"Thank you so much, little father-in-law." As he spoke, Xiuzhu had already stuffed a piece of silver into his hand and said, "Master has a few words for me and Mrs. Wei, can you let me stay here for a while?
"
The little eunuch secretly weighed the money in his hand and said, "Okay, but don't talk too long."
"I know, thank you so much, little father-in-law." After the little eunuch left, Xiuzhu squatted down and shouted through the fence into the dark cell: "Mrs. Wei! Mistress Wei!"
After a while, a weak and vague voice sounded from the darkness, "Who is it...?"
"Slave Xiuzhu, it was Empress Xinbin who asked me to come and see you." Following Xiuzhu's words, a figure slowly crawled out of the darkness and appeared in her sight. Although Xiuzhu had been mentally prepared for a long time, when
When she really saw Wei Jingxuan's current appearance, she still couldn't help but exclaimed.
From the first time she saw Wei Jingxuan, she was amazed by her beauty. Apart from the queen, she had the most outstanding appearance in the harem. If not for this, she would not have been able to become a maid of Yongshou Palace from a Xinzheku maid.
Master, but now, anyone who sees Wei Jingxuan will not think of the word "beauty", but will only think of horror and ferociousness.
The cheek, which is no bigger than a palm, is covered with scars of various sizes. The longest one stretches from the peak of the eyebrow to the base of the ear, like an ugly centipede. The wound on the left face seems to have been cut just now.
There were traces of the medicine applied, but the blood was still seeping out slowly, and thin blood flowed down from there.
Seeing Xiuzhu staring at her without speaking, Wei Jingxuan said hoarsely: "It's... terrible... isn't it? They cut me... every day... on my face."
Her voice was as vague and weak as before, and you had to listen carefully to hear it. It was very different from what she had spoken before. Xiuzhu tried hard to calm down the fear in her heart and said, "Madam...what's wrong with your voice?"
Wei Jingxuan tugged at her lips and said: "They...were afraid that I would bite my tongue and commit suicide, so they...gave me an anesthetic to make my speech and tongue dull. In order to keep me...alive, they took a lot of trouble."
Xiuzhu took out the stew pot and said, "When I came in just now, I was inspected by Mr. Kang and tested with a silver needle to see if it was poisonous. Then I allowed my servant to bring in this cup of ginseng soup." As she spoke, she
He handed it to Wei Jingxuan and said, "This has just been stewed. It uses the best wild ginseng. It is the most effective in replenishing qi and blood. Madam, please drink it quickly."
Wei Jingxuan shook her head and said: "For me now, tonics... are not stingy with poisons. I..." At this point, she suddenly stretched out her slender chicken claw-like hands and grabbed Xiuzhu's arm, and said tremblingly: "
Xin Bin...please let Hongli...give me a happy life, please her!"
Xiuzhu pretended to sigh and said: "Since my wife was imprisoned in the Shenxing Department for torture, my master asked the emperor for help many times. Unfortunately, he rejected it every time. Later, he said too much. The emperor didn't like it and even scolded him.
The master has such a big meal, the master really has no choice."
Wei Jingxuan's face twisted and she said: "Your Majesty... he is so heartless!"
Her face was already covered with bloodstains, and when she was twisted like this, she looked even more terrifying. Xiuzhu endured the coldness in her heart and said, "Master said that she will definitely think of another way, so please bear with her for now."
Wei Jingxuan said helplessly: "Can I still have...a second choice?"
Xiuzhu felt nauseated at the sight, and quickly looked away and said, "Madam, drink quickly. I will bring it to you next time when I have a chance."
"No need, they... just gave me a bowl." Seeing Wei Jingxuan say this, Xiuzhu didn't force it. When he was about to speak, Wei Jingxuan said first, "Are all my family members... dead?"
"Yes, not long after the lady was imprisoned in the dungeon, the emperor sent an order to be executed in Shuntian Mansion." As she said that, she said anxiously: "But don't worry, madam, the second lady has not been implicated in this matter and is still living well in Guangxiu Garden.
middle."
"Xiuyan..." Wei Jingxuan read these two words slowly, and then said something that Xiuzhu couldn't understand, "Hongli really... takes her seriously, but it is destined to be an empty joy."
"What are you talking about?" Facing Xiuzhu's question, Wei Jingxuan shook her head and said, "Nothing, you..." She stared at Xiuzhu's bun, stretched out her hand tremblingly and said, "Take the daisy sterling silver hairpin on your head.
……Give me."
Xiuzhu subconsciously wanted to take it off, but when her fingers touched the cold body of the hairpin, she suddenly jumped up and stared at Wei Jingxuan warily: "What are you going to do?"
"Give it to me!" Wei Jingxuan did not answer, but stretched out her hand as hard as she could to grab the hairpin in Xiuzhu's hair. The iron chain on her hand made a clanging sound, and the latter quickly took a few steps back.
Wei Jingxuan returned without success and could only shout the word "give it to me" over and over again.
Xiuzhu turned pale with fright, and shook her head repeatedly: "No, if the emperor finds out, not only will the slaves die, but even the master will not be able to escape the blame!"
"No! They..." Wei Jingxuan wanted to speak in a hurry, but her tongue was numb. No matter how anxious she was, she couldn't say anything. She could only take a breath and said, "They won't know, and I... won't hurt you and Xin."
Concubine."
Faced with her words, Xiuzhu always shook his head, joking, Wei Jingxuan died on the back before she stepped forward. How could Kang Wei not have thought that she would be the one who would be punished for decades?
This Wei Jingxuan is so cruel and vicious at this time. It is really hateful and she deserves to be punished!
She composed herself and said: "This slave understands the pain of the madam, but... alas, madam, please bear with me for a little longer. The master has been thinking of ways and should soon be able to dissuade the emperor from using torture."
Her words seemed to have an effect. Wei Jingxuan slowly withdrew her hand and said, "I was too impatient...I'm sorry." Where Xiuzhu didn't see it, a cold light flashed in her eyes.
Hearing this, Xiuzhu breathed a sigh of relief, but said nothing and did not dare to move forward. He squatted down and said: "Madam, you once mentioned to the master a Taoist method that can make people stay young. Is it really that good?"
Is it magical?”
Wei Jingxuan shrank and said softly: "Xiuyan's appearance has remained the same for ten years. You have... seen it with your own eyes."
Seeing her answer, Xiuzhu was secretly happy and said: "That's what I said, but the second lady is only thirty years old after all. At this age, it is not unusual for her appearance to remain unchanged. If she reaches forty or even fifty,
I'm afraid I won't be able to do it when I'm ten years old."
Wei Jingxuan glanced at her and said: "When Taoist Aunt Xuanjing taught Xiuyan the Taoist teachings, she said... As long as you practice diligently, you can still maintain your original appearance, let alone fifty, even if you are sixty or seventy."
"Then..." Xiuzhu said with twinkling eyes: "Can the lady teach the Taoism to the slave? In a few years, the slave will leave the palace. Although twenty-five years old is not too old, it is not too young either.
, look at this slave, there are wrinkles at the corners of her eyes now, I’m afraid that when the time comes
It's not easy to get married." Before Wei Jingxuan could say anything, she added: "Although I can't give you the silver hairpin, but..." She glanced behind her and made sure there was no one around, then she lowered her voice and said: "My slave
I can find a way to deliver it to you in the future."