jdhmnovel Chapter 830 Why not just leave it at that?
Chapter 830 Why not just leave it at that?
The queen in the hall lowered her eyes, and no emotion could be seen on her face.
She asked softly, "If I agree to your request, will you issue a self-criticism edict and announce to the world without reservation the death of the Second Brother?"
“Queen!!”
Baili Moqing spoke in surprise. She wouldn't want to agree to this, right?
If this is true, then everything they did today would be equivalent to failure!
Emperor Qiwen looked at her, obviously a little surprised.
In fact, when he made this unreasonable request, he hoped that she would refuse!
In this way, he would not have to issue a confession of guilt and would not have to admit any sins.
"I'm asking you, if I agree, will you willingly issue an edict of apology?"
Emperor Qiwen was stunned for a long time. Finally, he answered with difficulty, "Yes, as long as you agree, I will issue an edict of repentance!"
"Okay, I agree!"
Emperor Qiwen could no longer hold back the expression on his cold face. He felt an emotion of pain and regret flooding his blood, leaving him at a loss as to how to respond.
He just wanted to let this matter go, why? Why did everyone have to push him like this?
Do they have to make him lose all his reputation before they will give up?
……
From this day on, it began to rain in Tianqi, and the rain was so heavy that it almost submerged Kyoto.
On the outskirts of Kyoto, many fertile fields were flooded, and countless people were filled with sorrow, hoping that God would stop the rain as soon as possible, otherwise, the people’s harvest this year might not even be halfway through.
But God seemed to be deaf to the people's prayers. For three consecutive days, the rain continued to fall, and it seemed that it would only stop for a while in the middle of the night.
Every time when everyone thought the heavy rain was going to stop, the sky would start to get overcast again, and then it would start to rain heavily.
"It's like there's a hole in the sky. Why doesn't it keep raining?"
Xiao Hei stood at the door of the small kitchen and said to Uncle Zhang and Madam Wang, "It's raining so hard for so many days, and there's no sign of it stopping. Could it be true, as the rumors say, that the gods are angry and bringing down punishment from heaven?"
Rumor has it that Prince Li Baili Moqing openly accused the emperor of committing a serious mistake and forced the emperor to issue a self-criticism edict, offending the majesty of heaven and bringing down divine punishment, which is why it rained heavily for several days in a row.
Zhang Bo glanced at him indifferently, a little dissatisfied. "Heizi, it's understandable that people outside don't know the truth and talk nonsense! But you are a member of our palace, and you are loyal to the prince! Others may not know what happened that day, but how could you not know? How can you say such things?"
A trace of embarrassment appeared on Xiao Hei's face. "Look at my mouth, Uncle Zhang, please don't be offended. I was just panicked by the rain, so I lost my composure."
Uncle Zhang didn't say anything, but simply said, "Floods aren't unique to this year. It's not like every natural disaster is a sign of God's wrath, is it?"
"Yes, yes, Uncle Zhang is right. I am ignorant!"
"Alright, the prince and princess have been very upset these past two days, don't let those rumors outside reach their ears!"
After giving some instructions, Uncle Zhang held up an umbrella and carried the prepared pastries towards the courtyard.
Xiao Hei sighed slightly and said to Lady Wang beside him, "Natural disasters haven't stopped yet, and man-made disasters are about to begin again. This year, our Tianqi is really in trouble."
The princess smiled faintly and said, "Don't worry, the prince and princess are best at fighting! Just wait and see, anyone who dares to invade our country will eventually be beaten to a pulp by the prince and princess!"
Heizi's eyes rolled as he said excitedly, "Auntie is right. Once the prince and princess go to the battlefield, I will follow them. Maybe I can also kill enemies on the battlefield like Xuanfeng and General Nan, and become a general in the future!"
"Brother Xiaohei, it's good to have ideals, but if you want to follow in Nanqi's footsteps, you have to work harder!!"
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On the corridor outside the small kitchen, Shu He held a pot of tea in his hand and listened to everything they said.
Back in the courtyard, Baili Moqing was still looking at the defense map and the map of the Three Kingdoms, his brows furrowed, as if shrouded in a lot of sorrow.
On the table was the cold cake that Uncle Zhang had just brought, but he didn't even bother to look at it.
She walked in, sat on the tea table by the window and started making tea.
It was only when she was sent to him that he realized she had arrived.
"You're so invested, why do you think this Tripartite Alliance is a headache?"
Baili Moqing shook his head. "The headache isn't the Three Kingdoms Alliance, it's the Northern Di."
"I don't think Beidi is a problem." Shu He sat opposite him, took the map from his hand and put it aside.
"Have you heard the rumors?"
Baili Moqing's eyes changed slightly. He took the tea she brewed and took a sip.
"Your tea-making skills have improved a lot!"
Seeing that he didn't answer the question, Shu He glared at him and said, "Why don't you answer me?"
He froze in his tracks, his eyes flickering with a hint of helplessness and complexity, "I heard about it."
"The emperor still refuses to submit. I'm afraid there's no hope after issuing the edict of apology."
Baili Moqing raised his eyes slightly, a hint of coldness flashed in his eyes, "Impossible."
"He will issue a self-criticism edict!"
The Queen had to swallow such humiliation. She would not let it go unless he issued a self-blame edict!
Not only the Queen, he won't let it go like this!
"But, the rumors are obviously spread by him..."
"No matter what he does, it won't change the fact that he's issuing the imperial edict of apology! If he continues to delay, I'll go straight to the palace to find him!"
Shu He was silent.
Thinking about what happened that day, Shu He became more and more confused.
"I really didn't expect that the Queen would agree to the Emperor's request."
Baili Moqing looked at the heavy rain outside and said in a deep voice, "Queen, there should be other plans."
"What?" Shu He was stunned for a moment, then realized what was happening and asked, "What plan?"
"do not know."
Shu He saw him say this expressionlessly, and for a moment, she thought he was joking.
Baili Moqing thought of the Queen's reaction that day and always felt that it was unusual, but he couldn't guess what she was trying to do.
"It's been raining heavily these past few days, and the Emperor hasn't attended court for three days. Everyone is waiting for the day, wanting to see what kind of repentance edict the Emperor will issue. And the Emperor has seen all of this..."
Shu He couldn't help but ask, "Do you really think he will issue a self-criticism edict?"
Along with the edict of repentance, there will also be an edict to depose the empress.
She really feels sorry for the queen.
Baili Moqing shook his head. He didn't know either. He didn't dare to trust Emperor Qiwen at all.
Shu He sighed softly, "Why not just let it go?"
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