sword sentient beings

Chapter 755 King Xing

The emperor's guard of honor has arrived!

It was getting late at this time, and although the surrounding lights were twinkling, it was still a bit dim because the royal family had not arrived yet and the real main lamp had not been lit yet. Wei Sanniang saw a fiery dragon winding its way in the distance, lighting up the night.

In the firelight, there is a grand royal guard of honor, with people connected to each other, flags following flags, and in the center is a bright yellow royal guard, like a moving palace.

Before she could see clearly, someone around her yelled and cursed: "The Holy Spirit has arrived, and you two still don't kneel down and worship? Are you looking for death?!"

Wei Sanniang knelt down quickly. She didn't want to be independent. She really didn't react. After being reminded, she broke out in a cold sweat and didn't dare to raise her head.

Then she remembered that the man was scolding "you two?"

Besides her, was anyone else frightened?

She turned her head slightly and saw a person next to her who had just knelt down. Compared to her trembling, that person's attitude was relaxed and easy. Although he was also kneeling, there was no sign that he was surrendering. It was as if he was sitting on the ground. Sanniang could even see a sneer on his lips.

The target of the sneer was undoubtedly Tianhuang nobleman among Luan Jia. He actually showed contempt for the supreme being.

madman.

This man must be crazy, maybe he was drunk and cursed the emperor. With her so close to a madman, there won't be any problems, right?

On the one hand, Wei Sanniang was worried, but on the other hand, she felt weird: No matter how disdainful you are, aren't you still kneeling? If you have the ability, would you jump up and slap the Queen Mother? Or does it mean that as long as you feel disdain in your heart, it’s as if you’re not kneeling when you kneel?

"The Queen Mother is here!"

"Meet the Queen Mother, the Queen Mother is a thousand years old!"

The Queen Mother's carriage stopped in front of the Golden Cauldron Tower, and she walked down from it. The dignitaries who had gone upstairs early had already come down to greet him, and lined up on both sides to kneel down according to their status. The people prostrated themselves one after another and looked at the ground. They couldn't see a single corner of the Queen Mother's clothes, and they didn't know what the most noble woman in the world looked like. Was she like an immortal descended from heaven?

You can see it after the ceremony starts. Wei Sanniang thought that according to the usual ritual, the Queen Mother and the Emperor would speak to the people in front of the building. There was even a precedent of throwing money from the building for the people to grab for fun. Later, officials admonished him and said it was unbecoming, so he canceled this insulting entertainment. The emperor and most of the people were very sorry.

Since the Queen Mother is here, then the Emperor should also be here, right?

I heard that the emperor is very young, less than twenty years old. He should be a handsome young man, no worse than the prince Chun Wang.

The people were waiting for the emperor to get off the bus. After all, in the hearts of the vast majority of people, the emperor is the greatest in the world and the only one who belongs to him. Although the queen mother is very noble, she is only a "empress", which is still a little less than the emperor. Divine feeling.

Common people like Wei Sanniang were looking forward to it in secret, but the dignitaries in front of the building were all shocked and confused.

They already knew that the emperor was not coming.

The only Luan Jia who came this time was the Queen Mother's. The one following behind the Queen Mother was not the Emperor's Luan Jia, but the Prince's!

How absurd!

Except for a very few people who knew the inside story, most of the nobles were confused: on such a public and customary occasion, the Queen Mother and the Emperor should obviously be here, so why is there a prince?

Where is the emperor?

Where has the emperor gone?

Even if you have something to do and you can't come, you should inform everyone in advance. What does it mean if you don't come quietly? It will cause a lot of controversy.

Although they were shocked, most of the noble officials still saluted respectfully: "I will pay my respects to the Empress Dowager." No one present dared to make a move. They all respected the authority of the Empress Dowager. The dignitaries in the capital had long been trained and docile by the Imperial Master. , and the princes who entered Beijing had just been trained by the imperial master to be obedient.

So seeing this strange scene, the scene was silent for a while.

The Queen Mother glanced at the people who were kneeling and worshiping. She knew that they all had evil intentions in their hearts. She did not make any move. Instead, her face was full of smiles. She was as kind as the Holy Mother of Yaochi. She was also a little nervous in her heart: Today is a critical moment and there is no room for failure. .

She secretly took a breath, and instead of telling all the ministers to be free as before, she said: "Come down. King Xing."

Xingwang?

When questions arose in everyone's minds, a boy of twelve or thirteen years old got out of the Queen Mother's car. This young man was wearing gorgeous princely clothes, his face was slightly pale, and he looked a bit thinner than the average young man of the same age.

This is none other than the third and youngest brother of the current emperor, Prince Xing Yuan Shengyu.

This King Xing was born to a humble mother. He was only one year old when the late emperor died. He had been raised in the deep palace and did not even go out to study. It was not until the emperor took charge that he was granted the title of king. Because he had not yet divided the government when he was young, and he was not seen in various occasions, he was simply a transparent person. When he suddenly appeared in front of everyone, if the Queen Mother hadn't called him by his title, no one would have even been able to recognize him. So what does it mean that the Queen Mother suddenly brought Prince Xing to this occasion, or came with the Queen Mother in the same car?

The Queen Mother then allowed everyone to stand down without courtesy, and instead of going upstairs, she grabbed Prince Xing - this action made the young man very nervous, and his face turned paler, but he did not dare to refuse: "The emperor was originally coming today, but Occasionally he became unwell. Ai Jia originally only let him rest peacefully, and the queen also took care of him in the palace. But he was still thinking about the fireworks show here and the custom of having fun with the people, and refused to let the people down. So he sent King Xing came on his behalf. King Xing naturally had his own chariot, but the Aijia thought, it’s such a long journey, why do we need to separate into two cars? We happened to be talking about everyday things in the same car, so we drove together in the same car. coming."

Girls?

Bullshit!

This thought flashed through the minds of more than one person in front of the building: When did the Queen Mother and King Xing start talking about their mother-in-law?

Although according to etiquette, King Xing was also the Queen Mother's child, the Queen Mother never showed any intention of recognizing this son. Basically, everyone has never met King Xing, but they have all seen how the emperor's other brother, King Si, was as afraid of the Queen Mother as a tiger. It is conceivable that the Queen Mother who once ruled the court was definitely not a loving mother to the prince who was not her biological child. . Even now, it is obvious that King Xing is very afraid of the Queen Mother. He probably does not want to ride in the same car with the Queen Mother at all, but is just forced to do so.

Therefore, it is really ridiculous for the Queen Mother to say anything about mother-in-law and common things.

But her words were ridiculous, but her gesture was not at all.

The person who can occupy a position in front of this building is definitely not low in political sensitivity. Think carefully about the posture shown by the Queen Mother, and then think about the martial law and chaos in the past few days, as well as the "Emperor is sick" mentioned by the Queen Mother. Thinking about it together is chilling.

Who hasn’t read history books?

"Chen Qi, Queen Mother——"

Just when the Queen Mother was about to take Prince Xing's hand up the stairs, a voice suddenly came.

Wang Fei stood in the team, his heart pounding when he heard someone coming forward. When he looked to the side, he saw that it was King Shou.

King Shou looked energetic and in better condition than when he entered the Dao Palace before. He stepped forward and said: "My father, the dragon, is not in good health. How can all the people be so frightened and uneasy? How can they have the heart to indulge in pleasure anymore? Why don't we stop this fireworks show and let's get over it?" The drama was changed to praying for His Majesty."

The Queen Mother waved her hand and said: "The emperor's words are serious. Although the emperor is ill, he still cares about the well-being of the people. He specifically asked not to disturb the people's celebration of the Lantern Festival because of him. He asked King Xing to attend on behalf of the emperor. This is his will. What did the emperor do in the past? Just do whatever King Xing does today. No need to say anything more, just light the lamp immediately."

After saying that, she took Prince Xing's hand and climbed up the stairs.

The Queen Mother insisted on following the procedure, so naturally the royal family and officials had no choice but to follow the procedure and line up together to go upstairs.

At this time, all the lanterns were lit downstairs, including round lanterns, colored lanterns, lotus lanterns, dice lanterns, revolving lanterns, long live lanterns, peace lanterns... all kinds of colorful lights, fiery trees and silver flowers, piled together like a mountain of gold and silver. The big drama started over there, the gongs and drums were noisy, the silk and bamboo were melodious, and the celebration kicked off. The people finally got excited and cheered.

The people downstairs were overflowing with joy, but the atmosphere upstairs was undercurrent.

When the Queen Mother took her seat, the seat left for the emperor was naturally empty, but a separate seat was left for King Xing. It was located on the other side of the dragon chair, just behind the Queen Mother and still above all the kings.

If there is any particular emphasis, this position should be that of the prince.

It was very quiet upstairs for a while, but fortunately the downstairs was lively enough to cover up the various noisy sounds.

The Queen Mother finally smiled and said: "Today's Lantern Festival is really lively, and there are a lot of people coming. Dear relatives and ministers, this is common, but the princes from other places have never seen it. You might as well come over. Once we meet, Ai Jia and King Xing will get to know each other."

Everyone frowned when they heard this: The Queen Mother wanted to get to know the princes from other states, and she had gone beyond her duty. However, considering that she was the heroine who once stayed behind the curtain, she had only returned to power for a year. Although the Emperor was married and ruled in person, he often took the initiative to refer to the Queen Mother's opinions, so It's not that we can't be vague about it, but what's going on for King Xing to know the foreign vassal? King Xing is a deep palace prince, does he know him?

Something is getting wrong.

Most people are already anxious, and some people are also anxious, but in different directions. For example, Wang Fei had something on his mind and had been sweating profusely since the beginning. The old Chun Wang next to him glared at him and told him to calm down and not look like he was on the stage.

Some of the ministers here are about to take action. In fact, letting the princes from all over the world come to Beijing and pay homage to the emperor at the Lantern Festival, and then the emperor takes action according to the plan to solve the problems of the foreign vassals. This was originally discussed by the Chancellor. If the princes hesitate, the courtiers should cooperate and urge them. This also has a process. The only question is, since the emperor has not come, should we still go through this process?

Of course, the Queen Mother does not engage in sudden attacks on everyone. She also had help in the previous dynasty. Those courtiers who were gradually marginalized after the emperor came to power are now relied on by her again. Naturally, they know the inside story. At the moment, a servant came out and said : "The princes come to see the Queen Mother and King Xing!"

The princes were quite obedient and came forward in the order they had already decided.

The Queen Mother didn't wait for them to come forward one by one, and suddenly said: "I don't think Jun Hui is here? Why is Marquis Gao Yuan missing?"

(End of this chapter)