15.13

“You bitch, what did you do to Jin Yu? Someone come, catch~her, catch~her quickly!” Worrying about her son overpowered her reasoning, the Empress Dowager waved her sleeves and shouted frantically.

The courtiers at the bottom had already knelt down in unison behind the food case, hating to shrink their heads into their collars and plug their ears in the process. The empress dowager’s reaction is simply not to fight herself ah! Look at her that grief and indignation, that thing is Prince Gong’s, and Prince Gong also with Hui Yi noble consort have an affair? Hiss, can not think deeply, the more I think about it, the more I feel that the world is too ridiculous!

Zhao Bixuan’s knees went soft and she fell at the emperor’s feet, her body shaking like sifting chaff. She had the intention to explain, but she found that her throat was unusually dry and she couldn’t even spit out a single word, so she could only cover her face with her hands as a means of escaping the emperor’s chilly gaze.

Qian Fangfei before entering the palace has already thought of a good way back, the worst will die in the temple, what’s the big deal? People will always die, just sooner or later problem, she died, there is Prince Gong, Zhao Bixuan, the second prince as a companion, is not a loss. As for the same detained in the capital of the mother and two brothers, think of them, she only cold smile. When her mother threw her to Qian Tong despite her life and death that day, her expectations of home, her thirst for affection completely disappeared. Originally thought that finding a husband who was in love with her was another way to live, but in the end she realized that it was also a road to extinction.

In that case, there was nothing for her to stay and worry about. Lest Emperor Sheng would dismiss the hundred officials in order to cover up the family scandal, and then put himself into the Heavenly Prison to be secretly executed, Qian Fangfei spoke very fast, and opened the package on one side, shaking out the evidence collected by the secret guards.

“Your Majesty, you don’t know, but your Noble Consort Huiyi and Qi Jin Yu were betrothed for life at the age of eleven. This is the token of love that Noble Consort Huiyi gave to Qi Jin Yu, and it is accompanied by a deeply sentimental shakuju.” She threw out a jade pendant and a letter, and then continued, “After Noble Consort Huiyi entered the palace, these two did not stop communicating with each other. The empress dowager’s palace has a tunnel straight to the cold palace, Qi Jin Yu did not go out of the palace before opening the house night and night to follow this tunnel and Huiyi noble consort private mixing, the two were turned over the red wave, mandarin ducks cross ~ neck, don’t mention how much wind ~ flow of pleasure. And then Huiyi Princess accidentally pregnant with sinful seed, these two only anxious, after several discussions actually intend to let you to be the wrongdoer.”

Seeing the emperor’s eyes flickering with anger, Qian Fangfei smiled nervously, “That’s right, it’s what you think, the second prince is not your seed. Because you and Qi Jin Yu are brothers, about can’t blood test, but my daughter here have two people to and from the letters, how they love each other, how to linger, how to steal the dragon to phoenix, all sorts of treacherous things are written above clearly understand. And your good mother, but from the beginning to know, otherwise how would only heartache second prince, not heartache big prince? Because the second prince is her own grandson ah! Hahaha, ridiculous, too ridiculous, the world is really right, seemingly brilliant palace exam is the most hide dirt place. The younger uncle and sister-in-law adultery, mother-in-law to help cover, but also intends to let a sinful seed to take over the magpie’s nest, plotting to take over the Daqi Jiangshan, what a ridiculous to the extreme ethical drama!”

She threw open the package in her hand with a fierce smile, and all sorts of physical evidence fell to the ground, including letters, brocade pouches, embroidered handkerchiefs, and other personal belongings, and even a bright red mandarin ducks belly-band and a pair of Luo stockings. Without taking a closer look, one can imagine how Prince Gong and Noble Consort Huiyi were in a dry spell, unable to stop.

Qian Fangfei was still giggling, but the courtiers had already shrunk into a ball, hating that they could not bury themselves into the floor tiles. Hearing such a filthy royal scandal in person, I don’t know how the emperor will deal with them? Only Luo Zhen was a little more courageous and raised his eyes towards the hall.

The empress dowager had gone completely crazy, yelling for the guards to arrest people, even the words of killing on the spot were released. Noble Consort Huiyi’s tear-stained face knelt at the Emperor’s feet, constantly shaking her head in denial. The emperor’s expression was very calm, he even folded up his long and slender legs and changed to a more languid sitting position before he said in a deep voice, “Shut up.”

Qian Fang Fei immediately withdrew her smile and knelt down with a red face, but she quickly realized that the words were not addressed to herself. Only to see Yu Guo Gong waved his hand, the guards who had been standing like stakes at the entrance of the hall came in, casually picked up a piece of handkerchief to plug the mouth of the Empress Dowager, and dragged her down with her hands clipped behind her back. No one feels that the emperor treats the empress dowager what is wrong, think of the empress dowager and Prince Gong did those things, even if the emperor in the hall cut them alive, that is also excusable.

Qian Fangfei’s heart instantly settled down. She originally thought that the Emperor would kill her without asking for a reason for the sake of the royal family’s reputation, but judging from his current actions, he didn’t seem to have that intention. That was good, as long as she still had a life, she always had a way to get out, because she still held the last card in her hand, and that card would definitely be able to impress the Emperor’s heart.

The hall was so quiet that a pin could be heard, and everyone was waiting for Emperor Sheng to make a scene. It would have been fine if he had stormed out and shouted to kill, but instead, he was indifferent, his eyes dark, even like a bystander. His calmness was what made people feel the most fearful and uneasy. Previously intended to recommend the second prince as the ruler of the several courtiers scared cold sweat, liver and gall bladder want to crack, more Wen Yuan Marquis and Fang’s, has been close to fainting past, this also gloating Li’s this moment also messed up, want to raise his head to spy on his son’s color, ultimately do not dare to act rashly, the heart of the Zhao Bixuan bitch spit dozens of times back and forth.

Zhou Yunsheng picks up the wine cup and takes a sip, sees Zhao Bixuan intends to pounce on his feet to beg for mercy, and is about to kick her out, accompanied by Zhao Xuan who serves next to him, but first moved his hand, a slap will send her flying out, along the steps grunt rolled to the hall, cheeks immediately swollen.

Zhao Xuan’s dictionary never had the words “compassionate” in it.

All the ministers unconsciously head to the food case under the drill, heart Yu Guo Gong only now to righteousness is afraid that some late. The emperor only favored three years of baby is such a dirty thing, not only will the seed planted on his head, but also tried to compel him to set up as the crown prince, the emperor can swallow this breath is strange!

Zhou Yunsheng finished a cup of wine, see the ministers are all a look of hate can not disappear into thin air, even the historian has stopped the “starting note”, shivering kneeling on the ground, and do not dare to take the liberty to record this kind of scandalous things, can not help but shake his head and low laugh.

“Prince Gong is fornicating with Noble Consort Huiyi, but is it my fault?” He asked slowly.

“It is the two of them who have deficiencies in virtue and behavior, violating the rules of ethics, not the emperor’s fault.” No one in the hall answered, only Zhao Xuan hung his head and stood quietly, narrating his persuasion.

“In that case, why should I feel ashamed and cover up for them. I am not afraid of people’s comments, and I am not afraid of the comments of future generations. Historian, put up your pen to record, don’t be ambiguous in your words, but you can’t exaggerate either.”

The Historian received the order and got down on the ground to write furiously. The courtiers heard this, all admire the emperor’s frankness and broad-mindedness, but also more and more do not worry about their own lives. If Prince An, Prince Gong, or several other princes were to be the emperor, I’m afraid that Qian Fangfei and Zhao Bixuan would have been spilled three feet of blood by now, and all the people in the room would not be able to escape the fate of being remedied.

Your Majesty is truly wise!

Qian Fangfei glanced quickly at the handsome man on the imperial seat, her mood unprecedentedly peaceful. Emperor Sheng was indeed like the legend, both decisive and merciful, although she entered the palace with the determination of certain death, she would naturally rejoice if she was able to retrieve a life. Now it seemed that Emperor Sheng did not have the intention of killing everyone, because she had never been able to see the murderous spirit from the bottom of his eyes.

Realizing that Qian Fangfei was secretly observing herself, Zhou Yunsheng then nudged her and said in a manly voice, “Prince Consort Gong, where is Prince Gong now, dead or alive?”

Qian Fangfei kowtowed respectfully and replied, “Your Majesty, Prince Gong is very good, and is now lying on the bed in a coma. My daughter did not have the heart to kill him, but not to go over his children and grandchildren root only.”

Hiss, remove the offspring root and still only “just”? Prince Gong consort good vicious means. A man did not have that, live than dead more difficult, even if the Prince Gong learned and Hui Yi Princess have an affair, secretly reported the emperor is also, why would this poisonous hand? The courtiers within the heart sigh, but do not know the pain of Qian Fangfei.

She wouldn’t show her wounds for people to gather around, she’d just have to beat her teeth and swallow her blood. She is a vicious person? She didn’t know that Qi Jin Yu was countless times more vicious than her, and after she had drained her value, she was afraid that he would send her to her death with a bowl of poison. He does not see her as a human being, simply in the future he will not be a human being!

Zhou Yunsheng propped up his forehead, once again convinced by this woman’s pugnacity, flung his sleeve and said, “Come on, escort Prince Consort Gong down, to be interrogated by me personally.” He had to dispose of her in full view of everyone, but in this life, he could have left her a better way out.

A few guards wanted to capture Qian Fangfei, but she spontaneously stood up after three kowtows and laughed airily, “No need to tie me up, I can walk on my own.” With those words, she swaggered out.

Zhou Yunsheng also let people take Zhao Bixuan away, and then dismissed the courtiers, from beginning to end a word of warning did not say. The courtiers heart is very sigh of admiration, go back to the natural on this matter never mention, only deliberately alienated the Wenyuan Marquis House and Yu State Duke House. The Zhao family, which was once prominent because of the favor of Noble Consort Huiyi, is afraid that this time the family will be copied and exterminated. The old Wen Yuan Marquis and Fang’s legs were too weak to walk, and were thrown out of the Hall of Supreme Harmony by a few guards. Zhao Xuan didn’t care about the two people who were paralyzed at the bottom of the steps, and helped Li’s hands and feet, which were also weak, to slowly leave.

“It’s over! Our family is finished! You this title is clearly with blood and sweat to kill, but did not expect to be buried in the hands of Zhao Bixuan that bitch. She is so favored, why would she want to hang out with Prince Gong, she still has no brain! Slut, shameless, exactly like her aunt!” Li cried and cursed, if Zhao Bixuan was in front of her, she would have pounced on her and torn the other person alive.

“Mother need not worry, this matter will not involve the Yu Guo Gongfu. You go back first, I have something to do.” Zhao Xuan briefly explained and then beat his horse to go ahead.

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In Feng Yi Palace, Zhao Bixuan was held on the ground with her hands clipped behind her back by two chamberlains, a ball of handkerchief stuffed in her mouth.

Zhou Yunsheng is going through the letters that Qian Fangfei handed over one by one. The two were acquainted at the age of six or seven, eleven or twelve years old will open the sinus, the first few years of the letters written in a moderate, sweet and warm, behind the more explicit, especially the two in the cold palace in the year of love, each letter seems to be able to smell the smell of men and women together – joy. More Zhao Bixuan sent to the bibs, socks and other evocative intimate apparel, afraid to be Qi Jin Yu hidden in his arms, night and night to take out and sniff again and again.

Thinking of that scene, Zhou Yunsheng shook his head and snorted, brushing the physical evidence off the table with a brush and throwing a thick pile of letters at Zhao Bixuan’s feet, ordering in a deep voice, “Release her.”

The two chamberlains answered in a loud voice and stepped back a few steps.

Zhao Bixuan removed the handkerchief from her mouth and sobbed, “Your Majesty, I’m wrong, I beg you to give me another chance, in the future, I will definitely forget Prince Gong and serve you well!”

Zhou Yunsheng let out a poof of a laugh, shaking his head and sighing, “Zhao Bixuan, to tell you the truth, I knew about those lousy things between you and Qi Jin Yu a long time ago. Whenever I see you, guess how I feel?”

Zhao Bixuan was dumbfounded, and only then did she understand why Emperor Sheng had suddenly cold-shouldered her and the Second Prince. It turned out that he knew everything, he was just leading up to it. She didn’t want to listen to those words of his that followed, as they were bound to be very hurtful. Just when she thought she could start over with this man, he had long since grown tired of her and had even arranged for everything to happen today. He had ruined Qi Jin Yu, and at the same time, he had ruined her reputation.

Zhao Bixuan figured it all out and shook her head while crawling back with difficulty.

Zhou Yunsheng left Feng Yi Palace in large strides and said in a cold voice, “Zhao Bixuan, every time I see you, I get sick to my stomach and want to vomit. Since you like Qi Jin Yu so much, I will fulfill you both.”

The next day, Huiyi Consort and the Empress Dowager both had an emergency. The empress dowager life saved back, the lower ~ half ~ body but paralyzed, Huiyi noble consort blessed thin, the next day the death of a prince, after death does not give a posthumous name, do not enjoy the offerings, only with a cool mat wrapped in the suburbs of the capital, and even a serious tombstone are not. Prince Gong committed sedition was removed from the title to the common people, because the place did not get timely medical treatment, some pus, perhaps to lie on the bed ~ for a long time. Zhao Xuan personally went to Prince Gong’s residence to promulgate a decree to take away the title, so that the half-dead Qi Jin Yu carried to Yanwei Hutong in a dilapidated residence, at the same time, there is also a female slave given by the Sheng Emperor.

The female slave was wearing a hooded cloak, so she couldn’t see her face, and seemed to be holding a wailing baby in her arms. As soon as Zhao Xuan left, the sound of slamming tea cups rang out within the residence, and there were even more babies and women crying one after another. The courtiers saw the emperor quietly dealt with this matter, did not kill innocent people, and did not take the anger of others, more and more feel that the emperor benevolent.

The world knows for the title of the matter, Yu Guo Gong has long been with Huiyi noble consort draws the line, the Empress Dowager united courtiers arch for the second prince for the Crown Prince, always do not speak in the court, Yu Guo Gong had also strongly expressed opposition, said that the second prince is not a long non-director, not a big job. Therefore, Huiyi noble consort’s matter did not involve Yu Guo Gongfu, but Wen Yuan Hou, to the old still late, was the emperor casually pressed a crime stroke to seize the title, even the family property also all copied.

On the day he sealed the house, old Marquis Wen Yuan ignored his face and chased after Fang to beat her to death. If she hadn’t taught such a shameless daughter, how would he be here today? After the beating, he even remembered Li, who was kicked out of his house, and shyly ran to ask for help. Li was concerned about face and reputation, let him in, and at night Zhao Xuan came back, but was mercilessly thrown out, threatening that if he dared to come again, directly ordered to break both legs.

The old Wen Yuan Marquis wanted to use filial piety to govern him, but was blocked by Zhao Xuan’s words, “If you think I’m unfilial, just go to the Yamen and sue me, and see how the Sage rules.”

How could the old Marquis Wen Yuan have the face to go in front of Emperor Sheng to ask for an explanation? Even if he met a familiar nobleman on the street, he would have to bow his head and shrink into the wall, hating that he couldn’t turn into a wisp of smoke and disappear. He wiped his face, limped away, remembering the powerful son, and then remembered the reputation of the concubine daughter, suddenly regretted.

Qi Jin Yu woke up from the pain when Prince Gong’s residence has been surrounded by the capital guards, saw his own blood drenched lower body, immediately fell into madness, pounding the edge of the bed hissing and screaming. He is now inhuman ghost, instead of lingering, rather than die painfully, several times to the guards of the blade, were in time to avoid.

Qi Jin Yu could not find death, only self-mutilation, and then saw Zhao Bixuan sent by Emperor Sheng, and felt that he would have today is all the fault of this bitch. If she didn’t seduce herself, she was still the Prince Gong, how would she have fallen to this state. So he began to torture Zhao Bixuan in different ways.

As such, after a few months, the family slowly stretched to the limit, in order to get a few silver money to survive, but also in order to heal pus wounds, Qi Jin Yu often in the family wall under the hooligans introduced into the house, talk about picking up the money after holding the child out in the sun. Zhao Bixuan’s desperate cries and mournful screams came from behind him, but failed to make him look back.

At the same time, imprisoned in the heavenly prison of Qian Fangfei died, a widow called Qian Tu with a lot of strong guards and ten thousand grand fortune to the northwest border, because of the Northwest King of the care, in a few years became the most famous leather goods merchants in Daqi, looking for expensive herbs to adjust a period of time after remarried to the local a general, gave birth to a chubby son, the days of life have a good taste.

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Should be a scandal that shook the countryside, in the Sheng Emperor’s calm and collected in a quiet solution, although the Sheng Emperor did not ban, but everyone has the will to erase the memory of the day. Such as is calm after a year, a courtier suddenly realized that the emperor’s heir is thin, the harem is empty, and hastened to hand in the folding request wide selection of showgirls.

As soon as this person’s words fell, Zhou Yunsheng clearly felt the gaze Zhao Xuan threw over as cold as a knife. He pretended to meditate for a while and said in a gloomy tone, “This matter will be discussed later, dismiss the court.”

The courtiers saw the Emperor leaving with a hunched spine, seemingly with a thousand sorrows lingering around him, and they all felt heartbroken for him. Don’t look at the Emperor’s usual behavior is very calm, but the heart must not feel good, that after all is the woman he put on the tip of his heart to love and spoil for three years. Lord Li is really no eyesight, which pot not open mention which pot, even if the emperor really thin heir, the harem is empty, also have to wait for the emperor to slow down the strength to mention ah!

Lord Li also realized that he had said the wrong thing and walked out along the corner, accidentally bumping into Lord Yu and being cut by his icy eye blade.

“Lord Li walk carefully, be careful of falling.” Zhao Xuan said with a leathery smile.

Li Li Li Li Yuan apologized, out of the palace door hurriedly rode away, to the door of their own home, the horse suddenly frightened, will be his hard to throw down, but also stepped on the broken bones of his right leg, this time have to lie on the bed ~ three to five months can not be.

Zhao Xuan hurried back home and recruited a few of his subordinates.

“Is it done?”

“It’s done, a hundred days for the injury, at least for three months, he won’t be back in court.”

“Well, you send a message to Sevco to get them to move, I’m going back to the Northwest.”

“General, you’re finally going back! My subordinates will go and make arrangements now!” Several people were overjoyed and left one after another after a little deliberation.

Half a month later, the imperial court suddenly received a war report that the barbarians in the northwest had made another move and seemed to be trying to gather a large army to invade again. Zhao Xuan, as the commander-in-chief, immediately knelt down and asked for orders.

Zhou Yunsheng could see that Zhao Xuan was eager to leave the capital, perhaps stimulated by the events of the last draft. He wants to go, Zhou Yunsheng also not much stay, because he knows that this person can not leave himself, sooner or later or to come back. Received the folding, he put pen to write a bright red “allow” word, actually no intention to stay. Zhao Xuan knelt down and thanked him, his eyes glowing with cold light.

Zhou Yunsheng personally sent the army to the ten-mile pavilion outside the city gates, and saw the vast procession disappearing into the end of the official road along with the sky of smoke and dust, his nose was slightly sour, and he was a bit frustrated. In hindsight, he felt that he was too naive at the moment, Zhao Xuan like livestock, how could he make “alone far away from home” this kind of indecisiveness, humble and cowardly behavior. He was a self-destructing system, destruction, devastation, and plunder were his nature, and even if he reincarnated tens of thousands of times and changed into tens of thousands of different identities, this nature would not diminish.

So that night, after Zhou Yunsheng went to sleep, he was gotten out of the palace unnoticed by a few secret guards and sent to Zhao Xuan’s carriage. In order to save his beloved from the pain of a bumpy journey, Zhao Xuan, in an extremely rare occurrence, had a luxurious carriage prepared and laid out thick bedding and welcome pillows in the carriage. Will people into the arms and love ~ caress and kiss, straight tossed a night, Zhao Xuan only fell asleep.

Zhou Yunsheng felt suffocated in his chest, as if he was being pressed by a large stone, his hands and feet were weak, his body was powerless, he was clearly awake, but he couldn’t even open his eyes. He licked~licked his lips~petals, barely opened his mouth and shouted, “Water, I want to drink water.”

“Here’s the water, slow down.”

Soon, he was carried into a familiar and warm embrace, and in his ears was Zhao Xuan’s usual raspy voice when he was dressed as a man in black. He bit down hard on the tip of his tongue to clear his head, and spat viciously in his heart: damn, kidnapped again!

“Where are you taking me?” He dodged the glass of water and questioned, word for word.

“I am your man, naturally where I go you also go, ask so much for what.” Zhao Xuan laughed lowly, pinched his jaw, poured a cup of water hard into it, then lowered his head to block his lips~petal, seeing his sweetheart’s nose breathing roughly, cheeks reddening, seemingly suffocating, before he let go with a sense of purpose.

“Do you know that I am the Emperor of Da Qi? As the saying goes, under the sky, there is no one who is not the king’s land, and under the land, there is no one who is not the king’s subject, so if you tie me up, where can you escape to yourself?” Zhou Yunsheng didn’t expect his lover to launch into madness with such disregard for the consequences.

Zhao Xuan laughed and touched his eyes that he wanted to open but couldn’t, kissing his thick eyelashes while whispering, “The Emperor of Da Qi is now staying well in the palace, so you don’t need to worry about it.”

“You want to steal the dragon and turn the phoenix?” Zhou Yunsheng’s tone became steeply sharp.

“No, I won’t let an impostor take your place. In a few days, he’ll die, and the Grand Prince will be the next emperor.” As for the series of dynastic upheavals after the Grand Prince ascended the throne, Zhao Xuan didn’t care.

The eldest prince is only five years old this year, how to take up the throne of Qi, even if they want to abdicate, but also to wait for the eldest son of fourteen years old, otherwise the dynasty under the turmoil of the people will also follow the suffering. Zhou Yunsheng hated that he could not take a whip and hang Zhao Xuan upside down to beat him, and roared with all his strength, “Zhao Xuan, you he~fucking~send me back!”

Zhao Xuan froze, and only after half a quarter of an hour did he come back to his senses, asking incredulously, “How did you know it was me?” His voice instantly returned to normal.

“Of course I know! The first time I dragged you to the bed~, do you really think I recognized the wrong person? You didn’t even look at how similar your rough face is to Zhao Bixuan. You’re the one I wanted to get close to in the first place, and I only smelled you once and it stuck in my head, otherwise you think I could’ve let you get away with it all this time? That’s because I fucking love you. You don’t need to tie me up or drug me, you just need to tell me that your heart pleases me too, and I’ll be with you willingly.”

Zhao Xuan didn’t say anything for a long time, and Zhou Yunsheng waited for almost two quarters of an hour before he felt a cup of water with a medicinal flavor passed to his mouth. He hastily drank it down and gradually felt his body gain sensation and his eyes could barely open.

Zhao Xuan’s face was taut and his eyes were covered in red blood, looking terrifying.

“You said you knew it was me all along?” He pursued in a hushed voice.

“Uh-huh.” Zhou Yunsheng lazily agreed.

“You say your heart pleases me?”

“Uh-huh.”

“You say you’re with me willingly?”

“Did you just go deaf? Or can’t you understand human language?” Zhou Yunsheng raised one eyebrow with a proud expression.

Only then did Zhao Xuan find a bit of reality and pressed him down onto the futon and nibbled frantically, his face mingling with conflicting emotions such as ecstasy, excitement, uneasiness, and anxiety. He pinched the emperor’s jaw, forcing him to meet his eyes, and said, word for word, “Alright, I’ll send you back.”

Maybe this is the sweetheart in order to lure him back to the capital of the lie, maybe when he stepped into the palace door, to meet him is ten thousand arrows through the heart, but in order to the sweetheart of the sentence “willingly”, even if the front is a mountain of swords and fire, the dragon pool and tiger’s lair, he is willing to take a gamble.

“Good boy.” Zhou Yunsheng narrowed his eyes and smiled, hooked his neck and laughed, “The matter of going back is not urgent, I now have the strength, you let me clear, clear cool how?”

Zhao Xuan’s anxious mood settled down for a moment, hugged this person tightly, and laughed aloud. He knew that he had won the bet, if it was not from the heart, if it was not a deep love, how could the Emperor of the Great Qi State be willing to lie under him? It turned out that this love was not a chase for him alone, but a love for two people.

There is nothing happier in the world than to love someone deeply and at the same time love yourself deeply.