The secret guard dragged Yan Cang down. He was like a puppet with its strings cut off, looking lifeless.
Eunuch Liu brought a group of capable young eunuchs to tidy up the outside of Shengqian Palace and washed the floor tiles twice. As for the inside, the emperor said that he would no longer live in Shengqian Palace and would move his bedroom to a cool place closest to the imperial study. In the palace, every utensil including clothes and bedding must be replaced with brand new ones.
After tidying up in Qingliang Hall, the emperor first stayed in Wuxia Palace.
That night, there was a bloody storm in Shengqian Palace, but everything else was the same as usual. In the morning, everyone was cleaning the palace gardens, the cooks in the imperial kitchen were busy preparing breakfast, and the maids of each palace were in the imperial garden, Cut and insert vases and hairpin flowers...
Everything seems to be the same as before.
However, some careful people discovered that there were some new faces in the imperial guards walking in the palace, and some old people were no longer seen. The chief internal officer was replaced by Eunuch Liu who was sent to the palace to serve Concubine Su...
The most shocking thing was that the emperor, who had always been very diligent, let go of all the civil and military officials and did not come to the morning court. Fortunately, Eunuch Liu brought the imperial edict and oral instructions, which allowed the ministers to understand the situation.
It turned out that Concubine Su passed away. The emperor fell ill due to excessive worry and had to suspend court for three days. And the content of the imperial edict was even more surprising. The emperor posthumously named Concubine Su the queen, with the posthumous title of Wen De.
As soon as this imperial edict was issued, the civil servants simply exploded.
Zhang Yushi from Bian Shoufu's faction immediately turned to the direction of Shengqian Hall and knelt down: "The Queen is gentle and gentle, and besides, she is in good health. It is unreasonable to designate Concubine Su as Queen at this time. Please take back the order."
Bian Shoufu was extremely powerful in the court, and other party members saw that Zhang Yushi had taken the lead and worked so hard, and they were not willing to be left behind. They gathered a group of civil servants and knelt in front of the Shengqian Hall, begging the emperor to take back his life. Several of them were holding false posts. The general thought for a moment and followed.
The adults knelt for a while and found that Eunuch Liu didn't chase him. They felt strange. Looking around again, they felt something was wrong - the Shengqian Palace, which used to be heavily guarded, now only had two young eunuchs guarding the door, and even the guards couldn't see it. to one.
A group of people started talking quietly, and finally the voices got louder and louder. Finally, they woke up Wu Meiren who was sleeping in Shengqian Hall yesterday.
Wu Meiren opened her eyes and found that she was still sleeping in the bright yellow bed tent, and she felt secretly happy. This was her first time staying in Shengqian Palace. In the past, she was sent back to her palace in the middle of the night.
Wu Meiren came here wrapped in a brocade quilt, and it was impossible to wear a dress. She picked up her pajamas from the footrest and put it on: "Here comes someone."
It was quiet in the dormitory, but it was quite noisy outside.
Wu Meiren put on her pajamas and walked around the dormitory, but found that there was no one there. Looking out through the window slit, she saw a group of ministers in official uniforms kneeling in the courtyard.
Everything about this thing was weird, so Wu Meiren climbed into bed again and lay down. She felt that she must be dreaming to encounter these strange things, and it would probably be better after she woke up.
Those civil servants clamored for a long time to no avail. They asked the two young eunuchs, but they couldn't answer any questions. Finally, Bian Shoufu got the news, saying that the emperor was currently living in Wuxia Palace and was not here at all.
Everyone was dumbfounded again. The Wuxia Palace was in the harem, and they couldn't get in. What should they do? Should they continue to kneel? It was already noon after all the trouble, and the sun was getting more and more poisonous. The emperor was not in the Shengqian Palace, so ghosts You know how long they will kneel here until they are taller.
The bodies of civil servants are not as strong as those of military officers, and if they had to kneel like this for a whole day... several elderly adults estimated that they would have to be sent away before the emperor came.
Seeing that these old men were about to retreat, Bian Shoufu cursed in his heart, but with a serious expression on his face: "We can't watch the emperor ignore etiquette. Please follow me and kneel back to the political hall."
When everyone thought that at least they would not be exposed to the harsh sun in the Yizheng Hall, they all followed Bian Shoufu back to the Yizheng Hall.
As soon as everyone entered the political hall, they found Eunuch Liu on top of Danqi, as if he had been waiting for them to come back.
Bian Shoufu frowned and asked, "Eunuch Liu, does he still have a message to convey?"
Eunuch Liu smiled and nodded: "Bian Shoufu was right. I just told the emperor what Zhang Yushi said. My emperor is wise and thinks what Zhang Yushi said is reasonable, so he issued another imperial edict."
When Zhang Yushi heard this, he suddenly felt that he had made a great contribution, and his back straightened even more.
Bian Shoufu was so angry that he gritted his teeth. You didn't announce the new decree and let them kneel in the Shengqian Hall for most of the day. Aren't you just kidding them?
Fortunately, the emperor changed his mind, and Chief Bian did not care about these trivial matters, and led a group of officials to kneel down to receive the order.
Eunuch Liu cleared his throat: "By God's will, the emperor issued an edict: Bian's Guirong was married to Mu Tian'en and was honored to be the queen. However, she poisoned the concubines and intended to exterminate the emperor's heirs. It was unbecoming of a woman and it was difficult to establish a middle palace. She was deposed from the title of Queen, demoted to Concubine Bian, and relegated to Sijing Palace..."
Bian Shoufu's head buzzed and he almost fainted. After that, Eunuch Liu said something else, but he didn't listen to a word.
He was also aware of what Guirong had done in the harem over the years. He had also tried to persuade her at the beginning, but Guirong seemed to have some leverage and was very confident. This time the emperor suddenly attacked him and beat him. Caught off guard.
The other ministers were frightened, thinking that the emperor was crazy. They said that the queen was still alive and it was unreasonable to pursue the title of queen, so the queen was deposed. This, this, this, the emperor was too cruel!
Thinking of this, everyone was sweating behind their backs. The emperor even dismissed the queen at his request. It was not easy to remove all the officials! Why are they arguing with Bian Chief Fu? Empress Bian, no, she is Concubine Bian now, not their daughter. .
After receiving the order, all the officials did what they were supposed to do, especially the Minister of Rites, who was so frightened that he couldn't understand. Organizing the funeral for the queen was a big project. If he didn't do it well, he would probably be dismissed from office.
After a while, in the huge political hall, only Bian Shoufu and Zhang Yushi were still kneeling in the hall. Zhang Yushi also wanted to leave, but because of the commotion today, he seemed to be in trouble, so he did not dare to leave.
Bian Shoufu looked around. Those old foxes and little foxes usually crowded around him, but now that he hadn't fallen down yet, they hurriedly distanced themselves from each other, haha.
Zhang Yushi hurriedly helped Bian Shoufu up. Bian Shoufu stood up, waved Zhang Yushi away, and walked out staggeringly...
Zhang Yushi lowered his head and walked out. He had now become a stranger inside and outside, and his official career would definitely be gloomy in the future...
Yan Yuan got a set of jade-polished tables and benches and placed them under the two sycamore trees in Wuxia Palace. He sat there without anything to do, wishing that the trees would grow together.
