Concubine's true colors

Chapter 551
Because of Xue Yi, the Empress Dowager of the Eastern Palace, and the loss of power of the former prime minister, everyone in this whirlpool of power is subtly changing.

The original Empress Dowager Chen has now become the only empress dowager in the Great Zhou Dynasty.

And as Xiangping worked day and night to win the favor of Zhou Xianrui, the emperor's brother, the relationship between brother and sister was reconciled as before, even worse than before.The eighth princess was also canonized as Her Royal Highness the eldest princess of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

The so-called eldest princess, first of all, she does not mean the eldest princess, but a kind of honor.

Only one who ranks first among all the princesses can be honored as His Royal Highness the eldest princess, and her status is comparable to that of a prince.

Besides, half a month has passed, and now in the sixth palace, just like what Zhou Xianrui discussed with Empress Chen that day, Shen Wenqing and Xiao Jinxuan have already started to deal with the affairs of the harem together.

Fortunately, the two of them have always been in a good relationship, so even during this period, Xiangping went to Shen Wenqing to tell a lot of right and wrong.

Even Empress Chen found Shen Wenqing in her bedroom in private, and told the other party earnestly that she must learn how to seize power from Xiao Jinxuan.

But even if all she heard around her was teaching her how to deal with Xiao Jinxuan, Shen Wenqing had read a lot of poetry and books, and she did not lose her own opinion.

Therefore, she only believes in what Xiao Jinxuan looks like she sees, and will not be influenced by others.

Therefore, the two sisters not only cooperated very tacitly, but also talked about everything on weekdays, and their relationship took a step further.

And with the hot weather in July coming, even early in the morning can't make people feel a little cool.

This kind of weather should be the most suitable place to hide in the sleeping hall to escape the heat, but Shen Wenqing hurried to Zhaoyang Hall wiping off her sweat all the way.

After Zhu Xin introduced the other party into Xiao Jinxuan's bedroom, Shen Wenqing, who could not hide her anxious face, saw Xiao Jinxuan embroidering a purse seriously after entering, so focused that she didn't even notice the sound of the palace door being opened.

Immediately, even though Shen Wenqing was anxious, she could not scare Xiao Jinxuan by making a sudden noise, so she couldn't help leaning over cautiously, and then gently pushed him.

But because Xiao Jinxuan really puts her mind too much on her purse, and even though she has been a human being in two lifetimes, she is not proficient in female red embroidery.

Therefore, although Shen Wenqing's movements were already very light, Xiao Jinxuan was still taken aback. She couldn't hold the needle firmly and pierced the index finger of her left hand.

Seeing Xiao Jinxuan frowned in pain, Shen Wenqing couldn't help pulling up the other's injured index finger full of self-blame.

While bandaging Xiao Jinxuan with a brocade handkerchief, Shen Wenqing said apologetically:

"It's not good for younger sisters to be older sisters. I thought not to scare you, but I didn't expect to hurt your fingers. But Jinxuan, what you need to embroider can be done by the palace people. Today is the day when Queen Xue is executed. Because of this, my sister couldn’t sleep a wink last night, so she hurried over to look for you this morning. But Jinxuan was so calm that she still had time to embroider here. No wonder the emperor always told me that he wanted my sister to be in charge of the palace with you. Learn more and practice more, my sister's calmness is indeed admirable."

Hearing Shen Wenqing's approval, Xiao Jinxuan was slightly taken aback.

In fact, even she herself didn't know when it started. When she gave the order to kill people, her palms were not sweating, her heart was trembling, and she couldn't fall asleep all night.

On the contrary, they are becoming more and more indifferent, and they are less and less concerned about killing.

Xiao Jinxuan sometimes finds this kind of change extremely scary, but in the current environment, she has nothing to do with this change in mentality and can only let it develop.

And when the acupuncture on the index finger was no longer so painful, Xiao Jinxuan couldn't help retracting her finger, and said to Shen Wenqing with a smile:

"Sister Shen, it's not a problem just to get a needle prick. When did Jinxuan get so delicate that such a small injury needs to be bandaged? As for the purse, I still have to embroider it myself, because Xianyu is coming back soon. When I think about it, Give it to him personally. As for Empress Xue, I will go to the Heavenly Prison to see him off immediately at noon, it is still very early, and my sister is definitely worried that Jinxuan has a sense of propriety."

Upon hearing Xiao Jinxuan's words, Shen Wenqing, who was also sitting next to the other party, couldn't help but immediately said with a smile:

"Jinxuan has a heart. This time the Xiao family's army used force to frighten it. The seventh brother negotiated with Yeying's envoy to release Fujiwara Xiu. I heard that when the seventh brother was ambushed before going out, Yeying took his mount Wu The Snow Horse and the Nine Dragons Hanyue Spear were captured and taken away. Now, in order to get back their monarch, they not only obediently returned the belongings of the seventh brother, but also offered one hundred thousand gold and one million silver. Now the negotiation has reached a consensus, Xianyu can also come back, Jinxuan, you can finally stop worrying about the other party."

When Zhou Xianyu was under siege, Chi Hun rushed to act as his substitute in order to hide it from Ye Ying.

So Chi Hun not only put on Zhou Xianyu's battle armor, but also rode a black snow horse, holding a Kowloon spear in his hand, and charged into the enemy's position.

Therefore, Zhou Xianyu's horse and gun fell into Ye Ying's hands at that time, and Zhou Xianyu would definitely get them back.

But now because of Fujiwara Osamu's matter, Yeying took the initiative to send it back without any effort, which was a surprise.

When Shen Wenqing mentioned Zhou Xianyu, the corners of Xiao Jinxuan's mouth couldn't help but rise. Immediately she saw it, and she couldn't help saying enviously:

"Seeing that you care about each other so much, I'm really happy for you, and I'm glad that you two have gone through a lot of hardships, and it's going to be the end of all hardships. I heard that Mr. Ding has passed on the recipe for His Majesty's decoction to his younger sister. He The old man also leaves the palace to find Yaoyin for you. I hope God will help you to find Yaoyin quickly, so that my sister can leave the palace, not to suffer from the fumigation of the medicine bath, and travel around the world with Xianyu to go to what you want life."

Upon hearing Shen Wenqing's words, Xiao Jinxuan couldn't help feeling a little more hopeful about the future, and said with a gentle smile:

"With sister Shen's good words, I hope Jinxuan can look forward to that day sooner. After all, the life in the four corners of the palace is not what I yearn for."

She had known for a long time that Xiao Jinxuan was definitely not a person who liked life in the harem. Sometimes Shen Wenqing couldn't understand why Chen Hou and Xiangping would blindly target her. This really made her secretly worried about this younger sister.

With Xiao Jinxuan embroidering the purse in her hand, and occasionally chatting with Shen Wenqing, the time was approaching noon before she knew it.

Xiao Jinxuan, who never delays in business matters, immediately put down the embroidery needle in her hand, then stood up and said:
"Sister Shen, I know that you are the most kind and gentle person. I am afraid that you will feel uncomfortable after seeing the execution of the deposed empress dowager. So you sit in my bedroom and wait for me to come back from the prison." , tell you the matter immediately, don't follow along."

Shen Wenqing came from a famous family, and she was even a lady. She really couldn't get used to the execution of people.

Therefore, regarding Xiao Jinxuan's kindness, Shen Wenqing was not hypocritical, but accepted the suggestion after thanking her, and just stayed in Zhaoyang Palace quietly waiting for the other party to come back.

After Xiao Jinxuan changed into plain clothes, she took off all the gold and silver ornaments on her body, and only decorated her head with worry-free hairpins before setting off for the prison.

As for why Xiao Jinxuan wanted to dress up like this, it was mainly because of the thought of the person who was going to be executed today, after all, she was the mother of a country in the past.

Xiao Jinxuan felt that it was really disrespectful for the deceased to see him off in a fine attire.

Even though she always hated Xue Yi, she would not care too much about a dying person at this moment.

And after Xiao Jinxuan said goodbye to Shen Wenqing, accompanied by Wen Xin, she got into the sedan chair and arrived at the prison after burning incense.

But as soon as Xiao Jinxuan got there, Li Dao, who was in charge of meeting and protecting her, was specially transferred to the prison by Zhou Xianrui before she went in, and greeted him with an unnatural expression.

Li Dao, as the number one guard around Zhou Xianrui, always had a blank expression on his face, so when he saw the other party's strange expression, Xiao Jinxuan knew something must be wrong, so he asked immediately.

While looking at Li Dao, after he hesitated for a while, he still cupped his hands and said back to Xiao Jinxuan:
"Reporting to Concubine Xiao, Li Dao does have something to tell you first. In fact, an hour before you came, the empress dowager drove into the prison, saying that she was going to bid farewell to Empress Xue before leaving. Now it is even more important to send A few palace maids guard the entrance and no one is allowed to enter, and the subordinates don't know if the empress will also wait."

Since the last time when Prince Rui's Mansion broke through and Xiao Jinxuan jumped off the carriage in order to lure the enemy, Li Dao, who was originally full of hostility towards her, now has a much different attitude.

That's why Li Dao came out to remind him this time, because he was afraid that after Xiao Jinxuan broke in and offended Chen, he would cause another trouble.

But upon hearing Li Dao's words, Xiao Jinxuan frowned, and without a moment's hesitation, she walked directly towards the entrance of the prison.

"Li Dao, you have stayed in the palace for a long time, and now people have come to accidents. Today's execution of the deposed queen mother should not have entered the prison except me, Xiao Jinxuan. What's more, you know that the empress dowager The Empress Dowager is not kind, so why don't you stop them. I haven't cleared away the people blocked by Yanqing Palace, if my footsteps to enter the prison are blocked, then you don't have to do this job."

With Xiao Jinxuan's order, the maidservants who blocked the door of Yanqing Palace were naturally cleared away immediately.

But after Xiao Jinxuan rushed into the sky prison with Li Dao and Wen Xin without stopping, Xue Yi's pained but humming voice came over clearly within a short time.

Knowing that something must have happened, Xiao Jinxuan immediately walked towards the prison at a faster pace, and when she turned a corner, she arrived at the cell where the abandoned queen mother was held.

Immediately, Xiao Jinxuan saw Xue Yi, the former Empress Dowager of the Eastern Palace, who was tied up and hung in mid-air, and two jailers kept whipping her body.

And not far from where the abandoned queen mother Xue Yi was whipped, the current empress dowager Chen sat comfortably on a chair, listening to Xue's painful moans and dying laughter as if enjoying herself. .

Although Xiao Jinxuan also hated Queen Xue to the core, and fought with him for a long time.

But as the saying goes, death is like a lamp going out, even if it is a hostile and disgusting person, Xiao Jinxuan absolutely does not have the habit and interest of torturing a dying person and taking it as enjoyment.

Especially for Queen Xue's loss of power, it can be said that Queen Chen was not brought down from the beginning to the end.

But the other party acted like a victor, wantonly humiliating and whipping Xue Yi, in order to satisfy her inner pleasure of revenge. In fact, in Xiao Jinxuan's eyes, this kind of behavior was extremely shameless for her.

So almost without thinking about it, Xiao Jinxuan didn't even have any scruples about Queen Chen being there, and she not only ordered Li Dao to stop the two jailers immediately.

And she even stepped forward with Wen Xin to release Xue Yi from the high hanging stake, even though this time Empress Chen's expression had changed from the comfortable one just now to an extremely gloomy one.

But Xiao Jinxuan still insisted on helping Queen Xue up, and then looked at Queen Mother Chen indifferently.

(End of this chapter)