It’s Better to be the Empress Dowager - Chapter 125

The emperor died. Tang Shishi suddenly became confused, and couldn’t hear the voice behind. The maids also panicked and asked: “Wang Hao, what should I do?”

What to do, Master Tang also wanted to know what to do, she had no idea. But Master Tang knows that now she is the princess, the backbone of the entire palace, she must not show panic. Master Tang took a deep breath and said: “Call everyone else together, and don’t allow anyone to run around. Keep the door carefully. If there is any wind and grass, please report to me immediately. Also, put the red lanterns and red lanterns. The paper-cuts and the like are removed, and the clothes are changed to plain colors. Don’t change the mourning clothes for now.

The emperor’s death is a national funeral, and the whole country wears hemp and filial piety. They are the royal family, and the rules will only be stricter. Theoretically, the palace only changed clothes after the funeral, but now that the death knell has sounded, these things can be prepared.

Master Tang’s tone was calm, calm, and methodical. The maids were infected by this calmness, and slowly settled down: “Yes.”

The maids ran to arrange. Master Tang returned to the apse to see Zhao Zigao. The nurse is a folk woman, and she doesn’t understand what the forbidden city bell means, but from the expressions of the people in the palace, she realizes that something is not right.

It seems that something big has happened.

Especially when Master Tang went and turned back, the nurse panicked even more. The nurse held Zhao Zigao, and asked tremblingly: “Wang Hao, why are the lights on? Is something wrong?”

Master Tang avoided talking. She looked down at Zhao Zigao. This kid cried loudly when he was quiet. When the bell was ringing outside, he fell asleep instead. Master Tang saw that Zhao Zigao had not been awakened by the bell, and he was relieved and said, “Give him to me. Tonight he will go to sleep in front of me.”

Master Tang said that he would take over Zhao Zigao, so how dare the maids let Master Tang hold the child and rush forward to grab it. Master Tang also didn’t fight with them. After the maid held Zhao Zigao firmly, Master Tang said, “Let’s go. Take the piece of brocade over. It’s wet outside. Don’t wake him up from the cold.”

“Yes.”

The maid-in-law carefully wrapped Zhao Zigao and carried him to the main room. It seems that the crying just now has exhausted all Zhao Zigao’s strength, and this time such a big movement did not wake him up. After arriving at the main room, the maidservants were busy lighting up the lights, making the bed, cooking the soup, and hurriedly changing the plain clothes for the king of the county.

After Tang Shishi changed his clothes, he sat on the bed of Luohan and quietly watched his son’s sleeping face. She was afraid that the light would wake up Zhao Zigao, and asked the maid to remove the case lamp, leaving only a small hanging lamp. Teacher Tang didn’t know what was going on outside, what step Zhao Chengjun was going to, or what a normal transfer of power should look like. She only knew that her son was asleep, and she was waiting for him to come back.

Regardless of life or death, regardless of success or failure, their family is together.

At this moment, Master Tang felt unprecedented peace. She raised her head and looked at the deep night sky. Third watch, I am afraid that many people will not be able to sleep tonight. I don’t know what Miyagi is doing at this moment.

In Ci Ning Palace, Queen Mother Yao did not sleep for long, but she was suddenly awakened by a rush of footsteps: “Queen Mother, you will wake up soon. Long live the Lord seems to be impossible!”

what? The Queen Mother was suddenly awakened from half asleep and half a dream. She got up with her loose hair. Because of lack of sleep, her face was all drooping and old: “What did you say?”

The imperial **** knelt on the icy ground of Ci Ning Palace, burst into tears: “Long live master, it won’t be done.”

Queen Mother Yao was very embarrassed when she heard these words, she shook her hand and almost fell to the ground. The mothers were frightened, and quickly helped her: “Queen Mother…”

The Queen Mother felt that her life was over at this moment. She became sober for a moment, and she regained consciousness, and strongly supported the majesty of the Empress Dowager who was listening to politics. The Queen Mother Yao said strongly: “Help Ai’s family get up. Let’s go to the Qing Palace.”

The palace people hurriedly stepped forward to change the clothes for the Queen Mother Yao. Time is in a hurry and they have no time to comb the hair of the Queen Mother. At this moment, the Queen Mother has no intention of paying attention to the decentness of the Queen Mother. The Queen Mother Yao changed clothes at the most sloppy speed in her life, but it was still too late.

She just got dressed, and before she put on her armor, there were running sounds outside, as if Ci Ning Palace was surrounded by people. From afar, an **** knocked on the gong all the way, and stretched his throat, shouting: “It is forbidden to go out at very moments. Each palace stays in its own palace.”

When the Queen Mother Yao heard this voice, her face went dark. She calmly asked, “What’s wrong outside?”

The palace people looked at each other, and after a while, the **** who was inquiring about the news came back with a very bad expression: “Queen dowager, Ci Ning Palace is surrounded by people and no one is allowed to enter or leave.”

The Queen Mother Yao’s face was livid, and she shouted angrily: “Bold! The Ai family is the queen mother, who dares to be presumptuous in front of the Ai family?”

“They said that it was ordered by King Jing. King Jing said that the emperor’s condition suddenly worsened, and that in extraordinary times, no one is allowed to walk in the palace. If there is any offender, he will be killed on the spot.”

The Queen Mother Yao’s face sank again, and the Qianqing Palace was controlled by Zhao Chengjun? She didn’t even wear the armor, and she rushed out with a cold face: “The emperor is the grandson of the Ai family. Now that the emperor’s fate is on the line, how can the Ai family not go over and protect him? The Ai family wants to see, who dares? Stopping Aijia.”

“The empress dowager, think twice!” The palace people hurriedly stopped the empress Yao, and persuaded them all, “Manny, now the situation outside is unknown, the empress must not commit the risk personally.”

The queen mother Yao pushed away Grandma Feng’s hand angrily, and said angrily: “Presumptuous! The Ai’s family is the queen mother of the two dynasties, Zhao Chengjun’s maternal mother. He still dares to do what’s wrong with the Ai’s family? Get out of the way.

Grandma Feng was unprepared, she was pushed by the Queen Mother and fell to the ground with a plop. The fall was extremely painful, but Mother Feng did not dare to delay, she quickly got up and continued to stop the Queen Mother Yao: “The Queen Mother, now is different from the past, you have to calm down. You are the backbone of everyone, only you are good. Yes, everyone will have a comeback.”

The Queen Mother slowly calmed down. The anger just passed, she seemed to suddenly lose strength, dizzy, staggered and fell backward. The palace people hurriedly helped the Queen Mother Yao to sit down. The Queen Mother held her head for a while and asked: “How is the palace gate now?”

The **** went out to inquire, and after a while, he said: “The gate of the palace is guarded by Jin Yiwei, it seems to be the manpower of Mr. Xiang.”

Xiang Ying is not Jin Yiwei commander Hong Fei. Hong Fei respects the Queen Mother Yao very much, and has done many things for the Queen Mother in these years, but Xiang Ying has been newly promoted in the past two years, and the Queen Mother is not familiar with her. Obviously, Hong Fei was betrayed, and his men chose Gao Zhi.

But Jinyiweili can’t be said to be betrayal. The people in Beizhen Fusi are more dark-hearted. Who is not the boss and replaces himself?

Queen Mother Yao asked again: “Where is the city gate?”

“Be guarded by the Yu Lin guard, the news can’t come out.”

The Queen Mother sighed deeply. She knew that everything was over when she heard this. As soon as the emperor’s fate was at stake, Zhao Chengjun controlled the Qianqing Palace, the Palace City Gate, and the Imperial City Gate. Although the outer city was not known yet, he wanted to come to Jinling City Gate as well.

The emperor and the right of way are in his hands, and then it depends on the cabinet’s statement. However, the old foxes in the cabinet know the current affairs best. Zhao Chengjun is in power and has a well-known succession reason. No one will have trouble with him.

He had been out of the capital for 13 years, and he was able to control the eunuch, Jinyiwei, Twenty-Six Guards, and the 5th Army Dudu Mansion at the same time. It seems that the Queen Mother Yao’s loss this time is not injustice.

The Queen Mother Yao leaned on the back of the chair, and for the first time felt such a strong sense of exhaustion. In the past, no matter how fiercely she fought with the former harem, and no matter how hard she watched Zhezi, she would not have this feeling of being old.

There was a long bell outside, and the Queen Mother closed her eyes and laughed bitterly.

She thought she had won this 27-year struggle, but in the end, she lost to them.

Guo Qinyue, your good son.

In the Palace of Prince Jing, Master Tang held his child in fear and waited. Zhao Zigao slept very securely, smacking his little mouth, not knowing what good things he had eaten in his dream.

Master Tang looked at her son, and finally realized that Zhao Chengjun said she was heartless at the beginning. Master Tang sighed and looked out the window again. Four changes are coming, and the day is about to dawn.

Master Tang was distracted, and suddenly there was a voice outside. Master Tang suddenly woke up, and the maid ran in to report: “Wang Hao, the son is here.”

Master Tang’s excited heart fell all of a sudden, she said “Oh” and said lightly: “What is he here for?”

The maid did not reply, and Zhao Zixun’s voice stopped outside the door: “Wang Hao, there is a change in Jinling City tonight. The late arrival of my son and ministers shocked the princess.”

Master Tang didn’t make any waves, and said, “In the middle of the night, the world will not stay in the house to comfort your two beautiful concubines. What are you doing here?”

Zhao Zixun thought about the timidity of women, even if Master Tang flared his teeth and claws, he was actually a woman. Being so dangerous tonight, she stayed in the house alone, I’m afraid she would have scared Liushenwuzhu a long time ago.

Even if Zhao Zixun was panicking, but thinking that Master Tang was even more afraid, even now he still had to brace his face, he couldn’t help but pity her, and couldn’t bear to criticize her again. Zhao Zixun said: “The princess don’t have to panic. With me, I will protect the palace.”

Master Tang rolled his eyes secretly, wondering what use you can do, can you change the result of the coup or can you charge and kill the enemy? Zhao Chengjun took away his confidant for such an important matter today, and left the most elite guards for Master Tang, but he did not bring Zhao Zixun with him.

It can be seen that Zhao Zixun is not a person who can help in Zhao Chengjun’s heart. Master Tang thought in his heart, always wanting to save a little face, and said: “The son is interested. But I have enough staff here. The son should go back to comfort Zhou Fangfei. The wife has just had a miscarriage, and the body has not been well taken care of, so she needs it most. Accompany me.”

Originally very common words, but fell in Zhao Zixun’s ears, and unexpectedly gave birth to some inexplicable taste. Master Tang’s words were yin and yang strange, as if jealous.

Zhao Zixun’s heart throbbed. He looked up and saw Tang Shishi’s profile cast on the window paper, swaying with the candlelight, gentle and slender. Zhao Zixun was silent for a while, he stood outside the door, did not enter or leave.

Master Tang didn’t know what was going on with Zhao Zixun, he was willing to keep it, and Master Tang couldn’t blast him away, just let him go. Master Tang sat for a while, and gradually felt sleepy. She covered her lips and yawned. When the maid saw it, she persuaded: “Princess, you’ve been up for a while, go back to sleep for a while.”

Zhao Zixun saw it too, and said the same: “Yes, Wang Hao, go to sleep at ease, I’m the one outside.”

As soon as Zhao Zixun’s voice fell, he suddenly heard movement outside. Zhao Zixun turned her head back, and Master Tang also stood up and asked, “Who’s here?”

A line of lights moved from far to near, and when they approached, a man in white saluted the upper room: “Minions, see Princess Jing.”

Master Tang heard that this was an eunuch, she quickly opened the door and walked out and asked, “What’s the matter with the father-in-law?”

Father-in-law in white smiled when he saw Master Tang, and said, “The slaves are here to report funerals to all households at the order of Master Bingbi. The emperor of Daxing has died, and the whole country is in the same funeral.”

Master Tang was not sure of the eunuch’s intentions, but in this case, it was right to just cry. The people in a courtyard cried relatively for a while. Master Tang held back his tears and said: “The concubine’s body mourns and can’t speak, and the father-in-law forgive the sin.”

“The princess is sorrowful.” The **** in white said, “The slave has to go to Nanyang Princess’s mansion and retire first. The princess takes care of her body and don’t want to grieve excessively.”

Teacher Tang should send the **** out. Master Tang noticed that when the **** mentioned Nanyang just now, he used “the eldest princess”.

This generation is very meaningful. Master Tang sent the **** to the courtyard gate, and when he reached the door, the **** suddenly stopped and said to Master Tang: “The master in the palace asks the slave to pass a message to the princess, and the master lets the princess sleep well. Don’t think about it. Waiting for tomorrow, you will know.”

Master Tang was taken aback, and she asked tentatively: “Thank you, I don’t know who this master is…”

The **** in white had an ambiguous attitude, smiled, but refused to say. He turned around and was about to leave. Master Tang hurriedly pursued two steps, stuffed a purse in the hands of the eunuch, and said: “There is father-in-law to relieve his worries. The prince has not returned tonight. I wonder if the prince is in the palace?”

The **** in white returned his purse back to Master Tang with a smile: “How do the slaves know about the master’s affairs. But the princess can rest assured that everything is fine for the masters in the palace, and the princess will rest assured.”

After he finished speaking, he bowed his hand to Master Tang, and pointed out: “Wang Hao, you are a blessed person. You rest well tonight, and when you enter the palace tomorrow, there are still many things to toss about.”

Master Tang stayed in place, watching the **** go away. Zhao Zixun and the **** could not be seen anymore, and she still couldn’t recover.

Du Juan followed Master Tang, his body trembling slightly, not knowing whether it was cold or shaking: “Wang Hao, what did the father-in-law just now mean?”

Master Tang slowly recovered his senses, and said in a low voice, “I don’t know.”

She really didn’t know. But she had a hunch that Zhao Chengjun won.

The **** refused to say that Zhao Chengjun was a taboo, nor did he call him King Jing. Most of the time, the overall situation was settled, but the face had not yet been met, so he refused to say it for fear of taboos. Otherwise, Master Tang, a princess, what will you do in the palace tomorrow?

Master Tang settled down and said to the maids: “Go and remove all the bright things in the house, notify the whole house, and change into mourning clothes.”