The Legend of Rebirth of the Demon Empress

Chapter 147 Mystery
Xie Xi smiled and said: "I heard that Su Su hasn't been around the palace since she arrived in the palace. Just now, the emperor ordered me to show you around because he was afraid you would be bored."

Hearing that it was the emperor's order, Lin Zisu dared not neglect it.

She remembered that since she entered the palace, she had been wandering around the emperor, and it was true that she hadn't had a good time in the palace.

The palace is her sad place, and because there are a lot of guards around her, it is really inconvenient to go out.

In the past, she was not interested in wandering around the palace, so she would rather study food in Changning Palace than wander around for the purpose of strolling.

But when I met Xie Xi today, I had something important to confirm with Xie Xi, so I nodded and said: "Then I will thank you, Your Highness."

Xie Xi didn't expect Lin Zisu's answer to be so straightforward, and he was overjoyed.

He knew that there were too many guards around Lin Zisu in the past few days, it was really unnecessary, so he only asked a few people to follow him all the way.

In a while, I want to talk about some confidential things with Lin Zisu, and it's not very good to be heard.

Both of them were unwilling to meet other people in the palace, so they chose a path by coincidence.

The martial law in the palace has not yet been lifted, and there are often patrolling guards even on the path.

When these imperial guards saw the two of them, they all saluted respectfully, but they all suppressed their smiles after they finished the salute.

Lin Zisu was amazed, not knowing what happy event was going to happen in the palace, which would make the imperial guards happy.

Xie Xi led Lin Zisu as he walked and said, along the path to the north through a palace, then through the imperial garden, and then all the way south.

This section of the road is not close, and it is approaching dusk at this time, and there is a bit of cool wind along the way.

But it was summer after all, and Lin Zisu hadn't traveled such a long distance in this life, and his forehead was already sweating.

Xie Xi pointed to a three-story attic not far away, and said very considerately: "Susu, there is a terrace on it. I used to play there before. Let's go there and have a rest."

The three-story attic was built in a small courtyard. The courtyard is very small, but there are only three main rooms and one wing room.

Lin Zisu thought about it, even the place where eunuchs and maids lived was not so shabby.

There shouldn’t be such a small palace in the palace. I thought it was integrated with the palace next to it at first, but it was separated later, so I asked, “Why didn’t I know there was such a courtyard here?”

Xie Xi smiled and said: "This place is called Zhaixing Pavilion. You have never been to the imperial palace before, so it is not surprising that you don't know this place."

In her previous life, Lin Zisu, as the lord of the harem, was no stranger to the nature of the imperial palace, but this was indeed the first time she had heard of the name Zhaixing Pavilion.

She pointed to the palace next to her and asked, "What's in front? How do I feel that this place should be integrated with the palace in front?"

"Susu has good eyesight. That's Changning Palace. This Zhaixing Pavilion was originally a part of Changning Palace. After my mother gave birth to me, it was separated."

Hearing Xie Xi's explanation, Lin Zisu understood instantly, and asked, "This...is the place where your mother used to live?"

In the previous life, Lin Zisu had heard that Xie Xi's biological mother, Concubine Li, was originally a court lady next to the Empress Dowager. The emperor thought that Concubine Li climbed into his bed while she was drunk, and was very displeased with Concubine Li.

Even after being pregnant with Xie Xi, the emperor gave Concubine Li a title under the pressure of the Queen Mother, but he has always refused to arrange a separate residence for her.

Seeing that Concubine Li's belly was getting bigger and bigger, and it was really inappropriate to mix with the maids, the Queen Mother summoned the concubines in the harem and asked a lot of questions. Finally, Concubine Zhang Xian came forward and brought Concubine Li back to her residence.

Concubine Zhang Xian lived in Changning Palace at that time, and there are special records in these harem.

But Lin Zisu has no impression of the fact that a Zhaixing Pavilion has been designated alone in this Changning Palace.

I don't know if it's because it involves the emperor's disgrace, or because he's avoiding something. In short, in the records of the previous life, no one has ever mentioned this matter.

Xie Xi nodded solemnly, and said: "Yes, my mother has been living here since she gave birth to me. I heard from my father that the decree for giving her a title has already been drawn up, but it's a pity that she has a poor life and hasn't had time to take advantage of it. Just pass away."

It was rare for Xie Xi to be serious, Lin Zisu comforted him and said: "Things in the world are always unsatisfactory, Your Highness don't need to be sentimental."

The two walked into the small courtyard together, but saw that the flowers and plants in the courtyard were lush and neatly arranged, and everything was in order.

Lin Zisu was not surprised. Now that Xie Xi is holding the badge of the Imperial Army, there will always be someone deliberately trying to curry favor with him. Other places are difficult to attack. Cleaning this place is not easy.

Xie Xi pointed to the door on the bottom floor of the attic, and said, "I'm familiar with this place, I'll take you up there."

Lin Zisu followed him into the attic, walked around the wooden stairs a few times, and reached the top floor of the attic.

Sure enough, as Xie Xi said, there is a terrace on the top floor of the attic, and the construction is quite mysterious.

Standing on the terrace, you can have a panoramic view of the large landscape below.From the perspective of outsiders from below, this top floor is an ordinary roof.

The night wind has moved, and the wind blows the clothes of the two of them, making a rustling sound.

Xie Xi narrowed his eyes, took a deep breath against the wind, and smiled at Lin Zisu: "Didn't you want to ask me something along the way, this place is just the two of us, you can ask with confidence."

"My master... where is the old man now? But you took him out of the palace?" Lin Zisu asked, her eyes fixed on Xie Xi like cold stars.

"Isn't he dead? Why are you still asking me?"

Lin Zisu gave Xie Xi a sideways look, and said, "How long do you guys want to hide from me?"

Since Sun Duzhong was attacked that night, Lin Zisu has been plagued by countless mysteries, and the cause of Master's death is one of them.

Although I have personally felt Sun Duzhong's breath and his pulse, it is very easy for a person like Master to prepare a fake death medicine.

As long as you didn't see him buried in the ground or cremated, then this matter is suspicious.

The reason why Lin Zisu insisted on going back to Changping Palace was to see if the treasures that Master brought into the palace were still there.

When she entered the side hall where Sun Duzhong once lived, she found that it was empty.

Lin Zisu raised this doubt, but Xie Xi immediately refuted it.

"You have been away from Changping Palace for so long, who still cares about these things? Maybe it was cremated with your master, maybe it was the servant who didn't have long eyes down there. How can you be sure that your master took it away? of?"

"Then why didn't the things in my place move at all, only the master's things disappeared?"

(End of this chapter)