Chapter 133:
Gao Yongrong said in a trembling voice, "Uncle, niece, I don't know what you mean by that. How can niece not be able to do it, why did you make uncle misunderstand to this point?"
"King Xin'an defeated the palace that night, even I know that His Majesty often stayed in the garden during those days, let alone him? Since he has the heart of forcing the palace, even if it is to get His Majesty's letter and seal, he will hold the Su Weijun for his use. , why didn't he think that if His Majesty stayed in Lin Yuan that night, he would need to send someone to rush in at the first moment? Otherwise, if His Majesty showed up, what would be the use of him even if he had a seal in hand? I rushed to the palace. At that time, you were not seriously injured, but he was already dead. It can be seen how intense the conflict was at that time, but the person who sent to Lin Yuan to rescue His Majesty came back and said that there was no movement in Lin Yuan, and His Majesty also saw the person I sent, and only then did he know that he was out of the palace. such a big deal.”
He looked at Gao Yongrong, whose face was gradually turning pale.
"This is unreasonable. Xiao Daocheng decided that night to take risks to force the palace, and even dared to swing a knife at the current queen, it was another sudden incident. Such an important step, he should not be unprepared."
"I thought it was strange at the time, but your explanation sounded flawless, so I didn't think about it any further. Now that I think back, based on his actions at the time, it seems more like he first entered that night. When I was in the palace, I didn't make up my mind to break up with Xiao Shi."
"Your Majesty is not in the palace, so coincidentally, he died in front of you that night!"
"Queen Mother!"
Gao Qiao drank abruptly and stared at Gao Yongrong in front of him with a very stern tone.
"When he entered the palace that night, did he ask you to discuss countermeasures at first?"
"Has he been killed by you?"
"You killed him, did you collude with him before and did something that I was afraid I would know about?"
He questioned three times in a row, causing Gao Yongrong to be completely stunned.
That night, after learning that Xiao Daocheng was invisible in front of Gao Qiao, she was afraid that she would be involved. She made a decisive decision and immediately made a decision to remove him.
She thought to herself that she had dealt with everything that night and would never leave any clues that would make Gao Qiao suspicious, let alone any evidence that could catch her.
After so long, she thought that the events of that night would sink into the sea, and no one would know about it except herself in this life. Never imagined that now, because of the flaw left by Xiao Daocheng that day, it would lead to Gao Qiao's suspicion and let him know the truth of the matter.
Lucky in misfortune. It seems that Gao Qiao did not have any conclusive evidence. Everything just now was just an inference he made based on Xiao Daocheng's abnormal behavior.
But even so, under the gaze of Gao Qiao's two sharp-edged eyes, Gao Yongrong's complexion was so white that his blood almost faded.
She froze for a moment, then suddenly knelt down and walked in front of Gao Qiao.
"Uncle! Now, I don't dare to hide it anymore. Uncle, you are right. Xiao Daocheng and I did have secret contacts before. In fact, not only now, my niece met him before leaving the cabinet. I hate it. I was ignorant at the time, and was deceived by him. After getting married, after a few years of stability, I went back to Jiankang with the late emperor. Your Majesty is very respectful, but secretly blackmails me with the mistakes I made when I was young and ignorant, forcing me to obey him."
"Uncle, Xiao Daocheng is a person with deep scheming and a beast-like heart. He is intent on usurping power. When his uncle chose him to succeed him, he knew that his uncle wanted to retire at that time, and the court was ruled by an aristocratic family. Even if he ascended the throne and became emperor, Afraid that he would also be caught by the officials of power and would not end well, that's why he acted slyly and deliberately recommended the late emperor to ascend to the throne. His plan was to ambush and secretly make arrangements, and when the family was eliminated in the future, he would also take control of the power, and it would be easy to usurp the throne at that time."
She burst into tears.
"Uncle, how dare you let uncle know about the scandalous things that niece did when she was young and ignorant? Threatened by Xiao Daocheng, I could only bear it for a while. I didn't expect that that night, he suddenly led someone into the palace. How could I be willing to listen to him and harm my uncle? Seeing him **** His Majesty's seal, I got into a fight with him and got stabbed by him. What happened next, uncle, you already know, and God opened his eyes , the palace guard arrived in time, and the niece survived by luck."
"What the niece did at the time was really wrong. No wonder you were suspicious of me, uncle. After being rescued at that time, he should have been saved and convicted. But the niece was selfish, afraid that he would tell me about the scandal between me and him in the past. Bad. My reputation is nothing more than a matter of His Majesty's face, and even more to the face of the Gao family. At that time, I really hated him, and when the palace guard killed him to protect me, my niece didn't stop him in time..."
"Uncle, you questioned Shaw just now. That Xiao Daocheng coerced his niece to obey him, and knew that his niece was unwilling to tell me everything. My niece swears to God that Xiao Daocheng didn't mention Shao when he was with me before. Shi's half sentence! It was only after the palace change that night that my niece knew that there was such a thing..."
She burst into tears.
"My niece has been burdened by her status over the years. Although she lost her mind and did a lot of wrong things, she has always treated her uncle and aunt like her parents. After the palace change, her niece knew that Shaw Brothers existed. I wanted to kill her, so as not to leave her to disturb my aunt. But at that time, my uncle had no intention of killing her, and my niece didn't dare to call the shots. If I knew that Shaw's intentions were so vicious, my uncle was against it at the time, and I decided not to let her die. !"
Gao Qiao looked stiff.
"Uncle, think about it, when my aunt had an accident, there was a rebellion in the southeast, and the rebels in Jingzhou also attacked Jiankang at any time. What's the benefit to me? No matter how cruel I am, I would never dare to put my mind on my aunt's head.
When she finished, she fell to the ground, sobbing softly.
Gao Qiao's face was pale, and he stared at the jumping candle before the case, his eyes were stagnant for a long time, as if he was talking to Gao Yongrong, and even more as if he was talking to himself, "Over the years, I think that Being conscientious and diligent in governing the country can be regarded as giving all of your strength and not daring to be slack. However, in my hands, this court has not only not improved at all, but has fallen into depression and almost overturned, so that it has reached the point of being out of control. If I die to benefit the people, I will continue to stay in the imperial court, and I will also be a vegetarian meal. It is better to follow the times and leave as soon as possible, and leave the affairs of the court in the hands of people who are really useful. This imperial court may still be able to meet the spring..."
His two eyes slowly turned to Gao Yongrong's face.
"You don't believe in Li Mu. I didn't believe it before. But now, I have no doubts about him."
"If he had different intentions, when the country was in great chaos, he could have traveled a long way to wait until the imperial court overturned and then bring troops back to take advantage of the fisherman. But he didn't. Based on this alone, he could afford it. Loyalty and straightness."
"Queen Mother!"
He stared at Gao Yongrong's eyes and said word by word, "I just told you that, the purpose is not to clear up the past with you. I want you to know that at this time of internal and external troubles, as a The Empress Dowager Dayu, her eyes can be blocked by the palace wall, but she must have the world in her heart!"
"What is an aristocratic family? What is aristocratic? Nobility is not born with a surname that is superior to others. It is about dealing with people. You must have the bearing and heart to match your status. Those of you who used yourself to save others are not in the mainstream. The means, if you use it to govern the country in the future, it will not be intimidated by me, and the death of the Southern Dynasty will not be morning or evening!”
Gao Yongrong's face was red and white: "Uncle taught me so earnestly, no matter how stubborn my niece is, she will not dare to ignore it."
Gao Qiao said: "Just remember this. With Li Mu here, you don't have to worry about foreign enemies. You can hire people according to the list, implement tax cuts, and let the people rest and recuperate. Even in a disaster year, there will be no major troubles."
"My uncle's teachings, niece must keep in mind. Please rest assured, uncle." Gao Yongrong said with tears.
Gao Qiao said: "I've said all this, and I'm fine here. Go back to the palace."
Gao Yongrong nodded at him, wiped the tears from his face, slowly got up from the ground, opened the door, and walked out.
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Luo Shen just led the young emperor out of his father's study, and just after he came out, several palace servants came up to serve. She was by the side, and after waiting for a long time, she finally saw Gao Yongrong come out and hurried to meet her. Seeing her eyes were slightly puffy, she seemed to have some traces of crying, but the smile on her face was still the same, suppressing her doubts, naturally not. Will ask half a sentence.
After seeing off Gao Yongrong and Young Emperor, Luo Shen, with doubts in his heart, hurried back to his father's study, and saw that he was still sitting in the center of the square couch, with his eyes closed, motionless, as if he was in a state of concentration, and his face was grayish-white. , looked a little scary, and couldn't help worrying. For a while, he didn't care about asking anything else, and asked, "Aye, what's wrong with you? But you're not feeling well?"
Gao Qiao slowly opened his eyes.
Luo Shen saw a bloodshot in his eyes, and became more worried. He hurriedly stepped forward to help him, and said, "Aye, if you are tired, your daughter will take you back to your room, you should rest early..."
Gao Qiao smiled slightly, followed Luoshen's support, got up from the couch, and said dumbly, "Don't worry, Aye is fine..."
Before he could finish a sentence, Luo Shen saw the pain on his face, leaned forward slightly, and vomited a mouthful of blood.
"Aye!"
Luoshen turned pale in shock, and while holding on to his unsteady father, he turned his head and called out loudly.
The door was pushed open, Li Mu walked in quickly, and supported Gao Qiao.
Gao Qiao calmed down, slowly pushed Li Mu's hand away, stood up straight, and instructed Gao Qi, who was running after hearing the sound, "Gather the clan, and gather at the Gao's ancestral hall in three days, I have something to say. "
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Father rested for a few days, and his spirit finally seemed to be better.
Luoshen asked the imperial doctor in private, and the imperial doctor said that Gao Xianggong's hematemesis was caused by liver failure and stagnation of Qi.
Luo Shen was a little relieved.
On that day, the members of the Gao family who were left in the capital of the senior clan, no less than a dozen people in total, all gathered in the ancestral hall.
Gao Yun, Gao Yin and Gao Huan all came.
Gao Qiao first called Gao Yun into the study alone, and had a private chat with him for a while. Luoshen was outside, and faintly heard a few words from his father and uncle.
The father was explaining to his uncle why he entrusted Gao Yin as the head of the family. The uncle seemed to express understanding. After a while, the two of them came out. Luo Shen saw his uncle bow his head slightly, the corners of his eyes seemed to be a little red, and he walked forward with his father without saying a word.
According to the practice of the people of the time, the previous generation of the patriarch of the big family can only be transferred to the next successor when he dies.
Gao Qiao announced in public that when he was away in the future, Gao Yin would be in charge of the Gao family. And because Gao Yun has high seniority and qualifications, if Gao Yin is undecided, he should discuss with Gao Yun more.
Gao Yin is the next head of the Gao family that Gao Qiao has already chosen. The Gao family has such a change, Gao Qiao is disheartened, and may leave the capital in the future to travel around the world. , Hearing his announcement at this moment did not cause much shock.
Everyone whispered to each other for a while, some congratulated Gao Yin, and some asked Gao Qiao about his future whereabouts. Naturally, many of them cast a strange look at Gao Yun secretly.
Gao Yin was unable to resign, so he knelt down to thank Gao Qiao, got up and came to Gao Yun, greeted him respectfully, and said that he needed more help in the future.
Gao Yun laughed, took Gao Yin's arm, and patted it, not accepting it. For a while, the atmosphere in the ancestral hall was harmonious, and there was laughter and laughter.
That night, Gao Fu held a family banquet, and Li Mu and Luoshen attended. During the banquet, everyone scrambled to toast Li Mu, and Li Mu refused to come. After the banquet, he was slightly drunk, and Luoshen sent him back to his room.
Not long after the two entered the house, the servant girl outside came to call, saying that everyone had asked the little lady to go to the study and had something to say.
Luoshen was helping Li Mu undress when suddenly he heard his father call him alone, he couldn't help but hesitate, stopped his hand and looked at Li Mu.
Li Mu shook her hand lightly and said, "Go, don't let father-in-law wait for a long time."