Chapter 60: The Soul of the Qianqing Palace
The five of them followed Yi Qianxiang out of the Jianing Palace, thinking that the lies woven by several people this time could easily deceive the Queen Mother, and they were rewarded by the Queen Mother. Don't mention how proud I am. There was also a smile on his face, and he followed closely behind Commander Yi, but he didn't say much.
A few of them followed silently, but the more they walked, the more they felt wrong. After passing through the cloister, the group came to an old palace that few people passed. This was originally the place where some of the concubines who fell out of favor in Dongsheng Country lived. It's just that these concubines who fell out of favor didn't live here for long, and they either disappeared inexplicably or committed suicide by hanging beams.
In short, this place has always been taboo by the harem because it has fallen into disrepair. It's a dilapidated place. The palace gate outside the palace was already full of dust, and several little eunuchs were even more puzzled, the queen mother clearly said that she would let Commander Yi lead them to receive the reward, how could she take them to such an obscure place.
I couldn't help but be curious, and I was even more apprehensive in my heart. The little eunuch in the lead naturally couldn't hold back his curiosity because he was the little chief of the four of them, so he stepped forward. When he came to Commander Yi's approach, he said respectfully: "Commander Yi, didn't the Queen Mother let the adults bring the minions to receive the reward?
Commander Yi just smiled lightly and said: "Gonggong Xu doesn't know, this Qianqing Palace is the best place to receive rewards, although few people come here, and it is a forbidden place in this palace, but Gonggong Xu doesn't know that there are a lot of gold, silver and jewelry hidden here!"
The little eunuch who was called Gonggong Xu was the little eunuch who took the lead. His real name is Xu Wei, and he has been in the palace for several years. He knew a lot of things in this palace, and he said to Commander Yi. He had never heard of it, this Qianqing Palace was originally the place where the disgraced concubines lived.
Although when these concubines were favored, they lived a chic and comfortable life, and they inevitably received many rewards from the emperor, and there were naturally not a few gold, silver, and jewelry, but after falling out of favor, these treatments were almost nothing, and even the monthly gifts had been halved, and the days were naturally poor.
Moreover, these concubines were depressed because they fell out of favor, and most of them were mentally disturbed. Either he committed suicide by hanging a beam, or he disappeared inexplicably. No one knows whether they live or die, and no one cares where they really are. Since the death of the first emperor, this Qianqing Palace has become a forbidden place.
How can there be gold, silver and jewelry here, even if the Queen Mother has a reward, she should not bring them here to receive the reward. This couldn't help but make Gonggong Xu timid, and he was even more uneasy about the real intention of Commander Yi to bring them here.
Not long after the other little eunuchs entered the palace, they didn't know anything about the Qianqing Palace. Moreover, they rarely come here, except for the daily errand in Jianing Palace, they hardly go out. It's just that it feels very dilapidated, like a ghost temple, eerie and intimidating.
Xu Wei has been in this palace for many years, of course he will not believe Commander Yi's words, he said with a respectful smile: "Commander Yi is really good at laughing, the slave has been in the palace for several years, and what Commander Yi said is unheard of. Is Commander Yi in the wrong place?"
Commander Yi smiled faintly, he had already come to the door of the Qianqing Palace, gently pushed the palace door open, and then the dust flew, Commander Yi hurriedly covered his mouth and nose with his cuffs, and coughed lightly from time to time. He walked straight in, and after a few steps, a musty and smelly smell came to his face.
Commander Yi frowned and almost retched. It's dark and damp, but it's also very cold. It was also the first time for him to set foot here, and he couldn't help but be a little suspicious of the Queen Mother's intentions, why did he have to come here to dispose of the five of them. But he didn't dare to disobey the Queen Mother's orders.
The courtyard was overgrown with weeds, and the eaves were covered with cobwebs. At first glance, it is clear that it has not been inhabited for a long time. The five little eunuchs who stayed outside the hall saw that Commander Yi had entered, and several of them looked at each other. The other four looked at Xu Wei in unison.
It seems that I want to find the answer from him, whether to go in or not to go in. Xu Wei was also a little hesitant at the moment, and he was even more uneasy in his heart, it seemed that Commander Yi had no intention of bringing them here to receive a reward. Xu Wei didn't know what he meant.
In the end, Xu Wei nodded to them and walked in with the four of them, and at this time, Commander Yi was gone, and they looked around in the courtyard, but they didn't find Commander Yi's shadow.
So with curiosity, I walked into the main hall of the Qianqing Palace, the inside of the hall and the outside of the courtyard are no different, they are all dilapidated, the furnishings in the house are very simple, and they have been covered with dust. Several people cautiously whispered: "Commander Yi, Commander Yi......"
But no one answered in the hall, and several people tried to shout a few more times: "Commander Yi, Commander Yi......"
At this moment, the door of the hall was suddenly closed, and Commander Yi had already slashed over with a knife in his hand, for this sudden change, how could several people have any precautions, this knife went down, and one of the little eunuchs had already stained the hall with blood, and blood sprayed out.
The walls were already red, and then the little eunuch with a hideous face and glaring eyes slowly slid down the vermilion hall door. A cut has been made in the neck, and the flesh is turned out, which is extremely terrifying.
Commander Yi did not stop his killing, and seeing that the little eunuch was dead, he swung his knife again, pointed his toes on the ground, and rose up with the momentum. Raising the sword, he made an arc and slashed down from top to bottom.
Seeing the tragic death of their companions, the other little eunuchs didn't have time to think about it, and began to hug their heads and run away, for them, they had never seen this meeting. The mouth kept shouting: "Help, kill, kill......"
But no matter how they shouted, it was all in vain, no one would come here at all, and Commander Yi understood the queen mother's intentions, and killed the five of them here, without knowing it. Magnolia is dead, and her death follows the death of these five. It will be completely buried in the ground.
These five people must die, and only the dead will not tell the story of Magnolia. Commander Yi watched them wail like lost dogs, and smiled coldly. This knife went down, and another little eunuch was stabbed in the body, and then Commander Yi swung the knife straight in, and pierced the little eunuch's abdomen violently.
The little eunuch looked at Commander Yi with an incredulous look, and wanted to say something but couldn't say anything, only feeling a hot current gushing out of his throat, and then spitting blood from his mouth. Seeing this, Commander Yi drew his knife hard, and flew up with a kick, and the little eunuch was kicked several meters away like kicking a ball.
Then a click was heard, and the little eunuch slammed it on the sandalwood chair. The sandalwood chair shattered, and the little eunuch fell to the ground and was no longer breathing. There was only one place of blood, and it was still pouring out.
In the blink of an eye, there were already two lives, and the other three people were already pale with fright, and some people had even gone underground in several cases, trembling all over. Seeing this, Commander Yi smiled disdainfully, his smile grim and merciless. He approached the man with a blood-dripping sword.
Lifting his leg vigorously and kicking several cases to the ground, the little eunuch was completely exposed in front of Commander Yi, and the little eunuch saw that he couldn't dodge, his expression was panicked, and he kowtowed vigorously and said: "Lord Yi spare your life, spare your life!"
Commander Yi didn't mean to sympathize with him at all, and swung a knife. The little eunuch was already in a different place, and blood gushed out, and the splattered blood sprayed onto Commander Yi's face.
He didn't wipe it, he turned to look at the other little eunuch again, because his face was covered with blood, Commander Yi looked even more terrifying at the moment, like a life-urging devil who came out of hell, hideous and made people tremble.
He approached the little eunuch step by step, and the little eunuch was sitting on the ground, already frightened and trembling. I wanted to get up and run away, but I found that my whole body was paralyzed, and I could only sit on the ground with all my strength and retreat backwards little by little.
After Commander Yi came closer, he swung a knife and slashed over, and the knife rose and fell, all in one go. The action is staggering. Commander Yi has been practicing martial arts since he was a child, especially making him a good sword technique, and there are few people who can match it in today's world.
In the face of them, these little eunuchs were naturally out of the question, and they had no power to fight back at all. was killed by a knife, and in the end, only Xu Wei was left. He looked at the corpses all over the ground, the smell of blood in the room, and his eyes were full of despair.
He stared at Yi Qianxiang deadly, and said with fear on his face: "Yi, Lord Yi." Even if the slave dies, he begs Lord Yi to let the slave die and understand. The slave did things for the Queen Mother, and personally cleared the eyesore for the Queen Mother. Is this what the Queen Mother wants to reward her slaves?"
Seeing that the others were dead, Commander Yi wiped the bloodied knife in his hand, picked up a small sandalwood chair and sat down, and placed the knife on top of several cases. His face was expressionless, and he said coldly: "Xu Wei, you have also been working beside the Queen Mother for many years, right? Why? I'm confused today, and I still need to be asked about this kind of thing?"
Li Wei got up slowly, he was much more relaxed at the moment, and in the face of the ruthless Commander Yi, he was not so afraid, he smiled. There is not the slightest friendship in this smile, and the heart is cold. He sat opposite Commander Yi, with a faint look in his eyes.
I can't tell whether he is sad or happy, and I can't see that he has any expression, but he is as cold as a walking corpse. After a long time, he said lightly: "A slave is born with a cheap life, if the queen mother wants to take it, she will take it." It's just that the slave can't understand why the Queen Mother wants to kill me. The slave is loyal to the queen mother and has no other intentions, but in the end, it is such a result, and the slave is unwilling. I also feel cold. ”
"I don't know when, the slave found that the Queen Mother has changed, Emperor Wuwei has also changed, and the people in this palace have changed, but the queen is still so charitable, calm, and composed. Magnolia is not wrong, she speaks up for the Lord, and protects the Lord loyally. Even if she died, it was worth it. ”
"But the slave's death is not clear, and the slave wants to ask Master Yi what the slave did wrong, which made the Queen Mother feel murderous. ”
After hearing this, Commander Yi just picked up the knife and wiped it in front of his eyes again, before he said: "You are all right, what is wrong is this world." In today's palace, due to the arrival of Leng Mufeng and Guo Qiuyue, everything is no longer the past, and anyone with a discerning eye knows that they are moths in Dongsheng Kingdom, but Emperor Wu Wei favors the two of them alone. ”
"Even Zhongliang was brutally killed, Xiang Guo fought all his life, was the founder of Dongsheng State, he was not also poisoned, Jiang Bing would rather bite his tongue and commit suicide than execute Xiang Guo, what can you do? You and I are just slaves, and what we do is just to survive. ”
"Aren't you the same, knowing that Yulan is not wrong, didn't you still kill her? And I'm just like you, just acting on orders, and I, Yi Qianxiang, respect the loyal people, and the four of them are dead. No one knows if you are dead or alive. ”
"I'm on duty tonight, and it's ten night. I will come to the Qianqing Palace, change into a guard uniform for you, and you will sneak out of the palace with me, there will be no Xu Wei from now on, and you will find your own way after leaving the palace!"
The dim Xu Wei suddenly flashed a trace of consternation in his eyes, the Queen Mother ordered to kill herself, and Commander Ruoyi secretly let herself go. If the Queen Mother knew about it, she would not let him go. How could he steal his life but take Yi Commander's life.
So he hurriedly waved his hand and said, "No, no." The life of a cheap slave is already low, how can he let Commander Yi take risks. If the Queen Mother knew about this, wouldn't she even be able to protect the lives of adults. ”
"The cheap slave has been poor since he was a child, and he had to enter the palace to do this errand in order to make a living, even if Commander Yi released the cheap slave from the palace. How can a cheap slave have a way to survive, so the cheap slave also asks Commander Yi not to take risks. The cheap slave has the heart of easy to lead, and he is already grateful. The great kindness of the adults and the cheap slaves will be rewarded in the next life. ”
"Please also ask Commander Yi to give the cheap slave a good time, and the cheap slave will be grateful to Commander Yi for his great kindness, let's do it!"
Xu Wei closed his eyes and quietly waited for the arrival of death, but Commander Yi couldn't do anything, after all, the two had worked together in the palace for many years, although they didn't have much intersection, it was difficult to get started. I listened to Xu Wei talk about his family background, and I also felt the same way.
Like Xu Wei, he has not had a good family background since he was a child. Entering the palace is just a livelihood. And this simple idea is so rare, the palace is full of murderous opportunities, and in the end he is just a pawn of others, at the mercy of others. Life and death are not up to you.
Let him do it at this moment, how can he do it, the five of them don't deserve to die, it's just that they know too much, and the Queen Mother is afraid that the matter will be revealed one day, so she will kill the killer. Because only the dead keep secrets forever.
Commander Yi hesitated for a moment, then suddenly got up. Put away the sword, turned his back, and muttered: "At ten o'clock in the middle of the night, this commander will come by himself, if Gonggong Xu is the leader of this commander, please don't take half a step out of the Qianqing Palace." ”
With that, Commander Yi waved his sleeves and left. Xu Wei hurriedly opened his eyes, got up and stretched out his hand to say something, but saw that Commander Yi had already walked out of the main hall of Qianqing Palace. He was left alone on one side, and his dead companion lay on the ground......