Chapter 1453 I Don’t Have Many Relatives Around Me Anymore
Queen Changsun is very haggard these days.
When she heard that something had happened to both the emperor and Li Ke, and that it was Zhao Chen who did it, Empress Changsun felt as if she had been pierced by a dagger in her heart.
Queen Changsun was awakened by nightmares every night.
Although he didn't believe that Zhao Chen did this, everyone was talking about it now, and Queen Changsun didn't know what to do.
As night fell, Queen Changsun stood at the door of the Lizheng Palace, looking at the crescent moon in the sky, her face full of worry.
"Your Majesty, it's getting late and it's windy and cold at night. Go in and have a rest." The palace servants advised Empress Changsun on the side.
Chang'an has gradually become cooler at the end of September, and it is even colder at night.
Although there is nothing wrong with Queen Changsun's health, she is very worried these days, and the palace people are also worried about her condition.
"I can't sleep even when I go back, so just stand here for a while." Empress Changsun said softly.
The palace man opened his mouth, but he didn't know how to persuade him.
Queen Changsun has been watching here for the past few days, and she doesn't know what she is looking at.
The palace people could only wait on the sidelines.
Queen Changsun looked at the crescent moon on the horizon, thinking about the news coming from outside.
She never thought she would experience something like this one day.
Her husband was actually killed by her own son.
Thinking of the happy scene of her family before, Empress Changsun shed tears again.
"Empress..."
"Let's go in and rest." The palace man was about to persuade Queen Changsun, but he heard Queen Changsun speaking to him on his own initiative.
"Your Majesty, watch your steps." The palace servants came over quickly to help her.
The door of Lizheng Palace was closed, leaving only the soldiers on duty standing at the door.
It was already late at night when the emperor arrived at the Li Zheng Hall.
When the soldiers on duty saw the emperor, they thought they were dizzy.
They all knew that something happened to the emperor, and now he appeared here again this late at night.
Could it be the emperor?
The ghost is back?
The soldiers' teeth were chattering and they didn't dare to move.
The emperor walked to the door and saw that no one was talking in the Li Zheng Palace. He thought that Empress Changsun had already gone to bed, so he did not want to disturb Empress Changsun.
When he turned around, he saw the soldiers on duty standing in the distance, looking at him with fear on their faces.
"How is the Queen these days?" The emperor frowned and asked the soldier.
"Report...to report back to Your Majesty, since Your Majesty passed away, I have been crying every day and standing at the door every night, looking at the moon in the sky."
"I heard from the people in the palace that the empress wakes up from nightmares every night, calling for Your Majesty and the King of Han."
"Your Majesty, you must be reluctant to leave my wife when you come back in this way. Please go and have a look." The soldier said tremblingly.
"Come back in this way?" The emperor was stunned.
Only then did he realize that the soldier in front of him thought he was a ghost who had returned from the first seven days.
I just thought about scolding the soldiers in front of me, but after thinking about it, the emperor still didn't say anything.
"Guard this place well."
"I'm leaving." After the emperor said that, he turned and left the Zhengzheng Hall.
The soldiers were stunned.
Is the emperor giving them last words or something?
Looking at the emperor disappearing into the darkness, the soldiers rubbed their eyes in fear.
…
The residence of Li Xiaogong, the prince of Hejian County, is not in the imperial city.
There are several soldiers on guard at the entrance of Hejian County Prince's Mansion.
Li Xiaogong was a military commander, so his mansion was naturally heavily guarded.
When the emperor arrived at the Hejian County Prince's Mansion, several soldiers were taking a nap with their eyes squinted.
"Is Prince Hejian here at your residence?" the emperor and the soldiers asked.
When the soldiers heard the sound, they woke up.
Then he looked at the emperor in front of him, and his expression changed drastically after a moment: "Emperor...His Majesty the Emperor?"
After being surprised, the soldiers became even more alert.
"What do you want to do?" The Beiya Forbidden Army soldiers drew their weapons and stood in front of the emperor.
There were so many soldiers from the Beiya Forbidden Army that they instantly frightened several people in front of them.
"Call the emperor brother out and tell him that I'm back and want to see him." The emperor waved his hand to signal the soldiers of the Beiya Imperial Army to retreat, and said to the soldiers of the Hejian Palace in front of him.
The soldiers were stunned for a moment, and then the last person quickly rushed into the house.
Li Xiaogong was preparing to take a rest when he heard soldiers outside reporting that the emperor was back and was now at his door.
Li Xiaogong's expression suddenly changed, and then he quickly regained his composure.
"I understand. I will get dressed and will be here soon."
"Open the main door and welcome the emperor into the palace." Li Xiaogong said slowly.
"Yes." The soldier responded and left.
Li Xiaogong looked outside the door and sighed softly.
…
"Your Majesty, Li Xiaogong, pays homage to His Majesty the Emperor." Li Xiaogong walked quickly to the emperor and saluted him.
"Your Majesty is fine. It's great. I always thought..." Li Xiaogong said, his tone becoming choked with sobs.
"I'm fine, it's just that those guys in Qizhou thought I died in the fire."
"The news came to Chang'an, and the emperor misunderstood." The emperor said with a smile, staring into Li Xiaogong's eyes.
Li Xiaogong nodded, turned around and invited the emperor: "It's cold outside at night. Your Majesty, please come inside and have a sip of tea."
The emperor did not see anything unusual in Li Xiaogong's eyes.
Then he nodded: "I happen to have something to discuss with the emperor."
The emperor carries a pair of
Hand walked into the Hejian Prince's Mansion, followed closely by Li Xiaogong.
"Brother Huang has been working hard these days. I have heard about it from Cheng Yaojin."
"If the imperial brother hadn't turned the tide, I don't know what would have happened in the court." The emperor drank a cup of hot tea and then said to Li Xiaogong.
Li Xiaogong smiled and said: "Your Majesty, the ministers are actually busy with their own affairs. Even if there are no ministers, the court will be safe."
"Haha, you can't say this. Just now I came from the camp of the Bei Ya Forbidden Army. A general named Tie actually took a fake tiger charm and wanted to mobilize all the Bei Ya Forbidden Army."
"Fortunately, Mr. Chen asked Cheng Yaojin to prepare a fake tiger charm from the beginning."
"Brother Imperial, I really can't understand what they want to do."
"You are more experienced than me, please analyze it for me." The emperor continued, and then asked Li Xiaogong.
Li Xiaogong's expression changed slightly, but then he regained his composure and said, "It's probably because some people have ulterior motives, so they created the fake tiger charm."
"I think your Majesty should interrogate that General Iron. Maybe you can find out something."
"Trial?" The emperor smiled: "I will kill him immediately."
"No matter what the reason is, I don't want to cause chaos in Chang'an. If I deal with it too harshly, the people will be injured."
"I hope the people behind General Tie will understand the situation clearly. Those guys in Qizhou were all captured by Boy Chen."
"Those people deceived Chang'an with two corpses, but they just didn't know who would be the fool in the end."
"Brother Imperial, it's late at night, it's windy and cold outside, please take care of yourself."
"I don't have many relatives around me anymore."
After the emperor finished speaking, he put down the cup and left with his hands behind his back.
In the hall, Li Xiaogong sat in the same place and did not move for a long time.
The night wind blew on his body, causing Li Xiaogong to tremble uncontrollably.