frightfiction Chapter 942 A Sudden Imperial Edict for Emergency Dispatch
Chapter 942 A Sudden Imperial Edict for Emergency Dispatch
News of any disturbances in the inner quarters spreads quickly.
No, as Xiao Jingyi walked through the garden towards the inner courtyard, he did not encounter anyone else by chance!
Even Xiao Jingyi himself realized this.
Walking along the winding path, Xiao Jingyi couldn't help but sneer, thinking to himself, "These women have finally learned their lesson!"
Unbeknownst to him, Xiao Jingyi arrived at the main courtyard where Zhang Miaoying had previously lived.
This courtyard is the most spacious and beautiful courtyard in the inner quarters.
Pavilions, terraces, bridges, flowing water, pine trees, bamboo groves, and strangely shaped rocks—it has everything.
Springtime is a time when hundreds of flowers bloom in competition;
In summer, there are green leaves and lotus flowers;
Although it is late autumn, chrysanthemums are still blooming in vibrant colors, and osmanthus flowers are still filling the air with fragrance.
The scenery before us remains the same, but the owner of this place... her young life is about to end tonight!
Xiao Jingyi crossed the small stone bridge and followed the path until he arrived at the bedroom door.
He reached out and pushed open the door, then Xiao Jingyi went inside.
A fragrant aroma wafted from the room—the scent of osmanthus, which Zhang Miaoying loved.
On the table, in a white porcelain vase, are placed several bunches of golden and red osmanthus.
The bed curtains in the inner room were lifted, the quilt was neatly folded to one side, and the pillows were placed quietly...
Xiao Jingyi walked slowly over, sat down by the bed, then lay down again and closed his eyes.
At this moment, Xiao Jingyi seemed to be sensing the people around him, but those people were no longer there.
The scent on the pillow was very familiar. Xiao Jingyi turned his head and sniffed greedily. Two drops, which should have been tears, quietly slid onto the pillow and disappeared instantly.
After an unknown amount of time, the light outside gradually dimmed, but no one came in to light the lamps anymore.
Xiao Jingyi slowly sat up and, using the dim light, looked around the room...
The bronze mirror and comb on the dressing table were still there, as if waiting for their owner...
There was also an open book on the table;
There was another half-finished embroidery on the frame... Judging from the pattern, it was probably embroidered for her husband!
Then I saw a set of white undergarments that had already been finished placed next to the embroidery frame...
Xiao Jingyi's eyes felt as if they were being pierced by steel needles. He hurriedly looked away, not daring to look any longer, and fled in a few steps!
Standing on the small stone bridge in the courtyard, Xiao Jingyi looked around blankly...
The courtyard is now deserted, eerily silent.
He remembered that there used to be a lady of the house who loved pomp and circumstance. Even when she was just sitting by the pond feeding the fish, she would be accompanied by several maids, as if she were surrounded by stars...
Xiao Jingyi thought to himself, hadn't she always treated the inner quarters of the Prince Yi's mansion as her harem?
She should already be enjoying the honor of residing in the central palace!
I haven't treated her badly, have I?
The struggle for the throne has always been fought over blood!
Just consider it a sacrifice made for my own great cause. When I ascend to the throne in the future, I will give her a posthumous title!
Xiao Jingyi took one last look at the courtyard before walking out without hesitation.
It is said that it takes ten years of cultivation to share a boat ride and a hundred years to share a pillow!
But for Xiao Jingyi, after years of marriage, they just gave up... just like that!
I just comfort myself by thinking that in some unknown future, I can be given a posthumous title that is so unreal that I don't even know if it exists. That would be enough to honor our marriage!
Even if Xiao Jingyi were to one day rule the world, the dead would have long since turned to dust. What use would a posthumous title be then?
So cold-blooded!
So callous!
The Imperial Study in the Palace.
In the Imperial Study, Emperor Hongde carefully reviewed Zhang Jinyan's confession, the list of gold and silver seized from the Vice Minister's residence, and all the evidence of crimes, and put them aside.
Emperor Hongde was also considering where it would be more appropriate to dispatch the troops to welcome the foreign delegations.
Is it mobilizing troops from the capital's main camp?
Or should they be sent from the Imperial Guard?
After much deliberation, it was deemed more appropriate to entrust the task of escorting the delegation to the Imperial Guards.
Therefore, Emperor Hongde personally wrote two imperial edicts and handed them to Yu Feng: "Go and see Dong Wen, the commander of the Imperial Guards, and convey my decree that Dong Wen should immediately arrange seven teams of men, each with one hundred men, to meet the delegation of the seven nations from seven directions and ensure that the delegation arrives in the capital safely without any mishaps."
We will depart early tomorrow morning, and the Ministry of Rites will send two officials to accompany us.
You must instruct Dong Wen that the delegation that welcomes the East Venezuelan delegation must be led by a capable person.
That group of people had to obey the orders of Fu Mingxiu, the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Rites.
After that, you should go to the Ministry of Rites to convey the imperial decree, instructing Minister Han Xu to arrange for eleven officials from the Ministry of Rites to accompany the seven imperial guards to the capital tomorrow to welcome the delegations from the seven nations.
Tell Han Xu that I have promoted Fu Mingxiu, a compiler in the Hanlin Academy, to the position of Vice Minister of the Ministry of Rites. He will depart tomorrow with the delegation to welcome the envoy from the Eastern Venezuelan Republic.
do you understand? "
"Yes, Your Majesty, this servant understands!"
"This servant will immediately go and deliver the decree!"
Yu Feng bowed and replied.
With the issuance of Emperor Hongde's edict, the Imperial Guards were mobilized, and the Ministry of Rites also began to get busy.
Especially Han Xu, the Minister of Rites, was about to finish his official duties when another imperial edict and errand arrived.
When Han Xu learned that the Emperor had sent a third-ranked scholar to the Ministry of Rites, he was overjoyed.
Upon receiving the imperial decree, Han Xu immediately invited the Vice Minister over, and together they finalized the list of those who would accompany the delegation the following day.