That year, that cicada, that sword

Chapter 660 Empress Dowager Lin Yinping

If it is said that the first eight floors of the mausoleum have used the supernatural powers of mustard seeds to make the land as large as the world, then the ninth floor of the mausoleum has completely abandoned this point. It is only the size of a normal emperor's tomb. After the long passage guarded by the golden men on the left and right, they entered the coffin chamber.

There is no gloomy atmosphere in the coffin chamber, just like the world of the sun. The layout is somewhat similar to the main hall of Ganquan Palace in the imperial capital. Zigong is particularly conspicuous.

The so-called Zigong, to put it bluntly, is the coffin used by the emperor, but at this time one of the coffins has been opened, and a woman is sitting on the right side of the two thrones. , but there is no blood on her face, she is as pale as paper, and there is a faint crystal luster, and her body does not have the breath of a living person, like a piece of jade, although it is crystal clear, it is still dead after all. .

The woman looked to be in her thirties, with a graceful figure, elegant and graceful, like a beautiful woman in a painting, her charm was not inferior to that of Qin Mumian, and she was somewhat similar to Xiao Zhinan, but her expression was less feminine and more Somewhat majestic and strong, when Xu Beiyou saw this woman for the first time, he immediately guessed her identity, Lin Yinping, Empress Dowager of Daqi.

As if feeling the aura of a stranger, the woman slowly opened her eyes and looked at the four people in front of her. When her eyes fell on Xiao Xuan, the cold expression on her face gradually softened and turned into a kindness, and she whispered: " Lingbao."

His Majesty the Emperor had a complex expression and a hoarse voice, "Mother."

The empress dowager sitting on the phoenix seat stretched out her hand, and His Majesty the Emperor stepped forward to hold it, squatting halfway in disregard of the emperor's manner, like a returning wanderer who saw his mother again after leaving his hometown for many years.

Xu Beiyou and Xiao Zhinan naturally saluted the elder in a proper manner, but Qin Mumian stood with his hands behind his back, not to mention saluting, and he refused to even lower his head.

Lin Yinping didn't care about this, she held her son's palm and looked around for a week, then her eyes fell on Xiao Zhinan again, and she said with a smile: "This is my granddaughter, the last time I saw her was a little girl who was a foot and a half in her arms. Man, now that he is so big, he looks really handsome."

Facing this imperial grandmother who was very similar to himself, Xiao Zhinan felt both closeness and fear in his heart. He didn't know what to do, but in the end, the closeness in his blood overwhelmed the fear, and she stepped forward to Lin Yinping's room. Beside her, said softly: "Grandmother."

Zhang Baisui stood at the side with his hands down, while Xu Beiyou stood beside Qin Mumian.

For a while, there was a bit of a clear meaning.

Lin Yinping did not look at Qin Mumian, her lifelong enemy, but instead looked at Xu Beiyou beside her, and asked Xiao Zhinan beside her, "Is this your husband-in-law?"

Xiao Zhinan nodded slightly.

Xu Beiyou saluted the Great Qi Empress Dowager again, saying neither humble nor overbearing: "Xu Beiyou has met the Empress Dowager."

Lin Yinping hummed lightly, with a lukewarm attitude.

Xu Beiyou didn't demand too much, he still stood beside Qin Mumian, keeping his eyes on his nose and his heart.

This made Qin Mumian feel somewhat unspeakably old-fashioned. In this situation, there was another person standing beside him, so he wouldn't really become a lonely and pitiful joke.

After all, Lin Yinping used to be the queen mother who was in charge of the temple and suppressed the Blue-Han faction. After a short period of warmth, she asked, "Lingbao, why did you enter the mausoleum this time?"

His Majesty the Emperor got up, and instead of hiding in front of his biological mother, he gave a general account of the events before and after the change of the Circular Mound Altar.

After listening to the empress dowager, she sighed, she was not surprised, she just said that these two careless things were rebellious after all, but Lin Han was her younger brother after all, when she heard that Lin Han was also in it At that time, I still had some regrets that I hated iron but could not make steel.

Lin Yinping said softly: "It is said that the elder brother is like a father, and the elder sister is like a mother. I and Your Majesty have been parents for most of my life, and let them be the king of Wei and the king of Zhenbei. They have entrusted lands of gold and silver, beautiful people, and positions. , can be regarded as worthy of them."

She looked at the emperor, "They treat you like this, not only repaying kindness, but also bullying the small. Although you are different, you are an uncle and an uncle. When your majesty is here, you are meek and respectful. When your majesty is gone , revealing wolfish ambitions, such things are not uncommon in history books, and today it is finally our turn."

The His Majesty Lin Yinping spoke of naturally did not refer to his son Xiao Xuan, but to the late Emperor. At this time, His Majesty the Emperor could only stand with his hands down and listen to his mother's instruction.

The Empress Dowager said in a calm voice: "When the water is clear, there will be no fish, and when people observe it, there will be no disciples. This sentence is true, so back then, Your Majesty and I felt that although the two of them had such unruly intentions, at least it was a good idea." Our family members are still obedient on the surface, and we can't think about what the two of them are doing behind our backs all day long. Just be safe and obedient."

She sighed, "But there is another saying, which is to appease the adulterer and raise the tiger. In the end, we did something wrong and made these two guys a big mess. It was Xiao Yu's negligence to make such a big mess today." , and it is also my Lin Yinping's fault."

Qin Mumian sneered, "Lin Yinping, why did Xiao Yu never want to get rid of these two people to avoid future troubles? It's not because Xiao Jin is lying low to you, and you are reluctant to part with your younger brother Lin Han, so you asked Xiao Yu Plead for mercy, let the two of them go, and there will be today's disaster."

Lin Yinping finally looked at Qin Mumian, smiled and said, "This is our own business."

The word "own family" was bitten extremely hard.

Qin Mumian sneered, "The flames of war start a prairie fire, and the loss of lives is also our own business? The country is destroyed and the family is destroyed, and the world is overthrown. Is it also our own business?"

Lin Yinping did not back down and said: "Since it is the world of one family, why is it not our own business?"

Qin Mumian confronted each other, "It is said that people in the world talk about the affairs of the world. Since the affairs of the world are our own affairs, why can't I, a person in the world, talk about it?"

Probably because no one dared to be so disobedient in front of her for many years, Lin Yinping patted the armrest lightly, and said with a slightly emphatic tone: "You are presumptuous."

Qin Mumian stopped talking, but still sneered.

The two women have been hostile for most of their lives because of a man, and they meet again after decades.

At this time Xiao Yu was not there, Xiao Xuan, as the well-deserved head of the family, could only cough lightly, interrupted the confrontation between the two, and changed the subject and asked, "Mother, where is Father?"

Lin Yinping pointed to another catalpa, "It's inside."

All eyes were on the coffin.

Xu Beiyou had concluded from Xu Yan's previous words that the owner of this tomb, the Taizu Emperor of Daqi, Xiao Yu, seemed to be still asleep, or hadn't reversed life and death like Lin Yinping and the eight mausoleum guards. , still remain in a "dead" state.

Xiao Xuan stared at Zigong for a long time, and slowly asked: "When will father wake up?"

Lin Yinping said bluntly: "When he wants to wake up, he will naturally wake up."

(End of this chapter)