Chapter 53: Another Born Again
Under the dark night, the blue-white wall is so high that it quickly covers the moonlight, in the private prison of the Jin Palace, the light is dim, the trance candlelight seems to be imprisoned by the cold, the three gilded characters of "Jin Wangfu" are engraved on the sandalwood torture instrument, and the screen embroidered with gold flowers on the white background leaves the shadow of Xu Zhenning's blood.
The various torture instruments glowed with wood or silver light.
Xu Zhenning's hands and feet were tied to the torture rack, her beautiful face was covered with horror, and her wrists were injured. The little mustache, who was usually respectful to her, was so fierce that she dragged Xu Zhenning, who had not yet been confined, from the bed, and seemed to want the life of the princess of Jin in an instant.
The eldest lady of the Xu family is from a wealthy background and has a noble status. Years of upbringing made her still try to straighten her neck, and even if she was in severe pain, she still wanted to pull up her messy hair. On her camellia-patterned lotus leaf gold silk skirt, a large amount of blood has condensed, and the smoky-colored openwork jacket on her body has also been torn in the pulling.
She looked at everything in front of her a little dazed, and her thoughts couldn't focus on reality. From birth to marrying into the Jin Palace, Xu Zhenning, the princess of the Jin Dynasty, has never had such a miserable and embarrassing situation. King Xuanling of Jin, before she got married, was put in the position of an idler by the royal family for a long time, and recently the prince whose mother was from a humble background suddenly shined in the court, and the name of benevolence and righteousness was widely spread among the people.
Thinking that such a man is her husband, Xu Zhenning is always happy and comforted in her heart.
But a few days ago, Xuan Ling's cousin Gu Qingwu came to live in the house, and her cousin, who had always been gentle and demure, wronged her for poisoning the lotus soup, and she couldn't justify it, so she was thrown into this prison. completely disregarded the relationship between husband and wife, and completely disregarded his newborn flesh and blood.
Why?
"King Jin...... King Jin! I want to see King Jin! Let Xuan Ling come to see me! I want to see him...... I want to see my child......" Xu Zhenning's eyes closed slightly, severe pain came from all over her body, her whole body had no strength, her heart hurt terribly, and then she cried loudly and shouted: "Let my husband come to see me!" β
Xu Zhenning screamed in pain, and the branches of the locust tree outside the wall trembled. This private prison she never knew was actually built in the Jin Palace, where she had lived for three years, and the first time she saw the darkness here, she was tied up in it.
The sound of pain echoed through Noda's cell, and the faint moonlight barely shone her bleeding forehead.
For three years, sharing the same bed, and the moment she was rescued by Xuan Ling on that long street, she fell in love with him at first sight. The handsome Xuan Ling, the gentle Xuan Ling, said that he would love his Xuan Ling forever. He was determined to be on the throne, and despite the opposition of her grandfather and father, she helped him eliminate dissidents through the power of the Xu family. He said that he liked a supple woman to be a virtuous and noble princess of Jin, so she lost her internal strength and became the most ordinary woman. once held her in his arms, talking about love, more than a thousand days of love, those days and nights, are they all fake?
Why, why!! Why!!!!
"Xuan Ling...... Why? Xu Zhenning burst into tears, the bloody torture instrument made her dare not recall the pain she had suffered before, and her full pleading turned into despair of the actual situation.
If it's a dream, it's the most terrible dream.
Her eyes were already crying into two puddles of water, and she wanted to ask this man in person, and wanted to ask him why he was doing this to herself......
Why do you say that if you don't love, you won't love.
Three years ago, despite the opposition of her family, she resolutely made a private agreement with the most unpowerful King Jin for life. He also married her as a concubine, eight sedan chairs, red lanterns in the corridor, and red candles with thick wrists were lit until dawn, and he was hired with the courtesy of a concubine, and spoiled with the love of a wife, these days were yesterday.
"Xuan Ling, our past relationship, did you completely ignore it like this?" Xu Zhenning muttered, tears falling on the floor.
A trace of blood flowed from the corner of Xu Zhenning's mouth: "Even if you ascend to the throne in the future, three wives and four concubines, I understand, I can force myself to share with others...... Why ......"
"You are willing to share King Jin with others, why don't you ask me if I am willing to share it with you~?" A soft voice rang out, and the tone was full of banter.
With her body swaying, Xu Zhenning looked up and saw Gu Qingwu coming with a flowing cloud bun and a smoky purple embroidered skirt, her walking posture and attitude were exactly the same as when she first saw her when she was thirteen years old.
"Light Dance." Xu Zhenning suppressed her anger, when she didn't know what was going on, for this cousin who looked most like the initiator, her closest friend for many years, Xu Zhenning tried to maintain etiquette in the face of the face that she used to talk about, she couldn't believe that it was her good sister who killed her, and she was actually her good friend.
"You're still so naΓ―ve." Gu Qingwu seemed to see through Xu Zhenning, and unfolded a non-aggressive smile.
"Of course I know it's not you who poisoned it." Gu Qingwu smiled faintly, raised her hand, and the little mustache who followed behind her immediately put the black decoction in her hand with both hands: "The eldest lady of General Xu's Mansion has practiced martial arts since she was a child and understands medical skills, if you want to poison me, how can you use such a clumsy poison?" β
"You know it's not me, why do you want to say that to Xuan Ling?" Xu Zhenning raised her eyebrows at Gu Qingwu, who was slightly reluctant.
"I'm uncomfortable with you calling him by his name like that. After this moment, you can only call him King Jin. Got ......? Gu Qingwu covered her mouth and chuckled, but the Shura pattern silver knife in her hand cut Xu Zhenning's cheek.
Blood oozed immediately from the thin, deep wound.
A string of blood immediately spread into a single piece.
Xu Zhenning's pain was abnormal.
Gu Qingwu was still gentle and demure, she took the decoction, twisted her eyebrows, and then laughed, not slowly: "Xu Zhenning, Sister Xu, you are a wealthy nobleman, and your whole family is a strong military general, I didn't expect your daughter to be raised so innocently, do you think Xuan Ling really loves you?" Does he love you, or does he love your family power? Gu Qingwu sniffed the decoction and continued: "If you are by Xuan Ling's side for a day, I want to cramp and skin you for a day, your beautiful face and innocent eyes really don't match. But it doesn't matter now, you've finally left him, and your family's power has been bulldozed by us......"
"You...... What did you say? Xu Zhenning's whole body trembled, staring closely at the petal-like lips in front of him, as if it was the most terrifying snake letter spitting out of it.
Gu Qing's teeth danced like a rhinoceros, and his slender fingers slashed through Xu Zhenning's wound, and then pressed it.
"When you gave birth to a child, the prince asked Wen Po to poison you, you have no internal strength, the poison is domineering, and now you naturally can't resist."
Xu Zhenning's bean-sized beads of sweat oozed from his forehead.
"Sister Xu, Sister Xu, I really like the way you look now, messy, miserable, your eyes, so miserable, I feel so sympathetic and happy to see it!!"
Gu Qingwu suddenly laughed twice, then approached Xu Zhenning's face and slashed the other side of her face with the Shura knife.
"You gave me this knife, you said I was too gentle, too docile, and I had to learn to protect myself." Gu Qingwu played with her fingers as if she were talking to herself: "I really thank you, Sister Xu." β
A knife was inserted into Xu Zhenning's lower abdomen.
Xu Zhenning screamed bitterly, and tears instantly welled up in her eyes.
Gu Qingwu stroked Xu Zhenning's blood and tears, then opened her lips lightly and tasted it.
Pretended to frown: "It's so bitter." β
He turned around suddenly, and at the same time motioned to Xiao Yan to pour the black potion into Xu Zhenning.
Said loudly: "Xu Zhenning! Xuan Ling doesn't love you at all, he only loves me in this life, he is close to you and wants you, but because of the merits and power of your Xu family, if you follow other princes and have your Xu family to help, Cousin Xuan Ling will never have any hope of ascending to the throne again! We can only strike first, marry you first, and then destroy you! β
Xu Zhenning's face was bloodless, and he wanted to refute it for his love and for his Xuan Ling, but his voice was hot as if he was dumb, and it seemed that from the place of his chest, Xu Zhenning was dumb.
Tears fell in a row, and I couldn't stop it.
That's not true...... That's not true...... The heat of the fingers over the years, the vows in the mouth, and the warmth of love, like a noisy crowd, quickly washed Xu Zhenning's mind at this moment.
It won't be like this......
"Xu Zhenning, your stubborn appearance, now it seems that it is really ridiculous." Gu Qingwu raised his voice, unhurried, stared at it for a while, suddenly smiled, waved his hand, and Xiao Wei sent a piece of paper.
"Bookmark this."
"I want to see Xuan Ling! I'm going to hear him say it himself! β
Gu Qingwu smiled suddenly, raised the knife in his hand, and cut off Xu Zhenning's jade fingers.
picked up one in disgust, mixed it with blood, and spent money on the letter of resignation: "I remember, Sister Xu wrote a beautiful hairpin flower, but unfortunately, I don't want to read it in the future." β
Xu Zhenning died of pain.
Gu Qingwu frowned slightly, then her eyes were still silent, she waved her hand, and the little mustache behind her poured a basin of cold water on Xu Zhenning's whole body and woke her up.
Gu Qingwu raised one side of her eyebrows, and motioned for the minions behind to step forward and pour another bowl of medicine for Xu Zhenning, Xu Zhenning closed her lips tightly, unwilling to drink the medicine, and took advantage of the faint light to see the minions behind her, and was taken aback.
At this moment, she believed it a little. She felt a deep sense of fear in hindsight.
Xuan Ling's nurse is an old man whom she respects very much after entering the house.
"Mother Zhang......" Xu Zhenning opened her mouth, and Mother Zhang poured a bowl of white bitter medicine into her throat. Completely ignoring Xu Zhenning, she choked on tears.
"Princess, the prince asked the old man to bring you medicine, you drink it quickly." Mother Zhang raised the corners of her disdainful lips and said, pouring the rest of the bowl into Xu Zhenning.
Gu Qingwu looked at Xu Zhenning, who was almost choked to death, regardless of her heartbreak crying, and said in a cheerful voice: "I specially introduced my cousin to you to gain your favor." Marry you, your grandfather, father, brothers, and minions, and will take advantage of the situation to help your cousin. In the past three years, with the help of your Xu family, your cousin has taken the limelight in front of the emperor, and your Xu family's strong assets and power, your cousin has gradually turned into his own. In the past few years, the people in doubt have been assassinated by my cousin, and the rest are all ours! Because of your help, your mother's family has long become an empty shell, and only this year, most of the power of your Xu family has been removed by the emperor. A few days ago, my cousin played the emperor, and your Xu family plotted against you~ My cousin killed his relatives in righteousness and personally led the army to copy your whole family...... And then...... Kill your whole family......"