78. Into the wolf's den
Xiao Hanyu would never have dreamed that his mother would be the sister of the palace master of the Spirit Palace.
In other words, the woman in front of her who still has charm is actually her aunt.
"That's, then my mother......"
"Your mother had some unpleasant trouble with me, and she avoided me more than ten years ago, wandering the rivers and lakes, and calling the world home."
"Listen to the tone of the palace master, could it be...... My mother is also from the Spirit Palace?! β
"Exactly."
Xiao Hanyu was dumbfounded.
After a long time, she relieved herself and asked urgently, "Then I...... What do we do in the Spirit Palace? β
This time, the other party didn't answer immediately, but stared at her face for a while before replying: "Take the world." β
The four words were concise and clear, which greatly surprised Xiao Hanyu, because her expression that had just eased up froze again.
"Your mother and I had a good plan, but who knows, your mother suddenly wavered back then, and she didn't want to work with me to fulfill her long-cherished wish. She escaped from the Spirit Palace and has since disappeared. Later, I searched in many ways and finally found her whereabouts. At that time, she was already pregnant with you, but she just wanted to take you to live a peaceful life. I was annoyed with her, but I couldn't force her, so I allowed her to be alone for a few years, and then persuaded her to come back when the time was right. It's a pity......" The woman in her forties paused, and there seemed to be loneliness in her eyes, "It's a pity that she left before I could say anything about her." β
Hearing the other party mention the past, Xiao Hanyu couldn't help but feel nervous.
Her mother died to save her, and I don't know if the person who claimed to be her aunt knew about it.
"At that time, you were still young, and I wanted to take you to the Spirit Palace to take care of you, but when I remembered your mother's determination to refuse to come back no matter what, I dismissed this idea and let the Han family ...... That is, the mother-in-law Hu in your mouth adopted you, and raised with that group of children, which can be regarded as taking care of you on behalf of your mother. β
Xiao Hanyu frowned - the details she said were exactly the same as what Brother Han said.
"After the Han family's upbringing and investigation, I found that your qualifications are good, so I thought about it, one day I still have to take you back to the Spirit Palace, it is better than staying in the palace that eats people and does not spit out bones."
Hearing this, Xiao Hanyu suddenly returned to her soul and looked at the woman's calm eyebrows in disbelief.
It turned out that she knew that her biological father was the king of a country in Dongzan?
Thinking back and forth, Xiao Hanyu pursed her lips and asked: "Then may I ask the palace master, since you know my life experience, why didn't you take me away earlier, but let me recognize my ancestors and return to my ancestors, enter the palace to live, and after that, I married away from home, and I didn't return here until today?" β
"That's because of ...... Since you are my niece and a member of the Spirit Palace, you must contribute to the Spirit Palace. The woman replied casually, making Xiao Hanyu frown suspiciously, and then suddenly realized.
"You want me to deal with the emperor of Nanshu?!"
She looked at the woman and nodded unhurriedly.
Xiao Hanyu was stunned.
Yes, all of them are on the right. This person had a falling out with his mother, his mother fled, met his father, gave birth to himself, and was found by her, fostered by her side, and when he grew up, she would plan and watch his father send him to Nanshu, and became the concubine of the prince of Nanshu, and then became a concubine and gained honor. During this period, she planted Crimson Xue and Han Jue by her side, and launched a well-prepared assassination through the two dark lines of guΓ², which should be combined inside and outside. Helplessly, the assassination was fruitless, and the two of them started to act again, one unknowingly poisoned Li Wuji, and the other assisted from the side, and took himself away at the right time to tell the truth.
So, what do they want next?! The poison in the emperor's body has been resolved, and they have not been able to achieve their goal of killing him, so it is impossible to just give up, right?!
Thinking of this, Xiao Hanyu suddenly shuddered.
Right! She almost forgot that there was a Qing concubine in the Shu Palace, and that woman was also from the Spirit Palace! Could it be that their next move is to be implemented by this woman?
"What's wrong? What are you thinking? The more she thought about it, the more frightened she became, and she heard the woman's question.
Xiao Hanyu suddenly came back to her senses and re-met her light gaze.
"I ...... I just think it's strange, since you want me to deal with the emperor of Nanshu, why did you suddenly ask Brother Han to send me back? β
Unexpectedly, before her words fell, the other party couldn't help but smile lightly.
"You're my niece after all." The woman Shi Shiran walked down from a high place and approached Xiao Hanyu step by step, "How can I sit idly by and ignore you when I know that you have been exposed and in danger?" Naturally, I have to get you back as soon as possible. β
"Isn't that just a wasted effort?" Xiao Hanyu pretended to be puzzled and blurted out.
"It won't be in vain, because you are far from the only one I placed in the Nanshu Forbidden Palace." Standing calmly in front of Xiao Hanyu, the woman looked at her eyebrows with a smile.
Xiao Hanyu said "sure enough" secretly, and involuntarily avoided her gaze.
They weren't really ready to stop, so the man ...... Isn't it dangerous?!
When her heart was pounding, she heard the woman say softly: "Okay, everyone is back, don't think so much." Your task has been completed, and the rest is up to your aunt. β
A "aunt" seemed to shorten the distance between the two in an instant. The woman in her thirties didn't seem to be enough, so she took one of her niece's plain hands, put it in her palm, and patted it lightly.
Xiao Hanyu nervously raised her eyes to meet her.
"I can ask...... Why did you kill the emperor? β
As soon as these words came out, the woman's soft pat suddenly stopped. Suddenly, she hooked the corners of her lips at Xiao Hanyu, and then let go of her hand unhurriedly, turned sideways, and paced two steps slowly.
Xiao Hanyu's eyes followed her silhouette closely from beginning to end, but she was light and breezy, as if Shicai hadn't heard such a big rebellion from the little girl's mouth at all.
"If you want to win the world, you naturally have to point the finger at those in power and replace them." Through the two open doors, she looked fixedly at the distant sky, and answered calmly.
However, it was this short sentence that sounded so normal that Xiao Hanyu was frightened.
"'Those'?!" She was keenly aware of the other person's words, and from this came a terrible guess.
"Huh...... As my niece, you're smarter than your mother. The woman turned around leisurely and made eye contact with the person in front of her again, "Yes, 'those.'" Your mother's goal and I are to get rid of all the emperors in the world. β
Xiao Hanyu felt that her so-called aunt was simply a madman.
Admittedly, can anyone who dares to say such arrogant words not make people feel that there is something wrong with her head?!
No wonder her mother wanted to leave her desperately, she was a sister with a sick brain!
Thank you for not giving birth to her in this aunt's spiritual palace back then, otherwise, she would be a little madman now.
Xiao Hanyu inhaled without a trace, spit out slowly, and then lowered his eyebrows and lowered his head, making a silent appearance.
Xu knew that his remarks had frightened the newcomer, and the palace master of the Spirit Palace did not pursue anything, but only asked her to retreat on the grounds that the two of them had talked enough today.
Xiao Hanyu hurriedly saluted and retired.
Walking out of the house in three steps and two steps, she looked back and realized that she had entered a wolf's den.
Of course, heart palpitations are heart palpitations, and she still hasn't forgotten the purpose of following Han Jue here this time.
Count the days, over there...... It's time to know the truth, right?
I don't know if he's doing well or not, whether he has the Tao of the Qing concubine...... Although before leaving, she had hinted in disregard that she asked her mother-in-law to help the embankment of the concubine, but ......
Thinking of this, Xiao Hanyu couldn't help but feel a stagnation in his heart.
Xiao Hanyu! What are you thinking?! Didn't you think about it all clearly, and just wait to find out the truth and end the matter, and then never think about that person again?!
Secretly hating herself for being too angry, she unconsciously remembered the guy who had failed her sincerity, and the seventeen-year-old woman gritted her teeth and took several deep breaths before walking to her own yard. When she stepped into the courtyard gate, she was surprised to find a man standing in the middle of the courtyard.
Looking at this back, it doesn't look like Brother Han. Who is it?
She walked over, and when she was two feet away, she turned around unhurriedly.
What caught my eye was indeed an unfamiliar face. Xiao Hanyu paused, looked curiously at the man who looked thirty or forty years old, and was just about to open his mouth to ask about his identity, when he saw him smile gently at himself.
"Are you...... Cold-talking daughter, right? β
Xiao Hanyu was stunned when he heard this: He actually knew his mother's name?
"Your Excellency is ......"
"I'm an old friend of your mother, and my surname is Liu."
"Willow ...... Uncle Liu? Xiao Hanyu pulled the corners of her mouth in embarrassment.
The man who was called "uncle" smiled dumbly.
"Well, let's call it uncle."
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Inexplicably there was an extra "uncle", and Xiao Hanyu felt uncomfortable for a while. What's more, she couldn't figure out the purpose of this person's coming to see her - after all, he was from the Spirit Palace, so he should be in the same group as her aunt, right?
I think when she met Han Jue, she naively thought that he was a good person who was honest and kind, but in fact? I just got into the trap he gave me.
Although Han Jue didn't do anything to be sorry for her after that, she still had to eat a trench and grow wise.
Xiao Hanyu was guarded against others, but the other party only asked her if she had been doing well over the years, as if he was just here to take care of the descendants of the deceased. Without seeing any other purpose, she answered his questions one by one, and then sent him away.
However, the strange thing is that in the next half month, this person would come to chat with her every one or two days, sometimes talking about her past, sometimes talking about the whole world, making her more and more confused.
So, what the hell is this guy here for?
That day, she sent away this strange Uncle Liu in a daze, and in a blink of an eye, she saw Han Jue stepping in.
"Liu Gongzi seems to have come to you quite diligently?"
Xiao Hanyu smiled back and asked him if he was familiar with this man surnamed Liu.
"It's okay."
"He's my mother's former friend?"
"Probably."
"And what's his name?"
"Willow is like the wind."
"Oh......"
Regarding this Liu Rufeng, who is a generation older than himself, Xiao Hanyu has nothing to ask. She thought about it for a moment, and then she couldn't help but remember another, more important person.
"Brother Han, we've been back for more than half a month, plus more than a month on the road, it's been almost two months, hasn't Scarlet Xue come back yet?"
It is true that the day after she arrived at the Spirit Palace, she asked Han Jue, but unfortunately, he only said that Scarlet Xue was temporarily assigned a new task, and in the short term, the two of them may not be able to see each other.
When she heard this, Xiao Hanyu's heart tightened. Later, combined with what her aunt told her, she couldn't help but speculate that Scarlet Snow's mission might be related to the assassination of the emperor of which country.
It couldn't be her fatherβshe even had such a frightening thought.
However, she couldn't ask for details from Han Jue's mouth, so she asked her aunt who was hidden, and her aunt played Tai Chi with her again. In the end, the aunt seemed to be angry when asked, and directly threw her a sentence "Don't forget, your mother was forced by that person", and immediately made her speechless.
Yes, although her mother rarely mentioned her father when she was alive, because she didn't know the story of her parents back then, she still vaguely knew that the two of them were confused and performed the rites of Zhou Gong, and afterwards, her father didn't know anything, so that she didn't know about her daughter's survival for more than ten years. It's really a hell of a father who doesn't get hated by his mother's sister. What's more, he himself is the target of his aunt.
Thinking of this, the worries in my heart inevitably arise again.
"Okay, don't think too much, it's useless to think about it." Probably seeing what she was thinking, Han Jue opened his mouth to comfort her, and then sat down to drink tea with her.
Xiao Hanyu looked at the man who came to her for tea for three days and two days speechlessly.
That's right, in addition to that Uncle Liu, her big brother Han will also come to see her every once in a while. The concern that the two men sent to the door from time to time was about to give her the illusion that she was being regarded as a distinguished guestβif it weren't for the fact that she was still thinking about a big thing in her heart, if it weren't for the fact that the palace master of this Spirit Palace was too crazy, she would really want to regard this place as her future home.
It's a pity that the calmer the surface, the more likely it is to hide turbulence. She didn't dare to forget this, and she couldn't forget it.
"By the way, Brother Han, I haven't dared to ask my aunt, can I ...... Can I go out and about? Counting the days, she thought that if she didn't open her mouth again, she was afraid that she would delay things.
"What, feel bored?"
"Well, sort of."
Seeing that Han Jue didn't agree or objected, Xiao Hanyu then promised: "Don't worry, I won't run around, just go out of the Spirit Palace and walk around the street casually, and the right is to relax." β
Han Jue thought for a while and said, "I still have to ask the palace master for this matter." β
"Will my aunt say yes?" Xiao Hanyu asked with a bitter face.
"It depends on her mood." Han Jue raised his eyebrows and said.
Hey, she's put aside her temperament to please them, and they don't even want to let her go out for a walk? Just don't trust her so much?
The young woman couldn't help but feel that her number of stages seemed to need to be improved.
Just when a man and a woman were silent, a maid hurriedly walked outside the courtyard, saying that the palace master had invited him and the two of them to go to the main hall to discuss matters.
Xiao Hanyu suddenly sat up straight.
It was as if something was going to happen.