Colorful

Chapter 123: The Birthday Celebration (2)
The old lady said: "Well, you can tell your father-in-law that when Ye's nephew comes over, I will also let Cheng girl see each other. If both families are interested, then it will be the best."

Naturally, Ji Cheng didn't know about these things. Since her sister-in-law came, she couldn't talk about the marriage with her family anymore.

But it's the same whether you say it or not, because a shocking event happened in March, which covered up all the other trivial matters.

The incident first started with Wang Yueniang. The pregnant concubine Wang died suddenly. Then Concubine Wang Shu was deprived of her post of managing the Six Palaces, which was like house arrest. Then the lawsuit of corruption and human life of the Wang family surfaced.Emperor Jianping decreed to deprive the Wang family of their titles, ransacked their homes and executed them.

It is said that 600 million taels of silver were copied from the Wang family, as well as antiques, calligraphy and paintings, which were richer than the emperor's private treasury. The authentic works of Wang Xizhi, which should have been hidden in the palace, appeared on the copied family tree.Emperor Jianping was even more furious, and wanted to destroy the nine clans of the Wang family, but later the ministers of the court jointly dissuaded him, so he only killed all the men of the Wang family, and all the women were not slaves.

Then, Concubine Wang Shu also died suddenly.

Everyone can see that there is something tricky here, but it is just corruption and bribery, and disregarding human life. It has not been a year or two since the Wang family has been domineering. Why did Emperor Jianping suddenly become more serious?
In addition, the sudden death of the two Wang's empresses in the palace must have involved the secret affairs of the palace, everyone was very itchy in their hearts, and they dared not make any comments.

Ji Cheng hadn't seen Shen Che for several days, he must have been doing some shady business if he was elusive.But Ji Cheng also knew that only Shen Che could explain the secrets in the palace for her.

Ji Cheng went to Sanhao Residence for several times before finally waiting for Shen Che.

"I heard from Nan Gui that you come here every day, so you miss me that much?" Shen Che sat down opposite Ji Cheng, "The weather is getting warmer, and this secret room seems a bit stuffy." Although there are ventilation holes, it is indeed rather stuffy. Fortunately, in winter, the secret room is warmer than the outside, and it doesn't feel cold without a brazier.

Shen Che stood up and held out his hand to Ji Cheng: "Let's go."

Ji Cheng stood up puzzled, and put his hand into Shen Che's palm without asking any further questions.The role she wants to play now is Xie Yuhua, I hope Shen Che won't get rid of her prematurely, otherwise it won't be fun.

It was the first time for Ji Cheng to go up to Jiuliyuan through the secret road.The door of the secret passage opened behind Shen Che's closet, and when he got out of the closet, he arrived at Shen Che's daily living place.

Just like a three-bedroom apartment or a four-bedroom apartment, Shen Che seems to only like the simplest furnishings, saving all the furniture that can be saved. There is no couch, no chairs, only cushion mats, which is extremely simple.

In the courtyard in front of the house, there is a small shallow pond with green grass and a few koi swimming in it. This place is not like the house of the prince of the Duke's mansion, but more like the residence of a hermit.

There is no servant girl in the room, only Shen Che and Ji Cheng.Ji Cheng took a breath, and sure enough it was better on the ground, the air was much fresher.

"When I'm not around, you can come up by yourself. If you want to bring those things up, let Nan Gui help you. If you need anything, you can pull the copper bell at hand, and the clothes will come up." Shen Che said, as if Ji Cheng was not him No human "beautiful face" can be seen, but a serious second young lady.

Shen Che wasn't guilty, but Ji Cheng didn't have such a big face.

Shen Che seemed a little tired, so he lay down next to Ji Cheng like that: "You can make tea today, Lao Zhang made the tea we picked last time, and it was delivered yesterday."

Listening to Shen Che's instructions, Ji Cheng found out the new tea, arranged the stove and tea set, and started boiling water.

"Rub your temples for me." Shen Che rested his head on Ji Cheng's lap, pulled her hands to his ears and put them away.

Ji Cheng looked at his fairly long nails, thinking about whether he could pierce Shen Che's temples, but then thought that he was so thick-skinned that he might not be able to pierce them.

"What's going on with the Wang family?" Ji Cheng said in the softest voice, she was most afraid that Shen Che would whet her appetite at this time.

"Why did the voice suddenly become so soft?" Shen Che opened his eyes and said, "Afraid I won't tell you?"

Ji Cheng remained silent, Shen Che was going to be a demon again.

"I was having a bit of a headache, but hearing your gentle voice made me feel relaxed. Why don't you read a book to me." Shen Che sat up and found a book and handed it to Ji Cheng. Then lay back on Ji Cheng's lap again.

Ji Cheng didn't understand why Shen Che hated her so much, and kept challenging her patience.It has to be said that Ji Cheng's patience is getting better and better. She opened "Spring and Autumn", picked a paragraph at random, and read it, but was interrupted by Shen Che, "The voice should be softer, more mellow. emotion."

Ji Cheng really wanted to throw the book in Shen Che's face, but the consequences of beating someone would be more serious, so Ji Cheng just shook his legs: "I'm going back."

Shen Che's face rubbed against Ji Cheng's lower abdomen: "Are you angry so easily?"

"You hurt my leg." Ji Cheng said coldly.

"Okay, Ji Cheng, you have a good temper." Shen Che sat up and looked at Ji Cheng.

Ji Cheng rubbed his thighs, got up and walked towards the entrance of the secret passage. Shen Che grabbed her wrist: "Okay, okay, I was wrong, okay, I know everything I can say now, and I can say everything, okay?"

Ji Cheng pouted, but she accepted it as soon as it was good, and if she continued to be hypocritical, it would be bad if Shen Che stopped playing with her.

Shen Che put his arms around Ji Cheng and sat on his lap, she struggled a little unaccustomed, but Shen Che's hands didn't move at all, and she had no intention of giving in at all, so Ji Cheng had no choice but to give up.

The copper Choshi on the stove began to emit a lot of white gas, and the water was already boiled. Seeing that Shen Che was not moving, Ji Cheng could only sit up on his knees and make tea. Lean on the lazy.

"Did the matter of the Wang family start because of Wang Yueniang?" Ji Cheng asked Shen Che.

"Well, how did you guess it was her?" Shen Che asked.

Ji Cheng turned his head and said: "Concubine Wang Shu has been able to stand upright in the palace for so many years, she is unlikely to do something that would provoke the emperor's anger. There is nothing serious about the Wang family recently, so I guess something happened to Wang Yueniang Son."

Shen Che scratched Ji Cheng's nose: "You are smart. Wang Yueniang had an affair with the guards in the palace and was discovered by the emperor. Since she couldn't bring it to the table, she just said it was a sudden death."

Ji Cheng tilted his head and thought for a while: "No, you definitely haven't finished."

"Oh?" Shen Che raised his eyebrows.

Ji Cheng handed the poured tea to Shen Che's hand: "Even if Wang Yueniang had an affair with the guards, there is still Concubine Wang Shu in the palace. She gave birth to the eldest prince, so she shouldn't have ended up in a violent end. It's for Eldest prince, the emperor will not raid the Wang family, but kill them all."

Shen Che leaned over and pecked at Ji Cheng's lips, and as if feeling unsatisfied, he took another bite hard, and then said with Ji Cheng's lips in his mouth: "You really know how to guess, naturally there are hidden secrets. .”

Ji Cheng tilted his ears, although Shen Che made his ears itchy and numb, but because the secret was so intense that Ji Cheng ignored all the discomfort.

"You mean that Wang Yueniang gave the emperor medicine to make the emperor... make the emperor inhumane?" Ji Cheng thought that Wang Yueniang really dared to do anything, "Is she crazy?"

"She's not crazy, she's just crazy." Shen Che said.

The child Wang Yueniang conceived was naturally not Emperor Jianping's.Although Emperor Jianping was still able to have intercourse, it was all supported by medicine, and he had been unable to conceive a woman for a long time. Even if he conceived, the child would probably be unhealthy, unable to sit still, and would have a miscarriage in less than three months.

Wang Yueniang's child was born to the guard Cui Chuang she met when she was in Nanyuan Palace that day.As for how Cui Chuang and Wang Yueniang hooked up, there is no need to go into details, but Wang Yueniang first experienced the tragedy of Tianxiang Pavilion, and then served an old man like Emperor Jianping who did not recognize his age and had excessive moves. normal.

Cui Chuang was the only one who gave her normal feelings. In a place as dark as the harem, just a little bit of color could seduce Wang Yueniang, who was already a little crazy because of despair.

After Wang Yueniang became pregnant, Emperor Jianping was naturally happy and favored him in every possible way.Although Emperor Jianping was in poor health, he especially wanted to prove that he was still healthy and strong. Even though Wang Yueniang was pregnant and couldn't serve her below, she still had to use sandalwood to serve her.

Cui Chuang only said that he couldn't see Wang Yueniang being insulted like this, and wanted to die with the old emperor. How could Wang Yueniang watch her beloved die, but she was deeply moved by Cui Chuang's willingness to die for her.

So the two discussed a crazy idea, to simply make the old emperor inhumane, so that there would be no future troubles, and the child in Wang Yueniang's womb might inherit the great treasure in the future.

With such a big cake hanging in front of her, Wang Yueniang really dared to take the risk and sent Emperor Jianping a bowl of carefully cooked soup.

Emperor Jianping noticed something abnormal in his body, so he summoned the imperial physician to diagnose the pulse, and quickly found out the cause and effect of the incident.Naturally, both Wang Yueniang and her concubine died violently, and Emperor Jianping angered everyone because he was no longer humane. Anyone who reminded him of Wang Yueniang who he hated so much would die.

Ji Cheng is still very concerned about Emperor Jianping's dragon body, this is inhumane, and he doesn't know if there are other side effects: "The emperor's dragon body is still healthy? Is there anything..."

"It's good. The emperor's body is not suitable for intercourse. The imperial physician has given him a pulse. If he can restrain himself from being close to women, it is basically no problem to extend his life for another five years. But if he can't restrain himself, It's only a year or two." Shen Che said.

The more Ji Cheng heard it, the more something was wrong: "Is that guard someone you arranged?"

So it was just a matter of instigating Wang Yueniang to administer medicine to Emperor Jianping to protect Emperor Jianping's dragon body?And Shen Che was already proficient in the technique of Qihuang, so it was perfect for him to prepare the medicine.

Looking into Shen Che's eyes, Ji Cheng knew that he guessed right. No wonder he let Wang Yueniang enter the palace and let Wang Yueniang be favored. This is to wait for Wang Yueniang to win Emperor Jianping's heart so that she can do things conveniently?With Wang Yueniang's temperament, how could it be possible to live in the palace for so long without being beaten to death by Concubine Wang Shu, Huang Zhaoyi, and without Shen Che escorting her behind?

In this way, the Wang family was eradicated easily, and the Shen family did not even need to spend a single soldier.

Oh, no, it still took a pawn, such as the guard Cui Chuang.

"He did it voluntarily. He and the Wang family had a mortal hatred of destroying the family. He used his death to destroy the entire Wang family. He came to me on his own begging." Shen Che said.

This is the karma in the world. How could the Wang family, who are in full swing, think that one day they will be destroyed by a Cui family that they could strangle to death like ants?

"Then what happened to Wang Siniang?" Ji Cheng asked.

Shen Che handed the tea cup in his hand to Ji Cheng, and she poured another cup for him, only then heard Shen Che say: "Wang Siniang fled from the temple when she heard the news."

"Escaped?" This was not the answer Ji Cheng wanted to hear.

Shen Che smiled: "Yes, I ran away. Do you want to see what happens to Wang Siniang? You are not the only one she offended."

Ji Cheng didn't want to see how miserable Wang Siniang was and hurt her eyes, she just wanted to make sure that Wang Siniang would not talk too much. "I don't want to watch it, but I'm afraid that she will never change her nature." Even if she goes to hell, she will drag others into it.

Shen Che turned the teacup in his hand: "You don't have to worry about that."

For a long time, Wang Siniang's every move has attracted countless attention, but few people care about her whereabouts. She died worthless, and I am afraid that she will not be able to rest in peace.

Ji Cheng's confidant's serious troubles have been eliminated, but the strange thing is that he doesn't feel much joy in his heart, some irreversible consequences have already been caused, and even the death of a hundred Wang Siniangs and Su Yun will not help.

After pouring tea for Shen Che again, Ji Cheng said, "I should go back."

Shen Che hugged Ji Cheng's waist and said, "Oh, do you want to leave after using it?"

Ji Cheng couldn't bear Shen Che's words like this: "Who used you?"

Shen Che sniffed at Ji Cheng's neckline and said, "Is it a pity that I didn't wipe it off?"

Ji Cheng bumped Shen Che's chest with his elbow, Shen Che got out of the way, turned over and pressed Ji Cheng onto the mat: "You smell so fragrant, no one can get enough of it."

Ji Cheng was a little anxious, she didn't want to have anything to do with Shen Che in the Jiuliyuan, there were people everywhere, if someone found her, she would not be able to live.

"Don't worry, don't worry." Shen Che pressed Ji Cheng's leg with his hand and tried to kick him restlessly, kissed Ji Cheng's cheek like raindrops and said, "I won't touch you, just stay here with me for a while Can't you? I just want to look at you."

Believe him, there will be ghosts.Ji Cheng struggled fiercely, his eyes stared brightly, but it was of no avail, so he could only beg for mercy, "It's not working here, let me go back."

It's a pity that the voice scratched Shen Che's heart like an itchy scratch. He really didn't intend to do anything at first, but in the end it was all over the place and he couldn't end it.

The sky was completely dark, and even the moon didn't know where to hide. It was dark all around, but it was still not as gloomy as the deep eyes.

The tea had been cold for a long time, Shen Che raised his head and drank a cup, where is the elegance of drinking tea on weekdays, drinking with a cow is almost the same.

In the night, Ji Chengying's white back was made whiter and whiter, so white that it was almost eerie, covered with a layer of faint light, and his black hair hung around his waist like seaweed, half covering the jade pipa, making people hate it It cannot be broken with one palm.

Shen Che pulled the quilt to cover Ji Cheng's shoulders. After covering Ji Cheng's shoulders for a while, Ji Cheng's legs moved, kicking the quilt down impatiently, and it only spread loosely around his waist, exposing his back and long hair leg.

This is the fifth time that Shen Che covered Ji Cheng with a quilt, and this person kicked the quilt at an unusually fast speed.Shen Che was no longer impatient, so he just let her hang around like this.

Shen Che drank another cup of herbal tea, feeling a little confused. He has always been self-controlled and proud of himself, but now even he has almost lost confidence in himself. When it comes to uncontrollable things, people can't help but think about it .

Shen Che's fingers slowly climbed up Ji Cheng's slender neck, two fingers can cut it off, cutting off all delusions.

But escaping is the choice of the weak. Shen Che's gaze slowly followed the traces on Ji Cheng's shoulder and neck. There were purple marks, blue marks, and fresh pink marks, and his fingers lingered lightly on them. .It was because he was too out of control, so he was almost a little rough just now, and vented his uncontrollable anger on Ji Cheng, which made Shen Che feel a little guilty.

Shen Che lowered his head and kissed the purple scar on Ji Cheng's shoulder, and the cat's cry seemed to ring in his ears again.In Jiuliyuan, Ji Cheng was not as relaxed as he was in Four Cohabitation, his voice was held in his chest, and he couldn't help it, so he hummed twice.

It's really nice.

There was still a lingering peach fragrance in the air, Shen Che searched for Ji Cheng's lip and bit it again, fortunately Ji Cheng was still asleep, otherwise Shen Che really wasn't sure if he could control himself.

After taking a deep breath, Shen Che straightened his back again, drank three cups of herbal tea in a row, then wrapped Ji Cheng in a quilt, and carried him to the secret room.

Nan Gui wanted to take Ji Cheng from Shen Che's hand, Shen Che looked down at her sleeping state, her eyelashes were long and curled up, disturbing people's hearts like a butterfly: "I'll send her off."

When Ji Cheng woke up in the morning, she frowned in soreness, she couldn't help but swear in her heart, she really wanted to send Shen Che to the small house.

Shen Xian and the others all changed into thin satin skirts, revealing their slender necks and delicate collarbones. Only Ji Cheng wore a stand-up collar jacket in a proper manner, with a light yellow double-breasted tulle skirt on the outside, and a wide waistband tied around her waist. Waist, depicting the waist that is not enough to grasp is as soft and thin as a willow branch.

Shen Yuan smiled and said, "Are you so afraid of the cold? It's already April."

In fact, Ji Cheng is not afraid of the cold at all, on the contrary, it is often unbearably hot. At night, when others are still covering the quilt, she can only cover the quilt.It's just that there are marks of being chewed by dogs all over the body, so I have to cover it up.

"The eldest sister and the second sister are both coming back today, what a coincidence, one is in the south and the other is in the east, and they both came back in one day." Shen Xun interjected.

The old lady looked forward to the two granddaughters but her neck grew.

The eldest girl, Shen Yun, and the second girl, Shen He, are both the daughters of the second room, one concubine and one concubine. Shen Yun married to Yangzhou, a place of literary excellence in the south, and Shen He, a famous talented woman in the capital, married to Licheng.

(End of this chapter)