Chapter 414: An Lijian
The queen comforted him and tried to persuade him.
Knowing that Xiao Zhian did not dream about more things in his past life, he was completely relieved and secretly made up his mind to capture Wei Qingyan as soon as possible.
At that time, I will use the insect to control her and ask her to cast a spell on him so that he won't dream about the things in his past life anymore.
Thinking of Wei Qingyan, she looked at the clepsydra and estimated that Tudao and the others should be back soon, so she coaxed Xiao Zhian a few more words and returned to her palace.
Not long after the Queen left, Princess Rong'an came again, "Cousin, I heard you weren't feeling well. Did you catch a cold last night?"
Xiao Zhian shook his head and ignored her.
But Rong An came to win favor, and had already asked the palace people about the whole story, pointing at Xiao Zhian's broken lip.
He said distressedly, "The day after tomorrow is the day when the Crown Prince will recognize his ancestors. If you don't apply medicine to your wound in time, it will cause misunderstandings at best, but it will cause the Crown Prince to worry at worst. Rong An will apply the medicine for you, okay?"
Hearing her mention recognizing her ancestors, Xiao Zhian suddenly remembered that in his previous two lives, the prince was the child of Aunt Qian Ning.
His appearance and figure are exactly the same as before, so why is he now the Queen Mother's son?
Could it be that the Queen Mother replaced the Crown Prince?
It must be.
This explains why the Queen Mother couldn't tolerate the Crown Prince and why she wanted them to bring Cao Yizhao back.
Because Cao Yizhao is the Queen Mother's biological son.
Xiao Zhian thought he had figured out the key, so he asked Rong An, "I heard that it was you who sent Aunt Qian Ning to live with her grandparents. Do you know how she became like that?"
He went to see his aunt, and his father seemed to have the same symptoms as her.
Rong An then told Xiao Zhian the same words she had said to Lin Guozhang, but to show their closeness, she revealed more.
"Father never told me the details, but I heard that Aunt Lin was given the antidote in advance. However, it was a highly toxic substance. Although Aunt Lin survived, she lost her five senses and became like a soulless person."
She made up lies with an innocent look on her face.
Xiao Zhian's eyelids drooped slightly, his expression gloomy and unclear, "Will she be okay?"
Rong An shook his head. "I don't know, but if my cousin is worried about her, Rong An is willing to find a famous doctor to treat Aunt Lin."
Xiao Zhian looked at her. He remembered that in his previous life, Rong An and Prince Consort Song were both his mother's people. They helped his mother do a lot of bad things, and it should be the same in this life.
After a long pause, he said, "Forget it. My mother will probably still blame my aunt. If she knew you were helping her find a doctor, she would be unhappy."
My sister-in-law said that my father was a living dead, which was related to the mystical arts and could not be cured by ordinary doctors.
My aunt was sent by the Song family, and I'm afraid it was also instructed by my queen mother. I think my aunt became like that, it must be related to my queen mother, so how could she let my aunt get well?
Rong An had only said some nice words to coax her and had no intention of actually seeking medical help. Upon hearing this, he said, "Cousin, let me apply some medicine for you."
Xiao Zhian nodded. Before the ointment in Rong'an's hand could be applied to his lips, he suddenly leaned over and kissed Rong'an on the lips, "Rong'an, you are so kind."
Rong An's expression froze for a moment, then he lowered his head shyly, his eyes full of surprise.
She didn't expect things to go so smoothly.
The palace maids nearby were so frightened that their eyes nearly popped out of their heads, but soon someone retreated quietly.
Xiao Zhian knew that the palace maid must be going to report his recent actions to the Queen.
If he is not his father's child, he is not a direct descendant of Feng Zhao, and the phoenix wing pattern will not appear on his body after having sex with a woman.
He went to Wei with the help of this pattern to confirm the identity of his brother, the Crown Prince. If he did not have the pattern by then, he would definitely doubt his own life experience.
The Queen Mother would not want him to know his own life experience at this time, so she would not allow him to get close to Rong An.
If he insists, the Queen Mother will take action against Rong An, and then it will be considered that the Queen Mother has cut off her support.
As for Rong An, Xiao Zhian's eyes, covered by his eyelids, revealed a hint of ruthlessness. The fact that she appeared here meant she was not innocent.
Sure enough, not long after, the old nanny beside the queen came over in person and asked Rong'an to come over.
Rong'an didn't know about the phoenix wing pattern, so naturally she didn't know what Xiao Zhi'an was thinking. She just thought that her father and brother had accomplished something, and the Queen had something for her to tell her father, so she happily followed the nanny to the Queen.
However, as soon as he arrived, he was pressed down by the nanny on the ground covered with thorns. The thorns were not long, but sharp enough.
The needles pierced the flesh, causing excruciating pain. However, because the spikes were ground very finely, even if the skin and flesh were pierced by the densely packed spikes, it would not easily bleed.
This was a secret method used in the palace to punish people. Rong An had seen it before and had also used this punishment on servants.
But why did Her Majesty let her suffer the same punishment?
Could it be that my father failed again?
Thinking of this possibility, Rong An shuddered.
But the question that came out was, "My Lady, what did Rong An do wrong?"
Deep down, she was unwilling to accept her father's failure again.
Fortunately, I heard the old nanny scolding, "The county lady has been running to His Highness too often these days. I think she is tired. This old servant will help the county lady to relax."
It turned out that he didn't want her to have contact with Xiao Zhian.
But she is the daughter of the Empress Dowager and Xiao Zhian's cousin. She is not unworthy of Xiao Zhian. Moreover, her father is working for the Empress. Why would the Empress stop her?
Before Rong An could figure it out, he heard the eunuch's voice outside, "Your Highness, the Queen has something to attend to, you cannot go in."
"Get out of here." Xiao Zhian kicked the eunuch away, walked quickly into the hall, and helped Rong An up, "Mother, what are you doing?
What did Rong An do wrong that you want to punish her for? If it's because of what happened just now, then Zhi An took the initiative, so if you want to punish her, just punish Zhi An."
He knew that his defense of Rong An would only anger the Queen further.
As expected, the queen's face darkened. "Zhi'an, what are you doing?"
She stared at Xiao Zhian and saw that he was full of heartache for Rong An and anger towards her as a mother.
When she heard the eunuch's report, she subconsciously thought that Rong An had hooked up with Zhi An. It was not difficult for her to guess Rong An's ambition, but she never expected that Zhi An would protect Rong An so much.
At this critical moment, she must not let Zhi'an know her life experience, otherwise, given his respect and love for Emperor Feng Zhao, chaos will definitely occur.
Xiao Zhian looked back at the Queen and said, "My son only wants to protect those he wants to protect."
His father, his brother and his wife, his uncle, his grandfather, and the innocent lives plotted against by his mother, they were all the people he wanted to protect.
But when the Queen heard this, it seemed that the person Xiao Zhian wanted to protect was Princess Rong'an.
The anger in her heart, which had already arisen from the long wait for news about the butcher knife, suddenly rose to the top of her head.
"Zhi'an, you actually spoke to the Queen Mother like this for a woman. Do you know that she has ulterior motives and is approaching you with a purpose..."
"Mother," Xiao Zhian interrupted her, "Rong An is kind and dedicated, serving you wholeheartedly. How could you misunderstand her like this?"
After that, without looking at the Queen again, he pulled Rong An and walked out, "I'll take you back home."
Rong'an was happy when Xiao Zhian protected her at first, but later she realized that the more Xiao Zhian protected her, the more he would anger the queen. In the end, the queen was reluctant to punish her son, and she was the one who suffered.
She hurriedly said, "Cousin, you misunderstood the Queen..."
Xiao Zhian said, "Don't be afraid."
"Your Highness, you are hurting the Queen's heart so much." The old nanny chased forward and tried to stop Xiao Zhian and make him apologize to the Queen.
But Xiao Zhian's eyes fell on Rong An's skirt, "Rong An is the one who was injured."
Even in her previous two lives, the Queen had never been disobeyed by Xiao Zhian like this. Seeing that he was willing to fight with the eunuchs in order to send Rong An out of the palace, the Queen had already torn Rong An into pieces in her heart.
But then he heard Xiao Zhian, who had already walked into the courtyard, say, "Mother, please don't hurt her again, or I will never forgive you."
In the end, he softened his heart and was unwilling to let Rong An die.
Rong An tried to break free from his hand and confess to the Queen, but when she heard what Xiao Zhian said, her mind wavered again.
A mother will eventually have to compromise with her child, just like her mother.
At this moment of hesitation, she was taken out of the palace by Xiao Zhian and sent directly back to the princess's mansion.
Then he went to the Prince's Mansion.
The Queen's chest ached with anger, and the old nanny hurried to calm her down, cursing, "Rong An, that vixen, actually seduced His Highness into disobeying the Empress for her. She truly deserves to die."
The queen closed her eyes.
Yes, damn it, she actually put her ambition on her son.
Just as she was about to give an order, she heard the bell at the bedside ring loudly. Her expression froze, she waved away the palace servants, rang the bell, and a man in black came out from the secret passage.
"My Lady, Xiao Pei is missing."
"What?" the Queen was furious. "How could someone disappear?"
The man in black lowered his head and said, "I found a woman's footprint on the windowsill. She must have been rescued."
Rescued?
Who can rescue Xiao Pei in the palace without making any noise?
Wei Qingyan?
But she hadn't gone to the mass grave. Thinking of the still missing Tu Dao and the more than one hundred secret guards, the queen was shocked and said, "Quick, go to the mass grave outside the city..."
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