All the ancestors in the capital begged me to be a substitute

Chapter 300 Confession (two in one)

"I have already made up my mind." Chu Yan raised his eyes and looked at the emperor: "Uncle, you have watched your nephew grow up. Your nephew has never been afraid of people's opinions about what he decides to do. He has always been in the past and will always be in the future."

This was the first time since the emperor ascended the throne that he heard his nephew call him "uncle" again.

He felt infinitely sad in his heart, but he felt a sense of comfort as an elder because Chu Yan always insisted on himself.

"In that case, I will comply with your request and designate Crown Princess Shen as the Inspector of Embroidered Clothes. She will inspect Beiya on my behalf and have the responsibility of inspecting all cases. What do you think?" the emperor said with a smile. .

When Chu Yan heard this, he immediately bowed his head and thanked him.

Shen Lingxi didn't expect the emperor to agree so easily. She was slightly startled, but then she realized what she was doing and thanked him too.

The emperor looked at the two of them, smiled and nodded, "The Queen Mother has been talking about you these past few days. If you want to go to Shoukang Palace, just go. There is no need to stay with me here."

Chu Yan said "yes", and together with Shen Lingxi, said goodbye to the empress, and then walked down Xuande Tower.

Shen Lingxi originally planned to take the opportunity to hand over the jade pendant that Mu Huai'an asked her to hand over to the queen. Seeing the queen's gloomy look, and in front of the emperor and many concubines, it was really inconvenient, so she had to give it up for the time being and follow Chu. Yan went to Shoukang Palace together.

In the Shoukang Palace, the Queen Mother was very happy to see them. She not only ordered people to prepare dinner, but also ordered people to clean up the west side hall and let them stay in the palace.

Xue Tuan was also so happy that she meowed around Shen Lingxi.

After so long, Xue Tuan's soul still shows no sign of dissipating, or even fading, so that every time Shen Lingxi sees it, it feels very magical.

It is really sad that the soul of a cat has such a long-term obsession with its owner.

The Queen Mother was very interested in what they saw and heard in Yunjiang.

She already liked to hear some strange stories, so Shen Lingxi simply told her one by one.

I just omitted the part about her being a saint and exchanging souls with Taishu Mei, and only said that Taishu Mei was resurrected through a dead body.

At first, the Queen Mother listened with great interest, but later, when she heard that the core of the great commander was the former Imperial Master who had been resurrected from the corpse, the Queen Mother's expression suddenly changed.

"It turns out that it was them..." The Queen Mother frowned, but their bodies had obviously been burned to ashes by the late Emperor, so how could they appear in Yunjiang? "

The only corpse that appeared in Yunjiang was that of the Imperial Master.

Shen Lingxi and Chu Yan immediately looked at each other.

She pondered and asked: "Is it possible that the body of the Imperial Master was stolen and replaced?"

"Absolutely impossible." The Queen Mother said resolutely: "After the late emperor captured the imperial city with Gaozu, he captured Taishu Mei alive. In order to save her, the imperial master did not hesitate to use evil magic to control Gaozu, but the late emperor later found out."

"The late emperor cut off his head and burned him together with Taishu Mei in the palace. The ashes were sent to Taiyi Mountain and buried in the salvation circle of Shangqing Palace. The Ai family saw him being burned with their own eyes. It's gray, there's no way his body could be transported out of Dazhou."

Shen Lingxi's expression became solemn.

Liu Meiren confirmed with her own eyes that Yun Jiang's corpse looked almost exactly like Sheng Kun.

Could it be that Sheng Kun, like her, had two bodies and one soul since birth, and was born with two lives?
This would explain why he was proficient in the soul-changing art and replaced her soul.

But if this is true, Sheng Kun had already died once when the previous dynasty was destroyed.Since Yun Jiang's body was already a corpse, it meant that he had died for the second time.

Why is he still alive?

What the hell is he.

Shen Lingxi grew up in the Medicine Palace since she was a child. In her impression, the great commander knew everything about astronomy and geography.

Previously, she asked Meiren Liu to arrange for the souls of the concubines to follow those pigeons, but so far no news has come back.

But now, after hearing the Queen Mother talk about this, Shen Lingxi was almost certain that Sheng Kun was most likely still alive.

Thinking of Sheng Kun's cunning methods, Shen Lingxi felt worried again.

But no matter how worried she was, in order to prevent the Queen Mother from worrying, she still smiled and said: "No matter what, he is completely dead now. Please relax, Queen Mother."

The Queen Mother held her hand affectionately, "All this is thanks to you. Otherwise, Liu Lang's life would have been difficult to save."

The old man said with a slightly gloomy expression, "I don't know if Sheng Kun taught Emperor Yun the curse at the time. Liu Lang is now the crown prince, and he only went to Yunjiang once, and there will be such disasters. In the future... …”

"Royal Grandmother..." Chu Yan stood by and said helplessly: "My grandson has told you many times that the curse is fake. There is no such curse in the world."

"Sheng Kun can borrow corpses to bring back souls!" The Queen Mother glared at him, "You said before that there are no ghosts in this world, do you believe it now?"

Chu Yan was at a loss for words.

It was rare for Shen Lingxi to see him looking deflated, so she chuckled.

Chu Yan glanced at her.

Shen Lingxi smiled and said to the Queen Mother: "Royal Grandmother, it is true that there are ghosts in this world, but it does not mean that the curse is real. Yunxi... when she was alive, she was just a puppet. How could a body of flesh and blood have such ghosts and gods? force."

As she spoke, she briefly and concisely told the Empress Dowager what was going on in the Duke's house.

Among them, Xu Yuanshan was naturally instigated by others, and falsely conveyed the imperial edict in front of Yun Hongshan, instructing Yun Hongshan and Xiao Rui, and incited Emperor Ruo to treat the little princess as a human sacrifice.

If others told these bizarre things, the Queen Mother would definitely not believe them.

But Shen Lingxi was the most authoritative person among the Queen Mother regarding Xuanmen matters, so she naturally believed most of it.

The Queen Mother lamented, "That little princess is really pitiful, suffering from such a disaster for no reason."

She asked solemnly, "If this is true, then Liu Lang's father and his brothers who died young..."

"Royal Grandma, don't worry, Lingxi and I will definitely find out the truth." Chu Yan said solemnly.

This is confirmation that they all died of conspiracy, not curse.

The Queen Mother was thoughtful and asked, "This curse is false and not real. Did the Emperor ever know?"

Everything that happens in Yunjiang has always been reported to the emperor by Chu Yan flying pigeons back to Beijing.

Shen Lingxi didn't know whether Chu Yan told the emperor.

She also turned to look at Chu Yan.

"The emperor never asked, so the grandson didn't tell him." Chu Yan replied: "The grandson thought that it wouldn't be too late to tell him the truth when the murderer is caught. Even if he told him now, the emperor might not believe it. "

"It's okay if you didn't say it, it's okay if you didn't say it." The Queen Mother murmured: "It's better to do less than to do more..."

She paused, raised her eyes to look at Chu Yan, moved her lips, and wanted to say something, but in the end she said nothing. She waved her hands towards them, "Aijia is tired. You have traveled all the way and accompanied Aijia." After talking for so long, I must be tired, so I should go and rest early."

Chu Yan and Shen Lingxi stood up as instructed, excused themselves and left.

After they left, the Queen Mother summoned Gui's mother and said to her: "Prince Rui has not come to the palace for several days. Today is the Lantern Festival, and the Ai family miss him a little. Tomorrow you ask the kitchen to cook his favorite food." For the red date cake, please go to the house to see him on behalf of the Ai family..."

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Shen Lingxi and Chu Yan came out of the main hall, and the night was getting thick outside.

"Look, it's a sky lantern. Sky lanterns are starting to be released outside the palace."

In the palace garden, the eunuchs and maids on duty in Shoukang Palace all raised their heads in surprise and looked at the goose-yellow sky lanterns floating in from outside the palace. They couldn't help but clasp their hands and make a wish towards the night sky.

Shen Lingxi stopped and looked up at the sky, a smile appearing on her lips.

"Like watching sky lanterns?" Chu Yan looked at her with lowered eyebrows and asked.Shen Lingxi nodded, "No one is allowed to put this in Yunbian City, but Da Zhou... In the past, when Aweng was alive, every Lantern Festival, he would make a lot of sky lanterns, and the whole Wangxian Village would go to the river. It’s really lively when the sky lanterns are released.”

"I'll take you to a closer place."

Chu Yan said, put his arms around her waist, used Qing Kung Fu, and flew up to the top of the verandah of the west hall.

Shoukang Palace is located at a high point in the imperial city. From the top of the west hall, the view is even wider.

However, looking at the entire palace, who dares to go to the top of the palace of the Queen Mother?
Shen Lingxi's cheeks felt hot and she subconsciously looked at the palace people in the courtyard.

But when she saw them all exiting the yard with their lips covered and chuckles, Shen Lingxi felt her face getting even hotter.

Chu Yan took out a plain white brocade handkerchief from his sleeve and spread it on the main ridge of the hall. He held her hand and motioned for her to sit on the brocade handkerchief. He himself directly lifted up the feet of his robe and sat next to her. beside.

"Is it cold?" he asked.

He stretched out his hand very naturally and wrapped her little hand in his palm.

The warm warmth continued to spread from his palm to Shen Lingxi's.

This feeling of being cared for in every way made Shen Lingxi feel a sense of comfort that she had not seen for a long time.

Shen Lingxi's apricot eyes were shining brightly, reflecting the sky lanterns floating all over the sky.

"Come with me to visit Aweng tomorrow." She turned to look at Chu Yan's chiseled profile, "Aweng gave me a dream that day and asked me to take you to see him. He said he likes you very much."

"Okay." Chu Yan looked up at the lights in the sky. After a few breaths of silence, Fang slowly asked, "Then...what about you?"

Shen Lingxi didn't understand why he asked that for a moment, so she replied casually: "Of course I want to go with you..."

Halfway through her words, she realized what he was asking——

"He said he likes you very much."

"how about you?"

Shen Lingxi pursed her lips, suppressing the rising corners of her lips, and turned her head to look at the sky lanterns in the night sky.

She didn't answer the question and suddenly fell silent, making Chu Yan's heart skip a beat.

After waiting for a long time, he still couldn't hold it back and turned to look at Shen Lingxi.

Feeling his gaze, Shen Lingxi did not look back and said slowly: "Aweng's last wish before his death was that I could marry myself. He wanted to see me marry happily and live a perfect life..."

Chu Yan held her hand and tightened slightly.

He began to think about it in his mind. He was very happy on the wedding day, but what about her?Is she happy?
But at the time, they seemed to her to be just a contract.

Which woman would be happy in a contract marriage?
"When the real culprit who murdered our father is found out, we can take the eldest princess out of the imperial mausoleum. Then we can go to Wangxian Village and hold another wedding." Chu Yan said thoughtfully: "Or go It’s okay to hold one in Yunjiang.”

Shen Lingxi was slightly startled when she suddenly heard him mention her little aunt.

Soon, she understood his intention, and the tip of her nose felt sore.

She originally wanted to tease him and surprise him by saying "I like you" to him, just like that time on New Year's Eve.

But he had already begun to think about how to use the most straightforward way to think about her and make her happy.

"I haven't finished speaking yet." Shen Lingxi turned to look at him, her almond-shaped eyes filled with water.

She took her hand away from his and said, "It's a foul for you to do this."

foul?What violation?

Chu Yan felt that he seemed to have lost his always accurate insight.

He had no idea what he said wrong.

Seeing Shen Lingxi's tearful look, he tightened his jaw and asked carefully, "Are you unwilling to get married again? Or... you miss the eldest princess in the imperial mausoleum?"

"I like you."

Shen Lingxi looked at him, fearing that he would say something that would interrupt her arrangement again, and said quickly: "Before he left, Aweng once told me that when fate comes, you can't stop it even if you want to... I didn't believe it until After getting to know you, getting to know each other, and getting along with you, I finally understood what companionship is, what love is, and what perfection is... So I want to take you to his grave and tell him that I have found you."

As she spoke, she recalled the ups and downs the two had gone through hand in hand since they met, her silent support behind her, and the way he buried her body with his own hands six years ago.

In this life, it is not difficult to meet the person you like.

What is rare is to meet the understanding of mutual love.

Shen Lingxi couldn't tell at this moment that he was moved because he took the initiative to mention his little aunt tonight.

Still rejoicing because of the joy of the heart.

Tears fell from the end of his eyes.

When the one she loved took the initiative to confess her love, Chu Yan felt as if there were countless fireworks blooming in the sky.

But when I saw her crying, I felt sad in my heart.

His phoenix eyes were slightly deep, he lowered his head, and gently kissed the tears from the corners of her eyes with his warm lips.

After a long time, he whispered: "I thought you knew how I felt about you, so I didn't tell you first. I only asked you if you liked me..."

"But when I heard you say you 'like' me, I realized that being told your feelings is such a joyful and happy thing..."

Chu Yan said, looking into Shen Lingxi's eyes with a pair of phoenix eyes, and said seriously: "So, I also want to tell you what I feel in my heart."

"I want to be with you for the rest of my life, have three meals and four seasons with you, grow old together, and never be separated."

Love is not spoken, but every word is love.

The candlelight in the sky reflected his face, and those phoenix eyes were as gentle as the brightest moonlight, making Shen Lingxi's heart throb crazily.

She reached up to his neck and kissed his lips...

Their breaths were entangled, their lips and teeth were lingering, and their heartbeats overlapped, just like the sound of firecrackers in the distance, filled with joy and sweetness.

This should be the most romantic moment.

However, at this moment, the sound of a flock of birds flapping their wings suddenly came from the night sky.

Chu Yan and Shen Lingxi realized something at the same time, and looked up into the night sky——

Under the light of the sky lanterns, I saw flocks of birds flying from nowhere and flying towards the harem.

In just a few breaths, the sky lanterns in the night sky fell out of control one by one, as if they had been pecked by the birds.

The sky lanterns fell on the eaves and in the dead grass in the distance. Visibly to the naked eye, clusters of open fires were lit around the palace.

"It's gone! It's gone!" The palace people screamed in the distance.

"It's those pigeons in Yunjiang." Shen Lingxi said solemnly.

(End of this chapter)