Chapter 716 847: Two Refusal and Two Concession

Night fell quietly.

In the emperor's bedroom, the lights were red and the music was harmonious.

In the open space of the inner hall, there were beauties playing the piano and the flute. There were also beauties wearing light gauze skirts and bare feet, dancing on the red carpet. With their steps, their white legs outlined a beautiful curve.

Behind the long table at the top, Emperor Yong'an, wearing a red imperial robe, with his hair loose and his robe slightly untidy, sat lazily, holding a wine cup in his hand, his face flushed, and a strong smell of alcohol when he exhaled, staring at the bottom with a psychedelic look.

These dancers and beauties below were all from the Jiaofang Division of the Ministry of Rites. These people were the wives and concubines of the ministers in the court in the past, and their husbands/fathers were originally subordinates of Xu Guozhong, Lu Sheng and others, and were later implicated and sent to the Jiaofang Division.

Therefore, these beauties, in addition to being beautiful and charming, also have a special nobleness and are extremely attractive, but Emperor Yong'an's mind is not on them, and his heart is full of melancholy.

The abdication edict has been issued. It won't be long before he is no longer the emperor of the Song Dynasty, and the foundation left by his ancestors will be completely destroyed in his hands.

It's a lie to say that he is not sad.

He can only use alcohol to numb himself and think of comforting words to comfort himself.

At least he is no longer an emperor, so he doesn't have to worry anymore.

"Your Majesty, you are drunk and can't drink anymore." A soft voice sounded in Emperor Yong'an's ears.

Emperor Yong'an tilted his head and looked. It was his queen Wu Xian, but on the surface, Wu Xian was still a concubine.

Although Wu Xian was a female relative of the Wu family branch, she was also bright-eyed and white-toothed, and quite beautiful, but Emperor Yong'an didn't like this woman at all, but felt disgusted. After all, she was not chosen by himself, but forced by others.

But Emperor Yong'an did not dare to show his disgust. Instead, he listened to Wu Xian's words very obediently: "Thank you, my beloved concubine, for your concern."

As he said that, he put down the wine cup in his hand, waved his hand, asked the dancers below to retreat, and then held his forehead with one hand, saying: "I feel a little dizzy."

"Can I press it for your majesty? When I was at home, when my father was drunk, I pressed it for my father. It was quite effective." Wu Xian said softly.

"Thank you, my beloved concubine."

"No trouble, your majesty is polite."

Wu Xian supported Emperor Yong'an's body, let his head rest on her legs, found the acupuncture points on Emperor Yong'an's head, and gently pressed them with both hands.

Compared with Emperor Yong'an's disgust for Wu Xian.

Wu Xian liked Emperor Yong'an a little bit in her heart.

Although Emperor Yong'an was a puppet emperor, he was still an emperor. The identity of the emperor was still an unattainable existence for many people.

Then Emperor Yong'an had good genes and was particularly handsome.

Finally, it was her manners and manners, especially her good handwriting, which particularly attracted Wu Xian.

On the other hand, as a branch of the Wu family, if Wu Xian did not marry the emperor, she would be the object of marriage, marrying a son of a family or a rich man, which was obviously not as good as Emperor Yong'an.

So Wu Xian was very satisfied with Emperor Yong'an, and she served him without any perfunctory attitude, and did her best.

At this moment, a eunuch holding a whisk walked in quickly and said respectfully: "Your Majesty, Concubine, Prime Minister Geng wants to see you."

"It's getting late. If Prime Minister Geng has something to report, let him come again tomorrow morning." Before Emperor Yong'an finished speaking, Wu Xian frowned slightly and said crisply.

"Hurry up." Emperor Yong'an sat up and said.

Wu Xian said: "Your Majesty, the court officials have bullied you too much, forcing you to issue the edict of abdication, and now they are meeting you at night. In my opinion, they should be left alone."

To be honest, Wu Xian is a good woman. Now she speaks for Emperor Yong'an and protects his interests.

But Emperor Yong'an will definitely not listen to her at this time and insists on seeing Geng Songfu.

Soon, the two met Geng Songfu.

"Prime Minister Geng came to the palace so late, is he trying to force Your Majesty to move out of the palace?" Wu Xian stared at Geng Songfu, her voice cold.

After all, the edict of abdication has been issued.

"My beloved concubine." Emperor Yong'an glanced at Wu Xian, pretending to be angry, and then whispered: "What important matter is there for Geng Qing to enter the palace at this time?"

Geng Songfu bowed his hands, then took out the abdication edict written by Emperor Yong'an from his sleeves and said: "Your Majesty, the abdication edict written by Your Majesty before was rejected by the King of Wei."

"?"

Emperor Yong'an was stunned, and a touch of joy flashed in his heart, but he soon became nervous again: "Geng Qing, what does the King of Wei mean?"

"The King of Wei didn't say."

Geng Songfu straightened his back and looked up Looking at Emperor Yong'an, he said, "But in my opinion, your Majesty's abdication edict lacks sincerity. I think your Majesty should have all the civil and military officials in the court read out the abdication edict."

"You are so bold." Wu Xian stood up and shouted, forcing your Majesty to write an abdication edict, but actually asking your Majesty to read it out in court, isn't this throwing your Majesty's face on the ground and stepping on it, and said coldly: "Is this your intention or the King of Wei's intention?"

Geng Songfu ignored Wu Xian and looked at Emperor Yong'an without moving his eyes.

Emperor Yong'an had no expression on his face, but his hands were retracted into his sleeves and clenched into fists. He felt extremely humiliated, but he didn't dare to show it. Instead, he squeezed out a smile and said, "It should be so."

"Your Majesty." Wu Xian couldn't bear to watch it anymore.

"Your Majesty is wise." Geng Songfu bowed again, and then said another word. After leaving the abdication edict, he left.

After Geng Songfu left, Emperor Yong'an punched the long case in front of him hard. The long case immediately fell into pieces, and the porcelain bowls and plates fell to the ground.

"Your Majesty." Wu Xian was also a little frightened.

…

One day later.

Prince Wei's Mansion.

In that study room that had witnessed so many love affairs, the sun was shining brightly in June. The doors and windows were closed, blocking out the sunlight. There were a few wisps of sandalwood smoke inside.

Yue Ruyan stood behind the desk with half-undressed clothes, a strand of hair stuck to her cheeks with sweat, her thin lips biting lightly, and one of her beautiful legs was pulled up.

I don’t know how long it took, but there was a hint of shyness that was hard to see on that delicate and heroic face, and her cheeks gradually turned red. After hesitating for a moment, she turned back and whispered: "Husband, I... I may have ”

Hearing this, Chen Mo, who was concentrating, was slightly shaken. He put down his beautiful legs and said, "Can someone check my pulse?"

"No." Yue Ruyan shook her head and whispered: "But my menstruation has not come yet."

Hearing this, Chen Mo frowned. He didn't want Ru Yan to get pregnant so early.

After all, in this palace, only Ruyan can cooperate with him in practicing the Tantric Double Refining Method. If she is pregnant, the speed of practice will have to slow down.

This is also his fault. Recently, he has been obsessed with Ruyan almost every day. Because he feels that it is not easy to get pregnant, he has not taken precautions.

However, in order to prevent Ruyan from thinking that he didn't want her to get pregnant, Chen Mo pretended to smile calmly and said, "It's okay. If you have it, let's have it. It's time for us to have a child."

"But with a child, I can't help you."

"It's okay." Chen Mo kissed Yue Ruyan's cheek.

Yue Ruyan felt relieved.

"Someone is coming."

At this time, both Chen Mo and Yue Ruyan sensed someone approaching the study.

"It's Mi'er." Chen Mo's perception was stronger and he heard the sound of Wu Mi's footsteps.

Yue Ruyan suddenly panicked, got away and straightened her clothes, then quickly walked over and opened the window.

After all, this is a study room, Yue Ruyan is still a little embarrassed.

Soon, there was a knock on the door and Wu Mi's voice sounded.

"Come in." Chen Mo said.

Wu Mi pushed the door open and walked in. When he saw Yue Ruyan in the study, his expression only froze for a moment, but he soon regained his composure. He did not avoid Yue Ruyan, and spoke directly: "Husband, just now the imperial concubine sent The man came over and said something that I didn’t quite understand, saying that it’s too much to let you bully others.”

Wu Mi's original words are paraphrased.

Chen Mo was stunned when he heard this, but then he didn't take it to heart and said with a smile: "Mi'er, your niece is so courageous. She turned her elbow outward so quickly."

"When she entered the palace, Uncle Six probably didn't teach her much, or she didn't take it to heart." Wu Mi frowned.

"It's okay, don't worry about her. She knows how to protect His Majesty, which means she is quite satisfied with this marriage. At least your father and your sixth uncle are not completely messed up." Chen Mo said.

"But I am just worried that she will cause trouble to your husband."

"It's okay." In order to prevent Wu Mi from worrying about this matter, Chen Mo took the initiative to change the subject and said, "Mi'er, check Ruyan's pulse. She said that her menstrual period has not come for a long time. See if she has it. ?”

"Really?" Wu Mi was delighted and quickly took Yue Ruyan's pulse.

As a result, when Wu Mi took a pulse, he was happy for nothing, and no happy pulse was diagnosed.

Yue Ruyan was also a little disappointed: "Then why is menstruation delayed?"

"There are many reasons for this, and pregnancy is just one of them. I will take some medicine later and nurse you back to Ruyan to see if it helps."

"Thank you, Sister Mi'er."

…

As the time enters mid-June.

This day.

While the civil and military officials were attending the morning court, an eunuch trotted into the hall in a hurry and knelt down with a thud.

The eunuch said that a large group of people gathered outside the palace.

They even said horribly that this was a rebellion by the people.

Geng Songfu stepped forward and told Emperor Yong'an that he would go out to check the situation.

After about a stick of incense, Geng Songfu came back in a hurry, holding a piece of cloth in his hand. When he came to the center of the hall, he opened the cloth in front of Emperor Yong'an and the ministers.

This is a petition of all peoples.

The people of Tianchuan City petitioned Emperor Yong'an to give the throne to King Wei.

Upon hearing this, Emperor Yong'an, who was at the head of the throne, tightened his heart and retracted his hand into his sleeve. There was a Zen edict in his sleeve.

During this period, he brought it with him every time he went to morning court.

But there was no proper opportunity to read it out.

Now he knew that this opportunity had come.

This so-called petition from all the people was probably created by Geng Songfu.

Emperor Yong'an took a deep breath, took out the abdication edict from his sleeve, and read it slowly in front of all the ministers.

After reading it, Emperor Yong'an felt that he had lost all face anyway, so he simply stood up and wanted to go down and hand the abdication edict to Chen Mo with his own hands.

But Chen Mo declined on the spot and said righteously: "I have few talents and little knowledge, so I am not qualified for the job."

After saying that, he faced the gazes of the ministers and left the hall directly.

Chen Mo's departure left the hall in silence.

After the meeting, Emperor Yong'an held the edict in his hand, looked at Geng Songfu below, and said, "Geng Qing, if the King of Wei doesn't accept it, what should we do?"

Geng Songfu took a step forward, raised his hands and said loudly: "Your Majesty, the King of Wei is noble and upright, and the ministers admire him, but we cannot ignore the petitions of the people."

Zuo Lianglun also stepped out at this time: "Your Majesty, please write another edict of abdication and announce it to the world."

"I second the motion!"

"I second the motion!"

"I second the motion!"

All the ministers stepped out at this time.

The officials pressed on, and Emperor Yong'an had no choice but to do as he was told.

...

Here, Chen Mo had just returned to his mansion when he saw Sun Meng coming up to him.

Chen Mo was stunned at first, then his face lit up: "You are finally back. What happened? Why did you come back now?"

Sun Meng naturally told Chen Mo everything he knew.

After listening to this, Chen Mo frowned. Did he really have to force himself to that point?

Chen Mo forced a smile on his face, raised his hand and patted Sun Meng's shoulder, saying: "You've worked hard, I'm glad you're okay, go back and rest, I'll give you a holiday."

"It's not hard, I don't need a holiday." When Sun Meng said this, his voice was still a little uneasy. He had been away from King Wei for so long. He heard that Luo Yong had replaced him during his absence. If he took another holiday, he was really afraid that King Wei would completely alienate him.

Chen Mo looked at Sun Meng's burning eyes, sighed and said: "Then you go down and rest first, and come back in the afternoon to report."

"Yes."

…

Backyard.

Knowing that Yang Qingqing was back, the children were happier than anyone else in the mansion.

Dabai could play with them again.

As soon as Yang Qingqing returned to the backyard with her pet white tiger, she was pestered by the children.

Yang Qingqing learned that so many things had happened in the capital and the mansion during her absence. She had a complicated expression and asked Wu Mi: "Sister Mi, where is my husband?"

"My husband went to the morning court and hasn't come back yet." Wu Mi said, and curiously asked Yang Qingqing why it took so long to come back.

As soon as Yang Qingqing said this, someone came to report that the prince was back.

Before Yang Qingqing had time to sit down and drink some tea, she was the first to greet him anxiously.

After seeing Chen Mo, she said with a little nervousness: "Husband, are you back?"

"Yeah." Chen Mo showed a warm face, and knew that she had something to say to him. In order to prevent her from appearing too nervous, he asked her to sit down with a smile, and then chatted about family matters: "Qingqing, did you have a smooth trip back to Shufu this time?"

Yang Qingqing nodded: "Everything went well on the way, thanks to General Sun Meng."

Chen Mo sat down next to Yang Qingqing, reached out and held her slender hand, stared at her face and said: "You have been traveling all the way back from Shufu, and I see that you look a little tired. This is not good. Go back to your room and rest for a while."

ps: Thank you for your monthly tickets!