Chapter 156 Why Kill
"Master Wenren, please come this way." Nanny Xia led Wenren Yue and took him to Wanshou Palace to check the Empress Dowager's pulse.
When passing by the eaves of the corridor, Wen Renyue saw that beautiful figure again.
Behind the curtain hanging from the eaves, Xue Ning was dancing in a white dress.
Wen Renyue slowed down his pace.
She said at first that she didn't want to enter the palace, but in the end she still came to this place.
Emperor Daye had no mercy on her and gave her an identity that made everyone laugh at her.
Such a beautiful dance can only be performed with a heart full of sorrow, and can only be trapped under these high walls.
Suddenly, Wen Ren Yue saw Xue Ning's footsteps pause, as if he had stepped on a stone.
She fell like a butterfly with broken wings.
Her body moved faster than her thoughts. By the time she reacted, Wen Ren Yue had already walked up to her and extended his hand towards her.
Xue Ning looked up at her, his eyes still filled with unremitting sadness, which made people feel pity for him.
She reached out and placed her hand on his, but frowned as she stood up.
At this moment, Nanny Xia, who had gone to report the incident, came out and saw this scene. She hurried over and asked, "What happened to the Concubine Dowager?"
"She injured her ankle." Wen Ren Yue looked at Xue Ning's face which was enduring pain from a close distance.
Nanny Xia said, "It just so happens that the Queen Mother has gone to bed. Please take a look at the injury on the Queen Mother's ankle first."
In the side hall, Xue Ning sat in her seat, watching Wen Ren Yue apply medicine to her ankle.
He looked calm, without the slightest bit of awkwardness.
Xue Ning probed into him. Were the people of Yuelin Country more unrestrained than those of Daye, or was he just pretending to be calm?
It doesn't matter anymore.
Xue Ning looked at the young man with dark skin and deep eyes kneeling in front of him, a wicked smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and he stepped on his knee with his toes.
Wen Ren Yue's movements paused for a moment.
"Is my dance beautiful?"
Wen Renyue lowered his head to apply ice to her ankle, his voice muffled: "Very beautiful."
"Look up and look at me."
Wen Renyue obeyed the order and looked up, looking into Xue Ning's eyes and repeated: "Very beautiful."
Xue Ning's lips curled up into a mocking yet cold smile: "How can a dance that has been practiced for more than ten years not be beautiful? It's a pity that the dancing skills that I was once proud of can only be performed for the palace walls to see."
Her voice became more and more resentful, as if she was forced into a desperate situation: "Tell me, should I hate you?"
Wen Ren Yue looked at the woman in front of him, and thousands of words gathered in his heart but he couldn't say them out loud.
When we first met, she was so gentle and harmless, pure and spotless, but now, her eyes are filled with hatred.
It was this deep palace that harmed her.
Xue Ning looked at the man in front of her who had fallen into the thoughts she had deliberately led her into thinking, and the smile on her lips deepened.
She reached out, and with her white fingertips she lifted a strand of his curly hair and played with it, her voice almost bewitching.
"Life is short, I don't want to waste it here, sir, please help me."
"What does your Majesty want me to do?"
Xue Ning covered her lips and smiled sweetly: "My Lord, you really don't understand romance..."
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Half an hour later, Xue Ning straightened her slightly messy long hair. All the tenderness and temptation in her eyes had disappeared, leaving only the pride of a successful plan.
She doesn't mind getting involved in the game to capture a key chess piece.
"My queen, I will do anything if you can get pleasure from it." Wen Renyue knelt beside her and looked at her profile.
He was not a man who only sought momentary pleasure; he wanted to help her struggle out of the quagmire.
"Really?" Xue Ning raised an eyebrow. "Then, first, kill your master with poison to show your sincerity to me."
Wen Renyue frowned and hesitated, "Teacher, he is a very good person and poses no threat to you. Why do you want to kill him?"
Xue Ning stared at him, his eyes piercing. "Don't forget, your teacher, Doctor Zhang, is also proficient in your Yuelin Gu technique. If he's still alive, he'll notice everything you do. Only when he's dead can I act without any worries. You must be careful. Use a gentle, subtle Gu technique to slowly reduce his lifespan. Don't let him notice anything."
Wen Renyue's expression was still somewhat hesitant. Xue Ning smiled softly at her, his tone comforting: "He is old, so just treat him as a natural death, isn't that good? Or do you not want to help me?"
Wen Renyue took a deep breath: "Okay, I will do it."
Xue Ning stood up and patted his face as if rewarding him: "You are so good. Don't let me down."
**
In July of the second year of Jiaqi, a great victory was achieved in the southwest.
The news of the victory was delivered to the emperor at full speed. Xiao Chenglan, who usually kept his emotions to himself, slammed the table and shouted "good" three times in a row.
The occasional provocations and harassment from the southwestern foreign nations have troubled the people of the southwestern border for a hundred years. Since the reign of the previous emperor, those foreign nations have shown the intention of forming an alliance.
If we fail to defeat those small foreign nations that are ready to make trouble in one fell swoop, there will be endless troubles.
Now the great victory in the southwest has completely solved this problem.
Xiao Chenglan waved his hand and issued an imperial decree, conferring the title of Marquis of Pingjin on Gu Zheng.
General Gu originally had the title of General of Loyalty and Bravery, and now he has been awarded the title of Marquis, which is a supreme honor.
Moreover, he was already old and had been granted the title of nobility and appointed as a general. He could retire with honor and return to the capital to enjoy the company of his grandchildren.
Xiao Chenglan ordered the Ministry of Rites to organize an autumn hunt to celebrate General Gu's success.
At the end of September, General Gu returned to the capital, and all departments began to prepare for the autumn hunt and the celebration banquet.
Of the concubines, Jiang Yingli naturally had to accompany the emperor. To show respect, General Gu's daughter, Concubine Gu, was also included.
In addition, face must naturally be given to the Song family and the Xue family.
Jiang Yingli sent someone to convey the message to Roufu Palace and Fukang Palace.
As expected, Concubine Hua agreed immediately, but Concubine Dowager refused on the grounds of feeling unwell.
Come to think of it, with so many people attending the autumn hunt, Xue Ning must have been unable to sit still.
The location for the autumn hunting was chosen to be Xiangshan. Xiangshan has a simple terrain, many wild animal populations, and a royal villa, making it very suitable for hunting tours.
This trip was the most grand event since the new emperor ascended the throne. The imperial carriage at the head of the team alone, from the imperial guards to the ceremonial guards holding colorful flags and canopies, had hundreds of people, lined up a hundred meters away, followed by important civil and military officials and their families.
Jiang Yingli did not have her own carriage and always rode with Xiao Chenglan.
She could see that the battle in the southwest was won beautifully, and His Majesty was very happy. In the past, His Majesty did not like such pomp and circumstance.
Jiang Yingli was also happy for him. Ordinary people could not leave behind a single word in their lives, but the merits and demerits of emperors would be judged by people in later generations.
Your Majesty has made more and more achievements. In the year of flood after the severe drought, you saved the fertile fields and people on both sides of the Fen River. Now you are sending troops to the southwest to ensure that the people in the southwestern border can live in peace for a hundred years.
Thousands of years later, these achievements will always be recorded. Even if it is a little vague, it can clear your Majesty's name amidst all the controversy.
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