "You should have understood the general situation, and you also know something about the Ning family." Seeing Qi Ze nodding, he continued: "My name is Ning Mu, and I am the Ning family before its downfall. The legitimate son of Xiaohe, the younger brother of the deceased Empress Xiaohe, and the biological father of Chaoyang."

This middle-aged man, who was always full of energy, looked a bit decadent, with a gloomy and depressed expression.

Seeing Ning Mu like this, Qi Ze couldn't help asking: "Then how did the Ning family fall in the first place? Why did Xiao and Empress die suddenly? What happened more than ten years ago?"

Ning Mu raised his gray eyes that hesitated to speak, and finally said: "You'd better wait for Yelan to tell you these things, it would be better for Yelan to tell you."

Qi Ze lowered his eyes and nodded.

That night, Qi Ze sat in the room, waiting for that person's return.Seeing Que Yu push the door in, Qi Ze said, "I have investigated the affairs of the Beishuo royal family before, and I know that the Beishuo royal family actually had a prince. This prince was sealed off right after he was born. For the prince of Beishuo, it can be said that the scenery is boundless, and it was very prosperous for a while. But on the day of the prince's fifth birthday, he disappeared inexplicably, and has never been found since then. More than ten years later, the royal family of Beishuo, His Royal Highness King Qin has returned."

Hearing this, Que Yu's figure paused, and then he said calmly: "You have made an investigation." Then, he sat opposite Qi Ze and said seriously: "Actually, I should have told you about this long ago, I am indeed Bei The prince of Shuo, the biological son of Empress Xiao and Xiao." The man's eyes drifted away, as if he was recalling the past, "As for why I fled to Southern Chu back then, it all starts with the last battle in Beishuo .”

The older generation of Beishuo will never forget what kind of bloody and brutal killings Beishuo experienced in the battle for the heir apparent decades ago.

The First Emperor Beishuo had many outstanding princes, but the most eye-catching one was Que Guang, the first son of the First Emperor Beishuo.With a charming and charming appearance, unparalleled in the world, it can be said that he has perfectly inherited all the excellent genes of the Beishuo royal family, and is truly the proud son of heaven.He behaved noblely and acted fiercely, and his iron-blooded wrists convinced the courtiers that he must be the future emperor who could rule the vast Beishuo country.

His son, Que Guang, not only possessed perfect looks and outstanding talent, but also married Ning Wan, the eldest daughter of the Ning family at that time.

Everyone in the world knows that the eldest daughter of the Ning family is beautiful, glamorous and charming, and she is even more graceful and luxurious in a bright red palace attire, like a bloody peony blooming in troubled times.

Because of Que Guang's own strength, coupled with the support of the invincible Ning family army, it seemed natural to win the throne.The princes of Beishuo are all tough-tempered and act resolutely. Seeing that the general situation is over and the situation is stable, they still don't give up on provoking war and attack the deep part of the palace.

Fortunately, Que Guang, who had already sat on the throne, remained calm and led all the remaining troops to resist desperately. After several days and nights of fighting, Que Guang finally defended the land he had won. All the princes of Beishuo died tragically. The ending where no one survives.

It is said that those who participated in this war could not smell the strong smell of blood in the end, nor could they see any broken corpses.They suffered severe physical and mental injuries, and almost wanted to disarm and return to the fields.

Unfortunately, misfortunes never come singly, the central power in Beishuo capital has been hit hard like never before, and it is almost about to collapse at any time.At this time, a group of small northern countries in Beishuo that had been conquered by the ancestors of the Beishuo royal family took the opportunity to rebel, and the leading troops were about to attack the city of Yingjing, which was riddled with holes.

As an emperor, Que Guang could not sit idly by and let the Beishuo regime, which had been stabilized by generations of ancestors, be crushed like this.Therefore, leading the army that is still physically and mentally exhausted must quell the civil strife.The emperor left his basic capital, and a group of Beishuo families with ulterior motives wanted to wait for the opportunity to usurp the throne and plot rebellion.

Beishuo has reached a precarious situation, and an unprecedented catastrophe has befallen all the people of Beishuo.

Burning, killing and looting, king's law is like a piece of waste paper, people seem to have returned to the most barbaric primitive era, where rights and brute force represent everything.

At this moment, Xiaohe, the wife of the current emperor, stood up and used her excellent ability to control the government to suppress all those families who plotted against the law all kneeling on the ground, not daring to resist.

But the common people were still worried, not because of anything else, but because Xiao and Empress were pregnant at this time, and the child in their womb was Beishuo's first legitimate son.Because of the pregnancy, Xiao and the queen are often in poor spirits, and the family that has been suppressed has a faint tendency to make a comeback.

The emperor is out to quell the internal strife, so everything in the capital can only be borne by the pregnant woman alone.

"Marquis Jian'an, you are so courageous. How dare you take advantage of the absence of the Holy Majesty to conspire against usurper the throne. Could it be that this Palace has not taught you enough lessons?" A woman's voice full of coldness came into everyone's ears.

Everyone followed the prestige, and saw a woman in a graceful red palace attire slowly approaching. The woman had a gorgeous appearance, but her pair of captivating peach blossom eyes were full of majesty that no one dared to defy.

The woman covered her abdomen with a small life in it with one hand, and lightly placed the other hand on the arms of the maid who was close to her body. Every step she took was filled with pressure that was approaching.

Every time the woman approached, the middle-aged man lying on the ground covered in cuts and bruises couldn't help shrinking back, "Ning Wan, don't be complacent. All these Beishuo families are waiting for you to die, and we will rush forward. This Sooner or later, the Beishuo regime will be ours, and when the time comes, you and the bastards in your belly will all die."

The middle-aged man yelled and cursed viciously, his scarred face instantly turned extremely ferocious.But the woman's complexion did not change, a trace of sarcasm flashed across her cold eyes, and her red lips curled up into a cold smile, "I really don't know if you are really stupid or fake, but you are still talking nonsense here after falling into my hands .Jian'anhou, you really think that your life is too long. If I can catch you, I can kill you. If you are a smart person, you will know how to restrain yourself and think carefully about how to keep your life. And You will only hurt yourself."

"Hmph, so what if you catch me? Before you have time to kill me, Lord Ben will be rescued long ago. There is a whole family behind Ben Hou. What is behind you? All the royals are dead Absolutely, your husband is now at the border, leaving only the mess of Yingjing City and the burden in your stomach. You are already at the end of your rope, why are you so arrogant?"

When Ning Wan heard this, the coldness in his eyes deepened, "It is true that there is nothing behind me, but with me alone, it is more than enough to destroy the family behind you. Aren't you waiting for your family to rescue you?" ? I can tell you that your aristocratic family has long since disappeared, and I sent the Ning family army to wipe it out in one fell swoop. So, now you are also a lonely family."

Marquis Jian'an's eyes widened, with hatred bursting out of them, and he gritted his teeth and cursed: "Poisonous woman, you are really a cruel and ruthless poisonous woman. You can't live comfortably even when you are pregnant, so you have to force yourself to be the target of public criticism. Your future fate will definitely be the same. Very tragic, betrayed by others, exposed to the wilderness, I curse you..."

Seeing the woman lightly raised her hand, the hidden guard beside the man immediately beat down the killer, and the words that made the man scold him stopped abruptly.

Glancing lightly at the corpse on the ground, the woman said lightly, "You should go underground and talk to Lord Hades about these curse words." After speaking, she turned and left.

In a still tidy palace, a charming and charming beauty was holding a little boy in her arms, and yelled at the closed palace door: "Ning Wan, why do you lock up this palace? The daughter of the Feng family is the noble concubine personally appointed by the Holy Majesty. If you treat me like this, aren't you afraid that the Holy Majesty will blame you when he returns?"

The door of the hall opened with a creak, and a woman in red palace attire came slowly from the door. After looking at the woman who was shouting on the ground for a while, she lightly raised her hand and signaled the servants to give the little boy to him. take away.

Seeing this, the beauties on the ground wanted to stop her, "Xian'er, wait a minute, Xian'er is the first child of the Holy Majesty, if there is any mistake, you just wait for your heads to be lost."

Seeing that the person had already been taken away, Ning Wan said with a little contempt: "Feng Li'er, stop shouting. Que Xian is the eldest son of the Holy Majesty, so naturally I won't do anything to a child. I just take him down first. , so as not to see the embarrassing appearance of my mother and concubine."

Seeing the undisguised contempt in Ning Wan's eyes, Concubine Li said angrily, "Why? Ning Wan, why do you look down on me? I am the noble concubine bestowed by the Holy Majesty, and the eldest prince's biological mother. She is the only child of the Holy Majesty, how can I be inferior to you, Ning Wan?"

"You are the noble concubine of the Holy Majesty, and I am also the empress of the Holy Majesty. Just because of this, I can punish you at will. Whether you have conceived an heir or not, you are still a concubine." Ning Wan said face-to-face With a smile, he replied unhurriedly.

"You... No wonder the Holy Majesty doesn't like you and doesn't want you to give birth to the eldest son of the Beishuo royal family. If this first child crawls out of your belly, will your Ning family rebel?"

Hearing this, Ning Wan's breath suddenly became cold, she leaned down gracefully, and said coldly in Concubine Li's ear: "Feng Li'er, I advise you not to be ignorant of flattery. If I want to give birth to the eldest son of the Beishuo royal family, where can I be?" What will happen to you, Feng Li'er? Don't think that you and your son can be saved by Feng Wen alone. If it weren't for the mercy of my subordinates, who couldn't bear to hurt an innocent life, your Xian'er would have died by now. re-existed."

"You..." Concubine Li was suddenly frightened.

"I just came here to warn you to be your imperial concubine well. If I find out that you have sent letters to the Feng family secretly." Ning Wan's voice became colder, "I will kill you and your concubine." The Feng family's palace will also be personally destroyed."

Seeing Concubine Li's body trembling and her face turning pale, Ning Wan got up and gave her last warning: "As long as you and your Feng family are honest, this palace will naturally not make things difficult for you, and you will still be the Beishuo harem." Concubine Li."

Until Ning Wan left, Concubine Li was still full of fear and her body couldn't stop shaking. It seemed that Ning Wan had found out about her bad intentions with the Feng family, and she didn't even find out that Que Xian was sent back.

On the devastated streets, a woman in a gorgeous palace dress is clutching her belly to observe the scene of devastation, while listening to the latest news from the border.

"Your Majesty, the Holy Majesty is about to complete the recovery of those areas that deliberately rebelled. I believe that it will not be long before the Holy Majesty will return safely."

The news was good news, but this bright woman had no smile on her face, and her eyes were full of worries that others could not understand.The jade hands caressed the protruding abdomen, and this noble woman had a gentle smile of a mother, and her usually stern eyebrows suddenly softened.

"Even so, it's a good thing to come back. This city of Yingjing can no longer withstand any trauma, and all I can do is to suppress those aristocratic families and wait for his return." The woman looked dignified and lost her soul, and waited There was no joy when the word "he" was said.

It should be because of her pregnant body, Ning Wan was obviously tired and weak after walking for a while, unable to do what she wanted.Quickly supported the arms of the maid next to her, so as not to look so embarrassed, "Let's go back to the palace quickly, don't let them see the clues."

The maid who was close to her body nodded in response, and returned to the palace in a hurry with the Ning family army behind her.

In a luxurious palace, a woman with a big belly was lying weakly on the bed, her lips were pale, and her face was covered with cold sweat.At this moment, she was biting her lower lip tightly, clutching the mattress under her body with both hands, and the constant pain in her body was tormenting the woman, making her consciousness more and more confused.Apparently, the woman was about to give birth.

The maid next to her was wiping the cold sweat off the girl's forehead, and comforted her anxiously: "Your Majesty, bear with me a little longer, your Highness will come out soon."

Wenpo also kept checking the situation, and instructed: "Your Majesty, use your strength, and give me more strength."

The fingertips of the woman clutching the mattress were turning white, but she still reluctantly asked the lady next to her: "Outside..."

Because of the pain, the woman couldn't speak a complete sentence, but the lady next to her knew it, grabbed the woman's outstretched right hand, and replied: "It's okay, everything is fine outside, Deputy Commander Kong is leading the Ning family army to guard the entire palace. Those aristocratic families can't break in at all. Niang Niang, if you persist, the Holy Majesty will be back soon."

At this time, in front of the gate of the Beishuo Imperial Palace, the middle-aged Kong Zhong was standing in front of him holding a long sword.Facing the aristocratic families who took the opportunity to make trouble in front, he firmly shouted: "With our Ning family army here, you don't want to attack the palace today. Don't think that your mother is in trouble, and you can take the opportunity to fight back. How can the Beishuo regime be like you?" Can people touch it?"

The faces of the aristocratic families that surrounded the entire imperial palace looked like they were bound to win, and they were preparing to seize this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to obtain the supreme imperial power they dreamed of.

"Come on."

The two forces raised their weapons and fought cruelly in this long night. Outside the gate of the palace, it was full of heat and blood, and inside the gate, the exhausted woman finally couldn't help but uttered a final mournful cry.

"Wow-"

The cry of the baby pierced the sky, representing the dawn of victory in people's hearts.The sky in the distance revealed fish belly white, wisps of golden sunlight shone in front of the palace gate where corpses were strewn all over the place, and with the last soldier of all the aristocratic families fell, the Ning family army won.

The young Emperor Yuan Ping, who had just recovered from the civil strife, also returned to Beijing with the only remaining army, and all the surviving people looked up at the hard-won light in unison.

The war in Beishuo finally came to an end, and the hope of life descended on this land.

A pair of trembling female hands caressed the little life she had just given birth with great difficulty, and the sunlight poured into the cold room through the window, illuminating the pale and haggard face of the female.

Ning Wan showed a weak and gratified smile, and whispered to the baby who seemed to be born from bright hope: "Mother named you Yuke? We, Yu'er, are the sun that brings light to Beishuo."

Emperor Yuanping led the army to the gate of the palace, and heard a baby cry from inside the palace, knowing in his heart that this was the sound of his own son being born.But the emperor had no joy on his face, and his eyes became abnormally gloomy.

After a long time, he took the army into the palace.

In the delivery room, the maid close to her whispered to Ning Wan: "Your Majesty, the Holy Majesty is back and is walking this way."

A trace of coldness flashed in Ning Wan's eyes, and she tried her best to cover up her weak voice, and said, "Help me get up."

The lady-in-waiting gently lifted the girl up to the side of the bed, and put on the outer clothes thoughtfully. The door was suddenly opened with a bang, and a man with a gorgeous face and stern eyes walked in from the door.

"The queen gave birth to a son for me, it's hard work." Emperor Yuan Ping comforted me.

The woman gave a sneer, and said in a calm tone, "My Majesty is able to come and see Yu'er, I am very grateful."

"Yu'er?" Emperor Yuan Ping frowned, looked at the bright sky outside the window, and understood which word "Yu" was, "Did you name him?"

"Yes." The woman looked at the man with a stern face, and said with deep meaning in her eyes: "Isn't it right for a concubine to name her own child?"

Emperor Yuan Ping looked at the woman who was still strong and stubborn even though her body was weak, and said, "Since the queen has named this child, let's call him Que Yu. The queen has worked hard all night, so let's take a good rest." After speaking, He left without even looking at the child.

The woman on the bed just stared at the leaving figure coldly, without answering.

Emperor Yuanping returned to his palace, stood in front of the window looking at the rising sun, and murmured: "Yu'er? Does it represent the hope of saving Beishuo?" The man snorted coldly, and said with disdain: "Ning Wan, Ning Wan, you have high hopes for that child. Do you think your Ning family can escape? The Ning family controls a large amount of military power in Beishuo. This most feared family is right in front of my eyes. I really want to kill him about you."

The man's fingers were bent, and he clasped the window sill tightly, and a chilling killing intent appeared in his eyes.

"Yu'er, Yu'er." A young man with peaceful brows and mischievous eyes stretched out his fingers and lightly tapped the tip of the baby's nose, causing the baby to stretch out its white arms like knotted lotus roots, trying to grab the teasing baby. fingertip.

"Hey, Yu'er caught it." Seeing that little Que Yu had grabbed his finger, the man said in surprise, holding the baby in his arms, the man continued to playfully tease: "Does Yu'er like uncle very much?" ? Come on, call uncle and let me listen."

"Ah Mu, Yu'er was only born a few days ago, how can I call you uncle." Ning Wan looked at her naughty younger brother and couldn't help but said helplessly.

Ning Mu raised his slightly aggrieved little eyes, and said unhappy: "Sister, I just saw that Yu'er was crowned prince when she was born, and she has the supreme glory, so I feel happy for it."

But Ning Wan sneered, and said, "He just couldn't withstand the pressure from the subjects of Quanbeishuo, and gave Yu'er a seemingly glorious reputation."

When Ning Mu heard the words, he buried his head in silence.This is absolutely true. The Ning family army contributed the most in this battle of seizing the throne and pacifying the internal strife. Moreover, when the Beishuo regime was in jeopardy, it was his own sister who resisted the attacks of those aristocratic families with all her strength. .

If Yu'er was not decreed to be crowned prince, he would really be unable to justify being an emperor in the face of doubts from the people of Quanbeishuo.But at the same time, it also pushed the Ning family to the forefront. The current Ning family is very powerful. If the future emperor is also from the Ning family, then the Ning family can be called powerful.

But it's definitely not a good thing in Beishuo to be so big, especially the current emperor is very suspicious and has vicious methods.Once he can't control the Ning family, what awaits the Ning family will definitely be a disaster.

"Sister, now that our Ning family is on the cusp, how will the Ning family escape in the future?"

"Oh, I can't escape." Ning Wan smiled indifferently, "I am the current empress, and my father is also a great general protecting the country. The Ning family's army is powerful, and now Yu'er has been named the prince. No matter how you look at it, there is no escape." dropped."

"Then what should the Ning family do?" Ning Mu asked worriedly.

"What should I do? Que Guang has long been intent on killing me, and escaping will be harder than going to heaven." Ning Wan said lightly about the current danger.

"When will the majesty do it?"

"According to what I know about him, it is impossible to take action in the near future. Beishuo is riddled with holes. It is really not wise to provoke civil strife at this time. When it is, it will be a step by step. "A deep look flashed in Ning Wan's eyes.

Ning Wan was right, Emperor Yuan Ping did not intentionally stir up turmoil, but took action to restore the war-torn Beishuo.Because of this, the Ning family and the little Que Yu lived a peaceful life for a while.Que Yu also gradually began to grow up. When he was young, he lived a glorious life admired by thousands of people.

He did not disappoint Ning Wan either, since he was young he possessed a noble posture that belonged only to those in high positions, and he possessed a maturity and stability that did not belong to his age.For the alienated and weird way of getting along between father, queen and queen, the little Que Yu had already understood in his heart, and usually deliberately stayed away from his dangerous father.

But danger is still coming after all. After several years of restoration, the people of Beishuo have lived and worked in peace and contentment, while the Ning family is facing crazily suppressed again and again.Emperor Yuanping exerted frenzied pressure, which made the Ning family miserable. The leaders felt that they could not withstand the huge pressure. At this time, the Ning family was in danger.

It's like the mouth of a pouring bottle that is dripping water continuously. The crisis is accumulating day by day, becoming more and more serious. It is waiting for the final breaking point, waiting for the water bottle to break apart due to the daily dripping of water droplets.

Finally, the day has come!

On the day of Xiao Queyu's fifth birthday, the undercurrent surging in the dark reached its peak, burst out suddenly, and appeared in front of everyone.

At this time, Ning Wan was sitting calmly pouring fruit wine for her precious son, and calmly brought the fruit wine she worked so hard to brew in front of Que Yu.

Facing Emperor Yuan Ping, who was already leading the army at the entrance of the hall, who was full of murderous intent, he said with a smile on his face, "Why is the sage coming in such a hurry today? He didn't wait for my concubine to celebrate Yu'er's fifth birthday."

Emperor Yuanping responded with an extremely cold smile, as if he was meeting an old friend he was most familiar with: "The fruit wine brewed by the queen is rare in the world. I am here today to ask for a glass of fruit wine."

"That's right. It just so happens that the concubine has brewed a lot this time, and the concubine will bring it here for the sage." Ning Wan stood up lightly and walked slowly to the side hall, holding the wine glass with her slender fingers, and walked to the hall. in front of the man.

Emperor Yuan Ping stared at the wine glass, the cold smile on the corner of his mouth remained unchanged, he raised his delicate and coquettish eyes and stared coldly at the smiling woman in front of him, and said: "Is the queen delaying time? Waiting for the Ning family army to come over save you?"

There was a mocking smile in the man's eyes, and Ning Wan also smiled and put down the wine glass in his hand, seemingly complimenting him: "Where is the Holy Majesty, isn't the Ning family already surrounded by people sent by the Holy Majesty? Where can someone come to rescue me?" concubine?"

Although the woman said these words with a smile, the coldness in the beautiful peach blossom eyes became more and more apparent as she spoke, which was difficult to ignore.

Emperor Yuan Ping bent forward slightly, looked straight at the woman in front of him, and said, "Really? Where did the Ning family army brought by Kong Zhong go? Don't think I didn't find out."

"Vice-commander Kong has a heavy responsibility, so he is naturally busy with what he should be busy with most." The woman replied with a smile without showing any panic.

(End of this chapter)