Chapter 8 The Reborn Prince of the Hou Mansion (8)
"Zixing, Your Majesty said today that I have fine lines at the corners of my eyes. Look, do I really have eye lines?" Concubine Shu put her delicate hands on the corners of her eyes and murmured in a low voice.
Zi Xing looked along the hand, and the smile on the corner of his mouth suddenly froze.
There are actually a few fine lines.
"Your Majesty must be too worried these days. I will use some more powder to cover it up, and cook more bird's nest porridge to nourish my beauty. In a few days, I will be as radiant as before."
Concubine Shu clenched her fingers hard, and her fingertips dug into the palm of her hand: "It was the emperor who caused me to have a miscarriage and hurt my roots. Otherwise, how could I be like this? She humiliated me in public today. I will not just let it go.
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As soon as Nan Xian climbed over the wall quietly and came in, she heard this sentence and almost laughed in anger.
It's not like she held a knife to her neck and forced her to have a child with someone else, and to kneel down on a rainy night.
Rolling his eyes to the sky, Nan Xian rolled his eyes and began to search for Si Xiao. Finally, he caught a glimpse of the villain on a tree branch with the widest view and the easiest place to observe the situation in the palace.
However, the person on the tree was staring at her intently with a dark and profound gaze.
Nan Xian stiffened, smiled sweetly, and waved hello.
Si Xiao took off her bun and hairpin, and tied her black hair into a high ponytail with only a piece of white silk. Her feminine figure was hidden among the shadows of the trees, adding a bit of bottomless ink color.
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Just as Nan Xian showed her friendliness, the figure on the tree flashed to her side.
His martial arts skills were extremely high, but when he came closer, a wisp of breeze blew up Nan Xian's hair, without making any sound.
"What are you doing here?" The young man raised his eyebrows slightly.
"I suspect there is something wrong with Concubine Shu".
The space where the two of them took shelter was not big, so it was okay to accommodate Nan Xian alone. Si Xiao also came down, and the shadows cast by a few thin flower trees seemed a bit cramped, so Nan Xian was almost talking into his ear.
The warm breath hit his ears, and the cheeks of the slender young man were slightly warmed by the smoke. He deliberately used a serious tone to cover up his tense body: "What's the problem?"
"I suspect that the assassins that night were sent by Concubine Shu." Nan Xian lowered his voice and got a little closer for fear of offending someone.
Si Xiao smelled the sweet fragrance so close at hand, his eyes darkened a bit, and his lips were suddenly blocked. Nan Xian saw that he was stunned and gestured at him: "Shh."
Three more figures suddenly appeared in the palace, two of them were clearly Young Master Xi Jin and his entourage.
"Sir," Concubine Shu stood up from her chair in surprise and rushed over.
The two hugged each other for a while, Xi Jin kept coughing.
The attendant Cai Fei hurriedly said: "My dear concubine, the young master was injured yesterday. Please do not put pressure on the young master's wound."
"Injured?" Concubine Shu was surprised and worriedly wanted to take off Xi Jin's clothes to see where she was injured. "What's going on? Who can hurt you?"
"It doesn't matter." Xi Jin stopped her movements and coughed several times: "I don't know who that person is. His martial arts is better than mine. Cai Fei and I also made him run away, but fortunately
Yes, the roster was not found by him."
"Could he be from the emperor?" Concubine Shu raised her charming eyes: "I always feel that the emperor seems to have changed during this period. Could it be that the emperor has discovered what happened to you and me, so he deliberately made things difficult today?
You and me?”
Xi Jin sighed: "I also have the same guess. You sent an assassin to kill Emperor Dongyao last time but failed. Although Emperor Dongyao failed to track down the assassin, he must have been alerted. It seems that the plan can only be advanced."
"She demoted my father to a white man, and the Xinguo Duke's palace collapsed overnight. I...I was anxious for a moment, so I bought a killer from the Jianghu. But don't worry, he is the top killer on the killer list. No one has ever seen his true face.
, the emperor can’t catch him.”
"Ayi, I know you have suffered a lot of blows recently, but who is he?"
Cai Fei stepped forward and took off the human skin mask.
The face of Duke Xin was revealed. Compared with before the fall of Duke Xin's palace, his face was more than ten years older, and there were already many white hairs on his temples. He stared at Concubine Shu with tears and cried out, and then suddenly
He stared at Xi Jin warily and resentfully, stamping his feet and crying in front of his daughter.
"Dad", Concubine Shu's expression changed drastically, and she hugged Duke Xin in pain, with tears in her eyes: "Dad, what's wrong with you? Who made you like this? Dad, please speak, Dad..."
When Nan Xian saw the crazy look of Duke Xin, she froze on the spot. She turned her head and unexpectedly met the young man's dark eyes. She lowered her voice and said, "I didn't do it."
"I know", the young man's voice was like the mist falling from the south of the Yangtze River into the precious porcelain plate, "it's made by Xi Jin".
Nan Xian opened her eyes slightly. She was actually very smart and quickly understood the logic: "Are you the one who attacked Xi Jin?"
"Um."
"What roster are you trying to steal?" As a person who knows all the plot, I can only pretend to know nothing at this time.
The young man didn't say anything, but stared at her intently. After a while, he stretched out his hand to cover her lips, followed her example and slightly opened his thin lips: "Shh."
In the palace, Concubine Shu burst into tears.
Mr. Xijin hugged the heartbroken Concubine Shu: "When I found Mr. Xin Guo, his voice had been muted by someone's poison, and there were scars all over his body. He also had mental problems. But don't worry, Ayi. He will treat me as a mature man."
Afterwards, I will take you and Duke Xin to the Northern Qi Dynasty and ask the best miraculous doctors to diagnose and treat Duke Xin."
Concubine Shu's eyes were red, her well-groomed face was distorted by resentment, and she looked at the crying Duke Xin with tears in her eyes: "Young Master, everything will be according to your instructions. Shuyi will obey the Young Master in everything."
"In a few days, you will lead Siyao to the lotus pond and bring her...who is she?"
Suddenly there was a short rustling sound in the courtyard.
Several people in the hall looked stern.
Cai Fei glanced towards Xi Jin, put his hand on the scabbard and stepped out of the palace, searching the dark courtyard cautiously.
Concubine Shu nestled in Xi Jin's arms, a flash of panic flashed across Lihua's face.
Suddenly, a lazy and clear cat meow came from the night: "Meow~"
"It's a cat." Concubine Shu breathed a sigh of relief and raised her eyes to look at Xi Jin, only to see that his usually gentle and frail face was now secretive.
Cai Fei searched around, came in and shook his head at Xi Jin.
The quiet moonlight fell on the shoulders of the two of them. Si Xiao turned his head and glanced at Nan Xian, who was still holding seven inches of the snake in his hand. The corner of his mouth twitched and stared at her: "What are you still holding it for?"
Nan Xian still hasn't recovered from the boy's seemingly real and fake cat voice. That cat cry really penetrated her bones, and her heart is still beating like a drum even now.
Who can resist a cute boy who meows like a cat?
"Forgot to throw it away." Nan Xian's heart skipped a beat when she met the young Shui Ling's cold eyes.
The corner of Si Xiao's mouth rose, then suddenly froze. He slowly suppressed it and pretended not to care, then changed the subject: "Your Majesty, you are very brave. Are you not afraid of snakes?"