Empress Jinghua: The eunuch is nine thousand years old

Chapter 159 The centipede is dead but not stiff

Yue Jing'an held the exquisite blue-glazed cup made by Ge Kiln in one hand, pinched the lid of the cup with the other hand and scraped gently at the rim, opened her lips and blew the light yellow clear tea soup, and took a small sip.

"The centipede is dead but not stiff. Shui Yanran has lost Xia Ziqi and the Yue family. Even if her father is not in the court now, the status of the Yue family is not as good as before. After all, it is a century-old family, and the family is still there. Besides, her father After all, Huang and Shui Yanran still have some affection, and the underprivileged are always the most loved." Xia Zijin held a palace fan in her hand, gently fanning the hair around her neck, bringing a cool breeze.

Xia Zijin raised her eyes and looked at Yue Jing'an. The sentence that the weak are the most loving is probably more appropriate to describe Yue Jing'an. With this advantage, she firmly grasped Ming Shengdi's heart, which is enough to prove that Ming Shengdi is Eat this set.

But now Shui Yanran is clearly aware of this point, and uses it to use it to regain honor and favor with Ming Shengdi's pity and love for her.

"Hmph, so what." Yue Jing'an put down her cup and straightened the cloak hanging on her knees, feeling really dissatisfied with Shui Yanran's rise in her heart.

Shui Yanran killed her sister, and her daughter killed her Yan'er. This woman was born to be at odds with her.

"Men are all equally ungrateful and ungrateful. Does Shui Yanran think that relying on the emperor's compassion for her bereaved daughter can keep her in favor? In this palace, Feng Shui has always turned faster than anything else. The new wave of people If it rises, nothing will happen to her." Yue Jingan said quietly.

Relying on the pity of a man, how can it last for a long time? Shui Yanran is no longer the noble concubine Yue. Now that she has no daughter, the Yue family is getting more and more lonely day by day. How can she return to the previous heyday.

If it wasn't for Yue Jinglan's identity as Yue Jinglan's younger sister, she would have been forgotten by Ming Shengdi long ago.

"It's true to say that, but this princess always feels that Shui Yanran has come prepared this time, and her heart is not at peace."

Xia Zijin frowned, feeling some bad premonition in her heart for some reason.

Outside the window, the sky was still blue and clear, but in an instant, dark clouds gathered, and the torrential rain washed over the ground, bringing with it a smell of mud.

The days in summer always change so quickly.

The ninth day of the seventh lunar month is a rare and auspicious day for hiking and civil engineering.

The palace was busy early in the morning. The palace people were busy loading the outfits of the masters into the carriage. The women always had endless things to carry, and clothes and jewelry that could be pressed into the box could not be left behind, such as The high-ranking ones need more outfits, the empresses and princesses are packed with things, and the princes need to be much lighter.

The Empress Dowager was in poor health, and after all, she did not go to the Mercy Villa with Ming Shengdi. Ming Shengdi ordered the trip after paying homage to heaven and earth according to the original plan.

Along the way, the queues in the palace were wide and long, with one master occupying a carriage exclusively, the emperor of the Ming Dynasty was driving in the center, the princes were in the front, and the empresses and princesses were arranged in the back. It is also the practice of all dynasties to protect the monarch as much as possible.

Xia Zijin didn't bring too much luggage to the Mercy Villa this time. In her previous life, she married into Prince Lin's Mansion before staying in the palace for a few months, and she never went to the Mercy Villa with Ming Shengdi. What a great interest, it's just a change of place to stay for two months, there is no difference except that it is cooler than in the capital.

"Princess, let's eat some rose cakes. This servant remembers that you love this snack the most. Before going out, I specially ordered Mo Shengyuan's small kitchen to prepare some!" Xiaokui rubbed Xia Zijin's legs and brought the cakes in front of her, and then Intimately prepare a cup of herbal tea that cools and relieves fire.

Xia Zijin looked a little sleepy today, her scalp throbbed non-stop since she woke up in the morning, looking at the delicious pastries, she couldn't even whet her appetite, so she just picked up a piece and tasted it, then put it down.

The royal team walked all the way in great momentum. After walking out of the capital, they quickened their pace. According to the walking speed, it would take about eight or nine hours to reach the Mercy Villa. Fortunately, the masters of each palace have Carriage, if you are sleepy, you can take a rest in the carriage.

Needless to say, the most spacious and gorgeous carriage in the middle of the team is Emperor Ming's carriage. It is sealed with Liuyun brocade, and the top of the carriage is painted with high-quality tung oil. Even if it encounters heavy rain, you don't have to worry about it at all. It is well-organized, and there are a lot of things that should be there.

Xia Shengqing waited beside Ming Shengdi. He knelt on the rattan mat, held the newly heated purple sand pot in one hand, and poured hot tea into the porcelain cup containing rock tea. The dark curly leaves met the boiling water. Immediately spread out, overflowing with a refreshing fragrance.

"Your Majesty, this tea is very fragrant. This concubine is here to pour tea for you!"

Shui Yanran knelt beside Ming Shengdi, said gently and authentically, without any explanation, she took the cup of hot tea that Xia Shengqing had just poured over. How could she know that the hot tea was so hot that she was shocked when she just picked it up? With a huff, he retracted his hands, and knocked over the teacup on the light-colored skirt.

"what"

Shui Yanran was covering her red fingers that were scalded, her brows were wrinkled in pain, she put the most stinging index finger in her mouth with a hiss, and complained again: "How did Boss Xia make the tea so hot? Don’t you dare to pour the tea into it loudly, don’t you know it will burn people! If I hadn’t tried it first, wouldn’t it be possible to burn the emperor!”

Her words of half accusation and half complaint made Xia Shengqing look up at her involuntarily. He had served Ming Shengdi for so long, and there was nothing wrong with it. Shui Yanran was clearly making a fuss out of a molehill.

Ming Shengdi just raised his head from the memorial to comfort Shui Yanran, but he didn't take it seriously, so he continued to criticize. Shui Yanran's harsh words didn't hurt Xia Shengqing, and he stared at him secretly with his eyes open.

Along the way, Shui Yanran seized the opportunity to stab Xia Shengqing from time to time. She was in the same room with the executioner who killed her daughter. Every moment made Shui Yanran's teeth itch with hatred. Fortunately, Xia Shengqing was adaptable and patient. No matter how Yanran stabbed him in front of Ming Shengdi overtly and covertly, she could handle it well.

After walking for more than six hours, it was already ten o'clock at night, and the stars all over the sky climbed up the clouds, blooming the brightest and brightest brilliance in the vast sky, accompanied by the gentle breeze in the night, the speed of the team walking Also slowed down.

Xia Shengqing came out from the tent of the bright yellow carriage, handed over to Xiao Xiazi, and took turns at the front of the team to monitor the progress.

After walking for six hours, everyone was more or less exhausted. Some princesses in the carriage were shaken uncomfortably and had already fallen asleep. Rao, the escort team was composed of strong soldiers from the imperial army and hussars. It is inevitable that fatigue will be born after long-term consumption.

Sitting on the horse, Xia Shengqing looked up at the stars all over the sky, with some unknown emotions flowing in her eyes.He has lived with this identity for so many years, when will it end?The chief eunuch said it looked decent, but he was still a servant who served others. He didn't know what state of mind he should use when facing Ming Shengdi.

Thinking of Xia Zijin again, Xia Shengqing felt soft and melancholy again. It is a pity that one day Xia Zijin will know his identity, and when everything is planned and ready to go, how will Xia Zijin treat the two of them What about the relationship?
He couldn't think of it, and he didn't dare to think about it.

"Boss Xia, let's see if we want to take a break. The brothers are a little tired. Please go and ask the emperor for instructions!" The leading general rode forward to walk shoulder to shoulder with Xia Shengqing, and said to him with fists clasped.

Seeing that the soldiers in the ranks were indeed showing signs of fatigue, Xia Shengqing nodded and said, "General, wait a moment."

After all, Xia Shengqing turned around with the horse under him, and was about to head towards the bright yellow carriage in the middle of the team.

At this moment, several cold arrows swished out from the bushes on both sides!
Following the shooting of the cold arrow, the soldiers hit by the arrow fell down one by one while covering their wounds. After the cold arrow, there was a violent cry of killing, and countless men in black were killed from the bushes on both sides. Armed with bows, arrows and scimitars, they began a frantic massacre of the royal team, which had lost their general combat capabilities after a long journey.

"Ah! There are assassins!"

Several screams erupted from the crowd, especially the female relatives in the later stage. Some of the soldiers were suddenly attacked, and some of them were shot to the center by cold arrows and fell to the ground before they had time to draw their knives.

"Soldiers, quickly protect the emperor and masters!!!"

There were screams and fighting sounds from the crowd. Xia Shengqing pulled out his long sword from his waist and knocked down the random arrows that shot around him. Watching the vicious thugs scatter towards all parts of the team, I panicked all at once.

"Zi Jin.!"

He quickly steered the horse under him and galloped towards the rear of the team. While warding off the random arrows around him with his sword, he beheaded the thugs who rushed in front of him. There were shouts of killing and the sound of clashing swords.

The thugs with fast movements have already climbed onto the carriage at the back end, and they kept shouting: "Kill all the royal hounds!"

The female relatives shouted frantically, and the screams came from everywhere from time to time. The originally mighty royal team suffered heavy casualties under the sudden attack.

Xia Zijin was resting on the carriage, but was awakened by the screams and shouts outside. Before she could react to what was going on, a pair of hands lifted the curtain of the carriage, revealing a fierce face. With a long knife in his face, he was about to get up to the carriage.

"Ah! Who are you!"

Xiaokui screamed, and stretched out her legs reflexively to kick the man, but was grabbed by her legs and feet.

(End of this chapter)