Chapter 42 Commander Xie is really busy
Xie Shian poured another bowl of porridge for Wen Xingluo. "No one knows what Second Brother went through in the capital. Anyway, his personality changed drastically after he returned home. He spent all day with doctors and pharmacists. Not only did he enjoy researching all kinds of strange and bizarre medicines, he also often brought corpses back to the courtyard to observe and dissect them. No maids or servants in the palace dared to serve him."
Wen Xingluo had heard about what happened next—Xie Yanchen had evil intentions and was disliked by the King of Zhenbei and driven out of the palace.
After Xie Shian left, Wen Xingluo sat down in front of the dressing table.
She was not wrong in her guess. The Xie family had a large army and was deeply feared by the man in the capital. So he tried to weaken the Xie family by murdering their descendants.
That's why Xie Guanlan and Xie Shian encountered accidents repeatedly.
Wen Xingluo thought, maybe the King of Zhenbei did not dislike Xie Yanchen, and expelling him from the palace was just a means of protecting him.
It seems that the water in Zhenbei Palace is deeper than she imagined.
Wen Xingluo looked at the bronze mirror.
The girl in the bronze mirror has a young face, like a new sprout in spring.
After being reborn, in addition to revenge on her father and brother, she also considered her own future.
She thought about leaving here and starting her own business when she grew up, but there was no doubt that staying in the palace would bring her the greatest benefits. Not to mention finding a husband, even if she did nothing but go out for a stroll, others would respect her because of the power of the palace.
"Respect the clothes first, then respect the person." This has been the way of the world since ancient times.
However, Xie Guanlan would raise an army and rebel against the imperial court in the future.
If she stayed in the palace, she would be a traitor's family member!
Wen Xingluo held his face in his hands, regretting that he died too early. He wondered whether Xie Guanlan had broken into the capital and proclaimed himself emperor in his previous life.
She got up and sorted out her gold and silver jewelry, deciding to save more money in the next two years.
It would be fine if Xie Guanlan won. If he lost to the court, she could still run away, right?
Xie Guanlan is fine, his life or death has little to do with her.
But her grandmother and Xie Shi'an were very kind to her, and she was willing to take them with her when she ran away.
Thinking of this, Wen Xingluo decided to save a little more money until it was enough for the three of them to squander for the rest of their lives.
That night.
Wen Xingluo was lying on the bed hugging her money box, half asleep, when suddenly someone pushed her.
She opened her sleepy eyes.
The candlelight in the room was dim.
A young man in white clothes, as graceful as a snow-pine and as elegant as a crane, sat beside her bed, with a dot of cinnabar between his eyebrows. When he smiled, he looked like Guanyin sitting high on a lotus platform.
He said softly, "Sister Xingluo, get up quickly."
Wen Xingluo: “…”
After a moment of silence, she suddenly sat up and hugged the quilt tightly: "Why are you in my room?!"
"I heard from my elder brother that you saved me from the fire." Xie Yanchen's eyes curved elegantly. "To express my gratitude to you, I've been busy all day and decided to give you a gift."
Wen Xingluo opened her almond-shaped eyes wide and looked at him warily.
This guy doesn't play by the rules.
Could the so-called "gifts" be scary things like eyeballs or human skin lanterns?
She shook her head decisively: "I don't want it."
Xie Yanchen was slightly stunned, as if he had not expected her to reject him.
In the light of the thin golden candlelight, a look of loss spread across the young man's gentle and elegant Guanyin face, and a thin layer of mist covered his clear eyes, as if he would burst into tears pitifully in the next moment.
He clutched the blanket beneath him and choked out, "Sister Xingluo despises me."
Wen Xingluo: “…”
No, hasn't this person always been evil, mysterious and self-willed?
Why are you pretending to be pitiful in front of her?
Her face was full of confusion as she retorted, "I didn't!"
"Then why don't you want my gift?"
Wen Xing choked: "I..."
"Sister Xingluo only cares about the fourth brother and doesn't care about me, the second brother, at all. Maybe it's because I'm a concubine's child. After all, I wasn't born from the princess's womb. And all these years, I've been abandoned by my father. I live alone in the charity cemetery, and there's no one to talk to during the holidays..."
The young man was full of resentment and kept muttering, like a woman who was betrayed by her new husband.
Wen Xingluo could no longer endure it and raised his hand, saying, "Stop! I'll just accept your gift!"
Xie Yanchen immediately burst into laughter and stood up, saying, "Let's go. The journey is a bit far. I'll take you to get it."
Wen Xingluo: “…”
She glanced out the window at the dark night.
What kind of gift requires her to go out in the middle of the night to get it?
I always feel like nothing good is going to happen.
But she had already promised Xie Yanchen, and it was not easy to go back on her word at the last minute. She had no choice but to bite the bullet, wash and change her clothes, and quietly leave the palace with him in the dark.
There is a curfew on the streets.
But no patrolling guard dared to stop the carriage with the Zhenbei Palace crest, so Xie Yanchen easily took Wen Xingluo across half of Rongcheng and came to a small alley.
Xie Yanchen led Wen Xingluo into a house in the alley: "This is my private residence. I come here to stay occasionally."
He pushed open the door.
The three Wen brothers and Wen Yueyin were lying on the ground, unconscious.
Wen Xingluo was shocked: "Why did you bring them here?"
Xie Yanchen placed a dagger in her palm and said, "They have treated me badly, and I should kill them. Go ahead and do it, and I'll keep watch for you. When they're dead, I'll help you cut off their heads and make them into wine vessels for you to use."
Wen Xingluo: “…”
Is this Xie Yanchen’s “gift”?
It is indeed extraordinary.
She glanced at the four people.
They deserve to die.
However, it would be too easy for them to die like this.
She would take away their opportunities bit by bit and let them know that without her, they were nothing.
She wanted them to experience enough suffering, she wanted them to taste all the pain and suffering she had experienced in her previous life...
After that, they deserve to die.
Wen Xingluo returned the dagger to Xie Yanchen: "Thank you, second brother, but this is my personal matter, I will handle it myself."
Xie Yanchen was displeased, glancing at the three Wen brothers with a hint of jealousy in his eyes. "Could it be that you're reluctant to kill them? In your heart, these three idiots are more important than us Xie brothers, right? And right? After all, you're related by blood. As the saying goes, blood is thicker than water. What do outsiders like us count for?"
Wen Xingluo was speechless.
Why is this person always so sarcastic?
She had no choice but to explain her intentions and added, "Even though I hate them, I don't want to have my hands stained with blood and be burdened with a murder lawsuit because of them. It's not worth it."
Xie Yanchen looked at her hand.
The girl's hands are slender, white and tender, very beautiful.
He couldn't help but laugh and said, "Yes, my sister's hands should be clean."
He turned to the Wen brothers and sisters and said sinisterly, "I'm really unhappy about just letting them go. I have to leave something behind from them."
He twirled the dagger and walked forward with interest.
Wen Xingluo was curious about what he was going to do when suddenly the sound of horse hooves was heard outside.
Someone broke into the house.
Wen Xingluo hurriedly walked outside the main hall and saw countless guards rushing in.
They made way, and Xie Guanlan appeared in the yard indifferently, wearing a red robe, a jade belt, and a narrow sword at his waist.
Fushan behind him didn't notice Wen Xingluo and shouted, "Four living people have disappeared from the county government's backyard for no reason. Their families have reported it to the police! My commander has found out that they were kidnapped and brought to this courtyard. Everyone inside, listen up! Hand over the hostages immediately and surrender, otherwise—"
Fushan kept shouting until he finally saw clearly that the girl standing in the corridor was none other than the girl from their palace.
Fushan: “Ah?”
Wen Xingluo bowed and said, "Greetings, my lord."
She lowered her eyelashes and stared at Xie Guanlan's military boots awkwardly.
He is really busy.
In addition to handling military and government affairs, he also had to go out and arrest people in the middle of the night.
The person who committed the crime was his own brother.
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