Chapter 113 (10,000 words) Xuan Yizhen is not...
August was a clear and crisp autumn day, and because of that rainstorm, the weather gradually became much cooler.
Many of the court officials in the summer palace were trembling with fear, as if they were under a low pressure, especially the officials who participated in the princesses' party's fight for the throne, who felt that they were about to face the wrath of the empress.
Since ancient times, treason has been a serious crime punishable by confiscation of property and extermination of the entire family.
As a result, many officials were like ants on a hot pan, running around in circles, and even wanting to huddle together. After all, the empress had just ascended the throne, and she should have some concerns. After all, the law does not punish the masses.
What's more, the two princesses have been imprisoned, Princess Tai'an is injured and her whereabouts are unknown, and the fourth princess was seriously injured by horses' hooves in the chaos and is dying.
This royal feud almost involved most of the court officials and generals in the capital, and even the elders of the Wanqi family were attacked and severely injured. It can be seen that the situation was very wide-ranging, and the empress couldn't kill them all.
However, surprisingly, there were no more dangerous moves in the government during the past half month.
The empress only issued an order to accuse the two princesses of treason and needed more evidence from their accomplices. Anyone who was willing to confess and reform would not be prosecuted.
In other words, if you don't confess to the empress and wait for others to expose you, you will be doomed.
Suddenly, officials from each faction were in chaos. To protect themselves, everyone rushed to write letters of apology and report their accomplices.
Memorials fell like snowflakes from the sky. Shangguan Sheng looked at the boxes of memorials being transported and felt that the empress's thoughts and strategies were too brilliant.
It was called benevolence and righteousness, but in fact it was a killing move. It effortlessly destroyed the princesses' alliance that had been worked hard for many years.
Originally, Shangguan Sheng thought that the empress was too kind by not killing the two princesses immediately.
After all, they are the backbone of the party in the court. If they don't die, there will definitely be ambitious conspirators who will follow them, which will cause endless troubles.
But now Shangguan Sheng believes that the empress definitely has a better way to deal with it.
It's probably impossible for those things to make a comeback in the future.
If they lose their composure now and report on each other, they will be at the mercy of others in the future.
The wind blew, and the fragrance of osmanthus flowers among the branches and leaves filled the air. Shangguan Sheng came to his senses and couldn't help feeling emotional when he thought about the approaching Mid-Autumn Festival.
Within a year of her ascension to the throne, the empress resolved the dispute over the throne among the royal princesses and duchesses, and the powerful elders of the Wanqi family were also affected by the attack. Now the court is clearly further controlled by the empress.
Moreover, both the court and the people only praised the empress for her kindness, which was a murderous act.
Shangguan Sheng was no longer able to describe the current empress's imperial skills in words.
Even if the late emperor were still alive, he probably wouldn't have been able to handle the matter so cleanly and efficiently, or even without bringing about a bad reputation.
It took the late emperor several years just to balance and suppress the maternal clan forces behind Empress Dowager Du and Empress Wanqi.
Not to mention, in the end it was the Wanqi family that seized the Xuan family's imperial power, which shows that the previous emperor made a huge mistake.
If the late emperor had secretly executed Princess Zhanghua when Empress Wanqi was seriously ill, perhaps the situation today would not have happened.
He wanted everything, but ended up with nothing. Greed and blind self-confidence were the biggest problems of the late emperor.
Just as Shangguan Sheng was thinking about what the empress would do next and making plans for the family.
Unexpectedly, he ran into Jiang Yun who was on patrol. He saw that she was wearing a blood jade pendant at her side, and her steps were agile. She was as carefree and unrestrained as ever. She looked more like a wandering knight than a general in the palace.
"Congratulations, Lord Shangguan, on your promotion." Jiang Yun said jokingly. Naturally, he had heard a little about how Shangguan Sheng helped deal with the princess's rebellion in the court.
"Captain Jiang, you're too polite. It seems that you've recovered well from your injuries." Shangguan Sheng remembered that Jiang Yun had suffered a lot of injuries during the Ghost Festival, but now he seemed to be fine.
Seeing this, Jiang Yun smiled playfully and said, "Those are just minor injuries."
Shangguan Sheng looked at Jiang Yun's confident expression and, out of courtesy, didn't mention her embarrassing experience of being helped off the scene. Instead, he said, "There will be a grand banquet at the Mid-Autumn Festival Summer Palace. How are your patrol arrangements going?"
Now Shangguan Sheng has been assigned by the empress to handle state affairs and is no longer responsible for patrol matters.
To some extent, it can be seen that the empress is very alert. The outer court and the inner court are clearly distinguished, and the seemingly unreliable Jiang Yun is obviously more trusted.
"It's been quite peaceful in the summer palace lately. Nothing much is going on and it's very relaxing." Jiang Yun felt that without those princesses and duchesses, the world would really be at peace.
Before he finished speaking, the sound of falling porcelain was heard from the courtyard not far away, attracting the attention of Jiang Yun and Shangguan Sheng.
The servants knelt on the ground in fear, trembling, and the two men were naturally very familiar with that domineering figure.
Xiao Yi, who was half-dead after being stung by a hornet some time ago, has now recovered some of his energy.
"You dog slave, such a big summer palace can't even prepare a few plates of fruits. Do you look down on me too?" As he spoke, Xiao Yi raised his leg and kicked the servant hard. He was obviously very angry.
"Please forgive me, sir. I have no choice. Most of the fresh fruits and vegetables sent to the summer palace today were picked up by people sent by Yin from the East Garden early in the morning." The servant almost saw black in pain and whispered in a trembling voice.
Hearing the sound, Xiao Yi looked extremely embarrassed. He walked away from the lakeshore angrily.
Shangguan Sheng looked at the group and jokingly said, "It seems that not all is well. He seems to be heading towards the East Garden. Why don't you go and take a look?"
Jiang Yun replied a little embarrassedly: "Dongyuan, nobles like them are afraid of bullying the weak and dare not cause trouble."
Having said that, Jiang Yun still didn't chat with Shangguan Sheng for long, and quickly took people to the East Garden to check the situation.
The lake breeze was cool, and the East Garden was the largest area in the entire summer palace. When Jiang Yun walked around the courtyard corridor and rushed there, he unexpectedly saw Xiao Yi's servants being beaten by palace guards at the lake pavilion. It was a horrible sight.
As for the empress, Jiang Yun didn't see her figure. Instead, Yin Xing was sitting on a high place, looking in a good mood.
"Yin, you are so bold!" Xiao Yi did not expect that this Xizhou Yin would be so arrogant.
"Your servant was the one who spoke rudely first, which was very bold. Besides, you should be punished as well. You might as well just sink him into the lake to feed the fish." Yin Xing responded with a fierce look in his eyes. His fair and handsome face showed a bit of hostility, which made people feel unfamiliar.
Seeing this, Jiang Yun began to doubt his life, thinking, is this still the same delicate and easy-to-bully Yin Xing?
Jiang Yun was originally skeptical when he heard Liu Ci mention that Yin Xing had lost his memory, but now he feels that this is not amnesia but insanity!
Xiao Yi was also silenced for a moment by such a vicious look. This Xizhou Yin, who never got along with the nobles of Xiyuan in the past, was so hypocritical that it was shocking.
Seeing that the palace guards didn't stop, Jiang Yun was afraid that someone might die, so he quickly stepped forward and said, "Stop! If anyone causes trouble, they will be taken to the dungeon for punishment. In the Summer Palace, no one is allowed to be punished without the permission of His Majesty."
As soon as these words were spoken, the palace guards stopped moving. On the one hand, it was because what Jiang Yun said was indeed the palace rules, and on the other hand, Jiang Yun was a general of a thousand households, and she had the right to dispatch and instruct the palace guards.
At this time, Xiao Yi also reacted and said quickly: "That's right, you dare to abuse the punishment. I will report it to His Majesty!"
"It's up to you." Yin Xing didn't look at Xiao Yi much, but looked at the captain with displeasure.
Jiang Yun immediately sensed Yin Xing's ill intentions, and when his eyes met her sinister gaze, he felt even more strange.
Seeing this, Xiao Yi left with a group of servants. Yin Xing looked at Jiang Yun and said, "Don't you know that His Majesty allows me to do anything in the Summer Palace?"
Upon hearing this, Jiang Yun thought Yin Xing didn't even recognize him. He calmed down his surprise and replied, "I just don't want to cause any loss of life. Xiao Yi is the son of the Minister of Justice, and his father is also an important official of Your Majesty. It will not benefit him to offend him too much."
Especially since Yin Xing doesn't have a powerful family to rely on, if she jumps like this now, she will only provoke the hatred of countless people.
Yin Xing looked dissatisfied and changed the subject, "Alright, I won't deal with Xiao Yi, but Xiao Yi brought people to Dongyuan to cause trouble, and as a thousand-household general, you didn't stop him in time, which is a dereliction of duty."
Hearing the voice, Jiang Yun's eyelids jumped, and he thought that if the person in front of him didn't have the same face as Yin Xing, he would really suspect that he was an imposter!
Losing memory doesn't necessarily mean a drastic change in personality.
At noon, Liu Ci prepared lunch early, but Jiang Yun didn't come back yet, so he couldn't help but feel worried.
The little girl looked at the meat pie in front of her and gulped. She asked in a childish voice, "Sister Liu, isn't Sister Jiang coming back for dinner?"
Before he finished speaking, Jiang Yun appeared at the door with a bad look on his face and jokingly said, "Little greedy boy, I'm only a cup of tea late, and you're so hungry you can't wait?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Liu Ci noticed that Jiang Yun's walking posture was not right, and hurried forward to ask, "What's wrong?"
"It's okay, I just got spanked ten times. You guys eat first, I'll go lie down."
"No, let me see."
Liu Ci's expression was solemn, and Jiang Yun couldn't refuse. He caught a glimpse of the little girl holding the bowl and chopsticks, and cleared his throat and said, "You don't have to follow me and watch. Just sit down and eat!"
After saying that, Jiang Yun followed Liu Ci upstairs. The little girl sat down puzzled and didn't follow him.
Every time Sister Jiang and Sister Liu went upstairs, they would stay for a long time. The little girl was so hungry that her cheeks were bulging as she bit the fried meat pie. She didn't understand what was going on between adults, she just thought that today's meat pie was delicious!
In the attic, Liu Ci untied Jiang Yun's skirt, looked from her slender and fair figure to the red and swollen wound, and couldn't help frowning.
Jiang Yun lay on the bed, unable to see what was happening. He only felt the burning pain in his wounds. What made him even more depressed was Yin Xing's reaction. He pondered aloud, "I think Yin Xing is possessed by a demon. She not only ordered the palace guards to injure Xiao Yi, but also wanted to drown him in the lake to feed the fish. I tried to persuade her with good intentions, but was punished instead."
Liu Ci opened the medicine bottle and poured it into his palm. Then he applied the medicine to Jiang Yun's wound and asked in confusion, "How could this happen?"
"Who knows? I just feel like Yin Xing has become a different person. He's become particularly gloomy and cruel, with a bit of hidden viciousness." Jiang Yun lowered his voice in pain.
"The poison of the Wuxiang Flower Tree usually makes people go crazy and lose their minds, but we haven't seen cases of amnesia yet." Liu Ci noticed the sweat oozing from Jiang Yun's forehead, and felt even more distressed.
Jiang Yun felt a burst of coolness and raised his eyes to look at Liu Ci with a sense of embarrassment. He said, "Actually, the injury is not serious. I will be fine after a day or two of rest."
Liu Ci gathered up the ointment, dipped his hands into the basin to wash, and said dully, "I've been seeing Her Majesty recently, and her condition has clearly improved. Why don't we find a reason to leave the capital?"
It is not easy to be a close minister to the emperor.
"Of course I do, but Yin Xing's situation is really not right. I feel that His Majesty is unlikely to release him."
"But I've checked Yin Xing's pulse several times so far, and she's in good health."
Jiang Yun leaned over and rested his head on Liu Ci's knees, comforting her: "Don't worry, I don't think Yin Xing would intentionally hurt her temperament, so there must be something else going on."
Furthermore, Jiang Yun felt that even without Yin Xing's intervention, given the Empress's temper, she might still kill people to silence them.
The emperor's ruthlessness often means wiping out the roots. This time, the princess and the county lord's multi-party fighting can show the clues.
The empress at least knew about the princesses' troop deployments and deliberately exposed the weaknesses in the defense of the summer palace. This was undoubtedly a fishing expedition.
Liu Ci wiped the sweat off Jiang Yun's face with a handkerchief and sighed softly, "You want to help her, and I won't stop you. But if you do it again, maybe it won't be just ten strokes of the cane."
Ordinary people are no match for these royal relatives, not to mention that Yin Xing is now in great favor, while Jiang Yun was punished for just trying to persuade him.
Liu Ci didn't dare to think too much about other situations.
Jiang Yun understood Liu Ci's worries, raised his hand and held her soft hand, kissed her palm, and said: "I promise I won't be so stupid. If Yin Xing is really so ruthless, then each of us will mind our own business."
Liu Ci sensed the burning breath in his palm, looked at Jiang Yun with a reproachful look, and said softly, "Don't be so frivolous, lie down quickly."
"I'm hungry."
"Don't think about anything at this time."
Jiang Yun's smile became more obvious as he said this, his eyes full of ridicule: "I said I was hungry, what bad things are you thinking about?"
In an instant, Liu Ci's face was obviously hot. She raised her hand and pinched Jiang Yun's face. Suddenly, she felt that ten boards were indeed too light for her!
Only when Liu Ci came downstairs in anger did Jiang Yun stop laughing. He raised his hand and took the blood jade pendant to examine it. He remembered that during the Zhongyuan Festival, Yun Zhangsi had mentioned that Gui Ning was looking for someone destined to be with him. He muttered, "It can't be that weird."
On the other side, Liu Ci went downstairs to get bowls and chopsticks to add rice and soup. Facing the little girl's bright eyes, she explained with an unnatural expression: "Your sister Jiang is not convenient to come down for dinner today. I will bring her food. After you finish eating, go and take a good nap."
"Yeah." The little girl nodded and buried her head in eating rice. She naively thought that Sister Jiang was very ill and even took the initiative to clean up the dishes.
At this moment, the bright sun outside the window is no longer as scorching as it was in midsummer, but it still carries a bit of warmth.
In the waterside pavilion of the East Garden, ice jars were emitting cold mist, fruits and drinks were displayed, dancers were performing, and palace music was melodious. The female official Chunli looked at this scene and felt a little suspicious for a moment.
Since Yin Xing woke up from his illness, he seemed like a different person, becoming erratic and capricious.
Today, he even attacked Xiao Yi and other servants, and punished Captain Jiang, who was Yin Xing's good friend in the past and had a conflict with his master in order to protect Zhou Quan.
But the master turned a blind eye to this, and the female official did not believe that she was unaware of it, so she could only regard it as a unique favor.
Xuan Yizheng walked slowly through the corridor and entered the waterside pavilion. The wind blew and the waves surged, making it particularly cool. He looked at Yin Xing on the high platform. Her clear eyes revealed an unprecedented alertness.
Xuan Yizheng was of course aware of what Yin Xing was doing now, but he was still not sure of the reason.
The palace music gradually stopped. Yin Xing watched the tall empress slowly approaching. His eyes fell on her elegant and beautiful face, but he couldn't see through the dark color in her eyes, which made him feel a little taboo.
This empress was an extremely mysterious existence before she ascended the throne, and now her aura is even more sharp.
"Why did Your Majesty come back so early today?" Yin Xing asked with concern.
"There is nothing going on in the court, so I came to have dinner with you." Xuan Yizheng responded casually, without even looking up, and raised his hand lightly.
The female official Chunli understood what was going on and ordered the palace maids to remove the ice mirror and the dancers.
Yin Xing didn't understand, but he didn't dare to act as recklessly as he did to the Xiao family.
Because Yin Xing understood that all his current status depended on the empress in front of him. Even though he didn't know the details, it was obvious that it was a relationship of mutual benefit and mutual loss.
In the past, Yin Xing suffered from humiliation and hunger and cold, but now he can treat such an important official like a drowned dog. His power is really amazing.
As they were talking, the palace maids served the meal. Yin Xing took a look and didn't feel like eating it. The reason was that it was really bland.
Unexpectedly, the Empress spoke quietly, "You ordered the palace guards to punish Xiao Yi and the other servants today, which caused a lot of uproar. Aren't you going to explain?"
Yin Xing returned to his senses and observed the Empress's expression. It was as calm as a deep pool, unfathomable. He responded cautiously, "Your Majesty, that arrogant nobleman started the trouble first and truly deserves to be punished."
"Then why did you punish that thousand-household general?" Xuan Yizheng's words were calm, but colder than the cold mist emitted by the ice mirror. He looked into the black and white eyes of the person in front of him and saw a completely different expression, full of vigilance and calculation.
"She allowed Xiao to break into the East Garden, which was a dereliction of duty, so she was punished with ten strokes of the board." Yin Xing originally wanted to punish her severely, but the general was very cunning and actually used the palace rules as an excuse.
Since it was difficult to change the palace rules, they had to give up.
Xuan Yizhen's fingertips rested on the ring on her wrist. She blinked her beautiful eyes, her long eyelashes concealing the murderous intent in them. Her thin lips curled up slightly as she spoke in a calm voice, "So that's how it is. But that Captain Jiang is your sworn sister, and the daughter of the Minister of Justice. So, for the time being, she's your only influence in the court."
Hearing this, Yin Xing was secretly shocked. He had never expected that the one who was punished was actually his own confidant. He said with a slightly stunned expression: "My memory is not very good. I didn't expect to punish Jiang Qianhu by mistake."
Yin Xing could punish other people at will, but without anyone in the court, and relying solely on the dilapidated Xizhou Marquisate, it was obvious that he would not be able to stay in the palace for long.
"In that case, you should be confined for half a month to stay out of the spotlight." Xuan Yizheng said softly as his eyes moved across Yin Xing's expression.
"Your Majesty?" Yin Xing didn't expect the empress to punish him suddenly, and he looked a little flustered.
Losing the favor of the empress and the decline of the family's power in the palace would be extremely dangerous.
Xuan Yizhen explained calmly, "Your punishment of Xiao Yi is understandable, but Jiang Yun is a military commander. Logically, no one other than the empress has the right to punish officials and generals privately. What's wrong with my decision?"
The words were spoken gently, but the gloomy look in his eyes made Yin Xing speechless for a moment. He could only smile bitterly and replied, "No, Your Majesty is wise."
Because the treatment Yin Xingsu enjoyed after waking up was so extraordinary, obviously far higher than that of everyone else in the harem, he thought that he had been rewarded by the empress long ago, but he didn't expect that he actually had no rank now!
This is too against the rules. According to Yin Xing's inquiries, she is the empress's first wife, and the enthronement ceremony should have been held long ago.
At dusk, the news of the confinement spread like wildfire. Not only were nobles like Gongyang Luo surprised, but even the elders like Ji Zhangsi felt that something was wrong.
Among the six elders, only Ji Zhangsi, Xin Zhangsi and Yun Zhangsi are capable of making any difference now. The other three were severely injured by the two princesses and have no time to deal with the situation in the court.
Obviously, if the Yin family of Xizhou completely falls out of favor, there will be a new situation in the court.
As night fell, Jiang Yun took advantage of Liu Ci taking the little girl to bathe and walked alone to the dead Wuxiang flower tree.
All I saw was a desolate scene. Even the green grass had turned gray-brown, and the entire Wuxiang flower tree had only bare branches, looking very desolate.
Jiang Yun did not notice the faint light emitted by the blood jade pendant beside him. Upon closer inspection, it looked like an electric current.
But when the invisible sound of electric current sounded faintly, Yin Xing, who had been floating, shuddered and thought he was hallucinating.
Now Yin Xing still can't control himself very well and feels like a ghost, but he is not afraid of the sun.
It’s just that most of the time Yin Xing’s five senses are blocked and he can’t perceive too much existence, so being in jail is just like that.
"I must be dizzy and possessed by evil spirits." Jiang Yun muttered as he searched around in vain.
As soon as he finished speaking, the originally silent flower garden suddenly rang out with an excited and clear voice calling out, "Jiang Yun!"
Jiang Yun's body was stiff, as if he had seen a ghost. His palm was on his sword. He could vaguely see a strange figure emerging from the blue-green ghost fire, and he didn't dare to act rashly.
The reason was simple, because Jiang Yun suddenly believed that he had seen a ghost!
The face of the figure in front of him was wrapped in a thin cloth, covering his facial features and making it almost airtight. It was obvious that a normal person could not dress like this, otherwise he would suffocate to death!
"Jiang Yun, it's me!" Yin Xing was also very surprised by Jiang Yun's silence, wondering if he still couldn't hear her.
Thinking of this, Yin Xing felt a little discouraged. There had been palace maids and guards entering and leaving the Flower Tree Garden recently, but most of them had no reaction.
The electromagnetic field seems unstable.
Unexpectedly, Jiang Yun threw his sword at this moment. Yin Xing looked at the sword tip aimed at him and sank into the tree trunk behind him, wondering what she was doing?!
Aren't the two of them telepathically connected because of their close friendship?
Seeing this, Jiang Yun was sure that the figure in front of him was not a corpse, but a real ghost!
"Are you the legendary Gui Ning?" Jiang Yun stepped back and spoke cautiously, ready to run away at any time!
Jiang Yun still has the courage to fight against humans, but he really can't fight against ghosts.
"I'm Yin Xing!" Yin Xing couldn't hide his surprise in his tone when he found out that Jiang Yun could talk to him.
Jiang Yun listened to the familiar tone, and was shocked. He asked tentatively: "How do you prove that you are Yin Xing?"
"You like to peek at Dali Temple case files, and you can't even swim."
"Wait, I asked you to prove yourself, why do you always talk about me?"
Jiang Yun did not forget that he dreamed of his mother that night, so he suspected that his memory could be pieced together incorrectly.
The Wuxiang Flower is so poisonous, maybe Gui Ning can also use this kind of magic to deceive the eyes, after all, she is a ghost!
If Yin Xing heard Jiang Yun's inner thoughts at this moment, he would definitely tell her that in addition to sorcery, AI technology can also imitate everything human can do in a realistic way.
However, Yin Xing was stumped by Jiang Yun's question. No matter how to prove that he is himself, it is as difficult as proving that he is not a mental patient!
The silence made the scene seem even more eerie and dead silent.
After a while, Jiang Yun became a little impatient and said bluntly: "If you are Yin Xing, then who is the Yin Xing next to the empress now?"
When Yin Xing heard this, he opened his eyes wide and asked, "Am I not dead?"
Thinking about it carefully, it seems that Gui Ning didn't say that he would die.
But if Xuan Yizhen is in love with another me, I might as well die!
Jiang Yun was initially skeptical, but seeing that this confused man's mind was similar to Yin Xing's, he had no choice but to patiently explain, "You're not dead, you just got sick and lost your memory, and your temperament has changed drastically, becoming very violent."
If Jiang Yun's injuries were not suitable to be shown, Jiang Yun would have complained deeply!
"Come to think of it, that Yin Xing must be fake. I don't like violence." Yin Xing thought that Gui Ning would absorb his life and return to the real world, but who would have thought that she would take over his place!
"Then how do you prove that you are the real Yin Xing?" Jiang Yun was also a little skeptical, but he felt it was too weird, and wondered what was going on.
If Jiang Yun told others about it, he would feel like he was crazy!
When Yin Xing was asked by Jiang Yun, he thought of another complicated problem. He looked up at the moon in the sky and thought aloud: "If I have to say it, I don't think I'm the real Yin Xing either."
After all, that body should have an original owner, and Yin Xing is an unlucky substitute. As for Gui Ning, she is another time traveler. Could it be that she wants her own body in reality?
After that, Yin Xing’s mind was a little confused.
Jiang Yun took a deep breath to calm his heart, thinking that there was a high possibility that the ghost was Yin Xing.
If someone with such a confused personality is the powerful Gui Ning as described in the legend, then there must be something fishy going on!
"Forget it, let's change the question. How did you become like this?" Jiang Yun walked closer tentatively, raised his hand to pick up the sword, and looked at the figure in the ghost fire.
Jiang Yun Liuci had seen ghost fire before, but he didn’t see any human figures. It was really strange.
"On the night of the Ghost Festival, I promised Gui Ning that I would give her my life and appearance, and she would give me the antidote to the poison of the Wuxiang Flower." Yin Xing responded without hesitation, and was curious in her heart that Jiang Yun could actually see her.
Could it be that Jiang Yun is a time traveler?
Jiang Yun looked at the faceless figure in front of him in shock. Although it was so horrifying, it couldn't hide Yin Xing's naiveté. He thought that only a wife-slave like her could be so bold as to do such a thing!
In the silence, the moon in the sky was covered by dark clouds and suddenly became dim. Jiang Yun watched the figure in front of him become blurred, and the ghost fire also dissipated like particles.
"Where are you? Why are you gone?" Jiang Yun asked unexpectedly.
As he finished speaking, a mumbling voice called out from beside him: "It's here. Maybe the magnetic field has weakened and the moon is gone."
Jiang Yun was so frightened that he almost swung his sword and accidentally injured Yin Xing. Fortunately, she was a ghost. After calming down, he pretended to be calm and said, "What kind of magnetic field is this? Why haven't I heard of this place?"
Jiang Yun had heard of casinos and racecourses, but he had never heard of magnetic fields.
Yin Xing was silent, thinking that Jiang Yun didn't seem to be a time traveler, so he could only speak out: "This is very complicated to explain, let's talk about the important things."
"Okay, can you change back now?"
"Yes, that ghost said that he will wait for the destined person in the year of Jiazi sixty years from now."
Jiang Yun was speechless for a moment and completely believed that Yin Xing was deceived and sold herself.
The rumor about Gui Ning has been around for more than sixty years. Maybe there is a chance that it is true once every sixty years, but the chance is almost zero in a hundred miles.
Otherwise, how could the last Gui Ning fail to escape successfully in the last Jiazi year? It must have been at least one hundred and twenty years.
What's more, with Yin Xing's intelligence, it is not impossible for her to wait for twelve more Jiazi years.
Thinking of this, Jiang Yun felt that he didn't have the fate to accompany Yin Xinghao, so he stepped back and said, "Why don't you tell me if you have any last wishes, even a wish will do!"
Yin Xing responded without hesitation: "Is her poison gone?"
"Well, Liu Ci treated and nursed His Majesty. He wasn't completely cured, but he was able to contain the disease, and the results were quite good." Jiang Yun didn't mention that the damage done by the illusion Gu was irreversible, so a complete recovery was impossible.
But the empress is the only one who can survive and contain the pain of the phantom poison, which is quite difficult.
"That's great!" Yin Xing said thankfully, feeling relieved.
Jiang Yun listened to Yin Xing's words and felt that she was really confused. He suggested, "Don't you want to see her one last time or say some last words?"
After he finished speaking, he did not receive an immediate response, and Jiang Yun felt confused.
Then Jiang Yun heard Yin Xing calling out in grievance: "I don't even have the face to see her now. I'll scare her."
Jiang Yun was speechless. Yin Xing’s shamelessness was literal meaning.
In addition, Jiang Yun felt that the empress would not be as timid and frightened as Yin Xing said.
However, given the situation between the two of them, Jiang Yun felt that Yin Xing would probably be even more sad when he saw the empress!
"Okay then. I have to go back, otherwise Liu Ci will be worried. I will come again when I have time."
"I want to secretly watch her, without saying anything. Can you help me?"
Jiang Yun, who was about to leave the Flower Garden, stopped in his tracks. Although he couldn't see Yin Xing, he could feel her gaze. He thought to himself that he might have owed Yin Xing in his previous life!
The moon was bright and the stars were sparse in the sky. Yin Xing got Jiang Yun's consent, and he swung leisurely on the vine, humming a song in a happy mood!
When the dark clouds faded away, a cold white light was scattered, faintly revealing Yin Xing's vague figure and voice. It was carried out vaguely by the wind, causing some rumors of ghost stories.
As the Mid-Autumn Festival approaches, many court officials and their families gather together, and the summer palace is a busy time.
The female official Chunli carefully checked all the arrangements and saw palace maids outside the confinement courtyard retreating in fear, with wounds on the back of their hands.
"What's going on?"
"Lady Chun, that Yin is really hard to serve. She won't drink tea if it's too cold or too hot, and she gets angry if she's not satisfied."
Seeing this, the female official Chunli realized that Yin Xing was not quiet, but had learned to disguise himself in front of his master. She really didn't understand how someone could change his temperament so suddenly.
After the rotation of palace maids was rearranged, the female official had not yet caught her breath when she turned around and saw Shangguan Sheng.
Shangguan Sheng politely called out, "This is the list of people for the Mid-Autumn Palace Banquet that we verified today."
The female official took the document and replied, "Thank you, my Lord. For things like this, just tell someone to deliver it."
"It's okay." Shangguan Sheng had actually heard that the Yin family in Xizhou was not favored, so he was a little curious.
The incident of Xiao Yi being punished that day intensified in the previous dynasty, especially with the covert efforts of the Minister of Justice. The dispute over the crown prince was settled, but the battle for the position of the emperor and queen had just begun.
Logically, Miss Yin wasn't the type to provoke trouble, but Shangguan Sheng's spies were clearly not wrong.
What's more, Jiang Yun was also punished that day, which made Shangguan Sheng feel even more bizarre.
Walking from the main corridor of the East Garden, it’s not long before you reach Jiang Yun and the others’ residence.
But Shangguan Sheng couldn't go directly to Jiang Yun's residence. After all, she was a general of the palace, and it was not appropriate for her to move around privately without any official business.
Shangguan Sheng then headed elsewhere, but before he had walked far, he suddenly heard the sound of vigorous footsteps and the swaying purple tassel of his sword, which was very familiar.
"Hey, I'm looking for you for something." Jiang Yun stepped forward and spoke.
"What's the matter?" Shangguan Sheng asked doubtfully, but he had some vague guesses in his mind.
Jiang Yun looked around before he lowered his voice and said, "Can the Mid-Autumn Palace Banquet be held in the Flower Tree Garden?"
Shangguan Sheng was somewhat caught off guard. He originally thought that Jiang Yun came to ask someone to intercede on behalf of the Yin family in Xizhou, but he didn't expect Jiang Yun to make such a strange request.
Someone died in Huashu Garden not long ago, and it was also the place for sacrifices. It was not suitable for holding a banquet in any way.
"Why do you want to do this?" Shangguan Sheng asked bluntly.
"Ahem, that Wuxiang Flower Tree was the most beloved and precious tree of the late emperor, and the empress has always respected the late emperor. What's wrong with that?" Jiang Yun lied without thinking.
Shangguan Sheng almost doubted his ears. Seeing that Jiang Yun was keeping him in suspense, he also said in a roundabout way: "Wouldn't the moon-viewing platform that the late emperor loved be more suitable?"
Jiang Yun was speechless, thinking that the emperor's palace was so huge that it was really hard to find another excuse.
But to be honest, Jiang Yun felt that he was not celebrating the Mid-Autumn Festival but the Ghost Festival.
"Okay, I will propose it to His Majesty, but I can't guarantee success." Shangguan Sheng saw that Jiang Yun was unwilling to say more, so he didn't ask any further questions, but just remembered that he owed her a favor.
"No problem." Jiang Yun was a little confused. Shangguan Sheng was a bit similar to the empress. He kept his thoughts too deep, but spoke very little. He was mysterious and unpredictable.
Shangguan Sheng changed the subject and asked, "Why were you punished in public?"
Jiang Yun came back to his senses and replied vaguely, "Nothing, I just had the bad luck to get involved in a jealous quarrel. You should have heard about it in the court."
That fake Yin Xing caused such a big commotion, it was hard for Jiang Yun not to know about it, not to mention Shangguan Sheng, who was clearly trying to find out what the empress was thinking with ulterior motives.
"I'm not as good as Captain Jiang, but the position of queen is still undecided, so it's better to be cautious." Shangguan Sheng knew that Jiang Yun was just being perfunctory and didn't say much to her.
The Shangguan family had also considered the position of queen, but Shangguan Sheng knew that the empress did not like men, so he held back.
Now that the empress has openly imprisoned Yin, it is not a good thing for Jiang Yun, but in the eyes of others it is undoubtedly beneficial and harmless.
The two of them walked away from the corridor. Outside the corridor, the branches were swaying, the sun was setting, and the afterglow was dim.
Xuan Yizheng leaned against the window and read ancient scriptures. His wrists, where his wide sleeves hung down, were wrapped in a silvery-white glow, with faint red marks, but his strength did not decrease, as if he did not care much about the pain.
The female official Chunli did not dare to make a sound when she entered the room. After years of service, she had long noticed something unusual about her master.
"Do you think people really have seven souls and six spirits?" Xuan Yizheng's voice was a little hoarse, and his clear and beautiful eyes were stained with the afterglow of the sunset, like blood-red eyes.
"I am stupid and don't know." The female official bowed her head and didn't dare to say anything more.
Guessing the emperor's intention, the female officials had been punished many times in the past and now they dared not overstep the line.
Xuan Yizheng held the scripture tightly and swept it across the teacup, as if all the strength in his body had dissipated, and he was full of unwillingness!
The female official raised her eyes in shock, saw the bright red blood, and said in panic: "Your Majesty!"
But the master, dressed in bright yellow uniform, seemed immersed in gloom and ignored him, muttering: "Why, why did you have to take away the most important thing to me?"
He had clearly survived all these years and everything was now under control, but Xuan Yi really didn't expect that changes would be so unpredictable.
The room was filled with dead silence, and the female official did not dare to respond. She watched as the rays of light that fell on the ground faded away and dark shadows filled her eyes.
After a long while, the female official's knees became numb and painful, and the man sitting quietly finally spoke: "Go, I want to go to the Flower Tree Garden."
The female official almost thought she was hallucinating, but when she saw the movement on the couch, she stood up in panic.
Under the moonlit night, it was rare to see any light, but the area near the Flower and Tree Garden was the coldest and most desolate, and even the court officials and their wives avoided this place.
Because it seems to be haunted here lately!
The female official wanted to follow, but her master raised his hand to stop her, so she had to wait where she was.
The tall Wuxiang flower tree has long been withered, and its dry and long branches and leaves hang down, like weeds and dead hair.
Xuan Yizheng did not carry a lantern. His expression was gloomy and his steps were slow. He had never felt so confused and helpless before.
If he had known this earlier, Xuan Yizheng would rather fall ill than let Yin Xing leave him.
But Xuan Yizheng could feel that Yin Xing didn't want to leave him, so he didn't want to give up the present time.
But Xuan Yi really didn't know how long he would have to wait like this, and he didn't even dare to think about whether he would survive to wait for her.
The night wind swayed the exquisite and gorgeous skirt, and the dangling piece of silver chain on Leng Bai's wrist swayed gently, silently dripping blood.
Yin Xing didn't expect Xuan Yizheng to suddenly appear in the flower garden, and he didn't expect her to look so sad, like a broken kite, about to fall.
Yin Xing immediately came to Xuan Yizhen's side, but he could not touch her, let alone talk to her. When he was anxious, he noticed the smell of blood.
It was very strange. Yin Xing could smell the faint cold fragrance of blood. His throat felt dry and it was the first time in so many days that he had normal needs.
Because Yin Xing thought he didn't need to eat or drink, he obviously forgot that the previous emperor offered sacrifices to prisoners every year.
"Are you here?" Xuan Yizheng murmured to himself.
The words were so soft that they were almost imperceptible, disappearing completely with the clear night breeze.
But in fact, the echo of Yin Xing's roar could not be transmitted. He was so embarrassed that his throat almost smoked. He thought to himself that the quality of this mummy was not good.
In the dead silence, Xuan Yizhen's eyes were dark, and the desire to destroy everything intensified. He said gloomily: "Your world is so good, you probably won't come back."
If Yin Xing doesn't come back, then everything now has no reason to exist. There was a flash of madness in Xuan Yizheng's eyes, and a murderous aura surged around him.
Even Yin Xing, a ghost, felt a little scared. He shrank back and looked at Xuan Yizhen in front of him with cold and indifferent eyes. Only then did he realize that she was very similar to those princesses and princesses at times.
It was obvious that Xuan Yizhen didn't believe what she had said at the beginning, and she still firmly believed in her heart that she would leave him.
Yin Xing couldn't imagine what would become of Xuan Yizheng if this continued.
Yin Xing wanted to hug Xuan Yizheng immediately, but failed. He was as anxious as a headless fly. His eyes fell on her bleeding hand again, and his throat rolled.
The moonlit night was quiet, the wind blew the vines swaying, and Xuan Yizheng's eyes, which had originally been filled with murderous emotions, suddenly became disturbed. His gaze fell on the back of his hand, where blood flowed down his index finger, leaving a bloodstain.
The blood on the tip of the index finger had not coagulated and was moist, making Xuan Yizheng a little confused about whether the feeling just now was an illusion.
The poison of the illusion insect sometimes brings such a real feeling to Xuan Yizheng.
It’s just that Xuan Yizheng was very resistant to illusions in the past, but the touch just now made him miss it very much.
"Xing'er..." Xuan Yizheng called softly as if casually, but a strange light flashed in his dark eyes, full of hope.
If it was an illusion, Xuan Yizheng also wanted to see Yin Xing again. It was better than her disappearing silently and causing him pain.
Even though Yin Xing had no facial features at this moment, he still looked inexplicably embarrassed. It was really strange, because he seemed to have tasted Xuan Yizheng's blood just now.
Shameful, am I really a sex-hungry ghost?!
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