Phoenix Fight: The First Concubine

Chapter 163
After this incident, Murong Wei also fully understood the cruelty of the court. She dispatched the doctor who took care of him during pregnancy to take care of the two children. No matter what food or clothing was, she had to check everything. Now she is completely worried about the palace. everything in it.

After being canonized as the crown princess, Murong Wei also spent more energy on these matters, selecting and screening people in the palace, and then sending some secret agents to other palaces. These things were done by watching.

As a person who came out of the palace, Madam Zheng was able to do these things like a duck to water, which made Murong Wei a lot more worry-free.

"King Qi, get rid of him sooner or later!"

Xiao Mingrui said this to his wife at night.

Murong Wei said lightly: "He is barefoot and is not afraid of wearing shoes. Husband will fight with him at this time, then he will do what he wants, so there is no need to worry. For a person like him, you don't need to spend too much energy. As for the palace..."

Murong Wei remembered that Concubine Li and Concubine Rong were actually involved in this matter, especially that Concubine Rong was extremely ridiculous.

"Concubine Rong came to visit us today..." Murong Wei said with a smile, "She is also very polite, and she even told me that her younger sister is very similar to me."

Xiao Mingrui raised his eyebrows, "So what, do I fall in love with her sister just because she looks like you?"

Murong Wei said angrily: "Of course, it's just that I'm very strange. How could anyone think... that someone who looks like me can replace me? Could it be that I'm just so harmless? So ordinary?"

Xiao Mingrui chuckled, "Fool, how can you be ordinary? In my eyes, you are the most extraordinary woman in the world. You are my treasure."

Murong Wei smiled, "I talked to Concubine Rong about beauty... I told her many secret recipes. She was very envious of my good complexion and complexion. She kept asking me, and I had no choice but to tell her."

Seeing the sly smile at the corner of her mouth, Xiao Mingrui flicked her little nose: "Did you play tricks again?"

He didn't believe that Murong Wei would repay evil with kindness.

Murong Wei blinked and blinked her eyes, laughing wildly: "Why should I play tricks, it will definitely have an effect...but this effect will gradually disappear, and finally..."

Xiao Mingrui didn't ask any more, but he could also imagine that if Concubine Rong really let someone use it first, he would probably be tempted by it.

It's a pity that this effect is gradually disappearing. In the end, will it be disfigured?
Murong Wei seemed to understand what he was thinking, she pursed her lips and said, "If you dare to think about our child, do you still want me to treat her kindly?"

She is not the Holy Mother, others have harmed her children so much, even if she can't do anything to Concubine Li and Concubine Rong now, she will let them enjoy the final glory, before that, she will never let it go easily.

Xiao Mingrui nodded: "That's what they deserve."

In his heart, apart from his family, there are few people he can take to heart.

Concubine Rong might not know that Xiao Mingrui already knew about her, and maybe she was lucky.

It's a pity that Murong Wei hates them so much, even if they deal with her, Murong Wei won't make Murong Wei hate them so much, but they try to deal with children, which Murong Wei can't tolerate no matter what.

"Wait, get rid of them sooner or later." Xiao Mingrui said softly.

The next day, Emperor Jianwu asked Xiao Mingrui to take the tiger head to see him.

Since that serious illness, Emperor Jianwu's body has become worse and worse than before.

Xiao Mingrui looked at his father's decrepit face, the emperor who used to be full of energy and high spirits now had a loving face when he was holding his grandson, his hair was originally black, and his temples were also stained with silver.

Xiao Mingrui had a sore nose, an emperor in his twilight years is like an old tiger, no matter how unwilling he is, he cannot escape the fate of death.

By this time, they could no longer afford the affairs of a huge empire.

Emperor Jianwu hugged the tiger head and smiled, and the tiger head shouted childishly, Grandpa, grandpa made Emperor Jianwu very happy.

"Tiger head, I ask you, do you want to be the emperor?"

Xiao Mingrui was taken aback: "Father..."

Emperor Jianwu glanced at him and smiled: "It's just to tease the children."

"Like Grandpa Huang?"

Emperor Jianwu nodded.

Xiao Mingrui looked at his son nervously, for a moment he couldn't figure out why his father asked such a question.

Tilting his head, the tiger thought for a while, he smiled and stretched out his chubby hand for Xiao Mingrui to hug: "Father, give me a hug."

Xiao Mingrui looked at Emperor Jianwu.

Emperor Jianwu was stunned for a moment, "Tiger head, you haven't said..."

Hutou is only a little older, only a few months away from being two years old, but he is very smart, and Murong Wei has been training him, so he is much smarter than ordinary children.

"Mother said to... yes, to be filial to parents..."

Hutou thought for a while and said, trying to express his thoughts, who made Murong Wei always teach him to be filial to his parents, Hutou thinks that being like the emperor's grandfather is very dignified, of course such a good thing should be given to his parents.

Emperor Jianwu was stunned, then laughed out loud for a while, pointed at Xiao Mingrui, and sighed: "You gave birth to a good son."

Xiao Mingrui was both proud and excited, looking at his son, he was relieved.

"Your wife..." Emperor Jianwu thought for a while, "I don't want to worry about things behind me, but she can be considered a good wife... except for jealousy."

Xiao Mingrui smiled wryly, are you jealous?
Could it be that one has to generously take concubines for him to not be called jealous?
"Father... the Crown Princess is a well-educated and reasonable person. Although the methods of educating children in the past are different, both Hutou and Lele are healthier and smarter than ordinary children, and they are also very sensible."

Xiao Mingrui knew that Emperor Jianwu would definitely know about the Ciqing Palace.

Regarding the matter of Murong Wei's education of the children, he did not express his opinion, or he also acquiesced in this matter.

Emperor Jianwu said indifferently: "It's not bad for her to teach children. But Hutou is your eldest son, so he can't grow in the hands of a woman. You still have to spend more time teaching him in the future, and you have to hire famous teachers."

Xiao Mingrui nodded: "I understand."

Hutou still didn't understand what his grandfather and father were talking about, and was trying to fiddle with a pen on the kang with his little hands, sliding it on the white paper.

"I'm tired, you can carry him back."

"Yes, Father, you should also pay attention to your health."

Emperor Jianwu shook his head and said, "I'm getting old too."

Xiao Mingrui was silent, and left Xinuang Pavilion with his son Hutou in his arms.

"Father, he..." Xiao Mingrui felt a little sad: "Father doesn't have many days left."

He knew about that book, and if the records were correct, Emperor Jianwu did not have a long life span.

"Father." Hu Tou blinked his black eyes and asked, "Is Grandpa Huang very powerful?"

Xiao Mingrui smiled: "Yes, your grandpa is very powerful."

"Better than dad?"

"Much better."

"Oh." Hutou rolled his eyes for a long time, "Tigertou will also be powerful."

Xiao Mingrui smiled, and couldn't help hugging his son and kissing him.

Back at Ciqing Palace, Murong Wei was watching Lele swimming.

"Oh, let's go swimming!"

Hutou broke free from Xiao Mingrui's arms immediately, with such strength that even Xiao Mingrui couldn't hold him, and ran towards the bathroom with his short legs.

Murong Wei hurriedly asked the nanny to hug him, lest he run too fast and fall down.

"Slow down, what are you in a hurry for?" Murong Wei said angrily.

Lele was wearing a swimsuit specially made by Murong Wei, and was playing in the Zhangkuan pool. When she saw her brother coming in, she playfully sprinkled water with her hands.

The tiger's head also went into the water, and Murong Wei watched the pair of children playing with a smile, and said a few words to them occasionally.

"These two children." Xiao Mingrui said with a smile, "It's you, we didn't enjoy this when we were young."

"Isn't this great? Learning how to swim is great. I will always use it in the future."

She doesn't think there is any problem with learning more skills, and swimming can also exercise her body.

"Hutou didn't make trouble at Father's place, did he? I'm afraid he will be mischievous again." Murong Wei stretched out her hand to pull Hutou up a little: "Be careful, don't slip."

"No, Hutou is very sensible and obedient. Father even praised me for giving birth to a good son." Xiao Mingrui looked at his wife: "Wei'er, it's all because of you."

Murong Wei was stunned: "Ah? Is this kid very sensible?"

Why does she feel every day that this kid is out of skin?
"Yes, he is very clever."

Murong Wei didn't know why he was emotional, and said with a smile: "Our son shouldn't be stupid."

It's all about genetics. If their son is normal, he shouldn't be a fool.

Besides, it is delicious and delicious, and like her, she spends a lot of energy educating and caring for them. She was born in the royal family, and she has been exposed to it. It would be strange if she is not more sensitive and smart than ordinary children.

Xiao Mingrui sent the maid down, and said softly, "Father...I have a feeling that Father might..."

Murong Wei understood what he meant, and was silent for a moment, although Emperor Jianwu had caused her a lot of troubles, causing Aichun's incident, which added a lot of pressure and twists and turns to her life.

However, he is still Xiao Mingrui's father, and Murong Wei can understand Xiao Mingrui's mood.

"Who in the world does not die?"

She just persuaded softly.

"I understand, I'm just thinking, life is so short, there are very few things you can do, and the most important thing is to be yourself right now."

The old and the new alternate, the old will eventually pass away, and the new will eventually come.

On the one hand, Xiao Mingrui felt sad, and on the other hand, he also looked forward to the arrival of his era.

Less than a month after this meeting, Emperor Jianwu fainted when he went to the ancestral temple to worship his ancestors.

After returning, he was never able to get up like in the past.

Because of Emperor Jianwu's illness, Xiao Mingrui stayed by his side to attend to his illness, and had to review memorials, so he didn't have any free time.

The sacrifice on the winter solstice obviously made Emperor Jianwu exhaust his life energy.

On this day, there was heavy snow in the sky.

The snowflakes flying all over the sky are like goose feathers, like light mist, falling from the gray sky, covering the world in pure white.

With such a beautiful scenery and picturesque mountains and rivers, Emperor Jianwu quietly stared at the heavy snow outside the window in the warm spring-like Xinuang Pavilion. Suddenly, his once bright eyes were a little blurred, as if he had returned to his youth.

Gao Wugong said happily at the side: "The emperor ate a bowl of rice today, it seems that the disease is almost cured."

Emperor Jianwu's pale face turned red at this moment, he glanced at Gao Wugong and asked, "Gao Wugong, how many years have you been by my side?"

Gao Wugong was startled, "This servant was in front of the emperor when he was eight years old."

"Eight years old... It's been a long time." Emperor Jianwu sighed, "I was only ten years old at that time."

"I still remember, the emperor was very brave when he was ten years old. The first time I saw you, it was your tenth birthday. I practiced arrows in the school field, but I hit the heart. At that time, the late emperor kept praising you and rewarding you. A precious bow."

Emperor Jianwu's expression was a little proud of reminiscing about the past, as if he had returned to the passionate years of youth, Emperor Jianwu smiled and said: "Yeah, I almost forgot about it... that bow... well, I was following it later The emperor lost it when he was going on an expedition, and has never found it."

Emperor Jianwu looked a little regretful, at the moment he was not like an emperor, but just an old man full of memories.

"Didn't your majesty get the precious sword from the majesty later?"

Emperor Jianwu nodded, and suddenly became interested and asked Gao Wugong to bring the precious sword.

This knife has actually been in storage for many years.

Emperor Jianwu hadn't played with it for many years. Now that he pulled out the scabbard, he saw that the blade was still sharp. "It's really a good knife. I used this knife to kill the first enemy on the battlefield that year."

Emperor Jianwu's eyes were full of memories, and he talked with Gao Wugong about some proud pasts of his youth.

When Xiao Mingrui came in, he saw such a scene.

The snow outside was still falling, and the sable crane cloak he wore was stained with some snowflakes, which melted as soon as he entered the warm Xinuang Pavilion, like dewdrops standing on the surface of the crane cloak.

The maid next to him took his crane cloak, and Xiao Mingrui heard the voice of Emperor Jianwu inside: "Mingrui, come in."

"Yes, Father."

Xiao Mingrui walked around the screen and saw his father was talking to Gao Wugong with a treasured sword. At this moment, he was full of energy and energy, which surprised Xiao Mingrui for a moment. He seemed to see his father's youthful demeanor again in a daze. .

"Father is in good spirits today, my son congratulates Father." Xiao Mingrui laughed.

Emperor Jianwu looked at him with rare loving eyes, and said: "Mingrui, you have worked hard these days, and the affairs of the court will be on your shoulders in the future."

Xiao Mingrui was stunned: "Father, son..."

Emperor Jianwu waved his hand: "Come here, help me up."

Xiao Mingrui didn't know what his father wanted to do, so he stood up and helped Emperor Jianwu up.

Emperor Jianwu wanted to go to the window to watch, but Xiao Mingrui had no choice but to help Emperor Jianwu walk to the window.

"The snow is so heavy. The auspicious snow heralds a good year. I hope the people will have a good harvest in the coming year." Emperor Jianwu sighed.

Xiao Mingrui looked at his father.

Emperor Jianwu just looked at the falling snowflakes outside the window: "Ming Rui, I have something for you."

Gao Wugong seemed to understand what Emperor Jianwu meant, so he brought a jade box over.

"open to take a look."

Xiao Mingrui took the jade box and opened it for a look, he saw a small Shoushan stone seal with three seal characters engraved on the bottom.

Xiao Mingrui could recognize the seal characters, and at a glance, he saw that there were three words on it: "It's hard to be a king."

Xiao Mingrui murmured out.

Emperor Jianwu sighed: "This is handed down by Emperor Taizu. When I got it for the first time, your grandfather once told me to let me taste these three words carefully. When I looked carefully, I felt It’s difficult for the emperor. In this world, the imperial court and the foreign people are all embarrassing. Later, I felt that it was embarrassing for the emperor. Being an emperor is all about embarrassment, compromise, and always balance this, that, isn’t it difficult? Then I thought again, it turns out Is it difficult to be a king? It is easy to be a foolish king, but how difficult is it to be a wise king? Historians, the world, the harem, the most important thing is to restrain your desires. Do you remember, when you were 15 years old, your eldest sister's matter?"

"My son remembers." Xiao Mingrui didn't expect his father to say such words to him, and he was really surprised, but in this surprise, there were also some inexplicable bad premonitions, and a deep feeling for his father. Momo.

"At the beginning, someone presented a skirt made of tens of thousands of precious bird feathers into the palace. Your sister liked it very much. When you and Uncle Wang saw it, you said, since you like it, it is better to let the place contribute more. But I will not allow you from now on. Miss Huang wears this skirt, do you know why?"

Xiao Mingrui understood what Emperor Jianwu meant.

"If the imperial sister wears this skirt to go out, those ministers and wives must imitate it. The place where the donation will be made will spend a lot of material and financial resources on it. The people will not be disturbed. The subordinates will be harsh on the people and fill their pockets. The people will not be able to live."

Emperor Jianwu smiled: "It's good if you understand. In fact, when you become an emperor, you have to lead by example everywhere. Why? It's because there are always people who intend to spy on Shangyi and show their preferences. Naturally, there will be people who exploit it, and it will always lead to bad results. "

Xiao Mingrui obviously believed it deeply, and at this time, he also deeply felt what his father said about being a king.

"It's hard for you, it's hard for you, it's hard for you..." Holding the seal, Xiao Mingrui pondered for a while.

It was snowing heavily, and the father and son stood under the window, silent for a while.

Emperor Jianwu thought of something, and sighed: "Your elder brother...that's all, I just hope you still remember the brotherhood."

Xiao Mingrui was startled, "I understand."

He knew that his father was aware of some things that his elder brother did, but he still made such a request, obviously because of the love between father and son.

Although he can't ask the future emperor, and he can't know what will happen after death, but he still hopes that his sons will live well.

Xiao Mingrui knew this, but he was unwilling to deceive his father, since he agreed, he would not let King Qi die.

Emperor Jianwu was tired and asked him to help him to the bed again.

Lying on the dragon bed, he sighed, "Gao Wugong, go and summon the minister."

"Father, what's wrong with you?"

Emperor Jianwu showed his final look: "Father doesn't have much time. Mingrui, I have many things to tell you, but now that I think about it, I don't have anything to say. I have told you some things, and you also I don’t understand, you can only understand with time if you sit in that position.”

"Royal father..." Tears welled up in Xiao Mingrui's eyes, and he understood at this moment that his father had returned to life.

"Why are you crying? Who has never died in life since ancient times?" Emperor Jianwu sighed: "I am going to see your mother... I don't know if your mother will blame me under the nine springs? And your biological mother Concubine Shu... "

Xiao Mingrui felt uncomfortable, at the moment he didn't think about anything about power, but only the relationship between father and son.

"You have to govern the country well. If you don't do it well, I won't see you when you come to see me in the future." Emperor Jianwu raised his eyebrows and said.

"My son is determined to govern the country well, and I will not disappoint my father."

Not long after, the chief minister of the cabinet arrived with some royal family members.

Emperor Jianwu told them to assist Xiao Mingrui in governing the country. As for his funeral, he didn't want to make a fuss. All the subjects in the world only need to wear mourning for three days. Don't let the people delay their business.

Xiao Mingrui couldn't help but cry beside him.

Xiao Mingchen and his brothers also came, Emperor Jianwu looked at his sons carefully, and sighed: "I am not a good father, I hope you will be respectful brothers and sisters in the future, and take good care of your elder brothers."

Xiao Mingchen cried: "Royal father, I cannot live without my royal father."

"You are not young anymore, you already have children." Emperor Jianwu smiled and said, "Why are you crying, my Daqin man should not act like a daughter."

He reprimanded his sons, but not long after, the ministers retreated and met Concubine Hui and the others, and Emperor Jianwu went there.

He walked very calmly.

Until there was a faint cry and Gao Wugong's hoarse shout: "Emperor Daxing has died!"

The court ladies and eunuchs outside, and the relatives of the emperor and the country all burst into tears.

Xiao Mingrui looked at his father's peacefully sleeping face, feeling indescribably sad in his heart, and cried: "Father, go away!"

Emperor Jianwu died.

He walked away very peacefully. From now on, Xiao Mingrui will be the new emperor of the Great Qin Empire!
Emperor Jianwu died, and the whole city was wearing mourning. It was winter, the weather was cold, and the entire Forbidden City was covered with snow.

A thatched funeral shed was built outside the Qianqing Palace to mourn the funeral. Xiao Mingrui decided to stay here for the 27th day of mourning for his father.

Originally, it takes twenty months for a son to be filial to his father, but the son of heaven replaces the moon with the sky, and a country cannot live without a king. All this is naturally simplified.

Xiao Mingrui has not ascended the throne yet, and Emperor Jianwu has just passed away. Xiao Mingrui still needs to discuss with ministers the posthumous title of Emperor Jianwu, the ancestral temple, the process of being buried in the imperial mausoleum, interviews with civil and military officials, relatives of the emperor, and people from all over the country to mourn the funeral and pay respects to the new emperor. He is still doing all this as the crown prince, but everyone knows that he will soon be the only master of the country in name and in reality.

Because Emperor Jianwu didn't want to disturb the people, so Xiao Mingrui only ordered the people all over the world to wear mourning for three days, and within three days they were not allowed to marry, funeral, feast or entertain. However, the royal family, clan relatives, and the time to observe mourning were different.

"Where's the royal family, are they still in the hut?" Murong Wei was wearing filial piety, walking around from the corridor, looking up at the gloomy sky.

It's already past the first seven days, the weather is cold, Xiao Mingrui wants to keep his filial piety in the thatched hut outside the Qianqing Palace, it is conceivable that the conditions are very poor.

"Have you arranged everything for the brazier? It's so cold, the emperor sleeps there at night, how can he bear it?"

Murong Wei said worriedly.

During this period of time, Murong Wei was also very busy, not only arranging the mourning of the married woman inside and outside, receiving the married woman, but also arranging affairs in the palace. After all, although she is not canonized now, everyone knows that Murong Wei is the future queen.

Xiao Mingrui besides keeping filial piety and weeping for Emperor Jianwu, also had to arrange state affairs, so he was so busy that he didn't have any free time at all.

Just after the first seven days, Murong Wei had some free time, and it was also a time when the palace was in chaos, Xiao Mingrui hadn't moved into the Qianqing Palace yet, and he would move into the Qianqing Palace on the 27th after he got off his clothes.

Not only their husband and wife, but even Hutou and Lele, who were only so old, had to keep filial piety for their grandfather before, the little children, but they suffered.Murong Wei was afraid that the children would not be able to bear it, so she could only make them sick and let them go back to rest.

Yuegu said worriedly: "The emperor must have arranged everything. Madam, you haven't had a good night's sleep during this time. You seem to have lost weight."

Murong Wei smiled wryly and said, "Let's talk about it after this month."

When we arrived at the Qianqing Palace, we could see that the funeral sheds built in front of us were not small. At this time, there were still officials from other places coming to mourn, but they could not enter the Qianqing Palace, and mourned outside the palace.

At this moment the sky was already dark, Murong Wei went outside the thatched shed, and saw that it was only built with thatch, it was really a thatched shed, and it was very simple, Su De was guarding outside with a sad face, when he saw Murong Wei, he hurried over to greet him: Empress, please greet... Your Majesty, please persuade the emperor, the servant wants to put up a tent in this hut, which is warmer, but the emperor said that he is keeping his filial piety, and the condition is difficult, the servant really can't do anything gone."

Murong Wei looked at the simple thatched hut, Xiao Mingrui's actions may really have filial piety towards his father, but it is also very likely that he is showing his benevolence and filial piety to the people all over the world.

So even though she knew Su De was right, she couldn't dissuade Xiao Mingrui.

After entering the thatched hut, palace lanterns are lit and beds are placed in this room. Except for a space separated by a screen, it is really extremely simple.

Xiao Mingrui was sitting at the desk reviewing the memorial, there was really nothing else except a brazier at his feet emitting a little warmth.

When Murong Wei saw this situation, she immediately became angry, walked to the desk a few steps, and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, it's time for dinner."

"Let it go." Xiao Mingrui didn't notice anything, and was still concentrating on watching the memorial in front of him, frowning from time to time, as if he didn't realize that someone was coming beside him.

(End of this chapter)