Xuan Yi, who was beaten, smiled. If he was not Qi Zi who was at the mercy of others, but Qi Zi who had principles and knew how to protect himself, I believe that one day she would willingly hand over her body and mind to him.
Back at Qifeng Hall, Qi Zi locked Zi Lan and Cui Yi outside the door, no matter how the two girls screamed. She lay in the bathtub with her clothes on and scrubbed her body vigorously. She wanted to wash away the insult, but she could
Wash it off? Recalling the scene just now, Qi Zi wanted to stab him in the heart with a knife. She laughed loudly like crazy and said to herself: "Hahaha..., what's the point of living like this? My mother is dead,
There is no news from Brother Zhongwen. There is no point in waiting. Now that I am being humiliated like this, how can I have the dignity to live in this world? It would be better to die cleanly."
"Huh." She sneered and got out of the bathtub, put on the clothes she wore before entering the palace, and took out the white silk from the cabinet. Her figure in the bronze mirror looked so weird.
"Your Majesty, I beg you, please open the door." Outside the hall, Cui Yi's voice almost became hoarse: "Zilan, what should I do?"
"How do I know what to do? Hurry up and scream?" Zilan said with no plan to lose.
Bai Ling was already hanging on the beam. Qi Zi stood on the stool, holding Bai Ling with both hands. Finally, he took a look around, and the trace of nostalgia that flashed in his heart was fleeting.
Cui Yi and Zi Lan outside the hall heard the sound of something falling to the ground at the same time. Zi Lan pulled her up and ran towards the back of the hall. She quickly made a hole in the window paper with her fingers. Seeing the scene inside, Zi Lan was frightened.
She was speechless. Cuiyi pushed her away and took a look inside. She was also stunned with fright. Zilan reacted and said without hesitation: "Quickly...quickly...ask someone to knock on the door."
Cuiyi shed tears and ran to the front hall with Zilan. Zilan called other palace eunuchs to knock on the door together. Cuiyi hurriedly looked for help outside Qifeng Palace. Lan Zihui heard that Qifeng Palace was very upset.
It was lively. As I was walking over, I saw Cuiyi running out and shouted hurriedly: "Cuiyi, what's going on?"
Cuiyi held him tightly and cried, "My queen, please hurry up."
"What happened?"
"The empress is hung up."
"What." Lan Zihui rushed into the hall, and everyone got out of the way. He kicked the door open with all his strength. Everyone rushed in, took the wolfberries off the white silk, and laid them down.
On the bed, I tested my breathing with my hands and breathed a sigh of relief and said, "It's okay, I'm still breathing, but it's weak. Cui Yi, are there any ginseng slices here?"
"Yes, yes, yes."
"Bring it quickly."
"Yes." Cuiyi rummaged through the boxes anxiously, her mind was clouded, and she finally found it.
Lan Zihui put the ginseng slices in Songli's mouth and said, "Come here, tell the emperor quickly."
"Wait a minute, General." Zi Lan said with a confused look on her face.
"What's wrong?" he asked in confusion. Normally, at this time, the emperor should be informed.
Zilan covered her mouth and said with tears, "Your Majesty just came back from the Emperor."
Lan Zihui was startled, how could this happen? He said: "Then don't alarm the emperor first, and go find the imperial doctor."
"Yes." A guard responded and went out.
"What's going on? Why can't the empress miss the hanging beam?" Lan Zihui asked Zilan and Cuiyi.
Cuiyi knelt down and cried, "It's all my fault. I shouldn't talk too much."
Lan Zihui looked at her, and Cui Yi continued: "Today is my monthly holiday. Your Majesty ordered your servant to deliver a letter to Ronghou Mansion. Unexpectedly, what she brought back was bad news. Your Majesty's mother died half a month ago.
After the death, the empress was anxious to leave the palace, so she went to ask the emperor, but she didn’t know what the empress and the emperor said in the Zhengde Hall. She only knew that after the empress came back, she locked herself in the room and never came out.
, later, later..."
"Alas." He sighed and said, "So the empress knows the news of her mother's death."
Cuiyi and Zilan both asked in unison: "The general knows about this."
He nodded and said, "I knew it half a month ago. Not only did I know it, but the Emperor also knew it."
"Then why, Your Majesty..."
Before Cui Yi could finish speaking, Lan Zihui raised his hand to stop what she was going to say.
"Your Majesty has His Majesty's plan, so don't make any guesses. Anyway, I will report this matter to Your Majesty tomorrow. You should watch your Majesty carefully today and never let her do such stupid things again."
"Yes, General."
A palace man brought the imperial doctor in, and Lan Zihui greeted him: "Physician, please show me to the empress quickly."
…
Early the next morning, Qi Zi woke up, and Cui Yi was so excited that she cried.
"I'm alive?"
"Empress, you are still alive."
"Why let me die? Why don't you let me die?" Qi Zi repeated these words, and her painful and sad tears wet the soft pillow.
"My dear, why is this necessary? If you die, this servant will not live either."
Outside of Zhengde, Lan Zihui had been waiting there early. Xuan Yi had just retired from the court. He was dressed in a bright yellow court uniform, with sword-shaped eyebrows and starry eyes. His every move showed the majesty of the emperor and the majesty of a king.
After hearing Lan Zihui's report, Xuan Yi rushed towards Qifeng Palace angrily. Qi Zi's unwillingness to admit defeat seemed to him to be a challenge to his nature. How on earth could he conquer such a stubborn woman?
But there was worry mixed with her anger. She never expected that her actions last night would push her to a dead end.
In Qifeng Hall, Qi Zi sat in front of the dressing table. The person in the bronze mirror had an expressionless face, without any emotion or anger. Cui Yi worriedly combed her hair, even if she cried or made a fuss, it would always be like this.
What should I do if I go down?
"The Emperor has arrived——" Telford's announcement came as usual.
Cui Yi and other palace eunuchs immediately knelt down to pay their respects: "Kowtow to the emperor."
Seeing Qi Zi sitting there properly, Xuan Yi breathed a sigh of relief and said to the people in the hall: "Everyone, get out."
"yes."
After everyone left, he walked over to her, held her petite shoulders tightly with both hands, and said coldly: "Do you think I will let you go if you die? You are too naive, no matter whether you die or not,
Even if you live, I won't let you escape from my grasp."
Qi Zi looked at him expressionlessly. Xuan Yi raised her chin and saw the marks on her neck. It was really shocking, but he did not show it. He kissed her lips gently, and Qi Zi did not resist.
, but her heart was bleeding, and she couldn't cry anymore. She let him hold her in his arms, and Qi Zi's heart softened: Why do I feel so familiar?
But I heard Xuan Yi say softly: "What's wrong with staying in the palace? I want you to stay with me. I don't want to lose you. You are like a bird in a cage. If I open that
Door, once you fly away, you will never fly back again. I will not take this risk, so you should not have such extravagant hopes. You are mine and will always be mine."
Such gentle words, but they sounded so weird that he couldn't help but feel fear. Xuan Yi called towards the door: "Come in, everyone."
The door creaked open, and Cuiyi, Zilan, Defu, and Lan Zihui walked in together, all holding their breath and lowering their heads to listen to the instructions.
He said to Defu: "Go and get the string of pearls that was sent as tribute from the Western Regions."