Chapter 18 Chapter Fourteen The Queen's Tragedy

After a long cry, the emperor's imperial chariot made a sharp turn, and a group of people followed and left the long gate officer. ... After hearing this, Ajiao Chen fainted with a cry of "Ah!" Chen Ajiao in the cold palace was leaning against the door and weeping. Sizhu music and singing came from not far away. She knew that Wei Zifu was singing and dancing to Emperor Wu again. Thinking of herself as a deposed queen, the pain in her heart was like General knife cut. A gust of wind blew by, and she couldn't help shivering. She felt that her heart was cold and her body was cold, and she felt that life would be worse than death... She went back to the back room, walked slowly to the back of the bed, found a white scarf and cried bitterly... …

"Come here, come here!" The palace yelled when they found that A-Jiao had hanged herself. "The eldest princess is here!" The eldest princess came in a hurry, seeing that A-Jiao had been rescued, she had a sore nose, threw herself on A-Jiao, hugged A-Jiao's head and cried loudly: "My poor Jiaoer, how could you leave me behind?" Gillian opened her eyes and looked at her mother, with tears welling up in her eyes... "Jiao'er, if you want to survive, your mother will definitely find a way for you. Jiao'er, you have to think about it." The eldest princess asked the attendants: "Did you report to the emperor?"

"Reported, the emperor only said to send her the imperial doctor." "The imperial doctor? I don't want to come and see myself. She is the deposed empress, and I am still the eldest princess." Gillian cried again: "Liu Che is too ruthless, how could he be emperor if he wasn't a mother?" "Yes, the emperor is too heartless, but you can't say this now, and it's useless. Let your mother figure out a way for you." The imperial doctor came and prescribed a prescription for Gillian, saying that it was liver depression, and withdrew after prescribing the prescription.

The maid brought the medicine, and the eldest princess gave A-Jiao the medicine spoonful by spoonful, persuading her while feeding the medicine. The eldest princess looked at the poem Gillian copied on the table: Ah Jiao said: "This is the poem I swore to the emperor, and now he has completely forgotten it." After hearing this, the eldest princess had an idea and said: "There is a way, Jiaoer, take a good rest. Mother went to Sima Xiangru and asked him to write an essay to wake up the emperor. I heard that Sima Xiangru's article was very well written. Shen Yun." Gillian was noncommittal, looking out the window blankly...

In a house next to Emperor Wen's cemetery, Zhuo Wenjun was playing the piano, and Sima Xiangru was writing a poem to the sound of the piano. Sima Xiangru put down his pen and went to the toilet.When I came back, I sat down and sighed, "Oh, if it wasn't for Xiao Jieduo's illness, it would not be my wish to be a cemetery guard here." Zhuo Wenjun put down the piano and persuaded: "Husband, your talent is writing articles. You are a small official in order to make a living around the capital, why should you care about it?" "Oh, ma'am, how can this be a husband's ambition!"

Suddenly heard: "The eldest princess is here." Sima Xiangru and his wife rushed out of the house and knelt down to greet them. "I send my greetings to the eldest princess." "The woman pays her respects to the Eldest Princess." After the eldest princess was seated, Sima Xiangru said: "It is a great honor for the princess to visit my humble house. I wonder what advice the princess has for me?" The eldest princess clapped her hands, and the attendants lined up, and he offered all kinds of generous gifts, including a plate containing a hundred taels of gold in front of Sima Xiangru.

Sima Xiangru was stunned. "Princess, this is..." "My princess has something to ask, I wonder if Master Sima is willing to help?" Sima Xiangru hurriedly said: "Princess, just give me orders if you need them. How can I not help you?" "Okay. Doctor Sima is worthy of a generation of literati, bold and righteous. It's like this, the current emperor dotes on Wei Zifu, and the matter of Empress Chen being deposed, must Master Sima know? Jiaoer was demoted to Nagato Palace with tears every day I wash my face, I don’t think about tea and rice, so I want to ask Lord Sima to write an essay on this to impress the emperor’s heart, I wonder if Lord Sima will agree to it.”

Sima Xiangru was taken aback when he heard this, and quickly agreed: "I will follow orders." "Okay. Thank you Lord Sima. These small gifts are just a small thing. If you can make the emperor change his mind, I will thank you very much." "Present the gift to Lord Sima." The eldest princess ordered to the attendants. Sima Xiangru had no choice but to accept it. The eldest princess said again: "Lord Sima, your "Zixu Fu" and "Shanglin Fu" are highly appreciated by the emperor. I believe in your literary talent." "The princess deserves the award. However, although I am not talented, since the princess entrusts me, I will do my best."

"Then please." "The eldest princess starts driving." Sima Xiangru and his wife sent the eldest princess out of the house and returned to the house. They looked at the hundred taels of gold in relative silence. "What should I do?" Sima Xiangru said, "If I don't make it right, the Emperor will be killed if I offend him!" Zhuo Wenjun comforted: "My husband, don't worry, in my opinion, the current emperor is not only a person who is ruthless, but also a person who values ​​affection. If we write a word of love, then we will be able to impress the emperor, and will not cause trouble. "

Sima Xiangru's eyes lit up, "Madam's words are very true, just write about Empress Chen's thoughts, and never touch the emperor's shortcomings... Yes, just write like this." Zhuo Wenjun said: "I heard that Chen Ajiao is very pitiful. She leans against the door and weeps every day, hoping that the emperor will go crazy... The emperor is too ungrateful. If there is no eldest princess, how can he be emperor." "Shh, keep your voice down, if it reaches the emperor's ears, he will be beheaded." Zhuo Wenjun didn't show weakness: "Hmph, all men are like this, they are always on the go."

Sima Xiangru was afraid that his wife would bring up the matter of him wanting to take a concubine again, so he hurriedly said, "Okay, okay, let's eat! I'm hungry!" Emperor Wu was still discussing matters in the court. Yang Deyi came to report: "Your Majesty, I am overjoyed, Mrs. Wei has given birth to a prince!" what!Emperor Wu stood up and announced happily: "My big man finally has an heir!" "Long live my emperor, long live, long live!!" Emperor Wu waved his hand, announcing his retreat in advance, and then rushed to the harem excitedly, so panicked that Yang Deyi hurriedly led his attendants to trot as hard as they could but could not catch up with the emperor. "The emperor is here." "Long live the emperor, long live, long live!!" The people in the palace fell to their knees, shouting much louder than usual. Emperor Wu strode into the room, took the child from Wei Zifu, raised it on his head excitedly, and shouted: "I have a prince!" "The big man has heirs!" Emperor Wu went to the bed again and held Wei Zifu's hand, saying: "Zifu, you have worked hard, I thank you, and I will make you a queen." "Your Majesty..." Wei Zifu was so excited that he shed tears. Soon, the little prince Liu Ju was named the crown prince, and Wei Zifu was named the queen.Emperor Wu held a grand canonization ceremony for his son-in-law. In the front hall of Weiyang Palace, colorful flags are flying, fresh vases are inserted, and red carpets are spread from the outside of the hall to the hall.Emperor Wu sat high on the nine-step platform, and all civil and military officials lined up inside and outside the hall. When the auspicious time came, Wei Zifu, dressed in a queen's robe and a phoenix crown, stepped slowly on the red carpet from the red carpet. Smiling, he led Wei Zifu up to the altar table and sat down side by side. The ministers shouted: "Long live the emperor, long live, long live!" "The queen is a thousand years old, a thousand years old, a thousand years old!" Gillian, the deposed empress in Nagato Palace, sobbed sadly and cursed: "Liu Che, you ungrateful villain!" On this day, Sima Xiangru finished writing "Ode to the Nagato" until midnight. He put down his pen and read: Thinking of the sadness, Sima Xiangru himself felt very sad, he sympathized with Empress Gillian's misery very much, and couldn't help sobbing...Suddenly there was a crying sound from behind, Sima Xiangru looked back, and it was Zhuo Wenjun standing behind covering her. crying... "Wenjun, what's the matter with you, you don't wear any clothes, be careful you're freezing." Zhuo Wenjun sobbed and said: "When you came to the capital, I was looking forward to you in my hometown, and I looked at you by the door every day. It was such a sadness... Now we are finally together, but you want to marry a concubine, you... you still Do you have a conscience!" "Ah, Wenjun, my husband knows that our love is as deep as the sea. You didn't dislike me when I was poor. How can I betray you now?" "Yeah, even though we were poor at that time, we were extremely loving. You wore an apron and sold wine and collected bowls in the store, and I was busy in the back room; at night, we hugged each other and recited poems under the moonlight, but now... we are rich. But you...you want to accept a concubine and abandon me...you..." Zhuo Wenjun cried sadly. "Wenjun, don't cry, don't cry, I don't mean that as a husband..." "You still say no... How many years has she been with you through thick and thin like me? How can you be so ruthless!" "Wenjun, I made a mistake for my husband, I know my mistake for my husband, I will never take a concubine again for my husband, and I will love you alone in this life... Don't cry, don't cry, you are sad, and I am even more sad." Sima Xiangru embraced Zhuo Wenjun in his arms, "That's right, I will never forget those hard times as a husband, if I look at that woman from now on, I'll be struck to death by thunder!" "Ah, who asked you to say that." Zhuo Wenjun hurriedly covered his mouth with his hands, and the two hugged tightly... Emperor Wu was practicing swords in the courtyard, and Sima Qian came out and said, "Your Majesty, Sima Xiangru has presented a new Fu." "Oh, show it to me." Sima Qian presented the Fu, Emperor Wu put down his sword, took it and unfolded it, read the three characters of "Nagato Fu" and threw the slip on the ground: "Ajiao was demoted to Nagato Palace, this article was written for her Bar?" Sima Qian picked up the bamboo slips, "Your Majesty, the writing is very good." "No matter how good it is." Emperor Wu danced the sword again, and Sima Qian went to find the new musician Li Yannian, "Musician, please arrange this article into a song and dance. The emperor will appreciate it." Li Yannian saw that the Fu was very sad, so he agreed. In the afternoon of that day, Emperor Wu walked through the garden and heard Li Yannian arranging songs and dances. The music was very sad, and the maids sang: Emperor Wu was very sad when he heard it, and asked Li Yannian: "Who wrote the song and Fu, so sad?" "Returning to the emperor was brought by Ma Qian from Taishi Company." "Leave it to Sima Qian." "yes." Sima Qian came in a hurry. "Sima Qian, present this Fu." "yes." At night, under the dim moonlight, Emperor Wu read "Ode to Nagato" by himself under the candlelight.Emperor Wu's eyes became moist when he looked at it... It seemed that A-Jiao was crying in the cold palace, holding on to the palace gate to look forward to himself, and the love between him and A-Jiao in the past could not help but surface...A-Jiao, you are so pitiful, I want you To see you, Emperor Wu suddenly stood up. "Show off." "yes." Yang Deyi thought that the emperor was going to Wei Zifu's palace, but only halfway there, the emperor shouted: "Yang Deyi, I made a mistake, go to Nagato Palace!" "What? What palace does the emperor go to?" Yang Deyi couldn't believe his ears, and asked again. "Nagato Palace, Nagato Palace!" Emperor Wu was annoyed. "Yes, the servant deserves to die." Yang Deyi shouted hastily, "The emperor drives the Nagato Palace." Inside the Nagato Palace, Chen Ajiao was weeping at the candle, when suddenly the palace servants came to report that the saint was coming to the Nagato Palace, Ajiao was overjoyed: "Quick, quick, find me the best clothes." "Ah, the emperor has come to pick me up. Ah, I'm going to be reinstated as queen again..." In a hurry, Gillian changed her clothes and knelt outside the palace gate to welcome her. Emperor Wu's sedan chair went to Nagato Palace, and he was about to reach Nagato Palace in the distance. Emperor Wu had already seen Chen Ajiao kneeling at the door, but he suddenly hesitated, thinking, if he brought her back to Weiyang Palace, she would be arrogant again. Woke up, and didn't let me pamper other women. Thinking of this, Emperor Wu's heart felt like being stung by a scorpion, his face twitched, and the scene of A-Jiao and him arguing again emerged... "Go back to Weiyang Palace." Emperor Wu ordered. "Your Majesty, we have arrived at the Nagato Palace. Empress Chen... has already knelt at the door..." "Go back to Weiyang Palace." Emperor Wu ordered loudly. "The emperor drives Weiyang Palace." After a long cry, the emperor's imperial chariot made a sharp turn, and a group of people followed and left Nagato Palace. "Yang Deyi, pass the decree to the Nagato Palace, and the abolished empress's salary will be the same as before." "yes." Chen Ajiao, who led the maids and servants kneeling outside Nagato Palace, was ecstatically waiting for the emperor who got off the chariot to come to help her up, but when she saw the emperor's imperial chariot and the entourage suddenly turned around and left, she widened her eyes. looked at. Yang Deyi came over and preached: "The holy car has returned to Weiyang Palace. There is a decree from the holy man. The salary of the abolished queen will be the same as before. This is it." When Chen Ajiao heard this, she fainted with an "ah". Since then, the emperor has never been to Nagato Palace...