mtl008 Chapter 352: Conferred the title of Mang Consort
Chapter 352: Conferred the title of Mang Consort
Beimang Mission Posthouse.
The original plan was to sign the treaty and attend Emperor Jingde's birthday celebration before departing north. However, the emperor's sudden death marked the beginning of a new imperial power transition, and Tuoba Rao was seriously injured in the incident. The delegation has remained in vain ever since.
Tuoba Rao has been recovering from his injuries for over a month, and his injuries have recurred and shown no improvement. Now he has difficulty moving while lying in bed.
At this moment, she barely supported herself on the bed, her face pale and cold as she stared at the red objects in the room before her, and said coldly:
"What does it mean?"
The eunuch Shun on the opposite side flicked his whisk with great joy and said with a smile:
"Congratulations, Princess! The Emperor has issued an edict conferring the title of Consort Mang. Today, we are here to take Her Majesty into the palace."
"roll!"
Tuoba Rao roared, propped herself up and sat up from the bed, pointing at Shun Dajian and angrily said:
"Tell Pei Heng to come see me! He promised me that he would protect my life and send me back to Beimang safely! Where's Pei Heng? Tell him to get out!"
Shun Dajian smiled and said:
"Oh, why is Concubine Mang angry on such a happy day? Beimang and Daqi have signed a peace treaty, and it also coincides with the ascension of our new emperor. The emperor has already sent a letter to the emperor of Beimang, telling him that he is willing to marry the princess and take her into his harem to show his determination to maintain eternal friendship between the two countries. The emperor of Beimang has also agreed."
Tuoba Rao's vicious eyes suddenly swept over the envoy beside him.
The envoy hurried forward and saluted, saying:
"The eunuch is right. The Emperor has indeed agreed to this matter."
Tuoba Rao punched the edge of the bed softly and roared:
"Impossible! There's no way my royal brother would agree to this! He won't abandon me. I'm his most beloved sister! How could he have the heart to marry me off to Daqi? He must have been deceived by you little villains!"
The envoy said with great fear:
"Your Highness has wronged me. Furthermore, when this matter spread back to Beimang, the people of Beimang knew that the princess had traveled thousands of miles to marry a foreign princess for the sake of peace in Beimang. This heroic act has won praise from the entire nation! Your Highness is righteous, and I congratulate you on your wedding!"
Tuoba Rao's face looked ashen.
"I want to go back! I don't want to stay in this damn place! Brother, you can't abandon me! Ah!"
She threw herself up and fell off the bed.
Shun Dajian cried out in pain and quickly asked someone to come forward to help him.
"Empress Mang, your injuries are serious, so just lie down and don't move."
Tuoba Rao threw away the maid who came forward to help her, glared at Shun Dajian fiercely with blazing eyes, and said angrily:
"Pei Heng! It's Pei Heng who hurt me! How come this minor injury hasn't healed after so long? You losers! Idiots! Idiots! Maggots! Poisonous scorpions! You teamed up with Pei Heng to take revenge on me and made me paralyzed in bed, right?"
As she said that, she slammed her legs.
But even though she had tried her best, her fists were still soft and without any strength, and her legs were more like two pieces of wood growing on her body, without any feeling!
"Ah! Ah! Ah! Pei Heng! You villain! Come out and see me! I'm going to kill you! You don't keep your word and you're ungrateful. I'm going to chop off your legs and hands, chop you into mud and feed you to the dogs! And your wife, son, daughter, everyone you cherish! Ah! Hahahahahahaha..."
Tuoba Rao went completely crazy.
Shun Dajian covered his mouth with his hands in disgust and urged:
"Why don't you hurry up and help the queen get dressed and wash up, or you won't be able to enter the palace. You are a bunch of idiots!"
"Yes!"
The palace maids began to dress up Tuoba Rao in a hurry.
Tuoba Rao struggled desperately, but her whole body was weak, and her legs and feet were inconvenient, so she had to rely on her two hands to wave around. Gradually, she collapsed to the ground due to exhaustion, and could only howl in her mouth as she was at the mercy of others.
Shun Dajian shook his head and retreated with the envoy.
He wiped away his tears and said:
"How pitiful! The princess is so young and useless."
The envoy asked anxiously:
"Master, is there really nothing you can do?"
Shun Dajian said sadly:
"Your Excellency, it's no secret that that night was truly treacherous. Prince Kang was determined to silence the witnesses. The knife used to kill the princess was laced with poison, and the poison was potent. If it weren't for the Imperial Hospital's dedicated efforts, the princess would have died long ago. Although her life has been saved, the poison has seeped into her limbs and bones. Now her legs can't move, and in the future, neither her hands nor her body will be able to move. Only her head remains, and eventually, only her eyes."
The more Shun Dajian spoke, the more frightened he became, and his voice began to tremble.
When mentioning that night, the envoy was still terrified and nodded repeatedly, saying:
"The princess is so ill, and His Majesty the Emperor Beimang is deeply saddened by the sudden news. However, His Majesty the Emperor Daqi is magnanimous and still accepts the princess and will take care of her for the rest of her life. Your Majesty is very relieved."
Having said that, in fact, when Emperor Beimang heard that his sister was deposed, he readily agreed because at least he could get some benefits in exchange for the marriage.
Moreover, Tuoba Rao's constant wars had exhausted Beimang, and the government and the people had long been complaining. Now that she could exchange her broken body for some benefits, no one would be unhappy.
She was abandoned by her beloved brother and the entire Beimang.
Shun Dajian nodded and said, "Don't worry, envoy. Our new emperor of Daqi is kind and benevolent. He will definitely treat Concubine Mang well. The empress dowager is also very skilled in medicine and will definitely be able to cure Concubine Mang."
Although he said so, in fact, the poison was ordered by the emperor.
Tuoba Rao had committed so many evil things that the Emperor would never allow her to return safely. However, that day, she forced Duke Dingguo to swear a poisonous oath, so the Emperor had to come up with this circuitous solution.
For now, Tuoba Rao has decided to stay in Daqi.
Moreover, the rest of her life will be a dwindling one. She will gradually lose her ability to move and become completely paralyzed in bed, becoming a living dead with only her thoughts moving!
After entering the palace, she would be under the watchful eyes of the Empress Dowager, who would naturally take good care of her.
Letting her be abandoned by her country and family for the rest of her life, and dying in agony and torture, can be considered revenge for the Duke of Dingguo and the millions of innocent people in the North!
……
After hearing Pei Heng talk about Tuoba Rao's fate, Su Li said:
"Wouldn't that be an injustice to the Emperor?"
Pei Heng smiled and said, "For the emperor, marrying anyone would be an injustice. However, he used to be a prince and a prince, so he still had a way out. But now he has no way out."
"What's wrong? But they forced him to take a queen?"
Su Li asked.
"What's coming will eventually come. He's been delaying this matter for so long, it has to be resolved."
Yes, since ancient times, there has never been an emperor who made a man his queen, right?
Su Li was a little worried about the emperor.
……
In the palace, Li Guo, who had become the emperor, was also worried.
The imperial study was piled high with memorials, most of which advised him to establish a queen, and a small number discussed how to deal with King Kang.
Looking at this pile of things, he felt overwhelmed.
"Where's Zhong Huai?"
He rubbed his swollen eyebrows and asked.
"Your Majesty, Lord Sun fell asleep in the side hall after reviewing the official documents." The trusted eunuch whispered.
"Let's go and see him."
Li Guo shook his dragon robe, stood up from behind the pile of documents, and walked towards the side hall.