Chapter 92 (8,000 words) Medication failed, Xuan...
As the sun sets, the scarlet afterglow fades, revealing a hazy, dark blue sky that is about to darken, adding to the chill.
Worried that Xuan Yizhen might be cold, Yin Xing raised his hand to close the window, but he saw a large bird soaring in the distance. Its majestic form slowly landed on the glazed tiles of the palace, where it stood proudly. He inquired, "What is that?"
Xuan Yizhen gazed at the bird flying high in the sky and said calmly, "This is the divine bird worshipped by the Wanqi family. It used to look down on everything from the highest point of the palace."
“It looks so big.”
"Well, there are selection criteria for the divine birds. Size is one of them, followed by aggressiveness. They can live for decades and are the Wanqi people's hope for immortality."
Yin Xing withdrew her gaze and turned to look at Xuan Yizhen. Remembering that both she and Empress Dowager Wanqi had mentioned a mythical bird, she wondered, "Why haven't I seen it once before when I entered the palace?"
Xuan Yizhen took out a jade whistle from the side and replied softly, "Because the palace has not allowed any flying birds for many years, it has been kept in the other courtyard. If you want to see it, I can let it fly closer."
Then Xuan Yizheng pursed his thin lips around the jade whistle. Amidst the crisp sound, a divine bird in the distance spread its wings and flew towards them at a very fast speed, giving a feeling of oppression.
Yin Xing looked at the divine bird getting closer and closer, and felt that it was huge and imposing, especially its crimson beak, which looked like a sharp curved hook.
However, Yin Xing also noticed that one of the divine bird's eyes looked strange, and asked, "Why is its eye blind?"
"A long time ago, someone shot me in the eye with an arrow. I nearly died at that time and it took me a long time to heal." Xuan Yizheng put down the jade whistle, then looked quietly at the divine bird that was originally diving, then spread its wings and returned to a high altitude.
"Who would be so cruel?" As he spoke, Yin Xing felt a faint pain in his eyes, which was hard to imagine.
Xuan Yizhen tilted her head to look at Yin Xing's small movements, smiled knowingly, blinked her beautiful eyes, raised her hand and touched the corner of her eyes, as if picking stars, and said patiently: "You have also seen that person, you might as well think about it more."
Yin Xing noticed that Xuan Yizhen's hands were very cold, so he raised his hand to cover hers and thought, "I've met so many people, and the range is very wide."
"Then I'll narrow it down to a specific area for you, such as the Western Suburbs Autumn Hunt."
"Could it be Yizhen's father?"
Suddenly remembering that the emperor had shot an arrow in the eagle's eye, and the divine bird happened to be blind, Yin Xing suddenly felt a little terrified when he thought about it.
The emperor's methods back then were very cruel. First, he poisoned Queen Wanqi, and then quietly eliminated the Wanqi family's influence in the palace, not even sparing a single bird. It can be said that he cut the grass at its roots.
Xuan Yizhen nodded and said calmly, "Well, back then, my mother tried to use the divine bird to seek help, but the emperor shot her with an arrow, attempting to completely sever ties with the Wanqi family."
Yin Xing came back to his senses and thought about what Xuan Yizhen said when he fell ill. Suddenly, a thrilling story from that year came to his mind.
Perhaps it was because Xuan Yizheng saved the divine bird in his childhood and sent the secret letter back to the Wanqi family that he destroyed the emperor's original plan and saved Queen Wanqi's life.
The Wanqi family and Empress Wanqi rely on each other. As long as the Wanqi family does not fall, the emperor will always be wary of them, so he pretends to maintain his relationship with the Wanqi family.
"Yizhen, have you also been bullied by the emperor?" Yin Xing snuggled up to Xuan Yizhen, his eyes lowered, his mood complicated.
The emperor is so despicable and cruel, he is simply not a human being!
"No, that person never reveals his thoughts before he succeeds. On the contrary, he is very thoughtful and decent. That's why he has been impeccable for so many years." Xuan Yizheng put his arms around Yin Xing to feel her warmth, his eyes falling on her thick and straight eyelashes, which seemed to stroke his heartbeat like a feather fan, bringing a dense itch.
Hearing the voice, Yin Xing didn't know whether to be happy or sad.
Fortunately, Xuan Yizhen has not been deceived and used by the emperor for so many years, otherwise she would have become a sharp knife aimed at her mother and the Wanqi family, and in the end she would have been ruthlessly abandoned by the emperor.
The sad thing is that Xuan Yizheng has been living in exploitation and fighting for so many years. His mother is crazy, his father is vicious, and everything is full of conspiracies and intrigues. It makes him feel suffocated just thinking about it.
In the silence, Yin Xing felt that any words were too pale. With moist eyes, he leaned closer and kissed Xuan Yizheng.
Xuan Yizheng did not reject Yin Xing's initiative. He opened his lips to accept the soft closeness, their breaths intertwined, and tried his best to keep her.
The kiss that Yin Xing had been trying to comfort her changed its meaning. As he lost consciousness, he withdrew with rapid breathing, feeling a little short of breath. He called out softly, "No, let's go to bed early tonight."
It was a close call, it almost turned into an intimate moment, and I almost forgot about the main thing to do tonight.
Xuan Yizhen, still unsatisfied, pressed his lips against Yin Xing's soft face, looking into her eyes that sparkled in the darkness. His throat felt dry, but he could only endure and respond, "Hmm."
Before I knew it, night fell outside the window, and the palace lanterns slowly lit up in the darkness, while thousands of lights in the huge capital were lit up, shining like stars.
At this moment, Jiang Yun came out of the pharmacy and walked towards his residence with Liu Ci. The night market was particularly lively, with people coming and going and constant noise.
Jiang Yun smelled the aroma of fried chicken legs and glanced over there. He raised his hand and took Liu Ci's hand. An idea suddenly occurred to him and he muttered, "Why don't we buy some and bring them back to share with the little girl?"
Liu Ci held Jiang Yun's hand without stopping. A slight smile crossed her gentle features as she feigned ignorance and replied, "The poison in the little girl's body has just been cured. How can she eat fried chicken? She can only eat light food."
"Okay." Jiang Yun quietly touched the shriveled purse with his other hand. It was so true that money should be spent like water.
A lot of money has been spent recently on treating the poison and gathering information, and now that he has been asked to give Su Xuying so many gold bars, all the family savings have been emptied.
"If you're feeling greedy, eat some preserved fruits first. I'll make chicken soup for you when we get back." Liu Ci took out the preserved fruits and fed them to Jiang Yun to comfort him.
Jiang Yun smiled and bit the preserved fruit. He put his arm around Liu Ci, kissed her face, and said, "With a wife like this, I'd be willing to die."
"Stop it, we're outside." Liu Ci's face was burning with anger as he wanted to step back, but he couldn't move. He glanced around and realized that he had already entered the alley. He breathed a sigh of relief.
Fortunately, although Jiang Yun always follows his own will, he is not without sense of propriety.
Jiang Yun playfully embraced Liu Ci as they walked into the alley. Knowing that she was very sensitive about her reputation, he refrained from further teasing and instead asked, "By the way, how come I haven't seen the sleeping pills you gave Yin Xing before?"
Liu Ci was stunned and let Jiang Yun lead him forward without saying that the medicine was originally given to him.
At that time, Liu Ci was so angry that he broke off all contact with Jiang Yun. He couldn't sleep the whole night. This was a very bad thing.
Liu Ci originally thought that running a pharmacy would make him much busier, so naturally he had no time to think about Jiang Yun.
But he still lay awake all night until dawn, worried that something might happen to Jiang Yun. Liu Cicai had no choice but to develop a sleeping pill for himself.
After a while, Liu Ci came back to his senses and looked at Jiang Yun who was still by his side. He replied calmly, "Nothing. I'm just researching new drugs and making some occasional discoveries. I hope they can help them."
"I think that with Yin Xing's clumsy personality, she may not be able to secretly give the medicine to her wife who is proficient in pharmacology." Jiang Yun did not forget that he had heard Su Xuying mention finding someone to change Liu Ci's prescription for preventing and treating Puppet Gu. It didn't take much thought to know that person was the current empress.
"Why do they have to do it secretly? Can't they just explain it directly?" Liu Ci asked in confusion.
Jiang Yun put his arm around Liu Ci's thin shoulders and sighed softly, "It's the nature of an emperor to be suspicious. What's more, the current situation will only make things worse."
In fact, Jiang Yun is still not very confident about Yin Xing. What's more, she is a wife slave. It is impossible for her to turn back from the wrong path. She probably can only go down this path until the end.
Liu Ci was speechless for a moment, thinking of Yin Xing's worried expression during the day. He raised his hand and held Jiang Yun beside him tightly, and walked into the residence with her.
Deep in the night, the capital is still bustling with activity, smoke curling up from the alleys and courtyards, and the aroma of food is tangy.
However, the palace in the capital was already very quiet. Yin Xing took advantage of Xuan Yizheng's bath time to put the medicine into the tea, feeling a little uneasy.
Doing bad things requires some mental strength.
After a while, Xuan Yizheng came out from the inner room in a plain inner garment, with black hair hanging down behind her, her plain face stained with a little red, and her whole body exuded a clear and watery aura, which made people feel dazed.
Yin Xing blinked back to reality, raised his hand and stiffly handed over the teacup, calling nervously: "Yizhen, have some tea."
Xuan Yizhen raised his hand to take the teacup and drank. Noticing Yin Xing's intense gaze, he teased, "You pushed me away earlier and didn't want to get intimate, so why are you staring at me now?"
"No, Yizhen, drink some more tea." Yin Xing silently looked away, so as to prevent Xuan Yizhen from misunderstanding his intentions.
"Okay, but is there anything special about this tea?" Xuan Yizheng responded with a chuckle as he continued to drink his tea.
Yin Xing's heart was in his throat, and he could only smile awkwardly and said, "How could that be?"
Xuan Yizhen looked at Yin Xing's uncomfortable expression, his gaze once again settling on the tea. Dark ripples reflected in his dark eyes, like a dangerous whirlpool. He said softly, "That's true. You wouldn't drug my tea, would you?"
"Absolutely not." Yin Xing quickly rejected it, not daring to hesitate for a moment.
In silence, Xuan Yizhen slowly stretched out her arm and passed the tea to Yin Xing. She lowered her beautiful eyes to gaze into her clear, innocent, round eyes, and said calmly, "Okay, then you should drink a sip too. Even if it's poisoned tea, it can be considered a wedding wine. It wouldn't be bad to die together."
Yin Xing blinked and looked at Xuan Yizhen, who had a calm expression in front of her. There was actually a hint of sinister madness in her eyes. She inexplicably felt that she had tasted the sleeping pills in the tea.
Yin Xing immediately lowered his head and took a sip, saying, "Now you really believe it's not poisonous, right?"
"Well, it looks like they just put some other things in there."
“…”
Now Yin Xing finally understands what it means that the more you talk, the more mistakes you make.
Yin Xing immediately looked away, raised his hand to lift the bed covers, and abruptly changed the subject: "I'm a little sleepy, let's go to bed early."
Xuan Yizhen looked at Yin Xing, who had tucked herself into the quilt. He then put down his tea, leaned over to lie with her, and said leisurely, "Do you know how many hours it takes for the poison to take effect?"
"I don't know, and I don't want to know. Go to sleep." Yin Xing raised his hand to cover Xuan Yizheng's eyes that seemed to be able to see through people's hearts, and didn't dare to talk to her anymore.
"That's true. I won't be poisoned anyway. You won't forget the poisoner, will you?" Xuan Yizheng obediently closed his eyes and lay on his side, his thin lips pressed against Yin Xing's ear as he spoke. His warm and cool breath lightly fell on her skin, causing her to tremble.
Yin Xing blushed with shame because he had indeed forgotten that Xuan Yizheng's blood could cure the poison.
I should have asked Liu Ci about the medicine man earlier. While Yin Xing was still feeling regretful, his consciousness gradually drifted away and he felt slightly sleepy.
Wow, this medicine works so fast!
After a while, silence gradually fell in the gauze curtain, and the hands that were originally placed in front of Xuan Yizheng gradually slid across the bridge of his nose and rested softly on the side of his face.
Xuan Yizheng opened his calm and narrow eyes and looked at Yin Xing, who was obviously not right. He suddenly lost the desire to joke and tease her. He raised his hand to her neck to feel her pulse, and then he relaxed his brows. He actually just fell asleep.
In fact, Xuan Yizheng didn’t notice anything wrong with the tea, he just wanted to tease Yin Xing.
In the silence, the glazed palace lanterns swayed outside the gauze curtains, and the darkness outside the window lattice gradually revealed some light.
The sun rose in the east, and Yin Xing slept until dawn. He was so startled that he quickly turned his head to see what was happening to the person next to him.
Who would have thought that Xuan Yizheng was sleeping quietly and silently, so beautiful that it seemed unreal.
Seeing this, Yin Xing didn't dare to breathe loudly. He looked at Xuan Yizheng's long eyelashes carefully. There was no sign of trembling. She seemed to be really sleeping.
Thinking of this, Yin Xing couldn't help but feel excited, and his eyebrows were grinning.
When the light in the inner hall became clearer, Xuan Yizheng slowly opened his eyes, his dark eyes showing a look of realization and a startled expression.
"Yizhen, you're awake!" Yin Xing leaned closer and called out.
"Hmm." Xuan Yizheng felt that his mind was particularly slow, as if it was deliberately covered with mist, and he spoke slowly.
It seems that there is something wrong with that cup of tea. I really underestimated Yin Xing.
In the morning, the female official Chunli entered the hall with documents as usual, but was surprised to see Yin Xing kneeling not far from the main seat in the inner hall.
Yin Xing also felt the female official's gaze, and felt embarrassed and his face flushed. The redness on the tip of his ear from being pinched had not faded.
Xuan Yizhen picked up the document with a calm expression, his eyes gleaming with a sharp edge as he spoke in a deep voice, "Chunli, immediately send someone to take Liu Ci and Jiang Yun to the palace prison for trial. The charge is incitement to poisoning."
"I am responsible for my own actions, and it has nothing to do with them." Yin Xing was pulled by Xuan Yizheng's ear because he didn't want to involve Liu Ci and the others.
Who would have thought that it would be impossible to hide the truth from Xuan Yizheng. Yin Xing could only hope that she would not vent her anger on others.
The female official Chunli looked at her master hesitantly, not quite understanding the current situation. Her eyes moved between the two of them, not daring to act rashly.
After all, the master has always been particularly kind to Yin Xing, and it is not an exaggeration to say that they are inseparable.
Even though the palace is about to hold a ceremony to select a king, no one seems to be able to win the favor.
Xuan Yizhen looked at Yin Xing's anxious expression, but his expression remained unmoved. Instead, he became even colder and scolded, "Chun Li, why don't you go and do your work?"
The female official suddenly realized her master's anger and was horrified. She hurriedly left the palace without delay.
I always feel that if I stay any longer, I will become a victim between my master and Yin Xing.
It was also the first time that Yin Xing saw Xuan Yizheng's serious reaction. He felt uneasy, his brows furrowed, and his face looked bad.
In the quiet place, the light from the palace was dazzling. A team of palace guards hurried through the streets of the capital. Su Xuying in the restaurant looked at the scene in some surprise.
These are the lord's personal soldiers, who are rarely deployed, which is really curious.
Soon, the pharmacy was sealed off by the palace guards, and Liu Ci and Jiang Yun were surrounded. The leading female official, Chun Li, spoke out, "Please do not resist. His Majesty has said that anyone who dares to resist will be executed on the spot."
Jiang Yun's hand, which was originally resting on his sword, paused, his expression froze, and he looked at the many archers. If he was alone, these people might not be able to stop him.
But Liu Ci and the little girl are still there, and Jiang Yun can't take the risk no matter what.
The newly enthroned empress was not Yin Xing, and the decree she issued was no joke.
"The little girl is just here for treatment, can you let her go?" Jiang Yun said in a gentle voice.
"Okay." The female official Chunli responded.
Liu Ci understood, bent down to look at the little girl who had finally regained some color, and reminded her, "Don't worry, it's okay."
Jiang Yun also raised his hand and touched the little girl's head, pretending to be relaxed and said: "Remember there was a golden sister? The restaurant she opened would provide you with delicious food and drinks."
The little girl nodded and shook her head, her tender arms hugging Liu Ci's calves, her head nodding, refusing to let go, which was very touching.
Soon, the cavalry on the long street hurried towards the palace gate. Su Xuying watched Jiang Yunliuci being taken away, frowning slightly. She closed the golden fan in her palm and said, "Come here, check what happened today?"
At noon, the palace was still silent. Yin Xing's knees hurt a little from kneeling, but since Xuan Yizheng hadn't given the order, he naturally couldn't move.
At this time, Yin Xing looked at the female official who came back from outside to report, and his heart couldn't help but feel nervous.
The female official Chunli felt a burning gaze and was stunned, and then she bowed and saluted without any incident.
"How are things now?"
"Your Majesty, Jiang Yun, Liu Ci, and a little girl have been imprisoned in the palace prison, awaiting their fate."
Xuan Yizhen flipped through the documents in his palm and said without even raising his brows, "Have them confess their crimes as soon as possible and write down the details, and then report back."
The female official hurriedly saluted and replied, "As you command."
When the footsteps faded away, Yin Xing looked at Xuan Yizhen in the high seat, wanting to say something but hesitant. He felt that she was too dignified and solemn, so he said hesitantly, "I want to buy the medicine. They have no ill intentions."
Xuan Yizhen put the document down heavily, her beautiful eyes cold as she said, "How foolish! You've revealed such an important matter to outsiders. Do you know how much trouble this will cause?"
Whether it's letting the elders of the Wanqi family know, or the princesses and princesses, each of them is a tough guy.
The emperor suffered from madness and hysteria, which was a very fatal attack point.
Yin Xing was frightened by Xuan Yizhen's cold look. Nuan Chunli's whole body was icy cold. He replied sullenly and stubbornly, "They are not bad people. I just want to seek help. If you want to punish me, punish me alone."
Because Yin Xing really couldn't remain indifferent to Xuan Yizhen's illness, he had to find a way to ask others for help.
"Don't worry, I will punish you, but I will never let them go either." Xuan Yizheng said coldly with murderous intent in his eyes.
Seeing this, Yin Xing turned pale and tried to plead, but Xuan Yizhen raised his hand and scolded, "Come here, take Yin back to her original bedroom. You are not allowed to come in or out without my order."
Yin Xing opened his eyes wide and looked at the furious Xuan Yizhen, feeling strange and distant.
Outside the towering palace, the sun was setting in the west, and the remote inner prison of the palace was very dark at this moment.
The female officer Chun Li looked at the confession and felt her eyes go dark. She said, "Miss Jiang, you are indeed a famous detective from the Dali Temple. It seems that you are well versed in the interrogation process."
Jiang Yun sat upright, holding the chain in his hand, but with a playful look on his face, he said, "You're welcome. I just said what I thought. As for the patient buying medicine and what he's going to do, who knows?"
"So you deny any involvement in instigating poisoning?"
"That's wrong. I was right about the poisoning being unknowingly administered. Furthermore, the patient bought medication for sleeping, so perhaps the dosage was wrong."
When it comes to sleeping, these words really make people imagine.
The female official Chunli almost couldn't hold back her expression. She thought it was outrageous at the moment, but then she thought it made sense.
After all, the Lord's closeness to Yin Xing is really too frequent.
Seeing this, Jiang Yun joked, "How about I go meet the customer who bought the medicine and ask him about the specific medication situation. It's better than causing any misunderstanding."
Hearing this, the female official Chun Li cleared her throat and came back to her senses, "It's too late. That guest has been confined. You'd better fend for yourself."
When Jiang Yun heard this, he was surprised. He never expected the matter to be so serious.
Yin Xing was actually confined by the empress. It seems that he is in a troublesome and thankless task.
"I'll give you one more day. Tomorrow you'd better explain everything you know. Otherwise, even the Supreme Court Minister won't be able to plead for you." The female official left the dim prison without further ado, feeling a little headache.
If what Jiang Yun said is true, the empress's anger should disappear quickly.
Considering the lessons learned from the past, female official Chunli did not want to bring bad luck upon herself.
As night fell and the stars twinkled, Liu Ci soothed the little girl to sleep. She looked at Jiang Yun and said worriedly, "Ayun, what do you think is going on?"
"It's okay. It's probably just the Empress's suspicion. And it seems that Yin Xing hasn't explained anything, so as long as we insist that we don't know anything, it will be fine." Jiang Yun stretched out his arms and hugged Liu Ci and spoke comfortingly. In fact, he was more afraid that the Empress was taking advantage of the situation to silence him.
After all, the fact that the empress was infected with the phantom poison was absolutely not allowed to be leaked, so the fewer people who knew about it, the safer it was.
When the candlelight in the prison was extinguished, it was dark. Jiang Yun held Liu Ci in his arms and did not want to say much. He glanced at another cell in the distance. The figure in the cell looked like Cao Feng, the eunuch of the previous emperor.
In the night sky, stars twinkle, the waning moon hangs low, shadows overlap in the palace, and there are countless palaces and halls.
Yin Xing, who was sleeping alone in the palace for the first time, sat by the window, looking out, observing the situation of the palace guards outside, sighing and feeling worried.
Yin Xing never expected that Xuan Yizheng would be so angry. Thinking of her awe-inspiring look, which was somewhat like a combination of her mother and the emperor, she couldn't help but feel a chill in her heart.
Why is Xuan Yizheng unwilling to try to trust others and seek help?
Originally, Yin Xing thought that Xuan Yizheng at least believed in himself, but now it seems that is not necessarily the case.
After all, Xuan Yizhen had been wary of her and had been hiding things from her since they first met, and she had been extremely secretive about her illness. There were so many things she didn't want him to know.
The more he thought about it, the sadder he felt. Yin Xing's nose felt sore, and he suddenly realized that it would be better to sleep at night, otherwise he would cry secretly again.
It was a dreamless night. When Yin Xing woke up in a daze, it was just dawn.
This was the first time they slept in separate beds since they got married. Yin Xing was not used to lying alone on the big and soft bed, and she wanted to cry even more.
It seems that wanting to cry has nothing to do with day or night.
However, Yin Xing didn't know that a grand ceremony to select a king was being held in the palace at this moment.
When the empress selects people to enter the palace, the royal family and court officials will naturally show up, and the six heads of the Wanqi family will attach great importance to them.
The third princess raised her eyes and glanced at Xuan Yizhen, and rarely did she miss Yin Xing.
The Second Princess caught sight of this gaze and said slowly, "I heard that Xizhou Marquis Yin was confined to her house. I don't know why. Does Third Princess know anything about this?"
"This matter is your Majesty's private affair. Second sister, please stop worrying about it." The third princess responded contemptuously, quite impatiently.
"Okay, it seems that the third princess has come to terms with it." The second princess responded without being discouraged. She fiddled with the ruby Zen beads with her fingertips, thinking of the movement in the capital yesterday, and felt that something was unusual.
The eldest princess was delighted to see the second princess suffer a setback, and she eagerly said to the third princess, "I think every noble young man entering the palace this time is prettier than that Yin from Western Province, isn't it, Third Princess?"
The third princess lowered her eyes, looking at her jade ring nonchalantly, and said, "These men are all the same, it's nothing."
"Could it be that the Third Princess has also changed her preferences like Princess Tai'an?" The Fourth Princess called out in surprise.
"Who knows?" The third princess replied perfunctorily, feeling it was very boring.
This king selection ceremony is nothing more than a competition among various forces, and that stupid Yin Xing will only be ruthlessly strangled.
The princesses' conversations gradually died down. Princess Tai'an's eyes fell on the empress on the high platform, and she really couldn't see through her thoughts.
Now that the head of the Wanqi family has acted so recklessly, is the empress really going to continue to tolerate it without punishing him?
If the empress ends up having a blood relationship with the Wanqi Shi family, the royal power will be further weakened, which is not a good thing.
Everyone in the audience had different thoughts. Xuan Yizheng casually glanced at the person he was meeting, absent-minded.
Last night, Yin Xing did not send anyone to show weakness and admit his mistake. It was obvious that he felt that he should not have treated Jiang Yun Liuci in that way.
But Yin Xing had no idea how big a mess it would cause if the severity of his illness was known to a third party, and he might even lose his throne.
This was not Xuan Yizhen's unfounded worry, but the six heads of the Wanqi family would not be willing to take the risk of obeying the orders of a mentally ill head of the family.
She might be in a more dangerous situation than her mother was back then, and Yin Xing had no ability to defend herself, and because the Marquis of Xizhou died, she had no one else to rely on except herself.
The warm sun was rising slowly in the sky. Yin Xing was having lunch in the other bedroom. He could faintly hear the sound of drums, but it was not clear, and he was confused.
There was usually not much movement in the palace, it was always silent.
After lunch, Yin Xing basked in the sun by the window, looking at the patrolling palace guards and secretly counting the time for the shift change. This was a method Jiang Yun taught him.
After counting for the entire afternoon, the sky was gray and the fiery sunset glow, with its decadent splendor, inexplicably added to the sadness and loneliness.
Yin Xing sat on the low couch with his chin supported, looking at the peach branch that had sprouted. Apart from the sprouting, there was no other change. He was depressed and fiddled with the ring with his fingertips, feeling a little angry.
Xuan Yizhen, who is usually gentle, is actually so fierce to me. Is this the seven-year itch?
But Yin Xing counted on his fingers and it was only the fifth year at most, not the seventh year at all. He felt sad and angry, and muttered to Taozhi, "I will never talk to her again."
As soon as he finished speaking, a familiar voice suddenly came from behind him, "Will you never talk to anyone again?"
Yin Xing was startled at once, and turned his head to see the tall and graceful Xuan Yizheng in the hall. She was wearing a long gown with a bright golden silk dragon pattern, and her smooth and thick black hair was adorned with a pearl and jade crown. Her jade-white face and demeanor were even more stern than before.
In the silence, Xuan Yizheng came slowly, which already brought a strong shock to Yin Xing. It was really difficult for him to combine the empress in front of him with the gentle woman who was admiring the flowers in the villa.
"I asked you a question, why don't you answer?" Xuan Yizheng sat down and spoke.
"..." Yin Xing listened to Xuan Yizhen's words and realized for the first time that she claimed to have such leadership qualities.
But to be honest, Xuan Yizheng has always been like this. She used to call herself "this palace", but now she calls herself "I".
Xuan Yizheng had never forgotten the etiquette and rules of aristocracy; perhaps she just didn't bother with him about it.
Yin Xing wanted to respond, but he only felt his throat dry. Unconsciously, his eyes were filled with moisture and he couldn't say a word.
In the silence, Xuan Yizhen sighed softly, his eyes watching the tears soaking Yin Xing's thick, straight eyelashes, making them even wetter, and he said, "Why are you crying? I just want you to understand that carelessly administering medicine to the emperor is a capital offense. If you promise not to trust others so easily in the future, this matter will be dropped."
"I didn't cry, I just had a few sore eyes." Yin Xing wiped his tears with his sleeve and said in a muffled voice. He looked clearly at Xuan Yizheng in front of him. Her expression was calm. She was indeed more suitable to be a majestic empress than a gentle wife.
Xuan Yizheng looked at the tear marks at the corners of Yin Xing's eyes, like the clear surface of a pond, and pursed his thin lips, not exposing her clumsy words.
Yin Xing calmed down a bit and asked, "Can Jiang Yun and the others be let go too?"
After he finished speaking, the atmosphere between the two of them suddenly became a little cold and quiet.
"Are you just protecting them like this?" Xuan Yizheng looked at Yin Xing's clear and clean eyes with displeasure and spoke.
"Because they are innocent and good people, I can't implicate them." Seeing Xuan Yizheng's serious expression, Yin Xing was even more worried about Jiang Yun Liuci's safety.
In the silence, Xuan Yizhen looked back and said solemnly, "Since they know about this, they might expose everything. Do you choose them or me?"
Yin Xing met Xuan Yizhen's gaze, feeling it was like a cold blade, sharp and dangerous. It was obvious that this was not just a discussion, but more like a duel. He shook his head and said, "Yizhen, there is no need to choose between the two. Jiang Yun and the others will not oppose you."
"But aren't you giving up my safety for them now?" Xuan Yizheng spoke softly, but with extreme murderous intent.
Because Xuan Yizheng thought that Yin Xing would choose him without hesitation, just like he was to her, unwavering and without any second thoughts.
Yin Xing looked at the angry Xuan Yizhen with fear. Her expression gradually became distorted and horrified. She said in horror: "Yizhen, calm down, I didn't..."
The projection on the palace floor suddenly showed a swinging and smashing movement, swift and decisive.
With a "bang", the voice stopped abruptly, the peach branch potted plant fell to the ground, and the porcelain jar broke into pieces, with blood staining it.
In an instant, endless black water surged in the hall, the sky turned upside down, and sharp sounds filled Xuan Yizheng's ears, almost penetrating his entire skull.
After a long moment, Xuan Yizhen painfully raised his hand and pressed the edge of the table. Cold sweat oozed from his jade-white cheeks, and his breathing became rapid. He said solemnly, "Alright, since you can't bear to part with them, I must have them..."
Before he finished speaking, Xuan Yizheng slowly smelled the scent of blood. He focused his sight again with difficulty and landed on Yin Xing, who had a large amount of blood dripping from his forehead. His expression was frozen and he was stunned.
Chunli, the female official outside, rushed in. When she saw Yin Xing with half of his face covered in blood, she was filled with fear.
Late at night, the imperial doctors were hurriedly summoned into the palace, and the news quickly spread like wildfire.
Xuan Yizheng lowered his eyes and looked at the blood gradually drying up in his palm. His dark eyes were like an icy pond, without a single ripple. His palm trembled slightly and his head was splitting with pain. He couldn't believe that he almost killed Yin Xing.
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