C206

Chapter 206 - The current rules of an Emperor are set by humans

In the Imperial Palace …

After Hong Zhong left, Baili Yi Chen had already woken up. However, from Nangong Lingwei's mouth, he received a piece of unbelievable news — — Hong Zhong had reached Life Destruction!

Baili Yi Chen quietly sat on the Dragon Throne and looked inside the Xiwu Hall's great hall. He had already carried Hong Zhong's body in the Golden Silk Sauna Wood Coffin for a whole day and night.

How could this be?

He clearly remembered that he had Hong Zhong in his arms.

He clearly remembered that he had already dragged Hong Zhong to the shallow water area.

He clearly remembered a second before he fainted, he personally saw Hong Zhong's painful tears that had fallen for him.

He also clearly remembered that after falling in Hong Zhong's embrace, Hong Zhong's screams still reverberated in his ears.

But, how could she … Drown!

Even though she was looking at the body in front of her, even though her clothes were exactly the same as Hong Zhong's clothes from that day, her face was still shaven, and she couldn't see her face clearly, so he was unwilling to believe that this was Hong Zhong!

Princess Yao Ji who was at the side, had rushed to Xiwu Hall after receiving the news of Hong Zhong's death, and had already cried her heart out a few times. She would never forget, that in her entire life, only Hong Zhong had treated her well, and she would never forget that her wish of marrying Murong Youqi, was actually all thanks to Hong Zhong!

However, how could such a good person disappear just like that!

As he thought about it, tears welled up in his swollen eyes again. Seeing that, Hui Lan immediately stepped forward and advised: "Princess, don't be sad anymore. If Third Miss knew, and knew that you were so upset over her, he would definitely be worried."

Hearing this, Baili Yaoji felt better, but she could not stop her tears from streaming down.

Seeing Baili Yaoji crying so sorrowfully, Baili Yi Chen was somewhat upset. After enduring for a while, his clear voice carried a hint of tiredness, "Yao Ji, you should go back first."

"Royal brother." Baili Yaoji sniffed and looked at Baili Yi Chen, somewhat unable to bear it. Actually, she had also seen Baili Yi Chen's condition in the last two days.

She discovered that ever since Hong Zhong had returned, even her royal brother had treated her much better. Thus, right now, she felt very good about Baili Yi Chen. Seeing how hurt Baili Yi Chen was because of Hong Zhong, she too felt very sad in her heart.

Baili Yi Chen didn't even raise his head as he slowly said, "You may leave. I want to be alone with this woman for a while."

Baili Yaoji was stunned for a moment. In the end, she still stood up, and with Hui Lan's support, took three steps back to the Cloud Dragon Pavilion.

Baili Yi Chen stood up and walked towards the coffin made of the Golden Silk Sauna Wood. The scene of Hong Zhong getting along with him once again surfaced in his mind.

The night wind blew, blowing away the dried Xuan paper on the table.

On each piece of paper, there was a painting, and within the painting, there was a man and a woman.

Some of the paintings showed a woman on a high platform, with birds flying and phoenixes flying in the sky.

Some showed a man and a woman standing in front of a small house, while the woman gave the man a flying kick.

Some depicted a woman sleeping on a table, while the man glared at her from the side.

Some depicted a woman with her head lowered, looking coquettishly at a man, trying her best to curry favor with him.

There were also girls who were beaming with joy, whereas men had faces full of anger. The funniest thing was the man's golden crown, and there was even a chicken bone hanging from it …

A painting was a scene.

They were all the things that happened between him and Hong Zhong.

He was so careful. The red roses that were placed around the coffin had deeply stung Baili Yi Chen's eyes. He remembered that woman receiving the rose from the Uncle Wang the other day, he had a very happy smile on his face.

However, after a few days, she could no longer see it!

At this moment, only he knew the pain in his heart.

Hong Zhong, we can't protect you in the end!

In the past, I had always been unwilling to let you go, but now, I know that I can't protect you. If the heavens can give me a chance to live again, I will let you go when you open my mouth to leave!

But, there was no 'if'!

Thinking about this, Hong Zhong's words that she said to him right before she fainted surfaced in his mind: "Do you know that you are an emperor? If you die, what will happen to Southern Qi?! What about your people! As an emperor, how can you not have any self-awareness? You are an emperor, your life is not yours, but the entire Southern Qi's, do you know that?! "

He clearly remembered that Hong Zhong had said those words in her mind, which was why he didn't believe that Hong Zhong was already dead. However, the imperial physician of the imperial hospital had explained that it was an illusion that appeared because he was worried about Hong Zhong right before she fainted!

Illusion, why is it so real, so heartbreaking!

After a long while, Baili Yi Chen closed his eyes and silently calmed himself down.

When he finally opened his eyes, the light had already faded.

He walked out of the room where Hong Zhong's coffin was located, step by step, and when he walked out of the door, his ice-cold voice carried a hint of weariness, but it was clear that he was not allowed to defy it, "Xiao Shunzi, pass down the decree. imperial concubine Hong Zhong was seriously ill and unlucky at Life Destruction, so she was bestowed the title of Empress Li Li and was allowed to bury her in Royal Tomb. "

After Xiao Shunzi heard this, his face changed, and he opened his mouth to remind the king: "Your majesty, this action does not make sense." Firstly, did not become an imperial concubine and could not be buried in Royal Tomb. Even if she was Hong Zhong's concubine, the current Queen of Southern Qi was Nangong Yimeng!

Even if the Nan Gong Family fell, there would still be the Empress Dowager, and Nangong Yimeng's position as the Queen was unshakable, then what was Hong Zhong trying to do after she sealed the Queen?

Forget about the Empress Dowager, even if they couldn't get past them, they couldn't do it!

"Rules are made by humans." After throwing those words to Xiao Shunzi, Baili Yi Chen turned around and left the Xiwu Hall without looking back.

… ….

At this time, Hong Zhong was riding her horse, while the black clothed man behind her was holding onto a bow, preparing to shoot her dead arrow.

"Swish, swish, swish ~" The sound of a rain of arrows piercing through the sky sounded out above Hong Zhong.

It scared Hong Zhong so much that she instinctively leaned on her horse, but in her heart, she felt incomparably miserable. Damn, she really didn't want to become an artificial hedgehog!

But, outside of being shocked, Hong Zhong did not feel any arrow feather s shooting at him. Instead, waves of sounds of people falling off their horses and painful groans came from behind him.

Hong Zhong frowned and looked back, only to see that out of the dozen or so black-clothed men who were chasing him, only a few were left, while the rest had all fallen.

Just as he was feeling curious, the sound of hooves could be heard in front of him. Hong Zhong was startled, and the hand holding onto the reins could not help but tighten its grip, could it be that Nangong Jue had set up an ambush in front of him to block him off?

Very quickly, dozens of people dressed in black appeared before him. However, they did not stop her in her tracks like Hong Zhong had expected. They instead spurred their horses to rush towards Hong Zhong and the pursuers behind him.

As the two groups of people met, clanging sounds of blades clanging against each other could be heard.

Hong Zhong rode on her horse and looked behind him. After confirming that the pursuers were trapped, she did not bother with them anymore. She threw her whip and rushed back to Xiangyang.

The few black-clothed men who were in hot pursuit were entangled by the dozens of black-clothed men who charged out halfway, and it was difficult to even protect themselves, how would they even have the time to chase after Hong Zhong? Seeing Hong Zhong's figure getting further and further away, they could only sigh in joy.

… ….

South study

He could only have Baili Mingyue representing him, and in the past two days, Baili Mingyue had indeed been very busy. Although it was already the third fragment of the night, he was still at his desk discussing political matters with the ministers of the Southern Qi.

An eagle flew in from the window and landed on the windowsill. When Wu Shang, who was waiting by the side saw the eagle, he immediately knew that it was Wu Hen who had sent the news.

Seeing this, the various ministers immediately went silent. They all looked to Baili Mingyue and waited for his decision.

Baili Mingyue swept a glance at the eagle, and obviously recognized it as Wu Hen who was transmitting his message to him. Wu Hen was escorting Hong Zhong back to the Jinzhou City, and was sending him a message at this time, could it be that something had happened halfway?

Waving his hand towards Wu Shang, Wu Shang immediately understood and walked forward, taking the silk handkerchief from the eagle's feet, and respectfully handing it over.

Seeing that the letter was written on the silk scarf, Baili Mingyue became even more curious.

Her slender white fingers unfolded the silk handkerchief, and there was only a single sentence written on it: Tomorrow, in the Xiangyang's Peach Forest, ten miles away, I will wait for you! It was simple and straightforward. However, when Baili Mingyue saw the handwriting, she knew that it was written by that girl.

As Baili Mingyue looked at the words written on the silk handkerchief, a trace of laughter appeared in his eyes. A dazzling smile appeared on his fairy-like face.

This smile caused all of the ministers present to stare in shock.

The Regent had never revealed such a strange smile in front of his subjects.

Bei Chenhong coughed lightly, then stepped forward and said: "Regent, is there an urgent matter that you need to take care of?" In that case, we might as well take our leave.

"Let's get things done first, you guys can continue." Baili Mingyue put down the silk handkerchief in his hand with a smile, then looked at Bei Chenhong and spoke.

"Yes." Bei Chenhong lowered his head and replied.

Hearing this, the Minister of Revenue continued with his previous question, "A few days ago, casting factory had sent over the accounts for the financial audit. Due to the orders from the Emperor, he ordered Imperial General's Estate Hong Zhong to open a new railway administration department.

The Railway Administration Department was created by Hong Zhong when she decided to build the railway.

It was said that Baili Yi Chen had personally allocated all of his manpower and financial resources, and had ordered all of the iron ores, smelting factories, and so on to cooperate within the borders of the Southern Qi. The consumption of these resources was extremely large, causing the entire Southern Qi to be affected.

Baili Mingyue knew this as well. The Ministry of Revenue was overseeing the construction of the railways, so it was necessary to report it to him. After thinking for a moment, he said, "The construction of the railways was personally overseen by the Emperor. All the Ministry of Revenue has to cooperate."

"Yes sir!" With the Regent King's orders, the Minister of Revenue naturally didn't need to worry about anything else.

After dealing with the matter at the Ministry of Revenue, the Minister of Rites took a step forward, "Regent, the Emperor has ordered the deceased Red House, Third Miss, to be his concubine. This action was unanimously rejected by both royal family and Esteemed Empress Dowager, but the Emperor has disregarded the clan rules and acted on his own, Regent, what do you think …"

Hearing this, Baili Mingyue paused for a moment.

Actually, he didn't want to see Yi Chen suffer such a blow, but he had no other choice. If the girl stayed, it would be difficult for Yi Chen or himself.

Since Nangong Lingwei had already made a decision, he felt that although this action would be cruel to Yi Chen, but it would be better to let it hurt more than to let it hurt more.

After thinking for a moment, he slowly spoke up, "Hong Zhong, was personally bestowed with the title of imperial concubine by the late emperor. "The Ministry of Rites will do as the emperor wishes."

Hearing this, the Minister of Rites bowed his head and accepted the order, "Yes, this subordinate will handle it as soon as possible."

After approximately another two hours or so, the various ministers could clearly feel that after seeing the 'unknown origin' scarf, His Majesty the Regent's mood had improved quite a bit. In between his brows, there was always a smile that they had never seen before.

After the discussion was over, all the ministers got up and said their goodbyes one by one. After everyone had left, Baili Mingyue rubbed the space between her eyebrows to ease her fatigue, before standing up, "Take a bath and change."

The servants immediately accepted the order to prepare the bath water.

Not long after, Baili Mingyue was done bathing. She took a long robe from a servant and put it on gracefully.

Seeing that, Wu Shang was startled, but after that he opened his mouth: "Master, it's so late, you still want to go out?" He had thought that after Master's bath, he was going to rest.

But, Master was wearing a luxurious robe and had a jade belt around his waist, where did he show any signs of resting?

Hearing that, the corner of Baili Mingyue's lips curled up into a beautiful smile, as if she was an immortal. Her eyes that were as beautiful as the moonlight were also filled with a doting expression, as she tidied her clothes, she gently spoke out: "The girl wants to see me, so I'll be leaving first. Go to the Shezhengwang's Palace now, take the medicine Mo Chen prepared, and then rush to the ten li of the Xiangyang's peach forest to meet me."

After he had finished speaking, he left, preparing to set off through the night.

Wu Shang heard and was startled. Girl? He should be referring to Hong Zhong!

But didn't Hong Zhong already return to the Jinzhou City, and she has already been gone for two days, is Master planning to chase after him?!