Mountains and rivers are in her palm

Chapter 288 The rain is about to come, Xiao Hongshen hanged himself

In summer, the cicadas sing loudly, the air feels sticky, and the dark clouds piled up in the sky, implying that there will be a heavy rain today.

But no.

This cloudy day has lasted for three full days.

The bad weather directly makes the mental state of the entire Kyoto people become listless. The cicadas and frogs are screaming desperately under such weather, as if they want to seize the last time and risk their lives. Show yourself loud.

However, the emperor's body gradually improved under such weather.

He began to have the strength to start some government affairs.

Empress Zhang Lan stayed with him every step of the way. Everyone knew that the emperor's death day was approaching, and now it was more like... a flashback.

"Is today's meal good enough?" The emperor took out a bowl of soup and put it in front of Zhang Lanyi: "I'm drinking soup at the end, you are too thin."

Zhang Lanyi was busy dealing with government affairs during this period, getting up early and working late at night, and his spirit was very tense, and he lost weight all over.

The Holy Grace was hard to refuse, even if she couldn't eat it anymore, Zhang Lanyi meekly picked up the soup and drank it even though she felt a little disgusted by the smell of the soup.

The emperor watched her slowly drink up all the soup, his tone was very indifferent.

"Thanks to the queen's care these days, I feel much better physically. One day the national teacher will come back. I heard that you have summoned the crown prince back to the capital. I guess it will be here soon."

The emperor spoke very slowly, like an old man with no temper.

Zhang Lanyi couldn't figure out what he meant for a while.

I only heard one sentence in my ears, the news that the national teacher will enter Beijing in a day.

She put down the soup bowl, lowered her head and wiped the soup on the corners of her lips with a handkerchief, and for a moment ignored the deep meaning in the emperor's eyes.

Yes, the mountain rain is about to come and the wind is full of the building.

Everyone has their own considerations.

The emperor seemed to have mustered his last strength.

Everyone is smart and has his own city.

The emperor watched her finish the whole bowl of soup, with a satisfied expression in his eyes, and his slightly cloudy gaze swept over Zhang Lanyi's body inch by inch, as if he was looking at a woman who was up for grabs. Products of.

"Shouldn't the concubines pay their respects later?" the emperor said suddenly.

Zhang Lanyi nodded: "It should have been, but Your Majesty is here today, your body is just right, and my concubine is worried that people will disturb you, so I went back to the palaces and don't come today."

"Hey!" The emperor moved the chair back, and he gasped for this movement: "I have been ill for a while, and I miss them a little bit, why don't you take this opportunity and let them all come to the queen's place?" , everyone is lively and lively."

When Zhang Lanyi heard this, the handkerchief in her hand tightened.

She opened her mouth, and finally looked at Laifu: "Have you heard what His Majesty meant? Hurry up and go."

The emperor suddenly remembered again: "Concubine Sun Gui has already given birth, right?"

"Reporting to Your Majesty, a beautiful little prince was born." Zhang Lanyi said softly, her heart was full of uneasiness and anxiety.

"Call her here too, for working so hard, I should reward their mother and son well."

Zhang Lanyi closed her eyes and said, "Concubine Sun Gui is still in confinement, and the little prince is not easy to get wind. It will be a while, and it won't be too late to see her mother and son after confinement."

The emperor thought for a while, and it seemed quite reasonable: "Then we won't declare Sun Guifei."

Seeing this, Zhang Lanyi secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Laifu raised his eyes and took a peek at the queen, then leaned forward and said, "No."

When all the concubines heard the news that the emperor was going to see everyone, the timid ones cried and fainted in the bedroom.

"It's not missing me, it's clearly for choosing a future burial—" the courageous concubine said directly, and Lai Fuli immediately slapped her: "Don't talk nonsense!"

The concubine covered her face and burst into tears.

The dark clouds in the sky became thicker.

Until Zhang Lanyi's palace was full of concubines, no one said a word, their heads were lowered and they didn't know what they were thinking about.

"Aren't you all very happy to see me on weekdays? Why are you so dull today?" the emperor said with a half-smile, his eyes full of sarcasm.

The concubines buried their heads even deeper when they heard the words.

They are young, like flowers and jade, and they entered the palace only for the sake of their families, and some of them have never received favors even once. Thinking that they will be buried with them in the future, they can't stretch their hearts for a long time.

"What did your majesty say? Isn't everyone very happy? Maybe it's because of the weather that the room is dark, so that your majesty can't see the faces of the sisters." She paused and said to Laifu: "What are you still doing in a daze? Light up all the lights in the house."

The maids shuttled through the crowd, lighting up all the candlesticks around them, and there was light in the room. The concubines knew that it was the empress who was pointing at them, so they all put out smiles, but it was uglier than crying.

No one can be very calm between life and death.

Neither can Queen Zhang Lanyi.

It's just that she was still smiling at this time, but her hands and feet were already cold.

The emperor was about to die, and as the empress, she must be the first to be buried with him.

She hated the absurd and ridiculous rules of the Dawei imperial family, and hated their behavior of taking human life as a trifle.

In the case of a stalemate among the crowd.

A eunuch stumbled over from outside the hall.

His face was pale, and when he crossed the threshold, he rolled several times on the ground before crawling in front of the emperor.

"Your Majesty, something is wrong with Your Majesty!"

"How decent is Zhang Cheng?" Zhang Lanyi scolded coldly, "Are there any rules?"

The emperor's patience today was better than usual. He patted the back of Zhang Lanyi's hand reassuringly: "The queen must not be angry." Then he looked at the eunuch: "Tell me, why are you so flustered?"

The eunuch's eyes were full of fear, and he shouted loudly: "Report to Your Majesty, His Royal Highness the Seventh Prince hanged himself in the dungeon of Dali Temple!"

"What?!" Zhang Lanyi stood up excitedly when she heard this.

The concubines were also at a loss and began to discuss in a low voice.

In the increasingly dense whispers, the emperor rubbed the finger on his thumb, he turned it, took it off, and put it on the table: "... Hanged yourself?"

The little eunuch was trembling, his body kneeling on the ground was almost shaking like chaff.

"...Reporting to Your Majesty, yes, yes."

The emperor pondered for a while, and there was no emotion on his wrinkled face.

"I see." Under the eyes of everyone, he nodded, and he seemed to have aged a lot. With his hands on his knees, he looked up at the sky outside the hall. It was already very dark at the moment, and it was clearly noon. At this time, it was already a little gloomy than dusk.

Seeing him like this, all the concubines didn't dare to say any more, and the whispering was completely turned into dead silence.

I don't know how long it took before the emperor looked away.

"...The criminal who colluded with the enemy and treason is really not small, but I think he was foolish when he was young, so he left his whole body and gave it to King Yong'an. After death, he will not be allowed to enter the imperial tomb. Let's have a decent burial."

At this time, finally a concubine couldn't help crying.

The voice is mellow and sad, it is really sad to hear.

Zhang Lanyi suppressed the pain in his chest, opened his mouth and cursed: "Why are you crying in front of His Majesty!"

Just as she was about to ask Laifu to punish her, the emperor raised her hand: "Forget it, forget it, today is destined not to be a good day, I'm tired, you all step back."

The young eunuch beside the emperor hurried forward to help him up.

He seemed a little confused and looked at him: "Where's Eunuch Zhang?"

The young eunuch was stunned for a moment, then lowered his head and said softly: "Eunuch Zhang is old, and has already received His Majesty's permission to retire and return home."

After hearing this, the emperor said, "It turns out that's the case. Look at my brain, I really can't remember things."

The eunuch supported the emperor and walked towards the inside. The empress sat there in a daze and looked at their backs. There was a dim light in her eyes, and she didn't know what she was thinking.

(End of this chapter)