atypical prostitute

Chapter 208
The first person to enter the bedroom was King Wei.

He came in the night, and the bedroom was dark, with only a single lamp, and the shining light was reflected by pearls and gemstones, making his aura even more ominous.

At the light source, Li Ci was sitting cross-legged, pinching the relic, seeing him walk in, straightened his waist, moved his sleeves slightly, motioning to sit down.

King Wei's heart sank suddenly. He lifted his clothes and walked to the veil, bowed three times and kowtowed nine times to the figure vaguely in the darkness.

"His Majesty--"

"Your Majesty drove the crane back half an hour ago. Only the three of us know about this."

Li Ci said straight to the point, what the three people were referring to in the words was self-explanatory.

The muscles on Wei Wang's cheeks trembled a little.

Li Ci calmly took out the imperial edict from his sleeve, placed it beside the lamp, and moved his fingers slightly, pushing it within reach of King Wei.

"This is a will."

"Is it a will?"

Wei Wang repeated it blankly, bowed his waist and paid homage, then carefully picked up the imperial edict and opened it.

The edict is very short, less than [-] words from pen to signature, but the few crosses made Wei Wangcheng's face pale, his fingers trembling uncontrollably, he raised his head nervously, and said in disbelief: "How could it be! How could Your Majesty do it?" Leave such a will!"

"This is indeed His Majesty's own handwriting, and I stamped the seal on it for him."

Li Ci said casually, she had already read the will, so she naturally knew the horror of the contents.

King Wei did not doubt the authenticity of the imperial edict. He had read Xiao Zhiqian's handwriting thousands of times, and it was indeed Xiao Zhiqian's own handwriting.

What's more, besides him, who else would dare to write such a will to defy the world!
"That's true."

King Wei sat down slumped, the dim yellow light of the longevity lamp cast a layer of darkness on his face, recalling the imperial edict, his chest heaved unsteadily: up to this moment, at this moment of certainty, he still can't believe that the emperor's brother would leave such absurd Legacy.

"But... I... I..."

He murmured and repeated, his heart was already full of turbulent waves.

until--

"Your Highness, have you never thought of becoming His Majesty?"

The temptation of Mo Mei lingered in his ears, King Wei raised his head and found that Li Ci had come to him at some point.

"……I……"

Xiao Zhicheng lowered his head.

The blood of the royal family smacks of power, and even the most unfavorable man is naturally ambitious.What's more, Jun Fengxi once said to him, "Hit is extremely expensive, as a purple robe and a golden crown".

But when the big pie of the day really fell on his head, Xiao Zhicheng panicked.

Can he... really be able to secure the throne?
The will was indeed Xiao Zhiqian's own handwriting, but he couldn't make it public!

Because it is impossible for him to sit on the throne!

Who would have believed that His Majesty would skip over Prince Yin and let King Wei, who had a vicious policy, a mediocre background and a humble background, inherit the throne!
Prince Yin is His Majesty's own son, and it is only natural for a son to succeed him after his father dies.Even if His Majesty thinks that Prince Yin is young and is worried about power officials deceiving the lord, and is determined to be his brother, but there are Zhao Wangzhao, Yue Wangsheng, and Teng Wangfu, all of whom are noble, talented, educated, politically outstanding, and well-known?
Wei Wangcheng, whose mother's family is humble and lacking in talent and learning, and who has won joy by performing dirty things such as assassinations for His Majesty, how can he dare to spy on Dabao?
What's more, Xiao Zhicheng was the first royal man to enter the bedroom after His Majesty passed away, and Ye Chuan, who was in charge of the security of the bedroom, was his political ally!
If this edict is made public, there will be no silver 300 taels here.

For a long time, King Wei regarded making friends with Ye Chuan and his wife as a wonderful move. Xiao Zhiqian's love and trust for Ye Chuan gave King Wei a firm advantage in every power struggle.

But at this moment, this advantage has become a poisonous snake strangling his neck.

"...Brother Emperor...I'm afraid I can't afford this gift from you..."

With a wry smile, Xiao Zhicheng picked up the edict and reluctantly handed it to Li Ci.

"Burn it, let's go."

Wei Wangcheng gritted his teeth and said, as soon as he handed the edict to Li Ci, he couldn't wait to turn his face sideways and closed his eyes tightly.

Even though he made up his mind to give up, his heart was still unconsciously seduced by the imperial edict.

If... there is even the slightest possibility... why should I make such a heartbreaking decision!

Li Ci was not in a hurry to accept the imperial edict, and when his fingertips were about to touch the slightly cold cover of Silk, he suddenly said, "Really...do you regret it?"

"Once you get it, you lose it immediately...it's better not to! Help me...burn it..."

Xiao Zhicheng moaned sadly, unspeakable sadness welled up from the tip of his heart, and coolly passed through the bottom of his heart.

Tears... had already flowed down, across the corners of his mouth, astringent and cold.

"But... the throne—"

"Of course the throne should be inherited by Prince Yin!"

Xiao Zhicheng violently interrupted Lici, but even the sage's teachings from father to son could not burn the weeds that grew wildly in his heart.

"You didn't regret it, so I burned it."

Li Ci spoke calmly, sat down, stretched out his hand, and put the imperial edict above the flame. The silk fabric was licked by the flames, emitting the stench of animal protein.

"In this way, His Majesty will not leave a will."

The flames jumped, illuminating the lifelike golden dragon on the gilded giant pillar in a hideous and strange way. With the burning of the imperial edict, Wei Wangcheng's face also rolled with various emotions, including resentment, helplessness, and resentment... When the edict was burned in the flames, most of it was reduced to ashes At that time, he suddenly raised his head and said viciously: "No, Your Majesty left a will! He left a regent will!"

"Regent's will?"

Li Ci was taken aback.

Wei Wangcheng said decisively: "Invite Her Highness Concubine Xian immediately!"

In an instant, Li Ci understood his thoughts, she stood up, and was about to call someone to the harem to invite the concubine Xian, but she didn't go to the gate of the palace, but she saw the concubine's chariot rushing towards her.

Everyone seemed restless tonight.

……

……

Surrounded by the palace people, Concubine Xian came with Prince Yin in her arms, Shi Shiran, but Li Ci was also graceful, and walked up slowly, with a feather fan gently shaking: "Your Highness broke into the palace without being summoned, it is disrespectful." charge."

"Is it disrespectful for a child to want to see his father?"

Concubine Xian spoke tit-for-tat, she handed the prince to the female officer at the side, walked up to Li Ci, and said in a low voice: "I don't know what His Majesty's plan is, but Marquis Yichun has already agreed to the marriage, and the one I hold in my arms Not only the eldest son of the emperor, but also the future of your Ye family!"

"So you want him to be the sole heir to the throne?"

Li Ci said sarcastically, suddenly burst into a smile, raised her voice and said softly: "Your Majesty was just talking about the eldest son of the emperor, and your empress came just in time."

Concubine Xian is not stupid to be so pretentious and respectful, she immediately realized that something serious might happen, she didn't dare to take the opportunity to put on airs, she actually ordered her servants to wait outside, and entered the palace alone with Li Ci.

The dim sleeping hall was empty and indifferent, and even the air carried a bone marrow chill.Concubine Xian carefully walked around the screen, and saw the hanging veil, two longevity lamps, and...the solemn and indifferent King Wei in front of the longevity lamps.

"Your Majesty... has already gone..."

Behind her, a quiet voice sounded.

"Have you gone? I see..."

Whispering, Concubine Xian finally understood the sudden heart palpitations tonight.

He was her only man, they had been intimate all night, they had been in love, he had even given her a child.

More than 1000 days and nights of breathing and longing left an indelible mark on her heart.

He is so handsome and so powerful, except for being ruthless, he satisfies all the delusions a woman has for a man.

She...had indeed loved him, although love was mixed with too much desire and greed, but at the moment of losing him, she still felt a trance like a world falling apart.

She wanted to run to his side, hold his cold body and cry loudly, but in the end she didn't indulge her feelings.She saw a circle of statues surrounding the coffin, those gorgeous sculptures all described the same face: Ye Wurong.

Xiao Zhiqian only had Ye Wurong in his heart, from the beginning to the end, all he wanted was her.

No matter how beautiful you are, and how to benefit the world, in his eyes, it is just a tool for fertility and lust.

Concubine Xian, who was overwhelmed by the desolate truth, stopped in her tracks. She suppressed her panic and uneasiness, and calmly said: "...but there is...a will..."

"Your Majesty has been in a coma for several days before leaving, and there is no edict, only last words."

Li Ci spoke softly, and every character she spit out from her mouth weighed more than Mount Tai.

"Emperor's eldest son, Xiao Baoyin, inherits the great rule, Wei Wangcheng assists the government, Great Sima General Ye Chuan, Zuo General Xie Lan, etc. are loyal, have no other thoughts, assist the young master, and have a duty to do so."

This is the second edict Xiao Zhiqian left her.

From the very beginning, Xiao Zhiqian devised an extremely vicious scheme.

If Xiao Zhicheng dared to risk the power of the world and not disobey the announcement of the succession edict, he would be punished by the kings in the name of killing his brother and seizing the throne before he ascended the throne. How can a heart that is only one step away be at peace!

King Wei is a person who is unwilling to be lonely. He will choose to reject the throne immediately because he is very clear-headed and he knows that he has no ability to secure his seat.

Concubine Xian didn't know this, when she heard that the content of the edict was to protect the interests of the Ye family, a trace of unease appeared on her face.

"You guys are really bold, how dare you pretend!"

"How can you not pretend to be an edict?" Li Ci said without fear: "Your Majesty did leave a will, and a secret edict, ordering the husband to keep the funeral secret, to seal off the palace, and to control the princes. Announcement! Concubine Xian, the current situation is such that the arrow is on the string and has to be launched!"

Teng Wangfu is the youngest son of Emperor Wen. He was famous when he was weak, and his mother was once a noble concubine.Compared with Prince Yin, who was still in his infancy, and the notorious King Wei, Jiu Wangfu, whose mother was powerful and intelligent, was obviously a good choice.

"I don't believe it, I don't believe His Majesty put us here! My emperor...my emperor is His Majesty's own flesh and blood, and he should rule the world!"

Concubine Xian spoke bluntly, biting her lips with her teeth.

"But His Majesty did issue an edict ordering Teng Wangfu to return to Beijing immediately three days ago."

"Could it be—Your Majesty...you..."

"For self-protection, the only way is to pretend!" King Wei said coldly.

Concubine Xian also knows that Teng Wangfu has a bad relationship with Wei Wangcheng and Ye Chuan. If the Nine Kings succeed to the throne, they will face power cuts.

"……But……"

She was a little hesitant, but Li Ci pressed her every step of the way, saying: "Concubine Xian doesn't need to be the queen mother, but the Ye family still wants to have another queen!"

Queen Mother, or Toffee?
The irresistible temptation lay in front of her, Concubine Xian took two steps back in fright, beads of sweat washed off her pretty face, and she looked at the drooping veil in horror, suddenly feeling unprecedented fear.

"...Of course it's the Queen Mother...Yin'er...Yin'er is the eldest son of the Emperor, His Majesty's direct blood...the only flesh and blood!"

(End of this chapter)