Chapter 70 Qi Yunshen Burns the Portrait for Xu Jingyang

at night.

Jiang Yunzheng went to bed early.

In the middle of the night, Jiang Yunzheng suddenly felt hot all over, flames appeared in front of her eyes, and the cries of the maids were everywhere in her ears.

She watched the door close, and the severe pain in her heart left her with no strength to move.

The moment the door was closed.

She saw Qi Yunshen's back and saw him furiously and madly hacking and killing Xixia people.

The palace was flooded with blood.

Jiang Yunzheng woke up suddenly, she was sweating all over, and the person in the mirror was pale and his heart was beating fast.

How could this dream be so real?

But if it is true, why is Qi Yunshen going crazy?

She lowered her eyes, and there seemed to be a lingering burning sensation on her smooth, white wrists.

It's still dark outside.

Jiang Yunzheng suddenly remembered that tomorrow, September 30th, was the day she died in her previous life.

Jiang Yunzheng was no longer sleepy, so she opened the door and went out, only to see Hou Yue sneaking into the yard.

Hou Yue was frightened by Jiang Yunzheng's pale face.

"You, you, you...what are you doing here in the middle of the night?"

Jiang Yunzheng: "Why did you come back just now?"

Hou Yue exclaimed, "Isn't this just about investigating the matter of the Xixia Saint?"

Jiang Yunzheng said calmly: "Any results?"

Hou Yue first went to the small kitchen to get a few pieces of pastries that Nanny Qin had made during the day, and ate while talking.

At that time, Prince Chenliu stayed in Jiangnan, and his only daughter was deeply loved by the Queen Mother at that time. Xiao Qinyu was raised in the palace. At that time, Xiao Qinyu pursued Qi Yunshen relentlessly.

The Queen Mother ordered a marriage between Xiao Qinyu and Qi Yunshen.

The betrothed couple, a handsome and beautiful couple, were admired by everyone. However, just three months before their wedding, the Prince of Chenliu rebelled and implicated their only daughter, Xiao Qinyu. The Zhenguogong Mansion was ordered to capture her, but by the time Qi Yunshen led his troops to arrest her, Xiao Qinyu had disappeared.

Jiang Yunzheng twitched her lips, her tone sarcastic: "Oh, poor mandarin duck."

Hou Yue heard the sarcasm and paused before continuing, "No, no, Qi Yunshen doesn't like Xiao Qinyu at all."

"How did you know?" Jiang Yunzheng frowned. Seeing Hou Yue touching his nose uncomfortably, she narrowed her eyes slightly and asked, "Who did you ask?"

Hou Yue tutted, "The process is not important, what is important is the truth."

Jiang Yunzheng had a blank expression on her face: "If you don't tell the truth, you will lose your bonus this month."

Hou Yue was delighted: "I still have a bonus?"

Seeing Jiang Yunzheng's solemn expression, Hou Yue slowly replied, "I went to ask His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. His Royal Highness and Prince Qi are close friends. His Royal Highness has a noble character and would never tell a lie."

Jiang Yunzheng smiled, and her smile made Hou Yue's eyes widen. She took a step back and said, "You're not going to poison me, are you? You didn't restrict me from asking the prince!"

Jiang Yunzheng had never asked Hou Yue about his past experiences in detail, but now it seemed that Hou Yue had a special relationship with the prince.

Hou Yue continued, "It's true that Xiao Qinyu loves Prince Qi, but the Duke of Zhenguo has long been aware of Prince Chenliu's rebellious intentions. He couldn't publicize them without evidence, so he took advantage of Qi Yunshen and Xiao Qinyu's engagement to find evidence of Prince Chenliu's rebellion. This is how Your Majesty was prepared."

Otherwise, when Prince Chenliu led his troops into the capital, it would not have been as simple as just kidnapping the Queen Mother.

Jiang Yunzheng pursed her lips and asked, "What happened next?"

"Well..." Hou Yue touched his chin and was about to keep it a secret when he met Jiang Yunzheng's intimidating gaze. Hou Yue coughed lightly and said, "Four years ago, Xixia sent a saint to visit Liang. That's Xiao Qinyu. She came to Beijing. On the surface, she was an envoy from Xixia, but in reality, she was taking the opportunity to disrupt the situation in the Liang court. In the end, no one knows what that woman was thinking. She actually teamed up with Xu Yinlin to kill the prince's consort. Prince Qi was furious-"

Jiang Yunzheng suddenly sneered.

Hou Yue stuttered: "W-What are you laughing at?"

“You know a person’s face but not his heart.”

Hou Yue's alarm bells rang, and her eyes widened. "What do you mean?"

Jiang Yunzheng said calmly, "Qi Yunshen didn't capture Xiao Qinyu because of...Xu Jingyang. Perhaps there's something else between them that we don't know about."

Hou Yue hesitated, "But I heard from His Royal Highness the Crown Prince that Xiao Qinyu had long been abandoned by Xixia. If it wasn't for Xu Jingyang, what would be the point of Prince Qi capturing and torturing Xiao Qinyu?"

In response to her, Jiang Yunzheng remained silent.

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at night.

The Duke Zhenguo's Mansion was completely silent.

There was silence in Zhining Courtyard. Qi Yunshen walked into the yard quietly. The big yellow cat in the small house in the yard lazily opened its eyelids and looked at Qi Yunshen, then turned over on its belly and fell asleep.

In the bedroom, on Qi Zhenzhen's left was a rabbit doll, and on the right was a raccoon doll given by Jiang Yunzheng.

The night pearl in the corner of the curtain emitted a faint halo of light. Qi Yunshen placed the small box next to Qi Zhenzhen's pillow.

Qi Zhenzhen was a premature baby, and because of the smoke inhalation, he took in more air than he exhaled in the first ten days after his birth, which made the people in the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion very anxious.

Not only that, during that period, Qi Yunshen was like the King of Hell who had returned from hell. He killed all the ghosts he saw, and all the Xixia spies were wiped out.

Princess Yude and Duke Zhenguo were worried that Qi Yunshen had lost his humanity, so they sent Qi Zhenzhen to Qi Yunshen's hospital, and doctors went to Luoyaju to treat him every day.

No matter how crazy Qi Yunshen was, he couldn't just watch the child that Xu Jingyang had given birth to with so much effort die!

Qi Zhenzhen didn't want a wet nurse. The baby was small, cried softly, and couldn't stand the smell of blood. Qi Yunshen had no choice but to ask someone to bring her goat's milk, and fed her one spoonful at a time. Qi Zhenzhen grew up slowly, and Qi Yunshen recovered as he watched.

The people in the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion finally felt relieved.

The father and daughter lived together like this for four years.

Every year on Qi Zhenzhen’s birthday, the first and second wives of the Zhenguo Mansion would gather together for dinner, except for Qi Yunshen.

It started to drizzle in the night. Qi Yunshen opened the door and disappeared into the night.

Half a minute later, a figure rode a horse and galloped out of the Duke's Mansion.

The ancestral tomb of the Qi family is located on the hillside of Phoenix Mountain. There is a valley in Phoenix Mountain, which is where the ancestors of the Qi family lived. At that time, the ancestors of the Qi family followed the founding emperor to conquer Daliang. The old house in the valley was passed down and handed over to others for care.

In the pitch-black night, lanterns were lit under the eaves of the old house, and a man in black was standing under the eaves.

Qi Yunshen turned over and got off the horse. He was soaked by the rain and the water flowed across his resolute face.

The man under the eaves walked quickly with an umbrella, "Prince."

Qi Yunshen handed the horse to Mo Xun and walked up the mountain in the rain.

From the ancestor to the present day, there have been four Dukes of Zhenguo, and the tombs of all generations and families are lined up in order from the upper half of the mountain.

Xu Jingyang's tomb is under a big banyan tree on the mountainside. The person guarding the mountain is a disabled soldier who followed the old duke to fight and retreat. There are also many guards nearby.

Qi Yunshen walked slowly and stopped in front of the tombstone.

The tall and straight back cannot hide the desolation and loneliness.

Qi Yunshen looked at the dark tombstone in front of him, as if the wife in his memory was right in front of him, and there was a rare hint of tenderness in his dark eyes.

When the sky was about to turn pale, the rain stopped. There was a pavilion not far from the tomb, and Mo Xun brought painting supplies.

Qi Yunshen painted several paintings in a row, including one of Xu Jingyang swinging on the swing in the yard, one of Qi Zhenzhen chasing butterflies in the silent forest, and various scenes of Luoyaju in the past.

From dawn to afternoon, Qi Yunshen burned the paintings one by one for Xu Jingyang.