Abandoned woman's glory

Chapter 210 Zen Seat: Seal of Yongjia
Hearing the words "long-cherished wish fulfilled", his eyes turned cold, and he said, "Do you know what my wish is?"

I smiled: "Nangong, as I said, you can't want everything."

The ancients said a long time ago that you can't have both your fish and your bear's paw. In life, there are too many fish and bear's paws, and too many choices.

What's more, what he wants to choose is beyond the reach of anyone in the world.

After saying this, I coughed lightly. Even though I suppressed it, my cheeks were still slightly flushed. The eyes on the other side of the bead curtain seemed to flicker. His touch stretched out to my cheek, but I can already feel his body temperature even though I haven't touched it yet.

But I immediately took a step back.

"Didn't you say that I'm leaving tomorrow?" I looked at him: "My child is waiting for me, my family is waiting for me, I don't want any accidents tonight."

After finishing speaking, I showed a faint smile and turned around to leave.

But just as I turned around, a cold light suddenly flashed in front of my eyes. Before I could see what it was, the bead curtain in front of me was broken, and countless beads fell on the ground, like the sound of a string of pianos on a jade plate.

And through the beads that were as dense as rain, I saw the pair of eyes on the opposite side, as if separated by thousands of mountains and rivers instead of bead curtains, but even at such a distance, I still felt a bit of a breath .

He has turned around and left.

I froze there, watching his back slowly disappear into the night, a gust of night wind blew, and the beads on the ground rolled around, bringing a burst of coolness, but I couldn't move.

Just that moment—was it my illusion?
I don't know how long it has passed, but I still can't tell what I saw in Nangong's eyes at that moment, so I finally gave up and turned around to walk back to the bed.

But as soon as he turned around, he saw a familiar figure suddenly appear in front of him.

"what--!"

I almost exhaled in a low voice, hurriedly controlled myself, stepped forward anxiously and lowered my voice, "Why are you here?"

"The Queen Mother."

The person in front of me is Yu He. Although I know that with his martial arts, he can come and go freely in this imperial city, but after all, this is an extraordinary period. The nine gates are closed and powerful enemies are around. Nangong's eyes have never left this place. If he is found out, we will fall short!

Yu He's face also looked a little dignified, but he still bowed his hands first: "Queen Mother, all the things I told you to do in the future have been done."

"Yeah." I nodded, and said again: "Mr. Yu He, don't put yourself in danger, otherwise—"

"Queen Mother," he interrupted me suddenly, and his eyes looked like the dark night behind me again. I felt that his expression was a little strange. I was about to ask, but I saw him stretch out his hands and hold a The long sword was presented in front of me: "The queen mother please take the sword."

I frowned slightly, looked down at the sword in his hand, and suddenly felt familiar——

"Qing Yuan Sword?!"

I was taken aback, wasn't the Qingyuan sword destroyed by him with the Xuanyuan sword in Guigu?But the one in front of me is clearly the Qingyuan Sword. I looked up at him in astonishment, only to hear him slowly say: "This is the Qingyuan Sword that the blacksmith who found Ohno took three days to recast according to my memory. It is exactly the same as the original one, and it can also match the shadow sword in the next hand."

"Then, what are you doing for me?"

Yu He looked a bit complicated, and said: "Tomorrow, no matter what happens inside or outside the Nine Gates, it has nothing to do with the Empress Dowager. But above the main hall, if there is no fierce fighting, the world will be peaceful; if someone makes a move, the subordinates may not be able to get out in time. The Empress Dowager needs Use this sword just in case."

I looked at him: "What do you want to say?"

"... Nangong Mizhen, he has a murderous aura on him."

"After all, he is a first-class master in the arena. Isn't it common for him to have a murderous look?"

"No," Yu He shook his head: "This man has always been able to control his aura. When we were in Guigu, my great-grandfather and I didn't guard against him, but today, his murderous aura is exposed, just like before. Every time is different."

I was slightly taken aback.

Nangong has always been an idle existence in front of me. Even if he became an enemy later, he did not feel violent to me, but the time in Guigu really surprised me. He pointed at Mr. Guigu with his sword, even Even Yu He was unable to guard against him, if that person hadn't appeared suddenly, the outcome would have been unpredictable.

But now, even Yu He attaches so much importance to it, could it be—

Could it be that what I saw the moment the bead curtain shattered just now was not an illusion?

But - Nangong, will he really hurt me?Not just deceit, not just confrontation, will he really point his blade at me?

When I thought this way in my heart, I subconsciously said it out of my mouth. Yu He looked down at me for a long time with a solemn expression, and suddenly said: "Queen Mother, you have lost your memory. You didn't remember what happened in Ghost Valley back then." do not remember."

As soon as I heard it, I immediately raised my head and looked at him.

Back then in Ghost Valley?What's the meaning?I hastily stepped forward: "Do you know something?!"

"It's just—"

As soon as he opened his mouth, he suddenly heard a strange voice. Looking back, Li Yan in the inner room had already woken up. He was rubbing his eyes and slowly sat up, looking outside with his head: "Ma'am——"

Before I could open my mouth, I saw a figure flashing in front of me, and Yu He had disappeared.

The shock in my heart has not subsided, and I am still standing there in a daze, while Li Yan has stepped on his shoes and walked out slowly, looking at the mess around me, he hurriedly said: "Ma'am, what's wrong with you? Mess?"

I was a little distracted for a moment, but I managed to smile and said, "I accidentally broke the curtain just now. Don't worry about it, someone will clean it up tomorrow, so go to sleep."

Li Yan nodded, and staggered into the inner room again, just took two steps, then looked back at me: "Ma'am, you should rest early, or you won't be energetic tomorrow."

After finishing speaking, he went to bed and went to sleep.

I was still standing there, feeling indescribably confused.

tomorrow...tomorrow...

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It was a sleepless night.

I blew out all the candles, and the whole hall was plunged into darkness. I couldn't see anything, but I still opened my eyes wide. Looking at the dark sky, I seemed to be able to hear the breathing of everyone in the imperial city. , Some are anxious, some are excited, some are ready to move, and some are resigned to fate.

But, who is in charge of all this in the end?

The familiar figure of Chu Feng seemed to appear in front of my eyes again. The first time I saw him clearly was during the turmoil in the imperial city. I couldn't take my eyes off him anymore.

One is the emperor and the other is the grass bandit. This is my evaluation of him and Ling Chuyun at the beginning. He is like the wind that controls everything. No matter what the world is like, everything is under his control.

So what about tomorrow?

Chu Feng, have you already counted to today, you have everything under your control.

Even if you leave, even if the world changes, I still can't escape your control, just like this life, I can't escape the kind of trapping feeling in your heart.

I am willing to be trapped for half my life, and the second half of my life...

In the chaos, light slowly appeared in front of my eyes. I struggled to open my eyes from the dream, only to find that the outside of the window had become cold, and the faint morning sun came in through the window.

I turned my head to look at the hourglass beside me.

At the bottom of the hourglass, there is still the last pinch of fine sand, and it is almost Mao time.

I lay quietly on the bed, watched the last grain of sand leaking down, and heard a loud noise suddenly sounded outside the quiet imperial city, as if something had collapsed, shaking the entire imperial city. trembling.

There was immediate chaos outside.

I heard chaotic footsteps, eunuchs, maids, and teams of guards hurried past, and the noise became louder and louder. I put on my clothes and walked slowly to the gate. There was already chaos outside, and someone was shouted loudly:

"Quick, go find it!"

"The emperor is gone, go find him quickly, otherwise—my lord?!"

"See you sir!"

Although no one spoke, the strong aura of that person still made people feel an inexplicable pressure. I had just walked to the door when it was pushed open with a bang.

In the morning light, Nangong stood there wearing a gorgeous robe. It seemed that this was the first time he wore such a grand and gorgeous robe, which gave people a strange feeling. When he stood in front of me, it seemed that all the sunshine Being blocked by him, I couldn't see the expression on his face clearly, only the thick shadow he cast on me.

Then, I heard his low voice in my ear: "Ling Shaoyu is gone."

"Oh."

He frowned slightly, and looked straight at me, as if he wanted to see something from my eyes - "Where is he going?"

I raised my head and looked at him calmly: "Don't you guys know that he also has dignity?"

"..."

"You lock him up like this, use him, and want to tell the world about his deepest wounds. Do you want him to watch him lose everything?"

He was silent for a long time, and finally nodded: "Perhaps, it's time for him to leave. Besides, his jade seal is already in the Zen Edict, so he is useless to us."

My eyes flickered, looking at him, and he looked at me.

"Today, all I need is you."

I smiled and he smiled too.

He walked in, picked up my clothes from the hanger next to him, and gently draped them on my shoulders. His movements were so gentle, and he even brushed the hair on my forehead thoughtfully, looking at my face Eyes: "It's getting late, I'll wait for you outside."

"it is good."

As he spoke, he slowly backed out, and the door closed in front of my eyes, blocking the last ray of sunlight from the outside.

The moment the door closed, I heard his low voice——

"Issue the order to close the nine gates and not allow a single soldier to enter the imperial city. Whoever opens the nine gates before noon will be killed!"

I put on a gorgeous long dress, and on the skirt was Feng Qiwu, who was elegant and proud of the world, with long black hair tied up high, revealing a smooth forehead, but for some reason, I looked at myself in the bronze mirror, Under the sunlight, the temples seemed to be stained with a layer of frost, which looked so strange.

The hour is almost here.

I walked to the door of the inner room and looked in. Li Yan was still sleeping soundly on the bed, looking so innocent like a little beast that doesn't know the dangers of the world.

When he woke up, he didn't know where the world was.

I smiled faintly, turned around and walked out. Just as I opened the gate, I saw palace maids and guards lined up on both sides of the avenue outside Yanfu Hall. When they saw me coming out, they all knelt down and said in unison: "Welcome to the Empress Dowager!"

Nangong was standing at the gate not far away, looking at me, I slowly walked in front of him, only to see him nodding his head slightly: "Queen Mother, please."

After finishing speaking, he waved his sleeves and slowly led the way towards the Azure Dragon Hall. I watched him take two steps, then smiled and said: "Master Nangong, now is not the time for you to walk in front of this palace. "

He was slightly startled, and looked back at me, but I had already raised my head and walked past his eyes.

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Along the way, I looked at the familiar scenery around me. I have seen it many times, but I don’t know why today, it seems very strange. Around the avenue, there are three steps, one post, five steps and one sentry. Rubbing the handle of the knife, his face was expressionless, obviously he had been explained in advance.

In the imperial city, Nangong Yu already ruled the world.

Under the gaze of these gazes, I walked forward step by step, and after a while, the Azure Dragon Hall was close in front of me.

At this time, the sun had already risen high, and the sun shone through the clouds on the majestic and towering hall. The colorful glazed tiles reflected the dazzling light, making the whole hall look more resplendent and majestic, as if the imperial power directly reaching the sky, looking down Follow all living beings, and regard all things as dogs.

Who can be closest to him?

I looked up at the hall, as if I went back to that day, watching that person slowly walk out of it, and today, it's time for me to walk in slowly.

Lifting the long skirt, I slowly walked up the white marble steps step by step. The guards on both sides knelt down slowly, and when the last two guards fell at my feet, I finally walked up, but there was no one there. Yu Sui'er was standing at the door, the scars on her face were still there, when she saw me, there was an expression of anxiety and eagerness in her eyes: "The Queen Mother..."

I nodded slightly to him.

After all, this child was clever, he glanced at me, raised his head, and said loudly: "The Queen Mother is here!"

The gate of the main hall immediately let out a long sound, and slowly opened it, and all the officials gathered in the opened gate, all of them stood in the middle of the main hall, and bowed to me: "Congratulations to the Empress Dowager Yongjia! "

"Flat body."

"Thank you Queen Mother!"

I stood in the center of the hall, quietly looking at the civil and military officials in front of me. Nangong Yu, who was in the front row on the left, was dressed in court clothes, with a beard and hair, and a pair of piercing eyes. With a steady gaze.

At this time, it is difficult for the members of the Nangong family to think about it.

On the other side were the ministers headed by Wei Yusheng. Obviously they had sensed the meaning of today's ascension to the palace, and they all looked at me solemnly.

For a moment, the hall fell into a strange silence, as if a needle could be heard falling on the ground.

After an unknown amount of time, Nangong Yu finally took a step forward: "The Queen Mother, please read the emperor's imperial edict."

After finishing speaking, I saw Yu Sui'er coming up holding the gold plate, and inside the gold plate was the bright yellow imperial decree. When Yu Sui'er looked up at me, her eyes seemed a little nervous. Get up, spread out, lightly part your vermilion lips——

"Following the fate of heaven, the emperor's edict said: Although my reign is short, the world is in turmoil, but the spirit of my ancestors is in danger and survives. However, I have not built an inch of land, and I am ashamed of all people. Looking at astronomy, the number of royal families is coming to an end. The fate is in the hands of the Nangong family, so he abdicated from the other palace, and worshiped Zen in the Nangong family. I respect this."

When the last two words were read, the hall suddenly boiled.

The courtiers standing behind Nangong Yu were naturally already prepared, with a strange look of joy on their faces, while the people on Wei Yusheng's side were naturally extremely shocked, and some people had already shouted:
"how is this possible?!"

"How could this be? The emperor wants a Zen seat?"

"My queen, is this true?"

I held the imperial decree in my hand, and said nothing with a calm expression on my face, but Wei Yusheng turned his head to look at Nangong Yu, and said sharply: "Nangong Yu, you dare to falsely preach the imperial decree. Aren't you afraid of destroying the Nine Clans?"

His sound seemed to ignite something, and the courtiers on both sides immediately pointed at each other and started arguing. For a while, the hall was full of people. I watched those people accusing each other, quarreling and swearing, and for some reason, I felt a little empty in my heart, as if those What people say and do are all so incomprehensible.

But unfortunately, can't get rid of it.

"False transmission of the imperial decree? The crime of deceiving the emperor?" Nangong Yu walked up to Wei Yusheng with his chin raised, and sneered arrogantly: "Master Wei, you must see clearly that this imperial decree is archived in the Imperial Study Room. The words are all written by the emperor himself, and the jade seal of passing the country is stamped on the back, if you say that I falsely pass on the imperial decree, could it be that the emperor helped me to falsely pass it on?"

"How could the emperor give way to you? What is your Nangong family? Why should you ascend to the palace and proclaim yourself emperor!"

"Hmph, even if my Nangong family is nothing, but the imperial decree was issued by the emperor, and it is clearly written on it. Wei Yusheng, do you want to resist the decree?"

When I heard this sentence, I slowly raised my eyes to look at Nangong.

The origin of the Nangong family, although I don't have enough evidence, but from the posts Mr. Guigu would send them at the beginning, from their incomparable wealth and power to the east, and from the unintentional words of Mu Liusha of Suzaku Kingdom, I have already He vaguely understood that although He Liancheng's speculation that they were descendants of the Murong family was wrong, it was not a thousand miles away.

Restoration is indeed their goal.

But now, Nangong Yu didn't refute what Wei Yusheng said, and it seemed that they didn't get any evidence of their own.

As soon as Nangong Yu uttered the word "resisting decree", he heard heavy footsteps outside the door. As soon as everyone looked up, they saw those heavily armed guards lined up outside the gate at this moment. Sheath, but I can already see the murderous aura in the faint cold light.

Wei Yusheng and the others immediately turned ugly.

The hall fell silent for a moment, and after an unknown amount of time, Wei Yusheng said to Nangong Yu again: "Lord Nangong, don't forget that when the former emperor passed away, he left an imperial decree, and the virtuous concubine honored the Empress Yongjia. From now on, all imperial decrees need to be stamped with the Yongjia seal, so that they can pass through the six parts and convey the holy meaning. Otherwise, it will be a piece of waste paper!"

Nangong Yu smiled proudly, and turned to look at me who had been silent all this time.

"Queen, please use the seal."

As soon as this sentence came out, everyone fell silent, and countless eyes looked at me.

Outside the main hall, there was already the sound of the sword being unsheathed slightly, and the cold light flickered for a moment, which hurt people's eyes.

I know what he means, if I delay or refuse at this time, he will directly attack those people and kill all the officials loyal to the Ling family.

Facing such a scene, I suddenly smiled faintly, and my voice was a little hoarse when I spoke: "Lord Nangong, now that you are in power and look down on the East, why do you still care about me, the little Empress Dowager Yongjia, who cares about that seal? "

Nangong Yu glanced at me and said, "Queen Dowager, it's not that the humble ministers have committed rebellion, but the emperor issued this imperial edict. If there is no seal of the imperial seal left by the late emperor, and the seal of the queen mother, the humble ministers, etc. And absolutely dare not do evil things such as usurping power and seizing the throne."

What he said was very high-sounding. He used the lives of these courtiers to force me to use the seal, and he could also get the reputation of being granted imperial power and virtue. It was really thoughtful.

I smiled: "Lord Nangong, you really have high morals and high prestige."

"Don't dare." He bowed slightly, but his eyes shone with the focus of a beast.

I know it's the last moment.

The guards outside the main hall had their swords half drawn out, the cold light flickered, and the evil spirit was overwhelming. Wei Yusheng and the others were unwilling to reconcile, but they didn't dare to resist completely. All eyes fell on me.

"In that case, this imperial decree, I will seal it for you."

Upon hearing this sentence, Nangong Yu's eyes immediately burst into ecstasy, but his face remained calm. On the contrary, Nangong next to him, from entering the hall to now, his face has always been cold, Faintly, as if he stayed out of the matter from beginning to end.

Only at this moment, he looked at me.

Nangong Yu has already walked in front of me: "Where does the queen mother put the seal of Yongjia?"

I smiled slightly, turned around, and pointed to the huge upright plaque on the dragon chair directly in front of the hall.

"Where."

Everyone's eyes widened in astonishment.

Nangong Yu also looked there in surprise, as if he couldn't believe that the seal they had been looking for for so long was actually hidden in the Azure Dragon Hall!

After a moment of astonishment, he immediately ordered: "Come here, get the seal!"

Immediately someone moved the ladder, and everyone hurriedly put the ladder on the eaves. I glanced at them coldly and said, "Everyone, don't mess up. If the Yongjia seal is broken, wouldn't it be the emperor's throne?" The good intentions of the virtuous and virtuous have been wasted?"

After I said this, everyone fell silent again, so I stepped forward and climbed up the ladder, step by step, and stood next to the upright plaque after a while.

Behind the plaque is a heavy beam, and the junction of the beam and the wall is a dead corner, leaving a gap of size, and it is this gap where the thing the size of a fist is placed. Zhang Ming was wrapped in yellow silk and satin, and after a long time, a layer of floating dust fell on it.

I dusted it lightly, picked up the heavy thing, and walked down slowly.

All the civil and military officials in the main hall are staring at the thing in my hand with bated breath at this moment, especially Nangong Yu, whose always arrogant and indifferent expression is of course gone at this moment, the whole person seems to be trembling with excitement, like a person , traveled thousands of miles, and finally saw the destination ahead one day.

Nangong standing beside him didn't move, smile or even express.

I just feel that his whole person is empty at this time, and he seems to have traveled thousands of mountains and rivers alone, but when he really found his purpose, he felt a little timid.

He stood there like a stone statue, only his hands, which were usually steady as a rock, trembled slightly at this moment.

Yu Sui'er immediately ran up and helped me down the ladder.

"Lord Nangong, Lord Wei."

As soon as the two of them heard this, they immediately took a step forward and walked in front of me. I smiled faintly and looked up at the two of them: "The two are also the ministers of the humerus of my dynasty. The matter of the Zen position today is a big matter. This Yongjia seal was bestowed by the late emperor, and it is more important than Mount Tai, you two have to look carefully."

"Yes!"

While speaking, Nangong Yu had already winked, and someone next to him immediately took the imperial decree and spread it on the imperial case. I slowly put the seal on the imperial case, and unwrapped the bright yellow layer wrapped around it. of satin.

A warm luster flashed from inside.

The seal of Yongjia finally revealed its real body.

Nangong Yu opened his eyes wide at this moment, looking at the seal, which was a little smaller than the Chuan Guo Yuxi, with a radius of three inches, surrounded by gold inlaid with golden corners, with five phoenixes on the top, and the four characters "Yongjia Empress Seal" engraved on the bottom. .

I looked at them and said with a smile, "This is the Seal of Yongjia."

All the people held their breath at this moment, seeing that the seal was only an inch away from the emperor's Zen edict. With just a single seal, the world would change hands, but at this moment, no one could change their hands. Out loud, they all looked at my hand.

I caressed the warm jade with my fingertips, slowly raised my head, and looked at the man standing silently opposite the imperial case.

For some reason, I find his expression a bit strange.

At this moment, he didn't seem to be about to gain something, the expression in his eyes seemed to be about to lose, and what he lost was his most important thing.

At this moment, Nangong Yu couldn't wait any longer, even his voice was trembling: "Please Queen Mother, stamp the seal!"

"..."

I finally brushed off the wrapped yellow silk, picked up the seal, and moved it to the top of the edict.

Just one cover--

At this moment, a minister standing next to him suddenly said, "Hey, what is this?"

(End of this chapter)