Chapter 324: The little sister who used to cling to him no longer needs him
Wei Si held the golden hairpin tightly.
She knew how important Xie Zhe was to Bai Yujing's wealth, and she was sure that he would never do anything to her before getting the treasure, so she slowly loosened her golden hairpin and placed her hand in Xie Zhe's palm.
Xie Zhe wiped the blood off her hands with a smile.
As he turned to walk towards the Golden Palace with Wei Si, he glanced at Xie Xuchi, whose life or death was unknown, and then gave a look to Sun Zuosi behind him.
Sun Zuosi understood and waited until all the civil and military officials followed him into the Golden Palace before ordering the imperial guards to throw Xie Xuchi, Wen Xingluo, Concubine Zhang, Pei Lin, and the Wen brothers and sisters into prison.
The palace servants quickly moved away the bodies of the dead in battle, and brought in buckets of clean water to wash the white marble square clean, as if the cruel abdication had never happened here, and the Zhou Dynasty was still a place where fathers were kind, sons were filial, and couples were harmonious.
The prison in the northwest corner of the palace.
Compared to half a day ago, the cell is much more lively now.
Wen Xingluo sat at the table eating tea and snacks, his expression difficult to describe.
Now Pei Lin lives on her left, Xie Xuchi lives on her right, and her brothers and sisters who used to live in the Wen family live opposite her. The family is really complete and harmonious.
Well, the only ones missing are my cousin and Xie Zan.
She swallowed her tea and looked at Xie Xuchi, "Where's my cousin?"
Xie Xuchi just woke up, and he looked quite pitiful because he was covered in wounds.
His lips were pale. "Run away."
Behind Wei Ying is Xie Zan.
People like Xie Zan are as smart as a ghost. When he sees that the situation is not going well, he is always the first to run away. Wei Ying is his darling, so naturally he has to tie her to his belt and run away with her.
Xie Xuchi even suspected that the failure of the forced abdication was because Xie Zan secretly leaked the news to his father in advance in order to stir up trouble in the capital.
But he couldn't blame Xie Zan.
He betrayed A'yan once when he was young, so this time Xie Zan betrayed him on behalf of A'yan, which was fair.
The knife wounds on my body hurt slightly.
Xie Xuchi closed his eyes weakly, no longer having the energy to think any further.
There were cries coming from the cell across the street.
Wen Yueyin hugged her knees and sat on the ground, burying her face in her arms. She cried aggrievedly and sadly, saying intermittently: "Will we...will we die here? I'm so scared...I'm so young and beautiful, I haven't enjoyed life yet, I don't want to die..."
The three Wen Rufeng brothers rarely remained silent.
Xie Zhe's cruelty was beyond their imagination.
People say that even a tiger won't eat its own cubs, but Xie Zhe sent both of his sons to jail. Is his heart made of iron or stone?
Wen Rufeng urged Wen Ruyun, "Second brother, think of a solution quickly."
"What can I do?" Wen Ruyun held his folding fan, his eyes fixed on the prison cell opposite. "I heard that the princes outside have rebelled. If we can delay them until they lead their troops into the capital, perhaps we can save our lives..."
Wen Rulei asked, "But the military defenses in the capital area are as strong as a fortress. When will those princes be able to break in?"
No one can answer.
The cell fell silent again.
During the long silence, singing suddenly came from the cell next door.
When everyone looked over, Queen Mei was disheveled, holding a pillow in her arms, and humming a lullaby with a gentle look on her face.
The tone of the song was quite strange, so as she sang, Concubine Zhang in the cell next to her also joined in.
Concubine Zhang fluttered her arms and danced in the cell, exclaiming in surprise, "Little bird! The little bird has returned!"
It was already night, and only a few dim oil lamps were lit in the cell.
One of them sang and the other danced, their shadows cut into countless pieces by the cell bars, looking very creepy in the middle of the night.
Wen Yueyin timidly moved to Wen Rufeng's side, "Brother, I'm scared..."
Wen Rufeng sighed and hugged his younger brothers and sisters.
Today's series of blows to his life have left him physically and mentally exhausted. Although he loves power and wealth, he still feels a sense of embarrassment when he sees Xie Xuchi covered in blood and reduced from a crown prince to a prisoner.
Both his biological father and mother refused to acknowledge him.
He became a bird without a nest.
He suddenly missed the days in Chengdu.
At that time, his nominal father was still alive.
Although Wen Qingsong was not a good person, he had always been very good to him in both his past and present lives.
But he, his father's most beloved eldest son, was not his biological son.
The current emperor and his biological father really played tricks on many people.
The strange lullaby made Wen Rufeng start to feel uneasy. Thinking of something, he looked towards the cell opposite, "Xingluo, you——"
He wanted to tell Wen Xingluo not to be afraid.
Even though they have different fathers and mothers, he is still willing to be her elder brother.
But Wen Xingluo was just taking out a bottle of ointment from the depths of her dressing table and awkwardly stuffing it into the cell next door, as if she hoped Xie Xuchi would use her ointment.
Wen Rufeng looked at this scene and suddenly felt a pang of heartache.
The little sister who used to always cling to him no longer needs or depends on him.
She now has a real older brother.
After all, I can never go back to the time I spent in the Rongcheng County Government Office.
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At this time, in the alchemy room.
The two Taoists from Tianyuan Temple added a lot of things into the alchemy furnace one after another.
"Junior brother, you put the wrong herbs in!"
"I can't worry about that! Brother, don't you also want to see what the effects of the pills made with these herbs are? Such a great opportunity, with a ready-made tester, we must not miss it!"
"What you said makes sense. Oh, and I suddenly remembered that I have a rare herb hidden in my gourd. Why not add it in and try it?"
"Hehe! Then I'll add two more!"
The two Taoists excitedly immersed themselves in refining the elixir, adding everything that could be added and that should not be added.
At dawn, the two of them held a box of freshly made pills and went to see Xie Zhe excitedly.
Xie Zhe woke up in the middle of the night and was handling government affairs.
Recently, memorials from all over the country have been flying onto his dragon desk like snowflakes. Some of them are about a rebellion by a certain prince, while others are admonishing him that it is too absurd and cruel to kill court officials in order to achieve immortality.
Not a single one of them gave him peace of mind!
Xie Zhe threw the memorial to the ground with a sullen face. Only when he heard Sun Zuosi report that the Taoist priest of Tianyuan Temple wanted to see him did his expression lighten up a little.
The two Taoists respectfully presented the brocade box. "This is the elixir that my junior brother and I have just refined. After consuming it, Your Majesty's body will be like steel that has been tempered a thousand times. While it won't be invulnerable to swords and spears, it will certainly be incredibly strong!"
Xie Zhe opened the brocade box.
There were ten pills neatly arranged in the box.
He waved his hand.
Sun Zuosi understood and immediately asked someone to bring a rat cage.
He cut off small pieces of the pill and fed them to the white-haired mouse in the cage.
In just half a cup of tea, the white-haired mouse's originally weak limbs quickly grew a layer of muscle, looking extremely ferocious!
Sun Zuosi exclaimed, "Your Majesty, this elixir is truly miraculous!"
Xie Zhe stared at the white-haired mouse closely, breathing a little heavily.
At the Spring Banquet, he and Xie Guanlan fought to a draw.
This is the shame of his life!
If you swallow these pills...
No matter in terms of life span or physical strength, Xie Guanlan will no longer be his opponent.
Xie Zhe said, "You two Taoist priests have done a great job. Here's a reward."
The young eunuch quickly brought two plates of gold ingots and gave them to the Taoists as rewards.
Xie Zhe picked up a pill and was about to put it in his mouth when he suddenly remembered something and said, "Go and bring the queen here."
He is about to rebuild a stronger body.
He hoped that Wei Si was a witness.
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