The person locked up in the secret room is naturally Xia Yunsheng, she is leaning on the cushion at this time and embroidering a red wedding dress very seriously, the gold thread is walking on the fine fabric, the soft candlelight illuminates her side face, and the whole person is soft and dignified.

This feeling is the same as when Duan Ziyan first saw her. At that time, Duan Ziyan had just married into the Yan family, and entered the palace as a wife to participate in the palace banquet held by the queen. The first time she entered the embroidery office of the Shanggong Bureau, she saw a beautiful and elegant woman embroidering, and she was immediately stunned.

At that time, Xia Yunshang smiled when she saw her; "Madame is so beautiful, like a fairy in the sky." The voice was beautiful and soft as a breeze, and there was no intrigue, no calculation, just simple praise in the smile.

Her originally very bad mood was improved by Xia Yunsheng's smile, and she had never smiled in Jingtang, but she actually hooked the corners of her mouth slightly: "Adults are also beautiful." The embroidery in your hands is just as beautiful. ”

"Madame doesn't seem to like the clothes on her body?" Xia Yunshang noticed that she saw her long nails scratching her clothes from time to time, and some embroidery patterns were scratched.

Duan Ziyan nodded: "I like white, but my clothes are pure white without any embroidery, and it is not good to wear pure white at the palace banquet, so I can only wear goose yellow." ”

Hearing this, Xia Yunshang stood up and handed the clothes in his hand to Duan Ziyan: "This is my own embroidery, it does not belong to the palace items." If you don't like it, take it. ”

The dark lines on this white dress are very conspicuous in the sun, and they are dignified and decent, and some silver patterns on the neckline, cuffs and skirt are also embellished. In this way, it will not hurt to participate in the palace banquet in the future.

All Jingtang people know that the embroidery skills of the general Shanggong Xia Yunshang are the best in the world, and all major families are proud to be able to wear clothes with her embroidery. And Xia Yunsheng's things are not available to everyone, even if the status of the lady in the palace is not high enough, the emperor will not reward it. Therefore, if the wife and little sister of the big family outside can get one or two clothes from her, they will show off.

Duan Ziyan, who was holding the dress, was very happy, but she didn't like to talk to outsiders, but she chatted with Xia Yunsheng. The two cherish each other and regard each other as friends.

Since then, the two have often met, and Xia Yunsheng, as the commander-in-chief, has many opportunities to go out of the palace, so it is not difficult to meet. Every time he left the palace, he would bring Duan Ziyan one or two clothes and cloaks of different styles and textures, and even the embroidery on the big was done by himself.

Duan Ziyan gave her some elixirs in southern Xinjiang, and the relationship between the two became more and more intimate. But all that came to naught a year later, and the former sisters were on the opposite side after all.

"We really have a good heart, and I'm looking for you so hard." Duan Ziyan lit the other candles in the secret room and sat on the couch. "After all these years, your craft is still so good. But to whom did you embroider this wedding dress? ”

After the last stitch, Xia Yunshang carefully looked at the wedding dress and smiled with satisfaction. "To my apprentice Zhirong. I think she'll use it. This is my big wedding gift for her. ”

As soon as she heard Zhirong's name, Duan Ziyan was furious, and she suppressed her anger and sneered: "Your apprentice is really good, and his demeanor is even better than you were back then." My Hua'er was fascinated by her, and she didn't want the country at her fingertips, so it was a drama of loving beauty and not loving country. ”

"Oh? So it seems that your son is more affectionate than you. Xia Yunshang was naturally very surprised by this news, but she also sincerely blessed Zhirong from the bottom of her heart. The child suffered so much and finally got what he wanted, even if he left by himself, he had no regrets.

"Duan Ziyan, for so many years, I have been thinking every day why you were poisoned back then. I always couldn't figure it out, even in my dreams. ”

Duan Ziyan raised her chin proudly. Raised an eyebrow: "You want to know that I didn't tell you." ”

"I didn't figure it out until I came back." Xia Yunshang leaned over and leaned closer to her, looking directly into her eyes: "Because we are in love with the same person, and he doesn't love you." If you can't get it, you will destroy it, this is your usual style! ”

"So what!" Duan Ziyan stood up suddenly, trembling and pointing at Xia Yunsheng: "You killed him!" If you are relieved to be your consul in the palace and don't want to elope with him, how can I bear to do it? If you elope, I will never see him again in my life. ”

Duan Ziyan touched her chest with one hand, and there was a lot of pain, just like when she personally poured poison into her beloved's tea. "I don't ask for much, I just want to see him often, even if it's enough to look at him from afar. But you will take him away! ”

She stepped forward excitedly, grabbed Xia Yunsheng's collar and strangled the other party's neck, and roared viciously: "I have no family and country, marry a man I don't like, I don't have anything but a little thought, you ruined him with your own hands!" It's you! With that, he threw Xia Yunshang aside.

Xia Yunshang gritted her teeth tremblingly, tears rolling down, and she was overwhelmed with grief. "Why didn't you kill me? Just kill me! Or kill both of us! ”

"Hahaha-" The shuddering laughter echoed in the secret room, and Duan Ziyan smiled weirdly: "Killing you will only make him remember you forever, miss you, and live under your shadow for the rest of his life, I don't want to see him sad, let alone die together, so I can only make you sad." If you are sad, I will be fine! ”

Xia Yunsheng, who got up slowly, coughed a few times dryly, panting, her body had run out of oil, and there were not many days. Li Ji died, she had a wish, and seeing Duan Ziyan today and learning the truth was another wish fulfillment. She has nothing left behind, the only thing she wants to do is to die with the crazy woman in front of her.

The silver light flashed, and it was drawn by the Yangtze River that had been hidden in the quilt, and Xia Yunshang stabbed towards Duan Ziyan fiercely. The other party didn't expect her to attack suddenly, so she quickly turned around and dodged. Then in a flash, he arrived in front of Xia Yunsheng, and with a flick of his fingers, he heard the sound of the sword falling to the ground.

"Back then, I just taught you some kung fu, and you think you can kill me with that?" Duan Ziyan sneered, and a short dagger slammed into Xia Yunsheng's abdomen. "Yunshang, if there is an afterlife. If we don't fall in love with the same man, we must be the best sisters in the world. ”

Bright red and dazzling blood kept spitting out of Xia Yunsheng's mouth, and she gasped hard, "You remember." Once you want to invite me to your Yanfu Garden? That time your clothes were dirty, and I helped you change them. ”

Duan Ziyan's eyebrows rolled, and she didn't understand what Xia Yunshang wanted to express. Why did such words suddenly come out of nowhere when he was about to die? "What did you say?" leaned over to Xia Yunsheng's ear. "When you die, what tricks do you want to play?"

Xia Yunshang didn't speak, but gently raised her hand and put her fingers in the center of her lower waist. "I remember you wouldn't let me touch it!"

"Ahh Duan Ziyan pushed Xia Yunshang away with a scream, and retreated in a panic, but she fell to the ground unsteadily. She stared at the woman covered in blood in shock: "You, how do you know? ”

"I didn't pay much attention to it back then. Thought you were hurt. But later, I inquired about it in many ways, and I learned that there is a kind of secret martial arts in southern Xinjiang, which can make people's skills reach the peak, but there are also defects. That is the death hole. Xia Yunshang exhaled a few times again.

"What you practice is evil skills, but you have a conscience and don't let your children practice. Duan Ziyan, you and I have gone from friends to enemies, and we have hated each other for so many years. But God still wants us to go to the underworld together. ”

That's it. Xia Yunsheng's eyes were dark, and she seemed to see a familiar figure walking towards her, she showed a sweet smile, slowly closed her eyes, and lost her breath anymore.

Duan Ziyan showed a weird smile and stood up against the wall: "You should go to the underworld alone." ”

Although Xia Yunshang hit her death at that moment, her strength was not enough, and she did not die. It's just that she understands it in her heart. The martial arts of this body are completely wasted, and the internal force is exhausted. It is impossible to practice martial arts in the future.

After being scattered, she had no strength in her body, her hands felt soft, and it took a long time to push open the door of the secret room. Out of this palace, he was already sweating profusely. However, her guards arrived just in time to take her back to secretly heal her wounds.

The overall situation in the court has been decided, Tao Lingran returned to the palace and sat softly on the ground, everything she worked hard to manage was destroyed in Zhirong's hands. After smashing everything in the palace, she ran for the child, who was less than a year old, and choked the child's neck fiercely.

At this moment, a palm wind slashed over and knocked her to the side. Zhirong checked the child, and it was okay. "Tao Lingran, you're crazy! For his own safety, he actually attacked a child. ”

If the child died, even if he found the jade pendant, he would not be able to drop blood for a blood test, because the jade pendant of the country only recognized the blood of the living, and it was because of this that Tao Lingran killed the child.

"If I don't kill him, will you spare me?" Tao Lingran covered his shoulders and spit out a mouthful of blood, his face was very pale. With this slap, one of her arms was gone.

"Yan Hua has done so much for me, I am already content. I can blame you for everything you've done to me in the past, but you don't want to kill this child. Zhirong picked up the child and handed it to Shen Qing: "Protect it well." also give Concubine Yu a wake-up call. ”

Tao Lingran glared at her, her eyes were already red and swollen: "You and Yanhua are both living and living together, what does it mean for me to stay alone?" She didn't want to die in the high walls of the deep palace like this, and she didn't want to be buried in the concubine's mausoleum to accompany Li Ji after death.

"I'll find a way to let you go and leave Jingtang forever." Zhirong didn't feel at ease if she was left here, so she was simply sent away and sent to another country, so that she could live in peace.

Before leaving, Zhirong ordered Shen Qing to take Xiang'er away, and changed a group of palace people, putting Tao Lingran under house arrest. The reason why she entered the harem was actually to find Xia Yunsheng. After the guidance of the palace people, she came to the secret room and was surprised to find that the door of the secret room was open.

"Master! Master? No one responded, but they smelled blood.

A bad premonition hit her heart, and she walked in quickly to see Xia Yunshang lying on the couch, and the blood donation stained her flash and the brocade quilt on the couch. There was a smile on the corner of her mouth, and she seemed to walk very peacefully.

Zhirong rushed over to hug Xia Yunsheng's colder corpse in pain, she was still a step late, if it was earlier, maybe the master would not have died. "Master, come back. The unfilial son is back! ”

It wasn't until it was dark that Zhirong put down Xia Yunsheng's body under Shen Qing's persuasion and put her upright on the couch. Zhirong looked at the dagger in his hand in a daze, cast by cold iron, and the unique emerald gems of southern Xinjiang were inlaid on the hilt.

The changes in this day made Zhirong feel that everything seemed to be a dream, from her joy after Yanhua made her statement, to the grief of her master's tragic death, and now the name of the owner of this dagger is about to be called. And the identity of that person was the last thing she wanted to face.

"Lord, here's an epistle!" Shen Qing searched the entire secret room and found a wooden box in a hollow wall, which contained a letter. It reads: The beloved disciple Bai Zhirong opened in person.

It was a letter left by Master for her! Zhirong hurriedly opened it, and the words on it jumped into her eyes, and when she finished reading it, she couldn't cry.

Zhirong, when you read this letter, I had already gone to the underworld to find my husband. I am proud to have an apprentice like you. I believe that you will have a great achievement in the future, but you can't see it as a teacher. I don't have much time left, and my only wish is to die with my enemies.

You also remember that the grievances of the previous generation should not be pressed on yourself, you love Yanhua, and he also sincerely blesses you for the teacher. The teacher also embroidered a wedding dress for you, but unfortunately I can't see the day you wear it.

Zhirong held the letter tightly to her chest and warmed it up. She held her wedding dress in her arms and rubbed her cheeks. "Master, the apprentice will definitely be happy, you must find your husband."

"Lord, look! Heirloom jade pendant! Shen Qing took out a white jade pendant in surprise, it turned out that the bottom of the box was empty, Shen Qing opened the dark layer and found this jade pendant. Now whether the kid is Long Zhong or not will know at a glance. ”

"Put it away, go to the court tomorrow for a blood test, and then convict Tao Lingran. Still, you remember to leave her name and send her away. Zhirong picked up a comb to comb Xia Yunsheng's hair, "You immediately send a few secret guards with the best martial arts to Yanfu to see how Duan Ziyan is doing." ”

"My subordinates understand!" Shen Qing looked at Zhirong like this, and felt uncomfortable, but he didn't know how to comfort him.

Zhirong took Xia Yunsheng's body out of the palace. Li You also knew that his aunt had always disliked this place, so he also agreed to bury it outside, but it could not be transported out of the capital for the time being, so it was placed in the ice cellar in Zhirong's courtyard in the capital.

Several girls cried like crazy when they saw her, and looked around to see if there were any injuries on her body. Chunhua, Qiushi, Dongxiu, and Qing'er are all there, and Wei Ting also came to visit her, but only Xia Jin was missing.

"Where's Xia Jin?" Zhirong asked strangely.

Several people were silent at the same time, but in the end, Chunhua opened her mouth and said angrily: "Not long after the lord left the capital, Yan Feng came to propose marriage, and she actually agreed and got married!" No conscience! ”

"Xia Jin also likes General Yan too much." Qiu Shi whispered, but his confidence was insufficient.

Zhirong said lightly: "Now, the Yan family has given up Jingtang, and it is not a bad thing for her to marry." I'll go see her tomorrow, and you will prepare some dowries for winter embroidery, and you will have the best. Choose from today's reward. ”

Wei Ting came over and held her hand, wanting to comfort her, but she couldn't open her mouth, she guessed that it was Duan Ziyan when she saw the dagger, but this was related to Zhirong's happiness, she really didn't know what to do, and said: "These days." You're tired too, so get some rest early. ”

Zhirong shook his head and smiled bitterly: "There are guests here, I'm afraid I won't be able to rest." I went out for a walk and came back in a moment. (To be continued......)