The bright yellow silk was slowly unfolded in Wen Xi's hands. The content was extremely concise and the meaning was clear. The handwriting was also made of iron and silver hooks. If it hadn't been for this moment, Wen Xi would have just praised the writing. The good calligraphy is
It’s a good calligraphy, but it’s a pity that it’s not Kangxi’s calligraphy.
Wen Xi only glanced at it for a few words, then threw the so-called "edict" on the ground as if it was still garbage, and said coldly: "Come here! Give Longkodo, the dog slave who forged the edict, to me.
Take it out and chop it!"
Longkodo's knees suddenly softened, and he knelt down and said hurriedly: "Master, your Majesty, your Majesty! This edict is absolutely true. Even if I have great courage, I would not dare to do such a thing to kill the nine tribes!
"
Wen Xi glanced at the princes with cold eyes, and said in a slightly gentle tone: "You all take it and have a look! As long as one person says that this is the emperor's handwriting, I will count you as not correcting the imperial edict!"
Longkodo hurriedly said: "Master! The edict was issued last night. The emperor was critically ill, so he urgently summoned his servants and the commander of the Zhenghuang Banner, Malqiha, and the three ministers of the interior, Erhe, entered the palace. The emperor dictated it, and the servant wrote it. The two adults
Anyone present can testify!"
Wen Xi glanced disdainfully at the two high-ranking heavyweight ministers kneeling behind Longkodo, and said coldly: "Since you confessed like this, the three of you are conspiring! Someone, pull all three of them here.
Cut it down!"
"Huang'e Niang!" Yinzhen hurriedly stepped forward and said: "Although Huang'e Niang is the middle palace, it is inappropriate to question the authenticity of the imperial edict without authorization! How can you kill a minister (Long Keduo)?
Where are the governor and an internal minister?!"
"Whether you can or can't, it's not your place to comment!" Wen Xi said coldly.
Yinzhen bowed and said: "Uncle Longkodo is the nephew of Empress Dowager Xiaokang Zhang and the brother-in-law of Emperor Ama. It is reasonable and reasonable for Emperor Ama to entrust him with the important task of passing on the throne! If it is a false edict, it can be forged.
It is a handwriting that is difficult to distinguish between genuine and fake. The handwriting of the edict is Uncle Longkodo’s, which proves that Uncle Longkodo’s words are true!”
Wen Xi's words became even more harsh: "How can it be so easy to imitate the emperor's handwriting? Drawing a tiger is not like a dog, it's better not to imitate! And who is Long Keduo?! What qualifications do he have to write an imperial edict on his behalf?
?!"
"Your Majesty, be careful!" Yinzhen immediately raised his voice.
Wen Xi snorted coldly: "The emperor wants to make a will, why did he only summon three people! But not three bachelors?! Longkodo, Marchiha, and Erhe are all very close to you, so they are like melon fields and plum blossoms."
.Of course I don’t believe it!”
At this time, the thirteenth elder brother Yinxiang entered the palace in military uniform. When he saw the lifeless Kangxi lying on the bed, he couldn't help but burst into tears. He knelt down with a pop and walked to the dragon bed on his knees, crying: "Emperor Ama.
!My son is late!”
Seeing that Yin Xiang had arrived, Yinzhen immediately became more confident and asked hurriedly: "Thirteenth brother, have you already brought the troops from the Fengtai camp?!"
As soon as Yinzhen said this, everyone's hearts tightened! The Fengtai camp is the most elite military force in the capital. If they are brought into the palace, it will inevitably cause a palace coup!
Yinxiang still knelt in front of Kangxi's bed and cried non-stop. His body was hunched on the ground, his shoulders shaking with the sound of sobs. He couldn't speak: "Huang Ama, your son is unfilial... Come quickly. Still can't do it."
One last look at you!"
Seeing this, Yinlu bent down and personally helped Yinxiang up. He said, "Brother Thirteen, your leg is not healed yet. Be careful of the cold on the ground."
Yinxiang cried uncontrollably, his face was weather-beaten, and he looked older than Wenxi before he fell asleep. Wenxi, Kangxi's son, had always felt that he was extremely filial, but it was a pity that he wasted many years, and it was not until Kangxi's later years that he was entrusted with
It's just that Yinxiang and Yinzhen have always had a close relationship... The way Yinlu respects him so much makes Wenxi a little confused. Who is he helping during this trip?!
"Thirteenth brother!" Yinzhen took another step forward and asked, "Did you bring the soldiers and horses from the Fengtai camp into the palace to serve the King?!"
Yinxiang stopped crying for a moment and said: "Fourth brother is joking. My younger brother has no imperial decree, how can he dare to bring heavy troops into the palace? Isn't this treason?!"
Yinzhen suddenly staggered, "You, you -"
Yinxiang looked at his military uniform and said: "My brother did come from Fengtai Camp. It is really inappropriate to enter the Yangxin Hall wearing a military uniform!"
Yin Lu spoke gently and said: "The matter is urgent, and Brother Thirteen also wants to see Huang Ama as soon as possible."
Even if Yinzhen was a fool, he could guess that there was such a brotherly relationship. He looked at Yinxiang with deep solemn eyes and almost gritted his teeth: "Why?!"
Wen Xi is also a little puzzled. Indeed, why did Yin Xiang switch sides in the face of battle?
Yinxiang immediately bowed deeply to Wen Xi and said, "Seeing that the emperor's mother is well, I can finally feel a little comforted!"
Wen Xi squeezed out a smile, nodded slightly, and said in a long tone: "I've made it difficult for you these past years."
Yinxiang also smiled a bit desolately, with moisture in his eyes: "My son, I received great kindness from the emperor's mother in the early years. If I can't repay you, I will not be able to see my mother in the future!"
The "Eniang" in Yinxiang's mouth is Wenxi, so she naturally knows that she is Concubine Xuan, and is definitely not the sensitive and noble Zhang Jia. If it is for Concubine Xuan, she is so gentle that it is understandable. Yinxiang's filial piety to Concubine Xuan, Wenxi is obvious.
It was in my eyes. When Concubine Xuan was dying of illness, it was Wenxi who prompted Yinxiang to modify the jade certificate and record it in her name.
There was a hint of gratified smile in her warm eyes: "Concubine Xuan will smile even if she has a son like you."
Yinxiang nodded solemnly, then knelt down and kowtowed three times to Wenxi respectfully, "Thank you, Queen Mother!"
Yinzhen could hardly believe the scene in front of him. What Yinxiang said was still ringing in his ears. He hurriedly blurted out and asked: "Thirteenth brother, are you saying that you hope that your biological mother, Mingui, will get the justice she deserves?"
Block it?!"
Yinxiang didn't look back, just knelt beside Wen Xi, straightened his back, and said proudly: "Fourth brother is wrong, my younger brother's biological mother is Huang Kao Xuanfei! Not a sensitive person, Zhang Jia's family! Yu
It’s clearly recorded in the ultimatum!”
Yinxiang said this without hesitation at all! No one knows better than her what kind of woman Zhang Jia is! He was raised under the knees of An's mother and concubine in his early years, and he once saw his mother-in-law exposing herself to the eighth sister Shulu.
She was stuffed with snow in her infancy, which made the eighth sister suffer from cold and heat, which attracted the emperor to visit her with pity and seek favors! It was also at that time that he gradually alienated his mother-in-law and recognized his concubine who was gentle but not favored. What a pity.
Good people never live long, and Concubine An was secretly killed by his biological mother! When he was young and hesitant, it was Concubine Xuan who accepted him... However, Concubine Xuan did not live long either.
But she still had a happy smile when she went there, because she had a son!
Before she died, E Niang held his hand and said with great difficulty: "Xiang'er, remember to remember your kindness. E Niang... there is no chance to repay your kindness. You must remember to give E Niang's share... too."
Let’s repay your favor together!”
Those words will never be forgotten by Yinxiang until his death! It is a pity that Gui's mother became Huang's mother later, and she asked for nothing. Yinxiang had no choice but to repay the favor to Huang's son. He could see with cold eyes that the sixteenth brother
He was also a person with that kind of heart, so he secretly helped him. Including the "night police in the tent hall" incident in the 47th year of Kangxi's reign, he did it for his sixteenth brother, not for his fourth brother! Even further, E Niang passed away.
After that, it was also Sixteenth Brother’s idea to get close to Fourth Brother and make friends with Fourth Brother!
Fengtai camp is Yinzhen's biggest trump card, the brotherhood that has lasted for nearly twenty years. He originally believed deeply in his thirteenth brother Yinxiang! How could he have expected that Yinxiang would suddenly change his mind and join his sixteenth brother?!
Yinzhen had already reached this step and had no chance to look back. He hurriedly picked up the yellow silk on the ground and calmed himself down: "Don't you think Huang Ama will follow the imperial edict?!"
The sneer on Yinzhen's face grew thicker. Now all the points in the Forbidden City belonged to him, and even the Fengtai camp was stationary. Naturally, he disdained Yinzhen's current actions even more.
Yinlu bowed and said to Wen Xi: "Huang'e Niang, Huang Ama told his son privately a few days ago that his old man had asked for the imperial edict to be handed over to you a month ago! Please also ask Huang'e Niang to come up with the real
The posthumous edict is read out!" Yinlu emphasized the word "real", which meant that the copy in Yinzhen's hand was fake!
Wen Xi was stunned and couldn't help but wonder: "What did you say?" - The edict was in her hands?!
"Absurd!!" Yinzhen sneered. "The Queen was sleeping a month ago, how could the Emperor give the imperial edict to the Queen! The sixteenth brother wants to make up a lie, so let's make up a decent one!"
The edict...? Wen Xi lowered her eyes and thought about it carefully. Suddenly, the words Kangxi said to her before his death reappeared in Wen Xi's mind. The words "Jade pillow?"
Spit out from the mouth.
Yes, it's a jade pillow! I heard from Zhu'er that Kangxi personally sent the jade pillow to her palace! But Kangxi knew that Wen Xi didn't like hard pillows! But he also ordered Wen Xi to sleep on her pillow every day, and
Zhu'er said that the pillow was a hollow pillow made of topaz carved with lotus flowers! Since it is hollow, what would be inside the pillow? The answer is ready to come out!
"Xiaoluzi——" Wen Xi immediately raised her voice, "Go and get my jade pillow!"
Yinli hurriedly interjected: "Empress Huang, please let your son go too!"
Wen Xi nodded solemnly. Indeed, if there was really a posthumous edict in it, it would be safer for Yinli to go there in person.
Xiaoluzi held the pass in front to open the way and ran very fast. Although Yinli was not a person with extraordinary martial arts, he was in good health and at such a critical moment, he naturally exerted himself.
If there is a traffic order, naturally there will be no obstruction, but others will not.
Just as Xiao Tang was about to follow him secretly, he reached the junction of the front palace and the harem, when he was stopped by the guards who were checking at all levels. The guards were selfless: "Without a pass order, people from the harem are not allowed to leave, and people from the front palace are not allowed to enter!"
Xiao Tang was anxious and hurriedly shouted: "I am a person close to the emperor, you bunch of dog slaves dare to stop me!" With that, he rushed over forcefully.
The guard's waist knife immediately unsheathed and slid unceremoniously on Xiao Tang's neck! The knife rose and fell, and a bloody head flew two feet away. It rolled a few times, leaving a large trail of bright red splashes of ink.
"Ahem!" Li Dequan stood not far away and coughed twice. He was so old that he actually got dazzled and accepted such a rebellious apprentice. Fortunately, he didn't ruin the late emperor's important affairs.
The guard stepped forward and cupped his hands and said: "Eunuch Li, those who trespass have been executed!"
Li Dequan nodded and praised: "Well done! Ahem!" Li Dequan looked at the back of the Seventeenth Master who was far away in the snow with an old look. His old body was not strong anymore, and he was afraid that he would have to continue to serve the late emperor.