Ming: I am fake, walking on thin ice
Chapter 282: The Demon Queen's eyes are filled with tears: You will not die
Chapter 282: The Demon Queen's eyes are filled with tears: You will not die
Ming Trading Company.
He came back to Xiaotian and told him everything that happened, and then asked, "What on earth did your father do?"
Qi Shu kept crying and shook her head: "I don't know, I really don't know."
Chao Xiaotian sighed, "The Jinyiwei is powerless. I will try other ways to find out. However, Shi Biao has promised me that he will not torture your family...women and children."
"What about my dad?" Qi Shu cried and pulled Xiaotian, "Xiaotian, can you go find your master? He will definitely be able to rescue my dad."
Chao Xiaotian frowned and said, "Your father's affairs involve His Majesty. Shi Biao told me not to go to Master, otherwise, Master would be dragged into trouble."
"No, no, your master... he can definitely do it." Qi Shu knelt down again, "Please, help my father, Xiaotian, I beg you."
Chao Xiaotian felt distressed and helpless, and said, "Let me think about it, you go to the backyard and rest."
Qi Shu shook her head: "I don't need to rest, I'll go help you, you go find your master, okay?"
As she said that, she wiped her tears and went out to work in the yard. Chao Xiaotian took a sip of tea, his face was tangled, he didn't know what to do. Although he didn't read much, he knew that if it involved the royal family, it might be a loss of life. He didn't want to implicate his master in such a matter.
But what about Qi Shu and her family?
He finished a cup of tea, walked out of the door, and walked on the street, at a loss. As he walked, a group of people came towards him. They were dressed in short shirts and sweating profusely. They saluted to Chao Xiaotian: "Boss!"
It turned out that they were all old members of the Yulong Gang, and they were used to calling him the leader. Chao Xiaotian came back to his senses and asked, "Where are we going?"
The leading man said, "Let's go to the dock, boss. Your company needs people with knowledge. We are more interested in working at the dock. By the way, boss, it's been a while since we came to drink. Come when you have time. The brothers miss you."
"Is everyone okay?" Chao Xiaotian asked.
"Everything is fine. We were all beggars back then. Without you, we wouldn't be where we are today." The man said cheerfully, "Now we have rice in our jars and wives in our beds. It's really great. We couldn't even imagine such a life before. Boss, this is all because of you. You must take good care of yourself."
He smiled and nodded at Xiaotian.
Yes, Chao Xiaotian has so many families following him, and I can’t get into trouble.
For some things, do your best and do it with a clear conscience.
……
Jinyiwei, imperial prison.
Shi Biao looked at Qi Feng, who was covered in wounds, and chuckled, "You are still a tough guy. However, you are tough, but have you ever thought about your wife and children? Otherwise, I will take you to listen to their cries?"
Qi Feng, who was originally on the verge of death, suddenly stood up, his eyes blazing with fire: "Don't let my wife and children be harmed!"
"Now you think that the disaster will not affect your wife and children?" Shi Biao sneered.
He waved his hand suddenly, and two jailers immediately stepped forward, roughly lifted Qi Feng up, and dragged him out of the cell. Then, they carried him to the other two cells, where his beloved wife and young children were imprisoned.
In the dark and damp cell, Qi Feng's wife and child were imprisoned separately. His wife, the once gentle and dignified woman with a smile on her face, now looked haggard, with fear and helplessness in her eyes. Her hair was messy, her clothes were untidy, and her hands were tightly grasping the iron bars of the cell, as if that was the only life-saving straw she could rely on. Whenever there was a sound of footsteps approaching, her heart would tremble violently, and her eyes would flash with deep fear of the unknown.
And his child, the once lively and cute little guy with a clear laugh, now curled up in a corner of the cell, his face pale, his eyes full of confusion and fear. He hugged his knees tightly, his body trembling slightly, as if this could give him a little comfort. Whenever he heard a sound from outside, he would subconsciously raise his head and look at the door with his pleading eyes, hoping that it was his father who came to save them and take them away from this terrible place.
"You don't have to say anything. Next, they will be the ones to be punished." Shi Biao said coldly.
Qi Feng looked conflicted, as if he couldn't make a decision.
Of course he didn't want his wife and children to be hurt. He could die, but what about them? But he thought of another person, the most beautiful woman he had ever seen in his life.
"Why are you so determined?" Shi Biao asked, he was also curious.
Qi Feng smiled coldly.
His name was not Qi Feng, but Qi Bin. He was exiled to the frontier when he was six years old. At that time, the rest of the Qi family, including his uncle, were killed by the Emperor Taizong.
Because his father's name is Qi Tai.
Later, when Emperor Renzong ascended the throne, he was pardoned. He returned to the unfamiliar capital, everything was gone, and at that time he met a woman named Sun Ruowei.
It was Sun Ruowei who helped him get out of the shadows and let him start doing business. What he didn't expect was that Sun Ruowei became the queen later and now the queen mother.
"Yeah, I shouldn't be so decisive." Qi Feng sneered, "She is so decisive, why should I still remember what happened before?"
Shi Biao's eyes flashed sharply: "Who?"
Qi Feng chuckled and spread his hands: "Let my family go, I will tell you what I know. Yuan Bin did follow our Qi family's ship to Beijing, but the people who escorted them all the way were all sent by Huichang Marquis. I don't know how many people there were and who they were. No one from our Qi family was allowed to enter the cabin. The whole journey was guarded by Huichang Marquis's people."
Shi Biao's eyes gleamed: "Marquis Huichang?"
……
Half an hour later, Qianqing Palace.
Shi Biao came to report the results of the interrogation of Qi Feng to Zhu Qizhen. When Zhu Qizhen heard about the title of Marquis of Huichang, he was still shocked and said coldly: "That rebellious son, I almost forgot about him."
Sun Lian, the Marquis of Huichang, was the nephew of the old Marquis of Huichang. The reason why Sun Lian inherited the title of Marquis of Huichang was because he first betrayed his own father and then betrayed his uncle.
"Hey, the old Marquis of Huichang is still in the imperial prison, right?" Zhu Qizhen asked.
"He's still here. He's been in prison for several years." Shi Biao reported, "He's in good spirits."
Sun Jizhong, the old Marquis of Huichang, was the empress dowager's brother. He was secretly captured by the Jinyiwei and brought to the capital a few years ago and has been imprisoned in the imperial prison ever since. Zhu Qizhen sneered, "This is interesting. There really is a time when he can be put to good use."
"Your Majesty, should we arrest Sun Lian?" Shi Biao asked.
"Of course!" Zhu Qizhen snorted, "That kid can't stand the torture, and will tell you everything he knows. Haha, it's strange, why did Junshan choose him? He is a spineless man."
Shi Biao received the imperial decree, left the palace, and immediately sent people to arrest the Marquis of Huichang and sealed his mansion. Sun Lian, who was in the imperial prison, did not seem to be surprised.
"Sun Lian, Yuan Bin and Qi Feng have all confessed." Shi Biao spread his hands, "If you don't want to be tortured, just tell me what you have to say."
Huichang Hou shrugged: "They have all said it, why are you still asking me? All I know is what they said."
"Now that you are in my prison, I advise you to behave yourself to avoid physical pain." Shi Biao chuckled.
At this moment, a eunuch came in, glanced at Shi Biao, and said, "The Queen Mother has given an order."
Shi Biao knelt down hurriedly, secretly shocked. The Queen Mother had indeed intervened. After all, Sun Lian was her nephew. The eunuch read the Queen Mother's order in a faint voice, which roughly meant that Huichang Marquis was guilty and should be tried according to the law, but it had to be fair.
Finally, the eunuch said to the Marquis of Huichang, "The Queen Mother said that if you break the law, you must be punished. But don't worry, the Queen Mother will take care of the people of the Sun family."
"I thank the Queen Mother." Sun Lian bowed, his face relieved.
After the eunuch left, Shi Biao frowned. In his opinion, the Queen Mother's instructions were a warning to his Jinyiwei. But that was not all. What did the eunuch's last statement mean?
Someone from the Sun family?
Aren't they all thrown into prison? How can we take care of them?
"Lord Shi, I am tired today. Either you stop torturing me or I will go to sleep." Sun Lian smiled.
Shi Biao's face was gloomy: "How come you are not afraid of death? This is not like you back then."
Sun Lian smiled complicatedly and shrugged: "Hey, I thought I was cruel enough, but there are many people who are more cruel and ruthless than me. I also thought that what I cared about most was my own life, haha, who would have known."
"Do you have a story?" Shi Biao smiled, "Come on, tell me."
Sun Lian shook his head: "I can't talk to you about this. Once I enter your prison, I know I can't get out. Let's be direct and don't waste time. Otherwise, can you give me a quick death?"
Shi Biao frowned.
……
Prince Ning's Mansion, underground secret room. The Zhengtong Emperor, Xu Bin, and Wu Xingdao all looked unhappy because they hadn't slept much for two consecutive days. Prince Ning hurried in, looking even uglier, and said, "Oh no, Marquis Huichang has been arrested."
"What?" Wu Xingdao was shocked.
The Zhengtong Emperor looked puzzled and asked, "Marquis Huichang? Isn't he the Queen Mother's eldest brother?"
"It's Sun Lian, the current Marquis of Huichang." After explaining, King Ning frowned, "The current Marquis of Huichang is a member of the Junshan Society. If he is arrested, I'm afraid the Junshan Society will be implicated."
The Zhengtong Emperor's expression changed drastically: "Junshan Society?"
King Ning nodded: "He was wearing a rabbit mask in the Junshan Club. He was the one who contacted me and Mu Bin. It seems that he probably knows more than us."
"Why was he suddenly arrested?" Wu Xingdao asked.
"I don't know." Prince Ning spread his hands. "If it wasn't Yuan Bin who betrayed me, then it was Qi Feng. Hey, why do I feel it's getting more and more dangerous? I always feel that the Jinyiwei will come to my palace to arrest people sooner or later."
Wu Xingdao waved his hand: "Yuan Bin would never betray us. Qi Feng and Huichang Hou don't even know we are here."
Prince Ning nodded.
He was also gambling that, at least for now, he would be the legitimate emperor. Because the emperor in the Qianqing Palace was already unconscious, the legitimate emperor only needed an opportunity to enter the palace to replace the false emperor.
"We have to catch him, otherwise if the fake emperor wakes up, we will lose everything." King Ning said.
"That makes sense. We have to let Junshan give us accurate information." Wu Xingdao smiled.
They discussed it for a while, and Prince Ning left in a hurry. After he left, Wu Xingdao said to the Zhengtong Emperor: "Your Majesty, we have to think of a way out. What if Prince Ning is also captured?"
"Then it's all over." The Zhengtong Emperor smiled bitterly.
"No, no, no, crisis is crisis. It is both a danger and an opportunity." Wu Xingdao's eyes flashed, "Perhaps, Prince Ning is our great opportunity to turn danger into safety."
The Zhengtong Emperor and Xu Bin all looked at him.
……
The night was like a thick curtain, covering the palace.
The moonlight struggled to penetrate the clouds. The towering palace walls cast long shadows, like a giant beast lurking in the dark.
The autumn wind, with a bit of solemnity, shuttled through the palaces. It not only shook off the few remaining dead leaves on the branches, but also seemed to stir up invisible waves deep in the palace. The sound of the wind was sometimes low and sometimes sharp, like countless whispers, telling unknown conspiracies and calculations.
The pond in the palace was calm, but it reflected the moonlight and starlight, flashing strangely, as if hiding a bottomless secret. Occasionally, one or two fallen leaves would gently fall, breaking the tranquility of the water and stirring up circles of ripples, like an undercurrent surging beneath the calm.
In this night so silent that one could almost hear the passage of time, the occasional heavy and rhythmic footsteps of patrolling imperial guards could be heard, breaking the tranquility of the surroundings, but they were quickly swallowed up by the vast palace and became invisible.
The commander of the imperial guards, Zheng Hong, wearing a suit of silver armor, came to the city gate tower for inspection. The captain on duty was his son Zheng Ying, who hurried forward to greet him: "Dad, why are you here so late?"
"Don't call me dad in the army." Zheng Hong snorted and glanced over, "Let me take a look."
Zheng Ying bowed again: "General, everything is fine."
Zheng Hong glanced around and pulled Zheng Ying aside. The father and son stood in a corner. Zheng Hong looked at his son and smiled: "Son, Dad didn't let you go to the Western Expedition. Do you still blame Dad?"
"General." Zheng Ying bowed slightly, "In the army, don't call me son. I am your captain."
Snapped!
Zheng Hong slapped him on the back of the head in anger: "I'm a general, you can call me whatever you want."
"You are being unreasonable." Zheng Ying spread his hands speechlessly, "Then why are you asking me if I feel resentful? Of course I do. A good man should fight for his country and die on the battlefield."
Zheng Hong looked at his son, patted him on the shoulder, and sighed: "Hey, I don't know whether Dad's choice is right or wrong. If Dad makes a wrong move, you will suffer as well."
Zheng Ying frowned in confusion: "That's not necessary. Didn't he just not go on the Western Expedition? There will be plenty of opportunities in the future."
Zheng Hong hesitated to speak, but finally sighed and smiled: "Good, you are ambitious, better than your father. Go on patrol, Dad will be here these days, tell the brothers of the Imperial Guards to be alert and wait for my order."
"Dad, is there something wrong?" Zheng Ying asked.
"It's okay, just follow my orders." Zheng Hong waved his hand.
……
Inside the Kunning Palace, candlelight flickered and light and shadows were mottled.
From the depths of the palace, a clear and delicate sound of footsteps sounded quietly, that was the sound of shoes tapping on the floor. Then, a beautiful woman with a graceful figure and exquisite curves emerged from the darkness of the back hall.
It was already late at night, but the Demon Queen was wearing a luxurious golden phoenix robe and an intricate and exquisite wind crown, which made her look even more voluptuous and charming. Her steps were full of charm, and the phoenix robe seemed to be given life on her, adding a bit of otherworldly beauty as she walked.
Her beauty is stunning, and her elegance contains an indescribable charm. Just like a rose in full bloom, she is beautiful without being artificial, and gorgeous without being cliché. Among her thousands of delicate and charming styles, she reveals a kind of elegance and luxury.
This is the most noble woman in the Ming Dynasty.
"Shuangxi, follow me to the Buddhist temple." She strode out.
It was late at night, and they were still going to the Buddhist temple. Shuangxi had no choice but to follow them, because she knew that the queen had not slept well in the past two days. The demon queen believed in Buddhism, and there was a Buddhist temple on one side of Kunning Palace.
Soon, the two entered the Buddhist temple. The Demon Queen knelt in front of the Bodhisattva, her beautiful eyes slowly closed, and she was muttering something in a low voice. Shuangxi, who was not far from her, could not hear clearly what she was muttering.
Perhaps, that was her secret.
Half an hour later, she slowly stood up and walked to the incense burner, holding three incense sticks in her hands. She bent down, her figure showing a charming curve. She stretched out her arms, her long sleeves slowly slid down, revealing her fair wrists. She leaned forward slightly and inserted three incense sticks.
Shuangxi looked at her and sighed inwardly.
The goddess is so beautiful, the Bodhisattva will surely fulfill her wish.
"Shuangxi~" The demon queen frowned slightly, "My feet are numb, help me down."
"Your Majesty, don't move." Shuangxi stepped forward hurriedly.
She supported the Demon Queen and slowly walked out of the temple. The clouds in the sky dissipated and the bright moonlight fell. The Demon Queen stood in the corridor, looking up at her beautiful face, tears in her eyes: "He won't die, right?"
Shuangxi stood with her for a long time before the Demon Queen wiped away the tears from her eyes and asked, "Is there any latest news from the Imperial Prison?"
"Not yet." Shuangxi said, "Although Huichang Hou is timid and selfish, he will not speak nonsense for the sake of the mother and son we sent away."
The Demon Queen smiled faintly: "Shuangxi, why do you still have confidence in him?"
"No, I have confidence in you, Your Majesty." Shuangxi smiled, "Marquis Huichang is also the one you have chosen, Your Majesty, you will not be wrong."
The Demon Queen nodded slightly: "I watched him grow up, so naturally I understand him a little. Although the men in this world are all shameless, they also have moments of true love and courage."
Shuangxi pursed her lips and nodded: "In fact, even if the Marquis of Huichang said something, your Majesty would not do anything to the mother and son."
"You are getting to know me better and better." The Queen smiled.
The two walked under the moonlight. The Demon Queen sighed and said seriously, "There is something I need your help with. I will leave you an imperial decree. If it succeeds, the False Emperor and I will surely die. Please take our bodies and bury us in a place where no one knows."
"Your Majesty..." Shuangxi interrupted her.
The Demon Queen seemed very calm, with a smile on her face: "Shuangxi, when you grow up you will find that death is not scary at all. In fact, I am looking forward to it."
Shuangxi looked at her, suddenly smiled, and said: "Madam, if His Majesty were here, he would definitely say..."
"You're sick!" they both said in unison.
After saying this, the Demon Queen looked in the direction of the Qianqing Palace, tears falling from her eyes.
(End of this chapter)
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