Chapter 198

The sky is dark, everyone in Daming Palace is like having a nightmare.

Duan Fei was ordered to personally bring people to put the emperor under house arrest in Chonghua Hall, waiting for him to announce his abdication at the court tomorrow. And then sent a close friend to go to the forbidden army camp, inform the situation, stabilize the situation.

The seventh uncle was in a happy mood, beckoned all the people: “All home to go, today’s events, all rotten in the stomach is better. Even if you spread the word, I do not recognize, the Princess does not recognize, that is false, is crazy! What happens to crazy people, you should understand.”

All of the royal family members also knew it in their hearts. All evidence of this matter had been destroyed, leaving only the Emperor’s edict of guilt and abdication. Zhou Xian Yang was indeed the most qualified successor, and while the clansmen were honorable, the emperor had previously placed them in a position of no real power, so there was no need to go against his son on his behalf.

Before he left, the Seventh Uncle patted Zhou Xianyang on the shoulder once again: “I won’t be able to call you Xianyang tomorrow. Don’t put too much pressure on yourself, son. You’ve already done enough.”

Zhou Xian Yang gratefully shook the Seventh Uncle’s hand and was at a loss for words.

Immediately after, the Princess came to say goodbye to him. She didn’t say anything more about the day’s events, but only said, “Why don’t you go pick up your mother tomorrow? Ci Ning Palace a year no one lives, let Shen Du Zhi sent people to take care of it.”

It was not until this moment that Zhou Xian Yang revealed a heartfelt smile for the first time, as if asking for advice, he took Xiang Xiang’s hand, “Mother definitely does not want to live in Ci Ning Palace, I want to let her live in Yu Wang Fu for a period of time first, that is our home.”

Rong Xiangmian nodded her head, and her mood jumped up with her.

Afterward, she held her stomach and was escorted outside by the two siblings, Zhou Xian Yang and Zhou Xian Yao, who were sandwiched between them on the left and right.

“Tonight, you’ll go back to Fu Ning Palace with me to sleep. Across the board, Fourth Brother is bound to guard the palace tonight.” Zhou Xian Yao worriedly touched her stomach, the baby wasn’t hurt, right?

Rong Xiangmian shook her head, “Our child, how could he even be afraid of this little battle.”

“Yo, you’re still quite complacent!” Sun Mingyue complained from behind, “I was about to cry to death just now!”

“That’s right, why didn’t you guys communicate with us!” King Yun still hasn’t gotten over it, “I’m scared out of my wits!”

Rong Xiangmian remembered the way Mingyue and Xianyao’s old mother hen was protecting her chicks just now, it was funny and heartbreaking, she hugged them properly again.

The three girls, who grew up together since childhood, had mixed feelings and cuddled into a ball and cried.

The remaining three men stood on the periphery, full of stifling laughter.

Outside the Daming Palace, Chen Rixin was standing guard.

It was the first time that Zhou Xian Yang spoke to him in public, “Thank you, Chen Rixin, without your help, today’s visit would never have gone so smoothly.”

Chen Rixin was as unperturbed as ever: “As long as it went well, I would also like to personally pick up Lady Yu tomorrow, I wonder if Your Highness will allow it.”

Zhou Xian Yang nodded, “If you don’t mind the effort, naturally you can.”

Chen Rixin let out a rare laugh and quickly collected his emotions again, instinctively saying goodbye to each of the nobles.

When he passed by the group from the Eldest Princess’ Mansion, he purposely glanced at Rong Xiangzhi, who looked very pale.

After seeing Rong Xiangzhi walk away, he told Zhou Xianyang: ”The third girl of the Rong family saw me this afternoon and asked me to report to the Emperor that the Chengqian Palace had summoned you and the Crown Princess. She seems …… to be uneasy.”

Zhou Xian Yang turned back, glanced at Xiang Xiang who was still embracing her little sister, and whispered, “She can’t stay, there is no need to let the Crown Princess know about this.”

“Yes.”

Qi Wang hadn’t yet slowed down from the afternoon’s experience and was getting excited, “Fourth brother, you’re really great! I’m really convinced of you! Today is also the first time I’ve ever contradicted Father!”

“You seem to enjoy this kind of scene?”

“Once in a while!”

“Is your fourth brother or your brother-in-law better?” Enji asked a strong question from the sidelines as he took Gi-wang’s shoulders and pinched his face.

Gi-wang beamed, “Why don’t you two fight some other time? Or have a ball game?”

“I guess that’s fine.” Zhou Xian Yang smiles and pushes them away, Enji turns back, “I still have to wait for Xian Yao’s people to bring Hong Yue, I’ll take her back to the post house. They’re definitely going to sleep together tonight and have a good chat.”

“Yes.” Zhou Xian Yang glanced at Xiangwang who was ordering the arming, the two of them would not be able to sleep tonight.

On the way out of the palace, the eldest princess couldn’t help but sigh, “I was really negligent as well, not realizing that he had done so many bastard things over the years! Otherwise, it would not be so bad to let him fall to the extent that his own children have turned against him. For a king and a man, to this extent ……”

The prince’s son-in-law captain relieved, “After all, the princess doesn’t live in the palace, where would she know so much about the emperor? The Empress Dowager doesn’t even know about it. Just don’t blame yourself.”

“That’s all I can think about. Now that things have settled down, Xian Yang will soon be able to meet Empress Yu. We’ll keep an eye on the wind for him, and Zhongqing, you’ll have to keep an eye on it at the Supervisory Court as well.”

“That’s natural. I really admire Xian Yang. If the same thing happened to me, I wouldn’t know where to start if I wanted to save my mother.”

“Xian Yang has suffered a lot, but she is also blessed, the Rong family girl accompanied her all the way here …… even on such a thrilling occasion, she held her stomach and fought for him, it’s rare.”

Bringing up this topic, Wen Zhongqing again recalled that when he passed by Rong Xiangmei just now, he watched the scene of the three girls hugging and crying and laughing together after the robbery.

At that time, he subconsciously turned back to his wife, only to see disdainful contempt on her face. She never seemed to be in the habit of rising to the occasion for others, only demanding enjoyment.

If one day he fell on hard times, how would she treat him?

After more than twenty years of smooth sailing, this was the first time he had ever envisioned such an inauspicious scene, and the thought of it gave him a wave of irritation for no reason.

Rong Xiangzhi did not listen to their conversation in the slightest.

Her mind was filled with fear: Chen Rixin, Deputy Governor Chen, was actually one of Zhou Xianyang’s men! Then, wasn’t the letter she reported in the afternoon a stone she lifted to hit her own foot?

Or, Chen Rixin wouldn’t be that nosy. A few words like that wouldn’t be enough to tell Zhou Xian Yang, would it?

Besides, would Zhou Xian Yang believe anything he said? Would he go after her just because he said so?

If she didn’t recognize it, what could be done to her?

“Xiangzhi …… Xiangzhi ……”

Wen Zhongqing called out to her several times, seeing that she was distracted, he simply took over the child himself and coaxed him.

“Ah?” Rong Xiangzhi was so distracted that she was slow to react, and her feet stepped out of the air and fell down violently. Fortunately, this is not the front steps of the Daming Palace are not that high, otherwise she would have to break a leg without dying.

The eldest princess hurriedly ordered people to help her up. To this daughter-in-law is long ago nothing to say, see her no mother, this period of time people thin, trance, but also lazy to discipline her.

At night, Rong Xiangzhi how can not sleep, full of Rong Xiangshi to be queen.

The couple went to the British Duke’s residence, and their mother was gone without a trace. She didn’t believe it was a coincidence. Only after several questions did her father tell her the truth.

Of course her mother was guilty, but Rong Xiangmian instructed someone to kill her first mother, so it was clear that she was not a soft-hearted person.

Once she became the Empress, her own sitting ducks would definitely not end well.

How can I turn the situation around?

Rong Xiangzhi pondered, now that the Emperor was under house arrest, it would be good if she could help the Emperor send out a call for help, put down the rebels, and make a great achievement. In that case, both Zhou Xian Yang and Rong Xiangshi would be imprisoned, and she would be able to rest on her laurels.

By the way, among the generals guarding the city, there were old friends from the British Duke’s house who would sell her face and let him out of the city.

There was no time left, it had to be done after dawn, before the emperor abdicated.

She immediately got up and approved her clothes, and lightly went out of her room, where the maid on night duty was dozing off. It was just as well, when she was in the Jing Yi Garden before, the personal maids around her were all disposed of, and now she was surrounded by the eldest princess’s people, keeping an eye on her day in and day out.

She passed through the crescent moon gate, passed a piece of water pavilion, walked towards the east, did not notice behind her, the water pavilion, a figure as mist like mist quietly watching her, such as death ice cold.

Under the east side of the courtyard wall, where the flowers are covered, there is a small broken hole, from time to time there are small wild cats from there to drill in to steal food, Rong Xiangzhi low body drilled out.

Early in the morning of the second day, Fengxian Pond floated up another female body.

Just in time, the Eldest Princess’s residence came to report that the Wen family’s eldest daughter had disappeared last night, and only the missing handkerchief was found by the dog hole under the eastern courtyard wall.

The Wen family recognized the body, and it was really the wife of their house.

The whole house is surprised: “In the middle of the night, a woman quietly out of the house is how? Can’t it be that she is fornicating with someone?”

The Princess ordered to beat a few talkative lackeys, and comforted her son: “She has not been in good spirits for a while, maybe she was sleepwalking at night and fell down the Phoenix Fairy Pond. You take a leave of absence and give her a good funeral ceremony.”

Wen Zhongqing looked at the blistered white face under the white cloth and sighed deeply: I really don’t understand you. Why is it that you don’t want to live in such a peaceful and smooth day. What exactly do you want?

Rong Xiangshi only learned of the news that Rong Xiangzhi had fallen into the water and drowned on the morning of the second day, after the emperor announced his abdication.

She thought it was strange, but the Rapunzel s House didn t even have any questions, and she had to send someone to mourn, and she couldn t spare the time to go to the Wen family for the time being.

Today there are more important things to do.

The days of the Imperial Tomb flowed quietly for more than ten years.

Except for the two days when they saw outsiders, the days were not different. So much so, Yu Shu often had the illusion that he couldn’t tell what year it was.

In the late afternoon, Yu Shu was stringing jasmine flowers to pass the time, when suddenly, the courtyard door was pushed open vigorously.

Amber subconsciously stood up and stared warily at the door, wondering who was going to come to make things difficult for the Empress.

“Your Highness, the Emperor is here!” The guards of the Imperial Mausoleum hurriedly rushed to the door and knelt down to salute.

“Just come, it’s not like he hasn’t been here before, what’s your hurry?” Yu Shu didn’t see his unusual salute, his head didn’t even lift and his hands didn’t stop.

“No, no, no, not that emperor, it’s the new emperor!” The Imperial Tomb Guard had a joyful look on his face.

“New Emperor?” Yu Shu looked up as the warmth of the afternoon sunlight threw itself into the room. A tall figure appeared steeply, blocking most of the light.

It was an extremely unfamiliar figure, and the darkness of the backlighting again made it impossible for her to see the visitor’s face.

However, her instinctive reaction made her immediately realize who it was, and a wave of hot tears quickly attacked her eyes, completely blurring the world in front of her.

Zhou Xian Yang ran all the way over and entered the house, but his feet were heavy for no reason.

After years of separation, his mother’s best years had been killed in this room. He could not recover those lost years no matter what.

Step by step, he walked to his mother’s knees and knelt down, her hands had become very rough, the movement of holding his face, however, as when he was a child, reassured him.

He rubbed his face into his mother’s hands again and again. Warm tears immediately dripped onto his face like a curtain of rain.

“My Hsien Yang, all grown up so tall?”

Yu Shu finished the sentence, trembling, and took her son into her arms, letting out a loud cry.

Rong Xiangxian stood outside the door, silently weeping, letting them enjoy their reunion moment to the fullest.

Chen Rixin also wiped his tears at the side, rarely acting like a child.

Regardless of age, status, or position, as long as one was in front of their mother, they could always be a child who was not strong and didn’t know any better.

After a long time, having cried out all the longing, pain, and aggravation over the years, Yu Shu finally calmed down, stroking the back of Yang Xian’s neck and asking about his recent situation.

“Everything is fine with my son, soon to be a father, you meet my wife.”

“Ah?” Yu Shu was so surprised that he stood up and saw Xiang Xiang standing outside the door, rubbing his hands, a little nervous, “Son, in such a big month, with all the traveling, it’s really hard for you.”

“It doesn’t matter, the eunuch said that the child is very healthy, occasionally moving around, it doesn’t matter.”

“You are the fourth girl of the Rong family, right?”

Aimi nodded and stepped inside, making a move to kneel down.

“Don’t don’t don’t, come sit!” Yu Shu hurriedly helped her and sat on the stool next to her. He also asked Amber to make tea.

“Even though there is Yang Xian’s care, this place is still not comparable to the palace. This tea, too, is just a flavor …… you don’t mind.”

“You don’t have to be polite.” Rong Xiangmei smiled and glanced at Xian Yang, his red eyes were oddly cute.

“In the morning court, the Emperor issued a sinful edict, publicly admitting that he plotted to kill Empress Zhang’s child, framed you, and framed Yu’s uncle for more than fifty major sins, and announced that he was abdicating. You go out, and from now on you can live in a dignified manner, and the Yu Family can be vindicated.”

Yu Shu looked at them in surprise, stunned for a long time before saying, “Good good good …… you guys are really …… not easy.”

Zhou Xian Yang said, “Mother, this is all what I should do. I have already sent people to Desert North to find the bones of my uncle’s family and move them to the Yu Clan’s ancestral tomb for burial. Xiang Yi will also be returning to the capital in a few days, and she misses you very much.”

“Really? Xiangyi is still alive?” Yu Shu covered his face, and wiped a handful of tears, “Finally, there is an explanation for the Yu family, Yu family accident is always implicated by me …….”

Rong Xiangshi pacified, “This has nothing to do with you, you don’t have to blame yourself. I will slowly tell you the details when we return to the palace.”

Yu Shu nodded, carefully took her hand, touched the jade bracelet on her hand, and was overwhelmed with emotion, “Child, in these two years of following Yang Xian, you have suffered a lot of grievances, and a lot of bitterness, right?”

“It’s all in the past.” Rong Xiangyang smiled calmly, “He said that he wouldn’t let me suffer half a bit in the future.”

Zhou Xian Yang was at the side, pursing his lips and nodding.

Yu Shu unfolded a smile and patted Zhou Xian Yang, “Good, I’ll supervise you, if he dares to make you suffer, I won’t agree either!”

“Hiss!” Rong Xiangyang touched his stomach and suddenly felt the little one kick out like never before, “This little thing also has something to say.”

“Yo, your child also wants to supervise you!” Yu joked, Zhou Xian Yang lowered his body and stroked the little being that was moving around, saying, “Supervise each other, if you don’t treat your mother well, I won’t spare you either.”