She obviously knew the emperor earlier than that woman, and she obviously felt that her future was already dark, and she could no longer find a reason to be favored again, but she couldn't give up. It was not easy to let go of the relationship that had been attached to her heart for nearly ten years.
Even when Concubine Zhen, who was so favored at the time, was demoted by her, the emperor didn't even object, let alone her.
Is this the only way to appoint someone?
On this day, Nangong Mo was taking Xia Bingyan on a boat trip to the lake, but he received a message from Wei Zhong.
"What news did you bring?" Xia Bingyan asked as she nestled in his arms.
"The two armies have invaded the Soochow Palace and captured five princes. It's over."
"So fast." Xia Bingyan murmured.
"Yes, a huge Soochow has become so corrupt. You can imagine the lives of the people."
"What about now? Let's go take a look together?" Xia Bingyan stood up, her belly was already four months old, and her shape could be seen slightly.
"do you want to go?"
"Well, after we capture Soochow, I will accept it first. Do you have any objections?"
"No, I don't dare either."
Nangong Mo hugged her and chuckled, then ordered the boat to turn around.
The two of them rushed to the Soochow Imperial City in a carriage. The place was already crowded with people and it was completely dark.
"The last general, Lu Shixiu, will meet the emperor and the empress." Lu Shixiu was the deputy general who was brought to the palace by Xia Chuyan for the banquet. He was resourceful and regarded as a good general.
"Get up, what's going on inside the palace?" Nangong Mo asked.
"The general received news from the Commander of the Guard and learned that the Emperor, Queen He, was coming, and had already ordered people to clean up."
"Thank you for your hard work." Xia Bingyan smiled lightly.
"The general will not dare."
The two got on the sedan again and went straight to the Jinluan Hall of the Soochow Palace.
Everywhere they passed, all the soldiers knelt down and shouted.
Stepping into the Golden Palace, the decoration inside is extremely luxurious, surpassing that of the Yulong Golden Palace.
Xuanyuan Qingyang was already waiting in front of the palace. When he saw the two people approaching, he stepped forward.
"I haven't seen you for a few days, but Queen Xia has become even more charming. The Lord Nangong congratulates her."
"You're welcome, let's talk about Soochow..."
"Oh, it's okay. I'm not very interested. It's the same for anyone. Besides, I won't suffer any loss."
He smiled lightly.
But in Xia Bingyan's eyes, this smile was extremely vulgar and shameless.
"From now on, I will be the acting queen of Soochow. Lord Xuanyuan, what do you think?"
Xuanyuan Qingyang was not surprised, as if he had already expected it.
"Of course it's a perfect fit. Queen Xia is resourceful, wise and courageous. It's perfect to be the queen."
"Do you really think so?" Xia Bingyan narrowed her eyes slightly.
"A man is a true man and he keeps his word." If it's a dowry, then it's a dowry.
Xia Bingyan snorted coldly, let go of Nangong Mo's hand, and walked into the hall first.
This male partner was not a bad guy, but he dared to take advantage of her daughter, which made her very unhappy.
I saw her walking to the dragon chair and sitting down, with a cold voice and a slightly raised voice.
"Wei Zhong, bring everyone here to me."
"Yes." Wei Zhong took the order and left.
Nangong Mo and Xuanyuan Qingyang stood outside the palace and smiled at each other, then lifted their robes and walked in, sitting down beside His Highness Jin Luan.
"Julie!"
"I'm here, old slave." Zhu Li heard Xia Bingyan calling him and hurriedly stepped forward.
"You can borrow it from me first. Anyway, your master is idle now."
"...Old slave, I obey." Zhu Li's body trembled violently, and he quickly lowered his head and responded.
Xuanyuan Qingyang, who was sitting on the other side, couldn't help laughing after hearing this.
The protagonist of the topic, Nangong Mo, just smiled lightly and did not refute.
During the time of a cup of tea, the huge Jinluan Highness had already knelt down, including the prince, queen, concubines, and former imperial officials of Soochow.
"From today on, I will be the new emperor of Soochow. Can you object?"
After he finished speaking, there was an uproar below.
"Are you kidding me? Soochow belongs to my prince. You, a woman, want to be superior to me?"
"Brother Er Huang, this is true, but Soochow belongs to my younger brother."
When the five brothers heard this, they immediately started to quarrel.
Nangong Mo and Xuanyuan Qingyang didn't speak, they just looked at them lightly.
One is to see everyone's reaction, and the other is to see Xia Bingyan's ability.
"Someone comes, pull them out and hang them at the city gate for three days without any water or rice."
"yes."
"Bitch, you are looking for death. I am the prince of Soochow, how dare you do this." One of the men suddenly stood up, pointed at Xia Bingyan and cursed angrily.
When Nangong Mo heard that someone was scolding his woman, he immediately stood up angrily, but was stopped by Xia Bingyan.
She looked at the man who spoke with a pair of majestic phoenix eyes, but there was a slight smile on her lips.
"Prince? From the day Soochow conquered the city, you are no longer a prince. Now you are just a prisoner of this palace. Remember it clearly."
"Wei Zhong!"
"I'm here."
"Kill this man!"
Bloody orders, clean and neat.
"According to the decree."
Wei Zhongfei stepped forward, drew his sword and put it into its sheath.
In the blink of an eye, a corpse lay across the Golden Palace.
"No, no, my prince... no..."
An embarrassed woman in royal attire threw herself on the corpse, muttering in pain.
"Here in this palace, except for our own people, we are enemies. It is wise to judge the situation. If you want to be loyal to the former Soochow dynasty, I will let him serve Yin Tiexun. Otherwise, I will put all my thoughts on the people. They spend their time
The purpose of supporting you with money is not to allow you to live happily here, have good clothes and good food, and be an official but not make decisions for the people. It is better to go home and sell sweet potatoes."
"Julie."
"The old slave is here."
"If you pass on the order, the war will subside, you can cultivate your health, and you will be exempt from taxes for three years."
"Old slave obeys the order."
"In addition, the decree was sent to Yulong, and Duan Daguo, the magistrate of Xinze County, was appointed prime minister. During my absence, I will fully take charge of all military and political affairs in Soochow and take office within ten days."
"According to the decree."
"After the fall of Soochow, this name is no longer in use. From now on, it will be renamed Qing, which represents the prosperous Qingming Dynasty, and the country's name will be Xiaoyao."
"Old slave obeys the order."
"Officials must be clean. Anyone who is unjustly, falsely or wrongly convicted will be punished by losing his official position, or by being punished by death. People must be serious and strive to ensure that everyone has land to farm and every family has food."
"The people are the most important thing, the country is the second most important thing, and the ruler is the least important thing. I must remember this clearly. As long as you usually do more for the people, you will not be the Qing Dynasty today."
Nangong Mo and Xuanyuan Qingyang, who were at the bottom, were also extremely shocked.
The people are important and the ruler is light.
No one dares to say such treacherous words.
"The last point is also the most important. If there are still people who want to follow Soochow now, I will not give you a way to survive, so you have only two choices. One is to kill yourself, and the other is to follow me."