The Legend of Rebirth of the Demon Empress

Chapter 1
On the fifteenth day of the twelfth lunar month in the fifth year of Dayan Tiandao, the first snow finally fell in the capital.

Snowflakes were covering the entire capital, inside and outside the capital, in the Kunning Palace in the Forbidden City, Empress Fang Qingyan was reclining on the phoenix couch in a daze.

Since the beginning of winter, there has been no snowfall in the capital and surrounding counties.There was no snow this winter, but the weather was getting colder and colder. The firewood and charcoal in the capital had already been sold at sky-high prices, and countless people died of famine and freezing.

Emperor Xie Yao was disturbed by internal and external troubles, and had not been to Kunning Palace for more than three months.

The snow that I had been looking forward to for a whole winter finally fell, and such auspicious things will be reported by the palace people to various places in the palace as usual.

However, rumors of the Queen's loss of her Sacred Heart had been circulating in the palace for a long time, and most of the servants were people who worshiped the high and trampled on the low. The snow had already fallen for more than half an hour, and the rumors spread all over the East and West Palaces, and the servants who announced the good news arrived outside the Kunning Palace.

The bright red candle reflected Zhu Luan's eyebrows in the mirror picturesquely, but Fang Qingyan's heart was full of worries.

She is the eldest daughter of the former Marquis of Weiyuan, and her father, Fang Luan, is the governor of the Fifth Army Commander's Mansion, who holds the power of soldiers and horses in the world. Xie Yao, who was still the second prince at that time, asked for a marriage decree and welcomed her into the palace. .

He used to be a well-known gentleman in the whole country. After they got married, the two became the gods and couples in the world. It was because of the full support of the Fang family that when the previous emperor passed away six years ago, Xie Yao became the emperor as he wished. Fang Luan became the famous protector of the country.

That year, Fang Qingyan.

At the moment when she was canonized as empress, Fang Qingyan thought that she would have no regrets in this life when she met Xie Yao's doting eyes.

After getting married, in order to please this man, she studied the piano, chess, calligraphy and painting that she had always looked down upon, looking forward to playing harmoniously with her beloved.

However, as the concubines entered the palace one after another, Xie Yao still became more and more indifferent to her. At first, he would follow the ancestral system and come to Kunning Palace once on the first and fifteenth day of every month.

Later, Xie Yao set foot in Kunning Palace less and less often, and it was difficult to see each other for a month or two. Ever since his father refused to hand over his military power, Xie Yao never entered the gate of Kunning Palace again. .

When she was young, she had hoped to ride horses and travel around the world with her sweetheart, but she didn't want to become a canary imprisoned in the palace at the age of 24.

Tonight, he probably won't come again, Fang Qingyan sighed inwardly.

The sandalwood in the furnace had already been burnt out, there were footsteps outside the hall, and then someone pushed the door and entered the hall, Fang Qingyan was secretly happy, and hurriedly stood up and straightened her clothes.

Seeing three servants filing in, but no Xie Yao figure, Fang Qingyan's heart became cold again.The head servant had several red scars on his face, and he was indescribably ferocious. After entering the door, he just stood still in the hall and shouted loudly: "There is an order, Mrs. Fang accepts the order!"

Fang Qingyan was startled, and hurriedly knelt down to salute, only to hear the servant say: "Following Heaven, the emperor's edict said: Empress Fang, who has long enjoyed the grace of God, does not know how to repay her. The harem, without the virtue of motherhood, did what Lu Huo did. Now his title will be revoked, and all punishments will be decided by the supervisor of ceremonies. I respect this."

Although I already knew that this day would come sooner or later, I didn't expect it to be so fast. Before the servant finished reading, Fang Qingyan slipped to the ground without saying a word, closed her eyes, and two drops of tears overflowed from the corners of her eyes.

Another voice came, and it sounded like a thunderbolt above Fang Qingyan's head, "Fang Shi, the prince has just conveyed the emperor's will, so let's go with our family."

Seeing that Fang Qingyan's face was ashen, the prince who delivered the decree hesitated for a moment, walked to Fang Qingyan's side, knelt down and whispered in his ear: "Your Majesty, don't be alarmed, everything can be discussed in the long run."

It's just that his voice was a little hoarse, and everyone in the hall could hear it clearly. Another servant curled his lips and said, "What's the long-term plan? Fang Luan and his son colluded with King Hui to commit chaos. thing?"

Father and brother rebelled!

In the past six months, due to the ownership of the military power, father, brother and the emperor have been at odds. A few days ago, when her mother entered the palace to pay her respects, Fang Qingyan tried her best to persuade her. Only then did she understand that her father was using herself as a cover. The purpose of asking for peace was not only to find out the truth, but also to reassure the emperor. .

The cold wind outside the door carried snowflakes into the hall, accompanied by bursts of chill, Fang Qingyan's heart trembled, and in an instant, depression, sadness, unwillingness, resentment, and sorrow all rushed to her heart.

She got up suddenly, pulled out the rotten silver candlestick embedded in the pillar behind her, pointed at the three servants and shouted sharply: "This palace is the queen of a country, how can I be humiliated by you and other eunuchs! Tell Xie Yao to come over!"

The Huguogong's family has a long history, Fang Qingyan didn't learn many poems and books when she was in her mother's house, but her martial arts and strategies were not allowed to her eyebrows. The three servants brought eight servants with them when they announced the decree, but Fang Qingyan did not expect There will be a reaction, seeing Fang Qingyan's brows stand on end, they don't want to be that unlucky ghost who rushed in front, they glanced at each other, and each stepped back a few steps.

The four of them confronted each other for a while, the prince cast a glance at the other two servants, turned around and left the hall, presumably to report the news, the other two servants stood guard at the entrance of the hall, and one of the servants saw Fang Qingyan leaning on the pillar On one side, the hair was a little disheveled, but there was no sign of embarrassment at all. He felt a little annoyed, and sneered, "Mr. Fang, we advise you to be more sensible. At this time, do you still think you are that high-ranking empress?"

A burst of messy footsteps rushed into the Kunning Palace. The leader was dressed in a red robe, and a golden unicorn on his chest was shining brightly under the lights. A man in a blue dragon robe walked beside this person, and behind him was a Followed a team of Jinyiwei.

Fang Qingyan made up her mind and recognized the person. The corners of her mouth curled up, and she said to the man in the dragon robe with a sneer: "The majestic king of a country has become the follower of an eunuch like Cao Huaili, Xie Yao, this Is it your way of being a king? What about your ambition?"

A gloomy look flashed across Xie Yao's face. He stood at the entrance of the main hall for a moment, walked up to Fang Qingyan calmly, and said softly, "Yan'er, you know my situation. Things, some things I can't control. I wanted to treat you well, but your father and brother are restless, and they are usually disrespectful, so I won't talk about it. This time, colluding with Xie Hui to rebel and stir up chaos in the world, I will always give it to you. Everyone in the world will explain."

As he spoke, he took out a silk book from his sleeve, stretched it out and handed it in front of Fang Qingyan, "Look at such outrageous words, even the late emperor scolded him, not to mention me, anyone who reads it will be angry."

Xie Yao, the king of a country, called himself "I" in front of her, and did not put on airs of the emperor at all, Fang Qingyan felt a tinge of tenderness in her heart.

She reached out to take the silk book in Xie Yao's hand, but didn't look at it. Her eyes fell on the handsome man in front of her. Where her eyes fluttered, she had forgotten her intention to abolish the empress. Everything played back slowly in her mind, and Fang Qingyan couldn't help being in a trance for a while when she recalled the beautiful time in the past.

This man gave her glory, gave her expectations, gave her yearning
However, there was a sudden sharp pain in her heart, which brought her back to reality. Under the cover of the silk book, Xie Yao had a dagger in his hand at some point, and while she was distracted, he stabbed straight into her heart.

In the next breath, Fang Qingyan saw Xie Yao's flattering face, and said to Cao Huaili: "I have already killed this bitch according to the words of the governor, and now the internal affairs have been eliminated. I will never forget the benefits of the Governor."

Cao Huaili only frowned, and said lightly: "This old slave just said it casually, but the emperor actually took it seriously, and it's an advantage to her."

Fang Qingyan finally understood what was going on. In an instant, the past flashed through Fang Qingyan's mind like a revolving lantern, stupid, selfish, insidious, despicable...

These words that had been suppressed in her heart for a long time popped up one after another. Fang Qingyan finally realized that she was so stupid that she would entrust her heart to such a man.

In this life, the father and brother regard themselves as tools for fighting for power, and the husband regards himself as a bargaining chip in chasing the throne. It turns out that everything is a calculation.

The moment her body fell down, Fang Qingyan heard the sound of her heart breaking, her consciousness gradually blurred, she knew she was going to die...

The blood dyed the silk book red, as if the setting sun was burning among the clouds, or like a large plum blossom blooming in the snow, most of the handwriting on it could no longer be discerned, only a few lines of words were faintly visible.

"Ding Maowang in the twelfth lunar month of the first year of Yanfu, Hui Wang Xie Hui, Fang Luan, the Duke of Huguo, the governor of the Five Armies, Taifu, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, and Zhang Ruogu, a scholar of Wenhuadian University, etc., issued an order to the world: the false emperor Xie Yao, who has never been benevolent and filial Man and God are outraged by murdering fathers and poisoning mothers; the virtuous and the good are harmed by the heaven and the earth. To exaggerate the fate of heaven and deceive the common people. Abandoning the ancestral temple and losing virtue to the community. Destroying the law and slacking off Government, merit and decree are abolished in the hands of eunuchs; desolation and obscenity, courtesy and friendship are stopped at the side of women."

(End of this chapter)