late night song

Chapter 63 Zhenxi Laowang
Early the next morning, the queen's informant hurriedly reported back, saying that none of the elite secret guards sent to assassinate King Qin survived. The queen was shocked and was planning her next move when an internal prison officer happened to come in and ask for a visit.

"Come in." Fuxiang caught Qi Anran's look and said.

"See Empress."

"If you have anything to do, please tell me." She was obviously impatient.

"I discovered that the imperial censor, Zhongshu Ling, and the Minister of War entered the palace through the Jiaomen, and took a detour from the Imperial Medical Office to the Xingxin Hall." The eunuch knelt down and replied with his head lowered.

"From the corner gate? There is still no court meeting today. Even if you have something to do to meet the Holy Spirit, why not take the official route of the side gate." Qi Anran thought about it and said to himself, and then continued to ask: "How long have you been there?"

"Not long after entering the palace, the young one followed me to the entrance of Xingxin Palace and immediately came back to report to the Queen."

The eunuch raised his head and glanced at the queen, and continued: "I also discovered that the number of guards around Dieyu Palace, Chongxing Pavilion, Taoyun Tower, and Fanghua Palace have tripled."

Qi Anran frowned. Among the four palaces was the Fulin Palace where she lived. Although she always paid attention to whether there were new guards outside her palace, what she didn't expect was that Emperor Ming enlarged the A strictly guarded area, and these deployments and arrangements were directed towards her bedroom.

"I know, you go down first." She retreated from the inner prison, thought for a long time, and quickly called Fuxiang and said: "Fuxiang, you have to quietly leave the palace to help me do something. I don't worry about others."

"But it's up to the Queen to send her!" Fuxiang grew up in the Zhenxi Prince's Mansion since she was a child. She was loyal to the Queen and the Zhenxi Prince and obeyed their orders.

Qi Anran pulled out a golden hairpin from his head and handed it to Fu Xiang: "Take this and leave the palace immediately to report to the Zhenxi Prince's Mansion so that the old prince can prepare in advance."

She calculated carefully. Regardless of the failure to assassinate King Qin, Emperor Ming besieged her in the palace and secretly summoned several respected veterans of the two dynasties. There must be something important to discuss. If it was to establish a heir, she still had to do it as soon as possible. Be well prepared, even if you risk taking the throne, you must be the first to get there, and not allow one ten thousandth of a change in King Rong's future.

"Fuxiang understands."

"If someone asks her about it, she will say that this hairpin is my dowry. It is broken and needs to be sent outside the palace to be repaired by the old lady who resigned."

"Yes." Fu Xiang nodded, keeping in mind the Queen's instructions.

"Go back quickly. I will go to the Xingxin Palace now. You can secretly go out through the side door after I leave. Be careful on the way and don't be followed and stared at." Qi Anran continued to instruct.

After that, she put up the Xingxin Palace without bothering to dress up carefully. Firstly, she wanted to protect Fuxiang from leaving the palace, and secondly, she was eager to explore the reality in the Xingxin Palace.

However, there were still heavy troops outside the Xingxin Palace, and the queen was still not allowed to see the Holy Face. Based on the experience last time, she did not rush to the palace this time, but she refused to leave easily and stayed outside the palace.

There was very little movement in the hall, and even if you listened carefully, you wouldn't hear anything.

Qi Anran was anxious in his heart, rubbing the joint of his index finger back and forth. Half an hour passed, but he didn't see any of the old ministers come out.

An hour later, the old king of Zhenxi arrived outside the palace. He was seen with a golden crown on his head, a scepter with a beaded leopard head in his hair, and a dark green robe with wavy patterns embroidered with Kong Yu gold thread. Although his hair is gray, his complexion is quite good, his face is rosy, and he is full of energy. He does not look like a 72-year-old man at all.

The old king of Zhenxi walked slowly to the entrance of the hall, then suddenly stopped and glanced sideways at the queen. His eyes were scrutinizing and warning.

Qi Anran suddenly felt even more panicked. He quickly thought about whether he had missed any details or miscalculated any steps.How come grandpa went to the palace instead of preparing for the military camp!

When the old king of Zhenxi walked into the main hall and the door was closed, Xiao Yuan led a team of servants and "respectfully invited" the queen to return to the palace.

"How dare you be rude to me! Let me go! I will make you die badly!"

Qi Anran's shout outside the hall did not break the silence inside the hall.

Emperor Ming sat on the dragon chair, his expression calm, and there was no haggard look between his brows and eyes.

The old king of Zhenxi was suspicious when he suddenly received the edict to enter the palace to meet the saint. When he saw the flustered queen at the entrance of Xingxin Palace, he had some suspicions in his heart.

"What is the important matter for your Majesty to summon the old minister to the palace?" The old king of Zhenxi did not salute. Everyone knew that he was the younger brother of the late emperor Qi Shixiao, the uncle of Emperor Ming, a veteran of the three dynasties of Dongqi, and the emperor except the emperor. The most noble clan member outside the clan is the Iron-blooded Old King who holds the power of 25 troops in the Suppressing West Army.

But people seem to have forgotten that he, Qi Shifeng, was the most beloved son of his ancestors. He was the only son of Empress Su Ren, Yuchi Yuanyi, and was the hottest candidate for the crown prince 60 years ago.

However, he and his father became seriously ill due to a sudden epidemic in Qidu City. In the end, the ancestor emperor died, and his life hung on a thread. Under the heavy pressure of the courtiers, Queen Suren had no choice but to choose the emperor to be fostered by her side. He only woke up after three months of serious illness. The moment he opened his eyes, he realized that he had missed the dragon chair that was within easy reach.

He originally wanted to regain the world, but the late emperor had long planned to forcibly marry Queen Suren's niece, his cousin Wei Chiqing, while dividing and holding the power of his mother's family in the palm of his hand, while using Queen Suren as a threat. Let him not dare to act rashly.Fortunately, the constant fighting on the border gave him the opportunity to stay away from Qi Shixiao's conspiracies and plots in order to survive.

In the end, he relied on his illustrious military exploits to control the Western Territory, but at the same time, Qi Shixiao also secured Dongqi's power, and he completely lost the chance to regain Dongqi.

Later, because he married his beloved girl, he was able to curb his sharpness and live in peace of mind. But what was even more tragic was that he and his wife had few children, and all three sons died in infancy. He protected his wife throughout his life and never married another woman. , in the end only one daughter grew up and got married successfully.

But the good times did not last long. After his only daughter gave birth to a daughter, her son-in-law died in the battle and died in love. So he requested an order to let the granddaughter take the most noble surname of Dongqi and be raised by him and his wife personally. , and eventually became the queen of the current Ming Emperor.

Therefore, the old king of Zhenxi has never looked down upon that dragon chair, let alone Emperor Ming who is now sitting on the dragon chair.

"Old prince, please sit down. In terms of royal seniority, you are the emperor's uncle. We have not seen each other for many years, but we have become quite familiar with each other." Emperor Ming said politely, giving him enough face.

"No need to beat around the bush, after all this effort, what do you want?" Zhenxi Laowang sat down naturally, but his tone was not polite.

"Last night I dreamed of talking about Taoism in Qiuchi again. No matter then or today, I still like Yuchilin's words the most, 'As long as the wine is warm, I don't care about the west wind.' However, the emperor's uncle still gave the lead to Gu, and promised An Ran to Gu. Be a wife.”

Emperor Ming suddenly mentioned the past, but the meaning of his words could not be more obvious. Even a minister with a noble status is still a minister. When meeting Tian Yan, he should be respectful. No matter what the holy will is, he only needs to obey.

Old Wang Zhenxi didn't speak, he just sat silently, his eyes seeming to flash.

Back then, when Qi Shixiao was dying and the crown prince was still undecided, his queen cousin wanted to marry him. In fact, she just wanted to use the Zhenxi Army to help their mother and son win the world.

When his mother was the king of the world, the family of his grandfather Yuchi was so glorious. Later, because he missed the dragon throne, his mother lost power, and the entire Yuchi family gave up on them in an instant.

Later, when her cousin was the queen, her uncle Yuchihong actually teamed up with the new emperor to kidnap his mother. The so-called blood ties were not worth mentioning in the face of power and interests. He hated the unkindness of his maternal grandfather's family, how could he let his own The only granddaughter has anything to do with such a family.

What's more, he doesn't think highly of the cowardly legitimate son of Yuchi's family. The child he raised with his own hands is definitely worthy of the best in the world.

Therefore, he specifically asked for the job of presiding over Qiuchi Lundao, who gathered talents in Qidu that year, and wanted to select the best candidate for his grandson-in-law among the many noble sons.

That year, we took autumn as the theme and discussed national policy.

Yuchi Lin's sentence "I only know that the wine is warm, but I don't care about the west wind" is very clever and relevant to the situation.In the current situation, it would be wrong to say anything. Yuchilin did not go beyond the duties of a courtier, and he also euphemistically expressed the loyalty of Yuchi's family to the royal family.

Let's not talk about the prejudice and resentment that his Zhenxi Prince's Mansion has against his mother-in-law Yuchi. In terms of people, he simply looks down on young men without ambitions.

At that time, the young and energetic Emperor Ming broke into his field of vision.

"When you return from the dust, you have to nourish the world. No frost shadows, automatic aurora."

Although Emperor Ming was talented at that time, he was not favored. Compared with the queen's legitimate son, his family background was naturally much inferior. However, the old king of Zhenxi fell in love with his unruly and unknown ambition.

Therefore, he assisted Emperor Ming in ascending to the throne step by step, and married his beloved granddaughter to him to become his queen.

Asking himself, the old king of Zhenxi has given up the competition for the throne. At first, he only wanted his granddaughter Qi Anran, who he raised by himself, to marry a good man who is upright and upright, who can be more noble and prosperous than any woman in the world.

But later, when he saw that although Qi Anran was in a high position that was envied by women in the world, he was still devastated by Concubine Yi's special favor, he reflected on whether he was right or wrong in forcing the marriage on his granddaughter.

False fame is fleeting, and only power can occupy a person's will and everything. Now that he has reached this point, he began to try his best to help Qi Anran and ensure that her child could successfully take over everything about Dong Qi.

In fact, if he had planned to this point, it would be much easier to marry his queen cousin than to marry Emperor Ming.

Emperor Ming had a deep mind and was difficult to control. Although he ascended to the throne on his own, at the beginning of his reign, in order to show his sincerity and repay the kindness of support, he continued to strengthen the Zhenxi army, from 30 to 40.

But within ten years, Emperor Ming began to threaten the Zhenxi Army. He first divided his own jurisdiction, and then established the Northern Qi Army. He divided his 15 military power twice in succession, and also sealed the second place in Dongqi. All the vassal kings of the opposite sex were victorious.

Later, Chang Xinyi, the second young lady of Sanxing Academy, who doted on Sanxing Academy, paid even more attention to her when she gave birth to Qi Zhen.

His granddaughter has not yet recovered from the pain of losing her son, and her status cannot be guaranteed, and her future is uncertain. This makes him very worried, and he has just made up his mind to re-enter the endless battle of the royal family.

(End of this chapter)