Concubine's true colors

Chapter 554
Xiao Jinxuan's act of pushing the door and entering without waiting for a report really scared Yu An and all the people serving in front of the palace.

But when she really broke in with Shen Wenqing, Zhou Xianrui's fury that everyone expected didn't happen.

Zhou Xianrui, who was reviewing the documents before the case, just looked up at Xiao Jinxuan for a while.

Immediately, he put down the pen in his hand, signaled to all the people waiting on the side to retreat, and then said in a low voice:
"Jinxuan, you are really stubborn. In fact, you should also know that even if you rush over now, the things I should do have already been done. You are powerless to change anything. The reason why you are called Yu An Waiting outside ahead of time, I just hope you can face this matter calmly, and never rush into the palace and let us all hurt each other because of an insignificant matter. So if you understand what I said, this Let's go back to Zhaoyang Palace, I still have business to do, so I won't keep you here today."

Not only could Xiao Jinxuan come in and out of the Imperial Study Room at any time, Zhou Xianrui, who was busy with political affairs and had no time to see each other, would try to persuade her to stay in various ways. It was indeed the first time that she was persuaded to leave like today.

And after hearing Zhou Xianrui's words just now, not to mention Xiao Jinxuan, even Shen Wenqing could understand that Xue Yuyan and Brother Qi's child might have encountered an accident.

For a moment, I thought of the handsome and well-behaved brother Qi, who never cried or made trouble, and loved to wave his little hands to be hugged.

Shen Wenqing, who had a gentle and dignified temperament, and who was very close to this child, couldn't hold it back, and she was quite disrespectful in front of the emperor, and she couldn't stop crying.

As for Zhou Xianrui's grim expression, the most important reason is that he broke into Xiao Jinxuan's bedroom to take someone, and then executed him directly.

Seeing Xiao Jinxuan barge into the imperial study room, Zhou Xianrui didn't know if the other party was really annoyed.

So he didn't know how to face Xiao Jinxuan, so he wanted to avoid the other party temporarily, and when the situation subsided, he was explaining the pros and cons of Xue Yuyan's matter.

Therefore, Zhou Xianrui, who was trying to keep his composure and was afraid that Xiao Jinxuan would get angry, now saw Shen Wenqing shed tears for the death of Xue Yuyan and that brother Qi.

Immediately, he only felt that the other party was really making trouble, so he couldn't help but reprimanded in a condensed tone:
"Wenqing, don't forget your own identity, what is it like to cry like this. I asked you to assist the Sixth Palace with Jinxuan in the first place, so that when you ascend to the Phoenix throne three years later, you can better control the harem. But you are so good, you even made a fuss in front of the imperial court, where are all your dignified and virtuous people in the past, I am really disappointed."

It's not easy for Zhou Xianrui to talk about Xiao Jinxuan, and he is also reluctant.

So even if Shen Wenqing didn't make any big mistakes, Zhou Xianrui reprimanded her severely. For a while, she couldn't help but feel even more wronged, but she didn't dare to shed tears.

And seeing Shen Wenqing's grievance, wanting to cry but not daring to shed tears.

Xiao Jinxuan, who came into the imperial study room and hadn't said a word, couldn't help but sneered and said:
"Half a year has passed since Your Majesty ascended the throne, and you really have become more and more like an emperor. Now the Holy Majesty has abandoned all compassion and sympathy, and for the sake of the stability of the royal family, he is able to attack an infant child. Now sister Shen is just doing it for that The crying of a dead child actually makes you feel extremely disappointed. Jinxuan actually knows that you are not wrong, but the Prince Rui would never lay hands on a child in such a way, let alone disdain it like to do."

Xiao Jinxuan would say that, of course there is a basis for it.

In the past when Zhou Xianrui was still a prince, although he would show no mercy to his political opponents, the other party's wives, family members and children would not kill them all, and he was willing to give these innocent people a way to survive.

But facing her words, Zhou Xianrui's expression was still indifferent, not even the slightest bit of guilt.

In Xiao Jinxuan's heart, for some reason, a chilling disappointment mixed with anger broke out completely, and then she continued to say in a raised voice:

"Jinxuan has never forgotten that during the snowstorm in Yangzhou, His Highness once said that women, children and children should be taken care of first, and he went to the shelter for orphans every day to inspect and take care of these children. But now His Majesty is concerned about a baby who Brother Qi doesn’t know anything about his child. As long as he is sent out of the palace, find an ordinary family to adopt him. Then Brother Qi will not know his own life experience, let alone bring any harm to Da Zhou. He is a child Ah, you are really good at it. Your Majesty, are you still the virtuous king Zhou Xianrui I know? Where have all your virtuousness and benevolence gone, and now you have become really strange."

Since Zhou Xianrui came to the throne, his name has been called out less and less.

And seeing Xiao Jinxuan's voice questioning, busy with various government affairs all day long, Zhou Xianrui also has a lot of his own helpless in his heart.For the first time, I felt that the other party was simply making trouble for no reason.

He has always been amiable in front of Xiao Jinxuan, but now he can't help standing up, and then replied without giving in:

"Jinxuan, you have to make it clear that I, Zhou Xianrui, are no longer the virtuous king you used to be familiar with, but now I am the emperor of the Great Zhou. Xue Yuyan and that child cannot be kept. You have reasons to protect them, and I also have reasons to kill them." Reasonable. Now that the two have been executed, I hope you will not be entangled in this matter. If you are tired, go down and rest. From now on, Wen Qing will be troubled by the affairs of the palace. You can rest assured Stay in the palace to recuperate, and after Yan Luolei is refined by Ding Lao, you can leave the palace with Xianyu after taking the medicine, and live the life you want."

Once this person is angry, he will be extremely unscrupulous in what he says. Even though Zhou Xianrui is an emperor, he is also a mortal, and it is the same on this point.

Obviously he was the one who didn't want Xiao Jinxuan to leave the palace the last time, but this would make him feel that the other party really didn't understand his Zhou Xianrui.

Angry, she not only said the words to ask Xiao Jinxuan to delegate power, but also brought up the matter that the other party wanted to leave with Zhou Xianyu again with a bit of vinegar.

Seeing Zhou Xianrui's attitude, Xiao Jinxuan, who felt extremely depressed because of Brother Qi's innocent death, immediately felt even more angry.

She has always respected Zhou Xianrui, and it was the first time that she turned her face completely cold in front of the other party, and said with a contemptuous snort:
"Your Majesty is the king of a country. How dare Jinxuan disobey your words. I will go back to the palace to reflect on it, and I will definitely not get involved in any matters in the palace. But I hope that Your Majesty will promise me one thing, that is Properly bury Xue Yuyan and the child you innocently killed. After all, they are nothing more than pawns in the matter of changing babies, and now they have ended up dead, if no one can bury them, it would be too pitiful."

After saying this, Xiao Jinxuan, who was already prejudiced against Zhou Xianrui because of Brother Qi's innocent tragic death, didn't even wait for the king to answer whether she agreed or not. She turned around and went out of the imperial study room without looking back. up.

Seeing Xiao Jinxuan's cold and aloof back, Zhou Xianrui was so upset that he couldn't even handle his official duties.

He even raised his hand, and smashed the extremely precious topaz inkstone on the ground as if to vent his anger.

Speaking of Zhou Xianrui and Xiao Jinxuan, since they joined forces for the first time in Yangzhou Xuebing, they have always cooperated very tacitly because of their inexplicable connection.

And because the planning methods of the two of them are very similar, so there are very few disagreements or unpleasant moments.

Therefore, because of Brother Qi's death today, it was the first time that Zhou Xianrui and Xiao Jinxuan had such a quarrel and quarreled with each other.

Facing Xiao Jinxuan's angry departure, Zhou Xianrui also sat down on the dragon chair powerlessly.

At this moment, the relationship between the two had unknowingly cracked, but neither of them noticed it.

As for the scene in the imperial study room, it didn't take long before it was truthfully conveyed to Empress Chen.

As for the person who tipped off the news, perhaps no one would have guessed that it was Zhou Xianrui who had always trusted Yu An, the chief executive of the imperial court.

It can be seen that just now Zhou Xianrui waited until Xiao Jinxuan left, he was in a bad mood, and locked himself in the imperial study room, and did not allow anyone to enter.

And Yu An took advantage of this opportunity to sneak to Yanqing Palace, and reported the dispute between Zhou Xianrui and Xiao Jinxuan to Empress Xue and Xiangping who would be sitting next to each other.

Hearing that Xiao Jinxuan not only questioned Zhou Xianrui, but finally left in a huff.

Empress Chen, who immediately felt that the other party was too arrogant and rude, said dissatisfiedly:

"This Xiao Jinxuan is really getting more and more presumptuous. She even dares to show her face to my Rui'er who she treats as her own. It's just a woman who holds the position of concubine, but in fact she doesn't have a consummation with my son. Why should she She meddled in the affairs of my royal family several times. Fortunately, Xianrui was enlightened and knew that she had let go of the other party's power. Now that Xiao Jinxuan has lost the right to control the harem, the Ai family wants to see how long she can continue to be arrogant. "

Speaking of Yu An being Zhou Xianrui's confidant, he served him when the other party was the prince, and when the other party became the prince, he became a housekeeper in the palace.

Now that Zhou Xianrui ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor, he also followed the other party again and became the imperial servant.

It stands to reason that Yu An should never have reported Zhou Xianrui to Empress Chen. This almost treasonous behavior is too right.

But in fact, when it comes to this matter, it has to be discussed from the source, why Yu An came to serve Zhou Xianrui, the person who made this arrangement in the first place was Empress Chen.

And when Zhou Xianrui was still the little prince, Yu An was just a little eunuch who was bullied in the palace at that time, once he made a small mistake but almost escaped being beaten to death by the eunuch in charge.

It was Empress Chen, who was still a good concubine at the time, who rescued him when she happened to pass by, and took him back to Yanqing Palace after seeing him pitifully.

In the end, she felt that Yu An was loyal, so Empress Chen sent him to serve Zhou Xianrui.

Now, although Yu An has been working by Zhou Xianrui's side for almost twenty years, in the deepest part of his heart, the real master has only been Empress Chen from the beginning to the end.

So don't look at Yu An on the surface as the most trusted imperial steward by Emperor Qidi, but behind the scenes he is Empress Chen's eyeliner, a dark chess piece that watches over Zhou Xianrui day and night.

(End of this chapter)