jdhmnovel Chapter 1014: Abandoned Enemy Country Proton 23
Chapter 1014: Abandoned Enemy Country Proton 23
"I heard that when the emperor was in court today, he suddenly started coughing, and the emperor personally massaged his back."
"How filial! After so many years, our Yun Nation has finally given birth to a wise and filial king. It is truly a blessing for the Yun Nation."
"Who says it isn't true? Your Majesty has truly set an example for all the children in the world. Our boy has been very filial to me lately."
"That's right, my son is also very caring towards me. Yesterday he even brought me water to wash my feet."
Yue Moqing and the caravan sat down at a roadside tea stall to rest, while the lady selling fruits and vegetables beside them chatted while hawking her wares.
Yun Yi became the emperor, but when he went to court every day, he insisted on bringing the retired emperor with him to show that he was only managing the government for his father and had absolutely no intention of replacing his father.
These days, news would come out from time to time about the various filial acts of the new emperor Yun Yi towards the retired emperor.
Although Yue Moqing and Yun Yi didn't interact much, she was sure that he was definitely not a person who would repay evil with kindness.
When Yun Yi was a hostage in Dayue, the retired emperor was willing to sacrifice his son in order to have a legitimate reason to start a rebellion.
If Yun Yi hadn't known martial arts, he would have been killed by Yun State's spies by now.
No matter how filial and kind a person is, it is difficult for him to forgive someone who once wanted to kill him, let alone that person is his biological father.
So, Yun Yi must be putting on an act.
Externally, he adhered to the concept of "governing the world with filial piety" to make the people accept him as the new monarch more quickly. Internally, he controlled the emperor emeritus and let him feel what it felt like to have his life in the hands of others.
I have to say, Yue Moqing's truth is revealed.
Yun Yi wanted to make the emperor live in a state of suffering, unable to live or die.
Let him see with his own eyes that he sits firmly on the throne and governs the Yun Kingdom in an orderly manner, like an iron barrel, and there will never be a situation where he has to send his own son to another country as a hostage.
"Father, I have good news for you. My fourth brother has woken up."
Inside the Qinzheng Palace, Yun Ge smiled as she fed the Emperor Retired rice porridge, "The Empress Dowager is very happy that Fourth Brother has woken up. She has decided to go to the Imperial Temple and fast for six months as a sign of sincerity. She has already set off today."
When the emperor heard this, his eyes suddenly became sharp, and he whimpered in his throat and refused to drink the rice porridge anymore.
The emperor could not take care of himself or speak, but his mind was clear.
At this time, the Queen Mother went to the Imperial Temple to fast for half a year. Is it related to their meeting two days ago?
Ever since Yun Yi returned to the palace and moved into the Qinzheng Hall, the retired emperor moved from Fengyi Palace to the Qinzheng Hall, so he had fewer opportunities to meet the empress dowager.
The Fourth Prince woke up two days ago, and when the Queen Mother came to look for Yun Yi, she came over to take a look at him.
At that time, he hinted to the Queen Mother that as long as she could get rid of Yun Yi, he would make her son the emperor.
As long as Yun Yi is eliminated, he will accept it even if his current condition cannot be improved.
He wondered if the Queen Mother understood his hint.
Did she go to the Imperial Temple this time to recruit people? Or did Yun Yi sense the hint he gave to the Queen Mother and send her to the Imperial Temple by Yun Yi?
"Father, you have been attending court with Yun Yi these days. Haven't you noticed that Yun Country has become increasingly peaceful and prosperous under his governance?" Yun Ge wiped the water stains from the emperor's mouth with a cotton handkerchief and continued to say with a smile:
"Fourth brother is just a fool. You want him to be the emperor. Don't you want to hand over the vast territory of Yun Kingdom to someone else?"
"You want to kill Yun Yi for your own selfish desires, without considering the Yun Kingdom at all. Aren't you afraid that after you die and see your ancestors, they will ask you why you did this?"
Yun Ge's voice is soft and melodious, very pleasant to the ear.
But to the ears of the retired emperor, her words sounded like whispers from hell.
The ancestors of the Yun family...
No, don't ask for his life.
It was Yun Yi who poisoned him first, so he thought of using Yun Feng and the Queen Mother to get rid of him.
"Ho... ho ho..."
Yun Ge tidied the cotton handkerchief in her hand and looked up at the emperor sitting on the soft couch.
His originally clear vision gradually lost focus and became blurred and chaotic. He gasped heavily, as if a big hand was tightly strangling his throat, making it impossible for him to breathe.
He looked exactly like his mother before she died.
Yun Ge closed his eyes, glanced at the thin wisp of smoke coming out of the incense burner next to him, and understood everything.
Many years ago, my mother wanted to poison the retired emperor in an attempt to force him to let her leave the palace and return to the world.
But before my mother could take action, the emperor had already noticed it and punished her first.
It was this poisonous smoke that could make people dazed that caused my mother's mind to become abnormal after being fumigated for several months. Her fear of the palace was infinitely magnified.
He kept clamoring to escape from the palace day and night, acting like a madman.
At that time, she was only five years old, and like many people, she thought her mother was crazy.
Until the last day before her mother's death, her mother suddenly stopped being crazy. She handed her the poison she had originally prepared for the emperor and gave her many instructions.
She thought her mother's madness had finally healed, but when she went to her mother's palace the next day, all she saw was her mother's lifeless and extremely cold body.
Because of her previous madness, my mother's death was naturally attributed to illness.
They all said that the mother's disease was contagious, so after her death, her body was burned and her ashes were scattered into a dry well. Not even a complete corpse was left.
The poison left by her mother was later used by her on the Queen Mother, hoping that the Queen Mother could help rescue Yun Yi who was held hostage in Dayue.
But I didn’t expect Yun Yi to escape back by himself, so there was no need to threaten the empress dowager with poison anymore.
After returning from the border with Yun Yi, Yun Ge gave the last antidote to the Queen Mother.
Today, the incense in the incense burner remains.
The person who was simply mesmerized by the incense and fell into fear turned into the one who poisoned him back then.
Sure enough, the principle of changing fortunes remains unchanged throughout the ages.
When I walked out of the inner room, Yun Yi was reviewing memorials outside.
Yun Ge went to another desk and started looking at the account book.
In addition to the official business of the Ministry of Households, Yun Yi also started some private businesses.
The accounts of these businesses are managed by Yun Ge.
For a moment, the only sounds in the Qinzheng Hall were the sounds of abacus and the flipping of memorials.
After an unknown amount of time, a palace attendant hurried over, knelt down, and said with a sorrowful look on his face, "Your Majesty, something bad has happened. The Emperor… The Emperor has passed away."
As soon as the palace maid said this, all the palace maids inside and outside the Qinzheng Hall knelt on the ground and called out in unison: "Your Majesty, please accept my condolences!"