A ray of sunset sprinkled on Ling Xi's white plain clothes, Ling Xi knelt down in front of the Flying Feather Palace, in this cold winter, this trace of warmth from Ling Xi's skin drilled into her body, but unfortunately her body was extremely cold, she could no longer feel the warmth of the stars.

For several days, Ling Xi was grounded in the Jiaofang Hall by Xiang Hongxuan, although Feng Yingying's poison, with the desperate efforts of the imperial doctors, has been almost solved, and she has no worries about her life, but Feng Yingying's child was not saved in the end, Xiang Hongxuan was angry, and soon gave Ling Xi an order to be grounded.

The people in the harem are speculating that Xiang Hongxuan is going to abolish the queen again. Ling Xi knew in his heart that Xiang Hongxuan had no other practical actions against her except for grounding her, that is to say, at least Xiang Hongxuan didn't think that she did the poisoning of Feng Yingying, or that she was not sure that she did it, she still had a chance.

She has been kneeling in front of the Feiyu Hall since noon, she is asking Xiang Hongxuan to take off the hairpin, she knows that she has been grounded, and coming to the Feiyu Hall to ask for guilt like this will anger Xiang Hongxuan, but she can't take care of so much, she can't sit still in the Jiaofang Palace, she wants to gamble, bet on the suspicion in Xiang Hongxuan's heart, she may have a trace of vitality.

"Queen Mother, Your Majesty invites you to enter the inner hall." Xiao Dezi walked up to Ling Xi and said respectfully.

A smile leaked from Ling Xi's frozen face, she struggled to get up from the ground, she was a little unsteady, she swayed, and Xiao Dezi hurriedly stepped forward to support her.

Ling Xi's hands trembled violently, she didn't know if it was because of the cold or because of her nervous heart. She was going to see Xiang Hongxuan, this time it was another big gamble, and if she lost, she had to pay for her life.

"Thank you, father-in-law."

Ling Xi politely pushed away Xiao Dezi's arm and walked firmly into the inner hall.

Xiang Hongxuan sat in the inner hall, he looked at Ling Xi, who was pale, could she have done this? Xiang Hongxuan's heart was mixed.

"Your Majesty, the concubine has been wronged."

With a pop, Ling Xi knelt down in front of Xiang Hongxuan, she shouted injustice, Xiang Hongxuan thought that Ling Xi came this time to justify himself, but he didn't expect Ling Xi to open his mouth to shout injustice as soon as he came.

"The queen said that she was wronged, but Xiuzhu in the Inner Guard Mansion didn't say so. She insisted that you had instructed her to poison her. Xiang Hongxuan said coldly.

"Your Majesty, why did the concubine murder the concubine? If in order to compete for favor, why should the concubine take care of the concubine in everything. ”

"The queen is not an ordinary woman, maybe the smart queen is so unexpected to compete for favor, which is unexpected. Besides, Concubine Shu is pregnant, if she gives birth to a prince, won't the queen worry about her descendant? ”

Ling Xi's face sneered, and she looked at Xiang Hongxuan.

"Your Majesty also said that the concubine is a smart person, why should the concubine compete for favor? The concubines have always been unfavored, they didn't fight before, why fight now? Even if the concubine is worried about the throne, why is the concubine stupid enough to use the palace people in her palace to blatantly poison her, isn't the concubine afraid that His Majesty will ask for the crime? It is said that you can't do things that harm others and yourself, if it's really poisoned by the concubine, what can the concubine get, Your Majesty's three-foot white silk is still a glass of wine, but if the concubine is from

Who will be the beneficiary? ”

Xiang Hongxuan got up and walked in front of Ling Xi, his heart was a little lost, he had to admit that Ling Xi's words did make sense, but Ling Xi was also telling him a fact, she didn't care if she was favored or not, which made Xiang Hongxuan a little unhappy.

"The queen's eloquence is indeed good, and it seems that some words have moved me."

"Your Majesty, the concubine begs Your Majesty to give the concubine a chance."

"What a chance."

"A chance for Your Majesty to know the truth, let the concubine go to the Inner Guard Mansion, and the concubine will confront Xiuzhu. No one would have thought that the queen would go to the Neiwei Mansion, and the queen who entered the Neiwei Mansion was still the queen? Xiuzhu will tell the truth, and the people who are really poisoned in the harem will also appear impatiently, and His Majesty will know the truth. ”

Suddenly, Xiang Hongxuan's hand pinched Ling Xi's face, sure enough, she was a bold woman, today Ling Xi deliberately took off the hairpin in front of the Feiyu Palace to ask for guilt, she was doing it for the harem people to see, she had already planned it, she wanted to enter the Inner Guard Mansion, she wanted to prove her innocence.

"The queen wants to make a confession, you are so bold."

"Your Majesty can also listen in the next room, under the eyes of the Son of Heaven, and in the terrible Inner Guard Mansion, no matter how clever the concubines are, they will inevitably be seen through by Your Majesty. Your Majesty, there is nothing in the world that is without risk, but this insignificant risk is the truth, and Your Majesty really doesn't want to know who is making waves? ”

Ling Xi's big eyes stared at Xiang Hongxuan, and his eyes were extremely sharp.

Xiang Hongxuan withdrew his hand, he turned around and paced in the inner hall, this is a way, to be able to know the truth, although there are not many women in his harem, but guessing is never as convincing as the truth, instead of being suspicious here, it is better to try Ling Xi's method.

"That's right."

"Thank you, Lord Long."

Ling Xi walked in the long corridor leading to the cell of the Inner Guard Mansion, this secret cell was full of deep chill, every step Ling Xi took, he could smell the smell of blood in this dim cell, and the pungent stench, which was the smell of decay and stench under the blur of flesh and blood, in this deep cell, it became a symbol, a symbol that life is worse than death.

An internal guard opened a cell door, Ling Xi slowly walked into the cell, in the faint moonlight, she saw a person bowed in the corner, covered in blood, Ling Xi recognized this dress, it was Xiuzhu's favorite brocade dress.

"Xiuzhu." Ling Xi called softly.

Xiuzhu in the corner of the wall suddenly trembled, she turned her head cautiously, looked at Ling Xi, and a smile leaked from her face.

"Queen Mother, you're here."

"Do you know that poisoning the palace concubine is a capital crime, you will die, and you will die a miserable death." Ling Xi said excitedly.

"The slave knows, the slave doesn't want to live anymore." Xiuzhu smiled bitterly.

"Why?" Ling Xi asked puzzled.

"Thanks to the queen's mother, if it weren't for the mother's love, the slave maid should now be a safe palace maid in the Jiaofang Palace, the slave maid never had the luxury of flying on the branch to be a phoenix, it was the maid who had to push the slave maid to His Majesty, and the slave maid also imagined that the slave and maid would be here in the future that night

After living a life in the deep palace, but His Majesty is gone, His Majesty was called away by the concubine, the slave's dream was shattered, the phoenix was not done, the slave became a crow, or a restless crow. ”

Xiuzhu's tears fell from her eyes one by one, and they were particularly eye-catching under the reflection of the moonlight.

"You hate Concubine Shu, you poisoned her, what about this palace? This palace treats you well, just because this palace has the intention to promote you and send you to His Majesty's side, and His Majesty does not favor you, so you hate this palace? ”

Ling Xi didn't expect that her move to promote Xiuzhu would be exchanged for Xiuzhu's resentment, what did she do wrong, how could she make the honest Xiuzhu hate her so much, even if she took her own life, she would drag her to die together, she didn't understand why?

"In the eyes of the queen, what is a slave? A palace person who relieves boredom, or a woman who can sleep for the queen when she is unwell. The slave and maid used to respect Niangniang so much, and the slave and maid thought that Niangniang was also a person who would cherish the slave and maid, but when the slave and maid were ridiculed by everyone, what did Niangniang do, Niangniang was also laughing at the slave and maid, and laughed at the slave and maid for being a restless palace person. ”

"How could you think that, when did you become so narrow-minded."

"It's not that the slave has become like this, it's that the slave has always been like this, and the mother never understands, or the mother doesn't care at all."

"This palace knows that you are being teased by everyone, and you feel uncomfortable, this palace has asked Ginkgo to give you more rewards, and as long as you have the opportunity in the future, this palace will give you the opportunity to sleep again."

Xiuzhu got up tremblingly, and she walked in front of Ling Xi's eyes with difficulty.

"That person is right, in the eyes of the mother, we are all objects to please you, as long as you are happy, it doesn't matter how ugly we are, didn't it be like this before, anyway, the mother is generous, and will reward a lot of things."

"Who, who is that man?" Ling Xi said through gritted teeth.

"The man also said that if the queen really has the heart to let me sleep, why don't you call a slave when Your Majesty goes to the Jiaofang Palace? Tell me, is that man right? ”

Xiuzhu approached Lin Xi's side a few more minutes, and a teardrop flowed out of her eye socket and slowly slid across her face.

"What Hongu said, is it still useful? You don't already have the answer and act on it. Ling Xi said helplessly.

Xiuzhu turned around and walked towards the corner with some difficulty,

"The slave just wants to hear what Niangniang says, but it doesn't matter, with Niangniang on the Huangquan Road, we will have a long time to talk slowly."

Ling Xi walked up to Xiuzhu excitedly, and she clasped her hands on Xiuzhu's shoulders.

"Do you know how stupid you are? Even if you don't have the opportunity to sleep in the future, this palace can give you a lot of rewards, this palace will be gracious and allow you to leave the palace, you are still young, you can go out of the palace to find a good man to marry, you will have a happy family, but now there is nothing. ”

"The slave and maid can't get out of the palace, the slave and maid are the women who have been summoned by His Majesty, even if His Majesty does not favor the slave and maid, the inner servant will also be recorded in His Majesty's living record, even if the queen can let the slave and maid out of the palace for the first time, who dares to marry me, once summoned by the Son of Heaven."

Women, slaves and maids will die alone in the people, and become the object of ridicule in the streets and alleys, a hundred times more difficult to hear than in the palace, the queen mother, slaves and maids can't leave the palace, and they have to live all their lives in the ridicule of others, this is the life of slaves and maids, do you say that it is necessary to live a life like mine? ”

Ling Xi was stunned, she didn't expect that one day one day one of her decisions would change a person's life, her life was lost in that big gamble, and Xiuzhu's life was ruined by her, and her hands slipped off Xiuzhu's shoulders.

"You know what? Concubine Shu's child is gone, this is His Majesty's first child, not only will you die, but your family will not survive. Even if you complain about me again, why should you take your life to be buried with your family. ”

"No, the man said that he would take care of the slave's family."

"Your Majesty is angry, no one can protect your family." Ling Xi said lightly.

"That person's family is different, and His Majesty has to give them some face." Xiuzhu said confidently.

"You are so stupid, you don't know how much this child means to Your Majesty, let alone Your Majesty, even the Queen Mother will not let go of the person who poisoned you, that person is just deceiving you, and you are dead, she has no worries, why keep your promise to protect your family." Ling Xi said coldly.

Xiuzhu, who was full of confidence just now, suddenly sat on the ground like a deflated ball, she thought carefully about Ling Xi's words, and suddenly she got up, eagerly came to Ling Xi's side, and said: "Queen Mother, I want to see Your Majesty, I will tell Your Majesty the truth, it was Wang Shuyue who instructed me to poison, will Your Majesty forgive my family?" ”

"It's late, Your Majesty doesn't want to hear it." Ling Xi looked at the wall of the cell, Xiang Hongxuan next door had already heard the answer he wanted, it was too late.

Xiang Hongxuan paced in the cell, Wang Shuyue's strategy of killing two birds with one stone was good, but his cousin was a little too anxious. Suddenly, Xiao Dezi walked to Xiang Hongxuan's side with hurried steps.

"Your Majesty, Mrs. Wang has come to Feiyu Palace, and seeing that Your Majesty is not there, she rushed to Yixiang Palace again. Just now, the Queen Mother also sent someone to invite you to Yixiang Palace. Xiao Dezi whispered.

"Let's go, let's go to Yixiang Palace, the show is about to be staged."

(End of chapter)