125: The choice between the country and the beauty
Xuanyuan Mingzhao's sudden voice frightened the Empress Dowager and her party to the point where their hands and feet went weak, and they immediately knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, forgive me."
Xuanyuan Mingzhao stopped in front of them and said to Xuanyuan Mingfeng beside him: "General Ming, hold the lamp."
There was a sound of wind, and fires lit up on both sides of the secret passage. It turned out that there were braziers on the walls.
Xuanyuan Mingzhao ignored the people kneeling on the ground, walked to Sikong Qingying, and looked at his face carefully: "Xiaoying, are you okay?"
Sikong Qingying was finally relieved. Today was too exciting. Every surprise made her exhausted. As soon as she saw Xuanyuan Mingzhao, she fell down.
Xuanyuan Mingzhao's heart tightened, and he immediately caught her, hugging her into his arms. The people kneeling on the ground were frightened out of their wits.
"Mr. Zhang, how is the imperial concubine?"
Xuanyuan Mingzhao looked coldly at the only imperial doctor present.
"The emperor... the imperial concubine was too busy running around, she just fell asleep, nothing serious... Wait, when he has a good rest, he will wake up naturally."
Xuanyuan Mingzhao and Xuanyuan Mingfeng felt a little relieved.
At this moment, the dead men who followed Xuanyuan Mingzhao and Xuanyuan Mingfeng also caught up.
Xuanyuan Mingzhao looked at the Empress Dowager: "Empress Dowager, I wonder why you brought the imperial concubine to the secret passage?"
"emperor."
The Empress Dowager thought that it was a pity that Xuanyuan Mingzhao caught up with her. It seemed that she could not take away Sikong Qingying and Sikong Qingying's unborn child.
However, she still had to leave.
"Your Majesty, everyone has his or her own ambitions. The Ai family doesn't want to wait here to die, but wants to find a way to survive. Is it wrong?"
Hearing what she said, Xuanyuan Mingfeng tightened his grip on the sword hanging at his waist, wanting to stab the woman to death with one strike.
"When people go to higher places, water flows to lower places. The Queen Mother is certainly right, but my imperial concubine has no intention of going out to seek a way out, so why is she here?"
"This..." The Queen Mother didn't know how to explain.
Xuanyuan Mingzhao's face darkened: "Empress Dowager, since you want to leave, I will follow your wishes. Just leave. I will never send anyone to chase you back, including Princess Mingfang, but... the others
Wait, they kidnapped and held the imperial concubine and the future prince hostage without authorization, but I couldn't spare them, no one came."
Xuanyuan Mingzhao's voice was light, but it made people feel that it was full of blood for no reason: "Today, everyone, except the Empress Dowager and Princess Mingfang, will be killed without mercy."
After he finished speaking, he hugged Sikong Qingying and left without waiting for the Empress Dowager to speak.
Xuanyuan Mingfeng stayed where he was.
"Your Majesty, how can you be so heartless? How can the Ai family live alone if you kill them?" the Empress Dowager realized and shouted.
"Your Majesty, please spare my life..."
"My slave never dares to do it again..."
"This slave was forced by the Empress Dowager..."
"emperor……"
Wails were heard from behind, but Xuanyuan Mingzhao seemed not to hear them and ignored them at all. He just wanted to take Sikong Qingying out of here quickly and let Lu Zicong show Sikong Qingying whether Sikong Qingying was really okay.
Xuanyuan Mingfeng sneered and said to the dead soldier behind him: "Do it!"
The sword rose and fell, killing people with no more than a flick of the head. Within a few seconds, the secret passage was filled with a strong smell of blood.
Those palace maids and eunuchs had no power to fight back. The guards did have some, but they couldn't defeat the dead soldiers behind Xuanyuan Mingfeng.
There were more than thirty people in the group before, but in an instant, only the Empress Dowager and Princess Mingfang were left.
Seeing the bloody warriors and Xuanyuan Mingfeng dripping on the knife, who looked like Shura demons from hell, Princess Mingfang fainted from fright, and the Empress Dowager also looked pale.
I have to say that she regretted it.
She knew clearly that Xuanyuan Mingzhao had never liked her and wanted to find an opportunity to embarrass her, but she actually hit Xuanyuan Mingzhao's knife edge.
Seeing that Princess Mingfang fainted, Xuanyuan Mingfeng frowned and said to one of the dead soldiers: "The emperor said that the princess is allowed to leave. You guys, go and throw that woman out to me, the general."
The dead soldier behind him listened to the order and immediately grabbed Princess Mingfang by the collar and took her down like a chicken.
From now on, Princess Mingfang will be a princess expelled by the royal family. Her life and death will have nothing to do with the royal family of Dajing.
The other dead soldiers were also driven away, and in an instant, only the Empress Dowager and Xuanyuan Mingfeng were left in the dark secret passage.
Seeing the fierce light flashing in Xuanyuan Mingfeng's eyes under the mask, the Empress Dowager felt frightened and couldn't help shouting with anger: "The Emperor also said that the Ai family should leave. Could it be that you, you, want to disobey the Emperor's order?"
Xuanyuan Mingfeng sneered a few times: "Anyone who commits unjust acts will be punished by death. Grand Empress Dowager, can you guess how you will spend the rest of your life?"
Not only did he know that the Empress Dowager would be miserable for the rest of her life without a palace maid by her side, no, she couldn't leave, she wanted to stay, stay here, she would still be the Empress Dowager of the capital, and she would still be the Grand Empress Dowager.
She is the most noble woman in Beijing, but many people still have to kneel down to her.
But obviously...she is wishful thinking.
Because, when she was thinking about this, Xuanyuan Mingfeng had already described a future for him: "You will have your limbs chopped off, your eyes gouged out, your tongue cut off, your nose cut off, your ears cut off... and then you will live in a hut.
There are rot maggots there every day... Hahaha, I will find someone to take care of you and take good care of you."
"You..." The Queen Mother trembled and looked at Xuanyuan Mingfeng in horror: "Who are you? You... how do you know this?"
Back then, she had also treated a bitch in this way.
Xuanyuan Mingfeng sneered, stretched out his hand, and slowly removed the silver-white mask on his face, revealing his beautiful angel-like face.
The smile on that angelic face looked like a demon from hell.
The Empress Dowager's legs went weak: "Ruan... Ruan... no, no, you, you are Xuanyuan Mingfeng? You are not stupid... you are pretending, you are pretending..."
Xuanyuan Mingfeng bent down and approached her: "How about it? My face is very similar to that of my mother-in-law, right? Do you like it? If you like it, just look at it more. After your eyes are gouged, you will know everything.
Can’t see it anymore.”
"No!!!"
The Empress Dowager screamed miserably.
From then on, no one in the capital saw the Empress Dowager again...
Xuanyuan Mingzhao did not ask Xuanyuan Mingfeng how to deal with the Empress Dowager. He did not take that woman to heart at all. He believed that Xuanyuan Mingfeng would definitely return all his resentment to that woman.
After Xuanyuan Mingzhao returned to Ganquan Palace with Sikong Qingying in his arms, he sent someone to invite Lu Zicong.
To be honest, when the Jade-Faced Miracle Doctor Lu Zicong saw Sikong Qingying’s swollen abdomen, Lu Zicong’s face, which was suave and often had a perverted smile, showed surprise: “It’s so big?”
Xuanyuan Mingzhao had already placed Sikong Qingying on the dragon bed. He stood aside and explained to Lu Zicong: "The imperial doctor said that she is pregnant with twins."
Lu Zicong's eyebrows twitched, and there was a strange look in his glazed peach blossom eyes: "They are actually twins? That's no wonder."
He checked Sikong Qingying's pulse.
"She is in good health and is fine. She just walked a lot today and was a little tired, so she fell asleep. The baby in her belly is also fine. Here, Lu would like to congratulate the emperor in advance."
Only at this moment did Xuanyuan Mingzhao feel completely relieved.
In the secret passage before, he had doubts about Doctor Zhang's words, but he believed Lu Zicong's words very much.
"Mr. Lu, Xiaoying is pregnant with twins. I'm afraid she might have an accident during delivery. How about you stay in the palace and help her deliver the baby?"
Xuanyuan Mingzhao hesitated before making this somewhat presumptuous request.
Lu Zicong was startled for a moment and shook his head: "Sorry, Your Majesty, there are still two or three months before the birth of the imperial concubine, but Lu is busy and cannot wait that long."
Lu Jiu has obtained the Book of Immortality. With his talent, it will not take long to practice the peerless martial arts above. With Lu Jiu's temperament, he will definitely seek revenge after completing the magical skills. But Lu Zicong does not think that Lu Jiu can defeat that old monster.
, Therefore, Lu Zicong wanted to find some strange medicine and make it into a poison to help Lu Jiu.
Xuanyuan Mingzhao felt regretful, but did not force it.
"Okay, in that case, I won't bother Divine Doctor Lu."
Although the medical skills of the imperial physicians in Dajing are not as good as those of Lu Zicong, they must be outstanding. Otherwise, how could they become imperial physicians?
Sikong Qingying's health had been in good condition during this period, and Xuanyuan Mingzhao believed that it would be okay to let other imperial doctors deliver Sikong Qingying's baby.
"Haha, Your Majesty, although Lu cannot deliver the baby to the Imperial Concubine, Lu can prescribe some anti-fetal and calming medicines to the Imperial Concubine, and can also help the Imperial Concubine prepare some pills for emergencies. In this way,
It’s not a waste of time for Lu to meet the emperor.”
"Then there's Divine Doctor Lao Lu."
Lu Zicong planned to stay in the palace to prepare some medicine for Sikong Qingying and then leave... Of course, the reason why he would be here and help Xuanyuan Mingzhao so diligently was because he coveted some rare medicines collected by the palace. He and Xuanyuan Mingzhao
In his eyes, the little friendship he had had was not as effective as a few exotic medicines.
Lu Zicong left to prepare medicine.
The entire Ganquan Palace became quiet again.
Xuanyuan Mingzhao dismissed the palace maids and eunuchs, sat beside the bed, and looked at Sikong Qingying's sleeping face.
He has seen many beautiful women, but this is the only one he can't let go of.
Especially now, he has long been accustomed to being in the harem and having a warm body sleeping next to him every night.
This man was the only one he allowed to sleep next to him.
He thought... he would live forever.
Xuanyuan Mingzhao stretched out his hand and slowly slid it on Sikong Qingying's face. His force was extremely light, with a feeling of affection that Xuanyuan Mingzhao himself did not understand.
However, Yin Ziheng is coming back.
After Yin Ziheng comes back, is this person still not his? Will he still belong to him?
Xuanyuan Mingzhao's eyes, which are like deep pools, have dark ups and downs. Isn't it possible that emperors of all dynasties cannot have both country and beauty?
Is this a fate? Or a curse?
"Brother Six."
After dealing with those people and the Empress Dowager in the secret passage, Xuanyuan Mingfeng went back and changed his clothes to cover up the smell of blood on his body before he came to Ganquan Palace.
He knew that his sixth brother must be beside Sikong Qingying in Ganquan Palace.
Moreover, he was actually very worried about Sikong Qingying.
However, given his current status, his worries cannot be exposed.
"How is she?"
Xuanyuan Mingfeng's eyes were also fixed on the face of the man on the bed.
There was a bit of longing and worry in his eyes.
However, like Xuanyuan Mingzhao, he also does not understand his own feelings.
Two burning eyes...
In her sleep, Sikong Qingying frowned slightly, and her long eyelashes began to shake - she was about to wake up.
Xuanyuan Mingzhao and Xuanyuan Mingfeng both waited with bated breath for him to open his eyes, but in the end, he just muttered, checked his body and fell asleep.
Xuanyuan Mingzhao shook his head silently, stretched out his hand to tuck Sikong Qingying's quilt, then stood up and said to Xuanyuan Mingfeng: "Everything is fine, nothing serious." His voice was very soft and low.
Xuanyuan Mingfeng nodded, with a smile on his face.
At this time, Xuanyuan Mingfeng was not wearing a mask. He was not General Ming, he was himself, Xuanyuan Mingfeng, the seventh prince of Dajing.
"Let's go out and talk."
Xuanyuan Mingzhao pointed outside, and Xuanyuan Mingfeng followed him out.
After the two of them left, Sikong Qingying on the bed slowly opened her eyes.
She thought she could hear something, but these two guys actually went out to talk.
But...the two looks just now...were so hot. Xuanyuan Mingzhao could understand it. Xuanyuan Mingfeng...was she an illusion?
Sikong Qingying stretched out her hand to rub her brows, and then touched her belly. The two children in her belly were really good, and they were many times stronger than the one she aborted before.
I hope they can be born safely.
Now, they are what he cares about most.
……………………
After leaving Ganquan Palace, the two of them went to the Imperial Study Room.
Xuanyuan Mingzhao reached out and took out the letter written to him by the leader of the border rebel army that was under the memorial and put it on the imperial case.
Only then did Xuanyuan Mingfeng remember this matter: "Sixth brother, what are you going to do about this matter?"
Xuanyuan Mingzhao lowered his eyes and looked at the letter: "Whether it is Yin Ziheng or not, I will meet him for a while."
"He only allows you to bring two followers at most... It's still in such a strange place as Jingyin Temple... Sixth Brother, this is too dangerous. If there is a scam... you are ambushed, then the consequences will be really unimaginable. Otherwise
, How about I disguise myself as you and go on your behalf."
Xuanyuan Mingzhao raised his hand to stop Xuanyuan Mingfeng.
Just as Xuanyuan Mingfeng was worried that something would happen to him, he didn't want anything to happen to Xuanyuan Mingfeng.
"No matter what, I have to go find out and see if that person is Yin Ziheng... If it is really Yin Ziheng, why did Yin Ziheng do this?"
"Brother Six..."
"I have made up my mind, Xiaoqi. When the time comes, you should not go. Before I go, I will give you the jade seal. If there is an emergency, you will say that you were too sad and suddenly woke up.
Many people have been replaced by ours, and you have the jade seal with you. I believe that even if you ascend the throne and become emperor, no one will dare to stop you."
These words sounded like last words. Xuanyuan Mingfeng didn't like to hear it, let alone accept the jade seal.
"Brother Six, you know my temperament. I love to play the most. If you tie me to this throne, you might as well kill me directly. Brother Six, you are the only one who is most suitable to be the emperor of Dajing. You
Nothing can happen."
Xuanyuan Mingzhao raised the corners of his mouth, with a faint smile on his face: "You also said that I am the emperor, the destined emperor, how can something happen easily? Besides, I have martial arts, how can I die so easily, even if I suffer
You can escape from an ambush. Jingyin Temple is so close to the imperial capital. I can only take two followers to Jingyin Temple, but I can also guard it with heavy troops outside Jingyin Temple. Don’t worry, things may not be as we imagined.
That bad."
Xuanyuan Mingfeng thought for a moment, then frowned slightly unhappily: "Okay, Sixth Brother, you have thought about it a long time ago, and you deliberately teased me. Is it funny to see how worried I am? Huh, Sixth Brother, something is really going to happen to you.
Now, your throne is mine, your dragon bed is mine, and even Xiaoying belongs to me alone... That's fine too!"
Xuanyuan Mingzhao suppressed the smile at the corner of his mouth, yes, he also promised to protect Sikong Qingying and her unborn child Wuyou, how could he die so easily?
Therefore, in this secret meeting with the border rebels, he must not lose, he can only win.
With this belief, Xuanyuan Mingzhao started to deploy this matter with high morale.
It only took a blink of an eye. When Xuanyuan Mingzhao was free again, it was basically the day of secret meeting with the other party.
As expected, Xuanyuan Mingzhao asked Xuanyuan Mingfeng to stay in the palace, and he quietly left the palace under the cover of night and went to Jingyin Temple with his two most skilled death guards.
After Xuanyuan Mingzhao left, Xuanyuan Mingfeng began to worry about him.
While worried, he couldn't help but follow Xuanyuan Mingzhao quietly.
Xuanyuan Mingzhao did what he said, and sent heavy troops to guard outside Jingyin Temple.
Those soldiers surrounded Jingyin Temple and did not give up until they were sure that not even a fly could fly in.
However, Xuanyuan Mingzhao entered Jingyin Temple, and Xuanyuan Mingfeng followed him. He wore a silver mask tonight, and in front of others he was still General Ming.
When he was stopped by heavy soldiers, he frowned and shouted coldly: "How dare you, general, I have a gold medal for immunity from death from the emperor, how dare you obstruct me?"
Those soldiers, you looked at me, I looked at you, and finally let them go.
The moonlight was like water, flowing down from the dark blue sky. The abbot of Jingyin Temple seemed to know that the guests coming tonight were unusual, and he had already asked the novice monk in the temple to hide in the room.
Only the abbot was waiting for Xuanyuan Mingzhao.
Xuanyuan Mingzhao did not expect that Jingyin Temple, which was named Huguo Temple, could be bribed by the rebels, but... if the leader of the rebels was really Yin Ziheng, this would make sense.
"Where are the others?"
There is a long black sword hanging on Xuanyuan Mingzhao's waist. It is different from the usual soft swords. This sword has a strong smell of blood and a murderous aura, making the originally cold and noble man a little more solemn and solemn.
It makes him look like a general fighting on a bloody battlefield, rather than an emperor.
The abbot of Jingyin Temple clasped his hands together, raised his eyes and glanced at the two dead men behind Xuanyuan Mingzhao, recited a Buddhist chant, and said, "Dear guest, please follow me this way."
Xuanyuan Mingzhao was not afraid and followed directly.
When he stepped into the courtyard, Xuanyuan Mingzhao saw a tall figure standing by the pavilion holding his sleeves, raising his head as if looking at the stars in the night sky.
That figure indeed looked like the person in his memory.
Xuanyuan Mingzhao frowned involuntarily, raised his hand to stop the two dead soldiers, and then stepped forward.
"Yin Ziheng?"
Although Xuanyuan Mingzhao's words were questioning, his tone was affirmative.
The man seemed stunned for a moment, but did not turn around, but said slowly: "Sixth Master, you are really punctual."
Xuanyuan Mingzhao stretched out his hand to hold the long sword hanging at his waist, with a hint of coldness in his eyes.
With just that sentence, he knew that the other party was indeed the dead Yin Ziheng.
The deceased patron saint of Dajing, General Shenwei, General Yinzi Hengyin.
Yin Ziheng, he is still alive. He is back.
"Why?"
The Yin family has been loyal for generations, so why did Yin Ziheng rebel and start civil strife? Why did Yin Ziheng fake his death to deceive them?
Why did Yin Ziheng come to him for a secret talk now?
These three words brought Xuanyuan Mingzhao countless questions and countless confusions.
"Ha..." Yin Ziheng put down his sleeves and slowly turned around.
Under the moonlight, Xuanyuan Mingzhao saw his face clearly, and a trace of surprise could not help but flash in his eyes.
He still had that handsome face, but there was a scar that stretched from his left eye across the bridge of his nose to his right cheek. The scar was huge and crisscrossed Yin Ziheng's face, making it look very scary.
At this night, if a weak woman or child saw it, they might scream in surprise.
"you……"
The awe-inspiring righteousness between Yin Ziheng's eyebrows has long since disappeared, and instead there is a bit of gloom. The corners of his mouth slowly raised, and an evil smile appeared on his terrifying face: "Sixth Master, I'm not dead, are you very disappointed?
?”
"What do you mean by this? You are a person I trust and a friend I admire. Why would I want you to die? Why...why would you betray my trust in you and instigate the border soldiers to rebel?"
A trace of gloom and ridicule flashed through Yin Ziheng's eyes: "Trust? Friends? Ha, that's ridiculous. Xuanyuan Mingzhao, believe it or not, if I want to be interested in you, it will be as easy as picking something out of a bag!"
"In that case, why are you looking for me now?"
Yin Ziheng was silent for a moment, the evil smile on his lips gradually faded away, and there was silent pain in his eyes.
He is not the emperor of Dajing, but he cares about the people of Dajing.
The ancestors of the Yin family have protected the people of Dajing for generations. Even if the royal family of Dajing feels sorry for him, he still cannot harm those innocent people.
If it weren't for the Huazhou Dynasty, Shouyi Dynasty and Huiguang Dynasty who wanted to take advantage of the civil strife in the capital, he would have really fought all the way to the imperial capital of the capital.
But he didn't want the people of Dajing to be humiliated by the thieves from the Three Kingdoms.
No matter how the appearance changes.
No matter what he has experienced, in fact, he is still the same Yin Ziheng who is loyal to the people and the country and stands upright.
"Xuanyuan Mingzhao, I can withdraw my troops, or even let the Yin family army and his soldiers return to the border, and from then on defend the capital to the death, without even setting foot in the imperial capital... But I want you to make a promise."
This is a condition that makes Xuanyuan Mingzhao excited.
Xuanyuan Mingzhao's eyelids twitched: "Say."
For such a good condition, Xuanyuan Mingzhao knew that the price he would pay would also be heavy.
"It's very simple. Return the imperial concubine to me and swear to God that you will never disturb my life with her."
Xuanyuan Mingzhao's expression changed, and his hand holding the sword tightened, even his palms became sweaty.
It's really like this - the choice between country and beauty.