Chapter 740: The Death of Princess Taiping
Zhang Bao'er nodded and said, "Emperor Taishang, Princess Taiping is fine!" The minister has sent her to the princess's mansion, with Cui Xiang accompanying her. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info it's just that she can't move around at will. β
"That's good!" Li Dan breathed a sigh of relief.
"You two sit!"
Li Longji and Zhang Bao'er sat down obediently.
"You two may have been complaining about me, why are you so tolerant of Taiping? In addition to my personality, in fact, there is another layer that you don't know. β
Zhang Baoer and Li Longji listened quietly.
"The queen mother gave birth to six of our brothers and sisters that year, including four boys and two girls, in addition to Li Hong, Li Xian, Li Xian and Li Xian, there is also an older sister and a younger sister. My sister died early, I haven't seen it, and my only sister is Taiping. Let's talk about my sister first, they all say that my mother was unwilling to be Zhaoyi back then, and she was strangled to death by the queen mother for the position of queen and blamed Queen Wang, because there is no real evidence, there is no evidence and no physical evidence, so that it is a mystery until now. I wasn't born yet, and I didn't feel anything. Let's talk about my eldest brother Li Hong, he is the eldest son, he was made the crown prince at the age of four, and began to supervise the country in his teens, the eldest brother is smart and studious, benevolent and filial, upright, and has a strong sense of responsibility. The eldest brother is assertive in handling political affairs, respects the ministers, is diligent and responsible, and is deeply loved and trusted by his father, and the ministers also support him. Later, his father's illness worsened and he was physically exhausted, and he planned to give the Zen position to his eldest brother. But one day, the eldest brother suddenly died in Hebi Palace at the age of twenty-four. For this incident, many people say that the queen mother did it. Actually, it's impossible. Although the eldest brother disagreed with his mother on some things during his imprisonment, the relationship between mother and son was still harmonious. The eldest brother asked to marry the two daughters of Concubine Xiao Shufei, who had been imprisoned for many years, and the queen mother also agreed. The eldest brother is the prince, and his diet and daily life are tightly guarded, and it is difficult to poison him. If the eldest brother came to power and influenced the queen mother to continue to be regent, killing him and other sons ascended the throne, the father was also in the palace at that time, and the queen mother would not be able to kill the eldest brother in front of the father. In fact, several of our brothers know that the eldest brother has been weak and sick since he was a child, and when he was sick many times during the prince's period, he dragged the sick body to support him, and when he heard that his father wanted to give him the Zen position, he died of a recurrence of the old disease due to excessive thinking, but later there were many people who opposed the queen mother, so the death of the prince was pushed to the queen mother to slander her. After the death of the eldest brother, the second brother Li Xian was made the crown prince. Among our four brothers, the second brother is the best, he has been elegant since he was a child, he has read Confucian classics and never forgets, he likes ancient poems and ancient texts, and his personality is stronger than his brother Li Hong. The second brother has supervised the country many times, and his father is satisfied with his handling of government affairs, and he has also issued orders to commend the second brother many times. The second brother heard rumors that he was not born to the queen mother, so he was very rebellious to the queen mother in his heart. There is a five-grade official in the palace, Ming Chongyan, who is deeply liked by the queen mother, and was later killed, the queen mother suspected that the second brother did it, and sent someone to search out hundreds of armor from the stable of the East Palace, and the crime of rebellion fell on the second brother, and the second brother was demoted to a concubine and imprisoned in the palace, and then imprisoned in Bazhou. Two months after his father's death, the second brother hanged himself. On the second day after my second brother was demoted, my third brother Li Xian was made the crown prince. To tell the truth, the third brother is much inferior to the eldest brother and the second brother, he has no opinions, but the relationship with the queen mother is still harmonious, and the third brother listened to the queen mother during the period when he was the prince, so he has been peaceful. Seven days after the death of his father, the third brother ascended the throne, and his mother was honored as the queen mother. When the third brother was the crown prince, he promoted his father-in-law Wei Xuanzhen from joining the army to the assassin history, and when he became the emperor, he immediately wanted to worship his father-in-law as the prime minister. As soon as the words came out, he got into trouble, and the third brother was deposed as the king of Luling. As for me, I don't need to say anything, you all know it. I'll tell you about my only sister, she's Taiping. Taiping is the youngest and the only daughter of the queen mother, and she is very loved. Taiping has lived in the palace since she was a child, she and Xue Shao are in love, and they have four children in eight years. Later, Xue Shao's elder brother participated in the rebellion and was implicated and executed by his mother, and Taiping had a grudge with his mother for this. Later, the coup d'Γ©tat of the five kings was also forced by Taiping to abdicate the mother. β
Although many years have passed since what Li Dan said, Li Longji and Zhang Baoer still sound full of emotion now.
Li Dan suddenly became a little sad: "The reason why I tell you this is to let you understand that the reason why Taiping has become what it is today is not entirely her fault. From childhood to adulthood, what she heard, what she said, and what she did was all calculations and schemes, how could she not hear and witness it? Now, there are six brothers and sisters, and only the two of us are left, can you understand my feelings? β
Zhang Bao'er and Li Longji nodded silently.
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Cui Xiang stood up, still expressionless, and he said to Princess Taiping: "Come, princess, I will toast you three cups." β
Princess Taiping was very surprised, although Cui Xiang was obedient to herself, she rarely toasted herself, and it was the first time that she toasted three glasses in a row.
After Princess Taiping and Cui Xiang drank three cups of each other, Cui Xiang said lightly: "Your Royal Highness Princess, let me tell you a story!" β
Princess Taiping smiled charmingly: "Okay! β
"Once upon a time there was a man who liked the woman he loved, and this woman's name was Shangguan Wan'er......"
When Princess Taiping finished listening to Cui Xiang's speech, she only felt that her hair was swollen, her eyes were black, and a string of bright tears fell, and at the same time, black blood flowed from her nose and mouth.
"You poisoned this wine just to avenge Shangguan Wan'er?" Princess Taiping's eyes are godless.
"Yes! I've been waiting for this day for a long time. β
"All of this I have today is due to you and Zhang Bao'er?" Princess Taiping asked unwillingly.
Cui Xiang sneered: "Yes! Just to give you a taste of what is about to come and what you will lose. β
With a "boom", Princess Taiping rolled over and fell to the ground with the chair, she was no longer breathing, but her eyes were wide open, and from her face, you could see remorse, resentment, and even fear. A sneer stayed at the corner of her mouth, unwilling to disperse for a long time......
Cui Xiang also gradually lost consciousness, and he kept shouting in his heart: "Wan'er, I'm coming, I'm coming......"
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Yang Siqiao entered the palace and said to Zhang Bao'er: "Dingguo Gong, someone from your house has come and said that there is something important!" β
Zhang Bao'er nodded and said to Li Dan: "Emperor Taishang, the ministers will come when they go." β
After a while, Zhang Bao'er came in again, although he didn't say a word, Li Dan and Li Longji both felt the strangeness on his face.
"What's wrong, Bao'er?" Li Dan asked.
Zhang Bao'er hesitated again and again and sighed: "Emperor Taishang, there is bad news!" β
"Let's get straight to the point!" Li Dan seemed to have a premonition.
"Princess Taiping, she ......"
"Taiping, she's dead, isn't she?" Li Dan said.
"Yes!"
Zhang Bao'er's words came out, and the three of them were silent.