They walked around several streets and finally came to a secluded small courtyard. As soon as the veiled woman walked into the house, Xilingtan closed the door with her backhand and locked it with a clang.
The veiled woman was startled by the crisp sound of locking. She subconsciously protected her chest and slowly stepped back, trying her best to distance herself from him. She stared at him warily: "What do you want? I tell you, you
If you dare to touch a hair on my head, I will fight you to the death!"
Xilingtan leaned against the door, crossed his arms across his chest, and looked at her calmly: "Wang Shuhua, when the officers and soldiers rushed into the Wang family's old house, I helped you escape. Why, you want to turn your back on me now?"
?”
Hearing him call out her name, the veiled woman paused, frowned, and took off her veil, revealing a young and beautiful face.
Wang Shuhua stared at him and sneered: "Save me? What you say is better than what you sing! Do you really think I'm stupid? It was you who secretly knocked me out with poison and then slipped out of Wang's house unprepared. You
Lock me here and don’t allow me to see anyone, how dare you say you don’t have ulterior motives for me?!”
Faced with her questioning, Xilingtan seemed very calm: "No matter what my purpose was, the final result was that I saved you. If it weren't for me, I'm afraid you would have gone to jail with your parents now.
.”
As soon as she heard him mention her parents, Wang Shuhua's eyes immediately turned red and she shouted angrily: "Who told you to meddle in other people's business?!"
"You are really ignorant," Xilingtan sneered, stood up straight and walked towards her, "Since you don't want to be rescued by me, then fine, I will send you to surrender now, and I can get a reward later.
gold."
Wang Shuhua quickly retreated, sideways avoiding his extended hand, her face turned from pale to red, she gritted her teeth and cursed: "Asshole, don't touch me!"
"Why, you don't want to leave again?" Xilingtan showed an expression of "I knew it would be like this" and smiled softly, "You are a woman who is not only ignorant of good and evil, but also very hypocritical. You say one thing and do another.
You are obviously scared to death, but you still pretend to be arrogant and unyielding. You and your damn dad are so similar, they are indeed a father and daughter!"
"You are not allowed to talk about my father!" Wang Shuhua yelled at him angrily.
"If you are really worried about your father, you should cooperate with me. As long as you can do me a small favor, I can help you rescue your parents."
Xilingtan's voice was full of temptation. Wang Shuhua was stunned for a moment and almost agreed. She calmed down and stared at him warily: "You really have an ulterior motive. What exactly do you want me to do?"
"It's very simple. You just need to go back to the palace to see Xiao Feng and give him something like this." Xilingtan turned around and opened the cabinet on the wall and took out a letter from it.
Wang Shuhua took the letter in confusion. The letter had been sealed. Xilingtan glanced at her: "This letter must be handed over to Xiao Feng in person. You must not open it privately, otherwise I cannot guarantee whether I can fulfill my promise."
Rescue your parents."
Thinking of her parents who were about to be executed, Wang Shuhua made up her mind and decided to make a desperate move. She directly stuffed the letter into her arms: "How should I find you after the incident is completed?"
"You come back here and hang a red cloth on the pear tree at the door. Then I will naturally appear."
Wang Shuhua hated his arrogant behavior and frowned and said, "Why should I believe that you won't cheat me? You have to give me something that represents my identity, so that I can have the confidence to do things."
"You are such a cautious woman," Xilingtan casually took off the jade pendant from his waist and threw it into her hand, "Isn't that all right?"
Wang Shuhua touched the jade pendant in her hand. It felt cold and smooth, and the texture was crystal clear. She knew it was worth a lot at a glance. She put the jade pendant and the letter together and coldly snorted: "I hope you can keep your promise. If you dare to lie to me,
, I will never make it easy for you!"
Xilingtan smiled slightly: "Don't worry, I have nothing wrong with lying to women."
In the Biquan Palace, a group of maids and maids were surrounding the Queen Mother as she walked forward. The old maids held the Queen Mother's arms with both hands and whispered: "You walk slower, pay attention to your steps, don't fall.
Already."
Instead of slowing down, the Queen Mother walked faster. She looked anxious: "The Ai family wants to see Ah Feng soon. We haven't seen him for so long, and we don't know if he has lost weight. He has been out these days.
How are you doing?"
Although Xiao Feng didn't say anything, she had lived in the palace for most of her life. She could understand many things even if she didn't say them. She had already guessed that Xiao Feng was not in the palace. Although she was worried about Xiao Feng's safety, she knew
Xiao Feng is a prudent child. Since he dared to leave the palace quietly at this time, he must have some unspeakable difficulties. During this period, she pretended not to know anything and sat in the palace to stabilize the overall situation. When Wang Shuhua made trouble,
She came forward to help Xiao Feng smooth things over in order not to delay Xiao Feng's business.
Just now, the Empress Dowager was still praying to the Buddha that Xiao Feng could return safely as soon as possible when she heard the palace maid announce that His Majesty had arrived. The Empress Dowager didn't even have time to change her clothes, so she immediately hurried to the front hall with her troops.
The Queen Mother stepped into the living room of the front hall and saw her precious grandson whom she had missed for many days. She couldn't help but call out: "A Feng."
Xiao Feng hurried forward and supported the Empress Dowager with both hands: "Emperor Grandmother, please sit over here."
After the Empress Dowager sat down, she took Xiao Feng's hand and looked at him carefully from head to toe, making sure that there were no scars on his body and that everything was safe and sound. Her worried heart finally slowly relaxed.
The maids and ladies in the palace all silently withdrew.
The Empress Dowager kept sighing: "It will be good to come back, it will be good to come back."
Xiao Feng said: "It's the grandson's unfilial piety that makes the imperial grandmother worry."
"I know the Ai family will be worried about you, so don't leave so quietly next time," the Queen Mother looked at his face, "You have lost weight and suffered outside."
Xiao Feng said seriously: "Not only have I lost weight, I have also become stronger."
The Empress Dowager was amused by his words. She covered her mouth and laughed softly. After laughing, she told the story of what happened in the palace recently, especially when she talked about the Wang family. Her expression was very complicated: "I was sad back then."
When I first entered the palace, I was just a small nobleman. The daughter of the Wang family who entered the palace at the same time as the Aijia was directly named a noble concubine. Just as the queen had just passed away, the royal concubine became the highest-ranking concubine in the entire harem.
My daughter, when the Ai family saw her at that time, they had to grovel and serve her carefully, for fear that the Ai family would be killed if she was unhappy. Who knows that things are unpredictable, and the Wang family, which was once glorious, has now become a prisoner?
!”
Xiao Feng gently squeezed her fingers: "You are now the most noble woman in the world. As long as I am here, no one can make you suffer any more injustice."
The Empress Dowager smiled happily: "The Ai family has always known that you are a filial and good child."
After a pause, she sighed softly: "The Ai family knows that you don't like Wang Shuhua, but due to the control of the noble families in the court, the Ai family can only force you to appoint her as queen. In this matter, it is
The Ai family has wronged you, so the Ai family has always turned a blind eye to your neglect of Wang Shuhua over the years. Now that the Wang family has collapsed, no one can control you anymore. You can do whatever you want.
, the Ai family will never interfere in the matters in the harem."
She smiled leisurely: "The Aijia are now old and don't want to worry about these women in the harem anymore. The Aijia just want to spend the last period of their lives quietly. If you are free in the future, you can do more
The Ai family will be very satisfied if they come to Biquan Palace to see this old woman."
She was making it clear that she would not interfere in Xiao Feng's personal affairs in the future. No matter who he wanted to make as his concubine or his queen in the future, it had nothing to do with her.
Xiao Feng said seriously: "Thank you."
The Queen Mother looked at his expression carefully and suddenly asked: "Are you still thinking about her?"
Although he didn't mention her by name, Xiao Feng immediately understood who the "she" the Empress Dowager was talking about. He nodded gently: "I miss her so much that I can't even sleep at night."
The Empress Dowager choked for a moment, and her eyes showed some real worry: "People cannot be resurrected after death. If you continue like this, your body will be damaged."
"What if," Xiao Feng thought about his words for a moment and asked hesitantly, "I mean, what if, she didn't die?"
The Empress Dowager immediately asked in surprise: "How is it possible that she is not dead? The imperial doctor had already confirmed that she had indeed been poisoned and died, and even the body was charred by the fire. We have all seen this with our own eyes. Don't talk to the Ai family.
What a scary joke!”
Xiao Feng looked at her silently and stopped talking.
Seeing his appearance, the Empress Dowager's heart skipped a beat, and her expression became even weirder: "Isn't she really not dead?" Although this possibility was zero, she knew Xiao Feng's character very well.
He is definitely not someone who dares to make random guesses. If he dares to say this, he must have solid evidence.
Xiao Feng was silent for a moment, and under the long gaze of the Empress Dowager, he finally said slowly: "I left the palace this time just to find her."
Damn, he abandoned the entire palace, regardless of the overall situation and his own safety, and sneaked out alone just to find a woman who might have died a long time ago? Damn, he really thought this was a big show. Even such a deceptive plot has all the logic.
Are you dead and your soul is weak?! The Empress Dowager stared at him with wide eyes. She wanted to sneer at him, but she didn’t know how to speak. If Qu Le was by her side at this time, Qu Le would definitely tell her.
This feeling is called vomiting.
The urge to complain was so strong that she forgot to express her shock at the incident.
The Queen Mother hurriedly asked: "Then you found her?"
Xiao Feng nodded: "She is still alive, and she lives a more handsome life than I do."
The expression of the Empress Dowager immediately became very complicated, and her eyes were full of sympathy: "So you plan to chase her back again?"
"I have been working hard for this."
The Empress Dowager couldn't help but gossiped and asked: "Then have your efforts been rewarded?"
Xiao Feng took out the concentric knot that had been carefully treasured and showed it to her like a treasure: "She made it with her own hands. There is only one, and it is given to me." (To be continued)