The Fall of the Golden Empire (Novel) (Volume 1) "Bloody Sunset" by Zhang Baotong
Just as Prince Huascar was about to leave the palace apartment to go to Ziyuan Pavilion and Qingxin Pavilion, Princess Anna Yama came to the palace apartment to meet her brother. Although the brother and sister are separated from the north and the south and it is difficult to see each other, Prince Huascar likes Princess Anna Yama very much, and the princess also likes Prince Huascar. Every time the two met, they had endless things to say.
Prince Huascar held his sister's hand affectionately and said happily, "Is your sister always okay?"
Princess Anna smiled slightly, then sighed and said, "What's good? My father is so ill, how do you think I can be in a good mood? It's not like you staying in the distant capital of Cusco to supervise the country for your father." Manage government like an Inca king.”
The prince asked the princess to sit down, and then said in a worried tone, "Is my father really dying and won't live long?"
Princess Anna nodded heavily.
The prince asked again, "When did my father get sick? How did he become so sick in just a few days?"
Princess Anna said, "It's been about seventeen or eight days."
The prince shook his head and said, "It's impossible. Brother Ninan has been sick for a month or two, but he hasn't become this sick yet. I think my father has been sick for at least twenty or thirty days."
Anna said thoughtfully, "Even I find it strange that if my father was really only sick for seventeen or eighteen days, he wouldn't be so ill. In fact, my father was sick some time ago, but everyone said that he was Caught in the wind and caught a cold."
Prince Huascar asked, "Can't the palace wizard diagnose it?"
Princess Anna frowned when she heard this and said, "Yes, Wizard Kachaba has been diagnosing his father's illness for more than ten years, and he has never made a misdiagnosis."
Prince Huascar asked, "Does your father not even know about his illness?"
Anna said, "When my father came back from Usuyak Lake, I came to the palace to visit him and saw that he was seriously ill, but my father said that he just caught wind and cold and was not seriously ill. Unexpectedly, more than ten days later, His condition worsened, and after further examination, we found out that he was suffering from the plague."
Prince Huascar was silent for a while thoughtfully, and then asked, "How is Brother Ninan's condition recently?"
Princess Anna said, "It's not like you don't know, I'm afraid he won't live for a few more days."
The prince sighed and said, "But didn't your father want to betroth you to brother Ninan?"
Princess Anna smiled sadly and said, "My father knew that Brother Ninan was about to pass away, so he promised me to Prince Atahualpa."
Prince Huascar was shocked and said, "Is this really true?"
The princess said, "I heard that Princess Palia tried her best to plead with her father, but he couldn't stand it, so he agreed."
Prince Huascar was very unhappy when he heard this. Logically speaking, brother Ninan's condition was deteriorating and his days were running out. His father should betroth Princess Anna to him, because he was the natural heir to the Inca throne. And among the many sisters, only Princess Anna is smart and beautiful, worthy of being the queen. Therefore, when Princess Anna said that her father had promised her to Prince Atahualpa, she felt that her father was too partial to Prince Atahualpa, but was so indifferent and owed to herself, and she felt very depressed. Annoyed, but unable to express it.
Both of them were silent for a while, and Princess Anna said, "Yesterday, my father asked you to transfer Quito and other northern provinces to Prince Atahualpa. My brother is so kind and generous. Not only did he agree to my father's request, but he also gave more to Atahualpa." Prince Tahuallpa added a few more provinces. This really surprised everyone."
Prince Huascar smiled lightly and asked, "Sister, do you think I'm too stupid?"
The princess shook her head and said, "It's not my brother's fault." Then, the princess added, "It's no wonder for my father. Do you think that Aunt Palia and Prince Atahualpa have been following their father for many years, and their feelings for each other are It’s very deep, and besides, Prince Atahualpa is not our direct relative, so my father is afraid that they will be rejected by their direct relatives after his death, so he must arrange a way out for them.”
The prince tried in a worried tone, "After all, my sister is naturally intelligent and has a strong understanding. She should know the consequences of what my father does, right?"
Princess Anna nodded speciously.
The prince said, "Why don't my sister tell her father the truth so that he can focus on the great cause of the empire and not be too emotional? I heard that my father will always obey my sister's words."
Princess Anna smiled bitterly and said, "Brother may have overestimated the role of my little sister. My father likes to discuss important matters with me, but I don't know about these things in advance. Besides, My father has already betrothed my younger sister to Prince Atahualpa. If I persuade my father not to divide the northern provinces such as Quito to Prince Atahualpa. How will this make my father think of me? And wait until my father dies. Later, Prince Atahualpa became the king of Quito Kingdom. If he knew that I was betraying him, what would he do to me? So, I forgive my little sister for not being able to advise my brother."
Of course Prince Huascar understood Princess Anna's identity and situation, so he couldn't be more embarrassed or forced, so he said, "In my opinion, what will happen to Prince Atahualpa if he becomes the King of Quito?"
Princess Anna still shook her head repeatedly and said, "My little sister doesn't know about this yet, and even if she did, I'm afraid I can't comment." After saying that, she turned the topic aside and asked, "How many days do you plan to stay here, brother? "
The prince thought for a while and said, "It is not easy to travel here from Cusco, so I would like to wait until my father's funeral before returning."
When Princess Anna heard this, she immediately showed a serious look and said, "Although my father's condition has worsened, I don't know when he will pass away. If my brother is willing to listen to my little sister, he should leave as soon as possible and must not stay for a long time."
The prince hesitated a little, but still said, "I would like to listen to what my little sister has to say." After that, the prince invited the princess to visit her father and queen, but the princess did not want Prince Atahualpa to see that she was talking to Huas. When Prince Carl was together, he politely replied, "Brother will go first, and my little sister will arrive soon." After that, he quietly left the palace apartment.
Prince Huascar was led by the palace maid into the Ziyuan Pavilion of the harem to visit his father. The room where the father lived was a bit dark, with a lamp lit in the large room, and only Princess Yina sat beside the king's bed. Prince Huascar walked to his father's bedside and called Princess Ina his aunt. Only then did Yina realize that Prince Huascar had arrived, and quickly stood up to salute the prince. Because Yina is several years younger than the prince.
Seeing that his father was sleeping soundly, the prince asked in a low voice about his father's condition, then sat for a while, then left Ziyuan Pavilion and went to Qingxin Pavilion, which was separated by a wall from Ziyuan Pavilion. Entering the Qingxin Pavilion where his mother lived, Prince Huascar clearly felt that although this place was wider and richer than Ziyuan Pavilion, it was much more deserted than Ziyuan Pavilion. The prince knew that there was nothing he could do about it, because the mother's children were all in the capital city of Cusco, and the mother had only her father as a relative here.
Prince Huascar led people into the courtyard, and someone shouted, "Pure and noble queen, your prince, Prince Huascar, is here."
Hearing the shout, the servants and servants came out of the room and came towards the prince. Hearing the shouts in the courtyard, Queen Lava Oculo also walked out of the large house where she lived. When she saw her prince walking towards her, she shouted excitedly, "My prince." ,You came."
Prince Huascar walked over quickly, held his mother's hand tightly, and said, "Queen mother, how are you doing this time?"
The mother said happily, "Okay, okay, everything is fine." After saying that, she pulled Wang Er into the house, asked him to sit down, and asked, "It's a long journey, why are you here this time?"
Prince Huascar was shocked by his mother's question and said, "Mother, my father is dying. He is suffering from the plague and will not live long. Don't you know?" As he spoke, tears flowed out. .
When Queen Rava Oculo heard this, she was immediately shocked and said, "Your father has the plague? Why didn't I hear about it?"
Prince Huascar said to his mother, "I'm afraid my father has been ill for a month. Why haven't you heard about it?"
The mother shook her head and said, "No one has told me, and your father has never come to me. What should we do if your father is gone?" As she said this, the queen covered her face. burst into tears.
The prince said to his mother, "This is because the father of the sun is summoning him. There is nothing anyone can do about it. Don't worry, mother. After your father leaves, I will send someone to take you back to Cusco to live. Otherwise, you will be alone." It’s so lonely to be alone here.”
The mother nodded and asked her son, "Have you met your father?"
The son frowned and said, "As soon as I arrived in Quito yesterday evening, I went to see my father. He is not in the palace now, but staying in the Ziyuan Pavilion. Therefore, he was captured by Princess Parlia and Atavar Prince Pa was given dizzy soup."
The mother looked at her son in confusion and said with some displeasure, "How can you talk about your father like that?"
Prince Huascar told his mother that the king asked him to give up a large area of Quito in the north to Prince Atahuallpa, and then said angrily, "This is not to divide the Inca Empire into two kingdoms. ?”
When Queen Lava Oculo heard this, she was also surprised and said, "How can your father do this? He is really confused."
Prince Huascar said to his mother, "My mother should explain the seriousness of this matter to my father and ask him to correct it as soon as possible."
However, the queen shook her head and said, "He only has Princess Palia in his heart, and he may not listen to what I say. Besides, we haven't seen each other for a long time. If I say such things to him when we meet, will he?" Will be unhappy."
The prince said, "He is not happy, and you should also say that you should remind him that this is the ironclad law of the Inca royal family for more than two hundred years."
The mother hesitated for a long time and said, "I will go to Ziyuan Pavilion to see him when I have time. If he is in a good mood and there is no one around, I will tell him that if he is in a bad mood or there is someone else, it will be hard for me to tell him." .”
Queen Rava Oculo asked the prince to stay for supper. However, Prince Huascar wanted to visit Brother Ninan in the Crown Prince's Palace. Originally, Brother Ninan should inherit the throne. However, because Prince Ninan was seriously ill and difficult to recover, he inherited the throne. Therefore, he was more or less I feel a little sorry and want to visit Brother Ninan and apologize to him. So Prince Huascar said to his mother, "I will come back tomorrow and stay with my mother well."
After leaving Qingxin Pavilion, Prince Huascar first returned to the palace apartment, and then, accompanied by several ministers, he was led by the palace maid towards the Prince's Mansion. The Prince's Mansion is only a few hundred meters away from the palace. After passing the square in front of the palace, you enter a large courtyard surrounded by solid stones. There used to be only two guards standing guard in front of the door, but now there are four guards standing in front of the door. This made him somewhat confused.
When he came to the door, the guard saw the yellow tassel on his head, so he stopped him and said, "Prince, wait a minute, there is an order from the palace, and Prince Atahualpa's order must be given to enter and exit the prince's palace."
Prince Huascar became a little irritable and thought, "I come to visit the prince brother, and I need his instructions? Who is he?" Because there has never been such a rule in the palace.
The maid then said to the prince, "Prince, wait a moment, I will go and fetch Prince Atahualpa."
But Prince Huascar said angrily, "No need, go back to the palace." After saying that, he returned to the palace apartment with the ministers and maids.
