Concubine's true colors

Chapter 591
The first auspicious snowfall in the first year of Emperor Qidi was in November, when the weather was completely cold, drifting down from the sky.

Originally, Xiao Jinxuan, who was in poor health, usually hid in her bedroom to avoid the cold, but this time her palace door was not only open.

And she was also standing in front of the bedroom door, wrapped in the white cloak that Zhou Xianchen left behind when he came last time.

With a smile on his lips, he looked at the two children, Zhou Xue and Zhou Yi, who were playing in the snow outside the bedroom.

Since the Zhaoyang Palace was put under confinement, all the people in the Ying Palace were dismissed, only Wen Xin and others she brought from outside the palace were left behind.

Because the child Zhou Yi is not of royal blood, Zhou Xue was taken away by Empress Chen.

The child stayed by Xiao Jinxuan's side alone, and suffered a lot in the past few months.

As for Zhou Xue, who was forcibly taken away, she missed Jin Xuan and her little brother Zhou Yi so much these days, so she stubbornly went on a hunger strike for two days.

Empress Chen, who loved her granddaughter dearly, had no choice but to allow her to come to Zhaoyang Palace, so the two siblings, who got together again, had fun in the snow and had a great time playing.

And in Xiao Jinxuan's heart, although these two children are not half related to her, they have been raised by her side for so long.

Coupled with the tragic death of her youngest son in her previous life, she really regarded these two children as her own.

Therefore, it was rare to get together, Xiao Jinxuan was even willing to endure the cold, and stood outside with a smile watching them play.

Perhaps it was because Xiao Jinxuan took care of these two children like a biological mother.

So even if her concubine position was withdrawn, Zhou Yi and Zhou Xue still treated her respectfully and filially, and did not dislike or despise her at all.

Just when Zhaoyang Palace was enjoying itself, a group of forbidden troops suddenly rushed in without warning.

Although Zhou Yi grew faster than children of the same age and was much stronger, but he was only one and a half years old, and he was frightened and cried immediately.

Seeing this, Zhou Xue on the side immediately showed a distressed expression, even though she was only eight years old.

But she still looked like a big sister, she directly protected Xiao Zhou Yi behind her, and then deliberately pretended to be fierce, but she couldn't help asking with a slightly trembling voice:
"You are presumptuous, and you can trespass on my concubine mother. If you disturb my concubine mother, or frighten brother Yi'er, this princess will definitely report to the emperor and let him severely punish you."

What an eight-year-old child said, even though Zhou Xue was indeed a royal princess, the imperial guards did not move at all, obviously not taking her words to heart.

And just when Zhou Xue wanted to drive away these people as much as possible and protect Xiao Jinxuan and Zhou Yi.

All of a sudden, Xiangping's charming and charming voice could be heard from far and near.

But before Xiangping came to the main hall, he couldn't help but order the servant girl beside him, and forcibly pulled Zhou Xue in front of her.

Zhou Xuena is Xiangping's biological niece, but the child was scared to cry at this moment, but Xiangping pinched the other's little face, and said with a smirk without affection:
"Your child is really disrecognized by six relatives. Then Xiao Jinxuan wants to kill your father and emperor, but you still think of him as your mother and concubine. I am so disappointed in you, aunt. It is only the mother who spoils you. In exchange for the princess, you are on a hunger strike." Even if you die of starvation, I will never let you step into Zhaoyang Palace. Hurry up and leave now, or don’t say that Huanggu will punish you.”

Xiangping hated Zhou Xianrui in her heart, so even if she was Zhou Xue's aunt, she still couldn't like the other party's child.

And Zhou Xue was still young, although she tried her best to resist, she was forcibly dragged out of the palace by two maidservants.

Seeing that she couldn't resist, Zhou Xue was terrified and extremely angry at the same time.

Tears fell down with grievances, and even loudly retorted:

"Aunt Xiangping, you are a bad person. Xue'er does not allow you to slander the concubine mother like this. The concubine mother is the best person in the world, she will not harm the emperor father, please let me go, I don't want to be separated from the concubine mother. The princess orders you to let go."

Zhou Xue's biological mother, Mrs. Wu, had died during the rebellion, and Xiao Jinxuan, who had always protected her, had also lost power and could not protect herself.

Therefore, although Zhou Xue is a princess, she is just a concubine.

Therefore, her words can't deter others at all, and Xiangping's current status is in full swing, so who would care about her eight-year-old child's protest.

While Xiangping was watching Zhou Xue's pitiful appearance of being forcibly dragged out with tears streaming down his face.

But he didn't notice that little Zhou Yi ran to her side quietly, and when the child opened his mouth to bite her wrist, Xiangping let out a cry of pain and turned his face away.

"You little bastard, you still don't let go. This princess sees that you don't want to live anymore. Someone, drag this child away for me. You imperial guards are all dead. It's really useless."

Zhou Yi and Zhou Xue had a deep relationship, seeing this young lady whom they hadn't seen for a long time, they were dragged away crying just like that.

The fear in Xiao Zhou Yi's heart disappeared, and the ruthlessness that originated from his parents' blood was revealed involuntarily.

So even though Xiangping slapped and slapped him, little Zhou Yi used those small front teeth to bite the opponent's wrist tightly, his eyes were fierce and he refused to let go.

But when the guards at the side reacted and rushed forward to push Zhou Yi down in the snow, Xiangping's wrist had already been bitten with two extremely deep tooth marks, and blood flowed out.

She has been pampered since she was a child, and recently because of her rising status, Xiangping has become even more arrogant. How could she have suffered from such anger.

So under extreme rage, her mad temper became uncontrollable again, she even snatched the saber from the servant next to her, and was about to chop off at the young Zhou Yi on the ground.

If Xiangping's knife is allowed to fall, Zhou Yi's life will be considered here, and there is absolutely no chance of survival.

But at this critical moment, when people are about to die.

Seeing that the situation was not right early in the morning, Xiao Jinxuan, who rushed towards this side, grabbed Xiangping's knife-holding wrist dangerously ahead of time.

Seeing that Xiao Jinxuan dared to stop her, Xiangping's eyes flashed with sarcasm.

She no longer needed to pretend to be a sister with the other party, and she immediately revealed her true colors, and said with an extremely arrogant laugh:

"Xiao Jinxuan, do you think you are worthy of Princess Banben now? You are already a useless concubine who has lost her power. The concubine Xiao who has power in the harem and even shakes the ruling and opposition parties has long since ceased to exist. And I might as well tell you kindly This matter, your grandfather Xiao Sanjiang, your uncle Xiao Ting, and your father Xiao Heng. There was an urgent document from eight hundred miles ahead yesterday. They died of dysentery because they were not acclimatized to the soil and water on the marching road. Now the coffins have been transported back to the capital. gone."

Xiangping's words were not made up in order to anger Xiao Jinxuan.

But it was true, the commander's mansion was already full of white silk hanging high, and there was a lot of mourning.

This time Xiangping will tell the story, naturally he wants to see Xiao Jinxuan's desperate expression, after all, she feels happy when the other party is in pain, and she is extremely relieved.

Looking back at Xiao Jinxuan today, because she is claustrophobic in Zhaoyang Palace, almost all news is blocked.

So shocked by the great changes in the Xiao family, she repeatedly looked at Xiangping's expression, after confirming that the other party was not lying.

Her face couldn't help turning pale, and she couldn't bear the blow and staggered back a few steps before regaining her footing.

Xiao Jinxuan couldn't care about Xiangping's teasing laughter and the indifferent eyes of the surrounding guards.

She was just deeply in shock and grief, and it took a long time to recover.

Thinking back to when her life experience was exposed, the people in the commander's mansion at that time gave her shelter and support.

And Xiao Jinxuan didn't expect that the meeting that day turned into a farewell to each other.

Especially for Xiao Heng's father, she respected her a lot and wanted to be filial to him in the future, but now everything is gone.

As for the saying that she was not acclimatized to the environment and died suddenly from dysentery, Xiao Jinxuan didn't believe it at all.

After all, Xiao Sanjiang, father and son have never been against them in the harsh environment all their lives, but now in the territory of Dazhou, something happened on the way back to the border with the troops, the strangeness in it cannot withstand scrutiny at all.

And Xiao Jinxuan knew in her heart that since her background of the Beirong royal family could be spread, the fact that the handsome mansion originally came from Beirong may not be an airtight secret.

Coupled with the private correspondence between the Xiao family and the Beirong royal family, Xiao Jinxuan felt that it was only based on these points.

If she were the monarch of the Great Zhou Dynasty, it would be difficult for her to tolerate such a hidden subject.

The thoughts in her mind were gradually sorted out. Even though Xiao Jinxuan was not fully sure, she still felt that behind this matter, the real culprit who killed the Xiao family was probably related to Zhou Xianrui.

Her hands were clenched into fists because of extreme hatred, but the dead cannot be resurrected. Although Xiao Jinxuan lamented the ruthlessness and indifference of the Emperor's House, she dared not show her hurt emotions too much.

Because Zhou Yi's child is still waiting for her to protect and rescue him, Xiangping has no scruples if things go wrong.

Xiao Jinxuan knew that the child's life was going to be killed by the opponent's knife today.

So after Xiao Jinxuan took a deep breath, she became as calm as ice after long-term practice, which quickly calmed her down.

Then the corner of her mouth even evoked a slight smile, and then said in a brisk tone, so that no one could hear a trace of sadness:

"So many people died in a row in the commander-in-chief's mansion, but why did Her Royal Highness inform me of this matter. Xiangping, you are not clear. I have had a long-standing grievance with the Xiao family. Whether they live or die has nothing to do with me. .If you are having trouble with a child, and spread the word that the eldest princess of the Zhou Dynasty is such a shameless person, I am afraid you will not be able to face it. What's more, Ji Yi'er is also a child recognized by your imperial brother. You know more about his background, but in the eyes of everyone, you are his imperial aunt. If you even kill your own nephew, I am afraid that the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty will not sit idly by."

Mingming wanted to see Xiao Jinxuan panicked and helpless without her backer.

But Xiangping didn't expect it, she waited for a long time with anticipation, and when the other party gave him a lesson, she was about to explode in anger.

But it so happened that what the other party said was reasonable, coupled with Xiao Jinxuan's calm demeanor, it also made Xiangping a little confused to find out the truth of the other party.

So the knife that was held up fell down instead.

Seeing this, Xiao Jinxuan quickly took the opportunity to ask Wenxin to hug Zhou Yi down, and finally a big stone fell to her heart, she couldn't help but said immediately:
"Xiangping, you and I are sisters in the past after all, don't stand in this icy and snowy place, come to the palace to talk if you have anything to say."

As soon as Xiao Jinxuan finished speaking, she walked into the bedroom first, and Xiangping followed closely behind.

Because after Shen Wenqing came last time, she saw the dire situation in Zhaoyang Palace, so she took advantage of her power in charge of the harem to send Xiao Jinxuan a lot of silver charcoal to keep warm.

So after entering the inner hall, which was as warm as spring, Xiao Jinxuan took off the cloak she was wearing under Zhu Xin's service.

And when Xiao Jinxuan finished working on her side, and then looked at Xiangping's place again, she saw that the other party was also taking off the cloak.

It's just that when Xiangping's cloak was removed, the bright yellow phoenix robe fell into Xiao Jinxuan's eyes.

Immediately, her pupils shrank suddenly, the dream that was difficult for her to explain, suddenly at this moment, everything seemed to become clear.

(End of this chapter)