Chapter 55: The Beginning
As soon as I returned to Xinan Pavilion, I refused the service of the maids and asked them to retreat and rest. I closed the doors and windows and couldn't wait to pour the white powder in my nails onto the rice paper. The fine powder was fragrant.
, what is this? Why did Amy sneakily add the powder to Yekel's incense burner? Also, Yekel clearly said that he likes light fragrance, and those concubines serve as his pillows
It is impossible for people not to know his preferences, but why do they use such a strong fragrance of powder and the incense from the Underworld Wolf Palace... What kind of mystery is there?
I carefully packaged the powder and put it in the mezzanine of the dressing table. Lying on the bed, I picked up the book on spice preparation given by Yue Ming and read through it.
"Using allspice, perilla, juniper berries, and thyme in corresponding proportions, you can make the goose-yellow pear fragrance that women like. Make it into granular shapes and light it in the incense burner. The smell is elegant and fragrant..." I looked at it carefully.
I kept it in mind while muttering to myself. Every time I read an article, I recorded the aroma produced after they were prepared.
As the night fell, my eyelids began to lose control and I yawned again and again. Forget it, let's get some sleep first and continue tomorrow. I dried the paper I had recorded, folded it into a square and hid it under the pillow.
The royal court shrouded in darkness was completely silent, with only the palace lanterns hanging on the corridors swaying gently in the night wind. To the south of the royal court was the abandoned garden room, which was once the location of the most glorious palace. It was so majestic and stunning that
The dazzling place is the palace site where the nine divisions of the Xiyue Kingdom met in the past. Almost no one would come here on weekdays. Because of the nine divisions meeting many years ago, a horrific and bloody massacre took place inside Xiyue.
There was a huge war, and that sudden meeting completely turned this place into ruins.
A black figure walked slowly in the dark night, stepping on the green grass, making a slight rustling sound. The moon was hidden in the clouds, and the wide and straight road wound into the distance, and the dark
The abandoned garden is like a sleeping giant, dead and gloomy.
The black figure stopped at the entrance of the dilapidated palace. Above the palace door, there was still a plaque hanging, crumbling in the wind, as if it would fall down at any time. When the palace door was opened, the creaking sound was particularly clear in the middle of the night.
The voice told that this place has been here for a long time. Opening the door to the palace, dim light entered the ruined palace, and the mottled knife marks and bloodstains on the towering cloud pillars were vaguely visible, and the dust on the ground accumulated thickly.
On the first floor, a black figure slowly walked in and stopped in front of the dormitory window of the Abandoned Palace.
"Are you here?" The voice was so cold that there was no warmth at all. It was like a ghost standing out in the silent night, which was terrifying to the heart and lungs.
The black figure pulled down the hood of the black cloak covering her head, revealing a fair and tender face with a cold smile, which looked like a ghostly elf under the moonlight. She was smiling.
Looking at the two men standing in front of the window like sculptures, he replied: "Brother, what do you want me to do late at night?"
The man turned around after hearing the words. The lines on his face were as clear as sculptures, and a pair of sharp eyes like an eagle swept over the woman's face. This man was none other than the former Khan King Yekore. He was seen touching his chest with one hand.
, took a few steps forward with a sluggish pace and asked: "How is the plan going?"
The woman chuckled and said with a slow and confident smile: "Everything is as expected by the eldest brother. Now everyone in the court is in an uproar over Brother Wang's appointment as queen, especially Hu Kesai and Li Zuozhi. Everyone is in trouble.
The courtiers are quite critical of him now. He is stubborn and will only make the courtiers who support him feel cold and rebellious in the end. And the medicine you asked me to add to his incense, brother, seems to have begun to have an effect."
"The courtiers who support him? Hahaha, these wallflowers are just acting for their own interests. Huksai only supports him because he promised to make Yun Zhuer his queen, and now he is doing it for a reason
How can a woman who doesn't know what she says and violate her promise make her loyal to him whole-heartedly? And Li Zuozhi, do you think you would be willing to succumb to him because of his ambition? Don't forget, Duosang,
Xu was an informant placed by Li Zuozhi beside him."
The woman smiled coldly and interrupted: "Brother is right, the showdown in Xinuang Pavilion was instigated by Duosang. The purpose was to make Brother Wang feel disgusted with Yun Zhu'er, and then strengthen his determination to marry Avril."
, Hu Kesai and Yun Zhuer will definitely hold a grudge, and no one can bear such humiliation."
"Amis is very smart!" Yekore nodded approvingly.
"Oh, nothing can compare to my eldest brother's wisdom and skills. Although Brother Wang is also Amis' biological brother, Amis always remembers that from bottom to top, only eldest brother, you love Amis the most. Remember
One time, out of fun, I went hunting in the deep forest, but I didn't want to lose my way there. Later, I was bitten by a poisonous snake. When I was dying, it was you, my eldest brother, who found me and sucked out the snake venom for me regardless of your own safety.
.Amis will never forget what her elder brother has done for her. Brother Wang betrayed the monarch and his country for his own selfish desires. Amis looks down on him and will not help him."
"Well, very good. He thinks he did it flawlessly? Haha, Shige has already found out everything secretly. If it weren't for him, why would I have defeated Shilipo? His current position is sitting on the blood of his relatives.
I will definitely take back this hatred and humiliation from him. Did you poison his furnace without being discovered?" The man's resolute face twitched slightly with anger, and his voice was hoarse.
"He was completely unprepared for me, so he was naturally not discovered. His sense of smell was already damaged by his elder brother's sword, but the strong fragrance of the incense burner smelled faintly to him. It can be concluded that his sense of smell has gradually faded.
If it is lost, the poison will soon be transmitted to the internal organs, and then it will begin to produce hallucinations and demonic obstacles, lose the true nature, and slowly die in the pain of heart-gnawing and bone-gnawing. Hahaha, this medicine is really difficult to prepare, and it cost me
A lot of hard work!" Amysi giggled, as if what she said was so innocent and the person she poisoned had nothing to do with her.
Yeke Rui's heart was shaken for a moment. He looked at his sister who was still smiling like a flower in front of him. Is this really the original her? Did he make her become like this? His heart felt a dull pain. It was he who forced her to be naive.
The innocent little girl has become cold-hearted and heartless. Will she also blame herself and hate herself?
"Amice, do you hate eldest brother? Don't you blame eldest brother for treating his brother like this?" The man's voice was a little deep.
"How could it be? All of this belongs to the great Khan King Yekore of the Xijue Kingdom. Brother Wang should not be wishful thinking, and should not use any means to harm his siblings and seize things that do not belong to him." Amis said casually,
The voice was calm and calm, except for a slightly accentuated tone at the end of the sentence.
Yeke Rui pondered for a moment, and then ordered: "Be careful in everything. If anything happens, you can tell Shi Ge. It's late at night, go back!"
Amy gave him a cold smile, without any warmth in her eyes. She stretched out her hand to cover the black cloak behind her back, turned around and left, her steps were as light as flying, and she was instantly hidden in the darkness.
After Amis left, Shi Ge, who had been silent for a long time, stepped forward to help Yeke Rui, who had been holding his hand on his chest, and asked worriedly: "Master, the old problem in my chest has recurred again.
?"
There was a look of pain on Yekore's face, his lips were a little white, and his forehead was covered with cold sweat. He endured the pain and stubbornly uttered a few words: "I'm fine!"
"Master!" Shi Ge looked at the man in front of him and called out worriedly again.
"Haha, Shi Ge, did you hear that? My plan is being realized step by step, are you happy for me?" There was a sneer at the corner of Ye Corui's mouth.
"Of course Shi Ge is happy for the master, but master, your body can no longer consume your mind. The princess is naturally smart, and the master can rest assured to leave the matter to her." Shi Ge comforted.
"Amis has done enough things for me. If possible, I wish she was still the carefree and innocent child. It was me who forced her to be like that. It was me who selfishly deprived her of her ability.
The happiness that belongs to her, let her fall into the abyss with me. The Queen Mother will blame me in heaven, right? Haha, yes, if you want to blame me, she has already given me retribution, made me betray my relatives, and made me doomed."
His heart was rising and falling rapidly due to emotional excitement, and his face was tangled in pain. He couldn't catch his breath, and a bloody hot stream spurted up from his throat. With a thud, it splashed scarlet on the ground. It was shocking and dazzling.
Red plum.
"Master, please stop talking!" Shige helped him sit on the ground. He turned around and sat down behind him, healing Ye Kerui's luck. Unexpectedly, since he was seriously injured by Ling Ye using the Dragon Roaring Technique in Shilipo,
, although he saved his life under the treatment of the witch doctor Mog, the injury became a chronic disease that recurred from time to time, destroying this dilapidated body.
"Do you know why I asked Amis to rescue that woman?" The corners of Yekore's lips were still stained with bright red blood. He tasted the pungent blood remaining in his mouth and asked lightly.
"I know, that woman is Ling Ye's sweetheart. The master knew that Yekel also liked that woman, so he asked the princess to rescue her. The purpose was to make Yekel fall in love. This resulted in the opposition of the ministers today and the tense situation.
Master, this is killing two birds with one stone. It not only creates a gap between Yekel and his supporters, but also makes Ling Ye lose his love. He can only avenge the slap of the hand that day. If one day he knows that it was Yekel who took the sword.
If you love me, I'm afraid Yekel won't be able to eat it and carry it around. Anyway, let's sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight." Shi Ge responded while practicing his kung fu.
"No one knows me better than Shige!" Yekorui sighed leisurely and turned to look outside the palace. The sky was like a curtain, dark and dim. Occasionally, there were small stars twinkling, but they were too weak to be seen and fleeting.
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For several days in a row, I stayed locked up in my room, tinkering with the various spices sent by Yue Ming. I mixed them according to the proportions described in the book. The four maids were all kicked out of the outer hall by me, and there was no one for me.
I was not allowed to step into the room even half a step. Saiya once wanted to enter on the excuse of tidying up the room, but I turned her away. She poked her head and looked inside, and asked me more curiously what was she doing mysteriously? For
Her curiosity made me have more doubts about Amis. Because she sent this girl to me.
I was leaning on the chair, staring at a certain point with dull eyes, seriously thinking about every detail after I arrived in Xiyue. Yue Ming sat aside with a stern look on his face, yawned angrily and asked:
"Is it possible that you asked me to come here in the middle of the night just to see you in a daze?"
"Don't make any noise! Didn't you see that I was thinking about something?" I rolled my eyes at him and continued to hold my chin to clear my thoughts.
"So what?" Yue Ming stared back at me impatiently, pointed at the incense piled on the table and asked, "How are you doing recently?"
"Yue Ming, what do you think of Princess Amis?" I finally raised my head and looked at him seriously and asked.
"Amis? In fact, although I know Amis, we don't have a close relationship. After all, she is a noble princess. I have to pay attention to my status and propriety no matter what I do. Occasionally I play with her and play the piano. She is just like that to me.
It feels like a good girl. Um, why do you ask that?" He asked with some suspicion.
"I always feel that Amy is not as simple as we see. Let me show you something." Then I walked to the dressing table and took out the small bag hidden in the mezzanine, opened it and put it in front of Yue Ming. He carefully
He dipped his finger into a little powder, put it to the tip of his nose and smelled it carefully, and then asked with a solemn expression: "How come you have such a thing?"
"I discovered this accidentally. Amy added this powder to Yekel's incense burner. The fragrance was strong, but Yekel didn't smell it. I thought there must be something fishy in it." I looked at it.
Yue Ming, who was frowning more and more, continued: "I have been looking through the book you sent me these past few days. There is a page in the book that gives advice to incense makers. What kinds of incense are listed in it?
Fragrances cannot be used together. What will happen if you mix them accidentally? Especially poppy flower and oleander powder cannot be used together. When the two fragrances meet, they become a chronic poison. If you use them for a long time, you will lose your true nature and suffer heart-gnawing and bone-gnawing pain.
And died."
"You mean Amis put this kind of scent on Yekel? Why did she do this?" Yue Ming asked in disbelief. The tiredness on his face had long gone, and his energy seemed to have been lifted by me.
He gets excited by talking.
"Why I don't know. It's just that the fragrance powder I prepared according to the instructions in the book is very similar to Amis's. Maybe my fragrance is not as good as Amis's, but you can imagine Yekel
What are the consequences of using this kind of incense for a long time?" I paused for a moment, sorted out my thoughts over the past few days, and then continued: "Actually, I have been thinking about every detail of my visit to Xiyue these days. First of all.
Why did Amis save me and Nangong Han by such a coincidence? If we assume that she had premeditated it, she enthusiastically invited me to go back to Xiyue with her to attend the coronation ceremony of Xin Khan, and she still retained me after I recovered from my injury.
The purpose of dragging me to ride a horse is for Yekel to meet me. So, she already knew that Yekel knew me?" I was startled by my own speculation and looked at Yue Ming blankly.
He frowned, as if in deep thought. I continued: "That day, she should have known that Yekel's horse team would pass by Cole Grassland, so she took me to ride a horse. Then her seemingly casual whip made me
I fell off my horse due to panic. She knew that Yekel had entered the encirclement she had visually observed, so he was able to rescue me in time."
"The Amis you imagined is really scary!" Yue Ming took a deep breath.
"If it wasn't her, how could you explain that she wanted to poison Yekel?" I asked.
"Okay, assuming what you said is true, then why did she poison her brother? Could it be of any benefit to her?" Yue Ming put forward his own point of view, and this was something I couldn't understand. I paced back and forth.
While walking, a flash of inspiration finally flashed through his mind. He looked at Yue Ming with wide eyes and whispered: "Yue Ming, I thought of it!"
Yue Ming waved his hand and motioned for me to continue. I swallowed a clear sputum, approached Yue Ming and said mysteriously: "We have always forgotten a character!"
"Who?" Yue Ming's deep eyes flashed, and then he patted his thigh and said slightly excitedly: "Yekori!"
I nodded, the mystery was finally solved.
"Yekorui must have known that Yekel betrayed him in the battle at Xuefeng, so he came back to take revenge. And I am at best a pawn in his hands. He used me to stir up conflicts between the monarchs and ministers within Xiyue.
And Amis is the accomplice." I looked at Yue Ming and expressed my point of view.
Yue Ming couldn't help but gave me a thumbs up and praised: "I can't tell, girl! You really have a bit of a modern Sherlock Holmes, your reasoning is good!"
"Yue Ming, what do you think we should do now?" I ignored his compliments and asked.
"Find out the truth and then cooperate with Yekel!" Yue Ming replied calmly.
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