kvmb Chapter 374: The Emperor's Heart! Everything is the Emperor's Plan
Chapter 374: The Emperor's Heart! Everything is the Emperor's Plan
Zhou Shaoyu's face suddenly darkened and he asked, "Where are the people?"
The imperial guards said, "Let's go. Someone said that His Highness knows where it is."
Zhou Shaoyu found Nanxing who was waiting outside the palace and whispered a few words to him. Nanxing left without saying a word.
Although Laodingzhuang is just outside the suburbs, it is the manor given to Zhou Shaoyu by His Majesty. It is inconspicuous but easy to defend and difficult to attack.
With secret guards and traps everywhere, it was not easy for Empress Xie to find Xie Zhaozhao, and it was even more difficult to hold her hostage.
Zhou Shaoyu didn't believe that Queen Xie could find Xie Zhaozhao in one night.
Huh, are you trying to trick me? Zhou Shaoyu figured it out in an instant. He listened to the imperial guards' report calmly, his expression unclear.
There must be Queen Xie’s men among the imperial guards at the door. Queen Xie may have spent more than ten years preparing for today.
Mao time is the time for court session, and all civil and military officials line up to attend the court session.
When they saw Zhou Shaoyu, they all bowed and greeted him respectfully.
After a day of news, everyone quickly accepted that Gu Shaoyu was Zhou Shaoyu and Gu Ge Lao was the prince.
Emperor Hui signed the "foster care" agreement with Prince Jing, Lord Xie, Marquis Pingyang, Duke Xun, Lord Liu and others in tears and left a secret decree.
The love between His Majesty and Concubine Yun was too tortuous, too difficult, and too touching. All officials had no objection to Zhou Shaoyu's return.
The princes have died, and now only the deposed crown prince and the young seventh prince are left. The other two are not up to the responsibility, while Lord Gu is in his prime, talented in both civil and military affairs, and unparalleled in wisdom and strategy. Daqian is in urgent need of such a strong backbone.
Perhaps everyone had long been accustomed to Emperor Hui's different treatment of Zhou Shaoyu, and now they just suddenly realized, "So that's it."
Maybe it's because your Majesty is weak and your Majesty is in control of the government, and no one can accept it...
Due to many factors, everyone not only quickly accepted the fact that Gu Shaoyu became Zhou Shaoyu, but also felt fortunate from the bottom of their hearts.
Zhou Shaoyu did not tell Emperor Hui the message conveyed to him by the imperial guards at the door. He went straight out of the palace and returned to Qingpu Garden.
Nowadays, when he travels, he is accompanied not only by other secret guards, but also by ten visible palace guards. When he arrives at Qingpu Garden, the middle gate is wide open, and Hongying and others kneel to welcome him.
Zhou Shaoyu had been in Qingpu Garden for less than half an hour when Nanxing came back from the small gate on the west side.
"My Lord, everything is fine with the Madam."
Zhou Shaoyu nodded. It turned out that he was right not to panic, otherwise, he would have fallen into a trap.
"Don't bother the lady for now, and don't contact the child, otherwise the enemy will follow."
"Yes!"
Zhaozhao and the child were safe, so he took a temporary measure.
Hongying came to report: "Your Highness, Lord Xie is here."
Zhou Shaoyu ordered, "Please come in quickly."
Xie Anfeng came in and knelt down to pay his respects. Firstly, Zhou Shaoyu's identity was already known, and secondly, he felt ashamed.
Zhou Shaoyu hurriedly helped him up and said, "You are my father-in-law, how can you bow to me as an elder?"
Xie Anfeng said in fear: "The relationship between the emperor and his subjects should be respectful and respectful, and I dare not overstep my authority."
Just now, Xie Anfeng did not see Zhou Shaoyu in the court, so he asked His Majesty and found out that he was going to take Xie Zhaozhao and the child into the palace.
He couldn't sit still for a quarter of an hour and hurried out of the palace. When he heard that Zhou Shaoyu had come to Qingpu Garden, he came over.
"Where is the child?"
The news that Hua Zisheng brought out at the beginning said "Zi Shi Men Wu Suo", and he asked someone to find out, but Qian Wu Suo was not found.
Zhou Shaoyu then told him the real situation: at that time, Xie Zhaozhao didn't want the child to become a weakness, so he asked Lu Feiyan who was beside him to give the child a drug that would cause him to fake his death.
When Xie Anfeng heard this, he became angry and anxious, and said that what Xie Zhaozhao did was too risky. How could he drug such a child?
Zhou Shaoyu thought to himself: Zhao Zhao would not bear to hurt his own child!
If she said that she brought a dead baby into the palace, people would think that Xie Zhaozhao was all-powerful and scheming. Or would it be easier to say that she faked the child's death and got him out of the palace?
However, Xie Anfeng was greatly relieved when he heard that the child was now lively and healthy.
"Hurry up and bring the child to His Majesty to see, so that His Majesty can be happy too." Xie Anfeng said, "Have you given the child a name?"
"Yes, my father named him Qiheng."
"A gentleman is like Heng, with lofty character and noble conduct. Heng is as noble as Huang and as honorable as Qi. The name bestowed by Your Majesty is very good." Xie Anfeng was very happy. Qiheng, what a beautiful meaning.
Zhou Qiheng!
His Majesty had long known that Zhou Shaoyu was his biological son. He had been fostered in the Marquis of Pingyang's mansion and had him serve as an official in the court. They met each other every day. At the wedding, he was bowed to by his son and daughter-in-law, and he personally gave the little grandson a name.
People like Xie Anfeng and Xie Zhaozhao have been kept in the dark.
In fact, ever since Old Master Xie handed the secret letter to Xie Anfeng, he only knew that the letter was "very important and related to the future of Daqian" and his father instructed him "not to open it privately."
There was a wax-sealed letter in the box, with seals from the current emperor, Old Master Xie, Marquis Pingyang, Prince Jing, Duke Xun, Lord Liu and others. When Xie Anfeng looked at these seals, he realized the importance of the secret letter in the box.
It had never been opened and was kept in his study with the strictest precautions.
After Xie Zhaozhao was reborn, he immediately told Xie Yu that he had a dream in which his mother reminded him of a secret letter that would lead to the extermination of the entire Xie family.
Perhaps others would think it was just a dream, but Xie Anfeng knew that it must be his sister Yan'er who was warning him in the dark.
So Xie Anfeng immediately moved the box to a new place for storage, and placed a box of banknotes and a backup copy of the Xie family genealogy in the original secret compartment.
Even if someone breaks into the study, so what?
So what if the great Xie family has tens of thousands of taels of silver?
As a patriarch, what's wrong with him keeping a backup copy of the family genealogy?
Fortunately, the secret decree finally saw the light of day, and Daqian will usher in a most wise, courageous, resourceful, knowledgeable and experienced ruler.
As for Zhao Zhao's dream, after the secret decree was made public, the family's property was confiscated and the clan was exterminated, it was probably because the person in power was the deposed Crown Prince Zhou Jingrui.
People like Zhou Jingrui and Wei will naturally cover up everything.
Those who know about it will naturally find excuses to remove them all.
Xie Anfeng's mind suddenly became more organized and he came back to the present. Even though the Wei family had been eliminated and the deposed prince had no chance of rising again, it still gave him a headache.
In the past few months, he didn't understand what the emperor and empress were up to.
Emperor Hui praised his own sister (Empress Xie) so highly, and no one else knew about it. He was worried every day and couldn't sleep at night.
However, the imperial power was supreme, and his son and son-in-law were both in the northwest, so he could only watch and try his best to persuade them, not daring to act rashly.
Now it seems that the Queen is the one behind it, but Your Majesty is the one pushing it.
His Majesty is not so ill that he cannot even take part in state affairs. He is more of a performer cooperating with the Empress.
Let’s see what Queen Xie is trying to do.
Let’s see what cards Queen Xie has.
Let’s see whether Xie was involved in the treason.
It is even possible that the poison His Majesty was poisoned by was not given by the Queen, nor by anyone else, but by himself!!
Perhaps, His Majesty even hopes that Xie and Queen Xie will collude with each other internally and externally...so that after Zhou Shaoyu returns safely, the Xie family can be wiped out in one fell swoop.
After all, Zhou Shaoyu is the future emperor that His Majesty truly favors.
After all, a family like the Xie family has a strong foundation, not only with extensive connections, but also with military generals. This is a taboo for the royal family.
The Wei family produced a empress dowager and a queen, and the Xie family did the same, producing an Queen Xie. If Zhaozhao is the next one...what is the difference between the Xie family and the Wei family?
Yesterday, Emperor Hui met Zhou Shaoyu in high spirits, forcefully ordered the secret decree to be made public, and beat Gao Quan to death on the spot without mercy. At that time, Xie Anfeng broke out in a cold sweat.
He did not sleep all night and had secret talks with the elders of the clan. His Majesty is seeing that he is in poor spirits and his life is coming to an end. Will he forcefully clear the way for the new monarch before he passes away?