ebookland Chapter 275 Forced
Chapter 275 Forced
Just as Gu was about to say goodbye, an old eunuch rushed in in a panic and shouted,
"Outside! Outside! Someone's dead!"
With just one sentence, the party, which was originally filled with laughter and joyful conversation, suddenly became so quiet that you could hear a pin drop.
Then, panicked exclamations and restless fear swept over.
However, Rong Fei, who was sitting at the top of the seat, was not in a hurry.
She raised her hand and asked the maid to help her up, and walked towards the eunuch who was kneeling on the ground.
Possession, raising hand and slapping,
"Why are you panicking? You are so disheveled and untidy. How can you behave like that?"
It seemed like he was beating and scolding the eunuch, but also seemed like he was blaming someone indirectly.
Then he gave instructions to the two eunuchs standing at the door,
"Go and close the door. No one is allowed to walk around."
Gu's heart skipped a beat when he heard this.
"Your Highness, you remain calm despite the collapse of Mount Tai. This is truly admirable."
But Rong Fei just glanced at her, sneered, and ordered the eunuch,
"Drag him out and deal with him."
"My queen, spare my life, my queen—"
At this moment, no matter how slow they were, everyone realized that this sudden incident was related to Concubine Rong.
Mrs. Cui, the wife of the Duke of England, stood up and scolded, "It was you who let them in with the help of both inside and outside forces!"
"Yes."
Concubine Rong turned around, curled her lips and smiled, with a fire brewing in her eyes.
She said, "I called you here today, but I didn't intend to let you go back."
Her madness can be seen from just a few words.
Some wives of young generals thought it was a great honor to be invited by the Queen in the palace, but they never expected that they were tricked into being a hostage. They cried out in panic,
"My lady, I, we didn't do anything wrong!"
Rong Fei was not moved. She raised her head for the first time in a long time and said slowly,
"The women are all in my hands. If any general or unit dares to act rashly in or outside of Bianjing, I will destroy their family and their loved ones."
She almost said the four words "family destroyed" while staring at Gu's face.
Lady Cui, the wife of the Duke of Ying, frowned. She understood Rong Fei's intention, but...
"We have no grudge against you, why do you want to hurt us like this!"
If it was for a palace coup, imprisoning them in the palace would be no different from sending people to surround the mansions in the city of Bianliang.
"No injustice or enmity?"
After Rong Fei asked back, she laughed at herself again.
"Which one of you hasn't ridiculed my life story behind my back? My sister Feiyan was persecuted, and you gossiped, ridiculed, and tortured her to death!"
What you said is not true.
Lady Cui, the Duke of Ying, asked herself: Although she had mentioned Rong Fei's background as a bricklayer, she had only been lamenting the death of Rong Fei's sister from beginning to end.
Lamenting the fate of human beings, lamenting the cruelty of Prince Yong, lamenting that the emperor is old and has no way to seek justice for the family of Rong Fei, who was born in a commoner family.
Did Concubine Rong really not know who forced her sister to death?
It’s the Rong family themselves.
But it would not be wise to provoke a woman who holds a knife, is willing to be blinded by a leaf, and is blinded by revenge.
So, Cui chose to remain silent.
At this time, everyone in the hall was in panic, but the stage still belonged to Concubine Rong.
She stood in front of the stage, continuing to look fiercely at this group of self-proclaimed noble ladies.
"Now, you think that the official will die soon, and my glory will be gone too, so you are just waiting to see me make a fool of myself, right?"
"especially you."
"The wife of the Duke. The princess who once stood high above everyone else."
She walked forward step by step, and Gu's figure gradually overlapped with the burning candle beside her in her pupils.
"If it wasn't for your precious son, why would my sister have died?"
Gu lowered his head, shrank his body, and said in a low voice,
"Our family was also forced into a desperate situation."
She was indeed weighing the benefits that Princess Jiacheng and Concubine Rong's sister could bring to her and Qi Heng.
Moreover, the marriage of the only son of the Duke of Qi at such a sensitive juncture would indeed be regarded as a fight for the throne.
But is there really no way to crack this?
Of course there are.
The fight for the throne has been going on for a long time. If Gu was really worried about the issue of taking sides, she should have arranged a marriage for Qi Heng early on.
So, everything is just an excuse.
He looks down on it, keeps it in his mind, and makes a fuss about it.
Don't refuse, don't agree.
Even Gu's sophistry might not be enough to fool herself, let alone the furious Rong Fei.
"What a helpless situation!
I was forced into a situation where my family was crying and your family was laughing, my sister was withered and your son was married."
Thinking about how she looked a few months ago when she told her that she had a man she loved, Rong Fei took a deep breath and said to Gu,
"Today, I could have chosen not to trick you and detain you, but I just couldn't swallow this.
Now, the sky is about to change.
I want you to see with your own eyes what happens to you."
"take away!"
She turned around and walked towards the door, but the sword-wielding guards who followed her grabbed Gu and dragged her out of the hall.
Gu was shocked
"No, no—let me go!"
……
Gu was held up and taken to a palace surrounded by heavy troops for unknown reasons.
Here is the Prince Yong’s family.
Prince Yong, who was originally engaged in a verbal battle with Prince Yan, saw Concubine Rong coming and immediately figured out who was colluding with Prince Yan.
"You two are actually in the same group?!"
Prince Yong's anger was easily written on his face. In contrast to him, Prince Yan was extremely polite, and Concubine Rong, who had already been filled with madness, was extremely calm.
She walked forward, as if to say hello or to greet him.
"When you and your wife killed my sister, did you ever think that this day would come?"
"You are so brave——"
To Concubine Rong, who had a large army behind her, Prince Yong's scolding was no different from the barking of a dog.
She was just thinking about revenge, and wanted to make Prince Yong and his family die in pain.
She came forward, seemingly trying to find a plausible excuse for her rebellion, or to let the Yong family die with a clear conscience.
"The emperor is still in office, and I am still the imperial concubine, but you killed my own sister and ruined her reputation just for a son-in-law, leaving our family with nowhere to turn.
If I let you ascend the throne as emperor in the future, will you still take me seriously?"
But if you repent after hearing this, you will no longer be a member of Prince Yong’s family.
Princess Yong was still pointing at Concubine Rong's nose and cursing,
"You bitch! A street vendor!"
Prince Yong listened to Concubine Rong's insults, took up his sword and led his scattered guards to fight the rebels.
"Rebel!"
……
On the other side, the old emperor who was besieged in the palace, after a moment of panic, became mad, tore his robes and wrote the edict in blood.
With today's change, Prince Yong cannot escape death, and the reason for such a fight is simply that Prince Yong is domineering and cannot tolerate other party members. It's either you die or I die.
Empress Cao watched from the side and her eyes widened.
"Your Majesty, do you want to make Zhao Ceying the crown prince?"
What does it mean?
The reason why Empress Cao thought of the name Zhao Ceying first was because of the fourth daughter of the Sheng family, who was a prominent figure in Bianjing City some time ago - Princess Jianing.
To this, the old emperor responded:
"Among the royal family members, Zhao Zongquan is mediocre, but he is kind and tolerant.
Zhao Ceying studied in the private school of Zhuang Xuejiu in Bian Jing City since he was a child. Except for the useless one from the Qi family, all his classmates passed the palace examination and were among the top three.
Zhao Ceying has the kindness of Zhao Zongquan, but also has the wisdom of Zhuang Xuejiu's private school.
Therefore, the only ones who can stand up and take the lead at this time are their family."
Last year's palace examination, in addition to the three sons of the Sheng family occupying the top three places, also made Zhuang Daru's name famous throughout the territory of the Song Dynasty. Naturally, the old emperor remembered his name.