Chapter 680: Cuscuta Cousin 43
Time flies.
In the blink of an eye, a month has passed.
The new emperor followed the old custom and replaced months with days in mourning.
Therefore, the expiration of thirty-six days also marked the end of the national mourning period.
The new emperor did not hide his temper at all after he became a filial concubine and issued an order for a beauty contest!
Beauties from all corners of the world came to the capital.
Imperial Palace, Guangming Hall.
The new emperor looked at the list of candidates for the imperial selection in the capital, and was very dissatisfied without noticing the momentary pain in his heart.
"No noble ladies from the Fu and Xiao families entered the palace?"
The eunuch's eyes rolled, thinking of someone's order and the silver in his arms, he said inconspicuously: "Your Majesty, the Fu and Xiao families have no daughters at the moment, so naturally there is no one on the list of candidates. But..."
"Stop talking nonsense and speak quickly!" The new emperor was dissatisfied. He picked up the memorial on the table and threw it at him.
The head eunuch felt a pain in his head and knelt down quickly: "Your Majesty, the Xiao family doesn't have one, but the Fu family has an unmarried cousin."
The new emperor was stunned, his gloomy face looked quite feminine: "The cousin who is engaged to Xiao Ye Ze?"
Speaking of this, the new emperor became even more unhappy, and his anger was rising. If it weren't for her, the two women of the Fu family would have been caught last time. Now, not only did they alert the enemy, but those women even brought guards with them when they went out.
I don’t know what those guards do for a living, they guard the place so tightly that it’s hard to take action.
"Pah!" There was a loud bang. Thinking of this, the new emperor waved his hand and swept all the documents on the table to the ground: "What a bunch of useless people! They are incapable of doing anything good, but always do harm."
"Your Majesty, rest your anger."
The chief eunuch shouted loudly. Without making any noise, but with ill intentions, "Your Majesty, you are the emperor, and you rule the world. The cousin of the Fu family is at least a member of the Fu family. The Fu family and the Xiao family have no daughters, so you should send that girl up to us."
The eunuch was filled with resentment towards the Xiao and Fu families. His mother was from Nanyue and his family died in the war. In the battle that led to the tragic death of his relatives, the generals from the Fu and Xiao families led the troops.
These people were all his enemies. Thinking of what that person said, he paused and became even more attentive and flattering: "If Prince Xiao knows what's good for him, he should be sensible and give in."
Upon hearing this, the new emperor was obviously moved, but still a little hesitant.
"He is just a prince. If he dares to disobey, Your Majesty will find a reason to punish him. Do you think he dares to snatch someone from Your Majesty?"
"If he really dares to rob it, it would be a violation of the emperor's authority and a disrespect for the emperor's grace! It is extremely disrespectful!"
Upon hearing this, the new emperor's expression became more and more arrogant.
The chief eunuch saw this, glanced at the incense rising from the side, his eyes flickered slightly, and said in a low voice, as if tempting: "Your Majesty, when that woman enters the palace, you can do whatever you want with her. No matter how dissatisfied Prince Xiao is, he can only watch his fiancée become yours."
When the new emperor heard this, he obviously thought of the blood-boiling scene, and he began to show a crazy smile.
But at this moment, there was a sharp pain in my heart and a mouthful of blood flowed from the corner of my mouth.
Then, he fell straight to the ground.
"Your Majesty!" The eunuch was shocked.
In panic, he quickly took out a box from his arms and immediately put it under the new emperor's nose.
As soon as he got close, a poisonous insect poked its head out of the box and crawled directly into the new emperor's nose.
The new emperor's expression looked a little better after the poisonous insect entered.
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The next day, the new emperor went to court in a listless state, with even more violent eyes.
"The daughters of the two Dukes Fu and Xiao used to be in the harem."
"My harem is also short of these people. Now, the Xiao family has no daughter, and the Fu family..." He paused, looked at Xiao Ye Ze, and said as a matter of course: "The Fu family also has one... Prince Xiao, although you have been engaged to the cousin of the Fu family, after all, you haven't married into the family, so it doesn't count..."
Full of uproar.
"Your Majesty, do you want the world to laugh at you for coveting the wife of a minister?"
Xiao Ye Ze's peach blossom eyes turned cold and icy, with a murderous look in his eyes that made people feel frightened, as if his smiles in the past were all an illusion. When his back straightened, he looked like a sharp arrow about to be drawn.
"I'm sorry I can't agree to that."
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Mansion of Duke Fu.
After the Fu family learned about what happened in the court, they were even more furious, but the new emperor did not restrain himself at all. He even sent people to the Fu family to deliver gifts, obviously unwilling to give up.
in the afternoon.
Xiao Ye Ze came to the door.
"Ms. Shen, if I speak up now, I may seem like I'm taking advantage of someone who is in trouble." Xiao Ye Ze looked at Sheng Huan, suppressing his uneasiness: "But, are you willing to marry me?"
Now, it is the best option for them to get married.
Sheng Huan held the handkerchief in his hand. In fact, the new emperor would not live long, of course, no one knew this.
She said softly: "Actually, this matter has nothing to do with you."
"No." Xiao Ye Ze shook his head, perhaps because of the dark and mean nature in his heart: "Yes. The emperor has grievances against the Fu and Xiao families, and even more so against me. You are holding the title of my fiancée, and he will not give up."
"Will you be nice to me?" Sheng Huan raised her eyes. She looked at the handsome face of the man, his peach blossom eyes, which were too intoxicating at this moment.
"Yes!" Xiao Ye Ze realized something and nodded seriously.
He met the woman's bright eyes, suppressed the joy in his heart, and replaced it with heaviness. He chose to tell her everything: "Miss Shen. I was poisoned before, and the doctor said I don't have many years to live. After we get married, if you meet someone you like..."
"If..." He held the sword tighter and tighter, and his throat became dryer and dryer. In the end, he couldn't say anything, so he just said:
"I hope you're doing well."
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ps: My dears, there should be divisions in this world.