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This night seems to have passed quite a long time, and a tense atmosphere condensed everywhere in the air.Zhi Luo took a few people with him, but he felt that everything was so unreal, and there were so many things going on. At this time, his mind was blank, and his body speeded up unconsciously. It seemed that he only had one thought, which was to rush back to the city as soon as possible. By Xi Yincang's side.

At the same time, a quiet courtyard on the outskirts of the city was also very noisy. The girls and women were busy coming in and out, and the woman's wail came from the room. It was Liu Wanyi who was about to give birth.

"Hao Ting, where is he?"

"Second prince concubine, the second prince is coming soon, hold on, keep pushing hard, the baby will come out soon." The midwife's anxious comforting voice came out, and the guards outside had serious faces and tense spirits, and they kept talking non-stop. Pay attention to the movement around the yard.

Xi Haoting was in a state of distress at this time, just after midnight, a group of people rushed into the palace without making a sound, almost killing everyone they saw.Although he received the letter in advance, he didn't have much time to prepare when he knew about it. Fortunately, the manor was always on guard, so Xi Haoting quickly led people to calm down. Even so, it was still difficult to resist, even more so. Don't talk about entering the palace to escort.A few people took advantage of the chaos and went directly to the inner courtyard, and broke into the room. There was a woman lying on the bed with a big belly. When she saw someone barging in, the girl screamed in shock and her legs became limp in fright.Several people raised their knives and slashed at the pregnant woman without mercy. Who would have thought that the woman pulled out a pillow from her belly with a yank of her hand, and with a flick of her hand, she pulled out a sword from under the bed to meet her. It was only then that they found out that they had been tricked, exchanged glances, and searched while typing.

In the palace, the old emperor had a bad complexion and coughed from time to time.Xi Haotang's face was full of worry, and he ordered to the eunuch on the side: "Is there any medicine that my father usually takes?"

"Returning to the sixth prince, I usually go to the imperial physician to see it, and then send someone to fetch it, and the slaves personally tortured it. The imperial physician prescribes the medicine according to the emperor's daily physical condition."

When Xi Haotang heard this, he took a few more steps, looked outside, then looked back at the tired look of the old emperor leaning on the side, and said in a low voice: "I'll go and have a look, you can take care of me here."

The eunuch looked anxious: "Oh, no, Sixth Prince, the situation outside is unknown, let's wait for the prince to come back."

Xi Haotang frowned, waved his sleeves impatiently: "I don't see any movement, isn't Brother Sanhuang's people almost wiped out?" Then he opened the door to go out.Unexpectedly, as soon as he went out, he saw the queen coming in head-on.Xi Haotang's face was startled, and then he was overjoyed. He rushed over in a few steps, grabbed the queen's sleeve and said, "Queen! Why are you here? Is the queen okay? Can you be surprised?"

The expression on the queen's face changed, and then she returned to normal. She said in a gentle voice, "Tang'er, why are you in your father's palace? The queen mother is still worried about you and sent people to look for you everywhere. I scared the queen mother to death."

"My son is fine. My son heard that Brother Sanhuang's rebellion will

Assassinated the father, worried about the safety of the father, so he came here.Fortunately, it's all right now. "Xi Haotang held the queen's hand and walked inside: "The minister is about to visit the queen mother, but the emperor's spirit is not very good, it seems that the illness has relapsed, and he is thinking of going to the imperial hospital. "

The queen nodded lightly, walked up to the emperor, saluted and said: "Your Majesty, you are startled."

"Queen." The emperor opened his eyes, looked at the mother and son in front of him and said, "Ahem! As long as you are fine, don't walk around at random for the time being. After everything is cleaned up, otherwise there may be omissions. What happened? It's not good."

"Don't worry, your Majesty, the harem has not been affected too much. Some rebellious parties broke in, and they are all caught now." The queen said softly.

Xi Haotang suddenly felt a little strange, and couldn't explain why for a while, but felt that his mother seemed to be the same as usual in the current situation, without any anxiety, worry or fear, her eyes were calm, and her tone was gentle, as if it didn't happen tonight The palace change is just like a thief.

"Cough, cough, cough!!!!" The old emperor couldn't help coughing again, his face turned red.

Xi Haotang hurriedly withdrew his thoughts and went to help the old emperor.

The queen glanced at Xi Haotang, and suddenly said: "Tang'er, I walked all the way just now, and there is nothing wrong with it. Everything in the palace seems to be calm and stable under the clean-up of the hidden guards and imperial guards. What do you bring?" A few people followed and went to fetch the medicine for your father. After such a tossing all night, the illness is going to be serious. You go and come back quickly."

"Yes, my son is going right now. Father, wait for my son." When Xi Haotang heard this, he got up and was about to go out.

The old emperor frowned, and stretched out his hand to grab him. He opened his mouth to say something, but was stopped by the queen.The queen held the old emperor's hand and said: "Your Majesty, you have not rested all night, and it will be dawn in two hours. This concubine will help you to lie down on the bed."

Seeing the figure of Xi Haotang going out, the old emperor sighed, shook his head, and said: "No need, I can't sleep at this time, after a while, I think Cang'er will come over."

"Cang'er, he seems to be busy rectifying the affairs of the palace. He heard that Deputy General Song Tao Song entered the palace to escort him, but Cang'er stopped him." The queen sat down lightly and said, "Cang'er brought The secret guard, the concubine knows that the emperor has always trusted him and loved him, but in this situation, the emperor and Chen'er can do this, let alone..."

"Cough, cough, cough!" The old emperor coughed a few times, took a few breaths, and smiled slightly: "Yes, but I am a person who has been there, so I can naturally understand all this. Under the desire for profit, no matter how close someone is, it is possible Betrayal. However, this seat is not something anyone can get if he wants it. The fate belongs to him, and he has his own destiny in the dark. No matter how hard he calculates, he can't escape the fate of failure. Cough cough cough, I have been in power for many years, although I dare not call myself a wise king, but at least I can

It is enough to have a clear conscience, the world, the people, this position, this responsibility.So I'm not worried.If his name is not righteous, he will lose the hearts of the people, and he will not be able to sit in this position for a long time. I am old, but I am not confused, and my subordinates can't help but be corrupt officials and courtiers, timid and fearful people.Queen, what do you think? "

"The emperor is wise." The queen lowered her head slightly, unable to see her expression clearly, and continued: "But, there are some things that are due to human effort, aren't they? The emperor is getting older now, and his health is getting worse day by day. As time went on, the concubine thought that it was better to appoint the crown prince as soon as possible, so as to avoid such a thing from happening again. The emperor can also live a quiet life without having to work so hard."

The eunuch at the side, after hearing what the queen said, was so shocked that his head broke out in cold sweat and his fingertips felt cold. He thought to himself why the queen is a little strange today, she can say such outrageous words, isn't this making the emperor abdicate?He swallowed his saliva, carefully raised his eyes to glance at the emperor, and leaned against the emperor without any trace.

The emperor's expression remained unchanged, with a smile still on his face: "Oh? Then who does the queen think should inherit the throne? Ting'er, or Tang'er? Now I only have these two choices. Or anyone, maybe the fourth And Lao Qi? As long as I step down, it’s all right, right, empress? No, in fact, it’s not important, it’s just an imperial decree, and the empress can’t be troubled. Hehe!”

The queen's complexion changed, but she immediately regained her composure, smiled softly, and sighed: "Your Majesty, I know that I can't hide it from you. If this is the case, why don't you draw up an imperial edict, and I will follow you!" For many years, the emperor has never had any false feelings for the emperor, and I hope that in the remaining days, I can spend a peaceful time with the emperor." With a wave of his hand, an eunuch opened the door and came in with a On the tray, there is an imperial decree on it.

The emperor raised his eyelids, his eyes were not angry, but calm and gentle: "Yes, you have lived with me for the longest time, and I still remember how shy you were at the beginning. During the most difficult days for me, you always You have been with me forever, and later took care of the harem, keeping everything in order, and you have worked hard all these years."

"The concubine knows that I have let you down, but the concubine has already come to this point." The queen turned her head, instead of looking at the old emperor, she glanced at the eunuch who came in, was silent for a moment, then gritted her teeth and said, "Go, please." The emperor stamped the dragon seal."

"Big, bold!" The eunuch next to the emperor couldn't believe his ears. Seeing the eunuch approaching, he hurriedly stopped in front of the old emperor, but his legs were trembling nervously.

With a bang, the door was suddenly pushed open, and several people looked towards the door.Xi Haotang's eyes were red, and he stood there with a pale face, with an expression of disbelief.

The queen's face panicked: "Tang'er, why did you come back so soon?"

"Mother's queen?" Xi Haotang's voice was dry, and he said with difficulty: "Is this true? Are you going to betray your father?"

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Then, he glanced at Xi Yincang who appeared next to Xi Haotang, frowned his thin eyebrows, his face was tangled, and his face turned cold for a while, and said: "Tang'er, mother, this is for the good of your father. Your father The emperor's body can no longer be worked like this. When you come to the queen mother, you don't have to worry about these things, just obey the queen mother's words."

"Listen to you? Then what? Then let me inherit the throne and be your puppet?" Xi Haotang was shaking all over, he didn't know whether it was sadness or anger, his fists were clenched, and his joints were rattling.

The queen took a step forward and looked at Xi Haotang: "The queen mother just believes in Tang'er, that you can take on this great task, and become a wise king like your father. Therefore, the mother doesn't think there is anything wrong with recommending you like your father. .”

"Enough! You still lied to me." Xi Haotang suddenly roared: "I know everything. You are colluding with other countries and plotting against the law. I am just your puppet and pawn. All this is for yourself. Otherwise, why are you at this time? Forcing father, why did you say such a thing just now? Mother, what do you tell Tang'er to do?" Xi Haotang couldn't hold back anymore, tears welled up, he shook his hand, and threw a white brocade handkerchief on the ground, with a faint glow on it. written in blue.

"You!" The queen was startled, seeing that he was speechless, suddenly her eyes sharpened, and she ordered outside the door: "Come here, take the sixth prince down to rest first, without my permission, no one should disturb you. "

Xi Yincang's face turned cold, and he stepped to Xi Haotang's side, staring coldly at the two people who came in.

"Cang'er, you are smart, why are you so persistent." The queen looked at Xi Yincang and said.

"My lord, although the hidden guards are powerful, the number of them is limited after all. My lord, think twice." A deep male voice sounded from the door, Song Tao walked in with an armor on his face, and came to the queen's side.

The old emperor stood up, looked at the crowd, and said, "Cang'er, take Tang'er away."

"I won't go." Xi Haotang broke free from Xi Yincang's protection, walked in front of the old emperor, and knelt down with a plop: "Father, although the country's righteousness comes first, the mother is the biological mother of the sons and ministers. The fault of the mother is My son's fault, my son's infidelity, please forgive my mother first." Xi Haotang turned around and turned to the queen: "Mother, my son vowed to follow my father to the death. If the mother is obsessed, please forgive my son for being unfilial. If they come closer Take one step, and the servant will kill himself on the spot."

Xi Haotang reached into his bosom, took out a dagger, and placed it across his neck: "If the queen mother still misses the years of relationship with the emperor father and the flesh and blood relationship with the son, then she will complete the son, give up, mother! Please!"

"Tang'er!" Seeing Xi Haotang's sudden move, the old emperor and empress spoke at the same time.

"Tang'er, listen to my father and let my father handle it. You retreat to your cousin first." The old emperor stepped forward, trying to take away his dagger.

"No!." Xi Haotang clenched his hands, a bloodstain was drawn on his neck, his eyes were filled with endless pain, and he looked at the Queen as if begging.