The reborn general girl is the emperor

Chapter 270

The queen pursed her lips tightly, lowered her head, and lay on the small table at the head of the couch, as if she was extremely tired.

Seeing this, Xu Xiangfeng knew that she couldn't digest the news for a while, so she planned to resign.Before leaving, he said it again, "Chu'er, if you want to leave this palace and come back, the gate of the Xu Mansion will always be open for you."

The queen sat in the dark of the house, watched Xu Xiangfeng in the warm light by the door for a long time, and when he couldn't bear to wait, he turned around and stepped over the threshold, and then gently spit out the words that had been circling in his heart for a long time, "Father To me, Nian'er is more than just a child." For so many years, she was her only hope and light in this deep palace.

The voice was as soft as smoke, and it dissipated when the wind blew.

Xu Xiangfeng paused his feet in the air, then stepped out without any hesitation, and never looked back.

Hearing the sound of Xu Xiangfeng's footsteps going away, the queen finally couldn't hold on any longer, and she let tears fall down her cheeks.

The winter in Kangdu this year is colder than any other year. In the twelfth lunar month, the ground is covered with snow, and there is two feet of deep snow on the mountain and below.

Although it is snowy and cold, it can't cover the excitement of the market near the New Year's Eve.

The aroma of Laba is still wafting in the wind between heaven and earth, and the aroma of the New Year's Eve dinner has gradually disappeared.

From offering sacrifices to the Kitchen God on the 23rd day of the twelfth lunar month, to the fifteenth day of the first lunar month is the day of reunion in a year. We bring out all the good wine and food at home, entertain relatives and friends, and appeal to the gods of heaven and earth to have a happy new year and pray for the coming year. Happy and prosperous.

For those who are particular about it, or those who have stalls for the New Year’s Eve, preparations for the food and wine for the New Year’s Eve have already begun at the beginning of the twelfth lunar month.

All of a sudden, Kangdu City swept away the previous depression and dullness, and hung brightly colored silks and red lanterns, making it lively and festive.

Walking on the road in the early court, the courtiers, who were overwhelmed by the increasingly dignified atmosphere in the court, felt a little relieved by the festive atmosphere, and had the spirit of worshiping each other in the early years.

But today's early court gave them a head-on blow.

The frontier station report was sent to the capital, and it was read out without warning in the early court—Meng Shulan, the king of Shu who was ordered to assist the southern border, was attacked by bandits on the way to search for the king in the southern border, and was seriously injured and fell off the cliff. His whereabouts are unknown. Life or death is unknown.

The sudden bad news made the courtiers at a loss and made the emperor dumbfounded.

He had someone submit the post newspaper and read it many times before the emperor finally confirmed that the post newspaper was genuine and not fake, it was just withheld and declared in court before it was delivered to him. And inform.

The emperor raised his head from the post newspaper, staring at Xu Xiangfeng under the dragon chair with burning eyes.

But Xu Xiangfeng calmly cupped his hands and persuaded: "Please also send condolences to the Holy One."

The emperor's hand holding the post newspaper was trembling, his knuckles turned blue and white due to excessive force, anger surged in his chest, and the whites of his eyes turned scarlet.

The emperor was furious, and all the ministers were terrified, and they all knelt down to persuade, "May the Holy Father mourn!"

All the ministers were kneeling, only Xu Xiangfeng stood, standing straight but casually.

The emperor stared at Xu Xiangfeng who bowed his head and saluted, and the blood that rushed to his forehead cooled down.

Even if he has already torn his face, and has already held the power in his hands, he is still very careful.

The veteran minister of the two dynasties did not kneel down to the privilege of the king, he had just the right balance of provocation and humility, so that he could not breathe out this breath, nor could he swallow it!

The emperor stared at him with scarlet eyes for a long time, finally suppressed the fishy sweetness in his throat, and closed his eyes in pain, "Zhen, how should I explain to Sister?"

No one answered his question, only Xu Xiangfeng asked, "The eldest princess has been on an envoy to Daliang for a long time, and now the court is in turmoil, should she be invited back to preside over the overall situation?"

If he openly questioned the emperor's ability, if he changed someone, he might have been dragged out.

But it was Xu Xiangfeng who spoke. He who has been an emperor for two generations is qualified to say this, and he who holds great power and intends to subvert the imperial power has more confidence to say this!

The emperor stared at Xu Xiangfeng quietly, his eyes were already cold, "If the diplomatic affairs with Daliang are not handled properly, there may be another war. Prime Minister Xu also doesn't want to, there will be another war at this time, right?"

Of course Xu Xiangfeng didn't want Daliang to step in and trip up the Eastern Xinjiang soldiers and horses at this time, and that was what he hoped for.

As long as Elder Sister stays in Daliang, no matter how long his hands are, Xu Xiangfeng will not dare to do anything to Elder Sister in order not to cause trouble!
"There are no more wars in the world, and the people live and work in peace and contentment, which is what the old minister wishes."

Xu Xiangfeng took the ladder and stepped down, but he didn't intend to let the emperor come down, "It's just that King Shu is the only son of the eldest princess, and if something happened to King Shu, it's the princess who should be the president of the branch."

The emperor fixed his eyes, stared at Xu Xiangfeng condescendingly, and vetoed his proposal, "The situation of King Shu is unknown, and no one is allowed to reveal anything to the outside world until he finds someone!"

Even so, he knew very well that Xu Xiangfeng could not be included in any of these people.

But as long as she doesn't respond to this matter, sister will not believe those people's one-sided words, let alone trust Xu Xiangfeng's people!
When she returned to power, she had warned him to be careful against Xu Xiangfeng, but he was still blinded by power, thinking that he could suppress Xu Xiangfeng, and allowed some things that should have been stopped.

Now, it is too late to regret...

In the answer promised by the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty, the emperor waved his hand wearily and dispersed the morning court.

The next day morning, the same thing happened again, but the main characters in the post newspaper were replaced by King Duan and King Xian.

The Xianwang family, who had been missing for a long time, was discovered by the hunters who went hunting in the mountains but accidentally fell into the snow cave.

According to the autopsy, all the people in the snow cave had been dead for a long time. Princess Xian and the accompanying maids had been abused and beaten before death, and King Xian's twelve-year-old son had also been treated inhumanly.King Xian was seriously injured in many places, but he was not fatal. It is suspected that he lost too much blood and died.

Judging from the corpses of the non-Xian Wang's attendants left in the snow cave, it can be inferred that the Xian Wang's family was killed by bandits.

When Duan Wang, who fell into the water and disappeared, was found in the shoal of the lower reaches of the Xiangzhang River, he was already white and swollen from the water, and his shape was hard to discern.But Wu Zuo restored the original appearance of the corpse based on the vaguely identifiable features, and it was undoubtedly confirmed that it was King Duan himself, and he was indeed drowned.

Because the body had bruises from the impact and a large lump on the back of the head, it was suspected that it was impacted after falling into the water, and was dragged deep by the current while unconscious and drowned.

Since then, the two missing princes have been confirmed dead.

The emperor who heard the bad news didn't bring it up in one breath. After spitting out a mouthful of blood, his eyes went dark and he lost consciousness.

There was a sudden chaos in the court, An Ning hurriedly called for someone to carry the emperor to the apse, called the imperial doctor and came back to appease the courtiers.

It wasn't until the imperial doctor came to see him that the emperor was only in a hurry and was not serious, that a group of courtiers were worried and persuaded by An Ning to go back.

Xu Xiangfeng looked back at the door, glanced at Wang Weitao who was whispering to An Ning, and then raised his eyes to the screen behind the dragon chair, as if he could see the unconscious emperor in the back hall through the opaque dragon screen.

With a slight hook of his lips, Xu Xiangfeng walked briskly out of the Golden Luan Hall.

(End of this chapter)