atypical prostitute

Chapter 49

There was a clatter of thunder, and the torrential rain that had been brewing for a whole day and night finally showed signs of falling. The wind seemed to be frightened by the news of His Majesty's funeral, and became more and more arrogant, bending the trees, tearing the cloth cover, and swept away the tired people. cicadas sing.

A red light flashed in the dark clouds, as if the sky had been torn apart, revealing a large area of ​​blood red.

Then, the bright white raindrops fell and hit the dust, leaving a hole the size of a bean.

The strong wind and heavy rain came together, the dust flew everywhere, and the rain fell straight down. In less than half a stick of incense, the sky and the earth were mixed together and could no longer be separated.

The water in the sky was pouring down, and the soil on the ground was mixed with the water. Li Ci stood in front of the big book case in Laojizhai, watching the thousands of waterfalls falling from the roof.

The emperor is dead?

The emperor is really dead?

Like most Xie people, Li Ci had never met the supreme ruler of Xie, but when she heard the news of his death, she still felt extremely confused.

Her mood at the moment was very complicated, a little shocked, a little terrified, and a little dazed.

It doesn't matter what kind of person the emperor is, the important thing is that he is dead, and the news is very clear that the one who killed the emperor was the prince who accompanied the emperor on a hunting trip.

This is the most terrifying thing for the Fu family.

No one would believe that such a weak prince would kill his father and seize the throne, but it has already happened, and the queen mother is obviously on the side of King Changsha.

The eldest daughter of the Fu family has not officially entered the mansion yet, but the future of the Fu family has already been tied to the crown prince.

If the prince is really confirmed to have committed the beastly act of killing the king and seizing the throne, the Fu family will be in a desperate situation in a short period of time.

In this coming storm, how should the Fu family handle themselves?
She subconsciously glanced at Fu Zhu, since he received the secret letter from the courier in the dark raincoat when he was a child, he has been standing in front of the window, silent.

She didn't dare to speak, she didn't know what decision the man would make after a lot of consideration and weighing, but no matter what kind of decision he made, it wouldn't be what Li Ci wanted to see.

He said, from the beginning to the end.

He said that the official career is bloody, and if one is careless, the fortune will end in vain.

Although he also said that the King of Changsha has no intention of going to the next level.

The current situation is very clear, Changsha King not only has the heart to improve himself, but also really did so.

What about the Fu family?
How to remain invincible in this storm that is about to sweep the world?

Kill yourself?

Or act decisively and follow the trend?
She looked at Fu Zhu, following his line of sight, she only saw darkness.

There are still two hours before the court, the sky is dark, and the rain is still falling, it is chilly and vast.

His fingers were clenched tightly, as if he was about to crush the thin paper. She had never seen him with such a tense and resolute expression. The darkness and confusion made her feel a sense of fear for no reason, as if thinking of something, but quickly forgotten.

Fear was overwhelming, she closed her eyes in fright, and felt that the whole Fu family was like a solitary boat, sailing in the endless night, with countless monsters coveting and whistling all around, helpless, she could only hold her fists tightly, Until the pain of nails digging into the flesh made her wake up suddenly and opened her eyes.

She was still standing in Laojizhai, behind Fu Zhu.

Looking at her father's back, she never felt that this elegant man was as strong and reliable as he is today. Standing there, he held up a world for her.

She looked at him and thought to herself, don't close your eyes anymore, and don't think about anything else.

"The king of Changsha must never be allowed to ascend the throne." He said every word, and the veins on his hands were bulging.

Li Ci's heart tightened again, and she lowered her voice and said, "Why? Why did father make such a decision?"

Fu Zhu turned around, with a wry smile on his lips: "Because...the King Yuzhang, the eldest princess and all the feudal lords don't want him to sit on the throne. Because...the emperor didn't abolish the crown prince's reserve until his death. Innocent, to be slandered by the scum who murdered brothers and deceived the king, how can I, as an important minister of the imperial court... just let it go!!"

Li Ci was stunned. The Fu Zhu she was familiar with was not a loyal man who was full of blood and willing to die for the country. She couldn't imagine hearing such an answer from him.Although he is self-confessed and has kept himself clean for many years, all these nobility are in the final analysis just to seek more political interests for the Fu family in the North.

Is the person standing in front of her talking at this moment really Fu Zhu?

"It's unbelievable? A person like me would... If it were to others, I would say what I just said was based on righteous indignation. The King of Changsha and the Empress Dowager are shameless and shameless. But to you, I don't want to say these high-sounding things. The game of Xie Kingdom is a chess game , I am just a pawn on the chessboard, the player who plays chess now needs to make the next ultimate move, and use my life to gain greater benefits for him."

Fu Zhu's excessive frankness shocked Li Ci, and the fear that had been suppressed so easily resurfaced again. Her head was a little dizzy, her mouth was dry and astringent, and coupled with the darkness outside the window, she felt that she was about to change. A cloud of gas drifting in the dark.

"Look at it."

He said softly, and handed over the sweat-soaked tissue paper.

Li Ci took the letter weighing over a thousand catties with trembling hands, feeling very puzzled.

The words are very delicate, with casual elegance, but the content is enough to make people crazy.

There is only one line: Tomorrow morning, borrow the servant's skull in exchange for a hundred years of glory for the Fu family.

There is no signature, no seal, only a few strokes at the end of the paper, a peach blossom that is so faint that it can hardly be seen clearly.

who is it? !
The tone is really arrogant!
But from Fu Zhu's prudence, it can be confirmed that he or she does have the ability to change the sky.

"Father really wants to obey him? Who... is he? How could he speak to father in such a tone!"

"He is the reliance of my Fu family to stand firm in the court, and also... your biological father."

Li Ci was stunned, his eyes darkened, and he almost fell to the ground.

She staggered a few steps, and finally managed to stand still by relying on the desk.

It's not that she didn't suspect that Fu Zhu has always been polite and never treated the children of concubines with solemnity, which made her doubt whether she was the real flesh and blood of the Fu family, but when the suspicion was confirmed, she couldn't accept it.

"impossible!"

"I don't believe it, I never believe it!"

"How could I not be the flesh and blood of an adult!"

She stubbornly repeated that her most daring guess was that she was the posthumous child of a close friend of Fu Zhu who died young, and the secret that was suddenly revealed made her breathless.

What is even more unimaginable is that the price of uncovering the mystery of her life experience is to watch the people who raised her be swallowed by darkness.

Too cruel!

Just because her biological father was a character who turned his hands into clouds and his hands into rain?

"There is nothing impossible in the world. I have been in the court for many years, and I have long seen clearly the thoughts of those nobles. Becoming your father is the flattery I have worked hard for. Your father is noble and unparalleled, Your mother can't see the light, if you stay with him, you won't be left out in the cold, but you will inevitably feel wronged... Finally, I was appointed to be the one who took the blame."

That's why Fu's eldest son, the eldest princess, came to visit at the age of wine; that's why Fu Zhu treated his fourth wife and aunt Shen respectfully and politely all these years; that's why the eldest princess intervened in the Fu family's internal affairs without hesitation after she was poisoned at the age of ten; that's why the jade garland was selected as the crown prince. Liangdi's return of love...

So... the eldest princess personally presided over the wedding ceremony of the fourth lady of the Fu family, and put on her the ancient jade hairpin of Qingluan, which was very meaningful to the Xiao Dynasty, but she had no intention of marrying the son of Hua.

That's it!

Because she is an illegitimate daughter who cannot be recorded in the family tree.

It is unknown whether it is the princess or the princess, but it must be the flesh and blood of her own brother who can make the eldest princess care so much.

"Father told me, who is he, I... beg him, beg him to let you go! My lord has been saddled for him all these years, can't... this matter of sending you to death can't be let others go!"

"He has made up his mind, how could he change his mind just because of his blood relationship with you. What's more, your existence is the most private secret of the royal family. I know that I will die today, so I dare to tell you the truth. If you really come to the door to beg, He knew that this matter was leaked, not to mention that I was going to die, the entire Fu family—"

He didn't say any more, because the matter was serious and he had to be cautious.

"After I die, his people will take you and Aunt Shen to live in the eldest princess's house temporarily. He can't recognize you, but he will make up for you through the eldest princess and find a high-ranking child for you to protect your prosperity and wealth for the rest of your life." If you are still thinking about the days in the Fu family, in the future there will be a disciple of the Fu family stepping into the court, please support me a lot. Of course, even if you do nothing, you don’t have to feel that you are wrong. After all... What do you really want to do? What I wanted, the Fu family never gave."

"For the royal family, the most important thing is to consolidate control over the country and ensure its own survival. Your biological father may condone and tolerate you in every possible way because of your innate blood connection and the guilt of not being able to raise it yourself But if one day, your existence hinders his path to power, that man will also eradicate you mercilessly. In the future...be careful."

It was already the tone of confessing the funeral, Li Ci's nose was sour, and two lines of tears flowed down.

"grown ups……"

She knelt down, and Fu Zhu quickly knelt down and held her hand.

"In the past, you didn't know your identity, and I accepted it with a shy face. Today..."

"You can afford this obeisance, even if the person kneeling in front of you is my biological father whom I have never seen before, you can also afford it!"

She persisted, with a hint of strength in her eyes.

Fu Zhu looked at her, and suddenly laughed loudly: "Good! Good! Good! Raising a daughter for someone else and raising my own! My life is worth it! Good! Good! Good! Ha! Haha!!!"

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On the day of the Beginning of Autumn, heavy rain poured over the city of Chang'an.

The news of the emperor's death had been announced, and the entire capital was shrouded in crying, but the state machine was still operating in an orderly manner.

It is only four o'clock at this moment, and there is still a short time before dawn. Lici is walking alone in the inner courtyard of Fu's deep house in a scarlet long gown. The blue silk like a cloud is curled up, and only an ancient jade hairpin from Qingluan is on her hairpin. With indifference that cannot be seen directly.

Holding the letter in her hand, she walked slowly through the aisle, dragging the hem of her clothes, gliding gracefully to the highest point of the balcony.

Go up to the attic and look out.

The fourth watch is about to end, and the fifth watch bell rings, which means dawn.

There were tens of thousands of plain white lanterns hanging high almost at the same time, illuminating the entire imperial city brightly, but it was extremely sad.

The sky was full of white, white paper, white lamps, and white cloth, like a heavy snowfall last night, scattered around the imperial city one after another.

It's time to go to court.

According to the practice of this dynasty, except for natural disasters, the severe cold and scorching heat will continue throughout the day.

The mountains collapsed, so there was a great dynasty.

Not only princes consorts and Beijing officials above the fifth rank were all present, but even those officials who were scattered... the officials in Beijing, as long as there was still breath, all arrived.Outside the gate, thousands of people stood densely, and new figures joined from time to time.

Without exception, the official robes were covered with white linen, and the belts were replaced with yellowish filial belts. They lowered their heads and kept silent, forming a white ocean.

All the people waited silently, and the big raindrops hit the umbrella surface with a bang.

A chilling picture of waiting and missing.

Fu Lici suppressed the sadness and looked away, sighed heavily, and looked up again, his eyes had become extremely firm.

What she was holding in her hand was the transcript of the memorial that Fu Zhu had written overnight - the Letter to the King of Changsha.

After today's morning court, no matter whether the heavy rain stops or not, this letter of rebellion will be spread all over the world, and Fu Zhu's name will once again shake the court and the public, and become famous all over China.

(End of first volume)

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