In May of the first year of Yongning, the Shen family was convicted of bullying the monarch and rebellious.

In June of the first year of Yongning, Shen He, the head of the Shen family, was sentenced to be beheaded after the autumn, and the Shen family was exiled.

On the night of June 22, the Queen Mother.

After the war was settled, the Ningyue Kingdom did not seem to be peaceful.The first emperor died suddenly.Not long after the current saint ascended the throne.It was discovered that the Ye family collaborated with the enemy and treason.The queen covered up the same crime.The Ye family was destroyed.Now after a year.The evidence of the Shen family's bullying was conclusive.The queen mother died of illness.

In one year's time, the two major families of the Ningyue Kingdom, which were originally famous and deep-rooted, were all wiped out.At this point, Emperor Xiao Ling completely controlled the power of the Ningyue Kingdom and became a veritable emperor of the Ningyue Kingdom.

The death knell of the imperial city sounds.Emperor Yongning decrees.During the national funeral.Ningyue country is vegetarian in March.If there is a happy event of getting married, gongs, drums, firecrackers, and banquets are forbidden to celebrate.

The people of Ningyue didn't know the root cause, they just sighed to themselves, this woman with the most noble status in Ningyue Country, this woman who had caused the Three Kingdoms to congratulate not long ago because of her birthday, in just over a month, there were already big ups and downs.

The moment the holy decree was transmitted from the palace to King Yi's mansion, Xiao Yi and Mu Qingchen changed into mourning clothes one after another, and instructed Qin Zhong to prepare a carriage.

It's just a night away, and it's already two worlds.

"Why didn't you tell me when you entered the palace and killed the Queen Mother." Xiao Yi looked at Mu Qingchen, who had been lowering his head beside him, and asked.

"Even if you don't tell the prince, won't you go too, otherwise, how can you attract Xiao Ling's attention, let me have a chance to escape." Qingchen said lightly.

Although she knew that Xiao Yi might not have malicious intentions, maybe she wanted to know what she was doing, or maybe she just wanted to protect her, but she just didn't want to do anything by herself, and every move fell into the eyes of others.

"I just don't want you, just put yourself in it." Xiao Yi shook his head. I don't know what will happen when I enter the palace today, and remember not to leak my thoughts like last night, which will arouse Xiao Ling's suspicion."

After Xiao Yi finished speaking, he didn't speak again, and the carriage drove all the way to the gate of the palace, and the two got out of the car, and then they were led by the eunuch who led the way, and headed towards Ci'an Palace.

The mourning hall of the Queen Mother is located in the main hall of Ci'an Palace.Ning Yue has no queen.So Xiao Ling handed over the funeral of the Queen Mother to the imperial concubine Shen Bihuan to manage.

"Your Highness, Princess, please come inside." Xiao Quanzi led Xiao Yi and Mu Qingchen outside the Ci'an Palace and retreated.

The two entered hand in hand, but saw that the whole hall was hung with white flags, full of cold air, the huge word "Dian" stood behind the incense case, the incense case was full of fruit offerings and incense burners, for the purpose of worship, the coffin of the queen mother was placed in the center of the main hall, originally the palace maids and eunuchs of Ci'an Palace were kneeling around the coffin, bowing their heads, sobbing.

The concubines and concubines in the harem are all there.There are not many relatives in the Ningyue royal family.Even those who are a little more distant are all called into the palace.Send the queen mother on the last journey.The men and women stand on both sides.Xiao Yi and Mu Qingchen finished the incense.They also turned around and walked to the place where they should stand.Stand still.

Concubine An glanced at Mu Qingchen when she passed by her, with an inquiring look in her eyes, as if she was suspicious that Qingchen had a great relationship with the death of the Queen Mother in the coffin.

"Princess Yi is really a filial person, she entered the palace to wear filial piety for the queen mother, and she didn't even have a maid with her." Su Cairen glanced at Mu Qingchen, who was dressed in plain clothes, and said so, his voice was very small, and in this hall full of crying sounds, it was quickly covered.

"If you say that even if you have filial piety with less attendants, then wouldn't the lady concubine also be very filial. Yu Meiren also whispered.

"It seems that you don't know yet.Ye Xi made a big mistake.She was already arrested by the imperial concubine.I don't know if she made this mistake.Whether she was willing." Su Cairen glanced at Gu Yanru and said meaningfully.

Qingchen listened quietly to the conversation between the two, but saw Gu Yanru suddenly turn her head and cast a sharp gaze at these two low-status concubines.

What mistakes Ye Xi made, why did she make mistakes, she was clear in her heart, because when Ye Xi was discovered by Xiao Ling last night, she was also present, listening to Su Cairen's meaning, it seemed that Ye Xi's mistakes were related to Gu Yanru, but she was sure that worshipping the Ye family in the palace was definitely not Gu Yanru's instructions.

"The emperor has arrived, the imperial concubine has arrived," Suddenly, Qin Xi's announcement came from outside the door, and the crying sound in the entire hall suddenly increased a lot.

Xiao Ling's dragon robe is still wearing mourning clothes.Shen Bihuan has also faded from the past brilliance.Even his hair is only adorned with plain white beads.There is nothing superfluous.I don't know if I want to show the world.Or because I betrayed my family.I feel guilty for betraying my aunt who has always supported me.

"Bring people, bring people up." Shen Bihuan followed Xiao Ling's side, and after offering incense to the Queen Mother, he turned around indifferently and commanded outside.

Everyone in the hall held their breath, they didn't know what Shen Bihuan was doing, they only looked towards the door, but they saw two guards escorting a woman full of embarrassment into the hall, and then pushed hard, and let the woman kneel in front of the queen mother's coffin.

This woman's body was already in tatters, her face was pale, and the dried blood on the corners of her mouth had not been wiped off.

"Emperor Guifei Niangniang, the sin maid Ye Xi has been brought." The guard arched his hand and said.

"Go get the whip, give me a whip." Shen Bihuan spoke again.

Qingchen watched the guard come in from outside, and offered a whip, and then watched the guard who spoke before take the whip, and whipped it towards Ye Xi.

From time to time, there was a low groan from Ye Xi's mouth, forcibly enduring the pain on his body, gradually, the sound of crying in the hall gradually decreased, and then disappeared, only the sound of whipping was left in the hall, and Ye Xi's patience with a frowning brow.

Xiao Ling didn't say a word, let Shen Bihuan inflict atrocities on Ye Xi, let Ye Xi die in front of the queen mother's coffin.

"The Queen Mother is just sick, how could she suddenly go, because she has a great relationship with this woman," Shen Bihuan suddenly spoke. Last night, Zhang Jing, the commander of the forbidden army, caught this woman wearing plain clothes and burning paper money in a secluded place in the cold palace.

Ye Xi listened to Shen Bihuan's words, forcibly endured the pain of the skin on his body, and a sarcastic smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

"The Queen Mother was kind enough to spare her life, so that she could survive in the world, not only did she not know gratitude, but in this palace she burned paper money to worship the souls of the dead. Shen Bihuan looked at everyone coldly, and then spoke: "Hit, beat me hard."

All the people in the hall watched this scene, but no one stopped them, and no one remembered, yesterday was the day when the Ye family was destroyed, and the Ye family was the greatest hero of Xiao Ling's ascension to the throne.

Qingchen's heart was full of complexity, she knew that Ye Xi had no betrayal in her heart, and she also knew that it was not easy for Ye Xi to live alone in this deep palace, but she had no way to intercede, because now she did not have any qualifications and positions.

If he saw Ye Xi seriously injured under Xiao Ling's palm last night, Qingchen would still feel angry, hateful, hateful, and hearty to fight with Xiao Ling immediately, and then pointed his sword at Xiao Ling's neck, telling him that she was Ye Tingcheng, but after a night of precipitation, Qingchen's mind was no longer as turbulent as last night, and his eyes were calmer.

Suddenly, Qingchen only saw two eyes on her from different directions, one was Xiao Ling, who was full of temptation and murder, and the other was Xiao Yi, who was reminded and forbearing.

Only at this moment, Qingchen's heart suddenly brightened.

It is just a ploy that Xiao Ling and Shen Bihuan came up with to find out whether she has anything to do with Ye Chengcheng.

And Xiao Yi was reminding her not to be impulsive and bad, because Xiao Ling was unpredictable, and I didn't know if there would be another killer move after this.

Thinking of this, Qingchen's mind settled down, his face was as usual, but with the sorrow and regret that he should have because of the death of the Queen Mother.

"Enough." Suddenly, a cold voice came to mind in the hall, and Xiao Ling opened his mouth to stop the guards from continuing to lash. I promised to spare her life, if she died like this, didn't I become a villain who didn't keep her promise, took her back to the Purple Smoke Palace and put her under house arrest, and handed her over to Concubine Shu to guard over herself."

"The concubine obeys." As soon as Gu Yanru heard Xiao Ling's words, she immediately bowed down and replied, but the moment her eyes looked at Ye Xi, she was filled with boundless anger.

Qingchen knew that if she didn't make a move this time, Ye Xi would definitely be in a catastrophe.In Gu Yanru's opinion.Ye Xi slipped out of the Purple Smoke Palace in the middle of the night to pay tribute to the Ye family's soul.But it was the same as betraying her.Even if Xiao Ling promised to spare Ye Xi's life.Gu Yanru would not let Ye Xi go so easily.

Purple Smoke Palace......

Qingchen silently recited these three words in his heart, and he had already made a decision in his heart.

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(Tianjin)