Chapter 10: The Deceased

The shadow of the sun slanted to the west.

Tan'er, who was in a coma, was taken away by Yan Ye, and Hongling had just excused herself to add clothes and had not returned, and the little palace maids only stayed outside the courtyard and did not dare to enter the hall, and Feng'an Palace was deserted.

Xie Zhen sat in front of the sunflower mirror after cleaning her face, found a hollow and piercing plum blossom hairpin from the makeup box with red gold and begonia flowers on the side, raised her hand to replace the red jade drop beads in her hair, and carefully traced her eyebrows and eyes with snails.

I don't know what kind of poison is in Yan Mingci's wine, and when the poison is released, will it bleed and die ugly? I don't know if Yan Ming will come to see her after she dies? Maybe she won't come, and only order the palace people to collect her corpse? Or maybe come, looking at her corpse and reminiscing about their happy old days?

Xie Hao looked at herself in the mirror and thought wildly.

The person in the mirror has two apricot powders on his cheeks, and a little Luo Eryin between his lips.

She smiled, and the light eyebrows of the person in the mirror gradually relaxed, and the delicate face suddenly came alive.

Xie Zhen suddenly felt ridiculous, even if she was about to die, even if he was unkind, she still wanted him to remember her beautiful appearance and leave herself a little last dignity in his heart.

Her eyes fluttered, and her mind flew away again.

"In this year, the Great Qin came to attack, and I degraded a few ministers of the Lord and the Lord, and ordered the generals to fight, although the casualties were strict, but the Qin army was expelled from the border of our Great Jin Dynasty."

She remembered what Fang Cai Yan Ming said, and felt a little relieved in her heart - although he came from the wrong way to take the throne, he was still a good emperor with great courage! In this way, it was not in vain that his grandfather and General Zhou supported him with all their hard work.

Thinking of this, Xie Hao's brows frowned slightly, and she vaguely felt that something was wrong.

Point generals will fight...... Casualties are severe......

Xie Zhen's heart sank.

When she was first grounded, she couldn't sleep and eat quietly, so Tan'er told her the news she heard from other palace people for her to relieve her boredom and make her happy, and once mentioned the main general of the Jinghe army who led the army to recruit Qin, she just smiled reluctantly and didn't care, but at this time she remembered the name of the main general that Tan'er said very clearly.

Zhou Yi! One of the "Three Sons of Shangjing" is the son of the moon - Zhou Yi! General Zhou's only son!

Xie Zhen breathed a little, stood up suddenly, and the wide sleeves flipped over the makeup box, and the beaded hairpins in the box were suddenly scattered all over the ground.

Xie Zhen couldn't care about these at this time, she trembled all over, and her heart was both scared and sad.

Yes, yes! What is the conquest of the Qin army is an excuse! Yan Ming's purpose is to let Zhou Yizhan die on the battlefield! General Zhou is getting older, and he has been injured in the past perennial battles, and his body is not as good as before in the past two years, and he may not be able to withstand the pain of losing his son!

Then Yan Ming attacked the Xie family for the crime of reselling military supplies, his grandfather was dismissed, the third brother was beheaded, and the clansmen were imprisoned, the Xie family declined, and it was difficult for the children of the Xie family to ascend to the Great Jin Dynasty!

Yan Ming is going to kill all the insiders who witnessed his forced palace back then!

Yan Ming had no intention of letting go of the Xie clan at all! On the surface, he promised her to let her grandfather and his clansmen leave Beijing, but secretly he might have arranged a killer a long time ago! As long as my grandfather leaves Beijing......

Xie Zhen didn't dare to think about it anymore, so she raised her feet and walked out.

No way! She can't just wait to die! She's going to find Yan Ming!

"Mother." A surprised female voice came from outside the door.

Xie Hao's footsteps paused, and when he looked up, he saw Hongling, who was wearing an apricot-colored jacket outside the door, hurriedly crossing the threshold with a worried face.

"Mother, your face is so ugly? Is something wrong? Or are you feeling unwell? Where did Tan'er go? She asked, reaching out to Xie Zhen.

Xie Zhen turned sideways, avoiding her hand.

Hongling's hand fell into the air, and her steps couldn't help but stop, and she lowered her head and looked at her empty palm in disbelief.

Mother, what's wrong? Why are you so cold to her? Hongling was a little panicked in her heart.

Xie Hao ignored her and walked out of the main hall with her skirt.

The palace beauty standing in the courtyard suddenly crashed into her eyes.

"Is that you?" She was surprised, and then turned her head thoughtfully to look at Hongling behind her.

Hongling lowered her head, her shoulders trembling slightly.

Xie Zhen knew in her heart, took a deep breath, barely suppressed the uneasiness in her heart, and a smile bloomed at the corner of her mouth.

"Bengong thought that this maid had brought someone here, it turned out to be Concubine De."

Concubine De pursed her lips and laughed twice, walked up the steps, and held Xie Zhen's hand affectionately.

"It's me. Sister, you are recuperating in Feng'an Palace this year, you think it's very lonely, right? Sister, I came to talk to my sister! ”

She said, winking at Xie Hao, looking innocent, romantic and naughty.

Recuperate? Xie Zhen raised her eyebrows, it turned out that the year she was grounded, Yan Ming's explanation to the outside world was that she was sick.

This excuse is simply not revealed, when she dies of poison, Yan Ming can issue an obituary saying that she has died of illness, and no one will suspect her when she wants to come.

But since Concubine De has subdued Hongling, how can she not know the truth that she is grounded? Xie Hao smiled mockingly, raised her hand and gently stroked the corner of her forehead, and quietly broke away from her hand, "I heard that my sister, you are now in full bloom, but I don't know how I still have time to catch up with me?" ”

"Oops, which damn palace man is chewing on the root of his tongue in front of his sister? Why is my sister making fun of me with this? Concubine De stomped her feet coquettishly, but a touch of red unconsciously flew on her face, making her face even more coquettish.

Xie Zhen glanced at her, didn't answer, and turned back to the main hall.

Concubine De's smiling face froze, and a trace of jealousy flashed in her eyes as she looked at her breezy willow-like back.

"Why doesn't my sister ignore me?" Although she hated it in her heart, her smile was very sweet and well-behaved, and she followed Xie Hao's footsteps very briskly, and her voice was as crisp and beautiful as a yellow warbler, "But blame sister, I came to see you so late?" If it's because of this, my sister is wrong to blame me! I mentioned to the emperor every day that I wanted to see my sister, but the emperor always refused, saying that I was weak and sick...... Oops......"

As if realizing that she had said something she shouldn't have said, she stretched out her hand to cover her mouth, and said anxiously: "Sister, I said something wrong. The emperor refused to let me come to see you, he must be worried that I would be too noisy and affect my sister's recuperation, so he refused to let me come, sister, don't misunderstand the emperor, let alone be angry with the emperor! ”

Xie Zhen watched her direct and act herself, and she only felt ridiculous in her heart. However, since she is bent on making herself jealous, it can be seen that the news of her deposed queen has not yet spread, otherwise she would not have stimulated herself by doing this, and would only show off her power in front of herself.

"That's nature." Xie Zhen smiled slightly, "The emperor just came to see me, and he also brought Daoist Yan Ye to ask me for a pulse." The emperor is so hearted, how can I be angry with the emperor? ”

Concubine De was stunned, and looked at Hongling with an inquiring gaze.

Hongling only stared straight at Xie Zhen, looking both surprised and happy.

This useless little hoof! Concubine De scolded in her heart, but she looked very happy on her face.

"Since the emperor brought Daoist Yan Ye to ask his sister for a pulse, then presumably my sister's illness will get better soon!" As she spoke, she flattened her mouth with some complaint: "The emperor is really true, why did he come secretly?" Don't say it to me, I'll also ask the dining room to prepare some of my sister's favorite snacks and send them together! ”

Dare to say that the emperor is sneaky, it can be seen that Yan Ming is really very fond of her on weekdays.

Xie Zhen looked at her young and delicate face, her graceful figure wrapped in palace clothes, and the charming style/affection revealed by the corners of her eyes and eyebrows when she smiled, and she had to admit in her heart that a woman like her did have a way to please men.

And no matter how ambitious Yan Ming is, he is just a man in the final analysis.

"Jin Yu." Xie Zhen suddenly wanted to talk to her.

Concubine De was stunned, Jin Yu was her name, and this name seemed to have been called for a long time. No, in fact, it's not very long, she still remembers that the woman a year ago would always gently call her "Jin Yu Jin Yu", but later this woman was grounded in Feng'an Palace, and she was named Concubine De by the emperor, and the name Jin Yu was no longer called, no matter where she went, the people around her would respectfully call her Niangniang, after a long time, she even forgot her original name, so it sounded a little trance at the moment.

"Sister." She agreed softly, but the smile on the corner of her mouth seemed a little reluctant, she was not happy that the name Jin Yu was mentioned again, because the past events that accompanied the name Jin Yu were not worth recalling.

She's Concubine De! She's Concubine De! It's not a lowly piece of gold and jade that can be bought and sold like a cargo!

No!

Jin Yu straightened his back, as if in this way he could erase the humble self that was always hunched in the past from memory, from the bottom of his heart, and from his bones!

Xie Zhen saw her discomfort, knowing that she remembered those tragic pasts, and felt a little unbearable in her heart, but there were some words that she had to say clearly.

Xie Zhen hardened her heart: "Jin Yu, you joined the Xie family at the age of seven, and it has been fourteen years now, right?" ”

Jin Yu couldn't even fake a smile at this time.

Xie Hao stared at her eyes and asked in a deep voice: "In the past fourteen years, grandmother has loved you, grandfather has allowed you to take classes with the children of our Xie family, and the sisters and brothers in the family have also treated you well, right?" ”

Jin Yu's eyes were distracted, her eyelashes fluttered slightly, and a trace of struggle flashed across her face.

Xie Zhen took the opportunity to say again: "I remember that you liked the third brother very much, didn't you?" ”

Third Brother...... Xie Yu......