Chapter 169: Foregone conclusion
"The palace is just a gorgeous cage. Once you come in, you can't get out. Meiji, your father originally gave you a free future, but I ruined her with my own hands and put you in a desperate situation. I am not only sorry for you, but also sorry for your father. I hope to see you in the midst of the fountain." The Empress Dowager was quite moved. She used her life to get such a lesson. Whether it was luck or misfortune, her words were filled with despair and coldness, lifelessness, and lifelessness.
The imperial decree for the grand funeral of Meiji was drawn up and covered with the golden seal of the empress dowager. The empress dowager seemed to have finished a matter of her mind and had no concerns to take a shower and change clothes. She found the long-lasting dress from the bottom of the box under the bed. It was worn by her when she and Luo Xuan were in love.
On that day, she stood under the tree waiting for Luo Xuan. Luo Xuan walked away, and a stream of petals fell. Such beautifulness was imprinted in Luo Xuan's heart, who was still a young man, leaving behind that beautiful figure, the gentle and graceful woman.
"The fallen flowers are colorful, the beauty under the tree smiles softly, and she smiles back. The Nine Heavens Fairy descends to the mortal world. Luo Xuan, do you still remember this? This was what you read to me that day." The Queen Mother also took out a painting in the box, which was under the tree where they were in love. The scene mentioned above was written by Luo Xuan himself. Now it seems that she is infinitely moved, slowly lit in the brazier beside her, and the painting slowly turns into ashes. The Queen Mother's heart also turns into ashes with the picture until the portrait is burned out.
The Empress Dowager had no worries in this world. She took out three-foot white silk, stood on a brocade stool, waved her arm, and the white silk floated by, gently floating in the wind, tied the knot. The Empress Dowager slowly stretched her head in, then remembered something, took off all the luxurious red jadeite, and left with a elegant face.
With a light sound, the Queen Mother ended her plan and left with Meiji in her lonely life.
"Emperor, what's wrong? It looks very tired. This is ginseng soup." Gu Muqing left Yongshou Palace and headed straight to Hongying Palace. Concubine Hui looked at Gu Muqing in surprise. She was so tired that she was not like him in the past. She asked softly, brought the ginseng soup beside her to Gu Muqing and looked at Gu Muqing gently.
"Wanwan, if I weren't the emperor, would you still be by my side?" Gu Muqing looked at Concubine Hui and looked at him seriously. Suddenly, she hugged Meiji in her arms. Shen Tang fell down in response, and her voice was crisp.
"Why did the emperor ask this? Since Wanwan is the emperor's person, she will not care about the emperor's identity." Concubine Hui gently hugged Gu Muqing and said softly, but she was thinking about how to know what happened, and then told Yan Xun'er.
"I am so tired, I am really tired." Gu Muqing did not let go of Concubine Hui, buried her head on Concubine Hui's shoulder, and said in a muffled voice.
"Your Majesty, please take a break and don't think about it anymore." Concubine Hui looked very eyebrow and knew when she could ask, so she was not in a hurry. At this time, what a woman should do the most is to calm the annoyed man and accompany him quietly, instead of asking hard.
In fact, Concubine Hui's decision was so correct. She was companionship on the side. This behavior made Gu Muqing very satisfied. She gradually hypnotized herself not to think about these unhappy ones. In this way, I don't know how long I was silent. When Gu Muqing came to her senses, she saw Concubine Hui beside her had already fallen asleep, with a hint of worry on her face, which made Gu Muqing feel distressed. She gently picked up Concubine Hui and walked towards the gums.
"Your Majesty, don't worry anymore. Tell Wan Wan if you have something to do. Wan Wan doesn't want the emperor to be unhappy." Feeling a sound around her, Concubine Hui was a little blurred and said in a low voice, intermittently. After saying that, she continued to sleep again, which made Gu Muqing laugh and couldn't help but feel moved.
In fact, Concubine Hui was not asleep. She closed her eyes the moment she felt that Gu Muqing was moving. If she was not scheming, Gu Muqing would not doubt her purpose. Sure enough, after covering Concubine Hui with a quilt, Gu Muqing was not suspicious at all, and she changed her clothes and lay down.
"Xun'er, something happened to Meiji." On the other hand, Gu Qixiu learned that Meiji was dead and hurriedly told Yan Xun'er the news.
"I understand. Youying has told me the matter. Meiji's death is a foregone conclusion and I can't make it happen." Yan Xun'er nodded, poured a cup of tea for Gu Qixiu, and said in a calm voice.
"Is it because of today's incident?" Gu Qixiu thought it was because Meiji spoke to her today, which made the disaster a bad thing. He felt a little sad and didn't want to owe anyone.
"No, the emperor was already planning what happened today when Mei Ji entered the palace. Even if there was no previous incident, the emperor would do it." Yan Xun'er shook her head and explained in detail that she could not make Gu Qixiu feel depressed.
"Is it for the Evil Moon Gate?" Gu Qixiu continued to ask, his face no longer had the guilt and anxiety he had before, but he still wanted to know the reason.
"Part of the reason, I think it's because of Meiji's appearance." Yan Xun'er affirmed Gu Qixiu's words, but paused and added this sentence.
"Look?" Gu Qixiu looked at Yan Xun'er in confusion. Yan Xun'er said nothing and handed the previous portrait to Gu Qixiu.
"Is this... Mei Ji?" Gu Qixiu was incredible when he looked at this portrait. Are there really two people who look like this?
"This is how it is." Yan Xun'er told Gu Qixiu what she knew in the past few days. Gu Qixiu couldn't accept such a fact. She was stunned for a moment and couldn't say anything for a long time before she came to her senses.
"If this matter is true, then Liuli will probably be in chaos." Gu Qixiu pondered for a moment, and said this, looking at Yan Xun'er with some concern. He would not say it out loud, but Yan Xun'er has always been cold and hostile to Gu Muqing, which made Gu Qixiu very worried.
"Don't worry, I won't tell you about this." Yan Xun'er saw Gu Qixiu's concern and said with a smile, but tomorrow's matter is not that simple. As expected, early the next morning, a scream woke everyone up. Gu Muqing originally wanted to take away the imperial edict, but was shocked by the little palace maid who went to awaken the empress dowager. Seeing the little palace maid walking forward with trembling all over, her heart tightened, and the little palace maid knelt down tremblingly.
"Emperor, Empress Dowager, I'm in the room and commit suicide by hanging a beam." It seemed that this was the first time that the little palace maid had seen such a scene and was so scared that she didn't dare to speak. I wonder if she was really scared by the Empress Dowager's death or was lamenting whether her next life would be buried with her.
"No, what should I do to curse the Queen Mother?" Gu Muqing slapped the table and scolded him coldly. The little palace maid was so scared that she couldn't say anything. She lowered her head and cried, fearing that Gu Muqing would take her anger.
"You are all here, I'll go and see." After getting angry, Gu Muqing accepted this fact. No one followed him, and Gu Muqing went to the Empress Dowager's room by herself.
"Mother, why are you doing this?" Gu Muqing looked at the empress dowager in front of her, and felt sad. She remembered a lot of things from the past. The empress dowager had done enough for him, and every bit of the past appeared before Gu Muqing.
He carried the empress dowager's body down and placed it on the gum beside him. Gu Muqing saw the imperial edict on the table. He knew that the empress dowager was still concerned about Mei Ji before her death. I don't know what it felt. There was a letter next to her, which was written for herself. Gu Muqing opened the letter and only wrote a few words in it.
"Mother, if you say you live without a face, how should the emperor do it?" Gu Muqing looked at the words in the letter, and the empress dowager said that she had been plotting all her life and had no choice but to live without any means. In the end, she had nothing to do. Her lover, daughter, and even hope for life. So she committed suicide. Gu Muqing thought in her heart that when the empress dowager died, no one in the world knew about this. Even if she was discovered in the future, she would have no evidence of death. She was still justified in the emperor.
"Come here, the Queen Mother's decree was grateful to Meiji for saving her life. Now she died to save the Lord. She was specially named Princess Meirou and buried in the royal tomb. In addition, the Queen Mother suddenly suffered from illness and died. I was sad in my heart. The country was mourned for three days. The whole country expressed mourning." Gu Muqing sorted out her emotions and passed on the oral order, and soon told the world that not only the people were talking about it, rumors spread everywhere, and all kinds of speculations were there, but even the ministers in the court were secretly guessing in their hearts.
However, these things did not reach Gu Muqing's ears, because these news were either stopped by Prince Shen or blocked by Concubine Hui. Now, in order to forget these unhappy things, Gu Muqing has sorted out the memorials in the court, and then taken out the memorials that she thought were not in a hurry before presenting them to Gu Muqing. Basically, these memorials are all good news.
"The court has been very peaceful recently. I will take my beloved concubine out of the palace tomorrow." Gu Muqing was very happy with the memorials these days, feeling that since Meiji left, the court has become better and it will be more than in vain to bury her.
"It's good that the emperor likes it." Concubine Hui leaned gently in Gu Muqing's arms and replied softly, gentle and tame, which made Gu Muqing very satisfied. Such an obedient woman would be best for her to be by her side.
What is this different from what the empress dowager said? Concubine Hui is like an obedient pet. When Gu Muqing is happy, she is gentle to her. When she is unhappy, she must listen to her complaints gently and endure her temper. However, Concubine Hui cannot be dissatisfied or even have a little edge. She must smile at herself every day. This is also the reason why Concubine Hui is favored. Concubine Hui understands in her heart that she only pretends to smile for revenge.
Chapter completed!