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Chapter 409 Extra Welfare Chapter Deep Palace Empress & Beautiful Male Luthier (5)

"It's okay... Aijia..." An Xi tremblingly stretched out her hand to the corner of the white cloth, her tone seemed to be stumbling because of nervousness.

"There's nothing wrong with mourning the family." She said calmly on the surface, but she secretly made up her mind and mustered up her courage to boldly lift a corner of the white cloth in front of her.

After seeing the horrific death of the palace maid.An Xi shivered slightly and retracted her hand, breathing heavily.

The maid's face was livid, her lips were purple, and black blood flowed out from her seven orifices.It looks scary.

An Xi was terrified on the surface, but she still tried her best to restrain her fear and stood up with a steady mind.Almost the moment she got up, she subconsciously fell backwards. Fortunately, Xu Xing who was at the side quickly supported her.

An Xi panted heavily, with tears in her eyes, obviously frightened out of her wits.

"It's good to deal with the funeral. Appease her family outside the palace." An Xi left hastily without saying a word, her face flustered and pale along the way, and even fine sweat broke out on her forehead.

"Your Majesty, are you okay?" Yuan Yuan, who was walking beside her, saw her frightened look.Finally couldn't help but open his mouth to care.

An Xi shook her head, pretending to be innocent and smiling: "It's okay."

Looking at her weak and pale face, Xu Xing couldn't help lowering his eyes, feeling a little guilty for no reason.

Chen Shi's thought of taking her life suddenly began to waver.

...

The moment An Xi stepped into Fengxi Palace, he saw a man in a dragon robe standing in the hall with his hands behind his back, thinking about something with his back to everyone.

It wasn't until he heard footsteps coming in that the emperor slowly turned his head.He was dressed in court attire, with a crown on his head, obviously he had just come down to court.

"Are you okay?" The man walked forward quickly, and the string of beads on the crown on his forehead shook due to the movement of walking, which made the man's handsome face look hazy, and his anxious face could not be seen.

Before An Xi came back to salute, her slender arms were firmly grasped by two big hands.She looked at the anxious expression of the man, and broke away from him in embarrassment for a while, and stepped back.

"It's okay to mourn the family."

The tone was light, with a bit of indifference.

Only then did the emperor realize that he was too excited just now.Quickly and sharply asked the old eunuch beside him: "Have you gone to investigate the person who poisoned you?"

"Go back to the emperor. All the people in the dining palace have been arrested and tortured."

"Well, send more people to protect the queen mother. Going in and out to eat and eat is extremely strict and careful. If there is another matter, the whole palace will come to see you." The man gave the order coldly, and the old eunuch responded respectfully, and then said to He gestured with the eyes of the followers behind him.

The entourage bowed their heads to accept the order, quickly retreated, and guarded around Fengxi Palace.

An Xi was a little flattered, and felt that it was too much fanfare.She was stunned, lowered her eyes and said softly: "There is no need to be so laborious. It's okay to mourn the family."

The man saw that she was a bit reluctant, and knew that she might be worried about these guards standing in front of Fengxi Palace and felt alienated.

"The safety of the queen mother is the most important thing. If you feel a little uncomfortable, then I will send secret guards to guard you." The emperor frowned and said considerately.

An Xi didn't refuse anymore, she lowered her eyes and acquiesced.

I was also a little scared in my heart, after all, when something like this happened, there was no one to take care of me, so it was inevitable that I would feel uneasy.

It's good to have some people by your side.

...

In the middle of the night, An Xi had a nightmare and woke up suddenly.

In the dream, a person whose face could not be seen clearly held the plate of poisonous peach blossom cakes and pinched her mouth to force her to swallow.

The scene was terrifying and gloomy.

Waking up suddenly, she was so scared that she was short of breath and dripping with sweat.Subconsciously exclaimed.

Xu Xing, who was watching the night outside the door, heard the movement, pushed the door open and entered.Seeing the pale woman sitting on the bed with jade hands tightly clutching the brocade quilt, a few traces of unknowing concern flashed in her eyes.

He subconsciously approached the bed, reaching out his hand to gently touch the woman to comfort her.But he never thought that the moment he touched a woman, the woman would run away in fear.

"Don't... don't touch me." In the dream, the hand that strangled the throat seemed to be in front of her eyes, and the woman shrank back, begging softly, not daring to think about it.

Xu Xing didn't touch her again, looked at the terrified woman, turned around and searched for a piano.

"Young lady, rest, I'll play you a lullaby."

An Xi slowly came back to her senses, feeling a little drowsy in addition to being afraid.She lay down slowly and closed her beautiful eyes.

The soothing sound of plucking strings resounded, and the woman slowly fell asleep, her brows slightly relaxed.

After stroking the song, the man quietly walked to the bed to check.Seeing that the woman was sleeping peacefully and her complexion improved, she thoughtfully helped her lift up the quilt.

Then turned to leave.

...

After coming out of the bedroom, Xu Xing carefully closed the door.Step up and walk to the room where you rest.

Pushing open the door and seeing the man in black who seemed to have been waiting for a long time in the room, Xu Xing was startled, lowered his eyes and frowned, walked to the tea table and sat down.

In the tea room, the voice of the man in black came: "Young master, why did you stop poisoning today? Is it... that you have softened your heart towards that woman?"

Xu Xing paused for a moment while holding the teacup, thinking that he still knew about it.It's hard to hide even thinking about it.

Moreover, only Xu Xing carried this kind of overbearing Broken Heart Powder.

However, what happened in the forest that day had to be concealed.

Otherwise, if all the subordinates know about this matter, they will definitely attack An Xi.

Now, he really can't bear to attack her.

"She's still useful. Killing her hastily like this will definitely arouse suspicion." Xu Xing took a sip of his tea and sighed with relief.

The man in black didn't continue to say anything, and he wondered why Xu Xing wanted to make a move involuntarily, but stopped.But he didn't dare to continue to ask.

"Then young master, the next plan is..."

The lights outside the house were dimly lit, and the two inside the house were discussing the plot in whispers...

...

When An Xi woke up the next morning, she saw Xu Xing sitting on the edge of the bed, looking at the sapphire crested hairpin she had on her head yesterday.A man's smile is beautiful, if it is a woman, it will definitely make countless men become more beautiful.

Because, even An Xi, as a woman, couldn't help being slightly distracted by this appearance.

It wasn't until she met the man's sideways gaze that An Xi came back to her senses.As if deliberately covering up something, he scolded in a cold voice:

"You are presumptuous, actually..."

Before she finished speaking, her vermilion lips were blocked by the man's slightly cold index finger: "Shh."

An Xi looked at him in confusion, not knowing what he was up to.

Xu Xing looked out, and after confirming that no one heard the sound outside the door, he looked at the woman in nightgown on the bed who cynically licked her lips slightly: "Your Majesty, do you want to go out and play?"

"Go out?" An Xi frowned in surprise, a little in disbelief.

Look at the man's smiling face.A few seconds later, she suddenly came back to her senses and grabbed the man's hand: "Can you really take me out?"

Xu Xing met her expectant gaze and couldn't help smiling, feeling inexplicably good.

"Well, but it's not time to leave yet, we have to come back."

As the man finished speaking, An Xi's look of anticipation turned into disappointment in an instant.Xu Xing caught her little emotions and comforted her with a smile: "Hurry up, I promise I will take you out."

"Today, I found someone to arrange to take you out of the palace, are you willing to go out?" the man continued to ask.

The woman blinked, a little excited.But after thinking about it, he hesitated again.

"The emperor will come to serve tea later... If he finds out..."

"It's okay, I've already bribed the imperial physician, saying that you occasionally feel cold and can't be seen. Later, there will be a palace maid lying on the bed instead of you."

...

That's it, taking advantage of the light of day.Wearing a white brocade robe and cloak with cloud patterns, the woman followed the man and hid in the sedan chair used by the female relatives in the palace.

The sedan chair was taken by a lady minister who came to the palace last night, and that lady seemed to be very friendly with Xu Xing.The already exquisite face was even more beautiful when seeing Xu Xing's smile.

After An Xi got on the sedan chair, the lady nodded respectfully: "Master, get on the sedan chair quickly."

Xu Xing nodded with a smile and got on the sedan chair.Sitting with An Xi.The young lady followed closely behind, sitting on the seat opposite An Xi and Xu Xing, smiling at the two of them, gentle and modest.

After the sedan chair moved slowly, An Xi took off the cloak on her head, revealing her stunningly glamorous figure.The lady from the official family who was sitting by the side was also taken aback when she saw this.It seems that they did not expect that the person under the brocade robe would be so beautiful.

She has never seen the real face of the Queen Mother, so she doesn't know An Xi's real identity.

"My lord, this is..." Miss Guanjia asked.

Xu Xing glanced sideways at the woman beside him, and slightly curled his lips: "The Empress Dowager."

Miss Guan's apricot eyes narrowed slightly, she raised her hand to cover her red lips in surprise, her eyes were full of shock and envy.

The Empress Dowager's rumored alluring appearance is not without hearsay.However, I just feel that the rumors in the market are true and false, false and true, and somewhat exaggerated.

For example, people compare the immaculate nine-day goddess, or the elegant and refined iris.Or, sinking fish, falling geese, closing moon and shameful flowers...

Miss Guanjia always felt that they were talking too much.I didn't expect that today's one... is indeed worse than it.

"The empress dowager is really as rumored...with a beautiful face." The woman sighed.

An Xi pulled out a polite smile, "It's just a middle-of-the-road appearance, the girl flatters you."

The housekeeper smiled awkwardly, a little at a loss for her modest self-evaluation.If this is the appearance of a middle-aged person, then I am... really ugly as a Rakshasa.

Seeing the two of them like this, Xu Xing didn't interrupt, just smiled.

After all, it is difficult for me to get involved in the topics between women.Taking a ten thousand step back, a woman's heart feels like it's wrong for a man to say anything.

...

The carriage stopped at the entrance of the hidden alley, and the man who had already changed into white clothes slowly got out of the carriage.Then, a woman in white with a beaded curtain stepped out of the car, supported his arm and gently dragged her skirt to bend down to get out of the car.

The woman looked at the closed alleys around her, but she didn't feel depressed at all.On the contrary, it feels much more spacious and bright than the deep palace compound.

After bidding farewell to Miss Housekeeper, Xu Xing led her around the streets.

Walking to a jewelry stall, An Xi's eyes unconsciously rested on a wooden hairpin carved with roses. She picked it up and looked at it carefully, with a bit of liking in her eyes.

The proprietress who sold the hairpin smiled and waved the handkerchief: "Young lady has a good eye. This hairpin is from the Western Regions. It is rumored that it is an accessory for the princess of the Shang Dynasty. It is the only one! Do you want to wrap it up for the young lady?"

An Xi was taken aback.His gaze caught on to the hairpin, he wanted to sell it but he was afraid that it would cause suspicion if he brought it back to the palace.Finally, he reluctantly put down the hairpin.

"Not yet. We will meet again in the future." She glanced at the hairpin, turned and left.

Xu Xing followed her gaze and forgot about the hairpin, then followed her.It coincides with Qixi Festival, and the flower market is very lively at night.

Couples in pairs play with each other wearing masks.Give each other a bunch of red bean bracelets, which means lovesickness.Or put a lantern by the river together, which means eternal love.

As the night deepened, An Xi stood a little lonely on the bridge, watching the lovers coming and going, unconsciously thinking of him who was lingering in the dream that day.

Where would he be now?When will it appear?
A gust of night wind blew, making An Xi, who was wearing a thin shirt, shiver slightly from the cold.Xu Xing put on a white brocade cloak with cloud pattern on her, lowered his eyes and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, would you like to accompany me to put a lantern?"

"That's something between lovers." An Xi flatly refused.

The man smiled, his eyes seemed to be deliberately making fun of An Xi's ignorance.

"No. The lanterns are for wishing." He conjured up a folding fan out of nowhere, opened it handsomely, and gently swayed it against his chest.

The slight wind blew his slightly raised black hair.At this time, he was standing on the bridge, facing the beautiful woman who was also dressed in white.The lovers who come and go seem to be their foil.

At this moment, the picture freezes, as if they are the protagonists.

Seeing that the woman didn't respond for a long time, the man was not annoyed, but continued to ask with a very patient smile: "Your Majesty, do you want to make a wish?"

An Xi replied in a strange way.After buying a river lantern with him, they walked to the river with him.

At this time, the moat is brightly dyed by countless lanterns.The light shines on a large expanse of cyan clear drinking water.

A woman in white squatted by the river, put a burning lantern into the river, and then closed her eyes to make a wish.

Her wish is simple, to leave that place and live the life she wants.

Indeed, being a concubine does not lack food and clothing.However, as soon as you enter the palace, it's as deep as the sea, and it's hard to see happiness in half your life.

Being a dancer is not much better.However, An Xi did not sell her body in the first place, so as not to be defiled by others.

After the woman made her wish, she slowly opened her eyes.The man who seemed to be staring at her for a long time smiled and asked, "What wish did you make?"

Obviously, he was asking the question knowingly.With how well he knew An Xi, he must know what wish she made.

It's just about escaping the cage that traps the canary.

That's it.

If you want to leave a place, it is difficult to say, but easy to say.

The more this is the case, the more the red walls and green tiles of the palace can't trap the birds who want to leave.

Seeing the woman's reticence, Xu Xing smiled self-indulgently: "Forget it, it won't work if you express your wish."

He looked at the floating lantern and whispered softly: "May I bring someone out of the prison, and spend time with her, wandering the world."

(End of this chapter)