It seemed that he didn't want to think about why she provoked Long Changyi of Zhao State, so he decided to sneak into the prison of the Ministry of Punishment of Zhao State that night and could not save her. What surprised him was that - when he was thinking about
When he was rescuing someone, a familiar figure flashed into his sight. He followed closely, only to realize that the black figure was actually Xi Yan.
Who was the person on the notice? A very similar face - could it be the strange woman who burned his country's food and grass?! He accidentally encountered the woman who had repeatedly escaped from him! This time
, he would not let go no matter what, and when he saw that she was going to save others regardless of life and death, he kidnapped her first.
"Stop pretending, I know you're already awake." His usual arrogance was gone with his calm words.
Xi Yan decided to hold on for dear life.
"I'm very measured in my actions."
When Xi Yan heard this, she felt that there was no need to pretend anymore. She stood up energetically with both hands and asked immediately, "Where is my sister?"
"Don't worry, someone saved her." Jinxiu Shangyi had a question in his mind. The skill of the man in black was something he had never seen among the masters before. What was the origin of it?
"Oh, that's good!" Xi Yan breathed a long sigh of relief. Then he remembered that he was in danger. He looked at the devil beside him and asked, "Where is this place? Why did you take me with you?"
Come here?"
Jinxiu Shangyi seemed to be in a good mood today. Faced with her anger, he had no complaints, "You don't need to know this, you just need to know that from now on you will be the concubine of my king of Xiangguo! I will take you back to Xiangguo." After that.
, he got up and left.
"Concubine? Go back to Xiangguo? What...you, I don't want it, I don't want it, I won't go to Xiangguo! I don't want to go!" I was dumbfounded for a while, and finally understood what he meant, but the room continued to be noisy.
"It's not up to you, Ning Xiyan." Jinxiu Shangyi frowned, this stinky girl really doesn't know how high the world is.
"Hurry up and let me go, me, me, you will regret it! I tell you, you'd better let me go!" Yigu Nao said, not knowing what he was talking about.
"Oh? Will anyone come to rescue you? Then I have to prepare early!" Jinxiu Shangyi looked at her up and down with a pair of sharp eyes like an eagle.
Yes, will anyone come to save her, will the young master do it? Probably not, she is nothing in his mind... "No, there won't be anyone anymore..." She suddenly murmured sentimentally to herself
Yu said, Shangguan, where are you now? Why are you the one who got to know Princess Jingyi, and why are you among the people who framed your sister?
Autumn has come, and the mountains are covered with yellow leaves, adding a bit of sadness. This is the second autumn since she left Liuqing Mansion. At this time last year, she still had her sister accompanying her, dancing with the piano, but now?
But he could only look back and feel sorry for himself, inevitably feeling a bit sad.
Xi Yan gently broke off an unknown flower and sighed. She was helpless at the withering of the flower and smiled at her own embarrassing situation. When did she become so sentimental? Ever since that day when Jinxiu Shangyi kidnapped her, she
I have never seen him again. I don’t know if he has
Forgot about her existence. If that was the case, that would be good. It would save her from worrying about him all day long. However, since he had tried every possible means to kidnap her, how could he let her go so easily? The imperial concubine of Xiangguo, the emperor
Concubine, yes, what an enviable title...
A black rash quietly covered her weak shoulders, and the coldness that penetrated her bones made her tighten the rash unconsciously. "Still thinking about how to escape?" He tried his best to restrain himself not to disturb her these days.
, he could see that she was afraid of him.
Escape? Where can she escape? Xiyan smiled bitterly.
Standing at one end of the mountain and looking into the distance, you can vaguely see the bustling market at the bottom of the mountain. "After this mountain, you will reach the land of my country. From now on, you will belong to this fertile and prosperous land!" Jinxiu Shangyi said in a tone of voice.
An order that cannot be refused.
Xiyan closed her eyes. She was just a woman. She didn't have the tenacity of her sister. There was really little she could do...
The capital of Xiang State was set on Kuaiji Mountain, so the capital was named Jizhou. It faced mountains on two sides and water on one side. It was surrounded by mountains and rivers, and the scenery was unique. There was only one city gate leading to the capital. On weekdays,
It is open to the common people, but is closed only during times of war. Its terrain means that there is only one man at the gate, and ten thousand men cannot open it. It is easy to defend but difficult to attack.
Along the way, crowds of people surrounded the streets and alleys, just to see the grace of their king. They sat in the palace where he arranged to rest with a dejected expression, and had no time to pay attention to the ingenuity and splendor of the palace's construction, while the former appearance was silent.
language.
——Squeak, the door opened, "Miss..." A long-lost greeting came from behind, which also brought back Xi Yan's thoughts. She slowly turned around - the little girl who used to take care of her in the Xiangguo military camp.
Ping'er.
"Miss..." Since returning to the palace, that girl Ping'er has been thinking about her master who was once kind to her.
Seeing the familiar face again, her tears of grievance were like broken strings, out of control. Holding Ping'er in her arms, she cried like a child. How on earth did she get here these days?! Shangguan Chuque was in her
The knife stabbed in the heart was heavier than anything else.
"Ping'er, why are you here?"
"Miss... the emperor transferred me from somewhere else to serve the lady." Ping'er was also shocked by the actions in front of her. She was at a loss for what to do. She just thought that the emperor had hurt his master again, "Miss, what's wrong with you? The emperor is actually
I like you very much, but you're just a bit fierce. Otherwise, how can you call it "Cold-faced Yama"? But Ping'er promises that the emperor is already gentle towards Miss Yan, unlike the usual emperor..."
Xi Yan was still crying intermittently.
"Miss..." Before the master and servant could reminisce about old times, another announcement came from outside the door - "The Empress Dowager has arrived -" Ping'er quickly silenced her voice and pulled her master to kneel down with his head lowered.
I saw a plainly dressed middle-aged woman walking towards her. Although she was not well-dressed, she had an aura that was not obscene. Her kind eyes looked up and down at Xi Yan, who was kneeling carefully beside her - "Get up."
." Her voice was also unusually gentle. Such a watery woman could actually give birth to a son as fiery as Jinxiu Shangyi!
Xi Yan gently wiped away her tears and still half-knelt down in the same place.
The Empress Dowager also became interested. She heard that her son who was traveling with Tiandou and Didou actually brought back a beautiful woman during this trip and placed her in the Xianruo Pavilion. This was the first time in his life.
Ah, as a mother, even if she has led her practice and is not concerned with worldly affairs, she will inevitably worry about her children's marriage.
"Raise your head and let me take a good look..." Empress Dowager Li took Xi Yan's arm affectionately and pulled her up.
The moment Xi Yan slowly raised her head, the air froze. Empress Dowager Li's expression was frozen at that moment. Xi Yan saw in her eyes the scene of meeting Jin Xiu Shang Yi for the first time. It was a kind of joy.
With some timidity, the Empress Dowager stretched out her trembling hands and caressed her face, inch by inch, carefully, "He Ruoqin - this is impossible..." she murmured to herself.
"How do you feel, Queen Mother?" I don't know when Jinxiu Shangyi came to her side quietly.
"It looks like! It's so similar. The eyes that are as breathtaking as autumn waves, the eyebrows like distant mountains, and the small mouth like a cherry are simply carved by a mill..." The Empress Dowager could not calm down the turbulence in her heart.
, it is undeniable that it is the best in his harem.
The conversation between their mother and son made Xiyan even more confused. She turned to Ping'er for answers, and Ping'er gave her a reassuring smile.
Afterwards, the Empress Dowager excitedly held her hand and chatted a lot. They were all gossips, but these made her nervous heart gradually relax. Before leaving, the Empress Dowager also invited her to go to Yonghe Palace in her free time.
(Empress Dowager Xiangguo's Palace) Sit down and talk to her about any grievances she has, and she will make the decision for her. Regardless of whether she is sincere or not, it still touches the most fragile name in her heart - mother.
She once tried to tell her kind mother about her difficulties. Sure enough, in the days to come, the chances of Jinxiu Shangyi trespassing into Xianruo Palace became less and less. Even if he came, he would just sit quietly for a while and listen to her.
After playing a song, he walked away, seemingly trying hard not to hurt her.
More than a month of getting along with her made her more dependent on the Empress Dowager who gave her a warm embrace like a mother. She seemed to be the mother given to her by God. Without Jinxiu Shangyi's harassment and being under the Empress Dowager Chenghuan's knees, her life was not satisfactory.
Finally one day, when Ping'er was dressing her up, she couldn't help but ask, "Ping'er, do you know why the Queen Mother and Jinxiu are so good to me?"
Ping'er's hand combing her hair stopped in mid-air, her eyes evasive, "Ping'er... I don't know..."
"Ping'er!" Xi Yan said seriously.
This girl Ping'er couldn't stand the fright, so she knelt down and said, "Miss, I, I, Ping'er deserve to die!"
Xi Yan frowned, stretched out his hand to help her up carefully, and sighed, "Who asked you to kneel down? Didn't we agree that I will be your sister from now on, and I will not let anyone bully you! Get up, hurry up
Get up, I won’t ask you anything.”
Ping'er stared at her master blankly. No one in the world was so kind to her except her dead parents. She gritted her teeth as if she had made up her mind. Ping'er turned to hold Xi Yan's hand and said, "Miss, I'll take you there."
A place!”
After crossing the Heqing Palace, walking through the Hundred-fold Corridor, and bypassing the Qiansheng Hall, we finally came to a secluded pavilion garden in the palace and nominated "Xianruo Pavilion". Huh - there are actually two Xianruo Pavilions in the palace?
And they have the same name! What on earth is going on? Just when she was wondering, bursts of laughter came from inside, and then several graceful girls came out of the pavilion. When they met Xi Yan, they all lost their color.
They were also stunned, and their heads suddenly started to coax—them? What on earth is going on...
Several women floated up from another Xianruo Pavilion and looked at the intruders in front of them. Xi Yan also looked at them with a surprised look on his face. Why did these enchanting and beautiful women look so familiar? Xi Yan almost forgot about the screen next to him.
Ping'er was already grabbed by one of the women and asked, "Ping'er, is this your current master?" The person who spoke was a woman in a white shirt. Qingfeng carefully held up the hem of her skirt.
It makes it even more elegant.
"In reply to Master Xue, that's right." Ping'er replied sternly.
Xiyan thought to himself, as expected, the person is exactly as his name suggests.
"Oh? This is the private concubine that the emperor brought in from outside the palace?" the purple woman also added.
After being reminded like this, everyone came forward one after another to see what kind of woman had attracted the King of Xiang's favor. "I don't think she's that good..." the woman in light green clothes on the left sneered.
Xi Yan is not upset either. What she is thinking about now is the surprise of seeing these beautiful women just now. Why are they so familiar? Where have they seen them before?
"Alas..." A long sigh broke the awkward atmosphere. Everyone heard the sound and looked for it - it was Concubine Yan who was sighing. Her goose-yellow gauze set off her fair skin, making women covet her, and she was ashamed of her past appearance.
Falling in love with her stunning beauty, since there are so many beauties in the splendid harem, why would he bother himself?
"Why is sister Yan sighing?" asked a younger woman among them.
"Yes, why are you sighing?" The other women were also puzzled. Concubine Yan was the emperor's favorite, and she was usually the leader among the other concubines.
"I sigh, we are about to leave this palace." She was sentimental, and the sad look on her face suddenly made her enlightened, and she immediately turned to the other women beside her, the ones in purple clothes, the ones in white shirts, and the younger ones.
The woman, and this, that... she understood! Looking at Ping'er beside her, Ping'er knew that she had figured out the mystery, and nodded to her.
"Sister Yan, are you joking?"
"That's right..." You said something to me, one after another.
"Ziyu, what does the emperor like about you?" the woman known as Concubine Yan asked the woman in purple.
The woman in purple said with a cheerful smile, "Of course it's the eyes. The emperor said that purple jade eyes are the most charming..."
"Where's Xue'er?"
"Sister Yan, the Emperor likes my refined and pure spirit the most. Everyone knows this. Sister, just say what you want to say and don't try to hide it." Concubine Xue was full of doubts as to what was going on with Sister Yan.
"Xue'er's pure and refined look, Ziyu's eyes, Xiaoyi's innocent smile, Lian'er's cherry-like red lips, Mo Yun's face... Do you want me to continue?" Concubine Yan turned to them.
"And - Sister Yan's Hui Zhi Lan Xin..." The smile on Ziyu's face disappeared, replaced by a dull look in her eyes.
——From the first day she moved into Xianruo Pavilion, Concubine Yan has been thinking about why all the concubines, empresses, and mistresses in Xianruo Pavilion are somewhat similar? It’s not that the women of Xiang Kingdom look alike, but their
The emperor was selecting women according to a template, and by splicing together the parts of these women that the emperor liked most - the woman in front of him appeared! It should be said that the woman the emperor was looking for was this newcomer from the beginning to the end.
Women in the palace, and they were just her substitutes... This was like a bolt from the blue. Everyone present was stunned and their expressions froze.
"I will not marry Jinxiu Shangyi!" At this time, Xiyan, who became the target of public criticism, spoke.
"Hmph - why should we believe you?" Ziyu was annoyed. It turned out that what the emperor liked all along was not her eyes, but the autumn-like eyes of the woman in front of him.
"Whether you believe it or not, I will leave -" Xi Yan replied abruptly.
"Where do you want to go?" Suddenly a man's rich voice came from behind. Xi Yan did not turn around to look at him. From the fearful expressions of the women facing him, he guessed that Jinxiu Shangyi's face must be livid at this moment.
But she didn't intend to retreat again and again. She should have some understanding of the matter. She simply turned around and raised her eyes to look directly at him. Ignoring the blazing fire in his eyes, she said, "Leave Xiangguo!"
He reached out and held her shoulders tightly, his fingers deeply embedded in her fair skin, gritting his teeth, "Say it again! Do you want to leave Xiangguo? I shouldn't listen to my mother's advice at all, give you time to slowly accept me! Back then
This is how He Ruoqin treats his father. Why do you want to
Like her?! From now on, you can't go anywhere without my permission! Even if you die, you are still my Jinxiu Shangyi!" He roughly grabbed her lips and sucked hard, as if to make her
He was eaten alive and skinned, completely ignoring the astonished looks of the people around him.
"Uh, uh..." Xi Yan beat his broad chest as hard as she could, but he had no intention of letting her go. She looked at Ping'er with desperate eyes, and two lines of clear tears rolled down...
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, please let me go! Please Your Majesty! Ping'er please please Your Majesty!" Looking at the pain in the young lady's eyes, Ping'er knelt on the ground and kowtowed until a blood-red mark appeared on the ground.
, she hasn’t given up yet.
The women in Xianruo Pavilion knelt down and begged for mercy. For no other reason than to preserve their status, they should do this.
The moment when Jinxiu Shangyi was slightly startled, Xi Yan seized the opportunity and pushed her away.
His mind seemed a little confused, and he gently held her cheek, his eyes were extremely gentle, "Ning Xiyan, I like you, and I will not let you leave me. Don't even think about escaping in this life! It's impossible..."
I couldn't listen to any words, and I couldn't care about the tears on my face. Xi Yan's body was swaying like a fallen leaf in the wind, and her voice was no longer as lively as a gossamer.
The sweet words of the past, "Splendid Shangyi, I will make it happen for you!" Still thinking about the meaning of her words just now, she had already walked quickly towards the green lake not far away, and finally listened to the sound of the wind - sister, I'm sorry!"
"Liu Qing——" She shouted out the depressed feeling in her heart, but she still chose to throw herself into the lake. It would be better if she died, because there would be no fighting over each other, and there would be no grievances...
"Ning Xiyan!" Jinxiu Shangyi's voice gradually became blurred.
She is too tired, too tired...
"Hey, wake up... wake up..." Who is calling her? It's not Jinxiu Shangyi's voice. Yes, she is dead. Of course she will never meet Jinxiu Shangyi again, nor will she meet her again.
Shangguan Chuque slowly opened his eyes, and an unfamiliar handsome face appeared in front of him.
Xiyan smiled slightly and sighed to himself, "It turns out that there are such handsome ghosts in hell."
"Are you Ning Xiyan?" The man in front of him continued his topic.
He didn't expect that he was so famous. He was already "famous" when he arrived in the ghost world. Xi Yan nodded. "Finally found you!" He couldn't help but pick up her waist and carry her on his shoulders.
"Hey, who are you? Where are you taking me? Where is the King of Hell? I want to drink Meng Po soup, forget everything in the world and start reincarnation again!"
Her voice is no longer as sweet as before, "Jinxiu Shangyi, I will help you!" She is still replying.
Wondering what she meant by what she said just now, she walked quickly towards the green lake not far away, and finally listened to the sound of the wind - Sister, I'm sorry! "Liu Qing -" She shouted out the depression in her heart, but she still chose
If you throw yourself into a lake or die, you won't have to fight over it, and you won't have any grievances...
"Ning Xiyan!" Jinxiu Shangyi's voice gradually became blurred.
She is too tired, too tired...
"Hey, wake up... wake up..." Who is calling her? It's not Jinxiu Shangyi's voice. Yes, she is dead. Of course she will never meet Jinxiu Shangyi again, nor will she meet her again. Shangguan Chuque slowly opened his eyes, and an unfamiliar handsome face appeared in front of him.
Xiyan smiled slightly and sighed to himself, "It turns out that there are such handsome ghosts in hell."
"Are you Ning Xiyan?" The man in front of him continued his topic.
He didn't expect that he was so famous. He was already "famous" when he arrived in the ghost world. Xi Yan nodded. "Finally found you!" He couldn't help but pick up her waist and carry her on his shoulders.
"Hey, who are you and where are you taking me? Where is the King of Hell? I want to drink Meng Po soup and forget everything in the world and start reincarnation again!" Xi Yan struggled hard.