Chapter 289: Excessive Demands
On that day, the king of Xiqi came, and Concubine Xi was also afraid that the king of Xiqi would say something that should not be said, which would arouse Qin Kexin's suspicion and ask Qin Kexin not to let him provoke the king of Xiqi.
What everyone didn't expect was that when she heard Qin Kexin's question, Concubine Xi really nodded: "That's right, I'm from Liangchuan."
It is true that my hometown is not the picturesque Xiqi, but the desolate and boundless Liangchuan, but this does not affect my deep love for my homeland, and the horses in your Central Plains and the horse farm in the Bi Yan are still not comparable to the vast wasteland of our Liangchuan! When Concubine Xi talked about Liangchuan, a glimmer of light flashed in her eyes.
"So what the hell are you doing to be a spy?" Qin Kexin was a little unbearable, she had been deceived by her for so long, so much, it was really in vain to treat her sincerely.
At this point, Concubine Xi didn't want to struggle, so she decided to make all the truth public, "It's true that I'm from Liangchuan, and my real identity is Xiyang Jiamei, the second princess of Liangchuan!" I came to Zhongyuan as a concubine, and it was a conspiracy from the beginning. ”
"You want to help Ryokawa win the battle?" Qin Kexin guessed along the meaning of Concubine Xi.
But Concubine Xi nodded and shook her head, "You can say that you can also say no, or you have to ask us why Liangchuan attacked the Central Plains!" ”
When Xi Guifei asked, everyone thought that Liangchuan's attack on the Central Plains happened not long after Xiao Shujun boarded the plane, it stands to reason that Xiao Shujun ascended the throne, and it was impossible for a small border country with strong national strength in the Central Plains to choose this time to commit it, but Xiliang chose to do the opposite, which is really puzzling.
Seeing that everyone couldn't guess, Concubine Xi continued: "It can be said that our Liangchuan attack on the Central Plains and my coming to the Central Plains to be a spy are all for one person, that is, Princess Liangchuan, my sister!" ”
"The eldest princess of Liangchuan?" Qin Kexin tried hard to recall such a person, he didn't know what this person had to do with the Central Plains, but he had no clue.
At this time, Xiao Shujun, who had been quietly watching the changes, spoke: "Your sister is the concubine of the former emperor, the one who died in the last war?" ”
Xiao Shujun still vaguely remembered that there was such an exotic concubine in the First Queen's Palace, and when he thought about it, he was all right.
"That's right, it's her!" At the mention of her sister, the originally calm Concubine Xi was a little excited, "You killed her!" My whole Liangchuan and I are here to avenge her! ”
"The change of royal power is inevitable, and sacrifices are inevitable! Besides, your sister committed suicide and has nothing to do with me? Qin Kexin also remembered that there was such a thing, when Xiao Shujun led people to attack and occupy the palace, Qin Kexin led people to clean up the harem and found the exotic concubine who hanged herself.
"What does it have to do with you? You forced it! What does it have to do with you? "Xi Guifei has already decided that it was Qin Kexin who killed his sister, and this concept can't be changed for a while.
Seeing that Concubine Xi insisted on thinking so, Qin Kexin was helpless.
It is not entirely unfounded to say that they killed his sister, who was indeed forced to commit suicide because of the war.
"Do you remember the first time you saw me dancing in the Imperial Garden?" Concubine Xi asked suddenly.
"Naturally, I remember." It was a day that Qin Kexin remembered deeply, that day Qin Kexin was shocked by the mournful dance of Concubine Xi, how could she easily forget?
Concubine Xi continued, "That's not actually commemorating Concubine Qing who just died, but commemorating my sister, and the queen didn't even give me this right, so that I don't want to dance this kind of dance in the palace in the future, do you know how much my heart hurt at that time?" ”
Hearing this, Qin Kexin sighed and sighed, how could she know what was going on in Concubine Xi's mind?
All the facts were in front of him, everything was settled, and Qin Kexin felt an indescribable sense of loneliness in her heart. "That's why you want to go to the main palace and die?" It's a desperate question.
But Concubine Xi didn't think so, and was so calm that it made people feel cold, "That's right, I know how important the queen mother is to Your Majesty, and your death is the best punishment for him, even if I didn't help Liangchuan win the battle in the end, at least I took revenge on you." Concubine Xi said word by word unhurriedly, and these words were engraved on Qin Kexin's heart like a knife.
"It's come to this, hurry up and hand over the antidote, I can make your death easier." Xiao Shujun's body exuded an irresistible deterrent.
Concubine Xi was obviously also frightened by this force, but he was still not ready to hand over the antidote, "I'm dead, and the queen can't live, if I am sent back to Liangchuan safe and sound, I can consider giving you the antidote." ”
This is the last struggle of the Western Guifei.
Xiao Shujun's eyes were half-squinted, his eyes were full of anger, and the hands hanging on his sides were also clenched into fists, which showed that he was really very angry, if he could, he wanted to immediately beat the Xi Guifei in front of him.
"Don't go too far! What I just said is a chance for you! ”
Obviously, Concubine Xi's words just now challenged Xiao Shujun's patience.
Concubine Xi suddenly laughed, and before the person in front of him could speak, he stopped laughing himself, "Shouldn't this be me giving you a chance?" You know, the longer you delay, the queen ......"
Concubine Xi's words were obviously inadvertently reminding these people in front of them.
"Concubine Xi, you should have been executed for murdering the queen's mother, and now you still want to bargain?" Yu'er really couldn't stand it, because what she did just now made her very angry.
In addition, he learned that Xi Guifei had poisoned Qin Kexin before, which had already made Yu'er very angry, if it wasn't for Qin Kexin's obstruction, I am afraid that Yu'er in front of him would have rushed to Xi Guifei and made a big fuss.
At this time, Qin Kexin didn't speak, she just fell silent, she was also a little apprehensive in her heart, he was also worried that if she didn't give her the antidote after the return of Concubine Xi, what would she do?
But even so, Qin Kexin's face was not too unusual.
No one spoke, and the soft incense garden in front of him was instantly quiet.
Qin Kexin's eyes rolled, as if she had thought of something, and then put a smile on her face.
"Then if we agree to the request that Concubine Xi made just now, will Concubine Xi also agree and hand over the antidote to the palace after the matter is completed?"
As soon as these words came out, everyone in Soft Xiangyuan was shocked, even Xiao Shujun, who was very angry at this time.
"Queen!" Xiao Shujun frowned slightly, his face was displeased, he had always been angry with Qin Kexin's words just now.
Qin Kexin turned her head sideways, smiled at him slightly, and then slowly got up and walked in front of Concubine Xi.
At this time, Concubine Xi had been suppressed by some of her subordinates, and she was powerless to resist at all, so she would not cause any harm to Qin Kexin.
Qin Kexin walked in front of her and stopped, lowered her eyes, and glanced at Concubine Xi, who was slightly embarrassed at this time.
Concubine Xi raised her eyes just to meet Qin Kexin's eyes, her eyes were transparent, she couldn't see the distractions of approval, and there was no hostility in her eyes.
This is also where Concubine Xi couldn't understand Qin Kexin, but just now she heard with her own ears that Qin Kexin agreed to her request in front of everyone, which couldn't help but make Concubine Xi happy in her heart.
"That's natural, as long as the queen agrees to send me back to Liangchuan in person, I will definitely put the antidote in the queen's hands. But I'm afraid that some people don't want to, right? ”
As Xi Guifei spoke, her eyes deliberately looked at Xiao Shujun, and the meaning between her words could not be clearer.
Sure enough, when Xiao Shujun heard the request of the Western Guifei in front of him, it became more and more excessive, and he even wanted Qin Kexin to escort her back alone, not only that, but also to be safe and sound.
It was a big joke on him.
"I gave you face, what's the matter? A lot of guts? The queen agreed, but I didn't! ”
Ever since Xiao Shujun learned that Concubine Xi had poisoned Qin Kexin, there has always been a hurdle in his heart that he can't get over.
Now that he has heard that Concubine Xi's request is becoming more and more excessive, it makes him very angry.
Hearing Xiao Shujun's roar, Concubine Xi couldn't help but tremble and immediately silenced.
The smile on his face also dissipated instantly, and he lowered his eyes and did not dare to raise his head. It can be seen that she is still very afraid of the emperor.
Xiao Shujun had just taken a step forward, but was stopped by Qin Kexin.
He turned his head suspiciously, but saw Qin Kexin give him a look, and seeing this, he could only suppress the dissatisfaction in his heart, flicked his sleeves and returned to his seat to sit.
"This palace promises you, but this palace hopes that you can keep your promise, come! Take the western concubine back to his palace and make up well, it's rare to go back, but you can't be so embarrassed. I don't know, I think this palace is bullying you. ”
As soon as the words fell, the people in front of them brought Xi Guifei back to Xining Garden, but even so, the gate of Xining Garden was still heavily guarded, and some people were talking about it when they saw this.
"What's going on? Why is there suddenly so many heavy guards here in Xining Yuan? ”
When some palace maids passed by Xining Garden, they unexpectedly found that Xining Garden, which was not too noisy on weekdays, was guarded by many heavy soldiers for some reason.
But even so, these people in front of them did not dare to act rashly, so they had to leave in a hurry, for fear that if they stayed too much, they would be arrested.
At this time, in the soft fragrance garden, only Qin Kexin and Xiao Shujun were left in the blink of an eye.
"I don't know what the queen thinks? The request that Concubine Naxi just made must be a conspiracy. ”
Xiao Shujun couldn't hide the doubts and worries in his heart.
Thinking that since Concubine Xi could secretly poison her, she would definitely be able to find a way to cause Qin Kexin to die.
No matter which side he chooses, it's nothing more than a dead end, and he doesn't want the people he loves to take this risk.