44. Chapter 44
Unlike Zhu, when grandmother said this, her tone sounded no different from usual, and she couldn't tell the excitement she should have.
If there is really something different from usual, it is that Xiao Qiao saw the light emitted from her single eye, which showed an almost proud look.
These heroes or heroes have created this troubled time, and have also created new heroes and heroes.
Wei Shao's grandmother really deserves pride. With a grandson like Wei Shao who became the overlord in his twenties, Xiao Qiao thought to himself, let alone he has captured Jinyang now. In terms of military sense, Jinyang is not just a city. The incorporation of Jinyang into Wei Shao's hands also means that he only truly unifies the north and becomes a veritable overlord of the north. Most importantly, he has won the treasure land with the title of the world granary.
Having enough food and grass supply guarantee is the greatest guarantee for future planning for the heartland of the Central Plains. The Chen father and son were in the treasure land, but in the end they made wedding clothes for others, so they could only blame themselves for being incompetent.
The future that has been repeatedly troubled by her since the first day she came to this world, which can be called a nightmare, has been realizing step by step with the appearance of the woman named Su Ehuang and Wei Shao's pace of unification of the north.
If nothing unexpected happens, her husband Wei Shao will eventually become emperor.
This kind of judgment was not just out of her own nightmare or the mysterious destiny. However, after arriving at the Wei family, she saw with her own eyes the vigorous ambition, abundant energy, arrogant no one else, and perseverance in progress.
Such a man can end up in the troubled times, not because of accident.
So Xiao Qiao was inevitably even more suspicious. Wei Shao's wife in this life is no longer Da Qiao. Since his wife is easy, will the Su Nu who finally appeared in front of her alive with this trip to Zhongshan still follow the trajectory of her previous life, as she knew, finally stood side by side with him and became the founding emperor and empress of this beautiful country?
All my understanding of my previous life was that Wei Shao proclaimed himself, Da Qiao committed suicide, Su Nu established Empress, and Liu Yancheng broke out suddenly.
She suddenly wanted to know that after Wei Shao in his previous life became emperor, joined hands with his lover, and finally completely destroyed the Qiao family, which he hated to the bone, when he accidentally remembered the poor woman who had been staying cold for the rest of his life and could not even enter the Wei family's tomb after his death, would there be such a hint of pity and guilt in his heart?
What will be his final outcome?
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(Previous life.)
Three months ago, Wei Shao's army invaded Luoyang and forced into the Zhuque Gate of the Imperial Palace. Previously, the last Han Emperor was abolished. Xing Xun, who had proclaimed himself to the south, was surrounded on all sides and had no way to escape. Finally, he was in the North Palace.
The Beigong fire lasted for three days and three nights before it calmed down.
Half a month later, Wei Shao sacrificed his sacrifice to the northern suburbs, and told the Queen of Heaven to ascend the throne in the Qianqiu Wansui Hall, and established the name "Yan".
This year, he was only in his early thirties and became the new owner of Luoyang, the imperial capital with a population of millions.
He established a ancestral temple, a country, a provincial government office, and rewarded merits and punished merits, but the harem was still empty.
There are two women in his harem now.
One is Da Qiao, the legitimate wife he married ten years ago.
The other is Su Nu, who has been with him for many years.
He had unified the north many years ago. Now the Central Plains and the warlords of Luoyang have been destroyed. The remaining few fish that have escaped, but they are unable to survive and cannot be taken seriously.
The only territory that can catch his eye but not yet gain his hands is Yong.
Two years ago, in order to resist the usurpation of the throne by Xunxun, some loyal ministers of the Han Dynasty welcomed Liu Yan, the former crown prince of Langya, to Yongdu and established a small Han Dynasty court, with the capital in Yong.
As long as you take down the small court of Yong, the whole world will be brought to Wei Shao.
In fact, a few days after Wei Shao had just attacked Luoyang and Xunxun, the envoy brought the order of the small court, and appointed him as the prime minister and the Grand Sima, and asked him to go to Yongdu to welcome the emperor back to Luoyang, and worship the orthodox Liu Yan as the emperor of the world.
Wei Shao laughed at that time, and anyone could see his contempt and arrogance.
He said that if God does not give me, he will suffer the consequences.
Half a month later, he launched an army to attack the small court.
Before sending troops, he still did not make Da Qiao the queen, nor did he make Su Nu whom he had been favored for many years as he had guessed.
He only did one thing: conferring Su Nu as his wife.
This is the concubine with the highest rank below the queen in the harem.
He then left Luoyang and personally fought for Yongdu.
The day after he left, Su Ehuang came to Chongde Hall of the Beigong Palace.
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Luoyang Palace is magnificent and divided into two palaces, the Nangong is the place where the emperor congratulates and discusses politics, and the Beigong is the bedroom for the emperor's concubines.
The fire that Xingxun burned half a month ago destroyed most of the palaces in the Beigong Palace, and now only some of the remaining buildings remain. Wei Shao was eager to destroy the small court and did not immediately order repairs. He only ordered people to clean up the few palaces left from the fire as temporary residence.
Su Ehuang lived in the most gorgeous Yanxi Palace. Xingxun and the concubines and palace maids who survived by chance in the harem of the former Han Emperor were all placed in Zengxi Temple in the east, while Da Qiao was placed in the Chongde Hall, the most remote place.
She had been sick for a long time. There was only an old mother serving her medicine next to her.
A long time ago, before she got married, she was in her hometown Dongjun, and together with her sister Xiao Qiao, she was called "Shuang Qiao" by people at that time for her beauty.
Now she is twenty-five and sixty years old. She should have been the most beautiful time in a woman's life, but she is so thin that she has lost her shape. The hand on the bed has only a layer of skin that can clearly see the green blood vessels crawling like a spider web inside. Only when she opens her eyes, she can still vaguely find a trace of the beauty of the past from the eyes.
Da Qiao felt very thirsty. She had been thirsty for a long time. She knew that the old mother was unwilling to serve her and just wanted to struggle to pour water down by herself. But she really couldn't get up. The strength of her body seemed to have left her inch by inch.
She called the old mother again with a low voice. The old mother finally walked in, and her footsteps made a harsh clicking sound on the light brick floor.
The old mother poured a cup of cold water and sent it to the bed, and it was slapped on the edge of the bed.
The water spilled half out and wet the bedding.
"The maid is busy decorating medicine for you! If there is no big deal, it's better to call me less."
The old mother muttered unhappyly, turned around and left.
Although this woman who was assigned to serve him was nominally the legitimate wife of Emperor Dayan, everyone knew that the emperor had never seen her.
Even, it was said in private that the emperor not only did not look at her, but he had never touched her a finger for so many years.
Being a woman has achieved this level of life is also a shame.
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Da Qiao struggled and sat up slowly.
I am too thin. I feel so painful when I sit up like this.
When she reached out to hold the water that had finally called over, she suddenly felt that something had suddenly lit up in front of her. The dim and dull palace was suddenly illuminated by something.
It was a woman walking towards her bed.
The woman is over thirty years old and has excellent maintenance. Her skin is shiny and full, which is in sharp contrast to Da Qiao on the bed. She is combed in a complex and exquisite Nine-ringed Fairy Bun, with a clear phoenix head shaking between her hair. The glass string hanging from the phoenix's mouth follows her steps, making a slight and pleasant rustling sound. This bun alone requires two maids to comb her for half an hour at the same time; she is wearing a gorgeous kesi purple flower phoenix skirt.
This kind of brocade pattern is complex and is very precious nowadays. Twenty women can only weave one piece in a year. A status man usually only uses it as a decoration for a belt. But she uses it to make a whole skirt. The pair of embroidered shoes on her feet, the sole is three inches high, with gold wire and the upper is decorated with pearls with the same laughter. There is a lifelike gold-wrapped butterfly on the toes of her feet. The butterfly wings tremble slightly, making people unable to see them.
She is Su Nu, Wei Shao's favorite concubine, and now the wife in the harem is the only woman around Wei Shao for so many years.
When the old mother saw Mrs. Su, she immediately showed a flattering look on her face and knelt down and kowtowed.
Su Ehuang asked the old mother to go out. The old mother retreated. Only Da Qiao and Su Ehuang were left in the palace.
Su Ehuang walked to the bed, sat down, took the ice water with his own hands, delivered it to Da Qiao's mouth, and smiled and said, "I heard that you are very sick. Your Majesty is conquering Yong, you and my sister are a match. It's also a fate. I'll take a look at you."
Da Qiao remained motionless.
Su Ehuang glanced at her chapped lips and frowned slightly.
A woman in her thirties is already in her thirties. Although she is well maintained, this inadvertent slight movement still caused several fine lines of varying lengths between her eyebrows and the corners of her eyes.
She said, "How do these foolish slaves serve! In winter, there are courages to bring such ice water to you for drinking!" After that, she threw the cup. The bamboo carving cup was knocked on the ground, making a strange sound of bones rolling forward, and a pool of water was also sprinkled on the blue bricks on the ground.
Da Qiao still didn't move.
Su Ehuang looked at Da Qiao for a moment: "Before His Majesty left the imperial capital, you should know, do you think you have known?"
Da Qiao naturally didn't know. No one told her. She didn't care about this either.
"Your Majesty should have done another thing. He named you the queen. But he did not. Your Majesty naturally could not give you the queen. But as long as you are still alive for one day, I will never be able to become Your Majesty's queen."
Finally, she sighed and looked at Da Qiao with sympathy and compassionate eyes: "So, I really don't understand why you have reached this point, so why are you still breathing and unwilling to die?"
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Yes, why are you still lingering and unwilling to die?
Da Qiao also asked himself.
The one who reached this point and supported her to survive may be the moonlight that could not be dissipated in the back garden of Dongjun's home in his heart and the man with a green eyes watching his back leave under the moonlight.
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Seeing that Da Qiao refused, Su Ehuang stared at her.
"Neon Qiao," she said in a tone that seemed like gossip, "In this world, everyone has what they want. A man has a high position and a generous family, a noble family, and a noble wife, no matter how bad it is, he wants to get the heart of one person and marry a good husband. But I think you should not know that there is nothing in this world that can be obtained at will. Even if God gives it, you have to take it yourself. I know that you must hate me very much, but you don't know that everything I get today will come easily?"
Her red lips slowly showed a smile, then she sighed softly, sounding a hint of self-pity.
"I have never had a chance to talk to anyone in my life," she said, "but for some reason, I suddenly want to talk to you."
She was silent for a moment, as if she was trapped in memories of the past.
"I was born in the Marquis of Zhongshan. I met Your Majesty when I was a child. I was two years older than him. By the time I was fourteen, I had already decided that he would become my husband in the future. Unfortunately, God did not follow others' wishes. The Wei family encountered an accident. When I was seventeen, my parents married me to Liu Li. Naturally, I was reluctant to let it go. I also knew that even if I disobeyed my parents' orders, Your Majesty would be willing to marry me, but the Wei family would not accept me because I would not be pleased by Your Majesty's grandmother, but Your Majesty respected and loved her grandmother very much..."
When she mentioned "Your Majesty's grandmother", a strange expression of disgust appeared on her lips and disappeared immediately.
"After weighing the trade-offs, I followed my parents' words and married Liu Li. I had committed this incompetent Liu family man to him for nearly ten years. Not only did he not ascend to the throne, he died in a coward. I became a new widow, and the old man Xun, who entered Luoyang, was greedy for my beauty and wanted to accept me. I was not willing to commit myself. When I returned to Zhongshan Kingdom, after many twists and turns, I finally saw Your Majesty again..."
She stared at Da Qiao: "When we met, your Majesty asked me in surprise, why did my voice be destroyed? I said, I know that Your Majesty loves my singing voice. Before I got married, I used medicine to get poisoned. Even though I had to marry someone else and could not keep my body for Your Majesty, I could keep my singing voice for Your Majesty. Your Majesty was touched at that time. He didn't know that my throat was just caused by illness and taking medicine by mistake..."
"Ni Qiao, from that moment on, I knew that Your Majesty was called into old love by me. When Your Majesty married you, he was twenty-two years old. There were no concubines in the room. Why do you think? Because I had laughed with him and joked, why did men in the world still have three wives and four concubines, but women have to guard their husbands alone? I have cut off contact with him for many years, why didn't he be close to women? It should be that I remembered my unintentional words back then, and then I treated women all over the world like a broom..."
Su Ehuang smiled, and a slightly smug look appeared in her eyes.
Chapter completed!