"Yes, Master... Concubine, Master has invited me."
"Thank you, Eunuch Wu."
"Squeak~"
The door of the palace was pushed open, and Mrs. Di appeared at the door, holding a tray with cooked ginseng soup in her hand.
"Eunuch Wu, would you like to try?"
Concubine Di held out the tray in front of Wu Sheng.
Wu Sheng flicked his wrist, took out a silver needle, inserted it into the soup and stirred it, then took it out and put it under his nose and smelled it.
"Toffee, that's it."
Concubine Di nodded, then left the palace maid outside and entered the palace herself.
Wu Sheng carefully closed the door. The moment the door closed, a smile flashed across his old face.
"Ahem! I didn't expect you would come to see me."
Ximen Potian covered his mouth and coughed several times, as if he was about to die at any moment.
A smile appeared on Mrs. Di's face:
"Brother Tian, after all, you and I have been married for many years. How can I not care about you now that you are seriously ill?"
"Brother Tian~ It seems like you haven't called me Brother Tian for a long time."
A flash of recollection flashed in Ximen Potian's eyes, and his tone became full of affection, as if he had returned to more than twenty years ago.
"Brother Tian, you will always be my concubine's brother Tian."
Concubine Di sat on the bed and looked at the weak Ximen Potian with worry on her face.
"Ahem, cough...Oh~ I don't have much time left, and it seems that everything has gone away. Xiaofeng, live a good life in Taihe Palace from now on, and forget about the past."
Ximen Potian reached out and grabbed Concubine Di's hand, and called out her name: Xiaofeng.
Concubine Di's original name was Di Feng, and she and Di Hu were brothers and sisters.
But later after entering the palace, the word "Feng" seemed sensitive. No one had called this name for a long time.
"Brother Tian, your illness will be cured. Come, I'll make ginseng soup for you with my own hands."
Concubine Di picked up the spoon, filled a spoonful of ginseng soup, put it to her mouth, blew on it, and then put it to Ximen Potian's mouth.
Ximen Potian drank it without warning, and then coughed for a while.
"Brother Tian."
Concubine Di was nervous for a while, put the ginseng soup aside, and then took out a handkerchief to wipe Ximen Potian.
But just after a few wipes, her hands suddenly lit up with light, covering Ximen Potian's mouth and nose, and her expression became ferocious.
"Ximen Potian! I can't wait until you die of illness! I will kill you with my own hands!"
Concubine Di's eyes widened, and she tightly covered Ximen Potian's ears, mouth and nose with her hands.
Ximen Potian stared, his face flushed, but he did not move a hand or move, because he was a man who was about to die of illness.
"Ximen Potian! I have wanted to kill you for a long time! You and that bastard killed my son! Although I can't kill Ximen Hao, I can kill you! Kill you with my own hands! Die!"
The more Concubine Di spoke, the angrier she became, her eyes blazing with anger, and her palms became harder and harder.
Suddenly, Ximen Potian grabbed her wrist, and then with a slight exertion, the slender wrists were opened.
"You~you~you..."
Concubine Di looked at Ximen Potian in horror. He didn't have the strength of a sick man.
"Alas! Xiaofeng, I wanted to spare your life just to see you as a couple, but it's a pity that you don't cherish it."
Ximen Potian stood up slowly, holding onto Concubine Di's wrists that were shaking, and her pretty face changed color.
"You~ you're actually pretending to be sick? Why?! Why are you pretending to be sick?!"
Concubine Di knew that she was in doom and asked her doubts.
"I didn't pretend to be ill, I was cured by Da Lang. And the reason why I didn't announce it was to give you a chance."
"Do you know? Dalang wants to kill you, but I want to give you a chance. As long as you understand the seriousness, I will not pursue you for poisoning. It's a pity that you don't cherish it."
Ximen Potian said, grabbing the other person's wrist with one hand, pinching the other person's neck with the other hand, and slowly lifted him up.
"Ho ho ho..."
Di's mouth was choked with difficulty, and she kicked her legs violently. Her eyeballs were bulging and bloodshot.
"Let's end it. Let's put an end to the grudges of the previous generation."
"Crack!"
Ximen Potian broke the neck of Mrs. Di, ending the life of his wife who had lived with him for more than 20 years.
Slowly he placed the dead body of the other party on the ground, and then closed his eyes for the other party.
He stood up and sat on the bed, looking at Concubine Di's body, his eyes became moist.
"Martial Saint."
"Squeak~"
The door opened and Wu Sheng appeared at the door, but the palace maid had already collapsed at the door and made no sound.
"Handle it cleanly and just treat it as... missing."
Ximen Potian waved his hand, his whole person seemed to be much older.
"Yes, Master."
Wu Sheng entered the palace, picked up the body of Concubine Di, turned around and left.
Ximen Potian looked at the empty palace, raised his head and looked at the roof, and shed two lines of tears from the corners of his eyes.
"Everyone envies the royal people, but who knows how helpless the royal people are?"
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"Your Majesty has a decree! All officials will come to court..."
"Duwuwu...duwuwu..."
Following the sound of horns, all civil and military officials marched neatly into Qingyang Hall.
Today is the first time that the new emperor goes to court, so many people are extremely solemn, and of course some people are worried.
Because the twenty-two civil and military officials who disappeared have not yet been found.
"Your Majesty has arrived..."
With a high-pitched shout, Liu Quan bowed his body, whisking the dust with one hand and holding Ximen Hao's hand with the other and slowly entered the Qingyang Hall.
Ximen Hao wore an imperial robe and an imperial crown on his head, and slowly walked to the dragon chair.
And today, when he went to court for the first time, he still held the Emperor's Sword across his waist, because today he was going to go on a killing spree!
"Long live my emperor! Long live! Long live!"
All civil and military officials knelt down and worshiped.
"Everyone loves you for your peace of mind."
Ximen Hao waved his hand and sat down.
"Long live thanks!"
All civil and military officials stood up and stood in order.
Ximen Hao sat on the dragon chair and looked at the officials below. Although his face was calm, his heart was not calm.
This is the first time, the first time to really go to court.
If he issued an order at this time, the entire Qing Kingdom would be in motion.
Liu Quan did not announce, "If there is something to do, I will leave the court." Because today is the home court of the new emperor, and he will issue the first order after ascending the throne.
Qingyang Hall was unusually quiet, and the officials below did not dare to express their arrogance. Outside Qingyang Hall, there were more than a hundred generals waiting to be rewarded, all of whom had fought with Ximen Hao.
In Qingyang Hall, hundreds of golden guards stood on both sides, and there were also many golden guards at the entrance of the hall.
"Bring it up!"
Ximen Hao issued the first order.
"Whoosh! Whoosh!"
With the sound of shackles, twenty-two prisoners in prison uniforms were escorted up by the guards in uniforms.
The civil and military officials couldn't help but turn their heads and look around. When they saw familiar faces, their expressions suddenly changed.
After seeing that it was the Jinyi guards who were escorting the prisoners, I finally understood.
"Kneel down!"
Liu Sheng kicked the Minister of War on the leg, causing him to kneel on the ground.
Others were also pushed to the ground by Jin Yiwei.