Clear and Muddy Loss of Love

Chapter 241

it's in the story

Many years later, a little princess came to the Hongwen Museum and found that the lock of a large box was rusted and peeled off due to age.

The little princess opened the box curiously, and saw that there were several volumes neatly stacked inside, and on the white seal of the volumes were written: "The Chronicle of Dawei".

His Royal Highness felt very strange: "Dawei Chronicle" is just a dossier that records what happened in the court every year, there is absolutely no need to lock it up.

She looked up, and there was a shelf of "The Chronicle of Dawei" neatly placed on the bookshelf above the box. This time, the little highness became even more suspicious. She counted the files in the box. There were thirteen volumes in total. Calculated in one volume, it should be 13 years old...

The curiosity of the little highness is even stronger. What happened during the 13 years of being locked up?

His Highness took out the first volume and read: "Eight years of Jingjia..."

His Highness's eyes widened, Jing Jia?Isn't this Taizong's year name?

Filled with doubts, His Royal Highness opened the Jingjia eight-year volume of "The Chronicle of Dawei".

Looking carefully from the beginning to the end, there seemed to be nothing special, until the little Highness let out another exclamation at the end.

Jingjia eight years, September.

On the same day, a marriage decree was issued. Princess Zhuohua married Lu Zhongxing, the second son of Taiwei Lu Quan and the head of the imperial guard.

Princess Zhenzhen married Qi Yan, a student from a poor family in Jinzhou Prefecture, who was in the Eighth Nian Palace to test Hualang.

His Royal Highness rubbed his eyes, and after making sure that he had read correctly, he looked back guiltily. There was no one else in the Hongwen Hall except her, and it was also... the inner hall of the Hongwen Hall can only be entered by the direct members of the royal family who have obtained a handbook. How could anyone else?

His Highness turned his eyes back to the file, staring at the word "Qi Yan", his heart was pounding, this person... he had never heard of it.

Upper taboo Nangong Xia taboo Zhenzhen is my imperial grandmother, although I have not been lucky enough to see her true face, but I also know that this is the first female emperor of Dawei, a famous emperor through the ages.

But... I checked the royal genealogy by myself, and the imperial husband of Nangong Zhenzhen recorded on it was not Qi Yan.

What the hell does this happen?

As the dossiers were turned page by page, His Royal Highness's frown became deeper and deeper. Since the imperial grandmother was only a princess who had lived in a deep palace for a long time before she ascended the throne, there were only a few records in the history books, but it was this mysterious person named Qi Yan. There is a lot of inking.

As the file flipped through, His Royal Highness saw that Qi Yan managed the Jinzhou Prefecture in an orderly manner in only three years, and the people praised him. Afterwards, he also served as the chief examiner of a scientific examination, and there were more than a dozen students in the court. .

As far as this little Highness knows, the Jinzhou faction is still a huge force in the court today. The officials of the Jinzhou faction are not only very united and look after each other, but also have the most virtuous ministers and capable officials...

Finally, His Royal Highness finished half of the dossier, and the time came to Jingjia's 16th year...

"Zhenzhen son-in-law Qi Yan, Qi Yuanjun, saw through King Yu's treacherous plot, turned the tide with only one person's strength, supported the empress's ascension to the throne, and was conferred the title of imperial concubine in the same year..."

His Royal Highness: "No, could it be that the emperor's grandfather changed his name? Then he wouldn't change his surname, would he?"

His Highness quickly finished reading the dossier, and continued to read...

In the second year of Chengqi, the imperial concubine Qi Yan committed the crime of treason...

Little Highness: "What?!"

……

Time is integrated into the annals of history, and the years rotate, inheriting the first year of Qi.

On the night of Longevity Day, Qi Yan fed Nangong Jingnv "Teng Yun Riding Mist to Scatter", and joined forces with Gong Yanghuai to control the Forbidden Palace and the capital, and started her plan to find out the masked man.

Qiu Ju, Xia He, and Chen Chuansi were imprisoned alone in the prison of Dali Temple, and all the palace residents of Ganquan Palace were sent to the Punishment Department.

In the middle of the night, Qi Yan left Gong Yanghuai to guard the Ganquan Palace, while he brought Qian Tong and several Youzhou soldiers to the sky prison of Dali Temple.

Qiu Ju was the first to be interrogated. Qiu Ju was tied to a stake by the jailer and her mouth was gagged.

According to the jailer, among the three prisoners, Qiu Ju behaved the most violently, howling continuously, and committing suicide by bumping into the wall. The guard tied her up for fear that something might happen to the prisoner. Qiu Ju's hair was loose and her face was dirty. Yes, the clothes are also wrinkled, presumably caused by fighting with the jailer.

The prison in Dali Temple was cleared. Qi Yan ordered Qian Tong to take out what was in Qiu Ju's mouth. As soon as Qiu Ju's mouth was freed, she bit Qian Tong. Fortunately, Qian Tong dodged it quickly. But he couldn't escape Qiu Ju's saliva...

The wooden stake on which Qiu Ju was tied was rattled. Qiu Ju spat on Qian Tong, and then began to yell at Qi Yan: "Rebel, you must die! I'm sorry Your Majesty treats you like this. Your Majesty Your conscience has been eaten by dogs! You rebellious pickle thief! You will go to hell! You will be hacked into pieces!"

Qian Tong's complexion changed slightly, as if he wanted to slap Qiu Ju.

Qi Yan: "Qian Tong! Don't be rude."

Qian Tong: "Master! She..."

Qi Yan: "Back off."

Qiu Ju sneered: "What? Want to buy me? Dreaming! I advise you to kill me too, otherwise you won't be able to keep things safe for long. As long as I'm still alive, I will definitely kill you!"

Qi Yan came to Qiu Ju, kept a distance from being hurt, and said in a very low voice: "I'm sorry, sister Qiu Ju, I have worked hard for you these years..."

Qiu Ju spat at Qi Yan, tears streaming down her face.

Qi Yan glanced at Qian Tong, who took out a porcelain bottle from his bosom, uncorked it and brought it to Qiu Ju's mouth: "Please."

Qiu Ju gave Qi Yan a hard look, then took the cork in her mouth and drank it down.

Qiu Ju: "You will suffer retribution, even if I'm a ghost, I won't let you go!"

After finishing the words, in less than five breaths, Qiu Ju tilted her head and lost consciousness.

Qi Yan: "Untie her, cover her with a white cloth and watch over her personally, and send her out of the palace early tomorrow morning."

Qian Tong: "Yes."

Qi Yan came to the other two cells, Xia He broke down in tears, and begged Qi Yan to save her life, thinking that she had served Qi Yan for many years, no credit but hard work.

Qi Yan listened quietly to Xia He's words, and also asked Qian Tong to pour a bottle of medicine for her.

Finally, when they arrived at Chen Chuansi's side, the other party didn't say anything, looked at the porcelain bottle in silence for a long time, and drank it down...

Qiu Ju, Xia He, and Chen Chuansi lay side by side on the ground, covered with white cloth.

Qi Yan: "Take my token and personally send the three of them out of the palace tomorrow morning."

Qian Tong: "Yes."

Qi Yan: "Go quickly and come back quickly."

Qian Tong: "Yes."

……

Qi Yan didn't kill them, what he fed them was Tengyunjiawusan mixed with wine, this dose was enough for them to sleep for seven days.

The three of them will be sent to Sifang Bank, where Qian Yuan will arrange them properly. Nangong Jingnv can only sleep for three days. During these three days, Qi Yan will do everything that she might not agree to. Qi Yan doesn't know about them Three who are piles and who are innocent.However, with the attitude that they would rather kill by mistake than let them go, these three people can no longer stay in the inner court, and Qian Yuan will give them back their freedom when the time is right.

I don't know how many hidden piles are hidden in this inner court, so many eyes can't see them, how can the masked man believe that Nangong Jingnu is dead?But... being watched also has its benefits. Qi Yan's eyes flashed a flash of determination: As long as he is still alive, the masked man will never even think about hurting a single hair of Nangong Jingnv.

Qi Yan recruited Qin De, the servant of the Ministry of War, and Li Qiaoshan, the foreigner of the Ministry of Industry. One is Qi Yan's confidant brought out from Jinzhou, with a clean background, and the other is the stake of the masked man.

The two were brought to the Forbidden Palace late at night by the guards, still drunk, they knelt in front of Qi Yan: "See Da Gong."

Qi Yan: "You guys step back first."

Guard: "Yes."

Qi Yan: "My lords, get up too."

Qi Yan's complexion was deep, and he pondered: "There is a matter that requires two adults to handle for me, and after thinking about it, only the two adults can trust me the most."

Qin De: "Okay, please tell me."

Qi Yan glanced at Li Qiaoshan: "Just an hour ago, His Majesty was assassinated."

Qin De: "What?!"

Li Qiaoshan also showed consternation, but Qi Yan still caught a hint of joy in his eyes.

Qin De: "How is Your Majesty?"

Qi Yan was silent for a long time: "The imperial doctor is already treating...but, alas..."

Qin De stared blankly at Qi Yan: "This...how can this be done?"

Qi Yan: "Your Majesty will be all right, but there are still two very important matters for you two to handle."

Qin De, Li Qiaoshan: "Please order from the Grand Palace."

Qi Yan: "It's not easy to say anything about this matter. The assassin did not leave anyone alive. From now on, Qin De, you will take over the Dali Temple and do your best to track down the remaining assassins."

Qin De: "Yes."

Qi Yan: "Li Qiaoshan brought people to find the whereabouts of King Huaiyang. I have no heirs with His Majesty. If... In short, both King Huaiyang and King Linjiang are needed."

Hearing this, Qin De's face changed slightly. Qi Yan said that it was clearly that His Majesty's condition was very bad, even... had already passed away. Otherwise, why didn't he ask them to preside over the court or share government affairs, but entrusted them to do it? Some "aftermath"?

Qi Yan: "The country is the most important thing. Your Majesty is a woman who ascended the throne. If the news of the assassination on the Longevity Day spreads, the hearts of the people will be disturbed. The two Wan Wang are tight-lipped."

Qi Yan looked at Li Qiaoshan and added: "It's a pity...Although the Imperial Forest Army came in time, they didn't make it... However, Chen Chuansi, the chief servant, Qiu Ju, the female officer in charge, and Xia He, the female officer in charge of the palace, They have all been disposed of, and the corpses will be parked at the West Corner Gate, and will be dragged to the mass grave when the palace gate opens tomorrow morning."

Qin De: "This... Could it be that there are spies in the inner court?"

Qi Yan shook her head: "It's up to you to investigate this matter, but the three of them are the most suspected, so we can't keep it no matter what."

During the conversation, Qi Yan secretly sent a signal to Li Qiaoshan: the Imperial Forest Army came too fast, and he failed to escape with the hidden pile in time.Nangong Jingnv was actually "dead", and the so-called going out of the palace to find King Huaiyang was just a cover, so that Li Qiaoshan could leave in a legitimate way.

Qi Yan: "This matter cannot be absolved of my responsibility. If the real culprit cannot be found, I have no choice but to apologize with death. I will leave everything to the two of you."

Qin De, Li Qiaoshan: "Yes."

……

The mixed army of Yulin Army and Youzhou Mansion soldiers surrounded Ganquan Palace heavily, and Gong Yanghuai also dispatched the servants of Gong Yang Mansion and all the confidantes who could mobilize to take over the guard duties of several palace gates.

There are three palace walls in Ganquan Palace. The Youzhou Mansion soldiers selected by Gong Yanghuai are stationed in the innermost part, and the rest of the Royal Forest Army are stationed in the outer part one by one, so that even a fly cannot fly out.

Gong Yanghuai was under great pressure to do this, even if Qi Yan had the intention of rebelling against him, he would not be able to escape, but he still did it.

On the one hand, he and Qi Yan have known each other for many years and have accumulated enough trust.On the other hand, Gong Yanghuai witnessed with his own eyes that Nangong Jingnv was still alive, and Qi Yan promised that he could visit Nangong Jingnv once a day.

After all, Nangong Jingnv is a woman, and it is impossible to have many imperial husbands, so the future child of Qi Yan and Nangong Jingnv will be the next generation of emperors. With this relationship, Gong Yanghuai firmly believes that Qi Yan will not rebel.

Although the "corpses" of Qiu Ju, Xia He, and Chen Chuansi were transported out of the palace in secret, under Qi Yan's instruction, some people still saw them.

The three directors of the Imperial Hospital all "disappeared" and it is said that they were in Ganquan Palace...

On the second day of the Longevity Festival, many officials from other places were preparing to bid farewell to the Empress, but they were told that Her Majesty would not go to court today, and the servant who came to deliver the letter was not Eunuch Chen who was beside the Empress, but a stranger.

Some officials inquired secretly, saying that His Majesty caught a cold last night, and the imperial doctor said he would rest for a few days.

But... It didn't take long for the ministers to inquire into another version released by Qi Yan and Gong Yanghuai. The empress was assassinated, and her life and death were uncertain.

Last night, there was a shrill cry from the female officer in charge in Ganquan Palace. Accompanied by the flames, the assassin had already been killed when the imperial army arrived, but blood was everywhere on the floor of the sleeping hall, even on the screen in front of the dragon bed.

Moreover, the empress did not show up for such a big event, and all follow-up matters were handled by the emperor himself.The maids and servants of Ganquan Palace were all imprisoned in the Punishment Department. The palace officials in charge of the two palaces were imprisoned in Dali Temple first, and were carried out after a short while, and were transported away from the Xijiao Gate before dawn. .

This version is too evil, many people didn't believe it at first, until the capital was also blocked...

The gates of the city are closed, the streets are full of soldiers from the patrol battalion, and the city walls are equipped with archers to patrol. People in the capital cannot go out, and people outside the city cannot come in. Even a bird cannot fly over the city. Pass.

Only one person came out of the capital holding the imperial concubine's badge, and that was Li Qiaoshan, a member of the Ministry of Industry, who was said to have left with a secret mission.

All in all, the courtiers had to be convinced that this version was the real one.

If it's really just "accidental wind and cold", why keep it secret?

Moreover, such a change has taken place in the capital, could it be... the empress is dead?