Chapter 275: People's hearts are estranged (3)
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Cen Jiang is here! As soon as I heard the words "Cen Guard", I immediately thought of who was coming. But for some reason, she suddenly had a sense of emptiness, as if she had done something wrong and was caught, and she didn't dare to face Cen Jiang, or rather, she didn't dare to face Cen Jiang's master.
Because, Empress Dowager Ye is discussing marriage with her.
At this time, Empress Dowager Ye also frowned, looked out and snorted dissatisfiedly: "Cen Jiang has eaten leopard gall? Dare to break into the mourning palace? She looked down on her heart again and instructed, "You wait here and don't come out, but go out and have a look." β
nodded indifferently and said yes. At this moment, she naturally can't show up, once she is discovered by Cen Jiang, it is equivalent to letting the Heavenly Emperor find out. In case Empress Dowager Ye took the opportunity to propose this marriage, Emperor Tianzhu would definitely think that she had discussed it privately with Empress Dowager Ye, then she would really jump into the Yellow River and not be able to wash it!
Thinking of this, Dan Xin immediately pursed his lips and silenced, and even forgot to let go of the brocade box in his arms.
Empress Dowager Ye showed her a reassuring smile, pushed open the door of the dressing room, walked out and shouted, "What's the noise?" Do you know what time it is? β
"The Queen Mother forgives her sins, and Weichen is here on the order of the Holy One." Cen Jiang's voice was cold and waveless, abiding by the last trace of etiquette.
Dozens of torches outside the door were too dazzling, and they sprinkled light in the hall. Empress Dowager Ye slowly withdrew her gaze and looked at the tray in Cen Jiang's hand, and the tray was covered with a thin layer of yellow brocade.
"What is the guard holding in his hand?" Empress Dowager Ye asked in a condensed voice.
Cen Jiang didn't reply, but asked, "The Queen Mother has a guest here?" β
"No, the mourning family saw that it was getting late, and took off the hairpin alone in the dressing room." Empress Dowager Ye returned calmly and naturally.
Cen Jiang pondered for a moment, raised his hand to signal the two Praetorian Guards to enter, and pointed in the direction of the dressing room. The two men immediately understood and wanted to search for people in the dressing room.
"Presumptuous! The place of mourning is also the place where you can enter if you say you can enter? Empress Dowager Ye raised her hand to stop her, her face was gloomy as if she was about to come to the mountain rain: "How many pearls, gold, and silver are there, all of them are given by the emperor and the saint, how can you wait for the little Praetorian Guards to break in?" If you want to search for it, go and get the will of God! β
This sound stopped the heavens and the earth, and the terrifying momentum even Cen Jiang was stunned. He remembered that before leaving, Emperor Tianzhu had said, "Remember to give the queen mother a decent look...... Thinking about it like this, he also felt that the move of searching the palace was a bit excessive.
"The Queen Mother is angry." Cen Jiang pointed to Zihan outside the door and explained, "It was your maidservant who said that you were entertaining guests in the house. β
"The sun has set, who will meet at this time?" Empress Dowager Ye sneered: "Guard Cen has been by the side of the saint for a long time, can't he tell what the excuse is?" What is the truth? β
Cen Jiang suddenly heard the words, and did not doubt him. After all, the excuse of "hospitality" is too common, and if Empress Dowager Ye doesn't want to see outsiders, it makes sense to say so. Thinking of this, Cen Jiang waved his hand and signaled the Praetorian Guards to close the door before apologizing to the Empress Dowager Ye in a deep voice: "Weichen is rude, and I hope that the Empress Dowager will forgive her sins." β
"You know it's rude?" Empress Dowager Ye pointed to the tray in his hand: "The mourning family just asked you something, and you haven't answered yet!" β
Cen Jiang still frowned and said nothing, only uncovering the yellow silk covering it, showing the whole picture of the tray.
White silk, poisoned wine, and daggers are lined up one after another, indicating the imminence of death.
Empress Dowager Ye squinted her eyes and looked at it for a long time, then beckoned to Cen Jiang and said, "Come here." The mourning family is old, and the eyes are not good, and the lights in this palace are too dim to see really. β
Cen Jiang couldn't guess what trick she was playing, and he didn't dare to step forward, so he only replied: "In this tray are white silk, poisonous wine, and daggers." The Holy One has commanded you to choose one of them. β
As soon as these words came out, the faint heart hidden in the dressing room was shocked, and hurriedly covered his mouth with his hand to stop himself from exclaiming. She tiptoed to the door of the dressing room, looked out through the crack in the door, and could vaguely see the side of the Empress Dowager Ye, and a tall black shadow was reflected on the opposite wall, which should be Cen Jiang.
He felt that his heart was "pounding", which was both unbelievable and extremely nervous. Isn't Empress Dowager Ye the Holy Adoptive Mother? Just a few days ago, he just made an order to marry King Cheng, why did he suddenly turn against each other?
She held her breath and didn't even dare to breathe, knowing that she shouldn't peek, but she couldn't help but want to peek at the scene outside, wondering what was about to happen......
A heart almost jumped out of his throat, and the strange figure reflected on the wall was like a bull head and horse face in hell, asking for people's lives. For the first time, Dan Xin felt that Cen Jiang was so terrifying and terrifying.
"The Holy One really doesn't give the mourning family a way to live?!" At this time, Empress Dowager Ye suddenly raised her voice, as if she deliberately wanted to let Danxin hear it, and scolded fiercely: "The mourning family has raised him for more than ten years and helped him become the king and emperor, how can he be so ruthless!" β
Cen Jiang saw that Empress Dowager Ye reacted greatly, and thought that she was afraid before she died, but she didn't think too much, but replied coldly: "The Empress Dowager doesn't have to do useless struggles anymore, please cut yourself." β
"Self-determination...... Is it? Empress Dowager Ye laughed sadly, and shouted angrily without an image: "He is so anxious!" didn't let the mourning family see Xiao'er for the last time! β
Cen Jiang could only bow his head and sigh lightly: "If His Royal Highness King Cheng comes down, the situation will only become more complicated." β
yes! If Nie Peixiao was in Yingyuan Palace, how could she watch Empress Dowager Ye die? Even if it is to save his mother, he will fight hard! Even rebellion is not spared!
This point, even the indifference in the dressing room has already been thought of, not to mention the Empress Dowager Ye outside. But seeing the latter nodding slowly, the old voice sounded again: "Good! Good! The saint has a good calculation! This time, King Cheng's Mansion is going to be lively, and the red and white things are done together! β
When Cen Jiang heard this, he was also a little unbearable, so he only bowed down and raised the tray above his head: "It's not early, the Queen Mother, please go on the road." β
Empress Dowager Ye had a sarcastic smile on her lips, and finally resigned herself to her fate. She looked at the three objects in the tray again, and said to herself: "The poisonous wine pierces the intestines and rots the stomach, and the death is terrible, and the mourning family doesn't want to choose." β
Cen Jiang remained silent.
Empress Dowager Ye's gaze fell on the dagger again, and suddenly asked, "Where is this dagger going to poke?" β
"Throat." This time, Cen Jiang returned crisply.
"That would have been a painful death." Empress Dowager Ye shook her head and sighed lightly: "If the parents of the body are affected by the skin, if they want to see red, it is not very lucky...... Besides, the mourning family is old and can't stand this pain. β
She raised her hand and pointed to the white silk on the tray: "That's it, I can leave a whole corpse." β
"Wechen obeys." Cen Jiang put the tray in his hand on the table, picked up the white silk and asked the Empress Dowager Ye again: "Does the Empress Dowager have a will?" β
"Tell the Holy Lord that if he breaks his promise, the mourning family will not give up!" After Empress Dowager Ye said this, she regained her composure and said to Cen Jiang: "You should be smart, don't make the mourning family too uncomfortable." β
"The Queen Mother can rest assured." Cen Jiang moved the chair and put it in front of the Empress Dowager Ye, and asked for it wordlessly.
Seeing this, Empress Dowager Ye took a deep breath, raised her eyes again and looked around: "The mourning family has been talking about the Ci'en Palace all their lives, and now that they have finally moved in, it can be regarded as a wish......" She sighed with great nostalgia: "The mourning family is the founding queen mother of the Daling Dynasty, you tell the saint that the mourning family will be buried in a grand ceremony after death!" β
"Wechen will tell you on your behalf, and the Holy One will be able to do what you wish." Cen Jiang said as he motioned for the two Praetorian Guards to step forward, and the three of them surrounded the Empress Dowager Ye one in front of the other and two in the back.
"Remember, give the mourning family a good time." Empress Dowager Ye closed her eyes calmly, with a strange smile on her face.
Cen Jiang didn't think much about it, and stepped forward to hold Empress Dowager Ye's hands and feet to prevent her from struggling back and forth. The other two Praetorian Guards wrapped the white silk around her neck, each holding one end and exerting force.
At this moment, Empress Dowager Ye suddenly opened her eyes and smiled faintly at Cen Jiang: "She saw ......"
"Who is 'he'?" Cen Jiang subconsciously asked, "Who saw it?" β
It's a pity that Cen Jiang spoke late, and at this time, Bai Aya had already strangled Empress Dowager Ye's neck, so that she could no longer say a complete sentence. Her throat made a hoarse sound similar to the chirping of a crow, but a hint of triumphant laughter flashed in her eyes, so sharp, so cheerful!
In the dressing room, Dan Xin saw the silhouette of Empress Dowager Ye again, she was forced to tilt her head while sitting on the chair, and her hand began to struggle energetically, but she was pressed tightly by Cen Jiang. And behind her, the two Praetorian Guards also used all their strength, dragging Bai Aya to death.
It was obviously a dim night, obviously there was still a layer of curtains, and it was obviously a candle flame flickering, but the light eyes suddenly brightened, and I saw everything very clearly! Or, maybe it's everything she imaginedβ
She could see Cen Jiang's cold and ruthless face;
She could see the gnashing of teeth of the two Praetorian Guards;
She could see that the green tendons on Empress Dowager Ye's forehead were exposed, and her whole face was purple and red due to congestion!
In the end, she saw Empress Dowager Ye's slowly weak hands and feet, as well as her body that stopped struggling. He's dead! Empress Dowager Ye was strangled! His face was purple and hideous, his eyes were cracking, and a long tongue stretched out, as if telling all his unwillingness and resentment!
It turns out that this is the true face of the Heavenly Emperor! It turned out that he was so ruthless that his six relatives didn't recognize him!
At this moment, I only felt suffocated! It seems that it was not Empress Dowager Ye who was strangled, but herself! She wanted to gasp for air, but she was horrified, lest Cen Jiang would kill her immediately after finding out!
Danxin almost staggered to his knees, slumped on the ground and could not get up again. Two lines of clear tears gradually flowed from her eyes, but she didn't know what she was crying about or who she was crying for.
Perhaps, she was just too scared; Or maybe she was sad and disappointed......
At the right time, a uniform voice suddenly sounded outside the door: "I have seen the saint!" β
Immediately afterwards, the door of the inner hall was kicked open from the outside, and the Emperor of Heaven hurriedly stepped into the door, undisguised his anxiousness, and looked around to find a light heart......