She wiped away her tears from her laughter, looked at Zhan Qing, took a step back, and kept her distance from him.

"Say protect me, believe me, it turns out that it is such a Dharma protector, such a belief in the Fa, the husband is not guilty, and he is guilty, since you have already set me this crime, where do I still have the reason not to admit it? Dear Emperor Your Majesty, come and condemn me..."

The corners of Xu Xiangjin's mouth were crooked, and she smiled a little ruffianly, as if she didn't care about the next thing at all, but the more she was like this, the more Zhan Qing felt panicked.

But now everyone is watching, he can't say that she confesses, it's just an expedient measure, and there is no way to comfort her, so he can only be ruthless and let people escort her back to Yong'an Palace first!

When she walked to the door, she suddenly realized that the moon was particularly round tonight, perhaps because of her feelings, thinking of her ridiculous name in the palace, it also had other meanings.

"Yong'an Palace, the empty hall that originally let me rest forever, now, it's really tight for the occasion, tight for the occasion!"

Saying that, Xu Xiangjin's steps seemed to be much brisker, and she didn't need to be escorted by others at all, and her own speed was even faster than that of the guards.

Zhan Qing's feeling of uneasiness became stronger and stronger, and he even couldn't help but want to chase him out, but he was stopped by the Queen Mother, who had been watching him for a long time.

"Emperor, you have already given her a verdict, and now Concubine Zhen has just escaped death, you are her father-in-law, and you should accompany her by yourself!"

"Okay, I'll stay!"

Looking at the door where there was no longer Xu Xiangjin's figure, Zhan Qing seemed to be talking to himself.

"Your Majesty, your hands are bleeding!"

Suddenly, Yan Kang exclaimed, and at this time the queen mother realized that the emperor's hand was dripping blood, and a small stall had formed underneath, so she hurriedly called the imperial doctor over, and when she broke the emperor's hand, she found that his nails had fallen into the flesh, and he had pulled out two blood pits in the palm of his hand.

Although the Queen Mother asked Zhan Qing to accompany Concubine Zhen, but in this situation, Zhan Qing didn't want to see anyone except Xu Xiangjin, so he simply went back to the imperial study to approve the folds, so that he could forget these troubles when he was busy.

It's just that in the middle of the night, there was a sudden commotion outside, and the noise made him very upset.

"Yan Kang, you go out to see what's going on outside, it's so late, who dares to make a loud noise."

Yan Kang took the order out of the imperial study, Zhan Qing took a sip of the herbal tea in the cup, looked at the cup and was distracted, he wanted to put the cup aside and continue to fold, but his hand slipped, and the cup fell directly to the ground and shattered, he suddenly felt a little flustered, and he couldn't wait for Yan Kang to send the news over, so he walked out directly.

As soon as he walked to the gate of the palace, he saw Yan Kang's chubby body moving in a hurry to this side, and when he saw the emperor, he knelt directly on the ground with a plop, since he became the chief eunuch, he has never knelt so seriously.

Zhan Qing was suddenly a little nervous, and he even forgot to take the initiative to ask, staring at Yan Kang deadly, for fear that he would miss every word he was going to say next.

"Your Majesty's condolences, pity the concubine... The cantilever committed suicide and went..."

Zhan Qing instantly felt that his brain was roaring, and his mind kept replaying the smile of Xu Xiangjin leaving, and suddenly felt that she was actually saying goodbye?

No, how could a person like her endure the grievances and die, she clearly said that she would always accompany him, how could she leave him and go alone, but she also disappointed her, and she couldn't protect her, is it because of this, so she doesn't want him!

No matter which one it is, Zhan Qing doesn't want to accept it!

"Where did you hear the rumors, it's really not reliable at all, how can you curse my poor concubine, I will see it myself."

Zhan Qing at first I still used to go, but then I heard the commotion over there getting louder and louder, he was anxious to go faster and faster, and then he simply used the running one directly, leaving Yan Kang far behind.

Unlike in the past, Yong'an Palace always closed the door, this time it was open, and there were a lot of palace maids and eunuchs gathered at the door, as soon as Zhan Qing appeared, they were all so frightened that they knelt on the ground, Zhan Qing had no time to take care of these people at all, he went directly inside, but it was much quieter inside, only Xingxiang cried alone.

He didn't even know how he walked into Xu Xiangjin's bedroom, he always felt that he was numb, and when he saw the scene inside, he felt that he couldn't breathe.

The imperial doctor and Xingxiang knelt beside the bed, Xu Xiangjin lay quietly on the bed, motionless, the scars on her neck had scabbed, and her face was extremely pale.

"Xu Xiangjin, what are you doing, what are you doing in bed in broad daylight, I know I wronged you during the day, I'm here to apologize to you, you open your eyes and look at me!"

He was still a little away from the bed, and he didn't seem to dare to get too close, like they usually talked, trying to call Xu Xiangjin up.

"Your Majesty..."Xingxiang cried and spoke, "In the middle of the night, Niangniang said that she was hungry, and asked the slave to go out to make some food for her, and when the slave came back, she called the door for a long time and did not hear any movement, and then she was really not at ease, so she found someone to knock the door open, and Niangniang was already hanging on the beam, and when she rescued Niangniang, it was..."

Xingxiang's voice was already a little hoarse, although she took care of the poor concubine for a short time, but she has always been very good to herself, originally she was especially wronged for the poor concubine this time, and now the poor concubine is dead, she really can't hear the emperor still talk to her in this tone.

"Your Majesty, Niangniang gave me a letter before letting the slave go out, saying that she would give it to Your Majesty when the slave and maid saw Your Majesty!" Xingxiang took out the letter in her arms and handed it to the emperor, and was about to withdraw, but when she arrived at the door, she still couldn't help but want to say something for Xu Xiangjin.

"The slave knows that the slave is just a subordinate, and she is really not qualified to speak here, whether the slave or the maid still has to say a word of grievance for the mother, the mother is so proud of a person, he disdains to use those indiscriminate means, not to mention that she has always regarded Concubine Zhen Niangniang as a life-saving benefactor, she is such a good person, how can she be poisoned, she doesn't care if anyone doesn't trust her, only Your Majesty..."

At this point, it would be disrespectful to continue to speak, Xingxiang hurriedly retreated, and deliberately closed the door before going out.

Zhan Qing stared at Xu Xiangjin and stood motionless for a long time, before he slowly approached the side of the bed step by step as if he had suddenly come back to his senses, sat down gently, and held Xu Xiangjin's hand that was completely cold.

"I'm sorry, I know I was wrong, I'm trying to figure out how to make up for it, I know it's too slow, I shouldn't be so irritating to you during the day, I should say I've always believed in you, can you come back to me?"

In the past, he knew that Xu Xiangjin would sometimes use her special ability to pretend to die, and he hoped that she was also a prank this time, but he had disappointed her, so she was just punishing herself.

Zhan Qing suddenly thought of the letter she gave herself, thinking about whether there would be a password she gave herself in it, and hurriedly opened the letter, but the content of the letter made her even more desperate.

Xu Xiangjin didn't say much, but made it clear that he was unwilling to be buried in the royal family after he died, and asked Zhan Qing to give her a freedom when she died!

"Okay, the freedom you've always wanted, I'll give it to you, I'll wait for you all the time, waiting for the day when we meet again..."

Because Xu Xiangjin wanted to die beautifully, so as not to become stinky and annoying by then, even if he was very reluctant, Zhan Qing still chose a beautiful place and buried Xu Xiangjin there.

After everything was dealt with, Zhan Qing locked himself in Yong'an Palace all day, not going to court, not even seeing anyone, but just ordered Yan Kang to go to Concubine Zhen and inform her about Xu Xiangjin.

Yan Kang has also been in this palace for most of his life, and his observation of words and expressions can be described as first-class, not to mention that as a bystander, he even sees some things more clearly than others, when he was in Kunning Palace that day, the emperor asked him to greet the concubine, and it just so happened that he saw their dark tide surging, and naturally understood everything, but he understood it, and without evidence, he could only pretend not to understand.

Although I don't quite understand why His Majesty asked him to go to Concubine Zhen and tell her about the death of Concubine Zhen in person, Concubine Zhen Niangniang probably knew about it from the grapevine, but it is better for him to know less about the affairs of their masters.

"Hey!" As soon as he knocked on the door of Changxin Palace, Yan Kang immediately changed his sad expression, and when he saw Concubine Zhen, he bent his waist even lower.

"Niangniang, Your Majesty asked the slave to inform Niangniang, last night, the poor concubine Niangniang hanged herself, and now she has been buried in the ground, and please mourn Niangniang's Day."

Concubine Zhen seemed to have heard about this just now, the cup in her hand fell to the ground all of a sudden, and the whole person seemed to faint, tears flowed out like opening the gate and releasing water, and the palace maid hurriedly supported her.

"How can Sister Concubine be so stupid, I have already said that I don't blame her, how can she, how sad Your Majesty should be if she does this, Sister Concubine Mercy..."

Yan Kang wiped his tears and knelt down to Concubine Zhen.

"Niangniang must take care of her body, don't cry and break your body, where do you want to have something, the slave retreated first."

When he was sent out of Chang Xin's palace, Yan Kang lowered his head and walked to a corner, he laughed, this Concubine Zhen has really been condescending for so many years, it turns out that she is the one who can really endure humiliation, if he hadn't known what kind of person she was a long time ago, he would have been deceived by her crying so sadly.

And in Chang Xin's palace, since Yan Kang has left, there is no need for Concubine Zhen to continue pretending, she reached out to the palace maid to ask for a handkerchief, and gently wiped away her tears to prevent it from ruining her makeup.