dumb queen

On the morning of the next day, before Nan Yicheng mentioned it, Xiao Jin personally made a decree, saying that he would give Concubine Xie to Nan Yicheng.

As soon as this remark came out, it aroused criticism from all the officials in the court. Everyone was admonishing the emperor not to act like this, let alone let the son of the guilty minister be spared.

But I didn't expect the Nanfan King to readily agree, and even walked to the center of the hall in front of everyone and said, "Your Majesty, I have one more matter, I beg you to agree to it. I think that since the Emperor has already issued a decree, it is better to... ..."

Nan Yicheng knelt down respectfully, cupped his hands and said, "...I request the emperor to grant a marriage directly to me."

Marriage?

All the ministers were shocked and whispered behind Nan Yicheng's back.

Leaving aside the fact that Concubine Xie is the son of a guilty minister, but that Concubine Xie's concubine status has not been formally taken back, this behavior is very inappropriate.

Besides, during the time when the emperor favored Concubine Xie, no one in the court knew, even if the emperor no longer dotes on Concubine Xie, could he marry his former concubine directly to foreign ministers?

After hearing Nan Yicheng's words, Xiao Jin's expression turned extremely cold.

"Nan Aiqing, what did you just say?" Xiao Jin sneered, "Ask me to marry you?"

Giving Xie Chaoge to him was already a lenient, but Nan Yicheng dared to make an inch of it. Did he really want to give him the marriage in public? !

Nan Yi said, "If you go back to the emperor, it's exactly, I beg the emperor to marry you and Xie Chaoge."

Xiao Jin looked at the kneeling figure of His Highness, and asked, "Do you know what you are talking about? It is not enough for me to forgive his crimes and give him to you? How dare you make demands on me?" ?”

"Your Majesty, I don't mean that." Nan Yicheng was neither humble nor overbearing, "I just heard that the late emperor gave the concubines in the harem to meritorious ministers, and it was also in the form of marriage. It can be emulated, and I don't want to be nameless after going to the court of the king's palace."

Xiao Jin smiled suddenly, but the coldness shot out from his eyes, as if he wanted to freeze everyone else in the hall to death.

The other ministers also noticed that the atmosphere in the morning court was not right, but none of them dared to speak out.

Xiao Jin didn't expect that Nan Yicheng dared to make such a request to himself, and would even bring out the former emperor to himself. Now it seems that if he doesn't grant marriage to the two, it seems that he is not good at the former emperor's actions. agreed.

But let Xiao Jin give the two of them a marriage, he can't do it no matter what, as long as he thinks of the person who is still imprisoned, he feels a dull pain in his chest like a knife has been cut.

"I don't want to discuss this in advance. Nan Aiqing will be flattened first. Do you have other matters to report?"

Xiao Jin avoided talking about the marriage, and turned to look at the other ministers in the court.

Who knew that Nan Yicheng was already on his knees, "Your Majesty, I think this matter is very urgent, and I know that it will be the day of execution in a few days.

Now that the emperor has opened his mouth, I think that the emperor will definitely not break his promise, so I hope that the emperor can agree to his request. "

"I said not to discuss this matter, don't you understand?!"

Xiao Jin was obviously angry, and slammed the desk, "I am the Son of Heaven, of course I will do what I say, why are you so eager! Is it because I am afraid that I will go back on my word?"

Nan Yi Cheng said, "The emperor appeases his anger, I have absolutely no intention of doing so. If the emperor is unwilling to discuss this matter for the time being, the minister will naturally follow the emperor's arrangement, but I beg the emperor to release Xie Chaoge from the prison first, so that the minister can first release Xie Chaoge from the prison." Bring him back to the palace."

Sure enough, the ministers started talking again, and they wanted to release the traitor from prison. What a rebellious thing this is!The emperor must not agree to this matter!

Xiao Jin stood up from behind the desk, walked down the jade steps slowly, and walked up to Nan Yicheng, looking down at him with a moderate voice that only Nan Yicheng could hear.

"Don't think that you can care about my differences several times, that you can do it so recklessly." Xiao Jin said coldly, "If it wasn't for the southern border, how could I allow you to this day."

Nan Yi Cheng said, "Your Majesty, the minister's request is not too much, he just wants to get Chao Chao out first, anyway, sooner or later he will go to the southern border with the minister

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Nan Yicheng raised his head, "Besides, since the emperor sent an imperial physician to visit the prison often, he should also know how Chaochao's health is. I can't bear to see him suffer any more. If the emperor doesn't cherish him, then I will Come to cherish, so please let the emperor let him go."

Although these words were begging Xiao Jin, but Nan Yicheng's tone could not hear any ambiguous request, on the contrary, it seemed to be alerting Xiao Jin, he didn't know that those who cherished, others would naturally cherish .

Seeing that Xiao Jin remained silent the whole time, he didn't know whether he agreed or not.

Nan Yicheng purposely asked with a louder voice, "The emperor said just now that he would not go back on his word, so can it be that he still can't let Concubine Xie go in his heart?"

Xiao Jin smiled and said, "What can I not let go of, you can take it if you want, lest you die in prison and no one will know!"

After finishing speaking, Xiao Jin didn't even look at the other people in the court, and went straight away.

Su Jing followed behind Xiao Jin, and walked with him to the Hall of Mental Cultivation.

"Your Majesty, don't be angry. In fact, the servant just listened to the words of the Nan Fan King just now, just to say it to anger you. In fact, it is not that the Emperor must give you a marriage..."

Xiao Jin's back was cold and stiff, and he didn't say a word.

Su Jing didn't know what to say to comfort the emperor. Just now the king of Nanfan made it clear that he deliberately wanted to provoke the emperor to agree to his request. Sure enough, the emperor still couldn't calm down and reason about the matter about Concubine Xie.

Now, the emperor has agreed to the king of Nanfan in front of the important officials in the court. I am afraid that it is only a matter of time before the marriage is granted.

Xie Chaoge didn't sleep well all night. In fact, in this prison, he couldn't see the outside, and he couldn't tell when it was day and when it was night.

As soon as he woke up, he was poured two bowls of bitter soup, and then Xie Chaoge lay limp back on the stone bed.

He really didn't want to live another day like this. He was desperate and painful and had no hope, but now he felt that death was a kind of relief.

When the door of the cell was suddenly opened, Xie Chaoge shrank unconsciously into the bed. He thought that someone came to deliver medicine to him again, and he was about to become a medicine jar.

"Chao Chao..."

A familiar voice came, Xie Chaoge looked over, it was really brother Yicheng, did he come to visit him again?

Nan Yicheng walked directly to the stone bed, and then reached out to help Xie Chaoge on the bed to sit up.

That little face was pale and bloodless, only a pair of eyes were still as clear and bright as before, not stained or dusted by the blood in this prison.

"Chao Chao..." Nan Yicheng didn't hide his distressed eyes, and smoothed his hair with his fingers, "Is it sad to be here?"

Xie Chaoge's eyes were sour, and the tails of his eyes were shining brightly. Looking at Nan Yicheng without making a sound, it was even more pitiful.

"Okay, brother Yicheng is here to take you out, okay?"

go out?

Xie Chaoge's eyes widened slightly, can he go out?

Impossible, Xiao Jin will not let him go, how could he let him go out?I am an unforgivable sinner.

Or does going out mean going back to Liushang Palace?

Thinking of this, Xie Chaoge shook his head with some resistance. If he wants to go back, then he is not willing...

Nan Yicheng saw a little panic and fear in his eyes, and his heart was tightly clenched together.

"Don't be afraid, Chao Chao, nothing will happen, you and Brother Yi Cheng go back to the palace, okay?"

Nan Yicheng said to him in a gentle voice, "You go back to the palace with me first, and then when your body stabilizes, I will take you to the southern border, to the domain of the Nan family, and then never come back again, okay? ?”

Xie Chaoge heard this, but still couldn't believe it, he gestured and asked: Brother Yicheng, did the emperor ask you to take me out?Didn't you come to take me to see him?If I go back to the palace with you, Your Majesty...will you take me back again?

Nan Yicheng shook his hand, "It's not the emperor, don't worry, I made a deal with the emperor, you will be free in the future, don't be afraid that the emperor will take you back to the palace again, don't you believe it Brother Yicheng? When did brother Yicheng lie to you?"

Xie Chaoge's eyes were red, and he finally nodded slowly. Brother Yicheng has always protected him and loved him since he was a child, and never lied to him. Now Brother Yicheng treats him as well as he did when he was a child, so he is I will believe brother Yicheng.

Nan Yicheng wanted to take Xie Chaoge out of this prison first, he helped Xie Chaoge stand up, and walked out slowly.

Xie Chaoge suddenly thought of something, grabbed Nan Yicheng's cuff, and looked at him with tears in his eyes.

Nan Yicheng knew what he wanted to ask, and said, "You want to ask Uncle Xie and Yun Mu, right?"

Xie Chaoge tightened his sleeves and nodded slightly.

He can get out of this prison, but what about his father and second brother?Will he still be executed by Ling Chi?

"Chao Chao, listen to me," Nan Yi said seriously, "You know what crime they committed, right?"

Xie Chaoge nodded with tears in his eyes.

"So their crimes cannot be lightly forgiven. You also know that it is impossible for you to come out. If it weren't for the emperor treating you... other things, I am afraid I can't change anything. Yes, can you understand?"

Xie Chaoge blinked, tears streaming down his face.

What he can understand, he can understand, that is to say, his father and second brother are bound to die, and he has no way to save them, nor can he let them have a happy death.

Isn't he useless...

"Okay, Chao Chao, don't cry, let's go back first."

Nan Yicheng helped Xie Chaoge out of the dark prison.