Chapter 44: The Queen Mother's Death
Xun Xuan's eyes stared at the bright yellow figure, as if she was a little stunned, her hands clenched, trying her best to hide the hatred that was about to overflow in her heart.
"Cousin Xun!" An Xinyue on the side saw that something was wrong with Xun Xuan, and called her for a long time.
Xun Xuan came back to her senses, the killing intent in her eyes had not subsided, and as soon as she turned her head, she was looked at by An Xinyue.
An Xinyue's heart shook suddenly, Xun Xuan's expression at that moment was really terrifying, was she dazzled by the mistake, or was the other party very different from what she thought in her heart?
Xun Xuan knew that An Xinyue had seen something wrong, and hurriedly restrained the killing intent on her face, even if she hated it in her heart, even if she hated it so much that it dripped, she could only endure it now.
Jing Yi ...... It's finally time to meet!
"Big cousin? What's wrong? Xun Xuan changed her face in a blink of an eye.
The change of face was so fast, so fast that Anxinyue almost wondered if she was thinking too much, but when she thought that Wuguo Gong was copied by the emperor, Anxinyue seemed to understand Xun Xuan's behavior again.
Maybe...... None of them had ever understood this cousin Xun.
"Cousin Xun was only halfway through her words, why did she suddenly stop talking?" An Xinyue saw everything in her eyes, but she didn't pierce it, and continued to pretend to be deaf and dumb and pulled something else.
Xun Xuan was pulled back to her thoughts by a sentence, thought for a moment, and then spoke again: "Who gave you this red and white Yuloneyan dress?" ”
Anxinyue: "It's Mrs. Liu, three days ago she ordered someone to send a piece of clothing, saying that she would go out in a few days to pray for blessings." ”
Xun Xuan raised her eyes and looked at An Xinyue fixedly: "Mrs. Liu has sent clothes to all courtyards, but they are all plain and elegant clothes, why do you send a red dress to your cousin?" ”
An Xinyue was reminded by Xun Xuan, and couldn't help but gasp, although Xun Xuan's words had already been said to this point, but An Xinyue was not very willing to believe it in her heart.
Did the Ryu family target her on purpose? How is this possible? She has been in Anfu for so many years, if the Liu family wanted to deal with her, they would have dealt with her a long time ago, why wait until now?
An Xinyue's heart became more and more uneasy: "Auntie, she ...... She wouldn't do that, because she was too busy to teach someone to give the wrong clothes. ”
Xun Xuan squinted her eyes: "There are so many people in the house, how many people have it taken for this dress to be sent to your courtyard, haven't these people found out?" ”
Xun Xuan exhaled lightly and continued: "Even if they all carelessly ignore this, why can the people who spread the word even omit such important news as the Empress Dowager's longevity?" ”
The more Anxin Yue thought about it, the more panicked she became: "This is terrible......"
Xun Xuan knew that Anxinyue couldn't accept the reality for the time being, so she didn't say much, Anxinyue was not stupid, she could understand many things as long as she mentioned a little, but she was too kind-hearted and didn't want to treat others with malice.
Xun Xuan didn't plan to explain these pickled things to her one by one, but she still had to figure it out by herself.
There was nothing to say along the way, and when I arrived at Yungui Temple, it was almost noon.
Lunch was prepared early in the temple, and everyone went back to their houses and had some fasting at will.
Xun Xuan got off the carriage relatively late, and only after everyone was gone did she quietly enter the temple.
This big red dress is too conspicuous.
When Xun Xuan arrived, the ladies of Anfu had already sat down and were ready to eat.
Liu Shi looked up and saw that the red and white Yuloneyan skirt was actually worn on Xun Xuan's body, and suddenly his heart trembled, and he always felt that Xun Zhi, a dead girl, was going to spoil her good deeds again.
Seeing Xun Xuan entering the door dressed like this, An Xuehan had to admit that looking at the other party's beauty like this was not inferior to herself, An Xuehan was full of jealousy, and her eyes when she looked at An Xinyue also became vicious.
An Anyue really colluded with Xun Zhi's dead woman, it's really hateful!
An Lingqing poked An Yixin on the side with her elbow and whispered, "Which tendon is she wrong?" ”
An Yixin lowered her eyes, pretending not to see anything, and never paid attention to An Lingqing.
An Lingqing was a little unhappy from An Yixin's begging, since the third sister and Zhu Zixuan had that kind of ugly thing, the whole person has become even more gloomy.
Liu snorted coldly and sneered: "Ah Zhi shouldn't want to seduce the emperor at your sister's longevity sacrifice ceremony, right?" This is unacceptable! ”
Anyway, all the people here are the ladies of Anfu, An Sheng and the two sons of the An family went to other houses to dine with the courtiers, and Mrs. Xing was not there, just there was a useless Qin family, and the Liu family naturally didn't care about anything.
Liu's words seemed like a joke, but everyone knew how much humiliation was in this joke, not only humiliating Xun Zhi, but also humiliating the Empress Dowager behind Xun Zhi.
Xun Xuan lowered her eyes, she didn't raise her head because of Liu's humiliation, and was as calm as ever: "What my aunt said, even if you want to seduce, it should be the second cousin, where can I get my turn?" ”
An Xuehan was inexplicably called a "seducer", where could she be happy, she immediately slapped the chopsticks in her hand on the table: "You...... Don't go too far! ”
Liu squinted, and said angrily: "Ah Zhi, you are jealous of your second cousin's young and beautiful, and your aunt can understand it, but you must also speak in a measured manner, and you can't be untrustworthy!" ”
Xun Xuan sneered: "Oh? Is it? The word "proportion" came out of your mouth, aunt, and it was like a joke! ”
"You!" Liu Shi smashed his chopsticks, and the whole person jumped up from the stool in anger.
If it continues to be so noisy, everyone will not eat it, and seeing that the situation is becoming more and more deadlocked, the Qin family can only come out and make peace.
"Mrs. Liu, Ah Zhi is still a child, don't be angry with a child."
However, the Liu family didn't buy the Qin family's account at all, and angrily took the Qin family: "Mrs. Qin, don't think that the old lady has given you power, and you can control my head." ”
Qin's kindness is like a donkey's liver and lungs, and his heart is very uncomfortable, but it's not easy to say anything, after all, everyone is outside today, and no one looks good if they are stiff, so they can only endure it if they think about it.
Seeing the Qin family swallowing her anger like this, Xun Xuan couldn't help but say: "Uncle, don't blame Ah Zhi for being so talkative, now that you and your second aunt are in charge of the inner house, you can be regarded as half a master's mother, and it stands to reason that no one in this Anfu can give you anger." ”
"Half a housewife?" The Liu family is going to be angry with Xun Xuan, what do you mean by half a housemother? She has worked hard for so many years to get her current status, and it is just that the Qin family has taken away her power, and she still wants to take away her position as the main mother.
Don't!
Qin knew that Xun Xuan was helping her speak, so he secretly gave Xun Xuan a look to express his gratitude, but said in his mouth: "Ah Zhi, don't say a few words, hurry up and eat, you have to stay in front of the spiritual position for a while, but you are tired." ”
Everyone who ate a meal had indigestion, and Anxin Yue could understand Mrs. Xing's reluctance to come this time, the contradictions in this Anfu house are so deep, and several women go together, and they can't live in peace if they don't make some trouble.
……
In less than three moments, the chanting of the monks in front of the mourning hall sounded one after another.
One by one, they came forward and bowed their heads and worshipped.
Xun Zhi, as the closest person to the Empress Dowager, should be kneeling at the top, second only to the members of the royal family, but Xun Xuan's front row knelt An Xuehan and Liu's family, squeezing her into the corner.
This was arranged by the Liu family, the purpose was to let An Xuehan stand in the most conspicuous corner, so that the emperor could see her.
And the original Xun Xuan's position was also occupied by this girl.
Although the little emperor Jing Yi is only sixteen years old, his momentum is very intimidating, and his handsome and fair face has faded away from the innocence when he first met Xun Xuan, and his eyebrows and eyes are full of indifference and murderous aura.
Xun Xuan closed her eyes and listened to Jing Yi doing a series of rituals in front of the Empress Dowager's spiritual seat.
All this made her feel hypocritical.
Sixteen-year-old Jing Yi has learned to be hypocritical, and has learned to use his seemingly clean and immature face to tempt others, whether she taught him too well, or whether he was born with the forbearance and cold-bloodedness left by the emperor in his blood.
After reciting a scripture, the monks rested for a while, and Xun Xuan was about to get up and leave, when she opened her eyes, she saw a bright yellow gorgeous corner of clothes hanging quietly in front of her eyes.
At that moment, Xun Xuan suddenly felt dizzy, and was dizzy by the dazzling dragon robe.
"Raise your head!" The voice was as clear as the moon, pleasant with a little youthful jump.
Xun Xuan adjusted her emotions, gathered all the thoughts in her eyes, and left a pair of seemingly innocent and harmless eyes, quietly looking at the face looking down.
"What does the emperor command?" Xun Xuan asked in a girlish voice.
Xun Xuan quietly observed the young man's expression, and at that moment she vaguely saw a trace of panic and stunned that could not be concealed from the young man's face, as well as a trace of unexpected joy.
However, these emotions are fleeting, fast like a gust of wind.
"Are you...... Who? His spiritual eyebrows slanted slightly, and he looked a little lost.
"Folk girl Xun Zhi." Xun Xuan lowered her head and replied.
"Xun Zhi?" The young man's voice rose slightly, and he seemed to be a little curious, and then turned his head and said loudly to Jing Ying, who was sitting on a chair next to him, "Uncle Huang, this is the girl you want to protect me even if you don't hesitate to use a gold medal to avoid death?" ”
King Jing Ying of Zhao is the only remaining and still alive uncle of the emperor in Beijing, everyone present, including the emperor, knelt on the spiritual seat of the first queen mother, and only King Zhao was sitting.
It stands to reason that the first queen mother has a dead life, and if King Zhao doesn't want to come, he can not come, but he still came, but he didn't want to kneel.
I don't know what that means.
Jing Yingjun, who was sitting on the chair, showed a slight banter, glanced at Xun Xuan, and gestured: "The emperor doesn't think this girl looks very similar to the first queen mother?" ”
Like, of course like, otherwise Jing Yi wouldn't have lost a moment of his mind the moment he saw Xun Xuan.
Jing Yi didn't answer, just stared at Jing Ying for a long time, and a smile suddenly appeared on his handsome and white face: "Uncle Huang is so bothered about me, I naturally can't live up to it." ”
"I wish you a concubine!" Jing Yi waved one hand and turned his head to look at the magnificent woman behind him.
"The concubine is here!" Zhu Sinong wore a bamboo-colored peony thin hookah and a long skirt that dragged the floor, looking elegant and noble, gentle and charming.