AWB Chapter 155 The Last Edict
Chapter 155 The Last Edict
Bai Chuxiao took out the scroll in her arms and shook it, raising her eyebrows and asked, "Guess what the last imperial edict of His Majesty said?"
Yu Fengyang, Zhan Chi and the others all looked over in surprise, "Did the princess just go to get the imperial edict?"
Bai Chuxiao nodded with a smile. Emperor Wenxuan would not ask her to keep the portrait of the late queen for no reason. There must be something fishy going on.
Yu Fengyang raised his eyebrows and said, "I guess it's nothing more than the words of the crown prince ascending the throne, which is of no use to us."
Bai Chuxiao smiled and said, "I think there might be a surprise."
Then he took out the bright yellow scroll from the scroll and started to read it. After reading it, everyone's eyes sparkled.
Yu Fengyang smiled faintly and said, "It's worth it for the princess to risk her life to see His Majesty."
Bai Chuxiao raised her eyebrows, "For those who plotted to usurp the throne and murder their father and emperor, this decree is obviously no more than a piece of waste paper."
Yu Fengyang smiled and said, "Princess, you are right. I'm sure you've experienced the malice of those sour scholars before. If this will falls into the hands of the great scholars, they will scold the Prince of Qi and Prince An to death."
Bai Chuxiao smiled and said, "Well, your majesty did a good thing. In this case, we will wait and see. I think leaving Beijing will not be a problem."
The capital city tonight is brightly lit, the sound of battle continues, and the doors of every household are tightly closed, all of which indicate that the owner of the imperial city is about to change. The same is true for the Prince of Yan's Mansion. Bai Chuxiao does not intend to participate in tonight's fight... Chu Tianze's life experience, no matter who sits on the throne, is the opposite...
Bai Chuxiao, who had just stepped into Qichiyuan, was startled, "Mother hasn't rested yet..."
Lady Jing smiled and said, "Waiting for you..."
Bai Chuxiao stepped forward and helped her into the room. Jing Guiren suddenly asked, "Xiaoxiao, do you know something?"
Bai Chuxiao paused, "What do you mean by mother?"
Lady Jing turned her head and said calmly, "Ze'er's life experience..."
Bai Chuxiao hesitated for a moment, but nodded helplessly, "How did mother know..."
Concubine Jing held her hand tightly and said in a deep voice, "Don't tell Ze'er, your grandfather and I don't intend to tell him about this."
After that, he laughed again, "If you didn't know something, Chu Wenxuan wouldn't die so soon, right?"
Bai Chuxiao was speechless. If Chu Wenzheng had not told this secret, she would not have watched Emperor Wenxuan die tonight. "Mother, I hate him..."
"Hate, do you know what Fusang Pavilion has the most?" Concubine Jing did not hide her feelings at all.
Bai Chuxiao shook her head
Noble Lady Jing said calmly, "It's poison. You know I'm a good doctor. For decades, I wanted to poison him all the time, but I finally endured it."
Bai Chuxiao said in a deep voice, "It's for Tianze..."
Concubine Jing stared at a place in a trance and spoke slowly, "My life was saved by the Duke of Dingguo's Mansion. I love medicine, so the Duke of Dingguo's Mansion gave me freedom and let me learn from the best doctors. I lived very happily under the protection of the Duke of Dingguo's Mansion for more than ten years..."
Sadness appeared in her eyes and she continued, "Miss Ding became the queen. She thought her life would get better and better, but she didn't know why she hadn't gotten pregnant. She loved Chu Wenxuan very much back then. She hoped to have a child with her lover. The harem was full of intrigues and deceptions, so Duke Ding sent me to the palace as a maid, hoping that I could secretly help her recuperate... Once, Chu Wenxuan got drunk and raped me... He even gave me the title of an official girl. When the lady knew about it, she didn't say anything. She felt that she had no hope of having an heir, so she hoped that I could give birth to a child, which would be considered the bloodline of Duke Ding's mansion."
Lady Jing turned her head and smiled, "Then an accident happened..."
Bai Chuxiao said slowly, "All the male members of the Dingguo Mansion died in the battle in the north..."
Noble Lady Jing laughed at herself, "Yes, at that time, the world was falling on my young lady and I. My young lady sent all the people who protected her to the north to investigate. Your grandfather and General Wan did the same. We didn't believe Wei Junyan's words, and we didn't believe that Duke Dingguo would be defeated so miserably and all died in the battle... But fate played a trick on us. At this time, my young lady and I found out that there was
Pregnancy, in the following months, the blows came one after another..."
Bai Chuxiao held her hand tightly and comforted her silently. Jing Guiren spoke softly again, "The fact that the young lady was not pregnant before was not God's will but human..."
Bai Chuxiao thought of what Emperor Wenxuan said before he died, and asked in a low voice, "Did Your Majesty do it?"
Lady Jing chuckled, "Yes, isn't it ridiculous? Young lady helped Chu Wenxuan conquer the world, and accepted his three palaces and six courtyards. In the end, the man who should have been the most trusted by her bedside didn't even let her have a child... There was only one female family member left in the Dingguo Mansion in the capital. How could the old lady bear such a blow? She fell ill and couldn't get up. When we were about to give birth, the old lady was only left with one breath. Young lady naturally had to go back to see her mother for the last time. At that time, although the investigation in the north had not yet produced any results, Chu Wenxuan obviously didn't want Young lady to give birth to a child. After some consideration, Young lady decided to leave the palace, because if she left the palace, at least the baby in her belly would have a glimmer of hope. Staying in the palace would only lead to death..."
Bai Chuxiao couldn't help but sigh. A general's success is the result of the sacrifice of thousands of people. Emperor Wenxuan was obviously afraid that the former queen's child, coupled with the power of Duke Dingguo behind her, would threaten his throne. He didn't even want to let go even if all the male descendants of Duke Dingguo's mansion died. After all, there was still the Wan family and the Murong family...
Concubine Jing said calmly, "Giving birth to the child outside the palace and immediately sending it to me was planned by the young lady before she left the palace. She had a premonition that she would not be able to return to the palace alive. She was heartbroken by Chu Wenxuan and had already made up her mind to die. However, she still had some hope, hoping that her child could survive and grow up under the care of his father and mother..."
Bai Chuxiao's expression was slightly tense, "Mother, your child..."
Lady Jing said indifferently, "I don't love him, nor do I want to have any children with him. I don't care about that child. I just want to fulfill the young lady's wish and raise her child well. That is also the young lady's last wish for your grandfather..."
Noble Lady Jing paused, and continued, "I really didn't care about the child at first, but when I saw him, I still felt a little reluctant. However, Chu Wenxuan was searching the city at that time, and I don't know how many babies were killed. If this continues, it is inevitable that the palace will be investigated. I thought about it and decided to send him away. The child looks similar to Chu Wenxuan. Only in this way will Chu Wenxuan not be suspicious... and those innocent babies will not be killed..."
Bai Chuxiao felt some regret in her heart. Emperor Wenxuan died too easily. She should have stabbed him a few more times. Just for those vague suspicions in her heart, she killed so many people, and so many people who helped him... In the past, she could even look at the portrait of the late queen calmly and remember her... I don't know what was going on...