My enemies became my companions

Chapter 21 Wash it clean
After entering the palace, Chen Yi was led by the eunuch, walked a long way, came to the inner court, and finally came to Jingren Palace. Since the empress dowager took over the government, Jingren Palace became the place where the empress dowager handled internal and external affairs.

"Your Majesty, Chen Yi, the commander of the Western Factory, wants to see you."

The eunuch spoke loudly and respectfully towards the inside.

"allow."

Chen Yi followed the eunuch into Jingren Palace. When he raised his eyes, he saw a graceful and elegant woman sitting alone in front of the desk.

She wore a golden cross on her head, a Yanju crown and clothes, and a gold-studded shawl on the outside. She was slightly plump, with a delicate yet somewhat gloomy look between her brows. When she bent over, her slender snow-white neck was visible. Her hair was tied in a peach-like bun, which emitted a soft light and was very pleasing to the eye. She was clearly twenty-eight years old, but she had developed a dignified and elegant demeanor in the deep palace.

Some girls are stunningly beautiful at the age of fifteen or sixteen, while some girls are still dignified and classically graceful when they are nearly thirty years old.

Yin Tingxue is the former, and she is the latter.

Empress Dowager An of Dayu is one of the heroines of "Heaven Beyond Heaven". Because An had no children and there were no princes in the court, Yin Qi, the original Prince of Hengshou, succeeded to the throne. He was the grandson of Emperor Wuzong and was only three years old when he ascended the throne. Now that the emperor was young, An was in power, ruling the country from behind the curtain and monopolizing power. Her methods were vicious and her tactics were sophisticated. In addition, the power of the An family made all the civil and military officials in the court admire her.

And the biggest relationship between me and the Queen Mother.

He only has three years left to live and is poisoned.

That was ten hours before the opening, and about a month ago.

"You go out first."

Queen An said to the eunuch.

After the eunuch left, Chen Yi bowed his head and saluted:

"Chen Yi, the captain of the Western Factory, greets Her Majesty the Grand Empress Dowager."

Queen An fixed her eyes on him and said softly:
"Chen Yi, Elder Lin recommended you to temporarily take over the position of the supervisor of the East Factory. You may be able to take on this task."

Chen Yi said without even raising his head:
"I will do my best. I only wish to share your mother's worries."

I remember the good words.

When I saved the game and started, I followed the official perfect start guide and claimed to be a descendant of the Chen family of the Jin State. I was then taken away by Lord Lin for a secret talk. After that, Lord Lin sent me to the Queen Mother, and the Queen Mother made me drink a dose of medicine.

In the end, he got the position of a captain of the Western Factory.

Looking at Chen Yi, Queen An smiled.
“Good one, try your best.

You have a loyal and filial heart, which is really comforting."

Queen An picked up a piece of paper on the table and said:

"Wu Qingsheng intercepted a memorial from the Imperial Household Department for you.
It says that you took a maid from Prince Xiang's mansion?"

Chen Yi's pupils shrank slightly.

After a moment, he understood.

Wu Qingsheng had previously blocked Xue Youge's memorial on his behalf. Originally, this memorial would never have reached Empress An's hands. However, the situation suddenly changed. Xue Youge died, and the Lin family came to put pressure on him. He was about to temporarily take over the position of the governor of the East Factory.

Therefore, Wu Qingsheng, who was loyal to the imperial family and non-partisan, naturally had to report all his details to Queen An.

In the vast palace, the golden floor gave off a chill.

An Hou asked calmly:

"Chen Yi, you took that maid away. Do you want her to be your wife or your concubine?"

…Why do you ask this question?
While thinking, Chen Yi glanced at Queen An's expression from time to time.

There was no emotion in her words, and I couldn't get any information from her face...

After thinking about it, Chen Yi confessed truthfully:
"Your Highness, this is my concubine's room."

Queen An lowered her eyes and thought, then said:

"Pick up the letter and burn it.

Remember, don't give others the chance to interfere with you.

Especially... the Ding'an Party members."

Chen Yi narrowed his eyes.

I am considered a member of the Lin Party, and Queen An mentioned the Ding'an Party, implying that... the Ding'an Party would be unfavorable to me.

Chen Yi naturally caught the implicit meaning.

Chen Yi stood up, picked up the big red paper on the ground, walked to the stove, opened the lid, and threw the paper into the fire.

Wisps of black smoke drifted away from the windows.

"It would be fine if she was a concubine.

I have made other arrangements for your wife."

As the black smoke floated out, An Hou suddenly said.

Turning his back to An Hou, Chen Yi frowned.

What does this mean?
I've never seen this plot...

Before, I had never triggered this plot.

Because if he followed the original archive, he would have absconded with the money and left the capital shortly after Lord Lin fell.

Queen An made other plans for my wife.
Could it be... a hidden plot in "The Outsiders"?

In the official perfect start guide, in order to avoid spoilers, it only tells players what to do but does not tell players why.

And later.

So...I can’t figure out the reason.

I can only wait until I take over the position of the head of the East Factory and then investigate it slowly.

Therefore, Chen Yi could only say respectfully:

"Thank you, Madam, for your grace.

I have no way to repay your kindness. "

"If everyone is as loyal and filial as you, I will not be unworthy of being your mother."

An Hou softened her voice and chuckled,

"Just go to the herbal medicine room and take the medicine, and then go back."

Chen Yi immediately turned around and left Jingren Palace. Queen An looked at the young man's thin back silently. The gentle expression on her face disappeared completely. Her phoenix eyes were like knives, filled with cold hatred.

How can we look at each other with such deep hatred?

The purpose of keeping this child in captivity is to let this son of the enemy kill the entire family of the enemy with his own hands in the future.

The son kills the father and the family is destroyed by the relatives.

"However, this is not enough."

It is not enough to let the enemy's son personally kill the enemy's entire family. It is not enough to avenge. You can kill the flesh, but not the spirit.

Only insults... can avenge one's hatred.

Queen An turned around, her clothes swaying, and she slowly sat down at the table again.

He picked up the pen and wrote a name on the rice paper.

The Chen family of Jin State had an only daughter in the eldest branch of their clan. She was so beautiful that even the six palaces of Jin State had already chosen her as the future Crown Princess...

Empress An had heard about this a long time ago.

For brother and sister to get together is against human ethics and even more so disobedient and unfilial.

Since your Chen family wiped out my An family, my An family will naturally retaliate double. Not only will we wipe out your entire family, but we will also destroy your moral principles.

As for whether you, Chen Yi, are a descendant of the Chen family of Jin State...

As long as you, Chen, believe it is, then it is.

"Mommy."

Queen An turned her eyes to look at the screen inside the hall.

An old lady with white hair and kind eyes came out.

In the martial arts world, it is widely rumored that there is a second-rank master named Wuming Old Lady in the capital of Dayu. The four major martial arts halls, six royal palaces, and even the masters of the martial arts world and above who are above the fifth rank dare not act recklessly in the capital.

A martial arts master of the third rank is called a junior master, and a master of the second rank is a master. All masters are people who can establish a school in the martial arts world and dominate a region. Once they step into the second rank realm, they have one foot in the top ten of the martial arts list. Even the imperial court needs to treat such people with caution.

"Have you found out anything about Xue Youge's death this time?"

An Hou asked.

"Reporting to the Queen Mother, the magpie spies have investigated the streets and heard that the rumor that Xue Youge was colluding with the Demon Cult was spread by Wuyonglou."

The nameless old lady transmitted the message into the secret passage.

"Oh, you are so brave, Wu Yonglou."

Queen An sneered:
"I allowed them to take root, and now they have brought disaster to the Imperial Household Department."

Although Empress An did not rely heavily on the eunuch groups such as the Imperial Household Department, and instead relied more on her own family and relatives, Wu Yonglou's actions were still treacherous.

"Hit them, knock them, and get rid of their spies."

Queen An ordered.

Old Lady Wuming nodded, and her figure quickly disappeared in Jingren Palace.

Queen An looked at the place where Chen Yi had stood and said with disgust:
"Someone, move the place where Captain Chen stood just now...

Wash it clean, clean it thoroughly."

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"Captain Chen, come and take your medicine."

In the medicine room, a white-haired old palace maid took out the medicine and piled it in front of Chen Yi.

“This is a great tonic.”

Chen Yi looked at the inky black medicine and his heart sank slightly.

What a great supplement...

This is exactly the same as the medicine I gave myself a month ago.

The strange poison in his body came from this medicine.

Even though he was complaining in his heart, Chen Yi still drank the medicine.

After all, I know the method of detoxification. Although it is a bit complicated and requires all kinds of rare treasures, that's all.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have survived until Yin Tingxue, the Holy Maiden of the Demon Cult, came to seek revenge.

After the bitter medicine went down his throat, Chen Yi felt his limbs go weak, followed by an intense burning pain.

It's like something is breaking.

Chen Yi's face turned pale, but he calmed down and slowly put the bowl down.

Seeing Chen Yi drink up the medicine, the old palace maid smiled even more.

"Then I'll take my leave."

After Chen Yi finished speaking, he walked out of the herbal medicine room.

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The East Factory’s training ground.

"If you want it, then you have to think about what you want to exchange with me."

Those words kept echoing in Min Ning's ears.

The hand that swung the knife couldn't help but loosen.

The blade hit the wooden stake, but because Min Ning loosened his grip, the blade slipped out of his hand and flew out.

Fortunately, no one was hit.

Min Ning came back to his senses, took a breath, and pressed his forehead.

She picked up the Embroidered Spring Knife, looked around, and calmed herself down.

Under the shadow of a locust tree not far away, Wang Gu, a captain of the East Depot, was standing with a sword in his arms. Several East Depot officers surrounded him. Taking advantage of the break, they seemed to be discussing something.

"The commander of the West Factory is about to take over the East Factory."

"What did the higher-ups think by letting someone from the West Factory take over the East Factory?"

"He is a captain, and Captain Wang is also a captain. If they want to take charge, it is not his turn."

"Hey, maybe he is actually a eunuch in the Imperial Household Department."

"Haha, that makes sense. He looks so handsome, but he doesn't look like a good man."

Several dissatisfied East Factory officers were discussing this.

Wang Gu said coldly:

"No matter what, we shouldn't let someone from the West Factory manage the East Factory.

Behind this matter, it was the Lin Party who supported and facilitated it.

You guys... understand, right?"

(End of this chapter)