Emperor Jin

Chapter 172 Nightmare
In the gloomy cell, there was a dead silence. Aunt Ren finished speaking in one breath, her old eyes dazedly looking at the ghost in the half-light, panting heavily, there was no wind in the prison, but there was an indescribable coldness Flow through it slowly.

"Ha ha ha ha--!"

A burst of hearty laughter came from the "ghost", only to hear her change her voice, laughing so hard that she almost coughed, "So that's how it is!"

This voice—

Aunt Ren shook her dazed mind from being tortured, and was about to open her eyes wide to see, when she saw the torch suddenly lighted up, and a pair of green and tender hands lit the candle, instantly filling the room with light—this face, but It clearly belongs to the queen!

"How could it be you...!!!"

Aunt Ren was terrified and screamed.

The queen smiled, and no longer used that deliberately charming tone, but restored her original voice, "There is no need for mother and daughter reunion, but Aunt Ren, since you pointed out the identity of His Highness Baojin to me, you are not in vain. Pretending to be a ghost to come to this scene—how should I let their sisters gather together!"

Only then did Aunt Ren realize that she had made a slip of the tongue. She was so anxious that she was about to burst into tears, screamed, and wanted to rush forward. The Queen Niao Na took a step back like a willow. On the iron fence, blood flowed profusely.

The queen took out a silk handkerchief from her sleeve, leaned down, wiped it gently on her forehead, and sighed: "You are so excited...Why do you do this, think about it!"

Aunt Ren shouted hoarsely: "You femme fatale, you must die!"

"The one who died badly is Jin Yuan..."

The queen's voice seemed to come from the bottom of the nine lands, faint and low, "Do you know that her limbs were broken, but she was not dead yet, and her skin was scraped off bit by bit, such a beautiful snow-skin jade Under the surface, it is just ordinary flesh and blood, such vivid red muscles are no different from those humble and dead pariahs!"

Aunt Ren's eyes were wide open, almost dripping blood, her throat was gurgling, but she couldn't speak, after a long while, she held back a mouthful of blood, and spat it out in one gulp.

The queen took two steps back, flashed the bright red, and smiled condescendingly and pitifully: "Auntie, don't be too sad, the best show is yet to come - you have to live well, and see what happens to Baojin Diji !"

She then took the black satin bag at the side and wrapped herself up again, only a little black hair was exposed, and then she walked slowly towards the outside.

Walking from the dark prison to the bright sunlight, the queen's eyes were a little uncomfortable, she squinted slightly, and Lin'er at the side immediately stepped forward to support her, "It's too salty here, the empress is tired!"

"It's not really a burden."

The queen blinked, her butterfly-like black eyelashes trembling slightly, with a shrill and thrilling feeling, "It's worth taking this trip."

She glanced at the steward who was kneeling on the side, smiled and ordered: "Aunt Ren is also an old man in the palace, you have to take care of her carefully, if there is an emergency, it can't be justified here."

Immediately, accompanied by Lin'er, she walked straight to the chariot, the wind blew through her hair, and the black silk danced with the wind, as if heralding ominous news.

From the beginning to the end, her back was straight, and her posture was proud and calm, like walking in a leisurely pavilion.

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When Baojin received the news, Aunt Ren had been missing for four days.

She frowned and murmured, "Doesn't anyone know her whereabouts?"

Shen Hao ventured forward and said with a serious expression: "Our people in Zhaoyang Palace are not serving in the palace, but Aunt Ren is indeed completely missing, and no one in the palace dares to mention it."

He paused, and said worriedly: "If Aunt Ren reveals your identity, it will be extremely dangerous..."

Bao Jin shook his head resolutely and said: "Aunt Ren is very loyal to the queen mother, she married into the palace with her, no matter what, she will not betray me."

There was no relief on her face, and her worry was even heavier, "She is old and frail, and under severe torture, I am afraid that her life will be in danger."

Shen Hao said bitterly: "Our people will try their best to search for clues, but the queen is full of tricks, I'm afraid she won't let us get it easily!"

Seeing that he turned to leave, Bao Jin commanded worriedly: "Be careful when you ask everyone to inquire about the news, I don't want anyone to encounter any misfortune."

Shen Hao nodded, and Bao Jin slumped on the chair, feeling anxious but unable to dispel it.

"what happened to you?"

A voice suddenly came from behind.

She hurriedly turned around, only to see the emperor standing quietly behind her.

"scared me."

Bao Jin forced a smile.

The emperor saw that she was not happy and sweated slightly on her forehead, thinking that she was suffering from the heat, so he said with a relieved smile, "Long Li was supposed to escape the summer heat in the Li Palace, but this time I came back in a hurry, it's hard for everyone."

"Just in time, I brought some tributes. Although they are small objects, they can also cool and dispel the heat."

The emperor motioned for someone to bring up a moist jade couch, and saw that it was strung together with small pieces of crystal, cool to the touch, and someone handed over a small plate of objects, all of which were crystal-carved bracelet utensils.

"These are all from Beijun. Although crystals are common, this kind of long-cold ones are rare. The imperial doctor has also tested them. They are not yin and cold, and they are harmless to people... I know you are afraid of heat, so I quickly brought them here. .”

Bao Jin quickly expressed his thanks, and the emperor took a small round flat tablet and said, "Put this in your mouth, it is said that it can produce body fluid and stop dryness, just be careful not to swallow it all at once."

Bao Jin held it in his hand and looked at it. Hearing this sentence, he didn't smile, his eyes were slightly rosy——

In the past, the father also liked to give this crystal to the sisters, and he also joked like this: don't put it in your stomach...

The laughter at that time is now gone...

Baojin thought, and a tear fell.

(End of this chapter)