Biography of Qingwu

Chapter 27 The Empress Ceremony
Su Qin'er's body was transported to the mass grave outside the city. The two old men who pulled the body looked around and began to dig a hole to bury the body.

He didn't notice that King Andu and his two followers were hiding behind a big tree, spying secretly.

The weather at the end of July was unpredictable, and the sky was still clear just now. In an instant, there was thunder and rain, and the raindrops fell one by one. Yun Yi, Yun Li, King Andu's entourage, pulled his robe beside King Andu, and said softly : "It's raining, my lord, let's go to hide from the rain first." "Yes, my lord, there is no rush at this moment."

King Andu was full of guilt, his eyes were red, at this time the rain was getting heavier, and the three of them were drenched thoroughly in an instant, two lines of tears fell from King Andu's eyes, mixed with the rain, and his voice was low and hoarse: "It's all because of me, Qin'er will die."

"Qin'er knows under the spring, I must be grateful to the prince for seeing him off in the rain." Yun Li didn't know how to comfort her.

King Andu turned his head to look at Yun Li, "How do you know that she will be grateful instead of blaming me?"

Yun Li replied: "My lord treats us slaves with incomparable benevolence. Yun Li believes that all the servants must have the same heart as me. I am grateful to my lord for his benevolence and virtue."

Yun Yi echoed from the side, "This series of incidents all originated from Zhao Huaining, my lord, this is his fault and has nothing to do with my lord."

Yunyi and Yunli didn't understand his heart. King Andu opened his mouth and didn't say anything more. The two old men who buried the corpse in front stopped hastily because of the heavy rain. They just threw the corpse in and buried it hastily. He got out of the car that transported the corpse just now, turned around and left.

When they were far away, King Andu and Yunli Yunyi ran over and scraped away the mound of dirt with their bare hands. The rain washed the dirt on Su Qin'er's face, revealing her pale face.

King Andu collapsed a little, he stood in the rain for a long time without any movement, staring blankly, Yunyi Yunli looked at him, feeling anxious, but he didn't bring rain gear when he went out, so he had to stand beside King Andu to cover him from the rain as much as possible.

"She is only 14 years old. She is still ignorant and ignorant. She is not married and has no children." King Andu was full of sadness and guilt, feeling that everything was caused by himself.

"My lord, the rain is getting heavier, let's go quickly, don't miss tomorrow's important event." Yun Yi bent down to pick up Qin'er's body, and dragged her out of the mud pit. Blood was bleeding from her body, and King Andu stripped her clothes. On the white and delicate skin, there were many scars, whip marks, scald marks, and bruises from sticks all over the body.With sharp eyes, Yun Li lifted up her hand that had been stripped of its nails, and said tremblingly, "Zhao Huaining is so cruel, to be so cruel to a little girl. Aren't you afraid of retribution?"

King An Du was extremely sad, "His retribution has already arrived at the door of his house, the border is not peaceful, and he will not even think about living in peace in this imperial city!"

King Andu stood up, took Qin'er from Yunyi's arms, hugged her in his arms, and hugged her hard, as if he was afraid that the rain would hurt her.The weak body is cold, and the immature face is pale.I can no longer see her surprised and surprised expression.

Yun Yi said to Yun Li: "You look after the lord, I'll go buy a carriage first, it's not easy to walk on the street with the corpse in my arms."

Yun Li nodded, the rain did not know when it stopped, the sky cleared up, just after leaving the mass grave, when he looked up and saw the rainbow hanging high above the sky after the rain, he felt suddenly much clearer.

The weather was hot, and it had just been rained, and I felt wet and uncomfortable. When I was waiting, I saw Yunyi driving a carriage and stopped in front of them.

King Andu got into the carriage with Qin'er in his arms, and arrived at Prince Andu's mansion without saying a word all the way.

In the early morning of the second day, the queen's horn sounded, and King An Du got up, feeling exhausted all over. Yun Yi came in and said, "My lord, everything is ready."

King Andu nodded, changed into plain white clothes, and went out to get on the carriage filled with flowers.

The government and the opposition, without exception, all attended, and the officials greeted each other, but there was no trace of joy.

"It seems that the ministers are not happy." Yun Li led the carriage and said to King Andu who was walking beside him.

"Father's new mourning is less than a month old, and it is normal for the ministers to be dissatisfied with the Empress Dowager at this time," King Andu said.

Yun Li nodded, and said with some hesitation, "Words came from Dali Temple, saying that the prison had handed over Su Qin'er's confession, and the confession said that General Yuan colluded with King Anjing and made a fake confession." An imperial edict. Conspiring to rebel."

King An Du snorted coldly, the result was no surprise, "Isn't this king involved in anything?"

"That's not true, maybe Zhao Huaining is also afraid of doing too much, making people suspicious."

Yun Yi said impatiently, "This Zhao Huaining is really strange. He always does half of what he does. He is afraid of wolves and tigers later. If you ask me, it's already started anyway. Why don't you just keep doing it? Come on, don't you suspect him if he doesn't involve the prince and other ministers? Really!"

King Andu said: "He is the kind of person who deliberately framed Huairou when he was a child. Everyone can see it, but he just wants to pretend to justify Huairou. He wants to achieve his goal and be a good person. Little bug."

The ministers went to and fro, and when they saw King Andu, they all bowed down and saluted to say hello. When it came to Marquis of Wei, he would be the head of the country after today. opened.

While talking, the auspicious time had come. Jiang Huanian was wearing a phoenix robe with a phoenix pattern of golden pearls and a gorgeous phoenix crown on his head, smiling. The queen's guard of honor followed closely behind him, entering through the palace gate, step by step. On the stairs to the Chaoyang Hall, on the steps is Zhao Huaining with a happy face.

Zhao Huaining stretched out his hand, and Jiang Huanian's shy face turned red, and he stretched out a soft white hand.

At this moment, the man she admired had love in his eyes, and pulled her to his side. Under the steps, there were subjects who surrendered to them.

"Zhilan will flourish for a thousand years, and the music will last for a hundred years." The official's congratulatory message resounded in front of the Chaoyang Hall. Zhao Huaining and Jiang Huanian stood between the heaven and the earth, as if they were created by heaven.

After Zhao Huaining paid homage to the ancestors of heaven and earth, he actually bowed to the Marquis of Wei: "I married Hua Nian as the queen today, and I will love her sincerely in the future, and I will not let her suffer the slightest grievance. Father-in-law, please accept my worship." .”

Since ancient times, emperors can only kneel down to their ancestors, so Marquis Wei of the Kingdom of Wei didn't dare to be too big. When the emperor just bent down, he hurriedly helped him up, and said, "It's absolutely impossible, as long as your Majesty treats my daughter sincerely, the old minister will be very grateful." gone."

Zhao Huaining borrowed the opportunity to go down the donkey, so naturally he didn't really want to bow down to the Marquis of Wei, he just put on a show for Jiang Huanian to see, and when he looked back, Jiang Huanian was really moved, with tears in his eyes.

Just as the chief of ceremonies announced the completion of the ceremony, King Andu said loudly: "Wait a minute! I have a gift for Your Majesty."

Zhao Huaining frowned when he heard this, and stopped immediately: "King An Du also depends on the occasion when he speaks, if there is anything to say, we can talk about it tomorrow."

Unexpectedly, King An Du was not afraid at all, standing among all civil and military officials, he continued, "Not too late! This is a major matter concerning the country and the country."

All the people present looked at each other, not knowing what King An Du was doing, and Jiang Huanian was even more unhappy. Seeing that the wedding ceremony was going well, but he actually stepped in, she was very sullen, and looked to Marquis Wei Guo for help.

Wei Guohou sat on the seat of the honored guest, calmly said: "If you are not in his position, you will not seek his own government. As a prince, you only need to do your job well. The country, the country, and the country are things that your majesty should think about, my lord. This is a bit of a disobedience!"

"It is also the duty of a courtier to defend His Majesty's loyalty and treachery." King An Du immediately retorted.

At this time Cao Xiu jumped out to laugh, and said, "Your Majesty is very happy today, why don't you listen to the prince's words, if it is really a major event that concerns the country, then it can be regarded as congratulations for your majesty's wedding."

Zhao Huaining looked at King Andu and Cao Xiu with disgust, "No matter what it is, let's talk about it tomorrow."

Not wanting to hear what other people said, he cast a urging look at the officer of ceremonies, and the officer of ceremonies immediately understood, and shouted loudly, "Li Cheng!"

King Andu ignored it, and said loudly: "Today, Dali Temple announced that Yuan Wei'an instructed the court lady Su Qin'er to steal the state seal, and colluded with King Anjing to forge an imperial edict in order to rebel. There are not enough witnesses and material evidence for this matter, and there are many doubts!"

Zhao Huaining was just about to have a drink with Jiang Huanian, but when King Andu uttered another voice, he dropped his glass in anger, "Imperial Guards! Take King Andu down! Put him in the prison! With Su Qin'er's confession, what grievances are there?" I didn't implicate you, I was thinking of my brotherhood! But you disturbed my wedding today! Such a ungrateful person, I definitely can't tolerate you!"

Cao Xiu stood up and knelt down, and said loudly, "It's been 300 years since the founding of the Zhao Kingdom. If you have a grievance, you can talk about it anytime and anywhere. It's no wonder that King Andu is anxious. Dali Temple has issued a notice that General Yuan will be executed. In the past, some major and important cases had to be delayed for half a month. Why did General Yuan just give a statement yesterday about the rebellion, and the physical evidence is not yet complete. Don't you feel too anxious to be convicted and executed today? Or is there a minister behind this matter? Add fuel to the flames! As an admonisher, I have the responsibility to speak up and speak out. If Your Majesty thinks that the wedding has been disturbed, I will apologize with death tomorrow, but today, for Zhao Guo not to lose a good general, these words, even if they offend His Majesty, I will not I have to say it!"

Cao Xiu's words were impassioned, and immediately many ministers who were on good terms with Yuan Wei'an jumped out and shouted to ask His Majesty to listen to what King Andu had to say.

Zhao Huaining couldn't get off the tiger, and the imperial guards had listened to the summons and came to the imperial front, ready to go.You can't listen to King Andu's words, otherwise, Yuan Wei'an will just be exonerated, and it is very likely that all the ministers will defect one step faster, and then stealing chickens will not be worth the money.

"King An Du is crazy, pull King An Du down! Find out if he has any relationship with King An Jing!"

Cao Xiu kowtowed again, and said loudly: "King An Du's virtuous king's name is well known to the world, and he will also be suspected of rebelling against King An Jing. I will resign immediately! Since my country of Zhao has grievances that cannot be redressed, there is nothing to say. Arguing, if you say a few more words, you will be labeled as treason, so what's the use of admonishing the officer, why not resign now, and avoid being charged with treason for being outspoken in the future!" After finishing speaking, Cao Xiu He took off the black gauze cap on his head, and behind him, several admonishers on the platform, like their immediate superior Cao Xiu, took off their black gauze cap and knelt in front of the steps.

Zhao Huaining was furious, and the officials were in a turmoil. King Andu continued: "Yesterday when I went to Beijing, I passed by the cemetery. It rained suddenly, and a female corpse was washed out. It was Su Qin'er. The body was covered with scars. After being severely tortured in the prison, I think that there must be more unjust prisons under severe punishment. How can the evidence obtained by such severe punishment be regarded as real evidence! Now I have brought the body into the palace, and your majesty can order it for an autopsy , please suspend the execution of General Yuan to reassure people!"

While talking, Yun Li came over with a corpse in his arms, all the officials were horrified, Yun Yi followed Yun Li, carrying a rolled-up object on his back, a rotten hand slipped down, it was also a corpse.

All the ministers backed away in fright, and made way for Yunli Yunyi.

"Oh, also, I went to guard the mausoleum a few days ago, and the thunder raged that day, splitting the tomb of the chief inspector. I checked carefully and found that there were knife marks on the chief inspector's body. The chief inspector was killed. If there are discrepancies in what the Empress Dowager said, please investigate thoroughly!"

As soon as this remark came out, the Empress Dowager who was sitting on top was startled again and again, she was so flustered that she didn't know what to do, she looked at Zhao Huaining.

Zhao Huaining didn't know what to do. At this moment, Yun Yi unfolded the straw mat, and a rotten, unrecognizable corpse accompanied by a stench appeared in front of everyone in front of the Chaoyang Hall. Jiang Huanian could see it clearly, and he was so frightened that he staggered , the heavy phoenix crown on his head fell to the ground.

(End of this chapter)