Chapter 86

A country cannot be without a king for a day. After the first emperor left, the crown prince Ye Tianheng immediately held a grand enthronement ceremony and became the new young emperor of Qingguo.The courtiers who supported the prince in the past were greatly valued, while those who had opposed the prince, or even had some complaints about the prince, began to predict that their future official career would be rough and difficult.

A small episode during the funeral of the first emperor made people talk about it with great interest.It is said that when the funeral procession was about to reach the imperial mausoleum, there was a sudden gust of wind that swept away the late emperor's favorite Concubine Jin, and the officers and soldiers searched the entire Linyao City, but there was no trace of the concubine.Everyone in the world knows that the late emperor appeared, wishing to be accompanied by beautiful concubines on the road to Huangquan.The new emperor seemed to agree with this statement, and ordered to stop the search for Concubine Jin's whereabouts, and named Concubine Jin as Emperor Dowager Zhuangren.

No one knows that Wu Xinlan is currently staying in the wing of the General's Mansion, drinking medicine on time every day, never stepping out of the wing.This day Lin Changjing came to Wu Xinlan's room after retiring from the imperial court, just as the servant girl gave her medicine and retreated from the room.

"Has she taken medicine? Is she feeling better?"

"Go back to the general, the doctor said, her body is fine."

"Well, you go down."

"Yes, General."

The maid retreated, Lin Changjing walked into the room, Wu Xinlan was leaning on the bed and looking at him.

Lin Changjing stopped when he walked some distance away from her, and said, "The doctor said you are fine?"

Wu Xinlan nodded slightly, her breath still a little weak: "Thanks for your care."

"That's good. I've arranged a secret place for you. No one will find you. Go and live there with peace of mind."

These words poured cold water on Wu Xinlan's head, she looked straight at him and said, "You want to drive me away?"

"This is not a place for you to stay forever."

"Can't we go together? I am no longer Concubine Jin, and you, after knowing what Ye Tianheng has done, do you still plan to stay here and serve him?"

"What I want to do is my business, you don't have to worry about it." Lin Changjing's tone was a little cold.

Wu Xinlan's heart trembled, and she said, "You've never spoken to me in such a tone, are you still blaming me, right? If it wasn't for me, Ah Ying wouldn't have left..."

Lin Changjing's tone was softer: "Don't think about it, I don't blame you."

He blamed himself, at that time he was only anxious to save Wu Xinlan, why didn't he notice Rong Ying's strangeness?Now he doesn't even know why she disappeared, and he is very upset.

Wu Xinlan turned her eyes to the side: "No matter what you say is true or not, you can't tolerate me anymore, can you?"

Lin Changjing didn't want to treat Wu Xinlan so unfeelingly, but some things needed to be settled eventually.He said: "I have asked the emperor for leave, and tomorrow I will go to Qingqiu to look for Aying's whereabouts. If you want to stay here for a few more days, it is up to you. But when I come back with Aying, I hope you have already left."

In the past few days, he has searched Linyao and found Rongying, so Lin Changjing can only think of Qingqiu.

He got up to leave, but Wu Xinlan said: "What if she deliberately avoided you?"

Lin Changjing paused.

"If she didn't hide from you on purpose, how could you not be able to find her?"

"Then I have to find her out and ask why, she is my wife, why should I ignore her?"

After Lin Changjing finished speaking, he left without looking back, Wu Xinlan collapsed on the bed, and murmured: "Your...wife..."

Inside the Qingqiu Spirit Fox Residence, a group of fox demons surrounded a listless six-tailed little fox lying on the ground, shaking their heads and sighing.

"500 years of practice is hard-won, is it worth it?" Rong Cheng looked at the little fox with complicated expressions in his eyes.

The little fox stared straight ahead blankly, as if he hadn't heard him speak.

Rong Jue was sad: "There are only 100 years of Taoism left, and I can't even transform into a human form. Not only that, but I have to suffer from the thunder..."

Rong Xun touched Rong Jue with his elbow, Rong Jue froze for a moment, and quickly closed his mouth.

At this time, the Fox King Rongfeng who had been silent all this time said, "Okay, let's all go out, let her think about what to do next."

All the foxes left the house with a sigh, and when they reached their entrance, a fox servant suddenly came to report.

"Report Your Majesty, Lin Changjing is here at Linghu Residence!"

All the foxes looked at each other, and then looked into the room together, only to see Rongying's black eyeballs twitching, then she got up and jumped onto the bed, curled up in a ball at the corner of the bed.

Rong Feng sighed, closed the door, and led the foxes away.

Linghu lived at the gate, and Lin Changjing was surrounded by a group of foxes.The foxes showed their fangs and claws, and glared at Lin Changjing fiercely.

"You are not welcome here, you go!"

Lin Changjing was a little puzzled by the attitude of the foxes. He still asked politely: "May I ask if Aying has come back here? I can't find her."

"You still have the face to meet our fourteenth princess? Sisters, go together and avenge the fourteenth princess!"

Lin Changjing was shocked when he heard the words: "What are you talking about?! What happened to Aying?!"

Without getting an answer, the foxes had already roared and rushed forward. Lin Changjing could not hurt them, so he could only deal with them carefully.At the same time, he was very anxious. Hearing what they said, something might have happened to Rongying!
"Stop it all!"

A cold voice sounded, and the foxes stopped attacking Lin Changjing upon hearing it.

Rong Cheng stepped forward and ordered all the foxes: "Everyone back down."

The foxes were unwilling, but they withdrew anyway.

"Aying?" Lin Changjing looked at Rong Cheng eagerly.

"She used her inner alchemy to save Wu Xinlan. It took 500 years of skill, but now she has returned to her original shape."

Lin Changjing was shocked: "How could this happen?!" He lowered his head and recalled Rong Ying's expression at that time. She seemed a little embarrassed at that time, why did he ignore it?Later, she said that she had something to ask him to go first, why didn't he ask one more question?Why didn't he notice the abnormality in her body?
Lin Changjing blamed himself and felt extremely painful: "She has to pay such a price, but why didn't she tell me?"

"So what if I told you? Will you give up saving Wu Xinlan?"

Lin Changjing was speechless.

Rong Ting said again: "You may think that 500 years of practice is worth exchanging a human life, but do you know how difficult these 500 years of practice are for Fourteen? It is extremely difficult to survive under the thunder. A person's life is important, but it does not mean that other people should sacrifice themselves to save his life. For you, Wu Xinlan's life may be It is more important than Fourteen's 500 years of practice, but in our hearts, Fourteen is a treasure that can't be exchanged for anything, so what is Wu Xinlan!"

Lin Changjing lowered his head, and said: "When Xinlan had an accident, I was really anxious, but if A Ying told me her difficulties, I would never force her. She was afraid of my embarrassment, so she thought for me everywhere, but I I failed her..."

Rong Cheng sighed, and said: "Sincere's mouth is unforgiving, but her heart is very good. It's not all because of you that she chose to save Wu Xinlan. You don't have to blame yourself too much, leave quickly, from now on you It has nothing to do with Fourteen anymore."

Rong Ting turned around to leave, but Lin Changjing called to stop him: "Wait! Where is Ah Ying now? She is my wife, and no matter what happens to her, I will take her back!"

"Hmph, your wife? You hurt her for another woman, do you think she will go back with you? Fourteen, she doesn't want to see you, so go."

In the Qingguo Imperial Palace, in front of Ye Tianheng stood a woman with her head bowed and her face humble.

"Oh? Concubine Jin is at Lin Changjing's place?"

"The woman was placed in the room of the general's wife. She never went out of the room, and was served only by the lady's personal maid. At first we all thought that the lady was sick, but when the door was opened that day, the maid looked at it from a distance. After taking a look, I found that the woman is not Madam, but Concubine Jin."

"Is that right?"

The woman said: "This servant has seen Concubine Jin, so she will not admit her mistake."

Ye Tianheng narrowed his eyes, thinking, Wu Xinlan was with Lin Changjing, so Lin Changjing couldn't guarantee that he already knew about him.A few days ago, Lin Changjing suddenly asked for leave and left. What is his intention?If he intends to turn a blind eye to his conspiracy to usurp the throne, then he can still think of brotherhood and let him go, but if he wants to stand on the opposite side of him...he can only lose this brother.

Whether Lin Changjing will make any moves is unknown, the most urgent task is to get rid of Wu Xinlan first.

Ye Tianheng beckoned, and an inner eunuch came forward holding a box.As soon as the box was opened, it was filled with white silver, which made the maid's eyes straighten.

"You deserve these." Ye Tianheng said to the maid. "Also, there is one more thing you need to do tonight..."

When the night was dark, a man in night clothes sneaked into the General's Mansion. He came to the rockery in the backyard garden as agreed, and a maid was already waiting there to meet him.The maid pointed to a room, and the man went straight to that room.Taking advantage of no one around, the man in black kicked open the door, but saw that there was no one in the room.

At the same time, a thin figure was walking forward with difficulty on the invisible official road.Wu Xinlan dragged her weak body, left the Lin Mansion without telling anyone, and walked towards the outside of Linyao City.She didn't know where she was going, and she didn't know if she could survive after leaving here. She just didn't want to be abandoned by Lin Changjing himself to a place where he might never go again.In her life, she has experienced ups and downs. She has climbed to a position of incomparable dignity in the eyes of the world, and she has also fallen from the clouds into the mud.She thanked God for giving her a pure love, even if this love died as early as Xia Chan.She is also glad that she can leave her own blood in this world. If she disappears in this world tomorrow, then Ye Tianhui will be the evidence that she has been in this world.

The night was as cold as water, and Wu Xinlan's heart also cooled with the night. From then on, there will be no more Wu Xinlan in the world.

(End of this chapter)

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