little wife

Chapter 133

I haven't seen him for a few days now, and Emperor Shenghe seems to be ten years older. His face is blue and gray, his eye sockets are sunken, and his temples are all white. It's as if I'm going to lose my breath for a moment.

Ning Luo exclaimed, almost unable to believe her eyes, and said tremblingly, "Your Majesty...what's wrong with you, Your Majesty?"

Emperor Shenghe smiled, but his cloudy eyes were bloodshot, and he no longer had the brilliance of wisdom and transparency before. Tian Feng and Deng Ru helped Emperor Shenghe to sit on the chair next to the memorial tablet, and then The cushions were placed behind him, and then he retreated silently to both sides of him.

Seeing Emperor Shenghe's sick appearance, several old ministers surrounded him, with shocked and painful expressions, Zhao Zhuo said in a trembling voice: "Why is your majesty so seriously ill? Why didn't you let me wait until the palace to see you? I don't even know..."

"How did you become so sick in just a few days?" Yang Lu was also a little anxious, "Where's the imperial doctor? They're all on dry food!"

Emperor Shenghe waved his hand, and said in a low and tired voice, "You all want to see me. I just happen to have something to say to my ancestors, so I might as well come to this Taimiao to see you together. Feng Nan, the Northern Zhou's letter of credence has arrived. , What did you write, you tell the adults."

Feng Nan, Minister of Honglu Temple, stepped forward and took out the letterhead from his bosom: "My lords, the Northern Zhou State Book arrived yesterday, it was written by Wei Jianhuai, the emperor of the Northern Zhou Dynasty who was newly proclaimed emperor, and I sent someone to send it over quickly. Li wrote a pen to thank His Majesty, and begged His Majesty to allow him to recognize Mrs. Yunhou as his sister, and begged his brother-in-law Dingyunhou Jingyun to forgive the many rude actions in the past, but Ning Heng, the governor of Yingzhou, was deceived by him and mistakenly thought that he was dead. Sleepless all night. He lied to his benefactor, so he cut a bundle of hair, and used it as an apology."

"...I wandered in Dachen for several years, and tasted all kinds of things in the world. Fortunately, Ning Luo and Ning Heng were rescued. I concealed my identity. For the sake of memory, fortunately, I went to the same direction with Da Chen's interests, and did not do anything to damage the reputation of my benefactor. This heart is burning, and the world can learn from it. I hope that after receiving this letter and understanding the reason, your majesty can laugh at my sin... ..."

Wei Si's words in the letter are very precise, and the future will be told one by one. The reasons involved are no different from what Jing Yun and Ning Zhenchuan said in the Golden Palace that day. What kind of friendship, but there has always been a gap with him.

As Ning Luo listened, her heart was agitated. Although Wei Si had done the unforgivable wrong thing to her, she still chose to stand with her at the critical moment. It was impossible for the matter here to reach him so quickly. In his ears, it must be that whenever there was a change in Beigu City where Ning Heng was located, he or Xie Junchun could sense something was wrong, so he wrote a book to explain the catastrophe caused by him in his busy schedule.

Zhao Zhuo was looking at the bunch of black hair, and couldn't help being stunned: "This...so fast...how did they know?"

"It will take half a month for the messenger from the Northern Zhou Dynasty to arrive here at the earliest. Obviously, they will send this letter a long time ago, and it has nothing to do with Yun'er." Did you collude with them and come here to get rid of the crime?"

Zhao Zhuozheng knelt down, with a guilty expression on his face: "Your Majesty, the minister misunderstood Marquis Dingyun, but the minister in the Golden Palace originally wanted to ask Marquis Dingyun face to face, but he didn't know why this happened... "

Yang Lu still looked angrily: "Your Majesty, even if Marquis Ding Yun did not collude with the enemy and treason, it is absolutely impossible for His Majesty to reverse his bloodlines and recognize him as the son of Empress Minghui! Madam Ding Yun's concubine is the witness , he was originally born to Madam Yunhou, if he is His Majesty's own son, there is only one possibility..."

Although several old officials were guessing about Jing Yun's life experience, they were taken aback by Yang Lu's words, and looked at each other, speechless.

"Is that the young lady that Prince Jing is talking about?" Ning Luo said coldly, "She should have been killed for murdering the mistress. You can check it out, can you believe the words of such a vicious villain?"

"Yun'er was already two years old when Qing Niang entered the Marquis's mansion, what right does she have to make irresponsible remarks about Yun'er's life experience?" The eldest princess spoke slowly, her voice serious.

Yang Lu hesitated for a while, and said seriously: "Sixth sister, you are also a member of the royal family, you should understand the importance of this bloodline, I won't say anything else, you are a cultivator, I just ask you, Jing Yun Was he born to your daughter-in-law?"

Emperor Shenghe's breathing became heavy, and Ning Luo's heart couldn't help tightening. She knew why Yang Lu would hold on to this question. According to what Emperor Shenghe said before, he wanted Jing Yun to remember it. Under the name of Empress Minghui, so that the reputation of Yu Mingyu and Jing Sheng will not be damaged, and Jing Yun will not be stigmatized as an illegitimate son. Otherwise, if it will insult his biological mother, Jing Yun will never Will agree to recognize the ancestors and return to the ancestors.

The Eldest Princess was silent for a moment, then suddenly said a Taoist name: "Third brother, I understand what you mean. I have been practicing Taoism for a long time, and I have swore a poisonous oath in front of His Majesty and Empress Minghui. I will never tell you anything. Now that the situation has changed so much that I can't even understand it, you insist on asking the truth today, but I can't break my oath, I can only answer you with my heart, Yun'er came to my Dingyunhou's mansion back then , I have always regarded my daughter-in-law as my biological mother."

"What do you mean? Why can't I understand..." Yang Lu was a little dizzy, and he seemed to be saying that Jing Yun was adopted back then, but he didn't understand it.

The eldest princess lowered her eyebrows and closed her eyes, and said no more.

Emperor Shenghe's heart that was hanging in mid-air was half lost, and he said in a deep voice: "Don't worry, Huanggu, even if Yun'er recognizes his ancestor and returns to his clan, he will definitely regard Ming Yu as his own mother, and there is no way to change it. Tian Feng, Show the emperor's uncle the daily life and the pulse case of the imperial hospital."

Ning Luo watched in horror. Emperor Sheng He had done everything for Jing Yun's recognition of his ancestors. He even prepared daily notes and pulse records, so he didn't know if he could hide it from Yang Yan's eyes.

Tian Feng came out in response, handed the few booklets he had prepared in his hand to Yang Lu, and deliberately turned out one of the pages, Yang Lu looked at it carefully, pinched his fingers to count the days, but couldn't help but feel that these few booklets After comparing for a while, he raised his head with a blank expression: "Could it be...Ding Yunhou was really born by Empress Minghui..."

"My queen and prince, of course, know better than you. Back then, Yun'er and Zhan'er didn't get along because of fortune-telling by a fortune-teller. Staying in the palace might harm the queen and Zhan'er. That's why I reluctantly sent Yun'er away. Years ago, I have been very sad in my heart. I never thought that I would have to go through such a lot of trouble to recognize it again today." Emperor Shenghe smiled self-deprecatingly.

Yang Yan at the side finally couldn't bear it any longer, and said with a sneer, "Father, the servants and pulse case alone are not convincing evidence. What about the maids and servants who were next to Empress Minghui back then? Why don't you call them all over?" Separate interrogation, it is not easy to hide this October pregnancy from the eyes of the people in the palace, not to mention, did you know that the horoscope is not compatible from the beginning? Why did Empress Minghui conceal this pregnancy from the beginning?"

Tian Feng stepped forward and said: "His Royal Highness, Empress Minghui was not in good health back then and could rest in peace in the harem. Even the empresses in the harem were temporarily replaced by others, except for a few close-knit others. Empress Minghui was pregnant back then. Afterwards, His Majesty felt uneasy, and asked someone to look at the picture, so he kept it secret. After the death of Empress Minghui, the two maids who were close to him committed suicide, and the others followed the Queen's dying order. It’s been released from the palace, it’s all over the place, I don’t know where to find it.”

"Eunuch Tian," Yang Yan sneered, "How important is the matter of the emperor's heir? Naturally, we should send someone to look for it, and we will find it everywhere. Otherwise, when the upper lip touches the lower lip, can I just do it casually?" Pointing at a person and saying that this is the father's own flesh and blood?"

"Yan'er..." Emperor Sheng He looked at him fixedly, with sadness in his eyes, "Then what do you mean, you would rather look for evidence that lasted ten or eight years than have a brother?"

"Why did the father say that? Could it be that the brothers in the royal family can recognize each other casually? If he wants to climb the dragon and become the phoenix, he must first see if he has this fate. What do you say, father?" With a hypocritical smile, his eyes are getting colder and colder.

Yang Lu hurriedly came to smooth things over: "Your Majesty, Yan'er also has good intentions, and what he said is not unreasonable. According to Yichen, how about looking for it first to see if there are any witnesses before making any plans? There is no rush at this moment... "

Emperor Shenghe only felt a rusty smell coming from his throat, and his eyes were blurred, how could he not be in a hurry?Not to mention ten or eight years, even ten and a half months, he can't afford it now!
"Uncle Huang..." He struggled to squeeze out two words, and gasped twice.

Yang Lu was shocked, and immediately supported him, sweating all over his body: "Your Majesty, don't bother yourself, go quickly..."

"Your Majesty, Crown Princess Yide Chen has something to see!" A servant hurried in.

"What... is she here..." Sheng Hedi coughed a few times, feeling agitated, "Let her go back and recuperate."

"Your Majesty said that she has something to tell His Majesty about Empress Ming Hui..." the servant said cautiously.

Emperor Shenghe froze for a moment, then said helplessly: "Then... come in..."

Mrs. Chen was helped in, her face was pale, and she was so thin that only skin and bones were left. This serious illness took away all her spirit, except for a pair of eyes, which unexpectedly shone brightly.

"Your Majesty..." She paused and fell on the ground, "My daughter-in-law heard... Your Majesty is asking Empress Minghui and Marquis Dingyun... Before Empress Minghui died... it was my daughter-in-law who was waiting for her illness..."

Emperor Shenghe's face changed, and Yang Yan's expression became tense, and he couldn't help but walked to Chen's side, with a soft voice: "Sister-in-law, think about it carefully, this matter is of great importance, there must be no difference... "

Mrs. Chen raised her face, looked at Yang Yan steadfastly, and suddenly smiled and said: "My brother, you are right. There really cannot be any difference in this matter. I understand very well. Before the mother died, she took me and The hand of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince repeatedly told her that she must treat Yuan Xi like a younger brother in the future, otherwise she would not be able to rest in peace under the Nine Springs. The Crown Prince and I were very puzzled. Now that I think about it, it is the empress's intention. We Waiting for you to be so dull, you actually only now understand what your mother thinks in your heart..."

As soon as these words came out, Emperor Sheng He froze in place, and let out a long breath in his heart: "Okay...you go down and have a good rest..."

The maids hurried forward to help Mrs. Chen down.

"This...so that's how it is..." Yang Lu murmured looking at Chen's back, and suddenly cheered up, and said with an uplifted expression, "Congratulations to Your Majesty, if this is the case, I will go prepare the genealogical documents, Choose a day and let Marquis Dingyun recognize his ancestor and return to his clan!"

"Congratulations, Your Majesty." Several old officials surrounded him one after another, congratulating with joy.

Only Yang Yan stood there with an indifferent expression, and his voice was cold: "Father, my son has been at the father's knees for more than 20 years, but now a younger brother has fallen out of thin air, and it is actually Empress Minghui who came out in person. Father treats one more than another, It really chills my son to the extreme."

(End of this chapter)