Concubine's true colors

Chapter 400
After drawing up these two imperial decrees, which are extremely heavy for Emperor Ming.

The physical strength he had sustained with old man Ding's pill was exhausted in the end.

Seeing that Emperor Ming was slowly falling into a coma again, Xiao Jinxuan and Zhou Xianrui withdrew from the bedroom.

After all, there is King Yongchang here to take care of him, so there won't be any big problems in a short time.

And after Zhou Xianrui glanced at the imperial decree of marriage in his hand, and then looked at Xiao Jinxuan beside him, he said in a soft voice:

"Jinxuan, don't worry, although this king knows about this marriage contract, it's just a play between you and me. But this king will definitely prepare for you a welcome treatment that is not inferior to that of the concubine, even if it is only a hasty one. In ten days, I will definitely let you marry into Prince Rui's residence."

This man can have three wives and four concubines, but for a woman, the marriage is almost once in a lifetime.

Who doesn't look forward to their husband's generous betrothal gift, red silk all over the street, and a grand and prosperous man to marry him and start his career.

But now, although Zhou Xianrui has put everything that women are looking forward to, in front of Xiao Jinxuan.

But for Xiao Jinxuan, without Zhou Xianyu's big wedding, no matter how beautiful it is, there would be no joy at all.

Therefore, after shaking her head slightly, Xiao Jinxuan didn't even have the slightest fluctuation in her emotions, she just refused very coldly:
"Instead of worrying about preparing for the big wedding, Your Highness, why not take advantage of these few days to contact important ministers and consolidate your strength against the Prime Minister's House. This is what you should do now. After all, it's just a play. On the day of the big wedding, you and I As long as they each play their roles well and let everyone know that from now on, behind your Highness Prince Rui, there will be my commander-in-chief Xiao Family's support, then this will achieve our desired goal."

Xiao Jinxuan, who just nodded slightly while talking, was silent for a while, and didn't even look at Zhou Xianrui, then continued with a hint of sadness in her words:

"On the day of the wedding, Jinxuan hopes that all the cumbersome steps that can be saved, such as arguing with the groom and kicking the sedan chair, can be removed as soon as possible. As long as the main wedding regulations are completed, I hope His Highness will agree to my request."

If Zhou Xianyu hadn't set out for the battle, the wedding in mid-July would have been the bridegroom that Xiao Jinxuan had hoped for.

But now that the younger brother has become an older brother, everything is not what Xiao Jinxuan expected.

Therefore, a moment of extra time for the big wedding would be nothing less than a kind of torment and torture for her.

And hearing Xiao Jinxuan's request, Zhou Xianrui's handsome face could not help but a trace of obvious pity and loss flashed across.

When marrying Shen Wenqing and side concubine Xue Yuyan, because these two women are not Zhou Xianrui's favorite, but because of political marriage.

So when holding the big wedding, he who has always been concentrating on the government affairs of the court, he didn't even ask about the preparation of the big wedding once, everything was arranged by Yu An, the chief steward of Prince Rui's residence.

But now Zhou Xianrui wants to personally arrange a grand wedding for the woman he likes.

Even though he knew it was just a show, he still wanted to prepare the best for Xiao Jinxuan.

But I never expected that such a small hope in my heart would be rejected by Xiao Jinxuan face to face.

If he is not disappointed at all, even if he is as calm and calm as Zhou Xianrui, he is actually feeling a little uncomfortable.

However, Zhou Xianrui, who has always been happy, angry and sad, would not write it on his face.

Uncomfortable and sentimental, he would rather lick it alone, and really couldn't bear to refuse any request from Xiao Jinxuan.

Therefore, Zhou Xianrui forced himself to show a smile that seemed to be indifferent, and said accommodatingly:

"Since Jinxuan, you don't want to come to the wedding with a lot of fanfare, then the king will naturally do everything according to your wishes. Now the palace is not safe, so I will send you back to the commander-in-chief's mansion. Then I will go back to the mansion immediately, and marry me Many ministers waiting there are discussing matters."

But upon hearing this, Xiao Jinxuan immediately refused again, and said with a hint of worry:

"Your Highness, I know that you still have a lot of things to do in the previous court, so don't worry about me anymore. Besides, Jinxuan wants to go to Yanqing Palace now. I am really worried that Empress Xue has ruled the palace for so long. Concubine Liang, and the recent situation of Xiangping and others."

In fact, it wasn't just Xiao Jinxuan who was worried, how could Zhou Xianrui not worry about his biological mother, as well as his siblings.

It's just that the situation in the Zhou Dynasty will be turbulent at this time, Zhou Xianrui has always been the most considerate of the overall situation, and even for the sake of the Zhou family, he will do his best.

So he didn't mention Concubine Liang, and he didn't go to Yanqing Palace, not because he was cold and cold, but because this meeting really couldn't take care of her.

Hearing that Xiao Jinxuan was going to visit his concubine mother, although Zhou Xianrui was worried, but he also wanted to know the current situation of Concubine Liang very much, so he finally said without stopping:

"Jinxuan, it would be great if you could visit the concubine mother for this king. But you must be the thorn in Empress Xue's eyes now, and this king is in a hurry to leave the palace and really can't care about you. Take my golden dragon sword with you Go ahead, after all, it is a gift from the royal father, if you walk in the palace, others will be a little jealous when they see it."

Knowing that this golden dragon sword is something that Zhou Xianrui will never leave his body for a long time, Xiao Jinxuan didn't want it at first, but the other party forced it into her hand.

And when Zhou Xianrui really had no time to delay and left first, Xiao Jinxuan couldn't help but glanced at the Golden Dragon Sword in his hand, and then prepared to rush towards Yanqing Palace.

But before she could walk out of the courtyard wall of Emperor Ming's palace, she suddenly saw old man Ding, who was elusive, jumped out and blocked her way.

Slightly frowned, Xiao Jinxuan's tone was filled with dissatisfaction, and she said very coldly:

"Old Ding, what do you mean? You came out as soon as His Highness Prince Rui left. It seems that you must have been hiding nearby just now, so you must have eavesdropped on everything His Highness and I said. Go Jin Jin Xuan really didn't expect that the dignified ghost doctor would have this special habit of eavesdropping on other people's conversations."

After all, she was just given a wedding decree that she didn't want to accept at all, so Xiao Jinxuan's temper at this meeting was indeed not very good.

But when Wen heard that he was scolded by the other party, instead of being angry, old man Ding said with a chuckle:

"You girl, at first I only thought that your tone of voice was against my temper. I didn't expect that you were also an infatuated person. When I was young, old man Ding, I also had the experience of dying a loved one. Seeing you who is trapped by love now, I feel I thought of myself at that time. So I couldn't help being curious, so I came out to hear what you all said. Girl Jinxuan counted me as wrong, old man Ding, I will give you something as compensation."

Seeing that Xiao Jinxuan's face was still very ugly, she was obviously really annoyed.

Immediately, Old Man Ding quickly took out a silver bead the size of a hollowed-out longan from his bosom, and quickly handed it to Xiao Jinxuan.

He stretched out his hand and took the silver bead in puzzlement, he saw that there were small diamond-shaped holes on it, and the middle was not solid, and there was a living creature writhing in the silver bead non-stop.

After Xiao Jinxuan handed the silver bead to her eyes, she looked inside carefully through the hole on it.

Only now did she see clearly that the thing that kept moving around in the bead turned out to be a black beetle.

It's also fortunate that Xiao Jinxuan is not one of those aristocratic daughters who would scream and scream when they see a few flies.

As early as on Meizhuang, Xiao Jinxuan, who had been bitten by mosquitoes many times when she went to the mountain to cut firewood, did not feel scared at this time, but asked rather surprised:
"Mr. Ding, what is the mystery behind the black beetle you gave me? Jinxuan doesn't know medical skills, and she doesn't know much about these strange insects and weeds, so I really don't understand what you mean."

Originally, he was waiting to see the scene of Xiao Jinxuan, the daughter of a family, being frightened by the bugs in the silver beads, the old man Ding's face turned pale.

Seeing the good show is nothing to watch, but he was quite satisfied, and said in a very pleasant surprise:

"Girl Jinxuan, you really like me too much. Now you are not afraid of bugs. If you don't become my apprentice, it will be a pity."

Although he was nagging like this, old man Ding also knew very well that with Xiao Jinxuan's current status, it was impossible for him to let go of everything and concentrate on studying medicine.

Therefore, I am not entangled in the issue of accepting apprentices.Old man Ding pointed at the silver bead directly, and then asked with a rare serious face:

"Everything in the world has its birth and its restraint. And the black beetle in the silver bead is the bane of all Gu insects. As long as you wear it on your body and feed it with salt and gall water every day, you will not be afraid of Jinxuan girl." Any infestation by Gu insects."

He never expected that this humble little beetle in his hand would have such a miraculous effect.

And Xiao Jinxuan, who was almost recruited by the Lovesickness Gu at the beginning, has seen how powerful the Gu insect is.Therefore, the thing that Ding Yizhen gave her was indeed a rare and precious life-saving item.

As for the salt gall water, Xiao Jinxuan, who can be regarded as well-read nowadays, knows what it is.

The so-called salt gall water is actually also called brine.It is a kind of black juice formed and flowed down in the salt tank when the food is first boiled with salt, and this thing is the so-called salt gall water.

Although salt gall water tastes bitter, it can be used to order tofu, so this kind of water is actually very common, and can be found in all folk tofu shops.

After telling Xiao Jinxuan about the black beetle's habits and feeding methods, old man Ding finally reminded him:
"Girl Jinxuan, remember to stay away from the elderly palace maid next to the empress. This person should be responsible for your emperor's poisoning. I can smell the poisonous smell all over her body from a long distance away." It's so weird, I never thought that there would be a master of Miaojiang voodoo hidden in your Great Zhou's palace."

Without looking at the black beetle in her hand, Xiao Jinxuan raised her head abruptly.Because she could tell that the maid Ding Yizhen was referring to must be Zuo Wen.

Because Xiao Jinxuan's memory has always been good, at that time in front of the palace gate, the only older person beside Xue Hou was Zuo Wen, and the others were just ordinary young palace maids.

Immediately frowned in surprise, Xiao Jinxuan even asked in disbelief:

"Old Ding, you are saying that Zuo Wen's true identity is a person from Miaojiang who is good at using Gu skills. If this is the case, the lovesickness Gu I used before and the Gu skills that the Holy Majesty is practicing now all make sense. I said how could Empress Xue use Gu skills so well. It turns out that there is always an expert by her side to attack secretly. If this is the case, Yanqing Palace will be in danger. It seems that I have to find a way to get Concubine Liang Only Xiangping and the others can be rescued."

(End of this chapter)