Chapter 442: Ice Release
However, even if she knew, she couldn't do anything now, and even her hard persuasion was nothing more than excessive intervention and distrust of his abilities in the eyes of King Wei, which would only add more scars to the relationship between their siblings.
"Ah Sheng, my aunt has something to ask you. β
Xiao Yijun held Chu Yunsheng's hand, her gentle gaze wandered on her face, and when she saw Chu Yunsheng also raising her eyes to look at her, she said: " The troubled times have been in turmoil for a long time, since the fall of the Chen State, the world has been destined to be not peaceful, and the ambition of the Zhao State has already been revealed, and the current aunt does not know whether it is the Zhao State or the Chu State that can go to the end, but no matter which side, the aunt believes that the Wei Kingdom will be pushed to the cusp, and your little uncle is only temporarily blinded by the rhetoric of those gluttonous ministers, his nature is not like this, so, my aunt wants to beg you, if one day, the Chu State has won the world, please let your little uncle live, you have no debt to Weiguo, count, or Weiguo owes you a little more, this request is a bit excessive, but it's my aunt begging you, after all, he is the only younger brother of my aunt and your mother, Ah Sheng?"
Hearing this, Chu Yunsheng's heart was stunned.
She really didn't think about it that long-term, let alone that one day the world would be surnamed He or Su, but no matter which one it is, as the monarch of the country, it will not end too well, before her aunt said this, even if Chu Yunsheng didn't think of it so long-term, she thought of seeking justice for her aunt's poisoning and being imprisoned, she wanted to seek revenge from King Wei, as she said before, her little uncle is dead, and now King Wei, who is a killer of his closest relatives, is not her relative.
However, she didn't expect that even at this point, her aunt still couldn't worry about her uncle's safety, and was still begging her to protect his life.
Although from the perspective of family affection, this request is not excessive, but once Chu Yunsheng's mind comes to mind the way he stood in front of his aunt proudly, once she remembers that her aunt's poisoning this time was all due to him, and remembered what he did to his aunt, Chu Yunsheng can't forgive him, it's already good if he doesn't seek revenge from him, but he still has to save his life, Chu Yunsheng feels that he can't do it!
Thinking of this, Chu Yunsheng shook his head and denied: "If he is still my little uncle, even if my aunt doesn't say it, as a relative, I will definitely be the same as before, even if I risk my life, I have to save him, but now it's different aunt, he treats you like that, he is simply ruthless and unjust, and he doesn't think about family affection at all, such a person, why should I protect him? Moreover, he still wants to be ruthless to Master Yuanchen, what reason do I have not to seek revenge on him?" Auntie, you have been asking him all your life, and you have been working hard for the defense of the country all your life, but in the end, what did he do to you? He has done that to you, why do you still think about his safety?"
The more she spoke, the more angry Chu Yunsheng felt, and with a slight effort, she broke free of Xiao Yijun's palm holding her, she turned her back to Xiao Yijun, and didn't want to see her eyes full of expectation at this time.
She can agree to any request, but this one can't.
She had vowed to protect her loved ones in this life, but she also vowed to severely punish those who hurt her loved ones, even if that person was once her closest relative.
However, if he hurt his aunt and hurt Master Yuanchen, she can't forgive.
"Ah Sheng...... Ahem...... Ahem......"
Xiao Yijun saw Chu Yunsheng's insistence like this, her heart became more and more uncomfortable, she called Chu Yunsheng in a low voice, seeing that Chu Yunsheng still had no intention of letting go of the obsession in her heart, Xiao Yijun couldn't help coughing again.
And when she coughed, Chu Yunsheng had to turn around in distress and raise his hand to pat her back for her.
"After all, he is your little uncle, our family, even if he breaks the bones, he is connected to the tendons, even if he is wrong, it is my sister who did not teach him well, so that he will become what he is now, my aunt doesn't ask you for anything else, I just hope you can spare his life within the scope of your ability, if this matter is too difficult......"
Xiao Yijun didn't say anything more, but her eyes were already covered with a layer of moisture.
Seeing this, Chu Yunsheng had to grit his teeth and nodded.
At this time, the door was pushed open with a creak, and then Su Yun walked in with a bowl of stewed pears, and she closed the door while whispering, "Your Royal Highness the princess has been waiting for a long time." β
As she spoke, she walked lightly to the side of the bed, and when she saw Chu Yunsheng helping Xiao Yijun to sit on the edge of the bed, she bent down and handed the bowl of Sydney to Chu Yunsheng.
Seeing this, Chu Yunsheng naturally took it, and then raised his hand to feed Xiao Yijun gently, but Xiao Yijun was not in a hurry to eat, but raised his hand and beckoned to Concubine Duan, signaling Concubine Duan to sit over.
Concubine Duan glanced at Chu Yunsheng with some embarrassment, but seeing that Chu Yunsheng did not object, she sat next to Chu Yunsheng, and the two sat in front of Xiao Yijun one on the left and one on the right.
The corners of Xiao Yijun's mouth raised slightly, revealing a warm smile and said: "One of you is my niece, and the other is a child raised by me, and I treat them all as daughters." β
Hearing this, the tip of Chu Yunsheng's nose suddenly became a little sour, and she raised her eyes to look at Concubine Duan, who was also with tears in her eyes, and said, "My aunt treats others as daughters, but others may not think so." β
Concubine Duan and Xiao Yijun were not fools, so they naturally heard the meaning of Chu Yunsheng's words that were sharper than knives.
Concubine Duan moved the corners of her mouth, as if she wanted to say something, but before she could speak, Xiao Yijun raised her hand first and grabbed Chu Yunsheng's wrist and said gently: "You misunderstood Chunxiao, if she hadn't protected me in secret, I wouldn't have survived today." β
Hearing this, Chu Yunsheng was stunned, she raised her eyes to look at Concubine Duan opposite in disbelief, and the surprise in her eyes was obvious.
But Concubine Duan lowered her eyes a little embarrassed, she shook her head at Xiao Yijun and said, "It's that Chunxiao is useless, or I haven't been able to help Her Royal Highness the Princess, and now it's ......."
Speaking of this, her tone became more and more choked, and in the end, she couldn't help but hide her face and cry.
Xiao Yijun leaned over slightly, reached out with his other hand and grabbed Concubine Duan's palm, then put it on the back of Chu Yunsheng's hand, and said to Chu Yunsheng: " My aunt knows you, and after knowing that Chunxiao has become your uncle's concubine, she will definitely have doubts about the details, and she was so trusted and respected by my side at the beginning, coupled with the fact that she was under house arrest, after Chunxiao was elected to the harem, the ministers of the court and the central government who were in the same vein as me before were suppressed and even had different heads, which will inevitably make you misunderstand Chunxiao, but I believe Chunxiao, my aunt is still the same sentence before, she is also like my own daughter, I understand her, if she really betrayed me, I believe that I would not have lived today, just like now, if she really wants to harm you, how can you follow her into this princess's mansion and walk to my side safely?"
This is also the doubt that has been haunting Chu Yunsheng's heart, from the beginning when she knew that Chunxiao was the identity of Concubine Duan, it was indeed as her aunt said, she began to doubt her and question her, but since she met her on the street this time, she took her all the way back to the princess's mansion and met her aunt, her previous suspicions have begun to waver.
She was wondering, could Chunxiao have also been coerced by King Wei, or did she have other hardships at the beginning?
It's just that although she thinks so in her heart, she is still a little angry in the end, angry that she used to be such a good sister with her, even if she has any hardships, she should be clear to her at this time, but now she is still holding the shelf, looking like she is not willing to explain more, which makes her more and more angry, so the words she said are also a little resentful, like holding a knife.
Hearing Xiao Yijun say this, Chunxiao cried more and more aggrieved, Xiao Yijun put her palm on the back of Chu Yunsheng's hand, she subconsciously used two points of strength, clenched Chu Yunsheng's hand, and then choked up: "I don't want to either, I was also coerced by King Wei at the beginning...... Then he was brought to the palace in this way, and since then I have been isolated from the princess's mansion with the golden silk birdcage, I have wanted to go out of the palace to find Her Royal Highness the princess countless times, but always refused, you see that although I have infinite scenery on the surface, I am the most noble favorite concubine in the palace of King Wei, in fact, but there is no freedom at all, and I can get out of the palace today, but also I ask in front of King Wei...... But thank you, Your Royal Highness the Princess, for believing in me, although Chunxiao has experienced too much, has seen a lot of intrigues and tricks in the harem, and her temperament has changed a lot, but Chunxiao's heart for Her Royal Highness the Princess and her sincerity to the girl have never changed. β
This is also the reason why after being threatened by Chu Yunsheng in the carriage, Chunxiao did not choose to immediately let Chu Yunsheng be taken down, but took her to the princess's mansion to see the princess, even at first glance, she was not sure whether the woman in front of her who looked completely strange was Chu Yunsheng, but when she walked into this room and saw Chu Yunsheng's first look at the princess, and the loving look in her eyes when Her Royal Highness looked at her, she already knew who she was, so she helped her hide it from King Wei, and after he left, she also used the excuse to stew pears, the purpose was to let the two aunts and nephews have a good talkto give them plenty of time and space.
And she didn't say these explicitly, even if she knew that Chu Yunsheng was misunderstanding her, she didn't directly tell the truth of the facts, because she felt that maybe it was a good thing for Chu Yunsheng to misunderstand Chu Yunsheng, at least this would allow Chu Yunsheng to use her to achieve what she wanted to do with peace of mind, and she could not let Chu Yunsheng be tied, and she didn't have to take care of her safety and feelings, so she wanted to speak several times, but she didn't expect that her hard work was poked by Xiao Yijun's words, and at this time, seeing the noble woman in front of her with a withered heart, Chunxiao's heart became more and more unpleasantγ
And hearing Xiao Yijun say this, and then looking at Chunxiao's expression, Chu Yunsheng's heart was not happy, she lowered her eyes and said everything in her heart, including her anger and resentment towards Chunxiao because of her dishonesty.
When the two of them spoke and looked at each other again, their eyes were already clear, and there was no haze.
Seeing this, Xiao Yijun smiled with satisfaction, and she said: "I don't have anything to worry about when I can see the old suspicions between you, and you will have to support you well in the future." β
Hearing this, Chu Yunsheng's heart sank again, because if she supported her well, it was a bit like a joke for her and Chunxiao now, because she was now the wife of King Wei, and she still didn't let go of that hatred and resentment towards King Wei, asking her to support Concubine Duan was to indirectly support King Wei?
Thinking of this, the corners of Chu Yunsheng's mouth twitched, and he was about to speak, but he heard Xiao Yijun say again: "What I said has nothing to do with the government." β
She seemed to see through what Chu Yunsheng was thinking, so she immediately added such a sentence.
And after saying this, she once again couldn't hold back another round of violent coughing.
Concubine Duan hurriedly patted her on the back to help her smooth her breath, and Chu Yunsheng also hurriedly reached out to continue to check her pulse, and this time the situation of taking the pulse directly knocked Chu Yunsheng's heart into the abyss, but this time, my aunt's pulse was as angry as a gossamer!
Thinking of this, Chu Yunsheng hurriedly turned his head to look at Concubine Duan and said, "Quickly help me help my aunt lie down." β
As she spoke, she hurriedly put the porcelain bowl in her hand aside, and then took out the silver needle she carried with her from her body, after Concubine Duan helped her aunt to lie down, Chu Yunsheng raised her hand and neatly untied her aunt's shirt and said: "Auntie's pulse is very bad, I will first use silver needles to seal several of your vital acupoints, although this will restrict my aunt's actions, but at least it can slow down the speed of toxins invading the lungs, it may be a little painful, auntie, you bear with it." β
Hearing this, Xiao Yijun nodded with a smile.
Regarding Xiao Yijun's current physical condition, Chu Yunsheng has no other way than to temporarily seal the toxins that have spread to her heart first, and even so, the toxins that have invaded her lungs will spread bit by bit, counting the time...... At most, she won't be able to survive tomorrow morning, so when King Wei was leaving, she asked Concubine Duan to stay behind and accompany her on the last journey.
Thinking of this, Chu Yunsheng's tears couldn't help but fall.
Xiao Yijun tilted her head sideways, seeing Chu Yunsheng holding back tears while administering needles to her, she smiled gently: "Ah Sheng doesn't cry, my aunt doesn't hurt." β
Chu Yunsheng nodded, just nodded, tears dripped down her cheeks and onto the back of her hand, it was extremely hot, she quickly raised her hand to wipe a handful of tears, and then said: "I will definitely not let my aunt have anything to do, even if I am not good at learning, but Master Yuanchen will definitely be able to." β
Speaking of this, Chu Yunsheng was startled, and her eyes immediately burst into a crystal light.