"..." Seeing him turning around and about to leave, County Master Qiyun shook his head in disbelief, how could his father be so cruel!
Is it because she is not her biological child?
But is this a choice she can make?!
"Why!" She stood up with her palms on the ground, staring at Emperor Zhaozhen's back with red eyes, and asked in a trembling voice: "I can't choose my origin. You have kept it from me for so many years, and I can't choose either.
Knowing the truth is not my choice! Can I just be like a shadow puppet, led by you, and accept everything you impose on me!"
Emperor Zhaozhen paused slightly when he heard this, but never looked back.
"No one can choose their own origin, but it is your own choice to do evil things. Everything you are experiencing now is exactly the result of your choice - I also admit that the decision between you and your mother depended on you.
The impact was that you were not yet born at that time, and I did not think carefully about this. Therefore, I should bear half of your fault. Now I will send you back to Mizhou safely. From now on, there will be no debt between you and me.
.”
County Lord Qiyun cried and gritted his teeth and said: "So, I still want to thank my father for being merciful to me and rewarding me with the position of County Lord, right? My father punished me, but he also announced my life experience to the public...
I have been Xie Sang for fifteen years and no one has asked me if I am willing or not. Now that my father has said that he will take it back, he will take it back, but has he ever considered me at all?"
"The purpose of taking back your identity is to make you feel in awe and restrain your behavior. You can no longer do evil deeds in thanks to the power of your family! From now on, when you return to Mizhou, the people around you are the foundation for your survival. You can only treat them kindly.
Only with them can you go on. I hope you can keep this principle in mind."
"I don't want to hear this! I don't want to go back to Mizhou!" Qiyun County Lord suddenly put the scissors in front of his neck, "If my father refuses to let me stay, then I would rather die!"
Emperor Zhaozhen closed his eyes, but still didn't look back.
"Since you and I owe each other nothing, your life will be yours from now on. As for how to use this life, whether to give it up or keep it, it is up to you to make the final decision."
After saying that, he strode away.
Looking at the departing figure, County Lord Qiyun cried out: "That daughter will die for you now!"
However, in his sight, the tall back figure did not linger for a moment.
She held the scissors tightly and was about to stab her neck. However, as soon as the sharp tip of the knife touched the skin, the pain hit her and she lost the courage to stab it again.
Many things are not really that easy to do.
The Lord of Qiyun County cried and dropped the scissors heavily, and he also fell to the ground.
"Just for the Xu family and Xu Mingyi... you have to abandon me!"
If the person she touched this time was not Xu Mingyi, could her father really be so cruel?
Listening to the girl's sad cry, a maid stepped forward and bent to help her up.
"Get out! Get out of here, everyone!"
The Lord of Qiyun County raised his hand to throw the person away and cursed angrily: "Everyone, get out of here!"
The maid responded, took two steps back, lowered her eyes and sneered silently.
It seems that the county magistrate has not listened to your majesty's talented advice at all.
But really, I don’t know how to accumulate blessings for myself...
A man whose surname is no longer Xie, who has no blood relationship with His Majesty, who has made mistakes and offended the Dongyang Palace, really thinks that he can still be as willful and domineering as before, and that others can only tolerate it?
The maid exited the inner hall and looked at the eunuch who was walking slowly with a limp.
Then, the two of them walked together towards the eunuch in charge who was arranging a trip to Mizhou in the corridor.
In the next few days, there was no moment of peace in the Yucui Palace - the Lord of Qiyun County either planned to hang himself, or went on a hunger strike without drinking tea, or wanted to force his way out, causing constant riots.
Even so, the gate of Yucui Palace was always closed.
It was not until three days later that the Lord of Qiyun County was put into a carriage heading for Mizhou by two strong nuns.
Shen was also traveling with her. In comparison, the carriage she was in was much quieter. Except for the high and low voices that came from time to time, there was almost no other sound.
After more than ten days on the road, Qiyun County Lord seemed to have lost his strength, and seemed to slowly see the reality clearly, and finally stopped trying to escape.
It was dawning that day, and after a night's rest, the group continued their journey north.
After Qiyun County Lord was helped into the carriage, he sat there with his eyes closed and leaned against the wall of the carriage. His face, which had become sharp and angular due to rapid weight loss, was full of sinister aura. He was no longer half a girl of his age.
The bright color it deserves.
When the carriage and horses reached noon, a group of more than ten people stopped to rest.
The two tall and strong nuns were already feeling suffocated in the carriage. As soon as the carriage stopped, they went out first, complaining: "It has been more than ten days, and we have only walked half of the distance.
My whole body is shaking so hard that I’m about to fall apart! ... And the further north I go, the worse it gets. I passed by the market yesterday and couldn’t even buy a piece of meat pie! The wind was blowing on my face, like a knife stabbing me.
…When we actually get to Mizhou, we still don’t know what kind of place it is that the chickens don’t lay eggs!”
"Okay, speak more carefully..."
"What are you afraid of? You are already thousands of miles away from the capital! You are doing such a hard job and you are not allowed to say a word?"
As he said that, he looked back at the direction of the carriage, feeling increasingly depressed and irritable.
It would be nice if there was someone more sensible on the stand, but this is a troublesome master. He has no self-awareness at all, and he still thinks that he is the princess of the Xie family!
When she gets to Mizhou, she will have her share of hardships!
The two women drank water and ate dry food outside the car. They wanted to spend more time, so they ran to the woods not far away for convenience.
In the car, an eunuch was half-kneeling, delivering a cup of tea to County Master Qiyun: "County Master, you haven't had any water for most of the day."
The Lord of Qiyun County opened his eyes. The Mizhou woman was born with deep facial features. At this time, her eye sockets became more sunken due to weight loss, and her eyes were covered with red bloodshot eyes. Looking straight at her, she looked a bit sinister.
Feeling of compassion.
The warden lowered his head a little more and brought the tea cup closer: "Prefect, please have some tea."
Qiyun County Princess straightened her lips and took the tea cup. She didn't want to drink or eat at all, but her body's instinct was here and she didn't want to die.
However, in the next moment, she slammed the cup of tea onto the prisoner's body.
"I don't like drinking hot tea, don't you have ears?"
It's not good to send someone to serve her, but to find a crippled loser!
The eunuch did not avoid the cup of tea, and allowed the tea to soak into his robe. He poured another cup with an expressionless expression and presented it to the Lord Qiyun County.
Looking at this expressionless face and the cup of hot tea that was clearly steaming, Qiyun County Master felt angry in his heart. Just when he was about to explode, he saw the eunuch slowly straightened up and approached her.
Then she leaned forward suddenly and put the cup of tea to her mouth!
The tea was boiling hot, and she reached out to push it away, but the maid on the side restrained her hands firmly.
"You...uh...!"
The eunuch pinched her chin with one hand and poured the tea into her mouth with the other. The face that was enlarged due to being too close was full of hatred: "The county master almost died because of a cup of moderately warm tea."
It cost me my life, so I thought I should let the county master taste what is real hot tea...!"
County Lord Qiyun stared at that face with wide eyes - was it the eunuch who had been scolded by her before?
He is not dead!
But how could he appear here and go to Mizhou with her?!
The hot tea continued to pour in, and she swallowed passively and struggled.
Half of the tea was filled, and the maid picked up the teapot next to it.
When she couldn't breathe, she heard the maid whispering in her ear: "I wonder if the county master still remembers the palace maid who was killed by you? That was the maid's biological sister... Who does the county master want?
Whoever takes your life will take your life, so you won’t pay attention to lowly and humble slaves like us... But the slaves really care about you, the county master. This time, the two of us specifically asked the eunuch in charge.
, repeatedly expressed his loyalty to the county lord, and then he was able to return to Mizhou with the county lord..."
"I didn't want to send the county master away so early, but along the way, I saw that the county master was really uneasy and talked about killing all day long. When we got to Mizhou, we still didn't know what was going on... The slaves and maids...
To save my life, I have no choice but to send the county lord on his way early!"
What does it mean!
Do you want to kill her?
Or... is this tea poisonous?!
The Lord of Qiyun County was shocked and tried his best to resist but to no avail.
"This arsenic was bought from a picker in the market town yesterday. It's really not a good thing. I expect you'll suffer a lot if you eat it. Although it's aggrieved to the county boss, it can be called "arsenic."
County Lord, please have a taste of this life that is worse than death..."
Arsenic?!
Qiyun County Chief couldn't tell for a moment whether the burning sensation was caused by the scalding tea or something else. Her eyes widened and her pupils tightened, and besides being angry, she felt more panic and fear.
The teapot was removed by the maid. Her face was full of tea and she wanted to say something, but her mouth and nose were tightly covered by the eunuch with a pillow.
How dare you...
How dare they!
The maid seemed to have guessed what she was thinking, and sneered: "There are more than ten people in this group who have not been angered by the county master. Doesn't the county master think that there will be someone to complain on your behalf?"
"Besides, the county master has attempted to seek death many times. Who knows how you died..."
"..."
County Lord Qiyun could no longer hear the rest of the words clearly.
Her struggling movements gradually weakened, and as soon as the pillow was removed, she tried to call someone, but when she opened her mouth, blood spilled from the corner of her mouth.
There seemed to be a burning fire in her heart, and the pain made it difficult for her to make a complete sound.
"thump!"
She struggled and fell in the car, and her body fell on the coffee table.
The maid and the jailer roughly erased the traces——
"It's not good... hurry up, the county leader has taken poison! Someone come quickly!"
When everyone heard the sound, they quickly gathered around.
It was impossible to have any antidote in the luggage, and it was not clear at the moment what kind of poison he had taken.
I could only drive forward and managed to reach a town before dark, where I found a doctor.
However, the poison was too strong and it took a long time. The doctor looked at it and shook his head.
The poison of arsenic usually does not kill people immediately. Within twelve hours of the poison, when the seven orifices bleed, there are many people who are still conscious.
The Lord of Qiyun County really died at dawn the next day.
In the inn, the former head of the Jade Kun Palace, the nun, took a cloak with cold fingers and covered the girl's horrifying face.
She returned to the next room and said dumbly to the person sitting in front of the dressing table: "Madam, the county lord is gone..."
"She's dead?" Shen combed her hair for a moment, but she chuckled: "It's good to die. If she dies, the prince will no longer dislike me because of her! Without this bitch, I will
Then you will be worthy of the prince!"
As he said that, he stood up suddenly: "Let's go back to find the prince now!"
"lady……"
"No... no, it can't be done." The wooden comb in Shen's hand fell off and she suddenly touched her lower abdomen: "Without this child, the prince will not look at me anymore... No way!"
"She can't die! She can't die yet!"
"That's my son, my son..."
The barefooted and disheveled Shen looked horrified and immediately ran out of the room.
It was already chilly in the north in late autumn. She stepped on the cold floor tiles with her bare feet. In a daze, she felt like she was back on that snowy night fifteen years ago.
She had to keep running, keep running...
The prince is right in front. As long as she keeps running, she can see the prince!
…
It was half a month later that the news of the death of the Qiyun County Lord reached the capital.
When Xu Mingyi learned about this, Weiwei was a little surprised.
But it was expected, but I didn't expect it to come so quickly. It didn't even reach Mizhou, and people disappeared on the way.
It is not difficult to guess what will happen to a person who is full of arrogance and arrogance but has no real means. Without the protection of power, if he does not change his temperament and deal with things, it is not difficult to guess——
One cannot choose one's origin, but it is not only one's origin that affects one's destiny, but also words and deeds.
Between words and deeds, cause and effect can be determined.
As for the previous punishment imposed by His Majesty on the head of Qiyun County, it was a decision made after discussion with her grandfather. First, according to Daqing law, a person who attempts to injure someone will not be punished with death. At most, he will be punished with a stick and then be exiled.
Secondly, after all, the other party has been father and daughter with the emperor for fifteen years. Even if they have feelings or not, they still need to worry about the opinions of the courtiers and the people - the emperor has just ascended the throne, and there is a precedent for the deposed emperor to be murderous and cruel without regard for family ties.
In the past, if no room was left for the punishment of the Shen family and the Qiyun County Lord, and driven by the use of people with ulterior motives, the new emperor would probably end up with a reputation as a throwaway, mean and unfeeling person.
The reputation of the king of a country is not only the reputation of one person, but also often related to the people's hearts and the stability of the society.
Therefore, the girl found a relatively stable way of life under the current situation, but she was unable to grasp it after all.
She didn't know exactly what happened to the other party, but thinking about it, she couldn't escape the words and deeds as cause and effect.
Xu Mingyi touched the bald head of his third eye and no longer thought about it.
"Girl girl!"
Akui came back quickly from outside. After bowing, he leaned into her ear and said, "The old master is taking the second master to Dingnan Prince's Mansion!"
Xu Mingyi's eyes lit up and he stood up immediately.
"Quick, help me change clothes——"
Such an important event cannot be missed!
She was hurriedly changing her clothes and combing her hair. She had just finished packing when Xu Mingshi came looking for her.
The boy came to send her a message.
After reporting the news, he also implicitly stated that if she really wanted to go there but was afraid of being too conspicuous, he could reluctantly accompany her there - although he himself is not the kind of person who likes to join in the fun!
Xu Mingyi accepted his reluctant proposal.
So, the two siblings took their third eyes and followed their grandfather and second uncle to the Dingnan Palace.
Xu Mingshi and Wu Ran, who also "didn't like to join in the fun," got together to think about the matter.
Xu Mingyi went to the courtyard of the Crown Prince's wife, Xu's family.
From time to time, Mrs. Xu would send people to the outer study to inquire... Oh no, bring tea and snacks.
As soon as the maid turns back, Mrs. Xu will quickly ask about the situation of the battle ahead——
"How did the conversation go?"
"You didn't start a fight, did you?"
"Did the prince mess up things by talking too much?"
Xu Mingyi was also a little nervous - after all, even though his second uncle was very old, this was the first time he was planning to get married.
But being older also has the advantage of being older. You have more say in personal participation. At this time, the second uncle and Aunt Wu were also present. In front of them, I think the two old men should have restrained themselves a little.
In contrast, Tianmu showed an attitude of being unconcerned and unconcerned. At this time, he was secretly walking up to Tianjiao and Tianfu who were eating, and stretched his head to put it into the couple's rice bowl.
Minato, a "give me a taste of something" look.
The result was that he almost got scratched.
As a result, there was a scene where the big bird was chased by two cats all over the house, and the bird and cat feathers flew everywhere.
In the melee, another maid quickly returned and brought back the latest military report——
"It must have been agreed upon, both princes have come out!"
"I said I still want to stay for dinner!"
Xu and Xu Mingyi were overjoyed when they heard this.
This must be done!
Success is inevitable.
In fact, the discussion between the two families today is not about whether to get married. Getting married has long been a certainty. The key is how to get married——
After all, Wu Jingying has been in the palace and served as a queen, so her status is always different from others.
And Wu always attaches great importance to the word "face", and how to grasp the proportion needs to be carefully discussed and weighed.
King Dingnan initially suggested that the two of them change their identities and live a life of seclusion and freedom without having to pay attention to the many comments.
After some careful consideration, the King of Dongyang came up with the idea - no matter what identity he changed, if he wanted to get married, he should get married in an honest manner!
He promised his family to marry a daughter-in-law, wrote three books and six etiquettes, witnessed by everyone, and held a grand banquet, not one of whom could be missing!
As for which old man’s idea was finally adopted, the answer is obvious——
Three days later, the imperial censor of the Ming Dynasty proposed to the early court that when the country was first established, a new policy of tolerance and relaxation should be implemented, for example, women should be encouraged to remarry.
Emperor Zhaozhen greatly agreed with this, and said on the spot that if any of his relatives met the requirements, he could take the lead and set an example;
If there are no conditions, you can also try to create conditions - if your daughter is not happy in her husband's house? Why don't you take her back, divorce her and remarry?
For a time, in the court, the officials who had daughters at home looked thoughtful, and those who married each other's daughters as wives could not help but feel insecure, fearing that if they were unlucky, their relatives would use them to make political achievements.
What no one expected was that those two families were the first to set an example——
King Dongyang came to propose marriage in person, and wanted to marry the second daughter of King Dingnan for his second son!
Many people couldn't even react immediately at first. Everyone knew that the Xu family had Xu Yun, the second master who had not married yet, but... the second daughter of King Dingnan?
Which one is this?
Not even married?
Why are you not impressed?
After taking a closer look, I suddenly realized - Oh! Good guy, it's the second daughter who was once a queen!
