Yao Shuangyan sat on the main seat of Fengqi Palace. She was wearing a crescent-white brocade dress embroidered with peony blossoms. She placed a soft pillow with one hand and looked at Bixiu with sharp eyes.
"Mrs. Hou, this is the place where queens of all dynasties have lived. It is not appropriate for you to continue to live there."
She remained silent, knowing that sooner or later such a day would come.
But after all, it was the place where she had lived for more than ten years, and it had carried the glory of her life. She was really unwilling to leave it like this.
"Mrs. Hou, Mrs. Yao has sent someone to pick you up."
The little maid outside the palace hurriedly came to report, but little did she know that Yao Shuangyan was waiting for now.
She stood up and reluctantly traced the table with her fingertips. Every scene here was arranged by her herself.
Now that I'm gone, I don't know if there will be a chance to come back again.
"That's all, I'll just leave."
Yao Shuangyan simply packed up, bowed, and left the harem with the Yao family under Bi Xiu's gaze.
Now there were not many concubines left in the harem. After Chu Yunning found out that there was no threat to her, she sent them all to the imperial mausoleum or family temple to guard them.
The harem in Xihai is finally clean.
"Miss, are you really going to let Madam Hou leave like this? I always feel that she won't give up easily." Bi Xiu muttered.
Chu Yunning smiled: "When Yao Qingzhou dies in two days, the Yao family will change hands, and her end will not be good."
If she were Yao Shuangyan, she would never return to the Yao family. Without the capital to fight, she would only be despised.
Finally, good news came on the evening of the third day. Yao Qingzhou was dead, and all of Yao Qingzhou's subordinates had defected to the Marquis of Changyang. The military power of the 300,000-strong army was handed over to Xiao Jingheng.
Xiao Jingheng looked at the handed-in military talisman, Long Yan was overjoyed, and he came to Chu Yunning happily: "You are indeed right about Marquis Changyang, he does have some talents."
Changyang Marquis has gained some prestige in Xihai over the years. When he took over the 300,000 soldiers, almost everyone was unconvinced.
But who could have known that Marquis Changyang had surrendered to Xiao Jingheng.
The credit for all this goes to Chu Yunning.
"A Ning, you are really my lucky star." Xiao Jingheng handed the military talisman to Chu Yunning: "You deserve this. You win over Changyang Marquis. These are regarded as the confidence and protection for you, and you deserve it."
you."
Chu Yunning was slightly stunned as she held the military talisman in her hand. She had no interest in this at all and had only reached this point by accident.
Moreover, Chu Yunning's dream is to one day travel around the world with money in his pocket.
But now she feels that the burden on her body is getting heavier and heavier.
"I……"
Xiao Jingheng seemed to have guessed her thoughts and gave her another token; "This is the token of Sihai Bank. With this token, you can take any money from all Sihai Bank stores. I will do it every year."
Deposit five million taels in it."
Chu Yunning took a breath, so she can achieve economic freedom?
"No one knows about this," he added.
She just squandered so much money every day and couldn't finish all the extravagant things. It would be a lie to say she wasn't excited.
Just when she was in a daze, Marquis Changyang came to report outside the door. Xiao Jingheng gave a look, and Marquis Changyang came in after a while.
"Long live my emperor, long live the emperor." Changyang Marquis saluted excitedly. He never expected that in such a short period of time, he could conquer the Yao family's 300,000 soldiers without spending a single soldier.
Simply unbelievable.
"Get up." Xiao Jingheng raised his hand in the air and asked a few more questions about the specific situation of Marquis Changyang.
Changyang Marquis answered one by one. He glanced at the military talisman in Chu Yunning's hand and frowned slightly.
"From now on, this army will all be under the command of Chu Shanggong. Externally, you will still be the commander-in-chief. There is no need to report to me about the affairs of the three armies in the future." Xiao Jingheng said.
If it were someone else, Changyang Marquis might not be convinced, but the person being targeted was Chu Yunning, so he had nothing to say.
"Yes!" Marquis Changyang saluted respectfully.
Only then did Chu Yunning come to her senses and waved her hand to Marquis Changyang, "Master Marquis, you've had a hard journey along the way."
"Chu Shanggong is so polite. Being able to conquer the Yao family has actually been the wish of Wei Chen for many years. The defense of the west is very important to the West Sea and must not be lost casually." The Marquis of Changyang did not look down on the Yao family and his son at all.
The man then revolted and proclaimed himself king.
The two men's intention was to wait for other people with military power in Xihai to fight, and then the Yao family would reap the benefits.
You deserve to end up like this.
"Chu Shang Palace, the coffins of the two generals from the Yao family have been brought back, what should be done with them?" Changyang Marquis specially escorted the two people back for placement this time. Only a few people knew the real cause of death of the two people.
Externally, the two of them did not do much wrong. If they died rashly, they must give an explanation.
The reason? Chu Yunning has already thought about it.
"It was announced to the outside world that the two men were attacked and killed while guarding the city gate. They sacrificed their lives for the country and should be buried with lavish burial."
Marquis Changyang didn't understand this.
Who in the whole Xihai didn't know that the Yao family and his son were cowards who did nothing and were useless except as guards.
Regarding the fact that the Yao family father and son voluntarily surrendered and allowed Xiao Jingheng to enter the palace, the people of the city and all the civil and military officials had opinions.
"Internally, I followed the order of the Marquis of Xihai to kill the father and son of the Yao family to eliminate harm for the people." Chu Yunning added.
This not only gave the Yao family face, but also silenced the civil and military officials, and passed the responsibility to the Marquis of Xihai.
On the other hand, Jamel Xiao has no responsibility at all.
"yes!"
After the Marquis of Changyang left the palace, he went straight to the Yao family. The Yao family was already crying nonstop, and countless servants and maids were kneeling all over the yard.
The leaders were Mrs. Yao and Yao Shuangyan. They were wearing plain linen clothes, kneeling on the futon and burning paper.
"Your father and brother are dead, how will you live in the future?" Mrs. Yao almost fainted from crying. Yao Shuangyan on the side supported Mrs. Yao, her fingertips dug into the palm of her hand, and she squeezed hard until it hurt.
This kept her from losing her mind.
"Mom, don't worry, the Yao family will not collapse." Yao Shuangyan comforted Mrs. Yao. She looked around and saw no one in the third room. She called the servant and asked: "Where are the third master and the third young lady?"
Without waiting for the boy to answer, the two of them came late and knelt on the futon to cry. Yao Shuangyan said in a deep voice, "Third brother, you are the only male in this family now. Don't let me down. Don't worry, the Yao family will support you."
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When Yao Lian heard this, he didn't even raise his eyelids, and replied calmly: "I am just an insignificant concubine, and I don't want to embarrass the emperor. After my father is buried, I will take Sanfang and his family into exile."
Hearing this, Yao Shuangyan suddenly became furious: "The Yao family is really in a difficult time, how can you have the nerve to leave the Yao family and dream about it! If you want to leave, your wife and children must stay."
Yao Lian didn't take Yao Shuangyan's words to heart at all, and only said: "The emperor has given me permission to take my family away."
"How dare you betray the Yao family!" Yao Shuangyan was surprised and underestimated this concubine.
Without saying a word, he actually caught up with Xiao Jingheng.
"If the eldest sister continues to be stubborn, the Yao family will be in danger." Yao Lian glanced at Mrs. Yao and kowtowed to his superiors; "In the future, my son will not be able to fulfill his filial piety in front of his mother. I hope my mother will take care of her."
After saying that, Yao Lian got up and left with his wife and children.
Mrs. Yao did not stop her, but grabbed Yao Shuangyan; "Let's not get into trouble at this juncture."
The Yao family is a large family, and one person cannot harm others, so Mrs. Yao made up her mind and looked at the head of the Yao family, with murderous intent in her eyes.
After a while, Mrs. Yao personally held a cup of tea and handed it to her: "This vigil is a tiring job. You can't be exhausted and drink ginseng tea to relieve stress."
Yao Shuangyan picked up and drank more than half of the cup without thinking about it. The anger in her heart was still uncontrollable. Just as she was about to speak, she suddenly felt a sharp pain in her abdomen. Soon the pain swept through her whole body, like thousands of ants gnawing at her.
bite.
"Mother?" Yao Shuangyan looked at Mrs. Yao in shock, her face full of pain: "Why, I am your daughter!"
"Shuang Yan, the Yao family can't ruin everyone's future because of you. As long as the Yao family still has side branches, it will be possible for them to have sex one day. As emperor and courtier, I can't let you harm the entire Yao family."
Mrs. Yao was so heartbroken that she actually poisoned her proud daughter to death with her own hands. She knew that her daughter had always been a proud and arrogant person, and she would not be reconciled to being kicked out of the phoenix throne.
Sooner or later, Yao Shuangyan will cause trouble. Mrs. Yao cannot afford to bet. If she had known that the new emperor was so capable, she would have persuaded her husband and son to hand over military power.
Why lose your life in vain?
"Mother!" Yao Shuangyan clutched her lower abdomen with extreme reluctance, and the blood at the corner of her mouth could not stop flowing.
Mrs. Yao closed her eyes.
After half a stick of incense, Yao Shuangyan died.
"Go and report to the palace, saying that Mrs. Hou feels ashamed and unworthy of being the daughter of the Yao family, and is determined to die to apologize." Mrs. Yao ordered to the maid.
The maid nodded and was about to leave when she bumped into Changyang Hou. Changyang Hou looked down at Yao Shuangyan.
The former queen actually died in the mourning hall!
Mrs. Yao immediately said: "It was Mrs. Hou who took the initiative to commit suicide so that her father and brother would not be alone on the road to hell."
Changyang Marquis did not ask any more questions. After offering three sticks of incense, he repeated Chu Yunning's words one by one. Mrs. Yao said: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for helping the Yao family. The Yao family will be cautious in the future and will never violate the law again."
Law, start a new life."
Not only Mrs. Yao, but the entire Yao family made this promise.
Based on what the Yao family and his son did, it would be nice not to be scolded to death, but Xiao Jingheng still gave the Yao family face and saved the face of everyone in the Yao family.
The Yao family was grateful and showed no displeasure on their faces. Seeing this, Marquis Changyang once again admired Chu Yunning's ability to win over people.
Not only did she get the benefits, but she also eliminated the other party, and made the other party very grateful to her.
Such a woman is really not an ordinary person. No wonder Xiao Jingheng trusted her so much and gave her military power to Chu Yunning.