Chapter 47: Liu's Death
The moonlight was hazy, and there was a heavy fog in the sky, this thick fog made Ling Xi unable to see where she was at all, she called for Ginkgo biloba hard, but she still couldn't see Ginkgo's figure, suddenly there was a man in Tsing Yi who was facing away from her, Ling Xi's heart chuckled, her footsteps stopped, could it be Ye Muzhi, Ye Muzhi is back, and he came to the harem.
Ling Xi couldn't help but walk in the direction of the man, and when he saw him, what should Ling Xi say, should he tell him about his helplessness, or tell him that she had bad luck, so she lost the rest of her life, and let him down? Ling Xi's pace slowed slowly, and her heart beat violently. She really wanted to see Ye Muzhi, but she seemed to be a little afraid of seeing him.
"You shouldn't come, it's too dangerous." Ling Xi said softly.
"As long as you are in the place, you will have to break through the sword mountain and the sea of fire." The man said softly, as if a gust of wind was drifting by, the corners of the man's clothes were slightly raised, and Ling Xi's heart was also confused.
"It's not worth it." Ling Xi muttered to himself.
She had already come behind the man in Tsing Yi, she didn't dare to walk in front of the man, she was afraid, or she didn't have the confidence to stand in front of Ye Muzhi's eyes.
"It's always worth it for you." The man said firmly, and he turned slowly, and a blurred face gradually became clear. Ling Xi was taken aback, it wasn't Ye Muzhi, her heart jumped to her throat, and she exclaimed, "Your Majesty." β
Ling Xi sat up from the bed suddenly, her hands tightly clasped one of Xiang Hongxuan's hands, Xiang Hongxuan also quickly hugged her into his arms, and the other hand also began to gently caress her back.
"Your Majesty, the concubine just had a dream, as if she dreamed of Your Majesty, but it doesn't seem to be."
Ling Xi was a little unsure, whether the one just now was a dream or a real scene, she was a little panicked, even uneasy.
"But no, I have been talking to the queen in my dream for a long time, queen, you say, who else can you be in your dream." Xiang Hongxuan whispered in Ling Xi's ear.
Ginkgo walked into the inner hall with the medicine bowl, Xiang Hongxuan carefully put Ling Xi in his arms on the bed, he took the medicine bowl from Ginkgo's hand, and after blowing carefully, he sent the spoon to Ling Xi's mouth.
Ling Xi was a little surprised, now Xiang Hongxuan in front of her, she was a little unfamiliar, Xiang Hongxuan in her impression would only intimidate her, and use all the people and things that could be used, and at this time, Xiang Hongxuan was more like a gentle and amorous husband, feeding medicine to his sick wife, and his warmth was a little too much.
"The queen doesn't plan to recover without taking medicine." Xiang Hongxuan said with some displeasure.
"Your Majesty, the concubine is not sick."
"If the queen wasn't sick, how could she burn down the Jiaofang Palace, and almost burned herself."
Xiang Hongxuan's eyes were a little angry, and there was also some self-blame, he looked at Ling Xi with concern, Ling Xi's boldness he understood again, whether it was the first time in the Shangyuan Festival, or the sea of fire just now, this woman was too bold, if he was a step late, it was estimated that he would only be able to see the burnt Ling Xi. To be honest, Ling Xi is also worthy of his praise for his fair skin, if Ling Xi really becomes a charred corpse, he will probably admit it
Not out of her.
Ling Xi's face smiled slightly, she actually forgot, she saved Xiang Hongxuan today, the queen died for the emperor, few queens can do it, and she retreated, she no longer has to worry about Xiang Hongxuan going to abolish her in the future, she died for him, as long as Xiang Hongxuan still has a reputation, and does not want to bear the charge of ingratitude, Ling Xi's queen position will be as stable as Mount Tai. γοΌ Β₯ Aiqi Literature ...*Better, Newer Fasterγ
"Still laughing, the queen is really terminally ill." Xiang Hongxuan said a little angrily, but when he looked at Ling Xi's eyes, he couldn't help but have a smile on his face, and muttered, "I'm not it, and there is no cure." β
Xiao Dezi walked into the inner hall quickly, he looked at Xiang Hongxuan, his face was a little embarrassed, and said: "Your Majesty, Lord Right is kneeling outside the Feiyu Palace, asking to see Your Majesty." β
"Nope." Xiang Hongxuan said categorically.
"Your Majesty, Lord Right Xiang has been kneeling outside the Flying Feather Hall for two hours, and Lord Right Prime Minister is wearing a thorn outside the hall to plead guilty." Xiao Dezi said cautiously.
Xiang Hongxuan's expression became solemn, Wang Shao committed the capital crime of beheading all over the house, he didn't like Wang's relatives very much, but he never thought of killing the Wang family, but Wang Shao's palace changed, so that Xiang Hongxuan had no way to retreat, if he could still let go of the Wang family, then the emperor's prestige would be gone, and the country would be shaken, Xiang Hongxuan thought of his mother, whose bones were not cold, his heart was a little unbearable.
"Your Majesty, do you really want to see the right minister?" Ling Xi asked.
"Seeing and not seeing are the same result, so why increase sorrow in vain." Xiang Hongxuan said helplessly.
Ling Xi had to admit that Xiang Hongxuan was a rational emperor, and the palace change did not kill several families, and it could not reflect the majesty of the emperor. In other words, the right phase family can't live, and the families who marry the right phase family should also tremble. Maybe this is what Xiang Hongxuan wants, this is also an opportunity, a rare opportunity, to make the Wang family's relatives completely get out of the previous dynasty, but the price is a little too bloody and cruel. Although Ling Xi didn't like Wang's relatives, such a choice was too cruel.
"Your Majesty, the concubine recently read a story about buying a horse for a thousand dollars in an ancient book. It was said that there was a king in the ancient country, and he liked Maxima very much, so he asked his entourage to take his daughter to various places to buy Maxima, but later the retinue spent 500 gold but only bought back the bones of a thousand horses for the king, and the king was very angry, but the retinue said that in the near future, there would be thousands of horses sent to the ancient country. Later, as his entourage said, within a few years the king had three horses. β
Xiang Hongxuan frowned, he looked at Ling Xi, his face was a little surprised, if he remembered correctly, Ling Xi almost died under Wang Shuyue's calculations not long ago, how could Ling Xi help the Wang family speak?
"It's not bad to throw bricks and lead jade, but Wang Shao is guilty of destroying the door, if I tolerate the Wang family, who still puts me in his eyes, Dongyu's country is that anyone can rebel." Xiang Hongxuan said in embarrassment.
"In the story of buying a horse with a thousand gold, if it weren't for the retinue who used 500 gold to bring the bones of a thousand horses back to the ancient country, then there would be a thousand in the world
How did the people of Lima know that the king of the ancient kingdom loved horses like this, and it was impossible for the king to obtain so many thousand horses. The right minister has never participated in the palace change, and His Majesty's openness to the Wang family will at least let those courtiers who are attached to the Wang family see hope, and see the hope that His Majesty will not blame the past, so that they will be more willing to serve His Majesty. β
Xiang Hongxuan frowned slightly, although Ling Xi's method was a bit roundabout, it was indeed a way to avoid blood, but why did Ling Xi help the Wang family?
"The queen has a friendship with the Wang family?" Xiang Hongxuan wondered again.
"No, it's just that I think it's too cruel, and the concubines don't like it, isn't there a way to do both?"
Ling Xi looked at Xiang Hongxuan, if it weren't for these helpless trade-offs, how could he and her get to where they are now.
"And is there a person named Wang Shao on the genealogy of the Wang family? Since they are not members of the Wang family, how can they let the right prime minister's family bear the consequences for Wang Shao's palace change? β
"I am not a queen, and I cannot have the kindness of a woman." Xiang Hongxuan got up and walked outside the hall, but suddenly he stopped and hesitated.
"But the Queen's words, I will think about it carefully." After speaking, Xiang Hongxuan strode out of the Jiaofang Palace.
Ling Xi struggled to prop up her upper body, maybe she shouldn't have said those words just now, she shouldn't have asked about the major affairs of the previous dynasty, especially the affairs of the Wang family's relatives, from the first day she entered the palace, she had seen the arrogance of the Wang family's relatives, Xiang Hongxuan was able to endure until now, it was not easy, coupled with this palace change of extermination, it was indeed difficult to let Xiang Hongxuan open up.
While Ling Xi was still in reverie, Aunt Yan slowly walked into the inner hall, and she knelt respectfully in front of Ling Xi's bed.
"The palace man Yan family visits the queen mother."
Ling Xi remembered that this Aunt Yan was the aunt in charge of Fengqi Pavilion, a palace person who could make people unforgettable, and her whole body exuded an elegant temperament.
"What is Aunt Yan doing when she comes to Jiaofang Palace?"
"Queen Mother, Liu is dead." Aunt Yan said indifferently.
Liu Manzhi is dead? Ling Xi's heart trembled, Liu Manzhi didn't wait for him to accompany her in the cold palace, but died after the queen mother, this thing was too sudden, making Ling Xi's heart a little mixed.
"How did she die?" Ling Xi asked faintly.
"Does the Queen want to hear the truth?" Aunt Yan raised her head and looked at Ling Xi, there was no fear in her eyes, only indifference.
"How's the truth? What about lies? β
"Generally, women who die in the cold palace will be reported by the palace people as dying of illness, and the Liu family died under the knife of the rebels. After the rebels occupied the East Courtyard today, the Liu family took advantage of the chaos to get out of Fengqi Pavilion. After the death of the queen mother, the palace people began to deduct Liu's use, and even gave Liu leftovers, Liu was still playing the majesty of the queen at first, and then after a few hungry meals, she learned to be obedient, and exchanged the money on her body for food. When the palace changed, maybe Liu just wanted to run out and complain to His Majesty, but unfortunately she ran into the rebels, and the rebels fell in love with the golden hairpin on her head, and she struggled to protect her last bit of value, and was killed by the rebels. β
Ling Xi let out a long sigh, she remembered to see her after entering the palace
When it came to Liu Manzhi's scene, even if Liu Manzhi entered the cold palace, he was gorgeously dressed, but no one expected that Liu Manzhi, who had been prominent and wealthy for half his life, would die because of a golden hairpin.
"Your Majesty, did you report that?"
"The chamberlain has already gone to the Flying Feather Hall to inform His Majesty, and will say that the Liu family died of illness, so that His Majesty will not inquire about the death of the Liu family, and it is impossible to know about the abuse that the Liu family suffered during his lifetime."
Ling Xi looked at the palace person kneeling in front of her, there was no trace of panic on her face, and she was not even expressionless, as if Liu Manzhi was someone she had never known, as cold as a walking corpse.
"Why did you tell Hongu this?"
Ling Xi's brows furrowed, she had some doubts about the palace person in front of her, or that there were too many mysteries in this palace person, which made her feel worse and worse.
"The slave thinks the queen wants to know."
Ling Xi was stunned, there is no shortage of smart women in this harem, but there are really not many women who can be as smart and indifferent as the palace man in front of her.
"What do you want here in Hongu?"
Aunt Yan slammed her head on the ground, and there was still no expression on her face. said: "Please let the queen and maid leave the cold palace and serve you." β
Ling Xi sneered and said softly, "There is no shortage of aunts in charge in the Jiaofang Palace. β
"The slave is willing to be an ordinary palace person."
Ling Xi was a little surprised, she looked at Aunt Yan, although she had only seen Aunt Yan twice, she always felt that Aunt Yan was not an ordinary palace person.
"Why are you staying by the side of this palace?"
Aunt Yan raised her head and looked at Ling Xi, her eyes seemed to glow with a scorching light, and her face also revealed a confident smile.
"The queen's resourcefulness and courage are beyond the reach of the slave maid, but the queen has no means, the slave maid has been in this harem for 20 years, and she has seen all the palace fighting methods, and the slave can become a knife in the hands of the maid, and clear the charm of the harem for you. And all the slave wants is to leave Fengqi Pavilion and come to the Jiaofang Palace, and use the shadow of the queen mother to make the rest of her life rich and glorious. β
Aunt Yan's words seemed reasonable, but Ling Xi didn't believe a word, and she didn't need a knife, let alone fight for anything in the harem.
"Then you may have gone to the wrong place, Jiaofang Hall can't give you what you want, go back to Fengqi Pavilion, this palace doesn't need you."
Ling Xi rejected Aunt Yan in one bite, but Aunt Yan was neither pleading nor disappointed, her face no longer had the smile she had just now, she said lightly: "One day, the queen will need a slave, and the slave will wait for the call of the mother in Fengqi Pavilion." β
(End of chapter)