Qi Chen held back his heartache, smiled, looked at Ling'er, and was about to say something when a eunuch rushed in and knelt on the ground, announcing: "Your Majesty, the Prime Minister is asking for an audience outside the palace."
"Xuan." Qi Chen weakly ordered.
The old prime minister walked quickly into the inner hall. Although he was over sixty years old, he still walked as fast as flying. He stood in front of Emperor Qi and Ling'er, bowed respectfully to them and said hello: "I see the emperor, and see the princess."
"Prime Minister, please excuse me." Qi Chen said to the old prime minister who was kneeling on the ground.
The old prime minister stood up and walked to Ling'er's side. He whispered in Ling'er's ear: "Princess, everything is ready. General Cheng is also willing to help. We just need to give the order from the princess." Ling'er nodded.
He raised his head, raised his eyes, and looked at the old prime minister gratefully. Qi was lucky to have him here.
Emperor Qi heard the old Prime Minister tell him about Ling'er's letter to the old Prime Minister and General Cheng early this morning. He was very comforted. Their Qi family could be saved. What's more, Ling'er was taught by his father and would definitely not lose.
man.
"Ling'er, the emperor knows that he is dead. He has already issued a will to pass the throne of Qi to you. You must swear to defend my Qi family to the death and not fall into the hands of others." Qi Chen looked at Ling'er and his tone was weak.
, but said with determination in his eyes.
After hearing the edict, Ling'er couldn't help but feel pain in her heart. Her tears were like broken beads, adding a touch of sadness to her beautiful face. She kept shaking her head, looking at Qi Chen and choked up: "No, brother Huang, Ling'er
I'll treat you and you will definitely get better." She had this only relative left, so how could she bear to watch Qi Chen leave again.
Qi Chen forced himself to sit up and grabbed Ling'er's shoulders, and said excitedly: "Ling'er, don't be like this. Brother Huang has no more thoughts and has already thought of committing suicide. What's more, dragging this broken body to treat Brother Huang
It’s also a kind of torture. I promise the emperor to protect the Qi family, otherwise the emperor will not be able to face the queen mother and the emperor.”
The only thing Qi Chen couldn't worry about was that Qi's century-old power could not be destroyed in his hands, so he endured the pain until Ling'er came back.
"No, how can the imperial brother say that he has no thoughts? You still have Ling'er. How can you bear to abandon Ling'er and stay alone in this world." Ling'er cried, her imperial brother dotes on her so much.
Qi Chen looked at Ling'er, shook his head, and showed a quiet and gentle smile at the corner of his mouth, and said: "Brother Huang knows that the King of Han is very good to you, and now Brother Huang can rest assured. This situation is all his retribution."
.You don’t have to be reluctant to give up, promise me to protect the Qi family, promise to the emperor brother. Ahem..." After saying that, Qi Chen coughed violently again, and hurriedly took out the handkerchief and covered his mouth.
When the veil was taken off, there was already a pool of bright red blood stains on it, which was extremely dazzling. Ling'er looked at Qi Chen with blurred tears and the blood stains on his lips. He nodded sharply and choked up: "Ling'er promised the emperor."
Yes, protect the country of Qi and the people of Qi."
Her royal brother finally chose to leave. As the royal brother said, he had no thoughts. Dragging this broken body was torture, so it was better to let him go with peace of mind.
Qi Chen lay back on the bed again. With an almost beautiful face on his pale face, he smiled gently and said to Ling'er: "Silly girl, Brother Huang is no longer able to survive. Please call me Brother Chen again like you did when you were a child."
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Ling'er held Qi Chen's hand, wiped away her tears, looked at Qi Chen and said with a smile: "Brother Chen."
Qi Chen felt very tired. The torture of illness these days had made him miserable. He slowly closed his eyes, with a warm smile still on his face, as if he was asleep.
Ling'er clearly felt that Qi Chen held his hand and slowly let go. Although it was still warm, he couldn't help but cry out: "Brother Imperial!"
The old prime minister also knelt down, already bursting with tears. The servants in the room also knelt down and started crying, and instantly the whole palace could be heard crying.
The bells and drums in the distant attic rang, and the bells seemed to hit Ling'er's heart one after another. It was heartbreaking pain, and the funeral bell rang, which represented the passing of a generation of kings, the end of a dynasty, and the coming of a country.
A new king, a new beginning, and her royal brother is gone after all.
The cries one after another echoed throughout the palace, and a whole restlessness suddenly sounded.
A man wearing crescent-colored clothes with gorgeous patterns embroidered with blue silk, with a square jaw, clear eyes, and slanting sword eyebrows, rushed straight into the inner hall with all the civil and military officials in the court.
Ling'er stood up and walked over, looked at the person who came, and recognized the person at a glance as Prince Ning.
"Oh, Ling'er is back. He hasn't been seen for some time." Prince Ning looked at Ling'er and spoke first, with a frivolous and arrogant tone in his tone.
Ling'er knew that what was supposed to come would come sooner or later, and she had to face it at this moment. Looking at Prince Ning, she said in a cold tone: "The late emperor has just passed away, and there is no news. How dare Prince Ning break into the inner palace without permission." But said.
The words "Xian Huang" still hurt Ling'er's heart.
Prince Ning looked at Ling'er and smiled: "Easy to say, I just want to ask, to whom did the late emperor pass the throne to?" It was as if the throne was already his.
Ling'er said sternly: "I am the only one left in the Qi royal family, so the throne will naturally be passed on to me."
After hearing this, Prince Ning's face darkened and he said: "How can that be done? How can this emperor be given to a woman? Although I am not the authentic royal family of the Qi family, I am still a relative. The throne should be passed on to me." He absolutely said.
I don’t believe that Qi Chen passed the throne to Ling’er.
"What did Prince Ning say? The crown prince of Qi State has always made no distinction between men and women. The late emperor's decree passed the throne to me, as evidenced by the old prime minister. Could it be that Prince Ning wants to violate the late emperor's will and rebel?" Ling'er said one word.
He asked in a cold tone.
King Ning looked at Ling'er and said coldly: "So what if you condone the rebellion? I will decide the throne of Qi today, and the ministers in the court also support me. If you obediently give up the throne, I will be able to
I'll give you the position of queen, otherwise I won't blame you for being rude."
Prince Ning did not prepare for the rebellion in a day or two, otherwise he would not have dared to break into the inner palace today.
"Then all the ministers behind King Ning support King Ning? And I want to see how Prince Ning is so rude?" Ling'er coldly shot at the group of people behind King Ning, and Ling'er said this
I just want these ministers to choose a good direction, so that I can catch all the ministers who are plotting rebellion.
After listening to Ling'er's words, some ministers lowered their heads and stood behind Prince Ning, while others retreated behind the Prime Minister. The choice at this moment was difficult for these civil and military officials.
When King Ning saw that there were already many ministers behind him who were not on his side, he became furious and shouted angrily: "Qi Ling'er, I'm warning you, don't drink wine as a penalty. Come here!"
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