Chapter 131 (4,000 words) Yin Xing is under house arrest...

Yin Xing didn't dare to continue talking about the topic of children, and planned to wait and see how the situation would develop.

Who would have thought that Yin Xing didn't see any shadow at all.

As the summer was coming to an end, Xuan Yizhen still showed no intention of mentioning the matter. Yin Xing began to suspect that he was being played a prank.

When the weather turns cooler due to a heavy rain, the midsummer becomes completely comfortable.

In the morning, Xuan Yizheng has been very busy lately, saying that he wants to change the taxes and imperial examination policies for the wealthy and powerful families. He always comes back to eat at noon.

So Yin Xing jumped over the puddle with an umbrella and entered the imperial garden alone without letting the palace maids accompany him. The garden was full of trees and greenery, and it was cool and comfortable.

The wind blew, and raindrops from the leaves fell onto the umbrella, giving it a granular feel. If you listened carefully, you could hear the croaking of green frogs.

Ripples appeared on the surface of the pond, layer upon layer, blurring the reflected image of the courtyard.

Yin Xing walked around for a while and planned to pick some flowers to bring back to the palace.

In the past, Xuan Yizheng was the one who took care of the flowers and plants, but now she obviously doesn't have the leisure time for that.

The stone steps beside the pool were covered with wet marks from the rain, silently reflecting the mirror-like light spots. Yin Xing was concentrating on picking delicate branches and did not notice a figure approaching quietly.

With a cry of "Ah", water splashed everywhere. Yin Xing raised his hands and stretched out his arms in embarrassment, swimming in the pool. Flowers and branches splashed down and stuck to his clothes. He was a little confused.

At this moment, there was no figure in the woods on the shore. The branches and leaves swayed with subtle movements, revealing an indescribable weirdness.

The palace maids heard the noise and quickly brought Queen Yin ashore and hurriedly sent her back to the palace to change clothes.

At noon, Yin Xing changed into clean white clothes and sipped ginger soup. He didn't dare to look at Xuan Yizhen's sullen expression across from him. He whispered, "I just don't like the palace maids following me, so I went into the Imperial Garden alone. Maybe I didn't stand firmly today."

Xuan Yizhen raised his hand to Yin Xing's forehead to test the temperature, pursed his lips, and said, "Fortunately, the water in the pool is not cold now, otherwise you will never leave the palace again."

"Yeah!" Yin Xing responded without hesitation, smiling sullenly.

The female official Chunli was already scared to death, and quickly took people to recheck the dangerous places in the imperial garden. In this case, a major repair was definitely needed.

Fortunately, Queen Yin knows how to swim today. If it were someone else, not only would they lose their lives, they would probably be frightened and seriously ill.

At dusk, the candlelight flickered, and Yin Xing buried his head in his food to show that there was nothing wrong with his health.

In silence, Xuan Yizheng saw that Yin Xing was indeed fine, so he didn't say anything more about her recklessness.

"Yizhen, eat fish." Yin Xing put the fish meat with the bones removed into Xuan Yizhen's small plate, trying to show goodwill.

"Hmm." Xuan Yizheng relaxed his expression and tasted the fish cooperatively.

Seeing this, Yin Xing breathed a sigh of relief. Thinking back to the feeling of being pushed by someone, he was still not sure whether it was true or not.

If Xuan Yi really knew, regardless of whether it was true or not, he would definitely investigate it thoroughly. The palace maids were already afraid of punishment, so they would definitely be held accountable.

Yin Xing thought about it and felt that it was unnecessary because he didn't see anyone at that time.

Besides, who in this palace would be so boring and mean to target me?

However, in the following days, Yin Xing did not leave the palace. He waited obediently for Xuan Yizheng to come back for dinner and did not dare to wander around.

Until one night, Xuan Yizheng was so busy that she was not seen for a long time and even did not come for dinner. Yin Xing was worried that she would become a workaholic, so he took the lunch box to the imperial study to look for her.

This time Yin Xing brought some palace maids with him. The night breeze was cool, the stars and the moon were twinkling, and it was very comfortable.

A few palace maids followed behind him. The narrow palace passage was quite quiet, with only the flickering candlelight adding a little change.

Suddenly, Yin Xing discovered a figure flying past the vermilion palace wall, like a ghost without feet, and he stopped in shock.

"Did you see that just now?" Yin Xing pretended to be calm.

Who would have thought that the palace maids didn't make any sound, but instead fainted on the ground. Yin Xing was almost scared to his knees.

Isn't tonight the Ghost Festival?!

"It's an illusion, it must be an illusion!" Yin Xing couldn't stop muttering.

The night wind blew by, and Yin Xing was so scared that he broke out in a cold sweat. He looked at the figure that was approaching, and suddenly he felt relieved.

"Yizhen, I almost thought I saw a ghost!" Yin Xing looked at the familiar face of the person in front of him and muttered with joy.

However, the other party's reaction was indifferent, even a little indifferent and contemptuous. Yin Xing immediately withdrew his outstretched hand silently, feeling a little embarrassed.

This woman doesn't seem to be Xuan Yizheng, but rather the substitute.

I didn't expect the stand-in would come out for a walk so late at night. It's really strange.

"Hello, can you help me check on the palace maids now?" Yin Xing came back to his senses and asked.

"Why can you recognize me?" The shadow substitute's eyes showed scrutiny and questioning, but he did not make any movements.

Yin Xing looked at the face in front of him that looked very much like Xuan Yizhen, and replied in a daze: "It's a bit hard to explain, it's probably just a subtle change."

The shadow double frowned slightly, his expression slightly gloomy as he said, "Impossible! I have followed the Master since I was a child. I can imitate everything about her to perfection. No one has ever been able to find even a single flaw."

"Calm down, I'm not saying there's anything wrong with your imitation, it's just a subtle difference in feeling." Yin Xing felt that the stand-in's emotions were a bit fluctuating and unpredictable, which was very much like Xuan Yizheng.

"So what exactly are the subtle differences you're referring to?" the shadow stand-in asked concernedly, slowly approaching.

Yin Xing was forced to retreat step by step. It must be said that this stand-in imitated Xuan Yizhen's oppressive feeling very well, which was a bit creepy.

Now Yin Xing is very doubtful about the feeling when he was pushed into the water. Maybe it was not an unreasonable illusion.

But Yin Xing didn't understand how he had offended the stand-in.

Unfortunately, there was no one else in this palace passage. Yin Xing glanced at the fallen palace maids and could only bravely meet the double's sharp gaze. He said, "First of all, your eyes are different from hers. Even though they are both cold and indifferent, hers is a cold mist shrouding the ethereal world, while yours is a sharp, cold, and hard thorn. Do you understand?"

The shadow stand-in paused, and suddenly thought of the always unpredictable master. Her eyes seemed to look down on everything, yet also seemed to be empty. She was as aloof and proud as a crane, worthy of admiration.

"I understand, but the master's status and position make everything about her different from ordinary people. This is normal, which is why I have studied for many years. But your appearance has destroyed everything I admired."

"Wait, what does this have to do with me?"

Yin Xing asked in confusion, but didn't get any answer. His eyes went dark and he lost consciousness.

The food box that Yin Xing was holding fell to the ground, the soup splashed everywhere, and the palace corridor fell into dead silence.

Late at night, all the lights in the palace were lit, and countless palace gardens were searched by palace guards in formation, causing the palace maids to tremble with fear.

The female official Chunli never thought that Queen Yin would disappear in the palace.

Inside the main hall, Xuan Yizhen stood still, his fingertips touching the ring. With a serious expression, he said, "Seal off the palace gates and other entrances and exits. Count all the palace maids and guards, and check them one by one. Quickly!"

"Yes, sir!" The female official moved quickly, not daring to hesitate for a moment.

At the beginning of dawn, the sky was gray and dark, and the fog was lingering. Yin Xing shivered with cold, looking at this vast and deep crystal ice storage, which looked like a world of ice and snow.

Moreover, Yin Xing actually saw two ugly snowmen, but unfortunately he was too cold to laugh.

The substitute disappeared somewhere, and Yin Xing's hands and feet were tied, unable to move, feeling a little desperate.

Suddenly, light shone on the jewels on the snowman's face, reflecting a brilliant glow. Yin Xing suddenly thought of one thing: the hardness of the gems should be quite high!

"It seems that you are really favored by the master. Now the whole palace has been turned upside down." The substitute slowly approached from a high place holding a lantern, and spoke coldly, with contempt and hatred in his eyes.

"I don't know where I have offended you. Why do you want to hurt me?" Yin Xing stuttered, holding a gem cutting rope between his fingers, a little frightened.

The substitute looked at the frail Yin Xing with a sneer in his eyes and said solemnly, "The Lord is so noble and mysterious, he is destined to be worshipped and revered by the world, not to have a stain like you. So I should personally wipe it away for the Lord."

At this time, Yin Xing saw the sharp ice knife in the stand-in's hand and almost fainted.

It’s over. The stand-in didn’t waste any time talking nonsense and didn’t give people a chance to survive!

"I don't think you understand Xuan Yizhen at all. Her mystery is due to her illness and inability to feel emotions, not because of her status." Yin Xing felt a chill on his neck, and even his speech became much smoother!

I always feel that if I had reacted a little slower, I would have died!

"What makes you say that I don't understand the Master? After fifteen years, am I still not as good as you?" The substitute raised his hand and grabbed Yin Xing's collar, his eyes full of anger.

Yin Xing exhaled a cold mist from his nose, and was forced to face the hideous and distorted face of his substitute. He spoke seriously, "For fifteen years, you didn't realize Xuan Yizhen was ill, suffering from sleepless nights, and even close to death. I had hoped to talk to you about the past, but now it seems you were only attracted to Xuan Yizhen's status and appearance."

Instantly, the substitute fell into a dead silence, slowly loosening his grip and revealing doubt in his eyes, "Impossible, I've never heard that the Master was ill. He was always normal when he was summoned over the years, except for..."

Except for very rare times, the Lord's expression would reveal a bit of incongruity, as if he was confused and out of the real world. His expression would even become stagnant, revealing a cold and stern look that kept strangers away.

So the master was sick at that time?

Yin Xing quietly used the gem to cut the ropes around her wrists, loosened her muscles, and untied the ropes around her feet. She said, "That's because Xuan Yizhen was afraid others would know about her illness, so she tried her best to hide all her abnormalities. However, because she couldn't have any emotions, she was like a wandering soul. You only admired the sick Xuan Yizhen, not the real her."

After he finished speaking, Yin Xing didn't stay any longer. He walked out and stepped onto the stairs step by step. He felt cold and numb all over. This was a very dangerous signal.

After a long night, when the dawn broke, Yin Xing stepped out of the ice storage with great difficulty. Warmth returned to his body and he turned his head to look at his stand-in who was still inside. She did not catch up with him, as if she was immersed in astonishment and disbelief.

Although it is scary, it is also a bit pitiful. After all, it is hard to imagine how fanatical the worship is for a person to be willing to become the shadow of another person wholeheartedly.

Therefore, when Yin Xing was weakly brought back to the palace by the palace guards, he did not say much about being held hostage by a substitute.

Yin Xing was very familiar with medicinal baths. He sank into the water obediently, looked up at Xuan Yizhen, and said, "Don't worry, Yizhen. I'm actually fine."

Xuan Yizhen remained silent. He raised his hand and touched Yin Xingwen's cool cheek. His beautiful eyes drooped, a dark haze covering their depths. He said coldly, "I will kill her!"

Because Xuan Yizhen trusted the substitute, she could enter and leave the palace freely and order the secret guards around. Who would have thought that she deliberately transferred the secret guards to deal with Yin Xing.

"No, I think she just likes Yizhen too much, so she was confused for a moment." Yin Xing held Xuan Yizhen's hand in his palm and advised weakly.

After he finished speaking, Xuan Yizheng did not respond, but withdrew his held hand. He looked determined to kill, and there was obviously no room for negotiation.

A figure appeared outside the screen. The female official Chunli stopped and reported respectfully, "Your Majesty, that man died in the ice storage."

To be more precise, the stand-in was frozen to death in the ice storage, which is really too extreme.

Fortunately, Queen Yin was fine, otherwise the female official felt that her life might be in danger.

After all, the shadow substitute had openly expressed his dissatisfaction with Queen Yin not long ago, but he didn't expect that she would have the intention to kill him.

Xuan Yizhen raised his hand and scattered herbs on Yin Xing, saying indifferently, "She died a convenient death!"

Yin Xing felt complicated and didn't dare to say anything, thinking that the substitute was really too narrow-minded.

However, Yin Xing thought that the stand-in had been imitating Xuan Yizheng for fifteen years. For the stand-in, this might be of extraordinary significance, and it could probably be called an obsession.

Of course, this may be the stand-in's unilateral imagination.

After all, Xuan Yizheng has been suffering from the long-term poison of the illusion poison and the torture of the survival crisis, so she should not have the mind to care about other things.

However, due to this sudden crisis, Yin Xing was unilaterally confined by Xuan Yizheng, leaving him no room for rebuttal.

That’s right, house arrest.

Including the Mid-Autumn Palace Banquet, Yin Xing, the newly crowned queen, did not show up because Xuan Yizheng would not let her leave the palace, which shows how angry she was.

To the extent that rumors began to spread among the people that Queen Yin was seriously ill.

In the morning, Jiang Yun took the little girl out to buy breakfast and heard new rumors.

"It is said that Queen Yin mysteriously disappeared that night and has not been seen since. I'm afraid there is something strange going on."

"Don't mention it. I heard that Queen Yin ate people in the palace, so she was confined by the empress. It seems that she can't hide her demonic body."

Jiang Yun almost laughed out loud when he heard this. He carried the hot meat buns in one hand and the little girl in the other, and went back to the drugstore, and quickly told Liu Ci about the new news.

Liu Ci ate the meat buns Jiang Yun bought and pondered, "There's no smoke without fire. Could something have happened to Miss Yin again?"

Jiang Yun shook his head and responded without too much worry: "The Empress dotes on Yin Xing so much, she can protect her no matter how big the problem is, don't worry."

What's more, Jiang Yun had not forgotten the teeth marks on Yin Xing's face after experiencing the intimacy between the couple last time. It might be that Yin Xing, the wife slave, was played too much by the empress and could not get off the bed for a while, so he could not see anyone.

Thinking about it, Jiang Yun couldn't tell whether he should pity Yin Xing or envy Yin Xing. His eyes moved to Liu Ci's cheek, and he took a big bite of the meat bun, drooling.

Unfortunately, Liu Ci was not very willing to cooperate in trying out some new tricks, so Jiang Yun silently gave up the idea.

Outside the drugstore, people were coming and going, making it very lively, but inside the palace, it was particularly deserted. Yin Xing collapsed on the low couch, feeling bored.

But the chain on Yin Xing's ankle is so noticeable that it is impossible to ignore it.

This is not house arrest at all, it's simply a deliberate prank.

Yin Xing stood up with his cheeks burning, and raised his hand to feel the chain. It was made with great precision and was sturdy, and it was obviously impossible to untie it with his bare hands.

When Xuan Yizhen came in from outside, he saw Yin Xing busy studying the anklet. He did not disturb her, but went forward and sat down, saying, "If you don't like it, I can add some bells to it, so that next time you get lost, you can still hear the sound."

Yin Xing blushed, thinking of some terrible and gorgeous scenes, and quickly changed his words against his will: "No, I think this is good."

Are you kidding? Anklets plus bells, wouldn’t that turn into a shame play?

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