Concubine's true colors

Chapter 584
Another dozen or so whips went down, and it was very cold in late autumn, so Xiao Jinxuan coughed lightly and waited a little longer.

Just after the tall and thin servant couldn't bear the beating during the torture, and passed out with a scream, it seemed that not long after this time, the door of the imperial study room finally opened.

It was Zhou Xianrui who pushed the door of the palace, and after he looked around the situation outside the imperial study room for a week.

Finally, the eyes fell on Xiao Jinxuan, and the two looked at each other from a distance, but neither of them spoke first.

When the imperial guards saw Zhou Xianrui coming out, they were forced to torture Yu An and others because of the suppression of the golden dragon and jade pendant.

So all of them fell to their knees, and no one was listening to Xiao Jinxuan's orders.

And this time, Yu An, who had several bloodstains drawn out from his body and was torn apart, seemed to have found his backbone.

Being so whipped that he couldn't get up, he immediately crawled over to Zhou Xianrui in an extremely embarrassing situation, and choked up and wailed unbearably:

"Your majesty, this servant is your servant. It is not a pity that Yu An was killed, but it is clear that some people do not take you seriously. It is a serious crime to despise the king. Your Majesty must speak justice for this servant and others." If you don’t, otherwise your face will be saved.”

Zhou Xianrui heard Yu An's words clearly, and he could also feel the other party crawling to his feet and tightly grabbing the lower part of the dragon robe.

But even so, Zhou Xianrui, who hadn't seen Xiao Jinxuan for a long time, didn't even cast a glance from the corner of his eye on Yu An.

Now his eyes and heart are full of the woman in front of him who makes him want to forget, want to hate but can't hate.

For several months, there have been discussions in the palace, saying that Zhou Xianrui has lost favor with Xiao Jinxuan because of rumors about her background in Beirong, and he is even more unwilling to see her.

In fact, only Zhou Xianrui knew that it wasn't that he didn't want to see Xiao Jinxuan, but that he was afraid that he would see too much of Xiao Jinxuan, and that it would be difficult to make up his mind to get rid of Xiao Jinxuan for Da Zhou Jiangshan.

Therefore, in the past few months, Xiao Jinxuan has been out of the palace for a long time due to the rumors, and Zhou Xianrui has lived a comfortable day.

Not only did he have to endure the increasingly serious illness to review the official documents every day, he should have a good rest when he was free, but his mind was full of difficult choices about whether to kill Xiao Jinxuan or not.

Now that the woman he loves is standing quietly in front of him, Zhou Xianrui has good concentration, but in the end he couldn't bear the feeling of caring, so he tore off the dragon robe that Yu An was holding tightly, and walked towards Xiao Jinxuan.

Then Zhou Xianrui took off the cloak he was wearing to keep out the cold as usual, and put it on the other party regardless of Xiao Jinxuan's refusal.

After doing all this, Zhou Xianrui, who is now the Ninth Five-Year Venerable, has a stronger and stronger sense of awe.

Even ignoring Xiao Jinxuan's protest and astonishment, she directly held the white-haired cold hand of the other party, and walked into the imperial study room together.

When passing by Yu An who was obviously stunned, Zhou Xianrui glanced at him, and then said in a majestic voice:
"I already said when I ascended the throne and proclaimed myself emperor that Jinxuan doesn't need to report to come to this imperial study, she can come in directly to see me. Yu An, don't tell me you have forgotten what I said, or are you deliberately listening and not obeying, deliberately making things difficult for Concubine Xiao?" Empress."

Yu An, who originally wanted Zhou Xianrui to be the master, was so scared out of his wits by what the other party said.

He didn't even care about the pain in his body, he quickly struggled to kneel on the ground, kowtowed and said:
"Your Majesty clearly learned that even if you borrow a hundred more courage from this slave, Yu An would not dare to neglect your words. It's just that the slave feels sorry for the master who is busy with work, so that's why he wants to persuade Concubine Xiao to leave. The slave is really dedicated to Master, I hope His Majesty will appease your anger, Yu An will never dare to stop your empress next time."

Although Yu An's mouth is extremely eloquent, he pushed all his intentional difficulties to protect the Lord's eagerness.

But Zhou Xianrui felt that Xiao Jinxuan's hand in his palm was still very cold because he had stood outside the hall for a long time and was held by him for so long.

While Zhou Xianrui was annoyed that he should have come out earlier, he glanced at Yu An with dissatisfaction, and then said calmly as ice:
"Yu Anzhen really doesn't know when my master will be decided by you, a slave. I offended Jinxuan unreasonably first, and now I have no intention of repenting. Someone, pull Yu An down and whip him Twenty, as for the other two servants who whipped thirty and sent them to work elsewhere, don’t let me see the two of them in front of the emperor.”

Everyone who thought that Xiao Jinxuan was out of favor in the harem at first, saw Zhou Xianrui's posture of defending the other party, and it just continued unabated. They even punished Yu An, who relied heavily on him.

At the same time that the people in front of the imperial court were taking orders, there was nothing in the palace that could be concealed, so the news that Xiao Jinxuan had regained the grace quickly spread like wildfire, and everyone in the harem knew about it. .

But Xiao Jinxuan, who is now in the imperial study, can't care about these things, so she will be looking at Zhou Xianrui with sharp eyes.

He even raised his right hand that was tightly grasped by the other party, and said in a cold voice:

"Your Majesty has no outsiders now, should you also let Jinxuan go? After all, men and women are not intimate, and the emperor knows best about the matter between me and Xianyu, so please respect yourself!"

Xiao Jinxuan's coldness has been around for a long time, but now she feels that the other party is not only cold, but also a little more distant.

While Zhou Xianrui was being stabbed in his heart, he let go of his hand according to the other party's wish. After taking a deep breath, he stared at Xiao Jinxuan and asked:
"Jinxuan, I can feel that you don't like to see me now. So what made you come to the imperial court to look for me, now you can just say it's okay."

Hearing these words, Xiao Jinxuan really felt that time was running out, and Xiao Jinxuan, who couldn't delay, immediately told the whole story:

"Jinxuan is really unwell and shouldn't come out for a walk, but today I accompanied Brother Yao to see Mrs. Yang off, and I accidentally learned from the other party that Ji Lingfeng, the court rebel, is still alive, and has been hiding in Xiangyang as Mo Feng." Ping's side. This matter is of great importance. His Majesty Wanwang hastened to capture him before he would startle the snake. And I feel that the palace has not been peaceful in the past six months, plus the discord between me and the Queen Mother, and my life experience It is rumored that the uproar may have nothing to do with the other party."

Xiao Jinxuan originally thought that Zhou Xianrui would be as surprised as she was when she first heard her words, and immediately sent someone to block the Golden Jubilee Palace to take people.

But what she didn't expect was that Zhou Xianrui took two steps back, looked at her seriously for a while, and suddenly said with melancholy in his eyes:

"It seems that Xiang'er came to cry with me a few days ago, saying that you already knew that she broke the medicine bowl, and because of wearing a silver bracelet on her wrist to see through the poisonous soup, you have a grudge against her. And you want to get rid of her as soon as possible, now it seems It is indeed true. Jinxuan is telling the truth, even if you are afraid that I will know your life experience, and poison me with medicine, in fact, I, Zhou Xianrui, can understand your difficulties and helplessness. But you should never have treated me You have plotted against her imperial sister, and now you are entangled with the remnants of the rebellion by assassinating her, which is simply to kill her, I really do not understand why your heart has become so vicious."

After Zhou Xianrui finished speaking, which was full of disappointment, Xiao Jinxuan, who heard this, was stunned for a long time and did not realize what the meaning of the other sentence of poisoning and the sentence of assassination in the other party's words was.

After she had sorted out the other party's words in her mind, she pointed her finger at herself in astonishment, and asked back with a frown of disbelief:
"Zhou Xianrui, what do you mean by that? Is it possible that the soup you are referring to is poisonous? It means that I, Xiao Jinxuan, follow the instructions of my family teacher every day, and there is something wrong with boiling the medicine that was sent to the imperial court. I admit that the rumors about my life experience are indeed very serious to me. But you and I know Yangzhou well after all, and even if there is a estrangement in the alliance so far, it is true, but why would I harm you. "

It can be seen that the distrust in Zhou Xianrui's eyes has become stronger instead of less.

After Xiao Jinxuan was charged with such an unwarranted charge, she was indeed really angry.

Therefore, not only did she no longer call Zhou Xianrui His Majesty, but she also called him by his full name.

And this time she snorted even more angrily, and then continued:

"Zhou Xianrui, I know that Xiangping is your biological sister, but I hope you will not be blinded by family affection. Where is your wisdom and calmness in the past? Xiangping is no longer the eighth princess we are familiar with after Mo Linzhi's death. Yes. I found out early in the morning that she was duplicity. After all, I did not hand over Yan Luolei to her. What's more, a bowl of medicine is sent from Zhaoyang Palace to the imperial study, and it has to pass through the hands of several people. Zhou Xianrui, do you dare to guarantee that the people in front of the imperial court are loyal to you? If so, what is the mystery of my life experience? It was spread out. After all, the Shuai Mansion will never tell it out because of its own reputation, and the only possibility for the news to be revealed is only you, the Imperial Study Room."

In fact, there are many problems that Zhou Xianrui couldn't think of, but just like what Xiao Jinxuan said, even if his emperor instinctively lowers his defensive mentality in front of his relatives, he subconsciously chooses to trust.

In addition, during this period of time, Xiangping took care of Zhou Xianrui's elder brother, and deliberately catered to Zhou Xianrui, which made Zhou Xianrui very happy.

And he felt that blood is thicker than water and the warmth of family affection, that's why he defended his own sister like this.

In addition, the medicinal food that Xiangping sent to Yuqian every day was mixed with things that hurt the lungs and the mind, which caused Zhou Xianrui's old illness to relapse, and it was difficult to sleep every day, and his spirit was extremely sluggish.

Therefore, based on Zhou Xianrui's scheming, he should have been aware of the few doubts that Xiao Jinxuan would raise.

But under the condition of qi deficiency and serious illness, he couldn't take care of it at all.

But at this meeting, Xiao Jinxuan had already explained all the doubts clearly. After Zhou Xianrui heard it, he remembered Xiangping's madness after Mo Linzhi's death, and he immediately had doubts in his heart.

Then I saw him coughing and thinking for a while, then looked at Xiao Jinxuan and said:

"I listened to Xiangping's words and believed them, but Jinxuan, what you said is also reasonable. So I will calmly say that Xuan Xianger brought Mo Feng to the front of the imperial court, and took him down when he was not prepared. If the other party is really the rebellious criminal Ji Lingfeng who survived by luck, I will punish Xiangping severely and give you justice."

(End of this chapter)