Concubine's true colors

Chapter 610
The succession of the kings of the Great Zhou Dynasty to the throne requires two things, and this succession of the great unification can be regarded as what everyone expects.

One of them is naturally the Jade Seal of Chuanguo, and the other is the Imperial Dragon Finger Wrench that Emperor Ming handed over to Zhou Xianyu.

In fact, when the seventh son was born, Emperor Ming would name him with the word "Yu", which represents imperial power.

At the beginning, he had thought in his heart that in the future, he would pass on the position of Datong to Zhou Xianyu, the son he had with Huangfu Yingyue.

It's just that the world is impermanent, the concubine Rou died tragically, Zhou Xianyu's temperament changed drastically, he valued martial arts over literature, and was unrestrained. He was really not the best choice for the heir to the throne.

That's why Emperor Ming passed the throne to Zhou Xianrui, who was known as a virtuous king in the past. Under the eagerness of his lovely son, he still left the dragon ring to Zhou Xianyu.

But now that Yulong pulls out his fingers, even though Empress Chen listens to the government behind the curtain, she holds great power in her hands.

But under the awe of the authority of the kings of the past dynasties, she, the empress dowager, could not suppress the power of the emperor.

So, following the forbidden army who came forward to besiege Zhou Xianrui, hula la knelt down on the ground, not daring to look up and shout long live to the finger puller.

Zhou Xianyu dismounted from his horse, holding a weapon with a bloody tip in one hand, and strode towards the Hades where Zhou Xianrui's coffin was placed.

When passing by Empress Chen, Zhou Xianyu looked at the empress dowager whose face was livid with anger, staring and wishing to kill him with her eyes.

Under the severance between mother and child, Zhou Xianyu's forbearance in the past was out of filial piety.

After learning from the forbidden soldier under the city gate how Xiao Jinxuan was persecuted by Queen Chen when he was not in the capital.

The rift between Zhou Xianyu and Chen Hou was destined to be irreparable.

After all, in Zhou Xianyu's heart, the imperial power of the country and the world are by no means what he yearns for.

All he wanted was one thing, and that was to be with Xiao Jinxuan, to be with him through life and death.

Stay away from the troubles of the capital, and live the life of idle clouds and wild cranes.

But Empress Chen, who he had always regarded as his biological mother, took advantage of his absence to make things difficult for Xiao Jinxuan in the harem.

Even worse, with his good brother, Xiao Jinxuan's concubine status was abolished, and the confinement of the other party in Zhaoyang Palace did not count.

In the end, he had to kill the other party, which was far worse than killing Zhou Xianyu himself, and it was unacceptable to him.

Especially when Empress Chen ordered him to be executed on the spot just now, Zhou Xian's heart was completely chilled by his attitude without the slightest hesitation.

After facing this mother who had already tried to kill him, Zhou Xianyu knew that in the eyes of the other party, he was no longer a child.

It's just a stumbling block on Empress Chen's road to imperial power, an obstacle that she can't wait to get rid of immediately.

Don't look at Zhou Xianyu's laziness and casualness on weekdays, but he always knows the principles of righteousness in his heart.

So he knew that the country of Great Zhou belonged to their Zhou family, and he would never agree to anyone who dared to get involved!

Therefore, facing Empress Chen's menacing stare, Zhou Xianyu looked back at him without giving in, and at the same time pulled Zhou Xianchen who was kneeling on the ground to his feet.

"Ninth Brother, you are now the Emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty. With the dragon robe on your body, no one can bear your worship. Follow me into Fifth Brother's Hades, and I have something to ask you carefully between us brothers. "

Zhou Xianyu saw the scene of Zhou Xianchen begging on his knees just now.

And for this ninth younger brother, he has always cared for him, so the relationship between the brothers has not changed because of Empress Chen.

But just when Zhou Xianyu was about to bring Zhou Xianchen into the palace, he heard a servant shouting that His Royal Highness the Eldest Princess had arrived.

Immediately afterwards, Xiangping's figure wearing a bright yellow phoenix robe suddenly appeared in front of everyone.

And when Xiangping saw it clearly, he stood beside Chen Hou and behind the handsome figure of Zhou Xianyu in front of the hall.

Out of fear, her breathing stagnated slightly, but she still walked forward quickly.

"Seventh brother came back from a long way. If he didn't hurry back to the palace and put on the plain clothes of Guoshang, he broke into the palace with a weapon. Just now, after listening to the report from the palace, the elder brother confronted his mother face to face. Seventh brother, don't forget that even though the mother is not Your biological mother is the one who brought you up. Now that you wantonly humiliate the empress dowager with the dragon finger that your father bestowed on you, I am afraid that the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty will not agree to your elder brother's actions. So I ask my brother to hand over the Yulong finger, so as not to rely on it to do anything wrong next time and mess up filial piety and etiquette."

Although Zhou Xianyu only got a general idea of ​​Xiao Jinxuan's situation in the past few months from the mouth of the forbidden army under the city gate, he still didn't know that Xiangping was also involved in it.

But looking at the eighth younger sister who was straightforward and straightforward in the past, now she is full of calculations and her words are pressing every step of the way.

Zhou Xianyu could also tell that the other party must have gotten involved with Queen Mother Chen, and probably targeted Xiao Jinxuan a lot.

After all, Zhou Xianyu did not forget the tragic death of Mo Linzhi, and he knew that Xiangping had distanced himself from Xiao Jinxuan after the incident, but he was only polite on the surface.

Therefore, Zhou Xianyu, who is tearing himself apart with Empress Chen, his adoptive mother, will not give Xiangping face, and he has always been used to doing his own thing, so how can he obediently obey the other party's words.

That's why Zhou Xianyu's scarlet eyes flashed a hint of sarcasm, and then said with a wicked smile:

"Who doesn't like the civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty, you can ask him to come to the king in person. Eighth sister, you can't suppress me in the imperial court. As for the imperial dragon finger, you can come and get it yourself if you have the ability."

As soon as he finished speaking, Zhou Xianyu really raised his right hand, but seeing this scene, Xiangping took a deep breath.

Looking at this seventh brother, not to mention stepping forward to snatch the finger of Yulong that represents the emperor's supremacy, she even felt a trembling feeling of being stared at by a goshawk and a beast.

Forcing her not to dare to move, the calmness in her expression no longer existed, and she, who was shocked by Zhou Xianyu, even began to turn pale.

Empress Chen loves her daughter very much, don't look at her and Xiangping recently, because of the hidden struggle for power, the relationship between mother and daughter is not happy.

But with the new threat of Zhou Xianyu, the mother and daughter became closer together again.

So it was seen that Empress Chen immediately stood in front of Xiangping. Although she felt this moment in her heart, she also felt cold in her hands and feet because of Zhou Xianyu's chilling aura.

But after all, Empress Dowager Chen has been listening to the government behind the curtain for some time, and her bearing is quite strong, so under the tremendous pressure brought by Zhou Xianyu, she said angrily:
"Xianyu, why are you suffering for Xiangping? After all, she is your sister. Look at how scared this child is by you. Even if her words are inappropriate, you are all the children of the late emperor, and you are biological brothers and sisters. Today you Now that you have invited Yulong to come out, the Ai family can't stop you. But this is Rui'er's mourning hall, I hope you don't be too presumptuous. At least weapons shouldn't be brought into the hall, and the Ai family will also stare at you here , so I hope you pay attention to your words and deeds and rules."

Seeing Empress Chen looking at him with a wary face, Zhou Xianyu took the Nine Dragons Cold Moon Spear in his hand and stood outside the gate of the palace.

Leading Zhou Xianchen into the hall, he said in a distant and cold voice:

"Xiangping and Jinxuan are about the same age. Xuan'er was imprisoned and persecuted at this age, and even if she was given death, she could escape from the capital. The eighth younger sister is useless by herself, and her face turns pale from fright after a few words, so why bother to run away to take her own humiliation? If you want to take my king's finger, you really can't control yourself. This kind of heart will only plot against my sister, and I, Zhou Xianyu, don't recognize it. So there is no need for the empress dowager to talk about my own blood with me here, I Zhou Xian Yuben has a cold heart, these things can't move me."

Zhou Xianyu's personality is unruly and dissolute, he and Zhou Xianrui are two extremes.

What the other party can bear and cannot tolerate for the sake of the overall situation, and all things, they have to think over and over again in their hearts, and only when everything is safe will they make a move.

But Zhou Xianyu is different. He has been in the military camp since he was a few years old, and after he became a teacher, he traveled in the rivers and lakes.

So this has also cultivated him to be vigorous and resolute, to move forward without shrinking when encountering problems, and to say what he has.

And after saying this, he ignored Chen Hou and Xiangping's expressions of redness, embarrassment and indignation because they couldn't get off the stage.

Zhou Xianyu, who had already entered the inner hall without looking back, saw Zhou Xianrui's coffin standing in front of him, he suddenly snorted, his eyes were full of disappointment.

"Brother Huang, younger brother, I'm back, but why didn't you keep your promise to me at the beginning? Didn't you promise my younger brother that you would protect Jinxuan's safety for me? When I find the medicine and bring it back, I will Xuan'er and I stayed and flew together when we left the capital. But now that you are dead, Jinxuan's whereabouts are also unknown. As far as I know, you not only imprisoned Xuan'er but also put her to death before you were alive. He is really my good brother Zhou Xianyu, you are really right of me!"

At the end of these words, Zhou Xianyu couldn't help thinking of Xiao Jinxuan's desolate situation when she was imprisoned, and the helplessness of the other party when she was about to be given death.

Especially Zhou Xianyu, whose life and death are still uncertain and whereabouts are unknown, the more he thinks about it, the more angry he is. At this moment, he really can't forgive Zhou Xianrui for what he did before his death.

Therefore, under the uncontrollable anger, Zhou Xianyu immediately punched Zhou Xianrui's coffin heavily, and the anger in his eyes almost spurted out sparks.

The emperor's coffin symbolizes the honor of the emperor after death, and whoever dares to disturb it will be a crime of beheading and exterminating the nine clans.

So the Empress Dowager Chen, who was terrified and even more frightened and angry, immediately ordered the imperial army to come forward and forcibly pull Zhou Xianyu away.

But when the first forbidden army rushed into the hall, Zhou Xianyu, who was filled with bloody aura, had the urge to kill, so naturally he wouldn't sit still.

Therefore, it can be seen that after Zhou Xianyu angrily scolded "Get out", he immediately raised his leg and kicked the forbidden soldier who rushed to the front directly out of the Hades.

Immediately afterwards, he looked at everyone outside the hall with scarlet eyes, and then warned with murderous intent:
"Whoever dares to take a step forward, this king will kill without mercy, including you, the empress dowager. Don't force this king to kill, otherwise all of you will be buried with Emperor Qi."

With Zhou Xianyu's warning, no one would feel that the other party was exaggerating.

After all, the other party had a fierce reputation, and for a while, including Empress Chen, they were all so frightened that no one dared to step forward.

And after dismissing all these eyes-obscuring people, Zhou Xianyu would be frightened, and Zhou Xianchen, who was about to lose his mind, was led directly to the back of the Nether Hall, and began to ask about the details of Xiao Jinxuan's accident.

After all, the imperial guard guarding the city gate didn't know everything about many things in the palace, but by comparison, Zhou Xianchen was naturally clearer.

Especially that day Zhuxin put on Xiao Jinxuan's cloak and rushed to Beixuanmen to lure the enemy. Although there was indeed an ambush there, she was rescued by Zhou Xianchen in the end and saved her life.

So afterwards Zhou Xianchen also asked Zhu Xin what happened that night, so regarding the night Xiao Jinxuan fled, he really knew what happened better than anyone else.

After Zhou Xianyu questioned everything thoroughly, he immediately divided the military talisman of the Beijing military camp into two and handed half of it to Zhou Xianchen.

"Ninth brother, I can see that you are in a difficult situation now. You are in a weak position when the queen mother is in power. Seventh brother should have stayed to assist you, but now I am going to find Jinxuan. No matter life or death, or travel thousands of miles, she She is the wife whom I, Zhou Xianyu, have identified for a long time, and I must find her now. You take this military talisman, if there is any real turmoil in the court, the current 5 troops in the Beijing Army Battalion, at your disposal, will definitely help you."

(End of this chapter)