When Xie Mingxi heard these words, she was not surprised at all: "I thought so too."
"No matter how much the Third Prince wants to avenge Concubine Shu, he will endure it until he ascends the throne as the new emperor. He will not act so impatiently."
"Furthermore, the incident that frightened the horse was definitely not directed at Gu Qing, but at the third prince. I never thought that the third prince was so skillful that he escaped. The unlucky one is Gu Consort, who has never practiced martial arts!"
Xie Mingxi's eyes were slightly cold, and the corner of his mouth curved into a sarcastic sneer: "Speaking of it, the mastermind behind the scenes is indeed ruthless, and he is also a bit lucky. Such a mistake has put the third prince into a situation where he can't defend himself."
"The Queen Mother and the Third Prince had a heart-to-heart gap to begin with. Now, the knot has become even deeper and will be difficult to untie."
"You and I just wait and watch the fun! The third prince may not have a good life."
Sheng Hong was silent for a moment and then whispered: "Mingxi, I finally understand why you hate the palace so much."
Spending all day scheming and scheming is fearless and boring.
An innocent, pure, kind-hearted person cannot survive in the palace.
If you want to survive, you can only turn yourself into chaos and completely integrate into this environment where black and white are unclear and imperial power is supreme.
Xie Mingxi took a deep look at Sheng Hong: "Sheng Hong, you were once a dead soldier and killed people. But in the struggle for imperial power, hundreds of people were killed and injured at every turn, and I don't know how many innocent people were implicated in their deaths."
"Take this time as an example. The Queen Mother will investigate the matter thoroughly. In order to prove his innocence, the Third Prince will also order a strict investigation. I don't know how many people will suffer from this investigation."
"You and I now have both sides. We maintain goodwill with our mother and queen, and we are also on good terms with the third prince and his wife. Our goal is very clear. We can secure the feudal status and leave the capital."
"We must not get too deeply involved in everything here. Otherwise, we will never be able to escape easily."
In terms of skill, Sheng Hong is definitely the winner.
When it comes to weighing the pros and cons and scheming...forget it, it's better to listen to Xie Mingxi.
Sheng Hong exhaled: "I understand what to do."
After talking about business, the couple chatted for a long time before embracing each other and falling asleep.
…
That night, I don’t know how many people moved around.
Queen Yu also stayed up until midnight before she managed to fall asleep. Not long after she closed her eyes, she had a nightmare.
"Lian Niang," an old and overindulgent face appeared in front of her, her eyes full of hatred and unwillingness: "Lian Niang, I treat you like this, why do you want to kill me?"
"Have you forgotten all the kindness I've done to you?"
"Do you hate me so much that you want to kill me?"
"Yu Lianniang! You are cruel and cold-hearted! You are ruthless! You are ruthless! You plot to kill your husband! You seek to seize the imperial power! One day, you will regret what you have done. I will wait under the underworld to see your fate!
"
"Yu Lianniang"
Queen Yu gasped and sat upright suddenly, breathing rapidly and her chest rising and falling violently.
Zhi Lan, who was on duty at night, was woken up. She stood up and went to the bed with a look of urgency: "What's wrong with you? Are you having a nightmare?"
There was a palace lantern left in the corner of the bedroom. The soft and dim light fell on Queen Yu's frightened face, which seemed a little distorted.
Zhilan was secretly frightened, and her voice softened: "Is your Majesty feeling better now?"
Since the death of Emperor Jianwen, Empress Yu has never had a good night's sleep. Every time she slept until late at night, she would have nightmares and wake up in cold sweat.
Empress Yu could not trust anyone else, so she only asked Zhilan to stay on night duty. As a result, Zhilan was awakened every night and could not sleep well. After staying up for nearly two months, Zhilan became haggard and thinner.
Queen Yu calmed down and whispered: "Pour me a cup of hot tea."
After drinking half a cup of hot tea, Queen Yu regained her composure. She lay down again and closed her eyes for a long time before she reluctantly fell asleep again.
Less than half an hour later, Queen Yu fell into a nightmare again.
This time, she dreamed not of Emperor Jianwen, but of Lianxiang, who died innocently and in vain.
…
Lianxiang was selected when she was thirteen years old and trained for more than two years before she was brought into the palace and presented to Emperor Jianwen. Lianxiang's face was 89% similar to hers, and she matched it with makeup and clothing.
, sometimes when she looked at it, she suddenly had the illusion of looking at her younger self.
Lianxiang served Emperor Jianwen "with all her heart" for more than three years. Finally, Emperor Jianwen died in Rouwen Township.
Perhaps Lianxiang had already expected that she would not end well. But no matter how reluctant she was, she had to succumb to the drive of the chronic poison. Otherwise, she would be sent to see the King of Hell immediately.
After the death of Emperor Jianwen, Lianxiang was imprisoned in the palace prison.
Concubine Shu was sentenced to death in front of everyone's attention, in front of her son and daughter-in-law.
Lian Xiang died quietly in the quiet and empty prison.
She never went to see Lianxiang. To her, who was a high-ranking queen, Lianxiang was just a chess piece that could be discarded after use. She didn’t know what Lianxiang looked like when she died, or what she looked like before she died.
How resentful she would be. This was not important at all to her.
At this moment, Lianxiang, who was strangled to death by Bai Ling, appeared in her dream.
The young and beautiful woman's face was covered with gray, and there was a bright red mark on her neck. Perhaps she was too unwilling before her death, so Lianxiang's eyes remained open after death, desperate and empty.
"Why did you want to kill me?" Lian Xiang slowly stepped forward, with a stiff and strange expression on his face, as if crying and laughing at the same time: "Queen, what did I do wrong?"
"Just because I was born like you when you were young, you used me to charm the emperor. You made me use love potions to lure the emperor to indulge in the pleasure of bed."
"Everything went as you wished. The Emperor is finally dead. Why didn't you let me out of the palace privately, but put me to death? I was born humble, so should I die in such a humble way?"
"What did I do wrong?"
The young woman screamed desperately, rushed forward, strangled her neck, and used force.
There was a sharp pain in her neck and she couldn't breathe.
Get out of here!
She squeezed out two words from her throat.
Perhaps her eyes were too harsh, but Lianxiang was so frightened that she let go of her hand.
She sneered.
Before the sneer subsided, another terrifying face with bleeding from all its orifices appeared in front of him.
This face is also extremely familiar.
This is Concubine Shu's face.
"Cousin," Concubine Shu opened her mouth and shouted, black blood slowly flowing out of the corner of her mouth, but her eyes were filled with contentment and pleasure: "Do you think you won?"
"No, it is my son who ascended the throne and became the emperor. You have spent all your time making wedding clothes for others."
"He will never forget who killed his mother. He will definitely avenge me. I will wait for you under the Nine Springs."
Queen Yu was awakened by a nightmare again.
At this time, the sky was slightly brighter.
Zhilan was too sleepy and was never awakened.
Queen Yu didn't even open her mouth to say a word, she just sat stiffly. A hint of coldness and murderous intent flashed in her eyes.
