Qiao Jinhuan smiled and stretched his eyebrows with her fingertips, "Don't worry, Mr. Sheng. It's not a difficult matter. Everyone in the world knows that the Supreme Emperor is crazy. Since he dares to commit suicide, why don't you?
Make it public?"
"I'm afraid no one will believe me if I tell you."
"You just say that Mo Qingmowen and the two of them, in order to save their lives, deceived the Supreme Emperor and instigated him to commit suicide and ascend to heaven to become gods. As a result, before the Supreme Emperor left, he just took them with him."
Makes sense~
Gu Changsheng nodded slightly, feeling even more relieved. He pinched her fingertips and praised, "Jin Huan is really my good wife."
"As long as it helps Sheng Lang."
Qiao Jinhuan looked at his expression and then asked, "Is Sheng Lang feeling better now?"
"Much better," Gu Changsheng looked at Qiao Jinhuan again, "What about you? How are you staying in Xu Mansion? Are there people bullying you?"
"Okay, I'm protected by Shenglang, who dares to bully me~"
Qiao Jinhuan said, hooking his belt with her fingers, "Can Mr. Sheng come here every day?"
"nature!"
"Then the officials in the court won't come to remonstrate with Shenglang?"
"I have just ascended the throne, and the blood on the sword has not been washed clean. No one will jump out to make trouble at this time. What's more, I rely on Xu Shangshu and I have to discuss politics with him from time to time. It doesn't matter if I come here every day."
"Pfft~"
Qiao Jinhuan covered her lips and chuckled, "Shenglang is really good at making excuses~ But I also always look forward to seeing Shenglang."
Gu Changsheng raised his eyebrows slightly when he heard this, and a warm color flashed in his eyes.
The two sat at the table and chatted for a long time. It was not until the sky got dark outside that he made his way back to the palace.
It was Xu Feng who sent him out.
When he arrived at the door, Xu Feng hesitated for a long time, but finally couldn't help asking: "Your Majesty, why did the Supreme Emperor die?"
"Death by suicide."
"It has nothing to do with the emperor?"
"It doesn't matter."
Xu Feng pursed his lips, and after a long while, he sighed inaudibly, "I respectfully send you to your Majesty."
He believed this.
He had watched Gu Changsheng grow up. He had good moral character and was definitely not a patricide. But according to the temper of the Supreme Emperor, he was very likely to commit suicide!
It's just that although the Supreme Emperor is fatuous, he did have a favor to promote him. Now... that's all. He just needs to serve the Emperor well and be loyal to the banquet. He can't care about the others and doesn't need to care anymore.
News of the death of the Supreme Emperor soon spread again.
As expected, rumors about Gu Changsheng's father-killing also began to spread, but they were suppressed before they spread far.
"Have you heard? I heard from my uncle's friend's cousin that the new emperor secretly killed the emperor. The emperor forced the late emperor to die, and now the new emperor forces him to death. The royal family of the banquet does not recognize family ties.
~"
A boy shook his head and said.
Another boy also shook his head, "Oh shit. I heard the father-in-law in charge of procurement in the palace said that this matter has nothing to do with the new emperor. It is all the fault of the Supreme Emperor himself. He was deceived by two Taoist priests and wanted to commit suicide and become an immortal.
.Do you think it’s ridiculous?”
"Suicide and becoming an immortal? How is that possible?"
"Don't believe it~ You see, in order to seek immortality and medicine, the Supreme Emperor did not even care about the government affairs, and even cut off the princely titles of several of his sons, just for the sake of his luck. In order to become a god, it is not unreasonable to commit suicide.
possible."
"This is too stupid. How can there be gods in the world?"
"There are gods~ You see, isn't it because of gods that the new emperor came to life? Doesn't Taoism pay attention to cause and effect? If gods give us a wise king, then naturally we have to take away one. It's only normal that there will be comings and goings."
"Isn't it possible?"
"Hey, do you think if you come to my house for dinner, do you have to bring me some gifts?"
"Of course, this is etiquette."
"Then gods are more particular about etiquette than us, right?"
"Hiss~ What you said makes sense. After all, it is more cost-effective for us to have a big banquet. If we exchange the foolish king for a wise king, we will suffer less in this life."
"Then, how can gods take advantage of mortals?"
Words like this are widely circulated around the banquet. Such mythical, exaggerated and interesting statements will obviously win the trust of the people and spread much faster.
In the end, it became a "fact", and the death of the Supreme Emperor ended the story.
After resting for seven days, he was buried, the coffin lid was closed, and the imperial mausoleum was closed. The Supreme Emperor became a member of the history books forever. In another half month, Gu Changsheng held the enthronement ceremony, and the grand banquet began.
The previous emperor died, the new emperor ascended the throne, and he observed mourning for three months.
After March, the Ministry of Rites suddenly received an imperial edict asking them to prepare for the wedding ceremony of the emperor and empress.
The courtiers were stunned.
The wedding ceremony of the emperor and empress?
The queen has been decided? Whose family?
Just when the courtiers were suspicious, an imperial edict fell on Xu Feng's house. First, he praised Qiao Jinhuan several times for his good nature, his kindness in saving his life, and his virtuous kindness...
It's just a matter of praising people as gods.
"...Therefore, I consecrate Qiao Jinhuan, the adopted daughter of Xu Feng, the Minister of Civil Affairs, as my concubine, and we will get married on the sixth day of September. I express my gratitude for this~"
The father-in-law who announced the edict smiled and handed the imperial edict into Qiao Jinhuan's hand, "Congratulations to the empress, congratulations to the empress, may you live forever."
Qiao Jinhuan's eyes slightly curved, he took out a money bag from his sleeve and handed it to him, "Congratulations together."
The content of the imperial edict spread quickly, and the courtiers suddenly realized why Xu Feng, the former emperor's chess piece, suddenly fell to the new emperor, and the co-author accepted the future queen as his adopted daughter.
Even though she is an adopted daughter, as long as she is listed in the family tree, she is no different from her own family.
In the future, the princes born from the queen can still call Xu Feng "Grandpa" in private. Damn, the Xu family is in trouble!
The courtiers stared at Xu Feng with half envy and half jealousy, until their scalps went numb - if he says now that he did not take the initiative, will anyone believe him?
"Old Xu, you are not kind~"
The Minister of War snorted and slapped Xu Feng on the back, "Xu Shangshu, what is your adopted daughter's background? Why have we never heard of her?"
"I don't know either, but I'm afraid it's a big deal."
Xu Feng shook his head lightly. Seeing that everyone's ears were leaning towards him, he lowered his voice and hinted, "She was the one who created the imperial guards who are responsible for supervising civil and military officials that the emperor mentioned to you a few days ago. Under special circumstances, they are allowed to behead first and then report."
of."
Then he said meaningfully: "So you should be careful in the future~"
Xu Feng only guessed this after observing it for several months.
Jinyiwei?
Isn’t that the late emperor’s dead soldier!
And the fact that the empress can take charge of this group of people means that she herself is probably a dead soldier... Wait~ Doesn't that mean that the late emperor's dead soldiers have long been colluded with the emperor.
No wonder the late emperor lost. Everything inside was infiltrated. If he didn’t lose, who would lose?
Thinking about the fact that in the past three months, no fewer than ten officials had been found guilty by the imperial guards and had their homes confiscated by the emperor, the courtiers began to get chills down their spines.
It’s numb, it’s numb~
With such a ruthless queen and a seemingly benevolent emperor, can they, as courtiers, still have a good life?
The courtiers who figured this out couldn't help but sigh.