The palace is quiet, and the empress of the cold palace is acting as a demon

Chapter 247 Farewell

Yaoxing's enthronement ceremony was being prepared in an orderly manner. Lin Yujun was conferred the title of Tutor by Yaoxing, and Ren Nandao was also promoted to be the deputy director of the Internal Affairs Bureau.But Yaoxing did not give the Qi family more honor and favor, but only said that after she ascended the throne, she would make her uncle Qi Guozhang the prime minister.

Qi Guozhang thought that he was about to become the prime minister, but he didn't think much about it, he was very busy with Yaoxing's enthronement.Although he had some complaints about Yaoxing's agreement with Emperor Ning of Rong to lead troops, he was also afraid that his strength in the army would not be enough to suppress the Dongyi army, so he could only agree to the Northern Rong army's entry.

When Qin Wan learned that Ning Yi was about to arrive, her heart was filled with anticipation and confusion.She and Ning Yi have not broken communication in the past four months, but she also knows that this time, Ning Yi will inevitably complain to her face again. It should be easier to say.

Yaoxing knew that Emperor Ning was about to arrive in Zoucheng, so she decreed to move into Dongyi Palace immediately, and gave up the Princess Mansion for Emperor Ning and Qin Wan to live in.

When Ning Yi entered the city, Yaoxing and the Manchu civil and military troops lined up at the gate of Zoucheng to welcome him.Not only that, when seeing Ning Yi, Yao Xing directly led the group of officials to kneel down and bow down, welcoming Ning Yi and the Northern Rong army with the attitude of a vassal state.

Although there were criticisms in the court and complaints from the common people, Yaoxing was very firm and resisted the voices of criticism, big and small.Coupled with the fact that the students of Yunxia Academy have been instilled with the idea of ​​the unification of Kyushu for many days in a row, people gradually began to accept that the unification of the world is the general trend, and because Ning also brought 20 troops from the Northern Rong into the country, and Dongyi and the southern border In addition, Tian Chen's 20 troops suppressed it. Even if someone in Dongyi opposed it, no one would dare to resist.

Qin Wan waited for Ning Yi in the princess mansion, but he didn't find anyone after waiting all day.

Ren Nandao spread the news that His Majesty Emperor Ning was discussing with the princess about changing the enthronement ceremony to a canonization ceremony, so it may be later before he can come to the princess mansion.

Qin Wan raised her eyebrows when she heard this, and a smile appeared on her lips.

Yaoxing actually asked Ning Yilai to canonize her as the "King of Dongyi". In this way, even if there was no war at all, Dongyi completely surrendered to Rong Kingdom and officially became a vassal state of Rong Kingdom. No matter how the king of Dongyi is replaced, he must be canonized by the emperor of the state of Rong to be recognized, which also confirms the political jurisdiction of the state of Rong over Dongyi.

Thinking of this, Qin Wan was grateful for Yaoxing's courage.

Their agreement was thus reached...

Qin Wan just waited and waited until dawn and Ning Yi came to Princess Yaoxing's mansion.

Qin Wan trotted to the door, with bloodshot eyes, complained: "Why are you here now, I'm waiting to death!"

Ning Yi saw Qin Wan's dark circles under her eyes, and with a helpless smile on her lips, she took her into her arms: "I just kept you waiting all night, and you are just so angry. But you made me wait For more than four months, how will I settle this account with you."

As soon as Qin Wan heard it, Nunu said, "This is not the same thing."

"We'll see how I punish you when we get back to Cold City." Ning Yi hugged Qin Wan even tighter.

Qin Wan took Ning Yi back to the house for breakfast, and then nestled in Ning Yi's arms and told him a series of things that happened in Dongyi, and fell asleep unknowingly because she was too sleepy.

Ning Yi lovingly carried her to the bed and slept with her until the afternoon.

When Qin Wan woke up, before he could say a few words to Ning Yi, Ning Yi was invited into the palace by Yaoxing to continue discussing a series of matters after Dongyi became a vassal state.

After getting up, Qin Wan stretched her waist and frowned, and said to herself, "Why is Yaoxing in such a hurry? At that time, the matters related to Ji Yan's refuge kept Bai Zixian busy for several months. Why did Yaoxing feel very nervous?" Want to get everything done before she is canonized? Strange..."

Qin Wan guessed that with Yaoxing's temperament, she probably guessed that she was in a hurry to return to Rong Country, so she wanted to take advantage of Ning Yi's presence and finish everything quickly so that they could return home with peace of mind.

Thinking of this, Qin Wan also relaxed. Anyway, everything is settled now, and there is nothing to worry about.

For the next few days, Ning Yi spent most of his time dealing with the handover of various government affairs.Bai Zixian, Miao Peng, Cheng Hang and others were also called to Zoucheng by Ning Yi to assist in handling various major matters such as the merger of finance, taxation and military power.

Finally, most things were straightened out, and Yaoxing's canonization ceremony was held as scheduled.

Yaoxing originally wanted Qin Wan to sit in the VIP seat to watch the ceremony, but Qin Wan declined saying that he did not have a suitable identity to be a VIP seat.

With a smile on her face, Qin Wan stood behind the ladies in the palace and looked at the high platform from a distance. Ning Yi bestowed the "Dongyi King Seal" on Yaoxing and took a deep breath.

At this point, Qin Wan felt that the matter of Dongyi was finally settled, and she began to arrange with the servants to pack their luggage and prepare to return.

Although there is reluctance in my heart, but the reunion will eventually be separated.

Early in the morning of the second day of the canonization ceremony, Qin Wan dressed neatly and beautifully, and entered the palace to look for Yaoxing to bid farewell.

But as soon as he entered the palace, he found that the atmosphere in the entire Dongyi palace was not right.

Ren Nandao anxiously waited for Qin Wan at the gate of the palace. As soon as he saw her get off the carriage, he immediately greeted her and said, "Madam Qin, since last night, Your Majesty has disappeared with His Highness!"

"What?!!!!" Qin Wan was shocked, "Yaoxing is missing?! How is that possible?"

Ren Nandao said very firmly: "I have searched the entire palace with people, but I haven't found His Majesty yet..."

Qin Wan's heart tightened, feeling something bad: "Hurry up, send someone to tell His Majesty Emperor Ning about this matter, and ask him to immediately lead troops to surround the entire palace and directly take over the entire Zou City!"

Ren Nandao was surprised: "Mrs. Qin, what do you feel?"

Qin Wan shook her head: "I don't know, but I have a feeling that something big is going to happen!"

Saying that, Qin Wan directly took off the golden hairpin and jade hairpin on her head, lifted the hem of her skirt and began to follow He Gong up and down to look for Yao Xing.

The more Qin Wan searched, the more disturbed he felt.

Where will Yaoxing go?
Why did she bring the little Highness with her?
Why is she so anxious to hand over all government affairs to Ning Yi?

Obviously she can handle these things slowly...

why she...

not good!

The blood in Qin Wan's whole body was about to flow backwards. The ominous premonition made her heart beat wildly, and even her breathing became extremely heavy.

Rumors about Yaoxing being humiliated by the outside world have never stopped...

When Dongyi became a vassal state of the Rong Kingdom, some people still criticized the Yaoxing woman for taking power, losing power and destroying the country...

Some people even said that Yaoxing murdered two princes in order to become king, designed to kill the Zheng family, poisoned the new concubine, and forced King Dongyi to abdicate...

The reputation of the princess of Dongyi Kingdom in the mainland of Kyushu has changed from being noble, elegant, graceful and kind, to being like a snake and scorpion, sinister and ruthless...

But because Yaoxing has always been dismissive of these rumors.

So Qin Wan didn't care.

In Qin Wan's view, as long as Yaoxing becomes the master of Dongyi in the end, it will be fine.

But she never seriously thought about whether these public opinions have any influence on Yaoxing, and how deep the influence is...

Qin Wan led the officials and maids in the palace to look for Yaoxing frantically, while feeling deep regret and self-blame.

Perhaps Yaoxing didn't care as much as he seemed.

Perhaps Yaoxing has long been crushed by these harsh remarks and evaluations.

What good friend?

She, Qin Wan, is not worthy at all!
She didn't feel Yaoxing's mood at all, and she just blindly forced her to go to the spotlight and accept the judgments of countless people.

"Found it!" An internal official shouted and came to Qin Wan: "Your Majesty led His Highness to the top of the Pagoda!"

The cold hairs all over Qin Wan stood upside down.

No!

No!
Qin Wan frantically followed the internal official to the nine-storey pagoda of the Dongyi Palace, tears welled up from the corners of her eyes.

When rushing to the bottom of the pagoda, Qin Wan watched in horror as Yao Xing, who was dressed in plain white, was standing on the railing of the highest floor of the nine-story pagoda with His Royal Highness in his arms, looking at the sky indifferently like a fairy.

"Yaoxing! What are you doing?!" Qin Wan was so frightened that his legs went limp, and he shouted loudly to Yaoxing.

Yaoxing heard Qin Wan's voice and smiled at her.

"Wait, don't move, I'll go up and save you!" Saying that, Qin Wan rushed into the Pagoda and climbed to the top floor as fast as he could.

Yaoxing stood on the railing and looked back at Qin Wan, and smiled gently: "Wanwan, I didn't want you to see this scene, but I still have a lot of things I haven't told you, so I'm still waiting here for you Come……"

"What do you want to say!" Qin Wan urged anxiously and fearfully.

Yaoxing shook his head, looked at the little Highness who was soundly asleep in his arms, and calmly said to Qin Wan: "Wanwan, I have left a will, Dongyi will no longer be an independent country, and from today onwards, it will Completely merged into the Rong Kingdom and accept the full rule of the Rong Kingdom. The Dongyi royal family will disappear from this world, and there will be no future troubles for the Northern Rong to rule Dongyi."

Qin Wan was completely dumbfounded: "No! Yaoxing, there's no need! There's really no need to be so decisive! There's no need to make fun of your life and your Highness's life! Come down!"

Yaoxing said: "Wanwan, I heard from the teacher that you were discussing 'benevolent governance' with the doctors in the Yunxia Academy. You said that in front of you is a real environment where the weak prey on the strong, and there are various imminent or hidden dangers. Dongyi What is needed is a quick and powerful strategy to avoid the disaster of destroying the country. In your opinion, 'justice', 'benevolence' and 'closeness to the people' are far away and illusory, and have no power in this era..."

"No, no, no! Yaoxing, I said that just to argue with the doctors, don't believe it!" Qin Wan tried hard to deny it. She wanted to slap herself at this moment, regretting that she was in Yunxia Academy Literally talking nonsense.

"Wanwan, you are right," Yaoxing sighed softly, "Now is the period when the relations among countries in Kyushu are the most complicated, the military is the most active, and the situation is the most unpredictable. And what I have been taught since I was a child is that 'the people act for the people'. The most important thing is the community, and the king is the lightest'... So I was thinking, compared with the inheritance of my royal blood, let my people live in prosperity and happiness, save the land of Dongyi from the flames of war, and keep the country. Stability is more important... Wanwan, I am not the perfect person as you said, I am actually very cowardly, I can't help but care about what the court and the people think of me, and I don't have the confidence to lead the whole country well, I The only thing I can do is to fulfill the agreement between you and me, and hand over my country to your most trusted Emperor Ning. I hope he can treat my people kindly in the face of my resolute abandonment of the royal power. ..."

Qin Wan tried her best to nod her head, and persuaded anxiously and helplessly, "Yaoxing, it's okay, if you don't want to be the king of Dongyi, we won't be. Whatever you want, we will do! Hurry up and hug your highness from the railing." Come down! Please, come down!"

At this time, Ning Yi had already led people to the foot of the pagoda.

When he saw this scene, he probably knew it in his heart, so he hurried up the stairs, came to Qin Wan's side, and stretched out his hand to hold Qin Wan, lest she act impulsively.

Yaoxing saw Ning Yi, with a hint of envy in his eyes, and said softly: "Your Majesty Ning, how much I envy you, Rong Guo can help you every night. But after thinking about it, maybe only your strength can match you." Wanwan’s intelligence is worth it. In fact, I once fantasized about being your concubine, but now that I think about it, how can someone like me stand by your side? So please cherish Wanwan, Mo To blame her."

Ning Yi solemnly nodded to Yaoxing: "King Dongyi, I heard what you said, and now I order you to get off the railing immediately and continue to rule your country!"

Yaoxing shook his head lightly: "His Majesty Ning Emperor, please forgive Yaoxing for being disrespectful, and let me finish my last words."

Qin Wan was completely anxious, tears could not stop streaming, she cried and begged: "No! Yaoxing! If you have something to say, I will listen to whatever you want! Please come down quickly! Please don't do it!" Stupid thing! Please...Yaoxing..."

Ning also saw that Yao Xing was about to die, but he couldn't bear Qin Wan's sadness, and said sharply, "King Dongyi! I'll say it again, you will immediately follow the order to ensure the safety of yourself and that child! As long as you give up your soft thoughts, no matter what Whatever request you ask me, I will immediately agree to it all, and I will never break my promise!"

Yao Xing still did not waver, but persuaded Qin Wan: "Wanwan, you always say that you are not good, but in my heart, you are the kindest and most beautiful person in this world...Kindness should never be Dear all, kindness should not be forbearance and cowardice. On the contrary, I think your kindness and kindness are powerful and adapt to the world of Kyushu. You always see the blood on your hands, but you can’t see it. The pure kindness in your heart, but I have seen all these, you are much better than those hypocritical people in this world. You said that this world needs me, but I think that what this world needs is you..."

"No! No, Yaoxing! You don't know, you don't know anything! Everything is my fault, because the people from Leidaomen hurt Ning Yi, so I wanted revenge, so I sent someone to kill Zheng The concubine's two sons blamed Leidaomen! I caused you! So I always want to make up for my mistakes! I want to make up for you! I want... you forgive me... Yaoxing... please Please! Come down!"

Qin Wan finally spoke out what she had been holding back in her heart for a long time. She wept so hard that her remorse and anger gnawed at her conscience like a devil.

"I always knew that you sent people to do it. Standing on your side, you are not wrong. Politics, strategy, scheming, it should be like this. You should not blame yourself, and I will never happen I blame you for the evil that happened to me. On the contrary, you have always been by my side to give me support and comfort, so that I can persist until now and fulfill our agreement. If it weren't for you, I might have left this place with regret The world, not as relieved as it is now."

"...Yao Xing... Please come down... You see, you are still hugging His Highness, there is nothing wrong with him, you can't leave, and you can't take him away! Please! Come down quickly!" Qin Wan knelt down slowly On the ground, the crying ground was shaking all over.

Yaoxing looked at His Royal Highness, and said: "This child was born with a hard life, but he is also the last blood of the Dongyi royal family. I took him away, and I only hope he can understand... This world is not a place of joy, and being born in the royal family is also a place of joy." It's not golden branches and jade leaves... The fate of the royal family has never been in my hands..."

"Yaoxing..." Qin Wan desperately shook her head, looking at Yaoxing but was powerless.

"I'm sorry... I think you will have to grieve for me for a while... But I hope you know that death is what I want and the only wish I have left... So farewell, Wanwan..."

As he said that, Yaoxing sang the song "You Lan Cao" that Qin Wan taught her. Amidst the lyrics of "A Gentleman's Preservation, Children and Sun's Prosperity", he hugged His Royal Highness and fell backwards from the railing. Leave Qin Wan with a gentle and firm smile...

"No!!!!!!!!! Yaoxing!!!!!!"

Qin Wan exclaimed loudly, reaching out to jump over the railing, desperate to catch her, but Ning Yi hugged her and prevented her from jumping off.

After a "bang"...

Qin Wan looked under the Futu Pagoda, looked at the scarlet eyes full of blood, and felt that the mountains and rivers in the world were forever silent, and the Changgeng star in the heart river suddenly exploded, leaving no light or shadow.

(End of this chapter)