Time is slow

   Chapter 819 Viewing the Lamp

   Trouble always has to be resolved.

   Ever since Qingliang Mountain, Shao Mingyuan felt the strangeness of Emperor Taixiang. Recently, this feeling has become more and more intense. Today, when the officials are congratulating him, Emperor Taixiang looks at him, which makes him feel the urge to beat people.

   Of course, these are all tolerable, but the Empress Dowager and the Emperor attack Zhaozhao, this is absolutely unbearable.

   Shao Mingyuan rubbed his chin lightly, his eyes getting colder.

  The lantern market started on the eighth day of the first lunar month. People dressed in new clothes took to the streets. During the day, the dazzling performances were dazzling. At night, those lanterns were lit up.

  The mountain shed in front of the Xuande Building has been set up. On the day of the Lantern Festival, according to the custom, the emperor will bring his harem concubines and royal family members to the Xuande Building to feast and enjoy the lanterns.

  The princes and princesses died one after another, and there was another physical problem. Emperor Taixiang was depressed, and this year's Lantern Festival lost his interest in viewing lanterns.

   Empress Dowager Yang said: "Now that the emperor has no children, there must be a lot of speculation in front of him. In order to stabilize people's hearts, the emperor should not be so decadent, not even going to appreciate the lanterns during the Lantern Festival."

   Emperor Taixiang was still hesitating, but the Empress Dowager Yang said earnestly: "Your Majesty, this is your third year on the throne. The Lantern Festival viewing lanterns is a rare opportunity to have fun with the people. If you don't show up, it will also be a blow to the people's hearts."

   Emperor Taixiang had to come down: "Although I am having fun with the people, after all, the weather is cold and the ground is freezing, so I won't go with the eldest princess."

   Empress Dowager Yang smiled: "The eldest princess is still young, so let her mother and concubine stay in the palace with her."

   Soon the Lantern Festival came, and the people knew that the Son of Heaven would ascend to the Xuande Tower to admire the lanterns, and they rushed to the imperial street after rushing to the imperial street.

  When it was auspicious, Emperor Taixiang led the mighty crowd to the Xuande Building amid cheers.

   At that time, when the lanterns were first launched, there were dragon lanterns, umbrella lanterns, lotus lanterns, and countless lanterns with different shapes, rich and elegant, and the lanterns competed for brilliance.

  In the sound of music, hundreds of operas such as singing and dancing, acrobatics, ball swords, and corners were performed diligently. One by one, the programs were wonderful and attracted people to watch.

   "Your Majesty, the lamp building is going to be on, please move to the front of the building."

   Emperor Taixiang stood up and said to Empress Yang, "Grandmother, grandson will help you."

  In front of everyone, the filial piety of Emperor Taixiang made Empress Dowager Yang feel very glorious, and nodded with a smile.

  Emperor Taixiang supported Empress Dowager Yang, the Empress followed closely, followed by concubines with titles, surrounded by the servants out of the elegant room, and stood in front of the white jade railing of Xuande Building.

  The people found the emperor in Xuande upstairs, and immediately shouted "long live" and knelt down.

   Tensioned the guards who surrounded Xuande Building, and could not help but clenched the scabbard around their waists.

   The lights were like day, and Emperor Taixiang climbed high and looked into the distance, and the crowd of black people all knelt down at their feet. At that moment, a sense of pride was born.

   These are his subjects, it feels so good to be the king of a country!

   Enjoyed the kneeling and worship of thousands of people for a moment. Emperor Taixiang raised his hands and held it up, and the people stood up one after another.

   was very happy, and when the beaming music reached its peak, the lamp building not far from Xuande Building suddenly lit up.

  The lamp building is more than a hundred feet high, and it lights up a little from the bottom up, as if the stars in the sky are falling into the world one by one, making the people watching the lamp hold their breath.

   In an instant, the entire lamp building was lit up, splendid and resplendent.

  The cheers of the shaking of the earth and the mountains came like a wave, accompanied by the sound of "Long live".

   Emperor Taixiang leaned against the white jade railing and couldn't help but magnify his smile.

  The grandmother is right, at this time, enjoying the admiration and worship of countless people, no matter how big the troubles will be left behind for the time being.

   "Look at the sky!"

   With the shouts of countless people, Emperor Taixiang couldn't help but look up.

   Gorgeous fireworks burst into the sky, as if bringing the spring scene to the night sky.

   At that time, the sky was bright, and the ground was also bright. At this moment, the fireworks in the sky and the lanterns on the ground intersected, and the snow on the eaves and the ice on the tip of the branches were shining brightly, as if all the darkness was dispelled.

  People are fascinated by the magnificent scenery in front of them, and they only feel intoxicated, even the nobles upstairs in Xuande are no exception.

   At this moment, the person hidden in the dark bent the bow and pulled the string, and a transparent arrow flew through the lights and fireworks to the Xuande Building, and no one noticed it in such a lively situation.

  The arrow hit the back of the Queen Mother Yang's head accurately and instantly turned into countless ice crystal fragments and disappeared without a trace.

   Empress Dowager Yang's miserable cries were drowned out by the cheers of the people, and the people downstairs didn't even notice the escorting guards.

  Only Emperor Taixiang, who was close at hand, watched Empress Dowager Yang fall down in front of him, his face instantly pale as snow.

   "Help, help—" Taixiang Emperor opened his mouth and shouted, the huge fear seemed to be strangling his throat by an invisible big hand, making him only let out a vague hissing sound.

   "Empress Dowager, what's wrong with you?" The queen reacted and went to help Empress Yang in a panic.

   Several concubines screamed.

   "Your Majesty, come inside!" Wei Wuxie pulled the dumbfounded Emperor Taixiang inside.

  Taixiang Emperor looked around blankly with trembling lips, as if to find the figure that would make him feel at ease, but at the moment when the sky suddenly darkened after the fireworks went out, he only saw a pair of eyes that were as bright as stars.

   Those eyes are as beautiful as gems, but they are cold and without a trace of temperature.

  Taixiang Emperor's eyes darkened, and he passed out completely.

  I don't know how long it took, and when Emperor Taixiang woke up again, he was already in the familiar palace.

   "Your Majesty, you're awake!" A surprised shout came.

   Emperor Taixiang suddenly sat up, looked at the familiar environment, and murmured, "Is it another nightmare?"

   Meeting Wei Wuxie's surprised face, Emperor Taixiang calmed down and asked, "Where's the Empress Dowager?"

  The joy on Wei Wuxie's face immediately faded away and replaced with mourning: "Emperor, Empress Dowager—"

   "Say, what happened to the Empress Dowager?"

   "The Empress Dowager has collapsed—" Wei Wuxie fell to the ground and wept.

   Emperor Taixiang shook his body and closed his eyes while holding on to the bedpost.

  One arrow, one pair of eyes.

   Emperor Taixiang suddenly gave a shudder and opened his eyes again. He asked in a hoarse voice, "Where's that arrow?"

   "What arrow?" Wei Wuxie looked blank.

   "The arrow that killed the Empress Dowager!"

   Wei Wuxie was even more at a loss.

   "Go and call me the commander of Jinlinwei!" The fear in Emperor Taixiang's heart was like a wave of waves, almost drowning him, but the idea of ​​being obsessed with the cause of Empress Dowager Yang's death made him support it hard.

   Jiang Shishi came over not long after.

   In the palace change in Qingliang Mountain, Jiang Shiyi led the Jinlin Guard to fight against Jiang Yuanchao stubbornly. Emperor Taixiang was quite satisfied with his performance, so he was appointed as the commander of the Jinlin Guard after he ascended the throne.

   After listening to Emperor Taixiang's question, Jiang Shiyi replied truthfully: "Afterwards, Wei Chen led someone to conduct a careful search, and there was nothing hurtful upstairs in Xuande."

   (end of this chapter)