C594 Admit defeat in an all-round manner (1/2)
North of the Forbidden City, above the Jingshan, inside the Kiki's tower. Empress Dowager Ci An stood at the window and looked at the Forbidden City which was shrouded in rain and fog. The heavy red walls and yellow tiles could not cover up the killing intent that soared to the sky from the various forces.
”What a great place, yet it is filled with an aura of death. I doesn't want to stay here anymore in this lifetime, so I must leave this place …”
Ci An's words were meant for Fuqing to hear. Ever since their accidental encounter, the twenty-nine year old girl had an unexplainable feeling in his heart.
Ci An kept reminding himself to be rational, but once the river of desires flooded over, it was not something that could be suppressed by reason. This time, Ci An was uncharacteristically strong and changed his image as a good person. This was more or less due to his unbalanced attitude.
The Qing San Ye was not stupid, he had once gotten married, but unfortunately his wife's body was too weak, and she passed away after following him for four years. The Third Master and his wife had a good relationship, after his wife died, he had always been disheartened and kept working as an official, but his life was delayed just like that.
All men who valued friendship and friendship were extremely sensitive; they were able to detect that woman's peculiar gaze towards him. To be honest, he had long seen through the little thoughts that Ci An had towards him.
Some people said that the management of the feudal dynasty Palace was very strict, but that was all bullshit. Even the Manchu himself had a proverb, 'dirty Tang, stinks of cold, and a clear snot!' He was talking about the internal affairs of the empire that were extremely dirty.
Stealing sister-in-law, stealing brother's daughter-in-law was not a rare thing. It was also a common for concubines to move around without any concealment, and there were also quite a few eunuchs and daughter-in-law who tried to plunder.
Even within the imperial palace, Ci Xi was having an affair with his brother-in-law, playing dirty with the eunuchs couldn't escape the eyes of Manchu. Ci An could already be considered to be pure self-love, there were really no rumors of Ci An appearing in Beijing.
To be honest, San Ye was a little moved, but he was a man with a sense of responsibility. He knew that for a woman like Ci An who was calm and collected, once he was moved, it meant that he had to wholeheartedly devote himself into him.
The environment Ci An was in was extremely dangerous, it could be said that he was surrounded by enemies from all directions.
The Qing San Ye did not wish for Ci An to lose his mind. He hoped that Ci An would be safe and sound, but the moment he was related to her, Ci An's heart would definitely be thrown into chaos.
”The empress dowager is relieved. I believe that Xiao Letian will definitely win, and as long as he leads troops into the capital, they won't be able to refuse even if they wanted to …” San Ye respectfully said.
”Hehe, then does Xiao Letian really not know how to rebel?” Ci An said to the Fuqing with a smile.
”No, I'm absolutely sure …” I even know that Xiao Letian would not even accept an official position in the imperial court! The empress dowager didn't understand this person. He always gave people a feeling of being separated from the masses … ”
”How should I describe it? It was the ability of the god's eye to see the world … He seems to have already seen through everything, and all the changes to everyone are within his grasp … ”
”Why did the Tanggu let Zhou Mingkui pacify the local officials and not let his military officers accept the local administration? This meant that he had never intended to separate the Tanggu from the rest … If my guess is correct, Xiao Letian should be renting it from the imperial government. ”
Ci An was silent for a while, and then asked worriedly, ”I wonder how the battle is going, with eighteen thousand eight hundred soldiers, more than three thousand Huai Army, and so many war horses … Can Xiao Letian win? ”
Qing San Ye's brows were twisted into a knot. He clenched his fists tightly and said, ”He will, he will definitely win. How could he, who was able to defeat Ouroboros Clan's strong army, be defeated?”
Just as they were talking, a commotion broke out in the Jingshan. No one knew what was going on, only that their wails were shaking the sky. Ci An no longer had any intention to chat, and quickly let Zhou Daoying go down to scout.
Within moments, Eunuch Zhou came running back. ”Ah, the empress dowager …” Oh no, the Empress Dowager Xi and the Emperor have both come, crying as they climbed the mountain. They said that they wanted to apologize to you! ”
”What?” Could it be that Xiao Letian had already arrived? That shouldn't be right. The outer city was very quiet with no soldiers coming in or out, right? ”How could this be …”
At this time, Hairy # 2 said, ”There's no need to guess, I think Ci Xi already knows what the new troops are doing in Europe, she's already completely admitting defeat now … This time, there's no need to bargain anymore. Ci Xi must agree to all of the empress dowager's conditions! ”
What Er Mao said was not wrong, when Ci Xi led Emperor Tongzhi to walk in front of Ci An, she and his son were already crying so hard that their faces were covered with tears, their eyes were as swollen as peaches.
The Empress Dowager Xi and the little emperor kneeled in front of Ci An and said, ”Good luck to the empress dowager, little sister has apologized …” Shortly afterwards, the little emperor also sobbed and kowtowed, ”The empress dowager greets the empress dowager. Calm down …”
Behind Ci Xi, An Dehai and countless other eunuchs were kowtowing, their foreheads covered in blood. ”Please calm your anger, Empress Dowager. Please calm your anger …”
Ci Xi really did put in some effort, his bitter meat strategy was not bad, even though it was raining cats and dogs, he was still kneeling on the stone floor, soaked to the point that he could not even stand up from the rain.