Jiang Wenjing took a sip doubtfully, and his eyes suddenly lit up.
After that, the two of them didn't say a word, just focused on showing off.
After eating, Jiang Wenjing roasted the remaining small fish and gave them to Erzhu Huaji and Tudola.
Of course, without any seasoning.
The two of them took a nap against a tree. The closer they got to Nan Gu, the hotter and more humid the weather became.
Snakes, insects, rats and ants that you would never see in Shengjing can now be seen everywhere.
For example, there are several black snakes coiled on the big tree they are leaning against.
However, neither of them took any action to drive them away. Their main goal was to not move unless the enemy moved.
After delivering the fish to Erzhu Huaji, Jiang Wenjing did not close the door, so Erzhu Huaji could clearly see at least four black snakes coming down from the tree and crawling towards them.
If only I could poison them to death.
Although he had no hope for this possibility, Erzhu Huaji still paused and held his breath.
The black snake crawled all the way up to them and reared up.
Erzhu Huaji, who had been dealing with snakes since he was a child, knew that this was a sign before the snake attacked, and he couldn't help but become nervous.
The snake had opened its mouth wide, its fangs seemed to be shining. Just as it was about to bite, Jiang Wenjing and Jiang Zhiyu attacked at the same time, pinching two of their fangs each.
Erzhu Huaji looked away in disappointment.
waste.
Jiang Wenjing threw the two snakes away casually, but when he turned around, he saw that Jiang Zhiyu not only didn't throw them away, but also coiled them around his body.
Jiang Wenjing: "???"
Jiang Zhiyu squinted his eyes comfortably: "Second brother, why did you throw them away? They are still slippery and icy now. It's just right to cool down. It's not too late to throw them away after cooling them down for a while."
You're the one using a snake as an ice cube!
Jiang Wenjing chuckled: "Just sleep peacefully, I'll keep an eye on you."
Jiang Zhiyu closed his eyes again.
…
In the Sixth Prince's Mansion, Song Shiwei just opened his eyes and saw Xiao Yanli sitting beside the bed.
Xiao Yanli's eyes were gentle. Seeing her wake up, he half-helped her up, picked up the teacup in his hand and put it to her lips to feed her a few sips: "Have you taken the medicine today?"
Song Shiwei looked at him flattered, with a blush on her face: "Not yet."
Xiao Yanli took the medicine from the maid again and applied it to her gently.
Song Shi pursed his lips slightly.
"Jiang Zhaorong has been in Jinzhou for such a long time, she must be on her way back."
Song Shiwei's face suddenly turned cold.
She looked at Xiao Yanli who was still carefully applying medicine to her, and her heart felt cold all over.
"Your Highness wants me to continue going back?"
Xiao Yanli paused. "Why would you think that? Since I've already rescued you, how could I push you back in with my own hands?"
Song Shiwei finally felt relieved and looked at him aggrievedly.
Xiao Yanli placed the medicine in his hand on the table and suddenly asked, "What is the most important thing to you?"
He originally thought it was the face, but apart from the time when Song Shiwei got angry at the bronze mirror, she never showed any emotion afterwards. Even the court doctor, she never asked in person or sent someone to ask. Obviously, the scars on her face were not that important to her.
Song Shiwei didn't know why he asked that, but she obviously couldn't tell Xiao Yanli the answer in her heart. She coughed lightly and said shyly, "Of course it's Your Highness."
Xiao Yanli: "..."
He looked Song Shiwei up and down, unable to tell whether what she said was true or false.
Just as he was thinking about how to reply, a servant came in from outside and knelt down to report: "Your Highness, the Queen Mother has passed away."
…
When the empress dowager passed away, she should have summoned all the ministers into the palace to read the will, but the ministers waited at home for a long time and no one came to announce it.
Xiao Yanli was silent in the study for a long time before he said, "Please ask the Minister of Rites and others to come over."
Soon, several ministers entered the palace first. After hearing their words, the emperor looked even more confused than them.
"Last will, there is no last will, so there is no need to announce it."
The emperor said nonchalantly, "Don't worry about the posthumous title. Since he won't be buried in the imperial mausoleum, all other matters can be forgiven."
The ministers all widened their eyes, suspecting they had heard wrongly.
After a long pause, the Minister of Rites hesitated and said, "Your Majesty, this, this is unreasonable! If this gets out, won't the whole world accuse Your Majesty of being unfilial..."
He lowered his voice for the last two words.
"It's not just them. You're all secretly blaming me in your hearts, right?" The emperor looked at them with a half-smile, then sighed softly, "Things have come to this. I won't hide it from you anymore."
"Follow me."
Several ministers followed the emperor to the Cining Palace in confusion. As soon as they stepped into the palace, someone couldn't help but scream.
The Queen Mother's hanging body had its eyes wide open, and there was almost no good flesh on its face or body, and one could even vaguely see the white bones deep inside!
Her body was already very thin, and her hands seemed to have no flesh, with only a thin layer of skin covering her skeleton!
Others raised their sleeves to cover their eyes, not daring to look anymore.
The emperor seemed not to see her, walked past her and went straight to the bed.
He lifted the bed board, and the things inside were exposed to everyone without any cover——
Most of them were human skeletons, and there were countless eyeballs.
Some have already rotted, while others seem relatively fresh, with the red blood vessels in the eyeballs clearly visible.
Everyone's mouth twitched, their stomachs churned, and they hurried to the side and vomited.
The emperor was leaning against the bed waiting for them.
Of course, these things were not placed under the bed by the Queen Mother, but by him.
After the ministers finished vomiting and came over with gloomy expressions, the emperor finally spoke: "How can such a person be worthy of entering the imperial mausoleum? How can we, the people of Tianqi, mourn for her?"
None of the ministers nodded in agreement without entering the palace.
Yes, now whatever the emperor says is right, let them go quickly!
I really don’t know what’s wrong with them. Why are they running here when the emperor hasn’t even announced the decree?
It’s all Xiao Yanli’s fault. He insisted on letting them come and test the waters!
Several ministers already felt somewhat resentful towards Xiao Yanli.
Seeing that they were all eager to go home, the emperor became interested and said a few words here and there, but he just wouldn't let them go.
The ministers' faces were already pale. The emperor had seen enough before he sneered: "Why, didn't you come here to get information? I've laid out the truth before you, why are you in such a hurry to leave now?"
The ministers' faces suddenly turned from pale to gray-green. They all knelt on the ground, shouting, "Injustice!"
The emperor shouted sternly, "Unjust? You are not wronged! The Empress Dowager has defiled the palace, and your sons and sons-in-law have all been her lovers!"
As soon as he said this, everyone below fell silent, not even daring to breathe.
The Queen Mother loved married men, especially handsome ones. Except for a few who were forced, most of them were willing, and some even offered themselves to her.
Because of this, they have all received a lot of favors from the Queen Mother.
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