Volume 1 The Swan Goose Chapter 55 Thinking and Love Stopping the Pillow on the Window (1)
For twenty years, Yu Fengjin has tried to lock that painful and violent memory tightly in the depths of her mind, letting it sink into a dark abyss.
But Lu Ning's question forced him to reach into the abyss, pick up those bloody memories, and sew the fragments that had been cut off by the years back together piece by piece, as if he was living again.
Twenty years ago - Beiyu - Shengjing City.
A loud thunder split the night shrouding Ziwei City, and the majestic and solemn palace looked even more gloomy today. The candlelight in the palace was dim, the atmosphere was depressing, and low sobs could be heard faintly.
The young Queen Xiaoyu and the young prince knelt beside the late emperor's bed. Her eyes were filled with tears, her face was pale, and she was filled with grief. Behind her, four ministers kneeling in order to take care of their lives, each with his head lowered and his eyes closed, looked solemn.
..
When the old emperor was dying, he looked at the young queen and young son beside him, and felt sad in his heart:
He was about to leave this orphaned and widowed mother to die. Even though he had passed the throne to the prince, how could those princes who had been eyeing her for a long time easily let go of their mother and son?
While they were alive, they acted blatantly and without scruples. If they were dead, wouldn't such a weak mother and son be at the mercy of others?
Two lines of tears rolled down from his turbid eyes - this emperor who had served in the army for half his life and was all-powerful actually shed tears on his deathbed.
He raised his hand with great effort, touched the prince's little face, then held Queen Xiaoyu's hand tightly, and said word by word: "Queen, Jin'er is still young...I am no longer here...from now on...everything depends on
You are on your own..."
Queen Xiaoyu held his hand instead, and choked with tears: "Your Majesty, don't worry, I will risk my life to protect Jin'er no matter what time!"
The old emperor nodded with some comfort, then looked at the four people behind the queen, and said again: "You four are my most valued ministers, and now I have entrusted the prince and the country to you... Not only do you have to protect
As the prince ascends to the throne, I must loyally assist him in the future..."
Before he could finish his words, the hand holding Queen Xiaoyu fell down weakly. The Queen was startled and immediately threw herself on him and burst into tears.
"Please rest assured, your majesty, even if I am shattered to pieces, I will protect the crown prince as he ascends the throne. I will definitely assist him with my heart in the future and will never let down the emperor's trust!" All four people responded with sobs and kowtowed to the ground.
A generation of wise and benevolent monarchs left like this, and Shengjing also ushered in the first rain of the new year. The rain fell violently and suddenly, and the noisy rain covered up the cries one after another in the palace, and the armor outside the palace.
The sound of a helmet rubbing against one another.
The sound of hurried footsteps pressed against the imperial city gate through the muddy water. When the gatekeeper saw the badge shown by the visitor, he immediately stepped aside and opened the gate for these uninvited guests.
The armored King Pei rode a tall horse and followed a large group of people into the city gate. He immediately commanded the golden armored guards guarding the city to control each city gate. From now on, no one is allowed to enter or leave the city gate! Anyone who disobeys the order will be executed immediately!
The door of the dormitory slowly opened, and four ministers who cared about life followed Queen Xiaoyu and the prince, and stepped out with heavy faces. The last one followed was Eunuch Shuangxi, the eunuch who served the late emperor personally. He held a gold in his hand.
A yellow scroll with the future of Beiyu written on it.
A little eunuch stumbled over, knelt down in front of Queen Xiaoyu, and said out of breath: "Queen... no... it's not good! King Pei led the golden armor guard... to Ziwei City
Surrounded!"
First the emperor died, and then King Pei seized the palace! The bad news came one after another, leaving the young queen standing there as if she had been struck by lightning, staring straight into the empty night, unable to say a word for a while.
Come.
"This King Pei is really ambitious!" Zhang Yuanmei, the chief minister of the cabinet, cursed angrily. His years of experience in dealing with various situations allowed him to quickly stabilize his mentality. He bowed deeply to the queen and said in a deep voice: "Please take the prince with you, queen."
Let’s go back to the dormitory to rest first, there are veterans here to deal with it. Don’t worry, the prince will be able to successfully ascend the throne!”
Queen Xiaoyu came back to her senses and looked at him, and whispered a sentence between her lips: "Sir, Chief Assistant, will we... win?"
Zhang Yuanmei was suddenly startled, and immediately clasped her fists and raised her hands: "The late emperor passed the throne to his legitimate son. This is in line with tradition.
Reunion is what everyone hopes for, and justice and victory will definitely be on our side!"
Bai Yishan, the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, also bowed and handed over his hand, and said seriously: "Please rest assured, Madam, I will fight to the death to protect the Crown Prince!"
Queen Xiaoyu sighed softly, nodded slightly to the four people, then took the prince's little hand and slowly turned and left. Her slender and graceful back exuded a touch of determination and loneliness. In fact, what she wanted to ask just now was - if she failed, what would happen if she failed?
Will they... die?
The rain outside was getting heavier and heavier. King Pei led the Jinjiawei to control the city gate outside the imperial city. After receiving the news, King Rui led the imperial guard to press towards the queen's palace step by step.
Regardless of the differences between men and women and the order of seniority and youth, he kicked open the closed palace door. However, the queen was not in the palace at this time, which made the eager King Rui a little discouraged.
At this time, Prince Rui's biological mother, Concubine Lian, was standing by the window, staring intently out of the window, with a trace of regret and sadness on her still charming face.
"Your Majesty, the Queen and the Prince are here. They want to see you." A maid came over in a hurry and reported in a low voice.
"I will go to greet the Queen right now." Concubine Lian seemed to have been prepared for it. She restored her usual elegance and waited respectfully outside the door. Queen Xiaoyu came with the Crown Prince, and the two of them saluted and said hello as usual, and then left.
All the palace people.
Before Concubine Lian could speak, Empress Xiaoyu held up her skirt and knelt down, tears streaming down her face.
Seeing a woman kneeling in front of her, Concubine Lian quickly stretched out her hand to support her and said in panic: "What do you mean, Queen? How can I bear your kneeling?"
Queen Xiaoyu refused to stand up and said firmly: "I am kneeling to the future Queen Mother of Beiyu. My sister can certainly bear it!"
Concubine Lian's eyes flashed, but she asked knowingly: "I don't understand what the queen said. After the death of the emperor, the throne was passed to the prince. The queen is the prince's biological mother, and you are the future queen mother!"
"When our ancestors founded the country, they decreed that the heir to the throne must be the legitimate son or the eldest son. Thanks to the kindness of the late emperor, I was named the queen, but I am just the successor. How can I take away everything that should belong to my sister! The eldest son of the emperor was born to my sister.
, not only was he deeply loved by the late emperor and had made great achievements, but also had the support of many courtiers. He should be the future emperor of Beiyu! On the contrary, although Jin'er was the legitimate son, he was young and ignorant, and had no meritorious service to convince the public.
, and have no ability to guide the country. My sister does not dare to let the late emperor take back his life. She only hopes that Prince Rui can inherit the throne. This is for the good of Beiyu and even more for the people!" Queen Xiaoyu raised her head and looked at her sincerely.
Concubine Lian, her words are true and her love is sincere.
Concubine Lian also knelt in front of her, held her hand tightly, and said with emotion: "Sister, don't say that! You can't get involved in politics in the harem. These things are not something you and I can decide."
"No!" Queen Xiaoyu held her hand tightly and said eagerly: "My sister's words come from the bottom of my heart! As long as my sister can let Jin'er grow up safely and become a wealthy and wealthy person, my sister is willing to do anything!"
"This..." Concubine Lian pretended to be serious. She knew why she was here, but she never expressed her position.
"Sister!" Queen Xiaoyu's eyes couldn't help overflowing with urgency, and her tone became much more serious: "King Pei holds military power, but he is still a reckless man who will not give up until he achieves his goal! In the future, he will definitely become King Rui's most difficult opponent! Only
Only when Jin'er and Prince Rui join forces can we completely eliminate this hidden danger, right?"
Concubine Lian sensed the implication of her words and asked, "What does the Queen mean by this? King Pei is neither his direct descendant nor his eldest son. No matter how capable he is, he will not be able to convince the public, so why should he be afraid?"
Queen Xiaoyu slowly shook her head and said jokingly: "If everyone abides by the rules of our ancestors, there will be no usurpers in this world, let alone the change of dynasties! Yes, King Pei is indeed not qualified to inherit the throne.
But because of his military power and meritorious service, there were not a few people in the court who supported him, especially those military attachés! Of course, there were more courtiers who supported King Rui, but if King Rui ignored his brother's life and death, let those who originally supported him
The prince’s courtiers have all turned to King Pei, so what chance does King Rui have of winning?”
Concubine Lian looked stern, pursed her lips tightly and said nothing.
"On the contrary." Queen Xiaoyu continued to analyze: "If the courtiers who support the prince turn to support Prince Rui, then Prince Pei will completely miss the throne! Equally dividing the world is just a fantasy, and the situation of the two kings fighting is very close. Say something.
If you don’t overestimate your capabilities, who can control the courtiers who support the prince now?
, who can sit on the dragon throne, can’t you understand, sister?"
For a while, Concubine Lian didn't speak, but the expression on her face was ever-changing. She must have been thinking over and over in her heart. After a long time, she raised her head to look at Queen Xiaoyu and asked: "Of course I understand what my sister said. However, let those ministers defect to her.
Prince Rui is not a simple person!"
"Please rest assured, sister!" Queen Xiaoyu pulled the prince and pushed him to her side. She gritted her teeth and said cruelly: "As long as sister can ensure that Jin'er grows up safely, sister will have her own way to make Prince Rui ascend the throne in a reasonable and reasonable manner!"
Concubine Lian turned to look at the childish-looking little prince, and smiled softly: "We are all mothers, so I understand how you feel! I can't control this family and state affairs! But since my sister can trust Jin'er to me,
, I promise you that as long as I live one day, he will be safe one day!"
Queen Xiaoyu finally breathed a sigh of relief and calmed down. She held the prince's face and kissed him again and again. There were thousands of things to say in her heart, but they only turned into endless tears. She stood up and looked at herself reluctantly.
His son turned around and left with a cruel heart.
"Queen Mother!" The prince pushed Concubine Lian away and ran over, hugged Queen Xiaoyu's legs, and asked inexplicably: "Queen Mother, where are you going? Aren't you going to take the child with you?"
Queen Xiaoyu held the door frame tightly with both hands. After a long time, she turned around, hugged her son with all her strength, held back her tears, and said softly: "Jin'er, you listen to your mother the most. You have to remember,
From now on, Concubine Lian will be your mother, and you must love her as much as you love your mother! From now on, you must listen to her, honor her, and treat her better than you treat your mother! Otherwise, my mother will be unhappy!"
The prince seemed to understand, nodded vigorously, and said with red eyes: "My child, I remember!"
A string of crystal tears rolled down, Queen Xiaoyu smiled, kissed his cheek, and said: "Also, get along well with your brother, listen to his words, and don't make him angry. Don't.
Forget what mother said to you, you must keep it in your heart and never forget it for a moment!"
Although the prince didn't understand why his mother said these words, he felt seven or eight times uneasy in his heart. The gentle look in his mother's eyes, the deep attachment and reluctance, all hurt his young heart.
Even though Queen Xiaoyu was filled with reluctance, she also understood that she didn't have much time at this time! She slowly separated the prince's hand from hers, gritted her teeth, and turned around to run away.
"Mother!" The prince cried loudly, and raised his legs to chase after him, but Concubine Lian rushed over to hug him, comforting him softly, and looking worriedly outside the palace.