Red makeup against the world

Chapter 1015 Farewell Banquet

Concubine Zheng voluntarily went out of the city to surrender, no matter whether it succeeds or not, it will always add some obstacles to King Ruyang.

After the first round of confrontation between the two, King Ruyang didn't take any advantage.But there was an imperceptible smile on the corner of his mouth.

The prince went down the city wall, his heart was not as calm as his appearance.

The fact that the royal father has passed away is a top secret in the palace.How did King Ruyang under the city know?In the imperial palace and the capital, there must be someone who secretly communicated with him.

Thinking about it this way, the prince suddenly felt horrified, as everyone seemed to have a different intention.

Could it be Wu Zhengxiang?

He not only knew the secret of Emperor Qinglong's death, but also definitely had the ability to pass it on.

As soon as this idea came up, it was suppressed by the prince.

He admitted that he was jealous of Wu Zhengxiang's ability and envied that he was more favored by his father than himself.However, his loyalty to Emperor Qinglong is beyond doubt.

If he is not trustworthy, then there are not many trustworthy people in the whole world.

After much deliberation, the only object of discussion left in his mind was Empress Cao.

"I'll go back to the palace, and I'll trouble you to decide the rest." The prince told Fang Shuyu, and rode his horse to the palace.

Fang Shuyu bowed his hands and agreed.

At this juncture, King Ruyang announced that Emperor Qinglong had passed away. Although the prince suppressed him on the spot, everyone still had doubts.How to eliminate the influence of these words, there are still many things waiting for him to describe and finish.

In the Changle Palace, the prince rushed to him and drove away all the palace people.

"Mother."

Seeing his solemn expression, Empress Cao asked, "What's the matter, but what happened?" Pointing to the chair, she said, "Sit down and talk slowly."

The crown prince shook his head, took a step closer to her ear, and said softly: "The news of the father's death has been spread. Ruyang Wang just said it when he was shouting at the top of the city."

Empress Cao was shocked, she pondered for a moment and said, "Don't panic, let me think about this matter."

Seeing his mother so calm, the prince's heart also calmed down.

After a long while, Empress Cao said: "There are two possibilities. One, King Ruyang is defrauding you with words." Emperor Qinglong was seriously ill, and everyone in the government and the public knew that this possibility was not impossible.

"Secondly, there is King Ruyang's eyeliner in the palace, who learned the news and told King Ruyang."

After all, Empress Cao looked at the prince and asked, "Which one do you think is more likely?"

The prince was startled, he had never thought that King Ruyang was deceiving him.Thinking about it carefully, this is definitely a very likely thing to happen.

When Emperor Qinglong was seriously ill, King Ruyang escaped from Tailing to rebel.If the father is still alive, hearing this news, the chances of being pissed off are extremely high.

And even if there was King Ruyang's eyeliner in the palace, they would not be able to get in touch with such a top-secret matter.The news from the palace should be taken out, and then sent out of the city.The difficulty of this is much higher than that of King Ruyang's trickery.

Unable to help himself, the prince chose to believe in the first option.

"Maybe, he is cheating?" The prince asked uncertainly.

Empress Cao said in a deep voice: "Both are possible. But what is certain is that the biggest effect of his words is to disturb your mind."

She looked at the prince with her dark eyes, and said, "Sheng'er, do you feel that you have a lot of doubts in your heart now? If you don't solve this matter, you will have trouble sleeping and eating?"

She understood her son's suspicions.

The crown prince nodded awkwardly, and said, "Mother, it's my minister who overthinks and almost falls into the trap."

What he should do most now is not to get to the bottom of this matter, but to wait patiently for nothing to go wrong.The defense of the capital was arranged on the first day, and the veteran Ding Guogong was in charge, so he didn't need to worry about it.

Counting the days, the first group of people who asked for help should have arrived at their destination.Whether the capital can survive this catastrophe depends on how the reinforcements respond.

He didn't believe that the Gaomang Dynasty had been peaceful and prosperous for decades, and under the hands of Emperor Qinglong, the martial arts and martial arts had reached a peak.Will the generals of the world really stand by and watch?

King Ruyang and Wei Ming encircled but did not attack, probably waiting for the world to express their views.

Although they had fifty thousand troops in their hands, the capital was well-defended, and they couldn't take it for ten days and a half months.Surrounding the capital city is advantageous in terms of location, but it is located in the heart of Gaomang. If it is surrounded by reinforcements, no amount of troops will help.

The prince couldn't figure out King Ruyang's plan, and King Ruyang was also plotting against him.

"Empress, Empress Dowager sent someone here." Shanmei reported outside.

At this time, the only one who can get the report is Zheng Taifei. "What's the matter?" Empress Cao asked.

"The concubine has set up a farewell banquet, please go to the banquet with the prince and princess."

Empress Cao and the crown prince looked at each other. Since Concubine Zheng made it clear that it was a farewell banquet, how could they not show this face?She went out of the city, no matter what the result was, her goal was to persuade King Ruyang to surrender.

"Okay, we must go."

The sky outside the window gradually darkened, and the palace lit up the lights one after another.

Concubine Zheng lived in a deserted side hall in the harem.Living together, there are also several old concubines who have given birth to children but are not satisfied.

As soon as Empress Cao and the prince arrived, the palace guards at the door welcomed them in.

The palace is remote and the furnishings inside are simple, it is rare for Concubine Zheng to set up a table of good wine and food.

"Empress, Your Highness, please take a seat."

Concubine Zheng saw the two hurriedly got up to greet each other, looked behind them, and said with a smile: "Why didn't the empress of the Crown Princess come?"

Empress Cao smiled and said, "The prince just happened to be in the palace, so we came together. The princess concubine has some family affairs to deal with today, so I don't think there is any need to invite her here."

What housework is just an excuse.

For Concubine Zheng's farewell banquet, they were able to come to save face for her.No matter what she said, Empress Cao looked down on a woman who had been defiled by King Ruyang.

Hearing the perfunctory meaning in her words, Concubine Zheng laughed dryly a few times, and said: "Your Majesty, hurry up and sit down."

Beside her is Wei Siya whom the prince had just met not long ago.

Several people were seated according to their ranks. Concubine Zheng smiled and said, "I have no other intentions to invite the Empress and Your Highness to come here. Only this daughter is still worried and wants to entrust the two of you to take care of her."

"It's my incompetence. She hasn't had a good life since she was a child. Now that I'm gone, I'm afraid her husband's family will bully her."

Concubine Zheng caressed Wei Siya's side face affectionately, looked at her and said, "Ya'er, I am the one who failed you."

After getting along with her for half a day, after all, there is blood and family relationship, and Wei Siya's attitude towards Concubine Zheng is also much closer.

"Mother Concubine, don't say that." Compared to Concubine Zheng's calmness, Wei Siya had obviously cried, her eyes were slightly red and swollen.I don't know if Concubine Zheng told her about that.

Empress Cao said with a smile: "Princess Taifei, Princess Siya is originally of the late emperor's blood. As long as I am here, I have the responsibility to take care of her. It is a matter of course whether to take care of her or not."

　Thanks to "Zixiang Junzhe" for the two precious monthly tickets, and thanks to "Li Taxue Looking for Plums", "Bai Xiongfang" and "My life is not beautiful" for the precious monthly tickets. I feel that everyone has been supporting me so silently. Zhouzhou bows and thank you ^_^
　　
　
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