Chapter 20: The Canonization Ceremony
I think that all thoughtful people are more tired in life, such as Weiyang, who plans national affairs every day, and takes into account my feelings from time to time, I know that he is hiding some things from me, and some political issues are really inconvenient to talk to me. In fact, I think his worries are superfluous, even if he is not the son of Lou Guo but a charlatan, I have already fallen into it, and I am more happy that he is the latter, so that we can take the wind and do not return to the foot of Tongshan to build a house, and live the life I yearn for.
I rolled over and got out of bed, and by the hazy moonlight, I saw his tall white figure disappearing at the end of the night street.
I haven't seen Weiyang for the next few days, and it must not be easy to lead the troops to infiltrate the Xiao Kingdom. I was thinking about whether to let the non-return send a letter to my senior brother, but Xiao Wang Li Shao came to the inn in a small way.
When Li Shao appeared at the inn with a pale face and a brown robe, I felt a little lost. The original dream of winning Xue'er came to naught, but this sense of loss was quickly shattered by Li Shao's next words.
"The widow knows that the queen has handled this matter improperly, you are the widow's only son, and the world of Xiao Guo will be yours sooner or later, now that your position in the palace is not guaranteed, the widow has decided to hold a canonization ceremony in three days."
Xiao Ran and I were stunned, but we didn't expect that before the national funeral was over, Li Shao would hold a canonization ceremony in advance, which was nothing more than great news for us.
Xiao Ran didn't show the slightest joy on his face, but was silent for a long time, and respectfully saluted Li Shao. I know that Li Shao's actions now, even if he is not Xiao Ran's biological father, this incident is enough to move Xiao Ran.
Li Shao ordered someone to welcome us back to the palace in a carriage, and then began to prepare for the canonization ceremony in full swing. In fact, there is nothing to prepare, but it is just to read the royal edict in front of the civil and military officials, and confer the seal of the prince and other forms.
At the canonization ceremony three days later, the queen and Princess Lianqing both said that they were sick and closed their doors, I knew that they didn't want Xiao Ran to be the prince in their hearts, but they couldn't change Li Shao's decision, so they had to sulk in their respective palaces. I'd be quite happy to see them like this, otherwise let them have a face at the canonization ceremony as if the people of the whole country owe her money, and Xiao Ran and I should not be happy.
The inner eunuch in charge respectfully issued the edict, and after reading it in front of the Manchu Dynasty civil and military officials in front of the Linyang Palace, a maid with a beautiful face presented the edict and seal to Xiao Ran, who was kneeling in front of the palace. I knelt behind Xiao Ran, my eyes stayed on the face of this maid, and I said in my heart, it is a pity that such a beautiful girl is a maid.
I was feeling sorry for her, but the maid's face changed suddenly, and she quickly pulled out a dagger from the edict and stabbed it towards Xiao Ran's chest. Because it happened so suddenly, I didn't understand what was going on, but I heard a muffled grunt and fell on my back in front of me.
When I came back to my senses, I saw that Xiao Ranming's yellow placket was still red with blood, I hurriedly crawled to him, pressed the wound that was still gurgling and bleeding with my hand, and said in a trembling voice: "Help...... Help me...... Help me...... Save him! "This is the first time I feel the importance of Xiao Ran in my heart, an unprecedented pain is tearing at my heart, will Xiao Ran die? Weishenme, what would be the case? Our Jihua's good haode,It's only one step away.,Weishenmezuihou's ending will become like this?
The maid who assassinated Xiao Ran committed suicide on the spot, and the inner eunuchs hurriedly carried Xiao Ran back to Yanhua Palace, and a large number of imperial doctors were summoned by Li Shao. I couldn't help much, so I could only stand by the bed and watch Xiao Ran's pale face shed tears. It's all my fault, if I had reacted a little faster at that time, I could have stopped this matter, I was really useless, my brother was right, I was a good-for-nothing person except for poisoning.
Li Shao's face was pale, he stood straight in front of the bed, looked at Xiao Ran's blood all over his body, and for a long time, a few words popped out from between his teeth: "Summoning the queen and Princess Lianqing to Jinghe Palace." ”
Only then did I understand that who else could there be besides the two of them who wanted to harm Xiao Ran? I knew that I should have ended the lives of the two of them before, and now although I have waited for the canonization ceremony, what is the point of all this if Xiao Ran died?
"Your Majesty, although the injury of the prince is serious, it has not hurt the heart, as long as the bleeding is stopped and recuperated, it will be fine." An old imperial doctor with a goatee knelt on the ground and said to Li Shao.
"Then the widow will be relieved." Li Shao's complexion improved slightly, and he turned his head to look at me and said, "Tassel, you serve the prince well, and the widow will deal with family affairs." ”
"Yes." I was blessed with a short body, knowing that Xiao Ran couldn't die, and the strings in my heart were slightly loosened. I don't know what Li Shao will do with the queen and Princess Lianqing, after all, one is his wife and the other is her daughter, and the tiger poison does not eat children, so he will inevitably open up to them.
After the imperial doctors bandaged Xiao Ran's wounds, they all retreated, Xiao Ran opened his eyes slightly, looked at the inner prison maids in the room, waved his hand and said, "Stay with the tassels, and everyone else will go down." ”
When only our two ** eyes were left in the room, Xiao Ran suddenly chuckled, and the dying-dead look on his face was completely gone. He turned sideways and stared at my teardropping face with interest, and said, "Is it because you are in love with me when you cry so sadly?" How is this good, I like it, but the kind of girl who is in the show, you are not beautiful, and your head is stupid, I find it difficult to accept! ”
Originally, the tears didn't stop, I wanted to beat him and took into account the injuries on his body, I suddenly felt extremely aggrieved, and the tears fell more violently than Xiaoshui Waterfall. Xiao Ran's playful expression froze, and he said softly: "Just kidding, you're not usually so fragile, okay, okay, you're beautiful, and your brain is smart, don't cry!" ”
"Why are you so alive now, you were still dying when you were carried back before, how are you hurting?" I pulled his sleeve to wipe the tears from his face and looked up.
"Do you think you can hurt me with that maid's skills? I just want to use this knife to help you get rid of Princess Lianqing. Xiao Ran looked at me with an unfathomable expression.
"Just to help me get rid of Princess Lianqing, you don't even care about your own life? This knife is going to be a little more off, your life is gone, how can you take such a risk? I looked at his bandaged chest and my eyes ached, and the tears that had just stopped began to roll in my sockets again.