frightfiction Chapter 531: King Chengxuan
Chapter 531: King Chengxuan
Just like just now, Ji Yuntang pulled the collar of Empress Dowager Yuan down a little, and actually nothing was exposed, but the Imperial Master stepped forward at the first moment, took off his clothes and covered Empress Dowager Yuan with them.
At first glance, this behavior seems to be to protect the reputation of Empress Dowager Yuan.
In fact, he has already surpassed his own identity.
If you say there is no foul play involved, many ministers won't believe it.
While Ji Yuntang was communicating with Nanny An, he was observing the expressions of the ministers with his eyes.
When she saw someone whispering with their heads down, she knew that her goal had been achieved!
Sometimes not explaining is more convincing than explaining.
Let me ask you, how many people present would believe Nanny An’s explanation?
Ji Yuntang coughed lightly and said to Nanny An: "Well, since you said it was an allergy, I will treat the Empress Dowager as if it was an allergy!"
"This is quite simple. Just acupuncture will do the trick. But if anything goes wrong, you will be held responsible."
After Ji Yuntang finished speaking, he took out the silver needles and prepared to give acupuncture to Empress Dowager Yuan.
The Imperial Master's face turned cold. He wanted to stop it, but he felt it was not a good idea to do so.
With so many ministers watching, it will be hard to explain it when the time comes!
Ji Yuntang walked in front of Empress Dowager Yuan and waved the silver needle in front of her eyes.
Before she was ready to give the injection, the next second, she saw Empress Dowager Yuan's eyelashes tremble twice and she slowly opened her eyes.
She frowned slightly and looked at everyone in confusion, "Why are you all surrounding me?"
"Doctor Yun, what happened to me just now? I felt very dizzy and suddenly lost consciousness."
Ji Yuntang found it funny. The old witch must have heard everything that happened just now, as well as their conversation.
He was afraid that he had given her the wrong injection, so he woke up again.
Ji Yuntang said: "You, the Empress Dowager, fainted just now, and Nanny An asked me to help you treat it."
"Since the Queen Mother is awake, there is no need for acupuncture."
The Imperial Master heaved a sigh of relief and stepped forward to take his clothes back.
He said respectfully: "I'm glad you've woken up, Queen Mother. The ministers are very worried about your health."
Empress Dowager Yuan glanced at him and said seriously: "I am fine. The most important thing now is to bury the prince. I wonder if the funeral ceremony has been completed?"
A responsible official answered, "To answer the Queen Mother, all the ceremonies have been completed. Now we are waiting to send the Crown Prince's body to the Imperial Mausoleum for burial!"
Empress Dowager Yuan sighed and said quietly, "What are you waiting for? Since all of you are here, please take my place and send His Royal Highness the Crown Prince off for the last time!"
"I am not feeling well, so I won't make this trip, so as not to be reminded of the past and feel sad."
Everyone said in unison: "Yes, Queen Mother, I obey your command."
Just as they lined up and sent the coffin carrying the fake prince to the palace gate, a jet-black carriage blocked their way.
The Imperial Master immediately stepped forward and questioned: "Who is so bold as to block the Crown Prince's hearse? Don't you know that parking is not allowed at the palace gate?"
"Someone, hurry up and drive him away!"
"Prince Chengxuan is here, who dares to act rashly!" A cold and sharp voice was heard. Everyone turned around and saw a black-clothed guard walking out from the back of the carriage.
He was tall, with sharp eyes, light and steady steps, holding a black sword in his arms, and exuding an aura that said "keep away from strangers".
When the ministers heard the three words "King Chengxuan", they were shocked.
As we all know, King Chengxuan Yuan Jiuan was the largest vassal king in Western Shu.
When the Chu family conquered the country and established the Western Shu Dynasty, they could not have done without the strong support of the Yuan family.
The Yuan family is wealthy and has been doing business for generations, with huge assets. When the founding emperor of the Chu family was fighting for the country, it was the Yuan family that helped them recruit soldiers, stockpile food and provide military supplies.
Not only that, the Yuan family also made 100,000 weapons for the Chu family, and these weapons are still being used by the soldiers.
After the founding emperor of the Chu family ascended the throne, the first thing he did was to commend his meritorious officials. Unsurprisingly, the Yuan family had the greatest military merits, and therefore they gained the trust and appreciation of the late emperor.
In order to let the people of Western Shu remember the contributions of the Yuan family, the late emperor became sworn brothers with the head of the Yuan family and personally appointed the head of the Yuan family as King Chengxuan, with the fiefdom in the Jizhou area in the northwest. His descendants could inherit the throne from generation to generation and enjoy the power of clearing the emperor's side.
At that time, Yuan Jia was sent to Jizhou by the founding emperor to control the flood in Jizhou.
Many people said that the founding emperor was afraid that Yuan’s military achievements would lead to rebellion, so he sent him to the remote and cold area in the northwest, far away from the capital.
Actually, it is not true. In the early days of the founding of Western Shu Kingdom, floods occurred frequently in the northwest, and there were also earthworms. The people lived in dire straits and their lives were in misery.
Who to send to govern the Jizhou area was a major concern for the founding emperor.
Although Jizhou is located in a remote area, it is a military stronghold and a border crossing between the two countries.
If an incompetent person is sent to be a vassal king, it will be easy to lose this fortress, and the lives of the people here will become increasingly difficult.
Later, the head of the Yuan family learned about the troubles of the founding emperor, and he took the initiative to propose to go to Jizhou to become a vassal king and help the emperor govern the northwest region.
The founding emperor also repeatedly sought the opinion of the head of the Yuan family, and only agreed when he learned that he was determined to leave!
Over the years, the Yuan family has managed Jizhou in an orderly manner, transforming it from a bitter and cold place that everyone resisted in the beginning into a prosperous and desirable place in the northwest.
The people lived a prosperous life and worked and lived in peace and contentment, which laid a solid foundation for the stability of the Western Shu court.
King Chengxuan has also been inherited from generation to generation, until now it has come to Yuan Jiuan.
Although the ministers had never met Yuan Jiuan, they had heard rumors about him.
It is said that he is decisive, sinister, bloodthirsty, and ruthless. He has 300,000 cavalrymen under his command, spread across the entire northwest. He is a very difficult person to mess with.
However, what the ministers did not expect was that Prince Chengxuan, who had lived in his fiefdom for generations, would now return to the capital and stop the Crown Prince's funeral hearse.
They were all confused, but no one dared to speak up.
Upon seeing this, the Imperial Master frowned and stepped forward and said, "Your Highness, we are following the orders of the Queen Mother to escort His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to the funeral."
"The dead are the most important. Your Majesty, please ask your men to move the carriage and clear the road to avoid delaying the burial."
No one paid any attention to the Imperial Master. After a long while, a gentle and magnetic voice was heard from the carriage.
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has passed away. Such a big thing, yet no one informed this king."