If the king orders his subject to die, the subject must die.
Grandfather, if Mi'er dies to help you share your worries, it will be considered a contribution to the family and a worthy death.
This was a mission where you couldn't even leave a suicide note.
Leaving a suicide note proves that the incident was not accidental, but what the emperor needed was for the incident to happen suddenly.
Cui Nianmi brought a pot of jasmine flowers with many petals that she had carefully cultivated from the yard.
Qi Yan, on the way back to Beijing, I once said that my favorite flower is jasmine. Do you still remember?
You must not remember, because you only know that Concubine Chen likes tuberose.
During these days in the Yangxin Palace, Cui Nianmi often saw Emperor Xuanwu lost in thought in front of a potted tuberose plant.
Concubine Chen, I envy you for being deeply loved by two men.
But you are the only one. If you accompany the emperor, how miserable will Qi Yan be?
Qi Yan, if I have the chance, I will help you regain happiness.
At noon, the sun was scorching high in the sky.
The atmosphere in the spacious and solemn Jianting training ground was tense.
Two young men fought shirtless in a thrilling fight.
They fought back and forth, neither giving in.
They are all tall and strong, with solid muscles that look like they were carved out, and their lines are smooth and full of explosive power.
Sweat slid down their skin, glistening in the sunlight.
Especially the strong abdominal muscles with clear barriers.
Xuan Ling is agile and his movements are as sharp as the wind.
He launched a sudden attack towards Qi Yan, his steps steady and powerful, each step carrying the force of thunder.
"Your Majesty, are you seeking revenge against A-Yan?"
"Qi Yan, it's not a good thing that you're so concerned about my harem."
Faced with the fierce attack, Qi Yan responded calmly and skillfully resolved Xuan Ling's moves.
"It is common knowledge that the emperor favors Cui Guiyi."
Xuan Ling kicked Qi Yan.
"Then do you know that I also favor Consort Chen?"
He retracted his fists and feet and focused on Qi Yan's abdominal muscles again.
I looked down at myself and realized that I was obviously not bad. Sheng Xiyan was blind!
"Qi Yan, what did you dream last night?"
Qi Yan swallowed and stammered, "I didn't have any dreams."
Xuan Ling kicked him hard on the butt.
Great, Sheng Xiyan and her ex-husband shared a dream? And they said they were very happy?
Qi Yan pulled his arm and begged,
"Your Majesty, you are just seeking revenge. Please stop. I beg you."
"roll!"
Xuan Ling was distracted, thinking of the first six months after Qi Yan's marriage. Every time she wanted to leave the palace early, she begged him in this desperate manner.
No, it was like this half a year before the marriage. Was it because he was going on a date with Sheng Xiyan?
He was quite open-minded and agreed at the time:
"You should prepare a gift for the girl, don't be like a bull and be unromantic."
Xuan Ling raised his hand and wanted to slap himself.
Bang, a slap landed on Qi Yan's head.
"I'm not seeking revenge. I want Sheng Xiyan to empathize with me, to understand my feelings for her, and to learn that love shouldn't be fickle."
"Your Majesty, if you do this, Ayan will be sad. If Your Majesty is unhappy, please send me to the frontier, as long as you treat Ayan well."
Xuan Ling took the cold tea presented by the palace maid and drank it.
"Why are you begging me for her? What are you to her?
Qi Yan, I will not be wrong. Within half a month, Sheng Xiyan will realize his problem.
As for you, I didn't drive you away just to let you witness that she willingly threw herself into my arms.
When the time comes, she and I will help you choose a good marriage."
Qi Yan muttered, "The Emperor doesn't understand A Yan at all."
Xuan Ling threw a teacup at him.
"Shut up, and don't call her by her name from now on. She is the master."
Qi Yan took the teacup and placed it on the plate unhappily.
Xuan Ling unexpectedly discovered that Qi Yan's expression was exactly the same as Sheng Xiyan's when she was dying.
Gnashing his teeth, he said, "Who are you showing this deathly look to? From the time I took Sheng Xiyan into the palace until now, I have never treated her unfairly."
"I know that Your Majesty is kind and righteous, but I still want to say that although Ah Yan is optimistic, she also feels sad, and it's not that she doesn't care about anything."
Xuan Ling wiped his face with a brocade handkerchief.
"Being sad means she can still be saved. I won't waste my time on a woman who doesn't have me in her heart."
In Guanju Palace.
Sheng Xiyan leaned on the couch and read a book.
Meixiang and Shanhu came in carrying cloth.
"Your Majesty, these are the Xiangyunsha and Shujin sent by the Imperial Household Department."
"What's that? Open it and let me see."
Meixiang unrolled a piece of Shu brocade with a crabapple blossom pattern.
"My Lady, this horse would be a beautiful coat, with pearls adorning the collar and cuffs."
Sheng Xiyan liked this pattern very much. She took the cloth and looked at it carefully. Why did she smell a fragrance?
"Did it come from the Ministry of Internal Affairs?"
"The Emperor gave them to you and Cui Guiyi, four horses each, and the Empress, two horses."
Sheng Xiyan pulled apart several pieces of cloth one by one and smelled them. Strangely, only the two pieces with crabapple flowers had fragrance.
"My Lady, is there something wrong? I smell the scent of roses."
"I smell the scent of jasmine."
Sheng Xiyan thought and said:
"The fragrance is very complex. At first, it smells like roses and jasmine, but if you smell it carefully, you can smell a hint of five-element grass, or maybe even trumpet creeper."
Hua Xia hurriedly snatched the cloth from Sheng Xiyan's hand. She grew up in the Sheng family and knew that the Five Elements Grass could cause sterilization and abortion.
"Your Majesty, please tell the Emperor about this and punish the person who harmed you!"
Sheng Xiyan leaned on the cushion and pondered for a long time.
“There are so many people handling the cloth that it’s hard to find the evil person hiding behind it.”
Although she was at odds with many people in the palace, the one who least wanted her to get pregnant was probably Empress Duan.
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