Clear and Muddy Loss of Love

Chapter 262

Da Qi talks about the Empress Hugh

Today is Gu Ruolan's eighth day in the sky prison of Dali Temple, Qi Yan happened to make up five "positive" characters, Gu Ruolan guarded Qi Yan every day, from the initial resistance to the sky prison to getting used to it.

Because of Qi Yan's special status, Nangong Jingnv also put Gu Ruolan under "house arrest" and gave Gu Ruolan a single room next to Qi Yan's cell, but the accommodation conditions were much better than Qi Yan's.

Gu Ruolan has confirmed that what the imperial husband recorded on the wall was the day when she was imprisoned.

Every day, no matter what Qi Yan's physical condition was, she got up at almost a fixed time to draw a line on the wall. Gu Ruolan couldn't figure out what this person was insisting on.

To this day, Gu Ruolan still doesn't know Qi Yan's name, and their communication still stops at the sentence when Qi Yan first opened her eyes from a coma: "Who are you?"

Eight days had passed, if Qi Yan hadn't insisted on getting up and drawing a line on the wall every day, it could almost be said to be a breathing corpse.

Gu Ruolan forced her to use even the daily meals.

At the beginning, Gu Ruolan couldn't grasp the essentials, and she suffered several soft nails. No matter how Gu Ruolan persuaded Qi Yan, she ignored it, which made Gu Ruolan very distressed.

However, the careful Gu Ruolan found that when she gave this person medicine, she cooperated surprisingly.

So one day, Gu Ruolan suddenly had a flash of inspiration and yelled at Qi Yan: "If you don't eat well, you will die!"

Unexpectedly, after Qi Yan heard this sentence, he hesitated for a while, then raised his eyes to look at Gu Ruolan, there seemed to be some kind of turmoil in those dead eyes, and then he took the bowl and began to eat gracefully.

"It's so pretty" Gu Ruolan thought while looking at Qi Yan's eating.

I have lived in no fixed place for these years and wandered around, asking myself that I have seen countless people of all kinds, and this is the first time I have seen such a person.

It looks like a complex of contradictions, but it is perfectly mixed together, dazzling and mysterious, making people unable to move their eyes away.

Since then, this trick has been tried repeatedly, as long as Gu Ruolan brings a bowl to Qi Yan and says: "If you don't eat, you will die." Qi Yan will be obedient, really very well-behaved.

Every time, Gu Ruolan would squat beside Qi Yan and watch Qi Yan, there was a gentle curve on Gu Ruolan's lips, but when she looked at her, she felt inexplicably distressed.

It's just that I have devoted myself to medicine all these years, to the point where I don't know what's going on outside the window. Gu Ruolan doesn't know why the majestic husband is locked up here and suffers such torture.

But through Gu Ruolan's observation, she found that from Qi Yan's eyes and state, she is clearly a person who has no desire to live, but she is so afraid of death...

"Death" seems to have become this person's weakness, no matter what he decides, it will work every time.

Gu Ruolan really couldn't figure out what kind of reason was hidden in it.

……

Inner Court Pearl Palace.

This is the residence of Princess Yanyang.

The afternoon sun was shining warmly throughout the main hall, Qi Yuxiao was practicing calligraphy in the study with a pen holder in hand, when the emperor mother said: If she doesn't work anymore, she will not be allowed to see the emperor father.

When Qi Yuxiao heard that his father had returned from Huainan, he hurried to Chengchao Palace several times but was in vain.The palace people of Chengchao Palace kept this secret. Although Qi Yuxiao was young, her mind was much more mature than her peers. She knew there must be something hidden in it.

The whispers of the palace servants could be faintly heard outside the window, Qi Yuxiao's heart moved, his black and watery pupils turned around, he put down his brush and tiptoed to the window, hid under the window to ensure that his figure could not be seen at all, held his breath and held his breath. listen.

"Have you heard? Dozens of lords have signed the blood book together. Your Majesty may not be able to bear it this time."

"Hey... this is nothing new. After all, Dagong... has been imprisoned in the Dali Temple Prison for more than ten days, right?"

"It's almost there. I heard from Eunuch Wei of Ganquan Palace that His Majesty has already talked with the ministers several times, and he is afraid that the imperial husband will be deposed soon."

"This is the first time I've heard of this woman's Husband..."

"Hush!...Are you going to die?"

……

The conversation came to an abrupt end, Qi Yuxiao's face was pale, and he sat on the ground leaning against the wall, his eyes widened.

Mother wants to... abolish father?Father was imprisoned in Dali Temple sky prison?

how can that be possible?Father and mother are so harmonious...

Qi Yuxiao covered his mouth and ran all the way to the door, but stopped when he was about to push the door.

Turning around, I was so anxious that I spun around in the study, tears rolled in my eyes.

Qi Yuxiao is afraid of Nangong Jingnv. Although Nangong Jingnv's attitude towards her has improved a lot in the past two years, the coercion in her childhood still weighs on Qi Yuxiao's heart. She knows that what she said is not true for her mother. I will listen, and maybe I will cause more trouble for my father.

After thinking about it, Qi Yuxiao went back to the desk, picked up the brush, raised his hand and wiped his eyes randomly, and after writing a few words, he felt sad and choked up.

The content of the letter is very simple, although the pen is immature, it already has a bit of character.

to whom It May Concern……

Look, this study room is really not for nothing. I have already mastered the format of the letter at a young age, but unfortunately I missed the second sentence.

Second aunt, I heard that my mother locked up my father, and I still want to stop... Yu Xiao still can't write the word "把", so she cried even more aggrieved, and after thinking about it, she typed a "" on the word "反". ×" was changed to the word Hugh.

I beg my second aunt to return to Beijing quickly and save my father.

Yu Xiao pays homage.

Before Nangong Shunv left, Qi Yuxiao left a few carrier pigeons to keep in touch with the little guy. Yu Xiao has been writing a letter to Nangong Shunv every month. Just a few days.

Qi Yuxiao put down the brush, took out a very small bamboo knot, folded the letter and stuffed it inside.

Holding the bamboo tube tightly in the palm of his hand, he ran to the bronze mirror to take a picture, making sure that others could not see that he had just cried, and then pretended to leave the study as usual.

Palace maid: "See Your Highness."

Qi Yuxiao: "Yes."

Palace maid: "Where are you going, Your Highness?"

Qi Yuxiao: "I'll feed the pigeons in the backyard, so you don't have to follow."

Palace maid: "Yes."

Qi Yuxiao came to the backyard, tied the bamboo tube to the pigeon's leg, made sure it wouldn't fall off, and then carried the pigeon to the palace wall and raised it upwards.

With a sound of "fluttering", the pigeon flew away.

Qi Yuxiao: Pigeon, pigeon, fly quickly...

For another three days, Nangong Jingnv finally couldn't stand the collective kneeling and lobbying of the civil official group, and invited the six ministers, Gong Yanghuai, Lu Boyan and Xing Jingfu to the imperial study room alone again.

Nangong Jingnv: "The hearts of the gentlemen...I understand. I...recognize the crimes Li Qiaoshan confessed." After saying this, Nangong Jingnv's strength seemed to be drained, but the empress's The majesty bound her and she could not bend down.

Xing Jingfu was overjoyed, but his face was serious: "Your Majesty knows how to turn back when he lost his way, and the old minister can also let go of his burden and concentrate on going back to observe his filial piety."

Nangong Jingnu directly ignored Xing Jingfu, and pondered: "But there is only one thing, I don't recognize it. Qi Yan is... not a woman. I have been married to her for so long, this matter is pure slander."

Lu Boyan, who came from an aristocratic family, immediately understood Nangong Jingnv's intentions. As long as Qi Yan's identity as a man is not overthrown, then his marriage with the empress will count!The emperor's husband is the same as the empress... The empress is the only woman among the emperor's many women who walks through the main gate of the palace wearing a phoenix robe and Xiapei, worshiping heaven and earth.

The status is naturally not the same, according to the laws of Wei State: even if the empress commits the crime of treason, at most she will be dethroned and thrown into the cold palace, there is no possibility of death.

But most queens would use the three-foot white silk to kill themselves when they were deposed, but what if Qi Yan had the cheek to not commit suicide?

Lu Boyan was a little uneasy, he looked at Xing Jingfu beside him.

However, Xing Jingfu was born in a poor family. Although he has lived in the top class for more than ten years, the family's conventions have been established for a while, but he can't reflect it for a while.

Lu Boyan: "This...Since Li Qiaoshan dares to say that, how about...it's better to prove his integrity?"

Nangong Jingnu's face turned cold in an instant: "You have read all the sage books into the dog's stomach? Don't you understand the reason why a scholar can be killed but not humiliated? Qi Yan and I have been husband and wife for nearly ten years. Is she male or female? Don't you know? Are you doubting me?"

Gong Yanghuai: "Your Majesty is right. The emperor's husband is the same as the father of the country. How to verify the real body? How can there be a precedent for the queen to be pushed out to verify the real body in all dynasties? Zuo Pushe is not afraid of slipping his tongue!"

From time to time, Xing Jingfu also understood the mystery of this gender issue, but it is obviously unwise for Nangong Jingnv to argue about this matter, and as long as Qi Yan loses his status as the emperor's husband, he has countless ways Qi Yan will never be able to turn over in an open and honest way, so it doesn't matter if he is a man or a woman?

The female emperor is different from ordinary emperors, and there will only be an emperor's wife in the harem.A country without a crown prince will be unstable. It is enough to let Nangong Jingnv become the new emperor after the national mourning is over.

Nangong Jingnu: "Do you have any objections?"

Seeing that no one answered, Nangong Jingnu let out a shallow breath: "Preaching the decree..."

Waiter: "Yes."

Nangong Jingnv closed her eyes, and read out the manuscript that had been typed countless times: "The imperial husband Qi Yan conspired to commit a treason, and the crime is unforgivable... But the reason is... Zeng Gui is the imperial husband, according to the law Death is not granted to the posthumous position...however, the death penalty can be avoided...the life crime cannot be escaped. Depose her status as an imperial concubine, cut off her fame and fame, and demote her to a commoner...to be thrown into the cold palace, and she must die...he can't get out. I respect this."

According to the official history of the Wei State: In the second year of Chengqi, the imperial concubine Qi Yanmou committed a crime, and the superior was furious, deposed her as an imperial concubine, refuted her fame and fame, and was imprisoned in the cold palace. She must die.

……

The servant: "...respect."

Qi Yan's hands and feet were handcuffed with heavy chains. He knelt on the ground and listened to the edict read out by the servant, silently.

On the other hand, Gu Ruolan couldn't help but let out a burst of exclamation, and the servant gave him a cold look, which scared Gu Ruolan to silence immediately.

The servant: "Mr. Qi Yuan, accept the order?"

The word "Yuanjun" stabbed Qi Yan's heart fiercely like a knife, Qi Yan grinned at his pale and cracked lips, and raised his hand to receive the order.

Instead, the servant raised his hand and said in a sharp voice, "Why don't you thank me?"

Qi Yan's lips moved, and he replied hoarsely: "Sinner Qi Yan... Thank you Lord Long En."

Only then was the servant satisfied and handed over the bright yellow scroll to Qi Yan's hands.

The servant: "You guys, escort him to the cold palace!"

Guard: "Yes."

Qi Yan was carried away from the dungeon by the guards. The chain between her legs scraped on the ground, making a heavy noise. Gu Ruolan carried the medicine box on her back and couldn't help following behind Qi Yan, but was stopped by the guard with a whisk.

Waiter: "Who are you?"

Gu Ruolan: "The female doctor who enters the palace by order is specially for... Mr. Qi Yuan to see a doctor.

The servant frowned, Gu Ruolan clenched the belt of the medicine box in front of her chest, puffed her chest out and then collapsed, she murmured: "The imperial decree dismissed the imperial husband and didn't let me see the patients. She is my doctor." patient, I will follow her until she recovers!"

The servant thought that His Majesty did not have any special instructions, so he nodded in agreement.

Because of Qi Yan's weakness and weakness in lower limbs, she was almost dragged away by the guards, and the sound of the iron chain scraping on the ground was very ear-piercing.

Gu Ruolan was upset, but she didn't dare to make a sound because she was afraid. She was afraid that if she offended them, they would be kicked out of the palace. She still knew what the cold palace was.

Without her own care, Qi Yan would die!

……

The decree to depose the imperial husband was quickly advertised to the world under the instruction of Lu Boyan, Xing Jingfu and others, and the people everywhere were in an uproar.

Almost wherever the imperial list was posted, the front of the imperial list was crowded, and the common people talked about it, and most of them were puzzled.

Leaving aside the fact that a woman's divorce is an ancient anecdote, even if it happened among the people, it would be discussed for a while, let alone a female emperor?

Moreover, Qi Yan's reputation among the people is very good. First of all, she "comes from a poor family" and can tie the knot with the princess with the most noble lineage in the imperial court.

Secondly, no matter whether Qi Yan was a son-in-law, a courtier, or the emperor's husband in these years, there has never been a single incident of oppressing the people in Yurou Township.

On the contrary, it can be said that he can bear the four words of "dedication and devotion". Not only during his tenure in Jinzhou, he managed Jinzhou, which had been in decline for several years, to a new look, but also often spread rumors of working with the people and visiting the village.

Not long ago, the Huainan Rebellion was quelled without a single soldier, the corrupt officials were punished, and the people were protected from reprisals. Some people even saw with their own eyes that the well-mannered imperial wife carried bamboo baskets with the people. Let's dig the back of the mountain together!

Coupled with the publication of "Yuanjunlu" and its popularity in teahouses in various states, more people have learned about Qi Yuanjun's deeds. , The imperial court will definitely tell the whole world to praise him, but what he waits for is such an imperial decree of dismissal!

There was an uproar in the public opinion for a while, and the common people all sympathized with the imprisoned emperor's husband for no reason. As for the crime of "conspiracy" mentioned in the imperial decree, the common people could not accept it.

What are you kidding?Empresses can only have one imperial husband, and their children are the next generation of emperors. There is no reason for an imperial husband to plot rebellion!

Among the many prefectures, there were two places that reacted the most. One was the Jinzhou prefecture where the deity of Qi Yan was located. On the third day after the imperial decree arrived in Jinzhou, the Jinzhou prefectural government received a letter signed by tens of thousands of people, which was a volume long gray cloth.

Some people who couldn't write directly pressed a handprint on the cloth, and the content was roughly: Ten thousand people petitioned, begging His Majesty to re-trial, and return the emperor's husband's innocence.

The other place is Huainan where Qi Yan just left. At this time, the chaos in Huainan has subsided, and the six lost cities have all been returned.

The people are rebuilding their homes in full swing, everyone’s life is full of hope, and everyone is smiling. When the imperial decree arrives, Qi Yan’s merit monument has already been completed, and it was made for Qi Yan with the joint funding of the entire Huainan people. A huge stone was chiseled on Yuanbao Mountain, transported down the mountain by thousands of people, carved into stone tablets, and calligraphers from Huainan wrote their own texts and carved on the stone tablet by skilled craftsmen.

The inscription is two feet nine feet high and more than one foot wide. It will be pulled up and stood up when the imperial court gives an order, and it will not fall down for a thousand years!

The imperial decree arrived in the afternoon of the same day, and the monument of Qi Yan's meritorious deeds stood upright in the early morning of the next day. It is unknown who pulled it up, and the stone monument weighing ten thousand catties was erected like this.

The people of Huainan silently resisted the court's will with their own actions.

The prefect of Huainan was also in a dilemma. He sent people to the homes of the patriarchs of various ethnic groups to lobby several times, asking them to come forward to persuade the people to put down the stele, but they were all rejected.

The patriarchs of more than a dozen surnames in Huainan actually fell ill, and they were still seriously ill, unable to see guests...

The governor of Huainan was also afraid of offending the public, and was even more grateful for what Qi Yan had done in Huainan, so he wrote a letter to the court overnight, tactfully conveying public opinion and asking the court to consider it carefully.

On the other side, the prefect of Jinzhou Prefecture also handed over his memorial to the post officer along with this roll of gray cloth, and sent them to the capital day and night.

……

The fief of Princess Zhuohua Mansion in Hangzhou.

Lily untied the bamboo tube from the pigeon's legs, put the pigeon in a cage, sprinkled a handful of millet and added water before coming to the main hall to report.

Lily: "Master, your Highness has sent a letter."

Seeing Xiaodie, Nangong Shunv immediately sat up straight, with anticipation in her eyes, she also smiled: "Send it in."

Lily: "Yes."

A while ago, Nangong Shunv just came back from playing with Xiaodie, and Nangong Shunv was teaching Xiaodie to read and write, but this person became sleepy when he read the book, which made Nangong Shunv very helpless.

Think about what a heavenly genius Qi Yan is, the first person in the Wei Kingdom to have two yuan and one flower, but Xiaodie gets sleepy when she sees books.

Exactly...

After Baihe withdrew, Nangong Shunu handed the letter to Xiaodie: "Read it to me."

The contents of Qi Yuxiao's letters are relatively simple, and the words are shallow... It is the best way to stimulate Xiaodie's thirst for knowledge.

Xiaodie accepted the letter excitedly. First, she saw the "×" on the letter and couldn't help laughing for a while before she read: "Dear Sir...Second Aunt, I heard that the Empress locked up Father, and I still want to ... Hugh."

Nangong Shunv: "What?" As she spoke, she moved to Xiaodie's side, read the entire content with a quick glance, and her expression changed.

Xiaodie just finished reading here, turned her head to look anxiously at Nangong Shunv, and asked for help: "What should I do?"

Nangong Shunv took a deep breath, suppressed the worries in her heart, and comforted her: "You can't believe everything a child says, maybe the couple had a fight... Qi Yan was also grounded before, so don't worry too much."

Xiao Die refused, clutching the letter in one hand and Nangong Shunv's sleeve in the other: "Go and find out, okay? Yu Xiao won't lie... such a big matter."

Nangong Shunu replied softly: "What a big deal is it that the Empress Hughes? If there is a real matter, there is no need for you or me to inquire about it. The imperial decree will arrive soon. Since there is no news outside, it is good news. Don't worry, I will ask again. "

Xiaodie: "Yeah."

……

Beijing.

The conditions in Lenggong are much better than Dali Temple's sky prison, but Gu Ruolan noticed that Qi Yan is more depressed than when he was in the sky prison.

In the blink of an eye, it was another ten days after being in the cold palace, and the welts on her chest had finally healed, but this person had hardly ever left the house, at most he would stand by the window every day, and he would go back every time after only a cup of tea.

Gu Ruolan always thought that Qi Yan was looking at the scenery, until noon yesterday when Gu Ruolan was decocting medicine in the courtyard, Qi Yan pushed open the window of the bedroom at the same time.

Hearing the "creaking" sound, Gu Ruolan looked back, and the moment she met Qi Yan's eyes, Gu Ruolan finally understood.

It turns out...she has been waiting for someone all this time.

It's just that no matter who she was waiting for, that person never showed up...