On this day, dozens of places inside and outside the capital were raided by mysterious men in black. Even though city defense camps were arranged in advance, fires broke out in these dozens of places, and hundreds of people died in the melee.
The men in black were sent by the Zhao family, and they only received one order, to avenge the prince. It was the prince's friends who had ulterior motives, which led to the tragic death of the prince. The Duke of Guo was furious and vowed to avenge his son. So, he and the prince
All the friends I made were killed in the fire.
The fourth master covered his mouth and nose with a handkerchief, looked at the corpses, and stepped aside. Even after putting out the fire, these people were burned beyond recognition. He said to Deng Sui, "Try a few more people to do it."
Every corpse must be examined once, and no one must be left out. Determine the identity of everyone as much as possible, and do it quickly!”
yes!
Fourth Master turned around and left. Most of these people had been purged.
He hurried back to the palace and saw the eldest princess getting off the carriage at the palace gate. He also saw the personal entourage following the eldest princess, holding something in his hands. When he looked closer, he saw it was Zhao Jing's head.
The eldest princess was very pale and walked towards the palace step by step, no one dared to stop her.
The palace people saw it and ran quickly to report the news.
Lu Cheng went in to report to the Holy One, then grabbed a white cloth and covered the head. Several highnesses were still in the palace, so it was best not to let them see this thing.
He took the plate himself, carried it in, and placed it in front of the saint.
Emperor Wen Zhao glanced at it, slowly put down the white cloth, and looked at the eldest princess, "What do you mean?"
"My father was killed by the old prince!"
What?
The eldest princess took out the note and handed it to Lu Cheng, "This is the reason why my father was killed."
Emperor Wen Zhao took it and closed it. After a long while, he said, "Is there anything else you want to say?"
"The founder of the Qiankun Society is Lao Zhu Guogong. I think the Zhao family is not unjust for two things. First, it is definitely not accidental that the contents of the article are spread to the outside world! This unwritten thing, unless you particularly trust someone, will
Otherwise, the father will not show it. This is the original document. In the Zhao family, it can be seen that this thing was passed down from the Zhao family. They have betrayed the trust of the father, and it has also caused an incident where the family has two ambitions and intends to turn things upside down.
; Secondly, Zhao Jing knew about it but did not report it, and even colluded with Qiankunhui. If Chu Heng hadn’t forced Zhao Jing’s cronies to commit suicide to protect Zhao Jing’s secret, I would still be confused and unable to wake up. Before, I always thought
, there may be a misunderstanding here, but when all of them are connected one by one, I know that it is useless to deceive myself and others. Cousin, I chose Zhao Hongyin, which is the biggest and biggest mistake I have made in my life! "
The eldest princess said, tears streaming down her face, and then she wailed, "I seek skin from tigers, and I can't live with my father if I associate with wolves."
Emperor Wen Zhao didn't speak for a long time. After a long time, he said: "Since you came to the palace with a head in your hands, then Zhao Jing should be the regicide! It's better than letting people know that Taizu was murdered by his own husband."
There are many.”
The eldest princess kept nodding, then turned around and walked away again stiffly.
She left, but the head remained.
The hall was quiet, no one dared to make a sound.
After a long time, Emperor Wen Zhao waved his hand and said, "Let's all disperse! This matter ends here and should just be settled here."
Okay! It’s gone!
Tongtong leaned on the railing, the fourth master dropped his fishing rod and fished, and the two talked through the pillar.
Tongtong said he couldn't figure it out, "Zhao Jing's death is simply inexplicable."
"If Zhao Jing doesn't die, everyone in the Zhao family will die." The fourth master said, "What's wrong with this?"
"But without the Zhao family, the eldest princess's children would no longer be possible!"
"Why do people insist on promoting the eldest princess's child to the right position? If you oppose the Taizu, you will naturally oppose his insistence on inheriting his daughter. It can only be said that Zhao Jing is stupid and has been fooled from the beginning.
The eldest princess and her son walked up. It was the Zhao family's wishful thinking. For this wishful thinking, Zhao Jing waded through the muddy waters, and it was unclear! If he didn't die, someone would expose the shameful things he had done.
, and then created another person who committed suicide in fear of crime. His crime was unforgivable. The whole Zhao family suffered, and even the eldest princess had to be splashed with mud. At that time, the eldest princess could only protect herself, but what about the rest of the Zhao family? They were exiled and exiled.
After thousands of miles, how many people can survive? It would be better to ask the eldest princess to perform a meritorious service and save these three children, so that no one dares to attack other members of the Zhao family. He has no choice."
Tongtong turned around and stood next to Fourth Master, "You mean, this Qiankun Society really exists! It's just that the original intention of the Qiankun Society is different from the Zhao family."
Yes! Zhao Jing is only for the Zhao family, while Qiankun thinks that they are for the world!
Since it is for the world, how can it be coerced by the Zhao family?
Therefore, killing Zhao Hongyin was not Zhao Jing's choice, but the choice of Qiankun Society. Zhao Jing had to compromise. Because he had exposed Zhao Jing's guilty conscience, keeping Zhao Jing alive would do more harm than good! So Qiankun Society
Will he still choose to eliminate Zhao Jing? Zhao Jing knows this very well! He knows that he is guilty of the imperial court and the emperor does not trust him. He also knows that the world will not tolerate him, and death is the only way out. This way can at least save the lives of his descendants.
Although no one was caught, it was actually a major step forward. This was the veil behind the person being lifted, and some vague outlines could be seen.
Therefore, we can no longer investigate and irritate these aristocratic families. This will not be of any benefit to the government.
Of course, the people in the Qiankun Society may not be far from me, and they will not be willing to be lonely.
If it really happens, let's talk about it.
Perhaps the atmosphere in the court and the capital was too tense, and the saint suddenly issued an order, saying that a banquet would be held in the Dragon Boat Festival Palace, and each family would have to bring their unmarried sons and daughters to the banquet.
What does this mean?
Except for the eldest prince who is married to a concubine, the other princes and princesses in the palace have never been married.
As soon as this news came out, the capital felt like it was being blown by the spring breeze of March, and there was a sense of joy everywhere.
Concubine Gao asked the queen to talk to her, and she said first, "When it comes to ladies, from what I have seen, I only like Chu Heng's temperament."
The queen waved her hand, "The third child is not here, how can he really be willing to give away this single seedling? Even if he really wants to get married, even this palace and the Holy One have no way of knowing what he, a father, is thinking!"
Concubine Gao knew that Tongtong would have no chance of marrying the second child, so she tentatively asked, "Does the Holy Emperor have any rules? Are they selecting good-looking candidates from low-ranking officials? Or?"
"It depends on the children's preferences! As long as the family background is innocent and the children like it, it's fine."
Concubine Gao was stunned and said, "She comes from a noble family."
"You are not from a noble family?" the queen said with a smile, "When did I and the Holy One say that they don't like you?"
Concubine Gao hurriedly stood up and said, "Thank you for your grace. I am not afraid of your Majesty's jokes. I am afraid it will be really difficult for me to get along with some girls who come from shallow families. If there is no taboo, then I can ask people to go to famous families."
I went to inquire about it!"
The queen then smiled and said, "Go! Just ask around. If you like it, call me back to the palace and show it to me."
yes!
As soon as the people went out, Queen Wu put down the Buddhist beads in her hand. This was a test question. How to choose depends on the individual.
But obviously, after the palace showed this intention, the atmosphere in the capital became more relaxed. Even in the court, no one was urging the emperor to establish the throne.
Marriage brings another alignment.
Emperor Wen Zhao kept several ministers to eat, drink and laugh every day until very late.
This is a relative or remnant of sorrow, and others have also sung it.
Zhao Defeng was in front of the writing desk, with portraits of her father and grandfather in front of her. She added a few strokes, then put down the pen and whispered: "Is there anything new outside?"
Qingniao whispered: "There will be a banquet in the palace during the Dragon Boat Festival for the prince and princesses to see each other."
Zhao Defeng looked at Qingniao, "What nonsense are you talking about? My father died only a few days ago? My grandfather is guilty, but do you know that my father is such a mother in the Prince Consort's Palace?"
Qingniao nodded, "The eldest princess knows it! I heard from Aunt Mei that the eldest princess felt it was a pity that she had caught up with her father's death. The princess would either get married within a hundred days, or she would have to observe mourning for three years. The princess was already eighteen at that time.
I'm afraid I'll delay the flower letter and miss a good marriage."
Zhao Defeng scolded, "What nonsense are you talking about?"
"Really!" Qingniao whispered, "Some people said before that the prince just couldn't get married, but like the heir apparent of the Han family, the princess is still worthy of her."
Zhao Defeng smiled sarcastically, "I am beyond my reach for the Han family's marriage, so don't mention this again."
Qingniao was very angry, "A princess like you is not as good as that princess with a foreign surname! You have seen before that the princess of the Lin family is very close to Prince Yong. You can't marry into the royal family. From now on, there will be
The child is naturally very estranged from the royal family. But her child will be a close member of the clan in the future. It really makes no sense. As you can see, King Yong is really a good-looking and noble husband, so he calls her
Come on. "Yes! Others can get a son-in-law, but what about you?"
Zhao Defeng put away the portraits, then spread out the paper and wrote one by one. After dozens of pages, his wrist hurt so much that he could no longer hold the pen, so he stopped. Then he told Qingniao, "Go and find out where the palace banquet is."
Day? Go and find out who from the Wu family is going."
Wu family?
Zhao Defeng nodded and raised his hand to tell the blue bird to go down.
As soon as the person left, she went to the bookshelf, took out a box, and opened it. Inside was an old manuscript. This was the autograph of Taizu. It said that if blood is closely related, the offspring will have a natural chance of being stupid.
The rate is higher than the mortality rate and stupidity rate of offspring born from the union of unrelated people.
In other words, after the union, there will be problems in having children.
Zhao Defeng looked at it several times, and then slowly put it back. Her hand gently stroked her belly and murmured: "Being pregnant with children is the obstacle. If there is no child, what is the obstacle?"
The queen has no heirs, but she is still worthy of being the queen, so what is the delay?
In the same way, if I am afraid that the child I will give birth to will not be good, then I will not have one! If I do not give birth, I will not hinder the heirs. There are many first wives who are barren of children in this world. As long as there is no delay in taking concubines and giving birth to children, who will divorce the first wife?
The date of the palace banquet is scheduled to be the Dragon Boat Festival.
Zhao Defeng had made an agreement with the eldest princess one day in advance, "They hold their palace banquet and it has nothing to do with us. But it would be inappropriate for my mother not to visit my grandmother during this holiday! It's different now. We rely on my grandmother's support."
There won’t be many people at home anymore, so why not go spend the holidays with grandma?”
So, Zhao Defeng entered the palace on this day.
As soon as she entered the palace, she said: "Why don't you go to my grandmother's house first? As the younger generation, we will go to see the saint and the queen."
The eldest princess was absent-minded and waved her hand to tell the three children to go.
Zhao Defeng looked at his mother's sedan chair and walked away. He unconsciously touched his abdomen again, then turned around and walked in the other direction.