There is also a half of the draft in the afternoon, which is mostly to examine the talents and morals of some show girls, and this kind of selection is much more interesting than in the morning. finally returned to his room after the morning audition, and Zhiyan heard a shocking news from Arnold.

The queen was absent from today's draft ceremony for no reason, not for other reasons, but because the queen was placed under house arrest by the emperor. Although the news was forbidden to spread outside, it still spread throughout the palace at a rapid speed like wings.

It is said that Shen Yao went to visit the queen last night, and happened to meet the queen's personal palace maid sneaky, walked to the door in a panic, and bumped into Shen Yao's body at once. This collision was supposed to be a big sin to lose his head, but compared to what happened later, it was nothing at all.

"Miss Zhiyan, guess what?" Arnold whispered in Zhiyan's ear, with a mysterious face, "Two little wooden figures with charms painted on her body fell out, and the names of An Guifei and Huang Guifei were also written on them. The girl fainted with fright...... was beaten badly, and everything was recruited. It's also a coincidence...... As soon as this happened here, news came from there that the imperial concubine died in the palace for no apparent reason. Before Concubine An died tragically, the emperor had long suspected that there were monsters in the palace, and this ...... The queen is miserable......"

Two wooden figures? No, I only put one! Where did that doll come from, and what happened to the death of the imperial concubine?!

"It's just listening to the words of that palace maid, why was it convicted so quickly?"

"Miss doesn't know?" Arnold looked at Zhiyan with some surprise, "Using witchcraft is a big taboo in the palace, as long as you get involved in this, no one will listen to your explanation." ”

"The queen ......"

"According to the palace rules, after the abolition, Ling Chi ...... And ......"

Before Zhiyan could finish listening to Arnold's words, he rushed out of the door in a panic, ready to go to Chen Xi to ask for an explanation. What exactly is going on with this qiē, and does it have anything to do with her? She ran to the place where the show girls lived in a panic, only to be told that the show girls who had been chosen in the morning were not here now.

Zhiyan walked back distraught, but he didn't want to meet Shen Yuqing, who was distracted.

He was also taken aback when he saw the dejected appearance of Zhiyan, and he didn't know what happened at this moment, so that a person who was fine in the morning became like this. Shen Yuqing helped her sit down and asked softly, "What's wrong?" It looks like a soul is not giving up. ”

"Liar, you are all liars......" She coldly pushed him away, leaning against the pillar with a pitiful and helpless look.

Shen Yuqing deduced from her tone that it was the queen's matter, and he had just learned about this matter, and he was also taken aback when he learned about it from Shen Yao's mouth. He didn't expect that it would affect the imperial concubine, and he didn't understand why there was such a big fork.

"I know you don't want to take someone's life...... I don't blame you for this, it's all my fault. I only want to help the royal brother stabilize the political situation, but I ignore your feelings. ”

"What's the use of talking about this now, the queen's guilt has been condemned, Arnold sues me, she will be Ling Chi." Zhiyan lowered his head and silently shed tears, but his voice trembled slightly. She imagined the bloody and cruel scene when the queen was executed, but the vague image of the woman appeared in front of her again.

Once again, she saw that she was tied to the silver tree behind her by a thick chain through her body, and someone drove long nails into the woman's body, and the woman frowned in pain, and blood and sweat fell from her head to the ground. Finally, she couldn't hold on any longer, screaming and moaning in pain coming out of her throat.

"Yan'er, Yan'er, what's wrong with you......"

Zhiyan raised his head and looked at him fixedly with tears in his eyes, but in the next moment, he hugged his body tightly, buried his head in his shirt and sobbed.

"Yuqing, I'm afraid...... I saw the man again, and I saw the woman being tortured. She's obviously not me, why do I feel so scared and in so much pain......"

Shen Yuqing suddenly became a little at a loss, he gently stroked her head, and said softly: "Don't be afraid, I'm here." Those are just illusions, you are here, by my side. ”

Gradually, she finally calmed down in his arms, but the hands around him were still trembling slightly. Shen Yuqing stood there in a daze, let Zhiyan hold her, and looked a little cramped and overwhelmed in her expression. He smiled self-deprecatingly, obviously this was what he had always wanted, and now that such a wish had really come true, he didn't know what to do.

"Yuqing, I want to save her."

"Save whom?"

"Queen."

Zhiyan thought he would object, but he nodded, his smile like a breeze, "Well, I'll help you ......"

Because of Zhiyan's appearance at noon, Shen Yuqing was afraid that something would happen to her, so he resolutely did not let Zhiyan watch the afternoon draft.

Zhiyan honestly half lay on the couch, and a faint plum fragrance came from the incense burner beside him. Listening to the cheerful sound of silk bamboo and gongs and drums outside, she put down the Buddhist scriptures in her hand, the corners of her mouth were gently hooked, and her smile was a little bitter and sad.

After a while, Arnold rushed in from the outside with a happy smell of melting snow. Her little face and hands were red from the cold, and she stood on the side of the warm road rubbing her hands constantly, her eyes flashing with excitement.

"Miss, I have good news for you, Miss Chen Xi has been chosen!"

"Hmmm......"

"Miss doesn't seem to be very happy?"

"With her skills, it's completely expected."

"The draft is finally over, and the palace can finally relax."

"Is it over? Arnold, this is just the beginning......"

It was two days later for Zhiyan to see Chen Xi again, and at this time, Chen Xi had become Chen Jieyu of Qi State. There was a light snow in the sky, and she was still dressed in thin plain clothes, standing alone by the pond in the Imperial Garden, staring at the lake with thick ice cubes.

Holding an umbrella and stepping forward, she covered the snow falling on her hair, and looked at the sky silently without saying a word.

"You came to me to accompany me in a daze?" She quipped, but there was no trace of warmth in her words.

"The emperor has decreed that she will be dethroned, and in five days it will be the day when the empress Ling Chi will be executed."

"So what?" Her eyes narrowed slightly, and she smiled nonchalantly.

"So...... Sue me, what did you do to hide it from me...... The other wooden doll is not what you are doing! ”

"Yes, apart from me, who else has so much courage in this deep palace. And, I'm just in case, double insured. ”